{"article_id": "621510432", "sentence": "\"If there's any country in the world that doesn't deserve any kind of sanctions relief, it's the Russians,\" McConnell said McConnell has previously claimed that some voter fraud does occur Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he disagrees with President Donald Trump’s call for a federal investigation of alleged voter fraud, saying any abuse would be best reviewed by individual states. McConnell also split with Trump on repealing the sanctions on Russia placed in the waning weeks of the Obama administration. “I’d be opposed to that,” McConnell said in an interview with National Journal that was released Friday. “I think the first step is to encourage the administration not to use any kind of waiver that may be in the existing law,” McConnell added. “If there’s any country in the world that doesn’t deserve any kind of sanctions relief, it’s the Russians.” Trump has indicated in the past he’s open to lifting sanctions against Russia, though he downplayed the possibility during a White House news conference on Friday, saying it was “too early” to discuss removing sanctions that were issued on Russia under his predecessor, President Barack Obama. McConnell has previously claimed that some voter fraud does occur, though he has expressed skepticism about its frequency. “I can just tell you that on the whole issue of election fraud, which our Democratic colleagues always argue is just a fiction, there are people literally in jail in Kentucky for this kind of activity. It does – it does occur,” McConnell told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday. “There are always arguments on both sides about how much, how frequent and all the rest. But most states have done a better job – most states have done a better job on this front. But the notion that election fraud is a fiction is not true.” But McConnell told National Journal that he didn’t agree with Trump’s proposal, which includes an expansive federal look at what he claims is 3 to 5 million illegal votes cast in the 2016 election. Trump has not provided evidence to support his claim. “I don’t believe the federal government needs to look at this,” McConnell said. “Our whole election system is state-based. There are a number of states who have been concerned about ballot security that have done something about it.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia sanctions relief", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170128010000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/mcconnell-trump-voter-fraud/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "684442184", "sentence": "Take a look at the week in politics from August 20 to August 26. President Donald Trump took a moment as he addressed supporters at a campaign rally on Tuesday night in Phoenix, Arizona, where he defended his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. In response to a “free speech” rally, thousands of counterprotesters took to the street and marched in Boston. Pictured, one of the protesters took aim at one of the “free speech” supporters while the individual was being escorted by police. Defense Secretary James Mattis attended a welcoming ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, with his counterpart Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak. While in Ukraine, Mattis reiterated US support for the country in the face of Russian “aggression.” At a briefing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson indicated potential for dialogue with North Korea in the future, pointing to the country’s “restraint” following sanctions that were put in place on August 5. A teleprompter displays a line from Trump’s speech from Monday night, where he announced the new US strategy for Afghanistan. One of the pieces of Trump’s new strategy includes an increase in autonomy for the military. “Micromanagement from Washington, DC, does not win battles,” Trump said. The USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel on Monday, the fourth time a US warship has been involved in an accident in Asian waters this year. The Navy announced it was suspending the search-and-rescue operation for missing sailors on Thursday. Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner traveled to the Middle East, where he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Kushner also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The trip was aimed at beginning the process for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Some of Trump’s supporters who attended a campaign rally he held in Phoenix on Tuesday held a moment of prayer ahead of the event. Demonstrators outside of the Trump rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night were pepper-sprayed by police. Police also used tear gas on protesters outside of the Phoenix Convention Center, in an attempt to manage the crowds. The city of Charlottesville covered confederate statutes, including the one of Gen. Robert E. Lee, on Wednesday to represent mourning for Heather Heyer, who died when a car plowed through a crowd of counterprotesters following a white supremacist rally. While in Arizona, Trump stopped in Yuma and visited with Customs and Border Patrol, where he was shown one of the agency’s aerial drones. Trump was spotted looking up at the sky during the solar eclipse in Washington, DC. Trump and the first family, along with some other administration officials, watched from the White House. After some renovations, the White House gave a glimpse of the new look of the Oval Office, including new wallpaper. See last week in politics", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170827011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/politics/cnnphotos-week-in-politics-0827/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "716742722", "sentence": "The Chinese artist made the announcement on his Instagram page Wednesday Danish lawmakers have approved a law to allow the government to seize migrants' valuables It also extended the period of time before asylum seekers could apply to be reunited with families Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei announced Wednesday he is closing an exhibition in Copenhagen following the Danish government’s passage of a law empowering it to seize valuables from asylum seekers. The artist made the statement regarding his exhibition at Copenhagen’s Faurschou Foundation, “Ruptures,” on his Instagram account. He wrote that the decision “follows the Danish parliament’s approval of the law proposal that allows seizing valuables and delaying family reunions for asylum seekers.” The statement said that Faurschou Foundation owner Jens Farschou “backs the artist’s decision.” It said Faurschou “regrets that the Danish parliament chooses to be in the forefront of symbolic and inhuman politics of today’s biggest humanitarian crisis in Europe and the Middle East, instead of being in the forefront of a respectful European solution to solve the acute humanitarian crisis.” The “Ruptures” exhibition opened in March last year and was scheduled to run until April. The exhibition documented the many run-ins the artist has had in recent years with the Chinese government. Danish lawmakers passed the new law Tuesday with a vote of 81-27 and one abstention. The law allows the seizure from migrants of valuables worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (about $1,453) – exempting items of “special sentimental value” such as wedding rings or medals, but including watches and other assets. The new law also tripled the period of time before asylum seekers can apply for separated family members to be reunited with them in Denmark, extending the period from one to three years. Its passage was controversial in Denmark, which has traditionally been seen as a bastion of progressive and socially liberal Scandinavian values. Denmark’s ruling Liberal Party said the asset-seizing provision – which mirrors similar laws in Switzerland and Germany – was designed to ensure that asylum seekers contributed to the costs incurred by the welfare state in meeting their needs. But critics and some backers of the law said it was also designed to deter migrants who have entered Europe’s borders in overwhelming numbers over the past year, creating Europe’s biggest migrant crisis since the Second World War. “We hope this will start a chain reaction through Europe where other European countries can see there’s the need to tighten the rules on immigration in order to keep European culture,” said Martin Henriksen, spokesman for the right-wing Danish People’s Party, which supports the law. Rights group Amnesty International slammed the legislation Tuesday, saying in a statement that it reflected a “dismal race to the bottom” by European countries in response to the migrant crisis. “To prolong the suffering of vulnerable people who have been ripped apart from their families by conflict or persecution is plain wrong,” John Dalhuisen, the group’s Europe and Central Asia director, said in the statement. CNN’s Tim Hume report and wrote from London, and Carol Jordan and Brooke Bowman reported from London.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Danish government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171220184500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "DNK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/denmark-ai-weiwei-exhibition-closed/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "510436977", "sentence": "Turkey's President slams the U.S. for supporting Syrian Kurdish groups he considers terrorist organizations \"It is not possible to understand what type of partnership\" this is, he says of U.S.-Turkey relations A U.S. official said the U.S. will continue supporting the Kurds, notes the disagreement with Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had no shortage of harsh, withering words for enemies involved in the bloody civil war in neighboring Syria. Now, he’s turning his verbal barrage on a key NATO ally: the United States. Erdogan ripped into Washington on Wednesday, claiming it’s responsible for a “sea of blood” in Syria for what he called its ignorance about dangers posed by other groups, not just ISIS, in the region. Specifically, he slammed America’s refusal not just to resist branding Syrian Kurdish fighters as terrorists but in supporting them militarily. “I told you many times: Are you with us or with this terrorist organization?” a fiery Erdogan told a gathering of village leaders, according to Turkish state media. Such anger against Washington is noteworthy, though a Turkish leader lashing out at Kurds is nothing new. The ethnic group has been a thorn in Ankara’s side for decades, having been blamed for violence as part of its separatist push. Ankara has fought back and is still fighting back, with the Kurds viewed as a very real threat. Generally, Turkey’s allies haven’t gotten involved in this fight. But what’s happening in Syria – specifically, the rise of ISIS, which is widely regarded as a ruthless and, at times, barbaric terrorist group – has changed the equation. Related video Will Kurds be invited to Syrian peace talks? The YPG, a Kurdish group of some 30,000 fighters, has been among the most successful in taking the fight to the group that calls itself the Islamic State. It’s done so with help from a U.S.-led coalition and despite the fact that Turkey labels it a terrorist group. That’s because the YPG is the military arm of the Democratic Union Party (a.k.a. PYD), a large and well-organized Kurdish opposition party within Syria that’s seen as an affiliate of Turkey’s own Kurdistan Workers’ Party. On the frontlines with Kurdish fighters in Syria Much to Turkey’s chagrin, the PYD could be invited to take park in ongoing Syria peace talks. And on Monday, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby – after first expressing gratitude for Turkey’s contributions in the battle against ISIS – said that the United States does not “recognize the PYD as a terrorist organization” and will not back away from America’s support for the Kurdish group’s fighters in Syria. “We recognize that the Turks do (label the PYD as terrorists), and I understand that. Even the best of friends aren’t going to agree on everything,” Kirby said. “Kurdish fighters have been some of the most successful in going after Daesh (ISIS) inside Syria. We have provided a measure of support, mostly through the air, and that support will continue.” Related video What's it like on the frontlines fighting ISIS? Even before Erdogan spoke, Kirby’s remarks were met with anger in Ankara. Turkey summoned U.S. Ambassador John Bass to its own Foreign Ministry in response, according to a report from Turkey’s semi-official Anadolu news agency. Kurds’ ambitions add explosive element Turkey has become a bigger player in the anti-ISIS fight in recent months, in part due to its decision to let U.S. and allied warplanes launch attacks out of Incirlik Air Base. Now, it’s an open question as to whether that support will be threatened by the United States and others backing Kurdish fighters in Syria. Erdogan suggested he’s not sure after U.S. President Barack Obama’s envoy on ISIS, Brett McGurk, met with PYD leaders in Kobani, Syria. “How will we ever be able trust you?” the Turkish leader said Wednesday about the U.S. government, according to state broadcaster TRT. “Am I your regional partner or are the terrorists in Kobani?” He appeared particularly irked about this meeting and about Kirby’s comments, which came despite the fact Ankara has “warned the U.S. many times” about Kurdish groups that, Erdogan said, couldn’t be relied on to shed their violent, terrorist ways. “They do not say anything to our faces, but they make different statements elsewhere,” Erdogan said about U.S. officials. “It is not possible to understand what type of partnership this is.” Opinion: Who is Turkey really fighting anyway? CNN’s Hamdi Alkhshali contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160210170000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/middleeast/turkey-erdogan-criticizes-us/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "604377846", "sentence": "Report: Ukrainian military spokesman says drills do not pose a threat to Crimea Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 Ukraine carried out missile launches Thursday near Crimea – territory that Russia annexed more than two years ago – as part of military exercises, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported. The drills involve the test firing of medium-range surface-to-air missiles, the news agency said. “Everything goes according to the plan. There is no response from the Russian Federation. Ukrainian military are ready for any developments,” Ukrinform cited military spokesman Volodymyr Kryzhanivsky as saying on Ukrainian TV. Kryzhanivsky reportedly said the drills in southern Ukraine did not pose any threat to Crimea and that Ukraine was acting in accordance with international law. Related video What is life like for NATO troops in Norway Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov said Russia would evaluate its response to the drills, Russia’s state-run Tass news agency reported. The transport ministry, Rosaviatsiya, said last week that the planned missile launches were in violation of international agreements and warned they could pose a threat to flights in civil airspace above Crimea, Russia’s state-run Sputnik News reported. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said more missiles would be launched Friday, Tass reported. “Our task is to build the air defense of Kiev and the whole of Ukraine. And no one will stop us,” he is quoted as saying. Russia annexed Crimea, a territory in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine, in March 2014 following tensions with its neighbor. Related article Why is there renewed tension in Ukraine? World leaders managed to install a shaky peace deal in 2015. But violence continues in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, and 2016 has seen an increase in casualties. According to the United Nations, the conflict has claimed almost 10,000 lives and left hundreds of thousands displaced. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in October that NATO’s support for Ukraine was “unwavering” and that it did not and would not recognize Russia’s “illegal annexation” of Crimea.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ukraine", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161201174500", "country1": "UKR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/europe/ukraine-missile-test-crimea/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "640068278", "sentence": "Bugatti Veyron certified world's fastest police car It's just one of Dubai police's fleet of supercars Nowhere else in the world can you hail a police car and snap a selfie with the driver. Nowhere else in the world is that police car likely to be a Bugatti Veyron, Ferrarri FF or Lamborghini Aventador. This is Dubai, where the police force has just been presented with a certificate by Guinness World Records for having the world’s fastest police car in service – a Bugatti Veyron – just one of its 14-strong fleet of supercars. A fleet of luxury supercars may sound outlandish, but it fits perfectly with the ethos of Dubai. In a city where to turn heads your Bentley or Rolls Royce needs to be wrapped in gold, it seems normal for the police force to have a suite of supercars at its disposal. The fleet includes a bespoke Aston Martin One-77, of which only 77 were ever built, a Bentley Continental GT, three hybrid Porsche Panameras and two BMW i8s. But the flagship of the fleet is the Veyron, with a staggering top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h). Its 16-cylinder engine produces 1,000 horsepower, sending it from 0 to 60mph in just two and a half seconds. The previous record holder belonged to the Italian police force – the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, which has a top speed of 230 mph (370 km/h). But Dubai’s police superfleet isn’t used for high-speed chases down Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, or very many police duties at all for that matter. Instead, the cars cruise around the Dubai Mall area and Jumeirah Beach Residence in search of tourists and attention. The role of the fleet is to break down barriers between the police and the public, explains Major Sultan Al Marri of Dubai police’s General Department of Transport & Rescue. “We’re not looking to just show off with the car, we’re looking to show tourists how friendly the police is here in Dubai,” Sultan told CNN. “We are looking for ways to connect with people all the time.” Alongside the flashy cars, the Dubai police wants to tout its gender equality credentials by showing off the fact that many of the drivers are women. “The most expensive cars – the Ferrari and the Bentley – are driven by women police officers,” said Sultan. While multilingualism and good communication skills are requirements for the job, drivers also need to have a good sense of humor. Sultan says people often jokingly ask the police to arrest them, so they get to ride in the cars. A post shared by Alexander Smurfit (@alexandersmurfit) The Dubai police has been using its superfleet as a marketing opportunity since 2013 when it first introduced the Lamborghini Aventador. “It was a big hit for us to market our city and our police force,” said Sultan. Since the beginning, car makers have been vying for a spot on the fleet, which they see as an opportunity to market their own brand, according an executive from a premium car manufacturer. “It’s very prestigious to have the Dubai police as your customer, and it’s something that all the dealerships will fight for,” he said. “Once you’ve spent many years trying to get into a fleet, you want to stay in. And everybody else is trying to get in.” When it comes to selecting the cars, Sultan explains that the Dubai police looks for cars that are making a buzz in the media. But in addition to speed, its strategy is to have hybrid or electric cars make up at least 25% of government fleet cars by 2030. Two BMW i8s and three Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrids have already been added to the police fleet. “This will show from our side that the government really cares about the environment,” Sultan said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Dubai police", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170324120000", "country1": "ARE", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/autos/dubai-police-supercars/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "601632920", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Steve Pincus is Bradford Durfee Professor of History at Yale University.  He is the author of the award-winning “1688: The First Modern Revolution” (2009) and most recently “The Heart of the Declaration: The Founders’ case for activist government.”  (2016) The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Steve Pincus: In moments of political bewilderment like these, it is best to return to first principles The Declaration of Independence was Congress' first contract with America, writes Pincus At moments of bewilderment over seismic political realignments it is best to return to first principles.  In the context of an earlier “seismic” moment in American history, Abraham Lincoln declared, “I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.” But what exactly were these ideas on which the Founders constructed our new republic? Related video Trump outlines policy plan in video address The Founders were deeply committed internationalists.  “We must declare ourselves a free people” so that America could secure trade with France, insisted Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence.  Samuel Adams of Massachusetts agreed that France would only support the American cause “if America would declare herself free and independent.” The Founders knew that to make America great required that the new republic engage with – rather than turn away from – the Old World. The Founders declared their commitment to the free flow of goods and people in our founding document.  Far from wishing to abrogate trade agreements with foreign states, the Founders lambasted the British King George III in the Declaration of Independence for “cutting off our trade with all parts of the world.” Benjamin Franklin was typical of those who drew up and signed the declaration in demanding a “free commerce with all the rest of the world.”  Tariffs might become necessary, but only as a last resort. That is why the members of the Second Continental Congress who signed the declaration also drew up the Model Treaty to establish bilateral free trade agreements. Related article We're not just a nation; we're a nation family The patriots who founded the United States also announced their fundamental commitment to easy immigration into the new republic.  In the Declaration of Independence the Founders castigated George III for endeavoring “to prevent the population of these states.” Since 1760, they complained in our founding document, the British monarch had made immigration to America more difficult and less lucrative by “obstructing the Laws for Naturalizing Foreigners.”  George III had reversed longstanding British imperial policy by “refusing to pass” laws “to encourage … migrations hither.”  Arthur Lee of Virginia thought it “madness in the extreme” to try to radically restrict immigration into North America.  “New settlers to America,” agreed Franklin, increased the country’s “strength.” Related article We need to talk about American values in a changing America America’s Founders believed passionately that the government had a special role to play to secure “the unalienable rights” to equality and the “pursuit of happiness.”  Statesmen – maintained the authors of “Cato’s Letters,” an oft-cited authority in colonial America – were responsible for the “wealth, security and happiness of kingdoms.” The Connecticut patriot Levi Watson made the same point when he said “all governments must tend to promote the general welfare.”  “The happiness of society is the end of government,” said John Adams, who played a significant role in drawing up the Declaration of Independence. “The form of government which communicates ease, comfort, security, or in one word happiness to the greatest number of persons and in the greatest degree” was, in Adams’ view, “the best.”  It was because he believed in an activist government that Adams thought Congress should “encourage arts, manufactures, and agriculture by all means in their power.”  “No expense” should be spared by the state, wrote Adams in 1776, to support “the liberal education of youth, especially of the lower class of people.” Is Trump the Godfather of trade? Andrew Puzder pick is a huge contradictionRomney pick would be a coup for TrumpGhitis: When Trump attacksMichigan’s ‘Springsteen paradox’ The Declaration of Independence was Congress’ first contract with America.  It established the minimal principles by which all American governments must be judged. Though there is much in our founding document that may seem irrelevant today, and there are many things that modern Americans might wish were discussed in this document that are not, our Founders did establish clear principles upon which to create a new republic. Above all, they insisted that our newly independent republic not look inward, but that we instead reach out to foreign governments to establish a free exchange of goods and signal to potential immigrants that they would be welcome here.  This internationalist outlook, our Founders believed, would make it possible to create a government that would actively promote the welfare of all its inhabitants.  These principles are what made America great in the first place. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The Founders of the United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161123003000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/opinions/the-real-great-america-pincus/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "693015638", "sentence": "Power is out. Food is short. There’s not enough water to drink, let alone wash. A week after Hurricane Maria smashed Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, the situation is not much better. In many ways, it’s getting worse. Hospitals that should be saving people are instead unable to provide care. At the Canovanas Medical Center, doctors face a lack of supplies.  Dr. Norbert Seda said they were running out of fuel for the generator and had only two or three days of medicine and supplies left. Puerto Rico in crisis after Maria While residents were prepared for the storm’s arrival and mercifully few were killed directly by the hurricane, the need for medical treatment is getting greater. “We’ve seen a lot of trauma,” Seda said. “We need medication, antibiotics, tetanus shots, we’ve seen a lot of trauma basically, (we need) antibiotics and medication for hypertension.” He’s not encountered people dying because of a lack of power and supplies – yet. “It’s coming. When there’s a shortage of water and sanitation issues, it will come out. We are expecting something like that to happen.” Lack of fuel is the key problem at San Jorge Children’s Hospital in San Juan, according to its executive director, Domingo Cruz Vivaldi. “We are dealing with a crisis right now. The hospital is needing diesel every day – 2,000 gallons a day. Yesterday, we ran out of diesel at 6 a.m. and we were without electricity at the hospital from 6 a.m. through 2 p.m. Eight hours without electricity.” Without power, lifesaving machines like ventilators have to run on emergency backup power. Fears for the future are playing out across Puerto Rico. Misery is stalking each and every one of the more than 3 million Americans there. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz sees a growing need for help for increasingly desperate people. “We are finding dialysis patients that have not been able to contact their providers. We are having to transport them in near-death conditions,” the mayor said. “We are finding people whose oxygen tanks are running out because our small generators now don’t have any diesel.” Most alarming are the SOS messages, she said, “the ones that say ‘Can anyone hear me?’ The ones that say ‘I have no more food and I’m out in the street.’” Yulín Cruz and her teams are out on the streets trying to find the neediest people. But in the mountains south of her city, help is less likely to come. Combat war veteran Miguel Olivera has less than two days’ supply of his lifesaving insulin left. And even that may spoil in his refrigerator with no power. The mayor of his town, Javier Garcia, believes help will come from the mainland and the federal government. The question is when, and whether it will be too late for Olivera and others. The main airport in San Juan is crippled, barely functioning. Those there are hoping to escape a crowded terminal with no air conditioning. On Tuesday, only 10 flights were scheduled. Check-in desks were packed with people waiting in line, hoping for a flight off the island. Fans were running, but keeping no one cool. Hopeful travelers sat in chairs on line and others lay nearby, using their suitcases as pillows. A mother rocked a stroller back and forth to try to calm a child. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was food and water on the way to Puerto Rico and added that he would visit the island next week. Until aid arrives, Garcia and his fellows in Aguas Buenas are reverting to an older way of life – hacking coconuts to eat and collecting water from mountain streams. But that can only sustain so many for so long. Twenty-first century help is needed for many, like Miguel Olivera, who rely on medication. And the situation can so easily get worse – mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and Dengue fever are very real fears here. A massive power tower that was toppled in Aguas Buenas will take a helicopter to restore. That’s one very obvious problem. But Puerto Rico’s power grid was a mess well before the storm and it will be months – several months – before electricity is restored across the island. Generators are now essential – and essential to them is gasoline. Gas stations around San Juan do have some supply, but the demand is overwhelming. Long lines of vehicles queue up at the pumps and men with red plastic gas cans wait for up to six hours, hoping to get a few precious gallons. Similar lines grow outside any open grocery store and anywhere that has ice. It’s hot. And it’s humid. Temperature were set to rise to the low 90s on Tuesday. Showers are forecast later this week but they will barely make it any cooler. Puerto Rico’s leaders and many of its people say they are resilient, they will survive, they will rebuild. But signs of desperation are beginning to show. A reporter climbing out of a helicopter is grabbed in a bear hug by a weeping woman in Quebradillas, a cut-off town. The woman doesn’t know who the reporter is, but she is a person from the outside, perhaps someone with news of supplies, who can take a message to family, who can offer something. From the air, you can see people walking along highways, reaching up, searching for a cellphone signal. Floods, storm debris and the ever-present lack of power mean a fleeting phone conversation may be their only link to the rest of the island for some time. The same struggle evident in Quebradillas is playing out across Puerto Rico. Utuado suffered several deaths in the storm itself and saw homes washed away. Rosario Heredia lost her home. She is diabetic and just had surgery. She’s still there, hoping for help, from anyone. But so far, no one has come. Now this community of 30,000 is turning to a pipe, tapped into a mountain spring alongside a highway, for water. Harry Torres said the water is all they have for cleaning and drinking until help comes. He and his fellow residents are just “trying to survive.” “We’re desperate,” Torres said. The situation is dire for those who cannot even make it to that trickling water. The hurricane brought mudslides here, leaving some unable to get to the highway due to blocked roads or lack of gas. Lydia Rivera has two cars, but no gas and cannot reach that pipe for water. Now she’s trying to keep her two grandchildren alive on a ration of crackers and survive on rainwater. In Yauco, already a remote town, all the roads are blocked. The only way in is climbing up a hill, and over many downed trees. Coffee growers Gaspar Rodriguez and Doris Velez have lost just about everything they’ve worked for. But their biggest worry now is how they will survive. They are in desperate need of food. Most of what they have has gone bad. In Yabucoa, which took a direct hit, there is no power and residents say they have also been without fresh water for days. The little food in town is being shared by neighbors. Every single part of Puerto Rico took a hit. From the air it looks brown, not the verdant green of the tropical island it is. Nothing is normal and there is little sign of when any sense of normality will return – from schools opening to hospitals being able to care for the sick. Millions don’t know when they’ll be able to turn on a tap and get water, or flick the switch and have light or cooler air. San Juan resident Sebastián Pérez showed CNN how he’s surviving without running water and power. His fridge is useless for keeping anything cold and he hasn’t driven his car since the storm, wanting to keep the gas for emergencies. “Food-wise it’s getting kind of scary,” he said. “I’m trying to use as less as I can.” “Because I don’t know when it will get better.” CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated throughout to reflect the full last name of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170926200000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/us/puerto-rico-misery-and-desperation-after-hurricane-maria/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "503636212", "sentence": "Pageant runner-up jokes with Harvey during an appearance on his show She says the mixup was like a nightmare, but she's moved on Miss Colombia isn’t holding a grudge against Steve Harvey, despite his mortifying flub a month ago mistakenly naming her the winner of the Miss Universe pageant. She says she isn’t even going to sue him, as some lawyers have suggested. But she does have some advice for the television host. “You need to learn how to read cards,” Ariadna Gutierrez joked with Harvey during an appearance on his talk show scheduled to air Tuesday. During the finale of the December 20 Miss Universe Pageant, Harvey misread the card listing the winner and runners-up; he announced Gutierrez as the winner. Pageant judges had intended for Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, to win. Harvey’s gaffe resulted in an intensely awkward moment in which the crown was taken from Gutierrez and placed on Wurtzbach. “If you see the videos, I was laughing because I thought you were about to make a joke,” she said. “That would have been the worst damn joke I ever wrote in my life,” Harvey shot back. Will Harvey get another chance at Miss Universe? Gutierrez says the experience felt like a “nightmare” and revealed that several lawyers contacted her, suggesting that she sue. “That’s not me,” she said. “That’s not who I am.” She says she’s moved on now. “This is our destiny,” she said. Harvey, who appeared emotional at times, said the gaffe wasn’t a publicity stunt, as some have theorized. He also revealed that he had received death threats over the mistake. Tuesday’s show is the second part of a two-part special. Monday’s episode featured Wurtzbach. “I was very happy that I won; I was excited,” she told Harvey. “But I was also thinking about (Gutierrez). I couldn’t help but think about how tough this must be for her.” Miss Colombia: ‘It was very humiliating’", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Steve Harvey", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160119133000", "country1": "COL", "country2": "PHL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/entertainment/steve-harvey-miss-colombia-feat/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "639516512", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Timothy Stanley is a historian and columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. He is the author of “Citizen Hollywood: How the Collaboration Between LA and DC Revolutionized American Politics.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. This story has been updated to reflect the latest number of fatalities from London Metropolitan Police. Tim Stanley: UK terror attack reminder of threat but also professionalism of police, citizens quick to help each other He says we have seen this violence before, will endure more to come, but won't give in to terrorists The terror attack that left four victims and an assailant dead near the Houses of Parliament in London showed the worst and the best of British life. It was a reminder of the threat we’ve lived under for a very long time. But it also was a demonstration of a professional police service swinging into action and of our citizens rushing to each other’s aid. We have a saying here: Keep calm and carry on. I’m sure that even on a day such as this we’ll live up to it. Britain has been dealing with various forms of political violence since the 1960s, when the sectarian Troubles erupted in Northern Ireland. Last year, one of our members of Parliament, Jo Cox, was murdered by a sympathizer of the racist far-right. And we’ve been on alert against Islamist terrorism since 9/11. On July 7, 2005, 52 people were killed by suicide bombers in London. Our security services are second to none and are believed to have prevented 13 terror attacks since 2013. Their job, however, is made all the more difficult by the situation in the Middle East. The Syrian civil war has radicalized some young Britons; around 850 of them are believed to have traveled to Syria or Iraq to support or join the fighting. About half that number are thought to have returned. Others have tried to travel to the region and been stopped. Related video Police treating UK attack as an act of terror That Britain hadn’t had a significant, successful attack since 2013, when a soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby, was beheaded in the street, is a testament to how well our security agencies have been coping. So was the swift response of London’s police force on Wednesday. We know that one officer lost his life. The officer was given CPR by Tobias Ellwood, an MP and former soldier who lost his brother in a bombing in Indonesia. There’s no greater testament to the strength of Britain’s institutions than the selflessness of our police and the quality of MPs like Ellwood. As for the attacker, there’s a lot of speculation at the moment. But the location of this attack was surely picked to say something about the British state and its vulnerability. Reports indicate that an attacker drove along Westminster Bridge, mowing down tourists, and then into the railings outside the Houses of Parliament. Related video The moment the UK Parliament stopped An attacker then approached the grounds of the Houses of Parliament and stabbed a police officer. This is a place where, as a journalist, I go all the time. My newspaper colleagues were inside the building in the lobby offices. There were MPs at work in the Commons. The Prime Minister was inside the palace grounds. What if the attacker had a bomb? What if he had got farther into the complex? The situation could have been even worse. One piece of good news is that Parliament intends to sit tomorrow, Thursday, and continue its business as normal. That’s how a democracy wins. Britain’s extremist right will demand tough measures – it has always confused me that people who claim to love their country as much as the far-right does are so keen to change it at a moment’s notice. Police name London attackerLondon unites against terrorA city stilled, shocked, enragedOpinion: Attack was long overdueAnalysis: Don’t bet on lone wolf Challenge of low-tech terrorPolitician rushes to victim’s aid Police name London attackerLondon unites against terrorA city stilled, shocked, enragedOpinion: Attack was long overdueAnalysis: Don’t bet on lone wolf Challenge of low-tech terrorPolitician rushes to victim’s aid Modern Britain is defined by tolerance. Please don’t believe the worst that you might read online: We have fine community relations here. We are a generally peaceful and good-natured country. We are also known for our coolness under fire. We have seen this violence before and will endure more to come. But we don’t give in to terrorists. A barbarian cannot change a country as old and civilized as ours.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UK terror attack", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170322213000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/opinions/london-terror-attack-stanley/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "749225307", "sentence": "The White House said Thursday that new national security adviser John Bolton met with Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov. “Bolton reiterated that it is in the interest of both the United States and Russia to have better relations, but that this will require addressing our concerns regarding Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, the reckless use of a chemical weapon in the United Kingdom, and the situations in Ukraine and Syria,” the White House statement said. This was the first meeting between the two in their current roles. Bolton officially stepped into the role of White House national security adviser earlier this month after President Donald Trump announced his appointment in March. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between the two nations over Syria, the poisoning in the UK of a former Russian spy and the ongoing special counsel investigation into  Russian interference in the 2016 election. Last year, Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Sergey Kisylak, who was Russia’s ambassador to the US at the time. Russian state media posted photos of that Oval Office meeting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180420010000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/politics/john-bolton-anatoly-antonov/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "523055895", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and a New America fellow. He is the author of “Jimmy Carter” and “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Julian Zelizer: The world has changed dramatically since Castro first came to power Now it's politically feasible for President Obama to visit Cuba, Zelizer says America's embargo has lost its political rationale, he says This week President Barack Obama is in Cuba, the first commander in chief to visit the country since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. When Coolidge arrived in Cuba, The Saturday Evening Post’s Beverly Smith Jr. later recalled, “The crowds were tremendous and enthusiastic. They cheered themselves hoarse for Presidente Coolidge. They pushed close to his car, blowing kisses, and throwing flowers.” Related video President Obama: This is a historic visit, opportunity During the late 1950s, that kind of trip would become politically impossible. Cuba became a focal point of U.S. foreign policy, a key element of a global political struggle with the Soviet Union. Fidel Castro waged a guerilla war against Fulgencio Batista, the U.S.-backed dictator, from 1956 until the fall of the corrupt and brutal government in 1959. Castro, who established a socialist government and allied himself with the Soviets, faced many decades of efforts by U.S. administrations to oust him. Many elite Cubans fled the country and moved to Florida where they became a powerful political force and pressured U.S. politicians to resist interaction with Cuba, arguing that this remained a central front in the Cold War. Related article The U.S. and Cuba: A love story Democrats were especially nervous given that many Cuban-Americans tended to vote Republican after a disastrous CIA operation in 1961, known as the Bay of Pigs, undertaken under President John F. Kennedy. When he ran for president in 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton appealed to Cuban-Americans in Florida by promising to be tougher with the Castro government. “I think this administration,” he said of President George H.W. Bush, “has missed a big opportunity to put the hammer down on Fidel Castro and Cuba” by not pushing for the Cuban Democracy Act, which strengthened the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Related article Obama's Cuba, Argentina trips hit the mark For Americans over a certain age, the Obama trip is remarkable. For most of their lifetime, normalizing relations with Cuba was a third rail in American politics. Like cutting Social Security, touch it and you die. No president in either party gave serious thought to easing tensions with the Cubans, let alone visiting. That was then, this is now. Obama has fully embraced opening relations with Cuba even though he condemns the human rights violations of the government. For younger Americans, this probably isn’t a very big deal. Cuba is not a major issue anymore, and any lingering tensions are just relics of an older political era. Obama, who did pretty well with the Cuban-American vote in 2012, is not fearful of any serious political fallout from the trip, nor are the Democrats who are running for the nomination. Hillary Clinton supports him, as does Bernie Sanders who has already been to Cuba and is more sympathetic to the government, an issue that came up in the recent debate. Related article Why should Obama visit Cuba? Opposition can still be fierce. Sen. Ted Cruz has strongly opposed these initiatives and is a staunch critic of any effort to work with Cuba. “You know today is a sad day in American history,” Cruz said. “For decades leftists and Hollywood liberals have made the pilgrimage to Cuba to pay homage to Fidel Castro and Raul Castro. It’s very chic, it’s very chichi for leftists to celebrate vicious communist dictators.” There are also some Democrats,  including Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, who have criticized Obama’s moves. But it is notable that the current GOP front-runner, Donald Trump, only said that he would insist on a better deal. John Kasich has said he would insist on greater changes in the government before normalizing relations but has been lukewarm in his criticism on this issue. Related article The truth about closing Gitmo Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who is with Obama in Cuba, said the trip “signals the beginning of a new era” and that “any Republican administration would be hard-pressed to reverse really any of this. This all feeds on itself.” What happened? How did standing tough against Cuba lose its potency on the campaign trail? There has been a notable thawing of sentiment within the Cuban-American community toward opening economic relations with the Cubans and engaging, even if not accepting, the government. Related article Cuba's Internet isolation beginning to lift The Wall Street Journal reported that in Miami-Dade County, Cuban-American support for the embargo had fallen to 48% by 2014, down from 87% in 1991. Younger Cuban-Americas have been especially uncomfortable with the hard-line views of their elders. There are even high-level Cuban business leaders who for the first time are openly supporting this kind of engagement and the President’s  trip. According to The Miami Herald, 10 prominent Cuban-American businessmen from Miami went to Cuba after Obama’s announcement and returned convinced that stronger ties would be better for the nation. In a letter published in the newspaper, paid for by two Republicans who were part of the travel group, this cohort of business leaders said: “As fellow Cuban-Americans, let us recognize the progress that has been made on both sides of the 90-mile Florida Straits, albeit halting, in the right direction.” Foreign policy changes have also rendered the isolation of Cuba an outdated foreign policy position that no longer carries much weight. The Cold War, which shaped U.S. policy since World War II, gradually came to an end in the 1980s following a historic set of meetings between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. After the two leaders agreed on a major arms agreement in 1987, the Soviet Union eventually collapsed, leaving Cuba basically on its own. The nation lost its centrality in U.S. foreign policy as a result, even though antipathy toward normalizing relations remained strong. Then 9/11 shifted our focus to a different threat. Much of our foreign policy debates revolve as much around issues that have symbolic power with the electorate as they do actual considerations of foreign policy. With foreign policy focused on terrorism, particularly in the Middle East, Cuba doesn’t mean as much to voters. Although some conservatives have attempted to make connections between the Cuban government and Islamic terrorists the case has not been every effective. With the new global economy and Internet age of communication, the notion of true isolation of Cuba until the regime changes its authoritarian ways makes much less sense. And after so many decades of socialist rule, the argument that the embargo could produce change in Cuba’s policies weakened. With corporate interests eager to establish a better presence on the island (Obama is being accompanied by a number of business titans) the supporters of isolation find less support. The model of China has also offered a powerful counterpoint to supporters of the embargo. There, commercial ties with the United States have helped transform the country dramatically in social and economic terms even as older forms of political repression remain in place. Starting in December 2014, the Obama administration decided it was worth taking any potential risk and changing the direction of policy. With a look at the polls the President announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba and that the administration would ask Congress to end the U.S.  embargo, though it remains in place. Obama’s announcement broke the political ice, enabling other politicians to live with the realities of the new world and accept a status quo that was very different than before. So Cuban politics ain’t want they used to be, and the result is that the President has been freed up to make this political trip with minimal costs to his party politically. The bigger question is not so much about the implications for Obama as for those Republicans and Democrats such as Menendez still holding out for what increasingly looks like an outdated policy rather than joining the emerging consensus to help shape more coherent and effective approaches to handling Cuba today. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. embargo on Cuba", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160321144500", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/21/opinions/why-cuba-no-longer-third-rail-in-us-politics-opinion-zelizer/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "536769298", "sentence": "More than two years ago, the man who would export the terror of ISIS to Europe arrived in the Syrian city of Raqqa. His name was Abdelhamid Abaaoud, and he was from the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek. Related video Dozens of Brussels and Paris attack suspects at large Abaaoud would find notoriety – and death – in November 2015 as the organizer of the terror attacks in Paris. But long before then, he had outmaneuvered Europe’s intelligence services, dispatching perhaps dozens of fighters to the continent. He seemed obsessed with opening a new front for ISIS in Europe. And long before the Paris attacks, Abaaoud had a network in Belgium. He had served time in jail with Salah Abdeslam, who would join him in attacking Paris. On January 20, 2014, Abaaoud flew from Cologne, Germany, to Istanbul, accompanied by his 13-year-old brother and another would-be jihadist, Yoni Patrick Mayne, also from Molenbeek. Days earlier, according to intelligence documents obtained by CNN, Abaaoud had received a call from a Turkish mobile number. The call was from Mehdi Nemmouche, a French-Algerian who had left to fight jihad in Syria in 2012. Radicalized in jail in France, Nemmouche had become a guard and torturer of foreign hostages in Syria, according to one of the few to survive, French journalist Nicolas Henin. What was said is unknown, but the call confirmed a link between the two. Weeks later, Nemmouche would head back to Europe. He used an elaborate route to disguise his travel from Syria, via Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, before arriving in Frankfurt on March 18, 2014. German authorities notified the French but, perhaps already sensing Europe’s weak security coordination, Nemmouche went to Belgium. And on May 24, he allegedly staged a gun attack on a Jewish museum in Brussels that killed four people. When he was arrested in the French port of Marseille a week later, Nemmouche was in possession of a Kalashnikov rifle and a flag with ISIS rubric. He is still awaiting trial. Nemmouche was the first among French and Belgian ISIS fighters – some encouraged and directed by Abaaoud – to stage an attack in Europe. At the beginning, it was a trickle but gradually it became a stream. ISIS began developing encryption techniques and producing high-quality fake documents for its Europe-bound fighters. Flights were eschewed for sea and land routes that would exploit the migrant flows already stretching European frontier agencies in the summer of 2014. The exact equation between “freelancers” or “lone wolves” inspired by ISIS and those trained and directed by the group remains elusive. Unlike the more hierarchical al Qaeda, ISIS gives its operatives much more autonomy. But by the autumn of 2014, Abaaoud’s determination to export terror – likely endorsed by other French jihadists such as Fabien Clain and Salim Benghalem – appears to have found an audience among the ISIS leadership. The change in sentiment was probably because of the beginning of coalition airstrikes against ISIS – first to defend the Yazidi population in Iraq in August and then to support Syrian Kurds fighting ISIS in Kobani the following month. It was then that ISIS spokesman and leading ideologue Abu Mohammed al-Adnani issued a threat to the “Crusaders.” “O Americans, O Europeans, the Islamic State did not initiate a war against you,” Adnani said. “It is you who started the transgression against us, and thus you deserve blame and you will pay a great price.” Adnani made this threat to Europeans. “You will pay the price as you walk on your streets, turning right and left, fearing the Muslims. You will not feel secure even in your bedrooms. We will strike you in your homeland, and you will never be able to harm anyone afterwards.” By then, according to European counterterrorism officials, some 300 European jihadists were already back from Syria.  And security services were struggling to keep up with the inflow. One official acknowledged to CNN, even before airstrikes began, that “the threat of attacks has never been greater – not at the time of 9/11, not after the war in Iraq – never.” He and others envisaged a flood of small-scale, solo attacks. But he added: “The worry is that Europeans in the group may out of their own initiative return home to launch attacks. The question becomes to what extent will the ISIS leadership try to control this?” The answer would be: to a great extent. As airstrikes intensified, taking out key leaders of ISIS and eroding its control of territory, so did the group’s desire for revenge. What was different was the ambition: no longer opportunistic and individual but complex and directed. Despite an international arrest warrant for terrorism, Abaaoud left Syria at the end of 2014 and sneaked into Greece, moving between apartments in Athens. From there he began to plan attacks in Europe. He later boasted in the ISIS online magazine Dabiq that he had traveled as far as Belgium with two men who were later killed in a shoot-out with Belgian police. “We spent months trying to find a way into Europe,” he told Dabiq … “We succeeded in finally making our way to Belgium. We were then able to obtain weapons and set up a safe house while we planned to carry out operations against the crusaders.” The Belgian security services had monitored calls from Greece to relatives of men planning the attacks in Belgium, before surrounding their safe-house in the town of Verviers on January 15. Two days later, as European intelligence agencies scrambled to find Abaaoud, Greek police raided two apartments in central Athens. They found Abaaoud’s fingerprints but no trace of the man himself. They did, however, according to sources cited by Le Parisien newspaper, discover a computer which contained bomb-making instructions and attacks plans. Intelligence sources say Abaaoud slipped back into Syria to step up the training of foreign fighters for attacks in Europe. There was no shortage of French and Belgian fighters in and around Raqqa who had the language, contacts and local knowledge to survive in Europe. Many ISIS members who had gone to Syria had criminal records; they were street-smart and had long-established underworld contacts in Europe. They knew how to take advantage of borderless Europe even as intelligence services were still in national silos. There were other factors working in favor of Abaaoud’s plans: the Turkish border was relatively open. ISIS had secured a large supply of blank Syrian passports. It also had plenty of cash. Another Abaaoud associate was a 29-year-old Frenchman, Reda Hame.  According to a French investigation document obtained by CNN, Abaaoud provided him with training in Raqqa and pushed him to return to France “to open fire at a concert or in a crowded place where he could take hostages and then stage a suicide attack when police arrived.” Hame traveled via Prague in June 2015 but was arrested soon after he reached France and began cooperating. He provided information on the weapons training he’d received and the encryption software he’d been given to communicate. According to a transcript of his interrogation obtained by Le Monde, Hame said ISIS was now focused on exporting terror to Europe. “All I can tell you is that this will happen very soon. It was a real factory over there, and they are really trying to hit France and Europe. “ By then, European intelligence services were beginning to fear exactly that. But they had inadequate specific, actionable intelligence. There was no cascade of orders to intercept, no obvious money trail. And despite many promises, improving Europe-wide intelligence coordination was lagging. While Hame was being questioned in early August, the cell that would attack Paris three months later and its support structure was already being infiltrated into Europe. On August 4, Salah Abdeslam left a Greek port for Italy in the company of Ahmed Dahmani, who would later be detained in Turkey after leaving Amsterdam the day after the Paris attacks. How many others may have slipped in by land and sea from Syria? Most of the Paris attackers for sure, and at least one of the Belgian bombers, as well as an associate of Abdeslam arrested with him in Molenbeek two weeks ago. Another of those travelers may have been the young man who left Cologne with Abaaoud back in January 2014. Last year, ISIS members posted photos showing the apparently lifeless corpse of Yoni Patrick Mayne in Syria. His mother insists he was killed. The Belgian newspaper Derniere Heure reports that investigators apparently have other pictures of his body than those shared on social media, which were identified by Mayne’s family. And yet a European security bulletin issued after the Brussels attacks and obtained by CNN listed Mayne as one of eight men still wanted in connection with the Paris and Brussels attacks. As the saying goes, perhaps he’s not dead yet. The inside story of the Paris and Brussels attacks And there may be dozens of other ISIS operatives across Europe planning further episodes in the campaign driven by Abaaoud.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160503204500", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/03/europe/tracking-isis-ambitions-in-europe/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "580861201", "sentence": "A South American sculpture which disappeared mysteriously from a museum almost 80 years ago has been recovered and returned to Colombian authorities. The ceramic piece was identified earlier this year after it was put up for a sale. An art historian with Hampstead Auctions, Beth West, noticed a number of red flags while researching the artifact, which prompted her suspicion, she said. “I noticed that drawn on the base of the figure was a registration number for a museum, thereby denoting that it was part of a collection.” After she contacted the Art Recovery Group, a London-based company that focuses on art repatriation, the process of identifying the item began. The director of Colombia’s National Museum,  Daniel Castro Benítez, confirmed the artifact had indeed been part of a collection on display in the museum. But the museum in Cartagena has no record how the sculpture disappeared in 1939. Distinctive ceramic figures such as these were made by the people who inhabited the hills and valleys of the Cauca River during the centuries prior to the Spanish conquest in the 1530s. Known as slab figures, most were male and ranged in height from four to 20 inches. The septum of the recovered artifact is pierced to hold a now-missing nose ring, likely one of gold. Christopher Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery Group, said while the worth of the piece is estimated at below £10,000 ($13,000), its recovery is still quite significant. “While it is not hugely valuable monetarily, it is quite symbolic of the material that has been stolen from Latin America,” he said. A government official may have had the artifact before it was recovered, he said. “The story told is that the man who had it in his possession received it as a gift from his Colombian girlfriend’s father in 1999. Her father was a very important government official. This is the story we were told,” Marinello said. The vendor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is said to have had no knowledge of the significance of the artifact until earlier this year, and has agreed to the unconditional return of the sculpture to the Colombian authorities. The work was officially returned at a small ceremony at the Colombian Embassy in London earlier this month.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Colombian authorities", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160920134500", "country1": "COL", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/arts/colombia-statue-recovery-trnd/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "637342881", "sentence": "North Korean missiles streaking toward Japan. US anti-missile batteries arriving in South Korea. China’s foreign minister fearing a massive military confrontation is about to happen. China’s state news agency openly speculating Asia is on the verge of a nuclear arms race, the likes of which has not been seen since the Cold War. Each one of these things alone would be enough to destabilize the status quo. Taken together, they have placed tensions in North Asia on a knife’s edge. Should they tip over, who would come out on top? What are the strengths and weakness of the forces that would fight a North Asian war. With almost 3 million people in its military, the People’s Republic of China has the world’s largest fighting force in terms of sheer manpower, but most of that won’t come into play in any Pacific conflict. And analysts say manpower plays into one of China’s biggest weakness: The collective lack of combat experience in those forces. China has not fought a conflict since a border war with Vietnam in 1979; the US military, their most likely adversary, has been involved numerous conflicts over those 38 years. “The US and its allies still have a significant edge for now in combat experience and logistical operations,” Corey Wallace, a security analyst at Freie University in Berlin, said in an email to CNN. “The longer any conflict goes on, the greater the advantage for US and its allies.” China would also be hampered by its relative isolation, lacking allies and a network of bases in the region, Wallace said. “It does restrain its ability to project power,” Wallace said. The Chinese navy also has only one active aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which China bought from Ukraine in 1998, then rebuilt and commissioned in 2012 as a training vessel. In contrast, the US Navy has 10 aircraft carriers in its fleet, including one, the USS Ronald Reagan, based in Japan. China’s main strength lies in its extensive missile program, which features missiles that could hit US air bases in Japan and Guam, experts say. If the US air bases can be taken out, the US’ technologically superior F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters, and its B-1 and B-52 heavy bombers would be low on options to rearm and refuel. A 2016 report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said China’s DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile – dubbed by analysts the “Guam killer” – allows China to bring unprecedented firepower to bear on Guam, home to the US’ vital Andersen Air Force Base. China also boasts newly developed air-launched, land-attack cruise missiles which can be fired by its fleet of 36 H-6K long-range bombers. In any Western Pacific conflict, the US military possesses a network of bases where it can position fighting machines technologically superior to what any potential adversary can offer. Those US and allied bases stretch from Misawa Air Base in the north of Japan to installations in Singapore regularly used by US forces. And the US has been positioning some of its newest and most sophisticated weapons at those bases – F-35 stealth fighters, Advanced Hawkeye radar aircraft and Aegis warships in Japan, a littoral combat ship with helicopter drones in Singapore, F-22 stealth fighters in Australia. The sheer breadth of it makes it hard to defeat. “Their positioning is such that a simple attack on Japan will not be enough to permanently destabilize the US operating capacity in the region,” Wallace said. “Neutralizing all of these installations will also require picking a lot more fights with a lot more actors.” That crescent of technology also makes any imminent US conflict with China unlikely, Wayne Mapp, a former New Zealand defense minister, told CNN. “It’s way too early for them to really test US power,” Mapp said of Beijing. “No part of the Chinese military is equal to the US military.” That said, the US does have its vulnerabilities. One of the biggest could be its reliance on aerial refueling and intelligence and surveillance aircraft, analysts say. Long-range air-to-air missiles fired from jets such as China’s new J-20 stealth fighter could knock down unarmed US support jets like KC-135 tankers and E-3A AWACS radar planes. “Long-range air intercept weapons — coupled with the right fighter — could cut the sinews that allow the United States to conduct sustained air operations,” defense editor Dave Majumdar wrote on The National Interest late last year. Some analysts say the US Navy’s aircraft carriers could be a vulnerability as they present large targets and a hit on one could provide a large boost to any adversary’s morale. But Wallace, the security expert, disagrees, saying the US has decades of experience on how to use and protect them. “I’m not convinced they are the sitting ducks many regard them to be – especially compared to fixed bases,” he said. Strikes on those fixed bases could result in devastating casualties to the US military. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the US has more than 47,000 troops stationed in Japan, more than 28,000 in South Korea, 5,000 in Guam and hundreds of other scattered among Pacific allies such as Singapore and Australia. What makes Pyongyang strong? Two things: Kim Jong Un has nuclear capability and no adversary can be sure if he’ll use it. Pyongyang says it successfully tested a nuclear warhead last year. This year missiles it tested fell just 200 miles from the Japanese coast. That has kept leaders in Washington, Tokyo and Seoul guessing as to what Kim will do next, and wary of any pre-emptive strike. “It does make them immune to invasion,” Mapp, the former New Zealand defense minister, says. The rogue state does have another key advantage – the South Korean capital of Seoul is only 35 miles from the border with the North, putting 25 million people there within range of North Korean artillery and rockets and the lead elements of Pyongyang’s military of 1.2 million members, just 100,000 shy of the entire size of the US military. North Korea also has a sizeable tank force of up to 4,200, according to some estimates, but none are believed to be a match for South Korean tanks, which while they number roughly half of the North Korean force, are decades ahead in technology. Pyongyang’s primary disadvantage comes immediately after any first strike. The country is resource poor and in no position to engage in sustained combat with the US, South Korean and possibly Japanese militaries. North Korea has also put itself in a difficult position with long-time ally China. Beijing has called on Pyongyang to stop the weapons tests which have ratcheted up tensions in East Asia. The injection of the US’ THAAD anti-missile system into South Korea in response to Pyongyang’s missile tests has angered Beijing, which sees THAAD as damaging its overall security interests. “(China) may have tolerated a lot from (North Korea) to ensure stability on its borders and a buffer between itself and US forces,” said Wallace. “If the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea] is seen to be working against Chinese security interests, as it arguably is right now, then it might change these calculations.” Seoul has been facing a hostile North Korea since the Korean War armistice in 1953. That, said Mapp, is a key strength, one which has enabled Seoul to develop a formidable military focused on only one thing: not attacking someone else, but protecting themselves. The International Institute for Strategic Studies points out that Seoul has procured or will get advanced weaponry; these include cruise missiles for its F-15 fighters, a fleet of F-35 stealth fighters, new submarines and more Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyers, already considered among the world’s most-advanced warships. In fact, the number of South Korea large surface ships – frigates and destroyers – outnumbers North Korea’s fleet 23 to 3, according to globalfirepower.com. That’s a lot of firepower that would be directed at North Korea, but experts say Seoul doesn’t have to worry about anything else because those worries are Washington’s. “South Korea’s strength is the United States. They (South Korea) really don’t do anything else; they only have to worry about” North Korea, Mapp said. But Wallace says it’s another alliance that may prove to be a South Korean vulnerability in the event of conflict. South Korea doesn’t “play nice with Japan on a variety of military and intelligence issues,” he says. Evidence of that may be in the Aegis missile defense system, deployed on South Korean and Japanese warships. South Korean Aegis ships cannot share timely missile intercept information with their Japanese counterparts because Seoul and Tokyo can’t agree on a data encryption system that works between them, said Carl Schuster, a Hawaii Pacific University professor and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center. South Korea seems to be taking steps to address that issue, however. This week a South Korean Aegis destroyer was practicing missiles intercepts with Japanese and US destroyers equipped with the Aegis missile defense system. The trilateral tests were the third in a series aimed at boosting missile defense cooperation among the three allies, US Navy 7th Fleet spokesman Lt. Paul Newell said. While South Korea needs to only concentrate on one adversary, Japan needs to focus on two, North Korea and China. North Korea’s missiles that fell in waters off Japan last week brought new fears in Tokyo as to what might come next from the Kim regime. North Korea said the tests were carried out by the military unit tasked with taking on US military bases in Japan. And Japan and China have locked horns over the Senkaku Islands, the Tokyo-administered chain claimed by Beijing, which refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands. In regards to China, Wallace identifies Japan’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities as key. “Subsurface detection and reaction is a Japanese strength in both technological and operational terms, and a Chinese weakness, even if (China) quantitatively has a larger subsurface fleet,” Wallace said. Japan’s Soryu-class hunter-killer subs are a big part of that strength. Tokyo has 12 of the Soryu-class, the largest subs it has built since World War II, in service or on order, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Analysts say the Soryus are stealthy and can operate effectively close to the seabed, giving them an advantage over a Chinese submarine fleet numbering around 70 vessels, according to experts. The Soryu-class subs become more formidable combined with Japan’s helicopter carriers and sub-hunting aircraft and a surprisingly long history of using them, Wallace said, “even helping the US keep the Soviet Pacific subsurface fleet bottled up in the North (Pacific) during the Cold War.” Japan’s big weakness is its ability to project offensive firepower, analysts say. “They can bomb anyone landing on one of Japan’s main islands… but they can’t strike Chinese or North Korean air bases or missile sites,” Schuster says, pointing out that Japanese warplanes don’t carry the equipment necessary to suppress enemy air defenses. “They can defend but they can’t punch back,” he says.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170316050000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/16/china/asia-military-balance-china-koreas-japan-us/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "705502012", "sentence": "Earlier this week, longtime Donald Trump adviser Keith Schiller told Congressional investigators that he rejected a Russian’s offer to send five women to Donald Trump’s hotel room during Trump’s 2013 visit to the country. Schiller said in his testimony that he took the offer, which came from a man accompanying Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, as a joke. When he told Trump about it – as they retired to their rooms for the night – the real estate mogul laughed, Schiller said. Schiller was asked about the matter during his testimony in front of the House intelligence committee because of salacious allegations made about the trip, which have not been confirmed and CNN has not reported, in a dossier compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele. The dossier, which was funded by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee through their law firm, has been part of the investigation – by Congress and by special counsel Robert Mueller – into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election and potential collusion with the Trump campaign. Trump has repeatedly insisted the entire dossier – elements of which the US intelligence committee has been able to independently confirm – is fake news and garbage. But, Trump and former president Barack Obama were both briefed about the dossier’s contents in late 2016 by then-FBI director James Comey. Comey, prior to being fired by Trump in May, testified that on two separate occasions Trump denied the salacious allegations in the dossier. So what does the Schiller revelation about the Russian offer of female companionship for Trump tell us? About Trump, not much. He has denied the more salacious allegations in the dossier and, according to Schiller’s sworn testimony, both men took the offer as a joke. But, I think it does tell us something important about how things work in Russia – and the country’s intentions in regard to Trump and his associates. First, remember that the idea of “kompromat” – attempting to put targets into compromising positions to gain leverage over them – is a longtime Russian tactic. “It is very much a part of the way Russia works, that intelligence agencies collect compromising information on individuals and that they’ll use it when it’s to their advantage,” former British Ambassador Tony Brenton told CNN back in January. (For more on “kompromat,” read this.) Second, the offer came from someone accompanying Emin Agalarov, Schiller said, although “Emin has no knowledge of that ever happening,” according to his attorney Scott Balber. That’s important because the pop star is the son of Aras Agalarov, a billionaire developer who is, reportedly, close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Agalarov family also has some relationship with the Trumps; it was the Agalarovs who reportedly requested the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in which Donald Trump Jr. was told he would be receiving negative information on Hillary Clinton. Third, just because Schiller and Trump took the five women offer as a joke doesn’t mean that’s how it was intended. As in: The offer was a real one but, once rejected, was laughed off as a joke. Would it have been a joke if Schiller had expressed interest? Who knows. The broader point here is that Schiller’s acknowledgment that someone seemingly associated with the Agalarovs made an offer of women to Trump through him suggests that the idea that Russia was targeting Trump isn’t just fake news. Now, that’s something entirely – and let me say it again just for emphasis: entirely – different than Trump or anyone in his inner circle being compromised by these Russian overtures. Russia could have tried all sorts of ways to get at Trump and been unsuccessful. But Schiller’s testimony strikes me as a confirmation that someone tried. Which is worth noting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171110000000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/keith-schiller-trump-russia/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "642152138", "sentence": "US military has launched formal investigation into multiple airstrikes Local officials report that over 100 bodies have been recovered from area An investigation into a US airstrike that coincided with civilian deaths in Mosul, Iraq, on March 17 has now expanded into a more formal review of all airstrikes in the area over a period of several days, the US military said Thursday. Col. Mohammad Shumari, head of civil forces working in the area, told CNN that 141 bodies had been removed from the location of the March 17 strike in the al-Resala district of Mosul’s al-Jadidah neighborhood. The military investigation was ordered by Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria. It will look into US airstrikes that took place over several days – roughly between March 14 and March 23. “Since we believe a coalition strike contributed in at least some way to the civilian casualties, Lt. Gen. Townsend has directed that the civilian casualty assessment move directly to a formal 15-6 investigation for all allegations in the al-Jadidah neighborhood on or around March 17,” Col. Joseph Scrocca said when he briefed reporters Thursday via a phone call from Baghdad. A “15-6” is the designation of the Army regulation that governs such an investigation. The inquiry will be led by Brig. Gen. Matthew Isler, who helps oversee air support operations in Iraq. Related article 'Sorrow doesn't help, does it bring someone back? It doesn't.' “Obviously this is a very serious incident, we want to make sure we get it right and the best way is to have a general officer look at all of this holistically and answer the questions the commanding general wants answered,” Scrocca said. A defense official told CNN that Townsend decided to order the investigation after the military’s forensic team returned from the site. The team went to the exact grid, saw the house and determined that there was evidence the US was in part responsible for bringing the house down, because the US did strike the house. The official said they are looking at any other factors that might have played into this. The US is well aware ISIS tries to deceive US targeting. Now that this has occurred the US believes it can develop some ‘indicators” of when civilians are present, but the official declined to specify details due to security concerns. The more formal investigation announcement was first mentioned by Gen. Joseph Votel during his Wednesday testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. Related article Will Iraq survive victory over ISIS in Mosul? A person familiar with a Wednesday phone call between President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, said the Iraqi premier did raise the subject of the strike and civilian deaths. However, this person would not say whether Trump apologized or expressed regret for the incident. The White House’s official readout of the call did say the President “praised the remarkable bravery and sacrifices of the Iraqi people in our shared fight against terrorism.” A senior military official who briefed reporters Wednesday said that in the last week alone, coalition aircraft had dropped over 700 munitions and coalition artillery had fired some 400 rounds in support of Iraqi troops battling ISIS for Mosul. Military officials have pointed to a new ISIS tactic of forcing civilians into buildings as one of the reasons for the potential recent increase in civilian casualties. Related article Trump: US troops 'fighting like never before' in Iraq “What you see now is not the use of civilians of human shields, now it is something much more sinister,” Scrocca said. “ISIS is smuggling civilians into buildings so we won’t see them and trying to bait the coalition to attack, to take advantage of the public outcry and deter action in the future.” Scrocca said that the coalition had observed this tactic Wednesday via video surveillance. “For the first time we caught this on video yesterday as armed ISIS fighters forced civilians into a building, killing one who resisted, and then used that building as a fighting position against the (Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service),” he said. Scrocca said that the coalition was making adjustments in the wake of this new threat but would not elaborate due to operational security reasons. CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Ghazi Balkiz, Muwafaq Mohammad and Mohammad Jambaz contributed to this story", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170331021500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/politics/mosul-airstrike-formal-investigation/", "score": "0.75"}}}
{"article_id": "751065784", "sentence": "Some people set records by jumping the highest or running the fastest. But for Jessica Nabongo, a UN employee turned travel blogger, it’s by becoming the first black woman of African descent to visit every country on Earth and document it. Having already been to 60 countries, in 2016 she set out to visit all 193 countries in the world. On October 6, she claimed on her Instagram page to have arrived at the last on her list, Seychelles. “Welcome to the Seychelles!! Country 195 of 195! So much to say but for now I will just say thank you to this entire community for all of your support. This was our journey and thanks to all of you who came along for the ride!!,” she wrote. Nabongo’s claim that she is the first black woman to visit every country isn’t without controversy. Another globetrotter, Woni Spotts, says she became the first African-American woman to visit 195 countries and territories after completing her 40-year mission earlier in September 2018. Spotts has said she can verify her travels via a video project, verification from guides and documentation including tickets and passport stamps and State Department records. A post shared by Jessica Nabongo 🇺🇬 (@jessicanabongo) Born in Detroit to Ugandan parents and holding two passports, Nabongo’s epic odyssey hasn’t just been about getting her name in a record book. She’s hoping to pave the way for women and people of color to do the same. Although she felt like she’d achieved “the American dream” by landing a six-figure job at a pharmaceutical company after college and buying her own place in the Motor City, the work didn’t satisfy her. She began renting out her condo to make money, then hit the road – first, teaching English in Japan, then grad school at the London School of Economics, followed by a job at the United Nations that took her to Benin and then Italy. But that wasn’t enough to sate the travel bug. But simply being able to afford a ticket doesn’t mean that travel is easy or seamless. Nabongo’s experience traveling the world undercut many of the exhortations travel brands have to “live like a local,” being able to seamlessly blend in anywhere simply by changing clothes or ordering coffee a certain way. Often, as the only person of color in a crowd, she stood out whether she wanted to or not. Nabongo also has dark skin and shaves her head. To date, there are about 150 known people who have been to every country, the majority of whom are white men traveling on European passports – the ones who have the option to “blend in” in more places. A post shared by Jessica Nabongo 🇺🇬 (@jessicanabongo) As of April 2018, there were 193 recognized countries in the United Nations, plus two with “non-observer status.” Nabongo says she’s visited them all. Her passports have stamps from places as far-flung as Nigeria, Cuba, Turkey and Laos. And this year's world's best city is ... To support her travel habits, she founded a company called Jet Black, which organizes custom itineraries for small group trips in Africa, plus sells travel gear like branded T-shirts and passport covers. As an influencer, she also works with hotel and hospitality brands, some of whom offer up free stays in exchange for social media posts. She also accepts donations on a GoFundMe page. “Navigating the world as a woman can be very difficult,” Nabongo told CNN Travel in 2018. “I’ve had a pretty wide range of experiences. I’ve been accused of being a prostitute. I’ve had men chase me before. I’ve been assaulted on the street.” In one particularly horrible incident, a driver/fixer Nabongo had been working with and had grown to trust invited her to an “Easter orgy” just before he was due to pick her up to go to the airport. “That is something a man will never have to deal with.” And despite being a self-identified African, that didn’t mean everything was smooth sailing when Nabongo traveled around  Africa. A few times, she watched in frustration as she was forced to wait behind white tourists or forced to pay bribes in order to cross borders that should have been open to her. “The discrimination that I faced in South Africa was ridiculous. Not only from white South Africans, which many would expect, but also from black South Africans,” she said. A post shared by Jessica Nabongo 🇺🇬 (@jessicanabongo) However, some countries were better than others: “Senegal, it’s amazing. You don’t see them privileging white people over Africans. They treat everyone the same. Same in Ghana.” Adding to the challenge of seeing the world is the fact that Nabongo often travels solo. She generally eschews Airbnbs for hotels, where she can count on a 24-hour front desk to keep her feeling secure. She prefers to bring friends along to share the experience when possible. Sometimes, though, the tables turn and Nabongo finds herself abroad speaking on behalf of Americans. This is particularly likely in countries that have warned their citizens against traveling to the United States or have concerns about gun violence. “While I’ve been abroad, I’ve had people ask me about how safe is the US, especially for people of color,” Nabongo said. “And you know, I have to tell them, ‘Yes, there is a high risk for you in particular in urban areas. But then also in rural areas because you’re a minority.’ It’s a very strange and difficult thing to navigate.” Still, comments and questions like those only emphasize the importance of Nabongo’s work. While she does not identify as an activist, sometimes her mere presence is enough to make a difference or cause a person to see things differently. This is a common sentiment echoed by many women of color: Simply being who you are is a statement. Delicious African foods you should try Whether counseling a person of color who’s afraid to travel or a local who thinks it’s okay to try and touch her head without asking, Nabongo serves a cultural ambassador role that may not be visible behind those colorful shots she posts on Instagram. Speaking of Instagram, Nabongo has some words of caution for travelers who use African people as objects, props or backdrops in their photos, something she encounters way too often online. “Instagram is great. I love it. It’s obviously given me a platform so that I can educate people about different places in the world,” she said. “But it’s also a very dangerous and disgusting place as well because a lot of people want a bigger following. They want the likes. They want pictures that go viral. So they’re willing to use anybody and anything.” “We cannot negate the optics of whiteness in Africa. We can’t,” she said. Ultimately, Nabongo says her quest was not just about crossing countries off a list. It was about changing the perception of female travelers, of travelers of color and of anyone who doesn’t have the option of passing for a local in a given community. “Racism is a thing. There’s nothing we can do to get around that. History has made it that way. I exist as a black person in this world and I’m not going to let that hinder me from going anywhere I want to go. Namely, everywhere.” Clarification: This story has been amended to acknowledge the claim by Woni Spotts as the first black woman to travel to every country. Spotts’ claim, if verified, would make Nabongo the first black woman of African descent to do so.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jessica Nabongo", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180426184500", "country1": "SYC", "country2": "UGA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jessica-nabongo-every-country/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "735075989", "sentence": "The tumult of the past week has fueled a deep and seething anger within President Donald Trump – not an uncommon emotion for the insolent commander in chief – but one that allies and aides say has escalated as he faces a new gauntlet of problems, including the encroaching Russia investigation. His soothing communications guru is leaving. His obstinate attorney general has turned openly defiant. His son-in-law and senior adviser was stripped of his security clearance at the behest of his chief of staff. His Cabinet secretaries keep spending an inordinate amount of taxpayer dollars on luxuries. His most loyal allies in Congress describe his meetings as “surreal.” Allies of Trump’s on Capitol Hill and elsewhere describe a sense of “meltdown” at the White House as the series of unfortunate events unfold. The President, they say, wants to take action to turn the page. Related article Hope Hicks is resigning from the White House Morale in the West Wing, already diminished following the domestic abuse scandal involving Trump’s former staff secretary, has taken a downward turn, people inside and outside the building say. Staff departures are being announced on a near-daily basis as aides become fed up with the constant swirl of tension. And policy announcements that would fulfill Trump’s campaign promises – including a long-awaited decision on steel and aluminum tariffs, gun control measures and an elusive immigration fix – have been caught up in the swirl of uncertainty, leading to questions on how Trump will be able to govern amid the chaos. On Capitol Hill Thursday, chief of staff John Kelly was taciturn but upbeat when asked about the mood inside the White House. “I think pretty good,” he said. “Too much work, too hard. We’re all doing the Lord’s work though.” Others are less glowing. “The morale is terrible,” Anthony Scaramucci, the short-lived former communications director, said Thursday morning on CNN. “The reason why the morale is terrible is that the rule by fear and intimidation does not work in a civilian environment.” “People are afraid to talk to each other,” he said. Related article Kelly, Kushner tension simmers amid West Wing uncertainty Inside the White House, aides identify the scandal involving Rob Porter, the staff secretary who departed after being accused of domestic abuse allegations, as the impetus for the latest devolvement in esteem. At the time of his departure, Porter was dating Hope Hicks, the communications director who announced her resignation on Wednesday. Hicks’ departure was weeks in the making, people familiar with the decision said. But it was nevertheless a shock announcement from the aide perhaps closest to the President. “Trump can’t function without her. She is that important,” a source close to the White House said. Advisers wonder now who will step into the role of presidential whisperer – a job ever more important as stumbling blocks continue to arise, including the mounting stack of indictments in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Trump continues to describe the probe as a “witch hunt,” and steams over the issue regularly. His anger is bolstered by the deep sense of uncertainty surrounding who will be caught up next. Mueller’s team has operated largely leak-free, and much of the news from his office has caught the White House off-guard. The Porter episode also led to scrutiny over the system of security clearances and questions over accountability at top staff levels. It launched John Kelly’s crackdown on interim security clearances, which last week ensnared Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, along with dozens of other White House officials. The move only heightened the existing friction between Kelly and Trump’s children, who have seen their access to the President restricted under a new system of rigor. Kushner has continued in his role, focusing on domestic issues like prison reform and planning for upcoming political races. Trump has told aides he wants Kushner to remain focused on the Middle East. But the President has grown upset at the perception his son-in-law is somehow in trouble, and has complained to people around him how Kelly can’t seem to stop making enemies. Related article Sessions pushes back on Trump after 'disgraceful' insult Kelly isn’t the only underling in Trump’s sights. The President was fuming Wednesday after Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly pushed back against him in a rare but pointed statement defending the Justice Department. Sessions’ pushback came after Trump called him “DISGRACEFUL” in a Twitter post. Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL! A source familiar with his demeanor described Trump as indignant. Trump didn’t respond to shouted questions about Sessions at the White House on Thursday. Later, when she was asked whether Trump wanted to dismiss his attorney general, press secretary Sarah Sanders only said: “Not that I know of.” The sense of an administration at odds was fueled by another Cabinet secretary coming under public scrutiny – this time Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. Senior White House aides are furious about a series of negative stories about frivolous spending at Carson’s agency and have taken a more hands-on role in trying to stem the tide of negative news, sources with knowledge of the situation tell CNN. The decision to assert more control came a day after reports that the former chief administrative officer at HUD filed a complaint saying she was demoted after refusing to spend more than was legally allowed to redecorate Carson’s new office. HUD also spent $31,000 last year to replace a dining room set in Carson’s office, according to federal records and a whistleblower. Carson has now said he wants to cancel the order. It was the latest example of a spending indiscretion by one of Trump’s Cabinet officials – incidents that have enraged the President. He fired Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price for excessive use of private and government air travel over the summer. But since then, the travel habits of a number of Cabinet-level officials have come into question. Trump has vented to aides that there’s nothing he detests more than displays of wasteful spending. But firing top-level officials, he’s speculated, would only deepen the impression his administration is in chaos. Instead, Trump is encouraging his team to develop policy announcements that could help distract from the ongoing ruckus. On Thursday he was eager to announce protectionist measures to buffer the US steel and aluminum industries from foreign imports – fulfilling a key campaign promise on which he’s fixated over the past year. The only problem: the policy he wanted to roll out isn’t ready yet, two White House officials said. Aides were sent scrambling late Wednesday to determine what exactly Trump could announce during a meeting with industry executives that was hastily assembled for Thursday morning. Initially the meeting was closed to the press. But Trump called in reporters at the last minute to announce he was imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum “probably” next week. “It’s being written now,” Trump said. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins, Tal Kopan, Jamie Gangel, Gloria Borger and Pamela Brown contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180301174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/politics/white-house-donald-trump-meltdown/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "736652827", "sentence": "White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is traveling to Mexico on Wednesday for meetings, including one with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, a senior administration official tells CNN. The timing of the meeting comes amid NAFTA negotiations and questions over President Donald Trump’s tariff proposal. It also comes shortly after Kushner had his security clearance downgraded because he had not obtained his full clearance. The official said “a range of bilateral issues, including security, immigration, trade and economics,” will be discussed. Last month, Peña Nieto called off an official trip to Washington to meet with Trump following a tense phone call between the two leaders, a White House official said. According to The Washington Post, officials from both countries told the paper that Peña Nieto “called off the plan after Trump would not agree to publicly affirm Mexico’s position that it would not fund construction of a border wall.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White House senior adviser Jared Kushner", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180307134500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/politics/jared-kushner-mexico-trip/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "618747719", "sentence": "Airstrike on camp once again raises questions about Nigeria's ability to defeat Boko Haram But the tragic error also suggests Nigeria's military is taking the fight to the terror group The admission by Nigeria that its air force accidentally targeted a camp for people who have been internally displaced represents a significant change in attitude by the forces fighting the terrorist insurgency known as Boko Haram. In what the Nigerian officials have described as a “regrettable operational mistake,” fighter jets on Tuesday bombed the camp as part of an operation against Boko Haram in Rann in the northeastern Borno state. Mistakenly believing that a gathering of Boko Haram terrorists was in Borno, Nigerian Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor says his forces “got the coordinates and I directed that the air (force) should go and address the problem.” As we now know, the jets hit innocent civilians who had been fleeing Boko Haram attacks, killing at least 70 – including some members of Red Cross staff – and injuring many more. Related video On the run in their own country The airstrike has once again raised questions about Nigeria’s ability to defeat the terrorists. The conflict to date has claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than 2 million people in the northeast of the country, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. This admission of error from Nigerian officials feels a world away from four years ago when the very same military was being accused of abusing the people it was meant to protect – and was being accused of corruptly looting billions of dollars meant to aid the fight against terrorism. For three years, the United States refused to sell arms to Nigeria over these abuse and corruption allegations. The lack of faith in Nigeria’s ability to fight Boko Haram is likely to continue into the next US administration: Trump’s transition team recently asked the State Department why the United States was bothering to fight Boko Haram, and why the Chibok girls had not yet been found, according to a report in The New York Times. The skepticism is in some respects understandable. As Boko Haram wreaked carnage in northeast Nigeria, there was a palpable sense of defeatism among the local population. As village after village was attacked, the armed forces that were supposed to defend civilians instead reportedly dropped their weapons and fled. Announcements have been made about the death or capture of Boko Haram leaders, only for those same leaders to pop up in angry videos, trashing the government claims. Related video Who are Boko Haram? Much of the criticism and pessimism is fair – there certainly have been a number of catastrophic military decisions if Nigeria’s seven-year fight with Boko Haram is taken as a whole. But President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in May 2015 on the promise of taking the fight to Boko Haram. As odd it may seem, the tragic error in Rann suggests that this may be happening. Since Buhari’s election, Nigerian forces have been able to clear Boko Haram out of areas such as Rann. This action has allowed aid groups such as the Red Cross – which tragically lost some of its staff in this week’s attack – to access these places for the first time. They were once off-limits to all but military personnel – and these deaths are a grim reminder that the fight is far from over: As these areas open up to aid organizations, the sheer scale and scope of the humanitarian disaster is becoming apparent for the first time. But the notion that the Nigerian military does not know what it is doing does not stand up to impartial scrutiny, and those quick to blame it ignore the massive changes that this fight has recently seen. As the scale of the tragedy in Rann became clear, Elhadj As Sy, secretary general of the International Federation of the Red Cross, told me from Geneva, Switzerland: “These armies, wherever they may be, will track their enemy and occasionally they will make mistakes and strike the wrong people.” Related video Freed Chibok girls return home for Christmas Boko Haram is no different from Al-Shabaab, ISIS, the Malian jihadists who set off a car bomb Wednesday in northern Mali – they are certainly no more beatable. Buhari has moved his military command from Abuja to the epicenter of the Boko Haram world in Maiduguri, capital of Borno. The move has isolated Boko Haram from the population it had frightened for so long, pushing the militants deeper into impenetrable forests and away from the northeast. In June, his air force bought three Alpha Jets and three M1F7 fighter jets to flash out Boko Haram from the Sambisa Forest, on the edge of the Cameroon, Chad and Niger borders. These countries have now also been dragged into the fight against the terror group. It will get messy, this war, but the fight back has well and truly begun.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nigeria's military", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170119163000", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/africa/nigeria-fight-boko-haram-analysis-sevenzo/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "643010849", "sentence": "As people cross borders regularly and live closer together, the risk of outbreaks is greater than ever Experts say climate change and civil unrest are also contributing to the risk It could take just one cough, one kiss, one touch or even one bite to change not only your life, but the lives of everyone around you – and for months or even years. In most cases, the closer those people are to you, the greater the risk. But it isn’t always that simple. The risk at hand: an infectious outbreak. Public health experts believe we are at greater risk than ever of experiencing large-scale outbreaks and global pandemics like those we’ve seen before: SARS, swine flu, Ebola and Zika. Related article Are we ready for the next global epidemic? More than 28,000 people were infected during the 2014-16 Ebola epidemic, with over 11,000 deaths. And as of March 10, 84 countries have reported Zika transmission. That disease was discovered in the 1940s, but had its first outbreak in 2007 in Micronesia, and more recently began spreading toward the end of 2015. Every time, the infection’s arrival is unexpected and its scale unprecedented, leaving the world vulnerable. Experts are unanimous in the belief that the next outbreak contender will most likely be a surprise – and we need to be ready. “We’re only as secure in the world as the weakest country,” said Jimmy Whitworth, professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. With so many health systems and economies in a fragile state, this means we are far from secure. “Infectious diseases respect no boundaries,” he said. The World Health Organization is alerted to hundreds of small outbreaks every month, he noted, which it investigates and uses to predict the chances of a bigger problem. “There are little clusters of outbreaks occurring all the time, all over the place,” Whitworth said. But with infections disregarding borders and their battle lines against humans drawn, he believes the way we live today is what opens us up to risk. “(Many) aspects of modern life put us at more risk. We are more ready than before,” he points out, highlighting the International Health Regulations Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network and countries with national rapid response teams – such as the United States, UK and China – ready to tackle any emergency. “But the stakes keep getting raised,” he said. Here’s why. The facts around urban living are simple: You live, eat, work and move closer to people than in any rural setting, and with this comes greater opportunity for disease to spread through air, mosquitoes or unclean water. As populations grow, so will the number of city-dwellers, with the United Nations predicting that 66% of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050. More people in cities can “put a strain on sanitation,” said David Heymann, head of the Centre for Global Health Security at the think tank Chatham House. Beyond people’s close proximity, “this is a second source of infection,” he said, and a third is increased food demand, causing farmers to grow more food, with more animals, making them likely to live closer to those animals as well. Animals are reservoirs for many diseases, including cattle for tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) and poultry for avian flu. With people moving more regularly from – and between – rural settings to urban ones, the chances of them becoming infected and then living in close quarters with others further boosts the potential for things to spread. As numbers of people grow, so does the amount of land needed to house them. Populations expand into previously uninhabited territories, such as forests. With new territories comes contact with new animals and, inevitably, new infections. Related article Lassa fever death rates in Nigeria higher than expected For one example, “Lassa fever occurs because people live in the forest and destroy it for farming,” Heymann said. Lassa fever is a viral disease spread by contact with the feces of infected rodents. It can cause fever and hemorrhaging of various parts of the body, including the eyes and nose. Person-to-person transmission is also possible, albeit less common. Outbreaks generally occur in West Africa, with higher than expected rates in Nigeria since 2016. Heymann explains that Lassa is one example of people living near forest environments where infected rodents reside, but destruction of those forests for agriculture leaves the animals nowhere to go – other than humans’ homes. “The rodents that live there can’t get food and go into human areas for food,” he said. Evidence continues to emerge that climate change is resulting in greater numbers of heat waves and flooding events, bringing more opportunity for waterborne diseases such as cholera and for disease vectors such as mosquitoes in new regions. Related article Scientists highlight deadly health risks of climate change “Flooding is occurring with increased frequency,” Heymann said, and with that comes greater risk of outbreaks. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is projected to cause about 250,000 additional deaths per year from heat stress, malnutrition and the spread of infectious diseases like malaria, according to the World Health Organization. With disease carriers like mosquitoes increasingly able to live in new unprotected territory, the risk of an outbreak is high. Whitworth cited the current yellow fever outbreak in Angola, which has infected more than 350 people. He explained that as workers from China returned home from Angola, any yellow fever infection could have been transmitted by mosquitoes in China. But, the workers’ return in winter meant the insects weren’t around to transmit through bites. “We’re vulnerable because of increased travel,” Whitworth said. International tourist arrivals reached a record of almost 1.2 billion in 2015, according to the UN World Tourism Organization, 50 million more than 2014. It was the sixth consecutive year of above-average growth. And with greater numbers moving at all times come greater options for infections to hop a ride. “Infectious agents travel around in humans many times within their incubation period,” Heymann said. An incubation period is the time between infection and the onset of symptoms, meaning people can transmit an infection though they won’t appear to be sick. The SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) pandemic of 2003 is thought to have begun with Dr. Liu Jianlun, who developed symptoms of the airborne virus on a trip to Huang Xingchu in China and then went to visit family in Hong Kong. He infected people at his hotel and his family. He was then hospitalized and died, as did one of his relatives. In less than four months, about 4,000 cases and 550 deaths from SARS could be traced to Liu’s stay in Hong Kong. More than 8,000 other people became infected across more than 30 countries worldwide. But Heymann stresses that “it’s not just humans” who spread disease through travel. Infections spread through insects, food and animals moved between countries. “It’s also trade,” he said, pointing to airport malaria, in which people in airports have become infected with malaria through mosquitoes that have hitched a ride on a plane or in food. He also described bird flu that was stopped at the Belgian border in Thai eagles being traded as pets in 2004. Guinea rats shipped as pets in the United States in 2003 harbored infections with monkey pox, he noted, which then entered prairie dogs and eventually humans. “If a health system cannot handle (an outbreak), there’s pandemonium,” Heymann said. He believes that poor hygiene is not a valid excuse anywhere, even in developing settings, as sterilization and hand-washing are straightforward. But if a country is on the brink of breakdown from civil unrest, the ability to handle an intense and sudden problem like an outbreak could bring its people to their knees – and allow the infection to flourish. “Outbreaks can completely paralyze countries,” said Whitworth, citing the 2014 Ebola epidemic in which Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia were “quite close to collapsing.” Civil unrest had plagued all three countries, leaving their economic and health infrastructures in dire need of rebuilding – and ill-prepared for a major infection to strike. That problem combined with human movement between these three countries and others more globally meant Ebola was able to spread, even though dozens of infections in previous years in nearby Democratic Republic of Congo were self-contained and often resolved themselves. “If (an infection) stays local, it burns out,” Heymann said. “People learn what to do.” Beyond weak health systems, countries where outbreaks are more likely to occur – namely, more developing settings – also have fewer doctors and nurses to treat the population. Most have left for better prospects elsewhere. “We have to deal with that as a reality,” Heymann said, adding that some countries even encourage young medical talent to travel to new regions. “It’s difficult to manage health worker migration,” he said. But programs and strategies are underway to tackle this by “task-shifting,”  moving responsibilities to new groups and training them to deliver care, such as community health workers. “Communities have to be resilient,” he said, and assigning tasks to people at all levels could mean a greater team available when a new infection strikes. In the information age, new levels of communication bring even newer levels of fear and multiple ways to spread it, experts believe. Although the majority of small outbreaks may once have gone largely unknown by populations farther from the epicenter, people today are more informed than ever and require transparent, factual information to be fast-flowing. Google has been been using searches for symptoms to help identify when an outbreak may occur, such as with the flu. “The world looks for an authority,” said Heymann, who believes the WHO adopts that role but needs to be faster and more transparent with information. The organization was criticized for being too slow to respond and unprepared for the 2014 Ebola outbreak. “But social media has become active … and that’s an area that’s difficult to control,” he said. Related article 14 million Africans to be vaccinated against yellow fever The posting and shaping of information by multiple people can change messaging and what people read and believe, Heymann added. It may not all be bad, he said, but the point is that it can shape the way information travels, potentially inciting fear and stigma. “Not all information on the internet or social media is accurate,” said Mark Feinberg, chairman of the scientific advisory committee of the recently launched Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. “Ensuring accurate communication to the public is critically important.” The coalition, launched in January, will address the surprise nature of outbreaks and epidemics to try to prevent them, rather than respond to them. Heymann describes the likelihood of a new infection spreading rapidly and becoming an epidemic – and potentially a global pandemic – using the analogy of lining up pieces of Swiss cheese, with the different risk factors equating to holes in the cheese. “When they line up, you get an epidemic,” he said. He highlighted an outbreak of Rift Valley virus in East Africa in 1997. The combination of an El Niño event pushing humans away from their homes and closer to cattle, combined with increased rainfall producing more breeding sites for disease-spreading mosquitoes, led to the largest documented outbreak of this virus. It involved five countries and infected an estimated 90,000 people. Related article MERS Fast Facts “All these (factors) came together and led to an outbreak,” Heymann said. Despite what we know about the aspects of modern life that put us at greater risk, all three experts believe the world is not quite ready to handle what is inevitably coming. “We need to do a lot better,” Feinberg said. “We need to prepare in advance, not respond.” His program, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, is working to do just that. It’s aiding the development of vaccines against viruses that it believes need attention and are in families of infections that are likely to pose a risk, such as MERS CoV, which continues to persist in the Middle East and has been reported in almost 20 countries outside that region. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. The program will also be looking to develop platforms on which vaccines can be made more rapidly so that the general development time frame of 15 to 20 years can be shrunk significantly to respond to a new virus – even moreso than those being developed against Ebola and Zika. “That’s the kind of capability we need,” Feinberg said. “The pathogens we don’t know about pose the greatest threat.” Combined with other global and national strategies programs – such as WHO regulations and national response teams – Feinberg is optimistic. “We are far away from that goal,” he said. “But I am encouraged, as they are all working on this.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "global public health preparedness", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170403111500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "GIN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/health/pandemic-risk-virus-bacteria/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "715153970", "sentence": "UK Prime Minister Theresa May headed to Brussels on Thursday for a major summit of EU leaders, just hours after her government suffered an embarrassing defeat in Parliament in a vote on key Brexit legislation. Lawmakers backed an amendment to the Brexit bill that means the UK Parliament must be given a vote on the final deal with the European Union before withdrawal begins. The narrow defeat – by 309 to 305 votes – was May’s first as Prime Minister and leaves her in a weakened position at home as she travels to an EU Council meeting in the Belgian capital, during which the bloc’s other 27 leaders are set to confirm that Brexit negotiations can move on to to the next stage. May’s setback came less than a week after the UK and EU secured a significant breakthrough in Brexit negotiations. That breakthrough, in which the two sides agreed on the terms for Britain’s withdrawal, opened the door for the two parties to progress onto a second phase that will include discussions over a transition period and the nature of a future trading relationship – both crucial to Britain’s economy. May, who leads a minority Conservative government since a snap election called last summer, has had to battle bitter divisions within her own party over Brexit – as well as pressure from opposition parties and business leaders – as she seeks to negotiate Britain’s departure from the EU. Arriving in Brussels for the two-day summit, European Council President Donald Tusk said: “Tomorrow we will end formally our first phase of the Brexit negotiations. “Both these achievements demanded courage, realism, but above all our unity. By the way, I have no doubts, the real test of our unity will be the second phase of the Brexit talks.” Amendment seven to clause nine of the EU withdrawal bill was put forward by Conservative MP Dominic Grieve, who led a faction of rebels within May’s party who demanded a “meaningful vote” on the deal reached with Brussels before it is ratified. Related video UK, EU reach breakthrough Brexit agreement The bill is a key piece of legislation that aims to transfer EU law into UK law upon the country’s planned departure from the bloc on March 29, 2019. On Wednesday morning, as the government sought to head off the rebellion, Brexit Secretary David Davis submitted a written statement to the House of Commons in which he promised lawmakers a vote on the deal. The government then offered another concession later in the Commons debate. But the small group of Conservative rebels stuck to their guns to vote alongside opposition Labour and Liberal Democrat lawmakers in favor of the amendment, which gives a legal guarantee that Parliament will be able to vote on the deal before it comes into effect. Grieve had argued that without the amendment, the bill would give ministers powers to implement the deal without proper scrutiny from lawmakers. A spokesman for the government said it was disappointed that Parliament had voted for the bill despite the “strong assurances” it had offered. “We are as clear as ever that this bill, and the powers within it, are essential,” he said. “This amendment does not prevent us from preparing our statute book for exit day. We will now determine whether further changes are needed to the bill to ensure it fulfills its vital purpose.” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described the defeat as “a humiliating loss of authority for the Government on the eve of the European Council meeting” in a statement on his Facebook page. “Labour has made the case since the referendum for a meaningful vote in Parliament on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union,” he wrote. “Theresa May has resisted democratic accountability. Her refusal to listen means she will now have to accept Parliament taking back control.” The government faces another potential showdown next week over an amendment of its own to the withdrawal bill that seeks to enshrine in law that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union at 11 p.m. GMT on March 29, 2019. Critics argue that this would leave no flexibility at the end of the negotiating process. CNN’s Lindsay Isaac and David Wilkinson contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UK Prime Minister Theresa May", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171214120000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "BEL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/europe/uk-brexit-eu-council-intl/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "609129266", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Anna Neistat, a human rights expert and specialist in conflict areas, is Amnesty International’s senior director for research. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Neistat: Russia was complicit in atrocities of Syrian government long before its bombing campaign in Syria By doing nothing, the UN has become complicit in Syrian coalition's crimes against humanity Seventeen years ago, Kofi Annan stood before the United Nations and apologized. The then-secretary-general acknowledged that the UN had failed the people of Rwanda during the 100-day genocide in which almost a million people were killed, and pledged to ensure that the UN would “never again” fail to protect a civilian population from genocide or mass slaughter. In Aleppo today, Annan’s promise is inaudible beneath the roar of bombs and the whimpers of children trapped under rubble, their faces caked with blood and dust. After years of images from this atrocious war being screened around the world, they are faces we know well. The streets of their city, the last remnants of hospitals and schools among which civilians scramble for shelter, are unrecognizable. There is no way that any of us can avoid responsibility for Aleppo. Anna Neistat There is no way that any of us can avoid responsibility for Aleppo. We watch it all, in real time, and it continues. In the summer of 2012, I documented one of the first air raids on Aleppo for Human Rights Watch. A few rockets fired from a plane hit Dar-El-Shifa hospital in the city. My colleagues and I rushed there to speak to the doctors and witnesses. As the war spiraled beyond the worst nightmares of Syrians, attacks on clearly marked civilian objects like hospitals became commonplace, but back then I thought it would be a game changer. Related article Aleppo evacuations: From one war zone to another I was sure that if we could show the world how ruthless and brutal the Assad government was, using air power against its own people, it would make a difference. So we took our findings to the UN Security Council and governments across the globe, including Russia. Nothing happened. There was no armed group calling itself ISIS to fight in Aleppo back then, and the UNSC essentially considered Assad’s killing of civilians to be Syria’s internal business. The core obligation of international law, to protect civilians from atrocities that “shock the conscience of humanity,” was pushed aside. Instead of taking steps to end unlawful attacks on civilians, hold perpetrators to account, and stop the flow of arms that was fueling the conflict, the UNSC sat back. It was just the beginning of what has been an almost total erosion of Kofi Annan’s belated promise. Related article Genocide Fast Facts The refusal to tackle abuses in Syria early in the conflict has paved the way for a litany of horrors: hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, resulting from air and ground attacks as well as accusations of extermination taking place in prisons; wanton destruction of cities and towns across the country, suspected chemical attacks and widespread use of cluster munitions and other banned weapons; and the spread of groups like ISIS who revel in flouting the fundamental principles of humanity. What is happening in Aleppo is deeply shocking. But is it really surprising? We have seen this international inaction before, in Rwanda and Srebrenica, in Cambodia and Yemen. Related: We’re ignoring a possible genocide in South Sudan The need for a dramatic overhaul of the UNSC is painfully clear. With every civilian death in Syria the message gets louder: this is not working. Again and again, even after becoming a party to the conflict, Russia, with support from China, has used its veto as a member of the Permanent Five to block any international action to end the nightmare in Syria. Amnesty International has for years been calling for P5 members – the US, Russia, France, the UK and China – to refrain from using the veto in cases of genocide and other mass atrocities, which would enable the UN to take action more easily when civilian lives are at risk. Without its veto power, Russia would not have been able to block the referral of the crimes in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), or the opening of desperately needed humanitarian corridors. Russia was complicit in atrocities of the Syrian government long before it began its bombing campaign in Syria in September 2015. Syrian Civil War Fast Facts It has been accused of supplying the government with arms to commit mass war crimes and crimes against humanity from the start of the civil war, while shielding it diplomatically from accountability. But it is not the only country to blame. Related article Why we lost Aleppo The climate that emboldened Russia to behave like this has been years in the making. In the 1990s, in Chechnya, I documented Russia using many of the same tactics now being used in Syria. First came the leveling of cities, which left tens of thousands dead or injured, and hundreds of thousands homeless and displaced. Then came the sweep operations, mass arrests, enforced disappearances, torture and executions, the same type of operations that are now being reported from Aleppo and other areas of Syria recaptured by the Syrian government. Accountability for violations committed in the Chechen conflict has been sorely lacking. It has led to Russia feeling so emboldened that it no longer even worries about flagrantly violating international law. By allowing Assad and his Russian supporters to continue their assault, the international community has become complicit, every day, in their crimes against humanity. What’s more, it is sending a clear signal to any other leader who might decide to murder civilians on a mass scale that we don’t really mean “never again.” The world has betrayed Aleppo, and nothing can make up for the lives lost or shattered. But what we can do is recognize that this catastrophe is an alarm bell signaling the desperate need for the international community to overhaul the way it responds to atrocities. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook After the protection and evacuation of civilians, which is paramount, the focus must turn to holding perpetrators to account, to send an unequivocal message that war crimes have consequences. An investigation by the International Criminal Court may not be possible right now, but evidence must be preserved to ensure that those who have committed such crimes can be prosecuted in the future. Otherwise, we could well be faced with another Aleppo, and the cries of “never again” will, again, ring hollow.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161216180000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/16/opinions/aleppo-international-system-failed/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "746143535", "sentence": "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckberg has promised to do more to help tackle hate speech in Myanmar after activists accused him of turning a blind eye. In a response to an open letter from a group of tech and nonprofit organizations, Zuckerberg said the social media giant will introduce technological improvements to filter hate content, and has hired “dozens more Burmese language” moderators to deal with the issue. “We now we have a special product team working to better understand the specific local challenges and build the right tools to help keep people there safe,” Zuckerberg said. Related article When Facebook becomes 'the beast': Myanmar activists say social media aids genocide However, the activists who originally called Zuckerberg out said his response did not “change our core belief that your proposed improvements are nowhere near enough to ensure that Myanmar users are provided with the same standards of care as users in the US or Europe,” reiterating the heightened stakes in the Southeast Asian country. “When things go wrong in Myanmar, the consequences can be really serious – potentially disastrous,” they said in a follow-up statement. As many as 700,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s western Rakhine state have been forced from their homes and across the border into neighboring Bangladesh since last summer, following a sustained campaign of violence and abuse, which the UN has called “ethnic cleansing.” Myo Min, a director of Equality Myanmar and a signatory to the letters to Zuckerberg, told CNN Facebook’s work to tackle hate speech is “not enough … we should have more accountability and transparency (from Facebook).” “At least he’s showed interest (in the problems faced here),” he added. “We really need more collaboration with local civil society organizations. We’re the ones who know, can read local language, can monitor, but we need a quick and efficient reporting mechanism (for hate speech).” Activists in Myanmar said they had found examples of Facebook tools “being used to incite real harm,” including a call to arms against Muslims over a fabricated “jihad” planned for September 2017 shared via Facebook Messenger. “Far from being stopped, (these examples) spread in an unprecedented way, reaching country-wide and causing widespread fear and at least three violent incidents in the process,” the authors of the original letter said. They cited an interview Zuckerberg did with Vox, in which he said Facebook’s systems “detected” the hate speech. However, according to the letter, many of the examples were raised to Facebook by the authors themselves, and represented a “far from systematic” approach to the detection of hate speech. Calling this “the opposite of effective moderation,” the group also chided Facebook for what it said was a lack of proper mechanisms for emergency escalation, a reticence to engage local stakeholders and a lack of transparency. Zuckerberg said the company is “rolling out improvements to our reporting mechanism in Messenger to make it easier to find, and simpler for people to report conversations,” like the false jihad messages. The activists said his response did not go far enough, and included a list of ten questions for Zuckerberg concerning the number of incidents reported in Myanmar, amount of accounts closed due to violations of standards, and other indicators of hate speech. The Rohingya refugee crisis has been attributed to the actions of the Myanmar military, which has denied the intentional killing of civilians and insisted its operations primarily target terrorists. Hate speech and incitements to violence against Rohingya “on social media is rampant, particularly on Facebook,” said Marzuki Darusman, chair of a United Nations probe into human rights in Myanmar, adding it largely “goes unchecked.” Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, added “ultra-nationalist Buddhists … are really inciting a lot of violence and a lot of hatred against the Rohingya or other ethnic minorities.” Ethnic conflict has plagued Myanmar for centuries, and violence has flared up in Rakhine on numerous occasions between the Buddhist majority and minority Muslims. Raymond Serrato, a data analyst who has studied Facebook activity around last year’s military action in Rakhine, said it would be “superficial” to ignore the pre-existing tension, but added “Facebook has definitely facilitated it.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Facebook", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180410094500", "country1": "BGD", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/asia/myanmar-facebook-groups-zuckerberg-reply-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "583948829", "sentence": "President Obama ordered the US flag be flown at half staff to honor the passing of former Israeli PM Shimon Peres Obama will lead a US delegation to Peres' funeral on Friday President Barack Obama, in a rare move, ordered the US flag be flown at half-staff at the White House and on federal grounds and government properties on Friday to mark the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, the White House announced on Wednesday. Peres, the Israeli elder statesman who shared a Nobel Prize for forging a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, died at age 93 on Tuesday following complications from a recent stroke. In top Israeli leadership roles over the decades – including prime minister and president – the Labor Party veteran became a face of the Jewish State, instantly recognized and well-respected in Israel and across the globe. Shimon Peres Fast Facts Only infrequently has the US flag been flown at half-staff to mark the death of foreign dignitaries. Obama last issued the honor in 2013 after the passing of the South African leader Nelson Mandela, and President George W. Bush did the same to honor Pope John Paul II after his death in 2005. Obama will lead a US delegation to Peres’ funeral on Friday, and former President Bill Clinton is also slated to attend. “There are few people who we share this world with who change the course of human history, not just through their role in human events, but because they expand our moral imagination and force us to expect more of ourselves,” Obama said in a statement from the White House earlier Wednesday. “Shimon was the essence of Israel itself.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Shimon Peres", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160929113000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/29/politics/obama-orders-flags-half-staff-peres/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "579029371", "sentence": "Clinton has sought to cast Donald Trump as a foreign policy novice She will meet with the Egyptian and Ukrainian presidents Hillary Clinton will look to highlight her foreign policy credentials next week by meeting with foreign leaders during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to an aide. The former secretary of state, who has taken three days off the campaign trail to recover from pneumonia, will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The aide said the Democratic presidential nominee would hold “a number of bilateral meetings during the United Nations General Assembly next week,” so it is expected she will also meet with other world leaders. Clinton throughout the 2016 campaign has sought to cast Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, as a foreign policy novice who would damage international relationships. Trump tried to counter this messaging last month by going to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto. But Trump and Pena Nieto got into a public disagreement after the meeting about whether they had discussed Trump’s demand that Mexico pay for constructing a wall along America’s southern border. “Last week we saw even more evidence that Trump is temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president,” Clinton blasted Trump. “In just a few hours, he managed to turn his trip to Mexico into an embarrassing international incident.” Trump, for his part, frequently denounces Clinton’s foreign policy decisions while at the State Department to try to make the case that should would be a disastrous leader for the country. Jason Miller, a Trump spokesman, said that Clinton’s meetings at the United Nations next week “serve as a stark reminder of her failed leadership as America’s top diplomat.” “We need strong, new leadership on the global stage like Donald Trump is promising, not a rehash of the last eight years of leading from behind,” Miller said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160914183000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/politics/hillary-clinton-united-nations-meeting/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "482587917", "sentence": "Julian Hernandez was 5 when he and his father vanished from Alabama in 2002 Julian: \"At this point I just simply want to be normal\" Julian was listed as missing; his father, Bobby Hernandez, has been arrested Julian is now 18 Julian Hernandez wants to live a normal life. He wants to be left alone. Reported missing in Alabama 13 years ago, Hernandez was found safe and unharmed this week in Cleveland, Ohio, authorities say. He was in the legal custody of his mother when he disappeared on August 28, 2002. He was 5 then. It was suspected that his father, Bobby Hernandez, took him as part of a noncustodial parental abduction, according to the Vestavia Hills Police Department, just south of Birmingham. In a statement Friday, Julian Hernandez asked the media to respect his privacy. “At this point I just simply want to be normal!” the statement said. “I want to go through my day like I did before this week, just being a normal 18 year old.” Hernandez wrote, “Please, no more spotlights, no more cameras, no more reporters sneaking into my school or showing up at my house, and no more microphones in my face. I just want to be left alone.” After 18 years, a missing son emerges in Mexico, reunites with Indiana father A lead in the case came Sunday, when Vestavia Hills Police were contacted by the FBI in Cleveland about a missing child. The case broke when Julian was trying to apply for college, Brandon Falls, the district attorney for Jefferson County, told CNN affiliate WVTM.  He ran into problems when his Social Security number didn’t match his name. A school counselor worked with him to determine why.  It was then they found that he was on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database. The missing child they were able to locate and positively identify is now 18. Julian’s mother and family were notified of his recovery. Mother, daughter reunited after father spirited child to Mexico, authorities say Bobby Hernandez was arrested Monday in the abduction. The court records from Cuyahoga County in Ohio did not specify exact charges against him but Lt. Johnny Evans of the Vestavia Hills Police Department said they would include interference with child custody. Bobby Hernandez made his first appearance in the Cuyahoga County Court on Wednesday, and his bond was set at $250,000. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 12. In addition to the charges in Ohio, Bobby Hernandez will face charges in Jefferson County, Alabama, in the 2002 abduction. He may face additional charges. The Vestavia Hills Police Department worked in collaboration with the FBI’s Violent Crime Task Force in Cleveland, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Birmingham Division of the FBI.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bobby Hernandez", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151106210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/us/missing-boy-found-alabama-ohio/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "629714359", "sentence": "McCain has sharp critiques of the President McCain hasn't personally thwarted any elements of Trump's agenda, yet Now that he has returned to the Senate for another six years, Sen. John McCain is back to being a president’s biggest headache on Capitol Hill. The Arizona Republican bashed President Donald Trump’s White House as an “administration in disarray” while attending a security conference in Munich. Then, on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he blasted Trump’s attacks on the media, saying “the first thing that dictators do is shut down the press.” The sharp critiques of the President come as McCain sheds his campaign-trail reluctance to criticize Trump – or even say the then-Republican nominee’s name. McCain, who was the party’s nominee himself in 2008, has long been comfortable on the bad side of presidents. The Armed Services Committee chairman trashed George W. Bush’s tenure over his handling of the Gulf War and the mounting national debt and constantly accused President Barack Obama of weak leadership abroad. “I’m the one that said Ronald Reagan shouldn’t send Marines to Afghanistan,” McCain told CNN in early February. “I’m the one that said Donald Rumsfeld should be fired. I’ve said the general in Afghanistan should be fired. Look, I have done what I have done right for this country under Republican and Democrat presidents. I will continue to do so. This is not a departure from the way I’ve conducted myself in the United States Senate.” Trump made clear he viewed McCain as an opponent in 2015, when he belittled the senator’s five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam by questioning McCain’s “war hero” status, saying, “I like people who don’t get captured.” McCain’s response was muted. He skipped the Republican National Convention but continued to say he’d support the Republican nominee – at least, up until the emergence of the “Access Hollywood” video in which Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women. But since McCain won re-election, that’s all changed. In Munich on Friday, McCain fretted about “the growing inability, and even unwillingness, to separate truth from lies” – a clear shot at Trump, who has espoused falsehoods about crowd size, voter fraud and more. Trump sometimes “contradicts himself,” McCain said, adding, “So we’ve learned to watch what the president does as opposed to what he says.” On Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” McCain joked that he hates the press, and host Chuck Todd “especially,” but defended the role of journalists in society when asked about Trump’s tweet Friday that the “fake news media … is the enemy of the American people” and similar remarks he made at a rally the following evening in Florida. “If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and, many times, adversarial press,” McCain said. “And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That’s how dictators get started.” “They get started by suppressing free press,” McCain continued. “In other words, a consolidation of power. When you look at history, the first thing that dictators do is shut down the press. And I’m not saying that President Trump is trying to be a dictator. I’m just saying we need to learn the lessons of history.” It’s not the first time McCain has slammed Trump’s presidency. He hammered Trump over a reportedly contentious phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, called Trump’s travel ban a “self-inflicted wound in the fight against terror,” and said the President’s first major military decision – a raid in Yemen that, in addition to killing more than a dozen al Qaeda fighters, left a US Navy SEAL, and 8-year-old girl and nearly two dozen civilians dead – couldn’t be qualified as a success. Still, McCain hasn’t personally thwarted any elements of Trump’s agenda, yet. While McCain, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio cast the fate of Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, into doubt, McCain has only voted against one Trump nominee, budget director Mick Mulvaney. And Mulvaney was confirmed anyway. And at times, McCain has heaped praise on Trump, showing the limits of his intra-party criticism and underscoring why Democrats can’t count on the senator to consistently undermine the President. In a statement Monday afternoon, McCain called Trump’s choice of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser an “outstanding choice” and heaped praise on Trump’s entire national security team. “I give President Trump great credit for this decision, as well as his national security Cabinet choices. I could not imagine a better, more capable national security team than the one we have right now,” McCain said. CNN’s Tom LoBianco contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170221113000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/politics/john-mccain-trump-criticism/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "448479356", "sentence": "David Letterman says he had no regrets about retiring from his late-night comedy show – until Donald Trump’s presidential campaign took off. “I have made the biggest mistake of my life, ladies and gentlemen,” Letterman told an audience Saturday night in San Antonio. In a surprise appearance at a show hosted by fellow comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short, Letterman reprised his famous ‘Top 10’ list to chide Trump, the real estate mogul who has shot near the front of the Republican field even as he’s made controversial remarks about undocumented immigrants from Mexico. Related gallery Donald Trump's empire In his satirical list of Trump ‘facts,’ Letterman said, “That thing on his head was the gopher in ‘Caddyshack.’” His quips also included that Trump wears 10 pounds of cologne and would evict a family, rather than pardon a turkey, on Thanksgiving. And referencing Martin and Short’s comedy “¡Three Amigos!” Letterman offered: “Donald Trump has pissed off so many Mexicans, he’s starring in a movie called ‘No Amigos.’”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150712220000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/12/politics/donald-trump-david-letterman-top-ten-list/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "715838760", "sentence": "The transition maintains the documents were its property and should not have been handed over without its approval The emails in question involve 13 transition officials, including four senior ones, according to the letter A spokesman for special counsel Robert Mueller has denied accusations by Trump transition lawyers that Mueller’s team got unauthorized access to thousands of transition emails. “When we have obtained emails in the course of our ongoing criminal investigation, we have secured either the account owner’s consent or appropriate criminal process,” the spokesman, Peter Carr, said early Sunday. Lawyers representing the transition wrote to members of Congress accusing Mueller’s team of obtaining unauthorized access to tens of thousands of transition emails in the course of its Russia investigation, including what they claim to be documents protected by attorney-client privilege. The transition maintains the emails, which were on a government domain, were its property and should not have been handed over without its approval. The emails in question involve 13 transition officials, including four senior ones, according to the letter. The lawyer, Kory Langhofer, wrote to leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and House Oversight and Government Reform committees because he said the General Services Administration, which supports presidential transitions, “unlawfully produced” private materials of the transition although the GSA “did not own or control the records in question.” Langhofer wrote in the letter that the Special Counsel’s Office “was actively using those materials without any notice” to transition officials. The letter states there were two other occasions where the Special Counsel’s Office did not notify transition officials that their records had been requested or received. The transition’s executive director, Ken Nahigian, asserts that the transition owns the emails under the agreement that set up the operation, despite the GSA’s stance. “Up until the very end that was our understanding. GSA would maintain, but you owned them,” Nahigian said. “In no way they own the emails. … We are the victim.” The emails have a “.gov” domain because GSA was in charge of their security, he said. Nahigian also emphasized that his organization has no official connection to the White House. “I don’t talk to the White House,” he said, regarding his running of the independent group set up to handle the transition’s business. Nahigian also said he is objecting to the handing over of the emails because of the precedent it will set for future transitions. He said his organization is exploring options about how to respond and expects to make a decision possibly later Sunday, but he would not discuss possible courses of action. “What we do beyond requesting a lawful process hasn’t been determined,” he said, adding that some of the documents contain privileged information. GSA Deputy Counsel Lenny Loewentritt disputed a claim by Langhofer that the GSA’s general counsel had agreed in June that any requests for transition records would go to the Trump campaign, BuzzFeed News reported Saturday night. Loewentritt said transition officials were told that “in using our devices,” materials “would not be held back in any law enforcement” requests. He added there was a series of agreements between the transition and GSA for using its goods and therefore there was no expectation of privacy. Langhofer’s letter also states that Special Counsel’s Office had obtained transition laptops, cell phones and at least one iPad after the FBI requested them of career GSA staff without a subpoena. Related article White House special counsel: No plans to fire Mueller The letter also says a representative of the Special Counsel’s Office told transition officials it did not recover any documents from that hardware, but failed “to disclose the critical fact that … the Special Counsel’s office had simultaneously received from the GSA tens of thousands of emails.” “The materials produced by the GSA to the Special Counsel’s Office therefore included materials protected by the attorney-client privilege, the deliberative process privilege, and the presidential communications privilege,” the letter maintains. Axios first reported the existence of the emails, and Fox News first reported the transition lawyer’s letter. The transition lawyer is asking the members of Congress to act to protect future presidential transitions from having “private records misappropriated by government agencies, particularly in the context of sensitive investigations intersecting with political motives.” Specifically, the lawyer is asking if future transitions receive request or demand for documents it must provide notice to transition officials and an opportunity to respond. A spokeswoman for House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, of South Carolina, said in a statement that the Trump transition email issues are “to be briefed by the parties (or others with cognizable legal claims and standing) and decided by the court — not Congress.” “The central issues raised are fact specific legal issues which involve issues of privilege, waiver (express, implied, actual and constructive), standing to assert claims of privacy, expectations of privacy and the reasonableness thereof, third party consent, statutory constructions, and inevitable discovery among other issues,” she added in the statement. But Committee ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings, of Maryland, says the panel does have jurisdiction over the matter. “Our committee has direct jurisdiction over the Presidential Transition Act, and it simply does not support withholding transition team emails from criminal investigators,” Cummings said in a statement. “The President’s lawyers have said they want to fully comply with Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation, so it is odd that they now suggest they would have withheld key documents from federal investigators.” CNN”s Boris Sanchez and Jeremy Herb contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation team", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171217040000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller-transition-emails-letter/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "491022250", "sentence": "GOP presidential candidates spoke Thursday before an influential audience of Republican Jews Donald Trump was booed over his comments regarding the location of the U.S. embassy in Israel All but one of the 14 Republican presidential candidates took the stage on Thursday at the Republican Jewish Coalition forum – a rare moment in the GOP presidential campaign when each White House hopeful can speak at length before the same audience in the same day. The well-informed, Jewish audience meant that candidates had to bring their A-game on foreign policy and were expected to speak to their pro-Israel stances. The forum also took place the day after the devastating mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which cast a clear shadow across the event. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was unable to make his afternoon speaking time due to votes in the Senate. Here are the top takeaways from the 13 speeches: Donald Trump commanded the biggest crowd of the day, but it was clear he knew the audience wasn’t seriously considering his candidacy and spent most of his speech making jokes about his familiarity with the room. “I know everybody in this audience,” he joked at one point after recognizing an associate in the front row. RELATED: Trump to Republican Jewish Coalition: ‘I’m a negotiator like you’ He also cracked about being in a room full of negotiators like himself multiple times during his remarks. But he also drew boos from the audience when he refused to take a position on whether Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of Israel. “You’re not going to support me even though I’m going to be the best thing that ever happened to Israel,” Trump had said earlier. “And I know why you’re not going to support me, it’s because I don’t want your money.” Trump’s lack of specifics but continued success riled one of his opponents, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who went off script and used his remarks to implore the audience to stop supporting the business mogul. “I think Donald Trump is destroying the Republican Party,” Graham said. “ISIL loves Donald Trump because he is giving them an opportunity to bring people their way,” Graham told reporters after his speech. The audience’s clear favorites of the day included Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, two senators with demonstrably pro-Israel track records. The two young, Cuban-American senators are also rising to neck-and-neck in the polls behind front-runner Trump. On the issue of the civil war in Syria, Cruz and Rubio took different approaches to whether Syrian President Bashar Assad should be removed from power. Cruz, speaking first in the day, warned against U.S.-spurred regime change and spoke out against the Obama administration seeking to remove Assad. “Toppling a government and allowing radical Islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security. Putting ISIS or Al Qaeda or the Muslim Brotherhood in charge of yet another state in the Middle East is not benefiting our national security,” Cruz said. Rubio, taking the same stage about a half hour later, had harsh words for that perspective, saying leaving Assad in place creates the conditions for “the next ISIS.” “This simplistic notion that, ‘Leave Assad there because he’s a brutal killer but he’s not as bad as what’s going to follow him,’ is a fundamental and simplistic and dangerous misunderstanding of the reality of the region,” Rubio said in a response to a question about Syria. The two candidates aren’t just duking it out for voters – they are also making a play to appeal to powerful donors, many of whom pay close attention to the RJC forum. Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul and GOP mega-donor, wasn’t in attendance on Thursday, but the influential Jewish Republican is deciding whether to use his considerable wealth to support Rubio or Cruz. Ben Carson showed his lack of foreign policy experience in precisely the speech experts said he needed to stave off criticisms about his weak spot. The retired pediatric neurosurgeon delivered an uncharacteristic written address, he said in order to make sure he made all the points he wanted to. But the wooden speech that was heavy on Israeli history and statistics failed to strike a chord with the audience. He also showed his lack of fluency in the topic as he several times throughout the speech failed to correctly pronounce the name of the Palestinian group Hamas, at one point sounding closer to “hummus.” Carson also was one of the few candidates who didn’t take questions. “(Carson) missed a big opportunity,” said RJC board member Ari Fleischer. “He didn’t advance his goal of showing any foreign policy. … I admire him for trying and putting together probably one of the most meaty, substantive speeches you will hear, and what he had to say is very pro-Israel and very good to listen to. It just doesn’t work.” There was one issue that all candidates had to weigh in on – and if they didn’t put it in their speech, they were asked about it in Q&A: Jerusalem. While Israel considers Jerusalem to be its capital, the world community has not recognized it as such while the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to dispute the territory. Congress has passed legislation to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but the past three presidents have all periodically issued waivers and maintained the status quo. On Thursday, all the candidates declared their support for moving the embassy and recognizing Jerusalem as the capital. Except one. Trump was booed when he ducked the question after not mentioning it in his speech. “I want to wait until I meet with Bibi,” Trump said, referring to his upcoming trip to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the crowd booed him, he downplayed their reaction, telling the audience to “relax.” “You’re going to like me very much,” he said. “It’s going to be fine.” Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has seen his poll numbers drop sharply over the past several months, but he found a warm reception at the RJC forum, where he still has many important boosters. Bush took the stage to a standing ovation and cheering crowd, and the good will continued throughout his speech. He won applause when he promised to “whup” Clinton if he won the nomination, and got plenty of love for his family, as well. He name-dropped his brother, former President George W. Bush, who got applause from the crowd. “The person I rely on the most as it relates to U.S.-Israeli policy is my brother,” he said, to loud cheering. “I’ve got a damn good brother.” Jeb was asked about his father and mother, George H.W. and Barbara Bush. He said the elderly patriarch was not watching “CSI” anymore. “He’s now watching Fox again, trying to figure out Donald Trump, I think. That’s his main goal in life,” Bush joked as the crowd cheered. “Hard for a guy like that to understand the Trump phenomenon.” The super PAC supporting Bush also held a breakfast on the sidelines of the event. The discussion at RJC was always going to have a heavy national security focus, but the event taking place a day after the San Bernardino shooting added an extra emphasis. Many of the candidates addressed the shooting at the beginning of their remarks, though they differed on whether to call it terrorism. Cruz said while details about the shooting in the wake of the Paris attacks were “still unclear,” it raised concerns of “radical Islamic terrorism here at home.” “This horrific murder underscores that we are in a time of war,” Cruz said. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a similar tack. “As a former prosecutor … I am convinced that was a terrorist attack,” he said, later adding: “We need to come to grips with the idea that we are in the midst of the next world war.” Carly Fiorina also used her comments on the shooting to attack Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton for her tweet on Wednesday as the shooting unfolded calling for gun control measures. “Hillary Clinton was tweeting about gun control while we learned that radicalized Islamic terrorists had been building pipe bombs,” Fiorina said. RELATED: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders seek gun control reform after shootings There was one universal sentiment among the White House hopefuls: They call agreed that Democrats should use the term “radical Islamic terrorism.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151204024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/03/politics/republican-jewish-coalition-trump-carson-cruz-rubio-takeaways/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "653536534", "sentence": "Sheikh Abdul Hasib led ISIS in Afghanistan Troops carried out raid April 27 in Nagarhar Province The ISIS leader in Afghanistan, Sheikh Abdul Hasib, was killed in an April 27 raid conducted by Afghan special security forces and US troops, Afghan and US authorities said Sunday. Fifty US Army rangers and 40 Afghan commandos were dropped by helicopter into Nangarhar Province, within a mile or so of the site where the United States dropped the MOAB, or “mother of all bombs,” on April 13. Related video US drops 'mother of all bombs' Within minutes, the rangers were surrounded by heavy fire, the Pentagon said, causing the soldiers to call in support from an AC-130 aircraft, F-16s, drones and Apache helicopters. The Pentagon said Hasib was the target of the attack, but didn’t confirm his death until Sunday. The raid also resulted in the deaths of several other high ranking leaders of  ISIS-K, the terror group’s regional branch, and 35 ISIS fighters. Two American soldiers died in the attack, perhaps from friendly fire, the Pentagon said. “This is the second ISIS-K emir we have killed in nine months, along with dozens of their leaders and hundreds of their fighters,” said General John Nicholson, Commander US Forces - Afghanistan. “For more than two years, ISIS-K has waged a barbaric campaign of death, torture and violence against the Afghan people, especially those in southern Nangarhar.” In a series of Tweets on Sunday, President Ashraf Ghani’s Office confirmed Hasib was killed in the attack. “He was responsible for ordering the attack on the 400-bed hospital in Kabul, kidnapped girls and beheaded elders in front of their families,” the President’s office said. The March 8 attack on the hospital, carried out by gunmen disguised as medical personnel, left 30 people dead before Afghan security forces killed the attackers. CNN’s Ryan Browne and Spencer Feingold contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS-K", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170507221500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/07/middleeast/isis-leader-killed-in-afghanistan/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "724538609", "sentence": "“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro’s lavish fantasy, leads the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film award nominations, in the running for 12 categories. The crime drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,”  and “Darkest Hour,” set in the early days of World War II, received nine nominations each. What all three films have in common is that they were directed by men. Related article Golden Globes bring scant focus to wide-open Oscar race On the heels of Sunday night’s emotional Golden Globe Awards ceremony, where gender inequality and abuse in the industry were passionately addressed, women filmmakers were conspicuously absent from key BAFTA nominations announced Tuesday in London. All five nominees for best director were men, and all the nominations for best film and outstanding British film were directed by men. The lead characters in “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” however, are women. And two women were also nominated for best screenplay: Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird” and Vanessa Taylor, alongside del Toro, for “The Shape of Water.” And women were among producers of some of the top-nominated films. BAFTA chair Jane Lush gave a nod to the Golden Globes, where women actors had draped themselves in black to protest the culture of sexual misconduct and abuse of power in Hollywood, exposed after the Harvey Weinstein revelations. She said that people such as Oprah Winfrey, who won the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, used the moment as a “clarion call for change, something we at BAFTA wish to wholeheartedly endorse.” “We too are determined to ensure that the brave revelations – and make no mistake, they were very brave – become a watershed moment to become a catalyst for real lasting change across the workplace in film, games and television.” She announced that BAFTA, with other industry bodies, was setting out principles and guidelines with the goal to “reset the tone” of the industry. “It’s not only MeToo, but it’s WeToo,” she said. BAFTA also announced “Absolutely Fabulous” star Joanna Lumley as the next host of the awards ceremony. Actor Stephen Fry stepped down last year after 12 years hosting the show. Actors Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright announced nine of the 25 categories, including best film, best director, leading actor and leading actress. The awards are often seen as a pointer to the Oscars and the nominations were announced after the Golden Globe awards. “The Shape of Water” is a fantastical feature about a 1960s research facility in which a janitor forms a relationship with an amphibious creature being held captive. Guillermo del Toro was nominated for both best director and original screenplay. Among the film’s other nominations are Sally Hawkins for leading actress and Octavia Spencer for supporting actress. It also picked up a slew of production nominations, including costume design, special visual effects and production design, as well as cinematography. “Darkest Hour” is set early in World War II, when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had to make a decision on whether to negotiate with Hitler. The film received nominations for best film and outstanding British film. Gary Oldman was nominated as leading actor and Kristin Scott Thomas as supporting actress, for their roles as Winston and Clementine Churchill. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is a film about a mother, frustrated with a police investigation into her daughter’s death, who goes to great length to push authorities to catch the killer. It is nominated for best film and outstanding British film, while Frances McDormand is nominated for leading actress, and Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson are both nominated for supporting actor. The 71st British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday, February 18, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Here are the nominees for key awards: Best Film “Call Me by Your Name” “Darkest Hour” “Dunkirk” “The Shape of Water” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Outstanding British film “Darkest Hour” “The Death of Stalin” “God’s Own Country” “Lady Macbeth” “Paddington 2” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Best Director Denis Villeneuve for “Blade Runner 2049” Lluca Guadagnino for “Call Me by Your Name” Christopher Nolan for “Dunkirk” Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water” Martin McDonagh for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Original Screenplay Jordan Peele for “Get out” Steven Rogers for “I, Tonya” Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird” Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor for “The Shape of Water” Martin McDonagh for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Leading Actress Annette Bening in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” Frances McDormand in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Margot Robbie in “I, Tonya” Sally Hawkins in “The Shape of Water” Saoirse Ronan in “Lady Bird” Leading Actor Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread” Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out” Gary Oldman in “Darkest Hour” Jamie Bell in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” Timothée Chalamet “Call Me by Your Name” Supporting Actress Allison Janney  in “I, Tonya” Kristin Scott Thomas in “Darkest Hour” Laurie Metcalf in “Lady Bird” Lesley Manville in “Phantom Thread” Octavia Spencer in “The Shape of Water” Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer in “All the Money in the World” Hugh Grant in “Paddington 2” Sam Rockwell in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Willem Dafoe in “The Florida Project” Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "BAFTA", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09/movies/baftas-film-awards-nominations-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675209917", "sentence": "This is not the first time the President has mentioned his pardoning powers In his tweets, Trump asked why his attorney general and the special counsel in the Russia probe aren't looking at what he alleges are Clinton's ties to Russia President Donald Trump mentioned his presidential pardoning powers and condemned intelligence leaks in a string of tweets Saturday morning, a day after The Washington Post reported that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke about the Trump campaign in meetings with the Russian ambassador last year. The Post reported Friday night that Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak was previously picked up in US intelligence intercepts telling his Russian colleagues that he talked with Sessions twice last year about the campaign. Sessions, who was a campaign adviser at the time of his meetings with Kislyak, has repeatedly denied that he discussed the campaign with any Russians. His office has also denied he ever spoke with Kislyak about campaign interference. In his Saturday morning tweets, the President referenced the fact that he holds presidential pardoning powers, saying, “While all agree the U. S. President has the complete power to pardon, why think of that when only crime so far is LEAKS against us. FAKE NEWS.” The Washington Post reported Thursday that Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the Justice Department’s probe into Russia’s efforts to influence last year’s election, which is being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Friday morning, John Dowd, the attorney defending Trump in the Mueller investigation, called the Post story about Trump considering pardons “nonsense.” “The President’s lawyers are cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller on behalf of the President,” Dowd added. Brian C. Kalt is a professor of law at Michigan State University and the author of a 2012 book entitled “Constitutional Cliffhangers: A Legal Guide for Presidents and Their Enemies,” told CNN that the presidential pardoning power is, in fact, very broad. The Constitution reads that the president “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.” In his Saturday tweets, Trump also launched into criticism of the Russia probe, asking why Sessions and Mueller weren’t looking into Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information in emails while secretary of state and accusing her of having ties to Russia. So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or Special Council looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes. 33,000 e-mails deleted? Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday. Trump also tweeted a defense of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., over his posting emails on Twitter earlier this month showing him setting up a meeting last summer with a Russian lawyer, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort with the aim of getting information that would be damaging to Clinton’s campaign. “My son Donald openly gave his e-mails to the media & authorities whereas Crooked Hillary Clinton deleted (& acid washed) her 33,000 e-mails!,” Trump tweeted. Earlier, in the wee hours of the morning, the President referred to the Post report in a tweet, saying leaks of intelligence information, “like Comey’s,” must stop. It was an apparent reference to fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony in June that he gave a memo about his interactions with Trump to a friend and Columbia Law School professor, the contents of which the friend, Daniel Richman, shared with The New York Times. Richman, a former federal prosecutor, has told CNN that the memo was not classified. “A new INTELLIGENCE LEAK from the Amazon Washington Post, this time against A.G. Jeff Sessions,” Trump wrote. “These illegal leaks, like Comey’s, must stop!” Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement to CNN that she could not comment on the Post’s report Friday. “Obviously I cannot comment on the reliability of what anonymous sources describe in a wholly uncorroborated intelligence intercept that the Washington Post has not seen and that has not been provided to me,” she said. “But the attorney general stands by his testimony from just last month before the Senate Intelligence Committee, when he specifically addressed this and said that he ‘never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election.’”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170723001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/politics/trump-tweets-pardon-powers/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "613569554", "sentence": "The President-elect’s incoming press secretary, Sean Spicer, clashed Monday with CNN host Alisyn Camerota, casting doubt on a US intelligence assessment that suggests Russia directed hacks on the Democratic National Committee in order to sway the presidential race in favor of Donald Trump. “This report that everyone keeps talking about is not final,” Spicer said, speaking on CNN’s “New Day.” The “intelligence community is talking about wrapping it up later this week … the idea that we are jumping to conclusions before we have a final report is frankly irresponsible.” \"I know this is frustrating for you that we are doing it in a logical way.\" Trump spox takes shot at @AlisynCamerota https://t.co/ffqmL8CubK Over the weekend, Trump voiced doubt over the pending report, invoking flawed intelligence from the lead-up to the Iraq War and suggesting someone else could be to blame for the hacks. He also claimed to have inside information on the matter, which he said he would reveal later this week. “I just want them to be sure, because it’s a pretty serious charge, and I want them to be sure,” said Trump, speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate. “And if you look at the weapons of mass destruction, that was a disaster, and they were wrong.” Trump has repeatedly cast aside the uniform US intelligence assessment from early October that Moscow was behind hacking, even after receiving classified intelligence briefings. Trump’s decision puts him at odds with congressional leaders from his own party. The President-elect has scheduled an intelligence briefing midweek on the hacking. Spicer continued to defend those comments Monday.  “As President-elect he is privy to information most people aren’t,” Spicer said. Camerota continued to question Spicer on the level of information Trump has received so far from the intelligence community. “He has not been briefed about the heads of the intelligence community about whether or not they believe Russia is behind the hacking?” she asked. Spicer said he had not but that officials were set to brief Trump later in the week, once the report was finalized. “The idea we’re asking people and making assumptions on a report that’s not final is unbelievable,” he added. Later in the exchange, Spicer also took a shot at Camerota, suggesting she was unable to see the good sense in Trump’s approach to the alleged hacks. “I know this frustrating for you that we’re doing it in a logical way,” Spicer said. “No, we’re going to get all the information, get briefed properly and then make a decision. We’re not going to put the cart before the horse.” But US officials told CNN later Monday that the “digital fingerprints” indicating that Russia orchestrated the cyberhacks around the US election give the intelligence community growing confidence in its Oct 7 public assessment that Russia carried out the hacking. One US official said that the hacks were perpetrated on specific Cyrillic keyboards.  The intelligence community is confident in their analysis, citing the extremely high quality intelligence on Russia. As one official put it, “This is not a black hole like North Korea.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Barbara Starr and Jim Sciutto contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170102170000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/02/politics/trump-spokesman-sean-spicer-russia-hacking-report-cnntv/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "485285584", "sentence": "NEW: An activist group in Raqqa says 24 bombs were dropped overnight NEW: France targeted a command center, recruitment center, ammunition storage base and training camp, the military says Analyst: Airstrikes send \"a very strong political message, and it's all for internal consumption within France\" The French air force carried out bombing missions on ISIS targets in Raqqa, Syria, for a second day in a row. France is retaliating against Islamist extremist terror attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris. ISIS claims Raqqa as the capital of its so-called caliphate. On Monday, France targeted a command center, a recruitment center, an ammunition storage base and a training camp in the city, the French military said. On Sunday, the air force struck similar strategic targets in multiple sorties, reinserting France, a partner in the U.S.-led coalition striking ISIS from the air, into the battle against ISIS. Brussels raid: Police hit Molenbeek, area at heart of Belgium’s jihadist threat Related video Why did ISIS target France? A group of anti-ISIS activists in Raqqa reported 24 bombs dropped and 30 explosions overnight into Monday. Mostly the suburbs were hit, but in the city, the stadium and the museum were also struck, said Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. ISIS uses the museum and the stadium as jails. Its headquarters are also in the stadium, the activists said. Paris attackers: What we know about them On Sunday, 12 aircraft dropped 20 bombs on ISIS positions in Raqqa, destroying all targets, France’s Defense Ministry said. Related video French reflect on loss, love, strength & tragedy But French bombs may have killed few of the militants. The Islamist terror group has withdrawn from its sites in anticipation of the retaliation, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said. Streets have been empty, markets less crowded. No civilian casualties have been reported, the activist group said, and the civilian population does not seem particularly worried. The activists said there have been ISIS casualties but could not say how many. An ISIS media wing has said there were no casualties Sunday. Paris victims: From all over the world and all walks of life Also on Monday, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that “war” had been declared on France and that “anybody who attacks the Republic, the Republic will fight back.” Related video The moment the shots rang out at the concert hall “It is not they who will destroy the Republic. The Republic will destroy them,” he said. France has been part of the U.S.-led coalition of nations fighting ISIS from the air, but after Friday’s attacks that killed 129 people and wounded more than 350 others, France has flown more sorties. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which France’s President described as “an act of war.” France has been conducting airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria since September as part of a U.S.-led coalition. A senior Obama administration official said that the United States was “working closely with the French to develop targets.” The U.S. military probably handed over a list of targets the coalition was planning to strike to the French to let them fly the sorties, said retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, a military analyst. “These target packages were already in folders, as they’re called, and I’m sure the central command handed them over to the French fighters to attack for the symbolism of France being back in the fight.” Related gallery World reacts to Paris attacks The timing of the new airstrikes probably is no coincidence, analysts said. “Clearly, it’s a military activity, but it really sends a very strong political message, and it’s all for internal consumption within France,” said retired Maj. Gen. James “Spider” Marks, a CNN military analyst. “This is very visceral.” ISIS in Raqqa was also the target of retaliatory airstrikes in February. Two days after news emerged that the group had burned a captive Jordanian pilot to death, the Middle Eastern nation hit back. At the time, ISIS posted photos of the destruction from the Jordanian airstrikes, and the activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 militants had been killed. Inside Syrian town living under reign of fear CNN’s Sandrine Amiel, Raja Razek, Pierre Meilhan, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jim Acosta and journalist Mohammad Eyad Kourdi contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "France", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151116081500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/middleeast/france-raqqa-airstrikes-on-isis/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "745683036", "sentence": "Bolton's first day as National Security Adviser is Monday and he may shake up the White House Get ready for some possibly contentious hearings over Trump's nominees for CIA, State and Veterans' Affairs Here are the stories our DC insiders are talking about in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast, where you get a glimpse of tomorrow’s headlines today. John Bolton starts his new job as National Security Adviser Monday and he’ll have plenty on his plate. President Trump’s team has seen a major reshuffling over the past year, and Bolton’s arrival could bring changes to the White House and its foreign policy. The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey explains: “You have John Bolton coming in with a more hawkish worldview. You have the Iran deal decision – the President has to decide if he’s going to rip it up. You have North Korea talks that the President wants to do, and you have someone with a different idea in many fronts than the President on foreign policy, someone the President seems to have some charisma with,” Dawsey reports. “I think there’s some reticence at the NSC (National Security Council) and at the State Department possibly on John Bolton, but I think it will be interesting to watch.” As Trump’s cabinet and staff go through makeovers, Congress gears up to weigh in on Trump’s replacement picks. Trump’s new choices for State, Veterans’ Affairs and CIA director may face contentious confirmation hearings. Politico’s Eliana Johnson explains: “Republicans in the Senate are annoyed and fatigued at having to push these (candidates) through, and Democrats have a real opportunity to energize their base by opposing these,” she says. “I’m looking at which one they’re going to try to oppose, one or more, and I think that one of these has a real chance at failing.” Speaking of that, Mike Pompeo’s confirmation hearing is Thursday. There’s already trouble brewing for him with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee because Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has announced his opposition. As CNN’s Manu Raju reports, there’s a one-vote advantage for the GOP on that committee, but Dems might actually help the president’s pick here. “There are two Democrats who voted for him for CIA director when he was confirmed by a 66-32 vote. That’s Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Jeanne Shaheen. They both sit on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” Manu reports. “Of course, the State Department secretary versus being CIA director, much different positions … a lot of questions about whether or not they will support him going forward…we’ll see if any Democrats decide to jump ship because otherwise he could be in trouble on the floor, too.” Teachers in a handful of states are voicing their displeasure with low pay or lack of resources by striking or walking out. Educators in West Virginia, Kentucky and Oklahoma are trying to pressure state lawmakers to meet their demands. Time’s Molly Ball tells us the political impact of this trend. “There are 36 gubernatorial elections this November, the majority of them Republican-held. These teachers, surprising even the teachers unions by rising up, demanding better pay, and Democrats are looking at this thinking this could be part of the wave of activism that they expect to power any success,” Ball says. “This is about women. The teachers are mostly women. It affects moms. A lot of teachers are even running for office. To the extent that this feeds the wave that is being driven by women voters this fall, it could help Democrats.” Congress is back from recess, but notably still missing is the senior senator from Arizona. Senator John McCain, absent from Capitol Hill since mid-December, is staying back home as he receives treatment for brain cancer. As CNN’s John King reports, McCain’s staff hasn’t discussed a timetable for his return after they initially promised he would be back at work in January. “The senator’s friends will be happy to know McCain was highly annoyed by a Washington Post story last week noting that there are quiet conversations in Arizona and in Washington about replacing Senator McCain if he cannot return and decides to retire,” King says. “McCain told several friends in recent days, ‘I’m not going anywhere,’” King adds. “He is said to be in good spirits, working on building his strength and determined to return to work.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "John Bolton", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180408183000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/politics/ip-notebooks-john-bolton-first-day/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "668856307", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today. – After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on the health care bill, more GOP senators came out against it. To complicate matters, different GOP senators have different ideas of what they want in the bill. Also, senators are mad about a pro-Trump super PAC that ran an ad against a fellow Republican who opposed the bill. So now what? Here’s a guide to what’s next for the Senate health care plan. – The White House just ramped up its war with the media. The latest attack comes from Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. – Grenades and gunfire were launched from a helicopter over Venezuela’s Supreme Court. President Nicolas Maduro called it an attempted coup. It was a dramatic escalation of the country’s ongoing crisis. – A man rammed his car into the new Ten Commandments monument outside the Arkansas state Capitol and streamed it to Facebook Live. – A man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Bella Bond, a toddler whose body was found in a trash bag near Boston two years ago. – China freed three activists who were detained while investigating a company that made shoes for Ivanka Trump’s brand, an advocacy group said. – A visiting graduate student from China went missing on June 9. On Tuesday, the FBI found the car she was last seen entering. – Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times for defamation. – Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear, died at 91. – People really love Olive Garden. Really.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170628203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-june-28-trnd/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "502969579", "sentence": "NEW: \"We've now closed off every single path Iran had to building a (nuclear) bomb,\" Obama says Treasury Department issues new sanctions related to Iran's ballistic missile program, not its nuclear activities Iranian President says implementation of nuclear deal will help \"the security and stability of the region\" Iran has completed the necessary steps in a deal to restrict its nuclear program, meaning international economic sanctions are lifted, Iran and international inspectors said. The milestone was welcomed by the parties involved in the deal, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry saying the world was a safer place as a result and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani hailing it as a “historic day” for the Islamic republic. “We’ve now closed off every single path Iran had to building a (nuclear) bomb,” U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday. “We’ll know if Iran ever tries to break out.” He added: “We’ve achieved this historic progress through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the Middle East.” Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on Sunday, Rouhani hailed the agreement as “a tool for the progress, growth and development of the country, as well as the security and stability of the region.” He said that the agreement proved that “constructive engagement” with the world was the right path. “As of today, it has become clear that the win-win policy is the right one,” he said. “We can interact with the world in favor of our nation, and of course not in a manner that disfavors others.” Obama said that engaging with Iran had created a unique opportunity, and that the international community had reached a “milestone” in ensuring the Islamic republic did not develop a nuclear weapon. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that relations between Iran and the world body now entered “a new phase.” “It is an important day for the international community. I congratulate all those who helped make it a reality,” Amano said. The milestone meant that Iran had joined the UK, United States, France, Germany, China, Russia and the European Union in “the field of peaceful users” of nuclear energy, said Federica Mogherini, chief of foreign affairs for the EU. Obama signed an executive order lifting the U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, the White House announced Saturday. Iran nuclear deal: What happens next Kerry issued a statement confirming the IAEA had verified that Iran “has fully implemented its required commitments.” “Iran has undertaken significant steps that many, and I do mean many, people doubted would ever come to pass. And that should be recognized, even though the full measure of this achievement can only be realized by assuring continued full compliance in the coming years,” Kerry said. UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond echoed Kerry’s comment, saying the deal “makes the Middle East and the wider world a safer place.” He added that Iran’s nuclear program has been substantially rolled back. In an address to Iran’s parliament Sunday morning, Rouhani said that all the parties involved were satisfied with the deal, “with the exception of Zionists and warmongers … American hardliners and extremists.” Israel was not one of the nations applauding the deal. “Today, a country that threatens the existence of Israel, denies the Holocaust, destabilizes the Middle East, subjugates its own people and supports terror across the globe is being strengthened by the international community,” said Yair Lapid, a member of the Knesset. “The lifting of sanctions strengthens Hezbollah, it strengthens (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad, it strengthens terrorists across the region who benefit from Iranian support.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is monitoring Iran and will report any violation of the nuclear agreement. Iran has not given up on its ambition to acquire a nuclear weapon, he said. U.S. candidates hail release of U.S. prisoners held by Iran as Republicans slam Obama policy The IAEA – the U.N. nuclear watchdog organization – released its report Saturday assessing Iran’s compliance with an agreement with foreign powers, including the United States and the European Union. The release heralds “Implementation Day,” the formal name for the start of the next phase in the agreement called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which was hammered out with Iran in July. The new “Day” will mean the first wave of economic relief for Iran. Details of July’s Iran nuclear deal Under the agreement, Iran is obliged to take steps to put it further away from developing a nuclear weapon while keeping a peaceful nuclear energy program. It must reduce its level of uranium enrichment, drastically reduce the size of its stockpile of enriched uranium, reduce the number of centrifuges and agree to unfettered international inspections. Iran without sanctions: European firms ready to pounce In return, Iran will be able to sell its oil again on world markets and its banks will be able to connect to the global system. The country will also regain access to billions in assets frozen overseas. “As of today, our businessmen and -women, our entrepreneurs and traders can resort to the legal norms of banking to expand trade and exports,” Rouhani told reporters Sunday. “Today we are in an environment in which we can engage with the world in the economic, political and legal spheres to advance our national interest. In a possible sign of the thaw in relations, it was announced that Iran had freed four American prisoners, including Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, as part of a prisoner swap deal. Another American, who was not a part of the exchange,  was also released. But not all nuclear-related sanctions will be rescinded immediately – that process won’t be completed for about 10 years, should the deal hold. And in a sign that the United States would continue to take action against Iran’s ballistic missile program, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced Sunday that it had designated 11 entities and individuals it said were working on behalf of the program. The office said in a statement that it had sanctioned the United Arab Emirates-based Mabrooka Trading Co. and an associated network, based in China and the UAE, that had been involved in procuring goods for Iran’s ballistic missile program. The network had done this by using front companies in third countries to obtain sensitive goods used in the production of ballistic missiles, disguising the end user of the goods, the statement said. The office also sanctioned five Iranian citizens who it said had worked to procure ballistic missile components for Iran. “Iran’s ballistic missile program poses a significant threat to regional and global security, and it will continue to be subject to international sanctions,” said Adam J. Szubin, acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. “We have consistently made clear that the United States will vigorously press sanctions against Iranian activities outside of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – including those related to Iran’s support for terrorism, regional destabilization, human rights abuses, and ballistic missile program,” he said. Why U.S. businesses could lose big in Iran CNN’s Kevin Bohn, Heather Long, Jim Boulden, Ben Brumfield and Steve Almasy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160117054500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/17/middleeast/iran-iaea-nuclear-deal/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "717046598", "sentence": "Happy winter! Here’s what you might have missed Thursday on CNN: – What we’re watching: A resolution on government spending. Republicans are trying to avoid a government shutdown days ahead of the holidays. The House was set to vote sometime Thursday on a stopgap spending bill. – Despite warnings from the US ambassador, the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision for the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. – The Pentagon has accused Russia of intentionally violating an agreement intended to prevent accidents in the skies over Syria. – Bitcoin mania is reaching a whole new level of crazy. – Life expectancy in the United States fell for a second year in a row. The reason? Opioids, which now claim more lives per year than breast cancer. – The driver who plowed a car into Christmas shoppers in Melbourne, Australia, had mental health issues, police said, but there was no evidence of connections to terrorism. – The cholera outbreak in Yemen reached a record 1 million suspected cases, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. – Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markel released a set of official engagement photos. – It’s #TBT with this hilarious moment from 1996 when Patti LaBelle had one a hell of a time getting through a performance of  “This Christmas.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Nations", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171221194500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/21/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-december-21-trnd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "738999004", "sentence": "President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to withdraw US troops from South Korea if he can’t get a better trade deal with Seoul. In a fundraising speech in Missouri, Trump told donors South Korea had become rich but that American politicians never negotiated better deals, according to audio obtained by The Washington Post and confirmed to CNN by an attendee. “We have a very big trade deficit with them, and we protect them,” Trump said. “We lose money on trade, and we lose money on the military.” “We have right now 32,000 soldiers on the border between North and South Korea. Let’s see what happens,” Trump said. The President went on to argue, “Our allies care about themselves. They don’t care about us.” The two countries signed the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) in 2007 and, since then, trade between the two countries has grown. However, the US’ trade deficit with Korea stood at $17.0 billion, according to figures from 2016. On Friday, South Korean Finance Minister, Kim Dong-yeon, appeared to hit back at Trump’s remarks. “We don’t think it’s ideal to link an economic issue with such an issue [the withdrawal of US troops],” said Kim, while speaking on South Korean TBS radio. “The South Korean government, with national interest of South Korea as priority, will consider striking a balance in the national economy and among multiple industries,” said Kim. “We have many issues to take into consideration dealing with the United States as well.” Kim’s comments, the first by a senior member of the South Korean government, follow the arrival of South Korea’s foreign minister in Washington to discuss the proposed face-to-face meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. South Korea and the US maintain a longstanding defense partnership. At the end of this month, joint military exercises involving tens of thousands of troops from both countries are set to resume, following their postponement during the Olympic Games. Last year, the annual exercises, code-named Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, saw an estimated 3,600 additional US service members deployed to join the 28,000 US troops already based in South Korea to participate in the drills, which included ground, air, naval and special operations field exercises. The United States and South Korea assert that the annual exercises, which have been carried out regularly for nearly 40 years, are strictly defensive and non-provocative. Both exercises, according to US Forces Korea, are designed to “highlight the longstanding military partnership” between the two countries and improve stability and security on the Korean Peninsula. However, the exercises usually draw a fierce response from North Korean. During last year’s drills, Pyongyang launched multiple missile tests and held a massive artillery exercise at the end of April. The US and South Korea have maintained this year’s drills will proceed as planned, despite the thawing in relations with the North. CNN’s Yoonjung Seo, Sophie Jeong, Steve George and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States-South Korea defense and trade relationship", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180315134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/trump-us-troops-south-korea/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "737345428", "sentence": "Turkish forces and allied rebels are poised to enter the center of the Kurdish-held Syrian city of Afrin “at any moment,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday, risking a further escalation of violence in northwest Syria. Turkey, a NATO ally, launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups – some of them backed by the United States – in Afrin province in January to clear the border area of militias it considers to be terrorist organizations. “Right now, Afrin city center is surrounded. God willing, we are in a position to enter Afrin center any moment,” Erdogan said. “We are definitely not there to occupy. We will God willing clear the territory from the ones who wants to occupy and hand it back to its real owners. This is what we want to do.” Bnafsh Jmmo, whose family lives in Turinda, near Afrin, told CNN that three of her children died in an airstrike on Thursday morning. Jmmo said her sons Husain, 15, and Firhad, 10, along with her daughter Hala, 14, were killed as they ate breakfast. “My future has been destroyed after my loss of my children,” she told CNN. “This deep wound will not be healed as long as I live because I lost my children and that means I’ve lost myself. “We are simple people, we did not do anything, is that not wrong?” Erdogan’s announcement comes after Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported Friday that the country’s troops “liberated” the Hallubi Kabir village in Afrin’s northeast and took control of a dam which provides water to the Azaz and Afrin regions. Turkey also claimed to have taken control of the town of Jandaris town on Wednesday, but the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Friday that the fighting was still ongoing. Related article US watching pro-Syrian regime forces amassing near US troops The SDF said in a statement that Turkey was exposing the Kurds to “systematic annihilation” in Afrin with different types of weapons and airstrikes and that its forces would continue to defend the region. Four branches of the SDF, which had been fighting ISIS in Syria, were transferred from east of the Euphrates Rivers to the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali told CNN in a statement earlier this week. The redeployed SDF forces joined pro-Syrian government fighters who entered Afrin last month as part of a deal between the regime and Kurdish forces. Turkey’s deputy prime minister warned at the time of “disastrous consequences” should Syrian government forces intervene in Afrin. CNN’s Samantha Beech contributed to this story.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180309171500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/middleeast/turkey-erdogan-afrin-syria-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "449641104", "sentence": "The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is finally set to become operational this month. The fifth-generation stealth fighter plane was originally conceived in 2001 to upgrade the U.S. military's aging tactical fleet. The price tag for the F-35 program, however, is nearly $400 billion for 2,457 planes -- almost twice the initial estimate. Three years behind schedule and some $200 billion over its original budget, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is finally set to become operational this month. The fighter jet has been in development for nearly 15 years, weathered half a dozen years of testing and experienced myriad hardware malfunctions and software glitches along the way. Once it’s declared ready for combat, it will be the most expensive weapons system in world history. It will also be the most advanced in the sky. The F-35, also referred to as the Joint Strike Fighter, is touted as the most lethal and versatile aircraft of the modern era. It combines advanced stealth capabilities, radar-jamming abilities, supersonic speed, extreme agility and state-of-the-art sensor fusion technology. But after all that time and money, supporters are no closer to quelling the detractors who blast the F-35 as a waste. The fifth-generation stealth fighter plane was originally conceived in 2001 to upgrade the U.S. military’s aging tactical fleet to ensure that rivals couldn’t challenge the United States in the air. “Air superiority is an essential tenet in our national defense strategy,” said Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican whose district is home to the nation’s primary F-35 training facility. “We have a whole host of aging air platforms, some with technology dating back to the ’60s and ‘70s.” Related video China shows off new stealth fighter jet He singled out Russia and China as the key reasons the U.S. has been trying to advance its air power while it retires old platforms. Related video Russian military activity worries NORAD “Air superiority was not an issue in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Miller noted. “But with the President’s strategy to rebalance our forces back to the Pacific, and given China’s territorial aggression in the South China Sea and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, having this air superiority proves to be a strategic deterrent against near-peer threats.” Japan moves closer to more assertive military role as lawmakers pass bills In place of the specialized roles performed by older aircraft, the single-seat F-35 can conduct air-to-air combat, air-to-ground strikes, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, according to Lockheed Martin, the JSF’s primary contractor. The military this month is expected to declare the Marine Corps’ version of the F-35 “ready for combat,” meaning it is developed enough and has past the proper tests to be flown on combat missions. While the Marines don’t expect to actually deploy the plane for another year, the declaration is a major milestone for the program in that it technically is ready for deployment. And it has a host of other innovative features: The F-35 is uniquely designed to allow pilots to immediately share data with one another and their commanders; it can penetrate enemy territory without being detected by radar; and its specialized helmet display gives pilots a 360-degree view of their surroundings. “The F-35 will deliver revolutionary capability to the U.S. and its allies for decades to come,” said Michael Rein, a spokesman for Lockheed Martin. U.S. intercepts Russian bombers off coast of Alaska, California The price tag for all of these benefits, however, is nearly $400 billion for 2,457 planes – almost twice the initial estimate. To maintain and operate the JSF program over the course of its lifetime, the Pentagon will invest nearly $1 trillion, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). And it could climb even higher, as the path to its launch has already been strewn with schedule delays and disappointing test results – and more could be on the way. On June 29, the website War is Boring published excerpts of a test pilot’s leaked report finding that the F-35 was “at a distinct energy disadvantage” in a mock dogfight in January and unable to turn quickly enough to engage the plane it is expected to replace, the F-16. F-16 jet, Cessna plane collide over South Carolina; 2 dead Lockheed Martin said War is Boring’s presentation of the pilot’s report is incomplete, insisting the aircraft used during this test was not equipped with the software, weapons system or stealth coating that make up today’s production-ready F-35s. “The F-35’s technology is designed to engage, shoot, and kill its enemy from long distances, not necessarily in visual ‘dogfighting’ situations,” the company said in a statement, pointing to “numerous occasions” in which the JSF has beaten the F-16 in simulated combat. But the test pilot’s scathing critique was only the latest round of bad news. In 2014, the entire fleet of F-35s was grounded following an engine fire during testing, and the program has experienced persistent software problems that have slowed mission testing and resulted in schedule delays. There were also setbacks at key milestones, including the start of the flight test program, delivery of the first production-ready aircraft and testing of critical missions systems, according the GAO. “I don’t think we anticipated the number of issues that were going to arise out of testing, be it issues with the frame, the fuselage, the engines or the integrating of the software or the weapons systems,” said Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow at the Center for New American Security. And it’s likely that the difficulties are far from over. An April GAO report says future technical issues – likely to drive costs up even further – can be anticipated, as nearly 40% of the program’s developmental testing must be still be completed. Related video Helmet lets pilots see through plane The list of flaws and deficiencies is extensive, according to Democratic California Rep. Jackie Speier. She said that the F-35’s logistics system is 80% unreliable, its engine stability is “extremely poor” and electronics in the individually sculpted $400,000 pilot’s helmet is currently unable to distinguish friend from foe. “At best, when the services declare ‘initial operating capability’ this summer, we will be launching an unstable plane that cannot perform many of its core missions for years,” Speier said. “At worst, it’ll hurt people or we’ll ground it in the hangar and spend billions on a retrofit.” Lockheed spokesman Michael Rein took issue with Speier’s claims. “We see a very different F-35 program. Our top (Pentagon) leaders state the jet is performing well and it will change the way we’ll fight future wars,” Rein said. He added that he believes the majority of difficult technical issues are in the past. “There are no technical issues holding back the program,” he said, noting that the Marine Corps is on track to declare its version of the F-35 operational in July as currently scheduled. Because the plane has slightly different forms and capabilities for each military branch, even once the Marines’ version is declared operational this summer, it still won’t be available for combat use for at least another two years, with several branches not prepared to use it until even later. “No one is declaring victory,” Rein told CNN, referring to the amount of testing and development still left to be completed. “At the end of the day, we are not building this jet to go to air shows and take pretty pictures. It’s built to defend the U.S. and its allies, if necessary.” Adding to the frustration of those who have watched the F-35 program stumble and balloon in costs is that the Pentagon has seen this movie before. Experts and contractors agree that unexpected issues arise in the testing phase of any weapons system hoping to integrate cutting-edge technology, but some say many of the challenges experienced by the F-35 could have been avoided if manufacturers and lawmakers applied lessons learned during the development of its other fifth-generation fighter, the F-22. And not only the F-22. “It is not just going back to the F-22 and the challenges we faced with the F-22,” said Hendrix, who stressed that there is always “a high risk” of some production problems when implementing such new technology. “There are larger issues that go to airframe design and mission that go back decades, that, quite frankly, we should have seen coming as well.” Related video The U.S. Air Force's high-speed stealth fighter Preceding the F-35, the F-22 was initially also intended to replace aging tactical aircraft that had been used since the 1980s. The Pentagon planned to replace these older aircraft with a smaller number of more expensive, but more capable, stealth aircraft, according to a 2007 GAO report. After development of the F-22 began, threat conditions changed, new ground attack and intelligence-gathering requirements were added, and its unit costs more than doubled, according to the GAO. Related video See the stealth fighter that's bombing ISIS Highlighting the fact that the F-22 and F-35 were “big bangs” and “quantum leaps” in technology and capabilities, GAO Director of Defense Weapons System Acquisition Michael Sullivan said manufacturers ran into issues when they began production on both aircraft before the technology was developed. This strategy of early production ahead of the available technology, as employed with the F-22 and F-35, is called concurrency. In this approach, fewer planes are produced and tested early in the development process. The production rate is then increased each year as the technology matures. These aircraft then require some retrofits after test-flight discoveries, but Lockheed Martin said this approach allows them to deliver the planes to each military branch more quickly. Speier differed with Lockheed Martin’s claim that concurrency helps to expedite the production process and argued that was the main factor responsible for the program’s cost increases. “We rushed to buy an aircraft with a huge amount of testing concurrency, then hid future costs by deferring testing, upgrades and retrofits,” Speier said, referring to the F-22. “The result was a program we had to cancel after producing 555 fewer planes than the Air Force initially wanted.” Speier said a similar trend is evident in the development of the F-35. “The magnitude of these deferrals is staggering,” she said of the F-35. “The price of adding all the testing, retrofits and capabilities the program office has deferred will be higher than the entire cost of the F-22 program.” The Pentagon spent nearly $67 billion to design, engineer and deploy 187 F-22s between 1997 and 2012. However, the average price of each individual plane rose to $412 million by 2014 due to added modernization costs that ultimately led to a halt in production, according to the GAO. While the JSF’s total program cost already exceeds that of the F-22 program, it is expected to yield significantly more planes, at an average cost close to $135 million each, the GAO estimated. But the GAO warned of the risk of future F-35 cost increases and schedule delays, given the extent of concurrency in the program. Lockheed Martin defends its use of concurrency, however. Rather than completely shutting down production during each testing phase, Lockheed Martin’s supply chain has been able to mature as the technology matures, Rein said. “That’s why it’s a better approach than the linear method of build a little, test a little, then try to start up again.” Either way, the F-22 and F-35 program stumbles caused a ripple effect through the entire strategy of the Department of Defense (DOD) to modernize its tactical air force, according to the 2007 GAO report. The report said that the schedule delays and reductions in aircraft purchased meant funds had to go toward modifying existing aircraft in order to keep them operationally relevant. Whenever questions are raised about the wisdom of continuing a costly weapons system, especially one straight on the heels of a program that presaged many of the same delays and funding issues, someone in Washington is likely to point to campaign donations as a reason for its green-lighting. “JSF is a big program for the contractors and they don’t want it to end,” Viveca Novak of the Center for Responsive Politics said, pointing out that contractors have an advantage in being able to appeal to many different lawmakers since parts of the airplane are being built all across the country. Defense contractors are regularly among the top campaign contributors, as political action committees representing these firms distribute millions of dollars to the campaigns of members of the leadership on both sides of the aisle. These individual donations have grown significantly since the JSF began development in 2001, consistently linking F-35 supporters on Capitol Hill to some of the biggest names in the defense industry. According to Novak’s organization, 2014 was a record year for contributions by the JSF’s main contractor, Lockheed Martin ($4.1 million), as well as for JSF subcontractors Northrop Grumman ($4.1 million), United Technologies ($2.1 million) and BAE ($1.4 million). The House Armed Services Committee, House Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee were the biggest targets for all of these companies; lawmakers on those committees received totals of $1.7 million, $1.3 million and $658,499, respectively, according to the Center for Responsive Politics’ analysis. “The contractors seem to be targeting pretty powerful lawmakers,” Novak said. “Given how troubled the program has been, it could be that the contributions are trying to overcome apparent defects in the system.” Lockheed Martin’s top campaign contribution recipient was Texas Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who received $75,900 from the defense giant in 2014. His campaign also received an additional $29,000 from Northrop Grumman last year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Ohio Rep. Michael Turner, chairman of the House Armed Services oversight subcommittee, and Washington Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the committee, have all received significant contributions as well. Thornberry, McConnell, Turner and Smith didn’t respond to request for comment or declined to speak to CNN on the record. Florida Rep. Jeff Miller’s campaign committee received $11,000 from Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems in 2014. Miller has been a consistent JSF supporter and was also instrumental in helping establish Eglin Air Force Base, in his home district, as the primary F-35 training facility in the U.S., according to his website. Miller, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, staunchly opposed an amendment that Speier put forth in April that would have cut six F-35 aircraft from the Air Force’s buy order. “I favor a transparent reporting system that allows constituents to see who has supported an elected official’s campaign,” Miller said when asked about the influence of campaign donations on political priorities. “I feel most donors expect an elected official that does their best to make government work and who will use their own judgment to make legislative and policy decisions.” Many lawmakers and staffers share Miller’s belief that campaign donations do not directly dictate policy decisions or significantly sway political goals at the expense of the American people. “That kind of allegation (shows) an ignorance of the committee’s history on the F-35,” an aide for the Armed Services Committee who spoke on condition of anonymity told CNN in response to Novak’s criticism, pointing out that the committee has been a driver of the GAO fact-finding reports. “Members are very focused on the consequences of the wrong policy, especially in national security,” the aide said. “There is an overwhelming concern for the troops and keeping the country safe.” Whatever the role of campaign contributions, it’s clear that many experts and lawmakers who were wary of the F-35’s business plan when the program began in 2001 still have misgivings, leading them to question the JSF’s long-term and future affordability. Related gallery U.S. military assets used against ISIS “After suffering years of unacceptable cost growth and schedule delays, the program appears to have started to stabilize. Still, cost, affordability and technological challenges remain,” said Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, a long-time critic of the F-35 program, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March. “This committee will continue to closely scrutinize the overall management and performance of the F-35 program, and we will hold individuals accountable,” he said. Miller countered that such ambitious programs always have pitfalls. “One would be hard-pressed to find the perfect government program, and I’m sure some of my colleagues were more skeptical than others in the early stages of the JSF program,” he said. Lockheed Martin openly acknowledges the JSF’s controversial history, particularly during the early and mid-2000s, when program managers made “overly optimistic assumptions” about its testing and production schedule, according to Rein, the Lockheed Martin spokesman. “They didn’t leave much margin if anything was discovered or anything didn’t go as planned,” he said. But the company says costs have been coming down across the board since the program’s base costs were reevaluated by manufacturers and lawmakers. “The F-35 program has not asked Congress for one more dime than what is already in the budget,” since the program was re-baselined in a way that Lockheed Martin would pay for any cost overruns, said Rein. “What we have to do is ask people to judge the program that’s out there today and not the one of 2007 or 2008.” Not everyone is convinced that the program is ready to increase production levels. Still, Speier and other critics think the program is too far along and the need for an upgraded aircraft is too great for it to make sense to end all together. Related video Bombs over Syria Despite criticizing the JSF and the F-22 program for adopting a buy-before-you-fly production approach, and even recommending that the F-35 program be delayed at the outset due to concerns over the aircraft’s initial concept design, Sullivan of the GAO said that his agency never suggested that it be terminated all together, nor would it recommend scrapping the program now. “JSF is pretty much a done deal as the program is already well into production … so we don’t think it would be smart to terminate the program,” Sullivan said. However, the GAO recommended that the Defense Department assess the affordability of its plan to significantly increase the number of F-35s it will purchase over the next several years, as its current projections reflect various assumptions about technical progress and future funding of the program that might prove erroneous. “It is going to be a great aircraft, but the business case they had at the outset was one where they rushed things and are paying for it now,” Sullivan said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150716104500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/politics/f-35-jsf-operational-costs/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "674989926", "sentence": "Sensors mounted on gun holsters would activate the body camera They would also signal nearby body cameras to start recording Police body camera footage can be instrumental when investigating officer-involved shootings. But what happens when an officer does not activate his body camera? A major manufacturer of body cameras is taking steps to address that scenario. Axon, formerly known as Taser International, plans to release new body cameras in late September that start recording automatically the moment a gun leaves its holster. The Axon Signal Sidearm Holster is a device that will “alert all Axon cameras within a 30-foot radius” to start recording. Company spokesman Steve Tuttle said the device has a sensor that mounts to the outside of the holster and detects when the gun is drawn. “This technology lets police officers focus on what’s important, which is public safety,” Tuttle said. “They aren’t there to be film directors.” Tuttle said the sensor emits a signal that lasts 30 seconds. Any other Axon body cameras that enter the 30-foot radius within those 30 seconds will also be activated. Just like typical body cameras already in use, the new devices will save the 30 seconds of footage prior to their activation. Several law enforcement agencies are currently beta testing the new body cameras. One of them is the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina. Sheriff Leon Lott said in an email that his department already uses body cameras that start recording when a deputy takes out a stun gun as well as “when blue lights are activated.” The existing devices, he said, also send signals out to all Axon body cameras within a 30-foot radius. However, Lott said, he is “very excited” about the new equipment. “This type of body cam will provide a new level of transparency to our agency,” Lott said. “This benefits the deputies as well as our community.” Lott said the “sensor is not obstructive to the holster” and that it does not impact an officer’s ability to draw the gun. A spokesman for Blue Lives Matter, which works to build public support for police officers, said he sees the technology as a “positive advance in technology.” Lt. Randy Sutton said the device would free officers from having to think about activating their body cameras in high-risk situations. “There have been a number of times when a life-or-death situation arises and there is no warning,” Sutton said. “It happens unexpectedly, so officers don’t have the ability at that particular moment to activate their bodycams.” Police use of body cameras has come under fire in the wake of the officer-involved shooting death of an Australian woman, Justine Ruszczyk, in Minnesota earlier this month. Both officers involved in the shooting were wearing body cameras during the incident, but they didn’t turn them on until after the shooting. The squad car camera was never turned on. Minnesota Police Department policy states officers should turn on body cameras “as soon as it is safe to do so” before any use of force or during “any contact involving criminal activity.” Axon provides the body cameras the Minnesota Police Department currently uses. MPD spokesman Scott Seroka said the department is “not in a position to speak publicly on the topic at the moment” although it “is exploring new BWC (body-worn camera) technology.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said the new body cameras are “very promising” but that they don’t address the real problem. “We’ve pushed for some more mandatory policies for when the officer should manually activate the body camera,” interim Executive Director Teresa Nelson said. “If you have it more mandatory that every encounter you activate the body camera, it becomes more routine.” Nelson also said the 30 seconds of recording prior to the draw of the gun “may not be enough to provide context,” but that it is better than no footage at all. Michelle Gross, president of Communities United Against Police Brutality, raised another concern about the new body cameras: cost. “We have a policy that says that they should’ve turned on those cameras,” Gross said. “Now the community will have to pay for something they could’ve done themselves but chose not to. I expect it will be expensive.” Tuttle said that Axon has yet to set a price for the device. CNN’s Carma Hassan, Holly Yan, Brad Parks, Emanuella Grinberg, Dakin Andone, Stella Ko, Brad Parks, Jessica Suerth and Ryan Young contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Axon", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170721221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/us/bodycams-activate-automatically/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "728759978", "sentence": "The attorney for former CIA officer Jerry Lee defended his client from claims that he shared US secrets with the Chinese government after a hearing in Virginia federal court Tuesday. “Mr. Lee is not a Chinese spy, he’s a loyal American who served his country in the military and in the CIA,” Edward MacMahon, Lee’s attorney, told reporters. At an initial appearance in the US district courthouse in Alexandria, Magistrate Judge Ian Davis ordered Lee detained before his preliminary hearing, which was set for March 19 at 2 p.m. Related article Former CIA officer is arrested, accused of stashing top secret info Lee, a 13-year veteran of the spy agency, is charged with unlawful retention of national defense information and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Lee has not been charged with espionage. Appearing Tuesday unshackled in a tan T-shirt tucked into khaki pants, Lee acknowledged the charge and the potential time he faces. An attorney for the government, Neil Hammerstrom, argued Lee should remain in detention because he is a permanent resident of Hong Kong and a flight risk. Lee was traveling to the United States on business when he was arrested last month at JFK airport and has no US address, Hammerstrom said. Hammerstrom added that he would argue at a future detention hearing that Lee is also a danger to the community. MacMahon in court pushed back on the characterizations. “He’s not a flight risk or a danger to anybody,” he said. MacMahon declined a proposed date for earlier bond and preliminary hearings, and Lee waived his rights to timely ones, because, MacMahon said, he needed more time to prepare a bond package and to access the classified information that would be part of the case.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jerry Lee", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180207020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/politics/jerry-lee-cia-court/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "487581558", "sentence": "For \"Classroom Portraits,\" Julian Germain tries a new twist on the school picture \"It's about society and what a government's responsibility should be,\" he said After photographing 500 classrooms in 21 countries over eight years, Julian Germain started to see commonalities – “sameness in the diversity,” as he calls it. The elongated room filled with chairs, tables and desks, an adult standing in front of a chalkboard or interactive whiteboard. “Everything about their world – the building, schoolbooks – is built by adults,” he said. “The underlying theme is the responsibility of adults for their future.” For “Classroom Portraits,” the British photographer staged his shoots from the teacher’s perspective. The effect is a new twist on the class portrait, one that ditches the tiered rows and nondescript backdrop for a more natural setting. Germain’s shoots took place in Africa, North and South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Russia – mainly, places he was already visiting between 2004 and 2012 for his work as a documentary and portrait photographer. He released a collection of the portraits in a book in 2012. Currently, they are on display at Towner Art Gallery in East Sussex, England, through January. Each shoot lasted a single class period, with Germain spending most of the time setting up equipment while the children went about their lessons. He spent the last 15 minutes or so getting students into place in a “careful choreography” to make sure each one had their own space and was not hiding behind another classmate. Finally, he placed the camera as close as possible to eye level for a realistic look. “The easy way would be to put the camera high above them and look down at the group, but it’s an unreal viewpoint, and you get unpleasant angles,” he said. “I like to think the camera takes the role of teacher, and the camera becomes a metaphor for teacher.” By using a long exposure for depth of field to capture detail in the signs on the walls, he managed to accomplish the feat of getting children to sit still for seconds at a time, creating a sense of intimacy. “That moment when the picture is actually made is quite lovely and intense because everybody’s concentrating,” he said. Like most photography, it’s political, too. “To me, it’s about the sensation of being challenged to feel we are responsible for the community; they are our responsibility, and it’s not just our own children we should be thinking about,” he said. “It’s about society and what a government’s responsibility should be and what a people’s responsibility should be.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "government's responsibility for education", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151123131500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/23/living/julian-germain-classroom-portraits-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "655049065", "sentence": "When it comes to air travel, the stories never seem to stop. Whether it’s over a brawl, a dead giant rabbit or a pie in the face, airlines are taking a drubbing these days. CNN Opinion asked our well-traveled contributors to weigh in on the good, the bad and what they think should change about air travel. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the authors. Share your story: what’s the best or worst airline experience you’ve ever had? We want to know. Text or WhatsApp us on +1-347-322-0415. Flying today is worse than going to the dentist, even for a root canal. I hate flying. Gone are the days when air travel was a fun adventure, a chance to get work done, or catch up on much-needed sleep. For me, the stress begins at the airport security line, and doesn’t end until I reach my destination. When I hear a TSA agent say: “I love your hair,” I know the hair war is on. That’s become code for “search this woman.” Nothing has caused me more consternation, or missed flights than the “extra” security that’s become protocol for black women with big hair: braids, dreadlocks, or, a big fluffy afro like the one I proudly sport today. Despite what the TSA says about changing this policy, this black hair profiling still happens every day at airports across the country. Usually, my hair is searched by at least two agents, and X-rayed multiple times. The agents comb their gloved hands through my hair, wand it repeatedly and yank my head around, asking: “Are you carrying anything in your hair?” Then all of my hair products are opened and searched. First class, business class, back of the plane, doesn’t matter – the drill is still the same. As I stand off to the side in the hair detention area, I watch other women pass by with big hair – sprayed up Dolly Parton do’s, giant bouffants, Hasidic women in wigs, or Amish with women wearing bonnets. Never are they hair searched. I’m traveling again soon. And I sure hope I see the friendly American Airlines agent I met two years ago at JFK. Not only did he compliment my hair – he had dreadlocks – he upgraded me to first class, helped me condense my bags so I wouldn’t have to pay extra and gave me one bag free. Thanks, dude, people like you give me hope. Roxanne Jones, a founding editor of ESPN Magazine and former vice president at ESPN, writes frequently for CNN Opinion. Not so very long ago, air travel was widely viewed as a comfortable – even glamorous – mode of transportation in the United States. For sure there were occasional problems. I remember someone once warning me that you should never fly on major holidays because the “B” team was in charge on those days. I never believed this until I was flying out of Worcester Airport in Massachusetts on one of those puddle jumpers that used to fly from Worcester to New York City. The pilot suddenly terminated the takeoff run, explaining that someone had left the cargo door open and it would just take him a moment to close it. He got out of the plane himself and did so and we then took off. He may have been on the “B” team, but he at least knew how to fix the problem. Everyone was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, particularly when the flight attendants gave us all free drinks as an apology for the unscheduled stop. The passengers were willing to forgive that mishap because in those days, airline passengers were generally treated very well. You didn’t have to be in first class to enjoy reasonable leg and elbow room. Snacks and meals were often free and the flight attendants treated passengers with respect. No one was getting beaten up or dragged off airplanes. There were no stories of passengers being trapped on runways for hours at a time because of unexplained flight delays. No one had to be bribed to give up their seats because if you paid for a seat, the airline provided a seat. I was going to close by saying airline travel is as bad as the subway these days. Such a comment, however, would be unfair to the subway. In New York, at least, the train I take to the plane is likely to be the most civilized and comfortable portion of the trip. Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York City homicide prosecutor and currently is of counsel at the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. Follow him on Twitter @paulcallan. I fly a lot. I spend more time in planes than cars and passed the million miles flown a while ago. For the most part, I’ve had very good experiences flying. And when I haven’t, it’s either because of something the airline can’t control – like turbulence; or something that’s just as hard to control – turbulent attitudes of other passengers. The best experience I have ever had? Simple – it’s anytime the captain comes out of the cockpit, stands at the top of the aisle and greets us over the loud speaker before we leave the gate. There’s nothing better than a funny, relaxed and optimistic pilot to put you at ease. Even if his or her debrief includes a warning about turbulence, it puts everyone at ease to see and her from the person who’s in charge of flying this metal tube. The worst experience? Other passengers being selfish, loud or unkind to the airline staff or other travelers. It’s not cool. We are all in this together. Delays are frustrating. Weather is a factor. No one is trying to screw you. Can’t we just agree to be kind to one another when we fly. Oh and leave your shoes on and bare feet on the floor. Seeing someone’s bare, scaly feet on a plane…yuck. What would I change? Two things. All pilots start with that in-person welcome from the aisle and checking luggage would be free. Why? Simple, it would change how people board. Right now, we try to drag it all on board so there’s a huge surge and rush to get on a plane because of the limited overhead space. Check a bag for free, and charge people to bring more than one carry-on on the plane. I think it would solve a lot of problems and seasoned travelers like me would pony up the $25 to bring my carry-on aboard. Mel Robbins is a CNN commentator, legal analyst, best-selling author and keynote speaker. Ah, air travel! Yes, it’s often irritating, even infuriating. It’s also occasionally terrifying. But if you don’t find it sublime, you’re not paying attention. To me, boarding a plane, gliding across the sky and arriving in a different land has never lost its magic. But the adventure is not always one I would choose to repeat. There was that trip to Somalia, back in the days of “Black Hawk Down.” The country was in chaos, the population starving and warlords stealing food supplies. I hitched a ride aboard a Canadian military C-130. There were no civilian flights. To leave the country, my colleague Gayle Young and I spent hours running from one airplane to another, asking the pilots of we could have a lift to Nairobi. At long last, the pilot of a tiny South African plane working for an aid organization said, “Sure, come along!” When he saw we had luggage, he shook his head. The plane was already overweight. But they took us anyway. The next day, flying from Nairobi to Cairo, the strange doings continued. Our plane made a mysterious, unscheduled stop in Sudan, where another brutal war was raging. The crew offered no explanation. But perhaps my most memorable flight was in the US, in Atlanta. As my Delta flight took off and we immediately heard a small explosion. All of us on board became very serious and quiet. The plane started listing. I waited for the pilot to announce, as in “Airplane,” the movie, that there was no reason to panic, so we could all panic. I looked out the window and saw a dark stream coming out of the wing. We were flying at 4,000 feet, the pilot later told us, dumping fuel in preparation for an emergency landing. Turns out a tire had blown on takeoff, sending chunks of rubber into one of the engines. We were flying with a missing tire and a broken engine! I don’t know how long we flew before that emergency landing. It felt like hours. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook I’m here to tell the story. Nobody was hurt. And an hour later I was back in the air. Since then, no takeoff has ever been the same. I notice more vibrations, more sounds. But when the plane finally reaches cruising altitude, it’s still as magical as ever. Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review and a former CNN producer and correspondent. I have to confess: as fun as it is to bash the airlines, when flying works, most of the time it is not all that bad.  These days, airports have become theme parks, food courts and shopping malls. Paradoxically, while the airports have gussied up, the passengers have given up. Completely. Though there are plenty of savvy, efficient, respectful travelers, it only takes one shirtless nudnik and his carry-on steamer trunk to jam up the works. Here’s one huge improvement airlines could make for free: they could drop the condescension and the profiteering.  Why don’t airlines treat us like we have common sense? The seat-back-up-for-landing rule is absurd.  My own back can’t even detect the negligible difference between recline and up anymore – if we go skidding off the runway, will it really make a difference that I’m 1 inch fore or aft in my seat? As if that’s not bad enough, now the crew is also blaring pitches for credit cards and rewards programs at 90 decibels. It’s why passengers lose their cool: They go from being treated like adult humans outside the airport, to being treated like schoolchildren … and marketing targets … who might want to sign up for a low-interest credit card. Oh, and don’t drag passengers off planes if you can help it.  But the airlines probably already have learned that one. Danny Cevallos (@CevallosLaw) is a CNN Legal Analyst and an attorney practicing in the areas of personal injury, wrongful conviction,   and criminal defense in New York, Pennsylvania, and the US Virgin Islands.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "airlines", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170512130000", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "ZAF", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/opinions/airline-experience-roundup-opinion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "621375606", "sentence": "British Prime Minister's first name was spelled without \"h\" in meeting schedule White House communications staff quickly scrambled to correct the error The start of a renewed special relationship between the UK and United States hit a snag as White House staff misspelled Prime Minister Theresa May’s first name ahead of her sit-down with Donald Trump. May will be the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his inauguration a week ago. But White House staff omitted the “h” in the British leader’s first name in its rundown of the Washington meeting. The emailed schedule of events showed May’s first name spelled incorrectly in three instances – in the introduction as well as two later references during the bilateral meeting between the two leaders and a working lunch. Communications staff quickly scrambled to correct the error, sending an “update” to its guidance a little more than an hour later. The clarification made no reference to the spelling inaccuracy. CNN didn’t immediately receive comment from the White House on the matter. Trump, May: Another ‘special relationship’? Related article May praises Trump but pledges end to 'failed' foreign wars As May headed to Washington, members of Parliament urged her to confront Trump on several of his more contentious policies, including climate change, women’s rights and the use of torture. “What I think is important is that when I sit down, I will talk about how I can build on this special relationship. He has already said to me that he wants to see a very strong relationship between the US and the UK in the future,” May said in the days before the meeting. She has said the pair would discuss the countries’ future trade relations, the importance of NATO and the Syrian conflict. CNN’s Angela Dewan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White House communications staff", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170127161500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/europe/white-house-misspells-theresa-may-trnd/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "703430634", "sentence": "The \"continuous bomber presence mission\" was planned in advance and was \"not in response to any current event,\" the Air Force said North Korea's state media outlet responded: \"The gangster-like US imperialists are ceaselessly resorting to their frantic nuclear threat and blackmail\" US Air Force B-1 bombers, accompanied by fighter jets from South Korea and Japan, conducted a flyover near the Korean peninsula on Thursday, according to a statement from the US Air Force  – a move that has drawn harsh criticism from North Korea ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to the region. Two B-1B Lancers from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam rendezvoused with the Japanese and South Korean jets as part of the planned “bilateral integration” exercise – at one point flying over South Korea. The “continuous bomber presence mission” was planned in advance and was “not in response to any current event,” according to Air Force spokesperson Capt. Candice Dillitte. Related article US warns of N Korean 'provocations' as it sends bombers, carriers to region US B-1 bombers flying from Guam have been seen regularly over the Korean Peninsula amid escalating tensions with Pyongyang – running regular training flights with Japanese and South Korean fighter jets that often provoke the ire of the North Korean regime. Pyongyang again issued a harsh response in the wake of Thursday’s flight through its state-run media outlet KCNA claiming the exercise was a trial run for a surprise nuclear attack. Related article US bombers conduct drills off both coasts of Korean Peninsula “The gangster-like US imperialists are ceaselessly resorting to their frantic nuclear threat and blackmail to stifle the DPRK with nukes at any cost,” a post from KCNA said. “On Thursday they let a formation of B-1B nuclear strategic bombers stationed at the Anderson Air Force Base on Guam stealthily fly into South Korea again to stage a surprise nuclear strike drill targeting the DPRK.” The flyover comes after two more US aircraft carriers joined the Japan-based USS Ronald Reagan in the Asia-Pacific region last week. The Pentagon said the movement of the carriers and their accompanying strike groups was long planned, as the USS Nimitz heads back to the US West Coast after a deployment in the Middle East and the USS Theodore Roosevelt heads to that area to replace it. But Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters last week the three carrier groups would conduct a joint exercise to demonstrate their “unique and powerful capability,” the first time that’s happened in the Pacific in a decade. The aircraft carriers will take part in drills on November 13, officials said. Analysts say all these assets – the aircraft carriers, the submarine, the B-2s, B-1s, F-22s and F-35s – would play key roles in any strike on North Korea. The highly versatile, supersonic B-1 is considered the backbone of the US long range bomber fleet and carries the largest conventional payload of any aircraft in the US Air Force. But while it packs a punch, the B-1 remains disarmed of nuclear weapons. The US has maintained a significant military presence near the Korean peninsula ahead of Trump’s visit to the region next week. On Monday, US, South Korean and Japanese officials issued a statement urging North Korea to “refrain from irresponsible provocations” and walk away from its “destructive and reckless path” of weapons development. That same day, the first two of 12 US Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets arrived in Okinawa where the group of stealth fifth-generation aircraft will begin a six-month deployment in Japan as part of Pacific Command’s “theater security” program, a spokesperson for the service confirmed to CNN. Related article US F-35 fighter jets arrive in Japan ahead of Trump visit Last weekend, the US Air Force sent one of its B-2 stealth bombers on a mission to the Pacific, according to a statement from US Strategic Command. The B-2 flew from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the Air Force said, without revealing where in the vast area of Pacific Command the bat-winged jet went. B-2s have operated in the past out of Andersen Air Force Base on Guam and the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. In 2013, B-2 bombers flying from Missouri participated in exercises over South Korea. Writing for CNN last month, Adam Mount, a senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, said recent US actions “seem based on an idea that raising the risk of war can force China or North Korea to capitulate to Washington’s demands, ignoring recent history.” “The last 10 months of vague threats and sporadic military provocations prove Kim Jong Un cannot be frightened into surrendering his nuclear arsenal,” he said. “If the Trump administration can cease its careless threats, the US and its allies could begin a real conversation about whether new deployments of unambiguously defensive military forces are needed to deter North Korea.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States military presence near Korean peninsula", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171102231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/02/politics/us-bombers-north-korea/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "654176090", "sentence": "Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dianne Feinstein responded to James Comey's firing Their committee grilled Comey last week on Russian meddling into the US election Democratic senators sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey on Tuesday, with some calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Russian meddling into the 2016 US election and any connection to Trump’s aides. “Mr. President, with all due respect, you are making a big mistake,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters he told Trump when the President called him earlier. Schumer added that it’s time for a special prosecutor to lead an investigation and that “this investigation must be run as far away as possible from this White House.” Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, said Tuesday evening that he wanted the Senate panel to hear from Comey as part of its investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 elections and questions about potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. “I still want him to come and testify, even as former FBI director,” Warner said in an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” Describing Trump’s move as “outrageous,” Warner issued a call to public servants and legislators to stand against overreach he compared to the Nixon era. “What happened during the Nixon period, there were people of principle who stood up against some of then-President (Richard) Nixon’s actions,” Warner said. “I’m hoping in the coming days that we’ll see either out of the administration, and frankly from a lot of my colleagues, a willingness to rise above partisanship.” Other prominent Democrats across Washington cited Nixon’s behavior more than 40 years ago to describe Trump’s decision to sack Comey following the recommendation of the attorney general and deputy attorney general. “This is Nixonian,” Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey said in a statement. “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein must immediately appoint a special counsel to continue the Trump/Russia investigation.” Casey cited Comey’s testimony last week before Congress where he confirmed the Department of Justice’s investigation of Russian meddling included “investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination.” “We are careening ever closer to a Constitutional crisis, and this development only underscores why we must appoint a special prosecutor to fully investigate any dealings the Trump campaign or administration had with Russia,” said Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, in a statement. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called for “an independent, bipartisan commission” following Comey’s firing. “The President’s sudden and brazen firing of the FBI Director raises the ghosts of some of the worst Executive Branch abuses,” Pelosi said in a statement. “We cannot stand by and watch a coverup of the possible collusion with a hostile foreign power to undermine American democracy.” RELATED: 10 things we learned from FBI Director James Comey’s Senate hearing At last week’s hearing, Comey confirmed that the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian officials was continuing.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170509230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/congress-reacts-james-comey-firing/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "652556603", "sentence": "Ly San spent six years interviewing elderly Cambodians to recover the country's lost Khmer recipes. He now hopes to re-educate Cambodians about their traditional food culture. It was while studying in France that Ly San, now 29, decided to resurrect traditional Khmer cuisine. Missing the tastes of his homeland Cambodia, he began to research traditional Khmer food but found that written accounts of the country’s native recipes and ingredients were hard to find. He realized that much of this information had been lost during the civil war of the early 1970s and subsequent barbaric rule of the Khmer Rouge, which saw hundreds and thousands of people die from execution and starvation. “We ate little (during that period) and that’s why people lost their (culinary) education,” he tells CNN. “People also were killed. So the food that we ate was Cambodia cuisine: What it’s like to cook and eat a tarantula Determined to find out more, San spent six years interviewing elderly Cambodians about the recipes they had loved before political turmoil tore apart the nation’s kitchens. The food … is one of the identifiers of Cambodian culture. Ly San, owner, Kraya Angkor restaurant In 2016, San opened a restaurant in Phnom Penh, Kraya Angkor, where he serves these dishes. He realized that his country’s cuisine was far richer than even he had realized. “The food – no one can forget it. It’s one of the identifiers of Cambodian culture.” Before San, a lawyer who teaches at the Royal University of Law and Economics, in Phnom Penh, began his project he thought Cambodian cuisine “to be simple.” His research, however, in his hometown of Siem Reap, where he interviewed the elderly there about the dishes they grew up with, changed his perception. “This passion popped up and pushed me to learn more,” he explains. “As I gained more knowledge about Khmer food, I started to realize the major impact (of it on people’s lives) as well as the importance of the Khmer culture of food.” After one elderly lady taught him how to cook “na tang” – a dish usually reserved for royalty – San decided to broaden his search, traveling across Cambodia to interview and cook with older citizens. Best 23 cities for street food Six years later, San has interviewed 26 Cambodians, and written two lengthy books – one of recipes and the other detailing ingredients. “I only learn from old folk who have been cooking for many generations,” he tells CNN. “I go to meet them, I go to their house and cook food with them. “They teach me, they tell me about the taste of these foods. I take a lot of pictures, and learn how to make these foods spicy or salty, things like that.” Broths, curries, relishes, roasted meats and dipping sauces. These, San discovered, are all part of traditional Khmer cuisine. He also learned the three Khmer classifications for food – royal, elite and peasant. Royal food – such as na tang, a starter of deep-fried sticky rice with a sauce made from minced pork, chilli and coconut milk – was once primarily served to people in Cambodia’s royal palace. The ingredients in such dishes are richer, more diverse and contain more meat. Elite dishes, which were mostly for the country’s officials and wealthy citizens, are less complicated and made using lower quality meats and ingredients. Cambodia: Insider Travel Guide Peasant, or everyday, food – such as “kor kou”, a fish soup that remains popular in the country – is made using simple, easily accessible ingredients. Fragrant and delicate, all of these dishes rely heavily on galangal, garlic, lemongrass, kaffir lime  leaves and turmeric for flavor. The subtlety makes Khmer cooking distinct from other southeast Asian cuisines, such as Thai, with its strong flavors. “The way that we cook is very different from other countries and it reflects how our country developed,” says San “Khmer food is very … good for your health.” Cambodia’s famous Angkor temples are stunning reminders of the country’s rich heritage and culture, despite a modern history scarred by war. After the communist Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975, their Marxist leader Pol Pot embarked upon a dramatic regime of social engineering, sending people from the cities to communal farms in the country. Intellectuals and middle-class citizens were tortured and executed while hundreds of thousands of people died of disease and starvation from the famine Pol Pot’s revolutionary policies induced. The way that we cook … reflects how our country developed. Ly San, owner, Kraya Angkor restaurant Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide Records of the country’s cuisine were destroyed by the Khmer Rouge, and people ate purely for survival, living on what little was available at the time. “Cambodian people just ate in groups, eating porridge and small foods and a lot of water to stay stable,” says San. Although San won’t elaborate on whether his elderly tutors shared their experiences of Cambodia’s struggle, it’s clear that what started out as a personal project has taken on greater significance. “This experience is very important. It has taught me how to protect Cambodian culture,” says San. His restaurant, Kraya Ankor, serves dishes from all three categories of Cambodian cuisine, and counts Cambodia’s Princess Norodom Buppha Devi among its regulars. He is also working on turning the two Khmer books he wrote into one comprehensive cookbook, and hopes to eventually have it published in French and English. “I want to show Cambodian people their food and enable them to taste real Cambodian food.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Khmer cuisine", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170504014500", "country1": "KHM", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/foodanddrink/cambodias-forgotten-cuisine/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "740698901", "sentence": "President Donald Trump was infuriated after it quickly leaked that he had been directly instructed by his national security advisers in briefing materials not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent election victory during their call Tuesday morning, a source familiar with the President’s thinking said. Trump was fuming Tuesday night, asking his allies and outside advisers who they thought had leaked the information, noting that only a small group of staffers have access to those materials and would have known what guidance was included for the Putin call, the source said. According to the source, the incident resurfaces his long-held belief there are individuals inside his administration – especially in the national security realm – who are actively working to undermine him. Related article Why Trump won't call Putin's election win a 'sham' White House chief of staff John Kelly also is furious that a confidential presidential briefing became public knowledge, a White House official said, and intends to address the matter Wednesday as aides try to figure out who disclosed the warning. “If this story is accurate, that means someone leaked the President’s briefing papers. Leaking such information is a fireable offense and likely illegal,” another senior White House official told CNN Wednesday. The Washington Post first reported Tuesday that Trump congratulated Putin despite warnings from multiple national security advisers and briefing materials that said “DO NOT CONGRATULATE.” The White House declined to officially comment to CNN on the matter, with an official adding that they “cannot comment on alleged classified deliberative documents allegedly provided to the President.” The President often makes calls to foreign leaders while he is still in the residence during what has been dubbed “executive time.” National security adviser H.R. McMaster has been known to join Trump in the residence during these calls, and was present during his Tuesday morning call with Putin. According to the public schedule released by the White House Tuesday, the President was not scheduled to be in the West Wing until noon, when he greeted the Saudi crown prince. The leak, which one source said contributes to the ongoing atmosphere of paranoia in the West Wing, irked White House aides as well. Though the reaction has been described as “rattled,” a White House official said it is more like anger and disappointment. “This is unacceptable,” the White House official said, speaking about the leak that some believe was an attempt to embarrass the President and McMaster. Another called it “ridiculous.” Related article Cillizza: The real problem for Donald Trump in the 'DO NOT CONGRATULATE' story One of the White House officials described anger and disappointment in the West Wing over the leak. It is still unclear if Trump actually read the guidance that was given to him by his advisers. Multiple officials have noted that he often follows his own path during his calls with world leaders. The substance of the call was not seen as a major deal by national security staffers, but the leak certainly was. Another White House official didn’t dispute to CNN Tuesday the language on the notes provided by members of Trump’s National Security Council, but said Trump didn’t read or see the notecard. The official added that Trump often disregards advice in calls with foreign leaders. Trump’s comments drew significant criticism among US politicians, including by Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain, a noted Russia hawk, who said “an American president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections.” The leak comes as McMaster’s standing in the West Wing remains in question. After Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Twitter last week, speculation intensified that McMaster was next to be ousted. The White House denied last week that McMaster was on his way out. CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180321134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-congratulations/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "682128158", "sentence": "A van plowed into a crowd of people in Barcelona near Las Ramblas, an area popular with tourists The deadly attack in Spain claimed at least 13 lives Vice President Mike Pence said in the wake of an attack in Barcelona on Thursday that images of the aftermath “sicken us all.” President Donald Trump, meanwhile, offered his condolences on Twitter and referenced a debunked anecdote about a historical US general. “The latest scenes of carnage and mayhem sicken us all,” Pence said during remarks from Panama. Pence said the US condemned the “terror attack” and offered the nation’s support and prayers to the people of Spain. Barcelona terror attack: Live updates Pence delivered further comments later Thursday from Panama, saying the attack reminded the world about the threat that exists. “Whoever is responsible should know the United States of America, along with our allies, will find and punish those responsible and drive the evil of radical Islamic terror from the face of the Earth,” Pence said. In his initial response on Twitter, Trump offered similar thoughts. “The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!” Trump said. The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you! He went on to reference a debunked story he told on the campaign trail. “Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!” Trump said. Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years! Several fact-checking sites have already run down the story. Trump, speaking in South Carolina during the campaign, told a story of Gen. John Pershing who, he said, shot 49 Muslim prisoners dead with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood then ordered the one remaining prisoner to tell others what had happened. Trump said: “In 25 years, there wasn’t a problem.” Snopes previously found a lack of evidence the story, which has circulated online for years, and Politifact rated Trump’s comment as “pants on fire,” saying the facts of the story were lacking and the point he was making was wrong. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered US support to Spain, and said the US mission there was assisting American citizens affected by the attack. “Terrorists around the world should know that the United States and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice,” Tillerson said. Democrats and Republicans likewise took to Twitter to condemn the attacks and offer their thoughts. “Pure evil in #Barcelona. We stand with the people of Spain, and send our prayers to the victims of this horrible terrorist attack,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said. Pure evil in #Barcelona. We stand with the people of Spain, and send our prayers to the victims of this horrible terrorist attack. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, “My thoughts are with all suffering after the terror attack in #Barcelona. Praying for the victims, their loved ones and the people of Spain.” My thoughts are with all suffering after the terror attack in #Barcelona. Praying for the victims, their loved ones and the people of Spain. “U.S. Senate community expresses condolences to the victims of the #Barcelona terrorist attack. America stands united w/ the people of Spain,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. U.S. Senate community expresses condolences to the victims of the #Barcelona terrorist attack. America stands united w/ the people of Spain. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “My prayers are with #Barcelona after the terror attack. We stand firmly with you and against this awful violence.” My prayers are with #Barcelona after the terror attack. We stand firmly with you and against this awful violence. https://t.co/wOIA31YoyM CNN’s Laura Koran and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States response to Barcelona terror attack", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170817223000", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/17/politics/us-politicians-barcelona/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "423055677", "sentence": "Two Australian drug traffickers on death row in Indonesia have had legal bids rejected The men were seeking to challenge President Widodo's decision to refuse clemency in their cases Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are members of the \"Bali Nine\" drug syndicate An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers – members of the “Bali Nine” – to challenge their planned executions. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia’s “execution island” for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot. A panel of three judges in the state administrative court in Jakarta on Monday confirmed an earlier ruling that it lacked the jurisdiction to hear challenges against President Joko Widodo’s refusal to grant clemency. Lawyers for the pair had argued that Widodo had failed to individually consider their cases. One of the condemned men’s lawyers, Leonard Aritonang, said he was disappointed with the rulings but would respect the court’s decision. He said his team would file a further review, asking the Constitutional Court to explain Widodo’s obligations regarding granting clemency. “I’m hoping the government still respects… any ongoing proceedings,” he said. Tony Spontana, a spokesman for the Indonesian attorney general’s office, told CNN that the state administrative court’s ruling was “a relief.” “We had predicted it will be rejected because clemency is a prerogative right of the President, as head of the government, not an object of a suit at the administrative court,” he said in a message. “With this decision, it’s a step closer towards the scheduled execution.” Australia has repeatedly appealed for clemency for the pair and has unsuccessfully proposed a prisoner swap with Indonesia as a way of avoiding their deaths. Indonesia has long taken a hard line on drug smugglers, and since assuming office in October, Widodo has made it clear he intends to be tough on those found guilty of such crimes. Related video Indonesia President: 'No compromise' for drug executions In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in January, he said there would be “no compromise” on drug dealers. “Indonesia is in a drug emergency, so we need to have something that’s firm,” said Widodo. “They can ask for amnesty from the President. … But I’m telling you there will be no amnesty for drug dealers.” In December, six prisoners convicted of drug offenses were killed by firing squad, including five foreigners from Brazil, the Netherlands, Malawi, Nigeria and Vietnam. Chan and Sukumaran have been jailed since April 2005 for a failed bid to smuggle more than 8 kilograms of heroin from Bali to Australia. The Bali Nine were arrested after Indonesian police received a tip from Australian Federal Police. Chan, 31, was called the ringleader of the plot, while Sukumaran was described as Chan’s collaborator. Seven other people who participated in the plan are serving lengthy prison sentences. Police caught four people at the Denpasar airport with more than 8 kilograms of heroin strapped to their bodies. Another four – including Sukumaran – were arrested at a hotel in the village of Kuta. Chan was detained after boarding a plane to Sydney; he wasn’t carrying any drugs but was named by others as the mastermind of the plot. Opinion: Why executions won’t win Indonesia’s drug war Sukumaran and Chan have become model prisoners during their time behind bars, according to fellow inmates and the jail’s chief warden. Sukumaran is studying fine arts and has set up a class for fellow inmates. Chan has found spirituality, which he uses to counsel inmates with drug problems. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said that their rehabilitation is genuine. Australians have shown public support for the men, with politicians and members of the public turning out for a dawn vigil to demonstrate opposition to the planned executions. Australia lodges formal complaint over Bali Nine transfer CNN’s Euan McKirdy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Indonesia's death penalty policy on drug traffickers", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150406053000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "IDN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/06/asia/indonesia-bali-nine-appeal/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "625306069", "sentence": "Official readout emphasized both country's commitment to fighting ISIS and terrorism But many areas of ongoing tension between Turkey and the US were left unmentioned President Donald Trump reiterated US support for Turkey as a “close, long-standing” partner, during a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. It was the two leaders’ first conversation since Trump took office in January. Trump welcomed Turkey’s efforts in the battle against ISIS, according to a White House readout of the conversation, and spoke of both countries’ commitment to fighting terrorism “in all its forms.” The conversation lasted 45 minutes, local media reported. But areas of ongoing tension were notably absent from the readout, including the latter’s extradition request for exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen and US support for Kurdish groups in Syria. “Unpleasant issues that aren’t mentioned include the future of Syria, who leads it, US relations with Iran, and all these are important in terms of the future of Turkey-US relations,” Research Fellow at Sydney’s Lowy Institute Rodger Shanahan said. “They’re trying to highlight the issues of common interest, which aren’t that many, which is why they mention the Islamic State.” The relationship between Turkey and the US has grown increasingly complicated since a foiled coup in Turkey in July 2016. In response to the coup, Erdogan cracked down on the military and judiciary. Related video Turkey welcomes more refugees Erdogan demanded the US hand over Gulen, whom he blamed for the coup attempt, but the Obama administration asked for proof of his involvement. Trump praised the Turkish leader’s handling of the coup in a July interview with the New York Times. “I give him great credit for being able to turn that around,” he said. The Trump administration’s controversial travel ban, enacted in January 2017, has become another point of difference between the two countries. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek posted on his official Twitter on January 29 that refugees were welcome in Turkey. “We’d happily welcome global talent not allowed back into #USA,” he wrote. But Trump will need close relations with Turkey if he is going to enact one of his campaign promises to create “safe zones” in the war-ravaged country of Syria. Related article Trump wants 'safe zones' set up in Syria. But do they work? The Trump administration has yet to detail exactly what the safe zones will entail but, given Turkey’s close proximity and military involvement, the US President will need their help. “Trump’s safe zone plan relies on Turkish cooperation and Trump has said unequivocally there will be safe zones,” Shanahan said. “There’s a potential political win-win in this and Erdogan would know that it’s a bone he could throw Trump for better relations at a relatively minimal cost.” The two leaders are expected to meet face-to-face at the European summit of NATO leaders in May, which Trump attend despite his previous criticism of the security pact.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey-US relations", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170208060000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/politics/trump-erdogan-call/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "657997761", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David Wheeler is a freelance writer, a journalism professor at the University of Tampa and the editor of the online magazine AliveTampaBay.com. Follow him on Twitter: @David_R_Wheeler. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. David Wheeler: People freaked out about picture of Trump in Saudi Arabia with hands on glowing orb. I'm not freaked. The glowing orb is a friend of mine He says he met the orb at Burning Man and it told him three predictions about the orange being who would one day touch the orb Everyone’s freaking out about Donald Trump’s involvement with the glowing orb, on which he placed his hands during his visit to  Saudi Arabia Sunday – along with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud,and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi – to officially open, we’re told, the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. But I’m here to put everything into context. I know the glowing orb. The glowing orb is a friend of mine. The orb – whose name is Orville, by the way – appeared to me in a beautiful hallucination at Burning Man back in ’95. We’ve been in touch ever since – sometimes in dreams, sometimes over email. It turns out that, as long as we all behave according to Orville’s strict instructions, and follow his orders blindly and unquestioningly, we’ll be fine. You might be interested in three predictions Orville made that have already come true. Prediction No. 1: America will empower an orange being in November of 2016. “Ha,” I scoffed when the orb told me this in the Nevada desert on the first night of Burning Man in 1995 (back when Burning Man was still cool). “We would never do that, Orville.” But, sure enough, America put a tangerine-tinted man in the Oval Office, despite his description of Mexican immigrants as criminals and “rapists.” And despite his boasts of groping women without their permission. And despite his hints that Second-Amendment-loving gun owners could “do something” if his opponent were elected. You guys, Orville was right. Prediction No. 2: The orange being will put three fingers in the Pacific Ocean in May of 2017. Related video Trump, Tillerson dance in Saudi Arabia This prediction came to me via my Outlook email inbox during his inauguration. It had been three or four years since I’d heard from Orville – he sent me some photos of his backpacking excursion through Europe – and I was glad to hear from my old friend. Initially, of course, I thought Orville was talking about the literal ocean, and I expected a photo op sometime this month, perhaps involving Trump shaking hands with blue-collar workers at the Port of Los Angeles. But then, bam, there was Orville, all over TV and the Internet. And guys, did you see where Trump’s fingers were? IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN section of Orville’s surface. I emailed Orville the now-famous image, complimented his photogenic appearance, and asked if this was his prediction coming true. He wrote back, “Yes, and don’t fall for the storyline that the Saudis were trying to kiss up to him by shrinking the Earth just to make his hands look bigger.” “Orville,” I said, “Two of your predictions have come true. Is there a third? “Yes,” he wrote back. “Can we switch to Facebook direct messaging?” “Sure,” I wrote back. Then, in a Facebook direct message, Orville gave me the third prediction. Prediction No. 3: Those who disobey Orville the Orb will be destroyed. “Wait, this doesn’t sound like you,” I typed back. “You’re usually so fun-loving and easy-going. You’re not the type to threaten people.” Related video Melania's controversial outfits in Middle East “Well, I appreciate you saying that,” he wrote. “But it’s time to take extreme measures. After watching a lot of Fox News, I’ve decided that the best way forward is to promote chaos, drive wedges between people, and thereby empower the orange being. As you can see, the orange being has pledged allegiance to me.” “Orville,” I wrote back, “that’s ridiculous. You, the orb, are supposed to be against extremism. That’s what the whole Riyadh photo op was about.” “Silence, mortal,” he wrote back, using a tone I’d never heard from him before. “I’m becoming impatient with the gridlock in Washington. Therefore, I believe we should undermine faith in our institutions, such as a free press and an independent judiciary, and let the orange being reign. This is my declaration.” “What happens if we refuse?” I asked timidly. “You don’t want to find out, buddy boy.” Then he used an obscene emoji. But guys, I think everything is fine. Really. Like I said, I’ve known Orville for years. Plus, maybe he was just joking. That Orville can be a real kidder sometimes.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170522181500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/opinions/the-real-story-behind-trumps-glowing-orb-wheeler/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "744565324", "sentence": "Britain’s claim that Moscow was behind the poisoning of a former Russian spy faced fresh scrutiny Wednesday when it emerged the UK government had deleted a tweet blaming Russia for producing the nerve agent used in the attack. The UK Foreign Office acknowledged it had removed the social media post, which stated that British chemical weapons experts believed Russia made the nerve agent, Novichok, used to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury on March 4. A Foreign Office spokesperson told CNN that the tweet was removed because it was “truncated and did not accurately report” a briefing by the British ambassador to Moscow last month. The revelation came as the UK government was already on the defensive on the issue. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the Porton Down defense laboratory in the UK said scientists could not confirm where the nerve agent  was made. The British government insisted that additional material from intelligence sources led it to the conclusion that Russia was behind the attack. Russia, which has repeatedly denied involvement in the attack and has sought to blame Britain instead, seized on the developments. The Russian embassy in London tweeted: “Why would @foreignoffice delete this tweet from 22 March?” The controversy centered on a briefing on the Salisbury poisoning given by the British ambassador to Moscow, Laurie Bristow, on March 22. In it, he said “the analysts at Porton Down, the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory in the UK, established and made clear that this was a military-grade chemical weapon. One of the Novichok series; a nerve agent as I said produced in Russia.” A tweet, which the Foreign Office said was published in “real time”, paraphrased the comments, saying: “Analysis by world-leading experts at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down made clear that this was a military-grade Novichok nerve agent produced in Russia.” The tweet was deleted sometime before March 27. An identical tweet by the UK embassy in Russia, was also deleted. The Foreign Office spokesperson said the decision to delete the tweets did not change the UK government’s assessment that Russia was responsible for the “brazen and reckless act” of poisoning the Skripals. Britain and its allies, including the US, France and Germany, have expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats from their countries over the poisoning, prompting a series of reciprocal expulsions of foreign diplomats from Russia. News of the deleted tweets came a day after  Gary Aitkenhead, the head of the Porton Down laboratory said that while scientists were sure that only a “state actor” could have accessed the nerve agent, they could not say definitively where it was made. “We have not identified the precise source, but we have provided the scientific info to government, who have then used a number of other sources to piece together the conclusions you have come to,”  Aitkenhead told Sky News. He added: “It is our job to provide the scientific evidence of what this particular nerve agent is. We identified that it is from this particular family and that it is a military grade, but it is not our job to say where it was manufactured.” His comments contradicted remarks made by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was asked last month how the government was able to quickly conclude that Russia was the source of the nerve agent. “When I look at the evidence, the people from Porton Down, the laboratory, they were absolutely categorical,” Johnson told the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. “I asked the guy myself, I said: ‘Are you sure?’ And he said: ‘There’s no doubt.’ So we have very little alternative but to take the action that we have taken,” said Johnson. The brewing controversy over the tweets threatened to overshadow an emergency summit of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague on Wednesday to discuss the poisoning of the Skripals. The British delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) slammed a Russian proposal for a joint investigation into the incident as “perverse,” describing it as a “diversionary tactic” aimed at evading questions over Moscow’s alleged role in the attack. Speaking at the meeting, called at Russia’s request, the UK said the Kremlin’s response to the Skripal case, as well as chemical weapons attacks allegedly committed by the Syrian regime, were proof of its disdain for international monitors. “It seems clear that Russia will never accept the legitimacy of any investigation into chemical weapons use unless it comes up with an answer Russia likes,” said John Foggo, the UK representative to the OPCW. The European Union’s representative at the chemical weapons meeting, Krassimir Kostov, also backed the UK’s assessment that it was “highly likely” Russia was behind the attack, telling delegates of the EU’s “shock at the offensive use of any military-grade nerve agent, of a type developed by Russia, for the first time in European soil in over 70 years.” CNN’s Sheena McKenzie contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UK government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Contrasted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180404140000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/europe/salisbury-uk-government-deleted-tweet-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "747894333", "sentence": "Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a clear message of Beijing’s disapproval over growing ties between the United States and Taiwan by ordering live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait. The drills, to be held this coming Wednesday, will mark the first time the Chinese Navy has held drills with live ammunition in the strait since September 2015, in the lead-up to the self-ruled island’s presidential election. Prior to those elections, relations between the two were at a high point after Xi met with then-President Ma Ying-jeou, the first such meeting in history between leaders of the two governments. But since then, tensions between China and the island it views as a breakaway province have become strained under Ma’s successor, President Tsai Ing-wen. The new Trump administration has sought closer ties to President Tsai’s government, angering Beijing by signing two deals in the past month to tighten ties with the island, including a travel act which will allow more official visits between the US and Taipei. “(China) wants to highlight that the Chinese navy is ever ready and secondly, it is a signal to the government in Taipei you better not go further,” Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies’ Maritime Security Program, told CNN. The planned live-fire exercises follow a massive show of force by the PLA Navy on April 10 and 11, which conducted the country’s largest military drills ever in the South China Sea. Chinese President Xi personally reviewed the troops himself from the deck of the Chinese destroyer Changsha on Thursday, speaking to the troops about the need for the navy to become “world-class.” Responding to the news of the upcoming live-fire drills, the Taiwanese Defense Military said in a statement the drills were taking place in a “routine” military zone and reiterated their national army could protect the island from any threat. “Our people please rest assured,” the statement said. Taiwan has been self-governed since a bloody civil war ended in 1949, forcing the defeated nationalists to flee to the island and continue to rule under the banner of the Republic of China. Though both Taipei and Beijing view the island as part of China, neither government recognizes the legitimacy of the opposing side, and there is a strong pro-indepedence sentiment within the current ruling party in Taiwan. This prospect is anathema to Beijing, prompting it to warn that it could retake the island by force if necessary. Related article With option to rule for life, China's Xi sets sights on Taiwan The two governments have a long history of international brinksmanship in their efforts to gain economic opportunities and diplomatic support from governments around the world. The United States maintains close unofficial links with the island and provides them with arms under the Taiwan Relations Act, but it maintains formal diplomatic relations only with Beijing. While Washington does not challenge Communist China’s claim over Taiwan, the official US policy simply states that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait recognize there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China. But under US President Donald Trump, the United States’ has appeared enthusiastic to move closer to Taiwan, a move which has caused deep concern in Beijing. “Every inch of our great motherland’s territory cannot be separated from China,” President Xi said during a nationalistic speech at the National People’s Congress in March, drawing huge applause. China’s state media has followed Xi’s tone, with the tabloid Global Times writing in an editorial that the mainland needed to “prepare for a possible military clash.” “Despite a number of people being against reunification by force, the number that is pro-force and anticipating a cross-Straits war is growing unprecedentedly,” the editorial said. While Beijing has only grown more powerful in recent years, due to record economic growth and military modernization, the Taiwanese population has grown less and less interested in reunification with the mainland. “That’s a dangerous trend,” Richard McGregor, senior fellow at Sydney’s Lowy Institute, told CNN. “(Taiwan’s) not going to cede the lifestyle and virtual independence they’ve got now, so for China it gets more and more difficult in some respects.” One day after the PLA drills were announced, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reviewed the island’s navy during exercises off their eastern coast, simulating an invasion of Taiwan. According to Taiwanese state media CNA, it was the first time Tsai has been on a warship since she took power in May 2016. Boarding a Kidd-class destroyer, Tsai reviewed the Taiwanese navy’s combat readiness and rapid response capabilities, state media said. The developments follow a surprise move by the Trump administration to facilitate direct communication with Tsai in December 2016, the first known contact between a US president and a Taiwanese leader since the US broke diplomatic relations with the island in 1979. Though that call created diplomatic ruptures with China, in recent months Trump has looked to build closer ties between Washington and Taipei. Earlier this month, the US administration authorized American manufacturers to sell submarine technology to Taiwan, drawing praise in Taipei and fury in Beijing. On April 12, US Secretary of State designate Mike Pompeo reiterated the importance of US arms sales to Taiwan during his confirmation hearings in Washington. Issuing a word of caution, Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at CSIS, said China’s forthcoming military drills were likely planned months in advance and were unlikely to be tied to recent events. “(But) it is a useful signal, whether it was intended to be as such, to both Taiwan and the United States, to not challenge China’s core interests on sovereignty and not to challenge red lines when it comes to Taiwan,” she said. The confrontational drills in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait come as Chinese President Xi is at the height of his power, only a month after the government removed term limits allowing him to effectively rule for life. Now China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, Xi has set his sights on reasserting his country’s power on the international stage, including building a combat-ready military and navy. McGregor said 20 years ago Beijing’s navy would have been vulnerable in the Taiwan Strait – now, accompanied by the country’s first aircraft carrier the Liaoning, it was no longer a problem. “Now they have the military capabilities, they want to display them … they want to display their power,” he said. Related article Xi Jinping's China shows off force in South China Sea China would vastly prefer a peaceful reunification of Taiwan, McGregor said, due to the sheer size of the undertaking and number of risks involved. Not least of which, if war were to break out between Beijing and Taipei, there’s no guarantee whether or not Washington would join the island’s defense. “You can’t simply take Taiwan over … (China’s) trained for it, they’ve built their military for it but they sure as hell don’t want to do it because how risky it is,” he said. But as China’s military strength continues to grow, including its second aircraft carrier which will go to sea trials within a month, the balance of power could shift in Beijing’s favor, Zhang Baohui, a professor of political science at Lingnan University, told CNN in March. “After 20 years, by 2040, if China’s achieved military parity then it may be feasible if they could win at a low cost,” he said. This piece has been amended to better reflect the US’ public position on the “One China” policy. CNN’s Steven Jiang, Joshua Berlinger and Steve George contributed to this write.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180416033000", "country1": "TWN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/asia/taiwan-us-china-xi-jinping-drills-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "724539226", "sentence": "Malaysian government, undersea search company sign deal for further exploration Ocean Infinity could net up to $70 million should they find the plane; nothing if they don't The Malaysian government has awarded a “no-find, no-fee” contract to a private US-based tech company to resume the search for Malaysian Airlines flight 370, one of the most enduring aviation mysteries of the modern era. Ocean Infinity will only receive payment if it’s successful in finding the remains of the plane, which went missing in March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The 90-day search will initially take place over an area of 25,000 square kilometers (just under 10,000 square miles) off Australia’s west coast, to the northeast of the original search area. The payment is on a sliding scale. If the debris field, cockpit voice recorder or flight recorder are discovered within the first 5,000 sq km (1930 sq mi) searched, Ocean Infinity will command a fee of $20 million, rising to $70 million if any of those items are found outside the initial 25,000 sq km area. The agreement was signed by the Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity CEO Oliver Plunkett at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday, attended by the families of some of the missing passengers. Australia led the initial search, after analysis showed the plane was most likely to have sunk to the bottom of the ocean off the coast of West Australia. Ocean Infinity, which specializes in the collection of “high resolution geophysical seabed data,” said in a press release that its command vessel, Seabed Constructor, is en route and “close to” the search area. In addition to the Ocean Infinity’s 65 crew members, two personnel from the Royal Malaysian Navy will accompany the search as representatives, Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said Wednesday. All costs would be borne by the Malaysian government, Lai said, but the search must be successfully completed within 90 days for the company to claim its reward. The original search, which covered 120,000 sq km (46,000 sq mi), cost roughly $150 million. Lai said that he hoped the wreckage would be found “as soon as possible,” to “bring some closure” to the families of those who perished. In December 2016, an Australian government report confirmed that teams searching for the missing aircraft had been very likely been looking in the wrong place. New analysis suggested the search area in which Ocean Infinity will focus. Search for MH370: Where is the missing plane? The search will be undertaken by a fleet of eight autonomous underwater drones “packed with sensors,” whose data from the seabed is then analyzed on board the surface vessel, Plunkett said. The drones – Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) – do not need to be towed by surface ships, as was the case with previous searches, which, according to Ocean Infinity, makes their search capabilities more effective. “The ability to operate untethered independent missions allows the AUVs to go deeper and collect higher quality data, making this technology ideal for the search,” the Ocean Infinity press release states. Plunkett said Wednesday that discounting the already searched areas and employing Ocean Infinity’s AUV technology gave him confidence the company would discover the wreckage of the plane where others have failed. He said the drones could cover 1,200 sq km a day, enabling the team to search beyond the initial search area, should nothing be found there. Plunkett added that since the first underwater drones were delivered in 2017, his team has logged 6,100 hours of AUV dive time in a variety of projects. The submersibles had reached a depth of 5,680m, he said. The mystery of MH370 has gripped the world since its disappearance on March 8, 2014. The flight was carrying individuals and families from 14 different countries, though most of the passengers and crew were from China and Malaysia. Some debris definitively linked to the plane has been found, but for the most part its whereabouts remain unknown. Competing theories have surfaced as to what led to the plane’s disappearance, though none are conclusive. In its final report, released in October 2017, investigators for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it was “almost inconceivable” that authorities were no closer to knowing its ultimate fate. The Australian government didn’t rule out a future resumption of the search if “credible new information” came to light.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Malaysian government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/asia/mh370-ocean-infinity-search-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "501506166", "sentence": "Vladimir Putin brought his Labrador into a meeting with Germany's Angela Merkel in 2007 The German leader is reportedly scared of dogs after one bit her in 1995 Putin told a German paper he had no intention of scaring Merkel, and had apologized Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a German newspaper he did not mean to scare Chancellor Angela Merkel when he brought his pet Labrador in to meet her during an infamous press conference nine years ago. Merkel, reportedly fearful of dogs since one attacked her in 1995, was photographed looking distinctly uncomfortable when Putin brought his large black Labrador Koni into a meeting at his summer residence in Sochi, Russia, in January 2007. The Russian leader appeared to smirk as he watched his pet approach his uneasy VIP guest. Now, years on, Putin has told German newspaper Bild he had no intention of intimidating Merkel. “I wanted to do something nice for her,” he told the newspaper, in an interview published Monday. “When I found out that she doesn’t like dogs, of course I apologized.” Putin’s treatment of Merkel, in office for less than two years at the time, reportedly rankled the German press corps. According to a 2014 New Yorker profile of the German leader, Merkel responded to Koni’s presence by quipping, in Russian: “It doesn’t eat journalists, after all.” The magazine reported she had later told journalists: “I understand why he has to do this – to prove he’s a man. … He’s afraid of his own weakness. Russia has nothing, no successful politics or economy. All they have is this.” Related video Angela Merkel: Germany's beloved 'Mom' Elsewhere in the Bild interview, Putin was complimentary of the German leader although he denied having said he admired her. “I never said that. I value her as very professional and open,” he said. Putin said that, despite tensions with the West, both sides had a shared interest in fighting Islamic terrorism. “We should stand together much more globally in the fight against terror, which is a big challenge,” he said. “Even though we don’t agree every time and on every subject, no one should take that as an excuse to declare us enemies.” CNN’s Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Vladimir Putin", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160112131500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/12/europe/putin-merkel-scared-dog/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "546470500", "sentence": "Australian politician boasts to parliament that he ate elephant he shot on hunting trip to Africa MP Robert Borsak claims meat was tasty, but critics call his act \"disgusting\" First he shot and killed an elephant in Africa. Then he fried it in butter and ate it. But don’t ask Australian lawmaker and proud huntsman Robert Borsak for any apologies, despite the backlash he’s getting for admitting it to parliament. “What do you think happens to elephant carcasses that are killed under license?” Borsak, a member of parliament of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF), asked CNN. “They are the property of the traditional owners, they value the meat as one of their only sources of protein.” He was speaking to parliament in New South Wales about animal rights Tuesday night when Green Party MP Jeremy Buckingham interrupted him, asking if he ate the dead elephant pictured with him in a hunting photo. Borsak said he did, and later confirmed to CNN that he found it tasty. The politician says he ate one meal of cooked elephant, but then ate more “mostly as biltong for a few days afterwards whilst hunting.” Biltong is a type of dried cured meat, similar to jerky. Buckingham took to Twitter, calling the act “disgusting.” Tonight in NSW Parliament @sffAustralia MP Robert Borsak admitted to eating the elephant he shot. True & disgusting pic.twitter.com/8WFUQhpKpJ But Borsak fired back on social media, showing a photo of Buckingham chowing down on Borsak’s venison sausages at a parliamentary barbeque. You didn't find Borsak's venison disgusting. @jde3521 @bondi_izzy @hey_jocelyn @kurtzwalt @TomOfNors pic.twitter.com/h6ulhdPME2 Animal rights groups such as the UK’s Labour Animal Welfare Society have been retweeting the news, but Borsak’s hunting supporters are standing behind him. The controversy over legal elephant trophy hunting has raged for many years, with countries such as Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa and Mozambique allowing controlled hunts. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) allows several African countries to legally export hundreds of ivory tusks annually. But due to poaching, wildlife protection group WildAid estimates 33,000 elephants are killed each year.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Robert Borsak", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160602120000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "ZAF", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/asia/australian-mp-eats-elephant/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "592579826", "sentence": "LDS Church has launched a new section of its official website, titled \"Mormon and Gay\" Self-identified gay Mormon: The church's shift on this issue is \"monumental\" Ricardo Rosas was the closeted father of six before he came out to his wife – and, on Tuesday, to the rest of the world. A third-generation Mormon from Mexico City, Rosas went to church, served a mission and “did everything that was expected” of him. Still, Rosas, 47, said he felt conflicted and didn’t truly understand what was going on. “For 40 years,” Rosas said, “I carried the shame of those feelings… for most of my life I felt very broken.” It wasn’t until Rosas started a new job that he discovered the resources he needed in an unlikely place: the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the Mormon Church is officially known, in Salt Lake City. As a creative director for church public affairs, Rosas was asked to help design the church’s latest campaign: a new section of its official website titled “Mormon and Gay.” As the office’s attention fixed upon homosexuality, Rosas scrutinized himself. Eventually, he was able to share his sexuality with a colleague who also identified as “same-sex attracted.” “It was liberating,” Rosas said. Rosas said he realized he could be “same-sex attracted,” married and Mormon. Now he and his wife Elizabeth are featured prominently on “Mormon and Gay,” discussing how they have grown together as the new materials gave them the tools for “a healthy dialogue.” No issue in the last decade has divided churches as deeply as homosexuality. As public opinion – and scientific understanding – on sexuality has shifted with remarkable speed, many denominations, including Mormon leaders, have had to grapple with a difficult question: How do they maintain traditional doctrine that homosexual acts are sinful, while accepting and ministering to gay and lesbian Mormons who sincerely wish to remain part of their church? Unveiled on Tuesday, “Mormon and Gay” is one answer to that question. The web page features video messages and essays from five church members, including Rosas, who identify as same-sex attracted, gay, lesbian or bisexual. The materials are intended to facilitate empathetic understanding and provide information on sexual identification, church doctrine and mental health resources. Senior church leaders call these new materials “simply an update” from the webpage “Mormons and Gays,” released in 2012 on a domain unaffiliated with the church’s official website. (“Mormons and Gays” now redirects to the new “Mormons and Gay” page.) Still, the new materials present small but significant changes. Mitch Mayne, a prominent gay Mormon and blogger, said, “Above and beyond getting into the content of the website, the URL is absolutely fantastic – it’s an inclusive statement.” Beyond the title, the update presents a marked shift away from exclusionary rhetoric. While the previous site prominently displayed the church’s doctrinal stance against homosexual activity on its homepage, the new materials feature the stories of gay members. “Church Teachings” is located on a separate page; roughly 1,700 words and five videos on “loving one another” precede the first direct statement that “homosexual activity is a sin.” Still, the webpages are housed in a section of the church website dedicated to helping members deal with life’s “many challenges,” including “abuse,” “disabilities,” and “suicide.” Jessyca Fulmer believes this church’s shift is “monumental.” Fulmer, who self-identifies as a gay Mormon and is featured on the new website, said the new materials “give us a stepping stone to have more open communication about this and to educate others on how to help and how to respond to somebody who is gay.” Trevor Johnson, a gay man who was raised Mormon but resigned his membership after getting engaged, said, “When I first came out, the most damaging thing was feeling like people didn’t believe me that I was attracted to men. I appreciate that the church is releasing materials that validate the reality of the homosexual experience.” Senior church leaders L. Whitney Clayton and Von G. Keetch both say they have become more educated on homosexuality through their involvement in producing the materials — a two-year process which involved the church leadership, LGBT advocacy groups and mental health professionals. “I was touched by the individual stories on the site,” Elder Keetch said. “I thought I understood these issues pretty well, and then I was reminded… that you don’t understand the issue until you understand the individual people that are working through it.” Josh Searle, was an active, and closeted, member of the church until his mother’s suicide derailed him emotionally, leading him to leave his childhood faith. Soon, Searle began to date gay men. Searle’s story is also featured on the site. “I had been in different relationships where I experimented quite a bit sexually,” he said, “and the thing is I enjoyed all of it… I thought ‘this is what it feels like to be in love.’” Ultimately, Searle was drawn back to the church by a series of “spiritual experiences” which encouraged him to change the course of his life. But his experience as a faithful gay Mormon hasn’t been easy. While he believes church leaders are trying their best to understand the LGBT community, he said they can’t understand the toll of celibacy. “I wish there was content on how to be a celibate gay man in an emotionally healthy way. Human needs, intimacy, physical touch, physical connection… am I just supposed to not participate in any of that? I feel like I am starving for affection, starving for emotional intimacy. What is the answer to that?” Fulmer agrees, lamenting her inability to have a family or an “intimate relationship [even though] I do have those feelings for women on a regular basis. Navigating those in a healthy way is very difficult.” For Rosas, the answer is staying married to his wife, whom he lauds as a “rock star” and feels “genuinely attracted to.” Fulmer calls her confrontation with celibacy a “beautiful heartbreak,” but says she is open to heterosexual marriage if it is God’s will, while Searle says he has never been attracted to women. Even in an afterlife, where Mormons say “all will be made right,” Searle hopes his love for men isn’t changed. While the church once regarded homosexuality as “curable” and encouraged members to be “forced” into heterosexual marriages, the church has backed off of this recommendation. “Mormon and Gay” leaves the question of future relationships for Fulmer and Searle open-ended, saying they don’t know what the future holds. “It is important for us to know what more we can do,” said Clayton. “I’m sure there will be [future updates] as we try to understand how to reach out in a successful way.” In a church founded on the concept of continual revelation, many members question what those “future updates” could be — including whether the church will revoke its controversial policy on the children of gay parents. Prior to 1950Homosexuality regarded by church as “sin that dare not speak its name”  1952“Homosexuality” is used publicly by a senior church leader for the first time, called an “abomination” comparable to masturbation and bestiality1969Homosexuality regarded as “curable” by a senior church leader; being “forced” into heterosexual relationships is encouraged    1976Church-sponsored Brigham Young University conducts electroshock therapy for 14 gay Mormons1978-81Church faces public backlash for opposing Equal Rights Amendment, arguing it could extend legal protection to “lesbian and homosexual marriages”  1990sLeaders begin referring to homosexuality as same-gender attraction, acknowledging the reality of sexual attraction while condemning the sin of acting on those feelings  2008-09Church attempts to balance “religious liberty and nondiscrimination” in political advocacy, campaigning against legalization of gay marriage in California and supporting a nondiscrimination ordinance in Salt Lake City2012Church uses “gay” for the first time in public communications. In a series of videos on “Mormons and Gays,” leaders ask members to “find common ground” while “being true to religious beliefs”2015“Handbook of Instruction” for church leaders is updated with a new policy barring children of same-sex couples from church baby blessings and baptism. Same-sex marriage is regarded as apostasy and grounds for excommunication2016Church launches new “Mormon and Gay” section on its official website, in which Mormon leaders call for increased dialogue about homosexuality, and gay Mormons share their experiences as active, celibate church members Last November, the church updated its Handbook of Instruction for bishops around the world with a new policy barring children of same-sex couples from church blessings and baptism. The policy also affirmed the long-held Mormon stance that same-sex marriage is considered apostasy and grounds for excommunication. The policy was leaked online and quickly garnered intense public scrutiny. In an attempt to abate the firestorm of criticism, senior church leader D. Todd Christofferson, emphasized that love was behind the decision to protect children from feeling conflicted between their family and their faith. Christofferson, who has a gay brother, also led the creation of the “Mormon and Gay” website, according to a church spokesman. But none of the top church leaders ordained to the highest level of the priesthood have commented on the new materials, something Mayne said is indicative of a wariness towards a perceived “gay agenda” at the highest levels of the church. Mayne said leaders “think gay marriage is an act of defiance, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth.” He hopes the church’s top leadership will speak with homosexual married couples to understand that “a gay couple is really two Mormon people hoping to come as close as possible to everything that we value and hold dear as a religion: families, committed relationships, loving one another. Yet we slap them into disciplinary councils and excommunicate them.” However, the church has publicized the release of the new materials, sending links to the site in an email blast to lay clergy around the world. In 2012, the “Mormons and Gays” was released without fanfare, leaving members to doubt that the church was responsible for its creation. Also last week, “Mormon Newsroom,” an official church website, posted a series of video messages, including one from Christofferson, on the need for greater inclusion. Though the top priesthood leaders did not mention homosexuality, Facebook users quickly interpreted their messages through this lens. Comments on the post reveal a stark divide in public opinion amongst church members on the topic — a debate that has been particularly heated since last November. Facebook user Justin Marks said, “I only wish that the love and inclusion spoken of in these videos was the lived experience of so many LGBTQ+ people who’ve been raised in the church. Maybe this is a step in the right direction.” Marks identifies on his Facebook page as both gay and Mormon. Another user, Ezra Alma M, replied, “God’s laws are clear. But we can still be nice to people that don’t keep the commandments.” This exchange reveals the inescapable tension faced by a church attempting to both condemn same-sex marriage and include gay members — all while navigating a tide of increasingly antagonistic public opinion. Clayton said, “We can’t do everything for everyone — what we have done is a good step in the right direction.” Devotion and despair: The lonely struggle of a gay Mormon", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "LDS Church", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161025191500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/living/mormon-gay-website/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "687388002", "sentence": "Mnuchin reiterated previous comments he had made regarding the US' response to North Korea's nuclear program The United Nations approved sanctions on the country less than a month ago Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has prepared an executive order that would allow President Donald Trump to sanction any country that continues to trade with North Korea if the United Nations doesn’t pass broad new sanctions under consideration, he said Wednesday. “I have an executive order prepared that’s ready to go to the President that would authorize me to stop doing trade, put sanctions on anybody that does trade with North Korea, and the President will consider that at the appropriate time once he gives the UN time to act,” Mnuchin said while speaking with reporters on Air Force One. Earlier Wednesday, the US proposed a resolution at the UN that would include broad new sanctions on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong Un in the wake of global concern over the rogue nation’s nuclear weapons tests. “We believe we need to economically cut off North Korea while they do this action,” Mnuchin said. “If we don’t get those additional sanctions at the UN,” Trump will consider the already-drafted executive action, he added. On Sunday, North Korea announced it had successfully conducted its sixth weapon test, which according to readings of the tremors appeared to be the most powerful weapon Pyongyang has tested. The UN approved sanctions on the country less than a month ago, but Mnuchin said Wednesday that additional sanctions are crucial. Following the latest test, Mnuchin told Fox News Sunday that he was planning to work up the sanctions executive order and recommend it to Trump. “I am going to draft a sanctions package to send to the President for his strong consideration that anybody that wants to do trade or business with them would be prevented from doing trade or business with us,” Mnuchin said at the time. “People need to cut off North Korea economically. This is unacceptable behavior.” Also on Sunday, Trump mentioned the possibility of “stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea.” And though Defense Secretary James Mattis warned of a “massive military response” to any additional threats against the United States or its allies, Trump said Wednesday that military action in North Korea is not his “first choice” after a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States sanctions policy on North Korea", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170907030000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/06/politics/mnuchin-north-korea-sanctions/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "681198359", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – Two days after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia turned deadly, President Trump specifically condemned white supremacists and other hate groups, calling them “repugnant.” He had drawn intense criticism for initially blaming the violence on “many sides.” (Watch the President’s full Monday statement here.) – No bond was set for the suspect in connection with a car ramming that killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injured 19 others. – GoDaddy gave a neo-Nazi website the boot after it posted a derogatory story about Heyer. – One of America’s most prominent black CEOs quit Trump’s manufacturing council in protest over the President’s initial failure to condemn white supremacists. (Trump responded by lashing out at the Merck leader on Twitter.) – The photographer who captured the defining photo of the protest was on his last day on the job for a local paper. – Meanwhile, white nationalists are planning a “white lives matter rally” in Texas on 9/11. – SpaceX launched a spacecraft that will deliver a supercomputer to the International Space Station. – On Sunday, an Iranian drone flew close to a US aircraft carrier in the central Persian Gulf, according to the US Navy. – Hundreds of people are feared dead following mudslides in Sierra Leone. – A hacker is recruiting other hackers to help identify child predators online. –Bitcoin has doubled its value in a month. Here’s why. – One child under 13 commits suicide nearly every five days on average.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170814230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-august-14-trnd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "510769329", "sentence": "NEW: The top diplomats for the U.S., Russia meet and say they want a negotiated peace in Syria Russia has carried out airstrikes in support of a Syrian army advance on Aleppo A top U.S. official accused Russia of helping ISIS with these strikes, by drawing other rebels to Aleppo As battles continue to rage around the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, so too does the war of words among two far-away countries involved in the fight – Russia and the United States. The defense ministry for Russia, which has been lambasted for its own airstrikes in support of a Syrian government ground offensive around Aleppo, turned the tables Thursday with an accusation against the United States. Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said no Russian warplanes were within 12.5 miles (20 kilometers) of Aleppo on Wednesday, but members of the American-led anti-ISIS coalition were. “Yesterday, … two A-10 attack aircraft of the U.S. Air Force entered Syrian airspace from … Turkey and, reaching Aleppo by the shortest path, made strikes against objects in the city,” Konashenkov said. Two U.S. officials, though, denied that any coalition aircraft were near Aleppo on Wednesday. This kind of back-and-forth between the two global rivals over Syria is hardly new. While they essentially have the same military mission – to combat terrorists, specifically ISIS – Moscow and Washington have been sharply at odds over tactics and targets. CNN inside Aleppo, a city on edge Aleppo, as Syria’s second largest city and an embodiment of the horrific toll of the Middle Eastern nation’s five-year long civil war, has been the most recent and most heated flashpoint. Russia boasted of flying more than 510 sorties against nearly 1,900 “terrorist facilities” in the last week alone, with Aleppo being a prime target. “The terrorists are marching people towards the Turkish border, so that later they may hide among the locals,” Konashenkov said, according a Thursday story from state-run Sputnik news. “The terrorists put down their weapons and try to dissolve in the crowd – they know that Russian warplanes and the Syrian Army would never strike civilians.” U.N.: 40,000 fleeing Aleppo Yet the United States and its allies have characterized Russia as a major part of the problem in Aleppo, blaming Moscow’s assault for cutting off the city (and other towns) from desperately needed food and aid. Beyond that, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the ongoing Russian strikes – which the United States and its allies claim have targeted not only ISIS, but other opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government despite assurances otherwise – have hurt efforts to “have a serious conversation” on peacefully resolving the conflict. And on Wednesday, President Barack Obama’s envoy on ISIS accused Russia of helping ISIS. Brett McGurk said that Moscow’s airstrikes forced rebel fighters – who had been battling ISIS further east – to go to Aleppo instead, giving ISIS time to continue its onslaught while killing off some of its enemies in the process. “What Russia is doing is effectively enabling ISIL,” McGurk testified to Congress, using the Obama administration’s preferred moniker for the Islamic State. Turkey’s Syria strategy in ruins as Aleppo teeters Yet Russia and the United States both insist they are committed to obtaining peace in Syria. They’re apparently willing to at least try to achieve it by working together – as illustrated by their top diplomats’ meeting Thursday in Munich, Germany. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were straight-faced as they shook hands upon arrival, before heading off together toward a meeting room. Met w/ FM Lavrov in Munich. Made clear the need for immediate progress on humanitarian access, ceasefire in #Syria. pic.twitter.com/FcT5LFhspX There, in brief public comments, there was no face-to-face blaming or mentions of Aleppo, specifically. “At some point in time, we want to make progress on the issues of humanitarian access and ceasefire,” Kerry said. “We’ll talk about all aspects.” Similar talk came from the Russian side. #SYRIA All political issues must be resolved only by Syrians with international mediation. Not in trenches, but at negotiating table “All political issues must be resolved only by Syrians with international mediation,” Russia’s defense ministry tweeted. “Not in trenches, but at (the) negotiating table.” That said, Russia’s military push in support of its Syrian government allies was blamed for the pre-emptive (and, officially, temporary) “pause” in peace talks earlier this month in Geneva. Syria’s so-called moderate opposition, known as the High Negotiations Committee, refused to even take part until there was an end to what it called a “massive acceleration of Russian and regime military aggression,” the former including “indiscriminate aerial bombardment of civilian areas in northern Syria,” opposition representatives said. Russian state media isn’t shying away from suggesting the offensive in Aleppo and elsewhere will make a difference, with Russia Today citing Middle East analyst Sharmine Narwani as saying the Syrian-Russian advance will change the agenda when talks resume in full later this month in Geneva. “The shaping of post-conflict political landscapes,” Narwani said, “invariably falls to the victor – not the vanquished.” CNN’s Alla Eshchenko reported from Moscow, and CNN’s Greg Botelho reported and wrote from Atlanta. CNN’s Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160211151500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/11/middleeast/syria-war-russia-us/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "476682917", "sentence": "Professional supporters for public events is a fast-growing industry Functions include celebrity parties, product launches and protest movements Next time you’re watching a campaign rally for a politician, or a glitzy premiere, take a close look at the enthusiastic faces waving banners at the front. There is a good chance that some are paid performers. If they are, it is likely that one Adam Swart put them there. Los Angeles-based entrepreneur Swart has pioneered the ‘supporter-for-hire’ business. His start-up Crowds on Demand, launched in 2012, has established itself as a popular resource for any party in need of guests. “The company started as a way for up-and-coming celebrities to get more attention,” explains Swart, a UCLA political science graduate. “If you are surrounded with bodyguards and paparazzi you are taken more seriously.” “Then we started fielding political requests - to provide crowds for world leaders and US political candidates at federal, state, and local level, or to conduct rallies and protests in support or opposition to an issue.” The company repertoire has now expanded to cover product launches, PR stunts, and social justice movements. One popular side-line is using crowds to apply pressure to one side - or even both - of a corporate litigation dispute. Swart claims the business has “more than doubled” in size each year, and can now call on tens of thousands of performers to cover several events each day, in dozens of cities across the US The next step is going global. “We get a lot of requests to do international events… but we have to make sure we are operating within all applicable laws,” says Swart.  “Many countries don’t have the same protection of assembly.” The CEO hopes to begin with the UK, Dubai and India within 18 months, testing the waters with uncontroversial celebrity events. The return on investment for clients is variable, but Swart is confident his services offer value. “When a clients spends $10,000 on a protest and wins a $20 million settlement, that’s a clear return on investment,” says the entrepreneur. “Other situations are harder to decipher – it may be more ‘can we shift the media narrative?’ ‘Did we get more press coverage or photo opportunities?’ There are many ways to judge our services and their effectiveness - some quantitative, other qualitative.” The role of crowd members is carefully calibrated. Recruits are generally actors, who are expected be enthusiastic, but not so zealous as to risk arrest. Critically, they must look and sound authentic. “They almost always hold signs and chant, and sometimes talk to media on behalf of the event,” says Swart. Employees also sign non-disclosure forms that protect the client’s anonymity, to avoid the embarrassment of their paying for support coming to light. In rare cases where the practice has been exposed, such as with Donald Trump’s hiring of supporters, it has been heavily criticized. But Swart is comfortable with the ethics of his business: “We didn’t invent this,” the entrepreneur says. “People are just looking for ways to spread a message in an unconventional, interesting and effective way. Before this you could spend $100,000 to put an ad in the Washington Post. Now you can spend a tenth of that to get right in front of people.” The business model is spreading. Ukrainian company Easycrowd predates Swart’s company, while Crowds for Rent and Rent a Crowd were recently launched in the US and UK respectively. These novel companies represent only the most visible feature of a sprawling landscape of manufactured support. “There are similar types of consulting firms that provide a vast menu of ‘grassroots’ services,” says Dr. Edward Walker, Professor of Sociology at UCLA and author of Grassroots for Hire. “These include mass letter-writing or emailing, ghostwriting blog posts, locating data on likely sympathizers for your cause… even creating whole new ‘front’ or ‘third party’ organizations to serve as a mouthpiece for the campaign’s funder.” “Considering all of the PR and lobbying firms that do what I call ‘grassroots for hire’… there are hundreds of such firms across the country. By my estimate, around 40% of the Fortune 500 appears on the client list of at least one such firm.” Walker sees technology as a driving influence of the trend, citing Uber’s use of its network to pressure New York Mayor Bill De Blasio – with a ‘De Blasio button’ on its app – as an example of commercial companies’ increasing ability to mobilize users to campaign on their behalf. Another driver of the business is the growing value of crowds in the age of mass media. “The appearance of grassroots support is critical for gaining attention on social media,” says Walker. “It is critical to have an enthusiast community that can support your cause and act as ambassadors for it.” The Professor adds that companies risk reputation damage if their use of paid supporters is unmasked, but the practice seems set to grow, particularly in the arena of politics. “The rise of campaign finance makes it possible, (and) the massive expansion of the PR industry,” says Lisa Graves of monitoring group PR Watch. “As more big money is injected into campaigns… these efforts to deceive the public with fake crowds will continue to expand.” For entrepreneurs such as Swart, the current surge in demand for hired crowds offers boundless opportunity. But as the industry grows, so too will the challenge of remaining hidden.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "professional supporters-for-hire industry", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151016123000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "ARE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/16/business/crowds-for-hire/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "620795128", "sentence": "The Israeli government has recently approved an expansion of 2,500 homes in the West Bank The Security Council discussed the new settlements behind closed doors Wednesday What a difference a month makes. Cheered by a US abstention in late December allowing a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel settlement activity to pass, the Palestinians now face the cold reality that the new Trump administration would certainly block UN attempts to stop settlement growth. Palestinian UN ambassador Riyad Mansour is now pressing the council to uphold the controversial settlements resolution, saying that Israel “should not be allowed to get away with it” by constructing more settlements. The Israeli government has recently approved an expansion of 2,500 homes in the West Bank in defiance of the resolution, which called for a halt in settlement construction. The resolution does not specify sanctions or punishments, but it is now international law and could affect Israel’s relationships with other countries down the road. The Security Council discussed the new settlements behind closed doors Wednesday. Most countries criticized the settlements but no action was called for. The US, not represented at full ambassador rank yet, did not speak. Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog told reporters the settlements “need to be condemned.” Mansour said the Security Council should “shoulder its responsibilities” and implement the resolution on settlements, which passed after then-US Ambassador Samantha Power declined to use the US’s veto power to quash it. The new UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday. “We are eager to work with her,” the Palestinian ambassador said. “We extend our hand to her as a colleague.” The Trump administration has strongly backed the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and it is highly unlikely Haley will have much maneuvering room when it comes to the Middle East. Earlier on Wednesday, Netanyahu promised more settlements: “We came out with one stroke now and there will be more.” That elicited a negative reaction from some international quarters. UK Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said in a statement, “We have consistently been clear that settlements are illegal under international law, are not conducive to peace and their construction must stop.” The settlements could be another point of contention during talks between Trump and UK Prime Minister Teresa May later this week. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday criticized the new settlements, saying there is no Plan B for Middle East peace. “Any unilateral decision can be an obstacle to the two-state goal,” Dujarric told reporters. A failure to stop Israel from settlement activity would not be unique in UN history. Countless Security Council resolutions have gone unenforced during the UN’s 70-plus years. The UN Secretary General has been designated to update the Security Council on settlements and the overall Middle East resolution demands next month.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israeli government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170126020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/palestinians-un-israel-settlements-trump/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "572760587", "sentence": "Threats by Islamist group Al-Shabaab have caused residents to flee the eastern coast of Kenya Safari Doctors travels the area, offering free basic medical services to thousands of people Omar was honored as a 2016 Top 10 CNN Hero | Tribute Show video The eastern coast of Kenya is riddled with danger. Once a sought-after tourist destination, today people are being warned to stay away because of threats by Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab. Others are fleeing the area for good. But Umra Omar keeps going back. In the remote area of islands near the Kenyan-Somali border, the Lamu Archipelago, aid groups have stopped working and infrastructures are crumbling. She and her group, Safari Doctors, travel by boat, road and air to bring medical care to people living along the insecure region. “There is a lot of caution of, ‘Why are you going here? You’re not supposed to,’ ” said Omar, 33. “And as a woman running around pushing this project, it’s like, ‘Why do that? Why not just stay home, get taken care of.’ “ Omar could have continued living the American dream she had worked so hard to carve out. Raised in Kenya, she had earned degrees from two prestigious American schools, completed graduate school and was working full-time in Washington, D.C. But Omar says cubicle life wasn’t for her; she was longing to return to her native country. “When all is said and done, it feels like a lie to only work to get a paycheck,” said Omar, who moved home in 2010. “It was kind of a sense of responsibility.” On a visit to her childhood community in the islands, she learned about a life-saving medical aid project that had been abandoned because of the security concerns. Today, Safari Doctors provides free basic medical services – including immunizations, maternal health care and treatment for malaria and other common diseases in the region – to more than 1,000 people a year. Despite the risk, and Omar’s current pregnancy, she makes bi-monthly trips as much as possible to help those who desperately need it. CNN spoke with Omar about her work. Below is an edited version of the conversation. CNN: You now live full-time on one of the islands; you also lived there as a young girl. What are these communities like? Umra Omar: We are identified as the Bajuni and the Boni communities who are the indigenous people. So we have people who’ve never stepped out of the village at all; never, maybe, had an experience of running water. We have communities that, right now, have no schools within walking distance. Lamu is the only county in Kenya that has less than one kilometer of paved road. The same thing that makes it beautiful, isolated and pristine, is the same thing that presents the challenges for access to health care. From the southernmost tip, which is in Lamu, all the way to the northernmost tip, that’s a two-hour speedboat (ride), about $300. For the average person from Lamu, that’s not something you just cough up to run to the district hospital. CNN: How does it all come together? Omar: We put together a trip for Safari Doctors like we would a thousand-piece puzzle. You just have to know what the picture looks like to put it together. We’re fortunate to be from a very intertwined area, from government all the way to the fishermen on a boat. And we at Safari Doctors are tapping into that to be able to fill some of the gaps in accessing health care. So it’s just a matter of us pulling in different pieces to see how we can work on this issue of accessing health care from the very basic level of getting medicines out to people to a more complex angle of bringing in consultants and professionals. CNN: Do you feel scared? Omar: Scared, no. It’s only dangerous if you feel really threatened. And frankly speaking, we don’t feel like we’re doing something that should warrant us being threatened or a target, because there’s no agenda other than life behind it. And if anybody feels like life is wrong, then there’s nothing we can do about it. CNN: You are 6 months pregnant and have a toddler at home. What keeps you going? Omar: So I’m pregnant, but not yet barefoot! And that’s supposed to be happening in November. But it’s something that I feel like wouldn’t necessarily put the brakes on anything in any way whatsoever. I think this is a Safari Doctors baby! Being here, being close to home, to be able to fill some of the gaps in accessing health care, it’s kind of been an IV drip for life and purpose. Want to get involved? Check out the Safari Doctors website and see how to help. You can make a donation right now to Safari Doctors. Donations are accepted via The Village Experience, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit. CNN’s Colin Hancock and Nick Migwi contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Safari Doctors", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160825193000", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/25/health/cnn-heroes-umra-omar-safari-doctors/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "517684167", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Lee Sweetlove is a Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Unlike us, plants have ample self-control when it comes to choosing how much they eat. Ironically, as humanity struggles with an obesity epidemic, plant breeders are trying to make crops eat more. When you see a field of wheat in summer, the spikes of grain rippling gracefully in the breeze, you probably won’t have guessed that the plants are fat. Yet, compared to the wild grasses they are bred from, the ears of modern cereal plants are grotesquely obese. They have larger and more numerous grain, laden with vast reserves of starch, way in excess of what they actually need. This excess weight is our food. With year-on-year gains from conventional breeding beginning to peter out and an ever-expanding human population to feed, the race is on to find new ways to persuade plants to put on even more weight. And it turns out that an effective way to do this is to interfere with the signaling systems that control the rate at which plants synthesize their food. For plants, “food” means carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which they turn into sugars by photosynthesis, and nitrates in the soil which are metabolized to form amino acids. Plants then monitor the concentration of sugars and amino acids in their tissues and grow more rapidly when they “sense” that food is available. This is a “feed-forward” control system. But that’s not the whole story. Plants also have genetically programmed limits on growth. These limits ensure they produce the right tissues, of the right size, at the right time. They also stop the plant trying to grow when it is damaging to do so, for example when the weather turns bad. When a plant comes up against its growth limits, food begins to accumulate and this generates a “feedback” signal causing the plant to turn down the food production systems. Effectively the plant realizes it is full and stops eating.But what if we could tweak the controls? Could we then make crops even more obese? Experiments with the sugar control system suggests that the answer is a resounding yes. A team of researchers from agrochemists Syngenta and Rothamsted Research made a single genetic modification to maize plants to prevent the accumulation of trehalose-6-phosphate, a key sugar monitored by the plant. Essentially, the plants were tricked into “thinking” that they were not producing enough sugar and as a result they increased production. This, in turn, seems to have triggered the feed-forward system because the genetically-modified plants produced up to 50% more grain in well-watered conditions and outperformed unmodified plants by 123% in drought conditions. If the same changes could be engineered for the nitrogen control system, then not only might we achieve even higher yields, but we could also address the agricultural run-off problem at the same time. Millions of tonnes of nitrate fertilizer are applied to fields every year but much of it remains unconsumed by crops. And when it rains, the excess runs off the fields, polluting nearby rivers and lakes. The difficulty is that, despite decades of research, the signaling system that underpins nitrogen appetite control has remained something of a mystery. Until now. In a study recently published in Plant Cell, a Swiss-German team describe how they uncovered part of the system lurking in a surprising place. Quite by accident, they found out that a specific form of vitamin B6 (known as a vitamer) tells the plant when it is full of nitrogen. The first clue was that the vitamer accumulates in plants in parallel with ammonium, one of the immediate products of nitrate metabolism. The second was that plants with unusually high amounts of the vitamer had impaired growth that could be overcome by supplying ammonium. Although not all the details are yet clear, the most telling observation was that the accumulation of the specific B6 vitamer led to the nitrate metabolism system being turned down – it works as an appetite control system. Perhaps the main reason we are having to retune the settings on the appetite systems of crop plants is that they are held back by their evolutionary history. The grass species that were domesticated to form cereal crops such as maize, rice and wheat are likely to have grown in poor soils – and plants that have adapted to such soils generally have conservative food strategies. This means they take up only as much as they need to grow and produce seed for the next generation. So it’s not surprising that when we throw nitrogen fertilizer at their cultivated descendants, they don’t gorge themselves on the unexpected feast. A mismatch between evolutionary history and modern conditions is also behind the human obesity epidemic. Just as with crops, the solution could lie in tweaking appetite systems; we just need to work out how to go in the opposite direction. Lee Sweetlove is a Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "genetically modified crop plants", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160303203000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "CHE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/tech/obese-plants/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "733081915", "sentence": "British police are investigating a package reportedly addressed to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as a “racist hate crime.” The Metropolitan Police said that officers tested a substance in a package received at St James’s Palace, which the London Evening Standard said was a white powder. Other UK media reports said the package also contained a racist letter. The investigation is being overseen by the London counter-terrorism command, a Metropolitan Police statement said. Investigators are treating the incident as a “racist hate crime,” the statement added. Police would not say who the envelope was addressed to but said tests showed the substance to be non-suspicious. They added than an an allegation of malicious communications is being investigated. Related video Royal wedding details revealed St James’s Palace is the official London residence of several members of the British royal family including Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne.  The Evening Standard said the package was sent there for sorting before delivery. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who announced their engagement in November and are due to marry in Windsor this spring, live at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace. Markle is from a mixed-race background. There have been no arrests yet but inquiries continue, according to police. Kensington Palace had no comment.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "British police investigation into racist hate crime package", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180222153000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/22/europe/uk-palace-security-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "615273470", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor at Arizona State University. He is the author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.” Christopher Mellon is a researcher at New America. A New America report indicates US hostages fare far worse than other Western hostages Peter Bergen and Christopher Mellon: This is in part because the US refuses to pay ransoms or make other concessions The Trump administration has an opportunity to reverse course on this policy, allowing more wiggle room American hostages are more than twice as likely to die in captivity or remain captive as hostages from other Western nations, according to a report by New America released Sunday. The report examined the cases of 1,185 Westerners from 32 countries who have been taken hostage overseas by terrorist, militant and pirate groups since 2001. This piece draws, in part, from that report. The finding has important implications for the policies of the incoming Trump administration, which will have to decide whether to continue the Obama administration policy of not paying ransoms or making other kinds of concessions to secure the freedom of hostages, including whether to allow American corporations to raise money to free hostages without fear of prosecution. There are at least six Americans being held by terrorist and militant groups. Five of the Americans are being held by the Taliban Haqqani group, and one is held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, in North Africa. Hostages from European countries, such as Austria, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland, that are known to pay ransoms, are far more likely to be released by their captors than Americans. Hostages from the United Kingdom, the only other Western power with a similarly strict no-ransom policy, have also been freed at much lower rates than other Westerners. Eight out of 10 European hostages held by jihadist terrorist groups were freed, compared to a quarter for the US and a third for the UK. This disparity played out in a gruesome and public fashion with the Western hostages held by ISIS in Syria. Fourteen of the 16 Europeans taken captive by ISIS were freed. None of the American and British hostages was. Related video W.H.: Hostage policy change will benefit families Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and British citizens David Haines and Alan Henning were murdered by ISIS. US citizen Kayla Mueller died in captivity, and British citizen John Cantlie remains a captive in Syria. While the disparate treatment is likely due in part to the United States’ prominent international role and the target that sometimes places on American citizens, the United States’ strict adherence to its no-ransom policy has also contributed to the failure of American efforts to return hostages safely. Related article Could Warren Weinstein have been saved? The no-concessions policy is defended on the basis that paying ransoms would create incentives for US citizens to be kidnapped, and that ransom payments fill the coffers of terrorist groups and criminal gangs. No clear evidence exists, however, to support the claim that Americans are targeted less often because of the no-concessions policy. Indeed, the United States had the most hostages taken since 2001, with 225, followed by Italy with 148, France with 143, and the United Kingdom with 137. Kidnappings are driven primarily by conditions of general instability in countries such as Iraq, Syria and Yemen, rather than by the targeting of particular nationalities. On the other hand, there is strong evidence to suggest that a no-ransom policy puts hostages at greater risk once abducted. Related article Family reveals American vanished in Afghanistan two years ago The clearest risk of paying ransom is that it can help terrorist groups expand and fund their activities. In 2012, David Cohen, the US Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, warned of al Qaeda’s growing strength in Mali and Yemen, stating: “At the root of their strength is the money they have amassed, including, importantly, through kidnapping for ransom.” Nasir al-Wuhayshi, then the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, confirmed the importance of ransoms to AQAP, writing that almost half the group’s budget came from hostage taking. In North Africa, ransom payments played a central role in the growth of AQIM. In 2003, the relatively small Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat carried out a series of kidnappings of tourists and aid workers, receiving more than $6 million in ransoms that enabled the group to expand regionally into AQIM. Yet, while ransom payments have played a central role in AQAP and AQIM’s budgets, they have played a far less significant role in financing ISIS operations. Estimates of ISIS’ revenue from ransoms vary. In October 2014, David Cohen stated that ISIS had raised at least $20 million from ransoms so far that year. Related article Obama's new hostage policy: Will it stop the failures? Estimates for ISIS’ ransom revenue pale in comparison with the group’s other revenue streams. According to Daniel Glaser, assistant secretary for terrorist financing at the US Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, ISIS received about $360 million a year from taxes. Related video Former ISIS hostage gives chilling details of torture In 2014, ISIS also seized $500 million from banks in the territory it took over, according to the US Treasury Department. At one point in 2014, oil was estimated to bring in $1 million a day for ISIS. In addition, ISIS raises revenue from a wide variety of other funding streams such as antiquities smuggling. Compared to these revenue streams, the role of ransom payments in funding ISIS is relatively small. We estimate that ransoms accounted for no more than 4% of ISIS’ total income in 2014. Some of the families of the Americans abducted and murdered by ISIS questioned the US government’s handling of their cases, saying that the lack of an effective hostage policy contributed to their distress and possibly to the deaths of their loved ones. Diane Foley, the mother of journalist James Foley, who was murdered by ISIS in summer 2014, told The New York Times, “Our government was very clear that no ransom was going to be paid or should be paid.” As a result, in 2015, the White House took a number of steps to reform US hostage policy, establishing a Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell to coordinate hostage recovery operations across the US government, and opening the door to private ransom payments by announcing the US government would no longer threaten the friends and families of American hostages with prosecution for paying ransoms. Related article What happens after ISIS loses Mosul? It should be noted that the Justice Department has not disclosed its criteria for determining who will be considered “family or friends” of the hostage. It is therefore ambiguous whether third parties, such as employers or insurance companies, will be subject to prosecution if they fund or reimburse a ransom payment made to a designated terrorist organization. This ambiguity may constitute a significant barrier to families raising money for private ransom payments, as potential donors may be unwilling to gamble on prosecutorial discretion. Changes have also been made to improve information sharing between the government and the families of hostages. The families are now given access to intelligence about their case, specially declassified to keep them informed about their loved ones without compromising sensitive sources and methods. The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell also says it is responding more quickly to kidnappings and taking over the management of the negotiations earlier. These changes have been praised by the families of hostages and their advocates, but it is not yet clear what effect the reforms have had on the outcomes of cases. Since the new US hostage policy was announced in the summer of 2015, at least six American hostages have been released and one has died in captivity. However, none of these publicly identified hostages who was released was held by jihadist terrorist groups. Two were held by unidentified, probably criminal, groups in Nigeria and four were held by the Houthis, a Shia militia that now controls much of Yemen. The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell says that since its establishment in 2015 it has overseen the release of approximately 100 hostages, a quarter of whom were held by terrorist groups. The Fusion Cell has not provided any details on these cases, and it is unclear if any of these released hostages were held by jihadist terrorist groups. The Trump administration should clarify the US stance on granting immunity from prosecution to third parties assisting the family and friends of hostages that are held by terrorist groups. Ransom payments are the most reliable way to recover hostages held by terrorist groups, and they should be available to those without substantial private means. Most American families cannot generate the large sums required to free hostages and must turn to corporations or other entities to raise these sums. Right now the law is quite ambiguous about whether these corporations might be held liable for payments to terrorist groups. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook The Trump administration should also facilitate prisoner exchanges for US citizens kidnapped abroad. American Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, have been held by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network since they were kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2012. Also held are their two sons, who were born in captivity. The Haqqanis have threatened to kill the family if the Afghan government carries out the death sentence it has imposed on Anas Haqqani, a brother of the group’s leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani. Anas was arrested in 2014 and convicted of raising money for the group. The governments of the United States and Canada have an opportunity to secure the release of the Coleman-Boyle family, and the three other Westerners held by the Haqqanis, by interceding with the government of Afghanistan to negotiate an exchange for Anas Haqqani.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States hostage policy on ransom payments", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170109014500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/08/opinions/us-hostages-worse-off-bergen-mellon/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "465438194", "sentence": "Read this story in Spanish at CNNEspañol.com Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina, who resigned last week, speaks to CNN He says \"geopolitical interests\" amounting to a \"soft coup\" are behind the case against him Speaking from a military jail, he accuses the United States of interfering in his country Days after a judge sent him to jail, former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina maintains his innocence, suggesting the United States may have played a role in the case that landed him behind bars. “There are many things behind this,” he told CNN en Español’s Fernando Del Rincón in an exclusive interview Wednesday from the military jail where he’s being held as investigations in a corruption case against him continue. “It is not only what you saw in the hearing. There is a series of interests of another type, I would say including geopolitical interests, not only in Guatemala, but extending to Honduras and El Salvador,” he said. Pérez Molina resigned from his post last week after lawmakers stripped him of the immunity that would have protected him from prosecution. Shortly afterward, he found himself in custody after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. Related video Arrest warrant issued for resigned Guatemalan President Guatemala’s attorney general and a U.N. investigating commission accuse Pérez Molina and a group of close aides within his administration of receiving bribes in exchange for lowering taxes for companies seeking to import products into the Central American country. The case shook his government for months and sparked protests throughout the country calling for his resignation. Pérez Molina denied the accusations Wednesday, adding that the steps leading up to his resignation and arrest mirrored the steps of a “soft coup” forcing him from power. And he said he believes the United States is at least partly to blame. How? Top U.S. officials, he said, repeatedly tried to pressure his government to renew the mandate of the United Nations International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, known as the CICIG. The commission, a special independent body of prosecutors, is now helping lead the charge against Pérez Molina. A treaty-level agreement between Guatemala and the United Nations signed in 2006 gives the commission special power to investigate a limited number of sensitive cases. Pérez Molina told Del Rincón the case against him is politically motivated, and that it’s no coincidence that it came to a head last week, just before a presidential election. The former president extended the U.N. commission’s mandate in April as protests against his government mounted. But he told CNN en Español he’d wanted to kick the organization out of Guatemala. “The CICIG has been an instrument that has served others, but not to strengthen justice,” he said. “Today, the CICIG, we see it really as an interference of the United States, who were the ones who most pressured for it. So I responded to the interference of the United States, who are the ones who are practically ordering the commissioner here.” The State Department said in a statement that the Guatemalan government alone decided to extend the CICIG’s mandate. “We continue to strongly support CICIG’s efforts to fight crime and corruption,” a State Department spokesman said. Last week, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Todd Robinson told CNN en Español the United States’ support of the commission is well known. “Our support for the CICIG was not a secret. It is not a secret. We have very strongly supported the institution. … And I think what we are seeing now is the reason to keep supporting the CICIG as an institution,” he said. The U.N. commission has been praised for tackling a number of high-profile cases in Guatemala, helping prosecutors take steps to crack down on organized crime and combat impunity. But even before his arrest, Pérez Molina was critical of the group. Wearing blue jeans, a blue polo shirt and a vest, Perez Molina spoke with Del Rincón in a courtyard at the military jail. He defended his legacy, saying he’d worked tirelessly to help his country. “History will be the judge. These are difficult, hard, complicated moments, but there are millions of Guatemalans who have been served well during the past three years, eight months,” he said. His time behind bars, Pérez Molina said, has been marked by introspection. “These are complicated days, days of a lot of feelings, of a lot of internal debate, of looking at how things have been happening,” he said. “Not just now, this started months ago. … They orchestrated things so that it would lead to this. It is a difficult and complicated moment. We are asking God for strength.” Pérez Molina described himself as a victim of unjust accusations, arguing that he would have admitted any wrongdoing if he were guilty. “We are facing this, and I will keep facing it. I did not try to leave the country, and I will not try to flee from the judicial processes,” he said. “The only thing that we are asking is that they are fair processes, and that things to as they should to allow me to prove my innocence and clarify things.” Guatemala election: Presidential runoff set for October, comedian is front-runner CNN’s Claudia Dominguez and Diane Ruggiero contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150910034500", "country1": "GTM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/americas/guatemala-ex-president-otto-perez-molina-interview/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "721739908", "sentence": "When Donald Trump lashed out at people coming to the US from “shithole countries,” it was a reaction to a plan  to cut the number of people entering the country through the visa lottery program. According to CNN sources, at a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office, lawmakers brought a proposal to reduce the number by half, with the rest going to underrepresented countries in Africa and nations with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Trump appears to have glossed over the fundamental humanitarian purpose of TPS, which is granted to individuals from countries where conditions such as war, natural disasters or political strife prevent citizens from returning safely. While under TPS designation, nationals cannot be removed from the US and can work and travel in the country. However, it does not lead to lawful permanent resident status and people under TPS can be removed if the designation is lifted. Jonathan Katz, author of “The Big Truck That Went By” on the failure of disaster relief efforts in Haiti, said Trump’s remarks and those who have defended them ignore both the histories of these countries and US involvement in them. “You’d have to know nothing about WHY Haiti is poor (or El Salvador in kind), and WHY the United States (and Norway) are wealthy,” Katz said in a widely-shared Twitter thread. “But far worse than that, you’d have to not even be interested in asking the question.” GDP: $8.02 billion (2016) Population: 10.8 million (2016) Amount receiving in US aid: $251 million (2017) Number of people with TPS: About 58,700 TPS designation: January 2010 (ends July 2019) Haiti has been under TPS since a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the island nation in January 2010, killing up to 300,000 people and displacing more than a million. Relief efforts in the wake of that disaster, led by US organizations, were highly criticized and often ineffective. Though plans to remove the country from TPS were announced last year, as of September 2017, almost 40,000 people remained displaced, living in temporary shelters and camps on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. According to the World Bank, Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, with almost 60% of the country living under the national poverty line of $2.41 per day. The US has a long history of military and political intervention in Haiti. GDP: $26.8 billion Population: 6.3 million Amount receiving in US aid: $105 million Number of people with TPS: About 263,000 TPS designation: March 2001 (ends September 2019) El Salvador was granted TPS in 2001 following a massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the worst to hit the country in a decade, killing hundreds of people and damaging more than 220,000 houses. After nearly 17 years, the “original conditions caused by the 2001 earthquakes no longer exist,” the US Department of Homeland Services said this week, announcing that TPS would be removed by September 2019. It added that the US government has repatriated more than 39,000 Salvadorans in the last two years, “demonstrating that the temporary inability of El Salvador to adequately return their nationals after the earthquake has been addressed.” The US backed El Salvador’s right-wing government in a 12-year civil war against leftist guerillas which left 75,000 people dead between 1979 and 1992. GDP: $21.5 billion Population: 9.1 million Amount receiving in US aid: $150 million Number of people with TPS: About 86,200 TPS designation: January 1999 Hurricane Mitch, a Category 5 storm, devastated Honduras in October 1998, killing about 11,000 people across Central America. In addition to the ongoing affects of that storm and others since – most recently Hurricane Nate – Honduras also “faces the highest level of economic inequality in Latin America” as well as “rampant crime and violence,” according to the World Bank. The homicide rate in Honduras is among the worst in the world, at 59 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2016. The country also faces an unstable political environment: the US endorsed a coup in 2009 which ousted the nation’s democratically elected President, and last year Washington recognized the re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez despite electoral irregularities and mass protests. GDP: $21.1 billion Population: 29 million Amount receiving in US aid: $138 million Number of people with TPS: About 13,000 TPS designation: June 2015 Nepal’s designation also stems from an earthquake, a 7.8-magnitude tremor which struck near the country’s capital, Kathmandu, in early 2015, killing more than 8,000 people and damaging millions of homes. Around 3% of the country was pushed into poverty as a direct result of the earthquake, the World Bank said, with total reconstruction costs as high as $6.7 billion. While conditions in the country have improved, as of 2016, there was still a “substantial, but temporary, disruption of living conditions,” according to DHS. However, that assessment came before major flooding late last year affecting more than a third of the country, which the World Bank said “caused severe disruption and damage, especially in the southern plains” and predicted would hamper economic growth. GDP: $13.2 billion Population: 6.1 million Amount receiving in US aid: $26 million Number of people with TPS: About 5,300 TPS designation: January 1999 (ends January 2019) Designated for the same reason as Honduras, Nicaragua has also suffered greatly from natural disasters in recent years. However, a DHS report in November found “it is no longer the case that Nicaragua is unable, temporarily, to handle adequately the return of nationals of Nicaragua.” “Nicaragua has stood out for maintaining growth levels above the average for Latin America and the Caribbean,” according to the World Bank, though it warned poverty and inequality levels remain high. During the Reagan administration, the US funneled money and arms to right-wing rebel groups known as the Contras, which fought a brutal civil war against the Nicaraguan government until 1990. In 1986, the International Court of Justice ruled the US had violated international law. GDP: $6.2 billion Population: 14.3 million Amount receiving in US aid: $416 million Number of people with TPS: About 500 TPS designation: September 1991 Somalia was designated for TPS after the country descended into civil war after dictator Siad Barre’s ouster in 1991. Nearing three decades of conflict, much of the country’s governance structure, economic infrastructure, and institutions have been destroyed. “The security situation in Somalia remains fragile and volatile,” according to DHS. The agency said Somalis couldn’t safely return to the country: “Somalia continues to experience a complex protracted emergency that is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.” The US is heavily involved militarily in Somalia, conducting more than 30 air strikes in the country in 2017 against militant groups al Shabaab and ISIS which killed up to 230 people, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. GDP: $9.01 billion (2015) Population: 12.2 million Amount receiving in US aid: $813 million Number of people with TPS: About 50 TPS designation: November 2011 South Sudan gained its independence in 2011, after a vote was promised in a 2005 peace deal which aimed to put a halt to decades of violence in the country. However, tensions between north and south remained long past the vote, and in 2013 South Sudan was plunged into civil war, leaving hundreds dead and displacing more than a million people. Last year, as a result of the conflict, many parts of the country were suffering from famine, as a huge UN operation attempted to keep the peace. “The renewed conflict in South Sudan is undermining development gains achieved since independence and worsened the humanitarian situation,” according to the World Bank. “Without conflict resolution and a framework for peace and security, the country’s longer-term development and prosperity are threatened.” GDP: $95.5 billion Population: 39.5 million Amount receiving in US aid: $151 million Number of people with TPS: About 1,000 TPS designation: November 1997 (ends November 2018) Sudan was designated for TPS based on the “ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions.” Sudan has been beset by conflicts, most notably the Darfur conflict, which began around 2003 when several rebel groups took up arms against the government in Khartoum. The situation in Sudan has improved in recent years, but concerns persist about its stability and human rights. However, in September, DHS said nationals of Sudan could now return “without posing a serious threat to their personal safety.” GDP: — Population: 18.4 million Amount receiving in US aid: $729 million Number of people with TPS: About 6,200 TPS designation: March 2012 Syria has been designated for TPS since 2012, almost a year after civil war broke out in the country in the wake of the Arab Spring. An estimated 400,000 Syrians have been killed in the conflict, according to the UN, with millions more displaced. “Violent conflict and the deteriorating humanitarian crisis continue to pose significant risk throughout Syria,” DHS said in 2016. The US has intervened heavily in the war since its earliest days, providing funding for anti-government rebels and groups fighting ISIS and other Islamist militant organizations. US Special Operations Forces, Marines and Army Rangers are on the ground in Syria, and US planes have conducted more than 8,700 airstrikes in the country since 2014, according to monitoring group AirWars. GDP: $27.3 billion Population: 27.5 million Amount receiving in US aid: $573 million Number of people with TPS: About 800 TPS designation: September 2015 Yemen received TPS designation in September 2015 following the outbreak of civil war when Houthi rebels drove out the US-backed (non-democratically elected) President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi. Since then, the crisis has escalated into a multi-sided war leaving at least 10,000 dead, according to the United Nations, with millions more displaced and at risk of famine and cholera. Both the US and its major ally in the region, Saudi Arabia, have been heavily involved in the war, conducting air strikes and providing assistance to anti-Houthi forces. In December, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick said he was “deeply disturbed” by mounting civilian casualties in Yemen and denounced the “complete disregard for human life that all parties, including the Saudi-led Coalition, continue to show in this absurd war.” CNN’s Madison Park, Eli Watkins and Abby Phillip contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180112063000", "country1": "HTI", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/trump-shithole-countries-guide-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "656945208", "sentence": "The US-led coalition against ISIS waged a series of airstrikes against a military convoy of loyalists to the Syrian regime, CNN has confirmed. This marks only the second time in the history of the six-year conflict that American warplanes have intentionally targeted Iranian proxies in Syria. The convoy appears to have consisted not of regular Syrian army soldiers but of international Shia militiamen. According to a US defense official, a convoy of 20 pro-regime vehicles was headed toward al-Tanf, a military base on the Syrian-Jordanian border, on Wednesday night. Al-Tanf, which Russian warplanes bombed a year ago in two successive airstrikes, is occupied by US and British Special Forces that are advising an anti-ISIS Syrian rebel group known as Maghawir al-Thawra, or the Commandos of the Revolution. Thirteen of the vehicles apparently breached the “de-confliction zone” around the base, an area that the coalition has communicated to Moscow to stay well clear of. Related article First on CNN: ISIS creating chemical weapons cell in new de facto capital, US official says US warplanes were first scrambled in a “show of force” against the oncoming convoy. But then five vehicles kept approaching, coming within 29 kilometers of the base  when they were finally hit by US aircraft. The coalition confirmed that the convoy posed a direct threat to “US partner forces” – “despite Russian attempts to dissuade pro-regime movement” toward the base. The strike marks the first time that the Pentagon has offered aerial protection to its Arab proxies under assault from pro-Syrian militias. The timing of this American escalation is noteworthy for several reasons. First, it comes just weeks after US warships in the Mediterranean fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Assad’s Shayrat airbase, which Western intelligence agencies allege was used to launch a deadly chemical weapons attack in northern Syria. That intervention was the first time the US directly attacked the Syrian government. Related video Meet the key players in Syria's civil war Second, the al-Tanf skirmish comes just hours after President Donald Trump is scheduled to depart Washington for a tour of the Middle East, his first overseas trip since assuming office. He will travel to Jerusalem and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where he is expected to reassure Israel and America’s Sunni Gulf allies that his administration is committed to containing and deterring Iran, now the principal security underwriter of the Assad regime in Syria. Third, the US Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned two senior Iranian officials, one of whom, the department said in a press statement, “facilitated the sale of explosives and provided other support to Syria.” The other was “the director of the organization responsible for Iran’s solid-fueled ballistic missile program.” Fourth, the US airstrikes follow on a State Department briefing about the presence of a crematorium for incinerating corpses of political prisoners at the notorious Sednaya jail in Damascus. Allegations about such a facility, reminiscent of the Third Reich’s Final Solution, have circulated in international media for months, yet the US government only just confirmed them this week. Related article US renews hold on Iran nuclear sanctions, implements missile sanctions Iran is thought to have expansionist ambitions, and these ambitions have begun to chafe under a slowly increasing US hard power deployment in the region, opposition sources have told CNN. Tlass Salameh, the commander of the Lions of the East Brigade, said that his men are located 20 kilometers from al-Tanf. The Lions of the East receive support from a covert CIA program designed to train and arm vetted Syrian rebel groups, according to Salameh. Recruits of that program are allowed to fight the Syrian regime and its allied militias, including those imported from Lebanon and Iraq and beholden to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force. On Monday, Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency claimed that Lebanese Hezbollah, a prominent IRGC-QC proxy, had deployed “12 regiments with 1,000 fighters” to southern Syria “to face the US-backed militants in al-Tanf border crossing.” “The regime is bombing us in 25 to 30 raids on a daily basis. Russia hit us once or twice,” Salameh told CNN. “We have a post in Mafraq Kabid on the Damascus-Baghdad highway, which is now controlled by the Iranian and [Lebanese] Hezbollah militias.” That transnational highway is crucial to Iranian plans to construct a ground corridor, or land bridge, from Tehran all the way to Mediterranean coast. Rebel sources confirm a report published this week by Britain’s Guardian newspaper to that effect, noting that the original route for this corridor has recently shifted from northern Syria, running through the heartland of Syrian Kurdish territory, to Sunni Arab tribal south of the country. The outlet suggested that the change of latitude owed to a growing presence of US troops and US-run military installations the north, used by various anti-ISIS forces. Related article Gasping for life: Syria's merciless war on its own children Concerns over the long-term implications of the US presence, for example, led the regime to oppose an expanded role for the Syrian opposition in the fight against ISIS, especially in Raqqa, the terror group’s de facto capital. Now, sources say, Damascus and Tehran are keen to preempt any such American deterrent in the south, along the new route for a land bridge — even if doing so slows or retards the coalition’s war against ISIS. “The regime is preventing us from fighting ISIS,” Salameh said. “Not a single attack waged by them is directed against ISIS, even though ISIS is only 20 kilometers meters away from the regime while we are 80 kilometers away.” Salameh added that Iranian-built militias have lately reconquered terrain liberated from ISIS by the coalition and the Lions of the East. Muhannad al-Talla, commander of Maghawir al-Thawrah, the Pentagon-backed rebel group embedded with US and British Special Forces at al-Tanf, agreed with this assessment, and with the idea of an Iranian ground corridor. “The Russians, the Iranians and the regime are harassing us now. After we liberated some areas, they came and took them,” al-Talla said. “They’re trying to open the highway from Baghdad to Damascus, in other words from Tehran to Beirut. They are advancing toward us and toward eastern Syria. This has been happening for two weeks now.” Some policymakers the US and Syria believe that a deal to create “de-escalation zones,” brokered in Astana, Kazakhstan earlier this month by Russia, Iran and Turkey, was designed to preempt any American plan to unilaterally establish safe zones in Syria. Related article Erdogan: Turkey will not take part in Raqqa offensive In March, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington would set up “interim zones of stability” to allow refugees to return to Syria. Officials in the US State Department have told CNN that the terminology used by Russia in Astana deliberately echoed Tillerson’s position. Some Middle East analysts have argued that the long-term consequence of such a policy — establishing externally-enforced zones, if not spheres of influence — amounts to the soft partitioning of Syria. According to Reuters, citing Western intelligence sources, American and British Special Forces are building out al-Tanf to encompass a larger role in flushing ISIS out of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. So a similar enlargement of the US garrison in the south is indeed likely. At the same time, the Assad regime has also become more publicly critical of Jordan, a key Arab member of the anti-ISIS coalition, owing to reports that the Jordanian army was mobilizing near the Syrian border. Jordan oversees two large refugee camps inside Syria which host displaced people from areas previously or currently controlled by ISIS, making them a ongoing security concern for the Hashemite kingdom. A safe zone near the Syrian-Jordanian border, backed by Arab and western powers, is clearly viewed as a provocation to Damascus and Tehran. The tension between the regime and Amman in recent weeks came after unprecedented remarks from Jordanian authorities that Jordan would open its border crossings with Syria if the regime, not the rebels, controlled the borderlands, over fears that al Qaeda and ISIS jihadists will cross into Jordan. The de-escalation zones are also believed, by US and opposition sources, to free up time and resources for the regime to advance into the American sphere of influence in ISIS areas. The Syrian regime and Iran probably calculated that the US would not come to the aid of its rebel allies in al-Tanf, as it untraditionally did on Wednesday. In fact, al-Talla, the commander of Maghawir al-Thawrah, said, a day before the airstrikes he was told by US forces that his men would be relocated from al-Tanf to another position in Syria to avoid open conflict with pro-Assad elements. That plan may have now changed. Hassan Hassan is the co-author with Michael Weiss of “ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror” and is a senior fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-led coalition against ISIS", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170518221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/world/us-syria-airstrikes/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "723470811", "sentence": "\"You can be as dark as charcoal and lily white, it doesn't matter as long as you're nice to him,\" Graham said \"What you say about him matters more than anything else,\" Graham added Sen. Lindsey Graham is pushing back on allegations that President Donald Trump is a racist, saying that even the Pope isn’t safe from Trump’s counter-punches. “You can be as dark as charcoal and lily white, it doesn’t matter as long as you’re nice to him. You can be the Pope and criticize him, it doesn’t matter. He’ll go after the Pope,” the South Carolina Republican told CNN’s Dana Bash in an exclusive interview. “What you say about him matters more than anything else,” Graham added. Graham’s response follows Trump’s reported use of the term “shithole countries” to describe certain African nations during a meeting to discuss immigration reform, a remark that some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called racist. Trump has feuded with Pope Francis in the past. During the 2016 campaign, the Pope said Trump’s plan to build a wall between the US and Mexico “is not Christian.” Trump called the comments “disgraceful.” The two met in May 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180118184500", "country1": "VAT", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/graham-trump-pope-cnntv/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "656521577", "sentence": "President Donald Trump loves to talk. To tweet. To be quoted. To sound off. To make news. Which makes the fact that he hasn’t tweeted in more than 20 hours – despite blockbuster reports that he asked then FBI Director James Comey to end the investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn – very, very telling. Related article The scariest thought: What if Donald Trump just doesn't know what he's doing? To date, the only public utterance from the White House on the Comey memo story is a statement late Tuesday night attributed to an anonymous White House official. “While the President has repeatedly expressed his view that General (Michael) Flynn is a decent man who served and protected our country, the President has never asked Mr. Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn,” said the official. “The President has the utmost respect for our law enforcement agencies, and all investigations. This is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the President and Mr. Comey.” There was some expectation that Trump might speak with reporters – or White House press secretary Sean Spicer might hold an off-camera briefing – during this morning’s trip to Connecticut for the president’s commencement speech at the Coast Guard Academy.  Neither did. (Reports suggested that Spicer would hold an off-camera briefing on the flight back.) Trump did say during his address to the graduates that he’s been treated poorly by the media, but he did not come close to directly answering the reports about Comey’s memo. “Look at the way I have been treated lately, especially by the media,” he said. “No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse and more unfairly. You can’t let them get you down, you can’t let the critics and the naysayers get in the way of your dreams.” The White House will speak out further on all of this. Likely by this afternoon. They can’t afford not to. But it is telling that a president and a White House known for its rapid response to, well, everything, has clammed up in the face of the possibility of the existence of a contemporaneous memo from the then FBI director detailing a meeting in which Trump asked him to end an ongoing federal investigation. Contrast that silence with how the White House responded to the Washington Post report on Monday that Trump had divulged top secret classified information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in an Oval Office meeting. National security adviser H.R. McMaster immediately emerged from the White House to address – if not actually knock down – the story.  McMaster kept up that drumbeat through Tuesday – and was joined in that cause by Spicer as well as a number of Congressional Republicans. Big difference, right? So, why the silence? The most obvious explanation is that Trump and his team grasp the gravity of the charges outlined in the reporting by the New York Times and CNN, and are taking their time to consult with the White House counsel and others before replying.  After all, it’s now a certainty that Comey will be called to testify before Congress (and will do so). And that the memo – assuming it exists – from the Feb. 14 meeting between Comey and Trump, as well any other memos Comey wrote about Trump, are going to be released too.  If Trump is taping conversations in the White House – as he floated in a tweet last Friday morning – then those may well come out as well. The point is: What the White House chooses to say next will be compared against lots of evidence that is going to emerge over the summer. And if the White House statement is found to be wanting in any way, shape or form, it will make an already-dangerous situation for this president and this White House even worse. It’s also, of course, possible that Trump’s discipline over the last 20+ hours is just a temporary condition. That, at some time this afternoon or tonight, he will use Twitter to lash into his critics, to bash Comey and to insist that everything is fake news. But, at the moment, Trump – and his White House – are silent. And that silence says a lot.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170517171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/trump-silence-comey/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "606239234", "sentence": "Fareed Zakaria examines the triumphs and struggles during President Barack Obama’s time in the White House. Watch “The Legacy of Barack Obama” on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. President Obama came into office hoping to end US military involvement in the Middle East He was conflicted about how to deal with the rise of ISIS, which he says surprised US intelligence ISIS’ march across Iraq and Syria – a campaign that’s forced President Barack Obama to return small numbers of US troops to the region, even after touting an end to the decade-long ground offensives there – came as a surprise to US intelligence, the President told CNN in a new special report. The terror organization’s rise in a tumultuous Middle East has provided Obama some of the toughest decisions of his presidency, choices that CNN’s Fareed Zakaria explores in “The Legacy of Barack Obama” airing Wednesday. “The ability of ISIL to not just mass inside of Syria, but then to initiate major land offensives that took Mosul, for example, that was not on my intelligence radar screen,” Obama told Zakaria, using the administration’s term for the Islamic State terror group. As Obama’s presidency concludes, it’s clearer than ever he’ll depart the White House with Syrians facing nearly unyielding misery. Related article Obama's candid reflections on race The city of Aleppo has become a nightmare for the tens of thousands of Syrians still living there, short on food and medical supplies as cold winter weather sets in. The conflict has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, spurred a destabilizing refugee crisis in Europe, and led to the rise of a terror group that Obama admits he didn’t see coming. It’s a legacy he says haunts him, but as he explains to Zakaria in Wednesday’s special, the decisions he did make were the best he could muster in a country with no good choices. Avoiding a large scale ground conflict in Syria “is the smartest decision from a menu of bad options that were available to us,” he told Zakaria for the special, which airs at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. In interviews with Obama and those who worked in his administration during the early days of the Syrian conflict, a picture emerges of a president conflicted about how best to avoid the bloody reality that eventually emerged. Related video CNN on the ground in war-ravaged Aleppo He ran for office vowing to end large-scale troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, sensing the American people were war-weary after a decade of combat. He fulfilled his promises by the time he came up for reelection in 2012, giving him a campaign trail talking point that helped him defeat Republican rival Mitt Romney. In Iraq, Obama’s withdrawal plan was hastened by the expiration of an agreement signed in 2008 by President George W. Bush allowing US troops to remain in the country. Some of Obama’s generals wanted to keep 10,000 US troops in Iraq to maintain stability in the country as it emerged from a decade of war. But negotiations between Washington and Baghdad on extending the agreement fell apart when then-Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki refused to agree to the Obama administration’s terms. Some have accused Obama of failing to press hard enough for a new “status of forces agreement.” On Tuesday, Obama argued it wouldn’t have made a difference in preventing the rise of ISIS. “Maintaining American troops at the time could not have reversed the forces that contributed to ISIL’s rise: a government in Baghdad that pursued a sectarian agenda, a brutal dictator in Syria that lost control of large parts of the country, social media that reached a global pool of recruits, and a hollowing out of Iraq’s security forces,” Obama said during remarks at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The decision to remove all US troops from Iraq provided Donald Trump with a rhetorical bludgeon during this year’s presidential campaign. He accused Obama and Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton of leaving a power vacuum in Iraq that allowed ISIS to take hold. It’s an assessment that’s impossible to prove right or wrong. Obama’s top military advisers express doubt that keeping a residual force of US troops would have prevented ISIS’ rise. “I don’t know whether 10,000 troops would have given us the leverage. I suspect it might not have. But I would have liked to have tested the proposition,” said David Petraeus, who served as commander of US Central Command and of US forces in Afghanistan under Obama before becoming CIA director. He’s now under consideration for a role in Trump’s administration. In neighboring Syria, another crisis was unfolding as President Bashar al-Assad began a brutal assault on opposition forces. Assad’s crackdown drew jihadists from Iraq, where the al-Qaeda affiliate morphed in the terror group now known as ISIS. Obama viewed the crisis dimly. He was skeptical the opposition forces there were large or organized enough to amount to a real challenge to Assad’s regime – even as his advisers recommended arming moderate rebels. “There was a time and there was a way to help moderate in the opposition prevailed,” said Robert Ford, the US Ambassador to Syria from 2010 to 2014. “Absolutely we missed an opportunity.” Related article How Obama changed America It wasn’t until Assad crossed his self-declared “red line” of deploying chemical weapons on civilians that Obama began ordering his military to prepare for a military strike in Syria. But he backed away from ordering the mission, asking for support from Congress that never came. Some viewed the move as backing away from a firm commitment to respond to a horrific crime against civilians, including children. Obama argues his approach to instead help broker a deal that ridded Assad of his chemical weapons stockpiles, was a smarter approach. “We, in fact, positioned our military to be able to strike Assad if he did not give up his chemical weapons,” Obama told Zakaria. “And the fact is, he got rid of his chemical weapons in an unprecedented way.” But the civil war continued to rage, and ISIS began taking ground. It established Raqqa, in northern Syria, as its capital. And it began moving into Iraq, including in cities with names well-known to Americans – Mosul, Fallujah, Ramadi, the cites of key battles during the Iraq War. “When you have these ungoverned spaces, that’s exactly where extremist like to go to setup,” said Ford. “They can plan. They can organize. They can recruit. They can do training. That’s what they need.” The US, along with a 60-nation coalition, has been pounding the group with airstrikes for more than two years, and US special operators have worked to train and assist Iraqi Security Forces and vetted rebel groups in Syria. The efforts have squeezed ISIS on the battlefield, reducing its territory and taking out key figures in its leadership. A campaign to retake Mosul, the group’s base in Iraq, is making progress. But the wins on the battlefield haven’t stopped the group from spreading their hate abroad. Attacks in Paris, Brussels, Nice, San Bernardino, and Orlando all had varying degrees of ISIS links, leading to new terror fears a decade-and-a-half after September 11, 2001. Obama has insisted the US is safer, noting that a large-scale attack like the one of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hasn’t transpired while he’s been in office. In a region with few good choices, he says there’s little any president could have devised that would have made much of a difference. “Have we been flawless in the execution of what is a complicated policy in the region? Absolutely not. I think flawless is not available when it comes to foreign policy or the presidency, at least with mere mortals like me at the helm,” he told Zakaria. “But have we made, I think, the best decisions that were available to us, at each stage? The answer is yes.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161207180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07/politics/isis-surprise-obama/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "431900383", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Rodger Baker is the Vice President of Asia-Pacific Analysis at Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence and advisory firm based in Austin, Texas. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. North Korean media announced Kim Jong Un had overseen a ballistic missile test on Saturday He had originally planned to be in Moscow for Victory Day celebrations, but pulled out North Korea has shown it's adept at manipulating international attention, writes Rodger Baker Defying expectations, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend the Russian celebration commemorating the end of World War II in Europe. After Moscow confirmed Kim’s attendance, it retracted it, stating that domestic issues would keep Kim at home. Many had expected the Russian ceremony to serve as Kim’s cotillion, his formal emergence onto the world stage as the fully consolidated leader of North Korea. Instead, as world leaders gathered in Moscow, North Korean state media announced that Pyongyang had carried out a test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Kim’s orders, a clear indication that North Korea wants the world to consider it a developing nuclear power with second-strike capability. In some ways, this mimics Kim Jong Il’s emergence onto the world stage with his attempt to place a satellite into orbit atop an Unha/Taepodong missile. The focus on its nuclear force and capabilities reflects the insecurities of the North Korean position, but Pyongyang doesn’t only rely on nuclear force to deter aggression; it is also adept at manipulating international attention. Making Moscow the destination for his first visit abroad would have emphasized North Korea’s changing political alignment, which has been favoring Russia amid fraying relations with China. Kim’s cancellation has been construed as a sign of internal uncertainty regarding his leadership, with some questioning whether he fears a coup if he leaves. Others see it as a sign of doubt about his relationship with Russia (and perhaps a reflection of anger at Russia’s failure to agree to sell high-end fighter jets and missile defense systems to the cash-strapped North Korea). READ: Mightily armed Russia relishes its annual show of strength Given North Korea’s careful control of its image abroad and of information related to its internal politics, the reason for Kim’s apparent change in plans may never be known. Historically, however, the North Korean leadership has used both its own unpredictable behavior and the rivalry among its neighbors to preserve its nominal independence and to gain concessions and assistance. During the Cold War, Pyongyang was adept at playing Moscow and Beijing’s differing interests against each other to gain advantage. In the post-Cold War period, Pyongyang has expanded its diplomatic scope to include the United States, Japan and South Korea. During the six-party talks, Pyongyang was able to easily manipulate the other players’ differing interests and priorities. Kim’s failure to appear in Moscow may be part of this much older strategy – a way of telling Moscow that its promises of development and economic cooperation need to translate more quickly into concrete action or else Pyongyang will slide back under China’s influence. Of course, North Korea remains heavily connected to China economically, but it has been less than happy with this relationship, which consists primarily of aid or trade – particularly the extraction of North Korean natural resources – without much investment in strengthening the North Korean economy. Russia may have promised less overall cash than China, but it has offered to focus on revitalizing North Korea’s rail system and possibly improving North Korea’s electricity distribution, transportation networks and ports. These sorts of investments could give a broader boost to North Korea’s attempts to rebuild its economy and lessen its dependence on handouts and the exploitation of natural resources. North Korea’s national security situation is deteriorating, not only because of the country’s continued disconnect from the global economic system, but also from changes in the regional dynamic. Beijing continues to pursue an assertive policy for maritime domination in the East and South China seas while courting South Korea economically, politically and in security matters. Japan is waking from a decades-long slumber, and though its economy may not be what it once was, the country is overtly moving beyond its post-war constitutional constraints to take a more active role in the region. Russia, facing increasing economic and security challenges from the West, is looking eastward for economic opportunities and ways to undermine or disrupt the U.S. security alliances, leaving the United States in search of an equilibrium between its rising security responsibilities in Eastern Europe and its Pacific reorientation. Related video Rare look inside Korea's demilitarized zone Sitting in the middle is Korea. The South is concerned that U.S. ties and reliance on its security arrangements with Japan are undermining Seoul’s long-term security. The North sees itself once again as a potential target for U.S. diplomatic and perhaps military focus as Washington eases relations with Iran and Cuba, leaving North Korea as one of the few remaining “bad guys” on the U.S. radar. For North Korea, the increased activity and focus on Northeast Asia provides both a risk and an opportunity. When the region is in flux and competition rises, Korea serves as both the bridge and the barrier among the powers – the proverbial dagger at Japan’s heart and the bridge of invasion into the Asian heartland. The Korean Peninsula, particularly North Korea, is where Russia and China meet and where Japan and the United States meet the mainland. By behaving unpredictably and playing hard to get, North Korea may be positioning itself as the country that nobody wants responsibility for, but also that nobody wants others to dominate. This gives Pyongyang options – a way to once again manipulate the competing interests around it to its own advantage. It may be a small advantage, but so long as North Korea avoids the fate of Libya, Iraq or Syria, it will be a victory of sorts.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150509080000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/09/opinions/north-korea-russia-china-analysis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "661063471", "sentence": "The nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress will take part in a series of joint exercises The 185,000-pound B-52 is one of the oldest active aircraft in the US Air Force The US Air Force is deploying long-range B-52 bombers and 800 airmen to the United Kingdom in support of joint exercises with NATO allies and partners taking place across Europe in June. The nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress will take part in a series of joint exercises that primarily take place on Russia’s doorstep – specifically in the Baltic Sea, the Arctic and along Russia’s border with several NATO partners. While next month’s drills are part of a scheduled training rotation, the deployment comes at a time where the US military may be seeking to reassure its European allies amid questions surrounding President Donald Trump’s vision for America’s global role and foreign policy aspirations. “Training with allies and joint partners improves coordination between allies and enables the US Air Force to build enduring relationships necessary to confront a broad range of global challenges,” the Air Force said in a press release. Despite Trump proclaiming his trip to Europe last month a “great success for America,” several allied leaders have questioned the future of US leadership on the world stage following a NATO meeting in Brussels this month where the President failed to endorse core security commitments. While Trump seems to be delivering on his campaign promise of “America First,” there are limits to how much the US and Europe could disengage from each other – particularly due to the American military’s crucial role in European security. Related article US F-35 fighters to train near Russia The US carries the lion’s share of the military load around the world, but Europe has been increasingly important. In West Africa, Europe has a far more active presence than the US military, with countries like France leading the fight against terrorist groups there. The 185,000-pound B-52 is one of the oldest active aircraft in the US Air Force, having first entered service in the 1950s during the height of the Cold War. They were originally designed to serve as long-range, high-altitude intercontinental nuclear bombers that could strike deep into the Soviet Union. The newest B-52 entered service in 1962 and the 159-foot plane became a Cold War icon, featuring prominently in the 1964 film “Dr. Strangelove.” The planes have been modified heavily since the end of the Cold War and have been upgraded with precision-guided missiles, electronics and high-tech sensors. Each aircraft can carry up to 70,000 pounds of bombs, mines and missiles, according to the Air Force’s official fact sheet. CNN’s Ryan Browne contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Air Force deployment of B-52 bombers to Europe", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170601191500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/us-b-52-bombers-deploy-to-europe/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "660674322", "sentence": "There’s a strain of thinking in some Washington political circles that goes like this: Donald Trump isn’t going to get re-elected and may not even last out his entire first term. Given that, he’s rightly seen as a bump in a much longer road – and one that will be forgotten soon after he leaves office. That logic is flawed. And Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, which has not yet been announced but is being widely reported, shows why. Simply put: Decisions he makes – every day – change the course of the country on everything from climate to immigration to trade.  The idea that all of this can be undone the second Trump leaves office – whether in four or eight years – is a massive misjudgment of not only how difficult it is to turn the ship of state but also of the ways in which the world perceives the U.S. will have changed in that time. Let’s go back to the beginning on the Paris deal. Trump railed against the climate deal – agreed to by then President Obama in 2015 – during the 2016 campaign and held it up as a prime example of how the US makes bad deals. “We’re going to cancel the Paris climate agreement and stop all payments of United States tax dollars to UN global warming programs,” Trump promised during a major energy speech in late May 2016. “This agreement gives foreign bureaucrats control over how much energy we use on our land, in our country. No way.” (Worth noting: The 195 signatories the climate accord, which proposes goals for lowering carbon emissions, did so voluntarily.  There is no ability of one country in the accord to dictate the emissions policies of another country.) Many people assumed Trump’s harsh language on climate was simply campaign posturing – designed to prop up his “America First” messaging to the Democratic base. Even after Trump won, there was doubt he would make good on his pledge – especially given that the likes of Ivanka Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson were advocating for the country to remain in the accord. Trump appears to be ready to do just that, however.  And, it’s the latest in a series of statements and decisions he has made – his rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, his tough talk on immigration, his views on NATO – that not only reverse course from the previous administration but also break with the broader post-World War II ideas of what America is and will be on the world stage. Trump’s performance during last week’s foreign trip provides further evidence. He got along famously with Saudi Arabian leaders, for example, and clashed with the likes of Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron. Need more examples? His ongoing unwillingness to condemn Russia. His praise for Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. And so on. To dismiss Trump as ineffectual or anomalous is to miss the broader point. Trump may not get all or even most or even a majority of his agenda passed through Congress. But, the simple act of being president every day – and the decisions, big and small, that Trump is making – has a profound effect. Related video What happens if Trump quits climate accord? Pulling out of the Paris accord doesn’t mean the US will never, ever again deal with the issue of climate change on the world stage. Just as pulling out of TPP or green-lighting the Keystone XL pipeline doesn’t mean the next president won’t be able to reverse some of the effects of those decisions – if he or she so chose. But, there’s no doubt that the direction Trump steers the ship of state matters. Bigly. And is not something that will be easily undone.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170531160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/trumpo-paris-climate/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "589498050", "sentence": "Airstrikes take out a bridge in Mosul ahead of an Iraqi-led offensive, witnesses say ISIS executes members trying to flee the Iraqi city before the operation begins A long-awaited operation to seize the key Iraqi city of Mosul after two years of ISIS control is imminent, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Sunday. “We have been battling ISIS for more than two years,” Abadi said during a televised meeting with journalists and political analysts. “We started fighting ISIS in the outskirts of Baghdad, and thank God we are now fighting them in the outskirts of Mosul, and God willing the decisive battle will be soon.” The announcement came hours after Iraqi forces dropped leaflets over Mosul, telling residents not to panic and to seal their doors and windows. Battling horror of ISIS: Iraq’s bloody crisis up close “We promise you that victory is near and that it will be a great victory fitting with the greatness of Iraq and its history and its people,” Ahmed al-Assadi, a lawmaker and spokesman for the Popular Mobilization Units, or PMUs, which include dozens of militias fighting together, said earlier. Witnesses on Sunday said airstrikes had taken out one of the city’s main bridges, the latest move as forces warm up for the much-anticipated offensive on Mosul, a key city in the ISIS network and the militant group’s last bastion of power in Iraq. It was unclear who was behind the airstrikes in Iraq’s second-largest city, though Amaq, the news agency affiliated with ISIS, blamed US warplanes in a statement online. The operation to liberate Mosul is expected to be a “messy and prolonged battle,” CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman said in the Iraqi city of Irbil, adding that the battle would likely come down to “street-to-street fighting.” Related video Iraqi PM vows liberation from ISIS in Mosul The PMU groups are fighting alongside the Iraqi military and are made up of mostly Shiites but also Sunnis, Christians and other ethnic and religious groups. Analysis: Stakes for Iraq’s future couldn’t be higher The majority of the PMU groups are mobilizing in coordination with Iraq’s Internal Security Forces and the joint command for the looming battle, Assadi said. Forces have been moving toward Mosul and preparing for this battle – to take place from the air and on the ground – for more than 15 months. Sunday’s airstrikes badly damaged al-Hurriya Bridge, though they appeared to be targeting four boats in the Tigris River. The bridge was not directly hit, but one of its columns was damaged, witnesses said. Ordinary Iraqis flee nightmare of horrors The bridge is one of five connecting the two parts of the city separated by the Tigris. ISIS militants blocked both ends of the bridge to prevent people from using after it was hit. The militia’s announcement that the battle would begin in days echoes a stern warning delivered by the Iraqi air force, which dropped thousands of leaflets on Mosul overnight. Related video Mosul awaits assault on ISIS The four-page leaflets told residents that Iraqi-led forces, supported by the US-led coalition against ISIS, were making advances on the city and that no one should panic. Residents were asked to stay away from certain parts of the city, avoid ISIS positions, remain in their homes and seal their windows and doors. A phone number for Mosul residents to report ISIS activity was included. “It’s victory time” blared a headline on the newspaper-style leaflets, quoting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in remarks directed at Mosul’s residents. “Time to celebrate a clean Iraq without ‘Daesh’ (ISIS) or any dark belief.” Residents have had limited access to the outside world since Mosul fell to the terrorist group in June 2014. ISIS imposed extreme restrictions on travel in and out of the city and banned satellite dishes. The warning to residents came hours after ISIS started telling wounded fighters in Mosul that they could go to the group’s power base in Syria as Iraqi forces and others prepared to retake the city, a source inside Mosul told CNN. ISIS also is releasing some low-level prisoners, the source said, such as those jailed for their beards, cigarettes or clothing offenses. Wounded ISIS fighters have been told to go to Raqqa, Syria, the group’s de facto capital, the source said. Witnesses inside Mosul said they saw six buses loaded with ISIS members leaving the city early Saturday. Women and children were seen inside the buses. Later Saturday, 14 members of ISIS were executed after trying to flee with their families from Mosul to Raqqa, the witnesses said. Related video ISIS sets oil wells on fire Sources said they believe those executed could have been the same people seen leaving by buses earlier Saturday. The source inside Mosul said a tunnel network is growing, including one big enough for motorbikes, from the outskirts of the city to the nearby village of Hamdania. A man imprisoned by ISIS in Mosul for two months said he was forced to help dig more than 12 tunnels on the eastern side of the city. On Friday, ISIS set fire to trenches filled with crude oil outside northeastern Mosul, according to military sources. Black smoke intensified Saturday. PMU members met Saturday with the Iraqi prime minister to discuss support of the Iraqi Security Forces on the ground in the Mosul operations. They also talked about fighting ISIS in Hawija, about 100 miles south of Mosul. “The troops of the Popular Mobilization Forces are waiting for the launch of the zero hour to participate in the battle to liberate Mosul,” said Assadi, the PMU spokesman. Kurdish Peshmerga forces also are readying for the battle. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, tweeted Saturday, “The time has come to begin the liberation of Mosul.” The time has come to begin the liberation of Mosul https://t.co/vyvP1WzJEH “Baghdad and Irbil (the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan) have also agreed to establish a joint higher political committee whose task would be to supervise the affairs of Mosul after the liberation,” Barzani said in a statement As forces push toward Mosul, Baghdad has become a target of ISIS suicide attacks. On Saturday, at least 34 people were killed and 35 others wounded in a suicide bombing that targeted a Shiite gathering in the Iraqi capital’s al-Shaab district, according to police sources. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released by Amaq. CNN’s Schams Elwazer, Ray Sanchez and Nick Paton Walsh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iraqi-led offensive to retake Mosul", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161016140000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/middleeast/mosul-isis-battle-preparations/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "664380017", "sentence": "The \"natural\" or \"gentle\" C-section has been developed over the past decade Equally safe as a traditional C-section, this method better integrates parents into the process A woman is lying on an operating table. In front of her is a big curtain, usually blue, that separates her from the surgical field: her own pregnant belly. Beside her, near her head, her partner is sitting. During a cesarean delivery, neither can see what is happening to her belly. Behind the curtain, the doctor makes an incision into the woman’s abdomen, cuts into her womb and pulls out a baby. After being born, the baby is immediately taken away, to another part of the room or another room entirely, where pediatricians do some initial examinations. The partner will usually leave the mother to take pictures of the baby and then return to show the photos to the mother. “Isn’t this odd that the first time a mother sees her baby is on the screen of a camera?” thought Dr. William Camann. As director of obstetric anesthesia service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Camann had observed this same sequence of events countless times during C-sections he performed. And so, Camann imagined using a clear curtain instead of a blue one, so the mother could see through it and watch as her baby was born. This way, the mother “could be much more involved with the baby in a visual sense much sooner,”  said Camann. This happened more than a decade ago, around the time doctors around the world began tweaking a mother’s experience during a cesarean delivery. Today, this ancient surgical procedure, which is depicted in ancient Chinese etchings and referred to in Greek mythology, looks quite different from how it once appeared. At least on the surface. Life-saving cesareans, in which the mother’s abdomen and womb are cut open and her baby is removed rather than birth through the vaginal canal, are generally performed when mother or child is experiencing an emergency condition. These include fetal distress, obstructed labor (when the baby is positioned feet-down) and maternal medical conditions such as infections and diabetes. Related article Births to older moms rise as teen birth rate drops Cesareans can have more complications than vaginal births, including excessive bleeding, infection or ruptured uterus. Since it is a surgical procedure, a natural C-section cannot entirely dispense with the safety rules of an operating room, but it allows women to bond with their babies as they would during and after a vaginal birth, according to a presentation delivered at the Euroanesthesia conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday. A gentle C-section, as the reinvented technique is sometimes called, is as safe as the traditional form, said Dr. Felicity Plaat, who presented the research and works as a consultant anesthetist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London. In 2008, she and her colleagues developed a technique at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in London to help the many women who give birth via C-section: up to a quarter of all pregnant women in the United Kingdom and about 32% in the United States. Compared with cesarean section, vaginal birth provides more maternal satisfaction and has better bonding and breastfeeding outcomes, according to Plaat. “We said, ‘Could we import these aspects of vaginal birth into the operating theater? And would they be safe, and would they have the same advantages?’ That’s what started it,” said Plaat, who credits Jenny Smith, a midwife and co-author of a study published in BJOG, An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, as the “moving force” behind the development of this technique. In the UK, the natural C-section begins in essentially the same manner as the traditional form. Once in the operating room, though, doctors lower the obstructing drape so that both parents are able to see their baby’s birth. The baby is slowly removed from the abdomen. Parental wishes, such as lowering lights or playing music, are respected as much as possible within the bounds of safety. Related article How shortchanging dads hurts the whole family More research is needed, said Plaat, and a randomized controlled trial has already been carried out at Charité University Hospital in Berlin. Comparing gentle C-sections with the traditional form, the German researchers found no increase in complications for mother or child, but the “gentle” procedure improved breastfeeding rates and provided an overall better experience for the mothers. Cumella said that with no medical differences between the two, there’s no doubt both are equally safe. The German study also found no increase in the rate of maternally requested C-sections. Plaat said the same is true in the UK, while Camann emphasized that “no one is trying to increase the C-section rate.” Instead, “if you need to have a cesarean, for whatever the medical reason is, at least we can make it a better experience for you.” “As far as the anesthetic is concerned, what we want to do is obviously make sure the mum has got sufficient anesthetic so she’s completely comfortable, but we don’t want to make her sort of more numb than she needs to be,” Plaat said. “Particularly, we don’t want the anesthetic if possible to affect her upper body or her arms, because she will have a baby to look after and cuddle.” Producing a local anesthetic effect is not a precise science. The technique Plaat uses is a combined spinal epidural: The mother gets a spinal block – a single injection of anesthesia into the spinal fluid – and an epidural, in which anesthesia is administered, either continuously or periodically, into the spinal cord to provide numbness in the abdominal region. The epidural allows the anesthesiologist to top off the original injection and keep the anesthetic going as long as is needed. “It just means you can be more subtle with the doses,” Plaat said. So instead of giving a large dose to start, a doctor can give the mother a moderate dose and add to it if necessary. Camann, who teaches at Harvard Medical School, said the combined spinal epidural is used for all C-sections, traditional and gentle, performed in the United States. He has been doing his own version of C-section for a decade or so. Along with a clear curtain to allow for visual interaction, “we put the EKG leads on the side, very far laterally, so they’re not right on the mother’s chest, so the mother’s chest could be free of these electronic monitoring devices,” Camann said. This allows the mother to interact with or even breastfeed her baby immediately. The mothers all love it, he said, while the partners “have some great photo ops.” Related article A better way to give birth Dr. Angelo Cumella, fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, has been doing “gentle C-sections” for about two years. “It’s basically trying to integrate the patient as much as possible into the traditional cesarean section,” said Cumella, who also uses the clear drape, “so from the very beginning, it’s less claustrophobic.”  He also tries to get the baby immediately over to the mom so that they can bond, skin to skin, he said. “If they want to breastfeed, they can, right in the OR.” Cumella has been in practice for 30 years, so he’s delivered babies for women who have had both the traditional and updated C-sections. Mothers who have had both kinds appreciate the transformation. “It’s just a better experience for them,” Cumella said of the gentle version. Shannon Schoenfeld, a 36-years-old from Phoenix, Arizona, is one such patient. Eight years ago, she had a traditional C-section in New York when her daughter was born breech. Though Cumella held the newborn “up over the curtain,” Schoenfeld did not get to hold her new child immediately. Six months ago, Schoenfeld once again gave birth. A gentle c-section brought her third child into the world. “I’m fortunate I was able to experience that,” said Schoenfeld, who explains that because of her past history, this was a planned C-section, not an emergency. “I did enjoy the gentle C-section more, because I got to see the baby immediately,” said Schoenfeld. While she did not watch everything happening during the birth, she said, but “they gave [my baby] to me while they were still operating on me – I was nursing on the table.” “Personally, I was concerned about breast feeding cause I am older,” said Schoenfeld. “Though I have two other children, they’re 10 and 8, so it’s been awhile.  It’s a relief to have that immediate connection.” Some mothers, such as Srebrenka Robic Ingram, a 42-year-old from Decatur, Georgia, learned the benefits of a more natural cesarean only once she compared notes with her friends. “My goal was to have a natural vaginal delivery,” said Robic Ingram, a professor of biology at Agnes Scott College. “I had a doula and everything, so that was my plan A, and then I went into labor, and it was taking a long time.” In fact, after about 24 hours of unmedicated labor, her doula made a suggestion. “And you know it’s a sign when the doula says, ‘Maybe we should talk about options,’ ” Robic Ingram said, laughing. After an epidural and 10 more hours of labor, her baby started going into distress. Related article Why so many C-sections have medical groups concerned “His heart rate was going down to the point that everyone got concerned,” Robic Ingram said. She discussed it with her doula and her obstetrician, and they decided it was “probably best to just take him out.” Both her husband and doula went with her to the operating room, and the doula commented that often she is not permitted to attend women during C-sections. “That was the first more positive part of it,” Robic Ingram said. Though she wasn’t able to see the birth because of the drape, “as soon as they were taking him out, I was able to see him, and then I needed to be stitched up, obviously,” she said. During the 20 minutes of stitching, her baby was taken away, but her husband remained with the child. Once she was wheeled into the recovery room, “we were all in the same room together: my husband, the baby, my doula and I,” said Robic Ingram, who immediately attempted to breastfeed her son. Later, a friend who had a traditional C-section told Robic Ingram that she was not allowed to see her baby for a few hours, an experience the woman speaks of as “traumatizing.” Only after the fact, then, did Robic Ingram recognize her C-section must be considered “a family-friendly, gentle version.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “I didn’t know any better. I didn’t know any other way,” she said. Cumella said almost all the C-sections he performs today are the gentle kind. “More and more physicians here at the hospital are incorporating it, so I think it’s a definite trend,” he said. Though not entirely different from the traditional version, one thing that is necessary is to bring everyone – the anesthesiologist, the neonatologist, the nurses – on board from the get-go. “It is a cultural change for the physicians themselves,” Cumella said.  “There are certain small changes that need to occur – but all are easily accomplished.” Camann said he’s often asked whether a gentle C-section costs any more: “And the answer is, ‘No, it doesn’t cost any more, because really it’s just a change of behavior.’ “ Ultimately, every doctor, hospital and birthing center that uses this technique has found the same thing, said Plaat, the anesthetist in London. “The women loved it because it changed the traditional cesarean, (which) is quite cold and clinical, into a sort of event that reflected how important one’s child’s birthday is.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "natural or gentle C-section", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170613094500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/health/gentle-natural-c-section/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "516623946", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Tulsi Gabbard is the United States Representative for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Tulsi Gabbard: I served in Iraq, know cost of war. U.S. on path to intervention in Syria without a plan. We need judgment, foresight She says she's resigned her DNC post to support Bernie Sanders; he'll bring peace, prosperity, be trustworthy commander-in-chief Every four years, we make a choice about who leads our country. It’s a choice that can determine whether our nation goes to war. As a veteran of two Middle East deployments, I know firsthand the cost of war. When I served in Iraq with a medical unit, one of my daily responsibilities was to go through a list of every injury and casualty in the theater of operations and make sure our troops were cared for. The names I saw every day were those of my brothers and sisters in uniform, those who carry the indelible wounds of war. Some of them never came home. All of them sacrificed for all of us. Our interventionist wars in Iraq and Libya have cost us trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives; and al Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist organizations are still strong. Today, America is again on a path of interventionism without a plan. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Syria, where we are supporting rebel groups allied with al Qaeda, ISIS and other terrorist organizations. We are spending billions of dollars to overthrow the Syrian government in a war that has led to hundreds of thousands of Syrians being killed or injured and a refugee crisis like we’ve not seen in decades. Our military and intelligence assets are on the ground, yet no one can answer a simple question: What happens if the regime falls?  If we succeed in overthrowing the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, it will open the door for ISIS, al Qaeda, and other Islamic extremists to take over all of Syria, which will simply increase human suffering in the region, exacerbate the refugee crisis and pose a greater threat to the world. Related article For millennials, Sanders is a grandpa who gets them In the runup to the Iraq War, we heard from leaders with long legacies in the foreign policy realm. Voices of dissent were relegated to the fringes. We were told to follow those with experience. Our collective national experience with a decade of reckless interventionism and myopic regime change tells a different story. Judgment and foresight are the qualities we need most in our leaders. Related video Super Tuesday scenarios: Can Bernie Sanders slow Clinton? To have a strong national defense, we need to elect leaders who make the right decisions. The war in Iraq cost us thousands of American lives, damaged our economy and destabilized a region, unleashing more suffering and chaos in the Middle East. There’s one Democratic candidate who recognizes the quagmire in Syria. He showed these instincts when he voted against the war in Iraq. He knows that world leadership and being the world’s policeman are not the same. Related article Why Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sanders I spoke with Sen. Bernie Sanders at length about his foreign policy vision. He understands the need for a foreign policy that robustly defends the safety and security of the American people. But he is committed to not wasting precious lives and money on interventionist wars of regime change.  He appreciates that such counterproductive wars undermine our national security and economic prosperity. Related article Atlanta mayor: Why Hillary Clinton is the right choice He has never allowed powerful interests or the circular reasoning of the chattering classes to sway him. He is who he appears to be: a man of principle, personal courage and a commitment to justice. That’s why I’m endorsing Bernie Sanders. As vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, I have had to stay neutral in this contest. But I can no longer sit on the sidelines. The stakes are too high. As elections continue across the country, the American people are faced with a clear choice. We can elect a president who will lead us into more interventionist wars of regime change. Or we can elect a president who will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity. With this clear choice in mind, on Sunday I resigned my position with the DNC so I can wholeheartedly support Sanders as the Democratic nominee for president of the United States. America needs leaders we can trust. Others may have more experience in foreign policy, but it is judgment that matters most.  When it comes to the choice of our next commander-in-chief, I trust Bernie Sanders to know when to use U.S. military power and when not to use that power. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bernie Sanders", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160229213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/29/opinions/why-im-endorsing-bernie-sanders-gabbard/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "472068636", "sentence": "It's apparent that Russia and the U.S. have widely conflicting ultimate goals in Syria Russia is putting together an alternative anti-ISIS coalition, with Iran and the Syrian government The question is whether Russia will want to help fashion a post-Assad Syria The first Russian airstrikes in Syria have demonstrated the gulf between U.S. and Russian goals in Syria. They were unilateral and focused on areas in Homs and Hama provinces far from where the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has a presence. Russian officials warned the United States to stay out of Syrian airspace while the missions were underway. There was an angry response from Washington and other Western capitals. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at a Pentagon news conference that the Russian strategy is “doomed to failure” and would “simply inflame the civil war.” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters at the United Nations that “the international coalition is striking Daesh (as ISIS is often called), France is striking Daesh, Bashar al-Assad only a little bit, and for the moment, the Russians not at all.” Related video French foreign minister reacts as Russia bombs in Syria Capturing the ugly mood, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in New York: “Don’t listen to the Pentagon about Russian strikes.” “Our answer is honest and frank,” he said later. “At the request of Syrian government, we’re helping them to fight ISIS and other terrorist groups.” He gave no definition of “other,” but it apparently includes anyone deemed a threat to regime forces. The Russian strikes on Wednesday – eight in all, according to the Defense Ministry – were in areas where al Qaeda’s affiliate, Jabhat al Nusra, has a presence, as do other factions including the Islamist Ahrar al Sham and elements of the Western-backed Free Syrian Army, or FSA. Some strikes were around the town of Tabiseh in an area that straddles the critical north-south road between Homs and Hama. It’s an area the Syrian regime has been targeting recently as it tries to recover an important route for resupplying its strongholds. Related video U.S. and Russia release joint statement on Syria Torbjorn Soltvedt with risk analyst Verisk Maplecroft says the regime’s military efforts are “increasingly concentrated in northern Latakia and along the north-south highway.” “Maintaining control over the highway is essential for keeping Damascus linked with the coastal region as well as reinforcing troops in Aleppo, Soltvedt told CNN. By analyzing video from the Russian Defense Ministry and comparing it with satellite images, it’s clear that another heavy strike hit the outskirts of Ltamenah, a town near Hama. It hit not one of the Islamist groups but a little-known group within the FSA, Tajamu Al Ezza, which supports coalition airstrikes against ISIS. So there are now three separate air campaigns in Syria: al-Assad’s air force, Russian combat aircraft (mainly Su-24s) and the coalition strikes. Those of al-Assad and the Russians are clearly coordinated. But Peter Felstead, editor of IHS-Jane’s Defence Weekly told CNN: “I can’t see US and UK air assets co-ordinating their operations with Russia, since the latter has a completely different agenda in Syria that’s all about protecting a client state.” There is a risk of misunderstandings in these more crowded skies. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday there has been “no real effort by the Russian side to de-conflict the Russian airstrikes in Syria with the ongoing U.S.-led coalition.” Kerry and Lavrov met late Wednesday and agreed there must be contacts on “de-confliction,” but the two sides’ ultimate goals in Syria remain far apart. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s argument is that the West’s strategy is bankrupt, and that getting rid of al-Assad is not a policy in itself because it could lead ISIS to the gates of Damascus and sentence Syrians to life under the “caliphate.” Related video France: If Russia hits non-ISIS, only aim is backing Assad He has a point, according to Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. “Regime change could lead to regime collapse, paving the way to the disappearance of order in Damascus and to the establishment of a caliphate under ISIS,” he writes in the Financial Times. So in Moscow’s view, it was entirely legitimate to come to the aid of an ally who had requested help, especially as al-Assad’s control had been reduced to some 25% of Syrian territory. Western leaders still say al-Assad must go; he is part of the problem and morally responsible for the death of tens of thousands of Syrians. British Prime Minister David Cameron said in New York that al-Assad “has helped create this conflict and this migration crisis. He is one of the great recruiting sergeants for ISIL.” Related video UK: Maybe OK for Assad to stay in 'transitional period' But there does appear to be growing flexibility among Western governments over how any transition would be managed. Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond talked of a transitional role for al-Assad. A French statement stressing the need for “a political transition, which combines elements of the regime and the moderate opposition,” hints at a similar drift. And former White House adviser Philip Gordon acknowledges that what’s needed is “a new diplomatic process that brings all the key external actors to the table and agrees on a messy compromise to deescalate the conflict – even if that means putting off agreement on the question of Assad.” The absence of a moderate alternative to al-Assad, not least because of the repeated failure of the U.S. to support a plausible rebel brigade (or even battalion), has also prodded other regional governments such as Egypt to accept that al-Assad may have to be part of the solution. Moscow is probably calculating that its decisive backing for al-Assad now will only hasten this process, putting it in the driver’s seat. Why Russian airstrikes in Syria are a big deal That fulfills a key goal for Putin, says Haass, because he is “anxious as ever to demonstrate that Russia is a great power that cannot be ignored (and) is exploiting the vacuum left in large part by the U.S. and European governments.” Related video Obama and Putin battle over ISIS In essence, Russia is putting together an alternative anti-ISIS coalition, with Iran and the Syrian government. Its relationship with Iran – another important player in supporting al-Assad – gives it additional leverage. In July, there was a flurry of meetings between Russian and Iranian ministers to agree on a “common position” on Syria that envisages a ceasefire and some form of transitional government. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he does “not see a coalition between Iran and Russia in the war against terrorism in Syria,” but there is certainly a higher degree of coordination. Iraq announced Sunday that it was also part of this group; its Joint Military Operations Command Iraq disclosed a new intelligence-sharing agreement with Russia, Iran and Syria in the battle against ISIS, in addition to its support for the U.S.-led coalition. The question is whether at some point Russia too will want to help fashion a post-Assad Syria – or, in pursuit of its own narrower interests, settle for nothing more than an Alawite Mediterranean enclave from which it can project power. Opinion: Why Putin’s Syria move is such a dilemma for Obama Russia can play the long game if it chooses to, according to Peter Felstead of HIS-Janes. “Latakia is safely within government control and, being on the coast, can be resupplied by sea. It’s a secure position from which to fly combat missions in support of Assad’s forces,” he told CNN. Russia also has plenty of airlift capability, analysts say, though it has been affected by the fact that Antonov, the company that supplies many of its transport planes, is Ukrainian. (Antonov recently spoke of the “interruption of cooperation with the north neighbor.”) CNN tracking of recent flights between Moscow and Latakia shows that the Russian air force has been using elderly Tu-154 planes on Syria runs, some of which had previously been taken out of service. Russian military transports also have to fly a long, circuitous route over Iran and Iraq to reach Latakia, as several countries have denied overflight rights. And Philip Stack, who follows the Middle East for analysts Verisk Maplecroft, says Russian combat aircraft in Syria may be at risk. “It is possible that some of them are optimized for suppression of air defenses, such as the SU-24s. But when flying close support missions, even advanced aircraft can be vulnerable.” But the Institute for the Study of War says there are signs that the Russians are in it for the long haul. They are upgrading their naval facility in Tartus, down the coast from Latakia. The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported last week that 1,700 Russian military “specialists” and security personnel are equipping and securing the facility and rebuilding its dock. Christopher Harmer at ISW says that “at a minimum, recent Russian activity in Tartus indicates that Russia views its military intervention in Syria as a long-term commitment rather than a short-term limited operation.” Russia’s Syria expedition: Why now? There are also domestic considerations for Putin, says Ulrich Schmid, a professor of Russian history at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. “Putin has used the patriotic wave in Russia after the annexation of Crimea as a resource of power,” he says. “This resource is limited, so Putin wants to refill the tank of national pride with new fuel,” but not to the extent of putting ground troops in Syria. Schmid told CNN that Ukraine is a busted flush for Putin. “He cannot aggravate the situation in Ukraine anymore, because the Russian public sees the situation in Ukraine more and more as a tragedy.” And so Syria represents to the new patriotic fuel. Russian involvement is likely, in the short term at least, to increase the amount of ordnance being dropped, the destruction and the civilian casualties. It will complicate efforts to create safe zones for the internally displaced in the north, a major goal for Turkey, and could thereby worsen the refugee crisis. It might even have the unintended consequence of strengthening ISIS on the battlefield, if the Russians pummel rival groups such as al Nusra in areas where it is competing with ISIS. The Russian strikes will probably galvanize the coalition into more intense action. Kerry said the coalition would “dramatically accelerate our efforts,” with an increase in strikes against ISIS targets in northwest Syria. In the long run, when all sides tire of a military stalemate, they may reinvest in a political solution for Syria. If Russia, Iran, the United States and Europe were to agree on a blueprint, al-Assad would have little choice but to accept it. But as someone once said in a different context, “In the long run, we are all dead.” Opinion: Putin’s Syria moves leave U.S. looking weak", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151001144500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/world/russia-syria-washington/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "543278646", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nazanin Boniadi is an actress. activist and a member of the board of directors at the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. She co-starred on the award winning Showtime series “Homeland”, and will appear lead in the upcoming MGM and Paramount remake of “Ben-Hur”. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran, arrested after returning with husband, baby, to visit family Nazanin Boniadi says it's one in a long line of such baseless arrests. This after Iran's Rouhani had urged Iranians to return Boniadi: Hardliners seek to isolate Iran, are threatened by outside views. Iran must release these detainees Once, I hoped to return to Iran. Like Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the woman who now sits in an Iranian jail,  I longed to visit family, friends, the land of my birth. Her arrest last month, the latest in a string of arrests of dual nationals lured back to Iran, has thrown cold water on my hopes, for now. The oppressors, for the moment, have won. But it’s a hollow victory, and I do not believe a permanent one, as it only serves to starve Iran of the vitality and engagement with the world its citizens want and need. When I read about Nazanin’s arrest in Iran, I was struck by the deep connection I felt to this woman — and to the enormity of what sets us apart. Related article Hello to the Iranian Spring Both of us are Iranian-born young women, sharing the same given name, who made Great Britain our home and philanthropy our life’s work. Yet she sits in a detention center, while I enjoy the comforts of home. She has been virtually incommunicado and in isolation, deprived even of her 22-month-old daughter, while I am surrounded by family and friends. Why? Because she returned to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to visit her parents, and to allow them to see their granddaughter, while I live in an open society, where such philanthropic work is celebrated, not criminalized. How many more of Iran’s best and brightest, who return home to see their loved ones, or even to offer their talents to assist with the country’s growth, will be snatched off the streets and imprisoned, because the Islamic Republic’s security and intelligence apparatus wants to keep dual nationals — and their notions of freedom of speech and freedom of the press — out of Iran? Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was not engaged in subversive work; she was an apolitical project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the Reuters news agency. Jason Rezaian, held for 544 days in Iran, was not a spy, but rather a Washington Post journalist whose work aimed to increase cultural understanding between Iran and the world. Iranian-American Siamak Namazi, imprisoned since October 2015, is not a Western agent, but a businessman who came to promote Iran’s economic growth and revitalization.  And 76-year-old British-Iranian Kamal Foroughi, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2011, was not involved in espionage, but rather oil industry consulting. There is also grave concern about the inhumane conditions faced by these prisoners. Amir Hekmati, a U.S. Marine veteran who was held for over four years, recently filed a lawsuit against the government of Iran, detailing his torture and abuse. There are many more I could add to this list, all good people, returning to Iran only to be put behind bars, at the whim of fearful officials who jealously guard their repressive world view against perceived “infiltrators.” When President Hassan Rouhani was elected in Iran in 2013, he welcomed back the far-flung children of Iran.   But one by one they have been arrested and imprisoned upon their return, a fate that has made me increasingly reluctant to risk going back to a homeland I’ve not seen since 1992. This is exactly what the hard-liners in Iran want. They want to keep us out. Their aim is to keep imprisoning us until no one dares return, and the Islamic Republic of Iran itself effectively becomes a prison, isolated from the rest of the world. I do not think they will succeed. I cannot imagine Nazanin’s pain right now. I cannot image the pain of a mother being separated from her young child — a child who can’t even be comforted by her father because the authorities have confiscated the baby’s passport (she has British citizenship only), making her an effective prisoner of Iran as well. Related article The pitfalls of a narcissistic foreign policy Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been imprisoned for over six weeks now, without charge and without access to a lawyer. She was only recently moved out of solitary confinement, into a communal cell, and was able to see her daughter for the first time only after more than five weeks — and only after her husband started a petition calling for her release that was quickly signed by over 600,000 people. Unless she is promptly charged with a recognizable criminal offense based on true public evidence, she should be released immediately. So, too, the other dual nationals held in Iran on baseless ground, as well as all the other prisoners unjustly incarcerated in politicized prosecutions. As the Islamic Republic seeks to normalize its relations with the world, let the global community state clearly that these detentions are not lawful or acceptable. The international community must speak out loudly and with one voice against this injustice. If Iran wants to stand among the community of nations as something other than a pariah, these seizures must stop. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine. Nazanin Boniadi is an actress. activist and a member of the board of directors at the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. She co-starred on the award winning Showtime series “Homeland.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Islamic Republic of Iran", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160524001500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/opinions/british-woman-held-in-iran-boniadi/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "432116673", "sentence": "Hear from the people who made the journey inside the minds and the hearts of ISIS. Watch Fareed Zakaria’s special report, “Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World,” Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. The United States is “certainly vulnerable” to becoming a new front line in the fight against ISIS, Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday. The Wisconsin Republican who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on “State of the Union” Sunday that attacks inspired by ISIS, like one against a provocative cartoon contest in Texas a week ago, are allowing the group to convey a “winner’s message.” “The best strategy the U.S. can employ to defeat this is actually defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria so that the reality is conveyed that this is not a winning organization, it is a losing organization,” he said. RELATED: ISIS activity prompts threat level increases at bases Johnson admitted, though, that tracking ISIS sympathizers in the United States is a particular challenge, since the group has communicated with potential recruits over social media and because law enforcement officers can’t track every possible suspect. “The problem is, what do you do with the not-guilty-yet?” Johnson said. “We do have laws, we have a Constitution, and it’s extremely difficult for law enforcement officials when you might have tens of thousands of sympathizers – how do you track them all?” Johnson cited a figure published in March: There are about 46,000 – though maybe as many as 90,000 – Twitter accounts that support ISIS. “Now, Twitter is starting to shut those things down,” Johnson said. “But just consider maybe 90,000 people drawn to this barbaric ideology. So we have got a very large haystack. We’re looking for a needle in it.” Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, said 22,000 foreigners have joined the terror group’s ranks in Iraq and Syria. Of those, McGurk said, 3,700 are from Western nations, and 180 Americans have sought to join the organization. Fifteen of those Americans have been charged with supporting ISIS by the Justice Department. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat “Long-term we are going to degrade and defeat this organization, but we have been clear from day one it’s going to take a long time,” McGurk said. Two other experts said the threat of ISIS now is greater than what al Qaeda posed to the United States at the time of the 9/11 attack. “We’re in much more serious circumstances today than we were after 9/11,” said Tom Ridge, who served as secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush. He said al Qaeda is “now a global scourge,” and ISIS is growing, making the threat the groups pose “far more complicated today.” “Remember back then we thought about al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and a few other places?” Ridge said. “Well, we’ve seen al Qaeda metastasize. It is now a global scourge. And you have the ascendancy of ISIL. The combination of those two groups – their appeal to the lone wolfs and we see them acting in Belgium and in France and in Canada and the United States so the threat factors and the nature of the threats are far more complicated and far more serious today than on September 12, 2001.” Ridge proposed having local and state law enforcement officers help the FBI track ISIS sympathizers in the United States. Mike Rogers, the Michigan Republican and former House Intelligence Committee chairman, said the FBI can’t do any more to track ISIS sympathizers in the United States. “If you treat this as a law enforcement issue that you’re going to deal with, we are going to lose and we’re going to lose badly,” he said. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on ABC’s “This Week” that he’s asking community leaders in meetings what they’re doing to counter the narrative of ISIS – which he said “is slick. It is effective.” Pushing back against that message, Johnson said, “has to come from within the community.” “It has to come from Islamic leaders, who frankly can talk the language better than the federal government can,” Johnson said. “And so when I meet with community leaders, Islamic leaders, that’s one of the things that we urge them to do,” he said. “Some have begun it.  We’ve seen some good progress, but there is a lot more that can be done.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150510143000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/10/politics/isis-ron-johnson-us-threat/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "616870198", "sentence": "DMO Deejay was riding around London in a rented Bentley \"It's not harassment,\" the officer says A black British DJ is angry after being stopped by London police and told “it’s a fact” black men dressed in “gangster-style clothing” commit crimes. The DJ and a friend are seen in a video – which was recorded from inside the car and edited – riding around. DMO Deejay is behind the wheel when a police car begins to follow him and his friend before pulling the Bentley over. An on-screen graphic asks “Am I doing anything wrong here?” The men are then seen talking with an officer on the sidewalk, as another on-screen graphic appears: “Once again stopped by the police as they thought I stole this Bentley.” The officer is heard on the video telling the men, “This isn’t racist, it’s a fact. Predominantly, the criminal profile of people who do it [commit crime] are black people. So, naturally, if you see a car full of black lads, maybe dressed in gangster-style clothing or whatever, when they’re driving down here, they’re getting stopped.” In a voiceover in the video, the DJ asks, “Are you hearing what this guy just said to me? Basically what he just said is that, if I’m in a car full of black guys and we’re dressed in gangster clothing … means that they’re getting stopped.” The police officer in the video continues: “It’s not harassment. You might not see that as a reason and some police officers would be scared to say that. But it’s a fact. We work on criminal profiles and unfortunately here, the criminal profile for robberies, what we suspect, is IC3 males, generally from Somalia.” IC3 is the police code for black men. DMO Deejay says he was not ticketed or arrested. Jack Griffith, a spokesman with London’s Metropolitan Police Service, said police officials were aware of the video and were reviewing how the stop was handled. “A senior officer will make contact with the man who was stopped to apologize and ask if he wishes to make a complaint. We can understand why based on what has been circulated in the footage it has caused frustration. The officers will be spoken to about the explanation that they provided and to ensure we fully understand the circumstances of what happened.” That wasn’t the first time the DJ had been stopped by the police that day. He said he had been stopped earlier while driving to a business meeting in a different vehicle. DMO Deejay told CNN it’s frustrating getting stopped so much. “It’s quite embarrassing actually,” he said. “They can stop you anywhere, anytime.” He decided to release the video to create awareness about what black male drivers go through. “This is happening all around the world,” he said. “I mean just because one black person does something wrong doesn’t mean all black people do.” He hasn’t had any other issues with the police since the last traffic stop. He’s been off the streets, working in the studio on new projects.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "London Metropolitan Police Service", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170113171500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/europe/black-dj-police-trnd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "500808470", "sentence": "Edith Childs of Greenville, South Carolina, and Vietnam veteran Earl Smith of Austin, Texas, will both attend Tuesday's address The White House will also leave one seat empty in the first lady's guest box at the State of the Union address to represent victims of gun violence The White House on Sunday released the full list of guests who will be seated with first lady Michelle Obama at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Tuesday, including a Syrian refugee and Paris train attack hero Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone. Refaai Hamo, who received refugee status with his four children to move to Troy, Michigan, in December is among the first lady’s guests. Hamo fled his home after a Syrian government anti-personnel missile killed seven of his family members, including his wife and one daughter, according to the White House. Obama has been vocal in his support for Syrian refugees, warning the nation – as well as Republican presidential candidates – in the wake of terrorist attacks around the world to not respond with “fear” towards refugees. Another guest, Stone, was one of five men who officials say stopped a gunman from attacking passengers on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train in August. He rushed the gunman and was slashed several times with a box cutter in the process, almost severing his thumb, officials said. Other notable guests include Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy – a staunch supporter of gun control – and Ryan Reyes, whose partner Larry “Daniel” Kaufman died in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, in December. Guests that are seated in the first lady’s box are traditionally cited as examples in the State of the Union address to highlight administration policies and achievements. In a nod to the early days of Obama’s presidency, two notable supporters from his first White House campaign, Edith Childs of Greenville, South Carolina, and Vietnam veteran Earl Smith of Austin, Texas, will also attend the address. Childs became an icon to the Obama campaign in 2007 when she rallied a small group of 38 supporters in Greenwood County to chant, “Fired Up! Ready to Go!” drawing in more and more supporters as the cheer continued. The call-and-response chant became the unofficial slogan for the Obama campaigns of 2008 and 2012. Smith met Obama in 2008 at a Hyatt Regency in Austin, where he worked as the director of security. While Smith was in an elevator with the then-senator, Smith gave Obama a patch he had worn while serving with an artillery brigade in Vietnam that sustained 10,041 casualties and received 13 Medals of Honor. Smith held onto the patch for 40 years before giving it to Obama, who then carried it in his pocket for the rest of the 2008 campaign. In a 2009 interview with CNN’s John King before Obama’s first inauguration, Childs spoke about the importance of attending the event. “I never thought that I would be able to see this day, so I just need to be there. Don’t want to be nowhere near the front. I just want to be there,” Childs said. “It means everything to me, because I want to be treated as a person. Not because I’m Edith Childs and black, but because I’m a person.” Other guests include Cynthia Dias, a homeless veterans advocate, Cary Dixon, an opioid reform advocate and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The White House will also leave one seat empty in the first lady’s guest box at the State of the Union address to represent victims of gun violence, Obama announced Friday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160109213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/09/politics/obama-state-of-the-union-first-lady/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "412450089", "sentence": "Dana King is an award-winning journalist and former CBS Morning News anchor In 2012 she changed her career and became an artist She sees her art as a continuation of her storytelling Dana King’s career used to take her to far-flung places like Rwanda, Kosovo and Afghanistan, where she would report on the latest news as part of her job as a TV journalist. These days however, the Emmy-Award winning reporter spends her time painting watercolors and crafting sculptures in her studio in the Bay Area of San Francisco. After a fruitful career in journalism spanning decades, which saw the 54-year-old anchor CBS Morning News and ABC’s “Good Morning America Sunday” King decided to go back to her original love – art. “I’ve always been an artist, it’s always been a part of me, even as a journalist. It’s the way I see things visually, it’s the way I interpret information,” she says. King’s art explores the human form, with her colorful clay sculptures examining the intricate musculature of both male and female shapes. She also produces charcoal drawings and oil paintings, and has created a public sculpture which for a time graced the corner of San Francisco’s Union Square. I still tell stories. But I tell stories with sculptures and I tell stories with paintings. Dana King King sees parallels between her former career and her art: “I still tell stories. But I tell stories with sculptures and I tell stories with paintings. “The difference is that a painting or a sculpture will last as long as the material lasts. A television story – it’s a minute, a minute and a half, two and a half if you’re really lucky, and if you didn’t see it when it aired, it’s gone,” she says. Her early work was heavily influenced by the strife and suffering she saw traveling the world as a journalist, and served as an emotional outlet for her to overcome the negative news that surrounded her in her professional life. “You have to find a way to tell those stories and survive them emotionally,” she says, “but I don’t have those stories in front of me anymore. Now I can do whatever, I don’t need to do the dark and often ugly as a way of staying okay,” she says. After a lifetime spent in the deadline-driven, fast-paced world of journalism, King says she relishes the time and space afforded to her by her art: “I like that feeling of not feeling rushed, of not feeling like I have to be in control of the process at all… and I’m just really along for the ride. I don’t feel any time constraints. I don’t feel anything pushing me to go from point A to B to C.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150226050000", "country1": "RWA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/world/dana-king-artist/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "454197530", "sentence": "Israel military says Palestinian teen hurled a Molotov cocktail at an army post Laith Fadel Khaldi, 17, was pronounced dead after suffering bullets wounds A Palestinian teen died Saturday after he was shot by Israeli troops during clashes sparked by the killing of a toddler in an arson attack, Palestinian medical officials said. Laith Fadel Khaldi, 17,  was pronounced dead after suffering bullets wounds Friday –  one to his chest and one to his abdomen, said  Dr. Ahmed Bitawi of the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah. An Israel military spokeswoman said a Palestinian hurled a Molotov cocktail at an army post near Beirzeit, a Palestinian town north of Ramallah. Soldiers fired toward the assailant, who was hit and taken to hospital by Palestinian medics, according to the spokeswoman. The teen was taking part in protests after a Palestinian family’s home was burned Friday in an attack that killed a toddler and critically injured at least three other relatives, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. The injured were the toddler’s parents and a brother, said Ghassan Douglass, a Palestinian official in charge of settlement activity north of the West Bank, where the attack occurred. The toddler who died, Ali Saad Dawabsha, was a boy of about 18 months old, Douglass said. Bitawi said three Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours, including the toddler. After the toddler’s arson death, authorities found the words “price tag” on the walls of the house in Duma, said Luba Samri, a spokeswoman for the Israeli police. A “price tag” attack is a term used by radical Israeli settlers to denote reprisal against Palestinians in response to moves by the Israeli government to evacuate illegal West Bank outposts, according to officials.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel military", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150801100000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/middleeast/mideast-violence/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "513104930", "sentence": "The Saudi Ministry of Labor launched a website this week called Ajeer, or \"hired hand\" It will allow people with visitor or work visas to apply for work permits with employers other than their sponsors Many Syrians and Yemenis are struggling to find work in the kingdom Syrians and Yemenis struggling for work options in Saudi Arabia have caught a break. They can now apply for temporary work permits and seek employment outside of the sponsors that brought them in the country. The Saudi Ministry of Labor launched a website this week called Ajeer, or “hired hand.” Its purpose is to allow those residing in Saudi under visitor or work visas to apply for six-month work permits with other employers that are eligible for renewal. The site is not restricted to Syrians and Yemenis, but it states that the goal of Ajeer is serve Syrians and Yemenis who have proper documentation. Saudi Arabia has experienced a large influx of expatriates from the two war-torn countries. A reported 1.2 million Syrians are in Saudi Arabia under either work or visitor visas, and many are seeking employment. Until now, Syrians and Yemenis have not been able to legally work as visitors in the kingdom or outside the employment of their sponsors. Like several other Arab nations, Saudi Arabia implements this sponsorship – or kafala – system, to regulate migrant labor. The labor ministry’s new system will allow them to have more freedom to seek additional employment. But there are some restrictions. To join the site, members must have written consent from their Saudi host to work for another party. Host and applicant must register on the website, and members may only apply for  blue-collar jobs such as maintenance or construction. The members “are not required to give their passport or documentation,” said a customer service representative at the ministry. Saudi Arabia does not recognize these people as refugees, so they are not extended protections under United Nations regulations. Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain) have been widely criticized for not taking in any Syrian refugees since the war began there in 2011. The GCC states are not signatories to the U.N.’s 1951 Refugee Convention. Despite lacking refugee status, Syrian visitors are treated well in Saudi Arabia, said a spokesman for the UNHCR, the U.N.’s refugee agency. “They are showing tolerance and are giving residence to Syrians,” said the spokesman, Mohammed Abu Asker. “Saudi Arabia has its own definition for helping Syrian refugees, not labeling them as refugees but as Syrian brothers and sisters.” The ministry said people in the kingdom have already started accessing the Ajeer portal that launched on Tuesday and submitting their applications seeking additional employment in the kingdom.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Ministry of Labor", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160218153000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/middleeast/saudi-syrian-yemeni-jobs-ajeer/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "563817785", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Brian McNair is the author of “Cultural Chaos.” His new book is “Communication and Political Crisis.” The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. World is in a \"moment of phase transition,\" writes Brian McNair Period could be \"chaotic, destructive and violent to a degree\" that no one can imagine The scent of chaos hangs heavy in the air. Donald Trump evokes it in Cleveland. Islamic State sows it in Nice, Brussels, Paris, Orlando. Britain is immersed in it after Brexit, while the EU struggles to prevent its onset amid mounting crises of migration and political legitimacy. Ukraine and Syria are being torn apart by it, and Turkey looks fragile after a failed coup. To apply a metaphor from the science of chaos, we are, it seems, in a moment of phase transition. A state of relative global order – the Long Peace, as Steven Pinker describes it in ” The Better Angels Of Our Nature” – has existed since 1945. We’re now moving into a new configuration of competing powers and ideologies, the structure of which we cannot predict, except to assume it will be very different from what we have known. The intervening period of transition, which we may have entered, could be chaotic, destructive and violent to a degree that no one born after 1945 in the industrialized countries that constructed the post-war order can imagine. The great battles of the era now underway or emerging are not those which dominated the late 20th century – left versus right, east versus west, communist versus capitalist. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, these binaries have had less and less relevance. It is the dark forces of nationalism and religious sectarianism that now drive global politics, fueling the rise of a crude, xenophobic populism in the advanced capitalist world that we have not seen since the 1930s. Trump is the most vivid manifestation of it, but we see it everywhere we look in formerly stable social democracies – Germany, Denmark, the UK, France, Greece, even Australia, where the demagogue Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party was returned to the Senate in the recent election. Appeals to nationalism and fear of the “other” are replacing notions of collective security, common interest and the moral duty to care for those in need such as asylum seekers. Trump openly praises Putin and Saddam Hussein for their leadership and effectiveness (which in Saddam’s case, lest we forget, included the use of chemical weapons on his own people). NATO, he declares, is past its sell-by date, as are all international climate change and trade agreements which he judges to be against America’s interests. In 2006, two years before the global financial crisis, and five years after al-Qaeda’s September 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, I wrote about the cultural chaos then emerging as an unforeseen, unintended consequence of the internet. “Its roots,” I wrote then, “lie first in the destabilizing impact of digital communication technologies … Not only is there more information out there, the speed of its flow has increased. The networked nature of the online media means that an item posted in one part of the world immediately becomes accessible to anyone with a PC and an internet connection, anywhere else – linked, signposted, rapidly becoming part of the common conversation for millions”. As a consequence, I argued, established elite power was leaking away, becoming more porous. As 9/11 showed, we had entered a world where affluent, stable democracies were vulnerable as never before to disproportionate disruption by terrorism. A world where policy – as in the case of the EU and the current migrant crisis – was driven not by rational calculation so much as the power of testimonies, narratives and images captured and shared on digital media. No one doubts the humanitarian impulse underpinning Angela Merkel’s decision to offer open house to millions of refuges from the Middle East. This policy was fueled by distressing, globally networked accounts of desperate people drowning in Mediterranean waters, and pictures of children dead on the tourist beaches of southern Europe. But if it contributes to the rising influence of anti-immigrant party AfD and the rise to power of its equivalents in France, Italy, the Netherlands, it will come to be seen as having hastened the fragmentation of the European Union; to have been an ill-considered response to a crisis amplified and intensified by 24-hour, always on, real time news and social media culture. Notwithstanding the huge benefits brought to people and societies all over the world by the internet, then, it also presents challenges to the capacity for the good governance and rational decision making on which our collective wellbeing depends. In a world where information of all kinds – nasty as well as nice, false as easily as true – travels faster, further, and with fewer possibilities for censorship than ever before in human history, authority and the exercise of power are uniquely precarious. Greater transparency and accountability of governing elites – what Sydney University professor John Keane calls monitory democracy – remains a positive benefit of digital technology. The internet made WikiLeaks, and the revelations of Edward Snowden and the Panama Papers possible. It gave every digitally networked individual on the planet all nine volumes of Sir John Chilcot’s report with its devastatingly forensic details of how and why Tony Blair took Britain to war with Iraq in 2003. You may choose not to read it, but it will be your choice, and no-one else’s. If power is built on knowledge, and effective democracy requires that citizens be informed about their environment, the age of digitalisation has also been one of global democratization. It has made popular challenge to authoritarian rule easier to organize (if not necessarily to succeed). Cultural chaos, like chaos in nature, can be a constructive as well as destructive force. This media environment sees isolated events which would once have been of mainly local importance, such as the Lindt Café siege in Sydney (a “lone wolf” terrorist attack in which two people were killed), become global in their impacts through the immediacy and visceral nature of their media coverage. But it is also an efficient way to disseminate anxiety, panic and fear. Donald Trump understands this, and uses Twitter like no other presidential candidate before him. He is able to further stir up his already enraged constituency with simplistic, authoritarian solutions to complex social problems like illegal migration and global terrorism. IS, like al-Qaeda before it, understands it. Jihadi John cuts off the head of an American or Japanese journalist, and the uploaded, socially networked video becomes a weapon of mass psychic torture, spreading virally. Some Britons voted for Brexit because they had seen those videos, or heard about them. They believe they can be quarantined from radical Islamism by rejecting Merkel’s humanitarianism and closing the doors on the continent. 9/11 cost al-Qaeda $500,000. It cost the world trillions in military expeditions, heightened airport security and other responses, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of deaths inflicted in the “war against terror” since 2001. IS atrocity videos are well produced, but cheap to make, and the communicative power of digital networks does the rest. They are at the heart of a new kind of asymmetrical warfare. The chaos Edward Lorenz described in nature applies also to our globalized, digitized societies. From small bifurcations in the social fabric emerge catastrophic, potentially system-destroying consequences. One crisis feeds into another. Trump’s success fuels French National Front leader Marine Le Pen. The UK Independence Party’s Nigel Farage encourages Putin in his dream of winning back Ukraine and the Baltic states. And as the mass murderer of Nice follows the attack at Ataturk airport, both outdone by the atrocity of Bataclan, we enter a period of cascading, interconnected crises, where “black swan” moments become part of everyday life, and the unthinkable becomes mainstream. Have we reached the tipping point between order and chaos at the global level? Is it too late to stop this slide backwards into the vortex of violent nationalism, sectarian hatred and authoritarianism that caused World War II? After a century of unparalleled progress in democratization and the extension of human rights to women, ethnic and sexual minorities, are we now at the top of the ladder, the peak of a cycle, with nowhere to go but down? No one knows, because by definition the onset of chaos is non-linear and unpredictable. Its precise causes are impossible to identify, and its consequences unknowable. Personally, I think not. I believe not, because I am an optimist and I have confidence in the essential goodness of most people. We – that is, those of us who don’t wish to build walls, or erect borders where there were none, or to prevent others from harboring beliefs, religions or values different to our own – are still the majority, as far as I can see. Our law governed liberal states still define the rules and set the tone for global culture and politics. Barack Obama won two elections with convincing majorities. If we can engage in this global struggle with the same confidence and commitment as the other side engage in their jihads and nationalist hate-mongering and fascistic public gatherings, not with military hardware but with ideas and words, it is not too late. The journalists of Charlie Hebdo did that, and paid the price. Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali called for reformation of Islam, and has been condemned not only by the mullahs who regard her an apostate but by some western non-Muslims for doing so. We must support voices like Ali’s, and add to them, at the same time as we challenge the racists and xenophobes who are feeding off fundamentalist Islam’s excesses. That the global system is under unprecedented stress is by now undeniable. The role of the digital media in increasing that stress is also clear, as is its potential to be utilized for progressive reform and democratic accountability. We have to be wise in responding to the first, and smart about fulfilling the second. As to their impact on political outcomes, that remains stubbornly unpredictable. The Arab Spring failed to become a summer. With that knowledge, all we can do is what we must do. Resist the censors, the haters, the authoritarians, religious and secular, the builders of walls, and declare them the enemy of us all, this human race, which will not be dragged against its will into a new dark age.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160727040000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/opinions/viral-terror-the-conversation/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "451304926", "sentence": "Fifty years ago, we were eating better bananas. They tasted better, they lasted longer, they were more resilient and didn’t require artificial ripening. They were – simply put – a better fruit, because they belonged to a different species, or cultivar in banana parlance. It was called Gros Michel and it remained the world’s export banana until 1965. That year, it was declared commercially extinct due to the Panama disease, a fungal disease that started out from Central America and quickly spread to most of the world’s commercial banana plantations, leaving no other choice but to burn them down. The banana industry was in deep crisis, and had to look for alternatives. It settled with the Cavendish cultivar, which was deemed an inferior product but carried the distinction of being immune to the disease. It was quickly adopted by banana growers worldwide. Today, the Cavendish is a universal foodstuff, much like a Big Mac: supermarket bananas are pretty much identical anywhere you buy them. That’s because they have nearly no genetic diversity – the plants are all clones of one another. The Cavendish is a monoculture, which means it’s the only variety that most commercial growers plant every year. Which is also why it is now under threat itself, from a new strain of the Panama disease. And once it infects one plant, it can infect them all. Fifty years on, one of the most popular commercial foods in the world is once again under threat. There are hundreds of banana varieties in the world, but the Cavendish alone accounts for nearly the totality of exports. “Starting in the late 1980s, banana growers realized more diversity was needed to prevent the problem from happening again. They were begging their bosses for it, but it never happened,” Dan Koeppel, author of the book “Banana: The fate of the fruit that changed the world,” told CNN. The banana plant is not a tree, but the world’s largest herb.The fruit itself is, botanically, a berry.Bananas are very slightly radioactive, as they naturally contain potassium-40, a radioactive isotope.They are grown in over 100 countries.India is the world’s largest producer.Ecuador is the world’s largest exporter. The banana plant is not a tree, but the world’s largest herb.The fruit itself is, botanically, a berry.Bananas are very slightly radioactive, as they naturally contain potassium-40, a radioactive isotope.They are grown in over 100 countries.India is the world’s largest producer.Ecuador is the world’s largest exporter. The disease now has a different name, “Tropical Race 4,” and it started out in Malaysia around 1990, but it’s otherwise very similar to the one that wiped out the Gros Michel: “It’s caused by a really common type of fungus called Fusarium, which was probably already in the soil there. A single clamp of contaminated dirt is enough to spread it like wildfire, and it can be transported by wind, cars, water, creating an infection wherever it goes,” explained Koeppel. “Everyone who’s ever had athlete’s foot knows how hard it is to get rid of a fungus.” The pathogen affects the plant’s vascular system, preventing it from picking up water. Since its “second coming,” TP4 has spread to South-east Asia, then across thousands of miles of open ocean to Australia and finally, in 2013, to Africa. “Its recent discovery in the Middle East and in Nampula, Mozambique, indicates that the disease is spreading and threatening bananas worldwide,” George Mahuku, Senior plant pathologist for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, told CNN. “It’s a serious threat to livelihoods and food security in the Nampula province, country and the continent, should it spread. In Africa, bananas are critical for food security and income generation for more than 100 million people,” he added. Even though the disease appears to have spread to just two plantations in Mozambique, the impact on the local economy is already severe: “The disease has already cost Matanuska, the company that owns the plantations, about $7.5 million. A total of 230,000 plants have been affected and destroyed. At the current rate of infection, the farm is losing 15,000 plants per week, translating to $236,000 per week,” said Mahuku. With Matanuska contributing over $1.5 million per month to the local economy, the potential loss of livelihood is very real. Mahuku’s job is to coordinate efforts to slow down the disease, prompting collaboration from around 20 African countries: “The East and Central Africa region has over 50% of its permanent crop area under banana cultivation. That’s around half of the African total, with an annual production of 20.9 million tonnes valued at $ 4.3 billion. Bananas are an indispensable part of life in this region providing up to one fifth of the total calorie consumption per capita. If TR4 were to spread into this region, the effects would be unimaginable.” Many of these bananas are not Cavendish, but local varieties, or “village bananas,” and they are also under threat from the disease: “Preliminary results from evaluation of nine East African Highland bananas and plantains revealed that they can be infected with TR4. Only one cultivar remained disease free after eight months,” said Mahuku. There is also an issue of consumer trust associated with the discovery of the disease, according to Joao Augusto, a plant pathologist working with IITA in Mozambique: “One of the biggest threats is the negative perception that the rest of the world may have on perceived risk of the African banana. Although the spread of the pathogen through the fruit is almost nil, possible rejection of African banana exports could seriously damage the banana business in Africa.” The disease is not more virulent than the one that killed the Gros Michel, but it’s spreading because the bad practices from 50 years ago are still in place: “The banana industry is in denial about this, and standard agricultural quarantines like fencing the crops and cleaning the equipment are not enough,” added Koeppel. The only solution would be to burn the plantation down and start over, but with a different crop. Restarting with bananas doesn’t work because the fungus stays in the soil. Africa is currently fighting another serious disease that affects bananas, called Xanthonomas wilt or BXW, a bacterial disease that started spreading from Uganda in 2001. Although mostly limited to East Africa and Congo, it significantly reduced crop yields at the time of its most virulent spread, around 2005. So far, no cultivar has been found to be resistant to the disease, which spreads through contaminated soil, tools, and insects. That, however, means the end of the business: “I understand growers don’t want to throw the towel,” Koeppel noted. In Africa, a 12-month emergency project funded by FAO is underway to tackle TP4, and Mahuku is optimistic that the disease can be contained to the areas where it has been observed: “To achieve this, financial resources are needed, otherwise inaction due to lack of resources will be catastrophic, especially for small farmers who depend on bananas for their livelihoods,” he said. According to Augusto, there aren’t many options to effectively control the disease: “It cannot be eradicated, but it can be limited if a wide range of strong preventive and mitigation initiatives are put in place and rigorously implemented. In countries where the disease is endemic, the banana growers have learned to live with it.” Ultimately, history could well repeat itself and prompt banana growers to look for a new alternative. There is no good candidate at the moment, but hybrids and GMOs are being considered. The disease is not the only problem, though. Just as the Cavendish is under attack from the pathogen, local varieties are under attack from the Cavendish: “India had about 600 varieties, but over the past two decades the Cavendish has pushed out and replaced many of those. And when you replace a varied multiculture with a monoculture, if a disease happens, you’re in trouble: nature comes back and bites you,” said Koeppel. “Monoculture to me is just as much a disease as TP4,” he added. While diversity has been embraced by most other vegetable and fruit industries, the Cavendish – called “the hotel banana” in India – is still the only banana in town in most export markets. Hopefully its dominance won’t lead to its downfall. Sara Delgrossi contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cavendish banana monoculture", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150722134500", "country1": "MOZ", "country2": "UGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/22/africa/banana-panama-disease/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "647312573", "sentence": "Charity groups, EU border control agency argue over best way to deal with migrants in the Mediterranean Charities say they are saving lives; border control says their presence encourages migrants to risk lives Calm seas, desperate migrants and ruthless human traffickers all played a role in a record-breaking weekend of maritime rescues in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Libya. But even as the rescue vessels race against time to save lives, another battle is brewing with accusations from the European Union’s border control agency Frontex against nongovernmental organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Mobile Offshore Aid Station, or MOAS, that run so-called charity rescue ships. Frontex says the charity rescue vessels create a pull factor for migrants and traffickers; the NGOs say they are out there in the absence of an EU strategy to save lives at sea and a lack of initiative to provide a safe corridor option for migration and asylum. On Sunday evening in Italy, the Italian Coast Guard estimated the number of those rescued since Friday was approaching 7,000, though that number will surely grow as a steady stream of rubber dinghies and rickety wooden fishing vessels were still being spotted off the coast of Libya. At least 20 cadavers, including that of an 8-year-old boy recovered during rescue operations, were also brought to Sicily and the Italian mainland with the survivors. Related article Rescuers battle rough seas to save hundreds of stranded migrants The migrants and refugees were rescued by Italian Coast Guard boats, passing merchant ships and more than a dozen NGO charity ships that have filled the vacuum created when Italy’s Mare Nostrum search and rescue program ended in 2014 because of budget concerns. The Mare Nostrum project cost Italian taxpayers €9 million ($9.5 million) a month, according to the Italian Navy. The charity ships, which rely on donations, have estimated operating costs of around €11,000 ($11,666) a day, charities say. European authorities and charity ships face a daunting task. Since the beginning of the year, 32,750 migrants and refugees have arrived on European shores, not including those rescued this weekend, according to UNHCR. In 2016, the total number topped 355,000. Frontex has two programs at sea. The Sophia program is designed to destroy smuggler’s ships after rescues are complete and to train the Libyan Coast Guard to stop boats from leaving. The Triton program enlists member states to provide assets for search and rescue operations. Over the busy weekend, Frontex says the Norwegian Siem Pilot, currently on rotation for Frontex’s Triton program, rescued more than 500 of the nearly 7,000 people pulled to safety. In March, Italian prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro from Catania launched an investigation into the funding of the charity ships, essentially accusing them of colluding with the traffickers. “I am convinced that it is not always the operational center that calls on the NGOs,” he told a parliamentary committee in Rome in March. “We also need to investigate the evolution of the phenomenon and find out why there has been such a noted proliferation of these ships and how they deal with such high operational costs without having a return in terms of economic profit.” No charges have been filed but Zuccaro told CNN he would seek to sequester the charity ships if he found just cause to do so. The NGOs have accused Zuccaro of starting the investigation on behalf of Frontex as an attempt to remove them from the sea. Zuccaro says he is not acting on behalf of Frontex, but that he is concerned that the rescue vessels are creating an open border into Europe as thousands of irregular migrants reach Italy each year. With this weekend’s rescues, the number to reach Europe this year so far has topped 40,000, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. When reached for comment about Zuccaro’s legal case, Frontex did not provide a comment. The NGOs, on the other hand, have not minced words. Related article How some European countries are tightening their refugee policies “We are surprised at the timing of these allegations, more than a year after we and others have been in service,” said Sophie Beau, co-founder and vice-president of SOS Mediterranee, which runs the Aquarius rescue boat together with Doctors Without Borders. “We know exactly what will happen if we are not out there. More people will die. We know we need to be out there, we have to be out there.” In a press release, MOAS co-founder and director Regina Catrambone agreed. “Every day people continue to risk their lives while we, as civil society, stand witness. We must continue to call on European governments to act so that people, such as those rescued by us today, do not die, not in Libya nor in the Mediterranean Sea.” Those frustrations are echoed by the other NGOs, with many of the rescue operators tweeting accusations directly against the European Union and Frontex. Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, tweeted, “EU ‘leaving migrants to drown’ say rescuers who saved 2,000 in single day.” And “How many lives could have been saved in the last two years if the #EU had conducted a proactive search and rescue operation? #WhereIsFRONTEX” Two of the charity ships, each filled beyond capacity after rescuing scores of migrants from rubber dinghies and unseaworthy wooden fishing vessels, made May Day calls to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center run by the Italian Coast Guard in Rome to ask for assistance on Sunday. The Iuventa rescue ship operated by the German NGO Jugend Rettet reported navigational failure under the weight of the migrants and the German NGO Sea Eye also reported difficulty due to overcrowding. “#Iuventa and @seaeyeorg are unable to move due to the high amount of people on board and nearby us in rubber boats! We need help by #MRCC” the Jugend Rettet tweeted. It reported having as many as seven pregnant women on board. Italian Coast Guard confirmed that vessels were headed to the area to assist offloading some of the migrants. Related article Why migrants are risking their lives to reach Italy MOAS also tweeted messages about its rescue ship Phoenix after spending the night watching a number of packed rubber dinghies whose passengers the ship was unable to assist because of its own overcrowding. “Hour 40 of ongoing rescues & crisis management for #Phoenix crew. They are still waiting for help to arrive; and we have lost all words #Med” The voice that is often missing from the discussion is often that of the migrants themselves. On Sunday, 649 people rescued in a number of operations by the MSF Prudence arrived in Reggio Calabria. Among them were men with gunshot wounds from traffickers and women who were tortured, according to rescuers at the scene. At the port, a group of teenage Nigerian boys who had arrived as unaccompanied minors by way of sea rescues earlier this year waited at the shore to see if their missing family members were among the arrivals. When asked if the charity boats made a difference in their decision to make the dangerous crossing, they had no idea what was meant by the question. “The gun to my head made the difference,” a young man called Caleb said after describing how he was forced onto a rubber dinghy late one night and losing sight of his father. “We don’t have a lot of choices. We are just lucky we got out of Libya alive.” Barbie Latza Nadeau is a CNN contributor, the Rome bureau chief for The Daily Beast, and the author of an upcoming book about sex trafficking of Nigerian women and girls to Italy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Union’s border control agency Frontex", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170416233000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "NOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/16/europe/migrant-refugee-crisis-europe/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "656570660", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem is the author of the best-selling “Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home.” She is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a former assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, host of the national security podcast “The SCIF” and founder of Kayyem Solutions, a security consulting firm. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Juliette Kayyem: Trump drama overshadows and undermines intelligence community The timing could not be worse with terror threat at one of its highest levels, she says What happens when the Department of Homeland Security extends a terror advisory and no one pays attention? Late Monday, in the midst of a 24-hour news cycle that included the bombshell about President Donald Trump’s purported handling of classified information, the department warned of the dangers posed by homegrown terrorists. But the relative lack of interest in the warning, a sort of “nothing to see here” response, is a reflection of the drama’s surrounding the Trump White House.  The President’s consistent actions threaten to undermine our confidence in the entire national and homeland security apparatus. Trump has a tendency to end statements with “believe me.” We would be safer if, in the context of our intelligence agents, he could say with authority, “Believe them.” “We face one of the most serious terror threat environments since the 9/11 attacks as foreign terrorist organizations continue to exploit the Internet to inspire, enable, or direct individuals already here in the homeland to commit terrorist acts,” said the bulletin, issued through the National Terrorism Advisory System. As a result, further actions are being taken to help local authorities prevent and prepare for a potential attack. Knowing the alert system intimately, I do not doubt the veracity and care that went into this announcement. A comprehensive review process is involved to ensure that politics and haste do not guide or politicize how intelligence analysis is shared with the American public. Related article Republicans' patience with Trump may be running out This present advisory is an extension of what we already know: that the threat of ISIS-inspired terror exists here in the homeland.  From news accounts, there is also growing and imminent concern about whether laptops are being weaponized to be detonated on a plane and whether the present laptop ban will be extended to more countries. In other words, the threat is real. The intelligence is disconcerting. We face serious risks with potential consequences for the safety and security of our nation. The dedicated working men and women in our intelligence and national security apparatus spend (and risk) their lives to provide objective data that can be assessed by political and policy leaders to help guide their actions. And the hardest challenge for those in the apparatus is to provide guidance and clarity to the American public so that they will have confidence in what their government is telling them and be prepared for the risks we face. Trump has trivialized, at best, that entire effort. Whether what he said in the Oval Office with the Russians and the disclosure of “code word” intelligence regarding ISIS was legal is beside the point. His blurting, in the best light possible, was careless. Related article Trump again reveals his dangerous incompetence And while the new advisory was issued Monday night, Tuesday’s disclosures regarding a memo written by former FBI Director James Comey describing a meeting where Trump, again in the best light possible, allegedly stated his hopes to Comey that he would end the ongoing investigation of former national security adviser Mike Flynn, provided yet more proof of a presidency unwilling to abide by the standards that guide our security apparatus. Whether it is obstruction of justice is for lawyers to decide. But the verdict is in – he denigrated those who work tirelessly to protect the nation from foreign threats, mainly Russia. Where all this White House controversy ends no one can say. But as we watch Washington burning, we should be concerned that another threat is looming over the horizon. And the present behavior of the President implies more than just recklessness or lack of respect of boundaries or norms. He personalizes intelligence: “You are with me or against me.” This disregard for the notion of objective “intelligence” – a disregard that actually began when he questioned and mocked the intelligence community during the transition and used his first visit to the CIA as a political rally – is dangerous because it threatens to undermine the American public’s confidence in the very apparatus that the President flouts. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Our homeland and national security apparatus serve the nation and the American public. They are not in service to Trump’s base, his mood or his potential legal difficulties ahead. With all the drama surrounding this White House, the Department of Homeland Security’s terror alert was a direct reminder that Trump has yet to face a crisis in the homeland from a dangerous enemy. Some attack will, more likely than not, happen during his presidency and that is the moment when we will want public confidence in our homeland apparatus – even if the President does not. Believe them.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170517204500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/opinions/trump-homeland-security-opinion-kayyem/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "644935336", "sentence": "The soldier was killed Saturday while conducting operations in Afghanistan against Khorasan, the local branch of ISIS there The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday during an operation in Nangarhar Province An Army Special Forces soldier was killed while conducting counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan late Saturday, US forces in Afghanistan have announced in a release. The soldier was mortally wounded while helping Afghan forces conduct operations against Khorasan, the local branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Navy Capt. Bill Salvin, a spokesman for the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, told CNN. The commander of US forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John W. Nicholson, offered “deepest condolences to the family and friends of our fallen comrade” on behalf of all US forces there. “We will always remember our fallen comrades and commit ourselves to deliver on their sacrifice.” US troops regularly perform counterterrorism operations against the ISIS affiliate, which has a presence in Nangarhar Province, where the soldier was killed. Those operations are sometimes carried out in conjunction with Afghan forces. The US counterterrorism mission is separate from the NATO-led effort to train, advise and assist the Afghan army and police force. There are about 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan. This is the first US combat death in Afghanistan in 2017. The number of US casualties in Afghanistan has fallen sharply since the end of US-led combat operations in 2014.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170408200000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/politics/special-ops-soldier-killed-afghanistan/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "738772690", "sentence": "US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Wednesday the Trump administration “stands in absolute solidarity with Great Britain” following a nerve agent attack against a Russian double agent and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury last week. In the strongest statement yet from the US administration on the affair, Haley said Washington shared the UK’s assessment that the Russian state was behind the poisoning and demanded a firm international response. “The United States believes that Russia is responsible for the attack on two people in the United Kingdom using a military-grade nerve agent,” Haley said in her remarks at a UN Security Council emergency session, blasting the Russian government for flouting international law. “If we don’t take immediate concrete measures to address this now, Salisbury will not be the last place we see chemical weapons used,” said Haley. “They could be used here in New York or in cities of any country that sits on this council.” Related article UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats over spy poisoning The United Kingdom believes Russia was behind the attempted murders of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia because the nerve agent used, Novichok, was developed in the Soviet Union and could not be replicated by non-state actors. London announced Wednesday it would expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow failed to meet a UK deadline to give a “credible response.” Russia has dismissed the accusations as “fairy tales” and denied any involvement in the attack which landed the Skripals, along with a British police officer, in the hospital. Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, even suggested the UK might have been responsible for the attack in an attempt to smear Russia. “In the Russian Federation, no scientific research or development work under the title Novichok were carried out,” he told the Security Council. “The most probable source origin this chemical are the countries which have since the end of the 90s been carrying… out intensive research on these kinds of weapons, including the UK.” Related article New boss at State Department, but same Russia problem for Trump But Haley laid the blame firmly at Russia’s door. Highlighting Moscow’s support of the Assad regime in Syria following that government’s use of chemical weapons against civilians, Haley told fellow diplomats the world had reached “a defining moment.” “Time and time again, members states say they oppose the use of chemical weapons under any circumstance,” said Haley. “Now one member stands accused of using chemical weapons on the sovereign soil of another member. The credibility of this council will not survive if we fail to hold Russia accountable.” Presenting Britain’s case, Deputy UK Ambassador to the UN Jonathan Allen called the attack “an unlawful use of force” and invited representatives from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to conduct an independent investigation of the incident. Nebenzia, Russia’s envoy, reaffirmed his government’s denial of involvement in a lengthy and colorful response. He called on the UK government to offer proof that Novichok was used and that Russia was responsible, and slammed UK Prime Minister Theresa May for making “completely irresponsible statements” and “threats.” In questioning London’s allegations, Nebenzia cited the English fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his “hapless” Scotland Yard counterpart, Inspector Lestrade. Related article Pompeo expected to reinforce Trump's hardline instincts on Iran and North Korea “Lestrade latches on to something that is on the surface of a crime and is in a hurry to provide banal conclusions only to be overturned by Sherlock Holmes, who always finds what is behind the crime,” Nebenzia said. “I do think we could all stand to benefit from having a Sherlock Holmes with us today.” With apparent sarcasm, Nebenzia also suggested the UK government should look inward to determine why Russian nationals in the country so often find themselves in mortal peril, and mocked Haley’s credibility as “an experienced chemist.” The White House later backed up Haley’s comments at the UN, saying it shared the British assessment of Russia’s culpability in the Salisbury attack. “The United States stands in solidarity with its closest ally, the United Kingdom,” the statement read. “This latest action by Russia fits into a pattern of behavior in which Russia disregards the international rules-based order, undermines the sovereignty and security of countries worldwide, and attempts to subvert and discredit Western democratic institutions and processes.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180314203000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/nikki-haley-russia-spy-poisoning/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "745278355", "sentence": "Nigeria declines to sign Economic Partnership Agreement Deal aims to bring West Africa-EU trade agreement While the UK prepares to leave one of the world’s largest trading blocs, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, is declining to join one in the first place. Nigerian President Buhari is yet to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which aims to establish a free trade area between 16 West African countries (and Mauritania) and the European Union. Related article Free gift? China extends influence in Africa with $32M grant for regional HQ In a statement delivered in the Nigerian capital Abuja Thursday, the Nigerian president said he didn’t sign to protect national industries and the country’s youth population. “Our industries cannot compete with the more efficient and highly technologically driven industries in Europe.” “We are not enthusiastic about signing the EPA because of our largely youthful population,” he said. Presentation of credentials of the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Ketil Karlsen to H.E. President Buhari today. Sharing views on the vital partnership between the EU and Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/6xPt9RuRYC The EPA plans to remove trade restrictions between ECOWAS (Economic Community of West Africa States) and the EU. The partnership covers goods as well as cooperation on development. West Africa is the EU’s top trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa. The EU is West Africa’s largest trading relationship. This isn’t the first time President Buhari has refused to sign an African free trade deal. Last month at a summit in the Rwandan capital Kigali, Nigeria was one of 10 African countries not to agree to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA). Related article 44 African countries agree free trade agreement, Nigeria yet to sign The agreement plans to bring the 55 African Union member states closer by reducing barriers to trade. It’s an effort to boost intra-African trade which in 2016 stood at only 10%. If agreed, it will be the largest trade agreement since the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995. African free trade agreements are being accelerating by leaders committed to Pan-African integration. However, Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, appears resistant to regional and continental deals.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nigeria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180406184500", "country1": "MRT", "country2": "RWA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/africa/nigeria-free-trade-west-africa-eu/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "533463454", "sentence": "Speaking in Argentina Thursday on a painful anniversary of government-sponsored killings, President Barack Obama conceded that the U.S. had been slow to condemn the atrocity and offered to shine new light on the era. “Democracies have to have the courage to acknowledge when we don’t live up to the ideals that we stand for. We’ve been slow to speak out for human rights and that was the case here,” Obama said after viewing a memorial park for victims of the “Dirty War,” a military-led assault on leftists during the 1970s and 80s. His remarks came on a day of widespread protests in Buenos Aires. Some of the demonstrators said Obama’s state visit to Argentina was overshadowing an important moment to reflect and remember the nearly 30,000 victims of the dark chapter. RELATED: Obama hopes Cuba gamble has regional payoff And they objected to the American role in the conflict, which has remained unclear in the decades since the killings ended. Thousands of peaceful marchers – many born after the tumultuous Dirty War period – began in the Plaza del Congreso Thursday and moved east to the Plaza de Mayo, where mothers and grandmothers of children “disappeared” during the war hold a regular vigil. The demonstrators chanted “nunca mas,” the “never again” message that Obama referenced himself during his morning statement. But many also displayed anti-American sentiments, including messages telling Obama to return home. “We want to remember those years and the fights and the 30,000 activists that were disappeared,” said Julia Detitto, a protester in her early 20s. “The U.S. government had to do with that and it is not innocent that he is here right now.” “We don’t want him here in Argentina,” she said. “His presence here is indicating this new kind of relationship with Mauricio Macri.” Macri is a center-right politician who replaces years of leftist leaders. Many of those organizing and participating in the marches are from the left and object to his policy platform, which they see Obama’s visit as endorsing. “All that they can agree (on) goes against the wishes and the desires of the Argentinian people, in economic terms, in social terms, in all the advances that there have been in the last decade in Argentina,” she said. “We don’t want that. That is why we want him out of here.” RELATED: Obama looks for fresh start with Argentina Obama and his family left the capital during the height of the protests, decamping to the Patagonian resort of Bariloche. But before he left, Obama pledged to declassify additional U.S. military documents related to the “Dirty War.” What those documents contain has until now remained unknown, and the President refused to speculate on their content at a news conference Wednesday. The U.S. is known to have supported the military junta that led the rampage, which included killings and forced “disappearances.” But how involved the U.S. was in the campaign is still secret. “There’s been controversy about the policies of the United States early in those dark days, and the United States, when it reflects on what happened here, has to examine its own policies as well and its own past,” Obama said. “Democracies have to have the courage to acknowledge when we don’t live up to the ideals that we stand for. We’ve been slow to speak out for human rights and that was the case here.” After tossing a bunch of white roses into the La Plata river – a traditional sign of remembrance at the site – with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Obama said that owning up to a difficult past was important for reconciliation. “It takes courage for a society to address uncomfortable truths about the darker parts of its past,” Obama said. “Confronting crimes committed by our own leaders, by our own people – that can be divisive and frustrating, but it’s essential to moving forward, to building a peaceful and prosperous future in a country that respects the rights of all of its citizens.” Macri praised the commitment to transparency, and said no country should stand by in the face of human rights violations. “This calls upon us not to be just passive onlookers of any violation, as has often been the case at other times in the history of mankind,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160423130000", "country1": "ARG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/politics/obama-mauricio-macri-argentina-protests-dirty-war/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "611810648", "sentence": "Super Typhoon Nock-ten has forced the closure of ports, stranding thousands The typhoon has weakened and the storm will reach Vietnam later in the week Super Typhoon Nock-ten has left more than 11,000 travelers stranded after roaring into the Philippines and forcing the closure of ports in the Southeast Asian country. The typhoon, known locally as Nina, made landfall over Bato in the province of Catanduanes at 8 p.m. local time (7 a.m. ET) on Christmas day. Authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of residents from low-lying areas of the eastern Philippines ahead of Nock-ten’s arrival and the provinces of Catanduanes and Albay were declared under a “state of imminent danger/disaster.” Some 11,476 passengers, more than 1,000 cargo ships and over a dozen other vessels were stranded in various ports in the region, the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Sunday. Philippines Coast Guard spokesman Armand Balilo told CNN the storm had forced various ports to temporarily close. But he said travel was resuming in some parts and the number of stranded was expected to decrease in the coming hours. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that as of 8 a.m local time on Monday, 77,560 families – 383,097 people – were in evacuation centers in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol and Easter Visayas. However, Nock-ten is weakening as it passes over the Philippines. CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said winds had dropped to 150 kph – equivalent to a Category 1 Atlantic Hurricane – gusting to 185 kph. The storm was moving west at 28 kph and was forecast to further diminish in strength as it crossed the open water of the South China Sea towards Vietnam. “The storm will continue to move towards central Vietnam as a weak disturbance by Wednesday producing heavy rainfall over that region.  Some models are projecting upwards of 200 mm with locally heavier amounts near Quang Ngai, Vietnam,” he said. “This will not be welcome news for the Vietnam region which has suffered heavy flash flooding causing damage and fatalities over the past few months.” In the Philippines, Nock-ten is expected to traverse the provinces of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Southern Quezon, Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The Philippines’ tropical cyclone warning signal number 4 was earlier hoisted for Catanduanes and neighboring Camarines Sur. The warning signal, the second-highest level on the scale of alerts, indicates the storm could cause “heavy damage” to high-risk structures. Rice, corn and coconut plantations will likely suffer severe losses. A storm surge height of up to 2.5 meters is possible over the coastal areas of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Sorsogon and Catanduanes, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA reported that the typhoon would cause moderate to heavy rainfall in a 500-kilometer (311-mile) radius. SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #6 FOR: TYPHOON #NinaPH (NOCK-TEN) TROPICAL CYCLONE: WARNING ISSUED AT 11:00 AM, 24 December... There were fears that Nock-ten could potentially bring flooding to the capital, Manila – one of the most densely populated urban centers of the country. Meantime, hospitals throughout the Philippines – private and public – are under a “code white alert,” meaning leave has been canceled for surgeons, emergency room staff and thosespecializing in trauma and injury,” Department of Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said. The Philippines has been battered by devastating typhoons in recent years, most notably Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 – considered to be among the strongest storms to make landfall. Haiyan killed more than 6,000 people and forced nearly 4 million people from their homes. CNN’s Taylor Ward, Derek Van Dam and Jennifer Varian contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Super Typhoon Nock-ten", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161226110000", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/asia/philippines-typhoon-nock-ten-nina/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "722970498", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst John Kirby is a retired rear admiral in the US Navy who was a spokesman for both the State and Defense departments in the Obama administration. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. For 38 excruciating minutes last weekend, many people in Hawaii believed they were under missile attack.  Some of them were convinced they were going to die – that Saturday, the 13th of January, was their last day. They hugged their children.  They prayed.  They uttered a few final farewells. And then they waited – for an attack that never came. We now know, of course, that the security alert issued by the Hawaii State Emergency Management Agency just after 8 that morning was false and the mistake of an operator during a shift change.  The operator has been reassigned pending the outcome of an investigation. To his credit, Hawaii Gov. David Ige took full responsibility, assigned the deputy adjutant general to lead a full review of the incident, and promised that necessary changes to the system would be made. Related article Here is what it was like being in Hawaii and getting a false missile alert “Children going down manholes, stores closing their doors to those seeking shelter, and cars driving at high speeds cannot happen again,” Ige said. “We will do a better job of educating the public.” “I am ultimately responsible,” he added. Ige is right.  The responsibility falls on him.  It was a state-run agency and a state employee who caused the panic.  And it’s reassuring to see him hold himself to account.  I would expect to see others involved in the incident likewise held to account in some way. But, in the main, the Hawaii situation underscores three other important things, for which we as a nation must also hold ourselves to account. First, and most obviously, the credibility of the threat from North Korea is palpable.  We know Kim Jong Un is advancing his nuclear and ballistic missile program at a faster clip than in the past and that, while we can’t say for sure he can effectively target an American mainland city with any degree of accuracy, he certainly has the reach to cause significant damage and loss of life to Hawaii, Guam and our Japanese and South Korean allies – with or without nuclear warheads. Related article Hawaii has been preparing for a missile attack; now its credibility is under fire That’s why the pressure campaign the Trump administration has been pursuing is so important.  It’s work at which we all desperately need them to succeed.  They have helped push through additional and quite stringent sanctions against Kim’s regime, and there appears to be at least a warming of relations between the two Koreas as together they discuss the prospects for North Korean participation in the upcoming Winter Games. All that is to the good if it can lead to meaningful negotiations about the security situation.  But if we get to that point, one would hope for both US and even Chinese participation at the table.  We must not allow Kim to drive a wedge between the US and ROK alliance, nor allow ourselves to fall prey to his whimsy, insincerity and bullishness over the issue of denuclearization. We must take full advantage of the moment before us to drive a more satisfactory outcome, even if that requires a bit of compromise at the outset.  After all, if tensions weren’t so credibly high right now, it is doubtful Hawaii would have found it necessary to test since last month its systems of sirens and alerts, which, in turn, surely contributed to the confidence people placed in the frightening alert that went out Saturday morning. The second thing underscored by Saturday’s alert is the degree to which statewide alert systems need to be re-evaluated and better coordinated with the military and intelligence community.  It is upon the military’s vast and sophisticated network of sensors and missile defense capabilities on which national policymakers – and local and state leaders – rely to determine the nature of actual missile threats.  No individual state has the ability to detect missile launches from adversary countries.  They are so advised by military authorities and then act and advise their populations accordingly. Related article Huddled in fear in Hawaii during the missile scare That’s why the US Pacific Command was able within minutes after the false alarm went out to refute it and to do so authoritatively.  By all appearances, this case seems to be one of operator error and flaws in local system architecture.  But it couldn’t hurt to take another look at the lash-up with federal authorities to see if there is anything more that can be done to validate the flow of basic information. It’s also important in this context to note that, while missile defense is hardly perfect, there has since the Obama administration been a much greater investment in those capabilities.  In response to the North Korean threat alone, Obama “increased the number of ballistic missile interceptors in Greely, Alaska, and sent an additional TPY-2 radar to Japan,” among other crucial measures. Americans should not doubt the seriousness with which the US military considers this threat, nor the continued pursuit of military options should diplomacy fail.  As Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told reporters on his way this week to an international conference on North Korea, “We’ll show them (North Koreans) that there are military options. But it is all couched within a framework of strengthening the diplomat’s hands.” In that vein, and finally, the Hawaii alert also underscores the real risks of potential miscalculation by our adversaries.  It is fair to ask whether Kim Jong Un might see the panic caused by Saturday’s alert as some sort of deliberate pretext by the United States of launching a pre-emptive strike couched as something retaliatory.  It is also fair to ask what message the false alarm sends to our allies and partners about the soundness of our decision-making process. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook For his part, Mattis confirmed that we saw no reaction from Kim Jong Un to the false alarm and expressed his confidence that Hawaiian officials will “figure out what went wrong and they will put procedures in place.” I believe him on both counts and am grateful he injected some much-needed perspective into this issue.  But the thoroughness and transparency of the investigation underway will do much to back up Mattis’ sense of confidence. It is a good thing the Federal Communications Commission will be involved in the review. Here’s hoping Hawaiian officials take full advantage of that assistance, that they hold themselves to full account, and that every other official of every other state uses this horrible mistake to do some introspection of their own. We cannot afford another 38 minutes like that endured by the people of Hawaii.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hawaii State Emergency Management Agency", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180117034500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/opinions/hawaii-false-alert-opinion-kirby/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "421709810", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is a Republican from Washington state and chair of the House Republican Conference. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Obama administration let Syria get away with continued chemical weapons capability She says the Iran nuclear talks have the U.S. heading down the same dangerous road As the world awaits a possible nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran, let us not forget: This is the second time in two years that President Barack Obama has pursued a nonproliferation deal with an unreformed regime in the Middle East. In doing so, he has ignored the regimes’ fundamental nature and the catastrophic costs these efforts have inflicted upon regional stability and U.S. national security. This month brought familiar news: more chemical weapons attacks allegedly by dictator Bashar al-Assad against his fellow Syrians. Just in June, the administration declared the success of its deal to remove al-Assad’s chemical weapons, which had been prompted by his August 2013 sarin attacks on Syrian civilians and the threat of U.S. airstrikes in response. The deal did yield an important victory – the removal and destruction of more than 1,200 metric tons of al-Assad’s chemical weapons arsenal, which he can no longer use to threaten Syrians and Israel or fall into terrorist hands. However, with his actions as evidence, it was a deal that al-Assad likely knew he could manipulate. Even while the deal was underway, al-Assad continued to attack Syrian civilians and the opposition with weaponized chlorine bombs, exploiting a loophole in the agreement. The deal was also fundamentally flawed in that it relied upon al-Assad to declare his stockpile voluntarily without sufficient third-party verification. Just weeks after claiming success, the administration quietly acknowledged that al-Assad had secretly retained some of his most lethal chemical weapons. Al-Assad has also failed to destroy some of his chemical weapons facilities, as the agreement required. The deal made al-Assad a partner of sorts to the administration despite the grisly, mass atrocities he continued to commit. During implementation, the administration limited its support to the moderate opposition and did little else to pressure the regime to restrain its attacks on civilians or to allow a political transition. About 50,000 more Syrians were killed in the conflict during these months – mostly at the hands of the regime – and the displacement of millions of Syrians throughout the region continued. Meanwhile, ISIS further exploited the civil war, expanding into security voids. There are several troubling parallels between the administration’s deal with al-Assad and the one it is now pursuing with Tehran. Both represent deep cynicism or a fundamentally naïve understanding of the regimes with which we are negotiating. In both cases, the administration has tried to reach common ground with the world’s foremost sponsors of terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and al Qaeda – which these regimes have funded, trained or sheltered. All of this was true before the administration started these negotiations, and it remains true today. Neither Tehran nor al-Assad has changed ways and chosen normalization with the international community. To the contrary, external factors forced them into situations in which they had to cooperate at least ostensibly on isolated issues – al-Assad on chemical weapons due to threatened airstrikes and Tehran on its nuclear program due to crippling sanctions. Both have only reluctantly engaged and have taken steps to delay, obstruct and circumvent verifiable agreements. As continues to be the case with al-Assad, Tehran has been emboldened by the administration’s approach. It has increased lethal support to al-Assad in Syria, deployed troops and supported sectarian militias in Iraq, and ramped up aid to other militant groups, including the insurgent Houthis in Yemen. These activities are now exacerbating the very humanitarian and terrorist crises that Iran helped cause by preventing political compromise in Iraq and Syria. As was the case with al-Assad, a deal will effectively make Tehran a partner to the administration in which the White House accepts the Iranian regime’s legitimacy by virtue of the agreement. And there will still be little confidence that Tehran will actually honor the terms of any deal it accepts. Even while negotiations have been underway, Iran has been caught procuring illicit nuclear technology. The regime has a track record of concealing nuclear facilities and obstructing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s access to others, including its infamous Parchin base. As IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano confirmed again this week, Tehran has still only partially answered one of the IAEA’s long-standing, 12 questions on possible military dimensions of its passed nuclear activities. Amid his continued calls for “death to America,” Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, tweeted his demand just last week that sanctions be lifted immediately as a part of any deal, not as a result of verified observance of a deal. Tehran has demonstrated repeatedly that it will not allow verification of its passed activities or allow actual compliance to be a prerequisite for further sanctions relief. Without a complete understanding of Iran’s program, the international community does not have the information it needs for a responsible deal. A regime so committed to supporting terrorism, violently oppressing its own people and others, threatening U.S. national security and destroying Israel cannot be trusted. And without trust and verification there can be no acceptable deal. The world has witnessed the results of such a naïve arrangement before – an unprecedented rise of terrorism, a grave humanitarian crisis and a blatant disregard for human life. We are seeing it once again in response to the administration’s efforts with Iran. As we learned with Syria’s al-Assad, making a deal with a terrorist-supporting tyrant yields disaster down the road. Let’s not make that mistake twice. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama administration nuclear deal with Iran", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150331164500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/opinions/mcmorris-rodgers-iran-talks-syria/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "648466819", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. The author works for the podcast. Schiff says another cyber attack from Russia is inevitable While many are focused on what Russia did in last year’s US election and whether there was collusion with the Trump campaign, the Democrat leading the House probe says he has an equally urgent concern: How to deal with the inevitable next attack. “Where I think Democrats really fell down on the job is, we failed to persuade the country why they should care,” Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House intelligence committee, told David Axelrod on “The Axe Files,” a podcast from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN. “And that’s not a mistake we can afford to make again.” Russian meddling in the US elections is now something that America must be prepared to confront in the future, Schiff said. “How do we inoculate ourselves from this in the future? Because one of the key conclusions of the intelligence community is that the Russians will do this again,” Schiff said. “This was not a one-off.” He added that a key reason he’s advocated for public hearings is so the American public has a clear understanding of how Russia successfully interfered in the election, in order to effectively prevent it from happening again. Moreover, he said the Russians could easily intensify their subterfuge in the future by taking authentic documents and altering them to create the impression of illegality on the part of their target. Schiff said the notion of injecting that kind of false information into an election “terrifies” him. “You could imagine how difficult if not impossible that would be to disprove in the final weeks of a campaign and just how enormous that impact could be,” he said. “The only way we fight that is not just by cyber defense alone, which is never going to be enough. It has to be by informing the public and inoculating the public so they care more about the fact that this is the product of a foreign intervention than they do what is said in a stolen document,” Schiff added. During the hour-long conversation with Axelrod, Schiff warned that President Donald Trump runs the risk of appearing to be a “paper tiger” by taunting North Korea with threats he probably cannot — or should not — back up. RELATED: China criticizes North Korea, praises US on nuclear issue Schiff said there is “no good or even semi-good military option” for North Korea because of Kim Jong Un’s ability to respond with a devastating attack on our South Korean allies. Related article Jim Sciutto on Axe Files: Allies want to know who the President listens to If Trump says something that “puts him in the position of either looking like a paper tiger because he can’t follow through on what he’s said or having to take some military action that could unleash a whole chain of consequences,” Schiff said, “neither one of those is necessarily a good outcome.” “What happens when the North Koreans set off another nuclear explosion?” he said. “What happens when they do fire more missiles? What is the President prepared to do? And what comes next? I’m not sure the President has really thought that out.” Instead, Schiff said, Trump should turn up the pressure on China by explaining that the United States would be forced to increase its military presence in the region to counter the North Koreans — something China is loath to see happen. “These are the ways I think you increase the costs on China for maintaining the policy it’s had over the last many years of a not-so-happy tolerance of the North Koreans’ nuclear and missile programs,” Schiff said. “That still may not be enough, but it is a chance that we have to fully explore.” The failure to make any progress diplomatically, Schiff said, would likely result in the North Koreans succeeding in miniaturizing a nuclear warhead and placing it on a missile capable of reaching the United States. “I think we’ll reach that point during this President’s term in office,” Schiff said. “We’re going to be facing this if we can’t somehow deter North Korea from what it’s doing.” To hear the whole conversation with Schiff, click on http://podcast.cnn.com. To get “The Axe Files” podcast every week, subscribe at http://itunes.com/theaxefiles.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170420143000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/adam-schiff-axe-files/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "685821180", "sentence": "US and South Korea conducted a mock bombing drill on the peninsula Thursday North Korea described the exercise as a \"rash act\" Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed into the North Korea crisis, warning the US and others against going down a “dead-end road” and calling for talks to resolve the issue. “Russia believes that the policy of putting pressure on Pyongyang to stop its nuclear missile program is misguided and futile,” Putin said in an article released Thursday by the Kremlin, ahead of the BRICS summit in Xiamen, China. “The region’s problems should only be settled through a direct dialogue of all the parties concerned without any preconditions. Provocations, pressure and militarist and insulting rhetoric are a dead-end road,” Putin said. His comments were published hours after the US and South Korea conducted a mock bombing raid on the Korean Peninsula that was denounced by Pyongyang as a “rash act.” Russia was a participant in the six-party talks, which took place in the mid-2000s in an attempt to get North Korea to abandon its then burgeoning nuclear program. In his published comments, the Russian president said the situation on the Korean Peninsula was “balancing on the brink of a large-scale conflict.” On Thursday, four US F-35B fighter jets joined two US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in a joint US-South Korean drill, which simulated a surgical strike on key enemy facilities, over the Pilsung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon, South Korea. In a statement, US Pacific Command said the flyover was a “direct response” to North Korea’s launch Tuesday of an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan. Pyongyang denounced the drill Thursday, with state news agency KCNA described as “wild military acts.” “The US imperialists and the South Korean puppet forces do not hide their bellicose nature, claiming that the exercises are to ‘counter’ (North Korea’s) ballistic rocket launches and nuclear weapons development,” KCNA said. The agency added that the US and South Korea were “taken aback” by North Korea’s recent missile launch, the country’s “first military operation in the Pacific.” That launch sparked some panic in Japan, with air sirens sounding in the northern part of the country and residents there receiving a text message urging them to seek shelter in a strong structure or a basement. On Friday, scheduled emergency evacuation drills took place in multiple Japanese cities, practicing for a “missile launch from Country X.” Hundreds of local residents in Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures took shelter in community centers and public buildings at the sound of a mock siren. South Korea and the United States are currently engaged in joint military exercises, which kicked off last week. At a news conference Thursday, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Hua Chunying seemed to be referring to the largely simulated drills when she said the situation in the Korean Peninsula “is not like a movie script or computer game.” The annual exercises always infuriate Pyongyang, and some have called for them to be called off or scaled back as a show of good faith that might bring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table. Speaking Thursday, General Vincent K. Brooks, commander of US Forces Korea, said this was taken into consideration. “The US did not dispatch bombers during the recently concluded exercise in hopes that the reduced scale would send a positive signal to North Korea and the region,” he said in a statement. “Instead, North Korea responded to the gesture with rehearsals of special operations raids against South Korean islands, three short range missile firings, and one intermediate range ballistic missile that overflew Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean. Apparently the changes in the exercise did not matter.” In the wake of Tuesday’s missile launch, Pyongyang said it would stage future military operations directed at the American territory of Guam. Guam has long been a focal point of North Korea’s anger against the US and is often a target of North Korean saber-rattling. It was threatened specifically by North Korea in 2013 and again in August 2017, following a fiery exchange of threats and insults between Trump and the North Korean regime. The small island in the Western Pacific is the closest US territory to North Korea and hosts two important US military installations. One is Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US B-1B bombers flew Thursday. They were joined by F-35 fighters flying from a US Marines base in Iwakuni, Japan. The F-35 stealth fighters would be a key part of any US pre-emptive strike on North Korea designed to neutralize the country’s defensive and counterstrike capabilities, Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy captain and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told CNN earlier this month. Corey Wallace, a security analyst at Freie University in Berlin, told CNN this week the use of the F-35s out of Japan showed the United States had various options for potentially striking North Korea. “(Washington has) platforms from Guam and Japan linking up and operating together over South Korea with South Korean assets, with all of the governments supporting this,” he said. CNN’s Taehoon Lee, Josh Berlinger, Karen Smith, Radina Gigova, Zachary Cohen and Brad Lendon contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170901030000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/asia/putin-north-korea/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "666674961", "sentence": "Administration officials say the White House is considering its options Anger over Otto Warmbier’s fate continued to build Tuesday, with lawmakers declaring his death a “murder” and calling for travel restrictions to North Korea while the Trump administration considered how to respond. The Warmbier family announced Tuesday that the 22-year-old will be laid to rest Thursday morning in Ohio, as Republican and Democratic lawmakers decried his treatment by Pyongyang and floated the idea of banning American travel to North Korea as a first step. The calls for a response come as spy satellites detected new activity at North Korea’s underground nuclear test site for the first time in several weeks, according to two US officials who spoke to CNN. They also said military options for North Korea have recently been updated and will be presented to President Donald Trump if there is a nuclear test. However, on the eve of a high-level meeting with China, Pyongyang’s largest trade partner and closest ally, the Trump administration has sounded a more cautious note, saying that they hold North Korea responsible for Warmbier’s death but giving no indication of how they will respond. Related article Trump: Warmbier 'should have been brought home a long time ago' Officials from Trump down have expressed sadness about the college student’s fate, but say that for now, they haven’t decided on a course of action. “We hold North Korea accountable for Otto Warmbier’s unjust imprisonment,” State Department spokesman Heather Nauert said Tuesday. “We’re still considering our options.” “We have a great deal of resolve to try to handle the situation and try to hold North Korea responsible for the death of Mr. Warmbier and bring back those three Americans who do remain there,” Nauert added. Trump tweeted a somewhat conciliatory sounding message to Beijing, saying “while I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!” He also tweeted that “the U.S. once again condemns the brutality of the North Korean regime as we mourn its latest victim.” The usual menu of retaliatory measures against North Korea include sanctions that target its businesses and officials. Many lawmakers and analysts say the next step has to be sanctioning Chinese companies that do business with North Korea. Related article US B-1 bombers fly near North Korea And lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are urging consideration of a ban on American travel to the isolated country. Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, raised the issue on MSNBC: “Examining the travel implications and the fact that Americans do end up caught up in this situation, and should there be a travel ban for US citizens going there relative to this?” Corker said. “That’s something we’re looking at.” He noted that there are three other Americans detained in North Korea with “trumped-up charges against them.” Corker added: “We have to figure out whether it’s best to allow people to do that, and then end up in a situation where we’re doing everything we can as a nation to get them out.” His colleague from Washington state, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, called for licensing of humanitarian groups that enter the country. “We obviously want humanitarian work to continue in North Korea, but I think we need to think hard about making it safer for our citizens who do travel there.” Related article Detained Americans Fast Facts The framework for a travel ban is already in place. Last month, California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and his Republican colleague Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina introduced the North Korea Travel Control Act. The bill would require the Treasury to issue regulations requiring a license for transactions related to travel to, from and within North Korea by US citizens – and bar licenses for tourist travel. Schiff was among many lawmakers who deemed Warmbier’s death a “murder,” echoing Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken and others when he said in a statement that “the barbaric treatment of Otto Warmbier by the North Korean regime amounts to the murder of a US citizen.” Asked about potential travel restrictions, the State Department’s Nauert said, “we’re contemplating that right now.” Referring to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, she added, “the secretary has the authority to do it, he just has not come to a conclusion about how this would potentially work.” Nauert stressed that the State Department issued a travel warning for North Korea that lays out the dangers. “We think that our travel warning that we’ve had in place for some time is quite strong,” she said. Related article Is North Korea's tourism industry luring Americans into a trap? Still, Americans continue to travel there for the novelty as well as to teach in universities and do discreet missionary work. About 17 US citizens have been detained in the past 10 years, including the three Americans who remain imprisoned there. Warmbier had gone for five days of sightseeing in 2016, only to be jailed for allegedly stealing a poster from a hotel and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. He was imprisoned for 17 months before being returned to the US, comatose, on June 13. Eastern Vision, a Hong Kong-based tour company that specializes in travel for university students and new graduates, stopped taking US citizens on tours to North Korea in early 2016, after Warmbier’s arrest. The company had previously taken two other Americans on a student exchange in Hong Kong to North Korea, co-founder Rubio Chan told CNN on Tuesday. In the wake of Warmbier’s death, Chan said the company will continue that suspension. On Tuesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed regrets over Warmbier’s death and sent condolences to his friends and family, according to presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun. In an interview with a foreign media outlet, Moon said, “it is deplorable that North Korea does not respect human rights, which are the universal norms and values of humankind.” CNN’s Kelly Chris, journalist Eric Cheung in Hong Kong and journalist Taehoon Lee in Seoul contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170621013000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/politics/warmbier-north-korea-trump-anger/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "532945354", "sentence": "A U.S. Army captain working in Iraq helped foil a terrorist plot to blow up a school in Denmark, according to a U.S. defense official. Capt. Bradley Grimm provided “actionable intelligence” gleaned from captured documents in Iraq about foreign fighters from Denmark that included information on threats against a Danish school using homemade explosives, according to Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the coalition fighting ISIS. “The information he provided helped to foil the plot and resulted in an arrest and the confiscation of explosives” in Denmark, Warren said Wednesday. “Brad’s work likely saved the lives of Danish citizens.” Grimm, who was based at al-Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, “did all of this voluntarily in addition to his duties,” Warren said. He was recently awarded the Danish Defense Medal for Special Meritorious Effort in a ceremony with Danish Chief of Defense Gen. Peter Bartram, the Danish embassy in Washington told CNN. “As we conduct operations, as we work with our Iraqi partners, we are continuously working with them to try and draw out any tidbit of information that we can find that relates in any way to an external attack or external operation that ISIL is planning,” Warren said, using another name for ISIS. Earlier this week, the Danish parliament approved an expanded role for Danish forces in the fight against ISIS to include the authority to participate in ground combat operations in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a written statement that the move “will further increase the military pressure” on ISIS. As a member of the anti-ISIS coalition, Denmark already contributes strike aircraft, air defense radar, training and assistance to Iraqi forces. CNN’s Ryan Browne contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Denmark", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160421233000", "country1": "DNK", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/politics/us-soldier-saves-denmark-school/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "611196671", "sentence": "All passengers and crew members released, returned to Libya Hijackers are being interrogated, Malta's Prime Minister says Two hijackers surrendered Friday, hours after forcing a Libyan plane to land in Malta and threatening to blow up the aircraft. Authorities did not say whether the pair had made any demands. But one waved a green flag outside the aircraft, suggesting loyalty to the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Afriqiyah Airways Flight 8U209 was en route to the Libyan capital of Tripoli with 111 passengers aboard when hijackers diverted the plane. • All passengers and crew members on board were released. They returned to Libya early Saturday, according to Malta’s national security minister, Carmelo Abela. • The hijackers are being interrogated, Malta’s Prime Minister says. • The weapons they had were replicas, he says. • Egypt said the hijackers wanted to land in Alexandria. The flight, an Airbus A320, took off Friday morning from Sabha, a desert city in southwestern Libya. Hijackers forced the plane to divert to Malta, some 350 kilometers (217 miles) from the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea. After the aircraft landed late Friday morning, the Maltese military led negotiations with hijackers, who threatened to blow up the aircraft with hand grenades, Foreign Ministry spokesman Etienne St. John said. By early Friday afternoon a group of women was allowed to leave the plane. Later, the remaining passengers and crew left, smiling and chatting as they stepped off the plane and onto the tarmac. Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat posted details of negotiations in real time on his Twitter account. Hijackers surrendered, searched and taken in custody. The hijackers are probably of Libyan nationality, Muscat told reporters after the standoff ended. The men are in custody and being interrogated, he said. Forensic tests revealed the weapons they had were replicas, Muscat said. Before it landed in Malta, the hijacked plane had requested to land at Burj Al-Arab airport in Alexandria, Egypt, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement. The Egyptian government didn’t allow the flight to enter its airspace, the ministry said. As the situation unfolded, several flights to and from Malta International Airport were delayed, and some were diverted to Italy. Carmen Nistor, who was waiting for a flight to Munich, Germany, said passengers were frustrated because they hadn’t been informed about the cause of the delays. Sabha, the city where the flight began its journey, has been a center of political tribal violence. Deadly clashes have erupted there between tribes that were loyal to Gadhafi and anti-Gadhafi groups. Enmity runs deep between the Gaddadfa and Suleiman tribes, the most powerful armed factions in the region. Gadhafi, who was a member of the Gaddadfa tribe and led Libya for more than 40 years, was ousted and assassinated by rebels in 2011 in the Arab Spring uprising. Libya has struggled to install a stable government since, and the leadership vacuum has allowed militant groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda to flourish. CNN’s Natalie Gallon and Bijan Hosseini contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Libyan hijackers", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161223114500", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "MLT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/23/europe/malta-libya-plane-hijack/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "702646499", "sentence": "\"The President is not going to visit the DMZ,\" an official said Trump has employed increasingly volatile rhetoric in his comments about North Korea President Donald Trump will not visit the DMZ, a senior administration official announced Tuesday during a briefing from the White House podium. Last Monday, the White House first signaled Trump would most likely forgo a visit to the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea when he visits Asia next month, bypassing what has been a symbolic opportunity for US commanders in chief to stare into the Hermit Kingdom. “The President is not going to visit the DMZ,” the official said, explaining that “there is not enough time in the schedule” and that visiting the DMZ has become “a little bit of a cliché.” Related article Trump visit to DMZ unlikely, White House says The official said the White House had to pick between a visit to the DMZ or a visit to Camp Humphreys, a joint US-South Korean military base, which South Korean President Moon Jae-in invited Trump to visit. The official said the White House felt Camp Humphreys “would make more sense in terms of the President’s message” by drawing attention to “South Korea’s role in sharing the burden of supporting this critical alliance.” Last week, an official had said “we don’t think it sends any message either way.” Trump has employed increasingly volatile rhetoric in his comments about North Korea, promising to rain “fire and fury” on the regime if it continued threatening the United States. Since then, the North has conducted a massive underground nuclear test and launched several ballistic missiles. While some members of Trump’s administration have advocated talks with the North Koreans, Trump has downplayed the potential for effective diplomacy. He and his advisers have warned that no options – including military ones – are off the table. The official speaking Tuesday noted that Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis have all visited the DMZ and concluded: “It’s becoming a little bit of a cliché, frankly.” The White House also defended Trump’s approach to the North Korean crisis, insisting that Trump is not closing the door to diplomacy, but rather rejecting the possibility of direct talks with North Korea at this time. Two senior administration officials insisted Tuesday that the Trump administration is still engaged in ramping up pressure on the North Korean regime through diplomacy, despite Trump’s tweet earlier this month that his secretary of state was “wasting his time trying to negotiate” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. “The President did not tweet that diplomacy was a waste of time. He tweeted that direct talks were a waste of time,” a senior administration official said. “The diplomatic campaign goes on. But the administration’s position – the President’s clear position – is that direct talks with North Korea are unwise at this time.” A second administration official said that while the Trump administration has “made clear that the door was open” for talks with North Korea, “North Korea has shown zero inclination to engage in substantive talks with anyone in the world on the subject.” “The operative question is why is that the case, and it would be good to explore that,” the official said. CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's policy on North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171031153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/politics/trump-dmz-north-korea/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "712794749", "sentence": "Relations between Seoul and Beijing had been hurt by deployment of the THAAD missile system China has reached out to both Koreas in recent weeks South Korean leader Moon Jae-in will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, as the security situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to worsen. The two presidents will discuss denuclearization and peace on the peninsula, Moon’s spokesman Park Soo-hyun said Wednesday. This will be the third time Moon and Xi have met, with their last encounter at an Asian leaders’ summit in Vietnam in November. Relations between Seoul and Beijing have been damaged by the ongoing North Korea crisis, particularly after the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) defense system, which became fully operational in September. Beijing was strongly opposed to that deployment, set in motion by Moon’s predecessor, impeached President Park Geun-hye. While Moon also voiced skepticism over the missile system before assuming power, analysts said ongoing North Korean missile testing made it difficult for him to roll back deployment. China reacted to the roll-out with an unofficial embargo of South Korea, which hit the country’s tourism industry and prompted Chinese consumers to boycott Korean brands. Relations between Seoul and Beijing, though, began to improve in recent months. The two countries issued a statement in late October that recognized the “great importance” of the bilateral relationship. “Both sides agreed that strengthening exchanges and cooperation between Korea and China would create harmony of interests in both sides, and agreed to resume exchanges and cooperation in all areas as soon as possible,” the statement said. Tong Zhao, fellow at the Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, told CNN at the time that it appeared the Chinese government had decided to move past the issue, which he said had led to major losses for both countries, diplomatically and economically. “China needs a smooth relationship with South Korea in order to maintain its own geostrategic interests over the Korean Peninsula,” he said. “China has great concerns about the US alliance in the region and if China can build good relations with one of those US allies, that can work to undermine (the alliance), in some sense.” Euan Graham, director of the International Security Program at Sydney’s Lowy Institute, said continued North Korean nuclear and missile testing had been pushing South Korea and the US closer together, undermining efforts by China to improve relations and increase its influence in the region ahead of the THAAD deployment. US Presidential Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that China is key to unlocking the North Korea issue. Beijing is Pyongyang’s major ally and trading partner, but many experts have cast doubt on the actual amount of influence Chinese officials have over their North Korean counterparts. China sent an envoy to Pyongyang last month, something Trump described as a “big move” in the wake of his five-country trip to Asia. Song Tao’s visit was the first by a Chinese official to North Korea in 2017, but there’s been no mention of any meeting between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a statement following Song’s return to Beijing, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said the ruling parties of the two nations had “pledged to strengthen inter-party exchange and coordination, and push forward the development of relations between the two countries.” “The two sides also exchanged views on relations between the two parties and the two countries, and on the Korean Peninsula issue and other issues of common concern,” Xinhua said. On Tuesday, a senior United Nations official arrived in North Korea for the first visit of its kind in six years. Jeffrey Feltman, the UN’s undersecretary-general for Political Affairs, will meet with officials and discuss “issues of mutual interest and concern,” during a trip that’s scheduled to end Friday, the UN said. North Korea this week said joint military drills involving the US and its allies are pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. On Wednesday, the weeklong drills saw a US B-1B bomber which flew in from Guam, join US F-22s and F-35Bs, and South Korean F-15K fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula. A senior South Korean Air Force official told CNN on Monday that the war games will include attacks against a mock North Korean missile launch site with mock North Korean radars. The regularly scheduled drills come a week after Pyongyang conducted its most advanced missile test to date. CNN’s Yuli Yang and Ben Westcott contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171206093000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/asia/south-korea-moon-china-xi-intl/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "480923459", "sentence": "Thousands march Sunday to remember victims of Bucharest nightclub fire Officials say the death toll from Friday's blaze has risen to 30 Hundreds of young people had gathered to listen to a band when the fire broke out More than 12,000 people took to the streets of Bucharest on Sunday to commemorate the victims of a nightclub fire that killed 30 people and left almost 150 injured, according to Romanian security forces. The fire broke out Friday at a basement club in the city’s center. Hundreds of young people were attending a free concert by a heavy metal band celebrating a new album. Eyewitnesses said many in the crowd believed the first moments of the fire were part of the show. But the blaze quickly erupted, leaving those inside scrambling through smoke toward the lone exit in one of Romania’s deadliest fires in recent memory. People gathered at University Square in Bucharest’s city center Sunday before marching silently to the scene of the tragedy. They carried flowers and candles as well as banners reading “Corruption, greed and indifference kill Romania” and “We have 18,000 churches but only 425 hospitals and we sit and watch our brothers dying on the sidewalks.” Two victims of the fire died overnight and another on Sunday, raising the death toll to 30, according to Raed Arafat, head of the country’s department of emergency situations. Authorities said the death toll could double in the coming days, with at least 35 people listed as being in a critical condition. Arafat said Saturday that many victims had suffered smoke inhalation and some had severe burns affecting up to 80% of their bodies. Health officials said Sunday that burn specialists from Israel and Germany had arrived in Bucharest to help treat the injured, and a French team was expected Sunday night. Romania is marking the tragedy with three days of national mourning. A campaign has been launched on Facebook calling on people to avoid bars or nightclubs this weekend. Many clubs closed Saturday, canceling plans for Halloween parties. The fire appears to be the deadliest nightclub blaze since a 2013 fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, killed more than 230 people. CNN’s Brooke Bowman, Steve Almasy, Elwyn Lopez and Ray Sanchez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Romanian authorities", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151101181500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/01/europe/bucharest-romania-nightclub-fire/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "586389223", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jeff Yang is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a frequent contributor to radio shows including Public Radio International’s “The Takeaway” and WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show.” He is the co-author of “I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action” and editor of the graphic novel anthologies “Secret Identities” and “Shattered.” The views expressed are his own. Jeff Yang: Asians have understandably reacted with fury to a Chinatown segment on \"The O'Reilly Factor\" Segment lampooned Chinese Americans via pop culture's most tired stereotypes, he says At this point, the opening notes to Carl Douglas’s classic ode to chopsocky, “Kung Fu Fighting” – at least when not accompanied by an animated panda – have become a trigger warning for most Asian Americans. It’s usually a sign of horrendous things to come. And, in “political humorist” Jesse Watters’ recent segment for Bill O’Reilly’s hoary Fox News gabfest “The O’Reilly Factor,” the sound of that refrain was paid off in full. O’Reilly set up this “Watters World” segment by talking about how in the first presidential debate, the word “China” came up a dozen times, mostly from GOP candidate Donald Trump, and almost entirely with negative connotations. This, he said, prompted the show to send roving correspondent Watters to New York’s Chinatown to get the scoop on what voters thought of the election. As soon as Douglas’s twanging riff began to play under the crude “Watters’ World” logo, it was clear the segment wasn’t going to be a thoughtful investigation of the political beliefs and foreign policy attitudes of members of the fastest-growing population group in the United States. But who would have imagined that Watters would use the opportunity to lampoon Chinese Americans through the lens of pop culture’s most tired and anachronistic stereotypes – martial artists, inscrutable elders – while mock-interviewing elderly immigrants and mugging for the approval of his largely white audience like a toddler pointing proudly to his first successful potty poo? Asians have understandably reacted with fury. In New York, officials representing Chinatown have denounced Watters and O’Reilly, and are planning a rally in front of Fox News’s Manhattan headquarters. The Asian American Journalists Association released a statement calling itself “outraged and shocked” at the segment’s “open ridicule” of Asians: “It’s 2016. We should be far beyond tired, racist stereotypes and targeting an ethnic group for humiliation and objectification on the basis of their race…Host Bill O’Reilly called the segment ‘gentle fun.’ There was nothing gentle or fun about it. It was rude, offensive, mocking, derogatory and damaging.” Related article Hollywood: Drop the bleach The source of the disconnect between Watters and O’Reilly’s view of the segment and that of the community it targeted is clear. After all, the network has provided succor to a presidential candidate whose bullying antics have normalized ridiculing those who fail to meet the standards established by white, straight, Christian, able-bodied and monied males: “Fat” and “ugly” women, the handicapped, the poor, people of color, immigrants, Muslims and, yes, the Chinese. It’s Trump who has set a new low bar on transpacific diplomacy, referring to China’s trade policies as “theft” and “rape” (it’s odd and unsettling how frequently the metaphor of rape surfaces in his speech) while using a crude broken English accent to depict Asian trade negotiators as cowering before his deal-making prowess. And it’s Trump who has dismissed critiques of his casual slurs as nothing more than “political correctness” from thin-skinned individuals who can’t handle his humor, or can’t accept his honesty. On Twitter, Watters issued a lame response to his critics that shows he’s of the same opinion: “My man-on-the-street interviews are meant to be taken as tongue-in-cheek and I regret if anyone found offense.” In classic Trumpian style, he regrets if anyone “found” offense, rather than admitting he was actually offensive. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Fortunately, we no longer live in “Watters’ World,” or for that matter, Trump’s. The era in which a single empowered race, class or gender legally held all the levers of political power ended centuries ago: By 1856, the right to vote was extended to the poor and unpropertied; in 1868, to naturalized immigrants; in 1870, to nonwhites, and in 1920, to women. And each of these groups is poised to vote against Trump in record proportions that surge higher every time he and his proxies slander them. According to the just-released results of October’s National Asian American Survey, among Asian Americans – the nation’s fastest growing population and a key swing-state electorate – the political split has gone from roughly 50-50  Democrat and Republican to a +41% pro-Democrat lean, with 55% of Asian Americans saying they intend to vote for Clinton versus 14% for Trump. Over half of Asian Americans have a “very unfavorable” view of Trump (and another 15% a “somewhat unfavorable” view of him). And among Asian American millennials, representing the community’s future for decades to come, the gap is even wider: 61% intend to vote for Clinton, versus 14% for Trump, and seven in 10 have a “very unfavorable” view of the Republican candidate. So Watters, O’Reilly and Trump may rub their little hands with glee and chuckle now, but the last laugh will ultimately be on them. Because the gonging sound they hear in their heads is no longer a cue to unleash derision on Asians. It’s a sign that it’s time to get off the stage.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Fox News segment featuring Jesse Watters and Bill O'Reilly", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161006191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/opinions/fox-news-chinatown-segment-anger-yang/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "489870241", "sentence": "House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy insists that the U.S. Government won't shut down over Planned Parenthood \"I do not see a shutdown happening,\" McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol on Monday House conservatives have spent much of the past three months attempting to force a vote to strip taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. But key Republicans aren’t ready to force a government shutdown over it. After the shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic that left three dead last Friday, it appears Republican leaders are reluctant to risk a fight with the White House and Democrats over the issue on the must-pass spending bill. “I do not see a shutdown happening,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol on Monday as lawmakers returned to Washington from their Thanksgiving recess. RELATED: Paul Ryan doubtful about defunding Planned Parenthood Congress needs to clear the giant government funding bill by Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown.  As the deadline nears, House and Senate negotiators hope to reach a compromise soon, although McCarthy suggested lawmakers could use one extra week until Dec. 18. (A stopgap measure would be needed to keep the government open in the interim.) The desire by Republicans not to shut down the government over the emotionally-charged abortion issue was seconded by Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, a staunch abortion opponent who acknowledged Monday that a successful effort to defund Planned Parenthood won’t happen on this bill or is likely anytime soon. “This has been an ongoing issue for years now,” the freshman Republican senator said. “It has to be addressed and it might take years to get that done.” The effort to strip Medicaid reimbursements to the organization became a must-do for conservatives this fall after videos released by an anti-abortion group earlier this year featured officials from Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said he would stand with Planned Parenthood and prevent GOP efforts to defund it. He also warned Republican leaders against using caustic language that he suggested could lead to violence against abortion clinics. “We as leaders must be mindful of our words and actions,” Reid said on the Senate floor. Monday “Whipping people into a frenzy of hate and anger while providing easy access to firearms has proven disastrous to our country.” RELATED: Planned Parenthood shooting suspect appears in court The Obama administration is warning Republicans not to include controversial policy provisions in the government funding bill. “I say with some confidence the newly elected Speaker of the House doesn’t want to preside over a government shutdown six weeks into his tenure,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during a briefing in Paris. Lankford said the shooting was unlikely to impact the debate this week on defunding Planned Parenthood. “Obviously the Planned Parenthood folks want to rise up and say we wouldn’t have a shooting if it wasn’t for the mean folks who are talking about defunding Planned Parenthood. I don’t think that plays well, quite frankly,” he said. “It would be like saying we have complaints about education reform in America so there are school shootings. The two are not connected.” Senate Republicans are taking other steps this week that could ease the pressure to defund Planned Parenthood in the government spending bill. They hope to pass a separate budget bill for next year — called reconciliation – that can be approved on just 51 votes instead of the usual 60 required for major bills in the Senate. Senate Republicans emerged from their reconciliation bill meeting in the Capitol upbeat they will have the 51 votes to pass the package, which would repeal more parts of Obamacare than the House did as well as defund Planned Parenthood. A vote on that measure is expected by the end of the week, according to Senate GOP aides. While President Obama is sure to veto the bill, Republicans would consider its passage a major accomplishment, one they would tout on the campaign trail. There has been some question as to whether Senate GOP leaders can get the 51 votes they need because of opposition from some conservatives – like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, both presidential candidates who want a broader Obamacare repeal – and some moderates who favor abortion rights like Mark Kirk of Illinois and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, both of whom are up for re-election in swing states. One of the holdouts on the Obamacare question was Sen. Mike Lee or Utah.  He said afterward he was “encouraged” by the more robust Senate language. That was relief to Sen. John Cornyn, the GOP whip in charge of counting votes, who said, “If he’s encouraged than I’m encouraged.” RELATED: Cruz: Maybe alleged clinic shooter is ‘transgendered leftist’ Senate GOP aides say pressure has been high from the anti-abortion community to approve the reconciliation bill and they anticipate getting enough support to pass it. Debate on reconciliation is set to begin formally Wednesday and conclude Thursday, per several aides and senators. McCarthy didn’t rule out that Planned Parenthood language could be added in some fashion to the government funding bill saying, “I expect there to be a healthy debate on every place the government spends money and that’s the way democracy works.” He made it clear the spending bill would include some mix of policy riders, but declined to describe which ones. Many conservative Republicans argue the spending bill is their main leverage with the administration, and are floating adding provisions to block implementation of climate change rules, Obamacare, and other Democratic priorities. House Speaker Paul Ryan has not signaled yet which of these he wants to press as negotiators on both sides try to hammer out a deal. McCarthy also said that after the terror attacks in Paris, “security is becoming the top issue” that he hears about from GOP colleagues. The No. 2 House GOP leader touted the veto-proof margin on legislation that passed the House before Thanksgiving that would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify any refugees from Iraq and Syria don’t pose a security threat. He suggested that refugee measure could be added to the government funding legislation, saying, “that bill needs to pass and become law whichever way it can.” Before the end of the year, congressional leaders also hope to pass a long-term compromise highway bill, a rewrite of the unpopular No Child Left Behind law, and a series of tax break extensions. On Monday night negotiators to the highway bill and, separately, the No Child Left Behind measure, were in the final stages of their talks and gathering signatures from conference committee members, with hopes of releasing their final language Monday night or Tuesday. Quick floor action is expected on each. CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this story", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151130204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/politics/kevin-mccarthy-planned-parenthood-government-shutdown/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "560389204", "sentence": "\"There's no question it's the right view,\" Pence said Pence was not asked about whether he believed all Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Friday he agrees with Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from countries with heavy terrorist activity from entering the U.S., a reversal from criticism he levied against the real estate mogul months ago. When Trump first called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” back in December, Pence said the proposal was “offensive and unconstitutional.” Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked Pence about the issue during an interview that aired Friday night. “I am very supportive of Donald Trump’s call to temporarily suspend immigration from countries where terrorist influence and impact represents a threat to the United States,” Pence responded. Pence added, “What I’ve heard from Donald Trump, and I believe the position he’s articulated that resonates with millions of Americans, is that we’ve got to find out what’s going on, and we’ve got to do something different, and we’ve got to put the safety and security of the American people first.” Pence was not asked about whether he believed all Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S., as Trump originally proposed in December. Last month, Trump softened his position on the ban, saying the policy wouldn’t apply to Muslims from countries not typically associated with terrorism. “It wouldn’t bother me, it wouldn’t bother me,” Trump said in Scotland when asked whether he would allow a Scottish Muslim into the U.S. under his policy. His campaign spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, then told CNN that Trump does not support banning all foreign Muslims from entering the U.S. but instead would ban Muslims from “terror states” – though he did not specify which states he believed supported terror. “There’s no question it’s the right view,” Pence said Friday. Pence also said he “absolutely” supported building a wall on the southern border and that “absolutely” Mexico would pay for it. He was also asked to defend his vote for the war in Iraq, a conflict that Trump has repeatedly said he opposed from the beginning and has cited to question presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy judgment. “Reasonable people can disagree about whether we should have gone into Iraq,” he said. Pressed if it was the right decision, Pence declined to answer: “I think that’s for historians to debate.” Hannity also asked Pence about his prior support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive 12-nation Asian trade agreement that Trump has regularly railed against. “I think when we elect one of the best negotiators in the world as president of the United States, I’m open to renegotiating these trade agreements,” Pence said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from countries with heavy terrorist activity from entering the U.S.", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160716041500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/politics/mike-pence-donald-trump-muslim-ban/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "664233042", "sentence": "A decision had been expected by the end of May The delay comes amid an uptick in violence in Afghanistan President Donald Trump is not expected to make a decision on the US strategy in Afghanistan for several more weeks, a senior administration official told CNN. Trump’s national security team was expected to present him with recommendations on the path forward in Afghanistan – including adding several thousand more troops – in early May, and a US official told CNN at the time that Trump likely would make a decision upon returning from his first foreign trip. Related article US forces attacked in Afghanistan But two weeks since his return, a senior administration official said the fully fleshed out interagency recommendations are now not expected to reach the President’s desk “for another couple weeks.” The delay comes amid an uptick in violence in Afghanistan that in just the last two weeks saw 150 people killed in a major terrorist attack in Kabul and three US service members killed during a joint US-Afghan military operation. The official insisted the review process had not “stalled,” but acknowledged the administration had expected to be further along in the process. “This thing isn’t done,” the official said, adding that the complexity of the problem and different perspectives from various government agencies have slowed the process. Despite the increase in violence, the senior administration official said the President’s national security advisers are still preparing to recommend Trump commit no more than 5,000 additional US troops. US officials are also seeking an increased troop commitment from NATO military partners. The official said Trump will be presented with an “ambitious” review of the US’s policies in South Asia that will go beyond recommendations on the US fight in Afghanistan to include US policy toward neighboring India and Pakistan. Trump has not been briefed on the full strategy, but has been receiving “periodic updates,” the official said. Trump’s top Cabinet officials on national security matters, the National Security Council and the US ambassadors in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have all been involved in formulating the administration’s policy review, the official said. Related article Official: Afghan soldier kills 3 US service members The US faces a slew of complex problems in Afghanistan that go beyond the United States’ military campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda, which dates back to 2001. Now, the US is also facing an increasingly aggressive insurgency from ISIS Khorasan, the terror group’s Afghanistan affiliate, and is also becoming increasingly wary of Iran’s deepening influence in the country. There are about 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan, most of whom are involved in the NATO-led mission to train and advise Afghan troops. About 2,000 US service members are also engaged in a counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan aimed at targeting groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. Related article Kabul bombing latest reminder that America's longest war rages on The proposal to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, which is supported by Trump’s national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and Defense Secretary James Mattis, continues to face pushback from West Wing officials allied with Steve Bannon, the President’s chief strategist. On Tuesday evening at a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Mattis made clear that administration is taking a regional approach: “We’re looking at everything from the situation between India and Pakistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, obviously Iran, that whole South Asia area. … We are going to have to recognize that problems that come out of ungoverned space like that, … those problems do not stay there, they can come home to roost here.” Mattis also said that he wanted more support from US allies: “We’ve got to determine what level of support is necessary, and how we orchestrate the international community, not just the Americans, but the international community to deal with this.” Trump’s decision to deepen the US’s military footprint in Afghanistan would follow President Barack Obama’s attempts to draw down that troop presence and would cut against Trump’s campaign rhetoric, in which he lamented the US’s long-term involvement in Afghanistan and vowed to put a stop to the US’s “nation-building” policies. The White House is also facing increasing pressure – and frustration – from Congress to make a decision on the future of the US fight in Afghanistan. Elliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee, noted after the Kabul bombing late last month that “the Trump administration still has no strategy to wind down the conflict in Afghanistan.” CNN’s Sara Murray, Jeremy Herb and Ryan Browne contributed reporting", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US strategy in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170612221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/trump-afghanistan-decision-delay/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "616233837", "sentence": "Clinton staffers say they told reporters about Russian links to hacking during the campaign Hillary Clinton’s former campaign aides are venting their disappointment – primarily with the media – responding to a slew of reports about Donald Trump and Russia with a bitter, yet simple, message: We told you so. Throughout the 2016 campaign, Clinton’s most senior aides blamed Russia for the hacks targeting Democrats, including into Clinton campaign manager John Podesta’s email account. In October, Clinton’s campaign – using national press secretary Brian Fallon as their narrator – released a 6-minute video detailing how, according to their experts, Putin and Russia were looking to aide Trump in an attempt to thwart Clinton’s campaign. Related article These are Trump's ties to Russia A number of Clinton’s former aides tweeted the video on Tuesday after CNN’s report published. Jenna Lowenstein, Clinton’s former digital director, tweeted, “If only anyone listened to @brianefallon,” and linked to the video. “Truth,” added Nick Merrill, Clinton’s traveling press secretary and one of a few aides who is still working for the former secretary of state. CNN reported on Tuesday that the four senior-most US intelligence leaders briefed President Barack Obama and Trump last week about how allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about the President-elect. The senior intelligence officials told Trump that Russian intelligence had compiled information potentially harmful to both political parties, but only released information damaging to Hillary Clinton and Democrats, according to sources with knowledge of the briefing. “It is frustration and disappointment that a lot of the indications of what is coming to light were out before the election but it didn’t get the focus and the attention that it deserved,” Jesse Ferguson, a former Clinton spokesman said, arguing that the content in leaked emails - controversies, perceived slights and other salacious details – were covered more closely than where the information was coming from. Clinton and her aides have long given up any challenge to Trump’s November win. But the former secretary of state, now reflecting on why she lost, has primarily blamed Russia and a grudge held by Vladimir Putin for her unexpected loss. “Vladimir Putin himself directed the covert cyber attacks against our electoral system, against our democracy, apparently because he has a personal beef against,” Clinton said at a meeting with donors in December. Her aides, many of whom are now looking for work and spending considerably more time following the ups and downs of news, are also steaming about how they tried - but failed - to successfully convey Putin’s meddling in the 2016 election. After reports of the Democratic National Committee hack went public in June, Clinton’s campaign spent the next five months looking to convince voters, reporters and Trump supporters that Russia was releasing the materials in an attempt to help Trump’s candidacy. Former aides recall countless meetings, conference calls and strategy sessions about pushing the story. For example, Clinton’s communications team was in a meeting about Russian hacking and their communications strategy around it when the Washington Post published the “Access Hollywood” video where Trump graphically talked about assaulting women. All of this contributes to what has become a common feeling among Clinton aides: It is not our fault the story didn’t get out. Instead, Clinton’s aides blame reporters for the fact the story didn’t fully take hold before voters went to the polls in November. “I haven’t been watching this thinking to myself, damn, I wish I had done this,” said one former Clinton aide. “I don’t want to sit here and be arrogant and say, ‘oh no, we did everything perfect.’ When you lose and when the story is not told, then there is always something you could have done different. But would it have changed the outcome? I don’t know.” The aide added: “Frankly, I think the media blew it.” Related video Clinton camp: DNC hack a Russian plot to help Trump Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, told CNN in July that the campaign was being told by hacking experts that “Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these emails, (and are) releasing these emails for the purpose of helping Donald Trump.” In response, Mook was mocked. “What a joke,” said Jason Miller, Trump’s spokesman. A piece in the New York Observer, a publication owned by Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, compared the campaign manager to Joe McCarthy, the infamous senator from Wisconsin who led the charge in the 1950s to root out Communism in the United States. Clinton’s aides now universally hold Mook’s interview up with regard. “That held up well,” said Ferguson. Democrats may now be in a worse position for pushing this story than they were during the campaign, though. Former Clinton aides said on Wednesday that there is no “coordinated effort” before Clinton’s former employees to push the Trump story and that most aides are pushing the issue on their own. “There is a Google group about job options, but there is not that kind of structure,” joked one former aide. Democratic groups looking to oppose Trump are in the nascent process of being formed, though. The Democratic National Committee is building a “war room” to combat Trump led by Zac Petkanas, the Clinton campaign’s rapid-response director, and Adrienne Watson, a Clinton spokeswoman, and outside groups like American Bridge, an opposition research firm, have reorganized to rebuff the Republican president. “I am heartened,” Petkanas said Wednesday, “that people are taking it seriously now and I think that it is better later than never.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170111221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/11/politics/clinton-aides-we-told-you-so/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "654239637", "sentence": "Optional ceremony aims to honor the achievements of black students and share their experiences with the community More than 300 students and 500 guests have registered to attend the May 23 event Michael Huggins’ grandfather never learned how to read or write. He was born in Mississippi when Jim Crow laws still legalized racial segregation, but eventually left in the 1950s by riding in the trunk of a car that was leaving the state. Two generations later, his grandson is graduating from Harvard. “If he hadn’t made his decision to leave and find a better life for his family, I wouldn’t be here,” Huggins said.  “Graduating from Harvard, it’s spiritual for me. And I know so many people who have stories like that.” Huggins, who will graduate with a master’s degree from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, hopes that such stories will be shared and celebrated at Harvard University’s first commencement ceremony specifically honoring black graduates. The event, to be held two days prior to Harvard’s traditional commencement, aims to honor the achievements of black students at Harvard and to share their experiences with the larger community. More than 300 students and 500 guests have registered to attend the May 23 event. The event will be an optional, additional ceremony. The ceremony, Huggins said, is not meant to be divisive, but rather an affirmation of identity and community. “It’s truly about fellowship. We invite anybody to come to learn about the black, African, and African diaspora experience at Harvard. This event is truly about building relationships,” Huggins said. Huggins, along with fellow Harvard graduate students Courtney Woods and Jillian Simons, started planning the event last summer. Every school represented in the ceremony has financially contributed to the event and, so far, they’ve raised approximately $35,000 to pay for expenses. “It’s important for black students to have a safe space to celebrate their unique challenges with their families. And it’s important for us to have a space to educate others who may not have had those experiences,” Woods, a student at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, said. Woods, the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant and the first person in her family to get a bachelor’s degree (and now the first to get a master’s degree), said the ceremony also represents an opportunity to recognize the contributions their families have made to their success. “Every day, I get emails or texts or calls, saying ‘I look to you for inspiration.’  They say, ‘the fact that you went to Harvard, means that I could go to Harvard someday.’  When we walk across that stage, all of our families will know that they’re walking with us. They all know the sacrifices that they’ve made,” Woods said. Harvard has held similar black graduation ceremonies for undergraduate students in the past and already hosts an additional commencement ceremony for Latinx students. Other universities, such as Columbia and Stanford, have also held similar commencement ceremonies specifically for black, LGBT, Asian, Latinx and Native American students. However, this is the first time that Harvard’s graduate school community has come together to hold a university-wide ceremony. Harvard’s black commencement will feature speeches from students on their experiences in higher education, musical performances, and an alumni award ceremony.  All participating students will also be given a stole made of kente cloth, a representation of African diaspora history and pride, to place on top of their graduation robes. “It’s nice to have a ceremony where black people are intentionally included. We’re in the minority as far as population goes, but we’ve achieved great things,” Simons, a law student who will graduate in 2018, said. “It’s a nice time to circle back and say, we recognize you.” The ceremony comes at a time when several elite institutions have been coming to grips with their historical ties to slavery. Last spring, Harvard Law School agreed to redesign its insignia, which had been modeled on a slaveholder family crest. In January, Columbia University released a report detailing the university’s connections to slavery. In February, Yale University renamed one of its residential colleges named for a slavery proponent. “People have been frustrated that more hasn’t been done to reveal the lives of those individuals who made these institutions what they are.  Do people even know these voices exist, do people know that we exist?  A lot of the challenges have come from institutional and systemic racism that has existed in this country for hundreds of years,” Huggins said. Simons, the incoming president of the Harvard Black Graduate Student Alliance, hopes to make black commencement a tradition. “This is something that we plan to build upon and make it bigger.  We have a great foundation.  We plan to take the torch and run.  You’ll be hearing about this again next year,” Simons said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Harvard University's black commencement ceremony", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170510030000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JAM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/health/harvard-black-commencement-ceremony-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "578724881", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, and a former CNN producer and correspondent. Follow her @FridaGhitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Frida Ghitis: Role of women supporting ISIS appears to be evolving The more police focus on those fitting typical terrorist profile, males, the easier it is for women to escape detection, she says The days of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria conquering vast swaths of territory for its “caliphate” seem to have come to an end. But even as it is defeated by multiple armies on the battlefield, the headline-hungry terrorist group is far from finished. The next chapter in the horror-inducing history of ISIS is likely to feature women doing the killing – and Europe could provide the principal stage. Of course, this should have been clear for months to anyone watching the philosophy, trajectory, strategy and tactics of the group. But now we have confirmation, with a string of arrests in Paris in recent days. On September 4, French police discovered an abandoned car parked in front of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in the always-crowded center of the French capital. Inside, they found an arsenal of everyday explosives: half a dozen cooking gas cylinders and bottles of diesel fuel. Forensic experts examining the car discovered the fingerprints of a woman they identified as Ornella G. Within a couple of days they had located and arrested her in southern France. Before long, police arrested three other women.  One of them, Inés Madani, stabbed one of the police officers as she tried to escape. Paris prosecutor François Molins said police had disrupted an all-female terrorist cell, and authorities believe they were planning a spate of attacks, including suicide bombings. The women were “totally receptive to the deadly” ideology of ISIS, Molins told reporters. Related article France wrong on burkini ban Such comments should be a reminder both that women are just as susceptible as men to radical ideology, and that ISIS has again demonstrated that it is more welcoming to women than jihadist rival al Qaeda. The caliphate has, for example, worked to draw women to its territories as part of its effort to build a functioning society, to provide wives and homes to the male fighters, and help recruit other women. Until recently, women had largely worked in a variety of functions, notably as the implacable enforcers of the social order, patrolling the streets as the morality police, punishing other women who violated rules on clothing and the like. But as ISIS has lost ground on the battlefield, such work has become less of a priority, and the role of women is predictably changing to fit the circumstances. The reality is that ISIS is under considerable pressure. Police everywhere, particularly in France, are on high alert. But by using women, ISIS can perform something of a jujitsu move, using the enemy’s force against him. The more police focus on those fitting the typical terrorist profile, males, the easier it is for women to escape detection. And if their attacks succeed, the mere fact that women carried them out somehow amplifies the attack’s propaganda value. Last week’s capture of the alleged French cell may have slowed or prevented the first wave of now-activated female networks: One of them was said to be carrying in her purse a letter swearing allegiance to ISIS and declaring, “I am attacking you and your lands in order to terrorize you.” Another, identified by police as Sarah H., had reportedly twice been engaged to ISIS killers. Her first fiancé was Larossi Abballah, the man who stabbed to death two French police officials at their home and held their 3-year-old hostage for several hours in the city of Magnanville last June. After Aballah was killed, Sarah H. was reportedly engaged to one of the ISIS operatives who slit the throat of Jacques Hamel, a Catholic priest in Normandy. The gruesome assassination of Hamel was carried out as parishioners watched in horror. But these arrests are unlikely to neutralize the threat, and French authorities have been clear there are more attacks being planned. Indeed, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France has been disrupting terrorist plots and militant networks “every day,” noting that police are keeping track of some 15,000 people believed to be in the process of radicalization. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook With ISIS losing territory in the Middle East, many European nationals who traveled to the caliphate are making their way home. So far, the worst attacks in France have been carried out directly by men. That was the case in the July 14 truck attack on the seaside promenade in Nice, in which one ISIS driver killed more than 80 and injured hundreds more; and on November 13, 2015, when ISIS killed 137 people in Paris. But police believe one of the perpetrators of a siege at a Jewish deli 48 hours after the Charlie Hebdo assault last January, Amedy Coulibaly, had assistance in planning the operation from his common-law wife, Hayat Boumeddiene. Boumeddiene is believed to have fled to Syria before the attack and has featured prominently in ISIS propaganda ever since. She remains wanted by police in France. Until now, women who have joined ISIS from the West have mostly traveled to the region in a quest, not unlike the men, for a more meaningful life within the context of their extremist religious beliefs. But while ISIS has reportedly started telling people not to come, it is far from dismantling the organization. New radical female recruits, joined by those returning from Iraq and Syria, will now play new roles as ISIS adapts to its new circumstances, and continues to try to spread terror in Europe.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160913223000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/opinions/isis-women-planning-europe-attacks-ghitis/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "662410604", "sentence": "Tilly stopped acting to raise her kids She's back opposite Brad Pitt in \"War Machine\" Meg Tilly had three very good reasons for dropping out of the Hollywood spotlight. Her children. The actress was riding high in the 1980s and ’90s with roles in films like “The Big Chill” and “Leaving Normal” when she left the industry to raise her kids. (Tilly shares a son and daughter with producer Tim Zinneman, and another son with actor Colin Firth.) “I couldn’t be gone six to nine months from my children’s lives,” Tilly told People. “I had a challenging childhood, so I didn’t feel like I could trust somebody else to raise them.” “My children didn’t ask to be born,” she added. “I had a responsibility to be there.” Tilly, who moved to Canada with her children, also stayed busy over the years writing books, including some romance novels. More recently, she’s been edging her way back to acting with roles on stage and the Canadian TV drama “Bomb Girls.” Tilly currently appears as Brad Pitt’s wife in the Netflix series “War Machine,” and notes that at 57, she is older than the 53-year-old Pitt. “It’s unheard of though, right,” she said. “At the screening, women kept coming up to me and saying how much they appreciated an age-appropriate wife for the female lead.” The actress said Pitt was so good at donning gray hair for his role as a general that she had forgotten he is a heartthrob. “I was shocked when he came to the wrap party,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Holy cow, that’s Brad Pitt!’", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Meg Tilly", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170606174500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/entertainment/meg-tilly-hollywood/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "570248791", "sentence": "The memo argued that \"most Americans don't believe deportation is a viable policy\" The findings differ sharply from Trump's positions Donald Trump’s new campaign manager once made the case to Republicans that the party should embrace a comprehensive immigration bill and legal status for undocumented immigrants – differing sharply with the GOP candidate’s hardline stance on the issue. Kellyanne Conway, who was named Trump’s campaign manager Wednesday morning, co-authored a 2014 polling memo for the pro-immigration group FWD.us touting the benefits of a sweeping overhaul bill that would have created a 13-year pathway to citizenship for roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants. The memo, which was signed by Conway and 15 other GOP pollsters, argued that “most Americans don’t believe deportation is a viable policy” and that there is an “overwhelming consensus” for “some kind of legalization” for people in the United States illegally. The pollsters made the case that there is “broad support” for the bill that Trump now strongly opposes but Hillary Clinton supports. “Supporting this new immigration reform proposal should be good electoral politics for Republicans,” the memo said. The findings differ sharply from Trump’s positions, which include a wall built on the border with Mexico, deporting millions of people here illegally and “extreme” vetting of people entering the United States. It also breaks from the reported direction Trump will take his campaign in the final stretch, doubling down on his populist and nationalistic policies and law-and-order message. Emails to Conway and the Trump campaign were not immediately returned. The ‘street fighter’ who’s now running Trump’s campaign The memo highlights the lingering GOP divide over how to approach the hot-button issue of immigration, with the business community strongly backing a comprehensive approach and party activists saying such a sweeping bill would provide “amnesty” to lawbreakers. But the findings from Conway and the other GOP pollsters said that – by a 2-to-1 margin – voters did not believe the comprehensive bill amounted to amnesty. “Passing immigration reform gives Republicans an opportunity to gain the support of the remaining quarter” of Hispanic voters who are undecided, the polling memo said. “Doing so solves a serious problem in a way that Americans, including Hispanics, overwhelmingly support – and improves Republicans’ standing with swing voters now, in the next presidential election, and for years to come.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "comprehensive immigration reform bill", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160817181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/17/politics/donald-trump-campaign-manager-kellyanne-conway/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "632207355", "sentence": "Russian Embassy in London says 'White Helmets' win was an #OscarMistake Syrian Civil Defense organization says it acts \"neutrally, impartially and for all Syrians\" Sunday’s awkward and embarrassing best picture announcement wasn’t the only thing the Academy got wrong, according to the Russian Embassy in London. Reacting to “White Helmets’ winning for Best Documentary Short, the embassy sent a backhanded compliment tweet congratulating the film’s “actors.” The only problem with the tweet is that none of the people in the film were acting. “Russia welcomes #Oscars award for “White Helmets” film. Indeed, they are actors serving an agenda, not rescuers. #OscarMistake.” Russia welcomes #Oscars award for “White Helmets” film. Indeed, they are actors serving an agenda, not rescuers. #OscarMistake pic.twitter.com/RsQesgZ4Te The 40-minute documentary film follows three rescue workers with the White Helmets – also known as the Syrian Civil Defense – who train in Turkey to provide emergency medical assistance to civilians caught in Syria’s civil war.  According to the group’s Twitter page, the volunteers have saved more than 85,000 lives in the conflict. On its website the Syrian Civil Defense organization says it acts “neutrally, impartially and for all Syrians,” but Russian media outlets, such as RT, claims there are allegations that the group has “ties to terrorist organizations.” The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office didn’t respond to the Russian Embassy’s remarks, but directed CNN to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s tweet congratulating the White Helmets on the Oscar win. Congratulations to White Helmets @SyriaCivilDef team for #Oscar2017 winning documentary. UK supports their heroic work in #Syria pic.twitter.com/p7jWoZtfk2 Congratulations to White Helmets @SyriaCivilDef team for #Oscar2017 winning documentary. UK supports their heroic work in #Syria", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White Helmets", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170228223000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/world/russian-embassy-tweet-oscars/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "757922715", "sentence": "In a collection of never-before-published photographs from 19th century Japan, two men are seen crafting traditional Edo-period pipes called “kiseru.” Another scene shows a group of apprentice geishas performing popular dances, their colorful kimonos tied up to aid their flowing movements. The images were captured by the Italian Felice Beato, one of the first Western photographers allowed into the once-reclusive state after it opened to the world in the 1850s. Traveling around the country to document its people, customs and landscapes, Beato took inspiration from Japanese wood block prints and collaborated with local watercolor artists to develop a unique style which saw him apply colored paint onto black and white prints. Now, a new book is bringing some of Beato’s photos to light for the very first time. Depicting beauty ideals and traditions, from tattoo-covered samurais to ancient tea ceremonies, “Lost Japan” offers a look inside a rarely-seen period of the country’s past. “Until 1900, Yokohama (where Beato was based) was one of the most international cities in the world while Japan was still a country entirely to discover,” wrote author Rossella Manegazzo, “and in this sense photography played a crucial role.” Female beauty was among the subjects most commonly explored in Beato’s pictures, which include striking images such as a woman on an evening stroll with stark white makeup and an umbrella. Both Western and Japanese photographers would use young Japanese women as models to recreate daily life in the country’s so-called “pleasure districts.” “What was exotic was sought after, and the white skin of the Japanese women – along with their peculiar hairdos, the kimonos, and their everyday objects – represented what was most highly desirable,” wrote Manegazzo. Resembling a style of art known as “fuzokuga,” or “genre painting,” which depicts the disappearing crafts and traditions of Edo-period Japan, Beato’s photos portray domestic scenes including weaving and pipe smoking. His portraits of everyday figures, like rickshaw drivers and letter bearers, show the different strata of Japanese society at the time. “(The photos) represent a veritable classification of customs and traditions,” wrote Manegazzo, “as well as of the types of people who inhabited pre-modern Japan.” “Lost Japan” by Rossella Manegazzo, published by Electa, is out now.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Felice Beato", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180521234500", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lost-japan-felice-beato/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "462043268", "sentence": "NEW: Pentagon commends Turkey for joining coalition efforts against ISIS Turkey joined coalition operations against ISIS on Friday night, its foreign ministry says Turkish warplanes previously carried out unilateral strikes against ISIS positions in Syria in July Turkey launched its first airstrikes against ISIS in Syria on Saturday as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the extremist group, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The participation of Turkish air forces in coalition operations was formalized and signed on Monday, according to the ministry. As part of the framework of the agreement, Turkey, along with coalition aircraft, began joint operations Friday night against ISIS targets in Syria. The targets were deemed to represent a security threat for Turkey, the ministry said. Turkish warplanes bombed ISIS positions in Syria for the first time late last month, but the airstrikes were then part of a unilateral effort and not as part of the U.S.-led coalition. The Turkish strikes in July were carried out without going into Syrian airspace, according to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Friday’s Turkish Air Force strikes were fully integrated into systems for managing coalition air operations. “We commend Turkey for its participation in counter-ISIL air operations alongside other Coalition nations in the international campaign to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL,” he said, using an alternative acronym for ISIS. Turkey’s new willingness to take the fight to ISIS comes after months of reluctance from Ankara to act. The shift in stance follows intense international pressure and an attack last month by an alleged ISIS suicide bomber in the Turkish town of Suruc, near the border with Syria, which killed 34 people including the suicide bomber. It also allowed the United States to launch manned airstrikes from a base in Turkey against ISIS forces in Syria earlier this month. Q&A: Why has Turkey reversed itself on ISIS? CNN’s Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr and national security producer Jamie Crawford contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150829151500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/29/europe/turkey-airstrikes/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "463570049", "sentence": "The mogul brought up a small section of the deal that he said obligated mutual defense Trump's reading of the meaning of the provision was off, according to State Department Real estate mogul Donald Trump is known for bragging about his ability to negotiate, and he has been hitting President Barack Obama hard over the Iran nuclear deal. But one of Trump’s major arguments against the deal is actually incorrect, according to its key architects. He criticized the agreement for not returning Americans held prisoner in Iran and for the length of time before inspections, but he also raised what he called a little-known point of the deal. “There’s something in the Iran deal that people I don’t think really understand or know about,” Trump said. “And nobody is able to explain it that if somebody attacks Iran, we have to come to their defense. And I’m saying, does that includes Israel? And most people say, yes. They don’t have exclusion for Israel. So, if Israel attacks Iran according to that deal, I believe, the way it reads unless they have a codicil or they have something to it, that we have to fight with Iran against Israel.” Trump was apparently referencing Section 10 of Annex III of the deal, which covers civil nuclear cooperation. That says that Western nations party to the deal will work with Iran on areas including: “cooperation through training and workshops to strengthen Iran’s ability to protect against, and respond to nuclear security threats, including sabotage, as well as to enable effective and sustainable nuclear security and physical protection systems.” But his reading of the meaning of the provision was off, according to the State Department. Secretary of State John Kerry’s senior adviser for strategic communications Marie Harf said the language was routine for nuclear agreements. “This provision of the JCPOA is designed to help bring Iran’s nuclear security and safety practices in line with those used by other nuclear programs around the world,” Harf told CNN. “The IAEA provides this kind of training routinely, as it is in the interest of all countries that nuclear material be safeguarded from theft and terrorist attacks – the types of ‘sabotage’ in question. This would be the focus of any such assistance by the P5+1 or other states. Nevertheless, this provision does not commit any country to engage in this kind of routine nuclear security cooperation, and it is absurd to suggest it [commits] anyone to ‘defend’ Iran’s nuclear facilities.” The Trump campaign did not respond to CNN request for comment on the critique. Kerry himself also testified before Congress that nothing about the provision compels the U.S. to side with Iran against any attack. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, also a Republican candidate for president, asked about this very point in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in July. “If Israel conducts an air strike against the physical facility, does this deal, the way I read it, does it require us to help Iran protect and respond to that threat?” Rubio asked. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist who helped negotiate the deal, said it categorically does not. “The purpose of that is to be able to have longer-term guarantees as we enter a world in which cyber-warfare is increasingly a concern for everybody, that if you are going to have nuclear capacities, you clearly want to be able to make sure that those are adequately protected,” Kerry added. “But I can assure you, we will coordinate in every possible way with Israel with respect to Israel’s concern.” “So, if Israel conducts a cyberattack against the Iranian nuclear program are we obligated to help them defend themselves against the Israeli cyberattacks?” Rubio asked? “No, I assure you that we will be coordinating very, very closely with Israel as we do on every aspect of Israel’s security,” Kerry said. “I don’t see any way possible that we will be in conflict with Israel with respect to what we might want to do there. And I think we just have to wait until we get to that point.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150903211500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/03/politics/donald-trump-iran-deal-fact-check/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "666965527", "sentence": "Spicer said Tuesday he hasn't talked to Trump about the hacking US intelligence agencies agree Russia is to blame President Donald Trump is known for his blunt talk – on everything ranging from trade to immigration and the fight against ISIS. But throughout the 2016 campaign, and now in the White House, there’s one topic that he’s been less forthcoming about – Russia’s role interfering in the US election. He’s answered questions about attempts to hack the 2016 election many different ways throughout the campaign and since ascending to the presidency – even speculating during a debate last year that it “could be someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.” The unanimous assessment of the US intelligence community is clear: Russia orchestrated a series of hacks and cyberattacks to meddle in the 2016 election and help Trump beat Hillary Clinton. Intelligence agencies have not concluded that Russian efforts made a difference in the election result. Only once has Trump clearly pointed the finger at the Russian government, and as recently as Tuesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer dodged reporters’ questions on whether Trump holds that belief. Here is a timeline of Trump’s comments about Russian interference in the election: The Trump campaign said the Democratic National Committee probably hacked itself as a distraction. “We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader,” Trump said in a statement, Politico reported. “Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s, 33,000 missing emails.” Trump, in an interview with Larry King that aired on on the Kremlin-run RT, dismissed claims Russia hacked the DNC, and dismisses the notion that a Russian operation to disrupt the 2016 election is underway. LARRY KING: Putin recently said that the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s emails was a public service. You agree? TRUMP: I don’t have any opinion on it. I don’t know anything about it. I don’t know who hacked. I’m not sure who – I mean, you tell me, who hacked? Who did the hacking? But I have absolutely no opinion on that. I don’t know, I haven’t heard that statement. KING: US intelligence and law enforcement agencies reportedly are investigating whether Russia launched a covert operation to disrupt the 2016 election. What do you make of that? TRUMP: I don’t know. I’ve been hearing about it. I’ve been reading about it. I think it’s probably unlikely. I think maybe the Democrats are putting that out, who knows? But I think that it’s pretty unlikely, but you know, who knows? I hope that if they are doing something, I hope that somebody is going to be able to find out, so they can end it, because that would not be appropriate at all. Trump dismissed allegations that Russia is behind the DNC hack during the first presidential debate. From debate transcript: “As far as the cyber, I agree to parts of what Secretary Clinton said, we should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we’re not. I don’t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She’s saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China, but it could also be lots of other people, it also could be someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK? “Now, whether that was Russia, whether that was China, whether it was another country, we don’t know, because the truth is, under President Obama we’ve lost control of things that we used to have control over. We came in with an Internet, we came up with the Internet. And I think Secretary Clinton and myself would agree very much, when you look at what ISIS is doing with the Internet, they’re beating us at our own game. ISIS. “So we have to get very, very tough on cyber and cyberwarfare. It is a, it is a huge problem. I have a son. He’s 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers, it’s unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe it’s hardly do-able. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing, but that’s true throughout our whole governmental society. We have so many things that we have to do better, Lester, and certainly cyber is one of them.” At the second presidential debate, Trump dismissed claims that Russia is behind the hacks, questioned whether there are any hacks in the first place and said he has no business in Russia. From debate transcript: “But as far as other elements of what she was saying, I don’t know Putin. I think it would be great if we got along with Russia because we could fight ISIS together, as an example. But I don’t know Putin. But I notice, anytime anything wrong happens, they like to say the Russians are – she doesn’t know if it’s the Russians doing the hacking. Maybe there is no hacking. But they always blame Russia. And the reason they blame Russia because they think they’re trying to tarnish me with Russia. I know nothing about Russia. I know – I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. I don’t deal there. I have no businesses there. I have no loans from Russia.” Trump claimed no one knows who did the hacking during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” “I think the Democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country,” Trump said. “They have no idea if it’s Russia or China or somebody. It could be somebody sitting in a bed some place,” he said. “I mean, they have no idea.” Trump questioned whether Russia was behind election hacks. “If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?” he tweeted. If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost? Trump suggested again that Russia may not have been behind the hacking. “I just want them to be sure, because it’s a pretty serious charge,” Trump told reporters at a New Year’s Eve party in Mar-a-Lago, according to The Guardian. “And if you look at the weapons of mass destruction, that was a disaster, and they were wrong.” Trump referred to Russian hacking as “so-called” on Twitter. “The “Intelligence” briefing on so-called “Russian hacking” was delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange!” he tweeted. The \"Intelligence\" briefing on so-called \"Russian hacking\" was delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange! Trump claimed “somebody hacked the DNC” in a tweet. From Twitter: “Somebody hacked the DNC but why did they not have “hacking defense” like the RNC has and why have they not responded to the terrible……” Somebody hacked the DNC but why did they not have \"hacking defense\" like the RNC has and why have they not responded to the terrible...... Trump said the DNC was only “supposedly hacked by Russia.” “The Democratic National Committee would not allow the FBI to study or see its computer info after it was supposedly hacked by Russia……” he tweeted. The Democratic National Committee would not allow the FBI to study or see its computer info after it was supposedly hacked by Russia...... Intelligence heads briefed Trump on Russian hacking and the dossier, CNN reported, and Trump again declined to say clearly that Russia was behind the election-related hacks “While Russia, China, other countries, outside groups and people are consistently trying to break through the cyber infrastructure of our governmental institutions, businesses and organizations including the Democrat National Committee, there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines,” Trump said in a statement following the briefing. “There were attempts to hack the Republican National Committee, but the RNC had strong hacking defenses and the hackers were unsuccessful.” Trump said for the first time he believes Russia was behind election hacks during a news conference. “As far as hacking, I think it was Russia. But I think we also get hacked by other countries and other people,” Trump said during a news conference as President-elect. “And I have to say this also, the Democratic National Committee was totally open to be hacked. They did a very poor job. They could’ve had hacking defense, which we had. And I will give Reince Priebus credit, because when Reince saw what was happening in the world and with this country, he went out and went to various firms and ordered a very, very strong hacking defense. And they tried to hack the Republican National Committee and they were unable to break through.” Trump said he’s neutral regarding WikiLeaks and Julian Assange’s actions during the 2016 election in an interview with The Associated Press. “When Wikileaks came out, all I was just saying is, ‘Well, look at all this information here, this is pretty good stuff.’ You know, they tried to hack the Republican, the RNC, but we had good defenses. They didn’t have defenses, which is pretty bad management. But we had good defenses, they tried to hack both of them. They weren’t able to get through to Republicans,” Trump told the AP. Asked if he supported what Assange did, Trump said: “No, I don’t support or unsupport. It was just information. They shouldn’t have allowed it to get out.” Hackers could have been China or “a lot of different groups,” Trump said on CBS’ “Face The Nation.” “Knowing something about hacking, if you don’t catch a hacker, OK, in the act, it’s very hard to say who  did the hacking,” the President told CBS. “With that being said, I’ll go along with Russia. Could’ve been China, could’ve been a lot of different groups.”“ Trump said he wants to get to the bottom of Russian election hacks in an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt. “I think that we have to get back to work but I want to find out – I want to get to the bottom. If Russia hacked, if Russia did anything having to do with our election I want to know about it,” Trump said. When Hold said US intelligence has said Russia is responsible, Trump said: “I’ll tell you this – if Russia or anybody else is trying to interfere with our elections I think it’s a horrible thing and I want to get to the bottom of it and I want to make sure it will never ever happen.” Spicer said Tuesday he hasn’t asked Trump whether he believes Russia interfered in the election. “I have not sat down and talked to him about that specific thing,” Spicer said during the press briefing. Asked if Trump agrees with the finding of the intelligence agencies, Spicer repeated: “I have not sat down and asked him about his specific reaction to them, so I’d be glad to touch base and get back to you.” CNN’s Adam Chan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170621210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/politics/trump-russia-hacking-statements/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "662110371", "sentence": "British authorities have now identified all three men behind Saturday night’s rampage at London Bridge – and are investigating whether others were involved. At least seven people were killed and another 48 people were wounded in the attack. Within eight minutes of the first emergency phone call, officers shot dead all three suspects in Borough Market, a popular restaurant and bar district nearby. This is what we know about the attackers so far. – Butt was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan, London’s Metropolitan Police said. Police and MI5 – the UK’s security and counterintelligence agency – were familiar with him, but there was no intelligence to suggest the weekend attack was being planned, Met Police said. – Authorities said Butt was from the east London area of Barking. He was working at reception of a local fitness center. – Butt appeared in a 2016 documentary called “The Jihadis Next Door,” which told the story of Abu Rumaysah, the Londoner who has appeared in recent ISIS propaganda. – Butt, who also used the name Abdul Zaitun, is believed to have associated with the outlawed radical Islamist group al-Muhajiroun, co-founded by notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary. – Al-Muhajiroun has been linked to the radicalization of a number of UK-based terrorists over the years including several of those behind a fertilizer bomb plot thwarted in the UK in 2014. – CNN’s Sandi Sidhu met Butt several years ago while reporting in London. She said that while he would attend meetings, he rarely spoke up and was not at the helm of the group. – Al-Muhajiroun has also been linked to Michael Adebolajo, one of the men convicted of slaying British soldier Lee Rigby near a military barracks in southeast London in 2013. – Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, said Butt verbally assaulted him the day after Rigby’s death. “Butt called me a “Murtad” which means traitor in Arabic and accused me of being a government stooge when I confronted Anjem Choudhury about him supporting terrorism and my public campaign against Lee Rigby’s murder,” Shafiq said in a statement Monday. Live updates: Seven dead in attackHorrified diners hid from man with knifeTrump touts travel plan after London attackIn brief: What we know and don’t knowVideo: How attacks unfolded In photos: London Bridge terror attack Live updates: Seven dead in attackHorrified diners hid from man with knifeTrump touts travel plan after London attackIn brief: What we know and don’t knowVideo: How attacks unfolded In photos: London Bridge terror attack – Butt “infrequently” attended Jabir bin Zayd Islamic Centre in Barking, that mosque said in a statement. “We did not know him well, his name was not known to us, it has been brought to our attention that some years ago after interrupting a Friday sermon he was asked to leave the mosque,” the statement said. – Neighbors in Barking told CNN that they had recognized Butt as one of the three dead attackers from Saturday night. They described him as a quiet family man who kept to himself. – Barking resident Erica Gasperri said she had reported Butt to police after she saw him teaching local children about Islam and showing them how to pray. – Other neighbors have told CNN that Butt had joined a mosque nearby after he severed ties with another community following an argument. – Butt briefly worked for Transport for London, the entity that oversees the city’s public transport system. He was a trainee customer services assistant with London Underground for less than six months, before leaving in October, according to a Transport for London spokesperson. – Redouane also used the name Rachid Elkhdar – He had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, Met Police said. – Like Butt, Redouane lived in the east London area of Barking, police said. – Unlike Butt, Redouane was not previously known to authorities. – Like the other two perpetrators, Zaghba lived in east London, Met Police said. – He is believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan descent and was not a subject of police or intelligence interest, police added. –  Italian police tell CNN Zaghba became a person of interest after he was stopped at Bologna Airport in March 2016 on suspicion of attempting to travel to Syria. Zaghba – traveling on an Italian passport – had tried to board a flight bound for Istanbul. Police also found extremist material on his cellphone. He was stopped from departing Italy but there was insufficient evidence to arrest him so authorities filed a report and placed on a watchlist. – The Ireland connection. A source briefed by an Irish counterterrorism official told CNN that one of the London attackers had a connection to Ireland after state media reports that an Irish ID card was found on the body of one of the London attackers. But it’s not clear which attacker may have had the Irish ID. Irish authorities are assisting the Metropolitan Police in their investigation but refused to comment further. – What could have been done to prevent this attack. Questions are being leveled at UK security and intelligence services about the possible lack of response or action given that at least one attacker – Butt – was well-known to authorities due to his links to al-Muhajiroun and reports of his radicalization. Authorities had investigated Butt in 2015 but there were no indications of an imminent attack and the probe was downgraded. – How these men knew each other. – Whether others are involved. Raids continue in east London and Pakistan on Tuesday, with detectives arresting a man at an address in Barking. Twelve others arrested after the attack have since been released without charge, police said. – What their movements were before the attack. – How they were radicalized. In the attack’s aftermath, British Prime Minister May identified the Internet as a breeding ground of extremism. Whether the web actually played a role in the attackers’ radicalization is still unknown. CNN’s Carol Jordan, Melissa Bell, Paul Cruikshank and Sebastian Shukla contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UK security and intelligence services", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170605211500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/05/europe/london-attackers-who-are-they/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "738772691", "sentence": "Happy Pi Day! Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – It’s been one month since the Florida school massacre, and students across the country walked out of school to protest inaction over gun laws. Here’s a recap of the walkouts, and here are some of the best photos from the day. – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering whether to fire former FBI Director Andrew McCabe, days before he is eligible to retire and collect a pension. – The Pennsylvania special election winner still has not been called, though Democrat Conor Lamb appears poised to claim victory. – President Donald Trump will name a TV personality as the his new economic adviser. – The UK will expel 23 Russian diplomats after concluding Russia is responsible for the attempted murder of a former spy. – Stephen Hawking, considered by many to be the world’s greatest scientist, died at 76. See his extraordinary life in pictures. – Remember when HUD Secretary Ben Carson said he didn’t select a $31,000 dining set for his office? Well, emails show the opposite to be true. – United Airlines admitted the death of a dog that was asked to travel in an overhead bin was a “tragic accident.” – Angela Merkel has been sworn in as Germany’s chancellor for a fourth term. – The actress who played Queen Elizabeth in “The Crown” was paid less than her on-screen husband. – Looking to make a big move? Here’s the happiest country in the world.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180314203000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-march-14-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "651998525", "sentence": "Pakistan vehemently denies mutilating Indian soldiers Tensions have been high in Kashmir since late last year The bodies of two Indian soldiers allegedly killed while patrolling the Kashmir border were flown home Tuesday, as the Indian Army vowed revenge for what it called a “despicable act.” India has accused Pakistani soldiers of mutilating the soldiers’ bodies on May 1 after firing rockets and mortars along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Poonch district of Kashmir. Asked whether the soldiers killed by artillery fire, an Indian Army official said the cause of death was unclear, adding that more information would come from the autopsy. The official declined to go into detail about how or exactly when the mutilation occurred. In a statement, Pakistan’s army vehemently denied that Pakistani troops had crossed the border or mutilated the soldiers. It said was “a highly professional force and shall never disrespect a soldier even Indian.” “Pakistan remains fully committed to maintaining peace and tranquility along the LOC and expect same from other side and hope prudence is exercised,” another statement added. The two soldiers killed were named, by India, as Paramjit Singh and Prem Sagar. They had been part of a nine-member patrol team, according to K.N. Choubey of the Border Security Force. One other soldier had been injured, he said, but was in a stable condition. As the nation mourned the two soldiers’ deaths, India’s finance minister, who’s recently taken on the defense portfolio, expressed his anger in a tweet. “The act of killing and mutilating the bodies of two of our soldiers is the most reprehensible and barbaric. The sacrifice will not go in vain,” Arun Jaitley said. “We have fullest confidence in our armed forces who will react appropriately,” he added. Tensions over Kashmir last flared in September 2016 when militants from Pakistan killed 19 Indian soldiers in an army base in Uri, a remote area near the Line of Control. Shortly after, India responded with “surgical strikes,” which it said targeted terrorist cells across the de-facto border shared with Pakistan in Kashmir. Pakistan insisted that no incursion had taken place into the territory it controls, saying there had only been an exchange of fire. At the time, it promised a “forceful response” if there was a repeat of the operation. CNN’s Sophia Saifi contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170502121500", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-soldiers/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "700636954", "sentence": "As you may have noticed, CNN Travel has published a list of the best cities to visit in 2018. That list, put together by our partner Lonely Planet, includes San Juan, Puerto Rico as one of those destinations. San Juan is colorful, beautiful and rich with history. But it would be foolish not to acknowledge that the entire island of Puerto Rico was recently devastated by Hurricane Maria, with large swaths of the island still lacking water, electricity and other basic supplies. So why leave it on the list? Editors from both CNN Travel and Lonely Planet agreed that despite its current challenges, the capital city of San Juan still has much to offer visitors. When natural disasters strike popular tourist destinations, two schools of thought often spring up. Some cancel their trips and avoid the area altogether, not wanting to consume resources better allocated to locals. Others join immediate relief and recovery efforts and drop everything to reschedule trips and visit the affected areas. Both of those are okay, but we believe there’s a middle way. About two-thirds of the island’s hotels have reopened – more than 100 properties, according to the Puerto Rico Travel Company, the island’s official government-funded tourism board. Lonely Planet's top 10 cities to visit in 2018 That doesn’t mean everything is back to normal. Some hotels are existing on generator power and have cut back on extras like room service. Others have fewer staff than usual due to employees needing to help out at home or having fewer transportation options. Yet San Juan’s airport and cruise terminals are open and running at their usual capacity. CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago, who is from Puerto Rico and based in Mexico City, returned to the island to report on Hurricane Maria and its aftermath. She notes that while the island is still rebuilding, thoughtful tourists are being welcomed with open arms. “If you go, you need to know what the hotel situation is like,” Santiago says. “They’re operational, but that doesn’t mean they have everything. The elevators might not be working, the electricity might go out. They will treat you like royalty because they want every dollar, but you should have a solid, realistic set of expectations.” Santiago brought many items with her to distribute to relatives and friends in Puerto Rico and suggests that travelers do the same–that includes water filters, batteries, feminine hygiene products, voltage adapters, inverters and portable Wi-Fi devices. After all, there’s no better way to endear yourself to your hosts than by helping out. Beyond hotels, though, many businesses are back up and running in the capital city. Jose Izquierdo, executive director of the Puerto Rico Travel Company, is based in San Juan and stayed there through the hurricane. “The situation on the island is complicated, but improving,” he tells CNN Travel. “San Juan has withstood attacks and invasions.” That doesn’t mean that everything is back to normal. As the capital and business center, San Juan was the first place in Puerto Rico to get many resources. Other major attractions, such as El Yunque National Park, “need time to heal” and are not welcoming visitors. “What we really want to do is focus on the new profile of visitors–people who travel with a purpose,” says Izquierdo. “We’re already seeing them. It’s not only isolated groups coming down here. It’s a cohesive effort. Hotels are coming up with ideas to package (voluntourism) opportunities and channel help throughout the island, and we’re partnering with the private sector as well.” But that doesn’t mean you can’t combine your volunteering with enjoying the natural beauty and history of the island. Santiago took a break from covering the story of the hurricane’s aftermath go for a run along the coast. And both she and Izquierdo advise buying a kite from a street vendor and taking it out on the windy beach near the El Morro fort–longtime a popular activity for kids and adults alike. Many businesses are also open again, including Pirilo, a wood-oven pizzeria on Calle Tanca in Old San Juan, where Santiago recommends the beef-and-plantain pizza. One of Izquierdo’s favorite haunts, Cigar Lounge on Fortaleza St, was open for business the day after the hurricane thanks to a generator. “Old San Juan is truly a magical place,” Izquierdo says of his hometown. “San Juan is a blend of the old and the new; it’s a modern and accessible city with historic flavor, and the Spanish Colonial history blends with our American citizenship and the Puerto Rican culture and food and music. “I think this area will shortly again be thriving.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "San Juan, Puerto Rico", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171024140000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/why-visit-san-juan-puerto-rico/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "520339504", "sentence": "300,000 South Korea soldiers to take part in joint military drills Marines storm beach aboard assault vehicles in a mock amphibious landing U.S. general says exercises to \"deter\" North Korea Amid blasts of explosives and camouflaging smoke, U.S. and South Korean marines and sailors stormed a beach aboard assault vehicles Saturday in a mock amphibious landing. The carefully choreographed drill begins a much larger, eight-week series of annual joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. They take place against a backdrop of growing tension and missile tests just across the Demilitarized Zone in North Korea. South Korea’s defense ministry spokesman is calling the maneuvers “the largest scale ever,” involving 300,000 South Korean troops and at least 17,000 from the U.S. Small detachments of forces from Australia and New Zealand also participated in Saturday’s operations. The annual exercises have traditionally led to a ratcheting up of tensions with Seoul’s northern neighbor. The last several months have been particularly contentious, after North Korea claimed to have tested its first hydrogen bomb and fired a satellite into orbit. Both actions violate numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions.  They led to a rare moment of unity on the Security Council earlier this month, when member states unanimously agreed to a new resolution punishing Pyongyang with additional sanctions. Since then, North Korea continued to show its displeasure, firing short range projectiles off the peninsula’s eastern coast and revealing new weapons the regime claims to be miniaturized nuclear bombs. U.S. says North Korean submarine missing Filming joint US-South Korean military exercise in Pohan pic.twitter.com/EhyY5N2jlE According to a U.S. military statement, the United Nations Command informed the Korean People’s Army in North Korea about the “non provocative nature” of this year’s joint military exercises. But North Korea has responded with a threat of a “preemptive nuclear strike.” “As the joint military exercises to be staged by the enemies are regarded as the most undisguised nuclear war drills aimed to infringe upon the sovereignty of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, its military counteraction will be more preemptive and offensive nuclear strike to cope with them,” Pyongyang’s state-run KCNA news agency announced on March 7th. North Korea said Saturday the military exercises were “reckless” and its forces would “go over” the operation for preemptive retaliatory strikes at those involved in the drill, according to KCNA. The U.S. general in charge of Saturday’s amphibious assault exercises insisted the drills were not related to the latest spike in tensions. “We’ve been planning for this exercise for over a year,” said Brigadier General John Jansen of the U.S. Marines. But, he added that the exercises should also serve as a deterrent to North Korea. “At the end of the day, we sincerely believe in peace through strength, and it is in the strength of our alliance that we believe that we can deter and avoid war.” Since an armistice was signed by warring parties bringing an end to the Korean War in 1953, the U.S. has kept tens of thousands of troops deployed in South Korea. CNN cameraman Brad Olson films start of simulated amphibious assault #korea pic.twitter.com/0sfJVSZ4pS The U.S. mission, according to the U.S. Forces Korea webpage, is “to deter aggression and if necessary, defend the Republic of Korea (ROK) to maintain stability in Northeast Asia.” Hundreds of Korean police officers were deployed around the beach and coastal villages where the military demonstration took place. They held back scores of flag-waving demonstrators. Some of them traveled hours by car overnight to protest against the exercises. “This drill is not defensive. It’s an act of war,” said Choi Eu Na, a member of a group that calls itself Anti-War Peace Action. “I wish this aggressive stance, including that of North Korea, would stop hostile drills and start a peaceful atmosphere.” In the early afternoon, a C-130 military plane disgorged troops in parachutes. They floated down onto a hillside cleared of foliage, within sight of rows of protester flags labeled “No War” and “Proceed with Peace Treaty.” Though an armistice was signed more than 60 years ago, North and South Korea are still technically in a state of war.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160312080000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/12/asia/south-korea-us-military-drill/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "758001564", "sentence": "Cheryl Rofer is a chemist who spent 35 years working on environmental cleanups everywhere from Estonia to Kazakhstan, disassembling and decommissioning nuclear weapons, and overseeing the destruction of chemical weapons. But unlike international journalists, she is not on the list of people invited this week to witness the destruction of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site. “I was hoping you were going and I could talk you into bringing me along,” she said to CNN. The small contingent of international journalists invited into North Korea have arrived in the country and are on their way to Wonsan, a city on the country’s east coast. No weapons inspectors or individuals with any kind of expertise were expected to attend the event, which North Korea has said would “ensure transparency of discontinuance of the nuclear test.” When it made the announcement on April 20, the Workers’ Party of Korea’s Seventh Central Committee declared that the country had “realized nuclear weaponization,” and to ensure the end of all nuclear testing it would “discard” the test site in the north. Journalists from the US, China, Russia and the UK have all been invited to witness the event. They’re expected to view the activity from a distance, without any real opportunity to get a sense of what might have happened inside Punggye-ri’s tunnels. Bruce Bechtol says evidence that might have been collected will now be lost to the world. “It’s kind of like a murder scene where they let people like you and me trample around in it, it’s the same concept,” said Bechtol, a professor of political science at Angelo State University who has authored several books on North Korea. “The North Koreans have conducted all these tests here, every single weapons test, so if they let experts in to look at these tunnels before they let anyone else in that would be potentially for us an intelligence boon,” he said. Some observers have said that the site had become partially unusable anyway due to the damage incurred after six nuclear tests since 2006, while others say the site was still in operation only months ago. Regardless of its operating status, there is still much to be gained from allowing experts in to look around and collect various residue, says Rofer. “If I were going I would want to bring some capability of taking samples, and I would also want to bring a geologist with me. I’d want to have a radiation counter, I would want to go into the tunnel to see if parts of it have caved in in the back, and I would want to take radiation measurements.” All those samples and tests could yield information on the kinds of weapons that were being tested, she said. “Isotope measurements could tell you about the design of the device, it would tell you what kind of bombs they’re making, what they’re making them out of, how much uranium and plutonium is in the bombs. We might be able to infer what they’re planning and the shape of their progress,” she said. All of that information, experts say, could then be fed back to negotiators to give them a stronger hand in dealing with the Kim regime, including giving them the ability to know whether they are truly extracting concessions, or just cosmetic changes. The prospect of such a public demolition gives Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, a sense of déjà vu. “A lot of this reminds me of the theater of when they destroyed the cooling tower under the Bush administration, and the media was invited to observe the tower exploding and gave a good visual which the Bush administration and the Kim family promoted,” she said. “It’s not irreversible, they eventually found a different way to cool the reactor.” In 2008, North Korea destroyed a water cooling tower at a facility state officials admitted to using to extract plutonium to build nuclear weapons. The massive explosion at the Yongbyon facility was meant to symbolize the end of Pyongyang’s nuclear program. During that time, under pressure from restrictive sanctions and international isolation, the North Koreans were more forthcoming about the extent of their program. Along with the journalists invited to watch the event were US State Department officials and observers from the International Atomic Energy Agency, CNN reported. Among the disclosures North Korea made at the time about its nuclear program was the revelation that it had produced roughly 40 kilograms of enriched plutonium, something the US State Department said was enough for about seven nuclear bombs. In response, then-US President George W. Bush said he would lift some US sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the administration’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. It later emerged that the North Koreans had been building a separate facility to continue producing fissile material without disclosing it to international authorities. Last November, President Donald Trump returned North Korea to the state sponsors of terrorism list. The world is missing an opportunity in allowing North Korea to unilaterally dismantle the site without having a chance to inspect it first, says Cheon Seong Whun a visiting research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. “It’s very critical evidence that helps us understand the history of North Korea’s nuclear program, and if North Korea is sincere about giving up its nuclear weapons,” he said. “What they have to do is provide all necessary information and documents to the international community and then invite UN inspections, North Korea doesn’t have to dismantle this on its own, this isn’t something that should be done in haste.” Cheon, a former South Korean government official who worked in the defense and unification departments, argues rather, that North Korea might be destroying the site now to avoid providing access to it down the road, possibly as part of a concession from a summit with Trump that is planned for June 12 but currently looking uncertain. “North Korea’s arbitrary action to dismantle this facility on its own, this is not something that we can believe is part of North Korea’s declared aim of denuclearization. It’s nothing more than destroying evidence.” For longtime North Korea observers, another indicator of Kim Jong Un’s motives lie in the timing of the scheduled demolition – it’s happening at the same time South Korean leader Moon Jae-in is visiting President Trump at the White House. “Look at the timing,” said Cheon. “This is the time Moon is meeting Trump in Washington, this isn’t just a coincidence, he wants to take advantage of this event with political propaganda.” Rofer believes even if parts of the tunnels are blown up, they can always be unearthed later should the North Koreans want to reuse the site. “It is absolutely correct that we [the international community] seem to be making all the concessions,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea's dismantling of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180522060000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/asia/north-korea-destroy-nuclear-site-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "674904013", "sentence": "Mueller sent a notice, called a document preservation request, to White House staff Request includes text messages, emails, notes, voicemails and other communications Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House to preserve all documents relating to the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort had with a Russian lawyer and others, according to a source who has seen the letter. Mueller sent a notice, called a document preservation request, asking White House staff to save “any subjects discussed in the course of the June 2016 meeting” and also “any decisions made regarding the recent disclosures about the June 2016 meeting,” according to the source, who read portions of the letter to CNN. The letter from Mueller began: “As you are aware the Special Counsel’s office is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Donald Trump.  Information concerning the June 2016 meeting between Donald J Trump Jr and Natalia Veselnitskaya is relevant to the investigation.” Related article Trump reshuffling legal team The preservation request is broad and includes text messages, emails, notes, voicemails and other communications and documentation regarding the June 2016 meeting and any related communication since then. On Wednesday, the White House counsel’s office sent a notice to White House staff informing them of the document preservation request. A second source confirmed to CNN the letter was sent to White House personnel. Such notices are frequently sent in the early stages of investigation and puts those who receive it on notice of the need to hold on to the material and specifically not to destroy documents that could be relevant to the investigation and requested in the future. Related article For Trump, it always comes back to the tax returns A White House spokeswoman told CNN they don’t comment on internal communications and the special counsel’s office declined to comment. CNN reported last week that the White House scramble to respond to revelations about Donald Trump Jr.’s emails may have exposed the aides involved to special counsel scrutiny about what they learned about that meeting. White House aides and Kushner’s legal team began strategizing late last month over how to manage the disclosure of newly discovered emails setting up the June 2016 meeting, according to sources close to Kushner’s legal team. Their public relations efforts culminated in a series of stumbles in response to inquiries from media outlets about the June 2016 meeting. Related article Trump tests the limits of presidential power Some of the President’s closest aides, who were traveling with him back from Europe helped strategize about a response for Trump Jr., according to people briefed on the matter. The New York Times first reported on the crafting of the statement. A sensitive legal matter such as this would normally have been handled by the attorneys, given that it was about the Russia investigation. But the President’s lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, who is designated to handle personal legal issues, was not traveling with the President and was largely uninvolved, according to the people familiar with the matter. The Times reported last week that the President himself approved the statement, raising the possibility the President may have opened himself up to new legal issues not covered by attorney-client privilege. Jay Sekulow, the President’s attorney, denied that Trump was involved. “I wasn’t involved in the statement drafting at all, nor was the President. I’m assuming that was between Mr. Donald Trump Jr., between Don Jr. and his lawyer. I’m sure his lawyer was involved, that’s how you do it,” said Sekulow in an interview on CNN’s New Day.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Special Counsel Robert Mueller", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170721154500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/politics/robert-mueller-russia-investigation-trump-tower-meeting/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "632682548", "sentence": "Immigrant from Argentina says she was brought to United States at age 7 Financial troubles kept her from renewing her DACA status, friend says She spoke out on behalf of young undocumented immigrants like herself who want legal status. Now she’s in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daniela Vargas, 22, was arrested Wednesday after sharing her family’s story – including her father and brother’s arrest last month by ICE officers – during a news conference in Jackson, Mississippi. Moments before her arrest by ICE, Vargas had advocated for young people who, like herself, were brought to the US illegally as children, then qualified for a temporary reprieve from deportation under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. Recipients often are called DREAMers, a reference to the DREAM Act, which if approved by Congress would give DACA participants permanent legal status. Related article Trump keeps DACA but chips away at barriers to deportation “The path to citizenship is necessary for DACA recipients but also for the other 11 million undocumented people with dreams,” Vargas told reporters. “Today, my father and brother await deportation, while I continue to fight this battle as a DREAMer to help contribute to this country, which I feel that is very much my country.” President Donald Trump has identified DACA as an exception to sweeping new orders mandating aggressive enforcement of immigration laws. But new rules issued by the Department of Homeland Security make clear that no undocumented immigrants will be exempt from deportation proceedings. Vargas said she arrived in the United States with her family at age 7 as an undocumented immigrant from Argentina and later was granted DACA status, which lasts two years. Her attorney, Abby Peterson, said Vargas’ DACA status expired in November. She could not immediately afford the minimum $495 renewal application fee, Peterson said, and put off the process until last month. The government recommends DACA recipients apply for a renewal between 150 and 120 days before their status expires. Days after she reapplied, her father and brother on February 15 were taken into ICE custody at their home. Bill Chandler, executive director of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, said he was among immigrant advocates at the scene. “We stood vigil outside of the house for about five hours,” Chandler said. “ICE was trying to persuade Daniela to come out of the house. Of course, she refused. They went and got a search warrant. … Then they decided to break into the house and confront her.” “She was terrified, locked in a closet, ICE pounding on her door, asking what she was supposed to do,” a friend, Angela Stuesse, said. “And I was also terrified. And that went on for hours.” Related article Trump admin sets stage for mass deportations Vargas convinced the agents she was “a DACA person,” Chandler said. “But they threatened her and said they’re going to come back and get her.” Even so, Vargas, who aspires to be a university math teacher, wanted to speak out this week about recent ICE raids, Stuesse said. “She thought sharing her story might help people,” she said. But shortly after Vargas left the news conference, she encountered federal officers. “Just after she spoke, ICE agents retaliated,” said Greisa Martinez Rosas, advocacy director for United We Dream, on a conference call Thursday with reporters. “ICE agents tracked her down and knocked on her window. And what we know they said is, ‘You know who we are, you know why we’re here.’ “Because her DACA was expired, ICE agents played a game of gotcha with her life,” Martinez said Vargas appreciates the opportunities afforded her in America, her lawyer said. “Like so many immigrants, she doesn’t take this country for granted,” Peterson said. “She has pursued an education, she works hard, she pays her taxes. She is a very deserving individual.” Stuesse, who has known Vargas since she arrived in Mississippi 15 years ago, described her as “a great kid.” “She was a member of the band; she plays the trumpet,” Stuesse said. “She got a scholarship to keep going to band for community college but couldn’t pay for the rest of the expenses.” Vargas now manages a small store in Mississippi, Martinez said. ICE confirmed Vargas is in custody: “US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took Daniela Vargas, 22, an unlawfully present Argentinian citizen, into custody March 1, during a targeted immigration enforcement action in Jackson, Mississippi.” Peterson said she has not yet spoken with Vargas but will represent her with federal authorities. CNN’s Nick Valencia and Catherine Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Immigration and Customs Enforcement", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170302041500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ARG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/us/dreamer-arrested-jackson-mississippi/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "761016034", "sentence": "President Donald Trump has thrown another twist into the North Korean summit saga, announcing he will meet with leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 after all – and raising some concern that history may be repeating itself. Trump met in the Oval Office on Friday with former North Korean spy chief Kim Yong Chol for about 90 minutes – the highest-level North Korean official to visit the US in 18 years – and sent him off with a smile and a handshake. The prospect of a summit instead of the pre-emptive war that many feared just a few months ago drew praise. But, in comments to reporters on the South Lawn afterward, Trump set down markers that seemed to shift the US position in ways analysts said could undermine Washington’s leverage. RELATED: Trump says Singapore summit with Kim is back on Trump told reporters he would not add extra sanctions on Pyongyang and would no longer use the term “maximum pressure” – the international sanctions regimen designed to squeeze North Korea. While US officials had said Pyongyang must denuclearize and take action to show it’s serious, Trump was vague about North Korea’s commitment to do so, even as US intelligence services warn that some of Pyongyang’s gestures toward dismantling its weapons programs might be nothing more than propaganda. And where the administration once talked about a nuclear deal and one summit, Trump on Friday stressed that this is “a process” that will go on for some time: “I told them today, ‘Take your time. We can go fast. We can go slowly.’ “ For many Korea watchers and national security analysts, it had a familiar ring: a wily North Korean regime parlaying a willingness to talk and the eagerness of its interlocutors into long drawn-out negotiations that give it recognition, concessions and validation. Related article Kim's tunnel explosions a goodwill gesture? Not so fast “Right now, it seems President Trump’s North Korea policy is in a state of flux,” said Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, a foreign policy think tank. “The Trump strategy now seems to be to cajole the North Koreans into a potential nuclear deal,” Kazianis said, by showing Pyongyang that America can guarantee its security and provide massive economic assistance. “While that may work, my great fear is that North Korea will do what it has always done: Pocket the concessions and economic aid and never give up its nuclear weapons,” Kazianis said. “President Trump must be cautious and not fall in the traps that the Kim regime have successfully laid for American presidents for decades.” Related video N. Korean official departs WH after meeting Joel Wit, co-founder of 38 North, an authoritative website that tracks North Korea, saw no reason for pessimism. “My reaction is he’s now doing everything he should be doing in the run-up to a summit,” Wit said of Trump. “He’s toning down his rhetoric, he’s emphasizing positive things and he’s just on a glide path to what he hopes will be a successful meeting.” Trump emphasized the positive with reporters Friday, even as he discussed sanctions. He said he looked forward to lifting them one day and that wouldn’t happen until North Korea denuclearized, but then he softened his rhetoric. Hundreds of new sanctions that are ready to go will be put on hold, the President said. “Why would I do that when we’re talking so nicely?” he added. “I don’t even want to use the term ‘maximum pressure’ anymore, because I don’t want to use that term because we’re getting along,” Trump said. “You see the relationship. We’re getting along.” In fact, the US has not been deploying maximum pressure, said Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation. And in recent weeks North Korea has been building a buffer against US sanctions by cultivating its relationships with South Korea, China and Russia. Klingner points out that the Trump White House, like previous administrations, has declined to use secondary sanctions to target China for doing business with North Korea. “Maximum pressure has not been maximum because Trump, like his predecessors, continues to pull punches on enforcing US law,” said Klingner. Another concern is that in publicly announcing he’s backing away from the term, Trump is sending a signal that could undermine the international pressure that does exist. “I think many people are going to feel that not using the phrase ‘maximum pressure’ signals an end to the sanctions campaign that is premature,” said Scott Snyder, director of the program on US-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. “It means that the North Koreans are getting relief in return for dialogue, when what we need is relief in exchange for action.” Related video Critical meetings in 3 countries ahead of possible Trump, Kim summit Action is what US officials had been saying they needed to see. “If we’re going to have a summit, they’re going to have to make clear what they’re willing to do,” a senior State Department official, briefing reporters this week, said of the North Koreans. “They have to denuclearize. … We need action. Yeah, we need a commitment.” But the standards for a summit seemed to have shifted Friday, when Trump was asked whether Kim Jong Un is committed to denuclearizing. “I think so,” the President said. “He’d like to see it happen.” Trump added that Kim “wants to be careful. … He’s not going to run and do things.” It didn’t sound like an endorsement of the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization that US officials have been calling for. “It seems the United States still has not convinced North Korea to abide by CVID,” Klingner said. Klingner, a former CIA deputy division chief for Korea, pointed out that even as Trump and Kim Jong Un have agreed to meet, the two sides may not be any closer to agreeing on a common interpretation of the term denuclearization. North Korea, he said, attaches great conditionality to the term. As a self-proclaimed member of the nuclear club, Pyongyang’s position has been that it will go to zero nuclear weapons only once all other members of the club do as well – a nonstarter. That concerns analysts such as Snyder, who said that “many people were hoping the administration would continue the talks after tangible steps in the direction of denuclearization.” North Korea did make a grand gesture recently, inviting reporters to witness the detonation of underground nuclear test tunnels – but the US intelligence community now says the performance might have been more theater than reality. US intelligence and international arms control officials say preliminary analysis of North Korea’s detonation indicates the explosions were not strong enough to destroy the tunnels. A US official with knowledge of the findings told CNN that portions of the tunnel complex may remain usable. Related video N. Korea tunnel explosions appear superficial On Tuesday, CNN reported that US intelligence assessments conclude that while Kim could give up some weapons in negotiations with the US – including warheads and missiles – he may not be willing to give up the capability to regenerate his program. On Friday, Trump emphasized that this is just the beginning of a long process. “June 12th, we’ll be in Singapore,” he said. “It will be a beginning. I don’t say and I’ve never said it happens in one meeting. You’re talking about years of hostility, years of problems, years of, really, hatred between so many different nations.” Trump predicted a “a very positive result in the end.” Analysts and Korea experts say it’s too soon to tell. They point to the familiar dance developing between clever North Korean negotiators and US counterparts eager to nail down a  deal – a dance that has ended in failure in the past. One significant difference this time, Snyder said, is the talks are starting not with low-level negotiators but with Trump himself. “What we don’t know is whether it will be different because we’re doing it at the top level,” Snyder said. CNN’s Michelle Kosinski contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180602024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/01/politics/trump-north-korea-summit-on-concerns/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "588523089", "sentence": "New: A toddler born to one of the girls was also released, officials say No Boko Haram fighters released in exchange for freed girls, source says The militants kidnapped 276 girls from school in 2014 Boko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to authorities Thursday after a series of negotiations, Nigeria’s government said, in the first mass release of any of the more than 200 girls and women kidnapped from their school two years ago. The 21 were freed before dawn in the northeastern Nigerian town of Banki, near the border with Cameroon, a source close to the negotiations said on condition of anonymity. They are said to have been among the 276 girls and women, ages 16 to 18, that Boko Haram militants herded from bed in the middle of the night at a boarding school in Chibok in April 2014 – a kidnapping that spurred global outrage. A child born to one of the girls and believed by medical personnel to be about 20 months old also was released, according to the Nigerian president’s office. As many as 57 girls escaped almost immediately in 2014, and one was found this spring. Just under 200 remain unaccounted for after their release. September: Chibok girls’ parents react to new Boko Haram video The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss government brokered the deal between the Islamist militant group and the Nigerian government, said Mallam Garba Shehu, spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. The release is “a result of the round-the-clock efforts by the administration to put a closure to the sad issue of the (kidnappings),” Nigerian information minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed told reporters in Abuja. Related video Chibok girls' abduction: a timeline of events “We see this as a credible first step in the eventual release of all the Chibok girls in captivity,” Mohammed said. Terms of the deal were not immediately announced, but no captive Boko Haram fighters were released in exchange for the girls, the source with knowledge of the negotiations said. August: Video of Chibok girls released; parents react These are the 21 released Chibok women and girls, according to Nigeria’s government:Blessing AbanaComfort AmosDeborah AndrawusMaryam BasheerMary Usman BulamaGlory DamaSaratu EmannuelAgnes GapaniAsabe GoniComfort HabilaRahab IbrahimRebecca IbrahimDeborah Ja’afaruJummai JohnMaryamu LawanGlory MaintaRebecca MallamSaratu MarkusHelen MusaPindah NuhuLugwa Sanda After their release, the former captives went to meet with the governor of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, and later taken to the central Nigerian city of Abuja, Borno officials said. “We welcome reports … of the negotiated release of 21 of our abducted #ChibokGirls today,” the Nigeria-based #Chibokgirls campaign said in a statement. “Following this development, we trust that our government will continue to work to keep the safety, security, and well-being of the other girls a high priority. “We further urge the international community to continue to support our government’s effort to rescue all other abducted Nigerians, so that parents, the Chibok community, the nation, and the world can finally put an end to this nightmare once and for all.” May: Chibok girl found after two years as Boko Haram captive Nigerian authorities identified the girls as Mary Usman Bulama, Jummai John, Blessing Abana, Lugwa Sanda, Comfort Habila, Maryam Basheer, Comfort Amos,Glory Mainta, Saratu Emannuel, Deborah Ja’afaru, Rahab Ibrahim, Helen Musa, Maryamu Lawan, Rebecca Ibrahim, Asabe Goni, Deborah Andrawus, Agnes Gapani, Saratu Markus, Glory Dama, Pindah Nuhu and Rebecca Mallam. In Abuja, the girls were met with hugs from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. On Twitter, Osinbajo wrote: “Dawn, dusk, almost a 1000 days. Twenty-one of our girls are back. It is my joy to welcome you home. The nation has been waiting for you.” Dawn, dusk, almost a 1000 days.Twenty-one of our girls are back. It is my joy to welcome you home.The nation has been waiting for you. pic.twitter.com/iNummDG8rU Chibok is in Borno, where Boko Haram is strongest. The militants were believed to have taken their captives to the dense Sambisa forest, a reputed Boko Haram stronghold. The terror group, which pledged allegiance to ISIS in March 2015, aims to impose a stricter enforcement of Sharia law across Africa’s most populous nation, which has a Christian-majority south and a Muslim-majority north. The 2014 kidnapping prompted global figures such as Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and US first lady Michelle Obama to support a #BringBackOurGirls campaign on social media. The release comes amid an apparent split in the terror group, with ISIS introducing an alleged Boko Haram leader in the summer even as Boko Haram’s longtime chief maintained that he still was in charge. The students’ release also comes amid pressure from the girls’ families on the Nigerian government to secure their freedom from whomever still held them. The pressure increased as Boko Haram, or groups claiming to represent it, issued videos over a period of months showing some of the kidnapped students, apparently to prove to the government that some were alive and to make demands, such as the release of captured Boko Haram fighters. Related article Boko Haram: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge This includes a recording, believed to have been recorded in December, that CNN exclusively obtained in April showing 15 of the girls. Another video, addressed to the girls’ families in August, shows 50 girls wearing headscarves. A father of one of the captives told CNN that his daughter and other Chibok students were in the video. In that recording, a militant says that 40 girls were married off. The militant claims some girls were killed in a Nigerian airstrike. A Boko Haram insider told CNN in August that despite the leadership split, longtime leader Abubakar Shekau still controlled the Chibok girls and was thought to be hiding in the forest. April: Boko Haram releases ‘proof of life’ video Beyond the 57 who escaped soon after their capture, the first Chibok student to be recovered was Amina Ali Nkeki, who was found on the outskirts of Sambisa forest in May. She was with a man she had married in captivity – allegedly a Boko Haram fighter – and their baby daughter. The man, who told a witness that he, too, had been kidnapped by Boko Haram, was detained by Nigeria’s military. Amina Ali told CNN in August that she was held hostage by Boko Haram for more than two years, and was married off a year into her ordeal. Ali said that she didn’t know where her husband was taken after his detention, but that she wanted to be reunited with him. “I’m not comfortable with the way I’m being kept from him,” the 21-year-old said at an undisclosed location in Abuja. Ali said that a dozen captives died in a bombing more than a year ago. Related article Escaped Chibok girl: I miss my Boko Haram husband For a year after they were taken, the abducted girls were kept together, she said. Then some of the teenagers – including her – were “given” to the terrorists as wives. She said her desire to see her mother again gave her courage to flee camp. Asked how she felt about becoming a mother herself while in captivity, her face clouded over and, speaking through an interpreter, she said: “I don’t want to answer.” Mohammed, the Nigerian information minister, said that Thursday’s release was “not a swap.” “It is a release, the product of painstaking negotiations and trust on both sides,” he said. According to the Global Terrorism Index released last year, Boko Haram was the world’s deadliest terrorist group in 2014, before it pledged allegiance to ISIS, the terror group that controls parts of Syria and Iraq. That year, the GTI said, Boko Haram was responsible for 6,644 deaths, compared with ISIS, which was responsible for 6,073. CNN’s David McKenzie, Bryony Jones, Nima Elbagir and Ibrahim Sawab contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nigerian government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161013103000", "country1": "CHE", "country2": "CMR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/africa/nigeria-chibok-girls-released/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "691547294", "sentence": "NEW: San Juan resident says damage is incredible, with God's help he will rebuild Dominica PM says there is no power, limited ways to communicate, no running water The large eye of Hurricane Maria lumbered toward the popular vacation islands of Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas on Thursday, leaving Puerto Rico and its Caribbean neighbors battered, drenched and largely without power. The core of Maria, a major hurricane, is forecast to pass just east of the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas early Friday. The Category 3 storm has sustained winds of 125 mph, the US National Hurricane Center said. In just 24 hours, Maria dumped almost 40 inches of rain on parts of Puerto Rico, where millions of residents won’t have power for months. Most of the island saw more than a foot of precipitation as Maria turned streets into raging rivers. The storm brought down trees and poured up to 6 inches of rain on the Dominican Republic as the eyewall passed to the east. Many Puerto Ricans spent Thursday cleaning up. A man in the La Perla area of San Juan told CNN he still had his faith. “It’s incredible … but I believe in God, and we can do anything with the help of God,” Roberto Caballero said. CNN teams in San Juan saw that some shops were open. All had long lines. Maria has brought misery to many Caribbean Islands and death to Dominica, where at least 15 people were killed when the storm passed earlier this week, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Here’s the latest on Maria’s destruction, and what’s next. Although Maria is drifting away from the Dominican Republic, parts of the country are still seeing hurricane conditions, the National Hurricane Center said. “A dangerous storm surge accompanied by large and destructive waves will raise water levels by as much as 4 to 6 feet” in parts of the Dominican Republic – where rivers were still swollen from Hurricane Irma, forecasters said. Haiti, on the western part of the island, could see a storm surge of up to 3 feet. Maria will likely strengthen as it moves across warm water, endangering low-lying islands with enormous storm surges. And the Turks and Caicos could see as much as 20 inches of rainfall, the hurricane center said. A post shared by Ilya Kislitsyn (@master_ilya_kislitsyn) Maria could affect the US East Coast by early next week with high surf, dangerous rip currents and windy conditions. Depending on its path, the system could also bring rain from the mid-Atlantic to Massachusetts, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said. Puerto Ricans might not get power back for four to six months, said Ricardo Ramos, the CEO of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. “The system has been basically destroyed,” Ramos told CNN. He said hospitals and water systems will get priority power restoration. The island’s largest airport, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, will be open to commercial traffic Friday, according to Aerostar Puerto Rico, which manages the airport near San Juan. Emergency generators will power the limited operations, and there will be no air conditioning, the operator said. President Donald Trump told reporters that he will visit Puerto Rico, a US commonwealth, but did not detail when. “Puerto Rico was absolutely obliterated,” Trump said. “We’ll work with the governor and the people of Puerto Rico.” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Maria is the “most devastating storm to hit the island this century, if not in modern history.” Puerto Rico has been through a long recession and is deeply in debt. Before the storm hit, the state-owned power grid was “a little bit old, mishandled and weak,” the governor said. Retired Army veteran Manuel Torres called Maria’s devastation the worst he’d ever seen. His mother’s house in La Perla, an oceanfront community in old San Juan, was destroyed. Emerging after the storm had passed, Torres found the three-story home reduced to two stories. Angela Magaña, a UFC fighter who lives in the area, said neighbors were helping each other. “We need cleanup, water, food, and generators,” she told CNN. “There are a lot of old people here who are going without necessities. We need to rebuild and restructure, and we need prayers. Any kind of help we can get because it’s a mess right now.” This was taken an hour after #HurricaneMaria passed over Puerto Rico. Now there are flash flood warnings across the entire island. @CNN pic.twitter.com/CAHMMTNgzF Dozens of families were rescued from flooding Thursday in Levittown, near the capital city of San Juan, a spokeswoman for the Puerto Rican governor tweeted. The Puerto Rican National Guard was still searching for others in need of rescue, she said. Cassidy Spooner, a tourist from Jacksonville, Florida, came upon animals as she was checking out the damage in Luquillo on Thursday. “The dog was looking for food. I saw her find raw bacon in the street and eat it,” she said. Spooner told CNN she saw kittens and cats near a house nearby that appeared to have cat food, but the felines looked skinny and scared. Neighbors were trying to take care of the animals, she said. Army Reserve Brig. Gen Dustin Shultz told “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon” there are 4,500 reserve soldiers on Puerto Rico to assist the National Guard. Prime Minister Skerrit said Dominica was almost completely devastated. “First of all, every village in Dominica, every street in Dominica … is affected by the hurricane,” he told ABS TV/Radio, based in Antigua and Barbuda. “We have no running water, no electricity, no power, we have very limited communication services.” Skerrit’s own home was demolished in the storm. There is desperate need for food, water and medical supplies on the island of 73,000 residents, officials said. Related article Dominica knocked to its knees by Hurricane Maria “The need is great,” said Philmore Mullin, head of Antigua and Barbuda’s National Office of Disaster Services. “We know of casualties, but not in detail. We’ve heard of many missing, but we just don’t know much at the moment.” Skerrit is “homeless” and “bunking up in an area called St. Aroment,” government spokesman Charles Jong said. A flight Wednesday over Dominica showed thousands of trees had been snapped and were strewn across the landscape, leaving the island stripped of vegetation. CNN also saw evidence of dozens of mudslides, although not in population centers. The usually blue-green sea in many places had turned a muddy brown. Maria also annihilated homes on the US Virgin Islands. On Thursday, Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp announced a 24-hour curfew, effective immediately, on the four main US Virgin Islands – St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island. Related article Living through two hurricanes has been the ordeal of our lives “Your presence on the roads during the curfew hours will only hamper clean-up efforts and could delay the distribution of critically needed supplies,” Mapp said. One of the hardest hit islands was St. Croix. Maria didn’t just obliterate homes, it knocked out vital communication lines, resident Murillo Melo said. “Here on the island and on the mainland, people are trying to get in contact with friends and relatives,” he said. “People are desperate to get some news from their friends and relatives.” Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Trump declared the US Virgin Islands a major disaster area and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts. CNN’s Steve Almasy, Marilia Brocchetto, Intisar Seraaj, Alla Eshchenko, Layla Santiago, Alexa Miranda, Monica Serrano, Michael Holmes, Dominique van Heerden, Cassandra Santiago and David Siegel contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hurricane Maria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170921093000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "DMA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/americas/hurricane-maria-dominican-republic-puerto-rico/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "690783084", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Emine Erdoğan is the First Lady of the Republic of Turkey. The opinions in this article belong to the author. The Rohingya Muslims, an ancient community in Myanmar and currently the largest group of stateless people in the world, have been at risk for decades, writes Emine Erdoğan, Turkey's first lady. The Rohingya Muslims, an ancient community in Myanmar and currently the largest group of stateless people in the world, have been at risk for decades. A recent increase in violent attacks against this minority, however, has claimed more than 1,000 lives since August 25 and has forced tens of thousands of civilians to seek refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. To prevent what could possibly be the next genocide, Turkey has stepped up its diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in the area. Before it’s too late, other world leaders must follow suit. The Rohingya Muslim community’s plight did not start yesterday. Having been deprived of citizenship under the 1982 citizenship law, members of that minority are  prohibited from taking part in civil and political life – banned from  voting and holding office in Myanmar. To make matters worse, they live under dire economic conditions that affect all aspects of everyday life. Related article Rights groups accuse Myanmar of 'ethnic cleansing' in Rohingya crackdown To be clear, what has been happening in Myanmar represents a clear violation of Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which stipulates that the national government must protect and respect the human rights of everyone regardless of their race, color, sex, language, religious convictions, opinions and origins. Likewise, the arbitrary restrictions on the Rohingya community’s rights are incompatible with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. In recent years, there has been an uptick in violence against Rohingya Muslims, which has resulted in mass displacement and a large number of casualties. In 2012, when I first traveled to Myanmar, close to 200 people – most of them Rohingya Muslims – had been killed in clashes. Over the past year the security situation further deteriorated as tens of thousands of people had to choose between near-certain death and seeking refuge in neighboring Bangladesh, which faces major economic challenges itself. Related article The Rohingya don't want our anger -- they want our help The humanitarian crisis is impossible to ignore: According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 18,500 Rohingya Muslims had arrived at Bangladeshi refugee camps by the end of August. The United Nations now puts that number at more than 400,000. During my visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border last week, Rohingya Muslims – most of them women and children – told me haunting stories about the deaths of their relatives and loved ones. Some were forced to watch as their husbands were executed. Others saw their villages being burned to the ground. It was clear that they depended on the compassion of others to survive. Turkey’s approach to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar reflects our proven commitment to assist fellow human beings in need. As of today, our country remains the world’s second-largest provider of humanitarian assistance. In addition to hosting close to three million Syrian and Iraqi refugees within our borders, to whom $25 billion worth of services and aid has been provided since 2011, we have helped to address crises in distant parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Turkey follows the most recent developments in Myanmar with deep concern. However, expressing concern alone isn’t enough to make a difference on the ground. In an effort to address pressing problems in the area, Turkey has taken a number of diplomatic and humanitarian steps in recent weeks. Having reached out to the leaders of Bangladesh and Myanmar, we delivered 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the Rohingya Muslim refugees. Last week, I personally oversaw the distribution of humanitarian aid and spoke with survivors and eyewitnesses. At the same time, we pledged to cover the costs of hosting Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh and expressed our intentions to build new housing at the border to improve the living standards of refugees. Turkey, however, cannot be reasonably expected to address the situation alone. This is why world leaders must follow suit and get behind a comprehensive, long-term strategy to broker a permanent solution. Related article They fled for their lives. He didn't survive As a first step, we must ensure the safety of Rohingya Muslims by offering financial incentives to the government of Bangladesh, which remains the only safe haven for the persecuted minority. Moving forward, the international community must work with the government of Myanmar to ensure the Rohingya Muslim community will be granted citizenship and their safe return to their native land is guaranteed. The fact that Rohingya Muslims live in a remote part of the world doesn’t make their lives less valuable, their experiences less painful or the situation less dire. Humanity must not fail the Rohingya Muslims as it failed the hundreds of thousands of innocent people who perished in Srebrenica and Rwanda. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with officials from our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others, are fully committed to finding a solution. As for the rest of the world, the time to act is now.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey's efforts to address the Rohingya crisis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170919033000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "MMR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/opinions/emine-erdogan-rohingya-muslims-opinion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "641051331", "sentence": "Trump reuses a line from his campaign The FBI disclosed it is investigating Trump's campaign last week Amid an expanding chorus of questions about interaction between Russian officials and his own advisers during the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump resurfaced attacks in a set of tweets Monday night alleging improper Russian ties for both former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On Twitter, Trump wrote: “Why isn’t the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal that allowed big Uranium to go to Russia, Russian speech….” About 10 minutes later, the President completed the message, writing, “…money to Bill, the Hillary Russian ‘reset,’ praise of Russia by Hillary, or Podesta Russian Company. Trump Russia story is a hoax. #MAGA!” Why isn't the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal that allowed big Uranium to go to Russia, Russian speech.... ...money to Bill, the Hillary Russian \"reset,\" praise of Russia by Hillary, or Podesta Russian Company. Trump Russia story is a hoax. #MAGA! The House Intelligence Committee, as well as its Senate counterpart, are investigating Russia’s alleged attempts to influence the election, including any possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. FBI Director James Comey disclosed publicly last week that the FBI is doing the same. The evening Twitter references recalled a Clinton controversy documented in The New York Times two years ago. Trump’s campaign made the same claim last fall when he was competing against Clinton to become president. Nick Merrill, a former Clinton campaign spokesman, immediately refuted Trump on Twitter and linked to a fact-checking website. Because it's not true. That's the reason Mr. President.https://t.co/ombdUI4Bit https://t.co/XszGZ0Wzp5 The State Department under Clinton was one of several agencies that signed off on a deal that included the Russian atomic energy agency. During the period of the deal, a Russian investment bank tied to the deal paid Bill Clinton for a speech and the Canadian chairman of the entity being sold to Russia moved funding to the Clinton Foundation. Former Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta had been a member of the board of a Russian energy company. Trump followed his Clinton tweets with one disparaging the House Freedom Caucus, and another pledging the Democrats would work with him on health care after the imminent collapse he expects Obamacare to have, adding “We are in very good shape!” The Republican House Freedom Caucus was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. After so many bad years they were ready for a win! The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as soon as ObamaCare folds - not long. Do not worry, we are in very  good shape!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170328033000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-house-intelligence/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "676488594", "sentence": "GOP leaders haven't commented on a potential override were Trump to veto the legislation The bill contains sanctions against North Korea, Iran and Russia Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump’s new communications director, told CNN on Thursday that the President may veto bipartisan sanctions against Russia, breaking with the widespread approval the sanctions received on Capitol Hill. “He may sign the sanctions exactly the way they are, or he may veto the sanctions and negotiate an even tougher deal against the Russians,” Scaramucci said on CNN’s “New Day,” calling Trump’s strategy on sanctions part of his “counterintuitive, counterpunching personality.” Congressional negotiators reached a deal Wednesday night to send new sanctions, paving the way to send a bill to Trump’s desk that slaps Russia with new sanctions and limits Trump’s ability to alter them. Senate foreign relations committee Chairman Bob Corker, asked by reporters on Thursday about the comment, dismissed Scaramucci’s suggestion that Trump could veto the Russia sanctions bill. Corker, R-Tennessee, said he’s spoken with both the President and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in recent days and has no reason to believe Trump could veto the bill. “I had a conversation with the President just in the last few days, I’ve talked to Tillerson Tuesday night. I don’t think that’s real,” Corker said. “I just can’t imagine – you look at the vote count.” The deal cameafter Corker and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy publicly disagreed on the future of the sanctions, raising questions about whether the bill would reach Trump’s desk before he left for recess in August. Related article Russia sanctions bill hits yet another snag The House overwhelmingly passed sanctions against Russia, North Korea and Iran on Tuesday, with only three votes against the action. After raising questions about the North Korean sanctions in the legislation, Corker agreed to a deal where the Senate will pass the Russian sanctions and send the bill to Trump. In exchange, McCarthy pledged to take up future North Korean sanctions that come from the Senate. The Trump White House’s response to sanctions has run the gamut, with multiple Trump administration officials raising questions about whether the actions undermined the White House. After the House passed the bill, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump was reviewing the legislation but supports “tough sanctions.” Related article Huckabee Sanders: White House supports sanctions bill “While the President supports tough sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Russia, the White House is reviewing the House legislation and awaits a final legislative package for the President’s desk,” she said. Former press secretary Sean Spicer, who resigned his post earlier this month, said last month that Trump was still reviewing the possible sanctions but that the administration had concerns about Congress eroding the administration’s authority to determine such actions. “I think our main concern overall with sanctions is how will the Congress craft them, and any potential erosion of the Executive Branch’s authority to implement them,” Spicer said last week. The fact that the bill looks to limit Trump’s ability to alter them comes after Democrats and some Republicans have raised concerns about whether Trump is considering giving back Russia two compounds in Maryland and New York that were seized by the Obama administration for their 2016 election interference. CNN’s Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump sanctions bill against Russia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170727153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/trump-russia-sanctions-veto-cnntv/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "710071108", "sentence": "Pope Francis is visiting Myanmar and Bangladesh The Rohingya crisis will likely be Pope's main focus Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar, becoming the first pope to ever visit the southeast Asian nation. The world’s most high-profile Christian takes center stage in a staunchly Buddhist country accused of horrifying acts of brutality against its Rohingya Muslim minority. The Pope has previously decried violence against the Rohingya, calling them his persecuted “brothers and sisters.” Experts warn that this trip will require balancing a uniquely complicated set of humanitarian, diplomatic and religious questions. Even his own cardinal has advised the Pope to steer clear of the word Rohingya for fear of stalling his message of reconciliation before it has even begun. Aaron Connelly, research fellow at Australia’s Lowy Institute, told CNN there was little chance the Pope’s visit to Myanmar was going to be a “generic Papal visit.” “Clearly the thing that motivated this visit was always a desire to talk about the Rohingya,” he said. “The question is … is he going to do that in a way which is less confrontational and engages?” Connelly added. “Or is he going to say, this is outrageous, these people have a right to be in Myanmar?” More than 623,000 Rohingya refugees have fled across the border to Bangladesh since August 25, when a new outbreak of fighting began between Myanmar’s military and armed militants in Rakhine State, a poor region of western Myanmar. The Myanmar government has repeatedly denied allegations they are conducting a systematic campaign of violence against the Rohingya, blaming the widespread damage on a militant insurgency. However, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations have all accused Myanmar of ethnic cleansing and the refugees share similar stories of killings, rape and torched villages. A crowd of people began to congregate downtown to greet the Pope upon his arrival despite the stifling heat and muggy weather, many singing songs and lining up hoping to view the Catholic leader. Traffic was at a near standstill. People at a nearby teashop told CNN that they were excited for the Pope’s visit before his arrival. “Pope Francis is doing this for the good of everyone in Myanmar and the world,” attorney U Way Myint said. “Whatever you want to say about the Christian leader, he has good intentions. He is a man of peace.” The Pope will likely try to deliver that message when meeting with Myanmar’s leaders. He first met with Myanmar’s commander-in-chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Monday evening. He is scheduled to later speak with Aung San Suu Kyi, who leads the country in a power-sharing agreement with the military and has been criticized for her response to the Rohingya crisis. Connelly said the Pope needs to meet with both Suu Kyi and Min Aung Hlaing if he wants to deliver a message of compassion for the country’s Rohingya, but cautioned that the strategy could backfire. “Meeting with the military really could be perceived as providing cover for what the military is doing and suggest to the world that the Pope is willing to meet with someone like this guy, who is responsible at the very least for ethnic cleansing,” he said. Francis will spend three days in Myanmar before he travels to Bangladesh on Thursday, where he’s expected to meet at least a small group of Rohingya refugees while in the capital Dhaka. The last pope to visit Bangladesh was Pope John Paul II in 1986. “As the Pope said ahead of the trip, he will bring a message of peace, forgiveness and reconciliation,” Vatican spokesman Greg Burke told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday. In the past, the Pope hasn’t been afraid of grand gestures. When he visited Greece last year, Francis took a dozen Syrian refugees back with him to Rome. It will be the first visit by the head of the Catholic Church to Asia since the Pope’s wildly successful visit to the Philippines and Sri Lanka in January 2015. While Pope Francis’s stance on the Rohingya crisis will likely dominate headlines,  the Pope is also expected to push for greater rights for the several million  members of Myanmar’s Christian minority. Experts say the key question during the Pope’s visit to Myanmar is how he’ll choose to address the Rohingya crisis. “This is something he hasn’t shied away from the in the past,” Alistair Cook, coordinator of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, told CNN. In February, before the latest violence, Pope Francis prayed for the Rohingya refugees during a general audience at the Vatican, saying they were “good people” who were being “tortured and killed.” After the new violence broke out in September, he called for the faithful to “pray for our Rohingya brethren.” Since the Catholic leader’s initial announcement of his visit in July, the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has dramatically deteriorated. One of the big, early indicators of Pope Francis’ intentions will be whether he will say the word Rohingya,  a politically charged term in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo in media interviews ahead of the visit warned the Pope not to use the word for fear it could spark protests against Muslims and confuse the pontiff’s message. “The argument has always been (that) using the term ‘Rohingya’ immediately puts Myanmar Buddhists offside and closes their minds to further dialogue,” Connelly, the Lowy Institute research fellow, said. “They call them Bengalis to imply they are actually people from Bangladesh,” Connelly said. Myanmar has seen an upsurge in Buddhist nationalism since the end of military rule. Many people there seem to have little sympathy for the plight of the Rohingya and react defensively to the storm of international criticism their exodus has unleashed. In a video message to Myanmar last week ahead of his visit, Pope Francis didn’t mention the Rohingya, instead focusing on a wider message of supporting each other “as members of our one human family.” Experts said if Pope Francis uses the word Rohingya in any of the 11 homilies and speeches he’s expected to make during the two-country tour, it would be a clear sign he is taking a firm stand on the issue. Myanmar’s government claims the Muslim residents of Rakhine State are relatively recent migrants from Bangladesh rather than true citizens of Myanmar, although many Rohingya say they have lived there for generations and trace their roots back centuries. Timeline: the Rohingya crisis Francis will also conduct a public mass at the Kyaikkasan Grounds in Yangon on Wednesday, the most high-profile public event he’ll take part in. “There is a downside risk (to this visit), which is pretty big. If there is an open mass in Yangon and the mainstream Buddhist monks who have become increasingly hardline on this issue, if they protest it or denounce it, if they march in the street over it … it could increase tensions quite a bit,” Connelly said. “So many people who follow this issue are saying they’re worried this could be a spark which sets off much more violence.” CNN’s Delia Gallagher and Manny Maung contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171126164500", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/26/asia/pope-francis-rohingya-myanmar/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "657710591", "sentence": "Palestinians at a Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint view visit with skepticism In Israeli resort of Haifa, travelers wonder if US understands region enough to help secure peace When US President Donald Trump travels from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Tuesday for the final leg of his fact-finding mission to the Middle East, you can be sure he won’t be taking the bus. It is a shame. Bus stations, and the travelers you meet there, can tell you a lot about a place. From Israel to the Palestinian territories, a two-hour journey can take you just a few miles, or to the other side of the country, depending on who you are and where you are going. Last Friday, CNN went to talk to people waiting for buses at two very different locales, to gauge the mood on both sides of the divide and ask about their hopes for the US President’s visit ahead of his arrival on Monday. The first stop was the Jerusalem side of Checkpoint 300, the main crossing from Bethlehem to the Holy City, a military checkpoint through the 15-year-old wall that divides the West Bank from Israel. If President Trump and his entourage choose this way to enter Bethlehem, it will surely be a speedy passage through the concrete barrier – possibly a prototype for the one he wants to build on the Mexico-US border. The checkpoint is dreaded by Palestinians, turning what should be a short 20-minute walk into a two-hour ordeal. First they have to take a yellow taxi to the crossing, which consists of a taxi rank with a few hawkers selling food and refreshments or toys and gifts. There, their papers are checked by Israeli soldiers. If they are among the lucky ones with a permit to cross, they have no choice but to walk the rest of the way through the grim concrete tunnel. Once out on the other side, they then take the 234 bus to Jerusalem. It was the beginning of the weekend and the main flow of people we met were visiting relatives or heading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City for Friday prayers. Yara Bahar, 36, is a Palestinian Christian who lives in the Old City of Jerusalem. She has come to the checkpoint with her daughter Rujina, 5, to pick up her son Josef, 13, who was visiting his grandmother in Bethlehem. She has been waiting an hour for him to cross the wall. “I hope Trump brings peace so both sides can live in peace,” she says. “He will come here, he will see this wall, he will see this checkpoint, but I don’t think he will see what we are going through. I have been waiting an hour to take my son back to Jerusalem and it is a nightmare. I do believe if the wall and the checkpoint are removed we can both live together peacefully. I hope Trump will be able to convince the Israeli side that the checkpoint is useless for peace.” Alia Malash, 55, is taking her 14-year-old grandson Ahmed to Al-Aqsa – the third holiest site in Islam. She said she wanted to take him now, because in two years he will not be able to freely go. Under current Israeli regulations, only women and men over 50 and boys under 16 can cross on a Friday, the Muslim holy day, without a permit, for fear of disturbances. Malash says before the wall went up, she used to walk to the mosque every Friday.  She now goes whenever she can for prayer, but not during the Jewish holidays because then she is not allowed. Work on the wall began in the early 2000s, in response to the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising. “What can I hope from Trump’s visit?” she says. “I don’t think he will do anything for us – I just hope he looks at the prisoner issue – there is not a single family in Palestine that doesn’t have a relative in an Israeli prison.” CNN also spoke to six men in their 50s and 60s, all from the same family, who are going to pray at Al-Aqsa. Their journey from northern Hebron should take half an hour but, because of the checkpoint, it now takes two hours. Two of the men, Ahmed and Mohamed, are Jordanian citizens. “It is not just Palestinian citizens who suffer,” Ahmed says. “Even us as visitors, we also suffer at checkpoints. With a Jordanian passport, I should be able to cross without permission, but what can I do? We hope that Trump can get a sense of our suffering. God willing, he can do something.” Farmer Mohamed Theeb, 85, made the trip from his village in Hebron to Jerusalem, also to pray. He expresses skepticism about Trump’s visit. “He will come with empty hands and he will leave with empty hands,” he says. “He will not find a solution for anything, that is very clear and it is obvious that Trump is biased. Look around, this wasn’t here 15 years ago, it’s only getting worse with these world leaders.” There is a very different atmosphere at the bus terminal in Haifa, 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Jerusalem on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. Most travelers here are planning more secular pursuits for their weekend. A man sells the conservative newspaper, Israel Hayom, owned by the American casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who is said to have Trump’s ear on the Middle East. Friday’s edition has a picture of Trump in the lead story, part of a special edition for the visit, but not everyone waiting at Haifa bus station knows that the President is heading their way. Ilan, a 23-year-old computer engineering student from Afula, says he is too busy studying to listen to the news and didn’t know about Trump’s visit. “I think he can make a change here, but I guess the question is what does he want to change?” he says. “I don’t think he is going for the peace path. I think his going to the other path – supporting Israel being more aggressive. Maybe for us it’s a good thing, because it will give us more freedom. Obama oppressed our government; maybe Trump will give us a free hand.” Liav, 20, and his friend Yishai are soldiers in the Israeli military and are on their way to a music festival. “When it comes to Israel, I think Obama was better than Trump because Trump is irrational,” says Liav. “He is unpredictable, you can’t trust a word he says. On the other hand, it seems that he’s more active than Obama, I don’t really know if that’s a good or a bad thing.” “What value does this visit have? None,” says Shlomit, a woman in her forties who is on her way home to the kibbutz where she lives. “All people are talking about is will the embassy be in Tel Aviv or in Jerusalem. Either way the location of the embassy is just a statement of no real content or value. Politically it would be horrible if the embassy moved to Jerusalem. Because than we would be proclaiming that we are really ‘the chosen people,’ and that Jerusalem is united,” she says. CNN also asked Sheli, 24, a college student, what she thought about President Trump’s visit. “He’s very aggressive and I don’t think he is knowledgeable about this region,” she says. “In fact, I don’t think any American really understands what’s happening here but they have that tendency to intervene here in the Middle East from the first second.” “I don’t think he can bring peace to the region. I think he can bring war – maybe in our world war is what brings about change, but I wouldn’t want that.” Adi, 29, from Acre, was traveling to Eilat to meet friends for a weekend vacation. He has a more positive view of President Trump. “He is coming here with a new agenda. Initially I wasn’t rooting for him – but we’ve already tried so many methods and leaders to bring about peace and nothing worked. So maybe it’s time to give him a chance. It will either explode in our face or succeed beyond expectations.” “Twenty or 30 years from now we won’t be able to keep living like this. Either there will be two states or there will be one state. I don’t really care. Both options will work as long as the occupation comes to an end.” Fhadi, 39, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who works as a bus conductor, is hopeful Trump will bring a fresh approach to the very old problem of Israel and the Palestinians. “Many times the people who you least count on turn out to be those who make the difference.” he says.  “So I’m optimistic that maybe that will be the case with Trump. Thing about him, he is not coming here for money or for fame, he has it all. All he wants is to surprise the world – show them that he will bring change after all the things that were said about him. He wants to be remembered.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170521194500", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/middleeast/trump-israeli-palestinian-bus-stops/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "506476413", "sentence": "Planning a trip to England to see Stonehenge and Buckingham Palace? It may be cheaper to add Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to the itinerary. UK teenager Jordon Cox saved £7.72 ($11.06) and added 1,637 kilometers (1,017 miles) to his journey by taking a sightseeing detour to Berlin on his trip from Sheffield in northern England to Shenfield in the south. He even had cash spare for a four-hour jaunt around the German capital, where he enjoyed a $2 currywurst lunch, visited Potsdamer Platz and Checkpoint Charlie, and took in the free tour at the Reichstag parliament building. Bargain-hunter Cox, 18, blogs for consumer advice website Money Saving Expert under the moniker The Coupon Kid. His thrifty cash-saving skills once saw him net more than $800 of groceries for six cents.  But even he admits in his blog that his latest adventure “is a rather extreme way of saving money.” Cox was making the 228-kilometer journey to Sheffield from his home town of Shenfield, Essex, to teach a class on – unsurprisingly – saving money by collecting coupons. Related article This guy saves on London rent by commuting from Barcelona He managed to score a cheap $27 train ticket on the way north, but the return journey was set to cost him a whopping £47 ($67). That’s 29 cents per kilometer. Using the Internet and his deal-detecting skills, he realized he could fly home via Milan, Copenhagen, Berlin or Dublin with lbudget airline Ryanair – and it’d still be cheaper than a train journey in England. Destinations: England | Germany “I chose to travel via Berlin as it was the cheapest and the farthest away so I would get my money’s worth,” he told the Daily Mail. So, skipping the three-hour train trip, he spent £4 on a train from Sheffield to Derby, £4.20 on a bus from Derby to East Midlands Airport, £11.83 on a Ryanair flight to Berlin, £9.54 on a flight from Berlin to Stansted and £8 on his bus ride home. A 13-hour journey, but a total spend of £44.07 ($63). For a 1,637-kilometer journey, that’s less than four cents a kilometer. So how do we get in on this money-saving action? Cox recommends looking for the best deals two to four weeks before the travel date, bearing in mind it’ll probably be necessary to book two separate flights, and factor in extra booking fees and travel to and from the airport. His Berlin tickets were booked three weeks in advance. “If you’re not in a rush, your focus is saving money and you fancy a little walk around a European city, it’s worth a look.” He admits it’s not an environmentally friendly way to travel, but adds: “I got to enjoy a ‘free’ mini holiday to a city I’ve always always wanted to visit. Next time you’re traveling on a train be sure to look up prices for flights as well.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "budget airline Ryanair", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160128154500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/travel/save-money-england-berlin/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "635855520", "sentence": "The plan was first delivered to the Pentagon on November 7 It resulted in the death of a Navy SEAL and several civilians The military has completed its after-action review of the controversial raid in Yemen in January, with several defense officials providing details of the findings to CNN Friday. They described why the raid was launched, how the battle became so intense, what led to the death of a Navy SEAL and several civilians, and the usefulness of the intelligence gained. The officials confirmed to CNN that the target was intelligence and not an al Qaeda leader, adding that the enemy did not know the SEAL team was coming, but said that once the US troops were detected an intense firefight broke out between the American personnel, al Qaeda members and armed tribal villagers. Here is what we know now about the operation. President Donald Trump first learned of the plan the morning of Wednesday, January 25, days after he had been inaugurated, a White House official told CNN. James Mattis, Trump’s new secretary of defense, had already approved the raid by the time Trump learned of it, the official added. Michael Flynn, Trump’s then-national security adviser, presented the President with a written memo about the planned raid in the morning and the two discussed it a number of times during the day, the official said. Trump then asked Flynn to arrange a meeting so he could solicit advice from Mattis and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Flynn, Dunford and Mattis laid out the scenario for Trump over dinner, explaining to the President – who has no military experience – that there were inherent risks with the mission. He then authorized the operation. The plan was first delivered to the Pentagon on November 7, when US Central Command asked Defense Department lawyers for review and approval. Legal experts sent it to the National Security Council at the White House on December 19, Trump Press Secretary Sean Spicer said last month. Related video General says no bad decisions in Yemen raid “Clearly, that was under the last administration,” Spicer said. “On December 19, the plan was approved by the Department of Defense and recommended that it be moved ahead.” While some Obama aides dispute that the Pentagon ever approved the raid, and others maintain the administration okayed it all the way to the Oval Office, what is agreed on by everyone is that Obama himself never signed off. Such situations are remarkably fluid based on daily intelligence and conditions on the ground. The military wanted to hold off until better conditions prevailed, which didn’t occur before Obama left office. The Pentagon has called the mission an intelligence gathering operation aimed at improving the US government’s understanding of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its relationship to various Yemeni tribal fighters. “Our intention here was to improve our knowledge against this threat, a threat that poses a direct threat to us here in the homeland,” Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversees US troops in the region, told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday. Related video Father of slain Navy SEAL slams Trump, Yemen raid The Pentagon considers al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula the terror organization’s most capable franchise. It has exploited the civil war in Yemen to carve out a safe haven. Some reports indicated that the raid was aimed at capturing or killing the leader of AQAP, Qassim al-Rimi, and one Capitol Hill source said that the mission was intended to capture a senior AQAP leader. But multiple US defense and military officials have strongly rejected that notion. The SEAL team was prepared to snatch, grab and interrogate people, a defense official told CNN, but said the operational planners did not think extremely high-value targets were present at the compound. The raid involved elite US Navy SEALs and Special Forces from the United Arab Emirates operating on the ground, according to officials from several countries. The operation was considered relatively risky by military officials, particularly because US lacks nearby support troops like Special Operations enjoys in Iraq and Syria. In order to mitigate the risk, US Marines aboard the USS Makin Island in the Gulf of Aden were standing by to assist as a “quick reaction force,” equipped with MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, Harrier jets and Cobra attack helicopters. Surveillance drones flew over the site during the entirety of the raid, giving military planners updates on the mission. As the US-UAE combined force approached the al Qaeda-linked compound, the group was detected and an intense firefight broke out. A defense official with first-hand knowledge of the after-action review raid said the al Qaeda and tribal forces present did not know the SEALs were coming when they entered Yemen, saying there was absolutely no indication that either the US or UAE forces were seen before they started moving in on their objective, adding that the SEALs had observed the area for some time before going in. But the official noted that due to their living close to the frontline of the ongoing civil war in Yemen, the nearby local villagers were very suspicious and prepared to resist foreign military forces or Houthi rebels. As a result, the official continued, the men, women and even some of the younger people in the village were all armed. The review found that as the SEALs moved in on the target compound, they were fired upon by al Qaeda fighters and a significant number of villagers soon joined the terror operatives in their battle with the SEAL team. “We did not expect the whole village to grab their weapons and start firing at us,” the official said. During the gun battle, which featured small-arms fire, hand grenades and close air support strikes from the US aircraft, al Qaeda fighters and armed villagers – including some female combatants – took up firing positions on the roofs of nearby buildings and the US troops were prevented from moving. They called in an airstrike against the buildings, which likely led to the civilian casualties, a US military official told CNN. The Marine Harrier jets and Cobra helicopters began carrying out close support airstrikes and multiple MV-22 Osprey aircraft from the Makin Island, officials said, were sent to rendezvous with the Navy SEALs when they came under intense fire. “This was a very difficult operation where we had US service members who were pinned down and needed help to get out and that help was called in with airstrikes,” US Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Friday. US Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens was killed in the gun battle, receiving a fatal wound. Three additional US personnel were wounded and several others injured when their aircraft made a hard landing. “We lost a lot on this operation. We lost a valued operator, we had people wounded, we caused civilian casualties, lost an expensive aircraft,” Votel, who oversaw the after-action report, told a Senate hearing Thursday. On the question of why the SEALs proceeded with the mission once they came under attack, the official with direct understanding of the review said: “We don’t just stop because we get fired at.” He said Votel supported the SEAL team commander’s decision to carry on with the mission. “We believed it was worth the risk,” said a separate US military official, who noted the operational commander on the ground in Yemen could have scrapped the mission at any time. “It’s a military assault. There’s going to be risk.” Votel said the military conducted a review that determined that between two and 12 civilians were killed as a result of the raid. Local Yemeni officials told CNN that the number was 13. The London-based NGO Reprieve and a Sanaa-based human rights worker told CNN that at least 23 civilians were killed in the attack, however. The US military estimates that 14 enemy fighters were also killed in the battle. The civilian casualties were “caught up in aerial gunfire that was called in to assist US forces in contact against a determined enemy that included armed women firing from prepared fighting positions,” US Central Command said in a statement. “The villagers feel very terrified by what happened,” Mohammed al-Qawli, head of Yemen’s National Organization for Drone Victims, told CNN. “They can’t believe what happened. They feel the world has let them down. Sadness hangs over the whole area.” Local reports also indicated that the 8-year-old daughter of US-born terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki was also killed. The US raid team captured hard drives, cell phones and laptops containing over a terabyte of data, one US official said, describing the intelligence as containing information pertaining to AQAP safe havens, targets, tactics and training techniques. In an early bid to highlight what was gathered, the military suffered an embarrassing moment when it released a terrorist training video uncovered on the raid only to realize it had been previously available online. But several US officials told CNN this month that the US is now taking action to locate and monitor hundreds of people or “contacts” found as part of the intelligence retrieved during the raid. The government is also taking action to find and monitor these AQAP-linked individuals because of the threat they may pose to Europe, the officials added. The official with knowledge of the raid’s operational details said the military “absolutely believes” the intelligence obtained will help disrupt al Qaeda plots. The raid was the first of Trump’s presidency, and the fact that it resulted in the death of a SEAL, the wounding of three others, the killing of multiple civilians and the loss of a $70 million aircraft have raised questions about whether there was adequate planning, proper execution and due deliberation by Trump himself. The commander in chief has been quick to declare it a success, using the platform of his joint address to Congress in February to make that case, aided by a touching moment when he singled out Owens’ crying wife, Carryn, in the balcony. “Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies,’ ” Trump told her from the floor of the House. The military has declined to weigh in on whether the raid was a “success” but has said that the raid accomplished what it was intended to. “It was a military mission,” Davis, the US military spokesman, said Friday. “It completed its objective, but it did so at a cost.” Members of Congress, however, have been among those more critical of the operation. Some have questioned whether it should have been authorized in the first place. “When you have women and children killed, as you pointed out; loss of a $70 million aircraft; you do not capture anyone … that mission is not a success,” the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain, told Votel Thursday. “But that happens in war.” Owens’ father was critical of the raid, calling for an investigation into what happened. The military has conducted several investigations and reviews into the operation per standard operating procedure anytime there are civilian casualties, lost aircraft or the death of US service members. The only investigation that is still ongoing is the examination of the loss of the Osprey. Following the after-action review, Votel told the Senate that no additional investigations were warranted. “I am looking for indicators of incompetence, poor decision-making or bad judgment throughout all of this,” Votel told the committee. “I was satisfied that none of those indicators that I identified to you were present.” As a result, he said: “I made the determination that there was no need for an additional investigation into this particular operation.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military raid in Yemen", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170311140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/politics/yemen-raid-details-investigation/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "412761950", "sentence": "Painting was discovered to be missing in 2001 The shipping notice to the U.S. said it was worth 30 Euros, or $37 It will be returned to the government of France The shipper said it was a $37 piece of art craft being sent to the United States as a Christmas present. The feds say it was actually a stolen Picasso, missing for more than a decade and worth millions of dollars. The work of art, painted in 1911 by the Cubist master, was recovered when it was shipped from Belgium to the United States in December. It was discovered by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and seized by Homeland Security Investigations. “A lost treasure has been found,” said Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Lynch filed civil action to gain possession of the painting. It will be returned to the French government, which owns the painting. The work, entitled “La Coiffeuse” (“The Hairdresser”), was discovered missing in 2001. The French received a loan request and when someone went to get it out of storage at the Centre George Pompidou, the painting was gone. In December, the painting came to the United States. The label said “Art Craft / 30 E / Joyeux Noel.” Customs officials investigated further and found something worth far more than 30 Euros. Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony Scandiffio of the Homeland Security Investigations said: “The recovery of the La Coiffeuse sends a strong message to thieves that the market to sell stolen antiquities in the United States is drying up.” The news release from Lynch didn’t give the name of the person who shipped the painting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States Customs and Border Patrol", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150227040000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/living/stolen-picasso-recovered/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "580028600", "sentence": "Kjartan Sekkingstad was abducted from a resort last year Two fellow hostages were killed and a third was released A Norwegian man held captive for almost a year by a militant Islamist group in the Philippines was freed Saturday, according to CNN Philippines and the state-run Philippines News Agency (PNA). Abu Sayyaf released Kjartan Sekkingstad at 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), according to Western Mindanao Command spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan Jr. Sekkingstad’s release was an offshoot of ongoing military operations against the Abu Sayyaf group, Tan told CNN Philippines. The Moro National Liberation Front, which is in peace talks with the government, assisted authorities in the operation, he said. “Simultaneous land, air, naval and police operations complemented each other putting pressure on (Abu Sayyaf),” Tan said. It is unclear whether a ransom was paid to secure Sekkingstad’s release. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said “it was a long, long negotiation.” At the same conference, Sekkingstad expressed his “heartfelt” gratitude to the President, adding that he was “happy to be alive and free and it is a beautiful feeling.” Sekkingstad was abducted from a resort on Samal Island, which lies off the coast of the major southern island of Mindanao, on September 21, 2015. Three people were kidnapped with him: Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, and Filipina Tess Flor. Hall, Ridsdel and Flor were visiting the resort’s marina on their yacht and Sekkingstad was the manager of the property. Abu Sayyaf initially demanded a $6.3 million ransom for each of the victims to be paid by April 25, according to Philippine state media. In March a jarring video surfaced, showing the four pleading for their lives. In April, after murdering Canadian hostage Ridsdel, the group reset the deadline to June 13 for the remaining three hostages. A video obtained in May by SITE, a group that monitors extremist and terrorist groups, showed three hostages surrounded by six armed militants. Abu Sayyaf beheaded the other Canadian, Hall, in June. Flor was released June 24, less than a week before Rodrigo Duterte officially assumed the presidency. He presented Flor to the public during a police turnover ceremony in Davao. Abu Sayyaf is headquartered in the restive Muslim-majority province of Mindanao in the country’s far south. The violent extremist group split from established Philippines separatist movement Moro National Liberation Front in 1991. The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country, but the south has historically had a large Muslim population. Abu Sayyaf’s stated aim is to establish an independent Islamic state on the southern island of Mindanao. The group first became active in the early 1990s and was responsible for bombings across the southern Philippines and in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Following the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Washington worked hard with the Philippine military to stop the group’s activities. Largely weakened by these attacks, Abu Sayyaf started to move from large-scale bombings to kidnappings.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Abu Sayyaf", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160917204500", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "NOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/17/world/philippines-hostage-freed/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "634016570", "sentence": "Faced with an explosive political situation at his feet, Trump lobs a rhetorical grenade elsewhere It moves the conversation from one that has him on defense to one where he is on offense The weekend’s frenzy over President Donald Trump’s so-far unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor tried to wiretap him is the latest example of a world view in which elections are rigged, the news he doesn’t like is fake, there is mass voter fraud and the intelligence community is out to topple the White House with leaks. It’s the latest example in a pattern perfected by a president whose actions have had the effect of diversion. Faced with an explosive political situation at his feet, he lobs a rhetorical grenade elsewhere, using the resulting blast and confusion to his advantage. It moves the conversation from one that has him on defense to one where he is on offense. When Trump made the unsubstantiated claim on Twitter that his predecessor had wiretapped him in the waning days of the 2016 election, it diverted attention from the growing body of undisputed reports that his surrogates and staffers had met with the Russian ambassador before and after the election. His campaign chairman was forced out over the summer after questions about his ties to Ukraine and Russia, his national security adviser was fired last month and last week came the news that his staffers and now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with Russians before the election. Russians at that time were doing their own meddling in the 2016 campaign, according to a US intelligence report. There’s no evidence that the Trump campaign had anything to do with that effort, but the meetings, disputed at first but then admitted became an overriding focus in the news media. After the intelligence community concluded Russia was trying to meddle in the election, the meetings between Trump staffers and Russian officials were certainly newsworthy, even if no direct connection was established. Trump effectively parried those difficult questions when he thrust focus, without any evidence, onto former President Barack Obama. James Clapper, who was the director of national intelligence under Obama, denied the claim, saying there was “no such wiretap activity” by the intelligence agencies he oversaw. Plus, the FBI asked the Justice Department to push back against Trump’s claim, but they have not. Other examples of Trump claims that had a diversionary affect include: When he appeared to be losing in public opinion polls ahead of the November election, Trump called the entire election system into question, arguing repeatedly that it was rigged against him. When he pulled off a stunning and decisive Electoral College victory but just as decisively lost the popular vote, Trump had a new answer. He said a massive effort of voter fraud cost him winning a majority. He promised an investigation, too, although it has yet to materialize. When it became clear that false stories spread on social media platforms about his 2016 opponent, Trump turned the problem of incorrect reporting around and started a campaign to label legitimate news organizations as “fake news” purveyors. The term fake news is now almost entirely associated with his campaign against the media and not the conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton. When protesters took to the streets, shocked and dismayed after his remarkable election day victory, Trump dismissed them as professionals, incited by the media. When the first series of reports emerged that his staffers, particularly former national security adviser Michael Flynn, had spoken to Russian officials on the day the Obama administration had announced new sanctions against Russia, Trump hit back that it was leaks that were the real offense. That didn’t save Flynn his job – he was fired for misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts. But Congress took Trump’s cue and is now investigating leaks with the same, or more vigor than it is investigating Russian meddling in the election. Now that he’s president and has the muscle of the federal government behind him, these efforts can have real consequences. Related article How Congress responded to Trump's request to investigate the Obama administration There may very well be a large-scale federal investigation into voter fraud for which there is no proof. Similarly with the effort to tamp down on leaks and the White House has already demanded an investigation into the idea that Obama ordered wiretaps of Trump despite a lack of evidence provided by Trump. The wheels of government will turn where the President tells them to go, even if there isn’t any evidence.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170306123000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/politics/donald-trump-goes-on-offense/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "659059793", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Rob Crilly is a British journalist living in New York. He was The Telegraph’s Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent and was previously the East Africa correspondent for The Times of London. The opinions in this article are those of the author. Rob Crilly: Sean Spicer has loyally dished alternative facts and endured humiliation Leaving him out of the audience with Pope Francis could have been no accident Here’s what I see when I look at Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump’s battered press secretary: A man who chews and swallows 35 pieces of gum every day, who routinely stands up before the assembled Washington media corps to offer himself up for a ritual flogging to deflect from the President’s latest misstep, and who knows he will never again be able to walk down the street without a passer-by reminding him that his entire life’s work as a Republican communications strategist has been rendered a cartoonish joke by a comedienne on a wobbly motorized podium. I wonder if this is what he imagined it would be like to hold a senior White House position? Presumably he expected it to feel less like being a punching bag. No matter. His boss is famously loyal to those around him who show total devotion. And who could be more devoted than the man who last month touched off a philosophical discussion of the meaning of “is” as he attempted to explain away yet another one of someone else’s screw-ups. Yes, he insisted, saying a US aircraft carrier was “on her way up there” need not relate to the current reality of a ship headed away from the Korean peninsula but to some unspecified date on a military planner when she would indeed steam vaguely in that direction. Spicer has dished out alternative facts about any number of the President’s mistakes as his own reputation has diminished. He has gone from likeable flack, known for joshing with journalists, to a bitter adversary stoking feuds with individual reporters to please his boss. Related article How 'SNL' got under Trump's skin This week we learned just how much that devotion was worth to President Trump. Nothing. Along with his love of chewing gum, the other thing we all know about Mr. Spicer is that he is the sort of Irish American who drinks Guinness, owns a pair of shamrock trousers and who has made TV appearances on Ash Wednesday with the mark of the cross prominent on his forehead. He is a proper Catholic, even giving up alcohol for Lent this year. (As a lapsed Irish Catholic myself, I know faith when I see it.) This week, when President Trump traveled to Rome, should have been the moment when those merciless public flayings all became worthwhile for Sean Spicer. If working for the President was a career goal, then meeting the Pope was surely a life goal. Leaving Spicer out of the audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican this week, while more junior members of the White House were present, could have been no accident. Related article Spicer's absence in papal visit reveals Trump's family-first rule Although Trump has shown little understanding of the Christian faith – trying to put a donation on the communion plate or getting tangled in the rights and wrongs of abortion – or indeed any faith, he cannot have failed to recognize his spokesman’s religious devotion and understood what a papal audience would mean to him. In fact, the snub is the latest inflicted on his long-suffering spokesman. Remember those early briefings about how the President was unhappy with the way Spicer dressed (his suits were too light, apparently)? It all bolsters the drip, drip, drip of innuendo suggesting the press secretary is on his way out, the latest sacrifice on the reset altar. The only human response is sympathy. Even hard-bitten journalists who accuse the spokesman of lying or defending the indefensible during his news conferences have expressed shock at the slight. All of which suggests that being press secretary to this particular president is an utterly thankless task. Trump clearly believes that the daily avalanche of negative headlines stems not from his own erratic behavior, frequent u-turns and ill-considered tweets but an under-performing spokesman. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Or maybe he simply believes his press secretary should be devoted to one patriarchy at a time.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sean Spicer", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170525201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/25/opinions/trump-spicer-snub-crilly-opinion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "411720220", "sentence": "Publicly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the case in 2012 that Iran was drawing dangerously close to building a nuclear weapon. Privately the same year, the Israeli spy agency Mossad assessed the threat as more remote, according to reports by Al Jazeera and The Guardian newspaper, which both cited leaked intelligence documents. CNN cannot verify the authenticity of the documents nor whether there were actual differences between Netanyahu and Mossad. A senior Israeli official responded to the reports Monday, denying any contradiction between the two apparent positions. “There is no contradiction whatsoever between the quotes in your story – allegedly from Israeli intelligence – and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s declarations on the Iranian nuclear threat,” the official said. Netanyahu spoke to the U.N. General Assembly in September 2012, calling on the world community to draw a “clear red line” to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. He held a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb and drew a red line below the fuse. “In the case of Iran’s nuclear plans to build a bomb, this bomb has to be filled with enough enriched uranium. And Iran has to go through three stages. … Iran’s completed the first stage … and they’re 70% of the way there,” the Prime Minister said then. Just one month later, in a top-secret document sent to South Africa, Mossad reportedly assessed the danger as follows: “Bottom line: Though Iran at this stage is not performing the activity necessary to produce weapons, it is working to close gaps in areas that appear legitimate such as enrichment, reactors, which will produce the time required to produce weapons from the time the instruction is actually given.” Iran insists that like other countries, it has a right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes. Western powers have accused Iran of trying to develop not just nuclear energy but nuclear weapons as well. CNN’s Elise Labott contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran's nuclear program", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150223230000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/23/middleeast/netanyahu-iran-nuclear-reports/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "759878885", "sentence": "One of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s top officials arrived at Beijing airport on Wednesday on his way to the United States where he is expected to help lay the groundwork for on-again, off-again talks between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12. Trump himself confirmed the news of Kim Yong Chol’s trip to the US early Tuesday, tweeting: “We have put a great team together for our talks with North Korea. Meetings are currently taking place concerning Summit, and more. Kim Young Chol, the Vice Chairman of North Korea, heading now to New York. Solid response to my letter, thank you!” Kim will meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later this week, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. Once he touches down on American soil, Kim would be the most senior official to visit the United States since 2000, when Vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok traveled to Washington to meet with former US President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office. Then-US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright traveled to North Korea later that month. His trip comes as the United States and North Korea attempt to revive the summit, a potential diplomatic triumph for two countries technically still at war. The talks nearly fell apart last week when Trump said he was calling off the June 12 meeting in Singapore, following incendiary comments from a senior North Korean foreign ministry official who called Vice President Mike Pence a “political dummy.” The White House also said in a background briefing that North Korean officials hadn’t answered their calls, frustrating their attempts to plan for the meeting. But after a conciliatory statement from North Korea, Trump revived hopes for the meeting late Saturday night. Over the weekend Kim Jong Un called an impromptu meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the Demilitarized Zone and reiterated his commitment to denuclearizing. Kim Yong Chol and Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, have been two of the most visible and important players in Pyongyang’s push for rapprochement with South Korea and the United States this year. Kim Yong Chol’s trip to the US indicates that Washington and Pyongyang have direct lines of communication open and are working closely together to work though issues ahead of the summit. Pyongyang’s foreign ministers regularly travel to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, but this will be a much higher level presence with Kim Yong Chol’s appearance at the international body headquarters. “There is a power going to enemy territory. The act itself builds confidence on both sides,” said John Delury, a professor of international relations at Yonsei University’s Graduate school of International Studies. “It shows a healthy process of the two sides working with sincerity to fundamentally change the relationship.” Kim Yong Chol is the vice chairman of North Korea’s Party Central Committee, and is Kim Jong Un’s top official in charge of relations between North and South Korea. He’s often pictured with the North Korean leader and attended his two recent meetings with South Korea’s President Moon at the DMZ that divides the two Koreas. Kim Yong Chol has already met at least one senior US official. He was pictured greeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when the former CIA director visited Pyongyang earlier this month. Kim Yong Chol was part of the delegation from the North that traveled South  in February for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, a decision that surprised many considering he was believed to have masterminded the sinking of a South Korean navy ship in 2010 that killed 46 sailors while serving as North Korea’s top intelligence official. The White House has dispatched officials across the globe to prepare for the possible summit. A team of US officials traveled to North Korea Sunday for talks with their North Korean counterparts. The team from Washington includes Sung Kim, a former US ambassador to South Korea and special representative for North Korea policy; Randall G. Schriver, the assistant secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs; and Allison Hooker, director for Korea on the White House’s National Security Council. Talks could potentially resume Wednesday at the DMZ, a person familiar with North Korea-US relations told CNN. Representatives from Washington and Pyongyang have also been sent to Singapore, the island city-state that has agreed to host the talks, the first between a North Korean leader and sitting US President. Japanese public broadcaster NHK posted footage online of a North Korean official at Singapore International Airport Monday, the same day US officials arrived for talks on logistics. The diplomatic scramble follows a last-minute meeting between Kim and Moon on the northern side of the DMZ Saturday to discuss the next steps after Trump’s surprise cancellation. As Moon revealed the substance of their discussion in a press briefing Sunday, President Trump announced that the meeting was back on. “We’re looking at June 12th in Singapore. That hasn’t changed.” Moon told reporters Kim requested the meeting with him on Friday afternoon, in what was only the fourth encounter between the leaders of North and South Korea. CNN’s Junko Ogura in Tokyo, Steven Jiang in Beijing and Samantha Beech in Atlanta. Zachary Cohen and Allie Malloy contributed to this report from Washington", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea–United States summit", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180529100000", "country1": "SGP", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/asia/kim-yong-chol-united-states-intl/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "695028992", "sentence": "Survivors of the Las Vegas shooting will need long-term support. Here’s how you can help. And here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) The one person who may have a clue as to why Stephen Paddock decided to kill 58 people at a country music festival will soon be talking with investigators. Marilou Danley, Paddock’s girlfriend, just flew in from the Philippines and landed in Los Angeles. She was accompanied by FBI agents and will be questioned by Las Vegas police. We’ve also gotten more details about the shooting itself through police body-cam footage, which captures the rapid staccato of the gunfire. The gunman continuously fired for about 10 minutes. Photos from Paddock’s hotel suite at Mandalay Bay were also published, showing guns, ammunition and what appears to be a body on the floor. The stories of how people pulled together to help each other during Sunday night’s chaos are starting to emerge. Like the shooting survivor who held a stranger’s hand for hours after he died at her side. Or the Iraq war vet who took a stranger’s truck to get the wounded to a hospital. We’ve profiled some of those lost to the shooting. President Trump visits Las Vegas later today. President Trump’s trip to Puerto Rico was his second chance, after his well-received address on the Las Vegas shooting, to fill the role of consoler-in-chief. It didn’t go so well. During a briefing with local officials on recovery efforts, Trump seemed to downplay the devastation Hurricane Maria brought to the US territory and pumped up praise for his administration. He compared Puerto Rico’s death toll to “a real catastrophe, like Katrina.” No, really. Later, he met with storm survivors and helped distribute supplies, at one point lobbing paper towel rolls like jump shots. CNN’s Chris Cillizza says the President just doesn’t have the empathy gene. Before leaving the island, Trump, in an interview with Fox News, floated the idea of wiping out Puerto Rico’s massive debt. A number of Russian-linked Facebook ads specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Donald Trump’s victory last November, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Some of the Russian ads appeared highly sophisticated in their targeting of key demographic groups in areas of the states that turned out to be pivotal, two of the sources said. The ads employed a series of divisive messages aimed at breaking through the clutter of campaign ads online, including promoting anti-Muslim messages, sources said. The King of Spain is straight-up ticked off at leaders in Catalonia over the region’s independence referendum. In a rare TV address, King Felipe said the referendum’s organizers “and their irresponsible attitude” had jeopardized Spain’s stability. He did not, however, mention the violence that occurred when Spanish police tried to forcibly remove people from the polls. Those clashes left nearly 900 people injured. The King’s tough talk must be falling on deaf ears though, because Catalonia’s leader told the BBC that the region could declare independence as early as the end of this week. Uber had already dumped founder Travis Kalanick as CEO, but that apparently wasn’t enough. Now, the embattled ride-share company is stripping Kalanick, who remains on Uber’s board, of even more power. It did that by adding six more members to its 11-person board, reducing Kalanick’s influence. Uber also now requires the board to OK a new leader by a two-thirds vote, making it much harder for Kalanick to retake his role as CEO. Uber’s recent woes include lawsuits, sexism allegations and essentially being kicked out of London. 3 billion The number of Yahoo accounts hacked in a 2013 data breach. In other words: Every. Single. One. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Snap, crackle, stopd Apple put out a fix for the new iOS 11 update after people complained about a crackling sound during phone and FaceTime calls. Great grandpa Meet “ICU Grandpa,” a retired marketing executive who cradles babies at an Atlanta hospital when their parents can’t. Cold case It’s one of the big mysteries from one of humanity’s saddest stories: Who betrayed Anne Frank? An ex-FBI agent’s on the case. Fantasy island Welcome to Japan’s “art island,” where cool sculptures dot the landscape and even abandoned buildings can become things of beauty. “I think they will feel some of what’s happening now as intrinsically not what they were taught.” Michelle Obama, saying young people who came of age during her husband’s presidency are hearing different messages in the age of Trump ‘Do you remember?’ A man thought it would be cool to prank his roommate by playing Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September” – every day of that month. Well, at least he picked a good song. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171004103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/04/us/five-things-october-4-trnd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "502755737", "sentence": "A public viewing is to be held Thursday, a public ceremony on February 3 Angélil died of throat cancer after a long battle Dion put her career on hold to help him fight the disease Singer Celine Dion has shared funeral preparations for her late husband, René Angélil, who died Thursday. He is to be laid to rest this coming Friday. In addition, a public visitation will be held a day before the funeral, and the family will host a public memorial for fans in Las Vegas on February 3, at Caesars Palace Colosseum. Angélil, 73, passed away at his home in Las Vegas, on the eve of his birthday, after battling cancer, Dion’s publicist said. An autopsy concluded the cause of death to be throat cancer. “He will be remembered as a gentle man, generous and kind, an unprecedented visionary, a modern Pygmalion, a Renaissance man,” a distributed obituary read. Rene Angelil passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer. https://t.co/JOeLaOfbSB Angélil, Dion’s longtime collaborator, stepped aside as his wife’s manager in June 2014 because of his battle with cancer. That August, Dion put her career on a temporary hold to help him fight the disease. Related gallery People we've lost in 2016 People we’ve lost in 2016 Dion and Angélil met after the always-singing 12-year-old Dion recorded a demo and one of her brothers sent it to Angélil, who was a fledgling producer at the time. When Angélil didn’t reply, the Dions called him directly to have him listen to it. That prompted Angélil to audition Dion in January 1981, and once he heard her, he mortgaged his house to pay for her debut album, “La Voix du Bon Dieu.” Les drapeaux de la ville de Mtl seront en berne suite au décès de https://t.co/JVNCUyKh82é Angelil. #RIP pic.twitter.com/UqhWIQMvqu By 1988, she was a star – and an adult. Dion won the top prize at the Eurovision song contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland. That’s when they fell in love,  Angelil said on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” In 1992, “Celine Dion” hit the stores and produced four chart toppers, including a duet with Peabo Bryson for the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast.” “And that was our key to America, at that point, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was our first real hit in America,” Vito Luprano, then-senior vice president of artists and relations for Sony Music Canada, said at the time. The duet won an Academy Award and a Grammy. At the time, Dion was 24. A lavish wedding, children, more hit records and the top hit, “My Heart Will Go On” for the movie “Titanic,” followed. As did her current Las Vegas residency. One of Angélil’s final wishes was that his funeral be held where he married Dion in Montreal, Canada, at the Notre-Dame Basilica. “He chose to marry the one who will remain as the great love of his life, the artist for which he had the most respect, the woman who gave him light and happiness until his very last breath,” his obituary read. Angélil is survived by his wife, Dion, and the couple’s three children, René-Charles, 14, and 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy – and by his adult children from a previous relationship, Anne-Marie, Jean-Pierre and Patrick.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "René Angélil", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160116071500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/16/entertainment/rene-angelil-celine-dion-husband-death-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "643460413", "sentence": "Rice is Obama's former national security adviser She denies wrongdoing Susan Rice, the former White House national security adviser battling accusations she improperly handled classified intelligence about associates of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday she never used government secrets for political ends. “That is absolutely false,” Rice said told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell in an interview, arguing that asking intelligence officials for more information about classified reports was a routine aspect of her job. Conservative media outlets have reported in recent days that Rice requested the identities of Americans included in intelligence reports derived from surveillance of foreign entities. The names included associates of Trump, which later emerged in media reports as having various ties to Russia. Related article Cillizza: Trump just keeps creating smokescreens to mask his Russia problem Rice declined to comment about specific intelligence reports on Tuesday, but said that if Trump associates’ names were speaking with foreign officials who were under surveillance, it was “possible” their names could have been gathered by US intelligence agencies. But she said that even if those names were “unmasked” by a member of the Obama administration, that information wouldn’t be disseminated broadly. And she insisted she did not play a role in revealing names of Trump associates with connections to Russia to the press. “I leaked nothing to nobody. I never have and never would,” Rice said. Trump’s allies have cited the reports about Rice as evidence proving the President’s claim that he was spied upon by the previous administration. Trump first levied the charge on Twitter one month ago, claiming that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. Related article House Russia investigators plot next steps Rice denied those charges Tuesday, saying she was “shocked” to read the claims when they emerged. She said the White House isn’t responsible for ordering that type of surveillance. She maintained, however, that asking for more information about names included in intelligence reports was a routine and necessary aspect of her job in protecting American security. “We can’t be passive consumers of this information and and do our jobs effectively to protect the American people,” she said. “Imagine if we saw something of grave significance that involved Russia, China, or anyone else, interfering in our political process and we needed to understand the significance of that. To not understand it would be dereliction of duty.” Rice said the US intelligence community was ultimately responsible for determining whether to fulfill her requests to receive more information about unnamed US persons included in the reports, and she denied that information was shared widely, even with other government officials.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Susan Rice", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170404170000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/politics/susan-rice-obama-donald-trump-intelligence/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "614598993", "sentence": "US advanced airborne early warning and control aircraft coming to Iwakuni base Planes being deployed as Japan-China tensions increasing The US Navy is sending aircraft equipped with advanced radar that can detect stealth fighters to Japan as China makes progress with its own radar-evading jets. The E-2D Advance Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft will deploy to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in February, according to a statement Thursday from US Navy Japan. Deployment of the Advanced Hawkeyes is part of “a plan to put the most advanced and capable units forward in order to support the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan and the security and stability of the region,” the US Navy statement said. The E-2D is equipped with the A/N-APY radar system, which manufacturer Lockheed Martin says has the power to “see smaller targets – and more of them – at a greater range, particularly in coastal regions and over land.” Defense journals say the A/N-APY radar can detect stealth aircraft that might evade older radar systems. A 2014 report in the US Naval Institute News says the A/N-APY-equipped Hawkeyes could be the US Navy’s “secret weapon” against cruise missiles and fifth-generation stealth fighters. Those would include China’s J-31 and J-20 fighters. Deliveries of the J-20 to China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force have begun, the state-run China Daily reported in late December. China displayed the twin-engine J-20 publicly for the first time in November when two of the planes flew at China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai. The latest prototype of the J-31, known as the FC-31, is still under development, China Daily said. Tensions between Japan and China have ratcheted up over the past year as China challenges Japanese control of the Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyus. In October, Japan said it had dispatched its warplanes 407 times between April 1 and September 30 in reaction to increased Chinese military flights near Japanese airspace. That’s almost double the number of intercepts Japan’s Air Self Defense Force made on Chinese aircraft in the same period in 2015. The Advanced Hawkeyes coming to Japan were previously operating from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in support strikes on the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, the Navy said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Navy deployment of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to Japan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170106043000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/us-navy-advanced-radar-planes-japan/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "485146875", "sentence": "Belgian special operations forces raid a property in Molenbeek, a Brussels suburb that has a history of links to extremism Two of the Paris attackers hailed from Molenbeek, a Belgian prosecutor spokesman says Seven people had been arrested earlier in raids in Molenbeek, but five have been released The search for the perpetrators of the Paris attacks has led authorities across the Belgian border to an impoverished suburb of Brussels with a history of links to terror plots. Belgian special operations forces, clad in balaclavas and with bomb disposal robots at the ready, cordoned off two streets as they raided a property in Molenbeek, a suburb of the Belgian capital, on Monday morning, according to a CNN team at the scene. Jean-Pascal Thoreau, a spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor, later told CNN that no one was arrested in the raid. Terror in Paris: What we know about the attackers Earlier, Belgian state broadcaster RTBF, citing the country’s Federal Justice Department, had reported that police had made one arrest during the raid, but had not apprehended Salah Abdeslam, the French citizen at the center of a manhunt for his suspected involvement in the terror attacks. Get up to speed: Everything we know so far Two of those who attacked Paris on Friday have been identified as French citizens who lived in the Brussels suburb, Thoreau told CNN on Sunday, while two cars involved in the Paris shootings had Belgian license plates, according to his office. Seven people were arrested earlier in raids in Molenbeek after the Paris attacks, but five of them have been released, Thoreau told CNN on Monday. Among those released was Mohammed Abdeslam, brother of the wanted man. Thoreau told CNN that the released Abdeslam brother did not know his brother’s whereabouts. Authorities hunt for a French national The developments have brought renewed focus on the threat posed by jihadist networks in Belgium, a country that, according to one analysis, has exported more jihadists to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq per capita than any other Western European nation. Related video ISIS claims responsibility for Paris attacks According to figures released by the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence in January, an estimated 440 Belgians had taken up arms for Sunni extremist groups in the Middle East, a per-capita figure about double that of France, and four times that of the UK. Molenbeek has a large, predominantly Muslim population of first-, second- and third-generation immigrants from North Africa that has gained an unwelcome reputation as a hotbed of jihadism. Belgium’s minister of justice, Koen Geens, told CNN’s Ivan Watson on Monday that his country had “a foreign fighters problem,” and he cited Molenbeek as an example of an area where more needed to be done to combat the threat. In January, police raided a suspected ISIS terror cell in Verviers in eastern Belgium, killing two men who were alleged to be on the brink of a major Paris-style attack. The cell members, including the man alleged to be orchestrating the plot from abroad, Belgian-Moroccan Abelhamid Abaaoud, all hailed from the Molenbeek area and were suspected to be ISIS veterans who had returned from fighting in Syria, according to a counterterrorism official. Related video Why is terror recruiting so successful in Belgium? Police found automatic weapons, police uniforms and chemicals to make TATP, the powerful explosive that the Paris attackers also used Friday. Inside the foiled Verviers terror plot Two houses in the suburb were also raided after Ayoub El Khazzani, a Moroccan national, opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle on a high-speed train from Paris to Amsterdam in August. The prosecutor’s office said he had spent time in Molenbeek before the attack. The neighborhood’s links to extremist Islam extend back decades. Bassam Ayachi, a French citizen and Salafist cleric, founded the Centre Islamique Belge (CIB) in Molenbeek in the early 1990s – an organization that Belgian authorities say espoused hardline, pro-al Qaeda views and recruited jihadist fighters. The Belgian capital was also the site of atrocities in May 2014 that left four people dead at Belgium’s Jewish Museum. Mehdi Nemmouche, a radicalized French citizen who had spent a year in Syria, has been extradited to Belgium, where he awaits trial. And an arms dealer from the city was arrested for allegedly providing arms to Amedy Coulibaly, the ISIS sympathizer who attacked a Paris kosher supermarket in January. Terror in Paris: What we know so far Molenbeek Mayor Francoise Schepmans told CNN after January’s Verviers raids that the suburb was aware of the problems it faced with a cocktail of high unemployment among youths, disaffected young Muslims and jihadist propaganda. Related video Parisians to terrorists: 'We are not afraid' In February, a Belgian court convicted the leader of the Islamist group Sharia4Belgium and several followers on terror charges of sending jihadist fighters to Syria. The offenses were committed in Brussels, Antwerp, Syria and Turkey. “There are several people who left here to fight in Syria. And some who came back. That’s the danger,” Schepmans said. Abaaoud, who authorities suspect orchestrated the Verviers plot from Greece, is believed to have joined ISIS in Syria in early 2014, Guy Van Vlierden, editor of a blog on Belgian foreign fighters, told CNN this year. At some point, his 13-year-old brother joined him there, becoming the youngest Belgian jihadist in Syria. After the Verviers plot was foiled, Abaaoud evaded European authorities’ efforts to apprehend him. He later was featured in an ISIS propaganda magazine, claiming to have returned to Syria. Who were the Paris attacks suspects? Geens, the Belgian justice minister, told CNN on Monday that the jurisdictional divisions in the Brussels police force could hamper police efforts against the jihadist threat.  Brussels has 19 municipal mayors in charge of six police zones with their own local police forces. “The fact that Brussels is politically and – as to its police forces – a little bit more divided than one would expect from such a big city creates additional problems as to surveillance,” he told CNN’s Watson. “The main thing is the local and federal police have to work together continuously. Simple and normal criminality which has nothing to do with terrorism – but like false papers, false passports, weapon trade – are flourishing in certain suburbs of Brussels like in Molenbeek, and we absolutely have to counter these things with the help of local services.” In an interview with CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank in August, Alain Grignard, a senior member of the counterterror unit in the Brussels federal police and a lecturer on political Islam at the University of Liege, said the perpetrators of the Verviers plot fit a typical profile of Belgian jihadists: “men in their early 20s mostly from the Molenbeek district of Brussels moving in circles with a track record of delinquency and petty crime.” “They were radicalized very quickly, and when they came back from Syria they had no fear of death,” Grignard said in the interview, published in the Combating Terrorism Center’s publication, the CTC Sentinel. Cruickshank is also editor-in-chief of the CTC Sentinel. “These guys had maybe more experience in gun battles than our own commandos.” Like many European jihadists, they were an outgrowth of the “inner-city gang phenomenon,” he said, who had already revolted against Western society through petty crime and delinquency before having their antisocial approach “legitimized” by a radical strain of Islam. Related video Inside the Bataclan concert hall “These youngsters are getting quickly and completely sucked in. The next thing they know they’re in Syria and in a real video game,” he said. He told Cruickshank that the terror threat in Belgium, fueled by the trail of young jihadists to fight in Syria and Iraq, had “never been higher in all the years I’ve been working on counterterrorism.” “To give you an idea of the scale of the challenge, in the past two years we’ve charged more people with terrorism offenses than in the 30 years before that,” he said. “It’s impossible to do surveillance on everybody.” Since 2012, he said, al Qaeda had been “trying to talent spot” Western jihadists on the battlefields of Syria for use in potential operations against the West, while ISIS had appeared more focused on state building. But since the start of the U.S.-led air campaign targeting ISIS, the concern had grown that ISIS would also focus on directly targeting Western countries. “And the worry is that competition between al Qaeda and the Islamic State will see both groups try to outdo each other with attacks in the West,” he said. Names of victims begin to emerge CNN’s Paul Cruickshank, Ivan Watson, Nima Elbagir, Sebastian Knoops, Margot Haddad, Brian Walker, Stephanie Halasz, Vasco Cotovio and Antonia Mortensen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Belgium", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151115184500", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/15/europe/paris-attacks-belgium-molenbeek/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "739864048", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Samantha Vinograd is a CNN National Security Analyst. She served on President Obama’s National Security Council from 2009-2013 and at the Treasury Department under President Bush. Follow her @sam_vinograd. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Modeled on the President’s Daily Briefing, which the director of national intelligence prepares for the President almost daily, I am providing a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the President of the United States this week. No one, especially Vladimir Putin, considered the Russian election a nail-biter. He and the Central Election Commission may have gone through some of the motions of a democratic election – campaign speeches, letting opponents’ names appear on the ballot, urging Russians to go to the polls – but, much like previous elections, the outcome was all but guaranteed. This was Putin-esque theater, plain and simple, and with another six-year term stretching ahead of him, at least according to exit polls, we can expect the Russian threat matrix to expand. Putin may feign dismay over Western sanctions and diplomatic repercussions after his attacks around the world, but his new term will probably mean more hostility. And Putin, unsurprisingly, kicked out UK diplomats and seized some diplomatic properties. Putin doesn’t care about diplomatic fallout – he doesn’t need “diplomats” in the UK to gather information. He has other means to get intelligence. The brazenness of Putin’s attack could signal his willingness to use nerve agents in the future to send a clear message to any rogue agents and to signal to a global audience that he is willing and able to use chemical weapons wherever and whenever he pleases. Since South Korean shuttle diplomacy resulted in a purported agreement for a face-to-face meeting between the United States and North Korea (the North Koreans have yet to publicly acknowledge that Kim wants to proceed with the meeting, but reporting has indicated the CIA is working with intel partners on the potential meeting), the devil may be in the details. While we wait for official word from Kim, his foreign minister spent three days in Sweden meeting the Swedish foreign minister and the Swedish Prime Minister. Sweden has offered to host a US-NK meeting, but it is unclear whether Kim would be willing to travel based on his deep paranoia about his safety. Related article Olive branch may beat big stick when it comes to North Korea If Kim really does want to meet, convincing him he’ll be safe outside his hermit kingdom will be a Herculean task. This is where Chinese President Xi Jinping or Putin could jump in and provide some assurances if they want to really give this diplomatic “breakthrough” a shot. If Kim doesn’t confirm his desire to meet or insists on meeting in an undesirable location like Pyongyang, the timeline for the talks could endlessly extend. Or, Kim could withdraw his offer and try to paint the United States as malleable and over-eager to score a win. In the meantime, CNN is reporting that Finnish and South Korean officials have said that while Kim has not agreed to leave Pyongyang, representatives from North Korea, South Korea and the United States are set to meet in Finland. But US government officials are not currently scheduled to participate. If US officials are not at the talks in Finland, it is unclear how they could play into any official negotiations or an official meeting with Kim. Expert discussions are sometimes used to inform government discussions, but they are also sometimes wholly independent. North Korea has not commented on this meeting in Finland. So the bottom line is we don’t know if this meeting will contribute to a diplomatic engagement. Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is in Washington this week, and he will likely use his Oval Office visit to push for a harder stance against Iran. Saudi Arabia has been in a bitter fight with Iran across the Middle East, including in Yemen where its blockade – reportedly intended to isolate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels – has resulted in a humanitarian disaster The crown prince compared the Supreme Leader of Iran to Adolf Hitler in a recent interview and said if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, Saudi Arabia will, too, kicking off a nuclear proliferation trend the United States has tried to prevent for decades. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Saudi Arabia also said late last year that Iran took advantage of the economic gain from lifted sanctions to continue its destabilizing behavior, so it will likely push for promises to reimpose sanctions, particularly with the knowledge that the United States is dissatisfied with the agreement and the new nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, shares a similar sentiment. It may be worth mentioning to the crown prince that we value our security partnership deeply, but the reports that Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy a Russian air defense system raise alarm bells here in the United States, particularly as they could violate US sanctions on countries or companies doing business with designated Russian entities. Sanctions matter, whether on Iran or Russia, and if the United States is going to be tougher on Iran, the kingdom should turn a colder shoulder toward Moscow. The recent announcement of US steel and aluminum tariffs, and comments about penalizing Mercedes Benz imports to the United States, was heard loud and clear in Germany. But it’s important to remember that Germany is our fifth largest trading partner, so taxing German automobiles could offset a lucrative relationship. And Chancellor Angela Merkel, after a post-election coalition struggle, has finally succeeded in forming a government that is ready to get to work, including on the issue of US tariffs. She met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday to talk about eurozone reforms. Merkel said eurozone countries need to stand united against threats to free trade, and the two leaders presented a road map to combat potential costs of such threats. Related article Tariff tutorial: what the 45th President could learn from the 25th But Merkel also benefits from working with Washington, particularly on the issue of combating Russian aggression. She joined with the United States, France and the UK in condemning the chemical weapons attack in the UK and saying it is highly likely that Russia is responsible. However, she cautioned that Germany needs to keep lines of communication with Russia open – and critics have said that Merkel is reticent to take a tougher stance on Putin because of Russian gas exports to Germany. Nonetheless, Merkel’s position as the team captain of the eurozone hasn’t changed, particularly with Brexit diminishing the UK’s voice on the continent, so on all issues involving the eurozone and the United States, getting back to work with Germany is more important than ever.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Vladimir Putin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180318203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/18/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-putin-opinion-vinograd/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "649770616", "sentence": "Robbers storm security firm with grenades, large caliber weapons and dynamite 1 killed, 4 injured in Paraguay; 3 suspects killed in Brazil Eight people were arrested Tuesday in the Brazilian state of Parana, all suspects in the explosive heist of an armored car company in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. According to a Brazilian federal police statement, six rifles, multiple automatic weapon magazines, two boats, seven vehicles and an unspecified cash amount were seized in the operation to arrest the suspects. The robbery happened early Monday in Paraguay, near the border with Brazil and Argentina, police said. Dozens of gunmen detonated explosives and set vehicles on fire as they stormed the company in Paraguay, taking millions of dollars and sparking a violent police chase into Brazil. More than 50 people carrying large caliber weapons, dynamite and caltrops took part in what authorities are calling the “robbery of the century.” The group made off with money from several vaults inside Prosegur, a private security firm in Ciudad del Este, police said. In initial reports, police said the vaults were able to store up to $40 million but neither authorities nor the firm confirmed the sum that was taken. Ciudad del Este is Paraguay’s second-largest city and is along the border with Brazil and Argentina. Authorities believe the robbers were members of Primer Comando de la Capital, one of the largest criminal organizations in Brazil. Fusiles automáticos, ametralladora antiaérea, explosivos, abatidos, detenidos y dinero en #Foz: caso #Prosegur #CDE https://t.co/EDHP6d8HNe pic.twitter.com/2zoYVeQC9z A police officer was killed during Monday’s shootout that started about midnight (local time) and lasted for about two hours. Another officer and three bystanders were injured and taken to local hospitals, police said. Grenades were set off and more than a dozen vehicles were set on fire as the robbery took place. Police said officers engaged in a gun battle with snipers and others armed with large caliber weapons, dynamite and caltrops. In a building next to the security firm, Alejandro Anisimoff and his family hid when the robbers broke into their home. “We heard non-stop turmoil for an hour. Within that hour, five grenades blew off here. We hid upstairs in one of the bedrooms,” Anisimoff, whose home is in the building next to the firm, told CNN en Español. Leaving mass destruction behind them as they fled police, the robbers were able to cross the border into Brazil. A small group was intercepted by Brazilian police in a region called Itaipulandia, about 50 miles from Ciudad del Este, officials said. Three suspects were killed and four arrested during the confrontation, said a spokesperson with Paraguay’s Interior Ministry in a news release. En poder de los detenidos y abatidos, hallaron armamentos pesados, munición gruesa,chalecos antibalas y salvavidas,cargadores #Foz #Prosegur pic.twitter.com/w3QSMTu0H9 The building had been under the police radar before, Richard Vera, chief of the Ciudad del Este police homicide department, told Argentina’s El Pais newspaper. In 2015, they found an L-shaped tunnel connecting the building to a nearby house. CNN’s Julia Jones and CNN en Español’s Sanie Lopez Garelli contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Primer Comando de la Capital", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170425071500", "country1": "PRY", "country2": "BRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/americas/paraguay-vault-robbery/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "721310662", "sentence": "A recurring nightmare shakes Gilma Ramirez from her slumber in the predawn hours. She awakens with her heart palpitating, tears welling up. She finds comfort, though, in the darkness that envelops her small New Jersey bedroom. Her 8-year-old son sleeps soundly in the next room, in a bed she bought him with part of a tax refund from her cashier’s job. “In the dream, I’m forced to return to El Salvador and cannot come back,” Ramirez, 42, says of the troubled Central American country she fled nearly two decades ago. “Then I open my eyes and feel so relieved.” That nightmare came closer to reality this week when the Trump administration announced the end of “temporary protected status” for more than 250,000 Salvadorans like Ramirez. They have been allowed to live and work legally in the United States since at least 2001. Now they have less than two years to leave, find a way to legally remain in the country or face deportation. “I would be starting my life from zero,” Ramirez says. “My whole life is here. My home. My son. His future.” Trump’s latest reversal on longstanding immigration policy has sent shock waves through communities like this one in northern New Jersey. Activists say the state is home to nearly 7,000 Salvadorans with TPS. Immigration advocates believe about 200,000 Salvadorans nationwide will be affected by the decision. While the latest government figures show some 263,000 Salvadorans had TPS at the end of 2016, advocates say that number likely includes those whose immigration status has changed or who’ve left the country. In addition, they say nearly 200,000 US citizen children of Salvadoran parents with TPS will be affected. About 15,000 Salvadorans have settled in Hudson County, which lies across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Along Bergenline Avenue, one of its main commercial strips, Salvadoran bakeries and restaurants have opened alongside businesses owned by immigrants who arrived before them. Related article Decision could spell deportation for these 250,000 immigrants El Salvador, a country of 6.2 million people about the size of New Jersey, has long had a role in US immigration. A civil war from 1980 to 1992 drove out more than a quarter of its population. More than 330,000 Salvadorans migrated to the United States between 1985 and 1990, according to the Migration Policy Institute. At the offices of Centro Comunitario CEUS, a nonprofit in Union City, Ana Salgado and other workers have been taking calls and sitting down with Salvadoran TPS recipients worried about the future. “There is distrust and fear,” Salgado says. “Lives will be upended. People don’t know what to do.” On Sunday, hundreds are expected to attend an informational meeting sponsored by the center, which was founded by Salvadoran refugees in the early 1990s. “People are in a panic,” says Robin Bernstein, an immigration attorney for the nonprofit. “So many people have established lives. They have US citizen children. They have been paying into the tax system. They own homes. They have businesses. It’s pretty traumatic and dramatic.” Praised by immigration hard-liners and criticized by advocates, the administration’s decision has plunged thousands of immigrants like Ramirez into uncertainty. “We made lives here and now we’re living in limbo,” she says. “We’re trying to be hopeful that this will be worked out. Something tells me it’s going to be OK.” A bill introduced in Congress last year would give people with TPS an opportunity to apply to become permanent US residents. But US officials say conditions in El Salvador have improved enough since a series of devastating earthquakes in 2001 for migrants to return. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck El Salvador in January that year, killing more than 1,100 people and displacing another 1.3 million. In her 20s, Ramirez embarked on the perilous journey north – to the Mexican border city of Matamoros – after two powerful quakes shook her impoverished country the next month. “Leaving home was my only option,” she says. “My country was destroyed.” Related article Immigration, Trump and you: 5 things happening now, and why they matter The devastation back home spurred the US government to allow Salvadoran immigrants in the United States since February 2001 to apply for temporary protected status. They were shielded from deportation and granted work permits. For nearly 17 years, various administrations extended the protections after determining that conditions in El Salvador hadn’t improved enough. Until Monday, when Washington announced the end of TPS for Salvadorans effective September 9, 2019. Survival in the United States was never easy for Ramirez, but the birth of her son, Jose Zamora, eight years ago began to change that. She is separated from the boy’s father, a native of Venezuela, and has been raising Jose largely on her own. “My life changed after he was born,” she says. “They say children are a blessing. I got my own apartment. I got my car. He gave me something to fight for. Everything I do is for my son.” The single mother lives in a small two-bedroom apartment in a redbrick building on a quiet, tree-lined street in Jersey City. With the money she earns as a cashier at a Walmart in Secaucus and her yearly tax refund, Ramirez said, she has furnished the apartment. “Every year, I purchased something that we needed,” she said. “Last year, I got a used car and I’m financing it.” Ramirez said she cherishes her life in America and cannot imagine starting from scratch in El Salvador. She has family there, including her 76-year-old mother. She sends money to her mom each month; remittances like those make up more than 17% of the country’s GDP. “There is not work there for me,” she said. “There is no way to start over. … Some people may be preparing to leave, but returning is not an option for me.” Poverty and violence have fueled migration from El Salvador, where the murder rate is one of the highest in the world. Ramirez said a relative on her mother’s side of the family was killed during a robbery about two years ago. “There is no future for my son there,” she said. “I lived through the war in El Salvador. My parents sheltered me. They wouldn’t let me go out. It’s different here. We can walk the streets without fear. You don’t fear being kidnapped.” Many advocates doubt that Salvadorans will be willing to return, choosing instead a life in the shadows. Related article Trump administration ended protected status for 250,000 Salvadorans. These immigrants might be next “They’re not ready to go back in any way,” said Bernstein, the immigration attorney. “What’s there for them is a state that is out of control, run by gangs and with an incredible amount of violence. And there’s a high likelihood that they’ll be targeted even more for the extortion from gangs should they come back. Looking like Americans and dressing differently, it’s inevitable that people can tell when people have been out of the country for that long.” Ramirez said she hasn’t spoken with Jose about the possibility of her deportation. “I don’t think he will understand, but I will have to tell him,” she said. “He gets easily depressed.” On her day off this week, Ramirez left her tidy apartment to pick up her son at school. She stepped over piles of snow on street corners and walked about a block to Nicolaus Copernicus School, a public school where most of the 800 students are the children of immigrants. Under an American flag fluttering in the January chill, she tiptoed to see over the shoulders of other parents, trying to spot Jose. “He has friends from all over the world – Chinese, white, black, Indian,” she said. “I am proud that my son was born here. It would be so hard to leave all this behind.” On Tuesday night, after Jose played with his video games, Ramirez had him shower before getting him ready for bed. She hopes her recurring nightmare never becomes reality.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180110211500", "country1": "SLV", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/us/el-salvador-tps-immigration-new-jersey/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "723284589", "sentence": "Trump has made claims about his intelligence in the past He also told Reuters he gets \"more exercise than people think\" Fresh off a White House doctor declaring his health excellent, President Donald Trump swiped at his predecessors on North Korea, while saying he “scored the highest on tests.” Discussing the issue of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions in an interview Wednesday with Reuters, Trump took a swing at his predecessors, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, for their approaches to the rogue nation. “I guess they all realized they’re going to have to leave it to a president that scored the highest on tests. What can I tell you?” Trump said. White House physician Ronny Jackson told reporters on Tuesday that he had screened Trump for neurological impairments at the President’s asking during a yearly medical exam last week, and that Trump had scored 30 out of 30 on the cognitive test. Jackson said he “found no reason whatsoever to think the President has any issues whatsoever with his thought processes.” Jackson declined during his question and answer session to compare Trump’s health to that of other presidents, and he described Trump as in good health outside of needing to lose weight and to exercise. Trump said in the Reuters interview that he already gets exercise. “I mean I walk, I this, I that,” Trump said. “I run over to a building next door. I get more exercise than people think.” Related video Trump's heart health in focus after doctor's briefing CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta said Jackson’s information indicated that the President, like most men of his age, has a common form of heart disease. Trump has bragged in the past about his health and energy as well as his IQ score, which he said in 2013 is “one of the highest.” Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault Since becoming President, Trump has continued making similar claims, offering that he could score higher on an IQ test than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and claiming earlier this month that he is a “genius.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180118031500", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/donald-trump-medical-exam-interview/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "712709045", "sentence": "Nearly a week after President Donald Trump retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos posted by the deputy leader of an ultra-nationalist UK political group, the White House on Tuesday could not – or chose not – to say definitively whether he rejected Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore’s assertion that Muslims should not be allowed to serve in Congress. The question was first posed to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders in September, after Moore won the GOP primary in Alabama. It became relevant again, in this setting, when Trump on Monday formally backed Moore ahead of next week’s vote. “Given the President’s endorsement,” a reporter asked, “does he agree with Roy Moore that Muslims should not be able to serve in Congress?” Related article Trump calls Roy Moore to offer his endorsement Moore in 2006 wrote an article headlined, “Muslim Ellison Should Not Sit in Congress.” It compared the decision by Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota, to be sworn into office with his hand on the Quran to a (hypothetical) new member choosing, in 1943, to “take their oath on Mein Kampf.” “I haven’t asked (Trump) about past statements from Roy Moore,” Sanders said on Tuesday. Pressed, she added: “I’m saying (Moore) supports the President’s agenda; the President doesn’t necessarily support everything of Moore’s agenda.” The interaction, stripped of the particulars, was familiar enough. Reporter asks question. Spokesperson either doesn’t know answer or doesn’t want to give it. Ambiguity remains. Rinse, wash, repeat. But it was the subject matter here that made Sanders’ reply so jarring. Does the President of the United States believe Muslim people should be banned from serving in Congress? That’s one where, even if they never discussed it, you’d hope the White House press secretary would feel comfortable jumping out on a limb and saying, “No.” Alas. Mix in some more context – specifically, candidate Trump’s call in December 2015 for a much wider ban on Muslims – and the White House’s refusal to offer a clear response, twice over, becomes more difficult to brush off. None of this is to say that Trump does, in fact, agree with Moore. The President didn’t support him in the Alabama primary. And he took a while to make public his backing ahead of next week’s special election. In September, after Moore won his primary, Sanders seemed to say that Trump was not on board with some of Moore’s most disturbing past remarks. When the Ellison comments were listed among them, and a reporter asked if Trump “share(s) any of those views,” Sanders said he didn’t – at least “not that I’m aware of.” “I have not taken a deep dive on every comment that the senator – or the Senate nominee – has made, but I certainly know where the president stands on those issues and wouldn’t see any parallel between the two of them on that front,” she added. A few minutes later, a reporter asked if she wanted to “condemn some of those sentiments that you said the President, to your knowledge, does not share?” “I would certainly say we don’t agree with those comments,” Sanders responded.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171206013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/politics/trump-roy-moore-muslims-in-congress/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "730821119", "sentence": "They were less than an hour from their idyllic vacation when suddenly they wondered whether they would survive. “We heard a tremendous bang, and then there was a sudden vibration – a shaking because the engine mount was shaking,” Canadian tourist Wayne Smellie told CNN affiliate KITV. United Airlines Flight 1175, from San Francisco to Honolulu, had just lost the cover off its right engine. It was carrying 373 people, including many foreign vacationers. “There was this mighty noise, and you knew something was wrong,” UK tourist Alison Grennan told KITV. “There was instant shock and panic.” As pieces of metal rattled loudly, passenger Erik Haddad recorded video of the plane over the Pacific. “That looks bad, plane and simple,” he tweeted. Kathleen Clifford told CNN affiliate KHON she picked up her phone and contacted her family. “At the end, I told my family I love them,” she said. Jeff Carter posted on Instagram that he was calmly bracing for possible death. “I figured the vibration would destroy the airframe,” Carter told CNN. The Boeing 777 is powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 112-inch engines, the engine’s manufacturer said. It’s not clear why the malfunction happened. “Pratt & Whitney is supporting the authorities in their investigation,” the company said in a statement. The plane safely landed Tuesday at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. But the incident left many passengers traumatized. “Scariest flight of my life,” Maria Falaschi‏ tweeted after she landed. Scariest flight of my life #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/hjCvrJ9VwV Others, such as Cheryle Tillman of California, told KITV they won’t be flying again anytime soon. “I’m going to take a cruise home, because the flight was just horrible,” she said. Grennan said the experience was so bad, she’s deferring a trip to Fiji. “We are flying to Fiji in a couple of nights,” she said, “and I’m thinking Hawaii would be a nice place to live for a while.” CNN’s Steve Almasy and Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Airlines Flight 1175 incident", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180214144500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/14/us/hawaii-united-plane-engine-cover/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "657888492", "sentence": "Saudi Arabia rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump on his inaugural overseas trip, but a moment involving a glowing orb had observers scratching their heads. Trump attended the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology on Sunday alongside his host, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, reported the state-run Saudi Press Agency. As the lights dimmed, the three leaders officially “activated” the new center by placing their hands on an illuminated globe as a four-minute introduction video displayed on large screens behind them, according to local media. At the center of the facility, massive screens monitor and display real-time online extremist activity while over 200 data analysts work on individual desktops nearby, the Saudi Gazette reported. The new counter-terrorism center, known as Etidal, tweeted from its official account that it is designed to bring “prime technology together with Saudi expertise and international partnership to eradicate extremism.” State photographers were on hand to capture the moment, which quickly spawned memes from social media users who likened the US President to everything from comic book characters to blockbuster movie villains. trump 100% made a wish when he touched the orb pic.twitter.com/S0TlxgxtBY Just some billionaires, gathered in the dark, holding a glowing orb.#trump #orb pic.twitter.com/Os5sgwmnPE Trump was in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of his first foreign tour, which also includes stops in Israel, the Vatican, Belgium and Italy over the coming days. After spending the weekend in the Kingdom, he flew to Tel Aviv on Monday morning where he hopes to revive the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, address regional security issues and reaffirm America’s commitment to its alliance with Israel. CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi contributed to this report from Riyadh.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170522120000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/politics/trump-orb-saudi-arabia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "754855651", "sentence": "Earlier this week, three black Airbnb guests checked out of their rental only to be met by seven police cars. Attorneys for the guests said a woman who called Rialto, California, authorities said she made the call because the departing guests didn’t wave to her or smile at her. “They have a right not to smile,” said attorney Jasmine Rand at a Thursday morning news conference in New York. “We don’t want to live in an America where black people are forced to smile at white people to preserve their lives.” Related article At Yale, Starbucks and everywhere else, being black in America really is this hard The three black guests – Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Donisha Prendergast and Komi-Oluwa Olafimihan – were also traveling with a fourth guest, who is a white woman. But according to the their attorneys, the neighbor only told police about three suspicious black people. Police previously said the caller was an elderly white woman. Related article Yale officers admonished the white student who called police on a napping black student “And that should have been automatic evidence to them that this issue, this call was racially motivated by this woman,” Rand said. Now, the attorneys want the woman held accountable and are calling for the Rialto Police Department to conduct an investigation into officers’ actions, claiming their clients’ constitutional rights under the 4th and 14th Amendments were violated. The group checked out of their Airbnb on April 30, and were dragging their luggage to their car when police showed up and told them to put their hands in the air. They tried to explain to officers that they were renting an Airbnb, but officers didn’t believe them, and detained them for between 20 and 45 minutes, Rand said. Fyffe-Marshall said she’d seen the neighbor watching them, but didn’t see her wave or smile. She and Pendergrast joked the neighbor was going to call the police on them, she said. “Let us acknowledge this history, this heritage and this legacy that we all have inherited as black and white people of this world,” Prendergrast said. “How are we going to reimagine ourselves for our children, and for the children of our children?” The incident has been held up as just the latest in recent weeks in which people of color were racially profiled and have been arrested or detained by police for seemingly innocuous acts. Airbnb previously said in a statement to CNN that what happened was “unconscionable and a reminder of how far we still have to go as a society.” “Airbnb’s mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere and we have aggressively worked to fight bias and discrimination in society,” the company’s statement said in part. Rialto Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott said in a Tuesday news conference that officers acted in a “very professional manner.” Interim Police Chief Mark Kling said in a news conference Tuesday the officers acted appropriately during the incident, and pointed out that at no point did officers use force or handcuff anyone. Kling also said the neighbor reported four individuals – two black women, a black man and a white woman. It took 22 minutes, he added, for officers to determine that Fyffe-Marshall, Prendergast and Olafimihan were Airbnb guests and had not committed any crimes. Police also released bodycam footage of the incident on Tuesday. At first, the interactions between the officers and the guests don’t appear to be tense, according to the footage. They laugh together when they realize one officer is from Canada, like them, as they attempt to reach the homeowner of their Airbnb. Related article A mom on a college tour called the cops on two Native American teens because they made her 'nervous' Everyone’s patience appears to wear thin after they reach the homeowner but police continue to investigate. Prendergrast begins to argue that the neighbor wouldn’t have called police if they were white, but the officer dismisses her claim. Police then played audio of an officer’s interview with the neighbor after she had been told the group were renters. She says they scared her. “I see these strange people coming and going back and forth, you know, with luggage,” she tells the officer. He asks why she thought they were strange. “Because they had luggage in their hand and they weren’t really looking at me. You know, they just kind of avoided me, or they didn’t wave … And I know the couple that own the house, and I didn’t recognize them.” CNN’s Stella Chan, Doug Criss, Amir Vera, Eric Levenson and AnneClaire Stapleton contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rialto Police Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180510181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/us/airbnb-black-rialto-california-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "589828583", "sentence": "ISIS got smacked with a trio of setbacks over the weekend, with the loss of a key city, the death of an influential figure and – oh yes – the invasion of its biggest stronghold in Iraq. Here’s quick look at the terror group’s recent losses: Dabiq isn’t just any town in Syria. It’s strategically located, just a few miles south of the Turkish border, and is highly symbolic to ISIS. Some Islamic prophecies portend Dabiq to be the site of an apocalyptic battle between Christians and Muslims. ISIS even named its English-language propaganda magazine “Dabiq.” So rebels from the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army dealt ISIS a major blow when they seized the town Sunday, Turkish state media and a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it received reports that groups of ISIS fighters had withdrawn from Dabiq. US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter congratulated the fighters involved. “This is more than just the latest military result against this barbaric group,” he said in a statement. “Dabiq held symbolic importance to ISIL (another acronym for ISIS). The group carried out unspeakable atrocities in Dabiq … and claimed it would be the site of a final victory for the so-called caliphate. Instead, its liberation gives the campaign to deliver ISIL a lasting defeat.” But the work in Dabiq isn’t over. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Free Syrian Army fighters are trying to clear the town of mines, booby traps and IEDs. Mehmet Kadir Cabel was the regional leader for ISIS in Gaziantep, where an August bombing killed 54 people at a wedding. Cabel was killed Sunday when police raided his hideout there, Anadolu reported. Related video Turkish president blames ISIS for wedding attack He “ran the group’s terrorist activities” in Gaziantep by “managing the group’s cell and providing logistical support,” police told Anadolu. The operation to take out Cabel was costly. Three police officers were killed in the attempt, Anadolu said. But 19 other suspected ISIS members were captured during the operation, along with Cabel’s wife and two children. This could mark the beginning of the end of ISIS in Iraq. Before dawn Monday, Iraqi-led forces launched an offensive to reclaim the country’s second-largest city from ISIS’ grip. The Iraqi military said it had already inflicted “heavy losses of life and equipment” on ISIS in a district southeast of Mosul. The area saw two or three explosions each hour in the beginning of the assault, along with heavy bombardment from the air. CNN’s Nick Paton-Walsh, who is embedded with a Peshmerga convoy near Mosul, said he saw “staggering scenes” as forces pushed toward the city, with sporadic fighting erupting as they encountered pockets of ISIS fighters. “They obviously have overwhelming numbers here and are moving very quickly against ISIS,” he said. “But ISIS is showing that it’s very willing to put up a fight.” CNN’s Isil Sariyuce, Max Blau and Hande Atay Alam contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161017161500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/17/middleeast/isis-setbacks-syria-turkey-iraq/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "417344119", "sentence": "U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz visits New Hampshire, hits the White House on economy and Obamacare A little girl in the crowd thinks the rhetorically speaking senator is warning of a literal global conflagration Meanwhile, a goat that once bit Jon Huntsman doesn't get the same chance with the Texas senator U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was delivering his normal rhetoric during a New Hampshire speech on Sunday, hitting the current administration on the economy, Obamacare and national security. “And the Obama-Clinton foreign policy of leading from behind – the whole world is on fire,” the senator from Texas declared. But he was stopped by a 3-year-old girl sitting in the front row. “The world is on fire?” she yelled out. Cruz took it and ran with it. “The world is on fire – yes! Your world is on fire,” he exclaimed, seizing the moment as the crowd burst out into laughter. “But you know what? Your mommy’s here and everyone’s here to make sure that the world you grow up in is even better.” The scene – while cute – captured Cruz’s determination to remain unwavering in his views and language, never backtracking. There was no “just kidding” or “that was only a metaphor” to assuage the little girl. Instead, the first-term senator continued with his speechifying and used the moment to illustrate his point that while things are bad now, they could get better – especially, cough cough, if he becomes president. A woman who identified herself as the child’s mother named Michelle later told the WRKO’s Kuhner Report that her child’s reaction came in a “high question kind of voice,” but that her daughter was “quite happy” in the aftermath. “She really, basically was like ‘oh, oh, this is a great man.’ He’s the firefighter in her mind as a three-year-old. And was quite happy and she wanted a cookie.” Cruz is bringing the resolute disruptor brand that he’s built in Congress out on the trail as he lays the groundwork for a White House bid. This weekend, he was on a two-day swing through New Hampshire, stopping Sunday afternoon at an event put on by the Strafford County GOP. In the same way Cruz challenges establishment Republicans in the Senate, he’s trying to build a campaign that breaks from the mold and showcases his firebrand conservatism. For example, his first question from the audience came from a woman who wanted to know how Cruz was going to make campaign finance reform a reality, a huge issue in the first-in-the-nation primary state. But Cruz argued that not only is money a form of speech, it emboldens speech. “The answer is not to muzzle citizens; it’s to empower citizens across the country,” he said. Throwing a bone to his questioner, however, he said he supports requiring that campaign donations be disclosed. Related gallery Potential 2016 presidential candidates He took the same steadfast approach last weekend in Iowa, when he and other contenders were asked about the ethanol mandate requiring that gasoline contain a certain amount of ethanol – a popular regulation in Iowa where corn is king. While nearly every other potential candidate expressed at least some measure of support for the mandate, Cruz flatly opposed it, saying in front of close to a thousand Iowa farmers that he doesn’t think the government should be involved in the private sector. Gov. Scott Walker, who’s vying with Jeb Bush for frontrunner status, said he supported the mandate in Iowa, despite previously opposing it in his home state of Wisconsin Asked by reporters Sunday about accusations that Walker is a flip-flopper, Cruz first praised his potential rival but made sure to mention that candidates need to be challenged on their actions. “It’s easy for candidates to give an answer,” he said, but added: “The proof is in the pudding. What I’ve urged Republicans to ask of every candidate is: Have you walked the walk? Show me your record.” Cruz got heavy applause when he said he wanted to “repeal every word of Common Core,” a set of testing standards that Jeb Bush staunchly defended when he appeared at a nearby event in Dover, New Hampshire just two days earlier. Common Core, however, was not legislation approved by Congress. Rather, it was created by a bipartisan group of governors and state leaders, and states received financial incentives by the government to adopt the standards. Still, Cruz played somewhat coy with his White House aspirations, aware of the tight federal regulations that would start holding contenders to different standards once they admit they’re running for president. When voters pressed him Sunday to make a White House bid, Cruz told them to “stay tuned.” “I’m looking at it very, very seriously,” he told the audience. “I would point out a week ago I was in Iowa, yesterday I was in South Carolina, and today I’m in New Hampshire.” But he truly charmed the crowd when he said that after he and his wife got their daughters a puppy recently, one of the girls gave her approval for Cruz’s presidential aspirations. “If you win, that means Snowflake will finally get a backyard to pee in,” his daughter said, according to Cruz. In terms of energy and turnout, Sunday’s event stood out from other events held by potential White House contenders who were in New Hampshire this weekend, in part because it was open to the public, unlike other events headlined by Walker and Bush. READ: Ted Cruz calls on next president to ‘repudiate’ Iran dealOrganizers were overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up to the Barrington office of Turbocam, a manufacturing company that’s open about its Christian values, to hear Cruz speak. Twenty minutes before it was scheduled to start, organizers had to move the chairs, reporters and speakers to a bigger room to accommodate the 130 to 140 people who showed up. His remarks were met with boisterous applause, and he was frequently urged to run for president by people who shook his hand before and after the event. Halfway through Cruz’s remarks, a small-business owner in the audience was called on to ask a question but instead stood up proudly next to the senator and went off into a two-minute rant about how other Republicans in Washington aren’t representing their conservative constituents. “It is D-Day in America folks,” he said, getting the crowd on their feet. “We can’t wait for another Republican. We need Ted Cruz.” The man said his wife wrote a blank check for Cruz and pulled out his wallet, only to throw it on the ground at Cruz’s feet. “For those who believe in miracles, this gentleman just threw his wallet at a politician,” Cruz said, getting a big laugh from the crowd. “And he actually got it back.” Cruz could not accept the money because he’s not yet a candidate. One man, Bill Higgins, stood outside in the snow for four hours hoping Cruz would meet his goat named Izak, an apparent fixture on the campaign trail which was wearing a hat that said “I voted” and who happened to bite Jon Huntsman in 2011. Cruz waved hello at Higgins as the senator exited the building Sunday afternoon but didn’t stop to greet the goat. “He’ll be back again,” Higgins said, trying to appear unfazed. “I’m sure he wants to get to his next stop.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150316023000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/15/politics/ted-cruz-new-hampshire/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "709366631", "sentence": "Meet Andrew Peacock – he’s an expedition doctor who travels to the Earth’s most remote locations to care for people in high-risk, high-altitude situations. But the Australian doctor doesn’t just save lives – Peacock is also a keen photographer who takes stunning snapshots of his travels. He showcases his photos on his Instagram and Facebook – depicting everything from the light hitting an Antarctic iceberg to the misty Tanzawa Mountain range in Japan. “It’s equally as important for me as the medical work I do,” Peacock tells CNN Travel. When he was a junior doctor, Peacock found the perfect way to relieve stress: rock climbing. “I really enjoyed this new kind of challenge that was much more about adventure, but still quite physical, and obviously also really mental,” Peacock tells CNN Travel. Little did Peacock realize that the thrills of climbing would change his life. “That took me away from what you might call a regular medical career,” he says. “I started exploring options for getting involved in expeditions and being able to do adventure activities at the same time as taking care of people in remote environments.” Peacock’s first experience caring for patients in extremity was in South Asia. “Initially what took me to the mountains was I volunteered to work as a doctor in India,” he explains. “I was working for the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala up in the north.” Shortly after, Peacock began working in Nepal for the Himalayan Rescue Association. “That gave me an entry to the world of altitude illness, looking after people in the mountains,” he says. Peacock loved this experience – it combined his passion for healing with his passion for adventure. He had the bug, and more adventures were to come. Related article The man who conquered the 'world's hardest climb' Aware that these were potentially once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, Peacock decided to document his experiences in Nepal and India by taking photographs. “I took 50 rolls of slide film with me. I’d always been interested in photography,” he says. Peacock submitted the resulting images to what was then the Lonely Planet Image Library, now owned by Getty Images. “Suddenly I had a few images that were published in their guide books, that gave me a real focus for an outlet for photography,” remembers Peacock. The doctor was delighted. “I’ve always – even when I was younger – looked up to photographers for inspiration, in terms of just the way they see the world,” he explains. “This idea that maybe I could be a part of that community was really appealing.” Related article Meet the daredevil photographer who hangs out of helicopters Now Peacock explores both photography and medical opportunities – his favorite jobs combine both. “The trips that I was taking and continue to take were very much with the idea of looking for good compositions and good light,” he says. “Trying to tell a story and producing hopefully some very interesting images for people to see.” Peacock’s Instagram and Facebook feeds are filled with beautiful photographs – peppered with interesting insights into his medical work. He’s grateful for the outlet social media has provided, but acknowledges platforms like Instagram have had both a positive and negative affect on the photography industry. “I think it has fundamentally changed the world of photography, I think most people probably agree with that. It’s made it more accessible which is awesome,” Peacock says. “But I think there are so many images out there, I think it’s just made people a bit numb to the world of photography.” To stand out, Peacock tries to innovate and stay true to his experiences. “I very much try and keep things real,” he says. “In the sense that I’m not manipulating images to produce something that didn’t really look that way to begin with. I’m also just trying to tell that story of what I experienced.” Related article 'The World in Faces': Portraits of people across the world And why would you edit or manipulate when that those stories are so spectacular? “I’ve certainly been lucky to have a number of interesting trips working as a doctor,” says Peacock. “For instance a few years ago I traveled with a group of ultra runners who were running from Istanbul in Turkey to Xi’an in China over five months.” Peacock’s sunset-tinged images of the silhouetted athletes are striking – and he says the experience was unforgettable. “They were running 70 kilometers a day and I was one of the medical people involved in that journey,” he says. “I was only there for three months but we traveled through Turkey and Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan – really, really fascinating areas of the world.” Peacock says the best thing about his job is that – because he’s working and not just touring – he can truly embrace the cultures he visits. “You have a real decent amount of time to interact with people in these interesting countries,” he says. More recently, Peacock has also branched into photography instruction. “I’ve recently been added to the staff as a photo instructor for Lindblad Expeditions, who are an adventure travel company that run a fleet of ships around the world and their expeditions often have a real photography angle to them for their guests,” he says. “I really enjoy the opportunity to expose people to photography and hopefully inspire them and do some teaching.” Related article Meet the photographer traveling the world for free Peacock’s multiple career path is becoming more popular – in large part due to social media, which allows creatives to showcase their work, even if they are working full-time in another industry. “If people have passions in other directions I’d certainly encourage ways to pursue those,” says Peacock. “Even when you’re a bit older […] It’s not impossible to do that later on in life as well.” Peacock is aware he’s lucky to have an accommodating lifestyle – his wife also loves to travel and she also has a flexible work schedule. She’s American and he’s Australian, so they split the time between the two continents. Plus, adds Peacock “in medicine – we’re lucky, mostly, to earn quite well – it means that perhaps you will have the opportunity to do lots of travel if that’s what you like.” When Peacock isn’t venturing up mountains in remote locations, he’s working a more “conventional” job in the emergency room in Australia. Ideally, he plans to continue his photography, globetrotting and healing. “It’s an awesome way to travel – and I also enjoy working in the emergency room when I work in Australia and so if I can continue to combine those two things then that’s great,” he says.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Andrew Peacock", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171123120000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "TKM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/andrew-peacock-expedition-doctor-photographer/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724469109", "sentence": "Tillerson said that Turkey had a right to protect its citizens Turkey has been battling Kurdish unrest in the southeast of the country for years US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has expressed “concern” about Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria, urging restraint but stopping short of demanding an end to the operation. On a visit to London, Tillerson said that Turkey had a right to protect its citizens but urged “restraint” on both sides. Turkey began airstrikes against the Kurdish YPG on Saturday, followed by a ground incursion into northern Syria involving Turkish special forces and factions of the rebel Free Syrian Army. The Turkish operation is targeting the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin, to which tens of thousands of Syrians have fled from other parts of the country. The offensive has strained relations between Washington and Ankara, two NATO allies. On Monday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again blasted the United States for supporting what he called a “terrorist organization” on Monday. Turkey has been battling Kurdish unrest in the southeast of the country for three decades, and views the the YPG as indistinguishable. But the US and other Western powers see the Kurds in Syria as crucial allies in the battle to defeat ISIS. Pentagon spokesman Marine Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway told CNN on Monday that senior US defense officials are in Ankara to discuss security matters, including the situation in northern Syria. “I can confirm that senior leaders from the Department of Defense are fully engaged in working with their Turkish counterparts to de-escalate tensions along the Turkish-Syrian border and to ensure that operations to defeat ISIS continue without interruption,” said Rankine-Galloway. Gen. Joseph Votel, the commander of US Central Command, was in Syrian city of Raqqa on Monday, along with US Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green, on a previously planned trip, according to defense and USAID spokespeople. The YPG was instrumental in evicting ISIS from Raqqa last year. The special presidential envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition, Ambassador Brett McGurk, was also in the region in recent days. His spokeswoman, Michelle Barton, told CNN that McGurk was there “as part of his regularly scheduled trips to the region to consult with senior leaders on the campaign to defeat ISIS,” and stopped in Iraq and Syria. The Turkish offensive appeared to have expanded Monday, with elements of the Free Syrian Army opening a second front from the north-east towards the city of Afrin. The FSA forces said they had captured ten Kurdish fighters. The Turkish military has reported the death of one soldier. Turkish officials say the YPG has fired rockets at several Turkish border towns, an accusation denied by Kurdish commander Siban Hamo and other YPG officials. The YPG control a large part of northern Syria – some 24% of all Syrian territory, including hundreds of kilometers along the Turkish border. Both the Obama and Trump administrations have provided the group with training and weapons as the chief US ally against ISIS in Syria. But Turkey regards the YPG as a terrorist organization closely allied to Kurdish separatists inside Turkey. Speaking in Ankara Monday, Erdogan asked the US: “Why are you fighting against ISIS with another terrorist organization? Why not carry it out with your strategic partner?” He also dismissed the appeal by the US State Department at the weekend that the offensive be limited in scope, saying: “The US in particular says it should be time limited…You went into Iraq, have you got out?” Erdogan added that the Turkish operation had been agreed with Russia, which along with Turkey and Iran is driving efforts to end the Syrian conflict. The YPG have bitterly complained about Russia withdrawing its modest presence in Afrin as Turkey prepared to attack. YPG commander Siban Hamo said Russia had shown it had “no principles” and it would one day “regret standing against the Kurdish people.” In London, Tillerson said he hoped casualties would be minimized. “We recognize and fully appreciate Turkey’s legitimate right to protect its own citizens from terrorist elements that may be launching attacks against Turkish citizens and Turkish soil from Syria,” Tillerson told journalists, alongside his UK counterpart Boris Johnson. “We’re engaged with Turkey, and we’re also engaged with the leadership of our coalition and asking both sides to show restraint.” Earlier in the day, as he traveled to London, Tillerson was asked if the conflict was amounting to a clash between two NATO allies. “I don’t think you’re going to find two NATO allies facing off at all,” Tillerson told reporters traveling with him. There is growing international concern that the Turkish offensive could ignite yet another humanitarian crisis in Syria. Afrin is already crowded with internally displaced Syrians –  up to 160,000 in November, local groups say. Tillerson expressed concern about that on the plane. “This is a tough situation where there are a lot of civilians mixed in,” the top US diplomat said. Because of those concerns, the US has asked Turkey “to just try to be precise, try to limit your operation, try to show some restraint, let us see if we can work with you to create the kind of security zone you might need,” he said. “So we’re in discussions with the Turks and some of the forces on the ground as well as to how we can stabilize this situation and meet Turkey’s legitimate concerns for their security,” Tillerson said. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, speaking alongside Tillerson, recognized that the Kurds had been a key ally in the fight against ISIS but added: “Turkey does have a legitimate interest in protecting its own borders and own securities.” Erdogan has indicated the incursion could broaden, vowing on Saturday to “annihilate the terror corridor up to the Iraqi border.” Analysts say that could ignite a broader conflict across northern Syria, which could be exploited by jihadist groups including ISIS. ISIS fighters have recently appeared in the south of Idlib. Turkey’s NATO allies don’t want an open-ended Turkish offensive that could spur another refugee exodus or give ISIS the opportunity to regroup. But for now they are not calling on Turkey to end the operation. CNN’s Nicole Gaouette and Laura Koran contributed to this report from Washington", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122161500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/middleeast/tillerson-concern-at-turkeys-syria-offensive-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "754552677", "sentence": "Michael Cohen served loyally as Donald Trump’s right-hand man for more than a decade, taking care of anything and everything the New York real estate baron needed to get done. On November 8, 2016, Cohen’s stock suddenly soared: He was now the personal attorney to the President-elect of the United States, with unique understanding of a man that everyone was scrambling to get access to. Cohen quickly got to work. According to multiple people familiar with Cohen’s conduct following the election, he aggressively pitched himself to potential clients, reminding them of his proximity to the most powerful man in the world. Those efforts landed Cohen lucrative consulting deals. New reporting this week revealed that in the months following the 2016 election, Cohen received hundreds of thousands of dollars from powerful entities based in and outside of the United States. Related article Michael Cohen -- Trump's loyal fixer “I don’t know who’s been representing you, but you should fire them all. I’m the guy you should hire. I’m closest to the President. I’m his personal lawyer,” was how one GOP strategist described Cohen’s sales pitch. One company that Cohen immediately sought out was pharmaceutical giant Novartis. “He was shopping himself around,” a source familiar told CNN. Cohen would ultimately land a one-year contract with the firm by promising access to the White House on health care policy. But that deal quickly soured. According to the source, company officials had one meeting with Cohen in March 2017 and decided that he would not be able to provide the access they desired. There would be no other meetings with Cohen, but Novartis chose to pay out the entirety of Cohen’s contract anyway – $100,000 per month, for a total of $1.2 million. Money was flowing in from other companies, too. Telecommunications conglomerate AT&T publicly acknowledged this week that it hired Cohen for a simple reason: to gain “insights” into the new President and his administration. AT&T paid Cohen at least $200,000 in 2017, according to a source familiar with the matter. AT&T is seeking government approval for its acquisition of Time Warner, CNN’s parent company. Other payments to Cohen, according to a lawyer suing him, included approximately half-a-million dollars from a company linked to Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin and $150,000 from Korea Aerospace Industries. Cohen and his lawyer didn’t respond to a request for comment on this story. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders wouldn’t address the Cohen payments during a briefing with reporters Wednesday. “As you know due to the complications of the different components of the investigation I would refer you to the outside counsel to address those questions,” she told reporters, later adding, “We are not engaging in matters in this process at all.” She said she hasn’t heard “specific concerns” from the President on this topic. While Cohen has not been accused of any wrongdoing, these new revelations raise serious questions about whether a man in Trump’s inner circle had engaged in influence peddling and could spell legal trouble for Cohen, who is already in hot water. He is currently under criminal investigation related to his business dealings, and federal officials raided his home, office and hotel room last month to seize thousands of pages of documents and records. Another ominous sign for Cohen: lawyers working with special counsel Robert Mueller on the investigation into possible Russian collusion in the presidential election have questioned at least one company about its contract with Cohen. “Novartis was contacted in November 2017 by lawyers from the special counsel’s office regarding the company’s agreement with Essential Consultants. Novartis cooperated fully with the special counsel’s office and provided all the information requested,” the company said. “Novartis considers this matter closed as to itself and is not aware of any outstanding questions regarding the agreement.” If the revelations about the payments to Cohen are only just coming to light, others in Trump world say they are hardly surprised. A former Trump campaign official who worked on the transition said “everybody knew” Cohen had taken on consulting work after the election. It was widespread practice among high-ranking Trump associates who did not go into the administration to provide consulting services after Trump won in November 2016, this person said, noting that Cohen was far from the only person to do so. “You don’t need access to (Trump). All you need is the perception of access to (Trump),” the former campaign official said. And Cohen wasn’t the only one who tried to capitalize on Trump’s victory. Post-election, corporate America was on the hunt for anyone who could help them make inroads with the incoming administration. “There was a lot of scrambling,” said one Republican strategist. “C suites everywhere were freaking out.” One person with ties to the campaign described being approached by a top tier tech company after the election with an offer: They would pay this person $50,000 a month to make introductions to members of Trump’s team. No lobbying necessary. Another individual with deep ties to the Washington lobbying world put it this way: “Everyone said Trump won’t win. Everyone had all of these Hillary (Clinton) consultants lined up and realized when Trump won, they had nobody.” Cohen happened to be one person who enjoyed genuine access to the President, one ex-campaign official said. During the transition, Cohen worked out of his office in Trump Tower in Manhattan, where his desk was a three-minute walk from the then-President-elect’s office on a nearby floor. Cohen and Trump spoke “multiple times a day” during the transition, this person estimated – it was during this period that the payments from major corporations first started to flow into Cohen’s Essential Consultants bank account. Trump told reporters last month that Cohen was his lawyer. Cohen has also been seen recently at the President’s private club, Mar-a-Lago. Trump has also said that he didn’t know about the $130,000 payment that Cohen made using Essential Consultants to porn star Stormy Daniels, who alleges to have had an affair with Trump years ago. The White House has said Trump denies the affairs. What’s less clear is how much Cohen discussed the nuts and bolts of policy-making with his longtime boss. One source familiar with Cohen’s relationship with Trump said the President “never talked to Cohen about substantive matters” that Cohen’s clients would be interested in. And the proximity that Cohen initially had to Trump during the transition greatly weakened after Inauguration Day, multiple people told CNN. Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, sought to keep Cohen away from the White House, and he was rarely seen there. One person described Cohen as having become “disenfranchised” in the early months of the Trump administration – but that he nevertheless continued to portray himself as Trump’s go-to guy. The fresh headlines this week about Cohen attempting to line his pockets after the election – and the perception that he was “harvesting money off of the President’s back” – could ultimately anger Trump, the source noted. Robert Weissman, president of public watchdog group Public Citizen, said the precise nature of the work Cohen performed for each client would determine whether he violated any ethics laws. Weissman cited the $200,000 in payments from AT&T to Cohen as an example of a transaction that would only violate laws if Cohen’s services went beyond what company representatives have said. AT&T has claimed the company only paid Cohen to gain “insights” into the President – and that there was no legal or lobbying work. “As a legal matter, if they can stick to that story – that it was just for strategic advice – that’s probably permissible,” Weissman told CNN. Meanwhile, the $400,000 that Cohen received from Novartis in installments from October 2017 to January 2018 preceded a dinner Trump reportedly had with a Novartis executive in Davos, Switzerland. Weissman suggested the timing of the dinner could raise red flags. “This agreement was also in no way related to the group dinner Dr. Narasimhan had at the World Economic Forum in Davos with President Trump and 15 Europe based industry leaders,” Novartis said in a statement. “Suggestions to the contrary clearly misrepresent the facts and can only be intended to further personal or political agendas as to which Novartis should not be a part.” Novartis has several prominent drugs pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Last year, the company secured some high-profile approvals from the FDA. While the drugmaker paid Cohen, it also spent millions of dollars to lobby lawmakers about more than a dozen pieces of legislation, including the Republican tax cut plan, according to federal disclosures. What’s more, Cohen would need to register as a foreign agent if he provided any public policy representation to overseas companies, Weissman added. Cohen accepted $150,000 from Korea Aerospace Industries, a South Korean company, in November 2017. In partnership with US defense giant Lockheed Martin, the company is currently vying for a lucrative contract with the United States Air Force, which plans to buy approximately 350 new training jets. The Air Force is considering buying the T-50 Golden Eagle, which is developed by Korean Aerospace Industries. A decision is reportedly expected this spring. The company told CNN that it retained Cohen to receive “short term legal advice.” “Korea Aerospace Industries, LTD. received legal advice on the Cost Accounting Standards regulation from Essential Consultants, LLC through a contracted deal,” a spokesperson said. “The payment was all legal based on the contract. KAI is doing its best to comply with accounting regulations that are up to global standards.” The spokesperson clarified that the company did not have direct contact with Cohen at the time, and that the “deal was done by someone else.” It was not immediately clear who this “someone else” was.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Cohen", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180509223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/michael-cohen-trump-lobbying/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "639049963", "sentence": "The Trump administration’s order banning passengers from major airports in the Middle East and North Africa from flying with electronic devices on board is not even a day old and its impact is already being felt. Through WhatsApp and iMessage, CNN asked travelers who would be coming in from the 10 airports covered by the ban how they’d be affected. This is what they said: Marissa and Adam Goldstein are from Boston but live in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They’ll be flying with their twin daughters, Eyva and Noa. “We’ll be flying Emirates on Monday through Dubai with our twin 16-month-old daughters. This will be hard as I was going to have them use our iPad to keep them occupied. Also, we use our laptops for work on these long flights!” Others said the same thing: “I’m flying with TWO toddlers on a 7-hour flight through Morocco from Italy and now they can have no iPad? No Kindle to read? I mean this is ridiculous,” one wrote. Syed Hussain lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He travels regularly to the United Arab Emirates and said he normally works 10 hours of the 16-hour flight. “[This] sends a very negative message to people like me who want to explore business opportunities between North America and Middle East,” he said. Another person wrote: “Will the US government pay for the day of work I will lose when I fly? Don’t think so!!!” People have entrusted Matthew Schweitzer with their lives; he takes that responsibility very seriously.  On his laptop, the American researcher for the Education for Peace in Iraq Center has days of interviews and testimony from Iraqis living under and fighting ISIS. Lives are in Matthew's hands. #electronicsban puts sensitive interviews with #ISIS survivors at risk for theft/leaking. pic.twitter.com/Xctdc78jr8 “These interviews, if leaked, could put those (people) in grave danger for reprisals and exploitation,” he said.  “I cannot risk these data being stolen or falling into the wrong hands.” It’s common policy for businesses to require employees with confidential or sensitive information on their electronics to keep the devices with them at all times. “My company’s policy requires that we take company laptops as carry-ons to prevent theft,” said Morgan, who works in the oil and gas industry.  CNN is not using her full name because she is not authorized by her employer to speak to the media. Morgan affected by #electronicsban works in oil and gas industry. She can't check work laptop on her flight--it has sensitive info. pic.twitter.com/ETra2XdXD2 Her company’s travel policy says employees must take the cheapest and most direct route; it’s unclear if the electronics ban will change that. In an industry in which success is tied to volatile oil prices, increased travel expenses could reverberate through a company’s bottom line. Tugbek Olek, a Turkish entrepreneur, attends the E3 Expo in Los Angeles every June and brings a lot of electronics. He said he doubts he’ll go this year if the ban remains in place. “We’re not going to check in 20K worth of electronics,” he said. Warren, an employee at a New York-based travel agency, said his high-end clients are very upset.  CNN is not using Warren’s full name because he was not authorized by his company to speak with the media. Warren says #electronicsban has his high end clients afraid--of theft.  They don't trust checked baggage to ensure their property is safe. pic.twitter.com/2T2206iAze “One concern is they are not going to be able to work,” he said by phone. The biggest concern Warren’s clients have – as do many others reaching out to CNN – is that their items may be lost, stolen or damaged in their checked baggage. James Buck, a professional photographer currently in Beirut, planned to board his flight home to Vermont with his camera equipment: He values it at half his year’s salary. I spoke with James Buck re: #electronicsban.  He scrambled today to find a \"hard case\" for his camera.  This is all he could find. pic.twitter.com/iTh1wqZ2LF Buck has only a soft case for the equipment. Checking it means he needs a hard case to try to protect it during baggage handling.  Despite his best efforts, Buck could not find a hard case and had to settle for a Tupperware box. In a couple of weeks, Nayef’s 8-year-old sister – who has autism – will now have to board a flight without her laptop, DVDs and video games. Nayef, who asked that his last name not be shared, said the electronics help “keep her emotional problems relatively at bay.” Nayef's autistic sister uses her laptop, DVDs, video games to calm herself. #electronicsban could mean she can't rely on them during flight. pic.twitter.com/b815nZgbJE The  ban includes exemptions for medical devices, but it’s unclear if Nayef’s sister’s electronics could be considered medical. Dozens of travelers have contacted us asking if they are going to be affected. “I have a connecting flight through Dubai, will I be affected?” “I’m a US citizen. Does this apply to me?” “I never check in luggage, am I going to have to check in a bag just for my laptop? For some answers, check out our story on what you need to know. WhatsApp/iMessage @CNN on how airlines electronics ban could affect you. Here are the Goldsteins from Boston.Message us +1-347-322-0415 pic.twitter.com/YmVPI8bLGC Share your story: WhatsApp or iMessage us at +1-347-322-0415", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration’s electronics ban on flights from Middle East and North Africa airports", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170321151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/world/electronic-travel-ban-impact-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "461251396", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2013. Kai Wiedenhöfer photographed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. He says he was deeply moved by the historic event, calling it the most positive political experience of his life. It left him, and many others, optimistic about the future. He thought he had seen the end of walls like the one that divided his hometown for 28 years. “This idea that we had – that we would have a free world – that proved to be wrong,” he said. “We had a big renaissance of walls.” From 2003 to 2006, Wiedenhöfer documented the construction of the controversial barrier between Israel and the West Bank. Then he expanded his focus to photograph other boundaries set up in response to global conflicts. Preferring to travel without a security escort, it was important for him to plan ahead and work quickly. He tried to spend less than 20 minutes taking pictures each time he went out. “You cannot stay long in places,” Wiedenhöfer said, noting that there wasn’t usually much activity along the walls. “Before people who can do me any harm get there, I’m gone.” When he visited Northern Ireland in 2008, he thought the so-called “peace lines” dividing Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods might start to come down. Instead new walls were constructed and old ones were reinforced. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Over the last seven years, Wiedenhöfer has also been to the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, and a wall in Baghdad built by the U.S. Army. In all, he made 21 trips to eight different walls. The resulting photographs will soon be published as a series of diptychs in his latest book, “Confrontier.” While acknowledging the unique circumstances of each wall, Wiedenhöfer said he paired images together to emphasize their similarities. Beyond the book, he had more ambitious plans. His long-term goal was realized last week when he launched an exhibit of his panoramic images on the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall. Each picture is displayed at 3-meters tall by 9-meters wide, or roughly 10 by 30 feet. Wiedenhöfer negotiated with the city for five years to get the necessary permits and raised money on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to cover the expenses. “Walls are no solution for today’s major political problems, and I think the Berlin Wall is the best proof of that,” he said at the “Wall on Wall” opening. These days it’s hard for him to imagine a world without walls. But he wants to remind people what Berlin demonstrators chanted in 1989: “Die Mauer muss weg – the wall has to go.” Kai Wiedenhöfer is a German photographer based in Berlin.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "walls", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150826231500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/world/cnnphotos-a-world-divided-by-walls/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "493197475", "sentence": "Maj. Gen. Paween Pongsirin led a team of 80 investigators on the case After turning over his evidence, he says he was reassigned to a remote region of Thailand He quit and is now seeking asylum in Australia The investigator at the heart of Thailand’s probe into the human trafficking crisis that gripped several Southeast Asian nations earlier this year has claimed asylum in Australia, alleging that death threats had prompted him to flee. Maj. Gen. Paween Pongsirin told CNN by phone from Melbourne, Australia, that members of Thailand’s political and business elite – including one general in the country’s armed forces – had called him to ask that he stop the investigation. He said he wasn’t able to say how many death threats he had received. Paween was appointed to be chief investigator of a suspected Rohingya trafficking network after at least 30 graves, believed to contain the bodies of trafficked Rohingya, were discovered in May in the southern part of Thailand. The Rohingya, a long-oppressed linguistic and ethnic minority in Myanmar, began to flee the country after clashes with the Rakhine state’s Buddhist community in 2012. The United Nations estimates more than 100,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar since the ethnic and sectarian violence erupted. Some said they were forced to leave by men who threatened to beat them. Those who had the means to leave did so by perilous sea journey. They were taken out on small boats to cargo ships by smugglers, mostly bound for Malaysia. However, once on the open water, many neighboring countries refused to take them in. READ MORE: Lost at sea, unwanted: The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya ‘boat people’ At the peak of the investigation into the suspected Rohingya trafficking network, Paween led about 80 police investigators on the case. However, after handing evidence to the public prosecutor, he was reassigned to a remote southern region of Thailand. Police maintain they thought his investigative skills could be put to better use in the region, but Paween quit the force soon after the reassignment, in November. The trial for 88 suspected human traffickers, including government figures, civilians, police and military officers – among them, Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpan, a special adviser to the Royal Thai Army – will begin next March. Manas, the highest-ranking official to be implicated, has denied the charges in media reports and vowed to fight them. Brad Adams, the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division, said earlier this year that Rohingya refugees described in interviews “how they flee persecution in (Myanmar) only to fall into the hands of traffickers and extortionists, in many cases witnessing deaths and suffering abuse and hunger. “Interviews with officials and others make clear that these brutal networks, with the complicity of government officials in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Malaysia, profit from the desperation and misery of some of the world’s most persecuted and neglected people,” Adams added. Paween said there were many institutional efforts to block his investigation. On one occasion, he said, he requested the financial transactions of suspects including Manas, but his superior, whose name he was unwilling to divulge to CNN, blocked his request. In an interview with CNN, police spokesman Gen. Sutticharnbancha said there was no effort to block Paween’s investigation. Paween arrived in Australia several days ago on a tourist visa via Singapore, and said he planned to seek asylum. Before that, he’d been preparing for the trial with prosecutors and defense lawyers when his supervisor told him to “resign and stay silent.” That triggered his flight to Australia. Sutticharnbancha denied Paween’s assertion that he was told to resign. “As far as I know, (Paween) has resigned from the Royal Thai Police, so he has the right to go anywhere or do anything. I have just learned about his application for asylum in Australia from news. So (I) don’t have comments on that.” Paween was known as “a no-nonsense straight shooter, really an honest and experienced investigator – so many people were pleased when he was appointed to head the investigation of the trafficking of the Rohingya boat people because it seemed to indicate that Thailand was determined to ensure accountability for these serious crimes,” Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division, told CNN via email. “Successfully resolving this situation is a major test case for Thailand’s commitment to fulfill its promises to eradicate human trafficking. If Paween fears for his life, imagine how the Rohingya witnesses to these crimes are feeling today – so quite clearly their safety also needs to be a top priority.” Paween said he hadn’t planned his escape before leaving Bangkok and as a result finds himself in Australia with little money and facing a lengthy asylum application process. A spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection declined to comment on individual cases due to privacy reasons. “All claims for protection are assessed on their individual merits in accordance with Australia’s domestic legislation and obligations under international treaties and the Refugees Convention,” the spokesperson said. READ MORE: Lost at sea, unwanted: The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya ‘boat people’", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Thailand", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151211034500", "country1": "THA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/10/asia/thai-investigator-australia-asylum/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "660803895", "sentence": "Congressional investigators are examining whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions had an additional private meeting with Russia’s ambassador during the presidential campaign, according to Republican and Democratic Hill sources and intelligence officials briefed on the investigation. Investigators on the Hill are requesting additional information, including schedules from Sessions, a source with knowledge tells CNN. They are focusing on whether such a meeting took place April 27, 2016, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, where then-candidate Donald Trump was delivering his first major foreign policy address. Prior to the speech, then-Sen. Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak attended a small VIP reception with organizers, diplomats and others. Related article House Russia investigators subpoena Flynn, Cohen In addition to congressional investigators, the FBI is seeking to determine the extent of interactions the Trump campaign team may have had with Russia’s ambassador during the event as part of its broader counterintelligence investigation of Russian interference in the election. The FBI is looking into whether there was an additional private meeting at the Mayflower the same day, sources said. Neither Hill nor FBI investigators have yet concluded whether a private meeting took place – and acknowledge that it is possible any additional meeting was incidental. Sources: Congress investigating another Sessions meetingComey to testify on Trump confrontationsHouse Russia investigators issue subpoenasRussia investigation: What to know Sources: Congress investigating another Sessions meetingComey to testify on Trump confrontationsHouse Russia investigators issue subpoenasRussia investigation: What to know “The Department of Justice appointed special counsel to assume responsibility for this matter,” Department of Justice spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement to CNN. “We will allow him to do his job. It is unfortunate that anonymous sources whose credibility will never face public scrutiny are continuously trying to hinder that process by peddling false stories to the mainstream media. The facts haven’t changed; the then-Senator did not have any private or side conversations with any Russian officials at the Mayflower Hotel.” Sessions has previously failed to disclose meetings with Russian officials. During his confirmation hearing on January 10, Sessions testified that he “did not have any communications with the Russians” during the campaign. He also said in a written statement submitted to the Senate judiciary committee that he was not in contact with anyone linked to the Russian government during the election. Those answers became problematic for Sessions when reports emerged in March that he did have two meetings with Kislyak during the campaign – one at the Republican National Convention in July and one in his Senate office in September. Sessions conceded that the meetings happened but insisted they were part of his Senate duties and had nothing to do with the campaign. Nonetheless, Sessions was forced to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Related article The Russia investigation: Everything you need to know Asked at a news conference on March 2 whether there were any other meetings with Russians besides those two, Sessions told reporters, “I don’t believe so – you know, we meet a lot of people – I don’t believe so.” Later that week, when Sessions updated his sworn testimony to the Senate judiciary committee, he acknowledged the two meetings with Kislyak but did not mention any encounter at the Mayflower Hotel. “I do not recall any discussions with the Russian ambassador, or any other representative of the Russian government, regarding the political campaign on these occasions or any other occasion,” Sessions wrote. CNN reported last week that Sessions didn’t list the two Kislyak meetings that he disclosed in March on the security forms he submitted this year. Flores said the FBI employee who helped Sessions fill out the forms instructed him to exclude foreign meetings that he considered to be part of his official Senate duties. Related article First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose Russia meetings in security clearance form, DOJ says Russia was already trying to help Trump before the Mayflower Hotel speech, according to a US intelligence community assessment released in January. The report concluded that by March 2016, Kremlin-backed news outlets began supporting Trump and Russian military intelligence had kicked off its election-related cyber operations. One day before the speech, Trump won commanding primary victories in five Northeast states, cementing his front-runner status and putting him on a track to secure the bitterly contested Republican nomination. In the speech, Trump stressed his “America first” message and talked about the fight against terrorism. He offered an olive branch to the Kremlin in line with his comments throughout the campaign – but out of step with much of the US foreign policy establishment and all of his fellow presidential hopefuls. “We desire to live peacefully and in friendship with Russia and China,” Trump said in his remarks. “We have serious differences with these two nations, and must regard them with open eyes. But we are not bound to be adversaries. We should seek common ground based on shared interests. Russia, for instance, has also seen the horror of Islamic terrorism. I believe an easing of tensions and improved relations with Russia – from a position of strength – is possible.” Kislyak listened to the speech from the front row. CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this story.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170601003000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/congress-investigating-jeff-sessions-russian-ambassador-meeting/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "696853842", "sentence": "The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up a question it has struggled with but never resolved: Can corporations be sued in US courts for human rights abuses that occurred abroad? The case pits human rights groups and victims of terrorism against multinational corporations that argue they should not be sued in US courts, especially because the allegations lack the necessary nexus to the United States. Related article Supreme Court dismisses one of two travel ban cases In court, the justices seemed closely divided on the issue with the conservatives peppering a lawyer for victims of terrorism with questions suggesting the justices did not think such suits should be allowed to go forward. The court dodged the corporate liability question back in 2013, but are now taking  up a case brought by some 6,000 foreign citizens who were victims of terrorist attacks and seek to sue the Arab Bank, the largest bank in Jordan. Chief Justice John Roberts worried about the international implications or “foreign entanglements” of allowing such suits to go forward. “Where else in the world would this type of action be brought against a corporation or almost really against anyone?” he asked. Justice Samuel Alito had a similar concern about the impact on foreign policy. “Should we, in effect, balance the international repercussions of deciding this issue one way or the other?” he asked. Justice Anthony Kennedy was more difficult to read, but at one point he expressed concern that if the court were to rule in favor of the victims it would be imposing new norms on corporations when there may not be an international consensus on the issue. Lawyers for the victims alleged the bank “knowingly and willingly” used its New York branch to transfer millions of US dollars that were used to finance terrorist attacks. The attacks occurred between 1995 and 2005 in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. The victims do not claim the bank was involved in the planning of the attacks, only the processing of financial transactions. At the center of the case is the scope of the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 law passed during the First Congress. It says that “the district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.” Related article No cameras, please: How the Supreme Court shuns the spotlight The law was passed to address certain violations, including piracy and the infringements on the rights of ambassadors. It lay mostly dormant for years until human rights groups turned to it in the 1980s and began work to broaden its scope. The victims seek to invoke the law and hold the Arab Bank accountable for providing “a range of financial services to terrorists and terrorist front groups posing as charities” and for allegedly funneling dollars through the New York branch to compensate the terrorists’ family for the attacks. “While some of these clients had not yet been placed on terrorist watch lists when they opened their accounts, the Bank has admitted that it processed 282 fund transfers – a total amount of $2,563,275 – for individuals that (the) United States had designated at the time of the transfers as terrorist(s),” Jeffrey Fisher, a lawyer for the victims, wrote in court papers. “When corporate activity violates the law of nations, imposing liability directly upon the corporation serves those objectives,” Fisher said. But lawyers for the bank argue that the plaintiffs in the case have “no direct connection” to the United States. “The defendant is a foreign bank, a cornerstone of the Jordanian economy that the United States government has labeled a constructive partner in fighting terrorist financing,” Paul Clement, a lawyer for the bank, argued in briefs. Related video Listen to SCOTUS take up gerrymandering Instead of suing in courts in Israel, Clement argued, the victims sued “only a single foreign corporation, seeking to recover 100% of their injuries plus punitive damages from respondents alone.” He says that the bank is “deeply committed to fighting to secure terrorism” and that the litigation has already “generated diplomatic friction” between the United States and Jordan. “The notion that a 1789 jurisdictional statute authorizes this extraordinary effort to recover from a foreign bank for foreign injuries allegedly traceable to foreign transactions that were heavily regulated by multiple countries – an effort that has caused substantial diplomatic tension – beggars all belief,” Clement wrote. “With just four exceptions involving computer or human error (out of approximately 500,000 transactions the branch processed annually) none of the identified transactions involved designated terrorists” he said. The Justice Department has filed a brief in the case in support of neither party. It argues that the Supreme Court should vacate the decision below that went in favor of the bank, because it rested on the “mistaken premise that a federal common-law claim” under the Alien Tort Statute can never be brought against a corporation. But government lawyers believe the lower court should take another look at the question of whether the claims in the case at hand present “a sufficient connection to the United States.” If the court follows the administration’s advice, it may decide it does not have the case to rule definitively on corporate liability. The DOJ argues that the “only domestic connection” in the case is the alleged routing of foreign transactions through the New York bank, and that circumstance alone is not sufficient to trigger scrutiny under the 1789 law. And the government notes that the “unwarranted continuation” of the case could be detrimental to foreign policy concerns and diplomatic relations. “Jordan regularly conducts air missions over Iraq and Syria, cooperates with measures to thwart the financing of terrorist activities, and plays a critical role in international efforts to stem the flow of foreign terrorist fighters,” the DOJ argued.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Supreme Court", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171011060000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/politics/corporations-human-rights-abuses-supreme-court/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "635574819", "sentence": "Srinivas Kuchibhotla, shot to death last month in a Kansas bar, shared a dream with many other Indians I know. His widow described it on Facebook a few days after his killing: “We built our dream home, which he painted, and installed the garage door,” wrote Sunayana Dumala. “Doing any kind of work on his home gave him immense joy. This was the home that he had built … for us and any kids we would have. (It was) our first step to starting our family. “It’s so unfortunate that this dream of ours is now shattered.” My heart broke when I read her words. That was the American dream she was talking about. The ideal that everyone in this country has an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity. Many Indians hail from humble beginnings in their homeland and live by one decree: Work hard because in America, you can be what you want to be. My own family shared the dream and when I graduated from college, my father told me to think big. He knew what I had not fully realized yet; that as an Indian woman, the doors to achievement were wider in this country than in my homeland – and  perhaps anywhere else. Related video Shooting survivor: Man came back with gun Related video Shooting of Indian tech worker stuns India But now, under attack because of their identity, Indians see the dream fading. Kuchibhotla was a young engineer from Hyderabad and came to the United States for a good job. He was having a beer with a friend near his home in Olathe when the shooter approached him, told him to “Get out of my country” and gunned him down. A few days later, another Indian man, Deep Rai, was shot outside his home in Kent, Washington. His attacker yelled: “Go back to your country.” Rai is expected to recover. The FBI is investigating both incidents as hate crimes. The South Asian or “desi” diaspora reacted with obvious horror. What’s been called a  “wave of anti-Indian sentiment” has dominated the news in India and added to fear that was already simmering after the 2016 election and rhetoric against immigrants. “I can tell you a majority of Indian parents … want their children back in India,” said Mithra Amaran, who also lives in Olathe. Amaran has spent 35 years in the United States. She told me she fears for the lives of her sons, both born and raised in this country. Her younger son works in Mexico, and Amaran feels he is safer in Guadalajara than in Kansas. “They are young brown people and I worry about them constantly,” she said. When I went home to Kolkata last December, I heard friends and family talk about how happy they were to have returned home. Or relieved that a son or daughter had chosen a college in Europe or the Middle East, instead of America. Author Sandip Roy, also a native Kolkatan, wrote recently in The New York Times that Indians no longer hold the aspiration of finding success in America. One reason is that India has experienced tremendous economic growth and opened up to the world. But another is a diminished image of the United States. Roy mentioned a friend’s cousin’s wedding that was called off because the bride did not want to move with the groom to America. A while ago, I might have read that with utter incredulity. In my youth, a man settled in America was a prized catch. Very little else mattered for my girlfriends. Life would be set if they could find a husband like that. I hadn’t before heard Indians voice these distressing concerns. Dumala, in the same Facebook post, said it this way: “Do we belong?” she asked. “Is this the same country we dreamed of and is it still secure to raise our families and children here?” Sikhs still victims of anti-Muslim hate crimes Dumala’s words gave me pause for thought. I hope her question serves as a much-needed wake-up call for a community that has not always been totally honest in looking inward. For too long, Indian-Americans have subscribed to the notion of the “model minority” immune from racism. As successful entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, professors and techies, they live in comfortable middle-class white neighborhoods and focus on getting their kids into Harvard and Yale. Even though the government used to categorize us as “other,” not all Indians saw themselves as such. This, despite the long history of racism and xenophobia in this country that sometimes targeted Indians. “It’s a huge problem,” said journalist and educator Rajul Punjabi, 32. “It’s something that’s not talked about at all. Now for the first time Indians are thinking about race and what black people went through in this country.” Socioeconomic status, Punjabi told me, can brainwash someone to thinking their skin color does not matter. Another journalist, Jennifer Chowdhury, 33, told me she has wondered her whole life why Indians identify with white people. Chowdhury was born to undocumented Bangladeshi parents who worked as waiters and housekeepers in New York and were not part of the “model minority” world. If South Asians spoke to each other across class lines, she believes, “none of this would be such a shock.” Marketing professor and blogger Gaurav Sabnis, 36, added that Indians may be guilty themselves of a bit of xenophobia. “We don’t like it when we are confused with Arabs or people from Muslim countries,” he told me. “We do consider ourselves quasi white.” A lost history of immigration This is certainly not the first wave of anti-Indian sentiment in America. Indians began arriving on these shores, primarily in California, in the 19th century, according to the Migration Policy Institute. Back then Indians were second-class citizens in their own British-occupied country. Most who set sail for America were uneducated and unskilled and found jobs working crops and farms. Vaishno Das Bagai was one of them, though he was different from his counterparts. He arrived in San Francisco in 1915 with his wife and three young sons, one of the first Indians to emigrate with his family. He came because he said he wanted to be free of slavery. He ran a general store, dressed dapperly in American suits and was naturalized in 1921. But in 1923, the Supreme Court ruled Indians were not white and therefore ineligible for citizenship under the law. Bagai had already renounced his British citizenship; reapplying would mean certain arrest because of his activism for independence. Bagai became a persona non grata and was subjected to alien laws that, among other things, barred him from owning property. He was forced to sell both his business and his home. The final insult came when, without a passport, he could not visit India. Disappointed and humiliated at age 37, Bagai gassed himself to death in a San Jose hotel room. By then, the Immigration Acts of 1917 and 1924 had effectively banned Asians from entering the United States and virtually ended Indian migration. It wasn’t until President Harry Truman signed the Luce-Celler bill as part of the Immigration Act of 1946 that Indians could again gain citizenship, own property and vote. The act also established a quota: 100 Indians would be allowed into America every year. Two decades later, the 1965 Immigration Act opened the way for Indians, including my parents, to settle in America. The act removed country-specific criteria on immigration and put all prospective newcomers on equal footing for access to the United States. In 1960, only 12,000 Indian immigrants lived in this country. Today, that number has grown to more than 2.4 million. And that’s not counting people who arrive with temporary work visas; it’s estimated that 70% of the 85,000 H1B visas handed out annually to highly skilled workers go to Indians. Nationality, identity and the Pledge of Allegiance The shootings in Kansas and Washington are dark clouds looming over the dream at the moment.  Kuchibhotla’s life was ended by a man who allegedly did not want him here. His widow said that as difficult as it would be for her, she would return to Kansas after the funeral to fulfill her husband’s dream. I hope her actions will help other Indians to be less fearful. This week, I thought a lot about the Indians who were pioneering immigrants. Vaishno Das Bagai ended his life because he felt he failed at realizing his American dream. He didn’t live to see a place where Indians had finally achieved a status other than “other.” I thought, too, about what we can do to protect the American dream. I sought an answer from Bagai’s granddaughter. Rani Cardona is 61 and identifies as a half-Indian girl (her father married a white woman) who was raised in a Jewish neighborhood in Los Angeles and who married a fourth-generation Latino from Watts but lived in Koreatown. “America stood for something once. And we should still stand for it,” she told me. “This is the one damn place in the world where we take a stand and say: We all count equally.” She laughed at the idea of the Supreme Court deciding only white people could be citizens, thinking how much America has progressed since the days when black people had no rights and brown people had few. “I thought how far we’ve come from being afraid of ‘Hindoos’ and putting Japanese in internment camps,” Cardona said. “Our different backgrounds and points of view are indeed our assets. Those who seek a life of exclusion, fear differences, or insist on seeing life through a conventional lens of frozen tradition are missing out.” Her words resonated. To me, she personifies the immigrant dream. I felt sure her grandfather would be proud.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170310153000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/10/us/indian-immigrants-american-dream/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "623879658", "sentence": "Heavy rain and snow in southern Spain have destroyed vegetable crops Consumers across Europe are facing rising prices and rationing Cold, wet weather in southern Spain has devastated supplies of iceberg lettuces to consumers across Europe. Other vegetables, including broccoli, artichokes and aubergines, also known as eggplants, have been hit. Many European countries rely on the Spanish regions of Murcia, Almeria and Valencia for the supply of these and other vegetables during the winter months. A shortage of zucchini, also called courgettes, caused by the same spell of bad weather recently prompted consumers to take to social media using the hashtag #courgettecrisis. “Southern Spain is the bread basket for Europe in the winter,” Anthony Gardiner of G’s, a major supplier of fresh produce to supermarkets across Europe, told CNN. “It has its own micro-climate. It’s warm and dry, almost desert-like.” Related article Conditions worsen for Europe's refugees as temperatures plummet But this winter has been different. “We’ve seen horrific weather on our farms in the Murcia region,” Gardiner said. “Over four days just before Christmas, the region had the same amount of rainfall that London gets in six months. It was an absolute deluge, and a lot of crops were washed away.” A cold snap pushing across southern Europe over the New Year period compounded the problems. “We saw snow on the beaches in Murcia,” Gardiner said. “In those conditions, the produce effectively stops growing. We’re now seeing that starting to hit the shelves.” Fernando Gomez, general manager of Proexport, an association of more than 50 producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables in Murcia, told CNN that supply of lettuces from the region had fallen by 40% due to the bad weather. Supplies of artichokes and broccoli are down by 20% to 30%. Vegetables grown in greenhouses including tomatoes and cucumbers are also affected. Produce that has survived the heavy rains and freezing temperatures is now growing slower due to unusually high humidity levels, Gomez explained. “We are replanting now, but the produce will take longer than normal to mature – 70 to 80 days – if the weather doesn’t change.” According to Gomez, other European countries make up 90% of the market for the region’s vegetables. More than half of those exports go to the UK and Germany alone, while France and the Netherlands also rely heavily on Spanish vegetables. Some UK supermarkets are restricting the number of lettuces each customer can buy, and prices have also risen sharply. German consumers are now paying €2 (about $2.15) for a head of lettuce, according to Gardiner, up from 75 cents in mid-December. “We’re shipping over Californian lettuces to try to meet the demand,” Gardiner said. “But this means we’re creating extra demand in that market, which is also pushing prices up. It’s a very challenging situation.” Related article Why 1,000-year-old olive oil is Spain's freshest new flavor It is not only consumers who are feeling the effects. “People in Murcia have been badly affected by the weather,” Gardiner said. “Some farmers have been washed out of their houses by the floods.” And with lettuce as Spain’s biggest vegetable export, there could be broader economic consequences, too. Gardiner predicts that supply will only return to normal in April or May, when produce grown in Britain and other European countries becomes available. Gomez is more hopeful. “We’re already seeing the prices of some affected products falling, such as cucumbers,” he said. “I hope supply will be back to normal by the end of March.” “There are very good reasons to grow these crops here,” Gomez said. “We’ve got the sun, the expertise and a history of being able to produce the kind of crops that can’t be grown elsewhere in Europe at this time of year. That’s not going to change.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Spanish vegetable producers", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170203153000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/europe/lettuce-shortage-europe/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "711392937", "sentence": "The tweets were linked to a far-right, ultra-nationalist political group Trump sparked criticism from Britain's highest officials Wednesday President Donald Trump’s decision to retweet anti-Muslim content from a leader of a far-right British political group elevated the conversation, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday, admitting that Trump likely didn’t know the content came from an ultra-nationalist political group. “What he’s done is elevate the conversation to talk about a real issue and a real threat,” she said. Trump had sparked criticism from Britain’s highest officials Wednesday when he retweeted three anti-Muslim messages from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the group, Britain First. Trump’s support for the messages, which contained videos depicting purported Muslims assaulting people and smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary, drew condemnation from England, including from Prime Minister Theresa May. “I don’t believe so,” Sanders said when asked if Trump knew who Fransen was. Related article State Dept. warned White House about possible increased threats after anti-Muslim tweets But, as she had done on Wednesday, Sanders then defended the retweets, saying they were an attempt by Trump to get a conversation started on security and immigration. “I believe he knew what the issues are,” she said. “And that is that we have a real threat of extreme violence and terrorism, not just in this country but across the globe, particularly in Europe, and that was the point he was making.” Sanders had made a similar case on Wednesday, downplaying questions about whether the videos were authentic because “the threat is real.” “That is what the President is talking about, that is what the President is focused on, is dealing with those real threats, and those are real no matter how you look at it,” she had said. Fransen heralded Trump’s backing. “GOD BLESS YOU TRUMP!” she wrote in all caps on Wednesday after the President’s retweets.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171130230000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/white-house-defend-trump-tweets/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "622631401", "sentence": "Anti-Trump petition and protests in the UK leave the Queen in the midst of a political firestorm Only Theresa May can withdraw the invitation but she is resisting pressure to do so The anti-Trump protests outside Downing Street were lively and vocal. The chants ranged from the expletive-ridden to the direct: “No State Visit!” was a popular one. The demonstration was part of a fierce backlash in the UK to the announcement last week by Prime Minister Theresa May that US President Donald Trump had accepted an invitation conveyed from the Queen for a state visit later this year. The number of signatories on a petition calling for Trump’s state visit to be cancelled has soared past 1.7 million – and the issue will now be debated in Parliament. Among those to have signed it are Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour party,  and Ruth Davidson, the leader of May’s Conservative party in Scotland. Anger has intensified over Trump’s decision to impose a 90-day ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations and to restrict refugee arrivals – enacted in an executive order signed hours after May left the White House. All this has left the Queen at the centre of a political firestorm – not a comfortable place for a constitutional monarch. In a letter to Tuesday’s Times newspaper, the respected former head of the Foreign Office, Peter Ricketts, said May had put The Queen in a “very difficult position” and should protect her by downgrading Trump’s invitation to an “official visit”. Such a trip would be shorn of the ceremonial hoop-la that The President is currently expecting, involving only talks with the Prime Minister and a low-profile courtesy call on the monarch. Related article Donald Trump UK state visit to be debated in Parliament May is in a precarious position. If she bows to pressure and downgrades the trip she risks more than losing face: it could cost her a crucial trade deal she’s been working on with President Trump. It could also test relations with Buckingham Palace: Ricketts noted in his letter to the Times that the government’s role in protecting the monarch from political controversy was being “put under strain because of the ill-urged advice to the Queen to rush out an invitation to President Trump”. As Ricketts’ letter made clear, the Queen doesn’t actually have a say on who is invited on a state visit to Britain. Instead, she acts on the advice of the Foreign Office in consultation with Downing Street. May has the ultimate sign-off and only she can alter or withdraw the invitation. So far the Prime Minister is resolute: the invitation stands, she said at a press conference with the Irish prime minister on Monday evening. State visits are a powerful diplomatic tool for British governments and they are used unashamedly. Who can resist a sleepover and state banquet at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the Queen, with the pomp and pageantry of a horse-drawn carriage procession thrown in? If anyone can out-bling Donald Trump, it’s Elizabeth Windsor – and we already know Trump’s mother was a fan. Related article Theresa May: Donald Trump to make state visit to UK Whether The Queen is a fan of the President is a different matter and, not to put too fine a point on it, irrelevant. Her role is to stay above politics and over the decades she has hosted all sorts of controversial figures from Nicolae Ceaucescu of Romania to Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Never have we heard a public utterance of her personal feelings about any of her official guests – she’s a stickler for protocol. The government has its own reasons for wanting to improve relations with the guests, and whether or not the Queen relishes the idea of hosting President Trump, she will oblige, as is her duty. We don’t know how Trump would react to a downgraded invitation but he’s unlikely to welcome it and at worst it could be taken as an insult and cause a diplomatic rift. The Queen no doubt eagerly awaits the guidance from her ministers.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Theresa May", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/europe/theresa-may-donald-trump-queen-state-visit/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "634032129", "sentence": "Turkish President makes Nazi jab after Germany cancels rallies in support of him German Chancellor condemns his comments as \"not justifiable\" German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned “unjustifiable” comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Nazism in the midst of a growing diplomatic spat between the countries. Erdogan lashed out over the weekend after rallies in the German city of Cologne and the town of Gaggenau in support of his government were canceled due to concerns about overcrowding. In a video on the website of Anadolu, the Turkish state news agency, Erdogan said: “I thought that Nazism was over in Germany, but it turns out that it is still going on. It is still going on, it is clear.” The President added:  “My brothers; now they think that Tayyip Erdogan will come to Germany. I will come tomorrow if I want to. I will come and when they won’t let me enter or don’t let me talk, I will set the whole world in an uproar.” On Monday, Merkel hit back, accusing Erdogan of minimizing the atrocities committed by Hitler’s regime. “One cannot even comment on such utterances, they are not justifiable,” she said, speaking at a business forum in Berlin. “Comparisons with Nazis always just lead to one thing – to belittle those crimes.” Earlier, Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s spokesman, called for “cool heads to prevail,” describing the situation as “a deep-seated disagreement which makes us very concerned.” “We reject the policy identification of the democratic Germany with that of National Socialism. National Socialist comparisons are absurd and not acceptable,” he said at a press conference. “The Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey have a close economic relationship; they are also partners in the fight against terrorism.” Related article What happens if Turkey passes Erdogan's 'power bill'? The rallies, at which Turkish government ministers were due to speak, were being held to drum up support for the upcoming referendum vote on the Turkish constitution on April 16. The sweeping constitutional changes, introduced by Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), would grant new powers to the President and transform the way the country is governed. The world’s largest Turkish diaspora is found in Germany, where about 3 million people with Turkish ethnicity reside. The dispute over the rallies marks the widening of a diplomatic rift between the two countries. Last Monday, a Turkish court arrested Deniz Yucel, a correspondent with the German newspaper Die Welt, on charges of terror propaganda and inciting hatred and enmity. Yucel – a dual German-Turkish citizen – had reported on leaked emails from Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, which were hacked by leftist collective RedHack and made available on WikiLeaks. He remained in custody. Related video Turkey considers expanding presidential powers The spat comes at a time when political relations between Turkey and Germany are at a low ebb, according to Enes Bayrakli, an assistant professor of political science at the Turkish German University in Istanbul. “This is quite serious,” Bayrakli told CNN. “What we have seen in the last couple of years is a deterioration in political relations between Turkey and Germany. We have good economic relations but not on the political side, and it’s getting worse each year.” Bayrakli said Ankara feels Germany is too soft on Gulenists and members of the PKK – a Kurdish separatist group that Turkey has been battling for decades – living in Germany. And he said German-Turkish relations have worsened since the attempted coup against Erdogan last July. In the aftermath of the coup, German authorities banned Erdogan from addressing a rally of Turks in Cologne, via video link, who were demonstrating against the coup attempt. “All these developments are rather worrying,” Bayrakli told CNN. CNN’s Stephanie Halasz, Nadine Schmidt, Hande Atay Alam, Isil Sariyuce and Joel Williams contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170306133000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/europe/turkey-germany-erdogan-nazi-claim/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "561239315", "sentence": "The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speeches CNN rated key statements as either true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it's complicated The Republican Party gathered in Cleveland Monday for the first night of its convention, and CNN’s Reality Check Team put the speakers’ statements and assertions to the test. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speeches and selected key statements, rating them true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it’s complicated. Reality Check: McCaul on Clinton’s plans for borders, Syrian refugees By Sonam Vashi, CNN “Hillary Clinton is promising more of the same. Open borders, executive amnesty and the surge of Syrian refugees,” said Mike McCaul, R-Texas, the chairman of the Homeland Security Commission. Clinton’s platform on immigration incorporates a pathway to citizenship and enforcing immigration laws, including deporting people who “pose a violent threat to public safety.” Clinton said in November that the US needs “to secure our borders. I’m for it, I voted for it, I believe in it, and we also need to deal with the families, the workers who are here, who have made contributions, and their children.” She also said in March that the US has “done a really good job securing the border.” Clinton’s proposed policies and past rhetoric do not reflect open borders. That’s false. Clinton does support President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigrations, called DACA and DAPA, which were recently blocked by a deadlocked decision from the Supreme Court. Those actions are often called “executive amnesty” by conservatives, although the programs would only give temporary status some undocumented workers, not permanent status. That’s true, but misleading. Lastly, Clinton has advocated for a significant increase in the number of Syrian refugees. We’ve checked this claim a few times. In September, the White House announced it planned to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year, a significant bump at that point from the 1,500 refugees admitted since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. Shortly after, on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Clinton was asked if the current U.S. plan to increase the number of admitted Syrian refugees to 10,000 was enough. She replied, “I would like to see us move from what is a good start with 10,000 to 65,000 and begin immediately to put into place the mechanisms for vetting the people that we would take in.” So, it’s true that Clinton supports a surge in Syrian refugees. Reality Check: Sessions on middle-class incomes By Tami Luhby, CNN Money Republicans have been knocking Obama and Clinton for the declining fortunes of middle-class Americans throughout this election cycle. Speaking at the GOP convention on Monday evening, Sessions hit on this issue once again. “Fellow Republicans, we must understand that the incomes of middle-class Americans today are $4,000 less per year than in 1999. This is an economic disaster. We’re on the wrong track and the American people know it.” CNN’s Reality Check Team looked into how middle-class Americans have fared in recent years. It’s true that median household income was $4,186 lower in 2014, the latest figure available, than it was in 1999, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. However, that time period encompasses the administrations of both George W. Bush and Obama. Incomes declined more under Bush, a Republican, than under Obama. In 2000, just before Bush took office, median income stood at $57,724. By 2008, the last year of his term, it had declined $2,411 to $55,313, due in part to the Great Recession. By 2014, median income was at $53,657, or $1,656 lower than it was just before Obama’s administration began. We rate Session’s statement as true, but misleading, because he implies that Obama administration bears the sole responsibility. Reality Check: Sessions on new jobs going to immigrants By Tami Luhby, CNN Money Immigration is one of the hot button topics in this year’s election. Sessions stirred the flames in his Monday speech, saying that immigrants have taken all the jobs created in recent years. “From 2000 to 2014, while our existing population increased by millions, the number of jobs held by Americans actually declined. Amazingly, all the net job growth during that period went to immigrants,” he said. Sessions is citing a 2014 report by the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates curbing immigration to the US. The report says there are 5.7 million more immigrants with jobs than there were in 2000, while the number of native-born Americans, ages 16 to 65, with jobs declined by 127,000. It is based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The center, however, is looking at the change in employment for workers in a specific age range, 16 to 65. In a footnote, the center points out that expanding the range to all workers 16 and up, which includes older workers, native-born employment grew by 2.6 million. Therefore, Sessions’ statement that immigrants have taken all the jobs is false. Reality Check: Glenn on racial divisions, neighborhood safety By Sonam Vashi, CNN Glenn, a Colorado Senate candidate, made a few assertions about Obama. “We’re more racially divided today than before he ran,” Glenn said. Still referring to Obama, he went on to say, “Here’s some more facts, Mr. President: Neighborhoods have become more violent under your watch.” There have been a number of polls surveying America’s racial climate. A recent Pew Research Center survey found that about 61% of black people polled said race relations were generally bad, compared with 45% of white people (and a similar percent of white people said race relations were generally good). The New York Times and other polls have shown similar trends. In 2008, Pew reported that 52% of Americans thought race relations would get better with Obama’s election as President, including 75% of black respondents and 49% of white respondents. Pew’s recent findings indicate that 34% of Americans think the President has made progress on improving race relations, while 28% think he has tried but failed to make progress, and 25% think Obama has made race relations worse. The optimism Americans felt on race following Obama’s election has evidently dwindled, although at least one major survey finds that it’s unclear whether Americans feel that it is the fault of the President or not. We rate that part of Glenn’s claim as true, but misleading. Glenn also said American neighborhoods have become more violent since Obama has been in office. According to the most recent FBI data, violent crime across the nation has decreased since 2008. The violent crime rate (or the number of violent crime offenses divided by the U.S. population) was 458.6 in 2008 and 365.5 in 2014 – a 20% decrease. Glenn’s assertion here is false. Reality Check: Clarke on Americans’ worried about crime and violence By Chip Grabow, CNN Clarke said America cannot be great if Americans don’t feel safe in their homes, their streets and their communities. He said, “a recent Gallup poll confirms it. More than half of all Americans now worry a great deal about crime and violence, up consistently and dramatically from just a few years ago.” A Gallup poll from March cites the percentage of Americans who worry “a great deal” about crime and violence at 53%. It was an increase of 14 percentage points since 2014. The poll said that “level of concern about crime and violence was at its highest point in 15 years.” The public’s fear of crime, as the Gallup poll data shows, may be on the rise. But all that fear has been coming during a period when crime is actually declining. According to data from the FBI, the violent crime rate has declined 27.6% from 2001 to 2014. Verdict: True, but misleading. Reality Check: Security at Benghazi mission By Eve Bower, CNN Patricia Smith made a deeply emotional speech about her connection to the September 11, 2012, attack on a United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Smith’s son, Sean, was an employee of the US Foreign Service and was killed in the attack. The circumstances that gave rise to the attack, and the way communication about the attack was handled afterward, have become enduring controversies for Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time. From the convention podium, Smith placed the blame for her son’s death squarely on Clinton, saying, the night before the attack, Smith’s son told her “all security had been pulled from the embassy,” but “when he asked why, he never received a response.” Smith’s blame for Clinton is not substantiated by testimony and reports investigating the run-up to the attack. In fact, there have been nine separate investigations into what happened at that compound. Seven have been nonpartisan; one was led by House Republicans; and one was led by the State Department. None of them have found Clinton to be at fault. Here’s the list: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; The House Committee on Foreign Affairs; The House Committee on the Judiciary; The House Committee on Armed Services; The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; The House Select Committee on Benghazi; The State Department’s Accountability Review Board The House Select Committee on Benghazi’s report, released last month, noted that in early August 2012, the mission had 34 security staff. By the end of the month – some two weeks before the attack – there were just six. During the committee’s hearings last year, Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo estimated that there were about 600 requests or concerns raised about security at the Benghazi facility. Clinton herself acknowledged these in her testimony before the committee. She said “a number of” requests for security were made, but that those requests never crossed her desk. The investigatory board deemed the State Department responsible for not adequately responding to security concerns, but found no evidence that Clinton was directly responsible for the inadequate response. Smith also said she was unsatisfied with the explanations for her son’s death, claiming a discrepancy between a leaked email Clinton sent to her daughter, calling the attack terrorism, and what Smith said Clinton told her at her son’s coffin ceremony, that “a video was responsible.” Smith said, “She lied to me and then called me a liar.” The “video” Smith mentioned was an inflammatory video made in the US, backed by anti-Islam groups, and uploaded to YouTube in the weeks before the attack. When asked about the conversation in late 2015, Clinton told a New Hampshire paper that she did not tell the families anything about the video, attributing the varying accounts of words exchanged that day to “the fog of war.” The conversations that took place at that private ceremony were not recorded, and Smith’s description of events varies from Clinton’s. To make matters murkier, there are others present at the ceremony who support Smith’s and Clinton’s versions, respectively. In a public statement Clinton made three days after the attack, she said, “We’ve seen rage and violence directed at American embassies over an awful Internet video,” but in that statement, she did not directly cite that video as the cause of the attack. Because Clinton’s role in the attack in Benghazi has been thoroughly investigated and she has been cleared of wrongdoing, we find Smith’s claim of culpability false. Because we do not know the contents of a private conversation – a conversation in which each party has given a different version of events – we rate Smith’s claim about being called a liar it’s complicated. Reality Check: Flynn on Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria By Ryan Browne, CNN National Security Producer Flynn, who was often floated as a potential running mate for Trump, slammed the Obama administration Monday, saying, “a commander in chief does not draw ‘red-lines’ and then retreat.” Flynn was referring to Obama’s well-known warning during the open stages of the Syrian Civil War where he said, “We have been very clear to the Assad regime – but also to other players on the ground – that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized.” “That would change my calculus; that would change my equation,” Obama added. At the time, Flynn headed the Defense Intelligence Agency. Assad would eventually use chemical weapons against rebel forces, something Obama called “an assault on human dignity,” adding that failure to use force “in retaliation could lead to escalating use of chemical weapons or their proliferation to terrorist groups who would do our people harm. In a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted.” However, after initially considering retaliatory airstrikes but failing to gain approval from a Republican-controlled Congress, Obama opted to scrap the attack plan. He opted later to pursue a Russian diplomatic proposal to remove the chemical stockpiles. Obama told The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg in an April interview it was “as tough a decision as I’ve made – and I believe ultimately it was the right decision to make.” The President did abandon airstrikes after initially mobilizing his national security apparatus and military to penalize the Assad campaign for its use of chemical weapons. Verdict: True. Reality Check: Ernst on ISIS in all 50 states By Chip Grabow, CNN Criticizing the Obama administration’s track record fighting ISIS, Ernst said the terrorist group’s threat is not limited to the Middle East, but is spreading. “Terrorists from ISIS are in every one of our 50 states,” Ernst said. Is it that widespread? During testimony given in October to the House Homeland Security Committee, FBI Director James Comey described how ISIS attempts to lure new recruits abroad. “ISIL has used the ubiquitous social media to break the model and push into the United States on the mobile devices of troubled souls in all 50 states a twin message: come or kill,” Comey said. He went on to say the FBI had an estimated 900 investigations against homegrown violent extremists, the majority being ISIS-related. In other comments made last year, Comey said the FBI has found ISIS leaders communicating with potential recruits in all 50 states. He told the National Association of Attorneys General, “We have investigations of people in various stages of radicalizing in all 50 states.” While the FBI may have terror investigations in all 50 states, many of which are related to suspected ISIS sympathizers, there have been arrests of ISIS sympathizers in just 24 states, and Ernst didn’t provide any evidence that there are ISIS terrorists in all 50 states. Therefore, we judge her statement false.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican Party", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160719030000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/18/politics/gop-convention-speeches-fact-check/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "457125109", "sentence": "The truce involves the rebel-held city of Zabadani and the towns of Kefraya and al-Fouaa It's reportedly been negotiated between pro-government forces and rebel groups A 48-hour truce began early Wednesday between pro-government forces and rebel groups in three Syrian towns, Hezbollah-run Al-Manar television reported. The truce involves the rebel-held city of Zabadani on the outskirts of Damascus, and the towns of Kefraya and al-Fouaa on the outskirts of Idlib in the north. The ceasefire began at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, reported that negotiations were ongoing between “Iranian delegations and Hezbollah on one hand and the local Zabadani fighters and fighters of the factions in the other hand.” These involve two key issues, the group said – providing buses to evacuate Ahrar Al-Sham rebels from Zabadani, and allowing food aid into Kefraya and al-Fouaa, which have been besieged by rebel groups. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, where he met with senior figures including the leader of Hezbollah, the Hezbollah media relations office said. He is also expected to visit Syria on his tour, Lebanon’s official news agency said. Iran props up both the Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah and the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. CNN’s Salim Essaid and Schams Elwazer contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "the truce between pro-government forces and rebel groups in Syria", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150812091500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "LBN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/world/syria-rebels-truce/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "502316241", "sentence": "Unclear when plan would be presented to Congress Republican lawmakers have vowed to block President Obama Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday he is readying a plan for President Barack Obama that would house some remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees in a secure facility in the U.S. “That plan will propose bringing those detainees to an appropriate, secure location in the United States,” Carter said. “While we work with Congress on a way forward, we will continue to transfer Guantanamo detainees to other countries when and as we have mitigated the risk to the United States.” A senior administration official said the plan does not include naming a specific site for relocation but rather includes a list of potential locations. The possibilities are understood to include the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado; the military prison in Leavenworth, Kansas; and the Naval Consolidated Brig in Charleston, South Carolina. The official said Obama is in the “final stages” of reviewing the plan. It is unclear when the administration’s proposal to bring detainees to the U.S. will be presented to Congress, but House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, a Republican, is not waiting to blast it. “What Commander in Chief would let the enemy go back to the battlefield in the middle of a war?” said McCaul in a statement Thursday. “Sadly, the President seems more focused on letting terrorists loose than on rounding them up.” And House Speaker Paul Ryan responded to Carters announcement that some detainees will be brought to the U.S. by saying in a statement, “There’s only one problem with that, Mr. Secretary: It’s illegal, and that’s not going to change anytime soon.” Carter’s announcement came as the population of the detention center dropped below 100. The U.S. military transferred 10 more of the detainees from the prison on Wednesday, delivering them to the government of Oman. That leaves 93 at the facility – 34 of them already cleared for removal – down from a peak in 2003 of 680. Those who were removed this week include members of al Qaeda who fought U.S. forces in Afghanistan, including a member of Osama Bin Laden’s security detail and five detainees who were deemed “high risk” to the U.S. and its allies after a 2008 review. Obama says the prison – which holds suspected members of terrorist groups captured overseas – is a recruiting tool for terrorists and costly to maintain. During his presidency, the number of detainees has dropped from 241 to 107. But the President has hit roadblock after roadblock – most often placed by Republicans on Capitol Hill – in his effort to clear out the prison, one of his key campaign promises and something he reiterated during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. “The administration is working within the current statutory regime to make sure that owe can reduce that population,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday. “I believe the President looks forward to continuing the discussion with Congress on the best way to resolve the matter.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak and Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Obama", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160114210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/14/politics/guantanamo-prison-detainees-ash-carter-plan/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "723991727", "sentence": "Trump is acting on what he believes is a mandate from American voters He has advanced his America First agenda on the world stage In his first year as president, Donald Trump has torn at a thread running through international affairs for 75 years – the idea of the United States as a predictable bastion of global stability and champion of Western values. Trump, with bull-in-a-Twitter-feed diplomacy reflecting his impulsive, combative character, has turned the United States into an unpredictable and disruptive force. His attitude is born of a belief in keeping his enemies – and friends – off balance and rooted in his view that the rest of the world is exploiting America and his belief that the burdens of US leadership are too costly. Trump’s smoldering rhetoric, disdain for multilateral diplomacy, distrust of trade deals and apparent racial and religious prejudices have changed the kind of behavior the world expects from a US president. Related article Trump's first year of diplomacy finds friends and foes Trump maintains that his leadership is clearing up a global “mess” he inherited, and “America is being respected again abroad.” Yet his directional shift has compromised America’s image abroad, left the world uncertain about US policy on key issues and has allied leaders foundering as they work out whether flattering, appeasing, teaching or ignoring Trump works best. But no one should be surprised that Trump is acting on what he believes is a mandate from American voters. A year ago in his inaugural address, Trump delivered a stark warning to a world that had watched his campaign with a mixture of fascination and horror: that long-held assumptions about US behavior were no longer operable. “From this moment on, it’s going to be America First,” the President said. The roots of his foreign policy were right there in the speech, as he painted a picture of a world that had exploited American generosity, ripped off US firms and workers and was festering with radical Islamic extremism. He’s been as good as his word, putting his vision of America’s best interests first: pulling out of the Paris climate accord, ditching the vast Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, attempting to kill the Iran nuclear deal, castigating NATO leaders for not paying their fair share and saying he would move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Each decision flew in the face of international consensus and the best advice of foreign policy elites at home. Often, foreign policy decisions seemed to be motivated more by a desire to please the 35% or so of Americans who compose Trump’s base and embrace his populist nationalism than from any sense of long-range foreign policy strategy. Trump’s fiery temperament, including flippant comments about the possibility of nuclear war, shattered conventions governing how presidents normally talk and engage with the world and have stoked fears about his readiness to lead in the event of a dangerous global crisis. Trump’s militaristic rhetoric and decision to gut his own State Department, his attacks on the press, downplaying of human rights and cozying up to autocrats raised doubts about whether he subscribed not just to Western values, but also to the fundamental principles on which America is built. Related article US slumps in global leadership poll after Trump's 1st year A new Gallup poll released Thursday put global approval of US leadership at just 30%, down from 48% in the last year of President Barack Obama’s administration. Germany was the top-rated global power, while China had edged ahead of the United States, at 31%. Across Europe, there is concern that issues crucial to the continent’s security, like the Iran nuclear deal and climate change, are becoming collateral damage to Trump’s desire to satisfy his political base. In Asia, there is mystification about what often is viewed as a US retreat, at a moment when China is stronger and more aggressive than it has been for centuries and keen to exploit a power vacuum. Part of the problem is that it’s often difficult to work out exactly what US foreign policy is on many issues. There is the orthodox, Republican approach pursued by Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson enshrined in the new National Security Strategy. Then there is the policy spelled out in Trump’s explosive tweets that have rebuked foreign leaders, poured oil on sensitive diplomatic negotiations and kept his own subordinates in line – as when he told Tillerson the secretary of state was “wasting his time” by trying to negotiate with North Korea over the nuclear crisis. Yet, as always with Trump, there is a tendency for the noise and chaos he creates to trample cool analysis. Some foreign policy experts say his performance is in fact more proficient than he makes it look. Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society think tank in London, says Trump is addressing the flaws of the Obama presidency, which he says was a period of retrenchment and decayed US prestige that left Iran rampant, Russia undeterred and North Korea racing toward a deliverable nuclear bomb and triggered human carnage in Syria. “It is clear that President Trump is unorthodox. It is clear that he is offensive in some ways, but has he got results? In many ways he has,” Mendoza said. Mendoza said Trump’s pressure appeared to have prompted European leaders to up military spending, and he praised the President for enforcing a red line against the use of chemical weapons in Syria with military action – unlike Obama. He said Trump’s approach has persuaded North Korea that the President is serious about potential military action, and may have prompted its diplomatic outreach to the South. “There is a lot of focus on the methodology of how the Trump administration conducts its policy, and far less paid to the results of what is happening. It’s only one year in but we have seen some positive signs,” he added. Still, there is consternation in many parts of the world about Trump’s approach. In Asia, US friends worry that his withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal has ceded the primary role in writing the rules of a huge chunk of the global economy to China. Chinese President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, has indicated he is ready to exploit perceptions that Washington is stepping back. He portrayed himself at last year’s World Economic Forum as the guardian of free trade, in a groundbreaking appearance that may have prompted Trump to travel next week to this year’s event in Davos, Switzerland. The power shift is worrying key US allies in the region. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong asked Americans a startling question in a speech in Washington last year: “What do you believe? Where do you stand? Do you still believe that you still have the most to gain from an interdependent world, open exchanges and multilateral rules?” In the Middle East, the Trump administration has had perhaps its greatest foreign policy success, with the defeat of ISIS in Syria, albeit by carrying out a plan initiated by the Obama administration. Trump has repaired US relations with Saudi Arabia and is adopting a more confrontational posture toward Iran’s regional ambitions than the previous White House. But his decision to move the US Embassy in Israel could have killed the Middle East peace process. European leaders have tried various approaches to deal with Trump but have found that his behavior and rhetoric have put them in tough political positions. British Prime Minister Theresa May put her faith in the special relationship but Trump’s unpopularity, exacerbated by his retweet of posts by a far-right British hate group, made it politically unsustainable for him to visit the UK – a stunning development for America’s President and its closest ally. French President Emmanuel Macron tried flattery – hosting Trump at a military parade on the Champs-Élysées, which the US President relished – but still could not persuade Trump to reverse his decision on the climate deal. German Chancellor Angela Merkel lectured Trump on freedom, human rights and racial tolerance in her congratulatory message after his election win. After watching Trump berate fellow NATO leaders in Brussels in May, she suggested to Germans that Europe could no longer rely on the US to always be there, saying they “really must take our fate into our own hands.” Much of the world is considering similar questions after the first year of Trump’s presidency, wondering whether he will succeed in a fundamental reordering of the US role in the world and what that turn inward will mean for the rest of the international system. Allan Gyngell, national president of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, says the draining of the State Department by a secretary of state who seems uninterested in its mission adds to signs that the US is abandoning the field of international diplomacy, for example, in its withdrawals from the Paris deal and UNESCO. “No doubt a more familiar sort of American government will take office in three or seven years, but the United States has been fundamentally altered by this experience,” Gyngell said. “The high watermark of American liberal internationalism has passed.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180120144500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/20/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy-one-year/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "512380902", "sentence": "NEW: \"It was great. It's good to forget, just for a moment,\" says friend of attacks victims Amid tight security, Eagles of Death Metal take to a Paris stage Band's concert at Bataclan targeted in November's terror attacks At first glance, the rock concert looked like any other, but beside the leather jackets, jeans and band T-shirts, there were signs that this show was different. Counselors were here, wearing badges. People carried white roses, and a girl – visibly upset – sat on the stairs. A few concertgoers shuffled around on crutches. They’d all come to hear the Eagles of Death Metal, a rock group, which returned to play in Paris on Tuesday, three months after terrorists attacked their concert at the Bataclan, killing 89 of the band’s “friends.” A post shared by Bryony Jones (@bryonysjones) Front man Jesse Hughes and the rest of the band took to the stage to massive cheers. EODM opened with the song “I Only Want You,” stopping midway to bow heads and to ask for a moment of silence. Hours before the show started, Hughes had told CNN the concert wasn’t going to be a regular performance: “It’s much more than just a show.” He said he hoped the gig would be a kind of therapy – both for him and for the band’s fans: “I always lose myself in the music, but I’m going to lose myself in the kids, we’re going to get lost in each other.” A post shared by Bryony Jones (@bryonysjones) The sellout performance at the Olympia was expected to be packed with some 2,800 fans, including 900 survivors and relatives of those killed at the Bataclan on November 13 last year. The Bataclan remains closed. The raid, by men armed with guns and suicide vests, was one of a coordinated series of attacks on restaurants, cafes and venues including the Stade de France, which left a total of 130 people dead and scores more injured. A team of 30 psychologists were at the venue in case anyone in the audience was overwhelmed by the emotion of the evening. Security was tight to prevent any new attacks. EODM did not play “Kiss the Devil,” the song they were performing as the gunfire began, out of concern for those who were there that night. “It was perfect. Everybody wanted so much to be happy, and they (the band) didn’t leave any time for sadness. It was great. It’s good to forget, just for a moment,” said Floriane Schost, a concertgoer who lost a close friend in the Paris attacks. Recalling the night terror walked into their Paris show on November 13, Hughes said his first thought, as shots began to ring out around the concert venue, was: “We’re in trouble. I knew exactly what it was. You could feel it. I’m from America, I’m a hillbilly, I’ve been around firearms my whole life – and I knew it was all bad.” Survivors recall carnage in Paris As he ran around backstage trying to find his girlfriend and bandmates, Hughes said one of the gunmen had him in his sights, and that he was only saved because “the gun was too big, he couldn’t fit it through the doorway – it hit the doorframe.” Watching his fans gunned down in cold blood in front of him was, he said, “the most awful thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life, and that I think I will see.” Fellow band founder Josh Homme, who was not in Paris for the concert in November, said he had found out about the massacre in a text message from a friend who was at the Bataclan. “I wish I had the right consonants and vowels so I could make the right sound for that feeling,” he said, trying to express his horror at the news. Related video Couple shares their story of escaping Bataclan The pair said the band itself was not the target of the terrorists, but the whole of Paris, young people enjoying a Friday night out in the city’s bars, restaurants and venues. “Good guys are always targets,” said Hughes. But the band said that they’ve been “inspired” by the way the French people have “come together” in the wake of the attacks. And they were determined to return and finish what they’d started. “We were raised by decent people to be decent people – and besides, we were interrupted in the middle of an amazing rock and roll show,” said Hughes. Eagles of Death Metal praise fans’ heroism Hughes refused to be drawn on his previous controversial comments suggesting that France’s strict gun control laws had failed to stop the attack.  When asked about his stance on guns Monday, Hughes told the French channel iTELE: “Did your French gun control stop a single f****** person from dying at the Bataclan? And if anyone can answer yes, I’d like to hear it, because I don’t think so. I think the only thing that stopped it was some of the bravest men that I’ve ever seen in my life charging headfirst into the face of death with their firearms.” France has strict gun control laws with heavy restrictions and licensing requirements. “I don’t really care about guns,” he told CNN. “My weapon is a guitar.” The band said they spent the night before the comeback gig with 80 Bataclan survivors, dancing, playing darts and having fun. “It was beautiful,” said Homme. “Were there tragic stories? Yeah, from everyone, but the gathering was not focused on that.” Instead, he said, “It brought a lot of people together … A little bit of dancing goes a long way.” And Hughes said he’s determined not to give in to hatred or anger. “Nothing’s really changed for me. I still love people, I still love dancing, I still love rock and roll.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Eagles of Death Metal", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160216171500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/16/europe/eagles-of-death-metal-paris-return/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "618747054", "sentence": "\"My forefathers have worked hard to give me and others these opportunities,\" he said Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are boycotting the election Rep. Elijah Cummings, a frequent critic of President-elect Donald Trump, said Thursday he will not boycott the inauguration on Friday. “My situation is, I want to be a witness to history,” the Maryland Democrat told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day.” “My forefathers have worked hard to give me and others these opportunities.” Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are boycotting the inauguration, particularly after revelations of Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 election and Trump’s rebuke of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis for saying he didn’t believe Trump’s presidency was legitimate. Some members have said they will be protesting in Washington or in their home districts instead. These Democrats aren’t attending Trump’s inauguration Cummings said he understands his colleagues’ decision to protest. “I think that they should do what they believe in their hearts,” he said. “You gotta understand that we members of Congress have a lot of information that the public does not have,” he added. “If the public knew what members of Congress knew … The information will come out later at some point. Then the public will fully understand.” Congress needs to do more to investigate Russia’s involvement in the election and FBI Director Jim Comey’s role in Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, Cummings said. The Justice Department’s inspector general is looking into how the FBI handled the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server during the 2016 presidential campaign. “This is our watch and we have to protect this democracy,” said Cummings, the top Democrat on the Committee of Oversight and Government Reform. “This to me is bigger than President-elect Trump. I’m concerned that we are moving slowly but surely towards a crisis of legitimacy with regards to our core institutions.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President-elect Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170119163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/elijah-cummings-inauguration-boycott/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "497932820", "sentence": "Men discussed attacking sites where crowds gather and police and military facilities, official says Plot appears to have been inspired, but not directed, by ISIS, Belgian counterterrorism official says Prosecutor's office: Plot targeted Brussels for New Year's celebrations New Year’s festivities in Brussels, including fireworks, have been canceled due to a heightened terror alert, Mayor Yvan Mayeur said in an interview with CNN affiliate RTL Wednesday. The cancellation comes after authorities arrested two people on suspicion of being involved in a plot to attack “emblematic sites” in Belgium’s capital during New Year’s celebrations. The country’s federal prosecutor’s office announced the arrests Tuesday. The men are members of a Muslim biker gang called the Kamikaze Riders and are suspected to have discussed attacking Brussels’ Grand Place square and other places where crowds gather as well as police and military facilities, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official told CNN on condition of anonymity. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat Toxic mix that makes Belgium fertile ground for terrorism The plot appears to have been inspired, but not directed, by the ISIS terror group, the counterterrorism official said. Because the investigation is in its early stages, a possible connection between suspects and ISIS cannot be excluded, André Vandoren, the head of Belgium’s coordinating body for threat analysis, told CNN on Wednesday. The arrests came as investigators conducted several searches in the Brussels area, as well as the surrounding province of Flemish Brabant and the eastern Belgian city of Liege, on Sunday and Monday, the prosecutor’s office said. Authorities were investigating an alleged plot that was to target several prominent sites in Brussels during “the end of the year/New Year’s celebrations,” according to the prosecutor’s office, which released no further details about the plan. The prosecutor’s office said the arrests are not linked to November’s deadly Paris terror attacks, which authorities say involved a number of militants who had been living in Belgium. Related gallery Night of terror: Paris attacks Investigators seized computer equipment, military-type training outfits and ISIS propaganda material, the office said. The names of the suspects were not released. But the counterterrorism official said they were based in the Brussels and Vilvoorde areas, had easy access to weapons and had been involved in robberies and other criminal activity. Belgians respond to Brussels terror alert by flooding Twitter with cat pics Because of the pair’s access to weapons, police felt they had to act quickly after the two allegedly discussed the terror plans, the counterterrorism official said. One of the men was arrested on suspicion of playing a leading role in the threat of attacks, participating in the activities of a terrorist group as a leader and recruiting to commit terrorist offenses as author or co-author, the prosecutor’s office said. The other was being held on suspicion of playing a leading role in the threat of attacks and taking part in the activities of a terrorist group as an author or co-author, the office said. The Kamikaze Riders gang in Belgium has been linked to terror investigations in the past, according to multiple Belgian media reports. A former leader of the group, Abdelouafi Elouassaki, was arrested in 2013 after one of his brothers, said to have traveled to wage jihad in Syria, allegedly called him from there to tell him about a plan to attack the main law courts in Brussels. Elouassaki was released without charge. At least one other member of the group has also been reportedly tied to pro-jihadi activity. New Year’s holiday threats prompt more security Morten Storm, a former Danish biker gang member who became a jihadi before becoming a double agent for the CIA for half a decade, told CNN that there was an increasing emergence of “gangster jihadism” in Europe. “Muslim gangsters and jihadis have one thing in common: They hate the system,” Storm said. “A significant number of Muslims involved in criminality are becoming born again in the religion and are becoming radicalized in jail, but many keep their ties to their old circles when they get out,” he said. New details emerged Wednesday in the investigation into the November 13 Paris attacks. A Samsung phone that was recovered outside the Bataclan concert hall – where dozens of concertgoers were gunned down – exchanged 25 messages before the attack with a phone that was in Belgium, the Belgian counterterrorism source and another source close to the investigation told CNN on condition of anonymity. The messages started the day before the attacks, and the last one extracted from the Samsung – sent on November 13 – read “about to start,” the sources said. The sources didn’t say who had the phone in Belgium, where several of the Paris attackers had lived. The phone in Belgium was deactivated right after the Samsung’s final message was sent, the sources said. Related gallery Paris attack suspects: What we know Previously, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters that one of the attackers’ cell phones was found in a trash bin outside the Bataclan, and that a message on the phone said, “On est parti, on commence,” which translates to, “We’ve left, we’re starting.” But authorities at the time did not say the phone was communicating with a phone in Belgium. The phone in Belgium was the only phone communicating with the Samsung on November 12 and 13, the two sources said. The latest details about the messages were first reported by the French newspaper Le Monde. The Samsung had downloaded a Telegram encryption application on the afternoon of the attack, the sources said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether any of the 25 messages were handled by the application. Earlier this month, officials briefed on the investigation told CNN that investigators believed some of the attackers used encrypted applications to hide plotting for the attacks. On the afternoon of the attacks, the Samsung phone was used to access floor plans of the Bataclan, as well as information about the American band that was playing at the venue that night, the Eagles of Death Metal, the sources said. Also Wednesday, the two sources said the Paris attacks’ ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was in Paris communicating on a phone with someone using a separate phone in Belgium during the attacks. The sources did not say who was using the second Belgium phone. Related gallery Political violence is driving terrorism French authorities have previously said Abaaoud was in Paris, at times near the Bataclan, during the attacks with a phone. The Paris prosecutor has said that Abaaoud’s phone records show he was communicating November 13 with one of the three attackers who self-detonated outside the Stade de France north of Paris. The November 13 terror attacks in the Paris area killed 130 people and wounded hundreds. The attackers, armed with assault rifles and explosives, attacked six locations across the city, including the Bataclan concert hall, a stadium, and restaurants and bars. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, and in response, French President Francois Hollande declared that the country was at war with the terror group, which commands large stretches of territory in Syria and Iraq. Abaaoud, a Belgian-Moroccan ISIS operative, was killed in a police raid on an apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis six days after the Paris attacks. CNN’s Nic Robertson and Ram Ramgopal contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151229124500", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/29/europe/belgium-terror-arrests/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "657325895", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and Nairobi, Kenya, and the author of the new book “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. The Texas GOP wants the Medicaid money it lost in defunding Planned Parenthood Jill Filipovic: In Texas and elsewhere, the GOP's pro-life policies hurt families What does it mean to be pro-life? In today’s GOP, one thing: restricting access to safe abortion. Even if this doesn’t actually decrease the number of abortions, but just makes them more dangerous. Even if it means women and their children remain poor and vulnerable. Even if it means cutting off other necessary health care and aid. Even if it means women are injured. Even if it means women and babies die. It’s the “pro-life” performance that matters more than actual lives. Case in point: Republicans in Texas are now begging for the Medicaid dollars they gave up in order to defund Planned Parenthood four years ago. Should the Trump administration give Texas the Medicaid money it wants, it will open the door for other states to defund Planned Parenthood, too, a favorite cause of the anti-abortion right. Never mind that Planned Parenthood primarily prevents the unintended pregnancies that often end in abortion by providing affordable (and often free) contraception to women in need. Never mind the HIV and STI tests and the cancer screenings Planned Parenthood provides, and that there are many women for whom Planned Parenthood is the closest high-quality provider of health care. Related video Women of faith and their abortions In the name of being “pro-life,” Texas Republicans cut those women off from the care they trust. And not just them – to punish Planned Parenthood for offering a legal medical procedure (and not a dollar of Medicaid or other federal funds pays for elective abortions), Texas Republicans were happy to refuse millions of Medicaid dollars to care for the poorest women in their state. This is in a state where 27% of births are funded by Medicaid – a number that rose after Texas defunded Planned Parenthood and poor women found it more challenging to access contraception and legal abortion. This bizarre definition of “pro-life” extends overseas, too. In what is largely seen as a gift to his anti-abortion base, Trump expanded the Gag Rule, and this week his State Department broadened the order, which strips US funds from any organization abroad that so much as mentions abortion as an option for women – even groups that don’t provide abortions at all but simply tell women their legal rights. Related article Global Gag Rule: The result is life or death Under previous Republican presidents, the Gag Rule applied only to family planning funds (about $600 million under George W. Bush). Now it applies to $8.8 billion in US global health funding, including programs for HIV and malaria. Because American dollars have been barred from funding abortions since the 1970s, none of the funding subject to this rule was paying for abortions in the first place. Studies of the Gag Rule have shown that it doesn’t actually decrease abortions, but because it does cut off access to contraception, it actually makes abortion rates go up.  Who knows what will happen when the rule cuts off access to HIV drugs or vaccines. I’ve reported on the Global Gag Rule from Ghana, one of the countries hit hardest by Bush’s version of the rule. What most pro-lifers in America don’t seem to realize – or don’t care about – is that the health systems in developing countries are fragile and still being built, often in places that have seen recent conflict, and where there are low levels of public trust and long histories of trauma. Related video Donald Trump's evolving stance on abortion Many millions of people still lack access to basic health care, usually because of poverty or lack of proximity to a clinic. Health providers have done their best to centralize care, so a person can get contraception, HIV treatment, malaria pills and vaccinations from a single clinic or a mobile midwife going door to door in the village. And they’ve tried to build trust in that system. The Gag Rule undermines all of that. Trump also froze funding to UNFPA, a group that doesn’t provide abortions but does provide education and contraception. In Niger, where women have an average of seven children apiece, UNFPA works where few others do: The group runs “husband schools” to help educate men about getting their children in school, being respectful of their wives and spacing pregnancies so their wives and babies don’t die. In Nigeria, UNFPA is in refugee camps, tending to girls who have been kidnapped, raped and often impregnated by Boko Haram militants. But despite caring for so many rape victims, a UNFPA spokeswoman told me last year, they don’t offer abortions. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Women around the world, from Texas to Tanzania, being cut off from modern family-planning tools. Children in some of the world’s poorest corners losing their vaccinations and malaria medicine. People with HIV finding that the local NGO delivering their medicine must shutter for lack of funds. Health care providers forced to lie to their patients, and women doing what desperate women have always done – taking matters in to their own hands, and sometimes not living to tell about it. This is pro-life?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Texas GOP", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170520003000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GHA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/opinions/gop-pro-life-hypocrisy-filipovic/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "711609623", "sentence": "All available federal options are on the table, CNN is told Garcia Zarate was acquitted of murder and involuntary manslaughter in the case The Justice Department is considering bringing federal charges against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the man found not guilty in Kate Steinle’s killing Thursday night, DOJ spokeswoman Sarah Flores told CNN. Following the verdict by a California jury in San Francisco resident Steinle’s death, the DOJ is weighing whether it will take a separate action in bringing charges against Garcia Zarate. All available federal options are on the table, CNN is told. The jury acquitted Garcia Zarate, an undocumented immigrant, of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges, as well as assault with a deadly weapon. The jury, however, convicted the Mexican citizen of being a felon in possession of a firearm, which could bring a three-year sentence. Friday, a July 2015 federal arrest warrant for Zarate was unsealed along with a new amendment. The amendment, filed Friday in the Western District of Texas, added Zarate’s conviction on the firearm possession charge and other violations of his supervised release stemming from the Steinle case. Related article Trump says Steinle verdict a 'travesty of justice' Prosecutors had argued Garcia Zarate intentionally shot Steinle, 32, with a Sig Sauer .40-caliber handgun as she and her father walked on San Francisco’s Pier 14. But Garcia Zarate’s defense attorney said the shooting was accidental and the bullet ricocheted off the ground and traveled about 80 feet before hitting Steinle. Federal immigration officials said they will try to deport Garcia Zarate. He was deported from the United States five times prior to Steinle’s death. The Department of Justice said a federal detainer requires Garcia Zarate to be remanded into the custody of US Marshals Service to be transported to Texas. President Donald Trump reacted to the news early Friday morning, tweeting: “A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case! No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration.” CORRECTION: The headline and lead of this story have been updated to more accurately describe the jury’s decision. CNN’s Tal Kopan and Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Department of Justice", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171201163000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/doj-kate-steinle/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "662904544", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Errol Louis is the host of “Inside City Hall,” a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Errol Louis: James Comey's prepared statement to Congress makes clear that President Trump is his own worst enemy If he's wise, Trump will simply hunker down and try to stoically endure the storm of bad news coming his way, Louis writes Be careful what you wish for. Former FBI Director James Comey’s prepared statement to Congress makes clear that when it comes to the ever-expanding investigation of alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 election, President Trump is his own worst enemy. Against the advice of allies and adversaries alike, Trump has repeatedly, almost obsessively, attempted to shut down Russia-related inquiries. The effort, predictably, has backfired. Instead of tamping down the issue, Trump has revved up public interest. Instead of asserting control of the FBI and other intelligence agencies, he now faces a probe led by a formidable independent counsel, Robert Mueller, the second-longest serving director in FBI history. And instead of Comey’s statement clearing President Trump in the eyes of the public, he now looks like a man with something to hide. Comey’s words suggest that Trump, in meeting-after-awkward-meeting with his then-FBI chief, asked for things he had no business demanding. He wanted unspecified “loyalty” from an FBI director whose 10-year term is specifically intended to insulate the bureau from political interference. Related article Here's the single most telling line in James Comey's Trump testimony And most damaging of all, Trump asked for leniency for Michael Flynn, the fired national security adviser who allegedly lied about his contacts with a top Russian diplomat. “I had understood the President to be requesting that we drop any investigation of Flynn in connection with false statements about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in December … it was very concerning, given the FBI’s role as an independent investigative agency,” Comey’s statement says. The heavy-handed intervention will come back to haunt Trump. “Obstruction aside, it’s NEVER ok for a POTUS privately to ask an FBI Director to drop a criminal investigation. Extraordinary, wrong & dumb,” tweeted Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney based in Manhattan who Trump unceremoniously fired back in March. Bharara’s is a widely-held opinion. A majority of Americans think the President is interfering with investigations, and 61% think he fired Comey to protect himself, not for the good of the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Every new tweet, ill-considered interview and attack on the media has dug a deeper hole for Trump. Plans to create a rapid-response “war room” to reject Russia-related stories turned out to be a bust, reportedly because experienced lawyers declined to  staff it for the White House. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook That leaves an isolated President – a man with a penchant for lying – with the hopeless task of asking the public to believe him and not Comey. If he’s wise, Trump will simply hunker down and try to stoically endure the storm of bad news coming his way, thanks to Comey. Trying to intervene, it should now be obvious, makes the President look like a man bent on a cover-up, not clarity.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170608033000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/07/opinions/comey-statement-trump-worst-enemy-louis-opinion/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "436288738", "sentence": "There is high risk of overdose with flakka, which can lead to violent behavior, hyperthermia and superhuman strength The chemical in flakka is similar to a key ingredient in \"bath salts,\" which were banned in 2012 Flakka and \"bath salts\" could be more dangerous than stimulants such as cocaine It goes by the name flakka. In some parts of the country, it is also called “gravel” because of its white crystal chunks that have been compared to aquarium gravel. The man-made drug causes a high similar to cocaine. But like “bath salts,” a group of related synthetic drugs that were banned in 2012, flakka has the potential to be much more dangerous than cocaine. “It’s so difficult to control the exact dose [of flakka],” said Jim Hall, a drug abuse epidemiologist at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “Just a little bit of difference in how much is consumed can be the difference between getting high and dying. It’s that critical.” A small overdose of the drug, which can be smoked, injected, snorted or injected, can lead to a range of extreme symptoms: “excited delirium,” as experts call it, marked by violent behavior; spikes in body temperature (105 degrees and higher, Hall said); paranoia. Probably what has brought flakka the most attention is that it gives users what feels like the strength and fury of the Incredible Hulk. Deadly High: How synthetic drugs are killing kids Flakka stories are starting to pile up. A man in South Florida who broke down the hurricane-proof doors of a police department admitted to being on flakka. A girl in Melbourne, Florida, ran through the street screaming that she was Satan while on a flakka trip. Authorities in the state are warning people about the dangers of the drug. Florida seems to be particularly hard hit by flakka overdoses. Hall said that there are about three or four hospitalizations a day in Broward County in South Florida, and more on weekends. It is unclear why the Sunshine State is a hotbed for flakka abuse; “it’s a major question in our community,” Hall said. Cases have also been reported in Alabama, Mississippi and New Jersey. Flakka, which gets its name from Spanish slang for a beautiful woman (“la flaca”), contains a chemical that is a close cousin to MDPV, a key ingredient in “bath salts.” These chemicals bind and thwart molecules on the surface of neurons that normally keep the levels of mood-regulating neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin, in check. The result is to “flood the brain” with these chemicals, Hall said. Cocaine and methamphetamine have similar modes of action in the brain, but the chemicals in flakka have longer-lasting effects, Hall said. Although a typical flakka high can last one to several hours, it is possible that the neurological effects can be permanent. Not only does the drug sit on neurons, it could also destroy them, Hall said. And because flakka, like bath salts, hang around in the brain for longer than cocaine, the extent of the destruction could be greater. Another serious, potentially lingering side effect of flakka is the effect on kidneys. The drug can cause muscles to break down, as a result of hyperthermia, taking a toll on kidneys. Experts worry that some survivors of flakka overdoses may be on dialysis for the rest of their life. Like most synthetic drugs, the bulk of flakka seems to come from China and is either sold over the Internet or through gas stations or other dealers. A dose can go for $3 to $5, which makes it a cheap alternative to cocaine. Dealers often target young and poor people and also try to enlist homeless people to buy and sell, Hall said. These are “people who are already disadvantaged in terms of chronic disease and access to health care,” he added. It is unclear at this point whether flakka is more dangerous than the “bath salts” that came before it. But it does have one advantage over its predecessor: it has not been banned – yet. “Flakka largely emerged as a replacement to MDVP [in ‘bath salts’],” said Lucas Watterson, a postdoctoral researcher at Temple University School of Medicine Center for Substance Abuse Research. Although the Drug Enforcement Administration has placed a temporary ban on flakka, drug makers can work around this ban, such as by sticking a “not for human consumption” label on the drug, Watterson said. It will probably take several years to get the data necessary to put a federal ban on flakka, he added. And a ban can be effective, at least in discouraging potential users. “The problem is when one of these drugs is banned or illegal, the drug manufacturer responds by producing a number of different alternatives,” Watterson said. “It’s sort of a flavor of the month.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "flakka", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150526204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/health/flakka-gravel-illegal-drugs/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "635121381", "sentence": "The Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil could spread, but a US outbreak is unlikely Health experts warn of the possibility of imported travel cases An outbreak of yellow fever in rural Brazil is raising concerns that the disease could spread across borders to the US, like Zika, say two health experts writing in an essay published in the New England Journal of Medicine. While the likelihood of yellow fever outbreaks in the US is low, “travel-related cases of yellow fever could occur, with brief periods of local transmission in warmer regions such as the Gulf Coast states,” wrote Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and colleague Dr. Catharine Paules. “In an era of frequent international travel, any marked increase in domestic cases in Brazil raises the possibility of travel-related cases,” they wrote. Experts fear spread of the disease may resemble that of the Zika virus, which emerged in Brazil in 2015 and later spread to more than 60 countries including the US, causing local outbreaks in Florida. The current yellow fever outbreak began in December, in rural areas of Brazil, and numbers reportedly exceed normal rates for this time of year. The majority of cases are clustered on the eastern side of the country mainly in the states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and São Paulo. As of March 2, the virus has killed an estimated 220 people, according to an update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The health agency also counted 326 confirmed cases and 916 suspected cases of the disease. The fatality rate for this outbreak is 33% for confirmed cases and 11% for suspected cases. While the outbreak has remained in rural areas, some clusters of cases are close to urban centers including Rio de Janeiro, where people live in denser communities and mostly have not been vaccinated against yellow fever. “This proximity raises concern that, for the first time in decades, urban transmission of yellow fever will occur in Brazil,” the authors wrote. Yellow fever spreads to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, and outbreaks usually occur in South America and Africa. The disease can spread through the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also transmits the Zika virus. So far, the Aedes aegypti mosquito has not been reported to have a role in the recent outbreak, PAHO reported. The current outbreak has been spread through the Haemagogus and Sabethes mosquitos. Related article How soap, chairs and clothing could stop mosquito bites -- and diseases Symptoms are similar to the flu and could become severe to include fever, headache, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and jaundice – hence its name yellow fever. Thanks to better mosquito control and better sanitation practices, yellow fever has been virtually eliminated in the US and the Americas. But sporadic outbreaks occasionally pop up in tropical areas and cases can spread through travel, wrote Fauci and Paules. Because yellow fever is so rare in the US, doctors may not recognize the signs. Doctors should be aware, especially in travelers who’ve been to the affected areas, they wrote. The yellow fever vaccine provides up to 99% lifetime immunity. Related article Yellow fever outbreak still serious, WHO says But the vaccines take a long time to produce and the stockpile is low. A yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016 exhausted the world’s emergency vaccine stockpile. More than 30 million people were immunized during emergency vaccination campaigns, according to the WHO. As vaccines ran low, health officials had to administer one-fifth of the standard dose to extend the supply, Paules and Fauci noted. That outbreak ended in the DRC in February and Angola in December. Brazil has distributed about 12.5 million doses as of February 24, but the campaign has had challenges because many people live in remote, dispersed locations, according to the World Health Organization. Officials there have also been using mosquito control measures. “In light of the serious nature of this historically devastating disease, public health awareness and preparedness are critical,” wrote Paules and Fauci.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "yellow fever outbreak in Brazil", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170309110000", "country1": "BRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/health/yellow-fever-outbreak-brazil/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "503422917", "sentence": "French and Moroccan authorities identify the man as Gelel Attar, 26 He knew the Paris attackers well, according to a spokesperson A French official tells CNN that Attar traveled to Syria in 2013 with Chakib Akrouh Morocco has arrested a Belgian in connection with the November terror attacks in Paris, officials told CNN on Monday. French and Moroccan authorities identified the man as 26-year-old Gelel Attar, a Belgian of Moroccan descent. A spokesperson for the Moroccan Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations said Attar is from Molenbeek, Belgium, and knew the Paris attackers well. Molenbeek is an impoverished suburb of Brussels with a history of links to terror plots. It has a large, predominantly Muslim population of first-, second- and third-generation immigrants from North Africa and has gained an unwelcome reputation as a hotbed of jihadism. Attar was being held in Sale, close to the Moroccan capital, Rabat, the spokesperson said. His family, which was notified of his arrest immediately after his capture, is not under investigation, according to the bureau spokesperson Belgium couldn’t say for sure whether Attar would be extradited. “There is an international arrest warrant,” said Erik Van Der Sypt, spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor in Belgium. “Normally Morocco does not extradite its own nationals. So we will see. We don’t know yet.” A French law enforcement official told CNN that Attar traveled to Syria in 2013 with Chakib Akrouh, a suicide bomber who blew himself up in the police raid on a Saint-Denis apartment, days after the Paris attacks. Belgian CNN affiliate RTL quoted Moroccan authorities saying Attar also met in Syria with the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud. The Saint-Denis raid happened four days after alleged associates of Abaaoud killed 130 people and injured hundreds in several locations in Paris and Saint-Denis, a guns-and-explosives attack claimed by the Islamist terror group ISIS. Attar was convicted in absentia by a Belgian court last year of recruiting jihadists and sentenced to five years in prison, RTL reported. Police are still looking for Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old Belgian-born French national who authorities believe played a role in the Paris attacks but went to Belgium afterward. A senior European counterterrorism official told CNN last month that the trail for Abdeslam had gone cold. CNN’s Hamdi Alkhshali, Wes Bruer, Jason Hanna, Margot Haddad, Tim Hume and Paul Cruickshank contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Moroccan authorities", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160118213000", "country1": "MAR", "country2": "BEL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/18/africa/morocco-arrest-paris-attacks/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "701304561", "sentence": "An ancient skull dating back more than 6,000 years may have belonged to the earliest known human victim of a tsunami, scientists say. The Aitape skull – named after a small coastal town in the north of Papua New Guinea, where it was found – was discovered in 1929 by Australian geologist Paul S. Hossfeld. Since then, archaeologists and anthropologists have been trying to unravel the circumstances that resulted in it ending up there. The most recent study, published Wednesday, suggests the skull may have belonged to a human who drowned in a tsunami or had his or her grave displaced by the tsunami’s waves. When Gossfield stumbled upon the skull in 1929, he mistakenly believed it belonged to Homo erectus, a prehistoric species of humans originating in Africa. But radiocarbon dating has shown it is, in fact, much younger, dating back 5,000 to 6,000 years. The area around Papua New Guinea is prone to tectonic disturbances, and often affected by natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes. More than 3,000 people died in 1998 when a tsunami struck the region near Aitape. Because sea levels were higher thousands of years ago, the remains probably originated from the area behind what would then have been the shoreline. In 2014, Ethan Cochrane and Mark Golitko led a team of researchers back to the location where Gossfield had found the skull more than 90 years ago. “We have now been able to confirm what we have long suspected,” said James Goff, the study’s lead author. “The geological similarities between the sediments at the place where the skull was found and sediments laid down during the 1998 tsunami that hit this same coastline have made us realize that human populations in this area have been affected by these massive inundations for thousands of years.” The discovery will help anthropologists understand how people adapt and thrive in coastal areas that are subject to these natural hazards, and why they chose to move into such areas and remain there despite the environmental dangers. “It might be because the New Guinea north coast is also very productive at this time in terms of food resources,” explained Cochrane, a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland. “So perhaps people are balancing risk and food reward. “Understanding these kind of adaptive tradeoffs will be key to mitigating risk and ensuring the livelihoods of coastal populations today,” he added. The new study, published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE, adds to a trail of research that has seen contributions by scientists from France, the UK, Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Related article Inside the lab rewriting the origins of humanity “If we are right about how this person had died … we have dramatic proof that living by the sea isn’t always a life of beautiful golden sunsets and great surfing conditions,” said its co-author John Terrell, Regenstein curator of Pacific anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago. Terrell, who has conducted extensive research in Papua New Guinea, also noted that the skull might help convince skeptics “that all of us on earth must take climate change and rising sea levels seriously.” “Many people in the world today face the threat of rising sea levels and (the) increasing numbers and power of climatic events, like tsunamis,” added Marta Mirazon Lahr, from the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies at the University of Cambridge, noting that almost 80% of the world’s population today lives near the coast.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "coastal populations affected by tsunamis and rising sea levels", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171026140000", "country1": "PNG", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/world/ancient-skull-tsunami-victim/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "610933718", "sentence": "Icy comments come in wake of fresh US sanctions over Crimea Russia hopes for \"constructive dialogue\" under Trump presidency The frosty relationship between the United States and Russia has become even more icy after Moscow said communications between the countries were at the bare minimum. “Nearly all levels of our dialogue (with the US) has been frozen,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview Wednesday with Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti. “We do not talk to each other. Or we do it to a minimum,” he said. Related article What millennials think of Putin's Russia But US State Department spokesman John Kirby had a different take, saying in a statement: “Diplomatic engagement with Russia continues across a wide range of issues.” Indeed, US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke on the phone this week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the situation in Syria, Kirby said. So why the cold words from Moscow? Peskov’s comments come a day after the United States imposed fresh sanctions on several Russian businessmen and companies. The sanctions were in connection with Russia’s occupation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine, the US Treasury said in a statement. Russia reacted angrily to the sanctions, with Peskov saying it “seriously harms our bilateral relations.” “We can only once again express regret and misunderstanding over this destructive persistence of our US colleagues,” he said, adding that Russia “will take adequate measures.” Russia annexed Crimea, a territory in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine, in 2014 following tensions with its neighbor. World leaders managed to install a shaky peace deal in 2015. But violence continues in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, and 2016 has seen an increase in casualties. It’s not just Crimea sparking a war of words between the countries. “Are you truly incapable of shame?” Samantha Power, US ambassador to the United Nations, said in a scathing attack on the Syrian regime and its allies – including Russia – last week. Russia is the most powerful ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and has carried out airstrikes in the country since September 2015 to prop up the embattled leader. Power slammed Syria, Russia and Iran for the humanitarian crisis in eastern Aleppo, saying “you bear responsibility for these atrocities.” But Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, hit back, accusing Power of acting like “Mother Teresa” despite America’s “track record” in the Middle East. Then there are accusations from Washington that the Kremlin was involved in cyberattacks in the US presidential election. Related video Obama: I told Putin to cut it out on hacking Those hacks resulted in the public release of thousands of stolen emails, many of which included embarrassing revelations about the Democratic Party and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the party’s nominee. Moscow has steadfastly denied meddling in the US election. “We have not seen a single fact, a single proof,” Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview. Will relations between the countries be warmer under Donald Trump? The President-elect has already indicated he wants a friendlier relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying on the campaign trail: “Wouldn’t it be nice if we got together with Russia and knocked the hell out of ISIS?” Related article The good, bad and ugly of warmer US-Russia relations However, former US Ambassador Christopher Hill urged caution, telling CNN:  “Trump needs to understand that their (Russia’s) interest and their attitude (do) not align with ours.” When asked whether relations between the countries could thaw under a Trump presidency, Peskov told CNN: “We don’t have rose-tinted spectacles or any illusions that things will change in a second. “But we do hope for constructive dialogue.” CNN’s Matthew Chance, Alla Eshchenko and Adam Levine contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia-United States relations", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161222150000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/22/europe/russia-us-relations-frozen/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "649796515", "sentence": "US Air Force F-35As making first overseas deployments Estonia shares almost 200-mile border with Russia The US Air Force is sending its newest fighter jets to Russia’s doorstep as part of a program set up after Russia annexed Crimea from the Ukraine in 2014, a US official tells CNN. F-35A stealth Joint Strike Fighters will fly from the United Kingdom to NATO-ally Estonia in the coming days, the official said. Estonia, a former Soviet republic, shares an almost 200-mile-long border with Russia. Estonia is wary of Russian aggression following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. The official said the F-35A deployment to Europe is part of the European Reassurance Initiative set up in the wake of that annexation. The F-35s are just the latest of example of US Air Force jets sent to Europe in connection with the European Reassurance Initiative. Others have included F-22s, F-16s, F-15s and A-10s. Thousands of US ground forces have also been deployed in Europe as part of the program, including a US Army Armored Combat Brigade Team sent into Poland with great fanfare in January. A Russian official called that deployment “a threat to us.” “This is an action that threatens our interests, our security,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at the time. The movement of the F-35s, eight of which arrived in the UK on April 15 from their base in Utah, comes as Russian bombers have been making flights along the Alaskan coast. US fighter jets intercepted Russian planes four times in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone last week, US officials said. The Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone is a designated region of international airspace, primarily surrounding the US and Canada, that is meant as a buffer to allow for the identification of aircraft heading towards North America. While these flights pose no real military threat, US defense officials are taking notice of the high frequency at which they’ve occurred in the past week. There is “no other way to interpret this other than as strategic messaging,” one official told CNN. Moscow, for its part, said it “regularly carries out patrol missions above the neutral waters of the Arctic, the Atlantic, the Black Sea and the Pacific Ocean.” “All such missions are carried out in strict compliance with international regulations and with respect to national borders,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a written statement. Likewise, the US says the F-35 deployment was not a reaction to any recent specific incident. “As we and our joint F-35 partners bring this aircraft into our inventories, it’s important that we train together to integrate into a seamless team capable of defending the sovereignty of allied nations,” Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of US Air Forces in Europe, said in a statement when the planes deployed to the UK. The presence of the F-35s in Europe also helps the US show off the jets to European allies who already have them or plan to acquire their own versions, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, Belgium, Denmark and Turkey. The single-engine F-35 comes in three variants. The A version is flown by the US Air Force, the B version by the Marines, and the C version will become part of the US Navy’s fleet. Marine Corps F-35Bs began their first overseas deployment earlier this year when they were dispatched to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan. That deployment was seen as the US bolstering allies in Japan and South Korea with the latest US high-tech combat hardware. The Air Force emphasized a similar line with the deployment to Britain. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that F-35s are heading only to Estonia and not Romania. CNN’s Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Air Force F-35 deployment to Estonia", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170425090000", "country1": "EST", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/us-f-35-fighters-to-estonia/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "644587710", "sentence": "President Donald Trump ordered strikes on a Syrian air base Thursday Members of Congress want Trump to seek Hill's approval before pursuing more action Congress found a rare point of bipartisan agreement Friday, demanding that President Donald Trump consult them on any further action in Syria, but splitting over how soon they should open that debate and whether the US should launch another full-scale war in the Middle East. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been broadly supportive of Trump’s decision to strike back after Syria’s chemical attack. But Democrats and some Republicans have said they now want more answers on what Trump’s next steps will be – and whether that will require Congress to authorize further action. The bigger question of whether the US should wage a full-scale war in Syria has scrambled typical partisan battle lines in the Capitol, with hard-line conservatives, libertarians and staunch liberals lining up against any intervention, and more moderate and mainstream Democrats and Republicans suggesting that Trump present a long-term plan before Congress. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called on the House of Representatives Friday to return from its two-week break in order to debate whether to authorize military action against Syria. “The President’s action and any response demands that we immediately do our duty. Congress must live up to its constitutional responsibility to debate an Authorization of the Use of Military Force against a sovereign nation,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Friday, just 12 hours after US forces launched a missile strike on a Syrian airbase. But a Ryan spokeswoman would not say Friday whether he would agree to cancel lawmakers’ two-week break to open debate. “The chemical weapons attack committed by the Assad regime was a flagrant violation of international standards, and preventing a deepening of the humanitarian crisis and instability in Syria is clearly in the United States’ national interest,” Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said in a statement Friday. “As such, last night’s response was fully within the President’s authority. It is now appropriate for the administration to consult with Congress as it considers next steps to resolve the long-running crisis in Syria.” Senators were briefed on the strike and next steps Friday afternoon at the Capitol. Just a few hours before that briefing, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that US allies in the Middle East should be heartened by Thursday’s strike. “If I were one of our Sunni Arab allies watching this, I’d be encouraged that America was back in the business of being more assertive, less passive. That does not mean you are going to send in the troops every time there is a skirmish somewhere, but I thought it was very reassuring,” McConnell told reporters. RELATED: Lawmakers praise Syria strike, want more consultation from White House Liberal lawmakers, including Sens. Bernie Sanders and Kirsten Gillibrand, opposed military action in response to chemical attacks. “There is no ‘military only’ solution to the suffering in Syria,” Gillibrand said in a statement Friday. “The American people need answers from the Administration about their plan here and how they will bring coalition partners to the table for a long-term diplomatic solution.” Libertarian-leaning Republicans came to a similar conclusion, but based on opposition to the US engaging in another long-term quagmire in the Middle East. Sen. Rand Paul, who golfed with Trump last weekend, said that the President’s initial instincts voiced as a candidate about staying out of the Middle East were correct, and the recent shift he made after seeing the horrific pictures were a dangerous way to operate. There are horrifying things happening in all corners of the world, can’t get emotional. “I think the President’s instincts are similar to mine. I think he is not anxious to have the regime change, he’s not anxious to be involved in every civil war. I think he’s gone a different route on this particular instance,” Paul told CNN’s Phil Mattingly Friday. “But I think his overall persona and his overall beliefs about the Middle East are that being involved in every civil war is not a great idea.” Pelosi’s comments led a Democratic charge for Congress to vote to authorize military action in Syria. It’s a step Congress was unable — or unwilling — to take several years ago when Obama decided to ask Congress for approval first before he would strike the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Trump did not wait for that step, swiftly moving to respond to the chemical attack with a strike of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from US warships. But Trump’s airstrike against Assad, in isolation, is more similar to Obama’s 2011 decision to use US warplanes to bomb Libya, which helped lead to the downfall of Moammar Gadhafi. Obama did not come to Congress before launching US military strikes in Libya, a decision that drew harsh criticisms from Republicans weary of an overreaching US military in the Middle East. Republicans, who frequently argued that Obama’s foreign policy in the Mideast was too timid, and didn’t need congressional approval for airstrikes are now suggesting that this time Congress be part of a debate on the continued strategy going forward. Rep. Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican and close ally of Ryan’s, pressed other lawmakers to go on record now on the issue, saying, “Congress owes President Trump our best counsel and our best advice, as to how he should pursue America’s priorities. The best way to do so is for his administration to seek an AUMF and for Congress to give him one.” Republicans on Friday were defending Trump’s strike. Sen. Marco Rubio, a defense hawk who has often been at odds with Trump, praised the President’s decision Friday and said that the missile strike was clearly legal. “For those reasons, I think that had a clear objective. and they put the appropriate resources in order to achieve that. And let’s remember, this strike is legal,” Rubio said on CNN’s “New Day.” Following Friday afternoon’s briefing, Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and an occasional Trump adviser on foreign policy, cautioned the White House that it could do a better job next time alerting lawmakers before the missiles are launched. The decision to launch the strike was made around 4 p.m. ET, missiles were launched at 7:40 p.m. ET and struck around 8:30 p.m. ET, but many members of Congress were not alerted until around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. “I mean, they need to do a little better job on the front end. But they know that, they know that,” Corker told reporters. “They were scrambling around and they did the best they could, and they had multiple people contacting folks. They made an extreme effort, but they know that with the timing of this it would be a little bit better if, you know, there was a little more time and a little more interaction.” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a defense hawk who has been roundly supportive of Trump’s strike in Syria, cautioned his colleagues that if they have a problem with the strike or further strikes, they would have to hit at the defense budget. “To all of my colleague who think that this President cannot act without your approval you don’t understand the way the Constitution works,” Graham said. “Here is your authority and your power to do something about it, the power of the purse. If you don’t like what’s he’s going to do in the future or what he’s doing now then you can defund these operations. That’s the power of Congress.” The debate over authorizing military action against Assad is also reviving and effort for Congress to authorize the war against ISIS. Some lawmakers pushed during the Obama Administration to put Congress on record authorizing military operations against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, arguing that previous authorizations in 2001 and 2002 did not cover the current fight against the terror group. But leaders of both parties were reluctant to wade into the controversial debate so close to the 2016 election, especially after many publicly regretted their votes to approve the Iraq war. RELATED - Cardin: You can’t ‘bomb your way to peace in Syria’ “What Syria did and President Bashar al-Assad did required action,” Sen. Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, also said on “New Day.” “The question is: What is the mission? What are we trying to accomplish? How do we get Assad out of Syria and end the civil war? We don’t know the President’s policies in that regard. There’s a lot of questions Congress would like answers to and the American people would like to have answers to.” In the hours after Thursday’s strike, several lawmakers said they were reintroducing their bills for a war authorization against ISIS. “This missile strike and the military action of our forces already in Syria, have yet to be authorized by Congress,” California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement. “I will be re-introducing an authorization for use of military force against ISIS and al Qaeda when Congress returns to session.” RELATED: Syria just changed Donald Trump’s presidency Schiff’s war authorization bill, which he first introduced during the Obama administration, would set limits on the war against ISIS, including not allowing the use of US ground combat forces in Iraq and Syria. It would also give temporary authority for military action — a change from the 2001 AUMF that critics say have been used for an open-ended war on terror across the globe. The war authorization from Sen. Todd Young and Rep. Jim Banks, two Indiana Republicans, would not set the same limits. While the Banks and Young measure does repeal the 2001 AUMF and the 2002 Iraq War authorization — just as Schiff’s does — it does not restrict the use of ground forces beyond seeking in an ISIS strategy “an end-state and exit strategy for any planned combat deployment of United States conventional ground forces.” The differences in the two bills highlights the difficulties Democrats and Republicans will have agreeing upon the details of a new war authorization. CNN’s Phil Mattingly contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's strike on Syria", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170407160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/syria-aumf-congress-authorization/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "753866046", "sentence": "On Monday morning, President Donald Trump took sides in the West Virginia Senate Republican primary. Trump didn’t endorse a candidate; instead he told GOP voters who NOT to vote for. “To the great people of West Virginia we have, together, a really great chance to keep making a big difference,” tweeted Trump. “Problem is, Don Blankenship, currently running for Senate, can’t win the General Election in your State…No way! Remember Alabama. Vote Rep. Jenkins or A.G. Morrisey!” Trump’s opposition to Blankenship comes as West Virginia Republican insiders suggest that the recent spate of controversy surrounding the former coal mine owner has actually given him a bit of momentum heading into Tuesday’s face-off against Rep. Evan Jenkins and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. What controversy, you ask? Where to start! There was the time that Blankenship referred to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s father as a “wealthy Chinaperson.” Or the time when he said that term wasn’t racist because “races are Negro, white Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian. There’s no mention of race. I’ve never used a race word.” What about that time he referred to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Chao’s husband, as “Cocaine Mitch.” (That and much more on just how bad Blankenship is as a candidate is available here!) In urging a vote against Blankenship, Trump follows in the footsteps of his son – Donald Trump Jr. – who, at the end of last week, tweeted: “I hate to lose. So I’m gonna go out on a limb here and ask the people of West Virginia to make a wise decision and reject Blankenship! No more fumbles like Alabama. We need to win in November.” The key component of the Trumps – Donald and Don – is that Blankenship can’t win in November and, therefore, shouldn’t be supported by Republican primary voters. The entire focus is on winning.  Not on what Blankenship has said or what he believes. Retiring Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a frequent Trump critic and someone mentioned as a possible 3rd party candidate for president in 2020, hit Trump for that mentality in a tweet Monday. Tweeted Flake: “The problem isn’t that Don Blankenship can’t win a general election in West Virginia, it’s that he shouldn’t win a general election in West Virginia. #CountryOverParty” The problem isn’t that Don Blankenship can’t win a general election in West Virginia, it’s that he shouldn’t win a general election in West Virginia. #CountryOverParty Trump’s tweet is a reminder that he believes, deeply, in the concept that winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. Think back to Trump’s decision to get involved in the Alabama special election on behalf of embattled former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. Sure, Trump endorsed Moore’s primary opponent – appointed Sen. Luther Strange – but when it became clear that Moore could well win despite the large number of women who came forward to say he had sought relationships with them when they were under age, Trump went all in for Moore. Why? Because ANY Republican is better than ANY Democrat. The only calculation in Trump’s mind is whether or not a person can win. If polling had shown Moore dead in the water, you can bet Trump would have been much more wary of getting involved. Seen through that lens, Trump’s decision to speak out – or tweet out – in opposition to Blankenship is wholly a reflection of the belief that the controversial coal baron can’t beat Sen. Joe Manchin (D) in the fall. Trump’s win-above-all-else strategy isn’t unique to him – or to his party. Or the country. People now see winning as the only goal. And any means to win justifies the end – as long as the end is a victory. Trump has made clear – over and over and over again – that he likes winners. He likes to be around them. And, he has also made clear that he doesn’t accept the idea of the president as a moral leader, someone who does the right thing rather than the political thing. Trump’s tweet on Blankenship starkly reveals both of those character traits.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180507203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/donald-trump-don-blankenship-west-virginia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "751708661", "sentence": "President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy in London, ahead of a planned visit to the UK in July. The billion-dollar embassy moved from its long-standing site in Grosvenor Square, central London, to its new home at Nine Elms, south of the city, in January. But during a rally in Michigan on Saturday, Trump criticized the move. “We had the best site in all of London,” he told supporters, before adding that now, “We have an embassy in a lousy location.” Trump told the rally that the previous site in Grosvenor Square was “sold for like 250 million” – but that organizers “spent all of that money, plus a lot more, to build a new embassy in a lousy location.” His comments come ahead of a planned visit to the UK on July 13, Trump’s first trip to Britain since becoming President, the White House and Downing Street announced last week. It will not be a state visit – a move welcomed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who told British talk show host Robert Peston on Sunday that he was glad “the red carpet will not be rolled out” for Trump. Trump and Khan have frequently traded barbs in the past, notably when the US President appeared to misconstrue a statement by the mayor in response to a terror attack in London last year. Related video Trump cancels visit to billion-dollar embassy Trump’s visit follows months of back-and-forth negotiations over the trip, with Trump canceling a previous visit to London in January to officially open the new embassy. “I was supposed to cut the ribbon,” said Trump at Saturday’s rally, before blaming the embassy deal on the Obama and Bush administrations. In fact, the decision to move out of the Grosvenor Square building in the high-end Mayfair district was taken under the Bush administration in 2008, principally because the building was proving harder to secure in an age of terrorist threats – and also, in small part at least, because the US government did not wholly own it. British property law historically allows the ground underneath buildings to be held by people and entities other than the owners of the bricks and mortar above. In this case, the land is owned by the Duke of Westminster, whose property empire controls much of the land in central London, and is leased back to the US at a nominal – or “peppercorn” – rent. “We looked at all our options, including renovation of our current building on Grosvenor Square,” then-Ambassador Robert Tuttle said. “In the end, we realized that the goal of a modern, secure and environmentally sustainable embassy could best be met by constructing a new facility.” The historic Mayfair site is now set to be converted into a luxury hotel by Qatari investors. The new embassy is a world away from its former concrete home, which was designed by Finnish-American modernist architect Eero Saarinen. Price: $1 billionSize: 48,128 square metersHeight: 65 metersSite: 4.9 acresDesign submissions: 37Embassy staff: 800Daily visitors: 1,000Construction began: November 2013 The 12-storey glass cube occupies an almost five-acre site, in a former industrial area south of the River Thames. Security requirements are tight – it is set back 100 feet from the street and boasts a semi-circular pond as a security measure. Designed by Philadelphia architecture firm KieranTimberlake, the embassy houses around 800 staff and is expected to receive 1,000 visitors daily. The building was paid for by selling other US government properties in London. CNN’s Carol Jordan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's criticism of the new US embassy in London", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180429101500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/29/politics/trump-london-embassy-lousy-intl/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "617222786", "sentence": "Palestinian president, Pope Francis meet at Vatican Palestinians open state embassy in Vatican City Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Saturday to open a Palestinian embassy in Vatican City. “We are very grateful about the role that the Holy See has played for a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land, and for having opened an embassy of Palestine in the Vatican for first time,” Abbas said, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. “We are proud to be the birthplace of Christianity and about having one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.” Issa Kassissieh, the Palestinian ambassador to the Holy See, called the move “a significant achievement for the Palestinian people,” WAFA said. Israel has yet to respond to news of the opening. Many other countries, including Israel, have embassies in Vatican City. Vatican policy has long held that a two-state solution is the best road to peace in the Holy Land, and Francis has taken steps to raise the profile of a Palestinian state. The Vatican had referred to Palestine as a state since November 2012, when the United Nations voted to recognize it as a nonmember observer state. Francis broke ground by formally recognizing Palestinian statehood in a legal document in May 2015. Also in 2015, Francis declared nuns Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Baouardy the first two Palestinian saints of modern times. In June 2014, Francis hosted Abbas and late Israeli President Shimon Peres for an unprecedented prayer ceremony at the Vatican. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution In September 2015 allowing the “State of Palestine” and the Vatican to raise their flags outside of UN headquarters and UN offices. At the Vatican on Saturday, Abbas said he planned to attend a conference the following day in Paris to explore ways to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. US Secretary of State John Kerry is among officials from more than 70 nations who plan to attend the conference. Israel has said it will not participate.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Palestinian statehood recognition by the Vatican", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170115030000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/world/vatican-palestine-embassy/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "722824612", "sentence": "The homeland security secretary is addressing the Senate Judiciary Committee She's facing questions about remarks the President made regarding immigration Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told senators Tuesday she “did not hear” President Donald Trump say the specific word “shithole” during a meeting with lawmakers last week that she attended. “I did not hear that word used, no sir,” Nielsen testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, when asked if Trump used that word or similar language to disparage African countries in the meeting with Trump and lawmakers on immigration policy. “The conversation was very impassioned, I don’t dispute that the President was using tough language, others in the room were also using tough language,” Nielsen said. “I was struck more by the fact that the conversation – although passionate and appropriately so – had gotten to a place where many people in the room were using inappropriate language in the oval office in front of the President. That’s what struck me,” she added later. Upon repeated questioning about the specific wording from Democrats, Nielsen grew frustrated when Sen. Richard Blumenthal tried again. “I have been very patient with this line of questioning,” she said, saying she was testifying to discuss threats to the homeland. “I have nothing further to say about a meeting that happened over a week ago. I’d like to move forward.” Sens. Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham, a Democrat and Republican respectively who were in the meeting, have confirmed to the press the reports that Trump said the words “shithole countries” to describe individuals from African nations and had disparaging remarks toward Haitians being part of an immigration deal – all as part of a conversation about how the US accepts immigrants. Other lawmakers in the room, Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue, have said they don’t recall hearing that word used. Trump has denied using the word, though he has said the conversation was tough and has spoken privately with friends about the remark playing well with his base. Asked whether it was possible Trump used the term even though she didn’t hear it, Nielsen said: “Anything is possible.” During his portion of questioning at Tuesday’s hearing, Graham said in reference to the immigration fight, “This has turned into an s-show and we need to get back to being a great country.” Graham also said, in words directed to Trump, “close this deal.” One of the newest members of the Judiciary Committee, New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker, used his full time for questioning to talk about the consequences of the President’s words, clearly getting emotional at times. He took Nielsen to task, quoting Martin Luther King Jr. on the ills of bystanders remaining silent. “This is very personal to me,” said Booker, who is black. “I sit here right now because when good white people in this country heard bigotry or hatred, they stood up.” “Why am I frankly seething with anger? We have this incredible nation where we are taught it doesn’t matter where you are from, your race, your color, your religion, it is about the content of your character,” he said. “The commander in chief in an Oval Office meeting referring to people from African nations and Haitians with them most vulgar language … that language festers.” “Your silence and your amnesia is complicit,” he added. He noted that a recent Government Accountability Office report found that 73% of violent incidents since September 11, 2001, were the result of white supremacy and right-wing violent extremists. “The fact pattern is clear of the threat in this country,” Booker said. “I hurt. When Dick Durbin called me, I had tears of rage in my eyes … and for you not to feel that hurt and that pain, and to dismiss some of the questions from my colleagues … that’s unacceptable to me.” “Madame Secretary, I hope you remember me,” Durbin said at the start of his questioning, a reference to her lack of recollection of the vulgar language, before asking her repeatedly about the meeting they shared. He asked Nielsen if she recalled the President saying during the White House meeting that he wanted $20 billion in funding and he would have the border wall built in a year. “I do remember him saying that he was concerned that given the appropriations cycle that any deal that we made now would be limited to this year’s appropriation. I remember him asking to is there a way to authorize the full down payment of the wall such that we can have assurances that we could in fact build it,” Nielsen said. The Department of Homeland Security recently told Congress that it would take $18 billion over 10 years to build the 700 miles of wall desired. The pair went back and forth about the meeting, with Durbin asking Nielsen how she remembered each interaction going. When asked whether she recalled the President saying he wanted more immigrants from Europe and specifically Norway, Nielsen said he Trump admired they were hard working, had low crime and that he had just met with the prime minister. Nielsen also noted at one point that Graham used strong language – prompting Durbin to speak on his behalf. Graham had not yet arrived at the hearing. “I will just say for the record, Senator Graham spoke up in a way that I respect very much, countering what the President had said about countries in Africa,” Durbin said. “Reminding the president that his family did not come to America with great skills or wealth, but they came here as most families do. Looking for a chance to prove themselves and make this a better nation. And in a defense of Senator Graham, his strong words repeated exactly the words used by the President, which you cannot remember.” Durbin also asked if Nielsen supports a path to citizenship for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which Trump ended last year but gave members of Congress until March to implement an alternative or a fix. “I think we have to find a permanent solution,” Nielsen answered. Durbin, unsatisfied with Nielsen’s answer, asked her the same question again. “I believe that is part of the discussion and to make sure that we don’t continue temporary populations that continue to exist we should talk about that,” Nielsen said. “I’m not here to get in front of the President or any final decisions on that particular issue, but, yes, I’m happy to discuss it.” The homeland security secretary is facing a grilling from senators in the wake of the President’s remarks. The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, warned Nielsen that she was not happy with what she was hearing out of her department thus far. Feinstein referenced recent reports that Nielsen’s department was continuing to consider a practice of separating children from parents when apprehended at the border – a policy first suggested last year by then-Secretary John Kelly. “Candidly, woman to woman, I can’t believe that, and I hope you will clarify,” Feinstein said. “Not only would such a systemic policy infringe on the constitutional rights of parents. It is also callous and stunningly un-American.” Feinstein added that a that pediatric group have said such a policy would have a negative impact on children. “The America I know does not rip small children from their parents, and I can’t imagine the fear that a small child would feel if this would happen,” Feinstein said. “And for what? Because the child had no part in this.” Nielsen, in her answers, said the department has “not made any policy decisions” on the topic, though she noted there are reasons at times to separate children from who they arrive in the US with, especially if there is a suspicion they are being trafficked. CNN’s David Shortell contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180116170000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/politics/kirstjen-nielsen-dhs-secretary-hearing/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "591813183", "sentence": "Kurdish Peshmerga forces are within five miles (eight kilometers) of Mosul, commanders said Sunday, after days of fighting and sweeping territorial gains in the operation to free the key Iraqi city from ISIS control. A coalition of 100,000 troops have been closing in on Mosul since Monday, liberating surrounding communities village by village and making quicker-than-expected gains. The coalition vastly outnumbers its opponent. No more than 5,000 ISIS fighters are in Mosul, a US military official said, although the terror group’s supporters put the number at 7,000. Officials and analysts say that entering Mosul is likely to kick off intense street fighting as coalition forces try to retake what has become the cultural capital of ISIS’ envisaged caliphate, or Islamic state. MOSUL: Your Google search questions answered Two Peshmerga factions linked up after surrounding the empty town of Bashiqa, about eight miles east of Mosul, with the support of coalition air power, the Peshmerga’s general command said in a statement Sunday. They were able to cordon off eight villages in an area measuring approximately 38 square miles (100 square kilometers) and secure a significant stretch of the Bashiqa-Mosul highway to limit ISIS’ freedom of movement, commanders said. Hourslong clashes left dozens of ISIS militants dead, they said. Turkish troops supported the Peshmerga in the battle, and Turkey has provided them with artillery, tanks and Firtina howitzer vehicles, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, according to state-run news agency Anadolu. With this weekend’s gains have come pockets of horrific losses. ISIS executed about 40 people who were celebrating the apparent liberation of their villages by Iraqi forces, a Mosul City Council official said Sunday, citing local sources. The official said that although Iraqi troops passed through the village where the executions took place – near Nimrud, south of Mosul – they did not leave units behind to ensure that ISIS militants stayed out. These follow executions on Thursday and Friday, when ISIS militants rounded up and shot dead 284 men and boys, an Iraqi intelligence source told CNN. The reported massacres were a savage show of force as the coalition tightened its noose around Mosul. Lt. Gen. Riyad Jalal, commander of the Iraqi ground forces, told state-run al-Iraqiya TV Sunday that the town of Hamdaniya, also known as Qaraqosh, had been freed and that authorities were now in the process of bringing back local officials to reopen main public buildings and plan the repair of infrastructure. Since Mosul’s capture by ISIS fighters in June 2014, Mosul has been a vital stronghold for ISIS.The largest city under ISIS control in Iraq and Syria, it was the city from which the group first declared the establishment of its so-called caliphate. Since then, ISIS has gradually lost its other Iraqi cities – Ramadi, Tikrit and Falluja – to government forces. About 1 million people are estimated to remain in Mosul, once a cosmopolitan trade hub of 2 million residents. Iraqi forces and a Christian paramilitary group entered the town earlier in the week and faced fierce resistance from ISIS fighters for several days. Forces on Thursday had pushed the militants into the town center, where they were pounded by coalition air strikes supporting the assault. Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Maliki, commander of the Iraqi 9th armored division, said at least 50 ISIS militants were killed and much of their equipment destroyed in the assault. His forces now are cleansing the city from IEDs and sweeping buildings in case any ISIS militants might be hiding, he said. How the ‘Kurdish question’ complicates the anti-ISIS alliance A few kilometers to the south, church bells rang out in town Saturday for the first time since ISIS seized it more than two years ago, local networks reported. Iraq officials claimed that some 200 ISIS fighters were killed in the assault. #Iraq-i counter-Terrorism Sargent fires and SPG9 rocket targeting #ISIS militants in #Bartella town east of #Mosul. pic.twitter.com/XcsJ8d0sYf The coalition pushing through Nineveh Province marks an extraordinary union of factions that have long stood on opposing sides in Iraq’s history, with Kurdish forces, Christians and Shia Muslims fighting alongside the majority Sunni Arabs. Nineveh itself is the center of Iraq’s diversity and is home to Christians, Kurds, Yazidis, Turkmen, Sunnis and Shias alike. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Irbil on Sunday to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government’s Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. #SecDef Carter meets with KRG President @masoud_barzani to discuss current #Mosul operations and next steps in counter #ISIL campaign pic.twitter.com/1Ol190fWxt “I’m here to commend you and your forces. I’m encouraged by what I see,” he said. A unit of what appeared to be US special forces advisers entered ISIS territory with the very first armored convoy of Peshmerga last Monday, a CNN team observed, placing American forces at the front of the fight to retake Mosul.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "coalition forces retaking Mosul", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161023103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/23/middleeast/mosul-iraq/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "759147373", "sentence": "The Commerce Department informed lawmakers on Friday of the outlines of a tentative deal that could save sanctioned telecommunications company ZTE, a key priority for Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to two people familiar with the matter. A completed deal is considered a key piece of the ongoing trade negotiations with China. However, news of the deal was met with public backlash from members of both parties on Friday. The people cautioned that the potential deal was presented as not final – meaning things could change, particularly as bipartisan congressional blowback intensifies. But it would include a significant fine, north of $1 billion, and require the company, which is barred from buying US products due to sanctions violations, to install a new compliance regime and make management changes. If those changes are made, the Commerce Department’s “denial order,” which led the company to say it had halted “major operating activities,” would be lifted, the people said. President Donald Trump, in a tweet criticizing former President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday evening, wrote of the deal, “I closed (ZTE) down then let it reopen with high level security guarantees, change of management and board, must purchase U.S. parts and pay a $1.3 Billion fine.” The outlines were among the options presented to skeptical Republican senators during a closed-door briefing led by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday, another source said. Related article Trump tempers expectations for possible US-China trade deal The administration’s push to reach an agreement on ZTE has been a major piece of its trade negotiations with China, which are expected to pick up in earnest when Ross heads to China June 2 through June 4. Xi, the Chinese leader, has personally brought the company up to President Trump multiple times, Trump has told reporters over the past week. Trump, noting the company buys parts for its products from the U.S., has been willing to consider relief as part of those broader trade talks. But Republicans and Democrats have voiced increasingly sharp concern over including the company, which lawmakers say presents a national security risk, in trade negotiations and have already started to move on action to tie the hands of the Trump administration. “It is a great deal… for #ZTE & China,” Sen. Marco Rubio posted on Twitter Friday. “#China crushes U.S. companies with no mercy & they use these telecomm companies to spy & steal from us. Many hoped this time would be different. Now congress will need to act.” Schumer said the proposed deal “would be helping make China great again” and called on lawmakers to do something to “stop this deal in its tracks.” The House on Thursday passed a defense measure that would bar government agencies from using ZTE technology and ban the Pentagon from working with any contractors that work with the company. The Senate version of the defense measure, the annual defense policy bill, was approved in committee on Thursday and includes a different ZTE-related amendment that restricts the ability of the Trump administration to lift the penalties on ZTE without Congressional notification and tacit approval. The Senate will bring that bill to the floor after the Memorial Day recess. “ZTE presents a national security threat to the United States — and nothing in this reported deal addresses that fundamental fact,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat who authored the amendment on ZTE, said in a statement. “If President Trump won’t put our security before Chinese jobs, Congress will act on a bipartisan basis to stop him.” The House and Senate have also started to move separate measures that would overhaul the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that include similar curbs on lifting penalties on ZTE.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ZTE", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180525213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/politics/trump-administration-deal-with-congress/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "725435189", "sentence": "Disturbing video clips shared on social media by their desperate families have revealed the ordeal of Sudanese migrants kidnapped and tortured for ransom in Libya. As one clip plays, viewers can hear the slap of the whip, the whimpering as each man is forced to turn his head to the camera and beg his family to send money. The men’s relatives say they disseminated these videos on social media in a bid to raise awareness – and within a matter of days Libyan special forces had traced where the men were held, according to Libya’s UN-backed unity government. On Wednesday, they raided a location in the city of Sirte, where they arrested four men and freed eight Sudanese abductees, according to a statement from Libya’s Special Deterrence Forces, which operate under Libya’s Ministry of Interior. The Special Deterrence Forces statement refers to videos circulating on social media of the torture. It describes “the horrific images committed by some criminals deprived of humanity in torturing laborers and burning them with fire, videotaping them to send it to their families in an attempt to pressure and blackmail them with ransom in return for their freedoms.” The latest images of abuse come after a CNN investigation late last year revealed that migrants were being sold off at slave auctions in Libya, prompting a formal investigation by Libyan authorities and outrage in Europe and Africa. One of the video clips shows at least five Sudanese men lying on the ground. They are asked by two men, off camera, to show their faces and can be heard calling on family members by name and begging them to transfer the money so they can be released. Related video Sudanese migrants tortured in Libya for ransom In a second clip filmed at the same time and location, the five Sudanese men are lying on their front as they are being beaten. Their backs are covered in scars, possibly fresh flesh wounds. The camera and the beatings move from one man to the next as they are forced to address their families or whomever the video will be sent to. As they squirm in pain, the first man says “transfer the money,” the second says “sell the house,” the third “tell them to sell the house,” and the fifth says “send the money.” A third video shows another Sudanese man, who writhes naked on the ground as a man off camera tortures him by dripping hot oil and fire on his back. Another man, who’s masked, is seen pointing a gun at the victim. Family members of those depicted in the videos confirmed to CNN that they had been sent the videos in an attempt to extort ransom. They asked not to be identified due to ongoing fears for both their own safety and for the safety of those depicted in the video. “The release of the videos on social media was part of a concerted attempt to help raise funds to pay the ransom,” they said. Related video Migrants being sold as slaves In a statement sent to CNN on Thursday, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “renews its condemnation and in the strongest terms of this criminal act and stresses the continued efforts of the Government of National Reconciliation to achieve security and stability for its citizens and foreign residents on Libyan territory of various nationalities.” Sudan’s Foreign Ministry summoned Libya’s charge d’affaires in Khartoum, Ali Muftah al-Mahrouq, on Tuesday to “express the ministry’s rejection to the inhumane and immoral treatment of the Sudanese citizens,” the official Sudanese news agency SUNA reported. Al-Mahrouq expressed “his sorrow and apologized,” saying criminal gangs operating in areas out of the government’s control were responsible for this “shameful act,” according to SUNA. On Monday, African Union Commissioner of Social Affairs Amira Al-Fadil said that videos of Sudanese men being tortured in Libya “are recent and an investigation has been opened,” SUNA reported. CNN cannot determine when the videos were filmed. Related article 'Where is the world?': Libya responds to outrage over slave auctions CNN was tagged by family members of the victims in the original social media dissemination of the videos in a bid to raise the profile of the torture inflicted on these victims. An ongoing CNN investigation into the money trails linking the criminal gangs in Libya and the families of their victims has unearthed evidence of a global network. In Sudan, several families of former victims told CNN as much as $4,500 per hostage had been demanded of them, payable to agents of the gangs and even directly into bank accounts in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. CNN was shown Western Union money transfer receipts with confirmation that the money had been received in a number of countries including Bangladesh and Niger. An agent of the trafficking gangs is able to pick up the money at the location and transfer it again and again to disguise its origins. The money is then physically carried into Libya, circumventing the sanctions placed on the country. Western Union told CNN it took extensive steps to monitor and prevent potentially illegal activity. “Western Union vigorously condemns all illegal activities facilitating the financing of crime, and we assign a priority to initiatives to detect and deter the misuse of our services,” it said. “Criminals threaten the individuals, families and businesses we serve and the foundation of our business.” Libya has long struggled to cope with an influx of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom hope to transit in Libya before traveling to Europe with the help of smugglers. For years, migrants crossing the Mediterranean have brought with them stories of beatings, kidnapping and enslavement. Rights group Amnesty International last month accused European governments of being complicit in the torture and abuse of migrants and refugees in Libya by supporting efforts by the Libyan coastguard to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean and return them to camps in Libya. Amnesty called on the EU to end what it called a “policy of containment” and instead establish “pathways” to bring the migrants and refugees to Europe safely. Opinion: Abuse of migrants in Libya is a blot on world’s conscience A European Commission spokesman told CNN that the EU institutions were “working to save lives, pure and simple.” The EU has funded the International Organization for Migration to help 15,000 people stuck in Libya return home and plans to repatriate 15,000 more. It has also settled 40,000 refugees who have crossed into Europe from Libya and plans to take 50,000 more in 2019, the commission said. CNN’s Milena Veselinovic and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Libyan criminal gangs involved in migrant torture and ransom", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180125163000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "SDN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/25/africa/libya-sudanese-migrants-torture-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "730517602", "sentence": "As Blanca Morales walks the hallowed halls of Harvard Medical School, she ponders her humble roots and how she might be forced to choose between her parents and her dream of becoming a doctor. It’s a dream that started as a girl in her parents’ tiny studio apartment in Santa Ana, California, while she did her homework at the kitchen table. She remembers her mom coming home, covered in mud from picking strawberries, screaming at her siblings to keep it down – so little Blanca could study. Today, her dream is within reach, but it could mean the ultimate betrayal: She gets to stay in the United States legally and practice medicine, while her parents get deported to Mexico. “It would be difficult to go on,” Morales says as she breaks down in tears. 33 years oldBrought to the US from Mexico when she was 5Now a second year medical student at HarvardWants to be primary care physician 33 years oldBrought to the US from Mexico when she was 5Now a second year medical student at HarvardWants to be primary care physician Morales and three fellow Harvard Medical School peers – Dalia Larios, Alma Oñate and Anthony Tucker-Bartley – have become the poster children for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program as the immigration debate grips legislators in Washington. While there seems to be some consensus that DACA recipients should be allowed to stay and perhaps given a path to citizenship as suggested by President Donald Trump, the students worry what might be taken away from – or worse what might happen to – other undocumented immigrants, including their own families. They fear that immigration horse-trading could see their future in the United States exchanged for a border wall or more stringent deportation policy for others. The survival of DACA – and their dreams – could put a target on the backs of their loved ones. Before President Barack Obama created the DACA protection, Morales remembers the motto of immigration activism was “undocumented and afraid.” Undocumented immigrants attended rallies but didn’t tell their individual stories for fear of deportation. 28 years oldBrought to the US from Mexico when she was 10Now a fourth year medical student at HarvardWants to be cardiothoracic surgeon and find a cure for lung cancer 28 years oldBrought to the US from Mexico when she was 10Now a fourth year medical student at HarvardWants to be cardiothoracic surgeon and find a cure for lung cancer Larios remembers how her family and others shared tips about which streets law enforcement was on to avoid being detained. Oñate remembers being 8 years old and hiding in the bathroom with her sister if she thought the police were coming. All four students say they found safety between the pages of books, while their parents worked two or three jobs as landscapers, appliance technicians or caregivers. “My parents would say, ‘Despite what is going on around you, the thing that you can control is your education,’ ” Tucker-Bartley remembers. “It will determine your future.” When DACA was announced in 2012, each of the four was hesitant to register their personal details with a government that could deport them. But, like 800,000 other people brought into the United States by their parents, they did sign up. The program gave them permission to get drivers’ licenses, enroll in college or take jobs legally.  And, says Morales, a new motto of immigration activism was born: “undocumented and unafraid.” For Morales, DACA gave her the courage to chase her dream and win a place at the nation’s top medical school, as ranked by US News & World Report. She’d graduated college seven years earlier and done a variety of jobs, including as a Mary Kay beauty consultant to make ends meet. Throughout it all, she says, she had the unwavering support and encouragement of her mother, who developed a respiratory illness that Morales feels is linked to her work in the fields, and her father, who once sacrificed a week’s worth of groceries to buy her a calculator for calculus class. 23 years oldBrought to the US from Mexico when she was 8Now a second year medical student at HarvardWants to be primary care physician 23 years oldBrought to the US from Mexico when she was 8Now a second year medical student at HarvardWants to be primary care physician Life got a little easier under DACA and then again at Harvard Medical School, where university President Drew Faust publicly opposed Trump’s decision last year to end DACA and Harvard Law School scholars offered to help undocumented students. Morales and her fellow medical students found themselves in white coats that doubled as suits of armor, and with a megaphone to boot. “That’s why I think it’s important for us, having this privilege of the white coat and the Ivy League schooling behind us, to talk about these issues,” said Oñate, who crossed the border with her family in a desperate attempt to find a doctor who could save her sister’s eyesight. The four wrote an open letter published by Boston public radio station WBUR asking to be valued as humans, for the good they have done and will do. But they fear that their successes and potential could become a bargaining chip, that anything that is given to them could be taken away from others as the immigration debate plays out. 23 years oldBrought to the US from Jamaica when he was 7Now a first year medical student at HarvardWants to work in cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery 23 years oldBrought to the US from Jamaica when he was 7Now a first year medical student at HarvardWants to work in cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery And that could directly affect their families, including Oñate’s older sister who did not qualify for DACA, and her parents, no matter what positive impact they are having. “It puts me against my parents,” Oñate says. And that seems especially cruel – for each of the four says that without the work ethic and passion instilled in them by their parents, they would never have made it to Harvard or accomplish their dreams of helping others. Each says he or she would rather not accept a path to US citizenship if the same option was denied their parents. Morales, who says she still carries the calculator her father bought her in high school, can barely fathom politicians deciding that she could stay, but her parents must go. “They haven’t met my parents,” Morales says between deep sobs and pauses. “They haven’t seen all the work that they have put in, every sacrifice they’ve made.” So she hopes that any immigration changes that come to her benefit will not be to the detriment of others. For while she is resolute that she would go back to the Mexico she left as a young girl with her parents, she thinks a different path would be encouraged by those same people whose lifetime of sacrifice and selflessness, she says, guided her out of the shadows and into the ivory tower of Harvard. “We are old, just take it” is what Morales thinks her parents would say. “Follow your dream.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180213144500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/politics/daca-harvard-medical-students/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "609406523", "sentence": "Russian cyberhacking activity has continued largely unabated since the election Trump and his team have largely dismissed the intelligence assessment A top Republican National Committee spokesman refused Saturday to say whether President-elect Donald Trump will take action against Russia for its interference in the 2016 presidential election. “I think to presume that he’s going to do anything at this point would be premature. He is not president yet. President Obama has every right to carry out the duties that he sees fit based on the information he has through the rest of his term,” Sean Spicer, who is the leading contender to be Trump’s press secretary, told CNN’s Michael Smerconish. Spicer was speaking one day after President Barack Obama all but named Russian President Vladimir Putin as behind the cyberintrusion, telling reporters he told him to “cut it out” and vowed retaliation for the moves. The Obama administration first publicly announced in October that it was “confident” Russia orchestrated the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations of the Democratic Party. Earlier this month, the CIA announced to a group of top US senators that Russia’s hacks were aimed at helping Trump. Russian cyberhacking activity has continued largely unabated since the election, including against US political organizations, US officials briefed on the investigation have told CNN. RELATED: Russian hacking and the 2016 election: What you need to know The President-elect and his team have largely dismissed the intelligence assessment, with Trump’s transition team, citing the fact that much of the information is coming out after the election, saying the leaks are intended to delegitimize his victory. “It’s interesting how prior to the election when everybody thought Hillary Clinton was clearly going to be the winner they wanted everybody to sit and sign Kumbaya about the integrity of the voting systems. Now that Donald Trump has shown he has won resoundingly, it’s interesting how that tune has changed,” Spicer told Smerconish. Obama has not revealed what actions he plans to take against Russia and has acknowledged that Trump may reverse any punishment once he takes office. Spicer said he agreed with Obama’s decision to not disclose how the US will respond to Russia. “I think I would agree with President Obama on that,” Spicer said. “It would be very, very inappropriate for President-elect Trump to discuss that at this point as well.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian cyberhacking activity", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161217200000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/17/politics/donald-trump-russia-hacking-sean-spicer/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "725559329", "sentence": "At first glance, a gathering of global elites focused on the world community – in Switzerland, no less! – would not seem like the sort of crowd with which Donald Trump would like to fraternize. After all, Trump spent the entirety of the 2016 campaign promising to put “America First” and “Make America Great Again.” He’s pursued a similar agenda in the White House, insisting international trade deals involving the United States need to be re-examined and pulling the United States out of the Paris climate accords. And yet, Trump – and a number of his senior aides – is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a visit that will culminate Friday morning (8 a.m. Eastern Time) when Trump addresses the WEF delegates. Why? Simple – and psychological. Remember that Trump’s frame on the world, the lens through which he sees everything, is that of him on the outside looking in. His father was a major developer in Queens, not Manhattan. When Trump himself brought the business to Manhattan, the old money elites in the city never accepted this brash youngster. When Trump came to Washington in 2011 thinking about running for president, the political world laughed – literally – at him. For Trump, then, Davos is another club that never wanted him, but now can’t refuse him. It’s a chance to rub the noses of the global elite in the fact that he won (even though they all thought he was a joke) and that his “America First” message is working – as evidenced by the surging stock market and companies moving jobs back to the United States. (Chances of an Electoral College mention in Trump’s speech? 50-50.) Trump, probably, won’t do any major rubbing it in during his speech. Previews of the address focus on the fact that “America First” doesn’t mean “America only.” This is Trump, of course, so a bit of off-prompter freelancing is always a possibility – particularly when he knows he has the eyes of the world on him. The Point: There’s nothing Trump loves better than proving his “haters and losers” wrong. And there are few places in the world where more Trump doubters will ever be gathered than in Davos on Friday. In other words: look out! Read Thursday’s full edition of The Point.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180126011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/25/politics/davos-trump/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "695708214", "sentence": "Tillerson questioned Trump's intelligence to other top officials The episode prompted deep frustration from the President Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the stone-faced former oil executive Donald Trump tapped to serve as his global envoy, is increasingly seen by administration officials and diplomats as on his way out – just as flash-points from Iran to North Korea flare. The impression that Tillerson’s days as Trump’s top diplomat are numbered was fueled this week by new reports of acrimony between the two men – principally, that Tillerson had questioned Trump’s intelligence to other top officials. The episode prompted deep frustration from the President, who fumed that a supposed underling was insulting him to his cohorts. And it only seemed to cement his impression of Tillerson as a reluctant participant in Trump’s foreign policy agenda, areas of which the two men have had public disagreements about. Related article Tensions escalate after Tillerson calls Trump 'moron' More than a dozen sources inside the administration and in diplomatic circles describe the relationship between Tillerson and Trump as reaching a new low. The two men have failed to develop the type of close relationship that Trump enjoys with other members of his Cabinet. Radically different in personality, Tillerson and Trump have chafed at each other’s perceived slights. Tillerson has told friends he intends to remain in his post for at least a year, a psychological deadline that would allow him – in his own mind – to depart with dignity. But irritation with his boss, paired with frustration at the entrenched ways of Washington, have led him to waver at times. There were indications this week that Tillerson would remain in his job for now, including public displays of support from Trump. A source familiar with the turmoil surrounding Tillerson says there is “no indication” the secretary’s job is in jeopardy, at least not immediately. This source said Tillerson remains focused on his job. “That’s where his head is,” the source said. At the White House Friday, Trump’s press secretary said the President retained confidence in Tillerson, despite the growing sense in Washington that his days are numbered. “Nothing has changed despite what you may read in the media or watch on TV,” she said. But few believe Tillerson will remain at the State Department for long. This week, Tillerson insisted in public that he’s never considered leaving the administration, and vowed to remain in his post “for as long as the President feels I can be useful to achieving his objectives.” Trump, however, has expressed frustration that Tillerson is stymieing aspects of his agenda. Trump grew furious on Wednesday when early morning news reports emerged that Tillerson had called him a “moron” during a meeting about Afghanistan over the summer. The public airing of the insult deeply angered the President, who vented on Twitter that the story amounted to “fake news.” Multiple sources told CNN that Trump was aware that Tillerson had used the word to describe him before the public report emerged, though it wasn’t clear when he first learned of it. Having the information leaked, however, enraged him. Early Wednesday, Tillerson spoke with Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly by phone as the story aired on morning television. Both agreed that Tillerson should deliver a statement refuting aspects of the report, which also said he had considered resigning from his post. Tillerson delivered a set of remarks that adamantly denied he’d ever considered leaving the administration, and offered effusive praise for Trump’s foreign policy objectives. “There’s never been a consideration in my mind to leave,” Tillerson said from the State Department Treaty Room. But he did not deny calling Trump a “moron” when asked directly. Later, the State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Tillerson told her he’d never used that language to describe the President. After delivering his mid-morning statement, the secretary of state met at the White House with Kelly, who had remained behind in Washington as Trump flew cross-country to console survivors of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. The President viewed the statement from Air Force One and later, inside a hospital trauma center, insisted he remained confident in his top diplomat. “Total confidence in Rex. I have total confidence,” he said. He called the reports about Tillerson’s “moron” comment “totally phony.” Speaking on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the leading Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee identified Tillerson and Kelly – along with Defense Secretary James Mattis – as critical members of the administration preventing the country from falling into disarray. “I think Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Mattis and chief of staff Kelly are those people that help separate our country from chaos, and I support them very much,” Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, said, adding Tillerson doesn’t appear to have the full support of the President. “I deal with people throughout the administration and (Tillerson), from my perspective, is in an incredibly frustrating place,” Corker said. Kelly and Tillerson have enjoyed a close relationship since the former Marine general took his post as chief of staff over the summer. Tillerson, who has long felt unsure in his role within the administration, gained a new sense of security with Kelly inside the White House, according to a person familiar with his thinking. ...Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done! But he has continued to bristle amid differences with the White House. Last week, Trump undercut his position on talks with North Korea after Tillerson said in Beijing that the US has direct channels of communication with Pyongyang. Trump said on Twitter that Tillerson was “wasting him time.” Differences also persist between the two men on the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump vowed to scrap as a candidate. Trump, according to people familiar with the dynamic, has grown resentful of Tillerson’s differing stances on those policy issues, believing his secretary of state to be overly dismissive at times. At the same time, Trump’s inner-circle, led by Kelly, has discouraged any further staff shakeups after a tumultuous eight months in office. Trump is said to be cognizant that his administration and inner West Wing operation are shedding staff at an alarming clip. Trump has either dismissed or seen quit a chief of staff, national security adviser, press secretary, two communications directors, chief strategist, acting attorney general, FBI director and a Health and Human Services Secretary. Trump, above all, wants to project a sense of competence and believes the rapid turnover of staff helps fuel the notion his administration is in chaos, according to a person familiar with his thinking. CNN’s Jim Acosta contributed to this report. This story has been updated.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rex Tillerson", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171006153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/politics/rex-tillerson-donald-trump-state-department/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "606186163", "sentence": "Branstad will appear with Trump at a rally in Des Moines on Thursday The governor is an 'old friend' of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a relationship dating back to 1985 Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has been picked for the post of US ambassador to China by President-elected Donald Trump. Trump spokesperson Jason Miller confirmed that Branstad had accepted the offer on the transition’s daily call with reporters. Miller also said that Branstad will join Trump at his Des Moines rally Thursday, one of the stops on Trump’s “thank you” tour of rallies in swing states. Miller cited Branstad’s experience in public policy, trade, and agriculture as attributes that led to his selection as Trump’s envoy in Beijing. Branstad, Miller said, “has a tremendous understanding of China and the Chinese people, and is someone who very much impressed the President-elect, not just during their meetings on the campaign trail but also in their meetings after the election.” “It’s very clear that Gov. Branstad is someone who will represent our country well on the world stage, and we couldn’t be prouder of this selection,” Miller said. Branstad’s ties with China go way back The Trump campaign formally announced the decision in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “Governor Branstad’s decades of experience in public service and long-time relationship with President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders make him the ideal choice to serve as America’s Ambassador to China,” Trump said in a statement. Branstad is uniquely well-suited to the job, having a close, decades-long relationship with Xi. The two have known each other since 1985, when Xi visited Iowa as a provincial official on a state exchange program during Branstad’s first term as governor, and have maintained a friendship of sorts – Xi met with Branstad during a visit to the US in 2012 as a vice-president on the verge of taking power in China. At a press conference Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Branstad “is an old friend of the Chinese people, and we welcome his greater contribution to the development of China-US relations.” But their warm personal relationship may be soon put to the test. The next ambassador to China will confront a number of high-stakes diplomatic challenges in the U.S.-China relationship, including growing tensions over the disputed South China Sea, the implementation of the Paris climate change agreement, and the two countries’ economic and trade relationship. Trump has already signaled an aggressive posture toward China, bucking decades of US foreign policy by taking a congratulatory call from the president of Taiwan, and sending a series of bellicose tweets about currency devaluation and tariffs. “Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency (making it hard for our companies to compete), heavily tax our products going into their country (the U.S. doesn’t tax them) or to build a massive military complex in the middle of the South China Sea?  I don’t think so!” Trump wrote in a series of tweets on Sunday after China expressed umbrage at his call with the president of Taiwan. And Branstad has differences of his own with Trump. He was a supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal – a major factor in U.S. foreign policy in Asia, and a deal that Trump stridently opposed during his campaign. Branstad has argued that the deal would help workers and farmers in Iowa. The Iowa governor is also a GOP kingmaker as the highest-elected Republican in the crucial first primary state, but he didn’t endorse Trump until May, after the GOP field had cleared. And though he never rescinded his endorsement, Branstad freely criticized Trump during some of his most controversial episodes, such as when he mocked Sen. John McCain for being a prisoner of war, and when the “Access Hollywood” leaked. CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161207151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07/politics/terry-branstad-ambassador-china/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "752228125", "sentence": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a robust defense Tuesday of a dramatic presentation in which he accused Iran of “brazenly lying” over its nuclear ambitions, after claims that he had revealed nothing new. Netanyahu told CNN’s “New Day” that  a trove of documents, which he revealed in a TV address on Monday night, showed Iran had no intention of sticking to its commitments in the 2015 deal brokered with the international community. “They don’t want the world to know what I showed the world yesterday,” Netanyahu said. In his interview, Netanyahu repeatedly refused to be drawn on whether Israel had its own nuclear weapons capability, and insisted that he did not seek a military confrontation with Iran. “Nobody is seeking that kind of development,” he said. Since his prime-time presentation on Monday night, delivered in English, Netanyahu has faced accusations that it revealed little that was not already known by the international community. Asked on “New Day” if any of the information presented by Netanyahu was new, former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden said: “No, it’s not.” “To the best of my knowledge, not getting the briefings out of the government, I believe this is fundamentally old news,” he added. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, judged in 2015 that there was no evidence that Iran carried out any activity related to the development of nuclear weapons after 2009. Key documents pertaining to Iran’s nuclear development program, cited by  Netanyahu on Monday, were acquired by the IAEA as early as 2005. A number of documents highlighted by the Israeli Prime Minister were made public in a 2011 report. The IAEA reiterated its position on Iran’s nuclear program on Tuesday. Spokesman Fredrik Dahl told CNN that there were “no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009.” Asked about the IAEA’s conclusion on CNN’s “New Day,” Netanyahu replied: “No one had better intelligence on Iran than Israel.” Netanyahu insisted the documents, obtained by Israeli intelligence, provided a wealth of new information. “When we got this trove of 100,000 documents, we learned so many things we didn’t know. We’re still learning them,” he said. “We learned an enormous amount about Iran’s secret nuclear program. Now, the deal that everybody is talking about was premised on the fact that Iran had no such material. But Iran bothered, took enormous pains after the nuclear deal and before but especially after to hide this information. It’s like an arsenal of knowledge.” Related article Iran and Israel draw closer to war than ever Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami described Netanyahu’s Monday presentation as a “propaganda show” and said the allegations it contained were “baseless and unfounded.” Netanyahu’s presentation came ahead of a May 12 deadline by which US President Donald Trump must decide whether to continue waiving sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under the Iran deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Trump welcomed Netanyahu’s presentation Monday, claiming it showed that he was “100% right” in criticizing the 2015 pact. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he believed the documents were authentic and said they contained new information that was being analyzed. When asked about whether pulling out of the Iran agreement would damage US relations with Europe, Pompeo said the United States was “working diligently to fix this thing” with its European allies. In his CNN interview Tuesday, Netanyahu refused to discuss Israel’s own nuclear capabilities, despite being pressed repeatedly by interviewer Chris Cuomo. “One thing is clear, Israel is not threatening the annihilation of any country,” Netanyahu said. Instead, he insisted the Iran deal had prompted other countries to seek nuclear weapons. Related article Trump's high-stakes nuclear poker tactics on full display “It’s interesting that the nuclear arms race that I predicted would unfold once this deal was signed because everybody knew that they were just kicking the can forward for a few years and as time passes Iran will get a nuclear arsenal,” he added. “Now you hear other countries in the region saying we want nuclear weapons, too.” CNN’s Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear program", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Contrasted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501120000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/middleeast/benjamin-netanyahu-iran-deal-interview-new-day-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "504511214", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News.  You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call. The Weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news January 22, 2016 What are residents most concerned about following a water crisis in the city of Flint, Michigan? What elements have to be in place before meteorologists officially call a storm a “blizzard”? How might the findings of some Caltech researchers change the geography of our solar system? And what’s unique about the national animal of Scotland? We’ll answer all of these questions this Friday! On this page you will find today’s show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the transcript of today’s CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ Click for a printable version of the Weekly Newsquiz (PDF). 1. The U.S. recently exchanged seven of its prisoners for four Americans who were being held by what country? 2. An estimated 900 streets in the U.S. and Puerto Rico are named after what prominent American, whose holiday falls on the third Monday in January? 3. Name the dinosaur that scientists believe was the biggest animal ever to have walked the earth. 4. During what year did President Obama announce executive actions on immigration, which were challenged in lower courts and were just taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court? 5. Recent elections put a female president and opposition party in power for the first time in the history of what Asian island? 6. Following a report from NASA that 2015 was the warmest year on record, scientists placed most of the blame on what phenomenon? 7. How many planets have been identified and photographed in our solar system? 8. A water crisis in the city of Flint, Michigan has raised concerns that some residents might have been irreversibly poisoned by what element? 9. Blizzards are characterized by heavy snow, winds of at least 35 miles per hour, and reduced visibility for what length of time? 10. What is the national animal of Scotland? CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show. ROLL CALL For a chance to be mentioned on the next CNN Student News, comment on the bottom of this page with your school name, mascot, city and state. We will be selecting schools from the comments of the previous show. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call! Thank you for using CNN Student News!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160122003000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "TWN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/studentnews/sn-content-fri/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "433532467", "sentence": "A \"men's rights activist\" blog is calling for a boycott of \"Mad Max: Fury Road\" Blogger has not seen the film; calls it \"feminist piece of propaganda posing as a guy flick\" A well-known “men’s rights activist” blog is calling for a boycott of the postapocalyptic film “Mad Max: Fury Road” for being a “feminist piece of propaganda posing as a guy flick.” Author Aaron Clarey admits he has not seen the film yet, but his self-proclaimed “spidey sense” noticed that Charlize Theron “talked a lot during the trailers” for the film, and he said Tom Hardy only seemed to have cameo appearances. “Charlize Theron’s character barked orders to Mad Max,” writes Clarey on Return of Kings. “Nobody barks orders to Mad Max.” Clarey did not like reading reviews commending Theron for many of her action scenes, nor did he appreciate the news that the movie’s director, George Miller, asked “Vagina Monologues” author Eve Ensler to consult with the five actresses who play sex slaves in the film. (Theron’s character plays a road warrior fighting to lead the child-bearing women to safety.) Clarey writes that he is concerned “men in America and around the world are going to be duped by explosions, fire tornadoes, and desert raiders into seeing what is guaranteed to be nothing more than feminist propaganda, while at the same time being insulted AND tricked into viewing a piece of American culture ruined and rewritten right in front of their very eyes.” Cannes: Is ‘Mad Max’ Oscar-worthy? The movie – like the original “Mad Max” trilogy – was filmed in Australia and is directed and co-written by Miller, who is Australian. (“Fury Road” was also filmed in Namibia and South Africa.) Clarey feels Hollywood and Miller tricked him by making a movie that “visually looks amazing.” “Let us be clear. This is the vehicle by which they are guaranteed to force a lecture on feminism down your throat,” writes Clarey. “This is the Trojan Horse feminists and Hollywood leftists will use to (vainly) insist on the trope women are equal to men in all things, including physique, strength, and logic.” He calls for a boycott: “So do yourself and all men across the world a favor. Not only REFUSE to see the movie, but spread the word to as many men as possible. Not all of them have the keen eye we do here at (Return of Kings.) And most will be taken in by fire tornadoes and explosions. Because if they sheepishly attend and Fury Road is a blockbuster, then you, me, and all the other men (and real women) in the world will never be able to see a real action movie ever again that doesn’t contain some damn political lecture or moray about feminism, SJW-ing, and socialism.” The blog the post is published on is known for trolling feminists. Its “about” page, for example, says, “Women and homosexuals are prohibited from commenting here. They will be immediately banned.” The article has received more than 2,000 comments. One commenter wrote, “Women and feminists in general have without a doubt, proven that they are dysfunctional by nature and cannot be trusted with anything. And this movie helps to prove it.” Cannes: ‘Mad Max’s’ Tom Hardy says he owes director George Miller an apology “Initially, there wasn’t a feminist agenda,” Miller said while promoting the movie at Cannes. “I needed a warrior. But it couldn’t be a man taking five wives from another man. That’s an entirely different story. So everything grew out of that.” Theron said she was happy to take on the role of Imperator Furiosa “to celebrate everything there is about being a woman, and not trying to put women on a pedestal, but being surrounded by other women in a story that was just real.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mad Max: Fury Road", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150515131500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/15/entertainment/mad-max-fury-road-boycott-mens-rights-thr-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "713595052", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Anand Menon is director of UK in a Changing Europe, a think tank providing independent research on Brexit. The opinions in this article belong to the author. “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” My mum said that to me a lot as I was growing up. But she never completed the saying: “unless you are negotiating Brexit.” The progress report on the Brexit talks agreed upon Friday by the UK and the European Commission is a masterpiece of procrastination. It’s worth emphasizing what we saw in Brussels on Friday morning was little more than a progress report. This is not a deal – and for at least two reasons. First, and excuse the pedantry, but the European Council has to accept it (though it doubtless will). Second, the one thing on which the European Commission and Conservative Brexiters agree absolutely is that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.” Which means a deal can’t happen until next autumn. Related article Brexit breakthrough in Brussels comes after week of drama This is not to say nothing has been achieved. On two of the key sticking points the deadlock has been broken. On citizens’ rights, Prime Minister Theresa May has managed to shift the European Union away from its earlier intransigence, particularly when it comes to a continuing role for the European Court of Justice. And on the “Brexit bill,” a clever compromise means that the EU gets largely what it wants, but the UK avoids handing over a large check now. Yet on Ireland, this has been a textbook example of kicking the can down the road. Related video Economist: Brexit fair deal is an illusion We are no nearer to knowing which party to the Irish discussions will end up feeling betrayed: the Republic of Ireland, by the imposition of a hard border between it and Northern Ireland? The Democratic Unionist Party, by the placing of that border in the Irish Sea, cutting it off from the rest of the UK? Or Conservative Brexiters, via a decision to keep the whole of the UK in the EU’s single market and customs union, which they would see as remaining in the EU in all but name. There is no fourth option. The notion that “full alignment” with internal market and customs union rules in the event of no agreement on Ireland will survive first contact with either the European Court of Justice or a hardline Brexiteer such as Jacob Rees-Mogg strikes me as fanciful. So there is a lot still to be done. Yet this step-by-step approach makes sense. First, because the government in the UK is capable only of small steps. Political instability at home means long- or even medium-term thinking is impossible. Related article Theresa May is scrambling to secure the bad Brexit deal she didn't want Second, because, given this instability, we have no idea what the political landscape will look like in a year’s time. It is only a year from now that an actual deal needs to be struck. And things will be much tougher at that point. By then, we will have had talks on transition that make it clear the UK will still be bound by EU rules even once it has ceased to be a member state. By then it will be obvious that the Brexit bill cannot be used to secure favorable terms on a trade deal. We will hardly have started talking about that deal when agreement on the bill is being signed. And so while everyone should welcome the progress made, no one should mistake it for a deal. That is yet to be done. And so, as with so much to do with Brexit, the saga will roll on. …", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Brexit talks", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171208154500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/opinions/pretend-brexit-isnt-happening-menon-opinion/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "754531403", "sentence": "Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister told CNN on Wednesday that his country stands ready to build nuclear weapons if Iran restarts its atomic weapons program. Asked what his country will do if Iran restarts its nuclear program, Adel Al-Jubeir told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “we will do whatever it takes to protect our people. We have made it very clear that if Iran acquires a nuclear capability we will do everything we can to do the same.” Asked to clarify whether that means the kingdom will work to acquire its own nuclear capability, al-Jubeir said, “That’s what we mean.” He also praised President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that the US was quitting the Iran nuclear deal. “We believe the nuclear deal was flawed,” al-Jubeir said, criticizing portions of the agreement that expire and the fact that its scope is limited to nuclear issues. “We believe the deal does not deal with Iran’s ballistic missile program nor does it deal with Iran’s support for terrorism.” While Trump’s decision has pleased allies in Israel and Persian Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, it pits the US against its closest European allies, leaves the future of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in question and raises the prospects of a regional arms race. “As long as Iran was constrained and closely inspected, the Saudis could afford to put off their nuclear ambitions,” Mark Fitzpatrick, executive director of the American branch of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said on Tuesday. “Now their calculations change. … Trump’s rejection of the diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear crisis undermines multilateral diplomacy and the very underpinnings of the nuclear order. It gives a new writ to nuclear lawlessness, since Iran’s having abided by the agreed rules will be proven to have been in vain.” Energy-rich Saudi Arabia, a fierce regional foe of Iran’s, is already seeking US help in starting a nuclear program of its own, giving rise to concerns that it might be trying to compete with Iran’s nuclear program and create its own nuclear weapons program. The White House has been pursuing a deal to sell nuclear reactors to Riyadh despite the kingdom’s reluctance to accept stringent restrictions against nuclear proliferation, including uranium enrichment. Under its new crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom has begun pursuing a markedly more aggressive foreign policy designed in large part to counter Tehran, and has quietly aligned itself more closely with Israel. Bin Salman has developed close relations with the Trump White House, courting the President’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, in particular. During a visit to Washington, bin Salman told CBS that it wanted the program for peaceful purposes, despite its reluctance to accept constraints on uranium enrichment, a step in the production of nuclear weapons. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible,” bin Salman said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Arabia's nuclear weapons program", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180509203000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/saudi-arabia-nuclear-weapons/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "569957514", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary August 17, 2016 Today, we’re explaining the significance and the controversy surrounding the recent transfer of 15 prisoners from the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Afterward, we take a medical perspective on how an athlete’s brain responds to extreme competition. And we define the NPS and the FCC in reports on U.S. National Parks and potential rule changes concerning TV set-top boxes. On this page you will find today’s show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the transcript of today’s CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show. Thank you for using CNN Student News!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160816223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/studentnews/sn-content-weds/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "447713026", "sentence": "As a presidential contender, Donald Trump has been sharply critical of rival Jeb Bush. But during Bush’s two successful campaigns for the Florida governorship, The Donald was all in for Jeb. In December 1997, Trump co-hosted with Steve Forbes an exclusive $500-a-head fundraiser for Bush’s election campaign at Trump Tower in Manhattan, according to news coverage at the time. Trump’s fundraiser was part of a larger donor effort that “helped Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeb Bush blow past his Democratic rivals,” the Sun-Sentinel reported in January 1998, swelling Bush’s campaign cash to $3.3 million. Bush himself attended the fundraiser. Related video Jeb Bush: Trump does not represent Republican Party “Within a week of the event the campaign deposited more than $223,000 in contributions,” the Sun-Sentinel went on to write. “About $100,000 of that came from contributors who listed addresses outside Florida.” Trump, who had business interests in Florida, also donated $50,000 in 1998 to the state’s Republican Party, which was aiding Bush’s election. Trump and Bush’s campaigns did not respond to a request for comment on this story. Trump’s support for Bush’s Florida campaign continued into the 2000s. Trump, who has a long record of political donations to both parties – including Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton – gave $500 to Bush’s 2002 reelection campaign, and he praised the governor in his book “The America We Deserve.” “Jeb Bush is a good man,” Trump wrote in the book, which was unearthed by BuzzFeed. “He’s exactly the kind of political leader this country needs now and will very much need in the future…. He’s bright, tough, and principled. I like the Bush family very much. I believe we could get another president from the Bushes. He may be the one.” Trump’s tune on Bush sounds very different now, however. READ: Trump gains on Bush in New Hampshire among Republicans, poll finds On the campaign trail in recent weeks, Trump has called Bush’s support for education reform “pathetic” and called him “weak” on immigration. This week, Trump retweeted – but then deleted – a supporter’s tweet about the Mexican heritage of Bush’s wife, Columba. “I don’t regret it,” Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an interview Wednesday. “If my wife were from Mexico, I think I would have a soft spot for people from Mexico.” Bush has been reluctant to discuss Trump’s criticism, telling Fox News in an interview Wednesday that he did not want to be drawn into a “food fight.” But Bush did respond to Trump’s jab at his wife while speaking to supporters in New Hampshire, calling it “bizarre.” “You can love your Mexican-American wife and also believe that we need to control the border,” Bush said. “This is a bizarre kind of idea that somehow you can have an affection for people in a different country and not think the rule of law should apply. This is ludicrous.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150709220000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/politics/donald-trump-jeb-bush-fundraising/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "596614074", "sentence": "The OSCE is typically associated with monitoring elections in countries with fragile democracies The organization cited changes in voter registration and identification laws for the greater number of observers Amid claims by both campaigns of election tampering, foreign observers are fanning out to polling locations across the country to scrutinize the US election system. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is typically associated with monitoring elections in countries with fragile democracies, such as Ukraine. But on Tuesday, more than 400 observers sent by OSCE member nations will be deployed in 33 states. The number is 10 times larger than the group sent in 2012, with the organization citing changes in voter registration and identification laws. The US is a member of the OSCE and accepting election observers is a requirement of the body. The State Department welcomed the presence of election monitors, as it traditionally has, saying it helps to promote the importance of free and fair elections. “The fact that the US invites us indicates they want us to know what they are doing,” said Dame Audrey Glover of Great Britain, who heads the OSCE mission in the US with the rank of ambassador. “It’s a confidence-building measure for the US and for the rest of the world. At the OSCE, all of the members share our election practices with each other.” For the first time, the Organization of American States has also sent a team of 41 observers from 18 different countries to monitor the presidential vote. The delegation is headed by former Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla. Chinchilla said her team, who had been observing early voting, is comprised of experts on electoral organization and technology, campaign financing, political participation in the process and the role of the media, with the goal of sharing best practices with other OAS members, as well as “providing recommendations to the host country on areas of potential improvement.” The observers have no legal authority under international law and are merely in the US to watch final weeks of the campaign through Election Day. Glover said her team will publish a post-election report and make suggestions to improve any flaws they see in US election practices. RELATED: US elections: Russian request to monitor vote gets a ‘nyet’ “We are not police,” Glover said. “We are observers, but we don’t intervene in any way. In addition to the more than 300 short-term observers, the OSCE mission has a team of statisticians, election experts, political and legal analysts and media professionals to watch every aspect of the election process, from the campaigning to the counting of ballots. “We view an election from the point of view of the voter,” Glover said. “What we want to make sure is that the voter has a chance to be able to vote, that his registration has been properly done, that he can vote in secret and be sure that his vote will be counted.” Equally important, Glover said, is that voters have the voters have the opportunity to make an “informed choice” by being educated about the candidates’ platform in the media and during debates, as well as that voters are not intimidated when they do make their choice. Voters rights groups have asked for additional poll watchers. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights asked the OSCE to send more election observers than planned, citing a decision by the Supreme Court striking down parts of the 1965 Voters Rights Act that has led to less Justice Department oversight. Glover said the OSCE made the decision to deploy additional short-term observers independent of charges by Donald Trump that the election is “rigged” and allegations by the Clinton campaign and Obama administration officials that the Russian government is attempting to influence the US election. “When you make an announcement something is rigged or is hacked, you can make the statement but you need proof.” Glover said. “This is something we are watching because that is serious and important that systems not be hacked.” Related video I'll only accept election results 'if I win' An OSCE needs assessment this spring asked for 500 observers in total, citing concerns with several aspects of the election process – including campaign financing, new voting technology and voter registration and identification laws passed by states, restrictions on felons voting and the lack of voting representation in Congress for Washington residents. Those concerns were reaffirmed the groups interim report issued last month. The OSCE did scale back a plan to deploy 100 long-term observers for the election season down to 26, in large part because some states don’t allow foreign observers at the polls. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, a dozen states prohibit international observers. Among them are Iowa and Texas, where state officials in 2012 threatened to arrest OSCE observers if they entered polling stations. Seven states and the District of Colombia allow foreign poll watchers. Most other states leave the decisions up to individual counties. Three states – Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana – turned down a Russian request to send its own observers. The State Department called the Russian request form the consulate in Houston a “stunt” given that Moscow declined an invitation to monitor the American election as part of the OSCE mission, of which it is a member. US officials in September took part in an OSCE observation mission of the Russian parliamentary elections, one of many occasions on which the US has monitored elections abroad. The Russian Embassy issued a statement saying Russia had sought permission from US local officials to become “acquainted” with election procedures but had been turned down. Two Russian staff members of the OSCE will take part in the observer mission as part of their regular duties. Glover acknowledged the 2016 election is “different,” but said that it would be unfair to voters to characterize the election process until the ballots are counted. She said despite the heightened domestic and international interest in this year’s vote, the US election is “the same as any other” in terms of importance of the observers’ mission. “We don’t rank elections,” she said. “We don’t rank countries. That’s not our job.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "OSCE election observation mission in the US", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161107143000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "CRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/politics/osce-us-election-monitors/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "636569625", "sentence": "The dramatic cuts would include a 37%, or $20 billion, slash in funding The White House also wants to reduce US dues to other international organizations The White House has instructed the State Department and the US mission to the United Nations to cut their budgets for UN programs nearly in half, including US peacekeeping and development assistance, two senior US officials told CNN on Monday. The dramatic cuts, which include a 37%, or $20 billion, slash in funding for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development, reflect a desire by the Trump administration to reduce US commitments to international organizations. Foreign Policy first reported the details of the White House’s proposal to dramatically reduce spending on foreign aid. Related article Washington prepares for budget cuts, culture changes US diplomats in New York had warned their UN counterparts about the likely “steep” cuts to US funding for the UN, one Western diplomat said, but not provided any details. The White House wants to cut the programs funded out of the State Department’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs by half, the US officials said. While the cuts would impact UN programs the most, the White House also wants to reduce US dues to other international organizations and ask other member states to pick up the slack. For example, the US pays 21% of the operating budget of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which promotes democracy and good governance, particularly in Europe. Japan pays the second-highest dues at about 12%. The White House wants to drop US dues to Japan’s level. “Everyone else is going to have to step up,” one senior official said. The White House also wants to reduce funding for voluntary assessments and programs for all international organizations. The United States funds certain programs or positions in organizations such as the UN, the Organization of American States and other international bodies beyond its regular dues as a member state. Officials said such expenditures would end under the new plan. It is unclear what the exact timeline is for the cuts, officials said. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has proposed making the reductions over three years, arguing that he needs more than one budget cycle. After “several tough exchanges” with Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, one official said Tillerson has been granted some flexibility as to where the State Department budget cuts are directed. “He said, ‘You give me a number and I will make the cuts,’ ” one senior administration official said. “He doesn’t want to be told what to cut.” Trump and Mulvaney warned that deep cuts were coming to foreign aid programs last month while previewing the administration’s first budget proposal at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “The President said we’re going to spend less money overseas and spend more of it here,” Mulvaney noted while referencing the proposal last month. “That’s going to be reflected with the number we send to the State Department.” Related article Trump budget plan shows how he would reshape nation But Trump could face a fight when it comes to trimming the wings of state – possibly from within his own administration. Defense Secretary James Mattis, for instance, warned against cutting diplomatic resources during congressional testimony in 2013. And last month, several prominent generals like David Petraeus and admirals like James Stavridis, the former supreme commander of NATO, wasted little time in mobilizing to challenge his proposals. They joined a list of 121 military figures who warned that State Department diplomacy, aid and programs were vital to preventing conflict overseas and could mitigate the need for costly and bloody military deployments.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The White House budget cuts to international organizations and foreign aid", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170314031500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/13/politics/state-un-budget-cuts/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "608234667", "sentence": "Aleppo residents will be allowed to leave on Thursday under a new ceasefire agreement reached overnight, a rebel group said. According to Ahmad Qurah Ali, spokesman for the Ahrar al-Sham rebel group, the deal was reached late Wednesday and will permit injured people to be evacuated beginning in the morning. The original ceasefire brokered Tuesday collapsed less than a day after it began. Deaths were reported on both sides Wednesday, while some 50,000 civilians are thought to remain inside the small pocket of eastern Aleppo still under rebel control. The brief ceasefire, which Turkey and Russia helped broker, aimed to begin evacuating rebels and civilians from the city Wednesday morning, but that didn’t happen. Turkey and activists on the ground accused the Syrian regime and other forces of heavy shelling and bombardment as world leaders demanded a new ceasefire deal. Ceasfire broken as evacuations delayedSyrians post goodbye messages on TwitterChildren who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map‘Assad will reign over a wasteland’Photos: The Battle for Aleppo‘Aleppo is being destroyed by world’s silence”Why Aleppo is so importantWhat you need to know about Aleppo Ceasfire broken as evacuations delayedSyrians post goodbye messages on TwitterChildren who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map‘Assad will reign over a wasteland’Photos: The Battle for Aleppo‘Aleppo is being destroyed by world’s silence”Why Aleppo is so importantWhat you need to know about Aleppo UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said he was appalled by the ceasefire agreement’s swift collapse. “While the reasons for the breakdown in the ceasefire are disputed, the resumption of extremely heavy bombardment by the Syrian government forces and their allies on an area packed with civilians is almost certainly a violation of international law and most likely constitutes war crimes,” he said in a statement Wednesday. Speaking to CNN from Aleppo Wednesday night, ITV correspondent Dan Rivers described what he said was a “constant percussion of artillery tank-fire.” “We’ve seen rockets streaking behind us,” he said. Aref Al-Aref, a medic inside the zone, spoke to CNN over the phone Wednesday as the sounds of two explosions rang in the background. “People were hopeful that they were leaving this hell. But it was a false hope,” he said. “We are now worried about leaving the house. If the regime decides to launch an air raid, a massacre will take place right away. The area we are left in is too small.” An Aleppo resident who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity gave a harrowing account of the scene at a hospital in a rebel-controlled part of eastern Aleppo. “I thought I walked into a slaughterhouse. There were dead bodies everywhere,” the resident said. “There were many, many, wounded people. The doctors are not able to cope with the load anymore. They ran out of plasma and other medical supplies.” In rebel-held areas, food and supplies are running out, the resident said. “People are living on the very last remaining sacks of baking flour they have. They are using wood from furniture they take from the house to use for cooking. There is no more cooking gas.” Aleppo: Five years to ruins The Syrian regime is on the brink of taking the whole city of Aleppo, having made sweeping gains in just over two weeks since its forces, backed by airstrikes, entered the enclave by ground. Rebel groups held eastern Aleppo for more than four years after the Arab Spring uprising, and a regime siege on the area had essentially cut it off from the outside world, sparking a humanitarian crisis there. If the regime does take control of the key city, it would mark a turning point in the brutal five-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused the regime of breaking the truce. “Turkey will not leave the people of Aleppo alone,” he said, according to state-run news agency Anadolu. “I call all parties and international society to respect the ceasefire, to support it. A humanitarian corridor should be open and innocent people should be able to leave with no obstacle and sabotage. People of Eastern Aleppo should leave safe and sound.” Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday, underscoring that it should be applied, violations should be avoided and the promised evacuations should occur, Turkey’s official Anadolou news agency reported. The top diplomats of Turkey, Russia and Iran are set to meet on December 27 in Moscow to discuss the situation in Aleppo, Turkey’s official news agency Anadolu reported Wednesday, citing Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. No further details were reported regarding the meeting or the agenda. But diplomatic efforts so far have seemed to have little impact on the streets of Aleppo, where the situation Wednesday appeared increasingly grim. A missile just fell on the roof of my buildingNow the people who were waiting the buses have to run back for their lives again find shelter pic.twitter.com/WGGfc1BEdX Aleppo Media Center activist Salah Ashkar told CNN earlier that shelling was ongoing in his neighborhood, and posted a video to Twitter showing walls in his building damaged and rubble all over the rooftop. “A missile just fell on the roof of my building,” he said in the video. “Now the people who were waiting (for) the buses have to run back for their lives again (to) find shelter.” Fatemah Alabed, the mother of a 7-year-old girl whose tweets from Aleppo have captured the world’s attention, said intense bombing was taking place, asking: “Why are you silent? Why?” Dear world, there's intense bombing right now. Why are you silent? Why? Why? Why? Fear is killing me & my kids. - Fatemah #Aleppo Alabed also tweeted directly to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, saying they had hope Tuesday, “but what’s happening now? Please help us now. No more time left.” Cavusoglu responded, saying “Keep your hope my sister. Turkey hears your call.” Keep your hope my sister. Turkey hears your call. We work hard to end the nightmare you and many children in Syria are going through. https://t.co/MMwe0QPteP In Paris, the Eiffel Tower went dark Wednesday night as a gesture of solidarity with the people of Aleppo. As government forces were on the brink of taking all of Aleppo, a ceasefire originally was announced late Tuesday that was to see government troops, regime-aligned militia and rebel forces stand down on Wednesday. The first group of evacuees scheduled to leave was supposed to consist of 70 injured people and family members – a total of 150 people. Buses waited to carry them out, but the ceasefire crumbled. Aleppo: We are witnessing the cost of looking away Syria: The children who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map An International Committee of the Red Cross official in Aleppo told CNN the organization “is ready to help the parties to this agreement in overseeing the evacuation of civilians.” He added that they are “on standby” in case a request is made to support in an evacuation. World Vision has said it is ready in Syria and can help as many as 100,000 displaced people. CNN’s Impact Your World team has ways viewers/readers can help Syrians. Please visit CNN.com/impact CNN’s Euan McKirdy, Sonia Moghe, Waffa Munayyer, Richard Roth, Merieme Arif, Joel Williams, Fred Pleitgen, Alexander Felton, Kareem Khadder, Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi, Basma Atassi, Hilary Clarke, Kara Fox, Eliza Mackintosh, Ghazi Balkiz and James Masters contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government forces", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161214064500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/middleeast/aleppo-syria-government-gains/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "632548537", "sentence": "Pope Francis set up the commission in 2014 to combat sex abuse within the church Collins was the only active member of the commission who was a victim of abuse A prominent member of a commission set up by Pope Francis to combat sex abuse resigned Wednesday, accusing some Vatican offices of refusing to cooperate with the Pope and his commission. Ireland’s Marie Collins explained the reasons for her resignation in a statement published by the National Catholic Reporter. Collins was the only currently active member of the commission who also was a victim of abuse. In February 2016, Peter Saunders – the other member of the commission to have been sexually abused by a priest – was suspended after publicly criticizing Vatican cardinals and bishops for blocking progress on transparency in clerical sex abuse. “It is a reflection of how this whole abuse crisis in the church has been handled: with fine words in public and contrary actions behind closed doors,” she said in her statement. Collins said that one Vatican office had even refused a papal directive to respond individually to all correspondence from victims and survivors. Collins said that guidelines for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse, developed by the commission, were never disseminated by Vatican offices to bishops around the world. The Vatican had no comment Wednesday. Referring to recent accusations that Pope Francis may be too lenient in punishing priests guilty of sexual abuse, Collins said in the statement that the Pope “does not appreciate how his actions of clemency undermine everything else he does in this area including supporting the work of the commission.” But she said she believes that “at heart” Pope Francis understands “the horror of abuse and the need for those who would hurt minors to be stopped.” Collins’ statement also cited a lack of resources, inadequate staff and cultural resistance as stumbling blocks to the commission’s work. “However, despite the Holy Father approving all the recommendations made to him by the Commission, there have been constant setbacks,” the statement said. “While I hope the Commission will succeed in overcoming this resistance, for me it is the last straw.” The Commission for the Protection of Minors – headed by Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley – was established in 2014 to advise Francis on best practices in protecting minors and vulnerable adults. Victims of clergy sexual abuse reacted to Collins’ resignation with dismay. “The fact that she has quit has exposed the depths of the problem,” said Barbara Dorris, outreach director for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “The most frightening part is there’s no real effort to protect the children,” she said. “The Vatican says, ‘we’ll create a tribunal, a commission’, but there are no real actions that go with that. “The predators are with the kids,” Dorris said. “Pope Francis should respond by firing all the Curia department staff who refuse to implement or delay programs that protect children,” Donna B. Doucette, executive director of Voice of the Faithful, said in a statement. “The Church cannot ignore modern-day prophets like Marie and still claim to care about removing clerical sex abusers,” Doucette said. CNN’s Pete Burn contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Vatican", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170301193000", "country1": "IRL", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/europe/vatican-sex-abuse-collins-resigns/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "443560106", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Laura Bernardini is director of coverage in CNN’s Washington Bureau. The views expressed in this column belong to Bernardini. This is week 12 of an ongoing series: A Catholic Reads the Bible. Read Week One, Week Two and Week Three. To this day, I still have those college-related anxiety dreams. You know the ones: You didn’t study for a big exam or skipped classes all semester and didn’t realize there was a big project due. I graduated from the University of Vermont 20 years ago, you would think that these would have subsided by now. But reading through the Book of Joshua this week, those dreams came rushing back. I read through the whole book and couldn’t figure out why I should care about how the Promised Land was divided among the tribes. Why do I care who gets what between the tribes of Judah and Reuben? Simeon? Joseph? Caleb? As the lists of the cities in Israel ticked by page after page, why was this level of detail being revealed to me? With writer’s block and panic welling up inside of me, I grabbed a lifeline: a biblical geography scholar. Enter Joel Baden, a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School. As Baden explained, the answer to my question about the tribes and the land was right in front of my face, in the very text that mystified me. And it’s time to confess: After our conversation, I officially felt like an idiot. In the Book of Joshua, Baden epxlained, God is fulfilling the promise he made in Genesis. God told the Hebrew slaves in Egypt that they be freed and find their Promised Land. The Book of Joshua recounts how God held up his end of the deal. As we talked, Baden told me more about the significance of God’s promises. I was reminded (again) not to view this holy and ancient covenant through a modern lens. The Israelites spent years wandering the desert. Many likely lost hope. But God works on God’s time, and eventually, God came through, leading his people across the desert and into the Promised Land. I didn’t learn any of this during my 12 years of Catholic school. Now it feels like a whole level of understanding is being revealed. But that’s what this column is all about, right? A lifelong Catholic approaching the Good Book, not in sermon snippets or Sunday school lessons, but the whole thing – warts and rules and boring passages and all. It feels, in many ways, like the journey of a lifetime. On a sadder note, every time I picked up the Bible this week, I couldn’t keep my mind off the horrific killing of nine Christians at a Bible study group in Charleston, South Carolina. It was a community like those I wrote about last week: one that tries to understand God’s word together. As spiritual leaders told me last week, a community is the best way to try to comprehend life’s beautiful and bitter mysteries. The fact that they had welcomed a stranger into their circle, and he had senselessly slaughtered them, grieves me deeply. I will think of them often as a continue this journey through the Bible.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bible study groups in Charleston, South Carolina", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150624193000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/living/catholic-reads-bible-12/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "500521287", "sentence": "Milk costs $300 per liter, flour $120 for a kilogram Red Cross also hopes to bring aid to Foah and Kefraya, towns loyal to the government Madaya, a rebel-held town of 40,000 northwest of Damascus, has been under siege since July The Red Cross says it hopes to deliver aid soon to the famine-hit Syrian city of Madaya. A spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross told CNN Friday that the organization hoped to bring aid to the rebel-held town “in the coming days.” Madaya is reported to be on the brink of starvation, with skeletal people drinking soup made from leaves and grass. “The convoy is still in preparation,” said spokeswoman Dibeh Fakhr. She said the Red Cross hoped also to deliver aid to the northern towns of Foah and Kefraya, which, unlike Madaya, are loyal to the Assad regime “One short delivery will not be the solution,” Fakhr said. “What is needed is regular access.” The situation in Madaya is said to be dire. Even when food is available, the prices are prohibitive. In the Syrian capital of Damascus, for example, flour costs 79 cents a kilo. In Madaya, it costs $120. And in Damascus, milk costs $1.06 a liter. But in Madaya, the price is $300. So those in desperate need can only look at food they cannot afford. The graphic images of death and starvation coming out of Madaya have not been independently confirmed by aid groups or CNN. However, the United Nations said Thursday it had received “credible reports” of people dying of starvation and said that the Syrian government had agreed to allow aid convoys into Madaya, Foah and Kefraya. Related gallery Madaya: Syria allows aid into besieged city There are conflicting reports of how many people have died. The aid group Médecins Sans Frontières puts the number at 23 since December 1. One activist says it could be as high as 41. The U.N. statement Thursday provided only one confirmed death, that of a 53-year-old man on Tuesday whose “family of five continues to suffer from severe malnutrition.” Opinion: The starving of Syria The U.N. World Food Programme, or WFP, was preparing to deliver humanitarian aid in the coming days. The convoy – a partnership between the WFP, the International Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent – would have enough aid to sustain 40,000 people for a month, according to spokeswoman Abeer Etefa. Madaya, a town of 40,000 people northwest of Damascus, has been under siege since July, cut off by forces of both the Syrian government and Hezbollah, its Lebanese ally. Madaya is also peppered with landmines, thwarting aid efforts. “People are living off nothing,” Etefa told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday. “This is an area that’s completely besieged and surrounded by mountains covered in snow, so the little food that gets in is through tunnels and is extremely expensive.” Related video UN: We hope to enter Madaya 'in the next 48 hours' Posts on Twitter and Facebook from people who say they live in the town beg the world for help, saying they have no access to food, water or electricity for days at a time. In one, a man speaks to the camera and breaks down. “What did we do? What did we do?” he cries. “My children, they’re dying. Bring guns, bring angels, but God, help us,” he wails. This video, which CNN cannot independently verify, is one of dozens posted online by activists and residents in Madaya. All say they are being starved to death. In another video, a child says he hasn’t eaten for seven days and wants to eat meat. In another, a mother says her daughter has not had milk for a month. Again, neither video can be independently verified. Children eat soup made from leaves and water, one activist, Sham Abdullah, told CNN. He said 41 people had died so far from starvation; other activists and residents have posted images of bodies on Twitter. One video shows an old woman stirring a pot of green boiling water. The man filming her asks in Arabic: “Hajji, what are you cooking?” “Grass for the old man,” she replies. Food is available, resident Amjad Almaleh told CNN, but few can afford it. “Who has that money to feed their families?” Almaleh asked. Just as others have claimed, he says parents feed stray cats and dogs to their children to keep them alive. When they can’t find animals, salt and water must suffice. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reported from Beirut, Lebanon, with Don Melvin reporting and writing from London and Khushbu Shah in Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "International Committee of the Red Cross", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160108164500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "LBN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/middleeast/syria-madaya-starvation/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "739952662", "sentence": "Myanmar’s controversial State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has canceled a rare public appearance in Australia due to ill health, where she was expected to face questions from the audience. Suu Kyi was scheduled to give a speech at Sydney’s Lowy Institute on Tuesday but the think-tank announced she had been forced to cancel as she was “not feeling well,” in a statement Monday afternoon. “Following the speech, the State Counselor was to take questions from the audience,” the statement said. Hours after the speech was canceled, Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay told CNN Suu Kyi had felt “jet lagged and a bit weak” but was now fine and spending the afternoon with the Australian Myanmar community. When pressed as to whether the event would be rescheduled, Zaw Htay said in a text: “Schedule is very tight, it’s not suitable for her. We’re very sorry to cancel it.” Suu Kyi was in Sydney on Saturday for the first ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting to be held in Australia. On Monday morning she met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra. Her government has been accused internationally of “ethnic cleansing” against Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya population, at least 688,000 of whom have fled across the border in Bangladesh in the last six months. Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to send some of the refugees back across the border, but so far only around 8,000 Rohingya have applied to be sent home. Of those, the Myanmar government has only approved the return of a few hundred refugees. Outside Australia’s Parliament, Suu Kyi was greeted with a 19-gun salute and an honor guard before her meeting with the prime minister. During her visit she has been met with criticism and protests by local Rohingya groups, who issued a statement calling for Turnbull to raise the ongoing human rights crisis with the Myanmar leader. Meeting Daw Aung San Suu Kyi after a successful #ASEANinAus 🇦🇺🇲🇲 pic.twitter.com/dZCEBX2YDE “We want Australia as a member of the UN Security Council to take action to end the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and we want Australia to stop military aid or any business with the government,” Australian Burmese Rohingya Organization spokesman Habiburahman told CNN. Turnbull told reporters Sunday that Suu Kyi made a lengthy speech calling for humanitarian assistance and capacity building to help deal with the Rohingya crisis during the ASEAN meeting. “We all, everyone seeks to end the suffering that is being occasioned by the, you know the events, the conflict, the dislocation, the displacement of persons. So our goal is to support a peaceful and speedy resolution of the humanitarian problems,” Turnbull said at a press conference Sunday. Suu Kyi broke her silence about the unfolding Rohingya crisis in televised address in September, saying her country wasn’t “afraid of international scrutiny.” She has not spoken publicly on the subject since. Alistair Cook, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, told CNN Suu Kyi’s statement to ASEAN was an unremarkable move to tackle an issue the Myanmar leader knew would be raised at the summit. “The region is well aware of (the crisis) and they’re trying to get some indication of what’s being done there and how cooperation can be furthered,” he said. It is understood Suu Kyi’s requests for aid were discussed during Turnbull’s meeting with the Myanmar leader, but a spokesman for the Prime Minister wouldn’t confirm whether any deals had been reached. Her visit comes days after the United Nations appealed for nearly $1 billion in funding to help support the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees currently sheltering in Myanmar. “The solutions to this crisis lie inside Myanmar, and conditions must be established that will allow refugees to return home,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a statement. “But today we are appealing for help with the immediate needs, and these needs are vast.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Aung San Suu Kyi", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180319070000", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/19/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-turnbull-intl/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "683106519", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Fiona Rogers is the founder of Firecracker, a platform dedicated to supporting women photographers. Max Houghton is a lecturer at London College of Communication. This is an edited excerpt from their book “Firecrackers: Female Photographers Now,” published by Thames & Hudson. All views expressed are their own. The image of a veiled woman has become one of the most politically charged images of our time. The head-to-toe burqa, with a slit only for the eyes, is the most controversial of all the modes of veiling from a non-Muslim point of view. “The Edible Burka” by Afghan-American photographer Behnaz Babazadeh plays on people’s fears – of otherness, of political correctness – to create an unforgettable work that led to a TED talk on her unique cross-cultural practice. Artists offer alternative views of Iranian culture in a new group exhibition Arriving in the US from Afghanistan (via Iran) as a very young child, Babazadeh remembers the reaction to her desire to wear pretty fabric around her face, as was her custom. It wasn’t considered necessary in her new life. Then, as a teenager in the aftermath of 9/11, her desire to understand the mores of a country many Americans had scarcely heard of, propelled her towards a creative practice. An academically trained designer, Babazadeh turned to photography to document her elaborate experimentation. It has become the evidence of her inquiry. While she was still studying, she heard about a woman in the UK known as Latex Lady, a BDSM (bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism) submissive who had burqas custom-made in latex as her preferred form of restrictive clothing. Her view of the burqa was as a utilitarian garment that could help her live her daily life; a view diametrically opposed to the usual Western perception of the Taliban’s sartorial preference. Babazadeh made a film inspired by this attitude – “Burkaphilia” – and also began a series of conversations with her grandmother, through which she came to understand how her culture’s outlawing of intimacy of any kind before marriage left women and men with no idea how to behave on their wedding night. Jelly palaces and cow dung vases: Cool designs from bizarre materials Babazadeh’s creative response was to further explore the idea of the burqa as a fetish object. The desire to create an edible burqa grew from a personal need to create an East-West dialogue, akin to the one taking place in her own mind. When she arrived in the US as a small child she was utterly seduced by American candies. Her favorite were Fruit Roll-Ups, so it was natural to utilize that source of comfort – with its vivid redness that signified lust, love, war, danger – to open the lines of communication. Babazadeh embarked upon a time-consuming construction process, in which she built the essential form of the burqa using around 500 strips of Fruit Roll-Ups (save the ones otherwise consumed.) Girl on girl: How female photographers are deflecting the male gaze She then climbed into the structure, awaiting her portrait. She repeated this experiment with candy corn, sour gummy worms and gummy bears. Her body therefore became the research object. Babazadeh was excited by the reaction of the American public – benign, intrigued, even aroused. (“Men will always find ways to find women attractive,” she says. She was able to generate discussion about how women from the Middle East are perceived in the West, and was thrilled by encountering such an unexpected emotional reaction. Her latest additions to the series depict her in the traditional blue burqa of her country in ordinary American settings. With every day that passes, Babazadeh is leaning towards where the work is taking her, learning about her own history, and sharing her knowledge with those who want to look. “Firecrackers: Female Photographers Now” by Fiona Rogers & Max Houghton, published by Thames & Hudson, is out now.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Behnaz Babazadeh", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170822003000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/behnaz-babazadeh-edible-burqa-photography/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "666050241", "sentence": "The higher the pressure, the more defiant the President becomes Trump continues to call the Russia probe a 'witch hunt' America is edging ever closer to a new long, national nightmare, given President Donald Trump’s explosive response to signs that special counsel Robert Mueller is approaching the epicenter of White House power. The investigation has taken a serious turn in recent days, raising the clear possibility that whether Mueller finds wrongdoing or not, a period of political stress and upheaval is inevitable. Trump appears willing to test the bounds of convention and his own powers against a legal and political establishment that he believes is conspiring against him. The higher the pressure, the more defiant the President becomes – even if it puts him at odds with his legal team. Trump has decided that “this is a political fight and he’s going to fight it,” a White House official told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny. But the sense of chaos around the White House is deepening. The President again called the Russia probe a “witch hunt” over the weekend while a legal adviser tried to walk back Trump’s admission Friday that he is under investigation. “The MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the Witch Hunt,” Trump tweeted on Sunday. The MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the Witch Hunt. Many new jobs, high business enthusiasm,.. The political stakes rose significantly in recent days amid signs the probe on Russian election hacking could eventually expand to consider Trump’s actions. The President and his allies have declared open season on Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the probe. “You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history - led by some very bad and conflicted people!  #MAGA.” Trump said in a tweet last week that signified an attempt to undermine both men. Related video Why journalists like Trump's Twitter habit The tweet sparked speculation that Trump may pull a nuclear option by firing Mueller and Rosenstein, a move senior aides have fervently advised against – given that it could provoke a constitutional crisis. “It looks like we have got a simmering tea kettle here, and the President seems to be testing the waters about whether he ought to go ahead and fire Robert Mueller,” said Richard Ben-Veniste, a former Watergate prosecutor who is now a CNN legal analyst. “You don’t mess with the criminal justice system in this way … the President is on very tenuous ground here,” Ben-Veniste told CNN’s Don Lemon Friday. Related article Cuba to Trump: US in no 'condition to lecture us' on human rights The scorched-earth approach may have grave political consequences. Trump and his aides may well end up in the clear, but months of recriminations ahead will further polarize the capital and cast a shadow over his administration, which is already struggling for traction after a tumultuous first five months. If Mueller decides there is a case to answer for either the President or his aides in the issue of alleged collusion with Russia or over a potential cover-up, the political uproar will be incalculable. At best, it could further complicate Trump’s efforts to pass a meaningful legislative agenda and ultimately his hopes of a successful presidency. At worst, it could force the nation to confront a third debate on whether to remove an elected President in just 45 years. The lessons of history suggest such traumas raise questions of political legitimacy and constitutional process that have the potential to sour life in Washington for years in the future. Back in the present, the President’s mood is fueling the sense of crisis. “One thing we’ve learned I think from the testimony of multiple people now is the President’s pretty fired up about this, OK?” Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. “He, from every pronouncement we have seen, feels very strongly that he did nothing wrong, and he wants people to say that, because he feels very strongly about it,” Rubio said. “I don’t think that’s a mystery. And he’s expressing himself in that way.” But the more frustrated that Trump gets, the more he often hurts himself politically. A case in point is the firing of Comey and Trump’s subsequent admission that he had Russia on his mind when he dismissed the FBI director, an admission that could provide a rationale for an obstruction of justice probe. “Trump has a compulsion to counter-attack and is very pugnacious. I don’t think it serves him well,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Trump supporter, on ABC’s “This Week,” adding that the President was right to be infuriated by “this whole Russia baloney.” Related video Rubio: Trump talked Russia probe in private In another sign of the gravity of the situation, Trump’s legal team blitzed Sunday talk shows to contradict the President’s tweet Friday where he said he is already under investigation. “The President is not a subject or target of an investigation. That tweet was in response to a Washington Post story that ran with five unnamed sources, without identifying the agencies they represented, saying that the special counsel had broadened out his investigation to include the president,” said Jay Sekulow, a Trump legal adviser on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Sekulow also opened a conflict between the President’s political team and his legal one, hinting that the President’s tweets should be discounted even though the White House said they are an authentic expression of his views. “It was 141 characters. There’s a limitation on Twitter, as we all know,” Sekulow said. Then, in a subsequent interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Sekulow sowed further confusion by saying Trump was under investigation – then denied he said anything of the sort. Law enforcement sources have told CNN that the special counsel is gathering information and considering whether there is evidence to launch a full scale obstruction investigation. Mueller’s investigators have asked for information and will talk to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers, according to a source familiar with the matter. Investigators have also sought information from recently retired NSA Deputy Richard Ledgett, according to the source. Ledgett wrote a memo, according to the source, documenting a conversation in which the president allegedly urged Rogers to help get the FBI to lift the cloud of the Russia investigation. Any confirmation that Mueller has expanded the investigation to consider whether the President obstructed justice with the Comey firing would carry no guarantee of a guilty finding. But it would deal a political blow to the White House in the battle of perception, since the idea that Trump is not under investigation has been at the centerpiece of his administration’s defense strategy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170619061500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/19/politics/trump-investigation/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "694307625", "sentence": "Almost two-thirds of the island's public schools still haven't been assessed for damage, an official said Only 41% of Puerto Rico has potable water Twelve days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, officials said only 5% of the island has electricity and its schools are not close to reopening. Julia Kelleher, Puerto Rico’s secretary of education, told CNN on Sunday that some public schools might not resume classes until October 16 because of storm damage, though decisions will be made on a regional basis. There are 1,113 public schools and a student population of 350,000 on the island but only 400 schools have been assessed for damage, she said. Related article Daddy Yankee goes where Uncle Sam isn't “I have come up with a target date of October 16th,” Kelleher said. “We used to make system-wide decisions before, but this time we’re going to allow the different regions to make their own decision as to when they can reopen.” Schools started classes August 14 but students have already missed two weeks because of Hurricane Irma, which lashed the island only days before Maria hit. The report on schools came one day after President Trump took to Twitter to criticize the leadership of island officials, especially the mayor of San Juan. Trump, who plans to visit the island Tuesday, criticized San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and the “leadership ability” of some in Puerto Rico who “want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.” Related article Trump sent 18 tweets on Puerto Rico on Saturday. And made things a whole lot worse Cruz earlier had criticized the distribution of aid to the island and said federal authorities needed to do more. In addition to widespread power outages, many people have limited access to gas, cash and running water. FEMA said Sunday it has expanded its delivery of food and water throughout Puerto Rico, though officials stressed that many people still lack the essentials. The federal emergency agency has delivered food and water to all 79 municipalities in Puerto Rico, Alejandro De La Campa, FEMA federal coordinating officer in Puerto Rico, told reporters Sunday. He said 1 million liters of water and 1 million meals had been delivered as of Saturday. However, he said some isolated areas of these municipalities may not have received the commodities, partly because lack of communication systems has hampered distribution efforts. Officials provided an update Sunday morning on recovery efforts and the island’s infrastructure: Water. 41% of the island has potable water. Food and water delivery. Eleven regional staging areas are open for food and water distribution but officials hope that number will grow to 25 in coming days. About half the grocery stores are operating. Electricity. 5% of the island has power. The Army Corps of Engineers has begun a mission to repair the power grid, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said. Gasoline. More than 710 of the island’s roughly 1,110 gas stations were working as of Saturday morning, but lines were long and some stations were closing ahead of the 9 p.m. curfew. Fuel delivery. Over the next few days, close to a million gallons of gasoline and half a million gallons of diesel fuel will arrive, the governor said. As of Sunday, 470,000  barrels of gasoline were in Puerto Rico. Communications. 36% of people now have phone service in Puerto Rico, most in the northeast part of the island. All the island’s landlines are operating but only about 11% of the cell towers are operational. Shelters: 8,800 people remain in 139 shelters. Rossello saw this as an improvement because 500 shelters were operating 10 days ago. Air travel. 39 passenger flights were expected on Sunday in Puerto Rico, which has a maximum efficiency of 60 flights. Medical care. 51 of 69 hospitals are running in some capacity now, along with 46 of 48 dialysis centers. Islanders receiving benefits under Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance program who have been displaced by the hurricanes can apply for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the USDA announced Sunday.  The policy will remain in effect through October 31. Hurricane Maria struck as a category 4 storm on September 20. At least 16 people on the US commonwealth died, the government has said. CNN’s Rafael Romo, Jason Hanna, AnneClaire Stapleton and Diane Ruggiero contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico government and federal response", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171001224500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/01/us/puerto-rico-schools-closed-for-weeks/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "489534954", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, former commander of U.S. Army Europe, served in the Army for more than 37 years and spent more than three years in Iraq. He is a CNN military analyst. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling: Shooting the parachuting pilot was a war crime As a fellow soldier, Hertling says the pilot's body deserves to be treated with respect As a military analyst for CNN, I’ve found the anchors often ask tough questions regarding tactics, battlefield operations, strategy and political maneuvering associated with conflict. But Sunday morning, I was asked: “What is the protocol for the transfer of remains of the Russian pilot whose plane was shot down over Turkey?” That may be the most difficult question I’ve ever been asked. Watching an escorted fallen soldier returning home to family and friends is something I have experienced far too often. I keep a box with photos of 257 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice under my command, and every day those pictures remind me of their service to country and of a life which ended too abruptly. That’s why I became emotional commenting on the final flight of Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov. No matter your thoughts on Russian, Turkish or U.S. national strategy regarding the civil war in Syria and the fight against the terrorists of ISIS, Peshkov was a simple soldier – a bomber pilot – serving his state, and he deserves to be honored. Related article Russia will want to make Turkey pay Unfortunately, given the circumstances, there really aren’t any protocols.  But we’ve learned Peshkov’s body was prepared by an Orthodox priest near where he fell, and then taken on a flight from Hatay, Turkey, near where the body was recovered, to the capital, Ankara. Accompanied by a Russian military attache (who was likely a Russian colonel), he was met by the Russian ambassador to Turkey and the Russian Embassy staff upon landing in Ankara. The flight will quickly leave Turkey for Russia, and I suspect Peshkov’s family will meet him wherever he lands. There will likely be a bevy of media and scores of Russian politicians present. This is certainly not the same protocol afforded the hundreds of Russians soldiers who have fallen in Ukraine, because those are battlefield casualties that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want publicly honored, or even known, by his fellow citizens. Peshkov’s arrival will certainly generate more anti-Turkish fervor, more Russian nationalism and continued support by Putin of Syria’s Assad regime. The level of those emotions will be fueled by the factors associated with not just the shoot-down of the aircraft, but Peshkov’s combat death. Peshkov was the unfortunate pilot of an aircraft that served as the final straw for Turkey’s patience.  While there had been multiple incursions by Russian aircraft in Turkish airspace, and multiple warnings to desist, this Su-24 bomber would become the example for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show he was serious about Turkish territorial integrity. The flight and shoot-down have become the center of a political firestorm. Related article How is this not World War III? But it was what happened after the shoot-down that will contribute to complications between these two countries. After successfully bailing out of his damaged aircraft, Peshkov was killed. According to video distributed on social media by a Syrian rebel group, Turkmen freedom fighters shot at the ejected pilots as they were landing on the border between Turkey and Syria. (CNN couldn’t immediately confirm the video’s claim.) If the facts back up the video, they committed a war crime in their actions.  Firing on an unarmed, parachuting pilot is an unmistakable violation of the law of land warfare. There have been hundreds of political and military disputes between Russia and Turkey over the years. Some have been casus belli – justifications for possible war – while others have contributed to strained relations. The circumstances of Peshkov’s death will certainly contribute to tension between Turkey’s and Russia’s bellicose and mercurial leaders. We’ll likely see it played out in public this week in Paris. But today is a day to separate the warrior from the war. On Sunday, Peshkov will return home to his loved ones and to the Russian motherland. For his family’s sake, I hope for a dignified transfer of remains, and for his sake, I pray he rests in peace. Because that is what a fellow soldier does. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian pilot Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151129174500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/29/opinions/hertling-russian-pilots-body-transferred/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675536532", "sentence": "Trump did not explain why Sessions is \"beleaguered\" But the President's own, recent comments have raised pressure on his attorney general President Donald Trump on Monday described Attorney General Jeff Sessions as “beleaguered” as he tweeted about his frustration with the Russia probe. “After 1 year of investigation with Zero evidence being found, Chuck Schumer just stated that “Democrats should blame ourselves,not Russia,” the President tweeted, later adding, “So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations?” So why aren't the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations? Trump did not explain why Sessions, a longtime and loyal supporter of his 2016 campaign, is “beleaguered.” But the President’s own, recent comments have raised pressure on his attorney general, whom he publicly criticized last week for recusing himself from the Russia investigation due to undisclosed contacts he had with Russian officials during the campaign. “Sessions,” Trump told The New York Times in an interview on Wednesday, “should have never recused himself and if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me before he took the job and I would have picked somebody else.” Trump’s comments immediately raised speculation that Sessions could resign, though a source familiar with the attorney general’s thinking said last week that Sessions has no intention of stepping down in the wake of Trump’s comments. But the President’s remarks caused deep alarm within the West Wing, leading some to worry that their loyalty to Trump might not be reciprocated from the man in the Oval Office. “It’s chilling,” one White House official told CNN last week, referring to Trump’s comments to the Times. A spokeswoman for Sessions did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on Trump’s Monday tweet. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170724134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-beleaguered/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "760432603", "sentence": "The US admiral expected to become the country’s next ambassador to South Korea says North Korea remains the most imminent threat to peace in the Pacific but China’s “dream of hegemony” is Washington’s biggest long-term challenge. Adm. Harry Harris spoke Wednesday as he turned over the reins of the US Pacific Command to Adm. Phil Davidson at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a ceremony that also announced the rebranding of US military assets in the region to the US Indo-Pacific Command. Harris, who has been at the helm of the most expansive US military command for three years, hammered home points he’s made repeatedly during his term. “North Korea remains our most imminent threat and a nuclear-capable North Korea with missiles that can reach the United States is unacceptable,” he said. However he added, “China remains our biggest long-term challenge. Without focused involvement and engagement by the United States and our allies and partners China will realize its dream of hegemony in Asia.” Responding to Harris’s comments Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the admiral was “obsessed with hegemony” because he fears others are trying to steal it from the US. “The US military presence in the South China Sea far exceeds the total of China and other coastal countries,” Hua said, calling US accusations of militarization “like a thief crying, ‘Stop, thief!’” China’s deployments and building programs in the South China Sea are part of its self-defense, Hua added. Harris spoke alongside US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who stopped off in Hawaii on his way to Singapore for a high-profile security forum, where issues relating to the South China Sea and North Korea will be discussed. It is unclear what role Harris will play in talks with Pyongyang leading up to a hoped-for summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12. Harris’ nomination went to the Senate on May 18 ahead of his expected confirmation. Related article US rebrands Pacific command amid tensions with China The admiral had been Trump’s choice for to fill the vacant ambassador post in Australia, but that nomination was pulled hours before his confirmation hearing in April. Sources told CNN at the time that the move was the idea of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has been instrumental in laying the groundwork for a Trump-Kim summit. While Harris has always been a hawk on North Korea during his term at Pacific Command, he has also issued warnings on China as Beijing has pursued a more muscular military posture in the Pacific and established a military presence on man-made islands in areas the US and its allies contend are international waters. Harris was still in charge of Pacific Command last week when it pulled an invitation for China to participate in the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercise, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. US officials said that decision was made after Beijing’s recent deployment of missile systems and the first landing of a Chinese bomber on an island in the South China Sea. Related article US plans 'steady drumbeat' of exercises in South China Sea, Mattis says Standing alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a news conference in Washington on May 23, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called the US decision “unhelpful.” “We find that a very unconstructive move … It’s unhelpful to mutual understanding between China and the US. We hope the US will change such a negative mindset,” he said. In Hawaii Wednesday, Mattis said, “we should cooperate with Beijing where we can but stand ready to confront them where we must.” Harris also warned his successors to keep an eye on Moscow, saying Russia is trying to act as “the spoiler” in the Indo-Pacific. “A geopolitical competition between free and repressive visions of world order is taking place in the Indo-Pacific,” Harris said. “Great power competition is back and I believe we’re approaching an inflection point in history…. Freedom and justice hang in the balance.” CNN’s Tim Schwarz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180531030000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/harry-harris-pacific-command-north-korea-china-intl/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "606958207", "sentence": "In a turning point in Syria's civil war, regime forces retake all of Aleppo The rebels took over eastern Aleppo in the summer of 2012 For many, Aleppo has evoked images of blood-soaked children, decimated buildings and dust-covered rescue workers. As the Syrian regime announced Thursday evening that it had taken full control of Aleppo, it marked a major turning point in the nation’s civil war. Here’s a look at the role of the metropolis in the country’s 5-year conflict. Syrian regime forces seize most of Aleppo’s old city Once the commercial heart of Syria, Aleppo went from a bustling city of more than 2 million people – about the size of Houston – to a devastated war zone where entire blocks were reduced to rubble. Eastern Aleppo in particular became the wretched epicenter of the civil war, with hundreds of thousands of residents either dying or fleeing the “apocalyptic” violence. The Syrian regime, backed by Russian air power, increasingly bombarded this part of the city in an effort to oust rebels who took control in 2012. The government already controlled western Aleppo. Retaking Aleppo spells the end of the rebels’ last urban stronghold and puts the Syrian regime back in control of the country’s four major cities. In 2011, the regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, launched a violent crackdown on activists who were demanding more economic prosperity, political freedom and civil liberties. His actions sparked a nationwide uprising and eventually a civil war with armed rebels – many of whom defected from the military. The rebels took over eastern Aleppo in the summer of 2012, holding back the better-equipped Syrian military and showing they could get popular support in urban areas. Aleppo has largely been divided between the government-held west and rebel-held east for more than four years. But in mid-November the regime stepped up its offensive into eastern Aleppo, gaining control of more than half of the district. The Syrian government now controls all of eastern Aleppo. Russia is the most powerful ally of Assad’s regime and has carried out airstrikes since September 2015 to prop up the embattled leader. Ceasfire broken as evacuations delayedSyrians post goodbye messages on TwitterChildren who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map‘Assad will reign over a wasteland’Photos: The Battle for Aleppo‘Aleppo is being destroyed by world’s silence”Why Aleppo is so importantWhat you need to know about Aleppo Ceasfire broken as evacuations delayedSyrians post goodbye messages on TwitterChildren who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map‘Assad will reign over a wasteland’Photos: The Battle for Aleppo‘Aleppo is being destroyed by world’s silence”Why Aleppo is so importantWhat you need to know about Aleppo As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia has also used its veto powers to block a political solution to end the war. In August, a video of Omran Daqneesh, the bloodied little boy waiting in an ambulance, captured the world’s attention as a stark reminder of the brutal human toll in eastern Aleppo. Related video Who is Syrian boy in viral video? But four months later, as many as 100,000 people remained trapped inside the shrinking rebel-held neighborhoods with dwindling food, fuel and medical supplies. The few medical facilities that were still operating were packed with injured people and resembled “slaughterhouses” with no proper equipment, one activist inside eastern Aleppo told CNN. Who still lives in this decimated city – and why? In regime-held western Aleppo, rebel rockets also claimed civilian lives. Last month at least 10 children were killed when rebel rocket fire hit a school, according to the Syrian government. Many of Aleppo’s ancient buildings have been destroyed in the fighting – including much of its UNESCO World Heritage-listed old city. The old city’s grand Citadel of Aleppo – a “testament to Arab military might from the 12th to the 14th centuries,” according to UNESCO – has been reduced to a war-scarred shadow of its former glory. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen, Holly Yan, Angela Dewan, Laura Smith-Spark, Schams Elwazer, Kyle Almond and Nick Paton Walsh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161209184500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/middleeast/aleppo-what-you-need-to-know/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "696074585", "sentence": "It's the first hurricane to make landfall in Mississippi since Katrina in 2005 Officials warn coastal communities of storm surge Nate was downgraded to a tropical depression late Sunday morning as it continued to move inland, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm made its second landfall early Sunday morning as a Category 1 hurricane and had been steadily weakening since. Its maximum sustained winds had dropped to 35 mph, the center said, adding that elevated water levels from storm surge in areas along the Gulf Coast would “gradually subside (Sunday) afternoon.” The hurricane center discontinued all warnings and advisories as a result of the weakening of the storm. Nate made its second US landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, shortly after midnight local time Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane. Hours earlier it had made its first US landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, with winds of 85 mph, according to the hurricane center. It was the first hurricane to make landfall in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Nate triggered hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge warnings across a swath of Gulf states, as residents braced for the third hurricane to hit the US mainland in just six weeks. Officials warned coastal communities of the storm surge, a rise in water level as the storm approaches the shore. Nate knocked out power to 67,000 homes across the Gulf, most of them In Alabama. Alabama Power reported Sunday afternoon that more than 63,000 customers were without power. Mississippi Power said 3,716 of its customers were without power, while in Louisiana, 332 homes were affected. Related article Hurricane season's peak period lasts a few more weeks. Here's what to expect “Nate’s center will continue to move inland over Mississippi and across the Deep South, Tennessee Valley and central Appalachian Mountains through Monday,” according to a hurricane center advisory. Those areas could see anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain, the center said, with a maximum of 10 inches in some spots. There was also the risk of isolated tornadoes in the Florida Panhandle, eastern Alabama and some areas in northern Georgia. Isolated tornadoes are possible today throughout the Panhandle. Be vigilant and be prepared. “A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next couple of days,” the advisory said. The storm would “continue to quickly weaken as it moves farther inland,” it added. Nate carved a path of devastation in Central America. At least 28 people were killed Thursday in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. Hundreds were rescued from floodwaters and mudslides. Many lost power and running water. Ahead of Nate, President Donald Trump declared an emergency in Mississippi and Louisiana. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said in a Sunday press conference the state was “very fortunate” and “blessed.” “We are extremely fortunate there has been no loss of life due to the storm,” Bryant said, giving credit to emergency management officials and residents who heeded their warnings. There was some damage, he said, mainly to homes along the coast that were hit by the storm surge. That damage is being assessed, Bryant said. TRACK HURRICANE NATE In Biloxi, Mayor Andrew Gilich was especially concerned about the storm surge Nate might bring. “The storm surge is a big thing that really traps everyone,” he said on Saturday morning. A dozen casinos in Mississippi took the rare step of closing early as the storm moved in. Several casinos in Biloxi experienced flooding overnight in either their parking garages or entry areas, the Harrison County Emergency Operations Center said. Kenny Glavan, the director of operations at the Margaritaville in Biloxi, captured footage of the moment Nate arrived Saturday night, bringing rising water levels and powerful winds. There have been no reports so far of Nate causing injuries or major damage to homes in the city, according to Biloxi’s public affairs manager, Vincent Creel. “We were well aware that this could’ve been a much more serious storm. There was talk of it being a Category 2 with an 11-feet tidal surge when it came ashore. It did not  – happily – it did not live up to that billing,” he said. Related article Why storm surge is a hurricane's greatest threat Biloxi will now assess the damage. “We’re starting to see the water recede and we still have some wind gusts on the back end of the storm and we’re going to have a lot of cleanup to do on our front beach. … It’s to be seen how much damage was done to the sand beach here in Biloxi and Harrison County,” he said. “It looks like the beach took a pounding from the surge.” Nate moved east of New Orleans, sparing the city the worst of the storm. New Orleans spent most of Saturday under a hurricane warning that was lifted around 7 p.m. It was downgraded to a tropical storm warning and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu lifted a citywide curfew. Landrieu said in a news conference Sunday that officials “haven’t seen or had reported any damage anywhere in the city. We’re very thankful for that.” We are standing by ready to offer our support to all the communities affected by the recent hurricanes in the US. Landrieu said the city would begin to return its focus to helping hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, Houston and the Florida Keys. “I think we dodged a bullet,” Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser told CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on Saturday night. “I think we got the dry side of the storm.” Nungesser said he had been at Plaquemines Parish, which is at the southeast tip of the state. “We saw no flooding or levees overtopping,” he said. Trump approved an emergency declaration for 39 counties in Alabama Sunday afternoon, which would free up federal resources to help state and local agencies in their recovery efforts after the storm. Alabama’s Dauphin Island had “significant saltwater flooding,” Mayor Jeff Collier said early Sunday. He said homes and cars were flooded, the causeway leading to the island closed and the west of the island inaccessible due to water up to 6 feet deep. The water had started to recede, Collier said. There were a handful of water rescues in Mobile, Alabama, CNN affiliate WALA reported. Otherwise, an initial survey of the area showed light damage in Mobile County. The Port of Mobile closed Saturday, meaning the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship would not be “making its scheduled call” there Sunday, the Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal said. The Bankhead Tunnel, a major downtown thoroughfare that passes under the Mobile River, was closed because of the hurricane, emergency officials tweeted. TRAFFIC ALERT 🚨: @ALDOTMobileArea crews are shutting the doors to the Bankhead tunnel. At 8 am, crews will be lining the doors w/ sandbags pic.twitter.com/jzA0tufd7y The President also approved an emergency declaration Sunday for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had previously declared a state of emergency in 29 counties, said Saturday that evacuation orders were in effect for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, with shelters open for those seeking higher ground. On Sunday morning, he warned residents of the continued risk of storm surge and urged residents to “stay off the beach and listen to local officials.” Correction: Mississippi's emergency management agency has revised its statement regarding the number of customers in the state who are without power. This story has been updated to reflect that change. CNN’s Susannah Culllinane, Brandon Miller, Joe Sutton, Carma Hassan, Joe Sterling, Michelle Krupa, Danielle Hackett, Judson Jones, Sheena Jones, Jennifer Varian, Natalie Gallón, Theresa Waldrop and Samantha Lugo  contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hurricane Nate", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171008080000", "country1": "NIC", "country2": "HND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/08/us/hurricane-nate-landfall/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "591425948", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Ben Emmerson is the UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights and an international lawyer, and he specializes in European human rights law and international criminal law.  Jessica Jones is a human rights barrister specializing in international and criminal justice work and legal adviser to the UN special rapporteur. The opinions expressed in this commentary are theirs. Authors: Building walls prompts people to seek illegal means to cross borders Trafficking in people creates vulnerability that terrorists can exploit, they say We live in a world at a crossroads. The conflicts in Syria rage on, seemingly impervious to the various attempts to resolve them – a horrifying staging ground for broader US-Russian tensions, and the front line of terror groups’ battles for territory. A tragic consequence of this and other global conflicts and inequalities are the 65 million displaced people around the world. Last year, 1 million people a month fled their homes, in many cases to escape regions where terrorist groups are active and to seek sanctuary in Western democracies. As they have made their often perilous journeys, the rhetoric that has greeted them has become increasingly inflammatory. In the final presidential debate Wednesday night, Donald Trump described Syrian refugees as “definitely, in many cases, ISIS-aligned,” continuing a trend of incendiary comments around migration he began last year with his call  for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” and built on this year by calling for immigration to be stopped from “any country that has been compromised by terrorism,” a policy that would effectively condemn ordinary Syrians to exile in a deathtrap. He later clarified that such measures would be “temporary” until “vetting systems” were in place. But even his later comments display intolerance, irresponsibility and a blinding ignorance of the way in which a safe world order – a world order that keeps us, in the United States, in the UK, in Germany, safe – is created. Related article Immigration is a dying issue There is a reason that our countries are destinations for migrants fleeing persecution. No one can value life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness more than those who have endured and understand the terror of endless bombardments, the oppression of life under ISIS, the despair of once-vibrant cities crumbling around them. What we claim to offer is a set of values that speak to people of all nationalities: freedom, tolerance, opportunity. But those values are seriously threatened. Trump’s extreme rhetoric (and he is not alone – the Czech President has made similarly inflammatory remarks, as have politicians in the UK, Slovakia and elsewhere) reflects and contributes to a widespread misperception that the movement of people is a threat to national security. Related article What Trump gets wrong on immigrants and crime It has become an all too common assumption that those fleeing regions in which terror groups are active present a heightened threat or embody a greater risk of radicalization that might lead them to commit acts of terror in the countries to which they flee. But there is no evidence that that is the case. Indeed, as our report to the UN General Assembly sets out, the assumption that refugees present any terrorist risk to the countries receiving them is statistically and analytically unfounded, and must be challenged. Refugees are, in many cases, victims of terrorism. They must not be marginalized as potential terrorists. They must be protected. Right now, the world is failing in that duty. Our report shows that states are building fences, engaging in pushback operations and criminalizing irregular migration to clamp down on the entry of people to their territories – but such steps are often counterproductive. While the intention might be to protect those already within our borders, the truth is that restricting access to safe territory for those outside it encourages covert movements of people, including by traffickers, which makes borders more, not less, porous. Related article Why a Supreme Court split on immigration is good The establishment of clandestine routes across international borders and the criminalization of individuals legitimately seeking access to safe countries may ultimately assist terrorists who exploit chaos and vulnerability in equal measure. For those who make it to our borders, the fear-mongering engaged in by Trump and others leads to discrimination, social exclusion and the marginalization of communities, which have been recognized by international bodies as conditions conducive to terrorism. Respect for the humanitarian needs and human rights of migrants is not distinct from counterterrorism objectives; it is central to them. The hard-line approach will backfire. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook It is time to be clear: It is not in our interest to flout international law and restrict refugees’ routes of escape or the assistance we provide them. To protect ourselves, we must face up to and fulfill our obligations to the millions of displaced people struggling to re-establish their lives. Every citizen must recognize their own responsibility for upholding and promoting the values that form the fabric of our society. A series of clear choices must be made over the next weeks and months, and the very future of our democracies may depend on them. The baton is in our hands.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161021200000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/opinions/building-walls-may-enable-terrorism-emmerson-jones/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724483171", "sentence": "The five countries include Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates The TSA has been reviewing its screening protocols for cargo flown into and within the US The Transportation Security Administration, citing terror concerns, is implementing a stricter screening program for air cargo arriving to the United States from five countries in the Middle East. The agency is requiring six carriers that depart with US-bound air cargo from seven airports in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to be subject to further scrutiny. “The continued threat to commercial aviation calls for enhanced screening and security to protect international air travel direct to the United States,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in the emergency order. The five countries were chosen because of a “demonstrated intent by terrorist groups to attack aviation from them,” according to TSA. “TSA looks at threats emanating from each country uniquely, and cannot provide specific information about those threats, but after analyzing evaluated intelligence, we determined that we needed to expand the (air cargo advance screening) program within each of them at this time,” the emergency order stated. Cargo arriving in the US from Turkey is also subject to heightened screening, the TSA first announced in September. The TSA has been reviewing its screening protocols for cargo flown into and within the US because of concerns that potential security vulnerabilities could be exploited by terrorists, such as bombs being shipped in cargo on passenger planes. The tougher screening procedures follow a foiled terror plot in Australia last summer, which revealed a senior ISIS commander had shipped partially assembled components of a bomb on a commercial cargo plane from Turkey to Australia, according to Australian law enforcement.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Transportation Security Administration", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122170000", "country1": "JOR", "country2": "QAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/tsa-screening-middle-east-countries/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "652452687", "sentence": "Melania Trump used to wear fur She no longer does If you were to do a Google image search for “Melania Trump and fur,” plenty of pictures pop up. She’s in a swingy brown cape, what appears to be a black-and-gray chinchilla, a luxe caramel-colored knee-length number; and who can forget the hat she wore during Fashion Week in 2007? In 2003, she and husband, now-President Donald Trump, even went to the opening of fur designer Dennis Basso’s Manhattan boutique: However, the first lady’s office now tells CNN those days are over. “She does not wear fur,” Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s East Wing communications director said via email. The news comes on the heels of a Twitter post by animal rights activist – and Playboy Playmate – Pamela Anderson, who showed a photo of a “thank you” note from Melania Trump, acknowledging a gift Anderson sent her following Trump’s January inauguration. @flotusDear Melania,Thank you for your sweet note. It is heartwarming to see you manage your position with such beauty and grace.Pamela pic.twitter.com/h9mmdqxp0h Anderson, an honorary director of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, mailed Trump a present in February, thanking her for wearing the blue Ralph Lauren ensemble she wore for Inauguration Day; Lauren’s design house stopped using fur in 2007. Anderson’s gift was a faux lamb fur coat – with vegan belt – made by Russian faux fur company, Only Me, and accompanied it with a letter saying in part: “I am so happy that you chose not to wear fur! As first lady, you will help set style trends, and by remaining compassionate with your choices, you will warm the hearts of many.” Grisham acknowledged the first lady responded to Anderson with gratitude for the gift. “The first lady sent a nice thank you note after receiving a gift, as is common practice for her,” she said. PETA praised the first lady, outlining her support for the organization in recent years. “Melania first attended a PETA fashion show years ago that featured one of her favorite designers, Marc Bouwer, a longtime PETA supporter who uses no fur, leather or exotic skins in his collections,” Dan Mathews, PETA senior vice president, said in a statement. “More recently, Pamela Anderson sent elegant Melania a stylish faux fur, as well as a video showing how animals are cruelly killed in the wild and on fur farms, so it’s no surprise that she is now fur-free, following in the footsteps of so many fashion icons and first ladies.” The most recent fur-looking outfit found via a search on Getty Images appears to be this one from 2011’s Christmas Tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. But it is unclear whether the coat is real or faux, since the White House was unable to provide an exact date for when Melania Trump stopped wearing real fur.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Melania Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170503183000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/melania-trump-no-fur/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "497226435", "sentence": "Dozens of dengue cases had been reported in Hawaii just a few weeks ago Most of them are on the Big Island, though there's an imported case on Oahu \"This is an issue that we have to take ... as seriously\" as Ebola, an expert says President Barack Obama and his family are welcome visitors this holiday season to Hawaii. Dengue fever, not so much. Cases of the mosquito-borne disease continue to climb in the island state, whose health department reported 180 cases as of Christmas Eve. That figure include 172 people who got dengue between September 11 and December 13 but are no longer infectious. Another eight people got the disease since then and may be infectious, according to the Hawaii health department. It all adds up to a big spike from the 23 cases reported early last month, and there’s little indication there won’t be more in the weeks to come. “This is an issue that we have to take seriously, as seriously as we did the Ebola epidemic in West Africa last year,” Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine, told CNN affiliate KHON. So far, the dengue cluster has been centered on the Big Island, or Hawaii. That’s relatively good news for folks like the Obamas, who are staying on Oahu. In fact, the state heath department says, “The Big Island and the rest of Hawaii remain safe destinations for visitors and residents.” Still, it’s understandable people are apprehensive, given that it’s not exactly easy to dodge mosquitoes in tropical locales like Hawaii. How a mosquito infected millions, and not with malaria That’s why state and federal authorities are monitoring all of the state’s islands for possible infections and conducting “mosquito site assessments and abatement as needed.” There have been two confirmed cases, one on Hawaii and the other on Oahu, of dengue being imported to the state. Dengue infections “have grown dramatically around the world in recent decades,” with one estimate suggesting 390 million infections a year, reports the World Health Organization. The agency adds that about 3.9 billion people in 128 countries are at risk. The United States, though, isn’t considered a place where a person is in high danger of coming down with dengue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly all cases in the 48 continental states came from travelers or immigrants. The last reported such outbreak occurred in 2005 in south Texas, near the Mexican border. Richard Creagan, a state representative representing South Kona and once an emergency room doctor there, noted there have been dengue outbreaks in his area before. This includes one in 1993-1994 that authorities learned about after the fact. “The good news is that that outbreak stopped without any intervention by the heath department or anybody,” Creagan told KHON People of all ages – infants, children and adults – are susceptible to dengue fever, which causes a severe flu-like illness, but seldom leads to death. Those who get it often experience high fever and other symptoms like headache; eye, muscle or joint pains; nausea; swollen glands or rashes. Symptoms last about a week, according to the WHO. 5 myths about mosquito bites Earlier this month, Dr. Lyle Petersen of the CDC said that he couldn’t predict how many cases of dengue Hawaii will have before this particular outbreak stops.  With no “tools yet to minimize outbreaks rapidly,” the focus turns instead to controlling mosquitoes – something that, by its nature, takes time. Residents and tourists alike are being urged to use repellant and, if they feel ill, to get medical attention sooner rather than later. “This could go on for a number of months,” Petersen said, adding that if it does, it would be expected and “not a failure of the system.” CNN’s Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hawaii health department", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151226000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/25/health/hawaii-dengue-fever/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "687488759", "sentence": "Donald Trump Jr. is speaking to staffers Thursday of the Senate Judiciary Committee Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer with connections to the Kremlin in June 2016 Donald Trump’s oldest son showed up Thursday for an interview with staffers of a key Senate committee, as the Russia probes circling his White House gathered pace with Congress back in town and moved ever closer to the President himself. Donald Trump Jr. dodged reporters on the way into a room used by the Senate judiciary committee, and according to a report from The New York Times denied colluding with Russian government to meddle in last year’s election. He also said that he accepted a meeting with a Russian lawyer ostensibly touting damaging information about Hillary Clinton in order to ascertain whether the Democratic nominee was fit for office. Related article Senator: Trump Jr. interview not helping Russia concerns The meeting took place in June 2016 at Trump Tower, and included a total of eight people, also including then Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and a Russian American lobbyist. When its existence was revealed earlier this year along with indications that Trump Jr. accepted the meeting because he was told he would learn dirt about Clinton, the revelation sparked intense interest given allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and a Russian election meddling effort. “To the extent they had information concerning the fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate, I believed that I should at least hear them out,” Trump Jr. said in an opening statement to staffers, according to the Times. The many paths from Trump to Russia He also stated that he had always intended to consult a lawyer before using any information. “Depending on what, if any, information they had, I could then consult with counsel to make an informed decision as to whether to give it further consideration,” he said in the statement. Trump Jr.’s reported statement contrasted with his initial comments that he made when the meeting was first revealed, in which he said the focus was restricted to a discussion about a frozen Russia-US adoption program. That explanation soon yielded to a succession of reworded statements about why he met the lawyer that cemented impressions that Trump Jr. was not disclosing everything about the encounter. Thursday’s meeting before the Senate staffers was attended by several senators, including Democrat Dick Durbin, who told reporters that Trump Jr. appeared to be behaving cooperatively. The cloud formed by claims that members of Trump’s White House campaign colluded with a Russian election meddling operation has been consumed in recent days by the murderous winds and tides of multiple Atlantic hurricanes. But with Congress back at work after the summer recess, the pace of its probes into the Russia effort is accelerating, even as Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller methodically plods ahead with his own investigation. Trump Jr.’s appearance could be the prelude for other full-scale public hearings focusing on his role as an unofficial campaign aide to his father. The Senate intelligence committee has been the main panel in the chamber looking into the Russia matter, though the judiciary committee under GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley has intensified its focus in recent months. Related article Trump lawyers give Mueller arguments for Trump, against Comey Sen. Dianne Feinstein told CNN Wednesday there would be a public hearing with the President’s son “at an appropriate time” and that he would be subpoenaed if necessary. Trump Jr. became a central figure in the Russia drama after it emerged that he had attended a meeting in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer with connections to the Kremlin after being promised information damaging to Hillary Clinton. Senate intelligence committee chairman Richard Burr, and the panel’s top Democrat, Mark Warner, privately met Wednesday and said that they’d like to talk to other attendees of the Trump Tower meeting before meeting with Trump Jr., which could push back the panel’s plans to hear from the President’s son this month. Trump Tower Russia meeting: At least eight people in the room Related article The 5 key questions on Trump's role in his son's statement on the Russia meeting Following intense interest in the meeting at Trump Tower, the President’s son released emails that show he was told by a facilitator, publicist Rob Goldstone, that the encounter was part of “Russia and its government’s support for Mr Trump.” Committee staffers are also likely to be interested in reports by The Washington Post that the President was involved in May in drafting a statement about the meeting on behalf of his son about the meeting, while flying home from the G20 summit in Germany. The White House has said that Trump was involved in the drafting of an initial statement, but only in his capacity as a father and that there were no inaccuracies in the document. But the reports immediately tweaked suspicions among Trump critics who believe the President has consistently sought to shut down investigations into the Russia drama, including with his firing of FBI Director James Comey. Jens David Ohlin, Vice Dean of Cornell Law School, who has been closely following the Russia story, said that investigators were finally beginning to get a handle on the scope of the probes, but cautioned that they were likely still a long way from ending. “These are investigations that have multiple tentacles,” he said, adding that the “perimeter is starting to get defined and what investigators are going to start doing now is filling in that empty space between that perimeter.” Mueller also appears to be investigating the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and the Russian lawyer. He asked the White House to preserve any documents related to the encounter. CNN has identified eight people at the talks, including then Manafort, Kushner and Rinat Akhmetshin, a Russian American lobbyist. CNN has also reported that some White House aides involved in the hurried efforts to explain the Trump Tower meeting may have exposed themselves to legal scrutiny by the special counsel. Trump Jr. is also likely to be of interest to investigators interested in the extent of the Trump family’s investments and exposure in Russia before the campaign. The President has repeatedly denied having any business interests in Russia. “For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia,” he tweeted for example in July 2016, and then reiterated that point again at a news conference the following day, telling reporters “I have nothing to do with Russia.” But the appearance by Donald Trump Jr. on Capitol Hill is not the only significant, recent development in the Russia probes – related to the President’s past business ventures. Last week, it emerged that Trump’s attorney reached out to the Kremlin for help in building a Trump Tower in Moscow well into Trump’s presidential campaign. Related article Experts: Trump Tower deal risked compromising Trump Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has told CNN that he emailed a top aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, about the proposed building, saying the message “went unanswered” and “was solely regarding a real estate deal and nothing more.” Cohen also said he contacted Peskov after it was suggested that the proposal would require approval by the Russian government, but that approval was never provided. Cohen added that he discussed the proposal with Trump three times, saying he “never considered asking Mr. Trump to travel to Russia in connection with this proposal” and did not brief on him on his decision to terminate the development. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday that the disclosures raised “additional concerns:” “Now we know that the Trump organization was pursuing business in Russia, business that would effectively have to be approved by Putin. “At the same time, the campaign was taking a pro-Russia, pro-Putin policy. Was this being guided by their financial interests? “And why did the President make false statements about his financial interests in doing business in Russia at a time when he was pursuing that?” he said. Much is unknown about Mueller’s probe. But the latest developments suggest the special counsel is mounting a serious investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice that could have grave implications for his presidency. While much of America was fixated on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey late last week, The New York Times reported that Mueller had a draft of a letter that explains reasons why he planned to fire Comey. The contents of the letter have not been revealed. But the paper said it met with opposition from White House counsel Don McGahn, who saw its contents as “problematic.” And in yet another development, The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump’s lawyers filed memos with Mueller arguing that the President was simply exercising constitutional powers in firing Comey. CNN’s Ted Barrett and Manu Raju contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump Jr.", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170907110000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/07/politics/donald-trump-jr-congress-meeting/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "575003828", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary The Weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news September 2, 2016 This Friday: The next installment of our ongoing series on the U.S. presidential election explains the Electoral College. We’re also looking into a recent setback for SpaceX and a storm that targeted Florida. And after a preview of this year’s G20 event in China, we’re taking you to California for a Character Study of a woman who’s bringing former foster children a sense of home. On this page you will find today’s show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the transcript of today’s CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ Click here for a printable version of the Weekly Newsquiz (PDF). 1. What is the name of the natural disaster that struck the U.S. 11 years ago, causing a record $108 billion in damage? 2. For the first time since 1960, U.S. commercial flights resumed to what Caribbean country? 3. Lawmakers in what South American country voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff during her impeachment trial? 4. What kind of element is mined on the Indonesian volcano of Mount Ijen, where workers risk their lives to carry it out of the crater? 5. The European Union has ruled that the Apple technology company owes up to $14.6 billion in back taxes to what country? 6. A six-person crew just wrapped up a year-long, simulated mission to Mars. The dome in which they lived was actually located in what U.S. state? 7. Name the printing and writing system invented in 1824 that includes cells of raised dots that are identified by touch. 8. A census conducted across continental Africa found that in recent years, there has been a 30 percent drop in the population of what animal? 9. What is the name of the storm system that reached hurricane status on Thursday and was threatening Florida’s Gulf Coast? 10. What state, the most populous in the U.S., is allocated 55 votes in the country’s Electoral College? CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show. Thank you for using CNN Student News!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160901213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/01/studentnews/sn-content-fri/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "647961067", "sentence": "As the White House defends President Donald Trump’s phone call to congratulate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his referendum victory that grants him largely unchecked powers, retired Marine Gen. John Allen is urging Trump to place a follow-up call to the controversial leader – and Allen is giving Trump advice on what he should say. During an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN’s “OutFront,” Allen, the former commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and the former special presidential envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, said “President Trump can certainly do what he wants to do on this issue.” “But,” he cautioned, “my hope would be that there is a second phone call,  one that doesn’t require a lot of public airing, where he’s unambiguous as the President of the United States on his concerns over human rights, on freedom of the press, on the rights of women, on freedom of religion and the rule of law and all the necessary actions to preserve the democratic institutions of Turkey.” Referring to Erdogan, Allen warned that “history tells us that when you accumulate that much authority in one single person, it often doesn’t go very well.” The retired general also had more advice for the administration just days after Trump approved military strikes on Syria and the US military dropped America’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan. “The employment of military force absent a clear policy construct can be a dangerous thing,” Allen said. “What the President needs to do is ensure that no one comes away from this with the sense that this was a one-off, single use of military force. He needs to help us all understand what his grand strategy is and what his overarching policy intent is for the employment of force. “ \"He needs to help us all understand...his grand strategy is...for the employment of force\" Gen John Allen on Trump https://t.co/lKivnrcv70 Allen said he doubts Russia would go to war with the United States for responding militarily to a nerve agent attack on innocent civilians. He also weighed in on the conflict with North Korea, as the country’s vice foreign minister threatens weekly missile tests and that there would be “all-out war” if the United States took military action in response. Allen said it would help Trump and his team “to demonstrate that it has a coherent policy for the region – a policy  on northeast Asia, a policy on North Korea, a policy on China – all of them linked.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170419021500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/general-allen-donald-trump-erin-burnett-out-front-cnntv/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "435854420", "sentence": "NEW: Bodies will be autopsied to determine causes of death Malaysian authorities say 139 graves and 28 camps have been discovered so far Bangladesh's leader says that migrants should be punished for illegally leaving the country Malaysian authorities have uncovered 139 graves of victims caught up in the human trafficking trade in forests close to the Thai border, the country’s national police chief said Monday. Khalid Abu Bakar said that each grave, near the town of Wang Kelian, may contain the remains of more than one person, according to Bernama, the Malaysian state news agency. “(Authorities) found 139 suspected graves. They are not sure how many bodies are inside each grave,” he told reporters at a news conference. The bodies are expected to be exhumed Monday. Khalid said police found 28 illegal camps, the largest of which may have held as many as 300 migrants. The fact that the camp was fenced and guarded by sentries shows that the trafficked people were captives, he said. The bodies will be autopsied before burial to determine causes of death, he said. Southeast Asian nations are facing a humanitarian crisis as thousands of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar take to the sea in boats, hoping to settle elsewhere in the region. Related video Thai PM makes fighting human trafficking top priority In recent weeks, police in Thailand have reported finding graves and camps from human trafficking on their side of the border, and they have cracked down on people-smuggling there. That has intensified the crisis at sea. Boats carrying migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh stay away from the shore, deepening the danger for the people crammed on board. Many of the migrants are Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic minority fleeing persecution in western Myanmar. There are also economic migrants from Bangladesh seeking work in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. Go deeper: How to end modern-day slavery Monday’s grim announcement came after Malaysia said Sunday that it had discovered mass graves and trafficking camps in a different area near the Thai border. Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said those camps were believed to have been in operation for at least five years and were abandoned only when authorities arrived. He said officials were still counting the number of bodies in the graves, which were found near 17 tents in the Padang Besar area of Perlis state. “With the cooperation of Thailand, we will find more and more,” Zahid told reporters. The Prime Minister, Najib Razak, vowed late Sunday in a tweet to bring the perpetrators to justice. “I am deeply concerned with graves found on Malaysian soil purportedly connected to people smuggling. We will find those responsible,” he wrote. I am deeply concerned with graves found on Malaysian soil purportedly connected to people smuggling. We will find those responsible. According to the International Organization for Migration, an estimated 25,000 Southeast Asian migrants took to seas in the first three months of 2015. In recent weeks, hundreds of migrants have come ashore in Malaysia and in Aceh in Indonesia after making the risky journey south through the Andaman Sea. Related video Indonesia, Malaysia offer to take in 7,000 migrants Bangladesh’s leader, Sheikh Hasina, said Sunday that those seeking to leave the country in illegally should be punished along with the human traffickers who facilitate their escape. “Side by side with the middlemen, punishment will have to be given to those who are moving from the country in illegal way,” Hasina told senior officials Sunday, Bangladesh’s state media reported. “They are tainting the image of the country along with putting their lives in danger.” Authorities are preparing to repatriate 208 Bangladeshi citizens who were rescued by the Myanmar navy in that country’s territorial waters, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said. “We have been informed through sources that the rescued Bangladeshis are staying at a refugee center in a madrasa building in the Thandwe area of Rakhine state in Myanmar,” the agency quoted Lt. Col Abu Zar, a Bangladeshi border commander, as saying, citing Bangladeshi media. “Local members of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are providing food to the Bangla language people,” he said. The report said dozens of Bangladeshi citizens were stranded in Myanmar territorial waters. The Thai military said the U.S. Navy had asked to use one of its airports to help migrants stranded on boats in the Andaman Sea. The U.S. has asked to keep surveillance aircraft in Phuket after the completion of antisubmarine training exercises, Thai air force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Montol Sanchukorn told CNN. The U.S. and Thai armed forces took part in joint operations, codenamed Guardian Sea, last week, and as a result, U.S. aircraft were permitted to fly in Thai airspace. Related video Malaysian politician calls on U.S. to lean on Myanmar Montol said that the U.S. request was made at an operational, rather than formal, level and was misdirected, as permission to use Phuket’s international airport would be granted at the discretion of Thailand’s airport authority. He said he told U.S. military liaisons to make their request through governmental channels. At a meeting last week, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to accept thousands of migrants temporarily as long as the international community helps resettle them within one year. Thailand has yet to announce what role it will play, although in a joint statement, the three nations said they had all taken measures beyond their international obligations to address the “current influx of irregular migrants.” MORE FROM CNN’S FREEDOM PROJECT: The slaves catching your seafood Thai fishermen not recognized as trafficking victims Back from the dead: Emotional return home 90 stranded fishermen Forced labor in the fishing industry: What you can do CNN’s Kocha Olarn, and journalist Thasha Jayamanogaran in Kuala Lumpur, contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Malaysian authorities", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150525044500", "country1": "MYS", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/asia/bangladesh-pm-punish-migrants/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "585044885", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Are you affected by Hurricane Matthew? If it is safe for you to do so, WhatsApp us on *+44 7435 939 154* to share your photos, experiences and video. Please tag #CNNiReport in your message. At least 2 people have died because of Hurricane Matthew in the last week The United States is evacuating nonessential personnel from its naval base at Guantanamo Bay Haiti braced for a pounding Monday night as Hurricane Matthew slowly, powerfully spun across the Caribbean Sea. The storm packing 145-mph winds has killed at least three people, caused cruise ships to change course and prompted the governors of Florida and North Carolina to declare states of emergency for coastal areas. Rain and wind thrashed Haiti on Monday night and up to 40 inches of rain could be dumped on the impoverished nation still recovering from a 2010 earthquake. “This rainfall will likely produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” the US National Hurricane Center said. “Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.” The eye of the storm is expected to make landfall around daybreak Tuesday, said CNN senior meteorologist Taylor Ward. That will probably happen off the western tip of the Tiburon Peninsula, which includes most of Haiti’s southern coast, the  hurricane center said. At 11 p.m. ET Monday, the category 4 hurricane was moving about 7 mph and was 190 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince and 100 miles south of Tiburon, the hurricane center said. Southern Haiti and southwestern Dominican Republic can expect 15 to 25 inches of rain with possible isolated downpours of up to 40 inches. Eastern Cuba, northwestern Haiti and the southeastern Bahamas could see up to a foot of rain. “Destructive waves” could push the storm surge to between 10 and 15 feet in parts of Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas, the center said. Ward said Jamaica may avoid the worst of the storm, but receive enough rain that flooding will occur because of poor drainage. The government dropped its hurricane warning Monday afternoon. “Conditions will quickly go downhill in Cuba throughout the day Tuesday with a landfall in the eastern tip likely late in the afternoon,” Ward said. “Matthew will then take a prolonged trip through much of the Bahamas from overnight Tuesday through Thursday afternoon.” The predicted long-term portion of the storm track moved much closer to the United States on Monday, Ward said. Rick Knabb, director of the hurricane center, tweeted, “U. S. East Coast: find out today if you live in an evacuation zone. If so, decide where you’d go, how you’d get there if told to go #Matthew” U. S. East Coast: find out today if you live in an evacuation zone. If so, decide where you’d go, how you’d get there if told to go #Matthew Three people have died because of Hurricane Matthew within the past week, authorities said. In Haiti, Guillaume Albert Moleon, director of communications for the Interior Ministry, said one fisherman died on Sunday. A second fisherman is presumed dead, but his body has not been recovered. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a teenage boy died in a landslide as he was cleaning a drain behind his house, according to Michelle Forbes, deputy director for the National Emergency Management Office. The boy died Wednesday after storms from Matthew passed over the island. The latest conditions and forecast track for #Matthew.  More at https://t.co/sJ4PKvTC01 pic.twitter.com/kIT9jjQ527 Multiple cruise lines have rerouted some trips to get out of Matthew’s path. Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian Princess and Carnival have rerouted trips, with more changes possible. A Carnival cruise ship that planned to stop in the Bahamas on a six-day excursion will instead visit Cozumel, Mexico, reported the Post-Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. Track the storm Related video Hurricane Matthew threatens Jamaica, Cuba The hurricane could be especially devastating for Haiti as much of the country’s infrastructure remains weak after the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. Haiti continues to recover from a post-quake cholera outbreak that killed another 10,000. The US State Department issued a travel warning on Sunday urging Americans in Haiti to leave as quickly as possible. “Airports will close once conditions deteriorate,” the State Department said. World Vision, a humanitarian aid agency, said 400 workers were in Haiti. “We’re expecting a lot of houses to go down because of the poor housing infrastructure in a lot of the rural areas where we work,” said John Hasse, the organization’s national director in Haiti. “With wind this strong, it will be extremely damaging and dangerous and homes for the average person are made of mud and sticks or poorly constructed cinder blocks.” After the storm passes, standing water will be a problem, he said. “That means a potential spike in cholera cases,” Hasse said. “Other mosquito-borne diseases that have been more or less controlled are going to rear their heads.” Over the weekend, Jamaican officials opened storm shelters ahead of the nation’s first major hurricane since Gilbert in 1988. Hurricane warning is in effect for:• Northwestern Bahamas, including the Abacos, Andros Island, Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, and New Providence• Jupiter Inlet to South Santee RiverTropical storm warning is in effect for:•  Anclote River to Suwannee River•  North of South Santee River to Surf City•  Boca Raton to Jupiter InletSource: National Hurricane Center “[This hurricane] is something Jamaica has not seen in decades,” Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica’s minister of local government and community development, told CNN affiliate WPLG. Kingston resident Marcia Forbes, who survived Gilbert, told CNN she has seriously prepared for a rough couple of days. She waited in line to fill her car with gasoline. To protect her multimedia business, she placed sandbags against office shutters and covered computers with plastic. About 3 a.m. Monday, the Norman Manley International Airport near Kingston announced on Facebook it was shutting down until Tuesday morning. Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness urged government workers to facilitate a speedy recovery to ensure “our economy does not suffer unnecessarily,” The Gleaner reported him saying. “We will see significant damage to property and dislocation and human suffering that will come from such an event if we do not prepare,” Holness said, according to the newspaper. Some Jamaicans believe they can ride out the storm, and say they’re putting their trust in a higher power, despite pleas from authorities to leave the threatened coast. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Several women from Port Royal, a fishing village outside Kingston, said their families would hunker down in the nearby St. Peter’s Church, placing their faith in God. Not a usual sight, the streets of Montego Bay practically empty #HurricaneMatthew pic.twitter.com/HeHdPmaXGD One woman who sought refuge there told CNN the government always warns people to leave before storms. Though at least 14 people died during Hurricane Ivan in 2004, she lost only the roof on her house, she said. She conceded fear with Matthew, as she did during Ivan, but said, “You know, I trust in God.” Related video Jamaica prepares for Hurricane Matthew After hitting Haiti, Matthew is expected to move north toward Cuba and make landfall Tuesday night, maintaining winds of more than 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm could be brutal for Cuba, where many houses appear too weak to withstand a hurricane. Military trucks raced around Santiago, the island’s second largest city, to finish preparations. Four years ago, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the city, downing trees, power lines and killing 11 people in the area. To prepare in advance, residents spent Sunday securing their roofs and collecting cash wired from relatives in Florida. Some people left coastal areas for government shelters, while officials warned inhabitants of the Sierra Maestra mountains of possible mudslides. “We have endured a lot of hurricanes here,” a man named Orlando, a property manager who feared for his investments, told CNN. “We will endure this one.” Related video How to prepare for a hurricane The United States, taking no chances, began airlifting 700 family members of military personnel stationed at Guantanamo Bay to Florida. It’s unclear when the evacuees will return, officials said. Base officials said remaining personnel would seek shelter in designated locations including their homes. Sixty-one detainees, who remain at the facility where the United States holds prisoners it accuses of being enemy combatants, will not be evacuated, officials added. The US government issued a travel advisory for Americans going to Cuba, saying:  “Airports will close once conditions deteriorate and safe travel is not possible.  If you do not already have travel arrangements, you should immediately shelter in place in a secure location.” On the American mainland, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for 66 counties in the central and eastern portions of the state. Florida Gov. Rick Scott made a similar declaration for all counties. Forecasters cautioned it was too early to predict whether Matthew would directly strike the United States. “This dangerous storm will be closely monitored,” the National Hurricane Center said. CNN’s Ralph Ellis, Radina Gigova, Faith Karimi, Joe Sterling, Joe Sutton, Patrick Oppmann, Salim Essaid, Michael Holmes, Lindy Royce and Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hurricane Matthew", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161003064500", "country1": "BHS", "country2": "JAM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/03/americas/hurricane-matthew/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "735110263", "sentence": "Republican senators are not too happy with the White House right now. After President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports next week, GOP senators spoke out about their fear of retaliation from other countries and the lack of communication from the White House. Sen. Ben Sasse, who’s been a frequent critic Trump, slammed the tariffs decision as something Americans would expect from a “leftist administration,” not a Republican commander in chief. “Let’s be clear: The President is proposing a massive tax increase on American families. Protectionism is weak, not strong,” he said in a statement. “You’d expect a policy this bad from a leftist administration, not a supposedly Republican one.” Sen. Pat Roberts, who is the chair of the Senate agriculture committee, also blasted the decision for the tariffs and warned of retaliation. “They’ve already done this on washing machines and solar panels and the sorghum producer, one of the rare crops where we were making a profit, got targeted by China,” he said. “Every time you do this, you get a retaliation. And agriculture is the number one target. I think this is terribly counterproductive for the (agriculture) economy and I’m not very happy.” When asked why Trump made the decision Roberts and other senators made the case to him, Roberts responded: “Good question.” Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said the tariffs would be a “huge job-killing tax hike.” “While I am sympathetic to the issues facing domestic steel manufacturers, there must be a better way to address the steel industries concerns, and I hope Congress and the executive branch can identify an alternative solution before these tariffs are finalized next week,” he said in a statement. Even members of Senate leadership who are working with the White House on other measures expressed their concerns about Trump’s plans for trade. “My reaction is I’m going to study exactly what the President did,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, who is the second ranking Republican in the chamber, told reporters. “But (I’m) obviously concerned about retaliation and unintended consequences.” Trump said the US will impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% tariff on aluminum, capping a fierce, months-long internal debate that divided some of the President’s top advisers. Anticipating the move, experts have said it is likely to invite retaliatory measures from foreign countries. Cornyn added he understood where Trump was coming from with the decision because of criticism of the US’ trade policies. “I’m also sympathetic to what he’s been saying because we’ve been getting heat when it comes to our international trade relationships,” he added. “So we need to scrutinize and see if they’re in America’s best interests and I certainly support that but I need to look at the specifics.” Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said his colleagues are figuring out what they can do about the tariffs. “I am highly concerned about the negative aspects. I completely want fair and reciprocal trade and there’s no doubt about it America’s has been magnanimous in its trade laws,” he said. “There have been abuses building up over the years. We should target those abuses. I’m just not sure this is the way to do it overall with the steel and aluminum. It really will have negative and unintended consequences.” Sen. Orrin Hatch told reporters he didn’t believe in tariffs and warned it could create more conflict for the US. “First of all, I don’t believe in tariffs,” he said. “They don’t work very well. Secondly, it creates tariff wars and I just don’t think that’s the way to go.” On the House side, Speaker Paul Ryan, through his spokesman, released a statement requesting that the administration reassess the decision for the tariffs. “The speaker is hoping the president will consider the unintended consequences of this idea and look at other approaches before moving forward,” said Doug Andres, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Republican. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked Trump’s sudden desire to make the policy announcement within 24 hours, but his directive for a next-day announcement came as the White House was engulfed in its latest string of negative headlines. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180301203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/politics/tariffs-white-house-republicans-congress-reaction/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "675228070", "sentence": "A Palestinian man was killed Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says Israel's government plans to discuss metal detectors at an important holy site Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces broke out again across Jerusalem and the West Bank on Saturday, with the mood tremendously intense around Jerusalem’s Old City. A Palestinian man died at a hospital Saturday evening after he was injured in clashes with Israeli forces earlier, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The man was involved in a clash in the town of el-Eizariyah near Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency, WAFA, reported. Meantime, a rocket fired from northern Gaza exploded midair Sunday morning local time, with no injuries reported, the Israeli Defense Forces tweeted. With tensions rapidly rising, Palestinians called for more protests Sunday and the Israeli government planned meetings. One security session was expected to discuss the recent implementation of metal detectors at entrances to a key holy site in the Old City. The restrictions were imposed after two Israeli police officers were killed in a shooting last week just outside the Old City and Temple Mount, also known as the Noble Sanctuary. The area is one of the world’s most important religious sites, revered by Christians, Jews and Muslims. Related article Jerusalem -- an urgent issue for Trump administration Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday suspended all contacts with Israel until the metal detectors are removed. “I announce the freezing of contacts with Israel on all levels and the suspension of coordination until all the measures taken at al-Aqsa mosque have stopped,” Abbas said in a message tweeted by his Fatah Movement. The Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary was closed after last Friday’s attack, and reopened Sunday for worshippers, visitors and tourists, with added security measures. It is home to the Western Wall – which was part of the walls around the Second Jewish Temple and is one of the holiest places for Jews to pray – and the Dome of the Rock, where Muslims believe the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven. Egypt, France and Sweden called Saturday for United Nations Security Council consultations Monday on ways to lower tensions in Jerusalem, Sweden’s chief political officer at the United Nations wrote on Twitter. The envoys of the Middle East Quartet – the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations – said in a statement they are “deeply concerned by the escalating tensions and violent clashes taking place in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.” The statement went on to say, “They strongly condemn acts of terror, express their regret for all loss of innocent life caused by the violence and hope for a speedy recovery to the wounded.” Noting the particular sensitivities surrounding the holy sites of Jerusalem, and the need to ensure security, the Quartet envoys called on all sides to show restraint, refrain from provocative actions and work toward de-escalating the situation. They added: “Envoys welcome the assurances by the Prime Minister of Israel that the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem will be upheld and respected.” Three people killed Friday in an attack in the Halamish settlement in the northern West Bank were identified by Israeli police on Saturday. Police Superintendent and spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Twitter, “Names of three Israelis murdered in Friday night attack by Palestinian terrorist, Yosef Solomon age 70, Chaya Solomon age 46, Elad Solomon age 36.” Related article The two words that explain tensions over Jerusalem's Old City The Israeli army said the three Israelis were killed when a young Palestinian man from a nearby village breached the security of the settlement and carried out a stabbing attack. The Palestinian, who was shot and wounded at the scene, is in custody. A fourth Israeli was wounded in the attack, Magen David Adom, Israel’s ambulance service, told CNN. Three Palestinians were killed and many people reportedly were hurt during clashes Friday. Mohammad Fityani, a spokesman for the Palestinian Red Crescent in Jerusalem, told CNN its crews had dealt with 109 injured people by 3 p.m. local time, and that 72 of them were taken to the hospital. Tensions in Jerusalem’s Old City boiled over into skirmishes after the midday prayer. In one instance, a CNN team outside Herod’s Gate saw Israeli police start forcefully pushing worshipers back and pointing their weapons at them. The officers then fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the worshipers and move them back. CNN’s Richard Roth, Steve Almasy and Samantha Beech contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170723020000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/middleeast/jerusalem-west-bank-clashes/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "665537751", "sentence": "Brad Parscale played a crucial role on President Donald Trump's campaign as digital director Parscale dismissed the idea that online Russian bots would have been effective House Russia investigators are planning to call on Brad Parscale, the digital director of President Donald Trump’s campaign, as the congressional and federal probes dig into any possible connections between the Trump digital operation and Russian operatives, congressional sources said this week. The House Russia investigation is planning to send an invite to Parscale soon, as they begin scheduling witnesses over the summer, sources said. The Senate intelligence committee is also interested in how Russian bots were able to target political messages in specific districts in critical swing states, although it is not clear if Parscale will be called before the Senate panel as well. The news from the House comes as federal investigators have dug into Jared Kushner’s role overseeing Trump’s data operation – although he has not been identified as a target of the probe. Kushner is expected to talk soon with Senate investigators about the campaign’s data operation. Parscale played a critical role behind the scenes on the Trump campaign, directing online spending and voter targeting with the use of a highly sophisticated data bank built by the Republican National Committee. Parscale, was running the Trump Organization’s digital operation in early 2015, when he was hired onto the Trump campaign – months before Trump officially announced his bid. Parscale told CNN Friday that he had not been contacted by any investigators – either federal or Congressional. Senate investigators in particular have been interested in looking for a link between the prevalence of fake news that supported Trump and was pinpointed in key areas of Rust Belt states that ultimately flipped from blue to red – and helped Trump secure the White House. “There have been reports that their ability to target this information, some reports at least saying that in the last week of the campaign in certain precincts in Wisconsin and Michigan and Pennsylvania there was so much misinformation coming talking about Hillary Clinton’s illnesses or Hillary Clinton stealing money from the State Department or other. It completely blanked out any of the back and forth that was actually going on in the campaign,” Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, said at a March 30 hearing. Interactive: The many paths from Trump to Russia Warner then added, “One of the things that seems curious is would the Russians on their own have that level of sophisticated knowledge about the American political system, if they didn’t at least get some advice from someone in America?” Clint Watts, a former FBI agent and counterterrorism expert, responded that Russian bots masqueraded as conservative voters to support Trump – but did not say whether he believed the Russians had any help from an American political operative in picking out their targets. Related article Mueller investigating Trump for obstruction of justice, Washington Post reports “Part of the reason those bios had conservative Christian, you know, America, all those terms in it is those are the most common ones. If you inhale all the accounts of people in Wisconsin, you identify the most common terms in it, you just recreate accounts that look exactly like people from Wisconsin,” Watts testified. “So that way whenever you’re trying to socially engineer them and convince them that the information is true it’s much more simple because you see somebody and they look exactly like you even down to the pictures. When you look at the pictures, it looks like an American from the Midwest or the South or Wisconsin or whatever the location is. And they will change those, they can reprogram them.” But Parscale dismissed the idea that online bots, controlled by Russian operatives, would have been effective in swinging votes to Trump, noting that Twitter – where those bots operate – was not an effective tool for the campaign itself (albeit a highly effective tool for Trump.) Twitter, Parscale said, is designed for shouting a message to extremes on the left and the right, but Facebook is where influencers can be most effective in moving key swing votes. “Twitter wasn’t even something we focused on in the campaign, we didn’t feel it mattered, Facebook is where 70% voters focused and was the 500-pound gorilla … to win the election,” Parscale said. “Twitter is not where Trump voters were. Over 95% (of the campaign’s online budget) went to Facebook.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian bots", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170616200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/russia-investigators-trump-digital-director/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "580913834", "sentence": "Ahmad Khan Rahami was born in Afghanistan and became a naturalized US citizen He made several trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent years The man suspected of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey is a naturalized US citizen – but has made several trips overseas. As authorities investigate whether Ahmad Khan Rahami had any help or was inspired by foreign terror groups, those travels have become a focal point of the investigation. Here’s a look at Rahami’s travel history, according to law enforcement officials: 1995: Move to the United States Rahami, who was born in Afghanistan, comes to the United States at about age 7. His father arrived a few years earlier, seeking asylum. 2003: First US passport Rahami receives his first US passport as a teenager. He gets another one in 2007 after he said he lost his first one. 2011: US citizenship Rahami becomes a naturalized US citizen at about age 23. 2011: Visit to Kandahar, Afghanistan It was not immediately clear what Rahani did during his visit to Kandahar, or how long he spent there. 2011: Visit to Quetta, Pakistan Rahani married a Pakistani woman in July 2011. 2011: Return to the United States Upon returning from Pakistan in 2011, Rahami had to go through secondary screening because he visited Quetta, an area known for its Taliban presence. At that time, he told immigration officials he was visiting family and attending his uncle’s wedding and renewing his Pakistani visa. 2013 to 2014: Visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan In April 2013, Rahami returned to Pakistan and stayed there until March 2014. During that time, he traveled by car to Afghanistan, but it was not immediately clear why. 2014: Return to the United States When Rahami returned to the United States, he was again taken into secondary questioning. He told officials he was visiting his wife, uncles and aunts. A law enforcement official said each time he was taken to secondary screening, he satisfied whatever concerns immigration officials had. After the interview, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers entered the information Rahami provided into a shared law enforcement agency database, a US law enforcement official told CNN. They included the information in a bulletin sent to other agencies about a “batch” of people who traveled to high-risk areas, another “common” practice, the official said. As a naturalized US citizen, Rahami had certain rights and as a result could not be held longer unless there was good reason. If Rahami had raised red flags during the actual interview, FBI investigators would have been brought him in for further questioning or spoken with him more at the airport, the official said. CNN’s Elise Labott, Shimon Prokupecz, Evan Perez, Jim Sciutto, Samantha Reyes and Nick Paton Walsh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ahmad Khan Rahami", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160920163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/us/ahmad-khan-rahami-travels/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "560336707", "sentence": "US and Russia to cooperate on fight against al Nusra front Proposal had been met with skepticism in the Pentagon Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the U.S. and Russia had agreed to cooperate in Syria against the al Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s Syrian branch, in an effort to “restore the cessation of hostilities, significantly reduce the violence and help create the space for a genuine and credible political transition” in Syria. But Kerry, appearing alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, declined to provide details of the cooperation, saying “the concrete steps that we have agreed on are not going to be laid out in public in some long list because we want them to work.” Proposals to deepen military cooperation with Russia in Syria have sparked a rift at the highest levels of the Obama administration, with the Pentagon openly challenging the idea that Russia could be trusted to uphold its end of the bargain. US, Russia talk Syria coordination despite Pentagon concerns Kerry seemed to address this skepticism in his Friday remarks. “I want to emphasize, though, they are not based on trust,” Kerry said, referring to the key parts of the agreement. “They define specific, sequential responsibilities all parties to the conflict must assume with the intent of stopping all together the indiscriminate bombing of the Assad regime and stepping up our efforts against al Nusra.” Both the U.S. and Russia have aircraft that conduct operations over Syria, and a draft of the proposed agreement, a copy of which was obtained by CNN, would allow for targeting and carrying out joint air strikes against ISIS and al-Nusra, the al Qaeda branch in Syria. The agreement does not necessarily pertain to ISIS, with the draft saying that each country would reserve the right to strike ISIS independently. The draft also said that the air force of the Syrian regime would largely be grounded as part of the agreement. “The secretary of defense has been clear that he has been skeptical of Russia’s activities in Syria and we have reason for that. There’s plenty of reasons for that skepticism,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters Thursday. “And I think he maintains that skepticism.” The Pentagon seemed to be offering a strong signal that despite the agreement, the Defense Department wants to see guarantees Moscow will live up to its part of the bargain. “If Russia can behave in a more positive fashion, then we would be open to that conversation,” Cook said. CNN’s Barbara Starr and Elise Labott contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-Russia cooperation on fight against al Nusra Front", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160716003000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/politics/kerry-us-russia-syria-al-nusra/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "743514189", "sentence": "President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement on Thursday that the US would “be coming out of Syria like very soon” is raising concerns among some national security officials who warn that withdrawing now would not only undermine American credibility in the region but prompt a significant escalation to an already devastating conflict. While Trump has often touted the gains made against ISIS since taking office, his latest comments caught much of his own administration off-guard – including defense officials who have warned that now is not the time to withdraw from Syria. “We’re knocking the hell out of ISIS. We’ll be coming out of Syria like very soon,” Trump told supporters outside of Cleveland during a speech that was meant to focus on infrastructure.” Let the other people take care of it now.” Related article Trump promise to get out of Syria 'very soon' could be a win for Russia Several US defense officials have told CNN that the Pentagon has not heard any additional details from the White House since the President’s remarks – adding that the policy hasn’t changed and that they are continuing to focus on their fight against ISIS. One official said the assumption is the President has had a number of briefings saying ISIS is about to be defeated and that many assume Trump was just rhetorically taking it to the next step. A National Security Council meeting is set for Tuesday to discuss the administration’s plan for battling ISIS in Syria, a senior administration official confirmed Saturday. Any decision by Trump to pull out of Syria would also go against the current military assessment, a fact that left some national security officials concerned about the impact of a withdrawal, another senior administration official told CNN. The US maintains about 2,000 US troops in Syria, and primarily backs the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against ISIS, a group that is about 50% Arab and 50% Kurdish; however, much of the group’s leadership is Kurdish. The President’s apparent desire to exit Syria as soon as possible is likely to raise concerns among US backed groups in the region, particularly the SDF, and could embolden the forces of the Syrian regime, Iran and Turkey, all of which have mostly resisted attacking US allies in Syria due to concerns about US retaliation. Related article Trump says US will withdraw from Syria 'very soon' “A lot of what keeps SDF in the field is the other forces can’t touch them,” according to David Adesnik, the director of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Without US support how well will they perform and if they find themselves in a weak position will they cut a deal with regime?” Recently, the presence of US Forces deterred Russian mercenaries and regime forces from attempting to seize oil fields and other territory controlled by the SDF but without the presence of American troops there is nothing stopping those same forces from attacking again. A similar dynamic exists in Manbij and At Tanf, where US Forces have deterred Turkish and regime forces from any large scale attacks. The US is also helping SDF forces secure Syria’s border with Iraq as ISIS still maintains a presence in the area but that job becomes much more difficult without American assistance. If the US were to withdraw, the de facto spheres of influence that have spared eastern Syria the same kind of fighting and bloodshed that the civil war has brought to the west would likely collapse, inviting a major escalation in the conflict. That chaos could be exploited by ISIS which has already benefited from Turkey’s actions in northern Syria. Earlier this month, the US warned that ISIS has begun reconstituting in some areas of Syria because a Turkish military offensive against a northern city has pulled the US’ Kurdish allies away from the fight against the terrorist group. Related article US and British troops killed in Syria blast “We are very concerned about the effect fighting there has had on our defeat ISIS efforts and would like to see an end to the hostilities before ISIS has the opportunity to regroup in eastern Syria,” said Pentagon spokesman US Army Col. Rob Manning, discussing the Turkish offensive against Afrin. The State Department went a step farther, saying that ISIS has already begun to rebuild in places. “The fighting in western Syria over the last two months, including in Afrin, has distracted from the defeat ISIS campaign and provided opportunity for ISIS to begin reconstituting in some areas,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said last week. US officials have been warning for weeks that the Turkish military campaign against Kurdish forces in Afrin, launched January 20, could undermine the fight against ISIS, as Kurdish fighters helping the US battle the terrorist group began leaving to help their compatriots there. But the Turks see the US’ Kurdish allies as terrorists and have strongly pushed back against US claims that their involvement has a negative impact on the campaign against ISIS. Related article Exclusive: On board the 'Doomsday' plane that can wage nuclear war “The claim that the operation conducted against terrorists in Afrin would endanger the combat against DAESH is completely groundless,” said a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry last week, using the Arabic name for ISIS. “The approach that actually undermines the combat against terrorism in Syria is the use of one terrorist organization against another.” In a January speech laying out the Trump administration’s policy on Syria, then Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US would remain in Syria until the group is routed. “The United States will maintain a military presence in Syria focused on ensuring ISIS cannot re-emerge,” Tillerson said at Stanford University. “The fight against ISIS is not over.” The involvement of both US and Russian forces in Syria has complicated the conflict, leaving the countries conduct a delicate dance in order to avoid directly attacking one another. That hasn’t always worked, though. Several Russians hired as paramilitary contractors to fight with pro-Assad forces were killed by US air strikes in February, according to friends and family of those killed. The US and Russia have maintained “deconfliction” communications channels to avoid direct combat, but the lines do not prevent all conflicts. A US withdrawal would create a vacuum in the area, similar to what happened after soldiers left Iraq, and most foreign policy experts agree that void would likely be filled by Russia. Related article US punishes Russia but Trump hedges bets on Putin Angela Stent, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University, told CNN on Friday that “if the US were to withdraw, it seems to me the Russians would have a free hand” in Syria and the forces “fighting Assad would be weakened.” “I do wonder if that is something the President thought about when he made that announcement,” Stent said, noting that any departure would elevate Russia’s status to make it “the main power broker in that area.” Additionally, Stent said, a US withdrawal would help Iran, a country whose forces are fighting alongside Russians in Syria. If the US were to leave its base located at the At Tanf garrison in southeastern Syria, Iran would be able to secure its overland route from Damascus to Tehran, further securing its regional influence. Given Trump has routinely advocated for tougher policies on Iran, the US would be “cutting off our nose to spite our face” by withdrawing from Syria, Adesnik said. Along with Russia, Iran and the Syrian regime could also benefit from the economic advantages of seizing oilfields currently controlled by US-backed allies. The regime lost roughly 90% of its oil production when the civil war began, according to Adesnik. CNN’s Barbara Starr, Nicole Gaouette, Dan Merica and Jim Acosta contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US withdrawal from Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180331054500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/us-withdraw-syria-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "674209316", "sentence": "Australian PM says his government wants answers into 'shocking' event Mourners in her hometown pay tribute to much-loved woman in beach-side dawn ceremony Australia’s prime minister has demanded answers to the “inexplicable” killing of an Australian-American woman shot by police in Minneapolis. “This is a shocking killing. It is inexplicable,” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told Australian Channel 9’s “Today” program Wednesday, in his first public comments since Justine Ruszczyk’s death on Saturday. “I mean, how can a woman out in the street in her pyjamas seeking assistance from the police be shot like that?” he said. “We are demanding answers, something clearly went tragically wrong.” Ruszczyk had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home, her fiancé, Don Damond, said Monday. Two police officers responded, and one of them, Mohamed Noor, shot her in the abdomen, killing her, according to police and an autopsy report. Police have not explained how the shooting happened, leaving friends, family – and now the Australian government – demanding answers. Australian friends and family gathered on a beach near Ruszczyk’s childhood home to honor the 40-year-old yoga teacher and spiritual healer in a silent vigil at dawn on Wednesday. Around 200 friends and family gathered on Freshwater Beach in the northern Sydney suburbs as the sun rose, holding candles in silent memory of the Sydney native, according to CNN affiliate Seven News. At 7 a.m. local time (5 p.m. ET), mourners silently laid her favorite pink flowers into the swell in a low key ceremony led by her father, John Ruszczyk, Australian media reported. Members of community where she grew up, including former school friends, ex-colleagues and their families, attended the vigil. The community is still coming to terms with her unexpected death on the other side of the world. In a press conference held by Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, several Australian journalists probed officials about the experience and training of the officers involved, as well as deeper questions about the country’s gun and law enforcement cultures. Mayor: I wish officer would speakWho is police officer who fired shot?Australian PM demands answersWhat we know and don’t know Woman killed was to marry next month Mayor: I wish officer would speakWho is police officer who fired shot?Australian PM demands answersWhat we know and don’t know Woman killed was to marry next month Seven News reporter Ashlee Mullany demanded to know why Ruszczyk’s family in Australia was being kept in the dark as to the progress of the investigation. Hodges said that the victim’s father and brother would be informed when the independent body investigating the shooting had any information that it was able to release. Another reporter asked why two relatively inexperienced officers were responding to the call, and questioned the effectiveness of their training. “Why do you have a law and order culture in this city where you have two rookie youngsters arrive in a patrol car late at night, with guns they don’t seem to know how to use?” asked Paul McGeough, chief foreign correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, one of the country’s largest-circulation dailies and the hometown paper of Ruszczyk before she moved to the US. Hodges admitted that the question spoke to the wider culture of policing in the US. “We are in a country where people have guns but… these were two fully trained police officers,” she said. “What I can say is that, even before we had an officer-involved shooting a couple of years ago, even before that, we as a city were doing everything we could to put a foundation of 21st century policing in place.” In his televised interview, Turnbull said that Australian Consul-General Michael Wood, based in Chicago, is demanding answers of the Minneapolis city government. “We are providing all the support we can, but this is… it seems inexplicable, but note, there will be some answers given in due course. “At this point, it is a tragic loss, this young Australian woman and again, our hearts go out to her family with sorrow and with condolence and with love.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170719071500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/us/minneapolis-shooting-australia/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "724541123", "sentence": "Luciana Vega is an 11-year-old Chilean-American who dreams of being the first person to walk on Mars The doll, accessories and books launched January 1 There’s a new role model encouraging girls to reach for the stars. Luciana Vega is an 11-year-old Chilean-American girl who dreams of being the first person to walk on Mars. And she’s American Girl’s 2018 Girl of the Year. Though American Girl is known for its original line of historical dolls, books and accessories, Luciana isn’t a historical figure. Her story was created with modern girls between ages 6 and 12 in mind – or, as NASA likes to call them, the “Mars Generation.” Luciana is the first American Girl character created to encourage an interest for science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. The doll and the first two books in her series debuted on New Year’s Day. A third book will follow this year. Her doll can be accessorized with flight and space suits, as well as a Mars habitat and maker station. A purple streak in her hair hints at her colorful creative side. In the first book, Luciana goes to Space Camp, where she works on a robotics project and learns how to pilot a spacecraft and conduct experiments on the International Space Station in a simulated environment. American Girl worked with an advisory board that included astronaut Megan McArthur Behnken, former NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan, US Space and Rocket Center CEO and Executive Director Deborah Barnhart and NASA’s manager of strategic alliances, Maureen O’Brien. “We wanted to make sure we were getting it right, but we also wanted to bring attention to the fact that there are some really amazing women in this field,” said Julie Parks, director of public relations at American Girl. “This is something that could happen for you. It’s no secret that females are underrepresented in this area. We need strong innovators and a wide range of thinkers.” Related article Teenage girls to launch Africa's first private space satellite The women reviewed Luciana’s stories for accuracy and authenticity, and weighed in with their own personal experiences in field. Though the stories show that Luciana can succeed when she perseveres, they also show the reality of failure. “We have an award at NASA called Fail Smart,” Stofan said. “If you do everything so carefully that you never fail, you never achieve great things. If you look at the history of NASA, every time we made a mistake, we haven’t given up. “I think a lot of girls are sometimes intimidated by STEM careers because they think they have to be perfect in math or the top of their class. But what you really need to have is determination, the spirit to pick yourself up when you make a mistake and keep going. I really think it’s that determination, that will, the ability to come back from failure, that are the most important characteristics. I hope that girls who read these books are inspired by these tales of failure but persistence.” The author and advisory board also thought it was important for Luciana to have a supportive family. Stofan’s own experience with that encouraged her career in planetary geology. “For families reading these books out loud to their daughters, I hope they see that too,” Stofan said. “Girls need to be encouraged and told, ‘you can achieve these things.’ “ Related article Lego's 'Women of NASA' sale lifts off, lands as best-selling toy Stofan said it’s also important to establish for girls that women have been making huge contributions to the STEM fields for a long time. She’s frustrated by the fact that the idea that “girls don’t do science or math” still persists. The popularity of the book “Hidden Figures” and the movie based on it, as well as toys like the “Women of NASA” Lego set, are a step in the right direction, she said. But after visiting classrooms around the world for years to speak with kids about space and science, Stofan wants to see more visibility. She noted that the classrooms are papered with posters of men who have made achievements in their fields but not women like mathematician Ada Lovelace, NASA mission mathematician Katherine Johnson or cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead. Images like those classroom posters matter, Stofan said. Growing up, she saw photos of Marie Curie and Mary Leakey. For a long time, she thought women could only be chemists, biologists or archaeologists, like in the images she saw. And images of diversity are even more important. “Diversity is something we really need in the sciences, and we’ve really not done a good job at,” Stofan said. “Letting girls of color around the world know they can be astronauts or achieve other great things if they try, that was important to all of us. We’re pleased that American Girl decided to make her of Latina descent. My biggest fear is that young girls of color will think, ‘people who look like me don’t do that.’ There are role models out there, like (veteran astronaut and first Hispanic director of Johnson Space Center) Ellen Ochoa and the first African-American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison.” Related article They did the math: How NASA's black mathematicians multiplied success Girls who discover Luciana and her stories could go on not only to be one of the first people on Mars but to design the spacecraft that takes astronauts there or to solve the problem of how to keep astronauts well supplied on a long-term spaceflight mission, Stofan said. Stofan has talked to enough classrooms full of kids excited about Mars to know that the idea of landing on the Red Planet could have an effect similar to the “Apollo Effect” that those missions had for children in the 1960s. And although Luciana’s character is focused on the main prize of becoming an astronaut and taking the necessary steps to achieve that, like attending Space Camp, her stories aren’t just about STEM. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Luciana goes after her goals. She wants to be a good role model and big sister for the baby her parents are adopting from Chile. She strives to be a good friend and leader. And she tries to learn from her mistakes and move on. “We can show girls that creative thinking, collaboration, teamwork and being a decent friend and a kind person, these are things that are more important in their world than ever as we are more divided,” Parks said. “Luciana can bring visibility and valuable lessons to girls at a time in their lives when they are learning about their infinite potential and their opportunities to change the world.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "American Girl's Luciana Vega doll and associated STEM encouragement initiative", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "CHL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/health/luciana-vega-american-girl-astronaut-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "569958633", "sentence": "Rick Perry said the Gold Star family who addressed the DNC shouldn't get a \"free ride\" from criticism Donald Trump was slammed over his response to Khizr Khan's impassioned speech Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that the Gold Star father involved in a war of words with Donald Trump shouldn’t get a “free ride” from public criticism. Perry said Khizr and Ghazala Khan should have known that the Republican Party’s presidential nominee would respond to their Democratic National Convention address. “Mr. Khan is the one that went out and struck the first blow, and in a campaign, if you’re going to go out and think that you can take a shot at somebody and not have incoming coming back at you, shame on you,” Perry, a Trump supporter, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” Perry added: “Because he had a son that was lost in this war against terror, I mean that gives him a free ride to say whatever he would like against a candidate that he’s not for? That’s not proper, that’s not correct.” The Khans’ son, a Muslim-American U.S. Army solider, was killed in Iraq in 2004. In a fiery speech at the DNC last month, Khizr Khan accused Trump of not understanding their sacrifice, an attack the real estate mogul later called “vicious.” But Perry said Democrats had used the Khan family to score political points as both campaigns pivoted toward the general election. “We love our veterans, we love our Gold Star families, but the fact of the matter is Mr. Khan politically used his time on that stage to go after Donald Trump,” Perry said. “Why in the world he thought that he was going to get a free ride with that is beyond me.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Khizr Khan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160816223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/politics/rick-perry-khizr-khan-free-ride/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724879111", "sentence": "Sen. Tammy Duckworth is one of only 10 women who have given birth while in Congress Duckworth is a retired Army lieutenant colonel who was a helicopter pilot in the Iraq War Sen. Tammy Duckworth will make history when she becomes the first sitting senator in history to give birth later this year, her office said Tuesday. The Illinois Democrat announced she is expecting her second child in the spring. “Bryan and I are thrilled that our family is getting a little bit bigger, and Abigail is ecstatic to welcome her baby sister home this spring,” she said in a statement. “As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I’m hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and Abigail has only made me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.” She is one of only 10 women who have given birth while serving in Congress. Her office told CNN she is due in late April. Related article How senators voted to end the government shutdown The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the news of Duckworth’s pregnancy. Duckworth is a retired Army lieutenant colonel who was a helicopter pilot in the Iraq War. She was the first female double amputee from the war after suffering severe combat wounds when her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down. After retiring from the Army, she was elected to Congress in 2013. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin congratulated Duckworth in a statement, calling her “one of the most extraordinary people I would ever meet.” “When she told me several weeks ago that she and Bryan were expecting a new baby to join their little Abigail, I was speechless,” Durbin, also of Illinois, said in a statement. “I couldn’t be happier for her.” She made news Saturday for slamming President Donald Trump as a “five-deferment draft dodger” during her remarks on the Senate floor during the shutdown. “I spent my entire adult life looking out for the well-being, the training, the equipping of the troops for whom I was responsible. I will not be lectured about what our military needs by a five-deferment draft dodger,” Duckworth said at the time. CNN’s Caroline Kenny and Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sen. Tammy Duckworth", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180123221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/politics/tammy-duckworth-pregnant-first-senator-congress/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "429135838", "sentence": "A U.S.-flagged ship was recently intercepted by an Iran Revolutionary Guard naval patrol, the U.S. Navy revealed to CNN Tuesday. The incident occurred on Friday when four Iranian naval vessels surrounded the U.S.-flagged Maersk Kensington in the Strait of Hormuz. The episode came ahead of an encounter Tuesday in which Iran Revolutionary Guard patrol boats fired shots at a commercial cargo ship and then intercepted the vessel, the Marshall Islands-flagged M/V Maersk Tigris, which was also crossing the Strait of Hormuz. A senior U.S. military official told CNN that “the Iranians encircled the Kensington and followed the ship on its course for a period of time before withdrawing and breaking away.” After that, the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet issued a notice to mariners about the incident. READ: Obama administration sends mixed messages on Iranian ships The crew of the Maersk Tigris container ship is “safe and under the circumstances in good spirits,” Danish shipping company Maersk said Wednesday in an emailed statement to CNN. The Pentagon estimates that about 30 individuals are on board. On Tuesday night, the cargo ship was being escorted toward Bandar Abbas on the coast of Iran by Iranian patrol boats, but it has not reached the shore. It’s currently about 9 miles due south of the port. Maersk said they are still unable to “establish or confirm the reason” for the seizure, and remain in close dialogue with the Danish Foreign Ministry. Referring to Tuesday’s incident, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said it was “inappropriate” for the Iranians to fire the warning shots. The U.S. Navy has dispatched one maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft to observe and monitor the situation, Warren told reporters. Despite reports in some media, there are no Americans on board, according to a U.S. official. Related video The most lethal arsenal ever put to sea At this point, no U.S. military action is expected on the ship that was seized Tuesday aside from monitoring the situation. The U.S. believes that Iranians will “send the ship on its way,” the senior official said. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke noted Tuesday afternoon that he U.S. has a security compact with the Marshall Islands on defense issues. But he added that there hasn’t been a specific request for assistance from the Marshall Islands and said it was premature to say whether this could require the use of force. He did state, however, that “it’s a key concern of the United States to ensure that sea lanes in the region remain open and safe.” In Tuesday’s incident, the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was transiting the Strait into the Persian Gulf on an internationally recognized maritime route when the Iranian military contacted the vessel and directed the ship master to “divert further into Iranian waters,” according to Warren. “The master was contacted and directed to proceed further into Iranian territorial waters. He declined and one of the IRGCN craft fired shots across the bridge of the Maersk Tigris,” said Warren, referring to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. “The master complied with the Iranian demand and proceeded into Iranian waters in the vicinity of Larak Island.” After the shots were fired, the Tigris issued a distress call that was picked up by U.S. forces in the area, and the USS Farragut was ordered to head towards the incident. The closest U.S. warship was 60 miles away. READ: U.S. aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf as Iranian convoy moves “We have been in communication with U.S. shipping industry representatives with regards to how their vessels should respond to threatening encounters with foreign naval forces and how to contact us, ” the U.S. official said, declining to provide the specific advice being given. In the incident Friday, no shots were fired. The senior official pointed out that that historically, Iran Revolutionary Guard naval forces have been more likely to be engaged in hostile contact with the shipping and military vessels in the region than the regular Iranian navy. Contact with regular Iranian naval forces is frequent and “professional,” the official said. Even though the Strait of Hormuz is in Iranian territorial waters, “innocent passage” is applied – ships are authorized to pass through the body of water assuming they abide by all the rules of the sea  – because it is an internationally recognized shipping lane. Warren said it was “to be determined” what the USS Farragut will do when it reached the vicinity of the incident. The M/V Maersk Tigris was seized at the request of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, Iran’s semi-official news agency FARS is reporting, citing informed sources. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was seized after a relevant court order was issued, according to the source, indicating that the IPMO had monetary differences with the ship owner. Maersk LInes issued a statement Tuesday that the company’s “paramount concern is the safety and well-being of the crew.” CNN’s Laura Koran in Washington, Mohammed Tawfeeq in Atlanta and Fred Pleitgen in Berlin contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran Revolutionary Guard naval forces", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150428161500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/28/politics/iran-seizes-commercial-ship-u-s-official-says-no-americans-on-board/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "704705414", "sentence": "There must be something in the dim sum. For the ninth year in a row, Hong Kong has held on to its crown as the planet’s most visited city. Revealing the results of its 2017 Top 100 City Destinations survey, market researcher Euromonitor International says the Asian territory pulled in 26 million visitors in the previous year – a number predicted to swell to 44 million by 2025. In second place, with an impressive 21.25 million visitors in 2016 and annual growth of close to 10%, is Bangkok. Its big-city rival London has been pushed firmly into third place, with 19.2 million visitors in 2016 and 19.8 million expected in 2017. The ranking is based on Euromonitor International’s research in 100 countries and is based on the number of international arrivals that spend 24 hours or more in a city. “Asian cities are dominating the Top 100 City Destinations, with 41 cities in 2017 and this is likely to reach 47 by 2025,” Wouter Geerts, senior travel analyst at Euromonitor and the report’s lead author, told the World Travel Market, an industry event in London where the report was released. China remains the kingmaker when it comes to the rankings, with Hong Kong owing much of its success to its strategic position and relationship with the mainland. Hong Kong saw a growth dip in 2017 as relations with mainland China became strained, but Euromonitor predicts this will be short-lived. Seoul, meanwhile, saw a decline of nearly 15% in 2017 – with 7.66 million visitors expected – which Euromonitor attributes to tensions between South Korea and China. The importance of cities for tourism has been growing steadily for years. A total of 1.2 billion trips were taken worldwide last year, with visits to the top 100 cities accounting for almost half, at 46%. More than half of all international visitors coming to the UK visit London, with the UK’s second most-visited city – Edinburgh – attracting less than 10% of London’s arrivals. The Scottish capital doesn’t even scratch the top 100. The performance of European cities has been heavily affected by terrorism, with Brussels, Paris, Nice and Istanbul all registering impacted performances. Heraklion, the capital of relatively stable Crete, is 2017’s biggest European winner, registering 11.2% growth and moving three places up the rankings to 66. However, Euromonitor International’s head of travel and tourism research, Caroline Bremner, says terrorism is an issue that no major city can claim immunity from. “You have to accept that terrorism affects all destinations so you have to make sure you don’t say you are safer or better than other destinations as this is not true,” she told an earlier discussion at the World Travel Market. London’s international appeal has proved resilient in the face of recent attacks, and also the domestic turmoil resulting from Brexit. In fact, confirmed Geerts, a weaker pound has left the country “attractive” to visitors. A new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) this week confirmed London as the top city for visitor spending in Europe, with international visitors splashing in the region of $14.7 million in 2016. As for the upcoming Brexit negotiations, Euromonitor predicts that a soft Brexit would be the best outcome for the UK tourism industry, while a No Deal Brexit would most likely be the most damaging option. New York, with 13.1 million visitors expected in 2017, and Miami, with 8 million predicted, were the most popular cities in the Americas with international visitors. The United States dominated the rankings among cities in the Americas but, warns Euromonitor, “global unease” following Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House makes future performance uncertain. The cities showing the strongest growth in 2017 were all outside of the United States, with Cancun, Toronto, Mexico City, Vancouver and Punta Cana leading the way. While the United States remains the largest source market, Mexico is becoming increasing popular with visitors from Europe and Asia – although recent reports have pointed to a decline in US visitors due to drug cartel violence. Dubai, with 7.7% growth and 16 million visitors expected this year, and Mecca, with 9.8% growth and 8.7 million expected, were 2017’s biggest winners in this region. Johannesburg is the only sub-Saharan African city to make it into the top 100, but Euromonitor praises African efforts to open borders at a time when other countries are closing theirs. The African passport, launched in July 2016, allows holders to travel visa-free to all 53 member states, while last year Ghana started to offer visas upon arrival for all AU member states. The top 25 most visited in 2016, and visitor predictions for 2017, are listed below. 1. Hong Kong: 26.55 million in 2016; 25.7 million expected in 2017 (-3.2% growth). 2. Bangkok: 21.25 million in 2016; 23.27 expected in 2017 (9.5% growth). 3. London: 19.19 million in 2016; 19.8 expected in 2017 (3.4% growth). 4. Singapore: 16.6 million in 2016; 17.6 million expected in 2017 (3.4% growth). 5. Macau: 15.39 million in 2016; 16.3 million expected in 2017 (5.9% growth). 6. Dubai: 14.9 million in 2016; 16 million expected in 2017 (7.7% growth). 7. Paris: 14.39 million in 2016; 14.26 million expected in 2017 (-0.9% growth). 8. New York City: 12.65 million in 2016; 13.1 million expected in 2017 (3.6% growth). 9. Shenzhen, China: 12.57 million in 2016; 12.96 million expected in 2017 (3.1% growth). 10. Kuala Lumpur: 12.29 million in 2016; 12.8 million expected in 2017 (4.5% growth). 11. Phuket, Thailand: 10.6 million in 2016; 12 million expected in 2017 (14% growth). 12. Rome: 9.4 million in 2016; 9.6 million expected in 2017 (1.8% growth). 13. Tokyo: 9.27 million in 2016; 9.7 million expected in 2017 (4.8% growth). 14. Taipei: 9.2 million in 2016; 9.3 million expected in 2017 (1% growth). 15. Istanbul: 9.17 million in 2016; 8.6 million expected in 2016 (-5.8% growth). 16. Seoul: 9 million in 2016; 7.66 million expected in 2017 (-14.9% growth). 17. Guangzhou, China: 8.6 million in 2016; 9 million expected in 2017 (5.3% growth). 18. Prague: 8.18 million in 2016; 8.5 million expected in 2017 (4.5% growth). 19. Mecca, Saudi Arabia: 7.96 million in 2016; 8.7 million expected in 2017 (9.8% growth). 20. Miami, Florida: 7.8 million in 2016; 8 million in 2017 (3.1% growth). 21. Delhi, India: 7.4 million in 2016; 10.26 million expected in 2017 (37.7% growth). 22. Mumbai, India: 7.19 million in 2016; 8.9 million expected in 2017 (23.5% growth). 23. Barcelona, Spain: 7.04 million in 2016; 7.6 million expected in 2017 (8.3% growth). 24. Pattaya, Thailand:  7.02 million in 2016; 7.3 million expected in 2017 (4.2% growth). 25. Shanghai: 6.9 million in 2016; 7.2 million expected in 2017 (4.3% growth). This story was updated on November 16, 2017 to reflect revisions to Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017 report. Dubai’s data was revised to reflect the publication of more recent official data statistics.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hong Kong", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171107170000", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/top-tourist-destinations-2017/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "654792526", "sentence": "Grassley specifically cited comments made by Jared Kushner's sister At issue are changes to visa regulations proposed by DHS One of the most senior ranking Republican senators is asking the Trump administration for clarification and demanding assurances that no one will be given preferential treatment after the family of Jared Kushner used his name in raising investments overseas. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the judiciary committee chairman and longtime advocate for overhauling the nation’s visa programs, wrote to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to share concerns about what was said in the Kushner Companies pitch in China. In an email released Thursday, the Iowa Republican specifically cited comments made by the White House adviser’s sister, Nicole Kushner Meyer, about the EB-5 visa – a program that offers foreigners the ability to apply for green cards if they make qualifying investments in US projects. “In her speech, Ms. Meyer touted the EB-5 ‘golden visa,’ … and alluded to her brother Jared Kushner’s White House position in a manner that some say was improperly suggestive,” Grassley wrote. “One of Ms. Meyer’s colleagues urged attendees to ‘invest early, and you will invest under the old rules.’” Related article Visa program touted by Kushners has fraught political history Grassley went on to note that EB-5 visas typically have a two-year waiting period, expressing worry that “Ms. Meyer’s statements … could seem to imply that foreign nationals who invest with the Kushner Company will receive special treatment and expedited approval.” He called on Kelly to declare that the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the government agency that manages visa programs, would not give any preferential treatment. Also at issue is an ongoing process started under the Obama administration to raise the bar for receiving green cards under the EB-5 program. DHS has proposed changes, including raising the minimum required investment to $1.35 million and tightening the qualifications for a “Targeted Employment Area,” to ensure that such designations are reserved for areas that actually would benefit high unemployment areas. The comment period of the process ended April 11 with 290 comments. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, a division of DHS, has only said that it is reviewing the comments before finalizing the process when asked by CNN if it would see through the Obama-era effort. Grassley asked Kelly to confirm he would “expeditiously” move forward on the rulemaking. The controversial visa program at the center of the Kushners’ China pitch “The American people are relying on you to prevent fraud, promote security, and protect the homeland,” Grassley wrote. “DHS’s efforts in implementing new regulations to that effect are integral to strengthening program integrity and benefiting the US economy. I strongly support the proposed regulations, and support the Trump administration’s efforts to move forward with implementing these necessary changes in an open, and transparent manner.” The presentation in China by Kushner Companies was seeking investment for a New Jersey development. The company, run by the family of Trump’s son-in-law, has in the past used EB-5 money to fund $50 million, or one-quarter, of another New Jersey project branded Trump Bay Street. Kushner’s attorney said he has divested his interests in the project that was discussed in China and will recuse himself from matters concerning EB-5 in the administration. The Kushner family has apologized for seeming to imply a connection between Jared Kushner’s White House role and the company. Earlier this week, the White House said in a statement that it was “evaluating” EB-5 reform with members of Congress and “exploring the possibility of raising the price of the visa to further bring the program in line with its intent.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "EB-5 visa program", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170511174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/chuck-grassley-jared-kushner-visas/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "676694229", "sentence": "The United States is the largest funder in global HIV response In 2015, more countries contributed to their own HIV control than ever before Fear and concern are consuming the minds of many experts in the field of HIV control and it’s not just because of the 1.8 million people that became newly infected with the virus, nor the 1 million who died of AIDS, in 2016. In fact, experts this week were heralding their progress against HIV during the ninth International AIDS Conference on HIV Science in Paris, with UNAIDS reporting last week that more than half of people living with HIV globally are now accessing treatment. Deaths have halved since 2005. Still, experts worry this may be about to change. Or worse, go backward. The largest supporter in the global fight against HIV and AIDS may be about to make drastic cuts to its level of support. That funder: the United States. Related article Rare case of 9-year-old in HIV remission for years -- without drugs “Things come out of the White House and cause a lot of anxiety and stress,” said Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker, president of the International AIDS Society. “Without resources, we will not be able to do what needs to be done,” she told CNN. Bekker is referring to the Trump administration’s proposed budgets for 2017 and 2018 – the “skinny” and “fat” budget – in which funding for global aid, grant programs, and science institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, is set to be cut. Earlier this year, the White House proposed a $242 million cut in funding for the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, in the 2017 budget, equaling a 6% reduction, said Dr. Greg Millet, vice president and director of public policy at amfAR, a US non-profit that supports AIDS research.”This would have devastating effects downstream, including 253,000 adults and 50,00 experiencing (HIV) treatment interruption, and as many as 40,000 deaths,” he said. Greater cuts proposed for 2018 would cause even more of a decline, Millet highlighted, adding that the progress currently being celebrated is largely due to the work of PEPFAR and the international financing organization the Global Fund, to which the US is the largest single contributor. “The US really stands out in this way,” said Dr. Deborah Birx, ambassador-at-large, US global AIDS coordinator and the head of PEPFAR. Birx highlighted that as well as money, the US also provides human capacity in the countries it supports within embassies and field programs to “translate dollars into effective programs.” When asked about the proposed cuts to her organizations budget, Birx didn’t show fear. “I believe this administration are committed to changing the course of this pandemic,” she said. Related article More evidence treatment zeroes HIV transmission during sex while the world awaits a vaccine Birx, and others in the field believe they have shown what they’re capable of when it comes to controlling HIV and that the results should hopefully speak for themselves to ensure continued support. “Traditionally you don’t believe you control a pandemic unless you have a vaccine or a cure,” she said, of which HIV had – and continues to have – neither. Yet this week, her organization announced that in four of the countries they work in – Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe – the epidemic is becoming under control. “These are countries that had overwhelming pandemics, where a third of their population was dying,” said Birx. It “went from a humanitarian crisis to us changing course of pandemic.” Others are looking to lawmakers to keep the budget stable, not the administration. Related article 'Trump doesn't care about HIV,' say advisers who resigned “We know that (budget) is not the final say. There are processes,” Bekker told CNN, optimistically. These processes mean  approval by the US Congress which, so far, has not passed budgets that include these cuts. Former IAS president Dr. Chris Beyrer and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé are both equally positive that bipartisan support for HIV control in Congress will ensure cuts are not as drastic as the Trump administration would like. “Right now, Congress has not been willing to go along with these very drastic cuts … (and) it is Congress that hold the power of the purse,” said Beyrer. But he believes pressure is going to continue from the administration, making it “incumbent on everyone working in this space to keep Congress understanding how effective this has all been.” “I met most of the senators from the Republican and Democrats and (with) Congress … I am confident that it is so bipartisan and the American citizens are very supportive of PEPFAR programs,” Sidibé told CNN, adding “we will have to wait and see what happens.” There is, however, universal agreement that there will be some form of cuts, if not as drastic as was first proposed. If this does happen, other nations, in both the West and among middle-income countries, will need to up their game, experts believe. The next question then, is who it could be. “The unsettled nature of governments in so many parts of the world today make us anxious,” said Bekker. Throughout the week’s conference, researchers, policymakers and clinicians alike have made constant reference to HIV budget cuts, not just by the US, but the general decline in funding from multiple governments in recent years. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation report found that overall donor funding for HIV fell by $500 million in the last year alone, bringing totals down to the lowest they’ve been since 2010. “We’re concerned about France,” said Beyrer. “The hope was that France would at least meet it’s commitment and do flat funding, as they are the third largest donor to the Global Fund.” French President Emmanuel Macron was due to open the conference on Sunday, but he didn’t attend. As Agnès Buzyn, French minister of solidarity and health, took to the stage instead, she was greeted by activists shouting, “Shame on Macron.” Macron not appearing does not mean he will not honor funding commitments, Beyrer stresses, “but the minister of health had nothing to announce,” he said. “We’re very reliant that France does what it needs to do and the UK,” added Bekker. The UK is the second-largest contributor in the fight against AIDS and Beyrer is also concerned that after Brexit, their voice in support of HIV within the European Union will not be replaced. To date, no country or institution has matched the financial support of the US. “If the US were to implement cuts on the level that the President has proposed, it’s hard to imagine any of these donors being able to step up at that level,” said Beyrer. If the potential loss is not made up by the rest of the West, Sidibé believes it could be low and middle-income countries that step forward. In 2015, the global HIV response saw a change in dominance as the scales tipped and low- and middle-income countries combined to provide more funding to control the infection than donors from the West. That year, 57% of the response budget came from domestic funding by the countries themselves, according to UNAIDS. “We went to the African union and were able to share with heads of state the potential dependency crisis,” said Sidibé. “Kenya, Ivory coast, are all increasing their domestic budget to deal with this epidemic.” South Africa are already spending $2 billion of their own budget on HIV programs, covering most of it, and Botswana pays 80% of its own response, while China and Brazil are also paying for their own control efforts, said Sidibé. “South Africa has taken the epidemic response into its own hands,” said Dr. Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and formerly founding executive director of UNAIDS. “The country now hosts the largest treatment program in the world financed for the most part from domestic resources.” Piot further highlighted that Brazil was a leading light in the 1990s thanks to its comprehensive and proactive response, becoming the first middle-income country to provide free antiretroviral treatment in 1996. But today, new infections are rising in Brazil, he said, meaning the fight is far from over. Now, Sidibé would like the countries comfortably supporting the control of HIV in their own countries to go to the next level – and become donors. “It’s important to see how they can become progressively contributing to other parts of the world. Not just paying for their own,” said Sidibé. “Countries who are able already to demonstrate they have fiscal space.” Beyrer has experienced, however, that countries often struggle to think more broadly when tackling the HIV epidemic on their own soil. During his time as IAS president, he explained, he spent time working with the governments of Brazil, Russia, India and China, emphasizing the impact of becoming donors, but with little progress. “They continue to make contributions to their own programs, but really did not step up as donors,” he said. Beyrer further worries that if funds are reliant on domestic governments fully paying for their own HIV control efforts, crucial elements of HIV control will be forgotten, or at least not prioritized. At particular risk are those targeting more marginalized groups, such as teenage girls, sex workers and drug users. “Governments are willing to spend money on mother-to-child transmission, keeping blood supplies safe, doing education campaigns in schools,” said Beyrer. “What they’re not willing to fund is needle and syringe exchange … or programs for sex workers.” As a result these programs are currently funded predominantly by external donors. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Many experts further believe that the gradual increase in governments of high-rate HIV countries financially tackling their own epidemics, could be jeopardized if they feel like larger countries, such as the US, are bowing out. “It’s not the right time to send the message to them that donors are reducing their funds and disengaging themselves,” said Sidibé . “It will have a major impact on security (and) sustainability.” Furthermore, economists and epidemiologists highlight that the next stage of HIV control is going to be the most expensive – such as enticing young people, sex workers and migrants to get tested, getting men who prioritize working to come into clinics, and helping drug users to realize they are at risk and need to stay protected. “More resources might be required,” said Beyrer. Whatever happens, Birx is ready to make the most of what she is given. “My job is to take the resources that we have and make sure they have the biggest impact that they can possibly have,” she said. She exemplified this by revealing that over the last three years, PEPFAR have almost doubled the number of people on treatment and more than doubled the number of people accessing voluntary male circumcision, which can protect men from HIV by up to 60%, all on a flat budget. “We say this is what’s needed and figure out how to make it happen,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170728090000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/health/hiv-us-trump-budget-cuts-global-control/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "630872817", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nic Robertson is CNN’s international diplomatic editor. The opinions expressed in this article belong to the author. Nic Robertson: Diplomats in Munich express unease about what Trump will do next Trump has little time left to create more confusion on world stage While President Donald Trump was busy ignoring the reality of his low approval ratings by bathing in the embrace of an adoring crowd last weekend, his foreign policy challenges were stacking up. He was enjoying the warm applause and sunny skies of Florida as Vice President Mike Pence was enduring darker, damper, colder skies and a somewhat chillier reception at a diplomatic gathering in Munich, Germany. Pence also was on a mission to wow the crowds, but the vice president’s task was far harder. Among his audience were not die-hard fans, but prime ministers, presidents and foreign and defense ministers from around the globe, all thinking about the here and now – not a US election in four years. Staffan de Mistura, the lead UN negotiator at the Syria talks this week, nailed the common thinking in Munich when he commented, “Where is the US in all this? Well, I can’t tell you because I don’t know.” Away from the crowds of diplomats, de Mistura confided to me that he would miss John Kerry, the Obama administration’s secretary of state and top diplomat. He could “rely on Kerry for help on anything.” Related video Major Gen: 'Tough days ahead' in fight for Mosul Brett McGurk, Obama’s point man on Syria, was at the Munich conference, too. He was wondering out loud what the US role should be on Syria: “The United States is looking for a role to help reinforce the Syrian ceasefire brokered by Turkey and Russia,” he told the gathered diplomats. That McGurk is still around is a symptom of Trump’s flat-footed approach to foreign policy. Another holdover from the Obama administration is State Department spokesman Mark Toner. He is still in office more than a month after Kerry left. He still answers questions from reporters but hasn’t held a press conference in a month. For the diplomats at Munich whose first port of call to the United States is often through the State Department, the inertia is surprising – particularly given the rapid rate of executive orders. De Mistura explained to me what he would later say publicly: that Kerry’s replacement, Rex Tillerson, is “a nice man,” but he doesn’t have any direction from Trump on Syria. It wasn’t the only global issue that came to a boil in Munich. Pence’s pronouncements on behalf of Trump pushed Russian President Vladimir Putin into his own chain reaction of decisions on Ukraine. Pence said: “Today, on behalf of President Trump, I bring you this assurance, the United States strongly supports NATO.” The same message – support for NATO – was delivered by Defense Secretary James Mattis and Tillerson. Yet every diplomat I talked to at the Munich conference – from North Africa to Australia, the Middle East to Europe and even America – told me that he or she is still uncertain as to what Trump will do next. Will he stick to this track or reverse course again? Related article Who, exactly, is running US foreign policy? By the time they were leaving Munich, diplomats had had a chance to weigh what they’d heard from Pence at the conference in the elegant Hotel Bayerischer Hof to what they’d heard from Trump during his Florida rally and an earlier rambling press conference. From my conversations, it was clear any illusion of clarity that Pence had brought was lost in the chaos of Trump’s own making. The weekend had only added to concerns of the past month, where many believe Trump has been too erratic to give them confidence. Senior officials in the administration were so busy making amends for Trump’s past comments about NATO being “obsolete” that their appearances at the conference barely amounted to fleshing out one tiny corner of what normally counts as US foreign policy. Pence, like Mattis, made clear Trump’s desire that NATO members must significantly accelerate plans to pay their way in the 28-member alliance. But this point has been beaten home at the expense of so much political capital. Indeed, Trump’s handling of the NATO issue may have helped tip Russia into a far more combative posture. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, the reassuring Adel al-Jubeir, told me that the world must be patient and give Trump a few months. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson echoed his Saudi counterpart, telling me he thinks Trump will muddle through the chaos of his early days in office. In the long game they may be right. In the short term, Putin is in no mood to wait, and that became clear in the time that we were in Munich. Last week, a watershed was reached, and Putin’s patience with Trump fell a foul of pragmatic Washington politics. Embracing the bear, for now, seems out of the question. Ousted national security adviser Mike Flynn’s apparently unauthorized flirtation with Moscow proved too toxic for all but the most blinkered of Republicans. So while the Munich conference was still underway, Putin pulled the pin on his own piece of explosive foreign policy. The Russian President signed an executive order and authorized the recognition of documents in the pro-Russian breakaway region of Luhansk and Donetsk – in effect taking a step closer to recognizing the pro-Russian separatist region. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced a Ukrainian ceasefire, but it appeared to mask Putin’s real play: to take another step toward making Russia’s role inside Ukraine even more permanent. Formal recognition of breakaway documents is in many diplomats’ eyes another step in the direction of formal recognition of the breakaway government. Related article Trump lawyer pushed pro-Russia deal for Ukraine, politician claims So Putin waiting for Trump to put his house in order with regard to Syria seems unlikely. Which right now is a bit of a problem. By the time delegations arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Syria peace talks, the 30-day deadline Trump gave his defense chief to come up with a new policy to tackle ISIS was already uncomfortably close. The executive order explicitly authorizes the former general, whom Trump still likes to call “Mad Dog Mattis,” to find new partners for the United States in the fight against ISIS. At the time the order was written, it seemed the perfect opener for tighter ties with Putin. With Putin looking less like an ally, where that leaves Trump’s policy on Syria now is anyone’s guess: No doubt it’s one of several priorities for Flynn’s replacement, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. And with all these foreign policy issues stacking up, what does Trump do? Makes a statement about a terror attack in Sweden that didn’t actually happen, leading to a week of confusion and confirming American allies’ worst fears about the chaos blizzard currently blowing through the White House. On Sunday, Trump tried to correct himself, tweeting he’d seen a story on Fox News about “immigrants and Sweden.” The next day he was backtracking further: “(M)edia is trying to say that large scale immigration is working out just beautifully. Not!” Related article In Sweden, tensions temper pride over refugee policy Irrespective of what he intended, Trump’s comments fuel the very fears that undermine his pro-NATO message – that he sent Pence all the way to Europe to deliver. Sweden has not been without serious issues from imported Muslim crime gangs, but Trump’s characterization of the country’s problems triggered a global backlash, lampooning him for his crass and ill-informed comments – with suggestions of erecting an IKEA “border wall” to recalling ABBA to “stand guard.” But the most cutting comment came from former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, whom I first met in Bosnia in the early ’90s when he was the European Union’s special envoy there. He was then and is today a pragmatic and patient diplomat. He responded to Trump’s comments with a clarity revealing the American President’s falsehoods: “Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking?” Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Bildt’s strong words in the days after the Munich Security Conference were a resounding echo of the sentiments and skepticism I heard about Trump while I was there. With so much on his foreign policy plate, Trump has little time to create more confusion – such is the mood around the world. The United States is entering an era where losing friends may become far easier than making new ones. In diplomacy that is not usually the chosen path.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170224111500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/opinions/trump-spending-his-political-capital-robertson/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "744298935", "sentence": "Officials in Nigeria and Kenya are looking into whether data-crunching firm Cambridge Analytica tried to interfere with elections in their countries by organizing rallies and orchestrating whole campaigns to sway public opinion away from certain candidates. Leaders in both nations vowed to drag the data-crunching firm into court if evidence supports their claims. Their tough talk adds to mounting global fury over the British company, which also was hired by Donald Trump’s campaign and tried to influence American voters in 2016 using information gleaned from 50 million Facebook users. Related article Cambridge Analytica offers new defense of 2016 practices Cambridge Analytica and its affiliate, SCL Elections, did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment about the African leaders’ claims. The firm suspended its chief executive amid the US election allegations but denies any wrongdoing. In Nigeria, criminal prosecutions could follow if Cambridge Analytica is found to have interfered with elections, said Garba Shehu, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari. A government committee is probing claims that SCL Elections organized anti-election rallies to dissuade opposition supporters from voting in 2007, Shehu said, according to Reuters. The panel also will examine claims that Buhari’s personal data was hacked in 2015, when he was an opposition candidate for president, he said. “We don’t want to leave it open that Cambridge Analytica could have interfered with these elections,” Shehu told CNN. “The committee will scrutinize reports and allegations made against Cambridge Analytica. The government may prosecute, if the reports are found to be true. We just want to take lessons from what happened.” In Kenyan politics, the managing director of Cambridge Analytica and SCL Elections was filmed telling undercover reporters for the UK’s Channel 4 news that his company managed two of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s campaigns. “The Kenyatta campaign, which we ran in 2013 and 2017 for Kenyatta, we have rebranded the entire party twice, written the manifesto, done research, analysis, messaging,” Mark Turnbull said. “I think we wrote all the speeches, and we staged the whole thing – so just about every element of this candidate.” Related article Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga swears himself in as 'president' The company also claimed it surveyed 47,000 people in Kenya in 2013. Since revelations surfaced of Cambridge Analytica’s efforts to influence the US election, opposition voices in Kenya have called for an investigation, and opposition leader Raila Odinga   said he will sue the company. “Finally, the world has woken up (to) the fact that there is a real danger posed to democracy, not only in Kenya,” Odinga told CNN. “This was really the extreme end of negative campaigning, and it was so intensive, and I think also capital intensive.” “Somebody needs to take responsibility for this. Somebody needs to be made to answer,” he added. Related article Media censorship casts worrying shadow over Kenya's democracy Odinga was the subject of a video that went viral during Kenyan elections last year titled “The Real Raila Odinga,” which imagined a dystopia in 2020 with Odinga as president and in which “whole communities and tribes are removed from their homes.” The video was made by Texas-based Harris Media, which also worked on the campaigns of Trump and far-right groups in Europe, according to the London-based charity Privacy International. Harris Media did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. In the first round of last year’s elections, courts nullified Kenyatta’s victory over Odinga over “irregularities and illegalities.” Kenyatta went on to win re-election. New information about Cambridge Analytica, however, “puts the results into question, the whole election infrastructure,” Sen. James Orengo told CNN. “The elections which were held last year must be fully audited. I think we’ll see the footprints of Cambridge Analytica, and I think that is why they’re advertising Kenya as a success story.” But a spokesman for Kenya’s ruling Jubilee Party downplayed the British data firm’s involvement in the election campaign. Raphael Tuju, the party’s secretary-general, told CNN it hired SCL “to do analysis of focus group discussions. They did demonstrate to us that they had that kind of expertise. That was it.” Related article Embattled data firm sent foreign workers to US campaigns Tuju, speaking at the party’s headquarters in Nairobi, said the party will not press Cambridge Analytica on the Channel 4 report. “We really don’t have time for that,” he told CNN. On its website, Cambridge Analytica describes its work in the 2013 Kenya election campaign as “based on the electorate’s real needs (jobs) and fears (tribal violence).” Elections in Kenya are tense, and in 2007, more than 1,100 people were killed and more than 660,000 were forcibly displaced during Kenya’s worst electoral violence. Related article Kenyan newspaper publishes obituary for opposition figure -- who isn't dead One commentator said companies like Cambridge Analytica play with lives when they “cling to destructive narratives.” “A negative narrative can flip to violence quickly if it follows a dark manipulative arch,” said John Githongo, a former permanent secretary for governance and ethics in Kenya and a founder of the social movement Inuka Kenya Trust.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cambridge Analytica", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180403180000", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/africa/nigeria-kenya-cambridge-analytica-elections-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "444992206", "sentence": "Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday backed his fellow contender for the Republican presidential nomination Donald Trump in the billionaire’s recent feud with NBC – which was ignited over Trump’s controversial comments about Mexican immigrants. “I like Donald Trump. I think he’s terrific, I think he’s brash, I think he speaks the truth,” Cruz said Tuesday morning on Fox News. “And I think NBC is engaging in political correctness that is silly and that is wrong.” Thank you Ted. https://t.co/MVUzSAn6ru Cruz’s defense of Trump came after NBC severed its business ties to the billionaire and TV reality star after Trump deplored illegal immigration in his presidential announcement speech, singling out Mexican immigrants whom he said are “bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.” RELATED: NBCUniversal cuts ties with Donald Trump Trump added that “some, I assume, are good people” and in the following days would go on to clarify that he loves Mexico and Latinos and that he has many friends who are both. “I do great with Latino voters. I employee so many Latinos, I have so many people working for me,” Trump told CNN last week. “The Latinos love Trump, and I Iove them.” READ: Cruz seeks to harness conservative outrage after Supreme Court decisions Cruz, whose father is Cuban, said he doesn’t believe Trump should apologize for his remarks, pointing out that “the American people are fed up” with the illegal immigration problem in the United States. “He has a way of speaking that gets attention,” Cruz said on Tuesday. “And I credit him for focusing on an issue that needs to be focused on.” Cruz and Trump have both proposed erecting a border fence or wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, though Trump has repeatedly pointed out that “nobody builds walls better” than Trump.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150630133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/politics/ted-cruz-defends-donald-trump-mexicans-nbc/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "688432643", "sentence": "South Carolina man is killed by a falling tree limb Flooding inundates Savannah's River Street and The Battery neighborhood in Charleston Editor’s note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses. Leaving a trail of devastation in Florida, Irma trudged north on Monday, flooding downtown Charleston, South Carolina, uprooting trees in Atlanta and cutting off coastal communities. A weakened Irma – downgraded to a tropical depression Monday night – still packed power. At least three storm-related deaths were reported in Georgia and one in South Carolina. The deaths occurred mostly when tree limbs fell on victims during the tropical storm that stretched 650 miles from east to west, affecting at least nine states. As Jacksonville, Florida, grappled with record storm surge, the level of the destruction became more apparent in the hard-hit Florida Keys at the southern tip of the state. Areas without water, power or communications are likely to remain so for some time. Irma flooded portions of River Street in the tourist magnet city of Savannah, Georgia and forced police to temporarily shut Highway 80 leading to the barrier island community of Tybee Island. Water also filled The Battery, the downtown Charleston neighborhood where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet. Charleston police asked residents to avoid downtown in anticipation of high tide. Charleston Police is asking citizens to avoid downtown Charleston until flooding subsides and conditions improve. #chsnews #chswx #chstrfc Waters in Charleston Harbor peaked at nearly 10 feet high, the city’s third-highest reading, topping Hurricane Matthew in 2016, said CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward. A post shared by David Blackmon (@_dblackmon88_) Parts of coastal Georgia and South Carolina remained under storm surge warning late Monday. Irma will continue to weaken, but the rain and wind will spread further north. The storm was moving towards Alabama late Monday. It is forecast to move to Tennessee on Tuesday before fizzling out later this week, forecasters said. – As of Monday night, Irma was centered about 95 miles south of Atlanta, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. – A 57-year-old South Carolina man was fatally injured by a falling tree limb during the storm, Abbeville County Coroner Ronnie Ashley told CNN. The man was cutting downed limbs with a chainsaw outside of his home when he was struck. -Three people died in Georgia: A 62-year-old man who was on his roof was killed in Worth County, which experienced wind gusts of 69 mph, according to Kannetha Clem, a spokeswoman for the Worth County Sheriff’s Office. Another man was killed in Sandy Springs, an Atlanta suburb, when a tree fell and “literally cut the home in half,”said Sharon Kraun, the city’s communications director. One woman was killed when a downed tree struck her vehicle in Cumming as the car at in a private driveway, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. – About 6.2 million electric customers were without power in Florida late Monday, according to Floridadisaster.org. FEMA chief Brock Long has said some places won’t have electricity for weeks. – More than 1.4 million customers in Georgia were without power, according to Georgia Power and Georgia EMC. – In South Carolina, nearly 200,000 customers were without power, according to utility companies. – Storm surge warnings in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina mean “there is a danger of life-threatening inundation,” the hurricane center said. Irma turned Jacksonville’s Memorial Park into an unrecognizable lake. A post shared by Kristin M Taddia (@italian_creator) “We have very serious, significant river flooding along the banks of the St. Johns River. It’s bad now, it’s going to continue to get worse,” meteorologist Angie Enyedi said. “We’ve already surpassed historic levels, the levels will continue to rise.” In one Jacksonville yard, Irma snapped a tree near its roots, sending it crashing onto the car of an evacuee from South Florida on Sunday. No one was hurt. The tree at the end of Kristine Garcia’s driveway, luckily, didn’t fall on her house. “We’re definitely shaken up. We were in shock when we went outside,” Garcia, 34, told CNN Monday. “If it would have fallen toward our direction, it would have been a … mess.” Irma devastated much of Marco Island, off the southwest coast of Florida, leaving it with no electricity or clean water. Related article Surviving Irma on Marco Island: 'It was a badass hurricane' Roommates Zack Forrest and Krock Indigo rode out the storm on the island and likened Irma to a relentless tornado. “The storm was really intense, it was like a tornado that lasted for an hour and a half,” Forrest said. “No way!” Indigo interrupted. “It was like 5 hours.” By the time Irma finished with Marco Island, it left 15 homes that have either lost their roofs or suffered other severe damage, the fire department said. The good news is that there were no major injuries, said Marco Island Fire Chief Mike Murphy “We were the little engine that did it,” he told CNN’s Ed Lavandera. Tara O’Neill arrived at her house in Goodland, Florida, on Monday for the first time since the eye of the storm hit the small fishing village at the southeast corner of Marco Island. A tree had crushed her home. “It’s never good when you show up and see this in front of your house,” she quipped. The Goodland native bought the home in 1998 when it was a “dump,” she said . She and her husband spent six years remodeling. O’Neil climbed on the hood of her car to get a better look and found humor in her devastation. Looters, she joked, could help themselves to anything they wanted. In Goodland, Florida, Tara O'Neill returns home to find a large tree crushed her home. The eye of #HurricaneIrma m… https://t.co/0xpWTQYm0n pic.twitter.com/vVAYtZl1fS Irma made landfall on the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday, but the full extent of the damage there is still unknown. Related gallery Hurricane Irma pummels Florida That’s because some islands are extremely difficult to access. Southbound US Route 1 – the only road connecting the Keys – is closed, Florida Keys spokesman Andy Newman said. Large debris is blocking access, and a 150-foot stretch “has some buckling,” Newman said. Crews continued to work to clear US 1. Transportation officials have inspected and cleared some bridges, officials said. Some evacuees from the Keys will get a chance to lay eyes on the devastation early Tuesday when Monroe County allows residents and business owners in Key Largo, Tavernier and Islamorada to return home. But officials urged some evacuated Floridians to be patient and not try to go home yet even though the storm was beyond parts of the Deep South. Why storm surges are so dangerousFloridians share their Irma storiesSome may face weeks without powerFlorida’s economy to take a major hit Photos: Irma roars into Florida Why storm surges are so dangerousFloridians share their Irma storiesSome may face weeks without powerFlorida’s economy to take a major hit Photos: Irma roars into Florida “We’re asking folks to be patient and remain sheltered in place,” said St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles. “Stay off the roads, stay off the streets, let us complete our assessment, clear the roads of water, power lines, trees and then you can get out there and determine what happened to your individual property or your neighborhood,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler. Track Hurricane Irma’s path The massive storm triggered evacuation orders for 5.6 million people before it made two landfalls in the state Sunday. The first was over the Florida Keys, and the second, over Marco Island, left the island without water and power, authorities said. “It’s the worst storm I’ve ever seen,” said Bill South of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Before slamming into  to the United States, Irma hit Cuba late Friday as a Category 5 hurricane. Related article Hurricane Irma victims need your help On Monday, Cuban state TV announced 10 hurricane related deaths – meaning Irma killed a total of 36 people in the Caribbean before heading to the US. This is the first year on record that the continental United States has had two Category 4 hurricane landfalls in the same year. Last month, Hurricane Harvey devastated much of coastal Texas and killed more than 70 people. Are you affected by Irma? Text, iMessage or WhatsApp your videos, photos and stories to CNN (but only if it’s safe to do so): +1 347-322-0415. CNN’s Chandrika Narayan, Ed Lavandera, Christina Zdanowicz, Rich Phillips, Deanna Hackney, Dave Hennen, Michael Guy, Andrea Diaz, Phil Gast, Joe Sutton, Patrick Oppmann and Chris Boyette contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hurricane Irma", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170911064500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/us/hurricane-irma-weakens-to-category-1-storm/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "627334188", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Party People is a new podcast from CNN where a pair of conservative CNN contributors talk to influential voices about the future of conservatism and the Republican party. The founder of the conservative think tank Club for Growth and an economist at the Heritage Foundation said President Donald Trump is taking a huge risk when it comes to trade. “On trade, I think he’s playing with fire here,” CNN Economic Analyst Stephen Moore told hosts Kevin Madden and Mary Katharine Ham on CNN’s Party People podcast. “And I think the idea of a tariff against Mexico is a terrible idea. I think it would hurt Mexico a lot, and I think it would hurt American consumers as well. We don’t need a trade war with Mexico.” The White House has floated the idea of imposing a 20% tax on imports from Mexico, in order to pay for Trump’s proposed southern border wall. However, the White House says Trump is weighing other options. Moore also said he views Trump’s trade policy with China differently. “I kind of approve of some of the things he’s doing on China,” he said. “I think he views China as an adversary, and I’ve come to the conclusion that they are a bit of an adversary militarily, and economically. They’re playing a different game economically. They don’t play by the rules. They do cheat, they do steal, and I think taking a tougher stance with China is overdue.” Moore also recommended conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly’s book on Harry Truman’s presidency, “Killing the Rising Sun” to the President and listeners. “I think people like Trump can learn from Harry Truman,” Moore said. “He grew in office in an amazing way. And I think the question we all have about Donald Trump, regardless of what our ideology is ‘can he grow into this office?” Get CNN’s “Party People” podcast at CNN, Stitcher, TuneInRadio or iTunes.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's trade policy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170214114500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/14/politics/stephen-moore-party-people-podcast/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "678485213", "sentence": "Gen. John Nicholson commands 13,000 US and international forces The general's fate is being discussed in Trump administration circles General John Nicholson, a highly respected four-star Army general with 35 years experience may be in the White House’s political crosshairs and become the first high-ranking military officer President Donald Trump decides to fire. CNN has spoken to more than half a dozen currently serving military and civilian defense officials who say the fate of Nicholson as the commander of some 13,000 US and international forces in Afghanistan is being discussed in administration circles. Officials emphasize that no decision has been made to replace Nicholson. Related article Suicide bombers kill dozens during prayers at Afghan mosque Because he is a serving officer, Nicholson could be removed with a simple announcement that he is being replaced with another commander. If the decision is taken, it’s not known if he would agree to retire or demand to be fired as General David McKiernan did when Defense Secretary Robert Gates replaced him in 2009 as the Obama administration adopted a new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. The thrust of White House criticism of Nicholson appears be that he has been unable to win the war in Afghanistan. While Nicholson is respected, he has also caused some irritation in senior defense circles. His public comments seeking more troops have been seen by some as getting ahead of a White House decision. Nicholson also made a very public pledge to defeat and eliminate the local Afghan branch of ISIS known as ISIS-K, promising to do so by the end of 2017. To that end he authorized the use of the MOAB bomb, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the US arsenal, a decision that made headlines while inviting some to wonder whether Nicholson considered the political impact such a decision might have. He also caused consternation inside the Pentagon by unilaterally changing policy on how the public is notified of troops killed in action in Afghanistan. One official told CNN “it’s just personalizing the President’s frustration,” by singling out Nicholson. White House adviser Sebastian Gorka says the President “absolutely” has confidence in General Nicholson. The Pentagon was less effusive, with spokesperson Dana White issuing a statement saying simply, “Secretary Mattis has confidence in General Nicholson’s leadership.” Related article McCain backs top commander, slams Trump on Afghanistan It’s widely believed Defense Secretary James Mattis and General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, support Nicholson staying in his role over a public firing of a respected general who has spent much of the last 15 years on repeated combat tours in Afghanistan commanding large numbers of troops in the field. The White House meeting also took place before retired General John Kelly was appointed to be the President’s chief of staff. It’s not clear to what extent Kelly may be willing to protect Nicholson. But the calendar may provide a less dramatic solution if the White House wants to remove Nicholson. Nicholson took command in March 2016 for a tour of duty that typically does not last longer than two years. But several recent commanders have served shorter tours for a variety of reasons. Typically the Pentagon would start looking for a replacement candidate to recommend to the President months in advance for a senior job like Afghanistan. Related article Tillerson says US is willing to talk to North Korea This could all lead to Nicholson still being replaced in the coming weeks or months pending what might be a controversial confirmation process for a new commander. Some military officials believe the current national security adviser, Lt. General H.R. McMaster, could be a likely replacement. McMaster is a three-star general but would still have to face Senate confirmation. Officials familiar with the White House meeting say Trump looks at the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and sees success. But when it comes to Afghanistan, he doesn’t see a winning effort. Mattis has also said the US is not winning in Afghanistan and Trump is looking for a strategy he can be assured will lead to a win. The chatter about Nicholson, who also has strong relationships on Capitol Hill, sparked an immediate reaction from Arizona Sen. John McCain seeking to defend Nicholson. “He has earned the trust and admiration of those he has served with. And he has earned my full confidence,” the Republican chairman of the armed services committee said. McCain has been publicly critical of the Pentagon, Mattis and the White House for not settling on a new strategy for Afghanistan. “Six months ago, General Nicholson testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee and warned that the United States was not winning the war in Afghanistan,” McCain said in a statement Thursday. “The reason for this failure is a lack of successful policy and strategic guidance from Washington over many years, which has continued in the first several months of this new administration. Our commanders-in-chief, not our commanders in the field, are responsible for this failure.” Related article Mattis, Tillerson talk authorizing ISIS war Mattis had promised McCain a strategy for Afghanistan by mid-July, but missed that deadline when the administration could not agree on what to do next. Multiple officials say the options still being  discussed range from a complete withdrawal to adding to the 8,400 US troops already there. Nicholson has advocated for adding a few thousand US troops specifically in order to “buy time” for the Afghan forces to be better trained and look after their own security, one official close to him told CNN. McMaster has backed sending more troops, so if that option becomes the approved strategy it might bolster the case to send him to Afghanistan, several officials say.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "General John Nicholson", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170803234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/politics/nicholson-afghanistan-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "754816641", "sentence": "Israel says that it’s done with strikes on Iran – for now. France fears an escalation. Iran has its finger on the trigger. But, really, it’s Russian President Vladimir Putin who sits in the hot seat. Where once the US would have been the brake on spikes in Syrian violence, there is a real possibility President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is greasing the wheels towards a wider regional war. In recent months, the world’s top diplomat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has warned that Israeli and Iranian tit-for-tat strikes in Syria could quickly boil over to a regional conflagration. Overnight Wednesday, rockets fired by Iranian forces from inside Syria toward Israel triggered a forewarned robust response from Israel’s military – targeting Iranian military assets in Syria. Related article Israel and Iran trade fire in most direct confrontation yet Since early February, when Israel says it shot down an Iranian drone laden with explosives that was launched from Syria, the Israel Defense Forces have increased retaliatory strikes in Syria at Iranian targets. Some of those strikes are reported to have killed several Iranian fighters. Yet until this point there had been no Iranian retaliation. The sudden surge in the exchange of rockets Wednesday night – on the heels of Trump’s exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – hints that Iran has suspended its strategic restraint. If so, the likelihood that the Iranian-Israeli confrontation will escalate increases. In Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani warned Germany, France and the UK, that they have only “a very limited time to save the JCPOA.” But he is a moderate. The Iranians fighting in Syria fall under a more hardline command. It’s their comrades who have been killed in Israeli strikes and their patience will have worn thinner than Rouhani’s strategic politicking. Most European diplomats fear that once the Trump’s administration leans on European businesses hard enough, they won’t be able to plug the economic shortfall, something Rouhani needs so he can sell the Iran deal without America at home. In short, the gloves in a potential Israel-Iran confrontation are coming off. The question is this: were Wednesday night’s strikes the opening salvo, or a sign of what is to come? President Emmanuel Macron of France fears the former. His staff in Paris say he is pushing for calm: “He calls for de-escalation and he will talk about this with the German Chancellor today.” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Thursday morning that most of Iran’s infrastructure in Syria was hit and that he hopes this chapter of “Iranian radicalism” is over. But indicating that what happens next is down to Iran, he added: “If it will rain in Israel, there will be a biblical flood on the other side.” In Damascus, a Greek reporter asked President Bashar al-Assad if Syria would be the venue for world war three. His response: “No, for one reason: because fortunately, you have a wise leadership in Russia.” Putin – as many international diplomats have warned could happen – finds himself, absent a working peace plan in Syria, riding a tiger. A bigger war in Syria would require a bigger military spend from him – something that would further strain his own stretched economy. Recently reelected, he has plenty of political capital but not a lot of real cash to spare. US and European sanctions have been eating a hole in Russia’s pocket. The ruble has had a rocky ride in recent months. During his Wednesday visit to the Kremlin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is understood to have warned Putin about strikes on Iran’s military assets inside Syria. As Iran is Russia’s principal ally keeping Assad in power, Moscow is very carefully tracking Israel’s every move. For whatever reason, Putin appeared willing to see Iran hit, knowing the straining and destabilizing effect it may have on their alliance backing Assad. That Netanyahu, Trump’s most ardent supporter in dumping the JCPOA, was in Moscow the day before the attack signals many things – not least the dangerous complexity of having so many powers at play in such a confined conflict. But it also emphasizes the  diminishing US influence in Syria – and the region in general. In Riyadh on Wednesday, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir reiterated his country’s warnings about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, saying: “We have made it very clear that if Iran acquires nuclear capability we will do everything we can to do the same.” After Israel, the Saudis are the biggest backer of Trump’s decision to pull out of the JCPOA. They fears growing Iranian influence in the region – not just to their north in Syria and Iraq, but over their southern border in Yemen. On Wednesday, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who tossed Yemen’s internationally recognized government from power four years ago, fired long-range ballistic missiles into Saudi. One was reportedly shot down by a US-made Saudi counter-missile battery just outside the capital Riyadh. Related article Unbridled Trump storms global stage In recent months, Houthis have stepped up missile attacks targeting Riyadh. None have gotten through so far. But patience in Riyadh is running thin – the expectation there is that Trump’s exit from the JCPOA could signal a ramped-up Saudi targeting of Houthi leaders. How Iran would handle its Houthi proxies in this case is unclear. But international concern has been growing, particularly over the past week, as the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen have allegedly hit several civilian targets recently. In pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, Trump hinted at the peace benefit for the region: “If I allowed this deal to stand, there would soon be a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.  Everyone would want their weapons ready by the time Iran had theirs.” While no one expected those lofty long-term goals realized already, just two days later, most diplomats hoped the lid could be kept on tensions until everyone outside the White House could figure out the next step forward. There was no “plan B.” It’s being made up on the fly, with no guarantees hardliners don’t derail the world’s diplomats. Escape routes are still open, but the fog and consequences of sudden conflict may soon shut them down. Today, it’s still possible – albeit highly improbable – that should Trump decide, he could give European businesses “cutouts” and allow them to continue working in Iran; then maybe Iran’s moderates can buy more time and rein in their hardliners before it’s too late. But the reality is, exiting the JCPOA has ushered in a new era of international relations where the unexpected and unpredictable have a far greater possibility of rapidly outpacing common sense and routine diplomacy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180510160000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/middleeast/us-cannot-put-brakes-middle-east-tension-nic-robertson-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "716973107", "sentence": "Everett Kennedy Brown photographed descendents of samurai using 19th-century techniques He aims to preserve history and provoke a dialogue on our role in shaping it Everything is not what it seems in Everett Kennedy Brown’s captivating photographic series on Japan’s samurai. While Brown’s photographs look like artifacts from the warriors’ feudal-period heyday, they document the unique fashions and aesthetic of modern-day samurai. Blade runners: The powerful mystique of the samurai sword His subjects are members of a community of samurai descendents in Soma, Fukushima, who keep the fighters’ traditions alive today. The American photographer used a 19th-century technique to achieve the look of the images. “The wet plate collodion process dates from the 1850s and the images produced look old and historical,” Brown told CNN of his images, which are on display at hpgrp Gallery in New York this month. Tight squeeze: The secrets behind Japan's coolest micro homes Photographing residents of the town in this style “provided them with an opportunity to think about their place in history,” Brown said. On March 11, 2011, an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster struck Japan’s northeast region of Tohoku, causing mass destruction and loss of life. The damage and fears over radiation forced some residents of Soma out of their hometown. Brown – who has been based in Japan for several decades – traveled up to Fukushima prefecture in the aftermath of the March 11 disaster to connect with the people who live there. Once there, he met Michitane Soma, the head of a samurai warrior clan that stretches back 34 generations, through 800 years of history. Soma wanted Brown to photograph his community using the wet plate collodion technique he was known for. Despite the tragedy, the residents of Soma went ahead with their annual horse race festival that year, during which hundreds of samurai descendents and locals deck themselves out in colorful traditional garb to honor the samurai code. Samurai traditionally wore a short coat without sleeves – known as “jinbaori” – made of deer skin, silk or cotton that could be draped over clothes or armor. In one photograph, Michitane Soma wears a jinbaori made of sik. Abstract geometric symbols also adorn his pants, which are known as “hakama.” The symbols are believed to protect the wearer from evil, Brown said; popular designs include dragonfly, dragon and carp motifs. “The carp symbolizes success, longevity, courage, ambition, and perseverance,” he said. You can't go home again: Rebuilding lives after Fukushima Photographs of people who participated in the festival in the past and the traditional costumes they wore line the walls of present-day Soma residents’ homes, Brown added. Brown photographed 44 people – some from old important samurai families and others whose families have a strong loyalty to the local samurai tradition – over a 2-year period. “We only took one photograph for each person, so for each of these portraits there was only one chance per person,” Brown said. He set up a dark room on location where he made his glass negatives. Each session – from making the negative to developing it – took up to 20 minutes, and the photographs needed to be taken while the glass negative was wet. Each individual had to sit still for up to two seconds. Heads will roll: Japanese artist plays with guts and gore Brown said his photographic series serves as both a record and reminder of a difficult time in the Soma residents’ history, and now aims to place the images in a local museum. Fostering a cultural dialogue Brown said that since the disaster, many residents of Soma have become more determined to pass the samurai tradition onto the next generation as a source of purpose and identity. For his next project, Brown wants to explore how the roots of Japanese samurai fashion can be found throughout the world. “These designs were brought to Japan by the Chinese, by Muslims, by the Portuguese, by the Dutch,” Brown explained. “I want to start creating more dialogue about where this fashion came from, because most people think that it’s just Japanese,” he added.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Everett Kennedy Brown's photographic series on Japan’s samurai", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171221143000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/samurai-fashion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "510340417", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Now you can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. Trump’s primary treat, Obama’s SCOTUS defeat and Kanye’s cryptic tweet. It’s Wednesday, and here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door: Rebel yell: Last night’s New Hampshire primaries belonged to the outsiders, to the rabble-rousers, to the rule-breakers. To two men once dismissed as sideshows but who seized on the fury of grassroots voters to screw with the conventional wisdom. Here’s the takeaway: Donald Trump, for all his bluster, is for real. And Bernie Sanders will do his darndest to crash a Clinton coronation. Both men made history: It was the Donald’s first political win - ever. And the Bern became the first Jewish candidate to win a primary. SCOTUS blocks POTUS: Remember last summer when President Obama proposed rules to seriously cut green house gas emissions from the mother of all polluters: electric power plants? Twenty-nine states immediately filed suit, worried they’d kill jobs. Yesterday, the Supreme Court stepped in, saying ‘Not so fast’ and temporarily blocked the plan. Bummer for the Prez because fighting climate change was supposed to be a huge part of his legacy. And now it’s stuck in court – just like his other legacy action: immigration. Judgment day:  Akai Gurley isn’t as well known as Michael Brown or Walter Scott. But he too was an unarmed black man killed by a cop. Officer Peter Liang shot him dead in a housing project, saying his gun accidentally discharged. Not so, says the prosecution. The cop made too many poor judgment calls. “In fact, instead of calling for help, he just stood there and whined and moaned about how he would get fired,” the ADA said. A jury may decide today whether Liang should be convicted of manslaughter. Unearthing a ‘cover up’: The official line of the Mexican government was this: The 43 students who went missing 17 months ago were killed by a gang that burned their bodies in a landfill. But forensic experts from Argentina said yesterday there was no evidence of a fire big enough to incinerate that many bodies. That backs up what another group of experts concluded and what loved ones of the missing have said all along. They’ve accused Mexican officials of using the fire story as a distraction. Your move, Mexico. Nooooo!: Top intelligence officials briefed Capitol Hill on the ISIS threat yesterday. First the bad news: ISIS is sticking its members among innocent refugees to move across borders undetected. Now, the really bad news: ISIS will attempt a direct attack on the U.S. this year. Like hump days aren’t stressful enough already. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. “Racist, Sexist, Xenophobic Demagogue Wins NH” - The Huffington Post huffing and puffing about The Donald’s win last night. We don’t know what’s worse - that or the New York Daily News headline: DAWN OF THE BRAIN DEAD: Clown comes back to life with N.H. win as mindless zombies turn out in droves.” So not cool! Tomorrow's front page:DAWN OF THE BRAIN DEAD - Trump comes back to life with N.H. win: https://t.co/rkj242rGEf pic.twitter.com/LRWPDIJJfL Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … Shark attacks rose to an all-time record last year. One reason: El Nino. D’oh There are dumb criminals and then there’s the dude who stole from a photo booth with a CAMERA POINTED RIGHT AT HIM! The power of punctuation Oh, Kanye, you could have saved Twitter from melting down if only you’d used question marks instead of exclamation points: Here’s what’s happening later. Mo’ problems, mo’ money Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will ask the state legislature today for an additional $195 million for the Flint water crisis. The city’s mayor says it’ll take $55 million just to replace the lead pipes. Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear “Happy Birthday” song which can now be sung everywhere after a $14 million settlement in a copyright suit Happy birthday to you Who’s your daddy? Life’s confusing enough when you’re 16 months old without having to tell apart your dada from your uncle.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160210111500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/us/five-things-new-day/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "611923092", "sentence": "Israel has limited working ties with nations backing a UN resolution over West Bank settlements Though the move has limited, if any, practical effect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his nation’s Foreign Ministry to temporarily limit all working ties with the embassies of the 12 UN Security Council members who voted in favor of Friday’s resolution on West Bank settlements and who have diplomatic relations with Israel, two senior Israeli officials tell CNN. The officials said that business with the embassies of those countries – Britain, France, Russia, China, Japan, Ukraine, Angola, Egypt, Uruguay, Spain, Senegal and New Zealand – will be suspended, the officials said. Netanyahu will not meet with the foreign ministers of those countries and their ambassadors will not be received at Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the officials added. OPINION: Obama administration was hypocritical on UN’s Israeli settlements vote In addition, travel by Israeli ministers to those countries will also be limited, the officials said, noting that Israeli ambassadors in the countries will still be able to continue working with the governments of their host nations. The move came after ten ambassadors were summoned, under orders by Netanyahu, to the Foreign Ministry for a personal rebuke over the vote. Israel was furious at the passage of Security Council resolution 2334, which says its settlements in the West Bank “had no legal validity, constituting a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the vision of two States living side-by-side in peace and security.” The United States, a Security Council member, abstained on the resolution. More than anything else, the diplomatic move to suspend embassy ties is a statement meant to express Netanyahu’s anger at the countries that voted for the resolution. It is unlikely to have any practical effect on either Israel or the other countries, as it does not affect trade, security coordination, or other aspects of the relations. But as a statement, it is significant, and it is a continuation of Netanyahu’s diplomatic actions against countries that voted for the resolution. Notably, it does not affect diplomatic relations with the United States, which has been the focus of much of Netanyahu’s anger. Netanyahu summoned the US ambassador and launched a scathing attack Sunday on the Obama administration. RELATED: Israel says there’s ‘ironclad’ proof Obama pushed UN vote Late Monday afternoon Israel’s ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer, explained his country’s diplomatic moves to CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” “Israel’s not going to be kicked in the teeth and not just respond to this,” Dermer said. “We can’t just meet with visiting dignitaries as if nothing has happened. This is a serious effort against Israel.” Dermer said Friday’s UN Security Council vote harmed long-term prospects for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. “The one negotiating chip that we have at the peace table is that territory. If the UN Security Council says that territory actually belongs to the Palestinians – which it does not and which we reject – that’s going to make achieving peace actually much harder.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161226223000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/politics/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-diplomatic-ties/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "747826395", "sentence": "Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he will vote against former CIA Director Mike Pompeo for secretary of state because of what Kaine called the nominee’s “anti-diplomacy disposition.” “We have a president who is anti-diplomacy,” Kaine said. “And I worry that Mike Pompeo has shown the same tendency to oppose diplomacy.” Kaine cited Pompeo’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal when he was a member of the House of Representatives and said Pompeo “spoke about the relative ease of wiping out Iran’s nuclear capacity with a bombing run.” In a written statement released after his appearance on CBS, Kaine called such a move “an unrealistic scenario” and wrote that Pompeo also “stands out in advocating US action to change out the governments” of North Korea and Iran. Kaine said he voted for Pompeo to become CIA director because he thought his intelligence background made him well-suited for the position, but he is now voting against him for secretary of state because he does not want someone who is going to “exacerbate President Donald Trump’s weaknesses rather than uphold our diplomatic legacy.” “You’ve seen President Trump try to underfund the State Department in USAID, not appoint key ambassadors, tweet out insults about foreign leaders, back the United States out of international agreements and organizations,” Kaine said. “We need a secretary of state who is going to stand up for strong diplomacy,” he added, “and I don’t believe that is Director Pompeo’s inclination.” Several lawmakers expressed doubts about Pompeo after his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. “There are fundamental areas of disagreement that we have, and I think that was true in the questioning,” Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said in an interview with CNN after the hearing. “So he answered some of those questions but from my perspective, he just gave the wrong answers.” Republican Rand Paul also told CNN the hearing “really solidified” his opposition to Pompeo. If Paul and Shaheen join Kaine in voting “no,” Pompeo won’t have enough votes to win a favorable recommendation from the committee. According to the Senate historian’s office, there are no instances of a secretary of state nominee receiving an unfavorable committee vote since 1925. But in an extraordinarily rare move, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could still bring up the nomination on the floor of the Senate despite the negative vote in the committee. If that would occur, Pompeo would need the support of at least one Democratic senator, given Paul’s opposition and the continued absence of Sen. John McCain, who is recovering from brain cancer. And behind the scenes, Pompeo has been working to lock down support from moderate Democrats, including ones in tough races, to push him through on the floor. CNN’s Manu Raju contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mike Pompeo", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180415174500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/politics/tim-kaine-mike-pompeo-secretary-of-state/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "614104609", "sentence": "Couple were celebrating New Year's eve 39 people killed in the nightclub attack Naef Zakaria Al Wazan and his wife were on a dinner date on New Year’s eve in Istanbul when their night turned into a struggle for survival. The couple – now being treated for gunshots at a hospital in Turkey – were among the survivors of a terrorist attack at Reina nightclub that killed at least 39 people. Wazan’s wife, originally from Jordan, still pale, her eyes swollen from crying, described to CNN how the festive evening turned into a bloodbath. “When the song (lyrics) said “Okay Let’s Go”… I heard (shooting) like, dat dat dat dat dat,” Wazan’s wife, who didn’t feel comfortable about being named, said. In a nearby hospital bed, her husband, exhausted, in a soft voice said: “Thank God we are okay we are safe.” A bullet had pierced the Saudi civil engineer’s shoulder and exited from his back. His wife was shot in the knees. The couple laid on the ground of the nightclub in pain unable to run for their lives. Thinking his life was going to end, Wazan gave his wife his ring as intense shooting continued over their heads. Why Turkey is such a target for terrorVictims from 14 countriesHorrifying scene inside massacre nightclubIstanbul club was a hot spot for celebrities Why Turkey is such a target for terrorVictims from 14 countriesHorrifying scene inside massacre nightclubIstanbul club was a hot spot for celebrities “He was like saying if I die just be with my son until he gets older and after that live your life. I love you. Know how much I love you,” Wazan’s wife recalled him saying. “His ring was filled with blood. He just give it to me and told me ‘keep it with you,” she told CNN as she held the now cleaned silver ring. The Wazans’ trip from Saudi Arabia was their first away from their son. Wazan had surprised his wife to celebrate the beginning of 2017. Of the people killed in the club, seven were from Saudi Arabia. Thirteen others were injured, the Saudi consulate told CNN. Turkey nightclub attack claims victims from 14 countries ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities are still searching for the killer. When Wazan’s father heard about the incident, he flew to Istanbul to see the couple. All of them broke down in tears when he arrived in the hospital room. “Thanks God him and his wife were lucky,” Zakaria Hamza Al Wazan told CNN. Naef Zakaria Al Wazan said his wife is still trying to recover from the shocking night. “I was seeing people’s bodies and thanking God [we are alive]. It was like a dream,” she said as she sobbed. In the taxi that took them from the nightclub, she asked her husband: “Can you just hold my hand and tell me if we were in a dream and are we going to open our eyes again? Are we alive?”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170104151500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "JOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/04/europe/saudi-couple-survivors/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "647659721", "sentence": "Pence told CNN the Obama administration's \"strategic patience\" is over Trump is looking to China for help on North Korea The United States has lost its strategic patience with North Korea. So what’s a had-it-up-to-here superpower to do to stop a pariah nation bent on putting its nuclear weapons on top of a missile that could reach America? Tough talk, for sure. Lean on China to turn off its life support to its neighbor, for another. But for all the warnings that Trump will fix the showdown with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it’s so far unclear whether at its foundation, his strategy is all that different from previous administrations – which for the last quarter century have failed to stop his nuclear march. North Korea timeline: From Trump’s inauguration to now “The era of strategic patience is over,” Vice President Mike Pence told CNN’s Dana Bash during an exclusive interview on a trip to South Korea Monday. Related article North Korean envoy at UN warns of nuclear war possibility He was referring to the policy that prevailed for much of the Obama administration. The approach reflected a belief that the US, working closely with the UN and Japan, South Korea, China and Russia, could create enough international pressure to eventually push North Korea to denuclearize – and that this outcome was something everyone could afford to wait for. Pyongyang recently conducted its fifth nuclear test and is soon expected to conduct a sixth, part of its accelerated drive to develop missiles that can reach the continental US with nuclear weapons small enough to place in the nosecones. The Trump team has concluded that North Korea’s increasing strides towards producing a deliverable nuclear weapon mean that time has run out for patience and more urgency is required. “We have now understood that that policy is not one that is prudent to the United States and that’s why you’ve seen stepped up efforts, particularly with respect to China,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Monday. The administration’s shift in tone is notable – Pence also told CNN that Pyongyang “would do well not to test Trump’s resolve” – and it’s possible that Trump has pushed Beijing to pressure its unpredictable ally and trade partner. But the fundamental military and strategic equation in Northeast Asia has not changed. Related article On North Korean border, Pence tells CNN US will drop 'failed policy' The possible cost of North Korean retaliation for any military action against its nuclear and missile complex – an artillery barrage targeting civilians in Seoul and thousands of US troops south of the border – is just as painful as ever. And there are still doubts about China’s capacity and willingness to make North Korea bend to Washington’s will, for instance by cutting off fuel, food and investment supplies that sustain Kim’s regime. So, beyond a stiffening of tone on North Korea, administration officials have also sounded more cautious – and familiar – notes. They are ones that echo strategies of previous administrations in their efforts to rally China and international allies to increase financial pressure on North Korea. “We’re definitely not seeking conflict or regime change,” Susan Thornton, acting assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told reporters Monday. And she declined to weigh in on whether the White House rhetoric indicated the US was close to a unilateral strike on North Korea, saying that she “can’t telegraph any specific response.” In fact, she and others in the Trump administration have even referred to the need for patience. Related video On the North Korean border with VP Pence The US has “made a decision – and it’s a decision that’s been made with all of our allies and partners on this issue – to maximize pressure, economic pressure, on the North Korean regime to try to get it to make tangible steps to roll back their illegal programs,” Thornton said. “We just have to stick with it, be patient.” Another top Trump administration official, deputy national security adviser KT McFarland, also preached patience. “At this point, we have to wait and see,” McFarland said on Fox News Sunday. “You know, it’s like your kids in the back of a car when you’re on the long trip saying, ‘When are we going to get there?’” She continued, “In this case, I think we should give the Chinese president some opportunity, some time, as well as pursuing the economic and diplomatic pressures that we have and our allies have that we can bring to bear on North Korea.” The State Department’s Thornton also told reporters that the administration had to pause to assess whether China would come through as promised and pressure North Korea. “It’s still quite early,” Thornton said. “We’ve gotten a lot of positive signals for the Chinese, but it takes time.” The root of White House optimism about China’s evolving role in the North Korea crisis was the summit earlier this month between Trump and Xi in Florida. Administration officials have told CNN that Trump was struck by the fact that China accounts for some 80% of North Korea’s trade and as such, could have outsized influence on Pyongyang. “President Trump is very hopeful the Chinese will use the leverage they have,” Thornton said. But there is also the question of how far China will go. Trump is not the first US president to pin hopes on Beijing bringing Pyongyang to heel. Related video Perry: Don't rely on China to solve North Korea On the one hand, it’s possible that Trump’s pressure, his threats on Twitter and public warnings that he will do something about North Korea and his unpredictable nature – combined with carrots on the economic front – have got Beijing to budge. Trump, for instance, praised China last week for sending back a fleet of coal ships to North Korea, in line with international sanctions on the Stalinist state’s exports adopted during the Obama administration. Beijing is determined to avoid any action that could trigger the chaotic downfall of his regime and send refugees fleeing across the border into China. China also wants to avoid the eventual scenario of a unified Korea, which could produce a US-allied nation on its frontier and change the complexion of Northeast Asia’s security architecture in favor of the United States. And for all its hawkish rhetoric, the Trump administration is also constrained by the delicate military balance that has prevailed on the Korean peninsula for 60 years. That arrangement makes a US strike designed to disable the North’s missile programs seem unlikely. “There is no silver bullet,” former Obama administration Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told CNN Monday. “This talk about a military solution sounds good but is in reality very, very dangerous.” Related video North Korean ambassador has stern words for US Among Republicans, however, the Trump administration’s tough-talk approach has some defenders. “I think they understand the significance of how a miscue could take us in a very negative direction,” Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told CNN. “At the same time, I think they have appropriately raised the ante here because without doing so, very soon North Korea will be in a place where they can wreak havoc.” There is another familiar aspect about the Trump administration’s emerging policy toward North Korea, however. In an interview with Reuters last May, Trump, who casts himself as the ultimate dealmaker, said he would be willing to talk to Kim. “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” Trump said. But now, Trump’s team is drawing a hard line on the potential of talk with Pyongyang, a parallel to approaches taken by the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. “The conditions are not really ripe for any kind of talks until North Korea shows it is serious about what would be accomplished by undertaking such talks,” Thornton said. “We’re looking for some sort of signal that they’ve realized that the status quo is unsustainable.” CNN’s Ted Barrett contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States administration's policy on North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170418053000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/trump-north-korea-patience/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "633721063", "sentence": "China's Premier Li Keqiang reaffirms commitment to 'One Country, Two Systems' He also had strong words for those who might seek independence for Taiwan China’s second highest-ranking politician criticized calls for Hong Kong independence in a speech to the nation’s parliament Sunday. Speaking at the opening of the annual National People’s Congress, Premier Li Keqiang said calls from within the city to go it alone would “lead nowhere.” This was the first time “Hong Kong independence” has ever been mentioned in any Chinese premier’s annual address. “We will continue to implement, both to the letter and in spirit, the principle of ‘One Country, Two Systems’,” Li said, referring to the doctrine by which Hong Kong maintained certain freedoms and rights after it passed from British rule to Chinese in 1997. “We pledge our full support to the chief executives and governments of (Hong Kong and Macau) in exercising law-based governance, growing their economies, improving people’s wellbeing, advancing democracy and promoting social harmony,” Li said. Macau, a small island near Hong Kong, is also a special administered region of China. He also had strong words for those who might seek independence for Taiwan. Officially the Republic of China, Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949, but Beijing claims it as an inalienable part of its territory. “(China) will resolutely oppose and contain separatist activities for Taiwan independence,” Li said. “We will never tolerate any activity, in any form or name, which attempts to separate Taiwan from the motherland.” Within Hong Kong, calls for independence from China have been growing since the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests ended in no reforms to the existing political system. For 79 days, thousands of protesters occupied Hong Kong’s financial district and elsewhere to demand true universal suffrage – one person, one vote, without the interference of Beijing. The crowd was eventually dispersed by police, and organizers vowed to push for change by other means. Related video Hong Kong voters elect pro-democracy activists In parliamentary elections last year, several pro-independence candidates were blocked from standing, but there was nevertheless a pronounced swing towards so-called localist parties, which support anything from greater autonomy to full self-rule. Two pro-independence lawmakers who were elected never managed to take their seats however, having been ejected by the courts for failing to take their oaths of office properly after they staged a curse word-filled protest during the swearing-in process. The intervention by Beijing into that case sparked more concerns by many Hong Kongers that the city’s autonomy – as guaranteed by “One Country, Two Systems” – is being eroded. Related video Anti-American views clear in new China propaganda video Beijing has always reacted angrily towards any promotion of independence for its special administered regions of Hong Kong and Macau, or suggestions from self-ruled Taiwan that the island should seek full legal independence. A bizarre propaganda video posted online by the Chinese Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the country’s top prosecutor’s office, in August contrasted apocalyptic images of Syria and Iraq with bucolic views of China today. “The haze of ‘domestic and international concerns’ has not dispersed from the Chinese sky,” the video said. “Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan separatism, as well as dissident leaders, lawyers who would fight until death and other agents of Western forces are damaging China’s internal stability and harmony. Behind all these incidents, we can often catch a glimpse of the dark shadow of the Stars and Stripes.” Speaking to the South China Morning Post Sunday, political advisory body delegate Tam Yiu-chung said the mention of Hong Kong independence by Li shows that “Beijing is very concerned about the problem.” “The central government would not tolerate it … it’s a very serious problem,” Tam said. Some commentators have predicted that Hong Kong’s next leader, who will be chosen by a Beijing-dominated “election committee” later this month, will be told to crack down harder on pro-independence sentiment. “(They) might be asked by Beijing to enact Article 23,” Chinese University of Hong Kong professor Willy Lam told CNN last year, referring to a hugely controversial anti-subversion law that led to mass street protests in 2003 and the eventual resignation of then Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. CNN’s Yuli Yang and Steven Jiang contributed to this report from Hong Kong and Beijing", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's central government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170305101500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "TWN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/china-hong-kong-independence-li-keqiang/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "619646962", "sentence": "Hallmarks of President Donald Trump’s free-wheeling, unconventional campaign style have long been expected to carry over to the White House, but what remained to be seen was whether his promises of acting “so presidential” would come to pass. Trump’s speech on Saturday at the Central Intelligence Agency left many wondering, since he used the bulk of his time standing in from the CIA Memorial Wall to inaccurately slam the media for their coverage of his inauguration and incorrectly denied ever having a rift with the intelligence community. Roughly 24 hours later, though, Trump’s speech before the swearing in of his senior staff was more measured and strikingly less combative. To be sure, there were plenty of Trump hallmarks in the Sunday speech: The President needled the media by holding up a letter Obama wrote him and pledging not to tell the press what was in it. But the remarks stood in stark contrast to what the President said at the CIA a day earlier. “As I said during my inaugural address, this is not about party, this is not about ideology, this is about country, our country,” Trump said, reading from notes. “And it is about serving the American people.” Trump added that he and his senior aides will “face many challenges but with the faith in each other and the faith in God we will get the job done.” Trump did not relitigate any of his campaign against Hillary Clinton – something he is wont to do – or complain about how the media covered his inauguration. Instead, Trump announced that he had talked to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal about the deadly tornadoes that have killed nearly a dozen people. He also said he was scheduled to talk about the weather emergency with Florida Gov. Rick Scott. “They all got hit hard,” Trump said of the tornadoes. “Looks like Georgia’s lost at least 11 people as of this moment, a lot of people. So on behalf of all of us, Gov. Deal, condolences.” The President also announced that he was scheduled to meet with the leaders of Canada and Mexico soon, where he planned to begin the process for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, beginning concrete work on one of his key campaign promises. Trump’s unpredictability was, in itself, a trademark of his presidential campaign. “I don’t rule anything out,” Kellyanne Conway, his senior adviser, said last week about predicting something her boss would do. “This is Donald Trump.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170122220000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/22/politics/donald-trump-white-house-tone/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "597687999", "sentence": "Donald Trump will be the next president, and Congress has to figure out what that means. Democratic leaders woke up Wednesday facing two years in the wilderness and a big dilemma: Play to the liberal wing of their caucus and battle Trump tooth-and-nail – or cater to the moderate Democratic faction eager to cut deals, even if it means some wins for the White House. Republican began struggling to answer a basic question: Will Trump push more traditional GOP legislation or stick with the populist and polarizing proposals – like his wall on the Mexican border – he championed on the campaign trail? No one quite knew the answer. “I think we all agree this was a stunning election,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. The incoming administration’s approach could become clearer Thursday when Trump meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan, after a visit at the White House with President Barack Obama. Ryan on Thursday will also meet with Vice President-elect Mike Pence. The Indiana governor, a one-time member of the House Republican leadership, has a series of closed-door meetings on Capitol Hill Thursday. Pence will also meet with Vice President Joe Biden. Ryan has moved quickly to lock down support within his conference to be reelected speaker, with no threats yet emerging to his leadership spot. McConnell planned to soon hold talks with Trump about plans for the first 100 days of the Republican’s administration. But it put immediate pressure on the likely two next Democratic leaders in Congress: New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and California Rep. Nancy Pelosi. While both are progressive Democrats and are expected to be elected as leaders of their respective caucuses, they may find it difficult to stay on the same page tactically given the different political imperatives of their caucuses. For Schumer, the challenges will be formidable. He’ll have to listen to the vocal and outspoken progressive wing of his caucus, led by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have legions of supporters. But he also has five red-state Democrats in states Trump won convincingly – Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia – up for re-election in 2018. And if Schumer takes his caucus too far to the left, he’s bound to could put his moderates in a difficult political spot. Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat who plans to run for reelection in 2018, warned his party not too move too far to the left. “If the instinct of the party is to fight Donald Trump, then that’s the stupidest thing that could happen,” Manchin told CNN on Wednesday. “I will denounce my party and chastise them if they play that game.” Manchin added: “The bottom line is you can’t govern from (the left) wing of the party. And if Chuck Schumer or the national Democratic Party ever wants to be a majority, they have to go to the middle.” For his part, Schumer is handling the Trump presidency carefully, noting that Trump called him Wednesday and that he’d look for areas over which they could agree. “It’s time for the country to come together and heal the bitter wounds from this campaign,” Schumer said in a statement. “Senate Democrats will spend the coming days and weeks reflecting on these results.” Pelosi, representing a more liberal caucus, may be predisposed to battle the GOP agenda to the brink. House Democrats, shell-shocked by Trump’s win and much smaller than expected gains in their ranks, spent Wednesday mourning Clinton’s loss and struggling to pinpoint what went wrong. They huddled on a conference call with Pelosi Wednesday afternoon. Pelosi did not officially say she was running for re-election as the minority leader, but some Democrats on the call interpreted her posture – laying out her thoughts on party’s strategy moving forward – as a sign she may want to stay and fight. There is some concern among some House Democrats about Pelosi keeping the top spot because some in the caucus believe Tuesday’s blowout in House races should trigger some kind of leadership shakeup. Those Democrats elected in the last couple of election cycles have mulled over whether the leadership table needs a younger face to represent the future of party. But no Democrat has signaled a challenge to her, and Pelosi’s sharp political skills and relentless fundraising efforts are unmatched so it’s unclear who would be able to cobble up enough support to force a change. Pelosi took the pulse of members, but also gave a pep talk about what they could still accomplish in the minority with a new Republican in the White House, suggesting they could wield power and have a greater voice since in recent years their proposals were overshadowed by President Obama’s bully pulpit. The top House Democrat spoke by phone with Trump after she talked to her own members, and seized on one area where she saw an opening – his proposal to add millions of federal dollars to build roads and bridges. Both Clinton and Trump emphasized proposals on the trail, but many House conservatives were alarmed at the price tag of the Republican plan’s – something Pelosi recognized as a way to drive a wedge in the GOP over the issue and complicate Ryan’s job. New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley, told CNN he also viewed infrastructure as an area where there could be bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill. But he also stressed that the party needed to make a better case for itself to reach out to those disaffected voters looking for change. “We the Democrats have been the party of working men and women, Crowley told CNN, adding, that going forward “I think we have to retool that message so that people understand that we are standing up for them.” Ryan moved to quickly put his splits with Trump in the rear view mirror, praising the President-elect at a press conference in Wisconsin, saying his win was “the most incredible political feat I have seen in my lifetime.” Some Republicans viewed Trump’s victory speech in the early morning hours on Wednesday as an olive branch to Ryan and other Republicans, saying he wanted to work with those within his own party who disagreed with him. “I think he has set the tone for a very collaborative process with Paul at the helm of the House and I think that is great,” Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, a strong supporter of Trump’s told CNN, suggesting that the businessman is already helping to smooth over any bad feelings those inside the party. He was optimistic that both Ryan and Trump could use each other’s strengths to get a lot of key agenda items enacted quickly. Ryan told House Republicans on a Wednesday conference call that he was running for another term. GOP sources on the call tell CNN that the speaker and other top leaders informed members leadership elections are moving ahead as planned next week. Multiple House Republicans tell CNN that no one has signaled a challenge to Ryan or any of the top House GOP leaders. For now, the team appears to be moving quickly to avoid intraparty tensions by focusing rank and file members on their work with a new Trump Administration. But a chunk of House conservatives who were completely unprepared for a Trump win admit that they expected to be hatching plans on how to deal with an expected Democratic takeover of the Senate. These members, many in the House Freedom Caucus, are still figuring out whether the Republican upset and strong hold on both chambers of Congress can be leveraged for more demands on Ryan to give them a greater voice in the House Republican conference. Wednesday’s call with members was in a “listen only” mode so members did not get the chance to press leaders on specific plans. Ryan’s spokeswoman AshLee Strong said Ryan “congratulated members who won re-election, and walked through the upcoming schedule. He used most of the time to discuss the huge potential ahead for House Republicans to work with president-elect Trump on behalf of the American people.” McConnell held a wide-ranging news conference in the Capitol where he discussed the election, his priorities for the post-election lame duck session and the new Congress. As upbeat as he was about the results, he couldn’t hide the reality that he has many differences with the surprise winner of the White House. Asked three times by CNN if he supports Trump’s signature plan to build a wall with Mexico, McConnell would only say, “I want to achieve border security the way that’s most effective.” On the issue of term limits for lawmakers, something Trump has embraced, McConnell said no. “I would say we have term limits now, they’re called elections. And it will not be on the agenda in the Senate,” he said. And McConnell pointedly disagreed with Trump’s criticism of NATO. “I think the NATO alliance is every bit important today as it ever was.  I think Article 5 means something.  You attack any member of NATO you have us to deal with. I want the Russians to understand that fully,” he said. Despite that, McConnell says he expects to largely agree with Trump on the key issues and where he disagrees he will do so privately. “I think most of the things that he’s likely to advocate, we’re going to be enthusiastically for,” McConnell said.  “Where we have differences of opinion, I expect to discuss them privately and not sort of hashing them out in public.” McConnell also said he would be careful not to misread the election as a mandate, something he said Democrats did in 2008 when Obama won the White House and with the help of a Democratic-controlled House and Senate pushed through Obamacare, banking reforms, and the economic stimulus package over the objections of Republicans. “We’ve been given a temporary lease on power, if you will,” McConnell said. “And I think we need to use it responsibly.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161110113000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/trump-new-president-congress/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "671928927", "sentence": "Trump abruptly changed his mind His tweets undercut Cabinet members Donald Trump’s plan to work with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on cybersecurity died an unceremonious death, ending in under 140 characters roughly 12 hours after the US President last defended it. The abrupt move signaled once again that Trump has no qualms about changing his mind when a policy position brings the White House critical coverage, and in the process undermining some of his top staff and Cabinet members. Trump’s top aides – including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin – touted an agreement to cooperate with Russia on cybersecurity as one of the key wins that came out of Trump’s meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the G20 in Hamburg, Germany. Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Tillerson, Mnuchin and others hyped the agreement as a step forward for US-Russia relations. Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders downplayed the formerly touted plan by saying it was a discussion without “formal structure in place” for the cooperation. “This was part of a discussion in that meeting, and look, we recognize that Russia is a cyber threat but we also recognize the need to have conversations with our adversaries,” Sanders said, adding that she didn’t ask Trump whether he trusts Putin. But many, including Republicans, didn’t see it that way – South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called it “pretty close” to the “dumbest idea I’ve ever heard.” “Partnering with Putin,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted in response to Trump, “on a ‘Cyber Security Unit’ is akin to partnering with Assad on a “Chemical Weapons Unit.” Partnering with Putin on a \"Cyber Security Unit\" is akin to partnering with Assad on a \"Chemical Weapons Unit\".  2/3 The concerns were clear to these Republicans: Working with Russia to protect cybersecurity would likely mean having intelligence officers who blamed Russia for 2016 election meddling in an unclassified report work directly with the Russians to stop any future meddling. As pressure mounted, Trump responded. A mere 12 hours after the President himself touted the initiative on Twitter, Trump pulled the plug on the ill-fated agreement. The fact that President Putin and I discussed a Cyber Security unit  doesn't mean I think it can happen. It can't-but a ceasefire can,& did! “The fact that President Putin and I discussed a Cyber Security unit doesn’t mean I think it can happen,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Sunday night. “It can’t-but a ceasefire can,& did!” The tweet directly contradicted what Tillerson, Mnuchin – and even Trump himself – said earlier. “Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded and safe,” Trump wrote early on Sunday. Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit    so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded.. ...and safe. Questions were asked about why the CIA & FBI had to ask the DNC 13 times for their SERVER, and were rejected, still don't.... Trump’s aides championed the proposal after the high-stakes Trump-Putin meeting. “The two leaders also acknowledged the challenges of cyberthreats and interference in the democratic processes of the United States and other countries, and agreed to explore creating a framework around which the two countries can work together to better understand how to deal with these cyber threats,” Tillerson said during a briefing with reporters after the confab, adding the group will look into “who to hold accountable” for cyberintrusion. And Mnuchin, during an interview with ABC on Sunday, said the group would focus on “having capabilities to make sure that we both fight cyber together.” “I think this is a very important step forward that what we want to make sure is that we coordinate with Russia, that we’re focused on cybersecurity together, that we make sure that they never interfere in any democratic elections or conduct any cybersecurity,” Mnuchin said. The short life of Trump’s cybersecurity partnership with Putin is the latest example of the President undercutting his top aides to stem negative press. After reports surfaced in May that Trump shared classified information with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in the Oval Office, deputy national security adviser Dina Powell said the story was “false.” Hours later, though, Trump tweeted tacit confirmation of the report. “As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety,” he wrote. “Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.” As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining.... ...to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism. Earlier this year, too, Trump countered the explanation his aides offered for why he decided to fire FBI Director James Comey. After aides initially argued that Comey was fired for his handling of Hillary Clinton’s email issue during the 2016 election and a recommendation memo written by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Trump told NBC News that he considered the FBI investigation into the Trump campaign’s connections to Russian meddling when he decided to fire the former FBI director. “I was going to fire regardless of recommendation,” Trump said in the interview, adding later, “When I decided to (dismiss Comey), I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story.” CNN’s Emma Burrows in Moscow contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170710180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/10/politics/trump-ends-cyber-security-plan-putin/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "694517726", "sentence": "Show included information on relief organizations Latest in Hollywood relief efforts “The Simpsons” took a break from the funny Sunday night for a serious appeal. At the end of the show’s Season 29 premiere, a photo appeared showing the animated cast holding the Puerto Rican flag. The mom character on the show, Marge Simpson, could be seen holding a sign that read “Unido” and middle daughter Lisa Simpson, with a tear running down her face, stood in front. The still directed viewers to UNICEF, Save the Children and One America Appeal. The official Twitter account for “The Simpsons” shared the image, writing “How you can help.” How you can help... #TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/QE73mTbyLK It’s just the latest in several efforts from Hollywood to help the U.S. territory, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Related: Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez team up for Puerto Rico relief effort “The Simpsons,” known for its popular culture satire, is now the longest-running comedy or drama series in the history of American prime-time television. Related: ‘The Simpsons’ and the art of being in a class of your own Sunday’s moment on the popular series came during a weekend when President Donald Trump was bashed by many for his critical tweets about Puerto Rico.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico relief efforts", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171002181500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/entertainment/the-simpsons-puerto-rico/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "615420428", "sentence": "Kremlin rejects US allegations of hacking Meeting between Putin and Trump \"will take place\" Russia says US allegations that it engaged in hacking during the American presidential election are “unfounded” and amount to nothing more than a “full-scale witch hunt.” The accusations, which were published in last week’s US intelligence report, claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an “influence campaign” aimed at hurting Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump in the 2016 election. The campaign – which consisted of hacking Democratic groups and individuals, including Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, and releasing that information via third-party websites, including WikiLeaks – amounted to what the intelligence report called “a significant escalation” in longtime Russian efforts to undermine “the US-led liberal democratic order.” But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the charges against Russia “were not backed by anything” and were “made on a very amateur, emotional level.” “What we see is … that all of this looks like is a full-scale witch hunt,” he said. “We understand that our US colleagues, during various stages of their history, have gone through such witch hunts, we remember these stages of history, we know that they are replaced with more sober experts, more sober approaches that are after all aimed at a dialogue, not at emotional fits,” Peskov added. “We still don’t know what data have been used by those who come up with these unfounded accusations,” Peskov told reporters  during a conference call. “We still categorically reject any involvement of Moscow, any involvement of official and unofficial persons in the Russian Federation in the hacker attacks,” he said. The report was the first official, full and public accounting by the US intelligence community of its assessment of Russian cyberhacking activities during the 2016 campaign and the motivations behind that hacking. “We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump,” the report said. Read: How Trump’s face-off with spy chiefs came to a head The report also stated that Moscow used a variety of tactics in a bid to sway the outcome. “Moscow’s influence campaign followed a Russian messaging strategy that blends covert intelligence operations – such as cyberactivity – with overt efforts by Russian government agencies, state-funded media, third-party intermediaries and paid social media users or ‘trolls,’” the report found. The US intelligence community released several new pieces of information to support its conclusions. It noted that in the final run-up to the election, when polls favored Clinton to win the election, Moscow shifted its campaign to influence the election to one aimed at undermining the validity of the electoral results. US intelligence officials also assessed “with high confidence” that the GRU Russian intelligence agency “used the Guccifer 2.0 persona, DCLeaks.com, and WikiLeaks to release US victim data obtained in cyberoperations publicly.” The intelligence community also assessed “with high confidence” that the GRU provided WikiLeaks with the material they obtained from hacking the Democratic National Committee and top Democratic officials. The report, which was commissioned by President Barack Obama, comes as Trump has continued to resist the US intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia was responsible for the hacking and that it aimed to help his campaign. The President-elect was briefed Friday on the report by top US intelligence and law enforcement officials, and while he said he had “a constructive meeting,” he declined to publicly agree with their conclusions. Instead, he stressed that “there was absolutely no effect on the outcome (of the election) whatsoever,” which the US intelligence community asserted in its report it was not in a position to assess. READ: Trump attacks Streep for speech at Golden Globes Trump did acknowledge in his statement the possibility that Russia could have been behind the hack, though he named China as well as a persistent cyberhacker. The US intelligence community also warned in its report Friday that Moscow would likely continue to pursue cyberhacking campaigns to influence future elections. “Moscow will apply lessons learned from its Putin-ordered campaign aimed at the US presidential election to future influence efforts worldwide, including against US allies and their election processes,” it assessed. On Monday, Peskov confirmed to reporters that a meeting between Trump and Putin “is going to take place” but did not give a timeframe for such an encounter. “If some contacts are planned, they will be planned very carefully,” he said. “We’re talking about contacts after a very tense phase in the evolution of our relations, in the degradation of our relations. “That’s why, of course, any contacts on the highest level will be very carefully arranged.” CNN’s Jill Dougherty and Mansur Mirovalev reported from Moscow, with James Masters writing and reporting from London. Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170109140000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/09/politics/russia-hacking-us-election/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "443150681", "sentence": "“I wasn’t born a hero. I had to become one.” The year is 2025, the prosperous Lagoon City has been overrun by alarming skeletal drones and corrupt politicians. It bares little resemblance to the hometown Wale Williams left five years before. But the young Nigerian has bigger problems – his estranged but brilliant inventor father has disappeared. His pursuit of a parent will lead him to a nanosuit his father built, which provides him with superhuman abilities and a destiny to protect the city he loves. “E.X.O: The Legend of Wale Williams” is the fast-paced, afro-futuristic graphic novel from Roye Okupe. A software and web developer by day and graphic designer by night, the passionate Nigerian has spent the last several years trying to bring his dream of a homegrown hero to life. Okupe was born and raised in Nigeria but relocated to Washington D.C. at age 17 to study computer science at George Washington College. It was in the United States – the home of Marvel and DC Comics – that the young creative’s passion for cartoons and animations really developed. “I grew up on the popular (comics) back home, like Superman, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, and I just fell in love with the concept of a superhero,” Okupe tells CNN. “I’ve always been drawn to them and I think the main reason is that there is so much negativity in our world.” When Okupe finished college, he decided it was time to insert more diversity into the superhero world. By 2012 he founded Youneek Studios and Wale Williams and his alter-ego “E.X.O.” were born. Okupe says: “I wanted people from around the world to relate to Wale just the same way that I grew up relating to Peter Parker and Spiderman – because he had issues in high school, and he had issues getting girls while trying to balance superhero powers. “The reason we are drawn to superheroes isn’t necessary because of the color of their skin or where they are from but because of their backgrounds, their motivations and what they fight for. Creating a superhero from Nigeria, it was very important for me that I didn’t just make it where I would alienate anybody who wasn’t from the country.” The original concept was for an animated cartoon, so he developed a seven-minute trailer to showcase his work. But after a year of shopping it to distributors and producers, Okupe was out of luck. “A lot of people were afraid about taking a risk with a character that was from Africa because there was no fanbase to prove that this is going to work. I had people tell me, ‘you have a nice product. You might wanna change some of the characters around…’ “I would say ‘I respect your opinion but the reason why I do this is I grew up in Nigeria and I want to give the country a superhero. I don’t want to have to compromise what the vision was to make a quick buck.” Refusing to let this be a nail in the coffin for E.X.O., Okupe decided to change tack. He turned the animation into a trailer for a graphic novel and collaborate with artists back home to help him color the world of Lagoon City and bring the graphic novel to life. He enlisted Ayodele Elegba as editor along with artist Sunkanmi Akinboye, Godwin Akpan (who designed the cover art) and Raphael Kazeem on colors. “We have such a wealth of talent who are not getting the exposure they deserve. Most of the time when you hear news about Nigeria, it’s mostly negative things. I’m trying to show a different side of Africa that people are not regularly exposed to. “When I decided to make E.X.O, I wanted to make a character that was very intertwined with technology because that is a big thing in Africa. The tech industry is going through an economic moment – I really wanted to shine a light on that and say ‘we are doing great things in Africa. There are tons of people in Africa and it’s really time that people pay attention to Nigeria and Africa as a whole.’” Several months on and the book is now complete. The team made final tweaks to artwork, so Okupe had to find financing for publishing. Wanting to also show that there could be a huge fan community for a product like “E.X.O,” the resourceful designer decided to crowdfund the project. “I had already paid the money for the artwork. All that was left was to raise money for printing so the goal was to get $3,500 to print 500 books. “We hit that target in about two days and for the rest of the Kickstarter campaign we got $10,000. It was then that I knew this was the right path. Any failure I felt before – not getting the animation, getting rejected by so many distributors and producers, people telling me my idea is not going to work – it finally justified the fact I never quit on myself.” The graphic novel is set to be the first in a trilogy and is now available to buy. “I want that if I put my book beside a Spiderman or a Batman or Superman, I don’t want it to be like ‘oh yeah, that one is from Africa.’ We can also do something of great quality and put it out there for the world to see.” Read the first chapter of “E.X.O: The Legend of Wale Williams” below. Follow this link to read the rest of the first chapter of “E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nigeria", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150623114500", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/africa/nigeria-superhero/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "639133832", "sentence": "Defector urges US President Donald Trump to stop what he calls \"criminality\" taking place in Syrian prisons He worked as a photographer for the Syrian military police in Damascus The Syrian defector who smuggled out tens of thousands of photos of people allegedly tortured to death in Assad regime jails has spoken out in his first TV interview. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, the defector, code-named “Caesar,” urged US President Donald Trump to stop what he calls the “criminality” taking place in Syria’s government-run prisons. “We have shown the killing and torture of so many of the Syrian people,” he said, “and you cannot give back the lives to those that have lost it. But we ask you, out of your humanity, to stop the machinery of death.” “We are asking to all the officials, to all the policy makers, to President Trump’s White House, which we are hoping will do the right thing, we beg you to stop the machinery of death in Syria.” Caesar worked as a photographer for the Syrian military police in Damascus. CNN first broke the news of his defection and the trove of photos he smuggled out in a joint exclusive with the Guardian in 2014. Related article EXCLUSIVE: Gruesome Syria photos may prove torture by Assad regime At the time, a team of internationally renowned war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts who analyzed the photos found evidence of “systematic torture and killing” by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Human Rights Watch has since investigated the photos and said they “are confident the Caesar photographs present authentic – and damning – evidence of crimes against humanity in Syria.” There are now criminal cases based on Caesar’s evidence filed in Spain, Germany, and France, according to Stephen Rapp, former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes. Caesar tried to get the Obama administration’s attention when he testified before Congress in 2014. He’s now in Washington again for meetings with members of Congress – and at the White House – as the Syrian war enters its seventh year and as the Trump administration conducts its Syria policy review. “I was horrified, I was terrified every day of the job that I was doing,” he said. “I would look at the different horrendous ways that these individuals were slaughtered and tortured to death.” “We saw a lot of things that were made so (that) people would die very slowly under torture or being starved for long periods of time, and these bodies and victims were coming from all of these different intelligence branches,” he added. Caesar says he found himself taking photographs of up to 50 bodies a day, and recounted how he would often picture himself as one of the dead. But he said he could not “stand by and let this happen” and ended up copying the photos onto flash drives, which he managed to smuggle out of the country. The Syrian regime has consistently denied allegations of human rights abuses and war crimes. In an interview with Foreign Affairs magazine in 2015, President Assad called into question the authenticity of the photos, saying: “You can bring photos from anyone and say this is torture. Who took the pictures? Who is he? Nobody knows. There is no verification of any of this evidence, so it’s all allegations without evidence.” Related video Assad war crimes proof 'better' than Nuremberg Rapp recently told Amanpour that the evidence against the Assad regime “is massive and overwhelming far better than they had, frankly, at Nuremberg or in The Hague at the Yugoslavia tribunal or that we had in Africa and in Sierra Leone with Charles Taylor or in Arusha with the genocide trials against the Rwandan leaders.” “This is very strong evidence that would make for a great trial, certainly, if we could organize them at the international level,” Rapp added.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170321194500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/middleeast/caesar-syria-torture-amanpour-interview/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "685674524", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Edward Lucas writes for The Economist. The views expressed are his own. Edward Lucas: President Trump likes bombast, lives in a state of permanent petulance, and is notable for his historical illiteracy That gives Vladimir Putin cover to continue with his own version of that noxious cocktail, Lucas argues Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center released the results of a survey asking the citizens of 38 countries to name a major threat to their nation. This is the third in a special series of op-eds that also appear in Fareed’s Global Briefing looking at the top perceived threats among Americans. You can sign up for the Global Briefing newsletter here. Were it not for Donald Trump, the latest Pew Research findings would make dismal reading for Vladimir Putin. The global median score of those saying they have no confidence in the Russian leader is 60%. The median score for those saying his country abuses civil liberties was 46%. In only three of the 37 countries surveyed did a majority of those polled have a favorable opinion of Russia – Vietnam (83%), Greece (64%) and the Philippines (55%). That is a dismal return on nearly 20 years of Kremlin efforts to increase its power and influence. Most of the world is not even scared of Russia – in most countries, it ranks roughly alongside China as a major threat. In a Pew survey earlier this month, Americans named it the fourth biggest threat, behind ISIS, cyber attacks and climate change. Only in Poland and Jordan do people put Russia in the top three threats facing their country. The good news for Russia, though, is that for many of those polled in Africa, Asia and Europe, the United States is seen as no better than Russia. In most countries, the man in the Kremlin is more trusted than the American President. In Germany, for example, Putin out-polls Trump by 25% to 11%. It is a mistake to read too much into opinion polls, but the Pew surveys highlight something important. The big achievement of the Trump presidency has not been to make America great again. It has been to diminish American greatness, to the extent that even Russia looks good in comparison. In practical terms, little has changed. The United States is vastly richer and stronger than Russia. It still has far more allies, far better institutions, and offers a far more attractive model of political and economic development. But that is obscured by Mr. Trump’s nihilistic and careless approach. His throwaway remark suggesting military intervention in Venezuela, for example, revives every Latin American memory of Yanqui imperialism and arrogance over the past 100-plus years. It instantly switched the agenda from repression and economic collapse under the brutal rule of Nicolás Maduro to the defense of national sovereignty against a meddling superpower. Loose talk removes the United States from the moral high ground elsewhere. Mr. Trump has praised the strongman leader of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, who publicly endorses vigilante killings. At home, his failure to unequivocally condemn the racists and Nazis demonstrating in Charlottesville, Virginia, succors political leaders in other countries who try to blur discussion of their own history with moral equivalence and equivocation. Mr. Putin is a particular beneficiary of this. 2017 should be a very difficult year for the Russian leader. The centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution poses deeply uncomfortable questions for a regime fueled by contradictory strands of nostalgia – one for the Tsarist era, the other for the Soviet system which uprooted it. Next year is the 80th anniversary of Stalin’s Great Terror, a frenzy of homicidal evil in which many millions of people perished. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Modern Russia has never properly digested or discussed 1917 or 1938. History certainly raises painful questions. If the Bolshevik Revolution was a putsch by fanatics, then what is Lenin’s unburied corpse doing in Red Square? If 1938 was a Soviet counterpart to Hitler’s Holocaust, then why has nobody been brought to justice for it? The NKVD secret police, which ran the murder machine, is the direct ancestor of the KGB, which the young Vladimir Putin begged to join – and of the modern FSB, which he ran before becoming Prime Minister. These painful discussions will come to Russia sooner or later. The outside world should be encouraging them. A country that has come to terms with its history of totalitarianism and imperialism will be a better place for its own citizens and an easier neighbor for everyone else. It would eschew military bombast and the politics of aggrieved grandstanding, in which everyone who disagrees with the Stalinist version of World War Two is a “Nazi.” Unfortunately, Mr. Trump likes bombast, lives in a state of permanent petulance, and is notable for his historical illiteracy. That gives Mr. Putin cover to continue with his own version of that noxious cocktail. It is hard to criticize Russia for ignoring Stalinism when the American President seems to struggle to find the time or words to unequivocally condemn the Ku Klux Klan.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170831161500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "VEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/opinions/trump-emboldens-putin-lucas/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "448739905", "sentence": "In speeches to the largest Latino civil rights group in the United States, Democratic presidential hopefuls blasted Donald Trump for comments the businessman turned Republican presidential candidate made about Mexicans that have enraged Latinos across the country. “I don’t have to wait to become president to take a stand right here and right now against the divisive rhetoric that demonizes immigrants and their families,” Hillary Clinton said on Monday, calling Trump’s comments “appalling.” “He is talking about people you and I know isn’t he,” Clinton said to an applauding audience in Kansas City. “And when people and business everywhere rejected his hateful comments, did he apologize? No. He doubled down. It is shameful and no one should stand for it.” Trump has used his nascent presidential campaign to focus on illegal immigration, particularly from Mexico. During his campaign announcement, Trump said that undocumented immigrants from Mexico were “murders” and “rapists.” Many Republicans have tried to distance themselves around from Trumps’s comments, but Clinton and others Democrats contend that they didn’t do it fast enough. In response, Democrats have tried to make Trump the symbol for all 15 Republicans running for president. “Why did it take weeks for most of you to speak out,” Clinton added on Monday. “You are normally such a talkative bunch. Suddenly you have nothing to say.” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, two of Clinton’s Democratic opponents, also used their speeches to the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza to knock Trump. “Not Donald Trump, not anyone else will be successful in dividing us based on race or our country of origin,” Sanders told an enthusiastic crowd of about 400 people gathered here Monday for the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza. “Racism has plagued the United States since its inception,” Sanders said while recalling his own family history including losing family members during the Holocaust. After the speech, Sanders told reporters that Trump’s comments were an “outrage.” “For a major candidate for president of the United States to be throwing slurs at one group of people because of the country of origin that they came from is totally unacceptable, period.” Sanders was asked twice whether Trump was a racist but both times he declined to answer. “I don’t want to psychoanalyze Donald Trump,” he said. This was the second major speech Sanders has given to a national Latino group since announcing his candidacy. Last month, Sanders addressed the National Association of Latino Elected Officials in Las Vegas where many in the audience were expecting him to deliver a stronger stance on immigration reform than he had in the past. O’Malley also slammed Trump as “a hate-spewing character running for president,” but said that problem for the Republican Party is “that it’s so hard to tell him apart from the other candidates.” In particular, O’Malley said it was outrageous that Republicans are only “divided” on his comments. “I know that all of us here today share my disgust with the comments Donald Trump recently made,” O’Malley said to sustained applause from 1,500 people at the NCLR luncheon. He latter added, “If Donald Trump wants to run on a platform of demonizing immigrants, then he should go back to the 1840s and run for the nomination of the Know Nothing Party.” Both Sanders and O’Malley focused on immigration reform during their speeches to the Kansas City crowd. The Vermont senator called the issue “one critical piece that must be talked about” when talking about the Latino community. “Without these folks it is likely that out agricultural system would collapse,” Sanders said. Immigration reform was one of the key points in his speech to the Kansas City crowd on Monday where he called the issue “one critical piece that must be talked about” when talking about the Latino community. “Without these folks it is likely  that out agricultural system would collapse,” Sanders said. Undocumented workers, he said, do the difficult work of “harvesting our crops, cooking our meals and caring for our children.” Sanders called for “a responsible path to citizenship,” for undocumented workers and reiterated his support for the DREAM Act and the children of undocumented immigrants who he described as “American kids who deserve the right to legally be in the country they know as home.” O’Malley pitched himself as someone who just doesn’t talk about immigration, but takes action on it. “Anyone can talk about it, but we actually did it,” O’Malley said about immigration reform and the DREAM Act. “Las palabras NO son hechos, del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho,” he added, which loosely translates into action speaks louder than words. CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150713183000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/13/politics/bernie-sanders-la-raza-conference-2016-clinton/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "671746188", "sentence": "The suggestion immediately raised eyebrows and suspicions Trump downplayed his suggestion of a joint US-Russia cybersecurity effort President Donald Trump appeared to back away Sunday night from an earlier tweet about “forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sunday morning, Trump, who met for over two hours Friday with Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, unexpectedly raised the possibility of such a unit. “Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded … and safe,” Trump wrote. Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit    so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded.. The suggestion immediately raised eyebrows and suspicions from both American and allied intelligence officials and lawmakers. US intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia, at Putin’s behest, was behind efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, findings that Trump tepidly endorsed at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday. Sunday night, Trump downplayed his suggestion of a joint US-Russia cybersecurity effort. “The fact that President Putin and I discussed a Cyber Security unit doesn’t mean I think it can happen. It can’t-but a ceasefire can,& did!” Trump tweeted, referring to an agreement the two nations reached over Syria. US and Russian officials have disputed accounts of the discussion between Trump and Putin over the election meddling, which was discussed at their Friday meeting. Trump, hours after returning from his second foreign trip as president, declined to refute the Russian account of his meeting with Putin, leaving their assertion that he accepted the Russian president’s denial of 2016 election meddling unchallenged. Related article Trump won't refute Putin, says they are working on cybersecurity team Minutes after Trump’s meeting with Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov went on camera and told reporters that Trump accepted Putin’s assurances there was no Russian involvement in the 2016 American election. “President Trump said he’s heard Putin’s very clear statements that this is not true and that the Russian government didn’t interfere in the elections and that he accepts these statements. That’s all,” Lavrov said, according to a CNN translation. A senior Trump administration official immediately denied that Trump accepted Putin’s claim of non-interference. But no top Trump aides immediately said – on the record – that Trump didn’t accept Putin’s explanation. Asked three times about how Trump responded to Putin on Saturday, chief economist Gary Cohn, national security adviser H.R. McMaster, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin all declined to knock down those remarks when pressed by reporters, deferring instead to Trump himself. “President Trump will be happy to make statements himself about that,” Mnuchin said. “But President Trump handled himself brilliantly. It was very clear that he made his position felt, and after a very substantive dialogue on this, they agreed to move on to other discussions.” Trump, according to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, pressed Putin on election meddling and then moved on. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Putin denied Moscow interfered in last year’s US election in order to “save face.” “This is Russia trying to save face, and they can’t, they can’t,” Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” Sunday. “Everybody knows that Russia meddled in our elections. Everybody knows that they’re not just meddling in the United States’ election. They’re doing this across multiple continents, and they’re doing this in a way that they’re trying to cause chaos within the countries.” Later, speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” White House chief of staff Reince Priebus disputed Lavrov’s remarks, saying Trump “absolutely did not believe the denial of President Putin.” On Twitter Sunday morning, Trump wrote, “I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I’ve already given my opinion.” He was apparently referring to his comments in Warsaw, when he said, “I think it was Russia but I think it was probably other people and or countries. I see nothing wrong with that statement.” He added: “Nobody really knows. Nobody really knows for sure.” CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that Priebus disputed Lavrov’s comments about the Trump-Putin exchange on the subject of Russian interference in the US election. CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170710030000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/09/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-cybersecurity/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "501198480", "sentence": "Nine months after Kenya university attack, Garissa University College is reopening The attack killed 142 students, three security officers and two university security personnel Kenyans use hashtag #147notjustanumber to honor victims There have been small renovations. The walls have been painted with new colors. The dormitory where the attackers went room to room killing students has since been renamed. A police station has been set up at the school and security presence has upped from four officers to 30. Classes resume Monday at Garissa University College, nine months after the school experienced one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks Kenyan soil. Gunmen stormed in at dawn, separated Muslims and shot Christians to death. In some cases, the militants forced students to call relatives to listen in during the killings. By the time security forces arrived hours later, dead students lay in rows, others shot in the back of the head. Related video Garissa response delayed by personal use of plane Most survivors were transferred to other universities nationwide for the rest of the school year. But as the university opened its doors,  students are still haunted by the massacre and one wonders if it is not too soon for classes to restart. “Those rooms they’re in –there’s so many people’s blood there,” said Risper Nyang’au, who survived the attack. “How will you study? You will think, ‘this is where my fellow students died.’” In April, Nyang’au was attending early morning prayers when Al Shabaab militants threw a grenade into the room and sprayed the room with bullets. As she lay on the ground, multiple bullet wounds to her leg, the attackers went on to murder 148 people, the worst terrorist attack in Kenya since the 1998 embassy bombings. #GarissaAttack: Lives snuffed out too soon #147notjustanumber pic.twitter.com/acno3QzqP8 And today, reminders of the attack are always present for Nyang’au. She left her Christmas vacation early to travel to Nairobi to testify in the trial of five men accused of assisting in the Garissa plot. Nyang’au still walks with a limp, having only abandoned her crutches last month. And while she received money from the government and the college, she is still struggling to pay medical bills along with her school fees at her new university. “If they were concerned about us they would have taken time,” Nyang’au said. Picking at a scar on her wrist – a shrapnel wound. “Those of us who lived. We still have not healed,” she says. Many survivors of the Garissa massacre have been reassigned to other universities across Kenya, most of them to Moi University, but Nyang’au says she still fears other attacks. “You think it will happen again,” she said. “You hear even the bang of the door and you feel bad.” Across the country, there have been efforts to improve school security. The government has encouraged universities across the country to train students how to respond to terror attacks. Video surveillance systems and extra police officers have been set up in schools around the country. Related video Al-Shabaab to Christians: Worship and die However, there’s no escaping the atmosphere of fear the attacks have created. Several weeks after the massacre, students at the University of Nairobi mistook several explosions of an electric transformer for an attack by Al Shabaab. Students panicked. One student died after he jumped out of a window and as many as 108 students were treated in hospital for related injuries. In November, one employee died from head injures when Nairobi’s Strathmore University held a ‘mock terror drill’. The sound of gunfire terrified students, who thought it was a real attack. Photos on social media show students climbing out onto balconies. Thirty people were hospitalized for injuries. The Islamist extremist group is based in Somalia, but it hasn’t confined its terrorism to the nation that shares a border with Kenya. In 2013, it attacked Nairobi’s upscale Westgate Mall, killing nearly 70 people. The militants have vowed to continue with attacks until Kenya withdraws troops from neighboring Somalia, where they are helping fight the terror group. In 2014, Al Shabaab attacked a bus, killing 28, mostly non-Muslim teachers. Teachers left the region, citing insecurity. While many have been replaced, the region still has difficulty filling positions in that area. For the residents of Garissa and its surrounding areas– there was no question as to whether to reopen the university.  It is the only institution of higher learning in the region and opened in 2013. “If we closed the school then Al Shabaab would have won because they would have shut down a center of higher learning,” said Garissa University College Principal Ahmed Warfa. “They would have been happy.” Aden Duale, a parliament member for Garissa, said about 200 students have returned to attend classes. Among them is Donald Waigayi. “For quite a number of years the areas didn’t have higher learning to speak of,” said Waigayi, a resident of Garissa returning to his business management studies. “Through this first institution in the area, the entire region got an opportunity to help their region.” He added: “If some of the students say they can’t come back there it is as if they are giving into the terrorists,” Waigayi said.  “But if we return and join together, then at the end of the day we will have won the war.” Across the country, Risper Nyang’au too resumes her studies. Her ultimate goal, of all things –to be a university lecturer. Idris Muktar and Faith Karimi contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Garissa University College reopening", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160111141500", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/africa/garissa-university-reopens-al-shabbab/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "687070258", "sentence": "Experts say Russian dealings risked drawing Trump and associates closer to a hostile government Trump's associates may have unwittingly wandered right into the lion's den Returning to Washington after a recess full of new Russia revelations, senators from both parties told CNN on Tuesday that as the Hill investigations ramp up this fall, they want to learn more about the Trump Organization’s efforts to do business in Russia during the presidential campaign. The newly detailed effort to license Donald Trump’s name to a proposed tower in Moscow began in fall 2015 and resulted in Trump signing a non-binding agreement to start formal negotiations, according to a statement Trump’s corporate attorney Michael Cohen gave to congressional investigators last week. For the deal, Cohen worked with Felix Sater, a mob-linked felon and former Trump business partner. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who isn’t shy about criticizing Trump, told CNN on Tuesday he “would assume” that Cohen will be asked to testify before Congress about the matter. Related article Intensifying Russia probes could pit Hill against Mueller “It seems to be inconsistent with the idea that the Trump Organization was having no business dealings with Russia,” Graham said. “That seems to be inconsistent with that statement.” Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the Democratic vice chair of the Senate intelligence committee, said his panel’s investigation into Russian meddling will likely drag into next year as it sifts through new leads. “It raises a whole host of questions that people associated with then candidate Trump were trying to do business with senior folks in Russia,” Warner told CNN on Tuesday. “Lots of individuals’ blanket denials of involvement and engagement with Russia months ago have all proven to be not true.” Experts with experience in intelligence operations and Russian tactics tell CNN that the Russian dealings risked drawing Trump and his associates closer to a hostile government already working covertly to sway the US election, and gave the Kremlin an opening to find leverage over his team. Related article Cohen lawyer rebuts Russia dossier allegations It wasn’t publicly known at the time, but the Russian government’s “active measures” campaign was already at full speed, and Russia soon started looking for pathways into the Trump orbit. By seeking a deal in Russia, Trump’s associates may have unwittingly wandered right into the lion’s den. In an attempt to move the project along, Cohen even sought help in mid-January 2016 from the Kremlin’s top spokesman, Dmitry Peskov. He emailed Peskov through a general address for press inquiries. Cohen said he never got a response from Peskov, which Peskov confirmed to reporters in Moscow last week. Soon after he sent that email, Cohen says he decided to terminate the deal. “Peskov is one of Putin’s senior lieutenants,” said Steve Hall, a CNN contributor and former top CIA official who served for 30 years. “He has access to Putin and is as influential as anybody.” While Cohen tried to advance the deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his senior staff were managing the campaign to interfere in the US election, according to the US intelligence community. Related article Peskov: Trump lawyer wrote to Kremlin, got no response Russian-backed hackers had already breached the Democratic National Committee’s servers in summer 2015, months before Cohen reached out to Peskov. And the US intelligence community assessment cited credible reports that some of Russia’s “professional trolls” on social media started advocating for Trump as early as December 2015, while the Trump Tower deal was in the works. The US intelligence community report also says Peskov helped create RT, the Kremlin-controlled TV network that pushes propaganda to American audiences and advocated for Trump as part of Russia’s meddling campaign. RT “consistently” denigrated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and intensely focused on the WikiLeaks releases, all while praising Trump, the US intelligence assessment said. Experts in espionage say the Trump-approved effort to seek business in Russia during the campaign might have given the Kremlin an opening to collect intelligence and maybe even find some leverage during the campaign, a matter that will likely be of interest to special counsel investigators. Every interaction with Trump’s associates, even above-board efforts to pursue business deals, could give Russian operatives an opportunity to “find out who Trump is, how he operates, and how he thinks,” according to Jack Barsky, a former KGB spy who worked undercover in the US for a decade. Related article Trump Jr. agrees to transcribed interview with Senate panel “By doing this, Trump and his organization created multiple vulnerabilities for themselves,” Barsky said. “Doing business with big corporations over there doesn’t mean you become an agent of their government, but it does mean you have to be really careful. There’s always the [Russian] government looming in the background.” There isn’t any indication that the Russian firm Cohen was negotiating with, I.C. Expert Investment Company, has any ties to Russian intelligence. But four of the seven “banking partners” that it lists on its website are either completely or partially controlled by Russian government entities. And even private banks in Russia can only survive with tacit support from Putin’s government, Barsky said. “Then comes the leverage – this is what [foreign] intelligence services do,” said Joshua Geltzer, who has previously held senior positions in the National Security Council and the Justice Department. “They tuck away things that they might be able to use to their advantage down the road. Knowing something that the world doesn’t know, whether it is embarrassing or just unwanted, is a very powerful thing.” Cohen’s email to Peskov, even if its content was harmless, could fall under this category if the Kremlin knew about it and the Trump team insisted there were no contacts. Trump and his aides repeatedly denied any interactions between the campaign and Russia, only to be proven wrong later by the press. Related article Trump attorney reached out to Kremlin to pursue Moscow Trump Tower project Former acting attorney general Sally Yates told Congress earlier this year that a “compromise situation” can emerge when US officials make a statement to the public that the Russians already know to be untrue or misleading. In that case, Americans “could be blackmailed by the Russians,” she said. Trump himself insisted on numerous occasions that he had no business ties to Russia. “I have nothing to do with Russia, how many times do I have to say that?” Trump said at a press conference in July 2016. “What do I have to do with Russia? You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago, in Palm Beach. … I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.” Trump repeated his denial at an October 2016 rally, omitting mention of the failed Trump Tower deal: “I had Miss Universe there a couple of years ago. Other than that, no, I had nothing to do (with Russia).” Related article Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team Peskov said last week he didn’t reply to the email. No evidence has emerged to suggest that Peskov or any other Russians used this situation for leverage, despite having the opportunity to do so. “My email to Mr. Peskov gave no ‘leverage’ to anyone,” Cohen told CNN in a statement Monday. “Its straightforward content is about a business proposal that I rejected within a few days of sending the email. It was about a building proposal, nothing more.” In defense of his client, Cohen’s attorney, Stephen Ryan, referred CNN to Gregory Copley, a foreign policy analyst who founded a think tank called the International Strategic Studies Association. In an appearance earlier this year on Kremlin-controlled RT, Copley said he does not believe Russia interfered in the 2016 election – contrary to the conclusions of the US intelligence community. “From what we know, there’s no legal or political embarrassment for President Trump or his team from the Cohen email to Peskov,” Copley told CNN on Monday. “It would be a stretch of the imagination to think that the fact or substance of the email could be used to obtain political or legal leverage over Trump or anyone in the campaign.” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters last week that Trump – who Cohen said did not know of the email when it was sent – wasn’t worried about Cohen’s activities. “It’s pretty clear that there’s really nothing there to this story, nothing to move forward,” Sanders said. “The President at that time was very focused on his campaign, and that was the priority he had at the time, and so certainly not something I believe he’s at all concerned about.” Special Counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his Russian meddling investigation to examine some of Trump’s prior business activities, including past deals in Russia and with Russians. Mueller’s team is exploring whether any of these deals could put Trump or his associates in a compromising position. Related article Special counsel subpoenas Manafort's former attorney and spokesman In a statement given last week to congressional investigators and obtained by CNN, Cohen maintained that he was never a part of the Trump campaign. Trump, and other senior administration officials, have repeatedly insisted that his presidential campaign had no improper contacts with Russians. While Cohen was not an official part of the Trump campaign, he was never far from it. Sources who were part of the campaign tell CNN that Cohen advised Trump on personnel. And he granted dozens of TV interviews throughout the campaign to promote Trump and attack his opponents. Multiple sources tell CNN that Cohen was not paid by the Trump campaign, and Federal Election Commission records dating back to mid-2015 don’t show any direct payments to Cohen. Cohen will face questions from the House intelligence committee when he testifies likely this month. CNN’s Dana Bash, Jeremy Herb and Tom LoBianco contributed to this story.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump Organization's business dealings in Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170906054500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/06/politics/trump-tower-moscow-michael-cohen-risked-russian-leverage/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "538833575", "sentence": "The new mayor of London is criticizing Donald Trump’s stance on Islam, describing it as “ignorant” and warning it could make both the UK and the U.S. “less safe.” Sadiq Khan, whose win last week made him the first Muslim mayor of any Western capital, made the comments Tuesday after Trump suggested the Londoner would be exempt from his proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States. “Donald Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe – it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of the extremists,” Khan said. Related gallery The Donald Trump guide to the rest of world He rejected Trump’s suggestion that he could be an exception to the proposed Muslim travel ban, saying: “This isn’t just about me – it’s about my friends, my family and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world.” The statement continued: “Donald Trump and those around him think that western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam – London has proved him wrong.” London's new mayor Sadiq Khan has rejected Donald J. Trump's suggestion that he would make an exception for the new... Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, told the New York Times Monday that he was “happy” that Khan had been elected mayor of London. Related video Cameron: 'Trump would unite us all against him' Asked by the newspaper how his proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the country would affect Khan, Trump replied: “There will always be exceptions.” “I was happy to see that,” he said, referring to Khan’s win. “I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good.” Trump sparked controversy when he called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on” in the wake of the Paris terror attacks in November. Clinton congratulates newly elected London mayor London’s new mayor had previously accused his rival, Zac Goldsmith, of drawing from the “Donald Trump playbook” by targeting his religion during the city’s bitterly contested mayoral campaign. “I think to try and look for differences, to try and turn communities against each other is not conducive to living successfully and amicably,” Khan told TIME magazine in an interview published Monday. Related video Trump faces backlash in Scotland over Muslim comments If Trump won the U.S. election, Khan said, “I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas. Conservative tacticians thought those sorts of tactics would win London and they were wrong. I’m confident that Donald Trump’s approach to politics won’t win in America.” Poll: 52% of British Muslims think homosexuality should not be legal Trump’s comments about Islam on the campaign trail – including proposing the creation of a database for Muslims, and claiming that Britain has a “massive Muslim problem” – provoked a heated response in the United States and abroad. The United Kingdom is trying hard to disguise their massive  Muslim problem. Everybody is wise to what is happening, very sad! Be honest. Related gallery Donald Trump's empire In the UK, a public petition to ban Trump from the country for hate speech attracted more than half a million signatures. The petition prompted British parliamentarians to hold a non-binding debate on the issue in January, with one MP opining: “I don’t think Donald Trump should be allowed within 1,000 miles of our shore.” Why Sadiq Khan’s win matters", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160510113000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/10/politics/donald-trump-london-mayor-ban/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "579290271", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the United Arab Emirates. The views expressed are solely those of the author. Pope Francis has reached out to faith leaders of all religions to reject extremism UAE: Ideology and actions of extremists do not represent the core ethos of Islam Ultimate goal is to restore the Middle East to a path of hope, progress and lasting prosperity When His Holiness Pope Francis received His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates, it was the highest-level official delegation from the Gulf state ever to visit the Vatican, and comes at a time when constructive dialogue between people of all faiths is of paramount importance. It is critical to take every opportunity to show a united front against all forms of intolerance. Pope Francis has reached out to faith leaders of all religions to reject extremism wherever it occurs. The UAE is proud to stand with him.  We believe that the ideology and actions of extremists do not represent the core ethos of Islam and must be loudly denounced on that basis. Above all this is a battle for hearts and minds. In their sophisticated use of digital and social media to glorify murder and destruction, groups such as Daesh – to use the Arabic term for ISIS – continue to lure young people from all over the world into their ranks. Twitter goes to war against ISIS Related video Muslims react to ISIS attacks on social media We must use every tool available to us to defeat their nihilist ideology of hatred. In this endeavor, the UAE has acted in collaboration with friends, who share our values. That’s why, in partnership with the United States, the UAE established the Sawab Center in Abu Dhabi, an organization specifically tasked with countering violence and extremism on digital platforms and through social media campaigns. The center has already made some significant inroads in targeting young people with messages that counter Daesh propaganda and reveal its true criminal nature and intent. One of its most recent campaigns – #deludedfollowers – effectively exposed the cynical tactics and psychological manipulations that Daesh employs, such as the portrayal of its campaign of terror as a holy cause. Escaping ISIS: How teen escaped terrorist recruiters While confronting extremists in the digital arena is an essential component of the broader fight, there are other methods that we must use to target at risk groups. Our experience in this goes back to 2011, when the UAE hosted the foundation of the first international center for countering extremism, known as Hedayah. Supported by the 30 member states that make up the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), Hedayah is devoted to researching the root causes of terrorism and formulating effective community-based programs focused on young and low-income groups. For instance, Hedayah has recently worked with Nigerian teachers to construct curricula emphasizing critical thinking that guides young people away from Boko Haram. ISIS women pose growing challenge to Europe Related video Why belgium is Europe's front line in war on terror Promoting enlightened religious discourse is also critical if we are to de-legitimize those trying to hijack religion with their distorted ideology. To this end the Muslim Council of Elders, an international organization based in Abu Dhabi, amplifies the true tolerant teachings of Islam and creates understanding between faiths. The Muslim Council comprises some of the Islamic world’s most venerated thinkers. It is led by Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, one of Islam’s oldest and most respected institutions, and His Excellency Professor Abdullah bin Bayyah, President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, a gathering convened in Abu Dhabi to foster inter and intra-faith dialogue. The Pope has expressed his hope for a stable Middle East that respects the rights of all faiths equally, a view we support in word and in deed. The UAE’s opposition to extremist groups that exemplify intolerance spans more than two decades, from our participation in international coalitions against the likes of the Taliban, al Qaeda and Daesh in Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq. Our belief in a future defined by human advancement characterizes our approach to development assistance around the world, but is best expressed in the society we have created inside the UAE. Within a region rife with sectarian fueled conflict, the UAE is a peaceful home to a multiplicity of diverse nationalities and ethnicity, living side by side in a culture of unity, religious tolerance, inclusivity and economic opportunity. Terror export fears as ISIS ‘caliphate’ shrinks Related video What makes ISIS so attractive to some youth? Pope Francis is correct when he says that socio-economic marginalization provides fertile ground for the growth of extremism. He argues that a comprehensive approach is needed to address the root causes, from the ideological to the economic. By building bridges to Islam, he is setting a powerful example that the UAE acknowledges with gratitude and is eager to match. Our region faces a critical challenge to protect the prospects of diversity and mutual coexistence from the forces that threaten them. The region’s immediate need is for peace and stability, but our ultimate goal, together with friends and allies, is to restore the Middle East to a path of hope, progress and lasting prosperity for all. The views expressed here are the author’s own.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Arab Emirates", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160915124500", "country1": "VAT", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/opinions/pope-uae-meeting-terror/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "697805973", "sentence": "NEW: Freed captive: \"The kids are learning what it's like to be in a real home\" Canadian man and his US wife return with their children after their 5-year captivity A Canadian man who was freed along with his family after five years in militant captivity in Afghanistan said his captors authorized the killing of one of his children and raped his wife. “The stupidity and the evil of the Haqqani network’s kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife engaged in helping ordinary villagers in Taliban-controlled regions of Afghanistan was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorizing the murder of my infant daughter, Martyr Boyle,” Joshua Boyle told reporters upon his arrival Friday night at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. He said his goal now is to build “a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call a home … and try to regain some portion of the childhood that they have lost.” His captors’ actions were in retaliation for his “repeated refusal to accept an offer” from them, he said, without providing details on what the offer was. Boyle, his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, and their three children were freed Thursday in a mission that Pakistani forces carried out based on intelligence from US authorities. CNN affiliate CTV reported that Boyle and his family were expected to return to his hometown of Smiths Falls, Ontario, with his parents. Boyle told CNN’s Paula Newton he and his family are doing as well as can be expected. “The kids are learning what it’s like to be in a real home,” he said. “It’s funny – they’ve flushed the toilet like 200 times but haven’t really been playing with toys.” “We join the Boyle family in rejoicing over the long-awaited return to Canada of their loved ones,” the Canadian government said Friday. “Canada has been actively engaged on Mr. Boyle’s case at all levels, and we will continue to support him and his family now that they have returned.” Canada welcomes arrival of Joshua Boyle and family: https://t.co/tnpEsTudUa The couple was held for five years by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network in Afghanistan after their kidnapping in 2012. Coleman was pregnant at the time of their kidnapping, and all their children were born while they were in captivity. Boyle did not say whether the militants killed a child, only that his captors were responsible for “authorizing the murder” of his infant daughter. Sources close to the family said Boyle alluded to at least one forced abortion while in captivity. Boyle said his wife was raped by a guard who was assisted by his superiors, and he asked Afghan authorities to bring them to justice. Boyle’s father, Patrick, said his son told him in a phone call after his release that the abuse his wife suffered during captivity was far worse than alluded to in “proof of life” videos the militants previously released of the family. “I certainly do not intend to allow a brutal and sacrilegious gang of criminal miscreants to dictate the future direction of my family, nor to weaken my family’s commitment to do the right thing, no matter the cost,” Boyle said. The Canadian said he had been in Afghanistan “helping the most neglected minority group in the world, those ordinary villagers that live deep inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where no NGO, no aid worker and no government has ever successfully been able to bring the necessary help.” A senior official had said Boyle refused to board an American military plane on Thursday over concerns he could face arrest. Boyle said his family had been delayed due to a medical emergency surrounding one of his children. “I assure you, I have never refused to board any mode of transportation that would bring me closer to home, closer to Canada and back with my family,” he said. Boyle was previously married to the sister of Omar Khadr, a Canadian imprisoned for 10 years at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after fighting US troops in Afghanistan. The US official said there were some questions surrounding Boyle’s past, but the Department of Justice said he did not face arrest. “Coleman and Boyle are not charged with any federal crime and, as such, we do not seek their arrest,” spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said. Before the family’s arrival in Canada, Patrick Boyle told CNN his son had described the rescue mission during a phone call. “The five of them (were) in the back of a car being transferred and a car being stopped, surrounded by, Josh described, 35 Pakistani army officials,” Patrick Boyle said. “A firefight (breaks) out, that all five captors had been killed by the Pakistani army, and all five of our Boyles are safe and OK. Josh said he was hit with some shrapnel, and our governments have confirmed that he was damaged in the leg. That’s all we know right now about that.” Patrick Boyle said the sudden turn of events was nothing short of miraculous. “Cait, in her last video, said if all five of them make it out, it’s going to be a miracle,” he said. “And we’re living a miracle.” Boyle told CNN he cooperated with the Pakistani military in making a video not long after his family’s rescue. The video, released Saturday, probably was made to improve morale, he said. “You could say that it was partially scripted but I was fine with doing it,” he said. CNN’s Paula Newton, Artemis Moshtaghian, Eli Watkins, Ryan Browne, Barbara Starr, Laura Jarrett, Joe Sterling and Journalist Adeel Raja contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Haqqani network", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171014060000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/14/asia/taliban-family-freed-canada-boyle-speaks/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "758935732", "sentence": "It was an awkward end to an historic day. We were back on our Soviet style soft sleeper carriage on the way back from the destruction of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, when the call came through from CNN that US President Donald Trump had called off the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The North Koreans on the train learned the news from us. They were shocked and crestfallen. In their eyes, Pyongyang had just gone through with a major show of good faith in destroying its primary nuclear site, only to have Washington cancel a summit North Korea has been hoping to hold for decades. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Even after we first arrived in Wonsan on Tuesday, it seemed like trip to Punggye-ri still might not happen, with Pyongyang and Washington trading angry barbs, and rumblings the Singapore summit could be called off. Things started looking brighter however: a number of South Korean journalists initially denied permission to enter the country received their visas at the last minute and flew from Beijing to join us at the luxurious marbled hotel we’d been put up in. Finally, late into Wednesday afternoon, we were told to prepare to leave, and soon we boarded a bus to the train station. A 10-carriage train had been specially arranged for the trip. Two sleeper carriages for the journalists and minders and a restaurant car were all that we were allowed to explore. It was unclear whether anyone else was in the remaining carriages. The sleeping carriages were old fashioned but cosy and clean, but there was one detail that seemed strange: although it was still bright afternoon, all the blinds in the corridors and compartments were closed. When we naturally opened them, we were told to shut them again: there was to be no filming – or looking out of the window – for the roughly 12-hour trip. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Of all the hundreds of journalists that had asked to be on this trip, North Korea accepted only a small group, a little over two dozen in total, representing two media outlets each from the US, Russia, China, the UK and South Korea. Not a single print or radio journalist among them – for Pyongyang, this was about images above all else. After a sumptuous, 10-course dinner in a luxury dining car, we retired to our sleeping compartments. At some point in the night, the train stopped for several hours and guards walked along the corridors. Finally, early on Thursday morning, the blinds were lifted so we could see, and film, the countryside we were passing through. Soon enough however, we were ordered to stop filming again as we reached the train station and boarded buses to the nuclear site itself. During a 90-minute drive along a rough dirt road into the mountains, we passed several small villages. These were obviously occupied, because the fields had been recently cultivated and the buildings were in good repair, but not a soul was in sight. There were no animals, no children, not even a bicycle propped against a wall, and in every house we could see from the road, the curtains were drawn. The only people we saw on the entire drive to the nuclear site were soldiers manning the few checkpoints we passed through. Punggye-ri itself looked bizarrely like a holiday camp, with large log cabins scattered around a clearing in the woods. We were told strictly not to try and go inside any of the buildings, because they were all rigged with explosives. After a briefing from the Deputy Director of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Institute in front of a giant map of the nuclear site, we were able to inspect the testing tunnels themselves. The oldest tunnel on the site had already been collapsed some years earlier, but three tunnels were intact, and the North Korean officials accompanying us said two of the tunnels had never been used, and could have easily conducted future nuclear tests. This was difficult to judge – no experts or inspectors had been allowed on the trip despite initial suggestions they would be, only journalists – but the tunnels appeared to be in good order, timbered inside like an old Wild West gold mine. Also inside, stretching as far as the eye could see, were bundles of wires and detonation charges to prepare for the tunnels’ imminent destruction. Finally, the time had come, and we donned bright yellow safety helmets and, tailed by medics in case one of us sprained an ankle or was hit by debris, we trooped up to an observation deck to watch the first tunnel’s detonation. With a colossal bang and a burst of earth, smoke and dust, tunnel #2 exploded outwards in a cloud of rubble. The earth under our feet shook as the buildings next to the tunnel were also detonated. Once the smoke had cleared, we were taken to inspect the aftermath. All that remained of the buildings was splintered wood, we could see that there had been no equipment of any kind in the huts, anything that was previously there had been removed. After an al fresco lunch of ham and cucumber sandwiches in the shade of camouflage netting, during which we were again warned to stay away from the buildings either side because they too were rigged with explosives, we headed up the hill again to another observation point to watch the destruction of tunnels #3 and #4. Finally, the Deputy Director read us another prepared statement, informing us that the exercise was a success and the facilities had been completely destroyed. Some North Koreans around us did not look exactly pleased. For many of them, they were witnessing the destruction of decades of work. Others were happier however, sure that this was a step in a positive direction, an historic moment that would soon be overshadowed by the meeting between Kim and Trump, the first ever between a North Korean leader and sitting US President. Those good feelings were quickly dashed by Trump’s letter to Kim, in which he expressed a willingness to meet in future, but said the planned Singapore summit would be “inappropriate, at this time.” Despite fears a collapse in talks could see a return to “fire and fury,” North Korea seems willing to press on with diplomacy. In a response to Trump published early Friday, a top official said “we are willing to sit face to face at any time and in any way.” “I would like to conclude that President Trump’s statement on the North Korea-US summit is a decision that is not in line with the wishes of the who hope for the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula as well as the world,” he said. CNN’s Paul Devitt contributed reporting. Edited by James Griffiths.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180525050000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/asia/north-korea-punggye-ri-nuclear-intl/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "706779080", "sentence": "On November 2, in a radio interview, President Donald Trump said this: “The saddest thing is that because I’m the President of the United States, I am not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department. I am not supposed to be involved with the FBI.” The following morning – beginning at 6:57 a.m. – he began a tweetstorm on the same topic. “Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn’t looking into all of the dishonesty going on with Crooked Hillary & the Dems,” he wrote. He followed that tweet up with five more, including this one: “People are angry.  At some point the Justice Department, and the FBI, must do what is right and proper. The American public deserves it!” Then he left for a 12-day trip to Asia – a trip he returns from Wednesday. On the eve of that return came news out of the Justice Department that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering the possibility of appointing a special counsel to look into allegations of wrongdoing regarding the 2010 sale of a uranium company to Russia – which Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved. It’s a big day on Capitol Hill: Follow Sessions’ hearing live In a letter sent to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd confirmed that Sessions had directed prosecutors to examine whether “any matters not currently under investigation should be opened, whether any matters currently under investigation require further resources, or whether any merit the appointment of a special counsel.” Here’s the thing: This could all just be a big coincidence. Sessions might well have decided to look into the possibility of a special counsel for the Uranium One sale prior to Trump’s tweets and public frustration with the Justice Department’s refusal to look at the “real” issues from the 2016 campaign. And, word of the consideration of a special counsel might have coincidentally leaked on the day before Trump is set to return to Washington. But, it’s odd – to say the least – that Sessions decided that now was the time to look into the Clinton allegations. After all, Goodlatte had written two letters to the Justice Department – one on July 27, the other on September 26 – asking for the appointment of a special counsel to examine the uranium deal and other “matters that appear to be outside the scope of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.” The obvious answer for the question of “why now” is that Trump – through Twitter and his public statements – sufficiently ramped up the pressure on Sessions to start doing what he wants done. Context matters here. Sessions has been fighting for his job since the day – way back in early March – that he recused himself from the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s attempted interference in the 2016 campaign and any potential collusion with the Trump campaign. That decision ultimately led to the appointment by deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of Mueller as special counsel overseeing the investigation. Trump has made very clear that he is angry at Sessions over the recusal decision – and lays much of the blame for the ongoing Russia investigation directly at the attorney general’s feet. He told The New York Times that had Sessions informed him of his planned recusal,Trump would have picked someone else as his attorney general. Trump has referred to Sessions as “beleaguered” on Twitter. In short, the President has gone way out of his way to make clear to Sessions that he’s doing a bad job. And to suggest (and suggest again) that Sessions and the Department of Justice should spend a lot more time looking into allegations about the Obama administration uranium deal and Clinton’s private email server. Which is what Sessions is now at least thinking about doing. But, wait, you say. Trump is Sessions’ boss! Why can’t he tell him what to do?! Because the Justice Department is – and long has been – seen as an independent operator within the government. And, for good reason. The job of DOJ is to investigate and prosecute crimes and potential crimes without fear or favor. Even the appearance of White House involvement in how Justice does its job is seen as a major breach of protocol. (This LA Times explainer on why the Justice Department’s independence matters so much is worth reading.) The timing of Sessions’ decision has to raise questions about Justice’s vaunted independence from the executive branch. Of course, no special counsel has been appointed. Yet. But, if Sessions does decide to go that route, he’ll take a huge amount of flack from inside and outside the department for it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Justice Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171114150000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/politics/jeff-sessions-special-counsel-clinton/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "518777567", "sentence": "Using bacteria that keep Zika from replicating inside the mosquito is one approach Sterilizing males with gamma radiation and releasing them in the millions is another GMO mosquitoes with lethal genes that kill their young could soon be used in Florida Imagine a hairy, bug-eyed monster that hides under your bed, in your closet and in your shower, waiting for just the right moment to attack. Her belly grows, glowing bright red, as she sucks your blood to create her babies – which she produces by the thousands – leaving a virus to grow inside of you that could harm your babies if you are pregnant. No, this is not a B-rated horror movie. It’s a Hollywood-style description of one of the craftiest little creatures on the planet, the female Aedes aegypti mosquito. (All male mosquitoes are exonerated because they don’t bite.) Over the centuries, she has adapted to live as close as she can to her favorite prey – us – and can breed in receptacles as small as flower vases and shower drains. Forgotten tires and discarded plastics? Even better. In other words, she’s perfect for spreading disease in any bustling, overpopulated, tropical city or slum. While the aegypti transmits the viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and now Zika, her sister species, the Culex quinquefasciatus, carries West Nile and encephalitis. Another 40 species of mosquitoes, in the genus Anopheles, spread the malaria parasite. The Anopheles is such an efficient bloodsucker that a single female can infect more than 100 people. Together, these ladies have killed and maimed more humans than any other animal on earth, even mankind with all of its wars. Related article The mosquitoes that changed history If this was a traditional Hollywood horror flick, there would be a happy ending: All the monsters would be exterminated. But history shows man has tried that again and again with these mosquitoes, often using dangerous pesticides. And like every great villain, they always return. “And of course in today’s world, you and I, along with any mosquito or virus, can hop a plane and get anywhere within less than 24 hours,” said Uriel Kitron, chairman of Emory University’s Department of Environmental Studies. “I always say the mosquito is not a great flier, but it’s a wonderful hitchhiker. So it’s very easy to reintroduce.” Which is why a growing number of scientists are touting the need for a “mutant mosquito,” a helpful Frankenstein designed to win the fight against these deadly females. Remember the movie “Alien,” where the creature grows in the crewman’s belly until it finally rips through his stomach to the outside world? Now imagine a kinder, gentler creature living inside the cells of up to 60% of the insects around us. This creature, a genus of bacteria called Wolbachia, manages to live off its hosts and transform them, but doesn’t have to kill them to survive. A nonprofit group out of Australia discovered this helpful alien stops the growth of viruses inside the Aedes aegypti, keeping her from transmitting disease. Read more about this method of stopping Zika. The International Atomic Energy Agency recently announced a plan to help Brazil and other countries hard hit by Zika produce sterile “gamma-irradiated” Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for mass release in those countries. Within the next few months, the agency says it will send a cobalt-60 gamma cell irradiator to Brazil in order to create billions of sterilized male mosquitoes that researchers hope will mate with wild females to keep them from reproducing. But unlike their famous gamma-radiated movie cousin, the Hulk, these guys may not have the strength or stamina to do their jobs. Read more about this method of stopping Zika. Meet OX513A, a male Aedes aegypti mosquito genetically engineered to pass along a lethal gene to wild females that makes her offspring die. He’s the product of Oxitec, a small biotechnology company launched by Oxford University professors in 2002, now owned by biotech giant Intrexon. This male is created by injecting very small amounts of synthetically made DNA into thousands of mosquito eggs until finally one of the eggs accepts the DNA into its genome, creating two genes. One gene, based on DNA from coral, is used to implant a fluorescent red marker in OX513A so researchers can more easily find and track him. The other gene, artificially modeled after E. coli and the herpes simplex virus, is lethal because it creates a protein called tTAV which interferes with a cell’s activity, killing the infected mosquito before it can reach adulthood. Read more about this method of stopping Zika. Gene drives are considered the cutting edge of genetics. In labs around the world, enterprising researchers are using new tools such as CRISPR’s Cas9 to splice a helpful gene into a mosquito’s bloodline, “driving” it into the entire population, at a much higher rate than the standard genetics you learned in school. “It’s forcing those genes into the population,” explained molecular biologist Omar S. Akbari. “Instead of a gene being transferred to 50% of the offspring, now it can transfer to 99%, maybe even 100% of their progeny.” Before you can “drive” a beneficial gene into a population, you have to create it. That’s where genetic engineers can get really clever. Take what University of California-Irvine microbiologist  Anthony James and his team did to create a drive against one strain of malaria. “Frankenstein’s not a fair comparison,” explains James, “because Frankenstein was made of all human parts. We’re making what’s called a Chimera, an animal that is made from parts of several creatures.” Read more about this method of stopping Zika. From Wolbachia to radiated males, from OX513A to gene drives, all of these solutions have significant issues, say critics: expense, proof of disease reduction, environmental impact studies, community support, and especially the need for mosquito control during any outbreak. After all, officials aren’t going to let Zika-carrying mosquitoes continue to spread disease while we wait for a takeover by mutants. “If you’re releasing mosquitoes for doing control and on top of that you have to do mosquito spraying, then in a way you’re killing your investment,” said Emory University ecologist Gonzalo Vazquez Prokopec. “You’re releasing mosquitoes that cost money but at the same time you cannot stop helping people. So how this integration of genetically modified mosquitoes works in the context of ongoing control activity, I think it’s still an open question.” Oxitec CEO Hadyn Parry disagrees. What’s needed, he says, is coordination with local authorities. “It’s a very sensible, logical strategy to go into a town, carry out an insecticide-based campaign and then use our approach,” explained Parry. “The only thing you can’t do in the same street at the same time is release our mosquitoes with fogging. Because our guys are completely susceptible and they’d all fall down dead. Whereas ironically, the wild ones have quite high levels of insecticide resistance.” “The key is to mobilize the community,” agreed Emory’s Kitron. “The challenge is that often the community is not into it, or they do not like some of the measures that were applied, or they did not feel that the disease was that important. Zika is different because the potential complication is so severe that I think that on its own will be a major mobilizing force for the community.” But, he adds, it’s too soon to determine if the mutant mosquito can truly win the war against man’s deadliest enemy. “I think that the jury is still out on all of these techniques,” said Kitron. “I think they will play a role, and I think they will add to the many tools that we already have. But none of them, I don’t think, will be a silver bullet.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "mutant mosquito", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160307184500", "country1": "BRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/07/health/zika-virus-gmo-mosquito/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "563793782", "sentence": "Korean War ended with an armistice agreement on July 27, 1953 Both sides are still technically at war, North Korea claims that it won As both Seoul and Pyongyang mark the end of the Korean War 63 years ago Wednesday, a new movie depicts one of the most remarkable operations of the three year conflict. Both sides still disagree on who won, more than six decades after they signed an armistice agreement ending hostilities, and as no peace treaty exists they are still technically at war. As North Korea marks “Victory Day,” South Koreans will be able to watch “Operation Chromite,” the story of a scheme given 5000-to-one odds before it succeeded and changed the course of the war. On September 15, 1950, 75,000 United Nations troops landed behind enemy lines at the narrow South Korean port of Inchon, pushing North Korean soldiers back to the Chinese border. The operation was the brainchild of U.S. five star general Douglas MacArthur, who is played by Hollywood actor Liam Neeson in the South Korean production. “He was a formidable soldier, incredibly brave and yet (with a) huge ego,” Neeson tells CNN of his character. “People loved him or hated him.” Related video How was North Korea able to hack Sony? The Oscar-winner admitted he had some reservations about North Korea’s possible reaction to the film, given its furious response after “The Interview” premiered in 2014. Washington said the movie, which tells the story of a fictional CIA plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un, was the motivation behind a giant North Korean hack attack against Sony Pictures. Pyongyang denies that it was behind the hack. “It’s a horrifying situation,” Neeson said of North Korea. “I think in light of recent events, very recent events, we are all – not just as filmmakers but as citizens on this planet – we are all very concerned.” “Operation Chromite” releases in the U.S. on August 12.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160727020000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/asia/liam-neeson-korean-war-film/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "480213110", "sentence": "The vote, which was 285-281, has no legal force Snowden calls it a \"game-changer\" He's wanted in the United States on three felony counts, including violations of the U.S. Espionage Act The European Parliament voted Thursday in support of a resolution that calls on member states to protect Edward Snowden from extradition. The vote, which has no legal force, was 285-281. The resolution urges nations to drop criminal charges and “consequently prevent extradition or rendition by third parties, in recognition of his status as whistle-blower and international human rights defender.” Snowden, a former contractor at the U.S. National Security Agency, leaked documents about top secret mass surveillance programs. He fled the United States in 2013 and spent more than a month living in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport before being granted asylum. On Twitter, Snowden called Thursday’s vote a “game-changer.” “This is not a blow against the US Government, but an open hand extended by friends. It is a chance to move forward,” he wrote. This is not a blow against the US Government, but an open hand extended by friends. It is a chance to move forward. pic.twitter.com/fBs5H32wyD The Justice Department has said Snowden would face criminal prosecution if he returns to the United States. He’s been charged with three felony counts, including violations of the U.S. Espionage Act. Snowden told the BBC this month that he has offered “many times” to go to prison in the United States as part of a deal to return from exile in Russia, but is still waiting for an answer from the American government. In response to Thursday’s vote, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. policy on Snowden has not changed. “He needs to come back to the United States and face the due process and the judicial process here in the United States. That’s been our position from the beginning. It’s our belief that the man put U.S. national security in great danger and he needs to be held account to that,” Kirby said. CNN’s Jethro Mullen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Parliament resolution to protect Edward Snowden from extradition", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151029230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/europe/eu-edward-snowden-vote/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "607455725", "sentence": "Alessandro Rampazzo documented a mother's devotion to her disabled daughter He photographed other families as well for his ongoing project, \"When we are gone\" A single photo assignment for a newspaper in his hometown of Padova, Italy, opened photographer Alessandro Rampazzo’s eyes to the story of a mother’s devotion to her disabled daughter. Maria and her husband, Antonio, were deeply in love. She called him Toni as an endearment. They tried to live their dreams in Switzerland, but when it didn’t work out, they returned to their home country of Italy and started their family together. But things didn’t go according to plan. Antonio grew ill and died a few months after their daughter, Tonina, was born during the 1960s. Maria was left to take care of three daughters by herself. And by age 3, Tonina was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. In January 2015, Tonina wrote a letter to the newspaper when the public transportation she used to reach a recreational center in the city suddenly stopped. It was where she could do activities with other people who also had muscular dystrophy. The bus had been equipped to carry wheelchairs. And then, Tonina ran out of options. Rampazzo took a photograph for the paper and then asked if he could continue to tell the story of Tonina and Maria through images. Only about a month before, he had read about the fact there was no law concerning the destiny of people who weren’t able to take care of themselves when their families were no longer able to do so. “Discovering this reality for me was shocking and I decided I had to give a voice to these people, to their stories, to hopefully generate more awareness and understanding of the situation,” Rampazzo said. “Despite the difficulties of being a mother and widow in the ’60s, in Italy, Maria was able to raise her daughters and still take care of Tonina for all her life, alone, with her own energy and strength. All these things together move my heart every time I think about it.” He was soon met with the reality of the challenges that fill their daily lives. There are cranes in the bathroom and the bedroom that Maria uses to help Tonina, because she lacks muscle strength to do things on her own. Tonina can’t eat quickly, so Maria makes sure that a double-bottomed dish with hot water keeps the food warm. Cold food poses a risk to Tonina because it’s more difficult to digest. Tonina also likes to read in bed, but if the book is new and stiff, she doesn’t have the strength to hold it open. Maria stretches them out for her. And every night, at least two to three times, Maria wakes up to turn Tonina from one side to the other so she doesn’t develop bedsores. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Not only was Rampazzo moved by Maria’s devotion, but also Tonina’s upbeat personality. “Tonina has been dealing with her illness for all her life without giving up, without being sad,” Rampazzo said. “If you meet her, she’s always smiling and in a good mood, even if things are quite complicated for her.” They also welcomed Rampazzo into their lives. Maria even asked him what he would like for dinner during the evenings he was there. They opened their hearts to him and made him feel like family. No one had ever asked them about their experiences. “The first time I showed this story to some friends, their reaction was, ‘I had no idea that people could live like this, in 2015, in Italy.’ Images, in my opinion, have a great virtue: They are able to show exactly what happened.” He began photographing other families as well for his ongoing project, “When we are gone.” He became a photojournalist in his 20s because he wanted to use photography to give a voice to those who didn’t feel like they had one. “Spending time with Maria and Tonina, and the other families I portrayed, it really opened my eyes to a situation that involves hundreds of thousands of families in Italy,” Rampazzo said. “I learned how important is the love of a family, and what it can do.” Alessandro Rampazzo is an Italian photographer represented by Echo Photojournalism. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Italy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161211234500", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "CHE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/11/health/cnnphotos-when-we-are-gone/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "602977320", "sentence": "President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama have been in regular communication, a top Trump aide said Sunday. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about who Trump was consulting on Cuba policy, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway replied: “He’s even been talking to President Obama. You know, beyond the sit-down they had 30 hours or so after President-Elect Trump won the election, they’ve been talking regularly on any number of issues. They talked just yesterday.” Conway said they spoke for about 45 minutes Saturday, but declined to say what else they talked about. Trump enjoys talking with Obama, despite their disagreements, she said. “I can tell you from President-Elect Trump’s side that he very much enjoys speaking with President Obama, talking about the serious issues that face this country and the world,” she said. “They get along nicely. They disagree on many things. That’s not going to change.” The White House has said it will not confirm every conversation with the President-elect. “Reports the two have talked after their White House meeting, I think, are not particularly surprising,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest last week during a daily press briefing. “But in the same way that I protected the ability of President Obama to consult confidentially with other senior officials, including some former presidents, I’m not going to read out or confirm every reported meeting or phone call or conversation.” Obama has pledged to help ease Trump’s transition to the White House, despite their at-times acrimonious past. Throughout Obama’s presidency, Trump persistently sought to undermine the legitimacy of the nation’s first African-American presidency by questioning his citizenship and his Christian faith. The President has directed his own barbs at Trump, too. At the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, with Trump in the audience, Obama mocked Trump’s birtherism, in a biting attack that crossed the line between humor and sarcasm into overt personal hostility. He also cast Trump as incompetent and unhinged on the campaign trail. CNN’s Catherine Treyz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump and Barack Obama communication", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161127163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/politics/donald-trump-obama-phone-call/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675642647", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – Jared Kushner offers his first public accounting of what he says are his four meetings with Russians during the 2016 campaign and transition. He gave a rare public statement from the White House following a two hour meeting with Senate intelligence committee staffers. – After publicly criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, President Trump today described Sessions as “beleaguered” in a tweet about his frustration with the Russia probe. – The parents of the terminally ill British baby have given up their legal fight to bring their son to the United States for treatment. “For Charlie, it is too late … treatment cannot offer a chance of success,” the family’s lawyer told the UK High Court. – New research suggests water could exist deep inside the moon, and it could potentially be extracted on future moon missions. – A 9-year-old South African child diagnosed with HIV has been in remission for most of his life without the help of drugs. His case is only the third known globally and could help researchers understand how to better control the virus. – A 10th person has died after being smuggled into the United States a boiling hot truck. Eight undocumented immigrants were found dead inside the truck, which was stopped at a San Antonio Walmart, early Sunday morning. Since then, two people who were hospitalized have died, officials said. The latest death came hours before the driver of the tractor trailer, James Matthew Bradley Jr., was due in court. – A car bomb in Kabul killed 29 people. The Taliban has claimed responsibility. The Islamist fundamentalist group has been ratcheting up an offensive across Afghanistan. – A police manhunt is underway after a chainsaw-wielding attacker injured five people in northern Switzerland. – Democrats unveil a new economic agenda they call “A Better Deal,” which aims to unite the party ahead of next year’s midterm elections.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia investigation", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170724210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-monday-july-24/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "728980799", "sentence": "Intelligence analysts expect to see North Korea's new missiles on display Foreign media has not been invited North Korea staged a highly anticipated military parade through the capital Pyongyang Thursday, a diplomatic source told CNN, an event that has so far been hidden from the rest of the world. International media was not invited to cover the parade, which was to feature “hundreds” of rockets and missiles, diplomatic sources said last month. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that as many as 50,000 people gathered in Kim Il Sung square to watch the event, which included around 13,000 soldiers. The parade began at 10:00 a.m. Pyongyang time, a diplomatic source with deep knowledge of North Korea’s activities told CNN. It’s possible that North Korean state television will air video of the event during its afternoon broadcast. The parade was held around the same time as a welcoming ceremony for hundreds of North Koreans who are in South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics. For North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the parade is an opportunity to stoke patriotic fervor and to remind the world of his country’s rapid progress on its nuclear program. For South Korea, it’s a poke in the eye after efforts by President Moon Jae-in to present a united front as the two Koreas compete under the same flag. “The North Koreans tend to act out like this even during periods of quiet to demonstrate their independence and to try to convince us that their nuclear arsenal is beyond limits,” said Adam Mount, a senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. “It’s a clear sign of defiance, and they intend it to be.” Pyongyang’s parades offer an unparalleled opportunity for intelligence analysts to get images of military equipment from one of the world’s most reclusive places. Last year, many in the open-source intelligence community that track North Korea’s weapons program were surprised by the sophisticated missiles on display. Nonproliferation experts said during Thursday’s parade it’s possible Pyongyang could show some mock-ups of their newer technology, like a new long-range, solid-fueled ballistic missile. A diplomatic source told CNN the event was expected to include of “hundreds” of missiles and rockets in an attempt “to scare the hell out of the Americans.” Based on combination of factors, including satellite imagery analysis and insights from diplomatic sources, analysts say it’s possible North Korea will attempt to show the world that it is in the process of mass-producing the technology it showed off last year, like the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). “If we were to look at last year, we saw lots of new technology. I think this year it will definitely be an opportunity for North Korea to show off the things it tested last year,” said Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies’ Center for Nonproliferation Studies. RELATED: US and North Korea’s political games threaten to overshadow the Olympics However, last year’s parade was open to members of the international media, including CNN. This year Pyongyang has only invited a handful of diplomats and will control all the imagery that goes out. And North Korea has a history of doctoring pictures it releases to the world. It’s also unclear when photographs and video would actually go public. Though North Korean state television does cover some events live, Pyongyang sometimes does not confirm news of their military accomplishments – like missile tests – until a full 24 hours after the rest of the world knows. The fact that YouTube has shut down some North Korea propaganda channels may make it even harder to get pictures of the parade. “It’s going to be tougher to get images out that aren’t carefully scripted by North Korea. There’s probably a wide variety of reasons why that may be happening,” Hanham said. “Maybe they’re trying to prevent something small … or maybe they realize that they are giving away a lot of intelligence.” North Korea has been holding military parades since the early days of Kim Il Sung’s reign. The grainy images of soldiers marching in front bear undeniable similarities to those that come from North Korea today. These displays of military might aren’t a specific North Korean phenomenon. They date back to Roman times, when the city would celebrate victories of generals and their armies. As in ancient times, the parades are used to stoke patriotic fervor. They’re essentially pep rallies with weapons – the weapons have just gotten deadlier over the years. And plenty of countries still hold them. China held its own massive military display last year. So did Russia. The parades aren’t limited to more autocratic states. France holds a parade on Bastille day, which US President Donald Trump attended last year. That display has reportedly prompted the President to ask the Pentagon to plan an American military parade, something which has not been seen in years (though some argue the inaugural parade every four years has a martial feel to it.) But Thursday will be the first time North Korea has held a parade on February 8 in some time. From the 1970s until 2014, North Korea has celebrated its Army Day on April 25, the day the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army – the guerrilla forces fighting Japanese occupation – was founded in 1932. North Korean history claims that Kim Il Sung – the country’s founder and grandfather of the current leader – transformed the KPRA into the country’s armed forces on February 8, 1948, after the Korean Peninsula was divided into two countries. Analysts suspect Kim Jong Un revived the February celebration in 2015 in an attempt to “put his own stamp on things.” The country’s most important holiday, however, is the Day of the Sun, the anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birth on April 15. That’s when last year’s massive military parade was held. CNN’s Will Ripley contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea's military parade", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180207191500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/asia/north-korea-military-parade-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "739397420", "sentence": "Lizbeth Mateo seems to be a woman that’s going places. She was the first person in her family to go to college. She has a law degree, and her own firm in metro Los Angeles. She was just appointed to a California state senate committee. She’s also an undocumented immigrant. It’s believed to be the first time in state history that an undocumented immigrant has been put on a statewide committee, and her appointment is rubbing some people the wrong way in a state known for thumbing its nose at President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. Mateo was appointed Wednesday to the Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee, which seeks to increase college opportunities for low-income students. Her appointment was praised by state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, who also took a shot at the President. “One day after President Trump came to California to see prototypes of his border wall, the state Senate made history Wednesday by selecting the first undocumented resident for a statewide appointment,” de Leon said in a statement, according to CNN affiliate KCBS. “While Donald Trump fixates on walls, California will continue to concentrate on opportunities. Ms. Mateo is a courageous, determined and intelligent young woman who at great personal risk has dedicated herself to fight for those seeking their rightful place in this country.” Mateo was born in Mexico and came to the US at age 14 with her parents. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, and got her law degree from Santa Clara University. She’s advocated for immigration rights, including passage of the Dream Act. “While undocumented students have become more visible in our state, they remain underrepresented in places where decisions that affect them are being made,” said Mateo, according to KCBS. “I welcome this opportunity to advise and help the Student Aid Commission achieve its goals. But on Twitter, there was a strong backlash to her tweet thanking de Leon for her appointment, with many questioning how someone in the country illegally can serve on a state committee. Some state lawmakers don’t like the move either. Travis Allen, a Republican state representative who is also running for governor, said in a Facebook post talking about Mateo’s appointment that “the California Democratic Party now prioritizes illegal immigrants over California citizens.” CNN has reached out to Mateo and members of the Senate Rules Committe, and is waiting to hear back.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Lizbeth Mateo's appointment to California state senate committee", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180316170000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/california-undocumented-appointment-trnd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "708854484", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Stephen Chan is a professor of international relations at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies and the author of “Robert Mugabe: A Life of Power and Politics.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Stephen Chan: Robert Mugabe's resignation does not spell democracy for Zimbabwe Those who succeed him have blood on their hands and will need to reinvent themselves as Western-friendly pragmatists, writes Chan The resignation of Robert Mugabe, after the intervention of the army and then the move to impeach him, ends his 37 years in power – which included his physical and intellectual degeneration over the last decade. Even his own party saw he had lost the capacity to function as a modern president in perilous economic times. Accordingly, the impeachment motion in Parliament was put forward by his own party, and seconded by the opposition. But those coming after Mugabe are not good, clean men. Some have real blood on their hands. The need for reinvention will include their own transformation into Western-friendly pragmatists. The era of ideology is over, and the rhetoric of nationalism will need to be replaced by the hard work of rebuilding. Related article How it feels to be a Zimbabwean today This rebuilding will require some emergency injection of liquidity by foreign powers. The Chinese are in a position to do some of this – and have indeed acted as an ally to Mugabe in the past. If the West does not provide support, the question of future influence may be at stake. But, after a short period of fiscal stabilization, the hard work of rebuilding not just an economy, but foundations for a prosperous economy, will demand the best brains of both Mugabe’s party – the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front – and the opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change. A coalition government must be formed in order to showcase this kind of capacity. And there should be no long-term injections of cash if the transparency of public finance in Zimbabwe does not dramatically improve. In short, the very oligarchs – military as well as political – who overthrew Mugabe must finally reach the conclusion that they have looted enough. Their reinvention will require not just pragmatic Western-friendliness, but some real efforts toward honesty and transparency. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Mugabe might be gone, but the transition from “Mugabeism” – insofar as it has come to stand for power-hungriness and economic acquisition, for immediate gratification as opposed to long-term planning and investment, for elite lifestyles rather than equity for the citizen body – will be extremely difficult. It will take a full term of Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice president who Mugabe fired and his presumptive successor, before even the beginnings of this can be fully seen and appreciated. However, the chances of a radical transformation remain small. Zimbabwe is likely to recover in key sectors in which the elite have holdings, but the majority of Zimbabweans may experience a further economic degeneration. This time, if there is a coalition, but the opposition parties cannot hold economic rapaciousness in check, the future for pluralistic honest politics may take even longer to reappear than the vibrancy of a functioning economy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Robert Mugabe's resignation and subsequent political transition in Zimbabwe", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171121194500", "country1": "ZWE", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/opinions/mugabe-resignation-future-opinion-chan/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "611604069", "sentence": "One official rules out a terror attack Plane carried members of Russian army's official choir The Tu-154 plane had 84 passengers and eight crew members aboard A Russian military plane carrying members of the army’s official choir traveling to perform in Syria has crashed in the Black Sea near Sochi. There are apparently no survivors, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The ensemble was “flying to congratulate Russian air force pilots in Syria with the New Year,”  ministry spokesman Igor Konashekov said. A Tupolev Tu-154 plane that was carrying 92 people, including 84 passengers and eight crew members, disappeared from radar Sunday morning local time after taking off from the Adler airport, state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported. The plane took off from Moscow and was headed to the Russian Hmeymim airbase in Latakia, Syria, where Russia has a large military presence, for a concert ahead of New Year’s Eve, a source told Russia’s state news agency Tass. The ‘Red Army’ choir loved by Russia Ten bodies have been brought on board a rescue vessel, according to the search and rescue team working the area of the crash, Konashekov said. One body believed to be among the victims was found more than three miles off the Sochi shore, Konashenkov said. One of the people aboard that flight was Liza Glinka, a famous Russian human rights activist, according to CNN affiliate RBC. She was bringing medicine and other supplies to a local hospital in Syria, her colleague and friend Dr. Sergey Kurkov told RBC. “We are shocked. I’ve talked to her on the phone just recently, just before it happened. She was a saint. She helped everybody,” he said, adding that he’s known her for 20 years. “She was kind, she was fair. It is such a huge loss for me. She talked to us. She argued with us. She was my teacher. She was like a family for me.” The first bodies of victims from the crashed flight are expected to arrive in Moscow on Monday morning, said Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov, according to RIA Novosti. The Russian Tu-154 could have crashed because of a technical malfunction or pilot error but not terrorism, said Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, according to Russia’s Sputnik news agency. “I rule out version of the terror attack completely. It is the aircraft of the Ministry of Defense, the airspace of the Russian Federation, there cannot be such a version,” Ozerov is quoted as saying. “The plane had to make a U-turn after takeoff over the sea (and) may (have taken) the wrong direction.” En route to Latakia, the plane landed in Sochi to refuel, the Defense Ministry’s press service told Russia’s Interfax news agency. According to RIA Novosti, the Defense Ministry said it found debris from the Tu-154 in the Black Sea one mile from Sochi. Four ships and five helicopters have combed the crash site, Konashenkov said, according to Tass. More than 100 divers with special equipment will be deployed, and a group of medical and psychological professionals will be on hand to help relatives, he said. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam said no major weather patterns were present at the time of the plane’s disappearance. On Sunday, the temperature of the Black Sea was about 10 degrees Celsius (50 F), according to Russian media. The Defense Ministry published a list of those on board. Among them: eight crew members, eight soldiers and more than 60 members of the famed Alexandrov Ensemble, the Russian army’s official choir, including its conductor Valery Kahlilov. Since 1928, the Alexandrov Ensemble has grown into a immensely popular tradition due to its unending government support. It has toured the world performing Russian folk songs, World War II anthems and patriotic music, and was dubbed “Russia’s singing weapon.” The ensemble consists of between 100 and 120 members depending on the type of performance. It includes a choir, a dance troupe and an orchestra. Because their performance at the airbase was going to be mostly a cappella, only the choir and a handful of dancers were aboard the plane, Russian media reported. “The orchestra did not fly because [the choir] was supposed to use pre-recorded music,” choir singer Sergei Khlopnikov, who didn’t make the trip because his daughter was sick, told the Interfax news agency. Nine journalists, including three reporters with Star TV, were on board, the Defense Ministry said on its television network. “Our cultural paratroopers perished,” the head of the Moscow government’s culture department, Alexander Kibovsky, said in televised remarks. “These people always performed in war zones, they wore uniforms, they brought kindness and light,” said Konashekov. The plane was manufactured in 1983 and had 6,689 hours of flight. “The last repair was on December 29, 2014, and in September 2016 it underwent scheduled maintenance,” the ministry said, according to Tass. The ministry identified the pilot as Roman Volkov, who it said was a “class 1 pilot” with more than 3,000 flying hours. Tass has reported that, according to the Defense Ministry, “all search and rescue services of aviation units on the Southern Military District in Krasnodar and neighboring regions are engaged in aircraft search.” Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to lead an investigation of the Tu-154 crash, according to Russian news agency Sputnik. The Russian Investigation Committee has launched a routine criminal investigation to examine potential “violation of rules of flight safety or preparation,” committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko told Tass. The committee plans to seize documents and interrogate those who prepared the plane for flight, she added. Putin declared Monday a day of national mourning. CNN’s Julia Jones in Atlanta, Mansur Mirovalev in Moscow and Sarah Sirgany in Abu Dhabi contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian military presence in Syria", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161225064500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/25/asia/russian-military-jet-disappears/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "654227001", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a history and public affairs professor at Princeton University and a New America fellow, is the author of “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.” He’s co-host of the “Politics & Polls” podcast. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Julian Zelizer: Trump's firing of Comey in middle of Russia probe is stunner that recalls Nixon's \"Saturday Night Massacre\" Zelizer: It appears to be Trump's nuclear option for dealing with probe into the very foundations of his power President Trump dropped a bombshell Tuesday with the announcement that he had fired FBI Director James Comey – just days after Comey testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about, among other things, the bureau’s investigation into Russian meddling in the election that propelled Trump to the presidency. Trump has stunned the political world once again by issuing the orders to remove one of the most important figures in this entire investigation. Ironically, the announcement comes at a time when former secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been telling audiences that Comey was a key factor behind her loss in November. His infamous announcement in late October that the FBI was looking into new emails revived the specter of the earlier probe into Clinton’s emails just before voters went to the polls. Many experts agree that the announcement cost her points with voters. Related video Toobin: Firing Comey grotesque abuse of power But then Comey turned into a problem for President Trump. The Russia investigation has hung over Trump like a dark cloud since his first days in office. Even as congressional committees have stumbled over partisanship in their own probes of Russia’s interference, the FBI seems to have been driving forward at an aggressive pace, continuing to give strong indications about evidence that Trump campaign officials were in contact with Russian officials during the campaign. While Trump has continually denied any collusion and has lobbed accusations of his own, the FBI appears to have been keeping its eye on the ball. President Trump’s decision to fire Comey is the second such dismissal to rock the administration. When the President announced the resignation of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates in January for refusing to implement the administration’s refugee ban, the comparison to President Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” instantly lit up the headlines. Related video Clapper: Putin sought to advantage Trump In that 1973 event, Nixon fired independent prosecutor Archibald Cox for his aggressive inquiry into Watergate. It turns out that was nothing, compared with the firing of Comey in the middle of this inquiry.  It is a stunning blow to any attempt to obtain legitimate, non-partisan information about what went wrong in the campaign and why. The justification provided in the administration’s memorandum on the firing – that it came in response to Comey’s mishandling of the Clinton investigation – doesn’t pass the laugh test. While it is true that candidate Trump has complained that Comey gave Clinton “a free pass” in his decision not to bring criminal charges against her, Trump and his surrogates capitalized on that investigation more than anyone else. The President refused to take any action on that front until now. This is not about Hillary Clinton. There is no reason that the public should trust the congressional committees to do the job any longer. Indeed the House investigation completely broke down when it became clear that the chair of the committee, Congressman Devin Nunes, displayed more loyalty to the party and President than to finding out the truth. The Senate committee then stalled and delayed until criticism finally pushed it toward doing its job. But the power of partisanship remains strong, and many observers are skeptical that Senate Republicans, like Texas’ Ted Cruz, are willing to go where the facts take them. Related video Who is James Comey? From the start, President Trump has showed little interest in finding out what happened during the election. This has been one of the most suspicious aspects of his response. He has attacked President Barack Obama with false allegations of wiretapping, he has dismissed all the evidence and accusations coming out about campaign officials, and he has taken a strident stand against all the institutions that show any sign of standing up to him. The reason that the Saturday Night Massacre stung President Nixon so badly was because the firing proved to the public that the President really was frightened that the truth would come out. He was unwilling to let the institutions of government do their job, and the decision to get rid of Archibald Cox demonstrated that the President would do anything to protect his interests. This part of the Watergate cover-up, and, even worse, the effort to actively fight the investigation, turned public opinion against him. The question now is whether Trump has enough Teflon support from his base to keep even this from hurting his standing. His public approval ratings are low; it’s unclear how much lower they can sink. But there are several other ways in which he is vulnerable. Firing Comey could begin to make a dent in the strong support that he has enjoyed among Republicans, who will recognize this as a blatant effort to circumvent the law and cover up the truth. The firing will also put Congress – both parties – on notice that this is a President who will do almost anything to protect himself. Today’s firing could encourage the leaders of both parties to double down with their investigations. More than anything else thus far, this announcement fuels the perception that President Trump is scared about something. There was no obvious reason for the administration to take this step and it’s hard not to be skeptical about the reasons for it to be taken at this moment. Trump puts his interests before national interestHow close was Comey to the truth?Callan: The first step to impeachmentZelizer: Trump’s nuclear option on Russia probeHow Republicans in Congress can win on ComeyTrump had to do it Trump puts his interests before national interestHow close was Comey to the truth?Callan: The first step to impeachmentZelizer: Trump’s nuclear option on Russia probeHow Republicans in Congress can win on ComeyTrump had to do it From the day he stepped into the White House, President Trump has raised concerns that he does not adequately respect the boundaries of power. He has dismissed concerns about the conflicts of interest with his family business, he has openly attacked judges and Congress as illegitimate, and he has attempted to use executive power in an aggressive fashion. Firing James Comey right in the middle of the Russia debate looks like President Trump’s nuclear option to dealing with an investigation into the very foundations of his power. The Senate has a big job to do, and Senate Republicans will need to insist, through the power of confirmation, that President Trump appoint someone of the highest standing to replace James Comey and to see that this investigation is allowed to go wherever it might take the agency. Senate Republicans must show that they are more loyal to the nation than their party. Democrats, who have little love for Comey after his pronouncements about Clinton before the election, need to show that they can work with the GOP on this issue to make sure someone strong takes over the job. Better yet would be to take up Senator Chuck Schumer’s plan to appoint a special prosecutor, which is now the only way to move forward with a serious investigation. Without such action, the legitimacy of the 2016 election and the legitimacy of this President will remain a question. Congress must rectifying this imperial act – or the health of our democracy will continue to hang in the balance.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170510020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/opinions/comeys-firing-a-stunning-blow-to-russia-probe-zelizer/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "424272219", "sentence": "Boko Haram has killed thousands in the nation's northeast since 2009 Aid agencies are scrambling to provide the refugees with clean water, shelter, food and education The United Nations is appealing for $174 million to help Nigerian refugees who’ve fled to neighboring nations following militant attacks. Boko Haram has killed thousands in the nation’s northeast by attacking villages, schools, churches and mosques. It has also kidnapped students, including more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in April last year. A majority of them remain missing. The militants have attacked relentlessly for six years, sending 192,000 people seeking shelter in Cameroon, Niger and Chad. “Displaced people in northeastern Nigeria and across borders are in a very dramatic situation, they fear for their lives and are at this point unable to return to their homes,” said Liz Ahua, who’s coordinating Nigerian refugee efforts for the U.N. Aid agencies are scrambling to provide the refugees with clean water, shelter, food and access to education. “In the refugee camps, thousands of school-age refugee children cannot attend school because of lack of classrooms and teachers,” Ahua said. Mental health needs are crucial to help the survivors of physical attacks and those who’ve witnessed violence, according to the U.N.  Some children are separated from their parents amid the trauma. “The conflict has had a devastating impact on children, including many who were forcibly recruited by the insurgents in Nigeria,” Ahua said. The appeal encompasses the needs of 23 agencies and nongovernmental organizations helping the refugees. “Adequate funding is crucial to make sure aid agencies can improve the living conditions for refugees in asylum countries and respond to their protection needs,” Ahua said. “We relocate refugees away from the conflict border areas, and establish additional refugee camps where needed.” The Islamist group has said its aim is to impose a stricter form of Sharia law across Nigeria, which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south. An additional 1.2 million people are displaced within Nigeria as a result of the insurgency. CNN’s Pierre Meilhan contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Boko Haram", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150410071500", "country1": "NER", "country2": "TCD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/10/africa/nigeria-un-refugee-help/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "647231060", "sentence": "Pope Francis calls for an end \"to horror and death\" in Syrian civil war Around 60,000 gather to hear pontiff  in flower-filled St. Peter's Square Pope Francis delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Mass sermon in Rome on Sunday with a call for an end to the “horror and death” in Syria and prayed for Jesus to help world leaders end the arms trade. “In the complex and often dramatic situations of today’s world, may the Risen Lord guide the steps of all those who work for justice and peace,” he told a crowd of around 60,000 people gathered in a flower-filled St. Peter’s Square. “May he grant the leaders of nations the courage they need to prevent the spread of conflicts and to put a halt to the arms trade.” The “Urbi et Orbi” message “to the city and the world”  was delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica amid tight security with people trying to enter the square having to pass through several checkpoints. Addressing the civil war in Syria, the Pope said a prayer for humanitarian workers there. “Especially in these days, may he sustain the efforts of all those actively engaged in bringing comfort and relief to the civil population in Syria, prey to a war that continues to sow horror and death. And yesterday, the latest despicable attack on refugees which caused a number of deaths and injuries,” he said. More than a hundred people, including many children, were killed Saturday by a suicide bomb attack on a convoy of refugees leaving besieged villages as part of a demographic exchange. The Argentine pontiff, whose own father was an immigrant from southern Italy, reiterated the Catholic Church’s support for refugees. “Everywhere he (Jesus) helps these forced migrants to encounter brothers and sisters, with whom they can share bread and hope on their journey,”  he told the crowd of faithful. Jesus was also beside victims of slavery and people-trafficking and “children and adolescents deprived of their carefree innocence and exploited, and those deeply hurt by acts of violence that take place within the walls of their own home,” Pope Francis said. The Pope also prayed for peace in the wider Middle East, for victims of famine in Africa and for social peace in his native Latin America. “May it be possible for bridges of dialogue to be built, by continuing to fight the scourge of corruption and to seek viable and peaceful solutions to disputes, for progress and the strengthening of democratic institutions in complete respect for the rule of law,” he said. Last Wednesday Pope Francis paid a visit to his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who is 90 today (Sunday), according to the Vatican Press Office. Pope Benedict resigned from his papal role in 2013 due to “lack of strength of mind and body” due to old age.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170416130000", "country1": "ARG", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/16/europe/pope-easter-address/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "521181518", "sentence": "Rubio faces the prospect of defeat in his home state A big loss could leave him in a tough spot if he ever wanted to seek public office again Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign has presented the youthful Florida senator as the future of the Republican Party. On Tuesday, that image – along with Rubio’s political career – is at stake. Rubio, who began his White House campaign 11 months ago as a hero of Florida Republicans, now faces the prospect of defeat in his home state. For years, Republicans believed that Rubio was destined to be a presidential nominee and that even if he fell short in 2016, he would be well-positioned to run for governor in 2018. But polls suggest Rubio might not just lose Florida – but get thumped here. A Quinnipiac survey released Monday found Rubio trailing Trump by 24 points in his home state. READ: On even of Florida primary, Rubio airs regrets – and alarm A loss of that magnitude could be devastating to Rubio, and leave him in a tough spot if he ever wanted to seek public office again. Of course, Rubio could eke out a surprise win in defiance of the polls, as Bernie Sanders did in the Michigan Democratic primary last week. For his part, Rubio has insisted he will win. But as he traveled across the state making his final appeal to voters, he hardly exuded the swagger of a candidate in his home state, and grudgingly confronted questions about his intentions after Tuesday. “January of next year, I will either be president of the United States or I will be a private citizen. If I never hold elected office again, I’m comfortable with that,” Rubio told CNN at a press conference in West Palm Beach. “I can’t tell you what’s going to happen two to four years from now but I have no plans, no thoughts, no contemplation, no meetings, nothing, about any future political run of any sort.” For starters, some Rubio backers said he should end his campaign if he loses Florida. Related gallery Moments from Marco Rubio's career READ: Rubio TV ads gone after Florida “We’re the backbone – at least we’re supposed to be – and if he doesn’t have the backbone, he can’t have a body,” said Amethyst Ditieri, a 22-year-old Rubio supporter who attended a campaign event in Orlando on Sunday. Setting aside his national ambitions, even some former Rubio allies say that he might struggle to re-enter Florida politics if he loses the primary by a wide margin. His presidential campaign, they say, has taken a toll on his standing in the state. The rift between Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush could be problematic in a future campaign, and the time Rubio has spent away from the state has come at a price. Speculation about Rubio’s future has focused on the 2018 race for governor, when Rick Scott will be term limited. Winning the governorship could position Rubio for a comeback in national politics. But several other Republicans have been circling the race, and it’s unclear whether Rubio still has the political strength at home to dominate a statewide race. Will Weatherford, a former Florida House speaker, who is seen as a possible future candidate for the governorship or the Senate, told CNN this week that Rubio was a “gifted” politician with many doors open to him in Florida politics. Ted Cruz open to Marco Rubio, John Kasich in cabinet But, he said he did not believe Rubio could crowd other Republicans out of an open-seat race. “There are other people that would and are considering that seat,” Weatherford said. “If he ran, he would be extremely viable, but I certainly don’t think he would clear the field.” In what could be the final days of his presidential campaign, Rubio has seemed determined to preserve his legacy. After briefly adapting Trump’s strategy of lobbing personal – and at times juvenile – attacks on the campaign trail, Rubio quickly reversed course, saying he regretted his decision to reciprocate Trump’s style. Casting aside insults about the color of Trump’s hair and the size of his hands, Rubio has returned to the forward-looking message that has fueled his White House campaign since its launch. He delivered a strong performance at CNN’s presidential debate in Miami on Thursday, arguing that Trump’s rhetoric isn’t presidential. When the billionaire said he didn’t want to be “so politically correct,” Rubio responded with one of his most memorable lines of the night: “I’m not interested in being politically correct. I’m interested in being correct.” And by Monday night, he struck a decidedly reflective note. “My whole life, I have been told being humble is a virtue,” he said during a speech in West Palm Beach. “And now, being humble is a weakness and being vain and self-absorbed is somehow a virtue.” Marco Rubio’s final Florida push The gradual deterioration of Rubio’s presidential campaign has exposed hard feelings toward the first-term senator within Florida’s political circles. Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn, a Democrat who has expressed interest in running for governor, said losing Florida on Tuesday would be the ultimate repudiation of Rubio by his own constituents. Buckhorn has vocally criticized Rubio in recent weeks for being inattentive to Florida while he has pursued national office. “He’s never really taken the time to establish real relationships and real roots in Florida and has literally been running for president since the day he took office. I don’t just say that as a Democrat,” said Buckhorn, who complained that he has never once met Rubio. “There are folks on the Republican side who echo the same sentiments.” Further complicating Rubio’s relationship with Florida Republicans and donors is his decision this cycle to mount a direct challenge to Bush, his former mentor. Florida insiders say there is a raw sense of betrayal among Bush allies towards Rubio, and that the bad blood between Bush loyalists and the Rubio camp could interfere with the senator’s future aspirations in the state. Since ending his White House campaign last month after a disappointing finish in South Carolina, Bush has remained out of the public spotlight. Sources close to the former governor say he is unlikely to make an endorsement ahead of the Florida contest. But Rubio’s allies insist that even if Rubio loses to Trump in Florida on Tuesday, voters will ultimately be forgiving. They say it is clear that there are unprecedented emotions fueling the 2016 election and that the Trump campaign, too, is an extraordinary phenomenon. “What you’re seeing is an angry public,” said former Florida state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, who is supporting Rubio’s campaign. Trump is “talking their language right now and a segment of the population is very attracted to that,” she continued. “Is it the best for our future in terms of our governance? That’s yet to be seen. But it’s all about timing. It’s all about timing.” Over the weekend, Rubio delivered a sober speech at Temple Beth El in West Palm Beach, expounding on the importance of the U.S.-Israeli relationship. He warned that if Trump wins the presidency, his intentions of “forcing Israel to the negotiating table” only “weakens Israel and only further emboldens their enemies.” The temple’s rabbi, Leonid Feldman, said the speech was emblematic of Rubio’s raw political talent and boundless future potential. “He is clearly a leader, he has charisma, he has knowledge. He could be – who knows – maybe whoever it is, let’s say it is Donald Trump. Maybe he’ll go back to Little Rubio and say he’ll be his national security adviser,” Feldman said. “What we’re witnessing now is unprecedented in American history. Really.” CNN’s Ashley Killough contributed to this story", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Marco Rubio", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160315104500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/politics/marco-rubio-2016-florida-primary/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "746625003", "sentence": "Only twice before has the use of chemical weapons brought to Syria the threat or reality of US strikes – in Ghouta in 2013, and in Khan Sheikhoun in 2017. Both occasions involved the alleged use of sarin gas, a nerve agent banned under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. In 2013, the use of the gas, reported by United Nations investigators, crossed one of then-President Barack Obama’s red lines, yet no military action came. Instead, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) went into Syria to monitor the destruction of the country’s chemical weapons program. Related article Haley says Russia chose 'protecting a monster' over Syrian people They were on the whole successful. In October 2013, the OPCW confirmed “the government of the Syrian Arab Republic has completed the functional destruction of critical equipment for all of its declared chemical weapons production facilities and mixing/filling plants, rendering them inoperable.” Yet some of the sarin stockpiles remained. One Western official told CNN the regime could not surrender the sarin gas used in the Ghouta 2013 attack, as that would be like handing over a murder weapon in a killing to which you had pleaded not guilty. Related video Albright: There is no strategy on Syria This may have enabled the April 4, 2017 attack in Khan Sheikhoun. It appears the shocking video of children and civilians choking to death, foaming at the mouth, caused the US to decide sarin was being used. US President Donald Trump launched 59 Tomahawk missiles in response just two days later – a very swift turnaround considering that any samples would have to have been rushed out of a war zone and tested. The OPCW only declared sarin had been used 13 days later, on April 19. No samples have been delivered yet from the site where activists say two chemical attacks struck Saturday, partially because Douma is the last rebel-held town and otherwise under siege. The gas appears to have sunk into basements – similar to the attack in 2013 – where children and families were sheltering. The second attack killed the most. The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) said emergency workers on the ground reported that patients showed “respiratory distress, central cyanosis, excessive oral foaming, corneal burns, and the emission of a chlorine-like odor. They added: “Symptoms indicate that the victims suffocated from the exposure to toxic chemicals; most likely an organophosphate element.” Omar Ibrahim, a SAMS doctor who treated the Khan Sheikhoun victims, told CNN: “I do believe it is the same gas used last year in Idlib, sarin gas. I saw the photos and videos coming from Douma … victims had similar signs and symptoms.” Related article Gassed where they had hidden, Syrian families killed in minutes The World Health Organization (WHO) said partners told them 500 people were affected and that “there were signs of severe irritation of mucous membranes, respiratory failure and disruption to central nervous systems of those exposed.” More than 70 died in basements they said, 43 of them from “symptoms consistent with exposure to highly toxic chemicals.” Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a chemical weapons expert who used to lead NATO’s response team, said the symptoms he had seen suggested this could be a nerve agent but that it was hard to be sure without samples. He added, however, that the number of casualties – said to be 500 affected, according to WHO, and 43 dead from the gas – was too high to be attributable to a more commonly used gas like chlorine. This leaves open the idea that it could have been a mixture of substances, he said. The smell of chlorine with the effects of a nerve agent are a particularly troubling development, suggesting perhaps some new cocktail designed to appear like the less-harmful chemical used repeatedly. There have been multiple instances of a chlorine-like or other gas being used in the past. In 2016, the OPCW concluded two female casualties “reported to have been involved in the incident in Um-Housh, Aleppo of 16 September 2016 were exposed to sulfur mustard.” Related article Trump's deadline for a Syria response has passed. Now what? Similarly in August 2015, biomedical samples taken from Marea, north of Aleppo, showed “at least two people were exposed to sulfur mustard and were in the process of recovering from the exposure. It is additionally very likely that the effects of sulfur mustard resulted in the death of a baby.” They also concluded that in Idlib province between March 16, and May 20, 2015, various incidents “likely involved the use of one or more toxic chemicals – probably containing the element chlorine – as a weapon.” When it appears that nerve agents have been used, the West’s response is very different – and it is worth noting that the United States is not acting alone here. As we have seen since the use of the Novichok nerve agent in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, several nations appear willing to act in concert to protest the use of chemical weapons.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180411181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/middleeast/syria-chemical-weapons-npw-analysis-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "650756257", "sentence": "Trump's 100th day in office falls on Saturday He's had trouble moving on some of his agenda items President Donald Trump is all about the bark – bold, aggressive promises. Whether it’s unfair Chinese trade practices, the North American Free Trade Agreement he’s dubbed a “disaster” or Iran’s destabilizing actions, Trump has kept up much of his bold campaign rhetoric. But when it comes to follow through, at least in his first 100 days in office Trump has come up short on the bite, failing to deliver on his toughest campaign promises. After months of railing against NAFTA, some of Trump’s top aides signaled Wednesday he might withdraw from the deal altogether in the coming days. By Wednesday night, Trump had talked to the fretful leaders of Canada and Mexico and stood down on the possibility, deciding against pulling the US from the trade deal altogether. “I received calls from the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada asking to renegotiate NAFTA rather than terminate,” Trump tweeted Thursday morning. “I agreed subject to the fact that if we do not reach a fair deal for all, we will then terminate NAFTA.” I received calls from the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada asking to renegotiate NAFTA rather than terminate. I agreed.. ...subject to the fact that if we do not reach a fair deal for all, we will then terminate NAFTA. Relationships are good-deal very possible! But Trump’s decision to swerve away from NAFTA withdrawal also signaled the extent to which Trump is running up against the realities of governing as he attempts to implement his bold campaign promises. As Trump’s senior staff in recent days mulled a potential executive order announcing the US’ plans to withdraw from NAFTA, officials have had to consider tedious factors to ensure that they would maintain fast-track authority over a renegotiated deal and drafted several versions of a potential order to ensure it would pass muster. It’s part of the reason the White House has yet to formally notify Congress of its plans to renegotiate the deal. Trump’s decision not to withdraw from NAFTA came only after Trump consulted with members of his Cabinet as well as business and congressional leaders, a senior White House official said Thursday. The realities of governing have hit Trump harder than most presidents. Not only is Trump the first president to have never served in government or the military, but he surged to the White House on far-flung campaign promises that even many in his own party dismissed as unrealistic. And the business of making those promises a reality, coupled with his lack of relevant Washington experience, has left Trump with few choices beyond sticking to his rhetorical guns while scrambling behind the scenes to find ways to convert those bold ideas into sound policy. Trump has continued to rail against Iran, decrying the nuclear deal brokered under the previous administration as one of the “worst deals” just as he did during the campaign and arguing most recently that Iran was “not living up to the spirit of the agreement.” But even though the Trump administration put Iran “on notice” in the first weeks of Trump’s presidency, there’s been little follow-through. Absent any evidence to the contrary, the State Department was forced to affirm last week that Iran is abiding by the terms of the nuclear deal. The Trump administration has shown no signs so far of any plans to renegotiate the deal as the Republican nominee pledged during the campaign. And while he has continued to decry the US trade deficit with China and recently tied widespread loss of manufacturing jobs to the Asian powerhouse, Trump has confronted the reality of the US’s complicated and delicate relationship with China in the last month as he’s sought to enlist China in efforts to tame an increasingly belligerent North Korea. “Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean problem?” Trump tweeted earlier this month as he took flak for reneging on a major campaign promise. Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean problem? We will see what happens! And beyond the diplomatic implications, Trump has also had to confront the reality that China long ago stopped artificially devaluing its currency – instead working to prop it up, which benefits US exports. But Trump and his White House did not come to learn the limitations of his presidency and the realities of governing until after the bruising first weeks of his presidency. White House officials’ meticulous review of the language of a potential executive order on NAFTA followed the administration’s early stumbles as it eagerly sought to implement another one of the Trump’s biggest campaign promises: banning travel from Muslim-majority, “terrorist-prone” countries. The initial salvo on that ban came within days of Trump’s inauguration and with little consultation with government agencies that would typically be consulted. The result was chaos at airports worldwide and the detention of Muslims at US airports who had valid visas and even green cards to travel to and stay in the US. Trump has also struggled to make good on his core campaign promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare with something “much better” amid disagreements between warring factions of the Republican Party. And amid his quest to get a bill passed as soon as possible, Trump failed to help bridge those differences and was forced to accept a loss, canceling a scheduled vote on the House floor. Trump has sought to sidestep his difficulties on the legislative front with a slew of executive orders, but a person close to the White House acknowledged Wednesday that they were no substitute for legislation. “They let you take action,” the person said of the orders. “It doesn’t take place of something statutory.” But even as Trump is learning the lessons of governing and confronting the headwinds – diplomatic, economic and political – he faces as he tries to implement his hard-charging agenda, he is showing no signs of letting up. A person close to Trump vowed Trump will only ramp up his actions on trade – still searching to make good in bold fashion on Trump’s campaign rhetoric. “NAFTA as we know it today will change. It just is,” the person close to the White House and Trump said. “It’s just not going to stay the way it is. It’s going to be different.” Trump displayed the same bravado on NAFTA Thursday morning as he did on the campaign trail, despite backing down on a potential NAFTA withdrawal just the night before. “NAFTA has been a horrible deal for the United States. It’s been very good for Canada, it’s been very good for Mexico, but it’s been horrible for the United States,” Trump said Thursday from the Oval Office, as if he were still rallying supporters on the campaign trail. CNN’s Jim Acosta and Jeff Zeleny contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170427221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/politics/donald-trump-agenda/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "410732107", "sentence": "Republicans praise tough Egyptian line on radical Islam Potential 2016 GOP candidates use Sisi comments as cudgel against Obama Comments mark latest twist in diplomatic dance between Washington and Cairo He ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president in a coup, crushed political dissent, let foreign journalists languish in jail and just jabbed the U.S. by greeting Vladimir Putin as a hero. Yet Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is fast becoming the favorite Middle East strongman of American conservatives and Republican presidential hopefuls. Jeb Bush says he can’t understand why the White House has told Sisi “you’re not on our team” as jihadism spreads like wildfire through the Middle East. Ted Cruz, another GOP 2016 pretender has also praised him, and key conservative media figures are lionizing Sisi. The rush of affection for the former Army Chief contrasts with the strained relationship between Sisi and the White House, reflected in the Obama administration’s decision not to publicly back air strikes by Egypt on a common enemy – ISIS – in Libya this week. It’s also the latest manifestation of the decades-long tussle between the U.S. and Egypt, which pits a push for human rights and democracy against the yearning for a stable pro-U.S. partner in a chaotic region, whatever the character of its regime. The spur for the conservative infatuation for Sisi was a speech in January in which the Egyptian leader warned Islam was being “torn” and “destroyed” by extremism. “It’s inconceivable that the thinking that we hold most sacred should cause the entire Islamic world to be a source of anxiety, danger, killing and destruction for the rest of the world,” said Sisi. Sisi spoke in a highly symbolic venue, the Al Azhar Mosque in Cairo, one of the most vaulted seats of learning in the Muslim world. “It’s antagonizing the entire world! Does this mean that 1.6 billion people (Muslims) should want to kill the rest of the world’s inhabitants – that is 7 billion – so that they themselves may live? Impossible!​” On the face of it, Sisi’s speech was a call to cleanse Islam of extremist thought and elements which groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda have used to justify jihad. It continues to impress conservatives in the United States amid a fierce political debate about how to contain ISIS’s march across the region. “He gave this incredible speech about Muslim extremism, and saying it’s the responsibility of the Arab world to step up to fight this; that the first risks are for countries like Egypt,” Bush said in Chicago on Wednesday. It’s no coincidence that Republicans are praising the speech’s blunt message at the same time as they are accusing President Barack Obama of falling prey to political correctness in his unwillingness to state the U.S. is at war with radical Islam. That comparison is also frequently being made on conservative talk radio. Cruz also praised Sisi on Fox News on Wednesday. “What would be far better to see was the kind of courage that was demonstrated just a few weeks ago by President al-Sisi in Cairo,” Cruz said. “Why don’t we see the president of the United States demonstrating that same courage, just to speak the truth, about the face of evil we are facing right now?” Cruz asked. Mike Huckabee, another potential Republican presidential contender, said “thank God for President al-Sisi in Egypt” in an interview with NewsMax TV. Southern Baptist leader Richard Land wrote in The Christian Post that the Sisi speech could be as historically resonant as Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech or president John Kennedy’s declaration : “Ich bin ein Berliner.” Conservative commentator George Will said on Fox News Sunday last month that Sisi may deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. But are U.S. political figures ripping a speech redolent with Egyptian political overtones out of context to back up their own positions? Professor Nathan Brown of George Washington University said that Sisi’s remarks were not that unusual and that a number of Arab leaders have previously given similar speeches to limited effect. “It is standard stuff,” he said. And Sisi’s record toward political opponents and extremists, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, which formed Egypt’s first democratic government until it was ousted by his army amid mass protests in 2013, paints a different picture of the Egyptian leader. “The way that Sisi represents dealing with them is not through abstract theological arguments but through a severe security and political response,” said Brown, who is also with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “That is what he represents. That part of the message gets lost.” The State Department and rights groups fault Egypt for the removal of a civilian government, using lethal force to disburse MB protests, and for killing hundreds of protestors nationwide and say discrimination against Christians and Jews in Egypt remains widespread. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat Some analysts interpreted Sisi’s speech as a way to justify the exclusion from politics of Islamist elements from political life in Egypt following his landslide win in an election last year in which the Brotherhood was banned. Since the election, the Obama administration has tried to carefully restore ties with Egypt on the grounds that it remains a vital strategic partner. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Cairo in September and Obama met Sisi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York last year. Close intelligence cooperation continues behind the scenes. But relations have remained strained. After the coup the U.S. temporarily held up a tranch of $500 million in military aid to Egypt and an order of attack helicopters. Reconciliation has been made more difficult by the detention in Egypt of foreign journalists. The spectacle of Putin getting a warm welcome from Sisi in a visit last week did not go unnoticed in Washington, and was an apparent sign from the Cairo government that if the U.S. does not take better care of its friends, Egypt  will look elsewhere. The Pentagon, meanwhile, said it was not even told in advance about Egyptian air strikes this week on ISIS targets in Libya in revenge for the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian workers by an ISIS-affiliated group. “It’s a complex relationship that we have with Egypt,” said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. ISIS’s swift spread in the Arab world has some realists in Washington considering whether it’s time to re-emphasise the stability dimension of the U.S. relationship with Cairo. Bush suggested as much on Wednesday, in remarks that were especially noteworthy because the second term administration of his brother, George W. Bush, angered the government of then Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak by issuing a call for democracy in the Arab world as part of its Freedom Agenda. Jeb Bush asked Wednesday: “Is (Sisi) a little “L” liberal democrat that believes in freedom like we do?” “No, he isn’t. But I think we have to be practical,” Bush said in the first foreign policy speech of his putative presidential campaign which could augur another turn in the roller coaster US-Egypt relationship. “We have to balance our belief in liberty with a belief that security and engagement will create the possibilities for the Egyptians to garner more freedom. “", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Abdel Fattah al-Sisi", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150219231500", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/19/politics/politics-republicans-egypt/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "668283301", "sentence": "Then candidate Donald Trump was “joking” when he publicly asked Russia to hack Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday. Trump, amid questions about what Clinton did with emails she deemed personal on her private server, called on Russia, China and other hackers to turn over the emails if they have them. “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” he said in July 2016. Later, Trump said at that news conference that he would “love” to see the emails, if Russia or China had them. “That a person in our government, Katy, would delete or get rid of 33,000 emails. That gives me a big problem,” he said, getting increasingly agitated at questions from NBC’s Katy Tur. “After she gets a subpoena. She gets subpoenaed, and she gets rid of 33,000 emails. That gives me a problem. Now, if Russia or China or any other country has those emails, I mean to be honest with you, I’d love to see them.” Spicer’s comments Monday echoed what the Trump campaign said at the time about his comments. “He was joking at the time. We all know that,” Spicer said. The new focus on Trump’s campaign comments comes after the President sent a series of tweets Monday morning, including one that accused former President Barack Obama of colluding and obstructing. “The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win and did not want to ‘rock the boat.’ He didn’t ‘choke,’ he colluded or obstructed, and it did the Dems and Crooked Hillary no good,” he tweeted. The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win.. ...and did not want to \"rock the boat.\" He didn't \"choke,\" he colluded or obstructed, and it did the Dems and Crooked Hillary no good. Spicer said Monday that it was not hypocritical for Trump to accuse Obama of collusion or obstruction after he personally called for Clinton’s emails to be released. “They had been very clear, they had been playing this card about blaming Trump and Russia,” Spicer said of the Obama administration. “They didn’t take any action, does that make them complicit? I think there are a lot of questions that need to be answered about who knew what and when?” A former Obama administration official refuted Trump’s assertions. “This situation was taken extremely seriously, as is evident by President Obama raising this issue directly with President Putin; 17 intelligence agencies issuing an extraordinary public statement; our homeland security officials working relentlessly to bolster the cyber defenses of voting infrastructure around the country; the President directing a comprehensive intelligence review, and ultimately issuing a robust response including shutting down two Russian compounds, sanctioning nine Russian entities and individuals, and ejecting 35 Russian diplomats from the country,” the former Obama official said. Trump’s 2016 comments inviting Russian involvement appalled some Republicans. Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, said: “Putin should stay out of this election.” The Clinton campaign, at the time, accused Trump of encouraging espionage. “This has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage against his political opponent,” said Jake Sullivan, a top Clinton policy adviser, soon after Trump’s comments. “This has gone from being a matter of curiosity, and a matter of politics, to being a national security issue.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170626214500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/politics/trump-clinton-russia-hacking-email-joking/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "622514155", "sentence": "Hafiz Saeed has been arrested in Pakistan, along with four other suspects Saeed can be detained for up to 12 months under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act The alleged mastermind of the 2008 terror attacks that left 164 people dead in Mumbai, India, has been placed under house arrest in Pakistan. Hafiz Mohammed Saeed – the leader of Pakistan’s Jamaat-Ud-Dawa (JUD) – was detained in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province, according to a government statement released late Sunday. Saeed is under detention in the town of Lahore. Four other men – Abdullah Ubaid, Zafar Iqbal, Abdur Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Niaz – have also been placed under house arrest in other towns around Punjab. The arrests come in conjunction with the placing of two organizations – JUD and the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation – on a watch list under Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997. All the men were detained for being active members of the organizations and are being held under Section 11-EEE of the Anti-Terrorism Act, which gives the government the power to arrest or detain suspects for up to 12 months. Speaking after the arrests, a spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs greeted the news with caution. “Exercises such as yesterday’s orders against Hafiz Saeed and others have been carried out by Pakistan in the past also,” he said in a statement. “Only a credible crackdown on the mastermind of the Mumbai terrorist attack and terrorist organizations involved in cross border terrorism would be proof of Pakistan’s sincerity.” In a video statement released by the JUD, Saeed said the decision to arrest him had been made due to “foreign pressure.” “(Donald) Trump is the new president of the United States who wants to have good relations with (Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi,” said Saeed. JUD spokesman Hafiz Khalid Waleed also blamed the US for “putting pressure” on Pakistan to get Saeed arrested, threatening court action as well as street rallies. “We are going to take this matter to the courts and to the streets. We are planning further rallies across the country in protest of this action,” Waleed said, adding that Saeed’s house arrest is for 19 days. Neither Washington nor India have commented on the accusations, but security analyst and director of the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, Amir Rana, says it’s more likely the decision was an internal one. “This arrest was a long time coming,” he says, adding that Saeed has been put under house arrest on two previous occasions, once in 2001 and again in 2003. “This appears to be a genuine effort by Pakistan authorities to combat non-state actors within its borders,” Rana told CNN. India has long called for Saeed’s arrest, for what it says is his involvement in a number of terror attacks on Indian soil. In the past, India says it has provided irrefutable proof of Saeed’s involvement in the Mumbai attacks. Saeed is accused by both India and the US of being responsible for the deadly attacks that struck different locations across Mumbai nearly a decade ago, when a group of gunmen went on a three day rampage, using automatic weapons and grenades to strike hotels, cafes, a railway station and a cinema. The outlawed group, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba – which means “army of the pure” – was widely thought to be responsible for the attacks. According to the UN Security Council, Saeed’s JUD organization is synonymous with the terrorist group and supportive of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Saeed has repeatedly denied any involvement in the Mumbai killings or support for terrorist activities. “Those people who are carrying out violent attacks or are involved in militants activities … are giving the mujahadeen and jihad a bad name,” he said in an interview with CNN in 2012. “I condemn this attack and the innocent lives that have been lost.” He also highlighted Jamaat-Ud-Dawa’s charitable activities and extended an offer of aid to the US in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in 2012 – an offer that was quickly rejected by Washington. The US State Department describes JUD’s mission as the establishment of Islamist rule in India and Pakistan and is offering as much as $10 million for any information that might lead to his arrest or conviction.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131053000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/asia/hafiz-saeed-house-arrest-pakistan/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "715598502", "sentence": "Even presidents aren’t immune to some holiday stress. With a bruising week nearly over, President Donald Trump sought to let off steam Friday. From the moment he stepped onto the frozen White House South Lawn with a frown just after 9 a.m., Trump maintained a steady flow of indignation, lashing out at the Russia investigation, urban violence, unchecked immigration, the news media and decisions made by his predecessor Barack Obama, all within a single two-hour span. “It’s a shame what happened with the FBI,” Trump told reporters gathered in scattered flurries to watch him depart aboard Marine One. “It is very sad.” Related article Trump administration envisions peace deal with Western Wall in Israel “They’re spending millions and millions of dollars,” he bemoaned of the special counsel’s Russia investigators, which have been steadily interviewing members of his staff over the past several months. “There is absolutely no collusion.” “What the hell is going on in Chicago?” he asked later in an apparently unscripted aside during remarks at a law enforcement graduation at the FBI National Academy on Friday in Quantico, Virginia. “What the hell is happening there?” “There’s the fake news back there,” he said toward the end of his remarks, pointing to a camera riser at the back of the room. “Look, everybody.” The unleashing capped a week that brought new anxiety for the almost-one-year President. His preferred candidate in Alabama’s special election lost in an upset defeat, lending new fuel to Trump’s fears that his political influence may be waning. To Trump’s pleasure, lawmakers appear on the cusp of passing historic tax cuts. But final passage isn’t certain, inserting a dose of tension into the evergreen-bedecked West Wing. Related article Trump initiated Putin call in the wake of economic praise Related article GOP tax plan: The bill is set. Rubio, Corker back to yes. What happens next? It’s added up to a trying moment for a President still searching for a path out of a controversy-laden year. Trump – who has been anxiously phoning Republican leaders on Capitol Hill for updates on the tax bill – has told his aides he wants a victory lap if the measure is approved. Fond of the White House Christmas decorations, he’s eyed the East Room as a possible venue for a signing ceremony. That looks more and more likely. Friday, holdout GOP Sens. Marco Rubio and Bob Corker said they would back the bill. As he waits, he’s been awash in finger-pointing following Tuesday’s stunning Republican loss in Alabama. People who have spoken to the President say he took Roy Moore’s loss surprisingly well. But in the days since, he’s been flooded with advice from friends and advisers to alternately revamp his political operation, disavow onetime chief strategist Steve Bannon or renew his attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Through all that, some aides and advisers insist Trump’s mood remains upbeat. But his public face on Friday was a not a happy one. “When you look at those documents and how they’ve done that is very, very disgraceful,” he said of the FBI on the South Lawn. “You have a lot of angry people that are seeing it.” A White House official said the “documents” to which he was referring were the text messages exchanged by two top FBI officials lampooning then-candidate Trump in the summer of 2016. After details of the messages came to light this week, conservative media outlets – including Fox News, Trump’s regular soundtrack – have spent hours using them to discredit the FBI’s investigation into Russian election meddling. Trump repeated those talking points on Friday. “I have nothing to do with Russia, everybody knows it,” he said. “That was a Democrat hoax.” Related article Trump on a Flynn pardon: 'Let's see' Minutes later, he conspicuously kept the door open to pardoning his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation: “I don’t want to talk about pardons for Michael Flynn yet,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens. Let’s see.” Trump’s attorney in the White House, Ty Cobb, later said there was “no consideration being given to pardoning Michael Flynn at the White House.” But Trump’s comment, which did not rule out such a move, underscored the persistent possibility that the President could find a way to short-circuit the Russia investigation, which some of his outside advisers and friends have advocated. In a strange fate of scheduling, Trump was destined next for the FBI Academy in Quantico. The speech, which had been scheduled for weeks, was delivered to a graduating class of local police officers who have completed a training session at the agency’s facilities. Related article 3 awkward pictures that tell you everything about how Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions feel about each other During the hour-long ceremony, Trump was seated alongside his attorney general Jeff Sessions, whom he blames for aggravating the Russia matter by recusing himself from the investigation, and Chris Wray, the FBI’s director. Trump did not repeat his harsh criticism of the FBI during his remarks, but his agitation was readily apparent. He lambasted the nation’s immigration system, declaring that countries “give us their worst people” and mocking a visa lottery system by saying immigrants are picked from a “bin.” And pointing to a reporters in the back of the room, he repeated his criticism of the news media. It was a greatest hits reel of Trump’s red-meat conservatism, delivered inside a federal law enforcement facility rather than a campaign venue. His audience rewarded him with laughter and applause. Trump was still in a valedictory mood after making a quick jaunt in his helicopter to a Marine Corps squadron facility nearby. Regaling helicopter pilots there of his election win, Trump nevertheless insisted the deck had been stacked against him by establishment politicians. “Remember they used to say, ‘There is no way for Trump to get to 270.’  Remember?” he said. “Over and over again. That’s called voter suppression.” “And we didn’t get to 270; we got 306,” he declared, according to a transcript of his remarks, which the press was not permitted to view. “That’s even better, right? So we had an amazing time.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171215214500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/politics/trump-friday/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "585751701", "sentence": "Pence was responding to a question about the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo The position lines him up more closely with Hillary Clinton Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence called Tuesday night for the US to be willing to use the military to hit the Syrian regime and to establish safe zones to protect civilians. The answer seemingly put him at odds with running mate Donald Trump, who has largely advocated a pullback from foreign conflicts and requiring US allies to take on more of their own defense. It also lines him up more closely with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and his debate opponent, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, both of whom have advocated a Syrian no-fly zone. “The United States of America should be prepared to use military force to strike military targets of the Assad regime to prevent them from this humanitarian crisis that is taking place in Aleppo,” Pence said in reference to the besieged Syrian city. “I truly do believe that what America ought to do right now is to immediately establish safe zones,” Pence said at the first and only vice presidential debate, at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, “so that families and vulnerable families with children can move out of those areas (and) work with our Arab partners in real time to make that happen.” Related video A full minute of Kaine and Pence talking over each other It wasn’t the only time Pence departed from his running mate’s script on foreign policy issues or denied some of Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements. Pence repeatedly criticized Clinton and Kaine for the drawdown of US troops in Iraq, blaming Clinton for failing to negotiate an agreement with Iraq that would have provided legal protections for US troops there. While the Obama administration was not successful in making such an arrangement, Pence didn’t mention that the Obama White House inherited an agreement from President George W. Bush that required all US troops to leave Iraq by 2011 or that the Iraqi parliament had refused to grant US troops legal immunity if they stayed in the country. Moreover, in a 2006 interview with CNBC, Trump said he wanted to see Bush, then still president, “get us out of Iraq, which is a total mess, a total catastrophe, and it’s not going to get any better. It’s only going to get worse.” Pence also denied that he or Trump had ever praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a better leader than President Barack Obama, though both have spoken positively of him and the Indiana governor told CNN’s Dana Bash in September that he was a “stronger leader” than the current occupant of the Oval Office. In Asia, Trump advocated letting US allies deal with the threat of a nuclear North Korea on their own, even suggesting that longtime US partners like South Korea and Japan obtain nuclear weapons themselves. Kaine pounced on this at one point, saying that “Trump believes that the world will be safer if more nations have nuclear weapons.” Related video Pence to Kaine: You would know about campaign insults Pence, for his part, outlined a position that didn’t sound much like Trump’s. The Indiana governor said that “we need an effective US diplomacy to marshal the nations in the Asian rim to put pressure on North Korea,” which is what the Obama administration and its predecessors have favored. The White House, however, has opposed a no-fly zone in Syria. The safe zone would be an area inside the country that the US and allied planes would defend from Syrian or Russian attack. It raises thorny legal problems, because doing so without the host country’s permission means violating international law. And the possibilities for military escalation are very high if a US, Russian or Syrian plane were shot down. At this point, many military experts say a no-fly zone isn’t possible. Trump has said that he would be willing to support a safe zone, but only financially. When asked whether the US should be involved in establishing safe zones, Trump told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in October 2015 that he would “help them economically, even though we owe $19 trillion.” In that same interview, Trump said he would “love a safe zone for people.” “What they should do is, the countries should all get together, including the Gulf states, who have nothing but money, they should all get together and they should take a big swath of land in Syria and they do a safe zone for people, where they could to live, and then ultimately go back to their country, go back to where they came from,” Trump said. Clinton called for a no-fly zone in Syria in October 2015, soon after Russia entered the country and started a bombing campaign to help President Bashar al-Assad. Related video Tim Kaine attacks Trump's 'insult-driven' campaign “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air,” Clinton said in an interview with Boston’s WHDH. The White House has said a Syrian safe zone is off the table because of the enormous military commitment it would take to effectively enforce it and the ongoing responsibility of protecting its borders. Several Pentagon officials have told Congress that the costs would outweigh the benefits because it would increase the risk of a direct confrontation between US forces and Russia or Syria in the skies. President Barack Obama laid out some of the complexities of a no-fly zone in remarks he made in Germany in April. “It’s not a matter of me not wishing I could help and protect a whole bunch of people,” Obama said. “It’s a very practical issue about how do you do it?  And who is going to put on a bunch of ground troops inside of Syria?  And how do you let people in? And who do you let in and who do you let out? And how is it monitored?” Obama said that after multiple talks about a possible safe zone with the Defense Department, “It is very difficult to see how it would operate, short of us essentially being willing to (use) militarily take over a big chunk of that country.” Kaine has said that while he initially supported the administration’s argument against safe zones, by December 2015, he had changed his mind. That month he told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that “the absence of the humanitarian zone will go down as one of the big mistakes that we’ve made.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military intervention in Syria (safe zones/no-fly zones)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161005043000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/04/politics/foreign-policy-vp-debate/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "725422639", "sentence": "The Washington Post reported last week that special counsel Robert Mueller has told President Donald Trump’s legal team that his office will likely seek an interview with the President. Trump indicated he might be willing to be interviewed by Mueller’s team, but more recently, he said, “We’ll see what happens.” A high-stakes interview between Trump and the counsel appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election and the question of whether there were links to the Trump campaign would be a momentous political and legal occasion. CNN Opinion asked James Gagliano, a retired FBI agent with two decades on the job, and Paul Callan, a former prosecutor, for their takes on whether Trump should meet with Mueller, and if so, under what circumstances. Many legal analysts, including Paul Callan, argue that no skilled attorney worth his salt would ever advise the President to agree to a sit-down interview with special counsel Robert Mueller. The most common – and safest – criminal defense strategy places a premium on limiting exposure for a client. A shut mouth catches no flies, as the old saying goes. But I would argue for a more unconventional legal approach for a wholly unconventional President for these four reasons: First, there is reason to believe that Mueller is not building a strong case against the President on the issue of collusion. The indictments filed against Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager, and Rick Gates, Manafort’s business associate, were related to conspiracy and money laundering that allegedly took place before their work on the campaign. Meanwhile, Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents – ancillary process crimes, which means that there was criminal conduct (lying) related to the investigation of a crime, but not complicity in the crime under investigation. In other words, not one of the aforementioned Trump campaign associates have been charged in an underlying scheme related to illegal cooperation with the Kremlin to sway the election. That’s critical, because it could well mean that Trump only needs to fear potential obstruction of justice charges related to his interactions with his former FBI director, James Comey, or false statement charges if he explicitly lies to investigators. For those inclined to believe the President, who has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence, the sage legal advice would be to help bring the special prosecutor’s investigation to a conclusion. Interviews of targets are generally the final act in a judicial melodrama. By agreeing to meet with investigators and telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, Trump would help to close this chapter conclusively. And, hopefully, America would move on. Related article Why Mueller banished a top agent to the FBI's 'Siberia' Second, if Trump and his attorneys know more specifics about the case Mueller may be attempting to build against him, they will be better positioned to counter potential allegations. Information is everything in the cat-and-mouse game that is our legal system. In essence, Trump would be following the wise words of Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist, who argued that “if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” Legal advice from White House lawyers is predicated on speculative analysis, or discerning just what specifically Mueller’s team is focusing its investigation on. Are investigators still fixated on rooting out evidence of a collusive relationship with Russia, or have they abandoned that endeavor and moved on? And if they have moved on, have they expanded the investigative scope, and are they now digging into Trump’s prior business dealings and tax compliance? There’s only one way to find out – agree to an interview to glean as much as possible from the prosecution team’s line of questioning. Related video Trump said \"no collusion\" eight times yesterday Third, Trump is supremely skilled at “truthful hyperbole,” which he wrote about extensively in “The Art of the Deal.” And he may be able to use that skill to avoid telling the whole truth, without compromising himself legally. For background, Trump defines “truthful hyperbole” as “an innocent form of exaggeration.” And he explains it from a business perspective where imprecise language may be the key to branding, sales increases and profit margins. This surely could serve as an effective means to not fully telling the whole truth, while evading the provable intention of lying when under oath or when speaking with FBI agents. To be convicted of perjury, an “intent” to deceive must be proven. Proving “intent” is also a requirement for obstruction of justice charges. When queried about his questionable instructions to Comey – in which Comey alleges Trump said, “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go.” – the President can use “truthful hyperbole” to slip that punch. Comey has described in detail his interactions with the President and quoted him in the infamous memorandum he leaked to The New York Times. And Trump, in response, could simply explain to Mueller’s investigators how he intended for his words to be taken and dismiss Comey’s attempts at intuition. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Finally, by agreeing to a sit-down with Mueller, Trump may ultimately win in the court of public opinion. In other words, he could prove he has nothing to hide, and his supporters would revel in his apparent transparency. And, in fact, if Mueller cannot prove collusion, it will bolster Trump’s argument he is the victim of a political witch hunt and efforts by the media and his political opponents to undermine his administration. This may even garner him additional favor. So, if Trump wants to bring this saga to an end – and maybe even boost his poll numbers – he should agree to speak to Mueller. James Gagliano is a CNN law enforcement analyst and a retired FBI supervisory special agent. He also is an adjunct assistant professor at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Former FBI Special Agent James Gagliano suggests that such presidential testimony might be a good idea. I strongly disagree. Any of Trump’s personal attorneys recommending he submit to questioning by Mueller’s highly skilled team of prosecutors and investigators would be suggesting an action fraught with legal risk. The President’s uncontrolled rhetoric might well position him for impeachment, followed by potential criminal charges. When Mueller is around, silence should be Trump’s golden rule. The ‘sneak preview’ argument Gagliano believes that the occasionally charming President may be able to talk his way out of criminal or impeachable charges because the evidence of “collusion” may be weak. And, in the process, Gagliano argues, Trump could also get a sneak preview of Mueller’s case. In that same vein, the President will have the opportunity to offer an explanation for his numerous suspicious actions. For example, maybe when the President allegedly dictated Donald Trump Jr.’s press release about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians, he really didn’t know that his son  set it up to get dirt on Hillary Clinton from a Russian agent. Of course, to offer that defense, the President would have to throw his own son under the bus. Donald Jr.,  according to his own congressional testimony, discussed the emails setting up the Trump Tower meeting with the President. Though declining to answer detailed questions about the discussion, it appears that either the younger Trump or the President himself deceptively characterized the purpose of the meeting as a discussion of Russian adoption policies. Related article Trump is right about the FBI So, here’s the reality: In the President’s situation, it is only the prosecutors who will get the free look at Trump’s defense case, as he is led to the political gallows. And, in such a meeting, he might be compelled to incriminate his own family to protect himself. Also, as Mueller’s investigation expands beyond Russian meddling, Trump’s “red line” regarding no questioning or investigation of the pre-election Trump Organization, his family business, might be crossed. In other words, Mueller could ask Trump questions that extend far beyond collusion and might prove his involvement or complicity in pre-campaign financial crimes. And if you need any further proof, consider that the No. 2 person selected to run the investigation in the special counsel’s office is a money laundering-fraud expert, Andrew Weissmann. The myth of truthful hyperbole The President actually did use the term “truthful hyperbole” in “The Art of the Deal,” the famous ghostwritten best-seller about his early career. In his own words: “The final key to the way I promote is bravado. … I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration – and a very effective form of promotion.” Being questioned by some of the nation’s top prosecutors and FBI agents is not like selling real estate to a fanaticizing rube waiting to be played. These folks have a word for what the President describes as “truthful hyperbole.” It’s called “perjury” if it happens under oath, or “false statements” if the lying to the FBI takes place in a more informal setting. Both are felonies and impeachable offenses to boot. Related article Trump finally gets the honor he deserves And, remember, the President’s reputation for truth telling is not exactly stellar. Dressing up a lie by calling it “truthful hyperbole” is not a defense; it’s a confession that Trump intentionally used exaggerated facts he knew to be untrue to “play to people’s fantasies” – and, in the process, make money for himself. Though if there is any doubt that the lying is an unusual activity by the President, one need only look at his campaign record and his first months in office. The New York Times recently published a detailed account of what they claim to be more 100 certifiable examples of lies during Trump’s first 10 months in office. All could potentially be used to undermine his credibility. And during the campaign, Politifact published a survey indicating that 70% of Trump’s campaign statements contained verifiable falsehoods. Politico wrote that the results of that survey suggest the “sheer frequency, spontaneity and seeming irrelevance of his lies have no precedent” in presidential campaign history. Since questioning about prior lies would be fair game, the process of preparing the President for a Mueller session would be extraordinarily difficult – and not worth the risk to Trump or his family. The court of public opinion Even if the President can be subpoenaed in the Mueller investigation, a final escape route remains – he could and should plead the Fifth. The conventional political advice is that politicians can’t assert the Fifth because it makes them look like crooks. This advice does not apply to Trump whose baseline supporters, making up as much as 30% to 35% of the electorate, think the federal agents investigating the President are “crooks” out to frame him for daring to attack the entrenched liberal bureaucracy. In other words, if Trump asserts the Fifth, he will not lose the support. In fact, his support may increase.  Under these circumstances, Trump’s attorneys would be wise to advise him not to testify. Whether the unpredictable President will follow such legal advice is anybody’s guess. And who knows? Maybe he’ll be questioned by a friendly FBI agent who believes in “truthful hyperbole” and the value of buildings named “Trump.” Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and current counsel at the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. Follow him on Twitter @paulcallan. The views expressed in this commentary are his own.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180125153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/opinions/trump-testify-mueller-opinion-gagliano-callan/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724538933", "sentence": "Pete Hoekstra repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about the nature of Muslim communities in Europe Hoekstra was confronted last month by a Dutch reporter with comments he made in 2015 about Islamic \"no-go zones The new US ambassador to the Netherlands, who was confronted last month by a Dutch reporter with comments he made in 2015 about Islamic “no-go zones,” repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about the nature of Muslim communities in Europe and pushed a hardline view of Islam, a KFile review of his public appearances and writings shows. Pete Hoekstra, a former 18-year Republican congressman from Michigan who served for several years as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, was nominated by President Donald Trump last July to serve as ambassador to the Netherlands and confirmed by the Senate in November. After leaving Congress in 2011, Hoekstra in 2014 joined the Investigative Project on Terrorism, a non-profit group that describes itself as the “world’s most comprehensive data center on radical Islamic terrorist groups.” A KFile review of Hoekstra’s time with the group reveals he claimed on multiple occasions that there are “no-go zones” in European cities and speculated as much as 15% of Muslims are extremists, a number that totals 270 million. He also promoted conspiracy theories asserting longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin had connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and said he considered the possibility that then-President Barack Obama was allowing radical Islam to proliferate on purpose. Hoekstra was also a frequent guest on a radio program hosted by Frank Gaffney, an anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist based in Washington who warns of the “creeping” influence of Sharia law worldwide. Hoekstra drew criticism last month for denying in an interview with the Dutch news program Nieuwsuur that he made comments in 2015 asserting that there are Muslim-controlled neighborhoods in Europe that are so dangerous that non-Muslims cannot enter. There is no evidence to support claims of so-called “no-go zones” in Europe. In 2015, Fox News had to issue an apology and a correction for comments made by a pundit on its air claiming the existence of such zones across Europe. That pundit was Steve Emerson, who runs the Investigative Project on Terrorism where Hoekstra served as a fellow. Hoekstra apologized for initially denying he made the remarks in the interview with Nieuwsuur, writing in a tweet that he looked “forward to the opportunity to learn, to listen and to move on in the spirit of peace and friendship with the people and the leaders of the Netherlands.” Reached for comment, a spokesperson for the State Department pointed to Hoekstra’s earlier statement on Twitter. A representative from the White House did not respond to a request for comment. No-go zones: Hoekstra has made false claims about “no-go zones” several times. In a 2016 radio interview, he told Gaffney, “You know there are no-go zones in Europe, areas that you know law enforcement and civil society by the government cannot be enforced, and you know they have become safe havens and sanctuary areas for the radical jihadist movement.” “They are places that, you’re right, these groups can find safe havens. But at the same time, they have allowed the mosques to preach radical jihadism, so the mosques are training centers.” Hoekstra made similar claims in an Internet radio show, on DC local radio and in a NewsMax op-ed he co-authored. In a 2016 speech to activists in Colorado, Hoekstra said there are parts of Europe where Sharia law is allowed. “Look at what’s going on in Europe in large parts of, you know, in many parts of Europe there are, there are, there are little enclaves or areas where they allow for Sharia law,” Hoekstra said. On Islam: In a 2017 radio interview, Hoekstra speculated that as much as 15% of Muslims could be radical jihadists, a number that would total 270 million. It’s unclear where he came up with this figure. “We should recognize that it is a radical jihadist, Islamic force that we face,” Hoekstra said. “Whether it’s 10% of the Islamic community or the Muslim community or whether it’s 15% or whatever the percentage is, it’s a significant number. We need to recognize that this is a threat from people who use religion to motivate their followers, to recruit their followers, and those types of things.” Hoekstra has also derided past US presidents for calling Islam a “religion of peace.” In one video with activist Ginni Thomas in 2016, he said it is “clearly not true” that Islam is a religion of peace. “I mean you hear former President Bush and President Obama now for what 15 years telling us, ‘Islam is a religion of peace,’” Hoekstra said. “The average person on the streets says, ‘whoa there.’ See they’re beheading Christians, there’s you know, there are suicide bombers, they’re taking gays and lesbians and throwing them off the top of buildings, and they’re selling women into sex slavery. That doesn’t kind of look like a religion of peace to me. Now that’s not all Muslims, but that’s that’s what a lot of people are saying. So then they ask the question to say well why would our President be telling us this. It’s clearly not the truth.” Referred to Middle East refugees as “invaders:” Hoekstra twice-referred to refugees from the Middle East as “invaders” on a far-right radio show. “We took a stable part of the world and we turned it into an ungoverned region that is now exporting fighters and weapons and refugees or invaders into Syria, into Iraq, and into southern Europe,” Hoekstra said during a discussion about US involvement in Libya.’ “The Muslim population has been shown ineffective in terms of integrating them into our culture and to really becoming German. And the third thing is ISIS and other groups, and we know this very clearly, they know they have infiltrated the refugees or invaders, whatever you want to call them. They are part of the folks coming,” he added later in the broadcast. Spread false claims about Huma Abedin: At a 2016 conference hosted by Brigitte Gabriel, an anti-Muslim activist whom he has praised and said he was working with, Hoekstra said that Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, had “egregious” ties to the Muslim Brotherhood but added there were better examples that connected the US government to the group. Claims that Abedin has connections to the Muslim Brotherhood have been labeled as false and unfounded by fact-checkers from the Washington Post, PolitiFact, and Snopes. “We need to recognize that a lot more has come out about Huma and a lot of this stuff has been known by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, and I’ve talked with Steve (Emerson) about this extensively. We don’t believe, as egregious as what Huma Abedin and her connections and her family are, again it’s why we’re doing what we’ve done, the research, we think there are much better examples of making the connection between the US government and this administration and their connections with the Muslim Brotherhood,” Hoekstra said. Hoekstra also shared an article on Twitter that made the unfounded claims, calling it “worth a read.” Said he had considered President Obama might be aiding rise of radical Islam on purpose: In an appearance on a far-right radio show Tru News in 2015, a host asked Hoekstra if he had considered the possibility that Obama was intentionally trying to create safe havens for jihadists. “I’ve considered that possibility,” Hoekstra answered. “That is a frightening thought that we would have leaders in our government who would actually want to create a safe haven for radical jihadists, but that is in effect, what they have done and it’s the result of Hillary Clinton’s policies that have created an arsenal of weapons and the training ground for jihadists.” The host later added that he was “firmly convinced” that it was Obama’s “desired strategy.” “His policies have created an environment where radical jihadism has flourished, is worse on the Arabian peninsula,” Hoekstra said. “It is flourishing in Syria and Iraq, Turkey, and it is flourishing in northern Africa. I was just in Europe a couple of months ago, still have a lot of contacts in Europe. You know the people of Europe are frightened about what to Europe with this mass infusion of people from the Middle East and this president is doing nothing to stabilize or control the events that are going on. Either he’s facilitating, as you would argue, or he’s standing on the sidelines as this is happening.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pete Hoekstra", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09/politics/kfile-pete-hoekstra-no-go-zones/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "469316085", "sentence": "FAA call sign for the American Airlines flight carrying Pope Francis in the United States is \"Shepherd One.\" American Airlines is affixing the papal seal to the plane; has a long history of flying popes within the country. The President flies on Air Force One. The Pope flies on “Shepherd One.” That’s the Federal Aviation-approved call sign for the Boeing 777 in which he’ll be traveling around the United States, according to an official from American Airlines, which will be operating the plane. The papal seal will also be affixed to the side of the aircraft, the only major modification that’s planned. However, the flight number will be blocked per a Secret Service request, so the public won’t be able to track its progress. Once Francis wraps up his Washington visit and returns to Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday to head to New York, he’ll ditch the Alitalia jetliner he’s been on and pick up the American Airlines plane. Air traffic control officials will use the name “Shepherd One” when speaking to the American Airlines captain flying the plane. Related video Poll: Most Americans view Pope Francis favorably It’s become customary for the Pope to fly on and return home from official visits on the flag carrier of the country he has toured. The Pope’s aircraft, chartered by the U.S. Conference of Bishops, will fly Francis from Andrews to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and then to Philadelphia International Airport before carrying the pope back to Rome at the end of his first U.S. visit. American Airlines and TWA – which have merged – have a long history of carrying the Pope during visits to the United States. This trip will be the seventh time TWA and American Airlines have flown the Pope around the United States. The plane that carried Pope John Paul II on one of those flights in 1993 – a Boeing 767-300ER operated by American Airlines – is still in operation. It’s scheduled to fly from Miami to Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday night.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "American Airlines", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150922203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/22/politics/pope-francis-shepherd-one-visit-united-states/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "668098446", "sentence": "The ACLU is arguing against the deportation of Iraqis It has expanded an initial complaint covering Michigan and Northern Ohio nationwide The American Civil Liberties Union has expanded a petition to prevent the deportation of Iraqis in Michigan and Northern Ohio into a nationwide class action covering more than 1,400 Iraqis facing removal orders. The ACLU and detainees argue that if the Iraqis were forced to return to Iraq, they would face “persecution, torture, or death.” A hearing is set for Monday morning at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. A federal judge on June 22 granted a 14-day stay of removal for more than 100 Iraqi detainees under the jurisdiction of Detroit’s Immigration Customs Enforcement office (ICE), after the ACLU filed its initial complaint on June 15. The stay prevents any of the Iraqis detained by Detroit ICE agents from being deported for two more weeks. It also gives detainees an opportunity to go before an immigration judge and make their case for why they believe they should be allowed to stay in the United States. In his decision granting the temporary stay, US District Judge Mark Goldsmith argued that the potential “harm far outweighs” the government’s interest in immediately enforcing the removal orders, according to court documents. As well as expanding its class action nationwide, the ACLU filed a motion Saturday asking Goldsmith to extend his stay-of-removal order nationwide. It said it had asked the judge for a ruling by Monday because ICE had indicated that it might start deportations as early as Tuesday. ICE last week said it was reviewing the judge’s stay of removal order in the Michigan case and intended to comply with its terms. In its amended complaint, the ACLU said plaintiffs had in many cases been living in the United States for decades. “According to government officials, there are more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals with final orders of removal. “Although most were ordered removed to Iraq years ago (some for overstaying visas, others based on criminal convictions for which they long ago completed any sentences), the government released them, often under orders of supervision,” the ACLU said in its amended complaint. Related article Iraqi Christians in Michigan fear deportation The ACLU said the plaintiffs had been complying with the conditions of their release when “with no warning” ICE began arresting and detaining them because Iraq had agreed to take them back. Iraq recently said it would accept deportees in exchange for being removed from the countries listed in President Donald Trump’s travel ban. That agreement triggered a shift in the focus of ICE raids, according to ICE’s press secretary Gillian Christensen. The office had arrested 199 Iraqi nationals since May, 114 of them from Detroit, Christensen said in a statement earlier this month. ICE says most have criminal records. Over the next two weeks, Judge Goldsmith will try to determine whether or not a federal district court has jurisdiction over the matter in the first place. The US attorney’s office argued that a federal district court did not have jurisdiction over whether or not these Iraqis can be deported. They believe it should be handled by an immigration court, according to Gina Balaya, public information officer for the US attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Goldsmith granted the 14-day stay “pending the Court’s determination regarding whether it has subject-matter jurisdiction,” according to court documents. Many of the Iraqis who were detained are Chaldeans, members of an Iraqi Christian group that has historically faced problems in Iraq. The Detroit metropolitan area is home to the largest US group of Chaldeans. Some of them started immigrating to the United States in the 1920s for opportunities and freedom, the Chaldean Community Foundation said. Many faced persecution during the Saddam Hussein era, during the Iraq war and after ISIS seized territory in Iraq. “The court took a life-saving action by blocking our clients from being immediately sent back to Iraq,” Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, who argued the case, said in a statement last week. “They should have a chance to show that their lives are in jeopardy if forced to return.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ACLU", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170626063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/us/michigan-iraqis-deportation-hearing/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "448527319", "sentence": "Donald Trump has beat up more on Jeb Bush than any other GOP candidate \"How the hell can you vote for this guy?\" Trump said at his 2016 campaign launch Donald Trump has made rhetorical abuse a hallmark of his fledgling presidential campaign, targeting Fortune 500 companies, his critics in the media, candidates in both parties and even his trolls on Twitter. But there’s no one the brash businessman seems to enjoy heckling more than Jeb Bush. In his campaign announcement speech last month, the billionaire questioned Bush’s intelligence, before asking the crowd: “How the hell can you vote for this guy?” Trump has beat up on Bush more than any of the other candidates in the GOP field: In a sit-down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper last week, his derided Bush’s policies as “weak” and a “total disaster.” And earlier this month, Trump took a more personal jab, retweeting the message: “#JebBush has to like the Mexican Illegals because of his wife.” (Trump later said he didn’t authorize the tweet but that he certainly doesn’t regret it). Bush supporters say they are unconcerned about the attacks, at least so far. Some even argue that the contrast between Bush, a seasoned politician with a reserved demeanor, and Trump, a bull-in-a-china-shop ex-reality TV star, is helping to make Bush more presidential. “I think it actually helps Jeb in the long run that a crazy son of a bitch is after him all the time,” said Mac Stipanovich, a Florida lobbyist and longtime Bush supporter. “You can tell more about a man by his enemies than his friends, and if you want to have an enemy in presidential politics, let it be Donald Trump.” RELATED: Trump will skip boycotted Miss USA pageant But Trump allies say that the worst may still be ahead for Bush. Trump’s close associates — all of whom spoke anonymously with CNN to share his private thinking — said his preoccupation with Bush has been years in the making. His grievances, they said, go beyond policy disagreements with Bush over issues like the Iraq War, immigration and Common Core. Described by friends as intensely competitive, Trump has a deep aversion to the idea of a dynasty candidate who might feel entitled to the party’s nomination. Privately and publicly, Trump is known to refer to Bush as “a stiff,” believing that the country badly needs a candidate who can energize the base and that Bush simply “is not a cheerleader,” one person in Trump’s inner circle said. “For some reason they didn’t hit it off. Their styles are totally different,” one Trump friend said. Trump’s animosity towards Bush in 2015 may come as a surprise to those who remember that years ago, the two men seemed to enjoy a friendlier relationship. In the late 1990s, the real estate mogul fundraised for Bush’s gubernatorial campaign in Florida.  And in his 2000 book, Trump referred to Bush as a “good man,” describing him as “bright, tough, and principled,” Buzzfeed reported. Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski downplayed questions about how Trump’s past support for Bush squares with his recent criticism. “Trump gives money to everybody, right? All politicians — and I’ll give you his exact quote — ‘kiss his ass,’” Lewandowski told CNN. “So it’s not a big surprise that Mr. Trump has donated to politicians for the last 30 years because politicians are easy.” In the crowded GOP field, Trump has emerged by far the most aggressive candidate when it comes to attacking other Republicans. He has called former New York Gov. George Pataki a “terrible governor” who “couldn’t be elected dog catcher if he ran again”; blasted former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for failing to control the border; and labeled Rubio “extremely weak” on immigration. But Bush seems to be in a category by himself. On the campaign trail, Trump is using the former governor to highlight his own policy priorities. He’s gone after the way Bush handled questions about the Iraq War — which Trump describes as one of the biggest blunders of George W. Bush’s presidency. “It took him five days to answer the question on Iraq. He couldn’t answer the question,” the real estate developer boomed at his campaign launch. “I said, ‘Is he intelligent?’” There is perhaps no other issue that Trump has spoken more passionately about as a candidate than immigration. He’s vowed to build an “impenetrable” wall along the country’s southern border and sparked national outrage by saying that “criminals” and “rapists” were entering the U.S. from Mexico. Bush is “weak” on immigration and his views are likely influenced by the fact that his wife is from Mexico, Trump told Cooper. Bush, who has repeatedly denounced Trump’s immigration comments, has shrugged off Trump’s viability as a candidate. “I don’t know if he’s having success. We’ll see in the long haul,” Bush told Fox News last week, adding that the party should not focus on “someone who I doubt will be president and is not a constructive force for our party.” A Bush spokesperson told CNN that the ex-governor is “focused on his message and connecting with people around the country.” Iowa State Sen. Charles Schneider, a Bush backer, offered this theory for why Trump is singling out the ex-governor: “Generally speaking, you don’t see someone get attacked by their fellow Republicans unless they are someone who’s sitting at the top of the field and who someone else is trying to tear down.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150713024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/12/politics/donald-trump-jeb-bush-heckler/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "445661633", "sentence": "The upset bug has struck Rafael Nadal – again – at Wimbledon. When the two-time champion lost to Dustin Brown 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the second round on Center Court Wednesday, it marked the fourth time in a row he had fallen to a player ranked 100th or lower at the All England Club. In this case, Brown – a dreadlocked German with Jamaican ancestry who once traveled around Europe in a camper van to keep his career going – was a 102nd-ranked qualifier. But he did have history of beating Nadal, last year at a Wimbledon warmup event in Halle. Brown, 6-foot-5, is far from orthodox. He serves and volleys relentlessly, slaps forehands and attempts more than a few drop shots. It mostly all worked, to Nadal’s dismay. “If I would stay back and rally with him left, right, that would not be a very good match for me,” Brown, who sports a tattoo of his dad on his left side, told reporters. “Obviously I try to play my game.” Nadal said he entered Wimbledon in a positive frame of mind, or at least better than what he had felt for much of this season, even after he lost in the quarterfinals at the French Open – a tournament he has won a record nine times – and dropped in the rankings. He triumphed at an event in Germany to begin his grass-court campaign, but was seeded a lowly 10th in southwest London. A stat that would have graced any era... @DreddyTennis #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Ux6zutDt9Z Once he relinquished a break advantage in the first set against Brown, the doubts he experienced earlier in 2015 appeared to resurface and parts of his game crumbled. Looking unsure of himself, his serve all but vanished and his once feared forehand went astray. His statistics of 42 winners and 15 unforced errors hardly seemed appropriate. “It’s not the end,” vowed Nadal, the 14-time grand slam winner. “It’s a sad moment for me … but life continues. My career, too. “I have to keep going and working more than ever to try to change that dynamic.” Lukas Rosol, then the world No. 100, eliminated Nadal in the second round in 2012; Steve Darcis, then ranked 135th, sent the Spaniard packing in the first round in 2013; and Nick Kyrgios, at the time the world No. 144, knocked him out in the fourth round last year. This season it was Brown’s turn. “All the kids that play tennis dream about being able to play on that Center Court,” said Brown. “Playing against him there is special. “Also, being able to put that performance together, it was definitely very difficult and I’m very happy that I held it together for the whole match.” Brown – a grass-court specialist if ever there was one – knocked off his second Wimbledon champion in London. After the 30-year-old produced an angled ace on his third match point, he emulated his feat of 2013 when he downed Lleyton Hewitt – like Nadal a former world No. 1, too. Brown hit 13 aces altogether Thursday and won nearly 80% of his first-serve points. Nadal’s loss came as the likes of Roger Federer, Andy Murray and defending women’s champion Petra Kvitova all cruised into the third round on a hot but manageable day at SW19. Wimbledon had record temperatures of about 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. Brown’s reward is a third-round meeting with Serbian Viktor Troicki, whom Nadal defeated in the Stuttgart final last month. Things didn’t start well for Brown, though. He trailed by an early break. Reversing the deficit made for an obvious turning point in the first set. “After losing the first set, you are under pressure the rest of the match,” said Nadal. A more subtle shift allowed Brown to recover in the third and ultimately take control. With Nadal holding the momentum, the Mallorcan failed to take advantage of a creaking Brown in the latter’s opening service game. He paid the price in the fifth game, broken a point after hitting two double faults in a row. Now facing an uphill battle – and no longer the player who rallied to win two five-setters en route to the crown in 2010 – Nadal fell behind 3-1 in the fourth. He was given a lifeline when saving two match points at 3-5, but after Brown donated a double fault to begin the ensuing game, Nadal didn’t capture another point. Federer, meanwhile, wasn’t really tested against Sam Querrey and not many would have forecast a tight contest to begin with. Federer had only lost prior to the third round at a major once since the middle of 2003 and his 36th-ranked American opponent held a 0-8 record versus top-10 opposition at the grand slams. But if the 6-4 6-2 6-2 result was fairly predictable, Federer’s artistry on one particular stroke Thursday was far from routine – even for him. The Swiss struck what had to be the shot of the tournament with his ‘tweener – or shot between the legs – at 4-2 in the second set. Facing the net, it turned out to be a perfect lob that drew an error. Twitter went into overdrive and Querrey, a laid back Californian, joined in on the praise. “He’s got that aura around him,” Querrey said of the record 17-time men’s grand slam champion. “He hit that shot between his legs. He hit some amazing passing shots, hit some half volleys. “He hits shots that other guys don’t hit. You want to go over and give him a high five sometimes, but you can’t do that.” The ever chilled Federer, who next plays big-serving Aussie Sam Groth, wouldn’t have minded. Murray, who could have encountered Nadal in the quarterfinals, didn’t linger against Dutchman Robin Haase, one of those players Nadal defeated in five sets at Wimbledon in 2010. The 2013 champion cruised 6-1 6-1 6-4. Trying to stop the in-form Scot in the third round is Andreas Seppi. For so long the lone British man who makes the third or even second round at a grand slam, Murray has company this year after wildcard James Ward beat Jiri Vesely. The last time two British men featured in the third round at Wimbledon was in 2002, when, in no surprise, Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski were the duo. Kvitova needed just 35 minutes to overcome Kiki Bertens in the first round. It was 58 minutes against Kurumi Nara – 6-2 6-0 – on Thursday. As for Nadal, despite his loss, he didn’t lose his sense of humor. When asked if he would stay in his premises near the venue and remain in London for a few more days, he quipped: “I don’t have more work in London, so … if you want to use the house, it’s going to be free tomorrow.” Read more on this story at Bleacher Report Who will win Wimbledon? Have your say on CNN Sport’s Facebook page", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rafael Nadal", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150702203000", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/tennis/wimbledon-nadal-federer-murray-tennis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "568138616", "sentence": "Kavanagh: Trump is inconceivable as America's 45th president Kavanagh: Trump's Second Amendment comment an intolerable incitement to murder Editor’s Note: Trevor Kavanagh is the Associate Editor and a weekly columnist for The Sun. He was the UK newspaper’s political editor for 23 years and has been writing about British and international politics for more than 40 years. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. The American presidential election has become the longest slow motion political car crash in history, a Washington horror movie with a dangerous ending, whoever wins the White House. That prospect became unexpectedly stark on Monday when Donald Trump appeared to invoke the Constitution’s Second Amendment as grounds for assassination. It was the moment the campaign turned chillingly ugly, although Trump and his campaign have vehemently denied that that was what he meant. Related video Jeff Sessions: Donald Trump didn't threaten Clinton Across the Atlantic, we watch with suspended disbelief as the mighty US coughs up two of the most unlikely candidates for the leadership of the free world. Few are impressed by Hillary Clinton’s jaded mock sincerity – either here or, it seems, in America. She is haunted by a cupboard full of skeletons, real and exaggerated. But in Britain and across Europe, people of all political persuasions hope to God she wins on Tuesday, November 8. Related: The Trump debate: What did he mean? The alternative – braggart billionaire Donald Trump – is simply inconceivable as America’s 45th President. In Britain and Europe, we have our fair share of oddball power-mad politicos, some of them allegedly corrupt and a few you would like to see behind bars. But none could hold a candle to “The Donald.” None are so weirdly wild and devoid of self-awareness or emotional restraint. In our cautious, politically correct environment, none could have survived such misogynistic, racist or otherwise unacceptable outbursts ranging from infantile tantrums to sinister, calculated abuse. From 2,000 miles away, Donald Trump has seemed over the years like a cartoon American tycoon – brash, bullying, braying and not to be taken seriously. Trump Towers stands as a concrete monument to his vulgar bad taste. Exotic Ivana was the perfect adornment – until she herself was Trumped by actress Marla, who in turn was Trumped by model Melania. There are aspects of Trump’s past which are not at all funny. Did that free-flowing concrete come with Mafia strings attached? His route onto the Republican ticket makes a mockery of America’s log-cabin-to-White-House dream. Between them, the Republican and Democratic parties have delivered the finest leaders the world has ever seen. How is it possible that a loudmouth with no safety catch on his shocking opinions can beat all comers for the nomination? How can he be one of only two prospects for leadership of the world’s greatest superpower? Are millions of American voters deaf and blind to the risk of putting this reckless man in charge of the nuclear button? His extraordinarily misogynistic outbursts against female journalists like Megyn Kelly are totally out of order. So is his blundering attack on the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in action. But his apparent suggestion that Hillary Clinton might be shot dead for imposing gun control is by any standards an intolerable incitement to murder. This cannot be brushed aside as any sort of “joke”. America is making tragic global headlines right now for more than just this jaw-dropping political soap opera. It is engulfed by shooting horrors including school massacres and shopping mall atrocities. To the outsider, everyone seems to be armed to the teeth and ready to fire. And police seem to be at war with their own black citizens, many inexplicably shot dead on camera. Europe is having to face up to its own future of mass murders and suicide bombers. But our threat comes from an invasive, brainwashed “culture,” not from our own kith and kin. Related article Trump's gun remarks are his latest dangerous falsehoods America has lost four presidents to the assassin’s bullet and – with President Reagan – almost a fifth. The Second Amendment allows the bearing of arms, but it is astonishing to the non-American world that this is interpreted as a right to build private arsenals of military-style killing machines. It is a racing certainty that some trigger-happy fanatic will miss the “joke” in Trump’s throwaway remark. They will see it as an invitation to take up arms against another US president. Hillary Clinton may soon become America’s first female White House incumbent. Even her worst enemies – including Trump – surely cannot wish to see her go down as the first female president to be assassinated. Trevor Kavanagh is the Associate Editor and a weekly columnist for The Sun. He was the UK newspaper’s political editor for 23 years and has been writing about British and international politics for more than 40 years. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160810143000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/opinions/donald-trump-gun-comment-kavanagh/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "517096739", "sentence": "A look at Trump's policies to see what kind of U.S. president he'd really be From Mexico \"Wall,\" to ISIS, and Israel, there is perhaps no more polarizing figure in politics It’s hardly a certainty, but it’s now a real and startling possibility – what should the world expect if Donald Trump is elected U.S. president? READ: Is the race for the Republican nomination already over? America’s most unpredictable candidate could turn into America’s most unpredictable commander-in-chief. “We’re not going to be the dummies anymore,” he told supporters in late February. “We’re going to be the smart ones.” Trump has been many things – a billionaire real-estate developer, a brash reality-TV star and a best-selling author. But he’s never held elected office or delved deeply into foreign policy. “I don’t think he’s drawing on a deep reservoir of knowledge on these issues,” said former American diplomat Christopher Hill. “He comes across as someone with a lot of instincts and not a lot of reserve about acting on those instincts.” READ: America’s crazy voting system explained Trump vows to champion U.S. economic strength and military power – “to make America great again,” as he says. He’s giving voice to many voters’ frustrations and fears about America’s place in the world. What he would do about them is sometimes less clear. The centerpiece of Trump’s presidential campaign is the plan to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico as a barrier against illegal migration, criminals and narcotics trafficking. Trump insists Mexico will pay for it. A spokesman for Mexico’s president says his government will not. Whatever the ultimate source of the financing, it would almost certainly involve billions of dollars passing through the coffers of the U.S. government, which only Congress has the authority to approve. And there has been no rush by Washington lawmakers to embrace the plan. Trump vows to “bomb the hell” out of ISIS in Iraq – especially the oil wells it’s captured there – to deprive it of income. In Syria, Trump says he would leave the job of fighting ISIS to the government and – alone among major presidential candidates – he has welcomed Russia’s military support for the regime. Under Trump, the U.S. would also refuse to accept Syrian refugees (and, at least temporarily, all Muslims from anywhere in the world). Instead, he proposes a safe zone for civilians inside Syria that Washington would help fund but other nations would build and defend. Trump would resume the widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding, adding that “it’s not really tough enough.” He’s told voters that “torture works” – and he would also maintain the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and add more prisoners. Trump maintains that the U.S. is being exploited by its trading partners – reserving the worst of his wrath for China. He told the New York Times he plans to impose a crushing 45% tariff on Chinese imports. Trump later denied saying this, but the Times had taped the interview and released the recording. READ: Is Trump hurting the U.S. economy? In 2011, Trump urged U.S. intervention to help Libyans topple Moammar Gadhafi. Last month, he denied it. But once again, there is a recording of his original remarks. Now a vocal critic of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Trump couldn’t explain supportive comments that he’d made about it beforehand. “That was a long time ago,” he told NBC News, “and who knows what was in my head?” Trump subsequently told CNN he changed his mind before the war began. Trump is frustrated with the cost of the U.S. military presence in Europe and the pressure to lead NATO. “Where’s Germany? Where are the countries of Europe leading? I don’t mind helping them. I don’t mind being right behind them,” he said. He also wants South Korea to support more of the cost of its American military protection. “We get nothing for this. I’m not saying that we’re going to let anything happen to them. But they have to help us,” he said.  In fact, the US receives more than $800 million annually from South Korea for its troop presence, according to Politifact.com Trump has both pledged to be “neutral” in trying to make peace between Israelis and Palestinians and also pledged his full support for the Jewish state. If there is any consistent theme that emerges, it’s grievance: America’s borders are too open to foreigners, its economy too easy for them to exploit, and its military alliances too one-sided in their favor, according to Trump. If there is any other theme, it’s that Trump speaks his own mind on major international issues – and sometimes disagrees with his own mind too. The tough-talking tycoon is probably the most polarizing figure in American public life today – it’s no surprise that experts don’t agree on what he would bring to the White House. “Under a Trump presidency, foreign policy will be firm and proactive and similar to that of the Reagan’s years – a classic peace-through-economic-and-military strength, rather than the vacillating and dangerous weakness of the current White House,” said economist Peter Navarro of the University of California. READ: On race, Trump knows exactly what he’s doing But Jamie Metzl, a former official of the U.S. State Department and one-time Democratic candidate for Congress, said: “the world is a complex ecosystem and the level of thuggery that Don Trump has shown in this race would be extremely unsettling.” Even if he makes it to the White House, Trump would hardly have a free hand. Congress and the courts can stymie the policies of any president. Activists, industry, and myriad interest groups exert their influence. Public opinion generates its own pressures on how America navigates the planet. Beyond his boardroom and reality TV broadcasts, Trump is largely untested. After the startling spectacle Trump has offered America and the world these last few months, how can anyone know what to expect?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160302054500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/politics/donald-trump-world-implications/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "634496666", "sentence": "The former British intelligence agent who compiled a dossier of allegations President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia has spoken for the first time since his report reverberated around the world. Christopher Steele, a former officer with MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence service, returned to work in London Tuesday, almost two months after CNN first reported on the dossier. His file contained claims that Russian operatives had compromising personal and financial information about Trump. Trump always denied the claims, dismissing them as “phony” in January. Related article US investigators corroborate some aspects of the Russia dossier “I’m really pleased to be back here working again,” Steele told the UK Press Association outside the office of his firm, London-based Orbis Intelligence. “I’m now going to be focusing my efforts on supporting the broader interests of our company here.” Steele was named as the man behind the report days after CNN first reported that Trump had been briefed on its contents as President-elect in January. “I’d like to say a warm thank you to everyone who sent me kind messages and support over the last few weeks,” Steele said. “Just to add, I won’t be making any further statements or comments at this time.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Christopher Steele", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170307180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/07/europe/trump-russia-dossier-author-christopher-steele/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "671153771", "sentence": "No one has claimed responsibility so far ISIS has a presence in the Sinai Attackers carried out car bombings Friday on a military checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, leaving soldiers dead and wounded, the military said in a statement. At least 26 people were killed or injured in the incident; authorities couldn’t immediately provide a breakdown of casualties. Related article ISIS goes global: 143 attacks in 29 countries have killed 2,043 Security forces foiled terrorist assaults on other checkpoints south of Rafah, killing 40 of the assailants and destroying six of their vehicles, the military said. “Currently there is an ongoing clearing and chasing of members of the terrorist group,” according to the military. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, the latest in a string of assaults in the Sinai, a longtime tourist destination where Egyptian forces have been cracking down on Islamist militants. Militancy in the Sinai, in northeastern Egypt, increased dramatically after the army in 2013 toppled President Mohammed Morsy, and ISIS’ Sinai affiliate has inflicted hundreds of casualties on Egyptian security forces since linking itself to ISIS in 2014. ISIS has targeted Egypt’s Christian minority in the region, part of a spike in persecution of and discrimination against Egypt’s Coptic Christians since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak’s regime in 2011. In 2015, a Russian plane was brought down over the Sinai, killing all 224 aboard. The plane departed the Sinai resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh and was headed to St. Petersburg, Russia. Authorities said they believed a terror bombing was the cause. ISIS’ Sinai affiliate claimed responsibility. CNN’s Hamdi Alkhshali, Deborah Bloom and Ali Younes and contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170707131500", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/07/africa/egypt-sinai-attacks/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "599361273", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Kara Alaimo is an assistant professor of public relations at Hofstra University. She previously served in the Obama administration as spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department. Follow her on Twitter @karaalaimo  The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Kara Alaimo: Trump's canny use of social media helped elect him. But this year's campaign also showed danger of tool She says Twitter has truncated our discourse, let candidates get around fact-checkers, created ideological echo chamber Donald Trump’s candidacy was not taken seriously by the mainstream media and even the establishment of his own party, but his strategic use of social media propelled him to the presidency. And while it may appear healthy for our political system that social media gives opportunities to people like him — who are, for example, less politically connected – to speak to the American people, the way social platforms were actually used in this election cycle is deeply dangerous for our democracy. To see how we’ve come to this point, it’s useful to look at the past few presidential campaigns. Indeed, although Donald Trump may appear to be the antithesis of Barack Obama, the last two men elected President of the United States are strikingly similar on two scores: both were anti-establishment candidates who won the presidency largely by outsmarting their opponents on social media. Trump, who according to Reuters tweeted more than any other candidate in the presidential race, amassed 4 million more followers on Twitter than Hillary Clinton and 5 million more on Facebook. With Trump’s supporters enthusiastically liking and sharing his content, he created what Mike Berland, CEO of the market research firm Edelman Berland, called “a continuous Trump rally that happens on Twitter at all hours.” Related video Donald and Melania Trump discuss social media The social media company SocialFlow calculated during the campaign that Trump was getting more than three times more free exposure on social media than Clinton. The company found that, by January, he had become “the most talked-about person on the planet.” Last year, in an interview with New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro (between breaks to check Twitter), Trump said that before social media, his only option was to sue his rivals. But with the modern ability to argue on social platforms, he felt he had “more power than they do.” Related article Is social media turning you into a zealot? In his first interview as President-elect, the famously wealth-obsessed businessman reported that he believed social media is more powerful than money. “The fact that I have such power in terms of numbers with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc., I think it helped me win all of these races where they’re spending much more money than I spent,” Trump said. (His campaign spent about half as much as Clinton’s). Trump also appreciated the ability to bypass the filter of the traditional media and speak directly to citizens via social media, describing his large Twitter following (in a tweet) as “like having your own newspaper.” Like Trump, Obama started as an outsider candidate whose unlikely rise was fueled by the savvy use of social media, suggesting the beginnings of a pattern. In 2008, Barack Obama had 112,474 Twitter followers, while John McCain had a mere 4,603. On the then-more popular platform Facebook, Obama had 2,379,102 supporters, compared to McCain’s 620,359. (Past studies have also found that opposition politicians in Congress tend to use social media more than their counterparts, “as an instrument for voicing dissent directly to the public.”) Related video Trump falsely says Google is 'burying' FBI news If social media serves to broaden the pool of potential politicians by allowing candidates to get their ideas to the American people – and to run less expensive campaigns – how has it damaged the country? Three major ways: First, and most obviously, social media (literally) cut our national discourse short. Kerric Harvey, author of the Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics, said Twitter “makes it so that what ought to be a conversation is just a set of Post-it notes that are scattered.” This helps explain why a candidate who had never before discussed policy was able to win the election. In fact, in his interview with Barbaro of the Times, Trump said he only wished that Twitter’s 140 character limit was longer “on 10% of the occasions.” The words most frequently used by Trump in his tweets were “great,” “winner” or “winners,” and “loser” or “losers.” The social media tracking company Brandwatch found that Trump and Clinton’s 10 most tweeted days (with the exception of conversations around the presidential debates) included just two conversations about policy. Second, social media is fueling the so-called “post-truth” era in American politics because it allows candidates to bypass traditional fact checkers – reporters and debate moderators – to communicate directly with the American people. According to PolitiFact, just 14% of Donald Trump’s statements have been true.  Fake accounts then amplified Trump’s (sometimes inaccurate) tweets. The website Twitter Audit found that 39% of Trump’s Twitter followers – compared with just 5% of Clinton’s – were computer generated bots. Another problem is that fake news stories have proliferated on social media. According to Buzzfeed, people in the town of Veles, Macedonia, developed a cottage industry over the past year, creating at least 140 fake news sites that spread pro-Trump stories across social media platforms. Zeynep Tufekci, associate professor of information and library science at the University of North Carolina, noted that a single false story purporting that Pope Francis had endorsed Trump was likely viewed by tens of millions of people on Facebook. Democrats need to start over Langston Hughes might save usTrump’s shocking victory: What it meansWomen leaders on Clinton lossThe 2016 election: A cartoon viewIs Obama coalition finished?Michael D’Antonio: Trump broke all the rulesEd Lucas: Victory for Russia’s Putin Trump started a feminist revolutionJane Merrick: Brexit-style win bad for UKAna Navarro: I’m voting for Hillary ClintonJulian Zelizer: What Trump did rightLeslie Vinjamuri: Trump leads free world?Peter Bergen: President-elect Trump’s inbox Third, social media is deepening the divide among more conservative and liberal Americans. Eli Pariser has noted that social media users now live in a “filter bubble” in which social platforms tailor the content we see to our interests, leaving us unexposed to other points of view (the divide is so stark that this year the Wall Street Journal created an interactive to show Americans what the Facebook feeds of the other side actually look like.) New York Post columnist Johnny Oleksinski argued recently that this explained why Clinton supporters were so shocked by the results of the election, because “neither America believes the other really exists. Because it’s nowhere to be found on its Facebook news feed.” Too often people fail to engage in productive conversations with friends on Facebook who have differing views, likely because discourse on social media has become so vitriolic. A Pew study released last month found that 84% of social media users somewhat or very much agree that “people say things when discussing politics on social media that they would never say in person.” It doesn’t have to be this way. Citizens could demand that politicians use social media more substantively and truthfully – and tweet back to call them out when they don’t. Social media executives could better police false content (Facebook and Google both announced actions to combat false news this week). And we can all try to engage constructively with people of a wide range of beliefs to debate the issues of the day. There is reason to think this can work. One study found that if social media users see that a lot of people recommend a particular story, they will click on it even if the news source is partisan and not in line with their beliefs. This suggests that there is still room for dialogue between people with red and blue feeds.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161115224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/15/opinions/social-media-facebook-twitter-trump-alaimo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "580363905", "sentence": "A ceasefire brokered by Russia and US enters its seventh day in Syria Coalition strikes on Syrian troops caused a diplomatic row over the weekend Syria’s nascent ceasefire hung in the balance Monday after an airstrike on a United Nations aid convoy led the US to question Russia’s commitment to calming violence in the war-torn country and its ability to influence its ally in Damascus. “What happened today has dealt a serious blow to efforts to bring peace to Syria,” said a senior US administration official, who added that the strike “raises very serious questions about whether the Russians can deliver their end of the arrangement” to rein in the Syrian regime. Outrage after aid convoy, warehouse attacked in Syria Asked if the US was still open to extending ceasefire efforts, a second administration official said Russia now bears the burden of demonstrating its commitment to peace efforts, “otherwise, there will be nothing to extend and nothing to salvage.” It was the latest blow to efforts to pause Syria’s hostilities, coming after regime bombing of rebel-held areas and a spat between US and Russia as they traded barbs about who bore responsibility. The Syrian Armed Forces General Command issued a statement Monday declaring that “the US-Russian ceasefire deal started since September 12th is over.” Soon after, its jets struck in and around Aleppo killing and wounding people in the area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Earlier Monday, before the UN convoy was struck, US officials said that any decisions about the ceasefire would be made between Washington and Moscow, which brokered the deal last week. “The Syrians didn’t make the deal,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, “the Russians made the agreement.” At least 32 people were killed in airstrikes in and around Aleppo Monday – including 12 involved in aid delivery, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The US wants to see Russia restrain its close ally President Bashar al-Assad, who has battered opposition forces largely supported by the US. At the same time, both the US and Russia are in the skies striking terror targets. The two countries had agreed that completion of a successful seven-day ceasefire would mark the starting point of greater military coordination against ISIS and other militant groups. Related video Russia accuses U.S. of defending ISIS Kerry, speaking in New York at the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the day, said that US and Russian officials were meeting in Geneva to discuss the ceasefire and the deliveries of humanitarian aid to besieged areas, which were a key requirement of the deal from the US perspective. “The important thing is the Russians need to control Assad, who is evidently indiscriminately bombing, including on humanitarian convoys,” Kerry said. At the time, he said, the “basic ceasefire is holding, but fragile.” The ceasefire is the most recent attempt to bring enough calm to the ravaged country to allow political negotiations to begin. In the five-and-a-half years since Assad’s regime cracked down on a March 2011 anti-government demonstration, an estimated 430,000 people have been killed. Millions have been displaced inside Syria or fled the country. At a UN meeting on migrants, Kerry said the nations gathered had reaffirmed the right that impartial aid workers should be granted unfettered access to deliver emergency assistance to civilians. He added then that the US had heard about “an incident” that he said “flies directly contrary to that right.” Related article Syria ceasefire deal: What happens next? A UN spokesman in New York confirmed that at least one of its aid convoys, sent in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, was hit on the way to the Syrian city of Orum while carrying enough food and aid for 78,000 people. No details were immediately available on the strike, but the second US administration official said it was clearly an air attack and that US-led coalition jets weren’t responsible. “That only leaves two possibilities” for nations operating in the air in Syria, the official said, adding that either way, “Russia is responsible for its side of this equation.” The first administration official said that the strike was “fundamentally consistent with a pattern that’s taken place for months and a number of years” in which Syrian regime has struck civilian areas and moderate opposition groups. The UN’s special representative for Syria expressed outrage about the airstrike, which hit the UN aid convoy west of Aleppo. “Our outrage at this attack is enormous,” said Staffan de Mistura. “The convoy was the outcome of long process of permission and preparations to assist isolated civilians.” The first administration official said the US is trying to gather as much information as possible to find out what happened, adding that Kerry will consult with key partners, as well as his Russian counterparts, Monday night and Tuesday morning. The official added that Kerry is in close coordination with the White House. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov brokered the ceasefire that went into effect Sept. 12. The goal was to have seven consecutive days of reduced violence, during which the Syrian regime could only attack jihadist groups such as ISIS and an al Qaeda affiliate known as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the group formerly known as al-Nusra Front. Humanitarian aid was supposed to flow to Aleppo and five other areas in Syria during that time. Once the US and Russia had agreed that seven relatively calm days had passed, Washington and Moscow were supposed to establish a Joint Implementation Center to coordinate further strikes against militants. That would have required the US to share information with Moscow, a prospect that made some Pentagon officials uncomfortable. Related video Kerry: 'Russia needs to stop Assad from bombing people' Asked about the Syrian declaration that the ceasefire was over, Kerry said, “We have not had seven days of calm and of delivery of humanitarian goods.” He added that “it’s time to end the grandstanding and time to do the real work.” Even before Monday’s declaration by Syria that the ceasefire was over, and before the attack on the aid convoy, flare-ups of violence were marring its progress. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported civilian deaths from airstrikes in Idlib on Friday and in Aleppo on Sunday, though it didn’t identify the perpetrators. A US airstrike on Syrian forces on Saturday also caused trouble. The Pentagon said the strike was accidental and US officials expressed regret, but Russia and Syria raised the possibility that the US was acting in support of ISIS. “Whenever the Syrian state achieves tangible progress either on the ground or in national reconciliations, the states that are hostile to Syria increase their support for terrorist organizations,” Assad said Monday, according to Syria’s state media outlet SANA. “The most recent example of this is the flagrant US aggression on a Syrian Arab Army position in Deir Ezzor for the benefit of ISIS.” The US administration officials wouldn’t address the question of whether the strike on the UN aid convoy might have been in revenge for the deaths of the 62 Syrian soldiers killed Saturday. And Russia questioned the timing of the strike, two days before information sharing and cooperation between Moscow and Washington would have theoretically started. The US strike was “an extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness,” Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said Saturday. US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power hit back Saturday, describing the Russian move as “a stunt replete with moralism and grandstanding” that was “uniquely cynical and hypocritical.” Russian planes have supported the regime’s air force in hitting hospitals and refugee camps, she said, before going on to accuse the regime of “bombing in defiance of the cessation of hostilities.” CNN’s Hamdi Alkhshali, Susannah Cullinane, Schams Elwazer, Samantha Beech, Joel Williams, Frederik Pleitgen, Matthew Chance, Daniel Nikbakht, Merieme Arif, Mohammed Tawfeeq, James Masters, Sebastian Shukla, Tim Hume, Steve Almasy, Barbara Starr and Richard Roth contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160919070000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/middleeast/syria-ceasefire-7-days/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "584232987", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, and a former CNN producer and correspondent. Follow her @FridaGhitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Frida Ghitis: Despite his poor performance at the polls, Shimon Peres became a beloved national figure But many fear that what Peres stood for may die with him, Ghitis writes There’s something different about the way the world is mourning the death of former Israeli President Shimon Peres. What we’re hearing is not simply the usual goodbyes to a man with a longstanding high profile on the global stage. No, this time there seems to be something else going on. Grief is being expressed not just for Peres, but for what he represented. Simply put, there seems to be a sadness, tinged with fear, that what Shimon Peres stood for may die with him. If you want to understand what Peres embodied, it helps to know what an uncommon, seemingly contradictory person he was: a practical dreamer, a realistic visionary, a hawk-turned-dove, a man who believed in strength as a means to peace, and someone who worked until the very end of his life to achieve his goal of bringing peace to the Middle East. This is not a view embraced by everyone. There are many Arabs, in particular, who view his legacy as grievously dark and negative. They look at his early support for Israeli settlements (although he was later critical of them) and his pivotal role in building Israel’s military. Perhaps more than anything, they recall some of the most controversial actions of the Israeli Defense Forces under his government. But the larger reality – and the reason why so many world leaders, including President Barack Obama, are attending his funeral on Friday – is that Shimon Peres came to personify the most scarce of all qualities in the Middle East: optimism about the prospects for reconciliation and a relentless determination to make it happen. Peres often spoke of his most cherished goal like a man convinced he can see the future. “The Palestinians are our closest neighbors,” he reportedly declared, “I am sure they can become our closest friends.” Related video Herzog: Shimon Peres was a giant who dreamed of peace One man who knew him well, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, tweeted “Shimon Peres’ death is a heavy loss for all humanity and for peace in the region.” Haaretz reported that Abbas called him a partner in making “the peace of the brave.” The peace of the brave was shorthand for the Oslo Accords signed on the White House lawn in 1993, which earned a Nobel Peace Prize for Peres, along with then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The reconciliation that was supposed to follow never quite materialized. But Peres never gave up trying to make it happen. World leaders are traveling to Israel for his funeral on Friday. Their presence in Jerusalem is partly about paying their respects, but perhaps also meant to convey their wish that the vision outlive the visionary. Certainly, it is a way of telling the world, of telling Israelis and Palestinians, to not give up on peace. President Obama wrote, “There are few people who we share this world with who change the course of human history … they expand our moral imagination and force us to expect more of ourselves. My friend Shimon was one of those people.” Obama’s statement revealed the hope of the trip. “A light has gone out,” it said, “but the hope he gave us will burn forever.” Related video A look back at the life of Shimon Peres On Wednesday night, Obama paid another uncommon tribute to Peres. He issued a proclamation ordering that the U.S. flag fly at half-staff throughout the country to honor a man who had become something of a mentor to the American president. We cannot know with certainty, but if Shimon Peres had been a more successful politician, if terrorist groups had not sabotaged his career, a key part of the Middle East might look quite different today. Peace between Israelis and Palestinians alone would not fix the Middle East. Syria, Iraq, Yemen – so many of the region’s trouble spots – might still be aflame anyway. But that one feverish dispute, the one between Israelis and Palestinians, might just have come to an end. Peres’ dreams were not only about diplomacy and state-building. He had a child-like fascination with technology and innovation, and saw it as intricately connected to a better future for Israel and its neighbors. His exotic notion of a “Red-Dead Canal” – linking the Red Sea and the Dead Sea to create a zone of technology, trade and prosperity for Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians – seemed like a science-fiction fantasy. (Although it may just happen as part of an even grander idea, the Valley of Peace). Peres arrived in the British-ruled territory of Palestine in 1934, when he was an 11-year-old boy named Shimon Persky, fleeing antisemitism in what was then Poland, and worked to build the dream of rebuilding the modern Jewish state. As the state came under attack from its neighbors, he worked to turn Israel into a military powerhouse, complete with a nuclear program, arguing that peace would only come when Israel’s enemies understood they could not destroy it. Related video Amanpour remembers Shimon Peres Peres was never elected prime minister, although in 1996 he came close, when he was running after a Jewish terrorist opposed to the Oslo peace assassinated Rabin. The polls showed Peres far ahead of his challenger, Benjamin Netanyahu. But then the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched a series of bombings, blowing up city buses, restaurants, and shopping malls. The terrorists tilted the election to the security candidate, Netanyahu. Yet despite his poor performance at the polls, he became a beloved national figure, serving as Israel’s ceremonial president until 2014. When his term ended, he made a hilarious video as a former president looking for a new job. Today, with Israel’s right now in control of the government, Peres the optimist might have been able to detect a silver lining in something that came after his death. Israel’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett, a rightist, directed that all school children spend part of a school day learning about Peres. Peres would likely take comfort in sharing his hopeful vision with young people. Indeed, just last year he said: “My greatest mistake is that my dreams were too small.” Yet with no end in sight to the current deadlock, it is no surprise that so many feel that the loss of Peres will leave the Middle East lost, too.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Shimon Peres", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160930050000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/opinions/shimon-peres-legacy-ghitis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "714013739", "sentence": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel a “terrorist” and “child-murderer state” in an address Sunday as he criticized President Donald Trump over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “Jerusalem is the apple of our eye. We will not abandon it to the child-murderer state. We will not abandon it to an occupier state,” Erdogan said in an address in the Turkish city of Sivas. “We will continue our struggle within law and democracy. In Istanbul we will unite Islamic countries, leaders and heads of states. Our road map will show that it will not be easy for them to realize their plans,” Erdogan said. He also said Trump’s Jerusalem announcement was “null and void.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to Erdogan on Sunday, saying: “I’m not used to receiving lectures about morality from a leader who bombs Kurdish villagers in his native turkey, who jails journalists, who helps Iran go around international sanctions, and who helps terrorists, including in Gaza, kill innocent people. That is not the man who is going to lecture us.” Speaking from Paris, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Netanyahu said that Jerusalem has “always been our capital, and Jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people. I think the sooner the Palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner we’ll move towards peace.” Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday against what it said were Hamas targets in Gaza, after several rockets were fired out of Gaza towards Israel. Two Palestinians were killed in those airstrikes, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. More than 300 people were injured Friday across the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, 50 of whom needed hospital treatment, during protests against Trump’s decision, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry. In Beirut, Lebanese security forces clashed with protesters near the US Embassy on Sunday. Violence erupted during a demonstration against Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem. Hundreds of protesters and dozens of riot police gathered in front of the entrance leading to the heavily fortified building. Some youth in the crowd threw stones toward the gate leading to the embassy. Despite calls to keep the demonstration peaceful, clashes broke out as crowds threw plastic water bottles, stones and sticks at the police. Lebanese security forces on the scene responded with tear gas and water cannons, as demonstrators lit a large garbage can and car tires on fire. One American flag was burned. At least five protesters affected by tear gas were carried away from the scene. Protesters told CNN they condemned Trump’s steps on Jerusalem’s status, and said they were angry at the “impotence” of Arab leaders in the wake of the controversial decision. “Sheep who are the Arab leaders betrayed Jerusalem years ago,” Mustafa, a Syrian demonstrator, told CNN. The demonstration outside the embassy comes as Lebanese group Hezbollah plans to hold a demonstration Monday in the Beirut suburbs to condemn Trump’s decision. Trump’s move Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and commit to moving the US Embassy to the holy city has prompted international condemnation and sparked protests worldwide, from Indonesia and Malaysia, to Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt. Pope Francis on Sunday issued an appeal for “wisdom and prudence” in the wake of clashes over Trump’s Jerusalem decision. The Pope also called upon leaders to “commit themselves to avert a new spiral of violence” adding that they should encourage “peace, justice and security” for people in the region, which he described as a “battered land.” Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki called Trump’s decision “illegal and illegitimate and null and void legally and politically,” saying there would be no formal communication with US officials. Before the protests broke out in Lebanon, the  Arab League condemned Trump’s decision as well,  describing it as a “dangerous” development. The foreign ministers of the 22-member states of the Arab League met for an emergency meeting at their headquarters in Cairo on Saturday. The US policy change on Jerusalem puts it “on the side of occupation” and “exempts it from a mediation role in the peace process,” the Arab League said in a statement. It warned that attempts to change the legal status of Jerusalem or to “change the Arab identity of the city” are “provocations to the feelings of Muslims and Christians across the Muslim and Arab world” and violates international law. CNN’s Ben Wedeman and Ghazi Balkiz reported from northern Beirut. CNN’s Gul Tuysuz and Isil Sariyuce reported from Istanbul. CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi wrote from Abu Dhabi.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171210134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/10/middleeast/mideast-tension-trump-jerusalem/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "760648848", "sentence": "Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a law reducing the age limit of election candidates, increasing the chances of younger people participating in the country’s polls. “I signed into law the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that was conceived, championed and accomplished by young Nigerians. The bill has now become an act of parliament. It is a historic day for Nigeria,” Buhari said while surrounded by young campaigners on Thursday. At 2.30pm today May 31, 2018, I signed into law the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that was conceived, championed and accomplished by young Nigerians. The Bill has now become an Act of Parliament. It is a historic day for Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/yDbiQUX6l5 There had been some speculation that the 75-year-old president, who announced plans to seek re-election in 2019, may delay signing the law to improve his chances of regaining power. The bill had been passed last year by the Nigerian Senate and was awaiting the president’s approval to become law. Presidential election candidates can now stand for office at 35 years instead of 40, state government aspirants at 30 rather than 35, while 25-year-olds can now enter the House of Representatives, a five year age reduction. Related article Why do young Africans care so much about the US elections? Campaigners from the NotTooYoungToRun movement, which had backed the bill, told CNN that young people should be able to vote for their peers. Hamza Lawal, a founding member of the group, said young Nigerians represent more than half of the country’s registered voters. Nigeria also has the highest number of young people on the continent, with 60% of them under 30, according to official figures. “Young Nigerians with integrity and competence that want to serve Nigeria can now run for public office and can now have their name on the ballot. We will have inter-generational equity when it comes to politics,” Lawal told CNN. The bill has generated much needed goodwill for President Buhari who has suffered low approval ratings in recent months, particularly after he was widely criticized for his recent comments on the entrepreneurial drive of young Nigerians. Young Nigerians took to social media to commend the decision. History is made! #NotTooYoungToRun Bill signed into law by @MBuhari. It will require hard work to take advantage of the new space. May it  usher in patriotic youths that will join the task of nation building- So proud of these young Nigerians that pushed from start to finish!👊🙏 pic.twitter.com/eDGBugqKeu Some speculated that the law may lower Buhari’s chances of winning in the 2019 elections, while others argued the move could sway more young people to his side. READ MORE: Why are Africa’s leaders so old? Congratulations to Nigerian youths as @NGRPresident @MBuhari signs #NotTooYoungToRun bill into law. The U.S. supports a free, fair, and inclusive political process in Nigeria that includes the voices of young people, women, and the disabled. The US State Department commended the passage of the law saying it will continue to support policies that encourage fair electoral processes in Nigeria. “Congratulations to Nigerian youths as Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari signs #NotTooYoungToRun bill into law. The U.S. supports a free, fair, and inclusive political process in Nigeria that includes the voices of young people, women, and the disabled,” the US Embassy tweeted.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "#NotTooYoungToRun Bill", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180531201500", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/africa/nigeria-not-too-young-to-run/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "721726800", "sentence": "Anderson Cooper delivered an emotional tribute and defense of Haiti after President Donald Trump’s remarks referring to Haiti and some nations in Africa as “shithole countries.” “Let me be clear, the people of Haiti have been through more, withstood more, fought back against more injustice than our President ever has,” Cooper said. Cooper ended his prime time program by reflecting on his longstanding relationship with Haiti. Related article Anderson Cooper: 'The sentiment the President expressed today is a racist sentiment' “I was taught math in high school by a Haitian immigrant named Yves Volel, who worked hard, dedicated himself to teaching kids,” he said. “He ultimately returned to Haiti and was assassinated while running for president.” Cooper added that he has frequently traveled to Haiti, both professionally and personally. “I first went there in the early 1990s as a young reporter,” he said. “In 2010 my team from CNN was the first international team of journalists on the ground after the earthquake struck. Like all countries, Haiti is a collection of people – rich and poor, well educated and not, good and bad.” Cooper went on to talk about the strength and resilience of the Haitian people. \"Let me be clear.... the people of Haiti have been through more, withstood more, fought back against more injustice... than our President ever has\" Anderson Cooper choked back tears as he reflected on his relationship with Haiti, and its people https://t.co/3arEalkKOM “I have never met a Haitian who isn’t strong,” Cooper said. “You have to be to survive in a place where the government has often abandoned its people. Where opportunities are few and where Mother Nature has punished the people far more than anyone should ever be punished.” Friday will mark eight years since the poverty-stricken nation was hit by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Cooper cited the significance of the anniversary and recounted his coverage of the 2010 earthquake. “For days and weeks without help from their government or police, the people of Haiti dug through rubble with their bare and bloodied hands to save complete strangers – guided only by the cries of the wounded and the dying,” Cooper said. “I was there when a young girl named Bee who’d been trapped in rubble for nearly a day was rescued by people who had no heavy equipment … they just had their God-given strength and their determination … and their courage.” Cooper became emotional as he tried to continue to share rescue stories from the devastating earthquake. “I was there when a 5-year-old boy named Monley was rescued after being buried for more than seven days. Do you know what strength it takes to survive on rainwater buried under concrete – a 5-year-old boy?” Cooper concluded his tribute by saying that the White House can learn from the dignity expressed by Haitian people. “Haitians slap your hand hard when they shake it,” Cooper said. “They look you in the eye, they do not blink. They stand tall. They have dignity. A dignity many in this White House could learn from. A dignity the President with all his money and power could learn from as well. On the eve of the anniversary of the earthquake, on this day when this President has said what he has about Haitians, we hope the people in Haiti listening tonight in Port au Prince and Jacmel, and Miami and elsewhere – we hope they know our thoughts are with them, and our love is with them.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Haiti", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180112043000", "country1": "HTI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/anderson-cooper-emotional-haiti-tribute-ac-cnntv/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "632908374", "sentence": "After 17 years playing Wolverine, Hugh Jackman and the X-Men character that launched his career are finally on a first-name basis. “Logan,” his latest solo adventure, is an especially grim affair – a marginally successful movie that carves out a niche closer to Quentin Tarantino than “The Avengers.” There are, admittedly, certain liberating advantages in that, and “Logan” serves notice almost immediately those famous Adamantium claws that pop out of the Marvel character’s knuckles aren’t merely for show, with limbs and heads among the unfettered body parts in this R-rated exercise. The dour nature of the proceedings thus blunts the fun, with the tradeoff being that it offers Jackman an especially full-bodied role in the bargain. The net result, ultimately, is a movie that should connect strongly with hardcore comic fanboys – including those who flocked to “Deadpool” – at the risk of leaving those less keenly invested feeling a tad cold, missing that movie’s lighter touch. There’s also the occasionally uncomfortable matter of a little girl freely engaged in the bloodletting, and the sheer build-up of collateral damage as the movie’s body count mounts. “Logan” is set in the future – it’s 2029 – but it’s only dystopian, really, for the genetically superior offshoot known as mutants. Most of them have been eradicated, forcing Logan to make ends meet driving a limo, while laboring to hide Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), a self-described nonagenarian whose telepathic mind, ironically, is failing him. Their banter is one of the highlights, with the added hook of hearing Stewart drop F-bombs because, with all that violence, what’s a little language among friends? Logan gets reluctantly drafted to protect the aforementioned girl, Laura (newcomer Dafne Keen), who possesses all of his powers in a pint-sized package. The goal is to squire her from the Mexican border to North Dakota, where she can (hopefully) find safety with others of their kind, making this a sort-of road movie, albeit with a “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome”-type obstacle course built into it. The trip comes with an extremely high degree of difficulty: Logan and his companions are pursued by a ruthless killer (“Narcos” star Boyd Holbrook) and heavily armed thugs, working for a conglomerate experimenting on mutant kids that, in essence, wants its property back. Director James Mangold (who also helmed “The Wolverine” and worked on the script) provides some clever nostalgic touches and well-played moments, thanks largely to Jackman and Stewart. Jackman is talented enough to bring a fair amount of heart to the proceedings, even in these ultra-violent surroundings. The challenges thrown at him, however, have a repetitive quality, building toward a climax that seeks to (and mostly does) make up in emotion what it lacks in common sense. For anyone who has followed the various permutations of the “X-Men” franchise – whose last few outings have been decidedly subpar – “Logan” offers an element of completion, and an intriguingly different take on the material. It is also, along with the FX series “Legion,” a sign of the maturation of comics on screen, for better or worse. Jackman has grown into a full-fledged star since the first “X-Men,” which basically paved the way for the welcome breed of serious comic book adaptations that have followed. Alas, the franchise has headed mostly downhill creatively since its excellent first sequel, “X-Men 2.” Those movies helped establish that superheroes didn’t have to be just for kids, and this one qualifies as a culmination of that journey. Yet if the genre has reached the point where embracing the darkness produces a movie that’s admirable on certain levels, “Logan” is also undercut, in part, by its own nasty streak. “Logan” premieres in the U.S. on March 3. It’s rated R.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Logan (movie)", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170302180000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/entertainment/logan-review/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "732281040", "sentence": "Chinese authorities are livid over the theft of a thumb from a 2,000-year-old terracotta warrior on loan to a US museum, calling for the perpetrator to be “severely” punished. The ancient statue is valued at $4.5 million and considered a “priceless part of China’s cultural heritage.” It was on display at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute when the vandalism took place. “We call on the United States to severely punish those who have done [this],” Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relic Exchange Center’s director told the Beijing Youth Daily, a state-run Chinese newspaper. The warrior statues date back to 209 B.C., when the Qin Dynasty ruled China. The life-size statues were constructed to guard the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Now a UN world heritage site, they were discovered by a Chinese farmer in 1974 in Shaanxi province, according to the Franklin Institute’s exhibit page. Delaware-resident Michael Rohana was arrested last week, US officials said, accused of stealing the thumb in December during an ugly sweater party hosted by the museum. During the event, Rohana and a few of his friends entered the closed off terracotta warrior exhibit, and after his friends left, Rohana took a selfie with one of the statues, according to surveillance footage and court documents. He then put his hand on the left hand of one of the warriors and snapped something off, the documents said. Rohana pocketed the warrior’s thumb and took it home with him to Delaware that evening. A museum worker discovered the missing thumb on January 8, and the FBI Art Crime Unit began to investigate. Surveillance video helped lead the FBI to both the thumb and their suspect, Rohana. One of the people who went to the museum with Rohana told law enforcement officials that on the ride back to Delaware, Rohana was bragging about sneaking into the exhibit and having a thumb from one of the warriors. FBI says a US man stole the thumb of a 2,200-year-old Chinese terracotta warrior statue being displayed at the Franklin Institute pic.twitter.com/ZwzRrSq8V2 When FBI agent Jacob Archer went to interview Rohana and asked if he had anything “that he wanted to turn over to the FBI,” Rohana handed over the thumb, which was in the desk in his bedroom. Rohana has been charged with theft of an object of cultural heritage from a museum, concealment of an object of cultural heritage stolen from a museum, and interstate transportation of stolen goods. He was released on bail on February 13. Rohana did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. Some Chinese social media users were scathing in their criticism of the museum and the United States for failing to take care of their country’s cultural artifacts. “The warriors in Xi’an are kept far away from the public. How come the sculptures in Philadelphia are not displayed inside glass cases?” one user on Weibo said. Others said the vandalism was ironic given the reputation Chinese tourists have gained for bad behavior on vacation. “It seems the Americans are guilty of that too. See how the tables have been turned,” said another Weibo user. The Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relic Exchange Center plans to send two experts to the United States to repair the thumb, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua. Over the past 40 years, the center has organized about 260 exhibits around the world featuring the warriors, and there has never been a situation like this, an official told Xinhua. Intern Yu Qiaoqiao contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180220033000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/us/terracotta-warrior-thumb/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "724541155", "sentence": "It might lack the sheer, bizarre, novelty value of debating whether President Donald Trump is a “stable genius” or whether Oprah Winfrey can boot him out of the White House, or watching Steve Bannon’s stunning self-immolation. Related article 'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting But a building clash in Congress that may reach a critical point over the next 10 days has the potential to disrupt millions of lives, set the contours of crucial midterm elections and profoundly influence Trump’s bid to remake America. When Republicans grabbed a year-saving tax reform victory in December, they left a heap of perilous business to fester into the New Year, so keen were they to finally deliver on a key promise to GOP voters. But now the bill is due. Unless lawmakers reach budget deal by January 19, the government could shut down, in a high-risk scenario for both parties and the President that could have expansive political reverberations come November’s elections. Republicans, as the party in power, are again under pressure to prove they can govern while securing sufficient wins to enliven their core voters for elections that traditionally deliver a sharp punch for first-term presidents. But Democrats are also under intense pressure – from grassroots supporters who want them to leverage the potential blame Republican Washington could face for a shutdown – to get concessions in a fiery immigration showdown over the Deferred Action on Child Arrivals program. Unless lawmakers intervene, nearly a million undocumented migrants brought to the US as children could see their legal status begin to expire in March as they become victims of Trump’s immigration enforcement drive. Related article John Kelly leading White House's immigration effort in congressional negotiations The President is driving a hard bargain but also taking a risk that he could force Democrats, whose votes he needs to fund the government, onto a political limb as he demands $18 billion in funding for his border wall in return for shielding DACA recipients. “The wall is going to happen, or we’re not going to have DACA,” Trump warned at Camp David on Saturday. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, said, “The wall is a necessary part of this deal because the President campaigned on it.” But Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” on Monday that Trump’s demand could derail hopes of a deal with Democrats. “We’re not going to support a wall across America,” he said, before adding: “Remember, the American people already support DACA relief by a margin of 83%.” Trump and lawmakers are schedule to meet Tuesday at the White House on immigration. Congress has also still yet to reach a deal to extend a children’s health insurance policy for families with no health insurance coverage, that has usually had bipartisan support. And a massive Senate disaster package for hurricane-hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico and fire-scorched California has been sucked into the government funding fight. As one congressional aide involved in the funding and immigration negotiations told CNN’s Phil Mattingly on Monday: “It’s a mess.” Another GOP aide said that things “aren’t in a good place right now.” In a wider sense, the next few weeks will mark a moment in the spotlight for a political duel taking place in Washington for huge stakes that is often overshadowed by the perpetual seven-alarm fire that is the Trump presidency. Related article Republicans can't avoid Trump's wall promises in DACA talks The immigration dispute for instance is so intractable because it is of fundamental importance to both parties. Trump’s repeated call for a wall across the border with Mexico was the foundational promise of his campaign. Democrats face a backlash from activist groups for their failure to hold an interim government funding deal agreed before the Christmas and New Year holiday hostage to a resolution of the DACA issue. Hispanic voters disproportionately affected by DACA are critical to building a diverse coalition that could help counter Republican gains in the midwest and build a road to 270 election votes in the 2020 presidential race. Related article Exclusive: Pair of lawmakers unveil bipartisan DACA plan The politics of immigration suddenly got even more difficult on Monday, when the Trump administration decreed that 200,000 El Salvadorans, allowed to work in the US since fleeing earthquakes in their country in 2001 must now leave. The move was one of the most sweeping changes yet by Trump on immigration enforcement – the issue that electrified his presidential election campaign. Trump’s Chief of Staff, retired General John Kelly will lead the administration’s attempt to broker a compromise on Tuesday with a White House meeting that will include the key voices in each party on the DACA issue. Most Republican lawmakers don’t want a government shutdown, and though Democrats believe that the GOP would bear the brunt of the blame, forcing a situation that could delay wages for troops overseas and health payments for veterans for example also represents a significant political risk. The next few weeks will therefore represent a test of nerve for Senate Majority  leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan – and will also show how much the tax reform victory has built bridges between the GOP on Capitol Hill and the White House. The immigration question reveal whether Trump has won any breathing room with his tax reform win for concessions with Democrats from base-conscious Republican House members who balk at relief for DACA recipients. Trump’s rather erratic deal-making skills, that can often knock his own side of balance as much as the Democrats will also be back in the limelight. Related article Trump asks for $33B for border, including $18B for wall Democrats will learn the potential and the limits of their position in the minority, and must at the very least send some signals of commitment to core voters who will be crucial to their success in November. Given the upside for everyone, some lawmakers are convinced there is a deal to be had, perhaps in finessing the definition of Trump’s wall in a broader package of border security enhancements that Democrats could stomach. “The president wants $18 billion for border security, Nancy Pelosi wants DACA, it seems we could take those two together and marry them together,” Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said on “The Situation Room.” “In Washington, D.C., we make things so complicated every day.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's immigration and budget policies", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SLV", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09/politics/political-stakes-of-the-immigration-fight-daca/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "679677420", "sentence": "You’ve probably heard of Mahatma Gandhi, the loincloth-clad man who fronted India’s fight for independence from the British. But right beside him and other male leaders, was an army of women whose trials and tribulations were every bit as compelling. Their fight began as early as the late 19th century, when some took to the battlefields and one queen even led an armed rebellion against the British. They also fought a domestic battle against oppressive traditions, such as sati (the burning of a wife on her husband’s funeral pyre) and child marriage. Sadly, the latter still exists today. When the history of India’s independence comes to be known, the sacrifices made by the women of India will occupy the foremost place. Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India's independence movement These women did not have it easy – they were some of the worst victims of the traumatic events that took place in south Asia in the mid-20th century. It’s reported that 75,000 women were abducted and raped during partition, the division that separated Pakistan from India, which took place at the same time as independence in August 1947. From setting up a secret radio station to running for president when it was perceived to be a man’s role, these are some of the empowering stories that are often left untold. “I learned the lesson of non-violence from my wife,” Mohandas Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, once said. Kasturba Gandhi’s passive disobedience of her husband is said to have influenced the father of the nation’s renowned peaceful movement. Married when they were both just 13 years old and schooled by her husband, she became a social activist in her thirties in South Africa, and was imprisoned there for three months for protesting against the treatment of Indian immigrants in the country. Although she was plagued with health problems, she continued her activism work when she returned to India, where she was also arrested and jailed a few more times. In 1942, she was imprisoned along with her freedom-fighting husband and other pro-independence leaders for taking part in Gandhi’s Quit India movement – an effort to encourage the British to allow India to rule itself. Her health deteriorated and she died in prison in 1944. It is the women whose task it becomes to encourage the men, in our fight for freedom. Women have better understood the spirit of the fight than men. Kasturba Gandhi, activist and wife of Mahatma Gandhi Standing firmly alongside Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was his sister. Fatima Jinnah is fondly remembered as Madar-i Millat, the mother of the nation. Taking an early interest in politics and playing an active part in women’s rights, she represented an advance in the status of women even before Pakistan was born, wrote author M. Reza Pirbhai. “She was English educated, a professional dentist and an unveiled social worker even before the word Pakistan was coined in the 1930s.” In 1964-5, when she was in her seventies, she even ran for president – a role widely viewed as unacceptable for women. Although she lost, her bold move was praised by Pakistanis, wrote Pirbhai. No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League After India and Pakistan’s independence, Jinnah also took part in refugee relief work and formed the Women’s Relief Committee during the transfer of power, which evolved into the All Pakistan Women’s Association. Remember it is women who can mould the character of the youth of the nation. Fatima Jinnah, politician, activist and sister to Muhammad Jinnah Speaking to a gathering of women in Allahabad, a city in the north of India, the wife of the country’s first prime minister said: “Ours is a peaceful fight. It does not need the use of swords or lathis (sticks).” She was encouraging them to join Gandhi’s Civil Disobedience Movement – passively disobeying British rules and law. Nehru married Jawaharlal Nehru on February 8, 1916 at the age of 17, when he was 26. She supported him in his fight for independence and played a prominent part in political processions, setting up a dispensary in her house for wounded freedom fighters and advocating women’s education. She was imprisoned on January 1, 1931 for her role in the Civil Disobedience Movement. As she was arrested, she told a reporter: “…I hope the people will keep the flag flying.” Nehru was mother to Indira Gandhi, who became the country’s first female prime minister in 1966. She passed away from tuberculosis in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1936. When my father (Jawaharlal Nehru) came into the political field, there was a certain amount of opposition from the family… I think that was the time when my mother’s (Kamala Nehru) influence counted and she supported him fully. Indira Gandhi, India's first female prime minister Born into an upper caste Hindu family, Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan converted to Islam when she got married to Muslim lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, who later became the first prime minister of Pakistan. Khan and her husband met Muhammad Ali Jinnah, chief of the Muslim League, while on honeymoon in London. They convinced him to return to India and resume leadership of the movement and banded together in their fight to liberate India and form Pakistan. Khan helped the refugees who fled India during partition and also organized the All Pakistan Women’s Association in 1949, two years after the creation of her country. Noticing that there were not many nurses in Karachi, a coastal city in the south, Khan requested the army to train women to give injections and first aid. This resulted in the para-military forces for women. Nursing also became a career path for many girls. She continued her mission, even after her husband was assassinated in 1951, and became the first Muslim woman delegate to the United Nations in 1952. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi as a child, Usha Mehta ran a secret radio station with her friends during Gandhi’s Quit India movement in August 1942, despite disapproval from her father, who worked as a judge under British rule. “When the press is gagged and all news banned, a transmitter certainly helps a good deal in furnishing the public with the facts of the happenings and in spreading the message of rebellion in the remotest corners of the country,” she said in an interview in 1969. But in November of the same year, Mehta and her friends were arrested – an event she described as her “finest moment.” It is a pity the new generation of political activists and leaders are paying scant respect to the Gandhian ideas, the chief among which was non-violence. If we don’t mend our ways, we may find ourselves back at square one. Usha Mehta, Indian activist Her staunch refusal to respond to months of police interrogation in 1942 led to her being locked up for four years in Yerwada jail in the west of India, where Gandhi was jailed twice, alongside 250 other female political prisoners. After being released, she said: “I came back from jail a happy and, to an extent, a proud person, because I had the satisfaction of carrying out Bapu’s (Gandhi) message ‘do or die’ and of having contributed my humble might to the cause of freedom.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "India's independence movement", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170808184500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/asia/india-pakistan-partition-women/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "716647950", "sentence": "Reporting on Myanmar has become more and more difficult since the anti-Rohingya crackdown began Multiple journalists have been detained and threatened with arrest Myanmar has banned a United Nations official investigating the ongoing crackdown in Rakhine State from the country, after claiming a previous report by her was biased and unfair, the UN said Wednesday. Yanghee Lee, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, was informed Wednesday all access to the country has been denied and cooperation withdrawn for the duration of her tenure, the UN said in a statement. “I am puzzled and disappointed by this decision by the Myanmar government,” Lee said. “This declaration of non-cooperation with my mandate can only be viewed as a strong indication that there must be something terribly awful happening in Rakhine, as well as in the rest of the country.” Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay told CNN Lee “is not impartial and objective when conducting her work, there is no trust in her.” The ban came a day after Myanmar state media reported that a mass grave with 10 bodies inside had been found at Inn Din, north of Rakhine state capital Sittwe. Photos published by the military showed the grave being exhumed and multiple skeletal remains. The army said “an investigation would be carried out,” according to the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper. More than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims have crossed the Bangladeshi border from Rakhine State since renewed violence broke out in late August. Both the UN and the United States say the violence amounts to ethnic cleansing. The Myanmar government says the bloodshed resulted from a military crackdown on militants who carried out co-ordinated attacks on border posts. A recent Médecins Sans Frontières report said at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in attacks during the first month of the crackdown in Rakhine. In November, Myanmar’s military said that 376 “ARSA Bengali terrorists” were killed in fighting between August 25 and September 5, referring to the Rohingya insurgent group. “They don’t want anybody to come in, either because they really are trying to hide something or I’m not sure, because they say one thing, that there’s nothing to hide, but then they deny access,” Lee told CNN. The recent arrest of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar has added weight to suggestions from human rights agencies that the government has something to hide. Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested last week after meeting with police in Yangon, Myanmar’s former capital. According to the news agency, the two had been investigating the ongoing crackdown in western Rakhine state. The reporters were charged under the Official Secrets Act, a colonial-era law which carries a maximum 14-year jail sentence. Police officers who they were meeting were also arrested. Since their arrest, the two journalists have been held in an undisclosed location and both their employer and families have been denied access to them, Reuters said. In a statement, Human Rights Watch accused the Myanmar authorities of attempting to “disappear” the two journalists. Asia director Brad Adams said their detentions “appear aimed at stopping independent reporting of the ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya.” “Their secret, incommunicado detention lays bare government efforts to silence media reporting on critical issues,” he said. Government spokesman Zaw Htay said the pair were “in Yangon, if you want to know where they are you can ask the police.” Attempts to reach the Yangon police were unsuccessful. Cases under the the country’s Official Secrets Act require presidential approval to go ahead. Zaw Htay refused to answer questions about the ongoing case, but said the pair were being prosecuted “in accordance with the law.” Myint Kyaw, a member of the Myanmar Press Council, said he believed the reporters “were arrested due to their reporting in Inn Din village,” in Maungdaw township, the region where the mass grave was found. “That is where they were traveling before they returned to Yangon and were arrested,” he added, speaking in a personal capacity. At least five other Myanmar journalists have been detained and threatened with charges under the Telecommunications Act, a highly restrictive media law, the Unlawful Associations Act, and the News Media Law, according to HRW. International media has been largely denied access to Rakhine, except on tightly controlled military tours of the area. The Rohingya who have arrived in Bangladesh have told harrowing stories of massacres, rape and widespread torching of villages. Related article Rohingya crisis: How we got here At least 354 villages have been partially or completely destroyed since August, according to HRW, citing satellite imagery. Destruction continued even as the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments agreed to begin returning refugees to the area, the group said. “The (Myanmar) army’s destruction of Rohingya villages within days of signing a refugee repatriation agreement with Bangladesh shows that commitments to safe returns were just a public relations stunt,” Adams said. Of the 354 affected villages, around 120 were partially or completely destroyed after September 5, when the Myanmar government announced the end to clearance operations. Since October, 40 new villages have been burned, HRW said. Responding to questions about the HRW report, Zaw Htay said since August there have been “almost 300” villages burned. “Nine villages were burned in October and four were burned in November, so our details are very different to the details published by Human Rights Watch,” he said. “We are sending a delegation to the area to establish how the villages were burned, but the situation is very complicated, there are a lot of actors involved, including ARSA,” Zaw Htay said, referring to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, a Rohingya militant group the government has blamed for sparking violence in the region.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Myanmar government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171220104500", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/20/asia/myanmar-grave-journalists-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "539100009", "sentence": "He was sentenced to death for genocide, rape and the mass murder of intellectuals Crowds gathered in Dhaka to celebrate his execution Bangladesh has executed a top leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. “Motiur Rahman has been hanged to death at 12:10 a.m. (Wednesday),” Jahangir Kabir, Superintendent of the Dhaka Central Jail said. The 73-year-old was hanged after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal on May 5. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told reporters on Tuesday evening that Nizami did not opt to seek presidential clemency. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 2014 by a special tribunal for orchestrating genocide, rape and the massacre of top intellectuals during the conflict. It’s estimated between 1 million and 3 million people were killed in the nine-month war. Nizami is the fifth person to be sentenced to death by the war crimes tribunal since 2013, and the fourth executed Jamaat leader following Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Abdul Quader Molla, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, who were all executed on similar charges. Jamaat-e-Islami strongly opposed the breaking away from Pakistan and the party was banned shortly after Bangladesh gained independence. The group then re-entered politics. Sufi spiritual leader hacked to death in Bangladesh Jubilant crowds gathered outside the jail on the news of his death – processions of people handed out sweets and several used shoes to hit posters bearing Nizami’s face. A large contingent of police were deployed around the jail to beef up security measures. Despite the celebrations, concerns have been raised over the fairness of his trial. Jamaat’s acting chief Maqbul Ahmad said Nizami was a victim of “political vengeance” while announcing three days of strikes. “I am severely condemning such vindictive politics of the government,” Ahmad said. According to Human Rights Watch, the court limited the number of witnesses Nizami could call to defend himself and ultimately was only allowed four witnesses to testify on his behalf. He was not allowed to challenge prosecution witnesses who allegedly had offered inconsistent testimony, they said. In addition, HRW said the presiding judge, the prosecution, and an external consultant, unlawfully discussed his trial publicly. “Human Rights Watch opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as an irreversible, degrading, and cruel punishment,” said Brad Adams, HRW Asia director. “It is particularly problematic when there are questions about whether proceedings meet fair trial standards.” Tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh, ISIS claims responsibility “While many in Bangladesh believe Nizami to be guilty and want him punished, justice is only served through fair trials,” said Adams. “Instead of expedited hangings, authorities in Bangladesh should do everything possible to ensure that victims receive accurate answers about responsibility for crimes of such gravity and magnitude.” CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the Jamaat-e-Islami party is banned in Bangladesh. The party is active in the country. Farid Ahmed reported from Dhaka, Bangladesh; Tiffany Ap wrote from Hong Kong; Chieu Luu contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bangladesh war crimes tribunal", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160511040000", "country1": "BGD", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/10/asia/bangladesh-islamist-leader-executed/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "724539802", "sentence": "Bodde was most recently the US ambassador to Libya between November 2015 and his retirement at the end of last year Officials acknowledged Bodde's panel will have a difficult mission painting a picture of events in Havana Retired Ambassador Peter Bodde has been tapped to lead the State Department’s Accountability Review Board examining the attacks on US diplomats in Cuba, two senior State Department officials tell CNN. The Accountability Review Board is an internal State Department mechanism to review security incidents involving diplomatic personnel. The most well-known recent review board came after the deadly attack on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012. Bodde was most recently the US ambassador to Libya between November 2015 and his retirement at the end of last year. He has also served as ambassador to Nepal and Malawi. He joined the Foreign Service in 1981. Officials acknowledged Bodde’s panel will have a difficult mission painting a picture of events in Havana with little evidence beyond the health problems of the 24 diplomats and their family members affected. Related article 'Perplexing' Cuba noise 'attacks' continue to baffle State Department “We don’t know what happened, how it happened or who did it,” one of the officials said. “All we know are the consequences. It’s going to be tricky.” This official said that a debate exists within the US government as to whether technology even exists that can cause the symptoms suffered by the diplomats, but added the fact that only diplomats in certain houses and hotel rooms were affected has left little doubt that the diplomats were targeted. “Unless aliens beamed in from Venus, they were attacked,” the official said. Officials say the Cuban government has cooperated and with the FBI investigation, with another official describing Havana’s cooperation as “forthcoming.” Related article Texas Rex stands his ground in the face of Trump administration chaos “They did exactly what we would have done in this situation,” the second senior State Department official said. Although the US doesn’t believe the Cuban government directed the attacks, the officials said there is a strong suspicion some rogue elements of the Cuban security apparatus must have been involved. “This took place while people were sleeping,” this official said. “Whoever was doing it knows where these people’s bedrooms were or what hotel room they were in. But because we can’t identify the technique or technology used, it allows the Cubans to say they are not involved and that the Americans don’t have any idea what happened.” Indeed, after Tuesday’s hearing on Capitol Hill, in which the State Department and federal investigators said have been unable to attribute the source or cause of the ailments, the Cuban foreign ministry issued a statement saying, “months of thorough probes have proven that there has been no attack.” The Department of State has no evidence whatsoever that allows it to affirm that there has been attacks against its diplomats in Havana, or that Cuba could be responsible for or be aware of actions carried out by third-parties wrote Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Cuba’s Director General for US Affairs. “I categorically reiterate that the Cuban government has no responsibility whatsoever in the health conditions reported by US diplomats.” Related article Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: 'I intend to be here for the whole year' Officials say they suspect if and when the Cubans do find out what happened, they will put a stop to the attacks, but will not tell the US or make the revelations public because they don’t want to admit they have rogue elements in the ranks. “We just have to see a long period of no attacks,” the first official said. Although the last known incident occurred last August, the official noted: “These symptoms sometimes have a period to emerge so we can’t say yet that it’s over. Until then it would be irresponsible to send our diplomats back.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cuba", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/politics/retired-libya-ambassador-cuba-attacks-review/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "568236745", "sentence": "Gene therapy costing more than half a million dollars will be offered with a money-back guarantee Strimvelis is a one-time treatment said to cure \"bubble boy disease\" Warranties may be the next trend in pharmaceutical medicine: In Europe, a new gene therapy from GlaxoSmithKline will be offered with a money-back guarantee.  If Strimvelis fails to cure the rare disorder commonly referred to as bubble boy disease, a patient will be refunded in full, the company says. Here’s the catch: Strimvelis, which received approval in May from the European equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration, costs upwards of 594,000 euro, or more than $650,000. “In pricing Strimvelis, GSK reviewed how best to make the one-time treatment cost for the medicine affordable to health care systems,” said Sarah Spencer, a spokeswoman for the British drugmaker. Though the steep price may seem anything but reasonable, the disease is estimated to occur in just one in every 200,000 to 1 million newborns worldwide. It affects about 15 patients per year in Europe. “Given the extremely low patient numbers for Strimvelis and therefore low budget impact, many payers have indicated that Strimvelis is likely to be funded on a case-by-case basis and does not warrant a potentially complicated pricing arrangement,” Spencer said. “In my opinion, the main benefit is the control of appropriateness,” said Dr. Luca Pani, director general of the Italian Medicines Agency, which negotiated the price with GSK. Pani explained that with the warranty in place, it’s likely that only those patients most likely to benefit will be prescribed this highly individualized treatment, which is not a manufactured drug but a personalized “dose” specially fabricated by GSK. Additionally, if the performance of the drug slips over time, the drug’s cost-effectiveness will be renegotiated, said Pani. Related article Ice Bucket Challenge's 2nd anniversary celebrates its gene discovery “It is expensive, but the other options are a [bone marrow] transplant, which is equally if not more expensive, or long-term enzyme replacement,” said Dr. Helen Heslop, director of  the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at the Baylor College of Medicine, who is not affiliated with the therapy or GSK. Since Strimvelis is a one-time treatment and does not require second or repeated remedies, the potential for savings is clear. Strimvelis also seems to be effective. In a clinical trial of 18 children, all are  still alive, and 15 are considered cured of their disease. “I think many of us are always hesitant to use the word ‘cure,’ but there are patients who had the therapy over 10 or 15 years ago and are still alive and doing well,” said Jonathan Hoggatt, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. He has not worked on this particular therapy but has received funding from GSK for an unrelated project. As he sees it, the innovative therapy should continue to be effective. Strimvelis is only the second gene therapy to be offered in Europe, though it is the first approved for kids. Previously, drug-maker uniQure received the first regulatory approval in Europe for a gene therapy known as Glybera, a treatment for lipoprotein lipase deficiency, another genetic illness. Related article Stem cell study for ALS patients shows promise, yet causes pain In the United States, gene therapies, including Strimvelis, have not received approval from the FDA. GSK wants to seek approval for Strimvelis, Spencer said, but the timing is “dependent on a number of factors, including the highly complex clinical, manufacturing and regulatory requirements for this type of treatment.” “The Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use decided that Strimvelis’s benefits are greater than its risks and recommended that it be approved for use in the EU,” the European Medicines Agency wrote in its European Public Assessment Report. The individualized, corrective gene therapy for children was developed in collaboration with the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, a joint project between Ospedale San Raffaele and Fondazione Telethon, with additional help from biotechnology company MolMed S.p.A. Treatment will be offered at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan, Italy. Officially, “bubble boy disease” is called adenosine deaminase deficiency/severe combined immunodeficiency, or ADA-SCID. It occurs when a child inherits from both parents a faulty gene preventing the development of a normal immune system. The term “bubble boy disease” arose during the 1970s, when an ADA-SCID patient named David Vetter, who lived for 12 years in a germ-free plastic bubble, began making headlines. Strimvelis corrects the root cause of the illness: genes. Related article Chinese scientists to conduct first ever human gene-editing trial This therapy is based on an idea that has been used for more than 40 years: bone marrow transplants. For such treatments, a patient’s marrow is replaced with bone marrow stem cells from a matched donor. One major drawback of this procedure is that a patient’s body may reject the donor’s marrow, a response known as graft versus host disease. By contrast, there is no risk of this type of rejection with Strimvelis since a donor is not necessary. Instead, the gene therapy uses a patient’s own marrow. The patient’s bone marrow cells are removed, and a normal copy of the  adenosine deaminase gene is introduced into these cells by way of a retrovirus. Then, the patient receives an intravenous infusion of his or her own gene-corrected cells after treatment with low-dose chemotherapy. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Chemotherapy is required to clear space in the bone marrow. “A simple way to think of the bone marrow is like a full housing market in crowded city,” Hoggatt said. “If you want new tenants [the stem cells] to be able to move in, you need open apartments.” Chemotherapy eliminates (or evicts) the existing stem cells, he explained, making room for new cells. Once treated with Strimvelis, a patient can expect to make cells with the corrected gene on their own, and in this way, they will repair their immune system. “The data from Milan is very encouraging with follow-up of about five to eight years,” Heslop said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Strimvelis gene therapy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160810204500", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/health/gene-therapy-money-back-guarantee/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "563897482", "sentence": "ISIS says bombing was in response to U.S-led coalition bombing in Manbij Blast in Qamishli targets buildings belonging to Kurdish security agency A suicide bombing killed 48 people, among them women and children, Wednesday in northern Syria, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A truck bomb exploded near buildings belonging to a Kurdish security agency and other governmental departments in the city of Qamishli near the border with Turkey, CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reported. The observatory said 140 people were hurt. ISIS claimed responsibility and said one of its members drove a truck rigged with explosives to reach the Kurdish administrative complex where defense, interior and military recruiting departments operated. Kurdish officials are trying to learn how ISIS was able to get so much explosives into their stronghold. ISIS said the suicide operation was a “response to the crimes committed by the coalition warplanes against the vulnerable people of men, women and children in Manbij City.” Human rights groups said last week that U.S.-led airstrikes in and around the ISIS-controlled city of Manbij have killed more than 100 and wounded dozens more since June. The Manbij area is the last large tract of land along Syria’s northern border with Turkey under ISIS control, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Video from Qamishli showed residents digging through rubble searching for survivors and women wailing from apartments where the blast had blown off front walls. The city is under joint control of the Syrian-based Kurdish rebels – the People’s Protection Units, or YPG – and the Syrian regime. The terror group has claimed responsibility for a spate of terror attacks recently, including one that killed at least 21 people this week in Baghdad. Earlier this month, the deadliest terror attack in Baghdad in years killed nearly 300 people when a suicide truck bomb plowed into a busy shopping district. On Tuesday, the ISIS-linked news agency said the terror group’s “soldiers” were behind a church attack in northern France that killed a Catholic priest. One of the two suspects in the attack was known to anti-terror authorities after attempting a trip to Syria, a French anti-terrorism prosecutor said Tuesday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160727100000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/middleeast/syria-isis-suicide-bombing/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "753065227", "sentence": "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb appears to have been rejuvenated Its affiliates are based in areas with limited state security Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, often seen as a fractured and undisciplined group, apparently has carried out its second major terror attack in two months – claiming more than 20 lives in the assault on a luxury hotel and two other targets in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The gun attack on the Splendid Hotel bears many similarities to that on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, on November 20 in which 22 people were killed. Both targets were popular with Westerners and international (especially U.N). officials; they were “soft,” rather than military installations or police stations. The attackers (two in Bamako, possibly four in Ouagadougou) were armed with automatic weapons, their aim to kill and then take as many hostages as possible. And both operations apparently were carried out by an AQIM group called Al Mourabitoun. The group’s statement after the latest attack claimed the Splendid Hotel was “frequented by staff of the nations of global disbelief;” the attack was “to punish the cross-worshippers for their crimes against our people in Central Africa, Mali, and other lands of the Muslims.” A very similar statement followed the Bamako attack, which was revenge for the “assaults of the Crusaders on our people, our sanctities, and our mujahideen brothers in Mali.” Related gallery Burkina Faso hotel attack But while Mali has seen dozens of terror attacks by AQIM over the years, this is the first time the group apparently has extended its operations to neighboring Burkina Faso. In a region already reeling from terrorist violence and racked by instability, it’s an ominous portent of AQIM’s rejuvenated ambition. As intelligence analysts Flashpoint Partners write: “This is the first claim of credit by a major al Qaeda branch for an attack in Burkina Faso, which indicates an alarming growth in the group’s transnational reach.” Another sign of AQIM’s renewed vigor was its audio statement this week urging Muslims to expel Spain from its two enclaves in North Africa – Ceuta and Melilla – and to attack foreign occupiers in Libya. “The Italians and Romans have occupied the land once again, and most important after faith is pushing them away, deterring them, and expelling them from our lands,” says the head of AQIM’s “Council of Dignitaries,” Abu Obeida Yusuf al-‘Annabi, according to a translation by the SITE Intelligence Group. AQIM is recovering from a sequence of divisions and defeats in recent years. After various AQIM affiliates swept across northern Mali in 2012, seizing nearly half the country, intervention by the French and several African militaries pushed them out of cities such as Timbuktu and Gao and back into remote desert regions. But the vast Sahel desert and its mountain ranges were (and are) a refuge for AQIM commanders like Mokhtar Belmoktar, the most infamous and dangerous of AQIM leaders. Belmoktar is leader of Al Mourabitoun, which carried out another deadly hotel attack in the Malian town of Sevare last August in addition to the Bamako and Ouagadougou attacks. The one-eyed Belmoktar has been declared dead many times, most recently by Libyan officials after a U.S. airstrike in eastern Libya last summer, but has defied the odds. It’s been 12 years since he was designated as a global terrorist by the United States, with a $5 million reward on offer for information about him. Belmoktar has survived because of the vast distances and empty landscapes of the Sahel: the rugged Algerian-Malian border is as long as the distance from New York to Chicago. With the French military intervention in Mali, he is thought to have moved farther east – to the triangle where Algeria, Niger and Libya meet. Originally from southern Algeria, Belmoktar knows the Sahel like a smuggler, which is what he was. He became known as Mr. Marlboro for his prowess in smuggling everything from cigarettes to drugs and migrants through the empty and unforgiving landscapes. He is also thought to have raised tens of millions of dollars through ransoms for Westerners kidnapped in Mali and Niger, some of which has been spent in the weapons bazaars of Libya. His activities were too much for Abdelmalik Droukdel, the overall leader of AQIM, who is said to have demoted Belmokhtar in 2012 from his position as “‘Emir of the Sahel.” Citing regional security officials, Agence France Presse reported at the time that Belmokhtar had been dismissed for “continued divisive activities, despite several warnings.” Undaunted, Belmoktar announced the formation of an elite unit called “Those Who Sign With Blood,” which would be the shield against the “invading enemy” – meaning France. “This is a promise from us that we will fight you in the midst of your countries and we will attack your interests,” he said in a message released late in 2012. And in January 2013, his fighters launched an attack on a gas plant at In Amenas in southern Algeria. A three-day siege left nearly 40 foreign workers dead. Belmoktar’s fighters have since attacked a military academy and French uranium mine in Niger. Some intelligence sources also connected Belmoktar to the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound and annex in Benghazi in September 2012, in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. The Bamako attack in November marked Belmoktar’s homecoming to AQIM after three years of estrangement. Droukdel announced it had been a joint operation and declared the integration of the two groups. Only last week, Jemal Oukacha – leader of the Sahara branch of AQIM – said he had formed a Shura Council with Al Mourabitoun to develop a “unified strategy” focusing on targeting “Crusaders” inside and outside Mali, and the French in particular. AQIM operates in a region where state authority is frequently weak, intelligence resources limited and security forces often ineffective. Burkina Faso recently experienced an attempted military coup. It is not difficult for groups such as Al Mourabitoun with its resources to infiltrate a squad into a city like Ouagadougou or cross long thinly-populated borders such as the one dividing Mali and Burkina Faso. AQIM – and Belmoktar – matter to al Qaeda as a bulwark of support in an area where the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has ambitions, and new affiliates. ISIS has three wilayat or provinces in Libya, budding support bases in Algeria and Tunisia and the nominal allegiance of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. One faction within AQIM also opted for ISIS, but not Belmoktar. “We confirm our commitment and loyalty to the pledge of allegiance to [al Qaeda leader] Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri,” his group announced in May last year. Oukacha – the leader of AQIM in the Sahara – also emphatically rejected the “Caliphate” last week. After a dramatic downturn in the group’s activities in 2014, a rejuvenated AQIM is demonstrating its expanded reach. Bad news for the West and for weak African states – but not great news for ISIS, either.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180504073000", "country1": "BFA", "country2": "MLI", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/16/world/burkina-faso-attack-al-qaeda/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "487189429", "sentence": "Former President Kim Young-sam dies after being hospitalized with a fever Kim's presidency from 1993 to 1998 ended three decades of military rule He was 'an iconic figure of South Korea's pro-democracy movement,' outlet reports Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, the first civilian leader of the country’s modern democratic era, has died. Kim passed away at age 88 Sunday after being hospitalized since Thursday with a fever, according to Seoul National University Hospital. Kim, whose presidency from 1993 to 1998 ended more than three decades of military rule, was regarded as moderate opposition leader and democracy advocate, and he rose in politics through the National Assembly from the 1950s to the 1970s, until he was expelled and a military regime put him under house arrest. When first elected in his mid-20s, Kim was then the youngest member of the legislative house in 1954. “As an iconic figure of South Korea’s pro-democracy movement, he fought against military dictators for decades and laid the foundation of a peaceful power transfer in a country that had been marked by military coups,” the semi-official Yonhap news agency reported Sunday. Related gallery CNN exclusive: Inside U.S.-South Korea annual war games But in 1979, his anti-government activities and opposition to then-President Park Chung-hee resulted in Kim’s expulsion from the legislative chamber. Riots and protests ensued, and all 66 opposition members of the assembly resigned. Later, in the early 1980s, President Chun Doo-hwan put Kim under house arrest twice that lasted two years. Kim staged a 23-day hunger strike that helped his return to politics. Kim lost his first run for the presidency in 1987, but he won in the 1992 elections. “We have created a truly civilian government. I will try to reunify the divided nation and open a new era for our people,” Kim said in a victory statement that was reported in the Washington Post. Kim sought to reform the government and target political corruption. He had Chun and another military ex-president indicted on mutiny, treason and corruption charges stemming from a coup, and they were convicted and sent to prison. But two years later, Kim later pardoned Chun and Roh Tae-woo. Chun and Roh, then army generals, had seized power in a 1979 coup. For most of his administration, Kim enjoyed a rapidly growing economy. He also faced what the semiofficial news agency called South Korea “first nuclear crisis in 1994 when the Clinton administration was considering striking Yongbyon – home to North Korea’s nuclear complex – north of North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. Related gallery Photos North Korea didn't want you to see “Kim was vehemently against the idea, citing a possible war,” the agency said. The crisis was eventually defused. Limited by the Constitution to a five-year term, Kim’s administration experienced its own round of corruption in his last year. Even one of his sons, also a close aide, was arrested on charges of bribery and tax evasion, Yonhap reported. Other Kim aides were implicated in a scandal over dubious loans to a failed steel company, putting several close associates in jail. Kim apologized to the nation for the bribery scandal and banished son Hyun-chul, then 37, from public life. But that wasn’t enough. In October 1997, a South Korean court found son Kim Hyun-chul guilty of accepting bribes and evading taxes and sentenced him to three years in prison. The son was ordered to pay a more than $1.5 million fine, and the court confiscated more than $500,000 in illegally amassed assets. Related gallery Do you recognize these people? At the same time, the economy sank in Southeast Asia financial crisis. “Kim was credited with disbanding a key military faction and bringing transparency to the nation’s murky financial system. But he was accused of mismanaging the economy during the Asian financial crisis that toppled some of the country’s debt-ridden conglomerates and forced the government to accept a US$58 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund,” Yonhap reported. Kim was born into a well-to-do fishing family in the southeastern tip of the peninsula when the country was still under Japanese colonial rule. During the Korean War, he anchored a defense ministry’s propaganda radio program, Yonhap reported. Kim is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151121221500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/21/asia/south-korea-kim-young-sam-obituary/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "671272219", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, and a former CNN producer and correspondent. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Frida Ghitis: The first direct meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin surprised many with the amount of substance it contained For the rest of the world, it's wait-and-see what actually materializes after the talks, Ghitis writes After more than two hours of talks on Friday, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin appeared to have made progress in bridging some of the issues dividing their countries. But it’s far too soon to declare success in ending the hostility that has marked recent US-Russia relations. President Trump exceeded expectations at the meeting, principally by bringing up the issue of Russia’s interference in the US elections. Just 24 hours earlier, Trump mused that “Nobody really knows for sure” who was responsible for hacking the elections. The Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, reportedly told Russian media that Putin denied interfering and Trump accepted his denial. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had a sharply different version of the conversation, saying the two countries could not come to an agreement on the issue. Related article Trump, Putin and Erdogan: the three men upending global diplomacy The leaders reached agreement on other major matters, including a partial ceasefire in southwest Syria, which is a positive sign, but similar efforts have fizzled out in the past, so we should hope for the best but reserve judgment. They discussed Ukraine, the subject of sharpest disagreement, along with other key issues. For Putin, the meeting was an even greater success. Above almost anything else, Putin wants to be seen as a major player on the global stage, and he achieved that in spades, beginning with the photo-op during which President Trump publicly declared it an “honor” to meet the Russian president (a man described by Defense Secretary James Mattis as a “threat to the global order,” and whose interference in the US elections has been described by some members of Congress as an “act of war.”) But even before today’s meeting, Putin had reason for satisfaction. While the United States has not lifted sanctions against Russia, one of the Russian President’s top priorities, Putin can take great pleasure in watching what has happened to the West since Donald Trump became President. The Western alliance is deeply divided – and therefore weakened. The United States and its European friends no longer see eye-to-eye on key issues. The Trump administration has vowed to mostly set aside issues such as human rights and democracy promotion in foreign policy. Related article Who's who in the 2017 class photo of G20 leaders And, despite President Trump’s belated support for NATO’s mutual defense commitment, America’s allies are less sure than ever before about the depth of Washington’s commitment to the European Union and its efforts to strengthen democracy. As with other campaign promises and foreign policy ideas, Donald Trump has discovered that improving relations with Russia is easier said than done – so long as you also remain committed to safe-guarding US interests. Perhaps some in his campaign rallies thought the notion of re-engaging with Russia was a novel concept. It isn’t. Every US president since the end of the Cold War has tried it. And even during Soviet times, US leaders saw the benefit of working together in areas of common interest. Franklin D. Roosevelt clenched his jaw and joined with Joseph Stalin to defeat Hitler. More recently, George W. Bush famously met with Vladimir Putin in 2001, “looked the man in the eye,” and said he could “get a sense of his soul.” Later, when Putin sent Russian troops into the sovereign nation of Georgia, Bush had to re-evaluate what he had seen in Putin’s soul. The Obama administration also tried various approaches, all aimed at developing better relations. There was the infamous “reset” and Obama’s just as-infamous hot-microphone whisper to then-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that he would have “more flexibility” to work with Russia after the elections. Ties unraveled further after Russia’s heavy-handed interference in Ukraine, with the annexation of Crimea, and Russia’s military intervention and support for Ukrainian separatists. That was the straw that brought down the pretense of rapprochement and triggered sanctions. The deterioration continued when Putin sent his forces to fight in Syria, on the side of President Bashar al-Assad and Iran. Related video Things Trump has said about Putin For Trump, improving relations with Russia is particularly difficult because of the dark cloud of election hacking and his continuing equivocation on the issue. Despite consensus among US intelligence agencies – including Trump’s own appointees – that it was Russia that hacked the US election, Trump is still hedging. Questions remain about why, exactly, Trump so consistently praises Putin and criticizes America’s allies. Assuming that Trump’s interest is nothing other than America’s, there are very real reasons why Russia and the US so often disagree: The two countries have conflicting goals in many areas. That became evident, early in Trump’s term, when Russia’s Syrian allies used chemical weapons against civilians, prompting Trump to launch missiles. The US and Russia agree on the need to defeat ISIS and return stability to Syria, but they profoundly disagree about what should come next, for reasons that go beyond Syria, including the influence of Iran and the Sunni-Shiite divide afflicting the Middle East. US intelligence says Russia has only increased its spying activity in the United States and warns of a significant Russian threat to America’s next election.  For Putin, this is likely reason to grin.  Even more satisfying must be the turmoil that has followed the US election, which makes democracy seem less appealing, potentially sapping some energy from demands for more democracy in Russia, where he has hollowed out of any semblance of democratic fair play. Putin is an experienced, wily operator.  Just hours before the Trump-Putin meeting, Russia blocked a US resolution on North Korea at the UN Security Council. It might have been a case of Putin flexing his muscle to show how much power he has to help or hurt the US. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook The first direct meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin surprised many with the amount of substance it contained. But while Trump is just getting to know the Russian President, the United States has many years of experience with Putin. Presidents looking after US interests have found that, while there is room for cooperation on specific issues, positive early meetings often lead to disappointment later. Friday was a great day for Putin, a good one for Trump. For the rest of the world, we’ll have to wait and see what actually materializes after the talks.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meeting", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170707223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/07/opinions/trump-putin-g20-frida-ghitis-opinion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "658636962", "sentence": "\"I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem,\" Trump said Transcript was obtained by the Intercept, The Washington Post and The New York Times US President Donald Trump told his Philippines’ counterpart that he was doing a good job fighting an illegal drug epidemic in his country, an effort that has led to thousands of deaths and drawn international condemnation from human rights groups. “I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem,” Trump said in the April 29 phone call, according to a leaked transcript of the conversation with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte published by the Intercept and also obtained by The Washington Post and The New York Times.”Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you that.” A senior US official briefed on the call independently verified the basics of the conversation to CNN, but said Trump was merely acknowledging the US is combating its own drug problem, not condoning violence and human rights violations. A statement from the White House released shortly after the call described the conversation as “very friendly.” The comments were reportedly part of a Philippine government transcript. A senior Trump administration official said Wednesday: “We do not confirm or deny the veracity of leaked purported documents, especially not those that allege to have come from a foreign source.” Though Duterte is extremely popular domestically, observers worry that the government has effectively sanctioned extrajudicial killings in the name of combating the drug problem. “Any assertion by any world leader, including, US President Donald Trump, that Duterte is doing ‘an unbelievable job’ by cheerleading a murderous campaign that has killed more than 7,000 Filipinos is not only a gross insult to those victims and their family members, but sends a signal to Duterte and his willing executioners that their lawless killing spree can continue with a vengeance without fear of international criticism and repercussions,” said Phelim Kline of Human Rights Watch. Philippines police said in December nearly 6,000 had been killed in the war on drug trafficking, but earlier this month authorities released a much lower death toll and accused the international media of exaggerating the figure. Current estimates are as high as 8,000, based on figures released by the police and independent counts by human rights groups and media. Duterte claims there are 3 to 4 million drug users in the country, but statistics from the Philippines Dangerous Drugs Board puts the figure at 1.8 million. About 100 million people live in the Philippines. The Philippines Foreign Affairs Ministry had no comment when asked about the transcript, but noted that there are criminal and civil liabilities for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential government documents. “While we value the need for transparency and the people’s right to information, (the) release of certain pieces of information, whether accurate or inaccurate, can affect national security and regional peace and stability,” the ministry said in a statement. Since his inauguration Trump and Duterte, who was elected last summer, have established what seems as a publicly friendly rapport. Duterte told reporters in December that Trump, then President-elect, told him over the phone he was handling the fight against drugs “the right way.” The White House announced shortly after the April phone call that Trump had invited Duterte to the White House to discuss the North Korea threat. Some questioned whether it was prudent for the President to host Duterte due to accusations about human rights violations in the drug war. A senior administration official said after the April 29 call that Trump “is interested in human rights issues, but he’s not going to allow that interest and concern keep him from defending the national security interests of the United States.” Duterte has responded to critics of the drug war with strong rhetoric. When former US President Barack Obama’s administration said Obama would raise the issue during a meeting between the two, Duterte called his former US counterpart a “son of a bitch.” He also referred to the US ambassador to the Philippines at the time using the same epithet. CNN’s Zahra Ullah, Nicole Gaouette and journalist Buena Bernal in Manila contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170524163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PHL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/politics/donald-trump-rodrigo-duterte-phone-call-transcript/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "463831614", "sentence": "Palin pointed out the President did not visit with the oil industry in the state Palin herself, like most Alaska politicians and locals, has long referred to the peak by its local name \"Denali\" Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took issue with President Barack Obama’s visit to her state, saying he missed some key points while in the region. While Obama trekked the Alaskan wilderness to highlight the impacts of climate change, Palin pointed out in The Independent Journal that the President did not visit with the oil industry in the state or seriously address the presence of Russian and Chinese military and oil exploration activity off Alaska’s coast. Palin also appeared to slam Obama for recently changing the official name of the United States’ tallest peak from Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali. “And, he renamed a mountain…our mountain…the tallest peak on the North America continent,” Palin said, writing under the pen name “Denali,” which was her Secret Service code name. Opinion: The irony of Obama’s Arctic voyage Palin herself, like most Alaska politicians and locals, has long referred to the peak by its local name “Denali” – as she did in her farewell address as she left the governor’s post in 2009. Related gallery Obama's historic Alaska visit Palin, a tea party firebrand who unsuccessfully campaigned for the vice presidency, also slammed Obama for not checking out the Hubbard Glacier in Alaska, which according to a NASA report is expanding. Obama instead visited one of the thousands of glaciers in Alaska which have been shrinking in recent decades as a result of global warming, for which there is overwhelming scientific evidence. Obama slams climate change deniers Palin has slammed such evidence as “junk science” in the past, and on Friday took the opportunity to slam Obama for the carbon footprint of his trip. “Unlike most tourists, the President heads home now with his enormous fleet of transport vehicles – ironically after plenty of finger pointing on this Global Warming tour. Astoundingly, with just this one trip, a bigger carbon footprint was created than what 33 cars combined would create in an entire year,” she said. Photos from Obama’s Alaska trip", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150904160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/politics/sarah-palin-barack-obama-alaska/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "415282964", "sentence": "Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’s never sent an email. The South Carolina Republican and potential 2016 presidential contender offered to share everything he’s ever sent with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd – but said there’s not really much to turn over. READ: Bill Clinton declines to weigh in on Hillary emails “You can have every email I’ve ever sent – I’ve never sent one,” he said. “I don’t know what that makes me.” Still, Graham, who’s hammered both Clinton and President Barack Obama over foreign policy, said he wants Clinton’s emails vetted by an “independent group,” rather than the State Department or her staff, to determine what should be released. “This is big in this regard: Did she communicate on behalf of the Clinton Foundation as secretary of state? Did she call the terrorist attack in Benghazi a terrorist attack?” Graham said. “I want to know.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton's emails", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150308161500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/08/politics/hillary-clinton-email-lindsey-graham/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "618066603", "sentence": "Nominees have avoiding answering key questions Price is expected to decline to get into details of repealing Obamacare Willfully or skillfully, Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are avoiding answering key questions on the details of how their agencies will run, sticking to big-picture ideas instead of getting into the nitty-gritty of policy. One case in point is likely to be Rep. Tom Price when he takes his turn for confirmation hearings on Wednesday. The Georgia Republican has previously introduced his own legislation to repealing and replacing Obamacare. But the Health and Human Services nominee has been assiduously kept out in the dark on Trump’s replacement plan in an effort to inoculate him from fielding questions about it during his hearing, according to a senior transition official. Price is expected to say he hasn’t been involved in the planning efforts if he is asked what the administration intends to do about the Affordable Care Act, the source said. Instead, Price will try to focus on his potential role as a policy implementer as opposed to get into the details of setting policy, an official said. Price will be just the latest example of a Cabinet pick avoiding future policy details during a confirmation hearing. The tactic prevents a nomination from getting stymied thanks to a potentially unpopular policy and prevents the nominee from saying something that the future administration would be held account for. Trump’s State Department nominee Rex Tillerson and Department of Homeland Security nominee John Kelly both pleaded ignorance when asked specifics about their plans at agencies and what conversations they’ve had with Trump himself on the topic. Trump has not discussed Russia with secretary of state pick Tillerson, the longtime Exxon CEO, drew amazement from New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez when he said he has only spoken to Trump about the world in general terms and has had no specific conversations about Russia, its President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s attempts to influence the election, one of the Hill’s biggest concerns on both sides of the aisle. “That has not yet occurred,” Tillerson said. “That’s pretty amazing,” Menendez responded. In similar fashion, Kelly, a retired general, told senators he has not been involved in policy conversations about how to proceed on the campaign promise of deporting undocumented immigrants. Kelly said only that he expects undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, who were protected from deportation under an Obama administration policy, will not be first on the list for enforcement actions. “The entire development of immigration policy is ongoing right now in terms of the upcoming administration,” Kelly said. “I have not been involved in those discussions. If confirmed, I think – I know – I will be involved in those discussions.” One nominee did admit to in-depth discussions with Trump on policy matters, but still demurred on what the administration was planning. Retired Gen. James Mattis, nominated to be defense secretary, told Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain that he is a strong supporter of the US alliance with NATO, and has expressed that to the President-elect. Trump has been an outspoken critic of NATO throughout the campaign. “I have had discussions with him on this issue,” Mattis said. “He has shown himself open, even to the point of asking more questions and going deeper into the issue about why I feel so strongly.” The top 7 moments of confirmation hearings’ first week But Mattis said working through what the administration’s vision is will wait until the national security team is assembled. “He understands where I stand, and I’ll work with the other members of the team, the national security team, once the Senate confirms them, to carry these views forward,” Mattis said. Mattis and Trump’s attorney general nominee, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, also deployed another tried-and-true tactic in their hearings – declining comment due to ignorance. “I’m not current on this,” Mattis said to a question about specific Syria strategy. “If confirmed I will get current as fast as I can.” Sessions said he had “not studied” four different issues, and said he didn’t have enough “research” on three others. Some of the subjects Sessions demurred on included hot topics, like the guidelines put out by the Obama administration on Department of Justice pursuit of journalists and their sources, how the emoluments clause of the Constitution applies to the President on conflicts of interest, Voting Rights Act enforcement and overseeing the appeals court for immigration proceedings. A transition official who worked on nominee prep said it’s natural for nominees to wait on some details – especially given that they will not be operating in a vacuum if confirmed. “Sometimes the questions are asking for a level of detail that it just wouldn’t be prudent to answer,” the official said, “in terms of getting ahead of the policy experts that you should talk to and who have been working at that department or who you are going to bring into that department.” And, of course, the official added that a lot will be up to the President-elect. “You never want to get ahead of the boss.” CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170117220000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-not-setting-policy-hearings/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "597549499", "sentence": "Japan's innovative wearable devices includes Archelis, a \"standing\" chair designed for surgeons. Tokyo's first Wearable Expo debuted in 2015 and was largest in the world. Japan's wearable tech market is predicted to grow from 530,000 in 2013 to 13.1 million units in 2017. What do Discman, Tamagotchi, and Game Boy have in common? They’re all landmark Japanese inventions from the 80s and 90s, symbols of an era when the Asian nation was a world leader in tech innovation. But with the rise of Silicon Valley, and American tech giants such as Google and Apple, has seen Japan produce less era-defining tech over the past two decades. That, says Professor Masahiko Tsukamoto, of Kobe University’s Graduate School of Engineering, is about to change thanks to a new generation of young entrepreneurs, an uptick in international collaborations, and new partnerships with university scientists. Japan’s focus this time around is not on smart phones or gaming, but wearable chairs, smart glasses and dog communication devices. In short, wacky wearable tech. In 2013, Japan sold 530,000 units of wearable tech devices, according to Yano Research Institute. That figure is predicted to leapfrog to 13.1 million units in 2017. Related gallery Geek chic: Wearable technology is the passport to 2015 Perhaps the best indication of the boom in this industry was the introduction of Tokyo’s first Wearable Expo in 2015 – at launch, it was the largest wearable tech fair in the world with 103 exhibitors. It has featured electronic kimonos, cat communication devices, and electronic gloves to record a pianist’s finger work. At the next show, from January 18 to 20, 2017, the organizers expect more than 200 exhibitors and 19,000 visitors. “With better functionality, lighter components and smaller designs, wearing devices is now no longer a fantasy,” says show director Yuhi Maezono. “Wearables are gathering attention as the next big growth market.” Inupathy is a dog harness slated to launch at the end of this year that will allow pet owners to communicate with their dogs. As well as a heart monitor, the harness features noise-canceling technology which can isolate the animal’s heartbeat and track its reactions to stimulus, such as food, games, people and toys. With this data, the harness assesses a dog’s mood and changes color to inform the owners. Equipped with six LED lights, the collar glows blue to show calm, red for excitement, and displays a rainbow theme for happiness. Joji Yamaguchi, CEO of Inupathy, was inspired by his Corgi, Akane, who was a nervous puppy. To better understand the dog’s anxiety, the biologist developed Inupathy to monitor his heart rate. Related gallery How do dogs process language? Scientists scan their brains to find out “I always felt like I couldn’t understand Akane very well and I wanted to get be closer to him,” says Yamaguchi. “Buddhism and old Japanese religion says every animals, plants, and even rocks have spirit inside. It’s stressful when you can’t solve problems that are upsetting them.” Yamaguchi expects wearable wellness tracking will have applications for humans, too. “Personalization, of artificial intelligence will be a game-changer,” says Yamaguchi. “For instance, if you show a certain behavior before you start feeling depressed, predicting your depression from that behavior is extremely valuable for an individual. An AI that works personally for you will eventually make this possible.” Archelis – a wearable chair launched in Japan this year – is also creating a buzz internationally. A collaboration between Nitto mold factory, Chiba University, Japan Polymer Technology and Hiroaki Nishimura Design, in Japan, it was initially intended for surgeons, who need to rest their legs during long operations. The chair enables its wearer to effectively sit down and stand up at the same time. “The Archelis concept is very simple, like the simplicity of Columbus’ egg,” says Dr Hiroshi Kawahira, the surgeon behind the concept. “Long surgeries can result in back pain, neck pain, and knee pain – especially for surgeons who are older.” Made of 3D-printed panels, Archelis does not require any electrical components or batteries. The innovation is in the effective design: flexible carbon panels wrap around the buttocks, legs and feet to provide support and minimize pressure on joints. The system stabilizes the ankles and knees, so the pressure from being upright is spread evenly across the shins and thighs. Though the wearer appears to be standing, in fact, they are resting their back and legs while working on their feet. Other wearables are on the smaller side. Measuring about 3 inches long, BIRD is essentially a modern thimble that turns your fingertip into a magic wand. Using algorithms to decode a user’s intent, the device also features precise sensors that track direction, speed, and gestures. The technology enables users to turn any surface into a smart screen, as well as interact with other smart devices. Walking around at home, users can project a laptop screen onto a wall, switch on a coffee machine, read on any surface, and make online purchases with the point or swipe of a finger. The developers – Israel-based MUV Interactive and Japan-based Silicon Technology – expect BIRD to be embraced by the education and corporate sectors, thanks to its ability to create collaborative presentations.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Japan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161110014500", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/asia/on-japan---wearable-tech/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "611281939", "sentence": "Truck attack at Christmas market left 12 dead, 48 injured German authorities have not publicly named any of the victims An Italian woman working in Berlin. An Israeli visiting with her husband. A truck driver making a delivery. An attacker would leave them all dead. More details are emerging about the victims of Monday night’s attack at a Christmas market in Berlin when a hijacked truck barreled into a crowd. Twelve were killed and 48 injured. German authorities have not publicly named any of the victims. But other sources, such as families or authorities in other countries, have named some of those who died. Here’s a look at some of those killed, followed by accounts of some of the injured: LUKASZ URBAN The truck used in the attack had been driven earlier in the day by Urban, a Polish man who was hauling steel in Berlin for his cousin’s Poland-based company, the cousin said. Urban was found shot dead inside the vehicle after the attack – and was not driving during the attack, police said. It would appear the attacker hijacked the truck from Urban, who may have been involved in a struggle with the assailant inside the truck’s cabin before he was shot, CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said. The cousin, Ariel Zurawski, speaking to CNN affiliate TVN24, said Urban indicated he felt uneasy during that conversation, describing the area where he was going to unload as “weird.” Urban also talked to his wife at 3 p.m. that day, Zurawski said. Less than an hour later, the truck’s GPS showed it being driven back and forth, with the engine being started and shut down again. It appeared to Zurawski, he told TVN24, that someone was learning how to drive the truck. The Christmas market attack happened hours later. DALIA ELYAKIM Elyakim, 60, of Israel, was with her husband when the attack happened. She died as a result of the attack, and her husband, Rami Elyakim, was seriously injured, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. The Israeli Embassy in Berlin was working with the family to bring the woman’s body back to Israel for burial, the ministry said. FABRIZIA DI LORENZO Di Lorenzo, 31, was an Italian citizen who was killed in the attack, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Thursday. Di Lorenzo, from the central Italian town of Sulmona, had worked in Berlin for several years, Italian news agency ANSA reported. “The pain at her death is great. Once again one of our young compatriots has been the victim of the senseless, execrable violence of terrorism,” Italian President Sergio Mattarella said, according to ANSA. “I express the solidarity and closeness of the whole country to Fabrizia’s parents and brother.” Dozens have survived their injuries. Some suffered serious tissue damage and broken bones from being hit by the truck; others were injured by the collapse of wooden kiosks that the truck damaged, said Dr. Michael Schuetz, one of the physicians who treated the victims. An Italian survivor, Giuseppe La Grassa, told Sky TG24 he was at the market with his wife when the truck hit him. With his face marked by bruises and cuts, La Grassa recalled Wednesday that he heard “the sound of a truck speeding up.” “I turned around to look for my wife and I suddenly found myself on the ground. The truck hit me,” he told Sky TG24. La Grassa said he saw many people on the ground, motionless. “We managed to go to the exit. A paramedic took us to a hotel and rescued us. He treated me, and then a hotel car brought us to the military hospital,” he said. Related article Witnesses describe scene Two Americans were among the 48 injured, the US State Department said. One of them, according to his family, was Richard Ramirez. Ramirez, a 62-year-old Texas native, was at the market with his longtime partner when the truck hit the crowd. His partner – a German man whose name has not been released – was killed, and Ramirez underwent surgery and is recovering in an intensive care unit, Ramirez’s brother told CNN. Ramirez is struggling with his partner’s death, Armando Ramirez said. “He’s being heavily sedated because of the loss of his partner of 18 years. He’s very, very emotional. He’s having panic attacks,” the brother said in a phone interview from Texas. When Armando heard about the attack on the news, he immediately thought about the pair, he said. “I was at work, I had the TV going, and I said, ‘Oh, dear Lord, I hope and pray Richard and (his partner) were nowhere near that market attack,’” Armando said. “And the US Embassy called my sister at 2 in the morning on Wednesday … to let us know that my brother was in the ICU.” Richard Ramirez, originally of San Benito, Texas, moved to Germany years ago to be with his partner, CNN affiliate KGBT-TV reported. CNN’s Oren Liebermann, Hada Messia, Max Foster and Poppy Harlow contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Christmas market attack in Berlin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161223173000", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/23/europe/berlin-christmas-market-attack-victims/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "504089616", "sentence": "Negotiations between the government of President Bashar al-Assad and members of the Syrian opposition are scheduled to start next week The major power brokers in the conflict are at odds over the future role Assad could play in a political transition Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over Syria peace talks that threaten to derail the process. Negotiations between the government of President Bashar al-Assad and members of the Syrian opposition are scheduled to start next week, the first step in a U.N.-backed 18-month timeline for political change in Syria. But divisions over who will represent the Syrian opposition may force the U.N. to postpone the talks. Russia and Iran, which support Assad, are at odds with the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Gulf nations and Europe over which groups are legitimate, and which are considered terrorists and should be excluded from the negotiations. The major power brokers in the conflict are also at odds over the future role Assad could play in a political transition. The U.S. and its European and Arab allies say he has no role in Syria’s future, but Russia and Iran argue that the Syrian people should decide Assad’s fate. Kerry and Lavrov met in Zurich to hash out the issue before flying by helicopter to the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to take part in the World Economic Forum. READ: John Kerry is in a diplomatic groove, but it might not last The State Department said Kerry and Lavrov discussed “the importance of maintaining progress toward a diplomatic solution to the crisis” in Syria and plans for the peace talks, which U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, has slated to convene in Geneva on Jan. 25. U.N. officials said this week de Mistura would not issue invitations for Monday’s talks until the key countries involved reached agreement on a list of who would comprise the Syrian opposition delegation for the talks. Both the U.S. and Russia have said they want the talks to start as scheduled on Monday, but it did not appear Kerry and Lavrov made any breakthroughs in their three-hour meeting. “We do not have any kind of thoughts about changing the beginning of the talks from January to February,” Lavrov told reporters. “This is the position of Russia and the USA.” “The political process will begin, we hope, in the nearest future, during January,” he said. “Various dates have been named, but the final decision will be taken by the secretary-general of the United Nations on the advice and recommendations of his special envoy, Staffan de Mistura.” Lavrov said the focus of the talks with Kerry was “coordination” about terrorist organizations that should be banned from negotiations as well as a ceasefire, which is called for in the U.N.-backed plan once the talks begin. Related gallery Syria's civil war in pictures State Department spokesman John Kirby said Kerry urged Russia to use its influence with Assad “to ensure immediate, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access to all Syrians in need,” particularly in Madaya, where aid workers have reported deaths due to starvation. The U.N. has accused the government of blocking aid to Syrians in rebel-held areas. In Davos on Wednesday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said 400,000 Syrians are trapped in besieged communities. Kerry and Lavrov also discussed ways to push forward the peace process between the government and Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine and international efforts to respond to North Korea’s nuclear test earlier this month, Kirby said. Kerry arrives in Switzerland on the heels of the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement and a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran that saw the release of five Americans, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. In Davos he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a vocal critical of the nuclear deal, and Iraq’s prime minister. This weekend Kerry will visit Riyadh for consultations with Saudi leaders and attend a meeting of Gulf ministers. Kerry will seek to assure nervous Gulf allies that the U.S. will not abandon them despite Washington’s warming ties with Iran. From the Middle East, Kerry will travel to Asia for meetings in Laos, Cambodia and China, where concerns over North Korea will top the agenda.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian peace talks", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160120200000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/john-kerry-sergey-lavrov-syria-talks/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "522858751", "sentence": "Ted Cruz is blasting presidential Barack Obama for visiting Cuba The Republican presidential candidate says it ignores political prisoners on the island nation As President Barack Obama arrived in Havana on Sunday Ted Cruz slammed the president’s visit, calling it “so sad, and so injurious to our future as well as Cuba’s, that Obama has chosen to legitimize the corrupt and oppressive Castro regime with his presence on the island.” In a Politico op-ed the Republican presidential candidate said the administration’s actions have “[created] a channel for inside deals between large corporations and the Cuban military, which holds all the keys to the island’s economy.” U.S.-Cuba relations are personal for Cruz, whose father was born and raised in Cuba. The Texas senator frequently speaks about his father Rafael’s imprisonment during the pre-Castro Batista regime. Cruz wrote that Obama’s visit sends a message to political prisoners in Cuba that “the world has forgotten about you.” “There will be no mojitos at the U.S. Embassy for them,” the Texas senator wrote, jabbing Obama’s visit, which included a formal welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the Revolutionary Palace. Cruz later said that as president he would not visit Cuba under the same political conditions. “I cannot wait as president to visit Cuba,” Cruz said during a campaign event in Arizona. “But when I visit Cuba it will be a free Cuba. It will be a Cuba without Raul Castro, without Fidel Castro and I can’t wait to celebrate with the people of Cuba 90 miles off America’s shore.” “You know today is a sad day in American history,” Cruz said. “For decades leftists and Hollywood liberals have made the pilgrimage to Cuba to pay homage to Fidel Castro and Raul Castro. It’s very chic, it’s very chichi for leftists to celebrate vicious communist dictators.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160320230000", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/20/politics/ted-cruz-cuba-barack-obama-political-prisoners/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "665557130", "sentence": "Trump appeared to slam Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a tweet The apparent anger does not square with the effusive praise Trump and other officials have heaped on Rosenstein in the past Last month, President Donald Trump and his administration were out praising Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Things have changed. “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt,” the President declared in a Friday morning tweet. I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt If “the man” in the tweet is, in fact, Rosenstein – as one person who recently spoke to Trump told CNN – Trump’s anger marks a whopper of a turnaround on the same man he and other senior White House officials praised effusively just weeks ago. Rosenstein is the man responsible for both writing the memo recommending Comey’s firing and for later naming Robert Mueller as special counsel in the wide-scoping investigation into Russian meddling in the election. His memo, which criticized Comey’s handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s email server, was initially cited by the White House as the reason Trump made the decision to fire Comey. That narrative, however, was quickly undermined when Trump himself said that he had already planned to fire Comey, adding that he was thinking of the FBI investigation into allegations of collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia when he made the decision to do so. If Trump and other senior White House officials have concerns about Rosenstein’s credibility, they certainly didn’t voice it in the past. Here is what they had to say: Trump himself praised Rosenstein in an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt on May 11. “He’s highly respected – very good guy, very smart guy. The Democrats like him. The Republicans like him.” The vice president also spoke highly of Rosenstein. The day after Comey’s firing on May 9, he told reporters on the Hill, “He is a man of extraordinary independence and integrity and a reputation in both political parties of great character.” Spicer also defended Rosenstein, telling Fox Business on the night of the firing that he is “someone who has earned bipartisan support and most recently served as the US attorney for Maryland under President Obama. He is someone who has been around the Department of Justice, as I mentioned, for 30 years.” “No one can question Rod Rosenstein’s credentials,” Spicer said. In the wake of the Comey firing, Sanders said Rosenstein “is somebody who has been universally praised. I mean we had Rep. Cummings just last week talking about what a stand-up guy the deputy attorney general is. You have somebody with this type of reputation, with praise from across the board, who was confirmed 94-6.” At the next morning’s press conference, she kept up the praise. “Everybody across the board has unequivocally said, ‘This guy is a man of upstanding character’ and essentially the gold standard at the Department of Justice.” She said that Rosenstein “has been part of the Justice Department for 30 years and is such a respected person.” Sanders concluded: “We are incredibly confident in his abilities, as I believe you can tell by the rest of the Senate, including many Democrats, are as well. Given the fact that he was confirmed 94 to 6 and had overwhelming praise from both sides of the aisle, I think there’s complete confidence in him.” Conway shared the positive view of the deputy attorney general, offering praise of Rosenstein to Anderson Cooper on the night of Comey’s firing. “He’s well respected across both sides of the aisle,” Conway said. “He served as US attorney in Maryland under President Obama.” “This is a man who’s trying to ‘restore public confidence in the FBI,’ she said. “And I would really ask everyone tonight, instead of all the conjecture, to read Mr. Rosenstein’s memo.” “So the same senators who just voted to confirm this man, whose integrity is not in doubt, we’re supposed to believe the derogatory descriptions you just made of him?” Conway continued. “That’s not fair.” The next morning, Conway told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that, ” Everybody respects him as far as I can see.” CNN’s Athena Jones contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rod Rosenstein", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170616213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/trump-aides-past-rosenstein-comments/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "748665948", "sentence": "US President Donald Trump says he’s given his “blessing” to talks between Seoul and Pyongyang aimed at formally ending the Korean war. The Koreas have never signed a peace treaty to replace the 1953 armistice that ended combat operations in the conflict. The US and North Korea remain at daggers drawn and without having ever signed a peace treaty the peninsula is still technically at war, with a heavily fortified border dividing the two countries. Trump has billed his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late May or early June as “a great chance to solve a world problem” and restore peace to the Korean peninsula. The warring neighbors could take a step towards that when Kim meets South Korean leader Moon Jae-in at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) next Friday. South Korean government minister Do Jong-whan has said the goal of that summit should be to sign a peace treaty. Many experts think the chances of an actual treaty signing at the April 27 summit are low. Some argue that any treaty would need to be approved by China and the US-led UN Command and involve negotiations beyond North and South Korea. “If you think through how to get to a proper peace deal and how it will be implemented and enforced and what its structure would look like, plus the levels of distrust and suspicion in the region, there’s a lot of stuff to address,” Daniel Pinkston, lecturer in international studies at Troy University, told CNN. “We have to be realistic about the obstacles that need to be overcome,” he added. However, expectations for a historic treaty deal are mounting. “Theoretically, the two Koreas could sign a deal,” John Delury, assistant professor at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies said. “But they would be moving very quickly.” Here are the potential obstructions to any treaty deal: In the past the US has said that denuclearization must come ahead of any peace deal. Trump has previously said he wanted to see “credible moves” towards denuclearization by Pyongyang before talks could even begin. The North Korean regime may have to offer more than freezing its nuclear program and commit to a staggered rollback of its nuclear capability over a number of years, said Delury. “Kim has spoken of ‘progressive and synchronic steps’ and that could lead to some sort of nuclear dismantling process,” he added. But some fear any deal could break down when it comes down to detail. “It’s all OK making broad statements and giving blessings, but at some point negotiators would have to agree on details like how to complete an inventory of North Korea’s nuclear program and then how to secure and dismantle it,” said Pinkston. “If you fail to do that you risk repeating the mistakes of the past.” Moon is under pressure from South Korea conservatives suspicious of Kim’s diplomatic offensive not to make concessions to Pyongyang. Analysts point to a long history of broken agreements as a source of distrust. “Trust is an issue, starting from zero,” said Delury. “The two Koreas have a tangled history and have repeatedly accused each other of breaking agreements. You can’t just say there is now trust and deliver trust. It has to be developed.” Andrew O’Neill, Dean of the Griffith Business School at Griffith University in Australia said there are powerful forces in both countries with an interest in blocking progress. “In North Korea, the military – on which Kim Jong remains acutely dependent – will be very resistant to reductions in the nuclear and missile program, let along any move towards denuclearization.” “Equally, the South Korean military, which continues to exert real influence, remains highly dubious about bargaining with the North on sovereignty and territorial issues,” O’Neill said. Another bone of contention that may be one of the terms of a peace treaty could be the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea, a move which could prove deeply divisive. Some analysts suggest Kim may propose that US troops withdraw within an agreed timeframe. This would prompt fears in South Korea of exposing itself to invasion from the North. “Washington and its allies such as Japan will not look kindly on any South Korean approach that places the ejection of American military forces from South Korea on the negotiating table in return for a North Korean commitment to give up nuclear weapons over time,” O’Neill said. Standing down US troops in South Korea would also necessitate a total rewrite of the region’s status quo. “A withdrawal of US troops would require a mechanism to be in place to cope with a complete overhaul of eastern Asia’s security architecture,” said Pinkston. “That would take a great deal of diplomacy and consensus, and there’s no evidence that moves are being made in that direction.” An ideological problem facing any possible peace treaty would be North Korea’s doctrine which emphasizes “liberating” the South in a move towards “national reunification.” “Fundamentally the North would have to change its principles and there is no evidence to suggest Pyongyang is ready do that,” said Pinkston. However, Delury said that there were precedents for deftly altering ideological course. “It’s been done before,” he said. “Look at China, which long cherished a hatred for American imperialism. Then Nixon made his famous visit. “The North Koreans are sophisticated at ideology and they know how to tweak it.” Despite potential hurdles to a bona fide peace treaty, analysts said the upcoming summits could produce results. “If the two sides can agree to cooperate to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and establish permanent peace that may be seen as a success,” said Pinkston. “Then they can work out the detail later.” “I want to be hopeful. A hundred years ago who would have believed that Germany and France would ever be allies?”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Peace treaty between North and South Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180418113000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/asia/trump-korea-peace-talks-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "625563667", "sentence": "Many doctors cannot tell whether a patient has Parkinson's disease or a similar disorder A new blood test may be as accurate as a spinal tap in differentiating between them A new blood test may be as accurate as a test requiring a painful spinal tap for differentiating Parkinson’s disease from similar disorders, according to a study published Wednesday in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that can cause tremors, stiffness, slowness of movement, trouble balancing, problems walking and difficulty coordinating movement. Less obvious symptoms include depression, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue and constipation. Neurological disorders that mimic the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are called atypical parkinsonism disorders. Related article What is Parkinson's disease? Many doctors cannot tell whether a patient has Parkinson’s disease or atypical parkinsonism. “This can be very challenging, especially during the early stages of the diseases and if the responsible doctor is not a neurologist specialized in movement disorders,” said Dr. Oskar Hansson, lead author of the new study, a neurologist and an associate professor at Lund University in Sweden. Non-specialists “do not really know exactly what questions to ask the patient and the special signs to look for,” Hansson wrote in an email. Yet patients with atypical disorders “usually have a much worse prognosis, with faster disease progression, (with) more disabling symptoms” than Parkinson’s patients, so early identification is crucial. The correct diagnosis is also key to treatment since “most patients with atypical parkinsonism disorders do not respond well to dopamine-targeting medications” that are usually prescribed for Parkinson’s patients, Hansson said. Hansson and his colleagues developed a blood test that is, essentially, a variation on an existing test capable of detecting neurofilament light chain protein in spinal fluid. This protein is a component of nerve cells, and when these cells die, it can be detected in both spinal fluid and blood. Because spinal fluid is not easily obtained by a primary care doctor, this diagnostic test is not very useful, so Hansson developed a blood test and investigated its accuracy in the new study. When validating a new biomarker for disease, “one should always analyze at least two different (groups of patients and controls) to make sure that the results are reproducible,” said Hansson, who added that participants should also include both early- and late-stage patients established at different clinics. All told, a total of 244 people with Parkinson’s and 79 healthy volunteers serving as a comparison group participated in Hansson’s study, along with 181 patients with atypical parkinsonism disorders. Related article Could this glove be the solution to Parkinson's tremors? Of these, 88 patients had multiple system atrophy, which impairs the body’s involuntary functions such as heart rate, blood pressure and digestion. Seventy patients had progressive supranuclear palsy, which affects movement, walking, balance, speech, swallowing, vision, mood and thinking. And 23 patients had corticobasal degeneration, which causes decreased movement on one side of the body, muscle rigidity, tremor and a disconnection between thought and action. Testing these participants, the researchers found that nerve protein levels ranged higher in people with atypical parkinsonism and lower in patients with Parkinson’s disease as well as the healthy volunteers. However, the test cannot distinguish between the different atypical disorders, which doctors must rely on symptoms to diagnose. Blood test accuracy is defined based on sensitivity, the percentage of positives that are correctly identified, and specificity, the percentage of negatives that are correctly identified. In Sweden, the blood test had a sensitivity of 82% and a specificity of 91%, while in the United Kingdom, sensitivity was 80% and specificity 90%. For early-stage study participants, generally, sensitivity was 70% and specificity was 80%. Overall, the blood test showed equal accuracy as the spinal fluid test when diagnosing Parkinson’s or an atypical parkinsonism disorder, in both early and later stages of disease. Hansson imagines that blood-based tests will be used in the future “in the diagnostic work-up of patients with parkinsonism by most doctors who are not very specialized with these movement disorders.” He also believes the test will be used by specialists for Parkinson’s patients who “do not exhibit a very typical symptomatology” or do not respond as expected to treatment. The prevalence of Parkinson’s in the general population increases from about 1% at age 60 to 4% by age 80, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Atypical parkinsonism disorders are not as common as Parkinson’s disease,” said Dr. Jeff Bronstein, a professor of neurology and director of movement disorders at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He was not involved in the new study. Usually, patients are first diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and only later do their doctors discover that they have one of the more rare neurodegenerative atypical parkinsonism disorders, which are most likely to affect people in their 50s and 60s and represent approximately 10% to 20% of all cases originally diagnosed as Parkinson’s. Related article Learning to be a fighter: Young mom struggles with Parkinson's Though atypical parkinsonism conditions look very similar to Parkinson’s at first, they “have a different underlying molecular cause,” according to Bronstein, and so it is important to recognize them early in order to treat them properly. “Disease-specific therapies are now in trials, so accurate diagnosis is essential in determining if these new treatments work,” he said. According to Dr. Paul Wright, chairman of neurology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, the importance of this study is that it brings to light that there are new biomarker tests that can delineate between these neurological diseases. “A lot of time, people come in and say they or a family member has a tremor, and they believe it’s Parkinson’s disease,” said Wright, who also was not involved in the study. This early assumption may impede diagnosis of a less recognized atypical parkinsonism condition. Or a patient has “horrible blood pressure fluctuations,” Wright said, and no obvious tremor or rigidity symptoms, so a doctor suspects a heart condition. Instead, the cause is multiple system atrophy, a neurodegenerative disease. Though other symptoms will show up eventually and help in diagnosing the patient, in the meantime, the patient will be receiving the wrong medicines. An accurate blood test, then, would be good news in these situations. “It’s a lot more reassuring to a patient to say ‘we’re just going to take a blood test to check for a few things,’ ” Wright said. “It’s much easier and less anxiety-provoking for patients than taking a spinal tap.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Up until now, many diseases have been diagnosed based on symptoms, with patients asking, “How do you know I have this?” Meanwhile, doctors are not always correct, Wright said. This is true even of Parkinson’s, which is diagnosed based on symptoms, a patient’s history, neurological exams, a patient’s response to medicine and, in some cases, brain imaging tests. Still, Wright is hopeful and believes a biomarker test for Parkinson’s “will be down the line. … In general, researchers are looking for biomarkers of disease.” Specialists and sub-specialists are available only in big cities, Wright said, and access to a simple blood test would enable a correct diagnosis in a primary care office. “We always assume there’s luxury,” Wright said. “But that’s not really what’s real in most of the country.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "new blood test for differentiating Parkinson's disease", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170208213000", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/health/parkinsons-disease-blood-test-study/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "752272139", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nic Robertson is CNN’s international diplomatic editor. The opinions in this article belong to the author. This week, even Trump’s critics are praising him – albeit cautiously and with numerous caveats – for pulling off the seemingly impossible with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and getting him to agree to meet with a US president for the first time in North Korea’s history. All this as the countdown to another of Trump’s take-it-or-leave-it deals ticks away. Israel has just had the mother of all nuclear document dumps, spilling the goods, they say, on Iran’s perfidious nuclear arms intentions less than two weeks before Trump threatens to upend a multinational nuclear deal with Iran. Related article Kim Jong Un agrees to meet Donald Trump at DMZ, source says It’s testing friendships with allies, needling enemies and smacks of the tactics he used on Kim. And while we are not there yet on Korea, the mood music is good. Trump’s tweets are in rare harmony with rest of the world. The discordant tones he struck at the UN General Assembly last year – “we will have no choice but to destroy North Korea” – have all but echoed out of current discourse. Trump, we are to believe, did all this more or less himself. Why else would South Korea’s President Moon suggest a Nobel Peace Prize for the disruptor in chief? But this is a dangerous path for many reasons. Trump, for those whose memories have already moved on, created such chaos that people feared he might trigger a nuclear confrontation. It was a calculated gamble – maybe an idea plucked from the pages of his own book “The Art Of The Deal” – to ensure everyone else believes they want the deal more than you do. And maybe this is what tipped Kim’s thinking. Or maybe also Kim saw this as the opening to play China and America off against each other. Maybe it’s all a sham and he won’t denuclearize. Trump, backed by his new top diplomat Mike Pompeo – the former CIA chief who has looked Kim in the eyes – thinks there is a deal to be done. Both say they are wise to the double helping of duplicity in Kim’s DNA. And all this is good. No deal with Kim is better than a bad deal. That brings me to my second point. Bombast, berating and public brow beating is not going to solve all Trump’s foreign policy forays. Palestinian and Israeli peace; saving Syrians from their blood lustful dictator; convincing Iran he has a better deal than Obama’s JCPOA – none of this will be achieved by megaphone diplomacy. These issues – with all respect to the many experienced and respected diplomats who tried and failed before to hammer out a deal with Kim, his father and grandfather – are more complicated. Korea’s war stalled more than six decades ago. Regional stakeholders are few and their involvement is limited. Syria, by comparison, is a young conflict. Its passions are relatively hot, the population pulverized in a deep, grinding, multi-fronted, multinational war. Blood flows freely and good will is shredded daily. No one seems to be looking for an exit and while in North Korea Kim calls the shots, in Syria, Russia and Iran hold sway over President Assad. Turkey also wants in on the action and Trump has no policy save smashing ISIS and holding a few red lines. He cannot do what he’s done in Korea and threaten chaos to bring Assad and his allies to talks. Syria is already in chaos and they know he can’t or won’t do it. Related article South Korea begins dismantling loudspeakers along border with North How do they know that? They saw the tiny sheaf of missiles Trump, Macron and May unleashed on Syria for Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Days before, in his typical bombastic style, Trump taunted Moscow to get ready for “nice and new and smart” missiles. But neither his defense chief nor his French and British allies had the political stomach to match threat with action. Yes, the strikes proved Trump, the UK and France have a red line they are ready to enforce. But the lesson Assad and his allies learned is that they are not in danger. Neither Moscow, nor Tehran or Damascus put up a white flag of surrender and asked if they could be next after Kim to cut a peace deal with Trump. In the quest for Palestinian and Israeli peace, Trump’s “my way or the highway” style is not making headway yet. He’s demanded Palestinians take the money on the table and talk peace while recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and promising to open an embassy there. The Palestinians have so far refused to come to the table and Trump now seems to be dialing back on the new embassy, saying he’d reduced the cost of the building from a $1 billion project to a smaller renovation that costs only $150,000. Implication is the consulate becomes the embassy: less expensive maybe, but less than Israeli expectations, and a step back from his full-frontal assault aimed at jump-starting the stalled peace process on his terms. Related video Trump: I've been 100% right on Iran deal And on Iran, Trump’s outspoken determination to bin the Obama era nuclear deal in favor of a tougher, more far reaching broader deal, is triggering major shuttle diplomacy. His European allies who also signed the deal are desperate to head off a confrontation and tamp down escalating tensions. Officials in Tehran are sounding more and more bellicose, answering Trump’s outspoken comments with their own angry rhetoric. One diplomatic source described moderates in Tehran over the past few weeks getting marginalized in favor of hardliners. Unlike North Koreans, Iranians are not so isolated and unlike Kim, may not feel they have to come to the table when Trump demands. Worse, all three problems above could metastasize. Many diplomats fear Iranian-Israeli tensions over Syria could escalate in to increased confrontation. Korea by this measure is a relatively contained problem. Trump may have read it right and ratcheted up his rhetoric at the right time. But the biggest risk to his peace making in Korea would be to believe even more in himself and less in those around him. That is a well-trodden path to failure.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501153000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/opinions/north-korea-not-a-blueprint-for-diplomacy-robertson-opinion-intl/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "751037128", "sentence": "Protesters have returned to the streets in Armenia after its Parliament failed to elect a new prime minister, extending the country’s political turmoil. Members of the ruling Republican Party blocked a bid Tuesday by opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan – the only candidate – to become prime minister, prompting him to call for a nationwide day of protest Wednesday. Former leader Serzh Sargsyan resigned last month following days of protests in the small former Soviet Republic, which borders Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran and Georgia. So what’s it all about? Protesters brought roads in the capital, Yerevan, to a standstill Wednesday as they called for the Parliament to back the election of Pashinyan, blocking roads leading to Yerevan’s main airport and forcing some passengers to abandon their cars and continue to the terminals on foot. They also blocked roads to government buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, demonstrator Marina Gasparyan told CNN. “The protesters’ only demand is that the ruling Republican Party should vote for Nikol Pashinyan as PM on May 8 during the next elections,” she said. Pashinyan, who joined protesters Wednesday as they marched in Yerevan, told state news agency Armenpress that even if faced with violent provocations they would not respond with violence. Armenia’s Parliament will hold a second round of voting on May 8, in a session starting at midday local time. If Parliament again fails to choose an interim prime minister, there must be new elections. After nearly nine hours of debate on Tuesday, 56 lawmakers voted against Pashinyan and 45 lawmakers voted in favor, Armenpress reported. He needed at least 53 votes to be elected prime minister. The chamber is controlled by the Republican Party, which won 58 out of 105 seats in parliamentary elections a year ago. Pashinyan was nominated by the opposition Yelk faction, which holds nine seats, and was endorsed by the remaining two factions, Tsarukyan, with 31 seats, and the ARF, with seven seats, according to Armenpress. In order the win the vote, he would need several more members of the Republican Party to support him. Pashinyan told Armenpress that he was not certain to stand in snap parliamentary elections if they arise, saying the political situation was continually changing. Acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, of the Republican Party, urged lawmakers in a statement published by Armenpress on Wednesday “to display will, determination and flexibility, and sit around one table” to resolve the situation. “A prime minister can be elected only in the Parliament, constitutionally. There is no other solution – neither theoretically, nor practically,” he said. Serzh Sargsyan, who had previously served two five-year terms as president, was appointed prime minister on April 17 – just eight days after his presidency ended. The move prompted thousands to take to the streets of Yerevan to protest what was seen as an unconstitutional power grab. Under constitutional changes Sargsyan promoted in 2015, the prime minister became more powerful than the president, leading to concern of authoritarian rule descending on the country. As the protests entered their 11th day, Sargsyan – who had previously said he would not try to become prime minster – stepped down. His deputy, Karapetyan, was then named acting prime minister at an emergency cabinet meeting. Sargsyan’s handpicked successor, Armen Sargsyan (no relation) had been sworn in as President on April 9. According to Laurence Broers, an associate fellow at the Chatham House think tank’s Russia and Eurasia program, discontent with Serzh Sargsyan had been brewing for years. He struggled to gain legitimacy after 10 people were killed as protesters were dispersed following his first, narrow 2008 election win, Broers said. Renewed conflict with Azerbaijan in April 2016 did nothing to help. Meanwhile, Armenians have seen their country, once the poster child for democratization following the collapse of the Soviet Union, stagnate in the hands of an entrenched oligarchy while many citizens choose to leave, Broers said. “Serzh Sargsyan has come out as a politician who was not really leading Armenia anywhere it needed to go,” Broers said, adding that Sargsyan deserved credit for standing down rather than using violence to try to cling to power. Pashinyan, who has headed the recent protests, is the leader of the opposition Civil Contract party and a former journalist. He cuts a rebellious figure, with images showing him rallying the crowds last month while dressed in camouflage and with a bandaged hand, reportedly injured on barbed wire. He has called for a campaign of civil disobedience but has insisted it should remain peaceful. Pashinyan was briefly arrested last month amid the upheaval but was released just before the April 23 announcement that Sargsyan would resign. Small, focused protests have been increasing in Armenia in recent years, supported by young people who have no memory of the Soviet era, Broers said. He doesn’t ascribe sole credit to Pashinyan for the latest protests, but said the opposition figure “has been very successful in harnessing that desire and that energy for change.” The crunch now, Broers said, is whether Pashinyan can turn his hand to coalition-building skills, “because people have got to get off the street and into institutions.” Violence would destabilize the country and put the vested interests of the Republican Party elite at risk, Broers added – another reason to seek consensus. Armenia’s lawmakers will also be aware of the risk that Azerbaijan could seek to capitalize on any instability, said Broers. Russia and Armenia maintain close relations. Armenia is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, an international body backed by Russia. Moscow is also an important provider of military hardware to Yerevan. While Russia does not share a border with Armenia, it wields serious regional influence. When fighting broke out in 2016 between Azerbaijan and the Armenia-backed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian government quickly brokered a ceasefire. Russian officials have been measured in their response to the recent protests. Following the resignation of Sargsyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova sent a message of support on Facebook. “A people that has the strength even in the most difficult moments of its history to maintain unity and respect for each other – despite categorical disagreements – is a great people,” she wrote. “Armenia, Russia is always with you!” But the Kremlin is also suspicious of what Russian officials describe as “colored revolutions” – democratic uprisings that have led to the ouster of friendly governments in Ukraine, Georgia and elsewhere – as well as opposition demonstrations at home. The European Union has called on all sides in the standoff to “avoid confrontation and show restraint and responsibility, as has been the case in recent days.” In a statement released after the failed vote by EU spokeswoman for foreign affairs Maja Kocijancic, the EU said it was continuing to encourage all stakeholders “to engage in a comprehensive dialogue.” The US State Department on Saturday urged all parties “to engage in good-faith negotiations” on forming a new government in line with the national constitution. “We continue to commend the peaceful nature of the demonstrations, and trust that the security forces and those exercising their right to peaceful protest will remain committed to nonviolence in the days to come,” spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. CNN’s Gianluca Mezzofiore, Sheena McKenzie and Nathan Hodge contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nikol Pashinyan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180426164500", "country1": "ARM", "country2": "AZE", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/europe/armenia-protests-explainer-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "641078909", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York City homicide prosecutor and currently is of counsel at the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. Follow him on Twitter @paulcallan. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Paul Callan: Democrats and others want intelligence committee chair to resign for odd late-night visit to White House Callan: Nunes should do so; US has right to expect more circumspect behavior from head of committee in charge of America's secrets Opponents of President Donald Trump are eager to slap a set of handcuffs on House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes for his alleged “late night” visit to a secure intelligence facility (known in the intelligence community as a “skiff”) within the White House complex, followed shortly thereafter by a meeting with the President. In the full technicolor version of this fantasy, the cuffs would next be fastened on Trump, ending the progressives’ enduring Trumpian nightmare. It’s clear that a lot more information is required before anyone can fairly judge the propriety and legality of Nunes’ actions. What we do know is that shortly after this visit to view classified information, Nunes perhaps surprised even the President by requesting a meeting. He failed to tell the House Intelligence Committee about this meeting with the President, an action for which he recently apologized. Related video Schiff: Nunes should recuse himself Nunes tried to explain all of this to Wolf Blitzer earlier today, fielding specific questions about the White House visit.  The chairman hedged on some questions and flatly declined to answer other inquiries, invoking the need to protect “sources and methods” and still “classified” information. As chairman of the intelligence committee, enjoying among the highest of security clearances, the chairman would clearly be committing a crime if he publicly disclosed classified information.  Answers that appear to be specious and deceptive may fit that description or in fact just be an intelligence chairman trying to protect classified information as well as “sources and methods.” This can only be legally evaluated when more is known about the contents of the mysterious documents that are now causing such a controversy on Capitol Hill. Many Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee as well as others in Congress, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are calling for Nunes’ resignation, or recusal from any further role in the House committee’s investigation of the Trump campaign’s contacts with the Russians and the issues relating to the President’s Twitter-announced claim that President Obama ordered wiretaps on Trump Tower. Related video One theory on Trump incidental collection Nunes should seriously consider stepping aside, as his own actions have now become the center of an ever-widening and distracting controversy. Though at this point there is no evidence that the chairman acted illegally, the country has the right to expect far more circumspect behavior from the chairman of the House committee in charge of America’s secrets.  It’s a little late for him to be learning that secrecy is paramount in the business of investigating the intelligence community. The missteps of Nunes and the inappropriate tweets of the President appear to be drawing both men into the dark fantasies of Trump opponents across the country.  One lesson they both should have learned by now is that the denizens of America’s spy apparatus are nicknamed “spooks” for good reason.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Devin Nunes", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170328060000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/28/opinions/why-nunes-should-step-down-callan/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "733828827", "sentence": "Ivanka Trump stood up and clapped alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife as North and South Korean athletes entered the 2018 Winter Olympics’ closing ceremony. President Donald Trump’s daughter is leading the US delegation at the ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The North Korean athletes waved their own flag alongside South Korean athletes and their flag. During the opening ceremony, athletes from the North and South marched with the flag of a unified Korean peninsula. CNN’s Paula Hancocks says she only spotted a few unified flags during the closing ceremony. By contrast, during the opening ceremony, Vice President Mike Pence remained seated as the North and South Korean athletes entered the stadium. Ivanka Trump is on a four-day visit to South Korea. Trump met privately with the South Korean President to brief him on economic sanctions against North Korea that the White House released Friday. “Trump delivered a personal message to President Moon from President Trump about today’s North Korea related sanctions announcement at a small meeting at the Blue House. They also discussed the continued effort on the joint maximum pressure campaign against North Korea,” a senior administration official said in a statement. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the President’s daughter has “been part of the team” as the White House puts pressure on North Korea. “Ivanka Trump has been briefed on this. … She had dinner with President Moon and had a private discussion in advance about this occurring and this has been an interagency process,” Mnuchin said. Trump and husband Jared Kushner’s security clearance status and access to classified information has come under scrutiny in recent weeks. CNN’s Paula Hancocks contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ivanka Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180225140000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/25/politics/ivanka-trump-olympics-closing-ceremony/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "634673578", "sentence": "She used a fake visa 18 years ago to try to cross the US border from Mexico She worries what deportation would do to her relatives, who are \"hoping for a miracle\" The day before she checks in with immigration officials, Francisca Lino gets sick. Migraines cripple her mind. Her stomach churns. She can’t sleep. “My entire body hurts,” she told CNN. Her check-in Tuesday couldn’t have been more excruciating. It marked the first time the 50-year-old mother of six, who lives outside Chicago, had to report to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Donald Trump became President. As her meeting drew near, anxiety mounted. Terror gripped her. She wondered if she’d fall victim to the new administration’s hardline immigration policies, which dramatically expand the power of immigration officers and make clear that no one, including people who otherwise have not broken the law, is safe from deportation. Now that Trump is President, “it worries me,” Lino said. Related article Told to go: What's next for this undocumented mom? Since Trump ordered the changes in January, similar fears have festered as families, lawyers and advocates accustomed to a relatively predictable process have tried to divine how the new rules would affect them. So far, little clarity has emerged. Some immigrants deliberately have skipped their check-ins and gone into hiding. Others have spoken out against the changes and been detained. Some have checked in and been released, as usual. Meantime, Trump supporters have lauded the President for making good on campaign promises to tighten immigration rules to protect American jobs and security. At the break of dawn Tuesday, Lino and her family sat in their kitchen. Everyone else in her household is a US citizen. And every other time Lino has checked in with ICE, she’s been allowed to return to her life – her husband, her children, her church. As on the days of those prior visits with ICE, Lino’s three youngest daughters skipped school Tuesday. They all sat down for breakfast together, the girls munching cereal. Lino and her husband, Diego Lino, sipped coffee. Everyone said they felt a sense of calm. “I don’t feel like anything is going to happen today,” 16-year-old Britzy Lino said. “I feel like we’ll all come home.” But beneath the surface, dread simmered. “It’s just a very heavy feeling. It just feels like something that’s weighing down on me,” Britzy said, recalling her mom’s previous ICE check-ins. “It’s just scary (thinking) that the only person that’s going to walk out is my father, that my mom is going to stay back, and I don’t know anything at the moment because she’s inside and I’m outside, in the waiting room.” If her mom were sent back to her native Mexico, Britzy wouldn’t hesitate, she said. Her mother is her only confidante. She’d move with her. But Lino frets about her three youngest children. Born in Illinois, the two youngest don’t speak Spanish well. It would be hard for them to acclimate to Mexico, she said. In the living room, Lino’s mother-in-law sat alone, terrified her son’s wife would be deported. She could barely speak.  And when she did, tears started rolling down her cheeks. “This makes me so sad,” Maria Burciaga, 62, said. Twelve years ago, when Lino’s case first raised red flags with ICE, she was detained for 28 days. Diego, a healthy man, had a heart attack at work, Burciaga said. Britzy, then 4, sank into depression. “Francisca is a good woman. Her only crime is to come to this country to try to better herself and to help her children in Mexico get ahead. What mother wouldn’t do that? Or what father?” Burciaga said. “I don’t know what is going to happen. The other President would give her a chance. But this one, I don’t know. We are hoping for a miracle.” As she tidied up after breakfast, Lino began to cry. She put on her jacket, grabbed her purse and reading glasses, and headed out the door. Rolling downtown in rush hour, the radio played. The girls focused on their phones.  Then, they fidgeted as the stress of the day lingered in the car. They arrived 90 minutes later at the ICE office, at the busy intersection of Congress Parkway and Clark Street in the Loop. The scene felt strange. Before Lino’s prior visits, her supporters had held news conferences and prayer circles outside the federal building, Lino’s pastor, Emma Lozano, said. Now, security guards asked reporters to turn off their cameras and turn the lenses away from the federal building. Lozano asked Lino to wait for her attorney before walking in. When he arrived, the three of them, plus Lino’s family, went in together. Related article Chicago 'sanctuary church' shelters immigrants, endures hate speech The lawyer had been hopeful about this check-in. “We will walk out of there, no problem,” he told CNN Monday as he prepared for the visit with ICE. “She will not be grabbed by ICE because she has a stay until April 27.” Lino first tried to enter the United States in 1999. She hired a coyote, or human smuggler, who gave her a visa. She didn’t know it was fake, she said. Border agents snagged Lino that time and sent her back. But days later, she tried again and made it all the way to Chicago, where she met and married an American citizen and gave birth to four American children. She is an active member of her church. Soon after they wed, her husband filed paperwork for Lino to obtain a green card. They hired someone to help them file the documents. Lino said that during her final in-person interview, she was told her paperwork didn’t match what she was telling ICE officers. She was immediately detained. Lino was held for four weeks. Since then, her family has lived in fear of getting torn apart – and she has had to check in periodically with ICE. At the federal building in Chicago, about an hour passed before Lino re-emerged through the glass doors. She clapped her hands together, then quickened her step and ran, arms outstretched in joy. “Thank God!” she yelled. “Thanks to all of you!!” “Yes, she could!” a supporter howled. “They gave me a year until I have to come back,” Lino told CNN. “So we’re going to try to fight for my visa.” Relief reigned for five minutes. Then Lino’s lawyer came back. “They called,” Bergin said, “and they said the officer we talked to was filling in, and the main officer in charge of her case wants to talk to her about it, he’s got some information on her case. I don’t know what that means.” Lino grew concerned. Britzy’s eyes filled with tears. The family disappeared back into the building. Less than a half-hour later, Lino was back. “There were changes,” she said. Immigration officers told Lino to return July 11, suitcases packed and plane ticket in hand. In other words, her deportation date is set. Inside the ICE office, Britzy had suffered a panic attack. “I couldn’t breathe,” the teenager told CNN. “I was choked up. I couldn’t talk at all. I just couldn’t breathe. It’s not fair that they do that to us, that they tell us, ‘Oh, you have a year,’ and then they just say, ‘Oh no, you have a few months.’ It’s not fair.” As for what happened Tuesday, this is the Trump administration in action, Bergin said. It wouldn’t have happened under Obama. “The whole point of Obama’s policy was discretion,” Bergin told CNN. “Someone who just has a removal order and has all these kids and husband, they’re all citizens, been here forever, no criminal record, never caused any trouble – they would leave them alone.” ICE had little to say about the apparent mix-up with Lino’s case beyond a broad narrative of her situation. “Francisca Burciaga-Amaro, a Mexican national, was previously deported in 1999 after receiving final orders of removal,” ICE spokeswoman Gail Montenegro said by email. “She later illegally re-entered the United States. On March 7, Burciaga-Amaro reported to the ICE office in Chicago as required and was advised that the reinstatement of her prior order of removal was being enforced.” The agency wouldn’t comment further. Related article Trump's executive orders dramatically expand power of immigration officers Lino said she is committed to showing up when authorities ask her to, that she won’t run or seek sanctuary. But not everyone has her conviction. And given the widespread fear already lingering in immigrant communities, some worry Lino’s experience could have a further chilling effect. “ICE needs to be careful not to turn routine supervised-release visits into a high risk of detention,” said Leon Fresco, who served as deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice’s Office of Immigration Litigation during the Obama administration. “Or it will unwittingly create more fugitives who won’t show up to these visits.” Far from defeated, Lino’s supporters vowed to spend the next four months searching for a way for her to stay. “I’ll keep fighting,” Lino said. “I have to keep fighting. They’re not going to separate me from my family.” Her daughter, the one who says she cannot live without her mom, won’t accept another outcome. “My mom, she’s not leaving,” Britzy said. “She’s not leaving.” CNN’s Rosa Flores reported from Chicago and Michelle Krupa wrote this story from Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration immigration policies", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170308053000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/us/undocumented-mom-immigration-visit-chicago/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "455736515", "sentence": "As Congress heads into a summer recess set to feature intense lobbying, many Democrats have already endorsed the Iran deal. The Planned Parenthood debate is taking some attention away from Republicans' effort to turn up the heat on Democrats on Iran. President Barack Obama is banking on a Democratic firewall to stop Republican efforts to scuttle the Iran nuclear deal, and for now his aggressive campaign to secure his party’s support appears to be paying off. As Congress heads into a summer recess set to feature intense lobbying by both sides, many Democrats have already endorsed the agreement. On Thursday, after Obama gave a fiery speech warning of harsh consequences should Congress vote it down, two more Democrats who were wavering came out in support: Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. Republicans have scheduled a mid-September vote on a resolution to reject the Iran deal, which is expected to pass, and have eyed the August recess as the time to build up public pressure against the agreement. But with the latest string of Democrats coming out in favor of the deal, it is growing increasingly difficult for Republicans in the House and Senate to secure the votes they need – 44 and 13 respectively – from Democrats to help them override the veto Obama’s promised. Even the announcement Thursday night by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, slated to become the Democratic leader in the next Senate, might not be enough to slow the White House’s momentum. READ: McConnell vows full debate on Iran, promises no government shutdown He’s the most influential Democrat to come out in opposition to the deal, a stance long sought by the agreement’s opponents, many of whom are his constituents. But the decision to make his position public on the heels of a string of endorsements was being seen in the White House as a signal that it has a veto-proof number of supporters and it was safe for Schumer to oppose the deal without jeopardizing the President’s agenda. “We’re very confident that we can hold that veto, with the Democratic Caucus in the House and also the Senate,” Ben Rhodes, the President’s deputy national security advisor, told CNN on Wednesday. In the House, the list of Democrats publicly opposing the deal is relatively short so far. It does, however, include a handful in senior positions – New York’s Steve Israel, Nita Lowey and, as of Thursday night, Eliot Engel among them, though House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has endorsed the deal. The resistance from members of the President’s party comes chiefly from those representing districts with significant Jewish constituencies, many of whom are fiercely opposed to the administration’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Republicans, however, are hopeful that Schumer’s voice of opposition combined with that of some key House Democrats from Schumer’s home state, could serve as a major influence on the roughly dozen or so undecided Senate Democrats. In addition, New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez, the former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has made it clear he has a host of problems with the deal and is expected to vote with Republicans. Maryland’s Ben Cardin, current Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member and currently undecided, is another important vote. Related video Obama: Nuclear material doesn't 'hide in the closet' There are “a couple of – maybe three – key senators on the Democratic side that, depending on which way they go, will sway a number of others,” said Tennessee Republican Bob Corker, current chairman of the Senate Foreign Committee, though he declined to name them. For now, the volume of support House and Senate Democrats are giving the White House some momentum heading into the summer break, though Schumer’s announcement could through a wrench into the works. During the recess, outside groups opposed to the deal will be pouring tens of millions of dollars into campaign-style efforts to sway wavering Democrats and shape public opinion to ramp up pressure around the fall debate in Congress. They will be broadcasting ads, sending out mailings and visiting members’ home-state offices. Republicans, for their part, had planned to focus their August message on the dangers of approving the deal with Iran, seeing town hall meetings with constituents as an opportunity to gin up opposition as was done in similar settings against Obamacare. But a series of videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of fetal tissue has triggered a new controversy over federal funding for the non-profit group. The conservative base is ramping up a campaign of its own to push GOP leaders not to approve any government funding bills that include federal money for Planned Parenthood. That debate is taking some attention away from Republicans’ effort to turn up the heat on Democrats, who are themselves using the August break to argue that the GOP fight on the spending bill could lead to another government shutdown. READ: Washington battle rages over Iran nuclear deal To counter the anti-deal effort in whatever shape it takes, the White House is keeping in close touch with undecided members and pledging they will have an open line to the President even as he heads off for a two-week vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. One concern for the administration with several weeks to go is the many Democrats who have told CNN they could hold out right until the vote is called. For Democrats who are already deeply skeptical that the Iranian government is committed to implementing the agreement, any signal from leaders in Tehran that undermines the deal during that time could jeopardize efforts to win their support. And Schumer’s opposition now coming weeks before the vote could provide cover for any who worried about breaking with their party. Several of those asked about the deal in recent days have indicated they still aren’t ready to speak out. “I’ve got work to do,” Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri told reporters after Wednesday’s classified briefing, saying she had a series of calls lined up with top diplomats to press them to resolve some outstanding concerns. “I’m doing my due diligence,” Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, another Democrat wrestling with how to vote, told CNN. Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said he has attended briefings led by administration officials but is also setting up his own sessions with outside experts to give him additional analysis. “I’m about a third of the way through the process.” Obama took one last parting shot before leaving Washington, hitting critics of the deal hard in a speech Wednesday. He put the decision facing members in this vote on a par with the vote to go to war with Iraq. He insisted blocking the deal would result in a march to war. Though much of his attack was directed at Republicans – he accused them of making “common cause” with hardliners in Tehran chanting “Death to America” – it’s unclear whether the President’s sharpened message will backfire with those Democrats that he most needs to convince. Though at least five House Democrats and three senators have come out in support of Obama since his speech, others are taking a more equivocal stance. “I voted against the Iraq war. I do not see a comparison between this vote and the Iraq vote,” Cardin, who is still evaluating the deal, said on Thursday. Corker predicted that some of the Democrats still making up their minds would be alienated by the Obama’s words. “It probably infuriated some of the people that are on the bubble on the Democratic side of the aisle that are really trying to make up their mind,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150807000000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/06/politics/democrats-senate-house-iran-deal-vote/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "657674909", "sentence": "Rubio said obstruction of justice from a president would be more than problematic He vouched for Comey's character Florida Sen. Marco Rubio warned Sunday about the “cloud” of questions surrounding Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election that is hanging over the White House and pledged to provide the public with answers. “This cloud is impacting everything else,” Rubio said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think the White House would acknowledge that.” Rubio’s comments add to the chorus of prominent Republicans saying questions about contacts between associates of President Donald Trump and Russians, in addition to the controversy surrounding Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey earlier this month, are impeding the Republican agenda. Rubio, who sits on the Senate intelligence committee, said he would refrain from taking a “firm position” until the committee finishes its investigation and issues a report. A report in The New York Times this week, confirmed by CNN and other outlets, said Comey kept records of his interactions with Trump, including a memo documenting Trump’s request that the FBI drop an investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn. Asked by anchor Jake Tapper whether Trump’s reported request would constitute obstruction of justice, Rubio responded in general terms. “If any president tries to impede an investigation – any president, no matter who it is – by interfering with the FBI, yes that would be problematic. Not just problematic, it would be obviously, you know, a potential obstruction of justice that people have to make a decision on – any president,” Rubio said. “That said, we don’t know if that’s what happened here.” Rubio stressed repeatedly that the investigation shouldn’t be “litigated” in the press and declined to weigh in on numerous reports, including those about Comey’s memos and Trump’s comments with Russian officials behind closed doors. “I’m not disputing the press accounts, but I am also not going to accept them,” Rubio said, adding that intelligence panel would gather its own evidence and ideally Comey’s memos. The committee announced Friday that Comey would testify in a public hearing after Memorial Day, and Rubio said he would ask Comey to verify reports about his memos. “Did he keep these memos?” Rubio said he would ask. “What did those memos say, and why did he write it, and how did he feel? Did he ever feel like he was being put in a position where he couldn’t do his job?” Rubio stood up for Comey’s character, saying that while the former FBI director wasn’t perfect, he was a “patriotic, hardworking American.” California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, said Sunday that he is looking forward to Comey’s public testimony and put forward a similar line of questioning in an interview on the program. “Was he being pressured by the President to drop any part of the investigation?” Schiff said he would like to hear lawmakers ask Comey. Schiff also hailed the “superb choice” of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to head up a federal investigation into alleged collusion between Trump campaign aides and Russia. He tamped down the idea that congressional investigations would be “diminished” by the special counsel’s probe. “At the end of Bob Mueller’s investigation, if he makes a decision not to bring any charges, he’s not likely to say a word about that decision,” Schiff said. “It’s going to fall to the Congress to explain what we found and what we didn’t. … We have very different responsibilities, and both I think are enormously important.” Some members of Congress predict otherwise. South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham said Thursday that he believes “Congress’ ability to conduct investigations of all things Russia has been severely limited, probably in an appropriate fashion” because of Mueller’s appointment. The Republican senator is leading an investigation as the head of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the outgoing chairman of the House oversight committee, said on ABC’s “This Week” that he had not yet spoken with Comey, but expected they would talk Monday. Chaffetz, who plans to leave Congress in June, said Tuesday on Twitter that he had his “subpoena pen ready” if needed to obtain Comey’s memos. He also said he scheduled a hearing with Comey on FBI independence for Wednesday even though he hadn’t talked with him about it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170521154500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/politics/marco-rubio-senate-intelligence/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "599125033", "sentence": "Young lawmakers express disappointment in ruling, say they will appeal They were disqualified after China's intervention into the judicial process Two young lawmakers disqualified by Hong Hong’s High Court from the city’s legislature have vowed to appeal the judgment. The court on Tuesday disqualified lawmakers Sixtus “Baggio” Leung and Yau Wai-ching in the wake of an intervention by China that critics said undermined Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy. Leung and Yau said at a press conference Tuesday night that the court’s decision reflected how elections in the semi-autonomous city were “meaningless.” Leung expressed his disappointment at the ruling. “The system we believed in – that we see as protection for Hong Kong people – is very fragile,” he said. Leung and Yau inserted curse words into their oaths of office and displayed flags bearing the words “Hong Kong is not China” during a ceremony in October. Last week, China’s top ruling body waded into the dispute, invoking a rarely used power to decree that taking the oath in a “dishonest, ungraceful manner is also a refusal to the oath, and it shall be void.” The court also ruled Tuesday that Leung’s and Yau’s oaths were “invalid and void and have no legal effect” and that they could not retake them. Their seats were ruled vacant. The intervention by China’s National People’s Congress sparked widespread protests and outrage in Hong Kong. Last week, hundreds of lawyers staged a silent march against the ruling, which they said undermines the city’s judicial independence. Related gallery How has Hong Kong changed since the Umbrella Movement? Alan Leong, a former lawmaker and co-founder of the Civic Party, denounced the move as “completely unnecessary.” He warned that any threats to the city’s rule of law could be disastrous for its international reputation. “I’m sure ratings agencies like Moody’s are watching closely and will downgrade Hong Kong again,” Leong told CNN. In March, the ratings agency changed its outlook on Hong Kong from stable to negative. Eddie Chu, who was elected to office at the same time as Leung and Yau, said the ruling “threatens to undermine the very foundations of Hong Kong’s prosperity.” Many pro-Beijing groups have seen the decision against the pair as an opportunity to unseat other pro-democracy legislators. Last week, a representative for the Voice of Loving Hong Kong, a pressure group, filed a writ with the High Court seeking to challenge the legitimacy of 11 other lawmakers, according to the South China Morning Post. Chu, who is named in the case, told CNN he will try and stay in the legislature. “But if I am ejected I will keep fighting,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's intervention in Hong Kong's judicial process", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161115084500", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/15/asia/hong-kong-youngspiration-judicial-review/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "519179646", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Douglas A. Ollivant, a senior fellow at New America, served as director for Iraq at the National Security Council during the Bush and Obama administrations. He is managing partner of Mantid International LLC, a consulting firm that has business interests in the south of Iraq, including security, defense and aerospace clients. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. ISIS' strategy of creating a political entity on the ground makes it vulnerable to airpower and conventional armies, says Douglas A. Ollivant But the larger violent Salafist movement will be largely unfazed, he says The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, as an organized military force in Iraq and Syria, is losing — even losing badly.  This does not mean the end of ISIS, and we may see organized (as in Libya and Afghanistan) and unorganized (as in Paris and San Bernardino) bands carrying the ISIS label and banner for some time yet. But these will be a mere echo (and perhaps even a mockery) of the force that carried out the shocking seizure of terrain in Iraq, threatening even Baghdad, a year and a half ago.  However, the end of ISIS does not mean the end of Islamic extremism, and we should expect to see a resurgence of al Qaeda and its affiliates, as its splinter rival begins its death spiral. Simply put, despite its quite impressive debut on the international stage, ISIS is out of its league.  By trying to bring about the “caliphate” as a tangible entity, it has given its opponents, both local and international, a fixed target to strike. The territory it controls in Iraq and Syria is now being attacked from the southeast by the Iraqi Army and Hashd al Shabi popular mobilization units (militia units of varying loyalites, mostly Shia Arab), from the northeast by the KDPand PUK Peshmerga (militias of the two ruling parties in Iraqi Kurdistan)  forces, from the northwest by the Syrian YPG (People’s Protection Units) Kurdish forces, and from the southwest — at least nominally — by the Syrian regime and its Iranian/Russian allies. Further, all the Iraqi forces (save the Hashd) are being supported by U.S. airpower, the Syrian forces by Russian airpower, and the YPG forces by both.  In Iraq, two major cities have been reclaimed from ISIS (Tikrit and Ramadi), in addition to a number of significant towns.  In December, the Iraqi defense minister stated that ISIS control of Iraqi territory was down from 40% at its height to only 17% then. While no cities have yet been reclaimed on the Syrian side of the border, ISIS continues to lose territory, with the coalition in January claiming about a 20% reduction. ISIS’ enemies are far closer to their “capital” of Raqqa then they were six months ago. So long as ISIS (or its predecessors, the Islamic State in Iraq and al Qaeda in Iraq) remained in the shadows as a terrorist group, and stuck to its core competencies of assassination and suicide bombs, it was very difficult to find and root out, subject only to intelligence-driven raids by the commandos of the Joint Special Operations Command (Delta Force and SEAL Team 6, mostly). But ISIS’ strategy of creating a political entity on the ground has also made it vulnerable to both airpower and conventional armies, while–as events of the last 24 hours show–it is still subject to JSOC kill/capture operations. So while the implementation of the U.S. strategy has been scandalously slow, it is now clearly demonstrating its effectiveness. So long as ISIS (or its predecessors, the Islamic State in Iraq and al Qaeda in Iraq) remained in the shadows as a terrorist group, and stuck to its core competencies of assassination and car bombs, it was very difficult to find and root out.  But ISIS’ strategy of creating a political entity on the ground has made it vulnerable to both airpower and conventional armies.  And while the implementation of the U.S. strategy has been scandalously slow, it is now clearly demonstrating its effectiveness. Iraqi Army forces are moving to Mosul, already nearly surrounded on the northern side by Kurdish forces, while the Hashd are clearing the more rural areas west of Samarra/Tikrit and south of Mosul.  The liberation of Mosul is no longer in doubt. An optimistic timeline would have the operation occurring this summer, a pessimistic timeline next spring.  But its eventual outcome is as close to certainty as exists.  When tens of thousands of troops, supported by U.S. airpower, mass against a few thousand defenders, it is clear how that story ends, militarily. And we are already seeing ISIS react to this eventuality.  Late last month, we saw ISIS return to its terrorist roots and launch suicide bombs into the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.  In so doing, ISIS is demonstrating its weakness and regressing from a military force back to a terrorist one. What will be the mass appeal of a group that seized terrain, but then couldn’t hold it? Douglas Ollivant ISIS has overreached, and in so doing, has demonstrated that the longer-term strategy of its parent and rival, al Qaeda, is the more prudent one.  While there will no doubt be true believers who stay with the organization, what will be the mass appeal of a group that seized terrain, but then couldn’t hold it?  Yes, the ISIS affiliates in Libya and Afghanistan are doing quite well, operating as satellites of ISIS central.  Any steps that can be taken at reasonable cost to defeat these affiliates should be.  But what will be their raison d’etre when there is no longer a center around which to orbit? Related article Is ISIS going broke? The defeat of ISIS will by no means mean the death of violent Salafist extremism, and we should expect the bulk of ISIS’ survivors to defect to al Qaeda or other Salafist groups, rather than renounce the violent movement in its entirety. There will be a natural temptation to declare victory when ISIS no longer controls terrain — and this will be a significant milestone, denying funds to the larger movement and liberating captured persons from ISIS’ control, violence and indoctrination.  But the larger violent Salafist movement will be largely unfazed, and perhaps in some ways strengthened by the disappearance of ISIS. And until the world is prepared to address the root causes of violent Salafism’s appeal – the Wahhabi/Salafist ideology of hate, the authoritarian nature of most Arab states that denies nonviolent outlets, the lack of economic prospects, all magnified by the coming youth bulge — we should expect another version, though perhaps very different in style, of ISIS to emerge from the aftermath. Note: This article has been updated with a new report of U.S. airstrikes against targets believed connected to ISIS’ program of chemical weapons. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160308231500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/opinions/isis-is-losing-the-war-opinion-ollivant/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "671185882", "sentence": "The US led coalition has begun planning for an internal security force of local recruits that could \"hold\" Raqqa once military operations are over About 20 percent of the city has been taken back by SDF fighters US backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pushing into Raqqa on two fronts are now less than three miles apart from each other, but it could still be weeks if not months before they are able to fully liberate ISIS’s once self-declared capital, according to a US defense official directly familiar with the status of the fight. Nonetheless, the US-led coalition has begun planning for an internal security force of local recruits that could “hold” Raqqa once military operations are over. As of now only about 20 percent of the city has been taken back by SDF fighters, the official said. Shortly after entering the city area several days ago, the SDF encountered significant ISIS opposition and since then there has “not been considerable progress,” the official said. These SDF forces are pushing in from both the west and east, the official said. Additional SDF forces are attempting to move in from the north. While the overall 55,000-man SDF force is made up of about half Arab and half Kurdish forces, the units operating in and around Raqqa are 80 percent Arab, in keeping up with the ethnic makeup of the area. Progress has been made in the northeastern sector of the old city area. After SDF breached the old city wall they were able to move about 1,500 feet past the wall into two foothold areas in the old city. US officials have said it’s not clear at this point how many civilians or ISIS fighters are still inside Raqqa but overhead imagery has confirmed ISIS has laid booby traps and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as it has done in other areas. If and when Raqqa is liberated, the question of who holds onto it, and the potential role of the Syrian regime and Russia forces in Syria is not clear, according to officials. But the SDF and the coalition are now planning for the establishment of the equivalent of a police force made up of local recruits. Related article US risks being dragged into regional war with Iran in Syria “We’re already starting to work on something that’s called the Raqqa Internal Security Force,” Canadian Armed Forces Brigadier General D.J. Anderson, director of partner force development, told Pentagon reporters. “This will be locals that will work for the Raqqa Council. So it’ll work for local governance, and they’ll be ready to establish that policing function, if you will, that safety and security element”. But taking Raqqa back will not be the end of ISIS in Syria. US officials have long said they have intelligence showing hundreds of ISIS fighters have fled Raqqa in recent months into the Euphrates River Valley, including some top leaders and those running communications and ISIS efforts to build and deploy chemicals and conventional weapons, such as roadside bombs.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-led coalition", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170707160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/07/politics/syria-raqqa-isis-us/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "747318946", "sentence": "The images could not have provided a greater contrast. At one point on the globe, a nation’s leader in military fatigues, overseeing its largest display of naval power ever, and in waters that are at the heart of a regional territorial dispute. At another, a besieged president waylaid by seemingly endless domestic turmoil and under pressure from the international community bracing for the fallout from Friday’s US-led punitive strike on Syria. If the images demonstrate anything at all, it could be that as America’s commander-in-chief’s focus is split, China’s has a singular aim. For Xi Jinping, his destroyer carving through the South China Sea, there was only one unmistakable message transmitted to the world: It’s China First. The singlemindedness of Xi’s strategy to expand China’s influence and reach contrasts sharply with the ever-shifting stance of US President Donald Trump, who came to power declaring his administration would put America first. But at home, he faces a tough task pushing through his agenda and the special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling is casting a shadow over his presidency. And abroad, he is facing some of the most complex foreign policy challenges that even administrations with little instability would find difficult to parse. China’s Xi recently solidified his power grab, effectively becoming president for life. Observers regard the Communist Party’s ability to have one cohesive approach to the country’s economic and political future a foregone conclusion, something that sets it apart from democracies that swing across the political spectrum during election cycles and often introduce administrations who run counter to their predecessors. “What’s different with Xi is you have one-man rule with a man who seems very strategically astute, especially compared to the guy who is occupying the White House right now, or at least, that’s the perception of some of us in smaller countries,” said Richard Heydarian,  Assistant Professor in international affairs and political science at De La Salle University, Philippines. With China’s continued rise, countries in the Asia Pacific, many of them traditional allies of the US, are having to recalibrate their relationships and their policies to factor in not only Washington’s inconsistencies, but also a more aggressive Beijing. “We may have a post-American order where America is no longer at the top,” Heydarian told CNN. Trump’s presidency “has provided an incentive for other powers to step up and if they combine their GDPs and their military prowess, they will be able to match that of China.” Related article China or the US? Australia's tricky balancing act Heydarian pointed to Japan, saying that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using threats of abandonment by America to explain to the Japanese people why they needed to become a ‘normal country’ again - one with the ability to declare war or use force to settle international disputes. “If Abe manages to stay in power, I think we may finally see Japan be a normal power and then not only will it stand up to the US, it will also be a major force to be reckoned with, because of its economic strength too.” On Friday, Trump announced he had given the order for US forces to strike the Syrian regime for a suspected chemical attack that is said to have killed dozens of civilians last weekend. Trump began the week by vowing a tough response, a “big price to pay,” and blamed both Russia and Iran for protecting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, vetoing punitive measures at the United Nations and providing military support on the ground. But it was only several days before the news of the chemical attack emerged that Trump had declared his intent to withdraw US troops from Syria within six months. Now, that deadline appears to be in question. He has a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to prepare for. That is expected now to take place either in late May or early June. He is also dealing with an FBI investigation into Russian interference during the US presidential elections in 2016. Things are far more stable for Xi. “China is able to send out a consistent message that it is a powerful country, it is able to project this in a coordinated manner and show leadership, while the Trump foreign policy is rather confused,” said Zhang Baohui, a professor of political science at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. “People wonder does Trump have an Asia strategy, many of the US allies worry that he will never have a clear, consistent Asia strategy and if he is interested in actually making that happen. That’s probably to China’s advantage as well.” Related article With Sri Lankan port acquisition, China adds another 'pearl' to its 'string' Over time, say analysts, China’s primacy in the region will be unquestioned, and it may be too late for American power to challenge it. “If China doesn’t have internal chaos, China will establish regional primacy,” says Zhang. He says if Trump wants to counter this, he should “pursue a more consistent set of military and economic policies to compete with China.” Right now, the US military has three aircraft carriers in Pacific waters. And while the US military has remained focused on hemming in China’s ambition in the South China Sea while maintaining readiness in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat, Trump’s burgeoning international trade disagreements differ sharply with China’s economic approach. The One Belt One Road initiative involves China pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into construction projects across Asia, Europe and Africa, but critics say that it also comes at a tremendous cost for the nations hosting the projects, with not only financial hardship, but also the expectation that it will align politically with China on international matters. “As long as China maintains high economic growth, the power transition will be unavoidable. If everyone depends on exports to China then China has a lot of influence no matter who is president,” said Zhang. “It’s hard for the US to compete,” he said. “China has more resources, the US really has no money to be able to do that.” In his first week in office Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a deal that would have slashed tariffs for American imports and exports with the other countries involved. On Thursday, he directed his advisers to look at re-entering the negotiations. But the other countries in the pact, including Australia and Japan, have moved forward on the trade agreement, recently signing the TPP-11, which didn’t include the United States. Trump is reconsidering his stance on the behemoth trans-Pacific trade deal as he inches closer to a trade war with China. Critics of the President’s decision to pull the US from the deal have argued that the US would have more leverage in a trade dispute with China if the US had remained in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Trump has given more ability to the Pentagon to challenge China in the South China Sea, but in economic terms he has completely reversed the roles of the US and China,” said Heydarian. “When Trump doesn’t put any economic initiatives on the table and the Chinese do, it really makes it look like the future belongs to China.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180413183000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/china-trump-xi-expansion-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "645111905", "sentence": "Haley said the US is calling Russia and Iran out Tillerson plans to visit Russia next week US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said nothing “is off the table” when it comes to imposing tougher sanctions on Russia and Iran in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN. “We’re calling (Russia and Iran) out,” Haley told “State of the Union” anchor Jake Tapper. “But I don’t think anything is off the table at this point. I think what you’re going to see is strong leadership. You’re going to continue to see the United States act when we need to act.” Haley’s comments came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told lawmakers he would look into stepping up sanctions on both countries, whose leadership supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who US officials say is responsible for a chemical weapons attack against civilians last week. In response to that attack, President Donald Trump ordered a US military strike against a Syrian air base where the attack is thought to have originated. Haley: No political solution in Syria with Assad in power But the Russians are denying that Assad had anything to do with the chemical attack. A spokesman for the Russian defense ministry said the US had no proof of chemical weapons at the air base. Haley disagreed, telling Tapper that the US government has evidence. “What we’ve seen is, you know, in our meetings this week, we were told of the evidence,” she said. “We saw the evidence. The President saw the evidence. All of that is naturally classified. And I’m sure when they can declassify that, they will.” Haley also reiterated her warning at the UN the day after the US strike. “I was trying to give warning and notice to the members of the Security Council and the international community that (Trump) won’t stop here,” she said Sunday, adding. “If he needs to do more, he will do more.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is visiting Moscow this week to meet with his Russian counterparts, said Sunday he plans to ask them about their commitment to ensuring Syria has no chemical weapons. “Yes, that will part of the discussions when I visit Moscow next week is to call upon Foreign Minister (Sergey) Lavrov and the Russian government to fulfill the obligation it made to the international community when it agreed to be the guarantor of the elimination of the chemical weapons,” he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.” “And why Russia has not been able to achieve that is unclear to me. I don’t draw conclusions of complicity at all, but clearly they’ve been incompetent and perhaps they’ve just simply been out-maneuvered by the Syrians.” Haley echoed his comments in somewhat harsher tones on “State of the Union.” Asked whether she thought Russia was trying to help Assad cover up the use of chemical weapons, Haley said either Moscow knew Assad had weapons that would be used or they were “played for fools by Assad and kept in the dark.” “So they now have to answer for this,” she said. “How can they with a straight face cover for Assad, because if they’re covering for Assad, then what are they really saying? They’re saying by covering for Assad that they knew that it was there, or they were incompetent by having chemical weapons there in the first place. US envoy Nikki Haley says Syria regime change is ‘inevitable’ “There’s a lot of answers that need to come from Russia,” Haley said, adding that she thought some of those answers would come during Tillerson’s meeting in Moscow. Later on “State of the Union,” Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey rebuked Haley’s call for regime change, saying that would require a major military effort on the part of the US. “When the Trump administration uses the words regime change, they are talking about a military effort to remove Assad,” Markey told Tapper. “And that would mean putting American young men and women on the ground in battlefield conditions in order to accomplish that goal. I don’t think there’s any appetite in the United States for a massive additional military presence.” Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, said Sunday that he saw the situation as a “great opportunity” for Russia. “Well this is part of the problem in Syria, is Russia’s sponsorship of this murderous regime,” McMaster said on “Fox News Sunday.” “And so we would want to appeal rationally to Russia – this is a great opportunity for the Russia leadership to re-evalute what they’re doing. Why they’re supporting a regime that commits mass murder against its own people.” Meanwhile, Syrian state media reported Sunday that Russia and Iran are drawing red lines after the US strike. “We will respond strongly to any aggression on Syria,” the two Syrian allies said in a joint statement that flashed in a banner on Syrian state television. “Russia and Iran will not allow America to dominate the world.” The Kremlin also issued a statement Sunday on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s discussion of the situation in Syria by phone. They said the US actions against a sovereign state violatied international law and called for an objective, unbiased investigation of all the circumstances of the chemical weapons incident, the statement said. Syria has resumed operations from the base since the attack, CNN has reported. Speaking on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham didn’t mince words about the message Assad might be sending. “Here’s what I think Assad’s telling Trump by flying from this base: ‘FU,’” Graham said. Graham called that a “serious mistake.” “[I]f you’re an adversary of the United States, and you don’t worry about what Trump may do on any given day, then you’re crazy,” he said. CNN’s Hamdi Alkhshali and Merieme Arif in Atlanta contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170409150000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/09/politics/russia-rex-tillerson-nikki-haley-cnntv/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "748128071", "sentence": "Russian hackers are trying to gain access to the devices that control the flow of internet traffic, the US and UK warned Monday in an alert for organizations and individuals worldwide. Though the governments are not sure how many devices have been compromised by the hackers nor what the objective is, the targeting affects millions of devices globally, US officials said on a call with reporters Monday morning. “Once you own the router, you own the traffic traversing the router,” chief Homeland Security cyber official Jeanette Manfra said, calling it a “fairly broad campaign” that is not targeting any sector in particular. “It’s a tremendous weapon in the hands of an adversary,” echoed the FBI’s Howard Marshall, the deputy assistant director of the cyber division. The joint missive was the first time the US and UK governments have teamed up to put out such an alert. The warning says malicious Russian hackers have been targeting network infrastructure devices – the types of devices that most internet traffic travels through, such as routers – since 2015. Officials said they had “high confidence” that the Russian government was behind the campaign. Following the US-UK alert, Australian government issued a statement joining its allies in “expressing concern at the malicious cyber activity targeting commercially available routers around the world.” “This attempt by Russia is a sharp reminder that Australian businesses and individuals are constantly targeted by malicious state and non-state actors, and we must maintain rigorous cyber security practices,” Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Angus Taylor said. Speaking Tuesday in Canberra, Australia’s Defense Minister Marise Payne said up to 400 businesses in that country may also have been targeted by the campaign, but she added authorities did not believe “there has been any exploitation of significance.” Related article 2016 Presidential Campaign Hacking Fast Facts Network infrastructure devices make particularly attractive targets as they are the nexus for massive amounts of internet traffic and tend to be maintained far less diligently than the devices that people use every day, like computers and mobile devices. According to the UK-US alert, hackers have been scanning devices broadly on the internet and attempting to trick them into giving up login credentials, or trying default passwords, which then allow the hackers to control the devices. While the focus of the alert is how individuals and businesses, from the home office to large enterprises, can protect themselves from the attack, the goal was also calling out Russia’s bad behavior, officials said. “Our focus today is twofold. One: continuing the pressure campaign on nations that exploit others on the Internet. And two: Encourage industry to secure the devices we depend on,” White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce said. Related article Dems directly appeal to House Speaker Paul Ryan on election hacking Ciaran Martin, CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, called it “a very significant moment as we hold Russia to account and we improve our cyber defenses at the same time.” Martin said the attacks could be designed for spying, stealing intellectual property or possibly “prepositioning for use in times of heightened tension.” No sanctions or penalties were announced Monday, and the alert is unrelated to expected sanctions on Russia in coming days, though Joyce reiterated that “all elements of US power are available to push back” on such hacking efforts.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian hackers", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180416203000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/politics/russian-hackers-network-devices-alert/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "616064326", "sentence": "North Korea has threatened to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile \"at any time\" Pyongyang has never successfully tested such technology before While the US has said it would shoot down any North Korean missile that posed a threat, don’t expect to see Pyongyang’s next launch blasted out of the sky. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on January 9 that if launches do not pose a risk to the US or an ally, “it may be more to our advantage… to gather intelligence from the flight.” In his new year’s address, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said the country had “entered the final stages of preparation for the test launch” of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could threaten the US mainland. In early January, Pyongyang upped the threat, saying it could launch such a missile “at any time and anywhere.” The US and other observers “can learn a lot” from any missile test, said Tal Inbar, a North Korea expert at the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies. “We can analyze the trajectory and conclude some insight about the power of the engines and the amount of fuel, and estimate the potential range of the missile.” If it is possible to retrieve the missile or rocket from the sea, as South Korea did in February last year, Inbar said there “is a wealth of intelligence in such debris.” He added that it was generally unwise to shoot down any missile that does not pose a threat as not only would you lose the ability to examine the missile and its flight, “if you try and shoot it down and miss, that’s a huge PR embarrassment.” Despite repeated claims about its capability to strike at the US mainland, North Korea has never successfully tested an ICBM, and experts have cast doubt on how close Pyongyang is to having the technology to even attempt it. Even the country’s mid-range missile – the Musudan – “barely works,” according to aerospace and rocket expert John Schilling, “exploding in seven out of eight tests so far.” Pyongyang’s purported ICBMs, Schilling wrote in a report in December, “don’t exist, except as parade mock-ups and engineering test articles.” “When they are completed, they will require years of flight testing to reach operational status, with no doubt many more catastrophic failures,” he said. Inbar disagreed, saying all the evidence points to the country’s ICBMs being “real missiles and a real threat.” “But the question remains of what would be the reliability of a missile that has never flown before,” he said. He added that Pyongyang may be loathe to test such a missile as doing so would deplete its arsenal of a weapon that is complex and expensive to build. According to North Korean state media, the country last year successfully tested engines for launching ICBMs, including a solid-fuel rocket engine that would allow a missile to be launched quickly with little forewarning. It has also carried out multiple submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) tests and, according to US intelligence, “probably” possesses the capability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead for placing on an ICBM. Experts say North Korea has been using its space program – which Pyongyang claims is peaceful – to covertly test this technology. In February 2016, the North said it successfully launched a satellite into space, but a senior US defense official told CNN the satellite was “tumbling in orbit” and “incapable of functioning in any useful way.” According to a report by the Arms Control Association, all North Korean satellite launches have used rockets that “employed low-thrust engines in the upper stages, which would not provide sufficient power if the rocket were to fly on a ballistic missile trajectory.” Like Schilling, the report cast doubts on the viability of North Korea’s ICBM technology, pointing out that of the two missiles shown off in public “neither has been flight-tested, and North Korea has not developed and tested a re-entry vehicle capable of withstanding the thermal and mechanical rigors of re-entry into the atmosphere at ICBM velocities.” While North Korea may not be on the verge of launching an ICBM, this does not mean Pyongyang isn’t capable of causing absolute devastation. The country has a growing nuclear stockpile, as well as up to 5,000 metric tons of chemical weapons, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). Last year saw a marked uptick in mid-range missile tests, of the type that could strike Tokyo or Seoul, home to a combined 23 million people, as well as tens of thousands of US troops. While Washington and Seoul are working to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) in South Korea, its future under a Donald Trump presidency is uncertain. Jeffrey Lewis, director of the US-based East Asia Nonproliferation Program, told CNN last year that North Korean simultaneous missile testing seemed to indicate it was trying to find a way to bypass THAAD’s defenses. Developments in Pyongyang’s SLBM systems also pose a threat to its neighbors, as missiles launched from underwater are far harder to detect. While the danger posed by ICBMs may be overstated, North Korea’s conventional and nuclear threat to its neighbors is profound, and may be why Trump is left with few options other than sitting down with Kim Jong Un. If North Korea is hoping for just such a meeting, as some analysts have argued, Inbar said it is “logical to assume” that Kim will want to test an ICBM as soon as possible. “What he will put on the table will be the basis for the negotiations, (so Kim) has to show his cards,” he said. “If he is ready from a technical point of view, I would expect to see a launch soon.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170111113000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/11/asia/north-korea-missile-threat/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "684089062", "sentence": "If you knew anything about Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, it was that he was going to build a wall  on our southern border– and that Mexico was going to pay for it. Over and over again he said just that; it was consistently his biggest applause line in a stump speech packed with applause lines. Here’s the thing: Mexico was never planning to pay for the wall. No deal had been cut by Trump with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. And now Trump – backed into a corner by his own rhetoric – is threatening to shut down the federal government unless the Republican-led Congress authorizes some money for the wall. The logical impossibility of explaining that position was on full display Thursday when White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders took questions from reporters for the first time in three weeks. Let’s go through the four times she was asked directly about Mexico paying for the wall and Trump’s government shutdown threat. (A transcript of the full briefing is here.) 1. “The President is committed to making sure this gets done. We know that the wall and other security measures at the border work. We’ve seen that take place over the last decade, and we’re committed to making sure the American people are protected. And we’re going to continue to push forward and make sure that the wall gets built.” Sanders doesn’t say anything about Mexico – probably because there is nothing to say. She also makes no mention – at least in this first answer – of the shutdown and how far Trump is willing to push it to secure wall funding. “We’re going to push forward and make sure that the wall gets built” is saying nothing while trying to appear like you are saying something. 2. “Once again, the President is committed to making sure this happens, and we’re going to push forward.” So, in summary: The President is going to make sure this happens. Also, forward-pushing. 3.  “I certainly don’t think any efforts have been abandoned.” This Sanders response come after a question by CBS’ Major Garrett about whether Trump’s threat to shut down the government over wall funding means he has given up on making Mexico pay for the wall. Her wording is interesting: No “efforts” have been abandoned. The Trump administration then continues to push to make Mexico pay for the wall? How so? When is the last time Trump or someone in his administration spoke to Peña Nieto about paying for the wall? And what was Mexico’s response? Are our efforts paying dividends? Is Mexico more likely to pay for the wall now than they were earlier this year? 4. “Again, this is something the President is committed to. He’s committed to protecting American lives.  And doing that through the border wall is something that’s important. It’s a priority, and we’re moving forward with it.” Sanders has a story – and she’s sticking to it. Trump is committed to building the wall. Things are moving forward. But, the most interesting part of this question-and-answer comes when the reporter presses Sanders on the fact that Trump has stopped saying publicly that Mexico is going to pay for the wall. “He hasn’t said they’re not either,” she retorts. Ahem. To reiterate: Trump spent two years promising at, literally, every rally that he was going to build a wall and Mexico was going to pay for it. Now suddenly, he is issuing a threat to shut down the government unless Congress allocates money to build the wall. And he’s stopped mentioning the whole Mexico-will-pay-for-it thing. Now that reporters are pointing out that obvious change in rhetoric, the best the White House can muster is the delicious double negative that Trump hasn’t not said Mexico is paying for the wall. OK then! The simple fact is that no president can make a sovereign foreign government do something they believe to be disadvantageous for them. Trump can bring pressure to bear on Mexico – particularly in regards trade – to attempt to extract money for the wall from them. But he just can’t make them pay up. Sanders’ answers are part of the White House’s ongoing attempt to cloud that reality. Why? Because, for Trump, that promise to make Mexico pay for the wall was so fundamental to his appeal as a candidate that to openly acknowledge it isn’t going to happen (and never was) is hugely politically problematic. But all of the spin in the world can’t polish this turd of a campaign promise. Sanders knows that. Trump does too.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170825133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/trump-mexico-walls/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "414475447", "sentence": "Suspect Kim Ki-jung was captured after U.S. ambassador was slashed in Seoul Kim had history of anti-U.S. sentiment and sympathies for North Korea The suspect behind the knife attack on the American ambassador to South Korea had a long, troubled history and often blamed the U.S. for tensions in the Korean Peninsula. Kim Ki-Jong, 55, was quickly overpowered and taken into custody after he attacked U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert with a fruit knife Thursday morning. Police say Kim’s motive for the attack was to improve North-South Korean relations and to stop the annual military exercises held jointly by the U.S. and South Korea. Related video U.S. ambassador to South Korea attacked It wasn’t the first time Kim has taken drastic steps to make his point. – In 2010, Kim was given a suspended jail sentence for hurling a concrete block at a Japanese envoy to South Korea, according to the Yonhap news agency. That incident is believed to be the first attack on a foreign ambassador in South Korea. – Kim allegedly harbored sympathies for North Korea, according to Korean media reports. Yonhap reported that Kim had visited North Korea six times between 2006 and 2007, had attempted to erect a memorial for former North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il in Seoul, and once set himself on fire in front of the presidential office. – He was frequently seen at protests, wearing a beret and blaming U.S. policies for straining relations between North and South Korea. Kim was a member of the Korea Council For Reconciliation and Cooperation, which hosted Lippert at the Thursday event where the attack occurred. The group advocates reunification of the Koreas as well as humanitarian aid to North Korea. Kim was one of its 181 members, but wasn’t on the list of those invited for the event, according to police. But he was allowed in because an event staff recognized him from the organization. A witness who was sitting next to Lippert during the attack said Kim was known for having “unpredictable behavior” in the organization. Even though he appeared somewhat disheveled Thursday morning, he was able to enter the event because the staff was familiar with Kim, police said. Immediately after he allegedly slashed the ambassador in the face and arm, Kim was tackled to the floor. As he was transferred to a hospital Kim shouted, “The South Korea-U.S. military drills must stop.” Every year, the United States and South Korea hold joint military drills, which both countries say are defensive and non-provocative in nature. But the exercises also draw criticism from the North Korean regime, which characterize the drills as rehearsals for an attack on the regime. Kim also told South Korean reporters that he had planned the attack for 10 days, and claimed responsibility for burning a U.S. flag at the embassy in the 1980s. A website associated with Kim, displayed a photo of him with protesters holding a sign that read: “Stop war exercises that block North-South Korean dialogue.” The picture was taken at February 24, in front of the U.S. embassy, according to his website. It also contains a picture of an American soldier inside a red crossed-out circle. On Thursday, Kim shouted at reporters, saying that the U.S. was to blame for blocking family reunions of North and South Koreans who have been separated since the Korean War. On the website, he lamented that “the whole atmosphere of the Korean peninsula is freezing up like a frozen soil.” CNN’s KJ Kwon and Paula Hancocks in Seoul contributed to this report, as did CNN’s Judy Kwon and Sol Han from Hong Kong.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. military exercises in South Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150305100000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/asia/ambassador-attack-korea-suspect/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "656210246", "sentence": "US President Donald Trump’s affinity for authoritarian leaders across the globe has been one of the few constants during his chaotic first few months in office. From Russian President Vladimir Putin to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Trump has gone out of his way to lavish praise on some of the world’s most notorious strongmen. On Tuesday, Trump welcomed one of them – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – to the White House. The Turkish leader lands in Washington one month after winning a divisive referendum that critics say will grant Erdogan dictatorial powers back at home. But Trump isn’t shy about cozying up to controversial figures. Earlier this month, he said he’d be “honored” to meet North Korean despot Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances.” That came just weeks after Trump said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was doing a “fantastic job” during an Oval Office meeting. It’s not new for the US to turn a blind eye to totalitarian regimes in the name of political stability. But Trump’s regard for leaders that many consider bad actors goes beyond that. Even before he congratulated Erdogan on the referendum win that will hand him sweeping new powers, Trump’s position on Turkey raised eyebrows. As a candidate, Trump praised Erdogan for his handling of a failed coup attempt despite a major crackdown on perceived opposition figures – including journalists, educators, judges, and members of parliament. During the campaign, Trump also admitted that his family’s business interests in Turkey posed a conflict. And that was before revelations that his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been lobbying for the country. While some analysts say that Trump’s comments are a worrying endorsement of authoritarianism, others suggest it’s more reflective of his focus on fighting terror. “You could see it as a strategy of saying, ‘We’re going to turn a blind eye to the state of your domestic politics, authoritarianism, human-rights abuses, in order to gain more cooperation on areas that matter to America’ – like security issues,” Blaise Misztal, Director of National Security at the Bipartisan Policy Center, told CNN. While Trump may be courting Erdogan as a vital ally in the fight against ISIS, it’s not clear what that will look like in practice – especially when it comes to the US’s most effective proxy force – the Kurds, seen by Turkey as the enemy. Trump recently announced that Washington would provide arms to Syrian Kurds as part of the fight against ISIS, angering Turkey. “In the last 100 days we’ve seen Trump’s frustrations with governing in a democratic system, in trying to get things done,” Misztal says. “If you’re an autocrat, and you hold all the power, you can be much more efficient and effective. That’s the sort of demonstration of power that Trump seems to appreciate.” Over the course of his campaign, Trump broke with long-standing US policy in his repeated praise of Putin. But the US leader has been on record complimenting his Russian counterpart since 2013, when Trump’s Miss Universe pageant was held in Moscow. Since then, Trump has talked about Putin more than 80 times, according to a CNN KFile investigation. “The extent to which he went out of his way to defend Vladimir Putin was astonishing, worrying and unprecedented,” James Nixey, head of the Russia and Eurasia program at UK-based Chatham House, told CNN. Trump’s statements stoked suspicion over his campaign’s possible connection to Russian interference in the election. As such comments began to attract more scrutiny, Trump dialed back his language. And in January, he said he believed Russia was responsible for the hacking of the Democratic National committee. But Trump argued that a good relationship would be beneficial to the US. “If Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset, not a liability, because we have a horrible relationship with Russia,” Trump said in a press conference on January 11. “You can admire Trump’s sentiment, but the devil is in the detail,” Nixey said. “Getting on with the Kremlin and Putin is fine in theory, but difficult in practice. And it requires giving in to what Russia wants, a freer hand in Ukraine and the Middle East, for example.” Trump will meet with Putin for the first time since he took office as part of the G20 summit in Hamburg in July, according to Russian state media. As a candidate, Trump did not hesitate to bash China. Trump accused Beijing of manipulating its currency and effectively stealing manufacturing jobs. He even charged that China had “raped” the US economy. But when China’s President Xi Jinping visited Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in April, the two leaders appeared to forge a “very good relationship.” According to Trump, their planned 15-minute meeting stretched for hours. The pair have a surprising amount in common, said Michel Hockx, Director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Just as Trump campaigned on “making America great again,” Xi’s mission is the great revival of the Chinese nation. “On a personal level they seem to get along very well, the question is what are the policy repercussions going to be,” Hockx told CNN. For now, Trump seems to have decided to play down those other issues to focus on North Korea. “Now he seems to be convinced that by placing other issues to the side and focusing solely on what China and Xi Jinping can do for the US on the North Korean issue, he can succeed in getting what he wants,” Adam Cathcart, a North Korea expert at Leeds University in the UK, told CNN in an email. Trump reiterated this change of tack during a “Fox and Friends” interview: “What, am I going to start a trade war with China in the middle of him working on a bigger problem with North Korea?” Trump recently broke with long-held tradition by suggesting he would sit down with the North Korean leader. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump told Bloomberg News. It was a marked departure from the hardline stance that previous US administrations have adopted with Pyongyang as the regime has sought to advance its nuclear ambitions. But Trump has also refused to rule out a military solution to the standoff. The US recently directed a naval strike group to the region and deployed a new anti-ballistic missile system to South Korea. “It seems to indicate that he’s either freestyling, or that his administration thinks that Kim Jong Un would actually be interested in meeting as a kind of carrot for negotiating,” Cathcart told CNN. “But there is an obvious dissonance with [Secretary of State Rex] Tillerson’s categorical statements that the US will not ‘negotiate its way back to the negotiating table.’” Trump had previously praised Kim to CBS as a “pretty smart cookie.” Just a day before, speaking with Reuters, Trump expressed admiration for how Kim had handled ascension to power at such a young age. But talks between the President and Kim seem unlikely after yet another ballistic missile was launched by North Korea over the weekend. North Korea said Monday the launch is proof they have a rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and that they have the United States in “sighting range for strike.” Cathcart told CNN that any potential negotiations with the young leader could prove to be a minefield for Trump, opening the door for North Korea to demand recognition as a legitimate nuclear weapons state. “There are dangers involved in getting what everyone thinks they want – a grand US-North Korean bargain,” Cathcart wrote. Trump hosted Sisi at the White House in April, marking the first visit by an Egyptian leader since 2009. The US President heaped praise on Sisi, signaling a significant shift from cooled US-Egypt relations under the Obama administration. It was not the first time he had spoken highly of the Egyptian leader. In 2016, Trump hailed Sisi’s counterterrorism policy in an interview with Fox Business. He called the Egyptian leader a “fantastic guy,” adding that his “tough approach” had “gotten terrorists out (of Egypt).” “Trump wants to be able to do whatever he likes. When he sees people abroad who have that power, he seems to be envious of that,” Timothy E. Kaldas, an analyst at the Washington-based think tank the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, told CNN. “His fascination with Sisi has to do with his crushing Islamist groups,” Kaldas said. “Trump wants to believe that these strong-arm tactics are the most effective, that the liberal call for restraint and respect for human rights are just getting in the way of the fight against terrorism.” But Misztal argued that human rights could come up behind closed doors. “During Sisi’s visit last month, while there was a lot of concern that there was no public mention of his human-rights record, Trump had secured the release of an American being held in an Egyptian prison,” Misztal said. “Just because Trump hasn’t said these things publicly, doesn’t mean they’re not being said in the background.” Trump recently extended a White House invitation to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a “very friendly conversation,” triggering an avalanche of criticism from human rights groups. Since taking office last year, Duterte has waged a bloody war on drugs that has left thousands dead and that human-rights groups say is a campaign of extrajudicial killings. The White House said the call was part of an effort to rein in North Korea and stay engaged with US allies. The President “is interested in human-rights issues, but he’s not going to allow that interest and concern to keep him from defending the national-security interests of the United States,” a senior administration official told CNN. The phone call is a departure from Duterte’s relationship with Trump’s predecessor, whom Duterte once called a “son of a bitch.” Joshua Kurlantzick, a Southeast Asia fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that while the call might be troubling considering Duterte’s record on human rights, it’s not surprising that Trump would speak with the leader of a treaty ally. Kurlantzick said Duterte would probably accept the President’s invitation to the White House eventually, but may not want to appear as though he is embracing the US, given how much he has courted China. “Duterte has a very long, complex history of anti-Americanism, so just because Trump likes Duterte and his authoritarianism, it doesn’t mean they’re going to get along well,” Kurlantzick added. Graphics by CNN’s Henrik Pettersson.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170516200000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/world/trump-strongmen-erdogan-visit/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "427666282", "sentence": "After Hillary Clinton refused to privately testify about her email use before the congressional committee investigating the attacks in Benghazi, her campaign issued a blistering statement blaming Republicans for playing politics. Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta called a news report that the Benghazi committee’s work would likely not be finished until next year “the most telling evidence yet that their investigation is solely about playing politics in the 2016 presidential campaign.” “Sadly, Republicans are determined to continue to exploit this tragedy in an effort to try and hurt her campaign,” Podesta said in a statement. READ: Hillary Clinton deleted all email from personal server But Benghazi Select Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, maintains that he wants the committee to finish its work by year’s end. “Secretary Clinton’s decision to seek the presidency of the United States does not and will not impact the work of the committee. We have said all along we need to ensure we have her complete record,” Gowdy said in a statement. Gowdy and other Republicans are quick to point out that the committee’s time table is largely dependent on how long it takes to gather documents and testimony from Clinton and the Obama administration, factors outside of their control. “They could clean this up a whole lot quicker if the administration and former Secretary Clinton were in a position to actually cooperate with the committee and turn over the kind of information we were seeking for some time,” Republican House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. “But the administration has made it virtually impossible to get to the facts surrounding Benghazi. And so when we have the facts, we’ll have a report.” Clinton is under fire for conducing official government business on a personal email server. In a letter to Gowdy, Clinton’s lawyer wrote that the former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate is still willing to testify – publicly. “There is no reason to delay her appearance or to have her testify in a private interview,” David Kendall wrote, adding that questions about Clinton’s email use “have already been publicly answered by Secretary Clinton.” Gowdy disagreed, arguing that Clinton has not “answered all questions surrounding the unusual email arrangement she had with herself.” “The committee has Mr. Kendall’s letter under advisement and will issue a response tomorrow setting out a reasonable path forward with respect to Secretary Clinton’s appearances to discuss both Benghazi as well as congressional efforts to ensure the public record is complete with respect to her tenure as Secretary of State,” Gowdy said in a statement. Democrats are pushing for a public hearing. They argue that parts of the private, transcribed interview Gowdy requested could be selectively leaked without context and Clinton would not have a copy of the interview to rebut those claims. “Secretary Clinton agreed to testify months ago – in public and under oath – so the Select Committee’s claim that it has no choice but to subject her to a private staff interview is inaccurate,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings, the commitee’s top-ranking Democrat. “The committee should schedule the public hearing, make her records public, and re-focus its efforts on the attacks in Benghazi.” Gowdy has argued that he wants to collect all the relevant documents before bringing Clinton before his committee. “If the committee had called former Secretary Clinton when Democrats and her attorney first encouraged us to, the committee would not have had possession of the 300 emails we now have or known about her exclusive use of a personal server and email account to conduct official business,” he said. Republicans asked Clinton to turn over the email server to the State Department inspector general for an independent review. Clinton refused, noting the server’s email was deleted. In December, Clinton turned over roughly 30,000 emails to the State Department and asked that they be released to the public. State Department officials have said they will release them after they have been reviewed. The State Department has already given Gowdy’s committee 300 Benghazi-related emails. But Republicans still want independent verification that Clinton has, in fact, turned over all her official emails. CNN’s Deirde Walsh and Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150423004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-committee-testimony/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "555211774", "sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators wants the State Department to reconsider military aid to Bahrain following a crackdown on political opposition and a deterioration of human rights. In a letter addressed to Secretary of State John Kerry, the senators request that the State Department rethink arms sales to the key Gulf ally if Bahrain’s leadership cannot protect the rights freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, according to a copy of the letter obtained by CNN. The letter, from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy, Ron Wyden and Tim Kaine, follows a June 21 State Department report to Congress critical of Bahrain. The “lack of due process and the criminalization of the exercise of free expression continue to undermine the progress Bahrain has made since 2011,” according to State Department spokesman John Kirby. The State Department has not responded to specific questions on the issue of military aid to Bahrain following the report’s publication, but Kirby said after the report came out that,  “You don’t have to look much farther back in history to see that we aren’t afraid to make decisions in respect to, in this last case, with foreign military sales, when and if we feel it is responsible to do that.” Earlier this month, a Bahrain court suspended the main Shiite opposition party, al-Wefaq, and froze its assets after more than doubling the sentencing of the party’s secretary general, Ali Salman, to nine years in prison for “promoting forceful change of the political regime,” among other charges. Kirby urged the Bahraini officials “to reconsider” the suspension of al-Wefaq and said Washington was “deeply troubled.” The day before Bahrain’s Justice Ministry suspended al-Wefaq, whom the government accused of working “to create a new generation that carries a spirit of hatred,” the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported, prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested in a raid on his home. Rajab, the founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, had been jailed in 2012 for participating in public rallies and released two years later. Additionally, the Sunni-led monarchy has recently revoked the citizenship of the country’s most prominent Shiite religious leader, Sheikh Isa Qassim, leaving him vulnerable to deportation. The State Department condemned “withdrawing the nationality of its citizens arbitrarily” and warned the case of Qassim “will further divert Bahrainis from the path of reform and reconciliation,” according to a statement.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bahrain", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160629220000", "country1": "BHR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/politics/bahrain-state-department-aid/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "440704335", "sentence": "Attack was in Musa Qala district of Helmand province, a government spokesman says Authorities are investigating, including trying to find out how many militants died in the attack A group of armed insurgents attacked a police post in southern Afghanistan, killing 17 officers and wounding two others, an official said Saturday. The attack happened around 11 p.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) Friday in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province, according to Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor. Zwak said investigators have been dispatched to the area to find out more about the incident, including how many insurgents, if any, died in the gunfight. Such violence, unfortunately, has plagued Afghanistan for years. Much of it has been spearheaded by the Taliban, the Islamist militant group forced out of power by the U.S.-led invasion following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks but still very much a disruptive force in the Asian nation. Many of the Taliban’s targets have been police, troops and government workers. Still, it’s not the only militant group to make claims: ISIS said it was behind the deaths of at least 33 people in Jalalabad, where a man on a motorbike blew himself up in front of a Kabul Bank branch. Still, while the latest attack in Helmand aligns with that history, it was not immediately clear who was behind it. This bloodshed has affected many parts of Afghanistan. Earlier this month, militants killed nine aid workers in an attack on a house in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, according to Abdul Razaq Qaderi, chief of that province’s criminal department. And in late May, four Taliban fighters were killed after launching an hours-long gun and grenade attack in an upscale district of central Kabul. No civilians or security forces died in that incident, Afghan Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi told CNN. In Helmand province, a car bomb targeting the governor’s compound killed at least seven people and wounded 46 in March, then-Deputy Governor Jan Rasoolyar said. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said his group was responsible for that attack.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Taliban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150613114500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/13/asia/afghanistan-violence/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "643402196", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem is the author of the best-selling “Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home.” She is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a former assistant secretary of homeland security in the Obama administration, host of the national security podcast The SCIF and founder of Kayyem Solutions, a security consulting firm. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Juliette Kayyem: Just \"doing something\" isn't enough; if there were a specific and credible threat about terrorists' capacity to bring down an airliner with laptops, then it seems unimaginable that we wouldn't have a global laptop ban Just because the intelligence is there doesn't mean that the response was coherent, or justified. The laptop ban should still be revised or aborted., she writes There’s something simultaneously familiar and disturbing about CNN’s exclusive reporting that terrorist organizations are trying to plant explosives in computers and other electronic devices for potential detonation on airplanes.  As also reported by CNN, US counterterrorism agencies believe that terrorist groups have gotten hold of security equipment to test these new concealed explosives. This intelligence is allegedly what led to the Trump administration’s recent “laptop ban,” which required passengers from designated airports traveling to the United States to check their laptops and other large electronic advices. But just because the intelligence is there doesn’t mean that the response was coherent, or justified. The laptop ban should still be revised or aborted. Related article First on CNN: New terrorist laptop bombs may evade airport security, intel sources say To state it more bluntly: Why would the US’s focus only be on international flights from certain countries to the United States? Presumably, our interest is making airline travel safe for Americans everywhere around the world. The fact that the United Kingdom has its own laptop ban, with different designated airports, adds additional confusion to a measure that is impacting majority-Muslim countries, many of them already suspicious of the Trump administration. This is not to say, in the face of new intelligence, that our security apparatus should do nothing. But just “doing something” isn’t enough. If there were a specific and credible threat about terrorists’ capacity to bring down an airliner with laptops, then it seems unimaginable that we wouldn’t have a global laptop ban. Simply put: new intelligence often requires a response, but not every response is equally appropriate. Even assuming that this new laptop threat is real, terrorist organizations would still have to complete a number of steps to bring down a jetliner. Without detection, a bomb maker would have to acquire the technology and equipment to make the bomb; find someone who can make it onto a major flight through an airport where his name, data and other identification would be evaluated; ensure that person can detonate in a suicide attack; and guarantee the bomb works. It isn’t impossible – a version of this scenario occurred on a flight from Mogadishu in 2016 – but those terrorists had assistance from airport workers who passed the laptop bomb through an X-ray machine. The tendency to view any security effort – such as the laptop ban – as essential when a new threat arises is understandable, but every security measure must be weighed against three criteria: does it minimize risks; does it maximize defenses; and – as importantly – do the consequences of the security measure so alter the nature of how we live and move that it isn’t worth the investment. It is true that the interconnected nature of our world makes terror threats more mobile and terrorists able to strike harm far from where they train.  It also means that even a minor terror attack can achieve global notoriety. But these dangers of mobility are matched by its benefits. Our world is more accessible to more people, which in turn enhances our global economy. Put another way, we can make air travel safer, but we will never make it (or any major transportation system) completely safe. The goal – whether it be with planes, cargo or mass transit – it to minimize the risk as much as is practical. The numbers speak for themselves. Over 2 million people fly a day domestically; there are over 100,000 flights globally every 24 hours.  Each security measure has to be weighed against the potential disruption to that system. Related article One person's electronics ban is that same person's needed respite This is where the laptop ban seems a draconian response to a credible, but not specific, threat. That terrorists want to evade our security systems is not a surprise; we always should assume they are trying to get one step ahead of us. But if a laptop has the capacity to be used, undetected, as an explosive, then why target specific airports and focus on carry-on luggage? The US government has not made any effort to explain whether the laptop can or cannot be detonated even if it is stored in cargo.  And if these airports, many of them quite modern, do not have satisfactory detection capability, surely many more airports fall into that camp. What does the current measure include to address that problem? We know terrorists come from all over the world, including from our own Western allies. So absent further information about how these specific US and UK measures will actually keep us safer, we need more refined and specific alternatives. Some of these involve specifically targeting bomb makers and military efforts where they could reside.  They also include the immediate updating of airport technology, instituting longer and more thorough “laptop” checks at specific airports, and public education campaigns to educate airline passengers about potential risks. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook It is the nature of our day and age, unfortunately, that terrorists will seek to identify and exploit new vulnerabilities.  But our responses must be tailored to the specific, potential harm and we must be cognizant of their impact on our global networks. The laptop ban, as presently implemented, still does not satisfy those standards.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "laptop ban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170404134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/opinions/laptop-ban-opinion-kayyem/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "560214194", "sentence": "First known case of female-to-male transmission of Zika announced CDC urges female partners of pregnant women to use barrier methods during sex In another startling Zika development, the first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus has occurred in New York, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Up until now, it was thought that the only likely route of sexual transmission was male-to-female or male-to-male. The surprising development prompted the CDC to immediately change its guidance for pregnant women in relation to the virus. Even though no cases of woman-to-woman Zika transmission have been reported, the CDC now urges female sexual partners of pregnant women to use barrier methods every time they have sex if they live in or have recently returned from an area with active Zika transmission. Related article Can you get Zika from kissing? The CDC updated its guidance for all sexually active individuals to use condoms or abstain from sex with a partner who has lived in or traveled to a Zika-affected area. “Sex includes vaginal, anal and oral sex, and may also include the sharing of sex toys,” according to the CDC. The agency also advises health care providers to screen any patient who has been with a sexual partner exposed to the virus and has symptoms. The CDC report reads like a detective novel. A non-pregnant woman in her 20s had unprotected vaginal sex with a male partner on the day she returned from travel to a country where Zika is circulating. The next day, she came down with Zika-like symptoms, including fever, rash, fatigue and muscle pain, along with numbness and tingling in her fingers and toes. On day three, she visited her primary care doctor, who took blood and urine samples, and sent them off to the NYC health department. Both tested positive for the virus. On day seven after intercourse, her male partner, also in his 20s, began to show the same typical signs of Zika, such as fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes, despite the fact that he had not traveled outside the United States for more than a year. Related article The CDC wants your semen (if you've had Zika) Two days later, he visited the same doctor, who became suspicious of the possibility of sexual transmission and sent the man to the New York City health department to run tests. The urine test was positive for Zika; the blood serum was not. In subsequent interviews with the health department, the man reported that he had only the one sexual encounter with his partner during that time period, no other recent sexual partners and no mosquito bites during the week preceding his symptoms. The conclusion: “The timing and sequence of events support female-to-male Zika virus transmission through condomless vaginal intercourse,” the CDC said. While this is the first documented case of female to male sexual transmission, it’s not the first clue that the Zika virus might be hiding in the female genital tract. A case report published this week in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal tells the story of a 27-year old Guadeloupean woman who came down with Zika in May.  Even though Zika was absent from her blood and urine 11 days after she fell ill, her cervical mucus still tested positive for the virus.  And recently, a study on rhesus monkeys showed that the virus remained in the vaginal fluid of three non-pregnant females. Related article Can you get Zika twice? Or are you immune? Studies have shown that Zika remains in both urine and saliva long after it resolves in the blood, even though the likelihood of transmission via that route is considered extremely low. According to the latest CDC statistics, there are only 15 known cases of sexually transmitted Zika in the United States. To put that into comparison, there have been 1,305 travel-related cases of Zika in the mainland United States and no known cases where Zika has been transmitted via a mosquito bite. But it’s also true that four out of five people who come down with Zika have no symptoms, so experts admit that the numbers could be much higher. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. And in Puerto Rico, where Zika is spreading rapidly, officials can’t monitor sexual transmission because “it is not possible to determine whether infection occurred due to mosquito-borne or sexual transmission,” the CDC said. CNN’s Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160715161500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GLP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/health/zika-women-sex-transmission/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "636216908", "sentence": "Innovative interactive theater performance \"Sleep No More\" is coming to China The experience is designed to transport visitors into 1930s Shanghai From hypermodern, twisted skyscrapers and levitating trains to frenetic street-life, a visit to Shanghai can result in sensory overload. So where better for an Asian premier of “experiential theater” from Punchdrunk – a group that has been exploding traditional notions of performance for over 15 years and strives to leave audiences feeling exactly like their name after a performance? Since December, visitors to the fictitious McKinnon Hotel in the city’s Jing’an district have been transported into the 1930s to experience “Sleep No More,” an unconventional, cinematic live production based on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” The members of the audience are hotel “guests” who become part of the atmospheric production once they enter the hotel and don a mask. They can then explore around 90 rooms spread across six floors, and even wander through a bustling street market complete with dimly lit alleyways. The building itself took more than a year to transform from the shell of a building –  originally intended to be an actual hotel – into Punchdrunk’s stylized time capsule, where all traces of the outside world are shut out. “It’s the biggest build we’ve ever undertaken with specificity from the ground up,” says Felix Barrett, Punchdrunk’s artistic director. “It’s one of things we’ve dreamt about.” The cast is made up of a mix of international and Chinese performers, and every detail of the evocative era’s opulence and austerity has been meticulously created. Each room in the “hotel” has something new to discover, as each prop was selected to be in keeping with the era and atmosphere. The result is a trove of carefully realized oriental and occidental design, from Lady Macbeth’s black silk evening gown to tincture bottles filled with traditional Chinese medicines and the fizzing neon signs of the market. To Barrett, it’s “a crescendo of design,” the opposite of “look, but don’t touch.” The audience can peep behind faded gold gilt picture frames and discover secret messages, while other clues to the unfolding narrative could lie inside a cast member’s breast pocket or silk clutch purse – all of them adding to the performance as it unfolds throughout the building. Barrett first brought his version of immersive theatre to the UK in 2000, pitching up in all sorts of unlikely spaces – disused factories and decommissioned nuclear bunkers among them – with adaptations of classical literature and plays, from Chekhov and Edgar Allan Poe to Shakespeare. It spread abroad in 2011 with “Sleep No More at The McKittrick Hotel,” which is still running in New York. This creation in Shanghai, however, is the ultimate for Barrett. His trips to Asia over the years, China particularly, inspired so much of what Punchdrunk is about. “Maybe because the nature of compact cities is they have a more exploratory and adventurous side in their fabric;  they often are built upwards so it’s all layered on top of each other,” he says. “McKinnon is literally built for this town.” A brief history of art and eroticism The production is a partnership with major Chinese media company SMG. It eased the path to finding the location and securing permits to perform in a previously disused building. With “locked room” adventures now fairly familiar to young Chinese urbanites, and having been thrilled by “The McKittrick Hotel” in New York, Luke Ma of SMG had no fears that Shanghai would be ready for a Punchdrunk production. “People here are always looking to experience the new,” he says. As the show is now sold out, with new performances to be added, it seems he has been proven right.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Punchdrunk", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170313043000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/12/arts/punchdrunk-shanghai/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "520263228", "sentence": "Trump's statements that U.S. should kill families of terrorists and torture are un-American, says Gayle Lemmon This is a country of laws that represent a basic set of values, says Lemmon Betraying our values does not strengthen us, it diminishes us and mocks the Founding Fathers Terrorists struck Europe Tuesday and claimed the lives of at least 30 people in two separate attacks in Brussels.  And in the United States the leading Republican presidential candidate turned to torture as part of the response. “Waterboarding would be fine,” Donald Trump told NBC. “If they can expand the laws, I would do a lot more than waterboarding.” Said Trump, “We can’t be soft and weak. You have to get the information and you have to get it rapidly.” The statement was hardly new. Late last year Trump raised the idea of killing the families of those caught plotting against the United States.  “When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don’t kid yourself. When they say they don’t care about their lives, you have to take out their families.” And in November he told a crowd: “Would I approve waterboarding? You bet your ass I would — in a heartbeat. … And I would approve more than that. Don’t kid yourself, folks. It works, OK? It works. Only a stupid person would say it doesn’t work.” “And you know what? If it doesn’t work, they deserve it anyway, for what they’re doing.” But in the words of Clint Eastwood in “The Unforgiven”: “Deserve has got nothing to do with it.” When it comes to torture, it is not about them, it is about us. Related video Donald Trump: Torture works Torture is simply un-American. Recently I met Syrians who had lived under ISIS. Living in poverty and trying to reassemble their lives in southern Turkey, they understood intimately the horrors they had just experienced under a regime composed of sadistic criminals who tortured, maimed and killed without hesitation. One young woman, now working as a translator, told me of her 60-something-year-old neighbor executed in the street outside his home by an ISIS soldier for failing to follow one of ISIS’ rules. She described a madhouse in which children watch public executions. Related video Trump defends torture, but does it work? Life for women under ISIS was especially brutal, she said. Many were forced from their jobs because of their gender, and girls were barred from getting anything but the most basic education.  Women and girls were shoved indoors and forced to more fully cover themselves in public, though few felt safe out of doors Another woman I spoke with fled for her life from ISIS to safety in Turkey. Now an activist running a women’s center in Turkey, she described a regime that threatened to kill – and often followed through – anyone who dared to speak out against it, including citizen journalists like herself. Related video Head of ISIS chemical weapons program interrogated This week one Yazidi teen who escaped slavery at the hands of ISIS after being captured by the group at age 15 told of the hell they inflicted: “The worst thing was the torture in Mosul. We were beaten and raped continuously for two weeks,” said Nihad Barakat Shamo Alawsi. “Girls were taken from their families and raped constantly and then they were handed out to ‘emirs.’ “ Against this foe that tortures, enslaves, assassinates, drowns and bombs its enemy, Trump believes we need to do more and to be tougher.  I agree.  But the answer is not to become more like them. “It’s very hard to be successful in beating someone when your rules are very soft and their rules are unlimited. They have unlimited: They can do whatever they want to do,” Trump told reporters at a Florida press conference last weekend. Related video U.S. strikes ISIS chemical weapons program “It’s ridiculous that we have laws and ISIS doesn’t,” he said in Orlando. But it is not ridiculous. It is American. Because America stands out from other nations because of its adherence to a rule of law. Because it is a nation of liberty, freedom and justice for all. Because its founders believed that it would be governed by laws, not by the whims of any one ruler. I have covered American wars and written at length about the service, the sacrifice and the valor of its soldiers. And seen the torture and degradation inflicted by America’s enemies. What makes America different is its values. In the words of one of its Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson: “Trusted with the destinies of this solitary republic of the world, the only monument of human rights, and the sole depository of the sacred fire of freedom and self-government, from hence it is to be lighted up in other regions of the Earth, if other regions of the Earth shall ever become susceptible of its benign influence.” And in the words of distinguished veteran and survivor of torture Sen. John McCain on the floor of the Senate just last month:  “When we fight to defend our security, we fight also for an idea that all men are endowed by their creator with inalienable rights – that’s all men and women. How much safer the world would be if all nations believed the same. How much more dangerous it can become when we forget it ourselves, even momentarily.” “Our enemies act without conscience. We must not.” I could not have said it any better. Betraying our values does not strengthen us, it diminishes us. And it makes a mockery of the monument of which Jefferson spoke. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160312004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/opinions/trump-wrong-on-american-torture/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "712254587", "sentence": "Russia has labeled allegations that former US national security adviser Michael Flynn attempted to persuade then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak to ask Moscow to not retaliate to US sanctions in December 2016 as “completely absurd.” Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about conversations with Kislyak and disclosed that he is cooperating with the special counsel’s office. Related video Trump compares Flynn to Hillary Clinton On Monday, US President Donald Trump told reporters he felt “very badly” for Flynn. Flynn and Kislyak had phone conversations on December 29, 2016, the day that former President Barack Obama announced the new sanctions and also expelled 35 Russian diplomats. But speaking to CNN on a conference call Monday, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told a conference call that it was Putin’s decision not to respond to sanctions and it had nothing to do with Flynn. “It was his (Putin’s) decision and it couldn’t be taken because of any requests or recommendations,” Peskov said after he was pressed by CNN. Pressed on whether Kislyak acted upon pressure from Flynn, Peskov added: “The information which Putin gets from ambassadors is nobody’s business. “The President takes decisions absolutely independently and, as he has said more than once, exclusively guided by Russia’s national interests.” “Flynn could never ask Sergey Kislyak for anything, and furthermore these requests could never be passed on to the President of Russia, this is completely absurd.” Read: Russia investigation zeroes in on Trump inner circle Court documents unsealed on Friday reveal that Flynn’s guilty plea stems from a handful of false statements he made to FBI investigators when he was interviewed in late January 2017. Related video Trump's lawyer says he wrote Flynn tweet The lies were about a series of calls Flynn had with Kislyak. The calls were about two distinct events: a controversial vote at the United Nations and President Barack Obama’s decision to punish Russia for meddling in the 2016 US election. The Obama administration announced new sanctions against Russia as punishment for the Kremlin’s campaign to interfere in the 2016 election. The sanctions targeted Russia’s intelligence services and Russian agencies that were involved in cyberactivities. Flynn and Kislyak had phone conversations on December 29, 2016, the day that Obama announced the new sanctions and expelled 35 Russian diplomats. The charging document unsealed on Friday states that Flynn made a false statement to the FBI when he said that in December 2016 he did not ask Kislyak “to refrain from escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed against Russia that same day; and Flynn did not recall the Russian ambassador subsequently telling him that Russia had chosen to moderate its response to those sanctions as a result of his request.” One day after these phone calls, Putin said he wouldn’t retaliate against the United States and wouldn’t impose new tit-for-tat sanctions – puzzling officials in Washington. Later that day, Trump praised this announcement on Twitter, throwing a compliment to the Russian leader: “Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!” Read: Flynn guilty plea raises questions for Trump and Kushner When Flynn’s calls were first revealed in press reports earlier this year, White House officials insisted the conversations did not include sanctions — including denials that Vice President-elect Mike Pence and incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus later repeated on national television. Flynn resigned on February 13 after reports that he and Kislyak had spoken about sanctions and the Justice Department had warned the White House that Flynn was potentially vulnerable to blackmail by the Russians. CNN’s Marshall Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171204163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/russia-putin-flynn-trump/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "686538668", "sentence": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her election rival Martin Schulz of “bowing down to populism and prejudice” after both candidates called for an end to Ankara’s European Union membership talks in a live TV election debate Sunday night. In a series of tweets posted Monday morning, presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said that the two candidates chose to attack Turkey and Erdogan “while ignoring Germany and Europe’s fundamental and critical issues” and accused Germany of embracing the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that the Turkish government has branded a terrorist organization. Turkey’s deputy Prime Minister, Mehmet Sismek, also reacted on Twitter. “EU never had a credible commitment to let Turkey in,” he wrote Monday. “Merkel isn’t only shooting herself in the foot but also jeopardising the future of Europe.” EU never had a credible commitment to let Turkey in. Merkel isn't only shooting herself in the foot but also jeopardising future of Europe! https://t.co/nHRHmyWjEc In the debate Sunday night – three weeks before Germany’s federal election – Merkel called for accession negotiations to be stopped in an apparent change of stance on Turkey’s bid to join the EU. “Turkey should not be a member of the EU,” Merkel said. “I will discuss with colleagues again to see if we can come to a joint position and end these accession negotiations.” But she insisted that it was important for the two countries to keep talking, especially in light of the Germans currently being held as political prisoners in Turkey. “I have no intention of ending diplomatic relations with Turkey,” Merkel said. More than 10 Germans are being held. Two were arrested Friday, according to German authorities, but one has since been released, according to CNN affiliate N-TV. Her Social Democratic rival also said he would seek to end membership talks. “We would be accepting someone who is now visibly calling into question all of the basic values of European cooperation,” Schulz said. Turkey has “overstepped all red lines.” The exchange of blows marks a further escalation in tensions between the two countries. Related article Germany accuses Turkey of arresting 2 more Germans for 'political reasons' Relations between Berlin and Ankara have been in a downward spiral since last summer, when a failed coup against Erdogan sparked a crackdown on civil liberties and mass arrests of the political opposition, activists and journalists, including German citizens. Speaking at her annual summer news conference last week, Merkel said Turkey’s jailing of Germans was further damaging already fraught ties between the two countries, saying their imprisonment was “unjustified.” Among the prisoners is German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel, who was arrested in Turkey in February on charges of terror propaganda, and human-rights activist Peter Steudtner, held since July with nine others and charged with “committing crimes in the name of a terrorist organization without being a member.” Germany has changed its tactics over Turkey in recent months, threatening to impose travel and trade restrictions if journalist Yucel and activist Steudtner aren’t released from prison. In July, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel warned Germans against traveling to Turkey and suggested that the German government would review corporate investments in Turkey. “Someone who detains law-abiding visitors to their country on the basis of outlandish, indeed absurd, accusations and throws them into prison has left European values behind,” Gabriel said, calling for Steudtner’s release. “We cannot continue as before.” A few weeks earlier, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry criticized an art installation in Berlin depicting Erdogan as a dictator that coincided with the G20 summit in Hamburg, calling it “a new example of rising racism and xenophobia in the country.” Soon after, the Turkish government blocked German lawmakers from visiting German troops stationed in Turkey participating in NATO operations in Syria. Earlier this year, German officials prevented top politicians, including Erdogan, from addressing Turkish rallies in Germany in the lead-up to an April referendum that handed Erdogan sweeping new powers. In response, Erdogan likened the German government to that of Adolf Hitler. “I thought that Nazism was over in Germany, but it turns out that it is still going on,” he said. “It is still going on, it is clear.” Related video Germany heads to the polls in September Relations with Turkey are a key issue in the days leading to federal elections in Germany, where there are some 3 million people with Turkish roots. Earlier this month, Erdogan called on voters of Turkish origin to boycott the two biggest parties – Merkel’s Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats – along with the Green Party in the election, describing them as “enemies of Turkey,” according to CNN affiliate NTV. The call drew a fierce rebuke at the time from Merkel, who warned Erdogan against interfering in the election. Germans go the polls September 24, with Merkel widely expected to secure a fourth term. CNN’s Gul Tuysuz and Merieme Arif contributed to this article", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Germany", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170904111500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/04/europe/turkey-germany-populism/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "430770585", "sentence": "NEW: Elton Simpson's ex-attorney recalls him as \"kind-hearted\" and a very devout Muslim Authorities say roommates Simpson and Nadir Soofi opened fire outside an event in Texas The event showcased drawings of the Prophet Mohammed, which many deem offensive Whatever spurred Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi to drive across two states to shoot up a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest is lost on their families, their neighbors and the place they had worshipped. One was a described as “gentle person,” albeit one who had been convicted of a terror-related charge and supported an ISIS propagandist. The other was a father who had “put his son above everything” – until the day he and his roommate opened fire at the event in Garland, Texas, wounding a security guard before police shot and killed the gunmen. Here’s what we know about the attackers: He may have been an ISIS supporter While U.S. authorities investigate whether Sunday’s shooting has any link to international terrorism, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. In a radio broadcast, ISIS referred to Simpson and Soofi as two of its “soldiers” and and threatened more attacks. But it’s unclear whether the terror group in Iraq and Syria actually had contact with Simpson or Soofi, who both lived in Phoenix. Related video Gunmen opened fire at Mohammed cartoon event Moments before the shootout, Simpson posted an ominous tweet with the hashtag #texasattack: “May Allah accept us as mujahideen.” The tweet also said Simpson and his fellow attacker had pledged allegiance to “Amirul Mu’mineen,” which means “the leader of the faithful.” CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said that probably refers to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Earlier, Simpson had asked his readers on Twitter to follow an ISIS propagandist. After the shooting, the same propagandist tweeted: “Allahu Akbar!!!! 2 of our brothers just opened fire.” Both Twitter accounts have been deactivated. ISIS threatens attacks against the U.S. He has a rap sheet In 2011, Simpson was convicted of making a false statement involving international and domestic terrorism. Prosecutors said he told FBI agents that he had not discussed traveling to Somalia to engage in “violent jihad” – when, in fact, he had, according to an indictment. Simpson was sentenced to three years of probation, court records show. His former lawyer, Kristina Sitton, told CNN that Simpson ended up on the federal no-fly list. In fact, he contacted her once after trying to get on a plane at a Phoenix airport, only to be turned away. He was a ‘very devout Muslim’ That’s according to Sitton, who spent many hours over about two years in her office with Simpson while representing him in the Somalia case. When the meetings ran long, the attorney recalled Simpson asking to leave to pray somewhere quiet. “He was a very devout Muslim,” said Sitton, who sensed Simpson was trying to convert her and her staffers but never saw him as a threat. “… I can tell you with absolute certainty that I didn’t observe anything that had anything to do with radicalization.” In fact, Sitton said, “there were no signs” that Simpson would pull off an attack like the one in Garland. “He was a very kind-hearted, respectful young man,” the lawyer added. “He always treated me with respect.” He had ‘a good demeanor’ That view was seconded by the president of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, where both Simpson and Soofi worshiped. Usama Shami said Simpson came regularly until around 2010 or 2011, about the time the FBI arrested him on the false statement charges. Soofi came less frequently. Simpson “was a gentle person,” Shami said. “He always had a good attitude, a good demeanor.” Like others at the mosque, Shami said he was stunned to hear about the attack Sunday night. “They didn’t show any signs of radicalization or any signs of even thinking about those things in that manner,” he said. “So when that happens, it just shocks you. ‘How good did you know these people?’ That’s the question that people ask themselves.” His family is stunned, too On top of their grief, Simpson’s relatives are struggling to come to terms with his involvement in the attack. “We send our prayers to everyone affected by this act of senseless violence, especially the security guard who was injured in the line of duty,” Simpson’s family said in a statement. “We are sure many people in this country are curious to know if we had any idea of Elton’s plans. To that we say, without question, we did not. Just like everyone in our beautiful country, we are struggling to understand how this could happen. … We are heartbroken and in a state of deep shock as we grieve.” He and Soofi were roommates Their neighbors in Phoenix said they had no clue about what Simpson and Soofi were plotting to do. Ariel Whitlock was actually about to buy a car from Simpson. She was horrified to see the same black Chevrolet Cobalt, damaged from the attack, on the news. Related video Were Texas shooters self-radicalized? “I’m getting goose bumps thinking about it right now just because I wanted to buy that car,” she told CNN’s Kyung Lah. “On the news, I see it, it’s just blown up. I’m like, ‘I was going to purchase that car.’ ” Whitlock said she’s sickened by the possibility that, had she bought the car, the money could have gone to fund an attack. “Maybe he’s just gonna go plot something and you’re giving the money to help him go plot something,” she said. “It’s just crazy.” He died near where he was born Soofi was born in Garland and spent the first three years of his life there, his mother said, according to The Dallas Morning News. Related video Traffic officer praised for thwarting Texas attack “He was raised in a normal American fashion,” Sharon Soofi said. “Yes, he was very politically involved with the Middle East. Just aware of what’s going on. I don’t know if something snapped or if Elton Simpson was just working on him.” He left behind an 8-year-old son Sharon Soofi also said her son had an 8-year-old boy whom he adored. “He put his son above everything,” she said. “The hard thing to comprehend is why he would do this and leave an 8-year-old son behind.” He went to a prestigious private school Soofi’s father is Pakistani, and his mother is American, a source with knowledge of the family told CNN. After his parents divorced, Soofi and his brother moved to the United States in 1998 to live with their mother and gradually lost touch with many of their friends in Pakistan, the source said. In the 1990s, Soofi attended a prestigious private school in Islamabad. He wasn’t on the FBI’s radar Unlike Simpson, who had been convicted of a terror-related charge, Soofi was relatively unknown to federal investigators, a law enforcement official told CNN. Authorities knew of no indication the two planned to launch Sunday’s attack, another law enforcement official said. He had asked for forgiveness Soofi’s Facebook page reveals strong opinions, but no call to violence. But a note from four years ago shows he asked Allah for forgiveness for every sin – both intentional and unintentional. He was a helpful neighbor Tim Rains remembers Soofi helping him when he had a heart condition about a year ago. Related video Cartoon contest organizer defends decision to hold event As Rains was coming home, he collapsed on a stairwell. Soofi noticed. “He seen all that, and he came over and offered me help,” Rains said. So how does he reconcile the notion that his neighbor also tried to shoot people in Texas? “Oh, it’s easy, everybody has a good side to them,” Rains said. “If you see somebody hurting like that, you’re going to help them. I think he went to Texas to shoot people for a reason.” CNN’s Kyung Lah in Phoenix and Sophia Saifi in Islamabad, Pakistan, contributed to this report, as did CNN’s Greg Botelho, Catherine E. Shoichet, AnneClaire Stapleton, Salim Essaid, Merieme Arif and Sam Stringer in Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150505090000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/us/texas-shooting-gunmen/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "676980109", "sentence": "Dario Zanetti squints into his black plastic pan, tilting it into the sun. There are three tiny yellow specks, and a slightly larger one, the size of a small bread crumb. “It’s a lovely piece,” he says with smile. This English teacher is ankle deep in Italy’s Elvo River, just south of the Alps, panning for gold. “I’m relatively new at this, a freshman,” he laughs. Dario is also studying for his PhD in archaeology, specializing in kitchens in medieval castles. He isn’t doing this for the money, though he readily admits he has caught gold fever. Two years ago, as a Christmas present, his mother paid for him to attend a gold-panning course in Germany. “It’s also about the adventure,” he tells me. “It’s like, you know, being in America in the gold rush period.” Dario is just one of a growing number of people who have joined the Association of Gold Seekers of Biella, this province in northern Italy. The gold here has washed down from the melting glaciers of the Alps, deposited in the sand along the banks of the Elvo. 33 of the most beautiful places in Italy This area was once part of a vast Roman gold-mining operation dating back to the second century BC, says Arturo Ramella, who is also the president of the World Goldpanning Association. The hills just above the Elvo are all man-made, composed of millions of tons of rocks and stones that thousands of local inhabitants separated from the gold-bearing sand. The mine was active, says Ramella, for around two hundred years, and the gold found here helped finance the Roman Republic’s conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Long gone, however, are the days of forced labor. The atmosphere on this bend of the river is light-hearted, almost picnic-like. The sun is shining, it’s warm but not hot and the eight or nine people here to pan for gold spend half their time chatting. Eight-year-old Giacomo came with his grandmother. He helped her carry the pans full of sand to the river, did some panning himself, and showed me two flakes he had managed to separate from the dark sand. “It’s fun!” he exclaimed with a toothy smile. His concentration waned as the morning wore on. “Look at all of those!” he said, pointing to the finger-long sand-colored fish darting between the stones in the shallow water. “I want to catch some and cook them for lunch!” Clearly Giacomo no longer had images of gold nuggets dancing in his head. Bruno Martini helps run the association in Biella, and he taught me the basics of panning. First you have to figure out where gold is most likely to be found, which is where the river widens out and the heavier gold flakes are deposited in the darker, iron-rich sand. Then you fill your pan with that sand, removing the larger rocks, and take the pan to the river to slowly rotate the pan, letting the lighter particles wash away. Eventually, if you’re lucky, you’ll have three or four tiny specks of gold. The province limits daily takings to five grams, or 0.176 of an ounce, but the gold panners say the chances of finding that much gold even after a full day are slim at best. By my calculations I may have managed to get about $4 of gold. Giancarlo Rolando, a 65-year-old pensioner in a straw hat and sleeveless T-shirt, is the group’s veteran gold seeker. He’s been panning since the 1980s, and recalls that back in the day, he managed to find enough gold to pay for a six-month vacation to the British Virgin Islands. Since then, however, his earnings have helped pay for occasional car repairs and the odd dinner with a girlfriend. “It makes a difference because my pension is a bit low,” says Giancarlo. He comes here once or twice a week, and is proud of the tan all that time in the sun has left him. “My friends think I got this at the beach,” he quips. As he sits on the riverbank panning away, he explains the attraction. “Yes, it can be tiring carrying around buckets of sand, but you hear the sound of the water, there is the sun, the wind, tranquility. If you’re tired, you take a nap under a tree. When you’re hungry, you eat, and when you’re done, you go home. It’s not like a job where you’re subject to a schedule. You do what you like. You’re free.” Gold or no gold, there’s no rush here.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Association of Gold Seekers of Biella", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170729094500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/29/europe/italy-gold-rush/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "622075135", "sentence": "Witnesses describe a coordinated attack Two people have been arrested Police say the situation is under control Six people are dead after a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, according to Quebec Provincial Police. Eight people were injured. The attack, which took place at the city’s Quebec Islamic Cultural Center, is being investigated as an act of terrorism by police. In what was described as a coordinated attack, witnesses say at least two gunmen wearing black fired indiscriminately into the dozens of worshipers – including families – in the mosque. Thirty-nine people who were at the mosque during shooting were unharmed, Christine Coulombe, spokeswoman of National Police of Quebec, said. Of the eight injured, six are described as being in critical condition. Two people have been arrested, a police said at a news conference. One was captured near the mosque and the other was apprehended on a highway nearby. The Canadian province’s premier, Philippe Couillard, called the shooting a terrorist act on Twitter. À la suite de cet acte terroriste, j'ai demandé à l'#assnat de mettre en berne notre drapeau du #Québec.  #tousunis He added that he would ask the National Assembly to fly the Quebec flag at half-staff. Police said in a later tweet that the situation was under control. “The site is secure and the occupants (of the mosque) were evacuated. The investigation continues.” Police are not ruling out the existence of accomplices. La situation est sous contrôle, les lieux sont sécurisés et les occupants ont été évacués. L'enquête se poursuit. A statement on the mosque’s Facebook page urged caution. “Please wait for preliminary results (of the investigation) before circulating rumors,” it says. “The situation is very critical. May Allah give us endurance.” S'il vous plait attendez le résultat préliminaire avant de faire circuler des rumeurs. La situation est très critique, que Allah nous prête endurance. Another post showed the center’s gratitude for the “hundreds of messages of compassion coming from all over.” At least two vigils, in Quebec City and in Montreal, are planned for Monday. At least five of those injured in the incident were receiving treatment at the University Hospital of Quebec. Other victims are in hospitals throughout the city, hospital spokesman Richard Fournier tells CNN. Canada has taken in tens of thousands of refugees, especially from Syria, in the last few months. Last year, the cultural center received a wrapped pig head and a magazine with a pig on its cover, saying “Bonne Appetit,” according to a post on its Facebook page. The post reads: “We just learned that a gesture of hate towards our Great Mosque took place Sunday morning (14 Ramadan) around Salat Al-Fajr! Police was made aware and opened an investigation! We will keep you updated as soon as we have news…” Under the Quran, pork is prohibited and pigs considered unclean. Canada’s leaders condemned the attack on social media. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his condolences in both French and English. “Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec City. My thoughts are with victims & their families.” Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec City. My thoughts are with victims & their families. Later, in a statement on his official site, Trudeau wrote: “It is heart-wrenching to see such senseless violence. Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear. “Muslim-Canadians are an important part of our national fabric, and these senseless acts have no place in our communities, cities and country. Canadian law enforcement agencies will protect the rights of all Canadians, and will make every effort to apprehend the perpetrators of this act and all acts of intolerance.” Premier Couillard said Quebec would support Muslims. Unissons-nous contre la violence. Solidarité avec les Québécois de confession musulmane. “Let’s unite against violence,” the post reads. “We stand in solidarity with the Muslim people of Quebec.” South of the Canadian border, the New York Police Department said that it was monitoring the situation in Quebec and has directed that “special attention” would be given to all New York City mosques and other houses of worship, according to a statement. “Critical Response Command (CRC) personnel have been assigned to extended tour coverage at certain mosque locations,” the statement reads. The city is one of the focal points of protests against President Trump’s travel ban, which seeks to exclude any travel from a number of Muslim-majority countries. The city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, sent out a series of tweets related to the Quebec City attack. “Our prayers tonight are with the people of Quebec City as they deal with a terrible attack on a mosque,” he wrote in one. “We must stand together.” In another he reiterated that his police department would be providing additional protection for New York’s mosques, and in a third attempted to reassure the city’s Muslim residents. “To my fellow New Yorkers who are Muslim: New York City will protect you. The NYPD will protect you. We will fight all hatred and bias.” He also referenced a fire at a mosque in Victoria, Texas, over the weekend, drawing connections between the two incidents – even though police and fire officials have not said there is a connection. “The awful attack in Quebec is not an outlier,” he said. “Today, a mosque in Texas was burned to the ground. We must stop those who seek to divide us.” The Victoria police have yet to reach any conclusions as to the cause of the fire which they are investigating. CNN’s Paula Newton reported from Quebec City. Tony Marco, Julia Jones and Deanna Hackney contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Quebec Islamic Cultural Center attack", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170130041500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/americas/quebec-mosque-shooting/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "663510051", "sentence": "Trump: \"Absolutely I would be committed to Article 5\" He went on to reiterate his call for NATO members to spend more on defense President Donald Trump said on Friday what he would not at NATO headquarters last month: He is committed to NATO’s principle of common defense. “I am committing the United States to Article 5,” Trump said at Friday’s press conference, referring to the alliance’s principle that an attack on one NATO nation is an attack on them all. “And certainly we are there to protect,” Trump added, saying this is why the US is “paying the kind of money necessary to have that force.” “Yes, absolutely I would be committed to Article 5,” he concluded. Related article Trump scolds NATO allies over defense spending But Trump declined to make the same statement during his speech at NATO headquarters in Brussels last month, when he scolded NATO leaders for failing to meet the alliance’s defense spending guideline of 2% of GDP. Appearing with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday, Trump also reiterated his call for NATO members to meet the guideline — along with his claim that NATO members should repay what he regards as underpayments from previous years. That didn’t seem to bother Iohannis, who noted that Romania was the first country under Trump’s administration to “step up to 2 percent of GDP for defense spending.” “I’m very glad that due to your strong leadership NATO decided to go against terrorism,” the Romanian president said. “Your involvement made so many nations conscious of the fact that we have to share the burden inside NATO.” Ahead of Trump’s comments Friday, Democrats had slammed the President for failing to commit to Article 5 while at NATO, as well as his comments during the campaign that the alliance was “obsolete.” “While it is important that senior officials such as the vice president, secretary of state and secretary of defense reiterate that commitment, explicit endorsement – and the absence of an endorsement – has meaning,” seven House Armed Services Democrats, including ranking member Adam Smith of Washington, wrote in a letter Friday. But Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican and ally of Trump in the Senate, argued Trump was just misunderstood. “It’s a good thing that President Trump made explicit what he plainly meant in Brussels last month: the United States stands by the collective security guarantee of NATO Article 5,” Cotton said in a statement. “But make no mistake: uttering magic words does not deter aggressors like Vladimir Putin. Only the credible threat of military force does. And until Democrats and our European allies get serious about funding our common defense, deterrence in Europe will remain dangerously weak.” CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NATO Article 5", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170609210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ROU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/politics/trump-commits-to-natos-article-5/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "471970888", "sentence": "State media: Fourteen Iranians are still receiving treatment in Saudi hospitals Iran and Saudi Arabia are locked in a war of words over the deadly stampede The Iranian death toll in the recent stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has jumped above 450, state media reported. The rise in the number of confirmed Iranian victims could prompt further outbursts from the Iranian government against Saudi Arabia, its bitter regional rival. Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said Thursday that the number of Iranian pilgrims killed now stands at 464, according to official broadcaster PressTV. Fourteen others are still receiving treatment in Saudi hospitals, it said. Previous updates from the organization had put the number of dead Iranian pilgrims at 239, with 241 others unaccounted for. Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency SPA has reported that at least 769 people were killed in the stampede with 900 others injured. Iran has claimed the overall toll is higher. Iran’s Supreme Leader on Wednesday kept up the verbal broadsides against Saudi Arabia, threatening it with “tough and harsh” retaliation because Iranian stampede victims weren’t being repatriated swiftly enough. Related gallery Managing the crowds at the Hajj “Saudi Arabia failed to fulfill its duties concerning the desperate wounded (pilgrims),” said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to PressTV. Iran’s Foreign Ministry released a statement saying that Khamenei had urged the formation of a fact-finding committee of Muslim nations, including Iran, to investigate the disaster.The ministry also summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires Wednesday, warning against any delay in identifying and repatriating missing and dead Iranian pilgrims, Iran’s state-run Mehr News Agency reported. Iran and Saudi Arabia have been locked in a war of words over last week’s stampede, with Riyadh accusing Tehran of politicizing the tragedy and Tehran demanding an apology from Saudi Arabia, which it says mismanaged the Hajj. The crush took place September 24 at Mina, a neighborhood about 2 miles from the Mecca holy site. CNN’s Larry Register and Susannah Cullinane contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Arabia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151001084500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/middleeast/hajj-deaths-saudi-iran/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "717627976", "sentence": "Men in combat fatigues posed for pictures on the border between Syria and Iraq, as they waved national and paramilitary flags. To them, this was not just another meeting, but a hard-fought triumph. Years of fighting had allowed Iran’s partners and proxies to finally link up from various parts of the war-torn Levant. To Iran’s enemies, the meeting marked the culmination of their worst nightmares. It was a moment marking Iran’s victory in ensuring its friends and allies now control a swath of territory spanning the northern edge of the Arab world, from the borders of Iran to the Mediterranean Sea. In many ways, that meeting on the border, posted online by the media unit of the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah in November, was the defining moment of 2017. It marked Iran’s resurgence, and, in turn, the failure of American foreign policy. For a US President who vowed to take on Iran and undo his predecessor’s steps towards a rapprochement, Donald Trump has unintentionally enabled the Islamic Republic’s rise. Trump promised that defeating ISIS would be his top priority in the region, and US forces have been critical in achieving that goal. But beyond that one priority, US policy in the region is a dog’s breakfast of confusion and contradiction that has surprised and alienated US allies and played into the hands of Washington’s foes. The most recent example came in December when Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel against the publicly stated advice of Washington’s closest Arab allies, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Street protests against Trump’s announcement may be fizzling out, but much broader moves are afoot by opponents quick to capitalize on the negative fallout. A week after the announcement, an emergency meeting in Istanbul of Muslim leaders declared that Trump’s “null and void” decision marked America’s disqualification as an honest broker in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said “the US has chosen to relinquish its competence as mediator, and to disqualify itself from playing a role in the peace process. We shall not accept any role for the United States in the peace process. They’ve proven their full bias in favor of Israel.” This is the same Mahmoud Abbas who, standing next to President Trump last May in the White House, told him “with you we have hope.” Presiding over this public rejection of the US role in Israeli-Palestinian talks was a formidable group of regional players, including Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Qatar’s Emir Tamim Al Thani. Related: How each country voted at the UN on Jerusalem status resolution Against this backdrop, the job of crafting and implementing US Middle East policy is the responsibility of Trump’s 36-year-old son-in-law, Jared Kushner. A neophyte by any measure, but not a neutral observer, Kushner served as co-director of a foundation funding Israeli settlements – illegal under international law – in the West Bank. All the while, key US diplomatic posts in the region remain vacant. Eight US embassies in the Middle East, including in Egypt, Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, are without ambassadors, this at a time when the US State Department, under the unsteady leadership of Rex Tillerson, is hemorrhaging talent. The Trump administration is ignoring the advice of the experienced, knowledgeable diplomats and it shows, on the question of Jerusalem and the broader Middle East. The beginners are in the driver’s seat, in Washington, and elsewhere. Buckle up. President Trump’s closest Arab ally at this tumultuous time is 32-year old Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who has embarked upon an erratic course of dramatic liberalization at home – such as finally allowing women to drive and permitting the opening of movie theaters – and massive miscalculations abroad. The Crown Prince is believed to be the main proponent of the disastrous war in Yemen, the ineffectual embargo of Qatar (which has driven the gas and oil-rich emirate closer to Iran), the bizarre resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri (who subsequently withdrew his resignation) and most recently the brief detention of powerful Jordanian-Palestinian billionaire banker Sabih Al-Masri (who runs the Arab Bank, which is a main financial backer of the Jordanian government, and who is a major investor in the Palestinian territories). It all amounts to a ham-handed effort to try to force a variety of key players in the Arab world to toe the Saudi line, and so far, all it has yielded is a wave of anti-Saudi sentiment across the region. Opinion: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is making a lot of enemies All the while the US, with urging from Saudi Arabia and Israel, is trying to cobble together an alliance to counter Iran’s growing power. Decades of sanctions and diplomatic isolation haven’t neutralized Iran’s growing influence, and a collection of countries consumed by bickering and led by a superpower distracted by its own disorder isn’t likely to achieve it either. That, plus the prospect of even trying to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians – never an easy task in the best of times – will become mission impossible under current conditions. Iran’s increasing strength and influence coincides with an ever-more assertive Russian presence in the region. In September 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the rescue of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, providing air and ground forces that helped, along with troops from Iran, Hezbollah and Iraq, to turn the tide in the country’s civil war. By December of this year, Putin was able to savor a “mission accomplished” moment during an unannounced visit to the Hmeimim air base in Syria, and declare that Russian forces would begin to partially withdraw. Meanwhile, Russia has continued to improve ties with Turkey, a NATO member state. Moscow and Ankara have been the main sponsors of the Syrian peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, where the US has been, at best, a passive observer. In a first, the two countries signed a deal for Turkey to purchase a S-400 surface-to-air missile system. Analysis: This one photo tells you all you need to know about Syria Here also, Russian assertiveness came with weakening US diplomatic muscle. US support for Kurdish-led forces fighting ISIS in northern Syria has dealt US-Turkish relations a significant blow. Turkey claims that the main Kurdish faction in the country is the Syrian branch of the PKK, which has waged a separatist war against the Turkish state since 1984. In all fairness, confusion is not new to US policy in the Middle East. President Barack Obama drew a red line over the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons against its opponents, but when in August 2013, Syria did just that, the red line disappeared and the US failed to act. The Obama administration dithered over whether or not to support the armed Syrian opposition, eventually giving it just enough weapons to fight Bashar al-Assad’s regime but not enough to defeat it. Divided and radicalized, the Syrian opposition is now on the brink of defeat. Syria’s history of carnage and civil war The Trump administration inherited those failures, and has hastily built upon them, threatening to repudiate international agreements such as the Iran nuclear deal, and breaking from long-held positions, such as the status of Jerusalem. It is now signaling a readiness to take a more aggressive position on Iran. Just last week, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley put on a show-and-tell with what she claimed were the remains of an Iranian-supplied ballistic missile fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen. It smacked of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s 2003 UN address in which he claimed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Haley seemed to be laying the ground for the case for another US-led “coalition of the willing,” this time against Iran. The last coalition didn’t work out so well. Traditional Europeans allies are breaking ranks with Washington, stepping back as the United States and Saudi Arabia careen from one self-created crisis to another in the Middle East. As the Western alliance splinters, Russia methodically pursues closer ties with an ever more empowered Iran and Turkey. Washington, consumed and distracted by its own toxic domestic politics, is rushing head-long into, at best, irrelevance, at worst, catastrophe, in the Middle East. If you thought 2017 was a rocky ride in the Middle East, brace yourself for 2018.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171224111500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/24/middleeast/ben-wedeman-year-in-review-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "623187506", "sentence": "Signs of Sunday's slaughter remain at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center A lone gunman killed six people after Sunday prayers at the mosque Streaks of dried blood crisscrossed the bullet holes on one wall. Gray and white robes hung from a coat stand near a raised shelf holding leather-bound copies of the Quran. Below, parts of the beige and green carpet also were encrusted with blood. The Quebec Islamic Cultural Center was open on Wednesday, three days after a gunman killed six people who were among a crowd of men, women and children just finishing prayers. The shooting started outside the small Quebec City mosque and continued inside, according to Rachid Aouame, a mosque leader and board member who witnessed the carnage. “As we usually did after prayers, we chatted with friends,” Aouame told CNN Wednesday, speaking in French. As witnesses have sometimes said after other mass shootings, Aouame said he first thought fireworks were being set off outside. Then the bursts could be heard inside. “There was panic,” he said. “People tried to run away or hide.” Aouame said he turned around and saw the shooter, who gunned down Aouame’s friend who always stood at the same spot in the mosque. His brother-in-law, Azzeddine Soufiane, 57, a butcher and father of three, moved quickly in what appeared to be an attempt to disarm the lone gunman, Aouame recalled. A longtime Quebec City resident of Moroccan descent, Soufiane briefly chased the gunman before being shot twice – the second, fatal round coming after he already was down, according to Aouame. “He was wonderful,” Aouame said of Soufiane, his voice breaking. “He was a generous person, always smiling, always smiling.” The gunman did not utter a word during the shooting, Aouame said. “He didn’t say anything,” he said. “I saw his face. This was a person who was calm. That’s what I saw.” Authorities have identified a suspect they are holding as Alexandre Bissonnette. Bissonnette was known to local activists for his far-right views, according to news reports. A Facebook group dedicated to welcoming refugees in Quebec City said Bissonnette was known online for making statements inspired by extreme right-wing French nationalists. He followed several profiles that espoused right-wing ideologies on his Facebook page, including that of Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France’s National Front, according to CNN’s Canadian partner network CBC. Another mosque Leader, Mohamed Labidi, said he believed Bissonnette was the same man who approached him and asked him for money recently. He said he did not give the man money because he suspected the man was a drug user. Labidi said the gunman reloaded multiple times. Aouame said the mosque will continue to serve the community. “This is our mosque,” he said. “We will return here to pray. Today, we came to see the damage, to begin the repairs, and to tell the community, their second home will reopen.” Authorities identified the other slain victims as Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42; Abdelkrim Hassane, 41; Khaled Belkacemi, 60; Aboubaker Thabti, 44; and Ibrahima Barry, 39.  Five people were wounded. The National Police of Quebec said 39 others inside the mosque were not hurt. Bissonnette, who authorities have described as a lone wolf, faces six counts of first-degree murder and five attempted murder charges, according to the verified Twitter account of the Quebec Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was a student at Laval University in Quebec City, according to the school. Authorities have not made any public comments about a possible motive, but police say they are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. On Monday night, a procession of candle-holding marchers moved quietly through the snow-packed streets during a vigil and a gathering at the mosque. The mosque was also targeted in 2016, when a wrapped pig’s head and a magazine with a pig on its cover, saying “Bonne Appetit” were delivered there, according to a post on its Facebook page. The post read: “We just learned that a gesture of hate towards our Great Mosque took place Sunday morning (14 Ramadan) around Salat Al-Fajr! Police was made aware and opened an investigation!” Under the Quran, pork is prohibited and pigs are considered unclean. This story was reported by CNN”s Ann Roche, Deborah Feyerick and Julia Jones in Quebec City and written by Ray Sanchez in New York. Alanne Orjoux handled translations in Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Alexandre Bissonnette", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170201213000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "MAR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/americas/quebec-mosque-shooting-scene/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "710065626", "sentence": "Congress faces deadlines on government spending, debt ceiling Harassment allegations emerged before and over recess A number of key hearings will take place this week As Congress returns from Thanksgiving break, lawmakers face a busy week with an expected Senate vote on tax legislation, a visit from President Donald Trump and continued headlines over allegations of sexual assault. Trump will make the short trip on Tuesday to Capitol Hill to address Senate Republicans at their weekly policy lunch, where he’ll address the tax bill and other items on the fall legislative agenda. This will mark his third appearance before Republicans at the Capitol in a little over a month. Trump will meet later Tuesday with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders at the White House, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican; House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat; and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat. The meeting comes as lawmakers face fast-approaching deadlines to pass an omnibus spending bill to keep the government open and, separately, to raise the debt ceiling. Congress was set to address both fiscal issues with long-term deals in September, but Trump bucked his own party and sided with Democratic leaders to extend the deadlines just until the end of this year. Just hours before lawmakers left town for the Thanksgiving recess, a woman went public November 16 alleging she had been sexually harassed by Sen. Al Franken in 2006, before he was elected to office. Later, another woman accused the Minnesota Democrat of inappropriately touching her in 2010, when he was in his first term. Franken, who has since issued multiple apologies through his office, has yet to go before reporters, although he is expected to speak to the media on Sunday, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Reports later emerged of another lawmaker, Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, facing allegations of sexual harassment. The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday that it would launch an investigation, and Conyers’ lawyers say he will address all the allegations at some point this week. A third lawmaker, Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, is in the headlines as a potential victim of “revenge porn” after a sexually explicit photo of him was posted on social media. The congressman apologized last week for not using “better judgment” while separated from his wife and in consensual relationships with women. It’s unclear who posted the photo, but an unnamed woman told The Washington Post that Barton had sent her lewd photos, videos and messages when they had two sexual encounters over the course of five years. Separately, a number of key hearings are taking place this week. The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday morning on the nomination of Jerome Powell to be chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Health Committee will meet Wednesday on the nomination of Alex Azar to be secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, after Tom Price stepped down earlier this year amid a controversy over using private planes for official travel. The House Intelligence Committee will hear from former Blackwater chief Erik Prince on Thursday as the committee continues its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Prince’s interview, as posted by the committee, is described as “open in a closed space” – meaning that his testimony will be taken privately but a transcript of the proceedings will be released later, as the committee did with former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. The Joint Economic Committee will hear from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday about the US economic outlook. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty and Jeremy Herb contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Congress", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171126160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/26/politics/congress-week-ahead-tax-bill-harassment/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "705061738", "sentence": "In June, President Trump announced he would be rolling back some of the changes made by President Obama \"We have strengthened our Cuba policies to channel economic activity away from the Cuban military,\" Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said The US government announced additional sanctions and travel restrictions on Cuba Wednesday, following up on an announcement by President Donald Trump earlier this year. Among the specific changes outlined by the Treasury Department are restrictions on travel to Cuba for educational or cultural exchange groups, which will now be permitted only for sponsored groups in the United States, and with the participation of representatives from those groups. Individuals traveling for so called “people-to-people” outreach will no longer be able to visit the country, except where travel arrangements have already been made, or in cases where these individuals are accompanied by permitted, US-based sponsors, a senior administration official explained to reporters on a conference call. “We have strengthened our Cuba policies to channel economic activity away from the Cuban military and to encourage the government to move toward greater political and economic freedom for the Cuban people,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. Related article Cuban Minister rejects US sonic attack claims The State Department has also published a list of 180 entities including hotels, stores, rum makers, marinas and a economic development zone at the Port of Mariel, which are believed to financially benefit the Cuban military, intelligence and security services and which US citizens will no longer be permitted to frequent. “Channeling economic activity away from entities controlled by the Cuban military will encourage the government to move towards greater political and economic freedom for the Cuban people,” another senior administration official on the call asserted. At a news conference Wednesday night, Cuban officials blasted the new regulations and said the measures would not succeed in pressuring the island’s government to make concessions sought by the US. “Let’s sanction Cuba, let’s impose new measures on Cuba to provoke changes in Cuba. Has it happened in the past? Never ever,” said the Cuban foreign ministry’s director general for US affairs Josefina Vidal. “It hasn’t worked, it doesn’t work, it won’t work.” The US officials did not go into detail about how the list was compiled. The Four Points by Sheraton Havana, owned by the US company Starwood, is notably absent from the list, even while the Cuban holding company operating the hotel is on the list. Asked why the hotel was left off, the first official said, simply, “we assess how listing hotels would affect the Cuban people and whether doing so advances the interests of the United States. In coordination with (the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control), we determined it wouldn’t fall into it.” Related article New audio adds to mystery of attacks on US diplomats A fact sheet released by the Treasury Department noted that, “Renting a room in a private Cuban residence (casa particular), eating at privately owned Cuban restaurants (paladares), and shopping at privately owned stores run by self-employed Cubans (cuentapropistas) are examples of authorized activities.” “However,” it went on to say, “in order to meet the requirement of a full-time schedule, a traveler must engage in additional authorized support for the Cuban people activities.” In a statement, the group Engage Cuba – which advocates for an end to the US embargo on Cuba – said the regulations “create a more convoluted, confusing and counterproductive approach to Cuba policy.” In June, Trump announced he would be rolling back some of the changes made by his predecessor, Barack Obama, who sought in his second term to restore diplomatic relations with the island nation. The changes take effect Thursday. CNN’s Maegan Vazquez contributed reporting", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Cuba policy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171108171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/politics/us-cuba-sanctions-trump/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "634532265", "sentence": "Daniela Vargas, 22, arrested in Mississippi after speaking out against ICE raids Agency denies its immigration enforcement operations \"target aliens indiscriminately\" Attorneys for a 22-year-old DREAMer detained after she publicly criticized immigration raids have filed a petition in federal court asking for her immediate release. But Daniela Vargas’ fate is up in the air. She could get released, or she could be deported. “Technically they can deport her at any moment,” said Nathan Elmore, one of her attorneys. Vargas was arrested last week, shortly after sharing her family’s story during a news conference in Jackson, Mississippi. She told the story of her father and brother, who were recently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Related video Panelist: Trump immigration action will be mass deportation Vargas also advocated for young people such as herself who were brought to the United States illegally as children, then qualified for a temporary reprieve from deportation under DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA participants are often called DREAMers, a reference to the DREAM Act – which, if approved by Congress, would give them permanent legal status. “Immediately following the press conference, ICE agents arrested and detained Ms. Vargas in retaliation for the exercise of her First Amendment rights,” states the habeas petition, which was filed Monday in US District Court in Alexandria, Louisiana. “Ms. Vargas’ continued detention and inability to contest her detention and removal violate her Fifth and First Amendment rights.” ICE released a statement last week saying Vargas was arrested during one of its “targeted enforcement” operations. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took Daniela Vargas, 22, an unlawfully present Argentinian citizen, into custody March 1, during a targeted immigration enforcement action in Jackson, Mississippi,” the statement said. “Every day, as part of routine targeted enforcement operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations teams arrest criminal aliens and other individuals who are in violation of our nation’s immigration laws. ICE conducts targeted immigration enforcement in compliance with federal law and agency policy. ICE does not conduct sweeps or raids that target aliens indiscriminately.” Vargas said she came to the United States with her family at age 7 as an undocumented immigrant and later was granted DACA status. One of her attorneys, Abby Peterson, said Vargas’ DACA status expired in November. She could not immediately afford the minimum $495 renewal application fee, Peterson said, and put off the process until last month. The government recommends DACA recipients apply for a renewal between 120 and 150 days before their status expires. Related video Pro-Trump town supports undocumented resident Days after Vargas reapplied, her father and brother were taken into ICE custody at their home, on February 15. Goico De La Cruz, a Methodist pastor and friend of the family, told CNN on Friday that Vargas’ father had agreed to be deported to Argentina while her brother preferred to go to Mexico, the native country of his wife, who’s also undocumented. And even though Vargas’ DACA status has expired, she shouldn’t be a high-priority target for deportation, her attorneys said. “Dany, an aspiring math teacher and active community member, is not a threat to her community,” her attorneys said in a statement. “Her detention only serves to chill free speech and stoke fear throughout immigrant communities.” Vargas spoke to her attorneys from an ICE detention center in Jena, Louisiana. She shared with them her fears. “I’m doing the best I can. I strongly feel that I belong here, and I strongly feel that I should be given a chance to be here and do something good and work in this economy,” she said. Peterson said her client – like many immigrants – “doesn’t take this country for granted.” “She has pursued an education, she works hard, she pays her taxes,” Peterson said. “She is a very deserving individual.” CNN’s Gustavo Valdes, Holly Yan and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ICE", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170307201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ARG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/07/us/daniela-vargas-detained-dreamer-petition/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "751642473", "sentence": "President Donald Trump, in a characteristically free-wheeling speech Saturday night, called out several Democrats by name as well as former FBI Director James Comey. “They’ve got to be voted out of office,” Trump said of Democrats as he blamed the party for a range of issues. Trump leveled his anger at Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi of California, and Chuck Schumer of New York as well as Michigan voters for sending Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow to Washington “You people just keep putting her back again, and again, and again,” Trump said. “It’s your fault.” Trump also tossed out an unspecified allegation about Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, whom Trump blamed for the recent sinking of his nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Related article Donald Trump calls for Jon Tester to resign over Jackson opposition “I know things about Tester that I could say, too,” Trump said. “And if I said them, he’d never be elected again.” Trump called for Tester to resign  earlier Saturday after the Montana Democrat came forward with a slew of allegations and concerns about Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who withdrew from consideration for the top VA post on Thursday. Trump also turned to Comey, the man he fired as FBI director last year who has since written a book and launched into public criticism of Trump’s leadership and morals, as well as the investigation into potential coordination between his associates and Russia. “Watch the way he lies,” Trump said, adding shortly after, “I did you a great favor when I fired this guy.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Democratic Party", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180429004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/politics/trump-stabenow-tester-comey/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "561226198", "sentence": "The mother of Benghazi victim Sean Smith called for Hillary Clinton to be 'in stripes' Her speech came on the opening night of the Republican National Convention The mother of a victim of the Benghazi attack told Republicans gathered in Cleveland on Monday that Hillary Clinton “should be in stripes.” “This entire campaign comes down to a single question: If Hillary Clinton can’t give us the truth, why should we give her the presidency?” Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, said to cheers on the opening night of the Republican National Convention. “That’s right,” she said. “Hillary for prison. She deserves to be in stripes.” Her remarks come on a night focused largely on the Benghazi attack – which took place during Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state – and immigration. At the same time Smith spoke, Donald Trump was being interviewed on Fox News by Bill O’Reilly. “I blame Hillary Clinton,” she said. “I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son – personally.” Clinton was investigated by a special House committee and testified before the committee for 11 hours about the Benghazi attack. The committee’s final report, released last month, faulted the Obama administration for security lapses that led to the deaths of four Americans, but contained no revelations likely to further damage Clinton. Sean Smith, a foreign service information management officer, was killed along with U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and two CIA contractors in the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi. “Hillary Clinton is a woman, a mother, and a grandmother of two,” Smith said. “I am a woman, a mother, and a grandmother of two. How could she do this to me?” An audience member yelled, of Clinton: “She’s a liar!” “She sure is,” Smith responded. “Donald Trump is everything Hillary Clinton is not. He is blunt, direct and strong,” Smith said. “He speaks his mind and his heart. And when it comes to the threat posed by radical Islamic terrorism, he will not hesitate to kill the terrorists who threaten American lives. He will make American stronger, not weaker.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160719020000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/18/politics/benghazi-mother-hillary-clinton-rnc/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "441413923", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Matthew Moran is deputy director, and Christopher Hobbs is co-director of the the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London, specializing on issues related to nuclear proliferation and security. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. Radioactive sources acquired by ISIS cannot be used to create a nuclear bomb The real threat from dirty bombs lies in their psychological and economic effects Economic costs associated with a dirty bomb would be considerable Last week, the news emerged that ISIS terrorists have reportedly obtained radioactive materials from hospitals and research facilities captured in Iraq with a view to developing a radioactive “dirty bomb.” Unsurprisingly, the prospect of ISIS dabbling with unconventional weapons has been greeted with considerable concern. The Iraqi government has appealed to the United Nations for international help to “stave off the threat” in this regard and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop recently acknowledged that NATO countries are deeply concerned by the situation. But what can ISIS actually do with these newly acquired radioactive materials? What is the nature of the threat? First off, it is important to emphasize that radioactive sources of the type acquired by ISIS cannot be used to create a nuclear bomb. These sources are mostly used for medical research and treatments such as radiotherapy, and are completely unsuited to the development of nuclear weapons. This said, the harmful effects of these sources, stemming from their chemical toxicity and radioactive properties, can be exploited in other ways. If inhaled or ingested, for example, these materials can be lethal. This was evidenced by the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, when just a fraction of a gram of radioactive polonium proved enough to kill the former KGB officer. Fortunately, achieving this type of internal exposure on a large scale would prove enormously challenging for a terrorist group. Consequently, attention has focused on the use of these materials by ISIS in a dirty bomb. Combining radioactive materials with conventional explosives, this is a bomb with an edge. A dirty bomb would spread radioactive materials, contaminating the local area and any individuals in the nearby vicinity. Crucially, however, this contamination would be mostly external in nature and, if the attack was promptly identified as being radioactive, decontamination of individuals would be a relatively straightforward process. The exposure time of anyone affected would be limited and the negative health effects mitigated. Indeed, with a dirty bomb, members of the public are more likely to be harmed by the impact of the conventional explosives than that of the radioactive materials. This point was borne out by a series of tests conducted over a four-year period by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the Negev Desert. As part of this project - details of which were recently published by Haaretz – some 20 devices laced with radioactive materials were detonated and their effects observed. The IDF concluded that a dirty bomb attack poses little physical danger beyond the conventional blast. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat The real threat from dirty bombs lies in their psychological and economic effects – a fact that often sees these devices described as weapons of mass disruption rather than weapons of mass destruction. From a psychological perspective, for example, nuclear weapons are associated with death and destruction on an enormous scale, and dirty bombs benefit from association with these more sophisticated weapons simply because they incorporate radioactive materials. There is an important distinction to be made between nuclear and radiological materials but this is often lost in media reports and commentary on these issues. In any case, a dirty bomb detonated in a major urban center would be sure to cause widespread fear and panic. The economic costs associated with a dirty bomb would also be considerable. A 2011 Congressional Research Service report, for example, suggested that the clean-up after such an attack could figure in the billions of dollars, if detonated in a high-value area such as city center or port. Little wonder, then, that the security of radiological sources has emerged as a politically salient issue in recent years. Ultimately, while the thought of ISIS using dirty bombs to further its terrorist agenda is unsettling, the threat should not be exaggerated, particularly when it comes to its impact on public health. These are not the nuclear weapons that ISIS supposedly desires, and will do nothing to further the group’s ambitions in this regard.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150616143000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/opinions/isis-dirty-bomb/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "434386719", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Traders highlights the business of global trading by showcasing extraordinary individuals worldwide who are trading goods and services across borders. Relaxed restrictions have opened the door to American vacationers Airbnb set to open 1,000 homes for rent Thanks to loosening restrictions on travel from the United States to Cuba, it’s now easier than it has been in 50 years for Americans to hop on a plane and head to Havana. When they get there, now they can stay in an Airbnb. The lodging rental startup announced in a blog post in February that it’s expanding to Cuba, offering travelers 1,000 homes to choose from. The move makes Airbnb one of the first tech companies to capitalize on the improving diplomatic relations between the neighboring countries, but it won’t be the last, as American businesses across the country eye Cuba as a potential source of growth. Read: Why people care more about pets than other humans Companies like Airbnb will be case studies in how challenging that is to pull off. For starters, the Internet is a rarity in Cuba, with just about a quarter of Cubans currently connected, according to a 2012 report. Then there’s the fact that Americans still can’t use their credit cards in Cuba, making it impossible for Airbnb and other companies to accept online payments. According to Bloomberg, in order to make its Cuba expansion possible, Airbnb is working with a money remitter in Florida that makes payments to hosts on Airbnb’s behalf. Read: The quiet revolution turning roadsides into nature reserves But for Airbnb’s leadership team, these workarounds are well worth it. According to a press release about the expansion, after President Obama announced in December that the United States would be changing its policies regarding Cuba, the site saw a 70% spike in searches for Cuban listings. And this year, Cuba is one of the most frequently searched destinations in Latin America. In some ways, Airbnb is a perfect fit for Cuba, which already has a rich history of “casas particulares,” or private homestays that help encourage tourism in Cuba. “When we founded Airbnb in 2008, our dream was to help create a world where you could belong anywhere, and that vision has taken root in almost every country in the world,” Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk said in a statement. “For over 50 years, Cuba has been out of reach for most Americans. We couldn’t be more excited that, starting today, licensed U.S. travelers will now be able to experience the unique culture and warm hospitality that makes the island so special through our new Cuban community.” Read: The Deadly Global War for Sand The key word there is “licensed.” Though it’s getting easier to travel to Cuba, it’s still far from a free for all. Today, straight-up tourism is still off limits, but travelers can get to Cuba if they can prove they’re going for one of the 12 reasons approved by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. And in order to book a room on Airbnb, travelers will have to confirm that their travel reason falls under the general license for accepted entry into Cuba. Members of Congress are now working to lift those remaining restrictions on travel. In the meantime, though, if you’ve got a good reason to travel to Cuba, now might be a good time to use it. You can currently snag this beautiful villa for $38 a night. Read more from WIRED: The burn of wasabi may lead to new pain meds What cities would look like if lit only by the stars The ruins of the USSR’s secret nuclear cities", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Airbnb expansion to Cuba", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150519094500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/19/world/airbnb-cuba/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "425431905", "sentence": "House Speaker John Boehner said the debate over a new war resolution was stalled in Congress and it would be “virtually impossible” to pass the authorization President Barack Obama sent in February to fight the terror group ISIS. “Until the President gets serious about fighting the fight, until he has a strategy that makes sense, there’s no reason for us to give him less authority than what he has today. Which is what he’s asking for,” Boehner told a small group of reporters on Tuesday, according to reports by The Washington Post and Associated Press. READ: White House willing to sign compromise Iran bill The President sent a proposal in February to Congress that limited the President’s authority to wage a military campaign against ISIS to three years. The text of the resolution explicitly did not authorize “enduring offensive ground combat operations.” But that line led to a debate that prevented much progress on the issue. Many Republicans thought the proposal limited the President’s actions, and war weary Democrats believed it could open the door to U.S. combat troops on the ground. Boehner’s remarks come a day after the No. 2 House Republican leader, Rep Kevin McCarthy of California, told reporters there were not enough votes in the House to pass Obama’s proposal. But McCarthy did suggest that committees were still debating the issue and there would be a vote at some point on a so-called “authorization for use of military force” or “AUMF”, saying “I think it’s important that Congress weighs in.” In the months after the Obama administration approved airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, Boehner repeatedly argued Congress needed to formally approve the military mission, but he insisted it was up to the White House draft the language. House and Senate committees held hearings on the administration’s proposed resolution. But despite their criticisms on the language developed by the administration, GOP lawmakers have not offered any alternative language, and instead continue to say Obama needed to get more involved. The White House has maintained that it did not need a new war resolution to launch airstrikes against ISIS that began roughly eight months ago, saying a 2001 war authority Congress approved to fight al Qaeda covered this latest military operation. But Obama said in his State of the Union address earlier this year it was important for Congress to formally pass a new war resolution to demonstrate to allies around the world the country was united on the effort to defeat ISIS. The speaker, who just returned from a trip to several countries in the Mideast, including Iraq and Israel, also said that U.S. troops fighting in the region now should allowed to engage more directly in the fight. Boehner criticized the Obama administration for putting “”artificial constraints” on military leaders overseeing the 4,500 U.S. forces in the region, according to The New York Times. These troops are tasked with “training and equipping” allies who can directly fight ISIS forces. The speaker didn’t appear to urge the President to send additional  U.S. combat forces, but he has previously said at some point American troops may be needed inside Syria to beat back ISIS advances.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150414231500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/politics/obama-isis-war-authority-john-boehner/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "543943583", "sentence": "Israeli Prime Minister brings right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party into coalition government Ultranationalist Avigdor Liberman joins government as defense minister Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shifted his government even further to the right with the addition of the right-wing nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party. The move expands Netanyahu’s narrow 61-seat coalition to 66 seats in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and it brings Avigdor Liberman, one of the country’s most controversial politicians and Netanyahu’s biggest critics, into the government. “Since the government was established a year ago, I sought time after time to widen the government,” Netanyahu said Wednesday at the signing of the coalition agreement. “Israel needs a stable government in order to deal with the challenges before us, and to take advantage of the opportunities in front of us.” Netanyahu’s coalition now includes all of the right-wing parties and excludes the left-wing parties. Liberman will join the government as defense minister, replacing Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon, who resigned in protest at the appointment. Critics have pointed at Liberman’s scant military experience. Knesset member Benny Begin, son of former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, called it “delusional” and said it showed “a lack of responsibility toward the defense establishment and all the citizens of Israel.” Liberman is an immigrant from the former Soviet Union who lives in a West Bank settlement that many in the international community consider to be illegal, and he has a history of making controversial statements. In March 2015, Liberman said that Arab-Israelis who are not loyal to Israel should be beheaded. “We need to pick up an ax and cut off his head,” he said, speaking before the most recent elections. In 2001, he said he would bomb Egypt’s Aswan Dam in the event of a war between Israel and Egypt. Lately, Liberman has been especially vocal in criticizing Netanyahu, calling for the Israeli leader to resign as recently as two weeks ago. In mid-April, he blasted Netanyahu’s handling of security following months of violence in Israel and the West Bank. “This government does not know how to decide and is afraid to fight against terror,” Liberman said. At a party meeting in June, he ridiculed the Prime Minister, saying, “Netanyahu doesn’t belong, not to the right and not to the left. He has no ideology. He is Mr. Zigzag. He may be the world champion of zigzagging. But he definitely does not belong to the nationalist camp.” Liberman’s relationship with Netanyahu goes back more than 20 years. Following Netanyahu’s election as Likud party leader in 1993, he made Liberman the director-general of the party. When Netanyahu was first elected Prime Minister in 1996, Liberman became director-general of the Prime Minister’s office. He split with Netanyahu a year later, starting the Yisrael Beiteinu party in 1999. Among other roles, Liberman has also been deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs from 2009 to 2015 before moving to the opposition. Liberman supports a hard line in negotiations with Palestinians for a two-state solution, insisting that any final status agreement be part of a broader deal that includes normalized relations with Arab states. He also supports populated territory swaps, exchanging Jewish settlements in the West Bank for Arab-Israeli towns within Israel. Hanan Ashrawi, a PLO Executive Committee member, has criticized the addition of Liberman to the government. “Such a decision is extremely dangerous – Lieberman, who has called for the beheading of Palestinians and for their transfer outside the state of Israel, is a serious threat to peace and stability, and his appointment will generate a culture of lawlessness, extremism, violence and hate in Israel.” Related video Joe Biden expresses 'frustration' with Israel Even with this shift further to the right, Netanyahu insists his support for a two-state solution has not waned. “My government remains committed to pursuing peace with the Palestinians, pursing peace with all our neighbors. My policy has not changed,” he said. “We’ll continue to pursue every avenue for peace, while ensuring the safety and security of our citizens. “I believe the developments in our region have created new challenges for us all, but I also believe they have created new opportunities for peace. I intend to seize those opportunities. A broader government – a more stable government will make it easier to do so.” Netanyahu once more called on the head of the opposition, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog, to join the coalition in a unity government. Herzog has refused so far.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160525164500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/25/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-nationalist-party/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "567995282", "sentence": "Judicial Watch released new Clinton emails Tuesday They raised questions about the State Dept. and the Clinton Foundation Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state raise questions about the nature of the department’s relationship with the Clinton Foundation. Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, released 296 pages of emails from the Democratic presidential nominee, including 44 that Judicial Watch says were not previously handed over to the State Department by Clinton. The emails, many of which are heavily redacted, raise questions about the Clinton Foundation’s influence on the State Department and its relations during her tenure. In one instance, top Clinton Foundation official Doug Band lobbied Clinton aides for a job for someone else in the State Department. In the email, Band tells Hillary Clinton’s former aides at the department – Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin – that it is “important to take care of (redacted).” Band is reassured by Abedin that “Personnel has been sending him options.” The emails were obtained by the group through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch against the State Department in 2015. The group did not respond to a CNN request for comment. The Trump campaign seized at the new batch of emails, citing them as evidence of Clinton being corrupt. The prolonged investigations into her use of a private email server while at the State Department has fueled public distrust of her and plagued her presidential bid. But the Justice Department declined to press charges against Clinton for her handling of classified information related to the server earlier this year, with FBI Director James Comey saying while she was “extremely careless,” it was his judgment that “no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.” In a 2009 email, Band directs Abedin and Mills to put Gilbert Chagoury, a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire and Clinton Foundation donor, in contact with the State Department’s “substance person” on Lebanon. “We need Gilbert Chagoury to speak to the substance person re Lebanon,” Band wrote. “As you know, he’s a key guy there and to us and is loved in Lebanon. Very imp.” “It’s jeff feltman,” Abedin responded, referring to Jeffrey Feltman, who was the US ambassador to Lebanon at the time. “I’m sure he knows him. I’ll talk to jeff.” Feltman told CNN Wednesday that he never met with Chagoury. “I have never met nor spoken with Mr Chagoury. I was not aware of the proposal that he speak to me until this email exchange was released, but in any case we never spoke,” he said. Judicial Watch President Tom Filton said in a press release that Clinton “hid” the 44 emails on purpose. “No wonder Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin hid emails from the American people, the courts and Congress,” he said in a press release. “They show the Clinton Foundation, Clinton donors, and operatives worked with Hillary Clinton in potential violation of the law.” Clinton’s campaign said the emails didn’t relate to her work at the Clinton Foundation. Nightcap: The latest news and political buzz from CNN Politics | Sign up “Neither of these emails involve the secretary or relate to the Foundation’s work,” said an emailed statement from Clinton campaign spokesman Josh Schwerin. “They are communications between her aides and the President’s personal aide, and indeed the recommendation was for one of the Secretary’s former staffers who was not employed by the Foundation.” The Clinton campaign said Wednesday that Chagoury only wanted to offer insights on the then-upcoming Lebanese election and was not looking for any specific action from the State Department. “The right-wing organization behind this lawsuit has been attacking the Clintons since the 1990s and no matter how this group tries to mischaracterize these documents, the fact remains that Hillary Clinton never took action as secretary of state because of donations to the Clinton Foundation,” Schwerin said in a statement. GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump sought to use the emails to paint Clinton as corrupt. “This is yet more evidence that Hillary Clinton lacks the judgment, character, stability and temperament to be within 1,000 miles of public power,” said Stephen Miller, Trump’s national policy director. “She views public office as nothing more than a means to personal enrichment – and every dollar she takes comes at the expense of the public welfare. This latest finding is an unseemly, disturbing window into a corrupt office, and yet more evidence that Hillary Clinton has been lying from the beginning – and by any reasonable definition attempted to obstruct the investigation of the FBI.” Trump also tweeted: “When is the media going to talk about Hillary’s policies that have gotten people killed, like Libya, open borders, and maybe her emails?” When is the media going to talk about Hillary's policies that have gotten people killed, like Libya, open borders, and maybe her emails? Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Wednesday that if the State Department doesn’t release all of the remaining Clinton emails by November it will prove the system is “rigged” – a line Trump has used recently. “Anything less than a full release of these public records before voting begins will only further prove that we have a rigged system that has one set of rules political elites and another for everyone else,” Priebus said in a statement. On Wednesday, Judicial Watch released written testimony from Mills, in which she provides further detail on how Clinton’s private email server was set up to address potentially security concerns. Mills told the attorneys she spoke with a Clinton IT staffer in 2013, after learning the email account of a close Clinton confidante, Sidney Blumenthal, had been compromised by a hacker. “As I recall, these discussions involved whether this event might affect Secretary Clinton’s email,” Mills said in follow-up answers to an earlier deposition given to Judicial Watch. Mills also said she recalls speaking to the same staffer – Bryan Pagliano – about the company overseeing the server set up. “As I recall, these discussions involved whether Platte River Networks would have the technical capacity and be the appropriate source from which to gather Secretary Clinton’s email from the clintonemail.com system,” Mills said. Early this year as the investigation into Clinton’s private email server was in full swing, several FBI field offices approached the Justice Department asking to open a case regarding the relationship between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation, according to a law enforcement official.  At the time, DOJ declined because it had looked into allegations surrounding the Clinton Foundation around a year earlier and found there wasn’t sufficient evidence to open a case. In a hearing last month on Capitol Hill, FBI Director James Comey declined to say whether the Clinton Foundation was under investigation, saying: “I’m not going to comment on the existence or non-existence of any investigation.” For there to be criminal conflict of interest there would have to be evidence showing a government employee received something of value in exchange, such as a job post-employment or money. There doesn’t appear to be anything so far suggesting that in the newly released, heavily redacted emails from Judicial Watch. But those emails do raise questions about whether the relationship between the State Department and Clinton Foundation was too cozy, particularly after Clinton pledged she would not be involved with the foundation when she became secretary of state, in an effort to prevent an inappropriate relationship. In a case where there’s a possible conflict of interest that’s not necessarily criminal, the inspector general can look into it and take an administrative remedy if necessary. The State Department OIG has been looking into connections between the State Department and Clinton during her term as secretary of state since earlier this year, but has not said anything about the matter. The Clinton Foundation has repeatedly said it is not being investigated. On Tuesday, the Clinton campaign said there is nothing to suggest foul play, and Clinton had nothing to do with the newly released emails. The campaign has said in the past the Clintons don’t take a salary from the foundation and all their income is disclosed. A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment. CNN’s  Laura Koran, Tom LoBianco and Joe Johns contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Clinton Foundation", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160810041500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "LBN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/hillary-clinton-emails-judicial-watch/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "638808393", "sentence": "As deputy attorney general, Comey had a late-night standoff in his boss John Ashcroft's hospital room with Bush officials Comey said the FBI would not recommend prosecuting Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information About a week before the election, he notified Congress that the FBI was again looking at Clinton's emails Comey confirmed Monday that during the election the FBI began investigating possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign The first time that James Comey ever delivered bombshell testimony on Capitol Hill, it was about how he stood up to the White House, refusing to let it carry on with warrantless wiretapping through the National Security Agency. Ten years later, he was at the center of attention again, sitting alongside the NSA, refuting the suggestion that a president could ever unilaterally wiretap without a warrant. Those two bombshells, which are totally unrelated but share some weird parallels and the common thread of warrantless wiretapping, bookend two other ones about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. Whether it involves sitting presidents, top White House aides, or a former secretary of state, Comey does not appear to discriminate along party lines or anything else. Comey’s first piece of incredible testimony was the yarn about a late-night standoff during his time as deputy attorney general in his boss John Ashcroft’s hospital room. Comey had it out with officials from the Bush White House about the NSA’s use of warrantless wiretapping, threatening to quit his job if the administration went against him and authorized the program by getting an incapacitated Aschroft, who had just had gall bladder surgery, to sign off. The 2004 affair ultimately helped lead to changes both in the way the NSA conducted its business and an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. President Barack Obama picked Comey to be FBI director in 2013 in part on the merit of that first bombshell, which Comey recounted to a rapt audience of senators in 2007. Read CNN’s 2007 report about bombshell No. 1 “He’s that rarity in Washington sometimes,” Obama said when nominating Comey to lead the FBI in 2013. “He doesn’t care about politics, he only cares about getting the job done. At key moments, when it’s mattered most … he was prepared to give up a job he loved rather than be part of something he felt was fundamentally wrong.” Comey proved himself not to care about politics when he dropped his second bombshell, announcing that the FBI would not recommend prosecution for Hillary Clinton nor members of her staff for mishandling classified information. Comey was nonetheless piercing in his criticism of how Clinton’s server was handled. Democrats pointed to the lack of charges. Republicans pointed to the carelessness. Read CNN’s July 2016 report about bombshell No. 2 Comey’s 7 most damning lines about Hillary Clinton Democrats went from relatively satisfied to absolutely livid at Comey over his third bombshell. About a week before the presidential election, he notified Congress in writing that the FBI was again looking at issues related to Clinton’s emails. He didn’t say it publicly, but it became clear the emails in question were found on a machine shared by top Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her estranged husband, former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner. The FBI notified Congress two days before the election that, after further review, they still wouldn’t be recommending charges. Then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said the FBI’s actions cost Democrats the election. That’s debatable, but the late drama certainly didn’t help. Read CNN’s November 2016 report about bombshell No. 3 Clinton was barely mentioned by Democrats or Republicans at the House Intelligence hearing Monday on the issue of Russian meddling in the election, during which Comey confirmed what has long been reported in the press: that throughout the heat of the general election, the FBI was also investigating possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Comey said that investigation began in late July, although he did not go into detail. That’s bombshell No. 4, which is actually more of a twofer. Comey also refuted President Donald Trump’s assertion on Twitter that Obama had ordered wiretaps of his phones at Trump Tower. Comey said there was no evidence to support those tweets. Read CNN’s March 2017 report about bombshell #4 Trump did not respond directly to Comey on the wiretapping issue, but he did tease the idea that maybe either Comey or Obama had leaked information about the investigation to the press. And he also tweeted “The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process.” When a congressman read the @POTUS tweet to the FBI director, he was able to dismiss it almost in real time. “It was not our intention to say that today,” Comey said, creating the strange effect of the FBI director and the President communicating publicly through social media and congressional testimony. But for Comey, there was nothing strange about being at the center of attention – while dividing opinion among some of the most powerful people on Earth.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "James Comey", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170320223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/politics/the-4-bombshells-of-james-comey/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "638565181", "sentence": "Norwegians have more reason than ever to celebrate the International Day of Happiness. After ranking fourth for the last two years, Norway jumped three spots and displaced three-time winner Denmark to take the title of “world’s happiest country” for the first time. Denmark dropped to second place this year, followed by Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and Sweden (which tied for ninth place), according to the latest World Happiness Report, released in March 2017 by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. Denmark won the title three of the four times the report has been issued, losing to Switzerland only once. The United States came in 14th place, dropping one place from last year. Other superpowers didn’t fare better than Northern Europe either. The secret to Iceland's happiness? It's in the water Germany came in 16th place for the second year, while the United Kingdom moved up four spots to 19th place and Russia moved up seven spots to 49th place. Japan moved up two spots to 51st place, while China moved up four spots to 79th place. People in Burundi are the least satisfied with their lives, according to the survey of 156 countries, but residents of Benin (153rd place), Afghanistan (154), Togo (155) and Syria (156) aren’t doing much better. 31 must-see places around the world that will take your breath away Happiness is a better measure of human welfare than measuring education, health, poverty, income and good government separately, the report’s editors argue. Real gross domestic product per capita is one of the key measurements, said the report. Others include generosity, a healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices and freedom from corruption, the report’s authors argued. They said it’s a better measure of human welfare than analyzing education, good government, health, income and poverty separately. “The World Happiness Report continues to draw global attention around the need to create sound policy for what matters most to people – their well-being,”  said Jeffrey Sachs, the report’s co-editor and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, in a statement. “As demonstrated by many countries, this report gives evidence that happiness is a result of creating strong social foundations. It’s time to build social trust and healthy lives, not guns or walls. Let’s hold our leaders to this fact.” “Indeed the goals themselves embody the very idea that human well-being should be nurtured through a holistic approach that combines economic, social and environmental objectives,” Sachs said. “Rather than taking a narrow approach focused solely on economic growth,we should promote societies that are prosperous, just, and environmentally sustainable.” Iceland and Ireland both suffered through banking crises that dramatically affected their economies but didn’t greatly affect their happiness, according to the report. What both countries have is a high degree of social support, enough to put Iceland in third place and Ireland in 19th place this year, according to the report. “It’s a remarkable case in point,” said report co-editor John Helliwell of the University of British Columbia. “By choosing to produce oil deliberately and investing the proceeds for the benefit of future generations, Norway has protected itself from the volatile ups and downs of many other oil-rich economies.” “This emphasis on the future over the present is made easier by high levels of mutual trust, shared purpose, generosity and good governance,” added Helliwell, who is also co-director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. “All of these are found in Norway, as well as in the other top countries.” 17 trips that can change your life A country may have really rich and really poor people, and the poor people don’t have enough money to construct a good life for themselves, he said. Or people may have money but have no social support or friends, or live in an area where there’s government corruption or lack of freedom to make their own life choices. “People tend to spend the majority of their lives working, so it is important to understand the role that employment and unemployment play in shaping happiness,” said Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, a professor at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. “The research reveals that happiness differs considerably across employment status, job type and industry sectors.” De Neve, who co-authored the report’s chapter on happiness at work, added that people in well-paid roles are happier, but money is only one predictive measure of happiness. “Work-life balance, job variety and the level of autonomy are other significant drivers,” said De Neve. “There is a clear distinction in happiness between white and blue collar jobs with managers or professionals evaluating the quality of their lives at a much higher level than those in manual labor jobs even controlling for any possible confounding factors.” The report focused on other factors affecting happiness. “In rich countries the biggest single cause of misery is mental illness,” said Professor Richard Layard, director of the Wellbeing Programme at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance. It’s no surprise that Bhutan would come out on top, despite not being a world economic power: Its Prime Minister proposed a World Happiness Day to the United Nations in 2011 and launched this international focus on happiness. Following in Bhutan’s footsteps, the U.N. General Assembly declared March 20 as World Happiness Day in 2012, recognizing “happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world.” The first of five World Happiness Reports was first published in April 2012 in conjunction with the U.N. High Level Meeting on happiness and well-being. Since 2012, many governments and governmental organizations have made well-being or happiness a priority. In February, the United Arab Emirates held a full-day World Happiness meeting. There was World Happiness Summit in Miami on March 17-19, while Erasmus University in Rotterdam is hosting three-day meeting on happiness research and policy starting Monday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "World Happiness Report", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170320064500", "country1": "ISL", "country2": "CHE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/travel/worlds-happiest-countries-united-nations-2017/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "587576083", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Freida Pinto is a girls’ education ambassador, producer and actor. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Watch CNN Films’ “We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World” on CNNgo. Actress Freida Pinto is an ambassador for girls' education She traveled with first lady Michelle Obama to Morocco and Liberia While there, they met with girls overcoming extreme challenges Many of us are aware that millions of girls around the world are denied access to education. Yet we rarely get to hear from girls themselves about what it’s like to confront the obstacles that keep more than 62 million girls out of school. A year ago, I had the honor of speaking about this with first lady Michelle Obama. As an ambassador for the girls’ education campaign Girl Rising, and a producer of the film of the same name, I met with Obama to congratulate her on Let Girls Learn, an initiative she and President Obama launched to help break down the barriers girls face. Michelle Obama: For girls, a heartbreaking loss – and an opportunity In that meeting, she suggested we take a trip to meet girls who’ve carved a new path forward – girls who are the first in their communities to become educated – so that we could better understand how change takes hold, and to share their stories with the world. That trip has been captured in the film “We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World.” The film, premiering on CNN this week, chronicles our journey with fellow activists Meryl Streep and CNN’s Isha Sesay to Morocco and Liberia. I’ve spent years advocating for girls, in my home country of India and then worldwide with Girl Rising and Plan International. But as I set out on this mission, I stopped to consider the daily reality for girls living in the countries we were going to visit. I had to imagine life where one-quarter of teen girls and young women cannot read or write, as is the case in Morocco. Or what it’s like to live where half of women have been affected by female genital mutilation, and where one in 24 women die during pregnancy or childbirth, as in Liberia. Related video How girls around the world are educated How could a young teen possibly navigate a world such as this, one predisposed to treating her as a second-class citizen? That was on my mind as the first lady’s plane touched down in Liberia’s capital of Monrovia amid dancers, drummers and a good amount of chaos. I stood next to Isha and peppered her with questions about the girls she’d met during earlier home visits, who would later join us for a roundtable with Obama. The statistics were gnawing a hole in my psyche, but Isha reassured me. “Just wait,” she said. “These girls are amazing.  We’re about to see real progress.” The girls of GLOW – that’s Girls Leading Our World, a leadership camp sponsored by the Peace Corps – did, in fact, embody the change this world so badly needs. Obama, Isha and I toured GLOW and got to know the girls. Programs such as this one, as well as those we learned about in Morocco, build girls’ self-esteem and provide practical solutions to the everyday problems they face. We met with young women who had stared down death and despair in towns that lacked basic health care – as was the case for so many young caretakers during the Ebola crisis – and were now proudly showing off their public health expertise. What came later in the trip will stay with me forever. In Morocco, the first lady, Meryl, Isha and I prepared for a more formal discussion with 24 extraordinary girls. With a bank of press standing as witness (they were asked to leave to provide more privacy halfway through), young women, one by one, gave their testimonies to Obama. Humble yet assured, with backs straight and chins up, they shared how they persevered in the face of extreme adversity. One girl endured long and dangerous walks to school only to be raped.  Another had gone on a hunger strike when her parents told her she could no longer attend classes. Related video Why young girls in Morocco are missing school But where there was sorrow, there was triumph. One Muslim teen studying car mechanics plans to open the first female-owned auto shop. Another is the first girl in her community to study “between the wires” (computer engineering).  And for the girl who had gone on a hunger strike, she became the first girl in her village to graduate secondary school and is now attending college, studying linguistics. This is revolutionary change. It’s also a very real shift in how countries, in this case Morocco together with the United States, are prioritizing precious resources for girls’ education. I’m tempted to share more but I would rather the world tune in to meet these girls. I hope you will watch this documentary with your family and friends.  You might, as I did on this trip, reflect on your own education, and consider how you can get more deeply involved in the global movement for equality. Freida Pinto is a girls’ education ambassador, producer, and actor. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. “We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World” is a CNN Films production produced by the same team behind the feature documentary “Girl Rising.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Let Girls Learn initiative", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161010200000", "country1": "LBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/opinions/cnn-films-we-will-rise-freida-pinto/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "734391058", "sentence": "Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page said Tuesday that he believes the US government did more to interfere with the 2016 election than Russia, adding that he wants all the applications that approved government surveillance on him to be publicly released. “The more information comes out, the better. It’s excellent, the fact that there’s a lot of pressure now to release the whole (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) application – and all four of them. It’s just so ridiculous. The more information we’re getting the worse it seems,” Page told CNN’s “New Day.” The FISA applications are highly classified, which prevents their public release. Page met with some Russian officials during a conference in July 2016 at Moscow’s New Economic School, he has said, describing it as more of a “hello” in passing than a formal meeting. On “New Day” Tuesday, Page said he tried to keep a low profile on the trip, adding that “it seemed like there might be some possibility that someone would try to pin something on me.” Related article Trump calls Schiff a 'bad guy,' Democratic memo 'a nothing' The former Trump campaign adviser also told CNN’s Chris Cuomo he believed the US government did more to interfere with the 2016 election than the Russian government. “All the evidence I’ve seen so far, Chris, indicates that there was much more interference by the US government compared to the Russian government,” Page told “New Day,” adding that the January 2017 US intelligence community report explaining Russia’s election interference didn’t amount to much. “Again, let’s look at evidence we actually have. No one examined the (Democratic National Committee’s hacked) server. That was done – outsourced to some law firm-hired consultant to look at it, instead of allowing the FBI to have a look. Now we understand why, I think,” Page said. In 2013, the FBI interviewed Page about his ties to Russia, warning him that Russian intelligence services tried to recruit him as an agent. Page admits talking to an undercover Russian spy but said he did not realize that the man was an intelligence agent at the time and that he did not share anything sensitive. Page has said that he’s never spoken to President Donald Trump despite his status as a foreign policy adviser on the campaign. During the presidential transition, Trump’s team distanced itself from him and denied any collusion between the campaign and Russia. CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Sophie Tatum and Jim Sciutto contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180227153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/carter-page-new-day-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "746734339", "sentence": "Mike Pompeo’s supporters describe a brilliant man, widely read on international affairs who has the ear and confidence of President Donald Trump. Critics say the CIA Director, the President’s nominee replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, has questionable views on torture, a record of prejudice against Muslims and other marginalized groups, and little true experience that qualifies him for the job. Ordinarily, the transition from one high-level position to another would be a largely rubber-stamp affair, but with Washington riven by political hostility and serious foreign policy challenges nearing a boil, Pompeo’s Thursday nomination hearing is set to be as much a debate over his fitness for the job as it is over the Trump administration’s handling of looming international tests. In the next month, the US and its closest European allies face a May 12 deadline Trump has set to either change or pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. The President has also agreed to an unprecedented summit with North Korea’s unpredictable leader in an attempt to defuse a potential nuclear standoff. And most urgently, Trump’s threats to strike Syria mean Washington could be drawn closer to a clash with Russia or Iran, the powers backing Bashar al-Assad on the ground. Related article Facing Trump: Syria. North Korea. Japan. France. Germany. All this is happening as the administration’s national security team is in disarray. A new National Security Adviser, John Bolton, has just arrived prompting a large staff turnover. Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, faces her own difficult nomination hearing, while Pompeo would take the helm at a depleted and understaffed State Department after Tillerson’s ouster. The challenges are all the more reason to move quickly on Pompeo’s nomination, said Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican close to the 54-year-old Pompeo. “He is a trusted adviser to the President, which should be a big morale boost at the State Department,” Cotton told CNN. “The President will be more confident in the department because he will have more confidence in the Secretary of State and Mike’s leadership,”  Cotton said. “I don’t think it serves anyone’s interest or the national interest not to have a Secretary of State.” In excerpts of Pompeo’s prepared opening remarks released Wednesday night ahead of his hearing, Pompeo said the Trump administration considers Russia a “danger to our country” and that years of a “soft policy” toward Russian aggression are “now over.” In the remarks, Pompeo also said he was determined to help Trump avoid mistakes of past negotiations with North Korea in his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un – and pledged to work with US partners to fix the Iran nuclear deal, while combating Iran’s aggressive behavior in the region. If confirmed, Pompeo will have risen from backbench House lawmaker to fourth in line for the presidency in less than 18 months. A senior State Department official, who describes Pompeo as “accomplished” and “smart,” says the agency is “hungry and ready to engage” and that “we want him to be successful.” The question for Pompeo’s critics is whether he’s the right person for the job. Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, met Tuesday with the former House lawmaker from Kansas. Cardin ended the 45-minute meeting with concerns about Pompeo’s outlook on the Iran deal, climate change and the importance of promoting diplomacy along with the US values of democracy, human rights and good governance. “I still have concerns, I’ll make it clear. I did not get a total comfort level there,” said Cardin, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that will vote on Pompeo’s nomination. Cardin added he “wasn’t pleased” with Pompeo’s positions on torture or personal privacy, saying that Pompeo “has a record in the House that causes us some concerns.” Many Democrats have raised Pompeo’s willingness to bomb Iran, even as negotiations on the nuclear deal were ongoing. At least one Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, has said he won’t support Pompeo’s nomination in part because of his support for the Iraq War. Paul’s doubts, along with those of skeptical Democrats, mean Pompeo’s nomination might not get committee approval, forcing Republican leaders to take special measures to move his nomination to the Senate floor. Related video Paul: I'll do everything to block Trump picks Even there, Pompeo faces potential trouble, as lawmakers who backed his nomination to lead the CIA have grown alienated. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii was one of 14 Democrats who voted for Pompeo to lead the intelligence agency last year. On Wednesday, Schatz said he couldn’t back Pompeo again. “I voted YES on Pompeo for CIA on the theory that he would be the “adult in the room.” I was wrong. I am voting NO on Pompeo for Secretary of State because our top diplomat should believe in diplomacy, He has an alarming tendency towards military provocation and brinkmanship,” Schatz tweeted Wednesday. To reassure senators in advance of his confirmation hearing Thursday, one of the excerpts of Pompeo’s prepared remarks disputed the notion that he is a “hawk. “I know firsthand the painful sacrifices of our men and women in uniform,” the remarks said. “War is always the last resort. I would prefer achieving the President’s foreign policy goals with unrelenting diplomacy rather than by sending young men and women to war. ” Republicans hold a narrow 51-49 edge in the Senate, meaning Democratic support will likely be crucial to getting Pompeo approved. That the success of his nomination is even in question is an embarrassing prospect for the former three-term lawmaker, who has a stellar resume. California born and bred, Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point military academy before going on to Harvard Law School, entering business with financial backing from Koch Industries, and running for the House. A source close to Pompeo said that the time he’s spent with dignitaries while heading the CIA has prepared him well for the diplomatic job. George Beebe, a former senior CIA official who now directs the Intelligence Program at the Center for a New National Interest, adds that Pompeo also has the benefit of political experience and some time running a large bureaucracy. “Like a good politician, he can really turn on the charm with an audience,” Beebe said. “He obviously knows the issues very deeply, he knows Capitol Hill, that will also help him in this job, but the biggest asset he’s got is his relationship with the President.” Pompeo has worked closely with Trump, often delivering the Presidential Daily Briefing and staying afterward to discuss issues with the president, White House officials say. But some Democrats, Cardin included, say that the CIA is an entirely different kind of agency and that Pompeo wasn’t there long enough for him to gain the deep experience needed to run the large bureaucracy of State with its multiple missions. “He doesn’t have the track record that would give us a lot of information as to how he handles that circumstance,” Cardin said. Related article Pompeo reaches out to Hillary Clinton to prepare for secretary of state role Aware of the opposition he’s facing, Pompeo has been spending time at the State Department preparing for his confirmation hearing, getting briefed on issues and sitting through mock hearings known as murder boards, according to a source close to Pompeo. The senior State Department official said that Pompeo’s meetings with employees have been very positive and left career staff feeling optimistic. Pompeo has also reached out to Democrats on and off the Foreign Relations Committee and spoken with all the living former Secretaries of State in order to prepare. In his prepared remarks, Pompeo promised to create a culture at the State Department “that finds its swagger once again.” In his meetings at State, department staff “expressed a hope to be empowered in their roles, and to have a clear understanding of the President’s mission,” according to the excerpts. “They also shared how demoralizing it is to have so many vacancies and, frankly, not to feel relevant. I’ll do my part to end the vacancies,” Pompeo is expected to say, adding that he will need lawmakers’ help. “And I will work every day to provide dedicated leadership and convey my faith in their work – just as I have done with my workforce at the CIA.” He has, in his favor, “a relatively easy act to follow,” said Beebe, referring to former Secretary Tillerson, who was widely seen as having weakened the Department and being politically tone deaf. Pompeo is “not going to do to the Rex Tillerson thing and surround himself with just a few aides and wall himself off on the 7th floor” of the State Department, Beebe said. “He’ll look good in comparison.” Mike Morell, a former deputy director of the CIA, said that Pompeo will likely fight for the State Department to get more resources, after a year in which the administration aimed to cut agency staff by about 30%. Pompeo “did an exceptional job as the Director of the CIA. He focused both operations and analysis on the needs of the President, he set the bar high for his officers, and he gave them the running room and the support to get the job done,” Morell told CNN. “He took advantage of the knowledge and experience of the career professionals at CIA, and he successfully argued for additional resources for the Agency.  I fully expect that he will be a similarly effective leader as our nation’s Secretary of State.” But within the CIA workforce, Pompeo got mixed reviews from staff, whose biggest takeaway from his tenure was that he wasn’t around the agency enough to leave a specific impression. Multiple sources told CNN that Pompeo spent most of his time away from Langley, visiting the White House and outside advisers he trusts. Some agency personnel appreciated the hands-off approach and felt empowered to make more active decisions, while others would have preferred a more present leader, especially as the President publicly railed against career intelligence officials. On social issues, many were frustrated and felt he did not have the same commitment to diversity that previous directors did, an issue stressed by former director John Brennan. “I can think of no organization that can make a better business case for diversity and inclusion than the CIA. We have the responsibility of covering the globe, understanding all societies, cultures, and backgrounds,” he told Foreign Policy Magazine in September, 2017. An agency spokesperson told Foreign Policy that Pompeo and senior leaders expressed their commitment to hiring a diverse workforce “by living the creed of crushing our adversaries by hiring and training the best spies the world will ever know.” In his prepared remarks, Pompeo pledged to increase diversity at the State Department “in terms of race, religion, background and more.” Pompeo’s association with the group Act for America has also raised concerns about his outlook on diversity and minority groups. The Anti-Defamation League says the group “peddles anti-Muslim conspiracy theories” and that Pompeo has a history of stridently anti-Muslim statements. “Mr. Pompeo’s long, documented record of anti-Muslim prejudice threatens to undermine the essential work our secretary of state does in representing American interests and values abroad,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. Related article Pompeo moves to court moderate Dems ahead of tough vote in committee “This is a major area of concern,” said Cardin, who said the subject would come up in the nomination hearing. Cardin said that in his meeting with Pompeo, he had stressed the importance of independence from the Oval Office. “His reputation is not that strong in standing up to the President,” Cardin said. “It’s important to me that the next Secretary of State will stand up for what he believes in.” The source close to Pompeo said that won’t be a problem. “Mike is far from a ‘yes man,’” the source said. “He is gained the trust of the President by being the opposite of a yes man. He is someone who presents intelligence in a way the President can understand and process and by giving his opinion even when President disagrees. He can be honest with the President.” CNN’s Jeremy Herb contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mike Pompeo", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180412013000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/pompeo-state-nomination-curtain-raiser/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "583208806", "sentence": "Militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleaded guilty to war crimes last month For first time, International Criminal Court tried cultural destruction as a war crime The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi to nine years of imprisonment for destroying ancient shrines in Mali. Mahdi, believed to be a member of al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Dine in Mali, pleaded guilty to war crimes for destroying religious and historic monuments in the ancient city of Timbuktu. The trial was a landmark one at The Hague, marking the first time the International Criminal Court tried cultural destruction as a war crime. The court found Mahdi supervised the destruction of 10 of the most important historical sites at the UNESCO World Heritage site and participated in attacks on at least five. The court said the sites were dedicated to religious and historical monuments and were not military objectives. “(They) were an integral part of the religious life of its inhabitants and constitute a common heritage for the community,” it said. “Their destruction does not only affect the direct victims of the crimes but also people through Mali and the international community.” When pleading guilty last month, Mahdi said he wanted to spend his years in prison purging the “evil spirit” that took him. “This verdict is a clear recognition that attacks on religious and historical monuments can destroy the culture and identity of a population and constitute crimes under international law,” said Erica Bussey, Amnesty International’s senior legal adviser. Bussey said that the International Criminal Court should continue to investigate crimes committed during the 2012 conflict in Mali. The time Mahdi has spent in detention since his September 2015 arrest will be deducted from his sentence. The maximum sentence that Mahdi could have faced was 30 years. Like ISIS in the Middle East, Ansar Dine in northern Mali declared it would establish an Islamist state and enforce strict Sharia law with little room for cultural or religious tolerance, including historic monuments and religious shrines. The group turned some of these treasures into rubble, including the tombs of historic religious figures. It also went after institutions housing documents from the Middle Ages in Timbuktu, which was founded in the fifth century. CNN’s Milena Veselinovic contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "International Criminal Court", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160927134500", "country1": "MLI", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/27/africa/al-mahdi-timbuktu-sentence/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "421686652", "sentence": "Food & Wine magazine picks a crop of promising chefs annually This year's chefs include specialists in tapas, Mexican food and rustic Italian fare Food & Wine magazine has released its annual list of the best new chefs across America. Making the cut in 2015 are a chef with a doctorate in neuroscience, a one-time “Top Chef” contestant and a culinary artist who plays blues guitar in his free time. The 11 chefs and their restaurants, which will be profiled in the July issue of Food & Wine, span the country as well as the culinary spectrum, specializing in Spanish tapas, rustic Italian, modern American, farm-to-table and even the breakfast and lunch rush. What they all have in common is a willingness to take risks while satisfying the palates of many, says Food & Wine Editor in Chief Dana Cowin. “I was surprised, and delighted, by how personal these restaurants are,” said Cowin. “The chefs seem to be cooking to please themselves, and in the process have dazzled diners.” Cowin noted a trend: The chefs are nodding toward the past while innovating. “Chefs are also looking to their families as touchstones,” she said. “We’ve seen a lot of paeans to grandmothers. In fact, Olamaie is named for one of the two chefs’ grandmothers. Tim Maslow of Ribelle took over his father’s restaurant, Strip T’s, and reinvented the food, while leaving the décor the same. Carlos Salgado of Taco Maria was born into a family that had a Mexican-American restaurant and now he’s elevated that traditional cooking.” Though many of the chefs are looking to a simpler time in their lives for inspiration, picking the top cooks in the country is no simple task. First, Food & Wine editors reach out to a “trusted group of nominators” around the country, which includes writers for the magazine, past honorees and industry insiders, for their picks. They’re looking for chefs who have been creating dishes and running a professional kitchen for five years or less. Editors also comb local magazines and newspapers to find out who is generating buzz regionally. Once the group of candidates is whittled down, Food & Wine visits the restaurants to taste the local fare anonymously. This year’s selections include a former scientist, chef Katie Button of Curate in Asheville, North Carolina; “Top Chef” season 4 contestant Zoi Antonitsas of Westward in Seattle; and blues-lover Bryce Shuman of Betony in New York City. “Top Chef” host Tom Colicchio, famed restaurateur Thomas Keller and international megachefs Daniel Boulud and Nobu Matsuhisa are past honorees. The July issue of Food & Wine hits newsstands in mid-June, and the honored chefs will be in attendance at the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado, that month. A complete list of this year’s Food & Wine top chefs is below. See the gallery above for more on the chefs and their cuisine. Bryce Shuman; Betony; New York City Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas; Olamaie; Austin, Texas Zoi Antonitsas; Westward; Seattle Jake Bickelhaupt; 42 Grams; Chicago Jonathan Brooks; Milktooth; Indianapolis Katie Button; Curate; Asheville, North Carolina Jim Christiansen; Heyday; Minneapolis Tim Maslow; Strip T’s and Ribelle; Boston Ori Menashe; Bestia; Los Angeles Carlos Salgado; Taco María; Costa Mesa, California", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Food & Wine magazine", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150331151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/living/food--wine-best-new-chefs-2015-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "470900356", "sentence": "World leaders gather at the U.N. NASA makes a big announcement. And the Pope returns home. It’s Monday, and here are five things to know for your new day. Pow wow: President Obama will mix speeches with meetings today, as he gives his annual address at the U.N. General Assembly and meets with world leaders, most notably Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yesterday Obama promised today’s address would have a more blunt tone – “Along with the grey hair, I’m becoming more likely to speak my mind” – but it remains to be seen if that bluntness will extend to his meeting with Putin. Other world leaders – Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Cuban leader Raul Castro – will also address the U.N. Big reveal: So what’s the big announcement that NASA will make today about Mars? Evidence of aliens? Too obvious. Or maybe they’ve found Mark Watney, Matt Damon’s fictional astronaut from “The Martian” movie? No, that’s too promotional. The best bet? CNN’s Michael Pearson says it could be a confirmation of water flowing periodically on the Red Planet’s surface. Not as sexy as aliens, but still pretty important (if it happens). Homeward bound: The White House. Madison Square Garden. Independence Hall. It was quite the itinerary for Pope Francis during his first trip to the United States. He’s returned home to Rome, just hours after celebrating Mass in Philadelphia, where he praised America’s tradition of religious freedom and immigration, but warned that injustice can tear a society down. Francis said he left the U.S. with “a heart full of gratitude and hope.” Strange bedfellows: Has Iraq made a deal with the devil (or devils)? Over the weekend Iraq said it’s struck an agreement with Russia, Iran and Syria to share intelligence in the fight against ISIS. This follows recent news that Russia is building up its military presence in Syria. And add to this the fact that the U.S.-led coalition’s bombing campaign hasn’t exactly yielded fruit, it’s further evidence the fight against ISIS isn’t going so well. Set: 7 p.m. Tuesday. That’s when Kelly Gissendaner is scheduled to die. Unless a hearing this morning in Atlanta stops it, she’ll be the first woman executed in Georgia in 70 years. Gissendaner was convicted of arranging the 1997 murder of her husband. Her execution has been postponed twice this year: once for a winter storm and a second time because of controversy over the types of drugs Georgia uses in executions. Her children and others want Gissendaner’s death sentence commuted, saying that she’s a changed person and has been rehabilitated.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iraq", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150928084500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/us/new-day-five-things/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "694080000", "sentence": "There's bipartisan frustration with the State Department's lack of communication with Congress Unfilled staff positions may be a factor, lawmakers say As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson briefed House and Senate lawmakers about new limits on refugee admissions, the Trump administration publicly announced the news. “This is upside down,” a visibly exasperated Sen. Dick Durbin told CNN as he left the last-minute briefing for each chamber’s judiciary committee. The Illinois Democrat was referring to a federal law that requires the administration to confer with Congress at least two weeks before that kind of announcement. “We were supposed to be consulted,” he said. Lawmakers in both parties are frustrated with Tillerson’s State Department, charging that it isn’t consulting them as it’s required to do or responding to requests for information that allow Congress to exercise oversight of the administrative branch. They complain about the difficulty they have getting answers to queries, about the lack of briefings and the dearth of substantive information on issues that range from policy changes, such as the refugee announcement, to the use of US weapons overseas, to the department’s expenditures of taxpayer dollars. Related article State Department orders nonessential diplomats and families out of Cuba following mysterious attacks “Even in the majority side, we’re beginning to have a couple of issues where we’re just not getting a response,” said Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “We even are probably going to have to start applying kinds of pressures that we don’t typically like to apply.” A State Department spokesman said the agency “values congressional oversight and takes seriously its obligation to brief Congress on its programs and initiatives. We welcome Congressional inquiries into our operations and diligently endeavor to respond to questions and formal correspondence in a timely manner.” Some lawmakers, looking for reasons to explain the dynamic, concede that the Trump administration is relatively new. Others say response times might be affected because the State Department is understaffed and undergoing a reconstruction. And they allow that at a time of intensified international crises, including North Korea’s nuclear testing, the agency might be getting even more congressional requests than usual. Senators and representatives on Congress’ foreign affairs committees are familiar with the frustration, but it was new to members of the House and Senate judiciary committees, who met Wednesday with Tillerson in a room off the Capitol Building’s sumptuous, statuary lined Hall of Columns. Related video Trump's latest travel ban Federal law requires the administration to undertake “appropriate consultation” with Congress when setting refugee admissions quotas, and to do it before the end of the fiscal year. Moreover, the law stipulates that, “to the extent possible,” that process should occur “at least two weeks in advance of discussions in person by designated representatives of the President with such members.” Tillerson’s briefing occurred just three days before the end of the fiscal year. Not only that, news reports about the decision to cap admissions at 45,000 were surfacing before the secretary’s meeting with the lawmakers was even on the calendar. “We are incredibly frustrated,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, and the panel’s top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, said in a joint statement. “It is simply unacceptable to read in the press that the administration had reached its decision on the refugee cap before the mandated meeting with Congress had even been scheduled,” they said. “Since August, our offices have made bipartisan requests to the State Department on this meeting,” they said. “Congress and the law require real engagement on this important subject. An eleventh-hour meeting to check a legal box is not sufficient.” Related article From dotard to Goliath, world reacts to Trump In a call with reporters Wednesday, a senior administration official acknowledged the discrepancy, but noted “we have done this in less than two weeks in the past.” Durbin, Corker and other lawmakers allow that upheaval at State may be affecting performance. The Trump administration is calling for the agency’s budget to be cut by as much as a third, and Tillerson is restructuring. Dozens of senior positions remain unfilled and Tillerson, only seven months into the job, has no prior government experience. “I’m going to give a little bit of flexibility to them – it’s a new administration,” Durbin said. “But this is not the way it’s supposed to work.” Sen. James Risch, an Idaho Republican who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, pointed to the natural tensions within the American system. “The second branch of government isn’t very tolerant of the first branch of government, and they don’t like us nosing around in their business, even though it’s our constitutional duty for oversight,” he told CNN. Related video Graham: Trump budget 'destroying soft power' Corker agrees. “Let me say this, when [President Barack] Obama was in charge, the Democrats who were in the majority had the same issues,” he said. As committee chairman, he also sees some slow-walking going on. State has “been really good, but some of the response times are beginning to slow,” Corker said. “Especially on things we really want done, that they really don’t want done.”  He wouldn’t offer details. But he also points to the lack of manpower, with so many senior positions unfilled. “They’re so understaffed,” he said. “It’s a huge factor. So many things have to actually get to Tillerson for a decision to be made that could have been made two levels down.” Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, a Democrat, echoed that observation during a recent committee hearing: “As ranking member, I have had to exercise my authority to call the secretary of state to get some of this information when I should be getting it from the people who are directly involved in making these policies,” he said. Addressing a State Department official, Cardin added, “you need to do a much more effective job in communications.” After listening to that official talk about the department’s commitment to answering lawmakers’ questions, Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, offered his two cents, describing a briefing about projects in the West Bank so devoid of information that it was, he said, “a fiasco.” “I’ll just say, my experience has been extremely frustrating with the Department of State,” he said. “And when you say they are committed, those are, at this point, empty words.” Related article Tillerson meets Iran's Zarif, no shoes thrown Risch suggested that some of these complaints might amount to Democrat sour grapes. “I can tell you, when you’re in the minority, your letters go to the bottom of the pile as opposed to the top of the pile,” he said. “Those of us on the majority side now had the same difficulty when the other side had the State Department.” Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, pushed back, telling CNN that “a lot of these requests have been bipartisan, and some of our classified hearings, you’ve had senators on both sides of the aisle expressing frustration.” Booker and Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, have written to Tillerson to ask about the sale of attack aircraft to Nigeria’s military. The two men, junior members on the Foreign Relations Committee, have raised concerns that Nigeria’s air force and the country’s security forces stand accused, in separate incidents, of killing hundreds of refugees and mostly unarmed detainees, including children. They’ve also flagged allegations of corruption, abuse and misconduct throughout the Nigerian military. “I can’t even get a briefing on this issue,” Booker said during a recent committee hearing about foreign military assistance. “I’m just looking for someone to give me actual information. Because according to the Constitution, the administration can’t continue to engage in these kind of activities without our authorization.” One concern is that Washington can be seen as complicit if foreign governments use US-made weaponry to repress or kill their people. Booker worried aloud about the possible US connections to violence in Sudan, Yemen, and Nigeria, and the difficulty in getting answers from State. Related article Confused by Trump, North Korea contacts ex-US officials “This is absolutely unacceptable to me that we allow representative after representative to come before this committee and make promises that we’re going to get information, or we’re going to have hearings, and we get nothing in return,” Booker thundered. Sen. Todd Young, an Indiana Republican on the committee, used the same hearing to ask a State Department official why it took almost three months for the agency to tell him it couldn’t answer a question about whether Saudi Arabia, which is conducting a war in Yemen, is violating international laws about denying lifesaving food and medicine. The official wasn’t able to provide an answer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "State Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170930124500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/30/politics/congress-state-department-communication-frustration/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "484298275", "sentence": "Cruz has backed quintupling the number of visas in the H-1B visa program He now says he doesn't back expanding the program until reforms are implemented Ted Cruz is facing criticism on the right over a surprising issue: immigration. The senator from Texas and Republican presidential candidate, who rose to national prominence because of his hard-line stands on everything from Obamacare to immigration, is under fire for his past support of the controversial H-1B visa program. Cruz has backed quintupling the number of visas in the program, which encourages legal immigration for highly skilled foreign workers. But it’s a position that’s causing headaches for him as the campaign develops. “You’ve got Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and even Ted Cruz, to my disappointment, who want to do everything from double to triple to quintuple – in Ted Cruz’s case – the number of H-1B visas that are available to these largely offshore outsourcing companies from India,” influential conservative pundit Michelle Malkin said in a video on her Facebook page last week. “That is nuts.” Related gallery Memorable quotes from the fourth Republican debate For Cruz, support for H-1B visas has been a way to insulate himself not just from a hot red base quick to label any moderation as amnesty, but also from his unwillingness to say what he would do with the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Sharing his father’s dramatic flight from Cuba, Cruz tells reporters or town hall questioners that he “celebrates legal immigration” and that he would like to “streamline” the process – even as he cracks down on illegal border crossings. But Cruz appears to be changing his tune. During Tuesday night’s Fox Business debate in Milwaukee, he framed illegal immigration as an economic threat, choosing the rhetoric used by conservative talk radio hosts who have raked Cruz over the coals, rather than his tried-and-true stump speech about preserving rule of law. And Cruz now no longer supports an increase in the number of visas until the program is reformed, spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said Wednesday. Ted Cruz draws immigration contrast with Marco Rubio The U.S. currently allows only 65,000 workers who specialize in science or technology to immigrate legally each year. (An additional 20,000 are allowed under an exemption for those holding advanced degrees earned in the United States.) But the program has come under increasing criticism from protectionists and American industries that say the country is “outsourcing” labor and charge there is widespread abuse of the visa system. Cruz has of late been more loudly voicing objections to the visa process, telling a New Hampshire voter in a town hall on Wednesday evening that the emerging reports are “horrifying,” a shift he signaled in an interview with radio host Vince Coakley last week. “I have been very, very concerned at the growing abuse of the program,” Cruz said. “That’s not what the H-1B program was designed to do.” That interview made its way to Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, perhaps the GOP’s leading anti-immigration voice. Sessions said he is talking with Cruz about his current position and even hinted that Cruz could flip his position, sounding skeptical that the senator from Texas would still want to quintuple the number of legal immigrants in the future. “I think a lot of our members will come out that way in the end,” Sessions told CNN. Cruz is hardly the only GOP candidate who backs the program on some level. Republicans from Bush to Ben Carson have voiced some support for H-1B visas, and Rubio’s push for a more ambitious, Microsoft-backed bill has drawn the ire of Sessions, who said Rubio’s legislation would “quash the dreams of more talented Americans.” Rubio, speaking in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Thursday, noted Cruz’s support for H-1B visas as the two senators spar over broader immigration policy. “Ted is a supporter of legalizing people that are in this country illegally,” Rubio said. “In fact, when the Senate bill was proposed he proposed legalizing people that were here illegally – he proposed giving them work permits. He’s also supported a massive expansion of the green cards. He’s supported a massive expansion of the H-1B program - a 500% increase.” He added: “If you look at it, I don’t think our positions are dramatically different.” Jeb Bush, who has taken a more moderate line on immigration reform, said Thursday that the program should be “market-driven.” “If there are shortages that make it harder for investment to take place in our country, then it should be expanded. If there’s not a shortage, then it shouldn’t be,” Bush said after a town hall meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “And it should be analyzed based on economic need for our country and it should be – the laws of H-1B visas – should be enforced so that you’re not, you know, outsourcing jobs to … people and then bringing in people from the outside so folks lose their jobs and then you’re hiring foreign workers.” Donald Trump has already shown a willingness to mock Rubio for his aggressive support for the Silicon Valley-backed policy. Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said the campaign is not planning to hit Cruz on the explosive issue, but Trump’s hard line on immigration has helped shift the debate to the right on the campaign trail. Takeaways from the Republican debate But given Cruz’s ideological purity – highlighted by a report on Monday from Heritage Action, a political group tied to the influential Heritage Foundation – his support for H-1Bs may be the most attractive liability to attack. Republican talkers have been Cruz’s biggest gadflies. Cruz enjoys an unusually chummy relationship with conservative talk radio hosts – joking before Tuesday night’s debate that a leading trio in the industry should moderate future forums – but some have turned on him. The New Hampshire voter told Cruz that her brother in the tech industry might not vote for him because of his position – which the brother learned about from talk radio. “The rhetoric and the policy do not match,” Rick Santorum told CNN on Wednesday, saying Cruz’s motivation for increased legal immigration was “purely political” and an attempt to win over business-friendly donors. “This is a way of having a foot in both camps – to sound very tough on illegal immigration, but to say, ‘I’m going to take care of you by bringing in a whole bunch of people legally.’” The unease with Cruz dates back to the 2013 Senate fight over immigration, when Rubio and Democratic leaders led an ill-fated push for comprehensive reform legislation that included a path to citizenship for the undocumented. Cruz fought the bill, but also argued for an amendment to increase in the cap on visas to 325,000, a position he has repeated during the 2016 race. But after the 2013 bill died and the dust settled, Cruz continued to be excoriated by some of the movement’s leading talkers for his stance. “I don’t care how many times Ted Cruz is held up by the tea party. Ted Cruz is identical to Marco Rubio,” radio host Michael Savage told his listeners in January 2014. “Ted Cruz is not to be trusted. I told you he’s a snake.” Cruz’s critics on the issue see room for hope: Cruz does not bring up the specific fivefold increase as often as he once did, opting for vaguer rhetoric. He chided donors and reporters in Tuesday night’s debate for not seeing immigration as a pocketbook issue as opposed to a cultural one. And his radio interview last week could foreshadow the package of reforms that Sessions said Cruz is likely to introduce in the Senate over the coming months. Roy Beck, who leads NumbersUSA, a group supporting a reduction in immigration numbers, predicted that while Cruz is “polishing some of the edges” with his new language, his support for expanded H-1Bs would be used a political wedge to expose “his real vulnerable spot.” Unless, of course, Cruz changes his position. “I just see him month by month and shifting,” Beck said. “As time goes on, you could end up being in a really different place than nine months ago.” This story has been updated to note the master’s degree exemption available for H-1B applicants. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty and Ashley Killough contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ted Cruz", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151112171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/politics/ted-cruz-immigration-h1-b-visas/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "719609573", "sentence": "France will enact legislation in 2018 to combat the spread of “fake news,” President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday. During an annual message to the media, Macron said the legislation would be used especially during election periods and would largely target social media platforms, saying that if people wanted “to protect liberal democracies, we must have strong legislation.” Further details of the legislation would follow, the President said, but his message was clear – that democracy was under threat and that it needed urgent protection. “You will never hear me speaking ill of the press,” Macron said. Macron and his campaign accused Russia and its state-owned media of interfering in the French presidential election in 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "France", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180103214500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/europe/macron-france-fake-news-law/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "456737864", "sentence": "Drinking in Shanghai is fun. But attempting to find the secret entrances to these bars – shielded by everything from a vintage vending machine to an eerie frosted mirror – is a very large part of the excitement. Mainland China’s most international city is fast regaining the reputation it held in the 1920s and ’30s as being home to some of the world’s most sophisticated nightlife. No drinking establishment will transport you back to the sorely missed golden era better than these speakeasy-style hidden bars. Speak Low is the brainchild of Shingo Gokan, the man who sparked a Japanese-style cocktail bar craze in New York with his famous bar Angel’s Share, also a speakeasy. Finding the main entrance – behind a bookcase in a shop specializing in bartending equipment – is only the beginning of the adventure. Upping the ante, Speak Low has a second hidden bar, concealed behind a wooden panel on the staircase. The secret button is on an antique map. Once pressed, the entrance slides open to reveal an intimate bar helmed by Gokan protege Atsushi Suzuki, whose Spirited Away cocktail (CNY 120, $20) is served with a spoonful of grated wasabi. And wait for it, there is a third hidden bar that is a members-only area. Tell us how it is if you’re lucky enough to get access. Signature cocktail: Speak Low – a blend of green macha tea, Bacardi Superior and Bacardi 8 rums and Pedro Ximenez sherry – first won Gokan the 2012 Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition over at  Angel’s Share in the Big Apple. Inspired by Japanese tea ceremonies, the drink is paired with two pieces of dark chocolate to match its bitter but intricate flavors. Don’t be fooled by the diner-style beer and burger joint that looks out onto South Shaanxi Road. It’s a decoy. The vintage Coca-Cola vending machine in the corner is the doorway to a classy bar that boasts over 100 bourbon and rye whiskeys, most of which you won’t find anywhere else in Shanghai. Cocktails, however, are the focus, expertly mixed by Taiwanese bartender Allan Hsu. Signature cocktail: Taiwanese Plum Soup (CNY 90, $15) is a sweet but complex number that plays on the flavors of Formosa. It features Zacapa rum, Prucia plum liqueur, sweet osmanthus wine, longan juice infused with sherry and creme de cassis, dried chrysanthemum flowers and a dusting of salty plum sugar on the rim of an earthenware cup. Flask, 432 Shaanxi Nan Road, near Yongjia Road, Xuhui district, Shanghai, China; +86 21 3368 6108 To reach El Ocho, punters have to walk through a flower shop and up three flights of stairs. The venue, with long curved wooden bar and high triangular ceiling, boasts an extensive cocktail list, a good selection of single malt whiskeys and around 50 house-infused liquors including a Mezcal replica of smoke-infused tequila. Tokyo ex-pat Kaoru “TK” Takii heads the five-bartender team. Signature cocktail: Corpse of Old Tom (CNY 98 or $16 for one, CNY 686 or $111 for eight servings). This variation on a Corpse Reviver contains Ransom Old Tom gin, fresh lime, dry curacao, absinthe and fresh orange zest. It is both bitter and botanical with a kick like a mule. Thought you saw a fleeting shadow on a large frosted mirror but it wasn’t your reflection? Relax if you’re at Light and Salt – chances are it’s the sliding door to a 1920s-style speakeasy inside the fine dining establishment. The Library Distillery’s speakeasy decor extends to the mock roulette wheel in front of the bar. The cocktail menu is a solid bet for classic drinks with a local twist prepared by head bartender Andrew An. Related article 40 great dishes you can get in Shanghai The Library Distillery’s snacks are no ordinary bar foods – delicacies include house marinated olives (CNY 48, $8) and duck liver and pistachio pate with sourdough bread (CNY 88, $14). A password is needed to enter the bar – call a day ahead for the entry code. Signature cocktail: The sweet and spicy Sichuan Sling (CNY 88, $14) mixes Cachaca, grapefruit juice, Grand Marnier, tonic water and honey infused with Sichuan chili. It comes served in a tiki mug with a garnish of dangerously hot chilies. The street-level entrance to The Tailor Bar is a nondescript elevator next to a Chinese medicine store. Those who make it to the fourth floor are greeted by a wall adorned with fixed gear bicycles and a cozy bar overlooking Jing’an Temple. There is no cocktail menu. All drinks are “tailored” to the customers’ tastes by denim-aproned Shanghai local David Hong, who trained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel bar in Berlin. Signature cocktail: While there is no such thing at The Tailor Bar, when asked for a cocktail based on Japanese whisky, Hong produced a Bamboo/Rob Roy hybrid which combined Yamazaki and Hakushu single malt whiskeys with Spanish sherry and Italian vermouth for CNY 130 ($21). It is both dry and tart and complements the vanilla, spice and smoke flavors of the whiskeys. The Tailor Bar, next to a Chinese medicine shop, 4F, 2 Huashan Road, near Yuyuan Road, Jing’an district, Shanghai, China; +86 183 0197 7360 Dave Tacon is a Walkley Award-winning photographer and writer based in Shanghai.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Shanghai nightlife", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150811020000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/10/travel/shanghai-hidden-bars/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "686925928", "sentence": "If you want to understand the profound impact Donald Trump’s candidacy and presidency have had on the Republican Party, you need look no further than Tuesday’s announcement that the DACA program will be rescinded. “We are a people of compassion and we are a people of law,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions in announcing the decision, which could jeopardize the immigration status of nearly 800,000 people who were brought to America illegally before the age of 16. “But there is nothing compassionate about the failure to enforce immigration laws.” That view – that the rule of law trumps (ahem) all else when it comes to the nation’s immigration problems – is a massive reversal from views espoused by George W. Bush in his two terms as president and in the autopsy document produced by the Republican National Committee in the wake of the party’s disastrous 2012 presidential election loss. “Family values don’t stop at the Rio Grande and a hungry mother is going to try to feed her child,” Bush famously said. That quote was cited in the RNC’s post-2012 “Growth and Opportunity Project” report – in which a large group of party leaders tried to diagnose what had gone wrong for the party and how to fix it heading into the 2016 race. These lines from the GOP autopsy, which also advocated that Republicans find a way to support comprehensive immigration reform, are particularly striking: “If Hispanic Americans perceive that a GOP nominee or candidate does not want them in the United States (i.e. self-deportation), they will not pay attention to our next sentence. It does not matter what we say about education, jobs or the economy; if Hispanics think we do not want them here, they will close their ears to our policies.” The RNC report, which was unveiled by none other than Reince Priebus, who back then was the RNC chairman but went on to be Trump’s first White House chief of staff before he was ousted in July, warned that a failure to change its attitude toward Hispanics would likely result in “our party’s appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only.” Less than four years after the release of that report, Donald Trump won the Republican presidential primary on the strength of his hardline views on illegal immigration: end DACA, build a wall, Mexicans are rapists and criminals, etc. – and, in so doing, steered the party on a radically different course. The signs that a Trumpian approach to immigration would work were evident long before than RNC autopsy report. John McCain had watched his front-running campaign for the 2008 nomination nearly collapse due to his support for comprehensive immigration reform. During the 2012 primary season, Texas Gov. Rick Perry had been lambasted for saying this in a debate: “If you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they’ve been brought there by no fault of their own, I don’t think you have a heart.” Mitt Romney, the party’s 2012 nominee, was cowed by the reaction to Perry’s “heart” comments. Fearing an insurrection from his ideological right, Romney adopted the incoherent policy of “self-deportation” – undocumented immigrants would simply choose to leave the country. The GOP autopsy report was supposed to put an end to all of that. It was seen – at the time – as a sort of seminal document, a chapter-closing on the struggles of high-profile Republicans to find a safe space to occupy on immigration reform. If we keep doing what we have been doing, we will not only lose, the autopsy argued, we will be something fundamentally different as a party than what we have been up to this point. Then Donald Trump started running for president. His promises to build a wall were just what many conservative activists had been longing to hear. They flocked to his rallies and his candidacy – energized by the idea that, finally, a candidate who truly stood with them on the perils of illegal immigration  had emerged. All of the calls from the Jeb Bushes and Marco Rubios (and the Rick Perrys!, who is now Trump’s secretary of energy) of the world about the potential political danger for their party in nominating someone like Trump, who famously and wrongly generalized that Mexicans coming across the border are mostly criminals and rapists, went unheeded. Anger and fear are two very powerful emotions and all of the demographic data in the world couldn’t sway voters. Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton – in which he carried more of the Hispanic vote than Romney had four years earlier – was seen as a validation for these Republicans. But, if anything, it was a delaying of the inevitable; Trump’s razor-thin margins in three predominately white Rust Belt states (Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania) handed him the presidency but didn’t change this basic fact: The GOP cannot remain a majority party at the presidential level for much longer if they can’t win more than three in 10 Hispanic voters. How Trump has governed since assuming the presidency is as problematic as how he ran for the office. The decision on DACA coupled with the pardon of controversial former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sends a very clear signal to Hispanic Americans – and it’s the opposite signal that the GOP autopsy recommended. Hispanics are listening. In a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted in mid-July – before the Arpaio pardon and the DACA decision – just one in five Latinos approved of the job Trump was doing while 75% disapproved. Sessions, in defending the decision to rescind DACA, noted this: “To have a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interest, we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here.  That is an open border policy and the American people have rightly rejected it.” But, in drawing the line of admission at children brought to the US without their consent or knowledge, the Republican party is re-inventing itself as something radically different than the party of Bush, McCain and even Romney. “Instead of driving around in circles on an ideological cul-de-sac, we need a party whose brand of conservatism invites and inspires new people to visit us,” the authors of the Republican autopsy wrote. “Our standard should not be universal purity; it should be a more welcoming conservatism.” That party simply doesn’t exist any longer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican Party", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170905184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/politics/trump-daca-gop-2012/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "702587505", "sentence": "Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont said he was not in Brussels to apply for political asylum but had traveled to the Belgian capital for “safety” after Spain filed charges of rebellion against him. In his first public remarks since criminal charges were announced over his drive for Catalan independence, Puigdemont condemned the “violence” and “oppression” of Madrid. He continued to insist his ousted administration was the “legitimate Catalan government.” Puigdemont told reporters in Brussels that his party would participate in elections in Catalonia on December 21, called by the Spanish government after it dissolved his administration in Barcelona last week. “I am not here to demand political asylum. I am here in Brussels as the capital of Europe,” he told reporters at the Belgian press club, alongside other members of his deposed government. “I’m here in order to act with freedom and safety.” Despite the defiant rhetoric, it was clear that Puigdemont and his allies are on the back foot in the month-long standoff with Madrid, which began when Catalonia pressed ahead with a disputed independence referendum on October 1 and came to a head when the Catalan parliament voted for a unilateral declaration independence last Friday. The Spanish High Court has accepted a complaint against Puigdemont, who is expected to return to Madrid by Thursday when he and other members of his cabinet will face court. Bail was set at more than $7.2 million (6.2 million euros), which the accused will have three days to deposit. Thousands of civil servants have returned to work in Barcelona under the authority of the Spanish government, after it imposed direct rule in the wake the independence declaration. The leadership of the secession movement is fractured, with key figures out of the country. Puigdemont appeared to concede the political reality, warning his supporters of an uphill battle ahead. “To the people of Catalonia, I ask them to be ready for a very long path. We are facing a state that only understands the reason of force,” he said. On Monday, as Puigdemont arrived in Brussels, Spain’s chief prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza announced he would seek charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds against the ousted leader and several members of his former government. The charge of rebellion carries a maximum jail term of 30 years. The speaker of the Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell, will be among the first to face court. Judicial authorities summoned her and other MPs to the Supreme Court for Thursday, or face fines. Related article Catalonia's independence standoff: How we got here, what comes next Puidgemont said his party would take part in the December elections. “We take the election called for by the Spanish state as a democratic challenge – we are not afraid of them,” he said. Puigdemont called on Madrid to give guarantees it will respect the results, even if pro-independence parties  win, and to refrain from violence. Madrid sent thousands of national police into Catalonia on October 1 to shut down the referendum, which it regarded as illegal. Images of officers firing rubber bullets at protestors, dragging people by the hair from polling stations and restraining elderly voters grabbed attention around the world. The independence bid has plunged Spain into it worst political crisis since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s. Some 90% voted in favor of independence in the disputed referendum, but turnout was only 43%. It has also been deeply divisive. Hundreds of thousands of people have protested in Barcelona both for and against independence. A recent poll that surveyed 1,000 people showed that political parties backing independence would not win a majority if elections were held today. Pro-independence parties would get 61 to 65 seats in the region’s parliament, short of a majority in the 135-seat assembly, the Sigma Dos poll suggests. Pro-independence parties had 72 seats in the parliament before it was dissolved.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Catalan independence movement", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171031104500", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "BEL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/europe/catalonia-independence-spain/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "743604598", "sentence": "President Donald Trump placed a hold on more than $200 million in recovery funds for Syria this week, demanding more information on how the money is being used, senior State Department officials have confirmed to CNN. The confirmation comes just days after Trump announced he wants the United States to withdraw from the war-torn country soon. The funding was to be used for basic infrastructure projects, such as restoring power and water and rebuilding roads. Then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the funding last month at an aid conference in Kuwait. The hold on the money, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, signals an about-face for Trump, who just months ago agreed to an open-ended strategy to defeat the remnants of ISIS and prevent a power vacuum that would allow them to return or other powers like Iran to fill the void. In January, Trump signed off on a major speech by Tillerson in which he laid out the strategy for the country, declaring “it is vital for the United States to remain engaged in Syria.” But by mid-February, Trump told top aides he wanted American troops out of Syria as soon as victory could be declared, two administration officials said. Shortly after that, Trump said the United States was in Syria to “get rid of ISIS and go home” during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. During a speech in Ohio on Thursday, Trump went further, saying, “We’ll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon. Let the other people take care of it now. Very soon — very soon, we’re coming out.” Trump grew angry after reading a story in The Washington Post about the money, the officials confirmed. White House chief of staff John Kelly called Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, who is serving as acting secretary until Mike Pompeo is confirmed, to tell him Trump was ordering the money be frozen. The hold on the aid isn’t necessarily permanent, and officials said it will be discussed this week at senior-level interagency meetings, including a National Security Council meeting, to address the status of the anti-ISIS campaign. The State Department said in a statement that it continually reviews appropriate assistance levels and continues to work with the international community, members of the anti-ISIS coalition, and partners on the ground to provide much-needed stabilization support to vulnerable areas in Syria. “The United States is working every day on the ground and with the international community to help stabilize those areas liberated from ISIS and identify ways to move forward with reconstruction once there has been a peaceful political transition away from (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad,” the statement said. But the hold on funding, coupled with Trump’s comments this week, have raised alarm bells at the State Department that the US could leave precipitously. The department and Pentagon were planning for a gradual shift from a military-led campaign to a diplomatic mission involving rebuilding of areas liberated from ISIS to prevent their return. Officials already point to a resurgence of ISIS in some areas after Kurdish fighters had to divert their attention to fight Turkish forces conducting operations in northern Syria. “The hold on this money only compounds the problem,” one senior State Department official said. “It’s pretty depressing.” This story has been updated to reflect the actual prime minister of Australia. CNN’s Jim Acosta contributed to this story", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180331173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/trump-syria-funds/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "745999158", "sentence": "The Russians, the Syrians, and the Iranians all pointed the finger at Israel for carrying out a strike on a Syrian military base near Homs. Israel has not commented, but a former commander of the Israeli Air Force has said it was almost certainly Israel that carried out the strike. Monday’s incident is a reminder that proxy wars continue in Syria amid the seven-year conflict’s shifting sands. Here’s what you need to know: Related article Dozens dead in possible gas attack in Syria; regime denies allegation The strikes come just two days after a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Several world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, blamed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government for carrying out the attack. Syria has denied involvement and accused rebels of fabricating the chemical attack claims. Former Israel Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Eitan Ben Eliyahu said the alleged use of chemical weapons “could not have gone without a response.” But the suspected use of chemical weapons may also have provided a timely pretext for a far more pressing matter for Israel: the growing presence of Iran in Syria. Israel has repeatedly expressed its red lines when it comes to Syria. It will not allow the transfer of high-powered weapons to Hezbollah; it will not allow any breach of Israeli sovereignty; and, as apparently in this case, it will work to prevent Iran from entrenching itself in Syria. The base that was struck, known as T-4, has an Iranian presence, which Iran confirmed when the semi-official Fars News Agency said four Iranians had been killed in the strike. In addition, Israel says an Iranian drone that penetrated Israeli airspace in February was launched and controlled from this base. Speaking to Israeli Army Radio, leader of the opposition Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, said: “T-4, which is the base we’re talking about, is no longer just a Syrian base, it is a Syrian-Iranian base. And Israel has said – and we are clear on this – that Israel will not accept an Iranian military presence in Syria, and will not accept (Iran’s) creeping presence in Syria. This has a price.” Related article The free-for-all in Syria will make your head spin Israel considers Iran an existential threat and the biggest danger to the future of the country. Israel watches Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East – from Iraq to Syria to Lebanon – with a sense of alarm, urging Russia, the United States, and others to take action. But Israel has largely relied on itself to attempt to curb Iran’s presence in Syria. Before the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Israel had reached an unspoken understanding with Syria that allowed the two neighboring countries to co-exist, even though Syria has never recognized the state of Israel. But Iran’s presence in Syria changed that tacit status quo, and Israel has carried out numerous strikes on the country in recent years. Iran has threatened to destroy Israel, with hardline demonstrators chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” in protests. The Iran nuclear deal, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stringently opposed, has only added to Israel’s concern, lifting sanctions against Iran while allowing it to develop ballistic missiles and continue nuclear research. Related article Trump will keep troops in Syria for short-term, but wants exit soon US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was considering pulling troops out of Syria worried Israel, but under Netanyahu, the Israeli government is unlikely to openly criticize the US position. From Israel’s perspective, the US presence in Syria is at least a tiny foothold against Iran and a measure of leverage over the future of the war-torn country. Losing that would be a blow to Israel’s efforts to keep Iran as far away from Israel’s borders as possible. As Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said on Israel Army Radio on Sunday: “We hope that the American presence and the international presence (in Syria) will increase, otherwise the genocide is only going to worsen.” Russia and Israel have generally sought to coordinate military action over Syria, in the interests of deconfliction. The coordination mechanism was put in place after Russian forces entered Syria in 2015, and Netanyahu has made it a priority in his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Previously, Israel has notified Russia of its actions in real time, but this time, a spokesman for Putin said there was no contact between Israel and Russia before or during the overnight airstrike in Syria. Dmitry Peskov, speaking on a daily call with media, when asked whether any such communication had taken place, said, “There were no contacts between Putin and his Israeli counterparts.” That would be incredibly unusual, since maintaining good relations with Russia is key if Israel wants to keep operating in Syria. Peskov added that Putin intends to speak with Netanyahu about the strike, since Russian advisers were still at the base. “Of course, this is the cause for our concern,” Peskov said. “The communication with the Israeli side is going via the according channels.” The coordination mechanism has begun to show signs of strain in recent months. In February, when Russia moved its SU-57 stealth fighter jets into Syria, a Russian politician appeared to be referring to Israel when he said the presence of the fighter jets was sending a political message “to aircraft from neighboring states which periodically fly into Syrian airspace uninvited.” CNN’s Angela Dewan wrote from London.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180409224500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/09/middleeast/israel-syria-strikes-explainer-intl/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "632908398", "sentence": "Government wants to bolster defenses Sweden is not a member of NATO Sweden has moved to reintroduce conscription “as a response to the new security situation” in Europe, the country’s defense minister told CNN Thursday. A government act on Thursday reintroduced compulsory military service in the country for the first time since 2010, and for the first time on a gender-equal basis. Peter Hultqvist, Sweden’s minister of defense, cited Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea in 2014 as one of the triggers for the decision. “After the Russian annexation of Crimea against international law, and their increased military exercises close to the border, we have a new security situation,” Hultqvist said. Hultqvist added that Sweden is “strengthening its military cooperation with Finland and with the NATO partners.” Sweden is not a member of NATO but it has contributed to NATO-led operations and enjoys bilateral ties with the alliance through the Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. The country suspended conscription in 2010 and instead adopted a recruitment system which relied on volunteers. The decision to boost defense spending by $720 million over five years was taken in February 2015 – but Sweden is lacking suitable numbers for its defense forces. According to government figures, the armed forces were 1,000 troops short in terms of full-time squad leaders, solders and sailors. The new plan aims to ensure there are 6,000 full time members serving with 10,000 available on a part-time basis. Related video NATO's increasing close calls with Russia According to Marinette Nyh Radebo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, those born between 1999 and 2000, along with marginally older volunteers, will undergo testing on July 1 to see if they are eligible. Radebo explained that 13,000 men and women will be drawn from around 100,000 which fit into the correct age category. They will then undergo physical and psychological assessments. It is the first time that Sweden has conscripted women. Not every person will be required to sign up, with only 4,000 people a year set to be conscripted until 2019. Radebo told CNN that while there will not be a quota system in terms of the ratio between male and female recruits, the “gender equal” policy for the 1999 generation should mean there will be an increase in the number of women in the armed forces. She said the new recruits will take part in their first military exercises on January 1, 2018. Conscripts will spend between nine to 11 months in training before choosing whether to pursue a career in the military or join as a reserve soldier. Related video What's the point of NATO? “We see that we have more military activities in our neighborhood, and also that the illegal annexation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is of course part of it,” Radebo told CNN. “We react to the activities and we don’t talk about threats, that’s why we have a parliament decision with a 70% of the parliament behind the present defense decision to strengthen military capacity and increase cooperation with the countries around us.” Sweden has stepped up its defensive efforts in recent months. In September, it sent 150 troops to the island of Gotland, which sits between the mainland and a number of former Soviet Baltic states amid rising tensions with Russia. A Swedish government report says that a full battalion will be established on the island by 2018. Correction: This story has been updated to clarify Sweden's military alignment.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sweden's reintroduction of conscription and defense policy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170302180000", "country1": "UKR", "country2": "FIN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/europe/sweden-conscription/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "630888766", "sentence": "Trump said US needed to regain nuclear top spot Also discussed China, Israel and EU with Reuters President Donald Trump has expressed concern that the United States has “fallen behind” in its nuclear weapons capacity and that he would like to restore its supremacy. In an interview with the Reuters news agency, Trump said he would prefer a world free of nuclear weapons but otherwise the United States should be “at the top of the pack.” The remarks came as Trump prepares to address the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday. Trump takes top billing at the conference a day after his key advisers, chief strategist Steve Bannon and chief of staff Reince Priebus, appeared on the CPAC stage to discuss Trump’s agenda and rail against the media. In the Reuters interview, conducted in the Oval Office, Trump said the US needed to revive its nuclear arsenal. “I am the first one that would like to see … nobody have nukes, but we’re never going to fall behind any country even if it’s a friendly country, we’re never going to fall behind on nuclear power,” he told Reuters. Related video Is Russia's honeymoon with Trump over? “It would be wonderful, a dream would be that no country would have nukes, but if countries are going to have nukes, we’re going to be at the top of the pack.” The comments were his first on the US nuclear arsenal since taking office last month. In December – hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to enhance his country’s nuclear forces –Trump tweeted that the United States “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” Asked by Reuters if he would raise Russia’s apparent breach of an arms control treaty with Putin, Trump replied: “I don’t even know if they are discussing meetings right now, but if I meet, if and when we meet, I would bring it up.” Trump also dismissed the New START agreement, a key US-Russia nuclear disarmament treaty, as “a one-sided deal.” The treaty came up in a phone conversation between Trump and Putin last month. In a wide-ranging interview, Trump also declared China the “grand champions” of currency manipulation and said Beijing should be doing more to rein in North Korea, following Pyongyang’s most recent missile test. Related video President Donald Trump's pivot on Asia “I think they could solve the problem very easily, if they want to,” he said of China. Questioned about his support for the European Union, Trump said he was “totally in favor of it,” adding: “I think it’s wonderful if they are happy. If they are happy, I am in favor of it.” Senior Trump administration figures have been in Europe in recent days seeking to reassure longstanding US allies amid concerns over apparently contradictory messages coming from the White House. Asked if he was backing away from a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, Trump replied: “I like a two-state solution but I ultimately like what the both parties like. I thought that was so plain. Some people covered it accurately, other people didn’t. Very simple.” Related article Is the two-state solution dead? Speaking to reporters last week alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump appeared to dump five decades of US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying he wouldn’t insist on a two-state solution and would simply “like the one that both parties like.” Moving to issues closer to home, Trump indicated that he might back the introduction of a tax on imports from Mexico to help pay for his border wall, saying, “I certainly support a form of tax on the border because everyone else does.” He told Reuters that such a tax would affect other countries and companies more than the consumer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States nuclear weapons policy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170224121500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/politics/trump-interview-nuclear-weapons/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "727907487", "sentence": "A Russian warplane was shot down Saturday in Syria, according to Russian state-run news agencies. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed one of its Su-25 warplanes was downed in Idlib province in northwest Syria, state media outlet RIA Novosti reported. Militants shot down the plane in an area controlled by al-Nusra Front fighters, according to the RIA Novosti report. Russia and Turkey, which is responsible for a de-escalation zone in Idlib, were taking measures to return the pilot’s body, the defense ministry said. The ministry said more than 30 militants in the area were killed in a retaliatory strike, according to RIA Novosti, citing “radio intercepts.” The defense ministry said the pilot was able to eject from the aircraft before it crashed, according to state-run news agency TASS, but died while fighting al-Nusra fighters. TASS reported that “according to preliminary information, the plane was shot down from a portable anti-aircraft missile system.” But a witness who spoke to CNN via Skype on condition of anonymity said the jet was shot down by Free Syrian Army fighters with a group called Jaish al-Naser as two jets were “striking the village of Massaran on the southern side of Saraqib.” The witness said that a pilot parachuted. A Free Syrian Army fighter in the area told the source that the pilot “engaged with FSA fighters with a pistol but they killed him eventually.” The source left the area after the second jet fired more missiles. Other witnesses said the pilot was taken from the crash site, according to Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. It was unclear whether the pilot was alive or dead, he said The Idlib Media Center, an anti-government activist group, posted images that purportedly show the plane’s wreckage. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime recently resumed airstrikes on rebel-held areas such as Idlib province, prompting tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes, according to UN officials. Idlib has long been the region where civilians and fighters have gone as they fled rebel-friendly areas under siege by the Syrian regime. With the help of Russian forces, the Syrian government has managed to take back much of the country held by rebels. The regime has launched an offensive to retake Idlib, the only province that has come under full rebel control in the nearly 7-year-old conflict. CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Alla Eshchenko and Mary Ilyushina contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian Ministry of Defense", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180203190000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/03/middleeast/russian-plane-shot-down-syria/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "628534126", "sentence": "\"I'm not a great fan of daily tweets\" but \"I am a fan\" of what Trump is doing, Mitch McConnell said Republicans will face constituents at town halls next week After almost one month of the wild, raucous White House of President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress are still certain they will get the many policies he promised – even if they are a little worn out from the rollercoaster ride. “It’s been four weeks so it’s not like we’re talking about four months – I know it might feel like four months – but it’s been four weeks,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who dined with Trump Wednesday night. And that was before Trump took the podium at the White House Thursday and delivered a wild 75-minute press conference which held the Capitol rapt. “The people that love him will love him more, the people that hate him will hate him more and the people in the middle probably will look at it the way that we look at in Congress, which is that’s just the new normal. That’s just the s*** that happens. I don’t know how else to manage it,” said one Republican lawmaker after Trump’s press conference. “We’re just trying to manage this s***.” For the most part, Republicans remain confident that big items like health care and tax reform will be passed this year, notching up some long-awaited victories. Related video US Rep. compares Trump to 'Stranger Things' “I’m not a great fan of daily tweets” but “I am a fan” of what Trump is doing, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday. A Hill Republican who visited the White House recently said, “I was anticipating more chaos, because of media reports and everything, and it was more orderly than I anticipated. It was kind of a normal flow, in and out.” Part of what the lawmaker learned, and hopes colleagues will see is that some of this is just Trump’s management style: “His operational style is one of sort of three simultaneous conversations, on the phone quick – it’s run and gun.” Just one week into office, Trump signed his travel ban – catching even his supporters in the Capitol off-guard. And the persistent drip of stories about ties between Russian officials and Trump’s campaign has grown into a steady stream in the last two months, finally claiming former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the process. At times, the national focus has been on actual conservative legislative priorities. House and Senate Republicans have been working steadily behind the scenes at the Capitol, hammering out the details of the proposals they have long sought – repealing the Affordable Care Act, overhauling the tax code – and Trump promised them he would sign. And conservatives have applauded his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court. When asked if he was concerned about the persistent questions about Russia and other problems from the White House, House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions pointed out Thursday that most of the questions he was getting were on their priority: repealing Obamacare. Now House and Senate Republicans will head back to their districts for the first serious break since the start of January, where most of them will be met by well-organized groups of protesters swarming their town halls. Democrats see a ticking clock for the unified Republican government that erodes their support, the longer that they stay distracted from their agenda and dealing with Trump issues. “It’s certainly making it harder for Republicans to get their domestic agenda through Congress. Every day that they’re obsessed about the developing scandal around Flynn and the context of the Russian government, it makes it less likely they’re going to be able to get a repeal of the Affordable Care Act or a trickle-down tax cut through Congress,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat. “It’d be a risky bet to believe that this administration is going to get radically more functional over the course of the next four years,” Murphy added. Senate Democrats are doing everything they can to contribute to that dysfunction. Related article Trump falsely claims (again) biggest electoral college victory since Reagan In lieu of actual filibusters – Democrats ended the ability to filibuster typical appointments in 2013 – they turned to committee walkouts and long, overnight debates, on many nominees. Although Democrats are outnumbered 52-48 in the Senate, they’ve scored some points – like Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s breaking of Senate rules to lure McConnell into a late-night fight. “We have 30 hours post-cloture debate that happens no matter what’s happening over here. In one way, we’ve got plenty to do, but it’s certainly not helpful to have the distraction,” said Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican and routine critic of Trump’s actions. Asked if he thought Republicans would have been struggling with overnight debates and walkouts if Jeb Bush or Rubio had won, Flake said, “No. I think it’s clear we wouldn’t.” The nomination that may be the most normal is actually Gorsuch. Trump’s presentation of Gorsuch was so exceedingly normal, by White House standards, that it looked like a clear reset after the failure of the travel ban. Related article Full transcript: President Donald Trump's news conference Yet even the daily, routine tours of Gorsuch through the Senate offices since then have underscored the almost daily stories of White House dysfunction – and frequent confusion in Congress about what Trump wants. Even Hill Republicans’ shelter from the Trump storm – Vice President Mike Pence, a de facto member of Congress, complete with a new office below the House chambers – took a beating this week after it was discovered Trump kept him in the dark for two weeks about Flynn’s misleading of him. One Republican lawmaker close to the Trump administration floated Pence as a bright spot for Republicans, but then cringed when reminded he had been kept out of the loop for two weeks. “Yeah. So I would imagine there are some tough conversations happening,” the Republican said. Before his press conference, Trump invited his closest Hill allies to the White House – members who endorsed him early on in his campaign when the establishment was still on the fence about the wildcard nominee. According to sources in the meeting, there was a fair bit of reminiscing about the campaign and the connections made in those early days. No talk of voter fraud though, an issue Trump has repeatedly brought up at meetings with lawmakers as he maintains without evidence that he, not Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote. Related article After much criticism, Trump nominates first Latino Cabinet member “It was very positive,” a source in the meeting said. “He talked about health care and getting that going.” While some on the Hill fear that Trump’s White House is divided, sources in the meeting said the administration strongly pushed back against that narrative. At one point, sources in the room said the administration made light of the news coverage of the West Wing. “They feel like the image being painted or portrayed is not correct,” a source in the room said. From the meeting, sources say Trump is still very committed to ensuring he gets his border wall. One member in the meeting suggested that a double fence might work well enough, but Trump pushed back. Supporters inside the meeting say he touted a bedrock of his campaign – the border wall – and emphasized it would be a wall, not a fence. “He was going to build it,” the source said. That’s a fight yet to come.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump administration", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170217114500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/17/politics/republicans-donald-trump-wild-ride/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "444928672", "sentence": "Suspect arrested in murder of Chinese student found dead in Iowa almost a year ago Chinese prosecutors have charged Li Xiangnan, the dead student's boyfriend, with intentional homicide Victim's father Shao Chunsheng tells CNN he is relieved For a grieving father, the long quest for justice is one step closer to being over. Nearly 10 months after his daughter was found strangled to death in Iowa, Shao Chunsheng has learned that Chinese police have arrested the prime suspect in the murder. “They finally caught him. I feel relieved,” said Shao, in a telephone interview with CNN. On Monday, China’s Ministry of Public Security announced that Chinese police had recently arrested Li Xiangnan. Police in Iowa say Li, a former University of Iowa student, has long been suspected of killing his girlfriend Shao Tong, who was a student at Iowa State University. READ: Killing in the heartland; heartbreak in China Chinese authorities accuse Li of strangling Shao to death in the early morning of September 7 after arguments over their relationship. Shao was first reported missing on September 17, 2014.  It wasn’t until September 26 that police in Iowa found her body, stuffed in the trunk of her own car. By then Li, declared a “person of interest” and sought for questioning by authorities in Iowa, had already bought a one-way ticket and fled back to China. It has been nine months since Shao was notified of the death of his only child. Last February, Shao gave an exclusive interview to CNN in the hope of forcing investigators in China and the U.S. to collaborate more in the search for Li. China’s Ministry of Public Security says Li turned himself in to police on May 13, in Wenzhou, the eastern Chinese city where he and his family live. That day police placed him into criminal detention, according to a press release posted on the website of the Ministry of Public Security. On June 19,  Wenzhou prosecutors formally charged Li with the intentional homicide. There was little precedent for a case like this, where a Chinese student was wanted for questioning in the killing of another Chinese student in the U.S. There is no extradition treaty between the nations, and the likelihood of China handing Li over for questioning – when he could be found – was slim, legal scholars told CNN in the spring. At the invitation of U.S. law enforcement, Chinese authorities sent an investigative group to the U.S. to gather evidence in early June, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Chinese and American investigators studied the crime scene and questioned certain witnesses. The U.S. authorities handed over evidence, documents and video materials to the Chinese delegation. Shao told CNN he was told by Wenzhou police that they had been monitoring Li’s movements since early April. “They located him but sometimes he disappeared,” Shao said. According to Shao, Chinese officials said they couldn’t arrest Li at the time because they had yet to receive evidence from their U.S. counterparts. An arrest warrant was issued in late April, according to Shao. He learned that Li’s parents accompanied him when he turned himself in on May 13. But it wasn’t until last week that Shao learned about the arrest.  The next day, he was summoned to Wenzhou to conduct DNA tests. “I didn’t see Li Xiangnan,” he said. “I was not allowed to and I didn’t want to. Seeing him would have been too much to handle.” Shao said police in Wenzhou will need to further verify the evidence, and police told him they hoped the investigation would be finished in two months. When reached by CNN, the Wenzhou Public Security Bureau declined to give further details about this case. Shao said he was told that Li would be put on trial in China, instead of being extradited to the U.S. “I’m truly grateful that Chinese and U.S. authorities came together and solved the case eventually.” Wang Xilu, the former president of Chinese Students and Scholars Association at Iowa State University who helped facilitate communication between the Shao family and the university, told CNN he was excited by the news. “I knew the day would come when justice would be done.” Although he still has sleepless nights due to grief, Shao said some of his depression has lifted. “A Chinese saying goes, ‘A murderer should pay for his crime with his life,” he said. “I hope Li will be brought to justice.” CNN’s Ivan Watson in Beijing and Kevin Wang in Atlanta contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chinese authorities", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150630083000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/asia/chinese-student-murder-suspect-arrested/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "608353196", "sentence": "In a spectacular finale to the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Royal Shakespeare Company has boldly embraced digital special effects for a new production of “The Tempest” in his birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon. It’s believed that this is the first time that a character (Shakespearean or otherwise) has been “live motion captured” on stage using the latest technology. A great English stage actor, Simon Russell Beale, is Prospero, the magician orchestrating “the tempest” that shipwrecks old enemies onto his enchanted island. In the play Prospero is barefoot and dressed drably in black like a university don. Bloodied and half-naked: 400 years of Shakespeare in posters In contrast, his spirit servant, Ariel, lithely played by Mark Quartley, is in an elaborately painted skin tight Xsens body suit. Tucked inside are 17 motion capture sensors, including one strapped under his cockatoo hair and one on each foot. Uniquely, this is an Ariel that can shape-shift before our eyes. When on stage, he is always visible but can recede into the shadows and conjure up various avatars of himself at will – a blue Ariel, a sea nymph and a harpy (half woman, half bird)  – that flit around in real time moving exactly as he does. The RSC’s artistic director, Gregory Doran cites early 17th century Jacobean masques as “astonishing – the multimedia events of their time.” So why not experiment with their modern equivalent? Two years ago, Doran approached the American technology giant Intel after seeing a YouTube video of a 3-D whale exhibited at an electronics trade fair in Las Vegas. The whale emerged from a large screen and swam back and fourth over an amazed audience. The ancient art of kung fu goes digital “That,” Doran exclaimed to us, “is what I wanted for ‘The Tempest!’” After 20 years at the RSC, this is the first time he has directed Shakespeare’s last solely authored play. Motion capture expertise was additionally supplied by a British company, Imaginarium, founded by actor and director Andy Serkis – famous for playing Gollum in “Lord of the Rings.” The technology has advanced rapidly in the last few years. Serkis believes an actor “can now play anything under the sun,” and calls it “performance capture – not just capturing physical motions but emotions.” Mark Quartley’s face was scanned and Ariel avatars were sculpted from this. During the harpy sequence, he also wears a head-mounted camera. Imaginarium’s Studio Head, Ben Lumsden explained, “we drive the harpy’s facial expressions with Mark’s facial expressions.” Quartley himself found the experience, “mostly liberating. It gives you more options as an actor. My avatar can do things physically that I can’t do.” The RSC designer, Stephen Brimson Lewis has created a striking set – a galleon split asunder, its wooden ribs flanking the sides of the thrust stage. Motion capture is mostly used so that Ariel can “show off to his master.” Brimson Lewis believes the technology “can capture the spirit of an actor’s performance. It’s puppeteering on a very finite level.” This has probably been the most fiendishly complex production in the RSC’s history (four or five times more complex than anything else, according to one young computer programmer) and in all likelihood the most expensive, although neither the RSC nor Intel were prepared to discuss costs. After two years of planning and consultation it is a meld of traditional stagecraft – set, sound, music and lighting design – with extensive video projection and state of the art motion capture. Twenty-seven video projectors and 26 motion capture cameras are trained on the stage. When we dropped in during technical rehearsals, some 20 designers and programmers were encamped in the front stalls behind a flickering bank of computers. In Russell Beale’s view, “the theater has always been very catholic. I think it will nick anything of interest. As another tool in the box and a very impressive one, then yes it will be around and I’m sure it will develop.” ‘The Tempest’ is playing at the Royal Shakespeare theater, Stratford-upon-Avon, until 21 January 2017. For more information, future dates and screenings visit www.rsc.org.uk", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Royal Shakespeare Company", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161214143000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/arts/shakespeare-the-tempest/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "714283577", "sentence": "Akayed Ullah pledged loyalty to ISIS, law enforcement official says The suspect wore an \"improvised low-tech explosive device\" Akayed Ullah set off a pipe bomb explosion at a bustling bus terminal near Times Square with the hope of “taking as many innocent people as he could with him,” according to a federal prosecutor in Manhattan. “Through incredibly good fortune, his bomb did not seriously injure anyone other than himself,” acting US Attorney for the Southern District Joon Kim said Tuesday. Ullah, 27, and five other people were injured Monday. Here’s the latest on the suspect: – Ullah lives in Brooklyn and is of Bangladeshi descent, two law enforcement sources said. – He arrived in the United States on an F43 family immigrant visa in 2011, DHS spokesman Tyler Houlton said, calling him a “lawful permanent resident from Bangladesh who benefited from extended family chain migration.” – He faces five federal terrorism-related charges and three state terrorism-related charges, according to court documents. – He had no criminal record in the US before the bombing, according to a preliminary background check. – Ullah has no criminal record in his native Bangladesh, according to Sahely Ferdous, a Bangladesh police spokeswoman. Ferdous said Ullah last travelled to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka – where he was born and raised – in September, but police had no information on why he was there. –  A federal law enforcement source said Ullah’s travel overseas was not significant for the alleged planning of this attack. Related article New York bombing suspect on Facebook: 'Trump you failed' – Police in Bangladesh have been speaking with Ullah’s wife in an effort to learn more about “how he was influenced and how he joined these activities,” Ferdous said, adding that authorities went to the wife’s residence in the capital Dhaka to question her. – Ferdous said Ullah and his wife have a 1-year-old child, but she was not sure of the gender and had no information as to whether the wife was living in Dhaka or just visiting. – He recently did electrical work close to Port Authority with his brother. That brother lives in the same apartment building as Ullah, according to law enforcement. – Ullah is in custody and is now at Bellevue Hospital, where he is being treated for lacerations and burns to his hands and abdomen. He is said to be seriously injured. –  He did not pray at a mosque, according to a law enforcement source, but prayed at his home in Brooklyn. The source said that several of Ullah’s family members are not cooperating with authorities at this time. – The suspect wore an “improvised low-tech explosive device attached to his body. He intentionally detonated that device,” Police Commissioner James O’Neill said. – The device was a pipe bomb affixed to his person with a combination of Velcro and zip ties, said John Miller, deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter terrorism for the city. – Investigators confirm the suspect had at least two devices, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The device that detonated was a foot-long pipe and contained black powder, a battery, wiring, nails and screws, the source said. – The explosive chemical ignited, but the pipe itself did not explode, lessening its impact, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told CNN. – The suspect made the bomb last week at his apartment in Brooklyn, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN. – Cuomo said it was an amateur, “effectively low-tech device.” – The suspect was first spotted on a security camera as he began to climb the subway station stairs to the 18th Avenue F. train platform in Brooklyn at 6:25 a.m., according to one law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation. – He then switched to the A train at Jay St./MetroTech stop in Brooklyn before leaving the train at the Port Authority Bus Terminal stop in Manhattan, the same law enforcement official says. – Grainy surveillance footage shows commuters walking through a tunnel when a burst of smoke erupts into the hallway, quickly filling it. Commuters flinch and take cover. When the smoke clears, a man can be seen lying on the ground in the hallway. – Ullah, on his way to carrying out the attack, posted on Facebook, saying, “Trump you failed to protect your nation,” according to a criminal complaint. – Recent Israeli actions in Gaza compelled Ullah to carry out the attack, a law enforcement source said. The suspect was upset, in his words, with the “incursion into Gaza,” the source said, but did not elaborate on what incursion he may have been alluding to. Israel launched airstrikes this weekend against what it said were Hamas targets in Gaza after several rockets were fired out of Gaza toward Israel. This came amid widespread protests over President Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. – In conversations with authorities, Ullah pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to one law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation. – “I did it for the Islamic State,” Ullah told investigators, according to the federal complaint. – Ullah’s ISIS radicalization began in 2014, according to the complaint. –  He began researching how to build improvised explosive devices about a year ago, began collecting the necessary items two to three weeks ago, and built the bomb in his home a week ago, the complaint states. –  A passport in his name with a handwritten message – “O America, die in your rage” – was recovered by investigators. – Ullah told investigators he was motivated in part by pro-ISIS Christmas attack propaganda circulated about a month ago online with an image of Santa Claus over Times Square, a law enforcement source told CNN. – One of his goals in the attack was to terrorize as many people as possible – on a workday, the complaint said. – “Ullah had apparently hoped to die in his own misguided rage, taking as many innocent people as he could with him,” Kim told reporters. – Ullah held a New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission for-hire vehicle driver’s license from March 2012 through March 2015, NYC TLC Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs Allan J. Fromberg said in a statement to CNN. – That license lapsed and was not renewed in March 2015, Fromberg said. – Ullah was not licensed to drive a NYC yellow taxi, he said. – “As taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers are independent contractors and not employees, I have no way of knowing whether he drove for any particular base, or whether he simply got the license but didn’t drive at all,” Fromberg said. “That said, since he held an FHV license, if in fact he did drive, we do know that it could not have been a yellow taxi.” – Alan Butrico owns a residential building next door to the building where he says Ullah and his family live. – Butrico said Ullah lives in the basement, his sister on the first floor and his brother on the top floor. – Neighbors told Butrico they had heard fighting and yelling at Ullah’s home during the past two nights. This story has been updated with more information based on a federal criminal complaint against Ullah. CNN’s Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Sonia Moghe and Lawrence Crook III contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Akayed Ullah", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171211171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/us/ny-suspect-what-we-know/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "557479271", "sentence": "China’s first homegrown large military transport aircraft has entered service, with the country’s Defense Ministry calling it “a crucial step” in air power projection. The Y-20, with a maximum takeoff weight of about 200 tons, officially joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in a ceremony Wednesday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, the ministry said in a statement. Designed to transport cargo and people over long distances in challenging weather, the Y-20 – powered by four turbofan engines – is reportedly capable of flying 4,500 kilometers with a full load. Its range would extend to almost 8,000 kilometers when carrying 40 tons of freight. READ: Incredible aircraft that’ll shake up world’s largest airshow The plane is part of a massive program to modernize China’s armed forces, the world’s largest, which includes the development of aircraft carriers, anti-satellite missiles and stealth fighters. Nicknamed “Chubby Girl” because of its huge size, the plane goes into service as the PLA eyes a greater international role – with China building its first overseas military base in Djibouti. However, China’s neighbors, as well as Washington, are watching warily, with Beijing becoming more assertive in its stance on the South China Sea and other territorial disputes. OPINION: China’s military gearing up to compete with U.S. The Y-20 – whose maiden flight took off in 2013 – is often compared to the Boeing C-17, the large military transporter that has been carrying U.S. troops and cargo around the world for the past two decades. Although the C-17 is bigger, Boeing closed its production last year, while China is in the midst of an ambitious program of upgrading its military hardware and considers the Y-20 a breakthrough in the country’s aircraft development. Some analysts view the timing of the Y-20’s formal entry of service as a sign of China’s plan to seek potential overseas buyers at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow, to be held in England next week.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's military modernization program", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160707093000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DJI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/asia/china-jumbo-freighter/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "639549781", "sentence": "Ivanka Trump is getting a West Wing office and a security clearance But she will not have a formal role in her father's administration Ivanka Trump’s growing role in her father’s administration directly conflicts with his past statements and renews questions about nepotism in the White House. The first daughter is officially moving into a West Wing office and obtaining a security clearance, a White House official told CNN Monday. She will also receive government-provided communications devices, although she will not draw a salary or technically be a government employee, per the official. The news confirms what had been expected soon after Trump’s election, given how closely Ivanka Trump advised her father during his campaign. But for months, officials denied she would work directly from the West Wing, and her father, President Donald Trump, also claimed during the transition that he would not seek a security clearance for her. “I am not trying to get ‘top level security clearance’ for my children. This was a typically false news story,” tweeted in November. I am not trying to get \"top level security clearance\" for my children. This was a typically false news story. But Trump changed his mind, according to what press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters Wednesday. “Ivanka has decided to go above and beyond and act in certain ways to ensure that she complies with certain rules by maintaining the federal records act, getting a security clearance so that if she is privy to any information that is classified, she has to abide by the same rules and regulations in terms of being in a room,” he said. Ivanka Trump took a formal leave of absence from her eponymous apparel and accessories brand, as well as the Trump Organization, in January. While she will not have a formal title or role, Ivanka Trump has long been a key trusted adviser to her father, through her young adulthood to her time as executive vice president of real estate development and acquisition at the Trump Organization, and, ultimately, to his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump will continue in that capacity, serving as the President’s “eyes and ears,” per her attorney, Jamie Gorelick. “She will not be his only source of input and insight, obviously, but she may be able to provide insights into the concerns of people whom he might not meet as President,” Gorelick told CNN via email. In the first several weeks of the administration, she’s already been on hand for key happenings, including roundtable discussions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Florida school visit with her father and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, an Oval Office bill signing encouraging women in STEM, a visit to the National African American Museum of History and Culture and West Wing meetings on human trafficking and manufacturing, among others. However, she has not yet spoken publicly at all – at events or in media interviews — since her father assumed office. Ivanka Trump’s elevation has prompted critics to note the potential violation of the nepotism law, passed in 1967, that says no public official – from the President down to a low-level manager at a federal agency – may hire or promote a relative. But the law states that any appointee found to have violated the law is “not entitled to pay” by the federal government, which appears to offer the opportunity for Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, who is already serving in Trump’s West Wing, to forgo paychecks while still serving the administration. When Kushner officially joined Trump’s team in January, the Justice Department concluded that his post as senior adviser was not in violation of federal anti-nepotism laws. “In choosing his personal staff, the President enjoys an unusual degree of freedom, which Congress found suitable to the demands of his office,” wrote Daniel Koffsky, deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel, which serves as interpreter of federal law for the White House. Koffsky reasoned in January that the anti-nepotism law covers only appointments in an “executive” agency and that the White House Office is not an executive agency within the law. He cited a separate law that gives the President broad powers to hire his staff. That law authorizes the President to appoint “employees in the White House office without regard to any other provision of law regulating the employment or compensation of persons in the government service.” Spicer said Ivanka Trump will follow the ethical standards applicable to all federal employees. “Even though she’s not a federal employee, she’ll follow the restrictions that would apply if she were. She’s taken these steps with the advice of counsel and in consultation of the Office of Government Ethics,” he said. But critics argue that even if Trump is legally in compliance with anti-nepotism laws, it’s not enough. “What’s she doing exactly? Nobody knows. What qualifies her? Apparently, being the President’s daughter. There’s a word for this: nepotism. And it makes everything Ivanka has done up to this point to position herself as an example for working women into a farce,” wrote Amanda Carpenter, a conservative commentator and CNN contributor, Tuesday on Cosmopolitan.com. The broadening of Trump’s role in her father’s administration is unprecedented by any modern member of a first family. Hillary Clinton had a West Wing office during her husband’s administration, a move she came to regret, per Kate Andersen Brower, author of “First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies” and a CNN contributor. “Hillary confided in Laura Bush when she was showing her around the second floor after the election and told her she wished she hadn’t had an office in the West Wing. She realized that the public wasn’t ready for a first lady to be so active in policy. And she blamed herself in part for the Democrats’ disastrous 1994 midterm election loss,” Brower said. In a 2007 interview, Clinton told The New York Times that she did not have a security clearance and did not attend National Security Council meetings. President George W. Bush, who worked on his father’s campaign, is the most recent parallel to Ivanka Trump, Brower said. “But even he wasn’t sitting in on high-level policy meetings when his father was in the White House. It definitely complicates matters when someone who can’t be fired – aka a family member – is this involved in an administration,” she said. CNN’s Kate Bennett, Eugene Scott, Evan Perez, Pamela Brown, Sara Murray, Daniella Diaz and Eli Watkins contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ivanka Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170322234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/politics/ivanka-trump-west-wing-white-house/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "595206699", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes, an attorney and member of USA Today’s board of contributors, writes frequently for CNN Opinion. Follow him on Twitter @RaulAReyes. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Raul Reyes: In a perfect world, no one would vote for Trump, given his bigotry, misogyny, Islamophobia and xenophobia Our democracy is a multicultural jumble of ideas and opinions. Like it or not, Latino Trump supporters fit right in, Reyes says They are a voting block that is the object of curiosity and disbelief.  They have been covered extensively by an incredulous media.  They generate fascination as well as scorn. They are Latinos for Trump – and their existence cannot be denied. Although polls show Hillary Clinton with as much as a 50-point lead among Latino voters, Donald Trump still manages to get the support of almost 20% of Latinos. That’s nearly one in five of America’s largest ethnic minority group. So why would any Latino support the presidential candidate who has run the most anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant campaign in modern history? Latinos actually support Trump for the same reasons that some other Americans do. Although their motivation may seem misguided, their support for Trump speaks to the overall diversity of the Latino electorate. Latinos for Trump are a product of factors both prosaic and complex. US Latinos currently number around 55 million. The Pew Center estimates that 27 million of them are eligible to vote in the presidential election. These huge numbers encompass recent arrivals and people whose ancestors have been on American soil since it was part of Mexico. It encompasses bodega workers and CEOs. U.S. Latinos can be natural-born citizens or immigrants from more than 20 countries across Central and South America. US Latinos can be black, Asian, Jewish, Mormon, evangelical Christian, LGBT, and everything in between. It is unrealistic to expect such an enormous group of potential voters to fall into ideological lockstep. Assuming that Latinos will not support Trump is a simplistic way of looking at our communities. It is also a mistake to expect Latino voters to mirror African-American voters. An October CBS News poll found Trump with just 4% support from likely African-American voters (in a four-way race including Gary Johnson and Jill Stein). But Latino voters are far less monolithic than African Americans due to differences in our collective experiences. The defining moments in African-American history include slavery, the southern civil rights movement and the election of our first black president.  For Latinos these moments are immigration, relations with Cuba and the civil rights movement in the southwest.  So while the interests of Latinos and African Americans may overlap on many issues, each electorate is informed by a unique and different history. What’s more, the ugliness of Trump’s immigration rhetoric does not necessarily resonate as an issue with all Latinos. Cuban-Americans and Puerto Ricans, for example, do not share the same immigration concerns as Mexican Americans. In fact, new research from Latino Decisions breaks down the top concerns of Latino voters by region.  While immigration was the top concern of Latinos in California, in Texas Latinos were most concerned with lowering the cost of health care. New York Latinos were most concerned with improving wages, while terrorism was the top concern of Latinos in Florida. Related article The trouble with Trump's word choices Like other voters, some Latinos are attracted to Trump’s promises of change, his message on jobs, and his outsized public image. His ability to channel a populist sense of outrage has won over some Latinos, too. Trump could have probably earned more Latino support had he stayed on an aspirational message and not derailed himself by launching attacks on everyone from a Latina former Miss Universe to a distinguished Mexican-American judge. Many prominent Latino conservatives such as Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), former Bush Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and syndicated columnist Linda Chavez have refused to endorse Trump. Yet Latinos can be just as partisan as anyone else.  Among the roughly one-quarter of Latino voters who identify with or lean towards the GOP, there are no doubt those who simply cannot bring themselves to vote for a Democrat. No matter how they might feel towards Trump, they still prefer him to Clinton. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook There are likely deeper forces in play here as well. Historically, Latinos have been portrayed negatively by the media. It is not far-fetched to think that some Latinos have unconsciously absorbed these messages and then acted upon them. Such “internalized oppression,” as sociologists call it, is not unlike homophobes who have been revealed to have issues with their own sexuality. Thus we have Latina Trump supporter A.J. Delgado insisting that Trump did not insult Latinos when he called immigrants “rapists” and criminals. Or the head of Latinos for Trump, Marco Gutierrez, on MSNBC warning of “taco trucks on every corner.” Their positions make more sense when we see them as a result of years of ingesting inaccurate stereotypes and fear-mongering. In a perfect world, no one would vote for Trump, given his bigotry, misogyny, Islamophobia and xenophobia. He is unqualified in virtually every relevant way for the presidency. Still, those who choose to support him have the right to do so, regardless of their ethnicity or background. Our democracy is a multicultural, messy jumble of ideas and opinions. Like it or not, Latino Trump supporters fit right in.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161102204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/opinions/why-some-latinos-back-trump-reyes/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "473895573", "sentence": "A Syrian dentist and his pharmacist wife moved with three children to a Georgia suburb He cannot work as a dentist and she cannot work as a pharmacist until they re-certify in the U.S. They represent a portion of the educated, middle-class Syrian refugees who have left the war-torn nation In their old life in Syria, Ahmad and Sama Keichour would tuck their children into bed in the evening, give a nod to their nanny and head out the door. They’d walk along the cobblestone streets of Aleppo, eager to find a table among the bustling market stalls and boutiques. They’d sip coffee and look north to a view they had cherished since childhood: the Citadel, a medieval palace in the center of Syria’s second largest city. It’s survived since the third millennium B.C. Now Dr. Ahmad Keichour sees the Citadel only in fitful dreams as he sleeps in an apartment just outside Atlanta. The 42-year-old is trying hard to move forward, to be very grateful for being alive and for having his wife and three children with him. He’s among the many well-educated, middle-class Syrians who’ve fled the war by the hundreds of thousands, but he’s among the few who’ve left by plane and whose emotional experience hasn’t dominated newscasts. He sits on a couch, Googling old and recent photos of Aleppo. For hours, he clicks on postcard scenes and then on pictures of bloody bodies strewn in the street, intact streetscapes and then neighborhoods in ruins. He lingers on images of the Citadel as it was and as it is now, pockmarked with bullets, damaged from shelling. “It was beautiful. So many professionals like myself and my wife, living a very good, very beautiful life,” he said, not taking his eyes off the photos. “You see – they destroy this, they kill everyone, they kill all of us.” Two of his relatives died in the fighting. “I am jealous of the dead,” Ahmad said. “They don’t have to see what’s happened to Aleppo.” More than 250,000 people have died since 2011, when violence broke out in Syria. At least 11 million people in the country of 22 million have fled their homes. Syrians are now the world’s largest refugee population, according to the United Nations. Most are struggling to find safe haven in Europe. Only 1,500 refugees have entered the United States since 2011, but the Obama administration announced in September that 10,000 Syrians will be allowed entry next year. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released in mid-September, which surveyed 1,251 U.S. adults, found that 35% said the U.S. policy  allows for too many Syrians to enter the country. Twenty-three percent said the number allowed to enter was fine, and 20% said the United States should welcome more. It’s a contentious topic in the presidential election season. GOP candidate Donald Trump has mused that Syrians coming to the United States could be terrorists or members of ISIS. Congressman Peter T. King, a New York Republican, raised that specter, too. White House spokesman Josh Earnest countered by saying that all Syrians who gain approved entry will have gone through intense FBI and Homeland Security background checks, which include biometric and biographical analysis. Atlanta-based immigration attorney Hiba Ghalib, whose parents are Iraqi and whose husband is Syrian, believes that morally, the United States should admit more Syrians. However, she worries that there’s already a lack of immigration officials spread throughout the country to process the complicated and lengthy paperwork. A backlog on asylum applications has slowed down that process even more. She tells every client to anticipate at least a year’s wait to get an interview. And that can be very challenging. Once asylum is applied for, an applicant is not allowed, under U.S. law, to work in the country for eight months. “You have to be ready financially for that,” she said. “And many who come here, especially those who didn’t plan to have to flee their countries, are not.” Which countries off Syrians resettlement; which ones do not Ahmad and Sama applied in January for Temporary Protective Status, which the United States makes available for people from 13 countries, including Syria. The status allows them to remain for one year at a time while their home countries are in a state of untenable conflict. TPS typically takes several months for approval, Ghalib said. It’s unclear why the couple’s application has not made it through the system. Every few days, Ahmad dials a toll-free immigration customer service number. “They say, ‘With your nationality, we don’t know, you just have to wait.’” The Keichours don’t have an immigration attorney. Ahmad brushes off the idea that the family might need one. He doesn’t directly say a lawyer would be a heavy weight on their already dwindling savings, but he makes it clear that their money is tight. He came to Atlanta because a dentist offered him a job, he said, and when Ahmad arrived that person stopped returning his calls. Sama, 37, was a pharmacist who owned her own apothecary in Syria. Her license is no good in the United States and she’s unemployed. Recently, Ahmad got a job as an assistant in a dental office, with a salary that he says barely covers the family’s bills. To be a dentist in the United States means he’ll have to spend years and thousands of dollars to go back to school and be certified. “I cannot pay for that,” he said. “I don’t have the time for that. I need to feed (my wife and kids) now.” The couple has two daughters – a one-year-old and 7-year-old – and a 10-year-old autistic son, Saleh. Sama recalls a horrifying day in Aleppo in 2012 when a bomb exploded near their home. She rushed to her son’s bedroom. “I saw Saleh lying on his stomach in bed with his entire body shaking violently,” she said. Hyper-sensitive to loud noises or abrupt motions, Saleh was frozen on his belly, his face contorted in agony for a long time until his mother eventually calmed him. “What I saw made me want to leave,” she said. They fled to Saudi Arabia. The family did not bring anything from the home that they built from the ground up in Aleppo, an ornate treasure that – in Syrian tradition – was constructed for several future generations to occupy. “I put my soul and energy into every stone,” Sama said. “When I locked my door in Aleppo, it did not cross my mind once that I would not be going back.” The only things they have from Syria are sentimental items they were able to carry, such as key chains they got during their earliest days as a couple. Ahmad was able to work in Saudi Arabia, but there were no programs that could help Saleh and the boy began to regress. Moving to the United States has allowed the Keichours to enroll their son in a school that caters to his needs. At least he is away from the bombs, his mother says, as the family sits down to break their fast on the first night of Eid al-Adha. The Muslim holiday, known as the Feast of Sacrifice, recalls the story of God testing Abraham by telling him to kill his son. Earlier that day, Sama had spoken online with her mother, who is still in Aleppo. Her eyes well with tears as she recounts their conversation. Sama knows that her mother will not tell her how dangerous it is. “She does not (want me) to worry,” Sama says. Eid dinner in their tiny apartment is an especially hard adjustment in their new life. It has always been spent with many family members. This is the first year the Keichours are alone. Opinion: Why U.S. should do more for refugees", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States refugee policy on Syrians", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151007161500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/world/syrians-in-the-united-states/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "444076888", "sentence": "Terrorist attacks hit three continents Friday – Europe, Africa and Asia. Many innocent people were killed Suddenly it felt as if a war was on. The toll was stark, as CNN.com reported: A beheading in France. An attack on tourists in Tunisia. A bombing in Kuwait. ISIS, the murderous group now rampaging through parts of the Middle East, has so far claimed responsibility for the Kuwait bombing. It is unknown whether all the attacks were the work of the same group.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150626143000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "TUN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/middleeast/terrorist-attacks/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "638433436", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem is the author of the best-selling “Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home.” She is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, host of the national security podcast The SCIF and founder of Kayyem Solutions, a security consulting firm. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. The House Intelligence Committee meets Monday on Russia and the 2016 elections Juliette Kayyem: Five key players will decide how much bigger the story becomes On Monday, the House Intelligence Committee will hold its first, much-anticipated public hearing on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. The hearing is significant because it will determine whether all the noise regarding Russia, Trump and the relationship between the two is grounds for further investigation. There is quite a bit to look out for. But five key players will determine how much bigger this story gets. Comey’s “October Surprise” is viewed by many Democrats as hurting Clinton’s electoral odds, but Comey is likely not on anybody’s side. Indeed, it was reported that he was unhappy with the Trump team and the false allegations by the President that President Obama had the FBI spy on him. He will likely reaffirm what has already been confirmed by the Senate and House intelligence heads: that Trump’s tweet about wiretapping has no basis in fact. But the key issue is whether he will confirm – or punt – a direct question about whether there is a criminal investigation into the Trump team’s potential collusion with the Russians during the election. If he says yes, the political earth will shake. The early firing of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates was dubbed by many as Trump’s “Monday Night Massacre.” Related article Monday night massacre is a wake-up call to Senate Democrats Trump fired Yates for refusing to carry out his first Muslim immigration ban, but perhaps the most critical legacy of Yates’ brief time as acting attorney general was her warning to the White House that a top adviser in the administration, then National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, could be compromised because of ties to Russia. The White House did not do anything with the information until it was leaked to the press. What did Yates tell the White House? On Monday, she will testify and likely address this burning question. Committee Chairman Devin Nunes was on Trump’s transition team and remains unconvinced that Russia tried to help Trump, while the top Democrat, Adam Schiff, has not pulled any punches when it comes to his criticism of the President. Schiff has also made it very clear that he plans to seek testimony from former MI6 officer Christopher Steele, the author of the unconfirmed dossier containing allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia, as part of the committee’s investigation. Related video GOP's Nunes: No evidence for wiretap claim Their relationship is, in Facebook terms, complicated. When Nunes recently conceded that there was no “there there” about the Trump wiretap claims, it was a significant moment – for the first time he showed some independence from a White House that had used him as their proxy. Will that independence continue?  Meanwhile, Schiff has emerged as a party star and will not let Nunes run away with the questioning or focus. One of the most relevant players in this inquiry will not be there. Flynn, who recently disclosed ties he had to Turkey during his work on the campaign, also received significant payments from Russia for speeches and work. Related article Did Michael Flynn break the law? We have certainly not heard the last from Gen. Flynn, and it is only a matter of time before he is called before either the House or the Senate Intelligence Committee. We also do not know if he is assisting any investigation. In the meantime, the man who won’t be present at the March 20 hearing will certainly be a key topic in the testimony of others. I suspect he will be watching. His “wiretap” tweets have so captured our collective focus and time that it may be easy to forget just how damaging they were. But they are beside the point. Related video Trump on Putin: One tough cookie The real story is Russia: its influence on our elections and what Trump knew about it. This story and this investigation will continue on a path of the slow drip, drip, drip variety; there will be no smoking gun. This is just a preliminary hearing, and there are many more to come, including the Senate Intelligence Committee review. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Few in Congress have fallen in line with the Trump administration’s call to dismiss these reports as “fake news,” and so the longer the Russia issue drags on, the further the spin will shift away from partisan sour grapes. It will instead take the needed shape of a bipartisan demands for real answers. The President may not be ready for it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia's involvement in the 2016 election", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170319164500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/19/opinions/key-players-house-intelligence-hearing-opinion-kaayem/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "695708413", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a contributor to CNN and columnist for USA Today, is the author of “A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today.” He formerly was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in Asia and Europe, and Paris correspondent for CBS News. Follow him on Twitter @DavidAndelman. This article has been updated to reflect more recent news events. The views expressed in this commentary are his. Donald Trump has just thrown the whole steaming mess of the Iran nuclear treaty into the hands of a deeply wounded and divided Congress, having built no foundation for such an action with the five other nations that signed the accord – four of them desperately important for US national security. At the same time, he has left much of the Middle East and Europe holding their collective breath, wondering whether Iran will now take this excuse to throw the treaty out and embark on a mad dash to build a nuclear arsenal. Indeed there are many forces, even in Iran’s archenemy Israel, who recognize the value of an entire decade without a nuclear-armed Iran on its doorstep. If Iran is smart enough, and the pact’s other signatories diplomatically adroit enough, Iran could now play not the injured party, but choose a smarter path that will deeply wound the US whilst pulling the world back from the brink of a nuclear Armageddon toward which Trump has hurled us. Related article Trump to announce combative new approach to Iran As CNN has reported, Trump had long ago decided to assert to Congress that Iran has failed to comply with the pact that bars it from developing a nuclear weapon for at least a decade. None of this process of “certification” is actually in the document itself—having been tacked on by a skeptical, Republican-controlled Congress to keep President Obama in line. Now, it has put the process itself on thin ice and with the tough language of Trump in his message today, ever more confrontational with the rulers in Tehran. This certification process must be taken every 90 days. By refusing to certify compliance, he has now left it up to Congress whether to layer on new sanctions in reprisal. Iran has said that such action could lead to its refusal to recognize the terms of the pact and potentially launch it immediately into a program to develop a nuclear weapon in a year rather than a decade or more. But Iran would be making an enormous mistake. Certainly, there are forces in Iran anxious to push President Hassan Rouhani and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who still pulls all the strings, into the path of pullout and arms development. But there are other forces, particularly Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a suave American-educated diplomat, and his predecessor, Ali Akbar Salehi, the MIT-educated head of Iran’s nuclear agency, who should see the enormous opportunity that Trump has presented them. Iran should be shrewd enough to retaliate by simply declaring it will continue in the pact but freeze the United States out of all benefits. It will give every new foreign purchase, oil contract or trade deal to the other parties that signed the deal and continue to respect it. Let’s examine what that could mean. Recall, first, the signatories: France, Germany, Britain, Russia, China and, of course, the United States. Each has already availed itself handsomely with the conclusion of the pact, whose principal benefit for Iran has been its emergence from decades as a pariah state, to resume a prominent place in the global economy. It must be remembered that Iran is among the wealthiest nations in the Middle East, its proven oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia. Its pre-sanctions oil exports, the second highest in the region, shrank to a trickle. Suddenly, with the ability to sell its oil abroad liberated by the lifting of sanctions, oil executives descended on Teheran. In August, Iran’s oil exports to China were expected to hit an 11-month high of 773,000 barrels a day, with Tehran offering incentives of 2 cents a barrel, according to Reuters. Iran is en route to pushing its output to 4 million barrels a day by March, Iran’s Financial Tribune says. And Iran has already certified oil giants from France (Total), Britain (Shell), Italy (ENI) and Russia (Gazprom and Lukoil) as potential partners. So far, existing congressional sanctions as a result of Iran’s missile program have kept any US-based oil company out of the running. Iran could easily reverse this process. But there is much more to Iran than oil. Iran is also an enormous customer – from commercial jets to autos and trucks, machine goods to iron and steel. Western customers stand to reap enormous profits from the booming post-sanctions trade. By June, Iran had already placed new orders for more than 200 passenger jets since the lifting of sanctions, including 100 from the European consortium Airbus worth $18 billion to $20 billion, and 80 from Boeing, worth $16.6 billion, reports say. Clearly, Airbus would be ready, willing and able to step into any breach left by the United States ditching the nuclear pact. Related article Is it time to talk about the 25th Amendment? And then there are automobiles. France’s Renault signed a nearly $800 million deal for new car production in Iran, while Peugeot said it would be arriving in the market this year as part of a $480 million joint venture to produce 200,000 new cars. Germany’s Daimler was the first to sign a major contract to return to Iran in January 2016 for production of Mercedes-Benz trucks. Again, nice markets for American producers, which a shrewd Iran could simply bar from any future business dealings. Not surprisingly, the Iranian leadership has been somewhat standoffish in terms of plunging headlong into any major American contracts, particularly with the erratic administration in Washington and a deeply damaged secretary of state and Congress it is being forced to confront. Equally, America’s European partners in the agreement will be looking greedily at the commercial opportunities that might be posed though petrified at the potential consequences should Iran pull out and launch its dash toward a nuclear weapon – far more potentially destabilizing for Europeans in easy range of any Iranian missile than anything cooked up by North Korea. And Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has scarcely been in a position to reassure any of the parties, backed as he is by an erratic President willing and able to reverse with the turn of a tweet anything he might negotiate. A deeply divided Congress is hardly capable of taking a rational position. The contrasts with Secretary of State John Kerry, who successfully undertook the delicate negotiations that led to the Iran nuclear deal, and President Barack Obama are striking. Perhaps it is time for Trump to find a secretary he trusts to develop and carry out a viable plan in the first place that will not leave our allies twisting in the wind and American businesses with empty pockets. Where are all those manufacturing jobs Trump promised, anyway? Not to mention the security of keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of two new players with apparently little self-control over their eventual use. Note: This article has been updated following news of President Trump’s strategy on Iran.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171006153000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/opinions/iran-should-call-trumps-bluff-opinion-andelman/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "486561221", "sentence": "American student dies in West Bank Suspected attacker is arrested An American yeshiva student was among three people killed in the West Bank when an attacker fired shots from a vehicle and then rammed pedestrians with the car, the Israel Defense Forces said. The attack happened at a busy intersection in Gush Etzion, the IDF said. An unidentified gunman opened fire at vehicles stopped in traffic before ramming his vehicle into pedestrians, according to the IDF. The suspected assailant was arrested. Among those killed was 18-year-old Ezra Schwartz of Sharon, Massachusetts. Tori Bentkover, director of communications for the Consulate General of Israel to New England, says Schwartz graduated from Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts, earlier this year and was studying in Israel at the time of his death. My heart is broken for the family of Ezra Schwartz and all those who knew and loved him, from Sharon to Brookline and across MA. A Palestinian man also was killed, emergency services told CNN. A number of Americans were injured in the attack, according to Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, the chairman of ZAKA, an emergency response organization. It was not immediately clear whether the victims were killed by gunfire or the impact of the vehicle. Gush Etzion is approximately 17 kilometers (10 miles) south of Jerusalem. Earlier Thursday, two people were killed in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, according to Israeli police. The attacker was arrested and is in police custody.  The two incidents make Thursday one of the deadliest days since the current spate of Arab-Israeli violence started in October.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel Defense Forces", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151119210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/world/west-bank-attack/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "719595613", "sentence": "Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman indicted on money laundering and other charges, filed a lawsuit challenging the broad authority of special counsel Robert Mueller and alleging the Justice Department violated the law in appointing Mueller. The suit brought Wednesday in US District Court in Washington, where Manafort and another former Trump campaign aide are charged, challenges Mueller’s decision to charge Manafort with alleged crimes that they say have nothing to do with the 2016 campaign, but rather relate to lucrative lobbying work Manafort and his deputy did for a former Russia-friendly government in Ukraine. That work ended in 2014, the suit says. Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates deny the allegations in the charges. Related article Read Paul Manafort's lawsuit against Mueller, Rosenstein and the Justice Department The legal action represents a new tack in a broader effort by supporters of the President to push back on the special counsel. Some Republicans have begun publicly calling for Mueller’s probe to be shut down. Manafort’s attorneys have echoed the President’s criticism that Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is pursuing crimes that never happened. The Manafort lawsuit alleges Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Mueller have unlawfully exceeded the authorities allowed under the law governing special counsel appointments. The lawsuit contends that the order Rosenstein signed to appoint Mueller “exceeds the scope of Mr. Rosenstein’s authority to appoint special counsel as well as specific restrictions on the scope of such appointments.” A DOJ spokesperson responded with a statement, saying: “The lawsuit is frivolous but the defendant is entitled to file whatever he wants.” The lawsuit also includes new information on the scope of Mueller’s probe: In August, the Mueller prosecutors issued more than 100 subpoenas related to Manafort, the lawsuit alleges. Some of those subpoenas seek records from as early as 2005. In August, a prosecutor from Mueller’s office told Manafort that he’d be prosecuted for alleged crimes dating back to 2010, the complaint says. When Manafort’s lawyers asked Rosenstein in fall 2017 for clarification on whether Mueller’s team had the go-ahead to broaden the investigation into earlier years, they heard nothing back, the complaint says. Manafort’s indictment includes actions he took from 2006 to 2014. Related article Trump lawyers talked with special counsel team In previous court filings, prosecutors said they’ve collected 400,000 documents related to Manafort and Gates’ case, and identified 2,000 of those documents as especially relevant. The lawsuit’s focus is on a part of the Rosenstein order that says that Mueller may investigate “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation.” The Manafort lawyers say that goes beyond what the law allows Rosenstein to empower Mueller to do. The Rosenstein order gives Mueller “carte blanche to investigate and pursue criminal charges in connection with anything he stumbles across while investigating, no matter how remote from the specific matter identified as the subject of the appointment order,” the lawsuit says. The Manafort lawsuit alleges that even if Rosenstein’s order is lawful, Mueller has exceeded his authority. Related article FBI raided Manafort home as part of Russia probe It also says that Manafort met in 2014 with the Justice Department and the FBI in the government’s investigation of his client, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, ousted amid street protests that year. The Manafort suit claims the government told Manafort he was a witness in the investigation. The special counsel has now charged Manafort with conduct he had already voluntarily disclosed, the lawsuit says. Manafort “voluntarily met with DOJ prosecutors and FBI agents to discuss his offshore political consulting activities” in July 2014, the complaint says. At that time, the Justice Department told him they were working with Ukraine to locate stolen assets and focused on a former Ukrainian president, according to the complaint. “The office of the special counsel charged Mr. Manafort with the very conduct he voluntarily disclosed to DOJ almost three years prior to the appointment of Mr. Mueller as special counsel,” the complaint says. Manafort’s lawsuit notes that during his time working for the Ukrainian government he met regularly with the US ambassador in Kiev, suggesting that the US government knew what he was doing at the time. The suit also cites the July FBI raid on Manafort’s home, in which the special counsel team said it was seeking records of possible financial crimes dating to January 2006 – a decade before the presidential campaign Mueller is investigating. Manafort and Gates face a total of 12 criminal charges related to money laundering and failure to file federal disclosures. Both Manafort and Gates have pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to appear again before the judge in the criminal case on January 16. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "special counsel Robert Mueller", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180103203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/politics/manafort-lawsuit-robert-mueller-authority/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "757138372", "sentence": "North Korea could close its nuclear test site as early as May 23 Kim Jong Un announced it would be closed last month South Korean journalists may not be allowed to enter North Korea to cover the closure of Pyongyang’s nuclear test site, authorities in Seoul said, less than a week after they were reportedly invited. A spokesman for South Korea’s Unification Ministry, the government bureau in charge of all things North Korea, said that the North Korean government has not accepted visa applications for all of the South Korean journalists who applied to the country. North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday that the dismantlement “ceremony,” which will involve blowing up the tunnels under the sprawling complex known as Punggye-ri, could take place as early as May 23. Journalists from China, Russia, South Korea, the United States and the United Kingdom were to be invited to watch for transparency’s sake. Analysts say it will undoubtedly make for good pictures, but note that only journalists are being allowed in the country to watch. There’s been no word if nonproliferation experts with the technical know-how to properly verify the site’s closure have been extended an invitation. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced last month that the country would shutter Punggye-ri, declaring that after six underground tests, the site had served its purpose, as the country has completed its quest to achieve nuclear weapons. Analysts say satellite imagery shows that the North Koreans have already begun dismantling equipment. Though Kim declared the site’s closure was due to his country’s success in its nuclear quest rather than acceding to global pressure, many in the international community saw his commitment to no longer test nuclear weapons underground as a positive step in the recent thaw in relations between North Korea and its adversaries. But after months of diplomatic rapprochement, the North Korean government has pulled back a bit, expressing displeasure with recent moves by Seoul and Washington. Pyongyang has threatened to pull out of next month’s planned summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump over recent statements by top White House officials about whether Pyongyang will give up its nuclear weapons. And last week, North Korea canceled talks with the South at the last minute because of a joint military exercises held by the United States and South Korea. Officials from the Trump administration say they expected hiccups like these and are moving forward with summit plans. Kim Jong Un’s father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il, was known to threaten to cancel international meetings to push for concessions. But other analysts say North Korea may be jockeying to revise the terms of the negotiations to gain an upper hand, rather than squeeze Washington and Seoul for some sort of material gain. CNN’s Paula Hancocks and Jungeun Kim contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180518130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/asia/north-korea-south-korea-journalists-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "682373922", "sentence": "Donald Trump has been President for 30 weeks – or 210 days if you are counting. He’s had a handful – two-ish? – weeks that could reasonably be described by neutral observers as “good.” The rest of his weeks as President fall somewhere between not very good and disastrously bad. But what are the absolute worst weeks Trump has endured? Below, I’ve ranked Trump’s six worst weeks. (I am defining a week for the purposes of this discussion as Monday-Sunday.) What weeks did I miss? Send me an email at cillizza@cnn.com and I’ll add to this post if need be! On March 2, Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the ongoing FBI probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election – a decision that not only caught Trump by surprise but made him very angry. (Months later, Trump would still be fuming at Sessions for that decision, believing, wrongly, that it led to the appointment of a special prosecutor.) “This whole narrative is a way of saving face for Democrats losing an election that everyone thought they were supposed to win,” Trump tweeted. “The Democrats are overplaying their hand. They lost the election, and now they have lost their grip on reality.” Two days later, Trump – on an early Saturday morning at Mar-a-Lago, tweeted this: “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!” He went on to tweet that President Obama was a “bad (or sick) guy.” Thus began a months-long (and still ongoing) attempt by Trump’s senior staff to find something (anything!) that backed up this claim. So far: Nothing. The week began with Trump undermining his own administration – and his own past assertions – on the so-called “travel ban.” Tweeted Trump: “The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.” Trump also attacked London Mayor Sadiq Khan for his response to the terror attacks on June 3 in his city. “Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his ‘no reason to be alarmed’ statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!,” tweeted Trump. (Trump misinterpreted Khan’s comments; the mayor was trying to calm Londoners by telling them not to be alarmed by the increased police presence in the wake of the attack.) Then came the big, bad moment of the week for Trump: Fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony in front of Congress. Comey’s written testimony delivered a series of body blows to Trump – including that the President asked for Comey’s loyalty at a January 27 dinner at the White House and urged Comey to “let go” of the FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn at a White House meeting on Feb. 14. Comey, pre-firing, testifies on Capitol Hill and says two very bad things for Trump: 1) He confirms that the ongoing FBI investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election includes looking into whether any Trump campaign aides aided the foreign government in its efforts and 2) He says, in stark terms, that there is zero evidence for Trump’s claim that Obama ordered Trump Tower be wire-tapped in the 2016 election. Trump’s approval rating also hits a low ebb, dipping to 37% in Gallup’s daily tracking. Perhaps the biggest blow falls on Friday, March 24, when House Republicans pull the legislation aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act in an acknowledgment that it lacks the votes to pass. “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!,” tweets Trump. Trump fires Comey on Tuesday May 9, a decision that is met with stunned surprise, which quickly turns to condemnation on all sides. Talk of obstruction of justice in the Russia probe goes from a whisper to a scream.  The firing leads – 9 days later – to the appointment of Bob Mueller as special counsel to take over the Russia investigation. After his White House works to trace the Comey firing to a memo outlining his many mistakes in the 2016 election penned by deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Trump does an interview with Lester Holt in which he tells the NBC anchor: “What I did is I was going to fire Comey, my decision. I was going to fire regardless of recommendation. (Rosenstein) made a recommendation. He’s highly respected. Very good guy, very smart guy, the Democrats like him, the Republicans like him, he made a recommendation. But regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey.” Trump then tweets this: “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” It will be several months before Trump admits there is no recording system in the White House. Trump meets with Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office. Pictures emerge of the three men looking positively jovial. We later learn that Trump not only shared privileged intelligence regarding ISIS’ bomb-making capabilities with the two Russians but also told them that a “great weight” had been lifted by firing Comey, who he called a “nut job.” Trump starts his week with a series of tweets attacking Sessions for recusing himself on the Russia investigation. In one, he refers to Sessions as “beleaguered.” On Monday night, Trump jets to West Virginia to address the Boy Scouts. He delivers a rambling and heavily political speech, which the Boy Scouts head later apologizes for. Rumors of widespread staff departures circulate.  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is forced to go on the record to make clear he is staying put. (One plus: That speculation gives birth to the amazing term “Rexit.”) By Thursday, newly installed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has become a massive national story – thanks to an off-the-rails interview with CNN’s “New Day” and then an even more explosive interview with the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza. In the Lizza interviews, Scaramucci calls chief of staff Reince Priebus a “paranoid schizophrenic” and alleges that chief strategist Steve Bannon is way more flexible than he looks. Early Friday morning, three Republican senators vote against health care reform, dooming the legislation and almost certainly ending Republicans’ 7-plus year campaign to repeal and replace the ACA. Later that day, Trump travels to Long Island where he delivers a speech to law enforcement officers in which he openly condones rough(er) treatment of criminals. When he returns to Washington later that day, Trump announces Priebus has been fired and John Kelly, the secretary of Homeland Security, has been installed as his new chief of staff. Technically, this week isn’t over yet – Trump still has 48 hours to make it even worse. But, even if he does nothing bad between now and Sunday, the damage done to not only to his presidency but also the Republican party and the country is significant. Trump’s “on many sides” initial response to the violence involving white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia was bad enough. But Trump’s off-the-rails press conference Tuesday in which he doubled down on the idea that “both sides” deserved blame for Charlottesville was the single lowest point of his presidency. It took “bad” and made it “truly horrible.” On Wednesday, Trump is forced to dissolve several executive councils populated by high profile CEOs after a series of resignations after his Charlottesville remarks. By Thursday, Trump was defending the “culture” being destroyed by those who push to remove Confederate statues. “Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” he tweeted. Also on Thursday, following a terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, Trump tweets a reference to a false story about General Pershing murdering 49 Filipino POWs by shooting them with bullets dipped in pig’s blood. On Friday, Trump got rid of Bannon.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170818184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/18/politics/trump-worst-weeks/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "714221517", "sentence": "When you think of Rome, the Pope and Vatican City often come to mind. But the Italian capital is also home to one of the most historic and vibrant Jewish quarters in Europe. Though Catholicism has dominated the country, the history of the Jews in Rome stretched back long before Jesus’ era. Like many immigrants, the Jews came to Italy looking for a better life, while some were prisoners of war when the Romans invaded Judea. For the most part, the Jewish community lived freely and peacefully until the Dark Ages when they were forced into the Jewish ghetto and walled up until the late 1800s. It’s this very ghetto, in the area near Campo dei Fiori that’s become the lively Jewish quarter today with locals welcoming tourists to learn about their history and culture. So, you know when Hanukkah rolls around (beginning December 12 in 2017), the famous neighborhood goes all out by hosting several festivities. “The combination of great food and a chance to celebrate with a community which owes its origins to the Hanukkah story makes Rome the perfect place to celebrate this year,” Rome expert, Amiel Lindenbaum of Post Haste Travel Service, a Virtuoso Agency, says. Here he reveals the five ways to celebrate the Festival of Light when you travel to The Eternal City. Even if you weren’t trying to find a Hanukkah celebration, you can’t miss the one in Piazza Barberini. It’s here that every year a giant (we’re talking 20 feet tall) menorah is lit every night. The illuminated spectacle attracts huge crowds and has become a hot spot during the festive holiday. The ceremony take place around 6 p.m. each night or 4 p.m. on the Sabbath and at the end of Hanukkah, there’s usually a big party with food, dancing, and, of course, wine. If crowds aren’t your thing, you can head over to Piazza Bologna where a smaller menorah and lighting ceremony take place. Both menorahs can be reached by Rome’s Metro. Related article 10 of the best Italian restaurants in Rome On December 17, the party really heats up. At 3 p.m., head to Via del Portico d’Ottavia in Rome’s Jewish Ghetto for a Hanukkah party where the entire Jewish community comes together for a lively street party. “There is dancing and revelry as the different local Jewish organizations set up booths and march in procession, creating an intimate small-town atmosphere,” says Lindenbaum. The Great Synagogue of Rome hosts dreidel playing, arts and crafts, and children singing Hanukkah songs. Everything in the ghetto stays open for the proceedings. Linger a while for a public Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at 5:45 p.m. in Piazza San Bartolomeo all’Isola (in front of the Great Synagogue) for a chance to hear the Great Synagogue’s choir. “Rome has no shortage of classic dishes cooked in oil,” says Lindenabaum. “But, it’s even more special during Hanukkah.” While in the Ghetto, visit restaurants serving delicious kosher Roman fare. Be sure to try the famed carciofi alla giudia (fried artichoke) or eggplant fried in garlic and olive oil at one of the kosher eateries like Bella Carne or Ba’ghetto Meat. For dessert, Rome has its own version of the jelly doughnut enjoyed during Hanukkah. Fritelle de Chanuka is a sweet dough fritter mixed with raisins and anise seeds, fried in oil and topped with hot honey. This definitely makes for a decadent holiday treat and can be enjoyed at Yotvata Dairy. Bella Carne 51 Via del Portico d’Ottavia Ba’ghetto Meat 57 Via del Portico d’Ottavia Yotvata Dairy 70 Piazza Cenci Great Synagogue  Lungotevere de’ Cenci, 00186 Jordi Lippe-McGraw is a freelance writer covering travel, food and wellness, and is also an avid truffle lover. Follow her on Instagram at @welltraveler.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rome Jewish community", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171211123000", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/rome-hanukkah/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "622807825", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Hornung is the fellow for the Security and Foreign Affairs Program at Sasakawa USA, a US nonprofit institution providing research and analysis of the US-Japan relationship. The views expressed are his own. Jeffrey Hornung: Japan, South Korea were shaken by statements Donald Trump made while campaigning Washington's alliances with Seoul and Tokyo will be critical in managing challenges posed by China and North Korea, he says The cavalry is coming! Not exactly, but the sentiment of reassurance is the same. This week, US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives in Asia to visit South Korea and Japan. Two stalwart US allies, policymakers in both capitals have nevertheless been shaken by statements Donald Trump made while campaigning for President. None of these was more dramatic than the suggestion that these allies should pay more for US troops or risk having these forces withdrawn. Statements like this played to the worst fears in Seoul and Tokyo that the United States might no longer be a committed ally. It is now Mattis’ job to reassure them of US commitments and return the trajectory of alliance relations back to pre-2016 presidential campaign rhetoric. Of course, the Trump administration is still less than two weeks old, and specific policies pertaining to the Asia-Pacific security realm are nonexistent. But Seoul and Tokyo are understandably anxious because the closest thing they have to gauge the White House’s intentions are memories of what was said on the campaign trail. Indeed, even statements such as presumptive Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s suggestion that he would consider blocking Chinese access to the artificial islands in the South China Sea, and President Trump’s vow that he will not allow North Korea to develop missiles that are capable of striking the United States, raise more questions than answers. It is therefore up to Mattis to bring a message of reassurance to reaffirm US commitment to the alliances and to US engagement in the region. And he is arguably the best placed to deliver this message, not only because of his illustrious military career, but because at his confirmation hearing he spoke to the two issues troubling South Korea and Japan the most when he stressed the importance of alliances and the importance of the Pacific theater. The decision for Mattis’ first official travel to target South Korea and Japan reinforces both the notion that the United States prioritizes the Asia-Pacific region and that it considers the security ties it maintains with South Korea and Japan to be important. Meanwhile, reaffirming the importance of robust alliance relationships signals that, despite all the campaign rhetoric by candidate Trump, these crucial alliance relationships might not deviate all that far from the relations we have known heretofore. Still, setting aside the symbolic messaging, there are significant issues that the new secretary of defense needs to discuss with his counterparts. Related video Operations resuming on North Korea reactor? Mattis’ first stop will be South Korea. Here, his agenda is simple. Mattis needs to reaffirm the decision to deploy the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea. Similarly, the allies will need to reaffirm the alignment of their policies vis-à-vis North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Of these, none is more important than Mattis reiterating the US nuclear guarantee. Given the severity of the North Korean threat, it is crucial they hammer out any possible differences that may have arisen since Trump became president. From Seoul, Mattis will travel to Tokyo, where his agenda will focus on a separate set of alliance issues. As a former Marine, it will be hard for Mattis to avoid a discussion on Okinawa and questions over the value of seeing the current Futenma Replacement Facility through to the end. Assuming both governments still agree this is the case, he should be clear that the US position under President Trump has not changed in regards to Henoko. More importantly, Mattis needs to explicitly reaffirm that the disputed Senkaku Islands (claimed by both Japan and China) fall under Article 5 of the US-Japan Security Treaty. As the most capable military in the region, with new legislation enabling a broader set of missions,  Mattis should also approach Japan about expanding the role of its self-defense forces abroad to provide logistical assistance in noncombat missions. While helping serve South Korean and Japanese interests, the trip also serves US interests. Chinese activities in the South and East China Seas have been increasing in their audacity for the past few years. Likewise, although on a low boil for almost two decades, North Korea’s ever-increasing missile and nuclear capabilities promise to threaten the US mainland. There is no time to lose on addressing these issues. In this light, it is crucial for Mattis to hear directly from South Korean and Japanese stakeholders on these specific concerns so the United States is on the same page with its allies should they need to quickly respond over the coming weeks as the Trump administration settles in. Getting China and North Korea right is a function of getting right the US alliances with Japan and South Korea. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Finally, Mattis should also advocate for further US-Japan-South Korea security cooperation. Seoul and Tokyo have taken significant steps in recent years, the most notable being the signing of the General Security of Military Information Agreement last year. Yet, although “virtual allies” by sharing a common ally, South Korean and Japanese relations remain mired in history, despite a historic agreement on the most contentious comfort women issue by the governments in December 2015. Because the nature of the regional challenges are only expected to get more difficult with time, Mattis should lay down clarity on expectations that the Department of Defense hopes for these two important allies to continue strengthening this crucial trilateral security relationship. Stability of the Asia-Pacific region will be a function of how the challenges presented by China and North Korea are handled. In this effort, Washington’s alliances with Seoul and Tokyo will be critical. Having Mattis visit these allies as his first overseas trip sends a powerful message to regional challengers. It may not completely erase all the anxieties felt in both capitals, but at the very least it should moderate some of the more extreme fears of US disengagement.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States alliances with South Korea and Japan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131230000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/opinions/mattis-japan-south-korea-visit-hornung/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "702647648", "sentence": "They may appear morbid by today’s standards, but at the turn of the 16th century, they were the height of fashion: palm-sized ivory carvings of skulls, mirrored by human faces, that represent status, wealth and the looming specter of death. Commonly referred to as “memento mori,” the objects take their name from a Latin phrase (meaning “remember you must die”) that informed popular thinking during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. They were collected by social elites – from upwardly mobile merchants to Europe’s most powerful monarchs – across France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. 500-year-old secrets of boxwood miniatures unlocked Institutions from around the world, including London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, have contributed examples of the carvings to an impressive collection now being exhibited at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, Maine. Stephen Perkinson, an associate professor of art history at Bowdoin College and the guest curator of “The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe,” describes the 15 carvings on display as “miniature masterpieces.” “They have a basic message, which is the memento mori message: To remind the viewer that we are all mortal and that, in the end, death equalizes all of us,” he said in a phone interview. “What’s interesting about these objects (though) is that the theme doesn’t explain their intricacy, their complexity, their interest.” Although the 15th and early 16th centuries – when most of these pieces were made – were times of relative social and political stability, ivory memento mori were part of a larger cultural moment that emphasized humility, reflection and moral obligation. Traveling preachers would deliver sermons on mortality to peasants in Paris cemeteries, the working class would buy prints on the theme (some of which feature in “The Ivory Mirror”) and the rich had their ivory carvings. “In a lot of respects, people (were) living better then,” Perkinson said. “So in some ways, these things are not so much responses to the fragility of life, but rather the comforts that people are feeling, and a way of saying, ‘Don’t get too caught up in the ways in which your life is better than what your grandparents experienced.’ “They’re a response to the fact that people might (have been getting) distracted from their faith, from their moral duties. They might be distracted into obsessing over luxury goods and treasures instead of remembering the fragility of life.” On examination, it seems inevitable – if ironic – that the ivory devotionals would become the very luxury items they were designed to warn against. The use of ivory suggests long-distance trade and a taste for the exotic, while the surprising anatomical correctness (which Perkinson says reflects “information about the structure of bone that was cutting-edge knowledge in their day”) would have been appealing to collectors looking to show off their worldliness and wealth – the way an alligator-strap, Swiss-crafted watch might do today. But the metaphor of the anonymous skull, stripped of all markers of identity, was pervasive, and could be taken as a comfort or warning, depending on your status. “At the time, people were very fixated on this idea that your individual identity is conveyed through your face and your appearance – your costume, your heraldry and your insignia of office … (So) that message that, in the end, everybody is indistinguishable and the same on some level, social differences are erased, is a pretty powerful one,” Perkinson said. While this message reinforced the Christian sentiments of the time, Perkinson believes that memento mori transcend religion, tapping into fundamental questions about morality and forcing people to think about their actions on Earth. Even if we don’t discuss death as openly or plainly today, this preoccupation remains, he said. Golden Kingdoms: How our ancestors defined luxury “One of the interesting things about this exhibition is that we’ve had people come through from all different faith traditions (and) we’ve had people who don’t have any particular faith tradition,” Perkinson said. “It has resonated with them beyond matters of faith or any of that stuff. It’s a set of issues that people – almost everybody – is thinking about on some level, and finds this information reassuring. “People have been dealing with (death) for a long time, and it is something you can’t avoid in the end. The question is: What do you do with that?” “The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe” is on at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art until Nov. 26, 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The Ivory Mirror exhibition at Bowdoin College Museum of Art", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171031153000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/memento-mori-ivory-mirror/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "617082541", "sentence": "NEW: US soldiers \"stand united on Polish soil to deter and defend,\" senior officer says Troops will conduct exercises with NATO allies to send a message to Russia Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo welcomed US troops to her country at a formal ceremony Saturday, saying it was a “great day” that would help ensure Poland’s security. Some 4,000 US soldiers have been deployed as part of troop rotations to Europe that the Pentagon has said are intended to bolster ties with NATO allies and send a clear message to Russia. Russia has criticized the continuous deployments as a threat to Russian security. “It’s a great day today when we can welcome, here in Zagan, American soldiers who represent the best, the greatest army in the world,” Szydlo said at the ceremony in the snowy western town of Zagan. Speaking after the Polish leader, Paul Jones, the US ambassador to Poland, said the troops arriving in Poland were “America’s most capable force,” embodying an “iron-clad commitment” to defend NATO allies. Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said the US troops would help ensure “freedom, independence and peace in Europe and the whole world” and that Poland was proud of “joint efforts that guarantee the security of Europe and of the eastern flanks of NATO.” American soldiers “stand united on Polish soil to deter and defend,” said Maj. Gen. Timothy McGuire, deputy commander of US Land Forces in Europe. He added that the troops’ arrival was a “concrete sign of the continued US commitment to the defense of Poland and the NATO alliance.” The 3rd Armored Combat Brigade Team of the 4th Infantry Division “is a highly capable and ready force with the best equipment, leadership and training of any combat force in the world,” he said. To maintain combat readiness, the soldiers will conduct “realistic exercises” with allies in locations across Poland and Europe, McGuire added. A convoy of US troops and military equipment crossed the border into Poland on Thursday, having arrived earlier in the week in Bremerhaven, Germany. Having assembled in Poland, the brigade combat team, deployed from Fort Carson, Colorado, will disperse across seven locations in Eastern Europe for training and exercises with European allies. It will serve as part of a rotation of American military assets in the region and is part of an effort to demonstrate the US commitment to European allies in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Ukraine, according to Lt. Gen. Tim Ray, deputy commander of US European Command. Deploying the troops and military hardware is the latest in a series of moves by the United States to ramp up its land, sea and air presence in Europe against a backdrop of concern over potential Russian aggression. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a conference call Thursday that Russia’s response was a natural reaction to an increase in military strength by a neighbor. Related article A new cold war in Norway “We see it as a threat to us. This is an action that threatens our interests, our security; moreover, this is a third nation (apart from Russia and Poland) that is increasing its military presence near our borders in Europe, and it’s not even a European nation. “One thousand or 10,000 – we’re talking about the increase of military presence. There’s nothing to add.” US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he would like to improve US relations with Russia. But Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski warned in an interview Friday with Poland’s RMF radio that any warming of the US-Russia relationship should not come at his country’s expense. FM #Waszczykowski: Americans think about the world and relations with #Russia much like we do. We have nothing to fear. Posting on Twitter, Waszczykowski said he had spoken with Trump’s advisers in the United States. “Americans think about the world and relations with Russia much like we do. We have nothing to fear,” he said. Poland and other NATO allies in the region are keen to show their support for the US deployment, which comes at a time of uncertainty over the incoming Trump administration’s commitment to the trans-Atlantic alliance. During the campaign, Trump repeatedly questioned the utility of NATO and its members’ financial contributions to the alliance, which many see as a bulwark against Russia. However, his nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. James Mattis, a former supreme allied commander of NATO, voiced unequivocal support for the alliance in confirmation hearings this week and said he had said as much to Trump. A significant portion of the 4,000-strong US force will be garrisoned at Polish military bases in Zagan, Boleslawiec, Swietoszow and Skwierzyna, the US Embassy in Poland said. While on a nine-month deployment, the US troops will carry out training and exercises in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, the embassy said. Related video What is life like for NATO troops in Norway “We’re here to deter any aggression that would threaten peace and security in this region,” said Col. Christopher R. Norrie, commander of the 3rd Armored Combat Brigade Team, 4th Infantry Division, in a statement. Along with the troop increase, 2,400 pieces of military equipment including tanks, armored fighting vehicles, artillery, trucks and containers have been deployed. They were transported using three cargo ships, rail, commercial line-haul and a military convoy, US Army Europe said. The US troop deployment to Europe was agreed to following NATO summits in 2014 and 2016 dominated by deep concern over Russia’s increased assertiveness and military power. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the war waged by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have particularly unnerved NATO members in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. CNN’s Atika Shubert reported from Zagan, and Laura Smith-Spark wrote and reported from London. CNN’s Radina Gigova, Schams Elwazer and Mansur Mirovalev contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US troop deployment to Poland and NATO allies", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170114113000", "country1": "POL", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/europe/poland-us-troops-nato-welcome/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "658728736", "sentence": "First lady Melania Trump visited a children's hospital on Wednesday A child she met got some good news after the visit A young boy awaiting a heart transplant received good news following a visit with first lady Melania Trump on Wednesday. “Upon landing in Belgium, I learned a young boy and his family who had been waiting for a heart transplant was informed that the hospital has found a donor,” the first lady said in a statement. “I read a book and held hands with this special little one just a few hours ago, and now my own heart is filled with joy over this news.” A little boy who I visited today & had been waiting for a heart transplant will be receiving one! #Blessings #Faith pic.twitter.com/DZU3ojxXVC She later tweeted: “A little boy who I visited today & had been waiting for a heart transplant will be receiving one! #Blessings #Faith.” Trump visited the Bambino Gesu children’s hospital in Rome following an audience with Pope Francis. “The hospital was struck by the timing of it all,” East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham told CNN. Grisham said the first lady personally wrote a letter to Pope Francis asking to go to the children’s hospital, where both Princess Diana and Mother Theresa have visited. It is the largest pediatric hospital and research center in Europe and it is known as the hospital of the Pope, per its website. Her visit to the Bambino Gesu intensive care unit was “very emotional,” per the pool report. She also spent time coloring with the children in a separate room, taking selfies and speaking in Italian. Trump, who was born in neighboring Slovenia, once lived in Milan. Thank you @bambinogesu for the heroic work you do. I ask that everyone keep these amazing children in your thoughts & prayers. pic.twitter.com/UfVAc9lXv2 “My visit to Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital today was very moving. To spend time speaking to and coloring with children who have such a positive spirit despite illness was an amazing gift,” she said in the statement. Trump is now in Brussels, Belgium, where she will attend spousal programs at the NATO and G-7 summits, per the White House. Later in the trip, she will deliver remarks to US military personnel and families in Italy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Melania Trump's visit to Bambino Gesu children's hospital", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170524220000", "country1": "VAT", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/politics/melania-trump-heart-donor-bambino-gesu-childrens-hospital/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "480532664", "sentence": "Clapper portrayed the increased Russian support for close ally President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's roiling civil war as impulsive President Barack Obama said earlier this month that Russia was heading for a \"quagmire\" in the country Moscow’s escalating militancy in Syria comes not because of careful strategic decisions but rather because Russian President Vladimir Putin is “winging this,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told CNN Thursday in an exclusive interview. Clapper said Putin was “very impulsive and opportunistic” as he increased Russian support for close ally President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s roiling civil war. “I personally question whether he has some long-term strategy or whether he is being very opportunistic on a day-to-day basis,” Clapper told CNN’s Jim Sciutto. “And I think his intervention into Syria is another manifestation of that.” When asked if Putin had a plan for Syria, Clapper said Putin didn’t. “What his long term plan is, I’m not sure he has one,” Clapper said. “I think he is kind of winging this day to day.” Clapper said the Obama administration anticipated Russia’s involvement with Syria. “We had that down pretty well, knew when the operations were going to start well before they did,” Clapper said. But he said it is much tougher now to track ISIS in Syria and Iraq than it was five years ago. Without a human presence on the ground in Syria, Clapper said the U.S. has to use “a robust set of capabilities” to monitor activity. ISIS is too dangerous to have people on the ground, Clapper said. The terrorist group has been known to kill people just because they suspect people of spying. Clapper’s comments come as Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to meet with Russian officials in Vienna Friday as part of international talks on a Syrian peace deal. U.S. officials have in the past called Russia’s airstrikes a “strategic blunder,” with President Barack Obama saying earlier this month that Russia was heading for a “quagmire” in the country. “It just won’t work, and they’re going to stay there for a while,” Obama said at a news conference.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151030214500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/politics/james-clapper-russia-syria-winging-it/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "575042080", "sentence": "Peña Nieto said he told Trump Mexico wouldn't pay for a wall The op-ed comes a day after Trump's visit to the country The president of Mexico explained Thursday why he invited Donald Trump to visit his country, pitching the trip as a chance to meet with someone important – even if the Republican nominee is widely disliked in the country. “I was very clear in public and in private to emphasize the fact that in Mexico, we feel offended and hurt by his statements about Mexicans,” Enrique Peña Nieto wrote in an op-ed for his El Universal. “I expressed that we deserve respect, that we are honest, hardworking people, that we value our families and the culture of effort.” Peña Nieto and Trump met in Mexico City Wednesday on a whirlwind visit ahead of Trump’s major immigration speech in Arizona. In public, Trump and Peña Nieto mostly struck a friendly tone, though acrimony later broke out over whether the pair had discussed Mexican payment for a US-Mexico border wall, a trademark Trump policy. “I was also very clear in my conversation with Trump on the border: Mexico will not pay for any wall,” Peña Nieto wrote. Trump has disputed Peña Nieto’s account, and in his speech on Wednesday he declared, “Mexico will pay for the wall. 100%. They don’t know it yet, but they’re going to pay for the wall.” Earlier on Thursday, Trump shared a video on Instagram of his arrival at the palace by helicopter. “Thank you to President Enrique Pena Nieto - for the invitation to meet with him in Mexico City, Mexico. Wonderful leadership and high quality people! I look forward to our next meeting. #TrumpTrain #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #TrumpPence16” Trump wrote in the post. A post shared by President Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) A Mexican government official and a source close to the Mexican government both tell CNN that the idea for the invitations for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto came from the Finance Ministry. According to the source close to the government, Mexico wants to show it can work with Trump if he wins. Finance Ministry officials hope that having Trump in Mexico will calm down investors who have been fleeing. The Mexican Central Bank registered more than $11 billion in capital outflows in the first half of 2016. The visit was seen as an attempt to prevent the peso from falling. Up to now, when Clinton leads in the polls, the peso strengthens; the opposite happens when the polls tighten. According to the Mexican government official, the Foreign Ministry was not aware of the invitations to Trump and Clinton. In fact, Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz and the undersecretary for North America, Paulo Carreño, were in Milwaukee on Tuesday opening the new Mexican Consulate, and she flew back Tuesday night when Trump posted his tweets. Peña Nieto has reiterated that Mexico will work with whoever gets elected. CNN’s Annie Rose Ramos contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mexico", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160902001500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/01/politics/enrique-pena-nieto-op-ed-donald-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "729760753", "sentence": "A California Highway Patrol officer was injured when his motorcycle was involved in a crash while escorting the motorcade of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, authorities said. The officer’s motorcycle collided with a vehicle Friday in Simi Valley, according to spokesman Steve Swindle of the Ventura County Fire Department. Trudeau was not injured, a Canadian government source told CNN. The officer and a person aboard the vehicle were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. “The … officer was thrown off the motorcycle. The vehicle involved in the crash was not part of the motorcade,” Simi Valley Police Sgt. Chris Johnson said. The crash happened as the motorcade was leaving the Ronald Reagan Library, where  Trudeau delivered a speech  on the friendship and partnership between the United States and Canada. Trudeau is on a three-day trip to  the US to discuss economic and political ties between the two countries. He visited Chicago and San Francisco this week before traveling to Los Angeles on Friday. Trade between Canada & California has created millions of middle class jobs and economic growth on both sides of the border. My thanks to @GavinNewsom for a great discussion on how we can increase trade. pic.twitter.com/p0tRPoKfUZ In California, Trudeau  and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed trade and economic growth, the Prime Minister tweeted. Great, far reaching conversation with @JustinTrudeau this morning about immigration, universal healthcare, and climate change. Plus, the guy’s got great hair! pic.twitter.com/XdPNrdpqv7 The leaders also talked about immigration, universal healthcare and climate change, according to Newsom. Simi Valley is about 40 miles from Los Angeles.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180210111500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/10/us/justin-trudeau-canada-prime-minister-incident/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "457810962", "sentence": "Menswear aficionado and street style icon Nick Wooster has worked with fashion’s finest, consulting for Thom Browne, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein. But unlike many designers and consultants in the industry, he’s managed to build his own name without being wedded to a specific label. This month, the self-described “free agent” has flown in from New York as a special guest curator for Lane Crawford, a luxury retail space in Hong Kong that is celebrating its 165th anniversary. He’s debuting his newest collaboration with Italian fashion label Lardini – a collection of pocket squares, ties, pants, shirts and jackets. CNN Style met with Wooster to talk about the perks of travel, the Asian market, and the future of menswear. What’s in your carry-on? An iPad, Master & Dynamic headphones, chargers galore, pens, candy, duty-free cigarettes, passport and hotel and airline cards. Are there any travel perks to stocking your wardrobe? What I love about travel and shopping is seeing how different retailers in London, Paris and New York interpret the same collection. I like to find the best store in town and take a good look because there will always be a nuance that you just can’t get anywhere else. I think Hong Kong has always had this tradition of custom made suits which I’ve never done but love the idea of. What Asian designers excite you? Ziggy Chen and Yang Li. I’m not as well versed on this as I could be, so anytime I get the opportunity to meet new faces I think it’s important. What are some trends you see in Asia, that you might not see anywhere else? In Japan, the attention to detail in customer service is an experience that is unlike anywhere else. It’s really quite special. I think everyone who’s interested in fashion would do well to take a trip to learn about presentation and the way the merchandise is handed to you. These are skills that no one really thinks about. Right now, especially, menswear is going through a love affair with Japan. Japan has fitted prominently into most men’s editorial and all of us really crave those trips to Tokyo. Between Korea, Japan and Hong Kong, I think you really have to have your eye on the Asian market or you’re going to miss out. What do you add to the collaboration with Lardini? They make beautiful classic things so they didn’t need me to help them with that. Instead, it was like, alright I have a particular point of view. I almost always wear a jacket, but I like different jackets. I also like funny pants. I never like head to toe anything. I like the idea of it being a little bit messed up and this was a great playing field for that. What does the future of menswear look like? The job market is more competitive, the dating market is more competitive, everybody has kind of raised the bar, so looking better is a must. But the thing is, it’s not as scary as it maybe once was. That’s because of things like social media and the internet. I think now more than ever style has come out of the closet. Even publications like The New York Times are now expanding their coverage to really cover men’s style as an idea. I mean, this would have been unheard of 20 years ago. So the world is reacting. It’s a great time to be a man who’s interested in fashion. Where do you see fashion in 165 years? I’m sure you could have one set of clothes that could change color, one that could change shape, one that could change fabric and not ever have to be washed. It would be so great, and would make packing so much easier.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Asian fashion market", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150814141500", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/14/fashion/nick-wooster-interview/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "421660372", "sentence": "Researchers say a medieval remedy made of garlic, onion, wine, bile may be able to defeat MRSA superbug Ancient recipe was found in 10th-century medical book at the British Library It might sound like a really old wives’ tale, but a thousand-year-old Anglo-Saxon potion for eye infections may hold the key to wiping out the modern-day superbug MRSA, according to new research. The 10th-century “eyesalve” remedy was discovered at the British Library in a leather-bound volume of Bald’s Leechbook, widely considered to be one of the earliest known medical textbooks. Christina Lee, an expert on Anglo-Saxon society from the School of English at the University of Nottingham, translated the ancient manuscript despite some ambiguities in the text. “We chose this recipe in Bald’s Leechbook because it contains ingredients such as garlic that are currently investigated by other researchers on their potential antibiotic effectiveness,” Lee said in a video posted on the university’s website. “And so we looked at a recipe that is fairly straightforward. It’s also a recipe where we are told it’s the ‘best of leechdoms’ – how could you not test that? So we were curious.” Lee enlisted the help of the university’s microbiologists to see if the remedy actually worked. The recipe calls for two species of Allium (garlic and onion or leek), wine and oxgall (bile from a cow’s stomach) to be brewed in a brass vessel. “We recreated the recipe as faithfully as we could. The Bald gives very precise instructions for the ratio of different ingredients and for the way they should be combined before use, so we tried to follow that as closely as possible,” said microbiologist Freya Harrison, who led the work in the lab at the School of Life Sciences. The book included an instruction for the recipe to be left to stand for nine days before being strained through a cloth. Efforts to replicate the recipe exactly included finding wine from a vineyard known to have existed in the ninth century, according to Steve Diggle, an associate professor of sociomicrobiology, who also worked on the project. The researchers then tested their recipe on cultures of MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacterium that does not respond to commonly used antibiotic treatments. The scientists weren’t holding out much hope that it would work – but they were astonished by the lab results. “What we found was very interesting – we found that Bald’s eyesalve is incredibly potent as an anti-Staphylococcal antibiotic in this context,” Harrison said. “We were going from a mature, established population of a few billion cells, all stuck together in this highly protected biofilm coat, to really just a few thousand cells left alive. This is a massive, massive killing ability.” Diggle said the team also asked collaborators in the U.S. to test the recipe using an “in vivo” wound model – meaning it’s in a live organism – “and basically the big surprise was that it seems to be more effective than conventional antibiotic treatment.” The scientists were worried they wouldn’t be able to repeat the feat. But three more batches, made from scratch each time, have yielded the same results, Harrison said, and the salve appears to retain its potency for a long time after being stored in bottles in the refrigerator. The team says it now has good, replicated data showing that the medicine kills up to 90% of MRSA bacteria in “in vivo” wound biopsies from mice. Harrison says the researchers are still not completely sure how it works, but they have a few ideas – namely, that there might be several active components in the mixture that work to attack the bacterial cells on different fronts, making it very hard for them to resist; or that by combining the ingredients and leaving them to steep in alcohol, a new, more potent bacteria-fighting molecule is created in the process. “I still can’t quite believe how well this 1,000-year-old antibiotic actually seems to be working,” Harrison said. “When we got the first results we were just utterly dumbfounded. We did not see this coming at all.” She added: “Obviously you can never say with utter certainty that because it works in the lab it’s going to work as an antibiotic, but the potential of this to take on to the next stage and say, ‘yeah, really does it work as an antibiotic’ is just beyond my wildest dreams, to be honest.” Lee, who translated the text from Old English, believes the discovery could change people’s views of the medieval period as the “Dark Ages.” “The Middle Ages are often seen as the ‘Dark Ages’ – we use the term ‘medieval’ these days … as pejorative – and I just wanted to do something that explains to me how people in the Middle Ages looked at science,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "medieval remedy for MRSA", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150331133000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/health/anglo-saxon-potion-mrsa/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "745750253", "sentence": "The Pentagon has denied Syrian claims the US attacked a Homs air base Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump tweeted “Animal Assad” would have a “big price to pay” for an alleged chemical weapons attack in the city of Douma. The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency claimed Syrian air defenses shot down eight missiles fired at the T-4 airbase early Monday morning local time, in an attack which killed and injured an unspecified number of people. The base, located in a strategic position between the cities of Homs and Palmyra in Syria’s west, has been a key staging ground for Syrian and Russian aircraft during the war. Earlier, Syrian State TV said the assault was a “likely attack by the US.” However, a senior US administration official told CNN Sunday that reports from the region claiming US Tomahawk missiles had struck targets in Syria were not true. The Pentagon also issued a statement denying the attack. “At this time, the Department of Defense is not conducting air strikes in Syria. However, we continue to closely watch the situation and support the ongoing diplomatic efforts to hold those who use chemical weapons, in Syria and otherwise, accountable,” a Pentagon statement said. The Israel Defense Forces refused to comment on the attack Monday. Israel has launched attacks on sites in Syria in the past, most notably in February when it struck twelve targets including three aerial defense batteries, as well as four targets which the IDF described as Iranian. That attack came after the shooting down of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet by Syrian forces, and the infiltration of Israeli airspace by what the IDF said was an Iranian drone. On Sunday, Trump said there would be a “big price to pay” after an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, near the capital Damascus on Saturday, which the US blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In a series of tweets, Trump also criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tehran, saying “Russian and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad.” It’s not clear what retaliatory action Trump has in mind, if any, but the issue is expected to be discussed at a “small group” meeting of the National Security Council Monday, led by John Bolton on his first day as White House national security adviser, two administration officials told CNN. In April of last year, the US launched Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian air base after the US and others accused Assad’s forces of perpetrating a deadly chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun, which the Syrian military denied. A United Nations joint report later blamed the Syrian government for the attack, which used the highly volatile nerve agent sarin to kill 80 people. Six people were killed in the retaliatory US airstrike, which US Secretary of Defense James Mattis claimed last year destroyed about 20% of the Syrian government’s operational aircraft. Syrian activist groups on Saturday said toxic gas inside barrel bombs dropped from helicopters over a rebel-held city in Syria killed dozens of civilians and wounded scores more. Related article Trump blames Putin, Obama for 'Animal Assad,' tweets 'big price' after reports of Syrian chemical attack Graphic images showed people, including children, apparently dead and injured – some with some kind of spittle or foam in their mouths in makeshift medical centers. CNN could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the images. Syrian state news said an “official source” denied Syrian authorities were behind the attack. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday calling the reported chemical attack a “hoax” and an “information attack” aimed at shielding “terrorists.” “Information attacks about the use of chlorine or other poisonous substances by the Syrian government troops are continuing. Another such hoax about the chemical attack that supposedly took place in Douma emerged yesterday,” the statement said. Saturday’s attack came after talks collapsed between Russia and Jaish al-Islam, the last remaining rebel group in Douma, after which Syrian government air strikes resumed. Syrian forces are on the verge of reclaiming Douma, the last town held by rebels in Eastern Ghouta, which was besieged for six years and had been heavily bombarded since mid-February. The alleged chemical attack sparked international outrage. The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday, after Russia called for a discussion on “international threats to peace and security,” and nine countries, including the US and France, requested a meeting on Syria. Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron late Sunday. In a readout the White House said both leaders “strongly condemned the horrific chemical weapons attacks in Syria and agreed that the Assad regime must be held accountable for its continued human rights abuses.” The two leaders “agreed to exchange information on the nature of the attacks and coordinate a strong, joint response,” the White House said. In March, Macron said France was prepared to strike Syria if it used chemical weapons against civilians. CNN’s Lonzo Cook and James Griffiths contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180409030000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/middleeast/syria-missile-strike-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "410851744", "sentence": "Authorities say Russell Stendal gave rebels medical and communications aid The American missionary was once held hostage by the FARC rebels \"Somebody set a trap for me, and I walked into it,\" he says in a video posted online An American missionary once held hostage by Colombian rebels has been accused by local authorities of collaborating with his former captors. Russell Martin Stendal was born in Minneapolis but has spent much of his life in Colombia. He was kidnapped in 1983 by the left-wing rebel group FARC, which has been locked in conflict with government forces for decades. Stendal was released by the rebels after five months and has continued his missionary work around the South American nation since then, including trips into rebel-controlled areas. But his activities appear to have run afoul of Colombian authorities, who announced Thursday that they had arrested Stendal, accusing him of supporting the FARC. Police alleged that he was posing as a missionary. A video posted online appeared to show Stendal speaking after his arrest. “Somebody set a trap for me, and I walked into it. And there was a secret order out for my arrest. And here I am,” he says in the video, which was purportedly filmed by one of his daughters. “They’re accusing me of rebellion for the missionary trips and the visits that I made into rebel-held territory, distributing Bibles and Galcom radios,” he says, referring to solar-powered portable radio sets that are fixed to receive Christian broadcasts. Colombian authorities described his actions differently, saying he installed mobile devices “to transmit propaganda about terrorist activities.” “He also transported those wounded in combat and gave medical help to members of the guerrilla group,” said the prosecutor’s office in the Colombian department of Cundinamarca. A judge ordered Stendal’s release late Thursday night in a court proceeding shown on CNN affiliate Cablenoticias. The judge said the prosecutor’s case against Stendal was lacking in proof and underdeveloped, ruling there was no reason to keep him in jail. But the judge cautioned that the American isn’t free of all charges and that authorities will continue their investigation. Stendal’s lawyer, Eder Castro, told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo that his client was committed to “distributing Bibles and preaching the word to everyone.” The U.S. State Department wasn’t immediately available for comment on the matter Thursday. The Colombian rebels said authorities had got the wrong end of the stick. “It leaves much to be desired of the intelligence department of the police of Cundinamarca to confuse evangelizing with rebellion,” said the statement from the FARC, which is known in English as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. “This citizen always preached peace between armed and unarmed contestants, including insurgents, army and paramilitaries,” the rebels said. During his time as a FARC hostage, Stendal appears to have tried to provide spiritual succor to his kidnappers. He released a book about his experience entitled, “Rescue the Captors,” in which he talks about “how God worked in the hearts of the rebels,” according to the Colombia Para Cristo website. After his release, he took part in evangelical campaigns across Colombia and set up radio stations to broadcast gospel preaching and music into the conflict zones. The FARC, which started as an insurgency in 1964, has taken part in peace negotiations with the government in an effort to end more than half a century of fighting. Talks have stalled several times over the years, and the group has been accused of bombings, murder, extortion and kidnappings. CNN’s Catherine E. Shoichet, Rafael Romo, Annie Rose Ramos, Marilia Brocchetto and Carloo Perez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Colombian authorities", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150220084500", "country1": "COL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/20/americas/colombia-us-missionary-arres/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "732317716", "sentence": "Wittingly or not, President Donald Trump spent the Presidents Day weekend doing the Kremlin’s work. It may be months before Americans learn whether special counsel Robert Mueller will validate or reject allegations that Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Moscow’s election meddling operation. But Trump’s three days of Twitter venting against the FBI, his political opponents and the Russia investigation from his Mar-a-Lago resort are likely to further incite mistrust in the institutions of democracy and government, which the Russian intervention was designed to foment. Related article Democrats, Oprah and Russia: A wild weekend of Trump tweets In addition to lashing out against perceived political foes, Trump rejected the congressional and governmental investigations taking place under the checks and balances of the US system and undermined his own national security adviser’s warning to Russia at a key international forum. At the same time, Trump failed to condemn the audacious “information warfare” effort alleged in a comprehensive indictment against 13 Russians that Mueller unveiled on Friday. He also failed to promise to protect future US elections – even though intelligence chiefs have warned that an attempt to disrupt November’s midterms may already be underway. That reluctance is consistent with a pattern of unexplained conduct by the President involving the Russia question. People in his orbit have, for instance, repeatedly lied about the campaign’s contacts with Russians and the President is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice for firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been overseeing the election interference investigation. Trump has also often been strangely solicitous of Russian President Vladimir Putin, praising his strongman ethos and gravitating toward him at international summits. Related video Intel chiefs: Russia targeting 2018 elections But Mueller has not so far announced any findings that prove that the campaign colluded with Russia nor alleged that the President is compromised in any way or indicated whether Trump has anything to fear from the special counsel’s investigation. Friday’s indictment noted that Russian representatives interacted only with “unwitting” Trump campaign aides – a statement that the President’s supporters used to inaccurately claim he had been absolved of any wrongdoing by Mueller. There are several scenarios that do not include collusion, starting with Trump’s obsessive sensitivity to claims that his election win was illegitimate or concern that his personal finances may be in Mueller’s sights, that could also explain his bitter antipathy towards the probe. But that said, this past weekend did reveal a remarkable continuity of interest between Trump and the Russians who plotted the operation, and it shows how his reaction to its exposure is perpetuating the goals that Mueller’s indictment says Russia hoped to achieve. Moscow’s goal seems to have been to undermine public trust in the institutions of politics and government, which have made the United States a beacon of democracy. “The defendants allegedly conducted what they called information warfare against the United States, with the stated goal of spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told reporters on Friday. Some experts go further and argue that the indictment lifts the lid on an expansive Russian operation to undermine the fabric of US public life. “More than anything it was to sow discord in our political process … to degrade trust in our political institutions and then as well to agitate so that we would be at each other’s throats over this,” said Daniel Hoffman, a former CIA agent stationed in Moscow, on CNN’s “Smerconish” on Saturday. Related article Trump blames everyone but Russia But Russia is not alone in actively seeking to tarnish the institutions of American democracy – Trump has acted in a similar way during his presidency, from his jibes at the judiciary to his feuds with intelligence agencies and declaration that the media is an enemy of the people. His willingness to take on the establishment was an elemental part of his appeal in 2016 and it helps explain his enduring bond with his supporters. Before Trump became President, it would have been a major shock to see repeated, public attacks on the FBI from the occupant of the Oval Office. Now it happens so often that it is almost old news. The President took his assault on the bureau to a new level over the weekend by squarely blaming Florida FBI agents for the failure to stop the high school shooting in Broward County last week. “They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud! While the President’s constant assault on the FBI is obviously motivated by his anger at the Russia investigation and doesn’t necessarily indicate that he has something to hide, it comes with a bonus for Moscow. Any ebbing of public trust in the bureau as a result of Trump’s assaults can only be good news for Russia, since the FBI is responsible for detecting and preventing Russian espionage in the United States and depends on public support for its legitimacy. A recent Quinnipiac University poll found that only 48% of Americans approve of the way the FBI is handling its mission, while 53% of Republicans do not approve of the job the bureau is doing. Trump’s weekend tweets also included attacks on the structure of the constitutional system set up to oversee a President’s power. “If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!” Trump tweeted. If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America! The tweet mirrored a statement by the President on Friday night, in which he maintained that distrust in the US system was in fact rooted in attempts to examine the extent of Russian meddling in 2016. “It’s time we stop the outlandish partisan attacks, wild and false allegations, and farfetched theories, which only serve to further the agendas of bad actors, like Russia, and do nothing to protect the principles of our institutions,” Trump said. Trump’s former campaign adviser Michael Caputo on Tuesday bolstered this argument, maintaining that the Russia intervention was real but putting the blame for the post-election discord on the President’s political enemies at home. “I think a lot of the dissension that’s been sown since the election was entirely the responsibility of the Democrats,” Caputo told CNN’s “New Day.” “I think the Democrats have fed this bogus Russian collusion narrative to the media, (and) the media have gleefully swallowed it because it’s really good for ratings.” But Trump, in firing off a volley of tweets critical of his predecessor Barack Obama on Tuesday, ensured that the acrimony stirred by Russia’s operation will exacerbate the scars of an election that still haunts US politics. “There is no serious person out there who would suggest somehow that you could even rig America’s elections, there’s no evidence that that has happened in the past or that it will happen this time, and so I’d invite Mr. Trump to stop whining and make his case to get votes.” ..... ....The President Obama quote just before election. That’s because he thought Crooked Hillary was going to win and he didn’t want to “rock the boat.” When I easily won the Electoral College, the whole game changed and the Russian excuse became the narrative of the Dems. The President quoted Obama’s call last year for him to stop “whining” – when Trump claimed that the election could be “rigged” against his Republican ticket. “The President Obama quote just before election. That’s because he thought Crooked Hillary was going to win and he didn’t want to ‘rock the boat.’ When I easily won the Electoral College, the whole game changed and the Russian excuse became the narrative of the Dems,” Trump tweeted. Since an iconic speech at the Munich Security Conference in 2007, in which he previewed a shift in policy toward the United States by complaining it acted as the world’s sole “master” and “sovereign,” Putin has emerged as a challenger to US global power. So it was significant that national security adviser H.R. McMaster chose this year’s Munich event to deliver a strong warning to Moscow. He said the Mueller indictments on Friday showed that evidence of a Russian election-meddling effort was “really incontrovertible,” but he warned that the operation had been counterproductive. “All that has done is appeal to those big fringes while uniting all of our politics actually against Russia and Russian interference,” he said. Trump quickly contradicted McMaster, raising new doubts about the level of confidence that the President retains in his national security adviser and undercutting his message that Americans were united against Russia. “General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion was between Russia and Crooked H, the DNC and the Dems,” Trump tweeted. General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion was between Russia and Crooked H, the DNC and the Dems. Remember the Dirty Dossier, Uranium, Speeches, Emails and the Podesta Company! It was not the first time that Trump has appeared at odds with his own senior national security staff, which has largely taken a hawkish position toward Russia amid a plunge in relations between the former Cold War foes. Defenders of Trump often point to a decision by the administration to allow Ukraine to buy small arms and light weapons from US manufacturers to counter the narrative that the President is overly sympathetic to Russia. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is seizing on complaints, even by some Democrats, that the previous administration did not do enough to punish Russian election subversion. “Unlike Obama, @POTUS isn’t going to be pushed around by Russia or anybody else,” she said on Twitter on Saturday. But Obama personally warned Putin against messing with the election, imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and entities, kicked out 35 Russian diplomats and closed two of the Kremlin’s compounds in the United States. While Obama’s critics demanded more, his action still far exceeds the steps Trump has taken in response to much more detailed and public accusations of interference by Russia. The President still has not imposed sanctions designed to punish election meddling by Moscow.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180220071500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/politics/donald-trump-russia-robert-mueller/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "523219326", "sentence": "Bernie Sanders, like the four other remaining presidential candidates, spoke of his views on Israel on Monday night. But unlike his competitors, who flocked to Washington to lay out their positions to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Sanders declined to address the pro-Israel lobby in person. Instead, he stuck to the campaign trail in the western U.S. and gave a foreign policy speech that took stances likely to grate on the ears of Israel advocates as well as to please them. Though Sanders is the only Jewish candidate and one whose views were shaped in part by his time living on an Israeli kibbutz, he apparently saw little benefit in appearing at a forum that features few of his progressive constituents and might not be receptive to his positions on Israel. Sanders advisers told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny Monday that they made a decision that he would do better staying on the trail rallying voters ahead of Tuesday’s contests. Sanders has not spoke often of his heritage, his time in Israel or his views on the country now. Indeed, his speech Monday night in Salt Lake City represented some of his most extensive comments to date on the issue and they didn’t feature many applause lines for AIPAC activists, who take a harder line on Israel than that articulated in his address. RELATED: Bernie Sanders will not attend AIPAC conference “To my mind, as friends, we are obligated to speak the truth as we see it. This is what real friendship demands, especially in difficult times,” Sanders said Monday, before calling for a renewal of the peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. But he then delivered a stern speech – and one with rare details – criticizing Israeli settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. “Peace will require strict adherence by both sides to the tenets of international humanitarian law. This includes Israeli ending disproportionate responses to being attacked, even though any attack on Israel is unacceptable,” Sanders said according to his prepared remarks. Elsewhere he said, “It is absurd for elements within the Netanyahu government to suggest that building more settlements in the West Bank is the appropriate response to the most recent violence.” Those aren’t all positions pro-Israel advocates embrace, but some would have still have liked to have heard them from the candidate in person. And several Jewish leaders and members of the audience said they were chagrined that he didn’t come. “It’s certainly disappointing, and I think if Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and John Kasich can all show up, it’s not clear why Bernie sanders couldn’t fit it into his schedule,” said Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union’s Advocacy Center. “I think it’s a statement. I think it’s hurtful to the Israel-supporting community and the Jewish community. It’s a very significant statement and hurtful,” said Rabbi Philip Scheim, incoming president of the Rabbinical Assembly of the Conservative Jewish denomination. While Sanders has expressed his support for Israel, Scheim said, “You have to demonstrate it more than state it.” RELATED: Bernie Sanders is first Jewish candidate to win a primary. Does he care?Scheim said Sanders’ decision not to attend AIPAC was “probably” tied to not wanting to alienate segments of his progressive base of support. And he acknowledged that even if the Vermont senator had attended, he probably would have trouble peeling away Jewish support from Clinton, who Scheim said has had “longstanding, strong connections” to the Jewish community. An AIPAC spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday about Sanders speech and his decision to skip the event. Some at the 18,000-strong gathering, though, understood why Sanders declined the invitation, given his politics. “If he talked about his ideas, which most people here would consider too far left, you know he wouldn’t win any supporters anyway. So he probably correctly recognized his time would be better spent campaigning out West,” said Joseph Ennis, a software architect from Buffalo, New York, as he walked out of an afternoon session. Ennis said it would have been “gutsy if he came and gave his true opinions based upon his record on the matter.” In addition to facing an uphill climb with the audience, Sanders might also have faced blowback among some of his supporters for attending. Some 5,000 people signed a petition last week calling on Sanders not to participate in AIPAC, charging that the conference is featuring “Islamophobes.” RELATED: Donald Trump tries to prove his Israel bona fides Yet some on the left, such as Robert Naiman, policy director of Just Foreign Policy and president of the board of directors of the liberal site Truthout, urged Sanders to do as members of the Obama administration – such as National Security Adviser Susan Rice – had done before and be a “truth-teller” at AIPAC by publicly opposing Israeli settlements and other policies. And many of Sanders’ positions do fit in the mainstream of Democratic politics, even though they are out of step with AIPAC. That includes his support of President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, which he cast in terms of military intervention in the Middle East and avoiding another Iraq war. “The test of a great nation is not how many wars it can engage in, but how it can resolve international conflicts in a peaceful manner,” Sanders said last August. His time in Israel, which he hasn’t discussed much publicly, seems to have influenced his economic views at least as much as his geopolitical ones. As a young liberal activist, he worked on a kibbutz, or collective community. He and his campaign have been largely mum about the details, but he mentioned it in his speech Monday to establish his bona fides. “Let me begin that I have a deep personal connection to Israel – and I am fairly certain I am the only U.S. presidential candidate to have ever lived on a kibbutz for a while,” Sanders said. In an interview with The Associated Press in 1991, he went into more detail explaining not of how it informed his views of his Judaism but instead how it reinforced his belief in socialism and democracy. “What I learned … is that you could have a community in which the people themselves actually owned the community,” Sanders told the AP. “Seeing that type of relationship exist, and the fact that these units in the kibbutz were working well economically, made a strong impact on me.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bernie Sanders", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160322013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/21/politics/bernie-sanders-aipac-israel-speech/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "485771931", "sentence": "The House could vote as early as this week on legislation on the issue \"This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry,\" Ryan told reporters House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday called for a “pause” in the U.S. program accepting Syrian refugees after the terror attacks in Paris last week launched by ISIS, and the House will vote Thursday on legislation to mandate it. Related gallery Paris terror attacks “This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry, so we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population,” Ryan told reporters. “I, for one, don’t feel particularly comforted by the assertion that our government can vet these refugees,” McConnell said. “At the very least it strikes me that we need a pause or a moratorium because the American people are quite concerned and upset by the possibility of terrorist coming into our country through some sort of refugee program.” Republicans to Obama: Keep Syrian refugees out Ryan announced he was creating a task force made up of the Republican chairmen from the Homeland Security, Armed Services, Intelligence, Appropriations, Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees to fashion legislation to address the refugee issue and come up with additional homeland security recommendations. No vetting, no Syrian refugees, Rep. Peter King says “This is not about politics. This is about national security,” Ryan said, and called on all members of the House to address the situation quickly. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters on his way into a classified briefing that the House will vote on Thursday on a bill requiring a beefed up vetting system. The bill would suspend the U.S. program allowing refugees from Syria to enter the country until the Secretary of the Homeland Security Department certifies that those wanting to resettle in the U.S. do not pose a security threat. “This is just a start,” McCarthy said, noting members wanted ‎to vote on something before the Thanksgiving recess. Drafted by North Carolina Republican Rep. Richard Hudson, the proposal also requires that the FBI certify that those applying to enter the U.S. have had background checks. More than half the nation’s governors say Syrian refugees not welcome So far one House Democrat, Rep. Brad Ashford, has signed on as a supporter of Hudson’s bill, and GOP aides expect the measure to have broader bipartisan support. In the Senate, several Democrats defended the program assessing Syrian refugees as painstaking and rigorous and pointed to as evidence the low number of Syrian refuges allowed into the country over the last four years. They also said many of the vetted refugees were rejected. But they also said lawmakers and the public need more information on exactly the program works before they can assess if changes are needed. Obama administration officials, who briefed House members Tuesday, are scheduled to brief senators on the intricacies of the vetting program in a closed session Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t think at this stage we should be pausing until we get all the facts,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. Even top Republicans admitted they need to learn more about the vetting process. “We’re going to get a briefing about it,” said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the third-ranking Republican.  “What’s being done already?  What further can be done?  What steps might we take?  I think it’s all very much a subject of discussion.” But one Democratic leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, acknowledged a pause might be needed. “We’re waiting for the briefing tomorrow,” he said.  “A pause may be necessary. We’re going to look at it.” McCarthy is coordinating the speaker’s task force, which Ryan said is meeting daily. The speaker sidestepped questions on what new legislation would do or how long the pause he wants for the program should last, but he said there needs to be a more comprehensive plan in place to address homeland security issues. Obama unyielding on ISIS as criticism mounts “The intelligence community, as I’ve said numerous times, has been warning about this for over a year now so this didn’t come as any shock to us that something like this happened because we knew this was the strategic plan of radical Islamists,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes told reporters. Christie on refugees: Not even 5-year-old orphans GOP Rep. Peter King, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters he has serious doubts about the current system and argued that, “as a practical matter, there is no vetting” now of those refugees who want to resettle in the United States. Related gallery Syria's civil war in pictures Governors ‘last line of defense’ against ISIS, Palin says But DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson defended the vetting process after he conducted the classified briefing for all House members, saying it’s important the process is “thorough, careful.” “It’s better than it used to be, and were going to continue on this path because there is an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the world, other nations are stepping up and we should do so to. We are looked to by other nations in the world for leadership in this area,” he told reporters. Ryan noted that he was sending President Barack Obama the annual defense bill to sign Tuesday. In a swipe at the President’s recent statement saying ISIS is “contained,” the speaker noted that the defense bill calls for the administration to lay out a plan to defeat the terror group. “A containment plan is not enough – that has failed.” When pressed whether Congress needs to vote on a new war authorization, Ryan said he believed the current measure in place now gives the administration the authority it needs but that the President needs to lay out a more comprehensive strategy to combat ISIS.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. program accepting Syrian refugees", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151117180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/17/politics/paul-ryan-calls-for-pause-in-refugee-program/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "710402085", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: Prince Harry and American actor Meghan Markle are engaged! The couple made their first appearance hours after the news was announced, and revealed that they had gotten engaged during a cozy night at home while roasting chicken. (The royals: They’re just like you and me, amiright?) Watch the interview with the BBC here. At an event honoring Navajo code talkers, the President made a remark about “Pocahontas,” his nickname for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, though did not mention her directly. “This has been a shock,” the Minnesota Democrat said to reporters on his first day back on Capitol Hill. The billionaire said he has no recollection of an alleged sexual assault that a woman says occurred at his island home in 2010. Congressional Budget Office estimates of the Senate GOP’s tax plan show a $1.4 trillion increase in the deficit over 10 years. – If you haven’t yet realized that today is Cyber Money, here are some deals you can still snag. – Black Friday was huge … for gun sales. Amid a showdown over the consumer watchdog agency, both appointees (one by Trump and one by the outgoing director) showed up for work today and sent out competing emails to staff both signed “acting director.” One even brought in doughnuts. It’s not clear if the two interacted. The Justice Department says that hackers stole intellectual property from several companies. The homeless good Samaritan who received hundreds of thousands of dollars for an act of kindness said he will use the money to help others. Yes, it’s time to start with the 2017 superlatives. And if you think this year has been lousy for the world, you’ll agree with Dictionary.com’s choice for its word of the year.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171127234500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-november-27-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "647263903", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Leroy Chiao is a former NASA astronaut. During his 15-year career, he flew four missions into space, three times on space shuttles and once as the copilot of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. On that flight, he served as the commander of Expedition 10, a six-and-a-half month mission. He has performed six spacewalks, in both US and Russian spacesuits, and has logged nearly 230 days in space. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. NASA has detected some building blocks for life on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter Leroy Chiao: There is likely intelligent life somewhere in universe, but humans will never breach distance to find it NASA announced this week exciting results from a spacecraft observing Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa. Equipment on the Cassini probe detected some of the required conditions and building blocks for life on both moons. For those like myself, who thrill at any discovery that suggests Earth’s creatures may not be alone in the universe, the findings capture our imagination anew. But does Cassini bring our imaginings closer to reality? Let’s look at what the discovery shows: Cassini dove through plumes erupting through the icy surface of the oceans of Enceladus. Plumes have also been observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) erupting through the solid ice surface of Europa’s ocean. And previous thermal measurements by the Galileo spacecraft showed that the recent Europa plumes appeared directly over a hot spot in the moon’s ocean. We can infer that that these plumes are due to hot eruptions on the ocean floors. On Earth, scientists have detected life near the points of deep ocean eruptions. It was long thought that the environment at such great depths was far too cold and hostile to support life. But it turns out the eruptions provide enough heat to support “extremophile” microorganisms — life where we didn’t think it could exist. Thus it is reasonable to expect that the same thing could happen on other planets or moons. Related video Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets During its Enceladus dives, Cassini determined that the plumes consist mostly of water. But the spacecraft also detected hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane and other chemicals. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the water could support a metabolic process called “methanogenesis.” In this process, a microorganism uses carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce energy and methane as a byproduct. So while Cassini did not find life per se, the data show that some of the critical chemical building blocks are there. Even more exciting is the fact that these observations were made within our own solar system. It is a short step, then, to predicting that conditions for life are likely in many places in the universe. While it would be very exciting to find actual microbial life on one or more extraterrestrial worlds, it would be a far cry from finding intelligent life. Even so, such a microbial discovery would still greatly open up the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Related article Elon Musk is changing the rules of space travel And this is why the Cassini announcement sparks the imagination so. Humans have been fascinated by the possibility of extraterrestrial life ever since we became aware that there are other worlds out there. This has landed scientists in hot water, including the namesake of the Galileo spacecraft, who in the 17th century was placed under house arrest for daring to suggest that not only was the Earth not the center of the universe, but that it was not even the center of our solar system. Could there indeed be intelligent life out there? My spaceflight experiences have made me think about this quite a bit. My personal belief is that there is intelligent life all over the universe. The problem is that the distances in space are so vast, it is unlikely we will ever find each other. The nearest other intelligent life could be over 100 million light years away. So even if we figured out how to travel at the speed of light, it would still take 100 million years or more to get there. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook If you assume that the Big Bang theory is correct and that the universe all started at one instant, and if you assume that Earth and its inhabitants are “average,” then we will never find each other. This is because life here on the Earth will likely end before we have the technology to find life light years away. And for the same reason no other life will then find us either. Indeed it seems plausible — even likely — that life starts at places in the universe even as it simultaneously ends in other places. As belief systems go (and this is mine), this one is actually quite liberating once you accept it: Since we are unlikely to encounter any other life or life form than the ones we have now, we ought to make the most of what I call our One Orbit, our one life. Cassini’s discovery helps us to do that. It helps expand our knowledge of our corner of the universe and dream about the awesome potential that is out there beyond. UnIike those who persecuted Galileo, we are enlightened enough now to have an open mind to all possibilities. And to keep on dreaming, as we live our own lives to the fullest.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NASA", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170416163000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/16/opinions/humans-wont-live-to-see-other-intelligent-life-chiao/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "748129653", "sentence": "You may have thought the world had run out of superlatives to describe the misery that Hurricane Maria brought to Puerto Rico. Well now, here’s another one: second-largest blackout in history. Since the monster storm slammed into the American Caribbean territory in September 2017 and heavily damaged the power grid, more than 3.4 billion hours of electricity have been lost there. That makes it the second-longest blackout in world history, according to a report from the Rhodium Group, an economic research firm. The only blackout in world history bigger than Puerto Rico’s is the one that came after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines in 2013. About 6.1 billion hours of power were lost after that massive storm. The Rhodium Group analysis largely relies on data on electricity loss provided to the Department of Energy, as well as news reports for storms prior to 2000, according to Trevor Houser, a partner at Rhodium who co-wrote the analysis with Peter Marsters. The analysis leaves out war-related destruction of electrical infrastructure. Houser said the group analyzes the economic impacts of weather and climate events, and they decided to dig in more deeply on the impacts of Maria on the Puerto Rican economy. “As we started looking at the scale of the blackout and try to put that in historical context, it became clear this was a record-breaking event and worthy of some attention and focus just from an electric standpoint,” Houser said. The blackout is already the worst in US history, beating out Hurricane Georges in 1998 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Right now, Rhodium estimates power has been restored to 96% of the island, meaning that 53,000 households – between 100,000 and 200,000 people – still don’t have electricity, some seven months after the storm. Houser and Marsters said their research shows that “making existing electricity supply more resilient to storm-related disruptions in both developed and developing countries is also important, particularly given recent and projected changes in the global climate.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico power grid", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180416203000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "PHL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/us/puerto-rico-blackout-second-largest-globally-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "419202359", "sentence": "Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Washington on Sunday for his first official visit to the United States since taking office in January. The highly anticipated visit marks the latest chapter in an evolving U.S.-Afghan relationship – one that seems to be warming even as the governments seek to bridge the gap on key security issues. At the outset, U.S. officials say they hope to use the opportunity presented by this visit to build up the bilateral relationship, which has improved greatly since Ghani took over from his predecessor, former President Hamid Karzai. Related video Emergency alert issued for U.S. citizens in Afghanistan READ: Arrests after woman beaten, set ablaze in Afghanistan “This is a different relationship than we had under President Karzai,” Jeff Eggers, special assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told reporters in a conference call Friday. “It’s clearly more cooperative and better.” In particular, Ghani’s government has demonstrated a greater receptiveness to continued U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. In one of his first acts as president, Ghani signed a bilateral security agreement with the U.S., which allowed U.S. troops to remain in the country, and which Karzai had refused to sign. But the Ghani and Obama administrations are not entirely aligned when it comes to their security cooperation, and talks this week at both the White House and Camp David are likely to include a heavy emphasis on how the U.S. can best support Afghanistan’s continued war with the Taliban. Ghani is expected to press President Barack Obama to reconsider the pace of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, seeking greater flexibility to counter the continued threat posed by violent extremists, just three months after the U.S. officially ended it’s combat mission there. Currently, there are 9,800 U.S. troops providing training and support in Afghanistan, as well as 3,000 troops from other NATO countries. Related video Obama reconsiders drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan SEE: Obama may not reduce troops in Afghanistan The Obama administration plans to reduce that number to about 5,500 by the end of this year before withdrawing completely by the end of 2016. But Ghani has made clear to Obama in recent conversations that such a timeline could jeopardize the security situation on the ground as Afghan forces continue to fight back the Taliban and al Qaeda. “Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas,” Ghani told CBS’ “60 Minutes” in January. “If both parties or, in this case, multiple partners, have done their best to achieve the objectives and progress is very real, then there should be willingness to re-examine a deadline,” he said. In an appearance aired Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Ghani again praised the U.S. troops and warned of what might come of their absence. “The result is that America has been secure, thank God,” he said. “There’s been no terrorist attack on mainland United States. We have been the front line. Meanwhile, what needs to be underlined is while tragedy brought us together, there are common interests that now can be articulated very clearly. The threats that we are facing on a daily basis, were they, God forbid, to overwhelm us, will threaten the world at large.” U.S. officials say Obama is considering Ghani’s request, but has not made up his mind. This week’s visit offers the opportunity for the Afghan president to make his case in person. Already, there are signs the U.S. might be willing to acquiesce to Ghani’s appeal in order to prevent a further spread of violence. Gen. John Campbell, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has presented Obama with recommendations for the U.S. to support the Ghani government’s security strategy, Eggers said. “So, absolutely, we expect some discussion of President Ghani’s request for flexibility,” he said. “I expect that the President will have something to say about that in his press conference at the back end of President Ghani’s visit to the White House on Tuesday, but no decisions have yet been made on that.” Last year was one of the deadliest years of the now 13-year-old conflict, with high casualty rates among Afghan security forces, police and civilians. And violence is likely to increase in the coming months as fighting intensifies. Campbell told lawmakers at a congressional hearing last month he is “concerned” about the summer season, when fighting with the Taliban typically reaches its highest levels. With coalition combat troops gone from Afghanistan, there is fear Taliban and al Qaeda fighters could seek to capitalize on their absence. “A lack of presence creates a vacuum, and we’ve seen what fills that vacuum in Syria and Iraq,” Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said at the same hearing. “The ungoverned spaces will allow terrorists to foment the same disaster in Afghanistan as we have seen in Iraq – growing instability, terrorist safe havens and direct threats to the United States.” Another parallel to Iraq: The emergence in recent months of Afghan extremists pledging alliance to the terror group ISIS. Lawmakers including McCain have expressed concern about this phenomenon, but so far, the administration is hesitant to play up their significance. In last month’s hearing, Campbell called the threat of ISIS in Afghanistan “nascent,” and “more of a re-branding of a few marginalized Taliban,” though he insists the administration is taking it seriously. “It is a concern to President Ghani, therefore, a concern to me,” he said. “But we continue to work that with our Afghan partners and to make sure that we understand where this is going inside of Afghanistan and Pakistan.” During a trip to Afghanistan last month, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said such groups are “in small numbers and aspirational.” Ghani, who is joined on this visit by Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, will meet with Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday night for a small dinner to set the agenda for the visit. He and Abdullah will visit the Pentagon on Monday morning to address before heading to Camp David for a full day of meetings with Kerry, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and others in the administration. On Tuesday, they will spend several hours at the White House, where Obama and Ghani will hold a joint press conference. The Afghan delegation will also meet with congressional and civil society leaders while in Washington, and will wrap up their trip on Thursday with meetings at the United Nations in New York.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Afghan President Ashraf Ghani", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150322164500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/22/politics/obama-asraf-ghani-afghanistan-visit/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "650919336", "sentence": "Afghanistan, Tripoli, Gaza, Chernobyl, Lebanon: a litany of horror. Armed with his camera, photojournalist Sergey Ponomarev has documented some of the most devastating stories of conflict and human suffering of the last decades. His latest exhibition, “A Lens on Syria,” is now showing at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London, a visual testimony to a war that – at the last count a year ago – has killed 400,000 civilians and created 4.9 million refugees. “I was there before the war,” Ponomarev explains. “I was fascinated by the culture and roots of this nation… It’s a beautiful land. “I’m just really sorry that they’re destroying that with their fighting.” Taken in 2013 and 2014, the images in the first part of the exhibition – “Assad’s Syria” – are works of art as well as documents of that destruction. Despite their often ugly content, the aesthetic quality of the photographs – the use of color, the play of light and shade, the flawless framing – is hard to ignore. Benjamin Lowy: The photographer documenting war with a cell phone “I’m always using light, using color, using metaphors, but I never try to interfere in the reality unfolding,” says Ponomarev. “I never stage images.” “Reality will give you more surprises… you will see striking or beautiful events happen in front of you.” He takes very few images, spending much of his time waiting rather than clicking. Most photographers shoot everything they see, a fixer once told him, “You’re unusual.” “But I know what kind of frame I want and I wait until I see it,” he says. “And I try to be as invisible as I can.” While many Western journalists have gained access to the country with rebel groups, Ponomarev, a Russian national, was only able to enter with a visa from the Syrian government. For him, it was “an opportunity to… get something unique from inside the government zones.” One of the most striking images in the exhibition shows an election portrait of President Bashar al-Assad hung on a destroyed shopping mall in the Khalidiya district of Homs soon after it was retaken by government forces in 2014. Palmyra's ancient Triumphal Arch resurrected in London's Trafalgar Square “If there is a portrait of Assad, it means this zone is controlled by (him),” Ponomarev explains. “They hang that as a sign of victory.” For most Westerners, however, “this picture tells a death toll.” Another image on display was taken in Palmyra in 2014. It shows the ancient Arch of Triumph, destroyed by ISIS the following year. Ponomarev says he was one of the last Western journalists in Palmyra before it was taken by ISIS. “I keep this photo in my flat, the only photograph (of mine) that I keep there, because that’s a heritage that’s now destroyed.” Ponomarev became a freelance photojournalist in 2012 after working for Associated Press in Russia. Since then, he has been awarded some of the biggest prizes in international photography, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for his work with colleagues at The New York Times documenting the lives of refugees arriving in Europe. Forty-six of the photos he took on that trip are on display in the second part of this exhibition in an installation titled “The Exodus.” Many of them have never been shown in public before. In a darkened room, a compelling, sometimes distressing, story of flight is played out on a large screen, each image appearing for a few seconds before giving way to the next – a never-ending narrative of the human search for refuge. Ponomarev sees this narrative as the direct consequence of wars such as the Syrian conflict, and the layout of this two-part exhibition invites the visitor to draw the same conclusion. Back in the first room we see Syrians apparently going about their normal lives – shopping, baking bread, relaxing at a café, praying. Saving the giant panda population through photography The war was there, but people continued with their lives, recalls Ponomarev. “There might be an explosion just in the next block, and on the other side of the street… there’s a normal busy street buzz and a traffic jam and people will live normally.” In the next room, the visual signifiers of conflict become harder to miss: explosions, soldiers, rubble and the look of fear in the eyes of civilians. Any semblance of normality has gone. Who would not flee from this tide of destruction, the exhibition seems to ask, before presenting us with the desperate stories of those who did just that – but were met with violence and fenced-up borders after reaching Europe’s shores. Ponomarev is inspired by the work of photojournalists such as James Nachtwey and Sebastiao Salgado, who “went as deep as they could and tried to reveal the hardships of mankind.” Yet he’s also aware that the power of photography has been depleted by the constant stream of images that we are fed in what he calls a “digital millennium.” Sebastiao Salgado: Inside the world of coffee farming “We are overwhelmed by imagery and images don’t have the same effect as before,” he says. “Photographers now will never stop wars.” But Ponomarev believes there are positives too. “We don’t need words anymore (to tell stories) – images are an international language of storytelling.” The story told in this exhibition is of a conflict that is both continuing and beginning to pass into history. The images on display are “historical documents,” Ponomarev says, as well as reminders of a current, and very pressing, crisis. This juxtaposition of the contemporary and the historical is welcomed by the museum, which opened in 1917 in the midst of the First World War. By engaging with contemporary conflict, “we’re continuing what we started to do 100 years ago,” says Hilary Roberts, curator of the exhibition. Vincent Laforet: On Leaning out of helicopters for the perfect shot And war will always be a compelling subject. “War is such an extreme human experience,” says Roberts. “People have the urge to either bear witness – and the camera is a very good way of doing that – or they seek insight and understanding.” And Ponomarev’s images offer just that. Reflecting on the experience of reporting from war zones, he unsurprisingly selects a visual metaphor. “There’s only black and white in conflict zones,” he says, “only life and death, enemy and friend.” Perhaps that was his experience, but the images he has created are rich with nuance and bear witness to a complex reality that is filled with shades of gray. “Sergey Ponomarev: A Lens on Syria” runs until September 3 at the Imperial War Museum in London. It is part of the museum’s broader season, “Syria: A Conflict Explored.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170428101500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/arts/sergey-ponomarev-photo-exhibition-imperial-war-museum/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "699024003", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Scott C. Yates, a writer and inventor, is the CEO of a content writing service. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. On Sunday, November 2, it will again be the end of Daylight Saving Time Scott Yates: Stop the clock-changing madness and move to permanent Daylight Saving Time He says extending Daylight Saving Time could save energy and reduce heart attacks Yates: Let's try to get at least 31 states to form a pact to keep Daylight Saving Time On Sunday, November 2, it will again be the end of Daylight Saving Time. Many of us will be muttering to ourselves as we wander around resetting all of our various clocks – on the thermostat, clock radio and stove, among other places. Sure, you’ll get an extra hour of sleep by turning back the clock by an hour in the fall. But if you have a regular day job, you’ll be commuting home in the dark instead of in daylight come the following day. Why do we do this every fall? And why do we dial forward the clock by an hour every spring? Daylight Saving Time has been around for a good part of 20th century, but there’s no really good reason why we should continue with the status quo. The U.S. government started moving into and out of “Daylight Saving Time” during World War I to copy the Germans, who said they were doing it to save fuel. When the war ended, the U.S. government wisely repealed the law since it proved unpopular. During WWII, it came back – again with the notion that it would somehow conserve resources. After the second war, the U.S. converted factories from making bombs to making cars and consumer products. The GIs came home. But Daylight Saving Time just stuck around. Numerous polls show that people want to stay in Daylight Saving Time year round, or at least just stick with either Standard or Daylight time and stop switching clocks around. Two states, Arizona and Hawaii, already keep their clocks the same all year long. We may have reached a tipping point to end the clock-changing madness. First, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a report in 2008 that examined the impact of extended Daylight Saving Time. A four-week extension would save approximately 0.5% of electricity per day for the country. Put in perspective, it’s enough energy to power 100,000 households for a year. The second strong case for staying in Daylight Saving Time year round is that we can save lives. A recent study shows the switching of clocks in the spring causes a 25% jump in heart attacks in the few days following the switch, confirming earlier research that point out the shift in time can disrupt the quality of sleep and biological rhythms. Taking away an hour of sleep and jolting you awake in the predawn darkness is simply bad for your health, especially if you are elderly or have a heart condition, researchers noted. So here’s the question: If you have a chance to save lives and save electricity, would you do it? Sure you would, right? But you haven’t, and neither have I. Why? Maybe because we’re all a little too sleep deprived and discombobulated to do something after all that clock-changing. Last year, a member of the Missouri legislature proposed moving the state to permanent Daylight Saving Time if 19 other states would join its effort. The state House voted to approve the measure, HB340, but it didn’t go anywhere in the Senate. The idea is smart and worth revisiting. The hard part is how to get this more traction. Here’s an alternative proposal: Legislatures pass a bill whereby if at least 31 other states pass similar bills, their state will then switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time. With Arizona and Hawaii already in, that adds up to two-thirds, or 33, states. Thirty-three is the number of states needed to pass a constitutional amendment, and while this is not a constitutional issue, it seems like a good standard to meet. So how can we convince all these local governments to take on this initiative? We need help from students, who can create interdisciplinary projects combining science, math, social studies and government, to show why we need to get rid of this outdated concept. If we all pitch in a little, we’ll be able to save energy and lives. In short, it’s about time. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "permanent Daylight Saving Time", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171018193000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/opinion/yates-daylight-saving-time/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "744794644", "sentence": "Coastal Highway 1 in Maine is dotted with over 60 lighthouses Watch out for mountain goats and bighorn sheep on Going to the Sun Road in Montana Salt air and slow speed get you onto island time on the Florida Keys' Overseas Highway A great road is a great road, but if you’re riding a motorcycle, you’re looking for something special: twisties, vistas, turnouts, that perfect stretch of smooth tarmac, and biker-friendly stops that make getting there most of the fun. Here are Lonely Planet’s 10 best roads across America for an unforgettable motorcycle journey: 1. Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy 1): 1700 miles from Astoria, Oregon, to San Juan Capistrano, CaliforniaThis undisputed champion of road trips presents beaches, cliffs, redwood forests, sleepy seaside towns, hot tub B&Bs, and world-class dining along a ribbon of winding, undulating road that (between RVs) can provide thrilling sport riding and contented cruising. Stop at the frequent turnouts, and don’t miss wild Olympic Peninsula, rustic Big Sur, Hearst Castle, bikini-clad Malibu, or biker-friendly Seattle, San Francisco, and San Diego. 2. Appalachian Mountains: 770 miles from Front Royal, Virginia, to Deal’s Gap, North CarolinaThis four-in-one magic mountain ride begins with Skyline Drive in Virginia, a 105-mile run along the ridge of the Shenandoah National Park, conveniently connected with the Blue Ridge Parkway for 469 miles of smooth roads and sweeping blacktop. Ride east to Tellico Plains along the Cherohala Skyway (Hwy 28) descending into Tennessee backcountry. Loop back via Hwys 360 and 72 to Deal’s Gap, and take on the internationally famous 11 mile Tail of the Dragon and whip through those 318 curves for some bragging rights. 3. River Road, (FM 170): 120 miles from Terlingua to Candelaria, Big Bend, Texas Farm to Market 170 is all smooth heavenly pavement along the Rio Grande through the Big Bend’s Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem with its mountains, canyons, badlands, and stunted forests, and even grandma’s Buick can handle the 17 mile off-road loop through the Valley of the Gods. But if you’ve got a dual-sport, you’re going to be in heaven. Once it reopens (progressing well at the time of writing), you’ll be able to ride on a boat over the Rio Grande at the Boquillas Crossing for a short jaunt for lunch on the Mexican side of the border. 4. Going to the Sun Road: 50 miles in Glacier National Park, MontanaBefore this two-hour, 50-mile ride over Logan Pass was completed, it took visitors several days to get through the park, which speaks of its height and contortions. Watch out for mountain goats and bighorn sheep, and pull over at the Jackson Glacier Overlook to take in the most spectacular scenery in the park. 5.  Beartooth Highway, (US 212): 68 Miles in Yellowstone National Park, WyomingSquiggle along for a couple of hours over the highest highway in the Northern Rockies as it twists and turns its way up to 10,947 feet at Beartooth Pass in Wyoming. Stop to take in views of glacier-laden peaks, alpine plateaus dotted with lakes, waterfalls, and lush forests in one of the most rugged areas in the lower 48 states. 6. Highway 12:  124 miles between Bryce Canyon National Park and Capitol Reef National Park, UtahTake a psychedelic sunset ride into fantastical sandstone rock formations, canyons, deep blue lakes, and pine forests and all the curves you might expect. Swish along to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Boulder Mountain, and Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest. 7. Coastal Highway 1:  170 miles from Kittery to Bucksport, MaineDetours, not twisties, along Maine’s 3478 miles of coastline is the point here. The oldest highway on the east coast is dotted with over 60 lighthouses, countless cute towns, antique shops, lobster shacks, and almost 50 peninsulas to explore. The highway connects with many other scenic routes, including a ferry ride to Nova Scotia. 8. Overseas Highway (Hwy 1), Florida, 100 miles from Key Largo to Key WestPut your sun screen on and cruise out onto a narrow stretch of road made of bridges atop a living reef in the turquoise Straits of Florida sandwiched between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Join the margarita-saturated tourists in tropical paradise and enjoy the biker-friendly atmosphere. Salt air, sea food, and slow speed get you onto island time in no time flat. 9. Route 66: 2200 miles from Chicago to Santa MonicaOn just about everybody’s bucket list is Route 66. Ride all 2200 miles of this history lesson smothered in kitsch, or just grab a slice or two, like the pies you’ll find in endless supply at the many biker-friendly stops between Chicago and Santa Monica. 10. The Great River Road (Hwy 61): 2,552 miles from Itasca State Park, Minnesota to Jackson, LouisianaGRR 61 is a single route created in 1938 to highlight the 10 states bordering the great Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to its termination in Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Local riders from all 10 states flock to ‘their” section of the road, whether it’s lined with meadows, cypress swamps, thick forests, limestone cliffs, or wildlife refuges. Industrial areas are easily avoided. Carla King is an adventure travel writer who specializes in riding cranky indigenous motorcycles around the world. She is author of the Motorcycle Misadventures series of books and live internet dispatches from the road. Wherever she is, you can always find her at CarlaKing.com. Originally published as “The USA’s 10 best motorcycle roads” © 2012 Lonely Planet. All rights reserved.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "USA motorcycle roads", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180405063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-motorcycle-roads/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "595123030", "sentence": "Why would the pontiff, known for being a reformer, take such an un-modern stance? Delia Gallagher, CNN Vatican Correspondent, looks at his statements Pope Francis’ resounding no to women becoming priests may come as a surprise considering the popular narrative of him as a reformer who seeks to bring change to the Roman Catholic Church. Often seen as wanting to overturn the conservative thrust of recent pontificates, Francis has shown himself to be squarely on the side of Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI when it comes to women’s ordination. “The final word is clear,” he said Tuesday when asked about women’s ordination during an in-flight press conference returning from Sweden, “it was said by St John Paul II and this remains.” “Forever?” the journalist asked. “Never, ever?” “If we carefully read the declaration of St. John Paul II it goes in that direction, yes,” Francis replied. In August, Francis had raised hopes for those in favor of women’s ordination when he created a special commission to study women deacons in the Catholic Church. Like priests, deacons are also ordained, so the thinking went that if Francis allows women deacons, he might also allow women priests. Related article Pope Francis creates commission to study history of female deacons But not so fast. For Francis, the question is twofold. One, he subscribes to the Catholic Church’s long tradition of male priesthood because Jesus chose men as his apostles and because of their theological understanding that a priest, “acts in the person of Christ,” so must be male. This is what Francis was reaffirming by quoting St. John Paul II. Two, he does not like “clericalism,” or the emphasis on the power and privilege of priesthood. He has spent a large part of his three years as Pope speaking out against arrogant priests who are more concerned with power than service. So the last thing he wants to do is add women to that group. “Women in the Church must be valued, not clericalized,” said the Pope in 2013 in an interview with Italian daily, La Stampa. Pope says definitive No to women's ordination #PapalPlanePresser pic.twitter.com/WwsvH7b7WA For him, the idea that the only position worth having in the Catholic Church is that of a priest is mistaken. In this vein, he has continually highlighted the importance of lay people and women in leadership positions throughout the Church. Although he has yet to make any major female appointments, he has created a new Vatican office for Laity, Family and Life, in which lay people can hold leadership positions. Proponents of women’s ordination, however, argue that real decision-making in the Catholic Church is done by bishops and cardinals, all of whom must be priests. They argue that gender should not matter in roles of authority in the Catholic Church. Related article This is a revolutionary pope But it is precisely on this point that Pope Francis disagrees: gender does matter for him and in fact is the reason he thinks women should have other roles besides priesthood. “The way of viewing a problem, of seeing anything, is different for a woman compared to a man. They must be complementary, and in consultations it is important that there are women,” the Pope said in May, 2016 to the International Union of Superiors General. For a modern pope, it may seem a decidedly un-modern stance, but the difference between men and women is a cornerstone of Francis’ thinking and at the heart of his no to women priests.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161102154500", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "SWE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/europe/analysis-pope-female-priests/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "454251696", "sentence": "O'Malley's trip is his latest effort to court communities his campaign says are underrepresented Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and, though it lacks electoral college representation, it participates in both parties' primaries Martin O’Malley is 2016’s first presidential candidate to visit Puerto Rico, where he’ll hope to pick up Democratic primary delegates both on the island and in diasporas like Florida as well. The former Maryland governor is making a one-day swing through the island, designed to highlight his position on two issues: Allowing Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy and helping fund health care there by requiring the federal government to offer hospitals the same Medicare payment rates that U.S. states receive. Lagging far behind Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the polls, O’Malley’s trip is his latest effort to court communities his campaign says are underrepresented – like Friday’s tour of a Haitian cultural center in Miami. It will be O’Malley’s fourth visit to Puerto Rico the last two years. Republican former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush went to Puerto Rico in April, but he wasn’t yet a declared candidate for president. O’Malley will “highlight he inequitable treatment that Puerto Rican citizens receive and to bring the magnifying glass of a presidential campaign to highlight issues of injustice in our hemisphere,” said Gabi Domenzain, the campaign’s public engagement director. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and, though it lacks electoral college representation, it participates in both parties’ primaries – in March for the GOP and in June for the Democrats. RELATED: O’Malley outlines criminal justice reform plan O’Malley will meet with two of its political leaders: Pedro Pierluisi, a Democrat who is Puerto Rico’s non-voting “resident commissioner” in Congress, and Jaime Perello, the speaker of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives. Related video Who is Martin O'Malley? O’Malley will call for the island to be allowed to declare bankruptcy amid a $73 billion public debt crisis. He’ll also tour an assisted living facility to highlight the health care crunch the country faces amid lower Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. Its Medicare Advantage program also faces an 11% cut next year, while a Medicaid grant might not be renewed. O’Malley’s trip comes as Democratic presidential contenders heavily court Latino populations. RELATED: Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton support bankruptcy rights for Puerto Rico Clinton on Friday visited Miami to call on Congress to ends its embargo of Cuba – setting up a clash with Republicans like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio by taking the position in the city they call home. She, O’Malley and Sanders have all also advocated overhauls of the U.S. immigration system, drawing contrasts with Republicans on an issue key to the Latino community which could be key in several 2016 election swing states. Clinton has not yet visited Puerto Rico, but she tweeted her support for the island’s effort to resolve its debt crisis.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Martin O'Malley", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150801161500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/politics/martin-omalley-puerto-rico/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "651976556", "sentence": "Merkel's trip to Russia comes as Berlin-Moscow relations at a low The pair discussed Syria and Ukraine, along with reports of a crackdown on gay men in Chechnya German Chancellor Angela Merkel has raised reports of the detention and abuse of gay men in Chechnya with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging the leader to protect the rights of minorities across the country. The first report on the issue was published on April 1 by the major Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which claimed that more than 100 men had been detained or disappeared in Chechnya on suspicion of being homosexual, and that some of them had been killed. Related article Gay Chechen men tell of torture, mass arrests A number of witnesses and victims gave CNN horrific accounts of torture, saying that hundreds of gay men were being rounded up by authorities and held in appalling conditions in least three detention centers. “We’ve heard some very negative reports about how homosexuals are treated in Chechnya, and I asked Mr. Putin to use his influence to ensure the rights of such minorities,” Merkel told reporters after meeting with Putin in the Russian city of Sochi. Chechnya is one of several semi-autonomous republics within Russia. Being gay is considered by many in the Muslim-majority republic to be shameful, and in Chechnya the practice of so-called honor killings – murder by family members to expunge shame – is widespread. In April a Chechen government spokesman called the allegations of a crackdown “an absolute lie,” and denied that gay men exist in the republic. Merkel also stressed the importance of civil rights to Putin, including the right to demonstrate and the right for NGOs to operate freely. Russia has passed a series of laws in recent years that has made protesting nearly impossible and has clamped down on NGOs that voice opposition to the Kremlin or that receive foreign funding. Putin was also asked by a reporter for his response to a spate of attacks on Russian opposition figures in recent weeks. Putin’s main political opponent, Alexey Navalny, was reportedly hit in an acid attack this week, as were several other activists. Putin responded by saying that law enforcement agencies were working within the law and that victims had access to the justice system. “The law enforcement agencies in Russia are acting in a much more mitigated way than many of our partners in Western Europe.” He also shot down allegations of Russian interference in the US and European elections. There have been concerns of Russian meddling in upcoming European polls, including the French vote on Sunday and Germany’s election in September. “We never interfere in the political processes of other countries, and we would very much appreciate it if no one interfered in our political life. Unfortunately, for many years we have seen the opposite: Influence on political processes in Russia, through so-called non-governmental organizations and directly,” he said in response to a reporter’s questions, without giving specific examples. “You referred to the example of the United States, which has not been confirmed by anyone and is nothing but rumors used in a domestic political struggle in the United States.” The leaders did not speak explicitly about sanctions at the press conference after their meeting, but they both said they were committed to the Minsk agreements aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine crisis, despite slow progress. Merkel has openly backed the European Union’s decision to place sanctions on Russia following Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. She has been the lead mediator in talks with Russia over Crimea. The agreements involve a ceasefire, and pulling weapons and pro-Russian forces out of the area. They were brokered by Merkel and French President Francois Hollade. The EU sanctions – as well as US sanctions – on Russia have been a thorn in the Kremlin’s side. Moscow has lobbied world leaders to drop the restrictions that have taken a toll on the country’s economy, already sluggish on low oil prices. Gernot Erler, Germany’s top Russia policy official, said earlier that Merkel would reiterate Berlin’s position that sanctions against Russia could be lifted swiftly if Moscow adhered to the Minsk agreements, according to the Berliner Zeitung newspaper. Merkel conceded that the political process had been slow, but brushed off suggestions by reporters that it should be scrapped and replaced with a new instrument. “Our objective is that Ukraine will get access to its own border, but before that, a ceasefire then a political solution should be found,” she said. “We need implementation and (some) sides need to step up.” The two leaders also discussed the Middle East – their governments stand on opposing sides of the Syrian war. Putin is the most powerful ally of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Merkel has openly called for Assad’s ouster. Erler, the German official, acknowledged earlier that a peace deal for Syria was no longer possible without Russia, which he described as “the savior of Assad.” He suggested that Merkel might push Putin to allow other foreign countries to take part in future negotiations. Russia is currently holding ceasefire talks with warring factions in Syria’s war. It is working only with Turkey and Iran on the deal. “We have to acknowledge that all previous peace efforts have failed. The UN Special Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, has not made any progress. But also the ceasefire talks initiated by Russia have not led to any tangible results,” Erler told Berliner Zeitung. Merkel’s trip comes as Berlin-Moscow relations remain stuck at a low over the Ukraine crisis and Syrian war. But the visit to Russia – Merkel’s first in two years – appears to mark a thaw in relations. Putin and Merkel, both stalwart leaders in their countries, have kept regular communications open over the years. Both speak each other’s language and have overseen periods of expanded Russian-German trade relations. But that closeness didn’t come immediately. Putin was infamously accused of trying to intimidate Merkel in her early years as Chancellor, when he brought his dog – a large black Labrador named Koni – into a bilateral meeting and press conference in 2007. CNN’s Nadine Schmidt contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170502104500", "country1": "UKR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/europe/putin-merkel-russia-germany-meeting/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "706877397", "sentence": "People in Iran and Iraq are recovering from the deadliest earthquake in the world this year. More than 450 people are dead after a 7.3-magnitude quake rocked the border area of Iran and Iraq on Sunday. Thousands are injured. The Iranian Red Crescent Society is distributing blankets, tents and canned food to those affected. The World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched a response team and two ambulances to Iraq, along with trauma and surgical kits. You can help by clicking the take action button below:", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran and Iraq earthquake response", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171114211500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/world/iyw-help-iran-iraq-earthquake-survivors/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "589041406", "sentence": "Draft decision by UNESCO body refers to Jerusalem holy site only by Muslim name Israeli leader says decision is like saying \"Egypt has no connection to the Pyramids\" Israel has suspended ties with UNESCO, the UN body in charge of preserving culture and history, after a draft decision that Israel says ignores Judaism’s ties to the religion’s holiest site. The draft decision notes the importance of Jerusalem to all three monotheistic religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam – but makes no mention of why the city is significant to Christians or Jews. A subsidiary body of UNESCO’s Executive Board passed the resolution Thursday in Paris. It refers to Jerusalem’s holiest site – known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary – only by its Muslim name. The draft decision, which largely criticizes Israel’s actions in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, was proposed by a group of Arab countries and drew harsh rebukes from Israel and the United States. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the move as absurd, saying: “To say that Israel has no connection to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall is like saying that China has no connection to the Great Wall of China or that Egypt has no connection to the Pyramids. By this absurd decision, UNESCO has lost what little legitimacy it has left.” In a letter from Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett following the vote, Israel announced it will freeze all professional activities with UNESCO. US State Department spokesman Mark Toner also criticized the decision. “We are deeply concerned about these kinds of recurring, politicized resolutions that do nothing to advance constructive results on the ground. And we don’t believe they should be adopted,” Toner said. The United States stopped funding UNESCO in 2011 over the organization’s acceptance of a Palestinian bid for full membership. Washington had contributed $80 million a year to the organization before then. In April, UNESCO passed a similar decision that Israel and other countries also harshly criticized. This week’s resolution, put forward by Arab countries including Egypt, Algeria and Qatar, was adopted by a 24-6 vote, with 26 abstentions. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lauded the decision. “Palestine will continue to defend the rights of our people through all available legal and diplomatic avenues, including UN organizations,” a ministry statement said. “Our peaceful agenda will not be derailed by propaganda, nor will our tolerance and adherence to international law by altered by fallacies and cynical spin.” To Jews and Christians, the Temple Mount is the site of the foundation stone on which Adam was created and the site where Abraham came to sacrifice his son Isaac. To Jews, it is also the site of the First and Second Temples. To Muslims, it is the site where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven on his miraculous “night journey.” Responding to Israel’s criticism in a statement, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova suggested she wasn’t pleased with the decision. “The outstanding universal value of the City, and the reason why it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, lies in this synthesis, which is an appeal for dialogue, not confrontation,” Bokova said. “When these divisions carry over into UNESCO, an organization dedicated to dialogue and peace, they prevent us from carrying out our mission.” Bennett, the Israeli education minister, welcomed Bokova’s statement but said it wasn’t enough, calling on UNESCO to cancel the decision. “Words are important, but they are not a replacement to the actions of the organization she heads.” The draft decision will go before a full plenary of the UNESCO Executive Board on Tuesday. It will either be adopted unanimously, or be the subject of further debate and a possible vote. CNN’s Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UNESCO", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161014184500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "QAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/middleeast/israel-unesco-jerusalem-holy-site/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "596843530", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David Heyman is a co-founder of Smart City Works, a business accelerator. He is a former computer software engineer who has served in senior positions at the White House, US Department of Energy, and most recently as assistant secretary for policy at the US Department of Homeland Security. The views expressed are his own. David Heyman: Securing cyberspace must be a preeminent focus from day one for America's next president We must come to grips with new murky world where bright familiar lines between espionage and aggression don't exist, he says There is so much at stake in the election this year – immigration, jobs, health care and the future of the Supreme Court. But there is another, immediate concern. When you cast your vote Tuesday, consider that the next president may well be the first to face a new kind of warfare when he or she takes office: cyberwar. Pernicious, pervasive and yet potentially undetectable, cyberwar will take the shape of the theft of vast amounts of intellectual property, causing great damage to America’s economic vitality in the process. It will include denial of service attacks masked as internet outages, power shortages and other disruptions to society. And it will take the form of covert information operations that seek to tear at the roots of our democracy. This is no longer unimaginable. Indeed, it may well already be underway in the form of a low-intensity conflict with Russia. How do we know America is under attack? Bombs in our cities?  Missile attacks? An invasion?  No. The cyberattack last month that took down major US websites, as well as the recent suspected Russian hacks on the US election system, are examples of a new era of ill-defined cyberviolence in today’s massively interconnected world. The incidents, perhaps unappreciated by those who see conflict principally in terms of bullets and bombs, are warnings of what we may expect in digital life and warfare in the 21st century. For as long as nation states have been in conflict with each other, they have sought advantages against their adversaries through information operations – through the collection of tactical information, the dissemination of propaganda, and more recently through exfiltration, manipulation and exploitation of an adversary’s most vital information. Of course, all major powers, including the United States, engage in information operations in various contexts today. But last month’s attack on the US, and the exploitation of connected devices to take down parts of the internet, reflect a new clear and present danger to our emerging online world of connected lives and things. What the hackers did is relatively simple and seemingly mundane, but the implications are great. In the case of recent internet outages, hackers “weaponized” hundreds of thousands everyday devices – DVRs, webcams and other common products – with malware code to attack and shut down sites that support and sustain our economy like Twitter and Paypal. In addition, hackers have sought to infiltrate the Illinois State Board of Elections, the Arizona election system and elsewhere, and to steal or manipulate information vital to our upcoming election – voter registration data, key campaign emails of individuals and of the Democratic National Committee. The Department of Homeland Security has now reportedly had requests for security assistance from no fewer than 46 states and 35 counties and local election agencies as election officials scramble to prevent damage. But the damage – in terms of loss of confidence in our democratic institutions – has already been done. And we are still not out of the woods.  While there are a number of protections inherent in the US election infrastructure that make it relatively difficult to attack the way we vote, targeted intrusions against individual voter registration databases, i.e. against who gets to vote, are still possible. In terms of the way we vote, US voting procedures and practices are decentralized; they have been delegated to state and local governments and are run by around 8,000 independent local jurisdictions. The varied nature of each jurisdiction’s voting systems and technologies makes it so that an attacker would have to tailor an attack to each and every system in each and every jurisdiction – very hard. Plus, the vast majority of voting machines are not even connected to the internet, and there are numerous processes for outside observers – the media, campaign officials and third parties – to audit and validate results.  So changing votes or the outcome of a national election is unlikely. But suppressing voting in targeted districts is a concern. Illicit access to the nation’s voter rolls makes possible the manipulation or deletion of voter data and could potentially see disruption in the availability of these databases, which could impact a voter’s ability to vote on Election Day. This is critical because as everyone knows, only registered voters can vote. If your voter registration file is hacked, however, and your name or address data is changed, or your record is deleted, then when you present yourself to vote, your record may not be found or may not match and you will be turned away. Worse, if something like this is reported and lines begin to form, and rumors begin to spread, it may suppress additional voting as busy and already frustrated voters may simply choose to avoid voting altogether. In a tight election, like Bush v. Gore in 2000, an attack like this in a handful of targeted tipping point districts – think key cities in Pennsylvania or North Carolina – could be the difference between a candidate winning or losing a national election. In the world of geopolitics and security, this is regime change by other means – overthrowing, in effect, the will of the people by way of a cyberattack. Beyond the November election, though, these attacks are a warning of how conflict may occur in the future. In the 21st century, information has become the lifeblood of business and of our economy; databases have become a critical asset class for commerce. Not surprisingly, as these assets have become increasingly prevalent and valuable, they have become more attractive targets to criminals as well.  And that’s precisely what we are seeing – dramatic increases in identity theft, ransomware attacks and intellectual property theft, causing significant financial loss to individuals and businesses and our economy. Against this backdrop, we see a parallel transformation in the nature of warfare. Instead of conventional military attacks – i.e., adversaries focusing primarily on physically destroying their opponent’s military forces and infrastructure – nation states are increasingly launching cyberattacks against the very databases and information systems that make our infrastructure and world smarter, that sustain our economy, that bolsters our security, that maintains our democracy, and that improve how we live our lives. Related article Hackers are putting U.S. election at risk This is warfare in the information age. If you can shut down the electric grid in Ukraine, or destroy centrifuges in Iran, or sabotage an election by manipulating data – data that runs the grid, the centrifuges, or the way we vote – you have a new attack vector: information bombs. Make no mistake, Russia’s likely attack on our election is a warning shot; it is a clear message for our next president that securing cyberspace must be a preeminent focus from day one. The next president will be the first president of the digital age, and will need to lead the nation through one of the most dramatic transformations in human history, disrupting all aspects of how we live and work, at the speed of light. As such, we will need a cyberpolicy, legislative, economic and security agenda that pervades every element of the president’s activities over the next four years. The president’s advisers, staff, and Cabinet must be single-minded about this shift. We must come to grips with a new murky and uncertain world where bright familiar lines between espionage and aggression, and between black and white notions of war and peace, don’t exist.  We must understand that as we move ever more deliberately into ubiquitous connectivity, we move equally from splendid isolation to uncertain integration, and vulnerability, as well. With that in mind, we will have to ensure that the fundamental nature of our humanity and the fabric of our society is not torn apart by the distillation and subjugation of human activity through pervasive, remote, anonymous and autonomous connectivity, and potentially surveillance, too. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook There is much that must be done. For a start, we must ensure that the global community establishes normative behavior for how we govern ourselves in cyberspace. In addition, we must put in place clear legal and judicial frameworks to prevent and minimize hacking, cybercriminal safe havens, cyberviolence and the current ambiguity in rules of the road that may unwittingly lead to state conflict. And we must also build our digital and physical infrastructure with the requisite security and resilience baked in at all levels of cyberspace – chip, device, network, and cloud – to protect against emerging threats, while developing a new model for deterrence that not only thwarts Russian and other state cyberaggression, but other malicious actors as well. There are also institutions so vital to the functioning of our democracy that as they go digital we must protect them akin to how we protect critical physical infrastructure. Our election system is one such example. We will be electing a president who will begin his or her term in the midst of a new form of conflict and an emerging digital world that will define the next generation. The one thing we can and must each do in support of the next president – and in defense of our nation under attack today – is to vote. Don’t let Russia or anyone take away that right, or your voice in our democracy. Vote. And in the actions of each of us, we begin to help shape and secure the nation for all of us.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161108051500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/opinions/cyberwar-already-here-heyman/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "651700012", "sentence": "At least 27 passengers were injured when an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok, Thailand, hit severe air turbulence on Monday. Twenty-four Russians and three Thais were hurt, with some suffering serious fractures and bruising, when the plane unexpectedly hit an “air hole” during its approach to Suvarnabhumi Airport, according to the statement from Russian Embassy in Bangkok. “Some injured passengers were not wearing seat belts. All victims were taken to a local hospital with various injuries, mostly fractures and bruises. Some require surgery. Fifteen people remain hospitalized,” the embassy said. The Airport Authority of Thailand said in a press release that 30 passengers had been injured during the flight, with 27 individuals transferred to Samitivej Srinakarin hospital in Bangkok, while three chose to seek their own treatment. It added that the Boeing 777 was traveling with 318 passengers and 14 crew and that it was struck with turbulence as it flew over Myanmar. Rostik Rusev, who is from Ukraine but lives in Hackensack, New Jersey, was on the flight and told CNN the turbulence was so bad it threw passengers out of their seats. “It lasted for about 10 seconds, the plane was being thrown everywhere,” Rusev told CNN. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. “There was blood on the ceiling, people with broken noses, babies who were hurt. It was horrible. It came out of nowhere. It was like driving a car and a tire suddenly bursts. “The aircraft personnel couldn’t have been more professional and courageous. They were heroes in everything they were doing.” Rusev also provided CNN with a photograph showing blood on an overhead compartment, which, he says, was the result of people being thrown out of their seats and hitting the ceiling. An “air hole” is an area of low pressure air where there differential causes the plane to drop, according to Richard Quest, CNN’s airline and aviation correspondent. He said it can also be the result of air currents shifting, crossing the jet stream or storms in the area. However, Quest said “air holes” are not dangerous to the aircraft – only those who aren’t wearing seat belts when the plane travels through the air pockets. Another passenger, Margarita Vladimir, told CNN that the journey had been mostly peaceful, but as passengers were visiting the toilet and preparing for landing, the turbulence erupted. “We saw so many people getting seriously hurt. There were broken legs, arms, bruised faces,” she said. In a video she provided to CNN, the aftermath could be seen. One passenger had fallen to the floor and was being comforted by a passenger seated across the aisle. Others on the flight looked disorientated. As the footage panned to the galley, a man could be seen propped up against the emergency door with a gash to his head. Vladimir said that she suffered only scratches and bruises on her arms and shoulder but her child was hit in the head so they were taken to the hospital for assessment. She says they’ve been given the all clear but that there are still people from the flight who remain at the medical facility. Aeroflot issued a statement explaining the circumstances surrounding the incident, which occurred about 40 minutes before landing, saying that this type of turbulence known as “clear sky turbulence” is difficult to prepare for as “it does not occur in clouds but in clear skies with good visibility.” The flight operator cited this as the reason passengers were not warned to return to their seats before adding that around 750 cases of clear sky turbulence occur  globally each year. Russian officials were at hospitals in the Thai capital providing translation and counseling assistance. CNN’s Tomas Etzler in Moscow contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Aeroflot", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170501134500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/01/europe/aeroflot-severe-turbulence/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "614519559", "sentence": "\"I mean, in China, if this would've happened the people would get a bullet through their head within 24 hours,\" Trump said. \"As far as I'm concerned it's spying, it's espionage,\" Trump added. Donald Trump strongly condemned WikiLeaks in a 2010 interview, calling its actions “spying” and “espionage” and saying its members would be shot within 24 hours if they were in a country like China. Those comments are a sharp contrast to Trump’s current position on WikiLeaks, which published leaked documents from prominemt Democratic officials during the election. During a rally in October of last year, Trump exclaimed “I love WikiLeaks.” Just this week, Trump cited the group’s founder, Julian Assange, who claimed in an interview that Russia was not involved in hacking during the U.S. election. CNN’s KFile reported on Wednesday that Trump called WikiLeaks “disgraceful” and said “there should be like death penalty or something” in another December 2010 interview. During the interview with Fox Business Network’s “Follow the Money,” Trump, who was considering a run for president, brought up WikiLeaks on his own accord as an example of a decline of America’s prestige. At the time, WikiLeaks was publishing classified material leaks to them by Pfc. Chelsea Manning, who was then known as Pfc. Bradley Manning. “You look at WikiLeaks, I mean, in China, if this would’ve happened the people would get a bullet through their head within 24 hours and here in this country we’re embarrassed, everybody’s embarrassed,” Trump said. “We’re calling the leaders of other countries horrible names – how do you go back and negotiate with people with that. That’s just not the way life works. As far as I’m concerned it’s spying, it’s espionage.” “They should try that young – they call him private first class – I call him private last class. They should try that young private and they should frankly either put him in jail for the rest of his life or maybe get the death penalty,” continued Trump. “You know, in the old days if you were a spy and that’s what he is you’d get the death penalty.” During a rally in October of this year Trump exclaimed “I love WikiLeaks.” The organization was at the time leaking emails from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and had previously released emails from the Democratic National Committee. The president-elect has questioned the assessment from the U.S. intelligence community that the Russian government was behind the hacks, and cited Assange’s denial of Russian involvement on Twitter. Trump took to Twitter today to combat claims that he agreed with Assange, writing, “The dishonest media likes saying that I am in Agreement with Julian Assange - wrong. I simply state what he states, it is for the people…to make up their own minds as to the truth. The media lies to make it look like I am against “Intelligence” when in fact I am a big fan!”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170105224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/kfile-trump-wikileaks-china/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "621910199", "sentence": "White House officials are discussing asking foreign visitors to share social media information and phone contacts It is not clear how such a policy would be implemented Amid the chaos and confusion of President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration and refugees, sources tell CNN that White House policy director Stephen Miller spoke with officials of the State Department, Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security and others to tell them that the President is deeply committed to the executive order and the public is firmly behind it – urging them not to get distracted by what he described as hysterical voices on TV. Related article Inside the confusion of the Trump executive order and travel ban Judge halts implementation of Trump immigration order Miller also noted on Saturday that Trump administration officials are discussing the possibility of asking foreign visitors to disclose all websites and social media sites they visit, and to share the contacts in their cell phones. If the foreign visitor declines to share such information, he or she could be denied entry. Sources told CNN that the idea is just in the preliminary discussion level. The social media posts calling for jihad by San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen Malik – made under a pseudonym and with strict privacy settings – are part of this discussion. How such a policy would be implemented remains under discussion. More protests against Trump’s immigration order Miller praised the State Department on Saturday, sources tell CNN, but argued that the government needs to do better job of making sure the people who come into the US embrace American values. White House press secretary Sean Spicer did not respond to a request for comment. Already, Politico reported in December, the US government had quietly begun asking that foreign visitors provide their social media accounts voluntarily. The Obama administration had previously approved asking for much more information from people on terror watch lists, The Intercept reported in 2014. Trump’s executive order bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for the next 90 days and suspends the admission of all refugees for 120 days. Trump’s unilateral moves, which have drawn the ire of human rights groups and prompted protests at US airports, reflect the President’s desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises. But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience. It wasn’t until Friday – the day Trump signed the order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspending all refugee admission for 120 days – that career homeland security staff were allowed to see the final details of the order, a person familiar with the matter said. The result was widespread confusion across the country on Saturday as airports struggled to adjust to the new directives. In New York, two Iraqi nationals sued the federal government after they were detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and 10 others were detained as well. Trump on Sunday defended his recent executive order on extreme vetting, saying in a statement: “We will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do while protecting our own citizens and voters.” He added: “This is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting. This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our country safe.” He said his first priority “will always be to protect and serve our country, but as President I will find ways to help all of those who are suffering.” CNN’s Eric Bradner, Evan Perez, Pamela Brown, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Steve Almasy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration immigration policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170129143000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-immigrant-policy-social-media-contacts/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "745169622", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nic Robertson is CNN’s international diplomatic editor. The opinions in this article belong to the author. It should be one of the proudest moments in British-Irish history. Tuesday, April 10, marks the 20th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement that ended three decades of sectarian bloodletting. I was there when that deal was made. I felt the warm euphoria and relief of the negotiators as they emerged that morning to bask in the magnitude of their achievement. Today, their triumph appears sullied: mired not only by its own limitations, but by Brexit, which is polluting the violently toxic brew negotiators thought they had placed a lid on 20 years ago. The peace deal was no easy concession. More than 3,500 people were killed in what euphemistically became known as “The Troubles.” Generations of anger and resentment, dating back centuries, had to be overcome. On that final night, I waited outside the drab concrete and brick building, tramping the crisp, frost-encrusted grass, trying to stay warm, all the while wondering if there would be a thaw inside, or would the night once again leave patience of the island’s citizens unrewarded. Related article The EU is not ready for life without the UK With the help of President Bill Clinton’s envoy, mediator Sen. George Mitchell, and the backing of the British and Irish governments, Northern Ireland’s deeply divided Protestant and Catholic politicians finally agreed: The majority of people in Northern Ireland wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom. A substantial number of people in Northern Ireland – and the majority in the Republic of Ireland – wanted a united Ireland. Unionists and Republicans had agreed to disagree and as a result share power in a Northern Ireland Assembly – known as Stormont – to run the province. So weary were residents of a life lived in fear of bombs and paramilitary killings that more than 80% of the population turned out for a referendum on the peace deal, with more than 70% endorsing it. By any measure, this was progress. Yet today, there still isn’t even genuine agreement over what to call the deal. Protestant politicians prefer the Belfast Agreement; Catholic leaders call it the Good Friday Agreement. The most remarkable achievement of the talks involved two of the most reviled men at opposing ends of the conflict: former Irish Republican Army paramilitary commander Martin McGuinness and the staunchest of Unionists, the Rev. Ian Paisley. These most arch of rivals overcame extreme personal hatred to share the two top Assembly jobs: deputy first minister and first minister. So warm was their relationship, in later years they were often referred to as the “Chuckle Brothers.” Both have since died of natural causes, and their political tribes almost as distant as they ever had been. But last January, a political scandal caused Northern Ireland’s power-sharing agreement to collapse. As a result, the province has been without a government for 15 months. What pulled the Assembly down was a lack of trust; what keeps it apart is the essence of the peace deal – to accept each other’s differing identities. Paradoxically, that’s the peace deal’s biggest flaw: the fundamentals required to bring communities together just didn’t happen. The province’s deeply sectarian school system continues: close to 95% of pupils attend either Catholic of Protestant schools, issuing yet more generations imbued with a segmented view of society. And its politics remained polarized: Catholic or Protestant, rather than Labour or Conservative, like in mainland UK. Belfast’s infamous “Peace Wall” has grown longer since the peace deal, ostensibly so people can feel safer. Of course, peace deals acting as nothing more than a stop gap is nothing new. The Dayton Agreement in 1995 that ended three years of ethnic killing in Bosnia froze the front lines, but didn’t bring divided communities back together. Northern Ireland’s deal also lacked the cementing effect of truth and reconciliation, whereby victims got to hear details – even apologies – for acts against them. A decade ago, I sat with an elderly couple in a Catholic housing estate outside Belfast. We listened to the last words of their son, recorded by the IRA before he was killed, following a confession – beaten out of him – that he was an informer. In a quarter century of reporting from Northern Ireland, it was one of my more painful experiences. Tears poured from the couple’s eyes as their son’s interrogation concluded with a spoon banging on cooking pot, signaling that he was being taken away to be killed. The question that struck me then and still does to this day: how could those pains – and the fears around them – ever be purged without an honest accounting or even an apology, as happened in South Africa, by all sides for the acts of evil that were carried out? In all the years since the deal, the IRA, the multiple Protestant paramilitaries known as Loyalists, Northern Ireland’s police nor the British state have ever comprehensively owned up to their past misdeeds. Some have been able to forgive the atrocities visited upon their loved ones. But for many, outstanding injustices grow like clots, clogging Ireland’s arteries to recovery. Into all of this, Brexit has blasted in. The open border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland that underpinned the peace deal is in question, just when such doubt is least needed. To restore the Stormont power-sharing assembly requires a heavy dose of certainty and none of the ambiguity of Brexit: the politics of which both sides believe they can use as leverage to their own advantage. Once the UK leaves the EU, the 310-mile border that snakes through some of the island’s most rugged and inhospitable terrain will become the EU’s only land border with the UK. It currently has upwards of 400 crossings. Related article UK and EU strike Brexit transition deal The way it operates today is vital to the economies on both sides of the border and has become a big political issue south of the border too. The Irish prime minister cannot afford a deal that disadvantages Ireland. In an effort to placate all sides, British Prime Minister Theresa May has promised the Irish government an open border; the EU regulatory alignment to avoid such a customs border; the Democratic Unionist Party that props her up in Westminster no border whatsoever in the Irish Sea; and the British electorate an exit from the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union. The EU doubts she can deliver on all four promises simultaneously and has demanded she lay out the legal framework for a fallback deal that effectively puts Northern Ireland outside the rest of the United Kingdom’s customs framework. As of this moment, such a proposition could be a deal breaker. The DUP has made clear anything that differentiates Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom won’t get their vote, likely leaving May short of a majority and the UK short of a Brexit deal. The stakes could not be higher. Today, the threat of a return to violence is very real. Even before Brexit re-opened the Pandora’s Box of political demons along the border, paramilitaries on both sides are active. Police are responding daily to attacks, bomb threats – both fake and real. And gunmen still stalk some streets, executing punishment shootings, much as the IRA did in its hay day. Yet for all the cooling, there may be reason for hope. The tail end of troubles seen in the rear-view mirror of an insanely popular Northern Irish TV sit com “Derry Girls” shows that plenty of people are ready to laugh at the quirky nature of their lives. Since the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement came in to being, its architects have toured the world, touting their success and telling others in conflicts how they, too, can arrive at peace. At stake now not just the validity of this message, but the UK’s place in the world as a problem-solver, rather than a catalyst for drama.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Good Friday Agreement", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180406101500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/opinions/20-years-good-friday-agreement-northern-ireland-nic-r-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "630131766", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook or subscribe to his email newsletter. Bye-bye, dirty fossil fuels. The clean-energy era is here. That’s the promise of the Paris Agreement on climate change, which 132 countries, including the United States, have ratified or accepted, pledging to make the air less deadly and to prevent the most catastrophic consequences of global warming. US President Donald Trump could undermine all of that. Senior White House officials reportedly will meet this week to discuss withdrawing from the accord. A decision is likely before late May, according to White House press secretary Sean Spicer. That’s when the US will attend the Group of 7 meeting in Italy. It remains unclear if Trump might try to “cancel” the accord, as he pledged to do on the campaign trail. The United States could not actually nullify the global agreement on its own, and withdrawing from the agreement would take one to four years, depending on the approach. But that may not matter much. The White House says it wants to revive coal, oil and natural gas production, all of which pollute the atmosphere, contributing to the likelihood of mass extinction, worsening droughts, deadlier heat waves, flooded coastal cities and other climate disasters. Because the Paris Agreement does not levy sanctions or fines against countries that fail to meet their pollution-reduction pledges, it’s possible the Trump administration could choose to remain in the agreement while basically polluting as usual. Either tactic – defection or de facto not caring – could weaken the pact, potentially leading other nations to defect. The United States, after all, is the second biggest annual climate polluter, after China, and helped negotiate the Paris deal. Yet, for all those caveats, this is also true: The Paris Agreement is bigger than Donald Trump. Some policy experts say it can and should survive, with or without the United States. One reason for optimism: The rest of the world gets it. US officials “stand completely alone on being climate deniers,” Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International, told me. “If you look at the speeches from Paris, all the heads of state who came – all – and even fossil fuel providers, identified this as a real, science-based issue that they’re working to solve together.” For evidence of this rhetorical shift, look no farther than Vladimir Putin’s 2015 comments, as relayed by The New York Times: “Climate change has become one of the gravest challenges humanity is facing,” Putin said in Paris. “Caused by global warming, hurricanes, droughts, floods and other anomalies are the source of economic damage.” China, too, has expressed steadfast support for climate action. “The Paris Agreement is a hard-won achievement which is in keeping with the underlying trend of global development,” President Xi Jinping said in January at the World Economic Forum. “All signatories should stick to it instead of walking away from it as this is a responsibility we must assume for future generations.” Trump, meanwhile, has denied the scientific consensus that humans are causing warming, primarily by burning fossil fuels and otherwise pumping heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. The United States’ relative isolation is one factor that could keep the Paris Agreement from becoming the Kyoto Protocol, Morgan said, referencing the 1997 climate agreement that was abandoned by the George W. Bush administration. “We’re in a very different place than we were under the Bush years when they pulled out of Kyoto, which I remember well,” she told me. “The depth of the commitment to shift and transform economies was much thinner. … The risks of climate change [today] are much more deeply understood and felt, unfortunately. “It’s not a problem of tomorrow. It’s a problem of today.” The Trump administration could choose to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, but it wouldn’t be able to start that process until November 2019, three years after the agreement “came into force,” to use UN-speak. The Paris Agreement stipulates there is a one-year delay from that point, which would put withdrawal in late 2020. Another option – and a more drastic one – would be for the United States to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a 1992 treaty that is the foundation for the 2015 Paris Agreement. Getting out of that would take one year, and it likely would be regarded as an even bolder slap in the face of countries that are trying to do something about climate change. “Certainly it would be a far, far wiser thing to do for the [Trump] administration to stay in the [Paris Agreement] regime – both because climate change is a very important phenomenon and a very important issue; but even independent of climate change, for the US to de facto walk away would produce all kinds of significant collateral damage,” said Todd Stern, the Obama administration’s special envoy for climate change, who now is a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School. “There are tons and tons of countries all over the world, big and small, who care a whole lot about climate change, who are invested in the Paris Agreement,” he continued, “and who would be very upset if we were to walk away.” Looking at “nature’s math” offers a grimmer picture. There’s only so much carbon the world can pump into the atmosphere before we’re assured of screwing up the targets set in the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. By some calculations, we’re only five, 10 or perhaps 20-some years away from those red lines if the world keeps polluting at the same staggering rate. So any new pollution is a very big deal. While it’s unclear if the United States alone could upset the Paris goals in a single presidential term, “there is no chance of limiting warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius unless US emissions fall much more than our Paris pledge calls for, along with similar cuts for all other nations,” said John Sterman, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. “[A] cascade of defections from Paris,” he added, “would be a fatal blow to the prospects to liming warming to no more than 2 degrees, and there would be climate catastrophes that come with that.” Working with Climate Interactive, where he is a senior adviser, Sterman calculated that the United States pulling out of the Paris Agreement, and canceling many Obama-era climate regulations, including the Clean Power Plan, would increase global temperatures on the order of a few tenths of a degree by 2100. That assumes, however, the rest of the world keeps making aggressive cuts. “Assuming that all nations, including the US, aggressively cut emissions, would yield 1.9 degrees Celsius [of warming] by 2100,” he said. “But if the US does nothing, then expected warming rises to 2.2 degrees Celsius by 2100.” Those figures count on action that’s bolder than what’s been pledged to date. Current pledges made as part of the Paris Agreement, including US commitments, put the world at about 3.4 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100, according to Sterman and Climate Interactive. If the entire agreement fell apart and global emissions continued at their current clip, the planet could expect 4.2 degrees of warming. That could be truly catastrophic. At 6 degrees of warming, for instance, “most of the planetary surface would be functionally uninhabitable,” according to Mark Lynas, author of “Six Degrees.” There are some unknowns in these calculations, Sterman stressed, including what states like California and cities like New York will do on their own to fight climate change, absent any federal action. “But the implications are clear,” Sterman wrote in an email. “To have any chance of limiting warming to no more than 2 Celsius, all nations, including the US, must aggressively cut emissions.” He added, “There’s no time to waste.” The American public appears to agree. Nearly seven in 10 registered voters in the United States say the country “should participate in the international agreement to curb global warming,” according to a November 2016 survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Some of them soon will take to the streets in support of climate research and action. On Earth Day, April 22, scientists are expected to assemble in Washington to protest, among other things, “the mischaracterization of science as a partisan issue.” One week later, on April 29, climate activists plan to hit the streets again. They’re marching for “jobs, justice and the climate.” If the Trump administration scrapped the Paris Agreement, said Morgan, from Greenpeace International, it would show “disrespect for other countries that have identified this as a priority, and a lack of understanding for how important that agreement is for the safety and security of people in the Untied States.” “Does it mean the end of climate action?” she asked. “Absolutely not. You live to fight another day.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Paris Agreement", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170222130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/world/sutter-trump-paris-agreement/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "594092500", "sentence": "Prime Minister hopes bill will close borders from refugees illegally entering the country Humanitarians: This bill is a \"severe and entirely unnecessary step\" in Australia's refugee policy Refugees who make the harrowing journey by sea to Australia might want to think twice about that perilous voyage. They won’t be allowed to settle if a new law gets passed. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has introduced a new piece of legislation that would prevent refugees and asylum-seekers from ever settling in the country if they came by boat. The announcement, which has come three years after the prime minister vowed to close the door to refugees who were smuggled by boat, has been blasted as a “severe and entirely unnecessary step” by one humanitarian group. At a press conference Sunday, Turnbull decided to send an “absolutely unflinching, unequivocal message” by proposing a ban on refugee settlements should they arrive by boat. He said the law would be fairer to refugees going through the visa application process. “A generous humanitarian program, a harmonious multicultural society, depends on the Australian government being in control of its borders,” he said. ” And it depends on us sending a united and concerted answer to the people smugglers, that if they seek to bring people to Australia, those passengers will never settle in this country.” Related video Amnesty International: Australia abusing refugees Turnbull, who said his country already accepted thousands of refugees, said the policy would affect any asylum seekers taken to a regional processing facility in Nauru or Papua New Guinea since July 19, 2013. Asylum-seekers who tried to make it by boat to Australia under the age of 18 would be exempt from the policy. Since 2012, refugees arriving in Australia by boat have been transferred to offshore centers in small Pacific nations such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island, to make it clear they would not be settling in Australia. Australian leaders have in the past defended the policy as necessary to stop people drowning at sea, despite multiple reports of abuses at the country’s offshore camps. Turnbull urged Labor Leader Bill Shorten, the head of the opposition, to back the bill because of it is “entirely consistent with his party’s public stated position.” Amy Lamoin, the head of policy and advocacy for UNICEF Australia, blasted the Turnbull’s proposed ban in a statement Sunday as “not a reasonable, necessary or proportionate measure” and one that “squarely punishes refugees more than it creates a credible warning to people smugglers.” Instead, Lamoin urged Turnbull to consider a regional approach to the resettling refugees that creates “safe migration pathway,” addresses the underlying causes for displacement and a sets up a victim-centered approach to dealing with refugees. “It is difficult to see that the lifetime ban has a legitimate aim,” Lamoin said. CNN’s Bex Wright contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's proposed refugee settlement ban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161030103000", "country1": "NRU", "country2": "PNG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/asia/australian-refugee-bill/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "610206099", "sentence": "The suspect in Monday's shooting is believed to have committed suicide, police say Three men injured in shooting at Islamic center in Zurich, Switzerland A man suspected of injuring three people in a shooting at an Islamic center in the Swiss city of Zurich was found dead near the site of the attack, police said Tuesday. The suspect in Monday’s shooting – a man in his 20s – is believed to have committed suicide, “but for now this is only an assumption,” Zurich police spokesman Peat Jost said. With the body’s discovery, police no longer are looking for anyone in connection with the attack, Jost said. Police said a gunman in dark clothing walked into the Islamic center in central Zurich around 5:30 p.m. Monday and opened fire on a group of worshippers standing in a prayer room, injuring three men. At least some of the three were injured seriously, police said. The gunman fled, and police blocked off the area, not far from the central train station. It was not immediately clear when the suspect’s body was found. The victims are aged 30, 35 and 56. Police have not disclosed any potential motive or released the suspect’s name. US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted about the attack, lumping it in with two other incidents occurring on the same day: the truck crash in Berlin and the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey in Ankara. Trump called all three terror attacks. CNN’s Emma Lacey-Bordeaux contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "the suspect in the Zurich Islamic center shooting", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161220140000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/europe/zurich-islamic-center-shooting/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "502278414", "sentence": "Trump-Cruz battle dominates first debate of 2016 Cruz and Trump are neck and neck in Iowa as Republicans gather for main debate Trump has raised questions about Cruz' citizenship as Iowa polls tighten Donald Trump and Ted Cruz clashed Thursday in their sharpest – and most personal – encounters of the campaign season. “I guess the bromance is over,” Trump told CNN’s Dana Bash after the debate. The 2.5-hour event sponsored by Fox Business Network was filled with testy exchanges between the seven candidates on stage. Cruz and Trump are battling for first place in Iowa with less than three weeks until the state’s caucuses, though the businessman has a commanding lead nationally. And with pressure mounting for someone to emerge as an establishment alternative to Trump and Cruz, sparks flew between Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. The much-anticipated Trump vs. Cruz showdown took a few minutes to materialize — but when it did, it packed a punch. Cruz forcefully responded to Trump’s accusations that he isn’t eligible to be president because he was born in Canada – a controversy that Trump has only recently embraced. Related video Fox Business GOP debate in 90 seconds “Back in September, my friend Donald said he had his lawyers look at this in every which way,” Cruz said. “There was nothing to this birther issue.” He added: “Since September, the Constitution hasn’t changed. But the poll numbers have.” READ: 6 takeaways from the debate While there has been plenty of animosity between Trump and most of his rivals, the billionaire businessman and Cruz have been on largely friendly territory for much of the campaign season. That’s changed, however, as the polls in Iowa tighten ahead of the February 1 caucuses. Trump, hoping to eat into the senator’s support in Iowa, has repeatedly questioned whether Cruz, whose mother was a U.S. citizen, is a natural born citizen. But in his attack against Trump on Thursday, Cruz noted that some of the more extreme theories on the topic would conclude that someone can only become president if both parents were born in the United States. Under that standard, Cruz noted, Trump himself would be ineligible for the presidency because his mother was born in Scotland. “On the issue of citizenship, Donald, I’m not going to use your mother’s birth against you,” Cruz said. Trump shot back: “Because it wouldn’t work.” It wasn’t just Trump who put Cruz on the defensive. In the final moments of the debate, Rubio slammed his fellow senator for hiding behind the pretense of conservative values. Related video Rubio to Cruz: We all saw you flip your vote In one of his strongest moments of the evening, Rubio listed a string of issues on which he said Cruz had flip-flopped, including immigration and ethanol subsidies. “That is not consistent conservatism,” he says. “That is political calculation.” When Cruz shot back, “I appreciate you dumping your oppo research file on the debate stage,” Rubio was ready with a sharp retort: “It’s your record.” Opinion: Who won the Trump-Cruz smackdown? Trump was more dominant Thursday than in previous debates. In one of the most memorable exchanges of the night, Trump responded to Cruz’ recent accusation that the businessman “embodies New York values.” Related video Cruz, Trump debate 'New York values' Asked to explain what that meant, Cruz said New Yorkers tend to hold “socially liberal” views, and its residents tend to revolve around “money and media.” “Not a lot of conservatives come out of Manhattan,” he said. Trump was ready with an emotional response. He recalled seeing the World Trade Center towers collapse on September 11, 2001. The resilience of New Yorkers in the aftermath, Trump said, revealed the true spirit of New York. “I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York,” Trump said. “The people in New York fought and fought and fought. We saw more death and even the smell of death and it was with us for months.” Having clearly won the moment, Trump added: “We rebuilt downtown Manhattan and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved New York and loved New Yorkers. And I have to tell you, that was a very insulting statement that Ted made.” Cruz also had sharp words for The New York Times for publishing a story this week that said Cruz failed to properly disclose large loans he received during his Senate campaign. Related video Ted Cruz deflects NYT 'hit piece' Asked about the controversy, Cruz quickly retorted: “Thank you for passing on that hit piece on the front page of The New York Times.” “The entire New York Times attack is that I disclosed that loan on one filing with the United States Senate … but it was not in the second filing with the FEC,” Cruz said. “Yes, I made paperwork errors … but if that’s the best hit the New York Times has got, they better go back to the well.” GOP debate winners and losers Christie and Rubio also tussled on stage, as the two men touted their conservative bona fides. Rubio accused Christie of being on the same page as President Barack Obama on issues such as gun control, Common Core and support for Planned Parenthood. Related video Sen. Rubio and Gov. Christie's heated exchange “Unfortunately, Gov. Christie has endorsed many of the ideas that Barack Obama supports,” the Florida senator said. Christie deftly responded, pointing to an infamous moment in a past debate when Rubio accused Bush of attacking him only because someone had instructed the former Florida governor to do so. It appears that “same someone has been whispering in old Marco’s ear, too,” Christie said. He pushed back on Rubio’s accusations as he touted his executive experience in the New Jersey governor’s mansion. “This is the difference between being a governor and being a senator … when you’re a senator, what you get to do is just talk and talk and talk,” Christie said. “Two years ago, he called me a conservative reformer that New Jersey needed. That was before he was running against me.” New York Daily News to Cruz: ‘Drop Dead, Ted’ The candidates also sparred over Trump’s controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S. The idea triggered waves of criticism but many of Trump’s supporters say it holds merit in light of the growing threat of ISIS. “We have to stop with political correctness,” Trump said, insisting he would not change his mind on the issue. Bush repeatedly called on Trump to “reconsider,” warning that the idea makes it “impossible” to build a coalition with other Arab countries necessary to defeat ISIS. Related video Bush: Trump's ban makes it impossible to take out ISIS “All Muslims? Seriously? What kind of signal does that send to the rest of the world?” Bush said. Others, including Kasich and Christie, said they were on board with at least temporarily not allowing Syrian refugees into the country. “I’ve said from the beginning, we should take no Syrian refugees of any kind,” Christie said. And coming on the heels of Obama’s new executive actions on gun control, several candidates offered impassioned defenses of Second Amendment rights. “I am convinced that if this president could confiscate every gun in America, he would,” Rubio said. Christie, meanwhile, blasted the actions as inconsistent with democracy. “That’s not a democracy, that’s a dictatorship,” he said. Fact-checking the candidates’ claims Earlier Thursday, Carly Fiorina dominated a smaller, less-glamorous debate stage when she joined two other low-polling candidates to discuss everything from national security to technology and Hillary Clinton. Fiorina’s candidacy has largely been defined by memorable debate performances. And even though she was dropped from the prime-time stage at the debate, she still delivered. Right out of the gate, she dealt a sharp personal attack on Clinton, the Democratic front-runner. “I’m not a political insider. I haven’t spent my lifetime running for office,” the former Hewlett-Packard CEO said. “And unlike another woman in this race, I actually love spending time with my husband.” Minutes later, Fiorina turned to Trump. “Despite Donald Trump’s bromance with Vladimir Putin … Russia is our adversary,” she said. Who is Larry Tribe and why did Trump and Cruz talk about him?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160114181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/14/politics/republican-debate-2016-highlights/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "581318083", "sentence": "Chris Coons said Donald Trump rejected a requested meeting with the President of Ukraine Coons linked Trump's decision to questions about the GOP nominee's relationship with Russia Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Donald Trump missed a chance to meet this week due to scheduling problems – a different version of events than put forward by a Democratic senator. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware said Wednesday that Poroshenko sought a meeting with the GOP nominee during the United Nations General Assembly in New York but was ignored. “Earlier this summer, I led a bipartisan delegation to Eastern Europe. We visited Ukraine in particular, and I know President Poroshenko of Ukraine was seeking a meeting with Donald Trump while he was in New York meeting with the president of Egypt, and was rejected,” the Delaware Democrat told CNN “New Day” host Chris Cuomo. But Poroshenko says that’s not how it happened. “We don’t have any refusal,” the Ukrainian president said in an interview on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” chalking it up to a scheduling conflict during a crammed few days of meeting with 22 heads of state. Poroshenko said he didn’t take the lack of a meeting with Trump as a snub, citing bipartisan support in for his country in Congress. Earlier Wednesday a Ukrainian official confirmed to CNN that Poroshenko’s office requested a meeting with both Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton but only received a response from Clinton, who agreed to the meeting. A message left with Trump’s campaign Wednesday was not immediately returned. Trump did meet Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, during which the two discussed “the strategic bilateral relationship between the US and Egypt,” according to a Trump campaign statement after the meeting. Clinton’s meeting with Poroshenko took place just a few minutes before Trump met with el Sisi a short distance away. Before that meeting the Democratic nominee said she was looking forward to talking about the challenges Ukraine faces, primarily “the very real problems and threats from Russian aggression.” Clinton added that she was “anxious to know how we can be supportive of those efforts.” Coons – a vocal supporter of Clinton for president – was quick to link Trump’s decision not to meet with Poroshenko to positive comments Trump has made about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country, a primary geopolitical antagonist to Ukraine. “Donald Trump’s statements about Ukraine and Putin suggest a dangerous lack of familiarity with Putin’s actual record of invading a neighboring country and a dangerous lack of respect for or familiarity with our NATO treaty alliances,” he said. Coons continued, “In meetings I had with heads of state in recent days here in New York City, they all expressed real concern or questions about Donald Trump’s readiness or fitness to serve as president.” Trump’s rhetoric on Ukraine and Russia throughout the US presidential election has prompted criticism and scrutiny, even from members of his own party. The GOP nominee has praised Putin as “a leader far more than our President has been a leader,” and suggested that the United States shouldn’t automatically come to the defense of NATO allies in Eastern Europe who are threatened by an increasingly aggressive Russia if those countries don’t adequately fund their own militaries.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160921170000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "EGY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/21/politics/chris-coons-new-day-interview-donald-trump-ukraine/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "575195347", "sentence": "Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine's book shows how the Democratic Party has moved left over the past 24 years compared to Bill Clinton and Al Gore's effort Twenty-four years after Bill Clinton published “Putting People First,” Hillary Clinton is about to produce her own policy tome: “Stronger Together: A Blueprint for America’s Future.” The 249-page book, which was co-written with her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is set to be published on Sept. 6 by Simon and Schuster (list price $15.99), the day after Labor Day, the traditional kick-off of the fall campaign. The book – which includes policy prescriptions on everything from strengthening the economy to defeating ISIS – is intended to provide a contrast with Donald Trump, whose campaign has been light on policy details. But when read alongside the book that her husband and Al Gore published in 1992, it offers a glimpse into the many ways that the Democratic Party has drifted to the left over the past quarter-century on everything from crime to trade, from Social Security and welfare to Israel and the Middle East. Bill Clinton’s “Putting People First” declared: “We need to put more police on the streets and more criminals behind bars” (p. 71). Hillary Clinton’s book, by contrast, calls for reforming the criminal justice system, expanding the use of body cameras, and ending “the era of mass incarceration.” “We should work together to pursue alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders where appropriate,” write Clinton and Kaine. “We don’t want to create another ‘incarceration generation’” (p. 198). Bill Clinton and Gore promised to “support a North American Free Trade Agreement” (p. 156), a pledge he made good on in the White House. The Clinton-Kaine book, by contrast, promises to “review” trade agreements like NAFTA that are “already on the books” and promises to oppose the controversial Asian trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). “[W]e oppose the TPP – and that means before and after the election,” write Clinton and Kaine. The Democratic Party has also moved to the left on the issue of Social Security – a shift that is reflected in Clinton’s book. Bill Clinton’s book promised to “protect the long-term solvency of Social Security” (p. 140). Hillary Clinton’s book, by contrast, promises to reject “years of mythmaking claiming we cannot afford Social Security and that the only solution is to cut the benefits on which 90 percent of Americans seniors rely.” (p. 87). Clinton and Kaine propose expanding Social Security for “those who need it most and who are treated unfairly by the current system – including women who are widows” (p. 88) Clinton calls for paying for this expansion of Social Security benefits by “asking the wealthiest to contribute more” (p. 88). As part of his effort to move the Democratic Party to the center, Bill Clinton made welfare reform a cornerstone of his 1992 presidential bid. “No one who can work should be able to stay on welfare forever,” wrote Clinton and Gore in their book. (p. 164). Hillary Clinton’s book is silent on this front. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is another area where the Clinton books diverge. In 1992, Bill Clinton and Al Gore wrote “We oppose the creation of an independent Palestinian state” (p. 123). Writing in 2016, Clinton and Kaine say in their book “… we refuse to give up on the goal of two states for two peoples.” (p. 125). One area where Hillary Clinton’s book comes off as more moderate than her husband’s is on the issue of health care, a contentious issue that both Clintons wrestled with in the White House. Bill Clinton’s book proposed creating a health standards board that would establish an annual health budget for the nation to limit both public and private expenditures. Hillary Clinton, by contrast, does not propose capping national health spending. Instead, she proposes letting people over 55 to buy into Medicare, supporting efforts across 50 states to create a government-run public option, and providing a new “progressive, refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 per family” to help with out-of-pocket health-care costs.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Democratic Party", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160902111500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/02/politics/hillary-clinton-book-democratic-party-leftward-shift/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "634717104", "sentence": "This is the first time Malaysia has blamed North Korea for Kim's murder Diplomatic relations have soured between the two countries For the first time, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has directly accused North Korea of murdering Kim Jong Nam. It comes amid a deepening diplomatic row over the February killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2. “What we are facing now is the result of their action in assassinating their own citizen in Malaysia, on Malaysian soil, using a strictly banned chemical weapon,” Najib told state media agency Bernama Wednesday. A press official for Najib confirmed the comments to CNN. North Korea has repeatedly denied any involvement in Kim Jong Nam’s murder. Kim died on February 13, fewer than 20 minutes after two women wiped his face with the highly toxic VX nerve agent, according to Malaysian police. Who was Kim Jong Nam?The world’s most mysterious family treeWhy would North Korea want him dead?Security footage appears to show moment of attackSuspect in death of Kim Jong Nam seen wearing ‘LOL’ shirt North Korea’s history of secret killings and kidnappings Who was Kim Jong Nam?The world’s most mysterious family treeWhy would North Korea want him dead?Security footage appears to show moment of attackSuspect in death of Kim Jong Nam seen wearing ‘LOL’ shirt North Korea’s history of secret killings and kidnappings The ensuing investigation into Kim’s murder has severely damaged diplomatic relations between the two countries. A new low was reached Tuesday when North Korea barred Malaysian nationals inside the country from leaving. Malaysia swiftly followed suit. Until Wednesday, only South Korea’s intelligence agency had publicly linked North Korea to the killing, which it said was carried out on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un. Najib’s comments could complicate efforts to secure the return of 11 Malaysian nationals held in North Korea. They include four embassy staff members, their families and two UN employees – a man and a woman who work for the World Food Programme, according to the UN. Malaysia says their 11 citizens are free to live their daily lives but are not free to leave. Malaysia believes three people wanted for questioning in connection to Kim’s murder are holed up in the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Police say North Korea is not complying with its request to question them. Only two people, a woman from Vietnam and another from Indonesia, have been formally charged with Kim’s murder. Authorities from both countries have said the women believed they were participating in a prank TV show, but Malaysian authorities do not believe that’s true. A third North Korean who was in custody was released after investigators determined there wasn’t enough evidence to charge him. He was then deported back to North Korea. Malaysia is seeking four other suspects in relation to the killing, all North Korean men who are believed to be back in Pyongyang. Police said Tuesday North Korea had not responded to requests to hand them over. They have requested assistance from Interpol, the international police service. CNN’s Zahra Ullah and journalist Salhan K. Ahmad contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170308084500", "country1": "MYS", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/asia/malaysia-north-korea-blame-kim-jong-nam/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "676449867", "sentence": "The assist surely wasn’t intentional, but Donald Trump has provided Al Gore with a heck of an ending for “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” adding a sense of urgency to this dutiful follow-up to the documentary that officially wedded Gore, Hollywood and environmental activism, “An Inconvenient Truth.” It’s hardly a spoiler that the hopeful notes that Gore sounds during this decade-later sequel about climate action – including his efforts to smooth the way for the Paris Climate Accords – are delivered a conspicuous setback by Trump’s decision to pull out of the agreement. In terms of rallying the faithful, it’s hard to think of anything that would do more to call attention to the film and Gore’s 25-year crusade. Related: Al Gore: ‘Not even a president can stop the climate movement’ Working with new directors, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, but hitting many of the same themes, the movie follows Gore around the globe – India, Silicon Valley, Greenland, the Philippines – as he meets with leaders and presses the case about the threat of climate change, as he seeks to educate activists. It’s a variation of the presentation he delivered in the earlier film, presented with alternate amounts of humor, exasperation, faith and flashes of anger. Gore also finds support close to home, from the mayor of Miami (he visits when the tide has risen, flooding the streets) to the mayor of a conservative Texas town that has aggressively moved toward renewable energy. Yet while it’s interesting to see these exchanges, there’s no escaping how climate science has been politicized. As a consequence, the main danger with the film – and indeed, all similar fare – is the perception these efforts risk simply preaching to the choir. In an opening sequence, Gore has a terse exchange with Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe during testimony before a Senate committee in 2007, emblematic of the science denialism that has complicated the debate and frustrated the goal of spurring a public-policy shift. If “Inconvenient Truth” felt groundbreaking, the sequel comes on the heels of a wave of documentary films exploring aspects of the topic, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Before the Flood” to the recent Netflix project “Chasing Coral,” about disappearing ocean reefs. As celebrity climate warriors go, Gore was a pioneer, and he’s inevitably cast as the hero in this story, working behind the scenes to help pave the way for the Paris accord. But there’s no questioning his commitment to the cause – “a mission,” he says, “that I have dedicated myself to.” Viewed in concert with the original, that sense of genuine dedication is one of the more enduring aspects of “An Inconvenient Sequel.” And while Gore paints a fairly rosy longterm picture based on the progress he sees, the great unknown is whether he’ll feel motivated to do a third film a decade from now, and not incidentally, how high average temperatures and the sea level will be by then. “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” opens in limited release in the U.S. on July 28.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170727131500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/entertainment/an-inconvenient-sequel-review/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "541386606", "sentence": "President Obama called Duterte to congratulate him on his election success Duterte recently called for the introduction of a 'shoot to kill' policy in the Philippines President Obama has personally called his counterpart in the Philippines with a subtle message about the importance of human rights. Just weeks ago, in his last campaign speech, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte told a crowd to “forget the laws of human rights.” Duterte’s tough-on-crime stance proved popular with Filipino voters as he won by a landslide, with his two closest rivals pulling out within 24 hours. Duterte vows to be ‘dictator’ against evil According to a statement issued by the White House, Obama commended the country for its “vibrant democracy.” But he also highlighted “enduring values” that underpinned their “longstanding ties,” including “shared commitments to democracy, human rights and rule of law.” Many of Duterte’s inflammatory comments have drawn criticism from election opponents and human rights groups. “If I make it to the presidential palace, I will do just what I did as mayor. You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because as the mayor, I’d kill you,” Duterte said. Could Duterte’s ascent cool Philippine-U.S. ties? In Davao City, where Duterte held office for decades, he has long been dogged by allegations of ties to death squads and extrajudicial killings. Last year the New York-based Human Rights Watch estimated that more than 1,000 people had died in Davao since the 1990s under Duterte’s leadership and urged the Philippines government to investigate the killings. In April, a YouTube video surfaced appearing to show him joking about the 1989 rape and murder of an Australian missionary in Davao City, saying as mayor he should have been first in line. He later described it as “gutter language” but refused to apologize, motivating Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, to say on Twitter that Duterte’s comments were “a disgusting endorsement of sexual violence.” On the campaign trail he vowed to execute 100,000 criminals and dump them into Manila Bay, and more recently, he said he wanted to bring back the death penalty and empower security forces to ‘shoot to kill’ those who resist arrest. Opinion: Why fatigued voters yearn for ‘strongman’ leader The United States and the Philippines signed a treaty of mutual defense in 1951 and are deepening military cooperation in the face of China’s increasingly assertive claims to disputed land features in the South China Sea. Related video Tensions Rise in the South China Sea. Last month, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced an “enhanced military alliance” between the two nations. Carter made the announcement while visiting the Philippines where American and Filipino troops were holding annual joint military drills. Showdown in the South China Sea: How did we get here? Speaking with Philippines Defense Minister Voltaire Gazmin, Carter said the two countries have been conducting joint patrols in the South China Sea and would increase them going forward to ensure security for the region’s waters.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rodrigo Duterte", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160518051500", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/asia/duterte-obama-human-rights-call/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "739473434", "sentence": "US officials in Vienna pressed European allies for changes to the Iran deal Friday, as President Donald Trump wrapped a turbulent week at home that could have big implications for the international pact to constrain Tehran’s nuclear program. Trump explained his decision to summarily replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday by citing one specific area of disagreement: Iran. “When you look at the Iran deal, I think it is terrible,” Trump told reporters after the announcement of Tillerson’s ouster. “I guess he thinks it was ok. I either wanted to break it or do something and he felt a little bit different.” He added: “With Mike, Mike Pompeo, we have a similar thought process. I think it is going to go well.” Iran watchers, analysts, administration officials and diplomats say they’re fairly sure they know how “it is going to go.” They’re readying for a harder turn on Iran after months of watching Trump abide by the agreement and a related US law, but with clear resentment and impatience after his campaign promises to “rip it up.” Related article Pompeo expected to reinforce Trump's hardline instincts on Iran and North Korea Changes are expected by May 12 – the next deadline for Trump to waive sanctions against Iran and the date he has set for US allies to make changes to the Joint Commission Plan of Action, as the Iran deal is formally known, to address what he sees as its flaws. It’s a step that European allies, Iran and other signatories to the deal have said they won’t accept, setting up a showdown that Trump seems eager to take on. Administration officials say Trump will happily walk away from the deal if he doesn’t get what he wants. A canceled deal would thrill critics in Washington and the Middle East, but it would dismay US military leaders who say the agreement is in US national security interests, and roil relations with Europe. Analysts add that walking away from the deal will not only undermine US credibility, but validate Iranian claims that the US can’t be trusted and complicate the administration’s highest foreign policy priority: getting North Korea to relinquish its nuclear program. “I think Trump’s answer would be, ‘I don’t care,’” says James Carafano, vice president for foreign policy at the Heritage Foundation, who ran the State Department for the President’s transition team. “The President’s already made the decision: He gets what he wants from the Europeans or he walks away. That’s done.” Ahmad Majidyar, director of the Iran Observed Project at the Middle East Institute, said that, “Tillerson’s exit and the appointment of Pompeo makes it more likely that the Trump administration will scrap the Iran deal. Already, it hangs by a very thin thread and with Pompeo, it becomes more likely that Trump cancels the deal.” Friday, a team of US officials in Vienna for talks about the deal indicated the door wasn’t entirely closed. “We can work within the Iran nuclear deal to strictly enforce it, while working on all the aspects outside of the Iran nuclear program. … the range, the totality, of the threats Iran presents,” said Brian Hook, the State Department’s Director of Policy Planning, who led a team from his agency and the National Security Council. Hook said US concerns not covered by the deal include Tehran’s ballistic missiles, its presence in Lebanon, backing for Hezbollah, cyberattacks and “maritime aggression,” as well as the powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps that the US says is behind much of the Mideast’s destabilization. Related video Two years of Trump panning the Iran deal Issues within the deal that Trump wants changed include so-called “sunset clauses,” or provisions that wind down after a few years, “and a much stronger inspection regime,” Hook said. He and his team also traveled to Berlin this week to meet counterparts from Europe, “to see if we can secure a supplemental agreement addressing the deficiencies of the Iran nuclear deal,” he said in Vienna. European officials stress that they share the US concerns, and say they’re making progress with the US, particularly on measures to address Iran’s ballistic missiles. On most issues, one European diplomat said, “we are close. In the end, we’re pretty confident we can work on a critical mass where we can cooperate with the US.” But this diplomat drew a red line at Hook’s suggestion of a supplemental to the deal. “The idea is that there is no side deal, no supplemental,” this diplomat said, adding that re-opening or “disregarding the JCPOA would put us in the worst place with regard to the other concerns.” A second European diplomat, referring to the six countries involved in negotiations with Iran, said the group was looking at what could be done “that would not fundamentally undermine the deal.” But this diplomat also made clear that Europe will not re-open the JCPOA. “We can’t rewrite this,” the diplomat said. There are no legal consequences to leaving the deal, since it’s not a treaty. “It’s just that it would have massive consequences for our partners, for our credibility, for North Korea, for validating Iran’s argument that we can’t be trusted,” said one US official. If Trump doesn’t sign the waiver on May 12, the US sanctions go back into force, putting the US in violation of the terms of the deal. “My guess is Europe would take us to the WTO because they wouldn’t want to comply with sanctions,” the official said, adding that sanctions “would hit Russia, China, Europe, everyone else.” That would start in May, the same month Trump plans to meet with North Korea’s leader in an unprecedented summit. Any effort to squeeze Pyongyang on its nuclear program will need a unified international front, not one riven by internal dissension over other issues. Related video Explaining the Iran nuclear deal Even so, Trump and other administration officials have been clear that they intend to walk away from the deal unless it can be altered. “The President made clear his view that the JCPOA gave too much to Iran for too little,” a senior administration official told CNN. “He also pledged that if we were unable to secure an agreement with our allies, then he would not again waive sanctions in order to stay in the Iran nuclear deal,” the official said. Military leaders, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, and Gen. Joseph Votel, commander US Central Command, all believe it’s within US security interests to remain in the deal and have used public appearances to make that point. Asked during March 13 testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee whether he agreed with Dunford and Mattis that the Iran deal served the US, Votel agreed. “From my perspective, the JCPOA addresses one of the principle threats that we deal with from Iran,” he said, “so if the JCPOA goes away then we will have to have another way to deal with the nuclear weapons program, so yes I share their position.” But the personnel shifts that Trump is making within his national security team are likely to deepen his impulse to pull out. While Tillerson had been seen as a moderating influence, Trump appears to be courting harder line hawks. The President has been consulting with former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton, an advocate for abandoning the deal and executing regime change in Iran. Bolton is rumored to be a candidate to be Trump’s next national security adviser. Pompeo has been no less hawkish, calling for an end to the talks and the use of 2,000 airstrikes to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program as negotiations neared their completion in 2014. Before joining the CIA, Pompeo called for “rolling back this disastrous deal,” which he argued left Iran with the ability to quickly move toward nuclear weapons capability. The first European diplomat said their side sees some advantages to Pompeo’s appointment. “I think we will have a more difficult interlocutor, but someone who is more likely to deliver Trump,” the diplomat said. He “will be more aligned.” But the second diplomat flagged a nagging concern in Washington and Europe. “There’s an ongoing question mark … around what exactly will be enough for the President,” this diplomat said. CNN’s Atika Shubert in Vienna and Ryan Browne in Washington contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180316224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-pompeo/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "647490299", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Alice Stewart is a CNN political commentator and former communications director for Ted Cruz for President. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Alice Stewart: Idea that the base will abandon Trump for changing his stances is simplistic Parts of the base are very happy with him and others are taking a wait-and-see attitude A series of policy reversals by President Donald Trump has supporters and critics alike asking the question: Is the candidate who vowed to drain the swamp getting swamped in Washington?  Those on the left say he’s abandoning his base and that in turn, they will abandon him. In other words: it’s about to get real for the reality star turned president. But not so fast. Before you write off the base, you have to understand who the base is. Trump got the most primary votes of any Republican in history. He did that by expanding the GOP establishment vote to solidify support from three key groups: social conservatives, the “alt-right,” and the Rust Belt coalition. All of which are responding to the recent course corrections by the president. In a little over a week, Trump reversed on several key policy positions: he ordered missile strikes in Syria after opposing military action there for many years, he dropped his view that NATO is obsolete, he walked back the claim that China is a currency manipulator and indicated he is no longer certain he will replace Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen when her term expires next year. Keep in mind, if voters thought that Trump’s tendency to change his positions was an unforgivable sin, he never would have won the GOP nomination and never would have been elected president. Related article Democrats are being hypocritical about Trump's war powers First, social conservatives have felt burned by the GOP over the past decade. They did not get their candidate of choice in 2008 or 2012, but the party relied on them to man phone banks, knock on doors and get out the vote in the general election. While Trump was not the first choice for many of them, they quickly came to see him as a willing advocate. The Trump transition team brought them into the conversation and truly listened to them. In 2016, social conservatives no longer felt like a GOP afterthought. Social conservatives wanted a Scalia-like Supreme Court justice and they got it with the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch. For many, this was the single biggest factor in their support of the president. These pro-life conservatives also wanted Trump to honor the anti-abortion message he campaigned on, which he did last week with the signing of an order allowing states to withhold federal money from abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. Victory on these issues was like eating dessert before dinner for them; they got the sweet stuff they wanted and they didn’t have to wait. They are not troubled by recent head fakes by the President – they are playing long ball. Secondly, the “alt-right” movement, viewed as anti-intervention and anti-multiculturalism, embraced candidate Trump’s populist isolationism message. The movement had lived largely online, but came out to campaign events and voting booths for Trump. Many ardent supporters are now vocal opponents of Trump’s decision to order the missile strike against Syria. Some question whether he should have the nuclear codes if he’s making military decisions based on emotions. These people want a lot more, a lot faster from the administration. Related article Trump demonstrated the Art of the Show with Xi Alt-right leaders are also up in arms over Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon losing his seat at the National Security table and rumors of Bannon’s departure due to infighting with the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. It’s not the end of the world if Bannon is shown the door, but it would be problematic with this portion of the Trump base. The third facet of Trump’s support is the Rust Belt coalition that voted for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but switched to Trump in 2016 because they saw him as the working man’s champion. The Rust Belt’s revenge turned blue states to red for Trump. Working-class voters in the nation’s heartland supported the President’s trade and economic message. These are not hard-core issue conservatives, but they like knowing their president is going to stick it to China and roll back burdensome federal regulations that stifle the economy. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Trump must not forget his power base is the American worker. If he delivers on the economy, the Rust Belt coalition is not going anywhere. Related article Bannon's departure would rip the mask off the 'blue-collar Trump' The West Wing reversals are clearly ruffling some feathers in the base. Asked about the President’s shifting positions, White House press secretary Sean Spicer says it’s the various circumstances, not Trump, that have changed. He even made the dubious claim that “some cases or issues, are evolving towards the President’s position.” Draining the swamp is an easy campaign slogan, but  Trump is learning that successful governing is much more difficult than winning campaigns.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170417160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/17/opinions/trumps-base-shifting-positions-opinion-stewart/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "627861862", "sentence": "Senate Democrats called an \"emergency meeting\" Wednesday to discuss investigating Russia Senate Republicans say they are confident in the investigation under way Senate Democrats on Wednesday sought to ride the latest revelations of coordination between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian officials while Senate Republicans – even some of the most hawkish on Russia – sought to hold the line against new investigations. Democrats called an “emergency” caucus meeting at the Capitol to discuss their options roughly 12 hours after new reports that the FBI is investigating extensive communications between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officers. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from the investigation into Russia’s connections to the Trump campaign and other facets, including the phone calls that led to the resignation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn this week. “We need to get all the facts, so in the days and weeks ahead, the Trump administration needs to answer some serious questions,” the New York Democrat said Wednesday morning. “These questions must be asked by an independent and unbiased law enforcement authority.” As he headed to the meeting, Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, said anything less than a complete investigation would amount to a “coverup.” “We’ve got to look at what our options are to send a message that a cover-up is not OK,” Murphy said. “By stopping a bipartisan, independent investigation from moving forward, we will continue to incentivize the separation of the intelligence forces from the executive. That’s terrible for this country.” But Senate Republicans, including those who have been hawkish on Russia, held their ground against Democratic calls for deeper investigations. “I think that first questions have to be answered and then to go from there,” said Sen. John McCain, one of a handful of Republicans who has broken with his party in calling for a tough stand against Russia. “We need to find out a lot of basic information, because it is just the beginning of this, before we decide to move forward.” When asked if there should be an independent investigation of Flynn and the latest Russian revelations, Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who frequently breaks with her party, dismissed the idea. “There is an independent investigation, it’s being done by the Intelligence Committee,” she said. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee who met yesterday to discuss Flynn’s stunning resignation, said they were still plotting the timeline of their investigation but hoped to briefed soon by intelligence officials. Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said he was looking forward to reading the transcripts of Flynn’s calls with the Russian ambassador to the US and having Flynn testify before the committee. “Right now we’re going for everything we can to make sure the committee’s up and running and does it job,” he said. “Once we get into it, all the different intelligence people will come in.” Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican member of the intelligence panel, said he was confident in the investigation already underway. “That’s an ongoing situation and Flynn will be a part of it,” said the Florida senator, who is scheduled to have dinner with Trump on Wednesday. “I’m confident in the process we put in place. It’s bipartisan. There is strong support for it.” House Democrats are also pressing for an aggressive investigation, including asking for transcripts and calling for Flynn to testify. However, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other top Republicans insist that any probe should be part of the existing House Intelligence Committee investigation. Chairman Devin Nunes, of California, dismissed any move last night to create any outside panel, and all top GOP leaders continue to back him up and defer any questions on next steps to him. California Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of that House committee, told reporters Wednesday he’s meeting later with the chairman.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Senate Democrats' call for investigation into Russia-Trump campaign connections", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170215190000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/senate-investigation-trump-russia/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "743798195", "sentence": "On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump referenced an impending series of immigrant ‘caravans’ moving through Mexico to spark his call for Congress to pass strict border laws. “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL,” Trump tweeted Sunday morning. Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. “Caravans” coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL! Trump appears to be referring to a migrant caravan assembled by the group Pueblo Sin Fronteras (People without Borders), which was discussed on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” shortly before he published his tweet. It’s not known if the President watched the specific segment, but he indirectly referenced claims mentioned in an on-air interview with a Border Patrol union representative. While Trump said “no deal” for the DACA program, it is still operational. Federal courts have issued restraining orders keeping it active despite the expiration of the administration’s six-month deadline for Congress to push through a DACA deal. It is not clear what the President was referring to when tweeting about “big flows” of individuals taking advantage of DACA, since the program is not accepting new applications right now. The White House did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. Related article How Trump is quietly rewriting US immigration policy Alex Mensing, one of the US collaborators who works for Pueblo Sin Fronteras, started in the city of Tapachula, which is located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and borders Guatemala. The caravan of about 1,100 people is currently in Oaxaca, Mexico, about 420 miles from their starting point. Mensing said the migrants would turn themselves in and request asylum. Pueblo Sin Fronteras said they would not respond to Trump’s tweet, but stated that the refugee caravan “is a movement made of people who were forced to flee their countries of origin due to persecution and violence.” Mensing said the caravan’s primary goal is to “flee Central America” and seek asylum either within Mexico or the United States. About four or five different immigration rights groups are working with the asylum seekers, informing and preparing them on their journey to seek refuge. This is the fifth year the group has done the caravan. Two caravans were mobilized in 2017 with fewer people and many of their cases have yet to be resolved. Out of the 200 people who marched with the caravan, three have successfully been granted asylum in the US so far, while cases for the others are either in the court system or awaiting decisions. Luis Videgaray Caso, Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs, tweeted a response to today’s statements by President Trump. “Every day Mexico and the US work together on migration throughout the region. Facts clearly reflect this,” he said. “An inaccurate news report should not serve to this question cooperation. Upholding human dignity and rights is not at odds with the rule of law. Happy Easter.” Every day Mexico and the US work together on migration throughout the region. Facts clearly reflect this. An inaccurate news report should not serve to question this strong cooperation. Upholding human dignity and rights is not at odds with the rule of law. Happy Easter.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180401221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GTM", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/01/politics/trump-mexico-caravan-tweet/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "634203574", "sentence": "Jeff Sessions maintained his meetings with the Russian ambassador were in his capacity as a senator The attorney general received a question about Russian ties during his confirmation hearing Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his answers about Russian contacts to the Senate Judiciary Committee as “correct” in a letter Monday, as he sought to tamp down questions after it came to light that he had met with the Russian ambassador twice last year. Sessions defended his response to Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken at his confirmation hearing in a letter the Department of Justice released Monday, saying his answer was “correct,” and he “did not mention communications (he) had had with the Russian ambassador over the years because the question did not ask about them.” What Jeff Sessions said about Russia ties during confirmation hearings The attorney general had been under fire since late last week, when it was reported that he met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice during the course of the election, during which he was a surrogate for President Donald Trump. But Sessions maintained that his meetings with Kislyak were in his capacity as a senator, not related to the campaign. Related video Jeff Sessions defends testimony in new letter Sessions said in the letter that he “spoke briefly” to Kislyak on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July and also met with Kislyak in his office in September, a meeting that was attended by his Senate staff, he said. Sessions said he does not recall talking about the campaign. “I do not recall any discussions with the Russian ambassador, or any other representative of the Russian government, regarding the political campaign on these occasions or any other occasion,” he wrote in the letter. Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, a Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he thought it would be better for Sessions to face the committee in person, adding that he was “disappointed” in the answers Sessions provided in response to his questions. “The longer there are unresolved questions about the attorney general – his conduct and his independence – the longer we’re going to be distracted working on that issue,” Coons said. Sessions recused himself last week from any investigation of Russian contacts related to the presidential campaign after his meetings with the Russian ambassador were disclosed. In Monday’s letter, he also said his recusal covers investigations of “Russian contacts with the Trump transition team and administration.” The attorney general noted that Franken asked him during his confirmation hearing what he would do “if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign.” Sessions isn’t the only Cabinet member who gave testimony that turned out not to be true Sessions had replied: “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign, and I didn’t have – did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.” “I did not mention communications I had had with the Russian Ambassador over the years because the question did not ask about them,” Sessions said in his letter. The attorney general did not address a written question he had answered from Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, which asked explicitly: “Have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?” The question was presaged by a statement that some of Trump’s nominees or senior advisers had ties to Russia. Sessions replied “no,” without any elaboration. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a question about why Sessions’ letter did not address his written response to Leahy. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley thanked Sessions for his letter, saying it helped to “clear up confusion.” “I appreciate Attorney General Sessions’ quick action to clear up confusion about his statement and I look forward to confirming the team who can help him carry out the functions of the department, like going after sex offenders, protecting Americans against terrorists and criminal activity, and stopping drug traffickers,” the Iowa Republican said. CNN’s Manu Raju and Laura Jarrett contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jeff Sessions", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170306234500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/politics/jeff-sessions-says-he-didnt-mislead-congress-in-testimony/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "548819149", "sentence": "The incident occurred at a Trump rally in San Jose The Trump supports says she is glad it was rocks thrown at her A Donald Trump supporter says she may have been pelted with eggs by protestors because she was taunting them. Rachel Casey was asked by Inside Edition if she had been taunting the anti-Trump protesters in San Jose, California, last week. “Yeah, maybe I egged them on, but I was just sticking up for myself,” the 29-year-old bodybuilder said. “They started it with me. I stood up for myself like any other American would.” A video shows her making an obscene gesture to a protester. She was then hit by an anti-Trump sign after walking into an angry crowd. Eggs and tomatoes were tossed at her. “Thank God it wasn’t bricks and rocks,” she said. Casey said she plans to appear on stage at future rallies with the presumptive Republican nominee after his campaign contacted her following the incident. RELATED: Protesters take to streets after Trump rally in San Jose After a Trump rally last week, protesters waved Mexican flags and one could be seen setting an American flag on fire, with another burning Trump’s “Make America Great Hat.” Some chanted “F— Donald Trump” and “Donald Trump has got to go” outside the San Jose Convention Center.As Trump supporters exited the rally, protesters shouted insults at them and accused them of being racists. As the demonstrators bunched up, riot police pushed many of them back.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump supporters", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160609171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/politics/donald-trump-protests-eggs/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "516456496", "sentence": "In the British Isles, it's traditional for women to propose to men on February 29 There are few engagement rings made for men specifically We asked independent designers which rings they would recommend For most of us, February 29 is just an extra day on the calendar. But in the British Isles, it’s traditionally been the one day that, instead of waiting patiently for Prince Charming to pop the question, a damsel is allowed to ask a man for his hand in marriage. Well, one day may have sufficed in fifth-century Ireland or in today’s more anachronistic circles, but these days, it’s becoming more and more common for a man to be proposed to, thanks to continued steps toward gender parity and the growing acceptance of gay marriage. But what exactly does one give to a man once you’re down on one knee? Cartier and Tiffany & Co. have several lines of engagement rings for women, but when it comes to men, you’d be hard pressed to find a brand with even one dedicated collection. L. Bamburger & Co., the department store that would become Macy’s, tried to make the male engagement ring happen in 1920’s, but it never stuck. This isn’t helped by the fact that there aren’t set standards for what constitutes a proper engagement ring for a man. One stone or several? Diamonds or no diamonds? And if it’s a “yes” to diamonds, what are the politics of a princess cut versus an emerald cut? For some independent jewelers, this is an opportunity to define the masculine engagement ring – sometimes called a “mangagement” ring – on their own terms. Instead of appropriating their ostentatious female counterparts, these rings are often based on the tenants that define design for men today: comfort, practicality, and simplicity. “We always suggest something really wearable, not too heavy with a low profile on the finger,” said Andy Henson and and Brent Gold of Sydney-based Henson. “Men tend to wear jewelery less, so having something that is comfort driven and that will wear well is a big factor for us.” Runway revolution: Can we tie unisex fashion trends to gender equality? “Often the look is clean, bold and modern, but with a flourish that makes it special,” says Andrew Schloss, creative director of New York jewelers Reinstein/Ross, Goldsmiths. “Some men want a ring with a central stone, and some men prefer a band. Either way, our intent is to make this a special and significant piece.” Similarly, Leign Batnick Plessner, co-creative director of cult Brooklyn brand Catbird, usually steers clients towards less ostentatious designs with subtle embellishments. “I’d suggest a chunkier eternity band, like the Saturn’s Ring in black diamonds, or something sentimental, but not saccharine,” she says. But in the end, most jewelers agree that the most important thing to consider is not what society says is appropriate, but what your partner will like most. After all, if you’re a traditionalist, the opportunity to propose to your man only comes around once every four years.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "male engagement rings", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160229101500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/29/fashion/leap-day-engagement-rings-for-men/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "709962074", "sentence": "The monks, clad in vermillion robes and flip flops, line up from old to young to receive a meal in their alms bowls – rice, vegetables, cookies – all donated by local villagers. It’s a potent act of religious devotion that takes place every day across countless communities in Myanmar, an overwhelmingly Buddhist country. But powerful clerical voices here believe their faith – and by extension, these traditions – is in danger. The main threat? Islam, says Thaw Parka, a monk who speaks for a hardline, monk-led Buddhist nationalist group known as Ma Ba Tha  – the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion. Its role in sowing anti-Muslim sentiment is coming under scrutiny as a brutal crackdown unfolds in Rahkine State in western Myanmar, sending more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh. “It is not like what the international community is saying. It is not genocide at all,” the 46-year-old abbot told CNN in September from ZayTaWon DammarYone Monastery on the outskirts of Yangon, where he leads more than 100 monks. Myanmar’s military also denies genocide, saying it is targeting Rohingya militants that launched deadly attacks on police posts on August 25. Rohingya refugees speak of indiscriminate killings, rape and torched villages – charges the military also reject. The UN has described it as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Thaw Parka describes these claims as “wild accusations” and believes Buddhists in the state are the main victims of the violence. “Our ethnic people are starving. They abandoned their villages. It is impossible to make a living, (If) they remain in their village.” It’s a view shared among many of the country’s Buddhist majority, who have little sympathy for the Rohingya and have reacted defensively to the international outcry. Few use the term Rohingya, instead calling them “Bengali” – a popular slur that compounds their reputation as illegal immigrants. These attitudes confound the romantic image many in the West have of Buddhism as a tolerant faith whose adherents wouldn’t hurt a fly.  Monks, however, do have a long history of political activism in Asia that more recently has taken on an ultra-nationalist and extremist hue in places like Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It’s difficult to see how Muslims, or any other religious group, could pose a threat to Myanmar’s dominant religion. Almost nine in every 10 people in this country of 51.5 million are Buddhist, compared to a Muslim population of just 1.2 million. This doesn’t figure include the estimated 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims, who are stateless as Myanmar refuses to recognize them as citizens, and they are not officially included in Myanmar’s 2014 census data. Thaw Parka says that he and his group work in harmony with “educated Muslims who live among the indigenous people of Myanmar” and he only opposes Muslim extremists and terrorists that threaten Myanmar’s sovereignty. “We have many Muslims among our friends. We hang out. We work together. We do charity work together. There was no problem. But with some Muslims who are in contact with a form of extremist terrorist, it is very difficult for peaceful existence.” The monks say their fears for their faith are also fed by wider concerns about a resurgent radical Islam and the belief that Buddhism is under siege. One English-language pamphlet produced in 2015 by the group as a “must-know, must-read, must-keep booklet for every Myanmar citizen,” says different religions are “devouring” the faith of Myanmar. It warns that if Buddhist leaders don’t take care “Buddha’s teaching will soon disappear” – something the booklet says already happened centuries ago in nearby Mulism-majority Malaysia and Indonesia. Richard Horsey, a political analyst and one of the authors of a new report on Buddhist Nationalism by the International Crisis Group, says these fears are also a reflection of what modernity could mean for the monkhood as Myanmar opens up to the world under the new government of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. “These monks look at Thailand, which has embraced a Western outlook and consumerism, and that has affected the standing of monks there,” he says. “They feel the (Myanmar) government is weak on the protection of Buddhism and keeping the morals of the country intact.” Ma Ba Tha has been at the forefront of anti-Rohingya protests since it first rose to prominence in 2014, It has also emerged as a political force, successfully lobbying for a series of laws aimed at restricting interfaith marriage. Its most prominent face has been Ashin Wirathu, a controversial monk based in Mandalay. He spent time in jail for inciting anti-Muslim violence before founding the now banned “969” movement that called for a boycott of Muslim businesses. In 2015, he told CNN that Muslims “take many wives and they have many children. And when their population grows they threaten us.” “And,” he concluded, “they are violent.” Thaw Parka said Wirathu had worked “hand in hand”  with Ma Ba Tha since its inception. However, he stressed the firebrand monk didn’t officially represent Ma Ba Tha – a fairly loose coalition of monasteries and supporters. “People want to attack U Wirathu, they cherry pick his extreme words,” he said. Related article Rohingya crisis: How we got here The monks view international media and their coverage of the Rohingya crisis with deep suspicion and carefully took notes during our hour-long interview. “When we look at them, the news sources, (we find) that they did not investigate themselves. They fell for what (the Rohingya) said. They believed them and made accusations.” “We don’t want to have these kind of grievances. You have to go to the affected areas and investigate yourselves.” Myanmar has largely blocked international media from traveling to the affected northern areas of Rakhine State and journalists that  have been allowed to go have do so under government escort. Ma Ba Tha remains popular in Myanmar despite efforts by the civilian government led by Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace prize winner who spent years under house arrest, to limit its influence. In May, Myanmar’s highest Buddhist authority, the Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, a government appointed body, cracked down on the group, ordering it to take down signs.  It’s also tried to ban Wirathu from giving sermons for one year. In response, the group decided  to change its official name to “Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation” but on the ground there’s been little impact on the way the group operates, says Thaw Parka. “There is no change. It is just taking down sign boards. Some do, some don’t.” “We are in compliance with the constitution and we have a righteous stand,” he adds. Thaw Parka says his group supports Suu Kyi and the country’s transition to democracy. As international pressure mounts, the Myanmar leader has shown scant solidarity for the plight of the Rohingya Muslims and there was little in her national address in September and subsequent comments on the crisis that would upset Buddhist nationalists like Ma Ba Tha. Suu Kyi hasn’t denounced the alleged atrocities against the Rohingya community and claimed the government needed more time investigate the exodus from Myanmar of more than 600,000 members of the minority Muslim group. Next week, she’ll host Pope Francis, who visits Myanmar for the first time.  In the past, he has described the Rohingya as his persecuted “brothers and sisters” – language that could inflame tensions in Myanmar where few use the word Rohingya, a politically and emotionally charged term. The government’s moves to rein in the group fail to take account of the fact that Ma Ba Tha is a social movement that appeals to many ordinary Buddhists, says Horsey, the political analyst. Ma Ba Tha runs religious education classes, provides disaster relief, legal aid and “engages in a wide range of good causes at the community level,” says the report he authored for the International Crisis Group. Thaw Parka’s monastery, like others, takes in orphans and educates the sons of poor families. Posters at the nearby Insein Ywama Monastery, which serves as the headquarters for Ma Ba Tha, offer classes in English, computing and coding for members of the local community. “It’s much more than an extremist group and efforts to ban it miss this point. It doesn’t take account of the fact these monks are extremely revered,” Horsey says. “Wirathu has notoriety but many others involved in the group are seen as the leading monks in the country and they have enormous religious legitimacy.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ma Ba Tha", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171126004500", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/25/asia/myanmar-buddhist-nationalism-mabatha/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "414526886", "sentence": "More women are needed to change the culture of Britain's intelligence agencies, report says Mumsnet, an online parenting forum, could be used to reach a new pool of talent, it suggests Britain needs more women as spies – and it could do worse than look to recruit them on popular parenting website Mumsnet. That’s according to a report released Thursday by Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee. The report recommends targeting women, including mothers and those who are middle-aged or mid-career, to help break through “the permafrost” of men in middle management “who have a very traditional male mentality and outlook.” The idea that a new cohort of British spies could be signed up via Mumsnet, more usually associated with debates on pregnancy, childcare and homemaking, may surprise some. But lawmaker Hazel Blears, a committee member, said recruiting more women to the three intelligence and security agencies the committee oversees is a crucial way to change the intelligence agencies’ sometimes hidebound culture. The current setup fosters “a management culture which rewards those who speak the loudest or are aggressive in pursuing their career and does not fully recognise the value of a more consultative, collaborative approach,” she said. But women’s life experience and other qualities should not be overlooked, she said. In a sign of the changing times, the latest film iteration of British spy James Bond has had a female boss – “M,” played by Judi Dench. But while women currently make up about 37% of the employees across the UK intelligence agencies, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee report, they make up fewer than one-fifth of those in senior roles. The recruiting idea has met with some amusement in the Mumsnet community. “If they need someone whose special skill is getting melted chocolate down her dog-haired jumper and not noticing, I’m their woman,” posts one Mumsnet user. “I would LOVE to be a spy. Like actually LOVE it. And no one would suspect me. I am too boring and frumpy,” writes another. A third, more skeptical, comments: “Yes, people who can’t help but type their every passing thought into an online forum would make great spies.” Besides using women-focused outlets like Mumsnet to reach a new pool of talent, the committee recommends certain steps to make working for MI5, MI6 and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) more tempting for women. These include offering better career management, encouraging women to set up their own informal support networks and not limiting their options if they have children. “Women who have successfully been filling operational roles mustn’t be sidelined after they have children. They still have the first class skills that the Agencies helped them to build, so these should be used,” Blears said. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright – who similarly looked into the position of women in the CIA – backed the UK report and what it said about the value of women in the intelligence agencies. “Diversity should be pursued – not just on legal or ethical grounds, important as these are in their own right – but because it will result in a better response to the range of threats that threaten national security,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Britain's intelligence agencies", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150305134500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/europe/uk-women-spies/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "566267127", "sentence": "Boko Haram reportedly has a new leader who has assured an ISIS interviewer the group would not be targeting Muslims. ISIS’ magazine al-Naba announced that Sheikh Abu Musab  al-Barnawi is the new leader of Boko Haram, an ISIS affiliate in Nigeria, in an interview with him in its recent issue. Barnawi didn’t promise to quit enslaving girls, nor to quit ambushing relief columns bringing food to 244,000 starving children, nor to quit slaughtering people who will not convert to Islam or fight for Boko Haram, nor to quit using children as bombs. But in an interview with Naba, he did deny responsibility for attacks on Muslims, saying they were perpetrated by people with other agendas. “We do not target prayer places or markets for people who belong to Islam,” he told Naba. Related video Who are Boko Haram? The group was blamed – although it did not take credit – for  twin market bombings in the cities of Kano and Yola last November, using children as young as 11 as suicide bombers. Boko Haram does not consider all Muslims supporters and allies. There have been suggestions it attacks certain mosques because members have spoken against it and helped federal officials with their crackdown. Its attacks are aimed at striking fear at the heart of the local population to prevent cooperation with the government, analysts say. It has bombed schools, churches and mosques, kidnapped women and children, and assassinated politicians and religious leaders. The militant group said its aim is to impose a stricter enforcement of Sharia law across Africa’s most populous nation, which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south. In recent years, Boko Haram attacks have intensified in an apparent show of defiance amid the nation’s military onslaught. Its ambitions appear to have expanded to the destruction of the Nigerian government. Nine months ago, CNN reported that Boko Haram had surpassed its affiliate ISIS in killing, at least in the previous year. In 2014, Boko Haram was responsible for 6,644 deaths, an increase of 317% from the previous year, according to the Global Terrorism Index. By contrast, ISIS, the terror group to which Boko Haram reportedly pledged allegiance in March 2015, was responsible for 6,073 deaths. The Barnawi interview left unanswered the fate of Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s previous leader, who took over in 2009. His insurgency killed an estimated 20,000 people and drove 2.7 million people from homes in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, according to Amnesty International. Questions have swirled about Shekau, including whether he’s dead. Even his age is unknown; estimates range between 35 and 44. In recent years, the Nigerian military has touted his death, only to retract its claim after he appeared alive and vibrant in propaganda videos. He uses the alias Darul Tawheed, and analysts describe him as a ruthless loner and master of disguise. He does not speak directly with members, opting to communicate through a few select confidants. The United States has put a $7 million bounty on Shekau. CNN’s Merieme Arif contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Boko Haram", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160804011500", "country1": "CMR", "country2": "TCD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/africa/nigerias-boko-haram-new-leader/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "695996625", "sentence": "Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation of former President Bill Clinton’s real-estate investments and extramarital affair led to Clinton’s impeachment, said Saturday that he has “a sense” there will be indictments in the federal investigation into allegations of possible collusion by the Trump campaign in Russia’s efforts to influence last year’s election. “Given what we do know, especially given what happened this summer with respect to the FBI’s intrusion into Paul Manafort’s condominium, in light of the revelations that we’ve seen about General Flynn, I have a sense that there will, in fact, be indictments,” Starr told CNN’s Michael Smerconish. Manafort was the President’s campaign chairman and Michael Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, was his first national security adviser. Starr added that there “may be guilty pleas” from some of those under investigation. “What I find very interesting … is in light of the information that is now coming out with respect to Russian attempts to influence both the national election and 21 different states, what I expect to see is serious consideration of indicting one or more foreign nationals,” Starr said. Starr additionally said that he thought it should be legal to indict the US President, saying “everyone is equal under the law,” although the Justice Department has an informal policy that the sitting President can’t be indicted, he said. FBI agents raided one of Manafort’s homes this summer and seized materials as part of the ongoing Russia investigation, led by special counsel Robert Mueller, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Mueller’s team also met with Christopher Steele, the former British spy whose dossier on alleged Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign spawned months of investigations. The former FBI director’s team is also sifting through Russia-linked ads handed over by Facebook.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "federal investigation into allegations of possible collusion by the Trump campaign in Russia’s efforts to influence last year’s election", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171007211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/politics/ken-starr-indictments-smerconish-cnntv/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "724525569", "sentence": "Tripoli, Libya (CNN) – “Eight hundred,” says the auctioneer. “900 … 1,000 … 1,100 …” Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars – the equivalent of $800. Not a used car, a piece of land, or an item of furniture. Not “merchandise” at all, but two human beings. One of the unidentified men being sold in the grainy cell phone video obtained by CNN is Nigerian. He appears to be in his twenties and is wearing a pale shirt and sweatpants. He has been offered up for sale as one of a group of “big strong boys for farm work,” according to the auctioneer, who remains off camera. Only his hand – resting proprietorially on the man’s shoulder – is visible in the brief clip. After seeing footage of this slave auction, CNN worked to verify its authenticity and traveled to Libya to investigate further. Carrying concealed cameras into a property outside the capital of Tripoli last month, we witness a dozen people go “under the hammer” in the space of six or seven minutes. “Does anybody need a digger? This is a digger, a big strong man, he’ll dig,” the salesman, dressed in camouflage gear, says. “What am I bid, what am I bid?” Buyers raise their hands as the price rises, “500, 550, 600, 650 …” Within minutes it is all over and the men, utterly resigned to their fate, are being handed over to their new “masters.” After the auction, we met two of the men who had been sold. They were so traumatized by what they’d been through that they could not speak, and so scared that they were suspicious of everyone they met. Each year, tens of thousands of people pour across Libya’s borders. They’re refugees fleeing conflict or economic migrants in search of better opportunities in Europe. Most have sold everything they own to finance the journey through Libya to the coast and the gateway to the Mediterranean. But a recent clampdown by the Libyan coastguard means fewer boats are making it out to sea, leaving the smugglers with a backlog of would-be passengers on their hands. So the smugglers become masters, the migrants and refugees become slaves. Watch full documentary: Libya’s migrant slave trade The evidence filmed by CNN has now been handed over to the Libyan authorities, who have promised to launch an investigation. First Lieutenant Naser Hazam of the government’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency in Tripoli told CNN that although he had not witnessed a slave auction, he acknowledged that organized gangs are operating smuggling rings in the country. “They fill a boat with 100 people, those people may or may not make it,” Hazam says. “(The smuggler) does not care as long as he gets the money, and the migrant may get to Europe or die at sea.” “The situation is dire,” Mohammed Abdiker, the director of operation and emergencies for the International Organization for Migration, said in a statement after returning from Tripoli in April. “Some reports are truly horrifying and the latest reports of ‘slave markets’ for migrants can be added to a long list of outrages.” The auctions take place in a seemingly normal town in Libya filled with people leading regular lives. Children play in the street; people go to work, talk to friends and cook dinners for their families. But inside the slave auctions it’s like we’ve stepped back in time. The only thing missing is the shackles around the migrants’ wrists and ankles. Anes Alazabi is a supervisor at a detention center in Tripoli for migrants that are due to be deported. He says he’s heard “a lot of stories” about the abuse carried out by smugglers. “I’m suffering for them. What I have seen here daily, believe me, it makes me feel pain for them,” he says.  “Every day I can hear a new story from people. You have to listen to all of them. It’s their right to deliver their voices.” One of the detained migrants, a young man named Victory, says he was sold at a slave auction. Tired of the rampant corruption in Nigeria’s Edo state, the 21-year-old fled home and spent a year and four months – and his life savings – trying to reach Europe. He made it as far as Libya, where he says he and other would-be migrants were held in grim living conditions, deprived of food, abused and mistreated by their captors. “If you look at most of the people here, if you check your bodies, you see the marks. They are beaten, mutilated.” When his funds ran out, Victory was sold as a day laborer by his smugglers, who told him that the profit made from the transactions would serve to reduce his debt. But after weeks of being forced to work, Victory was told the money he’d been bought for wasn’t enough. He was returned to his smugglers, only to be re-sold several more times. The smugglers also demanded ransom payments from Victory’s family before eventually releasing him. “I spent a million-plus [Nigerian naira, or $2,780],” he tells CNN from the detention center, where he is waiting to be sent back to Nigeria. “My mother even went to a couple villages, borrowing money from different couriers to save my life.” As the route through north Africa becomes increasingly fraught, many migrants have relinquished their dreams of ever reaching European shores. This year, more than 8,800 individuals have opted to voluntarily return home on repatriation flights organized by the IOM. Opinion: Abuse of migrants in Libya is a blot on world’s conscience While many of his friends from Nigeria have made it to Europe, Victory is resigned to returning home empty-handed. “I could not make it, but I thank God for the life of those that make it,” he says. “I’m not happy,” he adds. “I go back and start back from square one. It’s very painful. Very painful.” CNN’s Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Byron Manley, Henrik Pettersson, Mark Oliver, Muhammad Darwish and Edward Kiernan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Libyan migrant slave trade", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122203000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/libya-migrant-auctions/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "667394107", "sentence": "There’s a running joke that one has to sport a beard to conduct scientific research in Antarctica. Except it isn’t really a joke, because until the mid-20th century women were widely discouraged from exploring the continent, and the United States didn’t allow American women to work in the region until 1969. But history was recently turned on its head when 76 women with backgrounds in science set sail to the bottom of the Earth. The Homeward Bound 2016 expedition was the largest-ever female voyage to Antarctica. The trip was not an adventurous holiday. Nor was it a chance to slide on the ice and play with the penguins. It was part of an ambitious 10-year mission to mold 1,000 women in science to lead, influence and contribute to policy and decision-making at the highest levels. It was about the necessary role women have to play in protecting the planet. “We just really can’t afford to have the voice of women missing at the leadership table,” Homeward Bound co-founder and ecosystem modeler, Jessica Melbourne-Thomas, 35, tells CNN. “Women bring a diversity of approaches and a whole range of complimentary skills and styles in terms of science, and leadership more generally.” The idea began with Fabian Dattner. In 2016, the Australian leadership activist decided she wanted to send a boatload of women to Antarctica, and invited her fellow Australian colleague, Melbourne-Thomas, to coordinate the science program for Homeward Bound 2016. Before setting sail, participants underwent nearly a year of training to develop their leadership and strategic capabilities, and learn about the latest scientific research around environmental change. In the lead-up to the voyage, Dattner and Melbourne-Thomas were struck by how eager the participants were to connect with the other women, and lead as a team, despite having never previously met one another. We just really can’t afford to have the voice of women missing at the leadership table. Jessica Melbourne-Thomas “I think that’s a style that women gravitate to often – working collaboratively,” says Melbourne-Thomas. Participant Deborah Pardo, 30 – a population modeler from France – also believes her gender influenced her perspective on the mission: says her interest in protecting the environment developed around the time she became a mother. “You feel something inside you that makes you want to take care of people and the planet,” she explains. “Women have this drive to ensure the sustainability of the environment and the welfare of their families.” That propensity is reflected in the tagline for Homeward Bound: “Mother Nature needs her daughters.” Melbourne-Thomas, however, believes there is a more practical reason why women specifically should lead the world towards a more sustainable future. “There is lots of evidence that it’s actually women and children who could stand to be most affected by climate change,” she says. Indeed, in developing countries reports show natural disasters and extreme weather typically kill more women than men. Of the 150,000 people killed by the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, for example, 90% were women. On December 2, the 76 women from around the world set sail from Ushuaia, in Argentina, headed for the Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean. In the subsequent two-and-a-half weeks, the team landed at numerous locations including the Argentinian and American research stations. Abandoned at birth, she fought racism to the topMeet Nepal’s rock star nunWhy this female chef fired 5 men in 1 weekGraffiti queen delivers justice with spray canShe sued Rolling Stone – and wonIs she the Mike Tyson of MMA? Abandoned at birth, she fought racism to the topMeet Nepal’s rock star nunWhy this female chef fired 5 men in 1 weekGraffiti queen delivers justice with spray canShe sued Rolling Stone – and wonIs she the Mike Tyson of MMA? “Antarctica represents the relative fragility of the natural world, but it is also an environment that can provide us with a lot of information about what’s happening on the global scale,” says Melbourne-Thomas, who chose to stay home with her infant during the voyage. “Antarctica is an important system in terms of providing us with early warnings about climate change, but also a way to untangle the effect of multiple changes in the environment.” In between exploring landmarks, natural features, animal colonies, and learning about the science behind and impact of climate change, the participants – ranging in professions from marine ecologists to doctors, physicists and astronomers – received intense strategic capability and leadership training. “Landings were times to reflect on the training each day on the ship and connect with others and this beautiful content,” says Pardo. You witness how Antarctica is the symbol of the human footprint on the planet and you want to protect it even more. Deborah Pardo She recalls how Antarctica’s vast white mountains of ice made her feel like she was hallucinating. “You are completely blown away by the beauty and scale of things,” she says. “You witness how Antarctica is the symbol of the human footprint on the planet and you want to protect it even more.” Two of the most majestic moments for Pardo included walking on ice – which quite literally cracks beneath your feet – and a zodiac cruise between icebergs. “We had no words to describe the beauty, scale, sounds, colors, shapes of the icebergs we saw and the ambiance we felt,” she says. Plans are now underway for a second all-female trip to Antarctica in February 2018. In order to secure their place on-board hopeful participants need to submit a written application and short video pitch. Once selected, each participant is expected to raise approximately $15,000 to pay for their spot on the ship. This time the organizers are seeking funding for scholarships to try to make the program more accessible to women from developing countries, adds Melbourne-Thomas. The 10-year goal – starting with Homeward Bound 2016 – is to engage, encourage and support a diverse pool of women into leadership roles where they can shape policy and decision making. The hope is to establish one great network of 1,000 women with backgrounds in science collaborating for a shared vision. According to the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030, women make up just 28% of the world’s research scientists, and Melbourne-Thomas says there is a high rate of attrition as women in science move from junior to senior positions. “There’s evidence of a ‘leaky pipeline’ where women just drop out,” she explains. However, with women accounting for 53% of of the world’s Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates in science and 43% in PhDs, globally, the groundwork is there for women to become much-needed leaders in the field of science. “We are the role models for the next generation and we need to prove that by being in more leadership positions that we have a really important role to play,” says Pardo. “Because you can’t really address environmental problems unless you solve social problems like the huge inequalities in the world.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Homeward Bound 2016 expedition", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170623044500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ARG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/world/homeward-bound-antarctica/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "720654517", "sentence": "Delayed flight cost you that big deal, ruin your family get-together or just plain consume you with apoplectic rage? Take a deep breath, count to 10, punch your travel pillow and then read on. Because here’s news that could help prevent it ever happening again. Travel analyst OAG has just revealed its Punctuality League for 2018, naming the airlines and airports with the world’s best timekeeping. And it’s potentially good news for anyone flying via Tokyo (or looking for a cheap ticket to Latvia). Drawing on full-year data from 57 million flight records in 2017 – the most OAG has ever tracked in a single year – the UK-based analyst has created a ranking of the best on-time performance for the world’s largest airlines and airports. Its definition of on-time performance, or OTP, is flights that arrive or depart within 14 minutes and 59 seconds of their scheduled times. The most punctual airline in the world – with 90.01% of flights on time – is Latvian flag carrier airBaltic. Headquartered in Riga International Airport, airBaltic flies to 68 destinations in Europe, the US and the Middle East. 1. airBaltic (90.01%). (Top Mainline Airline and Top Airline in Europe). 2. Hong Kong Airlines (88.83%). (Top Airline in Asia-Pacific). 3. Hawaiian Airlines (87.24%). (Top Airline in North America). 4. Copa Airways (86.39%). (Top Airline in Latin America). 5. Qantas Airways (86.18%). 6. Japan Airlines (85.27%). (Top Mega Airline). 7. Vueling Airlines (85.35%). (Top Low-Cost Carrier). 8. Jetstar Asia (85.08%). 9. Skymark Airlines (85.00%). 10. Aer Lingus (84.46%). Qatar Airways, in 15th place with an OTP of 82.95%, is the Top Airline in the Middle East and Africa category. OAG notes in its report that the gap is closing between the service offered by low-cost carriers and mainstream airlines. “This year, six of the Top 20 airlines are LCCs, up from four last year and two in 2015,” it says. OAG ranked airports around the world with an annual minimum of 2.5 million departing seats. As with airlines, the higher the passenger traffic, the tougher the challenges, so OAG has broken down the rankings according to the size of the airport. For the third year in a row, the most punctual mega airport (30 million+ seats) is Japan’s Tokyo Haneda (86.75%). The top major airport (20 - 30 million seats) is Minneapolis-Saint Paul (85.72%) while the top large airport (10 - 20 million seats) is Japan’s Osaka Airport (88.45%). The UK’s Birmingham Airport is the top medium airport (5 - 10 million seats), with on-time performance of 89.52%. Spain’s Tenerife North is the top small airport (2.5 - 5 million seats), with 90.05% of flights arriving or departing on schedule. Tenerife North “is the only airport in the world to achieve OTP of over 90% in 2017,” notes OAG. Elsewhere in Spain, “Fuerteventura (FUE) has really climbed the rankings this year, making it into the Top 20 for the first time, as has Bilbao (BIO).” Related article 18 best places to visit in 2018 E-Commerce Guide by CNN Underscored: Convenient carry-on essentials For the first time, this year OAG has also released data on the on-time performance of the world’s busiest international and domestic routes: Busiest international routes: 1. Hong Kong to Taipei: 29,494 flights with an OTP of 70.92%. 2. Kuala Lumpur to Singapore: 29,383 flights with an OTP of 78.52%. 3. Jakarta to Singapore: 26,872 flights with an OTP of 77.38%. Busiest domestic routes: 1. Jeju to Seoul Gimpa (South Korea): 64,991 flights with an OTP of 74.06%. 2. Melbourne to Sydney (Australia): 54,519 flights with an OTP of 74.10%. 3. Mumbai to Delhi (India): 47,462 flights with an OTP of 59.14%. With record-breaking passenger volumes and ever-expanding flight networks, airlines and airports have faced a big challenge keeping everything on track in 2017. Aside from maintaining impressive punctuality records, the aviation industry is also to be commended for what was the safest year in flying history.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "OAG Punctuality League", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180108160000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "PAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/most-punctual-airline-and-airports-2018/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "444272522", "sentence": "NEW: Tunisians turn out in a show of unity outside the hotel Tunisian authorities say of 38 people killed, most were Europeans Tunisia identifies the gunman as a 24-year-old from a nearby region Tourists fled a Tunisian seaside resort on Saturday, a day after an attack killed at least 38 people and wounded at least 39 others. A stream of buses quietly ferried out thousands of guests who abruptly ended their beach holidays in the coastal city of Sousse. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack that started on the beach outside the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, but it wasn’t clear if the Islamist group had any direct role in it. ISIS posted a photo of the alleged attacker, whom Tunisian authorities identified as 24-year-old Saif Al-Deen Al Rezgui from the town of Gaafour, about 100 miles northeast of Sousse. Al Rezgui’s uncle and neighbors identified him as the man in the ISIS photo. His uncle told CNN that Al Rezgui visited his hometown and parents’ home Thursday, the day before the attack. Friday evening, Al Rezgui’s mother and father were taken from their home to Tunis as part of the investigation, the uncle said. Al Rezgui lived in Gaafour until 2011 and later moved to the nearby region of Kairouan to go to college. Police described him as a normal young man who participated in a music group while he lived in Gaafour. “He used to love soccer,” one neighbor said. “Always him and his father, playing in front of the house.” Said another, “He couldn’t have done it. It’s like some radicals kidnapped his mind.” Al Rezui was not known to have problems in Gaafour and was seen as an introvert who came from a poor family, police said. They added that his younger brother died in 2010 when struck by lightning, a death they believe may have affected Al Rezgui. Initial reports Friday about the attack suggested there had been three gunmen, but a Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman later said they were aware of only one and that he had been killed. The spokesman, Mohammed Ali Aroui, told CNN on Saturday that the gunman specialized in electronics in pursuing his masters degree and didn’t have any known relationship with a terror group He worked in the past for an entertainment organization involved in tourism, which may explain how he knew the hotel layout, Aroui said. It is not yet clear what his current job was, if he had one, the spokesman added. His first passport was issued in 2013 and there was no sign of foreign travel on it, he said. Two U.S. officials said they believe the attack may have been inspired by ISIS, though not directed by the terrorist group. Saturday night, a large crowd of Tunisians turned out at the hotel in a display of unity after the attacks. They chanted and sang, waved the red and white Tunisian flag, and lit candles at the spot where the dozens of victims had been shot the day before. The attack lasted about five minutes, starting on the beach, continuing at the pool and in the hotel lobby, and ending when the gunman was killed in the hotel’s parking lot, Aroui said. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said the gunman hid an AK-47 machine gun under an umbrella to smuggle it onto the beach, which overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. British tourist Ellie Makin watched him carry it. Related video British tourist trapped in hotel: 'It was a masscare' “A guy had walked onto the beach and had dropped what I’d seen as an umbrella and underneath (it) was a massive gun of some sort and it was like in the army,” she said. “He was just firing left and right and center.  I got up quick as possible … and shouted, ‘Run, there is a gun.’” A British man wounded in the arm described running into the sea to escape. “I heard someone firing a gun and then I looked at my wife, and she got up and ran,” the man, whose name wasn’t given, told Tunisia’s Watania 1 TV. “As I turned, the bullet just hit me in my arm. … My wife ran to the hotel, and I just saw the gunman firing shots randomly at people laying on the sunbeds on the beach.” Speaking to CNN from a hospital bed in Sousse, 76-year-old Ukrainian vacationer Nadezhda Vasilievna said she was lying on the beach reading a newspaper when she heard an explosion. “My husband went to swim, and I was lying and reading the newspaper by the sea. Suddenly I heard an explosion,” she said. “I saw the man running and shooting. He shot at us. For those who moved, he fired again. I looked where he pointed the gun. When he aimed the weapon in my side, I felt a kick. The bullet went right through my soft tissues.” She said she watched, stunned, as the gunman – whose appearance she can’t recall except that he was dressed in black – carried on firing. Those who were standing or sitting, were in the center of the beach, or were closest to the water bore the brunt of the attack, she said. “I was lucky,” Vasilievna said. “I had no fear. It was like a movie. I just watched him and tried to deceive him. I just lost a lot of blood.” After the rampage ended, she was helped to a medical unit in the hotel and then on to the hospital. Her husband, Igor Vladimirovich, age 78, was swimming at the time and said he watched the attack from the water in disbelief. “The terrorist fired almost without stopping. He moved quickly,” he said. It was the couple’s second trip to Tunisia. Tunisian authorities on Saturday began transferring the bodies from Sousse to the capital, Tunis, the Ministry of Health said. It updated the death toll to 38 and said 39 people were wounded. “The nationalities of the killed, most of them are British, German, and French, this is the 95% of them,” according to Prime Minister Essid. “The majority of them are British, then the second in number were German, then third in numbers were French.” Fifteen of the dozens killed were British, and the number may rise, the UK Foreign Office said. Related gallery Terrorist attack in Tunisia British Foreign Minister Tobias Ellwood called it “the most significant attack on British people since 7/7,” the day in 2005 when suicide bombers struck the London transport network, killing 52 and wounding hundreds. One Belgian, a German and a woman from Ireland were also among the dead, with the Irish government indicating Saturday that there is also “grave concern for two other Irish citizens who had been at the scene.” The Irish victim, Lorna Carty, was a nurse from County Meath on holiday with her husband, Declan, who was recovering from a recent illness. She was very involved with the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, acting as a physical therapist and taking a big role in fund-raising, said club chairman Liam O’Farrell. He said she was helping to sell raffle tickets for the club right up to last week, before she went on the trip. “Lorna was very popular here,” he said. “She’s been with the club for many, many years. Her own little lad, Simon, started off at under-8s.” Carty’s son, Simon, is now a well-known local Gaelic soccer player and a member of the Meath senior county team. He was due to play in an inter-county match Sunday with his family watching, O’Farrell said. “Lorna would have been so proud tomorrow of Simon, and it’s just heartbreaking,” he said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday, a German government spokesman said. Merkel expressed her condolences, the spokesman said, and both leaders agreed to cooperate more closely on the issue of terrorism. In the wake of the resort attack, Essid announced a crackdown on what he called “illegal mosques.” The mosques were “spreading rumors and poisons to encourage terrorism,” he said Saturday  “About 80 (mosques) will be closed … within one week.” Tunisia’s nightmare came the same day as at least two fatal terrorist attacks in other countries. A man caused an explosion at a chemical plant near Lyon in southeastern France after having beheaded his boss and leaving the head hanging on a fence, French officials said. Authorities detained the suspect. And ISIS claimed responsibility for an apparent bomb blast at the Shiite-affiliated Al-Sadiq mosque in Kuwait’s capital during Friday prayers, leaving at least 27 dead and more than 200 wounded. Spain raised its terror alert in light of the three attacks, the country’s interior minister, Jorge Ferandez, said. Other leaders, like British Prime Minister David Cameron, reacted as well. “I am sickened by the attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait,” Cameron tweeted. “Our countries stand together in combating the horrors of terrorism.” I am sickened by the attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait. Our countries stand together in combatting the horrors of terrorism. CNN’s Phil Black and Nick Paton Walsh reported from Sousse and Gaafour, while Laura Smith-Spark from London. CNN’s Vasco Cotovio, Melissa Gray, Ed Payne, Greg Botelho, Lindsay Isaac, Lucy Pawle, Yousuf Basil, Brian Walker, Raja Razek and journalist Peter Taggart contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150627080000", "country1": "TUN", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/27/africa/tunisia-terror-attack/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "753119588", "sentence": "\"Rogue One\" locations include Iceland and the Maldives Luke Skywalker's igloo still sits outside Nefta, Tunisia You don’t have to wait for May 4 – or “Star Wars” Day – to celebrate the many worlds of the legendary sci-fi franchise. From a desert trek on Jedha to dinner at Luke Skywalker’s childhood home, here are some of the real-world destinations where “Star Wars” comes to life all year round. Another “Star Wars” film, another desert country pressed into service. Welcome to Wadi Rum, Jordan, the russet sandy locale that serves as a backdrop in the final “Star Wars” movie, “The Rise of Skywalker.” This dramatic landscape in the country’s south, also called The Valley of the Moon, stood in for the moon of Jedha in “Rogue One.” Wadi Rum is a frequent location for otherworldly film shoots. It doubled for Mars and hosted a profane Matt Damon in “The Martian.” Meandering paths. Mossy rocks. Twisted trees and gulleys. No wonder Puzzlewood, which sits in the Forest of Dean not too far from Wales, is such a draw. And not just for “Star Wars.” You’ve also seen it in “Merlin,” “Doctor Who” and other TV and film productions. But it’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that’s really put Puzzlewood on the travel map. It’s here, as battle rages in the surrounding forests of Takodana, that Rey first encounters her nemesis Kylo Ren. Perhaps the most famous “Star Wars” landmark in the world, this is where the interiors of Luke Skywalker’s childhood home on planet Tatooine were filmed. Centuries ago, Berbers built the underground structure as a real home. Eventually it became a hotel, which George Lucas used to film the first “Star Wars” film. The set decorations came down when the crew left, but were rebuilt in 2000 for “Attack of the Clones.” Since then, they’ve remained, so guests can eat at the table where young master Luke did. The igloo exterior of Luke’s house was filmed about 300 kilometers away on the dried-up salt lake of Chott El Jerid. The igloo is still there, reachable with a decent car at the GPS coordinates 33°50’34.42″N,  7°46’44.48″E. The surrounding craters are man-made, to create the illusion that the underground house is next to it. The igloo from the 1977 movie was dismantled, but again rebuilt for “Attack of the Clones,” and later restored by a fan. Nearby is La Grande Dune, site of the Dune Sea. About 30 minutes from the igloo is the set of Mos Espa, the spaceport town where Anakin was discovered as a young slave. This spectacular salt flat in Bolivia is rendered even more spectacular for a battle scene between the Resistance and the First Order in “The Last Jedi.” The desert doubles as the the remote mining planet of Crait, a rebel outpost. In the movie, the barren terrain’s blindingly white salt surface covers blood-red minerals, producing violent bursts of color with every explosion and footprint. The otherworldy landscape of Iceland is fast becoming the go-to destination for sci-fi movies, and “Rogue One” joined the club in 2016. The black sand beach of Reynisfjara, a wild stretch of North Atlantic coastline close to the small town of Vik and Iceland’s southernmost tip, stands in for the stormy planet of Eadu. It’s here the movie’s lead, Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, unsuccessfully tries to save her grievously wounded father. Endor, the forest moon home of the furry Ewoks, was filmed among giant redwoods of California. Most of the well-known scenes were shot on private land owned by a lumber company. Since the cast and crew worked on “Return of the Jedi” in 1982, heavy logging has left most of the landscape unrecognizable. But driving through the parks still gives a feel for the set, especially along the Avenue of the Giants highway. In Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park and the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, plates were filmed for some chase scenes. We stay on “Rogue One’s” Eadu for another visit to Iceland, this time Krafla, an active volcano in the country’s remote northeast. A source of geothermal energy, Krafla’s seething crater and nearby Lake Mývatn have also made an appearance in “Game of Thrones.” Oscar-worthy travel: 8 destinations every film buff should visit Exteriors of the ice world Hoth in “The Empire Strikes Back” were shot in the tiny village of Finse, Norway. The cast and crew stayed at the Finse 1222 Hotel, where snowstorm scenes were shot from the back door. But the main battlefield scenes were shot on the nearby glacier. In March and April, skies are normally clear and there’s still plenty of snow. Guides in Finse can help with hikes to see the exact locations. London’s squished commuters would probably welcome a Galactic Empire takeover of the city’s under-strain metro system if its stormtroopers could get the trains to run to schedule. It’s a scenario that almost plays out in “Rogue One,” when Canary Wharf, a modern London Underground interchange serving a key financial district, doubles as an Imperial base. The futuristic steel, glass and concrete station is filled with stormtroopers rather than bankers for scenes on the Imperial planet of Scarif. In “Attack of the Clones,” Anakin and Padme go into hiding at a lake retreat that in real life is a popular choice for destination weddings on Italy’s Lake Como. At the tip of a wooded peninsula reachable only by boat, Villa del Balbianello was built in 1787 for Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini. James Bond came here for a bit in “Casino Royale.” The villa’s exteriors were digitally altered for the Star Wars movie, but it’s easy to find and recognize the balcony where Anakin and Padme kiss. Everyone’s favorite Wookiee was born on planet Kashyyyk, seen in “Revenge of the Sith” as a lush world of one endless season. The images in real life were mostly taken as plate photography near Phuket, Thailand. Some shots were digitally combined with places in Guilin, China. The forest of Naboo, where Jar Jar Binks first meets Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn in “The Phantom Menace,” was filmed in England near the Leavesden Film Studios. Gungans like Jar Jar live in underwater cities, but there’s no lake in Whippendell Woods. All the shots with water were created with digital effects. Being sent to the planet of Scarif, a tropical planet linked to the development of the first Death Star, was probably a dream posting for Galactic Empire engineers. In “Rogue One,” Scarif is played by the Laamu Atoll, a string of islands that form part of the Maldives archipelago. The idyllic location witnesses explosive battle scenes as Jyn Erso leads a rebel squad on a mission to steal Death Star plans. When Padme and Anakin arrive in Theed at a plaza outside the palace, they were actually in this plaza built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition. The real plaza is a half-circle ringed by a moat with four bridges. For the scenes in “Attack of the Clones” and “The Phantom Menace,” the plaza was dramatically expanded to a full circle, and the building altered to include the towers and green domes of Naboo. No, the actors didn’t actually battle among the lava flows on the Sicilian volcano. But it was used for plate photography to create the battle scene on Mustafar between Obi-Wan and Anakin in “Revenge of the Sith.” Although most of Tatooine was shot in Tunisia, crucial scenes in “A New Hope” were filmed in Death Valley between the Sierra Nevada mountains and Mojave Desert. Twenty Mule Team Canyon was used for “Return of the Jedi” scenes with C-3PO and R2-D2 traveling to Jabba the Hut’s palace. Other stops in the park that seem familiar from the movies: Dante’s View and the Mesquite Sand Dunes. Thousand-year-old Mayan ruins are the backdrop to the Rebel Alliance’s Massassi outpost on the fourth moon of Yavin. Temples II and III reach over the jungle canopy, just as they do in the first shot of Yavin in “A New Hope.” The Great Pit of Carkoon, home to the sarlacc that eats Jabba’s prisoners in “Return of the Jedi,” was filmed in Arizona rather than Tunisia. The sail barge was constructed here, behind fences to keep out prying fans. It was so big that the crew used the space underneath for offices, trailers and a commissary with 150 seats. They didn’t blow up the barge here, but fans still like to come hunting for pieces of the set in the sand. When Anakin was a slave boy in “The Phantom Menace,” his quarters were filmed on this real-life Tunisian street. The distinctive buildings with vaulted ceilings are ghorfas, used by Berbers to store their grain. They were fortified and grouped into ksour.  These are among the best-preserved examples. The cantina where Luke and Obi-Wan get stopped by sandtroopers is in the middle of the island town of Ajim. The building, once a bakery, went out of use and can be hard to find. The GPS coordinates are 33°43’26.69″N, 10°44’59.95″E. Obi-Wan’s home is easier to find, ironically located right on the Mediterranean Sea and much more beautiful than its desolate film locale. A lovely spot for a building that’s used by fishermen as a storeroom. For the “The Force Awakens,” director J.J. Abrams chose the desert of the United Arab Emirates rather than Tunisia.  The cinematic sandy expanses stood in for the planet Jakku. The epic climax of “The Force Awakens” was filmed at the ruins of this seventh-century monastery, which sits on the steep sides of the island Skellig Michael. New edition to the franchise “The Last Jedi” returns to this spectacular location, as Rey catches up with Luke Skywalker in his mysterious hiding place. Even though it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its hard-to-reach location 12 kilometers off the coast of southwest Ireland discourages many visitors. Exploring the Skelligs: Irish islands feel the Force Dubrovnik has become a regular on TV screens in recent years – thanks to its starring role in “Game of Thrones.” Now it’s standing in for the gambling city of Canto Bight in “The Last Jedi.” The medieval walled city’s well-preserved center gets a futuristic makeover to transform it into the “Star Wars” equivalent of Vegas. The Adriatic port already trades heavily on its GoT connections with some complaining the screen role has brought in too many visitors. Let’s hope this additional exposure doesn’t create much more of a disturbance – in the streets, let alone the Force. This former military base was used by US and British forces during World War II but closed in 1993. In “The Force Awakens,” it enters active service once more, as a base for Resistance X-Wing Fighters. The former nuclear bunker is usually closed to the public, but visits have been allowed during the country’s annual Heritage Open Days. An error in an earlier version of this story created a disturbance in the Force. Luke Skywalker himself set us straight: #CorrectingCNN \"Obi-Wan's 1st meeting w/ Luke filmed in Death Valley\" No-it was shot in Tunisia, North Africa. (Sir Alec never shot in USA) Brekke Fletcher contributed additional reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Star Wars filming locations", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180504121500", "country1": "ISL", "country2": "MDV", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/star-wars-destinations/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "718414083", "sentence": "A bishop in the Church of England has chastised some American religious leaders for their unwavering support of US President Donald Trump. In an interview with the Guardian, Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes accused “self-styled” evangelists of “colluding” with an administration in the White House that, he claimed, fomented division and intolerance. “Some of the things that have been said by religious leaders seem to collude with a system that marginalizes the poor, a system which builds walls instead of bridges, a system which says people on the margins of society should be excluded, a system which says we’re not welcoming people any more into our country,” he said. Bishop Bayes encouraged those leaders to reflect on their faith, adding that the acceptance and endorsement of right-wing populism was irreconcilable with Christian values. “Whenever people say those kinds of things, they need to be able to justify that they’re saying those things as Christians, and I do not believe it’s justifiable,” he said. Bayes noted that not all evangelical Christians were Trump supporters, saying that there were “many, many Christians who are trying to proclaim the gospel as we’ve received it, even if that means political leaders have to be challenged,” he said. Related article Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos The bishop’s comments coincide with the launch of the Ozanne Foundation, a UK charity he supports that focuses its work “to eliminate discrimination based on sexuality or gender, in order to embrace and celebrate the equality and diversity of all,” according  to director Jayne Ozanne, a gay Christian evangelical leader and LGBTI activist. Catholic journal criticizes Trump ‘value voters’ It’s not the first time senior leaders of the Church of England have been critical of the US president and his allies. During his Christmas sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby criticized “populist leaders,” although he did not name Trump specifically. In November, the Archbishop said it was “deeply disturbing that the President of the United States has chosen to amplify the voice of far-right extremists” and called on him to “make clear his opposition to racism and hatred in all forms” after Trump retweeted three non-verified anti-Muslim propaganda videos from the British far-right group Britain First. A spokesman for Bishop Bayes said he would not give any further comments beyond his Guardian interview.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171228150000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/europe/uk-bishop-criticizes-evangelical-trump-supporters-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "712647314", "sentence": "KT McFarland's confirmation is in doubt over her role during the Trump transition Foreign Relations Chairman Ben Corker said there is a pause on her nomination Democrats have placed a hold on the nomination of KT McFarland to be ambassador to Singapore until she answers their questions about her knowledge of communications between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a Democratic source told CNN. McFarland told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in written comments that she “was not aware” of any communications between Flynn and the Russian ambassador — an assertion that appears to be contradicted by court documents unsealed Friday after Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. The Democratic hold on McFarland’s nomination means that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would have to take procedural steps in order to overcome the hold and confirm her nomination, which would eat up valuable floor time. Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told CNN he thinks McFarland’s nomination is imperiled. “I think there should be no action on this nomination until we get the information,” Cardin said. Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker of Tennessee said that he didn’t anticipate McFarland would have to return to the committee, but he acknowledged there now was a “major pause” on her nomination. “There’s no question that this is going to create a major pause in her nomination. I mean, that’s at a minimum,” Corker said. “I doubt we’ll bring her back to the committee but I know that, you know, people will have questions about what happened, but I don’t think we will do a committee hearing on it.” He added later, “If she did testify inappropriately, that’s a big, big problem. I just don’t know … but look: it’s a problem. And her nomination is frozen for a while until that gets out.” CNN has reached out to a McFarland representative for comment on the hold and has not yet received a response. McFarland’s confirmation is in doubt over her role during the Trump transition and as the deputy to Flynn at the National Security Council. She left the National Security Council to take the ambassador post in Singapore not long after Flynn resigned as national security adviser. Court documents laying out the charge against Flynn state that he spoke to a senior transition team official about what to discuss with Kislyak after the Obama administration issued new sanctions against Russia. McFarland was not mentioned in the court filings, but CNN has reported, citing sources familiar, that she was the transition official who spoke to Flynn. Her written questions to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee did not acknowledge that conversation. “Did you ever discuss any of General Flynn’s contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak directly with General Flynn?” Sen. Cory Booker asked McFarland in July in written correspondence with the committee, which is overseeing her nomination. “I am not aware of any of the issues or events as described above,” McFarland wrote. The foreign relations panel approved McFarland’s nomination in September, but it has not moved for a floor vote. Her nomination is the longest pending State Department nomination for the administration – 173 days and counting, tied with a nominee for an undersecretary position selected on the same day as McFarland. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly identify Sen. Bob Corker. CNN’s Laura Koran contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "KT McFarland's nomination", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171205210000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SGP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/politics/kt-mcfarland-nomination-held/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "668165249", "sentence": "In New Delhi, the heat is oppressive, with burning pyres of rubbish assaulting your nose. In São Paulo and Beijing, thick smog shrouds the city and stings your eyes. In London, the diesel engines of black cabs have become the ambient background noise of the capital. Yet on the quiet shores of Norway’s Tautra island, the air is clean and delicately perfumed with pine. These locales are central to British artist Michael Pinsky’s new work. For “Pollution Pods,” Pinsky has painstakingly recreated the air quality, smell and temperature of each one in a series of connected domes, now on display in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Until July 7, visitors to Pinsky’s highly sensory installation will go on a virtual trip around the world – so long as they sign the health disclaimer beforehand. The end of air conditioning? Asia architects use green solutions to cool buildings The shape of Pinsky’s pollution pods is an ode to Buckminster Fuller, the celebrated architect who pioneered the geodesic dome and wrote extensively about climate change. It is also a nod to the efforts of the Italian architect Paolo Soleri, who attempted to create an eco-utopian city in the Arizona desert in the 1970s. The installation is the apex of Climart, a four-year scientific project that aims to uncover whether visual art can change people’s perceptions around climate change. Conducted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the venture needed an artwork to rigorously study, and chose Pinsky’s proposal out of 120 global submissions. Visitors to Pinsky’s installation will complete extensive surveys, the results of which will be analyzed and contributed to a paper that will be published this December to conclude the research. “My job is to do an artwork in the way I always do and not to alter it because of the study, otherwise it makes the study unsound,” said Pinsky, who was privy to more two years’ worth of Climart’s research. By posing challenging and often controversial questions through their work, artists have often been the left-field propagators of wider social and political change. Pinsky himself identifies as one such figure. “My work has always been quite political,” he said. “My primary objective is about pushing the boundaries of what art can do and how it functions on a political, intellectual and aesthetic level.” The Climart team came to him with data they’d collected from studying audience responses to more than 37 environmentally conscious artworks during the 2015 ArtCOP festival in Paris. The team went so far as to measure the electrical brain activity of a select handful of participants. Recycling never looked so good: Luxury-quality materials made from waste Over the course of his work, Christian A. Klöckner, the environmental psychologist heading Climart, has discovered that Pinsky is part of a wider global movement. “So far in our studies, we have found that artists are increasingly responding to the threat of climate change within their work. What we expect to see in this project is that art, which is less dogmatic than scientific texts or political discussion, speaks to people on a more emotional level,” he said. Whether art can actively elicit change remains to be seen. But with the continued threat of climate change, and the US expected to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, Klöckner and Pinsky’s project will at the very least, spark crucial debate. For Klöckner, it’s a humble start for a much bigger mission. “The most important thing in this project is to understand whether art can change the behavior of people and perhaps, from our studies, artists will take up our ideas and use them in the creation of new art pieces,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "art as a medium for climate change awareness", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170626121500", "country1": "IND", "country2": "NOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/design/michael-pinsky-pollution-pods/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "635647529", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN on Friday: – The US economy added 235,000 jobs during President Donald Trump’s first full month in office, and the unemployment rate ticked down, too. – Speaking of jobs, CNN Money created this nifty job tracker to see how Trump is pacing on his promise to deliver 25 million jobs in 10 years. – The South Korean President Park Geun-hye was forced out of office over a corruption scandal and chaotic scenes erupted in Seoul. Two people died amid protests. – Pope Francis said he is open to married men becoming priests to combat the Roman Catholic Church’s shortage of clergy. – NASA found a lunar spacecraft that vanished eight years ago. – Did you know the command center in the war against fake news is a ranch house by the Santa Monica Mountains? – If you are tired of reading the news, take a minute to flip through the week in photos. – Staying in Friday night? Check out our CNN Special Report “Melania Trump: The Making of a First Lady” at 9 p.m. ET. – And don’t forget to set your clocks forward this weekend. Daylight saving (not ‘savings’) time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170310194500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/10/us/quickly-catch-up-march-10-trnd/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "752377064", "sentence": "A Florida family court judge on Tuesday granted custody to the father of a baby girl at the center of a dispute with US relatives of the infant’s deceased mother. In a case that local media compared to the protracted 2000 custody battle for Elian Gonzalez, Family Court Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens ruled that the child, Valeria, is the biological daughter of  Yoelvis Gattorno, who lives in Cuba, and that he can take the baby to Cuba once she is cleared medically. Valeria was born prematurely last month and her mother, Yarisleidy Cuba Rodriguez, 34, died during childbirth at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, CNN affiliate WPLG reported. The judge also ruled that Valeria’s 15-year-old sister, who lives in Miami-Dade County and is not Gattorno’s biological daughter, will be allowed to visit the baby. Nirobis Pacheco, a cousin with whom the baby’s mother had been staying until her death, had temporary custody of the child until Tuesday’s decision. The judge decided that Gattorno can eventually take the baby to his native Santa Clara in the central Cuban province of Villa Clara, where he lives. The father told the court he wants the girl identified as Valeria Gattorno Cuba. Pacheco told WPLG last month that Rodriguez, who was born in Cuba, did not want her daughters to grow up there. “Her dream was always to be here with her daughters and move forward,” Pacheco told the station. Rodriguez, a Cuban citizen, had obtained a US visa through a special lottery and planned to petition Gattorno to come to the United States to with be with his family, Pacheco told the station. She died before the process was completed. “She was a special person,” Pacheco told the station. “We were always together from a young age.” Pacheco told the station that she took temporary custody so the baby wouldn’t have to go to a foster home. “The law says that Valeria should be with her father,” Pacheco said last month. “She has to be with her father. That’s the logical thing. … I would never be closed off to that.” The case differs from that of Elian Gonzalez, who was born in Cuba and was 6 years old when he was found in the water on Thanksgiving Day 1999 off the Florida coast. Valeria was born in the United States, where her mother was already living. Elian’s mother, Elizabeth, and nine other people who were taking part in a clandestine journey, drowned after their rickety boat capsized in high seas while they tried to make their way from Cuba to the United States. Elian’s father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, fought to bring the boy back to Cuba, with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro leading massive protests on the island demanding Elian’s return from relatives of his mother in Miami. The case became a flashpoint in the already boiling feud between supporters and opponents of Castro’s revolution. As the two sides fought out the high-profile case in court, US immigration officials decided to put Elian in the custody of his father, who had come to the United States to press for his son’s return. Elian’s relatives in Miami refused to hand him over, and then, in a nighttime raid, armed federal agents stormed the home of his uncle and seized the boy. Elian was reunited with his father and after more court proceedings – ending with the Supreme Court rejecting the Miami relatives’ efforts to get him back – father and son flew home to Cuba, where Elian still lives.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Family Court Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180502000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/us/florida-cuba-baby-custody-battle/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "724634541", "sentence": "Melania Trump has not made a public statement since January 12 That's the same day news broke of a possible payoff from her husband's lawyer to porn star Stormy Daniels First lady Melania Trump, in a change of plans, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week. East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham confirmed to CNN that the first lady’s decision to forgo the trip was based on “scheduling and logistical issues.” The year in Melania A week ago, Grisham told CNN the first lady would be attending the annual meeting of influential financial leaders and business titans in a show of support for her husband, who intends to give remarks during his visit. Related article Exclusive: Trump expected to invite France's Macron for first state visit of his presidency The President’s own trip to Davos was also in flux until several hours ago, due to the government shutdown, which has been now been resolved. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had said Monday that if the government reopened, Trump would keep his promise to attend. “The President’s delegation will leave tomorrow, and the President will continue on his trip later in the week,” she said, in the event of the shutdown ending. Related article CNN Poll: Melania Trump's approval numbers top the President's Melania Trump has not made a public statement since January 12, when news of a possible payoff from her husband’s lawyer to porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The first lady did, however, depart with the President later that day to Mar-a-Lago for the long holiday weekend, although she was not spotted with him during two evening dinners hosted by Trump, one with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and another with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & his service to this great country.  I am honored to be First Lady of a nation that continually strives for equality & justice for all. #MLKDay She tweeted on January 15 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, something her husband was criticized for not doing. This has been a year filled with many wonderful moments. I’ve enjoyed the people I’ve been lucky enough to meet throughout our great country & the world! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/MMRi72ENd0 On Saturday, Melania Trump marked the one-year anniversary of her husband’s inauguration by tweeting an image to mark the occasion that did not include the President, but rather was of herself, her arm linked with a military escort, at Trump’s inaugural swearing-in ceremony. She posted that the past year had been filled with “many wonderful moments,” but she did not mention the President by name.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Melania Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180123033000", "country1": "CHE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/melania-trump-davos/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "514686777", "sentence": "John Kasich disparaged President Barack Obama plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Obama's proposal would move the majority of detainees to other countries, but some to the U.S. It didn’t take long for candidates hoping to replace President Barack Obama to weigh in on his plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday he “profoundly disagrees” with the proposal. “These are people, some of them are the worst of the worst. Why would we send them into our country?” Kasich told Fox News Tuesday. “I profoundly disagree.” The President’s plan, submitted to Congress on Tuesday, would move the majority of detainees to other countries, while moving those who are deemed too dangerous to an undetermined detention facility in the United States. RELATED: Obama still plans to shut Guantanamo. Can he? Ben Carson, speaking to CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Tuesday afternoon, said he wouldn’t close Guantanamo until a better location was found to interrogate detainees. “Where do we have that can take these prisoners of war?” Carson asked. “I’m not seeing what the alternative is, quite frankly.” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio conflated Obama’s proposal to shut the facility with turning over the Guantanamo military base, where the prison is located, to the Cuban government. “We are not giving back an important naval base to an anti-American, Communist dictatorship,” Rubio said. “We are not going to close Guantanamo,” he said Tuesday while on the campaign trail in Las Vegas. “In fact, we shouldn’t be releasing people there now. These are enemy combatants … Not only are we not going to close Guantanamo, if we capture a terrorist alive, they are going to Guantanamo and we are going to find out everything they know.” Ben Rhodes, White House deputy national security adviser, said last week the administration is not planning to return Guantanamo to Cuba, saying it “is not on the table as a part of our discussions.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, also on the presidential campaign trail, also weighed in on the closing of Guantanamo, comparing the situation to when former President Jimmy Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty, laying the groundwork for Panamanian control of the canal. “Four decades ago Jimmy Carter gave away the Panama Canal, we built it, we paid for it and then a feckless left-wing president gave it away. Well Mr. President, you don’t have the authority to give away vital military assets, and if you do that, you will be held accountable by the next president for undermining the national security of this country,” said Cruz. The White House is already facing opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill. Rubio also announced he is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at preventing the transfer of the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay to the Cuban government. Under the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act, the President would have to receive congressional approval before “terminating, abandoning, or transferring the 45 square mile lease of land or waterways at the facility.” Further complicating matters for the White House, Obama recently signed the Defense Authorization Act and a Defense appropriations measure into law, which contain provisions preventing the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. The White House is expected to say those provisions are unconstitutional. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who visited the prison during a 2014 trip to Cuba, lauded Obama’s proposal and sought to use the issue to contrast himself against rival Hillary Clinton. “I am encouraged to see that the President is sending Congress a plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison,” he said in a statement. “As I have said for years, the prison at Guantanamo must be closed as quickly as possible. Others, including my opponent, have not always agreed with me.” Sanders’ statement noted he was one of only three senators to vote in 2007 against barring the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to America; then-Sen. Clinton voted for the amendment that kept the prison open. CNN’s Theodore Schleifer contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160223173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/politics/obama-guantanamo-bay-gop-reaction-2016-election/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "731802255", "sentence": "American department store Macy’s sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when it launched a line of “modest clothing” that featured hijabs. The Verona Collection was founded by fashion photographer Lisa Vogl, after she converted to Islam in 2011, and struggled to find modest, fashionable clothing. The brand stands for “women’s empowerment and taking pride in one’s Muslim identity,” according to its website. Macy’s decision to stock Vogl’s line came after US retailer Nike released a “Pro Hijab” for Muslim athletes, and fashion brand American Eagle’s limited-edition denim hijab, which sold out. While the department store’s efforts to be inclusive were applauded by some online, others criticized it for legitimizing the hijab – a religious headscarf that has been politicized in some parts of the world in recent years and closely tied to women’s rights issues. Over the past few months in Iran, for example, some women have removed their headscarves in public to protest the country’s compulsory hijab law.  At least 29 people were arrested in the capital, Tehran, for their involvement in the protests. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a US-based Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, said Macy’s had “come under attack online by Islamophobes who routinely attack any manifestation of Islam in American society.” CNN reached out to Vogl and Macy’s, but they had no comment. New York-based Iranian activist and journalist Masih Alinejad launched a social media campaign, #MyStealthyFreedom in 2014, inviting women to post pictures of themselves without a hijab. CNN invited Alinejad to debate this contentious topic with Palestinian-American civil rights activist and Women’s March co-chair Linda Sarsour, who is based in New York and chooses to wear the hijab. Their responses have been edited for brevity. Linda Sarsour: For me my hijab is my choice, it’s my identity. I don’t leave my home without it because it makes me feel whole. And I’m very proud, every single day, of what I represent when I walk out to the streets of New York City or around the country. In my family I have four sisters, all four of my sisters do not wear hijab and they are just as Muslim as I am, and I love them no matter what they choose to do. Masih Alinejad: I don’t wear hijab now, but I remember when I was a kid, hijab meant everything to me. I always had the feeling that it was a link between me and my mother and my community and my people. It was my identity. I threw away my headscarf in my teenage youth – but in secret – when I found that it was not my identity, that it was because of the discriminatory law, social pressure, family pressure and emotional pressure. LS: To give Muslim woman the choice to be able to buy hijab at a major department store for me shows inclusivity, it gives women the opportunity to shop mainstream and not have to always be so siloed and go to specific retailers. MA: If Macy’s or Nike, Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, they choose to sell [hijab] that’s really their choice. When I see that you’re promoting hijab I have two different feelings, it makes me happy that you are supporting my mother [who wears hijab], but it reminds me that the women of Iran are being ignored by the government of Iran, and they use this small piece of cloth, hijab, as the most visible symbol of oppression. LS: [Macy’s is] doing this because it’s a good business decision and because they know that there is a market and that Muslim women are a big consumer base in America. So of course this is not a human rights campaign on behalf of Macy’s. We can hold both positions and say we respect your mom who chooses to wear hijab and also respect the women who choose not to wear hijab and stand up against governments who oppress women. MA: I don’t see any Muslim communities in the West being loud and condemning compulsory hijab, especially you, when people of Iran are putting themselves in danger and risking their lives. I was loud enough to condemn both the burkini ban and travel ban, but I never saw the feminists in the West condemning compulsory hijab when they go to my country… They go to Iran and they obey it … All I see is double standards and hypocrisy. LS: I will say on a personal level that I’ve been very vocal in support of Iranian women. For me, hijab is only a form of oppression when a government forces it on people, when a father forces it on his daughter or when a husband forces it on his wife. For me, as a woman who chooses to wear hijab, it is not a form of oppression and I will not be pushed into a position by anyone to say that hijab is a form of oppression. MA: Twenty-nine women who practiced civil disobedience, who peacefully took off their hijab, they are in prison. It’s a global issue and we should all condemn it. We shouldn’t let any feminists in the West downplay our cause and say this is a small issue, it’s not. A 2nd woman arrested in #Iran for protesting forced #hijab by taking off her headscarf.Name: Narges Hosseini  #نرگس_حسینیWomen are removing their hijab, posting it with the hashtag #دختران_خیابان_انقلاب meaning #GirlsOfRevolutionSt where #VidaMovahed first took off her hijab. pic.twitter.com/lLbeI5TZMo LS: Sister, I think I think the issue here is not whether or not we think it’s important … the issue is the narrative. In the United States, we as Muslim woman are attacked saying that we are upholding a system of oppression by wearing hijab. So we have a narrative we have to fight by saying we stand with women who choose not to wear hijab, and I will unequivocally say here that I stand with the brave courageous woman in Iran who are standing against compulsory hijab, but they also need us to create a narrative that says you also stand with my right as a Muslim woman in America who is having to endure Islamophobia. MA: It’s important if you care about human rights, women’s rights, you cannot use the same tool which is the most visible symbol of oppression in the Middle East and say that this is a sign of resistance [in the United States]. LS: A woman in Iran takes the risk of not wearing a hijab based on the laws there and has to risk that – we in the United States, Muslim women, risk wearing hijab. We have an exponential rise in hate crimes against Muslim women in hijab. If you could look at FBI statistics, [there are] unfortunately many assaults against women in hijab, women getting their hijabs ripped off. MA: Millions of girls will be kicked out from school if they don’t wear hijab, from the age of seven. We get kicked out from our country if we don’t wear hijab. We get lashes, we get fined, we go to prison. But show me how many countries that if women wear hijab will get lashes, how many countries if you wear hijab you get kicked out? How many countries in the world do you know that if you wear hijab you will be beaten up by morality police? MA: I’m coming from a country where for four decades the Islamic Republic of Iran wrote its ideology message on our bodies. We won’t be able to get an education from the age of seven if we don’t wear it. We won’t be able to live in our own country. LS: Hijab is solely a spiritual practice, but unfortunately there have been people who have taken it, including governments, to control women’s bodies. I hope we end this conversation by saying that you and I are actually a lot closer in what we believe that we think we are. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add more of Masih Alinejad’s answers for further clarity.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "hijab", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180218024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/middleeast/macys-hijab-debate/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "698999723", "sentence": "Karen Pence is the second lady of the United States Her platform is art therapy Second lady Karen Pence has a message and a mission: Art therapy is not just arts and crafts. “From children with cancer to struggling teens to grieving families to people with autism to military service members experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, to those with eating disorders,” Pence said Wednesday. “Art therapy is changing lives and it is saving lives.” Pence formally unveiled her “Art Therapy: Healing with the HeART” policy platform and outlined goals for her work as second lady while speaking in Tallahassee, Florida, at Florida State University, which offers a Masters of Science in art therapy. #ArtTherapy is not well-known, but hope to change that. @floridastate art therapy program one of best in US. Happy to roll out my initiative pic.twitter.com/C97szkglL0 Pence is seeking to “elevate the profession so that people understand art therapy is a mental health profession.” “It is not arts and crafts. It is not therapeutic art. When I get out my watercolors and I turn on some music, that makes me feel better. People think that’s what we’re talking about. That is not art therapy,” she said. “For art therapy, you have to have the art and the client and the therapist, the trained therapist who has a clinical psychology background, who is somebody who can lead their client through the process.” Great meeting the art therapists and children of military service members benefiting from the Expressive Arts Group on the base in Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/BUHu7Y8oCJ The second lady wants people to understand that art therapy is an option for those dealing with trauma, and she is also hoping to use her platform to encourage more people to consider art therapy as a profession. Pence first became interested in art therapy over 10 years ago, visiting and later joining the board for Tracy’s Kids, a program for children with cancer in Washington. The second lady is an artist herself, specializing in watercolors of homes and historical buildings. Pence has a master’s degree in art education and taught for 25 years, 12 of which as an art teacher. She recently illustrated a children’s book about her family’s pet rabbit, out early next year. Related article Vice president's pet rabbit hops into book deal She emphatically stated: “I am not an art therapist. And I want everybody to know that, because an art therapist must be an expert in human development, psychology, counseling theories and techniques. However, I did know that I wanted to get involved.” Pence has already signaled her platform would be a significant priority: She’s made more than 20 art therapy-focused appearances since her husband assumed office. Wednesday’s announcement caps a jam-packed few weeks for Pence, visiting art therapy programs and exhibits across the country, including MercyFirst in New York, the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Maryland and New Directions for Veterans in California. Great to learn how New Directions for Veterans in Los Angeles is helping our country's heroes heal through art therapy. pic.twitter.com/Ctas8Ac2Nr When she traveled to Hurricane Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico with her husband, Pence came bearing 100 pounds of clay, and participated in an art session with children impacted by the hurricane and an art therapist. Took 100 pounds of clay to Puerto Rico after we heard the art therapist needed clay for the children impacted by #HurricaneMaria. pic.twitter.com/rc86X9ppdO Pence has also made art therapy a hallmark of her trips abroad with her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, visiting art therapy programs in South America, Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe. Interesting discussion with art therapists in Jakarta. They shared some encouraging stories. Keep up the good work! #SLinAsia #ArtTherapy pic.twitter.com/wXAHOA8KUN Pence said the Office of the Second Lady will continue to collaborate with the Art Therapy Association of America, art therapists, academics, military and veterans organizations and medical experts, and she will continue to speak publicly, visit art therapy programs, advocate for the conducting of more research showing its benefits, and share stories of art therapists and programs. She is also starting a blog on whitehouse.gov about her visits to spread the word. Glad to talk about art therapy at @BillingsClinic. Encouraged by the enthusiasm and interest in art therapy programs. pic.twitter.com/xdCsH8plXu Following her remarks, Pence was set to tour the art therapy program at Canopy Cove Eating Disorder Treatment Center in Tallahassee. Next week, she will return to Florida to speak about art therapy at the Creative Forces Summit in Tampa and then travel to Buffalo, New York, to participate in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Karen Pence's art therapy platform", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171018173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/karen-pence-art-therapy-second-lady/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "679194647", "sentence": "North Korean official says country will not put nuclear weapons on negotiating table Diplomats from Seoul and Pyongyang talk briefly in Manila North Korea has accused the United States of “trying to drive the situation of the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war” after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions Saturday in response to Pyongyang’s long-range ballistic missile tests last month. The measures aim to make it harder for North Korea to make money across the globe. They target North Korea’s primary exports – including coal, iron and seafood – and attempt to cut off its additional revenue streams by targeting some of its banks and joint ventures with foreign companies. The forceful comments, made in a statement released via the country’s permanent mission to the United Nations Monday, condemned the sanctions in the “strongest terms” declaring the resolution a “wanton infringement upon the sovereignty of the country.” Speaking at the ASEAN Regional Forum on Monday, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho blamed the US for the current situation on the Korean Peninsula and said Pyongyang’s “possession of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles is a legitimate option for self-defence in the face of a clear and real nuclear threat posed by the US.” “We will, under no circumstances, put the nukes and ballistic rockets on the negotiating table,” Ri said, adding Pyongyang would “teach the US a severe lesson” if it used military force against North Korea. North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency said the country’s missile launches were a “stern warning to the US,” and warned Washington against “believing that its land is safe across the ocean.” “(North Korea) will make the US pay dearly for all the heinous crimes it commits against the state and people of this country,” KCNA said. In other developments: RELATED: New North Korea sanctions are unlikely to make Kim blink US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the new UN measures were a stern message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the international community is united in its commitment to see a Korean Peninsula without nuclear weapons. “We hope again that this ultimately will result in North Korea coming to a conclusion to choose a different pathway, and when the conditions are right that we can sit and have a dialogue around the future of North Korea so that they feel secure and prosper economically,” Tillerson said at a news conference in the Philippines capital, where he was attending a regional security meeting. Weapons experts say the two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), fired on July 4 and July 28, were theoretically capable of reaching the mainland United States. But they were both fired at a lofted angle, likely to avoid hitting land (both ICBMs landed in the waters off the coast of the Korean Peninsula.) Pyongyang sees its weapons program as the key to preventing US-led attempts at regime change, and the July missile tests showed Pyongyang may have passed an important threshold in its quest to obtain the ability to hit the US with a nuclear warhead. Some analysts have expressed doubt, however, that sanctions can stop the North Korean missile and nuclear programs, due to the regime’s ongoing commitment to its nuclear program – which they believe would be the last thing that would see spending cuts – and the rapid progress they’ve made in recent years. North Korea is governed by a military-first policy enshrined in its constitution. According to a statement from Russia’s foreign ministry, top diplomat Sergey Lavrov met with his North Korean counterpart at the forum. “Lavrov called on all parties involved to show the utmost restraint in order to avoid the implementation of negative power scenarios on the Korean Peninsula and immediately start searching for a political and diplomatic settlement through a comprehensive solution of the peninsula’s problems, including its denuclearization,” the statement said. North Korea has long maintained it wants nuclear weapons and long-range missiles in order to deter the United States from attempting to overthrow the regime of Kim Jong Un. Pyongyang looks at states like Iraq – where former dictator Saddam Hussein was overthrown by the United States, and Libya – the country’s late leader, Moammar Gaddafi, gave up his nuclear ambitions for sanctions relief and aid, only to be toppled and killed after the US intervened in the country’s civil unrest – and believes that only being able to threaten  the US homeland with a retaliatory nuclear strike can stop American military intervention. Tillerson is one of 27 global diplomats in the Philippines capital for the forum. His counterparts from Seoul and Pyongyang also are  in attendance and briefly spoke at a gala dinner Sunday night. The short conversation between South Korea’s Kang Kyung-wha and North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho, though unlikely to lead to a diplomatic breakthrough, represents the first known high-level encounter between the two Koreas since South Korea President Moon Jae-in took office in May. Kang told CNN the meeting was “unplanned” and only lasted a “couple of minutes.” “This regional forum is one of the few chances the North Koreans and South Koreans have to interact,” said Jean Lee, a global fellow for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press. But according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing an unnamed government source, Ri told Kang during their meeting Sunday that South Korea’s offer of talks “lacked sincerity.” Moon has long been a proponent of greater dialogue with Pyongyang in order to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Foreign policy of South Korea from 1998 to 2008Policy of engagement with North Korea on economic and political issuesTwo South Korean Presidents traveled to PyongyangEarned South Korean President Kim Dae-jung a Nobel Peace PrizeFewer North Korean nuclear and missile tests during this periodUltimately failed to stop North Korean nuclear program Foreign policy of South Korea from 1998 to 2008Policy of engagement with North Korea on economic and political issuesTwo South Korean Presidents traveled to PyongyangEarned South Korean President Kim Dae-jung a Nobel Peace PrizeFewer North Korean nuclear and missile tests during this periodUltimately failed to stop North Korean nuclear program As an aide to President Roh Moo-hyun, Moon helped craft the so-called “Sunshine Policy,” which called for an increase of engagement in the political and economic spheres. “Ultimately, President Moon Jae-in is a strong believer on dialogue and wants to get things on a different track with North Korea,” said John Delury, an associate professor at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of international Studies in Seoul. South Korea’s former foreign minister, Yun Byung-se, also talked briefly with Ri at the same forum a year ago. The White House said that Trump and Moon spoke on Sunday Washington time about the sanctions and “affirmed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as well as to most countries around the world.” Just completed call with President Moon of South Korea. Very happy and impressed with 15-0 United Nations vote on North Korea sanctions. When asked how long Pyongyang would need to stop launching missiles for – or if they would need to start dismantling their nuclear weapons program before talks – Tillerson said “we’ll know it when we see it.” “The best signal that North Korea could give us that they’re prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. We’ve not had an extended period of time where they have not taken some type of provocative action by launching ballistic missiles,” Tillerson said. “This isn’t about a specific number of days or weeks. This is really about the spirit of these talks and when they can demonstrate they’re ready to sit with the spirit of finding a way forward in these talks by no longer conducting these missile tests,” Tillerson said. “It is all about how we see their attitude toward approaching a dialogue with us.” But the US has long said it would agree to talk only if North Korea agrees to denuclearization – something many analysts believe is unlikely with North Korea’s weapons program having progressed as far as it has. China, North Korea’s main ally and economic benefactor, said Sunday that the situation on the Korean Peninsula had reached a “critical point of crisis,” but added that it was a “turning point for negotiations.” “Sanctions are necessary but in no way the ultimate purpose. Imposing fresh sanctions is aimed at bringing the conundrum back to the negotiation table,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. ASEAN foreign ministers also issued a joint statement condemning the missile tests and calling for “the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” CNN’s Richard Roth at the United Nations; Ivan Watson in Manila; Taehoon Lee in Seoul; Sol Han in Hong Kong; and Emma Burrows in Moscow contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170807040000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/06/asia/north-korea-asean/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "758222324", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Joshua A. Geltzer and Luke Hartig served as senior directors for counterterrorism at the National Security Council from 2015-17 and 2014-16, respectively. The opinions expressed in this commentary are theirs. The horrific images of our fellow Americans forced into orange jumpsuits and beheaded by masked terrorists under the desert sun have been seared into our national consciousness. Nothing can bring back to their families the loved ones they’ve lost. But, with two of the suspected terrorists allegedly responsible for these murders now in custody, a measure of justice can be done. Yet, months after their capture, the fate of these detainees (who both deny involvement with ISIS) remains uncertain.  There appears to be a debate within our government about which country should hold these men accountable and – if it’s the United States – where to send them: to federal court for criminal prosecution or to Guantanamo Bay. As former career national security professionals in the US government, we have worked with colleagues across the government to figure out how best to handle terrorist suspects captured overseas. Sending these two to Guantanamo wouldn’t be smart and it wouldn’t be just – it would at a minimum be justice delayed, and more likely justice denied. The idea of sending these suspects – Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, believed to share responsibility for the deaths of Americans James Foley, Adbul-Rahman Kassig, Steven Sotloff and Kayla Mueller – to Guantanamo appears tied to the notion of prosecuting them before military commissions, rather than in federal court.  But Guantanamo’s military commissions have proven disastrous. They have obtained only a handful of convictions, with others reversed on appeal.  And they are currently in full meltdown mode, with the Defense Department lawyer overseeing them recently fired for reasons now publicly disputed, the lawyers in one case resigning en masse out of concern that the government was surveilling conversations with their client (which government prosecutors deny), and the judge in that case indefinitely postponing proceedings until someone tells him what to do next. Related article As ISIS fight ends, Brits should take the 'Beatles' back The families of 9/11 victims are still, all of these years later, waiting for the alleged perpetrators to go on trial at Guantanamo.  Forcing the same endless wait on the families of murdered hostages makes no sense. While these individuals await military trial at Guantanamo, they could cause real problems for our government. First, they’d cost millions of dollars per year to be held at Guantanamo – in contrast to the $86,000 per year it costs our government to hold each prisoner at Colorado’s Supermax facility. That’s in part because of the incredible burden of operating a prison on a small piece of an island not our own; and it’s in part because, as detainees under the law of war, these individuals would be entitled to conditions at Guantanamo far more comfortable than those afforded prisoners at Supermax. Second, these would be Guantanamo’s first detainees associated with ISIS rather than al Qaeda or the Taliban, and they could challenge in federal court whether they’re legally detained as such. That, in turn, could put before a federal judge the government’s entire theory of the authority for its critical, continuing campaign against ISIS, a theory that some legal commentators have questioned. The government is already trying to avoid litigating pending cases that challenge this same legal theory. Why give these guys a shot at bringing this question to the courts? Third, the prospect of detaining at Guantanamo these two men – former British nationals nicknamed “The Beatles” because of their British accents – could raise diplomatic complications with our closest ally, which previously faced domestic political outrage over the protracted detention at Guantanamo of former and now once-again British resident Shaker Aamer. Related video ISIS claims responsibility for Paris stabbing Fourth, even a military commission conviction could potentially be thrown out on appeal, as half of those already obtained at Guantanamo have been already.  Finally, if the military commissions never come to fruition – as looks increasingly likely for some detainees already at Guantanamo – and these individuals are held indefinitely under the law of war, eventually they may be entitled to their release if the armed conflict with ISIS concludes. That’s a truly terrifying prospect. So, what’s the alternative to Guantanamo? It’s prosecution in federal court, where more than 660 defendants have been convicted of terrorism-related crimes since 9/11. The life sentence imposed in March on former high-ranking al Qaeda member Muhanad al-Farekh and the November 2017 conviction of one of the perpetrators of the Benghazi attack showed, yet again, that the federal courts can deliver swift justice and lengthy sentences, even in complicated cases involving terrorists captured overseas. Of course, we don’t know the precise strength of the government’s case against the two captured “Beatles,” and even the government may not know that until it concludes its full investigation. But, assuming there’s a case to be made, the federal courts are the place to make it and see justice done. That’s not just our experienced view; it’s also governing US policy, which requires our government to “diligently seek to ensure that hostage-takers of US nationals are arrested, prosecuted and punished through a due process criminal justice system in the United States or abroad for crimes related to the hostage-taking.” Related video Trump reverses Obama policy on Guantanamo Bay Reasonable people can disagree on the merits of keeping Guantanamo open and of sending new detainees there.  But the question of what to do with the alleged murderers of US hostages should be solely focused on two things: seeing justice done and respecting the wishes of the families for prosecution. One potentially viable alternative to federal prosecution or Guantanamo would be for the British government to prosecute these men. Both are former British nationals and appear to have British blood on their hands, as well. Depending on the strength of the evidence, as well as the specifics of British criminal procedure, American and British prosecutors may deem this option more likely to bring justice to the families. Perhaps these considerations could justify that result; but the first choice for our government should be to see justice done for Americans right here in America. All told, bringing these individuals to Guantanamo would inject uncertainty into their fate, impose costs and tough legal challenges on our government, and infuriate our anti-Guantanamo British allies whose citizens also appear to have died at their hands – all with the possibility of eventual release. Perhaps most importantly, it would contradict the wishes of the families of the hostages allegedly murdered by these men. In contrast, and especially if British prosecution is unavailable, prosecuting them in federal court carries the prospect of seeing justice served, swiftly and for all to see.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "sending the alleged terrorists to Guantanamo Bay", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180522234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/opinions/bring-justice-to-isis-geltzer-hartig/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "470975371", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Candida Moss is a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and co-author of “Reconceiving Infertility: Biblical Perspectives on Childlessness and Procreation” (Princeton University Press, 2015). The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Moss: Francis walked a tightrope between promoting traditional Catholic positions  and advancing social justice concerns The Pope deftly handled the public appearances, sending the messages he wanted his audiences to receive, and they applauded To put it in American terminology, it was a home run. Or a slam dunk. Or, given the multiplicity of issues, it was a hat trick. Throughout his visit, Pope Francis walked a tightrope between promoting traditional Catholic positions on bedroom ethics and religious freedom, and advancing social justice concerns like immigration, opposition to the death penalty and arms trade, and concern for the homeless. And everyone – from crowds to Congress – applauded him for it. In many ways he was all things to all people, in tone as well as content. The lofty philosophical language of his address to the United Nations (“aprioristic”? “declarationist nominalism”?) was followed by the emotional sensitivity and heartfelt depth of his words at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Francis had a message and method for communicating with everyone. With so many engagements over the course of the past week, Francis also had the opportunity to demonstrate a remarkable sense of timing. His support for the Iran nuclear deal, only alluded to in his address to Congress, became explicit when he took the stage in front of the United Nations. And his concern that Western society enforces ideological consistency became increasingly apparent during the visit. Understating hot-button issues in sensitive venues, only to circle back to them on other occasions, was, in many ways, a hallmark of the trip. Scheduling was also strategic in his dealings with church matters: He met privately in Washington with the Little Sisters of the Poor (a group currently suing the government over the  requirement in Obamacare that employers provide contraception) before publicly praising women religious (who had been censored by U.S. bishops for their seemingly liberal views) at St. Patrick’s on Thursday night. And he commended bishops for their courage in handling the sex abuse scandals, before convening privately with survivors of abuse. The delicate balance between private and public, conservative and liberal, was navigated with great care and greater public relations savvy. Related video Pope Francis meets with victims of sexual abuse Perhaps most surprisingly, Francis exhibited an exquisite sense of what kind of language and icons speak to the American people. The repeated self-references to his status as an immigrant, the gestures to American heroes like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln, and the appeal to the specifically American value of religious freedom made his speeches connect in ways that sheer charisma did not. Francis certainly did his homework, using common denominators like the Golden Rule and concern for our children to win over the ambiguously Christian moral majority. And while there were winners and losers (immigrants and the environment coming out top, Native Americans languishing at the bottom of the rankings), it was a visit that had something for everyone. It was, without a doubt, a success for the Holy See and Pope Francis. But, long term, what will be the impact of this historic visit? In religious quarters, the big winners were the U.S .bishops. Francis praised them not only for their courage in facing up to the sex abuse scandals but also for their charitable activities and their record in supporting immigration reform. His criticisms of them were subtle. In his arrival remarks at the White House, he referred to the U.S. bishops’ efforts to promote religious freedom. Between this and his refrain that religious freedom must be defended, the bishops can feel assured that they are on the right course. For the laity, the primary practical message was to pray. Francis’ practice of asking others to pray for him – something that he told everyone from small children to illustrious politicians – is one of the most poignantly humble aspects of his persona. But it was also a practical instruction. Before his lunchtime meeting with the homeless in Washington, he described prayer as something that erased differences of race, ethnicity, and class. Related article Pope Francis, a man of courage and love While his personal conduct witnesses to a whole host of behaviors he would like others to adopt, his direct message for the moment was to pray. This is something that Catholic groups will seek to capitalize on in the next year. In the political arena, there was something for everyone. Everyone, that is, except the United Nations, which was reprimanded for exploitative lending and ideological colonization with respect to gender identity and, perhaps, contraception. Republicans and Democrats alike will find things to latch onto in Francis’ words. The more vocal pushback from sourpuss conservatives should not convince us that Francis is politically liberal. He is not. These complaints are merely a witness to the ways that some U.S. Catholics, spoiled by the easy alliance between the church and the Republican Party in the past 20 years, feel irritated by Francis’ language about sustainability and wealth distribution. What we can and should expect is a race to appropriate Francis’ message on both sides of the aisle. His language about religious freedom will be music to the ears of the supporters of Kim Davis. Bernie Sanders, for his part, has already used Twitter to position himself as just to the right of Pope Francis. For the next 12 months, Francis will serve as a scriptural resource for aspiring presidential nominees and will have proven that he is more than just a tweetable pope. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150928134500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/opinions/moss-pope-francis-home-run/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "571849233", "sentence": "Japan's first lady makes a surprise visit to Pearl Harbor Rumors that her husband may follow suit refuted by top Japanese official The wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a surprise visit to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, where Japanese planes launched an attack on a US naval base in 1941. The visit by Akie Abe Sunday quickly sparked rumors that her husband may follow suit later this year in what would be a landmark move that could strengthen ties between Japan and the US. These claims, however, were denied Monday by Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshide Suga who asserted that Akie Abe stopped by Pearl Harbor for a personal visit, before attending a forum on maritime environment in Hawaii. The Japanese first lady posted 11 photographs from her visit on her public Facebook page Monday that showed her praying, laying flowers on a memorial and shaking hands with a veteran during her two-hour visit to the USS Arizona Memorial on Oahu Island, where 1,177 military personnel were killed. 真珠湾のアリゾナ記念館にて、お花と祈りを捧げました。 現代ビジネス http://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/49502 https://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm Jeffrey Kingston, the director of Asian Studies at Temple University in Tokyo, predicted that Aki Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor would be well received in the US. “She prayed and made a gesture of contrition,” Kingston said. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 severely damaged the US Pacific fleet and pulled the United States into World War II. 真珠湾のアリゾナ記念館にて、お花と祈りを捧げました。 現代ビジネス http://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/49502 https://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm Internationally, Japan’s first lady is known for her outspoken and flamboyant manner. She actively supports LGBT affairs and has attended a rally to denounce hate speech against ethnic Koreans in Japan, according to Kingston. She is not associated with her husband’s hardline revisionist stance on history and opposes his support for nuclear power, he added. Her Facebook page boasts over 97,000 followers. Related video Obama becomes first sitting president to visit Hiroshima In May 2015, Abe said he had no firm plans to reciprocate President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima in May 2016 by visiting Pearl Harbor. “When Obama made his gesture of contrition at Hiroshima, he was showing Abe that the path forwards stems from recognizing the past,” said Kingston. Brad Williams, a professor of Asian history and international studies at City University in Hong Kong corroborated this view. He said that a future visit by Abe to Pearl Harbor would strengthen diplomatic ties between the US and Japan. Kingston said, however, that a future Abe visit to Pearl Harbor might not be welcomed by everyone. “He represents a historical viewpoint that downplays Japanese misdeeds and that might not down well with certain groups in the US,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Japan's first lady Akie Abe's visit to Pearl Harbor", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160823100000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/asia/japan-akie-abe-pearl-harbor-visit/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "670631242", "sentence": "A newly discovered photo appears to show Amelia Earhart after her crash landing, some experts say But other experts remain unconvinced the photo proves anything A newly unearthed photo showing blurry figures on a dock may shed light on the 80-year-old mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart. A new History channel documentary quotes experts who say the image shows the famed pilot survived her 1937 crash in the Pacific. But other experts told CNN they aren’t convinced and say the photo is just another in a long history of unproven theories about the aviator’s disappearance. “I don’t blame people for wanting to know,” said Dorothy Cochrane, curator for the Aeronautics Department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. “It is one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century because she was so well known.” Earhart, the pioneering aviator who became the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, famously disappeared with her navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly to Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean. Her fate has been a figure of fascination, and professional and amateur investigators have offered many theories over the years on what happened to the daring pilot. The photograph, recently discovered in the National Archives by former US Treasury Agent Les Kinney, allegedly shows Earhart and Noonan among a group of people on a dock on Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Publication of the image comes in advance of the network’s two-hour special, “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence,” which airs Sunday. An expert in facial recognition said the hairline of a man standing at far left in the photo matches that of Noonan, while the torso measurements and short hair of a person sitting on the dock matches that of Earhart, according to a clip shown on NBC’s “Today.” The expert came to this conclusion by comparing Noonan’s nose, teeth and hairline to the man in the image. He then used Earhart’s torso measurements to compare her with the other figure. The documentary also says that a blurry form in the background, on the far right beyond the bow of the large ship, appears to be Earhart’s plane. The photo could support the documentary’s theory that Earhart and Noonan crashed in the Marshall Islands and were captured by the Japanese military. This means the duo could have died in Japanese custody on the island of Saipan rather than in a crash landing, according to the History channel. The image would corroborate witness accounts who have previously said they saw the Electra aircraft land and the pair in custody, History says. It also supports speculation surrounding pieces of metal discovered in 2014, which were thought to be a part of the plane. A light aircraft revolution takes off But other experts aren’t convinced the image proves much of anything. The Smithsonian’s position, according to Cochrane, follows the commonly held belief that Earhart and Noonan had communications problems and couldn’t find Howland Island. They then ran out of fuel and crashed into the Pacific Ocean somewhere near there, she said. Anything further than that is largely unproven theorizing, she said. “It’s not the exciting theory. It’s not the attention grabber,” she said. “I would prefer to think that she had more of a quick exit via a crash in the ocean rather than capture by the Japanese … but that’s neither here nor there. (That’s just) wishing her a speedy end rather than a nasty one.” Cochrane said she has seen the new photo from the History documentary and called it “interesting” but “not definitive.” “People take photos and interpret them, and they’re free to do that,” she said. “It has not persuaded me.” Richard Gillespie, a board member of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), was similarly skeptical of the documentary’s photo, which he became aware of more than a year ago. “I don’t believe there is legitimacy to this,” he told CNN. Related article Amelia Earhart's last chapter was as a heroic castaway Gillespie said he looked into the photo and believes the person sitting down has too much hair to be Earhart and that the alleged Noonan figure has the wrong hairline. Gillespie and TIGHAR have their own theories about Earhart’s fate that don’t square with the documentary. They think the aviator survived a rough landing on Gardner Island, a remote atoll in the southwestern Pacific, but died soon after. “We believe she died as a castaway,” he said. “All evidence points to that. We have a photo that forensic analysts have looked at – a photo taken three months after Earhart’s disappearance – and we can’t say for sure but it appears to be her landing gear … that matches the records of the flight.” In any case, Earhart’s disappearance remains an intriguing mystery that appears to have no firm conclusion in sight. “The world was following her,” Cochrane said. “So it is really someone (who) drops off the face of the Earth. Naturally everyone wants to know what happens.” Airplane geeks should check out these 5 bases and museums Swiss aviator’s pictures show a bygone Africa and Middle East Vintage photos from the golden age of air travel CNN’s Laritza Salazar contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Amelia Earhart disappearance theories", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170705203000", "country1": "MHL", "country2": "FSM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/05/us/new-amelia-earhart-photo-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "450123538", "sentence": "Mohammad Abdulazeez' mother claimed she was beaten by husband during marriage She and shooter's father ended dispute a month later, with stipulations The 24-year-old man who killed five U.S. service members and wounded two others in Chattanooga came from a violent home, according to allegations made by his mother in court documents obtained by CNN. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez grew up in a home where his father, Youssuf S. Abdulazeez, according to divorce papers filed by his mother, had beaten her repeatedly, sometimes “severely,” leading Rasmia Abdulazeez to file for divorce and seek a restraining order in February 2009. The mother alleged in the divorce filing that Youssuf Abdulazeez sought to take a second wife. Mohammad Abdulazeez, who was killed by Chattanooga police after his rampage Thursday, would have been 18 years old at the time of the filing of  the court papers, in which his mother states he and his four siblings witnessed the violence in the home. The divorce papers were filed by the mother in Hamilton County, Tennessee, and state that Youssuf Abdulazeez “has repeatedly beaten Plaintiff, including at times in the presence of children. On one occasion, he beat Plaintiff so severely that she has fled the marital home and went to a Crisis Center.” The mother also alleged that the father “has sexually assaulted the Plaintiff in the marital home when the children have also been in the home,” and that occasionally, he was “physically and verbally abusive towards the children, striking and berating them without provocation or justification.” At one point, Rasmia Abdulazeez’ brothers came to Chattanooga from Kuwait and Washington, D.C. to “work out family difficulties,” but that after they returned “Defendant has become more abusive,” according to the complaint filed by the mother. In the court papers, Rasmia Abdulazeez claims that her husband “…intends to take a second wife, as permitted under Islamic law, in the parties’ native State of Palestine.” Rasmia Abdulazeez was seeking custody of the couple’s minor children because, according to her, she did not work and her husband only gave her a few dollars a week. Despite problems described by the mother in the papers, the case was all dropped and an agreement signed by both husband and wife was filed to end the dispute within several weeks, the papers show. In the agreement to end the dispute, the “Husband agrees to not inflict any personal injury, harm, or insult upon the Wife or upon any of the children of their marriage.” In those documents the elder Abdulazeez also “agrees to be responsible for financially supporting the family and paying for the day-to-day expenses associated with the family’s residence… and the needs of the members of the household.” The FBI hasn’t released much information on Mohammad Abdulazeez, saying it doesn’t yet know what motivated Thursday’s bloodshed, but it is working on an assumption. “We will treat this as a terrorism investigation until it can be determined that it is not,” said FBI Special Agent Edward Reinhold. People who knew Mohammad Abdulazeez said they were stunned to hear he was the man who went on such a violent, murderous spree, when he sprayed a military recruiting center at a strip mall with bullets on Wednesday, then drove more than 7 miles to assault a Navy Operational Support Center. Mohammad Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait in September 1990, during the Iraqi invasion of that country, Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said Friday, but he was also a holder of a “temporary Jordanian passport,” according to a Jordanian government source. They explained that Abdulazeez was a Palestinian who used the temporary Jordanian passport as a travel document. Jordan issued such temporary passports to Gazans and some other Palestinians. But the officials stressed he is not considered to be a Jordanian citizen. Abdulazeez was in Jordan in 2014, when he visited an uncle there; it is believed he spent months there on his visit. The father, Youssuf Abdulazeez, is believed to have left Jordan and came to the United States in 1982, according to Jordanian officials. Law enforcement officials told CNN the father’s name came up during a FBI terror-financing investigation in the 1990s, and the FBI fully investigated him in 2002 for alleged financial support of overseas groups, but both investigations were closed with no charges brought against Youssuf Abdulazeez. Numerous efforts by CNN to reach the father, Youssuf Abdulazeez, for comment about the divorce papers and allegations were unsuccessful. He did not appear to have an attorney or make any court filings during the civil proceedings with his wife.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150717233000", "country1": "JOR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/us/tennessee-shooter-abdulazeez-family/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "667385177", "sentence": "In Courtney Maum’s “Touch,” fictional trends forecaster Sloane Jacobsen struggles with her world’s increased focus on technology while she craves real human contact, and maybe even love. An adopted thirty-something whose parents have died, Nina Popkin searches for her biological mother and the rest of her family along the way in “The Survivor’s Guide to Family Happiness,” by Sandi Shelton under the pen name Maddie Dawson. Erin Wathen’s latest book, “More Than Words: 10 Values for the Modern Family,” challenges readers to practice the family values of inclusion, hope and love that she finds in the heart of the Christian Gospel. Perhaps because there is so much that is tearing us apart, the same themes of connection and community and the attempt to understand how we can do better recur in so many recent works of fiction and nonfiction. And what better books to pack as travelers head out on vacation this summer? Chosen by some of today’s most popular and interesting authors, some of these books may be an easy lift for a lazy day at the beach. But many also attempt to understand the conflicted world in which we find ourselves. Sometimes called a modern Jane Austen, author Elinor Lipman writes characters whose search for love and meaning are both witty and serious, comic and at times heartbreaking. “The new Anita Shreve, ‘The Stars Are Fire.’ I raced through it, and it’s a wonderful page turner,” says Lipman, whose latest novel is the charming “On Turpentine Lane.” “I couldn’t put it down. I sent one to my brand-new daughter-in-law and one to my sister-in-law.” “The other one I’m recommending I finished this morning,” says Lipman, who talked to CNN in late May. “Dinner with Edward” is Isabel Vincent’s memoir about a friendship that developed over dinners with her friend’s elderly father. “I bought three of them so far as gifts already,” says Lipman. “It’s about food and cooking and friendship.” Sandi Shelton loves “People Like You,” Margaret Malone’s debut collection of short stories. “Malone’s characters are funny and unhappy and self-sabotaging and honest and brave,” says Shelton, who writes under the name Maddie Dawson. “I couldn’t stop reading these stories and now I find myself missing them, so I go and reread them over and over. I want to go over to Malone’s house and cook her meals and do her grocery shopping so that she has time to write more books, because the world needs more of her writing.” Shelton also recommends “All the Good Parts” by Loretta Nyhan, calling it “a funny story that has depth and wisdom and heartbreak, all rolled into one book, just like life.” It’s the story of a 39-year-old single woman who decides she wants a baby and proceeds to sort through a bunch of potential fathers to decide which one to choose, taking her family’s opinions into account. “Nyhan writes lovable, exasperating, real-life characters, people so real you half expect to run into them on the street.” “I ask a lot from my summer reads,” says Courtney Maum, author of “Touch.”  “I want to be challenged, persuaded, seduced and entertained.” That explains why one of her recommendations is Jimin Han’s “A Small Revolution.” “It’s a harrowing – yet hopeful – fictional exploration inside the head of a gunman holding college students hostage,” Maum says. “Bring along the equally necessary essay collection ‘Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times,’ edited by Carolina De Robertis, to hear some of our nation’s greatest voices championing optimism and kindness as an antidote to uncertain times.” Need some hope? Try “Wait Till You See Me Dance” by Deb Olin Unferth. “No one can resist Unferth’s masterful distortion of the American dream with a set of unforgettable mistake-makers who aren’t quite past redemption.” It’s no surprise that Erin Wathen, author of “More Than Words” and senior pastor at St. Andrew’s Christian Church in Kansas City, Missouri, recommends books that make us aware of the power of community. In Fredrik Backman’s “A Man Called Ove,” a widower plans to take his own life to join his wife in the hereafter. “But the pesky neighbors keep butting in at exactly the wrong time – or rather, the right time,” Wathen says. “This is a deeply human read about the transformative powers of community. It is warm without being too precious.” In “Ready Player One,” Ernest Cline creates “a dystopian future in which society spends most of its collective time in a virtual reality,” says Wathen. “The creator of that virtual world dies, leaving behind a virtual quest: Find prizes hidden within the intricate gaming system, and ultimately inherit his empire.”  The movie version of this 2011 novel releases next year. With her latest cookbook, “100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous,” Lisa Leake is teaching people to cook real food with real ingredients. Those meals also bring families together around the table. (Try her first cookbook, “100 Days of Real Food,” to make pulled pork and chicken stock overnight in the slow cooker.) That’s why it makes sense she’d recommend a book that gets kids to eat (she has two). “‘French Kids Eat Everything’ by Karen Le Billon is an inspirational account of the author’s own experience moving from North America to France with two young kids in tow,” she says. “The book will help reframe your thinking when it comes to tackling picky eating.” When she’s not cooking or reading about cooking, Leake loves memoirs. “Breaking Night” by Liz Murray “gives you a window into what the author’s childhood was like with irresponsible, drug-addicted parents,” she says. “I couldn’t put this book down toward the end when her life finally started to turn the corner. The way the community came together to support this young stranger in need is enough to restore one’s faith in humanity.” Acclaimed author and History Channel host Brad Meltzer writes best-selling thrillers for adults – his latest is “The House of Secrets.” But he has more recently carved out a niche as a children’s author with his “Ordinary People Change the World” series. His most recent book in the series is “I Am Jim Henson.” It may be hard for an author to admit, but Meltzer does: “I have three reluctant readers in my house.” With “Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth” by Judd Winick, it didn’t matter. “This wonderful graphic novel about a robot boy who comes to Earth is the only book that all my kids loved, absolutely loved,” he says, calling it “full of heart in a robot body.” This summer, Meltzer predicts that millions of kids will go see the “Captain Underpants” movie. He will, too. “But don’t let it dissuade you from reading Dav Pilkey’s amazing new ‘Dog Man’ series, which my son absolutely devoured, about a dog who is put in the body of a police officer. Like ‘Robocop’ for kids, with a dog, and a cop, and laughs.” In the picture book genre, Meltzer loves “What Do You Do With An Idea” by Kobi Yamada. “It gives me faith in the universe and shows the power of ideas. It’s a book I want my kids to read, but also to live.” Is that what you really want to read on the beach this summer? For guidance, we turn to Stacy Finz, who often sets her characters in the rugged California mountains. Her latest book, “Falling Hard,” released April 1, while her next book, “Need You,” releases July 25. She recommends Robyn Carr’s latest work, “Any Day Now,” set in a rustic campground off the beaten track in the Colorado mountains. “Carr has a gift for taking serious subject matter, wrapping it in an uplifting story and tugging at a reader’s heart,” says Finz. Finz also recommends Lori Wilde’s “Million Dollar Cowboy: A Cupid, Texas Novel,” calling it “pure romance with a whole lot of sexy,” says Finz. “I discovered her books long before I became a romance writer and haven’t been able to put them down since.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170623034500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-beach-reads-summer-2017/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "598812631", "sentence": "Swedish prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Assange in August 2010 He has been holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has begun giving a statement in the presence of a Swedish prosecutor regarding allegations he sexually assaulted two women in the country six years ago, WikiLeaks tweeted Monday. The questioning took place in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where the 45-year-old Australian has been holed up since 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden. “After UN & court findings condemning 6 years of abuses by Sweden against Assange, Sweden finally takes his statement for the first time ever,” the official WikiLeaks account tweeted. Wikileaks also released a statement Monday, complaining that Assange’s Swedish lawyer, Per Samuelson, was not notified or summoned to attend the session, which it called a “clear breach of process.” The statement said that there were many “irregularities in Sweden’s preliminary investigation, which the UN has described as ‘excessive and unnecessary’ .” “Sweden’s failure to progress the preliminary investigation until now has resulted in a gross breach of Mr Assange’s right to be presumed innocent and has fatally harmed his ability to meaningfully defend himself,” the statement said. A throng of journalists awaited Swedish prosecutor Ingrid Isgren as she arrived at the embassy Monday to attend the questioning of Assange on the sexual assault allegations made by two female WikiLeaks volunteers in Sweden. Under the arrangement made between Sweden and Ecuador – the result of years of complicated diplomatic and legal negotiations – Sweden prepared a list of questions for an Ecuadorian prosecutor to ask Assange and his legal team in the presence of Isgren and a Swedish police investigator. A DNA sample was also to be taken during the visit, subject to Assange’s consent, according to the terms of the arrangement. After the questioning, Ecuadorian officials would file a report on the interview to the Swedes, who would then decide whether or not to file charges. Isgren left the embassy more than three hours after she arrived Monday, and returned about an hour later. The interview is the latest twist in a long legal saga that has played out since Swedish prosecutors first issued an arrest warrant for Assange in August 2010, and began seeking his extradition. Assange, who has denied the sex assault allegations, has said he fears extradition to Sweden could result in another extradition to the United States, where he could face the death penalty if he is charged and convicted of publishing government secrets through WikiLeaks. Related video Assange: We are working on hacking Trump's taxes After British courts ruled in support of Assange’s extradition to Sweden, Ecuador granted the WikiLeaks founder  political asylum in August 2012. This year, Assange’s legal team has intensified its calls for Sweden to adhere to a non-binding opinion by the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention, which stated in February that his confinement in the embassy should be considered as arbitrary detention enforced by Sweden and Britain. But in September, a Swedish court ruled that the arrest warrant for Assange on allegations of rape still stood – the eighth time the European arrest warrant had been tested in a Swedish court. A small group of Assange supporters gathered outside the embassy Monday. Once a hero to many on the left, Assange has faced criticism for WikiLeaks’ intervention in the US presidential election, releasing a trove of hacked emails from Democratic organizations and figures that were damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. The Obama administration said it was confident Russia was behind the hacks, and Ecuador temporarily cut off Assange’s Internet access in the embassy in response to his activities. Ecuador takes responsibility for cutting internet to Assange Many of Assange’s supporters have called on President-elect Donald Trump to pardon Assange when he takes office. But despite Trump having claimed “I love WikiLeaks” on the campaign trail, it is unclear whether Assange’s fortunes will change under his presidency. CNN’s Claudia Rebaza contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sweden", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161114121500", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/europe/julian-assange-questioning-sweden/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "702498811", "sentence": "\"Liberation Day\" is a documentary about one of the first Western rock bands to play North Korea. Laibach is a Slovenian industrial rock band known for inciting controversy. Growling “Sound of Music” covers while decked out in military uniforms, Laibach was one of the first Western bands to perform in North Korea. It was an ironic juxtaposition, a politically provocative band performing to an audience of 1,500 in a closed communist society. “One goal was simply to see if it could be done,” said Morten Traavik, the director of a new documentary about the 2015 concert. The Slovenian industrial rock band is well known for inciting controversy, with rally-like concerts, even projecting porn clips over old propaganda video. Their name is taken from the German name of the Slovenian capital under Nazi occupation. It was Laibach’s first and only trip to North Korea. They toured around the country and band member Ivan Novak said he saw “poverty and elegance,” but none of the “cynicism, negativism” and “pornography” he sees in the West. “When you are there, you really feel like you are in the Truman show,” Novak said. “It is a kind of existing utopia that it looks likes it is functioning.” Censors regularly hung around their practice sessions, suggesting many concert edits. Laibach obliged, deleting nude imagery and half of their show, from 18 songs to nine and 90 minutes to 45. The lineup included some of their own songs like “The Whistleblowers,” a version of the Korean song, “Arirang” and “Sound of Music” covers, but their tribute to the North Korean song “We Will Go to Mount Paektu” was cut. Censors said it would cause “complete mayhem.” “That censorship is not as cunning as censorship in the West,” said Novak. “If you go on YouTube, they tell you this and this videos are not appropriate for advertising, so that is a form of censorship in the West…. But in North Korea … it’s purely aesthetical things really, this explosion is too heavy.” “Liberation Day,” the documentary about the show was released last year, and is currently being shown in film festivals all over the world. The documentary details Laibach’s path to North Korea and how the band dealt with outdated technology, censorship and clashing cultures once they were there. “It was kind of a no-brainer, that Laibach’s totalitarian aesthetics, their story and everything about them made it the most challenging and, at same time, the most familiar, to bring to North Korean ears,” said Traavik. During the 2015 show, when the camera pans to the audience, many of the North Koreans look confused. “It’s a very normal reaction to any Laibach show anyway,” said Traavik, on the phone in Barcelona while promoting the documentary at the city’s film festival. Reviews of the documentary are mixed, calling the film everything from “thoughtful” to “bizarre.” Related article Laibach rocks Pyongyang with the 'Sound of Music' Novak hasn’t been back since, but director Traavik has traveled to North Korea more than 20 times, directing other art projects like students in an accordion version of A-ha’s “Take on Me,” a Norwegian festival and a DMZ academy, bringing European artists into North Korea for a symposium. He also has a very different take on North Korea, describing it as a “third world country posing as a super power.” “This country cannot be a threat to anybody but itself,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171031031500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "SVN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/asia/north-korea-rock-band-documentary-laibach/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "570972189", "sentence": "The administration is trying to explain the way a cash payment was handled as leverage for the prisoners US officials deny the payment was a \"ransom\" for US prisoners Obama administration officials described a tense and hectic 48 hours in January in a call with reporters Friday, when the release of four American prisoners from Iran – already agreed to in principle – seemed anything but certain. The call was an attempt to help explain the way a $400 million cash payment – part of a settlement in another dispute – was handled as leverage for the prisoners. The payment has been criticized as ransom for the prisoners, a charge the administration sought to debunk Friday. “There was truly a profound lack of trust on this very difficult prisoner exchange track,” a senior administration official said of the secret talks with Iran, “and even over the final 48 hours, there were repeated indications that our people may not actually ever be permitted to leave Iran.” In those crucial hours, the official said, the Iranians leaked information about the deal to the media, detained the American prisoners at the airport as they were preparing to leave and even led negotiators to believe they might return the prisoners to Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. Also of concern, the official said, was the disappearance in the final hours of Yeganeh Salehi, an Iranian citizen who is married to released Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and was included in the exchange. According to the official, her whereabouts were even unknown to delegation of Iranian negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland, leading some to speculate there might have been internal attempts within Iran to sabotage the deal. “So a number of things were going on which caused us great concern,” the official said. Around the same time, issues were popping up in the US. Iranian prisoners – some of them dual citizens – who were being released from US jails in exchange for the Americans were refusing to return to Iran, raising suspicions on the Iranian side, the official said. “One of the Iranian-Americans in a US prison then refused his pardon initially,” said the official, “and the Iranians in Geneva said that, unless he accepted his pardon, they would not release our people. … The Iranians thought we were pulling a fast one on them, because why would this guy not accept his pardon?” It was under these circumstances, the official said, that the US decided to hold up a $400 million payment to Iran, which they owed as part of settlement in a Hague tribunal case and had planned to make on the same day as the exchange to take advantage of the momentum of the moment. “It would have been irresponsible under these circumstances for us to move ahead with the separate Hague settlement and subsequent payment unless and until we knew the Americans were free,” the official said. “What we thought and hoped would be a smooth culmination day ended up being hardly that.” When a video emerged earlier this month that purportedly showed the payment of $400 million on the same day the prisoners were released, the Obama administration was hit with accusations they’d paid a ransom for the Americans. At the time, officials denied there was any connection between the payment and the exchange. But when The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the money had been held until the prisoners were let go, the narrative began to change. On Thursday, the State Department’s spokesman, John Kirby, said the US used the $400 million as “leverage” to address concerns Iran might renege on the release. Nevertheless, officials insist the payment was not a “random” or a “quid pro quo” as some critics have deemed it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama administration", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160819234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/us-iran-prisoners-400-million-leverage/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "462835931", "sentence": "Two British journalists and their guide, all working for Vice News, are charged in Turkey They're accused of \"knowingly and willfully helping the armed terrorist organization,\" a semiofficial news agency reports Vice News says the journalists were unjustly detained; rights groups call for their immediate release A Turkish court has charged two Vice News journalists and their “fixer” with a terrorism offense, several days after they were detained in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, a heavily Kurdish area. The three, held last Thursday, were charged late Monday with “knowingly and willfully helping the armed terrorist organization without being a part of its hierarchical structure,” according to Turkey’s semiofficial Anadolu news agency. It didn’t name the organization they were allegedly aiding. The reporters’ treatment has raised questions about the Turkish government’s commitment to freedom of expression. Vice named the two British journalists as Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury but did not identify the fixer – a journalist acting as a translator and guide. However, he was named by Anadolu as Mohammed Ismael Rasool. “Today the Turkish government has leveled baseless and alarmingly false charges of ‘working on behalf of a terrorist organization’ against three Vice News reporters, in an attempt to intimidate and censor their coverage,” Kevin Sutcliffe, Vice’s head of news programming in Europe, said in an online statement. “Prior to being unjustly detained, these journalists were reporting and documenting the situation in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir.” The journalists’ driver was also detained but has since been freed, said Vice News, a U.S.-based news outlet. Anadolu reported that the prosecutor’s office started an investigation after a tipoff that three foreign journalists were recruiting for terror organizations, specifically ISIS. However, the investigation is now leaning toward a relationship with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, according to Anadolu. Turkey and the United States list the PKK as a terrorist organization. Anadolu said that a police record includes footage of members of the PKK’s youth wing, YDG-H, with weapons, Molotov cocktails and homemade bombs, as well as interviews with masked YDG-H members. Police also found a day planner with explanations and translations of PKK structures, it said. Hanrahan told police that the day planner included his research as a reporter, and Pendlebury said that he’d shot footage as a war reporter but that he did not know that the people in the footage were associated with any organization, according to Anadolu. The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Diyarbakir authorities to release the trio immediately and allow them to resume their work. “The renewed clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish separatists in the volatile southeast are of public interest to both domestic and international audiences,” said Nina Ognianova, the committee’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Authorities ought to protect, not gag journalists on the job.” The Committee to Protect Journalists said its research indicated that broadly worded anti-terror laws in Turkey have allowed authorities to conflate the coverage of banned groups and sensitive topics with anti-state activity. “Talking to all parties involved in a conflict is just good journalism,” Ognianova said. “Being ‘in close contact’ with their sources is what reporters do.” Freedom of speech group PEN International warned that the journalists’ detention was part of a worrying trend in Turkey, particularly with regard to coverage of the banned PKK and tensions in Turkey’s heavily Kurdish areas. “It is becoming increasingly difficult to carry out journalistic duties in Turkey,” said Zeynep Oral, president of PEN Turkey. “In a period of uncertainty, both in the country and in the region, we are in the greatest need of freedom of expression and the right to know. We ask for justice and the immediate release of journalists doing their jobs.” Rights group Amnesty International also called on Turkish authorities to release the journalists immediately. Andrew Gardner, Amnesty International’s Turkey researcher, slammed their detention as “yet another example of the Turkish authorities suppressing the reporting of stories that are embarrassing to them.” The UK Foreign Office said it was providing consular assistance and was “in touch with the relevant authorities” after the arrest of the two British nationals in Diyarbakir. Asked about the British journalists’ situation, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said: “Freedom of expression, including for journalists, and due process are key elements in every healthy democracy and are enshrined, in fact, in the Turkish Constitution as well as Turkey’s (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) commitments and Turkey’s international human rights obligations. “So as Turkey’s friend and NATO ally, we urge Turkish authorities to ensure their actions uphold universal democratic values, including due process, freedom of expression, as well as access to media and information.” CNN’s Zeynep Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul, and Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN’s Khushbu Shah and Alexander Felton contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkish government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150901170000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/01/europe/turkey-vice-journalists-charged/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "617145893", "sentence": "China views Taiwan as a renegade province \"Everything is under negotiation, including 'One China,' \" Trump said Friday China’s Foreign Ministry firmly pushed back Saturday against President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the “One China” policy on Taiwan is negotiable, calling it the “political foundation” of the relationship between the US and China. China views Taiwan as a renegade province and, since 1979, the US has acknowledged Beijing’s claim that Taiwan is part of China, with US-China relations governed by a set of protocols known as the “One China” policy. “The ‘One China’ principle is the political foundation of Sino-US relations and it is non-negotiable. We urge the relevant side in the US to recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue and abide by the pledges by successive US administrations from both parties,” spokesman Lu Kang said. He was responding to a question about Trump’s remarks Friday in The Wall Street Journal in which he said, “Everything is under negotiation, including ‘One China.’ “ “The pledges include adopting the ‘One China’ policy, adhering to the principles in the three Sino-US joint communiques and properly handling the Taiwan issue. Only doing so would prevent the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations as well as bilateral cooperation in major areas from being affected,” Lu added. Chinese state media slams Tillerson over South China Sea The Chinese official highlighted the international community’s view on the issue in a statement. “There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory and the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing China,” Lu said. “These are facts recognized by the international community and no one can change this.” China’s foreign ministry lodged a complaint last month with the United States after a phone call between Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen overturned decades of diplomatic protocol, because there are no formal diplomatic relations between the US and the province. At the time, Trump said he was merely accepting a congratulatory call from the Taiwan leader, tweeting, “Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call.” CNN’s Steven Jiang and Sara Mazloumsaki contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170114181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TWN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/politics/donald-trump-one-china-taiwan/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "573278936", "sentence": "In seven days, aircraft and boat patrol teams searched a total of 16,571 square miles Survivors marooned for eight days with 'limited supplies' Two stranded mariners were rescued after a US Navy aircraft crew spotted three vital letters etched into the sand while flying over a deserted beach in Micronesia: “SOS.” The US Navy alerted a Guam search and rescue team identifying the uninhabited location, the Coast Guard in Guam said in a statement Friday. The survivors, who were marooned for eight days with “limited supplies and no emergency equipment on board,” were picked up Friday and transferred to Nomwin atoll, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard received a report about an 18-foot vessel with two people aboard missing since August 19. The ship left Weno Island two days earlier en route to Tamatam Island – but the castaway pair never made it. In seven days, the aircraft and boat patrol teams searched a total of 16,571 square miles before rescuing the boaters, who have yet to be identified, the Coast Guard said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Navy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160827101500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FSM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/27/us/sos-rescue-from-island/", "score": "0.1"}}}
{"article_id": "566610903", "sentence": "CDC: More than 5,500 people in Puerto Rico have been diagnosed with the Zika virus Photographer Carolyn Drake didn't see any panic when she visited in July When photographer Carolyn Drake arrived in Puerto Rico under the weight of the muggy July heat, she was prepared to cover the U.S. territory’s growing number of Zika cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that more than 5,500 people in Puerto Rico have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, including over 600 pregnant women. But despite the epidemic, Drake didn’t observe anyone panicking during her five-day trip. “I didn’t see people spraying their clothes or being hyperaware,” she said. “Their main concern was not trying to prevent themselves from getting Zika. It’s not like everyone is putting screens on their windows and running around with repellant every day.” The CDC says approximately 80% of people who are infected with Zika don’t exhibit any symptoms, so the number of those affected is likely much higher. Pregnant women face the most-known threat, as an infection could lead to a birth defect known as microcephaly, in which the child is born with a small brain and head. Microcephaly can lead to developmental issues and even death. Drake examined a wide range of life during her short time in Puerto Rico, with her visits including beaches, restaurants and health clinics. In one clinic Drake visited, couples and expectant mothers filled the room to the brim while a TV reporter peppered a doctor with questions about Zika in English. Packets were distributed with repellant and pink mosquito nets. Drake was only allowed to photograph the educational aspects of these clinics. Due to privacy laws, she was not allowed to interview anyone there with Zika. Drake was eating in a restaurant with her translator when they met Rosio Cancel, a young woman who had just been diagnosed with Zika. The only reason Cancel had even discovered she had contracted the illness was because she had her blood tested a few days prior when she went to donate blood for a friend. Drake spent the day talking to Cancel and listening to her explain why she’s not that concerned about Zika. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. A year ago, Cancel had chikungunya, another mosquito-borne illness that she said was much worse. She was left with joint pain and aching muscles. As for her bout with Zika, she took a day off work and then was back in the restaurant the next day. Cancel was much more interested in talking about the relations between the United States and Puerto Rico than she was about the Zika she had just been diagnosed with. During her stay, Drake encountered outreach programs set up to educate people about how they can protect themselves from Zika. In the parking lot of a Home Depot, she photographed a table that was set up with repellant sprays, tubes and a beaker holding mosquitoes for demonstration. Drake also saw mothers spraying their children down at birthday parties. But for the most part, Drake noticed many Puerto Ricans proceeding as usual. Daily life drummed on. People filled the city streets eating at restaurants with their loved ones. They soaked up the sun and salty breezes on the beach with their friends, and they went to work to provide for their families. “It is really hot and muggy in Puerto Rico, so the idea of people wearing long-sleeved shirts and closing their windows is not even conceivable,” she said. “Most places I went are not screened. …  I can’t make a generalization about what the Puerto Rican people are like, especially after just five days there. I can just offer a glimpse based on my particular experience.” Carolyn Drake is a photographer based in California and represented by Magnum Photos. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160805011500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/health/cnnphotos-zika-puerto-rico/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "742771583", "sentence": "In a move surely intended to put Washington on notice China’s military has put on a show of force in the South China Sea, new satellite images show, with drills at sea and in the air to reinforce its claims in the contested region. Analysts said the images, provided by Planet Labs Inc and date-stamped March 26, showed China’s only operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, accompanied by dozens of other vessels in the South China Sea, just south of the Chinese island province of Hainan. While the aircraft carrier has visited the South China Sea before, it was unusual to see such a large number of Chinese naval vessels training together in the area, Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies’ Maritime Security Program, told CNN. “I would say this is the new normal and this will not be a one-off show of force,” he said. China said Friday that it would conduct live-fire military drills in the South China Sea at an undisclosed future date, adding they weren’t “targeted toward any specific country or aim,” state media reported. The Global Times, a state-run tabloid, said the Liaoning would likely take part. However, it wasn’t clear if the photos were of the drills announced last week. The Chinese military has not released any official information on the Liaoning’s movements. The carrier group is only the latest in a series of military maneuvers by the Chinese government in March. Images on Chinese state media showed armored amphibious vehicles training in the waters of the South China Sea on Monday and Tuesday. On Sunday, China’s state media announced air force exercises had been carried out over the South China Sea and the West Pacific. On March 21, the Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait towards the South China Sea, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. A US State Department official told CNN the United States was concerned about China’s lack of transparency around its military exercises and “associated strategic intentions.” Koh said the flurry of military activity was the result of a newly-empowered Chinese President Xi Jinping following through on his plans for the country’s armed forces. “This show of force is not just to symbolize that China is ready to fight … There is a lot more resolute determination on the part of China to push the military to much greater degrees of readiness,” he said. The United States conducts regular Freedom of Navigation operations (FONOP) in the South China Sea to reinforce their rights to sail unimpeded through the area. On Friday, the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin sailed within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese artificial island at Mischief Reef, provoking a stern reaction from China’s Foreign Ministry, which called it a “military provocation.” Related article US destroyer sails close to contested island in South China Sea Ian Storey, senior fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, told CNN that while there was likely no connection between China’s drills and the US’ most recent FONOP, the Trump administration had increased the number of operations since it came to power. “It may be in response to this series of Freedom of Navigation operations, rather than just one,” he said. In the past week, a group of Chinese H-6K bombers, Su-35 fighter jets and other aircraft conducted a series of aerial maneuvers and strike tactics in the South China Sea, state media announced on Sunday. They also conducted drills with bombers and fighter jets over Japan’s Miyako Strait. Koh said many of the navy vessels captured on satellite photos were difficult to identify individually due to the low resolution of the images. “These 40 plus vehicles we see in the pictures all belong to a carrier strike group, mostly comprised of the major surface combatants like the frigates and destroyers, possibly one or two submarines, but the remaining vessels (are hard to determine),” he said. Related article US aircraft carrier in Vietnam for historic visit aimed at Beijing The South China Sea is one of the most disputed regions in the world – the Chinese government has laid down claims to a large swathe of territory in the region, which overlaps with the territory of Vietnam and the Philippines, among others. To strengthen its position in the region, Beijing has built and militarized artificial islands in the Paracel and Spratly island chains. A 2016 international court ruling found the Chinese government had no legal basis to its claims of historic rights. Related article 'Weaponizing capital': US worries over China's expanding role in Africa Storey said in the past 18 months the Chinese government had achieved a number of victories in the South China Sea. “They’ve been successful in getting southeast Asian countries to forget about the tribunal ruling, and they’ve applied pressure on Vietnam to stop oil drilling in certain blocks,” he said. In addition, their military capabilities at sea are only continuing to grow, according to Koh, with at least 40 new ships commissioned in the past year. The Chinese Navy is preparing to take their second, but first domestically built, aircraft carrier, on its first sea trial, possibly as early as April. The US State Department official said China’s actions to militarize the South China Sea threatened to “undermine regional stability.” “We urge all claimants, including China, to manage and resolve disputes peacefully, without resort to threats, coercion, or intimidation,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's military in the South China Sea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180328173000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/asia/south-china-sea-drills-liaoning-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "751075382", "sentence": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a House panel Thursday that “this thing needs to conclude,” potentially in reference to the special counsel’s Russia probe that he has recused himself from. The answer, before the House Appropriations Committee, came following a question from Republican Rep. Evan Jenkins of West Virginia about the need to investigate allegations concerning Hillary Clinton, the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email server investigation, and abuse of surveillance authorities. Jenkins said a “double standard” exists between the department’s handling of those issues, and its appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Russia investigation – so it’s not immediately clear what Sessions was speaking to. “Look, I think the American people are concerned and the President is concerned. He’s dealing with France and North Korea and Syria and taxes and regulations and border and crime every day, and I wish, this thing needs to conclude,” Sessions said. Sessions continued to underscore that the Justice Department has provided unprecedented access to the Hill regarding the Clinton and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act questions and stressed that “we have an entirely new top leadership at the FBI.” But he added, “I do not think we need to willy-nilly appoint special counsels, and as we can see, it can really take on a life of its own.” “If there’s wrongdoing uncovered, we’ll act on that. But we have got to be careful. We don’t smear everybody if somebody made some errors, and some of the errors could be disciplinary matters rather than prosecutorial matters,” Sessions said. Asked about the comment, Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said, “I’d imagine he was saying that it’s in the public interest to have the special counsel’s investigation concluded as soon as possible.” Sessions also said the Justice Department inspector general’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email investigation should be ready soon. “The inspector general will have a report before long, a few weeks maybe, and we will do our duty at the Department of Justice to ensure that justice is done,” he said. Sessions has repeatedly faced pressure from Republicans on Capitol Hill and the President over the Justice Department’s handling of the allegations around Clinton and alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In March, Sessions revealed that he had appointed John Huber, the US attorney in Utah, to oversee an investigation into the issues. Huber wields significant power as a federal prosecutor – with the ability to bring charges and convene a grand jury – and the move to bring him in was met with encouragement by Republican leaders. Sessions faced questioning from the left Thursday over a different decision: Whether or not he would recuse himself from the Justice Department investigation into the President’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Asked by Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York why he had decided to not step back from the Cohen probe given its ties to the special counsel’s Russia investigation, which Sessions is recused from, Sessions demurred. “Presumably you read that in the media somewhere. Media, it’s often inaccurate, and much of what I see in the print is inaccurate,” Sessions said. “Let me just say this quite clearly to you: I will honor the commitment I made to recuse myself from matters that I should recuse myself from, and I intend to do that faithfully. I have made that commitment and I have done so. I have not violated any commitment in that regard.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Justice Department", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180426200000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/jeff-sessions-report-special-counsel/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "448031381", "sentence": "Shortly after the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds, Gov. Nikki Haley told CNN’s Don Lemon that placing the flag in 2000 was a poor decision. “I think the more important part is it should have never been there,” she said. “These grounds are a place that everybody should feel a part of. What I realized now more than ever is people were driving by and felt hurt and pain. No one should feel pain.” Haley, a rising star in the Republican Party, is the youngest current governor in the U.S. She is also the first woman and the first Indian American to serve as Governor of South Carolina. Haley said the flag should be in a museum, a place that preserves history, not in a place where people gather to implement policies about the state’s future. “There is a place for that flag,” she said. “It’s not in a place that represents all people in South Carolina.” Haley had previously been a supporter of the flag as a symbol of Southern heritage honoring residents’ ancestors. But it was the Friday night after a week of funerals for the Charleston Massacre victims that Haley said she decided that the flag had to come down. Dylann Roof is accused of murdering nine people at a church shooting with the goal of starting a race war. He was repeatedly photographed with the Confederate Flag. Haley stayed up late that Friday night discuss the situation with her husband. “I told him what I was thinking and he told me I was right and that’s all I needed,” she said. “That next day I called the staff in.” Haley said she met with local leaders as well as South Carolina’s federal delegation to share that she planned to give a speech calling for the removal of the flag. “I said ‘I will be forever grateful if you stand with me, but if you choose not to, I will hold no ill will,’” she said. Some individuals supported Haley’s shift in perspective, while others did not. The South Carolina Senate and House voted to remove the flag this week. Haley said national conversation about being viewed differently because of your ethnicity forced her to reflect on here days growing up as a minority in a small town in South Carolina. One day her father drove to Columbia to buy produce at a fruit stand when two police officers were called to the stand to keep their eyes on him. The officers just stood at the register until Haley’s father made his purchase. “I remember how bad that felt. And my dad went to the register, shook their hands, said thank you, paid for his things and not a word was said going home. I knew what had just happened,” Haley said. “That produce stand is still there and every time I drive by it, I still feel that pain. I realized that that Confederate Flag was the same pain that so many people were feeling.” Haley said the importance of teaching the next generation about how to treat people was a major motivator of her decision. “The biggest reason I asked for that flag to come down was I couldn’t look my children in the face and justify it staying there,” she said. Haley said racism is a reality that parents can’t afford to ignore and must be proactive in addressing with their children. “You’re not born with hate, you’re taught hate,” she said. “Parents need to be very conscious of the fact that that flag hurts people and they need to talk to their kids about it.” The state took a lot of heat for the flag, Haley acknowledged. She spent much of her time trying to communicate to national audiences that the state was committed to moving forward. The NCAA is dropping their 15 year boycott of the state because of the flag, and Haley said she hopes the NAACP does as well. “Now there’s more reason to come to this state. I am proud to say that it’s a new day in South Carolina.” The flag didn’t kill the Charleston nine. But removing it should help South Carolinians move forward in its quest for racial reconciliation, she said. “I hope it gives those families a little bit of peace. That has always been my prayer and I hope this allows our state to heal,” she said. “The grief of this tragedy is going to last for a really long time.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Confederate flag removal in South Carolina", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150710201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/nikki-haley-confederate-flag-removal/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "465960554", "sentence": "'There has been a de facto rebellion among illegal migrants,' Hungarian premier says Video shows police officers lobbing sandwiches into crowd of refugees Migrants have complained of inhumane treatment at Hungary reception centers Video has emerged that shows police throwing bags of food into crowds of refugees from behind a barrier at a migrant transit camp in Hungary, a country at the forefront of Europe’s migrant crisis. Men, women and children can be seen being pushed and jostled as the crowd surges to try to catch the plastic-wrapped sandwiches, lobbed by helmet-clad police from behind a line of fellow officers, some wearing hygiene masks. An activist shot the footage Wednesday at a facility that authorities run in Roszke, on Hungary’s southern border with Serbia. The video emerged Friday. Hungary, which lies on a popular transit route from Greece through the Balkans to Northern and Western Europe, has seen tens of thousands of refugees and migrants – many of them fleeing war-torn Syria – cross the border in recent weeks. It’s one of many European countries struggling to cope with the influx – but has been singled out for criticism by rights groups for alleged mistreatment of the migrants. On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban provided a different picture of the migrants’ overall conduct, which he described as “a de facto rebellion.” The Premier praised police for dealing with the massive migration “without the use of force.” “I would like to thank the Hungarian police because in recent days there has been a de facto rebellion among illegal migrants,” Orban said in televised comments. “They occupied a railway station, they refused to be fingerprinted, they did not cooperate and they refused to enter facilities where they could receive care, such as food, water, shelter or medical treatment. They have rebelled against Hungarian law,” Orban said. Related video Hungary building wall to stop flood of migrants Authorities provided a similar defense of police when asked about the video. Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs told CNN that the “video shows people within the facility don’t wait until they get provisions. The police are trying to hold them back; they were almost rioting.” Kovacs said the facility was a registration area for refugees, not a shelter, and that police – who had been working nonstop for nine months – were showing great restraint. The footage of food being thrown tallies with the accounts of migrants who’ve told CNN in recent days of receiving inhumane and degrading treatment at the Roszke camp, where many have been held for days after crossing the border. Some described food and water being thrown to them as if they were animals. They also spoke of cramped conditions inside the facility, which resembles a concrete hangar, and a lack of access to adequate medical care. The refugees’ reception has fueled frustration, leading some to break through police lines or embark on long marches across the country as they seek to move on. Hungary, a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention aimed at protecting refugees, has also come under fire for erecting a razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia to halt the flow. But the government has said it is just trying to enforce European Union rules on the movement of migrants without proper documentation. Related video Refugees break past police in sprint toward border Last week, attention focused on the plight of thousands of refugees stranded at Budapest’s main Keleti rail station after Hungarian authorities temporarily halted international train services. The migrants have said they simply want to pass through Hungary to reach countries seen as more welcoming to refugees, such as Germany and Sweden. A Human Rights Watch report released Friday cited what it described as “abysmal conditions” in two reception centers in Roszke. Its assessment was based on footage filmed inside the centers and interviews with migrants who had been held there, it said. “The detainees at Roszke are held in filthy, overcrowded conditions, hungry, and lacking medical care,” said Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch. “The Hungarian authorities have an obligation to ensure that migrants and asylum-seekers are held in humane conditions and that their rights are respected.” An Amnesty International researcher also last week cited refugees who spoke of “rough treatment” at the hands of Hungarian authorities. One woman, named as Dina, 46, told the rights group she had come to Hungary with her son and his wife, who is seven months’ pregnant, and they were seeking to travel on from Keleti to Germany as soon as possible. Border police detained them for 16 hours without giving them food or water, she said. “I want to start a new life in peace. … They are treating us like animals, worse than animals.” Meanwhile, the scale of the refugees’ migration on one route apparently has been seriously underestimated, according to one group. At least 175,000 migrants from Syria have reached Greece in 2015, a figure that’s twice the previous estimate, the International Organization for Migration said Friday. Overall, a record number of 423,761 migrants, including refugees seeking asylum in the European Union, have made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean so far this year, the IOM said. That number is more than twice the 219,000 figure for all of 2014, the group said. Most of the arrivals in 2015 were registered in Greece, with 309,356 people. The next top destination was Italy with 121,139. A total of 2,748 migrants have died so far in 2015 while trying to cross the Mediterranean, accounting for 73% of all migrant deaths worldwide, the IOM said. On Wednesday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker set out proposals for mandatory quotas for EU states to take in 120,000 refugees who were already in Italy, Greece and Hungary on top of plans made in May to relocate 40,000 from Italy and Greece. A spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, welcomed the plans but said the relocation needs of the 160,000 refugees – including their preferences and qualifications – should be taken into account. Addressing reporters Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, William Spindler said that given the urgency of the situation, the proposals would need to be implemented “fully” and “swiftly.” UNHCR is ramping up its capacity in all countries affected by the flow of refugees and stands ready to support all EU measures to respond to the crisis, Spindler said. He emphasized that refugees must find a welcoming environment when entering the European Union and that borders must be managed in line with national and international laws, which include guaranteeing the right to seek asylum. Pope Francis discussed the refugee crisis in a meeting Friday at the Vatican with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, the Vatican said via Twitter. Both leaders addressed “the condition of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and displaced persons, and the importance of promoting a shared solution to the current crisis,” it said. EU member states must still agree to the European Commission’s proposals. Their interior ministers are due to meet Monday to discuss the issue. Amid concern over the welcome – or lack thereof – given to some migrants, the Council of Europe issued new guidelines Wednesday to its 47 member states on their treatment of the new arrivals. The recommendations address “the reception and temporary living conditions of migrants and asylum seekers, to ensure respect for their human rights,” Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said in a letter. Jagland added that “many of the incomers are asylum-seekers whose requests to stay in Europe will be accepted” and said that “it is self-defeating to mistreat or demean any future member of our societies.” Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes CNN’s Arwa Damon reported from Roszke, and Laura Smith-Spark wrote and reported from London. CNN’s Brent Swails, Pierre Meilhan, and Christine Theodorou contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hungarian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150911153000", "country1": "SRB", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/11/europe/europe-migrant-crisis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "654032680", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Lisa Monaco served as White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser from 2013-2017. She is now a Distinguished Senior Fellow at New York University Law School’s Center on Law & Security and a CNN Senior National Security Analyst. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Last week, the White House announced that President Trump would visit Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip Lisa Monaco: Hopefully this visit signals that the administration is willing to form global partnerships to fight terrorism The White House has billed the President’s first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia as a “historic gathering” to “combat extremism, terrorism and violence” and “build a coalition of friends and partners who share the goal of fighting terrorism and bringing safety, opportunity and stability to the Middle East.” Of course, a global coalition to combat ISIS already exists; it was built by the Obama administration.  And far from a historic gathering, this trip follows President Obama’s four trips to the Kingdom (more than any other President) and two prior summits of Gulf leaders – one convened by Obama at Camp David and one by King Salman in Saudi Arabia – to combat ISIS and enhance support for our Gulf partners. But history lessons aside, if this trip signals that partnerships and not isolationism will drive this administration’s counterterrorism strategy, as it did in the last, then that should be welcome news. The terrorism fight is one area where we need a “globalist” approach. To start with, ISIS is not the only terrorist group the United States should be focused on. Al Qaeda’s franchises in Yemen and Syria remain intent on attacking the US homeland and must be the subject of relentless pressure. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen has been the most persistent in plotting to blow up American airliners and al Qaeda in Syria is currently the largest affiliate of the group that attacked America on 9/11.  It seeks to exploit the civil war in Syria to create a new haven for its members. And ISIS, despite its losses in Iraq and Syria, still remains a threat. Yes, ISIS has been rolled back from the majority of the territory it once held, and its caliphate is shrinking. But, as the saying goes, like a balloon squeezed in one place, it will bulge in another. ISIS wants to demonstrate its relevance, and we need to recognize that it poses a hybrid threat that won’t be vanquished with bombs alone. Related article Trump's tour to the seats of three religions ISIS is simultaneously an insurgent army, a terror group that has directed attacks with trained foreign fighters and a social media phenomenon the likes of which the world has not confronted before. The Trump administration needs a strategy for dealing with all aspects of this problem. Chief among these threats is the ability of ISIS to train and deploy foreign fighters to carry out brutal attacks on the soil of some of our allies across Europe. ISIS-directed attacks across Europe have revealed serious gaps in European ability to identify and stop terrorists in their midst. So, in addition to President Trump’s welcome turnabout in support of NATO, the administration should also prioritize building nonmilitary capabilities with our European allies and other partners. The National Counterterrorism Center estimates that more than 40,000 foreign fighters have traveled to join ISIS and other groups. Many of these are European and Western passport holders. To really understand the magnitude of this problem – and whether some could be an e-ticket away from the United States – we need to dramatically improve information sharing with and among our European partners. That’s why in the wake of attacks in Paris and Brussels the Obama administration dispatched “Foreign Fighter Surge Teams” to European capitals. These intelligence, homeland security and law enforcement professionals worked with counterparts to identify foreign fighters and build the type of screening and analytic capabilities the US has leaned on so heavily since 9/11 to uncover and thwart plots. Will the Trump administration continue this effort and provide the State Department and other agencies the necessary resources to do so? Related article Secretary Tillerson, US diplomats are looking to you for leadership Closer to home, the real test will be in how the new administration deals with the exploitation of social media to recruit and radicalize young people to violence. So far, rather than countering the ISIS narrative, the Trump administration’s policies have played into ISIS recruiting tactics. The recent travel ban, for example, lent credence to the ISIS claim that the United States is at war with Islam and wants to promote a clash of civilizations. To be sure, federal efforts to combat ISIS messaging have long experienced fits and starts, but the Obama administration ultimately learned that the federal government is not the best messenger, and overhauled its approach to focus on building a network of credible voices – from government and nongovernmental organizations – to counter the ISIS message across the Arab world and here at home. Today, the bureau in the State Department responsible for these global efforts lacks a Senate-confirmed leader. On a more promising note, recently Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly made an appeal to communities in the US to be part of the solution in diverting young people from violent paths.  Importantly, he did not confine his comments to Muslim communities, noting that the homegrown terrorism threat extends to all types of extremism – including that of white supremacists – and therefore all communities need to help. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook It will take that kind of broad-based appeal to build trust in communities of all stripes and sizes and to address what truly threatens us on the homeland security front. How the administration works with foreign partners, engages with the technology industry to stop abuse of its platforms and enlists communities of all faiths – these will be the tests of its counterterrorism policy. One trip does not a policy make, but it’s a start.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration counterterrorism strategy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170509133000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/opinions/trump-counterterrorism-policy-opinion-monaco/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "671927784", "sentence": "President Donald Trump retrieves and returns a Marine's hat blown off by the wind Trump returned from the G20 conference in Hamburg, Germany and will travel to France later this week A Marine standing on a windy tarmac got some help from President Donald Trump over the weekend. While boarding Marine One at Joint Base Andrews on Saturday, Trump stopped to retrieve the Marine’s cover – the term used to describe the hat worn by the Marines – which had been blown off his head. While walking up to the helicopter, Trump noticed the cover on the ground in front of him, reached down to pick it up and returned it to the head of the Marine, who was standing at attention next to the helicopter. Trump is back in Washington following a trip to Hamburg, Germany, last week for the Group of 20 conference. He will travel back to Europe later this week for France’s Bastille Day.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170710180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/10/politics/trump-marine-hat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "739944540", "sentence": "Donald Trump’s weekend of assaults on Robert Mueller’s investigation pushed Washington closer than ever to the major crisis of governance that could ensue if the President were to act on his fury and fire the special counsel. The President’s lambasting of the Russia probe and the administration’s sacking of former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe prompted warnings from key Republicans that he would send the country over a cliff if he tried to dismiss Mueller. And the White House will Monday face uncomfortable new questions about the Trump team’s conduct during the 2016 election after Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data firm used by President’s campaign, over allegations it used the data of 50 million users of the social media site without their permission. Trump’s major agenda push this week will highlight his plan to tackle the opioid crisis. But it’s a good bet that initiative will be overtaken by a fresh round of West Wing chaos, speculation about personnel shake-ups and revelations about the legal duel between the President and Stormy Daniels, a porn star who claims she had an affair with Trump more than decade ago. But, far from being put off by the turmoil rocking his administration, Trump appears to be relishing a new chapter of his presidency, as he axes and undermines aides he distrusts and gives his impulsive personality free rein. The result is that the President is leading Washington, the nation and the world into an even more unpredictable phase, testing the limits of his political power at home and putting the international system under extreme strain. CNN Money: Facebook investigating employee’s links to Cambridge Analytica Trump spent the weekend gloating over the firing of McCabe, who he portrayed as the epitome of corruption at the tip of the bureau, and one of those responsible for what he sees as the unjustified investigation into allegations of collusion between his campaign and Russia. But sources familiar with the matter told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that as he phoned his outside advisers and allies over the weekend, Trump’s growing irritation with special counsel Robert Mueller overshadowed his delight over McCabe’s late-night dismissal. He escalated his assault on Mueller over the weekend in a way that made it look like an attempt to fire the special counsel, once thought impossible owing to its constitutional implications, is very much on his mind. “The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime,” Trump wrote on Twitter Saturday night. He reiterated that point Monday morning, dismissing the investigation as a “WITCH HUNT.” The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. It was based on fraudulent activities and a Fake Dossier paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC, and improperly used in FISA COURT for surveillance of my campaign. WITCH HUNT! McCabe was fired at the recommendation of an FBI internal disciplinary process into his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. But suspicions he was cast out for political reasons have been stoked by Trump’s incessant public campaign for his ouster. McCabe, however, hit back at his firing and complained that he had been pushed out hours before he was due to retire because Trump wanted to slander the FBI and the Mueller probe, in which he is a key witness. Trump’s fresh attacks on Mueller immediately renewed speculation that the President would try to dismiss the special counsel, potentially by replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is recused from any matter relating to the 2016 elections, and replacing him with an ally willing to do his bidding. That prospect prompted some Republicans to warn that Trump was on the threshold of dangerous territory. “I think that people see that as a massive red line that can’t be crossed,” Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Related video Flake: Trump firing Mueller is a 'red line' “So, I hope that that’s the case. And I would just hope that enough people would prevail on the president ‘now, don’t go there. Don’t go there.’” South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that if Trump fired Mueller he would face grave consequences. “As I have said before, if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency, because we’re a rule of law nation,” Graham said. Trump’s lawyer Ty Cobb however told CNN’s Gloria Borger on Sunday night that nothing had changed in the White House’s attitude to the special counsel. “In response to media speculation and related questions being posed to the administration, the White House yet again confirms that the President is not considering or discussing the firing of the Special Counsel, Robert Mueller,” Cobb said. One reason why Trump may be lashing out at Mueller is the special counsel seems to be edging closer to the President by the day. Last week, it emerged that he had subpoenaed documents from the Trump organization – including some that related to its business dealings with Russia. But the Russia probe is not the only source of turmoil rocking Washington. Many White House and Cabinet officials return on Monday with the axe hanging over them, after Trump said last week following the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that he was finally gathering the team he wanted around him. Among those thought to be on the way out or on borrowed time include national security adviser H.R. McMaster, White House chief of staff John Kelly, and cabinet members including Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who are like many colleagues fighting off scandals related to lavish spending. Related article Every job is safe in the White House -- until it's not The extraordinary legal showdown between the President and Stormy Daniels, who said she had an affair with Trump long before he ran for office is certain to escalate in the days ahead – if for no other reason than the porn star’s lawyer is determined to keep her case in the news. On Friday, attorneys defending Trump and the company of his personal legal counsel, Michael Cohen, filed to move the lawsuit to federal court and claimed she could owe in excess of $20 million for violating a nondisclosure agreement. Related video Is Stormy Daniels more media savvy than Trump? The world outside the United States, reeling after several weeks of mind-boggling Trump behavior that matched the disruption his supporters had in mind when they elected him, will keep a close eye on Washington this week. There remains no clarity on the administration’s strategy heading into the President’s planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un which the White House has said will take place as soon as May. The fate of the Iran deal, that Trump is threatening to scrap by May but is strongly backed by America’s European allies, will be in focus when the President welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House on Tuesday. Related article Saudi Arabia warns it will pursue nuclear weapons if Iran does And the reverberations from Trump’s demand for import tariffs on aluminum and steel are still powering a frantic effort by US allies to win opt-outs. A White House plan to crank up the heat on China’s trade practices that is in preparation behind the scenes could drive a new nail into the coffin of the World Trade Organization and spark global economic turmoil.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180319061500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/19/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller-washington-week/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "458662098", "sentence": "Jeb Bush once had to pass a gift of a lasso on to his brother, President George W. Bush George W. Bush once revised an official note to refer to Jeb Bush as \"my brother\" Being a governor while also being the brother of a U.S. president sometimes means that you pass along gifts and letters to the commander in chief. And shortly after Jeb Bush was elected to his second term as Florida governor in 2002, he was visited by Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, who brought presents for both the governor, then-President George W. Bush and their father, former President George H.W. Bush. New documents released from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on Monday include a December 2002 letter that Ibáñez wrote to George Bush, explaining the “boleadoras” – or hunting lasso – that he brought for the President. The lasso, made of three stone balls tied together with a horse hide, was used by Uruguayan natives to hunt “nandues,” or South American ostriches, the Uruguayan president wrote. They were also used to catch “galloping horses by throwing them at their hind legs.” They were worn around the waist as an ornament in special occasions, he continued, but, “Nevertheless, they can be useful still!” There were no details of the gifts brought for Jeb Bush or Bush 41. The records also revealed that in the draft process, George W. Bush’s original thank you letter to Ibáñez carried a formal tone, thanking the president for the lasso that was “passed along to me by Governor Jeb Bush.” But handwritten edits show that “Governor” was crossed out and replaced by “my brother,” so that the letter read more casually: “… passed along by my brother, Jeb.” The draft process shows not only the careful editing that takes place in official letters but also the rare reality that the White House had multiple ways of referring to the governor of one of the largest states. Jeb Bush was governor of Florida for six of the eight years that his brother served as president. The batch of documents, released in response to public records requests, also shows a letter that President George W. Bush wrote to Emma E. Booker elementary school in Sarasota County, Florida, acknowledging that he had to leave early from a school visit after learning of the 9/11 attacks. “Thank you for inviting me to come to your school last week. I enjoyed my visit and really appreciate your understanding why it was important for me to leave early,” said the letter, dated six days after the attacks. “Mrs. Bush and I hope you have a great school year and that you already remember to study hard and read a lot!” While the letter makes no mention of Jeb, who was governor of Florida at the time, the letter marks an interesting relic that highlights how George W. Bush was in his brother’s state at the time of the attacks. Furthermore, the files include a letter that Jeb Bush wrote to his brother along with then Colorado Gov. Bill Owens and then Connecticut Gov. John Rowland on January 16, 2003, with suggestions on how the federal government should reform Medicaid. “We must proceed as if lives depend on our very action. They surely do,” the governors concluded at the end of the letter. The letter, which was reported at the time, came just months before the administration would release a proposal for reform that would give states more flexibility in administrating Medicaid. Also of note in the documents, Jeb Bush emailed then-chief of staff Andy Card on August 24, 2004, thanking his brother’s administration and FEMA for acting quickly after his state was struck by a hurricane. “Please tell the President and your team how grateful we are. The response has been awesome from FEMA and other departments,” Jeb wrote, less than 10 minutes after one of his state employees sent him an email showing how fast the state was able to send federal funds. All told, Florida would suffer four major hurricanes in the second half of 2004.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "George W. Bush administration", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150818050000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "URY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/17/politics/jeb-bush-letters-brother/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "731968666", "sentence": "The Seychelles is not typically associated with geopolitics. But beyond the white sandy beaches and tropical jungles, the tiny archipelago nation is emerging as a key player in India’s battle to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean. Late last month, India and the Seychelles signed a revised agreement granting India permission to construct a military base on the Seychelles’ Assumption Island, roughly 1,650 kilometers (1,025 miles) east of mainland East Africa. The deal, which follows several years of diplomatic negotiations, will provide India with a crucial military staging point in what is fast becoming a critically strategic region. In 2016, approximately 40 million barrels of oil per day – equivalent to just under half of the world’s total oil supply – traveled through Indian Ocean entry and exit points, including the Straits of Hormuz, Malacca and Bab el-Mandeb. India, which has more than 7,500 kilometers (4,700 miles) of coastline and sits at the very center of the Indian Ocean, is dependent on free and open access to those same shipping lanes for trade. According to the Indian Ministry of Shipping, around 95% of the country’s trade by volume, and 70% by value, comes via the Indian Ocean. India’s attempts to better secure its access to the region mirrors a similar strategy deployed by its neighbor and long-standing rival China. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s naval reach has grown considerably, expanding far beyond its immediate coastline into areas not previously considered within its sphere of influence. In July last year China established its first overseas military base in Djibouti, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, among the world’s busiest shipping lanes and one of three crucial Indian Ocean arteries. The strait, which is only 29 kilometers (18 miles) wide at its narrowest point, connects the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean beyond. The opening of the Djibouti base was followed several months later by the country’s controversial acquisition of the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka, just 22.2 kilometers (13.8 miles) by some estimates from the primary Indian Ocean sea lane that links the Malacca Straits to the Suez Canal. Related article China sends troops to Djibouti, establishes first overseas military base Speaking to CNN, Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Sydney, described the Hambantota deal – which saw Sri Lanka grant China a 99-year lease on the port to service some of the billions in debt it owes to Beijing – as part of a “determined strategy by China to extend its influence across the Indian Ocean at the expense of India.” “That port then gives them not only a strategic access point into India’s sphere of influence through which China can deploy its naval forces, but it also gives China an advantageous position to export its goods into India’s economic sphere, so it’s achieved a number of strategic aims in that regard,” said Davis. Earlier this month, China took the unusual step of denying accusations that it was “land grabbing” in another critical Indian Ocean seaport – this time in the Maldives. Like Sri Lanka, the Maldives has long been considered within India as a close regional ally. But in recent years, the country, led by President Abdulla Yameen, has drawn closer to China, inviting investment under Beijing’s expansive “One Belt, One Road” economic initiative. This has prompted concern in some corners, not least from the country’s opposition leader, Mohamed Nasheed, who has stated publicly that China is “buying up the Maldives” under Yameen’s rule. Speaking to reporters last month, Nasheed claimed as much as 80% of the Maldives’ foreign debt was owed to China, raising the prospect that the nation, much like Sri Lanka, could eventually be forced to hand over infrastructure to help pay off its debts. Though China has denied the accusations, such views have helped to stoke fears in India of potential encirclement by China, and that analysts say, is playing into India’s renewed push to consolidate regional alliances. Speaking to CNN, Gurpreet Khurana, the executive director of India’s National Maritime Foundation, said the new Seychelles deal was part of an Indian effort to safeguard territorial integrity. “India has a primary area in the northern Indian Ocean and the secondary is the Indo-Pacific region. We (India) have interests that we have to preserve. With the Chinese going into the Indian Ocean in a big way, our strategic interests are expanding as well, and this is the only way India will be able to preserve itself,” said Kurana. Though specific details of India’s newly signed Seychelles agreement have not been released, a report by Janes suggests it includes provisions for a naval base and air strip. A previous version of the accord, first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, failed to takeoff, due to concerns over sovereignty and costs. Issues that this time around appear to have been ironed out. A statement released by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs sought to characterize the new, revised agreement as a joint endeavor. “India and Seychelles have drawn up a cooperation agenda that covers within its purview joint efforts in anti-piracy operations, and enhanced EEZ surveillance and monitoring to prevent intrusions by potential economic offenders indulging in illegal fishing, poaching, drug and human trafficking,” read the statement. Related article US, India and Japan begin naval exercises, as China looks on The move has stirred resistance in the Seychelles, however, where earlier this month, a group of 50 residents held a demonstration to protest the accord, citing a lack of transparency and environmental concerns. The organizer of the protest, Ralph Volcere, told the official Seychelles News Agency that the island republic should not become involved in the “conflicts of superpowers.” “We need to remain nonaligned, friendly to all – enemy to none,” Volcere was quoted as saying. Speaking to CNN, Arun Prakash, a retired four-star admiral and former Indian naval chief, refuted claims that the Seychelles agreement draws the island nation into a wider geopolitical rift. “(What India is building in the Seychelles) is a facility, not a military base. It has not been our policy to set up military bases on foreign soil … We were a colony for centuries, and after we became free, we do not want to do the same to another country. Setting up military bases is another form of colonialism,” said Prakash. “In international relations, China’s approach is called a realist approach. India is far more sensitive to the opinions to its neighbors. Ours is a softer one … China has a lot of money to spend. If they want to build a base, they can do it overnight. We don’t have the financial and technical means to do this like them,” said Prakash. Related article With Sri Lankan port acquisition, China adds another 'pearl' to its 'string' Close ties between India and the Seychelles stretch back several decades, though have tightened in recent years under Prime Minister Modi. During a previous visit to the Seychelles by Modi in May 2015, the Indian leader outlined a vision for the Indian Ocean region with “collaboration as its backbone.” Under the banner of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region), a Modi-led initiative that seeks to develop better cooperation among Indian Ocean nations, Indian naval ships have helped to patrol the waters around the Seychelles, and in 2016, India installed a coastal surveillance radar system in the archipelago to gather and analyze intelligence. The new agreement, which according to the Seychelles News Agency will be valid for an initial 20-year period once ratified, includes a clause that allows the Seychelles government to suspend operations at the base in certain circumstances it considers detrimental to its national interest, such as the outbreak of war.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "India", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180219001500", "country1": "SYC", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/asia/india-military-base-seychelles-intl/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "641407323", "sentence": "Trump addressed Iraq at a reception for all US senators and their spouses American troops are now in the country primarily to advise and assist Iraqi forces President Donald Trump offered rare public remarks about Iraq Tuesday, declaring to a group of Senators gathered at the White House that the US is performing “very well” in the country, which remains besieged by violence. “We’re doing very well in Iraq,” Trump said at a reception for all US senators and their spouses in the White House East Room, adding he’d just ended a long phone call with Defense Secretary James Mattis before appearing at the event. Trump added that “our soldiers are fighting like never before” in Iraq, and praised what he characterized as a positive trajectory in the country. It wasn’t clear what fighting Trump was referring to in his remarks, which appeared unscripted. The US combat mission in Iraq ended in 2010 and American troops are now in the country primarily to advise and assist Iraqi forces. During the Iraq War, which began in 2003, US troops engaged in extended fighting across the country, battling an insurgency and later sectarian violence to secure areas in key cities and regions. Related video US investigates civilian deaths in Mosul airstrike President Barack Obama declared an end to the combat mission in 2010, hoping to fulfill a campaign promise to withdraw US troops. He was forced to send US troops back to Iraq to help combat the rise of ISIS, but kept their mission limited. At its peak, US troop levels in Iraq stood near 166,000; the Obama administration capped the number of troops in Iraq in their current mission at around 5,000. Though troops currently in Iraq aren’t officially carrying out a combat mission, they do face danger and limited engagement with enemy forces, particularly as they move closer to the front lines in Mosul, the northern city that Iraqi forces are working to liberate from ISIS. Trump’s remarks Tuesday came as US military officials acknowledged the US was likely behind an airstrike that killed scores of Iraqi civilians in Mosul on March 17. The incident has sparked fresh concern about civilian deaths as a result of the US-led air campaign against ISIS. US official says there’s a ‘fair chance’ airstrike killed civilians in Mosul The President didn’t acknowledge those deaths in his remarks, instead praising the work of the US military in Iraq. “The results are very, very good,” Trump said. “I just wanted to let everyone know.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military presence in Iraq", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170329030000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/28/politics/trump-iraq-troops-comments/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "650954631", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nic Robertson is CNN’s international diplomatic editor. The opinions in this article belong to the author. It is possible, even probable, that Donald Trump will leave office smarter than when he went in – even if he still insists he is often the smartest one in the room. He’ll have learnt that Twitter is not the best forum for high-stakes diplomacy. His Twitter spat in January with the Enrique Pena Nieto, the Mexican President, over who would pay for the border wall ended with the Mexican canceling his visit to Washington. They subsequently they both resolved to talk off Twitter. Trump will also have learned why hanging up on major allies like Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turbull is not a good idea, or that embarrassing guests, as he did twice with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is counterproductive. First, during her visit in April he ignored her request for a handshake in the Oval Office. Then at their joint press conference he joked, “As far as wiretapping, I guess, by this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps,” in reference to the Obama administration’s tapping of German phones. Related article Trump can end ISIS by learning from Saudi Arabia Merkel was left looking uncertain as others in the large room collapsed in laughter. It was awkward and cringeworthy and no way to host friends. It’s not clear if the lesson has been learned yet, but it is symptomatic of the uncertainty and lashings of chaos Trump has brought to international diplomacy. His top-tier appointees – Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson – have spent a good part of their first 100 days  traveling the world picking up after the President’s missteps. Collectively, they might be finally catching up to where previous administrations had been on day one, but their commander in chief still has a long way to go. His first 100 days have taught him some of the basics that most modern Presidents already appreciated before coming to office. On NATO for example, he came to office saying that it was “obsolete” and not doing enough on fighting terrorism. A few days into office, he greeted British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House. She seemed to surprise him at the press conference following their meeting, telling Trump “Mr. President, I think you said, you confirmed that you’re 100 percent behind NATO.” He didn’t deny it, and sent Pence and Mattis to Europe to tell European leaders the same. However it would be another two-and-a-half months before he would bring himself to say it publicly. That finally came when hosting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg at the White House in April: “I said it  (NATO) was obsolete, it’s no longer obsolete”. That’s what his allies really wanted to hear. Even so, Trump couldn’t bring himself to say he was wrong. He went on to claim credit for refocusing the alliance on terrorism, something it has been doing for over a decade, most notably by deploying troops to Afghanistan in 2002 to support the US take down of al Qaeda. On China, Trump has been on another a steep learning curve. In the early days in office he branded President Xi Jinping a “currency manipulator.” Yet by the time he was hosting the Chinese President at Mar-a-Largo in Florida, he’d come to realize this enemy could be a friend. And with US national security facing an even more implacable enemy, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, Xi has gone from foe to favorite. “I have great respect for the President of China,” Trump said last week, apparently pleased that China is putting pressure on the hermit kingdom to end its nuclear weapons ambitions. It’s fluidity in thinking that Trump believes is a virtue: “I’m proud of my flexibility,” he said a few weeks ago. Yet to many watchers he seems not so much flexible as impressionable. He seems to take his lead from the last leader to whom he has spoken. Whether it’s Merkel on trade with Europe or Xi on the history of the Korean peninsular, it somewhat highlights his grasp of global detail that given a few facts, he thinks he’s fixed the knowledge deficit. In the overall arc of his first 100 days, North Korea has been one of the principle accelerants to the President’s flexibility, teaching him that an enemy will pick the worst time to act up. Kim decided to test missiles while Trump was having lunch with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his club, Mar-a-Largo. A side lesson he may have taken on board was not to do national security on a public patio between the salad and main course. Trump was pilloried when photos emerged showing him and his national security team dealing with their first major security issue – at dinner, in public. Many of these lessons are only pulling Trump towards what many would have considered entry level for the job. Related article Donald Trump is confounding his critics On Syria, however, he seems to have caught up to the Obama administration’s position. By bombing Assad for using chemical weapons, he may have now surpassed it. But, as with Korea, he still lacks a coherent strategy on the war-ravaged nation that takes him diplomatically beyond Obama’s position. There was another significant lesson for Trump in the aftermath of his dropping bombs in Syria: friends can become enemies overnight. Until recently he touted Putin as a possible ally, early this year saying that “if Putin likes me, I consider that an asset, not a liability.” But Putin, Assad’s biggest sponsor, has fast become a foe. Where he promised so much coming in to office – “My number one priority will be to dismantle the deal with Iran” – Trump has little to show for it. Related article There's 1 big problem with Donald Trump's tax plan And on another sound bite that this time last year sounded easy to deliver – “Bomb the s**t out of them (ISIS)” – Trump has been learning the limits to his power. While he enabled MOAB, the mother of all bombs, to be dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan, it amounts to a pinprick in the over all battle and not a sea change in tactics. In his book “The Art of the Deal”, Trump defines his business style as a tough negotiator creating uncertainty. As President he has yet to finesse the tactic so only his enemies don’t know his next move.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170428121500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/opinions/trump-100-days-diplomacy-robertson/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "621909262", "sentence": "President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. The order has caused confusion at the nation’s airports as some people from those countries were detained as they arrived in the US.  The move also has been met with legal challenges and street protests across America. Here are the latest developments: Trump administration officials seemed at times to contradict themselves during appearances on Sunday news shows. On NBC, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said the order “doesn’t affect” green card holders, then later said “of course” it affects green card holders from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia – the seven countries that Trump has banned immigration from for 90 days. Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina released a joint statement Sunday saying: “Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation. IranIraqSyriaSudanLibyaYemenSomalia IranIraqSyriaSudanLibyaYemenSomalia “It is clear from the confusion at our airports across the nation that President Trump’s executive order was not properly vetted. We are particularly concerned by reports that this order went into effect with little to no consultation with the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security,” they added. “This executive order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want Muslims coming into our country. That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security.” Attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia issued a joint statement condemning what they called an “unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful Executive Order.” The statement was issued by the attorneys general of New York state, California, Pennsylvania, Washington state, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Virginia, Oregon, the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois, New Mexico, Iowa, Maine and Maryland. “As the chief legal officers for over 130 million Americans and foreign residents of our states, we … will work together to ensure the federal government obeys the Constitution, respects our history as a nation of immigrants, and does not unlawfully target anyone because of their national origin or faith,” they said in the statement. “We are confident that the Executive Order will ultimately be struck down by the courts. In the meantime, we are committed to working to ensure that as few people as possible suffer from the chaotic situation that it has created.” Also, British Prime Minister Theresa May ordered the nation’s foreign secretary and home secretary to hold talks with their US counterparts “to protect the rights of British nationals.” Meanwhile, for a second consecutive day, protesters were rallying across the country against President Trump’s immigration policies. Throngs of people gathered Sunday afternoon outside the White House. Crowds also formed in Boston’s Copley Square, at Battery Park in Manhattan and at airports in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington and Dallas, with more planned in other cities. These follow demonstrations that erupted Saturday over Trump’s travel ban. In New York City, a large crowd gathered at JFK International Airport Saturday to protest the detention of two Iraqis who were later released.  Several New York officials showed support for the protests. Related article Protests start again over Trump's immigration policies “Mr. President, look at us,” said US Rep. Nydia Velazquez, a New York Democrat.  “This is America.  What you have done is shameful.  It’s un-American.”  The protesters gathered in Terminal 4 at JFK and carried signs reading, “We are all immigrants!” and “No ban! No wall!” Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe joined protesters Saturday at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.  “This Executive Order is antithetical to the values that make America great, and it will make our country less safe,” he said in a statement. In Portland, Oregon, one demonstrator carried a sign that read, “Portland coffee comes from Yemen,” one of the seven Muslim-majority nations on the no-travel list. On Friday, Trump signed an order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspending all refugee admission for 120 days. The countries affected are Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia, according to a White House official. It also caps the total number of refugees admitted into the United States during the 2017 fiscal year at 50,000, down more than half from the current level of 110,000. “I am establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America,” Trump said during the signing at the Pentagon.  “We don’t want them here.” Related video Travel ban affects citizens of 7 Muslim-majority nations As of Saturday night, 109 people had not been allowed into the United States on the basis of the executive order, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  It was unclear Sunday how many of those people were still being detained and how many had been sent back. A federal judge in New York granted an emergency stay Saturday night for citizens of the seven Muslim-majority countries who have already arrived in the United States and for those who are in transit and who hold valid visas. The judge ruled they cannot be removed from the US – a decision that halts Trump’s executive order barring citizens from those countries from entering the US for the next 90 days. “The petitioners have a strong likelihood of success in establishing that the removal of the petitioner and others similarly situated violates their due process and equal protection guaranteed by the United States Constitution,” US District Judge Ann Donnelly wrote in her decision. “There is imminent danger that, absent the stay of removal, there will be substantial and irreparable injury to refugees, visa-holders, and other individuals from nations subject to the January 27, 2017, Executive Order,” the ruling said. Related article How opponents may challenge Trump's order in court The ACLU argued Saturday evening in federal court in New York for a nationwide stay that would block the deportation of all people stranded in US airports under what the organization called “President Trump’s new Muslim Ban.” The civil rights group is representing dozens of travelers held at JFK International Airport Friday and Saturday, including two Iraqis with ties to the US military who had been granted visas to enter the United States. The ruling does not necessarily mean the people being held at airports across the US are going to be released, said Zachary Manfredi of Yale’s Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, who helped draft the emergency stay motion. “The judge’s order is that they (lawful visa/green card holders) not be removed from the US – it doesn’t immediately order that they be released from detention,” he told CNN. Related video U.S. judge blocks deportations of banned travelers In addition to Donnelly’s ruling in New York: –A federal court in Washington state has issued a stay forbidding travelers being detained there from being sent back to their home country. Meanwhile a federal court in Virginia has issued a temporary restraining order saying a group of 50 to 60 permanent residents returning from trips abroad should have access to lawyers while they are being detained at Dulles International Airport and that these residents cannot be removed from the United States for seven days. –Federal judges in Boston ruled early Sunday that officials may not detain a person on the basis of President Trump’s executive order. This ruling was made after the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit asking for the release of two associate professors at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, both Iranian nationals who are permanent residents of the United States. The Department of Homeland Security said on Sunday it will comply with judicial orders not to deport detained travelers. President Trump insisted Sunday that the ban would protect the United States from terrorists. In an afternoon statement, Trump wrote the country would continue showing “compassion to those fleeing oppression.” “America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave,” he wrote. “We will keep it free and keep it safe, as the media knows, but refuses to say.” He pushed back on criticism suggesting his executive order amounts to the “Muslim ban” he proposed as a candidate. 134 million banned from USWhat the ban says: The full textWhat to know about the restrictionsLegal battle beginsThe ban’s Christian focusA family’s plight just got more complicatedBergen: Trump’s big mistake All of Trump’s executive orders, memos and proclamationsComparing Trump to previous presidents 134 million banned from USWhat the ban says: The full textWhat to know about the restrictionsLegal battle beginsThe ban’s Christian focusA family’s plight just got more complicatedBergen: Trump’s big mistake All of Trump’s executive orders, memos and proclamationsComparing Trump to previous presidents “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting,” he wrote. “This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our country safe.” Asked during a photo opportunity in the Oval Office Saturday afternoon about the rollout of the executive order, Trump said his government was “totally prepared.” “It’s working out very nicely,” Trump told reporters. “You see it at the airports. You see it all over. It’s working out very nicely and we’re going to have a very, very strict ban, and we’re going to have extreme vetting, which we should have had in this country for many years.” Related video Trump: Travel ban working out very nicely The policy team at the White House developed the executive order on refugees and visas, largely avoiding the traditional inter-agency process that would have allowed the Justice Department and Homeland Security agencies to provide operational guidance, according to numerous officials who spoke to CNN on Saturday. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Department of Homeland Security leadership saw the final details shortly before the order was finalized, government officials said. CNN’s Kevin Bohn, Azadeh Ansari, Laura Ly and Chip Grabow contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170129143000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/immigration-crisis-what-we-know/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "691052851", "sentence": "Netanyahu echoed President Trump in arguing against the Iran nuclear pact \"The Iranian nuclear deal not only doesn't block Iran's path to the bomb, but actually paves it,\" he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took aim at Iran in his speech to more than 190 nations in the UN General Assembly, but the Israeli leader was clearly tailoring his message for one man: President Donald Trump. With the US President hinting that he may pull out of the deal to constrain Tehran’s nuclear program against the wishes of other countries that signed onto the agreement, Netanyahu used his annual address to argue that the world should reconsider the pact and echoed Trump in calling it “an embarrassment.” Netanyahu “had an audience of one,” said David Makovsky, a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “He sees a chance to somehow either jettison the agreement or more vigorously enforce it. And that could be where they end up.” Related video Trump, Netanyahu meeting to focus on Iran US law requires the president to certify to Congress every three months whether Iran is meeting its end of the bargain, which curbed Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. Trump and US officials have said that even though the International Atomic Energy Agency has said that Iran is complying, they believe that Iran is in violation of the “spirit” of the deal. Indeed, Trump has seemed to suggest that he may not certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement in October, the next deadline, for this reason. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fleshed out administration thinking in London on September 14 saying that the preface of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is called, “reads that the participants, quote, ‘anticipate that full implementation of this JCPOA will positively contribute to regional and international peace and security,’ end quote.” While the preface just “anticipates” that the deal will lead to greater peace and security, it doesn’t actually require any signatory to commit to that goal. Even so, critics of the pact, including Netanyahu, have seized on Iran’s activities in the region as a reason to abrogate the agreement. They point to Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen, for the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, which has slaughtered its own citizens, as well as Tehran’s support for groups that foment violence and terror across the Middle East. The money flowing to Iran because of sanctions relief is funding these activities and more, the deal’s critics argue. Related article UN wonders if Trump's threat to 'totally destroy' North Korea is just bluster US and European officials involved in the negotiations say that if it had encompassed too many aspects of Iran’s behavior, an agreement would never have been reached. Iran’s support for terrorism and its missile development don’t go unpunished, they argue, pointing out that that Iran’s activities are targeted by numerous UN, US and other sanctions. Even so, Netanyahu drilled down on Iran’s malfeasance in his remarks to the UN and on his flattery of Trump. “I’ve listened to countless speeches in this hall, none were bolder, none were more courageous than the one delivered President Trump today,” Netanyahu said, reminding the audience that he was once Israel’s ambassador to the world body. Related article This is global Trumpism “Here at the UN we must also speak the truth about Iran as President Trump did so powerfully this morning,” he said. Netanyahu was following up on a one-on-one Monday meeting he had with the President, where he told Trump that he looked “forward to discussing with you how we can address together what you rightly call the terrible nuclear deal with Iran and how to roll back Iran’s growing aggression in the region, especially in Syria.” On Tuesday, Trump addressed the General Assembly a few hours before Netanyahu took the podium and told the audience that the 2015 international agreement is “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into. Frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States, and I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it – believe me.” Trump and US officials also echo Netanyahu in their criticism of sunset provisions in the deal, which allow Iran to resume some nuclear-related activities after a few years. “When that sunset comes, a dark shadow will be cast over the Middle East and the world because Iran will then be free to enrich uranium on an industrial scale,” Netanyahu warned Tuesday. Related article Citing North Korea, Macron calls on Trump to honor Iran nuclear deal “The Iranian nuclear deal not only doesn’t block Iran’s path to the bomb, but actually paves it,” he said. The Israeli prime minister said that Iran “vows to destroy my country every day,” but took pains to stress that the threat he sees is not just to his country. Iran is developing ballistic missiles “to threaten the entire world,” he said and in the meantime, is wreaking havoc in his region. “From the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean, Tehran to Tartus, an Iranian curtain is descending across the Middle East,” Netanyahu said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170919224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/politics/netanyahu-trump-unga-iran/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "421992545", "sentence": "President Barack Obama announced an executive action Wednesday that allows the Treasury Department to impose financially punitive sanctions against cyber hackers who impose a significant threat to national security. “This Executive Order authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to impose sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in malicious cyber-enabled activities that create a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States,” Obama said In a statement announcing Wednesday’s executive order. The action comes after November’s cyberattack on Sony Pictures that the FBI pinned on North Korea. At the time Obama said that private companies bowing to intimidation from cyberhackers would set a problematic precedent and he questioned Sony’s decision to pull its movie “The Interview.” RELATED: CENTCOM Twitter account hacked, suspended In January the White House leveled financial sanctions against officials within the North Korean government as part of what Obama called a “proportional response” to the Sony hacking. In a call with reporters White House Cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel said the process of crafting these sanctions highlighted the need for more direct authority to target individuals engaged in cyber attacks. “This allows us to have an executive order that focuses directly on the activities of concern whether they arise in North Korea or another jurisdiction,” Daniel said. “Obviously cyber incidents tend to flow very easily across international boundaries, so trying to tie that to a particular location just didn’t make sense.” Instead of seeking individual sanctions programs against specific countries, this executive action allows the U.S. to target sanctions based on the specific malicious activity itself and the individuals involved. Obama cited recent threats from a variety of sources that have targeted government infrastructure, private companies and citizens in a statement Wednesday. However, Daniel told reporters that the U.S. has no new sanctions to announce at this time. The new framework will allow for a robust process in dealing with emergent threats in the future. “We will use this tool in a targeted and coordinated way against the worst of the worst, the most serious overseas malicious actors,” Daniel said. In a statement Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew added that the order allows for the department “to expose and financially isolate those who hide in the shadows of the Internet.” Lew was also cognizant of privacy concerns that can arise when it comes to cyber security, saying the Treasury Department will “use this authority carefully and judiciously against the most serious cyber-threats to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure.” Along with the ability to use sanctions, Obama said his administration will also make use of existing authorities including diplomatic engagement, trade policy tools, and law enforcement mechanisms in countering threats. Republicans have been critical of the President’s executive orders and Wednesday’s announcement drew a rebuke from House Speaker Boehner’s office. “These executive actions can only do so much,” Press Secretary Cory Fritz told CNN. “The president needs to work with Republicans to enact the types of common-sense measures that passed the House in recent years with strong, bipartisan majorities but stalled in the Democratic-controlled Senate.” White House officials told reporters that the drafting of this order included consultations with Congress and that the administration welcomes legislation that enhances cyber security and information sharing. RELATED: Obama: North Korea’s hack not war, but ‘cybervandalism’", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150401144500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/01/politics/obama-cyber-hackers-executive-order/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "420178339", "sentence": "CNN hosted a whirlwind, foodie scavenger hunt in Hong Kong last weekend The event marked season 2 of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Two winning teams won trips to Tokyo Event helped raise awareness of hunger in Hong Kong We’ve never seen a more rapt group of people hovering over salt-crusted sea bass. To kick off season 2 of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, CNN hosted a whirlwind scavenger hunt in Hong Kong last weekend, in association with Little Adventures in Hong Kong, the city’s premier private food tour company. We sent 12 teams racing through restaurants, streets and market stalls on an intense foodie-themed series of challenges, with Anthony Bourdain judging the challenge remotely via Instagram and Twitter. Chefs and judges were stationed at various locations to preside over each endeavor. Sweet odds It may have been the one in six odds of winning, but the race was hilariously intense from the beginning. With challenges ranging from eating as many “suicide wings” as possible in three minutes to wrapping dim sum to fileting fish, six local teams and six expat teams battled it out to win two grand prizes of a trip to Tokyo, and customized food tours of Hong Kong with Little Adventures for runners up. Anthony Bourdain judged the roast goose leg challenge – it’s his favorite Hong Kong food – that had teams hunting for a secret kitchen to chop up goose legs. “You really get to see why Hong Kong is Asia’s food capital,” food blogger Andy Yeo of team The Twits said of the day’s event. “It pushes you off the deep end.” Hunger in Hong Kong The tests weren’t all about taste buds. The Market Challenge had each team heading to the street market to bargain for as much choi sum (a leafy green vegetable) as possible for HK$30, the average amount people in Hong Kong living under the poverty line spend on food each day. The veggies were then donated to Feeding Hong Kong, CNN’s charity partner for the event. Social media was another important element of the contest, as contestants were required to have a Twitter and Instagram account to register. Despite rampant competitiveness, CNN Travel editor Hiufu Wong observed that contestants spent more time feeding the event to their social media networks than on the actual challenges. The winners The winners heading to Tokyo are teams HELL YEAH! and HUNGER HUNTER. “We liked the fact that the challenge covered not just local Cantonese food,” said Davis Ng, member of team HELL YEAH! “It covered different genres and we actually learned something very interesting from the chefs.” You’re welcome, Davis. Have fun in Japan! The partners You can retrace the challenge at the following Hong Kong locations: Nico’s Spuntino Bar & Restaurant, 49 Elgin St., Central DimDimSum DimSum Specialty Store, 7 Tin Lok Lane, Wan Chai Kowloon Soy Company, 9 Graham St., Central Corner Kitchen, 21 New St., Sheung Wan Chôm Chôm, 58-60 Peel St., Central The Big Bites, 196-202 Java Road, North Point Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Season 2 airs Mondays at 9 a.m., Fridays at 10 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. HKT on CNN International. This season, traditional Chinese subtitling will be available for Hong Kong viewers.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "CNN", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150325233000", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/08/travel/bourdain-challenge-hong-kong/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "756236522", "sentence": "Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday rejected former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s attempt to invalidate the criminal case against him in Washington. Manafort had claimed special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment order was too broad, and thus his investigation had overstepped its legal authority. But Berman Jackson concluded for several reasons that Mueller’s investigation and prosecution of Manafort is legal – and that the special counsel still can maintain some independence while working within the Department of Justice. Manafort has pleaded not guilty to charges related to his lobbying work for Ukrainian politicians dating back to a decade ago. “It bears emphasizing at this stage that Manafort is presumed to be innocent of these charges, and it will be the prosecution’s burden to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But the indictment will not be dismissed, and the matter will proceed to trial,” Berman Jackson wrote in her opinion Tuesday. She added that it was appropriate for federal investigators to look into Manafort’s business connections in Russia and Ukraine while Mueller’s office investigated possible coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. “Who had connections to the Russian government? Who attended meetings on behalf of the campaign?” Berman Jackson wrote. “Given the combination of his prominence within the campaign and his ties to Ukrainian officials supported by and operating out of Russia, as well as to Russian oligarchs, Manafort was an obvious person of interest.” “The Special Counsel would have been remiss to ignore such an obvious potential link between the Trump campaign and the Russian government,” she wrote later in the opinion. Jason Maloni, a spokesman for Manafort, later responded to the ruling: “Paul Manafort maintains his innocence and looks forward to prevailing in this matter.” Manafort is scheduled for trial in DC in September. He faces a separate set of bank fraud and other financial charges in Virginia, for a trial set to begin in July. Manafort has asked a different federal judge there to dismiss his case on similar grounds. The Virginia federal judge, TS Ellis, has not yet ruled on the question. Ellis expressed his skepticism at a previous hearing that Mueller’s current investigation into Russian coordination during the 2016 campaign would connect to Manafort’s lobbying activities years before the Trump campaign existed. Berman Jackson previously dismissed a civil lawsuit Manafort had attempted to use to undercut Mueller’s authority.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180515214500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/15/politics/manafort-special-counsel/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "611632106", "sentence": "The worker runs a charity helping children suffering from malnutrition Mali has struggled with instability and Islamist extremists for years. A French aid worker was kidnapped in the west African country of Mali, on Saturday, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Sunday. She was identified as Sophie Petronin and runs a charity to help children suffering from malnutrition, the statement said. The aid worker was seized in Gao. Malian authorities are fully mobilized to seek and release her as soon as possible, France said. Mali has struggled with instability and Islamist extremists for years. In the chaos following a March 2012 military coup, Islamist extremists created an enclave in the northern part of the country. French troops helped push the militants out of urban areas, but they have persisted in the nation’s desert regions, security analysts say.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "French aid worker Sophie Petronin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161225104500", "country1": "MLI", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/25/africa/france-mali-kidnapping/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "613281280", "sentence": "Trump said another culprit aside from Russia could have been behind the US election hack \"It could be somebody else. And I also know things that other people don't know,\" he said President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he has information that others lack and promised to reveal his knowledge this week, reiterating again his doubts that Russia was behind cyber-meddling in the US election. Speaking to reporters ahead of an 800-person New Year’s Eve bash at his Mar-a-Lago estate, a tuxedoed Trump maintained that another culprit aside from Russia could have been behind the tampering. Related video U.S. slaps sanctions on Russia over hacking “It could be somebody else. And I also know things that other people don’t know, and so they cannot be sure of the situation,” he said. Asked to describe what undisclosed information he knew, Trump said, “You’ll find out on Tuesday or Wednesday.” Trump has scheduled an intelligence briefing midweek on the hacking, a response to President Barack Obama’s announcement of new sanctions on Moscow in retaliation for the cyber-intrusion. “I just want them to be sure, because it’s a pretty serious charge, and I want them to be sure. And if you look at the weapons of mass destruction, that was a disaster, and they were wrong,” Trump said, referencing failed intelligence in the lead-up to the Iraq War as a reason for skepticism. Related video Trump on Russia hacking: We should move on “I think it’s unfair if they don’t know,” he said. “And I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove.” Trump has repeatedly cast aside a US intelligence assessment announced in early October that Moscow was behind the hacking, despite already receiving classified intelligence briefings on the matter. He’s also praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him smart this week for withholding reciprocal sanctions on the US. Trump’s stance has put him at odds with most congressional Republicans, who have argued for a tougher stance on Russia. Sen. John McCain, the Republican chairman of the Armed Services Committee, will convene a hearing on cyber-threats Thursday. On Sunday morning, a Rossiya Airlines Special Flight Squadron plane believed to be carrying some expelled Russian government officials departed Dulles Airport just outside Washington. The US had ordered 35 officials and their families from the embassy in Washington and the consulate in San Francisco to leave the country by noon Sunday in response to charges that Russians hacked the presidential election and harassed US diplomatic personnel in Russia. Related video Putin: Russia won't expel US diplomats A State Department official told CNN early Sunday evening all of the expelled Russian diplomats have left the US. “We can confirm that the 35 Russian diplomats declared persona non grata have, along with their family members, departed the United States.,” the official said. Congressional Democrats on Sunday scoffed at Trump’s assertion that Russian involvement wasn’t clear. “It’s very solid,” said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, on ABC’s “This Week.” Schiff called Trump’s approach “dangerous,” adding, “If he’s going to have any credibility as president, he needs to stop talking this way. He needs to stop denigrating the intelligence.” community.  He’s going to rely on them. At Mar-a-Lago Saturday, Trump expressed deep misgivings about technology during his brief exchange with reporters positioned outside his Grand Ballroom. “If you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old-fashioned way, because I’ll tell you what, no computer is safe,” he said. “I don’t care what they say, no computer is safe.” Scheduled to return to New York Sunday after two weeks at his Palm Beach mansion, Trump told reporters his New Year’s resolution was to “Make America Great Again.” “I’ll do that one,” he said. CNN’s Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170101040000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/31/politics/trump-russia-doubts/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "725597345", "sentence": "President Donald Trump considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down after White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to quit, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Since then, Trump and his allies have repeatedly denied that the President had ever considered firing Mueller, who is tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US elections and any possible collusion with Trump’s campaign. The President has repeatedly denied any collusion. Here’s a list of eight times since June 2017 that Trump and his team have denied that Mueller’s job is in danger: August 6, 2017 – White House adviser Kellyanne Conway says on ABC News that Trump has not discussed firing Mueller, but dodges on whether Trump has made a commitment that he won’t fire Mueller in the future. “The President has not even discussed that. The President is not discussing firing Bob Mueller,” she said when asked whether Trump would commit to not firing the special counsel. August 8, 2017 – Trump lawyer John Dowd denies that the President has ever considered firing Mueller in a report from USA Today. “That’s never been on the table, never,” Dowd said, according to USA Today. “It’s a manifestation of the media. My dealings with Bob Mueller have always been cordial, respectful – the way it should be.” August 10, 2017 – Trump himself tells reporters in Bedminster, New Jersey, that he hasn’t considered firing Mueller. “I haven’t given it any thought. I mean, I’ve been reading about it from you people. You say, oh, I’m going to dismiss him. No, I’m not dismissing anybody. I mean, I want them to get on with the task. But I also want the Senate and the House to come out with their findings. You know, judging from the people leaving the meetings – leaks – but they leave the meetings all the time, and they say, ‘No, we haven’t found any collusion.’ There’s no – there is no collusion. You know why? Because I don’t speak to Russians.” October 16, 2017 – Trump says, “No, not at all,” when asked during a news conference if he is considering firing Mueller. December 16, 2017 – White House Special Counsel Ty Cobb tells CNN “there is no consideration of firing” Mueller. “As the White House has consistently said for months, there is no consideration of firing the special counsel,” Cobb said in the statement. December 17, 2017 – Trump himself again says he is not considering firing Mueller. “No, I’m not,” the President said, but added that his “people” were “very upset” about the special counsel’s decision to obtain tens of thousands of emails from the Trump transition team. Following his return to the White House from Camp David, Trump told reporters that he thought it was “pretty sad” that the special counsel got hold of the emails, which Trump transition lawyers said Mueller’s team “unlawfully” obtained. The President reiterated that there was no collusion between Russian and his campaign. December 20, 2017 – Cobb reiterates to CNN that the President is not considering firing Mueller. “If the media is going to continue to ask for responses to every absurd and baseless rumor, attention-seeking partisans will continue to spread them,” he told CNN. “For five months or more, the White House has persistently and emphatically stated there is no consideration of firing the special counsel, and the White House willingly affirms yet again, as it has every day this week, there is no consideration being given to the termination of the special counsel.” January 26, 2018 – Following publication of the Mueller report, Trump denied the story once again to reporters in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, dismissing it as “fake news.” “Fake news, folks. Fake news,” Trump said before he entered the World Economic Forum. “Typical New York Times,” he added. UPDATE: This story has been updated to remove a duplicate statement, and its headline has also been updated accordingly. CNN’s Liz Stark contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180126041500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/25/politics/robert-mueller-donald-trump/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "443416515", "sentence": "Lawmaker: Presidents Barack Obama and François Hollande to discuss spying claims \"We are not targeting and will not target the communications of President Hollande,\" U.S. spokesman says France says it previously sought clarification from U.S. about what it calls \"unacceptable facts\" France has summoned the U.S. ambassador for a meeting Wednesday in the wake of reports that the United States spied on French President François Hollande and his two predecessors – despite France being a close ally. WikiLeaks has published what it said were U.S. National Security Agency reports about secret communications of the last three French presidents between 2006 and 2012. France won’t tolerate “any action jeopardizing its security and the protection of its interests,” the country’s Defense Council said in a statement Wednesday. But it suggested it was already well aware of the spying allegations. “These unacceptable facts already resulted in clarifications between France and the United States” in 2013 and 2014, the Defense Council said. “Commitments were made by the American authorities,” the council said. “They must be recalled and strictly respected.” Hollande had convened a meeting of the council after reports appeared in the French press about the information released by WikiLeaks. Amid French anger over the latest revelations, the U.S. ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, has been summoned to appear at the French Foreign Ministry at 6 p.m. local time (noon ET). Hollande and U.S. President Barack Obama also will speak by telephone about the spying claims at some point Wednesday, Claude Bartolone, president of France’s National Assembly, told CNN affiliate BFMTV. Responding to the reports late Tuesday, the White House’s National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said: “We are not targeting and will not target the communications of President Hollande. “Indeed, as we have said previously, we do not conduct any foreign intelligence surveillance activities unless there is a specific and validated national security purpose. This applies to ordinary citizens and world leaders alike. “We work closely with France on all matters of international concern, and the French are indispensable partners.” French government spokesman and Agriculture Minister Stéphane Le Foll said France was taking three immediate steps in response to the latest allegations. Besides summoning the U.S. ambassador, leading French lawmakers have been invited to a debriefing session at the Élysée, or presidential palace, he said. France’s intelligence coordinator will be sent to the United States to discuss the measures already agreed between the two nations. In addition, Prime Minister Manuel Valls will answer a question from lawmakers Wednesday afternoon at the National Assembly, Le Foll said. French newspaper Libération and online outlet Mediapart cited five NSA reports published by WikiLeaks on Tuesday and purportedly pulled from intercepted communications of former Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy as well as Hollande and other French figures. According to a WikiLeaks news release, the cache of “top secret” documents includes “intelligence summaries of conversations between French government officials concerning some of the most pressing issues facing France and the international community.” These include “the global financial crisis, the Greek debt crisis, the leadership and future of the European Union, the relationship between the Hollande administration and the German government of Angela Merkel, French efforts to determine the make-up of the executive staff of the United Nations, French involvement in the conflict in Palestine and a dispute between the French and US governments over US spying on France.” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said the French people “have a right to know that their elected government is subject to hostile surveillance from a supposed ally.” WikiLeaks is proud of its work with Libération and Mediapart to bring the story to light, Assange said, adding that “French readers can expect more timely and important revelations in the near future.” Responding to the reports, the party led by Sarkozy said in a statement that France was a great country that must be respected. Much as cooperation between allies’ intelligence services is crucial against a common enemy, it is “unacceptable” that such intelligence tools are turned against an ally, it said. “It is unbearable that three successive presidents, their advisers, their ministers could have been regularly spied on for a decade by at least one of the 17 American intelligence agencies,” the statement said. Sarkozy’s party, formerly the UMP, was recently renamed Les Républicains. The UMP was also the party of Chirac. France is a longstanding ally of the United States and, as a fellow permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and NATO, a key partner in international diplomacy. U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this year referred to France as “America’s oldest ally.” But these are not the first reports alleging U.S. espionage against its friends. In 2013, Le Monde reported that the NSA had monitored phone calls made in France, citing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden to WikiLeaks. That surveillance was conducted on French citizens and carried out on a “massive scale,” as reported by Le Monde. Those particular phone intercepts took place from December 10, 2012, to January 8, 2013, Le Monde said. An NSA graph showed an average of 3 million data intercepts a day. Also in 2013, CNN reported on allegations of NSA surveillance of other world leaders, including Merkel and the presidents of Brazil and Mexico. Germany drops probe into U.S. spying on Merkel CNN’s Noisette Martel, Sandrine Amiel, Sarah Oulahna, Kevin Liptak, Margot Haddad, David Lindsay, Sara Mazloumsaki and Jennifer Z. Deaton contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150624090000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/europe/france-wikileaks-nsa-spying-claims/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "700415824", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst who served on President Barack Obama’s National Security Council from 2009-2013. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Samantha Vinograd: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's five-country tour faces a series of challenges -- largely thanks to the President Trump has weakened the US's position in the world by withdrawing from key agreements and sending bullying tweets, she writes Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s ambitious five-country trip this month will be anything but easy, largely thanks to his boss President Donald Trump, who has compromised the standing of the United States in the world. With stops in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, Tillerson’s ability to negotiate on tough issues like Iran, North Korea and counterterrorism is crippled by both the well-known rift between him and Trump and the US’s diminished credibility as a reliable intermediary. Arbitrary withdrawals from key international agreements like the Paris climate accords, a careless and mercurial commander-in-chief who undercuts his teams’ work with bullying tweets and a stronger China also have collectively weakened Tillerson’s bargaining position even further. Given the rocky foundation that Trump has laid for the successful execution of US policy, Tillerson will struggle to advance his top priorities. If Trump wants Tillerson to succeed, he should use the week to express confidence (publicly and privately) in his secretary of state and diminish any daylight between them. Tillerson’s high-octane travel agenda, under different circumstances, could serve several important objectives. Stopping in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, India and Switzerland could have allowed Tillerson – and the administration more generally – to discuss some of the most critical national security issues facing the globe. These are some the biggest challenges Trump has created for Tillerson’s tri-continental road trip. The US-Saudi relationship, a bulwark alliance over the last few decades, should be focusing on priorities like stabilizing the conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the dispute with Qatar and regional stability overall. But in a kingdom where power is concentrated at the top, the Saudi king, crown prince and foreign minister are deeply aware of the endless headlines about Tillerson’s rumored departure. The Saudis have typically preferred to negotiate directly with the White House on the most sensitive issues, and with the perceived undercutting of Tillerson by Trump, they can’t possibly have viewed Tillerson as an empowered negotiator when they met with him on Sunday. Related article Trump's actions are beginning to have global consequences We’ve seen this play out in Qatar as well. In June, when the Gulf dispute first broke out, Tillerson and Trump issued contradictory statements on how to handle Qatar, with Tillerson calling for negotiations and Trump chiding Qatar for not doing more to counter terrorism (a position Trump reversed shortly after). The Qataris and the Saudis have little reason to think that what they discuss with Tillerson will bear much weight with Trump, so why waste time negotiating with him when they could just call the White House? Tillerson’s credibility is further hindered by increasingly negative perceptions of the Trump administration both at home and abroad. Any intelligence agency worth its weight will provide Tillerson’s foreign counterparts with analysis showing decreasing faith in Trump. A recent CNN domestic poll put his domestic approval at 37% and a Pew poll of 37 countries indicated that just 22% expect Trump to do the right thing abroad. These numbers are even more worrisome in light of an increasingly strong China. On the heels of the 19th Party Congress, President Xi Jinping is beginning his second term with the full backing of his party and a broad mandate to pursue China’s regional and global ambitions. Countries like Pakistan, where Tillerson will stop this week, will undoubtedly be attracted to an emboldened Xi rather than a weak Trump. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – a Chinese funded infrastructure project in Pakistan valued at tens of billions of dollars – is a shining example of two countries growing closer as Chinese investments modernize infrastructure throughout Pakistan. Related article Rex Tillerson should quit now As the United States tries to convince Pakistan to take a stronger stance on terrorists within its borders – including the Haqqani network, responsible for kidnapping several Americans in recent years – it will struggle to make the case. Pakistan did cooperate on freeing hostages recently, but any real shift in Afghanistan requires Pakistani leadership to make a strategic shift and place real resources and political capital behind stopping terrorist activity within and across its borders. Pakistan will likely be more focused on other priorities, such as Chinese business deals, which promise an immediate return. Indian officials are also unlikely to take Tillerson seriously. Tillerson will arrive in New Delhi to purportedly lay the foundation for a successful Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad in November. According to the State Department, the GES aims to “showcase inspiring entrepreneurs and investors from around the world creating new opportunities for investment, partnership, and collaboration.” Unfortunately, Trump’s ill-conceived immigration policy sets a discordant tone with the administration’s talking points on promoting entrepreneurship, setting Tillerson up to look both ineffective and willfully naïve. Suspending the expedited H1B visa process and delaying the international entrepreneur rule, which would have lowered barriers to entry for international entrepreneurs who have a proven track record of success, is a 180-degree turn from any public statement about making it easier for international entrepreneurs to contribute to the US economy. Indians, in particular, are disproportionately impacted by the President’s tightening of H1B visa rules, which has led to friction in the relationship between the countries. In 2014, 70% of all approved H-1B petitions were from Indians, and Trump’s clamp down on these visa holders means fewer Indians with important skills can work easily in the US. This is a bilateral irritant that will likely increase in strength as Trump takes more steps to slow immigration flows into the US. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Similarly, Tillerson’s stop in Geneva to meet with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is unlikely to accomplish much, as the US media reports on another potential clampdown on refugee admissions to the US – this time focusing on families of resettled refugees. The administration has reportedly drafted a plan that would slow admissions for refugees with families already resettled in the US until they can undergo further security checks. This follows President Trump’s ill-conceived travel bans that targeted individuals from Muslim-majority countries. The administration has made no secret of its focus on stemming refugees flows into the United States. The hubris of talking about entrepreneurship and refugees while pursuing contradictory domestic policies is not lost on many. Tillerson’s trip – while covering many miles and likely motivated by good intentions – may do little to advance US national security interests. The President and his cabinet, including Tillerson, should therefore use the days before Trump’s Asia trip in November to button up their policy objectives and messaging. That way they can start to repair some damage and convince the American public and key leaders around the globe that the United States is a credible, reliable and thoughtful world power.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171023220000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "QAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/23/opinions/tillerson-trump-challenges-opinion-vinograd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "662422624", "sentence": "The documents are in response to subpoenas the committee sent to Michael Flynn's businesses The Senate intelligence panel is also expected to call Flynn as a witness in its investigation President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn handed over more than 600 pages of documents to the Senate intelligence committee, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source says the documents are mostly business records, but they also include some personal documents “based on the narrowed requests from the committee.” The documents are in response to two subpoenas that the committee sent to Flynn businesses after the former national security adviser invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and decided not to comply with a separate subpoena asking for records about meetings and communications with Russian officials. The committee had set a Tuesday deadline for Flynn to comply with the subpoena. Related article The Russia investigation: Everything you need to know Flynn, along with former Trump adviser Michael Cohen, has also been subpoenaed by the House intelligence committee, which is conducting a separate probe into Russia’s election meddling. Flynn is expected to be at the heart of former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate committee Thursday. Related article How the James Comey hearing is Washington's Super Bowl Comey has alleged in memos that Trump had urged him earlier this year to drop the FBI investigation into Flynn, and senators are eager to hear from Comey about what exactly Trump said to him. Trump has said that the Russia investigation played a role in his decision to fire Comey. The Senate intelligence panel is also expected to call Flynn as a witness in its investigation. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, said the committee has ruled out considering Flynn’s request for immunity to testify before the committee.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Senate intelligence committee", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170606184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/michael-flynn-documents-senate-intelligence-committee/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "712562992", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Stephen Bayley is an author, critic and curator, and co-founder of London’s Design Museum. This is an edited excerpt from his latest book, “Signs of Life: Why Brands Matter,” published by Circa Press. Not for nothing does the word “icon” cross from religion to business to religion and back again. That we use it to discuss everyday goods serves to emphasize the ritual element in consumer behavior. Indeed, not just advertising, many brands are said, sometimes carelessly, to be iconic. It was in the 17th century that the word “iconic” made its metaphorical transition, from religious usage to ordinary speech. Keep calm: The story behind the UK's most famous poster design In English in the 1650s, “iconic” began to be used to suggest something that had the status of a painting. It has now evolved into meaning something that is either well-recognized, much-admired or has some synoptic power to suggest a larger value system. In a 2006 survey, Big Ben, a cup of tea, a red phone box of the Scott design, a Routemaster bus and a Spitfire were all said to be iconic. Today, property developers will describe a fashionable loft apartment as iconic, usually irrespective of its true qualities. In November 2016, the New York Times carried a headline: “How the Rolling Stones became fashion icons.” There is, however, something more profound to be said about what icon means. Icon, or more properly “ikon” is the Greek word for a static visual image, most usually in Eastern Christian art. The Orthodox Holy Tradition is inspired by The Holy Spirit and they share access to the Divine Essence: the rhythms of Byzantine poetry are said to have had their origin in the Jewish Septuagint, not Greek classical metrics. Thus, closer to Jehovah than Jupiter. The design heroines behind some of London's best-known posters The very first icon may have been the image of Jesus said to have been owned by Pilate, the prefect of Judea in Christ’s lifetime, but the tradition of making icons only became firmly established three centuries later. This was when the Emperor Constantine’s Edict of Milan in 313 tolerated Christianity in the Roman Empire, leading to an increased market demand for religious images: religion and business are forever curiously admixed. Icons have, beside their astonishing, tranquil, mysterious beauty, certain definable characteristics. One, the image of Jesus tends to be a repetitive one: there was for the Byzantine artist very little scope for psychological interpretation, although several basic types allowed the expression of slightly different gestures and poses. But, essentially, like a brand, the image was firmly established and needed only refreshing from time to time. Two, icons are objects of veneration often possessing wonder-working properties. Sometimes, icons would weep tears of myrrh. And it was in the genre of icons that the idea of a halo, an aura, first appears in art (and only later got translated into business.) Occasionally, icons came into existence in a process known as acheiropoieta, which is to say, without an identifiable human artist. An ikonostasis is the screen of many icons separating the sanctuary and the nave in an orthodox church: thus, it is the setting for worship. It is before the ikonostasis that the faithful say their prayers and do their prostrations. So it might be compared to the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference where the late Steve Jobs, possessing his own version of Divine Essence, performed magic. To what extent it was conscious we will never know, but Steve Jobs’ great achievement at Apple was not in technology and design, but rather in the creation of a perfect high-tech simulacrum of religion. For a while, this made Apple the world’s most valuable company. Apple’s cathedral was this Developers Conference, first organized in San Francisco in 1995. Here, in an atmosphere of hushed reverence not at all dissimilar to that of a Byzantine basilica, revivalist meeting or perhaps a more rowdy get-together of snake-handlers in rural Georgia, Jobs presented himself as a messiah-like figure. His audience was a congregation of tech-literate faithful who waited for the Word. And, of course, the Revelation. The latter came in the form of exquisitely designed products that commanded slavish devotion. Jobs additionally had a genius for the quotable, throwaway line. He explained to a slack-jawed journalist that you know a design is good if you want to lick it. In this way, Jobs introduced an element of the erotic into the purchase of a smartphone. He made going to an Apple Store a cultured event. Designed for speed and style: A look back at 70 years of Ferrari After Jobs died in 2011, the Apple religion was without a leader – at least, without one of the petulant, inspired, charismatic type that Jobs so well represented. So much so that two years after his death, his biographer Walter Isaacson wrote about the Developers Conference he saw in 2013: “The event lacked Jobs’ spark, as did the products. (Apple’s presenters) used the word incredible so frequently that if it had been the magic word in a drinking game, the launch would have knocked cold an entire fraternity. So many things were described as ‘incredible’… that it began to serve as a reminder that none of them really were.” True incredibility requires irrational visions and unreasonable behavior. When Steve Jobs died, Apple lost that precious asset. But some of Jobs’ quasi-religious construct remains in Cupertino. His contrary character – a Buddhist bully, a hippie billionaire, a sensitive sadist – gave people the seductive impression that Apple was a commune of alfalfa-munching, zoned-out, herbivorous philanthropists. That was a subterfuge of genius. Apple is a vast, manipulative, cynical, stock-watching US corporation. For a while, it appeared to be something much more attractive. People wanted to believe in Apple. As John Hegarty says: “A brand is the most valuable piece of real estate in the world; a corner of someone’s mind.” You have the ikonostasis with the Dormition of the Mother of God and Christ Pantocrator or a slickly packaged iPhone 8. In brand terms, their power is identical. “Signs of Life: Why Brands Matter” by Stephen Bayley, published by Circa Press, is out now.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Apple", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171205160000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/stephen-bayley-signs-of-life/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "440012624", "sentence": "Pope Francis has created a church tribunal to judge bishops who fail to protect children from sexually abusive priests, the Vatican announced Wednesday, a move long sought by abuse victims and their advocates. The new court will be part of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Catholic Church’s chief watchdog.  Since 2001, the congregation has judged priests accused of sexual abuse, but there has been no Vatican office with a similar role to judge bishops. Related video Pope begs for forgiveness The Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said the Pope will appoint a secretary and permanent staff for the tribunal. The tribunal was proposed by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which was appointed last year by Pope Francis. Longtime critics of the Vatican called Wednesday’s move a “sea change” within the Catholic Church. “Priests abuse children, and so do bishops,” said Terence McKiernan, president of the watchdog group BishopAccountability.org. “Bishops who offend are inevitable enablers, and the commission’s plan must confront that sad fact.” Critics of the church’s handling of its sexual abuse scandal, which has involved thousands of priests and victims, have often argued that bishops who quietly shuffled abusive priests from parish to parish – tacitly allowing the crimes to continue – should be punished. Related gallery The quotable Pope: Some of his more surprising sayings To date, one American bishop, Robert Finn of Kansas City, has been removed from office. Finn was convicted in 2012 on charges of failing to report suspected child abuse. The Vatican accepted Finn’s resignation in April, though without offering a reason. Last week, prosecutors in Minnesota charged the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis with six counts related to a sexually abusive ex-priest. Advocates for sexual abuse victims gave the new tribunal qualified approval. “Time will tell whether these moves actually result in holding bishops accountable for cover-ups of crimes,” Boston-based church reform group Voice of the Faithful said. “But these steps are the most promising the Vatican has yet taken.” The new court was advocated by Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who has long pushed the Vatican to discipline bishops who failed to protect children. But at their semi-annual meeting in St. Louis on Wednesday, U.S. Catholic bishops seemed taken by surprise at the move. Several suggested they first heard of the new tribunal by reading news reports Wednesday morning. Related gallery Pope Francis “I don’t have a lot of background information on it,” said Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, Kurtz said, he welcomes the Pope’s new tribunal. “We are eager to cooperate, and we know it’s a direction that we have to take seriously.” Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, who is also in St. Louis for the meeting of Catholic bishops, said the tribunal does not represent the first time that popes have held bishops accountable. “Throughout history popes have deposed bishops for various reasons,” he said. Few, however, have been deposed during the church’s devastating sexual abuse scandal.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150610201500", "country1": "VAT", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/10/us/pope-vatican-bishops-sex-abuse-tribunal/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675106820", "sentence": "Hawaii will begin testing in November. Officials say threat of attack \"not mature\" Hawaii is set to become the first state in the US to test an “attack- warning” system in the event of a North Korean nuclear missile strike. Starting in November, Hawaii’s disaster warning plan will include a new protocol in case of a nuclear attack, CNN affiliate KNHL reports. But some are concerned the announcement will scare off tourists from visiting the island. A  “guidance summary” from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency says residents will be alerted of nuclear detonation through siren alarms and flashing white lights. An Emergency Alert System will broadcast over television and radio frequencies as well. There are 4,661 miles of ocean between Hawaii and North Korea, making the island one of the closest US territories to Kim Jong Un’s regime after Guam and Alaska. Despite plans for testing a nuclear warning system, there is no need to panic, Vern Miyagi, an administrator with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, told the affiliate. “When I see stuff like, ‘Hawaii prepares for nuclear attack,’ that’s way overboard. We’re not preparing for a nuclear attack,” he said. “This is just a hazard, like tsunamis and hurricanes that Hawaii faces. It’s not impending.” Miyagi added the threat of a nuclear strike is “not mature.” Despite the alert system’s label as “just a hazard,” some are wondering why it was announced at the height of Hawaii’s tourist season. “The odds are so small right now and the possibility of this happening is so remote,” Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa told the affiliate. “It’s not worth getting everybody into a major economic situation to plan for a major attack.” Hawaii is a critical outpost for the US military, hosting naval and air force bases. US Pacific Command, the military’s headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region, is on the island of Oahu. While Hawaii is the first state in the US to prepare for a North Korean attack, it’s not alone on the world stage. Japan implemented a similar alert system after four North Korean missiles landed off its northwest coast in March, one landing just over 100 miles from the city of Oga. Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association president Mufi Hanneman told the affiliate that the system should only make tourists more comfortable traveling to the island. “We certainly have marketed ourselves as one of the safest places to visit if not in America, in the world,” he said. “If I were a visitor, I’d be pleased to know that Hawaii is taking steps and that I can continue to go there and feel safe.” In case of an actual nuclear strike, residents are instructed to go inside and remain sheltered for 14 days or until they are told it is safe to leave. While in shelter, residents should listen to local AM-FM radio stations for official information. But despite the possibility of a decline in tourism, Miyagi says it’s still worth testing the new system, even if an attack isn’t imminent. “Probability is low,” he said. “But we just want to get ahead of it.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170722100000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/us/hawaii-nuclear-test-north-korea-attack/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "671702971", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion and columnist for USA Today, is the author of “A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today.” He formerly served as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and Paris correspondent for CBS News. Follow him on Twitter @DavidAndelman. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. David A. Andelman: President Trump left some explosive issues behind at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany If they detonate over the next few months, the United States will find itself increasingly isolated, writes Andelman President Donald Trump, back in Washington from the G20 summit and relaxing Sunday at his Virginia golf club, has managed to leave behind a succession of landmines likely to explode in the coming weeks and months. With each explosion, the United States is increasingly likely to find itself as a pariah nation on the global stage. Some of these explosive issues had been long anticipated – following weeks, even months, of vitriolic Trump tweets that effectively poisoned the atmosphere for many world leaders and especially for their top aides who were responsible for crafting the agenda and will be in charge of shepherding these issues going forward. Let’s take a closer look: The United States is as isolated as it has ever been on climate change, which is hardly surprising as Trump was the only leader to withdraw his nation from the Paris COP21 climate agreement, signed by 175 countries. The G20 final communique in Hamburg was the first formal indication that no one is prepared to follow Trump out the door. Moreover, French President Emmanuel Macron used the G20 platform to call for a global climate summit on December 12, the second anniversary of its drafting, with the aim of moving the pact forward through public and private financing of projects worldwide. With President Trump telling British Prime Minister Theresa May, as one senior government source told The Sunday Times of London, “that the United Kingdom will thrive outside the EU,” the pressure only intensifies for May to make good both on a hard Brexit and a rapid negotiation of a favorable trade pact with the United States. At the same time, just as the G20 was about to get underway, the EU announced it had already negotiated its own trade deal with Japan, following the framework for a similar pact with Canada. Indeed, with Trump standing silently by, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called his new EU arrangement a “model for the 21st century.” Related article Putin set a trap and Trump fell into it Ironically, the United States has failed even to begin any meaningful bilateral negotiations for such free trade mechanisms with either the UK or Japan, though bilateral pacts are what Trump has advocated loudly and repeatedly. Now, benchmarks have been set for any such negotiations going forward – yet another potential landmine for Trump’s business agenda. Next up? German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested an EU-China investment treaty may not be far behind. Indeed, the day before the G20 got underway, with Merkel and Xi looking on, China signed a $22 billion deal to buy 140 planes from the European Airbus consortium. New aerospace jobs may now go to European workers. Barely 24 hours after Trump and Putin glowed over a ceasefire in southwestern Syria, the fifth such agreement in the past six years went into effect. Still, both Russia and the United States are working out how to monitor and enforce it. Moreover, there’s no hint here that Russia is any closer to lifting its support from the Bashar al-Assad regime, or that the United States is any closer to finding a path forward for its own interests. Related article Trump, Putin and Erdogan: the three men upending global diplomacy And then there’s the cybersecurity pact that Trump and Putin announced – the creation of a somewhat vaguely defined joint unit to guard against the use of cyber tools in election hacking, and which Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio promptly denounced as “partnering with Syrian President Bashar Assad on a Chemical Weapons Unit.” How long will that take to blow up, and how likely is it simply to give the Kremlin cover on cyber shenanigans in much of the world? Let’s start with the White House press release calling Chinese President Xi Jinping the President of the Republic of China, which is the official name for Taiwan, just minutes after Trump was waxing eloquent about their “wonderful relationship.” Both leaders tried to plaster smiles on their faces, but there is no getting around Xi’s visit to Moscow en route to the G20, when leaders of both nations shook hands on an agreement that would ban North Korean missile tests as well as US-South Korean military drills. The United States has suggested that this is a highly asymmetric agreement – one that North Korea is likely to breach without warning and that leaves South Korea and Japan deeply vulnerable. It also takes no steps toward even more vital efforts to restrain North Korea’s efforts to develop a deliverable nuclear weapon. All but lost in the excitement of meetings Trump held was his first face-to-face meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto since Trump took office. With the Mexican leader sitting by his side, Trump reiterated publicly, yet again, that Mexico will “absolutely” pay for the wall on its northern border. Pena Nieto failed to challenge this embarrassing boast, which promptly inflamed opinion back home over the “cowardice” of the Mexican leader in dealing with an American President who apparently has little appreciation or sensitivity for Mexican feelings. Clearly, the path forward for relations between these two neighbors has only been re-paved with ill intentions. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Effectively, Trump left the G20 in precisely the place he wanted, but as seen through a fun house mirror. By turning his weekend’s focus to a succession of bilateral schmooze fests, he left the leadership of the rest of the world to the likes of Merkel, Xi , Macron, even Putin. His “America First” philosophy has left a vacuum going forward that will only be filled by others with their own interests and motivations. In an increasingly globalized world, an American President is willingly contributing to a chasm increasingly impossible to bridge.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170709230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/09/opinions/trump-g20-landmines-opinion-andelman/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "651467220", "sentence": "\"I see no data to support the notion that Gen. Flynn complied with the law,\" Chaffetz said For his part, Flynn, via his lawyer, continued to insist he had done nothing wrong With every passing week, it becomes more and more clear that Michael Flynn is in a world of trouble. This week was no different as it was revealed – first by CNN! – that President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser had been warned as far back as 2014 that he could not give paid speeches to foreign governments. That’s problematic for Flynn because we’ve long known that he had traveled to Russia to give a speech to RT TV, a media operation widely regarded as a propaganda arm for the Russian government. But that wasn’t all the bad news for Flynn this week. It was also revealed that Flynn had not properly disclosed the payments for the RT TV speech to either the Department of Defense or the State Department . Following a classified briefing on Flynn’s activities this week, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) held a press conference in which it was clear that what they’d seen had shocked them. “I see no data to support the notion that Gen. Flynn complied with the law,” Chaffetz said in a remarkable turn of phrase. “As a former military officer, you simply cannot take money from Russia, Turkey or anybody else. And it appears as if he did take that money. It was inappropriate. And there are repercussions for the violation of law.” That’s a Republican member of Congress saying that about a Republican president’s one-time national security adviser! For students of Washington, the conclusion was obvious: Flynn is now such damaged goods that not even Republicans are willing to stand up for him. For his part, Flynn, via his lawyer, continued to insist he had done nothing wrong. “As has previously been reported, Gen. Flynn briefed the Defense Intelligence Agency, a component agency of DoD, extensively regarding the RT speaking event trip both before and after the trip, and he answered any questions that were posed by DIA concerning the trip during those briefings,” Flynn’s lawyer, Robert Kelner, said in a statement. But if Flynn is innocent of all charges against him, why did he offer his testimony to congressional oversight committees in exchange for immunity? Seeking immunity is not typically the strategy of the blameless. This week felt like a major moment in Flynn’s demise. He’s now been cut off by almost all of his one-time defenders – the President, oddly, excluded – and that means he’ll have to fight the next stage of this investigation alone. And being alone when facing charges like these isn’t much fun. Michael Flynn, for watching even your allies start shuffling for the exits, you had the Worst Week in Washington. Congrats, or something.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Flynn", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170430130000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/30/politics/mike-flynn-worst-week/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "449503825", "sentence": "Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he was the only presidential candidate with the relevant experience to secure the border, casting his Republican rivals as talkers, but not doers. “We know how to secure the border, and rhetoric’s not going to do it,” Perry, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the second time, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room.” Rick Perry’s wife explains 2012 flameout Perry also said the plan submitted by Donald Trump – also a 2016 Republican presidential candidate – who is calling for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is impractical. “A wall without personnel there means nothing,” he said. RELATED: Trump says he’s worth $10 billion Perry has looked to parlay his executive experience from 14 years as governor to distinguish himself from his Republican rivals. As a border state governor, he’s also highlighted his own record boosting the presence of patrolmen in the Rio Grande Valley. In recent weeks, Perry has also emerged as one of the sharpest critics of Trump’s comments about undocumented immigrants from Mexico. When asked if Trump was qualified to be president, Perry declined to answer, only saying that he himself is “the most qualified.” Rick Perry launches comeback White House bid Trump was meeting in New York with Perry’s fellow Texan, Sen. Ted Cruz, when speaking to Blitzer. Perry took a shot at his fellow presidential candidate when asked if he had any thoughts on the tete-a-tete. “Everybody gets to pick who they hang out with, so I have no idea whats going on,” Perry said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rick Perry", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150716003000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/politics/rick-perry-border-donald-trump/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "731262474", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College.  His most recent book is “The Way of Jesus:  Living a Spiritual and Ethical Life.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Guns are a religion now. And too many of our fellow citizens – including evangelical Christians, of all people – will continue to heedlessly worship at this altar, despite the dead children, the dead teachers, the dead concertgoers and the innocent bystanders who must sacrifice their lives for others’ overriding faith in their weapons. They will, unless you do something. They are in something like a cult, and like all cults, difficult to break from, to stop or influence.  It’s an American thing, religious — yes – in scope, fundamentalist in its fanaticism and fervor, without precise parallel anywhere else in the world. As a Christian, I’m appalled by the hypocrisy I see among others of my faith, particularly those who are our leaders in government and show eagerness to participate in this cult.  They worship false idols in the form of weapons, and turn their back on the teachings of Jesus, who did not equivocate when it came to violence. The Sermon on the Mount is unmatched as a spiritual and ethical guide, as when Jesus declared:  “You have learned that they were told, ‘Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.’ But what I tell you is this: Do not set yourself against the man who wrongs you. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn and offer him your left.”  (Matthew 5:38-40) It is safe to say that nobody in the cult of guns listens to Jesus. Related article Why Americans don't do anything about mass shootings We’re reminded of the evil at the heart of this every month or so, when some demented individual gathers a cache of semiautomatic firearms — or even, as in the case of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting Wednesday, just one powerful assault rifle – and goes on a rampage. Parkland will before long drop down the long list of recent school shootings.  There is every reason to believe it will be second or third behind some new tragedy, just another name on a long list:  Columbine, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech and so forth.  Added to these we have the rampages in Las Vegas, Orlando, and countless other places. None of this will stop unless the cult of guns is curbed. This won’t be easy; the cult has a lot of money behind it.  The money pours in from the “devout”:  small-time contributions to the NRA that amount to hundreds of millions of dollars each year.  This money is used, in our skewed version of democracy, to influence politicians, who are only too happy to be bought. Our Congress is swamped with men and women, our so-called representatives, who do not represent the majority view, which is that guns must be curtailed. According to one Gallup Poll, about 60% of American are either “very dissatisfied” or “somewhat dissatisfied” with our guns laws and want change. This number had fallen for a few years, it’s climbing back up again.  More of our neighbors and friends want nothing to do with the cult. Given this, and in the face of the horrors we see in our news feeds, why is the ability to buy and possess guns so rabidly protected by our leaders and so many of our fellow Americans? There is, of course, a false answer:  We must protect the Second Amendment.  Anyone who has actually read this astonishingly brief and enigmatic constitutional amendment knows what baloney will be found on that plate.  Here it is; please read it. Related video A tough question for the FBI about Florida shooter I don’t care what you think about “well-regulated militias,” we don’t need anyone to have automatic or semiautomatic weapons in their possession, not unless they are soldiers or police officers. Rifles for hunting are one thing, handguns and repeating weapons – such as the AR-15 used in Parkland, Sandy Hook and Las Vegas – meant to destroy large numbers of people very quickly are another.  They are weapons of mass destruction, for sale to any nut with a credit card. But statistics – eight deadly school shootings in the first seven weeks of 2018, for example – will not be enough to move anybody in this cult.  And it’s no matter that we have the perfectly good example of Australia, where for over 20 years we’ve watched the rapid decline in gun deaths.  This is due to new, strict laws put into place after a mass shooting in Tasmania that left 35 people dead.  The government bought back or confiscated over a million firearms, and there has been no mass shooting in Australia since. It works, friends.  You can get rid of handguns and semiautomatic weapons, and people will stop dying on the same massive scale.  It’s simple math. But cults are not subject to reason.  They have their fiery preachers, their arcane lore, their faith in Fox News hosts who peddle phony stories, their “churches” – gun shows – and deeply ingrained mythologies.  These are all supported strongly by the NRA and the weapons manufacturers. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Hollywood doesn’t help, and never has:  The American taste for violence is notorious, and we spread this ghastly predisposition around the world. Donald Trump got elected, in part, because he kowtowed to this cult of guns, pretending to be a lover of weapons, even a member, although this was a veneer.  Has he uttered a single word about gun control since the shooting in Parkland?  Will he?  I think you know the answer, and where his bread is buttered. What would help?  You. Elections. Sensible laws. But this is going to require mental and spiritual toughness, a genuine resolve to end the killing and persuade those trapped in the cult of guns that it’s in everyone’s best interest for them to step out of that darkness.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "cult of guns", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180216000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/opinions/americas-cult-of-guns-parini/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "550224555", "sentence": "Turkish police have seized a multi-million dollar jewel-encrusted dagger that once belonged to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, the official Anadolu news agency has reported. The ornamental ivory dagger, which is adorned with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, was seized from a Turkish businessman in an anti-smuggling operation in Istanbul, police said in a statement Monday. The Turkish suspect paid $4.6 million for the dagger, which was originally looted from one of Gadhafi’s palaces during the 2011 Libyan revolution that toppled the dictator. Is Libya is on verge of implosion? Police said he was planning to sell the dagger for $10 million to an unnamed Saudi businessman. The Turkish man and two of his aides were arrested in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district and were released after questioning, pending trial. Gadhafi led the North African country since 1969 when he assumed power in a bloodless coup. But then in October 2011, the strongman leader was killed in what was described as crossfire that followed his arrest by revolutionary forces. How fighters in Libya buy their weapons on Facebook", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkish police", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160614143000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/14/europe/turkey-stolen-gadhafi-dagger/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "454610523", "sentence": "Anti-deal advocacy groups flush with cash are flooding congressional offices with calls, emails to stop the Iran nuclear deal The White House has launched an all-hands-on-deck approach involving nearly every major national security official to defend the deal The sides facing off over the Iran nuclear deal are pulling out all the stops in an epic Capitol Hill battle. Anti-deal advocacy groups flush with cash are flooding congressional offices with calls and emails, running ads in national media and employing other campaign-style tactics to sway skeptical lawmakers before a mid-September vote on the agreement. Meanwhile, the GOP is readying its own campaign to take place over the summer recess. For its part, the White House has launched an all-hands-on-deck approach involving nearly every major national security official. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter are leading public and private classified briefings. Vice President Joe Biden is hosting a series of congressional meetings and intimate get-togethers while President Barack Obama is even holding one-on-one sessions with some undecided Democrats. Obama and Biden have also held conference calls with interest groups and concerned activists. Both camps also have a diplomatic corps on their side. Ambassador Ron Dermer of Israel, which has leveled intense criticism at the deal, is visiting dozens of congressional offices. On the other side, representatives from Britain, France and Germany, which joined with the U.S. to negotiate the deal, have been fervently knocking on members’ doors and hosting them in their lavish diplomatic residences. Even veterans of Washington’s many political battles say the effort stands out for its breadth, funding – and stakes. The administration argues that the deal it hammered out over 18 months of tense negotiations is the best, and at this point only, way to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Opponents claim that the terms of the agreement are so lax it paves the way for a country that has called for Israel’s destruction, threatens its Sunni neighbors and is a leading state-sponsor of terror to get the ultimate tool of military destruction. “From our perspective, this is one of the most significant mobilization efforts in our organization’s history,” said an official from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the lobbying group leading the anti-deal charge. “It is certainly the most important issue in a generation and we are fully engaged.” AIPAC, like other opponents of the deal, is calling for lawmakers to vote against the deal when a 60-day review period ends on September 17. The Republican-controlled Congress likely has the votes to pass a resolution of disapproval, which would block the deal. But Obama has promised to veto it, and Republicans would need to attract support from several Democrats to override it. AIPAC officials say they expect their 100,000 members to meet with every member of Congress before the vote, in home districts and recess town halls as well as in Washington. On Wednesday several hundred AIPAC members met in Washington with more than 400 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and on both sides of the issue. AIPAC has also formed a tax-exempt lobbying group to rally opposition to the deal. Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran has recruited several prominent Democratic operatives, including pollster Mark Mellman and media consultant Mark Putnam, and former Democratic lawmakers including Sens. Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu and Joseph Lieberman to sit on its advisory committee. The group is starting to spend upward of $20 million on a 35-state ad campaign, including New York, where prominent Democrats like Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Eliot Engel, who are Jewish themselves and have large Jewish constituencies skeptical of the deal, remain undecided amid intense pressure from the White House. READ: Schumer still mum, but White House gets key Iran deal backer Schumer is one of the 15 Senate Democrats who remain on the fence. Schumer, who is close to AIPAC, has promised to review the agreement with a “fine-tooth comb.” On Monday, he stressed that he wouldn’t let “pressure, party or politics influence” his vote. And he suggested that he wouldn’t be making his decision any time soon, noting that he has read the agreement several times and is still “studying it extremely carefully.” Schumer is poised to become the Senate Democratic leader in the next Congress and is very influential with rank-and-file Democrats, so his arguments will be watched very closely by others on the fence. One pro-Israel lobbyist called convincing Schumer the “lynchpin” of lobbying efforts. AIPAC and other lobbying groups, including Christians United for Israel, or CUFI, are flooding the offices of Schumer and other New York Democrats with emails and calls, reminding them about the dangers of the deal. There are also groups pushing back on the other side, chief among them J Street. The lobby has just a fraction of the tens of millions of dollars AIPAC has dedicated toward the effort, and AIPAC’s ties on Capitol Hill are much wider and deeper, but the liberal group says its views are more representative of those held by Jewish Americans, a majority of whom backed the deal in a recent poll by the Los Angeles-based Jewish Journal. J Street is just one tool in the Obama administration’s arsenal to win support for the deal. Additional advocacy groups, foreign policy experts, former U.S. officials and European diplomats have also been enlisted to counter what one senior administration official called, “the massive efforts by AIPAC, CUFI and other pro-Israel groups.” British Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott told CNN that speaking to members of Congress “has taken up quite a big part of my time recently.” He points out that the deal is not just between the U.S. and Iran but was negotiated and agreed to by the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia, America’s negotiating partners over the past several years, and that he is sending the message that the international community is united on the deal being a “good and verifable” one. Then there’s the outreach by the White House itself. A senior administration official said Friday that the White House is “not flying by the seat of its pants” on its efforts to sell the deal. For months, long before the deal was even announced, an interagency team would huddle for several days a week to develop a playbook, dozens of pages long, on how to roll out the plan and tasking various administration officials on outreach in anticipation of opponents of the deal marshaling tens of millions of dollars. “It is fair to say every heavyweight in the national security apparatus is involved on outreach to the Hill and other outside voices who matter, to give them the facts,” the official said. Engel and fellow New York Rep. Jerry Nadler have been among the Democratic congressmen to be recipients of that outreach, receiving individual meetings with President Barack Obama on the agreement. While over his tenure in the White House, Democrats have complained that Obama has done very little personal outreach to his allies on Capitol Hill on various issues, this time he seems to be taking a different approach. Following his meeting with Obama, Nadler said on Iran the President has been “certainly more hands on.” On Wednesday night, when a meeting the President was holding with the Democratic caucus was broken up by votes, he said that any member who wanted to ask questions was welcome to return. After the votes, a couple dozen spent nearly two hours with him. Related video Celebrities urge support for Iran nuclear deal White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday that the President will continue to have many other conversations like these over the next several weeks, and seemed to acknowledge that the White House strategy is now focused on Democrats. He said they weren’t going to spend much time “trying to persuade” Republicans who came out against the deal before there was a deal. Instead, the deal’s supporters are laser-focused on getting enough votes to sustain a veto. Indeed, the GOP has its own plan for a campaign against the deal during the summer break, and most of its members have been clear that they will be voting against it. Earnest disputed the notion that there is a “sense of urgency” right now due to concerns that they don’t have enough Democratic support, saying the rush to meet with members now stemmed from so many of them leaving for the recess. However, the President had a more dire message for progressive groups he spoke to by conference call on Thursday night. “The lobbying that is taking place on the other side is fierce, it is well-financed, it is relentless,” he warned groups including Organizing for Action, MoveOn and Americans United for Change. “Right now the opponents of this deal have been flooding congressional offices, there are 20 million ads up right now in districts to put pressure on members of Congress. And they are feeling it,” Obama told them. He said their support was urgently needed since “I’m meeting with the members of Congress and they don’t really buy the arguments of the opponents, but I can tell when they start getting squishy and they start getting squishy because they are feeling the political heat.” The acrimony on the issue has spread from arguments over the deal to the nature of the debate itself. The administration accuses opponent of waging a “misinformation” campaign that exaggerates the worst-case scenario of what a deal might portend. Kerry, at a Senate hearing last week, slammed anti-deal TV ads arguing that a better deal could be had as a “unicorn arrangement involving Iran’s complete capitulation.” The White House has also ramped up efforts to sell the agreement with a Web page – full of fact sheets and info graphics – and a Twitter account – now with 18,000 followers – promising to “set the record straight” about the deal. During the last few weeks of hearings about the deal, administration officials were tweeting directly to senators countering what it called distortion of the facts. “The White House and rest of the administration will be aggressive across the board, from regional media, to Hispanic and African-American media, to the national press and any place else Americans are hearing about this deal.” a senior administration official said. Josh Block of The Israel Project, another organization opposing the deal, strongly rejected the administration’s characterization of efforts to block it. READ: Huckabee: Obama marching Israel to ‘door of the oven’ “The administration wants to talk in slogans and platitudes,” he said. “They know the polls show the more the Americans learn about various aspects of this agreement, the more they don’t want it. So it is incumbent on those of us who care about the deal to help people have a discussion and dialogue about what it would mean.” Gary Bauer, who heads the Christians United for Israel Action Fund, responded to the attacks by saying that the administration offers a “rosy” assessment of the deal, while his group’s campaign is “based on facts about the serious dangers posed by the deal.” The recent Washington summit for the massive evangelical group – which hopes to do for Israel what the National Rifle Association has done for the Second Amendment and gun rights – featured appearances by six Republican presidential candidates and half a dozen members of Congress. AIPAC may have more money, but CUFI has a much larger grassroots base. The group has 2.2 million members, including 1,500 pastors who can amplify the message during sermons. When a final deal between Iran and world powers was announced in mid-July, thousands of CUFI members were deployed to lobby members of Congress. Bauer said an email action alert sent last week to its members resulted in upward of 100,000 emails to Congress to reject the deal. “We are unique in that we have a large presence in every congressional district, in every county in America,” Bauer said, stressing that CUFI wants to disabuse lawmakers of the misperception that a vote to support the deal will be soon forgotten. “The temptation by politicians is to try and finesse these issues and move on, but no member will be able to claim ignorance,” Bauer said. “CUFI will be there to remind them.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150803103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/politics/aipac-iran-nuclear-deal-congress/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "702800727", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Errol Louis is the host of “Inside City Hall,” a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Errol Louis: New York joins the list of cities targeted by truck-driving terrorists in recent years In the wake of such violent attacks, New Yorkers safeguard their way of life, instead of being driven away by fear, he writes We New Yorkers never forget that our city remains the No.1 terrorist target in the world. But many of us believed we would avoid the particular horror of a low-tech truck attack. It was not to be.  The murderous attack by an Uzbek national, who police say mowed down innocent people in a rented truck before being shot in the abdomen, puts New York in the company of cities like London, Barcelona, Stockholm and Berlin, all of which have been struck by truck-driving terrorists in recent years. New Yorkers never imagined we would escape terrorism altogether. I was living and working in the city on February 26, 1993, when the first World Trade Center bombing took place.  Eight and a half years later, I watched the towers burn on September 11, and walked around the ruins a few days later. Related article How the New York City truck attack unfolded While many outsiders reacted to the bombings with rage, my memory is that most New Yorkers felt sadness at the pain, loss and destruction that struck the heart of our beloved city.  And alongside the sadness, a determination to safeguard our lives, our families and our way of life, no matter how many demented fanatics might try to scare us away. Impressive layers of safety protocols have become part of life in New York.  We grew used to seeing heavily armed members of elite New York Police Department teams running drills in the city.  The subways often set up checkpoints to conduct random searches of backpacks. A heightened sense of alertness has set in, as well.  When a terrorist tried to set off a car bomb in the middle of Times Square in 2010, street vendors spotted the smoking, shuddering car and alerted authorities.  And when a bomb was left on the street in the Chelsea neighborhood last year, a local photographer saw the contraption and the bomb squad swung into action. We’ve gotten good at intercepting terrorists.  Earlier this month, authorities announced they had quietly thwarted yet another attempt to bomb Times Square. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Like other Americans, New Yorkers know something the death-dealing jihadists will never understand: that the blessings and benefits of a thriving culture – one based on compassion, prosperity and openness – is the wave of the future.  And we will survive and defeat the demons in the dark, with their twisted, deadly aims, no matter how many bombs, trucks and schemes they bring our way.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "New York City", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171101010000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UZB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/opinions/bicycle-terrorist-attack-new-york-louis/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "460452874", "sentence": "Almost 200 years ago, a British warship transported Napoleon Bonaparte to his exile on the island of St. Helena, a place from where it would be impossible for him to escape ever again. Today, Bonaparte would probably find it almost as tough to escape from the tiny volcanic island located right in the middle of the South Atlantic. The island is one of a string of remote British possessions scattered across the hostile seas that lie between Africa and South America, the remains of a once mighty empire. It’s no exaggeration to say that reaching St. Helena from Europe takes pretty much as long as in Napoleon’s time. While St. Helena was once a port of call for sailing ships plying the route around the Cape between Europe and Asia, the Suez Canal and maritime advances have left it redundant. Until last year, the only regular link to the outside world was RMS St. Helena, the mail ship that, every three weeks, covers the five-and-a-half day journey from Cape Town, South Africa. After a rocky start, that’s set to change – a scheduled commercial air service linking St. Helena to Johannesburg is due to start later this month. In 2016, with much fanfare, St. Helena prepared to inaugurate its first ever airport – but then an unexpected obstacle got in the way: the South Atlantic winds. South African airline Comair, a British Airways franchise, planned to start flights to the island in May 2016 using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. However, a serious wind shear issue was detected as soon as the airliner attempted to land. The wind shear only affects aircraft when landing from the north, but if the aircraft approaches from the south, there’s a problem with tailwinds. Prevailing tailwinds mean that aircraft need a longer runway to land with a full load. Smaller aircraft can still land, and a number of them have done so – for medical evacuation missions, for example.  However, size and weight limitations render the route uneconomic for most airlines. Atlantic Star Airlines, a start-up founded by former British Airways pilots with the purpose of linking St. Helena to the UK, advocated the use of Avro RJ100 aircraft, a now-aging model that nevertheless has the capability to land on very short runways. To demonstrate, last year Atlantic Star Airlines arranged for a former SWISS Avro RJ100 to make a stopover at Saint Helena while on a ferry flight from Zurich to Chile. Although the landing was successful, the Avro option has fallen to the wayside. Related article Beautiful landing! World's 10 most scenic airport approaches Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, also threw in its two cents. It flew one of its Embraer E190 jets, an airliner with capacity for nearly 100 passengers, from Fortaleza, Brazil direct to St. Helena. As well as demonstrating the capabilities of this aircraft type and its suitability for operations in the island, the Brazilian firm’s publicity stunt left us with stunning footage of St.Helena’s natural beauty. It’s actually an Embraer E190 airliner that will finally take up the task of connecting St. Helena to the outside world by air. South African carrier SA Airlink has opened ticket sales for its upcoming Johannesburg to Saint Helena flight. The flight, expected to launch on October 21, will have a stopover in Windhoek, Namibia. The aircraft will carry a maximum of 76 passengers, instead of the usual 99, in order to comply with operational restrictions imposed by the tailwinds. In the meantime, Atlantic Star Airlines has not given up on its project to link the island to Europe. “We are going to wait and see who it goes with the South African route, which is government supported. If we can establish there is enough demand, we may follow suit with some charter services to the UK” states Richard Brown, Atlantic Star’s CEO At the moment traveling between Europe and St. Helena is a costly proposition, both in terms of time and money. After reaching Cape Town, visitors must spend five and half days at sea aboard the RMS St. Helena. Once on the island, travelers must wait until the ship makes its next visit before they can leave – meaning a month-long trip with no flexibility of dates, a luxury few travelers can afford. Mostly it’s the islanders that suffer the inconveniences of isolation. Atlantic Star Airlines expects “Saints,” as the locals are commonly called, to make up most of the air traffic, at least initially. St. Helena has a population of about 4,500, but there another 10,000 Saints overseas, mainly in the UK. Those that leave the island in order to work or study overseas are often resigned to spending long periods of time away from their loved ones. No wonder that anticipation is running high among the islanders over the new air service. Air links are expected to have a massive transformative effect on the island’s economy – particularly on a tourism industry that’s currently limited to a few guest houses. In many ways, St. Helena is a sort of lost paradise. It boasts an unspoiled natural environment with ecosystems ranging from rainforest to desert. It has a picturesque capital, Jamestown, and several historical sites, some connected to the island’s past role as a Royal Navy anti-slavery base. Related article Do you know the world's most remote islands? The most popular of the island’s sights, though, may well be Longwood House, Napoleon’s last residence on the island. Locals are already gearing up for the economic boost that tourism can bring about, with plans to expand the island’s accommodation options and some operators working on special-interest tours. There may be concerns about the island’s ability to cope with a sudden influx of visitors, but even at peak capacity St. Helena is likely to remain a niche tourist destination. Its tourist appeal largely depends, after all, on its remoteness and truly unique character. Despite its tiny size, there is no shortage of things to do and see on the island. Its waters present numerous opportunities for whale- and dolphin-watching. It’s also perfectly suited for stargazing – in fact while on St. Helena astronomer Edmond Halley worked on the first star catalog ever compiled with the aid of a telescope. One of the most promising tourist markets, though, is that of Napoleon-era enthusiasts. Even today, in spite of its isolation, St. Helena welcomes a small but regular stream of French visitors who come to see the sites linked to their country’s former emperor, who died in exile on the island. These include Longwood House, as well as The Briars, Bonaparte’s first residence in the island, and The Valley of the Tomb, where he was buried before his remains were later repatriated. The number of Napoleon devotees making the pilgrimage to St. Helena can only be expected to increase once the island becomes more easily accessible from Europe. The Napoleonic Estates also have a peculiarity that adds to St. Helena’s uniqueness: they’re under direct French administration and enjoy extraterritorial status, making them French enclaves within British territory. The French flag flies over them and the French Republic maintains a consul on the island that takes care of their preservation. There’s more than tourism in St. Helena. Coffee has been grown on the island since the 18th century, when beans were brought all the way from Yemen. The island produces a rare, high-quality coffee whose flavor was praised by Napoleon himself, and is currently appreciated by connoisseurs the world over. As coffee beans are particularly sensitive to changes in humidity and environmental conditions and their quality can decay significantly during the long journey to market, air transport will no doubt facilitate the export of what is possibly the island’s most valuable commodity. And that’s not all. SA Airlink will also provide a monthly charter service between Saint Helena and Ascension Island, a route extension that was previously considered by Atlantic Star Airlines. Ascension Island, a dependency of St. Helena that lies about 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) to the northwest, has long had an air base with regular Royal Air Force passenger flights to and from the UK, but the military activity and small permanent population means prospects for tourism development are limited. However, the fact that quite a few Saints work on Ascension might make it feasible to launch commercial flights between the two islands. And a trip to Ascension could provide the most adventurous travelers with the perfect complement to the St. Helena experience. Very different from St. Helena, Ascension features other-worldly volcanic landscapes and a unique physical environment that inspired naturalist Charles Darwin when he stopped here and on St. Helena in 1836. When looking at St. Helena’s tiny dot on the map it’s easy to forget it played host to the likes of Napoleon, Darwin and Halley and was once right in the middle of one of the most important trade routes in the world. What geography gave, geography took away and the ocean that once linked it to the epicenters of culture and commerce became, in later times, a formidable barrier. However, as the island prepares to welcome the first aircraft, St. Helena might soon emerge as the destination of choice for the world’s most discerning tourists. A hidden treasure waiting to be rediscovered. Miquel Ros is an aviation blogger and consultant. An economist by background, he’s worked for Flightglobal and Bloomberg. He currently covers the airline industry through Allplane.tv and collaborates with luxury travel website Trovel and other online media.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "St. Helena air service", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150824113000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/travel/remote-atlantic-airline-saint-helena-napoleon/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "727888258", "sentence": "The Justice Department has asked a judge to dismiss former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s lawsuit challenging the authority of special counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and alleging Mueller’s appointment violated the law. Manafort was indicted on money laundering and other charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty. The lawsuit argues Rosenstein and Mueller overreached their authority in bringing the charges. “This lawsuit plainly seeks to interfere with Manafort’s ongoing criminal prosecution,” Justice Department attorneys wrote to Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday. Mueller is leading the special counsel’s investigation into any potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia – one of several investigations into the matter. Rosenstein took on oversight of the special counsel’s probe after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation. President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia in Moscow’s efforts to influence the 2016 election. Manafort’s lawsuit, filed last month, marked a new tack in a broader effort by supporters of the President to push back on the special counsel. Some Republicans have publicly called for Mueller’s probe to be shut down, and Manafort’s attorneys have echoed the President’s criticism that Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is pursuing crimes that never happened. On Friday, Trump refused to say whether he was considering firing Rosenstein after the release of a declassified memo alleged the FBI had abused its FISA authority in applying for a FISA warrant to conduct surveillance on former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. Rosenstein signed off on at least one of the applications to monitor Page, according to the GOP memo. Later Friday, White House spokesperson Raj Shah said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” that “no changes” would be made at the Justice Department. “I’m saying it on behalf of the White House, and that’s that no changes are going to be made at the Department of Justice,” Shah said. Manafort and his business colleague Rick Gates, who served as deputy chairman of Trump’s campaign, face 12 criminal charges related to money laundering and failure to file federal disclosures. Gates has also pleaded not guilty to the charges. CNN’s Evan Perez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "special counsel Robert Mueller", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180203164500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/03/politics/doj-manafort-lawsuit/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "662145005", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Kate Maltby is a regular broadcaster and columnist in the United Kingdom. She writes a weekly column on politics and culture for The Financial Times and is a theater critic for The Times of London. She was on the founding team behind the reform conservative think tank Bright Blue and is also completing a Ph.D. in renaissance literature. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Kate Maltby: As UK election nears, British Prime Minister deals with fallout from Trump's Twitter attacks on London mayor Maltby says that Trump, as an unpopular figure in the UK, should try to steer clear of British politics right now President Trump is having a difficult week and it’s only Monday. Executive Order 13769 is headed to the Supreme Court; the President’s lawyers are arguing it does not constitute a “travel ban,” so the President immediately undermined his own team by labeling it just that on Twitter. (Deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders repeated the phrase “travel ban” at a news conference Monday afternoon.) Numerous leaks in recent days claim the President is at odds with most of his senior team, allegedly deliberately countermanding their best advice like an obstreperous toddler. And fired FBI Director James Comey is to testify to a congressional committee later this week. Perhaps it was inevitable that Trump would look for a distraction. His choice of distraction is unfortunate for all of us, British and American. First thing in the morning after Saturday night’s killings in London, Trump decided to renew an old fight with Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London. Khan gets under Trump’s skin for the same reason lawyers have been this week: When the President first publicly insulted  Khan, earlier this spring, it was in response to his criticism of Executive Order 13769. Back then, Khan was merely the most popular politician in the UK and its most senior elected Muslim. By the time of Trump’s latest verbal assault, Khan had become the figurehead of a city in mourning. Not just any city: the capital of one of the United States’ most important allies. Imagine if Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, had responded to last year’s homophobic attack in Orlando, Florida, by launching a sustained attack on the policies of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. On a very basic level, Trump’s tweets are highly distasteful. They also give the appearance of being racist. Two weeks ago, terrorists also struck in Manchester, a British city with a mayor from Khan’s Labour Party. Manchester’s first responders may have done a less efficient job than London’s in the aftermath, though the toll of the attack was greater:  Stories circulate about relatives given no information about missing loved ones.  But oddly enough, there was no tweet from  Trump attacking Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham. Could it be because  Burnham is a white man with Roman Catholic roots? Or is it simply because  Khan has had the temerity to stand up to Trump before – when he called him “ignorant about Islam” and suggested he was giving terrorists what they wanted? In an interview with Britain’s Piers Morgan last May, President Trump growled like a mafia don and said of Khan’s criticisms: “Frankly, tell him I will remember those statements, those very nasty statements.” If that’s what lies behind Monday’s Twitter barrage, it is a mark of the cheapest possible statesmanship to prioritize an old feud over diplomatic relations with an allied nation state in mourning. If  Trump meant to damage Sadiq Khan, he’s mistaken. Being marked as an enemy by the former “Apprentice” star is about the surest-fire way to cult popularity in Britain short of personally masterminding a One Direction reunion. By contrast, the people Trump will damage are his supposed conservative allies in Britain. Theresa May, the Prime Minister, is reported to be exasperated. May comes from the Conservative Party, which she is leading in an election campaign against Sadiq Khan’s Labour Party. This should make them opponents, but Khan is not the leader of the Labour Party, and has used the unique position of the London mayoralty to assert his independence from both the federal government and his own party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. This isn’t unusual behavior from mayors and regional governors on both sides of the Atlantic: His job in London allows Khan to play responsible civic leader while being uncontaminated by the mudslinging that goes on in the national Parliament. As mayor, he does not have an official opposition figure to fight with, and he is not up for re-election this cycle. Related article Trump's post-London tweets are a bad omen But May is up for re-election, and she is under huge pressure to disassociate herself from the American President. That is, of course, diplomatically impossible, although UK officials have already taken the step of temporarily severing intelligence-sharing links with the United States, after classified information about the Manchester bombings appeared in the American press. At a news conference early Monday, when asked about President Trump’s comments, the Prime Minister took the unusual step of praising a mayor from another party, telling reporters that Khan was “doing an excellent job as mayor” and stressing that she was fully cooperating with him to jointly oversee anti-terror operations in London. But she stopped short of explicitly condemning Trump’s tweets, clearly hoping the matter would go away. How did President Trump reward her? He doubled down on his tweets just three hours later, accusing Khan of a “pathetic excuse” for his failure to prevent terror. This comes at the worst possible time for May. Terror attacks usually result in a spike of support for Conservative  parties perceived to prioritize law and order: Saturday’s attack, coming only five days ahead of the general election, might still have that effect. But Brits don’t like being seen to give in to fear. Labour leader Corbyn, despite his rocky record of supporting far-left terrorist groups himself, has taken the spike in extremism as an excuse to attack Britain’s foreign policy and American alliance. Many are buying it: The easiest way of signaling virtue in post-Tony Blair Britain is still to attack the war in Iraq or the American government. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook This has precedent. In Madrid in 2004, Spain experienced the deadliest terror attack in Europe since the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. It was three days before the general elections and completely reversed the political narrative. The Spanish people voted overwhelmingly that week to defeat the government, on the grounds that it had sent Spanish troops into the Iraq War alongside America, which was perceived to have inflamed Islamic feelings. We won’t know for sure how the events of this week have influenced British electoral politics until the votes are counted this Friday morning. But one thing is clear. The unpopular President Trump would be well advised to stay out of it. And every attack he tweets against Sadiq Khan only strengthens the position of the British left. Ironically, that does damage  Khan slightly: It delays the collapse of the current Labour leadership – and thus Khan’s longheld plan to take over.  But I doubt that’s much consolation to Theresa May.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170606000000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/05/opinions/trump-theresa-may-sadiq-khan-opinion-maltby/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "686552453", "sentence": "Brunei's Poni Divers and Malaysian artist Anuar Abdullah have teamed up to sketch Brunei's sunken shipwrecks. The sketches will promote diving in Brunei and act as maps to help divers better prepare. While Brunei's water is not as clear as that of some of its neighbors, these wrecks offer unique underwater scenery. When it comes to odd jobs, Anuar Abdullah’s might top the list. The Malaysian artist and coral conservationist has spent the past few months diving off the coast of Brunei, sketching the skeletons of sunken ships. Last year, Brunei-based Poni Divers hired Abdullah to immortalize the sultanate’s eerie collection of more than 30 shipwrecks. From the 1942 Australian Wreck – a Dutch steamer sunk by a Japanese mine – to the 1945 American Wreck, a victim of World War II, each provides a unique diving experience. “Southeast Asia is really the diving capital of the world – (people) fly all over the world to dive in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia,” Thye Sing Wong, founder of Poni Divers, tells CNN. “Most people don’t even know there is diving in Brunei. But some of the world’s best sites are here.” Ranging from shallow-water skeletons to 230-foot-deep goliaths, the shipwrecks dotting Brunei’s ocean floor chronicle the sultanate’s maritime history. “A lot of them are natural wrecks, with a lot of history behind them from World War II (when the Brunei Bay was invaded by US and Japanese ships),” says Wong. “We even have a decommissioned oil rig wreck. It was sunk by a partnership between fishery departments here and Brunei Shell Petroleum (the oil company).” The sketches, he says, help to promote Brunei as a diving destination, and also act as maps, enabling his team to properly brief divers on the underwater territory they face. “Whenever you go to a really established dive destination, they have maps of the dive sites on the wall,” says Wong. “That way you can explain where you enter the water, where you enter the wreck, and how you get back up.” That process is especially important for divers in Brunei, where the visibility – the distance divers can see underwater – can be limited, due to brown water from silty inland rivers which flows into the Brunei Bay. On a good day, divers can expect up to 66 feet of visibility in Brunei, whereas in the Philippines 150 feet is not unusual. This isn’t the first time the Brunei shipwrecks have been sketched. Back in the 1980s and 90s, some of the more popular wrecks were sketched by the Brunei Sub Aqua Dive Club. Brunei Darussalam is one of the wealthiest and oldest continuously ruling dynasties in the world. The current sultan is Hassanal Bolkiah.The country was a British protectorate from 1888 to 1984, when it gained independence. Located on the South China Sea, Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital, home to the majority of the country’s estimated population of 417,200 people.The major languages spoken are Malay, English, and various Chinese dialects.Islam is Brunei’s official religion and Sharia Law, a strict Islamic law, is practiced. SOURCE: United Nations, Brunei Economic Planning and Development Brunei Darussalam is one of the wealthiest and oldest continuously ruling dynasties in the world. The current sultan is Hassanal Bolkiah.The country was a British protectorate from 1888 to 1984, when it gained independence. Located on the South China Sea, Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital, home to the majority of the country’s estimated population of 417,200 people.The major languages spoken are Malay, English, and various Chinese dialects.Islam is Brunei’s official religion and Sharia Law, a strict Islamic law, is practiced. But nearly 25 years later, Wong felt it was time to update the artwork. Enter Abdullah. A Malaysia sketcher and the founder of coral re-population program Ocean Quest Global, the veteran diver started sketching the wrecks earlier this year. So far, he has drawn roughly six shallow underwater hulls. Each work takes about two days, during which he dives, takes notes on a plastic slate, snaps underwater photos for details, and then jots down an initial sketch. “You can only see a small section at a time. You don’t know if you are on the front or the back, or in the middle of the wreck, because it’s such a huge structure.” To orient himself, Abdullah finds an edge and traces it until he identifies a distinctive marker – an anchor, a propeller or a rudder. “I have to estimate the size. I can’t be measuring it with measuring tape, because it takes too long. Due to time underwater, especially in deep dives, time is limited.” From there, he starts with an outline and fills in the details on his subsequent dives. “For example, I’ll add in the ship frames – they look like ribs. I have to count how many are visible, how many are not, so it’s accurate,” says Abdullah. “If somebody dives, they know there are eight ribs. The drawing is precise.” In the world of scuba diving, anything below 98 feet is considered a “deep dive.” This year, Abdullah started mapping the deeper wrecks for the first time – some of which sit 230 feet below sea level. With these deeper dives, the most time-consuming part of the process is the slow ascent required in order to readjust to reach equilibrium and eliminate gases in the body. “It’s not hard to be under water, but it’s hard to surface,” explains Abdullah. “It takes three hours to get back to the surface from 230 feet (70 meters). It takes time for decompression, about 2 hours, and the journey up takes another hour.” The wrecks are beautiful, he says, pointing to the 302-foot-long Cement Wreck, which sunk in the 1980s. Carrying a cargo of cement – which would have been used to build the sultan’s Istana Nurul Iman palace in the capital of Bandar Seri Begawan – the ship wasn’t a victim of warfare, but rather a deadly sandbank. With multiple decks, maze-like interiors and colorful marine life, this is one of the area’s most fascinating dives. The Blue Water Wreck is another favorite, thanks to relatively good visibility in its locality. Located roughly 22 miles offshore, the 262-foot-long ship sank in 1981, due to a fire on board. Most people don’t even know there’s diving in Brunei. Thye Sing Wong, Poni Divers' founder Today, it attracts barracuda, giant batfish and, occasionally, white-tip sharks – a type of small reef shark. “I love (the Blue Water Wreck) because I can put together the entire history of how it sank, the history of what it looked like – it’s the most comprehensive story I can get.” It’s not only a dive underwater, but a step back in time.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Brunei", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170904121500", "country1": "BRN", "country2": "MYS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/shipwrecks-brunei-sketches/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "631859537", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript February 28, 2017 The U.S. president gives some details about his upcoming budget proposal. An international mystery deepens concerning a murdered relative of North Korea’s leader. A debate takes place regarding H-1B visas. And a crowdfunding site helps Americans cover the cost of adoption. It’s all featured this Tuesday on CNN 10. TRANSCRIPT CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR:  On this February 28th, thank you for taking time for CNN 10.  I’m Carl Azuz. Tonight, U.S. President Donald Trump makes his first address to a joint session of Congress.  You can watch the Republican leaders speech and the Democratic response starting at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on CNN. When we bring you some highlights tomorrow, we’ll explain why a president’s first speech like this is not technically a State of the Union address.  One thing President Trump is expected to do is outline his goals for the coming years.  And on Monday, he released some information about his first budget proposal, which is expected next month. The Trump administration plans to increase U.S. defense and security spending by $54 billion and decrease about the same amount from non-defense programs. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:  This budget will be a public safety and national security budget.  This defense spending increase will be offset and paid for by finding greater savings and efficiencies across the federal government.  We’re going to do more with less. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ:  The president added that, quote, “lower priority programs and most federal agencies would see their budgets reduced in the proposal.” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer says President Trump’s budget proposal would, quote, “help the wealthy and special interest and that it would significantly cut programs that help the middle class.”  A president’s budget proposal is a blue print.  It reflects his priorities but it’s Congress that determines the final budget for the federal government. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over):  Ten-second trivia: What nation’s full name includes “Democratic People’s Republic” though it’s a communist state? Bangladesh, Cuba, North Korea or Vietnam? The DPRK or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the full name of North Korea, a communist country. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ:  An international murder mystery is deepening.  It started with the apparent poisoning of a man named Kim Jong Nam.  He was the half-brother of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.  And he died on February 13 while traveling through Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The murder is having ripple effects around the world.  Malaysia says four North Koreans were involved in Kim Jong Nam’s death, and South Korea has accused the North Korean government of ordering the murder. North Korea has repeatedly denied being involved and says the South is publishing false report.  But all this is believed to have caused the cancellation of informal talks being North Korean officials and former American government workers.  The talks were set for this week in New York, but the Trump administration changed its mind on approving the North Koreans travel.  That decision was made after officials announced how Kim Jong Nam was killed. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) MATT RIVERS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT:  This is a spot where Kim Jong Nam was poisoned.  He was here awaiting to check in for a flight to Macau, when as you can see in some pretty incredible CCTV footage, a woman walks up behind him and police say she then puts VX nerve agent on his face, one of the world’s most deadly chemicals. She flees the scene and he immediately becomes uncomfortable.  He starts walking this way and eventually ending up at this information desk right here.  He goes up, cuts several people in line and asks for help.  He tells the attendants that he’s feeling dizzy. And standing here, this is a really public place.  It’s big, it’s open, and frankly, it’s kind of bizarre to think that an alleged assassination of such a public figure could happen in a place like this.  And yet here we are. He then heads down to the clinic where the Malaysian health minister said he later fainted.  From the time he was poisoned, from the time he died en route to the hospital in the ambulance, it’s only 20 minutes. Once officials confirmed that VX nerve agent was used, they finally sent in a hazmat team to check if there were any chemicals left over here in terminal two.  And thankfully, they didn’t find anything, but it begs the question, what took so long to send in the team.  Why didn’t they send them in earlier? And that’s not the only question here.  The two female suspects involved both told investigators that they thought they were just part of the prank show.  That they didn’t know they were doing anything wrong.  But Malaysian police say they specifically trained for this attack. So, which version is correct?  And furthermore, police say that they had VX nerve agent on their hands.  So, why didn’t either one of them get sick? The fact is that we’ve learned a lot over the past two weeks since this alleged assassination took place but there are many questions that still remain in this most public murder of Kim Jong Nam. (END VIDEOTAPE) AZUZ:  Later this week, President Trump is expected to issue a new executive order concerning immigration to the U.S.  Courts put his previous travel restrictions on hold.  Separately from that, though, Democratic and Republican lawmakers had introduced bills that could reduce the number of people from other countries allowed to work in the U.S. The most popular program for this is the H-1B visa program.  Healthcare, media and tech companies all use H-1Bs to get international talent and to hire trained workers that they can’t find in America. But critics say the H-1B program is flawed, that some companies abused H-1Bs to pay foreign workers less money than they pay America employees.  That apparently hasn’t stopped people from around the world from wanting to work in the U.S. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) RAVI AGRAWAL, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT:  Aayush Suwalka symbolizes the Indian dream.  He grew up in a small town, studied hard and wants to take it to one of the country’s best engineering colleges. But the dream in Aayush’s mind isn’t Indian, it’s American. Why America? AAYUSH SUWALKA, TECH STUDENT:  It’s always America because the companies, all the big companies are there in America and the life there is like really amazing. AGRAWAL:  At Aayush’s college in Bangalore, students are recruited by the world’s biggest companies.  With months to go before he graduates, Aayush has already gotten a job at the local branch of JPMorgan, the American investment bank. His dream is to work with them for a few years here, and then transfer to the United States. Every year, tens of thousands of Indians move to the United States on highly skilled work visas and many of those workers tend to come from technology and engineering schools like this one here in Bangalore, in the city that is known as the heart of India’s Silicon Valley, and when you speak to the students here, they’ll tell you that they often entered these universities with an end goal in mind, and for a lot of them, that end goal is America. Congress is deliberating three separate bills aiming to curb immigrant work visas.  One of those visa programs, the H-1B for highly skilled workers, is being watched closely.  Of the 85,000 visas handed out every year, an estimated two-thirds go to Indian workers. As we leave Aayush for the day, I have little doubt he is going to make his dreams come true.  The only question is when. (END VIDEOTAPE) AZUZ:  The U.S. government says it’s hard to determine exactly how many children are adopted each year in America.  It’s estimated to be around 135,000.  For many families, the cost of adoption is an obstacle.  The government estimates that adopting American children can range from $15,000 to $40,000.  International adoptions can cost $20,000 to $50,000. But the founder of Adopt Together devised a way for people to share those costs. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HANK FORTENER, ADOPTTOGETHER.ORG:  I grew up with a brother and a sister and we had 36 foster kids over a seven-year period.  And then my mom and dad adopted four boys and four girls from five different countries. In the morning, you didn’t know who’s going to be at the breakfast table, but there was always more seat. Did you have this pillow with you? UNIDENTIFIED KID:  Yes. FORTENER:  What a cool idea. Who’s this right here? UNIDENTIFIED MALE:  Daddy. MATT RIEHM, FATHER OF ADOPTED SON:  Tacy came to me and said she wanted to adopt.  We’re really concerned about the costs. FORTENER:  And oftentimes, a family is looking at bill of $30,000, $40,000, $50,000.  If so many families would adopt if they can eliminate this financial barrier, then what if we could carry the burden together? AdoptTogether.org is designed as a first ever crowdfunding platform for adoption. We’re raising funds to pay those bills.  That’s when you friends and family and co-workers get to be a part of your adoption stories, simply by donating to your process. TACY RIEHM, MOTHER OF ADOPTED SON:  We aren’t anything crazy special.  We’re not rich.  We and a community brought him home. FORTENER:  AdoptTogether.org has helped over 2,400 families, raised $10.5 million to bring their kids home and it’s so rewarding for me to get to do this work because I get to continue in the family business of helping children come in to families. Nice! (END VIDEOTAPE) AZUZ:  Usually the words “Chile” and “Ring of Fire” are used when talking about earthquakes.  This phenomenon was celestial.  It’s a solar eclipse when the moon passes between the earth and the sun.  It was visible on Sunday in the southern hemisphere.  Countries like Chile.  But scientists say a Ring of Fire eclipse is unique because the moon is too far away from the Earth to appear to cover the sun completely.  So, with its edges exposed, a ring of sunlight surrounds the moon. Johnny Cash would have fallen into that.  And though it might not happen every February, it’s still annular, which has a nice ring to it.  It leaves some observers moony-eyed and it makes for a satellight-hearted ending to CNN 10. I’m Starl Azuz. Click here to access the printable version of today’s CNN 10 transcript. CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society. Thank you for using CNN 10", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration budget proposal", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170228000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/studentnews/ten-content-tues/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "734912455", "sentence": "The story goes that Enwonwu was walking in the Nigerian countryside when he met a beautiful young woman whom he just had to paint, according to Bonhams auction house in London. Her name is Adetutu Ademiluyi, abbreviated as Tutu, and she was a princess in her city of Ife in south-western Nigeria. One of a triptych of artworks created by Enwonwu during the aftermath of Nigeria’s bloody civil war, “Tutu” disappeared shortly after being painted in 1974. Its whereabouts remained the subject of intense speculation for over 40 years before the portrait was discovered in a family home late last year. Depicting the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi (abbreviated as “Tutu”), the painting was subsequently authenticated and went under the hammer as part of Bonhams’ “Africa Now” sale. The London auction house initially predicted a price tag of between £200,000 and £300,000 ($275,000 to $413,000), less than a quarter of the final bid. “On discovering the long-missing work,” continued Peppiatt, “I felt a little like Howard Carter peering into Tutankhamen’s tomb. When Carter was asked by Lord Carnarvon ‘What can you see?’, Carter replied ‘Wonderful things… Wonderful things.’ And so it was for me on that dark December night.” The paintings grew in fame not only for their beauty but for the mystery surrounding their disappearance. The eventual discovery of “Tutu” is partly thanks to the efforts of Giles Peppiatt, Director of African art at Bonhams, who for years made it his mission to find them. People brought him a number of prints but they all transpired to be fakes. Then one day in December 2017, he finally found the real thing. After receiving a tip, Peppiatt made a visit to a “modest” apartment in north London and discovered the painting had been hanging there for the last 30 years. According to Bonhams, Peppiatt said: “I was absolutely staggered when I first saw the piece. The owners, who had inherited it, had no idea of its current value.” The family behind the discovery has chosen to remain anonymous. “On discovering the long-missing work,” continued Peppiatt, “I felt a little like Howard Carter peering into Tutankhamen’s tomb. When Carter was asked by Lord Carnarvon ‘What can you see?’, Carter replied ‘Wonderful things… Wonderful things.’ And so it was for me on that dark December night.” “Tutu” was among 20 Enwonwu artworks made available at the Bonham’s sale. His paintings “Negritude” and “The Female Form” sold for £100,000 ($138,000) and £110,000 ($151,000) respectively.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bonhams auction house", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180301061500", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ben-enwonwu-tutu-painting-auction/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "672499505", "sentence": "\"I'm sure that all of them didn't need it,\" he said White House budget proposal would slash $193 billion from food stamp program Congress should use money from its food stamp budget and Planned Parenthood funding to pay for a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico, Rep. Steve King said Wednesday. The House appropriations committee released its homeland security bill on Tuesday, which includes the full $1.6 billion requested by the Office of Management and Budget to begin construction on a southern border wall. The Iowa Republican, however, wants to more than triple taxpayer dollars spent on the wall. “Are you comfortable, congressman, with providing $1.6 billion of taxpayer money, not from Mexico, to build that wall?” CNN’s Alisyn Camerota asked on “New Day.” “Absolutely, yes and more,” he replied. “And I’d throw another $5 billion on the pile and I would find half a billion of that from right out of Planned Parenthood’s budget. And the rest of it could come out of food stamps and the entitlements that are being spread out for people who haven’t worked in three generations.” The lawmaker said the government needs to “ratchet back down” the number of Americans on food stamps. More than 40 million Americans receive food stamps, and nearly two-thirds of them are children, elderly or disabled. The average household on food stamps had income of less than $10,000 a year. “I wouldn’t impose anything more strict on anybody in America than what (former first lady) Michelle Obama did with her school lunch program. So, I would just say let’s limit to that,” King said. “But we’ve seen this go from 19 million people now on the SNAP program up to 47 million people on the SNAP program,” he added. “I’m sure that all of them didn’t need it. So, we need to set this down and ratchet it back down again.” A document circulated on Capitol Hill in May said that a White House budget proposal would slash $193 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as food stamps. A CNN analysis found that of the top 10 places with the largest percentage of residents who use SNAP, seven voted for Trump in the 2016 elections. “We built the programs because to solve the problem of malnutrition in America,” said King, who backed Trump in 2016. “Now we have a problem of obesity. When you match up the EBT card with what the scales say on some of the folks, I think its worth looking at.” “Michelle Obama looked at it. Republicans should be able to look at it too,” he added. More than 2 billion adults and children globally are overweight or obese and suffer health problems because of their weight, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, with the United States having the greatest percentage (13%) of obese children and young adults. The “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act” legislation spearheaded by the former first lady in response to America’s childhood obesity problem was regularly criticized by Republicans and her efforts may be in jeopardy under the Trump administration. The School Nutrition Association, a lobbying group, released recommendations in March to scale back federal nutrition standards set under the Obama administration.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "food stamp program", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170712151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/12/politics/steve-king-food-stamps-border-wall-cnntv/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "662572801", "sentence": "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is the law the NSA uses to track emails and phone calls It's up for re-authorization and that's why the Senate intelligence committee is holding a hearing The Russia investigation and President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey are sure to dominate the headlines out of Wednesday’s Senate intelligence committee hearing, but that’s not the reason that four top administration national security officials are appearing before the panel. The officials are testifying because the committee leaders have to shepherd a bill through Congress before the end of the year to reauthorize a key National Security Agency surveillance tool that has been slammed by privacy advocates as ripe for abuse. Wednesday’s hearing is the committee’s first step to make the case for re-authorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is the law the NSA uses to track emails and phone calls of non-US citizens – while sometimes incidentally collecting communications of US citizens, too. Related article 5 things to watch: Coats, Rogers, McCabe and Rosenstein testify The administration officials – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein – will testify that Section 702 is an essential national security tool to stop terrorism, a view most of the intelligence committee agreed with. But their boss has made reauthorizing more complicated. Trump’s tweets alleging – with no evidence – that he was wiretapped by President Barack Obama, as well as his assertion that “unmasking” is the real Russia story, have thrown a wrench into the surveillance debate on Capitol Hill, raising concerns for some conservatives about whether the NSA’s spying powers are being abused. “We’re not going to reauthorize these surveillance programs if the American people are not satisfied that their security is going to be safeguarded,” Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican and House intelligence committee member, said last month on Fox News. House intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes’ trip to the White House was about the alleged “unmasking” of Trump officials by former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice. The communications of US citizens that the NSA collects in the process of tracking a foreign national are routinely “masked,” where the identity of that citizen is hidden. But a handful of government officials have the authority to request that an identity be “unmasked” if it’s relevant for national security purposes. Last week, Nunes issued three subpoenas seeking details of “unmasking” of US residents by Rice, former CIA Director John Brennan and former US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. National security analysts and backers of the law argue that the unmaksing issue should remain separate from the debate over reauthorizing the NSA surveillance law. “Section 702 should not become collateral damage in the unmasking debate,” said Adam Klein of the Center for a New American Security. Related article What is the FISA court, and why is it so secretive? Robert Chesney, a Texas University law professor and writer on the Lawfare national security website, said the unmasking controversy and Section 702 shouldn’t be related, but now unmasking will “hang over” the renewal of the surveillance law. “For whatever reason, they decided collectively to make as much stink as possible about unmasking in order to put the intelligence community on trial and change the narrative about Russia,” Chesney said. Privacy advocates argue changes are needed to the surveillance law to safeguard the communications of US citizens. Last week, Facebook, Amazon, Google and other tech companies signed a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging Congress to overhaul the surveillance law. Andrew Crocker, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said one of the most significant reforms needed is to the so-called “backdoor search loophole,” where intelligence agencies may conduct warrantless searches of US citizens’ collected communications if the target of the surveillance was a foreign national. Related article 'Unmasking,' FISA and other terms to help you understand the wiretapping story Senators on the intelligence committee downplayed the role that Trump’s tweets – and broader views on unmasking – would play in their efforts to reauthorize the law. “There will be hurdles, but it won’t have anything to do with the tweets,” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio told CNN. “The President seems to complicate things from time to time, but it’s hard for me to believe that FISA will not be renewed,” said Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and more than a dozen Republican senators, including Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, introduced a bill Tuesday that would permanently authorize Section 702. Democrats are more split than Republicans. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel, supports renewing the NSA surveillance law, while Oregon Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden is one of the chief critics of the law in the Senate. But both senators indicated Tuesday they plan to focus their questions on grilling Coats and Rosenstein over Trump’s actions, saving the surveillance debate for another day before the law expires at the end of the year. Burr said that even if Russia is likely to dictate Wednesday’s hearing, he plans on sticking to the FISA script. “I have no control of where hearings go, but I know that (Section) 702 re-authorization is an important issue, so that’s where my focus is going to be and that’s where everybody is programmed to talk about,” Burr said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170607053000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/07/politics/fisa-hearing-senate-intelligence-committee/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "701671119", "sentence": "Sen. Kamala Harris says she'll oppose a spending deal if it doesn't address immigration Sen. Cory Booker testified in the corruption trial for Sen. Bob Menendez Our weekly roundup of the news, notes and chatter about the prospects for the next Democratic presidential race: Former Vice President Joe Biden says he hasn’t decided yet if he’s going to run for president in 2020, but he left open the possibility in a Vanity Fair interview published Wednesday. “I haven’t decided to run,” he told Vanity Fair. “But I’ve decided I’m not going to decide not to run. We’ll see what happens.” He said that if his late son Beau Biden hadn’t fallen ill, he would have run for president. “No question,” he said in the interview. “I had planned on running, and I wasn’t running against Hillary or Bernie or anybody else. Honest to God, I thought that I was the best suited for the moment to be President.” In a separate interview with InStyle, Biden said of 2020: “I’m familiar with the issues, and I think I could bring some talent there. So it’s not that I don’t think I’m equipped to do the job. We’ll just see.” Biden’s book is scheduled to be released November 14. That’ll lead to another big round of interviews and news-making excerpts — so more Biden 2020 speculation (and on-the-record musing from Biden himself) is coming soon. One more Biden note: He appeared in a public service announcement with Lady Gaga this week, urging action against sexual assault. “It’s on us, it’s on everyone to intervene — to stop abuse when they see it, and when they hear about it, to intervene,” Biden says in the video. News and notes: HARRIS TAKES DACA STAND: California Sen. Kamala Harris was the first senator to announce she’ll oppose an end-of-year spending bill if lawmakers aren’t yet “clear about what we are going to do to protect and take care of” the undocumented immigrants brought into the United States as children whose status is now uncertain after President Donald Trump announced he’d eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. — Harris has some weekend political travel. She’s in Rhode Island on Friday to raise money with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. Then, on Saturday, she’s back in Washington delivering the keynote speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s national dinner — where Hillary Clinton and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos will also be on hand. And Sunday, Harris is in Richmond, campaigning for Virginia candidates ahead of the state’s November 7 election. WARREN’S STOPS FOR HILL REPORTERS: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren stopped to talk with CNN’s Jeremy Herb about the Niger ambush after Pentagon officials briefed lawmakers Thursday. If you’re a Capitol Hill reporter, you already might be surprised: Warren is known for almost never stopping for interviews with congressional reporters. Warren seems to be opening up in recent weeks and it’s fair to read her warming up to the national media as possible 2020 preparation. BOOKER COMES TO MENENDEZ’S DEFENSE: Sen. Cory Booker came to the defense of his New Jersey colleague, Sen. Bob Menendez, this week. He testified in the senior senator’s corruption trial, saying: “Bob has not forgotten where he comes from. He is someone who has known poverty and insecurity and what is honorable about him to me is that when I go home, and I am reminded of who I’m fighting for, I know Bob Menendez doesn’t just have my back but has their backs.” In a rare display of bipartisan unity, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham also testified for Menendez. CUOMO, SANDERS IN PUERTO RICO: Two 2020 prospects — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — were separately in Puerto Rico late this week, on visits that, in Cuomo’s case in particular, will be seen as signs of national ambitions. Sanders on Friday is meeting with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, touring the island and holding meetings about how Congress can help Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery efforts. Cuomo on Thursday tweeted: “The federal government has said it can’t stay in Puerto Rico forever, but New York isn’t leaving until the job is done.” STEYER’S LAUNCH? Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s $10-million-plus advertising campaign calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment has him on the air everywhere — with more ads in the Washington market than the Virginia gubernatorial candidates whose election is fewer than two weeks away. It’s being seen as a big opening salvo as Steyer considers runs for office — including California governor, the Senate or president in 2020. MARK CUBAN’S PARTY SURPRISE: Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says if he runs for president in 2020, he would do so as a Republican — meaning he’d primary Trump. “I think there’s a place for somebody who’s socially a centrist but I’m very fiscally conservative,” he said. DISPATCH FROM THE DEM MINES from CNN’s Gregory Krieg: There will be no 2018 Democratic primary bloodbath. The party can thank Bernie Sanders and his allies, who kept their eyes down ballot, and moderates like West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, who kept close to the base and so didn’t invite unrest from the #resistance. Outside of California, where Sen. Dianne Feinstein faces a fight, and a few feisty Houses races aside, most of the heat is coming from gubernatorial contests. Related article Kevin de León formally announces Senate bid Iowa is interesting, crowded and (expected to be) intense, with seven candidates and no clear favorite. Cathy Glasson, a nurse and union leader is the likely Berniecrat pick and businessman Fred Hubbell — already up with TV ads last Friday! — are a couple buzzy names. Also to watch: Does a progressive challenger emerge to take on Cuomo, a potential 2020er, in New York? And who survives what’s going to be a pricey primary in Illinois – a Pritzker or a Kennedy? Here are a few more to keep eyeballs on. — Saturday, October 28 — Kamala Harris keynotes a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Washington that will also feature Hillary Clinton, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Gold Star father Khizr Khan. — Saturday, October 28 — Bernie Sanders, as part of his single-payer health care push, is in Toronto, where he will tour Women’s College Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and Toronto General Hospital. He will also hold a roundtable conversation with participants including a Canadian doctor, patient, policy maker, hospital administrator and pharmacist. — Sunday, October 29 — Harris and former Attorney General Eric Holder campaign for Democratic candidates in Richmond, in what will be Holder’s second day in the state, ahead of the November 7 election there. They’ll each do several events, but the big one is at The Pearl at 1 p.m. ET. — Sunday, October 29 — Sanders holds a speech and discussion with Dr. Danielle Martin at the University of Toronto on what the United States can learn from Canada’s health care system. The event will be live streamed at 11 a.m. ET on Sanders’ Facebook page. — Monday, October 30 — Sanders campaigns with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at 7 p.m. ET at Terminal 5. DNC chair Tom Perez expects “a double-digit number of candidates” in the 2020 Democratic presidential race. … Maryland Rep. John Delaney says his unusually early entrance into the 2020 race is inspired by Jimmy Carter’s out-of-nowhere win in 1976. … Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s 10-month charm offensive across the United States was interpreted in some quarters as potential 2020 prep, but new data shows it hasn’t changed the public’s perception of him. CNN’s Gregory Krieg, Ashley Killough, Sophie Tatum, Tal Kopan, Caroline Kenny, Miranda Green, Saba Hamedy and Betsy Klein contributed to this memo.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sen. Kamala Harris", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171027164500", "country1": "PRT", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/politics/2020-vision-joe-biden-open-door-kamala-harris-elizabeth-warren/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "714506258", "sentence": "Amnesty International has accused European governments of being complicit in the torture and abuse of migrants and refugees in Libya. In a new report, the human rights group criticizes European governments for supporting efforts by the Libyan coastguard to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean and returning them camps in Libya. “Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants trapped in Libya are at the mercy of Libyan authorities, militias, armed groups and smugglers often working seamlessly together for financial gain. Tens of thousands are kept indefinitely in overcrowded detention centers where they are subjected to systematic abuse,” said John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Europe Director. “European governments have not just been fully aware of these abuses; by actively supporting the Libyan authorities in stopping sea crossings and containing people in Libya, they are complicit in these abuses.” Amnesty called on the EU to end what it called a “policy of containment” and instead establish “pathways” to bring the migrants and refugees to Europe safely. Dalhuisen called on European governments to rethink their policies and help people reach Europe legally, “including by resettling tens of thousands of refugees.” “They must insist that the Libyan authorities end the policy and practice of arbitrary arrests and detention of refugees and migrants, immediately release all foreign nationals held in the detention centres,” he said. The EU institutions were “working to save lives, pure and simple,” a commission spokesperson said in an email to CNN. “We do so by 1) stopping people drowning in the Mediterranean, 2) evacuating them from disastrous conditions in Libya and 3) offering them safe and legal pathways to come to Europe.” Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, spoke with Libyan Prime Minister Fayes al-Sarraj Tuesday morning on the issue, the statement said. An EU Commission-sponsored  joint task force with Libya, the African Union and the United Nations is to meet in Brussels on Thursday. The EU has funded the International Migration Organization to help 15,000 people stuck in Libya to return home, and plans to repatriate 15,000 more. It has also settled 40,000 refugees that have crossed into Europe from Libya and plans to take 50,000 more in 2019, the commission said. CNN has exposed the conditions faced by mainly sub-Saharan Africans in Libya, secretly filming a slave auction there. The Amnesty report also accused the Libyan coastguard of endangering migrants’ lives and of intimidating NGOs operating in the Mediterranean on rescue missions. Last year at least 3,800 people died trying to make the sea crossing from Africa to Europe, according to the UN. Human-trafficking networks have spread in Libya following the NATO-backed overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European governments", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171212110000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "ESP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/12/europe/amnesty-international-libya-migrant-report-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "423262303", "sentence": "A key Senate Democrat is throwing his weight behind a proposal that would allow Congress to reject the Iran nuclear deal, complicating President Barack Obama’s efforts to dodge Republican opposition and lock in the pact on his own. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Monday that he is backing legislation introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) to give Congress the ability to halt the implementation of the deal once the United States and five other world powers finalize the details in the coming months. “This is a very serious issue that deserves careful consideration, and I expect to have a classified briefing in the near future. I strongly believe Congress should have the right to disapprove any agreement and I support the Corker bill which would allow that to occur,” Schumer told Politico on Monday. Schumer’s endorsement is key, since he’s influential within his party and set to take over as the top Senate Democrat once Harry Reid departs at the end of next year. With other Democrats now likely to follow suit, his position puts majority Republicans on track to gather the 60 votes they’ll need to advance Corker’s bill – and potentially a veto-proof majority, limiting Obama’s ability to get around that legislation. The White House has complained that Corker’s bill, which would enable Congress to suspend the lifting of sanctions on Iran as part of the deal, could thwart negotiations that the United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia are aiming to complete with Iran by June 30. Democratic senators are expected to propose changes to the bill, which is set for a committee hearing next week. But it’s not clear whether the Obama administration would embrace any of those changes. Obama told The New York Times in an interview published Sunday that “my hope is that we can find something that allows Congress to express itself but does not encroach on traditional presidential prerogatives – and ensures that, if in fact we get a good deal, that we can go ahead and implement it.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Corker bill", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150407001500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/06/politics/schumer-iran-deal/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "716395113", "sentence": "French leader announced plan to resettle refugees after CNN footage on slave auctions Rights group accuses European governments of being complicit in migrant abuse in Libya The French government stepped up its fight against slavery as the first group of refugees rescued from Libya touched down Tuesday in Paris from Niger. France plans to take in 10,000 refugees by 2019, with 3,000 people coming from a resettlement program in Niger and Chad. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan in the aftermath of CNN releasing video footage that showed migrants being sold into slavery in the North African country, some for as little as $400 each. Further flights from Niger are expected to land Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris, with additional arrivals set for January. On Tuesday, 25 people from Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia arrived at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport in the first flight out from Niger. The prescreened group included 19 women and children, including a 2-month-old baby, and six men. They will be housed in a convent in eastern France’s Alsace region for four months, where they will receive psychological support and instruction in French. Related article Africans enslaved in Libya are people -- let's treat them with humanity Then the nonprofit group France Horizon will help each individual find permanent housing. After obtaining footage of a human auction in Libya, a CNN team traveled in October to that country to investigate. It saw a dozen men sold at an auction outside the capital, Tripoli. The crew was told of auctions taking place at nine locations in the country. Libyan authorities have launched a formal investigation into the auctions under the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency. France has been at the forefront of attempting to help those escaping slavery find a safe passage away from Libya. In a speech last month following CNN’s release of the footage, Macron labeled the sale of migrants at slave auctions in the North African country as “a crime against humanity” and vowed to press for international sanctions against Libya. News of the auctions sparked protests outside the Libyan Embassy in Paris. The International Organization for Migration also says it will fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centers in Libya before the end of 2017. The UN migration agency says it has returned more than 14,007 migrants to their home countries this year already. The United Nations estimates there are 700,000 migrants in Libya, and for years those who have crossed the Mediterranean have shared stories about beatings, kidnappings and enslavement. On Monday, UNICEF announced that 36,000 children in Libya are in need of assistance and that 14,000 of them are unaccompanied. Last week, Amnesty International accused European governments of being complicit in the torture and abuse of migrants and refugees in Libya. In a new report, the human rights group criticized European governments for supporting efforts by the Libyan coast guard to prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean and returning them to camps in Libya. CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne reported from Paris, and James Masters wrote from London. CNN’s Melissa Bell contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "French government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171219140000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "NER", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/19/europe/france-libya-slavery-niger-intl/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "516328735", "sentence": "Sen. Jeff Sessions on Sunday became the first sitting senator to endorse Donald Trump, declaring his support for the Republican front-runner during a rally at a football stadium here. The endorsement from the Alabama Republican known for his opposition to illegal immigration will solidify Trump’s attempts to position himself as the Republican presidential candidate with the toughest stance on the issue. The endorsement comes two days before the crucial Super Tuesday primary when Alabama and a dozen other states, mostly in the South, vote. “At this time in American history we need to make America great again,” Sessions told the raucous crowd as he donned one of Trump’s signature caps emblazoned with that campaign slogan. “I am pleased to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States.” “A movement is afoot that must not fade away,” Sessions added. Cuing up Sessions’ endorsement on stage Sunday before a crowd of thousands, Trump referred to the Alabama senator as “really the expert as far as I’m concerned on borders.” Related video What it would take to build Trump's border wall “We want strong borders. We want the wall,” Trump said. Opinion: Is the First Amendment safe from Donald Trump? Sessions’ endorsement has been months in the making. Speculation of a potential endorsement has swirled since Sessions appeared with Trump at his massive rally in Mobile, Alabama last summer and donned a “Make America Great Again” cap. The Alabama senator then advised Trump as he crafted and ultimately published proposals to reform the U.S. immigration system. And last month Sessions’ communications director Stephen Miller joined Trump’s team as a policy adviser. Related video Trump: 'I know nothing about white supremacists' The Sessions endorsement allowed the Trump campaign to again set its own agenda. It came after Trump’s campaign spent much of Sunday explaining comments on CNN that he didn’t know enough to disavow former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. Trump later tried to clean up his comments on Twitter amid an outpouring of criticism from his Republican presidential rivals. Sen. Marco Rubio slammed the remarks, saying they make Trump “unelectable.” Trump on Monday tried to clean up the mess, saying he disavowed white supremacists and blamed the incident on a bad earpiece. Sessions said Trump needs to make clear where he stands. “We believe in equality and fair treatment and that’s the moral principle we adhere to as a nation and I hope he makes that clear,” Sessions said on Monday on “The Matt Murphy Show.” “He’s disavowed this before, and you get asked these questions, I don’t know what happened. But I will say this, he needs to make that clear.” Immigration has been at the center of Trump’s presidential platform since the billionaire launched his presidential bid amid controversy, after calling undocumented immigrants coming into the U.S. from Mexico “criminals” and “rapists.” Republican presidential debate: 6 takeaways Trump has since pledged to build a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico and promised to force the Mexican government to pick up the cost. Related video Chris Christie endorses Donald Trump Sessions’ is the second major endorsement Trump has received in a matter of days. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a former rival of Trump’s for the Republican nomination, endorsed Trump on Friday. Sessions, who has been in Congress for nearly two decades, said Sunday that he believes Trump will be best positioned to secure the border and stop illegal immigration, which he said “politicians have promised for 30 years to fix.” “Have they done it?” Sessions asked to a resounding “No!” from the crowd. “Donald Trump will do it.  He will.” Sessions also touted Trump’s outsider status, noting that Trump – who largely self-funds his campaign – is not backed by special interest groups. Sessions added that Trump’s campaign “has the potential to have the American people’s voices heard for a change.” “The bosses are you! People in Washington are public servants. They serve you and we haven’t had enough of that,” Sessions said, before ceding the stage to Trump. CNN’s Tal Kopan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160228233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/28/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-endorsement/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "625264393", "sentence": "As a federal appeals court deliberates the fate of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, a Republican congressman warned Tuesday night that it will hurt the United States’ ties to Middle East allies needed in the fight against terrorism. In an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Will Hurd of Texas said the ban is “a sign of distrust to many of our allies in that region.” “We have about 10,000 Americans in those seven countries,” he said. “Our men and women that are on a military base in Iraq. Who’s protecting that military base? Iraqis. We have special forces in Syria, and they’re shoulder to shoulder with who? Syrians. This is an issue that is going to cause friction with many of our partners.” .@HurdOnTheHill on #ISIS: \"Their ability to inspire people, even if they're 7,000 miles away, is unprecedented\" https://t.co/6FID4M3kVd Hurd, a former undercover CIA officer and member of the House Homeland Security and Intelligence committees, cautioned “we do live in a dangerous world and to fight Islamic terrorism we need allies and we need partners. And in a place like Iraq, many Iraqi men and women have given their ultimate life to put ISIS and al Qaeda on the run in order to keep them off of our shores.” Asked whether he was aware of any intelligence suggesting a terror plot from any of the seven countries included in the travel ban to warrant the restrictions, Hurd said, “There are no credible, real threats on the homeland as of two days ago.” Hurd  cited his work on a congressional task force to suggest that more attention must be paid to foreign fighters coming from other regions. “There’s over 200 Americans that have gone into Iraq and Syria to fight with ISIS,” he said. “One of the problems that we saw was that our European allies weren’t vetting known travelers against watch lists, information we were providing about people connected to terrorism.” “It’s a lot quicker to slip in, to be fighting in a place like Iraq or Syria, slip into Turkey, get into Europe, find a fake European passport and come through one of our ports of entry,” Hurd continued. “That is something that would take a significant less amount of time.” Hurd said he hopes that the House and Senate will pass legislation to crack down on visa loopholes.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump’s travel ban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170208024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/bill-hurd-middle-east-isis-donald-trump-travel-ban-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "674999685", "sentence": "The resignation follows a deadly police shooting that killed a woman from Australia The victim had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her residence Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau resigned Friday, less than a week after a city officer shot and killed a woman who had called officers for help. Harteau, chief since 2013, said the killing of Justine Ruszczyk was among several factors that led her to step down. “Last Saturday’s tragedy, as well as some other recent incidents, have caused me to engage in deep reflection,” she said in a statement. “I’ve decided I am willing to step aside to let a fresh set of leadership eyes see what more can be done for the MPD to be the very best it can be.” Mayor Betsy Hodges said she asked Harteau to resign because “I’ve lost confidence in the chief’s ability to lead us further – and from the many conversations I’ve had with people around our city, especially this week, it is clear that she has lost the confidence of the people of Minneapolis as well.” Ruszczyk’s death didn’t lead to street protests, but protesters drowned out Hodges when she tried to announce the replacement chief Friday night at city hall. “We don’t want you as our mayor of Minneapolis anymore,” shouted activist John Clark. “We ask that you take your staff with you. We don’t want you to appoint anyone anymore.” “Bye-bye, Betsy,” the crowd chanted. Unable to finish her statement, Hodges and the city communications staff walked out of the room. Hodges returned to the microphone about 20 minutes later, after the protesters left, and announced that Assistant Chief Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo will move into Harteau’s job. The mayor said she would not resign. Ruszczyk, 40, was an Australian native who moved to Minnesota in 2014 and was active in the community as a yoga and meditation instructor. Her wedding was scheduled for next month. She had called 911 to report a possible assault near her home. Minneapolis police officers Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity arrived about 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Police said a squad car entered an alley and Ruszczyk, 40, approached the driver’s side to talk with the officers. The officer in the passenger seat, Noor, shot and killed the unarmed Ruszczyk, police said. Related video Officer who killed bride-to-be refuses to talk No charges have been filed, but the officers have been placed on administrative leave. Noor had been with the force for two years and was his precinct’s first Somali-American officer. Police have not offered a complete explanation for the killing and the department has come in for heavy criticism because the two officers wore body cameras but had not turned them on. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation and her death is being investigated as a police shooting. Thursday, in her first comments on the case, Harteau said the shooting “should not have happened. … On our squad cars, you will find the words: ‘To protect with courage and serve with compassion.’ This did not happen.” Police violence is a major issue in the Minneapolis area. Philando Castile was killed outside the city, but the trial of the officer who shot him – which ended in acquittal – was held in Ramsey County, Minnesota, 15 miles from Minneapolis. Protesters marched through the city afterward. A fatal police shooting that happened in Minneapolis also led to street protests. Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old African-American, was killed in a scuffle with white Minneapolis officers in front of an apartment building during the early hours of November 15, 2015. The officers were not charged with a crime.  A police internal investigation determined they did not violate department policies and will not face discipline. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation, applauded Harteau’s resignation and the appointment of Arrando, and said Hodges should step down, too. “I don’t think people should be confused and obviously by what’s going on there now (the news conference interruption), they’re not. The next one to resign should be Mayor Hodges,” he said. Harteau’s resignation heartened protesters who came out to demonstrate at Loring Park. “I think it’s a really good sign,” Lauren Rice said. “I think you need to start with those people at the top, and when you have this many citizens involved, that’s how it trickles down. It starts at the top, and the citizens just keep pushing for change.” At a Friday meeting, city council member Linea Palmisano said the Castile shooting could have happened in Minneapolis. “I think we need to fundamentally change the way police operate in our city, and if this means a change in leadership … then so be it, because we have a systemic problem,” she said. Harteau joined the Minneapolis Police Department as an officer in 1987, at age 22. She was the department’s first female and openly gay chief. CNN’s Brad Parks contributed to this report from Minneapolis.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Minneapolis Police Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170721233000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/us/minneapolis-police-chief-resigns/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "642349166", "sentence": "Hillary Clinton spoke Friday in Washington She criticized Trump's proposed budget Hillary Clinton again waded into politics Friday, months after losing the 2016 election, by slamming President Donald Trump’s proposed budget blueprint at Georgetown University. “(It) should alarm us all,” Clinton said of the document which proposed deep domestic spending cuts and increased military spending. The former secretary of state, who has recently begun to engage more directly in political fights, said the proposed cuts – which include steep reductions to foreign aid – would be a “grave mistake.” Related article Hillary Clinton makes most political remarks since losing election “We are seeing signals of a shift that should alarm us all. This administration’s proposed cuts to international health, development and diplomacy would be a blow to women and children and a grave mistake for our country,” Clinton said. Clinton, speaking at an event honoring women who contributed to the recent peace process between the Colombia government and the FARC, went on to reference a letter from 120 retired generals who urged Trump not to make major cuts to diplomacy and foreign aid. “These distinguished women and men who have served in uniform recognize that turning our back on diplomacy won’t make our country safer; it will undermine our security and our standing in the world,” Clinton said. The letter from former three- and four-star generals included Retired Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA director, and retired Adm. James Stavridis, the former NATO supreme allied commander. “The State Department, USAID, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps and other development agencies are critical to preventing conflict and reducing the need to put our men and women in uniform in harm’s way,” the generals wrote. Related article Trump: House panel should investigate Clinton, not me The Trump administration released a budget “wish list” in February that increased defense spending by $54 billion and cut the same amount from non-defense discretionary spending, including 13% from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 31% from the Environmental Protection Agency and 28% from the State Department. While it is unlikely that this budget will get approved by Congress – both Democrats and Republicans have already rejected aspects of the proposal – the budget was a clear sign that the Trump administration plans to make good on their pledge to remake the federal government. White House officials said in February that the budget assumes “the rest of the world to step up in some of the programs this country has been so generous in funding” over the years. Clinton, seemingly enjoying be back in the spotlight after November’s election, relished the fawning attention she received from Georgetown students. Walking in, Clinton was showered with chants of “Hillary, Hillary.” “Thank you. Wow, let’s do that again,” she joked. Later in the speech, Clinton noted how she is once again speaking about “evidence” and “facts,” a subtle knock on a Trump administration that has been critiqued for its relationship to the truth. While speaking about women and peace processes, Clinton called the notion women are more peaceful than men a “stereotype.” “That is a stereotype, that belongs in the alternative reality,” Clinton said, emphasizing the “alternative” in an apparent knock against top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, who argued early in Trump’s tenure that the White House was presenting “alternative facts.” This story has been updated.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's proposed budget", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170331160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "COL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-budget/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "753133574", "sentence": "Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has apologized for remarks in a recent speech that were widely condemned as anti-Semitic. In a statement released by his office, Abbas said he did not intend to cause offense in a speech to the Palestinian National Council on Monday, in which he claimed the Holocaust was driven not by anti-Semitism but by a reaction to the financial activities of European Jews. In his speech, citing books written by what he described as Zionist Jewish authors, Abbas also re-aired a discredited theory that Ashkenazi Jews hail from Khazaria, an empire located in Eastern Europe, rather than the biblical Holy Land. “If people were offended by my statement in front of the PNC, especially people of the Jewish faith, I apologize to them,” Abbas said in his statement. “I would like to assure everyone that it was not my intention to do so, and to reiterate my full respect for the Jewish faith, as well as other monotheistic faiths.” “I would also like to reiterate our long-held condemnation of the Holocaust, as the most heinous crime in history, and express our sympathy with its victims,” Friday’s statement from Abbas said. “Likewise, we condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms, and confirm our commitment to the two-state solution, and to live side by side in peace and security.” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman was quick to reject the apology from Abbas, who is also known as Abu Mazen. He tweeted, “Abu Mazen is a wretched Holocaust denier, who wrote a doctorate of Holocaust denial and later also published a book on Holocaust denial. That is how he should be treated. His apologies are not accepted.” Abbas’ comments in front of Palestinian leaders on Monday drew widespread international condemnation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “With utmost ignorance and brazen gall, he claimed that European Jews were persecuted and murdered not because they were Jews but because they gave loans with interest.” US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Abbas had “reached a new low,” adding “to all those who think Israel is the reason that we don’t have peace, think again.” The European Union described Abbas’ remarks as “unacceptable.” The UN’s chief Middle East envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, said Abbas had repeated “some of the most contemptuous anti-Semitic slurs” that did not “serve the interests of the Palestinian people, or of peace in the Middle East.” And in a strongly worded editorial, calling the remarks “vile,” the New York Times said it was time for Abbas to step down as Palestinian leader.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180504133000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/middleeast/mahmoud-abbas-apologizes-for-speech-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "601455649", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Now you can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. The US issued a travel alert for Europe ahead of the holiday season, urging tourists to be cautious around Christmas markets and festivals. The alert came after French authorities thwarted a terror plot over the weekend that was linked to ISIS and Syria. Six children are dead after a fatal school bus crash in Tennessee. The driver of the bus has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. The crash happened Monday afternoon when the bus hit a tree. Donald Trump has rolled out his policy plan for his first 100 days in office. In it: Reworking trade negotiations, canceling environmental restrictions, national security moves and lobbying bans. Not in it: Mexican border walls, “deportation forces” and Obamacare repeals. Also, good news: Stocks continue to rally following the election. They hit a record high yesterday. A 6.9-magnitude quake hit off the east coast of Japan on Tuesday morning, setting off tsunami warnings in the country’s Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Fukushima was the site of the catastrophic 2011 quake that killed more than 20,000 people. Luckily, no deaths have been reported from this quake. While Trump is making plans and inspiring stock market rallies, his chief strategist pick Steve Bannon continues to catch criticism. In a Canadian TV interview, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean called Bannon a “Nazi,” as well as anti-woman and anti-Black. Bannon, for his part, denied supporting the white nationalism of the alt-right movement he inspires, instead calling himself an “economic nationalist.” People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Instagram rolls out disappearing, Snapchat-like messages In tech and in life, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. There’s a reason turkey (the food) and Turkey (the country) share a name That and more tasty Thanksgiving trivia for the dinner table. Girl in heartbreaking photo dies of cancer The four-year-old’s picture went viral for its stark portrayal of suffering. “Romance gaming” and virtual boyfriends are big in Japan It’s like being the star of an interactive romance novel…on your phone. Kanye West hospitalized for exhaustion after canceling tour dates Wow, he really did need some Kanye rest. Please do not drool on the screen Watching chocolate being made is strangely soothing. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Steve Bannon", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161122134500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/us/five-things-tuesday/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "471143334", "sentence": "Vladimir Putin is back – and stealing Barack Obama’s thunder. The Russian president showed up at the United Nations on Monday for the first time in a decade, proposing a coup against U.S. global leadership and seeking to wrest control of a coalition battling ISIS away from America’s grip. And he wasn’t the only leader of a country challenging the United States to effectively upstage Obama at the annual global meeting, which a U.S. president traditionally uses to command the spotlight. Speeches by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the 70th anniversary of the creation of the world body also left Obama defending not only his personal foreign policy legacy, which is already under assault at home from Republican presidential candidates, but the entire concept of a world order based on seven decades of U.S. global leadership. The day of speech-making, which also included an address by Cuban leader Raul Castro and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, underscored the multipolar challenges to U.S. power, as slumbering empires seek a resurgence and America faces military challenges from Eastern Europe across the Middle East to Asia. Obama hits Putin, Republicans in U.N. speech Obama has embraced a policy of encouraging other actors to address threats in their region, for instance pulling Saudi Arabia and Jordan into the coalition to fight ISIS. But the approach means that other forces joining the fray – including Iran and now Russia in Syria – may not necessarily agree with America’s preferred end game. Obama offered a full-throated justification of his policies – particularly emphasizing diplomacy over the use of force – in his own U.N. address, but he seemed on the defensive amid claims by critics that his policies have emboldened U.S. adversaries. The most ardent challenger on Monday was Putin, who appears to be probing openings in Ukraine and Syria where he believes the U.S. president will not resist. He recently ordered a military buildup in Syria apparently in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a longtime Russian client, and went behind Washington’s back to conclude an anti-ISIS intelligence alliance with Iran, Syria and Iraq just this weekend. Putin’s message at the U.N. podium Monday was a simple one: U.S. interventions and unilateralism have backfired in the Middle East, and it is time to try something new. His speech will do little to undercut a widespread impression in many Western capitals that his aim in Syria is not just to bolster a Moscow ally but, primarily, to thwart U.S. power and influence in the Middle East. Putin took particular aim at U.S. involvement in Iraq and Libya, which he said fostered a power vacuum filled with “extremists and terrorists.” “Do you realize now what you’ve done?” he asked. He called for a ministerial conference and then a U.N. resolution to reorient strategy against ISIS – even though many U.S. observers believe his real aim is to prioritize attacks against rebels opposed to al-Assad and to thwart U.S. aspirations in a region in which Obama has shown little appetite of becoming embroiled. Related gallery Russian President Vladimir Putin Like Russia, China is also a nation that once enjoyed great power and is now seeking a rebound. Xi, president of a nation that Washington faults for stoking tensions in Asia with its territorial claims at sea while increasingly elbowing the United States in the Pacific, hit out at criticism of China’s communist system. And in a thinly veiled warning against new U.S. military adventures, he warned that “those who adopt the high-ended approach of using force will find that they are only lifting a rock to drop on their feet.” And Iran, which the United States accuses of supporting terror throughout the Middle East, portrayed its deal with world powers over its nuclear capabilities as an example of U.S. capitulation and blamed “incorrect actions of newcomers to the region and naive transregional actors” – a clear reference to Washington – for the chaos in the Middle East. Sensing the rising challenges to U.S. power that were all too evident at the U.N. on Monday, Obama openly faulted the perception – fueled by Republican presidential candidates – that he is a weak leader who has emboldened American adversaries. He seemed to be addressing the historians who will consider his legacy as much as his contemporaries on the world stage, especially when he defended his policy of cooperating with some of the very leaders he faults. “We see in our debates about America’s role in the world a notion of strength that is defined by opposition to old enemies, perceived adversaries, a rising China, or a resurgent Russia, a revolutionary Iran,” Obama said. He was particularly contemptuous of Putin, mocking “state-controlled media” notions of a revived Russia. He said Ukrainians wanted to align with Europe not Moscow and pointed out that sanctions had led to a “fallen ruble and the emigration of more educated Russians.” “History is littered with the failure of false prophets and fallen empires, who believed that might always makes right, and that will continue to be the case. You can count on that,” Obama said. But Obama also acknowledged that he was open to a realistic approach that could see him work with Russia and Iran to fight ISIS and back a “managed transition” away from al-Assad. Seeing al-Assad remain in power for some time and cooperating with Iran on Syria are positions that the administration has long frowned on, and their embrace exposes Obama to criticism from those at home as well as from the adversaries that he faced on the world stage Monday. 5 things to watch at the U.N. General Assembly this week Related video Obama: We want a strong Russia that will work with us Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is making foreign policy a centerpiece of his run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, warned that Putin was making a case that American leadership had failed in the Middle East and Obama was to blame. “The President has fallen into that. He’s in fact strengthened Putin’s hands,” Rubio said in an interview with NPR that aired Monday, complaining that states in the region were despairing at the lack of a U.S. strategy to beat ISIS. “If left with a choice between Russia and nothing, they’re going to choose Russia,” Rubio said. Obama has made no secret of the fact that he disdains Putin as a bully and the Russian leader appears to view his opposite number as weak. The ill regard was noticeable in the days leading up to their meeting along the U.N. sidelines, with each side arguing that the other had pushed for the meeting and declaring that the talks were focused entirely on their own priorities – Ukraine in the case of Obama and Syria for Putin. While Obama arguably lost the power play by participating in the meeting – he has shunned Putin since his annexation of Crimea in 2014 – both sides ultimately conceded that they still need to work with each other by showing up and awkwardly shaking hands for the cameras Monday. It seemed clear that Obama did not particularly want to be there, but Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser, told CNN’s “The Lead” on Monday that it would have been “irresponsible” not to meet Putin and test his intentions. It was also an appearance that will likely play better in Moscow, where Putin wants to convince Russians he is a key actor on the global stage, than in Washington.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Vladimir Putin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150929011500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/politics/obama-putin-un-syria-isis/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "728740290", "sentence": "Chief of staff John Kelly said the White House is reviewing a Democratic memo on the investigation into a Trump campaign associate and he has ordered authorities to give their recommendations on how to handle it by Thursday, after which the President will make his final decision on whether to release the memo and whether to redact it. Kelly said the memo came in late Monday night and on Tuesday, he and White House counsel Donald McGahn met with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for a “great conversation.” He said the White House was not leaning any way on the memo. Related article Trump met with Rosenstein to discuss Democratic intelligence memo “This is a different memo than the first one, it’s lengthier, well it’s different, so not leaning towards it,” Kelly said. “It will be done in a responsible way. But again, where the first one was very clean relative to sources and methods, my initial cut is this one is a lot less clean. But at the end of it all, it’ll be guys like Rod Rosenstein, Chris Wray from FBI, certainly the national security attorneys at the White House giving the President a recommendation on that.” Speaking to reporters after leaving a meeting on the Hill about immigration, Kelly said that the review of the memo would be much like that done of a previous memo that was written by Republicans. The release of that memo, crafted by Republican staff on the House Intelligence Committee under Chairman Devin Nunes, generated a firestorm of controversy over whether it should be released, with Democrats saying the memo was one-sided and misrepresented the facts of how federal authorities obtained a warrant to surveil Trump campaign associate Carter Page over his potential connections with Russia. “We essentially got it today, the teams are doing exactly the same thing on this one that we did on the first one,” Kelly said. “This one’s more lengthy, but anyway, drop-dead date, they need to get back to me by close of business Thursday, then … we’ll go in and brief the President on it, and just like we did the first time, give him a recommendation as to what he should do going forward.” Kelly continued that Trump will have the final say. “He’ll have a decision to make as to what he wants to do with it: Should he do the same thing he did on the first memo and essentially declassify it, or should he declassify it with some redactions,” Kelly said. “This is not as clean a memo as the first one,” he added, referring to the inclusion of intelligence information. After Trump released the first memo without any redactions, despite objections from the FBI and intelligence community, the House Intelligence Committee reversed course and held a second vote on whether to release the Democratic memo summarizing the same underlying intelligence – this time voting to send it to Trump. On Tuesday, Rosenstein met with Trump for 10 to 15 minutes. Rosenstein was not at the White House for a roundtable on the MS-13 gang that was held around the same time. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced in the daily press briefing that the meeting had happened. One White House official told CNN they believed the conversation was solely about the memo.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White House", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180207004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/politics/john-kelly-memo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "501780370", "sentence": "Read more about this story at CNN Turk. Prime Minister says ISIS was only \"a pawn ... a subcontractor\" in this attack Suspected suicide bomber had not been considered a security risk, official says All 10 of those killed were German, officials say It was a strike at the heart of Turkey’s culture and its multibillion-dollar tourist industry. The suicide bombing on Sultanahmet Square on Tuesday killed 10 people – all of them Germans, the German Foreign Ministry confirmed Wednesday. It was the deadliest attack on Germans abroad in more than 13 years. And Turkey’s Prime Minister promised a determined effort to repel the threat. “We will continue our fight against terrorism with the same resolve and will never take a step back,” Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, according to Turkey’s semiofficial news site, Anadolu Agency. But he added that Istanbul had “become a city of hope today in the rings of fire in the region, to the people of the Middle East, Balkans and Caucasus.” As if to underscore the government’s resolve, Turkey detained 68 suspected terrorists in sweeps across seven provinces, Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday. That included three Russians who were staying at a house in Antalya, according to an account also reported by Russia’s state-run Sputnik news. Another 21 people held in Sanliurfa were “preparing for attacks in Turkey,” according to Anadolu Agency. And 16 people – 15 of them Syrian – were detained in Ankara for allegedly starting to scout out buildings there. One of those caught in the security sweep is being held in connection with the Istanbul blast, according to Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala. “The examination and investigation continues in multiple ways and in a very serious manner,” Ala said. Another Turkish official, speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity, said Turkey – and the rest of the world – would never be safe until the situation in Syria is resolved. “As long as there is a training ground for ISIS on the other side of our border we will continue to have this problem, not only Turkey but Europe and U.S.,” the official said. “Turkey remains committed to its calls for an ISIL-free zone, a region free of terrorism across its borders.” ISIL is another acronym for ISIS. The official said Turkey should try to “drive ISIS into the desert. This isn’t a result of Turkish foreign policy; it’s about what’s happening in Syria.” Officials quickly blamed ISIS for the attack. Seventeen people were wounded; 11 were still hospitalized at midday Wednesday, Turkey’s interior minister said. Nine of those still in the hospital were German, one was Norwegian and the other was from Peru, according to Ala. Few details have been released about the attacker. He was born in 1988, officials said. He came to Turkey from Syria, registering as a refugee. He was not being tracked by Turkish security. Ala told journalists Wednesday that authorities had not considered the suspected bomber a security risk, according to Anadolu Agency. He said the suspect had visited the Migration Administration in Zeytinburnu, where he was registered and fingerprinted. Asked whether there had been an “intelligence weakness,” Ala replied, “Your assessment that he was fingerprinted and registered one week ago is correct. However, in terms of our current assessments, he was not among the people being searched or part of the target group, neither was he part of the target persons sent to us by other countries.” Davutoglu, the prime minister, confirmed that the suspect was not being followed. But he said the bomber was quickly identified after the attack because of the ways in which Turkey registers the entry of every foreigner into the country. He also said four other people had been detained. His assessment of who was to blame, however, was more mysterious. “We have determined through the attacker’s entry to Turkey and his contacts that there may be active actors behind the scenes,” he said. “An ISIS connection has been identified but ISIS is a pawn, an intermediary organization, a subcontractor. We are working to reveal the real actors behind this terror organization.” Street vendors and shopkeepers opened for business Wednesday but had few customers. A makeshift memorial appeared at the site of the attack. People laid red roses in the shadow of the city’s world-famous Blue Mosque. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the midst of a German tour group made up mostly of retirees, German officials said. “We have a free society … but there are people who want us harmed,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “We will persevere.” Still, the attack shocked the nation. The headline on the German tabloid Bild asked: “Was this a targeted attack on us?” But German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said there were no indications Germans were singled out. He encouraged Germans to continue to travel to Turkey. “We don’t want to change our behavior,” he said. The last time Germany experienced such a deadly attack on its citizens was 2002. A suicide attack on a historic synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, killed 14 German tourists, three Tunisians and two French citizens. Some 4 million Germans visited Turkey in 2015, more than from any other country, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.  Turkey is second only to Spain as a stop for German vacationers. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat The attack took place in an area heavily guarded by Turkish security forces. Sajjan Gohel, international security director at the Asia-Pacific Foundation, thought it was significant that it targeted a square that is both a draw for tourists and significant to Turkey’s history and its diverse cultural identity – the type of place, he said, “that ISIS is so deeply opposed to.” “The type of monuments that are in Sultanahmet Square are the type that ISIS has been blowing up in Syria,” Gohel told CNN. “It’s seen as a place where you have a mesh of different entities. It’s a real melting pot.” If Tuesday’s blast is confirmed to be the work of the terrorist group, that will force Ankara to step up its anti-ISIS fight, Gohel said. “An attack like this is designed to create economic, political and social consequences,” he said. “Turkey has to realize that the pipeline that feeds ISIS from Turkey to Syria has to now be cut off, because incidents like this are not one-offs. This could be part of a series of plots.” To find the likely source of the violence, one only has to look south to Syria, where a civil war has raged for nearly five years. The conflict has claimed more than 250,000 lives, according to the United Nations. More than half the country’s 17 million residents have fled, and a humanitarian crisis remains for those left behind. The violence can be blamed on many groups, including forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But ISIS has been behind many of the worst atrocities. After initially doing little to fight ISIS, Turkey, a member of NATO, has increasingly become engaged in the fight. It has begun allowing the United States to launch strikes from Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, and it is trying, too, to prevent more fighters from going through its territory to join ISIS. ISIS has responded by singling out Turkey as a primary target, and a recent issue of its Dabiq magazine had a cover showing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan alongside U.S. President Barack Obama. Turkey’s military cooperation with the United States and other NATO nations in particular has angered ISIS, said Fadi Hakura, associate fellow at Chatham House, a London-based think tank. ISIS goes global: 60 attacks, 19 countries Investigators blamed ISIS for two suicide blasts in October that hit a lunchtime peace rally in Ankara, in which demonstrators were calling for an end to the renewed conflict between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known as the PKK, and the Turkish government. Those explosions killed as many as 100 people and injured more than 240 others. CNN’s Ian Lee and Zeynep Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul. CNN’s Ed Payne reported and wrote from Atlanta. CNN’s Gul Tuysuz and Greg Botelho also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160113081500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/13/europe/turkey-istanbul-explosion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "490237782", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David Wearing is a researcher at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, where he teaches courses on Middle East politics and international political economy. The views expressed in this commentary are solely his. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to deal with the threat from international terrorists. Or so he keeps saying. The problem is that Cameron’s proposed air strikes in Syria are likely to escalate the threat, while his government’s policies elsewhere in the Middle East are also providing nourishment to “Islamic State” (ISIS) and al Qaeda. Just as his predecessor Tony Blair ignored intelligence warning that invading Iraq would increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks, Cameron is playing fast and loose with the safety of the British public, and the wider world. The plan for bombing “Islamic State” in Syria that Cameron laid before the British Parliament last week started to unravel almost immediately. In response to the crucial question of what ground forces British air strikes would be supporting, Cameron pointed to a total of 70,000 non-extremist Syrian fighters, a number that simply defies all logic. A U.S. initiative to stand up even a 15,000 strong “moderate” force to confront ISIS recently collapsed in failure, having put less than a half a dozen troops onto the battlefield. One of the central facts of the Syrian civil war is that the original democratic opposition forces have been eclipsed by ISIS, the Syrian branch of al Qaeda, and other religious fundamentalist factions. The suggestion that 70,000 genuinely non-extremist, Sunni Arab troops exist, let alone that they are willing and able to reclaim ISIS-held territory, is reminiscent of how the Blair government misrepresented intelligence to justify invading Iraq twelve years ago. Related video David Cameron pushes for airstrikes in Syria In reality, a serious anti-ISIS ground force cannot be put together until a broader de-escalation of the civil war is achieved and a national political process set in motion. Progress in this regard has barely begun. Until a few weeks ago, the key external players in the conflict had never sat round the same negotiating table (and their Syrian counterparts have still yet to join them). This is largely because the U.K., U.S. and their regional allies connived to exclude Iran from negotiations, despite it being no less vital an ally of the Bashar al-Assad regime than Russia. Belatedly including Iran at least now gives diplomacy a chance, but the optimistic joint framework announced just a fortnight ago does not, as yet, add up to a political context conducive to successful military action. It needs time to bear fruit. To judge the current prospects of Cameron’s plan for Syria, look to Iraq, where ISIS was originally born in the chaos of the Anglo-American occupation. Since the U.K. joined air strikes there a year ago, progress has been limited, to put it gently. ISIS won a huge strategic victory in May this year when it seized the regional capital of Ramadi, while U.S. intelligence analysts are now in virtual open revolt against their superiors’ attempts to paint a rosy picture of the situation. The reason for the failure? The absence of any substantive political process addressing the alienation of Sunni Arabs from the central government, and consequently of Sunni Arab ground troops capable of reclaiming significant territory. Related article Moscow alleges Turkey shot down plane to protect oil trade with ISIS For Cameron to propose action that increases the probability of ISIS killing civilians on the streets of Britain is one thing. But to do so without an honest, credible strategy that stands a chance of defeating the group is something else altogether. Meanwhile his government’s approach to the wider region is also fuelling the terrorist threat, not countering it. Britain’s closest alliance in the Middle East is with another group of violent religious extremists, the Saudi royal family, which has supported fundamentalist Syrian groups who in turn have been colluding with al Qaeda. Yet there has been no discernible effort by London to use its leverage over Riyadh to push the latter to de-escalate in Syria, or to act more responsibly elsewhere in the region. Indeed, Britain is providing active, material support for the Saudis’ brutal ongoing war in Yemen, a campaign which – like al-Assad’s repression in Syria - has helped create a humanitarian catastrophe, and opened up yet another anarchic space for international jihadis to fill. It is the same story in Egypt. There Britain supports a regime that came to power in a military coup in 2013 and subsequently waged a campaign of state terrorism against its opponents which, predictably, gave a massive boost to jihadis in the country and opened the door to ISIS. Related video Obama warns Putin against intervening in Syria Egypt’s new ISIS branch is the prime suspect in the recent bombing of a Russian airliner flying out of Sharm el-Sheikh, a resort visited by hundreds of thousands of British tourists each year. Yet President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the coup leader who helped plunge his country into the abyss, was warmly welcomed to Downing Street a few weeks ago, and British arms sales to his regime are now on the increase. The implications for the safety of British holidaymakers, not to mention that of ordinary Egyptians, are alarming. Cameron’s government has been looking for a way into the Syrian conflict for some time, likely motivated above all by the need to restore Britain’s military credibility after the failures of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. But a new intervention will play directly into the narrative used by ISIS to lure the Western recruits most likely to carry out attacks in Britain. And London’s continued support for authoritarian regimes merely enables the killings, abuses and misrule which allow extremist groups to flourish. The first responsibility of any government is to keep its people safe, but judged by his acts and omissions, David Cameron seems to have conflicting priorities. So a new chapter in Britain’s 14-year-old “war on terror” begins, and by now, we all know the probable outcome. David Wearing is a researcher at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, where he teaches courses on Middle East politics and international political economy. The views expressed in this commentary are solely his.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151201223000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/opinions/cameron-uk-syria-air-strikes-opinion/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "460840103", "sentence": "ISIS supporters post photos of the destruction of the temple UNESCO says the destruction of the temple is \"a new war crime\" ISIS seized the Palmyra ruins in Syria in May, prompting fears for the ancient site Following the destruction of a nearly 2,000-year-old historic ruin in Syria – an act the United Nations cultural organization called a war crime – ISIS followed up with images of how it blasted the site. ISIS supporters on Tuesday posted photos that show the destruction of the Baalshamin temple in Palmyra, Syria. Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria’s director-general of antiquities and museums, said that sources in Palmyra informed him that ISIS members rigged the temple with large quantities of explosives and detonated them. The photos showing the destruction are real, he said. The series of photos shows men rolling barrels of explosives into the temple and strapping them to columns, then a mushroom cloud with a final photo of a pile of rubble. Related video ISIS destroys Palmyra temple, continues Syrian assault Captions on the photos claim that ISIS used IEDs, improvised explosive devices, to completely level the temple, which dates back to the first century. The photos were posted on the usual Internet photo-sharing sites the group uses to distribute its propaganda. “They destroyed an incredibly important architectural structure,” Abdulkarim said. “It is the first structure in the Palmyra complex to be destroyed, although they recently destroyed two Islamic shrines nearby. “They said they would destroy the statues but not the structures themselves inside Palmyra,” he said. “They lied.” February: Video shows ISIS destroying antiquities in Iraq Irina Bokova, the director-general of UNESCO, said in a statement that the destruction of the temple was “a new war crime and an immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity.” News of the demolition of the temple comes less than a week after the observatory said ISIS militants had publicly beheaded Khaled al-As’ad, 82, the former general manager for antiquities and museums in Palmyra. ISIS fighters seized control of Palmyra and the nearby modern town of Tadmur in May, prompting fears over what the militants would do to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The images fit ISIS’ pattern of producing propaganda aimed to shock viewers, particularly Western audiences. June: ISIS destroys ancient Muslim shrines CNN’s Ben Wedeman and Brian Walker contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150825164500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/25/middleeast/syria-isis-palmyra-ruins-temple-photos/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "601066068", "sentence": "Erdogan slammed the Security Council over the Syria war He called for a no-fly zone in the war-torn country Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an overhaul of the United Nations on Monday, saying its Security Council had failed to address the Syria conflict and other global challenges. Erdogan gave an unabashed speech in Istanbul at the closing of a NATO meeting, where he slammed the Security Council’s concentration of power, reiterating that “the world is bigger than five.” “There are so many countries. There are five permanent members of the Security Council and one of those five permanent members can make a decision that binds the rest of the world. That is not fair, that is not just.” Related article There's anxiety in Europe over Trump and NATO, former British minister says “There have been numerous positive steps taken, however, the United Nations failed to act effectively facing a number of issues, Syria included,” Erdogan said. The Security Council, responsible for international peace and security issues, includes five permanent member states – the United States, China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom – which all hold the power to veto decisions or resolutions. The Council has been widely criticized as ineffective over its inaction on the war, failing to push through decisions on the conflict since it broke out with the Arab Spring in 2011. That’s because Russia – an ally to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government – has used its veto power five times regarding the conflict, while China vetoed four of the five. It took three years before any decisive international intervention, beginning with US-led airstrikes in 2014. “To achieve international peace and security, it’s going to be very difficult, and perhaps fail if the United Nations is not restructured,” he said. “The United Nations was formed at the end of World War II and we cannot continue to manage this world with an organization that old.” Erdogan also took the opportunity to call on world powers to stop supporting “terrorist organizations,” including the Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG). The US calls the YPG a “moderate rebel group” and has given it military support and arms through the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance fighting ISIS militants. “Some say … we do not recognize the YPG as a terrorist organization because they fight against Daesh,” Erdogan said, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS. He pointed out that Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, the militant group formerly known as Jabat Al-Nusra, was also fighting ISIS and was internationally considered a terrorist organization. “They fight against Daesh. Just because a terrorist fights another terrorist, can you call them a good terrorist? At least that’s what we are seeing in Syria and Iraq,” he said. Related article Trump's potential Pentagon chief sounds strong support for NATO He also called on the world to help implement a no-fly zone in Syria, a policy that US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton suggested during the election campaign. But the idea has been met with little enthusiasm in Washington, where it has been mulled for years. “But despite saying yes to us, (the no-fly zone) has been left just sitting there without action. And it is my wish from now on, headed by the United States, that these steps now can be taken. And we can strike a blow to terrorist organizations, and the dangers in Turkey can be eliminated,” he said. Erdogan also used the opportunity to criticize Europe’s response to the refugee crisis, complaining that the burden had fallen heavily on Turkey’s shoulders and that the Turkish people were not given enough in return. Related article NATO bolsters presence in Eastern Europe as Russia tension rises “As you know, since the beginning of the crisis in Syria, Turkey has taken its place at the frontline. And Turkey has never turned shy from its humanitarian duties. Turkey has opened its doors to over 3 million Syrians, and unfortunately all the promises of support made to Turkey have remained just that – promises, and only a small fraction of those premises have materialized,” he said. In March the European Union reached a deal with Ankara, in which Turkey would essentially prevent migrants from leaving its coast for EU states, or would accept migrants sent back from EU countries for registration there. In return, Turkey was to receive significant financial aid and its push to join the union was to be expedited. Erdogan was speaking on the final day of the 62nd annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, where the Syrian conflict and Europe’s refugee crisis featured heavily in talks. NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – is a 28-member group that deals with security issues in the Atlantic and couples the United States with its European allies. US President-elect Donald Trump during his election campaign questioned Washington’s commitment to NATO, as he expressed interest in bringing the US closer to Russia. Moscow has reiterated it is not a regional security threat and accuses NATO of provoking regional tensions.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Nations Security Council", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161121111500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/middleeast/turkey-un-erdogan-syria/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "620125326", "sentence": "TPP signatories have to decide whether to amend or abandon the agreement It'll be a lengthy process US President Donald Trump dealt a death blow to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that was negotiated between 12 nations who represent more 40% of the global economy. The other 11 countries knew this was coming – Trump excoriated the TPP, among other trade deals, on the campaign trail, saying that the deal would send jobs overseas and benefit special interests rather than American workers. His election in November all but sealed the TPP’s fate, at least in its current form. So what’s next for Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam? TPP vs RCEP: Key trade deals explained The biggest driver for most TPP participants was access to the valuable US market; America’s GDP accounts for 69% of the combined GDP of the 12-member bloc, Rajiv Biswas, IHS Global Insight’s Asia-Pacific chief economist, told CNN in an email. Dairy, meat and agricultural products – especially in New Zealand and Australia – could have made their way to the US. Japan, the next biggest market, would drop some of its protections on domestic meat and rice, which would be a boon for foreign exporters but may hurt domestic producers. Trump’s first executive actionTPP vs RCEP: Trade deals explainedTPP withdrawal – 5 things to know Watch: Why the TPP is such a big deal ‘Trump’s TPP move is misdirection’ ‘Bad news for Americans?’Killing TPP leaves door open for China‘What does the US want in the Pacific?’ Trump’s first executive actionTPP vs RCEP: Trade deals explainedTPP withdrawal – 5 things to know Watch: Why the TPP is such a big deal ‘Trump’s TPP move is misdirection’ ‘Bad news for Americans?’Killing TPP leaves door open for China‘What does the US want in the Pacific?’ But it would also get access to new markets for its own products – notably automobiles. “A number of Asian TPP signatories were expected to derive significant economic gains from the TPP and the final decision by President Trump to withdraw from TPP is a blow to their trade liberalization plan,” Biswas said. The countries that have responded have vowed to either try to revive the TPP or enact new agreements. Australia: “The TPP, including the United States, certainly can’t go forward unless the United States wants to change its mind … We have an agreement that has made a lot of very big gains. Gains that Australia, Japan, Canada, Mexico and other countries want to keep hold of. Which is why a number of us had a conversation about a possible TPP 12 minus one.” – Steven Ciobo, Australia’s Trade Minister Canada: “The agreement cannot enter into force without the United States.” – Kristine Racicot, spokeswoman for Global Affairs Canada Chile: “We are interested in continuing the advancement of integration with countries in the Asia Pacific region, many of who were part of the TPP … We are going to persist in the way of the integration and opening to the world.” – Heraldo Munoz, Chile’s Foreign Minister Japan: “I believe President Trump understands the importance of free and fair trade, so I’d like to pursue his understanding on the strategic and economic importance of the TPP agreement tenaciously. The new rules that finalized in the TPP agreement after several years of negotiation will serve the model for future trade negotiations and are expected to become the 21st century global standard.” – Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking to parliament Tuesday Malaysia: “Should the TPPA (Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement) fail to enter into force, it will be a missed opportunity for Malaysia since a number of research houses have singled us out as a clear winner in the TPPA … Should the TPPA fail to materialise, our focus would be to enhance the economic integration of ASEAN. “Notwithstanding the current position of the new US Administration on TPPA, we will continue to engage with our American colleagues to strengthen our bilateral trade and economic relations, given the US’ importance as our third largest trading partner and a major source of investment.” – Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s Minister of International Trade and Industry Mexico: “Our priority is to consolidate ourselves as a relevant actor to intensify the flows of commerce, investment and tourism. And particularly before the evident difficulty due to the materialization of the TPP. Mexico will immediately initiate conversations to generate new  bilateral trade accords with the participant countries in this partnership.” – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto New Zealand: “The US position is disappointing but not unexpected as the President Trump’s views have been clear for some time. Our preference was to have the US involved in the TPP. However, the agreement still has value as an FTA with the other countries involved.” – Todd McClay, New Zealand’s Trade Minister Singapore: “The US has indicated that it will pull out of the TPP agreement. Without the participation of the US, the TPP agreement as signed cannot come into effect. There are other regional integration initiatives still ongoing, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific. Singapore will continue to participate in these initiatives.” – Spokesperson, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Vietnam: “Vietnam considers its participation in the TPP and other FTAs​​ one further step to implement its policy of proactively facilitating the comprehensive economic integration … which will help create a new momentum for development, and contribute to the regional integration and economic linkage. Therefore, Vietnam will continue its reforming process and make better domestic preparation to fulfill the commitments of trade agreements of which Vietnam has been and will be a member.” – Le Hai Binh, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peru: “Obviously it is not the Trump Pacific Partnership because he has always said that he is against free trade. I am in favour of free trade because it benefits Peru … We should work with China, the countries of Asia, India, Australia, New Zealand … And we will make the APEC Pacific group extend to India … We are going to take the best things of the TPP, get them in there and get the things that are not so good out of TPP.” – Peruvian President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski CNN is waiting for Brunei to respond. Trade liberalization would have made it easier for manufacturers to sell goods abroad and given domestic markets greater access to foreign goods, saving each country billions in tariffs and duties. Opponents of the deal, especially in the United States, argue that if demand for domestic goods decreases, jobs would have been sent abroad. Though free trade and tariff reduction was a big focus of the TPP, it also set out rules amongst participants on a host of economic industries, including forced labor, environmental laws and intellectual property rights, among others. The vision was to set up a platform for cooperation that could eventually go beyond Asia, according to the Brookings Institution’s Mireya Solís – it’s an “Asia-Pacific platform with aspirations to set global standards.” “Its explicit aim to establish a trans-regional platform that bridges Asia and North and South America,” Solís writes. “It gives its rules and standards the opportunity to disseminate far and wide.” Trump’s decision to kill TPP leaves door open for China It’s not a zero-sum game, but if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. So by being one of the TPP’s first signatories, countries could help influence the rules, rather than be bound by them later on. The full text of the agreement can be found here. A dedicated TPP website from the Office of the United States Trade Representative is no longer accessible; it now redirects you to the USTR homepage. In its current form, likely yes. Despite the comments from TPP leaders eager to revive the agreement in some form, it won’t have the heft of the original. “While the other 11 TPP members could create a parallel agreement without the US and move forward, the economic benefits will be significantly reduced without the US participating,” Biswas said. “If the other 11 TPP members do decide to move ahead with TPP, it is possible that other Asia-Pacific countries could eventually join the TPP agreement, adding to its importance,” he added. From a technical perspective, it’s nearly impossible to revive the TPP. As Matthew P. Goodman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies points out, Article 30.5 of the agreement requires that it be ratified by at least six countries who represent 85% of the TPP’s combined GDP. That means that the US and Japan would both have to ratify the TPP in its current form for it to go into effect. The other TPP countries could in theory go back to the drawing board and amend the agreement, starting with Article 30.5. It wouldn’t be the TPP per se, but it would be similar. CNN’s Zahra Ullah, Pamela Boykoff and Julia Jones contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trans-Pacific Partnership", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170124084500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/asia/tpp-other-11-countries-what-next/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "659815007", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling is a national security, intelligence and terrorism analyst for CNN. He served for 37 years in the Army, including three years in combat, and retired as commanding general of US Army Europe and the 7th Army. He is the author of “Growing Physician Leaders.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. Mark Hertling: Memorial Day is a time to remember those who made the greatest sacrifice But it's also a reminder to those left behind that we must honor their memories “Earn this!” For my money, that’s the best line ever spoken in any war movie. Playing the role of a dying Capt. Miller in “Saving Private Ryan,” Tom Hanks pulls Ryan – played by Matt Damon – in close and demands that he live his life in such a way as to pay back the sacrifices and deaths of those who had come to save him. No matter how many times I see that film, it always affects me the same. In fact, as I grow older, it seems to influence me more. Instead of seeing Ryan of World War II, I see many other faces and recall many other names of those who I served with and who gave their last breath for something greater than themselves. And I wonder if I’m doing enough to earn it in their eyes. There’s a wooden cigar box on my desk that holds cards with the photographs of 253 soldiers, sailors, airmen, allies and civilians who served and made the ultimate sacrifice under my command in combat. They epitomize America’s best, and their pictures represent the kind of people we all should aspire to be. When I open the box every day, I pick a few of those pictures  and pray for their families – their wives, husbands, children, parents, loved ones. I often wonder what miracles each one of them could have experienced in their lives if they had been one of the ones coming home. Related video Trump signs health care bill for veterans Just this week I picked up the photo of Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Cooke, who was killed just a few hundred yards away from me in 2003 on Christmas Eve. His vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device (IED). Right under his card was the one of Pvt. Jonathan Falaniko, a good-looking kid from Samoa who was the son of one of our other command sergeant majors. Pvt. Falaniko was killed in action just a few weeks after arriving in our unit while he was patrolling down a road. He was 19, and his father, Command Sgt. Maj. Iuniasolua Falaniko, had to do something no father should ever have to do: escort his son’s body back from Iraq to his mother, and then on to Arlington National Cemetery. As I went through the photos this week, I saw the ones of Staff Sgt. Du Tran, the son of a Vietnamese immigrant, and Mexican immigrant Pvt. Rey Cuervo. Tran’s wife – the daughter of an immigrant – was back in Germany with their three children at a US Army base that memorialized her young husband. Our division named a forward operating base after Cuervo. Immigrants, since the early history of our Army, have been part of our ranks, looking to serve their new country, earn citizenship and be accepted in society. Related article This isn't how to honor veterans More faces of our brave veterans followed. Spc. Michelle Witmer, a  military policewoman, was killed in a small arms attack, and Staff Sgt. Carletta Davis was killed while serving as a medic for an infantry patrol.  Second Lt. Lennie Cowherd III had been a friend to our son when they went to West Point together, and cavalryman Capt. Rowdy Inman – also a West Point graduate – was already known by his soldiers and all of his commanders as a rising superstar. Both were shot and killed by snipers. Cpl. Luke Runyan and Pfc. David Sharrett II both died in different intense firefights with al Qaeda terrorists. Unfortunately, Sharrett got caught in a crossfire and was struck by a stray bullet from one of his fellow soldiers’ weapon. I didn’t personally know Navy Petty Officer Kevin Bewley or Estonian Army Sgt. Andres Nulamae (a member of one of four different allied units that were assigned to me), but they were part of our force, too. Although there are many photos of fallen soldiers that I go through daily, the one that I picked today is the one that inspired me to write this piece. It’s the picture of 1st Lt.Thomas Brown in his desert floppy hat and sunglasses. He’s smiling and giving a one-handed thumbs up. Brown was a charismatic infantryman from Connecticut, killed on September 23, 2008, and survived by his mother.  As I look at his picture – one that will allow him to remain forever young – with his big grin and devil-may-care visage, I wonder what could have been. These are all our nation’s very best. When we send them off to war, we inherently know some will never come home alive. During those heart wrenching times, we are left to contemplate our personal loss. Still, we must also reflect on all the goodness that might have been. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Each person who raises their hand and vows to protect and defend our Constitution makes a commitment to give their all. And some of them do just that. When they don’t come home, the daily decisions we make and the daily actions we take in serving our nation and each other become the measure of our commitment to them. We honor their sacrifice by making a commitment to serve our nation and each other. We have an obligation to honor their memories by the way we lead our lives, the way we speak, the way we act, and the way we carry on each day. We have to earn it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170528160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/28/opinions/earning-fallen-soldiers-sacrifice-hertling/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "616572400", "sentence": "Watch the Paul Ryan town hall moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper Thursday at 9 p.m. ET Ryan must hold together an unruly set of Republicans Repealing the Affordable Care Act is the top item on Ryan's agenda House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday Republicans plan to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law at the same time they approve a GOP replacement plan. “We want to do this at the same time, and in some cases in the same bill,” Ryan said during a town hall in Washington sponsored by CNN and moderated by Jake Tapper. “So we want to advance repealing this law with its replacement at the same time.” Ryan said Republicans are moving “as quickly as they can” to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but said he doesn’t yet have a date, and it will take “a little bit of time” to do so. “We’re working on this as fast as possible,” he said, adding that the GOP will act “definitely within these first 100 days” of Trump’s presidency. Ryan’s comments align the speaker with President-elect Donald Trump, who said at a news conference Wednesday that repealing and replacing Obamacare should happen “essentially simultaneously.” Some Republicans on Capitol Hill have urged more caution, however, as the party tries to find consensus on a plan to replace the law that has insured millions of people. At the outset of the town hall, Ryan didn’t say that the government has an obligation to insure every American. “I clearly think there’s a role for the government in health care, no doubt about it,” the Wisconsin Republican said. Related video Paul Ryan: Obamacare law is collapsing He added that he supports elements of the health care law – including that “people with pre-existing conditions, no matter how much money they make,” should have access to insurance. But, he said, “The law is collapsing, and so we’ve got to rescue people.” Ryan faces a tough balancing act as he leads the House at the outset of Trump’s administration. He’s attempting to hold together an unruly set of Republicans that includes Trump loyalists who want to see the President-elect’s populist policies swiftly enacted, fiscal hawks who fret about the price tag of those policies and moderates still leery of the President-elect. Meanwhile, Democrats appear set to deny the GOP even limited support on any major initiatives. Related gallery In transition: President-elect Trump Ryan, who waited weeks to even endorse Trump after he clinched the GOP nomination, also now knows his party’s electoral fate is largely tied to his ability to help Trump succeed. And he remains committed to his own, much more detailed policy platform, years in the making. Ryan had long sought a Republican president to sign his entitlement reforms and budget cuts into law – but hadn’t counted on this Republican president. Ryan was asked point-blank by a woman whose parents brought her to the US as an undocumented immigrant at age 11, and who has remained in the country for 21 years since: “Do you think that I should be deported?” “I can see that you love your daughter and you’re a nice person who has a great future ahead of you, and I hope your future’s here,” Ryan responded. Related video Paul Ryan tells undocumented mom not to worry Trump has pledged to repeal Obama’s executive actions that allowed undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children and their families to remain in the country without fear of deportation. Ryan said lawmakers are talking with Trump’s transition team about those immigrants – and said Trump’s focus is on violent criminals and building a US-Mexico border wall. “That’s the problem he wants to focus on. This is not the focus. And so what we have to do is find a way to ensure that you can get right with the law,” he said. “We have to figure out how to fix this, but to do that, people need to have confidence that our laws are being followed, people know who’s coming and going and we need to have a secure border.” “What we have to do is figure out how to have a humane solution to this very legitimate, sincere problem, and respect the rule of law,” Ryan said. Tapper asked Ryan if Republicans would seek a law barring the federal government from using information submitted by those allowed to remain in the US through Obama’s executive actions to deport those individuals. Ryan responded that though some fear a deportation force, “it’s not happening.” Tapper responded that Trump had actually talked of creating a “deportation force” on the campaign trail. “I know, I know,” Ryan said, laughing. “But I’m here to tell you, in Congress, it’s not happening.” He did, however, take a hard line on “sanctuary cities” that don’t deport undocumented immigrants. “Sanctuary cities are a violation of the rule of law, and they are not to be tolerated,” he said. “That means if you want federal assistance, you’re not going to get it. You’ve got to enforce the law,” Ryan said, referring to cities that adopt such policies. Ryan took a tough line on Russia, saying the United States must “step up our game” and adopt a “stronger Russia engagement policy, for sure, across the board.” “The fact that a foreign government tried to meddle in another government’s election is wrong,” Ryan said, calling for stronger sanctions against the country. He called Russia a “global menace led by a man who is menacing.” “Vladimir Putin does not share our interests,” Ryan said. “He frustrates our interests. He violates his neighbors. … He’s not democratic. I really think a lot of the things that he is doing is to try to delegitimize the other democracies so that his illegitimate democracy doesn’t look as illegitimate by comparison.” That’s a contrast to Trump, who has praised Putin, the Russian president. The President-elect  acknowledged at the Wednesday news conference that he thought Russia was responsible for the hack but blamed poor cybersecurity at the Democratic National Committee and said Putin wouldn’t take such actions under a Trump administration. Ryan said he believes intelligence – including a two-page summary of unverified claims that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Trump – that CNN exclusively reported was presented to Trump and Obama last week – “has been politicized.” Related video Ryan comments on claims involving Russia Still, he defended the intelligence community, saying of Trump: “I think he’s going to learn that there are a lot of good men and women in the intelligence community who risk their lives to keep us safe.” But, in a nod to Trump’s complaints that some news organizations published the uncorroborated details, Ryan said: “I completely understand why he’s frustrated that eight, nine days before his inauguration, this junk gets thrown out there.” CNN has not published or aired any of the uncorroborated details from the memo. The speaker was pressed at the town hall on the GOP’s push to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal health care dollars for services provided to women because the organization provides abortions – even though abortions are not covered by taxpayer dollars. “We don’t want to commit taxpayer funding for abortion, and Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider,” he said. Related video Ryan: I want women to get the care they need Tapper pressed Ryan, noting that existing law blocks taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. But, Ryan argued, “money’s fungible, and it effectively floats these organizations.” He said Republicans would rather shift those dollars – and redirect Planned Parenthood’s patients using those dollars – to federal community health centers. “You don’t have these controversies by funding health centers,” he said. The vast majority of federal money that Planned Parenthood does receive funds preventive health care, birth control, pregnancy tests, and other women’s health care services. Ryan said he doesn’t expect Trump to get off Twitter when he moves into the White House – and he doesn’t know how the President-elect’s social media use will affect foreign and domestic policy. “I think he’s going to keep doing this, and I think he’s going to be probably a little more restrained in his tweets probably, but it’s all relative,” Ryan said. “But I do believe it’s been extremely effective for getting elected president, I’ve got to tell you. He was able to touch and tap into people’s hearts and minds.” Ryan joked about his own viral sensation – when a congressman’s son left the Wisconsin Republican confused with his Cam Newton-style move in a photo with the speaker. “I actually do know what a dab is,” he said to laughter. But, he said, the young man was dabbing incorrectly. “I thought he was sneezing.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Paul Ryan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170112204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/paul-ryan-town-hall/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "568861453", "sentence": "On World Elephant Day, one Indian pachyderm is lucky to be alive It's been pulled to safety after being swept by floodwater all the way to Bangladesh It’s said that elephants never forget – and one Indian mammoth swept by flood waters all the way to Bangladesh should have no trouble remembering this dramatic adventure. The four-ton female was separated from its herd in floods in northeast India in late June. It is thought to have traveled around 620 miles, a journey that included crossing the mighty Brahmaputra River, on its way to northern Bangladesh. The animal first became separated from the herd in Assam, India. The weak and exhausted beast spent several weeks stranded in a flooded area and nearly drowned in a rescue attempt Thursday. But Friday – World Elephant Day – the pachyderm finally set its feet back on dry land. According to Bikash Brahma, state Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in India, a team of three experts was sent to help locals in the Jamalpur district of Bangladesh to deal with the animal. He told CNN: “The elephant got separated from the herd. It was in the water when it crossed over into Bangladesh. The water currents were very strong so it would not have been possible for the elephant to swim back.” The animal was tranquillized Thursday but became distressed and charged into a pond, where it then fell unconscious. Villagers jumped into the water and helped to pull it out with ropes and chains so it wouldn’t drown. “The elephant is okay,” said Brahma, adding that it will be transported to a safari park late Friday or Saturday. The animals are critically endangered in Bangladesh. According to the charity Eleaid, there are as few as 196 elephants in the wild there, due to habitat loss and food scarcity. The country has about 100 in captivity. By contrast, in India, there are about 24,000 wild elephants and 3,500 in captivity. CNN’s Omar Khan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "elephants", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160812173000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/asia/elephant-washed-from-india-to-bangladesh-by-floods/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "724415661", "sentence": "Top House Republicans are considering publicly releasing some of the underlying intelligence behind a memo spearheaded by Rep. Devin Nunes that alleges FBI abuses of surveillance laws. Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, met with Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy while the House was in session during the shutdown this weekend to discuss the prospect of releasing some of the intelligence to support the findings of the classified memo, which was prepared by Nunes and Republican committee staff, multiple Republican lawmakers told CNN. Rep. Mike Conaway, the Texas Republican leading the Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, confirmed that the three chairmen were meeting about moving the process forward under House rules. Republicans on and off the House Intelligence Committee are pushing for the release of Nunes’ four-page memo alleging abuses of the surveillance law known as FISA related to the opposition research dossier on Donald Trump and Russia. The committee could use an obscure rule to bypass the normal declassification process, with a vote that would put the decision to make the memo public in the President’s hands. “It’s like any document you put out, it should be referenced, footnoted — it should have the appropriate underlying reference to the material and to the degree that you can, show that material,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who has called for the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller and the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Related article How the House Intelligence Committee can make Nunes' FISA memo public “I think the memo is accurate, but I think just because we know what the other side’s argument is going to be, you need that,” Jordan added. Democrats say the memo’s findings are skewed and contain no more than partisan talking points, and they warn that releasing the memo will harm Congress’ relationships with the Justice Department and intelligence community. But Republicans appear to be charging ahead with their plan to publicly release the document and potentially some of the underlying intelligence so long as sources and methods are not disclosed. “If we’re going to go through the process anyway of declassifying the memo, are there some of the supporting documents that might not reveal sources and methods but might answer key questions that the memo does raise?” said Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who has been among the most vocal Republican critics of Mueller’s probe. “Chairman Goodlate and Chairman Gowdy and Chairman Nunes each sort of have jurisdiction over elements, and they are meeting and discussing a process now that I think will lead to greater transparency.” Nunes declined to comment on his discussions with Gowdy and Goodlatte. “I don’t talk about committee business,” Nunes said. Gowdy and Goodlatte’s offices did not respond to a request for comment. The Nunes memo focuses on the FBI’s use of the dossier on Trump and Russia compiled by ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele and paid for through Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The document alleges that the FISA judge who signed off on surveillance warrants for members of Trump’s team during the campaign was not given full information about the dossier that was used in at least one application, including that it was paid for by the Democratic sources, CNN reported Saturday. CNN first reported last April that the dossier was used as part of the justification with the secret FISA court to monitor the communications of former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page. While the FBI used information beyond the dossier to support the court application, the dossier was cited in footnotes to specific allegations, according to current and former US officials briefed on the matter. Steele was considered by the bureau to be a credible FBI source, so using the material was not out of line with FBI practice, according to the current and former officials. On Thursday, the Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to allow all House members to view the four-page classified memo, which has sparked a conservative effort to release it, complete with a Twitter hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. Democrats have accused the Republicans on the Intelligence Committee of using a set of talking points to try to discredit the FBI and protect Trump. Related article Nunes' FBI memo becomes conservative rallying cry “Their only priority is to protect the President and their political fortune, and they’re willing to burn down the FBI and anything else if they need to do it,” said California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel. “It would be a real betrayal of the intelligence community for partisan political reasons.” Conaway, however, argued that the executive branch would still have the chance to review and weigh in on making the materials public, as the committee rules give the President five days to object if the committee votes to make the document public. “We believe it’s important enough, given the players involved, to take this step, and there’s one other step before those, and that is the White House gets to make an independent review of that,” Conaway said. Trump himself has been skeptical of the intelligence community and FBI, and he calls the Russia investigations and the dossier a “hoax” and “witch hunt.” “I would not expect President Trump to want to keep these things from the public,” Gaetz said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nunes memo and its release", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122123000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/gop-classified-intelligence-fisa-memo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "659841904", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @deanofcomedy. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. On Friday, The Washington Post reported that Jared Kushner tried to open a new line of communication with the Kremlin Dean Obeidallah: Kushner is far too educated and experienced to be called naive, as some have said Jared Kushner may be a lot of things, but naive is definitely not one of them. Yet, following the Washington Post’s story that he suggested in a December meeting with Russia’s ambassador Sergey Kislyak that they create a secret communication channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin, many openly asked, could Kushner be so naïve?  We heard it from pundits to even former FBI and KGB agents. While the exact details of what Kushner did or didn’t say to the Russian ambassador are still being determined, one thing is certain: Kushner is not naive. The dictionary defines “naive” as a person who is “innocent” and who shows a “lack of experience, wisdom or judgment.” Though Kushner lacks the political experience of a traditional White House advisor, Kushner’s conduct can in no way be dismissed as simple naivete. He’s a 36-year-old lawyer and real estate/media tycoon. After graduating from Harvard University, Kushner went on to New York University Law School, one of the top ten law schools in America, where he earned both a law degree and an MBA. Even before graduating from law school, Kushner had purchased The New York Observer, a well-respected media publication, for $10 million. Add to that, Kushner shortly thereafter purchased 666 Fifth Avenue, a prestigious New York City office building for $1.8 billion. And it’s clear that Kushner played hardball in the cutthroat world of New York real estate. As The Washington Post reported on Sunday, Kushner used The Observer to go after those who stood in his way.  According to one Washington Post source, when one lender tried to thwart Kushner’s real estate goals, Kushner told the Observer’s editor to run a story that would expose “potentially embarrassing details about the uncooperative lender.” And a former Observer editor noted that Kushner wanted a “hit job” on another business foe at a later date. Kushner also used sophisticated financial strategies, as well as every contact he had, including his father in-law Donald Trump, to save the 666 Fifth Avenue building from foreclosure during the Great Recession. He ultimately made a deal with several of his major creditors that allowed him to ease his debt burden by offering them increased ownership in the property, although Kushner was able to retain majority control. Related article How Kushner could play the Nixon card Now, in addition to the recent revelations about Kushner  raising the idea of a secret communications channel with the Kremlin, it appears Kushner also failed to disclose on his application seeking top security clearance that he met in December with the Russian ambassador as well as the head of a Russian state-run bank that was under US sanctions. Only after the media publicized this omission did Kushner amend his security form to include these meetings. And, on Friday, Reuters reported that Kushner had “at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during and after the 2016 presidential campaign.” In response to this revelation. Kushner’s lawyer Jamie Gorelick told CNN on Friday night, “Mr. Kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period.” Adding, “He has no recollection of the calls as described.” A day earlier, Gorelick stated that Kushner was willing to voluntarily appear before Congress to share the details of the meetings with the Russian diplomat and banker that he had originally failed to include his security application. But with the avalanche of media attention to “Russiagate,” it’s mindboggling why Kushner would conceal this info instead of disclosing it and avoiding a media firestorm. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Add to that Kushner’s family history, and it’s even more shocking that he would expose himself to even a hint of wrongdoing. Kushner is aware that sometimes the wealthy and powerful actually do go to jail in America. That’s because Kushner’s father, Charles, was sentenced to two years in federal prison in 2005 for tax evasion, making illegal campaign contributions and tampering with a witness. Not only did the then 23-year-old Kushner see his father go off to jail, he even visited him every weekend at the Montgomery, Alabama, federal prison he was housed in. Naive? No, that’s certainly not the word that comes to mind when I think of Jared Kushner.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jared Kushner", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170528193000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/28/opinions/kushner-not-naive-opinion-obeidallah/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "753416285", "sentence": "The tornado that was Rudy Giuliani’s media appearances this week – plus personnel changes to President’s Donald Trump’s legal team – may signal a drastic change in how Trump will approach his legal strategy as the Russia investigation and a probe into Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen swirl around the President. Trump’s legal team now consists of several accomplished attorneys with extremely disparate personalities. While Giuliani, who besides his political career is a former federal top prosecutor in Manhattan, captivated journalists with disclosures about Trump this week, three fresh lawyers who’ve shunned media attention are positioned to handle serious legal work to protect the President. Many predict that Giuliani, as the face of the team, will seize opportunities to make news on TV and that he will be more aggressive toward special counsel Robert Mueller. Related article Trump walks back Giuliani: 'He'll get his facts straight' “Playing nice hasn’t gotten them anywhere,” a source familiar with the team said, going on to describe Giuliani as a “professional assassin.” Yet Giuliani’s comments to Fox News about Trump’s legal situations this week appeared to complicate the President’s story. CNN reported Thursday that members of Trump’s legal team – which also includes a cluster of unofficial advisers, largely from Trump’s New York social circle – were caught by surprise when Giuliani spoke about Stormy Daniels, disclosing that Trump had reimbursed Michael Cohen for the adult film star’s hush agreement. The lack of clarity continued Friday, when Trump said Giuliani should “get his facts straight,” and then the former New York mayor released a statement about what he said on Fox News, but didn’t say who ultimately paid Daniels $130,000. Other sources with knowledge of Giuliani’s approach said his comments may have been planned to get ahead of the development if it were to leak. Aside from the drama of the Cohen investigation, which appears to be playing out in New York, Mueller’s team and Trump’s lawyers in Washington have been in talks about an interview between the special counsel and the President. Related video Cooper detangles Giuliani's damage control Giuliani appeared to be in negotiation mode and interested in stoking a media frenzy Wednesday and Thursday, telling news outlets that any investigative interview of Trump wouldn’t be longer than two to three hours and would have a narrow set of questions. “Forget Bob Mueller, no respectable lawyer comes in and dictates what you’re going to do. You don’t go in and make demands,” said Jon Sale, a Miami-based white collar lawyer and friend of Giuliani’s. “You put forth reasonable positions to be persuasive.” Wednesday morning, the legal team had appeared to turn back toward more discreet lawyering, with the announcement that Washington trial lawyer Emmet Flood would join the team inside the White House. Flood and other newcomers on Trump’s legal roster could provide a counterpoint to Giuliani’s New York bluster. In all, Trump’s team that responds to the Russia probe comprises Flood – representing the office of the presidency from inside the White House – and now the four private attorneys, Giuliani, Jay Sekulow, and Jane and Martin Raskin. The White House has its own counsel staff who handle day-to-day executive branch issues, and then the President has several other private lawyers assisting him, including in the criminal probe of Michael Cohen in New York and for civil lawsuits. Flood may be the more experienced lawyer in the peculiar task of aiding a president under the pressure of a special counsel. The trial lawyer and former impeachment adviser to then-President Bill Clinton is taking an air-traffic-control-type position in the White House that has been held since last summer by Ty Cobb, who’s retiring at the end of this month. Related article Cobb out, Clinton impeachment lawyer in amid more lawyer changes White House counsel Donald McGahn and his attorney Bill Burck, who is friends with Flood, lobbied Flood last weekend to join the President’s team, according to a person familiar with the interaction. To make his case, Burck paraphrased the movie “The Dark Knight,” telling Flood that he’s Batman, the hero that Gotham – the country – deserves, this person said. Flood leaves his law firm Williams & Connolly, among Washington’s most elite trial powerhouses and which still represent the Clintons, to take the job. As of Friday – two days into Giuliani’s coup – it wasn’t clear whether Flood had started working at the White House yet. A Chicagoan who early in his career taught high school English, Flood is a “tightly wrapped ” individual who “couldn’t get any further away from Trump’s personality,” according to a source familiar with the situation. Flood and his former law firm have been notoriously silent in response to media inquiries for years, and he did not respond to requests for comment this week. Flood also served in a role similar to the position he’s in now during George W. Bush’s administration. In that role, he directed the White House’s response to investigations. Related video Meet Trump's new lawyer in the Russia probe “My experience with him was he was clear-eyed, no nonsense, no sugarcoating, no bullshitting. Just giving you the straight reality of what you needed to do,” said Scott Jennings, a former assistant to then-President George W. Bush whom Flood counseled during the congressional investigation into the firing of US attorneys. While Jennings had a private defense lawyer help him prepare for Senate testimony – Mark Paoletta, who’s served as counsel to Vice President Mike Pence and general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump years – Flood sat with Jennings during his Senate testimony. Flood’s job was to help Jennings and Paoletta decide when not to answer and assert executive privilege, the ability of a president to keep certain conversations and documents private. “Having somebody like Emmet sitting behind you makes you feel a lot better about life,” said Jennings, who’s now a public relations executive and CNN contributor. “I think I’m the last sitting White House staffer to go to Capitol Hill and correctly invoke executive privilege on behalf of the president.” Assertions of privilege – the ability to decline to answer and keep information secret – could include the president claiming executive branch confidentiality, protecting attorney-client discussions and pleading the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. All could become an avenue for future negotiations and court fights – especially if Mueller interviews Trump or subpoenas him to testify before a grand jury. Among Trump’s personal attorneys, Jay Sekulow, a conservative radio host and nonprofit legal organization head, soldiers on after surviving the turmoil of Marc Kasowitz stepping back, John Dowd exiting and the husband-and-wife duo of Victoria Toensing and Joe DiGenova never securing the job. Sekulow added Giuliani and now may step back, according to sources familiar with the team. Martin and Jane Raskin of Coral Gables, Florida, signed on to Trump’s personal legal team about two weeks ago. The Raskins, brought aboard after several top Washington lawyers turned down working for Trump, couldn’t be more different from Giuliani. “They’re not grandstanders,” Sale said. Another Florida white collar lawyer who knows both the Raskins and Giuliani described the couple similarly, as “not showboats.” Related article Trump adds former federal prosecutors Jane and Marty Raskin to legal team “You’re not going to hear speeches about the government being crazy from them,” the lawyer said. Still, Giuliani will likely work closely with the Raskins, who are well-respected especially among Florida lawyers for their criminal defense work. “Behind the scenes, anybody as smart as Rudy knows you need to brainstorm with other people on your team and make it a collaborative effort,” Sale said. The Raskins have specialized in criminal defense, primarily in Florida federal court, for years. They’ve cut plea deals for clients, defended people caught in conspiracy and fraud investigations, and run their own firm out of Coral Gables, almost two hours south of Mar-a-Lago, where they met with Trump last month, according to The Washington Post. Jane Raskin worked decades ago with Mueller and with James Quarles, a prosecutor negotiating the interview with Trump. “One thing about the Raskins is they’re very easy to work with,” said the lawyer who’s friendly with them, declining to give his name or law firm. CNN’s Sara Murray, Kara Scannell and Gloria Borger contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump’s legal team", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180505174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/05/politics/russia-trump-legal-team-white-house/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "729318472", "sentence": "Syrian forces have conducted four days of airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta, group says Strikes escalated after a Russian warplane was shot down over the weekend More than 200 civilians have been killed since Monday in Syrian government airstrikes on parts of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday. Among the deaths were 54 children and 41 women. The four days of airstrikes by Russian-backed Syrian forces on the besieged area east of the Syrian capital also have left at least 700 civilians injured, according to the UK-based group. The Eastern Ghouta area has been surrounded by Syrian forces for more than four years, with the siege intensifying in May when government forces conducted a large-scale offensive. Related video Russian airstrikes hit rebel-controlled Idlib Airstrikes escalated in recent days after a Russian warplane was shot down over the weekend in the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib. Relying on information from activists on the ground,  the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it counted 213 civilian deaths over four days: 31 on Monday, 81 on Tuesday, 41 on Wednesday and 60 on Thursday. Syrian activists report rapidly deteriorating conditions – the worst in four years – in the area controlled by various Islamic rebel groups, with hundreds of thousands of residents struggling from shortages of food and medical supplies. The Eastern Ghouta area was supposed to be a “de-escalation zone,” according to a peace agreement struck by Russia, Turkey and Iran in May. About 400,000 Syrians have been killed since the conflict erupted in 2011, according to the United Nations.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180208211500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/08/middleeast/syria-eastern-ghouta-airstrikes/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "707072949", "sentence": "Newly found exoplanet is the second-closest to our solar system and could support life Ross 128 b orbits a \"quiet\" star that isn't lashed with radiation You may want to get used to the name Ross 128 b. The newly discovered exoplanet  is the second-closest found to our solar system, only 11 light-years away. And it could support life. Announcements about exoplanets, those found outside our solar system, seem almost commonplace in this golden age of discovery for astronomers. So why is Ross 128 b unique – apart from its rather human-sounding name? The planet is about the same size as Earth, and it may have a similar surface temperature, making it a temperate world that could support life. Every 9.9 days, it completes an orbit around its host star, Ross 128, which is what’s known as a red dwarf star: They’re the coolest, faintest and most common stars found in the universe. Related article Closest potentially habitable planet to our solar system found Because of their plentiful nature and the fact that other exoplanets have been found around these types of stars, red dwarfs are being studied and observed with increasing frequency in the hopes of finding more exoplanets. Astronomers found Ross 128 and its planet using the European Southern Observatory’s planet-hunting instrument, called HARPS. The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher is based at La Silla Observatory in Chile. The astronomers detail their discovery in a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. “To be involved in such a discovery is very rewarding, and it helps to realize that so much effort is worth it,” Nicola Astudillo-Defru, one of the study’s co-authors at the University of Geneva’s observatory, wrote in an email. “The special properties of this system means that we are contributing our bit on the search of an Earth 2.0.” Other notable discoveries of Earth-size exoplanets in recent years, like the TRAPPIST planets and Proxima b, were also found around these types of stars. They are also considered to be among the best hopes for supporting life on planets outside our solar system because they exist within the “habitable zones” of their stars, where liquid water could pool on the surface of the planet and potentially support life as we know it. Related article Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star The astronomers don’t yet know whether Ross 128 b is in the habitable zone of its star, but it’s likely, given what they understand about red dwarfs and the planets that orbit them. Ross 128 b is 20 times closer to its star than Earth is to the sun, but because the star is small, dim and cool, the planet would still be at a potentially comfortable temperature. The nature of the star is also why the planet is subjected to only 1.38 times the radiation that Earth receives from the sun, even though the planet and star are close together. But the reason astronomers are excited about Ross 128 b is because the star is “quiet.” Other red dwarfs, like Proxima Centauri – the star that Proxima b orbits – have a tendency to lash out at their planets with deadly flares of ultraviolet and X-ray radiation. But Ross 128 doesn’t seem to be doing this, so it’s considered “quieter,” which means the planet is a more comfortable place for life to form without being subjected to such violent episodes from time to time. Related article Newly discovered 'super-Earth' may be the 'most exciting exoplanet' Proxima b is currently the closest exoplanet to our solar system ever discovered, at a distance of 4.2 light-years. Ross 128 b could change this, because the planet and its star are moving toward us. “A detailed study investigated the movement of our stellar neighbor by combining data from the Hipparcos satellite and ground-bases velocimeters,” Astudillo-Defru said. “They list all the close encounters with other stars, and because of the relative movements of stars and the Sun, it results that Ross 128 will be our closest star.” Astronomers estimate that in 79,000 years, Ross 128 b will be our exoplanet neighbor, even closer than Proxima b. That may sound like a long time, but in a universe that is billions of years old, it’s merely a cosmic moment. The astronomers believe that Ross 128 b is a good candidate for further study when the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope can begin searching the atmospheres of exoplanets for biomarkers in 2025. “I plan to continue searching for new worlds, specially around Ross 128 because it is likely that there are more planets,” Astudillo-Defru said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ross 128 b", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171115114500", "country1": "CHE", "country2": "CHL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/world/new-earth-size-exoplanet-life-potential/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "579313802", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Robert Woodward is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Somaliland wants to be recognized as an independent country Currently 54 African countries are members of the UN Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo recently claimed that more than one million citizens, out of the country’s population of 3.4 million, had signed a petition calling for the international community to recognise Somaliland. Since 1991, and the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia, the region has declared itself independent. But should it? The examples of the secession of South Sudan and Eritrea raise serious questions and doubts about the outcomes of breakaway states. The general approach to calls for secession in Africa, as set out by the African Union (AU) and its predecessor the Organisation of African Unity, is that they should be opposed. The most frequently heard argument against secession is that granting the right to one country invites others to take the same step. This, the argument goes, would put at risk the internationally recognised system of post-colonial states in Africa. The issue of secession first arose in the 1960s with the wave of decolonisation and questions over the viability of the newly independent states across the continent. Two cases stood out: the Congo, where Katanga’s self-proclaimed breakaway was defeated by United Nations forces; and Nigeria, where the Biafran secession was ended by the Nigerian federal forces. The issue has come up again in recent times. In northeast Africa two states have experienced separation. In 1993 Eritrea was recognised as a separate state from Ethiopia, and the world’s newest state, South Sudan, was recognised in 2011. The circumstances in each of these cases was different. But the purpose here is not to revisit how and why these took place, but to consider what happened next. In both cases separation was intended to deal with historical problems and provide an acceptable alternative in the form of a new internationally recognised state. But have they achieved these objectives? Both the Ethiopian and Sudanese examples suggest that separation isn’t always the straightforward option. The division has led to violent border disputes, economic complications, and poor relations with the wider international community. There is also a case to be made that granting secession has merely served to fuel the claims of other separatist movements. Somaliland’s calls to be recognised as independent, rather than being included in the efforts to rebuild Somalia, is an example. When South Sudan became independent in 2011 a Somaliland delegation arrived in Juba, the capital, wearing t-shirts saying “Somaliland Next”. Any separation involves the recognition of an accepted border between the two states involved. In the case of both Eritrea and South Sudan this has proved contentious. In 1988 there was an issue over Badme, a small town near the Ethiopian border which Eritrea claimed was theirs. This ignited one of the two largest interstate conflicts in Africa since the second world war. The other interstate conflict was Somalia’s attack in 1977 to back up its claim to Ethiopia’s Ogaden region, an area mainly populated by clans of Somali origin. South Sudan’s border with Sudan also proved contentious, and there were clashes over the disputed area of Abyei. Neither the Badme or Abyei issues have been resolved to the satisfaction of the two states involved. Instead they continue to fester. The continuing border disputes have resulted in both sides continuing to invest heavily in their armies and in equipment. Eritrea and Ethiopia both maintain large and costly forces facing each other across their disputed border. And while South Sudan and Sudan agreed to an integrated joint force on their common border, it never came into existence. Mutual suspicion and accusations of incursions by both armies persist. Separation always involves questions about economic relations. Eritrea’s independence made Ethiopia a landlocked country. Prior to Eritrea’s independence Ethiopia had access to the sea ports of Massawa and Assab. After separation, Ethiopia expected access to continue, but major differences soon emerged to scupper this. This included the relative value of the two countries’ currencies and tariffs charged by Eritrea on the movement of goods. Worsening economic relations are thought to have played a significant part in the border war that broke out between the two countries. Similarly, South Sudan and Sudan had to share an outlet to the sea. This became problematic. Sudan began extracting oil in the late 1990s with the bulk of the oil originating in the south. It exported oil via pipelines to the Red Sea that ran through the north. The peace agreement, which saw the establishment of the South Sudan government in 2005, involved arrangements to share the oil revenues. But South Sudan’s decision to separate completely in 2011 soon gave rise to complaints that Sudan was not honouring the agreement. It even led at one point to the pipeline to the north being closed. With differences over borders and economic relations, and even overt war, it is unsurprising that diplomatic relations between the governments have proved difficult. It is therefore also unsurprising that they have affected relations with the wider international community. Separation often implies that the former state wasn’t viable. International recognition of a new state therefore assumes that separation is better for both old and new. This has proved questionable in both cases. Eritrea has acquired a reputation as a coercive state and become something of an international pariah. South Sudan has imploded into impoverishment and widespread conflict, leading some to call for it to become a UN mandate, with the presence of a long-term UN force. These cases have left a legacy which suggests that separation, in Africa at least, is not an easy option. It could lead to outcomes that do little to solve the problems of any of the states involved. Many in Africa will have these outcomes in mind as they face Somaliland’s continued call for international recognition as an independent state. Meanwhile, rebuilding in the rest of Somalia continues with the express wish that Somaliland is part of the process.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Somaliland's independence recognition", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160915141500", "country1": "SOM", "country2": "ETH", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/africa/conversation-somaliland-mpa/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "486920942", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Sreedhar Potarazu, an ophthalmologist and entrepreneur, is the founder of Enziime, a software company focused on providing data science applications to assess health care delivery. He is the author of “Get Off the Dime: The Secret of Changing Who Pays for Your Health Care.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Sreedhar Potarazu: Barack Obama has long admired Gandhi and MLK, hence, he wants to avoid wars The leader of the free world faces circumstances where nonviolent diplomacy is not always an option What would Gandhi do? What would Dr. King do? These are questions that come up as President Obama struggles to balance his vision of a better and more peaceful world with the clamor for swift military responses to the evil acts of ISIS. Before he became a U.S. senator, Obama openly discussed his moral compass and how deeply rooted it was in the convictions and philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. He paid further homage to them when he became president. After a visit to India in 2010, he said: “Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on behalf of the urban poor, I’ve always found inspiration in the life of Gandhi and his simple and profound lesson to be the change we seek in the world. “And just as he summoned Indians to seek their destiny, he influenced champions of equality in my own country, including a young preacher named Martin Luther King. “After making his pilgrimage to India a half century ago, Dr. King called Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance ‘the only logical and moral approach’ in the struggle for justice and progress.’” But Obama, unlike Gandhi and King, is president of the United States. And when you’re the leader of the free world, nonviolence is not always an option. Related video Obama: GOP rhetoric is recruitment tool for ISIS The President now finds himself stuck in a quagmire of evil in the Mideast. ISIS has gone international, claiming responsibility for this month’s bombing of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt and last week’s coordinated attacks that killed 129 people in Paris. Their new video shows images of Washington, D.C. and New York City. Their intentions are clear. But fighting ISIS could mean siding with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his supporter, Vladimir Putin. If the enemy of his enemy is his friend, then which enemy does Obama choose? This is the dilemma he’s facing. The President has arrived at a twisted fork in the road, and both paths are fraught with peril. He is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who wants to be remembered as having been worthy of the honor, but his current predicament offers no easy way out. In his acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize, Obama was clear on his stance: “I make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King Jr. said in this same ceremony years ago: ‘Violence never brings permanent peace.  It solves no social problem:  it merely creates new and more complicated ones.’  As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King’s life work, I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence.” Like Gandhi and Dr. King, Obama is a believer in peace and nonviolence. Unlike Gandhi and Dr. King, he has to deal directly – and daily – with powerful thugs and gangsters who see things very differently than he does. He could well be wondering: How do you reason with unreasonable people? How would Gandhi negotiate with Genghis Khan? How might Dr. King talk to Al Capone? Obama’s aspirations are no different from those of Gandhi and Dr. King, but, sadly, there comes a time when nonviolent diplomacy loses out to circumstance. Related video Obama: U.S. ground troops in Syria would be a mistake In some respects, Gandhi’s disappointment in the partitioning of India into two countries – Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India – mirrors the president’s position on accepting Syrian refugees. Gandhi wanted the two religions to coexist in the same country, but it wasn’t meant to be. Obama may likewise be forced to settle for an uncomfortable solution. Earlier this week, during his press conference in Turkey, the President spoke about how gut-wrenching it is to visit soldiers in the hospital whom he has sent to war, and who have come home paralyzed or without limbs. Such is the moral compass of the U.S. commander in chief: He doesn’t want to put more lives of our young husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters and sons and daughters in harm’s way. He doesn’t want us to get stuck in more violence, endless conflicts and wars. The President has tried to minimize collateral damage by resorting to a strategy of precision attacks, such as using drones as in the case of “Jihadi John” or Navy SEALs in dealing with Osama bin Laden. I’ve had the privilege of observing the President on many occasions. He is a deep thinker, a man of great intellect who clearly sees the world through a lens far different from any of ours. He bears the weight of global turmoil on his shoulders, but he doesn’t flinch. He keeps his poise. He is not the sort of man who will put lives at stake without calculating the consequences of every step, without measuring every tear and every drop of blood that will be shed. Related article The inconvenient truth: There's no easy military answer to war on ISIS People in leadership roles often become immune to the difficulty of making these decisions, because emotion can cloud objectivity. President Obama will abandon neither. With bombs blowing up airplanes and gunmen mowing down concertgoers, most of us would find it impossible to think about the higher moral cause. But there is no doubt that this is exactly what the President is doing as he considers his next steps. The world is frustrated. It is shouting, “Shoot! Do something! Attack!” But it should pause to ask, “Who is this man? Who is this president?” He is a man who seeks peace and he will not be rash in determining his next steps. He will ask himself, “What would Gandhi do? What would Dr. King do?” The answers may not be comforting, but they will come from deep introspection and not impulse, because that is the inner Obama. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151120203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/20/opinions/potarazu-obama-isis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "724538954", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Mel Robbins is a CNN commentator, legal analyst, best-selling author and keynote speaker. In 2014, she was named outstanding news talk-radio host by the Gracie Awards. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. 3 friends from U.S. among those credited with averting terrorist attack Mel Robbins: They went from vacationers to guardians They were on a packed train heading for Paris when gunshots rang out. Moments later, a shirtless Ayoub El Khazzani entered the train car with multiple weapons. Mark Moogalian, a 51-year-old American and author and teacher, moved on instinct “to protect his wife” and lunged. Meanwhile, Alek Skarlatos, a member of the U.S. National Guard, had seen the gunman, too.  All it took were three words, “Let’s go, go” and he and his childhood buddies Spencer Stone, a U.S. Air Force airman; and Anthony Sadler, a senior at Sacramento State, switched from vacationers to guardians, charging down the aisle of the train to help. Their heroism inspired Chris Norman, a British businessman, to join them. They tackled the potential gunman on behalf of the over 500 people on the train. Skarlatos was slashed with a box cutter, Moogalian was already down, shot in the neck.  There seems little debate that these men stopped an attack that easily could have been “true carnage”: the suspect is said to have had an AK-47, pistol, a blade and a bag of ammunition. President Barack Obama commended their courage and President Francois Hollande awarded them France’s highest honor:  the Legion d’Honneur. We’ve seen it over and over again – ordinary people who become extraordinary heroes in an instant.  Acting on instinct they run toward danger, instead of running away.  They subdue a threat on a plane, a train or on the street. You might think that heroism and courage are complicated matters, but they really aren’t.  It doesn’t come down to training or experience, it just comes down to your heart signaling you to go and help. To pull a fire alarm, as a shooter fires shots in a crowded theater. To shelter others with your own body as a gunman walks down the school hallway. The difference between those of us who freeze and don’t speak up, don’t help and those that do is so simple and so clear that even a 10-year-old can explain it. I know, because I talked to mine about the heroes on the train. What he had to say was so simple and so awesome, I wanted to share it with you. I asked, what is a hero? “That’s a good question.  A lot of people think that heroes are people that have superpowers, but that’s wrong,” he responded. “Not all people with superpowers are good.  There are lots of bad guys with super powers, like the Joker, Loki, Dr. Octavius, and Magneto.  So having a superpower doesn’t make you a hero.  It’s how you use your power that makes you a hero.” How do heroes use their power? “They do it in two ways.  They either protect you, or they make you feel better.” Do you know any heroes? “Yes, I know lots of heroes.  There’s all those heroes that protect us:  the police, firemen, the army, military guys that you’re always thanking, ambulance drivers, like the one who drove me to the hospital, she was a hero … But then there are the helper heroes too – like teachers, seeing eye dogs and doctors.” What is one thing that heroes do that make them heroes? “They always act.  When something blows up and everyone is running away, the hero always runs to the blast to protect you.  Or if it’s a helping hero like a teacher, they always walk up and ask you if you need help.  It’s like they know inside them that someone needs their help. Heroes don’t need to be asked, they just know. Have you ever been a hero? “I don’t know … (stares out the window for a bit) … I’ve been telling my friend whose parents are divorcing that it will be OK. I text her every day to see if she is OK.  She’s got no one to talk to and she’s really worried, so I want her to know she has me. I guess that kinda makes me a helping hero.” Anything else you want to add about heroes? “Yes, anyone can be a hero. You just can’t think about it, you just have do what is in your heart to help.” Speaking to the press after the attack Chris Norman admitted that his “first reaction was to sit down and hide,” and then his heart signaled him to act. “OK, I’m probably going to die anyway, so let’s go.” Hopefully none of us with find ourselves in a situation as terrifying as the one on the train.  As President Hollande said at the French award ceremony: “Here are four men who with the help of others acted not just to save their own lives, but who also came to help others and saved the lives of others.” In doing so, they reminded us that heroic deeds can come at any time, and in many forms. We all have the potential inside us, but we all have to be willing to do one thing: to act when our heart tells us it’s time to go. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "three American men who averted terrorist attack on train", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/opinions/robbins-france-train-attack-heroes/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "722969890", "sentence": "The news has been filled with stories of prominent men accused of sexual misconduct – many of the alleged misdeeds going back decades. Though the circumstances are different in each case, the same question keeps coming up: Why did the accusers wait so long to come forward? Some who came forward explained their reasons for waiting. In other cases, the treatment accusers endured after coming forward made their reasons apparent. Here are a few examples: While examples abound of accusers’ credibility coming under question, Italian actress and filmmaker Asia Argento’s case was particularly extreme. Related article How to help survivors of sexual assault She was disparaged in the Italian press after the New Yorker published her sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein has repeatedly denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. One opinion writer called her account “prostitution, not rape.” When she gave a TV interview about the accusations, another writer tweeted that Argento was “trying to justify high-class prostitution.” In a radio interview, the editor-in-chief of right-wing publication Libero said the encounter was the price of becoming a great actress, and that it must have been consensual. The treatment led her to flee Italy for a few weeks, she said. Italians “just don’t get it,” she told The Guardian. “We have been so lobotomized by the objectification of women that we, as women, don’t even know that we are being harassed and treated the wrong way,” she said. When the Washington Post published accounts from four women who said Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore pursued them as teenagers, Moore’s supporters said they found the timing “suspect.” Moore has denied the allegations. We’re in Montogomery, Alabama, where women, including his wife Kayla Moore, are speaking in support of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. We’re in Montogomery, Alabama, where women, including his wife Kayla Moore, are speaking in support of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. The Senate race was just weeks away, leading many, including Moore’s wife, to accuse the women of conspiring with the “liberal press” to get “involved” with the race. The Washington Post said none of the women approached the paper with the story. On the contrary, the paper approached the women after receiving a tip and asked them to come forward. Numerous Weinstein accusers said they had long stayed quiet for fear of the consequences of challenging a man who held their career in his hands. In her account of Weinstein’s alleged harassment, actress Gwyneth Paltrow said she feared the repercussions for her career if she were to speak out. After her then-boyfriend, Brad Pitt, confronted Weinstein, the Miramax producer warned her not to tell anyone else, she told The New York Times. “I thought he was going to fire me,” she said. Five women told CNN that political reporter Mark Halperin sexually harassed them while he was at ABC News. None of them reported the incidents. Some of the women said they did not report Halperin’s behavior to management because they feared retribution, given the power Halperin had at ABC and in the industry. Halperin acknowledged pursuing relationships with women he worked with and apologized for his actions. American gymnast Simone Biles explained the guilt victims carry around after being violated. The Olympic champion said she was sexually abused by former USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nasser, who admitted to taking advantage of young female athletes in his care. He pleaded guilty in November to criminal sexual conduct and faces sentencing this week. Before speaking up, Biles she said she grappled with whether she could have done something to prevent what happened, even though she did nothing to cause it. “For far too long I’ve asked myself ‘Was I too naive? Was it my fault?’” she said Monday. “I now know the answer to those questions. No. No. It was not my fault. No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USAG, and others.” One of Moore’s accusers told the Washington Post that she didn’t come forward sooner because she worried that her background, which included three divorces and financial troubles, would undermine her credibility. “There is no one here that doesn’t know that I’m not an angel,” Leigh Corfman said, referring to her home town of Gadsden, Alabama. Corfman has since filed a defamation lawsuit against Moore and his campaign for calling her allegations “politically motivated” and “malicious.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "sexual misconduct allegations against prominent men", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180117034500", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/health/why-women-hesitate-to-report-sexual-misconduct/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "694973308", "sentence": "Girlfriend said gunman \"never said anything\" to indicate deadly plan Danley has spoken to the FBI and Las Vegas police, her attorney said The girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock says she saw no signs he was planning “something horrible,” and that she is “devastated” by the deaths and injuries he caused when he rained bullets down on an outdoor music concert. Marilou Danley, Paddock’s girlfriend, issued a statement Wednesday afternoon through her attorney, Matt Lombard. Danley said Paddock “never said anything to me, or took any action that I was aware of, that I understood in any way to be a warning that something horrible like this was going to happen.” “It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone,” she said in the statement. Lombard said Danley is fully cooperating with the investigation into why Paddock, a 64-year-old retired accountant, fired for 9 to 11 minutes from his 32nd-floor hotel window into a crowd of 22,000 concertgoers in the heart of Las Vegas. Fifty-eight people were killed and nearly 500 were injured before Paddock took his own life as police closed in. “I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man,” Danley said in the statement. “I loved him and hoped for a quiet future together with him.” Danley said that, more than two weeks ago, Paddock told her he had bought a plane ticket for her to fly to her native Philippines, saying he wanted her to visit her family. While she was in the Philippines, Danley said, Paddock wired her money that he said was for her to buy a house for her and her family. Danley said she was grateful but “worried” that the unexpected trip home and the money “was a way of breaking up with me.” Paddock had recently wired $100,000 to the Philippines, a US law enforcement source confirmed to CNN this week. Danley said she had voluntarily flown back to the United States after Sunday’s massacre because she knew investigators wanted to talk to her. She arrived late Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport from the Philippines, and spoke Wednesday in Los Angeles with the FBI and Las Vegas police, Lombard said. Danley’s sisters told CNN affiliate Seven Network Australia that Paddock encouraged her to leave the United States last month. “She was sent away. She was sent away so that she will be not there to interfere with what he’s planning,” one of Danley’s sisters told Seven News from their home in Australia’s Gold Coast region. “In that sense, I thank him for sparing my sister’s life,” she said, adding that Danley was “really in love with Steve.” The two sisters, who spoke to Seven News exclusively, did not want to be identified by name and requested their faces be blurred. One sister told Seven News said that Danley didn’t know anything ahead of the shooting. “She didn’t even know that she was going to the Philippines, until Steve said, ‘Marilou, I found you a cheap ticket to the Philippines.’ “ The sister added Danley was likely “even (more) shocked than us” by his actions. Still, the sister left open the possibility that Danley could provide information helpful to investigators. “Of all the people that they have interviewed, … no one can put the puzzles together – no one – except Marilou, because Steve is not here to talk anymore. Only Marilou can maybe help,” she said. “If Marilou was there, this, maybe, as well, didn’t happen because she won’t let it happen.” After Sunday attack, authorities in the United States, the Philippines and Australia joined efforts to search for Danley, hoping she might shed some light on the motive behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. The search for her initially spanned several countries, with conflicting reports that she may have been in Japan or the Philippines at the time of the shooting. Danley, 62, who travels on an Australian passport, arrived in the Philippines from Tokyo on September 15, then left for Hong Kong on September 22 and flew back to the Philippines on September 25, said Maria Antoinette Mangrobang, a spokeswoman for the Philippine Bureau of Immigration. Authorities in the Philippines had communicated with the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security regarding her travel, the spokeswoman said. In the Seven News interview, one sister said Danley would willingly answer investigators’ questions. “She’s a good person, a gentle soul, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a friend,” the sister said, adding that Danley was having trouble coping with the tragedy because “she’s a very weak person.” Danley lived with Paddock in Mesquite, Nevada, northeast of Las Vegas. It’s unclear when the couple met. Danley’s sisters said they had met Paddock two or three times. “(He was) very quiet, not sociable. He keep to himself. One question, you get your answer directly. That’s it,” one sister said. “It’s a pity, though, because he’s the only one really who can answer this,” she said. “But he cheated. He cheated. He escaped and (left) us here putting (pieces of) the puzzles together.” A previous version of this report incorrectly said that Marilou Danley left Tokyo on September 25. She left on September 15. This article has also been updated to reflect authorities’ revision of the number of people hurt in the shooting. CNN’s Nic Robertson reported from Manila and Evan Perez from Washington, while James Griffiths wrote from Hong Kong. CNN’s Eric Levenson, Darran Simon, Katherine Grise, Emanuella Grinberg, Kelly Chen, Holly Yan and Liz Turrell contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Marilou Danley", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171004054500", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/04/us/marilou-danley-vegas-shooting-paddock/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "607505149", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat, Facebook and email. This story is part CNN’s “Vanishing” series. Learn more about the sixth extinction and get involved. The “blue jeans” frog is practically screaming to be noticed. Its head is blood red, and its legs are denim blue. It looks like it’s wearing jeggings. But this little critter, also known as the strawberry poison dart frog, is only about the size of a fingernail. It spends most of its time either high up in the trees in this Central American rainforest or rooting around in the gooey “leaf litter” of the forest floor. As such, it’s practically invisible. Unless you open your ears. Chit-chit-chit-chit-chit. “It sounds like an insect. It buzzes.” That’s Bryan Pijanowski, a “soundscape ecologist” from Purdue University and one of the few people paying attention to the fact that nature – especially the amphibian part – is growing exceptionally quiet these days. Pijanowski and collaborators from around the world have been strapping audio recorders to trees here at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. The microphones look like funny little robots – boxes with windscreen ears on each side. The equipment has a critical mission. It’s listening for the sound of extinction. Have you heard it already? I ask Pijanowski. “I think so,” he tells me. His muted, baritone voice sounds like a public radio host sharing secrets with you in a library. “There is evidence all around the world.” Scientists fear Earth is on the verge of the sixth era of extinction. There have been five mass extinctions in the planet’s history. If we usher in the sixth, three-quarters of all species could disappear in a couple of centuries, says Anthony Barnosky, executive director of the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve at Stanford and author of “Dodging Extinction: Power, Food, Money and the Future of Life on Earth.” “The best way to envision the sixth mass extinction,” he told me, “is to look outside and then just imagine that three out of every four of the species that were common out there are gone.” If you study amphibians, it can seem like that dystopian future already is here. About 10% of birds and a third of mammals are at high extinction risk. Not good. But more than 40% of amphibians are in similar straits – making them worse off than any other vertebrate group, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Amphibians are vanishing without warning, and often without explanation. “In the past 30 years or so, we’ve seen really dramatic, really rapid extinctions for frog populations all over the world,” says Steven Whitfield, a conservation ecologist at Zoo Miami who joined Pijanowski and me on the visit to Costa Rica this summer. “Many of these extinctions are due to habitat loss. But other extinctions have occurred in pristine rainforests like this – places that look healthy but the frogs are telling us there’s something clearly wrong.” Whitfield spent years studying frogs at this research station in this particular forest. I ask him to show me how it’s done. It doesn’t take long to realize it’s not easy work. When Whitfield conducts a study, he often ropes off a small plot of land and then spends hours searching for every single frog he can find. The search begins with his ears. “I’ll hear [a frog] call and spend half an hour or more looking into a small patch of vegetation, knowing that it’s right there and that I need to find it but unable to see it,” he tells me. Whitfield is an expert at pulling frog sounds out of the EDM freak-out that is the rainforest. If you’ve been, then you know these places, in healthy conditions, are LOUD. I actually had a hard time falling asleep some nights in Costa Rica because it sounded (awesomely) like the forest was yelling at me; and I woke up early to screams of howler monkeys. (Fun aside: Researchers warn newcomers to always wear shoes – because, vipers – and to watch the trees, since the “bullet ant,” which delivers the world’s most painful bite, like a bullet, is all around.) Whitfield’s amphibian-listening powers are impressive, but even he has trouble finding frogs by sight. He takes me and a group of researchers from the Center for Global Soundscapes deep into the forest just after dusk one evening, when some frogs tend to be the most active. Our headlamps provide a washed-out sort of tunnel vision of the diversity hiding all around us. Whitfield can hear and identify frogs at great distance. There’s the “chit-chit-chit” of the blue jeans frog (the one with jeggings), the panicked meowing of a creature aptly nicknamed the “kitten frog.” He hears the slot-machine rattle of the “glass frog,” which has a translucent belly, allowing you to see organs through its skin. Smoky jungle frogs scream like human babies when they’re threatened, and the tink frog seems to be named for its metallic call, which sounds like that ear-piercing noise a smoke detector makes when it wants you to change its battery. This place is way beyond “ribbit.” The sounds are staggering. But finding these frogs by sight? That’s more difficult. In a couple of hours, we saw only a handful of frogs. Spiders almost seem easier to come by. “Those bite,” Whitfield says, pointing to one. “Don’t touch that.” I’m grateful for the research Whitfield and other field ecologists have contributed when it comes to frogs. Their diligent, painstaking, searching-through-the-leaves work is how we know important (and fun) frog facts, like that the female blue jeans frog is an amphibian supermom. Her tadpoles hatch on the forest floor, he says, but that’s a precarious place for them, so she carries them, on her back, high up into the forest canopy, sometimes 10 to 15 meters off the ground – about 33 to 50 feet. She drops the tadpoles off in little puddles of water up there in the forest canopy and makes a mental note of their location. She does this again and again, leaving her young all over the forest canopy. She remembers where all these tadpoles are (!!) and spends her days climbing the trees to deliver food. “That’s pretty complicated behavior for a tiny little frog,” Whitfield says. His research also has helped show that frogs at La Selva are in decline. “We have really good long-term data on what’s been happening with frog populations over four decades,” he tells me. “In the forest here now, there’s only about 25% as many frogs as there were sustained throughout the 1970s. And for us, that’s a concern because it says that something is happening to this rainforest but we don’t fully understand what that is.” That’s worth stating again. Locally, only a quarter of the frogs from the 1970s remain. Meanwhile, the human population jumped from less than 4 billion to 7.4 billion today. Whitfield’s search-the-forest work is critical. But even he would say it could use a technological assist. That’s where Pijanowski and his tree-hugging microphones come in. He’s listening for changes Whitfield might not be able to see. Bryan Pijanowski is an ecologist by training. Before that, he was a “quiet alterboy-ish kind of kid” in the Midwest who also was sort of an audiophile – and an amateur musician. He played guitar in a high school band called Destruction. “Everybody wanted you to play ‘Freebird,’” he said, “so that’s what I played – over and over again.” In school, he set out to become a medical doctor but changed his mind after hearing the “dawn chorus” of a swamp in Michigan. He became obsessed with nature and its music. So he studied birds and ecology, and eventually turned to “soundscapes,” the emerging field of using sound to understand the shifts in the health and function of ecosystems. The work makes him so sound-focused he now has to wear earplugs to sleep. He can’t stop listening. “There are times when [the rainforest] is almost too loud,” he tells me. “It’s like being too close to the speakers at a concert. Your ears ring.” We are failing the elephantsThe great bee die-off: Why you should careHow our throwaway culture is ruining the planetListening for the amphibian apocalypseSutter: We have 20 years to prevent mass extinction5 ways to prevent mass extinction We are failing the elephantsThe great bee die-off: Why you should careHow our throwaway culture is ruining the planetListening for the amphibian apocalypseSutter: We have 20 years to prevent mass extinction5 ways to prevent mass extinction La Selva is now one of his study sites. He’s working to develop others around the world, including underwater to listen for changes to coral reefs. His microphones have taken him to the tip of South America and the deserts of Mongolia. But this site is special both because the rainforest is nearly untouched – and because there’s so much data. Pijanowski got his hands on recordings that date back to 2008 and started making his own recordings here in 2010. At the peak of his research, he’d installed 34 microphone sensors. Now he has 255,000 recordings here, totaling about 6.8 years of tape. He’s still analyzing the data with the help of computer algorithms. What he’s heard – or rather, what he doesn’t hear – definitely freaks him out. One evening, insects and frogs chattering outside, Pijanowski sits me down in an open-window classroom at the research station and shows me some of his sound files. He visualizes the audio in charts called spectrograms. These charts illuminate trends that a walk through the forest can’t. Take a look at this La Selva recording from 2008. And then another from 2015, recorded under similar conditions. Hear the difference? Those are just two moments. Pijanowski’s team can compress a year’s worth of sound into one chart. Take a look at what happens when you look at those years side by side. The red parts of the charts indicate more audible activity. The main frog frequencies grow much bluer, and quieter. It’s too soon to draw scientific conclusions from this, Pijanowski tells me. But he’s frightened. “I’m worried that these would potentially become acoustic fossils,” he says. “In other words, the animals that are in these files are no longer alive. And the only record that we have of some of their presence is in an audio recording. “That is somewhat disturbing to me, as a scientist and also as a citizen of this planet.” A collaborator of Pijanowski’s, Michael Towsey, tells me he has a file of an Australian frog that’s thought to be extinct – a recording that already is an acoustic fossil. You can listen to that frog’s call here on the Internet. But you can no longer hear it in nature. Why does this matter? There’s the self-interested argument. Here’s Steven Whitfield’s take on that. “We are all dependent on the planet for clean water, for oxygen. And ecosystems not only provide food to people but rainforests like this are an important source of medicines. Some of the frogs that live in the rainforest here have chemicals in their skin that have been found to be important medicines. They can be painkillers or heart medicines. So these are things that can be really useful for medicine. And we’d like to not lose those. If we do lose those, it hurts us all.” There’s the ecosystem collapse argument. Bryan Pijanowski: “Some of the theoretical work that we’re doing and ecology suggests that we could have ecosystem collapse. And that’s not good … You don’t wanna start removing organisms and expect the ecosystem to survive and function in a healthy way. It could very well mean that  some of the things that we are much more emotionally attached to are lost.” That should be enough to sway a pragmatist. Still, I think there’s a more human reason you should care about the disappearance of amphibians. Chances are you never or rarely see frogs in your day-to-day life. But when you learn about them – those with translucent bellies, supermom instincts, blue-jean legs and poisonous skin, all of which are calling to be noticed by each other if not by us – then it’s hard to ignore their plight. There are multiple causes of the amphibian apocalypse, but all the trouble points back to us. We’ve helped carry a killer fungus, called chytrid, around the globe, with disastrous consequences. Climate change has been implicated in frog die-offs. Pollution is a big problem since frogs live part-time in water and basically breathe through their skin. They are the front lines – the most vulnerable of species. Yet few of us seem truly outraged by their disappearance. Maybe that will change if we start listening more closely. After all, frog choruses are some of the most fascinating songs in nature. One recording from the island of Borneo – called “dusk by the frog pond” – was voted by the always-wise Internet as “the most beautiful sound in the world.” It’s not too late to stop the sixth extinction from taking permanent hold of us, according to Barnosky, the Stanford researcher. We have at most 20 years to change our ways. There’s hope. But we must ditch fossil fuels, mitigating climate change. We have to stop the spread of invasive species and disease. And, in the view of one prominent biologist, we must set aside half the planet for the benefit of biodiversity and nature. Otherwise, we risk silencing the frogs. And perhaps the rest of nature, too.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "sixth mass extinction", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161212044500", "country1": "CRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/11/world/vanishing-sutter-amphibian-extinction/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "424206865", "sentence": "Ines Dumig's photo series \"Apart Together\" follows a Somali refugee living in Germany The underlying themes include isolation and \"otherness\" and the search for human dignity Editor’s Note: Ines Dumig was recently announced as a CENTER Grant Recipient. Sahra, a Somali refugee, left her home at 14 years old. Throughout her journey in search of asylum, she managed to overcome dangers and discomforts. But she never gave up, and she continuously reminded herself to keep going. She’s the focus of Ines Dumig’s photo series “Apart Together.” Dumig met Sahra through a photo workshop at Refugio, a shelter in Munich, Germany, for refugees and torture victims. What drew Dumig to Sahra specifically was her strength and her ability to effectively reflect on all of her experiences. “It really impressed me how she deals with everything,” Dumig said. “She’s strong in her way of connecting with the culture here and also reflecting on what happened, the culture where she comes from.” The number of refugees seeking asylum in the European Union increased by 25% last year, with Germany receiving the most applications. One of the reasons Dumig decided to photograph Sahra is because growing up in Germany made Dumig realize that she lived a fortunate lifestyle. Another reason has to do with Dumig’s interest in people’s emotions and finding one’s identity. “I realized so many people want to come to Europe, and I always had the feeling to disappear or to go away,” Dumig said. “Seeing how people live in other parts of the world made me realize how privileged I am.” “Apart Together” serves not only as a documentation of Sahra, but as a far-reaching story about people from all backgrounds. The title of Dumig’s work refers to the fact that although people may be physically apart from one another, the comparable feelings they experience are what link all people together. “Sometimes we feel strong, sometimes we feel lost – that’s kind of universal, I think,” Dumig said. “That’s why I want to universalize (Sahra’s) story as well, not only make it about her.” The underlying themes of “Apart Together” include the feelings of isolation and “otherness” and the search for a valuable human dignity. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. “Every one of these (refugees) have strong stories, and in the bureaucratic system, they are just a number or a document,” Dumig said. “But they are a person, they are people with emotions and lives.” Sahra is currently under the status of “suspension of deportation,” meaning German immigration officials may grant her discretionary relief from deportation. Dumig describes Sahra as someone living through an unresolved situation. Regardless of the challenges Sahra faces as a refugee in Germany, she is a survivor and the embodiment of resilience, determined to establish a new life for herself. She has learned to speak German fluently, and she has started working in the nation as well. Like an unsolved photographic puzzle, each photo within “Apart Together” provides a piece of insight into Sahra’s experiences. There is no certain and clear way in which to arrange the pieces, because they are a representation of the fragmented nature of Sahra’s life. Many of Dumig’s photos are not of Sahra herself, but instead show her surroundings. This makes “Apart Together” rich in symbolism and challenges viewers to develop their own perceptions. The photos are powerful because of this symbolic nature, as there are infinite interpretations attached to each one. “I think everyone interprets by themselves, by however way they perceive it through their own experience. That’s up to the viewer,” Dumig said. “It depends on who looks at the pictures. … Everyone will see something different.” “Apart Together” allowed Dumig to share various special moments with Sahra, and they were both able to learn from each other. “It was just something we both got something out of,” Dumig said. Ines Dumig is a photographer based in Germany.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "refugees in Germany", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150410011500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/world/cnnphotos-refugees-europe-apart-together/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "675675425", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Errol Louis is the host of “Inside City Hall,” a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Errol Louis: Jared Kushner's statement to Congress demonstrates an untenable conflict between his two personae -- political operator and bumbling novice It's up to Congress to determine which Jared Kushner has been entrusted with so much power by President Trump, Louis writes Will the real Jared Kushner please stand up? The White House is asking us to believe that Kushner, the President’s son-in-law, is qualified to run point on an astoundingly broad portfolio of top-level domestic and international affairs, including negotiating Middle East peace, tackling the opioid addiction crisis, globe-trotting to Iraq with American generals, hosting an official dinner for the leader of China and launching an effort to bring private sector innovation and efficiency to government operations. But according to his own statement to Congress, Kushner is so naive, inexperienced and disorganized that he knew nothing of the substance, purpose or fellow attendees of key meetings he sat in on with high-ranking Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition – meetings that Kushner repeatedly neglected to disclose, as required by law. These scenarios – Kushner as trusted White House troubleshooter and Kushner as bumbling, overwhelmed novice – are in direct conflict. Both cannot be true. If Kushner is swamped by email and inattentive to details like remembering the name of the Russian ambassador to the United States after meeting him, then the President’s son-in-law should not be tasked with running so many key government initiatives. And if he does possess the almost superhuman ability to manage so many projects, his account of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, to which he was invited with an email whose subject line read “Clinton - Russia - Private and Confidential,” strains credulity. Kushner says of that fateful meeting in a circulated statement to Congress: “I did not read or recall this email exchange before it was shown to me by my lawyers when reviewing documents for submission to the committees. No part of the meeting I attended included anything about the campaign, there was no follow up to the meeting that I am aware of, I do not recall how many people were there (or their names), and I have no knowledge of any documents being offered or accepted.” Related article Kushner confirms Russia meetings, says 'all of my actions were proper' We now know that the stated purpose of the meeting – spelled out in the email Kushner claims not to have read – was “to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia. … This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.” But 10 minutes into the meeting, says Kushner, he heard talk about the adoption of Russian children, wrote the gathering off as a waste of time, concocted a reason to leave early, and did not follow up on it. At a minimum, that doesn’t sound like the behavior of an official prepared to navigate the minutiae of Middle East diplomacy or the opioid crisis. It also greatly weakens Kushner’s contention, printed in boldfaced type in his statement to Congress, that, “I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government.” How would he know if he did? The man barely seems to be paying attention to what’s going on around him. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Members of Congress should be sure to ask Kushner what steps, if any, he has taken to determine what was actually going on in the June 2016 meeting. They should also ask Kushner if he now realizes that when Russian operatives and officials talk about the adoption of Russian children, they are in fact discussing the lifting of American sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s human rights abuses. And most of all, they should ask Kushner if it’s possible, in retrospect, that Russian operatives were trying to take advantage of his inattention to detail to share damaging information on Clinton, build a case for the lifting of sanctions, or pursue other objectives. With truthful answers, we’ll get a clearer sense of which Jared Kushner has been entrusted with so much power by President Trump.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jared Kushner", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170725001500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/opinions/who-is-the-real-jared-kushner-louis-opinion/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "667774558", "sentence": "Trump has overseen a steady transfer of power from the White House to the Pentagon The moves are intended to empower the military at a tactical level In his first six months in office, President Donald Trump has overseen a steady transfer of power from the White House to the Pentagon, handing off several warfighting authorities that previously rested in his hands – and those of past presidents of both parties – to the Pentagon and the commanders overseeing the US’ military campaigns. The moves are intended to empower the military at a tactical level, bolstering the US’ intensifying fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups to praise from several current and former military officials. But those efforts have also raised concerns about whether Trump expects to face the same level of accountability for military decisions he has kicked down to the Pentagon and have drawn attention to the inherent risks of downsizing the White House’s role in overseeing the US’ escalating military campaign against ISIS and al-Qaeda and its offshoots. Trump’s most significant step in this direction came earlier this month when he empowered Defense Secretary James Mattis, a recently retired four-star general, to set troop levels in Afghanistan. The Pentagon and the White House have downplayed the move by noting that Mattis can only act within the guardrails of the current US strategy in that country. But the move effectively empowers Mattis to send thousands more US troops into the warzone without the commander in chief’s signoff for the first time in a 16-year war that has spanned three presidents. In Yemen and Somalia, Trump has given US commanders waging the fight against terrorist groups there more freedom to launch raids and offensive airstrikes without the White House’s OK by designating provinces in both countries as “areas of active hostilities,” leading to a marked uptick in airstrikes in Yemen. In Iraq and Syria, the President has also granted the Pentagon more freedom to manage troop levels. Meanwhile, the White House’s National Security Council – which some at the Pentagon criticized as overbearing in the Obama administration – has seen its power diminished, leaving Pentagon officials to describe a more streamlined decision-making process with fewer White House-crafted hoops to jump through on some military decisions. The CIA, too, has been empowered by Trump, regaining the authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists – actions President Barack Obama chose to personally authorize via the military. Trump administration officials have described the changes as a deliberate effort to empower the military and reverse the protocols that defined the Obama administration’s oversight of military campaigns that much of the top brass described as micromanagement that needlessly hamstrung commanders. Although not to the same extent, some of those complaints also stemmed from the era of President George W. Bush, military experts said. “No longer will we have slowed decision cycles because Washington, DC, has to authorize tactical movements on the ground,” Mattis said in May. “I have absolute confidence as does the President, our commander in chief, in the commanders on the ground as he’s proven by delegating this authority to me with the authority to further delegate it and they’ve carried it out aggressively.” The sentiment is widespread in military circles. Retired Gen. John Allen, who forcefully criticized Trump during the campaign, expressed support for some of Trump’s moves to empower military commanders. The former top commander in Afghanistan and later Obama’s special envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition recalled how he and other top military officials have long craved “greater flexibility” to more effectively carry out their mission and “maintain the momentum against the enemy.” “Many of these targets are very perishable,” Allen said. “Every time I or other commanders had to come back to Washington for permissions, everything slowed down.” But now, some are questioning whether the changes put into effect by the Trump administration amount to an overcorrection that risks handing over too much authority to the Pentagon. Going forward, the White House will have a diminished role in sounding off on military decisions that could have geopolitical implications as well as political ramifications back home in the US. Trump will be one step removed from more of the military’s airstrikes in Yemen and Somalia, decisions that could lead to more civilian casualties and local uproar in countries where the US is not formally deployed. Military commanders have stressed there has been no change to their tolerance for civilian casualties. As Mattis prepares to send as many as 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, the commander in chief won’t need to be in the picture. He has been briefed on the proposals for additional troops, but Trump – who during his campaign railed against “nation-building” and a deepening of the US’ military footprint abroad – ultimately left the final decision to Mattis, distancing himself from a decision that could lead to more US casualties and prove politically unpopular. Under both Presidents Bush 43 and Obama, decisions to send thousands more troops came from the top. “I think there are some legitimate concerns that he is distancing himself from decisions about war and peace,” said retired Adm. John Kirby, a career military officer who served as the Pentagon’s top spokesman during the Obama administration. Kirby, who said he believes there are merits to giving commanders more latitude, said he worried the Trump administration’s decisions represented a “knee-jerk, counter-reaction” to the Obama White House’s involvement in military decision-making. “This could potentially be an overcorrection,” said Kirby, who is now a military and diplomatic analyst for CNN. David Rothkopf, a former Clinton administration official who has written extensively about White House national security decision-making, called Trump’s moves to delegate troop levels “a break from, essentially, modern history.” He said the Trump administration’s moves to diminish the National Security Council’s input and devolve power to the Pentagon are “counter-historical.” Short of sending thousands of more troops into a conflict, the decision to give commanders more freedom to carry out airstrikes and special operations raids in some areas without the White House’s signoff could ripple into broader regional implications. The Obama White House also kept a close hold on certain tactical movements to stave off “mission creep,” or the possibility the US could slowly become more deeply entrenched in limited conflicts. Kori Schake, the former NSC director for defense strategy in the Bush administration, praised Trump’s moves to shift more warfighting powers to the Pentagon. But she also expressed concerns that the decision to delegate troop management authority to the Pentagon came without Trump first deciding on a broader US strategy in Afghanistan. Related article As White House defers to Pentagon, Congress mulls new checks on military power “It’s really important for the President to take responsibility for outcome and have a conversation with the American people that prepares people for both what we’re trying to do and the sacrifices that will be required to do it,” Schake said. “The President has not done that on Syria, he has not done that on Afghanistan, he has not done that on the expansion of counterterror operations in Africa and other places. And the risk that runs is that the public – when the casualties start mounting (is not) prepared for the deeper political commitment,” she said. National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said Trump will decide on the US’ broader strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia in the coming weeks, but decided to grant Mattis the troop authorization beforehand because of the uptick in violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks. Trump administration officials rejected criticism that Trump is shirking his strategic responsibilities as commander in chief, insisting Trump is putting power back to the commanders directly overseeing the US’s fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda and its offshoots. “The President believes the best thing to do is to let the warfighters fight the war,” White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told CNN. Bannon, one of the principal architects of efforts to reduce the White House’s footprint on the military’s tactical decisions, insisted Trump remains deeply engaged in crafting the strategy for defeating ISIS and said decisions on “anything important on the warfighting side” still rest with him. “He hasn’t given up any of the strategic decisions,” Bannon said. The officials said Trump continues to approve the most impactful special operations raids and Anton argued Trump’s moves to empower military commanders speak to Trump’s management style: “He delegates authority,” Anton said. “That’s fine until something goes wrong,” said Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (ret.), the former commanding general of the US Army in Europe. “Then who is going to take the responsibility for those things going wrong? Is it the guy he gave the authority to or is it still him?” Several former military officers and experts interviewed by CNN said their concerns stemmed from one of the first life-and-death decisions Trump made during his term. Days after he was sworn in, Trump signed off on a special operations raid in Yemen that would leave dozens of civilians and a US Navy SEAL dead. Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens would be the first service member killed in the line of duty on Trump’s watch. Weeks later – amid criticism that Trump had hastily approved the raid during a dinner with his defense secretary and with Yemen in uproar over the civilian casualties – the President punted responsibility to the generals who recommended he approve the raid. “This was something that was, you know, just – they wanted to do,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News, referring to the US’ top military men. “And they came to see me and they explained what they wanted to do, the generals, who are very respected … And they lost Ryan.” If Trump sticks to that mindset while shifting power to the Pentagon, Schake, the former Bush administration official, said the military faces a “real risk” that it will be stuck with the blame for negative outcomes – rather than elected officials in Washington, like the President. But while Trump’s moves to give the Pentagon more authority have put some distance between the President and some consequential military decisions, he will be hard-pressed to escape the consequences of those decisions entirely. Allen, the retired four-star general who praised Trump’s moves to give the military “greater flexibility,” said Trump “can’t dodge culpability and responsibility.” “He’s still the commander in chief and he’ll still be held accountable,” Allen said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's transfer of military authority to the Pentagon", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170624123000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/24/politics/trump-pentagon-shift-war-power-military/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "616735038", "sentence": "Announcement of new electronic surveillance ship a rare move for China's military China's Navy added 18 ships last year, report says China’s Navy has added a new model of electronic reconnaissance ship to its fleet, as Beijing seeks to assert its military might in the South China Sea. The CNS Kaiyangxing or Mizar went into service earlier this week in the eastern port city of Qingdao, the China Daily reported. The paper said divulging details of its intelligence fleet was “a rare move” for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN.) Collin Koh Swee Lean, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said that revealing the ship’s launch served two geopolitical purposes. “Beijing can claim that it has been transparent with its military buildup, and this helps feed the strategic narrative about having a defensive defense policy that it upholds,” he said. “Second, this serves as a form of deterrence against would-be adversaries.  I suspect this is also a signal to the US – or anyone else keen to ramp up naval activities in the disputed waters – that the PLAN has the capability to monitor their activities.” However, Lean said that the vessel was not a combat ship and would be vulnerable without proper protection by other forces. The South China Sea has become a political hot potato between Washington and Beijing as China has built up military bases on disputed islands in the contested waters. President-elect Donald Trump has shown himself to be increasingly willing to challenge Beijing over a range of issues, making ties between the two countries volatile. Last month, China seized a US underwater drone off the coast of the Philippines and sent its aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, to hold drills in the South China Sea. The report said the PLA Navy commissioned a total of 18 ships in 2016. It is also building a domestically designed aircraft carrier in Dalian. The paper said that Navy operates six electronic surveillance vessels. It said the Kaiyangxing had a maximum speed of  20 knots, or 37 kilometers per hour. CNN’s Josh Berlinger contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's Navy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170113081500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/asia/china-spy-ship/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "724717134", "sentence": "Type of quake and its location helped minimize damage More than 60 aftershocks follow Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves. The tsunami alerts were canceled “because additional information and analysis have better defined the threat,” said the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska. Small tsunami waves of less than 1 foot were reported in Alaska, the center said. The minor tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-7.9 earthquake that struck shortly after midnight. It was centered about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, at a depth of 15 miles, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor was followed by at least 61 aftershocks, USGS Seismologist Rafael Abreu said. The aftershocks in the region so far were not strong enough to trigger any additional tsunami warnings, but were just the Earth releasing energy, Abreu explained. “Most of the aftershocks seem to be in the magnitude 4.0 range,” Abreu said, adding that “this area of Alaska has seen many earthquakes. It’s pretty active in terms of historical seismicity. So it’s just a typical tectonic boundary event.” Although the tsunami warnings were canceled, San Francisco officials warned residents to stay away from coastlines. About mid-morning, the dangerous-currents advisory from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management was canceled. Tsunami Watch CANCELLED in #SF, but shoreline areas, marinas, & harbors may have dangerous, strong, & unpredictable currents. Stay away from coastlines for at least 12 hours. Visit https://t.co/kvgkapMonx to learn more about tsunami preparedness. pic.twitter.com/Dq6D1c9jcR Nathaniel Moore was on a commercial fishing boat in Kodiak when the quake hit. He said he felt it “shake really good for a minute.” He and others on the vessel quickly got to shore and headed for higher ground amid the tsunami warning. “The whole town is evacuating,” he told CNN. Tsunami sirens sounded in Kodiak, and police warned: “This is not a drill.” Though the tsunami warnings and evacuation calls were canceled, schools in Kodiak canceled classes after campuses opened overnight as emergency shelters, the district announced via Facebook. Wendy Bliss Snipes described the quake as “a slow roller, so it was felt for at least a minute before the real rolling started. Nothing fell off the walls, and I didn’t have to wake my kiddo.” Heather Rand, who was in Anchorage, told CNN that the earthquake felt like the longest she had ever experienced. “It was a very long, slow build up. Creepy, more than anything. Definitely the longest, and I was born here,” Rand said. She reported no damage besides cracks in the drywall. Both the earthquake and tsunami could have been much worse. Two key factors helped minimize damage. Related article Tsunamis Fast Facts First, the quake’s center was under the ocean, helping prevent catastrophic damage to structures on land. Second, the quake resulted from a strike-slip fault – meaning pressure built up as two plates moved horizontally, CNN senior meteorologist Dave Hennen said. That’s a lot less dangerous than a thrust fault, which happens when a plate displaces vertically. “These are the quakes that produce the large tsunamis,” Hennen said, such as the devastating 2011 quake and tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people in Japan. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly attribute a quotation from an Alaska resident. CNN’s Gianluca Mezzofiore and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180123110000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/alaska-earthquake/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "747892471", "sentence": "President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in a new court filing Sunday against the FBI search of Michael Cohen’s records, and sided with the former Trump Organization lawyer’s legal team to make sure confidentiality to his legal clients hasn’t been breached. The President’s attorneys called the federal searches of Cohen’s home, office, hotel room and cellphones last Monday “an operation disquieting to lawyers, clients, citizens, and commentators alike.” RELATED: WSJ: Michael Cohen used same company for payment deals for two women The Sunday night filing places the President directly in opposition to the wishes of one of the most significant US attorney’s offices in the Justice Department. Instead, Trump backs his business colleague, who finds himself amid a months-long criminal investigation. The filing marks the first time the President’s legal representatives have waded into an ongoing criminal matter, an unusual but not unheard-of situation for past administrations. Trump’s newly enlisted lawyers from the firm Spears & Imes in New York, who stepped into the case Friday, largely support the same stance as the President’s longtime personal attorney, Cohen, who is asking a judge to prevent federal investigators from using information seized without his review. Related article Michael Cohen raid and attorney-client privilege: What is a 'taint team'? The federal prosecutors – operating out of Manhattan to investigate Cohen’s business dealings and separately from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible Russian collusion – have said they would use a different set of government lawyers to review the materials seized. That walled-off group, called a “taint team,” would look for possible breaches of confidentiality regarding Cohen’s interactions with his legal clients, commonly called attorney-client privilege, and prevent the Manhattan prosecutors from seeing that material. Trump’s lawyers say any rush to review the documents for privilege “makes clear that the taint team will not zealously protect the President’s privilege.” The Department of Justice announced Friday that Cohen had been “under criminal investigation” for months in New York relating to his business dealings. Related article Trump: Attorney-client privilege 'a thing of the past' CNN reported Friday that the FBI seized recordings Cohen made of his conversations with a lawyer representing two women who had alleged affairs with Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter. Cohen is under scrutiny in part for his role in seeking to suppress an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels through a hush deal. The warrant sought information about that payment along with any information that connected Cohen with efforts to suppress the disclosure of Trump’s alleged affair with Playboy model Karen McDougal. Trump and Cohen’s lawyers attempted to block federal prosecutors from using some of the records they obtained during the raid and filed a temporary restraining order. CNN’s Kara Scannell and Julia Jones contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180416031500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/politics/michael-cohen-court-filing-trump-lawyers/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "633854530", "sentence": "Four ballistic missiles were launched some 1,000 kilometers into the ocean South Korea and the US are currently holding joint military exercises NEW: US says prepared to use full range of capabilities against threat North Korea fired four ballistic missiles early Monday morning in what Japan’s leader described as “an extremely dangerous action.” A fifth missile failed to launch, a US official told CNN. Military authorities in South Korea, Japan and the United States all confirmed the launch of four projectiles, which traveled almost 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.  One US official said they were intermediate-range missiles. Three landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, which extends 200 nautical miles from its coastline, according to international maritime law. The launch underscored the rapid evolution of North Korea’s weapons program, which experts say has begun moving at a faster rate to develop and deploy missiles. “They did a launch a month ago, they’re now launching (more) in 30 days. That’s a third of the time they used to need,” said Carl Schuster, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University. Jeffrey Lewis, director of the US-based East Asia Nonproliferation Program, told CNN the North Koreans’ recent behavior was the sort “you see from a state that is planning to deploy nuclear weapons to its military units.” Later on Monday, two US officials told CNN that US intelligence is closely monitoring the underground nuclear test site via satellite amid signs the regime could be preparing for another underground test. While an underground test is impossible to predict, officials say some signs of activity at the site are similar to those that occurred just before the last test. A US official also said that Washington is continuing to see activity including missile engine tests at another North Korean launch site, that signal potential additional launches – which the US widely expects. The official said the launch did not involve one of North Korea’s more advanced missiles in development such as the Musudan missile. Speaking to the Japanese Parliament, Abe said Monday the launch was a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Was North Korea practicing to strike US bases in Japan?Why Trump should strike a deal with North KoreaCan China help the US deal with North Korea?Missile launch shows program is speeding upNorth Korea fires four ballistic missiles into Sea of JapanGALLERY: North Korea’s weapons tests Was North Korea practicing to strike US bases in Japan?Why Trump should strike a deal with North KoreaCan China help the US deal with North Korea?Missile launch shows program is speeding upNorth Korea fires four ballistic missiles into Sea of JapanGALLERY: North Korea’s weapons tests Experts said the move was almost certainly in reaction to joint military exercises between South Korea and the US, which Pyongyang views as preparations for an invasion. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also condemned the missile launches, calling them a threat to international peace and security. The launch took place in Tongchang-ri, in North Korea’s North Pyongan province. A spokesperson for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles flew as high as 260 kilometers (162 miles). Speaking to CNN, a US official said a preliminary assessment found that North Korea launched a total of five extended-range SCUD missiles, one of which failed. The other four landed in the sea, the official said. The mobile missile launches did not involve any of North Korea’s more advanced missiles currently in development, such as the Musudan. Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn told the South Korean National Security Council Monday he strongly condemned North Korea’s actions. “This is a direct challenge to the international community and a grave violation,” he said. “Having seen the brutality of North Korea from Kim Jong Nam, I’d say the consequences of the Kim Jong Un regime having nuclear weapons will be horrible,” he said, referring to the killing of the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother at Kuala Lumpur airport last month. North Korea has denied any involvement in his death. The US State Department said it remained “prepared to use the full range of capabilities at our disposal against this growing threat.” “The DPRK’s provocations only serve to increase the international community’s resolve to counter the DPRK’s prohibited weapons of mass destruction programs,” acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement. Speaking at his regular daily press briefing, Geng Shuang, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, said they opposed the North Korean launch, adding it was in violation of UN resolutions. “China has also noted that the US and South Korea are holding large-scale military exercises targeting North Korea,” he said. “Under current circumstances, all relevant sides should exercise restraint, and avoid actions that would provoke each other and escalate tensions.” South Korea and United States’ annual military exercises, known as Foal Eagle and which both countries say are defensive in nature, began March 1 and are expected to last until April 30. North Korea has already denounced this year’s exercises through state media service KCNA. “Now that the US imperialists and the South Korean puppet forces again kicked off the dangerous nuclear war drills against the DPRK at its doorstep, our army will counter them with the toughest counteractions,” it said. The exercises usually draw condemnation and retribution from Pyongyang. “They (are) making it clear that as long as the US continues these exercises, North Korea will keep taking steps to bolster their deterrent,” Jeffrey Lewis, Adjunct Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, told CNN. During last year’s drills, North Korea fired multiple short- to medium-range missiles and announced it could place nuclear warheads on its weapons. This isn’t the first time North Korea has launched multiple missiles over this distance. In September 2016, North Korea launched three ballistic missiles about 1,000 kilometers to land in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone, provoking a strong response from the country. Monday’s launch comes weeks after North Korea test-fired a new type of missile, the Pukguksong-2, a medium-long range ballistic missile. That missile was also fired from North Pyongan province and traveled 500 kilometers (310 miles) before landing in the Sea of Japan. The launch happened while Abe was in the United States visiting President Donald Trump. North Korean state media reported that Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the operation. CNN’s Junko Ogura, Lee Taehoon, Barbara Starr, Steven Jiang and Josh Berlinger contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170306001500", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/north-korea-projectile/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "744400847", "sentence": "Special counsel Robert Mueller has told President Donald Trump’s lawyers that the President is not currently being considered a criminal target of the Russia probe, The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the discussions. The special counsel’s team is compiling a report on Trump’s actions as President and any potential obstruction of justice – which Mueller has also told Trump’s lawyers, two people with knowledge of the conversations told the Post. The report notes that Mueller continues to seek an interview with Trump himself. CNN reported Friday that attorneys for both sides sat down for an in-person meeting on topics that investigators could ask the President about, according to two sources familiar with the talks. CNN reported in January that Mueller’s team had given the President’s lawyers general topics for an interview, such as Trump’s request that then-FBI director James Comey drop the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, his reaction to Comey’s May 2017 testimony on Capitol Hill and Trump’s contact with intelligence officials about the Russia investigation. Mueller’s team is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and has been looking into any potential ties between Russia and Trump campaign associates. Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion. CNN’s Pamela Brown, Gloria Borger and Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180404011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/politics/donald-trump-russia-mueller/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "728700655", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – Blastoff was a success: SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket. – After a dramatic start to the day, the stock market soared. (Here’s what this all means for your wallet.) – The White House said President Trump was joking when he accused Democrats of treason for not standing and applauding during his State of the Union address. – Trump’s chief of staff suggested immigrants who did not sign up for DACA were either “too afraid” or “too lazy.” Meanwhile, the President said he would support a government shutdown over immigration. – South Korea deployed military personnel after 1,200 security guards fell sick from a norovirus outbreak at Winter Olympic facilities. – Poland’s president said he will sign a controversial Holocaust bill that will make it illegal to accuse the nation of being complicit with Nazi Germany. – A contractor promised tens of millions of meals to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Only 50,000 were delivered and some lawmakers are asking why. – Japan’s princess and her commoner fiance have postponed their wedding. – At least thirty of Queen Elizabeth’s swans died from bird flu.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180206220000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "POL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-february-6-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "454245460", "sentence": "An audio message purportedly from the Taliban's new leader has surfaced A second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban was postponed on Friday U.S. intelligence community believes Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead, White House says The reported new leader of the Taliban denies that the Sunni Islamist group is attempting to work toward a peace process with the Afghan government. “When we hear about different processes including the peace process, they are all the propaganda campaigns by the enemy,” an audio message from the apparent new leader says. “They are spreading their propaganda by spending money, through media and some scholars to only weaken our jihad, but we will not pay attention to any of those including the peace process. We will continue our jihad and we will fight until we bring an Islamic rule in the country.” A Taliban spokesman confirmed on Friday that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was named the group’s new leader. Earlier this week, multiple sources confirmed that the group’s former leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, had died two years ago. Michael Semple, a professor at the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queens University Belfast, told CNN that rumors that Mansour is steering the Taliban toward the peace process may be naive. “People should perhaps reassess the line which has been put about that he was leading the movement towards peace,” Semple said. “He is the one who has presided over the movement during a period of escalation of the violence. Actions speak louder than words.” Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has made peace negotiations with the Taliban a top priority. In a statement on Omar’s death, a spokesman for Ghani said the government was optimistic about the talks “and thus calls on all armed opposition groups to seize the opportunity and join the peace process.” The latest developments come weeks after the Afghan government held its first face-to-face talks with Taliban representatives in an attempt to work toward a peace process. The first round of formal talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban took place in Murree, Pakistan, at the beginning of July. A second round of talks was slated to take place in Islamabad on Friday but was postponed after the Taliban confirmed Omar’s death. Will Taliban fall apart after Mullah Omar’s death? CNN Security Analyst Bob Baer says that Omar’s death may force the Taliban to put the current round of peace talks on hold. “What we’re seeing is the breakup of the Taliban,” Baer said. “With the announcement of Mullah Omar’s death, there’s a real power struggle at the top.” “I would doubt that negotiations with Kabul are going to continue in the middle of a fight like this, but we’ll have to wait and see.” The White House released a statement Friday saying the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment was that Omar had in fact died. “While the exact circumstances of his death remain uncertain, it is clear that his demise, after decades of war and thousands of lives lost, represents a chance for yet more progress on the path to a stable, secure Afghanistan,” the White House statement said. The elusive leader had not appeared in public since the Taliban regime’s overthrow in Afghanistan 14 years ago and made no video or authenticated audio statements in that time. Under Omar’s leadership, the Taliban offered shelter to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, precipitating the U.S. military action in Afghanistan after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. That led to a Taliban insurgency that continues to this day, even as U.S. and other NATO troops are drawing down their numbers in Afghanistan. The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ended last year, leaving the Afghan military to lead the fight against the Taliban. The thousands of NATO troops that remain in Afghanistan are there in a training and support role. Bergen: The man who wouldn’t hand over bin Laden Mansour formerly headed the council, also known as the Quetta Shura, which is composed of longtime leaders who direct the Taliban’s operations from Pakistan’s Balochistan province, according to the Jamestown Foundation, a global research and analysis group. Related gallery Leaders of deadliest terrorist groups According to the U.N. Security Council sanctions list, Mansour previously was the Taliban’s minister of civil aviation and transportation and is considered “a prominent member of the Taliban leadership.” “He was repatriated to Afghanistan in September 2006 following detention in Pakistan. He is involved in drug trafficking and was active in the provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika in Afghanistan as of May 2007. He was also the Taliban ‘Governor’ of Kandahar as of May 2007,” the U.N. document said. He was an active recruiter in the Taliban’s fight against the Afghan government, and before his appointment as Omar’s deputy in 2010, he was chief of military affairs for a regional Taliban military council that oversees operations in Nimruz and Helmand provinces, the United Nations said. The Western source said senior Taliban leaders met in Quetta, Pakistan, this past week to discuss the death of Omar and the ongoing Afghan-Taliban peace talks. CNN’s Eliott McLaughlin, Laura Smith-Spark, Jason Hanna, Samira Said and Sophia Saifi contributed to this report, as did journalist Zahir Shah.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Taliban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150801153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/asia/afghanistan-mohammad-mansour/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "727793138", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and currently is counsel at the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. Follow him on Twitter @paulcallan. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. When I was a homicide prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, my most challenging assignment was “riding” homicide cases. I’d get paged (often in the middle of the night) and a patrol car would pick me up and take me to the grisly scene of a recent murder. If a suspect was in custody, it was my job to evaluate the evidence and authorize an arrest if one could be legally supported. I had to be careful because the case would be mine to prosecute before a jury. A mistake would put an innocent suspect in prison while the true murderer roamed free. The stakes were high. Sometimes in cases of all kinds, as in the Carter Page matter currently at the center of the controversy over a GOP memo on FBI surveillance, a search or surveillance warrant requiring the approval of a judge is required to gather critical evidence. I remember one night knocking on the door of an elegant Brooklyn Heights townhouse seeking such a warrant from a tough, respected judge at approximately one in the morning. I had tried many murder cases before this judge and I was hopeful she would grant a search warrant in my case.  She looked a little angry when answering the door in her bathrobe with cigarette and scotch in hand. After berating me for bothering her at such an hour, she scrutinized my warrant application. It was based on the observations of a drug addict who claimed to have seen the defendant return to his apartment gun in hand after the murder and then leave without the gun shortly thereafter. The addict was known to the cops and had provided reliable information in the past. Related video Rep. Hurd pressed over holding Democratic memo The judge wasn’t happy about the quality of my witness, but she had been around long enough to know that witnesses in criminal cases often have credibility problems themselves. She granted us the warrant. A search of the suspect’s apartment led to a recovered murder weapon and a conviction. I learned that night that search and surveillance warrants are often issued on information supplied by even the sketchiest of sources. Unlike the street addicts whose testimony often sends criminal defendants to prison for life, the now-notorious Christopher Steele – a former British intelligence agent – appears to be, by comparison, a seasoned professional highly adept at gathering reliable information. Even assuming all the claims in the Nunes memo are true, the grounds supporting issuance and reissuance of the FISA warrants were easily met. The FISA statute, designed to deal with national security issues, permits the secret court to authorize surveillance of a US person if there is probable cause that the person is an “agent of a foreign power…knowingly engag[ing]… in clandestine intelligence activities.” Although the activities might be “spying” for a foreign power, there is no explicit requirement of criminality needed to get a warrant as in a conventional criminal case. The number and suspicious nature of Carter Page’s activities and contacts with Russian operatives during the Trump campaign would have caused any reasonable judge to issue a surveillance warrant. Page, a former Trump foreign policy adviser, denies having any illegal interactions with Russian officials. Related article Trump moves toward releasing memo he hopes will undermine Russia probe The Supreme Court has stated that the issuance of a search warrant can be supported by the “totality of the circumstances” presented to the court at the time a warrant is issued. The Nunes memo glaringly omits any revelation of what other supporting information might have been submitted to the FISA judge, choosing instead to focus on cherry-picked alleged omissions. Many of the other criticisms hyped in the memo may not even be relevant at all.  For instance, the claim that the judge was informed that Steele was paid by a named US citizen was accurate. The court was free to to ask the assistant US attorney submitting the Steele information any questions about whether others were involved in the payments. Nothing, incidentally, is revealed about questions from the judge. Other points raised in the memo are interesting background material but would not render the surveillance warrant to be illegal in any way. There was no illegality in Steele talking to the press (Yahoo in this case) or even in the fact that he disliked Trump. That sentiment seems to be shared by a majority of the American public as the President in his first year earned historically low approval ratings. It certainly would not require disqualification of an FBI source if the “totality of the circumstances” supported the warrant application. Related video Nunes says he didn't read FISA applications The rest of the Nunes memo’s criticisms that were purportedly earth-shattering, Watergate-like revelations are equally empty claims. The fact that the Steele dossier was “salacious and unverified” doesn’t mean that the portions of it relating to Carter Page were untrue. The surveillance was authorized so that law enforcement authorities could confirm or deny through other evidence the accuracy of the claims against Page. This was a case in its investigatory stage, not the finished product. Fusion GPS demonstrates the good sense to turn the Steele material over to the FBI … in essence making a 911 call … because as the Department of Homeland Security likes to remind us, “If you see something, say something.” The dossier on the President, whether true or false, could subject him to blackmail by foreign powers. The FBI was correct in telling the President about the threat, even if “salacious and unverified.” If there is anything shocking in the Nunes memo, it can be found in its faulty reasoning, writing and sourcing.  The American public needs to know the “totality of circumstances” presented to the FISA judge in order to fairly evaluate the conduct of the DOJ and the FBI. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook If I had presented such a document to that Brooklyn Heights judge so many years ago, she would have thrown me out of her house with no warrant and a stern reprimand. Congressman Nunes and his fellow Republicans deserve the same.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nunes memo", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180203034500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/opinions/prosecutor-take-on-nunes-memo-callan-opinion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "501290308", "sentence": "Three treatments don't seem to work Four drugs have had mixed or unknown results Despite a massive international effort, several treatments that once held great hope for fighting Ebola have turned out not to work against the dreaded virus that killed more than 11,000 people in the most recent outbreak. The “harvest of that massive effort is thin,” writers in the journal, Science, recently commented. But researchers are looking into some other options, with more studies coming out just in the past week. Here’s where various Ebola treatments stand, both the losers and those still up for consideration. Studies show these three treatments don’t seem to work: Infusing an Ebola patient with blood products from an Ebola survivor was a treatment that met with great fanfare and publicity in the United States.  Dr. Kent Brantley, the first American Ebola patient, received a transfusion from a Liberian boy, and then donated his own plasma to at least four others: fellow charity worker Dr. Rick Sacra, Dallas nurses Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, and NBC videographer Ashoka Mukpo. Another charity worker, Nancy Writebol, donated her plasma to Dr. Craig Spencer in New York City. A study in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine, which looked at 84 patients who received plasma donations, found it didn’t help save lives. American doctors treating patients in the U.S. all said they could not attribute the recovery of their patients to a single or combination of treatments, and would never know what worked. That several Americans survived after receiving plasma is generally chalked up to the fact that their disease was caught early and they were kept well hydrated, a key factor in surviving Ebola. Mukpo, the NBC camerman, was given Brincidofovir. The experimental drug has worked for some patients with various viral infections, but a study on brincidofovir and Ebola ended abruptly last year. Chimerix, the U.S. company that makes it, withdrew its drug from the trial without clearly explaining why, according to Martin Friede, who leads the World Health Organization’s coordination of Ebola treatment research. The cancellation of the much-heralded study was “embarrassing,” Friede said. But he added that it taught the research world a lesson: Don’t start studies with human beings based on thin evidence that the drug might work. “The trials were started based on a single piece of data, and one piece of data isn’t sufficient,” he said. Sacra, the doctor who does charity work in West Africa, received this experimental drug in 2014, but a study was halted last year when it became clear the drug didn’t help people with Ebola, Friede said. The Canadian company that made TKM-Ebola changed its name from Tekmira to Arbutus and switched its focus away from Ebola and toward hepatitis B. Experts are cautiously optimistic that one of these three drugs might be an effective treatment for Ebola: When asked to name the leading candidate drugs to fight Ebola, Friede with the WHO has a swift answer: “There’s only one real leading candidate, and that’s Zmapp.” Last February, the National Institutes of Health and the Liberian government announced a clinical trial to study whether the American drug works. Experience outside the study has been decidedly mixed. American aid works Brantly and Writebol were given Zmapp and survived. But a Liberian doctor and a Spanish priest who received the medication died. The Zmapp study is still in progress, which Friede notes is a good sign, since studies get canceled if it becomes apparent the drug doesn’t work. “The fact that it hasn’t been stopped indicates there must be some signal of efficacy,” he said. One potential problem with Zmapp is that it’s costly and time-consuming to produce. This drug from Gilead, a California biopharmaceutical company, is so new it doesn’t even have a name yet.  In animal studies, 100% of Ebola-infected monkeys who received the medicine survived, according to the company. In October, Gilead said they’d begun studies to determine if the drug is safe for humans. This is another drug so new it doesn’t yet have a name. The National Institutes of Health is spending millions researching whether BCX4413 works against viruses like Ebola, according to BioCryst, the North Carolina company that makes the medicine. According to a company statement, the drug has had success fighting Ebola in non-human primates. These four drugs have had mixed or unknown results, and experts seem pessimistic about their potential for treating Ebola: A study last year suggests this Japanese influenza drug might work against Ebola as long as patients have relatively low levels of the virus in their blood and are not terribly sick. While the French sponsors of the drug trial were enthusiastic about the results, others said because of the way the trial was conducted, it’s still murky whether the drug works even for those with low viral loads. “It resulted in that nebulous data zone that we were so fearful about,” said Dr. Luciana Borio, an official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in the recent Science article. “We’re left with not knowing whether the product helps, hurts, or does nothing.” Canadian researchers have studied the use of this multiple sclerosis drug for Ebola but haven’t yet published the results. According to Friede, there were only nine patients in the study, so he said he doesn’t think the results will be meaningful. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Ebola patients who took this anti-malarial drug had a lower risk of dying than those were took a different anti-malarial drug. But experts are cautious for two reasons. One, the difference was not large: Those who took artesunate–amodiaquine were only 31% less likely to die than those who took the other drug, called artemether–lumefantrine. Two, the increased survival rate among those who took artesunate-amodiaquine might not be because the drug works – it might be because artemether–lumefantrine made Ebola patients more likely to die. Interest in this HIV drug grew when CNN reported that at the height of the Ebola outbreak, a Liberian doctor, desperate to save his patients, began using it, which he had in plentiful supply in his hospital pharmacy. Dr. Gorbee Logan reasoned that the two viruses, Ebola and HIV, share some similarities in the way they replicate and spread throughout the body. He told CNN in September of 2014 that he’d given the drug to 15 Ebola patients and all but two survived – this during a time when 70% of Ebola patients were dying in West Africa. The world’s leading experts on Ebola dismissed Logan’s experience. About six weeks after CNN’s story, WHO issued a statement that “lamivudine has no antiviral activity against [Ebola] and should therefore not be administered for the treatment of Ebola.” A few months later, the NIH published a letter in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases reporting that because of CNN’s story they tried lamivudine in the lab, and it didn’t work. CNN’s article about the Liberian doctor nevertheless piqued the interest of Stephen McCarthy, a graduate student in the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the University of Toronto. Last spring, McCarthy tried lamivudine in the lab and found that it worked against the Ebola virus. Since he didn’t have access to one of the world’s few top-level biosafety labs, he had to use a toned-down version of the virus that wasn’t infectious and wouldn’t get humans sick. Experts at the NIH and WHO were skeptical of McCarthy’s findings, since he didn’t use the actual Ebola virus but McCarthy was not deterred. He and his supervisor, Donald Branch, managed to secure access to Canada’s BSL-4 lab, where infectious Ebola can be used. Their new study, published Monday in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, suggests that lamivudine does work against Ebola in the laboratory. Their study found the drug works even better when paired with another HIV medication, called AZT, or with interferon beta, used to treat multiple sclerosis. The combination of all three drugs was the most effective against Ebola. The study was co-authored by Thomas Hoenen, an NIH virologist who specializes in hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola, and by Gary Kobinger, a widely respected Ebola researcher who led the animal research on Zmapp. But leaders at the WHO and NIH were unenthusiastic, because not only did lamivudine not work in the NIH’s lab, it also didn’t work when they gave it to 12 guinea pigs infected with Ebola. In science, as a general rule, animal studies trump lab studies, but the NIH researchers themselves called their animal work “a small pilot study.” McCarthy said he still thinks lamivudine is worth further study, especially since it’s inexpensive, already available in Africa, and has been used safely for decades. He added that as an HIV researcher, he doesn’t understand why authorities continue to study single drugs, rather than combinations. “The greatest success in HIV therapy is combination therapy. No one in HIV would give one drug,” he said. But Hensley and Friede say in their opinion there’s no reason at this point to continue studying lamivudine. Friede puts lamivudine in the same category as countless other Ebola “remedies” that people latched onto during the horrific outbreak. “If we should do further studies on lamivudine, then we should also have done them on homeopathy and snake venom and ozone injections,” he said. No cases of Ebola have been reported since November of last year, when a cluster of three cases arose in Liberia, according to the World Health Organization. That’s obviously good news, but it also means there are nearly no patients to test the drugs on, so scientists have to rely on lab and animal studies. And they are inferior substitutes. Treatments that work on cells in laboratories (in vitro studies) don’t always work in animals (in vivo studies), and those that work in animals don’t always work in people. “It’s important to stress that one of the challenges for the research scientists is understanding what the various in vitro and in vivo screens mean,” Lisa Hensley, a top NIH Ebola researcher wrote to CNN in an email. Dr. Donald Thea, director of the Center for Global Health and Development at the Boston University School of Public Health, agrees. Without human study subjects, he said, you can only go so far. “It absolutely limits you as to how close you can get to a home run without humans,” he said. The trick, he said, is to be ready to hit the ground running with strong potential drug candidates if and when another large Ebola outbreak occurs – and it’s not clear if such candidates currently exist.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ebola treatments", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160111203000", "country1": "LBR", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/health/ebola-hiv-drugs-update/", "score": "0.1"}}}
{"article_id": "459050698", "sentence": "Trips to Israel allow candidates to look like statesmen abroad and bone up on a major strategic region It remains unclear whether any Democratic candidates will visit Israel during this campaign It’s become as much a campaign ritual as chowing down on fat-laden food on a stick and working the rope line at rallies: the pilgrimage by White House hopefuls to the Holy Land. Serious presidential candidates, especially Republicans, now routinely extend the campaign trail to Israel to vow solidarity to the Jewish state, bolster their foreign policy credentials and impress pro-Israel donors and evangelical voters back home. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who Tuesday started a trip to the country, is only the latest in a long line. The trips allow the candidates to look like statesmen abroad and – nowadays – draw contrasts with President Barack Obama and his estranged relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But are the hassles, expense and time off the trail really worth it for the candidates? Related gallery Who's running for President? Fred Zeidman, a businessman and board member of the Republican Jewish Coalition, which often helps facilitate visits of high-profile Republicans, said that it was smart for presidential candidates to go to Israel to brief themselves on a region that he said provides the single biggest threat to the United States. Washington battle rages over Iran nuclear deal’s fate “It is a genuine need on their part to truly understand not only the issues that are facing Israel, but the issues that are facing the U.S. You have got to have an understanding of them,” said Zeidman, adding that those who argue the trips served merely as a political stage are wrong. “You gain more by eating a corn dog in Iowa for three days than by going to Israel,” Zeidman said, referring to the domestic political payoff to a campaign for visiting Jerusalem. But politics often seem to be at the forefront of many visits. The former Arkansas governor actively used his visit to Israel as a political platform, telling CNN in an interview that the Iran deal that Obama says will stop the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon was a capitulation and would actually lead to an Iranian bomb. “We caved on all of it,” Huckabee said on “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer. And in the highly polarized environment whipped up by the open feud between Netanyahu and Obama amidst the fallout over the nuclear deal, the trips by Republican candidates have become even more politically explosive. Huckabee’s visit comes just a few weeks after he charged in an interview with Breibart News that by agreeing to the deal, Obama was marching Israel to the “door of the oven,” using stark Holocaust imagery to condemn the agreement. But RJC spokesman Mark McNulty said that the trips have an important educational component. Candidates, especially those with scant experience of international diplomacy, are often taken aback by Israel’s physical geography, which gives them new appreciation for the risks it faces. “When you get there and you are able to drive or fly from one side to the next – it gives you a real factual and instinctual feeling for how small it is and how precarious a position it is in as a country,” McNulty said. Related video Anger in Israel over Iran nuclear deal Former President George W. Bush experienced such an epiphany during his first visit to Israel in 1998, when he was taken on a helicopter ride over Israel by Ariel Sharon, then an Israeli minister and prime minister during Bush’s term. The episode hinted at a delayed diplomatic value for trips to Israel by White House hopefuls who later become president. “He knew every inch of the land and it didn’t seem like he intended to give any of it back,” Bush wrote in his memoir “Decision Points” of Sharon. “I was struck by Israel’s vulnerability in a hostile neighborhood,” continued Bush, who went on to become one of the most pro-Israel U.S. presidents in modern history. In addition to such helicopter tours showcasing Israel’s perilous geographic perch, candidates usually sit down with Israeli prime ministers and opposition leaders, scout areas in the firing line for Hamas rockets and visit the iconic ancient religious sites. In addition to Huckabee, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a foreign policy neophyte, visited Israel in May – riding in a helicopter close to borders with Lebanon and Syria. Walker said that the trip, during which he met Netanyahu and Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog, made a deep impression on him and, though he supported a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian question, the Middle East was “not ready” for that right now. Walker rival Marco Rubio was in Israel as part of Middle Eastern tour in 2013, a year when fellow Republican candidates Rick Perry and Rand Paul also visited. The only woman in the GOP field, Carly Fiorina, frequently name drops about her friendship with “Bibi Netanyahu” and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, has visited Israel multiple times. Candidates often earn more than just an enhanced geopolitical perspective. Critics of Republicans see them as means to rack up points – and dollars – from pro-Israel and Jewish donors. “People are going to Israel not on fact-finding missions, not to make themselves smarter on foreign policy, they are going to Israel to show to some very, very large donors they can pass their litmus tests for hawkish views on Israel,” said Matt Dorf, who formerly worked as a liaison to the Jewish community at the Democratic National Committee. When 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited, he held a fundraiser where seats cost five figures. Israel’s security is a preoccupation of a number of big donors who fund super PAC committees able to spend vast sums to support candidates. “There is clearly a Sheldon Adelson primary,” said Daniel Kalik, vice president of political affairs at J Street, a progressive pro-Israel advocacy group in Washington, referring to the casino magnate who has spent millions of dollars supporting Republican politicians. But it’s not only Jewish heavyweights like Adelson who progressive activists see as the target for Republicans’ visits. “Someone like Huckabee is also doing it for conservative primary voters,” said Dorf, referring to Christian conservatives who revere the land of Israel for religious reasons and who play a significant role in nominating contests in early states like Iowa and South Carolina. Obama’s Iran nuclear deal rhetoric troubles American Jews But it’s not only Republican candidates who travel to Israel. In 2008, Obama stopped there as part of a European and Middle Eastern tour, meeting top political leaders including then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and then-President Shimon Peres. He also visited with Netanyahu, then the Likud Party leader who headed the Israeli opposition – the opening gambit in a political relationship that would develop into a bitter estrangement over Iran and the peace process and severely test U.S.-Israel ties. Unlike many Republicans, Obama also traveled to the Palestinian administrative center in Ramallah in the West Bank, laying the groundwork for what would be several intense but futile attempts to solve the Palestinian question during his presidency. The fact that Republican candidates rarely meet Palestinian politicians is in part a sign that they tend to side more closely with Israelis in the right-wing Likud Party of Netanyahu. But it’s also a sign that with the fractured peace process, their cause has become less prominent in the United States and throughout the wider Middle East, which is wracked with sectarian conflict, said Hussein Ibish, senior scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. “Nobody cares about them, because there is no peace process,” Ibish said. It remains unclear whether any Democratic candidates will visit Israel during this campaign. The favorite for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, would not need a visit to familiarize herself with the place, having served as secretary of state and dealt with Israeli leaders dating back to her husband’s administration. And Clinton, like other Democratic candidates, already has a strong standing with Jewish voters, who tend to be socially liberal and side overwhelmingly with the Democratic Party in general elections. Republicans are aware of this, and Zeidman said they hold few illusions about winning over the constituency by taking pictures of themselves at the Western Wall. “They are unequivocally not going because they think they are going to woo the Jewish vote,” said Zeidman.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican presidential candidates' visits to Israel", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150819104500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/politics/2016-republican-candidates-israel-mike-huckabee/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "500135462", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Now you can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. Maybe it wasn’t an H-bomb… Maybe Ted Cruz can’t be President… And maybe your Wall Street friends are gonna have a really bad day. It’s Thursday, and here are the five things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. Did it really happen?: North Korea bragged to anyone who’d listen yesterday about the success of its nuclear bomb test. But was it a hydrogen bomb? The White House isn’t buying it, and Norsar, a group that monitors nuclear tests, said the blast was too small to have come from a hydrogen bomb. We’ll probably never know for sure, since North Korea continues to play the role of the world’s biggest recluse. Birthers are back!: Ted Cruz birtherism is officially a thing now, after Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure Cruz – who was born in Canada to an American mom – was even eligible to be president. And John McCain of all people agrees with Trump, saying it’s “worth looking into.” Remember, McCain faced his own birther questions during his 2008 run because he was born in Panama (but on a U.S. military base). Another reason why McCain is jumping into the fray: he pretty much hates Cruz’s guts. This time will be different: That’s what the GOP says after Congress passed Obamacare repeal legislation that will finally get to the President’s desk – where it will go down in flames. President Obama has vowed a veto, and the GOP doesn’t have enough votes to override it. So why even do it at all? House Speaker Paul Ryan said it shows a contrast with the Dems and highlights the need for a Republican president. Think that point’s already been made after 60+ votes to repeal the law. Bad advice: Germans were shocked by New Year’s Eve sex assaults and muggings in a number of cities. Groups of men of Arab or North African descent preyed upon women out celebrating the holiday. More than 100 complaints were filed in Cologne, while dozens of other attacks were reported in Hamburg and Stuttgart. The whole thing has reignited the debate over Germany’s open embrace of migrants. And Cologne’s mayor is in hot water after advising yesterday that women protect themselves by holding strange men at “an arm’s length.” Pfui! Winter’s coming:  Brace yourselves, investors. It’s probably going to be another crappy day. Once again things started off badly this morning in China, where stock trading was halted just 30 minutes after markets there took a 5% dive. Over here, the Dow dropped 252 points yesterday, as Wall Street tried to absorb not only the Chinese turmoil, but also North Korea’s alleged nuke test along with the latest belly flop in oil prices. It’s the Dow’s worst start to the trading year since 2008, and we all remember how great that turned out. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Quote of the day: “It’s the same battles that my ancestors had. And now it’s just a bunch of different cavalry wearing a bunch of different coats.” Jarvis Kennedy, council member of the Burns Paiute tribe, talking about the armed group that’s taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The land belonged to the Native American tribe’s ancestors long before ranchers and farmers had it. Attention, future millionaires Don’t even bother checking your Powerball ticket. You didn’t win last night. Nobody did. But cheer up: Saturday’s jackpot is now $675 milllion, the largest in U.S. history. Can’t be too careful A 10-year-old girl gets a 2-minute pat down from the TSA, and boy is her dad ticked off. He posted the video of the whole thing online. The TSA said it had to do it because … she had a Capri Sun drink in her bag. No, really. Back to the future At the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony has shown us the future, and it’s a … turntable? OK, it’s a “hi-res” turntable that can convert vinyl records into digital files, but still, it’s a turntable. (She’s) Alright Ms. Jackson doesn’t have cancer. That’s the word, via Twitter, from Janet Jackson yesterday as she shot down rumors she had throat cancer. Imma let you finish, but … Some random guy did his best Kayne West impersonation last night at the People’s Choice Awards.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160107110000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/us/new-day-five-things-template/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "596409806", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic accounts of killing and sexual torture. Rurik Jutting seemed to have it all. He was a young, intelligent British banker earning half a million dollars a year, in the teeming metropolis of Hong Kong. Jutting was also overweight, perpetually intoxicated and increasingly depraved. On a balmy October evening in 2014, Jutting returned home with a 23-year-old Indonesian woman he’d met via Craigslist. Eight days later, she was found dead in his upscale apartment, her body stuffed in a suitcase on the balcony. Another Indonesian woman lay dead with her throat slit on the floor, which was covered in blood, cocaine and torture devices. “(These are) the narcissistic ramblings of Rurik Jutting, of the Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, newly soon to be unemployed and now a rapist and a murderer,” he said in one of the many drug-fuelled, manic videos he made on his iPhone over the course of that shocking week. Jutting, now 31, has been found guilty of two counts of murder in Hong Kong’s High Court. He will serve two concurrent life sentences. Although the major facts of the case were agreed by both sides, Jutting had pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming diminished responsibility, saying his psychological issues affected his judgment at the time of the killings The following account is based on court documents and evidence and testimony given to the jury. “He is almost boasting about what he has done” – Dr Richard Latham, forensic psychiatrist, at Jutting’s trial In October 2014, Jutting lived in an expensive, stylish apartment in the heart of Hong Kong’s Wan Chai, a busy commercial and residential area that’s home to the city’s red-light district. Like most Hong Kong apartments, it was small – just one bedroom, a toilet and a living area with open kitchen – but rent wasn’t cheap, more than HK$20,000 (US$2,580) a month. It was also a mess, just like its then-occupant’s life. By 2014, Jutting would later tell psychiatrists in prison, he was drinking up to two bottles of spirits every day, on top of several cans of the energy drink Red Bull. He told them he was using cocaine regularly – up to 10 grams in a 24-hour period – and spending large sums of money on prostitutes, especially ones who were submissive. His mother had named him Rurik, meaning “great one, special one,” and when he left the UK in 2013 he seemed likely to live up to it. But by the time he arrived in Hong Kong in 2013 everything was going downhill. He didn’t have a girlfriend, or any long-term friendships and his job was on the rocks after he was moved within the bank in 2012 when his section was deemed a “serious risk” due to “a violation of regulations,” the court heard. “(He was) boastful, had a high opinion of himself (but it was) a thin shell that can be broken. Underneath he can feel pain and despair, had a fragile sense of self-esteem,” forensic psychiatrist Dr Richard Latham told the jury. Latham diagnosed Jutting with a narcissistic personality disorder – he didn’t feel empathy like normal people – and determined that he was developing into a sexual sadist. “She was a really, really nice person,” Jutting in an iPhone video after the murder Sumarti Ningsih, known as Alice, did not want to go home with Jutting when he contacted her on October 25. They’d had sex for money before, after Jutting found her listing on Craigslist. That time, Jutting told police, he had been rough with her – he held her down, used sex toys on her. Feeling uncomfortable, she asked to leave early, even though it meant she had to pay back half the money. He had agreed. “(It was) the first time I got sexual satisfaction from hurting another person,” he would tell police. Ningsih first arrived in Hong Kong in 2011 to be a domestic helper, working for subsistence wages as maids and child minders for Hong Kong’s families like tens of thousands of other Indonesian and Filipina women. Ningsih had a young son of her own, living in Indonesia with her family. He was just five years old when he lost his mother. Her cousin, who asked not to be named out of concerns for her privacy, told CNN she’d been like a big sister to her. They left together for Hong Kong to make a better life for themselves. “We wanted to make a change, wanted a better life, and to help our family,” she said. The same cousin would later be called to identify her body. Her mother told CNN Indonesia last month she had been the family’s breadwinner. “I’ve lost my child and I won’t see her again,” she said. In 2014, after a brief return to Indonesia, Ningsih flew back to Hong Kong on a tourist visa. When Jutting contacted her on October 25, the Indonesian woman was very reluctant to see him. She hadn’t forgotten his vicious treatment of her last time – and asked if she could bring a friend, according to what Jutting told police. Jutting refused, offering her as much as HK$10,000 (US$1,290) to spend the night. Eventually she agreed. Security cameras captured the two entering the J Residence apartment complex at 3.38 a.m. on October 25. “Why did I kill her?” – Jutting interrogation tape, Hong Kong police, November 2 Jutting couldn’t get an erection after they took cocaine together – he never could when using the drug – so he took a different tack. “We played a bit,” Jutting told police. “I got rough with her in the course of that – it went from consensual to non-consensual.” Using purple rope, he tied Ningsih up, sending photos of her to his cocaine dealer. For three days, in escalating degrees of cruelty, Jutting tortured his captive, telling her he’d kill her if she didn’t cooperate. He filmed her on his phone as he debased her, in videos so shocking the judge at his trial wouldn’t allow some of them to be shown to the public gallery. “Do you want me to hit you?” he asked her on the tape. “If you say yes, I’ll hit you once. If you say no, I’ll hit you twice.” At other times, he goes from asking if she loved him, commending her for being a “good girl”, to threatening her with harsher violence. In a postmortem examination, the coroner would say there were signs he had clamped her nipples with pliers and whipped her repeatedly with a belt. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, October 27, Jutting slit her throat, He later told police he had thought about letting her go, in his more lucid moments, but in the end he killed her in the shower, her hands tied behind her back. “My name is Rurik Jutting, about five minutes ago, I just killed, murdered this one … oh s**t” Less than five minutes after he had killed Ningsih, Jutting was filming himself, flustered and shirtless. He moves the phone from his face to her motionless body on the bathroom floor. Jutting said he hadn’t planned to kill her. He thought about jumping off the balcony, then and there. But he couldn’t deny he had enjoyed the torture, the feeling of being in complete control. “She was my property and there to please me,” Jutting spoke into his iPhone camera in one of his first videos after the killing. “Frankly, I am addicted.” Worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong KongIn 2012 flagged as ‘serious risk to organization’From at least September 2014 took cocaine dailyA graduate of Cambridge UniversityJutting said his childhood was “unremarkable”His father attempted suicide when he was 16Aged 12 was forced to give oral sex to a boy at his schoolSource: Testimony given by Dr Richard Latham, Forensic Psychiatrist Worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong KongIn 2012 flagged as ‘serious risk to organization’From at least September 2014 took cocaine dailyA graduate of Cambridge UniversityJutting said his childhood was “unremarkable”His father attempted suicide when he was 16Aged 12 was forced to give oral sex to a boy at his school Over the next three days, he takes more cocaine, courtesy of his dealer who was making regular visits to his apartment, and made more videos on his iPhone. In some he details his plans for further torture and rape, in others he talks about how he is going to go to prison for life. “Don’t think I should watch my videos … I am an ugly fat f**k now. Used to be good looking but now (I’m) an utterly f**ked up loser.” At one point, he moves Ningsih’s body from the shower, tying it up in cords and wrapping it in sheets before putting it in a suitcase, out on the balcony. At some stage, he changes his automatic work email message. “I’m out of the office. Indefinitely. For urgent enquiries, or indeed any enquiries, please contact someone who is not an insane psychopath. For escalation please contact God.” On October 31, Jutting came up with a plan – he would leave the body in his apartment, block up the doors and then fly back to the UK. He would say goodbye to his parents before going into a police station to hand himself in. He never booked the tickets though – instead, he went out to buy torture instruments to use on his second victim. “I don’t know why I chose her … she was at that point simply prey” – Jutting in police interviews, November 2 Jutting’s first stop was a sex shop, then on the way home, he stopped off at a hardware store. Back in his apartment, iPhone recording again, he showed off his haul. “In this bag we have cord, zip ties, what’s this, oh it’s a big hammer,” Jutting said while recording on his iPhone. He showed off sandpaper, pins, nails and pliers. Seneng “Jesse” Mujiasih, 26, was working as a waitress at New Makati, a bar in Wan Chai, on that Friday night. A friend of hers, Wan Chai bar owner Robert Van Dem Bosch, saw her. She told him she was going to have “great night.” He described her as strong, a “beautiful, happy, good-looking woman.” “She was trying to make a better life for later, the money she made here, she didn’t throw away on all kinds of things,” he said. “Maybe make up and nice clothes to look good, but the rest of the money she saved and sent to her home country of Indonesia to build a house,” he told CNN. She was going to retire to Indonesia, Van Dem Bosch said. Jutting offered her as much as HK$20,000 (US$2,580) to stay for the weekend. Security cameras captured Jutting ushering his second victim inside the apartment complex just before midnight. After they entered the apartment she immediately commented how messy it was – he joked she should be his regular cleaner. She removed her clothes and they sat on the couch – where she saw his makeshift gag, hidden under one of the pillows. Mujiasih leaped up, shocked, yelling in Bahasa Indonesian, Jutting would later tell the police. In response, he grabbed the knife he’d hidden underneath a cushion and held it to her throat, telling her to shut up or he’d kill her. She ignored him, continuing to yell for help. He killed her, shoving the blade down onto her throat. “I am just very high on coke and feel zero emotions,” Jutting in iPhone video after second murder One woman lay dead on the floor of his living room. Another was decaying in a suitcase on the balcony. His apartment was covered in blood, cocaine and torture tools. Jutting walked out on the balcony, where he thought he could see people looking at him. He was sure they had called the police. Looking through the peephole in his apartment door, he saw two police officers outside. He barricaded the door with boxes. Still he could see the door handle moving. On early November 1, Jutting called the police on his Blackberry. He’d soon hand over his iPhone, including all his recorded videos, for evidence. “My name is Rurik Jutting, I’m sitting in my flat in Wan Chai. I’m trying to surrender myself to the multiple, I don’t know if they are the police, or army, or special forces around me and I don’t really know what they want me to do,” he told the responder. The responder had no idea what was happening. There were no police at Jutting’s apartment. He had imagined them. He called the cops on himself. “I am sure you will never forget the reality of the horror that those women had to endure” – defense attorney Tim Owen, closing argument In Hong Kong’s High Court, two years later, Jutting appeared largely composed. His parents appeared not to have attended the trial, or any family members, but it was packed with journalists, many of whom had been flown half way around the world by the British tabloid media to cover the case of Hong Kong’s “American Psycho” killer. His appearance shocked those in the public gallery – his once curly hair has been cut short and he had lost a significant amount of weight since 2014. When his videos of his torture of Ningsih were played to the jury – drawing audible gasps –  he closed his eyes. At other times, especially during his defense, he appeared more animated, chatting to and exchanging notes with his lawyers. His defense attorney Tim Owen, told the jury their defense of diminished responsibility was “a concession to human frailty.” “I am not asking you to feel sympathy for Rurik Jutting. I am not asking you to feel sorry for him,” he said in his closing remarks. “(But by October 2014) Rurik Jutting was about as far from normal as it is possible to be.” The prosecution attorney, in his summing up, shifted the jury’s attention from Jutting to the two women who had been buried in unremarkable graves in Indonesia, two years before. “They were living human beings. They weren’t sex objects.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rurik Jutting", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161106230000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "HKG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/06/asia/hong-kong-sadist-rurik-jutting/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "645629677", "sentence": "Former naval officer was arrested in Pakistan in March 2016 India claims the man was kidnapped from Iran Pakistan has sentenced to death an Indian man accused of spying, further raising tensions between the two countries. India claims the former naval officer was “kidnapped” from Iran and said his execution would be an act of “premeditated murder.” Kulbushan Jadhav was arrested in March last year, “for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan,” according to a statement released by the Pakistan armed forces Monday. The statement said Jadhav confessed that he was tasked by India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), to “plan, coordinate and organize espionage / sabotage activities aiming to destabilize and wage war against Pakistan.” A military court found Jadhav guilty on two counts of espionage and sentenced him to death. India has vociferously objected to Jadhav’s sentencing, saying consular officials were denied access to him during his trial, in defiance of international law. New Delhi urgently summoned Pakistani diplomats Monday to discuss the case. “Jadhav was kidnapped last year from Iran and his subsequent presence in Pakistan has never been explained credibly,” the Indian foreign ministry said in a statement. The foreign ministry previously claimed Jadhav, a former naval officer, was operating a business in Iran prior to his arrest in Pakistan. Monday’s statement said there was no “credible evidence” against Jadhav and described his sentence as “farcical.” If the sentence is carried out, the statement said, “the government and people of India will regard it as a case of premeditated murder.” Amnesty International said military courts, which were used in this case, were linked to coerced confessions and unfair trials. Pakistan executed 87 people last year, making it the world’s fifth biggest executioner, according to an Amnesty report on the global death penalty this week. Jadhav was charged under the Pakistan Army Act 1952 and the Official Secrets Act 1923, both of which provide for the death penalty. Espionage has long been a tense subject between Pakistan and India. In 2013, Sarabjit Singh, an Indian man sentenced to death for spying, died in a Pakistan jail after being attacked by fellow inmates. More than 40 alleged Pakistani spies have been arrested in India since 2013, according to the government. While India does retain the death penalty, and hundreds of people were sentenced last year, only three executions have been carried out since 2007, according to Amnesty. Talat Hussain, an Islamabad-based defense analyst said Jadhav’s sentence could have “a very major impact” on the India-Pakistan relationship and further aggravate ties. “I think we are heading for a major crisis,” he said. “This will not bode well for both the countries and the region.” Tensions between India and Pakistan have increased in recent months over continued violence in the disputed region of Kashmir, control of which both countries claim. In November, Pakistan evacuated thousands of people from the parts of Kashmir administered by Islamabad, blaming “Indian shelling.” That came after an attack by militants on an Indian army base left 18 soldiers dead. Last month, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh called for the country to completely seal its border with Pakistan on the grounds that terrorists were using it to infiltrate the country. Sophia Saifi reported from Islamabad, Pakistan; Sugam Pokharel reported from New Delhi, India. James Griffiths reported and wrote from Hong Kong.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170411061500", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/asia/india-pakistan-execution-spy/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "433112668", "sentence": "So we’ve watched a couple of movies starring Jackie Chan. Now we want to kick it like Jackie Chan. Where do we even start? China, obviously, but to the uninitiated the path to learning authentic kung fu is a treacherous one, full of potholes and tourist traps. The true kung fu disciple seeks not these things, but could still use some help figuring out where to go. Martial arts have been around for centuries, enduring huge political upheaval and splintering into various factions and disciplines. So getting to grips with how to approach learning it is a fight in itself. Enter Sascha Matuszak, a China-based journalist who is producing a new documentary on Chinese kung fu – “The New Masters,” is directed by Christopher Cherry and co-produced by Kira Leinonen. “As is the case with anything in China, if you just allow the tourism train to take you along, you’re not going to think China is cool, but if you take the time to investigate and stick around a little bit, talk to some people … your mind can easily be blown,” he says. Matuszak, also an avid kung fu practitioner, says finding that inspiring martial arts experience is a test that requires perseverance, intuition, and patience, just like in kung fu training. Especially for foreigners seeking a master in China. “Chinese masters are still quite insular about who they teach,” says Matuszak. “Chinese kids are coming from the countryside to get trained because it will help them advance their life in some way such as help them find a job. “Their training will usually be different from what foreign students will be accustomed to.” That doesn’t mean visitors can’t have an authentic traditional kung fu experience. “Tourists can go and train a bit and come away perhaps with a more decent horse stance [a basic kung fu pose]. Then there are guys who are serious and work hard to prove themselves and gradually move up to train with the real masters.” “Shaolin has it all,” says Matuszak. “You have a real Buddhist community, you have a tourism business with everything that goes with that, you also have real martial artists – their skills are nothing to be sniffed at.” The original hometown of Chinese martial arts, the Shaolin Temple in Henan province, is set in the forests of picturesque Song Mountain. It’s now a bona fide tourism hotspot. Visitors typically bus in, tour the temple and monastery grounds, walk around the Pagoda Forest, and bus out. “If you don’t stick around and explore, you can easily be underwhelmed,” sadds Matuszak. “But Shaolin is the place to see real kung fu. “Definitely try to watch a wushu performance when you’re there. The artists are athletes. The masters are the real deal.” Surrounding the temple are a dozen or so martial arts schools, including one of the largest in the country, the Shaolin Temple Tagou Wushu School which claims to have 35,000 students. The school offers tailor-made short term training, allowing students to choose what they want to study and for how long. Shaolin Temple Tagou Wushu School, Mount Song Shaolin Temple, Dengfeng City, Henan Province; +86 158 1282 7955 Hubei province’s Taoist stronghold of Wudang Mountain is the cradle of taijiquan, a style of martial arts that marries kung fu with Taoist principles, harnessing internal energy and practiced for self defense and health benefits. The mountain range is still relatively underdeveloped as a tourism hub, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “The mountains are stunning, like a classic Chinese painting. A relatively untouched area, it isn’t hard to imagine what it was like 150 years ago,” says Matuszak. Anyone interested in Taoism, will find inspiration here. dThere’s a lot of metaphysics to Wudang kung fu goals, which include immortality, health, and transcendence. “Finding transcendence on Wudang Mountain today will be difficult, unless you can really tune out what is going on around you,” Matuszak says. “But it will still create a believer out of you. “There are people doing taijiquan everywhere you look, and they will all tell you how Taoism and taijiquan have improved their lives, making them a better person, make them feel better, everything is better, and they want to share this with you. Everybody wants to teach you taijiquan, or point you in the right direction.” Check out Wudang Daoist Traditional Internal Kung Fu Academy, which holds classes in a historic location in Wudang. Wudang Daoist Traditional Internal Kung Fu Academy, Wudangshan, Shiyan City, Hubei Province; +86 135 9788 6695 The major style of tai chi traces its origins to this humble village in Henan province, named after the family that created it. “The village itself is a dusty little place with brick houses, but the tai chi here is world famous,” says Matuszak. “If you walk through the village, there are people doing tai chi in all corners, in fields, everywhere. Tai chi practitioners make pilgrimages to the village.” The undisputed Chen lineage is very important for practitioners who want masters who’ll teach them the correct forms of tai chi. “Practitioners believe that tai chi activates an internal energy source, so if you are not doing it right it can cause physical problems,” says Matuszak. “You want a real bona fide guy to learn from, particularly as Chen-style emphasizes the yang energy – it is powerful, it can be used in combat.” Look out for Chen Jia Gou Tai Chi School, run by Chen Xiao Xing, a direct descendent of famous practitioner Chen Fake, and check out www.china-taichi-guide.com for detailed reviews of more schools. According to Matuszak, the “uber master” Chen Xiao Wang returns to the village every March to hold seminars. Mount Emei in Sichuan province is famed for its sunrises and its historical importance in the development of kung fu. Many kung fu styles emerged from this scenic spot, including emeiquan, and the area is a popular setting for Chinese martial arts novels. Visitors looking to learn kung fu on the mountain might be disappointed as there is little to offer students. Surprisingly, it’s here Matuszak found his kung fu home. “If you pay attention, you could go to any province in China and find a kung fu master that will blow your mind. They are walking around but they are hidden. They could be the mail man,” says Matuszak. “You can find your own special experience away from the infrastructure.” He stumbled upon his own master at the recommendation of a friend. Master Li Quan has taught Matuszak for the past 12 years at his school on the outskirts of Sichuan’s provincial capital, Chengdu (+86 28 86716235). Training at the school, Matuszak has had the opportunity to visit Mount Emei on several occasions, seeing the mountain at its best during the tourism industry’s low season. “I’ve been there in the dead of winter in February. It’s a cold hike, the hotels don’t have proper heating, but a little bit of snow will fall and the temples are covered in an inch of pristine snow, suddenly a monk will scurry across with a lamp. That scene is unforgettable.” Hong Kong is where kung fu really left the shores of China and spread across the globe. It also played a huge role in conserving traditional forms of kung fu as Communism swept across the rest of China and masters fled. Today, Hong Kong is home to a healthy community of custodians of wing chun, a style of kung fu that originated in Fujian province. Related article 6 ways to enjoy kung fu in Hong Kong “Hong Kong is a critical point for martial arts. If it weren’t for Hong Kong, it would be hard to say what would have happened to kung fu. It might have become an obscure thing,” says Matuszak. The movies that Bruce Lee made in Hong Kong in the 1970s brought kung fu into the popular imagination and influenced martial arts around the world. The original kung fu superstar is honored in his hometown with a life-size statue on the harbor front and a five-year exhibition of a vast collection of memorabilia at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum (1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong; +852 2180 8188). Lee was himself one of the disciples of wing chun master Yip Man. For visitors interested in the lineage of wing chun, the charismatic Sam Lau is one of Yip Man’s surviving direct disciples. He can be found teaching at his school in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hong Kong-based freelancer Zoe Li writes regularly on art, culture, food and travel.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chinese kung fu", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150514021500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "HKG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/13/travel/experts-guide-to-learning-kung-fu-in-china/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "600290339", "sentence": "Essaouira is a haven for tourists seeking activity holidays Surfing, quadbiking and horse treks bring together coast, desert and forest 'Game of Thrones' filmed in the city, and Jimi Hendrix is said to have visited When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Tourist numbers dipped in Morocco last year, with one report suggesting unrest and attacks across North Africa were to blame, according to the AFP. If that was the trend for the nation, someone forgot to tell Essaouira. The coastal city, now serviced by a direct flight from the UK, has bucked the downturn and is attracting new visitors in droves. Essaouira, known as a destination for surfers of all denominations, whether kite, wind or wave, is branching out and branding itself as a place for the wider adrenaline junkie community. By foot or helicopter, the High Atlas is one of the world's hidden ski gems Among the most established watersports operators is Explora Morocco. It offers surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing lessons, equipment hire for the more advanced, and week long packages including accommodation and stopovers in Marrakech. It’s also one of the few places through which you can pursue wakeboarding and stand up paddling (SUP), an activity you’re more likely to see on the beaches of Hawaii. While aquatic types busy themselves off the coast, on terra firma Palma Quad operates quadbike tours, taking in dunes, forests and surrounding villages all within three hours of the city. For those after a more carbon-friendly approach, there’s horse riding treks by Equi Evasion. Running for up to six days, either circling Essaouira, skirting the Atlantic coast or following Berber trails from inland, you’ll ride through day and spend nights camping out under pristine skies. But if this all sounds like hard work, there are other options. Yoga classes, laidback souks and stellar seafood  in Essaouira make for an appetizing locale – especially if you’re after an adventure holiday replete with creature comforts. “[Essaouira has] a really good balance,” says Sara Jolly, co-owner of Explora Morocco. “You could be kiting and surfing, and then also experience real Morocco when you go into the Medina.” You can relax the pace and let a guide tell you about the city’s long and complex history. Essaouira has been occupied since before recorded history; visited by Carthaginian sailors, part of the Roman empire, and seized by the Portuguese in the 16th century. But there’s also plenty of pop culture crossover to both keep the tradition of storytelling alive and intrigue the ears of visitors. Locals are keen to capitalize on Jimi Hendrix’s visit in the 1960s (for how long depends on who you ask) and you’ll find his likeness scattered around the city. Visitors can even stay at the Jimi Hendrix Hotel or dine at Cafe Restaurant Jimi – only the former fares well with reviewers, however. More recently the city was transformed into the port town of Astapor, where (spoiler alert!) Daenerys Targaryen acquired her army of “unsullied” in HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. The crew shot scenes in the fortified Medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, easily accessible and part of Zicasso’s tailored 10-day Game of Thrones tour of Spain and Morocco. For the last 18 months a three-hour direct flight from Luton, north of London, to Essaouira has run twice a week via budget carrier EasyJet. Why Morocco is Africa's little Hollywood It’s flown 40,000 passengers so far, 60% of whom are British according to EasyJet’s commercial manager Neil Slaven. There’s a clear correlation to be found: Jolly reports 20% more business from Brits in the last year. This is music to the ears of the Ministry of Tourism. “Tourism is one of the main economic sectors in Morocco,” explains Nada Roudies, general secretary of the ministry. “We’re employing half a million people; we are bringing 10 million tourists a year approximately [to Morocco] and $6 billion in foreign receipts.” Roudies says the key to tourism success is nurturing both natural and cultural assets, “developing economic activities so that you can generate revenues for locals.” By that description, the rest of Morocco will be following in the footsteps of this once-sleepy coastal city.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Morocco", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161118110000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "ESP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/18/travel/essaouira-tourism/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "703019416", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Sajjan Gohel is the International Security Director at the Asia-Pacific Foundation, Senior Advisor to the multilateral Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Combating Terrorism Working Group, and a Visiting Teacher in the International History Department at the London School of Economics. The views expressed in this article are solely his. As American counter-terrorism officials piece together the planning behind Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Manhattan and possible connections between the Uzbek perpetrator and ISIS, the spotlight has fallen on the roles that Uzbekistan and Central Asia have played as recruitment bases and launch pads for transnational terrorist groups. The Manhattan attack is not unique in terms of the tactic of turning a vehicle into a lethal weapon, but neither is it unique that an Uzbek national – 29-year-old suspect Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov – has been involved in a major terrorist attack in 2017. In fact, the tragedy that has unfolded in New York is not an original starting point but a continuation of previous attacks in terms of scale, scope and the region from where the suspect hailed. Five former Soviet republics – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan – are considered to be potent recruiting areas for ISIS to replenish its ranks, either through the remnants of the falling caliphate or through its affiliates. It is estimated that close to 5,000 Central Asia foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria, with around 1,500 from Uzbekistan, according to a report last month from the Soufan Group. Over a 16-month period, Uzbek nationals either inspired, directed or affiliated with ISIS have carried out numerous mass casualty attacks in the West. In April, Rakhmat Akilov, an Uzbek national and failed asylum seeker, mowed down pedestrians with a truck in Stockholm, killing four people. On January 1, 39 people were killed and 70 were injured in an attack at an Istanbul nightclub where hundreds of people were celebrating the New Year. The perpetrator was Abdulgadir Masharipov, an Uzbek citizen who was later captured. At his home, two guns, SIM cards, and a substantial amount of cash in dollars were discovered. In June 2016, 45 people were killed and more than 230 people were injured in a coordinated attack at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul. The assailants were from the Russian North Caucasus region, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Not all ISIS fighters from Central Asia are cannon fodder for attacks – some have attained senior positions within the terrorist infrastructure. Colonel Gulmurod Ghalimov from Tajikistan became one of the highest-ranking members of ISIS from the region. Previously, he was head of a Tajik police unit but defected to ISIS in 2015 and left the same year for Syria. Ghalimov has played an instrumental role in recruiting Tajiks and other foreign fighters from Central Asia to join ISIS. Related article New York terror suspect planned attack for weeks, police say ISIS’s media organs – including al-Hayat Media Center and Amaq News Agency – have released many messages acknowledging the significant number of suicide bombers from Central Asia who were deployed against Iraqi and Kurdish forces seeking to liberate the ISIS strongholds of Mosul and Raqqa. The successes by the international coalition against ISIS as well as the ground work by the Iraqi military and Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria has led to the capture and deaths of numerous Central Asian fighters. Those that survived and fled the battles, however, are believed to have either made their way back home through Turkey or attempted to travel westwards into Europe. Men from Central Asia have not been the only contributors for ISIS. The al-Khansaa Brigade – the all-female enforcement division formed by ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi himself – also has had Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, and Kazakh women as members. Increasing usage of children from Central Asia as suicide bombers has become a proliferating and disturbing trend by ISIS in grooming young impressionable minds for nefarious purposes. Related article 'Like coming back to life' says child soldier who escaped ISIS In November 2016, ISIS released a video depicting four children shooting and killing Iraqi and Kurdish prisoners. One of the them was a 10-year-old boy from Uzbekistan. Another was from Kazakhstan. The children in the video are wearing military uniforms, while the prisoners are in orange prison outfits. Worryingly, this is one example of many, and other terror groups have used children from Central Asia in their propaganda material. The decline of ISIS’s caliphate project has impacted on the movement of fighters to and from Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan. Consequently, the momentum of those leaving for the frontline in Syria and Iraq from Central Asian nations has markedly decreased. But recruitment through encrypted messaging and the dark web is ongoing and in fact increasing, particularly amongst Uzbeks based in Europe and potentially North America too. To assist this goal, ISIS developed “Istok,” a Russian language magazine aimed largely at Central Asians and highlighting residents of the region that have joined the terror group. ISIS is also using “Furat Media,” a Russian language social media to tap into and expand its Central Asian nexus. ISIS’s intelligence apparatus, the Emni, also act as recruiters for Central Asia either through physical or virtual networks. They principally target poor and underdeveloped regions based in areas with large bazaars. The government responses to radicalization in Central Asia, meanwhile, have frequently been paradoxical and ineffective. In Uzbekistan, the authoritarian government’s failure to reform, coupled with its heavy-handed security approach, has been seized upon by terrorist groups like ISIS and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) to further their own recruitment agenda. On October 30, ISIS released social media messages and banners in several languages calling for attacks on Halloween. Regardless of whether the terror group is found to have assisted in the attack in Manhattan, the incident fits with ISIS’ wider strategy and message to the West: the fall of Raqqa may lead to the dismantling of the physical caliphate, but the virtual caliphate will live on and expand. Indeed, for the past year ISIS has managed to generate a new cadre of jihadists, prepared to wage war against the West at short notice using low tech and low cost (but high intensity) attacks. The recruitment of Uzbeks from Central Asia plays an important part in this. ISIS’s ability to spread its tentacles within its Central Asian sphere of influence is partly dependent on its relationship with affiliates. ISIS established a branch in Afghanistan in January 2015, Wilayat Khorasan, which has attained notable momentum and notoriety whilst gaining territory from both the Quetta Shura Taliban and the Afghan government. ISIS has suffered setbacks in this realm. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan moved away from its proximity to al Qaeda and declared its support for ISIS in 2014. But two years later, some of those that had switched allegiance to ISIS again reversed their loyalty back to al Qaeda. As ISIS’s physical land mass continues to contract and it cedes its influence to affiliates across the world, careful attention needs to be paid to Central Asia. By ignoring the problem, it creates the potential of the region being used as a hub to recruit, train and plot terrorism globally. This in turn has a knock-on effect for countries like Afghanistan and, from a wider perspective, for blowback in the West. History has a disturbing way of repeating itself.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171101171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UZB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/01/opinions/uzbekistan-isis-recruiting/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "469030546", "sentence": "Jeb Bush admitted Monday his views on immigration may not be “mainstream” in the Republican Party. But he praised the “vitality” of a multicultural society as other GOP presidential candidates find themselves in trouble over comments about minorities. “If we embrace a set of shared values, then it shouldn’t matter if you have a ‘z’ at the end of your name, or your accent might be different, ‘cause guess what? There are people in this country, that have accents different from mine and mine’s different from theirs. It doesn’t matter,” Bush said to a roomful of Hispanics. The former Florida governor, who boasts proudly of the bicultural family that he started with his wife, who’s from Mexico, was in his comfort zone when he addressed the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Houston. Though he was interrupted at the start of his remarks by pro-immigration protestors, Bush won applause from the audience when he re-asserted that he’s in favor of earned citizenship for individuals who were brought to the country illegally as children, also known as DREAMers. “And I’ll continue to be consistently for it, irrespective of what the political ramifications of that are,” he said, ending a tense moment with protesters who emerged from multiple corners in the ballroom. Fluent in Spanish, Bush mentioned his Republican rival Donald Trump by name at one point, mocking the real estate titan for scoffing at Bush’s use of his second language on the campaign trail. Bush blasted ideas the Trump has heralded like building a wall and deporting those who are here illegally, citing those costs of taking such action and arguing that it’s neither “practical” nor “conservative.” Instead, he laid out his plan to offer legal status to undocumented workers after they meet a long list of criteria like learning English, paying back taxes, and an additional fine. “That is the dignified, American way,” he said. “The practical way of solving the problem of 12 million immigrants.” He staunchly defended his wife, Columba, saying it’s “laughable” that some people don’t consider her American, and he chided the “louder voices” in his party who don’t have “any sense of what the immigrant experience is about.” His comments come nearly a week after Bush confronted Trump in the CNN debate for invoking Columba on the immigration issue. The former governor urged Trump to apologize to his wife, who was sitting in the audience, but Trump refused, saying he didn’t do anything wrong. On Monday, Bush said his wife is “American by choice” and just like he, a converted Catholic, has become “fierce” about his faith, he argued that immigrants who come to the United States are also “pretty fierce” about the United States. Bush has made his ties to Hispanic community a crucial part of his campaign. Last month he faced criticism for using the term “anchor baby,” but aside from Democratic attacks, the candidate has seen little fallout over using the term. Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, praised Bush for being “a fine example of what is possible” in terms of broadening the GOP base. Meanwhile, Trump has taken heat for inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants from the start of his campaign. And most recently, he’s seen criticism for not denouncing a voter at a campaign rally who argued that President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Palomarez, who met with Trump in New York earlier this month, argued that he’s disappointed in Trump’s bombastic rhetoric, saying the GOP front-runner is using it to “coalesce and galvanize his base” in a “very negative fashion.” And while Trump is scheduled to appear before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at a public event on Oct. 8, Palomarez told CNN that may not happen anymore. “He’s going to have to take responsibility for that kind of negative, divisive narrative before we’re going to sit down with him and have a Q&A session,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jeb Bush", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150922013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/21/politics/jeb-bush-immigration-election/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "574976545", "sentence": "Scientists believe they have found world's oldest fossils Stromatolites are mounds formed by clusters of bacteria living on the sea floor Findings suggest similar life could have existed on Mars Scientists have discovered in Greenland the oldest physical evidence of life on earth – fossils that date back 3.7 billion years. If confirmed, the fossils are 220 million years older than any previously found, providing tangible evidence of ancient living organisms that offer potential clues about similar life on Mars. The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature, believe that the fossils are stromatolites – mound-like structures produced by photosynthetic bacteria. The microscopic bugs formed colonies on the sea floor, depositing carbonates and combining with sediment to make mounds that were eventually preserved in layers of rock. “For the first time, we can actually see an environment in which early life flourished,” said Allen Nutman of the University of Wollongong in Australia, one of the co-authors of the research. “In this case it was a shallow sea, probably quite close to a shoreline.” “If we got these communities of bugs 3.7 billion years ago, building structures you can see with your naked eye, there is a possibility the same thing could have happened on Mars.” About 3.7 billion years ago, Mars was made up of river and oceans. Nutman said the watery environment is shown by rock patterns consistent with wave action on sediment from the sea floor. Related video NASA: Mars had massive, mile-deep ocean “The fact that there’s increased possibility you could actually find some physical objects with the present generation of Martian rovers is certainly very exciting,” Nutman said. Though previous studies using isotopes (chemical elements) suggested life on Earth dates back 3.8 billion years, this is the first time that physical evidence supports these findings. Nutman was part of a group of Australian scientists researching the Isua supacrustal belt in southwestern Greenland – among the world’s oldest rocks, which he’d been studying for 36 years. However, Isua rock is metamorphic – formed by intense heat and pressure of shifting tectonic plates – which makes the scientists’ discovery even more surprising. It was only after a decades-old block of snow melted that the landmark fossils emerged. “When you look at most of the rocks in Isua, their features have been destroyed by the processes that have been superposed on top,” said Nutman. “We noticed that an area that for decades had been covered by a snow patch, even in the middle of the summer, was free of snow. We walked over and all immediately realized what we were looking at.” Related article Fossils reveal dinosaur-killing asteroid affected Antarctic creatures too Some scientists may argue that the intense metamorphic conditions could have deformed the rock, but the researchers are confident of their findings.  They actually made the discovery in the summer of 2012, but have waited for four years of further research and laboratory testing to support their theory. “The sum of everything points to them being stromatolites,” said Nutman. Dr. William Martin, head of the Molecular Evolution Institute at Dusseldorf’s Henrich Heine University, said that though the fossils lack clear isotope tracing to prove their biological nature incontrovertibly, it is nonetheless “a very exciting find.” “If they really are of biological origin – and I think they’re convincing – then it’s interesting in two ways. One, it would be the oldest fossils we have.” “Number two, they’re almost certainly photosynthetic. All signs indicate that stromatolites are growing in shallow waters and harvesting light energy. That would really put an ancient date on photosynthesis.” Related article New evidence of where life might exist on Mars Photosynthetic bacteria had a pivotal role to play in the evolution of life on Earth, explains Prof. Matthew Wills of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. “The early Earth would have been a fair vision of hell, much too hot initially to support the stable biochemistry that underpins all life as we know it,” said Wills. “Through their photosynthesis, [the bacteria] were responsible for producing oxygen and sequestering carbon dioxide, so transforming our atmosphere over hundreds of millions of years.” This process also cut out harmful solar radiation and paved the way for more complex forms of life to follow. “This is a really exciting find,” said Wills. “While there is evidence of life of this age from chemical studies, these microbial fossils are the oldest physical remains that bear scrutiny. “Rocks of this age are incredibly rare as they tend to have been drawn down into the molten interior of the Earth by the movement of tectonic plates. So although life may have originated earlier, the chances of finding fossils older than this are pretty slim.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "discovery of oldest fossils in Greenland", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160901193000", "country1": "GRL", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/01/world/oldest-fossils-on-earth-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "443174071", "sentence": "Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes announcement in Estonia 250 tanks, Bradley armored fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers will be sent Armor going to Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland The U.S. military will be sending dozens of tanks, Bradley armored fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers to allied countries in the Baltics and Eastern Europe in response to Russian actions in the Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday. The equipment, enough to arm one combat brigade, will be positioned in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, Carter announced at a press conference with U.S. allies in Estonia. Carter said the equipment will be moved around Europe for training and exercises. RELATED: Carter embarks on European tour with attention fixed on Russia Related video U.S. to send tanks to Europe to counter Russia The U.S. defense chief also said Washington and its NATO allies will be boosting cyber defense efforts. “We must prepare NATO and our allies for cyber challenges, particularly from Russia,” Carter said in prepared remarks. Carter’s announcement comes during a week-long tour of Europe. “We need to explain to those who doubt the value of our NATO commitments that the security of Europe is vital to everything else we hold dear,” Carter said at a press event with his German counterpart Monday. RELATED: U.S. - Russia military tit for tat raises fears of greater conflict While Carter won’t be visiting Russia on this trip, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence looms over the tour’s discussions. “One of [Putin’s] stated views is a longing for the past and that’s where we have a different perspective on the world and even on Russia’s future,” he told reporters en route to Germany, in response to a question about whether Putin is a rational actor. “We’d like to see us all moving forward, Europe moving forward, and that does not seem to be his stated perspective.” Carter also addressed comments Putin made last week, announcing the addition of 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles to Russia’s nuclear arsenal, a move Carter said reflected “posturing” on the Russian leader’s part. “Nuclear weapons are not something that should be the subject of loose rhetoric by world leadership,” Carter said. “We all understand the gravity of nuclear dangers. We all understand that Russia is a long established nuclear power. There is no need for Vladimir Putin to make that point.” Carter’s comments are just the latest in an escalating war of words between U.S. and Russian officials. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, Putin denied his government is behaving aggressively. “We are not aggressive,” Putin said. “We are persistent in pursuing our interests.” Last week U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James addressed Russian actions. “The biggest threat on my mind is what’s happening with Russia and the activities of Russia,” James said during a visit to the Paris Air Show. “It’s extremely worrisome on what’s going on in the Ukraine.” Like what Carter said is planned for the U.S. Army’s tanks, U.S. Air Force planes have been rotating through Europe under Operation Atlantic Resolve. Participating in those exercises and rotations have been B-2 and B-52 bombers, F-15Cs and A-10 attack planes. James said the F-22 Raptor, the Pentagon’s premier fighter, could join that list. “I could easily see the day – though I couldn’t tell you the day exactly – when the F-22, for example, rotates in is a possibility. I don’t see why that couldn’t happen in the future,” James said, The Army, too, has been active in these exercises. In March, the Army sent a convoy of armored vehicles on an1,100-mile trek from the Baltics through Poland and the Czech Republic to Germany. Analysts said the size of the armor deployment Carter announced Tuesday was showed it was more symbolic than strategic. During the Cold War, the U.S. had the same amount of armor, a brigade, stationed in just one small part of what was then West Germany, said retired Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmit, the former military assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. “We are now talking about taking one brigade combat team and splitting it among these six countries. That should hardly be seen as a threat to Russia,” Kimmit said. But the symbolism was important, he said. “We’re sending a message of assurance to our NATO allies. We have obligations, under the NATO treaty, to defend those countries if attacked. I think those countries in the region are going to be welcoming the positioning of these - this equipment into their countries,” Kimmit said. Orysia Lutsevych, an analyst with the Chatham House think tank in London, said the U.S. and its NATO allies should have been making these kind of statement to Moscow sooner. The Obama administration “should have pushed the Kremlin before reaching to the kind of moment of escalation we are having right now,” Lutsevych said. “By trying to appease the Kremlin too long, we will be facing with a higher cost every day.” CNN’s Laura Koran and Brian Todd contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. military deployment to Eastern Europe and NATO commitments", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150623133000", "country1": "LTU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/politics/us-armor-tanks-europe-russia-ash-carter/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "568767605", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This story complements the Culinary Journeys TV series, airing monthly on CNN International. See more of the show here: www.cnn.com/journeys. Share photos of your own Culinary Journeys on Instagram with the hashtag #CNNFood for a chance to be featured on CNN. There are so many different ways to eat seafood. Fresh, quick to cook and a sure way to deliver vital Omega 3 oils, fish dishes are popular around the world. From succulent salmon to tiger prawns and shrimp, the range of ingredients is huge. Our latest #CNNFood challenge gathers the best home-cooked fish recipes shared on social media. Here are a few of our favorites: A post shared by N.J. & Reyes (@gourmethusbands) Manila-born, Vancouver-raised and Seattle-based foodie N.J. Soler has created an Instagram-perfect steamed lobster on a bed of buttery succotash. Steaming, rather than boiling, he insists, is best. “Steaming produces a more tender and flavorful meat, as it preserves the fresh ocean flavors of the lobster,” Stoler says. “Steaming is also a slower and gentle way of cooking lobsters, so the chances of overcooking the meat are lower.” When making succotash, Instagram user @eatingwithnj uses fresh ears of corn to add sweetness to the dish and fresh basil to give it a sweet and peppery aroma. To find the recipe, check out his blog here. A post shared by Vallery Lomas (@foodieinnewyork) Instagrammer @foodieinnewyork creates seasonal and travel-inspired recipes. Her grilled salmon skewers with lemon reeled us in. The salmon and lemon skewers are marinated in fresh dill, olive oil, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and spices. Not only are they easy on the eye, she says they’re “delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare!” Her blog, with the grilled salmon recipe that can be cooked in under 30 minutes, can be found here. A post shared by West African Food Products-Aftrad Village Kitchen (@aftradvillagekitchen) This fish dish by Instagram user @aftradvillagekitchen is not just everyday jollof rice. The foodie says she vividly remembers cooking this dish with her mother and is “going back to our roots” with the recipe. Jollof rice is said to be a traditional Nigerian meal and so this dish, the Instagrammer says, is unusual to her Ghanaian friends. The palm oil dish is similar to the Nigerian version but prepared with lots of locally sourced ingredients – including crayfish. A related blog full of delicious recipes can be found here. A post shared by Chidinma Okpara O. Nigerian Lazychef LLC (@nigerianlazychef) This easy fish curry comes to us from Instagrammer @nigerianlazychef. The dish is gluten-free and either basil or “nchanwu” (Nigerian scent leaves) can be added for extra flavor. For the adventurous, the fish can be seasoned with a pinch of cracked uziza seeds to taste. Although there are bones in the fish used in the recipe, chopped or whole fillets can be used. The basic recipe with bold flavors can be found here. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. This one-pot shrimp and spiced couscous meal comes from Instagram user @phisayoade_phisbites. Ingredients needed include raw shrimp, salt and pepper, olive oil, an onion, garam masala, ground cumin, yellow pepper, chicken stock, couscous and parsley. For extra presentation points, the shrimps can be arranged on top of the couscous and sprinkled with a dash of parsley. The full list of ingredients and a breakdown of how to cook the one-pot shrimp can be found on their Instagram. A post shared by @jayskitchen1 Instagrammer @jayskitchen1 showed us her mixed okra fish dish. This soup is simple but delicious, she says, and is quick to make but always explosive in taste. It can be matched with some pounded yam or eba or can simply be eaten on its own. Eba is a Nigerian staple food eaten in West Africa and beyond. It’s typically made from cassava (manioc) flour – commonly known as garri. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Sunday, @bunkes_foodplatter says, is for stew. Tiger prawns are not only tasty but super-quick to cook too – they can be done in less than five minutes. This stew, presented impeccably in a star-shaped bowl with tomato garnish, comes from Bunke Eze-Echesi. Describing herself as a food enthusiast, this dish is a spicy homemade stew perfect for the weekend. A post shared by Kevin W S Kan (@kwskan) Paella originated in Valencia and is a traditional Spanish dish – with ingredients varying from region to region. The video, posted by @kwskan, shows an authentic seafood paella being served up to people on the streets of Ibiza. Often made with monkfish, king prawns and mussels, this rice and fish dish is perfect to enjoy by the sea. More from Culinary Journeys", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160812111500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/foodanddrink/cnn-food-fish-dish/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "741400328", "sentence": "Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday toughened her stance against Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s pick to be CIA director, saying she was “very wary” of promoting someone to run the agency who was involved in the George W. Bush administration’s controversial CIA detention and interrogation program. “To promote someone so heavily involved in the torture program to the top position at the CIA, the agency responsible for one of the darkest chapters in our history, is a move that I’m very wary of,” the California Democrat said in a statement. The California Democrat’s statement Friday struck a markedly different tone than her initial comments praising Haspel, who is currently the deputy CIA director and, if confirmed, would be the first woman to run the agency. It’s a sign that Feinstein, who is facing a challenger from her left in her reelection campaign, looks less likely to back Haspel’s confirmation. Related article CIA paints a fuller picture of director nominee Gina Haspel's biography Haspel, who has spent 33 years in the CIA, was in charge of a “black site” in Thailand in 2002 during the harsh interrogations of detainees, although she was not in charge when al Qaeda suspect Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded at least 83 times. RELATED: California Democrats deny Sen. Feinstein an endorsement Haspel was also chief of staff for Jose Rodriguez, director of the CIA’s National Clandestine Service, when he ordered the destruction of recordings of CIA interrogations in 2005. Those episodes have stirred up opposition to Haspel among some Democrats and at least one Republican, and the Trump administration is gearing up for a bruising confirmation battle. Sen. John McCain, who was tortured as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, sent Haspel a letter Friday demanding she detail her role in detainee interrogations and the destruction of the CIA tapes, as well as asking whether she was ever “in a position of authority to stop, or prevent the future employment of ‘enhanced interrogation techniques.’” McCain is an important voice for Republicans, even with his absence from Washington while he battles cancer, and Feinstein could become a key vote for Democrats. As chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2009 through 2014, Feinstein spearheaded the panel’s scathing 6,700-page report on the Bush-era interrogation program, which concluded that the use of tactics like waterboarding was not effective at obtaining accurate information or gaining cooperation from detainees. But when Haspel was picked to succeed Mike Pompeo as CIA director earlier this month, Feinstein praised Haspel’s record in her year as deputy director and said the two have discussed the issue of torture at length. Related article Paul vows to filibuster Pompeo, Haspel “I have spent some time with her,” Feinstein said at the time. “We have had dinner together. We have talked. Everything I know is that she has been a good deputy director of the CIA.” Her comments sparked criticism from the left, including from her opponent within her own party Kevin de León. “This should be an easy call. Not only should she be a NO vote on Trump’s CIA pick, she should also be a leading voice rallying all Dems against this nomination,” de León tweeted. The White House has also pointed to Feinstein’s remarks, with press secretary Sarah Sanders suggesting during a briefing last week that Feinstein backed Haspel’s nomination, though she quickly corrected herself. Last week, Feinstein sent a letter to the CIA demanding the declassification of Haspel’s records. And in her statement Friday, Feinstein specified there was a difference between praising Haspel’s record as deputy director and supporting her to run the CIA. “Her experience may have served her well as deputy, but the top position is another matter entirely,” Feinstein said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Gina Haspel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180323174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/dianne-feinstein-gina-haspel-cia-director/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "680298187", "sentence": "Jeffrey Yohai provided information and documents to federal investigators The information has been turned over to special counsel Robert Mueller Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, met with Department of Justice investigators in recent months, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Yohai provided information and documents to federal investigators in New York more than two months ago, according to one of the sources. The sources say the Justice Department was seeking cooperation related to the federal investigation into Manafort for possible money laundering or tax violations in his business dealings with pro-Russia parties in Ukraine. Related article Senate panel gets more details about Trump Tower meeting, reviews Comey memos The information has been turned over to special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe. It’s unclear if any of the information Yohai provided has been useful for the investigation of Manafort. Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni declined to comment on this story and an earlier Politico report Thursday that first discussed Yohai being approached about cooperation. Yohai has been under federal investigation for real estate deals he made with Manafort. Neither Yohai nor Manafort has been accused of any wrongdoing in either investigation. An attorney for Yohai declined to comment. Manafort’s daughter, Jessica Manafort, filed for divorce from Yohai in March. Related article FBI raided Manafort home as part of Russia probe Mueller’s team has never requested documents from Manafort, which people close to him say he’d be happy to provide. Last month, Mueller’s investigators executed a search warrant at Manafort’s Virginia home. A source told CNN the documents seized included financial and tax records and that at least some of the information had already been provided to Senate investigators. People familiar with the matter tell CNN that Manafort is hiring new lawyers whose expertise is in tax investigations, a signal that Mueller’s probe is focusing at least in part on possible tax crimes. The FBI and the special counsel’s office declined to comment. Republican strategist Roger Stone, a former business partner and longtime friend of Manafort’s, said Manafort is “never” going to testify against President Donald Trump. “Paul is 100% loyal to the President,” Stone said on Thursday. Related article FBI's Manafort raid means Bob Mueller means business Separately, Mueller’s investigation is seeking documents and talking to people regarding former national security adviser Michael Flynn, his lobbying group and work he did on behalf of a Turkish entity, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Investigators have been interviewing people associated with Flynn. Investigators have focused on Flynn’s lobbying work for the Turkish government, which he didn’t initially disclose as required by law. Flynn’s lawyers have since retroactively registered his lobbying. It was not clear whether Flynn, himself, was asked for documents and interviews. The request for documents, which was described to CNN, was returned with thousands of pages relating to Flynn and his consulting firm. Last week, The New York Times reported that investigators asked the White House for documents related to Flynn and have questioned some witnesses about payments Flynn may have gotten from the Turkish government. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Robert Mueller's investigation", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170810224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/politics/manafort-yohai-justice-department-investigation-russia/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "629841075", "sentence": "The awards were based on votes from more than 300 chefs, restaurateurs and experts in six countries across Asia. A culinary hat trick. A gastronomic threepeat. Amidst literally millions of restaurants in Asia, one reigned supreme against them all, again: Gaggan. At the fifth edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, for a wholly unprecedented third year running no restaurant could hold a candle to the innovative Indian cuisine it serves – not  in India, but in Bangkok, Thailand. “I wish I could break the award in 50 pieces and share it with every chef in the room,” chef/owner Gaggan Anand said, thanking his family, his team and the award sponsors. “I’m humbled. This is for my country where I came from, India. For Tara my daughter and my family. The 67 people in my restaurant are the best team I’ve ever worked with.” Gaggan’s triumph followed voting by 318 independent experts led by six academy chairs across the region. The victory was sweet, but clearly not without challenges including time apart from his wife and new child. “I just told the organizers that next time we should have a sponsor from a hospital,” he joked. Meet Gaggan Anand, the ‘world’s best’ Indian chef The Thai capital laid out the red carpet as the great and the good of Asia’s food scene came together to celebrate the crowning of Gaggan as the continent’s top restaurant. Being a culinary starfest, the pressure was on to keep the attendees fed and watered, a task more than accomplished with everything from cheeses by Les Frères Marchand to fiery northern Thai curries by Bangkok’s Maan Mueang restaurant. The stunning final result drew audible gasps from hundreds in the room and doubtless thousands more watching live streams from around the world. The countdown of the top 10 was teased out, with three restaurants in the running for the top three spots, but in which order would they appear? When the second place restaurant was announced as Singapore’s Restaurant Andre, there could be no doubt that Gaggan reigned supreme – yet again. To the cranked-up sound of Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die,” he took to the stage, by now a familiar sight for those in the room. The bubbles flowed, both water and grape based, as the evening reached a crescendo, continued in the early morning at after-parties for those really in the know. Gaggan said he may even end up with a permanent reminder of his three wins. “If my team gets a tattoo to celebrate, I’ll get one.” The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 – the list of winners 1. Gaggan (Bangkok)68/1 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Bangkok; +66 2 652 1700 3. Restaurant Andre (Singapore)41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore; +65 6534 8880 4. Amber (Hong Kong)7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2132 0066 6. Waku Ghin (Singapore)Level 2-01, Atrium 2, The Shoppes, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore; +65 6688 8507 5. Nahm, Bangkok 6. Narisawa, Tokyo 7. Nihonryori Ryugin, Tokyo 7. Ultraviolet (Shanghai) c/o Bund 18, 6/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, Shanghai; +86 21 6323 9898 9. Indian Accent (New Delhi) 10. Lung King Heen (Hong Kong) 11. Den, Tokyo 12. L’Effervescence, Tokyo 13. Suhring, Bangkok 14. Florilege, Tokyo 15. Mingles, Seoul 16. Les Amis, Singapore 17. Lung King Heen, Hong Kong 18. Quintessence, Tokyo 19. Bo.Lan, Bangkok 20. Waku Ghin, Singapore 21. Issaya Siamese Club, Bangkok, Thailand 22. Locavore, Bali, Indonesia 23. Corner House, Singapore 24. Raw, Taipei 25. Jungsik, Seoul 26. Sushi Saito, Tokyo 27. Tippling Club, Singapore 28. Le Mout, Taichung, Taiwan 29. Ministry of Crab, Colombo, Sri Lanka 30. Indian Accent, New Delhi 31. Eat Me, Bangkok, Thailand 32. Jade Dragon, Macau 33. Ta Vie, Hong Kong 34. Hajime, Osaka, Japan 35. Gallery Vask, Manila, Philippines 36. The Dining Room at The House on Sathorn, Bangkok 37. Le Du, Bangkok 38. La Yeon, Seoul, Korea 39. The Tasting Room by Galliot, Macau 40. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Bangkok 41. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong 42. Jaan, Singapore 43. Mume, Taipei 44. Shinji by Kanesaka, Singapore 45. Ronin, Hong Kong 46. Wasabi by Morimoto, Mumbai, India 47. The Chairman, Hong Kong 48. Fu He Hui, Shanghai 49. Nihonbashi, Colombo, Sri Lanka 50. Takazawa, Tokyo For more on the winners, visit the official Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants website. Chris Dwyer is a Hong Kong-based food and travel writer and communications consultant. Follow him on Twitter at @chrismdwyer or visit www.finefooddude.com.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Gaggan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170221181500", "country1": "SGP", "country2": "HKG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/foodanddrink/asia-50-best-restaurants-2017/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "541231226", "sentence": "Kenya's police chief calls for an internal investigation of officers' actions at protest Video shows riot police beating protesters at Monday demonstration Police in Kenya’s capital came under fire Tuesday for what critics said was a heavy-handed response to a largely peaceful opposition protest. Video from a demonstration Monday at the offices of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Nairobi shows riots officers firing tear gas and beating protesters with batons, including a man who was repeatedly struck and kicked after being taken down by police. Kenya’s police chief has called for an internal investigation, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka. Macharia Njeru, chairman of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, told reporters that a segment of the police force were notorious for “excessive force” and acted outside of the law. Video showed largely peaceful demonstrators chanting, blowing whistles and carrying signs. In another part of the video, men in the crowd are seen breaking slabs of stone into smaller pieces. There were reports of rocks being hurled at officers but that was not captured on video. Later, the video shows plumes of white smoke rising above the crowds. Some officers fired tear gas while other flailed their batons at protestors who appeared to be trying to get away. In a scene widely circulated on social media, a man in a green hooded sweatshirt is chased and taken down by riot officers, who strike him with batons and kick him multiple times as he lay motionless on the ground. The beating has sparked public outrage and the hashtag #StopPoliceBrutality. The man, identified as Benard Ngari Ngatia, later told Capital FM radio that he was applying for a job when he was caught up in the police response. “The police started to beat me,” he told the station. “People thought I had died. Even the police thought I was dead.” Ngatia said he was going to a hospital for a checkup and that he would sue the police if he could afford it. The weekly protests have been organized by the opposition Coalition for Reform and Democracy, led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who lost the 2013 election and unsuccessfully challenged the result in court. The opposition accuses members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of bias and has requested that the commissioners be dismissed. Commission members deny the accusations. The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi condemned the police actions, as did Amnesty International. “The brutal beatings by police … amount to arbitrary and abusive use of force, which is illegal under Kenyan, regional and international law,” said Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes. “The Independent Police Oversight Authority must quickly launch a thorough investigation into this blatant violation of human rights. Police officers suspected of responsibility for arbitrary or abusive use of force, including those with command responsibility, must be prosecuted in fair proceedings,” Wanyeki said in a statement. In 2013, the Kenyan Supreme Court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the presidential election, dismissing Odinga’s challenge. Kenyatta and Odinga are the sons of the nation’s first president and vice president, respectively, bringing back memories of a political dynasty that dates to the 1960s. Their fathers started out as allies in the quest for Kenyan independence from Britain. But the elder politicians’ relationship ended in bad blood when founding President Jomo Kenyatta forced out his vice president, Jaramogi Odinga, following a series of disputes. Kenya is East Africa’s biggest economy and a crucial trade route into the rest of the continent. It provides an important buffer of stability in a region that includes the fledgling Somali government and the politically tense Sudan and South Sudan. Kenya is also a major U.S. ally in the war against Islamist militants in the region and has remained relatively peaceful amid civil wars in neighboring nations. CNN’s Robyn Kriel and Brent Swails contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kenya police", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160517184500", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/africa/kenya-police-violence/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "742814748", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David Pedreira is a science fiction author whose debut novel, “Gunpowder Moon,” envisions a near-future where superpowers go to the brink of war over resource mining on the moon. He is a former newspaper reporter and current business owner. His novel can be found at www.davidpedreira.com. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. One of the first weapons in space was a triple-barreled handgun designed to kill Russian bears. Cosmonauts brought it with them into orbit in case their descent module landed in a Siberian forest. Those were simpler times – at least in terms of celestial firepower. The militarization of space is in full gear today, and it isn’t focused on 800-pound omnivores. People may have understandably snickered at President Donald Trump’s call for a US “space force,” but the laughter masks the fact that too few are noticing the rush by world powers to develop warfighting capabilities in orbit. Rhetoric often outstrips reality in geopolitics, and a lot of experts say fears of a new arms race in space are overblown, but consider these recent headlines: • The Pentagon told Congress this month it is studying a combatant command for space warfare to counter recent efforts by China and Russia to militarize Earth orbit. • US Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein warned last month that American forces will find themselves fighting from space “in a matter of years.” • China tested a direct ascent anti-satellite and antiballistic missile system in February that analysts say could destroy most US satellites. • Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted this month of a hypersonic glide vehicle that can be launched into space, navigate on its own into Earth’s atmosphere and avoid radar and antimissile defenses. All three countries, and others including North Korea and India, are testing systems such as lasers that fry or dazzle satellites, space-borne electromagnetic pulse weapons that can knock out power grids, and satellites that maneuver in orbit and target each other. Related article North Korea's space race: Satellite launch imminent, official says Of course, this isn’t entirely new. Concerns about weaponizing the cosmos have been around for decades, and international laws have been written to stave them off. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which laid much of the foundation for space law, prohibits weapons of mass destruction in orbit, on the moon or on other celestial bodies. But the treaty doesn’t directly ban conventional weapons in space, or weapons fired from Earth into space. Efforts have been made to strengthen space nonproliferation laws, but none of the major powers seem to be honest brokers in the endeavor. While Russia and China blast the United States for refusing to agree to the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space resolution in the United Nations, they’re also actively testing anti-satellite systems and making no secret about their research and development for space weaponry. Related article US military prepares for the next frontier: Space war And the US military has been flying a secretive, unmanned mini-space shuttle called the X-37B since 2010. It stays in orbit for two years at a time. The Air Force insists it isn’t a potential weapons platform. The Chinese and Russians are dubious. So where does this leave us? Science fiction writers like looking at things from 50,000 feet up – or even 50,000 miles. And the view from that height is chilling. Calling for an outright ban on weaponry buzzing around low or high-Earth orbit feels like tilting at windmills at this point. There’s too much momentum in the wrong direction. And few are talking about the even bigger issue outside of Earth’s gravitational embrace: the future resource mining of the moon, the asteroid belt and other parts of the solar system. Related article Only 117 years till this asteroid (possibly) hits us It’s understandable, because so far there’s been nothing worth fighting for in deep space. It costs thousands of dollars to put one pound of payload into orbit. Mining an asteroid for rare metals just isn’t cost-effective or technically achievable – yet. But the price to launch material into space is dropping, and companies and governments are gearing up for when the tech is ready. Consider that an asteroid with the scientifically dreary name of 2011 UW158 comes within a few million miles of Earth in its eccentric orbit – and it reportedly contains about $5.4 trillion worth of platinum. An economic market that makes the Silk Road look like a five-and-dime will eventually open up in the solar system. And when has humanity ever kept peace in the face of such a mother lode? Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk may have good intentions for space today, but what about the astro-tycoons wrestling over trillion-dollar rocks in the future? Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Even if we take the most cynical approach about the growing arms race in Earth orbit – that it’s a fait accompli – can’t we at least make a push for an absolute weapons ban in those regions of the solar system that haven’t already been compromised? Physicists, astronomers and influencers such as science fiction authors could lend their voices to such an effort. They could argue that we don’t have to take the sins of the Earth with us into the heavens. Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has broached the subject, but the most optimism he could muster about avoiding war in space is the idea that there’s so much wealth in the cosmos, we may not need to fight over it. He didn’t sound convinced of his own argument, and that’s something to think about, before military science fiction becomes reality.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "militarization of space", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180328201500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/opinions/race-to-militarize-space-pedreira/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "744611269", "sentence": "The leaders of three major players in Syria – Russia, Iran and Turkey – ended a summit Wednesday with a commitment to achieving a “lasting ceasefire” in Syria, even as the future role of US forces in the country remains in doubt. The meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara brought together two of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s strongest supporters – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani – with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which backs some rebel forces. At a joint news conference, the three leaders reiterated the need to drive “terrorists” out of Syria, to find a political solution to the seven-year-old conflict and to aid Syria’s beleaguered civilian population. They also stressed their respect for Syria’s sovereignty. “We should help the future of Syria. No country has the right to decide the future of Syria. The future of Syria belongs to the Syrian people,” said Rouhani. Notably absent from the talks, which followed on from a trilateral summit in Sochi last November, were representatives from Syria itself and from the United States, another important player in the conflict. US President Donald Trump surprised military leaders last week when he said the US would “be coming out of Syria like very soon,” just hours after the Pentagon highlighted the need for US troops to remain in the country for the immediate future. In remarks at the White House on Tuesday, Trump reiterated his desire to pull US troops from Syria, telling reporters that “it’s time” for them to come home. “I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home. I want to start rebuilding our nation,” he said. The US President also suggested that if Saudi Arabia wanted US forces to remain in Syria, it should help meet the cost. Tuesday’s remarks came only minutes after Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for defeating ISIS, delivered a contrasting message at the US Institute for Peace in Washington. “In terms of our campaign in Syria, we are in Syria to fight ISIS. That is our mission. And our mission isn’t over, and we’re going to complete that mission,” he said. Related article Trump will keep troops in Syria for short-term, but wants exit soon Trump told his national security team in a meeting on Tuesday that he was willing to keep US troops in Syria in the short term, but made it known he wants US troops to exit soon, a senior administration official told CNN on Wednesday. During the meeting, Trump said he wanted to defeat ISIS but that the costs of stabilizing Syria must be borne by regional players. Officials have warned Trump that the likes of Iran, Turkey and Russia could use a US withdrawal to advance their own strategic interests in Syria. As Rouhani, Erdogan and Putin met Wednesday, the UN humanitarian adviser for Syria, Jan Egeland, warned against losing sight of the awful plight of Syria’s civilians as its intractable civil conflict grinds on. More than half a million people have been displaced this year alone in and around Eastern Ghouta, Idlib and Afrin – where the fighting has been focused – Egeland told a news conference Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. “This is the very wrong time to turn our back on Syria’s civilians,” he said. The humanitarian operation in Syria is “acutely” underfunded, he added, as he described the “terrible” living conditions faced by some 80,000 people who fled Eastern Ghouta for shelters in government-held areas. The Syrian government has claimed that members of the last remaining and most powerful rebel group in Eastern Ghouta are in the process of leaving, though that account was disputed by an activist on the ground who said those evacuated this week were humanitarian cases. Related article Syrian regime claims last rebel group leaving Ghouta On Monday, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that 20 buses carrying 1,065 Jaish al-Islam fighters and their families had left Douma, the enclave’s largest city, for al-Wafideen crossing.  SANA said the buses were headed to Jarablus in northern Syria. On Tuesday, a CNN crew in Syria witnessed half a dozen buses leaving Douma. The government said the passengers were Jaish al-Islam fighters. The state media reports have not been confirmed by Jaish al-Islam. The group’s representatives previously told CNN they were negotiating with the Russians on a deal that would allow them to stay in Douma. The removal of Jaish al-Islam would be a milestone for the Syrian regime, which has assailed the rebel-held area for weeks to regain control of the battered region. CNN’s Barbara Starr, Sarah Sirgany and Nada Altaher contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US troop presence in Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180404171500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/middleeast/syria-iran-turkey-russia-us-summit-intl/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "473844371", "sentence": "Her husband posted the image of her Crawford said she felt conflicted about another viral image There is at least one non-airbrushed photo of which Cindy Crawford approves. The supermodel’s husband, Rande Gerber, posted a pic of his 49-year-old wife in a bikini and no makeup while the pair were in Miami. The accompanying caption read, “Who needs hair and make-up when you look like this after jumping in the ocean. The #becomingcindy tour continues in Miami.” A post shared by Rande Gerber (@randegerber) The couple, who have been married since 1998, have two children. Crawford’s new book, “Becoming,” chronicles her life and career. Cindy Crawford -- Here's What I Really Look Like In A Bikini http://t.co/DhMelLybZi In February, an unflattering “unretouched” photo of Crawford from a 2013 Marie Claire Mexico shoot went viral. The photographer later said the image had been stolen and altered. Crawford told Elle Canada that she “felt blindsided” by the incident but also conflicted because so many women had hailed the picture as proof that models are just like everyone else in their imperfections. “It’s clear that someone manipulated that image to make whatever was there worse,” she said. “It was stolen, and it was malicious, but there was so much positive reaction” to the image.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151007131500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/entertainment/cindy-crawford-bikini-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "441677760", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Andrew Roberts is the author of “Napoleon: A Life.” The views expressed are his own. June 18 marks the bicentennial of Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon was defeated Andrew Roberts: There's much for Britons to commemorate The bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo on Thursday is being commemorated across Britain this month, with hundreds of receptions, speeches, bonfires, museum exhibitions, TV and radio programs, university lecture series, church services, auctions, book publications and all the other paraphernalia of massive public celebration. What has struck me most powerfully, though, is how many people are hosting private dinners at their own houses for friends, at which they will be toasting the Duke of Wellington’s victories. Related gallery Elba Island reenacts Napoleon's exile Across the country, people are digging out their family memorabilia and showing it off to neighbors with pride. Only this week, I gave a speech in Oxford about the Duchess of Richmond’s famous pre-Waterloo ball. There, a lady who is descended from Wellington’s mistress Lady Frances Wedderburn-Webster brought along the shawl that she wore to the ball that fateful night. Wellington was right to say that the battle was “the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life.” And although he only won it because of Britain’s Belgian, Dutch and especially Prussian allies, there was a huge price to pay. Waterloo lit the slow fuse of the horrifying force of German hypernationalism, the defeat of which required the sacrifice of the British Empire 130 years later. Although at the time the battle seemed merely like the last of a series of traditional dynastic and territorial struggles, in fact Waterloo ushered in the modern world. And as Winston Churchill predicted at the end of the 19th century: “The wars of peoples will be more terrible than the wars of kings.” The Vienna Treaty that followed Waterloo gave Britain Cape Colony, Trinidad, Ceylon and various African and Asian possessions, the nodal points for what was swiftly to become a huge oceanic empire. With the Union Jack flying over the castle at Cape Town, the Royal Navy would always be able to keep the trade routes to British India open. After Waterloo, France was returned to much her same borders as before the Revolution and was later in the century only permitted to occupy minor and tangential colonies, often with more sand than raw materials. With low birthrates, lackluster industrialization vis a vis Britain, small navies, generally unproductive colonies, endemic political crises (often prompted by people with Napoleonic fantasies) and regular military defeats – most spectacularly in 1870-71, 1940 and 1954 – France was set on a downward trajectory ever since Napoleon’s Imperial Guard broke  at Waterloo. Even her victory in World War I was only won after the hecatomb of Ypres; in all, 1.4 million Frenchmen died in the conflict, against 880,000 Britons. Britain has stayed on generally very good terms with France since 1815, having that year secured everything she needed for her future greatness. The Entente Cordiale works, as the Libyan and Mali expeditions and the joint use of France’s aircraft carrier shows. Instead, France’s true nemesis turned out to be Britain’s co-victor at Waterloo: Prussia. However, although we often look at Waterloo from the British perspective, and occasionally from the French, we almost never view it through the prism of Prussia. Indeed, without the Prussians, Wellington would not have fought the battle – and probably could not have won it if he had. The Prussian contribution to the destruction of Napoleon soon entered the mythology of the Prussian state and, along with the contributions of Prussian Field Marshal August Graf Niedhardt von Gneisenau and Prussian General Gerhard von Scharnhorst in the War of Liberation of 1813, it became an integral part of the foundation myth of Otto von Bismarck’s mighty new German empire after 1870. The Kaiser was to recall the Prussian victory at Waterloo before World War I, and the two Iron Crosses won by Adolf Hitler in that war, for example, were both stamped with the talismanic date “1813.” First Prussian nationalism, then its successor German nationalism, and ultimately their bastard child hypernationalism, were to leave scars on the 20th century far worse than anything left by Napoleon in the 19th century. Indeed, if the allies had merely left Napoleon alone in 1815 and contained him instead of destroying him, his already much-weakened France could not have posed any threat to the peace of the continent before his death from stomach cancer at 51 less than six years later. For the British, the battle of Waterloo both gave them their empire, but also, in the long run, created the geostrategic conditions that eventually ensured that the sun would set on it. For the Prussians, the battle fomented dreams of continental domination that it took two world wars to eviscerate. For the French, it extinguished those same dreams, never to be rekindled. There is therefore much for Britons to commemorate about that extraordinary battle just south of Brussels 200 years ago. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Battle of Waterloo", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150617130000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/17/opinions/roberts-waterloo-bicentennial/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "670859804", "sentence": "Trump, in his most forceful terms to date, reaffirmed the United States support for NATO Trump also pledged energy cooperation with Poland in a not-so-subtle knock against Russia President Donald Trump on Thursday visibly enjoyed the praise showered on him by large crowds of flag-waving Poles in sun-splashed Krasinski Square. And the President, outside the United States for his second foreign trip, reciprocated by giving Polish leaders what they wanted: Public validation of their leadership and concerns over Russia. Trump, in his most forceful terms to date, reaffirmed the United States support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In a nod to Poland’s long-held fears of Russia to the east and Germany to the west, Trump spoke about the need for an independent Poland to be able to rely allies like the United States to deter Russian aggression and of the right of Poland to control its own borders. Trump, speaking behind thick panes of bulletproof glass, stood firmly behind NATO and Article 5, the alliance’s commitment to mutual defense, yet chided other European countries for not spending more money. “To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual defense commitment,” Trump said. “Words are easy but actions are what matter and for its own protection, and you know this, everybody has to know this, Europe must do more.” With controversial words that will reverberate around Europe, Trump cast Poland as the “soul of Europe,” aligning the United States with the Eastern European nation as it stands up to Russia and looks to buck aspects of the European Union. “The story of Poland is the story of a people who have never lost hope, who have never been broken and who have never, ever forgotten who they are,” Trump said to cheers. “Your nation,” Trump said, “is great because your spirit is great and your spirit is strong. For two centuries Poland suffered constant and brutal attack but while Poland could be invaded and occupied and its borders even erased from the map, it could never be erased from history or from your hearts.” Trump said his message to Poland was simple: “America loves Poland and America loves the Polish people.” Thousands of Poles crowded among the Baroque buildings to hear Trump in his first outdoor address on foreign soil, a major presidential moment that past commanders in chief have used to explain or promote their policy agendas. Trump – who to took the stage as the audience chanted “Donald Trump, Donald Trump” – was greeted with an array of pro-American signs, including flags from his 2016 campaign. Melania Trump, Trump’s Slovenian-born wife, drew loud applause introducing the President, her Slavic-accented greeting – “Hello Poland!” – prompting a round of approving cheers. As spectators – some bused into the Polish capital from far-flung provinces by civic committees – streamed into the square, government officials handed out pairs of American and Polish flags. The bronze columns of the Warsaw Uprising Monument were decorated with red-white-and-blue banners as military police patrolled the crowd from atop nearby buildings. The location was significant to those Trump aides who planned Trump’s speech: Krasinski Square is dominated by a large memorial that remembers the Poles who fought, but failed, to free Warsaw from Nazi control in 1944. Calling Trump’s speech a “defense of Western civilization,” a senior Trump administration official said “the setting of Warsaw uprising is poignant because it demonstrates vividly just how much has been sacrificed to preserve our civilization and society.” Warsaw was razed after the uprising and thousands of Polish resistance fighters were killed or taken prisoner. The city, especially the Old Town area, is now dotted with monuments and remembrances to the resistance fighters. Trump heralded the “courage and strength deep in the Polish character that no one could destroy.” “Through it all,” Trump said, “you never lost that spirit. … Poland could not be broken.” Looking beyond Polish history, Trump pledged energy cooperation with Poland in a not-so-subtle knock against Russia’s use of energy as a coercive power. “We are committed to securing your access to alternative sources of energy so Poland and its neighbors are never again held hostage to a single supplier of energy,” Trump said. And in a win for the Duda and his Law and Justice Party, Trump stressed the right of a country to restrict migration into its country. Duda has bucked European Union regulations on refugees and ran, in part, on an anti-immigrant platform since 2015. “There are dire threats to our security and to our way of life. You see what is happening out there, they are threats. We will confront then, we will win, but they are threats,” Trump said. “Our borders will always be closed to terrorism and extremism of any kind.” Young Poles who traveled hours into Warsaw on Thursday said they hoped to hear Trump affirm the United States’ commitment to countering Russia’s aggressions in Europe. Thousands of US troops are currently deployed as part of a NATO mission to protect against Russian incursions. “We are afraid of Russia,” said Michael Andrzejak, a 31-year-old farmer from Bobolice, who rode on a bus three hours to view Trump’s remarks. He said he expected Trump to discuss the military efforts in Poland to counter Russia, but also address issues of US visas, which young Poles rely upon to find work. Gabi Siwniuch, 16, said she hoped Trump would address ways the US could help young Poles’ job prospects. “I love the US culture,” she said, standing in an orderly crowd that had been waiting more than two hours to hear Trump. Siwniuch said Trump was well-known in Poland — and largely admired for his candid style. More than 1,000 were seated and standing in or near the square, but the crowd stretched down several streets. Government officials in suits and members of the military in their uniforms had the best seats. But young people and others casually dressed in T-shirts made up the rest of crowd in a large set of bleachers and on nearby streets. Trump’s jovial visit to Poland will stand in stark contrast to his visit to Hamburg, Germany, where contentious meetings with leaders skeptical of his leadership await.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States support for NATO", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170706141500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/06/politics/trump-speech-poland/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "629911841", "sentence": "\"This is a President who to me is very much a mensch,\" Santorum said Trump left many people wondering what took him so long President Donald Trump finally delivered an unequivocal condemnation of anti-Semitism Tuesday in the wake of bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers, winning him praise even from critics. But scores of people still took issue with how long the statement took. It left many wondering just why he delayed taking a seemingly obvious moral course for a president in the face of bomb threats at 48 JCCs in 26 states in January and rising fears of widening nationwide anti-Semitism after additional incidents this month. Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, a CNN senior political commentator, said he was “befuddled” over why Trump had not spoken out before. Related article Vandals damage 100 headstones at Jewish cemetery, police say “This is a President who to me is very much a mensch,” Santorum told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday, using the Yiddish term for a person of decency and integrity. He also noted Trump’s support for Israel and his three Jewish grandchildren. Trump’s missing voice on the issue effectively created a vacuum that allowed critics to lay fresh charges of bigotry against him and had even his defenders wondering why the President seemed unwilling to address the issue. Trump had several opportunities in news conferences last week to speak out against threats that are causing deep anxiety within Jewish communities and failed to do so. Moreover, he brusquely shut down an Orthodox Jewish journalist on the issue in one of the most jarring encounters of his presidency. That confrontation, the new spate of threats against JCCs, the desecration of a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis and growing political pressure for Trump to speak out – including from his defeated presidential rival Hillary Clinton – help explain the timing of his remarks. It was fast becoming politically damaging for Trump not to adopt a stern, public line against the incidents. Related video Trump: UN treats Israel 'very, very unfairly' “The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil,” Trump said Tuesday during a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The President said that his tour was “a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms.” Trump won kudos for his remarks. “What he said just recently is what I would hope the President of the United States would do,” Democratic Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin said on CNN on Tuesday. But he added, “He was slow to getting to this issue.” Indeed, Trump’s clear words were also a reminder of what had been missing – and are unlikely to satisfy Trump’s opponents. Particularly after his missteps exacerbated their concerns about his true interest in stamping out anti-Semitism. For one thing, Trump’s extreme sensitivity to criticism has led him to equate questions about racial and religious prejudice in general as a suggestion that he might somehow be personally guilty of such sins, obscuring the larger issue and the depth of his opposition to expressions of prejudice. When Jake Turx of Brooklyn-based Ami magazine asked Trump last week about the rise in anti-Semitic acts, the President immediately jumped to the conclusion he was being accused of bigotry, despite the fact the reporter took steps to assure him that was not the case. “Quiet, quiet, quiet,” Trump said as the reporter tried to explain his question. “I hate the charge, I find it repulsive,” Trump said. The exchange was a fresh indication of how the President tends to personalize many issues, ranging from Russia or questions about the legitimacy of his election win and see them as a reflection of his own reputation. It’s not as if he needed to wait for his visit to the museum to make his feelings clear. No president in modern times has kept up such a torrent of condemnation on the long list of people, events and issues that irk him, often on Twitter but also in frequent photo ops with journalists. So his failure to speak out forcefully about anti-Semitism had perplexed Washington. Trump critics suggested that the delay was in keeping with what they see as the President’s consistent failure to condemn bigotry, especially among extremist groups attracted by his campaign rhetoric. He was hit with criticism last year for not promptly repudiating key Ku Klux Klan figure David Duke, though Trump did later do so. More recently, Trump critics pointed to the administration’s immigration ban on the citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries that was stayed by a federal court as evidence of prejudice in the West Wing. The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect said Trump’s statement was merely “a Band-Aid on the cancer of anti-Semitism that has infected his own administration.” “His statement today is a pathetic asterisk of condescension after weeks in which he and his staff have committed grotesque acts and omissions reflecting anti-Semitism, yet day after day have refused to apologize and correct the record,” said Steven Goldstein, the center’s executive director. The anti-Semitism controversy also appears to reflect the growing pains of a new administration and the struggles evident in Trump’s transition from rabble-rousing candidate to president. Trump and his team – many of whom are outsiders in his own image – lack deep governing experience, and already seem to betray a bunker mentality that hurts their ability to navigate fast-growing political challenges. “He took way too long” to respond, said former Democratic congressman Steve Israel, now a CNN commentator, who stressed he was not accusing Trump of anti-Semitism but wanted him to speak out more prominently against it. “The President not only has the bully pulpit, he has the moral high ground,” Israel said, and cast doubt on the political savvy of the White House. “This is an administration that seems to be good about denying itself its own lay-ups. This should have been said earlier. It should have been easy.” Related article Netanyahu, Trump rekindle US-Israel bond as Mideast tensions loom Israel and others called on Trump to take real steps to reinforce his remarks. The Simon Wiesenthal Center urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to establish a special task force to apprehend those behind the bomb threats and for Trump to “outline his administration’s plan to combat surging anti-Semitism.” At the White House, spokesman Sean Spicer did not offer specifics about what Trump would do policy-wise. But he promised the President would “speak very, very forcefully against those who are seeking to do hate or to tear people down.” He also complained about those continuing to criticize the President on this front. “It’s ironic that no matter how many times he talks about this, that it’s never good enough. Today I think was an unbelievably forceful comment by the President … but I think that he’s been very clear previous to this that he wants to be someone that brings this country together and not divides people,” Spicer said. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170221230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/politics/donald-trump-anti-semitism-criticism/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "598073956", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor at Arizona State University. He is the author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.” Peter Bergen: Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn wants aggressive stance against \"radical Islam\" Bergen says Flynn is willing to do business with Russia They are an unlikely pair. One is the son of a multimillionaire real estate developer from New York City who avoided service in Vietnam and whose experience and knowledge of the military and the national security realm are close to zero. The other is a retired three-star general – one of nine children who grew up in a small house in Middletown, Rhode Island. He went on to run intelligence for the US Joint Special Operations Command, which includes SEAL Team 6 and Delta Force. Later he commanded the Defense Intelligence Agency, the US military’s overall intelligence organization. But riding on a wave of ultranationalistic rhetoric, Donald Trump and his top adviser on national security, retired US Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, have now catapulted from political outsiders to the White House. Last Friday, Trump appointed Flynn as one of five vice chairs of his transition team. On Thursday, Trump offered Flynn the role of national security advisor, a transition official told CNN. Flynn’s advice to the President-elect is all the more important because he is the only person on Trump’s team with any significant experience in America’s post-9/11 wars that continue to grind on in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Compounding Flynn’s importance to the Trump national security team, more than 100 top Republican national security insiders earlier this year publicly signed two separate letters that warned that Trump would be “the most reckless president in American history” and charging that he lacked “the character, values, and experience to be president.” Related video US general counters Trump claims The Republican insiders who took a public stand against Trump included Gen. Michael Hayden, the CIA director under President George W. Bush; Fran Townsend, Bush’s top counterterrorism adviser, Michael Chertoff, Bush’s secretary of homeland security; and Meghan O’Sullivan, Bush’s top Iraq adviser. Since Trump is not quick to forgive the merest of slights it’s hard to imagine him calling on any of the officials who have publicly taken a stand against him to serve in key national security slots. To be sure, earlier this year, Trump did receive the endorsement of 88 retired general and admirals. But according to CNN military analyst, retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, who was one of the top American generals in Iraq from 2007 to 2008, the flag officers who signed the letter of support for Trump were largely those without any experience of the war against al Qaeda and its allies. “I didn’t recognize many of those names as being there in the fight with me over the last 16 years,” Hertling told CNN when the flag officers endorsed Trump in September. Which bring us back to Flynn, who not only is an enthusiastic public booster of Trump, but also has serious credentials in the fight against al Qaeda in Iraq – the parent organization of ISIS – because he ran the intelligence operations that helped put al Qaeda on the run in that country in 2007. Related video Potential Trump VP: I will vote for him no matter what Half a decade later, Flynn was the general in charge of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). When Flynn was the DIA director he warned of the rise of what would become ISIS. Flynn debuted on the public stage when he made a fiery speech of support for Trump at the Republican convention in July charging that President Obama and Hillary Clinton had betrayed the ideals of their country and even led the crowd in chants of “Lock her up!” Generals who had served with Flynn were puzzled at this performance, which went against their code to not take such clearly partisan positions, even in retirement. So too had retired Gen. John Allen, who gave his own stem-winding speech in support of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Martin Dempsey, went public with his critique of Flynn and Allen in a letter to the Washington Post in July. Related video Lt. General: Trump foreign policy all about \"winning\" A registered Democrat, Flynn became a vocal critic of the Obama administration after he was forced out of his DIA post in 2014. Flynn had pushed for more DIA personnel to serve in the war zones rather than at DIA headquarters in Washington. This was an excellent idea but it ruffled bureaucratic feathers at DIA, which may have played a part in being Flynn ousted. In his book, Flynn says his removal came because he testified in 2014 before a congressional committee that the jihadist terrorist threat was growing, not declining, as was the official Obama administration line at the time. Flynn, of course, was right about the growing threat. Given the key role that Flynn has already played for Trump and the role going forward that he will likely play during the Trump presidency, what are his views on national security and foreign policy in general? Democrats need to start over Langston Hughes might save usTrump’s shocking victory: What it meansWomen leaders on Clinton lossThe 2016 election: A cartoon viewIs Obama coalition finished?Michael D’Antonio: Trump broke all the rulesEd Lucas: Victory for Russia’s Putin Trump started a feminist revolutionJane Merrick: Brexit-style win bad for UKAna Navarro: I’m voting for Hillary ClintonJulian Zelizer: What Trump did rightLeslie Vinjamuri: Trump leads free world?Peter Bergen: President-elect Trump’s inbox Trump himself has not laid out a clear agenda on the national security issues that are the most pressing for the United States, from the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan; to the deepening Syrian civil war; to the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and the flexing of Russian muscles under President Vladimir Putin. Luckily, there are some answers to Flynn’s views in a book he published in July, “Field of Fight: How We Can Win the War Against Radical Islam.” Flynn claims that the United States is in a “world war” with radical Islam, a war that “we’re losing” that could last ‘several generations.” He also asserts that “political correctness forbids us to denounce radical Islamists.” American Islamists, Flynn claims, are trying to create “an Islamic state right here at home” by pushing to “gain legal standing for Sharia.” Flynn cited no evidence for this claim. In particular, Flynn portrays Iran as the source of many of America’s national security problems. Flynn co-wrote his book with Michael Ledeen, a neoconservative academic who has long been a bitter critic of the Iranian regime. Flynn advocates the American overthrow of regimes that are “Islamic republics” which could include not only Iran, but also American allies such as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Flynn’s views, in short, align closely with Trump’s and in some cases are more extreme, since not even Trump is advocating regime change in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Related video Trump: 'Inarguable' that Putin is stronger leader Flynn advocates going after the “violent Islamists wherever they are,” which doesn’t sound much different than what the Obama administration is already doing, given that it is conducting various forms of warfare in seven Muslim countries. The campaign against ISIS has resulted in the deaths of scores of ISIS leaders in Iraq and Syria and 45,000 ISIS fighters, according to US military officials. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Meanwhile, the Iraqi army backed by US airstrikes is fighting in the streets of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, where ISIS declared its so-called caliphate two years ago. Flynn, like Trump, sees Russian president Vladimir Putin as someone the US can do business with. In December, Flynn attended a banquet in Moscow where he sat next to Putin. He also has appeared on the Kremlin TV mouthpiece, Russia Today (which Flynn has compared to CNN). If Flynn is Trump’s national security advisor, we can expect him to push for a closer relationship with the Russians; a punitive policy on Iran – and a more aggressive war on Islamist militants around the world. These views mesh well with what we have heard from Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Such new policies, however, come with real risks: Warmer relations with the Russians might encourage Putin’s adventurism in Eastern Europe; getting tough with the Iranians might derail the deal that prevents Iran from developing nuclear weapons – and widening the war against Islamist militants could be expensive in blood and treasure.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Flynn", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161111133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/opinions/trumps-national-security-guru-general-flynn-bergen/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "653034825", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nic Robertson is CNN’s international diplomatic editor. The opinions in this article belong to the author. Over the last 10 years, I’ve interviewed Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal four times. I interviewed him again this week as he announced Hamas’ new policy document. One thing you always notice when interviewing Meshaal is that he doesn’t give short answers. He doesn’t often speak publicly, but when he does, his sentences are laden with context – and, some might say, excuses. The reasons why, for example, Hamas shells Israeli civilians, builds military tunnels around Gaza and refuses to recognize the state of Israel. Israel allegedly nearly succeeded in assassinating him 20 years ago by jabbing deadly poison into his ear. Since then, he has learned that silence and secrecy can be more powerful than words. Related article Hamas says it accepts '67 borders, but doesn't recognize Israel It’s been about a decade since Hamas last claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Israel, yet it has never denounced the tactic. It keeps both Israelis and Meshaal’s grass roots guessing. Talking to me off-camera this week, he gave an unexpected insight into the limitations he faces in communicating with his followers in Gaza. We were discussing the Palestinian prisoners who had begun a hunger strike two weeks ago. Meshaal told me he understood that the Irish Republican Army made a success out of hunger strikes by putting prisoners on fast sequentially, so one died, then another, then another, then another. Meshaal admitted his biggest problem with the prisoners right now is coordinating their hunger strikes. He didn’t say how he was getting around the problem, but he left me in no doubt he’d make sure his message got through. Hearing of these difficulties off-camera made watching him up close as he spoke with Hamas’ rising cadre of leaders hugely revealing. It wasn’t the half-dozen Hamas heavies flanking him at the long table in a fancy hotel in Doha, Qatar, that caught my attention, but the Hamas activists and honchos in Gaza, who were beamed in by satellite and staring down from jumbo TV screens. They weren’t just an oversize reminder of the hardships of life in Gaza – particularly when the electricity there went out during the event – but a clear pointer to Hamas’ future. Lined up on the front row in Gaza was new Prime Minister Yahya al-Sinwar, a former Hamas military commander who spent more than 20 years in Israeli jails. After a serving for the maximum two terms as Hamas chief, Meshaal is stepping down. Related video Trump: Israelis and Palenstinians need peace The event was orchestrated to roll out Hamas’ plan for the future: a 42-point “political document” updating its 1988 founding charter. “This is not mine,” Meshaal announced. “It’s Hamas’ document,” he told the Doha and Gaza crowds simultaneously. Later, he told me it’s what he hopes the current grass roots of Hamas will teach their kids. But what became abundantly clear once Meshaal wrapped up his monologue was the worry and concern in Gaza. “Who have you been talking to?” “Where are you taking us?” “Have you forgotten about suffering or loss?” In response, Meshaal’s cadence rose from charismatic crescendos to authoritarian insistence. When challenged, he was up to it. But on the jumbo screens, Sinwar and some around him smirked. It seemed they took pleasure in Meshaal’s discomfort. He wasn’t squirming, but he was feeling the heat. He’s never lived in Gaza. And in that room, no amount of pre-spin could hide the gulf between Hamas’ leadership in exile and its roots in Gaza. Over the decades, I’ve watched other terror groups soften their image and move into the political mainstream. The IRA’s political leaders in Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams and the late Martin McGuinness, slowly limped their campaign of terror off the battlefield into retirement. It was a glacial process, but their personal credibility allowed them to drag their associates toward a peace agreement with the British. I was reminded of this watching Meshaal in the lavish Qatar hotel, more than 1,000 miles from the suffering in Gaza, as he tried to bring his group en masse to a new political place. He is softening Hamas’ image by reframing the fight with Israel as one not about religion, but politics, and by glossing over its Islamist roots. But no leader, no matter how charismatic – and Meshaal appears to be well above average – can move faster than his or her base. Look at the speed at which Hamas is moving now. Much has been made of the document announcing that Hamas is recognizing the 1967 borders: “a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of the 4th June 1967.” But he told me the same thing when I met him in hiding in Damascus in August 2007: “Our wish (is) to have a Palestinian state based on the borders before June 4, 1967.” Related article Trump vows to work as 'mediator' for Israeli-Palestinian peace It’s not the only item in the new document that has been so long in the works that the whole thing feels more like a recap of Hamas history than a new vision. Meshaal appears to have been spending much of his final term in office getting political buy-in from his replacements so that his vision becomes legacy. That it has taken so long speaks volumes about his determination and strongly hints at the resistance he has faced. When delivering the new document, Meshaal let Donald Trump know he has a window to do something: “This is a plea from me to the Trump administration, the new American administration, to wake up from the wrong approaches of the past.” Just as Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah II of Jordan did when they met with Trump, Meshaal praised the US leader and framed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as at the root of the ISIS issue. “Some extremists have exploited this to wage open battles, and this is the extremism that the entire world suffers from. This is an opportunity to prune the roots of the problem and for us to build a real peace.” These words reminded me of something said by the most famous modern-day Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, when talking to my colleague Christiane Amanpour almost 20 years ago. He said if the world won’t work with him to help the Palestinians, then “if not, another will come to liberate it,” with a grin. Related article The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: What you need to know Whichever leaders comes after Meshaal, it is likely they were staring at him from Gaza through a huge TV monitor in that plush Doha ballroom. They seemed hungry for the power he is relinquishing. After our interview, I tried to joke with Meshaal that soon he’ll be retired and can leave the pressures of Hamas behind. He fixed me with one of his serious stares and started a mini-lecture about his past. “I helped found Hamas when I was at university in Kuwait,” he told me, “I can’t let go. I will stay involved. (It is) partly my baby.” I put it to him that there comes a point for all parents when they must wave their baby goodbye; all they can do is ask their teenager to be home by 10 p.m. He laughed out loud and nodded. We both understand for all his careful messaging about Hamas’ evolution, and years of internal struggle for a softer image, the day is coming where his comments will count little more than chiding to a recalcitrant child and less the commandments they once were.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hamas", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170505144500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/opinions/hamas-has-a-big-problem-robertson-opinion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "751730625", "sentence": "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Iran “the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world,” during a joint press conference with his Saudi counterpart in Riyadh on Sunday, in a further signal the United States intends to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. “We are determined to make sure it never possesses a nuclear weapon,” Pompeo said of Iran during his first visit to the Middle East since being sworn in as secretary of state last week. “The Iran deal in its current form does not provide that assurance,” Pompeo continued at the briefing alongside Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. “We will continue to work with our European allies to fix that deal. But if a deal cannot be reached, the (US) President has said that he will leave that deal.” It is the latest indication in recent days that the United States would not recertify the Iran nuclear deal in May, its current deadline. US President Donald Trump has until May 12 to decide whether to continue waiving sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the Iran deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Under US law, the President has to recertify the agreement every few months. As part of the 2015 pact – agreed by Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama, some European countries and Russia and China – Iran must reduce its uranium stockpile in return for international sanctions being lifted. But Trump has long been critical of the accord, just last week calling it “insane” and “ridiculous” during a state visit with French President and deal supporter Emmanuel Macron. Speaking later Sunday in Tel Aviv alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pompeo said the two had discussed Iran and reiterated US support for Israel. “We remain deeply concerned about Iran’s dangerous escalation of threats to Israel and the region, and Iran’s ambition to dominate the Middle East remains,” Pompeo said. “The United States is with Israel in this fight, and we strongly support Israel’s sovereign right to defend itself.” He called the Iran deal “flawed” and said the US will withdraw from the agreement unless it can be fixed to Trump’s liking. “It’s pretty straightforward,” Pompeo said. The newly minted US secretary of state also outlined what he called the President’s comprehensive strategy for Iran, which includes efforts to counter a broad array of non-nuclear threats, including Iran’s missile systems, support for Hezbollah, importation of thousands of proxy fighters into Syria, and assistance to Houthi rebels in Yemen. “We look forward to working closely with strong allies like Israel in countering these threats and rolling back the full range of Iranian malign influence,” Pompeo said. Last week, during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Pompeo again reiterated Trump’s displeasure with the Iran nuclear deal. “The President has been clear – absent a substantial fix, absent overcoming the shortcomings, the flaws of the deal – he is unlikely to stay in that deal past this May,” former CIA chief Pompeo told reporters, during his first diplomatic trip since Trump fired former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a dramatic series of tweets last month. Related article How the 'insane' Iranian nuclear deal might survive Pompeo said, “Iran has only behaved worse since the deal was approved,” accusing it of carrying out cyberhacking campaigns, arming Houthi rebels in Yemen, and supporting what he described as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s “murderous regime.” Pompeo said the United States would continue to assist its ally Saudi Arabia “with its defense needs,” adding there needed to be a political solution to end the current war with Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia has been leading a coalition of Gulf states against the Houthi rebels in Northern Yemen, after the rebels drove out the US-backed and pro-Saudi government. Iran, in turn, has been accused of backing the rebels. The war in Yemen is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said earlier this month, with more than 22 million people in desperate need of aid and protection. Pompeo also urged unity between the Gulf states, after Saudi Arabia – who along with Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates – has severed ties with neighboring Qatar. CNN’s Mohammed Tawfeeq, Aaron Pellish and Eli Watkins contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180429133000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/29/politics/pompeo-iran-nuclear-deal-intl/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "453964650", "sentence": "NEW: Expert: Results of trial indicate a \"unique breakthrough\" in combating Ebola \"This is an extremely promising development,\" says head of World Health Organization The vaccine has been tested in Guinea since March A newly developed vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus is “highly effective” and could help prevent its spread in the current and future outbreaks, the World Health Organization said Friday. Trials of the single-dose VSV-EBOV vaccine began in March in Guinea – one of three West African nations at the center of the recent outbreak – and have shown such promise that this week it was decided to extend immediate vaccination to “all people at risk” after close contact with an infected person, a WHO statement said. “This is an extremely promising development,” said Dr. Margaret Chan, the body’s director-general. “The credit goes to the Guinean government, the people living in the communities and our partners in this project. An effective vaccine will be another very important tool for both current and future Ebola outbreaks.” More research is needed, but the results so far on this trial show 100% efficacy. It will take weeks at the least, and possibly a couple of months, for more supply to be made, according to Chan. Researchers have been using a “ring” strategy – based on that used in smallpox eradication in the 1970s – to test the vaccine’s effectiveness. “The premise is that by vaccinating all people who have come into contact with an infected person you create a protective ‘ring’ and stop the virus from spreading further,” said John-Arne Rottingen of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, which has been involved in implementing the trial. To date, more than 4,000 close contacts of almost 100 Ebola patients, including family members, neighbors and co-workers, have voluntarily participated in the trial, the WHO statement said. Until this week, half were vaccinated three weeks after the identification of an infected patient and others straight away, to allow for comparison of the results. The randomization was stopped on Sunday “to allow for all people at risk to receive the vaccine immediately, and to minimize the time necessary to gather more conclusive evidence needed for eventual licensure of the product,” the WHO said. The trial will now include 13- to 17-year-olds, and possibly children from age 6, on the basis of new evidence of the vaccine’s safety, it added. Related video WHO: New Ebola vaccine 'highly effective' The vaccine has also been given to 1,200 front-line health workers, laboratory staff, cleaning staff and burial teams, Doctors Without Borders said. The VSV-EBOV vaccine was developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada and licensed to Merck and NewLink. The Guinea trial is being implemented by the Guinean authorities, the WHO, Doctors Without Borders and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, with support from international and national organizations. Medical journal The Lancet published the phase three trial’s interim results Friday. Dr. Bertrand Draguez, who’s been leading Doctors Without Borders efforts to find new tools to combat Ebola, said more data was needed – for example, on how soon protection kicks in after vaccination and how long it lasts – but that the results suggest a “unique breakthrough” in fighting the disease. “Even if the sample size is quite small and more research and analysis is needed, the enormity of the public health emergency should lead us to continue using this vaccine right now to protect those who might get exposed to the disease: contacts of infected patients and front-line workers,” he said. Because the virus is concentrated in “hot spots” across the region, it makes more sense to focus on vaccinating those close to infected patients and front-line workers than to embark on a mass vaccination campaign, he said. Ebola virus: Nine things to know about the killer disease Jesse L. Goodman, professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, said the results published in The Lancet provided “exciting preliminary evidence” that the vaccine is likely to be effective but also cautioned that further analysis was needed. “Nonetheless, the degree of protection reported seems convincing,” he said. The concerted effort to find a vaccine reflects the severity of the crisis presented by Ebola, spread through contact with body fluids from an infected person or contaminated objects from infected persons. Other vaccines are also being tested. Fighting Ebola with HIV drugs gets big boost There have been more than 11,000 reported deaths in the three worst-affected countries – Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia – since the epidemic took hold last year. The number of new Ebola cases is now far below that of the outbreak’s peak, but it has remained stubbornly difficult to eradicate. In pictures: The Ebola epidemic Related video This is the messy truth about Ebola On Sunday, the WHO reported seven Ebola cases were confirmed in the preceding week – four in Guinea and three in Sierra Leone. “This is the lowest weekly total for over a year, and comes after 8 consecutive weeks during which case incidence had plateaued at between 20 and 30 cases per week,” the WHO said. Two people in Liberia, including a 17-year-old in Nidonwin, have died of Ebola since the end of June, weeks after the WHO declared the nation free of the disease. At the time, though, officials warned outbreaks in Guinea and Sierra Leone ran the risk of bringing the virus back to Liberia, where more than 4,000 people died after contracting it. All 33 contacts in Liberia who have been followed up since the latest infections there are two days from completing the 21-day period to be declared free of the disease. 9 things to know about Ebola CNN’s Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "World Health Organization", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150731133000", "country1": "GIN", "country2": "LBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/health/guinea-ebola-vaccine/index.html?sr=tw073115ebolavaccine9aStoryPhoto", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "664223302", "sentence": "Navy Seal William Ryan Owens 36, was shot and killed in action in January in Yemen Kyle Milliken, 38, was shot and killed in Somalia in May Hollywood films and thrilling novels have been written for years about America’s special operations forces, for example, following the the SEAL Team Six mission that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. Related gallery Rare glimpse into careers of two US Navy SEALS However, the reality of the risks these troops take in the field is rarely discussed openly, even though President Donald Trump and President Barack Obama have increasingly relied on them to carry out high-risk missions around the world to fight ISIS, al Qaeda and their affiliates. But now, CNN has obtained a rare glimpse into the careers of two Navy SEALs who spent years overseas working on secret, dangerous and high-risk missions that have never before been disclosed in detail. Both were killed in action earlier this year – one in Yemen and one in Somalia. The Pentagon had to openly acknowledge the details because they died in combat. Navy Seal William Ryan Owens, 36, was shot and killed in action in January in Yemen during a nighttime raid when a gunfight broke out with al Qaeda operatives. Related article Trump on generals in Yemen raid: They 'lost' Navy SEAL Navy Seal Kyle Milliken, 38, was shot and killed in Somalia in May. He was on a raid serving as an adviser to Somali forces as he and his team approached a compound alongside local troops. Their deaths underscore the fact that from Somalia to Yemen, as well as in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, the war against ISIS, al Qaeda and their affiliates has largely fallen on special operations forces to fight. With the political reluctance in recent years to send large numbers of conventional forces to the front lines, small teams of special operations forces have become increasingly the force of choice for commanders in battling terrorist networks. And these highly trained troops are increasingly paying with their lives. Five have been killed in action so far this year, and a total of 22 have died since June 2014 when the war against ISIS began. CNN has obtained the battlefield citations for both Owens and Milliken – both of whom served for years on high-risk classified combat missions – revealing new details of their extraordinary service. For his actions in one battle, Owens was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third highest medal for valor. His citation contains astonishing details of the never-disclosed battle against 400 al Qaeda militants deep inside war-torn Somalia in 2015. Related article Navy SEAL killed in action in Somalia This secret battle raged for three days in July 2015, with Owens leading a 12-man team alongside African forces, targeting 400 enemy militants. He was  ambushed and attacked with “small arms, machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled grenades, mortars, and improvised explosive devices,” according to his citation. Owens “repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire” the citation says, eventually securing a town that had been in enemy hands for 10 years. On earlier tours, he helped rescue buddies who were pinned down and wounded, and guided in Medevac choppers while under fire. Virginia Rep. Scott Taylor, a former Navy SEAL sniper, knew both men. Of Owens, he said: “From everything I knew about him, he was a great guy – highly committed, highly talented.” On Milliken’s final mission last month, he was an adviser to Somali forces, and was in the line of fire under considerable risk, according to the battlefield citation. He was shot and killed as his unit approached a compound west of Mogadishu. Taylor, like many who have served on front lines, rejects the controversial Pentagon view that when troops are military advisers they must stay out of the direct line of fire. “‘There are no boots on the ground, they are just advisers,’ well we know that’s BS. Of course they are all boots on the ground,” Taylor said. “I think you need to get back to using conventional forces.” Taylor added: “You certainly can’t fault the operator for wanting to get into the fight. They are there, they are there on the ground with the force they are helping.” Related article US officials: Navy SEALs kill 7 militants in Yemen raid Since Obama began sending special operations forces into war zones with local forces on counterterrorism missions, the basic military policy has been that US troops should try to stay behind a ‘covered” or “concealed’ position in order to not draw fire to themselves. It’s a policy that most troops say simply doesn’t work on the battlefield but that the Pentagon under President Trump still appears to be bound to. But Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently made clear that no changes to that policy are expected. “The fundamental rule that applies to all of our forces that are conducting partnered ops that – that they would be at the last cover and conceal position, and not actually the ones closing with the enemy, because fundamentally we conduct partnered operations,” he said at a news conference on May 22. “It is the partners who are actually closing with and destroying the enemy.” However, at a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday, Dunford did concede that special operations forces are stretched, stating that he had been asked by Secretary of Defense, James Mattis to examine all special operations missions to determine where conventional forces can be substituted. Taylor recalled his own first mission in Iraq, which was alongside Milliken. “Everyone loved Kyle, everyone loved him,” he said. Milliken also served for years in combat as part of a heavily relied-upon special operations force. In 2007 alone, he conducted 48 combat missions in Iraq. During one mission, he helped evacuate three wounded SEALs under fire. In 2009, his team was spotted as they approached a compound they were raiding. Milliken went in, killing enemy forces from less than 20 feet away. The citations released to CNN remain heavily blacked out, shielding classified details. But there is one clue on how secret their work was. In 2015, Milliken was awarded the Navy achievement medal for developing “ground-breaking procedures” for “future national mission taskings.” In the world of special operations, “national missions” are the most classified, requiring presidential approval and often remaining secret for decades. CNN’s Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US special operations forces", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170612213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/us-navy-seals-ryan-owens-kyle-milliken/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "708676528", "sentence": "Survey suggests girls have better social skills than boys Students who play video games scored lower than those who did not Singapore’s teens can add another feather to their caps. Not only are they the best in the world when it comes to science, math and reading, a new international education assessment suggests they have the best social skills. The findings on students’ collaborative problem-solving skills were released Tuesday and are part of the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The survey, which assessed half a million 15-year olds, also found that girls have better social skills than boys and the United States ranks better on this measure than the country’s academic standings would suggest. What’s more, the survey indicated, after school activities matter – students who played video games scored lower in social skills than those who did not. The report is the first international assessment of students’ social skills, according to Andreas Schleicher, the OECD’s director of education and skills, who says that the report addresses a growing demand in the workforce for individuals with strong social skills and an ability to work in groups. “In today’s schools, students typically learn individually, and at the end of the school year, we certify their individual achievements. But the more interdependent the world becomes, the more it needs great collaborators and orchestrators,” he said. Broadly speaking, students who have stronger reading, science and mathematics skills also tend to be better at collaborative problem solving. Singapore, long considered an education superpower, came top, matching its performance in PISA’s individual academic rankings released in December last year.  But it’s not necessarily always a direct correlation. Japan ranked second while four other East Asian economies scored above average: South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. However, Chinese students did far less well in social skills, coming 26th, compared with 10th in individual academic performance. “The results are really interesting, and for some countries they tell a very different story than what we see from individual academic skills. And it is more than culture: Japanese students do well in individual skills but they do even better in social skills,” Schleicher said. The United States was just outside the top 10 – much better than its average performance in reading and science and below average math ranking. Other countries where students performed above the average were Canada, Estonia, Finland, New Zealand, Australia and Germany, Denmark, UK, Netherlands, Sweden and Austria. Despite the high value placed on social skills by employers, the report noted that these skills aren’t usually explicitly taught in schools. Yet, workplaces are beginning to place a premium on sociability, and the increase in the number of jobs requiring a high level of social skills has been paralleled with an increase in wages for such jobs, it added. PISA assessed students in a number of ways. These included jigsaw tasks where each group member is given different information or skills; consensus building tasks, where groups must come to a decision after considering everybody’s opinion and negotiation tasks, where not all group members share the same individual goals. In every country and economy that participated in the survey, girls scored far better than boys in collaborative problem solving. These differences were most exaggerated in Australia, Finland, Latvia, New Zealand and Sweden, where girls score over 40 points higher than boys, on average. Girls also reported more positive attitudes towards relationships, suggesting that they were more interested in other people’s opinions, and wanted others to succeed. Boys, on the other hand, were more concerned with the instrumental benefits of teamwork, and the ways in which collaboration could work to their advantage, Schleicher said. “It is all very well for boys to understand that teamwork can bring benefits, but in order to work effectively in a team and achieve something in a collaborative fashion, boys must be able to listen to others and take their viewpoints into account,” he said. The report also found that students who played video games typically scored lower than students who didn’t play them, even after accounting for social and economic factors. However, students who used the internet, and communicated via chat rooms or social networks demonstrated higher collaborative problem solving. Students in every country and economy seemed to have a generally positive attitude towards collaboration. On average, 85% of students surveyed agreed with statements such as “I am a good listener,” “I enjoy seeing my classmates be successful,” “I take into account what others are interested in,” “I enjoy considering different perspectives,” and “I enjoy co-operating with peers”. All countries need to invest far more resources towards equipping their students for the jobs of the future, the report said. “In world that places a growing premium on social skills, a lot more needs to be done to foster those skills across the school curriculum,” said Schleicher. “Strong academic skills will not automatically also lead to strong social skills.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Program of International Student Assessment (PISA)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171121083000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/world/education-social-skills-singapore/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "532155922", "sentence": "Queen Elizabeth II is the official head of state in Jamaica and several other countries Her appointee urges legislators to replace her with a \"non-executive president\" He also calls for further loosening marijuana laws in Jamaica Queen Elizabeth II could be out of a job. In Jamaica, at least. In a speech to legislators Thursday, Jamaican Governor-General Patrick Allen proposed a constitutional amendment “to replace Her Majesty The Queen with a Non-Executive President as Head of State” in the Caribbean nation. While Elizabeth II isn’t involved much at all in the day-to-day functioning of Jamaica’s government, she’s officially head of state in 15 nations in what’s called the Commonwealth, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Like Jamaica, all have longstanding ties to the United Kingdom and British monarchy, even if they are independent otherwise. READ: New Zealand rejects changing flags One irony if this plan goes through: Allen was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, just like other Jamaican governor-generals. In fact, the King’s House official website notes that his title is “Her Majesty’s representative in Jamaica,” suggesting that Allen is effectively pushing to push himself out. This isn’t the only proposal laid out in Allen’s speech to legislators, which comes weeks after a narrow election win for the once-opposition Jamaica Labour Party. He also talked about a host of other legislative priorities in the so-called throne speech, which was posted on a government website. READ: Will Australia ditch the Queen? These touch on subjects like health care, housing, education and tourism. There was also a focus on justice, which Allen called “integral for the improvement of the general well-being and to create a prosperous society.” One element of this relates to the Dangerous Drugs Act. In his speech, Allen called for an amendment “to give legalization for marijuana to be used for specific purposes.” Already, this legislation has been tweaked to allow the “use of ganja by persons of the Rastafarian faith and use for medical, therapeutic and scientific purposes.” It also states that possession of 2 or fewer ounces of ganja – another word for marijuana – is no longer a criminal offense. In his speech Thursday, Allen did not specify how he wants to change the portions of the law related to marijuana, a drug long associated with Jamaica.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jamaican Governor-General Patrick Allen's proposal to replace Queen Elizabeth II with a non-executive president", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160419223000", "country1": "JAM", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/americas/jamaica-queen-elizabeth-marijuana/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "684712593", "sentence": "Thousands of Rohingya enter Bangladesh following clashes between military and suspected insurgents Camps for displaced civilians are overcrowded and conditions worsening Thousands of ethnic Rohingya are attempting to flee violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, braving hostile border guards, treacherous territory and high waters to cross into neighboring Bangladesh. It’s unclear how many refugees have crossed the border, but community leaders in different camps in Bangladesh said at least 3,500 new refugees have entered the country in the last five days. Violence erupted over the weekend in the impoverished Rakhine state, leaving nearly 80 suspected Rohingya insurgents, 12 security officers and six civilians dead, according to state media. The alleged insurgents carried out a series of coordinated attacks against police outposts and an army base Friday. It followed a renewed wave of government security operations in the region. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in the predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, are considered some of the most persecuted people in the world. Myanmar, also known as Burma, considers them Bangladeshi interlopers and Bangladesh says they’re Burmese. Police killed in new violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state Sayra Begum, a 28-year-old Rohingya woman from Tomru village in Rakhine, spoke to CNN from an overcrowded, under-supplied refugee camp on the border. She said her husband and brothers had taken a group of 26 people, including children, to the Naf river which separates Bangladesh and Myanmar. The men stayed in Rakhine, while the others crossed the river to safety. “We waited till nightfall and later entered in Bangladesh, escaping the eyes of Bangladeshi border guards. We arrived at the (Balukhali refugee camp) but don’t know where will we stay and what we will eat.” The camp was set up in October last year when an earlier influx of as many as 85,000 Rohingya crossed the border. It’s the closest refugee camp to Myanmar and a common staging post for those who have fled. One refugee, Amena Khatun, 31, told CNN that the Myanmar army had shot at her and her companions as they made their escape Sunday. Initially, troops, along with Buddhist civilians “went mad after they found three Buddhists’ bodies near a Rohingya village,” she said. “They then came in midnight and started setting fire to our straw made huts. We ran to the hills for our lives.” Khatun said the soldiers shot at them with mortars and machine guns from their border posts, but she and her family clambered over barbed wire fences to enter the no man’s land in between the two countries. “Bangladesh border guards didn’t let us in. Since then we are sitting in this marshy land with my entire family,” she said tearfully, speaking through the fence that divides her from relative sanctuary. “We want to go and take shelter inside Bangladesh and don’t want to go back with my innocent children in the lion’s mouth again. I don’t see any light of hope.” Khatun, along with her family, were eventually allowed to cross the border and enter the camp. Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) commanding officer Mozural Hassan Khan told media that he and his soldiers had heard a “huge number” of shots and explosions on the Myanmar side of the border. “They crossed their fences inside Myanmar border and they came near to the zero line (the border between the two nations). Right now all of them are waiting at zero line. They are looking scared, looks like they are running out of the fear for their life.” The unwanted: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Matthew Smith, a founder and Chief Executive Officer of human rights group Fortify Rights told CNN from Bangkok the reports are consistent with his previous understanding of the military’s treatment of civilians. The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine state thought to number about 1 million people.Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens or one of the 135 recognized ethnic groups in the country.Myanmar regards them as illegal immigrants, a view rooted in their heritage in East Bengal, now called Bangladesh. Though many Rohingya have only known life in Myanmar, they are widely viewed as intruders from across the border.According to Human Rights Watch, laws discriminate against the Rohingya, infringing on their freedom of movement, education and employment.They are denied land and property rights and ownership, and the land on which they live can be taken away at any given time. The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine state thought to number about 1 million people.Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens or one of the 135 recognized ethnic groups in the country.Myanmar regards them as illegal immigrants, a view rooted in their heritage in East Bengal, now called Bangladesh. Though many Rohingya have only known life in Myanmar, they are widely viewed as intruders from across the border.According to Human Rights Watch, laws discriminate against the Rohingya, infringing on their freedom of movement, education and employment.They are denied land and property rights and ownership, and the land on which they live can be taken away at any given time. “Based on the (Myanmar) army’s consistent response in the last couple of months, we know that they have committed mass killings, mass gang rape, (and) razed (Rohingya) villages. Reports of them opening fire on civilians is certainly plausible.” A long-awaited report into the treatment of Rohingya by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, led by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, warned Friday that unrest in the state could spiral out of control unless concrete action is taken soon. “Tensions remain high and they risk becoming worse,” Annan said. “The status quo cannot continue.” Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has been criticized for her government’s response to the crisis. “Aung San Suu Kyi has been putting out consistently disturbing statements,” Smith says. “Her office is generating anti-Rohingya, anti-aid worker propaganda (and) fueling tensions in the country. As the de facto head of state Aung San Suu Kyi needs to be calling for calm, calling for military to use restraint. “(Her) messaging could not be more irresponsible right now.” The Vatican on Monday confirmed Monday Pope Francis will travel to the region later in the year – he’ll visit Myanmar from November 27 to 30, and Bangladesh from November 30 to December 2. During Sunday prayers, the pontiff expressed solidarity with Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim community, calling for them to have “full rights.” “We received sad news of the persecutions of the religious minority, our brother Rohingya,” he said. “I want to express all my closeness to them and we ask the Lord to save them and (we ask) for the help of all men and women of good will to give them full rights. We pray for the Rohingya brothers.” The weekend’s flashpoints could be the beginning of another mass exodus of Rohingya, a group which rights groups say have been persecuted by Myanmar authorities for decades. “We’re only a few days into” the latest crisis, Smith said, saying that he expected tens of thousands to flood across the border in the coming days and weeks. The existing camps on the Bangladesh border, already full of Rohingya refugees who are languishing in poor conditions and stuck in legal limbo, are subject to immediate, further overcrowding, Smith says. According to the Rohingya residents of the Balukhali camp, Bangladesh law enforcers have threatened them not to provide shelter to any newcomers or else they would be “evicted, fined and deported”. A community leader in the camp, seeking anonymity, said: “We are refugees ourselves. Despite broken hearts for our fellow Rohingya, we cannot let them stay here or else we might be driven back to (the) border.” The UNHCR has seen at least 3,000 new arrivals to their official camps in the last 72 hours, UNHCR Bangladesh’s Joseph Surjamoni said. Amongst the intake are mostly women and children, he said, including a significant number of unaccompanied minors. He added that the nature of the movement of people is “fluid at the moment.” He added that people from the community are there, “extending aid” to the refugees. The “humanitarian needs on the Bangladesh side are great,” says Fortify Rights’ Smith. Bangladeshi border guards are turning people away in an attempt to discourage refugees from seeking safe havens in Bangladesh, he said, but many people are waiting near the border before attempting another crossing. However, “the Bangladeshi authorities need to provide protection – they have a legal obligation not to send people back,” he said. In a statement Friday, Bangladesh’s Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mahbub Uz Zaman expressed “serious concern at the possibility of recurrence of such a situation” and urged Myanmar to protect its civilian population. CNN’s Livia Borghese contributed from Rome", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Myanmar military", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170828103000", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/asia/myanmar-rohingya-unrest/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "648333538", "sentence": "France is about to pick a new president. C’est bien, you say, but you’re still recovering from the tectonic shifts of 2016. (Brexit! Trump!) You really should pay attention, though. One of Europe’s most important countries will end up being run either by a far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, or someone who’s never held elected office, centrist Emmanuel Macron. Either way, the result will ripple across the globe. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming vote. If you’re in the EU: The EU already has its hands full dealing with its impending divorce from the UK. Le Pen has vowed to pull France out of the EU too. Could the 28-nation group survive the loss of two of its richest and most populous members? Probably not. “A French government that abandons the euro would be a far greater political shock than Britain leaving the EU,” two analysts say. If you’re in the US: There’s a real feeling brewing that this presidential election, just like America’s, could bring instability. One political observer says the French “have had enough of the left and right” and that “they want to throw the table over.” In fact, voters have already done that – a first round of votes in April whittled down 11 candidates to two, and the pair left standing comes from outside the political establishment. No matter who wins, a new style of governance is on the way. Americans who have been watching the French election may have noticed a whole host of truly frightening similarities with the US poll: underwhelming and alarming candidates, allegations of corruption, and gaffes. So many gaffes. If you’re anywhere else in the world: See above how everyone hates too much change in the world.  Also, anyone in a war-torn country in the Mideast or Africa casting a glance to France as a haven might find the door slamming shut. Immigration, especially from Islamic countries, has been a hot-button issue in this election, and Le Pen wants to temporarily ban even legal immigration. If you’re into the markets: The two leading candidates have very different economic visions. Le Pen wants France to dump the euro and protect French jobs, while Macron is a champion of closer European integration. Markets hate, hate, hate volatility. Look at how they reacted after the Greek elections in 2012. With the UK leaving the EU, France is the No. 2 economic powerhouse. And a change there will affect markets. Voters went to the polls on April 23 for round one, sending Le Pen and Macron to face-off in the second and final round Sunday. Yes, it’s a two-step process. That’s different from the US where a presidential candidate’s fate ultimately rests on one day. (But it sure drags on and on to get there). And it’s very different from, say, Indian state elections that are staggered over five weeks. Who she is: She’s the leader of the far-right National Front party. She’s controversial, mainly because of her party’s history of xenophobia and anti-Semitism. She’s tried to soften the party’s image, to middling success. In April, for instance, she said France was not responsible for the wartime roundup of Jews who were sent to Nazi death camps. That didn’t go over well. What she wants: She wants France out of both the EU and NATO. She wants to slash immigration to just 10,000 “entries” per year. She decries globalization and has vowed to fight “radical Islam.” Sounds familiar? If she wins, she becomes the first far-right president elected in the EU’s history. Fun fact: After law school, Le Pen worked as a public defender and sometimes defended … illegal immigrants. Shocking fact: At age 8, Le Pen survived a bombing that destroyed her family’s apartment. The attackers were trying to get her dad, who founded the National Front. Who he is: He’s the biggest surprise in this election. He’s a centrist whom no one really took seriously at first. He didn’t have the backing of any of the major political parties, so he formed his own, En Marche! movement. And – surprise – he made it past round one as well. What he wants: He backs liberal, yet business-friendly measures, to boost the economy. He wants to increase defense and police spending. He wants better pay for teachers and unity at a time where France is riven with fractures. Fun fact: As a 17 year old, he told his high school teacher that he’d marry her one day. And he did. France is in the economic doldrums. Unemployment’s at 10% and GDP growth is weak. Both candidates agree that France needs a shock to the system. Macron, a former banker who served as economy minister, has argued that France can become more competitive if it embraces globalization and doubles down on free trade. Le Pen, meanwhile, represents a radical departure from the status quo in France. She advocates a strident brand of economic nationalism that could mean new trade barriers and the country’s exit from the eurozone. This is the biggie. It’s what’s driving everything else in this election. Many voters think current immigration policies have worsened France’s unemployment problems and contributed to the deadly terror attacks over the past couple of years. And, as in many parts of Europe, the far right is riding the issue to popularity in the polls. SO MANY. In the first round, the wife and two adult children of Republican candidate Francois Fillon were accused of earning more than $1 million for parliamentary assistant jobs they allegedly never showed up for. Le Pen posted violent images of killings by ISIS on Twitter (a no-no in France). The European Parliament said she could be prosecuted for her actions. Macron had to apologize for condemning France’s colonial past in Algeria and dismiss talk of an alleged affair. In a final televised debate Wednesday, Le Pen claimed Macron may have an offshore account in the Bahamas. The Paris prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation after Macron filed a complaint against Le Pen over the comments. A number of polls released this month suggest that Macron, a pro-European centrist, leads the far-right Le Pen by about 20 points. Analysts predict left-wing and conservative voters – repulsed by the thought of the leader of the National Front running the country – will rally to him. But remember, right up to election night in the US last year, no one gave Donald Trump much of a chance either, and now we call him Mr. President. For France We look forward to June when the country holds parliamentary elections. A recent poll by OpinionWay-SLPV Analytics for the Les Echos newspaper shows that Macron’s En Marche! would win the largest share of Parliament’s 577 seats. The survey – the only poll so far – looked at 535 of the seats, so an outright majority could also be on the cards. That would mark a meteoric rise for the fledgling party that launched less than a year ago. In France, a lot of the heavy lifting in government is done by the prime minister, and the prime minister comes from the party that holds the majority in parliament. So, no matter who’s president, he or she can’t accomplish squat if their party doesn’t win a chunk of seats in the parliament. In other words, the high-stakes drama doesn’t end when this election does. For the rest of Europe We look forward to September when Germany holds elections. Chancellor Angela Merkel – who many now consider the most powerful woman in the world – faces the real possibility of defeat, hit hard for her open-door policy on refugees. She’s been in power for an astonishing 11 years, and she herself has admitted that her immigration policy has hurt her party. CNN’s Melissa Bell, James Masters and Bryony Jones contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Marine Le Pen", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170420054500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/europe/guide-to-french-election-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "632679896", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David Axelrod is CNN’s senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.” He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. David Axelrod: In a speech that sanded down rough edges, Trump made commitments that will prove very hard to deliver He says on health care, tax cuts, he is already ensnared in debates with Republicans that have stalled their progress The most revealing moment in President Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday night came amid its most powerful one. The President’s tribute to Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens – who was killed in Yemen on a mission that was a success or failure, depending whom you ask — was the emotional coda to an otherwise workmanlike speech. Exploitative as the stagecraft may have been, only the hardest of hearts could have helped but be moved by the wrenching image of Ryan’s grief-stricken widow, Carryn, looking skyward as the chamber showered her with applause. Trump, always the producer, allowed the ovation to continue for two minutes and 11 seconds before resuming his speech.  I’m sure he felt sympathy for Ryan’s loss, but the man also knows television and this was inarguably good TV and clever politics. Related video Trump's address to Congress, in context Ever since the January raid on an al Qaeda stronghold, in which Ryan was killed, six other servicemen were injured and an aircraft lost, the nascent administration has been dogged by questions about whether the action was prudent and productive.  Just last weekend, Ryan’s father angrily demanded an investigation to determine if his son’s life was compromised by poor decision-making. All that was blown away, at least for an evening, by the searing scene in the House chambers. Yet never one to err on the side of understatement, the President decided to go for more. “Ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he’s very happy, because I think he just broke a record.” This engendered another ovation but cheapened what was an otherwise transcendent event.  She’s grieving an incalculable loss.  And the President is measuring the length of the applause – as much, one sensed, in the spirit of self-satisfaction for having orchestrated the moment as solicitude for the fallen SEAL and his family. He just cannot help himself. And therein lies his problem. Related video Axelrod: Trump's message is 'be very afraid' Trump had a good night Tuesday, faithfully reading a speech that sanded down the sharp edges of his familiar, provocative message.  It still had bite, but was delivered with less bile.  There was the usual litany of gross exaggerations and outright falsehoods to keep the fact-checking machines whirring. And while the language was sheathed in warmer tones, the underlying vision still was fundamentally divisive. Yet for this night, reading a carefully calibrated speech in the august House chamber, Donald Trump looked like a President.  The Tweeter-in-Chief even, straight-facedly, recited an admonition that “the time for trivial fights is behind us.” That drew some derisive laughter in the chamber and, I suspect, the country.  No fight has been too trivial for this President. His impulsive tweets and taunts in response to even the smallest provocation – and provocateurs – have regularly sidetracked the messages he and his team had hoped to deliver. Presidential addresses are palliatives.  They produce short-term gains that are sustained only with consistent messaging and follow-through on the commitments made. On Tuesday, Trump made many commitments, and most will prove far more complex and difficult to deliver than his resolute words acknowledged. On two of his signature issues, taxes and “repealing and replacing” Obamacare, Republicans in Congress are ensnared in intramural debates that have stalled their progress. “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated,” the President lamented Monday at a White House meeting of the nation’s governors, all of whom have known for a long time how complicated health care can be. That is why so many Republicans and Democrats are leery of the plans emerging to replace the Affordable Care Act. Related article The ridiculous gushing over Trump's speech For six years, Republicans have made “repeal and replace” their war cry.  Now they are in charge, and have no consensus on how to proceed without gutting the law’s popular core benefits, which Trump has vowed to keep. At town hall meetings across the country, they are hearing from angry and anxious constituents in what is the mirror image of the tea party protests we saw when the Affordable Care Act was being debated seven years ago. In his speech, Trump said, “Mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country.  The way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do.” When the President and his team finally delve into the complexities of health care, he may come to regret that politically pleasing stanza. Barack Obama also opposed mandates, until confronted with the reality that to achieve the goal of covering the uninsured, including Americans with pre-existing conditions, you must have everyone, from the young and healthy to the older and frail, in the pool. The House plan the President tacitly endorsed Tuesday night would cost millions their care, return the country to the days when insurance companies could refuse people with pre-existing conditions and remove myriad consumer protections that guarantee patients a minimum standard of coverage while preventing them from losing it if they become seriously ill. Related video McConnell: American's expect Obamacare repeal And it would lavish benefits without regard to income, so the Trump family would be eligible for the same tax credits as the laborer at Mar-a-Lago. That is why members of Congress are proceeding with caution. The tax debate also is complicated, particularly in light of Trump’s call for a massive military buildup, infrastructure program and increased veterans’ benefits, all without touching Social Security and Medicare for now. For a party that has spent eight years railing against deficits, such an unpaid spending spree will be a hotly debated topic, as will how such a tax cut would be structured. A plan that showers benefits on the top 1% of earners and a middling benefit to the middle class would violate the spirit of Trump’s campaigns and reap a whirlwind of protest. So there are plenty of roadblocks ahead for the President that defy his script and will try his newly expressed sense of equanimity. For a man who has reached the pinnacle by indulging his impulses, the next breach of the comity and common purpose he called for Tuesday night may only be a tweet away.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170302040000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/opinions/trump-promises-face-buzzsaw-of-reality-axelrod/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "580861268", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Shinzo Abe is the Prime Minister of Japan. The views expressed are his own. Shinzo Abe: The world has changed drastically since the United Nations was established Reform of the UN Security Council 'simply cannot wait,' Abe says “Whatever may be the nature of the uncertainties and the tensions in which the world is placed today, and whatever may be their causes, there should be no problem that cannot be resolved peacefully with the united strength of 80 nations which now constitute our organization.” These words were spoken 60 years ago by Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japan’s foreign minister at the time, on the day our country joined the United Nations. His statement is just as true today, as we prepare for this year’s General Assembly meeting, as it was back in 1956. In the 70 years since the United Nations was founded, it has helped the international community overcome Cold War tensions to resolve many regional conflicts. Today, in developed and developing countries alike, the greater movement of people, freedom in trade and investment, and advances in information technology have enriched many people’s lives. Japan, for its part, has continued to serve as a steadfast pillar of the United Nations during its six decades of membership. We are, for example, the second-largest financial contributor to the United Nations, and have provided more than $330 billion of Official Development Assistance, accepted 560,000 trainees from developing nations and dispatched 190,000 experts and volunteers. Asian nations’ role as the growth center of the global economy is ample testimony to the impact these contribution have made. In addition, Japanese personnel have participated in peacekeeping operations in countries such as Cambodia and Timor-Leste and provided long years of on-the-ground support for nation-building programs. But the world has changed drastically since the United Nations was established, and the evolution toward a borderless world is continuing, posing new challenges to mankind. It is therefore essential that the role of the United Nations evolves to meet those challenges. The international community must stand ever more united, not divided, to find solutions to these increasing challenges. And the key to doing so is to break down an outdated “silo approach” to international affairs. The reality is that the issues we face are no longer one country’s problem, and they can no longer be confined to a single policy area. Tackling the prolonged refugee crisis, for example, which involves multiple regions and states, as well as complex political dynamics, requires a solution that gets to the root causes of a given issue. That means doing more than just saving refugees from the immediate crisis they find themselves in. Instead, we also need to empower them through education and vocational training so that they are ready to rebuild their lives if they choose to return home. This makes bridging the gap between humanitarian efforts and development assistance even more important. But tackling such challenges requires strong leadership from the United Nations. The organization must live up to its full potential even as it faces finite resources in trying to do so. That will require making the United Nations a more unified organization – “One UN” – where UN bodies coordinate more closely. This process is unavoidable, even though it might require bold and painful organizational reforms. One of the most urgent of those is reform of the UN Security Council. Related article Shinzo Abe: 3 big challenges facing the world With a growing range of pressing issues to address, including the situation in Syria, as well as North Korea’s missile launches and recent nuclear tests in defiance of UN resolutions, the role of the Security Council continues to grow in importance. In particular, North Korea has enhanced its capabilities this year by conducting two nuclear tests and launching at least 20 ballistic missiles. Clearly, North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat has entered a new stage. Meanwhile, North Korea’s human rights violations, including the issue of the abductions of Japanese and other citizens, could undermine regional stability and thus should be seen as inseparable from matters of international peace and security. All this is a reminder that reform simply cannot wait, since the Security Council takes primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Since the United Nations’ inception, the international community has undergone tectonic changes. The number of member states has grown from 51 to 193 countries as Asian and African countries won their independence, gaining greater prominence on the international stage – both politically and economically – in the process. Yet despite these changes, the composition of the Security Council, which has important responsibilities in terms of global peace and security, remains almost entirely unchanged. This means that the entire continent of Africa, which is the focus of many of the Security Council’s agenda items, does not have any permanent representation. With that in mind, three weeks ago, at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development I co-hosted in Nairobi, I expressed my firm support for the goal of having permanent African representation on the Security Council by 2023, while sharing their vision of correcting “historical injustice” and respecting their own initiative, “Agenda 2063.” Clearly, a priority for the United Nations should be to address the composition of the Security Council to help increase its representativeness, legitimacy and effectiveness. There is a general consensus within the international community of the need for Security Council reform, and I see support for reforms as a litmus test of the seriousness of a nation’s desire for global peace and security. Looking ahead, developed and developing countries alike face common challenges: building economic structures that drive growth, countering global warming while reducing dependence on fossil fuels and tackling pollution. Other shared goals include developing high quality and sustainable infrastructure, meeting the challenge of aging societies, and creating more robust health and education systems. In a few short decades, Japan has successfully managed to overcome many of these issues. We are now also pioneering efforts to promote proactive engagement of our aging population, and to also create a society in which all women can shine. That is why I believe Japan can make a unique contribution to the international community, including through becoming a permanent member of the Security Council. Related article Shinzo Abe: Lessons learned for a better world Japan has long drawn on its unique strengths to contribute to global peace and stability. As the only country to have experienced atomic bombings, we vigorously support nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation efforts, submitting resolutions at the United Nations every year calling for the eradication of nuclear weapons. Based on our track record of bringing a global perspective to resolving issues in Africa and the Middle East, among other regions, and our commitment to making a proactive contribution to peace, I firmly believe that as a permanent member of the Security Council, Japan would provide a major impetus toward global peace and security. Just two months after Foreign Minister Shigemitsu delivered his country’s first speech to the United Nations, Nobusuke Kishi became Prime Minister. In a speech just before taking office, Kishi said: “Japan must always stand ready to make as much contributions as would be necessary to strengthen the authority of the United Nations and to attain world peace through the UN.” On the 60th anniversary of Japan’s UN membership, I reaffirm this commitment – and our desire to fulfill our role as a responsible member of the international community, one that will continue to be proactive in working toward a United Nations that is effective and capable of keep pace with these fast-changing times.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Nations Security Council reform", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160920134500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/opinions/united-nations-reform-longer-overdue-abe/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "563316505", "sentence": "The FBI put out a statement saying it was investigating DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned on Sunday The Democratic National Convention was sent into upheaval over the weekend when Wikileaks released nearly 20,000 internal emails from the party – some of which showed officials working against Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primary. US officials suspect the email dump is the work of Russian hackers who were discovered in DNC servers earlier this year, and experts believe the coordinated release of the documents on the eve of the convention are an effort by Moscow to meddle in the US presidential election. Here’s what you need to know about the leak. Cybersecurity experts who initially responded to the DNC hack identified two distinct groups of hackers operating in the system – one who had exclusively gone after the party’s opposition research file on Donald Trump, and one that had been snooping on DNC emails for about a year. Both were recognized as known Russian military or intelligence-affiliated hacking operations. Crowdstrike, the firm that responded to the hack, tracks dozens of advanced cyberespionage operations, many affiliated with governments. Each group has distinct ways of attacking their targets, down to the malicious software signatures they use. Several cybersecurity firms have verified Crowdstrike’s findings that the perpetrators of the DNC attack were the two known Russian groups, and there is no evidence independent hackers could be separately responsible for the leaks. While the government and FBI haven’t officially pointed the finger at Russia, US officials briefed on the probe say the evidence so far points to groups known for conducting cyberintrusions for Moscow. Experts say the DNC emails bear evidence of passing through Russian hands and look to be efforts by the Russians to first, cover their tracks and cast doubt on their role in the hack, and second, influence the US election towards Donald Trump, who has spoken favorable of Russian President Vladimir Putin and advocated weakening NATO. The FBI put out a statement saying it was investigating. “A compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously, and the FBI will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace,” the FBI said. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned on Sunday, effective at the end of the convention, in the wake of the scandal, but her departure was a long time coming. Wasserman Schultz has served atop the DNC since 2011, keeping the Florida seat in Congress she’s held since 2005 as well. She faced criticism through her tenure for both her work was the spokeswoman for the party and her ability to fundraise. She faced more blowback during the 2016 primary cycle, especially from supporters of Sanders who saw decisions like her insistence on a small number of debates at low viewership times as an effort to stack the deck in favor of Hillary Clinton. Wasserman Schultz was already expected to have a reduced speaking role at the DNC in the wake of the criticism and distrust from supporters of the Vermont senator, and the email leaks forced her hand to announce her resignation. The Florida congresswoman was booed and jeered during an appearance before the Florida delegation Monday morning. As Wasserman Schultz becomes the outgoing chair, DNC Vice Chairwoman Donna Brazile is serving as the interim chair through the election. CNN and Brazile mutually agreed to suspend her contract as a political commentator for the network after the announcement was made on Sunday. Other names for replacing Wasserman Schultz are also being floated. According to a Democratic operative, Housing Secretary Julian Castro was being discussed by Hispanic leaders close to Clinton and her inner circle. In terms of convention operations, the DNC Rules Committee tapped Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to fill in as permanent chair of the convention to gavel in and out each session, according to a DNC source. Emails were apparently leaked from seven DNC officials’ accounts, though CNN was not able to independently verify their authenticity. Nearly 20,000 total emails were dumped, including some that exposed distaste for Sanders within the DNC. One email in May targeted Sanders’ religious beliefs, with DNC chief financial officer Brad Marshall asking colleagues to “get someone to ask his belief” in God, without mentioning Sanders by name. The suggestion was that Sanders’ faith could be a difference maker in Kentucky and West Virginia. “This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist,” Marshall wrote. In another May email, Wasserman Schultz called Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver a “damn liar” for statements he made criticizing the Nevada Democratic Party after protests by Sanders supporters of what they said was subversion of party rules by Clinton backers.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian hackers", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160725174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/dnc-email-scandal-explained/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "759304366", "sentence": "Ray Chavez is the oldest survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor that launched America’s entry into World War II in 1941. At 106, the indefatigable veteran has been traveling around the country for years, attending memorial services and commemorations. This week, he met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office while in Washington for a series of Memorial Day events. Today, @POTUS @realDonaldTrump welcomed 106-year-old Pearl Harbor veteran Ray Chavez of Poway, California to the @WhiteHouse. Chavez is the oldest living Pearl Harbor veteran. https://t.co/UDcJLCWJcs pic.twitter.com/URLJnrc1VK Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, Chavez reflected on his service, and recounted his experience on the day that President Franklin Roosevelt declared would “live in infamy.” Chavez was a quartermaster stationed in Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack on Hawaii, living there with his wife and oldest daughter. He was assigned to a minesweeper, the Condor, that, while on patrol had detected a Japanese submarine in nearby restricted waters the morning of December 7 before returning to the harbor. “I had told (my wife), I didn’t want to be awakened because I had been (out) all night, and I was very tired, and I wanted to get some sleep,” Chavez said. “After she saw the beginning of the war, she went and called me, and I couldn’t believe what she was telling me. And after her pleading with me to get up, let’s see. I finally broke down, and went up, and sure enough, she was right. “And so, (there were) all the ships on fire, and a terrible smoke screen all through the harbor, covering it, and ships, all the adjoining area,” he recalled. After the attack, Chavez served on a transport ship called the LaSalle that brought soldiers to several island battles throughout the Pacific, including Okinawa and Guadalcanal. Asked how often he thinks about that day and his military service, Chavez answered quickly. “Every day. And not hysterical or mean thoughts about it – it was great. But it never goes away. All of what you see and learned.” Chavez was born in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in San Diego, where he later returned after the war. He said his wife had encouraged him to join the Navy. “I was married at that time, and my wife encouraged me because she liked the Navy, and was more or less a Navy wife, and she wanted me to join. And then at the end of the war, she wanted me to stay in the Navy, but I had too much war already, and I got out,” he said. Chavez said that “discipline” was the most important lesson he learned from his service as well as the enjoyment he gained from the company of his fellow soldiers. “It’s quite a pleasure to meet new people and enjoy their company, and that’s what happened to me,” he said. Still sharp, the centenarian cracked, “I would do it again, if I was called to active duty – but chances are they’ll never.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ray Chavez", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180526144500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/26/politics/ray-chavez-pearl-harbor-memorial-day-interview/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "668889792", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Arun Vishwanath studies the people problem of cybersecurity. He is an associate professor in the department of communication at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Arun Vishwanath: The latest ransomware attack should be a wake-up call about worse attacks on the horizon Ultimately, we have yet to make a dent in tackling the single biggest problem in cybersecurity: users, Vishwanath writes Yet another major cyber extortion campaign is wrecking computer networks all over the world – and we need to start thinking about cyber safety more comprehensively and include users in solving the problem. This effort must begin with an assessment of user risk, not just technical risk – because all signs indicate that there is still worse to come. This latest attack is a metastasized version of WannaCry, the ransomware attack that within a few days in May ripped through over 3 million computers in 150 countries and spread faster than most highly contagious diseases ever have. Ransomware is a class of malware that encrypts all the files on a computer, letting go of them only when a ransom is paid to the hacker who has the encryption key. This new attack has already hurt major organizations in Russia, Europe, Asia and North America. Thankfully, its spread also appears to have stalled, partly because many users have already installed software patches after WannaCry. Every major cyberattack in recent years has led to even bigger attacks because hackers learn and evolve. The Sony Pictures email breach was followed by the Ashley Madison leak of user credentials, which eventually spurred the 1 billion plus username heist at Yahoo. Likewise, last October, we saw the record-setting distributed denial-of-service attack that hijacked thousands of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices — everything from Internet enabled home cameras and DVRs to baby monitors — and targeted the Internet’s leading directory service provider Dyn, making large parts of the Internet inaccessible all over the world. This is a likely reason we are seeing ransomware attacks, which for most of 2016 were targeting individual organizations, now turning into distributed global attacks that spread from organization to organization. In addition, hacking is becoming a more readily available and easily deployed weapon. Hackers are in high demand, some even work for nation states with deep pockets. Thanks to this, the malware being developed and available for rent has become even more sophisticated. Exacerbating this problem is the fact that hackers are also co-opting tools developed by the NSA and CIA with enormous capabilities, which are available on the dark web. Ultimately, we have yet to make a dent in tackling the single biggest problem in cybersecurity: users. From not installing software patches or conducting routine updates to clicking on malicious hyperlinks and attachments in spear-phishing emails, and using weak passwords on devices, regular people — all of us computer users — continue to be the conduits for most cyberattacks. And so far, the only proactive approach against this continues to be security awareness training, which people usually only get when they’re affiliated with larger organizations. Not only does this leave everyone else, from small businesses to senior citizens, vulnerable, but all signs also point to a limited impact of such training even within big organizations. 1.     Maintain a complete back-up of all your files on a separate drive that is disconnected from your computer network.2.     Install the latest software patches, maintain a firewall, and keep your anti-virus software up to date; download all patches only from the software vendor’s official app store.3.     Practice good email hygiene. Think before you open emails, click on hyperlinks, or open attachments. When it doubt, delete the email.4.     In the event of a ransomware infection, immediately disconnect from the Internet, remove all cables connecting to other drives in the network, and run a full virus scan.5.     If you see a security warning or any other indication of a malware infection on your device, seek help. Do not pay the hacker or call the number on the screen. Instead, contact your local FBI field-office and report the infection to IC3 by following this link. As a case in point, a team at the technology website Gizmodo recently sent an obviously fake spear-phishing email to 15 people associated with the Trump administration. According to Gizmodo, more than half the targeted individuals clicked on the hyperlink in the email, with former FBI Director James Comey and Donald Trump adviser Newt Gingrich even responding to the email. Keep in mind that hackers need just one errant user to inadvertently click on a spear-phishing email or leave a computer unpatched to start a cyberpandemic. In spite of this staggering vulnerability, almost all policymaking ignores end-users and abandons the opportunity to transform users from conduits into a defense mechanism against cyberattacks. Take President Trump’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity that was released last month. The order continues many of the Obama era policies and creates accountability by holding the heads of federal agencies responsible for breaches, enforces discipline by mandating adherence to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, cybersafety framework, and requires all federal agencies provide a risk assessment report that details their cybersecurity readiness. But nowhere is there any mention of end-users,  the single biggest risk to cybersecurity. Ignoring the end-user is akin to putting better locks on a safe, while forgetting all the many people who have its keys. In other words, it is a huge problem. One potential solution is for federal government to task NIST, which is currently focused on technical risk, toward building a user cyber risk assessment framework that takes into account how people work, what devices they use, and their thoughts, habits and online behaviors. This will not only help understand the weakness among users, but it also helps accurately assess risk and build safeguards. We also need to start a nationwide campaign to inform and educate everyone, from homemakers to high school students, about cyber risks. With malware capable of being ported into work from shared computers and even from travelers using free Wi-Fi terminals, it is imperative that everyone is secure. Such a campaign requires federal and state funding and local support that is aimed at empowering users to develop good cyber hygiene. This includes teaching people how to be safe online, how to use online privacy protection tools, and how to monitor, detect and report cyberattacks. Finally, we have to better engage users in reporting attacks. In 2014, I called for a centralized cyberbreach reporting system, much like the 911 emergency system we already have. Such a system is all the more important now with ransomware-type attacks, because it can serve as a point of contact for desperate victims who have merely hours to comply or face losing all their data.  Additionally, with attacks spreading like contagions, having incoming reports helps law enforcement track them and could serve as an early warning system to caution others to take steps. But this again requires federal, state and local government to recognize the need for enlisting and protecting people. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook WannaCry was only stopped because a vigilant researcher discovered a critical weakness in its code. The current attack, at least for now, has also stalled because the email account used by the hackers to manage their ransom demands was blocked by the email provider. But it’s almost certain that a hacker somewhere is already developing a workaround. The next attack will surely be bigger, bolder and more consequential. And the next time we might not be so lucky.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "cybersecurity users", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170629000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/opinions/ransomware-attacks-will-get-worse-vishwanath-opinion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "759959529", "sentence": "While you were out celebrating the unofficial start of summer, President Donald Trump was tweeting. From Friday morning until Tuesday morning, Trump sent out 14 – yes, 14! – tweets focused on the ongoing Russia probe. The tweets – ranging from quotes of supportive voices from Fox News Channel to references to the “13 Angry Democrats” on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team to allegations of election meddling – illustrate Trump’s near-complete obsessions with the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and its impact on his presidency. What’s remarkable about the tweets – other than the pure number of them – is the similarities between them. Here’s one from Saturday: “This whole Russia Probe is Rigged. Just an excuse as to why the Dems and Crooked Hillary lost the Election and States that haven’t been lost in decades. 13 Angry Democrats, and all Dems if you include the people who worked for Obama for 8 years. #SPYGATE & CONFLICTS OF INTEREST!” And, here’s one from Tuesday morning: “Why aren’t the 13 Angry and heavily conflicted Democrats investigating the totally Crooked Campaign of totally Crooked Hillary Clinton. It’s a Rigged Witch Hunt, that’s why! Ask them if they enjoyed her after election celebration!” There’s a few word changes here and there but, for the most part, this is virtually the same tweet.  “Rigged” probe. Thirteen angry Democrats. Why isn’t Hillary being investigated? And, always, lots of exclamation points and CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!!!! All 14 tweets are, really, just one tweet. Trump allies might(?) argue that this is simply message discipline. Trump knows that if he repeats something – anything – enough times, there will be a decent chunk of the populace who will believe it.  And another chunk who, whether they realize it or not, will allow Trump’s attack lines “witch hunt,” “hoax” and “13 Angry Democrats” to seep into their consciousness and effect the way they regard Muller and his probe. Maybe. But I tend to believe that the available evidence from Trump’s 16 months in office is that the only real strategy is there is no real strategy. Or, put another way: The strategy is that Trump says (or tweets) what is on his mind that very second and his White House works to develop a strategy around the thought of the moment. Given that explanation – and an understanding that Trump’s Twitter feed is the raw and uncut version of what he’s thinking and feeling at any given moment – it’s very clear from this weekend that the Russia probe (and Mueller) is very much on his mind these days. What Trump’s tweets read like is someone who has fixated on the idea that he is being unfairly persecuted by people who have never liked him and will do anything to keep him from being successful. He has convinced himself that Mueller, a Republican who was appointed FBI director by a Republican president and who was appointed special counsel by a Republican deputy attorney general, has hired a bunch of Democrats to find dirt on him. That, despite the fact that five people – including his national security adviser and his former deputy campaign chairman – have plead guilty already in the Mueller probe that it is all one big partisan fishing expedition. (Worth noting: In addition to the Republican roots of Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Chris Wray are both Trump appointees.) Trump is someone who has regularly embraced conspiracies before; his candidacy for president was birthed, ahem, in the debunked fever swamp rumor that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, and during the 2016 campaign, Trump trafficked in ideas ranging from Muslims were celebrating on rooftops on 9/11 to Ted Cruz’s father might be involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This is who he is and what he does. So, Trump’s Tuesday morning tweet – “The 13 Angry Democrats (plus people who worked 8 years for Obama) working on the rigged Russia Witch Hunt, will be MEDDLING with the mid-term elections, especially now that Republicans (stay tough!) are taking the lead in Polls. There was no Collusion, except by the Democrats!” – is par for the course. The most revealing tweet in Trump’s fusillade over the past four days came in his last one  – for now – dealing with his Russia obsession. Tweeted Trump: “Sorry, I’ve got to start focusing my energy on North Korea Nuclear, bad Trade Deals, VA Choice, the Economy, rebuilding the Military, and so much more, and not on the Rigged Russia Witch Hunt that should be investigating Clinton/Russia/FBI/Justice/Obama/Comey/Lynch etc.” There’s a part of him, clearly, that knows putting all of his attention on the Russia probe is distracting him. That his obsession with the idea that Mueller is out to get him – and might even “MEDDLE” in the 2018 midterms – is counterproductive. There’s so much more he needs to work on/pay attention to. And yet, if we know anything about Trump, it’s that he simply cannot adhere to his own self-admonishment to devote less time to his conspiracy theories about the Russia probe and more time to the actual governance of the country. Obsessions are fundamentally irrational. Trump’s preoccupation with the Russia investigation won’t be solved via reason alone. Or at all.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180529153000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/donald-trump-russia-obsession/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "731457549", "sentence": "In this new post-Brexit referendum reality, the UK is looking for new and creative ways to encourage trade around the world. Britain’s export finance agency, which works alongside the Department for International Trade, has announced it will add Nigerian currency Naira to its roster of “pre-approved currencies.” “(This announcement) supports increased trade relationships between Nigeria and the UK,” Laure Beaufils, UK Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, told CNN. Related article Sky's the limit as Africa makes major move towards aviation single market This means the UK government can now give finance support to Nigerian businesses in local currency; they will be able to provide guarantees in Naira for Nigerian projects. “If you are a Nigerian business based in Nigeria that wants to buy tractors in the UK – and the UK seller agrees to sell to you in Naira – then you as the buyer in Nigeria can go to your local bank in Nigeria get a loan. But you will say to your bank in Nigeria: “This loan is going to be backed by the British government.” “That’s much more likely to get you a loan to start with, but also the loan is in Naira which means you are managing the foreign exchange risk. You don’t have to worry about fluctuations in the foreign exchange to repay your loan,” Beaufils told CNN. The agency has a total limit of £750 million which it can provide. They can give 85% funding to businesses purchasing a minimum of 20% British content. The UK voted to leave the European Union on June 23 2016 and, as a result, the government is pushing an agenda to increase exports into Africa. Last year it was reported by The Times of London that Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, planned to build improved links with African commonwealth nations. Related article Trade Minister: How Nigeria can kick oil habit and become a global player However, the reach of this particular policy remains to be seen. “Ultimately, it will certainly help developing trade with the UK but it is likely to be a lengthy process,” Aurelian Mali, vice president and senior credit officer at Moody’s, told CNN. In 2016 World Bank (2016) statistics showed Nigeria was Africa’s largest economy and is set to overtake the United States as the third most populous country by 2050. Related article Africa in 2018: What to expect Last year Nigeria emerged from recession, previously being hit hard by falling oil prices. Naira becomes one of three West African currencies pre-approved by the British export finance agency. According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity in 2015 China was the top origin of imports for Nigeria with a share of 35%. The UK was sixth, totaling 4.1%. As Britain prepares leave the European Union, bolstering bilateral trade with countries like Nigeria could be increasingly on the cards.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UK export finance agency's addition of Nigerian Naira to pre-approved currencies", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180216161500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/africa/nigeria-uk-trade-brexit-africa/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "434966480", "sentence": "NEW: ISIS captures Syrian border post, now controls all Syrian stations on border with Iraq A Palmyra resident says ISIS fighters went door-to-door in conquered Syrian city ISIS lauds fighters for \"liberating\" Palmyra and taking over a prison and military base “They are everywhere.” That’s a 26-year-old Syrian’s stark observation about ISIS fighters in Palmyra, detailing the terrorist group’s swift, destructive takeover of yet another city in the brutal quest to expand its caliphate in the Middle East. The capture of Syria’s ancient city threatens a UNESCO World Heritage Site described as having “stood at the crossroads of several civilizations,” with its art and architecture mixing Greek, Roman and Persian influences, according to that U.N. group. U.N. and Syrian officials have expressed fears that ISIS will destroy the ruins, just as it flattened the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud and smashed statues in Iraq’s Mosul Museum. But Palmyra, also known as Tadmur, isn’t just a historical site. It’s home to tens of thousands of people, many of whom fear they’ll meet the same fate as others ISIS has conquered. They’re people like the 26-year-old who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution. He’s huddled in a house with 50 others, including his family and neighbors who have lost their homes, and he’s worried food will run out while his city is under curfew. Related video Can the Iraqi government stop ISIS from taking Baghdad? After at least 100 Syrian soldiers died in fighting overnight, Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes Thursday in and around Palmyra, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. But there’s no indication that Syrian ground forces will try to take back the city, 150 miles northeast of Damascus, the capital. Nor that any other countries such as the United States will come to the rescue. “The world does not care about us,” the Palmyra resident said. “All they are interested in is the stones of ancient Palmyra.” After days of regular sparring, ISIS fighters made a big push early Thursday, and Syrian government forces retreated, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is monitoring the conflict. “ISIS has taken the prison of Palmyra, the intelligence headquarters, everything,” said the executive director of that London-based group, Rami Abdurrahman. In a daily news bulletin, ISIS credited its fighters with “completely liberating” the city and taking over the prison and a nearby military airbase. It said this assault left “several dead soldiers behind,” and it tweeted photos claiming to be from Palmyra that showed bloodied bodies of men who weren’t in uniform. ISIS militants killed at least 17 people in Palmyra, the observatory reported, saying some deaths were beheadings. CNN is not able to confirm this report independently. The Sunni Muslim jihadists spent much of Thursday implementing a curfew and going door-to-door, apparently looking for Syrian soldiers, according to the 26-year-old. He said eight ISIS fighters went through his house and were “trying to appear friendly.” Related gallery Palmyra before the fall Civil war broke out four years ago in Syria, providing an opening for groups such as ISIS to emerge and take on forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. With its latest offensive, ISIS controls more than half the country – in parts of 10 of 14 provinces – as well as “the vast majority of the gas and oil fields,” the observatory estimates. Fueled by its success in Syria, the militant group also has captured swaths of neighboring Iraq, including its second-largest city, Mosul. This week, ISIS seized the key city of Ramadi, a milestone that a U.S. State Department official acknowledged is a major blow in coalition efforts to defeat ISIS. Thursday it took over the last Syria-Iraq border crossing that was under the control of Syrian troops, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Tunef border crossing fell under ISIS control after Syrian regime troops withdrew, the activist group reported. ISIS also controls the Al Waleed border station on the Iraqi side. But despite ISIS advances, the Palmyra resident who talked to CNN isn’t ready to walk away, even to save his life. “I did not feel safe four years ago,” he said. “But (still now), I do not want to leave. I want to die in my city.” The fall of Palmyra spurred condemnation worldwide, leading to tweets that used #SavePalmyra. “Am screaming #SavePalmyra out of sheer despair,” an activist wrote, “as I dont know who this scream is directed to or what anyone can do.” Am screaming #SavePalmyra out of sheer despair as I dont know who this scream is directed to or what anyone can do pic.twitter.com/VbygS1LmAR ISIS has conquered many other parts of Syria and Iraq. But Palmyra stands out for its history. The city already was a caravan oasis when the Romans overtook it in the middle of the first century. Its importance grew on a trade route linking the Roman Empire to Persia, India and China. “The ruins are absolutely glorious,” said CNN iReport contributor Aradhana Anand, who visited Palmyra in 2010. “(It’s) heartbreaking, really.” Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. British historian and novelist Tom Holland has described Palmyra as “an extraordinary fusion of classical and Iranian influences intermixed with various Arab influence as well.” Extensive destruction of Palmyra wouldn’t just be a tragedy for Syria. It would be a loss for the world, Holland said. “Mesopotamia, Iraq, Syria, this is the wellspring of global civilization,” he said. “It really couldn’t be higher stakes in terms of conservation.” Syria already has seen its storied past damaged and destroyed by war. Notable casualties include 11th-century Crusader castle Crac des Chevaliers; regime airstrikes severely damaged its walls in 2013. Aleppo’s covered market, a formerly thriving part of Syria’s economic and social life, was severely damaged in a fire in 2012. Related video Expert: ISIS target in Syria could 'never be replaced' ISIS is “distinctive and horrendous” in how it treats history, Holland said. Syrian antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said the group poses “the biggest danger” now to his country’s artifacts. “In general, ISIS attacks people first for control,” Abdulkarim said. “Second, they attack heritage by destroying for propaganda and ideological reasons. And (third), they work with the mafia to sell the artifacts.” The Syrian government says it has moved many artifacts, including hundreds of statues, to safer locations. But it can’t relocate an entire archaeological site. “We consider this … a culture battle for humanity and all the world,” Abdulkarim said. “Palmyra is very important in the minds of the Syrian people and also the international community. Now we are very afraid.” CNN’s Jethro Mullen, Merieme Arif, Christina Zdanowicz, Fred Pleitgen, Brian Walker, Jason Hanna and Ivan Watson contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150521073000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/21/middleeast/isis-syria-iraq/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "574564218", "sentence": "Word of Donald Trump's trip to Mexico sparks criticism online Some respond with Twitter jokes, while others offer harsh words As word of Donald Trump’s surprise trip south of the border spread, many Mexicans took to social media with a common refrain: “Is this a joke?” But it wasn’t long before they started coming up with jokes themselves about the controversial visit. Many also poked fun at Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who has agreed to meet with Trump and whose popularity has been tanking. “An advanced look of what we’ll see tomorrow,” one person tweeted Tuesday night, posting an image of the lead characters from the 1990s cartoon “Beavis and Butt-head.” Un adelanto de lo que veremos mañana #TrumpEnMexico @EPN @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/BzxCE2Gzaw Mexican actress Ana Brenda tweeted an idea, encouraging Peña Nieto to block Trump at the border. “You will be a national hero,” she wrote. Venga señor presidente, hágale la bromita en migración de que no entra a México y será héroe nacional 😂 #TrumpEnMexico Mexico City’s Museum of Memory and Tolerance, which includes exhibits on the Holocaust and the US Civil Rights Movement, offered Trump free admission. #SrTrumpConTodoRespeto, lo invitamos a que nos visite para recordar la historia y no la repita. #TrumpAlMuseoMyT pic.twitter.com/RN9lMX8zMu “We invite you to visit us to remember history and not repeat it,” the museum said on Twitter. It’s no surprise that Trump, who launched his presidential bid with a speech referring to Mexicans who illegally cross the US border as murderers and rapists, isn’t popular in Mexico. Here’s a look at ways some in the neighboring country have responded to the US presidential candidate and his proposals: Trump has already been in Mexico for months – as a piñata. Just a few days after the billionaire businessman announced his campaign, an artist in Reynosa, Mexico, started making piñatas of a man in a suit with wispy orange hair. It wasn’t long before similar models were for sale across the country. The idea quickly caught on in the United States as well, with stores in Texas and California selling out of the popular items. And tweets mocking Trump’s Mexico visit Wednesday picked up on the trend, imagining what the presidential hopeful might say when he sees the piñatas. #TrumpsMexicoTripSayings The Mexican people love me so much they all honor me with paper statues. pic.twitter.com/GCAB2oEtUy Owners of a Halloween mask factory in Jiutepec, Mexico, told CNN’s Rafael Romo earlier this year that they were busier than ever, thanks to Trump. Trump’s fame in the United States – and infamy in Mexico – drove demand for an unflattering Trump mask, which picked up last fall when it became clear that the Republican presidential candidate was a serious contender. “We weren’t making this mask with hair at first,” co-owner Ricardo Esponda told CNN, “but some of our customers asked for it. It’s got to have hair.” But for some Mexicans, Trump’s proposals are no laughing matter. Several families told CNN’s Rosa Flores last month they were terrified by Trump’s proposal to cut off money transfers from the US to Mexico. “It’s not right,” Martha Mendoza said as she cooked tortillas at her home in the town of Francisco Villa. Town leader Jaime Leon said he was worried about the future of his small village. “Francisco Villa, without money transfers (from the US), will drown,” he said. “It will downward spiral.” While Peña Nieto seems to have extended an olive branch, several former Mexican leaders have made it clear they’ll never see eye to eye with Trump. Former President Vicente Fox didn’t mince words when a reporter asked earlier this year about Trump’s proposal to make Mexico pay for a wall at the border. “I’m not going to pay for that f***ing wall. He should pay for it,” Fox told Fusion’s Jorge Ramos in a interview. Since then, Fox, who led Mexico from 2000-2006, has continued to slam the Republican candidate. “Trump is using Mexico, is using President Peña to push his sinking poll numbers,” Fox told CNN ahead of Trump’s trip. And former first lady Margarita Zavala joined the fray on Wednesday, sending a tweet to Trump. Sr. @realDonaldTrump aunque lo hayan invitado, sepa que no es bienvenido. Los mexicanos tenemos dignidad y repudiamos su discurso de odio. “Even though they have invited you, know that you are not welcome,” she wrote. “Mexicans have dignity and we repudiate your discourse of hate.” CNN’s Rafael Romo, Rosa Flores, Alejandra Oraa, Christina Zdanowicz and Mallory Simon contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160831170000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/politics/mexico-trump-reactions/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "637615454", "sentence": "On Wednesday Sen. McCain publicly accused Sen. Paul of \"working for Vladimir Putin\" on the Senate floor Do these accusations violate the Senate Rule 19 against imputing another senator? Sen. Elizabeth Warren was halted from speaking earlier this year on those grounds Sen. John McCain accused Sen. Rand Paul of “working for Vladimir Putin” on the Senate floor Wednesday, leading some to wonder if the Arizona Republican had violated Rule 19, a Senate regulation evoked earlier this year when one senator imputes the honor of another. McCain’s comments came after Paul objected to a resolution that would allow Montenegro to join the NATO alliance. McCain responded by lobbing accusations at his fellow GOP senator multiple times, both before and after Paul objected to the vote, though the Kentucky senator did not add additional defense Wednesday. Pointedly singling out the “gentleman from Kentucky,” McCain said those who object “are now carrying out the desires and ambitions of Vladimir Putin.” When Paul formally objected, McCain reiterated his opinion. “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin,” he said. The sharp attack had some congressional observers wondering how McCain hadn’t violated Rule 19, as the GOP said Sen. Elizabeth Warren had when she criticized former-senator-now-Attorney-General Jeff Sessions earlier this year. Warren was halted from speaking after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called her out of order – citing Rule 19 – for allegedly impugning a fellow senator. Warren was reading a decades-old letter by Coretta Scott King condemning Sessions ahead of his attorney general nomination vote. The unusual scene shocked many and turned into a quasi-movement on the left unified by one rallying cry. It came from a letter released by McConnell describing the invocation of the rule, saying that Warren “was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” Neither the offices of Paul nor McConnell responded immediately to CNN requests for comment. “I think John McCain violated Rule 19 on Rand Paul. … So do these accusations violate the Senate rule against impugning another senator?” Roll Call reporter Niels Lesniewski tweeted, to which, Paul adviser Doug Stafford responded “See you in court” in a tweet written in Russian. I think John McCain violated Rule 19 on Rand Paul.\"The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin\" Rule 19 of the Senate rules states, “No senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.” When asked about whether he thinks he violated Rule 19, a spokeswoman for McCain nevertheless persisted in focusing on Paul’s vote on Montenegro. “Sen. McCain believes that the person who benefits the most from Congress’ failure to ratify Montenegro’s ascension to NATO is Vladimir Putin,” Julie Tarallo, a McCain spokeswoman, told CNN. “The senators who support this treaty, and certainly the people of Montenegro, deserved an explanation from Sen. Paul.” After the harsh words were exchanged on the Senate floor, Montenegro’s Ambassador to the US, Nebojsa Kaludjerovic, told CNN that while it’s obvious that “Sen. Paul still objects to the resolution,” what is “most important is that at least 98 senators are in favor of it.” The ambassador said the “key now is finding the time to vote” and he hopes “it might be done soon.” The Pentagon sides with McCain and is also in favor of Montenegro’s membership. A spokesperson from the Department of Defense said that they “continue to support Montenegro’s NATO membership,” and added that “ratification of Montenegro’s accession will be an important reminder of this commitment.” Rule 19 is open to interpretation by Senate members, and its invocation is up to the senators and the member presiding. It’s notable that after it was invoked against Warren the Senate Historian’s Office scrambled to determine when it was last enforced. They were not able to provide a definitive count of the times it’s been used. RELATED: Rand Paul says Paul Ryan selling ‘bill of goods’ to Trump", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sen. John McCain", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170316211500", "country1": "MNE", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/16/politics/john-mccain-rand-paul-rule-19-vladimir-putin/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "620008084", "sentence": "White House press secretary Sean Spicer met the press for his first official briefing Monday, engaging in a wide-ranging give-and-take for well over an hour. The briefing was rife with news: Spicer did not rule out joint military activity with Russia in Syria, said the United States would challenge China in the South China Sea in an effort to defend the interests of the United States and discussed the current state of the left over Obama administration immigration actions. Spicer notably said Monday that the United States would defend its interests in the South China Sea, where China is building islands in international waters in an attempt to push its control of the key shipping lanes. “I think the US is going to make sure we protect our interests there,” Spicer said. “If those islands are, in fact, in international waters and not part of China proper, yeah, we’ll make sure we defend international interests from being taken over by one country.” At a regular press conference Tuesday, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Beijing’s position “hasn’t changed.” “China will firmly protect its sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea,” she said. “We urge the US side to respect facts as well as exercise caution in its remarks and actions to avoid harming peace and stability in the South China Sea.” Spicer said Monday that Trump is open to working “with any country” when it comes to defeating ISIS. “I think if there’s a way that we can combat ISIS with any country, whether it’s Russia or anyone else, and we have a shared national interest in that, sure we’ll take it,” Spicer said. Trump campaigned on a platform that included defeating ISIS and regularly blamed former President Barack Obama and his opponent, Hillary Clinton, for the rise of the terrorist group. Asked directly whether the Trump administration would work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to defeat ISIS, Spicer said: “Let’s not take that too far.” “We are going to smartly do this,” Spicer said. “We’re not going to get together with people under guise of defeating ISIS if that’s not truly their guise.” Spicer said there are “no decisions” about when and whether the United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move would be sure to anger the United States’ Arab allies in the region, because both the Israelis and the Palestinian lay claim to Jerusalem. “We’re at the very early stages of that decision-making process,” Spicer said, despite some reports to the contrary. Spicer later said that the Trump administration is going to “continue to consult with stakeholders as we get there.” Trump told CNN in March that moving the embassy would happen “very quickly.” Spicer said that Trump has not talked to “anyone specifically about” about US investigators scrutinizing late December calls between campaign officials and Russian officials. But Trump “has not made any indication he would stop an investigation of any sort,” he said. The investigations, law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CNN, are part of a broader counterintelligence probe of Russian activities in the US. Immigration, possibly more than any other issue, animated much of Trump’s campaign. Trump’s campaign plan for immigration including detaining anyone who illegally crosses the border, moving undocumented immigrants with criminal records out “Day 1” and “immediately” terminating Obama’s two executive actions on immigration – namely Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Spicer was less committal on Monday, suggesting that actions like repealing DACA and DAPA were going to happen later. “First and foremost, the President’s been very, very clear that we need to direct agencies to focus on those who are in this country illegally and have a record – a criminal record or poses a threat to the American people,” Spicer said. “That’s where the priorities going to be and then we’re going to continue to work through the entire number of folks that are here illegally. But right now the clear focus is on that.” Spicer later said that the administration’s focus is “people who’ve overstayed their visas, people who have committed crime.” In a move the highlights the importance of the Middle East and the Arab world, Spicer said Monday that Trump spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday. “They discussed ways to deepen the bilateral relationship and support Egypt’s fight against terrorists and bolster Egypt’s home- grown historic economic reform program,” Spicer said. “President Trump underscored the United States remains strongly committed to the bilateral relationship, which has helped both countries overcome challenges in the region for decades.” Spicer also said “the two leaders discussed a visit to the United States in the future.” After offering a slew of falsehoods regarding the size of crowds at Trump’s inauguration in a statement on Saturday, Spicer was pushed on Monday about his truthfulness from the podium. Spicer said it was his intention to tell the truth from the podium but that sometimes he will disagree with reporters about facts. “There are certain things that we may not fully understand when we come out. But our intention’s never to lie to you,” he said. “I’m going to come out here and tell you the facts as I know them. And if we make a mistake, we’ll do our best to correct it.” Spicer, however, did not apologize or back away from some of the incorrect claims he made on Saturday. Spicer stuck by the defensive stance the administration has taken regarding the size of crowds at the President’s inauguration by arguing that the way Trump is covering is “demoralizing.” “It’s a little demoralizing to turn on the TV day after day and hear, (he) can’t do this, this guy’s not going to get confirmed, not way they’re going to go through,” Spicer said. Spicer repeatedly used the word “demoralizing” to describe the coverage of Trump. “Whether it’s the President himself, the vice president, the senior team, the volunteers or the people who are out there just in America that voted for him or walked the streets or put up a sign, that to constantly be told ‘no, no, no’ and watch him go ‘yes, yes, yes’ every time and to come up to the next hurdle and see someone put a block up gets a little frustrating,” Spicer said. He added: “The default narrative is always negative and it’s demoralizing.” After Republicans refused to give President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court a hearing or a vote, Trump entered office with an opening to fill on the highest court in the land. “I think we will have a nomination within the next couple weeks. He continues to make that a priority of his,” Spicer said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States administration under President Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170124001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "EGY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/sean-spicer-press-briefing-day-one/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "426530221", "sentence": "Chancey Luna convicted of murder for gunning down Oklahoma college student as he jogged Police: Luna and his friends \"were bored\" so they decided to kill somebody The bored teenager who gunned down a college baseball player in Oklahoma simply because he and his two friends “had nothing to do,” is now a convicted murderer. Chancey Allen Luna was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for his role in the August 2013 drive-by shooting of Christopher Lane, a 23-year-old college student in Duncan, about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City. Luna was 16 at the time of the shooting. Lane, an Australian attending East Central University, was jogging when he was shot in the back by a gun fired by Luna. A jury recommended Friday that Luna spend life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to court records. Because he was under 18 when the crime was committed, he is not eligible for the death penalty. He’ll be formally sentenced in June. The vehicle’s driver, Michael Jones, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Jones, who was 17 at the time of the murder, will be eligible for parole starting in 2051, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Prosecutors dropped first-degree murder charges filed against the third suspect, then only 15, after he agreed to testify against Luna and Jones, according to CNN affiliate KSWO. He will now be tried as a juvenile with accessory to murder after the fact. Duncan police Chief Danny Ford told Australian radio station 3AW that when police arrested the teens, Jones offered a motive that made clear that Lane, a baseball player on scholarship, was chosen at random. “We were bored and didn’t have anything to do, so we decided to kill somebody.” After the verdict, Luna appeared to be crying as deputies led him out of the courtroom in handcuffs, whimpering  “I’m sorry”  to a reporter. CNN’s Greg Botelho contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chancey Luna", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150418213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/18/us/thrill-kill-teen-convicted/index.html?sr=tw041815ThrillKill315pVODtopLink", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "537381170", "sentence": "The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan urged Americans to be vigilant Thursday after an attempt was made to kidnap a U.S. citizen and other expatriates in the Afghan capital. In an “emergency message” posted on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, officials said an attempted kidnapping targeted foreigners in the city on Monday. No further details were released. Officials warned the threat of kidnapping and hostage taking of Americans in Afghanistan “continues to be very high.” The embassy advised U.S. citizens to take appropriate precautions, including avoiding “predictable travel patterns” within the country. “The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan to review your personal security plans, take appropriate steps to enhance your personal safety, remain aware of your surroundings, monitor local news for updates, and maintain a high level of vigilance,” the statement read. Last week, gunmen kidnapped an Australian development worker at dawn from her home in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Related gallery The Taliban's rise and fall The embassy statement referred to the U.S. State Department’s travel warning for Afghanistan, which advises that a risk of kidnapping exists throughout the country, and that the capital and other major cities face a “high risk for militant attacks,” including car bombs, direct and indirect fire, and suicide bombings. Analysis: Afghanistan must recognize Taliban are winning Last month, rockets were fired near Kabul’s diplomatic area within an hour of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flying out of the country after a visit aimed at defusing Afghanistan’s political crisis. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the rocket strikes, saying Kerry had been the intended target.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160505124500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/asia/afghanistan-u-s-embassy-kidnap-warning/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "504482263", "sentence": "\"He's been in Congress, he's been elected to office a lot longer than I have,\" Clinton said Clinton also attacked Sanders' experience and fitness to lead the country Hillary Clinton on Thursday sought to turn Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “establishment” attack right back on him – saying he served in Washington much longer than she did. She also attacked his experience and fitness to lead the country, criticizing his suggestion that the U.S. should warm its relationship with Iran. The Democratic front-runner told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” that Sanders’ charge that Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign support Clinton because they are all part of the establishment didn’t make sense to her. “I just don’t understand what that means. He’s been in Congress, he’s been elected to office a lot longer than I have,” Clinton said. She noted she only served in the Senate for eight years. “He’s been in the Congress for 25. And so I’ll let your viewers make their own judgment,” Clinton said. Clinton focused solely on elected office: She was first lady with President Bill Clinton for eight years in the ’90s and served as secretary of state in President Barack Obama’s administration for his first four years in office. RELATED: Clinton unloads on Sanders Clinton also derided Sanders’ criticism of the two groups who endorsed her, saying they are champions of Democratic causes. Planned Parenthood provides health care and is an abortion provider and Human Rights Campaign promotes LGBT rights. “I don’t really understand what he means by that. These are two of the really great human rights, progressive organizations in our country,” Clinton said. Clinton also took issue with comments Sanders made during the last Democratic debate, when he called to “move as aggressively as we can to normalize relations with Iran.” The former secretary of state hammered the senator for the position, using it as an opportunity to highlight her record. “I think it would be a mistake to offer normalized relations,” Clinton said, saying her commitment to the Iran nuclear deal is strong. “I engaged in long, patient diplomacy to put together the sanctions on Iran that finally brought them to the negotiation table and actually began the preliminary negotiations that the President and Secretary (John) Kerry continued to completion.” RELATED: Hillary Clinton unloads on Bernie Sanders It was a consistent message for the candidate, who attacked Sanders in a speech earlier Thursday and released a video through her campaign that afternoon criticizing his proposal. She said the Iranian government still engages in a variety of concerning behaviors, including supporting terror, backing Syrian President Bashar Assad and destabilizing the region. “We can’t rush into normalizing relations,” she said. “The President doesn’t believe that, I don’t believe that, and I think Senator Sanders is wrong about that.” She wouldn’t answer whether Sanders was qualified to be commander in chief, but said she was. “I think, obviously, I would be the better choice. I think I am prepared to be both president and commander in chief,” she said. “You have to have both the experience and the judgment.” A new CNN/ORC poll released Thursday found Sanders leading Clinton among Iowa caucus-goers on economic issues, but showed Clinton had a strong advantage in the area of foreign policy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bernie Sanders", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160121224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-establishment-iran-normalization/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "610323837", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor at Arizona State University. He is the author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.” Peter Bergen: Video appeal to President-elect by kidnapped American is unprecedented It's long past time for hostages of Haqqani Network to be returned home, Bergen says In an unprecedented public appeal to an incoming president, kidnapped American citizen Caitlin Coleman addressed President-elect Donald Trump directly in a video, urging him to secure the release of her and her family. The video, released Monday by the Taliban, underlines the continuing plight of Coleman, 31, and her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, 33, who have been held captive in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region for more than four years. The video shows Coleman and Boyle as well as their two young sons, who were born in captivity and are now toddlers. It is the first time there has been a “proof of life” of the children. One of the boys sucks on a pacifier while his mother addresses the camera. Coleman, wearing a black burqa, speaks clearly and forcedly, saying: “Today is December 3, 2016. We have waited since 2012 for somebody to understand our problems, the Kafkaesque nightmare in which we find ourselves.” Coleman and Boyle were kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2012 while on a backpacking trip. In the video, Coleman addresses President Barack Obama, saying, “Your legacy on leaving office is probably important to you,” and she urges him to act to secure her family’s release. Coleman also addresses the President-elect, saying that the Haqqanis “are not going to simply release our family easily, because it is correct. They want money, power and friends. … We are told there are Afghans who are prisoners in Kabul that these men care about.” This is a reference to Anas Haqqani, the brother of the head of the Haqqani terrorist organization, who is in an Afghan prison. Haqqani was arrested in 2014, and an Afghan court convicted him in August of raising money for the group. The Haqqanis have threatened to kill Coleman and Boyle if the Afghan government carries out the death sentence it has imposed on Anas Haqqani. The United States and Canada have an opportunity to secure the release of Coleman, Boyle and their sons by interceding with the Afghan government to negotiate an exchange for Anas Haqqani, who is not regarded as a leader of the Haqqani Network. The incoming Trump administration will have tremendous leverage over the Afghan government, which is hoping for a continued American presence in the country. But it is not just Coleman and her family who are being held. At a Pentagon briefing this month, Gen. John Nicholson, the overall commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said that the Haqqanis are holding five Americans. Those Americans are Coleman and her two sons; Kevin King, a professor who was kidnapped in Kabul in August; and another American whose name is being withheld by CNN at the request of his family. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook The Haqqanis are also holding Boyle and an Australian who was abducted in Kabul in August. Donald Trump prides himself on the art of the deal. With that in mind, he should use the leverage he has to secure the release of the American and other Western hostages held by the Haqqanis in exchange for Anas Haqqani. It’s long past time for all these men, women and children to be returned home.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161220210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/opinions/how-trump-should-respond-to-hostage-appeal-bergen/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "625445459", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, editor emeritus of World Policy Journal and member of the board of contributors of USA Today, is the author of “A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today.”  Follow him on Twitter @DavidAndelman. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Trump's outrageous actions seem to be causing a backlash against populism in Europe, Andelman says Upcoming elections in the Netherlands and France are unlikely to result in far-right victories Donald Trump’s travails are apparently sending shivers through Europe’s so-called populist right. This seems particularly true in France. Marine Le Pen – the leader of France’s National Front party and darling of the French far right – had hoped to ride President Trump’s coattails to power – and in the process, bring down the entire European project. As France, Italy and the Netherlands gear up for critical elections this spring, many of Trump’s more outrageous pronouncements – not to mention actions – are casting a pall over Europe’s populism. Trump’s continuing embrace of Vladimir Putin, his support for a Brexit that even many Brits are now viewing with fear, and above all his de-facto Muslim ban all appear to be moving much of the European electorate closer to the center and driving these often-bickering nations closer to each other. Related article Marine Le Pen declares candidacy in French election, attacks globalization The first test comes in France barely 10 weeks from now in the first round of France’s presidential election. Already, it holds the promise of a most contentious period. In an effort to smooth her own image and ease her way into the hearts of a broader electorate than her explosive father, far-right demagogue Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine has dropped her toxic last name from her campaign material – at about the same time she released a 144-point program that’s clearly designed to smooth some of her sharpest edges. No longer does Le Pen want France to “exit the eurozone,” but rather “restore the national currency,” which many in France worry will do little to improve their economic plight. No longer does she seek to reinstate the death penalty but rather life imprisonment for “the worst crimes.” She doesn’t even want to leave the European Union but rather renegotiate France’s terms of membership. Still she does want an end to the Schengen, passport-free travel within Europe, and an exit from the military functions of NATO, much as President Charles de Gaulle did 50 years ago. But this retro view of Europe is hardly exploding in popularity, as contiguous as it may appear with the views of Donald Trump. Above all, what Europeans value most from their leaders is competence and a steady hand on the tiller. That is clearly, to most, been glaringly absent from the early days of the Trump presidency. It is also not something that Marine Le Pen, or many of her populist counterparts in other countries, can promise. Le Pen has never held any national elective office in France (though she has been a member of the European Parliament). She has never served in the National Assembly or as a minister of government. That means she has never been forced to face the consequence of any of her pronouncements or her positions that to an increasing number of Europeans would appear to offer existential threats to the continent. Such threats have not been lost on other leading European politicians seeking office this year, the vast bulk of them distancing themselves persuasively from a broad range of positions taken by the Trump administration. In Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has managed to poll barely 11% of the popular vote. And, since Trump’s arrival in the White House, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) have announced that their candidate to take on Chancellor Angela Merkel in the election will be Martin Schulz, a former President of the European Parliament and an outspoken critic of Trump. His party has now pulled within four points of Merkel’s conservative alliance. Of course Merkel, who’s seeking a fourth term on September 24, is also no friend of Donald Trump. And while recognizing the need for some relationship with the American leader, she “will see issue by issue where we can cooperate and where we have different opinions, but it’s in Germany’s interest to strengthen the common ground there is.” In a joint news conference with France’s president, Francois Hollande, Merkel elaborated, “We see that global conditions are changing dramatically and quickly, and we must respond to these new challenges, both in terms of defending a free society and defending free trade, as well as in terms of the economic challenges.” Merkel is clearly walking a delicate line between extremes in her own nation. The first election to test the Trump effect in Europe comes five weeks from now in the Netherlands, which will choose a new parliament and ruling prime minister. Related article Geert Wilders guilty of 'insulting a group' after hate speech trial Here, a Trump clone is generating quite a lot of interest. Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party have promised to pull their nation out of the EU. Wilders promises a “Patriotic Spring.” Should he become the next prime minister, all that could restrain his anti-Islam sympathies and preserve a united Europe is the fact that 28 political parties are on the ballot, and any prime minister will need to assemble a coalition of as many as four or five parties to rule. Le Pen faces a similar problem in France. Even if Marine Le Pen should manage the unthinkable and pull out an election victory in the final round of the presidential election on May 7, the French will still go back to the ballot boxes a month later to vote for the parliament. Le Pen’s National Front party has never managed more than 35 seats (out of 573 – in 1986), and currently holds just two seats out of 577. Such a showing makes it most unlikely that Le Pen would be able to push through much of her 144-point agenda. Above all, it must be remembered, that the French, like much of Europe, have long seen themselves in starkly different terms from those of a Trump-tinged America. While many French people don’t especially like foreigners and – since their own terrorist attacks from radical Islam – are in some fear of importing terror, they also still consider themselves bastions of freedom and human rights. Closing all frontiers and barring the desperate and needy is anathema to broad swaths of the French electorate. Moreover, the French are hardly inclined to make their own vast domestic Muslim population feel even more disenfranchised and receptive to attacks on their Christian neighbors. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook In these respects, France is not alone. In Germany, Angela Merkel, who had to deal with the Christmas terrorist truck assault in Berlin, has her own cross to bear in the wake of her decision to admit 890,000 refugees in 2015, though that number dropped to 280,000 last year. Still, her humanitarian decision to continue accepting victims of Middle East violence has been reinforced by what’s being regarded as a 1930s-style approach to such issues by Trumpworld in America. “It often seemed as though Donald Trump could no longer outdo himself when it came to demonstrating his lunacy,” the German magazine Der Spiegel suggested in its issue with a cover of Donald Trump holding aloft the head of Lady Liberty dripping with blood in his right hand, and a meat cleaver in his left, with the caption, “America First.” But, the magazine added, the travel ban “is more dangerous than any other action he has taken since his inauguration.” So, Trump’s actions are being monitored closely across the Atlantic. Ironically, the more intense the madness, the broader the backlash, and the more likely that Europe could return to a much-needed path of sanity.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170208144500", "country1": "NLD", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/opinions/trump-european-populism-andelman/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "544562937", "sentence": "Japan's oldest elephant dies at 69-years-old A photo of Hanako in captivity sparked protests in March Zoo says they kept her confined for safety reasons Hanako, an aged Japanese elephant whose living conditions sparked protests earlier this year has died, zoo officials said. At 69-years-old, she was the country’s oldest elephant. A zookeeper found Hanako lying on the floor of her enclosure on Thursday morning, unable to stand, according to a statement from the Inokashira Park Zoo, where she lived. Workers tried to get her on her feet to keep her lungs from being pressed under her own weight, but were unsuccessful. She was declared dead later that day, the statement said. Hanako arrived in Japan when she was two years old, a gift from the Thai government after World War II. She spent most of her life in captivity as the star attraction at Tokyo’s Inokashira Park Zoo but became the center of a growing campaign to improve her living conditions after a picture of her inside her concrete enclosure was featured in a blog post. “I was shocked and dismayed to see the conditions of her confinement firsthand,” wrote Canadian animal rights activist Ulara Nakagawa after she visited the zoo in October. “Totally alone in a small, barren, cement enclosure, with absolutely no comfort or stimulation provided, she just stood there almost lifeless, like a figurine.” The blog post, featuring a lonesome-looking Hanako, spread on social media and sparked the “Help Hanako” campaign, which proposed that the elderly elephant be moved to a sanctuary in Thailand. Hidemasa Hori, the zoo’s deputy director, told CNN in March that Hanako’s confinement was necessary for safety reasons, as she had trampled two people to death in her enclosure in the past. “It would be better for her to spend the rest of her life here under familiar conditions,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Inokashira Park Zoo", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160527083000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/27/asia/japans-oldest-elephant-dies/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "652831450", "sentence": "British police arrested a man at London’s Heathrow Airport on Thursday on suspicion of terrorism-related offenses, Metropolitan Police said. The 30-year-old man was arrested by counterterrorism officers as he stepped off a flight from Istanbul, Turkey.  They say he was suspected of preparing for terrorist acts and terrorist training. Officers are searching an address in east London, the statement said. The man is being held at a police station. UK police foil second alleged London terror plot in a day", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "British police", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170504224500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/europe/london-terror-arrest/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "652451803", "sentence": "Tillerson laid out his vision of what 'America First' means for foreign policy The Trump administration wants to cut the State Department by 26% US foreign policy should sometimes separate values such as freedom, human dignity and “the way people are treated” from policies it pursues around the world, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told his agency Wednesday. Tillerson laid out his vision of how President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy meshes with foreign policy, making clear that it still reflected traditional priorities of national security and economic prosperity. “It’s America First for national security and economic prosperity and that doesn’t mean that comes at the expense of others,” Tillerson said, in his second address to department staff. “Our partnerships and alliances are critical to our success in both those areas.” Tillerson, speaking in an auditorium named for Dean Acheson, the iconic former secretary of state who is widely credited with shaping the US-led international order after World War II, said that order has changed and the US strategic posture has to change, too. He described the mission for the State Department as the administration plans to cut the budget for State and the Agency for International Development by as much as 30%. He said that with the Cold War over, his agency, along with international institutions like the UN, had failed to adapt. Related video Tillerson, Trump weigh options on North Korea “We just kind of lost track of how we were doing, and I think things have gotten out of balance,” Tillerson said. US foreign policy, Tillerson said, is guided by fundamental values, but he cautioned: “If we condition too heavily that others must adopt this value that we’ve come to over a long history of our own, it really creates obstacles to our ability to advance our national security interests, our economic interests.” He added that “in some circumstances, we should and do condition our policy engagements on people adopting certain actions as to how they treat people. … But that doesn’t mean that’s the case in every situation.” The comments on values, said former Undersecretary of State Anthony Blinken, were “totally strange – our values need to inform and infuse our policy.” Blinken, a CNN contributor, said “most of the time ideals and interests are one and same, though some tactical trimming of the sails may also be necessary.” He suggested that Tillerson’s comments “may reflect distrust of career folks. Maybe he thinks they have values at odds with the administration’s policies, whatever they are.” All administrations struggle to balance values and interests, few are so blunt about the need to make trade-offs. Related video Tillerson: Iran could follow North Korea path North Korea was the first policy area the administration had to tackle, he said. “President Obama told President Trump this is going to be your greatest challenge that you’re going to have to manage, and he was right,” Tillerson said. Key to that effort is a pressure campaign to have China use its influence to get Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear program, Tillerson said. The US is “leaning hard into China to test their willingness to use their influence,” he said. “It’s a pressure campaign that has a knob on it, I’d say we’re at dial seven or six right now.” Relations with Russia are a particular flashpoint. Tillerson said ties are at the lowest they’ve been since the Cold War, and that, when he said so at an April meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader “did not disagree, he shrugged his shoulders, and my comment to him is, it’s spiraling down” and can’t be allowed to get worse. Tillerson said there are a number of efforts underway to stabilize the relationship, including a working group lead by Acting Under Secretary Tom Shannon to “see if we can address some of the things that are irritating the relationship.” He and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet next week on the margins of a meeting of the Arctic Council in Alaska. There, they will “continue to see if we can work together on the first big area of cooperation which is Syria. I don’t want to say we’re off to a great start on this because it’s very early stages and it’s hard to say where it will go,” Tillerson said. The top US diplomat’s remarks to the State Department come as Tillerson has asked his staff for their input as he prepares to slash the department’s staff and budget. Many staff had hoped the secretary would address the cuts directly and at length. Tillerson left the topic to the end of this remarks. “I know change like this is really stressful for a lot of peple,” Tillerson said. “There’s nothing easy about it, and I don’t want to diminish the challenges in any way it presents to individuals, it presents to families, it presents to organizations. All I can offer you on the other side of that equation is an opportunity to shape the future way we deliver on mission.” The Trump administration plans to cut 2,300 jobs at the State Department as it whittles the agency’s budget down to just over $50 billion. The plans will ultimately have to be approved by Congress, which controls the purse strings, and several members on both sides of the aisle have been critical of the reductions.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's foreign policy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170503183000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/tillerson-state-remarks/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "453948338", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Hungertv.com – the online counterpart to Hunger, Rankin’s biannual fashion and culture magazine. In the 60s and 70s Australian Peter Drouyn was one of the most famous surfers in the world, a pro at the sport who pioneered a new approach which became known as “aggressive surfing” and who was followed by legions of fans. Today, though, by all accounts Peter Drouyn is dead. For the last decade Peter has been living life as a woman known as Westerly Windina. In 2009 Jamie Brisick, a surf journalist who had been aware of Peter, travelled to Australia to write a profile of Westerly, but what what consequently happened became a far greater story than that. Starting with Westerly’s 2012 trip to Bangkok for gender reassignment surgery, Jamie follows Westerly’s story – from a teenage hopeful in Queensland to a surfing champion to a glamorous, complex woman in her mid-sixties, and throughout learns lessons about life, love and friendship that we can all understand – regardless of our gender. Iris Apfel on fashion, tech and what really makes a woman look old Talk us through how you discovered Westerly’s story, and why were you drawn to tell it? I knew of Peter Drouyn in the mid-80s. It was past his surfing heyday, but he was still active in the surf world. He’d actually challenged four-time world champion Mark Richards to a man-on-man showdown called The Superchallenge. He was flamboyant and theatrical. I heard that Peter became Westerly via websites—most of which treated her as a punchline. I knew that it challenged the surfing status quo in a terrific way. I was drawn to it because I thought she deserved to be treated better. When did you first meet, and what were your first impressions? It was in 2009, when I traveled to Australia to write a profile of her. We met for lunch at an Italian restaurant near her home. She was fascinating. She referred to Peter, her former self, in the third person past tense. It was like I was talking to Peter’s mother about her deceased child. She was charming, smart, witty, funny. Surf club revival: Rebuilding Australia's 'cultural cathedrals' But I couldn’t tell if “Westerly” was for real or a publicity stunt. I wanted to believe, but all of Peter’s longtime friends and contemporaries warned me that he often took on guises, that he might be taking me for a bit of a ride. That tension fascinated me. I also have a bit of a beef with the surf world for being so narrow-minded. I was happy to champion Westerly – she poked at taboos and phobias. What were the challenges of telling this story? There was Westerly’s version, and then there were other people’s. They were not often consistent. Parsing through all that was challenging. Peter felt like he’d been neglected by the surf world, and that is pretty much the truth. I guess my biggest challenge was remaining neutral. I wanted to just “mid-wife” the information along and let the reader decide. Gender is extremely newsworthy this year, from transgender models breaking into mainstream fashion to reality star Bruce Jenner’s transition to a woman – do you think society is accepting, or do we still have a way to go? It’s getting better for sure, but we have a long way to go. When I first started researching the story I suddenly remembered how many times I’d seen trans-people pushing shopping carts with all their belongings in them. It’s as if there’s an abyss between male and female, and anyone that doesn’t neatly fit into either one falls into a place where it’s hard to get work, acceptance, etc. I hope that improves soon. Read more at Hungertv.com", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "transgender individuals", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150731123000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/arts/becoming-westerly-peter-drouyn-hunger/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "598162843", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Hannah Kim is chief of staff and communications director for US Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-New York. She is the founder of Remember727. The views expressed here are hers. Hannah Kim is taking a journey to record memories of Korean War veterans It's painful to see how many take American freedoms for granted, she says Every day as I walk into the US Capitol I thank God for the opportunity to serve the country I love so much and live the American Dream. When I return from work and watch the news about Congress, I often pinch myself. Only in America can a daughter of an immigrant family from Korea become the spokeswoman and chief of staff to a national leader. It is not only my greatest honor but also a testament to the sacrifices of the veterans to whom I am indebted. In fact, I often remind my boss – who is a Korean War hero – that without him and his comrades, I literally would not be here. Following the greatest generation of World War II, 5.7 million Americans fought in the Korean War for a country and people they did not know and halted the spread of communism. More than 30,000 never returned home, and more than 100,000 came back wounded. Thanks to their contributions, South Korea was able to rise from the ashes of war to become the 11th-largest economy in the world today. In stark contrast, North Korea remains the world’s most repressed economy and state. I am grateful I was not born above the 38th parallel and am among the 2 million Korean-Americans now thriving in the land of the free. Yet, as etched in the hearts of the veterans and inscribed throughout our nation’s memorials, “Freedom Is Not Free.” It has always deeply pained me to realize how many of us often take it for granted. Related article Veterans Day 2016: What you need to know Remembering the sacrifices of those who fought for us – in my case, especially Korean War vets – is our moral obligation. That is one major reason why while in graduate school, I lobbied my boss to pass a bill that consequently established July 27 as the National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. And as the founder of Remember727, since 2008 I have annually gathered hundreds of people at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool next to the Korean War Veterans Memorial to commemorate Armistice Day – to remember the so-called “Forgotten War” and to recognize its veterans. On November 11, hundreds of millions of people worldwide will observe the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month that marked the signing of the agreement that ceased the hostilities in 1919 during World War I, the “war to end all wars.” Originally called Armistice Day, Congress changed it to Veterans Day after the Korean War in 1954 to honor all veterans who served. Veterans Day gives us a chance to salute the more than 20 million living veterans, including the 2 million active service members in the military. Whether they fought in the jungles of Vietnam, or deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, our troops have defended our way of life and democratic principles. Despite our flaws, America is still the greatest country on Earth and we owe it to them. Nothing brings me more joy than to spend time with my “grandpas” on Veterans Day. I love seeing the smile of an Honor Flight veteran after I give him a kiss and a hug for his service. I have seen some tear up. I cry when they tell me stories of war. Their eyes glisten when I beg for more. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook So after my boss retires at the end of this year, I am embarking on a trip around the world to 23 of the nations that fought in the Korean War – Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom – in search of the veterans who are almost 90 years old and to collect their stories. I feel compelled to express my gratitude before it is too late. If it were not for them, I would not be living in a free world, living the dream I could not have even imagined was possible. While we all strive for a world without wars, the reality is that there are brave men and women in uniform fighting them on our behalf. They have put their lives on the line to protect us. The least we can do is to say thank you on Veterans Day.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States veterans", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161111184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/opinions/korean-war-on-veterans-day-kim-opinion/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "445556827", "sentence": "Turkey expresses concerns about reports that China is restricting Ramadan China says it does not ban fasting during the Muslim holy month Web statements include instructions that appear aimed at restricting people from observing religious rites Some schools and local government agencies in China’s restive Xinjiang province have adopted policies that critics, including the Turkish government, say prevent residents from fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The fast – traditionally observed from dawn until dusk – is a central tenet of Islam, the religion practiced by many of the ethnic Uyghurs native to China’s western province of Xinjiang. The Turkish Foreign Ministry published a statement this week saying that reports of Uyghurs being “banned from fasting and fulfilling other acts of worship have been received with sadness by the Turkish public opinion.” The ministry said it had conveyed Turkey’s “deep concern” to the Chinese ambassador in Ankara. A Chinese Foreign Ministry representative responded Wednesday, telling journalists in Beijing that “China has already demanded that Turkey clarify these reports, and we have expressed concern about the statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.” Turkey, a majority Muslim country, has close ethnic, religious and linguistic ties to China’s Uyghur minority. In Malaysia, another country with a large Muslim population, the Chinese Embassy said in a statement on its website that “reports from foreign media regarding the banning of fasting during Ramadan are complete nonsense.” READ: Rare access to China’s far west Senior Chinese officials insist they do not force Muslims in Xinjiang to break the Ramadan fast, citing clauses in the Chinese Constitution that enshrine freedom of religion. But statements posted on the official websites of two middle schools, a village Communist Party branch and two county governments all include instructions that appear to be aimed at restricting people from observing religious rites during Ramadan. The Food and Drug Administration for Xinjiang’s Jinghe County instructs employees to sign a statement that includes a “pledge to obey political discipline to firmly ensure that families that have (Communist) party members and students will not fast and will not participate in any forms of religious activities.” Contacted by phone, an employee of the agency who refused to be named told CNN that “our main goal is to prevent extremists from threatening them.” “Ordinary people can fast, have religion and worship … people are not forbidden from Ramadan as long as they are not Communist Party members,” the employee added. Within several hours of the conversation, the statement was removed from the Jinghe County government website. The website of a middle school in the town of Bole published instructions calling for teachers to ensure that “students and juveniles do not fast during the holy month and do not participate in religious activities.” A middle school in the city of Tumshuq published a statement on its website ordering department heads “to conduct thorough inspections of classrooms, canteens and dormitories before Ramadan; to completely prohibit teachers and students from participating in Ramadan activities.” Reached by phone, a person from the school who also refused to be named told CNN that the policies against Ramadan were “a region-wide ban” aimed at preventing public servants and students from practicing religion. “The Chinese communist government is being two-faced, trying to fool the international community,” said Seyit Tumturk, a Turkey-based leader of the World Uyghur Congress, a Munich-based group of Chinese Uyghur exiles. “What they do to test you is, if you’re a student or teach or government worker, they give you water or food during lunch, and if you don’t accept it, they start a process against you,” he said in a phone interview with CNN. “It can be fines or jail time depending on your past and how old you are and what you do,” Tumturk added. Beijing has vehemently denied accusations by human rights organizations that Uyghurs face widespread discrimination and curtailed religious freedom. Recent violent incidents have rocked Xinjiang. The arrival of waves of Han Chinese, the country’s predominant ethnic group, over past decades has fueled ethnic tensions. Chinese officials have blamed recent attacks on Uyghur separatists, whom they also label as “religious extremists.” In January, lawmakers in Xinjiang passed legislation banning residents of the provincial capital of Urumqi from wearing burqas in public. There have also been reports of bans of Muslim veils, long beards, and the star and crescent symbols in other cities in the province. CNN’s Gul Tuysuz contributed reporting from Turkey, and CNN’s Steven Jiang contributed reporting from Beijing.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150702123000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/asia/china-xinjiang-ramadan/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "752664042", "sentence": "The US State Department issued a scathing rebuke of North Korea’s human rights record on Wednesday, calling the regime “one of the most repressive and abusive governments in the world” just days after President Donald Trump praised dictator Kim Jong Un’s “honorable” intentions ahead of a possible face-to-face sit down between the two leaders. While Trump has recently dialed-back the personal insults against the leader he once called “Little Rocket Man,” his State Department did not pull any punches in a new statement condemning decades of “egregious human rights violations” suffered by the North Korean people at the hands of their own government. Related article Kim Jong Un agrees to meet Donald Trump at DMZ, source says “For more than 60 years the people of North Korea have faced egregious human rights violations in virtually every aspect of life,” the statement from State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said. “In addition to the roughly 100,000 individuals, including children and family members of the accused, who suffer in political prison camps, North Koreans face an almost complete denial of fundamental freedoms by their government. Those trying to flee this oppressive environment, if caught, are often tortured or killed,” she said. The administration has recently tried to strike a tone of cautious optimism as Trump and Kim gear up for a highly anticipated and potentially historic summit in the coming weeks. Last week, Trump characterized Kim’s intentions leading up to the meeting as “very open and I think very honorable based on what we are seeing” and he has talked up his diplomatic efforts with North Korea on several occasions in recent months, suggesting that he may be poised to accomplish what other administrations have not. Related article Is Kim Jong Un for real? “We’ve never been in a position like this with that regime, whether it’s father, grandfather or son,” Trump said last month. The North Korean government’s long history of abusive practices has been the elephant in the room as Trump focuses on convincing Pyongyang to take concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear and missile programs. But on Wednesday, the State Department opted to recognize North Korean Freedom Week by directly calling out the North Korean regime’s brutal treatment of its people. “We remain gravely concerned and deeply troubled by these abuses. In tandem with the maximum pressure campaign, we will continue to press for accountability for those responsible,” the statement said. The State Department stopped short of detailing exactly how the US plans to “press for accountability” or indicating whether Trump plans to address these concerns with Kim directly when the two meet but did pledge to help open up the isolated country to the rest of the world. Related article Trump praises Kim Jong Un as honorable, refuses to explain why “We are also going to continue our efforts to increase the flow of independent information into, out of, and within this isolated state to present everyday North Koreans with a more realistic picture of the outside world,” Nauert said. Last year, Thae Yong-ho, a former high-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea, told US lawmakers that Kim Jong Un, his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung have carefully cultivated the perception that they are divine rulers and consolidated power by sheltering the North Korean population from the outside world and manipulating the country’s welfare system. “Until now, the North Korean system has prevailed through an effective and credible reign of terror and by almost perfectly preventing the free-flow of outside information,” he said. CNN’s Laura Koran contributed reporting", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korean regime", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180502234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/politics/state-department-north-korea-human-rights/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "643930986", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jonathan Cristol is a fellow at the World Policy Institute and a senior fellow at the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. You can follow him @jonathancristol. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. On Tuesday, North Korea conducted yet another ballistic missile test Jonathan Cristol: Since North Korea is a close ally of China, this will make Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping more acrimonious On Tuesday, North Korea conducted its fourth ballistic missile test this year. It fired a land-based scud missile, which traveled 32 miles before crashing into waters east of the Korean peninsula. This missile test, like those before it, was specifically timed to coincide with a major political event. Past missile tests have been timed to Trump’s meeting with Japanese President Shinzo Abe and the annual joint US-South Korea military exercises. This latest test comes just before Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and it could turn an already contentious meeting into an acrimonious one. One month after the previous test, the Trump Administration is no closer to an actual plan or coherent strategy for dealing with North Korea. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson all but said as much in his statement on the test. The statement, in its entirety, read, “North Korea launched yet another intermediate range ballistic missile. The United States has spoken enough about North Korea. We have no further comment.” The military later determined it was actually a scud extended-range missile, a senior defense official told CNN Wednesday. In the context of Tillerson’s mystifying unwillingness to say or do anything of substance, the statement reads not so much as a threat, but as an admission that Tillerson actually has nothing to say at all. A senior White House official released a slightly more explicit statement, saying that, “The clock has now run out, and all options are on the table.” All options have always been on the table, though saying the clock has run out certainly sounds like an implicit threat. But has the clock run out on North Korea, which has tested nuclear weapons and other ballistic missiles many times before, or has the clock run out on China to solve this problem on Trump’s behalf? Related article Trump and Xi Jinping have a surprising amount in common Trump has repeatedly said both that China needs to stop North Korea, and that the United States will stop them if China won’t. As recently as March 17, he tweeted, “North Korea is behaving very badly. They have been ‘playing’ the United States for years. China has done little to help!” And he recently told the Financial Times that “China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won’t. And if they do, that will be very good for China, and if they don’t, it won’t be good for anyone.” This seems to imply that the United States will offer some sort of inducement to Xi for his willingness to get tough(er) on North Korea, but it is more likely that the meeting will have a “tough on China” theme. Trump will likely pressure Xi to take action against North Korea when they meet this Thursday at Mar-a-Lago – though it is unclear how Trump would persuade Xi to help in North Korea, while attacking China on every other front. He will push China hard on trade and currency issues, and on the Chinese military presence in the South China Sea. In the context of Trump’s long history of scapegoating China for a fictional American economic decline, there is little reason for Xi to help Trump. Xi, however, already has an incentive to pressure North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. If Kim escalates, it could bring a greater American presence to the region and could result in a Japanese military buildup – both outcomes Beijing would prefer to avoid. If war were to break out between North Korea and South Korea and the United States, or North Korea and Japan, the outcome would be disastrous for everyone, including China. Related article Why China won't buy Trump's North Korea bluster China also has an incentive to keep Kim in power. It neither wants a unified Korean peninsula with American and American-allied troops on its border, nor millions of refugees crossing the Chinese border in the event that the Kim government falls due to war or to internal instability. China may not want to help Trump, but there is no reason to think it condones North Korean escalation. The Trump Administration needs a coherent strategy to deal with North Korean aggression, which will continue if left unchecked. Unfortunately, many important US government positions remain unstaffed, including assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and US ambassador to South Korea. These individuals could guide American policy and are essential, particularly given the Administration’s general inexperience in this region. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Without proper staffing and expertise, no clear strategy is likely to emerge in the foreseeable future. And even if the Mar-a-Lago summit with Xi appears to go well – and both sides will surely claim that it does – there is no guarantee Trump won’t send out a flurry of angry or insulting tweets afterward. Negotiating with China across a broad range of issues and successfully checking North Korean aggression requires experience and depth of knowledge. Unfortunately for the region, it has been left to Trump.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump Administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170406000000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/opinions/trump-north-korea-problem-opinion-cristol/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "478106968", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: In October 2015, Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing joined CNN Style as guest editor. He commissioned a series of features on the theme of #diversity, exploring issues around fashion, politics, gender, family, race and culture. Instagram’s fifth birthday party had a guest list stretching to 400 million. That’s how many monthly active users the photo-sharing app now has and almost half of them are under 25. In the triumvirate of social media (along with Facebook and Twitter), it’s definitely the cool one. Much of the platform’s appeal lies in it simplicity, hence developers have changed very little since its inception. But with the introduction of sponsored posts it feel like Instagram is at something of a crossroads. Will it lose its idiosyncratic creative spirit or simply push on to the next level with a whole host of new features? Only time will tell, but let’s get serious for a minute and forget the filtering fun and unobtainable constructed reality, and examine how Instagram really is changing the world. The best Instagram accounts are aspirational, but they also tell a story. The fashion world is starting to catch on to this. Designers and brands are responding to a desire for storytelling, inviting their Instagram followers into a previously closed world. Show lighting and set design is planned with Instagram in mind and it’s now the place where trends become reality and model’s careers are made. Olivier Rousteing recently previewed Balmain’s SS16 ready-to-wear collection on his feed –  many of his 1.3 million followers may not be able to afford the clothes or lifestyle (yet), but they can be part of the conversation. “It’s democratising fashion,” says Eva Chen, former editor-in-chief of Lucky Magazine and now Instagram’s Head of Fashion Partnerships. “There’s a greater connection to the customer now. Instagram enables brands to build a voice and speak more specifically to their audiences. Designers are not just thinking about the people at the shows. It humanises [designers] I think.” A post shared by Rafaël  Rozendaal (@newrafael) Art and fashion are gloriously intertwined currently, and Instagram is helping to open the former to a wider audience too. Brett Gorvy, International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s is a fan and thinks it’s “changing how people perceive artists.” Internet artist Rafaël Rozendaal, who uses Instagram to preview artworks for his project websites, agrees: “I use it as an open studio to show the process of my work, and also my life, which is work too. It opens up the artistic process to a broader audience; it demystifies the life of artists. At the same time it creates myths. Instagram is an extra organ, an extension of the body. I would like it if the likes and comments weren’t there though. Just images, no hierarchy.” A post shared by eelco roos (@croyable) Instagram is broadening our horizons as we seek ever more photogenic locations, while travel brands are commissioning popular Instagram photographers as part of their marketing approach. Eelco Roos, who has shot for Travel Alberta, as well as brands such as Samsung and Ducati, quit his job as an IT Consultant for IBM and is now one of the most popular photographers on Instagram. “For travel brands, Instagram is more measurable than traditional media in terms of finding out what an audience thinks. I haven’t experienced hostility from ‘traditional’ photographers, but I do have to defend ways of photography other than the traditional ones sometimes.” Instagram is also opening Western eyes to more inaccessible places, Iran for example, where Facebook and Twitter are banned, and accounts such as @everydayafrica are challenging preconceptions. Taylor Pemberton, a designer and creative director, left his home in New York earlier this year to pursue a nomadic lifestyle as a photographer. He eventually found himself in North Korea: “I had this hope that even though the tourism experience is sanctioned, my camera could see past the façade and bring forth the everyday nuances that exist in human life. I think a platform like Instagram is giving people a glimpse into other worlds, cultures, and topics. Like other forms of media, some Instagram accounts create more education than controversy, more conviction than humour.” A post shared by Massimo Bottura (@massimobottura) It’s also making us more adventurous with what we eat. Without Instagram, there would be no food porn. As with fashion, this is where trends become reality and food writers such as Hemsley and Hemsley, whose super healthy dishes, with their rich and often bold colour palettes, seem almost tailor-made for the format, enjoy huge followings. However, eating out (and in) has become such a documentable event that many people spend more time trying to get the perfect shot than enjoying the food. “Sometimes I wonder if guests are present at the table when they are obsessing about photographing everything they eat,” says Massimo Bottura, chef patron of Osteria Francescana, voted second best restaurant in the world. “One time a guest suggested I change the colour of the plates (from white to black) because he said the photographs would look better.” A post shared by Instagram (@instagram) Instagram has the power to impart rapid fame and there are certainly personalities who seem to exist solely in the Instagram world – back to that unobtainable constructed reality. But it’s also possible for relative unknowns to gain sudden worldwide recognition for the quality of their work. Sam Yeldham’s stunning photograph of a newly wed couple stood against a stormy Sydney Harbour recently went viral. “The attention has been positive. I think regardless of the era, all forms of impactful or engaging art will always find an audience,” he says. Online bullying and trolling is rife across all social media of course, but high-profile users, such as supermodel Gigi Hadid, are able to generate significant debate by highlighting their own experiences. “I think it [Instagram] has given celebrities more control over how their own lives are seen,” says photographer Greg Williams, who captures the famous in candid moments for his #artofbehindthescenes project. A post shared by ruddy roye (@ruddyroye) Social media by nature is a perfect campaigning tool and Instagram’s youthful demographic are more active than most, whether on wider issues in society (#ifttheygunnedmedown), or contradictory rules governing social media itself (#freethenipple). Brooklyn-based photojournalist and activist Ruddy Roye feels Instagram has allowed him to leapfrog media gatekeepers and get his voice heard: “Up until I started using it I was at the mercy of editors. Before, we depended on magazines and television and the Internet to a smaller degree to give us a window into faraway worlds, not so anymore. I use it mostly to highlight the ills of my community,” he says.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Instagram", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151023024500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/fashion/instagram-is-changing-the-world/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "604875230", "sentence": "Continuing with the theme that paced his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump was anything but a traditional politician on Friday, holding a phone call with the President of Taiwan. With a Twitter post Friday evening, the business mogul declared the call was of a congratulatory nature and came directly from President Tsai Ing-wen. The President of Taiwan CALLED ME today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you! Trump’s transition team backed up the President-elect’s tweet, adding that “during the discussion, they noted the close economic, political, and security ties exists between Taiwan and the United States.” Regardless of the nature of the call, it’s an act that bucks normal diplomatic protocol, and in the eyes of critics, could pose a dangerous threat to the United States. Appearing on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” former US Ambassador Christopher Hill noted just how rare Trump’s decision was. “Eight years during the Reagan administration, this (a call between US and Taiwanese leaders) never happened.  Four years during the Bush Senior administration, this never happened.  Eight years of Clinton, eight years of George W. Bush and eight years of Obama,” said Hill, who served as the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs under Bush 43. Related article Trump risks showdown with China after call with Taiwan Trump’s conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen marks the first publicly reported call between a U.S. President or President-elect, and a Taiwanese leader, since 1979, and Hill said it represents a scary tendency to act without a proper understanding of diplomacy. \"This is a huge mistake...we don't need this.\" - Ambassador Christopher Hill on #Trump's call w Taiwan's president https://t.co/YRTKy4k7H4 “It was an example of what is all too often happening now with this incoming administration, this tendency to wing it,” he told Burnett.  “What I’m concerned about is that rather than acknowledge a mistake, they will double down on it.” Still more than a month away from Trump’s inauguration, Hill said he believes the nation is likely to be subjected to a wide swath of future instances of rash decision-making. “This is not going to be the last of these kind of things. So, things need to get cleaned up and cleaned up in a hurry in Washington,” said Hill. In 1979, the United States acknowledged a set of of protocols formally known as the “One China Policy,” a belief system that features Taiwan as part of China.  There exists rampant concern that Trump’s call with Taiwan will enrage China, and fracture relations between the nations. By Friday night, China had already reached out to the Obama administration. White House officials declined to comment on diplomatic discussions.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161203050000", "country1": "TWN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/02/politics/christopher-hill-trump-taiwan-erin-burnett/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "455365844", "sentence": "Researchers say a Chinese group has pulled off cyberattacks at a level of sophistication and specialization rarely seen The hackers attacked a wide range of targets, including major U.S. defense contractors, aerospace firms and automakers A highly trained group of Chinese hackers is targeting defense, commercial and political organizations worldwide, pulling off sophisticated heists of sensitive information, according to new research out Wednesday. Though Chinese cyberespionage has been well-documented, researchers from Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit – a division of Dell tech company –  say this group, nicknamed Emissary Panda by another research firm, has pulled off cyberattacks at a level of sophistication and specialization rarely seen before among Chinese hackers. “In the instances we were able to observe them, they had very specific organizations and projects in mind that they were pursuing, and the broad spectrum of industry verticals they targeted indicated they were more of a surgical tool used to take specific things from specific organizations, rather than the smash and grab, take everything type,” said Aaron Hackworth, Dell SecureWorks senior distinguished engineer. Related video Congressman: We are not prepared for a cyberattack The research contradicts the conventional notion of Chinese cyberthieves, who are typically described as taking everything they can get their hands on. “I liken them a bit to a drunk burglar,” FBI Director James Comey said of China’s hacking groups in a “60 Minutes” interview. “They’re kicking in the front door, knocking over the vase, while they’re walking out with your television set. They’re just prolific. Their strategy seems to be: We’ll just be everywhere all the time. And there’s no way they can stop us.” The group has been spotted before in 2013, turning the website of the Russian embassy in Washington and a Spanish defense firm into what’s called a watering hole attack – where the hackers turn the website against visitors to it to spread their malicious software. Since then, Dell researchers have observed the hackers attacking a wide range of targets, including major U.S. defense contractors, aerospace firms, automakers, the energy sector, law firms handling sensitive business deals and political targets – including ethnic minorities in China. Military still dealing with cyberattack ‘mess’ That last target, combined with the hours the group operates, the particular malicious software it uses and the use of search engine Baidu all give researchers a high degree of confidence the culprits are Chinese, Dell said. They didn’t connect the group to the Chinese government, but most Chinese cyber groups are considered by industry experts to be working for Beijing. Not only were they able to break into the companies, but were able to steal sensitive data, as well. Hackworth couldn’t reveal any names of the victims, but said researchers personally observed more than 100 watering hole traps on websites worldwide and identified 50 targets in the U.S. and U.K. He estimated what Dell could monitor was only a sliver of what the group was accomplishing. “I would go as far as to say that the amount and type of data that was stolen is of concern both to our industrial base and our defense programs,” Hackworth said. Related video U.S. Blames China for Massive Hack Once the groups managed to make an initial foray into an organization’s networks, within hours they were able to access credentials that gave them “full run of the place,” Hackworth said. They would then spend days or weeks making detailed lists of everything on the network that might have value, returning finally to take only a select few items. Opinion: Why the cyberattacks keep coming It was that precision, combined with a sophisticated organizational structure, that makes researchers believe they are dealing with a group that is the best of the best. “It almost feels like they were tasked for specific things,” Hackworth said, adding that even after the hackers were discovered and kicked out of networks, they found a way back in. “The tenacity of these groups is something often overlooked in these reports; they don’t stop. If you’re a target of interest, that interest doesn’t stop when you wipe the malware off the computers. … They’re going to continue to pursue it regardless of what the defenders do.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chinese hacking groups", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150805193000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/politics/cyber-espionage-campaign-chinese/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "736362670", "sentence": "President Donald Trump still intends to abandon the Iran nuclear deal unless it is “fixed,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday. Warning that “darkness is descending” on the Middle East as Iran works to build an “aggressive empire,” Netanyahu told a Washington audience that neither Israel nor the US will accept a nuclear Tehran and that Trump will counter Iran in the region. “We will never let Iran develop nuclear weapons. Not now, not in 10 years, not ever,” Netanyahu said in a speech at the annual gathering of the American Israel Political Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel group focused on strengthening the country’s relationship with the US. Related article Nikki Haley accuses UN of 'bullying' Israel at AIPAC “Trump has made it clear that his administration will not accept Iran’s aggression in the region,” the Israeli prime minister said. “The President has also made it clear that the flaws of the nuclear deal are not fixed, he will walk away from the deal and restore sanctions.” Netanyahu delivered his speech at a time when he is under extraordinary political pressure at home because of corruption probes and the news, Monday, that a close aide has agreed to cooperate with the police. A Monday meeting at the White House with Trump, who faces an FBI probe into his campaign’s connections to Russia, gave both embattled leaders a chance to change the subject, bolster each other and boast of the strength of the bilateral relationship. Hailing their “beautiful alliance,” Netanyahu told the AIPAC audience that Israel will be by the Americans’ side on Iran and other issues. Trump and Netanyahu, known popularly as “Bibi,” met for two and a half hours Monday, and addressed reporters in the Oval Office. The traditional news conference held with foreign leaders was left off the schedule. The focus, aides said, was largely on Iran. In his remarks to AIPAC, Netanyahu warned that Tehran, which has come to the aid of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is “seeking to build permanent military bases in Syria” and expand its presence into Iraq, Gaza and Yemen, with more to come. Related article Trump 'may' travel to Jerusalem for US embassy opening “Most in our region know that Israel is not their enemy, but their ally,” said Netanyahu. “This is true of Egypt and Jordan, but also true for many other Arab countries in the Middle East.” Trump and Netanyahu had to tackle a wide agenda of issues, including the ongoing civil war in Syria and related upheaval across the Middle East, a push by Saudi Arabia to acquire nuclear weapons and Russia’s presence in the region. The two leaders also have to wrestle with the eternal issue of Middle East peace. Trump has upended the traditional US approach to the Mideast peace process by taking stances that are seen as staunchly pro-Israel and that critics say have forfeited Washington’s role as a neutral arbiter of peace talks. Netanyahu said Tuesday that “Israel remains committed to achieving peace with all our neighbors, including the Palestinians,” adding, “Trump has made it clear he’s committed to peace.” But the Israeli leader avoided any language that reaffirmed the principle of two states for two peoples, a reference to the state that Palestinians seek alongside Israel. Trump has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move considered best left to the final phases of peace talks because the holy city’s status is so contested: both Palestinians and Israelis claim it as their national seat. Related video Netanyahu praises Trump for embassy move Trump has also announced he’ll move the US embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, where other countries base their diplomats until a peace agreement is reached. Administration officials say the moves simply reflect reality. Palestinians have announced they will no longer take part in negotiations mediated by the US. Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said the embassy move was “a decision I had to make. Many presidents were discussing whether or not to make that decision, and they promised it in their campaigns, but they never were able to do what they should have done. So I was able to do it, and I think it’s something that’s very much appreciated in Israel.” The State Department announced recently that the embassy move would formally take effect on May 14, a far speedier timeline than originally expected. Before leaving Israel, Netanyahu left open the possibility of Trump traveling to Jerusalem for the ribbon-cutting, and Trump said on Monday he “may” travel there. “We’re looking at coming,” Trump said. “If I can, I will.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180306170000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/netanyahu-aipac-us-israel/", "score": "0.1"}}}
{"article_id": "743079803", "sentence": "The health of the daughter of a former Russian double agent poisoned in a nerve agent attack in the UK is “improving rapidly,” according to the hospital treating her. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, 33, were poisoned on March 4 after being exposed to what the British government says was a military-grade nerve agent. They had been hospitalized in a critical condition since the attack. Related article These are all the countries that are expelling Russian diplomats “I’m pleased to be able to report an improvement in the condition of Yulia Skripal. She has responded well to treatment but continues to receive expert clinical care 24 hours a day,” Dr. Christine Blanshard, Medical Director for Salisbury District Hospital, said in a statement. Sergei Skripal, 66, remains in a critical but stable condition but Yulia is “improving rapidly,” the statement said. The Skripals were found slumped on a bench in an outdoor shopping complex in Salisbury, England. They had no visible injuries, according to police. The update on Yulia’s condition comes a day after police said they believed the Skripals first came into contact with the nerve agent at Sergei Skripal’s home in Salisbury. Police have identified the highest concentration of the nerve agent to date as being on the property’s front door, London’s Metropolitan Police said. “Traces of the nerve agent have been found at some of the other scenes detectives have been working at over the past few weeks, but at lower concentrations to that found at the home address,” the police statement said. Detectives plan to focus their investigation around Sergei Skripal’s Salisbury home for the coming weeks and possibly months, the statement said. Yulia was visiting her father at the time they were poisoned. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday again demanded the UK give Russian diplomats access to Yulia as he announced that the country will shut down the US consulate in St Petersburg and expel 60 US diplomats. The tit-for-tat move came after more than 20 countries, including Canada and 18 EU member states, joined the United States in expelling more than 100 Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack. The UK has expelled 23 Russian diplomats over the attack, which it blames on Moscow. Russia denies it was involved and has suggested the UK could be behind it. UK Prime Minister Theresa May called the worldwide backlash the “the largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history.” Russian Foreign Minister spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters in Moscow that Britain is breaking the international law by refusing to provide information on the case. “We are witnessing obvious prevention of access for Russian representatives to Russian victims,” she said. Russia again denied any involvement in the poisoning on Thursday. Zakharova accused the UK government of seeking to “bring about a totally absurd situation.” Related article How Vladimir Putin's arrogance handed Theresa May a diplomatic coup Zakharova  said the countries which had ordered expulsions had been subject to intense pressure to show “solidarity” with Britain despite there being no evidence implicating Russia. Zakharova also repeated a Russian complaint that its requests for information in the Skripal case have been ignored. “London is not giving us information and they cannot prove their innocence,” she said. UK officials believe the Skripals were exposed to a Soviet-era nerve agent known as Novichok. But Zakharova said nerve agents have been produced in countries outside of Russia and pointed towards the United Kingdom, United States and the Czech Republic as countries which have invested in this type of research. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Russia welcomed reports that Austria – which has not ordered the expulsion of Russian diplomats – had offered to mediate between Russia and the United Kingdom in the Skripal case. “In the situation with the UK any role, any voice that will spur the British vis-a-vis to, let’s say, adequacy in this matter, is in demand, of course,” Peskov said, when asked about Austria’s reported offer to mediate. Thomas Schnoll, spokesman for Austria Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, told CNN that Austria condemned the Skripal poisoning but wanted to keep channels of communication with Russia open. “We see Austria as a bridge builder between the West and the East,” he said. CNN’s Zahra Ullah, Carol Jordan, Darya Tarasova and Lorenzo D’Agostino contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180329153000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/europe/yulia-skripal-health-improves-russian-spy-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "750906543", "sentence": "French President Emmanuel Macron said he believes US President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal next month “for domestic reasons,” describing the US as “insane” for its constant global policy U-turns, according to reports. Macron’s remarks appeared to be a concession that he may have failed to convince Trump to stay party to the agreement during his three-day visit to Washington. Trump has repeatedly threatened to ditch the landmark deal, which obliges Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for the suspension of economic sanctions. Trump has long criticized the agreement as being too soft on Iran, but has signed several waivers to continue the suspension of the sanctions during his time in office, keeping the deal alive. He has said more recently that he will refuse to sign the next round of waivers on May 12 unless the agreement is amended to take a tougher stance. Related article How the 'insane' Iranian nuclear deal might survive “My view – I don’t know what your President will decide – is that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons,” Macron told US reporters in Washington on Wednesday, according to the Guardian. He said he did not have any specific inside information, but believed there was “a big risk” Trump would leave, according to CBS. In reference to Trump having pulled the US from the Paris climate change agreement as well, Macron said changes in the US stance on several world issues might work in the short term but were “very insane in the medium to long term,” the Guardian reported. Trump used the same term to describe the Iran deal on Tuesday, speaking alongside Macron at a joint press conference. “It’s insane, it’s ridiculous, it should haven ever been made. But we’ll be talking about it,” Trump said. “It was a terrible deal.” A US withdrawal would deal a blow to the other nations that helped broker it. Many had placed their hopes on the French leader to temper his American counterpart. Iran has also said it will not accept any alternative deal and threatened to resume nuclear activity should the current agreement be scrapped. Macron has positioned himself as a negotiator between Europe and the US, and appears to have established an influential relationship with President Trump. His visit to the US this week has been a charm offensive peppered with handshakes and kisses between the two leaders to pronounce their warm relations. But in an address to the US Congress on Wednesday, Macron appealed to the country’s leaders to preserve the Iran deal and remain part of the global community, taking a clear jab at Trump’s “America First” agenda. Related article France's Macron takes aim at Trump agenda in pointed speech to Congress He reaffirmed France’s commitment to the Iran accord, reminding Congress that both his country and the United States had signed it. “That is why we cannot say we should get rid of it like that,” he said. Trump has criticized the current agreement for failing to address Iran’s ballistic missile program or its role in the Syrian conflict. European leaders have sought to address those issues separately. Macron earlier this week said there was no plan B for the Iran agreement, but on Tuesday he indicated there may be room for a new deal to curb Iran’s regional ambitions and ballistic missiles program that would run alongside the existing nuclear pact. Trump said he would pull the US out of the deal during his election campaign, but in January he ramped up pressure on his European allies to “fix the terrible flaws” of the deal by May 12 or he would withdraw. “My commitment, my action is not to try to convince President Trump to walk away from his campaign’s commitments or to change his mind. I’m not a masochist,” Macron said Wednesday at a press conference in Washington. “I believe that what we should be doing is to try to find an efficient way to build this genuine multilateralism.” In his speech to Congress, Macron pushed the US to consider rejoining the Paris climate change agreement, which Trump announced his country would leave last year. Related article After the hugs and kisses, Macron rips Trumpism He gave an impassioned speech in which he reminded Congress that the US “invented this multilateralism” and now needed to help preserve it. “We can choose isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism. This is an option. It can be tempting to us as a temporary remedy to our fears,” Macron said. “But closing the door to the world will not stop the evolution of the world. It will not douse, but inflame the fears of our citizens.” He also warned against the growing strongman-style of leadership seen in several parts of the world. “Personally, if you ask me, I do not share the fascination for new strong powers, the abandonment of freedom and the illusion of nationalism.” CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Kevin Liptak and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180426063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/iran-deal-trump-macron-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "515693329", "sentence": "Special Forces could be used for more counterterrorism operations Military options could include increasing the training, advising and assisting of moderate forces The Obama administration is holding internal discussions on military options if the ceasefire in Syria fails, including the possibility of increasing the number of Special Forces on the ground in Syria, though no decision has been made, a senior U.S. official told CNN. Other potential options include training and assisting local forces, recruiting help from other countries and establishing a no-fly zone or safe zone for refugees. The options are part of the so-called Plan B should the ceasefire that takes effect this weekend falls apart, the official said. So far, “Plan B” is more an idea than a specific course of action and nothing has yet been agreed to, several administration officials said. Special Forces could be used for more counterterrorism operations, as well as increase work with moderate opposition forces on the ground. Military options could also include increasing the training, advising and assisting of moderate forces. U.S. intelligence agencies and other countries could be called upon to help provide arms and assistance, the official said, again emphasizing that no decisions have yet been made. National security officials continue to look at the option of a no-fly zone or safe zone for refugees and displaced persons, the official said. However, the Obama administration, led by the Pentagon, still feels such a plan would be too costly and resource-intensive, the official said. Related video Obama: Syria deal is not a ceasefire with ISIS And it’s been made more complicated by the presence of Russian air-defense radars and missiles that now cover a large part of Syria. “I can’t tell you it’s off the table,” the senior official said. “It’s at the edge of the table, but not off it.” Secretary of State John Kerry addressed the possibility in testimony before Congress this week. “Our Pentagon estimates that to have a true safe zone in the north of the country, you may have upwards of 15,000 to 30,000 troops. Now, are we ready to authorize that? Are we ready to put them on the ground?” he asked. He added, “It really requires Congress to sort of analyze if somebody’s going to call for a no-fly zone. It takes planes going out and destroying the air-defense system so you can fly around and make it a no-fly zone.” To further ratchet up the pressure on ISIS, Kerry also raised the prospect that the United States would publicly declare ISIS had engaged in genocide by persecuting people on the basis of their religion. “There is a process ongoing right now making an analysis under the law,” Kerry told Congress. “I have to make this judgment, and I am prepared to make it and make it soon.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama administration", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160226113000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/26/politics/syria-ceasefire-u-s-special-forces/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "655912241", "sentence": "President Donald Trump made an apparent reference last week to taping conversations This came after the President sacked FBI Director James Comey Republican Sen. Tim Scott said Monday that if tapes exist of President Donald Trump speaking privately with former FBI Director James Comey, then members of Congress should be able to review them. “If there’s any information that’s out there, we should have that information,” the South Carolina senator told CNN’s Dana Bash at a “Politics on Tap” event in Washington. The President signaled he may have recorded his past talks with Comey, tweeting Friday that the now-former FBI director better “hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” If tapes do exist and the White House refuses to turn them over, Scott said he would be supportive of a subpoena. “I would be surprised if there isn’t one,” he said. Asked repeatedly Monday whether Trump was secretly taping conversations in the White House, the President’s press secretary Sean Spicer avoided giving direct answers, saying over again that the President “would have nothing further on that.” RELATED: 7 times Spicer dodged questions about Trump’s ‘tapes’ Scott also said he was not calling for a special prosecutor into alleged ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials “at this point” – and added that he has confidence in the current congressional committees that are conducting the investigations. The senator did not have a comment on a Washington Post report breaking Monday night that Trump disclosed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week at the White House. “I haven’t seen the story, only the headlines,” he said. “If it’s accurate at all, we should take a look at it and seriously delve into the issues.” Talking about the mood on Capitol Hill among Republicans, Scott said “there certainly is some volatility” and that “politically there’s a lot to digest.” He said the amount of news and the media coverage feels like “drinking from a fire hydrant at times” and creates a feeling of disorientation. But Scott expressed optimism that things would soon normalize. Asked about criticism that Republicans aren’t standing up to Trump, Scott disagreed and said they are “absolutely” putting country ahead of party at times. As an example, he brought up his joint statement with Sen. Marco Rubio against Trump’s initial travel ban executive order in January. The two Republican senators said they were “uneasy” with the ban, which barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries – Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – from entering the US for 90 days, all refugees for 120 days and refugees from Syria indefinitely. The ban and its subsequent version have since been held up in court. Scott, a former member of the US House of Representatives, was appointed to the Senate in 2013 after then-Sen. Jim DeMint resigned. In 2014, he won a special election to complete the final two years of DeMint’s term, and he won re-election to a full Senate term in 2016.  As the only African-American Republican in the Senate and as someone who hails from the Deep South, Scott often jokes that he’s a “unicorn.” At the event, Scott took questions about his personal life. While he was once engaged, Scott is 51 and hasn’t been married. The senator, as someone who grew up in poverty, said he wanted to make sure his mother was financially secure before he started his own family. That point didn’t come until he was about 39, he said, and since then he’s become comfortable with just dating. But he brought up former Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who got re-married at the age of 67. “I only have 15 good years left,” he joked. “A late bloomer.” Scott said he was also a late bloomer in academics. He got some laughs when he talked about failing civics, English, and Spanish in high school. “When you fail Spanish and English, no one calls you bilingual, they call you bi-ignant,” he said. “Thank God for a powerful mom and amazing mentor who saw more in me than I could see in myself,” he said. Scott also described his experiences going “undercover” in South Carolina, in which he would disguise himself and listen to constituents on the ground in their element. He shared stories about volunteering at a Goodwill, sweeping at a restaurant, and talking to people at a gas station. He said it’s a mission that’s getting more difficult to do and he does it “once in a blue moon.” “It’s a wonderful way to listen to real people talk about their lives,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170515233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/tim-scott-donald-trump/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "633212471", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem is the author of “Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home.” She is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a former assistant secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration and founder of Kayyem Solutions, a security consulting firm.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Juliette Kayyem: Sessions' recusal is latest signal that Trump can't 'pivot' from the investigation into Russia's meddling She says don't expect 'smoking gun' -- complex probe will confront twists in search for answers. Trump should welcome this There is no political pivot away from the Russia story. Indeed, even as the suddenly “presidential” Donald Trump was basking in acclaim Wednesday for his uncharacteristically measured speech Tuesday night before the joint session of Congress, “Russiagate” was gearing up again. And by Thursday, under intense political pressure over his meeting with Russia’s ambassador, Attorney General Jeff Sessions agreed to recuse himself from any investigation related to the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russia in the 2016 election. Related video What questions remain after Sessions' recusal The Trump administration has for too long believed that by not talking about the Russia issue, by ducking and pivoting, they could make it go away.  But investigations are going forward. The media won’t let this go, the public won’t let this go, and if the Trump administration insists that it did not collude with Russia to affect the election outcome, it too will not want to let this go until the truth has been brought thoroughly into the light and the American public reassured. Allow me to catch you up. Only a few weeks after former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid revelations about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, leaks from an inquiry related to Russia’s disruption of the election – and confirmed by the Justice Department – revealed that Sessions had misinformed (or possibly lied to) senators during his confirmation hearing about meetings he had had with Kislyak. Democratic leaders demanded Sessions resign and many Republicans wanted him to at least recuse himself from any oversight of investigations related to Russia’s interference. Sessions, meanwhile, finally admitted to the meetings but insisted that nothing related to the campaign was discussed – and Russia, for its part, claimed it was all “fake news.” Related video Franken: Sessions 'extremely misleading' The White House? It has tried to distance itself from the rancor and drama involving yet another senior campaign adviser (and cabinet member) obfuscating about conversations with Russia. Trump says he knew nothing of Sessions’ conversations and backed his AG, saying he didn’t think Sessions needed to resign. And now, new reports indicate contacts in December between other Trump advisers – including his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner – with the Russian ambassador. On Thursday night, Trump turned to Twitter, where he called it all a “total witch hunt.” Head spinning? Yes. But as far as national security investigations go, not unexpected in its twists and stutter-stop momentum. In fact, with the stakes as high as they are, it’s essential to understand how these investigations advance.  They will not unfold like a television show. There will likely not be some moment of reckoning – some smoking gun – an email that makes it all clear, a “eureka” occasion.  National security investigations are rarely that simple. Instead of a single piece of evidence, a case like this involves foreign wiretaps, spies and counterspies, signal intelligence, telephone wiretaps and cyber-footprints. It’s complicated mostly because the crime is so much more sophisticated. There may not be a smoking gun, but there is a lot of evidence and counter-evidence that will swing the pendulum back and forth until it lands at the truth. Related article It's time for a Watergate-style select committee on Russiagate In other words, think of this investigation as a search for the most plausible answer – across a spectrum – to the question: Why did Russia involve itself so aggressively in our election? The “what” is already known: Every intelligence agency has confirmed that Russia engaged in a cyber-attack on America’s democratic process, aimed at negatively impacting the Hillary Clinton campaign. But the “why” is more complicated, and that is why there are number of investigations – some at the FBI, some on Capitol Hill – occurring simultaneously. The possible theories to answer this exist on that spectrum. At one end is the possibility that Russia acted entirely alone to disrupt our democracy and undermine Clinton, believing she would otherwise win. Move further along the spectrum and other explanations arise: Russia did it alone to help Trump, as they believed he would be a more cooperative President; Russia acted in partnership with a loose group of Trump affiliates who did not speak to or work for the campaign; Russia worked directly with the campaign leadership.  And, finally, at other end of the spectrum, the most consequential theory: Russia colluded with the direct knowledge of the President. Related video Trump: Sessions did not say anything wrong Every disclosure and action is a piece of evidence that cuts one way or another across this spectrum of potential explanations.  For example, the decision by Flynn to not disclose his contacts with Russia to Vice President Mike Pence suggests that senior members of the campaign were not transparent in their dealings – even with one another. It’s another piece of evidence: no smoking gun, but not entirely a benign piece of information either. Even as these pieces keep piling up, the Trump administration seems unable to recognize that until it embraces a thorough and impartial review, the pieces will be viewed in the light least favorable to them. It is, from any evidentiary perspective, difficult to say that the accumulation of all this information – including another important story in the New York Times reporting that European surveillance picked up communications between Russia and the Trump team – points toward the idea that Russia acted entirely alone. Determining where the pendulum stops is why these investigations must move forward.  No one, maybe not even the investigators, can know right now where this ends.  No smoking gun, perhaps.  Only a lot of pieces of a puzzle that need to put together to come up with a better picture of why our democracy was undermined.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170303133000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/opinions/no-smoking-gun-in-russia-investigation-kayyem/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "466603483", "sentence": "EU ministers move toward deal on relocation of 120,000 refugees Germany, Hungary, Austria impose border controls as crisis escalates Germany might take in 1 million migrants this year, the vice chancellor says It’s not just migrants fleeing war and chaos in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere who want to put the world’s growing refugee crisis behind them. European nations bearing the brunt of the influx are desperate for it to end as well. As Germany, Austria and Hungary clamped down on border crossings, European Union interior and justice ministers met Monday in emergency session in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the crisis, EU plans for refugee quotas and how to stem the tide of migrants striving for European destinations. Leaders announced after the meeting that they had showed a willingness to move toward an agreement on relocating another 120,000 refugees, on top of plans made in May to relocate 40,000 from Italy and Greece. Related video Refugees share their harrowing stories “It was too early for a decision to be taken today,” Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, told reporters. “Nonetheless, a large majority of member states have committed to this principle of the additional relocation of a further 120,000 people who deserve international protection as part of these massive migratory flows.” The European Commission released a statement after the meeting, calling for “more ambition.” “We need to come to a more fundamental change of the current system to better combine responsibility, solidarity and effective management within a truly European Asylum and Migration Policy,” it read. “The world is watching us. Now is the time for each and every one to take responsibility.” Here’s the latest on the emergency spreading across Europe: Related video Germany halts train traffic in Austria Germany, which had committed to taking in 800,000 migrants this year, might have to take in 1 million, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Monday. Some 10,000 are pouring in each day, Interior Ministry spokesman Tobias Plate said. Some 16,000  have flooded Munich alone in two days, according to German officials. With the relentless stream of migrants, Germany is implementing temporary border controls for “security reasons urgently necessary,” the country’s interior minister said. Officials suspended the region’s normal open borders policy, checking identifications of people in cars coming across the border and making decisions about whether to allow in those with Syrian or Iraqi identifications. Officials also stopped train traffic from Austria for a time as well. “The goal of this measure is to restrict the present inflow of migrants into Germany and return again to an orderly process upon entry,” Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday. Such actions are allowed temporarily under EU law based on “serious threat to public policy or internal security.” In Austria, an Interior Ministry spokesman said the country would introduce reinforced border controls as a consequence of Germany tightening its border enforcement. Many refugees bound for Germany pass through Austria. Officials also deployed 2,200 soldiers to help beleaguered police, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said. The troops will work on humanitarian aid, security and border protection, according to the spokesman. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Austrian counterpart, Chancellor Werner Faymann, are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Berlin to discuss the crisis, the German government said. Tough new border laws were set to go into effect Tuesday along Hungary’s border with Serbia, which is not part of the European open-borders agreement. The laws call for three years in prison for climbing the country’s newly built razor-wire fence along the border. They also create new border transit zones to hold asylum-seekers while their applications are processed. Migrants in the transit centers won’t be considered to have officially entered Hungary, according to a government statement. The changes will “result in asylum procedures which are swifter and more effective,” the statement said. Close to 10,000 people crossed into Hungary on Monday, a single day peak, according to government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs. He said registration and entry to Hungary will only be possible at two assigned entry points. “We call this as a temporary fence, obviously it is rather a must decision than a nice decision,” he said. “We don’t like building fences, but up until we are able to reinstate border control on the natural border/green borders of the country, we have no other choice.” Hungary has been the site of some of the most dramatic scenes of the crisis, with refugees setting out on foot from train stations and holding sites despite police efforts to contain them. Some migrants have complained about their treatment by Hungarian officials. Related video Refugees make the journey from Greece to Macedonia A record number of migrants crossed into Macedonia over the weekend, said Alexandra Krause of the UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency. About 8,600 people crossed from Greece to Macedonia from Saturday until Sunday, Krause said from the border Monday. Many migrants are trying to make the arduous journey from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to Germany. To do so, they travel through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Austria and then Germany. Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski visited a Macedonian army post along the country’s southern border with Greece as well as a transit city where migrants are registered, calling for greater international support for European nations dealing with the crisis. Authorities “intensified mobile border controls” monitoring the flow of traffic into the country but have not closed the country’s borders, Edmond Messchaert, spokesman for the Netherlands’ Ministry of Security and Justice, told CNN. Related video White House: U.S. to take at least 10,000 more refugees The British government announced Monday it has appointed a minister to oversee the resettling of 20,000 Syrian refugees. “Richard Harrington will be responsible for coordinating and delivering work across Government to resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK, along with coordinating the provision of Government support to Syrian refugees in the region,” the government said. The UK also announced it is increasing its aid for refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey to 1 billion pounds (about $1.5 billion). Forty million pounds will be allocated to the United Nations and nongovernmental organization partners working in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, including British aid agencies such as Save the Children, providing shelter, food, relief packages, health and protection services as well as cash assistance – giving individuals the freedom to decide how best to cover their needs. A day after a migrant boat capsized off the Greek island of Farmakonisi, officials are finding more bodies. The death toll rose to 34, including 10 children, duty officer Vasiliki Patsioura of the Hellenic coast guard said. The coast guard said it rescued 99 people from the vessel that capsized in the Aegean Sea. At least 2,800 migrants have died or disappeared this year trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Related video Drowned Syrian toddler and family laid to rest Some EU ministers questioned whether the quota system makes sense. “Quotas cannot be imposed on countries,” Slovakian Interior Minister Robert Kalinak told CNN’s Hala Gorani in Brussels. “Migrants want to move from one country to another. We should concentrate on camps instead and differentiate between illegal migrants and asylum-seekers.” On Monday, the aunt of Aylan Kurdi, the toddler whose drowning death drew intensified world attention to the refugee crisis, spoke to a rally in Brussels urging action. Aylan’s brother and mother also died trying to escape Syria. “It is too late for my family, for Aylan, but they need all your help,” Fatima Kurdi said at a rally in Brussels, shortly before the EU ministers were due to meet on the crisis. “We need action – a plan to make it happen urgently. And I hope you all understand it could happen to anyone’s family. Open your heart and help someone.” Full coverage: The migration crisis CNN’s Atika Shubert reported from Munich and Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta. CNN’s Stephanie Halasz, Ivan Watson, Bharati Naik, Alex Felton and Brian Walker also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Union refugee relocation plan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150914090000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/14/world/europe-migrant-crisis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "664980190", "sentence": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will not run out of oil any time soon. According to the most recent data set available, the Emirates has proven reserves equivalent to 98 billion barrels – enough for the nation to rank seventh globally. According to World Bank figures, the UAE consumes 18.4 tons of CO2 per capita per year – nearly four times higher than the global average. But the nation is moving away from crude solutions and swapping them for ones of the eco variety. 'Next desert unicorn' Fetchr aims to put GPS deliveries on the map In January, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and UAE vice president, announced a new energy strategy and $163 billion of investment in alternative energy over the next three decades. These changes, taking place on a macro level, will gradually transform Dubai. The Emirates’ aim is to produce 50% clean energy by 2050 – 44% of that from renewables – and increase energy efficiency by 40%. The UAE has already embarked on huge government-funded green housing projects – Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, for example, has funding commitments of $15 billion. But private companies are also playing a part. Dubai-based developer and civil engineer Faris Saeed is already working on a model of what future “green” communities might look like. His company Diamond Developers has constructed The Sustainable City, a 5-million square foot complex built to consume zero net energy with the potential to go off-grid – the first of its kind in the emirate, the company claims. The Sustainable City’s 500 homes, located 18 miles from Dubai City, are powered by solar panels capable of achieving 10 mega-watts at their peak. Regional expert and author Jim Krane says Dubai’s “300-plus sunny days a year” make solar energy a “very predictable resource.” Yet while the rooftops soak up rays, houses are orientated to avoid direct sunlight inside, keeping interiors cool. As part of the community’s award-winning model, all water is recycled on site, the complex is car-free, and the community grows its own vegetables between 11 biome greenhouses. On top of this, the site features a 161,000-square foot plaza with retail space, offices and eateries. “We created … a DNA for sustainability where we deal with the social, environmental and economical (at) the same time,” says Saeed. Saeed says that Dubai’s 2009 financial crisis – in which the city was almost insolvent – was a turning point for Diamond Developers. Subsequently, he decided to build a green development which also made good business sense, launching his concept in 2013. To do so he borrowed from best practises around the world. He cites Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town in Japan, 50km west of Tokyo, where 18 companies have collaborated on the 60 billion yen ($544 million) project, which began to populate in November 2014. The site includes residences, parks and commercial facilities and is also powered by solar panels, with energy distributed via a localized smart grid. Still in progress, it will complete in 2018 with 1,000 households, designed and built by Panasonic’s PanaHome division, as part of a 100-year sustainability plan. “We have never claimed that we invented anything here,” Saeed adds of The Sustainable City. “It’s the way of thinking, the creative way of linking things together.” To succeed, citizens need to commit to such projects. But it’s possible, even in places that were not built from the ground up to be eco-friendly. Places like Sonderborg, Denmark. The city has implemented ProjectZero, a plan to transform itself into a zero-carbon locale by 2029. Using 2007 as a baseline, the 76,000-strong population has already cut emissions by 35% by introducing high-tech solutions including electric vehicle charging points, but also education programs to help citizens make greener choices. Sønderborg-området får glæde af hele 50 millioner kr. fra EU! 👍👍 Pengene skal bruges i en række energiprojekter, der... Education is also one of Saeed’s goals. He plans to build a school at The Sustainable City to teach future generations about the impact of sustainability. “We developers have a lot of things to do and we have a huge impact we can make,” he argues. Buying a slice of sustainable living in Dubai isn’t cheap. House prices at The Sustainable City start at $1 million, but so far two thirds of the properties have been sold, while others are rented. Dubai set to build $1.7b man-made islands Marsa Al Arab by 2020 “Developers are afraid always from the extra cost, and people will not afford or people won’t buy their products,” Saeed argues. “We’re trying to prove here that you can make your profits … and still you can do something which you will be proud of, your kids will be proud of, and all the world will like it.” Chris Giles contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Arab Emirates (UAE)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170615024500", "country1": "DNK", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/design/the-sustainable-city-dubai/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "585584250", "sentence": "NEW: White House: US aid after disasters illustrates \"warm relationship\" with Philippines The US and Philippines just started joint military exercises in Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s vitriol against the United States took another caustic turn Tuesday, when he threatened to “break up” with the US and said President Barack Obama can “go to hell.” Duterte’s latest remarks came just as the US and Philippines started joint military exercises – perhaps for the last time. The war drills began Tuesday in Manila and will last until October 12. Last week, Duterte said this round of joint drills with the US would be the last. “I serve notice to you now that this will be the last joint military exercise with US,” Duterte said. Durterte’s verbal tirade against the US heated up after widespread criticism of his anti-drug campaign. Thousands of suspected drug dealers and users have died during Duterte’s aggressive crackdown on the illegal drug trade. Some were killed during shootouts with local police when suspects allegedly resisted arrest. Others died in nightly vigilante-style killings, where bodies are left on the streets with cardboard signs describing their alleged drug-related crimes. Related article US calls Philippines President's Hitler comments 'troubling' US officials have slammed Duterte, especially after he compared himself to Hitler. Duterte later apologized for the remarks. On Tuesday, Duterte said he’s willing to cut ties with the US in favor of Russia and China. “Respect is important,” he said in one of three speeches Tuesday. “If this is what happens now, I will be reconfiguring my foreign policy. Eventually I might, in my time, I will break up with America. I’d rather go to Russia and to China.” Duterte also had harsh words for the US President and the European Union: “Mr. Obama, you can go to hell. … The EU better choose purgatory.” Related video Who is Rodrigo Duterte? White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Duterte’s recent comments, such as telling Obama to “go to hell,” contradicted the “warm relationship” between the two countries. He cited US recovery efforts after natural disasters as an example of the close ties between the two nations. Earnest also said the US has not received any request from the Philippines to change their bilateral relationship. But the White House spokesman insisted the US will “not hesitate” to raise concerns about extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, which he said were “entirely inconsistent” with universal values of human rights. “We won’t be silent in raising our significant concerns about these reports,” Earnest said. Duterte won the presidency by a landslide this year on a platform of ending drug proliferation, despite having been accused of running the Davao Death Squad when he was mayor of Davao. Related video Motobato claims he was Duterte's  hitman On Tuesday, Duterte said he won’t stop his anti-drug crackdown “until the last pusher is taken out of the street.” “It will be unrelenting,” the President said. Duterte also defended his threats to kill criminals, saying he used similar language when he was mayor of Davao. “If you will not leave my city, I will kill you,” he reminisced. “There is no law at all which says I cannot threaten criminals as mayor or even as president.” Under Duterte’s presidency, police have made thousands of arrests and have implemented a controversial “knock and plead” policy of visiting suspected drug users in their homes and inviting them to register as users with community officials. Duterte has also told police they can kill drug dealers if they fight back. In his first few months in office, Duterte has made shocking remarks about the US, a longtime ally of the Philippines. He’s called both Obama and the US ambassador to the Philippines a “son of a bitch.” American investors have already expressed concern over drug-related killings under the Duterte administration. “The increased number of killings during the heightened anti-drug campaign is harming the country’s image, as portrayed by international media, and some investors are now asking whether this campaign reduces the rule of law,” the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. said last month. But US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said last week that the decades-old alliance with the Philippines was “ironclad.” He said US-Philippines cooperation “has served the interests of our nations for many years now” and added that he had good discussions about “ongoing alliance operations” with his counterpart from the Philippines. Buena Bernal reported and wrote from Manila, and Holly Yan wrote from Atlanta. CNN’s Zahra Ullah, Euan McKirdy, Michelle Kosinski, Kevin Liptak and Ryan Browne contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Philippines", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161004171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PHL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/04/asia/philippines-duterte-us-breakup/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "645591306", "sentence": "Pyongyang warned it is 'ready to react to any mode of war desired by the US' Trump has indicated that he wants to keep all options on the table North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter “reckless acts of aggression” with “whatever methods the US wants to take.” In a statement provided to CNN by officials in North Korea, Pyongyang said the “current grim situation” justified its “self-defensive and pre-emptive strike capabilities with the nuclear force at the core.” “We will make the US fully accountable for the catastrophic consequences that may be brought about by its high-handed and outrageous acts,” the statement said. The Pentagon sent the 97,000-ton USS Carl Vinson with an escort of a guided-missile cruiser and two destroyers after the latest missile test by North Korea last week. Related video Tensions build between US and North Korea On Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the deployment was routine. Speaking to reporters in Moscow, he said there was “no particular objective” to its current course, adding that he “would not read too much” into its recent deployment to the waters near the Korean Peninsula. At the same time, the deployment is a military show of force, signaling to North Korea that the US military can operate at sea in areas where the regime might engage in ballistic missile operations or other military provocations, according to US military officials. But it’s a signal with limited military utility. An aircraft carrier would not be military significant in operations against North Korea because of the vulnerability of its fighter jets in North Korean airspace. Some of the carrier’s communications suites could be used to command an operation if it came to that, but contingency plans have generally focused on US and South Korean commanders running any operations from shore. “While at face value harsh and aggressive, the North Korea statement issued Tuesday is no more confrontational than usual, probably more in the range of 7 or 8 on North Korea’s rhetorical volume knob.But that does not dilute their message, or express a sign of willingness to compromise. The language states the DPRK’s viewpoint quite simply, without any sign of softening or hardening of their already very firmly stated positions.This is not the first, second or even third time the Carl Vinson has visited these waters over the years. The current tasking of the aircraft carrier group will not have any success in persuading Pyongyang to halting or even slowing down its nuclear weapons program, everything points to it having the opposite effect.”– Tim Schwarz, CNN Beijing Bureau chief, writing from Pyongyang It is the destroyers and cruisers, as well as a fast-attack submarine accompanying the carrier, that could be called into action if there was an operation against a North Korean ballistic missile launch. But officials emphasized the US and Japan always maintain some anti-missile capability in the western Pacific prepared to deal with North Korea. The strike group has been at sea since January and conducted military exercises with other nations in the western Pacific, including Japan and the Republic of Korea. The carrier group is now conducting some training with Australian forces and may also do additional training with Japanese forces as it heads further north, officials said. The Navy usually does not discuss ship locations in detail before they arrive. To some extent, US commanders are ensuring they have the right assets and top level personnel on duty if there is a North Korean provocation, given the rising rhetoric from the regime there. In another sign of US military concern, Gen. Vincent Brooks, the top US commander in South Korea, has decided skip long-planned congressional hearings and remain in the country. “All decisions regarding the schedules of USFK leadership are based on our alliance priority to maintain readiness at all times,” said Col. Robert Manning, a US military spokesman. Even that move is not unprecedented, however. In 2013, the US commander at the time also skipped congressional hearings due to tensions in the region. Carrying more than 5,000 sailors and 60 aircraft, the USS Carl Vinson is escorted by guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Michael Murphy and the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain. The group’s ships and air wing provide significant firepower and strike capability, but balancing the available military options with the potential of retaliation from North Korea presents a complicated scenario for President Trump. China – North Korea’s closest ally – has pressed the US to engage in direct diplomatic negotiations with North Korea. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that Beijing understands how dangerous North Korea’s nuclear program has become and agrees action must be taken to stop it, but China hasn’t signaled any change in its approach to Pyongyang since a summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi last week. US allies South Korea and Japan, which has seen previous North Korean missile tests fall within 200 miles of its coast, both supported the deployment of the Vinson group. South Korea said the group’s deployment was recognition of the “grave situation on the Korean Peninsula,” while Japan said it was “important to secure the power of US deterrence.” The White House faces a tough task in convincing North Korea to give up its nuclear program, retired Gen. Michael Hayden, a former head of the CIA and National Security Agency told CNN’s “New Day.” “No matter what we do there is this move by North Korea to build missiles and put weapons on top of missiles,” Hayden said. “This is what they count on for regime survival. … The best we can do is box it where it is right now,” he said. “I don’t think we can make them give up the program.” Many analysts believe the movement of US warships is likely defensive in nature, setting the stage for a scenario in which the Vinson strike group could be called upon to perform a missile intercept. The three escort warships traveling with the Vinson have more than 300 combined missile tubes and are outfitted with the Aegis anti-missile system, according to Bruce Bennett, senior defense analyst at the think tank Rand Corp. “If North Korea were to test some number of ballistic missiles by firing them into the East Sea/Sea of Japan, these warships would have the potential of intercepting the North Korean test missile,” Bennett said. Intercepting a long-range rocket test passing overhead would send a clear message to Kim and would be justifiable as the rockets would possibly be on course to pass over Japan, according to Peter Layton, a visiting fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute in Brisbane, Australia. “The Carl Vinson group is commanded from Hawaii, rather than the US military base in Japan, so it’s a clear American initiative not a Japanese or South Korea one,” Layton told CNN. “That may defuse attempts to link Japan and South Korea and thus limit the possibility of any North Korean aggression against them.” While the carrier group has been deployed to the Korean Peninsula in the past, lawmakers are wondering how the US warships will be directed to respond to another North Korean missile test. “Are we going to try to shoot that intercontinental ballistic missile down? Are we going to let the test go on unpaid on unimpeded? Republican Rep. Will Hurd asked on CNN’s “New Day.” “These are questions that should be asked of Congress.” The Trump administration has floated the idea of carrying out preemptive strikes against North Korea, but the scope and method of potential offensive actions remain unclear. The Vinson’s air wing, made up of more than 40 F/A-18 Hornets, provides the offensive capability to attack enemy targets with bombs or missiles while the carrier’s E/A-18G Growler aircraft have the ability to jam enemy radars, disrupt enemy electronic surveillance and provide “cover” for attacking aircraft. “A potential US strike, using aircraft from the Vinson, could range from a small-scale strike against a single target, like a missile on a launch pad or the support equipment that makes a missile launch possible, to a broader set of military targets if the US meant to ‘send a message’ that an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) or atomic device test was not going to be tolerated,” Dakota Wood, an analyst at the DC-based Heritage Foundation, told CNN. But the Vinson strike group may not have the weapons to take out North Korea’s nuclear assets, which are buried deep underground, Wood said. “I believe they would normally be delivered by bomber (B-2, B-1, or perhaps B-52) which could fly from Andersen Air Base on Guam,” he told CNN. On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was expected to attend the country’s Supreme People’s Assembly, a high-profile gathering of the nation’s leading political figures. The meeting comes days before North Korea celebrates the April 15 birthday of deceased leader Kim Il Sung, Kim’s grandfather – amid speculation that Pyongyang will mark the occasion with by testing missiles or possibly a nuclear device. CNN’s Brad Lendon and Jamie Crawford contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170411030000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/10/politics/us-aircraft-carrier-carl-vinson-north-korea-strike-capabilities/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "753852293", "sentence": "UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived in Washington on a full court press in defense of the Iran nuclear deal, taking to the airwaves on Fox News and meeting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to not just defend the agreement but also warn against the US pursuing a military option against Tehran. President Donald Trump, long hostile to the Iran deal, has hinted that he will walk away from it. On Monday he tweeted that he would be announcing his decision at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday and earlier in the day in another tweet he dismissed the 2015 pact as a “mess.” Appearing on one of the President’s favorite TV programs, “Fox & Friends,” Johnson asked what the US plan would be if Trump decides to opt out. Many in Washington wonder about the possibility of a military strike against Tehran – particularly with the recent appointment of national security adviser John Bolton, a hawk on Iran. Related article Trump teases Iran nuclear deal announcement “Are we seriously saying that we will bomb those facilities … is that really a realistic possibility?” Johnson asked. Johnson also warned in the interview about the consequences of scrapping the deal negotiated by the US, UK, France, Germany, China, Russia and the European Union. It offered Iran nuclear-related sanctions relief in exchange for strict curbs on its nuclear program, which would no longer apply if Iran decides to leave the deal as well. “If they do get a nuclear weapon, you’re going to get an arms race in the Middle East,” Johnson said. “You’re going to have the Saudis wanting one, the Egyptians wanting one, the Emiratis. It’s already a very, very dangerous state at the moment, we don’t want to go down that road. There doesn’t seem to me at the moment to be a viable military solution.” Besides meeting Pompeo, Johnson has made a slew of media appearances aimed at convincing the US to remain in the deal, and has meetings scheduled with Bolton and Vice President Mike Pence. The British Cabinet minister is just the latest European official to come to Washington to make the case for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is formally known. The Europeans have been stressing that Trump’s complaints are about activities not covered by the pact – including Iran’s missile program and its regional activities – and can be dealt with separately. Related article John Kerry engaging in shadow diplomacy to salvage Iran deal: The Boston Globe French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Washington in April to make the case and emphasize that they also have concerns with Iran’s actions outside the parameters of the deal. Macron suggested a new and separate treaty-level agreement to deal with the other issues that trouble Trump, sources tell CNN. Johnson wrote a New York Times op-ed laying out the European argument in favor of staying in the deal. He also had the distinction of being the first foreign minister to visit Pompeo and sign his official guest book. Johnson and Pompeo appeared briefly before reporters at the State Department to shake hands before a phalanx of British and American flags, but they declined to answer questions.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180507193000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/pompeo-johnson-iran-deal/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "716599840", "sentence": "Law's funeral will be Thursday at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican says He resigned as Boston's archbishop in 2002 amid scandal Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Boston archbishop who resigned in disgrace during the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal, has died, the Vatican confirmed. He was 86. Law died early Wednesday in Rome following a long illness, the Vatican said. Law moved to Italy to serve as archpriest of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major after he was forced to resign in 2002 as archbishop of Boston. Law’s name became emblematic of the scandal that continues to trouble the church and its followers after a Boston Globe investigation revealed that he and other bishops covered up child abuse by priests in the Boston Archdiocese. Law at the time apologized to victims of John Geoghan, a priest who had been moved from parish to parish, despite Law’s knowledge of his abuse of young boys. Geoghan was convicted in 2002 of indecent assault and battery on a 10-year-old boy. Law never faced criminal sanctions for his role in allowing abusive priests to remain in parishes. The scandal reverberated through the church, exposing similar allegations worldwide that compromised its moral authority and led to years of multimillion-dollar settlements. Law will get a full cardinal’s funeral at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday afternoon, with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, presiding. Pope Francis will give a “final commendation,” or blessing, as he has for cardinals’ funerals previously. To his detractors, Law’s second career at the Vatican was a slap in the face to victims of clergy sex abuse, one that further undermined the church’s legitimacy. “Survivors of child sexual assault in Boston, who were first betrayed by Law’s cover-up of sex crimes and then doubly betrayed by his subsequent promotion to Rome, were those most hurt,” according to a statement after his death from Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “No words can convey the pain these survivors and their loved ones suffered.” Related video Pope open to married men becoming priests The group advised the Vatican to keep the abuse survivors in mind when planning Law’s funeral. “Every single Catholic should ask Pope Francis and the Vatican why,” the survivors’ group said. “Why Law’s life was so celebrated when Boston’s clergy sex abuse survivors suffered so greatly? Why was Law promoted when Boston’s Catholic children were sexually abused, ignored, and pushed aside time and time again?” Widespread child abuse by the Catholic clergy in the Boston Archdiocese was uncovered by The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative reporting team, which won a Pulitzer Prize for its efforts. A big-screen dramatization of the team’s investigation in the 2015 movie, “Spotlight,” won the 2016 Best Picture Academy Award, bringing the story to a much wider audience. TIMELINE: A look at the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals Law’s successor as Boston’s archbishop, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, reacted to Law’s death in part by apologizing to victims of sex abuse by clergy. “I recognize that Cardinal Law’s passing brings forth a wide range of emotions on the part of many people. I am particularly cognizant of all who experienced the trauma of sexual abuse by clergy, whose lives were so seriously impacted by those crimes, and their families and loved ones,” O’Malley said. “Cardinal Law served at a time when the church failed seriously in its responsibilities to provide pastoral care for her people, and with tragic outcomes failed to care for the children of our parish communities. I deeply regret that reality and its consequences,” O’Malley said. However, he called it a “sad reality” that the scandal has come to define Law’s legacy, overshadowing his work in the civil rights era and leadership in the interfaith movement following the Second Vatican Council. “I think all of us are more than one dimensional and I think, to be realistic, we have to recognize that there was more to this man than his mistakes,” he said in a news conference on Wednesday. Law was born in Torreon, Mexico, on November 4, 1931, to Helen and Bernard Law, an Air Force colonel. He completed his postgraduate studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Louisiana and at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He was ordained as a priest on May 21, 1961, in the diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, and became vicar general of that diocese in 1971. In 1973, he was appointed bishop of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese in southern Missouri. He served as chairman of the Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interracial Affairs, and in 1976, he was named to the Vatican Commission on Religious Relations with Jews. The posts were stepping stones to his becoming the spiritual leader of Boston’s large and influential Catholic community. In 1984, Pope John Paul II appointed Law to be the archbishop of the Boston Archdiocese, with its 362 parishes serving 2.1 million members. That same year, Law received a letter from a bishop expressing concerns about then-Rev. Geoghan. Law assigned Geoghan to another parish despite the allegations. In 1985, Pope John Paul II elevated Law to cardinal, one of just 13 Americans holding that office at the time. Law attempted to resign as archbishop of Boston in April 2002, but Pope John Paul II rejected his request. In 2002, a judge presiding over the child rape case of the Rev. Paul Shanley ordered Cardinal Law to be deposed by lawyers of one of Shanley’s victims. Law testified about his supervision of Geoghan in 2002, saying he relied on his assistants to investigate charges of abuse. In May 2002, he apologized for his role in the clergy abuse scandal in a letter distributed throughout the archdiocese. But he denied knowledge of sexual abuse allegations against Shanley until 1993. In August 2002, Law appeared in court to testify about a settlement reached between the archdiocese of Boston and victims of clergy abuse. The archdiocese rescinded the monetary offer shortly afterward. That December, as calls grew for him to resign, Law was subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury investigating “possible criminal violations by church officials who supervised priests accused of sexually abusing children.” Days later, he resigned as chairman of the board of trustees of the Catholic University of America, followed by his resignation as archbishop of Boston. The breakdown of trust in the Catholic Church continues to reverberate around the world. Related video Archbishop: 'This is a shameful past' This month, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse delivered, after five years of work, 189 recommendations to address what it described as a “serious failure” by Australia’s institutions to protect its most vulnerable citizens. The country’s senior Catholic leaders, however, rejected recommendations by the wide-reaching investigation, declining to end mandatory celibacy for priests and break the secrecy of confession. Of survivors who reported abuse in a religious institution, more than 60% said it occurred in a Catholic organization, the report found. When asked if he forgave Law, O’Malley said that forgiveness is what Christianity is all about. But he acknowledged that in Law’s case, forgiveness did not come easy. “Hopefully, out of this, it will help to remind all of our Catholics that this is not something that has been solved,” he said Wednesday. “The healing is still necessary and we must all be vigilant, particularly for prevention of child abuse.” He surmised, though, that the church would handle such transgressions differently today. “I think there’s a much greater understanding and sensitivity to the situation,” he said. “There’s been enough growth and consciousness of this problem in the Holy See that that would not happen. CNN’s Delia Gallagher, Hada Messia and Richard Allen Greene contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cardinal Bernard Law", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171220063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/20/world/former-boston-cardinal-bernard-law-dead/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "678380860", "sentence": "Stephen McGown was freed five years and eight months after being seized in Timbuktu Father: \"My son is looking well and very healthy and his mind seems as sharp as ever\" A South African national who was kidnapped in Mali in November 2011 by al Qaeda extremists has been released, a spokesman for South Africa’s Foreign Ministry told CNN on Thursday. Stephen McGown was freed on Saturday and is now back in South Africa, Clayson Monyela said. His father, Malcolm McGown, told a news conference in Pretoria that he was grateful to the South African government and everyone else involved in gaining his son’s release. “It took a long time but we got there – and I’m pleased to say that my son is looking well and very healthy and his mind seems as sharp as ever,” he said. Speaking at the same news conference, South African Minister for International Relations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane voiced her condolences for the death of McGown’s mother, who died in May while he was still in captivity. Nkoana-Mashabane said no ransom was paid for McGown’s release and that it had been secured with the help of “cooperation and collaboration” from the family. His father said it had been a “big surprise” when Stephen came back, “but when I gave him a hug he felt as sound and as strong as before, so he was well treated up there. “Obviously the joy of the miracle that happened … we can’t describe it. I guess unless you have actually traveled the road, you really don’t know what it’s like.” Malcolm McGown said he regretted that his wife had not lived to see their son again, but he believed Stephen would “pick himself up in a little while’s time and join the normal run of life.” Stephen McGown did not appear at the news conference himself, although his wife Catherine and mother-in-law were present alongside his father. “It’s been a very, very long time and I’m pleased, just so pleased, that this day has come,” his wife said. “It’s just unfortunate that Steve’s mum isn’t here and that Steve isn’t here right now.” The moment when she and her husband were finally reunited was like none of the scenarios she had imagined over the years, she said. “The first thing he said to me was, ‘Your hair has grown.’ I said to him ‘Actually, your hair is longer than mine now,’” Catherine recalled. Doctors are still attending to McGown and will continue to monitor his health, Monyela said earlier. McGown was taken hostage while on vacation in Timbuktu, northern Mali, along with Swedish national Johan Gustafsson and Dutch national Sjaak Rijke. Gustafsson returned to Sweden in June this year after being released by his captors, Swedish authorities said. Rijke was freed in April 2015 by French special forces, the French Defense Ministry said at the time. Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, chairman and founder of African NGO Gift of the Givers, said the charity had started negotiations for McGown in June 2015 after his father asked for help but was not involved in the final stages of McGown’s release. The South African government worked alongside the charity from 2015, Sooliman said. Gift of the Givers also negotiated for the release of Gustafsson, he added.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "South African government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170803144500", "country1": "ZAF", "country2": "MLI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/africa/south-africa-al-qaeda-hostage-release/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "549201603", "sentence": "The FBI is looking into emails regarding the CIA's drone program as it investigated Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server The drone program, while widely discussed in public and in the media, is still considered classified A series of emails about the CIA’s drone program are among those being investigated by the FBI as part of its probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state, a law enforcement official tells CNN. Those emails, sent in late 2011 and early 2012, involve a discussion by the then-U.S. ambassador to Pakistan about a planned U.S.-led drone strike in that country, and took place largely on what’s called “low side,” or non-classified, State Department email system. The planned drone strike was later canceled. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the details of planned drone strike email discussion. The exchange in question took place over the December holidays when multiple officials were away from the office and without access to their classified email, and some of the emails were ultimately sent to Secretary Clinton’s private email server, according to the official. The FBI has not yet interviewed Clinton as part of its investigation. As CNN first reported, investigators have not found evidence to support criminal charges against Clinton and none are expected, but no final determination will be made until that interview has taken place. The CIA drone program is covert and considered classified, so while it is widely discussed in public and in media reports, any discussion of the program on a non-classified system is a violation of government rules. For this reason, the CIA insisted that the emails on the subject be retroactively classified. Discussion of classified matters on government non-classified email systems is a perennial problem that occurs widely in the government, but damage is typically contained because violators use government email systems. What is not common is a cabinet-level official using a personal server to conduct all official business, outside the protection of government email servers. Some of Clinton’s closest aides, including her longtime adviser Huma Abedin, have provided interviews to federal investigators, U.S. officials briefed on the investigation previously told CNN. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement, “As we have said previously, the State Department is not going to speak to the content of documents, nor would we speak to any ongoing review.” Clinton’s campaign did not immediately respond for comment for this report. Clinton campaign officials have said she is cooperating fully with the Justice Department review.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160610193000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/politics/clinton-server-drone-fbi/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "579717162", "sentence": "'Hundreds' of US troops are stationed at a base 40 miles of Mosul The battle for Iraq's second-largest city could start as soon as October Indications are growing that the attack to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city and ISIS’ last major stronghold in the country, could begin as soon as next month. Hundreds of US troops have arrived at an air base 40 miles south of Mosul to support Iraq’s efforts to liberate that city, a US defense official told CNN. The US-led coalition to counter ISIS says it carried out four additional airstrikes near Mosul and Qayyarah Friday, destroying eight ISIS fighting positions and damaging a tunnel entrance. Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a weapons cache and 29 watercraft. Qayyarah air base was recaptured from ISIS by Iraqi soldiers backed by US airstrikes in July and the American forces operating there will mainly provide logistics, supplies and support for the Iraqi offensive on Mosul. The move brings US personnel closer to the battle and ISIS’ defensive lines. “When the (Iraqi Security Force) is ready to move on in their operations to get after Mosul, we’ll be prepared to support that and the airfield will be ready,” Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian told reporters Tuesday at the Pentagon. He added that coalition forces are conducting intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance efforts in the area. Asked if US forces advising the Mosul operation faced increased risk, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters Thursday that “the secretary (of defense) has made clear that our forces in Iraq are in harm’s way. Everyone who is serving there is in a dangerous situation.” The air base is also expected to be rebuilt to allow US and coalition aircraft to operate there, since its proximity to Mosul makes it tactically important. “This is a partnered effort. This is something we’re working from both the land component perspective with the Iraqis and clearly ensuring that, as we begin to put some of our airplanes in there in the future, that it’s got the capabilities that we need,” Harrigian added, describing efforts to prepare Qayyarah. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat The assault could begin as early as October, according to several US officials. The next stage of the effort to retake Mosul will involve attempts to seize towns and villages on the southern outskirts of the city. Iraqi security forces air dropped thousands of leaflets south of the city over the weekend warning citizens in anticipation of a new offensive. “Protect yourself, don’t be human shields for the enemy, leave the town immediately,” a leaflet shown by the Iraqi military to CNN said. The coalition is stepping up airstrikes along key infiltration routes into Mosul in hopes of keeping the city from being reinforced further by ISIS, a US defense official added. The coalition announced Friday that it had carried out airstrikes Thursday against a logistics facility in Mosul and an ISIS tactical unit in Qayyarah. The fight for Mosul is expected to be a difficult one. Defense officials and intelligence analysts said ISIS has dug-in since it first seized the city in 2014. There are 3,000 to 4,500 ISIS fighters in Mosul, according to Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. John Dorrian. “There is still a tough fight ahead against an adaptive enemy that will try to challenge us as we hone in on Mosul,” said Harrigian, the commander of US air forces in the Middle East. Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military involvement in the Mosul offensive", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160916164500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/politics/us-troops-mosul-base/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "749152474", "sentence": "Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed with special counsel Robert Mueller what prosecutors should pursue in the Russia probe as early as last May, when Mueller was first appointed, the special counsel’s office said Thursday. At a court hearing, Justice Department attorney Michael Dreeben said Rosenstein discussed specific legs of the investigation with Mueller months before he wrote a classified memo in August that outlined Mueller’s directive. Dreeben argued that the Justice Department shouldn’t have to produce documentation of those early talks about the investigation’s scope that occurred before Rosenstein’s August 2 memo. Rosenstein has been overseeing Mueller’s investigation following the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. While Rosenstein and Mueller’s communication about the Russia probe may help the special counsel’s office defend its criminal case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Mueller’s team is also indirectly pushing back against the President and Republicans’ assertions that the investigation is rogue and corrupt. “We have an alive and awake acting attorney general who’s looking at this investigation, [and] knows what’s going on,” Dreeben said. Manafort has alleged in court that Mueller’s office overstepped its authority by charging him with crimes related to his work before the 2016 campaign. His attorney also demanded they see records of Rosenstein and Mueller’s discussions before August. “We’re all sitting here guessing what happened. There has to be a record,” Manafort’s attorney, Kevin Downing, said Thursday. Mueller’s appointment unfolded in May with a public notice from Rosenstein, directing the special counsel to investigate links between the Russian government and the campaign and other matters that arose from the investigation. The August memo, which was unveiled earlier this month and gets into more specifics, was “reflective of decisions that had already been made,” Dreeben said. Rosenstein’s August 2 memo gives Mueller the green light to investigate Manafort for his lobbying work in Ukraine, years before the campaign. It also outlines several other still-undisclosed allegations that Mueller could investigate and says Mueller could look into allegations that Manafort colluded with Russians during the campaign. Manafort has pleaded not guilty to the foreign lobbying and financial charges. He has not been charged with crimes related to Russian collusion. Downing said, “We’re in a worse place than we were with” previous special investigations that appeared to wander outside their initial purposes. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, countered that it’s unlikely the Justice Department fully knew what Mueller should pursue when he was first appointed. “As good as he is, I don’t think the deputy attorney general could see into the future,” she said. Investigators shouldn’t have to “start with the conclusion” that crimes were committed, she added. Instead, prosecutors could follow the question of whether Manafort had links to Russians. That work, even if it didn’t connect directly to Manafort’s time on the campaign, would be essential to any criminal investigation, she said, and Dreeben later echoed her. Manafort is also challenging the special counsel’s office’s decision to charge him with both lying to federal authorities and failing to register as a foreign lobbyist and the decision to charge him with a conspiracy money laundering count because of his failure to register his work with federal authorities. Mueller’s prosecutors have pushed back on both arguments on technical legal grounds. If Manafort were to convince the judge to dismiss the money laundering allegation, assets that the government locked down following his indictment in October would become available to him.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180419194500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/politics/mueller-rosenstein-hasnt-gone-rogue/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "760329726", "sentence": "The US military said Wednesday that US troops killed “dozens” of Taliban leaders when a US artillery barrage struck a meeting of insurgent commanders on May 24. US military officials said the strike took place after US military intelligence assets were able to monitor Taliban commanders following their major attack on the Afghan city of Farah, a well-coordinated assault in which the Taliban managed to overrun the police security cordon surrounding the provincial capital before they were repelled by US and Afghan troops in an intense battle. Related article US troops help repel major Taliban attack in Afghanistan The commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John Nicholson, said the retreating Taliban leaders were observed attending a meeting of other leaders in Musa Qala in Helmand Province, an area under the Taliban’s control. Nicholson said the highest ranking insurgent killed in the strike was the deputy shadow governor of Helmand. “It was a group of commanders, meeting in part to discuss the operation in Farah that many of them had just participated in,” Nicholson told reporters at the Pentagon Wednesday via a teleconference from Kabul. The US Marines “tracked 50 of them to a meeting in Musa Qala and struck them with HIMARS rockets, killing dozens of the enemy leaders,” he added. “Among the more than 50 casualties was the deputy shadow governor of Helmand, multiple Taliban district governors, intelligence commanders and key provincial-level leadership from Kandahar, Kunduz, Herat, Farah, Uruzgan and Helmand provinces,” the US military said in a statement issued Wednesday. Related article One-third of US military injuries in Iraq, Afghanistan weren't from battle The artillery strike was carried out by US Marines firing the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, more commonly known by its acronym, HIMARS. US Marines in Afghanistan are based in Helmand Province, where they primarily advise and assist Afghan troops battling the insurgency. Nicholson said the major attack on Farah earlier this month was carried out by the Taliban in order to distract from its setbacks in Helmand, an area which he said was key to the Taliban’s finances due to the presence of the group’s narcotics operations there. He also said that a major focus of the security assistance effort in Afghanistan is now aimed at better defending the country’s capital of Kabul where approximately five million Afghans live. Related article This nation is being robbed of its best and brightest Nicholson lauded the performance of the Afghan police Wednesday saying they were able to stop a coordinated attack on the Interior Ministry in downtown Kabul on Wednesday. While the attackers, using a captured Humvee and military uniforms, managed to penetrate the security corridor, Nicholson noted that during the firefight Afghan special police commandos from the country’s Crisis Response Unit 222 managed to kill seven of the eight attackers and capture the remaining one. One Afghan policeman died in the attack, which Nicholson said is initially assessed to have been carried out by the Taliban’s Haqqani Network. While Nicholson said that the number of car bombs in Kabul had decreased, the local ISIS affiliate had increased the number of suicide bomber attacks against civilians. He said that additional efforts had been made to strengthen the Afghan security forces and their ability to protect Kabul including deploying additional US military advisers from the new Security Force Assistance Brigades, units touted by the US military as critical to the success of the campaign. But despite the strikes against the Afghan leaders, Nicholson also acknowledged that since February the Taliban had managed to capture five rural districts from the Afghan government while saying that Afghan troops managed to recapture all of them within 10 days.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military operations against the Taliban in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180530191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-killed-taliban-leaders-afghanistan/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "466356948", "sentence": "Of the 4 million Syrian men, women and children who have fled their country, the Obama administration wants the United States to take in 10,000 over the next year. Britain has promised that it will revise its policy and resettle up to 20,000 Syrians over the next five years. And then there is Germany, where an estimated 800,000 asylum-seekers from Syria and other countries will arrive this year alone — more than in all of Europe last year. You would think that German generosity would spur other countries to emulate or at least thank and praise it. Not quite. Some European politicians have been quick to criticize Germany for violating European Union rules, for creating a magnet that will attract more refugees and for increasing the risk of jihadi infiltration. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, “The problem is not a European problem. The problem is a German problem.” Marine Le Pen, France’s populist leader, said at a meeting of her party that “Germany probably thinks its population is moribund, and it is probably seeking to lower wages and continue to recruit slaves through mass immigration.” It was almost certainly a deliberate, sly reference to the Nazi policy of forced labor during World War II. Read the Washington Post column", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Germany", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150913073000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/13/europe/zakaria-germeny-redemption/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "683214472", "sentence": "Admiral Harry Harris spoke at Osan Air Force Base in South Korea The news conference comes on the second day of US-South Korean joint military exercises The top American military commander in the Indo-Pacific region said Tuesday it would be “foolhardy” for adversaries of the United States to try to take advantage of any perceived weaknesses in US operational capacity. The comments from Admiral Harry Harris, the head of US Pacific Command (PACOM), came a day after the USS John McCain collided with a merchant ship, leaving 10 sailors missing and another five injured. It was the fourth such accident involving a US military ship in Asia this year – and has prompted questions about the operational capabilities of US forces in the region. “Perception is in the eyes of the beholder, and I will hope that no one will test the US on the perception that we’ve had a problem with USS John McCain and three other assets – that would be a very foolhardy thing to do,” Harris told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. Harris’ comments come amid continued tensions on the Korean Peninsula, with Washington and Pyongyang trading heated rhetoric and dueling threats. Observers worry that a miscalculation on either side could have serious consequences. Tuesday was the second day of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercises, joint military drills between the US and South Korea that both sides say are defensive in nature but draw the ire of the North Korean regime, who view them as practice for an eventual invasion. Harris said he believed the McCain’s collision would not affect the US military’s ability “to defend the (Korean) peninsula and our interest in the region.” “The US Navy is large, we have a lot of capacity, and we will bring that capacity forward if we need to,” he said. Navy plans 1-day operational pauseSpate of accidents in AsiaWhy are so many Navy ships crashing?Collision sheds light on territorial dispute Navy plans 1-day operational pauseSpate of accidents in AsiaWhy are so many Navy ships crashing?Collision sheds light on territorial dispute The US Navy ordered a one-day operational pause – which will be spread out over a couple weeks and conducted at the discretion of individual commands – in response to the McCain collision, but Harris stressed that the string of incidents will not affect the US military’s ability to defend itself from incoming threats. The John McCain is equipped with the Aegis missile defense system, which is designed to shoot down ballistic missiles from adversaries like North Korea. A spokesman for the Pacific-based US 7th Fleet said the McCain is one of 14 Aegis-equipped ships the Navy has forward-deployed to Japan, and it plans to add another one next year. In total, the US Navy has 84 vessels equipped with the Aegis system. “The ballistic missile defense destroyers and cruisers we have in the region are only part of the layered defense we have in the region,” said Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of US Forces Korea. Flanked by two Patriot missile batteries – another missile defense system designed to shoot down incoming projectiles – Harris spoke Tuesday at Osan Air Base just south of Seoul. The news conference came on the second day of the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military exercises between the American and South Korean militaries. Seoul and Washington say the exercises, which have been going on for years, are meant to “enhance readiness, protect the region and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula,” according to the US Department of Defense. North Korea, however, sees them as practice for an eventual invasion. A propaganda video released by North Korea’s state-run Uriminzokkiri website Saturday, shortly before the start of the exercises, showed senior US leaders – including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis – above flames and warned the Trump administration to keep “its eyes and ears open from now on.” The provocative video also appeared to show a missile heading toward the US territory of Guam, an island in the western Pacific that’s home to two US military assets, and speculated that “this is the fateful end of sinful US.” The tiny Pacific island, the largest in the Marianas group, is home to two significant US military bases.Bomber sorties flown above South Korea Tuesday originated from Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base.Around 5,000 US military personnel are based on the island, which is a US territory.It is often referred to as the “tip of the spear” and home to the US’ most westerly military installations.Except US bases in Japan and South Korea, it’s the closest US base to North Korea. The tiny Pacific island, the largest in the Marianas group, is home to two significant US military bases.Bomber sorties flown above South Korea Tuesday originated from Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base.Around 5,000 US military personnel are based on the island, which is a US territory.It is often referred to as the “tip of the spear” and home to the US’ most westerly military installations.Except US bases in Japan and South Korea, it’s the closest US base to North Korea. Guam, which is the closest US territory to North Korea, was ensnared in last week’s heated back-and-forth between Pyongyang and the United States after being specifically threatened by North Korean state media. The tense rhetoric has died down somewhat since last Tuesday, when North Korea’s state-run news outlet KCNA reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would opt to wait and see what the “foolish Yankees” do next after being briefed by his military advisers on plan to fire missiles off the coast of Guam. As the threats rolled, US and Guam officials have reiterated that the multi-layered missile defense system the US operates throughout Asia is designed to keep Guam safe from threats like these, though independent analysts have issued more cautious assessments. Harris and Brooks offered strong praised US’ missile defense systems Tuesday, both made it clear that the current situation on the Korean Peninsula must be resolved diplomatically. “We hope and we work for a diplomatic solution to the challenge presented by Kim Jong Un.  A strong diplomatic effort, backed by a strong military effort, is key,” Harris said. “Credible combat power should be in support of diplomacy, not the other way around.” CNN’s Elaine Ly, Sol Han and Brad Lendon contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States military presence and missile defense systems in the Korean Peninsula region", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170822100000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/22/asia/us-south-korea-military-exercises/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "650013082", "sentence": "US officials said they were “deeply concerned” after Turkey carried out a series of airstrikes Tuesday against US allies fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq. A senior US defense official told CNN that the US was given about one hour’s advance notice of the strikes by the Turkish military. The official added that no US or coalition advisers were in the vicinity. Turkish warplanes struck targets in northern Syria and the area of Sinjar in northern Iraq. The Turkish armed forces issued a statement saying it had “neutralized” 70 PKK “terrorist” fighters – 40 in northern Iraq and 30 others in northeastern Syria. The Turkish government has been conducting a decades-long fight against the PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that has carried out terrorist attacks in Turkey. But Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces, America’s primary Syrian ally in the fight against ISIS, and the Iraq-based Kurdish Peshmerga both said that they suffered casualties as well as a result of the airstrikes. “We are very concerned, deeply concerned, that Turkey conducted airstrikes earlier today in northern Syria as well as northern Iraq without proper coordination either with the United States or the broader global coalition to defeat ISIS,” acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Tuesday. “We have expressed those concerns to the government of Turkey directly,” Toner added. Related video Satellite images give rare glimpse into Syria The Pentagon also released a statement on its concerns about the strikes. “These ‎airstrikes were not approved by the Counter-ISIS Coalition and led to the unfortunate loss of life of our partner forces in the fight against ISIS, including the Kurdish Peshmerga,” Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway said. A statement issued by the Peshmerga, the military arm of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, said that five of its fighters were killed in the air raid and another nine wounded. The KRG blamed the nearby presence of PKK fighters for the casualties. The government of Iraq also protested the unilateral airstrikes by Turkey. “Given the extraordinarily complex battle space in these areas, it is vital that Turkey and all partners in the defeat-ISIS effort coordinate their actions closely as we work together to maintain maximum pressure on ISIS and ensure the safety of all Coalition personnel in theater,” Rankine-Galloway said. Turkey has long been opposed to the PKK, considered a terrorist organization by both Turkey and the US. Related video Erdogan denies dictator charges Ankara sees the PKK and the Kurdish forces in the Syrian Democratic Forces – known as the YPG – as closely linked, while the US views them as distinct organizations. The US sees the SDF as the most effective force fighting ISIS in Syria supporting its push on the city of Raqqa, ISIS’ self-declared capital. “We recognize the threat the PKK poses to Turkey, but Turkey cannot pursue that fight at the expense of our common fight against terrorists that threaten us all,” Rankine-Galloway said. While Turkey has struck PKK targets in Iraq in the past, Turkey’s latest military action comes days after President Donald Trump called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him after he prevailed in a closely contested referendum that granted his presidency additional powers. Trump’s congratulatory call stood out among Western leaders, many of whom struck a less laudatory tone over the controversial vote. In the wake of his referendum victory, some US officials had hoped that Erdogan would be more flexible in cooperating with – or at least tolerating – US efforts aimed at backing the SDF offensive on Raqqa.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170425221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/turkey-bombs-kurds-iraq-us-concerned/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "669601857", "sentence": "Grab a cup of coffee and settle in. Here’s what you might have missed in a busy news week: Capturing an elephant isn’t easy. Imagine trying to capture 500. Ten years after the first iPhone was sold, a look at some of the stories of how the iPhone was born. A lot of resources go into building cars, like steel, aluminum, rubber and glass. Also critical: Brains. If you think of yourself as a geeky boy, you may want to thank your old man, according to a study published Tuesday in Translational Psychiatry. Joey Jackson outlines how the nearly $23 million in settlements to the families of Philando Castile, Michael Brown and other prominent police shooting victims were arrived at and says that no matter what the number, cash won’t help anyone heal. In light of the massive ransomware attack, Cyber expert Arun Vishwanath explains how policies (and people) are critical to dealing with this incident and the bigger attacks to come. The British Royal Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, leaves its dock for the first time to begin its anticipated sea trials.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170701141500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/01/app-news-section/weekend-reads-july-1-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "433665247", "sentence": "As Jeb Bush struggled to frame his position on the invasion of Iraq this week, the tendency among many of his GOP rivals was to pile on. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would have had a clearer answer. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told The Associated Press that Bush’s initial refusal to answer the question meant that the American people would “get George Bush 3.” Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum questioned the younger Bush’s readiness for the rigors of a presidential race. But Mike Huckabee said Friday that he and the rest of the field should cut the former Florida governor some slack. The former Arkansas governor said the discussion over Jeb Bush’s shifting answers this week on whether he would have invaded Iraq given the information that Americans know now about intelligence failures amounted to a lot of “wasted energy.” Huckabee dismissed the query as a “ridiculous frame of questioning” that he said was like going into the future and then coming back. “Leadership is about making decisions with the information you have, not the information people will have 12 years later,” Huckabee told reporters Friday before addressing the spring meeting of the Republican National Committee. Related video Jeb Bush: I would not have gone into Iraq “I kind of feel sorry for my friend Jeb Bush,” Huckabee continued. “I feel like he’s been caught in the crosshairs of an unfortunate game of semantics and I’m going to cut him some slack on this one.” He was much more keen on talking to reporters about his affinity for Apple products – declaring that he was “an Apple snob” who has “everything Apple.” Unlike Bush – who proudly wore his new Apple Watch to the RNC meeting this week – Huckabee said he wasn’t sold on that accessory. “I’m going to wait a while,” he said. “I just haven’t convinced myself that I need it.” Though he said he’s typically into the latest Apple product, “that’s one that hasn’t caught my fancy yet.” Told that Bush had the watch, Huckabee paused. “Huh,” he said. “Did he say whether he liked it though?” The newly announced presidential candidate also said he wasn’t sure he needed the feature that would allow him to talk to his watch. “I’m having enough trouble carrying on a conversation with humans,” he quipped, “much less a piece of machinery.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jeb Bush", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150516004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/15/politics/mike-huckabee-defends-jeb-bush-on-iraq/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "609939980", "sentence": "White House condemns \"'what appears to have been a terrorist attack\" Berlin police: 12 are dead, 48 injured A tractor trailer barreled into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others. Witnesses said shoppers screamed and dropped packages and glasses of mulled wine as the truck plowed into the market. Officials are investigating the crash as an act of terrorism, according to a German intelligence official familiar with the matter. After a tip, Berlin police arrested a man on foot about a mile and a half away from the crash site. Authorities are working to determine whether he is linked to the case. Some of the 48 people in the hospital have serious injuries, Berlin police tweeted. The truck that was involved in the crash at Breitscheidplatz, in the western part of central Berlin, had Polish license plates, police spokeswoman Kerstin Ziesmer said. Berlin police tweeted that a passenger found dead in the truck was a Polish citizen. Ariel Zurawski, owner of the truck company, told TVN 24, a private Polish television news network and CNN affiliate, the truck, carrying a steel shipment, may have been hijacked. Zurawski said his cousin – the truck’s regular driver – couldn’t have been behind the wheel. “My scenario is that they did something to him and hijacked this truck,” he said. Witness Emma Rushton told CNN that the truck didn’t slow down. She said the truck was traveling about 40 mph through the crowded pedestrian area. “There’s no way it was an accident,” Rushton said. “We saw at least 10 people” injured and lying on the ground. Another witness, Shandana Durrani, was 20 feet away from the truck when it rammed several market stalls “I think everybody thought there was a terrorist attack happening,” she said. “People dropped what they were carrying and ran for cover. … It seemed like the truck just jumped the curb and took a wrong turn and barreled through the crowd.” Durrani, an American who moved to Berlin a few months ago, said slowing to respond to a text message “saved me from being hit.” The incident, which officials are probing as an act of terrorism, triggered memories of the use of trucks in attacks. Julian Reichelt, editor in chief at German tabloid Bild, told CNN the incident “looks like something that was adapted by Nice,” referring to the Bastille Day truck attack in France that killed 86 people and injured more than 200 in July. Terror groups have used the Internet to encourage followers in the West to use vehicles to stage attacks, according to CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen. Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch encouraged its recruits in the West in its 2010 webzine, Inspire, to use the trucks as a weapon in an article headlined “The Ultimate Mowing Machine,” Bergen wrote. In September 2014, an ISIS spokesman similarly encouraged such attacks, saying of ISIS’ enemies, “Run him over with your car,” according to Bergen. Last month, an attacker who investigators believe was inspired by ISIS used a car and a knife as weapons to injure 11 at the Ohio State University. German officials have been concerned about security around Christmas markets, which are the main place for holiday shopping and refreshments, such as the mulled beverage Gluhwein. The US State Department alerted US citizens in November to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, especially during the holiday season. The alert, which encouraged citizens to be cautious at the holiday festivals, expires on February 20. Reichelt told CNN that the market would be busy every night of the week leading up to Christmas. The market at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church has existed for 33 years, according to the Visit Berlin website. The stands offer delights such as handmade crafts, “sweet waffles, candied fruit and nuts crafts.” In a statement, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was “deeply shaken by the awful news.” The White House said the United States “condemns in the strongest terms what appears to have been a terrorist attack.” US President-elect Donald Trump offered his condolences to the victims. “Innocent civilians were murdered in the streets as they prepared to celebrate the Christmas holiday,” Trump said in a statement. “ISIS and other Islamist terrorists continually slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad.” The incident in Berlin is the latest in a string of attacks in Germany over the past 12 months. July 2016 On July 24, a Syrian suicide bomber injured 15 people in an attack on a music festival in Ansbach. He left behind a video pledging allegiance to ISIS. Days earlier, nine people were killed in Munich by an 18-year-old gunman with dual German and Iranian nationality. The gunman committed suicide. His motives were unclear. Four days prior to that, an immigrant teen, apparently inspired by ISIS, stabbed five passengers on a train in Bavaria. Police shot the teenager, an Afghan refugee who was armed with a knife and an ax. June 2016 Three Syrian men were arrested in June on suspicion of planning a terror attack on Dusseldorf on behalf of ISIS. May 2016 A German man killed one person and injured three others in a May knife attack at a train station in Bavaria. Witnesses told police the attacker had shouted out “Allahu akbar” and “Infidels must die” as he carried out the attacks. But intelligence services said they knew of no link between him and Islamist networks. December 31, 2015 On New Year’s Eve 2015, two train stations in Munich were evacuated and train service stopped among concerns of a possible terror plot. The planned suicide attacks were reported to be connected to ISIS, officials said. Frederik Pleitgen reported from Berlin. CNN’s Laura Goehler, Donie O’Sullivan, Emanuella Grinberg, Stephanie Halasz, Lonzo Cook and Deborah Bloom contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "terrorist attack in Berlin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161219211500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "679127257", "sentence": "Ioffe questions how Melania Trump would do under a points-based system \"She is a beautiful white woman from Europe, and we like those\" American journalist Julia Ioffe slammed the Trump administration’s plan to curb legal immigration calling it “very restrictive” and part of a formula that would “provide the right kind of demographic engineering,” for his base. Ioffe said first lady Melania Trump initially came to America on an H-1B visa, one of the visas the government is now working to restrict. “When you ask Trump supporters, they don’t care because she’s a different – she’s the right kind of immigrant.” “She is a beautiful white woman from Europe, and we like those. Even though she doesn’t have a college degree. You know, I don’t know how she would have done under this point system,” Ioffe told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act, announced earlier this week, aims to reduce the number of low-skilled immigrants who are allotted green cards by 50% and would replace the current employment-based system with a merit-based system grading possible immigrants according to specifics such as education, English-language ability, high-paying job offers, and age. CNN’s Acosta, White House aide clash over immigration at briefing An immigrant herself, Ioffe came to the United States from Russia with her family in 1990. She was 7 years old. She made headlines earlier this week when she tweeted: “I didn’t speak English when I immigrated to the United States. Now, I get paid to write in it.” I didn't speak English when I immigrated to the United States. Now, I get paid to write in it. Just saying. Now a staff writer at The Atlantic magazine, Ioffe said she thinks most people could pick up English in a few months. She further criticized the Trump administration’s numerous attempts to drastically reduce the number of refugees calling it “immoral and cruel.” “Especially if you’re pursuing a kind of isolationist foreign policy and you’re not going out into the world and trying to help these countries fix the situations they’re in so that they’re not creating these massive refugees flows,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration immigration policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170806191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/06/politics/julia-ioffe-melania-trump-cnntv/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "623703405", "sentence": "Minister details what he calls positive call He says leaders will work on differences A phone call last week between Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and US President Donald Trump was constructive and not confrontational, Mexico’s foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive US television interview. Luis Videgaray also told “Anderson Cooper 360˚” that his nation was very willing to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the White House. Videgaray said the conversation last Friday between Trump and Peña Nieto was “very constructive.” The two leaders agree on more points than they disagree on, he said Thursday. Related video Mexico Foreign Minister on working with Trump “It was not a confrontational call,” he said. The presidents agreed to keep working on important matters such as security. As to conflicting reports about issues raised in the call, the foreign minister said, based on his recollection, CNN’s reporting of Trump’s comments about offering US troops to help with drug cartels was accurate. According to an excerpt of the transcript of the call with Peña Nieto provided to CNN, Trump said, “You have some pretty tough hombres in Mexico that you may need help with. We are willing to help with that big-league, but they have be knocked out and you have not done a good job knocking them out.” The excerpt of the transcript obtained by CNN differs from an official internal readout of the call that wrongly suggested Trump was contemplating sending troops to the border in a hostile way. An Associated Press report said Trump also threatened to send US troops to stop criminals in Mexico unless the government did more to control them. Related article Trump had heated exchange with Australian PM, talked 'tough hombres' with Mexican leader “That was … nothing close to reality,” Videgaray said. He said media reports from a Mexican journalist that Trump told Peña Nieto that Mexico was going to pay for a border wall whether they like it or not was false. “It’s very clear, we have a significant difference and the presidents have a significant difference,” the foreign minister said. “And it’s … well-known, but they agreed that they would not continue to publicly argue about that, because there are so many other things that we need to work on.” Videgaray said he talked to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday and the two planned to meet in their new roles soon. As to NAFTA, Videgaray said, “We’re absolutely open to making NAFTA better.” Related video Trump takes on world: Tensions rise with allies He pointed out the agreement  – which also includes Canada – was signed in 1994. “It was crafted in a different world,” he said, adding that there was no ecommerce at the time. Before meetings can be held between the nations, Mexican leaders must consult with their country’s Senate, union bosses and businesses, he told CNN. “This does not have to be a negotiation in which one of the countries loses,” he said. “We can make it a very good deal for both countries.” Peña Nieto had canceled a meeting with Trump that had been set for this week after renewed tensions erupted last week over Trump’s plan to build a wall on the border. “Unless Mexico is going to treat the United States fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and I want to go a different route,” he said in prepared remarks. “We have no choice.” Trump had tweeted that it would be better to skip the meeting if his Mexican counterpart continued to insist Mexico would not pay for the wall. While saying that Mexico paying for the wall is “totally unacceptable,” Videgaray said his ministry would take a cooperative stance toward Mexico’s northern neighbor and largest trading partner.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mexico-US relations", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170203040000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/politics/mexico-foreign-minister-anderson-cooper/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "544153631", "sentence": "Donald Trump has investments in Indonesia, the world's most-populous Muslim nation Many Indonesians wary of Trump after his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S. The businessman may face backlash from his political stances Donald Trump has made it clear he doesn’t trust Muslims, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to make money in majority Muslim countries. Take the Lido Lakes One Stop Adventure Hotel for example. Even staff at this scruffy resort admit it has seen much better days. During a recent visit the cavernous lobby sat mostly empty, apart from a stray cat. Several aging cakes collected dust in the showcase of an apparently abandoned hotel pastry shop. The paint was peeling off the seats of children’s swings next to a forlorn swimming pool. The Donald Trump guide to the rest of world However, according to the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, Lido Lakes will soon be transformed into a shining example of the “next generation of luxury hospitality.” The future Trump International Lido Hotel is one of two resorts Trump Hotel announced it is developing in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country. Trump Hotels publicized its joint venture with the Indonesian investment firm MNC last September. Four months later, Trump himself made a startling policy announcement. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” his campaign announced. Trump’s unapologetic criticisms of the Muslim world is provoking questions at the most senior levels of government here in Indonesia. “How come he won’t allow Muslim people to enter America while he has money in Indonesia, investment in Indonesia,” asks cabinet minister Luhut Panjaitan. In an interview with CNN, Panjaitan suggested that Indonesia would turn to other trading partners if a future President Trump shut U.S. doors to the more than 200 million Indonesian Muslims. In 2015, the U.S. bilateral trade in goods and services with Indonesia exceeded $20 billion. “I don’t think America can survive alone,” Panjaitan said. Unsurprisingly, Trump evokes polarizing views among Indonesians. At a university graduation ceremony in Jakarta, three separate students told CNN they do not like Trump because he “discriminates against Muslims.” A fourth graduate however said “Trump is a good businessman.” Teachers and students at an Islamic boarding school in the city all reacted with dismay at the mention of the Republican candidate. Dini Muzadlifah, 17, who dreams of one day going to study in California, urged Americans to think “over and over again” before voting for Trump. Muslims, she added, are “not your enemy. We are friends.” Fuad Hasan, also 17, called Trump an “extremist.” “Donald Trump is not good for America or for the world,” he added. “I feel very sad and disappointed with his statements.” A spokesman for one of Indonesia’s Islamist political parties warned that if Trump imposed his ban on Muslims visiting the U.S., there would be calls for reciprocity. “Muslims in many countries would also demand their governments do the same to Americans and this means that Trump would be creating political instability,” said Arsul Sani of the United Development Party (PPP). “It would even increase extremism against U.S. interests, including in Indonesia.” Related video Donald Trump's tough talk resonates with some in China Despite calls from some Indonesian politicians for a Trump boycott, ministers say that for now, his business deals are safe here. MNC, Trump Hotel’s Indonesian partner, did not respond to multiple requests for comment. An employee at Lido Lakes, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Trump’s Islamophobic remarks were outweighed by the promise of new jobs and economic growth in the community. “The resort will be an economic boost for local people here,” the employee said. “That’s why there are no demonstrations here against Donald Trump.” Down the road in the bustling, working class town of Cicurug, several residents weren’t so generous. “(Trump) shouldn’t build a hotel here as long as he discriminates against Muslims in the U.S.,” said Ahmed Jamjuri, a local teacher. “I was angry when I heard he wants to ban Muslims,” said shopkeeper Willy Handarwan. Indonesia isn’t the only majority Muslim country where Trump companies have investments. According to Trump’s personal financial disclosure, he also has business interests in the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Turkey. In its announcement about Trump International Hotel Lido in Indonesia, Trump Hotels boasted a future “luxurious retreat … with elevated services for luxury-minded guests.” The press release did not mention whether the former hotel’s mosque will be part of the redevelopment. CNN Money’s Jim Boulden contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160526063000", "country1": "IDN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/26/asia/trump-indonesia-muslim/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "752304373", "sentence": "Don Blankenship, a Republican candidate for US Senate in West Virginia, is defending an ad his campaign released Monday in which he referred to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as “Cocaine Mitch.” In a press release on Tuesday, Blankenship’s campaign claimed McConnell and his family have “extensive ties” to China before elaborating on the reasoning behind the ad. “His father-in-law who founded and owns a large Chinese shipping company has given Mitch and his wife millions of dollars over the years. The company was implicated recently in smuggling cocaine from Colombia to Europe, hidden aboard a company ship carrying foreign coal was $7 million dollars of cocaine and that is why we’ve deemed him ‘Cocaine Mitch,’” the press release reads. James Chao, McConnell’s father-in-law, was born in China, but moved to the United States before starting the Foremost Group, a shipping company, in New York. The press release points to a 2014 article in The Nation that reported cocaine was found on a ship belonging to Chao’s company. A spokesman for McConnell referred a request for comment on the ad to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and did not respond to a request for comment on the press release. The NRSC did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Blankenship campaign also did not immediately respond to a request comment. In the ad released Monday, Blankenship said, “One of my goals as US senator will be to ditch Cocaine Mitch.” This isn’t the first time that Blankenship has attacked McConnell’s family. Last month, the he referred to McConnell’s father-in-law as “a wealthy Chinaperson,” saying, “I have an issue when the father-in-law is a wealthy Chinaperson and there’s a lot of connections to some of the brass, if you will, in China.” McConnell, who is married to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, later told Fox News, “My father-in-law is an American who lives in New York. I don’t have any comment about ridiculous observations like that.” Josh Holmes, a former chief of staff to McConnell, tweeted, “this candidate is as contemptible a human being as you will find,” in response to those remarks. Blankenship, a former coal executive who served a year in prison stemming from a 2010 mine explosion, is running against Republican Representative Evan Jenkins and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in the West Virginia Senate Republican primary, which will take place next week. A recent Fox News poll showed Blankenship lagging behind Jenkins and Morrisey. The winner of the primary will face off against Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin in the general election. CNN’s Eric Bradner contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Don Blankenship", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/politics/mitch-mcconnell-don-blankenship-west-virginia-senate/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "754739980", "sentence": "There’s a word in Norwegian for when the horizon vanishes, an illusion on a certain kind of day where the land or sea appear to melt into the sky. It’s hildring, and it has special significance for Craig Dykers and Kjetil Traedal Thorsen, co-founders of the design practice Snøhetta, which claims to break down divides between architecture, landscape architecture, product design and graphics. Since last May, Norway’s banknotes have borne one of Snøhetta’s visions of the hildring: a pixelated representation of the horizon printed on the back of 100 and 200 krone bills. But its importance to the designers becomes clearer during the firm’s regular pilgrimage up the highest hilltop in central Norway’s Dovrefjell range, Snøhetta, the mountain from which the firm gets its name. As the whole staff finds its way across rock and through fog, toward the snow-capped mountain peak, the horizon provides a new guide to understanding our place in the world, says Thorsen, the Norwegian founding partner. “One way to know your location is to look at the map. But another one is to look at contour lines and recognize the ‘three-dimensionality’ of the landscape, or even to look at the horizon,” Thorsen said in a phone interview, adding that, to the observer’s eye, this line moves and warps as you approach the mountaintop. World's top architects and designers revealed in 2018's AD100 list Snøhetta has made its name shuffling people, buildings, animals and the natural environment in playful new arrangements. Like the firm’s celebrated Norwegian National Opera and Ballet house in Oslo, designed to allow visitors to climb up its exterior and explore its jagged, icy roof. Or the sloping concrete slab in Lindesnes, southern Norway, that invites visitors to climb down into a long void that will become Europe’s first underwater restaurant when it opens next year. Dykers, the American co-principal, says that the pair are not especially interested in any formal theory “of what objects should look like”. Instead, their designs aim to transport you from one place to another, redefining a person’s relations to their environment and creating new ways of interacting with the world. “Essentially, hildring refers to a kind of hallucination,” says Dykers. “You understand that landscape, the things we walk on, and the sky, the thing we walk through, are very closely connected. Starting out as an informal group of designers who met above a beer hall in Oslo, Snøhetta took off in 1989, when the firm won the competition to build a new Alexandria Library in Egypt, and now employs 200 staff in eight offices from San Francisco to Adelaide, designing the World Trade Center Memorial and the popular extension of San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. Carsten Höller installs huge slide in historic palace to test if plants can feel But a smaller building could be their most maverick design: a private residence, designed for artist Bjarne Melgaard just outside the Norwegian capital, on a plot of land next door to the estate of Edvard Munch, the expressionist painter of “The Scream.” Plans for a floating, angular UFO-like structure has faced stark opposition from residents and supporters of the artist community that now lives on Munch’s land. But the project represents something truly exciting, argues Thorsen: a new way of living and “the transition of a fantasy into some sort of reality.” The seven-year design process has involved working with controversial artist Melgaard to transform his paintings and sculptures into a vision for a new kind of house, envisaged to ignite creativity. This burnt oak structure, resembling a jagged shard of onyx, appears to hover over a pool of water, propped up by white sculptures based on Melgaard’s anthropomorphic animal motifs. Inside, the architects suggest rooms will double-up functions that are usually divided: combining in one space a swimming pool and dining room, or a workspace and spa. “It’s really breaking all the conditions that you would have for a normal living quarter. But it’s still a habitat,” says Thorsen. The house – known as the “House to Die in,” for the owner’s desire to be buried on-site – is defined by its refreshingly honest way of presenting the life of its artist-occupier, the architects say. Inside the world's quietest room Death remains something we tend to push to the side as a “taboo”, says Dykers. “But that’s not necessarily healthy as a society,” he adds. “Being open and honest about the things we require as human beings is important to understand, and if we can design places – architectures, landscapes, things – that respond to these most primitive components of life, we’ll feel more natural in our skin and theoretically more natural with each other.” Thorsen continues: “It would be like if you’d have a habitat for a bee, it would look different from the habitat of a human. This is the habitat of an artist.” The Norwegian’s comment might be strange, had Snøhetta not already built a home for bees: a 2014 project for the roof of an Oslo food court. That came amid projects for reindeer and musk ox, and the underwater restaurant, which doubles as a research environment for marine animals. The experience of working with 80,000 clients who can’t talk back – the bees – has taught them to be more understanding, Dykers says, half-joking. He says humans are not so different from their animal relations: just as captive polar bears can live better, healthier, more fulfilled, and longer lives if their zoo enclosures are better designed for their needs, architecture allows humans to build betters “zoos” for themselves, in our cities, buildings, and parks. Europe's first underwater restaurant to open in Norway The pair say the experience of connecting with their habitat is what brings them back to the mountain hike: “In the end, it’s really putting yourself out of the everyday situation, in order for you to discover new things in yourself, by changing your surroundings, by changing the things that you’re talking about to others,” says Thorsen. Returning to the drawing board, the experience stays with you, Dykers adds. “You may not be climbing a mountain when you’re going to work every day, but your manner of thinking about what you do can be more explorational.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Snøhetta", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180510113000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/style/article/snohetta-bjarne-melgaard-house/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675365461", "sentence": "The prayers follow clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces A CNN photo of the prayer has been widely shared on social media Nidal Aboud stood out as one among many. As the men around him bowed, he made the sign of the cross. As they chanted their prayers, he read the Bible to himself. And as they said “Allahu Akbar” – God is greatest – he stood silently and respectfully. He was the only Christian among thousands of Muslims at Friday prayers in the Wadi el-Joz neighbourhood, outside the Old City of Jerusalem. A Christian man prays alongside Muslims outside the Old City of Jerusalem during mid-day prayers on Friday. pic.twitter.com/ixvdcpkNIY The photograph, taken by CNN, of this simple interfaith moment has been published in local media and widely shared on social network sites as a touching example of cooperation in a time of conflict. The prayers took place after Israel restricted access to Al-Aqsa mosque, which sits on the holiest site in the Old City, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. Related article Israel installs security cameras as Jerusalem tensions build After an attack at the Lion’s Gate entrance to the site left two Israeli police officers dead last week, Israeli authorities  installed metal detectors and limited entry to men over 50 and women. On Sunday, they installed security cameras, a move that is likely to further inflame tensions. The security measures are seen by Palestinians and Arab countries as a unilateral attempt by Israel to control the site – considered holy by both the Muslim and Jewish communities – and they have triggered widespread demonstrations and violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. Aboud, a 24-year-old Palestinian who has never before joined the midday Muslim prayers, says he wanted to stand alongside Muslims as they worshiped. “I had a dream since I was a child. I wanted to spread the world with love. I wanted to be the one who plants love in people’s hearts,” Aboud told CNN. Holding a Bible with a cross draped around his neck, he said he didn’t feel out of place. “I asked my Muslim friends for their permission to pray between them. They were asking me to stand beside them,” he said. “My motivation was to stand in solidarity with my Muslim brothers and in solidarity with our Palestinian issue against the (Israeli) occupation and its policies against our holy sites, whether it’s the mosque or the church.” Aboud says he would refuse to walk through a metal detector if one were placed outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City, the biblical site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He is urging all Christians to unite with Muslims against what he says is blatant unfairness, and even urged Jews to stand against Israeli occupation. Tensions have been high in Jerusalem and the West Bank following the attack on police in the Old City and the increased security measures. Aboud sees his small act of inclusiveness as a way of bridging the gap between the region’s religions. “I see it as a sign from God that my dream came true to be the ambassador of goodwill between religions.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170723203000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/23/middleeast/jerusalem-christian-man-prays-muslims/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "443571333", "sentence": "Following more harsh words from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the impending nuclear deal between Iran and the West, Jeb Bush took to Twitter Wednesday to denounce the Obama administration’s efforts to broker an agreement. The GOP presidential candidate and former Florida governor tweeted that “The Ayatollah moves the goal post again. Obama can’t seem to take no for an answer, assume more concessions coming…”. Iran’s supreme leader expressed stark dissatisfaction with the nuclear agreement on Tuesday, laying out new “red lines” only a week before the deal’s June 30 deadline. Khamenei stated that Iran not only disagrees with the 10-12 year limitation on nuclear development and research, but that sanctions must be immediately removed under any deal. Related video Obama on Iran: 'Deal is not completed' “Lifting of sanctions should not be tied to Iran’s execution of its commitments,” Khamenei said. “It should not be said that you carry out the commitments, then, IAEA verifies so that the sanctions will be lifted. We will never agree with it.” He also slammed the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency and indicated Iran would be reluctant to cooperate with it, saying that “the agency has repeatedly proved that it is not an independent and fair body.” READ: Iran talks may continue past deadline The White House, however, downplayed Iranian rhetoric on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re less concerned about the words and much more concerned about the actions,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said at the daily news briefing. He said those actions include both what negotiators do when they sit down with the United States and other world powers and the behavior of the Iranians “as they implement an agreement, if one can be reached.” He did, however, note that hurdles remain in hammering out a deal. Related video Rising tension between Iran and U.S. “I would acknowledge that there continues to be some difficult challenges that have to be met in order to successfully complete an agreement along the time frame that we have set out here,” he said. Khamenei’s statements Tuesday night pose complications for the United States, which has said that the agreement would remove sanctions gradually as IAEA inspectors confirm Iran is continuing to fulfill its part of the agreement. “Studying the process of Americans’ demands shows that their target is uprooting Iran’s nuclear industry, destroying the country’s nuclear nature and transforming it to a caricature and a picture without substance,” Khamenei said in reference to the nuclear talks with the U.S. While Earnest did not related directly to Khamenei’s comments, he said the inspections remained a key component of the deal. “Central to this agreement will be Iran’s commitment to cooperate with a set of intrusive inspections to verify their compliance with the agreement,”  he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150624203000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/politics/more-hurdles-for-iran-nuclear-deal/", "score": "0.75"}}}
{"article_id": "624976779", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN’s Original Series “The History of Comedy” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT starting July 16. The Dalai Lama says leaders should act \"more human\" Playful adults have less stress, lower others' stress levels and are happier When you are the spiritual leader of an entire people, you’ve lived your entire adult life in exile, your movements are restricted by ever-watchful bodyguards and you must watch every word for fear of setting off an international incident, you would think your face would reflect the weight of the world. But when you are the Dalai Lama, the deepest lines on your 81-year-old skin are laugh lines. His Holiness knows how to find joy in nearly everything and everyone, largely because of his sense of humor. It is something he uses regularly to quickly win over crowds and something he thinks everyone should embrace in order to have a better life. When he presided over the Emory-Tibet Symposium in December at an imposing temple owned by the Tibetan community in exile in Mundgod, India, he showed his teasing nature right away. Gathered were thousands of saffron-robed nuns and monks, world-renowned scientists, Tibetans and many interested followers, eager learn how to “bridge science and Buddhism for mutual enrichment.” Get fit with Daily BurnTry a new workout every day30-day fitness trial, 50% off first monthSpartan Race obstacle training program Related article Dalai Lama: 5 things to keep in mind for the next four years The crowd looked as serious as the topic. As they waited in the temple, they murmured quietly and shifted in their seats. Finally, the low moan of a guttural chant began, and everyone quieted and sat up a little straighter. When His Holiness finally emerged from a side door, the sound of scraping plastic chairs echoed throughout the hall as the crowd stood and applauded. Some prostrated themselves on the ground. His Holiness walked in slowly, surrounded by monks in traditional robes and bodyguards in Western dress. Two monks gently guided him down a small set of steps. At the bottom, the Dalai Lama smiled with great joy, laughing and waving at the friends gathered in his honor. Related article Tibet Fast Facts “When you smile, I notice everyone around you smiles. I notice it is very contagious as well,” said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical correspondent, in an interview with His Holiness after the event. “Basically, we are social animal,” the Dalai Lama replied. “We need friend. In order to develop genuine friendship, trust is very important. For trust, if you show them genuine sort of respect, genuine love, then trust come, so here I think the expression of genuine warm feeling smile I think part of that, that’s genuine smile.” But it is clear that joking around is also key to winning over a crowd. At the event, the Dalai Lama finally sat in his floral chair, against what looked like a pillow one of the monks must have grabbed from his bed, hoping to make him more comfortable. The crowd quieted, leaning forward to hear what His Holiness had to say. But instead of a prayer or a gentle word of wisdom, he decided it was the perfect time to wipe his brow. He took his time and then, rather than putting the white washcloth on the table next to him, he immediately put it on his head, where it rested like an absurd floppy hat. Giggling, he wore it through first part of the meeting, for about an hour. Then, he reached with some ceremony for a glass jar of candy on the low table in front of him. “This is not decoration,” he joked, holding it up. He pointed to himself – “eat” – and promptly unwrapped the gold foil to pop a hard candy into his mouth. His impish behavior, laughing and joking did the trick. The solemn and respectful crowd began laughing with him, warming up immediately. Everyone seemed ready to listen to a discussion of heavy topics such as “What are the fundamental constituents of the universe, and how did it originate?” and “How is knowledge established and what constitutes valid reasoning?” Related article 'There is no good card for this': What to say and do when bad things happen When Gupta later asked His Holiness about why he decided to wear the washcloth so comically, the Dalai Lama admitted it was, in part, because he is practical and gets hot. But he also hinted that there was something deeper: It’s important for leaders, particularly spiritual leaders, to “act like a human being” and to be playful. Often, “everyone too much formal,” he said,  “That is self-torture.” Related article Finding your own personal totem And though he knows he must respect those leaders, despite “no word, no movement” from them, he has sometimes developed “a strange thinking” and often hopes something unexpected will happen to make that leader act more “like a human being.” “I had this experience (in) 1954 when I was in Peking,” His Holiness said. “Some Indian ambassador, he call on me, come to my room, then as usual, some Chinese foreign ministries officials come. “Everyone too much formal like that,” he said then mimed being stiff. “Then somehow they brought some fruit, somehow dumped over, and then everyone acted like a human being,” he said, laughing and miming people scrambling around, as he saw them do around on the floor. His Holiness suggests everyone let themselves be playful and find the funny in life. In his book “My Spiritual Journey,” he calls himself a “professional laugher” and writes that he comes from a cheerful family that is always “amusing ourselves, teasing each other, joking. It’s our habit.” A quick laugh and an ability to see humor in daily situations and to be playful have been shown to help adults lower stress levels, both for themselves and for those around them, studies show. By being playful and using humor, people also become more observant and more empathetic. They are often bored less, they learn more, they have more friends, and studies show that people who are willing to let out their playful side tend to have a better sense of all-around well-being. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. His Holiness believes that no matter how difficult your life may be, this approach will bring you something much deeper. “Thinking only of the negative aspect doesn’t help to find solutions and it destroys peace of mind,” he writes. “I love smiles, and my wish is to see more smiles, real smiles. … If we want those smiles, we must create the reasons that make them appear.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Dalai Lama", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170207094500", "country1": "IND", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/health/dalai-lama-humor-how-you-can-have-it-too/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724525798", "sentence": "South Africa issued a diplomatic protest to the United States Monday over President Donald Trump’s “shithole countries” comments, according to its foreign ministry. South African diplomats also met with the US Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires Monday to express their concerns. In a statement, the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) didn’t specifically mention the vulgarity but said it was concerned about “statements that were allegedly made by President Donald Trump” concerning African nations. DIRCO noted South Africa’s contributions to the United States and said international reactions “clearly serve as a united affirmation of the dignity of the people of Africa and the African diaspora.” The statement also noted that Monday was Martin Luther King Day in the United States. The US Embassy and its top diplomat responded by saying, “there has been no change in the United States’ dedication to our partners across the Continent” and that “the United States deeply respects the people of Africa and … South Africa,” according to the DIRCO statement. No US reaction to the meeting was immediately available. Related article World wonders if Trump is eroding US 'moral authority' During an Oval Office meeting on immigration Thursday, Trump expressed frustration with people coming to the United States from countries in Africa and elsewhere, sources told CNN. Trump on Friday denied describing certain nations in such vulgar terms, tweeting: “The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used.” He also defended himself Sunday night, telling reporters he is “not a racist.” Prior to the meeting at the US Embassy in Pretoria, the South African Department of International Relations issued a statement, saying “The Department will provide an opportunity to the Charges de Affaires to explain the statement that African countries, alongside Haiti and El Salvador, constitute ‘shitholes’ from where migrants into the United States are undesirable.” Trump decries immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ coming to USWhy people come to the US from Trump’s ‘shithole’ countriesTrump’s other insensitive comments on race, ethnicityAnalysis: Trump’s ‘shithole’ remark was a shocker, but hardly a departureOpinion: Trump’s outrageous remark shows his affinity for the worst of America’s pastTrump had promised to be a ‘champion’ of Haitian-AmericansCNN’s Cuomo: ‘We come from the shitholes’Lawmakers condemn Trump’s ‘shithole’ remarkHaitian-American GOP congresswoman demands Trump apologizeCillizza: Trump’s ‘shithole’ comment is his new rock bottom Trump decries immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ coming to USWhy people come to the US from Trump’s ‘shithole’ countriesTrump’s other insensitive comments on race, ethnicityAnalysis: Trump’s ‘shithole’ remark was a shocker, but hardly a departureOpinion: Trump’s outrageous remark shows his affinity for the worst of America’s pastTrump had promised to be a ‘champion’ of Haitian-AmericansCNN’s Cuomo: ‘We come from the shitholes’Lawmakers condemn Trump’s ‘shithole’ remarkHaitian-American GOP congresswoman demands Trump apologizeCillizza: Trump’s ‘shithole’ comment is his new rock bottom The statement said the government noted Trump’s denial that this exact language was used but said it “has noted further that President Trump’s denial was not categorical, referring only to Haiti and not addressing the entirety of the statement attributed to him.” “South Africa aligns itself with the statements issued by the African Union and the Africa group of Ambassadors to the United Nations in New York. Africa is united in its affirmation of the dignity of the people of Africa and the African diaspora.” Under Secretary of State Steve Goldstein told CNN that the top US diplomats in South Africa and Ghana had been summoned to meet with the governments on Monday. The governments of Haiti, Botswana and Senegal also summoned US diplomats in those countries in the past few days. The State Department is expecting more diplomats to be called in this week, Goldstein said. The “President has the right to make whatever remarks he wants and we respect the President,” Goldstein said, but he noted that diplomats had been instructed to “reaffirm that the US remains committed to its relationships with these countries and cares deeply about their people.” “They will have to work extra hard to send that message right now, but that’s part of their responsibility. It doesn’t change what they do,” Goldstein said. State Department officials said diplomats have been advised not to try to interpret or soften the President’s remarks but rather to listen and acknowledge the countries’ concerns. The envoys have been instructed to emphasize areas of shared cooperation, which transcend any comments that may have been made by the President, officials said. The African Union, a group representing the continent’s countries, and African ambassadors to the United Nations Friday sharply denounced Trump’s reference to African nations as “shitholes” and called on him to retract his statement and apologize. Related article African Union, African UN envoys demand Trump apology “The African Union Mission wishes to express its infuriation, disappointment and outrage over the unfortunate comment made by Mr. Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, which remarks dishonor the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity,” the African Union mission to the United States said in a blistering statement. Condemning the comments “in the strongest terms,” the AU demanded “a retraction of the comment as well as an apology, not only to the Africans, but to all people of African descent around the globe.” African UN envoys issued a statement saying their group is “extremely appalled at, and strongly condemns the outrageous, racist and xenophobic remarks attributed to the President of the United States of America.” The envoys released a joint statement Friday after an emergency meeting was held to address the issue. The group “is concerned at the continuing and growing trend from the US administration towards Africa and people of African descent to denigrate the continent and people of color,” it said. Other governments in Africa have also responded angrily. The government of Botswana said it had summoned the US ambassador to the southern African nation to “express its displeasure” over Trump’s reported comments, which it views as “highly irresponsible, reprehensible and racist.” Related article 'Shame on Trump!' World reacts to Trump's 'shithole countries' remarks The government said it had also asked the United States to “clarify if Botswana is regarded as a ‘shithole’ country.” “I am shocked by the words of President Trump on Haiti and Africa,” Senegalese President Macky Sall said in an official tweet. “I reject them and condemn vigorously. Africa and the black race deserve the respect and consideration of all.” A senior official from Somalia, also on the US list of TPS nations, told CNN that Trump’s comments were unworthy of a response. “It sounds like fake news to me,” Somali Information Minister Abdirahman Omar Osman said by phone from Mogadishu. “If it’s real, it doesn’t need a response. Those comments do not deserve a response.” Newsmakers and ordinary citizens have also reacted on social media. South Africa’s best known morning-news anchor Leanne Manas tweeted Friday: “Good morning from the greatest most beautiful ‘shithole country’ in the world!!!” David McKenzie reported from Johannesburg and Susannah Cullinane wrote from Auckland, New Zealand. CNN’s Nicole Gaouette, Stephen Collinson, James Griffiths and Laura Smith-Spark also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122203000", "country1": "ZAF", "country2": "BWA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/15/africa/south-africa-trump-diplomatic-protest/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "655219186", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Michael Kugelman is deputy director and senior associate for South Asia with the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The views expressed here are his own. US President Trump considering whether to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan Kugelman: 'Reconciliation won't come easily or quickly, but it's still worth pursuing' In recent days, with Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency continuing to gain steam and America’s longest war staggering through its 16th year, analysts have started invoking the v-word (and it’s not “victory”). Vietnam is a sadly apt analogy. Indeed, just as they did in Vietnam 50 years ago, US troops in Afghanistan are fighting a costly, intractable, and unending conflict against a relentlessly resilient asymmetric foe. However, it’s not a perfect analogy. The Vietnam War provoked impassioned debate back home, but Americans are hardly discussing the war in Afghanistan. It’s completely off the radar. It’s high time we talk about this forgotten war, and especially with the Trump administration considering a new policy that would escalate US military involvement. Escalation would be a mistake, and it would further prolong a conflict that can’t be won. Vietnam War: How they saw it from both sides of the divide The proposed strategy, according to the Washington Post, would deploy more military force against the Taliban to pressure it to come to the negotiating table. The problem with the White House plan is that we’ve tried it before, during the troop surge in 2010 and 2011, and it didn’t work – even with the withering firepower of 100,000 soldiers unleashed on the Taliban. One may reasonably argue that the warfighting capacities of Afghan security forces have improved considerably in recent years, and that these better-trained servicemen, aided by US troops, will have more success tackling the Taliban this time around. And yet, to assume that more robust military force alone will put the Taliban on the defensive is to badly underestimate the group’s strength and to underappreciate the many different sources of that strength. The Taliban leadership has safe havens in neighboring Pakistan, and insurgencies never die so long as they enjoy cross-border sanctuaries. The Taliban has also received periodic military support from Tehran. With U.S.-Iran relations having taken a tumble since President Trump took office, such support could intensify. Moscow, according to the US military, is now funneling aid to the Taliban as well. Additionally, the Afghan government is an unwitting source of strength for the Taliban. The weak and dysfunctional administration in Kabul is hampered by corruption and personal animosities and is hard-pressed to carry out even the most basic of tasks – much less craft a formal counterinsurgency policy. Related video Commander: MOAB bomb intended to kill ISIS Meanwhile, the arrival of ISIS in Afghanistan has enabled the Taliban to project itself as a softer, more palatable alternative to the savagery of ISIS. All of this increases the Taliban’s appeal and helps boost recruitment. The Taliban, like all effective insurgent groups, knows how to win hearts and minds. The takeaway is that the war in Afghanistan can’t be won. But it need not be lost either, so long as the option remains of pursuing a negotiated end to the war. Admittedly, this makes for the tallest of orders; the Taliban’s battlefield successes give it little incentive to stop fighting. And yet, pursuing reconciliation is the only option, short of a complete US military withdrawal from Afghanistan – a drastic move that would fulfill one of the Taliban’s preconditions for peace talks, but could also lead to spectacular Taliban battlefield gains and increase the possibility that international terrorists would once again use Afghanistan as a base to plan attacks. This is why withdrawal is likely a non-starter for Washington. Reconciliation must be Plan A, B, and C. Big battlefield triumphs against the Taliban, despite what the White House suggests, aren’t prerequisites for launching a reconciliation process. What’s needed instead is a patient, sustained diplomatic strategy that addresses key questions: What will it take to get the Taliban talking to Kabul? What type of concessions would Kabul be willing to make? Should Washington negotiate directly with the Taliban? Who else should be involved? Related article Afghan warlord returns to Kabul after nearly 20 years Unfortunately, such a strategy is best led by a State Department sidelined by an administration seemingly bent on outsourcing Afghanistan policy to the military (the White House reportedly wants the Pentagon to make final troop number decisions). The risk of a securitized Afghanistan policy is that military strategy will dominate policy discussions and leave critical considerations about reconciliation in the lurch. President Trump says he wants to start winning again in Afghanistan. However, he’s better off thinking about negotiating than winning. As a businessman who relishes the art of the deal, that shouldn’t be a hard sell. Accordingly, the president should ensure that his Afghanistan policy includes a reconciliation strategy, overseen by diplomats, that maps out a political plan for how Kabul – with US assistance – can pursue a deal with the Taliban. Reconciliation won’t come easily or quickly, but it’s still worth pursuing. Recall how Colombia, after decades of insurgency and a difficult negotiation process, finally reached a deal last year (albeit a fragile one) to end its long-running conflict. The Colombia model offers inspiration for Afghanistan – and a more hopeful analogy than Vietnam.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US troop escalation in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170513013000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/opinions/afghanistan-war-troops-kugelman/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "728467808", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This story was first published last February. The USS Pueblo was seized by North Korea off the coast of the Korean Peninsula on January 23, 1968 A US judge previously awarded over $60 million in damages to USS Pueblo crew members in a 2008 lawsuit Survivors of the USS Pueblo are suing North Korea, 50 years after the American spy ship was seized off the Korean Peninsula and its crew held hostage and tortured for 11 months. More than 100 crew members and relatives have joined a lawsuit, filed in February 2018 in a federal court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which allows victims to sue state sponsors of terrorism for torture, hostage-taking, personal injury or death. North Korea will almost certainly not respond to the lawsuit, and plaintiffs are unlikely to be able to recover funds directly from Pyongyang, but if successful they will be eligible for relief from a US government fund set up to support victims of terrorism. US President Donald Trump named North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism in November, after it was removed from the list in 2008 by President George W Bush, re-opening the window to litigation against Pyongyang under the 1976 Act. “Our clients are seeking to hold North Korea accountable for the unspeakable acts committed against the crew of the USS Pueblo more than 50 years ago and the impact it has had on them and their families since then,” the plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a statement. “Even though they can’t get back that nearly entire year of their lives, they hope this case will finally bring closure to that horrible chapter.” The Pueblo was seized by North Korea while it was in international waters off the coast of the Korean Peninsula on January 23, 1968. After a tense standoff in which they desperately radioed for assistance that never came, the 83 crew members were transported to the North Korean port of Wonsan and later to a detention center near Pyongyang. There they remained for 11 months as tensions on the peninsula ratcheted up to the extent that US generals drew up a potential nuclear strike plan, eventually opening negotiations with the North Koreans at the so-called Panmunjom “peace village,” on the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. After months of talks, the US agreed to sign a North Korean-drafted apology and the men were released across the DMZ. Speaking to CNN last month, USS Pueblo crew member Stu Russell described their eventual release as the “greatest day” of his life, but he said many of the others were “completely out of it, almost completely devoid of emotion after suppressing our feelings and thoughts for months.” “We were beaten down so far, and trying to come up,” said Russell, who is a party to the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, the experience of their captivity – which included regular beatings and torture, malnourishment and general ill treatment – left many of the men with “severe and lasting or permanent physical injuries and disfigurement and psychological harm.” It also details the “mental anguish, pain and suffering” caused to the families of the crew, as they waited anxiously for news of their loved ones for 11 months and dealt with the after effects of North Korean abuse. The 104 plaintiffs in the new case are seeking at least $600 million in damages, or around $5.7 million each. Many of the crew are now advanced in age, and still dealing with health problems as a result of their capture and the resulting medical expenses. The new case, “John Doe A-1 et al. v. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” follows a successful lawsuit in 2008 brought by three members of the crew, William Thomas Massie, Dunnie Richard Tuck and Donald Raymond McClarren, and Rose Bucher, wife of the Pueblo’s late commander, Lloyd Bucher. In that case, the court awarded the three surviving crew members $16.75 million each, and Bucher’s estate $12.5 million for the abuse suffered during capture and the “physical and mental harm that (they) likely will continue to endure throughout the rest of their lives.” North Korea did not respond to that lawsuit, and while it had been initially hoped the plaintiffs could recover damages from North Korean funds seized or frozen under international sanctions, this proved impossible. However, last year the four were successful in arguing their eligibility for a relief under a $1.1 billion dollar fund established by the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act, which can be awarded to people who have “secured final judgments in a United States district court against a state sponsor of terrorism.” The fund was originally designed to compensate the 53 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days between November 1979 and January 1981. They received $4.4 million each in 2015. According to their lawyers, the four Pueblo plaintiffs were awarded $9 million collectively from the fund in October 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180206043000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/asia/north-korea-uss-pueblo-lawsuit-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "679255739", "sentence": "Tropical Storm Franklin is strengthening over the Caribbean Sea, menacing Mexico with storm warnings and a hurricane watch issued for the Yucatan peninsula. The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for part of the eastern peninsula from Chetumal to Punta Allen. Track the storm here The National Hurricane Center said Franklin lay about 265 miles (425 km) east of Belize City at 5 a.m ET Monday and was expected to pass well north of Honduras to bring storm conditions to the peninsula by the afternoon. “Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast until the center reaches the eastern coast of the Yucatan peninsula, and Franklin could be near hurricane strength by the time landfall occurs this evening. Tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center,” the center’s advisory said. The government of Mexico has issued a #Hurricane Watch for #Franklin from Chetumal northward to Punta Allen.  More: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/48CtNjrbsf Tropical storm conditions were expected for the area from Chetumal to Campeche and could also affect Belize City north to the border of Mexico and for Campeche to Sabancuy, where a watch was in place. “Interests elsewhere around the Bay of Campeche should monitor the progress of this system,” the NHC said. Franklin could also bring rainfall of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of around 12 inches, that could produce life-threatening flash floods through the peninsula until Wednesday, it warned. Belize’s National Meteorological Service issued a small craft caution for gusty winds and rough seas near heavy showers and thunderstorms.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Tropical Storm Franklin", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170807100000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "BLZ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/americas/tropical-storm-franklin/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "582036381", "sentence": "200 airstrikes pummel eastern Aleppo since Friday, a volunteer group says 50 people are reportedly buried in rubble in Aleppo Bloodied toddlers wail on a hospital bed. Rescuers pull a baby from rubble, unsure whether the child will survive. The latest videos from rebel-held eastern Aleppo purportedly show scenes from a nightmare that a joint US-Russian peace plan was supposed to resolve. Instead, there’s been more violence in Syria as diplomacy seems to have failed once again. Air raids are worse than before the ceasefire went into effect, the opposition says. Activists say the wounded children in footage from the besieged city were hit by airstrikes as the Syrian government announced a new offensive in the area. Related gallery Syria: The tragedy of Aleppo continues About 200 airstrikes have pummeled neighborhoods in eastern Aleppo since Friday morning, said Ammar al-Selmo, the head of the Syria Civil Defense group, a volunteer emergency medical service. Rescue teams are still working to extract people from the rubble, he said. Al-Selmo estimated that more than 100 people have been killed and hundreds more injured within Aleppo neighborhoods by the airstrikes. This figure does not include neighborhoods in the countryside. CNN could not immediately confirm the death toll. During a rescue operation overnight Friday into Saturday, at least five members of the Syria Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, were injured by a nearby airstrike, al-Selmo said. One of those hurt is in critical condition. An activist with the opposition-aligned Aleppo Media Center, Mujahed Abu Aljood, told CNN on Friday that more than 60 airstrikes rained down that day. He said the center believed more than 50 people, including children, were trapped in rubble in different areas of Aleppo. “Civil defense crews are incapable of extracting them from underneath the rubble due to the intense airstrikes on the city of Aleppo,” he said. “Since midnight until now, there are eight dead people and 10 injured as a result of the airstrikes.” The AMC cited the Syria Civil Defense as saying that Russian jets were involved in an airstrike north of Aleppo; CNN has reached out to Russian authorities for comment, but has yet to receive a response. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the Syrian offensive’s airstrikes, incendiary weapons and bunker-buster bombs in densely populated places may amount to war crimes, the Ban’s spokesman said Saturday. “The secretary-general is appalled by the chilling military escalation in the city of Aleppo, which is facing the most sustained and intense bombardment since the start of the Syrian conflict,” the statement said. “The secretary-general considers this a dark day for the global commitment to protect civilians.” The secretary-general urged the international community to unite and say it will not tolerate the indiscriminate use of power weapons against civilians. Syrian rebels, meanwhile, launched a counter-offensive against government forces Saturday to try to retake the area north of the city that was lost to the government earlier in the day, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). There were conflicting reports as of late Saturday about the success of the counterattack. The fragile ceasefire that went into effect on September 12 fell apart less than a week later after US-led coalition forces struck a Syrian position, killing scores of soldiers. The US military did not dispute the strike, but characterized it as “unintentional” and relayed its “regret” to Syria through Russia. The strike has erupted in a diplomatic row between the US and Russia, the brokers of the ceasefire. After an attack on an aid convoy – which no one has admitted to carrying out – and the new fighting, the head of the United Nations acknowledged the international community’s failure. “The Syrian tragedy shames us all,” the secretary-general said. “The collective failure of the international community should haunt every member of this Council.” Speaking at the United Nations on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for an investigation of the latest violence. “It is essential to prevent the disruption of these agreements and to carry out an unbiased and impartial investigation of the incidents,” Lavrov said. Rooting out terrorism groups in Syria, he said, “is absolutely important in order to have truces and reconciliation.” The United States has pointed its finger at the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, blaming it for the breakdown of the cessation of hostilities and demanding the grounding of all military aircraft. US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Syria and Russia to end aerial bombardment of eastern Aleppo, stating there is “no chance” of peace without an end to military operations and coordination between the parties. Al-Assad on Thursday said the United States is not interested in a ceasefire, but that his government is ready and willing to commit to one. “I believe that the United States is not genuine regarding having a cessation of violence in Syria,” he told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency. Read: How the world failed Syria this week The latest air strikes on Aleppo come after 20 people were killed and the city’s main water pumping station was destroyed, according to the media center. The military operation, conducted by Syrian forces, formally marked the end of the short-lived ceasefire that sought to quell violence, coordinate efforts to defeat ISIS and allow aid to enter the besieged city. The UN children’s agency said the damage Thursday to the water pumping station, plus the retaliatory closure of another serving the western part of Aleppo, left almost 2 million people in the city without access to running water. “Depriving children of water puts them at risk of catastrophic outbreaks of waterborne diseases and adds to the suffering, fear and horror that children in Aleppo live through every day,” said Hanaa Singer, UNICEF’s representative in Syria. UNICEF announced early Sunday local time that water was again flowing in the western part of the city, although the pumping station in the eastern section still needed repairs. #Aleppo update: Good news. Water is now flowing again in the western part of the city. Pumping station for the East still needs repairs. Syria’s military announced the “start” of military operations in eastern Aleppo, warning residents to keep away from specific sites and centers of “armed terrorist groups,” according to state-run news agency SANA. Activists say allied Russian forces have participated in the strikes, though Moscow has not confirmed its involvement. An airstrike on Monday destroyed a Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) aid convoy in Urum al-Kubra, west of Aleppo, prompting the United Nations to halt its aid operations in Syria. Russia denied carrying out the strike, instead charging that the convoy was hit by a “terrorists’ pickup truck carrying a large-caliber mortar,” according to Russian state news agency Tass. A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid did reach the besieged town of al-Muadamiyah in the Damascus countryside, a UN spokesperson told CNN on Thursday. It’s an interagency humanitarian effort of the United Nations and SARC, carrying aid for 7,000 people, according to a tweet from the SARC. Syrians in eastern Aleppo and other besieged cities and towns are facing a dire shortage of food, medicine and other supplies. The country’s civil war, which is in its sixth year, has so far claimed the lives of more than 400,000 people and sparked a refugee crisis, according to the United Nations. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh, Ben Wedeman, Steve Visser, Roba Alhenawi and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160923141500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/middleeast/syria-aleppo-air-strikes/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "579389013", "sentence": "Space lab is a precursor to a 20-ton space station China is pressing ahead with ambitious space plans China has launched its second space lab, taking one step further in Beijing’s plan to establish a permanent space station. A Long March 2F rocket blasted off successfully at 10:04 p.m. local time Thursday (10:04 a.m. ET) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert carrying the lab known as Tiangong-2, which translates to “heavenly vessel,” according to state media China Central Television. Once in space, the Tiangong-2 will maneuver itself into orbit roughly 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) above the Earth, CCTV reported. A spacecraft will ferry a two-man crew to the lab in October – China’s first manned mission since 2013. The astronauts will remain in the lab for a month, where they will be carrying out experiments related to medicine, physics and biology. It’s China’s longest mission yet. The Tiangong-2 and its predecessor, Tiangong-1, are prototypes for China’s ultimate goal – a permanent 20-ton space station, which is expected to launch after 2020. “Tiangong is a precursor test bed of capabilities; building toward the large space station has always been the culminating goal of the Shenzhou program,” said Joan Johnson-Freese, a professor at the US Naval War College specializing in space programs and space security. The Chinese space station is expected to be sent into orbit just as the US-led International Space Station goes out of service – making China potentially the only country with a permanent space presence. European astronauts are already said to be learning Chinese in anticipation. Since 2011, the US Congress has barred NASA from contact with China’s space program because of national security fears. China’s ‘Cape Canaveral’Next space superpower?Giant telescope hunts for aliensMoon’s dark side to be exploredTop astronaut wants cooperationChina plans Mars roverPhotos show moon’s surfaceChina’s space raceHow astronauts prepare China’s ‘Cape Canaveral’Next space superpower?Giant telescope hunts for aliensMoon’s dark side to be exploredTop astronaut wants cooperationChina plans Mars roverPhotos show moon’s surfaceChina’s space raceHow astronauts prepare “Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,” Johnson-Freese said. China was late to the space race – it didn’t send its first satellite into space until 1970 – just after the United States put the first man on the moon. But in the decades since, China has pumped enormous amounts of money and resources into research and training. Future plans include sending a robotic probe to Mars and a potential manned mission to the moon. “If the US does not change its policies very soon and begin to work with China in space, it will lose whatever leverage it might have in shaping Chinese space plans for the future, ” Johnson-Freese said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's space program", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160915183000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/asia/china-launches-tiangong-2-space-lab/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "456988836", "sentence": "Schumer's comments are the latest salvo between the New York senator and a White House at odds on a centerpiece of Obama's foreign policy legacy. The White House believes they have enough votes to sustain a presidential veto should Congress reject the Iran deal but are counting every body. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the lone Senate Democrat to publicly come out against the Iran deal, suggested Tuesday that the White House deliberately leaked his decision to oppose the agreement Thursday night before he had a chance to explain his “no” vote to colleagues. “I told the president the day before and I don’t think he leaked it, but maybe somebody in the White House did, maybe somebody else did. I’m not pointing fingers,” Schumer told reporters after a speech at New York University on Tuesday. The White House has denied being behind the media leak. Schumer’s comments are the latest salvo between the New York senator and a White House at odds on a centerpiece of Obama’s foreign policy legacy. Former Obama aides and progressive outside groups have harshly attacked Schumer since his position became public and have questioned whether he’s fit to be the next Senate Democratic leader. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, threw cold water on this idea Tuesday, telling The Hill that he still supported Schumer. So far, no senators have come out against him as the next Senate Democratic leader. Schumer was long thought to oppose the deal, but the timing of his statement of opposition – ahead of Congress’s summer recess, when members are expected to come under intense lobbying from both sides, rather than closer to the vote when revealing his position would be less influential – has particularly distressed the White House. Congress will hold a vote on the Iran deal in September. While the White House is confident that they have enough votes to sustain an expected presidential veto should Congress reject the deal, they are counting every body. Related video Hoyer: Voting against Iran deal would not be 'path to war' Schumer raised the issue of a possible White House leak himself Tuesday in response to a question about the timing of his lengthy post on Medium that outlined his concerns about the deal. The leak of his decision came out in the middle of the Republican presidential debate last Thursday night, presumably when it would receive less attention, and the Medium piece appeared soon after. The New York Democrat said he planned to publish the piece the day after the GOP debate, but his hand was forced by the leak. Even though he was the one to aim the blame at the White House, Schumer appeared to downplay the episode Tuesday, saying, “Things always leak in Washington. So I don’t begrudge anybody for doing it.” And he also minimized the split with the President. “The President and I had a very serious discussion about it,” he said. “We like each other, respect each other, work together on 95% of the issues.” The President’s allies, though, are taking the breach seriously. David Plouffe, a former senior official in the Obama White House, continued the Democrat-on-Democrat war against Schumer late on Monday when he tweeted out a link to a story quoting Schumer urging the administration to try to negotiate a better deal. “Mitch McConnell will have a field day with this kind of naïveté. We will miss Harry Reid,” Plouffe tweeted. The current Senate Democratic Leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, announced his retirement in March and Schumer quickly locked up commitments from fellow Democrats to ascend to his post in January 2017. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, however, denied the White House had any part in the leak at a press briefing Friday. An administration source also told CNN on Tuesday that they learned about Schumer’s opposition from sources on Capitol Hill before the senator informed them, implying several people knew of his position and raising the specter that others had leaked the information. READ: Does Chuck Schumer’s opposition to Iran deal matter? Schumer said fellow Democrats understand where he stands and aren’t telling him they won’t back him because of it. Schumer said Tuesday that he plans to try to “persuade” undecided Democrats to help him block the deal but insisted he wasn’t twisting any arms on what he called “a vote of conscience.” “Certainly I’m going to try and persuade my colleagues that my viewpoint is right. But anyone who thinks you can force somebody to vote with you in the Senate doesn’t understand the Senate.” Missouri Democratic Rep. Claire McCaskill told Yahoo News’ Katie Couric that Schumer is “one of my best friends” and said she spoke with him since he announced his opposition to the deal, but that he didn’t lean on her vote against it. McCaskill added that Schumer “checked in” with her and that “he understands that this is a tough call.” Schumer said any effort to engage in “some kind of horse-trading” in return for a vote on the agreement would be “counterproductive.” Meanwhile, in Israel opponents of the deal were also trying their hand at persuasion. On the heels of a visit by Democrat members of Congress, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin hosted a delegation of 36 House Republicans on Tuesday. The group was led by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, a vocal critic of the Iran deal. “We fear that the agreement with Iran is a first step in the legitimization of Iran’s policies and strategies, and only acts to further destabilize a chaotic region,” Rivlin told the lawmakers. CNN’s Kevin Liptak and David Shortell contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150811221500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/11/politics/chuck-schumer-white-house-leak-iran-deal-vote/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "759478351", "sentence": "Here are the stories our DC insiders are talking about in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast, where you get a glimpse of tomorrow’s headlines today. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is accustomed to the piñata treatment from President Donald Trump and his allies. But now, he is taking some hits from Democrats, as well, after months of praise from the left for his steadfast support of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The Democrats’ beef: they see the willingness of the Justice Department and FBI to share some classified information about Russia meddling investigative tactics as bowing to pressure from Trump. Rosenstein makes light of his predicament, at times, during public appearances. But the Justice Department lifer is not a spotlight seeker and is said to not enjoy being in the middle of a political storm. “Clearly under stress but remarkably calm,” is how one longtime Rosenstein associate described his mood. The deputy AG is not one to talk shop during his rare time away from the office, but the associate told CNN:  “Rod is rooted in two things – the process and the law. And he says he is OK.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a warning for reporters on Capitol Hill: Don’t buy any non-refundable plane tickets for the month of August. Congress is scheduled to go home then, but sources told CNN’s Phil Mattingly that the always-debated but never-implemented talk of nixing the August break is very real this year. “Spoiler alert: this will happen this time around,” Mattingly said of canceling the August recess. Why, according to Mattingly, is an interesting blend of motives. Mattingly said McConnell wants to keep Trump happy, and acceding to Trump’s demand to do away with some of the recess is an easy way to preserve the current state of the relationship. One Republican lawmaker described the prevailing dynamic this way to CNN: “There is peace in our time between the Senate Republicans, and the President.” Another reason, Mattingly said, is the extra work weeks would allow lawmakers to get a head start on avoiding what would be a “pure nightmare” – a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections. Mattingly said the extra few weeks could help the GOP sort out its spending priorities, and help clear a path to avoid a shutdown. Last week, Sen. Joe Manchin scolded his Senate colleagues for being “afraid” to take on a big lobby over a pressing problem crippling millions of American families: combating the opioid epidemic. Lobbyists for the American Medical Association, according to the Daily Beast’s Jackie Kucinich, have successfully shut down efforts to implement CDC guidelines on prescribing painkillers. The CDC measures, issued in March 2016, would limit doctors to signing off on only three-day supplies of the powerful drugs. The AMA says that’s too restrictive, and that prescriptions should stay between doctors and patients. Kucinich said that lawmakers once eager to curb opioid abuse, including codifying the CDC guidelines into law, have been moved off those demands by AMA lobbyists. “This just highlights how difficult and complicated it is to really solve this problem in America,” Kucinich said. Who’s invited to Trump’s upcoming Dallas fundraiser is generating some controversy and some uncomfortable legal questions for the Republican National Committee. Reports from Bloomberg News and the Washington Post say a letter, bearing the seal of a Republican committee, solicited wealthy Chinese investors to attend the scheduled Thursday fundraiser. The offer, according to the reports? That would be $100,000 in exchange for a handshake and a one-on-one photo with Trump. Raising campaign money from foreign nationals is illegal. Bloomberg’s Toluse Olorunnipa said the stories again raise ethical concerns about where the President draws the line on money, politics and policy. The RNC denied they were aware of the letters that went out to Chinese investors, but Olorunnipa said the timing of the story, against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations with Chinese techology company ZTE, could cause a political headache for the White House. The President’s promise to strike a peace deal in the Middle East could soon meet another roadblock. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, was hospitalized three times this month. Anne Gearan of the Washington Post noted that Abbas, now 82-years-old, is a heavy smoker, and his failing health has sparked questions of what happens if he dies or steps aside. According to Gearan, there’s no real succession plan for Abbas, and no guarantee that his replacement will commit to a two-state solution. “If he is not in the picture, whoever succeeds him might not be committed to those same things,” Gearan said. The net result, Gearan said, could be the US loses leverage for a peace deal that’s already struggling to take shape.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180527150000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/27/politics/ip-rosensteins-resolve/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "430029956", "sentence": "Tensions in Baltimore ignite after the funeral of Freddie Gray. Pilots remember evacuating Saigon in wartime. A baby is rescued after 22 hours under earthquake rubble. And sports fans anticipate the best day of 2015. These are your best videos of the week: Peaceful protests over the unexplained death of Gray, 25, while in police custody turned violent Monday as the city reeled after Gray’s funeral. The video is at the top of this story. This week marks 40 years since the largest helicopter airlift in history, Operation Frequent Wind. On April 29, 1975, as North Vietnamese troops bore down on Saigon, nearly 100 choppers airlifted 7,000 evacuees in less than 24 hours. Baltimore mother Toya Graham was filmed slapping her 16-year-old son several times and pulling him away from the protests when she encountered him with a rock in his hand, his face covered by a mask. Watch the video: Farmer Robert Hacon came across a fossil on his property in Australia. The find was confirmed as the fossilized jaw of a sea predator known as “Kronosaurus” that lived more than 100 million years ago and had teeth the size of bananas. Watch the video: This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream – an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Watch the video: Buried in a building’s rubble for more than 22 hours after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook Nepal on Saturday, a five-month-old baby was miraculously rescued with no apparent injuries. Watch the video: A German climber with a camera caught harrowing video of a massive avalanche that hit climbers at Mount Everest base camp after the Nepal quake. Watch the video: The Japanese Maglev train holds the world’s record for speed, traveling up to 374 miles per hour. Unfortunately, commuters have to wait till 2027 to use it. Watch the video: A more low-tech train in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, met with bad luck during a recent storm as it crossed elevated tracks. A comedian outed the Cigars and Stripes restaurant in Chicago for having a two-way mirror inside its women’s bathroom. Reviewers on Yelp went ballistic, but its colorful owner refused to apologize. Watch the video: They might look cuddly, but as one San Diego man can attest, sea lions have teeth and aren’t afraid to use them. Watch the video:", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150501183000", "country1": "VNM", "country2": "NPL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/living/feat-best-videos-week/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "572105408", "sentence": "Virus hunters explore bat caves for signs of deadly diseases Diseases such as Ebola, Marburg and rabies can be carried by bats The goal is to identify potential outbreaks before they happen It is a slow and cumbersome descent hindered by head-to-toe protective suits. A wooden ladder dips down the side, as two researchers in white suits and respirators make their way into Grootboom cave in South Africa. The suits make the journey more cumbersome, but they are the only things standing between safety and exposure. Inside the cave, thousands of bats either cling tightly to the walls or fly around in bunches. Any number of them could contain deadly pathogens. Without the suits, the researchers are vulnerable to any potential zoonotic diseases the bats could be harboring, which could transmit from animals into humans. CNN Films’ documentary explores how diseases like Zika, Ebola and influenza spread. Watch now on CNNgo. In this particular part of the cave are long-fingered bats. Wanda Markotter, a researcher with the University of Pretoria, catches ones inside a net and slowly stretches out its wing. “This specific species has been implicated in some of the rabies-related viruses,” Markotter says. “They are in high-population densities, and people are going to come in close contact with them.” That’s the other important part about this location. This is not some remote cave; this is only miles away from the densely populated of city of Johannesburg. “There are 1,240 species [of bats] worldwide,” Markotter says. “So they represent a big group of mammals and that’s why we probably find a lot of viruses in them.” Researchers are tracking animals here in South Africa, and all around the world, as a form of early-warning system for diseases that could come to humans. It is widely believed, for instance, that the first cases of Ebola began with a bat. Related video Investigating the world's deadliest diseases In 2014, West Africa saw an unprecedented outbreak of the Ebola virus, with cases concentrated in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. The disease was first discovered in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo and there have been multiple outbreaks since that were well-controlled, but today things are more challenging. In a time where international travel has connected the world more than ever before, it takes a coordinated, global effort to prevent a widespread outbreak – as the 2014 outbreak showed us. Much of that coordination happens at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. The CDC oversees 10 global disease detection centers around the world, including in South Africa, where constant monitoring is taking place. “We were tracking almost 300 infectious disease outbreaks of concern in 145 countries,” says Dr. Jordan Tappero, director of the Global Health Protection Center at CDC. This was during a 2-year period. “Only about 30% of countries even self-report [and] are able to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks,” Tappero says. “We are working around the world to try and improve capacity so that we have partners everywhere to respond quickly.” Related gallery Diseases you can catch from animals That monitoring starts with teams on the ground in caves like Grootboom. The team now crawls through a narrow gap to reach a difference chamber, where different species of bats with other potential pathogens live. Each bat has the potential to carry rabies, Marburg, even Ebola. These are some of the planet’s deadliest, but least understood, viruses. The risk is justified by the importance of the work as it is in the interest of public health, says Markotter. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “If you don’t know what’s in the animals, you won’t be able to identify a human outbreak quickly,” she says. “Most of the time we only respond when there are lots of human deaths and we don’t know where the virus came from, or where the pathogen came from.” Outside the mouth of the cave, a makeshift lab comes to life under a white pop-up tent. Bats collected from various parts of the cave are tested, samples are collected from their mouths, fur, and wings and everything is meticulously recorded. This is all part of the constant monitoring and early warning systems. If the team knows what’s circulating in the bats, they can flag it and alert the population to take precautions, or watch for certain symptoms. Their efforts will matter to keep this closely-connected world healthy. CNN’s David McKenzie and Brent Swails contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160824020000", "country1": "ZAF", "country2": "SLE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/health/virus-hunters-bat-cave-south-africa/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "647503475", "sentence": "Suspect arrested just west of Moscow, authorities said Fourteen people were killed and dozens were injured in the strike Russian authorities detained one of the people suspected of organizing the St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack two weeks ago, TASS, the Russian government-owned news agency, reported Monday. He was identified as Abror Azimov Akhralovich and was arrested just west of Moscow. Akhralovich was arrested in the city’s Odintsovo district, TASS reported “At the moment, Abror Azimov has been brought to the Russian Investigative Committee for investigative activities,” the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Russia said, according to TASS. Related article The likely culprits behind the St. Petersburg bombing Fourteen people were killed and dozens more were injured on April 3 when a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the city’s metro system. Authorities identified the bomber as Akbarjon Djalilov, 22. Kyrgyz authorities said he is a Russian national born in the nation of Kyrygrzstan, the former Soviet Republic in central Asia. Djalilov’s DNA had been matched to a bomb left at a second metro station defused by authorities. Eight others had been arrested in connection with the attack not long after the incident took place, authorities said. The FSB said the suspect was born in 1990 and trained the suicide bomber, according to TASS. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. #URGENT: FSB detains one of #StPetersburg terror attack suspects https://t.co/ztEYCetxb9 pic.twitter.com/KUW9pMTNrA Russia was once a hotspot for terror attacks, but the country has experienced relatively few in recent years. Many of the previous attacks were aimed at progressing separatist causes in Russia’s North Caucasus, including movements in Chechnya and Dagestan. In December 2013, a suicide bombing at a train station in Volgograd killed at least 16 people, in an attack linked to a network in Dagestan. The following day, in the same city, a suicide bombing on a trolley bus killed 14 people. In 2010, two female suicide bombers linked to the Chechen insurgency blew themselves up at two Moscow metro stations, killing 40. In 2002, Chechen rebels killed 170 hostages in a theater in the capital, Moscow.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian authorities", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170417164500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "KGZ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/17/world/russia-attack-detention/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "444643376", "sentence": "NEW: Group protests Israeli 'hijacking' of ship in international waters Ship escorted to Israel port Netanyahu praises military's arrest of passengers Israeli officials said Monday that the country’s military had blocked a ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza, boarding it in international waters, arresting people on board, and directing it to dock in an Israeli port. The group trying to run the blockade said Israel had “hijacked” the ship in an act of “piracy.” The Israeli Defense forces said in a statement that it had ordered the ship to change course but it did not, so military action was taken. Israel has maintained the blockade since 2007. Israeli officials say it is needed to stop the Palestinians from launching rocket attacks on Israeli cities – and to prevent Hamas, the Islamic organization that runs the Gaza strip, from getting new weapons. The blockade has been criticized by the UN Secretary-General, the United States,and various international organizations. “After exhausting all diplomatic channels the Israeli government ordered the Israeli Navy to redirect the vessel in order to prevent breach of the naval blockade,” the IDF statement said. “In accordance with international law, the Israeli Navy advised the vessel several times to change course,” the statement said. “Following their refusal the Navy visited and searched the vessel in international waters in order to prevent their intended breach of the maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip. The forces have reported that use of force was unnecessary, and that the process was uneventful. The vessel is currently being escorted to Ashdod Port and is expected to arrive within 12-24 hours.” Ashdod is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Tel Aviv. In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauded the military’s handling of the situation. “I want to praise the soldiers and commanders of the navy on the steadfast and efficient operation in arresting the passengers of the boat that tried to enter the Gaza coastline against the law,” the Prime Minister’s statement said. “This flotilla represents nothing except a fake, artificial demonstration aimed at helping the terrorist  organization – Hamas and ignores all the carnage in our region.” Netanyahu said Israel protects itself according to international law. In a statement, Ship to Gaza Sweden, the group trying to break the blockade, said the Swedish-flagged fishing trawler Marianne of Gothenburg had been boarded by the Israeli Defense Forces about 100 nautical miles (115 miles) from Gaza, in international waters. The group referred to the boarding of the the Marianne as an “attack,” and described the crew as “captured,” and the ship as “hijacked.” “Ship to Gaza Sweden protest against this flagrant abuse of the freedom of navigation,” the group said in a statement. “Israel’s repeated acts of piracy in international waters are worrying signs that the occupation and blockade policy extends to the entire eastern Mediterranean. “We demand that Marianne be returned, and that her crew and passengers will be immediately released, so that they can continue their journey to their destination in Gaza.” The group said three other boats had turned back toward Greek ports. CNN’s Don Melvin in London contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150629090000", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/middleeast/israel-blocks-ship-from-gaza/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "471371231", "sentence": "Mia Love promoted Gowdy for leadership post Gowdy staying on as Benghazi Committee chair Rep. Trey Gowdy on Tuesday shot down calls for him to run for House majority leader and said he had no interest in seeking the post. “I’ve never run for any leadership position, and I’m not going to start now,” Gowdy said. “Don’t know how I can be any more definitive.” The Benghazi Committee chairman’s comments came after Rep. Mia Love said Gowdy would jump into the contest for majority leader if asked to do so. “He said that he would join if he was asked to serve,” the Utah Republican, who is leading a draft Gowdy effort, told CNN. Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Budget Chairman Tom Price are already in the race for the majority leader post after Rep. John Boehner steps down at the end of the month and current Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy seeks the speakership. Gowdy’s office said earlier Tuesday that the former federal prosecutor’s attention is on chairing the special House committee investigation of the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. “Chairman Gowdy is focused on the Benghazi Committee and will serve in that capacity so long as the Committee exists,” the statement said. Rep. Mick Mulvaney also tweeted that he spoke with Gowdy and the tea party Republican from South Carolina said he was not interested in the post. Mulvaney, a South Carolina colleague of Gowdy’s and his good friend, said, “l had to beg Trey to run for re-election in 2014. I absolutely think he’ll run again in 2016 for one reason and one reason only…he’s staying until the Benghazi Commission is finished. That’s it. He may leave after, but he’s certainly not leaving before then.” Mulvaney said if members voted for Gowdy anyway and tried to get him to serve in leadership, he’d likely quit Congress. Earlier Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz told CNN that he had several conversations with Gowdy and the South Carolina lawmaker indicated he would seek the post if drafted. Chaffetz said Gowdy isn’t the kind of person who would “beat the bushes” for votes, but would be responsive to a draft movement. On Fox News, Chaffetz said Gowdy could unite the conference better than anyone else. “I think Trey Gowdy as the majority leader would be heaven sent. It would really, really propel the Republicans in the right direction,” Chaffetz said. “If you want the best person to make the Republican case, if you want the best person to talk about why conservatism is the right answer for America, Trey Gowdy is our best foot forward,” he added. “I think we as a conference need to get behind that and make it happen. And if he’s called, if he’s asked, I think he’ll do it.” CNN’s Manu Raju and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rep. Trey Gowdy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150929170000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/29/politics/trey-gowdy-majority-leader-mia-love/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "533233270", "sentence": "The book 'The Looting Machine' documents resource extraction across Africa Resource dependency is often linked to repressive regimes Author demands reform of offshore banking system exposed in 'Panama Papers' Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo is blessed with enormous natural wealth, including vast deposits of precious minerals such as diamonds, gold, and tantalum. Katanga saw a spectacular mining boom around the turn of the century, when President Laurent-Desire Kabila and then his son Joseph licensed international mining companies to tap its treasures. This arrangement generated riches for the Congolese elite, and vastly more for the prospectors, but offered little to the poverty-ravaged population. From 1999 to 2002, the Kabila regime “transferred ownership of at least $5 billion of assets from the state-mining sector to private companies under its control… with no compensation or benefit for the State treasury,” a United Nations investigation found. The bonanza coincided with a ruthless crackdown on dissent. In 2004, a small, mostly civilian group took over a mine operated by the Australian firm Anvil Mining in Kilwa village, protesting that the company was making huge profits without rewarding the local workforce. According to a UN report, the Congolese army crushed the uprising and killed around 100 people, many by summary execution. The combination of staggering wealth, rampant violence, and abject poverty in DR Congo is no coincidence, but part of a pattern causing devastation across Africa, according to Financial Times investigative journalist Tom Burgis. In a new edition of his book The Looting Machine, the author probes the paradox of “the continent that is at once the world’s poorest and, arguably, its richest.” Burgis, a former correspondent in Lagos and Johannesburg, finds a wide variety of kleptocrats and rackets over his travels through dozens of resource-rich countries. But a common thread is that the wholesale expropriation of resources during colonial times has barely slowed through the post-independence era, albeit with new beneficiaries. “Western governments are not supposed to wield commercial and political power at the same time, and certainly not to use one to benefit the other,” says Burgis. “In colonial states…The British or Portugese would cultivate a small group of local people who would fuse political and commercial power to control the economy.” “When the foreign power leaves, you are left with an elite that has no division between political and commercial power. The only source of wealth is mines or oilfields, and that is a recipe for ultra-corrupt states. Somewhere like Nigeria, an ‘extractor elite’…wanted to draw to itself the rent that oil and mining resources generate.” Burgis cites another colonial hangover in the continued presence and power of oil and mining firms. “The multinational companies hold enormous economic and political power in post-independence African countries,” he says. “In this way, there is a pretty straight line from colonial exploitation to modern exploitation.” The ability of governments to rely on resource revenue leads to corruption and oppression, Burgis argues, as they are not accountable to their people through a social contract based on taxation and representation. He cites Angola, which earns almost half of its GDP from oil, as an example of government as “a service for the elite.” A 2011 IMF audit revealed that $32 billion disappeared from official accounts between 2007 and 2010, a quarter of the state’s income. The Angolan elite rejects accountability and does not tolerate any challenge from the public, Burgis adds, recalling the recent case of activists being jailed for a public reading of a pro-democracy book. “Government can behave that way if it doesn’t need the consent of its people,” the author says. Angola has taken steps to address such criticism in recent years, with the 2012 election deemed “generally free and fair” by neutral observers. But human rights groups attest that oppression remains a fact of life. The growth of offshore banking in the late 20th century created new opportunities for resource tycoons to cover their tracks, a practice laid bare in the Panama Papers. Israeli businessman Dan Gertler was an early pioneer. After forging a close friendship with DR Congo President Joseph Kabila, he was granted a near monopoly on exporting the nation’s diamonds, and quickly became a billionaire. Gertler routed the cash through an elaborate network of offshore accounts in tax havens, keeping the details of controversial deals secret. “In the case of African resource deals, offshore funds have been shown to conceal questionable transactions,” says Burgis. “In the 1980s, bribes were literally cars full of cash and you handed the key to the official you were trying to bribe.” “Bribery now is much more sophisticated, and has become harder to define as bribery if it’s (through) offshore transactions or people being given equity shares in offshore companies…You have to crack open a lot of offshore secrecy to see the conflict of interest that lies at the heart of them.” The era of global finance has opened African markets to a new generation of mysterious traders. Burgis spent years on the trail of elusive Chinese businessman Sam Pa, who has cycled through multiple aliases while making deals across the continent from Angolan oil to Zimbabwean diamonds. Pa is believed to lead the secretive Queensway investor group, and Burgis claims he has represented the Chinese state, although the government denies this. Burgis is skeptical that resource industries can ever be reformed. “There is a troubling possibility that it’s not possible to put natural resources in these countries to work for the common good,” says Burgess. “(Almost) everywhere that receives a significant share of its income from oil or mining is badly run and often violent – it’s in the nature of these industries to cause these problems.” Botswana and South Africa have befitted from moving up the value chain – developing high-skilled industries from natural resources rather than just exporting raw materials, such as diamond polishing or manufacturing metallic goods. Burgis believes that diversifying economies away from a single resource – as President Buhari’s government in Nigeria is attempting to do – can mitigate the effects of dependency. He suggests another option is to keep resources in the country and implement high tariffs to protect domestic industries, but African leaders have been reluctant to adopt such measures. “We have a world trading architecture with strict rules on imposing tariffs,” says Burgis. “African countries have adopted the market orthodoxy that led them to pare down states and embrace global economic competition – in which they are overwhelmingly the losers.” Responsibility for the plight of resource-dependent nations goes beyond traders and dictators. The global economy still requires a huge supply of raw materials that originate in Africa, creating an imperative to maintain the existing, destructive model. Burgis applauds steps such as the Kimberley Process for preventing ‘blood diamond’ trade, but feels that developed nations could go much further. “The lesson for those in the West who want to address the damage from oil and mining industries, and the corruption that goes with them, is ‘put your own house in order,’” he says. “There has been a tendency to lecture African rulers (but) the problems are in the world financial system.” The author suggests a global public registry of companies and trusts to counter the use of shell companies in illicit deals. “That financial secrecy is available is not Africa’s fault,” says Burgis. “Address the part that sits within the global system, which can be regulated from Western capitals.” Related article Inside the world's richest diamond mine The nature of the global supply chain means that complicity with the crimes around resource extraction extends from African dictators all the way to a European mobile phone buyer. At every level, delusion is a powerful barrier to change. Burgis recalls a meeting with a leading figure of Angola’s kleptocratic regime, who argued passionately that he was protecting his people from even worse abuses. “It’s human nature,” says Burgis. “Nobody thinks they are the bad guy.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "resource extraction in Africa", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160422174500", "country1": "AGO", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/africa/looting-machine-tom-burgis-africa/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "414608056", "sentence": "At the same time that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was using her personal email account to conduct official business, the Inspector General for the U.S. State Department issued a scathing report questioning the leadership of a U.S. Ambassador over, among other items, refusing to abide by State Department directives regarding “the nonuse of commercial email for official government business, including Sensitive But Unclassified information.” The 2012 Inspector General’s report repeatedly cited Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration’s use of “commercial email for official government business” saying it was against policy to do so “except in emergencies,” which created morale problems, “confusion and discouragement within the embassy community.” The report states that the State Department Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security directly cautioned Gration, a retired Air Force General, “against such practice, which he asserted to the OIG team that he had not seen.” A spokesman for Hillary Clinton had no comment when asked about the apparent double standard. Spokeswomen for the U.S. State Department did not respond to request for comment. Gration could not be reached for comment, though in 2012 he told Foreign Policy that he did nothing wrong in using his commercial email. “I did all my official business on the State Department communications system. I supplemented it with my personal e-mail, but it was never a security issue,” he said. “I have a background in secure communications. I know what is right and what is wrong. I did everything correctly, and I have nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide.” RELATED: Hillary Clinton asks State to release emails: What you need to know Gration was criticized for a number of other things in the IG report, to be sure, but it’s also very clear that his using commercial email instead of State Department email was a real concern. The report repeatedly hammers Gration for the use of “commercial email for official government business.” The safety and security of the email seemed to have been of primary concern to the Inspector General. “The Department email system provides automatic security, record-keeping, and backup functions as required,” the report stated. “The Ambassador’s requirements for use of commercial email in the office and his flouting of direct instructions to adhere to Department policy have placed the information management staff in a conundrum: balancing the desire to be responsive to their mission leader and the need to adhere to Department regulations and government information security standards. The Ambassador compounded the problem on several occasions by publicly berating members of the staff, attacking them personally, loudly questioning their competence, and threatening career-ending disciplinary actions. These actions have sapped the resources and morale of a busy and understaffed information management staff as it supports the largest embassy in sub-Saharan Africa.” The report did not note that the head of the U.S. State Department at that time was engaging in a similar, if not the same, practice. RELATED: Hillary Clinton’s stumbles fuel Democratic critics It “is the Department’s general policy that normal day-to-day operations be conducted on an authorized information system, which has the proper level of security controls,” the report stated. “The use of unauthorized information systems increases the risk for data loss, phishing, and spoofing of email accounts, as well as inadequate protections for personally identifiable information. The use of unauthorized information systems can also result in the loss of official public records as these systems do not have approved record preservation or backup functions. Conducting official business on nonDepartment automated information systems must be limited to only maintaining communications during emergencies.” The IG recommended that the Embassy in Nairobi “cease using commercial email to process Department information and use authorized Department automated information systems for conducting official business.” Gration resigned from his post in June 2012, before the IG report became public.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. State Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150305191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/politics/clinton-emails-state-department-inspector-general/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "420983997", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Graham Allison is director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and co-author of the book Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author. In Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew had remarkable success in creating a prosperous modern state His lessons should prove instructive to other leaders in a time of great instability, writes Graham Allison Lee passed on his insights on the role of government leadership in development to Allison The death of the founding father of Singapore last Monday is an appropriate occasion to reflect on nation building. As prime minister for its first three decades, Lee Kuan Yew raised a poor port from the bottom rungs of the third world to the first world in a single generation. As it prepares to mark its 50th anniversary as a nation, Singapore is today an ultra-modern metropolis of almost six million people with higher per capita GDP than the United States, according to the World Bank. Lee’s achievement in building a successful nation contrasts sharply with the results of Washington’s expenditure of over $4 trillion and nearly 7,000 American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Some say Singapore’s story is sui generis: Something that could only happen in that time and place. But its remarkable performance has less to do with miraculous conditions than with Lee’s model of disciplined, visionary leadership. Leaders of other aspiring-to-develop nations, and even the U.S., should take pages from Lee Kuan Yew’s playbook to address current challenges. We know many of Lee’s lessons on the role of government leadership in development because my co-authors and I asked him directly two years ago to reflect on them – points we captured in our book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World. Five stand out. First, Lee insisted that governance was first and foremost about results. Related video The political and economic legacy of Lee Kuan Yew In his words, “the acid test of any legal system is not the greatness or the grandeur of its ideal concepts, but whether, in fact, it is able to produce order and justice.” About the core purposes of government, he was crystal clear. In terms America’s founding fathers would recognize, he believed that “the ultimate test of the value of a political system is whether it helps that society establish conditions which improve the standard of living for the majority of its people, plus enabling the maximum of personal freedoms compatible with the freedoms of others in society.” Second, superior performance requires superior leadership. Lee demanded of leaders both intellectual and moral superiority. Contrary to modern Western democratic theory that emphasizes citizens’ participation in governance, his views were closer to Plato’s conception of the “guardians,” or China’s historical Mandarins. Good government requires most of all leaders who put the public good unquestionably above their own personal interests. He was disappointed by many of his counterparts who failed that test. Third, successful societies guarantee strict equality of opportunity for all individuals, but are realistic about the fact that this will yield substantial inequalities in outcomes. For Lee, the essence of a successful society was intense competition on a level playing field that allows each individual to achieve his or her maximum. Related video Lee Kuan Yew: Building a nation from the ground up Few things offended him more than denial of equality of opportunity on the basis of caste (India), class (Europe), race (the U.S. during segregation), sex, or other irrelevant attributes. As he put it, the leader’s objective was to “build up a society in which people will be rewarded not according to the amount of property they own, but according to their active contribution to society in physical or mental labor.” Fourth, about democracy, particularly Western liberal democracy, Lee had serious reservations. In part, this attitude stemmed from his own experience, but it also reflected a deeper philosophical aversion to ideologies. As he liked to say, “the acid test is performance, not promises. The millions dispossessed in Asia care not and know not of theory. They want a better life. They want a more equal, just society.” Lee enjoyed engaging American critics who insisted that without democracy Singapore could not develop an advanced economy. Related video Lee Kuan Yew's legacy: A blueprint for China In contrast, he argued that what most countries needed was more “discipline,” rather than democracy. He noted that the U.S. had been building democracy and giving aid to the Philippines for over a century. But, he asked, how many people from Singapore sought to leave it for the Philippines? Many people in the Philippines, he noted, wanted to move to Singapore. On one occasion, with a broad smile, he continued, “and you will notice that since the Vietnam War and the Great Society, the U.S. system has not functioned even for the United States.” Fifth, which leaders did he most admire? From the recent past, he focused on three: Charles de Gaulle, Deng Xiaoping, and Winston Churchill. “De Gaulle, because he had tremendous guts; Deng, because he changed China from a broken-backed state, which would have imploded like the Soviet Union, into what it is today; and “Churchill, because any other person would have given up.” On the current scene, the leader who impressed him most was the new president of China, Xi Jinping. As he said just before Xi took office: “I would put him in Nelson Mandela’s class of persons. A person with enormous emotional stability who does not allow his personal misfortunes or sufferings to affect his judgment. In a word, he is impressive.” Related video Singapore mourns death of founding father As China’s leaders attempt to follow in Lee’s footsteps in building a Mandarin-Leninist led nation that overtook the U.S. last year in GDP (measured by PPP) to become the world’s largest economy, and democratic India seems poised to grow at rates that will compete with China, we can reflect on lessons from Lee Kuan Yew and place our bets. Governing a nation in which two of every three citizens believe their country is headed in the wrong direction – and have believed so under Democratic and Republican Presidents for all of the 21st century – American leaders should ask whether it is time to focus on the acid test of performance rather than the litmus test of ideology.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Lee Kuan Yew", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150328184500", "country1": "SGP", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/28/opinions/singapore-lee-kuan-yew-graham-allison/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "530742379", "sentence": "Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders met in Brooklyn for their last debate before New York's primary CNN's Reality Check team spent the night putting their statements and assertions to the test Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders met Thursday in Brooklyn for their last debate before New York’s primary, and CNN’s Reality Check team spent the night putting their statements and assertions to the test. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the debate, selecting key statements and rating them either true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it’s complicated. Reality Check: Sanders ‘led the opposition’ to war in Iraq By Sonam Vashi and Eve Bower, CNN Early in the New York debate, Sanders drew a contrast between what he called Clinton’s lack of “judgment” in supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq and his own opposition to that war. “I led the opposition to that war,” Sanders said. “Secretary Clinton voted for it.” The claim is one he has made frequently on the campaign trail, including at a previous debate, when he said, “In 2002, when George W. Bush and Dick Cheney said we should go to war in Iraq, Bernie Sanders listened very carefully and I said, ‘No. I think that war is a dumb idea.’ I helped lead the opposition to that war. And if you go to my website, listen to what I said, and sadly enough, it gives me no joy, much of what I feared would happen, did happen.” Sanders was in the House of Representatives at the time. In October 2002, he made a statement on the floor of the House that criticized the idea of invading Iraq, citing concerns about international law and unintended consequences. “Who will govern Iraq when Saddam Hussein is removed and what role will the U.S. play in an ensuing civil war that could develop in that country? Will moderate governments in the region who have large Islamic fundamentalist populations be overthrown and replaced by extremists?” he asked. His 2002 statement is the best documented evidence of his opposition to the war, and he also voted against the authorization of military force in Iraq in 2002 (one of 133 members of Congress to do so). He also spoke out against the war in a 2007 address to the Senate. But was he at the forefront of the opposition? We can’t find much evidence of that – at least not to the point of other congressional opposition leaders on the issue, such as then-Sen. Russ Feingold, who gave several speeches against the war and introduced legislation to cut off its funding. The late Ted Kennedy did the same in the days before the war and after. Sanders voted against Iraq War funding six times but supported four funding bills after 2006 (his volunteer-run site offers justifications for why he did fund those bills). While perhaps not at the level of Feingold or Kennedy, Sanders spoke out against it during a time when opposition to the war in Iraq was rare. (For example, Clinton, then a New York senator, voted yes on the Iraq War resolution, as Sanders often notes). We rate his claim that he “helped lead” the opposition mostly true. Reality Check: Sanders on the major banks By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney It didn’t take Sanders long to attack Wall Street banks. “When you have six financial institutions that have assets equivalent to 58% of the (gross domestic product) of this country, they were just too big, too much concentration of wealth and power,” Sanders said. The nation’s biggest financial institutions were JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as of December 2015, according to Federal Reserve Bank data. Their assets totaled just under $9.7 trillion. Meanwhile, the U.S. GDP, a measure of the U.S. economy, was $18.2 trillion. So the assets of the six largest institutions totaled roughly 53.2% of the GDP. The size of bank assets and the GDP shift every quarter, but Sanders’ stat is in the ballpark. For that reason, we rate his claim mostly true. Reality Check: Clinton was ‘busy giving speeches’ to banks during financial crisis, Sanders says Kevin Liptak, CNN Sanders hammered Clinton for giving speeches to financial institutions, suggesting they had influenced her decisions on how to respond to the financial crisis. Saying he’d supported breaking up large banks amid the financial meltdown, Sanders said, “Secretary Clinton was busy giving speeches to Goldman Sachs for $225,000 a speech.” Later, after Clinton detailed her efforts as a senator to pass the Dodd-Frank financial regulation, Sanders scoffed, “They must have been really crushed by this. And was that before or after you received huge sums of money by giving speaking engagements?” Clinton’s record of delivering speeches to Goldman Sachs is well documented at this point in the campaign. Clinton’s financial disclosure forms show she earned about $1.8 million for at least eight speeches to big banks. But those speeches were delivered in the years after her tenure as secretary of state, and well after her time as senator. Clinton left the Senate officially in January 2009 when she assumed her role as the top U.S. diplomat as the financial crisis was swelling. Her speeches to large banks came after she left her post as secretary of state: three speeches to Goldman Sachs in 2013 for $225,000 each, three speeches to UBS Bank of America for the same price, and a pair of addresses to Deutsche Bank for $225,000 and $260,000 each. Sanders’ claims on Clinton’s speeches are true and well documented. But to suggest that her speeches – and their subsequent paychecks – influenced Clinton’s decision-making as a senator is false, since the paid speeches were delivered well after she left Capitol Hill. (Editor’s note: We clarified our Reality Check to split the verdict on Sanders’ claims.) Reality Check: Sanders on General Electric paying taxes By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney Sanders is no fan of General Electric. He and the iconic American company have been trading jabs ever since he attacked the firm in an interview with the New York Daily News earlier this month for sending jobs overseas and for trying to minimize its tax bill. The Vermont senator lashed out at GE and its CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, again at Thursday’s Democratic debate. RELATED: Is General Electric an American company? “And what we need to do is to tell this guy, Immelt, who’s the head of General Electric, doesn’t like me, but … well, that’s fine,” Sanders said. “He has outsourced hundreds of thousands of decent paying jobs throughout the world, cut his workforce, he has substantially, and in a given year, by the way, turns out Verizon and General Electric, in a given year, pay nothing in federal income tax despite making billions in profit.” It’s true that GE has cut its U.S. workforce and sent jobs overseas. A CNNMoney analysis shows GE’s domestic footprint has shrunk dramatically over the past two decades. Back in 1995, roughly 68% of GE’s 222,000 total employees were in the United States, according to its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By 2005, the percentage of American jobs declined to 51%, and by the end of 2015, just 38% of its employees were in the United States. GE’s total global workforce has increased to 333,000. But it employs fewer American workers today – 125,000 versus 161,000 in 2005. However, it’s important to note that GE is a different company than it was 20 years ago. It has shed several businesses, including NBC Universal, and has sold off many of its finance units that were part of GE Capital. Also, it’s certainly not alone in shifting jobs overseas. As for whether GE pays any federal income tax, it’s impossible to know for certain without seeing the company’s tax returns, which the company does not release and are not otherwise available. Some groups have tried to ascertain what the company has paid over the years. One left-leaning organization, Citizens for Tax Justice, uses public information to assess GE’s annual tax liability. CTJ recently said that over the past 10 years, GE paid an effective federal income tax rate of -1.6% on $58 billion in profits. Our verdict on the tax claim is it’s complicated since the company hasn’t made its tax returns public. Our verdict on jobs moving overseas: true. Reality Check: Sanders on being one of the poorer members of the Senate By Lisa Rose, CNN Responding to a question about releasing his tax returns, Sanders said the filings would be boring to read. He sought to draw a contrast between himself and Clinton. “No big money from speeches, no major investments,” Sanders said. “Unfortunately, I remain one of the poorer members of the United States Senate.” That’s a bit of false modesty from Sanders, whose net worth was estimated to be $436,000 in 2014, according to calculations by the Center for Responsive Politics. The watchdog organization ranked Sanders No. 81 on a chart listing personal wealth in the Senate. Sanders actually had a higher net worth than such high-profile Senate colleagues as Marco Rubio (86), Robert Menendez (87) and Lindsey Graham (88). Sanders earned more than $200,000 in 2014, according to a tax return he released last June. His Senate salary was $174,000 and he collected an estimated $40,000 in Social Security benefits. Although Sanders’ income ranks him in the top 6% of American earners, he is indeed one of the “poorer” members of the Senate, in the bottom 20%. Verdict: True. Reality Check: Sanders ‘raised millions’ for his Senate colleagues By Tom LoBianco, CNN Defending his credentials to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, Sanders argued he had “raised millions” for his Democratic colleagues in the Senate. “I have raised millions of dollars for my colleagues in the United States Senate to help them get elected. I will do everything I can to open the Democratic Party to the young people who are flocking into our campaign,” Sanders said. “The truth is you can speak to my colleagues. We have raised millions of dollars for the (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee). I have written letters that have raised just a – if I may use the word – huge amount of money.” It’s unclear precisely how much Sanders is responsible for raising for the DSCC, but it is clear that he headlined top-dollar fundraisers for the group during his time in the Senate. The retreats, led by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Martha’s Vineyard, were typically attended by at least 100 top Democratic donors – just the type of big-money contributors Sanders regularly rails against – who gave at least $33,400 to the DSCC, $100,000 to the Democratic Party, or both. Sanders has not “raised millions” for other Democrats through his presidential campaign, like Clinton has, but he was an active fundraiser for the Senate Democrats. He was one of many Democrats who attended the retreats and was part of the larger draw floated by Democratic leadership to pull in donors. However, it appears unlikely that any single senator “raised millions” at the DSCC donor retreats. Verdict: False. Reality Check: Clinton says she supported $15 minimum wage By Tom LoBianco, CNN Debating Sanders in New York, where state lawmakers recently approved a $15-an-hour minimum wage, Clinton strongly suggested that she had been pushing for that much throughout her campaign. “I have supported the fight for 15. I am proud to have the endorsement of most of the unions that have led the fight for 15. I was proud to stand on the stage with Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo, with (Service Employees International Union) and others who have been leading this battle, and I will work as hard as I can to raise the minimum wage. I always have. I supported that when I was in the Senate,” Clinton said. Sanders, who introduced a bill to set the federal minimum wage at $15, quickly shot back, “I am sure a lot of people are very surprised to learn that you supported raising the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour.” Clinton has long supported raising the minimum wage, but only recently came around to supporting a $15 minimum wage. In November, she proposed a $12 federal minimum wage, and said it should be left to localities to decide whether they wanted to raise the wage further. The Clinton campaign explains on its website: “Hillary believes we are long overdue in raising the minimum wage. She has supported raising the federal minimum wage to $12, and believes that we should go further than the federal minimum through state and local efforts, and workers organizing and bargaining for higher wages, such as the Fight for 15 and recent efforts in Los Angeles and New York to raise their minimum wage to $15. She also supports the Obama administration’s expansion of overtime rules to millions more workers.” But cities and states already have the power to raise their own minimum wages – something cities and states across the nation have been doing for more than a year now. Clinton placed a point on it when she stood by Cuomo earlier this month at a rally shortly after he signed the state’s new $15 minimum wage. Verdict: True, but misleading. Reality Check: Clinton on Sanders’ Libya ‘vote’ By  Laura Koran, CNN Clinton defended the Obama administration’s involvement in the 2011 NATO-led intervention in Libya, and furthermore, suggested her opponent supported those actions as well. “I would just point out that there was a vote in the Senate as to whether or not the United States should support the efforts by the Libyan people to protect themselves against the threats – the genocidal threats coming from (then-leader Moammar) Gadhafi, and whether we should go to the United Nations to seek Security Council support,” Clinton said. “Senator Sanders voted for that and that’s exactly what we did.” In early 2011, the Senate approved a bipartisan resolution “strongly condemning the gross and systematic violations of human rights in Libya, including violent attacks on protesters demanding democratic reforms and for other purposes.” Sanders was one of the co-sponsors of that resolution, which was approved by unanimous consent but didn’t explicitly authorize U.S. military intervention in Libya. In fact, at no point did the U.S. Congress give the Obama administration formal authorization under the War Powers Resolution. An authorization bill was drafted by Sens. John Kerry and John McCain, but the legislation was tabled before it could be voted on by Sanders or anyone else. The Senate resolution, which was largely symbolic, did endorse actions taken by the United Nations Security Council, and urged that body “to take such further action as may be necessary to protect civilians in Libya from attack, including the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over Libyan territory.” The resolution also welcomed the administration’s outreach to opposition groups in Libya and noted support for “an orderly, irreversible transition to a legitimate democratic government in Libya.” Because the resolution was approved by unanimous consent, Sanders didn’t technically “vote” on it, but as a co-sponsor, it’s clear he endorsed the measure. So did Sanders support the intervention? In a June 2011 interview, Sanders told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he had “reservations” about the Obama administration’s military intervention in Libya. “I mean, we are in a huge deficit,” Sanders said. “We are in two wars. And I would become somewhat conservative on that issue.” Our verdict: Sen. Sanders co-sponsored a resolution endorsing U.N. Security Council action in Libya. He never technically voted on the measure, but his endorsement of it was clear. Clinton’s assertion is therefore mostly true. Reality Check: On Social Security Cap, Clinton claims she and Sanders agree By Kate Grise, CNN During one of their many sparring matches during the debate, Clinton tried to convince her opponent that they had more in common than not on the issue of Social Security. Regarding raising the payroll income cap, Clinton said that she and Sanders actually share the same view. “I have supported it. We are in vigorous agreement here, senator,” Clinton said. Sanders didn’t appear convinced about his opponent’s commitment to protect the Social Security trust fund by asking wealthier Americans to pay more. “If I hear you correctly, Madam Secretary, you are now coming out finally in favor of lifting the cap on taxable income and extending and expanding social security,” Sanders said. “If that is the case, welcome on board. I’m glad you’re here.” During her campaign, Clinton has been warming to the idea of raising the cap on income that can be taxed for Social Security. Under current law, workers do not pay Social Security taxes on anything they earn above $118,500. According to Clinton’s website, she aims to defend Social Security and “understands that there is no way to accomplish that goal without asking the highest-income Americans to pay more, including options to tax some of their income above the current Social Security cap, and taxing some of their income not currently taken into account by the Social Security system.” Clinton, in campaign appearances, has also said she is committed to extending the life of the Social Security trust fund. She has pointed to taxing incomes at higher levels and applying Social Security taxes to passive income as ways of doing so, but, unlike Senator Sanders, she has stopped short of proposing any specific plans to ensure the longevity of Social Security. And these comments are a shift from her position in 2008 on lifting the cap. During her first run for the White House, Clinton spoke out against the idea. “I’m certainly against one of Senator Obama’s ideas, which is to lift the cap on the payroll tax,” Clinton said during a Democratic primary debate in 2008. We rate her claim as true, but given her lack of specific proposals, it’s understandable Sanders is skeptical of his opponent’s long-standing commitment on the issue. Reality Check: Clinton on out-of-state guns in New York crimes By Kate Grise and Eve Bower, CNN Clinton has recently suggested that places such as Sanders’ home state of Vermont are responsible for much of the gun violence in New York. She didn’t go that far Thursday night, but she did say: “The facts are that most of the guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from out of state. They come from the states that don’t have the kind of serious efforts to control guns that we do in New York.” The statistics on where guns used in crimes come from are complicated. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recovered a total of 7,686 guns in 2014, but only 4,585 of those were traced back to the states where they were last registered. That means that a full 40% of those guns cannot be linked definitively to any state at all – a fact that severely limits the validity of Clinton’s claim. Of the 4,585 that can be linked to a state, more than 30% come from inside New York state itself. Furthermore, the ATF’s database of traced weapons is itself limited to begin with. The ATF says “not all firearms used in crime are traced and not all firearms traced are used in crime.” So we don’t even know that all of the guns traced were used in violent crimes, as Clinton implies. Because of the imperfections in the data set, the ATF says the data “should not be considered representative of the larger universe of all firearms used by criminals.” Even though the ATF’s data is incomplete, it is still the best record of weapons that have been recovered by law enforcement and then traced. Clinton avoided wading into more trouble by staying away from her statement earlier in the week that “the state that has the highest per capita number of those guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont.” Of the guns traced to a state, only 55, or just over 1%, were traced to Vermont. Her emphasis on the phrase “per capita” makes all the difference: just 55 of the 4,585 guns that the ATF traced in New York in 2014 came from Vermont. As a share of Vermont’s total population of some 626,000, that ends up being 8.7 guns per 100,000 residents. South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia are the next closest states with 5.3, 4.74, and 3.82 per capita, respectively. Both during Thursday night’s debate and in her comments last week, Clinton is making a claim that is a big leap based on the evidence available. But because the evidence is too incomplete to prove her wrong, our verdict has to be it’s complicated. Reality Check: Clinton’s role getting NATO involved in Libya By Eve Bower, CNN During an extended exchange about America’s role in the downfall of Gadhafi, Clinton and Sanders clashed over the nature of Clinton’s influence within the Obama administration in early 2011. And though numerous senior officials at the time painted a picture of an active and influential Clinton, on the Brooklyn debate stage five years later, Clinton seemed to downplay her own role in crafting U.S. policy in Libya. In a recent interview, President Barack Obama said that his administration’s “failing” to plan for the aftermath of the 2011 U.S.-led NATO intervention in Libya was among his biggest mistakes in office. Echoing this, Sanders accused Clinton of having contributed to a “very dangerous foothold” for ISIS in Libya through her “active effort for regime change” as part of the Obama administration at the time. In her response, Clinton emphasized that the decision to intervene was Obama’s, and that her role as secretary of state was – merely, she implied – one of “due diligence.” But as the President announced his administration’s decision to enforce a no-fly zone in March 2011, senior U.S. officials were clear that Clinton had been instrumental in persuading U.S. allies to join the coalition. Clinton traveled between Washington, Paris, Cairo, and Tunisia, pressuring her counterparts in other countries to send planes to Libya and support a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing intervention. In these actions, she is widely described as having been part of a strong alliance of powerful voices within Obama’s administration that included U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and National Security Council member Samantha Power. Clinton’s advocacy put her at odds, however, with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who had publicly argued against a no-fly zone, and Vice President Joe Biden, who was said to favor a much more cautious approach. Perhaps some of the clearest signs that Clinton herself, at one time at least, saw the importance of her own role can be found in emails she exchanged with advisers in 2011, and later made public as part of congressional inquiries into the deaths of four Americans in the 2012 Benghazi terror attack. In one email, she complained to staffers about timelines they had compiled for the media that did not show “much of what I did.” One such timeline detailed a “tick-tock” of 22 milestones in Clinton’s “leadership/ownership/stewardship of this country’s Libya policy from start to finish.” Clinton’s minimized her efforts at Thursday’s debate as mere “due diligence.” Because the statement obscures the real impacts she had, we rate her statement as false. Reality Check: Clinton on toy guns By Lisa Rose, CNN During a contentious discussion of gun control, Clinton criticized Sanders for his vote supporting a 2005 law that protects firearms dealers and manufacturers from consumer lawsuits. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act limits the liability of gun companies when crime victims try to sue. Clinton described the law as a “gift” to the gun industry. She declared, “We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns.” There actually are not rigorous rules for toy gun manufacturers and sellers, beyond the usual consumer product safety protections. Imitation firearms like air rifles and BB guns must be marked with an orange tip, in accordance with a law passed in 1990, but there are no further federal regulations on the controversial toys. Although it’s clear that Clinton was trying to punctuate her point by comparing manufacturers of real guns with those of fake guns, her suggestion that there are tough standards for toy guns is, at the very least, an overstatement. Verdict: False. Reality Check: Did Obama do enough to stave off global climate change? By Amy Gallagher, CNN Sanders and Clinton engaged in an heated exchange about whether incremental measures are enough in the face of the impending threat of climate change. Sanders threw down the gauntlet by comparing the threat of a climate change to the threat of an attack on the United States, saying, “we have an enemy” and going on to list “droughts, floods and extreme weather events” as the imminent threats we face from climate change. Clinton countered by touting her role, along with Obama, in bringing about the Paris Agreement for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, claiming that “putting together 195 countries … was a major accomplishment … and (Obama) deserves our appreciation.” Sanders described this and other actions taken by Clinton during her tenure as secretary of state as” incremental” and said “we have a crisis of historical consequence here … and those little steps are not enough.” In question here is whether the Paris Agreement, also known as COP21, goes far enough to prevent irreversible damage from climate change. It is acknowledged that the reductions agreed to by the governments of those 195 countries do not go far enough to meet the goal of preventing average temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius. What this means is that while compliance with the Paris agreement would lessen the effects of global warming, it would not prevent irreversible damage from occurring. The countries that produce the most greenhouse gases have not committed to reduce their emissions enough. We rate Sanders’ claim as true that this step is incremental and does not go far enough to prevent a climate change crisis. However, it is generally conceded that when facing a threat that is imminent and complex and which requires massive changes to the way that energy is produced and consumed in residential, commercial and industrial settings, cooperation between governments is absolutely a critical piece of any response and is difficult to accomplish. In many cases, such as in strategic arms limitation agreements, a first agreement with small goals has built trust between governments that all parties will abide by their side of the agreement and thereby paved the way for further commitments to greater change in the future. Before the Paris agreement, China, India and the United States had not previously all participated in any greenhouse gas reduction agreement. We therefore also rate Clinton’s claim as true that the accomplishment of Obama’s administration, with her participation, in bringing China, India and the United States, the world’s three largest polluters, together to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions was a major accomplishment and one that experts believe is a critical first step to a global climate change solution. CNN’s Chad Weaver, Justin Gamble and Katelyn Newman contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bernie Sanders", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160415031500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/politics/democratic-debate-fact-check/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "430980847", "sentence": "Mario DiGirolamo grew as a photographer even as he worked as a doctor and scientist He captured images of everyday life in his native Italy and New York They are quiet moments – a young couple bending their heads together in 1956, a little boy clutching a ball in 1958, a nun collecting donations in 1959, three generations perched on worn steps in 1968. They showed themselves to Mario DiGirolamo. He photographed them before the subjects even noticed and went on with his day – his entire life, really. “I’m not a professional. I’m not a photojournalist,” he said. “When I see a picture that I want to collect, I want to get it.” DiGirolamo was born in Rome in 1934 to a family of doctors. He wasn’t interested in medicine, at first; he preferred to wander with a camera, especially the 1935 Rolleiflex he found in his father’s desk drawer. But by the late 1950s, he had continued in the family business. He was out of medical school, working at a hospital in New York and stalking the streets with a camera on weekends. He married his wife, Gay, in 1963, and kept shooting photos as they traveled from New York to Italy, and then to Atlanta, where he worked for decades as a  physician and scientist at Emory University. He stayed active in camera clubs, tucking away images year after year. He exhibited in both solo and group shows and published a book, “Sole e Ombra/Sun and Shadows: Images of Italy,” in 2000. Still, DiGirolamo said he felt like a bit of a “second-class citizen” in photography, gathering images while he attended scientific conferences and journeyed between Europe and the United States with his ever-patient wife. “I’ve learned by doing,” DiGirolamo said. “I think I’m holding my own.” There’s a new wave of attention around his recent book, “Visione: A Midcentury Photographic Memoir,” and a May exhibition at Lumiere gallery in Atlanta. It uncovers those quiet, long-ago moments shot in New York and Rome, those glances at family members who knew him forever, strangers he never knew at all and places that have mostly faded away. He thinks his images “are interesting from a human point of view – their expressions, their composition, their moments of life,” DiGirolamo said, even as he argues that street photography has been around forever. Humbly, he agrees: “Probably, it would be more difficult to take these pictures now.” In the introduction to “Visione,” LensWork magazine editor Brooks Jensen said it’s more than that. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. “It is a glimpse at a place and time that probably didn’t feel all that historic as he was living and photographing it, but now that these moments are gone and irreplaceable, his photographs take on an importance in helping us remember,” Jensen wrote. “These are not newsworthy events but instead are the kind of visual moments that stay with us, making a personal history of our lives.” For DiGirolamo, it’s nice to look back on a body of work, and see that it holds up. “I wish I could convey all this excitement of being rediscovered, or being looked at with new eyes,” he said. He doesn’t shoot much in black-and-white now. Instead, he spends time with his photographer friends, and takes his little point-and-shoot to junkyards, to spot colors and textures and examine them closely. But he still has that old Rolleiflex. Mario DiGirolamo is an Italian-born photographer based in Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150506011500", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/living/cnnphotos-visione-mario-digirolamo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "701213006", "sentence": "It bills itself as the hotel with the worst view in the world. And it doesn’t disappoint. Nearly every window from the Walled Off Hotel opens up to a 30-foot wall of concrete. It is the first ever hotel designed and financed by Banksy, the world-famous, but anonymous, graffiti artist. His mark – already visible on the concrete wall outside the entrance of the hotel – is even more evident in the 9 guest rooms and presidential suite. Construction and preparation of the Walled Off Hotel began 14 months ago. Banksy did most of the artwork himself, from the cherubs on life support hanging above the player piano to the Israeli soldier pillow fighting with the masked Palestinian above one of the beds. Two rooms were set aside for other artists, who were kept almost entirely in the dark until the hotel was nearly complete. “It’s been pretty mental to be honest. It’s been a crazy journey just (being) locked in here,” laughed Dominique Petrin, a Montreal-based artist who was invited to do one of the rooms. She has spent the last month locked in her room, not allowed to see the rest of the hotel. Her room is the most conservatively decorated… to a point. “I made this room like a nice, lushy, colonial room,” said Petrin, “but when you look at some details, you see something is really going wrong. You know when things are going so good, but at the same time it’s apart?” Each room has its own unique style. One room is painted to look like the guest is surrounded by concrete walls, and yet somehow, the room still manages to feel comfortable. Another room feels like an army barracks – furnished with bunk beds with foot lockers. The presidential suite, complete with its own mini-theater, study, and bar, also has a luxurious jacuzzi. But the water for the jacuzzi comes from what appears to be a water tank speckled with bullet holes. Instead of a gym, the hotel has a museum. The exhibition is dedicated to enlightening visitors about the separation barrier and providing context, while being painstakingly careful not to pick a side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that surrounds the hotel. “It’s meant to be a space that’s both empowering and informing for people,” said Gavin Grindon, the museum’s co-curator. At the entrance to the museum sits a lifelike figure of former British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur Balfour, whose Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed the UK’s support for establishing a “national home for the Jewish people” in British-mandate Palestine. One hundred years later, Balfour is still one of the most controversial figures in the conflict – thanked by Israelis, detested by Palestinians. Welcome to Dismaland: Banksy's grotesque new art theme park “It’s exactly one hundred years since Britain took control of Palestine and started re-arranging the furniture - with chaotic results,” said Banksy in a press release handed out at the hotel’s opening. “I don’t know why, but it felt like a good time to reflect on what happens when the United Kingdom makes a huge political decision without fully comprehending the consequences,” the statement read, referencing in one line Balfour and Brexit. The hotel sits in Area C, a portion of the West Bank under Israeli control. That means both Israelis and Palestinians are allowed to visit. A few steps away is Area A, where Israelis are forbidden, while many Palestinians face major restrictions in Israel. The Walled Off Hotel is intended as a place of meeting – a safe space for discussion. The hotel itself, in its art and its literature, refuses to take one side while acknowledging both. The wall “divides the nation of Palestine from the state of Israel and restricts movement between the two for citizens of both sides,” the hotel’s website reads. “Depending on who you talk to its either a vital security measure or an instrument of apartheid. “Its route is highly controversial and it has a dramatic impact on the daily lives of a lot of people. The one thing beyond dispute is that everything here is under dispute.” The wall, mere steps from the hotel’s front door, has been described as the biggest canvas in the world. 'The Hive': Sound and light installation controlled by bees Political graffiti, art, and different messages adorn nearly the entire length of the wall as it cuts between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Banksy painted nine pictures on and near the wall a decade ago. An art supply store is connected to the hotel in case guests want to add their own message to the separation barrier. “Walls are hot right now, but I was into them long before Trump made it cool,” Banksy said in his statement. For more information about the hotel visit the website here. Watch a previously recorded Facebook Live here.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The Walled Off Hotel", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171026080000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/banksy-hotel-bethlehem/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "471985999", "sentence": "Russia insists it is striking ISIS and other terrorists in Syria, but activists say 36 civilians were killed Russia says it's coordinating with the Assad regime on its targets for airstrikes Many suspect Russia is actually targeting Syrian rebels, whom the U.S. and allies support Is Russia really targeting ISIS with airstrikes in Syria? Or is it doing something the U.S. considers more troubling? Russia stunned the U.S. on Wednesday by giving it just a one-hour heads-up that it was going to pummel ISIS targets. U.S. aircraft should stay out of the way, it said. The problem, analysts say, is that Russia doesn’t seem to be pounding ISIS targets. Instead, they say, Russia appears to be attacking rebels to help crush Syrian dissent and bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Either way, Russia’s new attacks can have big ramifications not just for the Syrian civil war, but for the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS. Russia said its airstrikes in Syria came at the request of al-Assad. And the Kremlin said it’s coordinating its targets with the Syrian regime. Related gallery Syria's civil war in pictures The Russian Defense Ministry said warplanes targeted eight ISIS positions Wednesday, including arms, transportation, communications and control positions. But the targets aren’t limited to ISIS, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the state news agency Tass. “This operation is aimed at supporting the Syrian armed forces in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) and other extremist groups,” Peskov said. The phrase “other extremist groups” is critical. Since the beginning of Syria’s four-year civil war, al-Assad has referred to his opponents as “terrorist groups” – starting well before ISIS became a serious threat in Syria. That raises the possibility that Russian airstrikes could land on Syrian rebels and civilian dissidents. And that could escalate the massive refugee crisis that has sent millions of Syrians fleeing to other countries. The Russian attacks Wednesday didn’t appear to hit targets under the control of ISIS, which operates in the north and east of the country, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. And a senior U.S. administration official said a Russian airstrike near the Syrian city of Homs “has no strategic purpose” in combating ISIS, which “shows they are not there to go after ISIL” – another acronym for ISIS. The Institute for the Study of War said Russian airstrikes appeared to target Syrian rebels, not ISIS. “Russian warplanes conducted 20 airstrikes on the rebel-held towns of Rastan and Talbisah north of Homs City, as well as on the towns of Al Latamneh and Kafr Zeita in Hama Province,” the institute said. It added that “local Syrian sources claim the airstrikes exclusively targeted rebel positions.” France, part of the U.S.-led coalition striking ISIS targets in Syria, said it is also questioning Russia’s true motives. Related video France: If Russia hits non-ISIS, only aim is backing Assad “We have to check that it really was Daesh and terrorist groups that really have been targeted and not opponents to the Syrian regime or the civilian population,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters Wednesday. Daesh is the Arabic acronym for ISIS. “I’m not accusing anybody of anything, but we have to check the facts,” he added. But the Syrian National Coalition, a dissident group, reported 36 people were killed in the Russian airstrikes  – all civilians. Lots of military jets from different countries flying in cramped airspace could be disastrous. Related video Russia unleashes airstrikes in Syria “This is going to get very dangerous,” CNN military analyst and retired Lt. Col. Rick Francona said Thursday. “Right now you’ve got the aircraft of the Syrian air force, the Russian air force, and the U.S.-led coalition operating in a very confined area. These are high-performance aircraft – lots of weapons, lots of people on edge when they’re flying these missions.” He said any mistake “could result in an incident with fatalities on somebody’s side.” Related video Russia runs bombing missions in Syria Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Russian airstrikes in Syria are “beneficial.” He said he would welcome Russia’s expansion to his ISIS-plagued country if Moscow joins the U.S.-led international coalition effort. “Don’t forget, Iraq was attacked from across the Syrian border into Iraq by Daesh, by ISIL,” al-Abadi said in an interview with PBS. “And that cost us a lot of human costs in terms of people killed, people being kidnapped, people being enslaved, women, children. So any joining of this fight against Daesh by anyone, we very much welcome.” Russia’s Syria expedition: Why now? Russia has long been a staunch ally of Syria – even as other world leaders say al-Assad’s regime has killed tens of thousands of civilians and must go. Related gallery Europe's migration crisis in 25 photos Syrian dissidents have been demanding an end to over 40 years of al-Assad family rule. But what started as peaceful protests in 2011 led to a violent government crackdown and now a full-blown civil war, with more than 200,000 people killed – mostly civilians. Moscow has been allies with al-Assad’s family since the Soviet days, when it was the main military supporter of al-Assad’s father four decades ago. It supplied hundreds of military advisers in the 1967 war against Israel and billions worth of sophisticated equipment since. In return, it got a lease on a naval supply depot in the port of Tartus. That base is critical because Russia had no other reliable port facilities for its navy in the Mediterranean Sea. On top of that, the Syrian regime has been a big customer for Russian weapons, with billions of dollars in estimated spending. The U.S. intelligence community now suspects Russia beefed up its military strength in Syria because al-Assad may not be able to hang onto power – and Moscow wants to position itself to back a proxy if the regime were to collapse. Related video U.S. and Russia give joint statement on Syria The Pentagon has the same suspicion, Department of Defense officials told CNN. Russia’s bold move in Syria “will clearly signal to regional and international powers Russia’s determination to prevent Assad’s ouster,” said Ayham Kamel of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy. Ultimately, Russia’s intervention is a game-changer in Syria, the Institute for the Study of War says. “It will alter the nature of international negotiations, compromise and weaken the cohesion and efforts of the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition (and) strengthen the Assad regime.” Toll of Syria’s war: Baby born with shrapnel on forehead CNN’s Tim Lister, Kevin Liptak, Elise Labott, Barbara Starr and Brian Walker contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151001094500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/world/russia-syria-airstrikes-explainer/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "701397308", "sentence": "On the 50th anniversary of his capture in Vietnam, Sen. John McCain recalled the specifics of his ordeal – and fellow prisoners recounted the courage with which he faced it. “Hard to believe 50 years ago today my A-4 Skyhawk was shot down over North Vietnam,” McCain wrote Thursday in a Facebook post. “The great honor of my life was to serve in the company of heroes in Vietnam, Americans whose comradery, bravery and resilience in the face of tremendous hardship inspired us to resist our captors and find strength and hope even in the darkest of hours.” The Arizona Republican looked back on the experience in a video featuring archival news footage and photos, along with recollections from fellow prisoners of war. McCain was captured in 1967 and held in the infamous detention facility known as the “Hanoi Hilton” for more than five years, where he was repeatedly tortured. He was released in March 1973. Related article The absolutely remarkable life of John McCain “I met John McCain in the Hanoi prison camps when I watched him through a peephole in my door display incredible courage and stamina under the most unbelievable conditions,” Col. Tom Moe said in an undated clip in the video. “I watched him personally go through these situations, and he would resolutely stand up to the enemy, not only refusing early release but maintaining his courage and his resistance all the way until the day we came home.” The video also features McCain’s own memories of the time from a 2003 interview. The senator rarely addresses his time as a POW publicly. “I think he feels that it’s just wrong to try to trade on being a hero, but he is,” Col. George Bud Day, McCain’s POW roommate, says in a clip. McCain has increasingly emerged as a figurehead for the Republican opposition to President Donald Trump. In a blistering speech last week widely seen as a rebuke of Trump’s politics, McCain warned against the US turning toward “half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems.” After, Trump warned that McCain should “be careful.” “I’m being very nice. I’m being very, very nice. But at some point I fight back, and it won’t be pretty,” Trump said. Related article John McCain keeps serving his revenge to Donald Trump ice cold McCain also appeared to target the President’s Vietnam War-era military deferments in an interview this week. “One aspect of the conflict, by the way, that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur,” McCain told C-SPAN. Trump, who attended the private New York Military Academy as a young man, received five military draft deferments during the Vietnam War, including one medical deferment after he was diagnosed with bone spurs in his foot. The feud between the two stretches back to the 2016 presidential campaign, when then-candidate Trump scoffed at the McCain’s time as a POW. “He is not a war hero,” Trump said. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured, OK? I hate to tell you. He is a war hero because he was captured.” CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "John McCain", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171026200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/john-mccain-prisoner-of-war-anniversary/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "672914076", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Former US Rep. Steve Israel, a Democrat from New York, is chairman of the Global Institute at Long Island University and a CNN contributor. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. CNN Special Report “The First Son: The Life of Donald Trump Jr.” airs Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Steve Israel: I chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Although we conducted opposition research, we never met with questionable sources. The President is wrong when he says that most people would have taken that meeting, he writes At Thursday’s press conference in Paris, President Trump said that “most people would’ve taken that meeting” with Natalia Veselnitskaya, described in bombshell emails released by Donald Trump Jr. as a “Russian government attorney” who was offering dirt on Hillary Clinton. While some people might have taken that meeting, there are many who would have refused meetings that were far less consequential than one with someone purportedly acting on behalf of a hostile power trying to influence an election. (Veselnitskaya has denied that she is connected to the Kremlin.) Related article Donald Trump Jr. astonishes America For four years, I chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. There’s no question that standard opposition research was a valid tool in our campaigns and in our opponent’s campaigns. But when that research raises troubling questions as to sources, methods and provenance, we were quite clear with our candidates: if you have received materials from a potentially unsavory source, immediately turn it over to the appropriate authorities. I stressed this at candidate briefings and in conference calls. Mostly it came up when a candidate would report receiving some envelope with no return address, filled with innuendos and gossip. One of the most recent and widely reported cases occurred in 2000, in an event that became known as “Debategate,” when the Gore campaign received a packet containing sensitive debate preparation materials apparently stolen from Texas Governor George Bush’s campaign. Former Congressman Tom Downey, who was helping Vice President Gore with debate prep and received the suspicious package at his Washington Office, didn’t say, as Donald Trump Jr. said, “I love it!” He immediately delivered it to the FBI. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook One other thing on the very nature of opposition research – it is usually conducted by trained researchers using openly sourced and widely available materials: Lexis-Nexis searches, municipal records, etc. Not based on “dirt” offered by a foreign national connected with the government of a hostile power. The President is wrong when he says that most people would have taken that meeting. Not anyone, sir. But certainly, your son, your campaign manager and your son-in-law.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump Jr.", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170713231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/13/opinions/trump-meeting-opinion-israel/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "455612989", "sentence": "Nine other people were injured, the state-run Saudi Press Agency says It says the explosion, which happened in the kingdom's Asir region, is thought to have been caused by a suicide bomber The mosque belongs to a Saudi security force, the SPA reports An explosion ripped through a mosque belonging to a special emergency force in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, killing at least 13 people and leaving nine others wounded, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. The Islamist extremist group ISIS claimed responsibility for the explosion, saying it was caused by a suicide bomber. Investigators do believe a suicide bomber caused the blast in the mosque, which is located inside an emergency force  headquarters building in the kingdom’s Asir region, the SPA reported, citing an Interior Ministry spokesman. Officers were participating in noon prayers in the mosque when the blast happened. Ten of the 13 killed were emergency force members; the rest were others who worked at the site, SPA reported. The kingdom’s special emergency force, answering to the Interior Ministry, comprises quick-response security officers used for a variety of situations, including rescues, riot control and other police actions. ISIS’ statement claims the emergency force played a significant role in torturing ISIS supporters. The statement was distributed on Twitter through accounts known to support ISIS. This is the third Saudi Arabia mosque attack claimed by ISIS since May. On May 22, a suicide bomber detonated himself, killing 21 people, at the Imam Ali mosque in the Persian Gulf-area village of Qudayh, in one of Saudi Arabia’s few Shiite population centers in the majority Sunni kingdom. A week later, a man disguised as a woman blew himself up – killing three people – outside a mosque in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Damman, the capital of Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province. In July, Saudi Arabia’s government said it had arrested 431 people with alleged ISIS ties, some of whom the kingdom said were involved in the May bombings. The Asir region, where Thursday’s attack happened, includes a small portion of the kingdom’s border with Yemen. Saudi Arabia has launched numerous airstrikes in Yemen this year in support of that country’s deposed president, targeting Houthi rebels who took over Yemen’s capital.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150806141500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/06/middleeast/saudi-arabia-mosque-attack/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "721658790", "sentence": "Rep. Adam Schiff said Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes is blocking key witnesses Schiff's remarks underscore the political impasse in the House Russia investigation Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Thursday that Republicans are blocking dozens of witnesses from being interviewed in the Russia probe, including some who were aware of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting where Donald Trump Jr. was promised dirt on the Clinton campaign. In a briefing with reporters, Schiff accused Republicans of blocking the inquiry from moving ahead, leaving key questions unanswered. He said that the House Intelligence Committee has spoken to 56 witnesses, fewer than half of the number in the Senate Intelligence Committee. Among the witnesses he wants to interview: Ivanka Trump, plus he says the panel should consider issuing a subpoena to Trump Jr. for information he withheld during his classified hearing last year. “We can’t do a thorough and credible investigation unless we obtain these documents – unless we talk to these witnesses,” Schiff said. Schiff placed the blame largely on Republican Devin Nunes, saying the GOP chairman of the committee – who stepped aside from running the investigation for much of last year – has blocked dozens of requests for witnesses and subpoenas, with the support of House Speaker Paul Ryan. The White House declined to comment on Schiff’s accusations. Aides to Nunes and GOP Rep. Mike Conaway, who is running the Russia probe, did not respond to requests for comment. An attorney for Trump Jr couldn’t be reached for comment, and an Ivanka Trump attorney had no immediate comment. “While Mr. Schiff tries to distract from the serious, bipartisan review that’s been underway for nearly a year, we will stay focused on following the facts and working to safeguard the upcoming election,” said Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong. The assessment from the committee’s top Democrat underscores the partisan impasse that has plagued the House investigation, with Nunes and House Republicans now focusing on investigating allegations of improper FBI conduct during the 2016 elections and over its Russia probe – while Democrats demand a deeper dive into whether there was any Trump campaign collusion with the Russians. Among the questions Schiff says the probe has not answered: whether the former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos – who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts over Russia – had communications with the Trump campaign about those efforts. Plus, Schiff says there has been scant interest in probing efforts by the late GOP operative Peter Smith, who sought the hacked Hillary Clinton emails during the election year. And Schiff says the committee needs to press Attorney General Jeff Sessions over key questions he did not answer, including whether the President took steps to hinder the Russia investigation. Moreover, Schiff said the GOP has blocked Democrats’ demands to request documents and hold witness interviews about the misleading responses to the news media after the Trump Tower meeting was revealed last summer. And he says the GOP has not supported efforts to get information from the White House about the firing of former FBI director James Comey, saying the White House has ignored bipartisan requests while the GOP has done little to pursue it. Plus, he argued, the House panel needs to subpoena Deutsche Bank for the financial records of the Trump Organization to learn about any financial arrangements with Russian interests. “This investigation has gone about 1/4 of the time of the Benghazi investigations,” Schiff said, referring to the GOP-led inquiries after the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya. “But part of the reason why this investigation has taken longer than it should is because the majority has sat on our requests for witnesses for months and months and months.” The GOP has agreed to bring in a handful of witnesses so far this year, including former senior Trump aide Steve Bannon, who is expected before the panel next week. But Schiff says that’s not enough. Among the major topics still of interest to Schiff: the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian operatives that occurred after Trump Jr. was told he would get dirt on the Clinton campaign and that the Russian government wanted to see his father win the presidency. Even though the committee has interviewed nearly all the participants in the Trump Tower meeting, Schiff says there are additional witnesses “who knew the subject” of the Trump Tower meeting that need to be interviewed. He declined to say whom these individuals were when asked. “It may be necessary for us to (release the names) in future if the majority does shut down the investigation or put it in some kind of hibernation,” Schiff warned. “There are witnesses who have knowledge of the Trump Tower meeting and what it was about who have not been brought to our committee – and need to.” Moreover, Schiff contended that Trump Jr. needs to provide more information after he declined to reveal to the panel the contents of a conversation he had with his father in 2016 after the Trump Tower meeting was initially revealed in The New York Times. Trump’s son invoked attorney-client privilege, telling the House panel that he did not want to reveal the contents of their conversation because it was in presence of their lawyers, according to Schiff. Schiff says the GOP should agree to subpoena for that information if Trump Jr. does not provide details to the committee. “Without getting complete phone records .. we will not get a full picture of what conversations may have taken place between the president and his son contemporaneous with the Trump Tower meeting,” Schiff said. Schiff said one of Trump’s daughters – Ivanka – could provide valuable information to the investigation, but he said the GOP has yet to back efforts to request an interview with her. “I think it would be valuable for her to testify and come before the committee,” Schiff said. CNN’s Kevin Liptak and Kara Scannell contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "House Republicans", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180112000000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/adam-schiff-witnesses-blocked-house-russia-investigation/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "548118831", "sentence": "The Chinese jet flew with a \"high rate of speed as it closed in\" on the U.S. aircraft, according to a U.S. official News of the intercept comes amidst the annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea was intercepted in an “unsafe manner” by a Chinese J-10 fighter jet, several defense officials tell CNN. The Chinese jet was never closer than 100 feet to the U.S. aircraft, but it flew with a “high rate of speed as it closed in” on the U.S. aircraft, one official said. Because of that high speed, and the fact it was flying at the same altitude as the U.S. plane, the intercept is defined as unsafe. The officials did not know if the U.S. plane took any evasive action to avoid the Chinese aircraft or at what point the J-10 broke away. It is also not yet clear if the U.S. will diplomatically protest the incident. Officials said the RC-135 was on a routine mission. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei responded on Wednesday by saying the U.S. flights are “the source for relevant problems.” “The frequent close-in surveillance by the United States in China’s relevant airspace seriously harms China’s maritime security,” he said. “We demand the U.S. stops these kinds of close-in surveillance activities to avoid such incidents from happening again.” News of the intercept comes as Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are in Beijing for the annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Lew is pressing China to lower barriers to foreign business and cut excess steel production, with limited success. The intercept also occurred just days after Defense Secretary Ash Carter and top military officials returned from a regional security meeting in Singapore. At a press conference during that meeting, Carter said the U.S. would not be deterred from maintaining a military presence in the region reiterating “America’s determination to, and resolve to, fly, sail, or operate wherever international law allows.” During that same press conference, Adm. Harry Harris, the head of U.S. Pacific Command, said military relations with China were improving. RELATED: China: “We have no fear of trouble” over South China Sea “We’ve seen positive behavior the last several months with China. Every now and then you’ll have a – you’ll see an incident in the air that we may judge to be unsafe. Those are really, over the course of time, rare,” Harris said. Harris said China and the U.S. both will participate in a major upcoming military exercise. But this latest intercept comes on the heels of another intercept by China last month. In that encounter at least two Chinese J-11 tactical aircraft carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft that was conducting a routine mission in international airspace over the South China Sea, according to U.S. officials. The Chinese jets came within 50 feet of the U.S. aircraft at one point during that incident. At the time, Beijing said the U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft flew close to China’s island province of Hainan and China’s jets “kept a safe distance throughout, without taking any dangerous actions.” “It needs to be pointed out that American aircraft have constantly entered China’s coastal waters conducting reconnaissance, which has posed a serious threat to China’s maritime and air safety,” Hong Lei, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, said. CNN’s Steven Jiang contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160607193000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/07/politics/us-china-planes-unsafe-intercept/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "636339600", "sentence": "The Netherlands this weekend barred Turkey’s top diplomat from entering the country to address a political rally. That set off ugly diplomatic feuding, name-calling and popular unrest. The spat erupted as citizens prepare to cast their ballots in votes that could radically alter the political landscape in both countries. What’s going on? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been intent on rallying the roughly 4.6 million expatriate Turks living in western Europe to vote in an upcoming Turkish constitutional referendum. Related article Tensions rising between Turkish, European leaders before elections If passed, the referendum would transform Turkey’s parliamentary system into a presidential one, effectively consolidating the power of three legislative bodies into one executive branch under Erdogan. Germany, Austria and Switzerland sought to prevent referendum rallies taking place on their soil – citing security and overcrowding concerns. On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attempted to enter the Netherlands to address a rally in the port city of Rotterdam. The Dutch barred the diplomat from entering, also pointing to security concerns. Another minister was barred from entering the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam. Protests broke out in both countries. Cavusoglu has promised “tenfold” retaliation against the Netherlands Related video Protests after Netherlands bars Turkish FM According to Turkish state-run news, Dutch diplomatic missions in Ankara and Istanbul had been closed off due to security concerns. The Turkish foreign ministry has told the Dutch ambassador, who is presently on leave and out of the country, he need not return “for a while.” Erdogan said the Netherlands is “sacrificing Turkish-Dutch relations.” He accused the country of Nazism and likened the Netherlands to a “banana republic.” He also called for sanctions. “Nazism is still widespread in Europe, ” he said. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the remarks were inflammatory and demanded an apology. Turkey’s “current rhetorical attacks” against the Netherlands led Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to postpone a meeting with his Turkish counterpart. The dispute comes ahead of the Netherlands’ general election Wednesday, with immigration from Muslim countries a key issue. Related article Everything you need to know about the Dutch elections The election campaign has pitted two party leaders against each other, liberal incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte and populist far-right figure Geert Wilders. As leader of the Freedom Party, Wilders wants to stop immigration from Muslim countries, close mosques, ban the burqa and imprison radical Muslims who have committed no crimes on a “preventative” basis. Rutte appears to have pushed himself to the right to compete with Wilders, in January writing an open letter in which he said immigrants who did not assimilate in the Netherlands should “behave normally, or go away.” Freelance journalist Robert Chesal told CNN the Dutch government’s move was effectively “election-time grandstanding.” “Prime Minister Rutte could not possibly allow a huge Turkish campaign to take place in the city of Rotterdam or anywhere else in the Netherlands,” Chesal said. Meantime he said Erdogan was trying to show Turks that he had the power to influence Europe. “So clearly Erdogan is making full use of this to position Europe as an enemy of Turkey to try to gain as much possible support for his referendum for more political power,” Chesal told CNN. European governments have been critical of Erdogan’s commitment to basic freedoms since a failed coup attempt earlier this year. Related article What happens if Turkey votes for Erdogan's 'power bill'? Since then, Erdogan has cracked down on opposition, particularly journalists, academics and the public service sector. Also, nearly 140 media outlets have been shuttered, more than 41,000 people have been arrested and about 100,000 workers have been dismissed from public service positions. The country, a NATO member, jailed more journalists than any other country in 2016, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Critics call the referendum proposal anti-democratic and say it’s indicative of Erdogan’s drift toward authoritarian rule. German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned last week that Turkey’s approach to democracy and the rule of law are “deeply problematic” to the country’s future cooperation with the European Union.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170313131500", "country1": "NLD", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/13/europe/turkish-dutch-tensions-explained/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "644871910", "sentence": "Trump said the pictures of dead children crossed much more than a red line for him The US and Russia are squaring off on Syria at the UN Security Council It was bound to happen. This Syria dispute is virtually guaranteed to break up the Trump-Putin bromance. President Donald Trump’s openness to Putin has been the foreign policy thing that most separated him from the rest of Republicans. But Russia and the US are on opposite sides of so many issues that the White House would certainly have to come to terms with it. Related article Timeline: What we know about the Trump campaign, his administration and Russia The vocal dispute between Russia and the US over Syria complicates what has been a feature event; US political drama for months has been about Russian meddling in US elections and the blowback from Trump. Which Trump campaign staffers met with Russian officials? Which ones have financial ties to Russia? Who is investigating the allegations from the US intelligence community that the Russians were trying to help Trump and hurt Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton? That narrative isn’t going anywhere. The FBI has an ongoing investigation, as does the Senate Intelligence Committee. The House Intelligence Committee is supposed to have an ongoing investigation, too, but that one has been, to put it mildly, troubled. The ties between Trump staffers, past and present, to Russia, was aided by Trump’s willingness to start fresh with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he defended in the US media. Remember when Bill O’Reilly pushed Trump on Putin, saying the Russian was a “killer?” Related article Trump defended Putin: 'You think our country's so innocent?' “You think our country’s so innocent?” Trump shot back at the Fox News host. It’s a relationship both Putin and Trump found valuable during the presidential campaign, when both wanted to see Clinton defeated. With the two finding their interests breaking, it will be interesting to see who gets the better end of the bargain. It was seeing pictures of Syrian children devastated by what officials suspect is sarin gas that led Trump, as President, to do an unabashed about-face on Syria. He had opposed military action there when chemical weapons were used during the Obama administration and criticized former President Barack Obama for making that a “red line.” On Thursday, before the air strikes, Trump said the pictures he saw crossed much more than a red line for him. Related video Meet the key players in Syria's civil war “When you kill innocent children, innocent babies – babies, little babies – with a chemical gas that is so lethal – people were shocked to hear what gas it was – that crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line. Many, many lines.” Putin was quick to condemn Trump’s missile strike response, calling it “aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international law.” The US and Russia are squaring off on the issue in the UN Security Council, where Russia, which has veto power, has stood in the way of international action against Syria. It’s not clear if their opposed views on this issue will sully their nascent world-leader relationship, but it is clear that Trump is now learning why so much of the GOP establishment – John McCain routinely calls Putin a thug and Mitt Romney famously called Russia the United States’ “No. 1 geopolitical foe” in 2012 (and was then mocked for it by Obama). This episode in Syria, which has put new presidential pressures on Trump, could also make him understand the concerns others in his party have long had with Russia.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170408131500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/politics/syria-trump-putin-relationship/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "534617724", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and a New America fellow. He is the author of “Jimmy Carter” and “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Julian Zelizer: Even without nomination Sanders campaign could change Democratic Party long-term He says he's flipped script on campaign funding, trade, Israel, won grass roots; things won't be the same again With Hillary Clinton’s decisive victories in four of the five primary states Tuesday, the math almost certainly won’t work for Bernie Sanders.  With the results of the most recent primaries, the time has come for Sanders to start winding down his campaign and thinking about what role he can play in the Democratic battle for the White House. Even though he won’t win the nomination, the Sanders campaign has the potential to change the Democratic Party. He will join a long list of failed presidential candidates whose campaigns had a transformative effect on ideas and strategy. A few examples: –In 1928, New York Gov. Al Smith, who lost in the general election to Herbert Hoover, brought urban Americans into a coalition with the South that would become the center of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Related video Sanders: We have bigger lead over Trump than Clinton –In 1964, Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater ran an insurgent campaign arguing that the GOP had to embrace conservatism. Goldwater’s conservative vision was decisively rejected when the nation voted for LBJ in a landslide victory. His ideas, however, would reshape the party. –But Ronald Reagan, who lost in the primaries to President Ford in 1976, brought Goldwater’s ideas back into the mix during the primaries and attracted new voters throughout the sunbelt with his right-wing message. He lost in 1976, but his message became the key to his huge electoral success in 1980 and 1984. –Sen. George McGovern suffered a devastating defeat to Richard Nixon in 1972, but he attracted a coalition of younger voters, African-Americans, anti-war activists and women, who would remain central to the Democratic electorate. Related article Bernie Sanders is not dropping out –And when Vermont Gov. Howard Dean ran in 2004 against John Kerry, he offered a strong critique of Bush’s intervention, introduced new campaign techniques to reach younger voters, establishing the model, and an agenda that shaped Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008. Sanders will have this same effect. His campaign won’t be forgotten. The most important contribution comes back to his central issue: the role of big money in politics. The Sanders campaign has demonstrated how small donations can be sufficient to fuel a presidential campaign. This development comes at a time when most leading campaign finance reformers have been shifting focus from imposing tighter restrictions on large donations to instead creating incentives for candidates to rely on small donations. Sanders has put forth a small donation model that can become the basis for future campaigns, making the Democratic Party less dependent on large donors. Sanders has also broken with the neoliberal policy orthodoxy that has dominated Democratic politics since the late 1970s, when Jimmy Carter and later Bill Clinton pushed the party toward the center on domestic and foreign policy. Both presidents argued that for Democrats to survive in an increasingly conservative era they would need to shed their attachment to the New Deal and Great Society traditions. They backed a more muscular approach to using military force as a way to push back against Republican claims that their party was weak on defense. Sanders has rejected this outlook about public policy. On domestic policy, he has emphasized the need to use the government to combat inequality and poverty. He has blasted the orthodoxy of free trade. In both areas, he has influenced Hillary Clinton’s policy agenda. And while Democrats have shied away from defending the value of government, Sanders has offered a strong defense of what Washington can do. Related article Clinton-Sanders Israel exchange a real surprise at debate The same is true on foreign policy, in an era when Democrats have been reluctant to challenge the hawkish agenda that Republicans have promoted since Reagan. During the Democratic candidates’ recent debate in Brooklyn, he strongly criticized Israel for its policies in Gaza, which he called disproportionate to the threat that the nation faced, and he called on policymakers to acknowledge the rights and struggles of the Palestinians. By taking all of these stands he has opened the door for future candidates to do the same. The best tribute to his immediate impact on the policy agenda has been that Clinton has absorbed many of his ideas into her own campaign. Related article What Trump, Carson don't get about Harriet Tubman The final, enduring legacy of this campaign will be to reconnect Democratic politicians with grass-roots movements. During the heyday of liberalism between the 1930s and 1960s, political leaders understood that grass-roots movements could be an engine for political success. President Franklin Roosevelt tied his fortunes to the burgeoning union movement and that became the basis of his electoral victory. LBJ likewise harnessed the energy of the civil rights movement to push back against the conservative forces in the country that were behind Goldwater’s election, and to help him build a massive legislative record that he called the Great Society. But for many years Democratic presidential candidates have kept grass-roots movements at arms length. Ever since the late 1960s when the anti-war movement turned against LBJ, the grass roots have been associated with the leftward politics that would be unhelpful to winning. Related article Democrats are the real winners in New York Sanders took a different approach. He has harnessed the immense grass-roots energy that has formed in recent years with movements like Occupy Wall Street. Various unions have also been an essential part of the Sanders mobilization, after many decades when they have felt like second-class citizens in a party that they helped to build. Indeed, his entire campaign has been constructed around a bottom-up, movement-based model. His campaign has excited Americans between the age of 18 to 29 about the possibilities of politics; they find themselves in agreement with many of his core messages. So even if this is the end of the Sanders campaign, the impact of what he has done will continue to be seen for years to come. The campaign tactics, the policy issues and the connections between campaigns and the grass roots will never be the same again. This is why it is particularly important for Sanders and Clinton to form a coalition rather than descend into more bitter division. Doing so will not only create a stronger Democratic ticket against the Republicans in fall, but improves the chances that the party as whole will appreciate what his campaign has offered as a path forward. Related video Hillary Clinton's entire Pennsylvania primary speech In her victory speech Tuesday evening, Clinton said, “I applaud Senator Sanders and his millions of supporters for challenging us to get unaccountable money out of our politics and giving greater emphasis to closing the gap of inequality.  And I know, together, we will get that done.” If Sanders and Clinton can bring a harmonious end to their competition, the party can unite against the Republicans and also absorb the many tactics and ideas that Sanders brought to the table. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine. Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and a New America fellow. He is the author of “Jimmy Carter” and “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bernie Sanders campaign", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160427040000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/opinions/how-sanders-changed-clinton-and-democrats-zelizer/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "699854590", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a contributor to CNN and columnist for USA Today, is the author of “A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today.” He formerly was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in Asia and Europe, and Paris correspondent for CBS News. Follow him on Twitter @DavidAndelman. The views expressed in this commentary are his. David Andelman: It's vital that the Pentagon investigation uncover why American soldiers were vulnerable to an ambush in western Niger He says the Trump administration travel ban needlessly alienated Chad, which has been a partner in fighting militants in Niger's eastern region Just how was it left to Nigerien troops and French helicopters to find and fetch the bodies of our heroic service members killed in Niger? Why did they apparently have so little air or intelligence muscle to protect them in the first place? We could get a final answer after the completion of a Benghazi-style after-action probe by the United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM. At a Pentagon briefing Monday afternoon, the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff suggested some of the answers, if only the most basic timeline and structure of the operation. It is still, General Joseph Dunford suggested, too early to assess the full context or broader timeline. What already seems likely is that at least some blame could lie with those who set in motion a bewildering series of actions. The broader timeline begins in the region on September 24, when the Trump administration suddenly and inexplicably added Chad to the list of countries whose citizens would be included in the latest iteration of the president’s travel ban. Chad and its leaders were utterly blindsided as there was no sense whatsoever that this nation has harbored or even encouraged terrorists – certainly no more culpable than such nations as Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, or for that matter Chad’s neighbors Mali, Niger and Nigeria, none of which were included on this list. Related article Trump's new travel ban still doesn't fly Au contraire, Chad’s troops have for some time served as an effective ally in the region – the best fighting force deployed in nearby Niger and Mali, with the best intel and best-trained warriors. They were the best because they were trained by the French and its redoubtable Foreign Legion. I know, because I was there in Chad in 1983 when the French had to send in their forces to backstop them when they thought Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi  might invade from the north. Over the next 30 years, the French turned them into a first-rate fighting force, utterly allied to the Western anti-terrorist effort in the Sahel – itself a desperately critical part of the success of our war against ISIS and against the spread of Islamic terrorism that is threatening to overrun Africa. It’s true that this attack that left the Americans dead occurred in a far distant part of the country from where Chadian troops typically focused their efforts. Chadian troops in Niger have been deployed in the eastern regions of the country near Diffa, which is about 750 miles from where the ambush took place in western Niger. But terror operations and intelligence cooperation are complex, and dramatic shifts with vital allies can have unforeseen consequences. Moreover, the Pentagon and National Security Council have been searching for the next place where, hydra-like, a post-Raqqa ISIS might rise, they need look no further than here in these three West African nations. Chad, Mali and Niger offer a central conduit from north African nations like Libya – quite rightly a fellow member of the Trump travel ban, and potentially the richest recruiting lode for Islamic jihad – to the vastly populous regions of Nigeria and its neighbors. Already, Nigerian-based Boko Haram, a proto-Islamic group comprised more of heavily-armed thugs than confirmed jihadis, has made enormous inroads in this region. Now, ISIS is knocking on the door. Some determinedly anti-jihadist nations like Chad, have stepped up to block these efforts. Related article What we know and don't know about the deadly Niger attack And then Trump went and insulted them. In fact, the September 24 action was only the latest backhanded and ill-informed insult. It seems that US Homeland Security gave all countries 50 days to meet a “baseline” of security conditions, including producing a counterfeit-proof version of their passport to prove that they were reliable enough to allow their citizens into America. But Chad, desperately poor, had quite simply run out of passport paper. They reportedly offered to provide a pre-existing sample of this type of passport. No dice. The next thing they knew they were on the banned list, alongside their arch enemy Libya and other clearly terrorist-driven nations. Barely a week after the announcement of the new travel ban, the Chadian government suddenly began pulling hundreds of their fighters from Niger. There was no immediate explanation, though the nation’s communications minister Madeleine Alingué condemned the Trump administration’s unheralded move, observing that it “seriously undermines” the “good relations between the two countries, notably in the fight against terrorism.”  Hard to be more direct than that. Troops from Niger and Mali are now all that stand between the forces of ISIS and, further afield, Boko Haram and our own military. “We have about 1,000 [American] forces distributed over the Chad Basin, most of them in Niger, but not all of them,” Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, a senior official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a news conference held after the soldiers were ambushed.  Indeed, the United States not only has hundreds of troops but also a major drone operation in Niger. And General Dunford pointed out, another 4,000 French and 35,000 African troops are operating there. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook But now, Chad’s troops, one of the major components of the multinational force operating in some regions of Niger, are largely gone. They had been assembled as part of a multi-national African force that has been charged to patrol, defend and especially understand a vast stretch of largely barren desert that includes Mali and Niger – a combined territory nearly four times the size of Texas. Few could understand it better or be better equipped to fight in many of these regions than the army of Chad. Inexplicably, though, we still sent our small, likely under-armed band of troops into harm’s way. Fifty jihadis, heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, utterly outgunned and outmanned the slim American force they ambushed. And then our boys died there. The backstory is frightful – filled with mindless decisions executed with minimal knowledge and potentially catastrophic results. It’s urgent that we uncover quickly just what led to this terrible disaster, the role played by any misjudgments on or off the battlefield. Mr. President, you must see it as your highest priority to find out what or who is really behind the deaths of these four heroic young men. Editor’s note: This article has been updated to provide context on where the Chad troop withdrawals occurred and with news of Gen. Joseph Dunford’s press briefing Monday on the American troops killed in Niger.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration travel ban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171021140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TCD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/21/opinions/niger-chad-travel-ban-trump-andelman-opinion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "617166652", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling is a national security, intelligence and terrorism analyst for CNN. He served for 37 years in the Army, including three years in combat, and retired as commanding general of US Army Europe and 7th Army. He is the author of “Growing Physician Leaders.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. Mark Hertling: Idea of rotating a brigade to Eastern Europe has been long in the planning But it's needed at this time to make clear the US defends its alliances, Hertling says In 1975, the Cold War was at its peak. I was a new tank lieutenant starting my career with a three-year assignment in US Army Europe. There were 250,000 US soldiers on the continent, and our job was patrolling the border fences between West Germany and the Warsaw Pact nations and defending Europe from Soviet aggression. Today the Soviet Union is no more, and the United States has only about a 10th of the permanent fighting force in Europe that it had 42 years ago. Still, the mission of defending against aggression remains a priority – as is being made clear this weekend by the arrival of the first rotating US brigade in Poland. This is not something that was recently planned. This is, in effect, the final act of a massive, decade-plus transformation of US force presence in Europe. And whether or not the new Trump administration supports the continued rotations as a counter to Vladimir Putin’s expansionist approach is a key question even as the first brigade begins its nine-month tour in Eastern Europe. In the middle of my second tour in Europe – November 1989 – I was a major and on “border duty” with a cavalry squadron near the West German-Czechoslovakian border. After months of political upheaval, we heard on the radio of the decision to allow unchecked civilian traffic between East and West. That action precipitated a flow of East Germans to freedom and it couldn’t be stopped; within months, the Berlin Wall came down and the various countries of the Soviet bloc began breaking away from the Soviet Union. Soon, we were without an official mission … and the decision makers in Washington issued the orders for the beginning of a drawdown of forces as a result of the peace dividends associated with winning the Cold War. Had it not been for Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the force reduction in Europe and the associated return of forces to the United States would have been realized much sooner than later. Related article How Trump's reset with Russia can work But even with the force drawdown delay caused by the war in Iraq (after all, more than 60,000 soldiers from Europe deployed to the sands of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm), the size of the US Army in Europe still began decreasing from a quarter million to about 90,000 soldiers by the end of 1998. US Army Europe would stabilize, but there were still two armored divisions (about 20,000 soldiers, with lots of tanks and related combat power) and a corps headquarters. Forward to 2001. I had just been assigned to the Pentagon when a plane hit the building. We were at the start of what we did not yet know would be a long war. But while US forces were deploying to Afghanistan and a few months short of the US invasion of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld issued orders to the commanding general of US Army Europe to begin reduction of his force. A number drove the goal: no more than 24,000 soldiers on the continent. Gen. Burwell Baxter “B.B.” Bell had the task of drawing down the force, closing most of the bases (called “kasernes” from the German word for “barracks”), and redesigning the “footprint” for the Army in Europe. In 2003, I left the Pentagon and joined the 1st Armored Division, a unit based in Europe but that had deployed to conduct the attack on Baghdad. After 15 months in combat, our division returned to Germany from Iraq, and I transferred to become the commander of the Army’s European Training Center at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Army in Europe was in the early throes of transformation to the force designed by Bell, and my job was to train the remaining force, engage and train allied armies, and transform a training center that had been there since 1945. Related article Will 2017 be lucky for Vladimir Putin? At a Land Combat Exposition in Washington in September 2004, Bell outlined the design of the new force to the rest of the Army and to the press in Washington. Since Bell was dual-hatted as commander of NATO Allied Forces Central Europe, he was concerned the force he was ordered to build would not have the number of soldiers needed to contribute both to NATO missions and engage with and help train new Eastern European armies. Bell presented an initiative he called Joint Task Force-East, or JTF-East. The idea was to rotate, rather than permanently assign, a brigade from the United States through two facilities in Eastern Europe; part of the brigade would be in Romania and the other part in Bulgaria. That rotational brigade – a force of about 4,000 soldiers with 90 tanks, 140 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 18 howitzers, 400 other tracked vehicles, more than 900 trucks and Humvees – would come to Europe for about nine months, leaving their families and homes in the United States, and at the end of the rotation they would immediately be replaced by another rotational brigade. They would be temporarily “stationed” within chosen countries, and from there would travel to and conduct training with myriad European allies. This would supplement the end-state European force of 24,000, and the brigade would show the nations who were our NATO partners and our non-NATO allies that we were still defending the alliances. Related article Trump's bromance with Putin will split the West in two The overall transformation design was approved, and I moved from the training center to be Bell’s G3, the equivalent of a chief of operations to his role as commander or chief executive officer. Bell’s job was to drive change; my job was to help him execute it. The transformation efforts were not done in a vacuum. The plan’s timeline was constantly interrupted by many things: the requirement for deploying forces from Europe to Iraq and Afghanistan, the building of new facilities, the consolidation of force at new locations, the bureaucracies associated with both the US and German government approvals. But while often delayed, the transformation continued. In 2007, Bell and I moved to other jobs: He went to command forces in Korea, and I went to command the 1st Armored Division in northern Iraq. We both watched from afar as the transformation of Europe continued. We both wondered whether a rotational brigade would ever deploy to JTF-East. In 2011, I was selected to command US Army Europe. It was a dream job. The command was in its final stages of transformation; the number of soldiers assigned would be closer to 33,000 rather than the 24,000 foreseen during the Bush administration; our units were still training for and participating in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan; and we were actively engaging with the armies of 51 countries on the European continent. Amid all this, I began reporting to my bosses intelligence showing increased terrorist ratlines throughout Europe as well as the increased adventurism of Russia’s Putin. We were still uncertain about whether or not we would see a rotational brigade return to Europe when we opened the new headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, and then put the last US Abrams tank on a boat back to the United States. Both those actions marked the end of transformation. There were still no indicators the Army and Department of Defense would place an end-to-end rotational brigade in Europe. Russian adventurism in Ukraine, Putin’s threat toward the Baltics and Poland, and an increased awareness by the Defense Department and Congress regarding the need for an increased US force presence in Europe has changed all that. Related article Poland welcomes thousands of US troops in NATO show of force On Saturday, the 3d Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Carson, Colorado, participated in the welcoming ceremony for Operation Atlantic Resolve in Zagan, Poland. Now part of something called the European Reassurance Initiative, the brigade is scheduled to train and engage with armies from Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland during its nine-month deployment. While long in the planning stage, the physical presence of this small force is welcomed by all the NATO countries as it reassures them of continued US support of the alliance. One soldier once told me “when tanks are on the ground, America means business.” Hopefully, Russia will understand this small brigade combat team from Colorado means commitment to an ideal that has been in Europe for more than 70 years.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US rotational brigade deployment to Eastern Europe", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170114204500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/opinions/more-us-troops-in-europe-timely-move-hertling/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "564000561", "sentence": "A US official said there's 'little doubt' Russia was behind hacking Democratic National Committee emails Donald Trump said blaming him was a \"deflection\" There is “little doubt” Russia is behind the hack of Democratic National Committee emails, a US official told CNN on Wednesday. The remarks follow a week-long episode where leaked DNC emails showed Democratic officials giving preferential treatment to Hillary Clinton. The emails inflamed supporters of her primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, during the Democratic Party’s national convention, which led to widespread protest and the ousting of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Asked about potential consequences for the hack, the White House described “a full range of options available to us in the government.” “That includes economic sanctions out of Department of Treasury. That includes a number of law enforcement measures that Department of Justice has announced and has taken action on,” said spokesman Eric Schultz. “The United States isn’t going to pull any punches in terms of our response,” he said. The FBI said Monday they were investigating the hack. FBI Director James Comey also said Wednesday morning that some of the main players behind cyber threats are nation states like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, but he did not comment on this specific case. RELATED: Obama says it’s ‘possible’ Putin is trying to sway vote for Trump President Barack Obama said “anything’s possible” when asked by NBC in an interview that aired Wednesday whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to interfere with US presidential politics. Obama also noted that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Putin. Trump said Wednesday that suggestions that Russia orchestrated the DNC hack to help his campaign were “a deflection.” In one breath, the Republican nominee suggested that Russia might not be responsible and in the next he called on Russia to help his campaign by accessing and releasing Clinton emails from her tenure as secretary of state. As Republican Party leaders such as House Speaker Paul Ryan were calling for Russia to “stay out of this election,” according to Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck, Trump was speaking at a Florida press conference and saying, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing.” “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press,” Trump said in Miami. The idea that Russia might be acting to help him “is so farfetched, it’s so ridiculous,” Trump said. “Honestly, I wish I had that power. I’d love to have that power.” The House intelligence committee’s senior Democrat,  California Rep. Adam Schiff, charged that Trump’s comments showed “staggeringly poor judgment.” “That he would issue this call at the same time that Russia may have already hacked the Democratic National Committee and released emails in order to boost Trump’s own candidacy is all the more breathtakingly irresponsible,” Schiff said in a statement. When asked about Donald Trump’s comment, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s spokesman Brendan Buck deflected and focused instead on Russia. “Russia is a global menace led by a devious thug. Putin should stay out of this election,” Buck said. Trump went on to emphasize that “nobody even knows” if responsibility lies with Russia. He suggested that another country or even Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook might be the indirect source of the hack. “It’s probably China, or it could be somebody sitting in his bed,” Trump said. And while he denied any connection to Putin, saying, “I never met Putin, I don’t know who Putin is,” Trump added, “There’s nothing that I can think of that I’d rather do than have Russia friendly as opposed to the way they are right now.” Trump returned to a favorite theme, arguing that, “Putin and the leaders throughout the world have no respect for our country anymore and they certainly have no respect for our leader.” The Kremlin has dismissed accusations that its behind the hack, calling them “made-up horror stories.” CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160727160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/politics/dnc-hacking-emails-russia-white-house/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "642085657", "sentence": "Hasel Afshar moved from Iran to the US seven years ago as a refugee. In that time, he’s had his share of run-ins with xenophobes who’s yelled at him to go back to his country or threatened him with violence. But none of that prepared him for what greeted him when he came home earlier this week. The house in Troutdale, Oregon, had been ransacked and laced with graffiti. The vandals smashed his door with an ax, slashed his furniture, and spray-painted graffiti everywhere. He found “terrorist” written across the cabinets, “kill you” and “Muslim” scrawled on a bedroom wall, and “die” sprayed on a mirror. Deputies said they also found a note weighed down with seven bullets arranged in the shape of a cross. “The funny thing, I’m not Muslim,” Afshar told KPTV. Afshar is Baha’i, said the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “I was scared when I saw this stuff,” Afshar told the affiliate. “Really scared.” The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation and have not released any information on possible suspects.  It said the incident has the hallmarks of a bias crime. For his part, Afshar he wishes he could talk to the vandals about their motivation. “You can hate me, that’s your problem, but we can go and sit and talk about it, why you hate me, and maybe you just change your mind,” he told the affiliate.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "vandals", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170330220000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/us/refugee-home-graffiti-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "628082821", "sentence": "First-born, illegitimate son of former leader Kim Jong Il was not considered for leadership Educated overseas, he likely had no relationship with his brother, leader Kim Jong Un In 2001, the North Korean regime, then headed by Kim Jong Il, was dealt an embarrassing if minor setback. The leader’s son, Kim Jong Nam, was caught sneaking into Japan on a fake diplomatic passport – so that he could visit Tokyo Disneyland. His choice of destination wasn’t the only reason for red faces in Pyongyang. More pertinently, it was that he had exposed that members of the regime used fake passports to travel overseas, according to Michael Madden, a frequent contributor to North Korean monitoring organization 38 North and visiting scholar at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University. It was a rare window into the workings of the North Korean elite, seen through the prism of former leader Kim Jong Il’s first-born son, an overweight playboy, but also a smart and open-minded man, according to Yoji Gomi, the author of the 2012 book “My Father, Kim Jong Il, and Me.” Gomi interviewed Kim for the book. Kim Jong Nam was born in 1971, the result of an affair between Kim Jong Il and North Korean actress Song Hye-rim, said Madden. The affair has been widely reported by international media. She was married at the time, though was later compelled to get a divorce, said Madden, who has researched Kim through contact with people who knew him, as well as fellow North Korea watchers and other experts. Because of the conservatism of North Korean society, their illegitimate child was hidden from both the public and, initially, his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, the founder of the DPRK, an acronym the regime uses for North Korea, Madden said. “Kim Jong Il had a standing order to execute anyone who talked about his private life,” Madden said. “North Korea is very conservative so (for people) to hear the news that he had many children from different women would have been tawdry.” Kim Jong Il’s sister, Kim Kyung Hee attempted to adopt the baby shortly after he was born but was overruled. She did remain close to her nephew for the remainder of her life, Madden said. While his father doted on him in secret, he was persuaded to send Kim Jong Nam overseas for his education. The world’s most mysterious family tree In the late 70s, Kim Jong Nam started studying in Geneva, but was later moved to Moscow, which was seen as ideologically more suitable, according to Madden. However, he later completed his schooling in Geneva. In the meantime, Kim Jong Il had started a relationship with a dancer from a dance troupe called Ko Yong Hui, who would later give birth to three children, one of whom was his half-brother and future leader of the country, Kim Jong Un, Madden said. Madden said Kim Jong Nam resented the fact that his father had started a new family. Upon his return to Pyongyang, the rebellious teen was said to have resented having to live behind palace gates, a lifestyle very much unlike that in Switzerland. He was close with his paternal aunt, Kim Kyung Hee, and her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who was one of the few people that knew everything about Kim Jong Il, his brother-in-law. Jang’s execution, ordered by Kim Jong Un in late 2013, would have affected Kim Jong Nam “badly,” Madden said. Brought up by different families, with a 13-year age gap and an extended absence by Kim Jong Nam, Madden said there was “no chance in hell they were raised together in any way.” Gomi, the author of the 2012 book, said that the two brothers never even met because of the ancient practice of raising potential successors separately. The house that Kim Jong Nam grew up, a residence in the Worker’s Party headquarters, was demolished in 2009 or 2010, and is now is the site of the Kim Jong Un’s official residence. “There’s symbolism there, that they wrecked his childhood home,” Madden said. “It was the house that he used when he went back to North Korea.” Kim Jong Un’s mother, Ko Yong Hui, was politically ambitious and, through befriending members of her common-law husband’s inner circle, positioned her sons in the line of succession, Madden said. Out of the picture as his father’s successor, Kim Jong Nam nevertheless maintained a role within the North Korean regime. He was said to have led a network of people who worked for Kim Jong Il, managing accounts worth millions of dollars, and checking up on diplomats. Kim told Japan’s TV Asahi in 2010 that he opposed his family holding onto power for another generation, but had “no objection nor interest” in the matter. He spent much of his time outside of North Korea – he had residences in China, specifically the former Portuguese enclave and Special Administrative Region of Macau. He was “more or less exiled” there, Denny Roy, a North Korea analyst at the East-West Center in Honolulu told CNN in 2011. In a 2012 interview, Kim’s son, Kim Han Sol, spoke of having few friends in North Korea before moving to Macau. “When I was growing up it was very isolated, first of all to keep it very low profile,” his son, Kim Han Sol, told former UN Under-Secretary General Elisabeth Rehn in an interview for Finnish televison. “That’s why I didn’t really have (many) childhood friends from North Korea. That’s why all my friends are from outside, such as Macau.” In the Rehn interview, Kim Han Sol said he usually visits the reclusive country every year to meet relatives. “Kim Jong Nam routinely interacts with (South Korean) tourists visiting China, and gives occasional media interviews,” Madden writes on his blog, NK Leadership Watch. Madden also says that he had ties to “numerous personal and social ties to DPRK elites” as well as the sons of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. He reportedly has at least three children, according to South Korean media.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kim Jong Nam", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170216084500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "MAC", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/asia/kim-jong-nam-profile/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "512928306", "sentence": "Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz gathered in South Carolina for CNN's Republican Town Hall on Wednesday CNN's Reality Check team spent the night putting their statements and assertions to the test Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz gathered in South Carolina for CNN’s Republican Town Hall on Wednesday, and CNN’s Reality Check team spent the night putting their statements and assertions to the test. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the event and selected key statements, rating them true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it’s complicated. Reality Check: Carson on poverty By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney In his 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. It was the basis for his Great Society program, which included the creation of food stamps, Medicaid, Head Start and many other initiatives. A little more than 50 years later, Carson said that America has lost the war, adding that people should take care of the indigent, not the government. “By the time we got to the ’60s, LBJ was saying, we, the government, are going to eliminate poverty. How did that work out? … More poverty,” he said. Not quite. In 1964, the poverty rate was 19%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Johnson’s programs did help push poverty down to 11.1% by 1973. The rate bounced around for decades after that, hitting a recent low of 11.3% in 2000, the tail end of the economic heyday of the 1990s. During the Great Recession, it soared to 15.1% in 2010. The poverty rate was 14.8% in 2014, according to the latest Census data available. America has not won the war on poverty as Johnson had hoped, but the poverty rate is lower than it was when he started the battle. Verdict: False. Reality Check: Carson on high school dropout rate By Lisa Rose, CNN Responding to a question from a voter about big ideas, Carson said he wants America to compete with countries like China and India. Education is pivotal, he said. “It doesn’t make sense for us to have 20-plus percent of people who enter high school dropping out of high school in the technological age,” the retired neurosurgeon said. Carson is correct in stating that 20% of high school students don’t graduate, but he left out some crucial context. The number of teens who drop out of high school has been on the decline over the past four years, according to a study released in November by the Alliance for Excellent Education. In 2012, the most recent year for which data is available, the dropout rate was 19.1%. In 2008, it was 25.3%. Although the difference may not sound dramatic, the report says the dropout rate was stagnant between 2001 and 2008, so the improvement in a four-year time window is notable. According to the study, the number of teens who drop out of high school declined from 1 million in 2008 to 750,000 in 2012. While Carson neglected to mention the fact that graduation rates are improving, his estimation that 20% of teens leave high school without a diploma is accurate. Verdict: True. Reality Check: Rubio on entitlements’ impact on the federal budget By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney One of America’s pressing economic problems is the national debt, Rubio said. “In less than five years, 83% of the federal budget will be consumed by Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the interest on the debt,” Rubio said. “That means we will only have 17% of our budget left for everything else, including the military. That’s unacceptable. That’s a debt crisis.” Actually, those three programs and interest payments are projected to make up 60% of the federal budget in 2021, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, citing Congressional Budget Office estimates. They currently make up 54% of the budget. Rubio may have been referring to all mandatory spending by the government, which includes programs such as food stamps and Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, plus interest payments. All those are estimated to total 74% of the federal budget in 2021. While these numbers are high, they aren’t as steep as Rubio said. Verdict: False. Reality Check: Rubio on Libya post-intervention By Ryan Browne, CNN National Security Producer At the town hall, Rubio stressed his experience and judgment in foreign policy, and highlighted his stance on the 2011 U.S.-NATO intervention in Libya as evidence of his foreign policy judgment. “I have a record of good judgment on those issues,” Rubio said. “In 2011, when Moammar Gadhafi was facing his overthrow in Libya, I argued that if that became a protracted conflict it would leave a vacuum that would be filled by jihadists and that’s exactly what happened.” Rubio was a vocal supporter of the military campaign against Gadhafi, which began in March 2011. In a letter to then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Rubio voiced support for a bipartisan resolution authorizing the military action. He also endorsed regime change, explicitly calling for the removal of Gadhafi and the recognition of the Libyan Interim Transitional National Council. But did Rubio warn against instability in the wake of Gadhafi’s fall? After the Gadhafi regime was ejected from power, Rubio, along with several other senators, penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that called for increased U.S. involvement to stabilize Libya. They wrote “We can also help Libya lay the foundation for sustainable security. This requires safeguarding the immense stockpiles of weapons and dangerous materials that exist across the country. It also requires bringing Libya’s many militias under the TNC’s civilian authority, and working toward their demobilization, disarmament and reintegration into Libyan society.” Soon after Gadhafi was killed, Rubio criticized the Obama administration for taking too long to oust Gadhafi and warned that the proliferation of militias and weapons in the wake of Gadhafi’s fall posed a serious threat. He also called for increased U.S. involvement to prevent this from happening. Verdict: True. Reality Check: Rubio on refugee vetting By Laura Koran, CNN Asked by Minister Jason Lee whether he would support letting in more Syrian refugees, Rubio offered a word of caution. “It’s almost impossible to vet people now from that part of the world,” he asserted. “We don’t have a database to rely on. You can’t just call up 1-800-Syria and ask them do you know so and so, and do you know who they are and why they are coming?” “It’s just become harder and harder to vet people from certain parts of the world,” he concludes. Rubio’s analysis about the challenges of vetting Syrian refugees is actually shared by senior officials in President Barack Obama’s administration. “If someone has never made a ripple in the pond in Syria in a way that would get their identity or their interest reflected in our database, we can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing show up because we have no record of them,” FBI Director James Comey said in congressional testimony last year. Another of Obama’s top officials, CIA Director John Brennan, said his agency was looking for ways to strengthen the process, noting the potential terrorist threat demonstrated in Paris in November. The State Department, for its part, stands by the vetting process they use to screen refugees, with Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner calling it “the most stringent security process for anyone entering the United States.” Applicants are vetted by the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department, the National Counterterrorism Center and the FBI, as well as the United Nation’s High Commission for Refugees. These agencies use biographical and biometric information about applicants to conduct a background check and make sure applicants really are who they say they are. A senior administration official told reporters in November that the government has benefited from the lessons of past refugee crises – such as including an influx of Iraqi refugees in 2007 – to refine the screening process and develop systems for cases where background information about an applicant isn’t readily available. So while Rubio is correct to say there are challenges involved in vetting applicants from countries where the U.S. doesn’t have an established presence, the administration asserts they have ways to mitigate that challenge through other procedures. Verdict: True, but misleading. Reality Check: Rubio on the Fed’s responsibilities By Sonam Vashi & Tami Luhby, CNN Rubio said, “That’s not the Fed’s job, to stimulate the economy. The Fed is a central bank. It is not some sort of overlord of the economy. They’re not some sort of special Jedi council that can decide the best things for us. The Fed is a central bank. Their job is to provide stable currency, and I believe they should operate on a rules-based system where they have a very simple rule that determines when interest rates go up and when interest rates go down. Today, it’s like a Magic 8 Ball. We don’t know when they’re going to raise interest rates, and it creates an incredible amount of uncertainty in the marketplace.” The obligations of the Federal Reserve go beyond simply providing stable currency. It manages U.S. monetary policy, the aim of which is spelled out in the Federal Reserve Act, which specifies that Fed officials should seek “to promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates.” In order to do that, the Fed has to keep watch on the health of the economy. It took extraordinary actions during the Great Recession to keep the country from falling into an even deeper slump. It lowered interest rates effectively to zero and stabilized the financial institutions by allowing them to borrow funds more easily. Rubio also references the Fed’s hesitation to raise interest rates last year. The Fed’s decision to raise interest rates was an assessment of how much the U.S. economy had recovered from the Great Recession. In March 2015, the Fed said it would raise interest rates when it had seen more improvement in employment and was confident of that inflation would move back to 2%. Analysts knew that the raise was imminent in the coming months, and the Fed kept deciding to wait to raise interest rates, creating uncertainty about exactly when it would happen. In December, the Fed finally raised interest rates, the first time in nearly a decade. That judgment was made by a committee using measurements in the unemployment rate and price indices – not by a “Magic 8 Ball.” Verdict: False. Reality Check: Cruz says Bill Clinton put Trump’s sister on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals By Tom LoBianco, CNN Cruz berated Donald Trump’s sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, calling her a “radical pro-abortion” judge for striking down New Jersey’s partial-birth abortion ban. To cap his point, he said she was appointed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals by former President Bill Clinton. “Last year, not very long ago, when talking about Supreme Court nominees, Donald said his sister – now his sister is a court of appeals judge, was put on the court of appeals by Bill Clinton – he said his sister would make a phenomenal Supreme Court justice,” Cruz said. It is true that Clinton nominated Barry for the appellate court. He did so in 1999. But not mentioned by Cruz is that the president he so often embraces, President Ronald Reagan, is the one who nominated Barry to become a federal judge in 1983 following a career in the Justice Department. Verdict: True. Reality Check: Cruz on Trump and Planned Parenthood By Theodore Schleifer, CNN Cruz said Trump had “explained how many wonderful things Planned Parenthood does” at last weekend’s Republican debate and deemed the controversial organization “the largest abortionist in the country.” Cruz’s argument, which he has amplified in both paid and free media, is that Trump is not as committed to restricting abortion rights as Cruz is. The most explosive exchange in last weekend’s Republican debate may have been when Cruz claimed that Trump “supports federal taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood,” causing Trump to dub him the “single biggest liar.” Trump explained that while he did not support their abortions, Planned Parenthood does good work on women’s health issues. Trump has repeatedly said that he believes Planned Parenthood should be defunded after controversial videos featuring group officials purportedly discussing the sale of fetal tissue surfaced last summer. Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson told CNN’s New Day after the debate that Trump is “wholeheartedly against abortion funding” but pointed to some services that he favored. “You can talk about life-saving things like cervical cancer screenings without talking about leaving poor women unattended – and still being against abortion,” Pierson told CNN’s John Berman. “And that’s one of the things that Mr. Trump has done in this situation.” So even as he backs defunding the organization like Cruz does, Trump commonly takes pains to praise the organization in general. “It does do wonderful things – but not as it relates to abortion,” he said in the debate on Saturday evening. We find Cruz’s claim that Trump supports Planned Parenthood to be true, but misleading. Reality Check: Cruz on Rubio’s immigration policy By Laura Koran, CNN Cruz once again attacked on Rubio’s record on immigration. “In fact, on ‘Meet The Press’ with Chuck Todd a few weeks ago, Marco said we should grant citizenship to people here illegally even if they have criminal convictions.” Here is the exchange Cruz appears to be referring to: TODD: Let me ask you by the way, quickly on the 11 million, are you still for finding a way for them to legally stay in the United States? RUBIO: Yeah. Look. If you’re a criminal alien, no, you can’t stay. If you’re someone that hasn’t been here for a very long time, you can’t stay. TODD: Wait a minute. Define criminal alien – RUBIO: I do believe we have to have a reasonable solution – TODD: Define criminal alien. Isn’t anybody who’s here – RUBIO: A felon. A felon – TODD: OK, so not – ‘cause some people argue – RUBIO: Well, I know some people have said that before, but I believe – TODD: OK, all right – RUBIO: – the opposite. But – no, but I’ve said that before, Todd. That’s been convinced. I mean, a felon, someone who’s committed a crime, a non-immigration-related – and that’s what I’ve talked about in the past. So I do believe – I don’t think you’re gonna round up and deport 12 million people. Rubio’s somewhat flustered answer on Sunday was a defense of the controversial Gang of Eight bill in 2013, which he supported. That bill would have provided a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with some misdemeanors, but not those with felony convictions. But the bill never passed and Rubio has since disavowed that bill. However, Cruz’s paraphrasing of Rubio’s remarks suggests Rubio supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Verdict: False Reality Check: Cruz on Cuban dissidents being blocked from press conference By Kate Grise, CNN Cruz railed against Obama’s announcement that he would be traveling to Cuba in the near future. He went on to say that the Obama administration has been less than friendly to Cuban dissidents – specifically those who attended a July press conference marking the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. “When the Cuban officials came to Washington with the opening of the embassy, a Cuban dissident came to the press conference and wanted to ask a question and the John Kerry State Department said if she asked a question, she would be forcibly and physically removed,” Cruz said. Rosa Maria Paya, a prominent Cuban dissident and daughter of the late Cuban opposition leader Oswaldo Paya, and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, another Cuban dissident and writer, attended a press conference between Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez as credentialed members of the press. They claim that they were intimidated by John Kirby, the State Department spokesman, and told that they would be escorted from the conference if they asked questions. Paya tweeted that Kirby asked her not to ask questions at the press conference or they would use force to escort her out of the conference. There is also a video posted to YouTube that shows Kirby speaking with both Paya and Lazo. The edited video was posted by pro-democracy Cuban activist group Cuba Decide, who said the video was taken at the press conference in Washington. Kirby tells Lazo, “If there is any disruption, any speaking out of turn, the security people will come in to escort you out.” Later in the video, Kirby questions Paya’s media credentials. Cruz, along with two other Florida representatives, wrote a letter to Kerry asking him to open an investigation into the treatment that Paya and Lazo received at the press conference. “According to Ms. Paya and Mr. Lazo, when they arrived at the State Department before your press conference with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, they were identified by members of the Cuban delegation. When they entered the briefing room they were confronted by your chief spokesman, Admiral John Kirby, who requested they refrain from asking any questions or they would be forcibly removed,” the letter read. Verdict: True.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican politicians (Carson, Rubio, Cruz)", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160218034500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/17/politics/republican-town-hall-fact-check/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "721487890", "sentence": "Saudi Arabia has secured funds to build Jeddah Tower, slated to be the world's tallest building The skyscraper will reach 3,280 feet, have 200 floors and cost $1.2 billion It would require 5.7 million square feet of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel The foundations would be 200 feet deep Dubai, long champion of all things biggest, longest and most expensive, will soon have some competition from neighboring Saudi Arabia. Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, could be stripped of its Guinness title if Saudi Arabia succeeds in its plans to construct the even larger Jeddah Tower – a prospect looking more likely as funds for the $1.23 billion project have been secured. A Saudi government press release on Sunday said Jeddah Economic Company and Saudi Arabia’s Alinma Investment had signed a financing deal for 8.4 billion Saudi riyals (or $2.2 billion) to build Jeddah City, including the sky-piercing tower. The project is currently built up to the 26th floor, it added. The 3,280-feet (1 kilometer) skyscraper is scheduled for completion in 2020. The Burj Khalifa, by comparison, stands at a meeker 2,716 feet, or 827 meters. “With this deal, we will reach new, as yet unheard of highs in real estate development, and will fulfill the company’s objective of creating a world-class urban center that offers an advanced lifestyle, so that Jeddah may have a new iconic landmark  that attracts people from all walks of society with comprehensive services and a multitude of uses,” said Mounib Hammoud, Chief Executive Officer of Jeddah Economic Company. Read: The Chinese firm that can build a skyscraper in a matter of weeks Previously dubbed Kingdom Tower, the building will boast 200 floors and overlook the Red Sea. Constructing it will require about 5.7 million square feet of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel, according to the Saudi Gazette. Building a structure that tall, particularly on the coast, where saltwater could potentially damage it, is no easy feat. The foundations, which will be 200 feet (60 meters) deep, need to be able to withstand the saltwater of the nearby ocean. As a result, Advanced Construction Technology Services will test the strength of different concretes. Wind load is another issue for buildings of this magnitude. To counter this challenge, the tower will change shape regularly. “Because it changes shape every few floors, the wind loads go round the building and won’t be as extreme as on a really solid block,” Gordon Gill explained to Construction Weekly. Gill is a partner at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the design architects for the project. Delivering the concrete to higher floors will also be a challenge. Possibly, engineers could use similar methods to those employed when building the Burj Khalifa; 6 million cubic feet of concrete was pushed through a single pump, usually at night when temperatures were low enough to ensure that it would set. Though ambitious, building the Kingdom Tower should be feasible, according to Sang Dae Kim, the director of the Council on Tall Buildings. “At this point in time we can build a tower that is one kilometer, maybe two kilometers. Any higher than that and we will have to do a lot of homework,” he told Construction Weekly. Read: Amazing architecture: Buildings that represent freedom", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Arabia", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180111114500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "ARE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/saudi-arabia-worlds-tallest-building-jeddah-tower/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "467858971", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. He is the author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have (and Doesn’t Want) Another Great President.” Follow him on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Aaron David Miller: Don't expect big changes under a GOP president Republican president might have to live with Iran deal, he says Listening to last night’s two Republican presidential candidate debates, you might have come away with the impression that if a Republican wins the White House, U.S. foreign policy is going to be radically different. The GOP will lead in juxtaposition to President Barack Obama’s abdication, risk ready in contrast to his risk aversion. America – now no longer feared, respected, and admired – will once again stand tall. Having worked as a foreign policy adviser to both Republican and Democratic administrations (and having voted for both, too) I’d suggest laying down until those dizzy feelings of enthusiasm and hope for a radically altered foreign policy for 2017 start to pass. The reality is that politics (campaigning) is about telling people what they want to hear; governing is about what they eventually get. And given the cruel, and unforgiving nature of our world, the impact a predecessor’s policies usually have on their successors, and the risk-aversion of several of the candidates themselves, I’d humbly suggest that a Republican president’s foreign policy will have a lot more continuity than contrast with Obama’s. Here’s why: The Iran deal: To paraphrase Mick Jagger, President Obama got what he needed out of the Iran deal (a smaller, slower, more easily monitored nuclear program for a limited period of time), but Iran got what it wanted (billions in sanctions relief, and legitimacy for a large residual nuclear infrastructure that will leave it a decade from now with the capacity to weaponize should it choose to do so). The flawed nuclear deal has been accepted by the U.N. Security Council and by much of the international community. John Kerry may get the Nobel for it. And by the time 2017 rolls around, the deal will be well on its way to implementation. So Sen. Ted Cruz’s solution (tear it up) or Donald Trump’s (renegotiate it) may neither be feasible nor, for a new president, desirable. Indeed, Gov. John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina and Sen. Rand Paul actually steered clear of the tear-it-up strategy, and for good reason. Would any new president want a major foreign policy crisis so early in his or her term, especially one that doesn’t have an immediate solution? Of course, if Iran cheats or goes crazy in the region then things could change. But the deal the Iranians got was a very, very good one. Chances are they’ll avoid major violations. Bottom line: A Republican president may have no choice but to live with it. Syria: Building on his repeated comments about sending ground forces to Syria, Sen. Lindsay Graham asserted his intention to do just that. Indeed, most of the Republican candidates took a tough line on the Islamic State, though few were as specific as Graham in wanting to send thousands of U.S. combat troops. Sen. Marco Rubio also implied as much, saying that when we deployed force we needed to be in a position to win. Kasich (and Graham) spoke of a U.S. combat role in conjunction with others as part of an international coalition. Yet their lack of specifics regarding putting boots on the ground speaks volumes about the reality these candidates are all too familiar with. In the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan, the two longest wars in U.S. history, the American public and Congress are wary of getting involved in another trillion dollar experiment in nation-building. Barring a major terror IS attack on the homeland, I can see a Republican president increasing the use of air power and providing more assistance to local forces. But this would be an extension of, not a radical shift from, Obama’s approach. Bottom line: The next Republican president knows that Syria and Iraq are hopeless messes that won’t be fixed by thousands more U.S. ground forces. Israel: Here there would be a dramatic change in the U.S. approach, certainly in style and tone. A half a dozen Republicans either declared their support for Israel and/or berated Barack Obama for abandoning America’s closest ally. This isn’t just campaign rhetoric. The Republican Party has emerged as an avid supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and will go to great lengths to minimize tensions with Jerusalem. Indeed, Cruz talked about moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, while Carly Fiorina talked about a phone call to Netanyahu to reassure him about U.S. commitment to its ally, and another to threaten the Supreme Leader over the consequences of Iran weaponizing. There should also be little doubt that a Republican president is unlikely to push Israel on the peace process or settlement activity. A note of caution, however. Some of the worst tensions with Israel have occurred under Republican presidents (see Richard Nixon and George H. W. Bush). In fact, there were even tensions with Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, too. Bottom line: Relations will improve. But with Netanyahu as prime minister, there are bound to be tensions too. Putin and Russia: On how to deal with Vladimir Putin, the candidates were all over the parking lot, a sure  indication that few had real strategies for countering Russia’s expanding influence in Ukraine or Syria. Trump asserted he knew how to deal with Putin, while Fiorina opined she wouldn’t talk to him but would strengthen the U.S. position in Europe and the Sixth Fleet. Rubio seemed alarmed by Russia’s expanding influence in Syria. But nobody really offered any ways (sensible or otherwise) about how to check Russian ambitions. Bottom line: If the candidates had a strategy on Russia, they didn’t reveal it. And that reflects a certain reality. Given Russia’s determination to protect interests it considers vital – whether in Ukraine, Crimea or with its traditional client the al-Assads – a new president may well have no better options than the current approach to dealing with Russian ambitions. We’re still a year-and-a-half away from the inauguration of the next president, and a great deal could still happen both to improve the next president’s options or, perhaps more likely, to make them worse. But the inconvenient truth is – Republican or Democrat in the Oval Office – America will face a lot of headaches, long shots and lost causes in the Middle East and with Russia that may well have no real solutions.  And any new president will have to deal with the cruel reality that Obama has set down parameters with Iran and Cuba that may be hard to alter. Already, several of the putative Republican candidates, like Bush, Kasich and even Trump and Fiorina, seem pretty risk averse themselves when it comes to using military force. Bottom line? To paraphrase The Who in one of their better songs, when it comes to foreign policy, the new boss may be pretty similar to the old boss. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican president's foreign policy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150917210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/17/opinions/miller-gop-foreign-policy-new-president/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "675154965", "sentence": "A special counsel and congressional committees have intensified their focus The reality of impeachment: politics and public opinion count Clandestine meetings. Special counsels. Congressional probes. Sound familiar? The constellation of headline-driving drama in today’s news recalls the machinations that engulfed Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton for years of their respective tenures. Those episodes offer insight to understanding the still fresh events unfolding around the Trump administration. Forty-three years ago this summer, the US Supreme Court forced President Richard Nixon to turn over White House tapes related to a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building. The unanimous decision, written by a chief justice appointed by Nixon, represented a judicial climax in the Watergate scandal and heightened the political momentum towards Nixon’s Aug. 8 resignation. Related article Exclusive: Mueller asks WH staff to preserve all documents relating to June 2016 meeting The House judiciary committee voted on articles of impeachment three days after the ruling, and soon after Nixon stalwarts such as conservative Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater intervened to persuade the President to go. “There are only so many lies you can take,” Goldwater told Republican colleagues on August 6, 1974. “Nixon should get his ass out of the White House – today!” Now, with energy building in the federal investigations into Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion by Trump campaign associates with Russian officials, comparisons to Nixon are growing. Special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees have intensified their focus on a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort had with a Russian lawyer and others. A Monmouth University poll released this week found that 41% of the public think Trump should be impeached and removed from office (53% disagree). That’s a much larger share than supported impeachment for Nixon in July 1973 when much of the evidence related to Watergate emerged. At the time, 24% supported impeachment and 62% opposed it. By the first week of August 1974, Gallup reported that 57% said Nixon’s actions were serious enough to warrant removal from office. Yet, while the Watergate scandal and, to a lesser extent, the Bill Clinton impeachment efforts nearly 20 years ago provide loose templates for how the current controversy might evolve, much more must develop before it’s evident whether this investigation would destroy Trump’s presidency or constitute a short chapter on his overall tenure. Related article For Trump, all roads lead back to his tax returns The bottom line is it depends on the evidence – evidence that is now being collected in secret. And as was plain in the fates of Nixon and Clinton, congressional politics and public opinion matter. President Donald Trump has deemed the Russia-related probe “the greatest witch hunt in American political history.” To last week’s revelations that Trump Jr. met with a well-connected Russian lawyer to gain damaging information on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, the President said it was politics as usual. “My son is a wonderful young man. He took a meeting with a Russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a Russian lawyer,” Trump said. “I think from a practical standpoint most people would have taken that meeting … Politics isn’t the nicest business in the world, but it’s very standard, where they have information and you take the information.” The Democratic National Committee burglary that began Nixon’s downfall was June 17, 1972. And Nixon’s resignation came a year after nationally televised Senate hearings in 1973, during which his role in the Watergate cover-up emerged and the presence of a taping system – which captured Oval Office conversations about the break-in – was revealed. In March 1974, several top aides, including former Attorney General John Mitchell, were indicted on conspiracy, obstruction of justice and other offenses. The Clinton scandal also took years to develop. Kenneth Starr, the special prosecutor, was appointed in 1994. His investigation expanded beyond a Whitewater land deal in the Clintons’ home state of Arkansas to Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee who had sued Clinton for sexual harassment, and later to Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern with whom Clinton had an affair. Clinton was not impeached until late 1998. Special counsel Mueller has yet to reveal any results of his Russia-related investigation or possible criminal charges. He was appointed in May after Trump fired FBI director James Comey, who had been overseeing the probe. Comey later testified that Trump had urged him to stop pursuing the Russian connections of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Related article WaPo & NYT: Trump legal team trying to undercut Mueller The Comey firing recalled the October 20, 1973 “Saturday Night Massacre,” when Nixon sacked then-Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus, refusing Nixon’s order to fire Cox, resigned that same night. Leon Jaworski took over as special prosecutor and continued to seek the White House tapes. In the July 24 Supreme Court opinion, Chief Justice Warren Burger said the public’s right to evidence outweighed Nixon’s claim of executive privilege: “The very integrity of the judicial system and public confidence in the system depend on full disclosure of all the facts.” CNN has reported that Mueller’s investigators are following up on the meeting attended by Trump Jr., Manafort and Kushner as part of the broader investigation into Russian meddling. Mueller has asked the White House to preserve all documents related to the meeting. The Senate intelligence committee and other congressional panels are also investigating and seeking the testimony of Trump Jr., Manafort and Kushner. Across all fronts, investigators are looking for any Trump campaign involvement with the Russians. The Constitution does not address whether a president may be criminally prosecuted, and the Department of Justice has previously said that the president can be removed only through the impeachment process. In 1974, Nixon was not criminally charged; the grand jury named him as an unindicted co-conspirator. The Constitution says grounds for impeachment are “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” A simple majority is needed in the House for articles of impeachment, but conviction in the Senate requires a two-thirds majority (67 votes). Related article Trump reshuffling legal team In Clinton’s case, the Republican-run House passed two articles impeachment in December 1998 related to perjury and obstruction of justice. The Senate acquitted Clinton in February 1999, failing to reach the necessary two-thirds majority of votes required. (The only other American president to be impeached, Andrew Johnson, in 1868, was not convicted by the Senate either.) Clinton remained relatively popular through the impeachment ordeal. His lowest approval rating in CNN/Gallup/USA Today polling from January 1998 through March of 1999 was 59%. For much of the time the Starr investigation was underway, his approval percentage remained high, in the 60s and 70s. And that is the reality of impeachment: politics and public opinion count. Gallup reported that 37% approve of Trump, 58% disapprove, per their daily tracking poll. Nixon had a 24% approval rating as he resigned, according to Gallup. House impeachment and Senate conviction seemed inevitable. Goldwater, a former presidential candidate and conservative bulwark, told Nixon he lacked the Senate votes for acquittal. Today, Trump has the backing of leaders in the GOP-controlled House and the Senate. Any chance of impeachment appears remote. A more salient question is whether pressure will build, from Mueller, congressional committees, the public, or even the courts, to alter the current dynamic. Correction: This story was updated to reflect that President Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170722160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/politics/watergate-nixon-whitewater-clinton-trump-russians/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "674914655", "sentence": "Xanda was Cecil the lion's eldest son 6-year-old cub was identified by GPS collar Cecil the lion’s 6-year-old son was shot and killed by a big-game trophy hunter in western Zimbabwe earlier this month, according to a source familiar with the hunt. Xanda had been tracked with a fitted GPS satellite collar since 2015, the same year his father was killed. His death on July 7 was first indicated by a lack of movement data from the collar. The lion, which was in his prime, had roamed outside the bounds of Hwange National Park and into the Ngamo Forest Area – land that offers little to no protection for the lions, as game hunters are legally able to shoot for sport there if they possess the right permits. “He was shot two kilometers from the park boundary in the Ngamo Forest,” said Dr. Andrew Loveridge, a research fellow and project leader with Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit who had fitted Xanda’s GPS collar. “As researchers, we are saddened at the death of a well-known study animal we have monitored since birth,” he added. Related article Treasure or trophy? Legal hunt for big elephants leaves many conflicted According to the source familiar with the hunt, the safari was led by a professional hunter whose client was a Spanish national. The source said the hunt was a legal expedition and that the outfitter had been properly registered. On Friday, Tinashe Farawo, a Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Authority spokesman, confirmed the “unfortunate incident” and said that authorities would be issuing a full statement “soon.” The basic circumstances of how Xanda was killed largely mirrors father Cecil’s death just two years ago – one that prompted outrage among animal rights activists and conservationists worldwide. In July 2015, 13-year-old Cecil was lured out of the park boundary with food, shot with a crossbow, tracked for 40 more hours, then finished off with a gun, according to authorities. The big cat was skinned and his head reportedly cut off as a trophy. The killer, Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, his professional hunter guide and the owner of the land where the hunt took place were initially accused of an illegal hunt under the country’s Parks and Wildlife Act. A decision was made later not to press charges against Palmer. Facebook group Lions of Hwange National Park posted that Xanda had been shot by a trophy hunter several days ago. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. “We can’t believe that now, 2 years since Cecil was killed, that his oldest Cub Xanda has met the same fate,” the post read. “When will the Lions of Hwange National Park be left to live out their years as wild born free lions should?” Masha Kalinina from Humane Society International condemned the shooting and urged Zimbabwe to trophy hunting altogether, citing Botswana and Kenya’s conservation efforts. “The killing of Xanda just goes to show that trophy hunters have learned nothing from the international outcry that followed Cecil’s death. They continue at a time when lions face a conservation crisis in Africa, with as few as 20,000 lions left in the wild. Xanda was a well-studied lion like this father and critical to conservation efforts in Zimbabwe,” Kalinina said. African lion populations have fallen almost 60% over the past three decades, with fewer than 30,000 African lions - and possibly as little as 20,000 estimated to remain today, according to Humane Society International. CNN’s Zoha Qamar, Marilia Brocchetto, Farai Sevenzo and Columbus Mavhunga contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "trophy hunting in Zimbabwe", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170721161500", "country1": "ZWE", "country2": "ESP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/africa/cecil-the-lion-cub-xanda-killed-game-hunter/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "724653329", "sentence": "A Swedish book publisher under house arrest in China was seized by plainclothes police on a train Saturday in front of diplomats, his daughter said, reigniting international criticism of Beijing’s treatment of its critics. Gui Minhai, who wrote and published numerous titles critical of the Communist leadership, was traveling to Beijing to be examined by a Swedish doctor at the embassy when he was taken, his daughter Angela told Radio Sweden on Monday. Gui had been diagnosed with a progressive neurodegenerative disease known as ALS, his daughter said. It’s the second time in just over two years that Gui has been allegedly seized by Chinese agents. He first disappeared in late 2015 from his holiday home in Thailand. “He was escorted on this train journey on Saturday by two diplomats and they were on the train for about five hours,” Angela Gui said from Cambridge, England, where she is studying. “At one of the stops before Beijing, there were about 10 men in plainclothes that came in, and said they were from the police – and just grabbed him and took him away. After that, I have not heard anything.” Sweden’s consul general in Hong Kong, where Gui and his publishing house were based, said her government was “fully aware” of the incident on the train. “We are in constant communication with Chinese officials and we are treating the case with the utmost seriousness,” Helena Storm told CNN on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry repeatedly declined to provide information on Gui’s case, or be drawn on the issue of his citizenship during a regular press briefing Tuesday. “All foreigners in China, including diplomats in foreign embassies and consulates, must not violate international law or Chinese laws,” said Hua Chunying. “That’s common sense and a basic principle.” Chinese police authorities have yet to respond to CNN’s request for comment. Gui, 53, was one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in late 2015 before resurfacing in Chinese police custody. They were all involved in publishing political gossip about China’s Communist leaders, including President Xi Jinping. Amid intense speculation of his kidnapping by Chinese government agents, a tearful Gui was paraded on state broadcaster CCTV in January 2016. During the appearance, he said he had returned to China from Thailand voluntarily to clear his conscience over a fatal drunk-driving accident more than a decade earlier. During the broadcast, Gui, who was born in eastern China but became a naturalized Swedish citizen in the early 1990s, asked the Stockholm government to leave him alone and insisted: “Though I hold a Swedish passport, I still feel I am Chinese.” His televised confession later became a symbol of what human rights advocates say is the Beijing government’s increasingly repressive measures to clampdown on dissent – including overseas abductions, televised confessions, and ignoring counselor rights even for those with foreign citizenship. Since Xi came to power in late 2012, China has rounded up hundreds of activists and lawyers nationwide in what many analysts call the worst crackdown on human rights advocates in decades. Chinese authorities have said Gui fled the country during a suspended sentence over the drunk-driving accident. State media also reported he was under investigation for “operating business illegally.” Gui was released from custody last October but was put in an apartment in his hometown of Ningbo, near Shanghai, and has remained under tight police surveillance, according to his daughter. “I’m not sure why this happened,” she said Monday. “It was quite clear when he was under this form of house arrest in this flat in Ningbo that they weren’t going to let him leave. And it may just be an escalated way of making sure that he doesn’t.” “It’s quite clear this he’s been abducted again, that he’s held somewhere in a secret location,” she added. “Especially given his health status, I think that’s very worrying.” Speaking to CNN Tuesday, Hong Kong-based senior China researcher for Human Rights Watch Maya Wang said the case of Gui Minhai demonstrated the Chinese government’s “deep contempt for the law.” “First, they kidnapped a foreign national from abroad, then they ‘released’ him into custody, and finally, they seized this ‘free’ man while he is being accompanied by foreign diplomats,” said Wang.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chinese government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180123051500", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/asia/bookseller-abduction-china-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "512164622", "sentence": "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen has exclusive access inside Syrian regime's fight against ISIS General credits Russian airstrikes and aerial intelligence He says his forces recently have been gaining ground Driving along a bumpy road on the eastern fringes of Syria’s Hama province, dozens of government army personnel watch from hills overlooking the desert. Finally we reach a fork in the road – to the left lies Aleppo, to the right Raqqa, the self-declared capital of ISIS. In this barren place, we receive an escort to a large military base, where artillery cannons are firing intermittently. We’re taken to see the commanding general. Related video U.N. struggles to get food to starving Syrians The general did not want to appear on camera and did not allow us to use his name, but he spoke openly about the Syrian army’s operations here – combating ISIS but also al Qaeda’s wing in Syria, al Nusra Front. “The Russian intervention has been a blessing,” he said. “They have helped us a great deal and in two ways – first of all there are the airstrikes themselves. But they also give us aerial intelligence, which allows us to conduct pre-emptive strikes as well.” The general said his forces had recently been gaining ground – not only on the road to Raqqa but also farther south near the ancient city of Palmyra. Opinion: Why ISIS wants to erase Palmyra’s history The UNESCO World Heritage Site is also on the main highway toward Deir Ezzor, Syria’s seventh-largest city, which is mostly in the hands of ISIS, but where government forces are holding out in an enclave. The United States and other Western powers have accused the Syrian government and its Russian backers of mostly fighting against moderate rebels, and putting little effort into operations against ISIS – a charge Moscow has denied. But the general rejected those allegations and said his forces have firefights with ISIS militants every day. He acknowledged, however, that other military operations, such as the major offensive in Aleppo province, are a priority. “Of course our operations are also dependent on the battlefields in Latakia and Aleppo,” he said. “Right now the main priority is to seal the border with Turkey – to cut the supply lines of all the rebel groups.” Inside Aleppo – One man’s epic story of defiance Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad has granted a general amnesty to military deserters, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA. The amnesty applies to deserters inside and outside the country, who left the military before February 17. The battle lines in the area east of Aleppo are complicated. While the Syrian military’s fortifications are sometimes less than a mile away from ISIS areas to the east, forces also face pockets of al-Nusra resistance to the west. The commander said he would welcome assistance in fighting ISIS, including from the United States and its allies. At the same time he appeared cynical when asked about the current U.S. contribution to that battle. “America? Are they doing anything?” he asked. “I have not seen them make a contribution yet. On the contrary, they are the ones who made ISIS strong.” To emphasize his point, he showed a photo of a U.S. Humvee, which he said ISIS had used in an assault on one of his bases. He said his troops took out the vehicle with a Russian-made missile. As the artillery kept firing, I asked if and when he thought his forces would be able to oust ISIS from Syria. “I cannot make any real predictions,” he said. “But if there is no foreign intervention from Saudi Arabia or Turkey, I think we can be in Raqqa city by the end of the year.” At this point the general’s forces are still far away from achieving that goal and have a lot of desert terrain to cover. But with Russia’s intervention in the five-year conflict, Syrian troops seem more confident than ever of taking on ISIS. Opinion: From Sarajevo to Syria – Where is the world’s moral compass?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian intervention in Syria", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160216030000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/15/middleeast/syria-isis-frontline-hama/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "624001474", "sentence": "The temporary restraining order affected travelers arriving in Massachusetts The Department of Homeland Security is looking to clear up some confusion about the travel order In the first court victory for the Trump administration, a federal judge in Boston declined Friday to renew a temporary restraining order affecting Massachusetts that prohibited the detention or removal of foreign travelers legally authorized to come to the US. The win in court comes at the same time that the administration issued a clarification to its travel order allowing for some citizens from the seven banned countries – Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – to enter the US under specific circumstances. It was issued shortly before a federal judge in Washington state issued a temporary restraining order against the travel ban effective nationwide. The original temporary restraining order in Massachusetts, issued by US District Court Judge Allison Burroughs and US Magistrate Judge Judith Dein, was put in place early Sunday morning and was set to expire on February 5. But a different federal judge, US District Court Judge Nathaniel Gordon, ruled Friday that the claims brought by legal permanent residents are now moot given the White House counsel’s recent clarification that the travel ban order does not apply such individuals. Gordon went on to additionally conclude that because the other plaintiffs in the case – Iranian nationals and Oxfam America, Inc. – did not demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of their claim, “an extension of the restraining order at the present time is not warranted.” But attorneys who brought the lawsuit vowed to continue the fight after Friday’s ruling. “The ACLU of Massachusetts is deeply disappointed that the federal district court did not extend the temporary restraining order on President Trump’s illegal and dangerous executive order. But this case is not over; ACLU of Massachusetts lawyers will continue to challenge the executive order in this case, and the ACLU will continue to challenge it in cases all over the nation,” Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, said in a statement. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt in the New York lawsuit also pointed out that the federal judge’s order in that case protects travelers from being removed from the country on a nationwide basis until at least February 21. The Department of Homeland Security is looking to clear up some confusion about who from the seven restricted countries can still enter the US during what the agency described as a “pause.” “This pause does not apply to Lawful Permanent Residents” – also known as green card holders – “dual citizens with passports from a country other than the seven listed, or those traveling on diplomatic, NATO or UN visas. Special Immigrant Visa holders who are nationals of these seven countries may board US-bound planes, and apply for and receive a national interest exception to the pause upon arrival,” according to the DHS release. The flurry of Friday night activity was capped off by a new tweet from the President, who insisted that we must keep “evil” out of the country. We must keep \"evil\" out of our country!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration travel ban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170203233000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SDN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-declines-to-renew-restraining-order-on-trump-travel-ban/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "491905316", "sentence": "An unmarked, nondescript door off Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan leads down to a shadowy train tunnel with a storied past. It once covertly carried a United States president from Grand Central Terminal to the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Follow the tunnel today, and you’ll find it still leads to the railroad car used by POTUS number 32, Franklin D. Roosevelt. This is Track 61, the first stop on a secret subterranean tour of New York enjoyed by a very lucky few, as tourists and locals hurry about on the streets above, oblivious to those standing in the midst of history below. The dusty rail car parked in the tunnel transported President Roosevelt’s 1932 Pierce-Arrow limousine during his 16 years in office, says tour guide Danny Brucker in a distinctly New York accent. The president would have been seated inside the limo as the train arrived, he says. Brucker – Metro-North Railroad’s tour master and storyteller extraordinaire who ends most sentences with a “right, check” – explains that this was one of the many ways a polio-stricken FDR masked his disability. With Secret Service on the Pierce-Arrow running boards, the president would be driven from the train onto a freight elevator capable of carrying 8,000 pounds. Brucker points out the rail car’s bulletproof gun turrets and extra-wide, limo-sized pocket doors. It sits just a few hundred feet from the enormous elevator, which still goes directly up to the hotel, which opened in its current location in 1931. Even today, the site is largely blocked off from public access. Brucker describes those who normally get the tour, as “super- and ultra-VIPs – congresspeople, senators, celebrities.” “U.N. dignitaries are coming later in the week,” he says. Can he name names? Nope. “And hurry up! Right, check;” there’s much to see on this rare tour. Although the Waldorf Astoria occupies the property above the track, the track is owned by Metro-North. You kind of have to know someone, or be persuasive and resourceful, to secure your own look at this largely forgotten space. Next stop: Grand Central Terminal. Here, Brucker leads the group through the Main Concourse, crowded with some 750,000 commuters each day, to another unmarked door and another descent into the unknown. This time past millions-year-old bedrock bearing dynamite blast markings, down nine flights – the equivalent of 13 stories below street level – to a secret sub-basement that “doesn’t exist on any plans.” Adolf Hitler plotted to destroy this secret space, known as M42. A vast monument to the Machine Age, M42 features mammoth electrical rotary converters that kept Grand Central humming during World War II. Since Hitler knew about the sub-basement, armed guards were instructed to “shoot on sight,” according to Brucker, “anyone entering carrying a bucket of sand. “ Sand thrown into the superheated converters “would’ve turned into a concrete block of glass” and shut down the trains that moved “80 percent of the troops and war materials,” says Brucker. The FBI foiled two German saboteurs sent by U-boat before they could execute an attack, according to Brucker. M42 also houses an electric device built by Westinghouse in 1913 that spit out ticker tape noting a stalled train’s exact location. And even though radio communication made the engineering marvel obsolete in 1922, every so often “Apple [computer] chiefs quietly” come to “pay homage,” says Brucker. “Right, check!” It’s back up the stairs and into an elevator. “I don’t know if we can see this, but hurry,” says Brucker, navigating another labyrinth of stairs and hallways. He disappears into a hallway, reappears and motions for the group to follow. “No phones. No cameras. And quiet!” Suddenly we are in Metro-North Operations Control Center, an enormous room that features a swooping wooden ceiling. Two giant screens take up one wall displaying the 700-some trains coming in and out of the terminal, different colors representing different lines. The sheer volume is dazzling, as are the rows of women and men keeping the whole shebang humming. “Onto the final stop,” Brucker barks. More maze-like walking to a door with a small window. Like the other secret doors on this tour, it doesn’t look like much. But once opened? You’re walking on a glass-floored catwalk at the very top of three enormous arched windows flanking Grand Central. Brucker advises the group to kneel and look out. The 1913 architectural triumph spreads out below, ant-like people moving across the elegant pink marble floor. Being so close to Grand Central’s majestic ceiling mural depicting constellations of the night sky is magical. As the tour finishes, it’s clear New York City has its own largely invisible stars, Brucker bright among them. So, how do you get on this incredible tour? “Email me,” says Brucker. “Bug me.” Getting in touch with him? Well, that’s part of the secret, but not impossible to figure out. Right? Check! Margaret Heidenry is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair and Boston Magazine. She can be tweeted at mheidenry", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Metro-North Railroad", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151207124500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/travel/in-24-hours-new-york-train-track/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "642349931", "sentence": "Jacob Zuma faces backlash after firing respected finance minister South African President is facing numerous calls to resign After days of rumors, the official announcement came in an email just after midnight on Friday. South African President Jacob Zuma had swung another scythe through his cabinet, repositioning or firing no less than ten ministers. As the recently departed US Ambassador to South Africa put it on Twitter, “Holy wow. Midnight ministerial massacre in South Africa.” Holy wow. Midnight ministerial massacre in South Africa. Zuma has reshuffled his cabinet before, but this, say many, was a complete purge. Most significantly, Zuma axed respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas. Zuma said the changes were made to “bring about radical socio-economic transformation and ensure the promise of a better life for the poor and the working class becomes a reality” in a video statement Friday. Gordhan built a reputation as a steady hand who expertly guided South Africa’s economy and promoted its business interests. He first served as finance minister between 2009 and 2014, and returned to the job in December 2015, much to the relief of international investors. Predictably, South Africa’s currency tanked on the news, and economists believe that ratings agencies are poised to downgrade the country to junk status. But to focus on the economy is to miss the wider significance – many feel the very essence of South Africa is at stake. “Our souls are not for sale. Our souls are not for sale,” said the outgoing Gordhan during a press conference, surrounded by applauding Treasury officials. “We don’t need anyone’s brown bag. And we hope that more and more South Africans will make it more clear that our country is not for sale.” It was a thinly veiled reference to Zuma. For years, the President has been dogged by allegations of corruption. After decades of activism and government service, Gordhan says he found out through the media that he was being fired. The famously adept political organizer called on South Africans to mobilize. “What should the public do? Organize. Organize,” he said. Treasury staff clapped and sang revolutionary songs in an emotional sendoff for Gordon on Friday. Now at national treasury. Now at national treasury. The developments capped off a remarkable week in South African politics. Gordhan was in the midst of his yearly investor roadshow to the United Kingdom and the US, trying to convince ratings agencies that the country is politically stable, when he was summarily hauled back home by Zuma. According to deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa and other political allies, Zuma fired the finance minister on the basis of an “intelligence report” claiming the finance team was looking to collaborate with investors to overthrow the government. The leaked “report” was short and seemed amateurish. Gordhan called it nonsense, and it attracted little more than criticism from some government officials. “I find it very difficult to believe that someone like Gordhan, who has served the country with everything he has and so much pride and total honor, planned to besmirch Zuma and his government overseas,” Ramaphosa told local media. “The actions Zuma has [taken] against Gordhan is based solely on assumptions.” Ramaphosa’s public rebuke was a rarity amongst leaders in the ruling African National Congress, and proof of the deep divisions that Zuma’s presidency has sown. Zuma clearly went against the wishes of senior party members, allies, business leaders and opposition parties. The opposition, meanwhile, has called for a vote of no-confidence in Parliament, a move they have attempted before. But they will need a significant portion of ANC politicians to turn their back on the President. Zuma even faced calls to resign from beyond the grave. In an emotional funeral earlier in the week, with rumors already circulating of a cabinet purge, liberation hero Ahmed Kathrada, who spent more than two decades in jail with Nelson Mandela, was laid to rest. To a standing ovation, an open letter that Kathrada wrote to Zuma last year was read out as a eulogy. “Dear Comrade President, don’t you think your continued stay as President will only serve to deepen the crisis of confidence in the government of the country?” it said. “And bluntly, if not arrogantly, in the face of such persistently widespread criticism, condemnation and demand, is it asking too much to express the hope that you will choose the correct way that is gaining momentum, to consider stepping down?” Zuma ignored the pleas.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jacob Zuma", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170331161500", "country1": "ZAF", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/africa/south-africa-zuma-pravin-gordhan/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "445770484", "sentence": "An American survivor says she heard \"a big thud\" before the boat flipped over The passenger ferry capsized near shore shortly after leaving Ormoc City Searchers recovered more bodies Friday, a day after a passenger ferry capsized shortly after leaving port in the Philippines, killing 59 people, authorities said. The Philippine coast guard said 140 people survived. The MB Nirvana tipped over Thursday, roughly 200 meters (220 yards) from shore only minutes after it set off from Ormoc City, in Leyte province. It was bound for the town of Pilar on Camotes Island, in Cebu province. Three Americans are among the survivors. They are Rhome and Chip Nuttall, and Larry Drake, according to Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon. Rhome Nuttall, who helps run a medical mission in the Philippines, told CNN that the boat was “very crowded.” “There was a little wave, which is normal, but yesterday that caused the boat to flip to the right,” she said Friday. “I ran to the left hoping we could help to balance the boat. When we flipped, I said: ‘OK, this is it. OK, this is it.’” Water came in and washed her out of the boat. Nuttall said she couldn’t find her husband for about five minutes, and that everyone panicked. She remembered hearing a loud noise before the vessel capsized. “I think it was that big thud. I think that was cargo that shifted and that caused the boat to flip,” Nuttall said. Investigators will examine what caused the boat to overturn. A CNN Philippines reporter quoted the coast guard as saying the boat had left port too quickly and people stood up, throwing the boat off balance. Gordon said he understood the boat overturned because of high winds. The coast guard is leading the search effort for those still unaccounted for, with divers from the Red Cross and the military also involved. Poor weather conditions hampered the initial rescue effort on Thursday. Video footage from the scene showed people of all ages, including a small child, being brought ashore in small inflatable craft. Some survivors were laid on the concrete waterfront, while others were wheeled away on stretchers. Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine Red Cross, described the vessel as a commercial “pump boat” or banka, which is essentially a canoe-style craft with outriggers powered by a small engine. They’re widely used across the Philippines for transporting people and goods as well as for fishing. Gordon said the boat operates three times a day on the route from Ormoc to Camotes Island. “The passengers would have been farmers or fishermen, or ordinary businessmen – common folks,” he said. Rhome Nuttall told CNN that one of the other boats that work the route was broken Thursday, so the MB Nirvana was extra crowded. “They are not very well off, otherwise they would be on better vessels or take the plane,” Gordon said. “But obviously, these are poor folks, simple folks who are trying to eke out an existence.” This style of outrigger boat has no cabins, he said, which should make it easier for divers to find anyone trapped under the canopy or keel of the vessel. CNN’s Chieu Luu, Sara Mazloumsaki, Brian Walker, Alisha Hardiasani, Laura Smith-Spark, Elizabeth Joseph and Paul Armstrong contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Philippine coast guard", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150703070000", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/03/asia/philippines-ormoc-ferry-capsizes/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "735140838", "sentence": "Former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates told a federal court Thursday afternoon that he and his wife believe it’s “not prudent” for them to take their four children on a trip to Boston, after feeling threatened by an online commenter who invoked the Russian mafia. A Boston Globe report on Gates’ scheduled trip, planned for next week and approved by Judge Amy Berman Jackson, “generated comments on the internet, some of which were of a threatening character,” Gates’ attorney said in a court filing. Following his guilty plea and agreement to cooperate in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation last Friday, Gates had asked to take his family to Boston for spring break to learn about the Revolutionary War. He is only allowed outside of the Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia, areas, where his lawyers are based and where he lives, with special permission from the judge. Gates’ attorney said Thursday that Gates hoped for permission to travel with a different itinerary. The judge approved. The filing did not say when or where the requested trip would take place. One Globe reader posted two comments referencing possible violence against Gates in response to an online Boston Globe story published February 26 and titled  “Following guilty plea in Mueller probe, Rick Gates plans to visit Boston.” The comments suggested Russians living in Boston could be angry with Gates, if Mueller targeted them in his probe. The Globe late Thursday blocked the two comments. Also on Thursday, a federal judge in Virginia formally dismissed criminal charges pending there against Gates. Prosecutors had sought the dismissal as part of Gates’ plea bargain. Gates’ co-defendant Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, has maintained his innocence while he faces federal criminal charges brought by Mueller’s team in Washington, DC. Manafort will appear in court in Virginia Friday afternoon to enter a plea in that case, which alleges that Manafort committed bank fraud and tax crimes in a decade-long scheme built upon his Ukrainian political lobbying work.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rick Gates", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180301224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/politics/rick-gates-boston-threat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "626217542", "sentence": "Russia denies discussions on sanctions Kremlin says \"information is incorrect\" President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon he was unaware of reports that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may have spoken about sanctions with the Russian ambassador before the inauguration. Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said he will “look into that.” A US official confirmed to CNN late Friday afternoon that Flynn and the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, did speak about sanctions, among other matters, during the call. The context of Flynn’s side of the conversation wasn’t clear, even to the FBI and intelligence agencies that reviewed the content, and there’s nothing to indicate that Flynn made any promises or acted improperly in the discussion. Flynn cannot rule out that he spoke to Kislyak about sanctions, an aide close to the national security adviser said earlier Friday. Flynn, the aide said, has “no recollection of discussing sanctions,” but added that the national security adviser “couldn’t be certain that the topic never came up.” Earlier Friday, a senior White House adviser told CNN that Vice President Mike Pence did not know that Flynn may have discussed sanctions in the December conversation and believes “it’s a problem.” Three administration officials said Pence only knew what Flynn told him – that he had not talked about sanctions – before Pence stood before cameras last month and vouched for Flynn. One official said Pence was trying to “get to the bottom of it,” and two senior administration officials said Pence was “very intentional” in asking Flynn about his communication with the Russians before speaking to the media. A source with knowledge of the situation told CNN the only reason Flynn hasn’t been fired is that the White House doesn’t want to look bad. Adding to Flynn’s problems, the source said, is that this latest revelation reflects poorly on Pence. Flynn has avoided making firm commitments about maintaining US sanctions on Russia, according to US and European officials familiar with his meetings in recent weeks. Even as the Trump administration maintains publicly that it will keep in place sanctions on Russia over its incursion into Ukraine, White House officials, including Flynn, are offering less committal signals behind closed doors, according to these sources. “We’re getting mixed messages” on Russia, a senior western diplomat who has met with Flynn recently told CNN, going on to suggest that while State Department officials are adamant that sanctions will remain in place until Russia withdraws from Crimea, those closer to Trump at the White House are offering less certain assurances. Those sources told CNN both Ukraine-related sanctions, and the set of sanctions related to Russia’s cyber-meddling in the US election, are on the table for review, according to their discussions with Trump administration officials. The Kremlin denied Friday reports that Flynn discussed sanctions on Russia in recent discussions with Russia’s ambassador to Washington. When asked about a Washington Post report published Thursday that Flynn and Kislyak discussed US sanctions on Russia – and that these discussions may have influenced President Vladimir Putin’s decision not to retaliate to the sanctions – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “the information is incorrect.” “If I understand the communication between Flynn and Kislyak correctly, there have been some talks. If I understand correctly,” Peskov said. “As for the rest, the information is incorrect,” he added. According to another person who met recently with members of Trump’s national security team, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson echoed previous public assurances that sanctions enacted on Russia for its Ukraine actions would remain in place. But Flynn seemed to be on a different page, suggesting that Trump is seeking areas for cooperation with Russia. .@SenatorRounds on Mike Flynn: If we've been misled \"we would expect the President to take appropriate actions\" https://t.co/rDspdBvlCf Last week, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley offered a tough stance on Russia’s actions in Ukraine, where violence has escalated in recent weeks. “The United States continues to condemn and call for an immediate end to the Russian occupation of Crimea,” Haley said during her first set of remarks at the UN Security Council. “Crimea is a part of Ukraine. Our Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns control over the peninsula to Ukraine.” A source familiar with Haley’s speech told CNN’s Dana Bash at the time that the White House was well aware of what she was going to say, though didn’t receive explicit direction from Trump’s close circle of advisers on how to address the issue of Crimea in her remarks. The source said that Haley made clear in private conversations, as well as during her confirmation hearings, how she felt about global hot spots like Russia. In some areas, her point of view differed from Trump’s, who as a candidate hinted he might recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Asked last month whether he would maintain Crimea-related sanctions on Russia, Trump demurred, saying it was “too early” to discuss sanctions. And last weekend, Pence also refused to say the Ukraine-related sanctions would remain firmly in place. “I think that’s a question that will be answered in the months ahead. And it just simply all depends…on whether or not we see the kind of changes in posture by Russia,” he said on ABC. “And the opportunity perhaps to work on common interests. And the president’s made it clear the top priority of this administration is to hunt down and destroy ISIS at its source.” Maine Sen. Angus King is on the Intelligence Committee and plans to further investigate Russia’s interactions with members of the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. “I think that’s very important information,” he told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day.” “As far as where this issue goes with Michael Flynn, I don’t see it as necessarily something that’s a crime or anything. But it does go to questions of credibility and judgment.” New York Rep. Chris Collins said he is not bothered by Flynn’s potentially illegal activity. “No, it doesn’t bother me. I’m thrilled (with) the team President Trump has put together,” the Republican, who is Trump’s congressional liaison, said. “I know General Flynn personally and he’s a man of integrity who is always going to put our country first.” “I’m just an individual that happens to know the players and trusts them implicitly and know they are always putting America’s best interests first and only first,” he added. Law enforcement and intelligence officials told CNN last month that calls between Flynn and Kislyak were being scrutinized by investigators as part of a broader counterintelligence investigation of Russian activities in the US. Officials stressed last month that there was no determination of any wrongdoing. The calls were captured by routine US eavesdropping targeting Russian diplomats, according to the intelligence and law enforcement officials. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated when Flynn and Kislyak spoke. They spoke in December. CNN’s Maria Stromova, Gloria Borger, Dan Merica, James Masters, Evan Perez, Jim Sciutto and Eugene Scott contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Flynn", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170210144500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/flynn-russia-us-sanctions-reports/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "723533786", "sentence": "Glenn Simpson's November interview was released by the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday Republicans questioned whether the allegations Simpson was making actually had evidence to back them up Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson used his six-hour interview with the House Intelligence Committee in November to defend the crafting of the now-infamous opposition research dossier on Trump and Russia and detail the suspicious connections his firm found between the Trump world and Russia. Simpson’s interview was released by the committee on Thursday following a unanimous vote to make it public. The transcript sheds new light explaining the work Fusion GPS and ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele did investigating real estate deals from the Trump Organization and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, connections between the Trump world and Russian oligarchs and the possibility that the Russians had blackmailed Trump, which is what prompted Steele to go to the FBI with the dossier. At the same time, Simpson acknowledged that he wasn’t convinced at the time a “specific crime had occurred,” though he told lawmakers he thought it was possible there was a “crime in progress.” “I’m an ex-journalist, so I’m not really in a position to prove that anyone’s engaged in a crime. I mean, you know, sometimes you do find proof of criminal activity in an investigation, but more often than not you find things that are suggestive or raise questions.” Related article House intelligence panel votes to release transcript from Fusion GPS co-founder interview Simpson said that in retrospect, the “wide-ranging conspiracy” described in the memos by Steele resembles the “well-established patterns of surreptitious contacts that occurred last year” that have since surfaced. The release of the 165-page transcript of Simpson’s interview, one week after California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein unilaterally published her committee’s interview, is unlikely to change minds over the partisan fight that’s broken out about the dossier and how it was used by the FBI in its investigation of Trump and Russia. But there’s plenty of fodder for both sides to point to, as the dossier continues to be a focal point in the congressional investigations into Russia. California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, said the transcript reveals “serious allegations that the Trump Organization may have engaged in money laundering with Russian nationals.” Related article Read the House Intel Committee's interview with Glenn Simpson Simpson “testified that if the Trump Organization did engage in money laundering with the Russians, it would be with the knowledge or approval of the Kremlin and constitute powerful leverage over the President of the United States,” Schiff said. “Thus far, Committee Republicans have refused to look into this key area and we hope the release of this transcript will reinforce the importance of these critical questions to our investigation.” But during the testimony, Republicans questioned whether the allegations Simpson was making actually had evidence to back them up. “With all those things that we talked – that you talked to Adam (Schiff) about – we never really got to the fact part. Is that true?” GOP Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida asked Simpson. “Or do you feel like with your investigation that you made the conclusion that you think that those things are true – or not that you think that they are, but they are true?” “It’s a great question,” Simpson responded, explaining that he felt the research showed a crime could have been occurring. Rep. Jim Himes, a Connecticut Democrat on the committee, also said that Simpson “did not provide evidence,” and  suggested that the question of criminality was better suited for special counsel Robert Mueller than the intelligence panel. “I think that’s an important point,” Himes told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “They’re very serious allegations, and, again, not one that this investigative committee has the resources to pursue, but one hopes that if there’s anything to the allegations, those who live in the criminal realm, that is to say Special Counsel Bob Mueller, would be doing the investigation of those allegations if he feels that there’s reason to do so.” Alan Garten, the Trump Organization’s chief counsel, told Reuters that the deals Simpson referenced mainly involved properties to which Trump licensed his name, as opposed to owning, developing or selling them. “These accusations are completely reckless and unsubstantiated for a multitude of reasons,” Garten told the news agency. “These issues have nothing to do with the scope of the investigation” by the House Intelligence Committee, Garten told Reuters in a phone interview. “But it’s not surprising the minority (Democrats) would focus on this given they’ve found absolutely no evidence of collusion.” Simpson explained part of the reason he was motivated to go to the media with the dossier, which has been a sore spot with Republicans – Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Lindsey Graham referred Steele to the Justice Department for possible prosecution over what Steele told the FBI about his media contacts. Simpson said he felt what the dossier had uncovered was “historic” and was something the press needed to investigate. But he was also motivated by the then-FBI Director Jim Comey’s decision in late October 2016 to announce the FBI was re-opening its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server – while at the same time not disclosing it was also investigating the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. “We began talking to the press again about – we decided that if James Comey wasn’t going to tell people about this investigation that, you know, he had violated the rules, and we would only be fair if the world knew that both candidates were under FBI investigation,” Simpson said. “It was my feeling at the time he had violated both the norms of our campaigns and Justice Department policy by disclosing or announcing or taking those kinds of investigative steps within 2 weeks of Election Day,” Simpson added. The transcript revealed new details about ties between Fusion GPS and Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, who has been criticized in recent weeks by Republicans over his ties to Fusion GPS and Steele. Ohr gave a private interview to the Senate Intelligence Committee about these connections last month. “I met Bruce too through organized crime conferences or something like that,” Simpson testified. “And Chris said he had been – Chris told me that he had been talking to Bruce, that he had told Bruce about what happened, and that Bruce wanted more information, and suggested that I speak with Bruce.” After Steele made that suggestion, Simpson says he met Ohr at a coffee shop around Thanksgiving 2016. “It was not clear to us whether anyone at a high level of government was aware of the information that Chris had gathered and provided to the FBI,” Simpson said. “We were, frankly, you know, very scared for the country and for ourselves and felt that if we could give it to someone else, we should, higher up. And so, Chris suggested I give some information to Bruce, give him the background to all this.” Trump’s legal team seized upon Ohr’s connections to Steele and Simpson when they were revealed in press reports late last year. Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow told CNN that a second special counsel should be appointed to investigate Ohr’s activities. There is no public evidence of wrongdoing by Ohr. Democrats, including Schiff, pressed Simpson to detail Trump’s alleged links to organized crime. In the interview, Simpson went over the connections his firm and Steele found between Russians and numerous figures in Trump’s orbit, including Felix Sater, Carter Page, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen. All have denied colluding with Russians during the election. At one point, Schiff seemed to ask Simpson for a blueprint for how to investigate Trump’s potential financial improprieties – a facet of the investigation Democrats have criticized Republicans in the House for not pursuing. Simpson recounted that he found it “puzzling” that Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., would go to Russia but come back without securing any deals. Simpson’s hypothesis, early on, was that Trump would pursue a deal but it would “get shot down by his own lawyers because they think he’s going to get prosecuted for some sort of corruption offense.” Simpson advised Schiff to subpoena the people involved in the business deals, the banks that handled their accounts, and the shell companies that are traditionally used to hide financial trails. Simpson said before Fusion had hired Steele, the firm started looking into Trump’s ties to Russia when it was investigating Trump’s real estate deals and suspicions of money laundering through Russian officials. In addition to the Trump Organization real estate, Simpson said that Fusion GPS had also investigated Kushner’s real estate deal in Jersey City, New Jersey. Since the election, there have been a series of questionable Russian deaths that some Russia watchers and conspiracy theorists have speculated were tied to the dossier. But Simpson said that he didn’t think anyone killed was a source for the dossier, instead speculating that they were an “old-fashioned purge.” “I mean there was a series of episodes where people were arrested or died mysteriously that came shortly after the disclosure of the existence of this information,” Simpson said. “To my knowledge, it wasn’t anyone that helped us. think it was more likely people who were taking the opportunity to settle scores or were falsely accused, as often, you know, just like in the old days, and/or were sources of the US Intelligence Community, not us.” Simpson’s answer is different from what his lawyer, Joshua Levy, had previously told the Senate Judiciary Committee in August, when he said “somebody’s already been killed as a result of the publication of this dossier” as a reason not to discuss sources. A source close to that testimony previously told CNN that those comments weren’t meant to refer to any specific killing but instead were a reference to the mysterious string of Russian deaths after the 2016 election. This story has been updated with more details from the transcript and Trump Organization chief counsel Alan Garten’s comments to Reuters. CNN’s Manu Raju, Liz Stark, Caroline Kenny and Eli Watkins contributed to this story.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Fusion GPS and Glenn Simpson", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180118234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/fusion-gps-testimony-transcript-house-intelligence/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "646634210", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.” Peter Bergen: Use of bomb should be seen as part of effort to reverse course of Afghan war Afghan conflict has not been going well for the country's government or the United States The dropping of a “mother of all bombs” Thursday by the United States on an ISIS cave and bunker complex in Achin district in eastern Afghanistan should be understood as part of an effort to reverse a war that is not going well for the Afghan government and, by extension, the United States. The non-nuclear 21,600-pound GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) “targeted a system of tunnels and caves that ISIS fighters use to move around freely,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said. Thursday’s bombing had a feeling of deja vu. A decade and a half ago the US Air Force dropped massive 15,000 pound “Daisy Cutter” bombs on the Tora Bora complex where Osama bin Laden was hiding in December 2001. Achin district is only a dozen or so miles from the Tora Bora region. US bomb hits ISIS target in AfghanistanCaves and tunnels used for smuggling Why the MOAB and why now?Trump won’t say if he approved strikeWhy did the US use the MOAB?How serious is Afghan ISIS threat? US bomb hits ISIS target in AfghanistanCaves and tunnels used for smuggling Why the MOAB and why now?Trump won’t say if he approved strikeWhy did the US use the MOAB?How serious is Afghan ISIS threat? While those Daisy Cutter bombs certainly killed many members of al Qaeda, bin Laden and many of his senior leaders escaped. That’s a useful reminder that very few military campaigns are won from the air. There are perhaps secondary effects of Thursday’s bombing in Afghanistan such as signaling to the North Koreans and the Syrians that the United States can deploy such weapons against their bunker systems, but the key is that the war in Afghanistan is at a critical point. In fact, the war in Afghanistan is at its lowest point for the Afghans and their American allies since the Taliban were overthrown in the months after 9/11. The Taliban “control or contest” about a third of the population of the country, according to senior US military officials, a total of around 10 million people, which is more than the population that ISIS controlled in Syria and Iraq at the height of its power during the summer of 2014. Al Qaeda and ISIS have also established footholds in Afghanistan. Whereas a few years back Kabul had a bustling restaurant scene and Westerners could live there and lead relatively normal lives, all that is now gone as a result of the multiple bombings in Kabul by the Taliban and the targeted kidnapping of Westerners. The exodus of Westerners from the country has had an adverse impact on both investment and development in Afghanistan. Because of the worsening situation in Afghanistan, the Trump administration is engaged in a strategic review of Afghanistan both at the Pentagon and the National Security Council, according to multiple U.S. and Afghan officials. Related article Opium fuels the stalemate in America's longest war US National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is overseeing the Afghanistan review at the White House and will be traveling to Afghanistan soon to make his own assessment. McMaster served in Afghanistan running an anti-corruption task force in 2010, as a result of which he understands the players and politics of the country well. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in February, Gen. John “Mick” Nicholson said that the present troop level of 8,400 US soldiers was insufficient and noted, “We have a shortfall of a few thousand” advisers to train and assist the Afghan army. The Obama administration had a counterproductive policy of announcing scheduled withdrawals from Afghanistan even as it surged troops into the country. Take, for instance, a speech at West Point on December 1, 2009, where President Obama announced a surge of troops into Afghanistan and also announced their withdrawal date. That withdrawal date, of course, came and went – as did a number of others. It is in American and Afghan interests for the US to stay in Afghanistan so it doesn’t turn into Iraq circa 2014, with the Taliban controlling much of the country while hosting a strong presence of ISIS and al-Qaeda as well as every other jihadist group of note. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook What to do? The Trump administration should publicly state that the US already has a strategic partnership with Afghanistan until 2024 that was negotiated by the Obama administration and that it promises to maintain a US military “train and advise” non-combat mission for the Afghan army that will stay in the country until the Taliban are contained. Afghans don’t care if the United States has 8,400 troops in the country, as it does now, or 12,000 troops or 20,000 troops. Clearly there is a difference from a purely military point of view but from a political point of view the message Afghans want to hear is that the United States is not abandoning them. A public announcement of such a long-term commitment to Afghanistan will help NATO and other allies also commit for the long term. It will also undermine the Taliban.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States military presence in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170413231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/opinions/why-mother-of-all-bombs-and-why-now-bergen/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "711395983", "sentence": "The US military sought authority to arm drones in Niger for months prior to a deadly attack The October ambush of US forces there left four soldiers dead The government of Niger granted the US military the authority to arm its drones in Niger earlier this week, a US official told CNN Thursday. US defense officials had previously told CNN that the US military had been seeking the authority to arm its drones in Niger for months prior to the October ambush of US forces there that left four soldiers dead. One official said the effort to arm US drones in Niger had gained a greater sense urgency following the deadly attack. Related article Pentagon says Niger investigation expected to be completed by January The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, told reporters that a remotely piloted drone aircraft arrived overhead within minutes of the soldiers’ request for support but defense officials told CNN that it was unarmed due to the previous prohibition on armed drones. It is unclear what if any authority military commanders have to conduct drone strikes in Niger. A spokeswoman for the Pentagon declined Thursday to speak about specific authorities or permissions but stressed the closeness of the US-Niger relationship. “The Government of Niger and the US stand firm in working together to prevent terrorist organizations from using the region as a safe haven. For operational security reasons, I will not comment on specific military authorities or permissions,” Maj. Audricia Harris said. The New York Times was the first to report Niger’s granting of authority to arm drones. Hundreds of US troops are currently helping to build a new drone base in Niger, at Agadez. The current base of drone operations is near the main civilian airport in the capital, Niamey.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military arming drones in Niger", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171130231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NER", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/us-niger-drone-authority/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "668183829", "sentence": "Netanyahu backs away from agreement to allow a space where men and women could pray together Decision provokes angry response around world Bowing to pressure from the ultra-Orthodox parties, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu froze plans for an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites. The decision, made during the cabinet meeting on Sunday, brought a stinging rebuke from Jewish organizations in Israel and around the world. In freezing the plan, Netanyahu backed away from an agreement reached in January 2016 after five years of negotiations, in which a space where men and women could pray together would be established at the southern end of the Western Wall. But Netanyahu never implemented the agreement because of pressure from the ultra-Orthodox parties in his government. Currently, men and women pray separately, following the strict rules of Orthodox Judaism. The move risks driving a deep wedge between Israel, which recognizes Orthodox Judaism, and more liberal streams of Judaism, such as Conservative and Reform Judaism, which make up the majority of the world’s Jews. Rabbi Rick Jacobs of the Union for Reform Judaism called it an “unconscionable insult to the majority of world Jewry.” Yizhar Hess, the executive director of the Conservative movement in Israel said, “Nothing like this has ever happened before.” Knesset member Michael Oren blasted the decision, saying, “This move undermines the very foundations of Zionism.” But Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, head of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, lauded Netanyahu’s decision, saying it was important for “the future of the Jews.” Litzman warned that Conservative and Reform Judaism, which have a more liberal interpretation of the religion, are “harming Judaism and tearing the Jewish nation to bits and threaten a terrible assimilation that we are unfortunately aware of outside of Israel.” In an unprecedented step, the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors cancelled a dinner with Netanyahu. Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency and a key architect of the agreement, said, “Today’s decision signifies a retreat from that agreement and will make our work to bring Israel and the Jewish world closer together increasingly more difficult.” Rabbi Gilad Kariv, president and CEO of the Israel Reform Movement, directed his anger squarely at Netanyahu. “The Prime Minister and his coalition partners actively gave their blessing to this anti-Zionist step that will hurt the relations between Israel and the Diaspora, and weaken the connection of millions of Jews to Jerusalem.” Prime Minister Netanyahu did not comment on the decision to pull back from the agreement. The leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, Aryeh Deri, praised the freezing of the agreement. “There is no doubt that maintaining the status quo with the subject of the Wall reflects the desire of the majority of the nation that sees the Western Wall as the most holy place for the Jewish people and not a place for destructive elements whose total objective is to desecrate the place.” The two ultra-Orthodox parties control only 13 seats out of 120 in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, but they make up a more substantial part of Netanyahu’s 66-seat coalition. That allows them to make demands on Netanyahu, since they have enough seats to topple the coalition and threaten new elections. Although they almost always back the Prime Minister, their main concern is matters of religion, such as the status of the Western Wall. Women of the Wall, an organization that advocates for freedom of prayer at the Western Wall, promised to keep “praying according to our conscience.” Anat Hoffman, chairperson for Women of the Wall, said, “It’s a terrible day for women in Israel when the Prime Minister sacrifices their rights while kowtowing to a handful of religious extremists, who want to enforce their religious customs while intentionally violating the rights of the majority of the Jewish world.” The government will try to reach a new agreement on prayer at the Western Wall, led by one of Netanyahu’s closest ministers.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Benjamin Netanyahu", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170626134500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/middleeast/western-wall-israel-netanyahu/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "463507420", "sentence": "At least 25 Somali troops died in the attack on an African Union base in southern Somalia, military source says Twelve Ugandan soldiers also were killed, a Ugandan military spokesman confirmed Al-Shabaab appears to be shifting tactics in attacking more remote AU military bases At least 37 African Union soldiers were killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia on Tuesday, according to military sources in Uganda and Somalia. A source from Somalia’s security services told CNN that at least 25 Somali government troops were killed in the fight. Twelve Ugandan soldiers also were killed, Uganda’s military spokesman Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda confirmed. The attack by the Somali terrorist group occurred on a remote African Union base in the town of Janaale. It was the largest loss sustained by the Ugandan contingent of the AU Mission to Somalia, or AMISOM, since 2012. Ankunda told CNN by phone that 10 of the fallen soldiers’ bodies had already arrived back in Uganda. Other Western sources said that as many as 50 AU troops were killed. The 22,000-strong, United Nations-backed AMISOM force consists of troops from Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Sierra Leone. It has been dealt serious blows in recent months in Al-Shabaab attacks. The terror group seems to be shifting tactics, moving from smaller, asymmetrical suicide-bombing attacks on civilian, government and military targets to larger and more sustained operations solely focused on smaller, remote AU bases. A member of Al-Shabaab told CNN that the battalion behind Tuesday’s attack is the same group of about 200 fighters who assaulted an Ethiopian convoy and a base predominantly held by Burundian soldiers in Leego, Somalia, in July.  Those two attacks killed dozens of AMISOM troops. The fighters call themselves the Abu Zubair Battalion –  named after the Al-Shabaab leader (a.k.a. Ahmed Abdi Godane) who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Somalia in September 2014. Al-Shabaab says the attack was in retaliation for alleged AMISOM attacks on civilians. The United States on Thursday condemned Al-Shabaab for its “brutality in its depraved efforts to destabilize Somalia and deny the people of Somalia the peaceful, prosperous future they deserve.” A Western source told CNN that the AMISOM had recently withdrawn their heavy weaponry from the Janaale base to be used elsewhere against the Islamic extremists. The source says Al-Shabaab also destroyed two nearby bridges, trapping the Ugandan soldiers. Militants loaded a car with explosives to breach the perimeter of the base. The source added that poor weather conditions prevented U.N. air assets from reaching the attack to help evacuate the wounded Ugandan soldiers. The U.N. has been criticized for not providing funding for more air assets in the fight. The Ugandan military has had no troop transport or armed helicopters in Somalia. Because of damaged roads after more than 20 years of civil war, ground transportation is slow and unreliable, making it harder to respond quickly when remote bases such as Janaale come under attack. Ethiopia and Kenya have attack and troop transport helicopters. Kenya also uses fighter jets to strike Al-Shabaab targets, and the U.S. uses drones at times to help with surveillance and launch missiles at high-value terrorist targets. What is Al-Shabaab? CNN’s Nana Karikari-apau contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al-Shabaab", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150903164500", "country1": "SOM", "country2": "UGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/03/africa/somalia-al-shabaab-attack/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "598104297", "sentence": "An Irish woman with wind whipping through her blonde hair walked down a deserted Atlanta street in search of inspiration. She stopped at her destination: the white marble crypt of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunlight glittered in the water of the reflecting pool surrounding it as she stared solemnly at King’s resting place. His baritone voice rang from a loudspeaker nearby, the words of his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech echoing across the grounds. An American flag fluttered overhead. Marian Purcell tried to reassure herself that the America she admired while growing up on an island once engulfed by sectarian violence still existed after the election of Donald Trump. “I just kind of wanted to feel that things would be OK,” said Purcell, who was visiting the site with her husband Patrick. “Trump is a misogynist, a racist – he doesn’t have any moral values I care for. I kind of wanted to go somewhere to be reminded that the moral values that we should stand for will eventually win.” While millions of Americans spent this week wondering how Trump’s election might change their country, some people living abroad said it has already changed how they see America. The country’s allies were stunned. Some worried Trump’s election would unleash waves of intolerance, that an America under Trump would no longer champion human rights, or that Washington would abandon allies it has protected since World War II. Many are concerned that the America they know – a refuge of religious and racial tolerance embodied by King – is becoming something else. Some of those fears could be seen in the almost panicked tone of news coverage abroad. Some could be heard in the anxious conversations of tourists who made a pilgrimage to King’s crypt after the election. The tourist season is over, and the grounds of the King Center were largely empty. But many who were there saw King’s resting place as a sacred space that evokes another America. They wrestled with this question: How does a country venerate both a King and a Trump? “I’m very confused,” said Brianna Martelozzo, who came to King’s crypt with her husband, Giancarlo, a Brazilian painter. “I feel a little sadness being here today.” Related video Van Jones discusses 'whitelash' comments They decided to stop in Atlanta after flying from San Diego to Florida. Together, they looked like Bohemian artists: sunshades, nose-rings and, for Giancarlo, a scruffy black beard. He said he doesn’t think people abroad will look up to Americans as they once did. “No,” he said, scratching his beard. “They will look at America like it’s a joke. They will be more scared of this country.” Some of their friends warned Giancarlo that America would no longer welcome him. “She is more scared than me,” he said, motioning to Brianna, her brow furrowed. “I don’t care about religion, race, sexual options or stuff like that. I’m from Brazil, but I didn’t choose to be from Brazil. I’m a global citizen. If you are good, I respect you.” Trump’s election was also mystifying to a Canadian trio who had journeyed here. One was a stylishly dressed man sporting a black leather jacket and shaved head. He only gave his name as Maurice. “We love you as neighbors, but there is a whole part of you that we don’t understand, and I don’t know if we ever will,” he said, laughing. Maurice hails from Toronto, which he proudly calls the most international city in the world. At least 140 languages and dialects are spoken there. “We all live in a global village, and we need to think more progressively,” he said, standing near a mural of King at the 1963 March on Washington. “Trump’s rhetoric and policy are going to dial back the clock, and we should be moving forward. America has traditionally been a leader, but this is troubling.” It may be troubling, but it’s not really surprising to Patrick Purcell, Marian’s husband. The Purcells live in the United Kingdom and voted against what they called the “horror” of Brexit, the recent referendum by their country’s citizens to leave the European Union. Trump’s election was fueled by the same fear that led to the Brexit vote, said Patrick Purcell. “He’s tapped into this sense that there is this new economic order that is leaving people behind,” he said. Purcell is a student of American politics. He’s visited four presidential libraries during his many travels to the United States since 1964. He even went to a recent Trump rally in Florida out of curiosity. “He was extraordinary,” Purcell said. “He’s very funny, charismatic, nasty, racist – all at the same time. It was very uncomfortable at times.” Purcell said he is worried about Trump’s temperament. He told a story about a British prime minister who was once asked what the hardest part of his job was. His reply: “Events, dear boy, events.” He wonders: How will Trump handle unforeseen events? “George Bush said he would be a domestic president and then 9/11 happened nine months into his presidency,” Purcell said. “You wonder how [Trump] is going to react.” Trump’s election won’t irrevocably change how people abroad see America, Purcell said. “This place is a beacon of hope,” he said. “You can get ahead if you work hard. It stands for freedom, freedom of the press, a fair legal system. America stands for fairness. “America is stronger than Trump.” His wife disagreed. Asked if America is still an inspiration abroad, she said: “I’m not sure it is anymore.” “I think the perception is that, with all due respect, a lot of Americans are naive. They don’t actually see the bigger picture in a lot of ways.” The picture should become clearer over the next four years. The motto of Trump’s campaign was “Make America Great Again.” And the nation’s motto is E pluribus unum: “Out of many, one.” The world will soon find out if those two mottoes can coexist.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161111151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/us/mlk-crypt-trump-reaction/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "756096835", "sentence": "African countries are investing in space for economic development Nigeria aims to have a astronaut in space by 2030 African space programs are nothing new. In 1964 Edward Mukuka Nkoloso, high school teacher and self-appointed director of Zambia’s national space program, had the bold ambition of beating the USA and the Soviet Union in the space race, and landing a Zambian on the Moon. Using unconventional techniques, such as spinning students around a tree in an oil drum, Nkoloso trained 12 astronauts. He was unsuccessful, but in 2014 there was a film released inspired by his efforts. Fortunately Africa’s space programs now look much more promising. In fact, in the last decade the continent has entered a space race. Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt and Algeria have taken a renewed interests in their existing programs, and Kenya has joined the club and launched its own home-designed satellite last week. While no African country is within realistic reach of moon travel yet, Nigeria and South Africa have by far the most advanced space programs on the continent. South Africa is set to host the world’s biggest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). If successful, they claim the telescope will enable astronomers to look much deeper into space – at the sensitivity of many times current telescopes. The first phase will cost approximately $790 million. Related video Africa's space race “What drove this project was a need for the next generation radio telescope with a preference for the southern hemisphere as then you can view the centre of our galaxy,” said Carla Sharpe, Business Manager at SKA. “When you’re studying space with an optical telescope you’re only observing the visible light, whereas a radio telescope can observe the electromagnetic spectrum over a number of frequencies,” she added. However, Sharpe disagrees that there is an African space race per se. Instead, African countries see space programs as an important part of economic development. “In general African countries accept that developing technology drives growth and that space is a great area for technology development. It’s accepted as a new market we can still get into,” Sharpe continues. Although space programs in Africa are frequently criticized for being a waste of money, particularly with the presence of more immediate concerns. Sharpe responded: “Space science and technology is not just rockets. It’s everything from data analytics, data storage and transport and more. There are so many areas of development within the arena which are classed as space science.” South Africa has set its sights on space observation, but what about space travel? In that field, Nigeria is leading the charge. They’re planning to be the first African country to send an astronaut into space. The government announced the plans last year, and is aiming to visit space by 2030. Nigeria is aiming to create a world-class space industry. “The focus of our space program is economic development,” Felix Ale, communications chief of The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASDRA), told CNN. Since 2003, NASRDA have launched five satellites which have helped improve agricultural practices, collect climate data and track-down hostages taken by Boko Haram and in 2016 received $20 million of funding. But Professor Calestous Juma, an expert on space programs in developing countries at the Harvard Kennedy School, told CNN in 2016 that the mission could be a “lofty ambition” that “may or may not happen.” Aside from Nigeria and South Africa, there are also a number of interesting developments from other African countries. In 2017 Ethiopia announced it would launch a satellite into orbit within 3 to 5 years to help monitor weather conditions. And in 2015, the multi-million dollar Entoto Observatory and Research Center was opened near the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kenya has launched its first cube satellite this year, designed by experts at the University of Nairobi. Ghana is also venturing into space technology and successfully sent its first satellite into orbit in 2017. In 2015, the government allocated $10m for nuclear and space technology. To add to that, in 2016 Egypt approved ambitious plans to launch a new Egyptian Space Agency. Across the continent new programs represent a growing appetite for space technology, but the continent still lags far behind in the global space race. It could be argued that a collaborative effort could help the continent catch up. But there is no pan-African space program in the works just yet. In 2010 the African Union (AU) approved a study to test the feasibility of an African Space Agency. Two years later President of Sudan Omar Hassan al-Bashir repeated the call. It largely fell on deaf ears. “My personal opinion is that the African Space Policy is a great step forward. The African Space Agency will be beneficial in the long term but is a little premature. I think countries need to develop and grow their own capabilities first,” said Sharpe. An official African Space Agency might be a long way off, but national space programs are looking at ways of working together. “I think collaboration will be the only the answer for us to develop forward,” said Sharpe.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "African space programs", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180515130000", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "ZAF", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/africa/africa-space-race/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "654177789", "sentence": "The move surprised Washington Tuesday Comey was appointed by Obama in 2013 President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey, sweeping away the man who is responsible for the bureau’s investigation into whether members of his campaign team colluded with Russia in its interference in last year’s election. The bombshell announcement that sent shock and surprise ricocheting through Washington ends the career of the man who was once seen as the unimpeachable and nonpartisan ideal of how a law enforcement officer should behave. But Comey saw his reputation tarnished when he was dragged into the toxic politics of the 2016 campaign. The Trump administration attributed Comey’s dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s email server, but Democrats ridiculed that notion, raising parallels to Watergate-era firings and suggested Comey was getting too close to the White House with the Russia probe. In any case, senior White House officials appeared to have badly misjudged the impact of Trump’s sudden move. A source with knowledge of discussions inside the White House told CNN’s Dana Bash that the thinking was that because Democrats were saying precisely what Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in a letter explaining the grounds for Comey’s dismissal, there would be no backlash. What was not thought through, apparently, was an explanation of why Comey was fired now, at a time when critics would immediately conclude it was because of the Russia probe. In recent days, Comey again came under fire for his handling of the investigation into Clinton’s private email server. Many Democrats believe that his announcement that he was reopening the probe 11 days before the election cost the former secretary of state the presidency. Related article Clinton aides react to Comey firing with concern, not joy Trump referred to Democrats’ criticism of Comey Wednesday morning, tweeting, “The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad!” The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad! Comey learned of his dismissal from televisions tuned to the news, as he was addressing the workforce at the FBI office in Los Angeles, law enforcement sources said. The source said he made a joke about it to lighten the mood and called his office to get confirmation. Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone was among those who recommended to the President that he fire Comey, according to a source familiar with the conversation. Stone, who also is being scrutinized by the FBI as part of its Russia investigation, spoke to Trump after Comey appeared at a hearing last week on Capitol Hill, according to the source. Trump immediately disputed that Stone was involved: “The Roger Stone report on @CNN is false - Fake News. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time - had nothing to do with my decision.” The Roger Stone report on @CNN is false - Fake News. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time - had nothing to do with my decision. Stone said he was not the source behind the reporting but added that he supported the firing of Comey “100%.” A White House spokesperson reached out to CNN to reiterate the President’s tweet that he has not spoken to Stone in a “long time,” adding, “The President has not spoken to Roger Stone in many months and any reports suggesting otherwise are categorically untrue.” In a signed letter released by the White House, Trump informed Comey that he was “hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately,” explaining that he reached the conclusion that Comey is “not able to effectively lead the bureau.” “It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission,” Trump told Comey in the letter. “I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.” White House press secretary Sean Spicer, sandwiched in the dark between a gaggle of reporters and a large shrub on the White House driveway, described Trump’s decision as arriving only after a long memo from the deputy attorney general, which Spicer said was delivered Tuesday, detailing Comey’s shortcomings on investigating Clinton’s emails. But multiple White House officials said Trump had been considering firing Comey for at least a week before he made Tuesday’s decision. Indeed, Trump revealed his anger in a string of late-night messages on Twitter May 2, exactly a week before his final decision was made public. At the center of Rosenstein’s rationale for recommending Comey’s firing was the director’s handling of the investigation into Clinton’s private server, namely his decision to recommend no charges be filed and the news conference he held to explain his reasoning. Rosenstein accused Comey of attempting to “usurp the attorney general’s authority” by publicly announcing why he felt the case should be closed without prosecution. “Compounding the error, the director ignored another longstanding principle: We do not hold press conferences to release derogatory information about the subject of a declined criminal investigation,” Rosenstein argued in his memo. “We should reject the departure and return to the traditions (of the bureau),” Rosenstein said. “The way the director handled the conclusion of the email investigation was wrong. As a result, the FBI is unlikely to regain public and congressional trust until it has a director who understands the gravity of the mistakes and pledges never to repeat them.” But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he told Trump on the telephone that he had made a terrible mistake. “Were these investigations getting too close to home for the President?” Schumer asked. And in a sign of possible trouble for the administration, Republican Sen. Richard Burr, who is leading a Senate intelligence committee probe into alleged Russian influence on the election, expressed disquiet at the firing of Comey, which he described as a “loss for the bureau and the nation. “I am troubled by the timing and reasoning of Director Comey’s termination. I have found Director Comey to be a public servant of the highest order, and his dismissal further confuses an already difficult investigation by the Committee,” Burr said. As Democrats renewed their demands for a special counsel, arguing that the Trump Justice Department could not be trusted to oversee the case, Republicans insisted that one was not needed. “I think Rod Rosenstein, the new deputy attorney general, is competent to lead that effort,” said Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the GOP leadership. But Republican Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker of Tennessee said that though Rosenstein’s rationale for removing Comey was sound, it, would “raise questions.” Sen. John McCain added: “While the President has the legal authority to remove the director of the FBI, I am disappointed in the President’s decision to remove James Comey from office.” The Arizona senator renewed his request for a special congressional committee to review the Russia allegations. CNN’s senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin was not buying the idea that Comey was sacked over the Clinton investigation, saying it was “absurd.” Toobin branded the move a “grotesque abuse of power by the President of the United States.” “This is not something that is within the American political tradition,” Toobin said, comparing the sacking of Comey to President Richard Nixon’s firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox during the Watergate scandal. “This is not normal. This is not politics as usual,” said Toobin, though he added that Trump did have the legal authority to fire an FBI director. The White House, however, said that the impetus for the firing of Comey came from Rosenstein, noting that he was a career prosecutor who served under President Barack Obama as the US Attorney for Maryland, and was confirmed in his new job on April 25. A senior administration official said that Rosenstein assessed the situation upon taking office and concluded the FBI director had lost his confidence. He sent his recommendation to Sessions – who has recused himself from the Russia investigation since he was a Trump adviser and campaign surrogate – who forwarded it to Trump, who accepted it on Tuesday. Former Clinton campaign officials accused Trump of using the furor over Comey’s handling of the email server as a ruse to get out from under the Russia investigation. “I was as frustrated, concerned and disappointed as anyone with Director Comey’s handling of the email investigation, but President Trump just fired the man investigating how Russia meddled in our election and whether members of his campaign were involved, an investigation President Trump called a “charade” only 24 hours ago,” said Clinton’s former campaign manager, Robby Mook. “It’s equally concerning that our attorney general, who lied about his own meetings with the Russians, approved Director Comey’s firing,” he said. One Trump loyalist, who worked on the campaign and the transition, gave his reaction to CNN’s Jim Sciutto. “I firmly believe the Russia angle is fake news. But this gives me pause,” the person said. Senior Justice Department and FBI officials said they were unaware of the Comey decision until the announcement. Officials who spoke to CNN said they were shocked by the development. Comey’s term was due to run until 2023. The decade-long tenure was introduced to shield FBI directors from being drawn into politics, but the position is still subject to dismissal at the pleasure of the President. Comey’s last appearance on Capitol Hill last week exacerbated doubts about his position. Just before news of his dismissal broke, his office issued a statement aiming to clear up his testimony that former Clinton aide Huma Abedin “forwarded hundreds and thousands” of emails to her husband’s laptop. The note, signed by Gregory Brower, assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Congressional Affairs, clarified that the “hundreds and thousands of emails” that Comey said were ‘forwarded” from Abedin to her husband’s email “included emails transferred via backups as well as manual forwarding.” The White House said it would immediately launch the search for a new FBI director. Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is now the acting FBI director, according to a message sent to employees by Sessions. Comey was appointed FBI director by President Barack Obama in 2013. In so doing, he elevated a Republican law enforcement veteran who had been critical of the Justice Department under former President George W. Bush to the top domestic investigative and surveillance organization, among the most powerful posts in the world. In the decades since former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial director who brought the FBI into the modern era, law enforcement has avoided the appearance of influencing politics the way Hoover did. But Comey’s decision to thrust himself repeatedly into the 2016 election put him at odds with the FBI’s general decision to stay away from the political spotlight. Comey made the decision in July to go public with his recommendation that the Justice Department not pursue any charges against Clinton or her former staffers over her email practices as secretary of state. However, he also took the opportunity to rebuke Clinton at length as being “extremely careless” with sensitive information. Then-candidate Trump had talked up the investigation until this point, at which time he and his campaign derided Comey for the “political” decision. Just days away from the election, Comey jumped into the race again. He informed Congress, via letter, that the FBI had reopened its investigation into Clinton. The decision was made because of its investigation into former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is married to Clinton confidant Huma Abedin. Comey followed up days later with another letter, informing Congress that the FBI didn’t find anything and continued to believe Clinton’s practices did not merit the pursuance of any criminal charges. After Clinton’s loss, former President Bill Clinton blamed Comey for it, as have many Clinton staffers, at least in part. Last week, Hillary Clinton herself told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour: “I was on the way to winning until a combination of Jim Comey’s letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me and got scared off.” After taking office, Trump met with Comey at the White House. He offered a cryptic remark to the FBI chief. “Oh, here’s Jim,” Trump said in January. “He’s become more famous than me.” CNN’s Sara Murray, Ted Barrett, Eli Watkins, Shimon Prokupecz, Gloria Borger, Pamela Brown, Rene Marsh and Scott Glover contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170509230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/james-comey-fbi-trump-white-out/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "707803821", "sentence": "China has long been an ally and financier of the land-locked African state A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said the visit was \"normal\" A visit by Zimbabwean army commander Constantino Chiwenga to China would not normally be seen as unusual, given Beijing’s status as Zimbabwe’s largest foreign investor and longtime ally. But days after Chiwenga returned from a recent trip to meet senior Chinese military leaders, Harare was plunged into political chaos as the Zimbabwean military – led by Chiwenga – seized control and placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. In that context, Chiwenga’s visit to China has come under scrutiny, with speculation that he had sought Beijing’s tacit approval for a possible move against Mugabe. China’s involvement in Zimbabwe stretches back to the 1970s, when Beijing covertly supplied ammunition and financing to Mugabe’s guerrilla forces during the country’s war of independence. In the intervening years, China has continued to provide financial and political support to the African nation, investing extensively across a range of sectors and helping to develop key infrastructure projects. Related article Zimbabwe military: A calm transition is underway “Since Mugabe took power he has been consistently supported by the Chinese government. China has become the second largest trading partner with Zimbabwe and has invested very largely in the country,” said Wang Xinsong, associate professor at Beijing Normal University School of Social Development and Public Policy. China would be very reluctant to see Zimbabwe fall into a period of social instability and political turmoil, he added. But most observers say there is no way to know how involved China was in the apparent coup, or whether it received advanced warning. Cobus Van Staden, senior researcher on Foreign Policy at the South African Institute of International Affairs, described the possibility as a “billion dollar question.” “The fact there were these kind of visits to Beijing right before (the coup) certainly seems indicative of something, but who knows what that was?” During Chiwenga’s trip to China, he met with Central Military Commission member Gen. Li Zuocheng, according to a Chinese military press release, who told him Zimbabwe and China were “all-weather friends.” He also met with Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Chang Wanquan on November 10 in Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a press briefing on Thursday the visit was just a “normal military-to-military exchange” which had been planned in advance. “Since the defense ministry hosted him, I don’t have other details,” he said. The military ties between the two countries extend beyond mere exchanges, however. According to leaked US diplomatic cables, since independence in 1980, the Zimbabwean government has purchased a range of military hardware from China, “including aircraft, armaments, air defense radars, and medical equipment.” In addition, claim the cables, “China regularly sends technical military advisers to work with their Zimbabwean counterparts.” Zimbabwe’s recently deposed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was fired on November 7 by Mugabe in a move that likely triggered this week’s apparent coup, was among the first Zimbabwean Zanu Party guerilla fighters to travel to China for military training. More recently, China has helped finance and construct Zimbabwe’s first highly specialized professional military college, Harare’s National Defense College. But it is 93-year-old Mugabe, now under house arrest, who has benefited most from China’s unwavering support. As Mugabe’s relationship with the West began to deteriorate into the later part of the 1990s, he increasingly looked to his old ally China for economic and political assistance. In 2015 alone, Chinese investment topped $450 million, accounting for more than half of all foreign investment into Zimbabwe. “China is very loyal in this kind of way, they tend to stand by these long-time allies and every time someone like Mugabe would go to Beijing they’d roll out the red carpet,” said Van Staden. Related article All aboard! The Chinese-funded railways linking East Africa In January this year, Mugabe met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where he was told by Xi, “China will never forget its old friend.” But writing in the influential state media tabloid Global Times on Friday, Wang Hongyi, an associate research fellow at the Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, said concerns had begun to grow over the long-term safety of Beijing’s investment in its African partner. “Chinese investment in Zimbabwe has also fallen victim to Mugabe’s policy and some projects were forced to close down or move to other countries in recent years, bringing huge losses,” said Wang. “Bilateral cooperation did not realize its potential under Mugabe’s rule.” In the opinion piece, Wang said a change of government could be beneficial to China Zimbabwe relations. “Friendly ties will embrace new development opportunities,” he said. Official Chinese channels are being more circumspect though, not picking one side over the other. In a statement released after the apparent coup was under way, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said China was “playing close attention” to the situation. Related video Mugabe under house arrest after takeover “We sincerely hope that the situation will remain stable in Zimbabwe and relevant affairs can be handled in a peaceful and proper way,” the statement read. “We will continue to develop friendly cooperation with Zimbabwe following the principle of equal and mutually beneficial cooperation with win-win results.” On Wednesday, an editorial published in the Global Times said no matter what, the Chinese government was unlikely to back down on its close relationship with Zimbabwe. “China has played a positive and constructive role in Africa. The long-term friendship between China and Zimbabwe will transcend the internal disturbances in Zimbabwe,” the editorial said. “The Chinese public would like to see peace in that distant but friendly country.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171117164500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "ZWE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/17/africa/china-zimbabwe-mugabe-diplomacy/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "573253196", "sentence": "Suspect killed along with two others The two other extremists killed have not been identified Bangladeshi police killed one of the “suspected masterminds” of the July terror attack in Dhaka after an hourlong battle, authorities said. The suspect, Bangladeshi-Canadian Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, was killed along with two others, the national police chief said Saturday. The two other extremists killed have not been identified, national police chief Shahidul Hoque said, adding that another suspected mastermind is under investigation. The terror attack at a bakery popular with foreigners left 21 people dead, including 18 foreign nationals. In addition, four terrorists were killed in the standoff while one was captured alive. Chowdhury is one of the leaders of the banned Islamist group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, or JMB, the police chief said. The terror group ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, even though authorities have consistently denied its presence in the nation and said the attack was carried out by homegrown militants, hinting toward JMB. Bangladeshi police announced a cash reward this month for information leading to Chowdhury and a second suspected planner of the cafe terror attack. The attack took place in the city’s diplomatic enclave, and those killed were from around the globe: Italian, Japanese, Indian, Bangladeshi and an American. Even in a country that has become increasingly numb to Islamist attacks, the Holey Artisan Bakery standoff was particularly jolting in its brazenness. The gunmen went into the bakery on a Friday, the holiest day of the week in Islam, and at a time when the devout would be sitting down to break their fast in the holy month of Ramadan. And they targeted not a bar or a club – the kinds of venues fundamentalist Muslims rail against – but a bakery in the city’s Gulshan district, one of Dhaka’s most affluent neighborhoods. Residents in the neighborhood expressed shock because the upscale neighborhood was considered safe with buildings behind walls, gated driveways and security guard booths. Opinion: The question Bangladesh must answer Two men – Hasnat Karim and Tamid Khan – are still in custody under suspicion of involvement in the attack after being denied bail this week. According to their families and friends, the two were hostages, not attackers, and were detained immediately after the shooting and never released. No charges have been filed against either. In Bangladesh, it is legal for authorities to detain suspects without pressing charges. The most recent update on the Facebook page campaigning to release Khan, a university student, said this week that he was still in custody. “We continue to wait for the investigation to be completed,” it said. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Bangladesh cafe attack: Two arrested but families say they were hostages Karim was also denied bail Wednesday. “This has been an extremely difficult time for our family as he has now been away from us for 54 days,” a post to the Facebook page Free Hasnat Karim said. “We continue to feel confident and full of hope that any further investigation will continue to prove his innocence. Hasnat is a loving and devoted father and husband, and we will continue to cooperate with authorities to secure his release.” His family said they were at the cafe celebrating a birthday but were forced by the gunmen to carry out tasks that led some customers to believe he was part of the attack. “There is no justification at all for his incarceration with no end in sight,” Karim’s lawyer, Rodney Dixon, said.  “He should be released immediately and at least granted bail. The police have his passport, his family lives in Dhaka, and he is clearly going nowhere.” Our statement after #HasnatKarim was denied bail today. There has been one confirmed case of mistaken identity. The cafe’s chef Saiful Islam Chowkidar was shot and killed by police who believed he was a fleeing terrorist. The victim had been wearing a restaurant uniform but was running away near the attackers when authorities stormed in.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bangladeshi police", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160827074500", "country1": "BGD", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/27/asia/bangladesh-terror-suspect-killed/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "720093932", "sentence": "Haley said earlier this week that the US wanted emergency meetings to discuss the Iran situation Russia's deputy foreign minister has called the US proposal \"harmful and destructive\" US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned Iran on Friday that no government can legitimately deny human rights, adding that the regime is “now on notice.” Haley’s comments come at a United Nations Security Council meeting that centered on Iran after the US requested an emergency session amid protests in the country. “Human rights are not the gift of governments, they are the inalienable rights of the people themselves,” Haley said. “The Iranian regime is now on notice, the world will be watching what you do.” She added: “Freedom and human dignity cannot be separated from peace and security. When the rights of the people are denied, the people rightly resist. If the concerns are not acknowledged, then peace and security are inevitably threatened.” Haley said that “in the end, the Iranian people will determine their own destiny,” and she reiterated US support for the protesters. “And let there be no doubt whatsoever, the United States stands unapologetically with those in Iran who seek freedom for themselves, prosperity for their families and dignity for their nation,” she added. While most nations echoed Haley’s support for human rights and free speech, some also voiced concern that the UN Security Council was not the appropriate venue to discuss protests in Iran. “It is up to the Iranians, and to the Iranians alone, to pursue the path of peaceful dialogue, a dialogue based on full respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Iranian people,” French Ambassador Francois Delattre said. “However worrying the events of the last few days in Iran may be, they do not constitute, per se, a threat to international peace and security.” Prior to the meeting, Delattre warned against the “instrumentalisation of the crisis from the outside because it would only reinforce the extremes, which is precisely what we want to avoid.” Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia also slammed the US for using the meeting to bring up the Iranian protests under a “bogus pretext.” “Let Iran deal with its own problems,” said Nebenzia, who once again raised the idea of the Security Council meeting about protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and Occupy Wall Street demonstrations as the Russian mission to the UN did in a tweet on Tuesday. A representative from Iran responded forcefully at Friday’s meeting. “The move by the United States to bring to this council protests in Iran by some of our citizens for their legitimate grievances – some exacerbated by none other than the US itself in its dereliction of its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – is an abuse of its power as a permanent member, and an abuse of the council itself,” Iranian Ambassador to the UN Gholamali Khoshroo said. “It is unfortunate that despite the resistance on the part of some of its members, this council has allowed itself to be abused by the current US administration in holding a meeting on an issue that falls outside the scope of its mandate, putting on display the failure of the council to fulfill its real responsibility in maintaining international peace and security,” he said. The US has been vocal in its support of the demonstrators and offered harsh condemnation of the Iranian government, including a tweet from President Donald Trump that called the Iranian regime “brutal and corrupt.” Related article Iran accuses US of 'grotesque' meddling through social media For its part, Iran has accused the US of “grotesque” meddling in social media to incite unrest – and thus tampering with Iranian affairs, according to a letter sent to the UN on Thursday. Haley said earlier this week that the US wanted emergency meetings in New York and in Geneva at the Human Rights Council to discuss the Iran situation. Russia’s deputy foreign minister has called the US proposal “harmful and destructive.” Differences in opinion between the US and Europe over how to address the situation in Iran began to manifest themselves ahead of Friday’s meeting. Related article Iran protests spur tensions between Trump admin and Europe “The United States has spoken clearly and unequivocally,” Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a Washington Post op-ed Wednesday. “Unfortunately, many of our European partners, as well as the United Nations, have thus far failed to forcefully speak out on the growing crisis in Iran. It’s time for them to stand up.” While the US and its European partners – including the United Kingdom, France and Germany – all fundamentally support the right of Iranian demonstrators to peacefully protest, they disagree in their analysis of where the situation on the ground is headed and over the strategic value of ramping up the rhetoric publicly, sources have told CNN. Uncertainty over how long the protests will continue has prompted European countries to collectively take a much more cautious approach to what it says publicly than the US. CNN’s Elise Labott contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180105190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/politics/un-security-council-meeting-iran-protests/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "664453290", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Rob Crilly is a British journalist living in New York. He was The Telegraph’s Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent and was previously the East Africa correspondent for The Times of London. The opinions in this article are those of the author. This article has been updated to reflect the Queen’s speech. It is every dinner party host’s worst nightmare. The invitations have been sent, the menu selected and the seating plan is on its second draft. Then the guest of honor gets caught up in more scandals than you can count. What is the best way to unpick the whole thing? If you are British Prime Minister Theresa May, you distance yourself by not talking about it. Donald Trump’s State Visit to the UK was not  mentioned by the British head of state – The Queen – in her address to Parliament earlier today. British media previously reported that the visit has been put on ice due to a lack of public support. Downing Street denies this, claiming that no date has been decided yet. A senior White House official also said that it wasn’t mentioned “because the date is not yet set”. Related article What was missing from the Queen's Speech? Donald Trump It is easy to assume that Trump’s political travails and boorish missteps are the problem. When the invitation was extended, he was a part of a trans-Atlantic populist vanguard: a fellow traveler of the victorious Eurosceptics who pulled off the Brexit vote. The Prime Minister rushed to be the first foreign leader to meet Trump at the White House in January. The message was clear: A triumphant Britain marching out of Europe, head held high, was a Britain secure in the “special relationship.” Trump has rather spoiled that idea since then. He has riled Brits by trying to ban visitors from Muslim countries from entering the United States and withdrawn from the Paris climate accord. The public reception would almost certainly be hostile were Trump to visit the UK now. And imagine the scene at Buckingham Palace if Queen Elizabeth herself had to make small talk with Trump and Sadiq Khan, the London mayor berated by the American President on Twitter for his very measured, British reaction to the recent terrorist atrocity in London. May does not need that nor any more photographs of her hand clasped by an American whose popularity ratings are worse than her own. But there is more to this than meets the eye. It is not entirely about Trump as the embarrassing, unwanted uncle bringing unpalatable views to the dining table. It is as much about Britain’s domestic problems. May’s premiership is on life support, her government likely to be propped up by reactionary, homophobic lawmakers of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party. No one knows how long that will last. The British people were asked to give her a mandate to govern last month. Instead they gave her a mandate to get lost. With the country less united than it has ever been, somehow she has to begin negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union. Emmanuel Macron of France, Angela Merkel of Germany and Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission have let it be known they want to punish the Brexiteers, yielding not an inch in any deal so as to deter any other departures from their club. A strong British leader might have welcomed a Trump visit as a chance to steel the country’s resolve against them. Instead, we have a weak, disunited kingdom too fragile to survive boorish Trumpian tweets further riling European anger. Why further antagonize them with swipes at free trade and multilateral agreements? Related article Theresa May's Brexit to-do list is getting longer And therein lies the rub. The UK’s election results show a diminished country that is not at ease with itself or its recent decisions. None of its political parties was given the nod to sort things out. When asked who they wanted to govern them, its population said simply: not you! At best the country is uncertain; at worst it has entered a nihilistic rage. Against that backdrop of foreboding, of darker days ahead, of prime ministerial defenestration and a fresh election, of chaos and confusion, what meaning is there in a state visit? What point in pomp and circumstance? Sorry Donald, this just isn’t the right time. For once Theresa May is justified in using the classic breakup line: It’s not you, it’s me.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170613140000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/opinions/trump-state-visit-uk-crilly-opinion/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "430867723", "sentence": "Expert says Garland police officer \"was far outgunned (but) far better trained\" Police say two men with assault rifles and wearing body armor fired at police in Texas They are shot dead by an officer with a pistol who \"acted quickly and decisively\" It wasn’t a fair fight. On one side, you had two men in body armor, toting assault rifles and showing every willingness to open fire now and count their victims later. On the other, you had a security officer – a traffic officer by day – with a pistol. Somehow, the officer won. Authorities have not released the name of the overmatched Garland, Texas, police officer who stopped a pair of gunmen Sunday night outside that city’s Curtis Culwell Center, where people had gathered at an event featuring controversial cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. But they have described what he did, actions that could be characterized as equal parts skillful, heroic and miraculous. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson lauded the police officer for having “acted quickly and decisively, and thereby likely (saving) a number of innocent lives.” “He did what he was trained to do,” added Garland police spokesman Joe Harn. “And under the fire that he was put under, he did a very good job.” ISIS threatens attacks against the U.S. Authorities knew ahead of time that there could be trouble this weekend in Garland. Many Muslims firmly denounce cartoons that depict Mohammed as offensive to their faith. And some extremists have turned to violence to express their opposition, by attacking those behind such drawings, as they did in the January massacre at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine and a February incident at a Copenhagen, Denmark, forum attended by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. Related video Who is Geert Wilders? As if the Mohammed cartoons weren’t enough to make Sunday’s event a target, there was also the presence of its keynote speaker, Geert Wilders. The right-wing Dutch politician is on an al Qaeda hit list for his short film, “Fitna,” which pairs disturbing images of terrorist acts with text from the Quran and recordings of incitements by extremist Islamic authorities. The potential of a new attack was why the Garland police officer was at the convention center, which the Texas city’s school district operates. He had plenty of company: Harn didn’t specify the number of law enforcement officers on site, but did say the event’s organizers paid $10,000 for beefed-up security. “Garland police officers work at the convention center all the time as an off-duty job,” Harn said. “And that was the case … for everyone.” The officer who’d later be praised as a hero was parked in a patrol car in front of the first entrance, from the east, off Naaman Forest Boulevard into the center’s parking lot. An unarmed Garland school district security officer sat in the car with him, ostensibly to check the identification of those coming in. The event started, by all accounts, without a hitch around 5 p.m. (6 p.m. ET), and for nearly two hours nothing serious happened. Until, that is, about 6:50 p.m., when a dark-colored vehicle pulled into the entrance the Garland officer and school district officer were blocking. Related video 2 gunmen killed at Mohammed cartoon event in Texas “When that car pulled up and stopped, those officers began to exit that vehicle, and two men exited the dark-colored sedan,” Harn said. “Both of them had assault rifles, came around the back of the car and started shooting at the police car.” According to a law enforcement source close to the investigation, the two men had six guns – a mix of assault-style semiautomatic rifles and handguns – that are being traced back to various parts of Arizona. Gunfire reverberated around the complex, from the two gunmen, and the armed officer. A short time later, four members of a nearby SWAT team came in firing their high-powered rifles, according to a source familiar with the officers involved. But by the time they did, the Garland traffic officer was the only one standing. The school district officer had been hit in the leg, according to Harn. And the two attackers were already down on the ground by their car, having been shot by the traffic officer. Within 15 seconds, the chaotic eruption was basically over. How? He had a .45-caliber Glock pistol, a much less powerful weapon than the rifles used by the attackers, who have since been identified by federal law enforcement officials as Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi. Related video Who were the Texas gunmen? “There’s no advantage for a handgun over an assault rifle,” said Dick Fairburn, a veteran law enforcement officer who is a columnist for PoliceOne.com. “An assault rifle has more distance, more accuracy, more power, more penetration. “You cannot downplay what he did there.” Granted, the officer likely had on some sort of protective jacket. But Tom Fuentes, a former FBI assistant director and current CNN contributor, said that the thin Kevlar vests often worn by police would be useless against an assault rifle round that “will go through that like a hot knife through butter.” The same can’t be said for bullets coming from the officer’s pistol: The attackers’ body armor likely would have blocked those. Thus, aiming for the suspects’ torso – as officers are trained first to do, since it is their biggest possible target – is no longer an option. But still, somehow, the traffic officer managed to down both men in seconds. “It speaks to his skill level,” Fairburn, who is a firearms trainer for law enforcement, said of the Garland officer. “In terms of weaponry, he was far outgunned. But he was far better trained.” Plenty of examples exist of officers who aren’t so cool under fire, or at least not as accurate. For all the mandatory firearms and other training police officers undergo – from stationary targets to computer simulations to live exercises – “you also have to have the composure and the concentration” to hit your target, Fuentes notes. It’s one thing to aim at a cardboard target at a gun range; it’s another to shoot straight when the targets are shooting back with assault rifles. Clearly, the Garland police officer had his wits about him. Both Fuentes and Fairburn point out that hitting one suspect could be an accident, but not two. So who is this officer? Fuentes believes we may not find out anytime soon because, the moment you identify him, you also put a target on his back (and perhaps those of his family members) that will stay there for years. “I think that’s why they’re not (going) to parade him out,” the ex-FBI official said. “…You have one heroic cop who kills two (Islamist extremist) soldiers. He needs to be cautious about not celebrating in the end zone.” Still, just because the officer hasn’t been named, doesn’t mean he hasn’t been praised. Zach Horn, a lawyer for the officers involved, said that if it weren’t for their actions, “we’d be hearing a different kind of story.” “They faced death head-on,” Horn said. “And, with incredible skill and bravery, (they) were able to save a lot of people.” CNN’s Ed Lavandera, Sonia Moghe and Alina Machado contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Garland police officer", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150505161500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/us/texas-police-shooting-hero/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "756125565", "sentence": "A foundation founded by Hungarian-born billionaire philanthropist George Soros is moving its Budapest operations to Germany following the right-wing Hungarian government’s crackdown on civil-society organizations and targeted attacks on Soros. The Budapest branch of Open Society Foundations (OSF), which works to combat authoritarianism and promote human rights around the world and has outposts in more than 100 countries, will move to Berlin because of the “increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary,” according to a statement Tuesday. “The government of Hungary has denigrated and misrepresented our work and repressed civil society for the sake of political gain, using tactics unprecedented in the history of the European Union,” said OSF President Patrick Gaspard. Responding to that accusation, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the foundation “is fleeing from transparency.” In an emailed statement Wednesday, the spokesperson said, “They don’t want the public to know exactly what they are engaged in and in what way and thanks to what financing they are supporting immigration.” Related article Hungarian strongman's big victory poses headache for EU The announcement by the foundation came one day after Orban pledged to submit a new legislative package known as “Stop Soros” to parliament as soon as the new government is formed. Parliamentary elections last month saw Orban’s Fidesz coalition win a supermajority, giving it the power to make sweeping changes to the country’s laws and constitution. During an official visit to Poland on Monday, Orban described the “Stop Soros” package as one of the most important issues in the election. The bill would tighten an existing law adopted last June that imposes restrictions on nongovernmental organizations receiving foreign funding. It’s almost identical to Russia’s Foreign Agent Law, which has been used to crack down on opposition voices and independent media. Hungary is currently being investigated by the European Court of Justice over last year’s legislation, which could breach European Union laws on the free movement of capital and violate freedoms enshrined in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. Related article Hungary is a beacon to Europe's populist strongmen The law was one of a slew passed during Orban’s past eight years in power that tightened regulations on the media, central bank, constitutional court and NGOs. European Union leaders have warned that these laws would undermine the country’s democracy. According to Reuters, the updated legislation would also allow Hungary’s interior minister to ban NGOs working in the area of immigration that are considered to pose a “national security risk.” Last year, Peter Szijjarto, the country’s foreign affairs minister, accused Soros himself of posing such a risk, claiming the philanthropist wanted to “settle hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in Europe and Hungary.” Soros’ spokesman said at the time that his views had been misrepresented. Soros’ support for refugees fleeing Africa and the Middle East in recent years has made him a target for Orban’s right-wing coalition, which is now entering its third consecutive term and campaigned on a virulently anti-immigrant and anti-refugee platform. The official campaign included posters and billboards depicting the billionaire next to the slogan, “Let’s not allow Soros to have the last laugh,” and accusing him of supporting illegal immigration and plotting to take control of the country. Soros supporters argued the campaign also had anti-Semitic overtones, a claim the government rejected. In the emailed statement Wednesday, Orban’s spokesperson accused the foundation of wanting “to create an immigrant continent and an immigrant country.” Addressing the “Stop Soros” legislation, the OSF’s Gaspard said that it had “become impossible to protect the security of our operations and our staff in Hungary from arbitrary government interference.” According to the OSF statement, the organization will continue to support Hungarian civil-society groups on issues such as education, transparency and media freedom following the move to Berlin. Soros fled Hungary for Britain in the 1940s to escape Nazi occupation. His family later immigrated to the United States, where Soros became one of the most successful investors in the world. He launched OSF in 1979, with the Hungarian office opening five years later. Since then, according to its website, OSF and its predecessor the Hungarian Soros Foundation have funded breakfasts for schoolchildren, supported programs to modernize the country’s healthcare system, provided $8.6 million for Hungarians hit by the 2008 financial crisis and donated more than $250 million to help fund the Central European University in Budapest, which is also facing threats from recent legislation. Last October, Soros moved $18 billion – the majority of his estimated $24.6 billion fortune – to the Open Society Foundations. More than 100 staff members will be affected by the move to Berlin, 60% of whom are Hungarian nationals, according to OSF. “The Foundations are taking appropriate steps regarding the safety and well-being of those affected by the office relocation,” the organization said in a statement. CNN’s Angela Dewan, Ivana Kottasova and Jackie Wattles contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hungarian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180515143000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "POL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/15/europe/george-soros-foundation-leaves-hungary-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "545053723", "sentence": "Obama this week became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima \"Does President Obama ever discuss the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor while he's in Japan?\" Trump tweeted Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why President Barack Obama didn’t mention the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during his trip this week to Japan. “Does President Obama ever discuss the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor while he’s in Japan? Thousands of American lives lost. #MDW,” tweeted Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. Does President Obama ever discuss the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor while he's in Japan? Thousands of American lives lost. #MDW Obama did not publicly mention the surprise 1941 attack that pulled the U.S. into World War II while on his historic trip to Japan this week, during which he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. He used the visit to discuss the threat of nuclear weapons. Here’s why Obama decided to go to Hiroshima Related video Is Obama's Hiroshima visit angering neighbors? “Why do we come to this place, to Hiroshima? We come to ponder the terrible forces unleashed in the not-so-distant past. We come to mourn the dead … their souls speak to us and ask us to look inward. To take stock of who we are and what we might become,” Obama said during his visit to the city’s Peace Memorial Park. The White House didn’t immediately comment on Trump’s tweet Saturday evening. Why did the U.S. bomb Hiroshima? Trump supporter Sarah Palin also criticized the trip, calling it part of the President’s “apology lap.” Palin, speaking at a Trump rally in San Diego Friday night, said Obama’s trip to Hiroshima was “dissing our vets.” Earlier in the week, in a joint press conference with Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he had no plans to visit Pearl Harbor despite the president’s trip to Hiroshima. CNN’s Kevin Liptak, James Griffiths, Jennifer Rizzo, Samantha Reyes and Allison Malloy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama's Hiroshima visit", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160529011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/28/politics/donald-trump-criticizes-barack-obama-pearl-harbor/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "531865723", "sentence": "After initially rebuffing calls for an apology, Rodrigo Duterte says he's sorry over gang rape comments He had said rape victim was so beautiful he \"should have been first\" Comments drew heated international criticism After staunchly defending his controversial comments on gang rape, Philippines presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte buckled to growing pressure and issued an apology on Tuesday. Duterte had joked about the 1989 rape and murder of an Australian missionary that took place in Davao City, in the country’s southeast, where he is mayor, CNN Philippines reported. “I was angry she was raped, yes that was one thing. But she was so beautiful, I think the mayor should have been first. What a waste,” he said, according to a CNN Philippines translation of the comments, which appeared in a YouTube video over the weekend. He had made the comments during a campaign rally on April 12. And for days, Duterte balked at calls to apologize for his rape comments. “If it brings me down, let it bring me down. If it brings me up to the presidency, then well and good. I will serve you, but I will not as a matter of honor apologize for (it),” he told reporters. But after drawing international condemnation from women, human rights organizations, political critics and celebrities in the Philippines, Duterte issued a statement Tuesday. “I apologize to the Filipino people for my recent remarks in a rally. There was no intention of disrespecting our women and those who have been victims of this horrible crime.” He chalked up his comments to his mouth getting the better of him. And Duterte professed to be “angry because horrendous things like this continue to happen to our women and children all over our land.” “I will not apologize for the things I’ve done to protect our people, especially the weak and defenseless, from crime.” Duterte’s initial comments referred to an incident at Davao City jail during his first term as mayor when inmates took 15 church workers hostage – including the Australian lay minister. The Australian embassy in the country was critical of his comments on Facebook: “Rape and murder should never be joked about or trivialized.” Rape and murder should never be joked about or trivialised. Violence against women and girls is unacceptable anytime, anywhere. His comments drew heated criticism from his political rivals in the upcoming May 9 presidential election, which one recent poll tipped him to win. Jejomar Binay, current vice president and presidential candidate, said that Duterte didn’t deserve to be elected to the country’s top job: “Rape and murder of a woman is not funny at all. Mister Duterte, don’t you have a mother? Don’t you have daughters? Your statement is simply revolting.” Known for being outspoken, it’s not the first time Duterte has made inflammatory statements. He has pledged to execute more than 100,000 criminals if he’s elected, according to local media.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rodrigo Duterte", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160419031500", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/asia/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-gang-rape-comment-apology/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "572469578", "sentence": "\"There's no amnesty, but we work with them,\" Trump said Trump's apparent suggestion is not too dissimilar from positions offered by other Republicans Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he would allow exceptions to let some undocumented immigrants to stay in the US, vowing he wouldn’t grant them citizenship but telling Fox News, “there’s no amnesty, but we work with them.” For Trump, whose rise to the Republican nomination was based in large part on his hardline immigration policies, the comments are the clearest sign yet that he is reconsidering his pledge to deport all of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US, a key part of his campaign platform. “No citizenship. Let me go a step further – they’ll pay back-taxes, they have to pay taxes, there’s no amnesty, as such, there’s no amnesty, but we work with them,” Trump told Sean Hannity when asked if he would allow for exceptions to his long-held position. Donald Trump’s immigration policy: Then and now He continued: “Now, everybody agrees we get the bad ones out. But when I go through and I meet thousands and thousands of people on this subject – and I’ve had very strong people come up to me, really great, great people come up to me – and they’ve said, ‘Mr. Trump, I love you, but to take a person who’s been here for 15 or 20 years and throw them and their family out, it’s so tough, Mr. Trump,’ I have it all the time. It’s a very, very hard thing.” At the same event, Trump also indicated an openness to “softening” his immigration policies, which also includes building a wall on the border with Mexico. Trump all week has made rumblings about a position change, and he had previously planned to deliver an immigration speech this week in Colorado. But the address was postponed as he and his advisers indicated that his positions on key tenants of immigration policy were not settled. Wednesday night, a Trump campaign source confirmed the real estate mogul will outline his immigration policies in a speech next Wednesday in Phoenix. At a campaign rally in Jackson, Mississippi, Wednesday night, Trump insisted any immigration policy pass three broad tests: It must improve jobs and wages for US citizens; must improve citizens’ safety and security; and improve citizens’ quality of life. “Hillary Clinton only talks about the separation of families who chose to come here illegally,” Trump said. “I want to focus on the American families who’ve been permanently separated from their children because of the sanctuary cities and open borders that Hillary Clinton supports.” Asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper after the rally about Trump’s apparent policy shift on deportations, Clinton brushed off the remarks, calling them part of a “shuffle” and his “third different position” on the matter. “Somebody has told him, I guess, the latest people he’s consulting, how damaging his statements have been, how terrible his deportation plan is, how offensive his views on immigrants have been from the very first day of his campaign,” Clinton said. Trump’s apparent suggestion to offer some undocumented immigrants a form of legal status resembles positions offered by other Republicans during the primary fight – stances Trump cited to vanquish his opponents. Here’s how Florida Sen. Marco Rubio campaigned in November in South Carolina: “We will enforce our immigration laws. That being said, I don’t think it’s reasonable to say you’re going to round up and deport 11 million people. And I think people are going to be reasonable and responsible about what do you do with someone who has been in this country for 10 years who otherwise has not violate the law, has learned English, paying taxes, paid a fine and wants a work permit.” In New Hampshire last September, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush used similar language. “You come out from the shadows. You receive a provisional work permit. You pay taxes. You don’t receive federal government assistance. You learn English,” he said. “You earn legal status, not citizenship. That, to me, is the most practical way of dealing with this problem.” Kristy Campbell, a spokeswoman for Bush, said in a statement Wednesday it was “unsurprising that Donald Trump is finally faced with reconciling his immigration policy with reality, something Governor Bush predicted last year.” Former Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor added his thoughts Thursday, tweeting, “Pleased to see @realDonaldTrump embrace @JebBush’s immigration plan.” CNN’s Ashley Killough and Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160825004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/donald-trump-immigration-deportations-citizenship/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "738408017", "sentence": "Archaeopteryx was a feathered and winged dinosaur during the Jurassic period New research suggests it was an active flyer For more than 150 years, researchers have been studying the fossils of bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx and attempting to answer this question: Did it fly? Although it may sound simple, the fossils of the feathery-winged dinosaur, found largely in Germany, don’t give up their secrets so easily. The bones are preserved in limestone slabs, and attempting to remove them for greater analysis would damage them. These fossils are some of the most valuable in the world, according to researchers. But X-ray imaging techniques available at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, allow for visualizing obscured properties of fossils without causing damage. This gave researchers the opportunity to take a closer look at Archaeopteryx. Their findings are detailed in a new study in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday. Scientists know that birds evolved from dinosaurs, and Archaeopteryx is part of that evolutionary path. Archaeopteryx preceded the oldest bird by 75 million years. And as we know from looking at modern birds like penguins and ostriches, just because they have wings doesn’t mean they can fly. The same could be said of Archaeopteryx, which has caused questions as to whether it was a flightless land-dweller, a glider or a flier. Related article A bus-sized dinosaur is found in Egypt and it offers a clue to an ancient mystery Because its fossils are well-studied, researchers knew that if Archaeopteryx could fly, it wasn’t comparable to how birds do, because it had a primitive shoulder structure that wouldn’t support the downward power and upward recovery wing strokes that modern birds use. Of course, flight motion itself does not fossilize, and the flight pattern of Archaeopteryx cannot be studied in a living animal anymore, which makes determining flight style even more difficult, lead study author Dennis Voeten wrote in an email. Voeten works with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility and is a PhD candidate at Palacký University in the Czech Republic. But the X-rays revealed new finds within the arm bones of Archaeopteryx. “It was surprising to see that the wing bone geometry of Archaeopteryx looks remarkably more like those of modern birds than expected. The variation within modern flying birds is much larger than the differences between Archaeopteryx and the short-flying birds in our data set,” Voeten said. “Although the anatomy of Archaeopteryx was incapable of executing the flight stroke of modern birds, this similarity accounts for the strongest evidence for active flight in this animal presented in 150 years of research.” The bones themselves were hollow, a trait exclusively shared with flying birds and pterosaurs, which suggested that Archaeopteryx could fly. Statistical comparison placed the bones of Archaeopteryx very close to those of mostly ground-dwelling birds such as pheasants and roadrunners, Voeten said. This supported the idea of active flight for Archaeopteryx, meaning it could fly to escape predators or over short distances to reach new locations, as pheasants and roadrunners do. About 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period, when Archaeopteryx lived, the southeastern part of Germany where the fossils were found would’ve been a tropical archipelago. So they could have flown from island to island. Voeten and his colleagues also noticed that the bones were well-developed for blood vessels, which could suggest active flight, but they believe that more research is needed regarding this point. So what would active flight look like, if it’s not the up and down flapping of modern birds?  Archaeopteryx was probably incapable of raising its wings over its back, Voeten said, because of its primitive shoulder structure and lack of a strongly keeled breastbone attached to the flight muscles. Related article 'Once in a lifetime find': Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber The study does not attempt to definitively describe the flight style, but Voeten and his team believe that because of the shoulder girdle, it’s possible that Archaeopteryx had a flight stroke that oriented forward and up, followed by a power stroke oriented rearward and down – almost like the butterfly stroke. Future research is needed to refine their hypothesis. There’s a reason why this type of flight is not observable in birds today: It went extinct because it wasn’t effective. “Archaeopteryx is not a direct ancestor to modern birds but rather a member of a larger group of elaborately feathered dinosaurs that appears to have engaged in a variety of experimental modes of dinosaurian flight,” Voeten said. “Today, 150 million years later, all styles of dinosaurian volancy (flying) except the flight modes of modern birds have gone extinct. We feel our study supports that the evolution of dinosaurian flight was not simply a straight line towards the flight of modern birds but involved an exotic diversity of alternative, experimental and intermediate solutions that ultimately proved to be evolutionary dead-ends.” Related article Giant ancient penguin was human-size During the Jurassic period over the German archipelago, the only company Archaeopteryx would’ve had in the skies were primitive pterosaurs. But this study shows that by the late Jurassic, dinosaurian flight had already evolved. “This implies that the search for the first free flying dinosaurs, which will add to our understanding of the very origin of dinosaurian flight, should focus on fossils older than Archaeopteryx,” Voeten said. Voeten and his colleagues want to answer new questions raised by this latest research, especially refining how Archaeopteryx flew, as well as other aspects of its lifestyle and physiology. Related article China discovers winged, feathered 'dragon' dinosaur “Untangling the competing evolutionary forces that acted on now-fossilized bones towards bringing long-extinct animals back to life, so to speak, is a very rewarding occupation, especially when it considers the beautifully preserved fossils of the still-enigmatic Archaeopteryx,” Voeten said. “From a historical perspective, it is clear that Archaeopteryx represents a true icon of evolution: It played an important role in both the early communication of Darwin’s theory of biological evolution and, later, in the recognition that birds are, in fact, dinosaurs. “With 11 specimens of Archaeopteryx presently known, which makes Archaeopteryx a comparatively well-sampled dinosaur, it is quite remarkable that this taxon remains somewhat mysterious to this very day. Having been able to contribute to our knowledge on this animal has been a very satisfying experience.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Archaeopteryx", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180313191500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/world/flying-dinosaur-archaeopteryx/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "713128401", "sentence": "Two months later, investigators are still trying to answer some crucial questions The Pentagon’s investigation into the October ambush of a Green Beret-led team in Niger, which killed four US soldiers, is focusing on several areas where problems may have occurred before and after the attack, CNN has learned. The team was traveling with 30 Nigerien soldiers when they were attacked by approximately 50 ISIS-affiliated fighters armed with rocket propelled grenades, mortars and heavy machine guns, according to US military officials. During the subsequent gun battle, which lasted for hours, four US soldiers – Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright and Sgt. La David T. Johnson – were killed and two were wounded. Related article Additional remains of Sgt. La David Johnson found in Niger Five Nigeriens were also killed. US-Nigerien forces managed to kill 20 militants during the firefight, a defense official previously told CNN. The body of Sgt. La David Johnson was recovered 48 hours after the attack. Additional remains of Johnson’s were recovered on November 12 by a US military and FBI team that traveled to the area. Two months after the ambush, investigators from the military and FBI are still trying to answer some crucial questions. The Department of Defense has said it expects the investigation into the attack to be completed by January. CNN has learned that key questions investigators are examining include: Which specific injuries to the body of Army Sgt. La David Johnson occurred when he was attacked by enemy forces and which injuries and damage to his remains might have occurred after he died? Investigators want to determine if injuries that occurred after Johnson died were a result of the body not being attended for 48 hours or were inflicted by militants after his death. Bone fragments belonging to Johnson found weeks after the attack may provide some clues, but it’s not known if investigators will be able to come to definitive conclusions, officials said. Related article US military is granted authority to arm its drones in Niger They also hope to determine which injuries caused his death, according to US officials. The military autopsy will provide most of the clues and details. But it may not be possible to determine if he was ever in enemy hands either before or after his death, officials said. Was there was a communications breakdown with French forces who responded with fighter aircraft and rescue helicopters? Three US officials told CNN that they are looking to establish if there was a communications breakdown that might have delayed a French response once the ambush began. Did intelligence personnel have any impact on the mission? Two officials said initial indications are that a small number of intelligence and law enforcement personnel were working with a second military team that was ordered to conduct a mission to capture or kill a high value target. That mission never happened but the team that was ultimately ambushed was going to be their emergency backup. What investigators want to know is why the intelligence did not indicate the presence of ISIS and whether all the proper authorizations and intelligence analysis was conducted. How did the ambush happen? Investigators are still focused on how the ambush occurred, why the troops did not know there were ISIS militants in the area and what happened during the 48 hours that Johnson’s body was missing. CNN’s Zachary Cohen contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pentagon investigation into the Niger ambush", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171207073000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/politics/niger-investigation-questions/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "505373849", "sentence": "NEW: \"I really thought that was it,\" passenger says American Airlines Flight 206 from Miami to Milan is diverted to Canada Three flight attendants and four passengers are transported to a hospital Severe turbulence aboard an American Airlines flight carrying 203 people to Italy left seven people hospitalized, the airline said. American Airlines said Flight 206 from Miami to Milan landed safely Sunday night in  Newfoundland, Canada, where it was diverted. “It was met by paramedics who evaluated passengers and crew,” the airline said. Three flight attendants and four passengers were taken to a hospital after the incident, the airline said. Passengers described chaotic scenes when turbulence hit. “It rolled on its side. Everything went flying. It was pretty intense,” passenger Karen Case told CNN partner CBC in Canada. Case said the plane dipped two times. “I really thought that was it,” he said. Terrified passengers screamed while others grasped for oxygen masks, Gustavo Canda told CBC.  Others passed out. Another passenger said she at least checked one destination off her travel list. “Always wanted to come here, maybe not under these circumstances,” Jill Nelson-Debord told CBC about their unplanned stop in Newfoundland. The Boeing 767 took off from Miami on Sunday afternoon.  It landed at St. John’s International Airport. Airport spokeswoman Sara Norris declined to provide details on the nature of the injuries.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "American Airlines", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160125101500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/24/us/american-airlines-flight-turbulence-diverted/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "557667087", "sentence": "I’m aboard a boat run by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station that rescues migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. They are people from all over Africa, the Middle East and even far-away nations like Bangladesh. They hope to escape conflict or persecution in their homelands and make better lives for themselves in Europe. But many travel in inflatable rubber crafts or rickety wooden boats that are overcrowded and not equipped to make the long journey from North Africa across the vast sea. This year alone, nearly 3,000 never made it to Europe; they perished in deep waters. I’ve been speaking with the rescue and medical teams aboard the Topaz Responder and with the 366 migrants they plucked out of the sea on July 6. I’ll be writing about them in the coming weeks; meantime, here are some of my Instagram posts. You can also follow me on Facebook and Twitter. A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick) A post shared by Moni Basu (@evilreporterchick)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Migrant Offshore Aid Station", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160707213000", "country1": "BGD", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/world/moas-refugee-rescue-boat-instagrams/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "591195507", "sentence": "British Typhoon fighters on \"most ambitious\" deployment ever UK warplanes exercising in Japan for first time ever The turbulent security situation in East Asia gets a new player this weekend as British warplanes begin a set of exercises in Japan and South Korea, with North Korea and China likely keeping a wary eye. The British deployment marks the first time ever Japan’s Air Self Defense Force has hosted joint exercises with aircraft from a nation other than the United States. “This exercise aims to enhance tactical skills of the air forces and strengthen Japan-Britain defense cooperation. We do not have a specific country or region in mind,” Japan’s Defense Ministry said. But they come at a time when Japan is becoming increasingly embroiled in disputes with North Korea over Pyongyang’s testing of nuclear warheads and missiles that could potentially carry them. Two of those missile tests have seen rockets penetrate Japan’s air defense identification zone in recent months. Koichi Nakano, a professor of Japanese politics at Tokyo’s Sophia University, said the drills were a result of security legislation passed last year in Japan. That allowed the country’s Self Defense Forces to participate in foreign conflicts in the name of “collective self-defense,” as Japan’s pacifist constitution only allows it to act in self defense. “The idea is that Japan will be able to collaborate further with the US and also other countries that do not necessarily have an alliance,” he said. Japan’s Defense Ministry echoed that. “Conducting this exercise in Japan will help in strengthening the UK’s commitment in the Asia Pacific region and increasing other European countries’ interest in the security situation in Japan and the Asia Pacific region,” the ministry said. For Britain’s part, the East Asia deployment tests its air force in a new way. “This is the most ambitious deployment that the Typhoon Force has ever done. I think it’s probably the most ambitious deployment that the Air Force has done to the Far East,” said Wing Cmdr. Roger Elliott, who leads the Royal Air Force unit dispatched to Japan. The RAF’s Typhoon fighters are twin-engine jets capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. They have been used in the UK combat operations in the Mideast in recent years. The Typhoons will first operate out of Misawa Air Base, a joint Japanese-US facility in northern Amori prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu. They’ll fly with four F-15 and four F-2 Japanese fighters as well as British tanker and cargo aircraft. The UK-Japan exercise will wrap up on November 6, when the British planes head to Osan Air Base in South Korea for the first-ever South Korea-US-UK joint air force drill, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. “The joint drill is called Invincible Shield and it is meaningful in that the UK is actively implementing a security pledge as one of the members of United Nations Command’s strategic provider,” a South Korean Defense Ministry statement said. United Nations Command was the alliance that fought the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The British deployment has not gone unnoticed in North Korea, which, through its Korean Central News Agency, said it was part of Japan’s plan to become a world military power again. But analysts say it’s not just North Korea with which Japan has concerns. Tokyo also is looking for allies in tensions with China, which have flared over Chinese maritime movements near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which Beijing calls the Diaoyu islands. “Increasing stronger cooperation with allies beyond the US is seen as kind of hedging against the rising China threat,” said Benjamin Ascione, an expert on Japanese foreign policy at the Australian National University. Nakano at Sophia University agreed, saying that said the Japanese government was trying to “fan fear” of regional threats posed by Pyongyang and Beijing to get more involved in military collaborations. “That could be joint exercises, more collaboration in places like the South China Sea, or even the Middle East,” Nakano said. CNN’s James Griffiths, Yoko Wakatsuki and KJ Kwon contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Japan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161021054500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/asia/britain-japan-south-korea-military-exercises/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "496277624", "sentence": "\"I hate some of these people, I hate 'em,\" Trump told the crowd. \"I would never kill them. I would never do that.\" Even Donald Trump has limits. The Republican front-runner – who frequently lambasts the media as “scum” or “horrible” – reassured reporters at rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday that he had no desire to execute the press who cover him. “I hate some of these people, I hate ‘em,” Trump told the crowd. “I would never kill them. I would never do that.” Then he decided to reconsider. “Uh, let’s see, uh?” he said aloud, his voice rising. “No, I would never do that.” Trump’s comments on journalists came after he spoke about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who lavished Trump with praise last week. Claims that Putin ordered the killings of Russian journalists are well-documented, but Trump has argued that those deaths are disputed and without evidence. Trump did charge once again that some of the reporters in the back of the room are “such lying disgusting people,” but as the crowd turned to angrily face those reporters, Trump pulled them back. “But no, I would never kill them,” he said. “I think that would be despicable.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151222033000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/21/politics/trump-putin-killing-reporters/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "675665550", "sentence": "Trump has routinely called the Russia story \"fake news\" and a \"witch hunt\" Trump's son-in-law contradicted previous denials of contact on Monday For nearly a year, President Donald Trump and several of his top advisers have repeatedly denied that there was any contact between members of the Trump campaign and individuals tied to the Russian government. But the veracity of that story appears to be crumbling under contradictory revelations from the President’s son, son-in-law and the current attorney general. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have all previously denied that there were any contacts or ties between the Trump campaign and Russian government officials or Russians trying to meddle in the election. Related article The many unearthed interactions between Trump-world and Russia, documented Trump has routinely called the Russia story “fake news” and a “witch hunt.” Asked in February if anyone on his campaign had contacts with Russia during the election, Trump first said, “General Flynn was obviously dealing. So that’s one person.” Asked if that contact happened during the election, Trump responded, “no, nobody that I know of.” He went on to say, “I have nothing to do with Russia. To the best of my knowledge no person that I deal with does.” Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr. and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have all confirmed (on-record) that they had Russia meetings during the campaign, despite all these denials. The President and his top aides stopped denying that members of the Trump campaign had contact with Russians after Jeff Sessions confirmed in March that he met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak in July and September 2016. Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner further contradicted previous denials from the President and his top advisers in a statement Monday to the Senate and House intelligence committees ahead of his closed-door interview with lawmakers. Related article Kushner's statement on Russia: What you need to know Kushner confirmed that he had “perhaps” four encounters with Russians during the 2016 campaign and transition in the 11-page statement but insisted that he discussed nothing improper during those meetings, which include two encounters with the Russian ambassador, a meeting with the head of a Russian state-owned bank and the June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer and others that was set up by Kushner’s brother-in-law, Donald Trump Jr. “I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government,” Kushner said in the statement. “I had no improper contacts. I have not relied on Russian funds to finance my business activities in the private sector. I have tried to be fully transparent with regard to the filing of my SF-86 form, above and beyond what is required. Hopefully, this puts these matters to rest.” Kushner reiterated his denial, stating he “did not collude with Russia” in front of cameras outside the West Wing on Monday. Related article Kushner confirms Russia meetings, says 'I did not collude' Donald Trump Jr., Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Trump campaign adviser Carter Page have all also acknowledged their own interactions with Russians during the campaign, though they all deny anything nefarious took place. But even if the encounters were benign in nature, revelations from members of Trump’s inner circle that there was contact during the campaign clash with the blanket denials previously offered by former campaign advisers, current senior White House officials and even the President himself. Here is a look at some of those previous denials: July 26, 2016: Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort tells ABC News that there are no ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. ABC News: Are there any ties between Mr. Trump, you or your campaign and Putin and his regime? Manafort: No, there are not. That’s absurd. And, you know, there’s no basis to it. November 10, 2016: A Russian diplomat says that some Russians were in touch with Trump’s associates during the campaign. In response, Hope Hicks, then a spokeswoman for the Trump transition, issued a blanket denial: “We are not aware of any campaign representatives that were in touch with any foreign entities before yesterday, when Mr. Trump spoke with many world leaders,” she told the New York Times. She also told the AP: “It never happened. There was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign.” December 18, 2016: Kellyanne Conway denies any contact between the Trump campaign and Russia in an interview with CBS News’ John Dickerson. Dickerson:  All right. We are not going to get any insight into the president-elect’s thinking here, but let me try this. Did anyone involved in the Trump campaign have any contact with Russians trying to meddle with the election? Conway:  Absolutely not. And I discussed that with the president-elect just last night. Those conversations never happened. I hear people saying it like it’s a fact on television. That is just not only inaccurate and false, but it’s dangerous. January 11, 2017: Trump denies “he or anyone on his campaign” had any contact with Russia during the campaign while speaking to reporters. The question was a shouted question as Trump walked away from a press conference Reporter: Did you or anyone in your campaign… Trump: No. Reporter: …have any contact with Russia leading up to or during the campaign? Trump:  No, not at all. January 15, 2017: Vice President Mike Pence denies there were contacts between Trump campaign and Russia in an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News. Wallace: If there were any contacts, sir, I’m just trying to get an answer. Pence:  Yes. I – of course not. Why would there be any contacts between the campaign? Chris, the – this is all a distraction, and it’s all part of a narrative to de-legitimize the election and to question the legitimacy of this presidency, the American people see right through it. February 14, 2017: Press Secretary Sean Spicer denies knowledge of any contact between the Trump campaign and Russia when questioned by ABC’s Jonathan Karl during a White House briefing. Karl: Back in January, the President said that nobody in his campaign had been in touch with the Russians. Now, today, can you still say definitively that nobody on the Trump campaign, not even General Flynn, had any contact with the Russians before the election? Spicer:  My understanding is that what General Flynn has now expressed is that during the transition period – well, we were very clear that during the transition period, he did speak with the ambassador – Karl: I’m talking about during the campaign. Spicer: I don’t have any – there’s nothing that would conclude me – that anything different has changed with respect to that time period. February 16, 2017: Trump says he’s unaware of any contact between his aides and Russia during a White House press conference. Question: I just was hoping that we could get a ‘yes or no’ answer on one of these questions involving Russia. Can you say whether you are aware that anyone who advised your campaign had contacts with Russia during the course of the election? Trump: Well I told you, Gen. Flynn obviously was dealing. So that’s one person. But he was dealing, as he should have been. Question: During the election? Trump: No. Nobody that I know of. Nobody… Question: So you’re not aware of any contact during the course…. Trump: Look, look, look… Question: … of the election? Trump: How many times do I have to answer this question? Question: Can you just say yes or no? Trump: Russia is a ruse. I know you have to get up and ask a question. It’s so important. Russia is a ruse. I have nothing to do with Russia. Haven’t made a phone call to Russia in years. Don’t speak to people from Russia. Not that I wouldn’t. I just have nobody to speak to. I spoke to Putin twice. He called me on the election. I told you this. And he called me on the inauguration and a few days ago. We had a very good talk, especially the second one, lasted for a pretty long period of time. I’m sure you probably get it because it was classified. So I’m sure everybody in this room perhaps has it. But we had a very, very good talk. I have nothing to do with Russia. To the best of my knowledge no person that I deal with does. February 20, 2017: White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders denies any contacts occurred during the campaign. Huckabee Sanders: “This is a non-story because to the best of our knowledge, no contacts took place, so it’s hard to make a comment on something that never happened.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump campaign's contact with Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170724230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/kushner-russia-statement-trump-denials/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "742815233", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – A federal judge said Wednesday that a lawsuit alleging that foreign gifts were made to President Donald Trump can proceed. – Former Trump attorney John Dowd floated the idea of pardoning two former top aides to the President as the special counsel was building cases against them, The New York Times reports. – A judge again threw out involuntary manslaughter charges against Penn State frat members in the alleged hazing death of a pledge. – Controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio suggested he would revive the debunked claim that President Barack Obama’s birth certificate is fraudulent if he’s elected to the Senate. – Stormy Daniels’ lawyer wants to depose Trump and his attorney, Michael Cohen. – 18 million people watched the “Roseanne” reboot. – China confirmed President Xi Jinping met with North Korea’s leader, throwing Trump a curve ball ahead of a summit with Kim Jong Un. – Police are investigating Corey Feldman’s claim that he was stabbed. – We are no closer to figuring out #WhoBitBeyonce, but Hollywood is having fun. – New Yorkers may not have to answer their bosses after work hours if this new bill passes.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180328201500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-march-28-trnd/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "576296415", "sentence": "Lawmakers return to work Tuesday for what’s expected to be a brief but intense legislative dash with a short and critical to-do list that includes contentious bills to battle the Zika virus and prevent a government shutdown. The four-week stretch will play out against the backdrop of this year’s unusual and unpredictable presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, which could impact the sensitive congressional negotiations that lie ahead. Republicans, who control the House and Senate, want to demonstrate they are responsible stewards of the Congress and deserve to be returned to power. As evidence, they point to passage of a list of bipartisan bills – to fight opioid abuse, fund highway construction, reform education programs and even raise the debt limit, an often politically difficult task. By the end of September they must also find a way to keep the government open because a shutdown would be a political catastrophe just weeks before voters go to the polls. “We’ve passed legislation to grow the economy, protect our communities, strengthen national security, and serve our veterans,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, said in a memo to his caucus outlining the September agenda. “And in the coming months we can continue to look forward to making more progress.” But Democrats, who could be on the cusp of taking back the Senate, argue the unresolved Zika funding, stalled Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland, and lack of action on gun control, are proof of GOP recklessness and negligence and reasons why Republicans should be tossed from power. “The Republican Senate will be remembered for how little it did,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said last week. “The Senate is being run into the ground.” Because the normal appropriations process broke down months ago over disputes about funding levels and controversial policy riders – related to gay rights, abortion funding and other issues – Congress has until September 30 to reach a deal to keep the government operating. Democrats want to extend current funding levels until the end of the year, which they say would give them time to negotiate with Republicans on a broader spending package during the lame duck session after the election. They prefer to use that period to fashion a measure that funds the government through September of next year so that if Hillary Clinton is elected she would not need to wrestle with the thorny issue in the opening months of her administration. Republicans haven’t settled on a strategy yet and are expected to discuss their options in private sessions this week, according to aides. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R- Wisconsin, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, hope to find a quick resolution that ensures there is no real threat of pre-election shutdown. That task got much more complicated last week when a collection of outside groups aligned with the ultra-conservative and powerful House Freedom Caucus pushed to extend current funding levels into the spring and not have any lame duck session at all. Related video Sean Duffy to Donald Trump: Don't be so sensitive “History shows that end-of-year legislative packages are routinely rushed through Congress and to the President’s desk under the threat of a government shutdown – too fast for lawmakers and the taxpayers footing the bill to determine what’s in them,” said the letter signed by 30 conservative organizations. But Reid, whose caucus has the power to filibuster a spending bill it doesn’t support, rejected that approach. “Everyone should be alerted today that we’re not going to do a long-term CR,” the retiring Democrat from Nevada told reporters last week referencing the proposed continuing resolution that would last into the spring. That approach might not be appealing to Ryan or McConnell either.  Because if Clinton wins the White House and/or Democrats take control of the Senate, the two GOP leaders will lose considerable leverage if they’ve already passed a bill that locks in spending for several months. Ryan is likely to face some tensions with members on the right of his conference when the session resumes, beyond their reluctance to negotiate on any short-term funding bill. House conservatives are still fuming over the loss of Kansas Rep Tim Huelskamp, who was defeated in a primary in August. Some House Freedom Caucus members believe that Ryan didn’t help protect the incumbent in his race against another Republican who was backed by some establishment groups, and want to have a discussion about the role party leaders play in contested primaries. Both sides are pointing fingers at each other over the long-stalled bill to fund the federal response to Zika, the dangerous virus transmitted by mosquitoes and sexual contact that can cause debilitating and deadly birth defects. While public health officials are trying to contain the rapidly spreading virus – now found in mosquitoes in Florida – the Senate will vote Tuesday on a $1.1 billion bill that Democrats have already blocked once because it contains restrictions on funding for Planned Parenthood. The move is designed to pressure Democrats because the same bill already passed the House and Republicans argue it is the fastest way to get the money flowing. Democrats say they will again block the bill. They charge Republicans are holding the Zika money hostage to an ideological fight over abortion.  Republicans counter that the bill provides more than enough money to respond to the public health crisis and accuse Democrats of protecting their political ally Planned Parenthood at the expense of battling the disease. Meantime, CDC Director Thomas Frieden is warning his agency is almost out of the money needed to kill mosquitoes and find a vaccine. “We don’t have the resources we need to mount the kind of robust fight against the disease,” Centers for Disease Control Director Thomas Frieden warned last week.  “Without additional funding we will not be able to fully understand the impact of Zika.” Some Senate Republicans are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services to reprogram funds from other accounts to fund the Zika response while Congress hashes out the legislation.  But HHS Secretary Burwell said in a letter Friday her department has already “exhausted our ability” to utilize other funds. The presidential election will be a dominating presence in the Capitol in September. House and Senate Republicans will use the month to keep the pressure on Clinton for her use of a private email server and for allegations foreign donors to the Clinton Global Initiative got special treatment while she was secretary of state. FBI Director James Comey, who frustrated Republicans with his recommendation not to prosecute Clinton for her handling of classified emails, is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee later this month. Republicans will press him about the decision and whether the FBI is pursuing a perjury charge against Clinton for lying in testimony before Congress, as many Republicans believe she did. For their part, Democrats plan to continue their vocal criticism of Trump through news conferences, floor speeches, and other venues. Democrats want to tie the controversial nominee to many of the swing state GOP senators up for re-election. Republicans currently have a 54-46 advantage but Democrats are positioned to retake the chamber especially if Trump falters in those battleground states. House Republicans, who don’t face a serious takeover threat from Democrats, will use the time to highlight their “Better way” agenda, which Ryan and top leaders rolled out in the early summer months. These policy proposals included plans to reform the tax code, overhaul health care, reduce poverty, assert the legislative branch’s authority, and promote economic growth. The agenda, which Trump has largely ignored, gives GOP members a way to separate themselves from the controversial nominee and point to specific plans they intend to pursue in the next Congress. Two top issues not expected to come up are the nomination of Garland to the Supreme Court and the Trans Pacific Partnership, the trade pact President Barack Obama negotiated that is now opposed by both Trump and Clinton. It’s possible they could come up after the election in a lame duck session although GOP leaders insist they won’t. Investigators on both sides of the Hill plan to press the administration on a $400 million payment that was made to Tehran as part of the nuclear deal with Iran. Republicans charge the White House paid that country ransom for the release of three Americans held there, something the administration strongly denies. House Republicans plan a vote on legislation to prevent such “ransom” payments in the future. Republican leaders also want to pass final versions of an energy modernization bill and water development bill that had already cleared each chamber. Related video Senators fight EpiPen price hike Democratic leaders are pressing for votes on gun control, college affordability, campaign finance, and other party priorities but are unlikely to get much traction. Finally, the skyrocketing cost of the EpiPen that got a lot of attention while lawmakers were away will be the subject of more congressional scrutiny as well. Congressional investigators are demanding answers from the manufacturer Mylan about how the life-saving medicine’s price soared from about $100 to $600 in ten years. Mylan’s answers are due to a Senate committee in early September.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican Congress", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160906103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/politics/congress-zika-budget-trump-clinton/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "719405208", "sentence": "Trump became the first sitting US President to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital His tweets signal he has grown frustrated with Palestinians' refusal to partake in a US-led peace process President Donald Trump raised the prospect Tuesday of cutting off aid to the Palestinian territories unless Palestinian leaders agree to resume negotiations to broker a peace deal with Israel. He also appeared to contradict his previous statement that the US recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would not impact the final status of Jerusalem in peace negotiations, claiming instead that “we have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table.” “We pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don’t even want to negotiate a long overdue peace treaty with Israel,” Trump tweeted. “We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more. But with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?” Related article Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital A White House spokesman declined to comment about the apparent contradiction. Trump’s tweets late Tuesday afternoon came nearly a month after he became the first sitting US President to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, drawing Palestinians into the streets in protest. A central committee member of the powerful Palestine Liberation Organization, Hanan Ashrawi, responded to Trump’s threat to cut aid by saying that “Palestinian rights are not for sale.” “We will not be blackmailed,” Ashrawi said in a statement sent Wednesday morning. “By recognizing Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Donald Trump has not only violated international law, but he has also singlehandedly destroyed the very foundations of peace and condoned Israel’s illegal annexation of the city.” Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital caused Palestinian leaders to reject the US’ decades-old role as the central negotiator in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas earlier claimed that Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem, which both Israelis and Palestinians claim as their capital, discredited the US as an honest broker in the peace process. And while Trump administration officials told CNN last month that the Jerusalem decision did not mean tougher concessions for Israelis down the line, Trump wrote in his tweet that “Israel, for that, would have had to pay more.” While Trump administration officials have said they expected a “cooling off period” with the Palestinians, Trump’s tweets Tuesday signaled the President has grown frustrated with Palestinians’ refusal to partake in a US-led peace process in the wake of his Jerusalem decision. The tweets also came after the White House confirmed that the US plans to withhold some of its aid to Pakistan to pressure the country into better counterterrorism cooperation with the US. The US spent $616 million on aid to the Palestinian territories in 2016, according to the US Agency for International Development, which includes humanitarian assistance, private sector debt payments and infrastructure development assistance. Related video Israeli PM : Other countries to follow US The President’s tweets late Tuesday afternoon, though, did more than threaten US aid to Palestinians – they also appeared to contradict his own statements about the impact of his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and may have undermined his administration’s efforts to hammer home that message in the Middle East. “We are not taking a position on any of the final status issues including the final boundaries of the Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem,” Trump said last month as he made his Jerusalem announcement. “Those questions are up to the parties involved. The United States remains deeply committed to helping facilitate a peace agreement that is acceptable to both sides.” Trump’s statement at the announcement was intended to reassure Palestinians and the broader Arab and Muslim world that the US was not giving away control of Jerusalem to Israel or forsaking Palestinian claims to the holy city. And in the weeks after, Trump administration officials would urge those inflamed by Trump’s decision to pay attention to his message about “not taking a position” on the future status of Jerusalem.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180103020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/02/politics/trump-palestinian-aid/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "596518716", "sentence": "Some parts of Delhi record air quality index of 999 City has instituted emergency measures to tackle smog Fresh air doesn’t exist in New Delhi at the moment. India’s capital is choking under off-the-charts smog, with some parts of the city reporting levels almost five times those considered “unhealthy” by the US environmental protection agency. Measurements taken at the US Embassy in Delhi put the city’s Air Quality Index at 999 on Monday, off the standard chart, which finishes at the “hazardous” level of 500. By comparison, the highest AQI level recorded Monday in Baoding – China’s most polluted city – was 298. Beijing was a pleasant 30, while India’s next most polluted city, coal and industry-heavy Chandrapur, recorded levels of 824, according to the World Air Quality Index. Research released earlier this year found that air quality levels exceed World Health Organizations guidelines for 80% of those living in urban areas around the world. My view today! Delhi...this is insane!! Fight for ur right to breathe clean air! #MyRightToBreathe #DelhiSmog #delhipollution pic.twitter.com/JTTXA1WYaw In Khan Market, one of Delhi’s trendiest areas, shops that specialized in anti-pollution masks were doing brisk business as people queued up to buy some modicum of protection from the toxic smog. The battle to buy smog masks in India’s pollution capital On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered to protest outside Parliament in the city center as others voiced their displeasure online, posting to Twitter with the slogan #MyRightToBreathe. Little children at Jantar Mantar today fighting for their right to Breathe!! #MyRightToBreathe #LetsSaveDelhi pic.twitter.com/40YbwA8uO5 Death by pollution: Delhi’s fight for clean air An emergency ruling issued over the weekend saw more than 5,000 schools closed and construction work halted for the next three days. Officials warned that the number of vehicles allowed on the streets may be restricted if the situation does not improve. CNN’s Rishi Iyengar contributed reporting from New Delhi", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Delhi air quality management", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161107084500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/asia/india-new-delhi-smog-pollution/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "450784300", "sentence": "Jack McCain has endured a front-row seat to presidential politics. He watched as his father ran for the White House. Now, he’s watching again as his father’s reputation as a war hero becomes an unlikely subject of debate in the 2016 campaign. Ever since Donald Trump questioned whether Sen. John McCain should be hailed as a war hero because he was captured and held in Vietnam for more than five years, Republicans have rushed to say it disqualifies Trump from running for president. Not Jack McCain, a young Navy Pilot. He knows better. “Nothing in politics is disqualifying,” he told CNN. “Even this?” he was asked. “Even this,” McCain said. “I hope his personality has shown through. Whether it was an offhanded comment or not, if that’s his true belief, then there needs to be some serious soul-searching as to whether or not he is a viable candidate for president.” Related video Jeb Bush: John McCain is a 'real hero' RELATED: Jeb Bush calls McCain ‘a real hero’ McCain, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2009, made clear during his interview today that he was speaking only for himself. He said his views are not those of a Naval officer or the academy, where he serves as an instructor, just as a private citizen and son. “Donald Trump’s comments about prisoners of war are reprehensible,” McCain said. “He says he doesn’t like people who are captured and that applies to all prisoners of war.” At a campaign forum in Iowa on Saturday, Trump joked that he didn’t like McCain because he lost to President Barack Obama in 2008. To which the moderator replied, “He’s a war hero.” First, Trump said: “He’s not a war hero.” When the moderator said, “He’s a war hero,” Trump corrected himself and declared: “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured, OK? I hate to tell you.” The exchange sparked one of the biggest firestorms of the campaign, with most Republican candidates and party leaders seizing on a new opportunity to chastise Trump. Jack McCain, the fourth in his family to graduate from the Naval Academy, said he is less concerned about Trump apologizing to his father, which he has declined to do, than to other prisoners of war and military veterans. Related video McCain opens up about Trump comments “Donald Trump has to understand he’s running to be the commander in chief of the United States military,” McCain said. “When you’re doing so, if an individual gets rolled up and becomes a prisoner of war, then is he going to abandon them simply because he doesn’t like people who are captured? I think that’s a pretty inflammatory statement for somebody who is trying to be the commander-in-chief of the United States military.” Trump also questioned Senator McCain’s intelligence, saying he graduated last in his class from the Naval Academy. With a smile, the senator’s son said Trump was wrong about that. “To correct Donald Trump,” McCain said, “it was fifth from the bottom, not the bottom.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150720221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/politics/john-mccain-donald-trump-jack-mccain-reprehensible/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "613621450", "sentence": "The US government has linked cyber-attacks to specific Russain keyboards Donald Trump has cast doubt on links between election hacks and Moscow A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he thinks the Russians were involved in election-related hacking of the US – a very different view than that held by the incoming administration. Former CIA director James Woolsey, an adviser to Trump on national security issues, told CNN’s Jim Sciutto that determining who was behind the hacks is difficult, but that he believes the Russians – and possibly others – were involved. “I think the Russians were in there, but it doesn’t mean other people weren’t, too,” he said. “It’s often not foolproof to say who it is because it is possible and sometimes easy to hide your tracks. There’s lots of tricks.” Asked if Trump is playing the media with his comments on who was culpable, Woolsey said it was a “possibility,” noting that Trump is an “expert in weaving around” on issues like this. “Sometimes people may have been talking to somebody in the National Security Agency and have an idea that maybe it was one type of hacking rather than another,” he said. “I don’t think this is of substantial matter. I think it’s basically just dialogue back and forth.” Speaking on Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Woolsey stressed his belief that more than one country was involved in hacking US Democratic organizations and individuals. “Is it Russian? Probably some,” the Trump adviser told Chris Cuomo, adding that China and Iran could also have been involved. “It shouldn’t be portrayed as one guilty party. It’s much  more complicated than that.” He added, “This is not an organized an operation … It’s not like taking a number at a bakery and standing in line to politely get your dozen cookies … it’s more like a bunch of jackals at the carcass of an antelope.” Woolsey’s comments come even as Trump and his aides continue to cast doubt on the links between Russia and recent hacks against Democrats, while US intelligence officials say that newly identified “digital fingerprints” indicate Moscow was behind the intrusions. One official told CNN the administration has traced the hack to the specific keyboards – which featured Cyrillic characters – that were used to construct the malware code, adding that the equipment leaves “digital fingerprints” and, in the case of the recent hacks, those prints point to the Russian government. In response to the US information, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov told CNN: “I don’t understand what this means exactly, but Cyrillic characters can be used everywhere. Once again, I reject any possibility that official Russia can be involved in any way.” Despite an initial public assessment by the US intelligence community in October that Russia was behind the intrusions, Trump and his staff continue to voice doubts. “The idea that we’re jumping to conclusions before we have a final report is, frankly, irresponsible,” Trump’s incoming press secretary, Sean Spicer, told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota Monday. Trump expressed skepticism on New Year’s Eve, saying, “I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody else.” He also claimed to have inside information on the matter, which he said he would reveal later this week. Asked how Trump would be getting that type of information, Woolsey said on “New Day” that people inside the US intelligence community may be reaching out for Trump. “He could have people talking to him from within the system,” Woolsey said. Spicer said Trump was “going to talk about his conclusions and where he thinks things stand,” adding the President-elect would “make sure people understand that there’s a lot of questions out there.” A second US official told CNN Monday there is increasingly confidence in the intelligence analysis, citing the ability to collect extremely high-quality intel on Russia, compared the difficulty of doing so with more secretive regimes like North Korea. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security released a report last week that they said “provides technical details regarding the tools and infrastructure used by the Russian civilian and military intelligence Services to compromise and exploit networks and endpoints associated with the US election.” The report added that the Russian culprits also have historically targeted “a range of US Government, political, and private sector entities” using similar tactics. Spicer said Trump would await the results of the investigation ordered by President Barack Obama as he insisted that the assessments of the intelligence community published so far did not constitute the “final report.” He said Trump was expected to be briefed about that report in coming days. Trump is facing mounting pressure to undertake a robust response to Russia’s activities, with Republican leaders in Congress saying that Obama’s recent cyber-related sanctions of Russian intelligence entities and expulsion of some Russians from the US don’t go far enough. “It is clear that Russia has attacked the United States of America. All of our intelligence agencies will affirm that that’s been the case. We will work in the Congress to have stronger sanctions in order to prevent further attacks,” Republican Sen. John McCain said while in Georgia, a country that fought a war with Russia in 2008. McCain, who was also visiting NATO’s easternmost members in the Baltic region and the Ukraine, also promised to hold hearings into the cyber-attacks when Congress is back in session this month. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen and Jen Rizzo contributed to this story.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170102223000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/02/politics/digital-fingerprints-russia-hacking/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "674578710", "sentence": "Monk accused of child abuse; fraud extradited to Thailand Thailand had a longstanding extradition request in for the man dubbed the 'jet-set monk' A flamboyant Thai monk who is accused of multiple charges of child abuse as well as ignoring his monastic vows has returned home after being extradited from the US. Wiraphon Sukphon, who was seen in a YouTube video in 2013 holding wads of cash on a private plane, returned to Bangkok Wednesday following a US court’s ruling on an extradition request from Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations (DSI). In images and video obtained from the DSI, Wiraphon was seen under police guard wearing Buddhist robes. Wiraphon claims to be the reincarnation of legendary monk Luang Pu Nenkham, but he’s also known in the Thai press as the “jet set” monk due to his extravagance. Upon his return, Wiraphon was forced to leave the monkhood, according to DSI spokeswoman Woranan Srilum, and later images, after he was defrocked, show him wearing plain white clothes. He will fully be dismissed from the monkhood once he performs a ceremony in front of another senior monk. The disgraced 37-year-old, who claimed to be the reincarnation of a respected monk who lived several decades ago, was accused of ignoring his Buddhist vows of celibacy and simple, moral living. He owned at least 83 automobiles and a list of properties that include plots of land, houses and condominiums, according to the DSI. Donations over the past decade, from poor supporters as well as rich backers, had helped him amass his total wealth, according to investigators. Wiraphon’s lawyer, Phanu Sookwanli told CNN that, contrary to being extradited, his client had decided to return to Thailand to prove his innocence. “His case is accepted by (the) Criminal Court and he is currently detained at Klong Prem Prison,” he said. “We will discuss about bailing out later.” The lawyer said his client “believes he can prove his innocence. All he did was only good things and helping people out of hardship.” Thailand’s DSI told CNN in 2014 that it had sent requests to 114 financial institutions, land and transport departments to seize all of Wiraphon’s assets. The arrest warrant for Wiraphon was issued in 2014. Local media reports that he was arrested in the US last summer. He is accused of sexually abusing and molesting a child under 15 years old, as well as separating a minor from their parents for the purpose of indecent acts. The sexual abuse charges accompany charges including disseminating false information, fraud, money laundering and causing damage to the public. The maximum sentence for the child abuse charges is 15 years.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Wiraphon Sukphon", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170720121500", "country1": "THA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/asia/thailand-jet-set-monk-extradited/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "717026672", "sentence": "Votes in favor of the impeachment fell short Two ex-Peruvian presidents have been accused of corruption Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will remain in office after Congress fell short of the votes needed for his impeachment Thursday. Kuczynski is the latest Latin American leader to be engulfed in a wave of corruption investigations stemming from the largest bribery scandal in modern history. The debate over whether he should stay in office followed allegations that he accepted bribes when he served as the country’s finance minister and later its prime minister. Lawmakers debated for hours and then held a motion Thursday night on whether to impeach Kuczynski. For impeachment to pass, 87 of the 130 congressional leaders – two-thirds – needed to vote in favor but only 79 voted in favor of Kuczynski’s removal. Hours before the vote, Kuczynski defended himself before Congress, making a forceful case for his innocence. In a radio interview the 79-year-old insisted he wouldn’t be removed from office. “Congress isn’t going to remove me, they don’t have the 87 votes,” required for impeachment, Kuczynski told Colombia’s Blu Radio on Thursday morning. And in a defiant televised address last week he said, “I am here to show my face. I do not run, nor do I hide or have any motive to do so.” Peruvian lawmakers decided to move forward with proceedings to impeach Kuczynski last week. Related article Brazil: Why is South America's largest country in a mess? Opposition lawmakers revealed $782,000 in previously undisclosed payments from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to Kuczynski’s two consulting firms between 2004 and 2006 when he was Peru’s finance minister and prime minister. Odebrecht continued paying advisory fees to the firms, Westfield Capital and First Capital, until 2012, well after Kuczynski left public office and before his presidential campaign in 2016. In total, Odebrecht paid Kuczynski’s firms $4.8 million in advisory fees from 2004 and 2012. Kuczynski has acknowledged his firms accepted the payments but says he did nothing illegal. Odebrecht also says its payments to Kuczynski weren’t illegal. It says its contracts with the firms were exclusively managed by Chilean businessman Gerardo Sepulveda, Kuczynski’s partner at the firms. But that may be a tough argument for lawmakers to buy. Odebrecht was at the center of Brazil’s unprecedented corruption scandal, which partly triggered the longest recession in the country’s history. The recession ended this year but unemployment remains very high at about 12.4%. In December 2016, the US Justice Department hit Odebrecht with $3.5 billion record fine for dolling out bribes to officials across Latin America and beyond. Several Latin American prosecutors have opened investigations into Odebrecht in their respective countries. In a plea agreement, Odebrecht admitted giving nearly $800 million in bribes to leaders and individuals in order to get contracts for construction projects. Several former presidents and lawmakers in Peru along were accused of taking part in the scandal prior to Kuczynski. Peru’s former President Ollanta Humala and his wife are in prison while authorities investigate their involvement in the Odebrecht bribe. Police in Peru raided the home of former President Alejandro Toledo in February for allegedly accepting a Odebrecht bribe. Toledo denied the charges via Twitter but has gone missing, is thought to be in the US, and could face jail time. Kuczynski served as finance and prime minister during Toledo’s presidency. Peru’s corruption crisis could mark a turn of fortunes for one of the region’s star economies. Peru has led Latin America in growth the last two years, and in 2015 the International Monetary Fund put Peru on the world stage by hosting its annual meeting in the country’s capital, Lima. It was the first time in 50 years the IMF hosted its meeting anywhere in Latin America. Related article Brazilian President acquitted in illegal campaign funds case Economists didn’t expect Peru to go off the rails if Kuczynski was impeached like Brazil’s economy did while former President Dilma Rousseff went through her impeachment process for allegedly messing with Brazil’s budget to hide gaps. But like Brazil, experts say, Peru faces one major variable: How deep does the corruption run in Peru’s leadership ranks? Brazil’s infamous “car wash” investigation sent dozens of high-ranking lawmakers to jail. “It’s unclear at this stage how big this becomes,” said Neil Shearing, emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, a research firm. “It’s much more difficult for the government to get its agenda through congress,” amid a corruption scandal. CNN’s Nicole Chavez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171221183000", "country1": "PER", "country2": "BRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/21/americas/peru-impeachment-vote/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "669206277", "sentence": "Self-driving police vehicles are set to hit Dubai – but don’t expect to catch a ride in one. This autonomous police car is tiny. Continuing a Smart Dubai initiative, which saw Dubai Police introduce a humanoid robot officer last month, the force has signed an agreement with Singaporean company OTSAW Digital to introduce so-called “autonomous outdoor security robot” O-R3 by the end of 2017. OTSAW touts the O-R3 as the world’s first ground-aerial outdoor security robot. Related article The inevitable rise of the robocops Functionally, the ground robot is not unlike units manufactured by Californian company Knightscope or the E-Patrol Robot Sheriff in China. With a wheel base less than four by two feet, the sensor-heavy O-R3 is fitted with 360 degree HD cameras, thermal imaging, a laser scanner and Lidar (light detecting and ranging), utilizing SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) technology to navigate its surroundings, identifying objects up to 330 feet away. Brigadier Khalid Nasser Alrazooqi of Dubai Police confirmed to CNN that the O-R3’s surveillance tools will be used to identify faces, wanted vehicles and unattended objects. The robot will alert police officers in central command, with data also available via mobile apps. At 275 lbs and with a top speed of 9.3 mph, the O-R3 ground vehicle can’t chase down criminals. However it does have an ace in the hole. Or rather, in the trunk. The robot’s deployable drone can reach 27.9 mph to track suspects – and not even Usain Bolt can outrun that. Related article Driverless flying taxi service set to launch in Dubai Other features according to OTSAW’s website include perimeter breach detection and monitoring environmental factors including CO2 levels. “It will be part of our smart police IoT (‘Internet of Things’) systems all integrated (with) each other,” Brigadier Alrazooqi adds, saying that the force will start with one unit “and will increase the numbers after we … take all the feedback from the police units.” Manufacturer OTSAW told CNN that Dubai Police have agreed in principal to acquire up to 100 units by 2020, leased at a cost of $10,000 per unit per month. OTSAW adds that it is currently in talks with “multiple government agencies from different countries” regarding the model. The O-R3 is a pricey move and part of Dubai Police’s drive towards making 25% of its force a robot by the year 2030. Related article It's official: Dubai has world's fastest police car -- and it can go 253 mph For those disappointed by the scale of the O-R3, Dubai Police is still thinking big. “We’re planning later on to have robot (officers) in driverless cars,” said the brigadier in a previous interview with CNN in April, adding that the police want to work with Tesla and other undisclosed companies. So if your fantasy is to be pushed into the back of a sci-fi police car a-la “Logan’s Run,” “Timecop” and “Demolition Man,” Dubai might one day be the place. In the meantime, citizens and visitors will have to make do with the chirpy O-R3.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Dubai Police", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170630013000", "country1": "ARE", "country2": "SGP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/tech/dubai-police-self-driving-vehicle-o-r3/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "737012294", "sentence": "President Donald Trump’s demand that new tariffs be slapped on steel and aluminum imports has spooked markets, prompted his chief economist’s resignation, rattled major US allies and widened a rift with establishment Republicans. None of that stopped Trump from moving forward with his plan Thursday to erect 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports respectively, as he signed two tariff proclamations at the White House on Thursday, surrounded by steel and aluminum workers. “A strong steel and aluminum industry are vital to our national security – absolutely vital. Steel is steel, you don’t have steel you don’t have a country,” Trump said Thursday, adding that foreign imports and dumping have led to “shuttered plants and mills” and the laying off of “millions of workers,” overstating the job losses in those industries, which his own adviser put at under 100,000. “This is not merely an economic disaster, but it’s a security disaster we want to build our ships, we want to build our planes … with steel and aluminum from our country,” Trump said. “We’re finally taking action to correct this long overdue problem. Today I’m defending America’s national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum.” But in a shift from recent plans, Trump will exempt Canada and Mexico from the tariffs and allow other US allies to petition for similar exemptions. Related article How would Trump's tariffs affect your state? The NAFTA trading partners will be exempted while the three countries continue to renegotiate that free trade agreement and a senior administration official also cited the “security relationship” between the three countries as a rationale for their exemption. Those exclusions are expected to quell some of the uproar, but could still set off a trade war between the US and several countries – a battle Trump insists the US can win even as some of his closest advisers worry the tariffs could hurt the growing American economy. But the prospect of additional country exclusions could also lead Trump to increase the tariff rate on other countries, a senior administration official warned. Trump is imposing the tariffs using a rarely employed trade provision known as Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, claiming a national security rationale for protecting the domestic steel and aluminum industries. Anticipating attacks on that legal basis, a senior administration official insisted the rationale was “unassailable” and stressed that national security includes both national defense and economic security. But the President also framed his decision along political lines on Thursday, just days before he heads to Pittsburgh – the heart of steel country – for a rally aimed at boosting a struggling Republican congressional campaign. “I’m delivering on a promise I made during the campaign and a promise I’ve been making for a good part of my life,” Trump said as he prepared to sign the tariff proclamations. It’s not clear what political effect the order would have in the Pennsylvania race. The Democratic candidate in the race supports Trump’s tariff proposal. The move is expected to be questioned and countered, and could further put the US at odds with the international community. Coming on the same day that 11 US allies – but not the US – sign a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement, the move on tariffs only underscores Trump’s embrace of the protectionist policies he believes helped him win the presidency. In the US, Trump faced a stiff rebuke from trade groups representing retailers and manufacturers who are top consumers of steel and aluminum. He also faced continued criticism from within his own party, most notably House Speaker Paul Ryan who continued to lament Trump’s move – even as he applauded the exemptions for Canada and Mexico. “I am pleased that the President has listened to those who share my concerns and included an exemption for some American allies, but it should go further. We will continue to urge the administration to narrow this policy so that it is focused only on those countries and practices that violate trade law,” Ryan said. “Our economy and our national security are strengthened by fostering free trade with our allies and promoting the rule of law.” RELATED | Trump tariffs: Why sparing some countries could make trade chaos worse The country exclusions marked a shift in the administration’s thinking in recent days, after the President’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday he did not expect any countries to be exempted from the tariffs. Pressed about the change, a senior administration official rejected the change as a “softening” and instead touted the flexibility built into the tariff proclamations Trump is issuing. Looking forward to 3:30 P.M. meeting today at the White House. We have to protect & build our Steel and Aluminum Industries while at the same time showing great flexibility and cooperation toward those that are real friends  and treat us fairly on both trade and the military. The tariff signing came after days of confusion over how the President would move forward. On Thursday morning, the situation was still shrouded in uncertainty. Multiple officials awoke with no clear picture of what Trump was prepared to sign during the afternoon event. Advisers have been scrambling since last week to finalize details on the tariffs after Trump announced he would impose them during a meeting with industry executives. Multiple senior administration officials familiar with the planning said Trump was prepared to sign something on Thursday afternoon – though actual details of the document were still coming together through the morning. Advisers were prepared with a largely symbolic memo declaring Trump’s intent to take action on steel tariffs in case a more substantive order wasn’t final. But by midday it appeared that formal language imposing new tariffs was ready to sign. Trump told reporters in the Cabinet Room that certain countries would be excluded, including Canada and Mexico, and kept open the possibility of excluding other nations like Australia, which are important national security allies. “I’ll have a right to go up or down, depending on the country, and I’ll have a right to drop out countries or add countries,” Trump said. The confusion on Thursday in the hours leading up to the signing was an exclamation point to cap off a week of disarray within the White House sparked by a President eager to swiftly move forward with the tariffs – even as the policy was still being written. The scramble over the tariffs has propelled the White House into further disarray over the past week. Trump’s surprise announcement has already spooked markets, caused a rift with his closest allies on Capitol Hill, and prompted the resignation of his top economist Gary Cohn. “He may be a globalist, but I still like him,” Trump said Thursday of Cohn, who was sitting in the room and announced earlier this week he is resigning as director of the National Economic Council. “He is seriously a globalist, there is no question. But in his own way he’s a nationalist because he loves our country.” On Wednesday and Thursday, aides described rapid-pace scheduling changes as Trump applied pressure on his staff to finish writing the tariff order. Related article Trump says quitting adviser could return to administration Initially, aides had planned for a noon event on Thursday before moving the time to 3:30 p.m. ET. Facing persistent questions over the legality of the move, the event was pulled from the schedule, but on Thursday morning it was back on the schedule and Trump was previewing it himself on Twitter. The effort among US allies and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill to stop Trump from moving forward with his tariff proposal continued into Thursday – further underscoring the uncertainty about how Trump would act. Top Republican lawmakers and the leaders from major US trading partners have resisted the tariffs plan and in recent days were flooded with phone calls from foreign allies trying to stop Trump’s tariff plan. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on Thursday with the top two congressional Republicans – House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – to discuss the matter, Trudeau’s office said. More the 100 GOP members of Congress wrote Trump on Wednesday urging him to “reconsider the idea of broad tariffs to avoid unintended negative consequences.” Despite the exemptions, the tariffs could lead to retaliation from certain countries. The European Union on Wednesday detailed a list of US-made goods that it would subject to reciprocal tariffs if Trump follows through with his plan. China also indicated it was preparing an appropriate response. Trump was unmoved by those threats, instead declaring trade wars “easy to win” as he moved forward to implement a key campaign promise.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180308164500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/tariff-donald-trump-national-security/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "666347043", "sentence": "Grain storage buildings never looked so fabulous. Cape Town’s The Silo Hotel – named after the former grain-silo complex in which it is housed – opened its doors in March as an instant Cape Town landmark. From the outside, it’s an industrial monolith with a standout set of 25-feet-high convex windows overlooking the popular V&A Waterfront. The inside, by contrast, is a riot of color, pattern and glamor, with 28 individually designed rooms stocked with vibrant custom furnishings, oversized chandeliers and feature artworks. Africa’s most expensive city hotel (rooms start at about $900 in the low season) is based six floors above the soon-to-open Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) – touted to become Cape Town’s answer to Le Louvre and the Tate Modern – and features a spa, a panoramic rooftop bar with swimming pool and The Vault, the hotel’s very own private gallery of African contemporary artists in the building’s basement. The original silo building was completed in 1924, and at nearly 200 feet high, once held the title as sub-Saharan Africa’s tallest building. It was the premier grain silo for all of South Africa, where all of the country’s small farmers’ yields were deposited for export. When the silo complex closed its operations in 2001, South African hotelier Liz Biden saw a future opportunity. “We have always wanted to open a hotel in our home city of Cape Town but we were waiting for the perfect property and opportunity to arise,” says Biden, whose hotel collection, the Royal Portfolio, features some of South Africa’s most luxurious lodgings. It took four and a half years for the collaborative vision between Biden, the V&A Waterfront complex and London-based starchitect Thomas Heatherwick to come to life, with the hotel now occupying the former elevator portion of the silo (the upcoming art museum is a separate operation from the hotel). Heatherwick spearheaded the exterior revamp, which had to be done carefully to preserve the complex’s heritage status. Thus, the building retains its austere appearance save for the show-stopping geodesic window installations, which “billow” up to three feet out from the building’s facade. “Heatherwick wanted the redeveloped building to appear as if it were gently inflated like a glowing beacon in the harbor,” Biden says. The Silo Hotel’s glass-and-concrete construct is a far departure from Biden’s colorful, eclectic aesthetic seen in all her other properties. “Designing the interiors of The Silo Hotel has been a complicated task,” Biden admits, needing to work around the building’s limited space and original interiors. “I have tried to contrast the stark exterior of the building with warm colors, vibrant fabrics, exciting ornaments, and contemporary art to create a lively and welcoming space.” The rooms and suites have Biden’s signature eccentric, elegant look – assorted bric-a-brac inspired from personal travels; color-blocked interiors where you might find handmade teal headboards alongside bubblegum pink dressers; Persian carpets; Egyptian crystal chandeliers (there are 80 in the hotel) and painted portraits by Africa’s premiere artists such as Frances Goodman and Jody Paulsen. The rooms’ highlights are the bathrooms, each expansive in size with a large tub set dramatically in the middle of a 56-paneled window – with a crystal chandelier dangling gracefully from above. Most of the furnishings and art pieces were custom-made in Cape Town, with very few elements from outside the country. Ardmore, a premium Durban-based ceramics company, teamed with Biden to make patterned headboards and pillows in select spaces. The hotel’s high-ceilinged lobby is dominated by local Haldane Martin’s structural Tesla chandelier. The inclusion of contemporary works from artists such as Kenya-born Cyrus Kabiru in the corridors suggests a “blending” into the space below the hotel which in September will house the largest collection of African contemporary art. “We are extremely happy to be situated above the museum [Zeitz MOCAA] which will be a remarkable attraction for Cape Town and for South Africa. It really will be something special,” Biden says. “We must be the only hotel in the world situated directly above such a prestigious art museum.” As luxurious as The Silo’s rooms and suites might be, many might find the nightly rates to be a tad exorbitant for an urban South Africa hotel, with the entry-level Silo Rooms starting at 12,000 ZAR (about $940) per night in the low season for a 441 square feet room with balcony. The gated 13-bedroom mansion hotel Ellerman House, perhaps The Silo’s main “best African hotel” competitor also based in Cape Town, has comparable rates yet is more exclusive – its cliffside lap pool, restaurant, spa and owner-curated contemporary private art gallery are only open to guests and their companions. For those who can’t afford a stay in Africa’s most expensive city hotel, there’s always the restaurant and bar options. The Willaston Bar and Granary Cafe are based on the sixth-floor reception level, the former a vision of velvety jewel-toned booths with floor-to-ceiling window views of Cape Town’s iconic flat-top mountain. The Granary Cafe is an informal dining space led by star South African chef Veronica Canha-Hibbert, and features a small raw bar selection, dishes such as steak frites and confit pork belly and a European-style Sunday Lunch menu. The rooftop lounge/bar and swimming pool – with uninhibited 360-degree views of the urban landscape, the formidable Table Mountain, harbor and the Atlantic Ocean – are unsurprisingly in-demand during those sundowner hours, making The Silo Cape Town’s hottest hotel hangout of the moment. READ: Walking with whales in South Africa The Silo Hotel, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa; +27 (0) 21 670 0500 Travis Levius is a globetrotting writer, editor and photographer for the likes of BBC Travel, Business Insider and Forbes Travel Guide. You can follow his adventures on Instagram and his travel/inspiration blog MisterLevius.com.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The Silo Hotel", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170620023000", "country1": "ZAF", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/south-africa-hotel-silo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "712612474", "sentence": "US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday and announced plans to relocate the US embassy there, upending seven decades of US foreign policy in a move expected to inflame tensions in the region and unsettle the prospects for peace. Trump also signed a waiver officially delaying the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for six months, a National Security Council official said. But the State Department’s security arm is planning for potentially violent protests at US embassies and consulates. CNN’s Oren Liebermann, who is based in Jerusalem, walks us through what’s at stake. The final status of Jerusalem has always been one of the most difficult and sensitive questions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For years, US policy has been to avoid declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel in the absence of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, as the Palestinians also claim Jerusalem as their capital. It was argued that a unilateral decision would  break with international consensus and prejudge an issue that was supposed to be left to negotiations. Recognizing Jerusalem as the capital has also moved the United States a big step closer to relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which would be seen as cementing Israeli sovereignty over the city. In theory, moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem could be simple. There is already a US consulate in Jerusalem – but the US has decided against simply switching the names on the doors, upgrading the consulate to an embassy in Jerusalem and declaring the Tel Aviv location a consulate. Instead, Trump directed the State Department “to begin preparations to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.” His directive, Trump said, would allow the State Department to begin hiring architects and building contractors to build an embassy that would be “a magnificent tribute to peace.” But the challenges are not simply logistic. Moving the embassy risks setting off diplomatic crises with Arab states that could include widespread protests outside US diplomatic offices in those and other countries. There was widespread condemnation from the Arab world after Trump’s decision was announced. The United Nations partition plan drawn up in 1947 envisaged Jerusalem as a separate “international city.” But the war that followed Israel’s declaration of independence one year later left the city divided. When fighting ended in 1949, the armistice border – often called the Green Line because it was drawn in green ink – saw Israel in control of the western half, and Jordan in control of the eastern half, which included the famous Old City. During the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel occupied East Jerusalem. Since then, all of the city has been under Israel’s authority. The city marks “Jerusalem Day” in late May or early June. But Palestinians, and many in the international community, continue to see East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. Roughly 850,000 people live in Jerusalem – 37% are Arab and 61% are Jewish, according to the independent think tank Jerusalem Institute. The Jewish population includes around 200,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews, with the rest split generally between religious Zionist and secular Jews. Of the city’s Arab population, 96% is Muslim; the other 4% is Christian. The vast majority of the Palestinian population lives in East Jerusalem. Although there are some mixed neighborhoods in Jerusalem where both Israelis and Arabs live, most of the neighborhoods are split. Yes. Before 1980 a number of countries did, including the Netherlands and Costa Rica. But in July of that year, Israel passed a law that declared Jerusalem the united capital of Israel. The United Nations Security Council responded with a resolution condemning Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem and declared it a violation of international law. Correct. In 2006, Costa Rica and El Salvador were the last to move their embassies out of Jerusalem, joining the rest of the world in locating their embassies in Tel Aviv. Some countries do maintain consulates in Jerusalem, including the United States, which has one in the western part of the city. Other countries – such as Britain and France, for instance – have a consulate in the eastern part of the city, which serve as their countries’ main representation in the Palestinian territories. The US has never had its embassy in Jerusalem. It has always been in Tel Aviv, with the Ambassador’s residence in Herzliya Pituach, about 30 minutes north. Wait a minute, it gets more complicated. In 1989, Israel began leasing to the US a plot of land in Jerusalem for a new embassy. The 99-year lease cost $1 per year. To this day, the plot has not been developed, and it remains an empty field. In 1995, the US Congress passed a law requiring America to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Proponents said the US should respect Israel’s choice of Jerusalem as its capital, and recognize it as such. Every President since 1995 – Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama – has declined to move the embassy, citing national security interests. Every six months, the President has used the presidential waiver to circumvent the embassy move. The Israeli government has lauded Trump’s pledge to follow through with the embassy move.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump for making the decision and called the move an “important step towards peace, for there is no peace that doesn’t include Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, one of the most outspoken advocates of the move, told CNN that Trump’s decision was “the right thing to do, and here in Jerusalem and Israel we applaud the President.” Netanyahu said he hoped other countries will follow the US lead and relocate their envoys. Palestinian leaders are adamant that an embassy move to Jerusalem would be a violation of international law, and a huge setback to peace hopes. President Mahmoud Abbas has turned to other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jordan’s King Abdullah, to help pressure Trump to change his mind. The Palestine Liberation Organization has suggested it would consider revoking its recognition of Israel, and canceling all agreements between Israelis and Palestinians, should the move take place. In the aftermath of the announcement, Abbas said it would stoke extremism in the region. Hanan Ashrawi, an executive committee member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said it meant the “death knell of any peace process.” More immediately, there are fears it could set off a wave of unrest – perhaps even street protests and violence – in the Palestinian territories and across the Arab world. CNN’s Caroline Kenny contributed to this article.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and embassy move", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171205184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/middleeast/trump-jerusalem-explainer-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "673407748", "sentence": "NEW: Masses of people in Istanbul, Ankara heard Erdogan Scores died last year in the coup attempt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – delivering feisty and stirring messages on the one-year anniversary of a failed coup aimed at unseating him – lauded the popular resistance that helped stop the coup, and promised to decapitate “traitors,” a sign that his harsh crackdown against his foes over the last 12 months will continue. Speaking to hundreds of thousands of people at a massive ceremony on Saturday in Istanbul, Erdogan urged vigilance against lurking enemies and declared that last summer’s bloody ordeal emboldened the nation. “This experience has unified us, made us stronger,” the President said. “This wasn’t the first attack against our nation and it’s not going to be the last attack either.” “We know who is behind these terrorists. However, there’s also the fact that if you do not combat and fight against these pieces we cannot fight and overcome those who are manipulating them.  Therefore, we are going to behead these traitors.” “If parliament passes a bill on resuming executions in Turkey., he said, “I will sign it.” If Turkey does so it would likely scuttle its longtime effort to join the European Union, whose member countries have abolished the death penalty. Related article Turkey: Anti-Erdogan marchers 'scream' for justice in Istanbul The country has remained in a state of emergency while allowing Erdogan to tighten his grip on power and oversee a massive purge of those who he says rose up against him. Over the past year, Erdogan and his government have clamped down on civil liberties across Turkey, gutted public institutions and universities, heavily restricted the media and ordered mass arrests of activists, journalists and the political opposition. Since the coup attempt, more than 169,000 people have faced “judicial action” ranging from travel restrictions and detentions to arrest warrants,, the justice ministry said, according to Anadolu. The clampdown stoked widespread unease in the country. But the sea of Erdogan supporters packing the streets waved flags and cheered on their popular and outspoken leader. The commemoration ceremony started at July 15 Martyrs Bridge with the national anthem. Then it was followed by a Quranic recitation, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said. The names of those people killed were read out and their pictures were also shown on big screens. A monument honoring those killed while fighting the coup attempt near the bridge was unveiled. Erdogan praised those who lost their lives in the fight against those carrying out the attempted putsch. “I wish this bridge were able to speak about the heroic acts on this bridge,” he said. “I express my gratitude to these martyrs. They have defended their freedom, their calls to prayers, their flags, their motherland, their state and their future.” After the address, he traveled to Ankara, the capital, where he spoke  to throngs at the parliament building early Sunday, repeating the same themes that he did in Istanbul, sympathy for the people who died trying to stop the coup attempt, respect and confidence for the Turkish people, criticism of the country’s opposition leader, and anger toward the people who tried to overthrow the government. Related article 'I can't forget that night' Speaking in Istanbul, Erdogan warned of groups that are using terrorists as “manipulation.” He cited followers of exiled cleric and former ally Fetullah Gulen. Erdogan has claimed Gulen was behind the coup attempt, a charge that Gulen denies. Gulen is the leader of a popular movement called Hizmet, but the Turkish government refers to his group as the Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organization, known as FETO. Related article Turkey senses 'willingness' from Trump admin to take action against Gulen The government has said that the Gulen group “is behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary,” according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. “How dare you can attack this motherland? There will be those days that you will account for what you have done,” Erdogan said in Ankara. “Hey FETO, is there anywhere you can safely go? Is there anything you haven’t done to damage this nation. Is there any door left that you haven’t knocked at? “You have been allocated some land in Pennsylvania to use, now you are governing these places from there. Those who made calculations for a coup d’etat completely forgot that you cannot make calculations before God and they have hit the wall of the national will as a result,” Erdogan said, referring to where Gulen now lives in the United States. Erdogan also mentioned the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a designated terror group in Turkey, the US and Europe. Known by its acronym the PKK, it has been engaged in a 30-year conflict with the Turkish government.   He also cited Daesh, another name for ISIS, which Turkey also views as a foe. “We know very well that FETO is not just FETO. PKK is not just PKK. Daesh is not just Daesh on itself. These terrorist organizations and other are not only comprised of what you can see when you look at them, we know this very well,” Erdogan said. The President said many enemies were “waiting at bay ready to attack.” “We are not uttering their names but we know all about them. We know who they are,” he said. “You will not be able to succeed. You will not be able to divide our nation. You will not be able to bring our flag down.” The attempted coup took place July 15, 2016, undertaken by a faction of the military Tanks rolled into the streets of Turkey’s two largest cities, Ankara and Instanbul. Soldiers blocked the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul – now renamed the July 15th Martyrs Bridge in honor of people on the bridge who confronted the coup-plotters. Bombs struck the parliament building in the capital Ankara, and a helicopter stolen by rogue pilots was shot down by an F-16 jet. Erdogan was hundreds of miles away at a seaside resort when the coup got going. By the time he emerged to address the nation via FaceTime hours later, it had already begun to abate. About 250 people died standing up to the soldiers who took part in the uprising. Coup plotters were rounded up the next day. In the ongoing days and week, Erdogan and his government have clamped down on civil liberties across the country, gutted public institutions and universities, heavily restricted the media and ordered mass arrests of activists, journalists and the political opposition. Related article Turkey's democracy has died Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People’s Party, recently led a long trek through Turkey, about 250 miles over three-and-a-half weeks, to demand that the government loosen its stranglehold on the country’s democracy. Called the “March for Justice” Kilicdaroglu was joined by throngs of disaffected citizens – many angry with Erdogan – in the walk from the capital, Ankara, to Istanbul. Kilicdaroglu kicked off the march after the imprisonment of one of his party’s parliament members. In his Saturday address, Erdogan slammed Kilicdaroglu for repeatedly claiming that the government knew about the coup attempt in advance but it failed to stop it and called those remarks disrespectful and insulting. CNN’s Mayra Cuevas, Gul Tuysuz and Alper Tugra Cakici contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Recep Tayyip Erdogan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170716004500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/15/europe/turkey-coup-attempt-anniversary/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "729887550", "sentence": "Take a look at the week in politics from February 4 through February 10. White House chief of staff John Kelly watches as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. The President addressed the ongoing fallout from staff secretary Rob Porter’s resignation amid allegations of domestic abuse against his two ex-wives. Sources say Kelly knew for months about some claims that Porter physically and emotionally battered the women, yet didn’t conduct an internal investigation into their veracity. A source told CNN Friday that Kelly made clear to Trump that he would resign if the President wanted him to, but did not formally tender his resignation. US Vice President Mike Pence watches the PyeongChang Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in South Korea on Friday. Seated just feet behind him was Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Pence was a vocal critic of North Korea in the run-up to the Olympic Games. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer walk to the Senate floor from McConnell’s office on Wednesday. The Senate passed a massive budget deal on Wednesday night, but the House was unable to reach an agreement prior to the shutdown deadline. It was ultimately able to pass a deal to reopen the government early Friday morning after several hours of shutdown. White House communications director Hope Hicks and White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway stand together in the Oval Office on Friday. President Trump defended Hicks in a statement to the New York Times, despite reports that he was growing frustrated with her role in the situation. People familiar with the matter told CNN Friday that the President was dismayed by the handling of the abuse allegations against Porter, with whom Hicks is romantically involved. Amid a raucous week on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. “I’m not overly concerned about the market volatility,” Mnuchin said. First lady Melania Trump meets with children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center on Monday. President Donald Trump bows his head in prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC on Friday. In his remarks, which came as the White House continued to grapple with the Rob Porter scandal, Trump touted the role of faith in the United States. White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah speaks at his first daily press briefing on Thursday, during which he told reporters the White House “could have done better” in addressing the allegations against Rob Porter. Pizzas arrive on Capitol Hill as a budget deadline approached Thursday night. The government briefly shut down overnight before Congress voted to pass the budget deal. President Trump signed the deal on Friday morning, reopening the government. The US Capitol is seen at sunset on Thursday as negotiations continued over the budget. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to speak at New York University’s law school on Monday, one of several speaking appearances she has made recently. Vice President Mike Pence inspects a PAC-3 interceptor missile system with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera in Tokyo on Wednesday. He also met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before traveling to South Korea for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. President Donald Trump participates in a tour of Sheffer Corporation to promote his tax policy in Blue Ash, Ohio, on Monday. Police arrest activists engaging in an act of civil disobedience in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday in Washington, DC. A coalition of immigrant advocates from across the United States staged the demonstration to pressure Congress to pass legislation protecting “Dreamers” as part of federal budget negotiations. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Sheffer Corporation in Blue Ash, Ohio. In his remarks, he suggested that Democrats who did not applaud for his State of the Union address last week were “un-American” and “treasonous.” The comments drew widespread criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. The White House later said Trump was “clearly joking.” Jerome Powell is sworn in as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Monday. See last week in politics", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180211020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/10/politics/cnnphotos-week-in-politics-0211/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "556427064", "sentence": "United Arab Emirates businessman Ahmed Al Menhali was in the United States last week for medical treatment. Instead, police body camera footage shows him collapsing outside an Avon, Ohio, hotel, after officers charged at him with guns raised and handcuffed him. They were responding to a false report that Al Menhali, dressed head-to-toe in traditional Arabian thobe, pledged allegiance to ISIS in a phone call from the Fairfield Inn & Suites lobby. It quickly became an international incident. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation called for an apology from Avon officials and warned citizens against wearing national dress when traveling to the United States. Avon’s mayor and police chief apologized to Al Menhali on Saturday in a meeting in the Cleveland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Mayor Bryan K. Jensen released a statement after the meeting, saying officers followed standard department protocol based on the information they had at the time. “As soon as the facts became clear our officers apologized to Mr. Al Menhali and released him,” Jensen said in the statement. “This was a very unfortunate incident and does not reflect our community. Avon is proud to welcome visitors from the United Arab Emirates and other countries who regularly come to Northern Ohio for tourism, business, medical care of education.” Al Menhali said he is grateful for the apology but it’s not enough. He wants those responsible for the 911 call to be held accountable. And, he hopes the police department will use it as a teachable moment in cross-cultural encounters. TSA official says he was instructed to racially profile Somali-Americans “Ahmed greatly appreciates the overture by coming to meet him on a holiday weekend. He appreciates their sincere apology, this is a positive and very important first step,” a translator said on his behalf. “However, he still has a lot of unanswered questions and concerns [as] to how this could have happened in the first place.” The Avon Police Department received the 911 call on June 29 at 5:53 p.m., according to a news release. A woman said she was calling on behalf of her sister, a desk clerk at the Fairfield Inn & Suites. The woman said her sister called her and told her there was a man in the hotel lobby “in full headdress with multiple disposable phones pledging his allegiance to ISIS,” the news release said. Meanwhile, another 911 call came in from the desk worker’s father requesting assistance on behalf of her daughter for the same reason. He said she was “terrified” and hiding “in the back.” Officers arrived at the hotel at 5:57 p.m. and found Al Menhali at the hotel entrance on a cell phone. As they approached, his first instinct was to follow their orders, Al Menhali told CNN through a translator. Related article 'I am you:' American Muslims on faith -- and fear He had no idea what was going on; maybe something was wrong in the hotel, he thought to himself, and they were coming to help him. As they got closer and Al Menhali saw their “vicious eyes,” he realized he was the target, he said through his translator. The clerk was right about one thing: Al Menhali had two phones that he was using to find a place to stay in Cleveland, said Julia Shearson, executive director of CAIR Cleveland. Related video Chertoff on profiling Muslims as terrorists Al Menhali, who owns a marketing company in the UAE, has been in the United States on a tourist visa since April for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic for several medical conditions, Shearson said. He had been renting an apartment in Lakewood. His landlord asked him to find alternate accommodations during the week of the Republican National Convention so the RNC could use the apartment. He went to the nearby Fairfield and asked the desk clerk for recommendations for extended stay hotels. The manager came out front to help while the desk clerk went to the back office, Shearson said. Al Menhali took a seat in the lobby and waited for them to print a list. As he continued to wait, he stepped outside the hotel just as police showed up. “The only behavior that was unusual was the clerk’s, not Ahmed,” Shearson told CNN. “It’s the lack of cultural education.” Opinion: Why American Muslims should look beyond the White House Officers approached Al Menhali with guns drawn, the police news release said. Body camera video worn by one of the officers showed at least one of them carrying an assault rifle as they shouted orders at him to get down and drop his phone. The video shows Al Menhali complying, sinking to his knees in a position resembling a prayer pose as officers approached. While officers handcuffed him and removed his wallet, others made contact with the desk clerk and determined  Al Menhali had not made statements related to ISIS, the police statement said. “It was evident to the responding officers that there was a clear miscommunication between the desk clerk and her relatives,” the statement said. After a few minutes, the video shows him collapsing to the ground. A paramedic who had been called to treat the desk worker for a panic attack tends to him, according to the police statement. Moments later, the video shows paramedics lifting him onto a cot and wheeling him into an ambulance. He suffered a “light stroke,” and was hospitalized until Saturday, translator Ahmed Ali said. A spokesman for Marriott International, which owns Fairfield Inn & Suites, expressed regret over the incident and said the company is working with Avon hotel staff on training to prevent a similar situation. “This was a terrible misunderstanding and we deeply regret what happened to Mr. Al Menhali,” said Jeff Flaherty, senior director of global crisis communications and corporate affairs. “Diversity and inclusion is a core principle of Marriott’s operations and we remain committed to providing a welcoming environment. We have been in regular contact with the hotel since the incident and we will be following up to discuss diversity and inclusion training designed to help prevent this type of situation. “ Shearson commended Avon city officials for not backing down from the situation. “We commend City of Avon officials for taking an important step toward helping to resolve this matter. Instead of retreating behind a wall of silence, they came forward swiftly to unequivocally exonerate Mr. Al Menhali, which is extremely important in restoring his dignity and reputation,” Shearson said. “We appreciate the transparency and forthrightness of these officials and hope they will pursue this matter in terms of seeking justice for Mr. Al Menhali through the office of the prosecutor.” The police department is reviewing the case to determine whether to pursue charges against the 911 callers, the mayor said in his statement. The department also is reviewing its 911 protocol to see whether changes are warranted. Al Menhali is back in his Lakewood apartment, where he received a warm welcome on Saturday from neighbors, Shearson said. Despite the incident, Al Menhali still loves America, his interpreter said. He hopes to be a contributing member of the community during the remainder of his stay. “He will do his best to help this country, American or not.” CNN’s Kelly Christ contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Avon Police Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160704031500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ARE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/03/us/ohio-false-isis-report/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "650729482", "sentence": "Here is a look at the life of the late Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela from 1998 to 2013. Personal:Birth date: July 28, 1954 Death date: March 5, 2013 Birth place: Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela Birth name: Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias Father: Hugo Chavez, school teacher Mother: Elena (Frias) Chavez, school teacher Marriages: Marisabel Rodríguez de Chavez (December 1997- 2004, divorced); Nancy Colmenares de Chavez (divorced mid-1990s) Children: with Marisabel Chavez: Rosa Inés; with Nancy Chavez: Rosa Virginia, María Gabriela, Hugo Rafael, Raúl Alfonzo Education: Military Academy of Venezuela in Caracas, 1975 Religion: Roman Catholic Other Facts:Was closely aligned with Fidel Castro of Cuba. Timeline:1975 - Joins Venezuela’s Army. 1990 - Lieutenant Colonel in the Venezuelan Army. February 4, 1992-March 26, 1994 - Is imprisoned for a coup attempt against President Carlos Andres Perez. 1994 - Forms the Fifth Republic Movement, a political opposition group. December 6, 1998 - Is elected the youngest president in Venezuela’s history. February 2, 1999 - Is sworn in as president of Venezuela. 1999 - Chavez’s government creates a new constitution. It passes in a vote on December 15, 1999. July 30, 2000 - Wins re-election to the presidency for a six-year term, under the new constitution. April 8, 2002 (week of) - Demonstrations break out across Venezuela due to an economic crisis. Sixteen demonstrators are killed as well as one police officer on April 11 in Caracas. April 12, 2002 - Chavez says he will “abandon his duties” and Pedro Carmona Estanga becomes President. On the following day, demonstrations force Carmona to resign and Diosdado Cabello, Chavez’s vice president, takes over for one day. April 14, 2002 - Chavez is reinstated as president. August 20, 2003 - Opposition groups present election officials with approximately 2.7-3.2 million signatures calling for the removal/recall of Chavez from the presidency. June 3, 2004 - The National Electoral Council of Venezuela announces that Chavez’s opponents have collected enough valid signatures to force a recall vote. August 15, 2004 - A vote to potentially recall Chavez fails and he remains president. 59% of voters vote to keep him in office. August 22, 2005 - Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson calls for the United States to assassinate Chavez, calling him “a terrific danger” bent on exporting Communism and Islamic extremism across the Americas. “If he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it,” Robertson tells viewers on his “The 700 Club” show. “It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war.” September 15, 2005 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delivers a fiery speech to the UN General Assembly, criticizing the United Nations as an imperialist institution and suggesting the world body move its headquarters out of the United States. September 20, 2006 - In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Chavez says in reference to US President George W. Bush, “The devil came here yesterday, and it smells of sulfur still today.” December 3, 2006 - Claims victory in Venezuela’s presidential election against Manuel Rosales after Rosales concedes. January 31, 2007 - The Venezuelan National Assembly approves a law that gives Chavez the authority to rule by decree. He has been granted the special powers for 18 months. April 30, 2007 - Chavez announces that Venezuela will formally pull out of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. May 1, 2007 - Chavez’s government takes control of Venezuela’s last remaining privately run oil fields. May 28, 2007 - Chavez creates a furor when he refuses to renew the broadcast license of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), Venezuela’s oldest television network. His decision to shut it down draws claims of censorship and days of protests in Caracas and other cities. RCTV returns in mid-July. January 10, 2008 - Chavez assists in brokering the release of two Colombian hostages, Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas, who had been held for five years by FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. March 14, 2008 - In a public statement, Chavez dares the United States to put Venezuela on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism. February 15, 2009 - A referendum passes that will allow Chavez to run for a third six-year term in 2012. September 7, 2009 - Oliver Stone’s film “South of the Border,” featuring Chavez, premieres at the Venice Film Festival. Chavez attends the premiere. December 17, 2010 - Venezuelan Television reports that Venezuela’s National Assembly has granted President Hugo Chavez the power to pass laws by decree for the next 18 months. May 9, 2011 - Chavez calls in to Venezuelan state television and says that he’s canceling a scheduled trip to Brazil because of debilitating pain in his knee requiring doctor-ordered bed rest. June 5-7, 2011 - Chavez visits Brazil and Ecuador and heads to Cuba, scheduled as the third leg of an international trip. June 10, 2011 - Undergoes surgery for a pelvic abscess in Cuba. In a speech on June 30, 2011 Chavez says that a cancerous tumor was removed during this surgery. June 23, 2011- Venezuelan government officials go on the offensive as media reports suggest Chavez could have cancer. In a Twitter post, Venezuelan Vice Foreign Minister Temir Porras said Chavez’s enemies should “stop dreaming,” adding that “the only thing that has metastasized is the cancer of The Miami Herald and the rest of the right-wing media.” June 29, 2011 - Cuba TV releases video of Chavez and Fidel Castro. The video is aimed at curtailing rumors regarding Chavez’s health. June 30, 2011 - In a speech broadcast on Venezuelan state television from Havana, Chavez reveals that doctors have removed a cancerous tumor from his body. He does not specify what type of cancer he is battling. July 4, 2011 - Chavez returns to Venezuela after more than three weeks of treatment in Cuba. July 5, 2011 - Chavez does not attend Venezuela’s bicentennial parade, but addresses the crowd from inside the presidential palace. July 13, 2011 - Announces he is in his second phase of cancer treatment and may undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatment. July 16, 2011 - Chavez returns to Cuba for further cancer treatment. Before leaving Venezuela, he delegates some of his power to Vice President Elias Jaua and Finance Minister Jorge Giordani. July 23, 2011 - Arrives back in Venezuela after traveling to Cuba to receive chemotherapy treatment. Two days later, Chavez tells a newspaper that he is still planning to run for president in 2012. July 24, 2011 - Successfully undergoes first round of chemotherapy in Cuba. August 7-14, 2011 - Returns to Cuba for second round of chemotherapy. September 18-22, 2011 - Chavez travels to Cuba for another round of chemotherapy. September 25, 2011 - An audio recording of Chavez airs on Venezuelan state-run television, assuring listeners he is recovering successfully from his last round of chemotherapy. October 20, 2011 - After five days of medical tests in Cuba, Chavez says he’s beaten cancer. “There are no malignant cells in this body. They don’t exist,” he says. February 21, 2012 - Chavez says that he will need to undergo surgery to remove a lesion, roughly two centimeters in diameter, from the same area where doctors removed a cancerous tumor from his body in June of 2011. February 24-March 16, 2012 - In Cuba for cancer treatment. March 25-March 29, 2012 - In Cuba for cancer treatment. March 31-April 4, 2012 - In Cuba for cancer treatment. April 7-11, 2012 - In Cuba for cancer treatment. April 14, 2012 - Chavez is unable to attend the Summit of the Americas in Colombia due to illness. April 26, 2012 - Returns to Venezuela from Cuba after another round of cancer treatments. May 2, 2012 - Names ten Venezuelans to an influential commission called the Council of State. It is the highest circle of advisers to the president, but has never actually been formed. The timing of the appointments is significant, as speculation increases over who will succeed Chavez if he becomes too ill to govern, or if he dies. May 1-11, 2012 - In Cuba for cancer treatment. July 9, 2012 - Chavez declares that he is cancer-free. October 7, 2012 - Wins re-election as president for a new six-year term. November 28, 2012 - Arrives in Cuba for another round of medical treatment. December 7, 2012 - Returns to Venezuela from Cuba after receiving hyperbaric oxygen treatment. December 8, 2012 - In a televised announcement, Chavez reveals his cancer has returned and that he will return to Cuba in two days for more surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro is named by Chavez to succeed him should his health worsen. December 11, 2012 - Chavez undergoes six hours of surgery in Havana, Cuba. December 30, 2012 - According to Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Chavez is suffering from “new complications” and his health remains “delicate.” January 3, 2013 - Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas says in a televised statement that Chavez is suffering from a “severe” lung infection and “respiratory insufficiency.” January 9, 2013 - Venezuela’s Supreme Court rules that Hugo Chavez will remain president even though he is unable to attend his inauguration, scheduled for January 10. February 18, 2013 - Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba. He announces his return via Twitter saying, “We come back to the country of Venezuela. Thank God! Thank you dear people! Here we continue the treatment.” March 4, 2013 - Information Minister Ernesto Villegas announces on state-run TV that Chavez is battling a new and “severe” infection and that his condition remains “delicate.” March 5, 2013 - Chavez dies at 58. March 22, 2013 - Chavez is laid to rest in Cuartel de la Montaña military history museum in Caracas.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hugo Chavez", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170427201500", "country1": "VEN", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/11/world/americas/hugo-chavez---fast-facts/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "618801026", "sentence": "President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected New York Jets’ owner Woody Johnson, one of the top fundraisers of his presidential campaign, to serve as US ambassador to the United Kingdom. Trump announced during a luncheon with supporters in Washington, DC, that Johnson is “going to St. James,” an apparent reference to the Court of St. James’s. The US ambassador to the UK is known formally as the ambassador to the Court of St. James. “Congratulations,” Trump told Johnson as he pointed out notable members of the audience. Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed Johnson’s appointment. Johnson was rumored for some time to be the top pick for the plum ambassadorship to the UK, one of the US’s foremost allies. He served as a vice chairman of the Trump Victory Committee, the joint fundraising committee between the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, and helped raise millions of dollars for Trump’s campaign. Top donors, fundraisers and bundlers for successful presidential candidates have frequently snagged coveted posts as US ambassadors around the world. Related video Navarro slams Trump's Cabinet for no Latinos Trump’s often promised during the campaign that he would owe nothing to no one, but he has picked a number of major donors for key positions. Trump frequently – and falsely – claimed during his general election campaign that he was self-funding his run for president. Trump did spend nearly $66 million of his own money, but most of the funding for his general election effort came from outside donors. Among the big GOP donors and those who helped Trump finance campaign who are up for key posts: -Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department who was facing a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, served as Trump’s campaign finance chairman. -Betsy DeVos, who was tapped for Education Secretary, did not donate to the Trump campaign, but is a mega-donor to the Republican Party. -Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor who donated the maximum contribution to Trump’s joint fundraising committee, was tapped for Commerce Secretary.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170119194500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/woody-johnson-uk-ambassador/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "620608430", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Andrea Mammone is a historian at Royal Holloway, University of London, who writes and comments on European politics and the far right. The opinions in this article belong to the author. The EU should be working hard to improve its unappealing image by implementing more social, \"people-friendly\" reforms But taking this new European leadership at its word, it is hard to see any improvements on the horizon Last, week, Antonio Tajani was elected President of the European Parliament. Considering the myriad challenges currently facing both the EU and the wider continent, his job should be one of the busiest in politics. His victory was the result of a newly established alliance between Guy Verhofstadt’s liberals, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), and Tajani’s center-right European People’s Party (EPP). “We want to act together to bring results for European citizens and guarantee Europe’s stability. Our partnership is based on content and on reforms for Europe. It is a pact for results,” the parliamentary leader of the EPP, Manfred Weber, said. “This is a first important step in the construction of a pro-European coalition to reform and strengthen our union, which is absolutely necessary. With Trump, with Putin, with many other challenges Europe faces, it is key we cooperate to reform our Union,” echoed Verhofstadt. Related video Austria: Populism is EU's biggest threat Following the year in which the establishment took a serious kicking in the form of the Donald Trump’s election win and Britain’s vote to leave the EU, you’d be forgiven for assuming that a change in the Parliament’s presidency might mark a fresh start for the EU. But those hoping for change in European politics will probably be disappointed. Tajani is a former EU commissioner, a former spokesman for Silvio Berlusconi and one of the founders of the media tycoon’s party. He represents the Parliament’s choice to maintain the status quo in the European Union. After securing his victory, Tajani suggested that there is neither a need to press ahead with “more” European integration, nor to destroy this successful supranational political project to deal with the current crisis in European politics. This attitude is hopeless. The old continent is facing poor growth, strong unemployment – especially in some of the southern areas – and a growing dissatisfaction with its overall governance. This has contributed to the rise of nationalist, far-right and anti-EU forces. This unpleasant situation is being worsened by the ongoing waves of refugees reaching Europe’s borders. The answer of the European leadership to such problems has been inadequate. This historical moment requires a renewed dynamism; revolutionary action must be taken if the European Project is to survive. Yet, 351 MEPs (out of a total of 751) voted for a line of “continuity” when they elected Tajani. This could anger many European citizens – especially the jobless youth. Western societies have experienced – with Brexit and the election of Trump – how the anti-elites translate politics. The risk is, in fact, a further strengthening of narrow right-wing nationalist forces in the coming elections in France and Holland, and later in Germany. In other words, the EU should be working hard to improve its unappealing image by implementing more social and “people-friendly” reforms. But the political elite seems determined to take a trip on the Titanic, rather than change its world view. In practical terms, the appointment of Tajani completes the monopoly of the center-right group over some of the EU main institutions: they already lead the governing body – the EU Commission – and the powerful representative of member states, the EU Council. This means that there will be no counterbalance to unpopular austerity policies promoted by Germany. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook The aforementioned liberal group, ALDE, shares the same economic standpoint. But this fixation with budgets alone will not reverse a stagnant economy, promote public investments, nor will it offer a better future for workers and the young. Their new plans are still vague and based on existing policies. The EPP-ALDE agreement proudly states that they will be supporting “a strengthening of the growth, stability, sustainable development and investment strategy in the Union including support for new ambitious trade agreements.” This leaves anyone familiar with Europe wondering: what growth? what stability? Naturally, there is no mention of the fragility of some of the Italian banking system or the lack of recovery in places such as Greece. “It’s a coalition of ideas,” Verhofstadt suggested, “to change the direction of the European Union. … We need leadership, the future does not wait.” But taking this new leadership at its word, it is hard to see any improvements on the horizon.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Union", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170125150000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/opinions/brexit-trump-eu-doesnt-get-it-yet-mannone-opinion/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "752332486", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – President Donald Trump again slammed the special counsel’s investigation into potential obstruction of justice, after the New York Times reported on what questions Robert Mueller wanted to ask Trump. At the White House press briefing, Sarah Sanders refused to answer several questions about the investigation. – Two influential EPA staffers, the security chief and a business associate of Administrator Scott Pruitt, are leaving the agency. – Shootings and killings in Chicago have dropped for the 14th consecutive month, according to new crime figures. – A Russian fighter jet flew within 20 feet of a US Navy plane over the Baltic Sea, officials say. The intercept was deemed safe, but unprofessional. – President Trump has warned of attacks on Border Patrol agents at the US-Mexico border, but data shows that Border Patrol work is much safer than being a police officer. – Trump’s former physician claimed that his office was raided last year by the President’s former bodyguard and a Trump lawyer seeking Trump’s medical files, according to a NBC News report. – Companies profiting from the clean energy revolution can’t prove that children aren’t involved in their supply chains, a CNN investigation finds. – Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have overtaken prescription opioids as the No. 1 killer in the opioid epidemic, according to a new report. – Watch out, Tinder. Facebook is getting into the dating game. – Tony nominations are out. “Mean Girls” and “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” got the most nods, with 12 each. – Summer’s around the corner, but beware the bugs! Diseases transmitted through the bites of ticks, mosquitoes and fleas have more than tripled since 2004, a new CDC report finds.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501201500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-may-1-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "438136887", "sentence": "New: Victim Katherine Chappell did visual effects for movies, TV \"Katie was a brilliant, kind, adventurous and high-spirited woman,\" her family says Accounts say she was taking photos of lions through an open window when one attacked Katherine Chappell went to South Africa on a volunteer mission to protect wildlife. But as the 29-year-old American was taking photos of a pride of lions at a safari park on Monday, one of them leaped up against the vehicle she was in and fatally attacked her, according to accounts of the incident. Her family is heartbroken. “Katie was a brilliant, kind, adventurous and high-spirited woman,” a family member said in a Facebook post. “Her energy and passion could not be contained by mere continents or oceans.” A memorial service will be held Saturday in her hometown of Rye, New York. “She was very much loved and shared her love for life with those she met,” her family said. Chappell was a visual-effects engineer who had worked on such movies as “Godzilla,” “Divergent” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” according to her IMDb profile. Most recently she was employed by visual-effects firm Scanline VFX, where her team won an Emmy for its work on an episode of season 4 of “Game of Thrones.” “Kate was a valued member of our team and we are devastated by the loss. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family,” said Scott Miller, studio manager at Scanline VFX, in a statement sent to CNN. Details are still emerging of what exactly happened Monday at the Lion Park in Gauteng province. The deadly incident is under investigation by authorities. Related video Driver describes lion attack that killed an American tourist A South African tour operator, Pierre Potgieter, 66, was driving Chappell around the park. Inside the lion enclosures, they stopped to view a group of the animals. At that point, Chappell “rolled down the passenger window in order to take photographs,” according to Potgieter’s company, Kalabash Tours. But she apparently didn’t notice that one of the lions was approaching the vehicle from the side. Witnesses in other vehicles honked their horns, trying to get the attention of Chappell and Potgieter as the animal got nearer, according to a source close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The lion stopped about a meter from the vehicle as Chappell continued taking pictures, a Lion Park statement said. The animal then lunged at the car, biting the woman through the open window. Potgeiter says he tried to fend the lion off, suffering injuries to his arm as he did so. He may also have suffered a heart attack, Kalabash Tours said. After the lion backed off, Chappell was left bleeding profusely from her neck, and Potgieter applied constant pressure to try to stop it, the tour company said. An ambulance arrived within minutes, the park said. But it wasn’t in time to save Chappell, who died at the scene. Opening windows is a big no-no at Lion Park. “That’s absolutely forbidden at our park,” said Scott Simpson, assistant operations manager at Lion Park. “There are numerous signs, and we hand out slips of paper to all guests warning them to keep their windows closed.” Related video Jeff Corwin: Lions see human beings as a meal ticket The source close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the notice warning guests to keep their windows closed was found on the passenger side seat of the vehicle. There are conflicting accounts over how many of the vehicle’s windows were open and when. Lion Park has cited witnesses as saying that both the passenger’s and driver’s windows were open. But Potgieter “strongly denies that they were driving around the lion enclosures with open windows,” the tour company said. Kalabash Tours said Potgieter is “severely traumatized” following the incident and “is not capable of giving a detailed account of the incident at present.” Swordfish kills fisherman in Hawaii Potgieter wants to express “his deepest condolences” to Chappell’s family and friends, the company said. Related video Safari visitors experience dangerous lion encounters Lion Park said it was “incredibly sad that a life had to be lost in this manner.” Simpson said the lion would be taken to a second property while the park investigates the attack. It will not be euthanized. “Visitors to South Africa need to remember that predators are dangerous and rules are there for their own safety,” the park said. “If all the rules are adhered to (during) your visit to the Lion Park, national parks and other similar facilities will be a safe and treasured experience.” Second Yellowstone visitor injured in bison encounter CNN’s Brandon Griggs, Brent Swails, Dana Ford, Christie Bear and Elisa Roupenian contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Lion Park", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150603101500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ZAF", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/africa/south-africa-lion-attack/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "508729772", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News.  You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call. The Weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news February 5, 2016 We begin this Friday by covering two U.S. presidential events concerning the issue of religious faith. Then, we explain the tenets of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and we travel to New Zealand for a sense of the developments and protests regarding the deal. As parts of the South recover from recent tornadoes, we explore how these twisters spin down from the sky. And as some students dream of DJ stardom, we drop some information about what it takes to get ahead in the industry. On this page you will find today’s show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the transcript of today’s CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ Click here for a printable version of the Weekly Newsquiz (PDF). 1. From what country does the U.S. import the most goods? 2. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles recently discussed their new theory that a planetary, head-on collision resulted in what object in the night sky? 3. The island of Lesbos, some of whose residents have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is part of what European country? 4. Name the annual U.S. sporting event that’s seen by about a third of the country, despite a rise in concerns about the safety of the sport itself. 5. Name the Democratic candidate who received the most votes in Monday’s Iowa caucuses. 6. Name the Republican candidate who received the most votes in Monday’s Iowa caucuses. 7. What U.S. state holds the next contest in the U.S. presidential election process? 8. In the 1940s, the Zika virus was first identified in what African country? 9. China, the world’s most populous country, witnesses the world’s largest human migration surrounding what holiday? 10. How many nations are involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership? CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show. ROLL CALL For a chance to be mentioned on the next CNN Student News, comment on the bottom of this page with your school name, mascot, city and state. We will be selecting schools from the comments of the previous show. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call! Thank you for using CNN Student News!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160204233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NZL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/studentnews/sn-content-fri/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "752098943", "sentence": "President Donald Trump questioned German Chancellor Angela Merkel about how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their at times heated discussions at the White House last week, according to two people familiar with the conversations. Merkel, the longest-serving leader in the European Union, has a well-established history and rivalry with Putin. It’s not clear what advice she offered Trump, though the officials suggested the President at times didn’t really seem to be listening to the answers. The officials said the one-on-one meeting was calm and Trump “behaved himself” but became agitated at a larger plenary session, which became contentious when he repeatedly raised the issue of Germany’s large trade surplus and its defense spending, which falls below the NATO-recommended threshold. The White House denied CNN’s account of the discussions. Trump has long railed on those two issues, both in public and private, but his tone surprised some German officials attending the meetings, who said they felt the session provided a “window into Trump’s mind.” Related article Kelly says report he called Trump an idiot is 'total BS' Trump accused Merkel of being “so protectionist” in her trade policies, and again raised the issue of German automobiles flooding into the United States. Merkel explained that if she lowered barriers for US cars entering Germany, she would have to do the same for other countries. But Trump demanded to know what Merkel would offer the US if he agreed to extend an exemption on steel and aluminum tariffs. He adopted a similarly tough approach on defense spending, a bugbear he has railed on since the campaign. Trump told Merkel that “you could raise it to 2 percent tomorrow,” reaching the NATO target. The officials said Trump was angry and “venting” about both matters during the expanded meeting, which included officials from both leaders’ cabinets. Related article Trump 'just asking' if Korean border would be best suited for Kim meeting The tone was very different in the earlier one-on-one meeting with Merkel, which included a discussion of the Iran nuclear deal. Merkel, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, had traveled to Washington in the hopes of convincing Trump not to rip up the Obama-era agreement. The Germans regarded Macron’s floating of a new deal that addresses Iran’s ballistic missile program and destabilizing efforts in the region as a last-ditch effort to keep Trump from withdrawing. Not wanting to show signs of European disunity, Merkel largely kept to Macron’s talking points in her meeting but emphasized that any new agreement would build on the existing deal. Merkel emerged from the talks telling advisers that Trump had said “exactly what she expected” on Iran, including his insistence that the accord amounts to the worst deal ever negotiated. CNN’s Allie Malloy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501001500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/politics/trump-merkel-putin-advice/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "516575218", "sentence": "Bangkok's Gaggan named Asia's top restaurant two years in a row Chef Anand Gaggan is celebrated for his modern take on Indian cuisine Bangkok restaurants have scooped the top prize for three years running Singapore and Japan both have 10 eateries in the top 50 They say good things come in threes. They certainly have for Thailand’s dining scene, as the coveted number one spot at the San Pellegrino Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards went to a Bangkok restaurant for the third year running. Gaggan, chef Anand Gaggan’s restaurant serving “progressive Indian cuisine” scooped the award for the second year in a row, taking over from rival Bangkok eatery Nahm, which took the top prize in 2014. Victory was made all the sweeter (and tastier) because this year the awards were held in Bangkok for the first time – previous years’ events have been in  Singapore. Anand opened his eponymous restaurant in the Thai capital in 2010 with a mission and vision to “reinvigorate” Indian cuisine by exploiting contemporary techniques and adding molecular twists to traditional Indian dishes. “It is different, because it doesn’t look the same, it doesn’t feel the same, it doesn’t scent the same,” Gaggan told CNN shortly after receiving his latest accolade. “But if you are from Kolkata, and you put it in your mouth and close your eyes, it is a short flight to the street there, and you are getting the same flavor that you were raised on.” Meet Gaggan Anand, the 'world's best' Indian chef “That has been my foundation of cooking – eating in the streets and celebrating life in India.” Gaggan, 35, said his victory in last year’s awards gave him the confidence to follow his instincts rather than cater to customer whims. “This year, 2015-16, we cooked what we wanted to cook,”  he added. “Our success and the popularity have brought in a lot of clientele, and has changed a lot of things. “We don’t think, ‘Will this make that person happy?’ Let’s make ourselves happy. And if we cook happy, I hope the guest is happy. And I’m sure they will be.” Asia’s 2014 winner Nahm may have slipped down to number eight this year, but Australian chef David Thompson, who runs the restaurant as well as his Long Chim restaurant in Singapore, is unlikely to be shedding any tears. This year he picked up the Diner’s Club Lifetime Achievement Award, having made his name when he opened the Darley Street Thai restaurant in Sydney back in 1991. Securing second spot for the third year running was Tokyo’s Narisawa. Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa spent eight years training in Europe before opening this award-winning eatery, where he delivers French cuisine featuring Japanese ingredients. Singapore’s Restaurant Andre moved up two places this year, securing a third-place ranking. The food here is a Singaporean take on southern French nouvelle cuisine. 40 Indonesian foods we can't live without The highest new entry was modern Korean restaurant Mingles in Seoul, which also took the award for Best Restaurant in Korea. Singapore has 10 restaurants in the 2016 list, as has Japan (seven of which are in Tokyo). Hong Kong has nine. Tokyo’s Florilege, a bijou French restaurant owned and run by Hiroyasu Kawate, was named 2016’s One to Watch. Margarita Fores was named Asia’s best female chef as a result of her work in Manila where she runs a number of Italian-inspired restaurants. The awards were based on votes from more than 300 chefs, restaurateurs and experts in six countries across Asia. 1. Gaggan (Bangkok)68/1 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Bangkok; +66 2 652 1700 2. Narisawa (Tokyo)Minami Ayoyama 2-6-15, Minato-ku, Tokyo; +81 3 5785 0799 3. Restaurant Andre (Singapore)41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore; +65 6534 8880 4. Amber (Hong Kong)7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2132 0066 5. Nihonryori Ryugin (Tokyo) Ground Floor, 7-17-24 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo; +81 3 3423 8006 6. Waku Ghin (Singapore)Level 2-01, Atrium 2, The Shoppes, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore; +65 6688 8507 7. Ultraviolet (Shanghai) c/o Bund 18, 6/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, Shanghai; +86 21 6323 9898 8. Nahm (Bangkok) Metropolitan Hotel, 27 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek Sathorn, Bangkok; +66 2 625 3333 9. Indian Accent (New Delhi) At The Manor, 77 Friends Colony, New Delhi 110065, India; +91 11 43235151 10. Lung King Heen (Hong Kong) Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance St, Central, Hong Kong; +852 3196 8888 11. Hajime, Osaka, Japan 12. Les Amis, Singapore 13. Otto e Mezzo, Hong Kong 14. Burnt Ends, Singapore 15. Mingles, Seoul 16. L’Effervescence, Tokyo 17. Corner House, Singapore *new entry* 18. Fu He hui, Shanghai 19. Issaya Siamese Club, Bangkok, Thailand 20. Quintessence, Tokyo 21. Shinji by Kanesaka, Singapore 22. Jungsik, Seoul 23. Eat Me, Bangkok, Thailand 24. Takazawa, Tokyo 25. Ministry of Crab, Colombo, Sri Lanka 26. Sushi Saito, Tokyo 27. The Chairman, Hong Kong 28. Mr and Mrs Bund, Shanghai 29. Jaan, Singapore 30. Le Mout, Taichung, Taiwan 31. = La Maison de la Nature Goh, Fukuoka, Japan 31. = Tippling Club, Singapore 33. Tenku RyuGin, Hong Kong 34. Fook Lam Moon, Hong Kong 35. Robuchon au Dome, Macau, China 36. Iggy’s, Singapore 37. Den, Tokyo 38. Wild Rocket, Singapore 39. Gallery Vask, Manila, Philippines 40. L’atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong 41. Bo Innovation, Hong Kong 42. Kikunoi, Kyoto, Japan 43. Cuisine Wat Damnak, Sien Reap, Cambodia 44. Wasabi by Morimoto, Mumbai, India 45.  Bukhara, New Delhi 46. Raw, Taipei 47. Nihonbashi, Colombo, Sri Lanka 48. Ta vie, Hong Kong 49. Locavore, Bali, Indonesia 50. La Yeon, Seoul, Korea For more on the winners, visit the official Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants website. This article was originally published in February 2016.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Gaggan (Bangkok)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160229180000", "country1": "SGP", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/29/foodanddrink/asia-best-restaurant-2016/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "760274517", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Dawn Dimowo is a lawyer and senior consultant at africapractice, a Pan-African strategy and communications consultancy. She studied in France for several years where she obtained graduate degrees from the Universite Pantheon Assas (Paris II) and worked at the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL.The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely hers. As a sans-papiers – an immigrant without papers – Mamadou Gassama should have been condemned to a life in the shadows, dodging immigration officials and living in bad social housing – but for his superhuman feat of climbing four balconies to save a little boy from certain death. No papers, but a desire for a better life. No papers, but strong arms and a brave heart. By that singular act of bravery, Gassama suddenly qualified for French citizenship and showed that being a good immigrant is not so much about being legal or illegal, right or wrong, black or white. It is about being desired. For immigrants of color the world over, desirability is too often judged by high achievement, by doing or going above and beyond the ordinary. You cannot just be smart enough, talented enough, strong enough, brave enough. You must be exceptional. Related article French Spider-Man's act of extreme bravery you don't know about Gassama’s fast track route to citizenship will certainly remain the exception as French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that France cannot absorb all the misery in the world. Related article Your questions on the 'Spider-Man' photo, answered Life in France as an immigrant of color (legal or illegal) is no bed of roses. The misery is all too present in how they are viewed as second class citizens, denied access to jobs and routinely treated with suspicion by police and neighbors alike. I was a graduate student at one of the best universities, the ‘law school of the Sorbonne’ and each time I mentioned where I studied, I could see how I was immediately rated an above par immigrant. It also helped my standing in my part time job as a private English tutor for French students, helping with homework or preparations for rigorous exams. And when I told the upper middle class parents of a 10-year-old boy I had been tutoring, that it was my last lesson, that I had completed my degree and would be leaving to work at a prestigious international organization, I visibly went up several notches in their estimation. I was immediately asked to stay for an aperitif and engaged in a lengthy conversation about wine and French and English literature, and about my new job and plans. I was suddenly, even more interesting than before. I became one of the good immigrants. Until I wasn’t. Two weeks later I would struggle with getting an apartment in a new city because as a black immigrant, I was immediately branded an unsuitable tenant until I could prove otherwise. Experiences of this kind were, thankfully, few and far between for me, but for too many, they are everyday occurrences – the stark reality of the immigrant experience when the social and political reflex is to presume the worst about you until you prove otherwise. In France, many immigrants and their second generation children live in often deplorable conditions in social housing projects, in poor suburbs. For them, the reality of life in France is unemployment, poverty and a life of racial profiling and discrimination by the authorities. Related article Hundreds of migrants stranded in Libya are returned to Nigeria There have been violent protests and clashes with police over the years, including the notorious 2005 riots when Paris burned over a three-week period of clashes. Earlier this year, the lower house of the French National Assembly passed a stricter immigration law which introduced a one year prison sentence for illegal entry into the country. The prime immigration hubs across the world have long favored the best and brightest, combined with an assessment in France that tests the immigrant’s  desire to integrate. According to stats released by the OECD and the French national statistics body INSEE in 2014, immigrants constitute under a tenth of the population (8.8%), and in terms of new arrivals, Africans are a smaller migrant group (30%) than Europeans. But figures of asylum applications – 100,000 in France in 2017 – tend to get more traction and too often result in blanket policies and definitions – ‘no economic migrants’ – which ignore the different kinds of value immigration and migrants bring to the table. Related article A migrant's journey: raped, beaten and forced into prostitution in Italy Migrants are not only seeking a better life, better economic conditions for themselves and their families, many of them are also offering their skills and a willingness to contribute to the economy by working hard and also to impact the communities they live in, just as Gassama has done. France’s proposed immigration law, which will be debated by the French Senate in June, also shortens asylum application deadlines, while extending the time failed asylum seekers can be held pending deportation, demonstrating that even for political migrants, the country has no intention of making it easy. The unanswered question for thousands of immigrants reading Gassama’s story with pride – how does their situation change? When intrinsic worth and value as a human being is not always nearly enough for equal treatment in the eyes of the state and the law, how many extraordinary feats and acts of superhuman courage will it take to change attitudes on immigration and towards migrants?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "France's immigration policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180530153000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/africa/paris-spiderman-rescue-good-immigrant/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "725854089", "sentence": "The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Friday that it would be “uncharted territory” if President Donald Trump tried to fire the special counsel investigating Russian election meddling and possible collusion by the Trump campaign. The statement comes a day after reports that Trump called for Mueller’s firing in June. “I think if the President had gone through with this, or tries to go through with it on a going forward basis, we’re into uncharted territory,” Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” Friday.  “We’re into the real question of the fundamentals of our democracy.” Trump denied the reports, describing on Friday them as “fake news.” “These are not the actions of an individual who doesn’t have something to hide,” Warner said. “The President keeps saying, ‘There’s no there, there.’ Well, if there’s no there, there, let these investigations, including our bipartisan Senate intelligence investigation, finish our job.” On Thursday, reports surfaced that Trump had instructed the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller in June, just a month after Trump had fired FBI director James Comey. However, White House lawyer Don McGahn wouldn’t give the directive to the Justice Department because he disagreed with Trump’s reasoning, according to one person familiar with the matter. The New York Times first reported that Trump had sought to fire Mueller, including that the President backed off after McGahn threatened to quit; a source told CNN that McGahn did not threaten to resign directly to the President. When asked about findings in the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation, Warner said he has “reserved final judgment until we see all the witnesses and get all the facts.” “But we have seen enormously important documents, new documents, in the last 60 days, and you see particularly the President’s supporters going out, making these outrageous, and at some level, silly charges with secret memos and secret societies being asserted,” the Virginia Democrat said, referring to controversial text messages that were exchanged between officials at the FBI that some high-ranking Republicans allege is evidence of an anti-Trump bias among some who worked on the Russia probe. There are currently several investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election in the House and Senate and by special counsel Robert Mueller. Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia. CNN’s Kara Scannell contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180127003000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/mark-warner-donald-trump-cnn-tv/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "496546768", "sentence": "Five of CNN’s correspondents gathered recently to discuss how the world changed in 2015 and what may come in the year ahead. Nick Paton Walsh, Nima Elbagir, Ivan Watson, Clarissa Ward and Arwa Damon sat down with videographer Claudia Morales and talked about the stories, issues and people they had covered. See their conversations in a series of videos and catch up on the key stories of our time. Here, Russia. Also in the series: ISIS; the refugee crisis Last winter the war in eastern Ukraine raged. Then, after Russian-backed forces captured a key railway junction, the fighting went into abeyance, held together by a Western-backed ceasefire. Now, the focus of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy is Syria. As ISIS continued its rise in Syria and Iraq, and demonstrated a growing ability to inspire or even orchestrate attacks in Europe and North Africa, so Putin spotted an opportunity. In one move, he could make a serious military commitment to a long-standing Russian ally and expose the dithering of the West and its concomitant fear of another disastrous military endeavor abroad. Russian airstrikes appear to have led to gains on the ground for Syrian government forces. On the diplomatic front, Western powers have been edging away from their previous hardline position on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Now some in the West say they can envisage some sort of transitional role for Assad in a post-conflict Syria. Even those events that could have caused a wobble have been turned to Russia’s advantage. When Turkey shot down a Russian bomber it was an awkward moment. Moscow and Ankara have been close, with trade, investment and tourism all serving to cement strong ties. But the strike offered Putin the chance to pursue one of his overarching foreign policy goals: the weakening of NATO. If Turkey had failed to follow alliance protocol in the course of its military action, Putin seemed to suggest, then the Western alliance was hardly fit for purpose. Another sign of American weakness. Putin knows he can’t crush the West over Ukraine or over Syria. But he doesn’t want to; what the Kremlin wants abroad is weakness and division. A divided Ukraine will go nowhere fast; it certainly won’t be joining NATO or the EU anytime soon. A weak America poses less of a threat in itself and less of an ideal for other countries to rally round. The challenge for the year ahead is whether Putin can reach an accommodation with the West over Syria so all the world’s main powers are pulling in the same direction, without Russia feeling like it is a docile follower rather than a muscular leader.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151223011500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/europe/russia-what-happened-whats-ahead/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "745267069", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Keir Giles is a senior consulting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House. He is also a director of the Conflict Studies Research Centre, which comprises subject matter experts in Eurasian security. The opinions in the article belong to the author. Throwing insults and bizarre accusations has become a normal way for Russia to respond when its own appalling behavior comes to light. Using official channels and its troll armies to send out a flood of nonsense, counteraccusations, threats and bluster, Russia hopes that by making it difficult to have a serious conversation about real-world events, it can avoid answering serious questions about its actions. In the case of the continuing confrontation over the Russian state’s apparent role in the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, Russia is also consistently attempting humor, especially in social media feeds from Russian embassies around the world. Related article Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal 'no longer critical' after poisoning News conferences by Russian ambassadors in the United Kingdom, Australia and elsewhere that push the boundaries of the ludicrous may also be misguided attempts at laughing off Russia’s culpability. This seems to be an additional way Russia is now hoping to distract world attention from the only plausible explanation for what happened in Salisbury – and in particular from the implications of this for other countries not directly involved. Russia seriously miscalculated the likely response to the attack in Britain from the international community. Instead of Britain being isolated, other countries have realized that if Russia can do this in the UK, it can do it elsewhere. That means everyone is at risk. So, Russia is trying everything it can to attempt to divert, distract, confuse and bewilder its audiences around the world. This also lies behind the bizarre and random nature of some of the digressions in Russian officials’ speeches, like the Russian ambassador to the United Nation’s references to Alice in Wonderland – though no doubt he had some choice words for his speechwriter when this set up the UK’s ambassador for the perfect putdown: that he, like the White Queen, is proud to go on “believing six impossible things before breakfast.” The insults, the attempts at humor and the ever more outlandish suggestions that anybody but Russia is to blame are all tactics for keeping audiences off balance and distracting from the fact that Russia has no real arguments to counter Britain and the Western world pointing the finger at Moscow. Sometimes, tactics like this can be successful, even just by sowing confusion and causing delay; Russian suggestions can be so extraordinary and nonsensical that a pause is needed to absorb them and come to terms with the fact that these warped perceptions of reality are being presented in what should be a serious discussion between adults. But real success for Russia comes at the moment when the listener suspends disbelief sufficiently to start to consider whether all they know to be real is in fact a lie – and that Russia might have a point. Russia’s suggestions that the British government might have carried out the attack in its own city make a classic case study. Related article Sergei Skripal's cat and guinea pigs are dead, UK says Trying to murder residents of your own country to make a political point is a nasty habit that Britain grew out of several hundred years ago. So, the idea that the UK might be to blame for an attack of this kind is one that could only come from Russia, where murder in the interests of the state or its ruling elite still lies comfortably in the mainstream of political practice. Nevertheless, the fact that this suggestion is now repeated not only by Russian trolls (and ambassadors and ministers) but also by real UK citizens represents a significant achievement for Russian disinformation. The answer, as always, is to take Russian bluster for what it is: a desperate attempt to shift the blame once the realization has set in, as it did in the case of MH17, that Russia has made a serious mistake and earned not just the disapproval but the disgust of the civilized world. Russia will continue to throw up wild accusations, nonsensical conspiracy theories, insults, threats and attempts at tasteless humor. But for most intelligent adults in the rest of the world, a swift reality check will be all that is needed to press the mental mute button on Moscow.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180406180000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/opinions/why-russia-laugh-world-giles-opinion-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "435058604", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN conditions expert Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society and a practicing oncologist. He is also the author of the book “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America.” There are conflicting messages regarding the benefit of mammograms Studies examining the issue have faced challenges The consensus is that mammograms are beneficial for women 40 to 75 Women should be aware of the limitations of mammography The subject of breast cancer screening is often in the news as ongoing clinical studies publish updates and experts debate the merits of the findings. Breast cancer is an emotional issue because it kills thousands of women per year. Many are in the prime of their lives. There seems to be conflicting messages regarding screening, so I can understand how it can be confusing to the layman. I have been a cancer screening expert for more than two decades, and the headlines are often confusing to me. Perhaps I can bring some clarity to the issue. Mammography (breast X-ray) was developed in the 1950s. The concept of using it to search for early cancer came about soon thereafter. Does breast screening save lives? Simply finding cancer is not proof of a test’s benefit. One must find the cancer, provide treatment and demonstrate that patients who would have died do not. Several screening tests for other cancers have been found not just useless but also harmful because the nature of the cancer was that early detection and treatment did not save lives. Long-term study questions benefits of mammogram screening The best way to determine whether a breast screening test is beneficial is through a prospective randomized study in which women are enrolled and randomly assigned to be screened or not, then followed over time. The goal is to determine that there are less breast cancer deaths in the heavily screened group. Related video Study: Mammograms do not save lives Related video Mammograms: When should women start? Related video Mammograms save lives A number of these clinical trials have and are being conducted in North America and Europe. The earliest began in 1963. The last began in Europe and Canada in the 1980s. Unfortunately, no study is perfect; each has flaws. These studies are huge and follow women for decades. The smallest enrolled 45,000 women and the largest more than 160,000. The studies are logistical challenges; some have even reported different numbers of women enrolled in different publications. The studies ask different questions. Most studied women 50 and older. Only two were designed to look at women 40 to 49.  Some asked whether mammography is better than no screening. Some studied whether screening with mammography and clinical breast examination is better than clinical breast examination. HealthMakers: Otis Brawley: Who should have a mammogram? When looking at these trials in 2014, there are challenges common to every study: • First, some women in the “do not screen” group began getting screened as initial reports of some studies showed a benefit to screening. The studies began assessing the long-term outcomes of groups of women who had been intensively screened over the years versus groups lightly screened over the past decades. • The quality of the mammography equipment has improved such that all the studies available used what is now obsolete imaging equipment. • Treatment of breast cancer has improved. Early detection may be less important today than two decades ago. These are the studies we have to make decisions from. It is unethical to start new studies because the consensus is that screening has some benefit; we cannot randomize women to the nonscreening arm of a new trial. Study questions benefit of yearly mammograms It is up to the screening expert to look at each of these studies and handicap them. The expert has to take into account the strengths and weaknesses of each and try to distill the truth. No one finding and certainly no one update on a single trial should change a recommendation. It is true some of the trials have failed to show a benefit to mammography when compared with a population getting clinical breast examination. Some of the studies show a benefit with mammography screening decreasing risk of death by 15%. Others say it’s 35%. Mammograms should be used with caution There are huge inconsistencies even in the studies showing benefit. The predominance of medical opinion is there is some lifesaving benefit to screening women 40 to 75. Screening messages are complicated, and we in medicine often are not good at explaining them. A number of medical organizations regularly put together groups of experts to review breast cancer screening data objectively and make recommendations about screening. Most review all the trials every five to seven years. The following organizations suggest that average-risk women begin yearly screening with high-quality mammography and clinical breast examination at 40, with screening continuing until the woman is no longer in good health. The year of recommendation is noted in parentheses: • American Cancer Society (2003) • American Medical Association (2002) • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2009) • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2010) • American College of Radiology (2012) • American Society of Breast Surgeons (2011) The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2009) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (2012) recommend women 40 to 49 make an individual decision about screening with their doctors. Those concerned about breast cancer should get screening every one to two years while in their 40s. These two organizations recommend screening every two years from 50 to 74. Professors: Komen overstating benefits of mammograms Most of these organizations have statements that women should be informed of the limitations of mammography, including: • Screening is a better test for women in their 50s and 60s versus women in their 40s. • Screening will have some false alarms. Some women will be told they have a finding that requires further testing. Most of these women will ultimately not have cancer. • Screening will miss some important cancers we wish it would find. • Screening will find some cancers that do not need treatment and cause some women to get unnecessary treatment. • There is a small long-term risk of radiation-induced breast cancer. I am concerned that we in American medicine have led many to believe breast screening is better than it is. That is not to say it should not be used – it should be used with caution. Women should be informed of the benefits and limitations of mammography and clinical breast examination, and we need to work hard to find a better test. Opinion: Mammographers, Canada cancer study is legit", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "mammogram screening", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150521141500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/19/health/mammogram-studies/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "759172809", "sentence": "This week in Trumpworld was more focused on the things that didn’t happen – as opposed to ones that did. The highly-anticipated Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un summit, for one. On Thursday morning, the President announced – via a weirdly wistful letter – that he regretted to inform the North Korean dictator that the June 12 gathering in Singapore was off. That came just a day after North Korea sent the hottest of hot takes – threatening nuclear war and calling Vice President Mike Pence a “political dummy.” And a day before Trump said the meeting might take place as planned – or maybe not! The summit wasn’t the only thing that made news by not happening. There was also Trump’s insistence – via Twitter, natch – that the FBI had planted a spy in his 2016 campaign for wholly political reasons. Turns out that’s not the case, at least according to every intelligence source in a position to know. Which doesn’t mean Trump will stop saying it. What a week. Below, the big headlines of the week – the 70th of Donald Trump’s presidency. Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: You can read the full Point newsletter here; or check out more Point stories here.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180526000000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/politics/headlines-analysis-summits-spies-statecraft/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "754547528", "sentence": "Administration officials have been instructed to move forward with plans to convene a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, according to two people familiar with the plans. The decision is ultimately up to Trump, who said on Wednesday he would announce the time and location in three days. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump ruled out the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that divides North and South Korea as a potential location for the talks with Kim. Singapore and the DMZ are the only two places Trump has floated in public as potential venues for the meeting. Related article Trump rules out DMZ as location for North Korea summit The Southeast Asian city-state has been the preferred location among US officials, who saw its neutrality as an advantage over locations closer to Pyongyang. The White House declined to comment on the summit’s location. Speaking during a briefing Wednesday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders affirmed that a date and site had been determined. “I can tell you that a date and location are set but beyond that, I don’t have any other announcements at this point,” Sanders said. “But we expect that to be announced here in the next few days.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been in Pyongyang to discuss details of the upcoming summit. Pompeo met personally with Kim, during which time the two spoke about summit plans and other issues. Kim also agreed to release three Americans held by North Korea. The meeting would be the first ever between a sitting US President and a North Korean leader. Singapore has long been seen as a gateway between Asia and the West, and today remains a close ally to Washington and also hosts a US military presence. It’s also one of just 47 countries to host a North Korean embassy. However, Singapore may lack some of the symbolism and photogenic advantages of the DMZ, which were on full display during last month’s summit between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Trump administration officials at the time said the President was impressed by the historic images that came from that meeting. Shortly after the Moon-Kim encounter, Trump mused about holding the summit at the DMZ. Even as Trump on Wednesday sought to heighten expectations for his summit, he acknowledged that the plans could fall apart. “Everything can be scuttled. Everything can be scuttled,” he said. “A lot of good things can happen, a lot of bad things can happen. I believe that we have – both sides want to negotiate a deal. I think it’s going to be a very successful deal.” But, he repeated, “lots of things can happen. And, of course, you’ll be the first to know about it if it fails.” CNN’s Joshua Berlinger and Ben Westcott contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-North Korea summit", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180509220000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "SGP", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/singapore-north-korea-summit/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "590901870", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Now you can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. Where to start, where to start. There’s so much to talk about from the Clinton-Trump showdown to get you   Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. Donald Trump has thumbed his nose at pretty much every known political tradition during this wacky campaign, so should we really be surprised that he refused to say whether he’ll accept the election results if he loses? Republicans were horrified. CNN analyst Van Jones said, “You can’t polish this turd.” And Trump’s campaign manager, pressed for an answer, ran away. Debate watchers in a CNN/ORC poll handed the victory to Clinton: 52% to Trump’s 39%. (Note: This is a real poll, not a bogus online one.) More bad news for Team Trump: The latest electoral map shows him in his weakest political position of the entire campaign. Fox News’ Chris Wallace earned major props as moderator. He focused on substantive issues and kept the candidates in line “like a veteran teacher monitoring detention hall,” Stephen King tweeted. (Yeah, that Stephen King.) Trump and Clinton seemed to like his work too. At least they shook his hand. Sexual assault accusations against Trump debunked? False. Clinton’s tax plan not adding a penny to the federal debt? False. Trump encouraging the Russians to hack the US? True. Clinton’s stat about 33,000 gun deaths annually? Misleading. Here’s a full list of last night’s whoppers. Warning: It’ll take you a good 20 minutes to get through them all. Here are the 5 takeaways from the Trump-Clinton tangle. Here are the one-liners they dropped. And how #badhombres became a thing. Here’s the debate in 90 seconds … and in gifs. And here’s Trump Jr. saying the presidency is a “step down” for dad. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Air raid Turkey killed 200 Kurdish militants during airstrikes near Aleppo. Shouldn’t Turkey be fighting ISIS? It is. But it’s also going after Kurds. Here’s why. Judging the judge A Montana judge is catching heat after he sentenced a man who repeatedly raped his 12-year-old daughter to just 60 days in jail. Lost in space The European Space Agency wishes Schiaparelli would phone home. The spacecraft hasn’t been heard from since it tried to land on Mars. Failure to launch North Korea appears to have failed again while trying to launch a missile this morning. That’s two failures in a week. Top of the world For the first time in almost 20 years, the Cleveland Indians are headed to the World Series. They beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 to win the ALCS. Birds in the sky, you know how I feel Daniel the duck is an emotional therapy animal and often flies with his owner. Of course, he gets the window seat.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161020113000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/us/five-things-thursday/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "455144572", "sentence": "AQAP leader reportedly praises lone-wolf attacks on West, saying \"America is first\" An expert considers AQAP to be the most dangerous al Qaeda branch to the United States Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, which officials have called the terror group’s most dangerous affiliate, has issued two threatening new communiques praising recent lone-wolf style attacks against the West and calling for more of them. “We urge you to strike America in its own home and beyond,” says a letter attributed to Ibrahim al-Asiri, the master bomb-maker with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The letter, according to a translation by SITE Intelligence Group, states, “America is first.” CNN is unable to independently verify that Asiri himself wrote it, but the letter has drawn the attention of terror trackers such as MEMRI, Flashpoint and SITE. Another senior AQAP leader, Khaled Batarfi, released a video, which appears to have been shot in a studio, carrying a similar statement. Batarfi does not attribute the message of the video to Asiri, despite its similarities to the letter. AQAP sprung Batarfi from a Yemeni jail in April. Related gallery Leaders of deadliest terrorist groups A U.S. counterterrorism official described the letter as “consistent with rhetoric the new leader stated upon taking over al Qaeda’s most active affiliate that is known to threaten Western interests.” Asiri has a $5 million bounty on his head, and analysts say if he did write the letter, he may have been putting himself at risk. “The concern for Asiri would be that somehow the message would be traceable back to him – whether by courier, or some digital stamp inside of the message,” said Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute. “We have seen U.S. drone strikes kill a series of top al Qaeda leaders in Yemen over the past few months.” But if the letter is genuine, it would indicate that Asiri, who rarely makes public statements, is still alive. Intelligence officials say Asiri was a key player in the 2009 Christmas Day bomb attempt in which a passenger from Africa almost managed to detonate a bomb aboard a Detroit-bound plane that he’d hidden in his underwear. Asiri was also behind the placing of bombs in printer cartridges aboard planes headed for the United States that were intercepted before they reached their targets. He even designed a bomb to be carried on the body of his own brother, Abdullah al-Asiri, in attempt to kill Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism chief in 2009. The bomb killed his brother, but the Saudi minister survived. What is AQAP? “He’s without question the most dangerous terrorist operative that the United States faces today,” said CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank. “Intelligence suggests that he is developing a new generation of explosive devices including a new generation of underwear and shoe-bomb devices.” Zimmerman says Asiri is believed to have taught his skills to a cadre of bomb-makers. “He has trained a series of individuals who are able to do what he does, which is bring imagination and innovation to an explosive device that could make it through U.S. or Western security,” she said. Batarfi is featured in a second threatening video. In it, he praises the July attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which a gunman killed five American servicemen at a military installation, as “a blessed Jihadi operation.” And he also praises two gunmen who tried to mount an attack in Garland, Texas, in May for their “sacrifice and heroism.” “Blood for blood,” Batarfi says in a speech posted online. He then encourages further lone-wolf attacks against America and the West. “To the warriors of Lone Jihad: may Allah bless and guide your efforts,” he says. A U.S. intelligence official said this video is believed to be genuine. “Batarfi has become a main AQAP media figure since his escape from a Yemeni prison this spring,” the official said. While a number of AQAP leaders have been targeted by strikes this year, the fighting in Yemen between warring factions has deprived the United States of a partner on the ground to work with on tracking and targeting militants. James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, recently told a conference in Aspen, Colorado, that “in terms of proximate threat, I would view … AQAP – even though they’re kind of consumed right now with what’s going on in Yemen with the Houthis – as probably our most concerning al Qaeda element in terms of threat to the homeland.” Who must be killed to beat ISIS and al Qaeda? CNN’s Nic Robertson, Anas Hamdan, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Paul Cruickshank contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150805031500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/middleeast/al-qaeda-branch-yemen-united-states/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "489560588", "sentence": "A Saudi court has sentenced a poet to death on charges of apostasy The death sentence overruled an earlier judgment dismissing the charge The case has sparked an international outcry, with writers condemning the sentence Hundreds of writers around the world have joined human rights groups in urging Saudi Arabia to release a poet who faces a death sentence on charges of apostasy for his poetry. Palestinian poet and artist Ashraf Fayadh, 32, was sentenced to death by a court in the southwestern Saudi city of Abha this month on a series of blasphemy charges, according to Human Rights Watch, which viewed the trial documents. The charges included insulting the “Divine Self” and the Prophet Mohammed, mocking the Quran and spreading atheism. His sister, Raeda Fayadh, appealed to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to grant clemency to her brother in an interview Monday with CNN. She said her brother had done nothing wrong, having been falsely accused by a man with a personal animosity toward him. There was nothing blasphemous in her his writings, she said, and those who had accused him were damaging the image of Saudi Arabia, she said. “He wrote in words that stupid people misunderstood,” she said. Fayadh had originally been handed a lesser sentence of four years in prison and 800 lashes on the charge of having inappropriate relations with members of the opposite sex. Related video Grandfather faces lashing for making wine The court had dismissed a prosecution request for a death sentence on the apostasy charge, citing Fayadh’s declared “repentance” and testimony that indicated hostility between Fayadh and the complainant, Human Rights Watch said. But the prosecutor appealed the ruling, according to the rights group. In mid-November a new judge dismissed the earlier decision, saying Fayadh’s repentance was not enough to avoid a death sentence for apostasy, citing verses from the defendant’s poetry. An English translation of the poems has been posted on the blog of U.S.-based activist and writer Mona Kareem. Fayadh was initially arrested in 2013 after a personal disagreement with a man at a coffee shop in the town of Abha in relation to his poetry, according to Human Rights Watch, writers’ association PEN International and the poet’s sister. Raeda Fayadh, who spoke to CNN from her home in Gaza, said the men had been watching a European soccer match at the coffee shop when the fight started. The man reportedly complained to the ultraconservative kingdom’s religious police, accusing Fayadh of insulting Islam in his book of poems and insulting the Saudi state. Fayadh reportedly has 30 days to appeal the death sentence after which the case goes to the Supreme Court, Human Rights Watch reported. Related video Execution in Saudi Arabia sparks condemnation After Fayadh was arrested, according to the rights group’s account based on the court documents, the religious police discovered on his phone photos of Fayadh with several women, whom Fayadh said he met at an art gallery. These photographs were the basis for the charge of having inappropriate relations with members of the opposite sex. Raeda Fayadh said the pictures were “all of his friends, artists that he worked with” and that there was nothing improper about them. “If you open the net you will find the same pictures, it’s not pictures of naked women or anything – they are all normal pictures,” she said. “There is no issue at all.” Activists have posted scans online purporting to be the original trial documents. CNN cannot verify the authenticity of the documents, but they appear to match Human Rights Watch’s reporting. CNN has reached out to Saudi officials for comment on Fayadh’s case but hasn’t received a response. The sentence has drawn condemnation from rights groups, cultural figures and social media, with the hashtag #FreeAshraf appearing in response to reports about it. Poetry is not a crime #freeAshraf Prominent writers, including Britain’s poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, and Syrian poet Adonis signed an open letter by PEN International saying they were “appalled” by the judgment. “It is not a crime to hold an idea, however unpopular, nor is it a crime to express an opinion peacefully,” read the letter. An online petition launched by Amnesty International calling for his release has already reached more than 22,000 signatures. Related video Wife of flogged Saudi blogger appeals directly to King “The sentencing of Ashraf Fayadh to death after an unfair trial shows the deep flaws in Saudi Arabian criminal justice system and is yet another appalling example of the authorities flouting their international human rights obligations,” said Sevag Kechichian, Amnesty International’s Saudi Arabia researcher. “Fayadh was imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression – he should be immediately and unconditionally released and his conviction should be quashed.” Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch’s Middle East director, said that “regardless of what Fayadh said or didn’t say, Saudi Arabia should stop arresting people for their personal beliefs.” “The fact that Ashraf Fayadh is facing the prospect of being beheaded only adds to the outrageousness of this court ruling,” Whitson said. Related video Saudi prisoner faces execution, crucifixion Fayadh, a Saudi-born Palestinian, has been a prominent figure in Saudi Arabia’s nascent contemporary art scene, where he was involved in the Saudi-British art group Edge of Arabia and curated its exhibit for the 2013 Venice Biennale. Saudi Arabia has faced increasing criticism for the punishments handed down by its judicial system, including beheadings, crucifixions and floggings. Raif Badawi, a liberal Saudi blogger, was handed a 10-year prison term and ordered to be lashed 1,000 times last year for “insulting Islam.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Arabia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151129204500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/29/middleeast/saudi-arabia-poet-ashraf-fayadh-death-sentence/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "547754681", "sentence": "Photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday after a rocket-propelled grenade hit his armored Humvee. Also killed were his NPR colleague, interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna, and an Afghan soldier driving the Humvee. Colleagues remembered Gilkey, 50, as someone who worked tirelessly in the world’s most difficult places. His images were not always easy to look at – from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to hungry and terrorized Sudanese in Darfur. But few could turn away from Gilkey’s photography. He drew his viewers in, putting them on the ground where his subjects were to give them a better understanding of the situation. He captured the essence of places through people, many of them in forgotten lands. As NPR’s David Greene said in a tweet Monday: Gilkey “could capture someone’s soul in a portrait.” Gilkey won many well-deserved accolades, including the George Polk Award. I first met Gilkey in Iraq. At first he seemed like many of the war-hardened soldiers I had met there. Brusque. Harsh, even. But later when I knew him better, I understood he was the opposite. “I know people in the newsroom called him ‘Smiley’ because he never smiled; he was really gruff,” said Gilkey’s colleague Tom Bowman, who was on assignment with him in Afghanistan. “But he was a real sensitive soul and he was a real, complete artist. His pictures were absolutely beautiful, and the ones he recently took on a mission we went on were just unbelievable.” Gilkey showed his true self in his pictures, which can be seen in the gallery above.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "David Gilkey", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160606184500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/middleeast/david-gilkey-npr-photographer-cnnphotos/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "607559103", "sentence": "NEW: Activist in Aleppo tells CNN that evacuations will begin at 6 a.m. with 150 people Military activity in eastern Aleppo has ceased, Russian diplomat says The Syrian government has established control over eastern Aleppo, Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday. “Over the last hour we’ve received information that the military activities in east Aleppo have stopped,” Churkin said, according to a simultaneous translation provided by the United Nations. “So there’s no question about cessation of hostilities, or humanitarian operations. The Syrian government has established control over east Aleppo so now the stage has come for practical humanitarian initiatives.” At the same time, sources inside Aleppo tell CNN a ceasefire and evacuation agreement has been reached in the beleaguered eastern part of the city. Journalist and resident Karam al-Masri, who is in Aleppo, told CNN Tuesday that residents received cell phone messages from rebel leaders announcing a ceasefire. Aleppo Media Center posted to its Facebook page on Tuesday that a ceasefire had been announced in Aleppo “in preparation for the evacuation of civilians from besieged areas through safe passages.” The Aleppo ceasefire and evacuation agreement was reached with “Turkish mediation,” a commander in the Islamist rebel group Ahrar al-Sham told CNN, adding that civilians will start being evacuated from the eastern area of the city Wednesday morning local time. An activist in Aleppo told CNN the evacuations will begin at 6 a.m. (11 p.m. Tuesday ET). The first group of civilians to leave will consist of 70 injured people and family members – a total of 150 people. The Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed that talks between rebels in eastern Aleppo and the Russian military led to the ceasefire deal. Under the agreement, civilians and then opposition fighters will evacuate to nearby Idlib, the ministry said. Turkey said its diplomats had been working on establishing a humanitarian corridor in Aleppo for weeks and that their efforts “increased in recent days.” There has been no confirmation of a cessation of hostilities or an evacuation agreement by Syrian state media. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Tuesday to address the situation. Afterward, Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy to Syria, said he was informed by the Russian ambassador that an agreement on Aleppo was reached. But the United Nations still needs to verify the deal, de Mistura said. “We need to verify that on the ground, that they have reached an agreement with the armed opposition. It is imminent, if not already taking place,” he said. “It’s not clear to me yet as whether they are allowed to withdraw with their light weapons, which was one of the issues which had been discussed, or without weapons.” De Mistura also reiterated the need for the UN to have access to eastern Aleppo to independently verify what is going on there. The developments came as government forces continued their advance on the last rebel-held neighborhoods in Aleppo in their bid to retake the city, once Syria’s commercial and cultural heart. Earlier, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, said he had been told that 82 civilians, including women and children, were shot in their homes or on the streets Monday. The gruesome reports of executions prompted the UN Security Council’s emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon at the urging of the United Kingdom and France. Tough words were aimed at Syria and its allies. “We have collectively failed the people of Syria,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ceasfire broken as evacuations delayedSyrians post goodbye messages on TwitterChildren who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map‘Assad will reign over a wasteland’Photos: The Battle for Aleppo‘Aleppo is being destroyed by world’s silence”Why Aleppo is so importantWhat you need to know about Aleppo Ceasfire broken as evacuations delayedSyrians post goodbye messages on TwitterChildren who put Aleppo’s suffering on the map‘Assad will reign over a wasteland’Photos: The Battle for Aleppo‘Aleppo is being destroyed by world’s silence”Why Aleppo is so importantWhat you need to know about Aleppo US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power excoriated Syria, Russia and Iran for the bloodshed in Aleppo and asked, “Are you truly incapable of shame? and “Is there nothing you will not lie about? “Your barrel bombs and airstrikes … it is your noose,” she said. “Three member states of the UN contributing to a noose around civilians.” Rebel groups held eastern Aleppo for more than four years after the Arab Spring uprising and a Syrian regime siege on the area had essentially cut it off from the outside world, sparking a humanitarian crisis there. Thousands were fleeing Monday as bombs continued to fall on the remaining rebel-held areas of the city. Activists said anyone with links to the rebels who seized control of the enclave in 2012 was being hunted down. “Every hour, butcheries are carried out,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Syrian government did not comment on the killings in state-run media. CNN has not been able to verify the execution reports. Analysis: Assad is winning a battle, but not the war for Syria Humanitarian volunteers in Aleppo have issued a desperate plea for help and safe passage for the estimated 100,000 civilians and rebels still trapped in the city’s east, now a wasteland of carnage and rubble. Amid the chaos, the self-styled Syria Civil Defense volunteer rescue group – also known as the White Helmets – was among groups pleading for safe passage out of Aleppo for their volunteers and civilians. “The regime has been trying to kill us for five years,” the group said on Twitter. “Please don’t give them this chance.” “We hear children crying, we hear calls for help, but we just can’t do anything.” The Assad regime was already in control of western Aleppo and in just over two weeks has taken most if not all of the east. Seizing the whole of Aleppo would put the government in control of Syria’s five major cities, marking a turning point in the war. A 7-year-old girl who has been tweeting from eastern Aleppo wrote an ominous post Tuesday: “This is my last moment to either live or die.” My name is Bana, I'm 7 years old. I am talking to the world now live from East #Aleppo. This is my last moment to either live or die. - Bana Another Twitter user – who goes by the user name “Mr_Alhamdo” and says he is a “teacher, activist and reporter” in the city – posted a number of tweets bidding farewell to his followers, describing the scene as “doomsday.” “This is a call and might be the last call,” he said in one. “Save Aleppo people. Save my daughter and other children.” this is a call and might be the last call.Save Aleppo people. Save my daughter and other children. #StandWithAleppo It is the doomsday inside Aleppo. Bombs bombs are over the head of civilians. people are running running but don't know where to go. Some of those left in the last few rebel-held areas had begged the international community to stop the regime’s advance. “Please, go to the embassies and block the way,” said Salah Ashkar, an activist in east Aleppo, in a video posted on Twitter. Related video Goodbye messages from Aleppo “Please, don’t let them sleep. Do it, do it, do it, do that now. There is no minute to spare. Please, please, stand with Aleppo,” he said. But for others, the regime’s military push was cause for celebration. Syrian state-run Ekhbariya TV broadcast people chanting with joy, firing gunshots in the air and blaring car horns. CNN’s Sonia Moghe, Waffa Munayyer, Richard Roth, Merieme Arif, Joel Williams, Fred Pleitgen, Alexander Felton, Emanuella Grinberg, Kareem Khadder, Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi, Basma Atassi, Hilary Clarke, Kara Fox, Eliza Mackintosh and James Masters contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161212094500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/middleeast/aleppo-syria-government-gains/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "756454114", "sentence": "Less than six months before the midterm elections, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will address the most pressing issues facing the nation, in a live, internationally telecast town hall, CNN announced Wednesday. The one-hour event, moderated by CNN’s Chris Cuomo, will air Wednesday, May 23 at 9 p.m. ET, and feature audience questions. With control of the House, and possibly the Senate, on the line, the California Democrat is expected to face an array of domestic and foreign policy questions as Congress continues to struggle with how to find common ground on issues ranging the 700,000 undocumented immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to taxes. The town hall is taking place in the run up to President Donald Trump’s denuclearization talks with North Korea on June 12. Pelosi, who has led the House Democratic caucus for 15 years, is expected to speak about her party’s political strategy heading into Election Day. Democrats need a net gain of 23 seats in the midterm elections to wrest control of the majority out of Republican hands. Nathan Gonzales, publisher of Inside Elections and a CNN contributor, notes the political climate at this time indicates the “most likely outcome: Democratic gains in the teens to a more dramatic electoral wave.” With spiking global interest in American politics, the town hall will not only be broadcast in the United States on CNN US, but also around the world on CNN International, CNN en Español as well as CNN SiriusXM Channels 116, 454 and the Westwood One Radio Network. The program will also be made available to the American Forces Network, seen on US military installations around the world. In addition to live television viewing, the town hall with Pelosi can also be viewed via CNNgo at CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TV and Android TV along with all CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android. Cuomo, who was recently named the host of “Cuomo Prime Time,” will permanently move into the 9 p.m. ET slot on June 4.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180516124500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/politics/nancy-pelosi-cnn-town-hall-chris-cuomo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "578834503", "sentence": "NEW: Russia says its warplanes targeted ISIS north of Palmyra NEW: \"We've seen violations by both sides,\" State Department spokesman says US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agreed to extend the ceasefire in Syria for another 48 hours, State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Wednesday. Toner acknowledged the situation hasn’t been perfect. “We’ve seen violations by both sides,” he said, adding, “we’re continuing to monitor this very closely.” The move comes as the ceasefire in the brutal civil war appears to be holding into its second day, with one monitoring group reporting no deaths in the area covered by the US-Russia agreement. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Wednesday said no fatalities have occurred in Homs, Latakia, Hama, the Damascus suburbs, Idlib and the rest of the Syrian areas included in the deal that began Monday. The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that “armed groups” breached the truce with mortar fire, citing a military source; the news agency also reported there were no deaths. But for hundreds of thousands of besieged Syrians, the wait for humanitarian relief may last somewhat longer. Aid convoys are positioned at the Turkish border town of Cilvegozu, poised to enter the country and deliver food and medical aid to rebel-controlled eastern Aleppo, where the United Nations says between 250,000 and 275,000 people have been cut off from assistance since early July. Related video The struggle for a ceasefire in Syria An activist with the opposition-aligned group Aleppo Media Center said people are hopeful this initiative will work, even though past agreements have fallen apart since the conflict began in 2011. “We are still optimistic this will happen, but no one knows,” he said. “But so far it’s been the best days seen since five-plus years ago. This is something promising. We shall wait and see what happens tomorrow.” Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the UN humanitarian office, said the aid convoys were awaiting assurances of safety in Syria’s volatile northwest. “The UN convoy from Turkey to eastern Aleppo is still in customs area on the border this morning because of lack of de facto assurances of safe passage by all parties,” Laerke said. “The convoy is ready and will move as soon as conditions allow.” Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, said Tuesday night that there was a “need of assurances that the drivers and the convoys will be unhindered and untouched.” Syria’s Foreign Ministry has said aid can only be delivered to Aleppo if it is coordinated through the government and United Nations – especially aid coming from Turkey. The Syrian military is ready to pull out of a key Aleppo highway – Castello Road – to allow safe passage of humanitarian aid into the city, according to Vladimir Savchenko of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Russian state news agency Tass reported. The Syrian government has not confirmed or reported this news. The Aleppo activist said it’s the first time the United States and Russia have forged an agreement that “paves the way for humanitarian aid access” and a no-military zone for people to use the highway. Nevertheless, the ceasefire appears to have led to a respite in violence in the five-year civil war. Related video Moment of joy for Aleppo's children De Mistura, the UN envoy, noted a “significant drop in violence” since the ceasefire went into effect Monday. There were still intermittent incidents, including an airstrike overnight on Khan Toman in the countryside south of Aleppo, according to an Aleppo Media Center activist. In general, the situation remained quiet in Aleppo, with no significant violations, the activist said. The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said that rebel groups had breached the truce by firing seven mortars Wednesday morning in the countryside near Homs. In recent days, images have emerged from Syria showing people taking advantage of the rare calm to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. On Eid al-Adha, Syria’s children laugh again The ceasefire deal, intended to bring humanitarian relief, calls for a halt to the violence between the Syrian regime and rebel forces. But it does not cover militant groups considered terrorists, such as ISIS and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al Nusra Front. Related video Syria truce officially begins Under the terms of the deal, if the peace holds for seven days, Russia and the United States will begin coordination to target terror groups in the conflict. Russia’s warplanes have attacked a group of ISIS militants north of Palmyra, killing hundreds of terrorists, Viktor Poznikhir, the first deputy chief of the General Staff’s main operations directorate, told the media Wednesday. The militants lost 250 men and 15 pickup trucks, Poznikhir said. The ceasefire is the second such concerted attempt to bring peace to Syria this year. The United States and Russia coordinated a partial ceasefire in February, but violence soon resumed. The Syrian civil war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced more than 5 million to flee the country, spawning an international refugee crisis. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, estimates that up to 430,000 people have been killed in the conflict, although an accurate estimate is almost impossible to obtain. CNN’s Vasco Cotovio, Hamdi Alkhshali, Sebastian Shukla, Schams Elwazer, and Joe Sterling contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-Russia ceasefire agreement in Syria", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160914063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/middleeast/syria-ceasefire/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "720080346", "sentence": "Watch CNN’s special report, “The Trump-Russia Investigation,” hosted by Pamela Brown,  Monday at 9 p.m. ET. One year ago, this week, the US intelligence community publicly confirmed Russia's interference in the 2016 election In the months after the election, the Trump team denied that there were any contacts with Russians during the campaign It’s easy to lose track of the Trump-Russia investigation with what at times feels like daily bombshells, the denials that end up getting debunked, the hearings, the subpoenas and the difficult-to-pronounce Russian names. If you’re not paying attention – even if you are – it is admittedly challenging to stay on top of it all. One year ago this week, the US intelligence community publicly confirmed Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the operation. At the time, the report felt like the final chapter of a contentious election. But throughout the past year, we’ve learned of secret meetings, intercepted phone calls, overseas contacts, lies to the FBI and more. Even our comprehensive timeline can’t capture the full picture. So, for the first time, CNN produced a documentary that tells the Russia story, from the beginning, and strings together the many threads with insights from the reporters and analysts who’ve been covering it. “The Trump-Russia Investigation,” hosted by CNN’s Pamela Brown, airs Friday at 10:00 p.m. ET and Monday at 9:00 p.m. ET. Here’s a look at the key stories from the investigation, which are featured in the documentary. In the months after the election, the Trump team denied that there were any contacts with Russians during the campaign. Trump said so himself at a news conference in February 2017. “I have nothing to do with Russia,” he declared. “To the best of my knowledge, no person that I deal with does.” That’s why it was so shocking when The New York Times dropped this bombshell over the summer: The President’s son, Donald Trump Jr., met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer during the campaign after being promised dirt on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Not only that, but Trump Jr. was joined by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort, who was the campaign chairman at the time. Related video Russian lawyer is 'right out of a spy novel' “When Donald Trump Jr. is told the Russian government is trying to elect your father president, he doesn’t say, ‘what do you mean? How can that be?’ He says, ‘I wanna hear this’,” said CNN’s chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, referring to the emails sent to Trump Jr. before the meeting. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team started investigating the meeting. It also posed a political problem for the White House. “You’re saying constantly there was no effort to collude with the Russians in any way, shape or form, and suddenly, you have your son, your campaign manager, and your senior adviser all in a meeting with Russians who have promised to bring you dirt,” said CNN’s chief political analyst Gloria Borger. Trump Jr., Kushner and Manafort have all denied participating in any collusion. Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya has told conflicting stories about the purpose of the meeting and her Russian government connections. “This is not normal, this is not how presidents behave. It’s a dark moment in American history today.” That’s how Toobin reacted on May 9, 2017, the day Trump unexpectedly fired FBI Director James Comey, the man who was overseeing a federal investigation into Trump’s presidential campaign. Related video Journalists remember how James Comey was fired Everyone was caught off guard, including senior White House aides. The FBI director himself learned about his fate while in California on official business by watching it on television. Trump later admitted he was thinking about Russia when he decided to fire Comey, seeming to contradict the official White House line that Comey was fired for mishandling the Clinton email investigation. An action perhaps designed to neutralize the Russia investigation instead triggered a series of events that led to Mueller’s appointment as special counsel. “That just gives you a sense of how impulsive this firing was and it really did backfire,” said CNN’s chief political correspondent Dana Bash. After his firing, Comey stayed in the limelight. He starred in a highly anticipated hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, which was aired live on the networks and shown at bars throughout Washington. And in the future, he might find himself on the witness stand, if Mueller sees fit. Three men close to Trump – Kushner, Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn – all got entangled in the Russia probe last year. Kushner went before congressional committees investigating potential collusion, and was asked to turn over documents to the special counsel. He denies knowing about any collusion with Russia, though Mueller’s investigation continues to scrutinize his activities, with no clear end in sight. Related video Sources: Obama advised Trump not to hire Flynn “Jared Kushner is incredibly important for several reasons,” Toobin said. “He is a witness to virtually all the central issues in this investigation. He is also important because he is an independent actor. He is someone who had contacts with Russian representatives.” Then there’s Flynn, who pleaded guilty in December to lying to the FBI and is now cooperating with Mueller. He started 2017 as the incoming national security adviser – a plum job for someone who had been previously fired from a high-ranking intelligence post during the Obama administration. And finally, Manafort is slated for the fight of his life in 2018. Manafort and co-defendant Rick Gates, his longtime business partner and deputy on the Trump campaign, go on trial this spring. They pleaded not guilty to a dozen federal charges of money laundering, undisclosed foreign lobbying, and conspiracy against the United States. “Paul Manafort has, for decades, been the Washington lobbyist and influence peddler around the world for a lot of the most vicious dictators we’ve seen,” said investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston. Related video Miss Universe and the Russia probe Trump’s ties to Russians go back way before the election. In fact, he’s been trying to do real estate deals in Russia since the 1980s. In recent years, he partnered with a wealthy Russian on the 2013 Miss Universe pageant, which was held in Moscow, and sold a Florida mansion to a Russian in 2008. “We know that there’s plenty of Russian money that the President has benefited from,” said CNN justice correspondent Evan Perez. The Florida estate alone was sold for about $95 million. Not only that, but the Trump Organization also negotiated with a Russian company during the presidential campaign to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. Trump even signed a letter-of-intent, but the deal fell through in early 2016, a few weeks before the first primary contest in Iowa. Related video Trump details Russian business connections It is yet to be seen how aggressively Mueller will examine these old business deals that predate the election. Trump and his lawyers have made it known that they don’t want Mueller to cross that line. While the Russians disrupted the presidential campaign through hacked emails and high-profile leaks, they were also active on a more granular level that affected millions of Americans: social media. It took months to learn the full scope, which still might be unknown, but leading US technology companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter now acknowledge that Russians were active on their platforms during the election, creating fake accounts and stirring up political tensions on controversial topics. Related video How Russian imposters weaponized social media “There was an entire English language department specifically assigned to insert messages, social media posts in the United States,” Michael Isikoff of Yahoo News said about the Russian misinformation campaign. “They were required to watch ‘House of Cards’ to better understand American politics.” Some of the Russian trolls even organized in-person protests on US soil. “You may very well have driven by a protest for any hot-button issue,” said CNN’s Dylan Byers, senior reporter for media and politics. “These protests in some cases were organized out of Russia.” CNN led the way reporting on the social media element of Russian interference, exposing fake accounts linked to the Kremlin, revealing Russian efforts to target specific US communities, and uncovering that some key swing states also were subjected to Russian-backed Facebook ads. This bombshell, one of the biggest of the year, was broken by CNN weeks before Trump took office: During a briefing by the nation’s top intelligence chiefs similar to the one then-President Barack Obama had, Trump was told about a collection of memos, written by a respected former British spy, that alleged widespread collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, and that the Russians had compromising personal information on Trump. Related video The Trump dossier levels sensational charges “It was our sense – our strong sense – that the nation’s senior most intelligence officials would not waste the time of the president and the president elect if it was cockamamie easy to dismiss information,” CNN’s chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto said. “It’s a remarkable step.” The memos came to be known as “the dossier.” Shortly after the initial CNN report, the full dossier was published online by BuzzFeed for everyone to read – even the unconfirmed, salacious allegations. In the past year, the dossier has become the boogeyman of Republicans and a sacred text for Democrats. Regardless of the partisan spin, CNN has reported that US investigators have corroborated some aspects of the dossier, especially claims relating to conversations among foreign nationals. It has yet to be seen how many of the allegations in the dossier are true, and if that will even matter. Mueller’s investigation has focused on examining the links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and his team has already secured two guilty pleas and another two indictments.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia's interference in the 2016 US election", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180105174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/politics/trump-russia-investigation-documentary/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "700833538", "sentence": "Haley visited a refugee camp in Ethiopia's western region of Gambella on the border with South Sudan South Sudan is a major focus of her diplomatic mission, the conflict in the country has been marked by brutal attacks on civilians After getting a first-hand glimpse of the impact of South Sudan’s brutal civil war, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the US bears an important responsibility to push for an end to the conflict. Haley, the first Cabinet-level official in the Trump administration to go to sub-Saharan Africa, visited a refugee camp in Ethiopia’s western region of Gambella on the border with South Sudan. Nearly 400,000 refugees have fled to Gambella, outnumbering even the local population. “No human being should live the way these people have lived, should have the memories that these people have and should feel the pain that they have felt,” she said after a day visiting with refugees and meeting with aid officials. “It’s just inconceivable.” Related article Haley warns African conflicts becoming 'breeding ground' for terrorists Haley is in Ethiopia on the first stop of a three-nation tour that will also take her to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Next to Uganda, Ethiopia hosts the second largest number of South Sudanese fleeing the conflict. South Sudan is a major focus of her diplomatic mission, the conflict in the country has been marked by brutal attacks on civilians, including sexual violence against women. Some parts of the country have experienced famine, and the swelling refugee crisis is now reminiscent of what happened after the Rwandan genocide, with 4 million people, one third of the population displaced from their homes. Aid groups say that South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, has impeded the access of humanitarian aid workers, which has further exacerbated the misery. Haley visited the Nguenyyiel refugee camp in Ethiopia, where South Sudanese women told her horrific stories of watching their children being killed by enemy forces during the conflict. “You felt the pain in that room,” Haley said. “It’s heartbreaking. It’s terrible. And to see one tell their story and the rest of the women start to cry, as a woman I feel for them, because they saw their husbands killed, they saw their children killed. They have been forced to survive, and they still miss home. They still want to go home. They are tough, and they manage to keep a smile on their face. It’s really such an amazing sense of inspiration to see the survival to see what these people have gone through.” Related article Nikki Haley: This is why the President is sending me to Africa It was her first visit to Africa, and Haley was visibly moved by what she saw. Though she has visited camps in Turkey and Jordan for refugees displaced by Syria’s civil war, Haley said the conditions for South Sudanese were the worse she had ever seen. She noted that the camp had only one health clinic for the entire population of 86,000. “You can never prepare yourself for this, you can never prepare, and you see these little kids, they are malnourished, you can physically see how malnourished they are,” she told reporters traveling with her. “You see the women and how mentally hurt they are and all the trauma they went through, and you just see everybody somewhat in a daze.” The US helped midwife South Sudan’s independence from Sudan after decades of conflict in 2011 by supporting a peaceful referendum that saw Kiir become president. Related article US team in Niger was collecting intel on terror leader The world’s youngest country, South Sudan spiraled into civil war in 2013 when Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fired his deputy Riek Machar, a Nuer. A peace deal reached in August 2015 with US help has since collapsed, and subsequent efforts have not been able to bring Kiir and Machar to the table. “The United States in any country holds great responsibility when you get involved in another country’s life,” Haley said. Though she said the US had the best of intentions, “we also have to keep our ego in check from a standpoint of, if you make a decision, don’t be too prideful to go back, and maybe that wasn’t the right decision.” She added: “We should never lose that flexibility to right wrongs when we see them.” The US is the biggest contributor to the UN peacekeeping mission to South Sudan, which costs more than $1 billion annually. Related article South Sudan Fast Facts The Trump administration has signaled it is reviewing its relationship with Kiir and last month sanctioned three of his associates. Officials have raised the possibility of an arms embargo and suspending aid to Kiir’s government Haley said it was unclear whether aid could be used as leverage with Kiir. “When you look at South Sudan, you have to really think hard before you pull US aid, because President Kiir doesn’t care if we pull US aid. He doesn’t care if his people suffer, and that’s the concern we have.” Haley said the US didn’t bear “sole responsibility” and in an op-ed for CNN before her trip, she pointed the finger at the United Nations for failing to bring peace to South Sudan and the Democratic Republican of Congo, which she will visit later this week. “The UN’s track record of long-term success is not good. Neither South Sudan nor the DRC has shown any real progress toward political solutions that would stop the violence,” she wrote. The US is the biggest contributor to the peacekeeping missions in both countries, which are the most expensive carried out by the UN at at a cost of $1 billion a year each. Haley has focused on cutting costs of UN peacekeeping since taking office and pledged in her op-ed to take a critical look at the UN operations in both countries. However, most of Haley’s ire was saved for Kiir, who she said created the crisis, along with Machar, the former vice president. “If you look at the disaster and you look at the families broken apart and you look at the kids that were killed and you just look at the families that were deprived of so much, it really just is incumbent on the entire international community to look at President Kiir and say this must stop,” she told reporters in Gambella. While she promised to deliver that message to Kiir when they meet Wednesday, she was unsure of exactly what she would say now that she has seen the disaster firsthand and had what she called a “heavy heart.” “I’ve got to take all this in because I think that what I was going to say was probably tame now compared to what I want to say,” she said at the end of her visit. “I was mad when I left the camp. How do you not go through listening to those women talk and hearing what their families went through and not just be totally angry at those that are responsible.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Salva Kiir", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171025044500", "country1": "COD", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/politics/nikki-haley-south-sudan-refugees-ethiopia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "437576918", "sentence": "The No Love Locks campaign seeks to outlaw the practice of affixing padlocks to Paris's historic bridges The Pont des Arts bridge is groaning under the weight of 700,000 padlocks and is at risk of collapse, campaigners say A petition to ban the locks and move them elsewhere has gained more than 1,700 signatures Joy Monroe, a tourist from Montana, has come to Paris’s Pont des Arts bridge on a mission of love. To celebrate her marriage of 28 years, she attaches a padlock to the bridge’s rail then throws the key into the river below. “Our love is locked forever,” she says. It’s an act that’s been repeated thousands of times, barnacling the Pont des Arts with a dense mass of “love locks.” But its popularity is now straining both the bridge and Paris’s relationship with its romantic visitors, prompting a campaign that seeks to outlaw the trend. MORE: Paris ends relationship with ‘love locks’ American Lisa Anselmo and French-American Lisa Taylor Huff say they co-founded No Love Locks because the padlocks are endangering historic landmarks and have become a threat to safety. ‘Vandalism’ “I understand that this is a modern expression of love and it’s cool, but history should not be compromised,” says Anselmo. “It’s almost painful to watch this vandalism.” She and Taylor Huff say the Pont des Arts, built in the 1800s under Napoleon and damaged in a 1979 barge collision, might not survive much longer unless authorities act. MORE: Do pollution car bans actually work? The bridge currently carries about 700,000 locks with an estimated combined weight of 93 metric tons – roughly the same as 20 elephants standing on a bridge designed for pedestrian traffic. Sections of fencing have already fallen out under the weight only to be replaced by unsightly wooden panels. No Love Locks has created a petition that’s collected more than 2,200 signatures. “We just want to give back to the city we love and protect its heritage and beauty,” says Anselmo. “One lock is a poem; hundreds of thousands are a conundrum.” Pollution concerns According to the official Paris website, the padlock trend started in 2008 and was initially seen as charming. But the practice quickly got out of hand, with padlocks spreading to other bridges and reappearing as quickly as authorities removed them. There are concerns that the keys thrown in the Seine will add to the river’s existing pollution. Graffiti, pickpockets and vendors selling cheap padlocks have also become a problem, prompting many locals to avoid the once picturesque promenade. MORE: Ten best French restaurants in Paris “Parisians feel helpless because we don’t want to appear unwelcoming to tourists,” Anselmo says. “But people need to understand that what you’re doing is impacting the residents of the city you love.” She points out that a lock is an inappropriate symbol for love in France, a country where the main annual holiday celebrates an historic assault on a prison – the storming of the Bastille. Olivier Passelecq, the deputy mayor of the Parisian neighborhood that includes the Pont des Arts, agrees that the locks have become invasive. “The public has to know that a public monument is not there just for lovers,” he says. “[The bridge] has an historical perspective as one of the most beautiful spots in Paris between the French Institute and the Louvre.” Both Passelecq and No Love Locks want to find another place for the locks, mirroring similar schemes in Moscow and Rome. “Travelers want to leave their mark on Paris – it’s touching and we understand that,” Anselmo says. “But show love to the history, to the beauty first, and maybe not putting a lock is the most loving thing you can do.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "No Love Locks campaign", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150601090000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/31/travel/paris-love-locks/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "639891957", "sentence": "High school where alleged rape happened asks for heightened police presence ICE: One of two students arrested is an undocumented immigrant The alleged rape of a Maryland high school student by two schoolmates – one an undocumented immigrant – has prompted a torrent of threats and hate messages to the school and the school system, a county school spokesman said Thursday. Hundreds of hate-filled emails and calls have been received by Rockville High School and the Montgomery County Public School District, Derek Turner said. The calls and emails came after police said two students, 18-year-old Henry Sanchez-Milian and 17-year-old Jose Montano, had been arrested and charged as adults with first-degree rape. They both also face two counts of committing a first-degree sexual offense in the alleged assault in a school bathroom on March 16. Sanchez-Milian “will plead 100% not guilty,” his attorney, Andrew Jezic, said Wednesday. Ronald Gottlieb, a public defender representing Montano, was unavailable for comment Thursday. Since news of the alleged rape broke earlier this week, around 500 emails and 200 hate-based phone calls have been received by the county school system, Turner said. Two anonymous phone calls to the school – apparently prompted by the arrests – included threats to “shoot the illegals” and cause “physical damage to the school,” he said. Police responded to the school, but found no evidence to suggest the threats were credible. School officials have requested a heightened police presence, he said. Sanchez-Milian is in the United States unlawfully, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE officials would not comment on Montano’s citizenship, citing his age. After Sanchez-Milian’s arrest, ICE issued an immigration detainer, an order to local law enforcement to hold a suspect for a pending immigration review. The rape allegations come less than a month after President Donald Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to create an office tasked with focusing on crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. Asked about the allegations at a Tuesday briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the case was “horrendous and horrible and disgusting.” “I think part of the reason the President has made illegal immigration and crackdown such a big deal is because of tragedies like this,” he said. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Thursday issued a statement about the case. “As a mother of two daughters and grandmother of four young girls, my heart aches for the young woman and her family at the center of these terrible circumstances. We all have a common responsibility to ensure every student has access to a safe and nurturing learning environment,” the statement said. But school district officials in Maryland have rejected the notion the incident has implications for immigration policy. “While some would try to make this into a question and issue of immigration, what comes down here is we serve every student who walks through our door,” said Jack R. Smith, superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools. “We are a public school system, and we serve all of our students when they come to us.” Related article Why controversy over undocumented rape suspect is moot Matthew Bourke, a spokesman for ICE, said Sanchez-Milian, a citizen of Guatemala, was stopped by a border patrol agent in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, in August 2016. Bourke said Sanchez-Milian was detained for 12 days before being placed with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which reunited him with his family in Maryland. Sanchez-Milian’s attorney told CNN his client was held for four weeks by ICE and was put on a Baltimore-bound flight by ICE officers to reunite him with his father, who has lived in the United States for 14 years. Bourke said such a delay in an immigration hearing was “not atypical” and that Sanchez-Milian had been free to travel in the interim. “There are a lot of people waiting to see an immigration judge,” he said. According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, more than half a million cases are pending in immigration courts across the United States. Sanchez-Milian is due in court on April 14. Montano has a hearing scheduled for March 31. CNN’s Julian Cummings contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "undocumented immigrants", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170323221500", "country1": "GTM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/23/us/maryland-undocumented-student-rape/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "748865039", "sentence": "On Wednesday night at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago, Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs asked President Donald Trump a simple question: Had he decided, in light of recent events, that it no longer was advantageous for him to sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller? What came next was a word salad that amounted to a on-the-fly mashup of Trump’s greatest hits when it comes to the ongoing Russia probe. Trump said the phrase “no collusion” three times in the first sentence he uttered as an answer. He went on to say it twice more. Trump also called the Mueller probe a “hoax” cooked up by Democrats to cover for their embarrassing election loss at least twice, and noted that Democrats had a tremendous built-in advantage in the Electoral College. Abe, showing this isn’t his first political rodeo, simply stared into space as Trump talked. None of this is new rhetoric from Trump. And therefore it shouldn’t be surprising. And yet, the whole thing felt jarring and hugely out-of-place. An American president insisting that a special counsel probe being run out of his Justice Department and being spearheaded by a former FBI director appointed by a Republican president is a sham created by his political opponents? Really? The Point: Trump has one gear. Whether he is speaking at a campaign rally or taking questions at a joint press conference with a foreign leader. Full speed ahead. Always. Read Wednesday’s full edition of The Point newsletter.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180419001500", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/politics/trump-abe-no-collusion-analysis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "648440270", "sentence": "Russian military says FOAB is four times more powerful than the American \"mother of all bombs\" Analyst says when FOAB is used, \"living things within the area of detonation are vaporized\" Born in Russia in 2007, the “father of all bombs” may be holding a title surpassed by no other. The Russian military says it’s the most powerful thermobaric bomb of its kind, four times more powerful than the American “mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal and the largest non-nuclear bomb the United States has ever used in combat. Based on the specifications the Russian military has released, analysts say Russia could be right. “We believe it’s real,” said retired Col. Rick Francona, military analyst and former US military attache in Syria. “The Russians have been among the pioneers of these thermobaric bombs.” “I don’t have any doubt that they could build this,” Francona said. “It falls under their technological capabilities.” “The FOAB, if what has been reported about it is true, is the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in the world,” said retired Col. Cedric Leighton, military analyst and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. FOAB has never been used in combat. “The FOAB is a thermobaric bomb, which means that its payload explodes at much higher temperatures,” Leighton said. “The result is that living things within the area of detonation are vaporized, making the FOAB a spectacularly terrible weapon.” Russia announced that the bomb was first tested in 2007. In a national broadcast that aired on September 11, 2007, deputy chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces at the time, Alexander Rukshin, said the first test of a new  bomb, capable of sending shock waves with the power of a nuclear bomb, was completed. “The results of the tests of this air ammunition have shown that it can be compared with a nuclear weapon by its efficiency and capabilities,” Rukshin said. “At the same time, I particularly want to emphasize that the impact from this ammunition does not pollute the environment in any way compared to a nuclear munition,” he added. A Channel 1 broadcast, as well as other recent publications in Russian state media, claim that FOAB is four times more powerful than MOAB, with explosion power equivalent to 44 tons of TNT, compared to 11 tons for the MOAB. FOAB is also reportedly lighter, weighing 7,100 kilograms, compared to 8,200 kilograms, while its blast radius is double that of the MOAB, at 300 meters, or about 984 feet. Leighton said analysis conducted by his group supports those claims but there are some questions whether the explosion shown in the specific video was produced by a weapon like FOAB. Alexander Mozgovoy, editor of Russian magazine National Defense, said he believes the Channel 1 video is accurate and he thinks Russia may have developed more than one FOAB, just like the United States has built several MOABs. “I don’t think there is only one bomb [of this kind] but definitely not a lot of them,” he said. “This bomb doesn’t leave anything alive. It turns everything in ashes.” When the US military first tested the GBU-43/B MOAB in 2003, the Cold War era was long gone but the rivalry between the world’s two superpowers never really ended. Why the ‘mother of all bombs’ and why now? After MOAB was introduced, Russian developers built their own bomb and by analogy nicknamed it the “father of all bombs,” according to the Channel 1 report. While the nickname has become widely popular today, it was originally created as a secret code name for the weapon, according to Channel 1. Since then, not much additional information about the bomb has become available. “We’ve only seen what the Russians have told us,” Francona said. “Russia has not exported this weapon to any other nation as far as we know and it is unlikely that they will export it in the future,” said Leighton. “At the moment, the FOAB’s technology would be deemed to be too sensitive to export,” he added. “These are very unique weapons, so the demand for them is very, very low, because you won’t use these indiscriminately,” Francona said. MOAB was originally intended to be used against large formations of troops and equipment or above-ground bunkers, but later the targets expanded to caves and tunnels buried under softer surfaces. It was used for the first time on April 13, 2017, by the US military in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, targeting a network of fortified underground tunnels that ISIS used to stage attacks on government forces. The ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan were the right target for the MOAB, said Francona. “Those cave complexes, tunnel complexes really call for this weapon,” he said. Russia started developing FOAB during the Afghan war, said Mozgovoy. It was intended to clear safe airspace so military helicopters can fly though, he said. Nonetheless, it would be unthinkable to use a weapon like FOAB in areas where the Russian military operates in Syria, because of the potentially “immense” number of civilian casualties, Francona said. “This would be on a scale unseen in Syria,” he said.  “I hope that we won’t see the FOAB deployed in Syria, because it’s just not the right target.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "FOAB", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170420124500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/world/russia-foab-weapon/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "663481304", "sentence": "Comey testified on Thursday Trump took questions Friday A defiant President Donald Trump said Friday he was willing to testify under oath about his conversations with James Comey, further fueling the swirling controversy ignited by the fired FBI director’s bombshell testimony before the Senate on Thursday. “One hundred percent,” Trump said when asked about his willingness to deliver sworn testimony. Trump aggressively addressed some questions during the bilateral news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday, but coyly answered others. Asked directly whether he was recording conversations in the Oval Office – a claim he hinted at on Twitter last month – Trump dodged. Related article Digging in for long haul, Trump tried mute for the day “I am not hinting at anything. I will tell you about it over a very short period of time,” Trump said, twice declining to elaborate. He later said reporters were “going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer.” The noncommittal response leaves the door open to White House tapes, something that legal experts say would fall within the purview of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s 2016 election meddling and the Trump campaign’s potential role. Trump also indirectly accused Comey of perjury when he adamantly denied the fired FBI director’s claim that the President asked him to end the FBI’s investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a close Trump confidante. “I didn’t say that,” Trump said. And he denied that he asked Comey for his loyalty, though he added: “There would be nothing wrong if I did say it.” But as much as Trump looked to undercut Comey’s testimony, he also heralded some of his claims, namely his comment there was no evidence of collusion between Trump and the Russians and no investigation into Trump personally during his time at the FBI. “No collusion, no obstruction, he’s a leaker,” Trump said during a Rose Garden news conference, knocking Comey for disseminating the content of a memo he kept on a dinner he had with the President. Trump concluded his team emerged “very happy” after Comey’s testimony. The Rose Garden press conference was the first time since last month that Trump formally took questions from reporters. The brief news conference – where each President took four questions from the press – comes the day after Comey’s bombshell Capitol Hill testimony in which the fired FBI director accused the White House of “lies.” Trump was publicly silent while Comey testified on Thursday, but tweeted an accusation Friday that Comey – whom Trump fired in May – lied under oath. “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication,” Trump tweeted, “and WOW, Comey is a leaker!” Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker! Trump’s comment tracked with Republican talking points about the hearing, where the Republican National Committee and White House urged surrogates to emphasize the fact that Comey clearly said the President was never an explicit subject of the Russia probe during his time at the FBI. But Comey’s testimony about the President has darkened the clouds hanging over the White House. The former FBI director said Trump’s private comments urging him to drop the probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn led him to tell his Justice Department colleagues they needed to be careful. And he said multiple times that he choose to take detailed notes about his interactions with Trump because he worried the White House and President would lie about them if he didn’t. Trump has remained relatively media shy since the Justice Department tapped former FBI Director Robert Mueller to be the special counsel looking into Russia’s meddling into the 2016 election and the Trump campaign’s possible ties to it. The President last formally took questions on May 18, when he held a bilateral news conference – similar to the one that will happen Friday – with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170609184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ROU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/politics/trump-news-conference/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "757634415", "sentence": "China says it has landed long-range bombers for the first time on an island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of maneuvers putting Beijing at odds with its neighbors and Washington over China’s growing military presence around disputed islands. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) announced on Friday it successfully organized the takeoff and landing of several bombers, including the nuclear-capable H-6K, on an unspecified island. The PLA claimed the mission was a part of China’s aim to achieve a broader regional reach, quicker mobilization, and greater strike capabilities. “The islands in the South China Sea are China’s territory,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said in a statement Monday. “The relevant military activities are normal trainings and other parties shouldn’t over-interpret them. “As for the so-called militarization mentioned by the US, what we do is fundamentally different from the US sending its military aircraft and warships from thousands of miles away to this region and posing a threat to other countries.” A military expert, Wang Mingliang, was quoted in the statement as saying the training will hone the Chinese air force’s war-preparation skills and its ability to respond to various security threats in the region, where China claims large swathes of territory. The South China Sea is one of the most contested regions in the world, with overlapping territorial claims by multiple countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam. Over the past few years China has been rapidly transforming various reefs and inlets into artificial islands to install military infrastructure. Some experts have called them “unsinkable aircraft carriers.” A Twitter post by the Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, People’s Daily, shows video of a long-range bomber taking off, flying, and landing on one of the islands. Analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said it was thought to be Woody Island, China’s largest base in the Paracel Islands and the only one with an airstrip long enough to allow bomber landings. Chinese bombers including the H-6K conduct takeoff and landing training on an island reef at a southern sea area pic.twitter.com/ASY9tGhfAU The move is a strategic accomplishment for China to further reinforce its military and political power in the disputed waters. The H-6K is a considerable upgrade from the fighter jets believed to have previously landed on the islands. China’s top-of-the-line bomber is capable of reaching a nearly 1,900-nautical-mile (3,500-kilometer) radius. Flying the twin-engine bombers out of Woody Island would mean the entirety of Southeast Asia is within combat flight range, experts say. “The H-6K is significant because it provides Beijing with longer-ranging bomber capabilities that can drop precision-guided munitions on both ground and sea targets,” Rand Corp. defense analyst Derek Grossman said in an email to CNN. “Moreover, landing the bomber on Woody Island provides an opportunity for Chinese pilots to train under realistic circumstances,” Grossman said. While Woody Island sits in the central South China Sea, the AMTI says satellite imagery indicates China has built near identical operational runways at its three main outposts in the Spratly Islands known as Mischief, Subi and Fiery Cross Reef, which sit near the southern extent of the sea. China for the first time landed bomber aircraft, including H-6Ks, on Woody Island in the #SouthChinaSea. AMTI shows the bombers' range, why it matters, and the likelihood of more showing up on the Spratlys https://t.co/doqM4stwZE pic.twitter.com/bl0IUdNOiu Should Beijing soon pursue deployments from the Spratlys, as predicted, they could potentially reach northern Australia and US defense facilities on Guam, according to the AMTI. This comes just weeks after reports that the Chinese military installed radar jamming equipment and deployed their first missiles in their Spratly holdings. And in mid-April, China conducted its largest-ever naval parade in the South China Sea, which came after the aircraft carrier Liaoning led a flotilla of 48 naval vessels plus 76 fighter jets in two-days of combat drills. In a 2015 visit to Washington, Chinese President Xi Jinping assured then-US President Barack Obama, “China does not intend to pursue militarization.” But US military officials say China’s recent military activities belie that promise. Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Logan told CNN, “the United States remains committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” he adds, “China’s continued militarization of disputed features in the South China Sea only serves to raise tensions and destabilize the region.” Related article China's release of images reinforces vow to keep Taiwan as a territory At the US Navy Pacific Fleet’s change of command ceremony in Hawaii on Friday, outgoing commander Adm. Scott Swift called what is happening in the South China Sea an example of “using might to make it right … a creeping genesis of a new rules-based order formed on the basis of military power, not international consensus.” Earlier this month, the Trump administration warned China’s growing militarization would provoke “near-term and long-term consequences,” according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. But experts, and one key US military commander, say China has put itself in a very strong position in the South China Sea. While the US Navy regularly conducts freedom of navigation operations through the area, the PLA’s maneuvers and deployments there suggest the operations have done little to slow the process. “The Chinese don’t fear they are provoking a crisis,” said Bonnie Glaser, the director of the China Power Project at Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “China has many more tools that it can use against its neighbors in peacetime and the US doesn’t have sufficient capability to shape events.” Related article China's first homegrown aircraft carrier heads out for sea trial “China has advantages in the “gray zone,” she said. “As long as China builds up its military forces, but doesn’t employ those forces, the US is not likely to use military force.” US Adm. Phillip Davidson, nominated to head the US Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation last month, “China is now capable of controlling the South China Sea in all scenarios short of war with the United States.” Experts say Beijing has no intention of backing off any time soon. “South China Sea exercises are inevitable, though the precise timing may depend on the extent to which Beijing assesses that it needs to deter counter-claimant activities and freedom of navigation operations by the US and its allies,” Grossman said. Exercises around the South China Sea islands are “small steps that incrementally change the status quo in China’s favor without provoking a military response from the United States,” said Glaser. But they still give Washington plenty to worry about. “We know they have runways, they have cannons, they have — everything in there is military. And it’s really pretty scary,” Republican US Sen. James Inhofe said at Adm. Davidson’s confirmation hearing. CNN’s Serenitie Wang, Brad Lendon and Ryan Browne contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's military presence in the South China Sea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180520211500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/asia/south-china-sea-bombers-islands-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "610175477", "sentence": "AP photographer captured moment gunman opened fire in Turkey gallery, killing Russian envoy He has opened up about his decision to continue working as \"calculated\" attack unfolded The Associated Press photographer who captured images of Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov’s assassination at an art exhibition in Ankara has recalled the terrifying moment the gunman opened fire. “I heard shots, very loud – bam bam bam,” Burhan Ozbilici told CNN. “The people standing in front they disappeared. They threw them(selves) on the floor. They were trying to hide, to take shelter. I was shocked … afraid … not panicked.” Ozbilici hadn’t planned to attend the new photo exhibition in the Turkish capital but made a snap decision to stop in on his way home from the office. With Russia-Turkey relations appearing to thaw in recent weeks, the AP photographer thought some images of Karlov speaking at the gallery might be useful in the near future. “He was very soft, calm, a very natural man. Not a diplomat we usually see.” Russian ambassador killed: What we know But in the blink of an eye, the tranquil scene in the gallery was shattered. Gunshots rang out and people scattered as a blind panic hung in the air. Ozbilici scrambled to the back of the showroom, finding partial refuge behind a wall. He watched as the gunman walked around the ambassador’s body, describing him as agitated as he ripped several of the photographs on display off of the wall. “In difficult situations, I’m calm. I have a responsibility to record the event,” he told CNN. “The ambassador was lying on the ground – not moving. And the (shooter) was making (a) politically-motivated speech. He added: “Some people were screaming, crying, so i could not hear well.” “I was, of course, fearful and knew of the danger if the gunman turned toward me,” he wrote earlier on APNews.com. “But I advanced a little and photographed the man as he hectored his desperate, captive audience.” “This is what I was thinking: ‘I’m here. Even if I get hit and injured, or killed, I’m a journalist. I have to do my work. I could run away without making any photos … But I wouldn’t have a proper answer if people later ask me: ‘Why didn’t you take pictures?’” He added: “I even thought about friends and colleagues who have died while taking photographs in conflict zones over the years.” All the while, Ozbilici continued working, documenting the political assassination from a perspective that would lead news outlets across the globe within hours. “As my mind raced, I saw that the man was agitated – and yet, he was, strangely, in control of himself. He shouted at everyone to stand back. Security guards ordered us to vacate the hall and we left.” Ozbilici told CNN it wasn’t until later when he began editing his photos that he truly comprehended the premeditation behind the shooter’s calculated attack. “When I got back to edit my photos, I saw (in) my two very first photos (that) the gunman was standing behind ambassador … like he was part of embassy staff or somebody from the art gallery – very calm. “I felt very bad to see an innocent man lying on the ground… lifeless.” Within minutes of their release, Ozbilici’s photographs spread like wildfire through social networks. Photographers and journalists the world over praised his composure in the face of terror. What bravery AP's @BurhanOzbilici showed to capture those photos. Wire staff very often unsung and very often the heroes of this trade. pic.twitter.com/JYpXbrxIUm “What bravery AP’s @BurhanOzbilici showed to capture those photos. Wire staff very often unsung and very often the heroes of this trade,” wrote Barry Malone, online editor at Al Jazeera English. Journalist Bronwen Dickey wrote on Twitter: “Before I die, may I know one-hundreth of @BurhanOzbilici’s courage.” Hiroko Tabuchi of The New York Times added: “Awed by the courage of the photographer who captured this terrifying shot. (Credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP).”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Burhan Ozbilici", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161220121500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/europe/ap-photographer-russia-ambassador-killing/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "720446833", "sentence": "A top White House aide called Steve Bannon’s comments in a new book on President Donald Trump “grotesque” Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” before anchor Jake Tapper cut him off for not answering questions. “It’s tragic and unfortunate that Steve would make these grotesque comments so out of touch with reality and obviously so vindictive,” White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller said, referring to Trump’s former chief strategist. During the contentious interview, Miller offered largely combative responses and focused on presenting Trump as a “political genius,” repeatedly refusing to answer questions until Tapper decided to cut him off and move to the next segment. CNN has not independently confirmed all the assertions in “Fire and Fury” by author Michael Wolff, which portrays Trump allies questioning the President’s mental fitness for office. Trump on Saturday took to Twitter to defend his mental abilities, saying he is “like, really smart” and a “very stable genius.” The White House issued a statement Wednesday attacking Bannon as excerpts of the book emerged with quotes attributed to him that denigrated the President and Donald Trump Jr. The book quotes Bannon as saying a 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer purportedly offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton was “treasonous.” Miller on Sunday echoed the language of the White House’s statement to attack Bannon as well as CNN. “(Bannon’s) role has been greatly exaggerated, whereas the President hasn’t gotten the due that he deserves for the movement that he put together to tap into the kinds of people whose life concerns don’t get a lot of attention on CNN,” Miller said. Miller praised Trump extensively, saying the “reality” is that the President is a political genius and that Trump’s Twitter missive declaring himself a “very stable genius” did not undermine the claim. “The President’s tweets absolutely reaffirm the plainspoken truth: A self-made billionaire revolutionized reality TV and tapped into something magical that’s happening in the hearts of this country,” Miller said. Trump again slammed the book on Twitter Sunday morning and appeared to reference questions raised about the mental fitness of former President Ronald Reagan, who disclosed in 1994 that he had Alzheimer’s disease. “I’ve had to put up with the Fake News from the first day I announced that I would be running for President. Now I have to put up with a Fake Book, written by a totally discredited author. Ronald Reagan had the same problem and handled it well. So will I!” Trump wrote. I’ve had to put up with the Fake News from the first day I announced that I would be running for President. Now I have to put up with a Fake Book, written by a totally discredited author. Ronald Reagan had the same problem and handled it well. So will I!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Steve Bannon", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180107151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/07/politics/stephen-miller-donald-trump-cnntv/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "679295137", "sentence": "Veteran war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte is quitting the UN’s  Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, the panel confirmed on Sunday. Del Ponte was one of three members on the UN-appointed panel tasked with probing human rights violations in Syria, including chemical weapons attacks, torture of prisoners, and the targeting of hospitals. “I am quitting this commission, which is not backed by any political will,” she told a panel discussion at the Locarno Film Festival, Reuters reported. “I have no power as long as the Security Council does nothing,” she added. “We are powerless, there is no justice for Syria.” Del Ponte has served on the commission since September 2012 – one year after the Syrian conflict started. Since it began, the Syrian civil war has left some 400,000 people dead and millions displaced. Related article Gasping for life: Syria's merciless war on its own children The UN Commission of Inquiry said in a statement that its work would continue after del Ponte’s departure. “It is our obligation to persist in its work on behalf of the countless number of Syrian victims of the worst human rights violations and international crimes known to humanity,” the commission said, thanking del Ponte for her contributions. “Such efforts are needed now more than ever.” Del Ponte informed her colleagues, Brazil’s Paulo Pinheiro and Karen Koning AbuZayd from the United States, in mid-June of her decision to leave, according to the statement. The commission, which was appointed by the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council, has produced a number of reports chronicling evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity. In 2016, the panel found that ISIS had committed genocide against the Yazidi religious minority. In the same year, it documented how government forces unlawfully detained and tortured people in Syrian prisons. Related article 8 times Russia blocked a UN Security Council resolution on Syria In order to prosecute such crimes, the Security Council must refer the conflict to the International Criminal Court, which is unlikely given Russia’s power to veto such a move. Russia has supported Syria since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, providing military assistance to President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Del Ponte, a former Swiss attorney general who made her name prosecuting war crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, said the crimes she’s seen in Syria are unparalleled – hinting at her exasperation over a lack of accountability. “What we have seen here in Syria, I never saw that in Rwanda, or in former Yugoslavia, in the Balkans. It is really a big tragedy,” she added. “Unfortunately we have no tribunal.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Nations Security Council", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170807124500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/middleeast/syria-war-crimes-investigator-del-ponte-resigns/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "660410182", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – Russian government officials discussed potentially “derogatory” information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and associates during his campaign, sources say. –Michael Cohen, one of Trump’s personal attorneys, declined to cooperate with congressional investigators. – President Trump urged Republicans to change Senate rules to a simple majority vote to speed up passage of health care and tax reform bills. – White House communications director Mike Dubke is leaving the administration. – Tiger Woods was found asleep at the wheel the morning of his arrest on suspicion of DUI. – ISIS bombing targeted an ice cream parlor. – One officer was fired and one suspended in the Tamir Rice shooting probe. – Venezuelans are furious with Goldman Sachs. – The gay son of an Indian immigrant is likely to be Ireland’s next leader. – Do school dress codes end up body-shaming girls? – A new antibiotic could stop superbugs, but it’ll be years before it hits the market.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170530200000", "country1": "VEN", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/30/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-may-30-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "545003246", "sentence": "U.S. and NATO say missile defense system is to defend against Iran Putin must be taken seriously, military analyst says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia’s state-run news agency TASS. The United States launched a ground-based missile defense system earlier this month in Romania. The system is meant to defend Europe against rogue states like Iran and not intended to target Moscow’s missiles, Washington has said. Putin issued his threat during a news conference Friday after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Aleksis Tsipras in Athens. Related video See Russian jets buzz U.S. Navy ship “If yesterday in those areas of Romania people simply didn’t know what it means to be in the cross hairs, then today we will be forced to carry out certain measures to ensure our security,” Putin said. Could Russia REALLY go to war with NATO? NATO, which operates the missile defense system, said the missiles could not be used offensively as they don’t include explosives and are designed to simply “punch” targets out of the sky. “Any threats from Russia are unjustified and irresponsible,” said NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu. “Russia knows full well that our Ballistic Missile Defense system is defensive and neither designed nor directed against Russia.” Related video The power of Russia's military The NATO run system is housed at a U.S. naval support facility in Deveselu, Romania, the site of a Romanian military base. An additional anti-missile platform is planned in Poland. “It will be the same case with Poland,” Putin warned. “We will wait until Poland takes certain action. We won’t take any action until we see rockets in areas that neighbor us.” U.S. launches long-awaited European missile defense shield Putin has a track record of acting on this threats, so Washington and NATO have to take him seriously, military analyst Lt. Col. Rick Francona (ret.) told CNN. Related video See Russian jets buzz U.S. Navy ship “I don’t think he wants to get into an armed confrontation with NATO,” Francona said, “but of course Washington has to look at this. He is a very maniacal personality and we’re not quite sure how he’s going to react to this.” Putin’s foreign policy in numbers NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Poland Monday and meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda. The missile installation in Romania is the first land-based defensive missile launcher in Europe. It is part of a larger NATO defense shield that includes a command-and-control center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, a radar installation in Turkey and four ships capable of identifying enemy missiles and firing their own SM-3s based in Rota, Spain.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NATO missile defense system", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160528191500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "POL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/28/europe/putin-threatens-romania/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "716082305", "sentence": "Austria’s new coalition government, which includes the far-right Freedom Party, was sworn in on Monday as demonstrators protested outside. President Alexander Van der Bellen, a member of the Green Party, presided over the ceremony at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace. The new Chancellor is the leader of the center-right People’s Party. Sebastian Kurz, at 31, is the youngest leader in the world. The vice chancellor is Heinz Christian Strache, 48, a former dental technician and the Freedom Party’s leader. Police say between 5,000 and 6,000 people attended a demonstration against the new government in Heldenplatz square in front of the palace as the inauguration ceremony was underway. Bearing placards like “Don’t Let Nazis Govern,” the protesters included women’s groups and left-wing parties. Austrian police said in a tweet some “pyrotechnical” missiles were thrown by demonstrators. “After throwing several pyrotechnical objects, they are being asked to stop doing so,” the police said. Even so, protests were muted compared to the last time the far-right entered government in Austria in 2000, when demonstrations nearly brought Vienna to a halt. “As representative of all Austrians I have the will and the well-being of everyone in mind,” President Van der Bellen said in a tweet. “Incidentally, the same applies also to the new government. From now on, it too has to take the well-being of all Austrians into account,” he said. When the Freedom Party joined the coalition in 2000, the European Union slapped sanctions on Vienna to protest the presence of the far right in the birthplace of Adolf Hitler. So far this time, the response from Austria’s EU partners has been cautious. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference Monday she hoped Austria would remain “an active partner in Europe.” She did not mention the far-right. She later called Kurz and invited him to come to Berlin soon. President of the European Council Donald Tusk issued a statement saying: “I trust that the Austrian government will continue to play a constructive and pro-European role in the European Union. “This is especially important at a time when the European Council is engaging more directly on politically sensitive issues in the context of the Leaders’ Agenda. I am looking forward to meeting you soon and to closely cooperating with you during the Austrian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2018”. Kurz is set to travel to Brussels on Tuesday for a meeting with Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. He will meet Wednesday with Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament. Unlike in Germany, where the success of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in recent elections caused a seismic shock, the Freedom Party has long been part of Austria’s political landscape. Founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, it first entered government 17 years ago, the first far-right party to do so in postwar Europe. Strache has sought to modernize the party, though accusations of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia continue to linger. Austria took in around 90,000 asylum seekers in 2015, representing about 1% of its population, many fleeing the war in Syria. The new Austrian government’s program includes pledges to stop illegal immigration and slash taxes, as well as oppose further EU political and economic integration. In a coalition statement following their agreement on Friday, the new government said it wanted to “steer the EU back in the right direction towards its fundamental ideas,” meaning less centralized decision making. It also plans a clampdown on asylum seekers, offering only temporary protection. “Immigration into the Austrian social welfare state…must be stopped,” the coalition said. The coalition said it was prepared to close Islamic schools to prevent what it described as “the creation of parallel societies.” Some of the strongest reactions to the new government came from Turkey. “Islamophobic, antisemitic, xenophobic and anti-migrant parties are on the rise. Now this movement is in power in Austria,” tweeted Omer Celik, Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister. The World Jewish Congress also expressed unease. “It is severely disquieting that despite the many real concerns known and expressed about the (Freedom Party), it will now retain a position of serious influence, giving the Austrian government a real push even further to the right,”   WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said in a statement published on the WJC website. Right-of-center politicians were more positive. Alice Weidel, co-leader of Alternative for Germany, tweeted “Austria will change, and drastically. And I’m looking forward to that!” The AfD entered the German Parliament for the first time after emerging from federal elections in September as the country’s third-largest party. Nadine Schmidt in Berlin also contributed to this article.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Austria’s new coalition government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171218120000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/europe/austria-government-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "427555632", "sentence": "Mohamed Fahmy is one of three Al Jazeera journalists accused of supporting Muslim Brotherhood At his trial on Wednesday, owner of another TV channel testifies about media procedures and Fahmy's character Naguib Sawiris says he's sure Fahmy was not part of Muslim Brotherhood The legalities and procedures of journalism were questioned at the trial of Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt on Wednesday as business tycoon Naguib Sawiris took the stand to testify in favor of the main defendant, Mohamed Fahmy. The judge asked Sawiris in his capacity as the owner of an Egyptian satellite channel, ON TV, if he would hire an unlicensed reporter and if laws permit his channel to broadcast from the official “media city” outside Cairo or elsewhere in the country. In addition to the media city, TV channels can get permits to broadcast unfolding events on site, Sawiris told the court. “There is no law that forbids this. … And up to this moment, there are channels that broadcast from hotels.” Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste were arrested in Egypt in December 2013, accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and broadcasting footage – including video of clashes between police and protesters – that portrayed the regime falsely with the intention of bringing it down. Fahmy and Greste were arrested at their room at the Marriott Hotel. The journalists have said they were just doing their jobs, covering all sides of the stories in Egypt. At the time of their arrest, Egypt was mired in political turmoil surrounding the coup of President Mohamed Morsy and his Muslim Brotherhood-backed government. After Morsy’s ouster, the military, which had staged the coup, declared the longtime political party a terrorist organization. All three were convicted last year on charges that included conspiring with the Brotherhood, spreading false news and endangering national security, but they have maintained their innocence. The three appealed their convictions, and in January their attorneys announced that Egypt’s highest court had granted them a retrial. The judge expressed reservations about Sawiris’ statement that journalists would be allowed to broadcast from anyplace. “We’ve realized a year ago, when we first walked into court, that the judicial community and the prosecutor were pretty much clueless about what it means to be a journalist, the details of what restrictions and what rules are required  to be a journalist in Egypt, and I think they were picking up on it as the trial went on,” Fahmy told CNN outside the court. Defense lawyers will have to explain to the judge the laws that regulate print and TV journalists’ accreditation and limitations to the press syndicate membership. READ: Amal Clooney to push Egypt to free Fahmy The main charge in the trial remains terrorism. Sawiris testified that Fahmy – accused of being the ringleader of what the police and the local media describe as the “Marriott cell” – is not a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is designated by authorities as a terrorist organization. “I knew Fahmy when he worked with CNN, which interviewed me repeatedly. They used to work from the Intercontinental Hotel,” Sawiris told the court. “I can say that Mohamed Fahmy can’t belong to the Muslim Brotherhood, and this is based on general discussions and, to my knowledge, his participation in the January 25 (revolution) and the June 30 protests before getting rid of the (Muslim Brotherhood) regime.” Sawiris was called as a character witness, drawing on his fame as one of the main opposition voices against the Muslim Brotherhood during and after its control of Egypt’s government. He repeatedly told the court he is not neutral and his personal views would conflict with his opinion about professional journalism practices. He explained that the role of Al Jazeera English was different from the “incitement” of its sister channel, Jazeera Mubasher Masr. The defendants are accused of working with Mubasher Masr, which was banned by an Egyptian court and was later shut down by Al Jazeera management during attempts at diplomatic reconciliation between Egypt and Qatar. Confusion arose about the case of Greste, the Australian journalist who spent over a year behind bars following his arrest in Cairo. He was released and deported in February and returned to Australia. He was the first to benefit from a new law allowing the president to extradite foreign defendants and convicts held in prison. It’s not clear how the law would be implemented when it comes to an ongoing trial, whether Greste would be tried in absentia or if he could be put on trial in his home country. The judge told lawyers that there is nothing in court documents about his current status. The judge ordered the prosecution to provide proof that Greste has left Egypt and to obtain documents from the State Information Services on whether the journalists were accredited and had permits to broadcast throughout Egypt. The trial will resume on April 28. CNN’s Ian Lee and Jason Hanna contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Egyptian judicial system", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150422161500", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/world/egypt-al-jazeera-journalists-trial/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "482608007", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: James Shields is professor of French politics and modern history at Aston University in the United Kingdom. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Jeb Bush has apologized for comparing the U.S. Senate to a \"French work week\" James Shields: His remarks do a positive service to France by offering a chance to set facts straight Never let the facts get in the way of a good jibe. Or a bad one. Jeb Bush has apologized for comparing the U.S. Senate to a “French work week” requiring only three days’ attendance of his presidential rival, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. The remark, made during the recent GOP debate, was widely reported in France and drew a rare rebuke from the French ambassador in Washington, Gérard Araud, who tweeted less than diplomatically: “A French work week of 3 days? No but a pregnancy paid leave of 16 weeks yes! And proud of it.” There is, of course, a long Anglo-Saxon tradition of sneering at the Gallic way of doing things. The French have even coined a name for it: “le French bashing.” After his swipe at the French work ethic, however, Bush seems keen to make amends. So he has issued a mea culpa, acknowledging, according to Time magazine, that he “totally insulted an entire country” and “did a huge disservice to France.” But did he? The answer has to be no, since his remarks do a positive service to France by offering a chance to set a few facts straight. So let’s do just that. The French officially work a 35-hour week, but this is just a threshold beyond which employers are obliged to pay overtime or offer rest days in return for extra hours worked. And very many employees do work more hours. According to Eurostat figures for 2014, full-time employees in France work on average 40.5 hours per week compared with 41.5 hours in Germany and across the European Union as a whole. In terms of hours worked in the year, the French average 1,473, exceeding the Germans on 1,371 but far from the 1,789 hours worked on average in the United States. And what about time away from work? When it comes to paid vacation, the United States and France occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. A report in 2013 on statutory paid vacation requirements across the world’s richest countries found the United States to be the only one that did not require employers to provide paid vacation time. The same report showed France to have the most lavish provision with 30 work days of paid vacation annually. This gulf in paid leave entitlement goes a long way to explaining why employees in the United States work so many more hours in the year than their French counterparts. So how does France fare on that ultimate measure of output for input that we call “productivity,” or goods and services produced? Really rather well. For gross domestic product per hour worked, figures from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show French workers to be among the most productive in the EU, outperformed only by workers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Average workforce productivity in France was valued last year at $64 per hour, compared with an OECD average of $49 and an EU average of $49.90. German productivity comes in marginally lower at $63.50. And if workers in the United States come out as more productive at $67.40, workers in the United Kingdom lag way behind French workers at $49.20. So there we have it. The French do work and they do produce. They also enjoy the most generously funded vacation entitlement in the developed world. Fewer employees work very long hours than in the United States, with more time devoted to leisure and personal care. And if they are less productive than their U.S. colleagues while they are working, the French stand a better chance of living longer once they stop. Has France’s impugned national honor been restored then? Ambassador Araud was quick to accept Bush’s apology, tweeting in a blend of English and Latin: “Everything is forgotten and forgiven. Errare humanum …” To err may indeed be human. But a presidential hopeful would do better to be known for getting things right than to be forgiven for getting them wrong. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "France", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151106223000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/opinions/shields-jeb-bush-france-comment/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "507036537", "sentence": "The bodies of 5 children are recovered off the Turkish coastal town of Ayvacik, Anadolu reports The migrants on the capsized ship were from Myanmar, Afghanistan and Syria They are among scores of migrant deaths this month in the Mediterranean Sea Another day, another group of migrants lost in the Mediterranean Sea – forever. Related gallery Europe's migration crisis in 25 photos This time, at least 33 migrants died after their boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, Turkey’s semiofficial news agency reported Saturday, citing Turkish authorities. Like so many other refugee-packed vessels in recent months, this one was heading to Greece, a major destination for those trying to escape war and poverty and get into Europe. Some of those boats make it, but not this one. At least five of those whose bodies were recovered off Ayvacik, a town on the Turkish coast, were children, according to the Anadolu report. Authorities managed to save 75 people on the same boat, which contained people from Myanmar, Afghanistan and Syria. That wasn’t the only such recent rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean: The Italian Coast Guard reported it had saved 216 people stuck in two dinghies. Those migrants killed off Ayvacik, Turkey, are on top of the 244 reported dead or missing in January by the International Organization for Migration. “Deaths on this route are increasing at an alarming rate,” IOM spokesman Joel Millman told reporters then. 5 examples of ‘backlash against migration’ The same group said then that more than 55,500 migrants managed successfully to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the year’s first 28 days. The influx – with more than 1 million migrants coming into Europe last year – has put policymakers on the spot, with some countries opening their doors while others come down hard to keep them out. While some migrants debark from North Africa, a vast majority set off from points east like Turkey, which borders war-ravaged Syria. The distance from there to Turkey to Greece, across the Aegean, isn’t incredibly long, but it can be incredibly dangerous – especially when so many people cram onto small, rickety boats that have no business at sea. That’s what happened earlier this week when 10 children were among 26 killed when their boat capsized, a sinking that authorities learned about only after a survivor somehow made it to Kokkari, on the north coast of Greece’s Samos island, the IOM reported. That vessel had been full of Kurds from Iraq. Millman, from that advocacy group, blamed the human smugglers whom desperate people resort to in order to escape dire straits in their homelands. He said, “[These deaths are] happening because of increased ruthlessness of gangs involved in shipping migrants.” CNN’s Gul Tuysuz reported from Lesbos, and CNN’s Greg Botelho reported and wrote from Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "migrant crossings in the Mediterranean Sea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160130124500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "GRC", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/30/world/europe-migrant-deaths/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "748046000", "sentence": "On Sunday night, James Comey told his side of the story. The former – and fired – FBI director sat down with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Sunday night to talk about his deep concerns about President Donald Trump and to recount a number of now-famous/infamous episodes between the two men. (Comey has written a book about his experiences titled “A Higher Loyalty.”) ABC released the transcript of the entire five-hour(!) interview; I went through it to pluck out the lines from Comey that you absolutely shouldn’t miss. They’re below. 1.  “I liken President Trump in the book to a forest fire. Going to do tremendous damage. Going to damage those important norms. But a forest fire gives healthy things a chance to grow that had no chance before that fire.” Comey’s logic here is intriguing but he’s really talking about a controlled burn – one in which the fire is managed. The consequences of a raging wildfire that no one is able to manage are, I think, a little different. RELATED: Analysis | Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault 2.  “So all of us have to constantly be involved and call it out when we see the truth endangered, when we see lying.” Remember that in his first year in office, Trump said more than 2,000 things that were either partly or totally untrue. And his pace has not slowed since then. 3. “The title [of the book] comes from a bizarre conversation I had with the President in dinner at the White House in January of last year, where he asked for my loyalty personally as the FBI director.” Trump has denied he ever asked for Comey’s loyalty – including on Twitter on Sunday! Tweeted Trump: “I never asked Comey for Personal Loyalty. I hardly even knew this guy. Just another of his many lies. His “memos” are self serving and FAKE!” 4.  “Well, that’s why I was never going to write a book. It always felt like an exercise in ego.” That’s what they all say! (Did I mention I wrote a book?) 5. “President Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich took my breath away. Th– the notion that the president of the United States would pardon a fugitive without asking the prosecutors or the investigators, ‘What do you think,’ was shocking to me.” Clinton’s pardon of Rich, which you can read more about here, was shocking to lots of people. The New York Times editorial board described it as a “shocking abuse of presidential power.” 6.  “I thought David Petraeus should’ve been prosecuted not just for the mishandling of the classified information, but also for lying to the FBI because lying is – strikes at the heart of our rule of law in this country.” Interesting to note here that Comey wanted to go further against Petraeus than the then Attorney General Eric Holder did. (Petraeus was charged – and convicted – only with mishandling classified information.) 7. “I’ve gone through 50 years of cases. I don’t know of a case where anyone has ever been prosecuted for just being careless, even extremely careless.” Comey acknowledges here that from the start of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, he strongly suspected there wouldn’t be charges brought against her.  That will be fodder for Trump who will say the former FBI director had prejudged the case before even seeing it. 8. “If you issue a one liner from the Obama Justice Department about one of the two candidates for president of the United States, in this case the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, and say, ‘We’re done here,’ in the absence of any kind of transparency, corrosive doubt creeps in that the system is rigged somehow.” This is Comey’s explanation for why he delivered extended public remarks about the end of the Clinton investigation. And, yes, that noise you hear is Democrats collectively rolling their eyes at his explanation. 9. “It really did surprise me. He’s a very smart man and a lawyer. And so it surprised me. He shouldn’t have done it.” Comey here scolds then-President Obama for saying publicly he didn’t believe Clinton had done anything wrong with her email server setup. (Here’s more on exactly what Obama said on the investigation.) 10. “Classified information came into the possession of the US intelligence community in the early part of 2016 that indicated there was material out there that raised the question of whether [Attorney General] Loretta Lynch was controlling me and the FBI and keeping the Clinton campaign informed about our investigation.” Wait, what???? 11. “And so whether or not it was true, the fact that it would be out there and allow people to argue that something terrible was going on in this investigation cut in favor of more transparency.” Comey says the investigation into whether Lynch was purposely controlling what the FBI said and found on the investigation wasn’t true. But he is very vague about the whole thing – likely because the information remains classified. 12.  “My staff convinced me that that’s just going to confuse all kinds of people, if you start talking about statutes and what the words mean. What’s a colloquial way to explain it? And elsewhere in my statement I had said, ‘Extremely careless.’” In his original draft on Clinton’s email, Comey used the words “gross negligence” to describe her behavior. Here he explains  why he changed it. (Trump has insisted the change was because Comey was going easy on Clinton.) 13. “This wasn’t your ordinary bureaucrat who just mishandles one document. This was something more than that. But not something that anybody would prosecute.” Related article James Comey: 'It's possible' Russians have dirt on Trump To Comey’s mind, Clinton’s private email server was in the grey area between a very serious crime and a regular old mistake.  Which made it hard to handle especially given her position. 14.”In late July [2016], the FBI got information that there was somebody who had had – was a foreign policy advisor named [George] Papadopoulos to the Trump campaign.” This is an important note. Trump – and some other Republicans – insist that the entire FBI investigation into his campaign and Russia was premised on the dossier put together by Christopher Steele. It wasn’t. It began with Papadopoulos looking for the dirt the Russians allegedly had on Clinton. 15. “The investigation was triggered entirely separately from the Steele dossier.” Again, important. And counter to the Trump narrative. 16. “I discovered President Trump wouldn’t even do it privately, and I don’t know why that is.” Comey suggests here that Trump won’t bash Russian President Vladimir Putin in private, which he finds baffling. 17. “I remember saying that I’m a little bit tired of being the independent voice on things.” [Eye roll emoji] 18. “All of us were operating in a world where the polls were showing that Donald Trump had no chance.” Related article Trump attacks Comey for handling of Clinton email probe For those who say law enforcement is totally blind to politics, I give you this sentence from James Comey. 19. “Speaking is really bad; concealing is catastrophic. If you conceal the fact that you have restarted the Hillary Clinton email investigation, not in some silly way but in a very, very important way that may lead to a different conclusion, what will happen to the institutions of justice when that comes out?” Comey’s deliberations on whether to let the public know about the re-opening of the Clinton email investigation is totally fascinating. The issue many people will take with it is that he had no way of knowing whether the emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop were duplicates of emails the FBI had already seen. So why announce something that may not be news at all? (Turns out there was nothing new on Weiner’s laptop.) 20. “I would so much rather Anthony Weiner had never had a laptop.” So would Anthony Weiner. 21. “Speaking is going to have some impact, potentially. But concealing is going to destroy the institutions that I love.” Comey critics will argue that he is greatly exaggerating the impact of waiting and seeing what was on Weiner’s laptop before speaking publicly. Greatly. 22. “If I ever start considering whose political fortunes will be affected by a decision, we’re done.” But, you just said that you and everyone else were operating under the assumption that Clinton was going to win! 23. “Cause I was operating in a world where Hillary Clinton was going to beat Donald Trump.” But, but, but [head explodes] 24.  “It sucked.” James Comey on being James Comey in the final days of the 2016 campaign. 25. “The honest answer is I screwed up a couple of things, but in the main, I think given what I knew at the time, these were the decisions that were best calculated to preserve the values of the institutions.” [narrator voice] He doesn’t really think he screwed up much of anything. 26. “I’m glad for a lotta reasons I don’t have a time machine.” Strong disagree. Having a time machine would rule. 27. “I– never going to run for office.” An interesting pledge to make by Comey – and sort of out of the blue. I had been wondering if this whole experience might actually push him to run for office – or at least make him more interested in the prospect. 28. “What did it cost me? Well, (SIGH).” Story of my life – especially the “(SIGH)” 29. “But this was– their sense that given the variety of sources and methods we had, we had this nailed.” This is Comey on the intelligence on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. “We had this nailed.” 30. “President Obama has a great poker face.” Coming soon to a world poker event near you…. 31. “But I read it as, ‘You poor bastard.’” What Comey believed Obama was conveying to him in advance of a sitdown with the incoming president to talk about the more salacious details in the Steele dossier. 32. “And even though I did not intend to jam Donald Trump with this, my thinking was, given his approach to the world, he may think I’m pulling a J. Edgar Hoover and assume that I’m trying to dangle this over him to get leverage on him.” Knowing Trump, that is exactly what he was thinking. 33. “My impression was he looked exactly like he did on television, except he looked shorter to me than he did on television, but otherwise exactly the same.”Of all the things Comey said in this interview, taking a shot at Trump’s height is probably the thing that upsets the president the most. Related article Trump slams Comey after bombshell interview 34. “I stared at it pretty closely and my reaction was, ‘It most take a heck of a lot of time in the morning, but it’s impressively coifed.’” Well, I can die happy. The “What does Comey think of Trump’s hair?” question has been answered. 35. “I shook his hand I made a note to check the size and it seemed like he had average-sized hands.” “I buy a slightly smaller than large glove,” Donald Trump. 36. “I came to conclude that a lot of times what he said was just kind of pleasantries to begin a conversation, so I don’t know whether he really thought I had handled it well.” This is correct. Trump, in person and one on one, is hugely solicitous. To a fault. 37.  “I did not go into the business about – people peeing on each other, I just thought it was a weird enough experience for me to be talking to the incoming president of the United States about prostitutes in a hotel in Moscow.” “People peeing on each other.” Holy moly. 38. “He was very defensive and started to launch into– for reasons that I don’t understand, started going into the list of people who had accused him of touching them improperly, sexual assault and how he hadn’t done this, he hadn’t done that, he hadn’t done that.” This is Trump’s first reaction to the Comey briefing on the Russia hotel allegations. His first one! 39. “I don’t know whether the – the– current president of the United States was with prostitutes peeing on each other in Moscow in 2013. It’s possible, but I don’t know.” I mean, it is impossible to overestimate the seriousness of this statement.  The former FBI Director isn’t able to say, conclusively, that the president wasn’t involved with prostitutes in Russia. RELATED: Kellyanne Conway questions Comey’s credibility over Trump meeting claims 40. “Remember, that was what I worried about is that he would think I was pulling a J. Edgar Hoover, to come in there and jam him by raising the prospect of salacious, compromising material.” “Pulling a J. Edgar Hoover” is a phrase I could get used to using more often. 41. “Another reason you know it’s not true is I’m a germaphobe. There’s no way I’d let people pee on each other around me.” Comey quoting Trump.  And I thought urine was sterile but apparently it isn’t? 42. “And I just remember thinking, ‘Everything’s gone mad.’” So say we all. 43. “You would think that you would notice me, this giraffe standing at the end of the room.” Comey on Comey: “This giraffe.” 44. “Isn’t he master of television, this is disastrous.” This is Comey on the Trump handshake. And, yes. And yes. 45. “So I extend my hand and he grabs my hand and he pulls in and back.” This is the classic Trump handshake move.  The tug and pull. I believe he’s patented it. 46. “He was going for the hug, going for the hug.” I would not have guessed Donald Trump was a hugger. 47. “I’m not an unusually strong person but I work out.” Same. 48. “And so the whole world saw him kiss me.” This took an unexpected turn. 49. “It was to make me a friend of ours.” All I can think of is “Donnie Brasco.” 50. “He said, ‘I expect loyalty, I need loyalty.’” Trump says he never said any such thing. Someone is not telling the truth. 51. “We just stared at each other and then he went on eating.” Sounds like every date I went on in high school. 52. “It was him talking almost the entire time, which I’ve discovered is something he frequently does.” A little bit of monologuing never hurt anyone, right? 53. “On and on and on and on. Everyone agrees, everyone agrees, I did this, the– I never assaulted these women, I never made fun of a reporter.” The Trump presidency, in three sentences. 54. “He is someone who is – for whom the truth is not a high value.” Related article 'I hope not': Comey on whether Trump should be impeached I actually think Trump thinks he is telling the truth. Because he repeats it to himself enough times that he becomes convinced that whatever he says is the truth no matter what the actual facts bear out. 55. “So what kind of marriage to what kind of man does your wife think there’s only a 99 percent chance you didn’t do that?” If Trump wasn’t already pissed off about this Comey sitdown (he was!) then this would make him crazy. Comey offering judgment on the state of his marriage? Rough. 56. “I’m not a comedian but I occasionally say something that’s funny that people chuckle with each other.” Same. 57. “The president was talking about something that had happened during an airing of a interview he did with Bill O’Reilly on Fox.” “I don’t get to watch much television. Primarily because of documents. I’m reading documents. A lot.” – Donald Trump 58. “I think it’s possible. I don’t know. These are more words I never thought I’d utter about a president of the United States, but it’s possible.” This is Comey’s response to a Stephanopoulos’ question about whether the Russians might actually have something on Trump. His inability to say “absolutely not” is – and should be – stunning. 59. “If he didn’t know he was doing something improper, why did he kick out the attorney general and the vice president of the United States and the leaders of the intelligence community?” This is a very good question from Comey about the Feb. 14 Oval office meeting between he and Trump in which the president allegedly asked the FBI director to see a way to end the investigation in former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Why kick everyone else out if the conversation was totally innocuous and above board? 60. “It’s certainly some evidence of obstruction of justice.” A big accusation here from Comey in regards that Feb. 14 meeting… 61. “Wow, the world s– continues to go crazy.” A variation on a theme. 62. “She somehow got the FBI police to go down and get it, scanned it, e-mailed it to me.” Comey formally found out he was fired because his assistant scanned him a copy of the letter that the White House had dropped off at the Bureau. So, so weird. 63. “[John Kelly] was very emotional and said he had seen the news and that he intended to resign because he wouldn’t work for people who would treat someone like me in such a dishonorable way and that he was going to quit.” [Narrator voice] He didn’t quit. 64. “I actually gave thought to renting a convertible and driving almost 3,000 miles, something I’ve never done.” I would totally watch that reality show. 65. “I took a bottle of red wine out of my suitcase that I was bringing back from California, a California pinot noir, and I drank red wine from a paper coffee cup and just looked out at the lights of the country I love so much as we flew home.” This was the alternative ending of “The Great Gatsby,” I believe. 66. “One of the orders that was issued is I was never to be allowed back on FBI property, like I had killed somebody.” This does deem overly harsh for a former director. 67. “My sense of him, maybe it’s unfair to him, was that he was over matched for the job.” That “thud” you just heard was Comey pushing Attorney General Jeff Sessions under the bus. 68. “I don’t think he’s medically unfit to be president. I think he’s morally unfit to be president.” This will be the lasting and lingering quote of this interview and maybe of the entire Comey book rollout. 69. “A person who sees moral equivalence in Charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they’re pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the American people believe it, that person’s not fit to be president of the United States, on moral grounds.” While the quote directly above – #68 – will get most of the attention, this one is , to my mind, more damaging. Comey is saying Trump is amoral, that he lacks any basic moral structure at all. Which is a very dangerous thing for the leader of a country. 70. “I don’t follow [Trump] on Twitter, but I’m sure [a tweetstorm is] going to come.” Oh, it came alright! “Comey drafted the Crooked Hillary exoneration long before he talked to her (lied in Congress to Senator G), then based his decisions on her poll numbers,” Trump tweeted at 8:25 am ET Monday. “Disgruntled, he, McCabe, and the others, committed many crimes!”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180416151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/politics/james-comey-abc-interview-donald-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "713378350", "sentence": "With Kim Jong Un pushing aggressively to develop missiles that could hit the United States with nuclear warheads, pressure has been mounting on US officials to answer the threat.   One effective countermeasure could lie in an obscure military lab in New Mexico. It’s called CHAMP, for Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project. James Fisher, spokesman for the Air Force Research Lab at Kirtland Air Force Base, said it’s a high-powered microwave weapon that can be delivered on an air-launched cruise missile, deployed from an American bomber. Fisher says the cruise missile with a CHAMP system strapped to it would fly into enemy airspace at low altitude, and send out strong pulses of electromagnetic energy. The enemy’s electronic command-and-control systems would be jammed.  Analysts say the cruise missile it’s deployed on could then be splashed down at sea. The Air Force says CHAMP was not developed specifically to counter the North Korean threat.  But retired Gen. David Deptula, who once headed US Air Force intelligence, said the applications could be effective against North Korea. Related article North Korea's missile tests: What you need to know Retired Air Force intelligence officer Col. Cedric Leighton went further, saying CHAMP could be a game-changer with North Korea. “It would be very useful in the Korean theater because it wouldn’t require the presence of significant numbers of ground forces,” Leighton said. “It wouldn’t require Special Operations forces. And it wouldn’t require kinetic bombing attacks. … In essence, what could happen is an attack can occur, and not a single person on the enemy side would lose a life.” Leighton said a CHAMP system could disable a North Korean missile on the launchpad or in flight. Fisher said the Air Force tested the CHAMP system in 2012, at a testing range in Utah larger than the state of Delaware.  Buildings were rigged with communications and other systems similar to what enemy militaries would have. Mary Lou Robinson, who heads research and development of CHAMP at the Air Force Research Laboratory, told NBC News, “It absolutely did exactly what we thought it was going to do.”  Robinson said they had several target classes, and they “predicted with almost 100%  accuracy” which systems would fail. While CHAMP holds the promise of a nonlethal weapon against the North Koreans, skeptics say it has potentially dangerous drawbacks. “The North Koreans would see many of these missiles flying in,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an adjunct professor at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. “They would try to shoot them down. They’re not actually going to know that they’re armed with high-powered microwaves instead of, say, conventional explosives or even nuclear weapons.” CHAMP weapons are not currently operational. Neither Fisher, Robinson, nor other Air Force officials would say when the weapons could be deployed.  But Leighton said in a crisis, “The CHAMP system could be deployed within days.” CNN’s Brad Hodges contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "CHAMP system", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171208001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/us/air-force-champ-north-korea-missiles/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "714981861", "sentence": "Melania Trump visited Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Wednesday She helped sort toys and decorate cards for their Toys for Tots drive Melania Trump continued a holiday tradition on Wednesday, visiting with military families and sorting gifts at a Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, where she delivered a reflective message on her initial year as first lady. “On a personal note, as my first year as first lady comes to an end, I have had the privilege to witness the spirit and resilience of so many people in our country. After this year’s devastating hurricane season, I hope everyone watching at home will consider giving back through programs like Toys for Tots,” she said, delivering brief remarks at a podium surrounded by wrapped holiday gifts and children’s bikes. .@FLOTUS Melania Trump is at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling today, helping sort toys at a Toys for Tots event with military families pic.twitter.com/TUoXGPc4d1 “I’ve seen people from all over our great nation pitch in to help those who lost everything, and I want to challenge people to continue with that giving spirit over Christmas and in the new year,” she added. Trump has been a front-and-center figure for her husband’s administration in the wake of the multiple devastating hurricanes this year, accompanying President Donald Trump on trips to Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Puerto Rico, and last week, viewing recovery and relief efforts in Texas’ Corpus Christi area with second lady Karen Pence. She also recorded a public service announcement encouraging Americans to donate to organizations of their choice or volunteer in storm-ravaged areas. Related article Melania Trump and Karen Pence to visit Texas storm victims On Wednesday, the first lady decorated holiday cards and sorted donated toys with the children of service members as part of the Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots drive. As Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and other Christmas classics played, Trump and the children carried stuffed animals, action figures, dolls and games, placing them into oversized boxes marked “Boy,” “Girl” and “Toddler.” Trump bent down to help some of the littlest helpers sort their toys as one small boy carried a teddy bear bigger than himself to one of the bins. \"It is my hope that during this holiday season, people will remember it is not about gifts – it is abt family, service, & gratitude. We must continue to look out for, & help each other,” @flotus says. She's sorting toys with military children here at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling pic.twitter.com/XNuuMHLC1P Trump, who has made visits with children a hallmark of her public appearances during her tenure, animatedly exchanged hugs and high-fives and posed for photos with the children before moving to a card-decorating station. Dressed in a festive green coat, she lifted one little girl carrying a marker onto her lap as the children colored holiday cards, admiring their work. “Merry Christmas!” she said. “What is your wish?” Then-first lady Michelle Obama also visited the base for each of the eight years her husband was in office. Trump’s holiday message this year: it’s “not about gifts.” “It is my hope that during this holiday season, people will remember it is not about gifts – it is about family, service and gratitude. We must continue to look out for, and help each other,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Melania Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171213210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/13/politics/melania-trump-toys-for-tots-christmas/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "480179140", "sentence": "Cats. When they’re not scratching up furniture (or your skin), they’re napping, purring, snuggling balls of joy. They’ll probably celebrate National Cat Day the same way. But unlike your beloved feline, you’ve only got one life instead of nine. So live life to the fullest or take a cue from a cat and laze about to honor man’s other best friend. Did cats invent social media? Of course not; they don’t have opposable thumbs . But their impact on the medium can’t be overstated – from Keyboard Cat, “I Can Haz Cheezburger” to DJ Kitty, the legendary cats starred in videos made to be shared and GIF’d to oblivion. So honor the internet cats of yore with a kitty video binge. Science says it’s good for you! And of course, pour one out for the inimitable Grumpy Cat, a feline Instagram pioneer who passed away earlier this year. Did you know her (yes, her) real name was Tardar Sauce? Rest in disgruntled peace, legend. Related video Fat cat's workout routine breaks the internet National Cat Day organizers want cats to find good homes, and the occasion is a fine time to consider adopting a cat from a shelter or pet rescue organization. Volunteering at a local shelter or donating blankets, pet food and toys are also nice ways to celebrate the kitties of the world. Cat cafes have been around for more than 20 years, but it’s a timeless concept: While the caffeine raises your heart rate, the soothing pur of a fuzzy cat brings it right back down – it’s therapy for the cost of a piping hot beverage. The snuggles, though, are free (but exercise caution if you pick them up – these are cats with claws, after all). There are more than 125 cat cafes in the US and 150 in Japan and hundreds more sprinkled like catnip across the globe. Related video Yep, New York has a cat café Many stores employ adoptable cats, so if you’re taken with your cafe companion, you might be able to take them home. And if you’re worried about furballs ending up in your cappuccino (cat-puccino?), furget about it – most cafes keep the kitties separate from the coffee. Related gallery The art of the kitty Make like a cat and get lazy (bonus points if you can get your cat to cuddle up with you without scratching or biting). Before cats had millions of Instagram followers, a photographer named Walter Chandoa made a living compiling photos of them into coffee table books in the ’50s. That’s right – your grandparents might’ve beat you to the cute kitty craze. Check out his work, and you’ll see the appeal of a teeny kitten transcends time. Or maybe you’d like to check out cats in starring roles –  we suggest “The Aristocats,” “Puss in Boots” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” which all include felines in starring roles. Take some inspiration from “Artists and Their Cats,” featuring human-kitty pairings, including Salvador Dali with his pet ocelot Babou and Matisse with sleek black stunner la Puce (the flea). They don’t call it a cat nap for nothin’.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "cats", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151029201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/living/national-cat-day-celebration-ideas-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "650814677", "sentence": "Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in a runoff next month \"I am going to protect the middle classes and the most vulnerable in France,\" he says There is just over a week to go in France’s presidential election, but the man tipped to become the country’s new leader is taking nothing for granted. Emmanuel Macron may be leading in the polls but the 39-year-old independent centrist has endured one of the most difficult weeks of his campaign so far. Labeled an “elitist” by his rival Marine Le Pen, criticized for his first round victory celebrations, and then overshadowed in his home town by the far-right candidate, Macron has spent much of the past week on the back foot. It’s why he’s not moving his furniture into the Élysée Palace just yet – instead taking a lesson from the 2016 US election, in which Hillary Clinton suffered a surprise defeat. “That was almost certainly the mistake Hillary Clinton made,” Emmanuel Macron told CNN’s Melissa Bell on Thursday. “I’m absolutely not playing that game. Right from the first day, that hasn’t been the way I defended myself or how I fought.” Macron may have won the first round vote and have been endorsed by several of his rivals but the past week has brought new problems for the 39-year-old, who is seeking to become the nation’s youngest leader since Napoleon. Le Pen faces Macron in final round Why Putin and Trump both like Le PenMacron vs. Le Pen: What do they stand for? Markets respond to first round vote Why you should care about the French election What the French elections mean for America Le Pen faces Macron in final round Why Putin and Trump both like Le PenMacron vs. Le Pen: What do they stand for? Markets respond to first round vote Why you should care about the French election What the French elections mean for America First, it was his celebrations after winning the first round – at an upmarket brasserie in Paris  – which caused consternation. The celebration led many to believe he had already declared himself President. He was accused of being out of touch with the public, playing perfectly into Le Pen’s accusation that he remains part of the “elite.” Then on Wednesday, Macron’s election campaign was sent into a spin at the Whirlpool tumble dryer factory in his hometown of Amiens after Le Pen turned up to meet factory workers while he was talking to union representatives at the Chamber of Commerce. “I am in the middle of employees who resist to wild globalization. I am not with the managers who eat petit fours,” Le Pen said, according to BFMTV. While she received cheers and posed for selfies, Macron faced a far more hostile reception when he entered the factory. Macron stopped to talk to workers and answer questions while describing Le Pen’s visit as a stunt. Related article Marine Le Pen: Who is the person behind the party? And on Thursday, in an interview that aired on French national channel TF1, Macron – a millionaire investment banker and former government minister – bristled at the notion he’s a candidate for France’s elite. “I am not the candidate for a little group or a kind of nomenclature,” he said. ” I am going to protect the middle classes and the most vulnerable in France. “I have a policy for education, for labor. That is what is specific about my project. [It] speaks to the whole of France, the entirety of the country, the towns and the countryside, the farmers and the industrialists, the workers and the entrepreneurs.” Related video National Front: Macron's 'project' not patriotic He also made a point of differentiating himself from Le Pen, who has rallied supporters with an anti-European Union message. While Le Pen has advocated taking France out of the EU and closing the country’s borders, Macron has called for closer integration. “I will not be against Berlin. I am with Berlin,” he said. “We have differences. We have disagreements, but I will not tell the French today that I am going to defend their interests against Berlin.” “Europe is a construction: Ours. We decided to create Europe. We did it for our peace, for our prosperity, for our liberty.” Related video Macron will be 'a lame duck' without a majority While most polls have Macron well ahead going into the May 7 runoff he remains cautious. He rejected accusations that he lacks the experience required for the job and says “there is no ideal age to become President of the Republic.” “Every day since the beginning of the campaign, I have never considered myself as the favorite,” he said. “The lack of experience is due to my age. I do not have the experience of politics but of the government, the private sector and the public service. I think it is important, Ms. Le Pen does not have that experience.” CNN’s Vasco Cotovio, Melissa Bell, Judith Vonberg, Bryony Jones and Hilary Clarke contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Emmanuel Macron", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170428020000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/europe/emmanuel-macron-interview/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "634577851", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes is an attorney, a member of the USA Today board of contributors and writes frequently for CNN Opinion. The views expressed here are solely his. Raul Reyes: Trump administration mulling plan that would separate mothers from children This kind of deterrence would be cruel, costly and do nothing to stop those fleeing violence The most anti-immigrant administration in modern history appears poised to outdo itself. On Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly confirmed to CNN that his agency is considering separating children from their parents at the US border. “We have tremendous experience of dealing with unaccompanied minors,” Kelly told Wolf Blitzer.  “We turn them over to (Health and Human Services) and they do a very, very good job of putting them in foster care or linking them up with parents or family members in the United States.” Kelly explained that this would be part of a strategy to deter Central American migrants from making the trek north to seek asylum. What’s wrong with this idea? Just about everything. You do not have to be a lawyer or a child welfare expert to grasp that forcibly removing children from their parents is cruel and inhumane. If such a practice were implemented – and it is not official policy; not yet, at least – it would face major legal hurdles, all while expanding our government bureaucracy and failing to solve the original problem. Related video DREAMer detained after giving immigration speech Kelly’s remarks echo a report from Reuters that DHS is weighing such a plan – a chilling prospect that could inflict immeasurable psychological trauma on young children who have just completed a perilous journey to the US from their home countries. To be clear, the parents and children who would be affected are not the people we typically think of as undocumented immigrants. Unlike most undocumented immigrants from Mexico, who come to the US to work, these people are literally fleeing for their lives. They are arriving at the US border from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, three of the most dangerous countries on earth. Migrants from these countries arrive at the US border to make their case for asylum, which they are entitled by law to do. Successfully making that case is complicated for anyone – a long process that entails meeting with lawyers and case workers, appearing before a judge, and navigating the byzantine U.S. immigration court system.  It can be difficult for adults to pass the tests and meet the screening requirements.  Under the proposed DHS policy, it would become virtually impossible for mothers and children who are unable to corroborate their stories of “credible fear of persecution” to meet the standards for asylum. Related video Pro-Trump town supports undocumented resident The children in this situation already face language barriers and a lack of access to legal representation.  If they are separated from their parents, it’s easy to imagine that some would become withdrawn and unresponsive to anyone they perceived as a government representative. The all-too-possible result is that they might be deported, with or without their mothers, back to the harrowing conditions they fled. Kelly told CNN that he was considering this new policy “in order to deter more movement along this terribly dangerous network.”  But where is the empirical evidence that shows that a deterrence strategy aimed at Central American migrants works? When people are in a life-or-death situation – with their children – no risk is too great.  Indeed, this new proposal could lead to an increase in trafficking, as desperate families turn to human smugglers to help them reach safety. To be sure, the influx of Central Americans migrants was a problem the Obama administration wrestled with too; it settled on a media campaign in Central America to discourage migrants from beginning their journey and increased deportations of recent arrivals and their children.  Neither of these efforts worked.  According to the Reuters report, between October 1, 2016 and January 31, 2017, about 54,000 children and their guardians were apprehended at the border, more than double the number caught in the same time period a year earlier. A smarter approach by the Trump administration would be to reform our immigration court system: make more attorneys available to children seeking asylum and increase the number of immigration judges, which  would help ease the backlog of people in detention. The government could also expand the CAM (Central American Minors) program, which allows potential refugees from that region to apply for refugee status in their home countries. It seems unlikely that this administration is interested in pursuing such thoughtful moves, but it would do well to look to them for a real, if not perfect, solution. If the Trump administration attempts to implement this new policy instead, it is setting itself up for myriad legal challenges. Family unity is a guiding principle of existing US family and immigration law, and even of the UN High Commission of Refugees. Not allowing parents and children to pursue their asylum claims together would also arguably violate their due process rights under the Fifth Amendment. Related article Trump's new travel ban: Changes in substance and style Practically speaking, anyone who is against big government should recognize that sending thousands of foreign-born children into our foster care system, while holding their mothers in long-term detention, will likely amount to increased costs to be paid for by taxpayers. The Obama administration’s policy of releasing mothers and children who are not public safety threats to the care of a relative or sponsor is cheaper than funneling more people into government care.  And despite what Kelly says, the government does not always do a “very, very good” job of handling immigrant children and families. In 2015, a federal judge ordered that hundreds of women and children in detention be released because of the “deplorable” conditions in which they were being held. In 2014, workers at a family detention center in Texas faced allegations of sexual abuse and assault. The private company running the detention center, Geo Group, denied the allegations. DHS may well proceed with its plan to separate children from their mothers at one of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. If so, it will be further evidence of this administration’s complete lack of empathy and compassion towards immigrants.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170307233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GTM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/07/opinions/separating-mothers-children-immigration-reyes/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "750194848", "sentence": "For all of President Donald Trump’s obvious affection for nationalist autocrats, the first leader he formally welcomed to Washington, on Monday ahead of Tuesday night’s state dinner, was the leader of the French Republic, the free and fairly elected internationalist Emmanuel Macron. Trump and Macron, who was elected in May 2017, share one of the most examined relationships in world politics. At a glance, they would appear to have little in common, ideologically or temperamentally. But over the course of nearly a year on the same global stage, the pair have emerged as remarkably close personal allies. Unlike with the prospect of Brexit, another European thunderclap, Trump took no early liking to Macron’s candidacy, instead indicating his preference for the French centrist’s election runoff opponent, far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen. But after a few tense meetings, marked in public by their bizarrely protracted – and definitely “not innocent” – handshake in Brussels, Macron seems to have secured what his European counterparts could not: a personal bond with the US President. Related article White House state dinner details: Military display, French-American fare “There’s a strong rapport on the anti-jihadist war and that will continue because France, of course, is at the core of this, both on its territory and in the Middle East,” said Philippe Le Corre, a former French government official who’s now a senior fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School. “And Trump – to him, it’s very important. He thinks there are terrorists everywhere, even with relatively few attacks in the US compared to Europe.” But this isn’t simply a marriage of mutual interests. Macron and Trump are at odds over most of the most pressing issues they are expected to discuss during the visit. For the next few days, Macron is expected to lobby Trump to, among other things, reverse his expected course and abide by the Iran nuclear deal, maintain the US presence in Syria, tamp down tariff threats and – albeit a long shot – re-enter the Paris climate agreement. “Macron doesn’t come, of course, as the ‘president of Europe,’ but if you look around in the EU and ask people in different countries – and I travel in Europe quite a bit – people don’t see anybody else,” Le Corre said. “But it’s not easy to deal with Trump and already he’s the guy who speaks to Trump the most, so that’s an achievement. He does much better than (British Prime Minister) Theresa May and (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel.” As a first move in securing that position, or at least the perception, Macron on Sunday touted his and Trump’s “very special relationship” and “shared values” on Fox News, in his only American television appearance ahead of the trip. “I think President Trump’s election was unexpected in your country, and probably my election was unexpected in my country,” Macron told host Chris Wallace. “And we are not part of the classical political system.” These were words after Trump’s heart – and ego. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t some truth in them. Both Macron and Trump were elected, in part, as the result of generational rejections of a partisan status quo. They are, similarly, political and personal departures from their predecessors and neither, two years ago, would have made anyone’s short list for their current jobs. “Nobody would have gambled that a man with such a thin political résumé would have made it in less than two years, (defeating) a former prime minister and other luminaries in the French election,” Le Corre said of Macron. “His movement, and they keep saying it’s a movement and not a political party, it allows him to introduce himself as a maverick.” Related article Trump-Macron: Red carpet treatment belies differences on Iran, Syria Swap in a couple of Americanized nouns and he could have been describing Trump. Meanwhile, unrest in France might actually exceed what we’ve seen in the US during the Trump era. Macron’s push for sweeping economic reforms, which would slash the French social safety net, has touched off protests and strikes across the country. During a particularly antagonistic television interview last week, recounted here in excruciating detail by The New York Times, Macron offered an unusual defense. “The discontent of the railway workers,” he snapped, “has nothing to do with the discontent in the hospitals!” Trump doesn’t take questions in that fashion (on the spot, from reporters), though he too has a way of meeting frustration with absurd declarations. They also share a taste for a certain kind of patriotic demonstration. Trump memorably observed the Bastille Day military parade in Paris last July with something between awe and rank jealousy. The US, France and the United Kingdom, meanwhile, launched joint airstrikes on Syria 10 days ago after reports that the Assad regime had again used chemical weapons on its own people. But the Trump-Macron attachment clearly extends beyond a shared interest in multilateral military action. It more clearly now resembles that of a corporate executive – Macron, the former investment banker – and his most treasured client, Trump, the one whose business, though always in doubt, could make him indispensable to Macron’s increasingly impatient employers – the French public – even as his domestic agenda wobbles. For Trump, the calculus would seem to be much simpler. Macron, in words and with his presence, flatters the President, who’s known to hold a special place for those who “look the part.” If nothing else, and as detailed in the new book of his old boss, former President François Hollande, Macron has a unique skill for courting power – then grabbing it for himself.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Emmanuel Macron", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180424010000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/trump-macron-no-odd-couple/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "747001370", "sentence": "Early in Mike Pompeo’s confirmation hearing as Secretary of State on Thursday, this exchange happened between the current CIA director and New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez regarding a reported meeting in March 2017 between President Donald Trump, Pompeo and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: Menendez: “What did President Trump say to you and Director Coats in that meeting? Pompeo: Senator, I’m not gonna talk about the conversations with the President I had. I think – I think it’s in this setting appropriate for a President to have an opportunity to talk with his senior leaders. I’ll do that throughout the day. But I will tell you this, the article’s suggestion that he asked me to do anything that was improper is false. Menendez: Did he ask you to do anything as it relates to that investigation? Pompeo: Senator, I don’t recall  I don’t recall what he asked me that day precisely, but I have to tell you, I’m with the president an awful lot. He’s never asked me to do anything that I considered remotely improper.” The meeting in question came on March 22, 2017.  Here’s how Adam Entous described it in the Washington Post: On March 22, less than a week after being confirmed by the Senate, Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats attended a briefing at the White House together with officials from several government agencies. As the briefing was wrapping up, Trump asked everyone to leave the room except for Coats and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The president then started complaining about the FBI investigation and [then FBI Director James] Comey’s handling of it, said officials familiar with the account Coats gave to associates. Two days earlier, Comey had confirmed in a congressional hearing that the bureau was probing whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with Russia during the 2016 race. Whether or not Pompeo wants to talk about that meeting – and what was said in it – is one thing. (He didn’t invoke executive privilege in not discussing the details, he simply said he wouldn’t talk about it.) But, wrapped up in Pompeo’s answer is a classic Washington case of having-your-cake-and-eating-it-too-ism. Pompeo first says that he did not “recall” whether or not Trump asked him about the probe being led by Mueller. “I don’t recall what he asked me that day precisely,” Pompeo said. But then, in the next sentence(!), Pompeo added this: “I’m with the President and awful lot [and] he’s never asked me to do anything that I considered remotely improper.” So….. If Pompeo can’t recall the nature/contents of that March meeting, how is he somehow able to commit – beyond a shadow of a doubt – that Trump had never asked him to do anything “remotely improper.” That’s like saying “I am certain I have never left my house for the last three days” but also noting that “I can’t recall what I did on Wednesday night.” You can’t simultaneously have total recall that you have never been asked something and be uncertain about a certain conversation in which you might have been asked something. Pompeo is willing to live with that obvious contradiction because a) he’s not going to talk about what happened in that March 2017 meeting and b) he’s not going to leave any string out there that might suggest he had been asked to do something by Trump that would suggest improper conduct. Which, OK, I guess. But let’s not pretend that the answer he gave to Menendez makes sense. Because it doesn’t.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mike Pompeo", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180412191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/donald-trump-mike-pompeo-russia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "488296466", "sentence": "NEW: German, French leaders lay flowers at Paris victims' memorial \"There is no alternative\" but to destroy ISIS, French Prime Minister says Ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud planned attack on financial district, prosecutor says French authorities working to dismantle the terrorist network behind the Paris attacks say another attack could have been hours away when police closed in on the suspects’ hideaway last week. Suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud and another man were planning a suicide attack on the Paris financial district of La Defense on November 18 or 19, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Tuesday. Both men were killed during a raid in Saint-Denis that caused the collapse of a floor of an apartment building. Two suspects in last week’s attack remain on the run, however. They are Salah Abdeslam, whose brother died in the attack, and Mohamed Abrini – whom police named as a suspect Tuesday. Related gallery The search for Paris terror suspects Police say Abrini – now the subject of an international arrest warrant – drove a car that was abandoned in the Paris neighborhood where one of the November 13 shootings occurred, according to police. Cameras at a gas station in Resson, France – on a highway between Brussels and Paris – captured images of Abrini and Abdeslam two days before the attacks, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said. According to a source close to the investigation, Abrini went to Syria in 2014, but it was unclear when he returned to Europe. That would make him the latest of at least six of the alleged Paris attackers believed to have traveled to war-torn Syria. Here’s a look at some other developments: French warplanes struck eight targets Tuesday in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa and new targets in Mosul, Iraq, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in an address Wednesday to French lawmakers. “This brings the number of attacks to more than 300 since the beginning of our involvement in the Levant,” Valls said, referring to the region of the Middle East that includes Syria. He vowed the country will further increase the volume of attacks, relying heavily on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to strike at targets in Iraq and Syria. “There is no alternative. We have to destroy Daesh,” he said, using another term for ISIS. Paris tourism suffers huge slump after terror attack Brussels, which has been under partial lockdown since Friday night, is to remain at the highest terror alert level until at least the start of next week. Much of the metro reopened Wednesday, though two lines remained closed. Belgium, and specifically a Brussels suburb with a history of links to terrorism, have been a focus of the investigation. Sources in France close to the investigation believe Abdeslam could not have survived so long on the run without help, which might involve a support network in Belgium. They say extensive raids in Belgium on Sunday and Monday – in which 21 people were detained – targeted people suspected of helping organize the attacks. Opinion: The hardest questions about fighting ISIS A suicide vest found in a garbage bin could give investigators new clues about Abdeslam’s whereabouts. They are analyzing the vest, which was found in the Paris suburb of Montrouge, near where Abdeslam’s cell phone was traced the night of the attacks, prosecutor Molins said. Related video Possible suicide vest found near Paris CNN affiliate BFMTV reported the vest contained bolts and TATP, the same explosive as the suicide belts the Paris attackers used. Questions have been raised over whether Abdeslam aborted part of the attacks before fleeing toward Belgium. The Paris prosecutor suggested that could have been the case, noting that an ISIS message claiming responsibility for the attacks mentioned the 18th arrondissement, a Paris neighborhood where no attack occurred. “Our investigation on that is still ongoing, to determine if Salah was planning on a suicide attack in the 18th arrondissement and why it didn’t happen,” Molins said. Related video Terrorism analyst: Suicide vest is key piece of evidence Complete coverage of the Paris attacks But CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank asked why, if the suicide vest belonged to Abdeslam, would it have been discovered 10 days after the attacks? “It is possible that somebody else may have jettisoned it, an attacker that we don’t know much about at this point,” Cruickshank said. “So they’ll be doing all sorts of forensics, trying to establish who this belonged to, and that will be a huge priority for French investigators.” Authorities in Montrouge said garbage cans there are emptied “once or twice a week,” Le Monde reported. French President Francois Hollande is in the midst of a week of diplomacy aimed at building a global coalition to fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq. He held talks Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris. The two visited the Place de la Republique, the site of a memorial to victims of the November 13 attacks, to lay flowers before their talks. That meeting comes two days after Hollande hosted British Prime Minister David Cameron in Paris on Monday and met Tuesday with  President Barack Obama in Washington. Hollande travels Thursday to Moscow to see Russian President Vladimir Putin. France and Britain are already part of a U.S.-led coalition that has been bombing ISIS targets. Russia is conducting separate airstrikes against ISIS and other groups in coordination with the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Any efforts to form an alliance that includes both Russia and the United States are likely to run into thorny issues such as Assad’s future role in Syria and international sanctions against Russia for its interference in Ukraine. Opinion: Beating ISIS will take an army – and an end goal CNN’s Margot Haddad reported from Paris, while Catherine E. Shoichet reported and wrote from Atlanta and Don Melvin wrote from London. CNN’s Ashley Fantz, Jethro Mullen, Tim Lister, Ralph Ellis, Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151125104500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/25/world/paris-attacks/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "730522283", "sentence": "What do you do with 400 of the world’s most unwanted extremists, held in a territory that isn’t technically a state, that doesn’t really have the legal means to extradite them, or the resources to jail them indefinitely? That’s the question facing Syrian Kurdish forces and their US allies in northern Syria now. The final stages of the anti-ISIS battle swept up a large number of ISIS fighters, including many foreigners. Some may have been allowed to leave Raqqa, the so-called capital of the caliphate, in the final deal agreed between the Syrian Kurds and ISIS to reduce civilian casualties, under which dozens of ISIS fighters, foreign and Syrian, fled with civilians into the desert. Other ISIS fighters have been on the run longer. Some are unknown players, but some are also noted criminals, like the so-called “Beatles” – British ISIS fighters who taunted western audiences as they tortured and executed bound, unarmed hostages kneeling before them. Related article Captured ISIS fighters provide clues to remains of Jihadi John victims Their fate has presented the US – to whom much of the world looks for a solution to this problem – with a quandary. The US principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Katie Wheelbarger, recently told reporters: “These aren’t necessarily the best detention facilities in the sense of they are being held in Syria and not in the most secure area. I think it would be better if we make sure they are prosecuted if possible in their countries of origin.” To this end, talks with other members of the coalition were ongoing, she said. But the US cannot force other countries to accept their citizens back. Some do not want their extremists. Notably, five days after their capture, the UK has made no public statement about what it wants to do with the two surviving “Beatles,” named by US intelligence sources as El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey. There is clearly a reluctance to put them on public trial in the UK. Perhaps it is out of a fear that it would give them a platform for their extremist beliefs. But there is also a risk of failure – it may be hard to gather convincing evidence of crimes committed in a far away land. The remains of many victims have yet to be located. A US official says there has been no discussion about bringing Elsheikh and Kotey to Guantanamo Bay, the American detention facility in Cuba that is frowned upon by UK politicians. Further complicating the situation, one western official told CNN there is a strong possibility of the Beatles being stripped of their UK citizenship. That would effectively leave them stateless, held by an unrecognized state controlled by Syrian Kurds in northern Syria. France’s foreign minister has indicated that its citizens should be tried in northern Syria. But the Syrian Kurds are unlikely to have the capacity to try hundreds of ISIS members. So then what? Indefinite detention, or execution, by an unrecognized state? Would that mollify Europe’s moral jitters here? There is one possible solution. When US forces detain someone on the anti-ISIS battlefield, they sometimes hand them over to Iraqi security forces. Iraq is the only functional state where ISIS has territory, and with which the US has a diplomatic relationship. They have also been trying those ISIS fighters caught in their territory quickly and putting many on death row. Many detainees may have been to Iraq as well as Syria, perhaps putting their conduct under Iraqi jurisdiction. In the meantime, the legal complications are mounting – as is the number of detainees – in a detention facility that’s far from ideal. It is extraordinary that after nearly 17 years since the September 11 attacks, and after four years combating ISIS at home and abroad, Europe’s capitals still stumble when working out what to do with this latest variation of defeated extremist.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US handling of ISIS detainees in northern Syria", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180213151500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/middleeast/captured-isis-fighters-nobody-wants-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "478919128", "sentence": "City attempts to break world record for largest fried rice dish But officials criticized for letting massive helping be used as pig feed Guinness World Records says attempt has been declared invalid An attempt to make the world’s largest serving of fried rice has left officials in one Chinese city red-faced after criticism that some of the four-tonne portion was used to feed pigs. Some 300 cooks – including local residents and foreign visitors – took part in the event in the eastern Chinese city of Yangzhou Thursday, churning out 4,192 kilograms (9,241 lbs) of fried rice, the city’s signature dish, according to China’s state news agency China News Service. The amount of fried rice broke the record set at a culinary event last year in Turkey, where 3,150 kilograms (6,945 lbs) of fried rice was cooked, according to the Guinness World Records. But Yangzhou officials had little time to celebrate the achievement. Internet users slammed the event, with local media reports and video footage showing the rice being loaded into trash trucks. Yangzhou’s tourism bureau, which supervised the event, acknowledged Sunday a lack of oversight. It said that 150 kilograms (330 lbs) – a small fraction of the entire serving –  of “inedible” rice was sent to pig farms but claimed that the rest had been sent to local canteens, without giving further details. Sharon Yang, the Greater China marketing director for Guinness World Records, said that the organizer had initially provided documentation suggesting that the rice was sent to five companies to be eaten by their staff but the world record attempt had since been disqualified because the dish wasn’t “entirely edible.” “Following a further review of the evidence, it is now clear that over 150 kilograms of fried rice was not fit for human consumption,” she said. “We will not be able to accept claims for large food items if they prove to be inedible, or if they are prepared in such a way as to make them unfit for general consumption.” A commentary published in the state-run People’s Daily newspaper called for an end to such wasteful events, citing the government’s ongoing crackdown on lavish spending by officials. “Who paid for the event exactly?” the commentator asked. “If it was paid for by public funds, then it was a waste of tax payers’ money. If it was sponsored by a company, it still was a huge waste of food.” Yangzhou fried rice – often called Yeung Chow fried rice in Chinese restaurants abroad – combines rice, eggs, chicken, ham, shrimp, dried scallop, and vegetables. Some local media reports estimated it cost about 140,000 yuan ($22,000) to stage the event.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Yangzhou city officials", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151026061500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/26/asia/china-fried-rice-guinness-record/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "455980860", "sentence": "Editor’s note: This story was published in July 2012. David Chancellor photographed the African hunting scene The photos here focus on legal hunting where the hunters are supervised The African hunting scene draws tourists from around the globe interested in chasing and killing some of the world’s most dangerous game. For four years, photographer David Chancellor has traveled with some of these hunters in sub-Saharan Africa. Chancellor said his goal is to examine both legal and illegal forms of hunting. These photos, from the first of three planned books on the subject, focus on legal hunting – in which guides are hired to help track animals and supervise hunters – and explore “the complex relationship that man has with animal, through the eyes of the tourist trophy hunter,” Chancellor’s website says. During the project, Chancellor embedded with the hunters, sleeping on the floor of the bush and stalking animals with them, sometimes for up to two weeks. He said he worked to keep an open mind about hunting, even though he’s a vegetarian. Members of the hunting party walk until they find tracks and judge the size of an animal, Chancellor said. If it’s deemed worthy of pursuing, the hunters will walk faster and catch up. But lions, for example, will realize they’re being tracked and turn around to face predators. Chancellor doesn’t carry a gun for protection. Most of the people he followed were Americans, but “not necessarily that stereotypical brash, loud, slightly plump American.” He trekked with the likes of mechanics who had saved for years and surgeons on vacation. “It’s all about income,” he said. Sometimes children were among the hunting parties. Among the animals hunted in Africa are black rhinos, even though they’re an endangered species. Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, 10 black rhinos a year – five each in South Africa and Namibia – are allowed to be hunted for trophies. It’s estimated that hunters pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the right to take home a black rhino trophy, and the governments said the money is used to help pay for conservation efforts. Only adult male surplus black rhinos are to be hunted. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Arguments for trophy hunting as a conservation tool include sustainability, generating high revenue from few hunters and the ability to reduce illegal hunting, according to a 2008 report (PDF) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. And some countries such as Namibia have had success with increasing the numbers of its game through hunting and harvesting the animals, according The Economist. “You have to meet in the middle,” Chancellor told CNN. The hunters are achievers, Chancellor said, and they’re at the top of their game during the fatal moment. As part of a tradition in many African tribes, the blood of a child’s first killed animal is painted on the youngster’s face. African guides will often follow the tradition when taking young trophy hunters into the wild. Different tribes paint various amounts of blood on the face; some children have it daubed on, while others have their entire faces painted, Chancellor said. “The strongest portraits were directly after they’ve achieved, after they’ve killed the animal,” Chancellor said of the hunters. “They’re full of adrenaline; they’re ecstatic.” But dealing with the deaths of these animals was hard for him to process. “Seeing someone shoot Africa’s iconic animals for the reason of having it sitting in the living room,” he said, made it a difficult project for him. You can follow David Chancellor on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "trophy hunting in Africa", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150807183000", "country1": "NAM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/world/cnnphotos-david-chancellor-tourist-trophy-hunters/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "699118267", "sentence": "Seoul needs nuclear weapons of its own if it is to negotiate with North Korea on an equal footing, a leading South Korean opposition figure says. A once marginal call for South Korea to add nuclear weapons to its arsenal has gained momentum and support in recent months as Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities have gone from theoretical threat to present danger. “Only by deploying tactical (nuclear) weapons on South Korean territory can we negotiate with North Korea on an equal footing,” said Hong Jun-pyo, who will travel to Washington next week to press his case to US lawmakers. Hong leads the conservative Liberty Korea Party, which was formed from the rump of President Park Geun-hye’s Saenuri Party after it collapsed amid infighting and finger pointing in the wake of her impeachment on corruption and other charges. While Moon Jae-in, who beat Hong to replace Park as President in May, still has widespread support, Hong represents a growing swell of dissent from conservative South Koreans, who have long accused Moon and his liberal Democratic Party of being too soft on Pyongyang. Moon has outright dismissed the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in his country, warning it could “lead to a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia.” However, US President Donald Trump – who visits Seoul next month – voiced support for the move during the campaign, and Republican Sen. John McCain said in September the US should consider deploying nukes to South Korea. Hong told CNN he was traveling to the US “out of desperation over what we’re seeing with North Korea and what we’re seeing in terms of our security threat.” “What I’m doing is to try to convey the public opinion of South Korea to US lawmakers,” he said. While Moon’s popularity rating is still around 70%, according to Gallup Korea, there does seem to be increasing support for greater militarization of South Korea in response to the threat from the north. A Gallup survey in September found 60% of South Koreans supported some form of nuclear capability for the country. At present, South Korea is defended by the US nuclear umbrella, a guarantee by Washington to defend the country in the wake of an attack. On Wednesday, the country’s unification minister, who oversees North Korea policy, reiterated Moon’s view. “The deployment of tactical nukes is an impossible solution,” Cho Myoung-gyon said, adding that doing so would be a tacit acceptance of a nuclear North Korea. While Moon’s government is opposed to any further nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Hong’s stance echoes comments Trump made on the campaign trail, when he spoke approvingly of South Korea and Japan getting nuclear weapons. Nicknamed “Hong Trump,” he has been compared to the US President in the past for his outspoken, sometimes offensive campaigning style. Hong says he hopes Trump will address the issue of nuclear weapons during the US leader’s visit to South Korea next month, and encouraged him to visit the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea. The White House is said to be undecided whether Trump will go. However, despite being supportive of the Trump administration’s hardline policy on North Korea, Hong said he was worried by the potential for conflict between the three countries. “I’m nervous and I’m concerned (when the US talks about a military option),” he said. “If there was a balance of nuclear power between North Korea and South Korea then there would be no war and no cause for anxiety.” Like Trump, Hong attracted criticism during the campaign over his attitudes towards women, after he was quoted as saying washing dishes was women’s work. Controversy also erupted over an anecdote in Hong’s autobiography in which he described helping a friend drug a girl he was on a date with. Hong later distanced himself from the story, saying he had not actually taken part in the attempted date rape but was only recounting a story he heard second-hand as a student. Also speaking in Seoul Wednesday, Trump’s erstwhile opponent Hillary Clinton was far more critical of his foreign policy. “Picking fights with Kim Jong Un just puts a smile on his face,” she said at the World Knowledge Forum. She called out Trump for slinging insults at North Korea on Twitter, saying doing so benefits “a regime that is thrilled to get (that) kind of personal attention from the leader of our country.” “I think that’s a grave error because it makes any kind of negotiation more difficult (in future),” Clinton added.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "South Korea nuclear weapons deployment", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171019023000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/asia/south-korea-trump-nukes/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "760614328", "sentence": "President Donald Trump’s decision to follow through on steel and aluminum tariffs against some of the United States’ closest allies puts a series of vulnerable Republicans at considerable risk, leading some of those candidates to caution the President against following through with the trade talk. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters that a 25% tariff on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union will take effect on Friday. Mexico announced in a statement Thursday it would retaliate against the US by imposing “equivalent measures” on products such as “flat steel, lamps, pork and numerous produce items until the US eliminates the imposed tariffs.” Some Republicans are worried. Party operatives told CNN Thursday that they are fretting the ramifications of more trade talk, worried that those countries could respond by targeting key US exports, many of which come from districts that could decide the balance of the House in November. “Trade is an area where President Trump’s thinking and policy differs profoundly from most other Republicans,” said longtime Republican operative Michael Steel. “I think there are real worries that a trade war could undercut the strong impact tax reform has had on jobs and the economy, so you’ll see Republicans across the country make it very, very clear that they support expanded American trade and the jobs that come with it - particularly in states and Congressional Districts that would be hardest hit.” Although tough talk on trade animated Trump’s 2016 campaign, it has also been one area where Republicans, especially those with heavily agricultural states or districts, have broken with him. Those fears are both policy and politically focused, too. Republicans have maintained a dominance in rural America for years, but some top Republicans worry that making moves that hurt farmers and growers could have disastrous political implications for Republicans. As CNN analyst Ron Brownstein wrote earlier this year, Trump’s trade rhetoric “threatens to light a bonfire directly beneath the Republican Party’s last firewall against potentially significant losses in the 2018 midterm elections.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180531174500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/politics/trump-trade-republicans-react/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "646805933", "sentence": "Hannah Bladon, 20, was a student at the University of Birmingham The suspect, a 57-year-old Palestinian man, was arrested at the scene A British student who was visiting Jerusalem on an exchange program was stabbed to death Friday on the city’s light rail line, authorities said. Paramedics rushed Hannah Bladon, 20, to the hospital, police said, but she died shortly after she arrived there. In a statement Saturday by the UK Foreign Office, her relatives said they were “devastated by this senseless and tragic attack.” “Hannah was the most caring, sensitive and compassionate daughter you could ever wish for,” her family said. “She was driven and passionate, and her death leaves so much promise unfulfilled.” Bladon was a talented musician studying for a degree in religion, theology and archaeology at the University of Birmingham in central England, her family said. She was on a student exchange program with the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and had been taking part in an archaeological dig Friday morning. “Our thoughts are with those who were injured and the family of the British woman who was killed in the terror attack in Jerusalem today,” the Israeli Embassy in the United Kingdom said on Twitter. Our thoughts are with those who were injured and the family of the British woman who was killed in the terror attack in Jerusalem today. A suspect was arrested at the scene. Security officials identified him as Jameel Tamimi, a 57-year-old Palestinian man from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud. Despite the Israeli Embassy’s characterization of the stabbing as a “terror attack,” the alleged perpetrator’s motive is unknown. Tamimi suffers from “personal, mental, or moral hardship,” according to the Israel Security Agency. Tamimi was convicted of sexually abusing his daughter in 2011 and attempted to commit suicide this year by swallowing a razor blade, the agency said. The attack comes with police on heightened alert due to heavy tourism during the Easter and Passover holidays. CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark and James Gray contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israeli Embassy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170414133000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/middleeast/jerusalem-woman-fatally-stabbed/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "411692944", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and member of the USA Today Board of Contributors. Follow him on Twitter @RaulAReyes. The views expressed are his own. Raul A. Reyes: Sean Penn veered off-script at the Oscars in an offensive way Immigration status is no joke,  Reyes says It was the jab heard around the world. At Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony, Sean Penn veered off-script in an utterly offensive way. Presenting “Birdman” director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu with his prize for best picture, Penn quipped, “Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?” It is beyond comprehension why Penn chose to make such a reference on a night where, literally, the whole world was watching. A green card, of course, confers lawful permanent residence on a foreign national in the United States. But immigration status is no joke, and his off-the-cuff remark only legitimizes the idea that it is OK to mock Latinos for their real or imagined immigration status. Related gallery Oscars 2015: Winners Related gallery Oscars 2015: Red carpet Yes, Iñarritu later covered for Penn – the two of them worked together on the film “21 Grams,” and Iñarritu noted they were friends and accustomed to teasing each other. That’s nice of him. But Penn ought to recognize that one of the most-watched television events of the year is not the most appropriate place for a private joke that crosses the line of good taste. After all, last year’s Oscars reached about 43 million viewers in the United States alone, while ABC notes that the show is broadcast to some 200 countries around the world. As a result, millions of viewers heard an award-winning actor making fun out of the idea of a Latino’s lack of “papers.” Penn’s comment was particularly insensitive given that the immigration debate in the United States in nowhere near being settled – an estimated 11 million undocumented people in the U.S. live in constant fear of seeing their families torn apart by deportation. Right now, nearly 4 million undocumented immigrants who could have been eligible for deportation relief under President Barack Obama’s executive action plan have their futures on hold as a result of a Texas court decision to suspend the programs. Meanwhile, immigrants are too often the victims of hate crimes. Sadly, Penn’s remark reflects the reality that Latinos, no matter what their status in society, are subject to ethnic stereotyping. Iñarritu’s award was the most prestigious prize of the evening, and he is only the second Latino ever to take home an award for best director. (“Gravity” director Alfonso Cuaron won last year.) Other actors have used the Oscars as a moment to raise awareness of a cause, as Patricia Arquette did with her call for wage equality. How unfortunate that Iñarritu’s night of triumph will simply be associated with Penn’s thoughtless comments. As Mario Lopez tweeted, “Great job Sean Penn. Ruining a fantastic moment with a green card ‘joke.’ ” (By the way, I don’t recall anyone questioning the immigration status of Penn’s girlfriend, Charlize Theron, who was born in South Africa, but is now a U.S. citizen.) And while it is true that Penn is also a political activist who has championed liberal causes in the past, that fact in no way excuses his remark. He should know as well as anyone that Hollywood is an industry that largely excludes Latinos, a point underscored by a University of Southern California study last year that found that Hispanic characters were the most underrepresented demographic in major films. In his acceptance speech, Iñarritu dedicated his award to Mexicans living in Mexico and in the United States. Speaking about them, he said, “I just pray that they can be treated with the same dignity and respect of the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation.” If only his “amigo” Penn could have shown such grace. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sean Penn", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150223204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/23/opinion/reyes-penn-oscar-remarks/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "723911115", "sentence": "Kim Jong Un’s annual New Year’s Day address is akin to the State of the Union for US Presidents. It’s when the North Korean leader sets out his aims for the coming year, and this year it reaped almost instant results with the start of the first face-to-face talks with Seoul in almost two years. But there was more to this year’s speech than the olive branch extended to South Korea. The North Korean leader talked about factory jobs and coal. He talked about textiles and scientific research. He talked about domestic production of consumer goods. He even talked about green initiatives. “We have created a mighty sword for defending peace, as desired by all our people who had to tighten their belts for long years,” said Kim. “This great victory eloquently proves the validity and vitality of the Party’s line of simultaneously conducting economic construction and building up our nuclear forces and its idea of prioritizing science, and it is a great historic achievement that has opened up bright prospects for the building of a prosperous country and inspired our service personnel and people with confidence in sure victory.” It’s not exactly “Make North Korea Great Again,” but it’s not wholly dissimilar either. In policy circles, Kim’s agenda is known as “byungjin,” a twofold strategy of investing in the economy and the nuclear program. Kim has aggressively pursued byungjin since taking the reins from his father in 2011. The reason the nuclear program investments are so important, experts say, is because in the long run it’s a cheaper way to deter the United States than maintaining a massive military.North Korea’s armed forces employees millions of people. The country currently has the fourth-largest standing army in the world. Having the ability to threaten the US with a nuclear strike would remove the need to keep such a large army employed, fed and happy. Pyongyang spends nearly 25% of its gross domestic product on the military, which it justifies as necessary to force the US to think twice before invading and finally finishing the Korean War, which ended in 1953without a formal peace treaty. The North Korean government tells its people the US started the Korean War, but most historians agree the hostilities began after Kim Il Sung invaded the south in a failed attempt to reunify the Korean Peninsula. “The amazing thing that’s been hiding in the open is the North Korean game plan of byungjin,” said John Park, director of the Korea Working Group at the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. According to Park, the North Korean regime under Kim has been very consistent in saying that its primary policy goal is the parallel pursuit of a nuclear deterrent for self-defense and the building of the economy. To that end, Kim used the speech to call upon his rocket and nuclear industries to mass-produce the weapons that have already been successfully tested, while also pursuing economic advances, such as diversified energy sources. Experts CNN spoke to believe Kim’s proclamations aren’t the wish-list of a delusional dictator, but rather a key set of priorities tallied by a calculating, pragmatic leader who plans to address the immediate challenges his country faces. “Every year these speeches are primarily about the economic situation,” said John Delury, a professor at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Relations in Seoul. Delury has listened to each of Kim’s speeches since the young leader took power in 2011. “(But) Kim Jong Un is not pretending everything is groovy,” said Delury. “He’s consistently acknowledged hardship and that the economic situation should be better. And he’s publicly committed himself to improving the economy.” Some of the proposals offered specific insight into the government’s evolving strategy, explained Rodger Baker, a vice president at the geopolitical analysis firm Stratfor. Baker said in previous years, Kim had called for the construction of a national power grid in the electricity-starved country. This year, however, Kim said different provinces should develop localized power sources, which Baker believes is due to the dangers of having a single national grid in the event of war. Analysts said Kim appeared to acknowledge the difficulty his country faces in the coming year due to the punitive sanctions passed by the United Nations in response to the countries nuclear and missile tests, especially those that target Pyongyang’s energy supply. Midway through the speech, he offered his “noble respects” to the “heroic Korean people” who, despite the “difficult living conditions caused by life-threatening sanctions and blockade,” have “firmly trusted, absolutely supported and dynamically implemented our Party’s line of simultaneously promoting the two fronts.” The latest round of sanctions passed by the United Nations Security Council in December were said to be the toughest yet, imposing tighter limits on the supply of all refined petroleum products to North Korea. In addition, Kim’s talk of not wasting power and exploring hydroelectric and geothermal energy sources is likely borne more out of necessity than environmental concerns, Baker believes. This view was shared by Duyeon Kim, a senior fellow at the Korean Peninsula Future Forum in Seoul. “His speech also seemed to be an implicit admission that sanctions appear to be working or he’s expecting them to bite,” said Kim. But the North Korean leader’s speech also hinted at how he plans to ensure his country survives the crippling sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s oil imports. “The electric-power industry should maintain and reinforce the self-supporting power generation bases, and direct a great deal of efforts to developing new power sources,” said Kim. Coal has helped drive the North Korean economy for decades. The country’s reserves could last for decades – and could possibly be converted into gas to meet the country’s energy needs as its ability to import oil is slashed, according to Baker. North Korea is believed to have already begun construction on coal gasification plants, but Kim’s lengthy set of detailed instructions in this year’s speech urging the country’s chemists to accelerate their research into synthetic gas chemistry will likely give the efforts renewed focus, in the hope they can overcome the challenges faced in perfecting the technology. Stratfor’s Baker said this could be interpreted as the regime’s response to the sanctions, and particularly to China’s imposition of sanctions. “It’s a bit of thumbing its nose at the rest of the world to emphasize how silly sanctions are,” Baker said. Despite hopes the youngest member of the Kim dynasty would be something of a economic reformer when he took power in 2011, Kim, who was educated in Switzerland, soon made it clear he was no friend of the West. Any remaining hope of a nascent opening up, or the adoption of a more China-style economic model appeared to be firmly quashed in 2013, when in a New Year’s speech, Kim announced his specific intention to build up the country’s military might, further distancing himself – and his country – from the broader international community. This was followed last year by Kim’s declaration that his country was close to testing a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Some scoffed at the prediction, or dismissed it entirely. But the end of 2017, Pyongyang had successfully test-fired three ICBMs. That success has some analysts concerned about Kim’s order to mass-produce nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in the 2018 speech. But the byungjin model calls for achievements in areas beyond the military, too, and Kim has shown a clear intention to begin that process. The question now is how much can he achieve, given such massive international constraints? Speaking to CNN in December, Curtis Melvin, a senior fellow with the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said privately run pizza parlors, coffee shops, bars and gas stations have quietly mushroomed in Pyongyang under Kim’s watch. According to Melvin, Kim’s government has allowed more entrepreneurial activity and encouraged limited competition between small private firms. But so far, most of this appears to be concentrated in Pyongyang, beyond the confines of the capital economic growth has been dependent on large state-backed projects. As ever, sanctions will continue to be the biggest roadblock when it comes to this type of reform. But, conversely, sanctions also provide Kim with a useful excuse should things not go according to plan. Sanctions offer a very effective rationale for why there are setbacks, said Park of Harvard’s Kennedy school. “They (sanctions) are a multipurpose variable or factor that the regime uses.” CNN’s Steve George and Daniel Shane contributed reporting", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kim Jong Un", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180120050000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/asia/kim-jong-un-speech-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "729358785", "sentence": "Sources tell CNN the North Koreans may invite Moon to Pyongyang The invitation could be made at the lunch meeting on Saturday There is a “good chance” Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, will invite South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang “sometime this year,” diplomatic sources say. While the sources say “nothing is final,” a visit by Moon to North Korea would be the first time a South Korean President has stepped foot in the country since 2007. A potential date could be August 15, the day Korea was liberated from Japanese occupation in 1945, a holiday marked by both Koreas. The invitation for Moon to go north could be made at a scheduled welcome luncheon on Saturday, several diplomatic sources with deep knowledge of North Korea’s intentions told CNN. South Korea’s presidential spokesman confirmed Friday that Moon plans to meet Kim Yo Jong and three other high-level delegates on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics Saturday. The spokesman said there would be no comment on the possibility of a visit by the South Korean leader to Pyongyang. A private jet carrying the North Korean delegation touched down at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport on the outskirts of Seoul around 2 p.m. local time, ahead of the Opening Ceremony. The US has made it clear it’s not pleased about North Korea’s overtures to the South. Leading the US delegation in Pyeongchang, Vice President Mike Pence said he’s there to ensure the Games aren’t hijacked by North Korean propaganda. Despite the scheduled high-level meeting, Pence said there was “no daylight” between the United States and South Korea on their North Korea policy. “We don’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past. President Moon and I reflected on that last night. And that denuclearization has to be the starting point of any change, not the end point of any change,” Pence told reporters Friday. Kim Yo Jong is the first member of North Korea’s ruling family to go to South Korea since the 1950-1953 Korean War. Sources say an informal luncheon between Kim and the South Korean delegation would give her more freedom to interact with the South Koreans than anybody else in the North Korean delegation. Hosting an informal lunch for the high level North Korean delegation avoids any protocol format where only one main speaker has a voice. That main speaker would normally be Kim Yong Nam, the head of the delegation and North Korea’s ceremonial head of state. Both sides are maintaining a delicate balance to avoid any diplomatic upsets that could risk overshadowing the Winter Olympics. On the eve of the Games, North Korea staged a parade involving thousands of soldiers marching in unison, planes soaring above and four of Pyongyang’s newest and most sophisticated missiles, the Hwasong-15. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched all of it from a balcony above and gave a rousing speech in which he warned about the dangers of imperialism in the world. Sources say it was noteworthy that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un didn’t mention the word “nuclear” during his speech, instead choosing to refer to his country as having “developed into a world class military power.” Images broadcast on North Korean state television showed huge formations of people marching in unison, and row of tanks and weapons. However sources say the parade plans were “scaled down at the last minute.” South Korean President Moon is seeking to continue a meaningful dialogue with North Korea, but he’s also under pressure from the United States to disengage from Pyongyang after the Olympics and join Washington in a campaign of “maximum pressure.” Sources said an invitation for Moon to visit North Korea may be a continuation of Pyongyang’s efforts to drive a wedge between Seoul and Washington. While North Korea has stated it has no intention of meeting with the United States at the Olympics, Kim Yo Jong is expected to use her visit to South Korea to attempt to thaw relations with China, which has been stepping up enforcement of unprecedented sanctions against North Korea, resulting in billions of dollars in trade losses for both countries.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180209001500", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/08/asia/north-korea-moon-jae-in-visit-possible/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "574980853", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Romina Ruiz-Goiriena is editor-in-chief at Prowell Media, a native digital media company in Mexico producing content for around 11 million people across Mexico and the United States, and founder of its site Barrio. Other outlets in Prowell Media’s portfolio include Referee, Noticias en la Mira and Código Magenta. The views expressed are the writer’s own. Donald Trump met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday Romina Ruiz-Goiriena: Trump confirmed what Mexicans feared would happen all along -- he talked about the wall In a delirious attempt to divert attention from the fact that he is perhaps the most unpopular President in the history of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto invited Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to visit him at Los Pinos. Sure, changing the subject must have seemed like a good idea. After all, the Reforma newspaper has just released a poll showing the President with a dismal 23% approval rating, just a few weeks before presenting the state of the union address to Congress. Meanwhile, his administration continues to be rocked by corruption allegations, a troubled economy and even accusations that he plagiarized his college thesis. But what has just occurred was a fiasco. Naturally, Peña Nieto also sent an invitation to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. But that’s probably because he never really thought anyone would actually come. It’s a cultural thing in Mexico – you run into a business contact or an acquaintance you haven’t seen since that party where you totally made a fool of yourself, and you say you’ll meet for coffee. But there’s a certain etiquette to these things south of the border. Deep down, you both know you’re not really supposed to actually make a plan to meet. It’s street-smart Mexican diplomacy, the kind of understanding that runs far and wide across this country of 120 million. Clearly, though, Peña Nieto doesn’t get the Trump campaign, and nor do any of his trusted advisers. This despite the fact that Trump has made it his campaign modus operandi to blow up protocols, media outlets and political correctness alike. He is the anti-candidate candidate. It’s what got him the GOP nomination. Related article Trump's dystopian immigration speech out of touch with reality As a result, in less than 24 hours, Peña Nieto had backed himself into a corner; Trump was on his way. Mexicans were out on the street protesting, social media was abuzz, #TrumpNoEresBienvenido (#TrumpYouAreNotWelcome) was trending on Twitter, and Mexico’s President was now hosting a state visit with perhaps the second-most hated man in the entire country. It couldn’t get any worse, but somehow did. Peña Nieto held a joint press conference standing side-by-side with a man he previously likened to Adolf Hitler. The Mexican President’s speech was gracious, and he said he would work with whomever won November’s election. The thing is, Trump isn’t the leader of the free world, so you can’t expect to play a suave game of hardball with the former host of “The Apprentice” the way Barack Obama has with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As a result, Trump got the photo op he wanted, standing there looking presidential in an attempt to bolster his credentials as a potential world leader to anyone still on the fence. And then he opened his mouth and confirmed what Mexicans feared would happen all along: He talked about the wall. To a captive audience in Mexico and the United States, Trump said, “We did discuss the wall. We didn’t discuss payment of the wall. That’ll be for a later date.” Peña, te hiciste güey. Peña Nieto just stood there. And even though millions of Mexicans were seething with anger and indignation, their President didn’t respond to a comment by a man who has single-handedly riled up millions of American voters against Mexico since, oh, about three minutes into his campaign. Related article Trump visits Mexico, brings home xenophobic tirade for his base True, many Mexicans see Peña Nieto as incompetent and even corrupt. But what Trump said was worse than any of that. So at the very least, Mexicans expected Peña Nieto to reprimand his guest. But it didn’t happen. And, as expected, Trump returned triumphantly to Arizona to present a much awaited immigration plan on Wednesday night – and also got to brag about how he had spoken to the Mexican President himself. We all watched, flabbergasted. And were reminded why Peña Nieto is these days as despised in Mexico as Trump. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook So the neta, or awful truth as we say in Mexico, is not that Enrique Peña Nieto got “punked” by a Republican nominee (although he did). And it’s not even just that Trump could become the commander in chief come January 2017. No, the really sad truth is that this could be what a bilateral conference between these two neighbors looks like in future. Perhaps the most depressing part of all this is that it demonstrates that Americans are far too enthralled by reality TV, in much the same way that Mexicans love their telenovelas. This is despite the fact that these two important nations jointly face genuine challenges such as over the economy, drug and human trafficking and security issues on both sides of the US-Mexico border. At some point, we’re all going to have to remember we need serious heads of state to lead us as we try to address these challenges. But right now, we are still waiting for them.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160901194500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/01/opinions/pena-nieto-punked-ruiz-goiriena/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "630202059", "sentence": "Ivanka Trump was at the Supreme Court Wednesday She listened to arguments as a guest of Justice Kennedy Ivanka Trump listened to oral arguments at the Supreme Court Wednesday, a court spokesperson confirmed. The first daughter was there as an invited guest as Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom she met at the inaugural lunch at the Capitol last month just after her father’s swearing-in ceremony. Supreme Court justices often host guests for arguments, and there is a gallery in the courtroom where visitors are able to observe the judicial branch in action. Trump was in a VIP section where special friends and invited guests sit, opposite from the press gallery. Trump listened to a technical case examining the question: “Do Arbitration Agreements between Nursing Homes and Patients Violate Public Policy or are they enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act.” Her daughter, Arabella Kushner, accompanied her mother. The 5-year-old was also at her mother’s side at a Lunar New Year party at the Chinese embassy earlier this month. The two left just before noon, stopping at the top of the steps of the Supreme Court building to smile for cameras. Trump declined questions as Arabella skipped to a waiting SUV. Trump posted an Instagram of her and her daughter on the steps shortly thereafter, writing, “Arabella and I visited the Supreme Court this morning and attended a hearing. I’m grateful for the opportunity to teach her about the judicial system in our country firsthand. #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ImportantLessons #MotherDaughter” Arabella & me at the Supreme Court today. I'm grateful for the opportunity to teach her about the judicial system in our country firsthand. pic.twitter.com/1YXHyZ9ADZ Trump, who was a key adviser to her father’s campaign but does not have a formal White House title, has taken an active interest in her father’s administration. Last week, she attended his event at a Charleston, South Carolina, Boeing factory, and helped host a women’s business initiative alongside the President and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump also spoke out against anti-Semitic behavior Monday evening, tweeting: “America is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. We must protect our houses of worship & religious centers. #JCC.” President Donald Trump later followed his daughter’s lead, condemning anti-Semitism and bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers at a Tuesday visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The White House confirmed the visit but did not provide any additional details. This story has been updated.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ivanka Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170222164500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/politics/ivanka-trump-arabella-supreme-court-anthony-kennedy/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "708767027", "sentence": "More than 50 years after his death, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is having a bit of a moment. Following the release of “Churchill” in June 2017 (with Brian Cox in the lead role), “Darkest Hour” is set to hit US screens on November 22, this time with an unrecognizable Gary Oldman stepping into Churchill’s bowler hat. While both films offer an insight into Churchill’s life, a visit to his underground bunker in London lets you walk in the great man’s footsteps. The Churchill War Rooms (Clive Steps, King Charles, Westminster, London SW1A 2AQ; 020 7416 5000) are set in the secret underground command center used during World War II, just around the corner from 10 Downing Street. Surprisingly, the rooms aren’t too deep below ground. It was thought that the steel structure of the building above would provide additional protection, but in actuality a direct bomb strike would have been disastrous. Related article Visiting the London Eye? Here's our best advice Below the surface, you’ll find a warren of rooms, from the Transatlantic Telephone Room to the Map Room, which remains exactly as it looked the moment the lights were switched off in 1945, the day after Japan surrendered. There’s also a bedroom for Churchill, though he rarely slept there. It’s the smaller details that are perhaps the most fascinating. Check out the arms of Churchill’s chair in the Cabinet Room, marked with gouges from his nervous scratching. The rooms hold little secrets, too, like the rationed sugar cubes stashed away in a drawer by Wing Commander John Heagerty. One of the jazziest elements is a long interactive table within the Churchill Museum (itself part of the Churchill War Rooms). Dubbed ‘Churchill’s Lifeline’, the 50-foot-long table chronicles major world events that took place throughout his life, bringing thousands of pictures and documents to life whenever you select a date. The Churchill War Rooms are part of the Imperial War Museum (Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ; 020 7416 5000), though don’t be fooled into thinking the London location is nearby – it’s around a 30-minute walk away. However, it’s well worth a visit and the walk will take you on a fairly decent sightseeing tour of London, passing the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge and St George’s Cathedral. The Imperial War Museum is also free to enter, which is a contrast to the Churchill War Rooms, where on-the-day tickets will rise to £21 ($28) in 2018. There’s a 10% discount on tickets bought online from January and these tickets also grant fast-track access, which might come in handy in the notoriously busy summer months. Get there early, if possible – it’s open from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day (with a new “after-hours” experience set to launch in 2018). Westminster isn’t an area known for great restaurants, so it’s probably best to wander up to the Mayfair area if you want to grab a bite. A 15-minute walk through St James’s Park will take you to The Wolseley (160 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9EB; 020 7499 6996), a London institution and favorite of the late restaurant critic AA Gill. The nearest tube station is Westminster, a 10-minute walk away, which is served by the Jubilee, District and Circle Lines (incidentally, it’s also one of the sleekest stations in the city, filled with huge intertwining steel tubes). If you’re looking to carry on with the wartime theme, you can follow up with a visit to The Bletchley (459 King’s Rd, London SW10 0LJ; 020 3488 1678), London’s first code-breaking cocktail bar. From the Churchill War Rooms, it’s a 20-minute taxi journey or 35 minutes by tube and bus to this subterranean bar in upscale Chelsea styled to resemble Britain’s wartime code-breaking headquarters. Nicola Brady is a travel writer based in Dublin. She has written for the Irish Independent, the Guardian, Condé Nast Traveler, Tatler and more.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Winston Churchill", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171121143000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/churchill-war-rooms/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "736252787", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This feature is part of Tomorrow’s Hero, a series profiling young innovators transforming the world for a brighter future. Discover their stories here. Rainier Mallol’s journey started with an infection. Dengue fever, ripping through mother’s body when he was 14 years old. Fever, headaches, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, transmitted by a mosquito bite in his native Dominican Republic. All too common in the tropics – and with cases rising dramatically in recent decades according to the World Health Organization – Dengue can become life-threatening. Although there is a vaccine, there is no specific treatment once contracted. “I felt powerless,” Mallol reflects, 12 years later. His mother was one of an estimated 390 million Dengue infections every year; one of an estimated four billion people at risk of Dengue infection globally. But what if this big data could be harnessed? If we can track the spread of previous disease outbreaks, can we find patterns to predict where they’ll happen next? These were the questions on Mallol’s mind in 2015 when he took part in a program at the NASA Research Park in California. Eighty people from around the world were invited by the Singularity University (a Silicon Valley thinktank and business incubator offering education programs) to workshop an idea: “a solution that would save billions (of lives) in the next 10 years,” says Mallol. They came from different backgrounds, among them journalists, health professionals, writers and film producers. Mallol was a computer engineering graduate and hit it off with Malaysian public health specialist Dr Dhesi Raja on their first day on the program. Related article Teen's brain cell breakthough could help Alzheimer's patients The two talked about dengue and the inability to forecast outbreaks, and conceived an algorithm-based approach to monitor the disease. Mallol created a basic artificial intelligence software in a week, feeding it Dengue statistics and asking it to predict three months ahead. “We waited about 10 weeks then compared the results,” he says. “We obtained about 81% accuracy.” It was the first steps towards co-founding their company, Artificial Intelligence in Medical Epidemics (AIME), which today claims an improved average accuracy of 86.4%. Their company’s Dengue Outbreak Prediction platform now supplies the Malaysian government and regional governments in Brazil and the Philippines with insights to manage and curb outbreaks. “What we do is we analyze data from the past year, past months, past days of dengue cases,” Mallol explains. Plotting these on maps, they add other factors. “We have a system that obtains over 276 variables,” he adds, “weather variables, geographical variables (and) socio-economic variables.” “(Governments) can actually take pre-emptive actions,” says Mallol, using fumigation of zones likely to be affected as an example. Authorities can easily break down an ongoing outbreak by prevalent symptoms, population demographics and so forth and act accordingly. Moreover, Mallol argues, they can do it faster. Related article Meet Amber Yang. She's trying to prevent a space debris catastrophe “I know of a product that (could map) all of the (Dengue) cases that happened in 2014, which took them about one year,” he says. “We do it in one minute or less.” AIME plans to roll out their platform to other countries and regions. With visits to The Clinton Global Initiative and Harvard University under its belt, the co-founder says governments are more receptive to the start-up. “Dengue is just the start,” he adds. “We will create a device to diagnose tuberculosis and malaria. We will create another software to diagnose diabetic retinopathy (a disease which can lead to blindness).” There’s also an idea “to link blood banks all over the world.” It’s clear Mallol and AIME have no limits to their ambitions. Though for now, Dengue remains the focus. “My invention will change the future,” he says. “I know this because it’s already changing the future in Malaysia.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Artificial Intelligence in Medical Epidemics (AIME)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180306101500", "country1": "DOM", "country2": "MYS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/health/rainier-mallol-tomorrows-hero/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "496452817", "sentence": "Air Force identifies all six killed in suicide bombing on Monday They include Joseph Lemm, a New York City police officer and National Guardsman One of the victims was female Air Force officer who came out against \"don't ask, don't tell\" Joseph Lemm returned from a deployment in Afghanistan two years ago to surprise his family as his teenage daughter performed in a singing contest at a New York burger joint. A New York police veteran and National Guardsman, Lemm hadn’t seen his daughter Brook, then 14, son Ryan, then 2, or his wife, Christine, in nearly a year, CNN affiliate News12 reported. In addition to catching up with loved ones, Lemm had other simple things on his mind: “Pizza. Can’t wait for a pizza and a nice American burger. Something that’s not frozen before it gets to you, that’s what I’m looking forward to,” he told the station. On Wednesday, flags on all New York state government buildings will be flown at half-staff in honor of New York Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Joseph Lemm and five other NATO service members killed two days earlier in a motorcycle bomb attack in Bagram, Afghanistan. Related gallery Political violence is driving terrorism Flags will also be flown at half-staff on government buildings in New York City, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Staff Sgt. Joe Lemm served this nation with the selflessness and bravery that embodies the U.S. Armed forces and the NYPD,” Cuomo said in a statement. “On behalf of all New Yorkers, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends, fellow officers and service members.” Lemm, 45, was a 15-year NYPD veteran who was promoted to detective in January 2014, serving in the Bronx warrant squad, according to a statement from Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. As a member of the NYPD, Lemm was deployed three times, twice to Afghanistan and once to Iraq. Lemm – a resident of West Harrison, New York, assigned to the 105th Security Forces Squadron, which is a part of the 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh – leaves behind his wife and two children. The Air Force on Tuesday identified the six people who died in a news release, listing their ages, hometowns and units. Among them was Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen of the Air Force. A pioneer in the protest against the military’s former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, she was one of the first openly gay service members to marry after the policy was ended in 2011.  The group Military Partners and Families Coalition confirmed her death on its Facebook page. “Major Vorderbruggen leaves behind her wife, Heather, and son, Jacob,” the group said. “We do find comfort in knowing that Heather and Jacob are no longer in the shadows and will be extended the rights and protections due any American military family as they move through this incredibly difficult period in their lives.” She was 36. Another service member killed Monday was from Stewart Air National Guard Base, according to Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus. He was not identified, but CNN spoke to Diana Bonacasa, who said her son, Louis Bonacasa, had died. Louis Bonacasa, 31, was on his fourth tour of duty in the region. He was married and had a 5-year-old child. “I’ve never seen a man love a family the way he loved his,” Diana Bonacasa said. She said her son, who lived in Manorville, New York, was proud of serving his country and was a “man of integrity.” He had joined the military 14 years ago after the United States had invaded Afghanistan. He told his mother he wanted to join the special operations forces in the Air Force but couldn’t because of sight issues. Chester McBride, a 2003 graduate of Statesboro High School in Georgia, was also identified Tuesday as one of the service members killed in the blast, CNN affiliate WSAV reports. McBride, 30, was a graduate of Savannah State University, his family told the station. The Air Force identified the others killed as Staff Sgt. Michael A. Cinco, 28, of Mercedes, Texas, and Staff Sgt. Peter W. Taub, 30, of Philadelphia. A suicide bomber on a motorbike carried out the attack on a joint patrol of Afghan and coalition forces at about 1:30 p.m. in the Bajawri area of Bagram district, said Waheed Sediqi, a spokesman for the governor of Parwan province. Two other U.S. service members and an American contractor were also wounded, officials said. The area is close to the U.S. base in the Bagram district of northern Parwan province. The last time six U.S. service members were killed was October 2, when their C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. On July 8, 2012, six U.S. soldiers were killed after an improvised explosive device attack in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This week, Carter expressed his condolences to the Americans’ families. “As I saw firsthand during my visit to Afghanistan last Friday, our troops are working diligently alongside our Afghan partners to build a brighter future for the Afghan people,” Carter said in a statement. “Their dedicated efforts will continue despite this tragic event.” White House press secretary Josh Earnest in a statement condemned the “cowardly attack,” and said the United States “will continue to work together to promote peace and stability in Afghanistan.” The Taliban took credit for the attack. The attack remains under investigation, said U.S. Col. Michael Lawhorn, a spokesman for NATO’s Operation Resolute Support. The six people killed Monday bring the tally of NATO service members who have died in Afghanistan this year to 25. The death toll has steadily declined year by year since reaching a peak of 711 in 2010. The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan stands at just under 10,000, down from its peak of 100,000 in 2010. Taliban takes control of key district in Helmand Province According to NATO, the operation was launched in January “to provide further training, advice and assistance for the Afghan security forces and institutions.” The mission involves 12,000 personnel from NATO and 14 partner nations. Its central hub is in Bagram/Kabul with “spokes” in Mazar-e Sharif, Herat, Kandahar and Laghman, NATO says. CNN’s Steve Almasy, Laura Ly, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Ross Levitt and Sarah Aarthun contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States military presence in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151222174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/asia/nato-members-killed-bagram-afghanistan/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "728324718", "sentence": "Rep. Devin Nunes is quickly becoming President Donald Trump’s favorite lawmaker in Washington. Trump singled out the California Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee for praise Monday on Twitter, calling him “a man of tremendous courage and grit” after Nunes’ committee released a partisan memo alleging abuses by the FBI and Justice Department. Both Nunes and the White House have rejected allegations that they collaborated on the crafting of the memo, suspicions that several top Democrats have raised. “All I can say is that the first time anybody at the White House saw the memo was on Monday when it was delivered to the White House. Obviously, the chairman of the intelligence committee will have discussions with folks in the White House on all sorts of matters, but nothing with respect to coordination of the memo that I’m aware of,” White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said Monday. Related article The Nunes memo: 5 takeaways Trump has seized on the controversial memo which was declassified last week, claiming it “totally vindicates” him in the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation that is probing allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia and questions of obstruction of justice. “Representative Devin Nunes, a man of tremendous courage and grit, may someday be recognized as a Great American Hero for what he has exposed and what he has had to endure!” Trump tweeted Monday morning. Representative Devin Nunes, a man of tremendous courage and grit, may someday be recognized as a Great American Hero for what he has exposed and what he has had to endure! The memo does not clear Trump of wrongdoing in either aspect of the investigation, a point several Republican lawmakers have made clear in recent days, but the President and some of his allies have nonetheless seized on the memo in an attempt to discredit Mueller’s investigation. And while Nunes has not called into question Mueller’s authority in the wake of the release of the memo, he has raised questions about the top tier leadership at the FBI and Justice Department, refusing even to say in an interview last week whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein should remain in his position. Nunes’ release of the memo fits a pattern of the House Intelligence Committee chairman’s efforts to muddy the waters as Mueller’s investigation has tightened its focus around Trump and his inner circle. Nunes also served on Trump’s presidential transition team. After the memo was released, Nunes seized on one of Trump’s talking points to claim “there was no collusion,” getting ahead of the special counsel’s investigation and its conclusions. Related article Trump takes aim at Schiff ahead of push to release Democrats' memo Trump also also fired off a missive at the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee – knocking Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, as “one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington” and calling him “Little Adam Schiff.” Trump’s tweets about the top two lawmakers on the committee come as it is expected to vote as early as Monday afternoon on whether to release a Democratic memo that covers the same topic as last week’s Republican memo. If the memo gets out of the committee, it would then head to the White House for a declassification review – leaving the decision in the President’s hands. “If that memo is voted out and it comes to the White House we will consider it along the same terms that we considered the Nunes memo, which is to allow for a legal review, national security review, led by the White House counsel’s office and then within five days the president will make a decision about declassifying it,” said Shah, the White House spokesman.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rep. Devin Nunes", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180205174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/devin-nunes-donald-trump/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "593467935", "sentence": "Japanese intercepts of Chinese planes almost double a year ago China says Japanese tactics are putting its fliers at risk Japanese military aircraft are increasingly engaging in dangerous intercepts of Chinese planes, putting the safety of Chinese fliers at risk and damaging bilateral relations, China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday. Japan reported earlier this month that it has scrambled its warplanes 407 times between April 1 and September 30 in reaction to increased Chinese military flights near Japanese airspace. That’s almost double the number of intercepts Japan’s Air Self Defense Force made on Chinese aircraft in the same period in 2015. “Such high-frequency reconnaissance against China not only disturbs the routine training of the Chinese military but also undermines the security interests of China,” Col. Wu Qian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, said at a briefing on Thursday. Wu said Japanese planes were using dangerous tactics during those intercepts. “The aircraft of Japanese Air Self Defense Force switched on the fire control radars or even dropped an infrared countermeasure bomb during encounters with Chinese aircraft,” Wu said, calling those actions “unprofessional and dangerous.” Wu said Chinese military flights near Japan were completely within international law and standard aviation practices. Japan’s disproportionate response risked accidents and relations, he said. Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday said its Self Defense Force follows international law when conducting intercepts. “It has not taken any provocative actions against Chinese military planes nor endangered them as claimed by the spokesman of the Chinese Defense Ministry,” the ministry said in a statement. China did not cite any specific incidents during Thursday’s briefing. During the summer, China said two Japanese F-15 jets locked their fire control radars onto two Chinese Su-30 jets during a June 17 encounter over the East China Sea. When the Chinese jets maneuvered to counter the Japanese move, the Japanese fighter fired their infrared countermeasures, China’s Defense Ministry said. And in late September, Japan sent up fighter jets after eight Chinese military planes crossed between Okinawa and the Miyako islands near Taiwan. It was the first time that Chinese military aircraft had been seen in the Miyako Strait, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at the time. Related article British warplanes set for drills in Japan, South Korea Shen Jinke, an official with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, said that a fleet of 40 aircraft were sent to the West Pacific via the Miyako Strait for a “routine drill on the high seas,” according to China’s official Xinhua news agency. The fleet, which included H-6K bombers, Su-30 fighters and air tankers, simulated reconnaissance and early warning attacks on sea-surface targets. It also conducted in-flight refueling to test the Air Force’s fighting capacity, Xinhua added. The report added that the fleet conducted routine patrols in China’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), which the country set up in the East China Sea in 2013 despite objections from Tokyo and Washington. Japan rejects the ADIZ, which encompasses disputed islands that are known as the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Japan also has an ADIZ over the islands, which it administers. Both China and Japan claim ownership of the islands and tensions have flared numerous times in recent years. While they are uninhabited, their ownership would allow for exclusive oil, mineral and fishing rights in the surrounding waters. CNN’s Katie Hunt, Yoko Wakatsuki and Bex Wright contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Japanese military aircraft", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161028033000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/asia/china-japan-fighter-jet-intercepts/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "609825173", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Michael F. Oppenheimer is a clinical professor of Global Affairs at the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs and author of Pivotal Countries, Alternate Futures. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Michael Oppenheimer: Trump's national security picks echo qualities of George W. Bush picks that blundered US into Iraq He says Trump's shrug at  Russia's election hack portends dangerous foreign policy The Bush Administration’s invasion of Iraq spotlighted four ingredients sufficient to produce a historic strategic blunder: an ill-informed and inexperienced President; advisors with single-minded agendas; a broken policy process; and a major external shock. The Trump Administration is well on its way towards supplying three of these, and the fourth – a shock – is inevitable, although its precise character has yet to reveal itself. Observers should stop looking for a Trump grand strategy, or speculating about the President-elect’s policies towards particular countries or issues. Whatever attitudes he expresses about policy are skin deep, an incoherent, impulse-driven miscellany of ethno-nationalism, isolationism, and an infatuation with authoritarian rulers who he views as partners in deal making. Absent any workable strategic concept, the style will be transactional, similar to Obama’s but without the current President’s informed pragmatism and instinctive caution. Relations with our major adversaries will be governed by Trump’s inflated estimates of his prowess as deal-maker, then by humiliation and a dangerous sense of betrayal when partners fail to deliver. Related gallery In transition: President-elect Trump Indeed, the potential leverage we have gained over Russian behavior via Ukraine-related economic sanctions is already dissipating as Trump’s vocal opposition to sanctions and his eagerness to do a deal was reinforced this week by the arrival of Trump’s advance team of surrogates in Moscow. While Trump has endorsed some realist ideas, by questioning the cost/benefit of our alliance system, and the advisability of nation-building, Bush as candidate endorsed similar views but with little conviction, then reversed course in reaction to 9/11. We can expect the same from Trump, whose impulsive temperament, on full display during the campaign and in his ongoing Twitter war with critics, and now with his own intelligence agencies, will shape actions more powerfully than his “ideas.” Although wise advisors and effective process can compensate for the President-elect’s weaknesses, those selected or nominated thus far will mostly reinforce them. Michael Flynn, the choice for national security advisor, shares Trump’s thin skin and inventiveness with facts, as well as a single-minded focus on Islamic extremism that will quickly produce policy errors as the administration confronts complex challenges and policy tradeoffs. Related video Michael Flynn in 60 seconds Related video Who is Trump's pick for CIA director? The job of national security advisor requires an even-handed commitment to conveying the highest quality policy analysis to the President, an honest assessment of policy options and trade-offs, wire-brushing of intelligence to provide the President with the best information available, and effective management of policy debates to encourage argument even on behalf of unpopular positions. Flynn’s preoccupation with Islamic extremism, his intolerance of dissent, and his managerial ineptitude, demonstrated while running the Defense Intelligence Agency, make him uniquely unsuited to head the National Security Council. Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo for the CIA director post is a further blow to informed strategic decisions. Pompeo is a highly partisan member of the Tea Party with an inflated view of the threat of Islamic extremism, and no record of accomplishment in the field of intelligence, or in management. He takes over a job already deeply compromised by his new boss’s public dismissal of the CIA’s performance on Russian interference in the Presidential election, and by the President-elect’s disinterest in receiving intelligence briefings. The CIA job requires an understanding of policy-relevant intelligence needs, combined with sufficient detachment to provide the best information and analysis possible, whatever the implications for the president’s agenda. It requires a full acknowledgement of uncertainty surrounding key decisions. It also requires that the President be informed of developments off stage that pose new challenges outside the frame of current priorities. The combination of Flynn as information gatekeeper and advisor to the President, Pompeo as principle originator of intelligence, and Trump as disinterested intelligence consumer, is a guarantee of major intelligence and policy failure in a Trump Administration. Related video Who is James Mattis? James Mattis as Secretary of Defense may mitigate the damage, but Flynn will leverage his proximity to the President for the last word, which, given Trump’s lack of discipline and knowledge, will usually be decisive. The same can be said of Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, an accomplished CEO but a diplomatic and foreign policy novice with close business ties to a major U.S. adversary. The prospect of an entire foreign policy team with political and commercial driven sympathies to Russia, even as Russian hacking into the election escalates in importance, guarantees a rough confirmation for all nominees and a foreign policy already delegitimized. Jeffrey Sessions as Attorney General, and Stephen Bannon — former head of Breitbart News, the hard-right website  — as chief White House political strategist, further erode confidence in the administration’s future foreign policy. Related video Rex Tillerson in 60 seconds The AG nominee’s hard line on treatment of undocumented immigrants and border enforcement will inevitably embroil the country in disputes with Mexico, and with European allies expecting to share the burden of refugees from conflict zones. Bannon’s proximity to the President will make him a major influence on foreign policy, despite his absence from the formal policy process, and his right wing extremism coupled with a volatile temperament will make him a disruptive influence in an administration desperately in need of orderly process. Relations with European governments will be at great risk, as their increasingly powerful neo-fascist political opponents derive added confidence from the knowledge that a champion of global right-wing populism sits just down the hall from the Oval Office, while the President does deals with Putin, their principle external adversary. It is impossible to imagine this particular group forming an effective policy process. Related video Trump picks Sen. Sessions to run Justice Department The chaos of the President-elect’s transition and the marginal quality of most of his appointments reveal Trump himself as the problem. His impulsivity, lack of knowledge, many prejudices and conflicts of interest augur badly for the future of America’s global leadership and ultimately, for our safety. The consequences of these pathologies may not fully reveal themselves immediately, but will burst into full view when something goes wrong, and something will surely go wrong. Some of these future crises will be self-inflected, as the global uncertainty generated by the shaky hand in the White House will force both allies and adversaries into worst-case assumptions or risky behavior, and CIA early warnings go unheeded. But beyond the self-inflicted, no President can expect to avoid unpleasant surprises: for example, Soviet missiles in Cuba; Berlin blockades; Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; 9/11; the 2008 financial meltdown; the Arab Spring and the sudden rise of ISIS. Administrations are often defined by their reaction to unanticipated challenges, and a combination of presidential calmness, the wisdom of advisors, good policy process and at least a working sense of strategy are essential requirements of effective crisis management. These qualities are in short supply in the emerging Trump Administration. When called upon to deal with the inevitable shocks that await, their failure could be truly catastrophic. Related video Bannon: The alt-right man for the job? It’s clear that that mitigating the damage to U.S. interests will not come from within the administration. It may learn from its inevitable mistakes (as JFK did from the Bay of Pigs fiasco), but this does not have the look of an administration intent on learning. The beginning of wisdom for the rest of us – in Congress, journalism, academia, civil society – is to acknowledge the new and manifold risks we now face from a chaotic, unpredictable and highly personalized Presidency, operating in a dangerous, complex and fast-moving world. Related article Why it could be good for Trump to skip some intelligence briefings We’ll need to be systematic about identifying and anticipating the sources of heightened risk: major strategic surprises resulting from an excessive focus on Islamic terrorism and an already broken intelligence-policy process; unanticipated, unintended blowback from errant policies (for example, China’s reaction to abandonment of the One China policy); American allies reacting to new uncertainty surrounding our commitment to their security, by renationalizing their defense (Japan? Germany?) and setting off regional arms races; adversaries taking excessive risk, encouraged by uncertainty about our red lines; Trump himself reacting out of pique to the discovery he’s been had by an erstwhile partner; and of course defending the country from violent extremism – from whatever source – without making the problem worse. We need to be honest about the greatly heightened risk to the country already created by the President-elect in dismissing (indeed, during the campaign, inviting) Russian interference in the 2016 election. The Russians would, at this point, be entirely justified in concluding that an attack on our core Democratic institutions is risk-free, so long as the political result favors the President. The Russians will need to be disabused of that idea. The challenge to the intelligence community cannot be exaggerated. Maintaining its professionalism, its detachment from the administration’s policy preferences, its candor in delivering bad news, while building and maintaining its credibility with the President, may turn out to be impossible. If that’s the case, Trump, to quote President Obama, will be “flying blind.” And we’ll all be along for the ride.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump Administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161219144500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/opinions/trump-dangerous-national-security-team-oppenheimer/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "564149472", "sentence": "President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered a tough criticism of Republican Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Here’s a look at the night’s most memorable lines from all the speakers: “I think it’s fair to say this is not your typical election.” “I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman – not me, not Bill, nobody – more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America.” “Hillary was tough. I was worn out. She was doing everything I was doing, but like Ginger Rogers, it was backwards in heels.” “He’s just offering slogans, and he’s offering fear. He’s betting that if he scares enough people, he might score just enough votes to win this election. That is another bet that Donald Trump will lose. Because he’s selling the American people short. We are not a fragile or frightful people. Our power doesn’t come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order. We don’t look to be ruled.” “America is already great.  America is already strong.  And I promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on Donald Trump.” “She knows their dream is quintessentially American, and the American Dream is something no wall will ever contain.” “How there be pleasure in saying, ‘You’re fired’? He’s trying to tell us he cares about the middle class? Give me a break. That’s a bunch of malarkey,” Biden said. “This guy doesn’t have a clue about the Middle Class. Not a clue.” “I built a business, and I didn’t start it with a million dollar check from my father,” said the billionaire former New York City mayor, knocking Donald Trump. “I’m a New Yorker and I know a con when I see one.” “Let’s elect a sane, competent person,” he added. “For my friend Hillary Clinton, I humbly accept my party’s nomination to be vice president of the United States,” the Virginia senator said. “Can I be honest with you about something? I never expected to be here.” “It’s time to put a bully racist in his place, and a tough woman in hers – the White House,” said the one-time Clinton primary rival. “I say to hell with Trump’s American nightmare. We believe in the American Dream.” “Enough of children dying in classrooms. Enough of nightly bloodshed on our city streets. Enough of our police officers being outgunned, ambushed, and cut down in the line of duty. Enough. It’s time to take Washington back from the gun lobby. And I know just how to do it.” “I don’t want to be here tonight, I should not be here tonight,” said Smegielski, whose mother was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. “I’m here alone without my mother, while too many politicians cower behind the gun lobby.” “My son’s last words were, ‘We mean you no harm.’ Tywanza. My hero. Two days later, I forgave the shooter who murdered him. Hate destroys those who harbor it, and I refused to let hate destroy me,” said Sanders, a survivor of the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. “Donald Trump says he gets his foreign policy experience from watching TV and running the Miss Universe Pageant. If only it were funny. It is deadly serious,” he said. “Today, Donald Trump once again took Russia’s side. He asked the Russians to interfere in American politics. Think about that for a moment. Donald Trump is asking one of our adversaries to engage in hacking or intelligence efforts against the United States to affect our election.” “This morning, this very morning, (Trump) invited Russia to hack us. That’s not law and order, that’s criminal intent,” he said, adding, “Donald, you’re not fit to polish John McCain’s boots.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160728014500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/politics/memorable-lines-democratic-convention-dnc/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "707997640", "sentence": "French President Macron welcomes Hariri and his family in Paris Hariri announced his resignation two weeks ago Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Saturday that he will return to Beirut despite his resignation two weeks ago. “I’ll be in Beirut in the next few days to participate in the Independence Day celebrations,” Hariri told reporters after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Hariri added that it would be there, in Beirut, that he’ll speak about the country’s current political situation. He also mentioned he would be speaking to the country’s President, Michel Aoun. Macron welcomed Hariri and his family at the Elysee Palace on Saturday, where he hosted a lunch. French officials said they hope the visit will help end the political crisis by showing Hariri is free to travel. Hariri and his wife arrived in France on Saturday,  two weeks after his shocking resignation sparked speculation that he was being held hostage in Saudi Arabia. Hariri announced his resignation in a televised address from the Saudi capital, Riyadh, this month, saying his life was in danger.  Lebanon said it could not accept his resignation until he returned to the country. The Lebanese President’s office had hinted at the trip earlier on Saturday, saying Hariri had called  Aoun and told him he will attend Lebanon Independence Day events, which will happen Wednesday. It is not exactly clear when he will return to Lebanon. Hariri’s resignation announcement plunged Lebanon into a political crisis and stoked fears of conflict between the Saudi-backed faction of the country’s government and Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed Shia militant group whose political wing is the most powerful bloc in Lebanon’s fractured coalition government. Related article How Saad Hariri's resignation could backfire on Saudi Arabia Aoun alleged Hariri was being “held captive” in Saudi Arabia earlier in the week. Since he quit, Hariri has held several meetings with senior European and Arab officials, including Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, but has made no public statements about them. Related article Lebanese PM held 'captive' in Saudi, president says Hariri tweeted Friday that his stay in Saudi Arabia had been to “conduct discussions over the future situation in Lebanon” and dismissed any stories about him leaving or staying in the kingdom. “To say that I am held up in Saudi Arabia and not allowed to leave the country is a lie. I am on the way to the airport,” he said Friday. Five days after Hariri resigned, Macron made an unscheduled trip to Riyadh to meet with Hariri and Saudi officials. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Hariri had been invited to France and was living in “Saudi Arabia by his own will and can leave whenever he wants.” CNN’s Ghazi Balkiz, Hamdi Alkhshali, Bijan Hosseini, Lindsey Isaac and Natalie Gallon contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saad Hariri", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171118101500", "country1": "LBN", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/18/middleeast/lebanon-saad-hariri-france-visit/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "756597011", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Caroline Polisi is a federal and white collar criminal defense attorney in New York City and is Of Counsel at Pierce Bainbridge. She frequently appears on CNN as a legal analyst and is an anchor at the Law & Crime Network, providing live legal analysis on the country’s high profile court cases. Follow her on Twitter: @CarolinePolisi. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. What can we learn about the Russia probe from the thousands of pages released by the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday? The voluminous testimony and exhibits pertaining to the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting – including 224 pages of Donald J. Trump Jr.’s testimony from September 7, 2017 – tell us much about two key prongs of interest in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The first is attempted coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, and the second is possible obstruction of justice regarding the investigation into that potential collusion. And Trump Jr.’s testimony? It’s a predictable variation on the recent theme we’ve seen emerge over the past few weeks from team Trump’s explanations regarding the Stormy Daniels hush money payment: inconsistencies abound. In the transcript from Trump Jr.’s testimony, he says, “(I)n his email to me Rob suggested that someone had official documents and information that would incriminate Hilary Clinton and her dealings with Russia and that the information would be very useful to the campaign.” The email he refers to is from Rob Goldstone, the publicist, to Trump Jr. on June 3, 2016, and that “someone” turned out to be Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who attended the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting along with Trump Jr., Paul Manafort (Donald Trump’s then-campaign manager), and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. We now know that – despite her early denials of ties to Putin – Veselnitskaya is, in fact, a Russian informant. Remember, federal law prohibits foreign nationals, directly or indirectly, from making contributions, donations of money – or any “thing of value,” in connection with a federal election. Related video What happened at the 2016 Trump Tower meeting? In the context of this particular charge, “knowingly” refers to the state of mind of the person accepting the thing of value, and NOT knowledge of the law prohibiting accepting money from foreign nationals.  So the argument that perhaps Trump Jr. was simply such a political neophyte that he may not have been aware of the laws surrounding campaign contributions doesn’t hold up. His testimony indicates that he knew he was getting “official documents” that could be “very useful to the campaign.” That testimony falls squarely within the campaign finance law statutes and at least suggests that there was a willingness on the part of Trump Jr. to engage in preliminary discussions “regarding the acceptance of such information, which could be considered a “thing of value” under the law. Regarding the now infamously misleading statement that Trump Jr. released after news of the June 2016 meeting broke – that the participants had “primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children” – his testimony reveals that his account of what happened diverges materially from reporting by the Washington Post. The Post reported in July 2017 that “according to people with knowledge of events,” President Trump actually dictated the statement on the way home from Germany on Air Force One on July 8 of that year. Related article Ex-FBI'er: Congressman shouldn't be sniffing around Mueller probe When asked by the Judiciary Committee how his statements regarding the meeting evolved, and whether his father in fact drafted the statement, Trump Jr. responded: “I don’t know. I never spoke with my father about it.” When asked if he knew if Trump had provided any “edits” or “input” to the statement, he said “(h)e may have commented through Hope Hicks.” According to Trump Jr., when Hicks asked Trump Jr. if he wanted to speak directly to his father about the statement, Trump Jr. said, “I chose not to because I didn’t want to bring him into something that he had nothing to do with.” Regardless of whether or not any “dirt” on Hillary Clinton actually materialized after the Trump Tower meeting, any effort on the part of Donald Trump or Trump Jr. to mislead investigators (including through the issuance of public statements) about the nature of the meeting could certainly be used as evidence of the Trump campaign’s coordinated effort to obfuscate the story of what actually took place. Of course, the culminating piece of evidence in any obstruction of justice case would likely be the firing of FBI director James Comey. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook This document dump, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Mueller’s appointment to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, is providing more fodder for the special counsel to scrutinize the underlying motivations of both Trump himself and other key players in the saga, and to check the veracity of Trump Jr.’s statements against the actual facts.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump Jr.", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180516214500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/opinions/trump-tower-transcripts-are-variations-on-a-theme-polisi-opinion/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "608479635", "sentence": "Products can cause eye irritation, breathing problems and nose bleeds Group says FDA has known about health problems since 2008 but has not taken action Your straight hair may be harming both you and your stylist, yet the Food and Drug Administration has turned a blind eye, says the Environmental Working Group. The nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting public health filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging the FDA with a failure to respond to the danger posed by hair-straightening treatments that contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. “This is what’s called an unreasonable delay suit,” said Scott Faber, the group’s senior vice president of government affairs. The FDA is “legally bound to respond within a year” of a request, he said. The agency has not done so, and now, “the petitioner can make the argument of undue delay, and that’s what we’re doing here.” Related article Could African-American beauty products pose health risks? The FDA said it is unable to comment on pending litigation. However, on its website, the agency said that it had issued warning letters to two hair-straightening product companies – Brazilian Blowout and Van Tibolli Beauty Corp. –  citing safety and labeling violations and that it “continues to evaluate hair products that release formaldehyde when heated.” After a request, Van Tibolli made a label change to its keratin hair-straightening treatment sold under the GK Hair brand, said Meghan McHugh, the company’s international business development manager. It used the exact wording provided by the FDA. “People are aware that there’s methylene glycol in the product,” McHugh said, adding, “that’s one of the first things they learn about the ingredients.” Usually, customers communicate with the company a lot about how to use the products, but having learned this information from the start, they typically don’t complain. “We’ve always been very transparent with this type of information,” McHugh said. Brazilian Blowout did not respond to a request for comment. Originally, in 2011, the Environmental Working Group filed a formal request with the FDA to investigate the marketing practices of more than a dozen companies the group accused of hiding formaldehyde ingredients within their products. Faber said the group is ultimately asking the FDA to examine whether a warning is required. It also wants the FDA to examine whether methylene glycol (a form of formaldehyde) should be used at all in these products and, if so, what amount is permissible. “This is a chemical that is so dangerous that even the industry’s own self-regulatory program, what’s called the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, has concluded that it should not be used in hair-straightening products,” Faber said. As the original petition explained, some keratin hair-straightening products list “methylene glycol” as an ingredient, which is formaldehyde in a solution, he explained. Dr. Beth Jonas, chief scientist for the Personal Care Products Council, explained that the FDA convened an independent review panel, made up of scientific and medical experts. They found that the safety of methylene glycol and formaldehyde in hair-straightening products depends on chemical concentration levels, the temperature used during application and ventilation, among other factors. “They concluded that under present practices of use and concentration, formaldehyde and methylene glycol are unsafe in hair straightening products,” Jonas wrote in an email. “Personal Care Products Council fully supports the panel’s findings.” However, the products are still available, and consumers and salon workers continue to use them. When methylene glycol solution is applied to the hair and heated, it is inhaled as formaldehyde gas – and this is where the health problems begin, said Alexandra Scranton, director of science and research at Women’s Voices for the Earth. The Montana-based environmental group, led by women, joined the Environmental Working Group in the complaint filed against the FDA. “I talked to one woman who was like, ‘I can’t blow dry my hair. Every time I put heat to my hair, it gases off, and I can’t breathe, and I’m coughing, and my eyes swell up,’ ” Scranton said, explaining that once someone becomes sensitive to formaldehyde, “even much, much lower exposures” to the chemical will cause their body to react. Unfortunately, “there’s no reversing sensitization,” added Scranton, whose description of the body’s reaction to formaldehyde is confirmed by a safety report published in the International Journal of Toxicology (PDF). Some salon workers become sensitized to it after routine exposures to this chemical at work, and then “they have trouble doing their job, because these same symptoms keep coming back,” explained Scranton. Even worse, they are encountering formaldehyde not only at work but in many other environments including their homes, since it is used to manufacture some wood products, including cabinetry and flooring. Related article Danger of some laminate wood flooring was underestimated, report says As Scranton put it, “formaldehyde is real hard to avoid in our culture, so they don’t know when they’re going to be exposed to it and have this terrible reaction.” Meanwhile, salon workers and the women who use these straightening products are often unaware of the contents. Though there’s more awareness today than in 2010, when she first began educating salon workers about these products, “there’s still a general impression that, “Well, if it’s on the shelves of the beauty supply store, it must be safe to use,’ ” Scranton said. “Even if it’s got a formaldehyde warning somewhere buried on a safety data sheet.” Generally, there isn’t a warning on the label, though occasionally a product will recommend “adequate ventilation” on the instructions, explained Scranton. These products are required by law to have a safety data sheet listing the hazardous chemicals. Although some of the safety data sheets do list formaldehyde exposure risks – at least among the products that have been the subject of lawsuits in various ways – some products have outdated information, said Scranton: “It’s a bit of a mix.” Faber said personal care product companies are virtually unregulated by the FDA, which “everyone admits – including the industry – that FDA has very, very limited authority to ban or even restrict chemicals.” Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, cosmetic products and ingredients do not need premarket approval, with the exception of color additives. But those who manufacture or market cosmetics have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their products. When the FDA becomes aware of a cosmetic posing a risk, it can notify the public so that consumers can make informed decisions. All the FDA’s warning letters are publicly available. Of the estimated 6,000 chemicals used in personal care products, Faber said, only nine “have ever been banned for health reasons and only because they are like truly the equivalent of poisons.” Yet the FDA notes that the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a Hazard Alert to hair salon owners and workers about potential formaldehyde exposure from working with these products. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “Even though the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (Expert Panel) has concluded that methylene glycol and formaldehyde are the same thing and you shouldn’t use methylene glycol in hair-straightening products, it’s not binding, so companies are free to ignore that,” Faber said. Jonas noted that the Personal Care Products Council contracts “outline our expectations for ethical business practices. These often include provisions for labor rights, and health and safety.”  Violation of these provisions, said Jonas, can result in cancellation of business partnerships. Still, Faber maintains that the FDA needs to rule on formaldehyde within hair-straightening products: “This is one of those cases. … You know, nothing is open and shut – but this is as close as you get!”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Food and Drug Administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161214223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "BRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/health/hair-straightening-formaldehyde-fda/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "637270498", "sentence": "House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes said some take Donald Trump too literally The Senate Intelligence Committee Chair said they take anything the President says seriously House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes chided the media Wednesday for taking President Donald Trump’s wiretap accusations literally, but his Senate counterpart fired back that he takes the President so seriously he’s spent the last few weeks searching the government for evidence. “I take seriously anything the President says,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr told reporters Wednesday. “If I didn’t, then we wouldn’t have searched and talked to every federal agency about whether there were any warrants that existed.” Both Burr and Nunes have said they have yet to see any evidence that Trump was wiretapped by then-President Barack Obama last year – an allegation he tweeted almost two weeks ago, which has only added fuel to a trio of Russia investigations on Capitol Hill. “We don’t have any evidence that that took place and in fact I don’t believe – just in the last week of time, the people we’ve talked to – I don’t think there was an actual tap of Trump Tower,” Nunes said earlier Wednesday. But Nunes cautioned against reading too much into what the President says. “I think the challenge here is that President Obama wouldn’t physically go over and wiretap Trump tower. So now you have to decide, as I mentioned to you last week, are you going to take the tweets literally, and if you are, then clearly the President was wrong. But if you’re not going to take the tweets literally and if there’s a concern that the President has about other people, other surveillance activities looking at him or his associates – either appropriately or inappropriately – we want to find that out.” “I think it’s all in the interpretation of what you believe,” Nunes concluded. Nunes advised Trump during the transition and has routinely defended the President in briefings about the House’s investigation into Russian interference in the US elections, but has also joined with Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, in pressing for answers from the Department of Justice and supporting public hearings. The word “wiretap” is a specific term that can’t be used to describe surveillance more broadly, Schiff told CNN’s Erin Burnett Wednesday night. “It would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious,” Schiff said. “No, wiretap is a wiretap. And particularly when he elaborates that he believed that President Obama was tapping his phones. So, I certainly don’t think wiretap is broad enough to cover what is really a baseless accusation, a complete fabrication by the President of The United States.” Trump’s claims make the US look a lot like Russia, Schiff added. “When you have a President of the United States saying basically ‘Putin is right, I’ve been bugged by my predecessor, we’re equally corrupt,’ that just feeds that whole destructive narrative,” he said. Burr, who is leading one of the three Congressional investigations into Russia’s interference in the US election, said he plans to announce details of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s first public hearing soon. It will be focused on “Russian active measures in the 2016 elections.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170316001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/15/politics/burr-nunes-trump-wiretap-literally/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "699641539", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN’s Leyla Santiago has been in Puerto Rico since before Hurricane Maria hit one month ago. I am writing this in the dark. The hotel doesn’t have power, and one of the generators failed. I had to walk up 10 flights of stairs to get to my hotel room because the elevators don’t work. The lights have been flickering all night. Such is life here. If that’s my biggest problem, however, I consider myself lucky. I’ve covered devastation. I’ve covered disaster. I’ve covered destruction. Hurricane Maria was more. It has upended the lives of 3.4 million people. It has cut off entire towns from each other. It has left residents without water to drink or bathe in. Enough aid has not come for many. The gravity of the recovery time is starting to set in. Maria also devastated the people I call family, and destroyed the island that molded me into the person I am today. So for me, covering the devastation was personal. I owed it to the island that has given me so much. I was born here, and while I left when I was 3, I have returned for so many holidays. It’s where I spent my summers and where I was married. I fought the winds as the Category 4 storm smashed into Puerto Rico on September 20 and then reported the devastation around San Juan. A month ago today. Haven't left PR. Still telling the stories of the people on the island I call home. pic.twitter.com/wwVMuiGYXU Most roads were closed so to see the impact outside the capital, we had to take to the air. I was flying over an island I didn’t recognize. It had no color. The once lush trees had been stripped of all shades of green. It was hard to find any power lines still standing. Even the typically bright turquoise of the ocean was muted. We flew to some of the most remote, rural and hardest hit areas: Yauco, Utuado and Quebradillas. I will never forget how I was greeted. When our chopper touched down in Quebradillas, a woman ran to embrace me. She was crying, desperately explaining she needed to reach her family in New Jersey. She hugged tightly, and didn’t let go quickly. I was the first outsider she had seen since the hurricane hit. Word spread quickly. The town surrounded us within minutes. No one knew who we were. They didn’t ask for food or money. They were curious. Did we have cell service? Did we know what was happening in other towns? As with other towns, we were their only source of news and the only way to share their own. They begged for help relaying messages home. I asked for a list of names, numbers and a message. I promised them I would call later. Then it was time to leave. Amid the chaos, I didn’t even get the woman’s name. … As we left Quebradillas to return to San Juan, the pilot asked if I needed to see anything else. I asked him to fly over Corozal, a mountainous community in the interior. He said we didn’t have enough fuel to land, but a flyover was feasible. When he announced “This is Corozal,” I was scared to look out the window. I was dreading what I would see. “Whoa, it looks like a bomb went off here,” the pilot says. He didn’t know it was my hometown, where my family has lived since the 1800s. I had to look. I didn’t recognize what I saw. Trees were down, debris was scattered everywhere. For a few minutes, I couldn’t even find a landmark to orient myself at all to the town I called home. And I couldn’t control the tears as we circled the destruction from above. I felt so helpless having family down there, but not being able to land, to reach them. I snapped a picture. I left with a lot of guilt, thinking Corozal should have been my first stop. When I got back to the hotel, I called my family in Florida. I told them Corozal didn’t look good, but I couldn’t bring myself to share the photo. And then my crew and I pulled out the names and numbers given to me earlier to call friends and families and deliver news. One note read simply: 1. Tony OK 2. Tony @ Frank’s House 3. Villa damaged but repairable 4. Cell out 5. Love you all! We made call after call, trying to share as much as we could with loved ones. … A couple of days after flying over Corozal, I overheard that the road was now clear. Soon, I was on that road. For 45 minutes from San Juan to Corozal, my heart was pounding. We stopped at a shelter on the way to my family’s street. I was appalled. More than 120 people were now living in the town’s high school classrooms. There were children with asthma, an elderly woman with Parkinson’s disease, and a woman with cancer. The staff was struggling to meet their needs. The generator was out. All of the food in the refrigerator had spoiled. The bathrooms were becoming unsanitary. People needed medicine. It had been nine days since the hurricane. Corozal was in horrible shape. They needed help. And after seeing the shelter, I needed to find my family. I went straight to my uncle’s house. I’m not sure if I waited for the car to stop before I jumped out. I saw my uncle’s car shop was destroyed, the roof completely ripped off. I walked in through the open door and shouted his name from the living room. That’s when I saw him, and my other family members. They were OK. My uncle Jesus and I couldn’t stop hugging. He kept describing the damage as we hugged. “I know, Tio, I flew over here a few days ago but I couldn’t land,” I admitted to my uncle in tears. “It’s OK,” he said as he hugged me again. “We’re OK.” And that’s all I needed to hear. As days turned into weeks, the reality of the scope of damage across the island has become even more clear. To tell the story of what life has become, we decided to try to find the woman from the mountainside who hugged me so tightly just days after the hurricane. We headed to her municipality, asking around and showing the video of the hug on my cell phone. We found a family member who showed us to her home. Her name was Brenda. She immediately recognized me, and gave me another tight hug. Not much help has arrived since my last visit. Impact Your World: How to help hurricane relief In fact, conditions have grown so bad after Maria, they are tearing apart her family. One of Brenda’s children decided the conditions were no longer safe, that her 3-year-old grandchildren should go to Florida and Connecticut, where they had other family. Three years old. That’s the age when I left Puerto Rico, with my military family for a posting in Panama and then South Carolina. The circumstances are so different, but I know those children’s lives will change forever. … But then, Puerto Rico has also changed forever. The struggles are everywhere. And where there is help or supplies, there are lines, always lines. Some days, it would be people lining up for gas. And then for food at the supermarket. The longest lines were now to use the ATM. I became numb to the lines quickly. When we passed another long one at the port, I didn’t think anything of it. Until it hit me. Thousands were lining up to leave Puerto Rico. I watched as an old man dragged an oxygen tank, while pleading with organizers to let him on that massive cruise ship now acting as a refugee transport. Another man lifted his shirt to show the scars from an operation, hoping it would convince the right people that he needed to get off the island. The last time I saw a cruise ship anchored here, I could hear music and laughter coming from tourists on board. This time, there were no celebrations. These weren’t tourists. The ship would soon be filled with thousands of Puerto Ricans carrying suitcases fleeing the hurricane-ravaged island. How could one hurricane force so many to leave their homes? The images unfolding before my eyes reminded me of scenes from the 1950s, when a wave of Puerto Ricans left the island, most permanently.  Many in today’s exodus said the plan was to “come back.” I couldn’t help but wonder how many would actually return. As the line dwindled, my heart seemed to do the same. The sun set. All passengers boarded. The horn blasted, and I sobbed. I shed more tears for that line than anything else I encountered on this island over the last month. I found myself humming the words to a famous song in Puerto Rico. It is the song my grandfather sang to me when I was a child back in Corozal, “En Mi Viejo San Juan.” Me voy, ya me voy, pero un día volveré (I am leaving, I am now leaving, but someday I will return.) A buscar mi querer (to search for my love) A soñar otra vez (to dream once again) En mi viejo San Juan. (In my old San Juan) My dream, after Maria, is that someday they will return – to the island I remember. Leyla Santiago reported this story from all over Puerto Rico since she arrived to cover Hurricane Irma in early September and then Hurricane Maria in late September. Mallory Simon edited and produced from New York.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171020164500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/us/puerto-rico-one-month-santiago/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "689326225", "sentence": "The crown prince arrived in New York before Trump was sworn into office The Obama administration felt misled by the United Arab Emirates Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year, multiple sources told CNN. The New York meeting preceded a separate effort by the UAE to facilitate a back-channel communication between Russia and the incoming Trump White House. The crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, arrived in New York last December in the transition period before Trump was sworn into office for a meeting with several top Trump officials, including Michael Flynn, the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his top strategist Steve Bannon, sources said. Related article Russia proposed full normalization with US under Trump, Kremlin says The Obama administration felt misled by the United Arab Emirates, which had failed to mention that Zayed was coming to the United States even though it’s customary for foreign dignitaries to notify the US government about their travels, according to several sources familiar with the matter. Rice, who served as then-President Obama’s national security adviser in his second term, told the House Intelligence Committee last week that she requested the names of the Americans mentioned in the classified report be revealed internally, a practice officials in both parties say is common. Rice’s previously undisclosed revelation in a classified setting shines new light on a practice that had come under sharp criticism from the committee chairman, California Rep. Devin Nunes, and President Donald Trump, who previously accused Rice of committing a crime. But her explanation appears to have satisfied some influential Republicans on the committee, undercutting both Nunes and Trump and raising new questions about whether any Trump associates tried to arrange back-channel discussions with the Russians. “I didn’t hear anything to believe that she did anything illegal,” Florida Rep. Tom Rooney, a Republican helping to lead the panel’s Russia invesigation, told CNN of Rice’s testimony. He declined to discuss any of the contents of her classified remarks. Related article Exclusive: Justice Department declines Senate request to interview FBI officials over Comey firing Through a spokeswoman, Rice declined to comment about her testimony. Nunes refused to answer questions when asked about Rice Tuesday evening. It’s unclear precisely which Trump officials Rice discussed at the House meeting. But multiple sources have confirmed to CNN that Zayed met at the time with Flynn, Kushner and Bannon. The three-hour discussion focused on a range of issues, including Iran, Yemen and the Mideast peace process, according to two sources who insisted that opening up a back-channel with Russia was not a topic of discussion. Still, the fact that the New York meeting occurred prior to the Seychelles session and that the UAE did not notify the Obama administration about why the crown prince was coming to the United States has raised questions in the eyes of investigators on Capitol Hill. But the Trump Tower meeting came shortly before the UAE brokered a meeting to open lines of communications with the United States and Russia, with a clandestine January meeting in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean, according to reports in CNN and The Washington Post. That meeting is now under investigation on Capitol Hill, though it’s unclear whether Rice mentioned the Seychelles meeting in the testimony. A senior Middle East official told CNN that the UAE did not “mislead” the Obama administration about the crown prince’s visit, but acknowledged not telling the US government about it in advance. The meeting, which took place December 15, 2016, the official said, was simply an effort to build a relationship with senior members of the Trump team who would be working in the administration to share assessments of the region. Related article Dems to Mueller: Flynn failed to disclose trip to broker Saudi-Russian business deal “The meeting was about ascertaining the Trump team’s view of the region and sharing the UAE’s view of the region and what the US role should be,” the official said. “No one was coming in to sell anything or arrange anything.” A spokesperson for the crown prince declined to comment. The Seychelles meeting – and the circumstances around it – has been a subject of interest to Hill investigators looking at any potential link between the Trump campaign and Russia. The Washington Post initially reported in April that the UAE brokered a pre-inauguration meeting between the founder of the security firm Blackwater, Erik Prince, who is a close Trump ally, and an associate of Vladimir Putin’s in the Seychelles Islands. The purpose of the meeting was part of an effort by the UAE to persuade Russia to curtail its relationship with Iran, including in Syria, according to the Post. Related article Read Dems' letter to Mueller: Flynn failed to disclose trip to broker Saudi-Russian business deal And it occured shortly after Bannon, Flynn and Kushner also met in Trump Tower with Zayed, whom the Post said helped arrange the Seychelles meeting with Russia government officials to set up the private discussions with the Trump team. But the senior Middle East official told CNN this week that Prince’s name was not discussed at the Trump Tower meeting. And Prince himself has said he did nothing wrong, telling CNN’s Erin Burnett last month: “I was there for business.” Both the White House and Prince have strongly denied that Prince was working as a liaison for the Trump administration. Prince said he met with a Russian while at the Seychelles but “I don’t remember his name.” “It probably lasted about, as long as one beer,” he said about the meeting. For her part, Rice had been called to the House Intelligence Committee to testify partly over what Nunes and other Republicans believed was an abuse in the practice of “unmasking” – or revealing the identities of Americans who were communicating with foreign officials under surveillance by the US intelligence community. Simply unmasking the names of individuals in classified reports does not mean that their identities will be revealed publicly, and Rice denied to the committee that she leaked classified information to the press, sources familiar with the matter said. But Rice’s suggestion that she unmasked the names of US individuals – who turned out to be Trump associates – over concerns about the propriety of the crown prince’s visit to the United States could help her fend off attacks that she was out of line in the actions she took. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who is helping lead the House investigation, told the Daily Caller “nothing that came up in her interview that led me to conclude” that she improperly unmasked the names of Trump associates or leaked it to the press. Related article Flynn refusing new request to speak to Hill committee Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, did not say explicitly whether Trump still believes Rice committed a crime but added the issue of leaking and unmasking needs to be investigated. “We’ve seen illegal leaking of classified materials, including the identities of American citizens unmasked in intelligence reports,” Sanders told CNN. “That’s why the President called for Congress to investigate this matter and why the Department of Justice and Intelligence Community are doing all they can to stamp out this dangerous trend that undermines our national security.” Nunes was forced to step aside from running the Russia investigation amid a House ethics inquiry into whether he improperly disclosed classified data. The ethics inquiry came in the aftermath of his bombshell comments that Obama administration officials had improperly unmasked the names of Trump associates, a revelation that Trump used as cover for his unsubstantiated claim that Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped during the election to spy on him. The Justice Department said in a court filing Friday that the DOJ and the FBI have no evidence to support Trump’s claims. But on Tuesday, the Republican who took over the investigation from Nunes said there was no reason to bring Rice in for further questioning. “She was a good witness, answered all our questions,” Rep. Mike Conaway, the Texas Republican now running the House Russia probe, told CNN. “I’m not aware of any reason to bring her back.” CNN’s Elise Labott and Dana Bash contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Susan Rice", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170913220000", "country1": "ARE", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/politics/susan-rice-house-investigators-unmasked-trump-officials/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "576937127", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Alan Lau is a collector based in Hong Kong. He co-chairs the Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee of UK’s Tate Modern and Para Site, Hong Kong’s oldest contemporary art space. He also serves on the board of M+, part of the ambitious West Kowloon Cultural District project in Hong Kong. Southeast Asian contemporary art has always drawn attention on the world stage but it's now coming into its own Its art institutions are growing in stature and the region is rapidly expanding its own impressive line-up of art fairs Lau selects some of his favorite works from the region in the gallery above Not to be outdone by North Asia, which hosts major events like Art Basel every year, Southeast Asia is rapidly growing its own art fair line-up. The inaugurating edition of Art Stage Jakarta attracted 15,000 people last month and pulled in collectors and curators to visit not just the city but the adjacent art hub of Yogyakarta, a thriving center for alternative art spaces in the region. Critics seem generally positive about the spotlight that such an event helps to put on artistic practices in the region. But, to be clear, Southeast Asian contemporary art has always drawn ample attention on the world stage. In South Sulawesi, Indonesia, find some of the world's oldest cave art Ming Wong’s Singapore Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2009 won the Silver Lion Award with his video work referencing Singapore’s cinema culture in the 50s and 60s and Indonesia hosted its first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale last year with works from Heri Dono. Guggenheim’s Hugo Boss Asia Art 2015 prize went to Maria Taniguchi from the Philippines. And Singaporean artists like Heman Chong, Ho Tzu Nyen, and Lim Tzay Chuen all recently showed in galleries and museums across Asia.Artists from the region are by no means ‘provincial’ or appeal only to Asian audiences. Rirkrit Tiravanija from Thailand is a recognized global pioneer of a school of art called relational aesthetics, art that is not just a painting or an object but “a constructed social experience” where the audience becomes part of the work. In his landmark work, ‘Untitled (Free)’, he turned a gallery into a kitchen and cooked Thai curry for visitors to MOMA. He is a professor at Columbia University, and has influenced rising star Korakrit Arunanondchai, also originally from Thailand and now based in New York. Korakrit, just 30 years-old, already has a hat-trick of exhibitions at MOMA PS1, Palais de Tokyo, and Beijing’s UCCA with his seminal denim paintings and burnt mannequins that talk to pop culture, music and religion. While auction houses might draw ‘hard’ regional lines to fence-in what is Southeast Asian art – which typically involves artists based in the region including big names like S. Sudjojono and Affandi – art lovers do not need such strict taxonomy. There are many artists who were born in Southeast Asia but who now live and work outside the region and produce works that are richly informed by their own history and experience. Take Danh Vo for example. Born in Vietnam in 1975, he fled the country when he was four years old on a family boat intercepted by a Danish container ship. His themes of displacement and identity resonate with a global audience. The new Tate Modern: A pyramid devoted to progressive art One of his most recognizable works, called ‘We the People’, recreates the Statue of Liberty as 267 fragments and disperses them all across the world as standalone abstract sculptures. Dinh Q Le, who left Vietnam at age 10, produced works about the Vietnam War by observing it from a distance while he was studying in the US at the time. Last but not least, US-based Tiffany Chung’s work feature themes of war and conflict, and she regularly returns to Vietnam which inspires and informs her practices. Of course, labeling an artist by his or her place of birth can be a dangerous shorthand, and is often resented by artists – for good reason. Forward-thinking institutions are taking note, and doing less ‘country shows’, and more exhibitions that find connections in similar practices from vastly different locations. Para Site Art Space, Hong Kong’s oldest exhibition-making gallery, hosted a show about abstract modernism which put American Robert Motherwell, Brazilian Japanese Tomie Ohtake and Thai Chinese Tang Chang together and explored connections among their abstract works. Centre Pompidou will be showing Tang Chang’s work next, putting his acclaimed art next to iconic Western artists such as Leger and Chagall. Singapore's State of Art: Is 50 too young for a renaissance? The Tate Modern, long a proponent of telling a global story by including works from all over the world, is now giving a prime spot to another master, Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Thailand, in its new wing called the Switch House. The ambitious multi-channel video work, called ‘Primitive’, is described by the Tate as a “sci-fi ghost story rooted in Thai folklore”. The work was one of the earliest Southeast Asian works acquired by Tate’s Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee to become part of the Tate Collection, a validation of Apichatpong’s status in the art world. The 'Louvre of Asia': 7 reasons to visit the Singapore National Gallery While Western institutions are actively exhibiting works from Southeast Asia, Asian institutions are not leaving it to the West to take the narrative on what defines Southeast Asia art. The newly-opened National Gallery Singapore, led by director Eugene Tan, is taking back the storytelling by giving works and artists from the region some much-needed spotlight. Its Southeast Asian collection is second to none, and there is no better place to see it than its new home, which used to be the magnificent old Supreme Court and City Hall of Singapore. National Gallery Singapore finds first home for unseen art The Gallery’s recent programs include focal shows on Southeast Asia as well as ambitious collaborations, like ‘Reframing Modernism’ with Centre Pompidou, which placed works from the region against those by Picasso, Matisse and more. Certainly the art “ecosystem” will not be complete without collectors and patrons, and Southeast Asia is very much present in this scene. Uber-collectors like Indonesian Budi Tek are building art spaces to display their collections not just in Southeast Asia but in art hubs like China (via his Yuz Museum in Shanghai) to fuel the regional dialogue. It will more likely be such exchanges across regions – by nomadic artists, borderless curators, global citizen-collectors – rather than a strict definition of ‘Southeast Asian art’ that will shape what we can expect from the region in the years to come.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Southeast Asian contemporary art", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160908021500", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/07/arts/alan-lau-se-asian-art/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "719027839", "sentence": "The suspect, Sean Andrew Duncan,had a pattern of suspicious behavior, according to an affidavit Duncan tried to destroy a memory chip and thumb drive when FBI agents raided his home An FBI raid in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night was part of an investigation into a man who allegedly supported ISIS, according to an FBI affidavit obtained by CNN affiliate WJLA. During the raid, the suspect, Sean Andrew Duncan, attempted to destroy evidence, the criminal complaint, which WJLA obtained from the FBI, alleges. When agents arrived at Duncan’s home on Friday, he “ran out the back door, barefoot, and with something in his hand,” the affidavit alleges. Duncan then threw “a plastic baggie” over their heads, which, when recovered, was found to contain “a memory chip stored within a thumb drive that had been snapped into pieces, and placed in a liquid substance that produced frothy white bubbles.” Duncan had recently traveled to Turkey with his wife, but was deported to the United States, according to the affidavit. In December 2017, a detained ISIS recruiter showed the FBI a list of handwritten names and phone numbers, which contained Duncan’s information, the document alleges. According to the affidavit, authorities searched Duncan’s cell phone over the summer and found “numerous internet searches for ISIS-related materials,” including information on ISIS attacks, weapons, body armor, surveillance and defense tactics, and paintball venues. Efforts to reach Duncan or a representative of his for comment over the weekend were unsuccessful. The affidavit alleges an unnamed co-conspirator told the FBI in July 2017 that Duncan had connected with her on social media and expressed an interest in joining ISIS and conducting a terrorist attack in the United States; he also asked her to travel to Syria with him and his wife, but she declined, the document says. In August 2017, an undercover FBI employee identified an encrypted messaging account associated with Duncan and, posing as a co-conspirator, used the account to ask Duncan if he had any connections in Syria, the affidavit alleges; Duncan answered, “No a couple have been marytred (sic),” the document says. This story is developing and will be updated.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sean Andrew Duncan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180101001500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/31/politics/fbi-raid-sterling-virginia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "466245644", "sentence": "The man was seen in surveillance footage with another suspect Police say the man is believed to be part of a network tied to the bombing The suspect left Thailand a day before the August bombing Thai authorities have an arrest warrant out for a Chinese man in connection with last month’s fatal bombing at a Bangkok shrine, a senior police spokesman said Saturday. The man, identified as Abudusataer Abudureheman, was seen in surveillance camera footage with another bombing suspect already in custody. Abudusataer is wanted for jointly possessing arms without permission, said the spokesman, Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavonsiri. Police have not been fully able to establish Abudusataer’s role in the August 17 attack but believe he is part of a network tied to the bombing, Prawut said. Abudusataer, also known as “Ishan,” left Thailand on August 16, Prawut said. Police found he was living with Yusufu Meerailee, also from China, who was arrested last week trying to flee across the Thai border into Cambodia. Prawut said Abudusataer was recently in Bangladesh but left the country at the end of August, according to information from Bangladesh’s ambassador to Thailand. Yusufu has confessed to carrying a rucksack that contained the bomb that killed 20 people at the Erawan Shrine, Prawut said earlier this week. He said he exchanged the rucksack with a man seen on surveillance cameras wearing a yellow t-shirt shortly before the attack. Prawut said Yusufu was linked to an apartment where another man was apprehended during raids on two addresses in Bangkok, a few days before Yusufu was caught. Yusufu’s fingerprints were found on possible bomb-making equipment found at the apartment in a suburb of the capital, police said. The other man was named as Adem Karadak. Prawut said Thursday that Karadak may not have had a direct role on the day of the bombing, but that he may have been involved in some other way. Police believe the atrocity was carried out by a group of people. Thailand: Erawan shrine reopens to the public Yusufu has a Chinese passport, Prawut said, and Thai authorities have sent copies of it to Turkey and China to check its authenticity. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said China is following the investigation and is in close contact with Thai authorities. A number of arrest warrants have been issued for people police believe are connected to the attack, including a husband and wife suspected of having fled to Turkey. They were named last week as Emrah Davutoglu and Wanna Suansan. Wanna is the only Thai suspect named in the bomb investigation so far. Police believe her husband is Turkish. Wanna and Davutoglu are suspected of organizing and providing accommodation to other suspects, police have said. The search for Wanna began after authorities found bomb-making materials in a Bangkok-area apartment allegedly connected to her. While no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, speculation has been mounting about possible links with China’s Uyghur minority – though there is no proof of this. The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group who live in Xinjiang, a province in western China the size of Iran that is rich in natural resources, including oil. Over recent decades, waves of Han Chinese migrants – China’s dominant ethnic group – have arrived in the region, displacing Uyghurs from their traditional land. In July, Thailand was criticized for deporting more than 100 Uyghur refugees to China, with human rights activists warning that they would face persecution. The decision to deport the Uyghurs from Thailand sparked protests in Turkey, with which the Uyghurs share linguistic and cultural similarities. The Thai Embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul had to be closed temporarily after pro-Uyghur protesters stormed the latter. CNN’s Kocha Olarn reported from Bangkok, and Melissa Gray wrote in Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Thai authorities", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150912174500", "country1": "THA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/12/asia/thailand-bangkok-bombing/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "635371015", "sentence": "It’s the world’s best-selling and most widely distributed book, but most modern Bibles, with their dense black-and-white pages and often austere covers, are not normally associated with art. However, this wasn’t always the case. For centuries, rich, handmade illustrations and intricate calligraphy brought the biblical texts to life. Some of the most beautiful examples have been brought together in “The Art of the Bible: Illuminated Manuscripts From the Medieval World,” a new book by Scot McKendrick and Kathleen Doyle that highlights 45 examples from the British Library’s vast collection of Christian manuscripts. “Within the Christian tradition, this rich illustration is a way of signifying the recognized importance of the text as being a sacred text,” explains McKendrick, who is head of Western Heritage Collections at the British Library. Friends or foes? Art's long, complicated relationship with religion From the embellished arches of the “Golden Canon Table” – a text from 6th or 7th century Constantinople on gold-painted parchment – to a book of brightly colored gospels from 17th century Ethiopia, “The Art of the Bible” shows the development of the art and calligraphy used to express Christian religion over more than a thousand years. “We’re very aware that, for many people, this is a sacred, holy text but at the same time it has a historical development, and we wanted to portray that history as accurately as we possibly could,” says Doyle, lead curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. “It’s not a religious book, it’s an art book,” McKendrick adds. History illuminated: The evolution of knowledge told through 60,000 pieces of glass The book proved to be a labor of love for the authors, who took pains to ensure they were presenting a wide chronological and geographic spread that was representative of the many different styles of texts in the library’s collection. This meant they had to make some difficult decisions along the way. “Choosing which manuscripts to include was so hard, a bit like saying which of your children do you love the most, because you love them all,” says Doyle. In the Digital Age, is shopping America's new religion? Ultimately, both authors say it’s given them great satisfaction to make the art within the illuminated Bibles they work with every day more widely available and understood. “I think there is a strong public duty to make this material accessible, to engage people with it and remind them of what is essentially theirs,” McKendrick says. “The Art of the Bible: Illuminated Manuscripts From the Medieval World” by Scot McKendrick and Kathleen Doyle, published by Thames & Hudson, is available now.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The Art of the Bible: Illuminated Manuscripts From the Medieval World", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170310011500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "ETH", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/arts/medieval-bible-art/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "739130529", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Andrew Cohen is an author and journalist who writes a nationally syndicated column for the Ottawa Citizen. His latest book is “Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History” (Signal/Random House). He is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. In one bizarre, unguarded moment at a private fundraiser in Missouri, Donald Trump showed why months of trade negotiations between Canada, Mexico and the United States have been fitful, frustrating, and fruitless. In an earlier conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the President made up facts about the balance of trade with Canada – and later boasted about it. On Wednesday, he told donors that he had claimed, falsely, that the United States has a trade deficit with Canada. On Thursday, he repeated the canard. In fact, when the Washington Post published a transcript of the conversation, Trump tweeted “we do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive). P.M. Justin Trudeau … doesn’t like saying that Canada has a Surplus vs. the U.S. (negotiating), but they do … they almost all do … and that’s how I know!” And that’s how I know. To Canada, Trump’s braggadocio, ignorance and self-confidence are no surprise. After a year of dealing with Trump – in meetings at the White House, over the telephone, and across the table from US negotiators re-opening NAFTA – Trudeau is used to Trump’s hyperbole and inconsistency and even this, the most brazen of his falsehoods. (The Department of Commerce says the United States had a $2.77 billion surplus in 2017, including timber and energy. In 2016, the United States Trade Representative said the US had a surplus of $12.5 billion, not a deficit.) Related video Trudeau on NAFTA: Focused on working together Canada is a progressive place that is committed to free trade, universal health care, open immigration, international institutions and the international response to climate change. Under President Barack Obama, it saw an America that believed in many of those things, too. Now it doesn’t. Like other countries, Canada has had to come to terms with a world in which the US is an unreliable ally on the environment, a skeptic of the United Nations and NATO, an aggrieved trading partner and a faithless friend. Geography, history, prosperity, necessity – the enduring elements of a relationship of 200 years – no longer mean much. The longest un-militarized border in the world is now seen with suspicion in Washington, which worries that terrorists will come through it. A trading relationship of $1.7 billion a day is now seen as a threat to America, not a benefit. So, when Trump distorts the truth, as he did Wednesday and Thursday, Trudeau sighs and shrugs. It is all he can do. Canada’s relationship with the United States remains his top international priority, and now more than ever as Canada struggles to save NAFTA, which is far more important to Canada than it is to the US. As the junior partner, Canada turns the other cheek. It has absorbed slight after slight: demands at the NAFTA talks that the US knows a self-respecting country cannot meet, such as eliminating the dispute settlement mechanism, creating a sunset clause and re-writing rules of origin; duties on Canadian jets (later reversed); threats of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports (pending the outcome of the NAFTA talks). Related video The Obama-Trudeau bromance: Enjoy! With every move, differences between the two countries sharpen and tensions rise. No wonder Trump – unlike Obama, who was beloved here – is so unpopular in Canada that he dare not visit Ottawa, traditionally a new President’s first foreign trip. For Trudeau, whom Trump calls “a nice, good-looking guy,” managing the President is a daily challenge. To do this, Canada has assembled a seasoned team of NAFTA negotiators; created a war room in Ottawa; and made saving NAFTA a bipartisan cause, enlisting the help of the opposition Conservatives and former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney. Most of all, Trudeau has imposed an iron discipline on the government, which means forbidding cabinet ministers or any senior officials from responding to Trump’s taunts or provocative tweets. So, when Trump made his comments yesterday, the prime minister was silent, on vacation. The minister of foreign affairs sent out her press secretary, who made an innocuous statement. Canada knows better. It may not get its way with a mercurial, dissembling President, but it is firm, clear and unfazed, its eyes on the prize.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180315220000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/opinions/how-justin-trudeau-copes-with-trump-lies-cohen/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "722680788", "sentence": "The Sanchi sank Sunday after days engulfed in flames Much of the oil may have evaporated, but what's left could impact marine life A massive oil tanker that sank off the coast of China could affect marine life for decades, environmentalists and experts say. The Iranian-owned Sanchi fell to the ocean floor Sunday, eight days after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship, resulting in a toxic, fiery blaze that claimed the lives of 32 crew members. China’s State Oceanic Administration said several oil slicks have already been found, including one nearly 15 kilometers long (9.3 miles) and another covering an area of 58 square kilometers (22.4 square miles). The 900 foot-long tanker was carrying 136,000 tons – around 1 million barrels – of ultra-light crude oil at the time of the collision. Environmentalists and officials are worried the oil on board and the fuel used to power the massive vessel could harm nearby aquatic life. “The critical thing is to understand that when we put hydrocarbons into the oceans through events like this, it’s going to affect a wide range of animals,” said Jessica Meeuwig, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Western Australia. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said an investigation is already underway. Water samples tested by the Chinese government showed a dangerously high petroleum concentration around the spill. This could have a detrimental impact on marine life, including aquatic creatures and bacteria, according to Ma Jun, one of China’s leading environmentalists. “The collision site was within the area which considered to be one of the richest fishing grounds in China, the Zhoushan shipping ground,” said Ma. “We still need to keep an eye on how these contaminants might be carried by the ocean flow to have the impact on the fishing ground.” According to Greenpeace, the Zhoushan area is a spawning ground for swordtip squids and bluefin leatherjackets, and during the winter is home to edible species like crabs and mackerel. Previous incidents like Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico have taught scientists that even if a spill is limited to a certain area or only immediately impacts certain species, it still has the possibility to affect entire ecosystems. “The fact is that it goes all the way through the food chain,” said Meeuwig. The tanker was carrying condensate, an ultra-refined, highly volatile form of ultra light crude oil used to make products such as jet fuel. Condensate, which is made up of a mixture of hydrocarbons, is lighter than the thick black crude oil associated with spills such as Exxon Valdez. Condensate oil’s high volatility means it evaporates more easily than heavier crudes. Much of the oil on board the Sanchi – though it’s unclear how much – was likely consumed in the fiery blaze after the crash, environmentalists say. Greenpeace said it is impossible to estimate how much of the condensate has burned off or evaporated. The one modeling test from the Chinese government cited by the environmental group suggested that less than 1% would remain on the sea surface five hours after the collision, though Greenpeace said further research is necessary to confirm how much condensate oil is left. “Now the most important thing we need to do is to send a team of experts to evaluate the situation and try to make some appropriate plans to minimize the damage,” said Fu Pengcheng, a professor of life sciences and biotechnology at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. The substance’s volatility also explains why the tanker went up in flames so quickly, dooming the 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshi crew members on board the tanker, but not those aboard the other vessel involved in the collision. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the crew on board the Sanchi died within an hour of the accident “because of the large-scale deflagration and the toxic gas.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sanchi oil spill", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180116070000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/asia/china-sanchi-oil-spill-environmental-impact-intl/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "496988376", "sentence": "Rubio and co-author Russell Moore said the State Department should apply sanctions against governments that oppress religious minorities Rubio and Moore said their concerns go beyond those of Christians, but include other persecuted people of faith Marco Rubio called on the State Department Thursday to provide more funding to help Christians persecuted abroad and to apply sanctions against governments that oppress religious minorities. “Reports suggest that the State Department is ready to designate the Islamic State’s terror against the Yazidis as genocide, which it clearly is, but they might not … do so for equally embattled Christian communities. This is only one part of a refusal to come to grips with the full weight of these facts,” the Florida senator and Republican presidential candidate wrote in a Christmas Eve Washington Post op-ed co-authored by Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. “We’ve all watched the news with horror in recent years as the Islamic State and other jihadist groups have led a ruthless religious cleansing campaign. Their tactics are to bomb churches or convert them to mosques, to violently drive Christians and other minorities from their homes, force conversions to Islam, or require compliance with Islamic apostasy and blasphemy codes. Such violent persecutions come not only from non-state terrorist organizations, but also from repressive governments the world over,” the two wrote. RELATED: Obama says he’s praying for ‘God’s protection for persecuted Christians’ “We need to recognize the importance of U.S. foreign assistance, which comprises less than 1 percent of our federal budget, in helping to support and protect Christian refugees fleeing persecution,” they added. “Some of this assistance needs to be targeted to religious minorities who have been forced to leave their homes and are now seeking safe haven elsewhere in the region.” Rubio and Moore said their concerns go beyond those of Christians, but include other persecuted people of faith. “We, of course, care deeply about defending our fellow Christians, but one does not have to share our religious conviction to see the moral obligation that belongs to us as Americans,” the men wrote. “With our many blessings comes a duty to stand on the side of the oppressed, which is why a pillar of American foreign policy has always been moral clarity. Sadly, today that pillar is crumbling.” Rubio was one of several senators recently to introduce legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent body that monitors religious freedom abroad and makes recommendations to the president and Congress. The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama in October. “But as important as this commission’s work is, it can only do so much without a president or State Department willing to take its counsel seriously,” Rubio and Moore said in the op-ed. President Obama has also spoken out about persecuted Christians, though not specifically referencing State Department funding. In a statement Wednesday Obama said he is praying for Christians being persecuted this Christmas by ISIS. And Rubio’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination have also targeted the issue.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "State Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151224163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/24/politics/marco-rubio-persecuted-christians/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "637606482", "sentence": "Officials in both capitals said the goal was to build a functional working relationship Last month Merkel met Vice President Mike Pence in Munich As German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to bid President Barack Obama farewell in November, a reporter asked her to describe her sentiments about watching her American partner of eight years be replaced by Donald Trump. Standing in the German Chancellery on a drizzly Berlin afternoon, the notoriously restrained Merkel – who became Obama’s closest global friend only to see him replaced by a man who lambasted her on the campaign trail – drew on her stolid pragmatism. “Out goes the president, and a new one comes in,” she said. RELATED: Looming snowstorm delays Trump-Merkel meeting On Friday, Merkel presses ahead with the new, arriving in Washington for her first face-to-face encounter with Trump after months of preparation and one postponement due to snow. Analysts and White House officials alike say Friday’s sit-down will be Trump’s most important meeting with a foreign leader since the Republican businessman took office in January. The strength of Washington-Berlin ties, which flourished under Obama, will likely come to define Trump’s relationship not just with Germany but with Europe – and the rest of the West. Merkel is the continent’s longest-serving and most politically assured leader, rendering her the most visible defender of the Western order at a time when both nationalist and populist movements threaten to upend it. Officials in both capitals said there were few concrete goals for the session beyond establishing a functional working relationship between Trump and Merkel, who differ on areas of trade, immigration and climate change. Merkel, who spoke to Trump by phone in January, pushed for an in-person meeting in order to begin developing the personal ties that she hopes will lead to effective cooperation down the road, according to a German official familiar with her planning. “Face-to-face talks are always much better than talking about each other,” Merkel told reporters in Munich recently. Related video Merkel or Putin: Trump called it a draw A deft politician with a nearly unmatched ability to forge relationships with unpredictable counterparts, Merkel has watched Trump’s campaign speeches and closely monitored his public remarks since taking office, according to someone close to her in Berlin. She’s asked visiting world leaders who have met Trump, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, about his temperament and style. Last month she met Vice President Mike Pence in Munich, where he was delivering the first major foreign policy address of the Trump administration, and laid the groundwork for Friday’s meeting. Aides said they expected Merkel to appeal to Trump’s sense of businesslike efficiency in an attempt to win over the new US leader. She’s used a workmanlike attitude and droll wit to make inroads with two previous presidents. With George W. Bush, Merkel was able to cooperate on key economic issues, despite Bush’s deep unpopularity in Germany. With Obama, she forged a bond so deep and obvious it was parodied on “Saturday Night Live.” She faces a particular challenge in appealing to Trump, however. Trump has on occasion insulted Merkel in his past public comments, criticizing her decision to allow hundreds of thousands of refugees to enter Germany. That decision was also unpopular in Germany, and Merkel has since said she’ll devote funds to sending refugees who weren’t granted asylum back to their home countries. “I like her, but I think it was a mistake. And people make mistakes, but I think it was a very big mistake,” Trump told the German newspaper Bild in January, suggesting the move allowed potential terrorists into Europe. That was after he derided Merkel a year earlier, contending she was “ruining Germany” while complaining that she was picked as Time’s Person of the Year over him. RELATED: Trump and Merkel ready for tough talk on trade and defense spending And Trump and Merkel’s first phone conversation, while cordial, contained some tense moments. The call occurred the day after Trump enacted his controversial travel ban on some foreigners looking to enter the US, and Merkel explained to him the requirements under the Geneva Convention to allow entry to refugees fleeing war. Trump, according to a person familiar with the call, chafed at the lecture. US officials said the issue of refugees will likely arise in Friday’s meeting. But they insisted that any past critical comments on the issue will have little bearing on the budding diplomatic relationship. “My expectation is that they’ll have a very positive, cordial meeting,” said one senior administration official last Friday. Another administration official said that the President hoped to get Merkel’s advice for dealing with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, according to US intelligence, ordered cyber-meddling in last year’s presidential election and tried to help Trump. Merkel herself faces German voters in September, and many in Berlin fear Moscow may seek to influence the outcome through similar means. As she prepares to go before German voters, Merkel faces a delicate balance in her relationship with Trump, who is deeply unpopular in Germany, but with whom she must partner on key global issues. “How Chancellor Merkel can maximize her chances in that environment, it’s a tightrope walk,” said Jeffrey Rathke, deputy director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “She wants – she needs – a strong transatlantic relationship (but) doesn’t want to be too close to the US administration.” On Friday, Merkel is bringing with her to Washington the chief executives of Siemens and BMW, two of Germany’s largest businesses, whom she hopes can help her make a good impression on the business-minded Trump. The two companies employ thousands of American workers, a point that Merkel hopes will come through when the pair get to discussing trade issues – including Germany’s trade surplus, which has rankled members of the Trump administration. Related video Pence reassures NATO allies in Munich speech During their talks, Trump and Merkel will also discuss NATO, the defense alliance that Trump bashed on the campaign trail but has since backed. US officials said Trump would pressure Merkel to increase Germany’s defense spending to come in line with NATO’s budget requirements for member states. US officials said that American policy toward the European Union was also likely to arise, with Merkel expected to staunchly defend the bloc as it faces a precarious future. Trump has expressed skepticism about the EU, including supporting Britain’s decision to exit it. Pence’s speech at the Munich Security Conference – in which he vowed support for NATO and reiterated the US call for Russia to abide by a ceasefire in Ukraine – eased some concerns in Europe about US policy going forward. But the relief among German and European leaders is tenuous given the unpredictability of Trump’s policy pronouncements and the apparent disagreements among some of his top advisers. “There is still lingering doubt about how the US sees European security, and whether the US sees its security and Europe’s security as intrinsically linked and inseparable,” Rathke said. “And I think that will be a key point that the chancellor will want to discuss and get a better sense of, and where I think the President speaking publicly on that topic would make an enormous impact.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170316204500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/16/politics/angela-merkel-donald-trump-washington-visit/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "460609776", "sentence": "Aspirin can prevent strokes and heart attacks Ancient Egyptians used aspirin and it was first sold over the counter in 1915 An aspirin a day, keeps the doctor away. Or does it? Aside from being a potent painkiller to help with that numbing headache or aching pain in your back, doctors today routinely prescribe a daily regimen of aspirin to help prevent heart attack and stroke. And a number of studies also indicate that they may also be able to decrease your likelihood of certain types of cancer. A 2015 study in plants (read: the science is still a long ways away) finds that it binds to an enzyme called GAPDH which may play a role in fighting neurodegenerative disease. That means aspirin may be a weapon to use to fight Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease. This is not the first time a study has shown that, however. A study about a decade earlier in Utah involving 3,000 people who were near dementia or were developing early signs of Alzheimer’s and who used anti-inflammatory medications like aspirin long-term, showed a 45% risk reduction for developing the disease. But not everyone should be taking the little white pills. Talk to your doctor first about taking it daily. Doctors agree that a low dose – as little as 75 milligrams, which is less than a baby aspirin – can help those patients who have already had (or are at high risk for) a heart attack or stroke. For those with a low risk of heart disease, potential side effects such as internal bleeding and stomach ulcers may outweigh the preventative benefits. While the benefits of aspirin seem strong, always consult your doctor before starting daily usage. While findings on aspirin’s preventative qualities only date back a few decades, aspirin’s pain relieving quality have been used for thousands of years. As the late medical writer Berton Roueche wrote in his anthology, “The Medical Detectives,” “There are no countries in which it is unknown, unappreciated, or unavailable.” But the news on aspirin has evolved since since the merits of the popular pain reliever became known long ago. Let’s take a look at the timeline. In fact the word aspirin is derived from the name Spiraea – the genus of shrubs that are all natural sources of the drug’s natural pain relieving ingredient, salicylic acid. According to Dairmuid Jeffreys, author of “Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug,” the ancient Egyptians would use willow bark to alleviate their aches and pains, without every knowing that it was salicylic acid – the natural version of aspirin – that reduced body temperatures and inflammation. Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician, wrote about using willow leaves and bark to relieve pains and fever. It wouldn’t be until the 19th century that researchers began understanding how salicylic acid actually worked. In 1874, Hermann Kolbe discovered synthetic salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin,  but found that in large doses it would cause nausea and vomiting. In the 1890s, chemist Felix Hoffmann of Bayer used acetylsalicylic acid to help his father’s rheumatism, and by 1899, Bayer began handing out a powdered version of the acid to doctors. By 1915, it was sold over the counter. It wouldn’t be until 1948 when aspirin would be used for its preventative benefits. A California doctor named Dr. Lawrence Craven started recommending an aspirin a day to reduce heart attack risk to his patients, based on what he saw. Researchers wouldn’t understand why aspirin was able to do this until several decades later. In 1982, the Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to researchers who discovered that aspirin inhibits the production of a hormone called prostaglandins, which are responsible for forming the clots that lead to heart attacks and strokes. In 1993, the American Heart Association endorsed using aspirin as a preventative measure against cardiovascular risks.  Four years later, they estimated as many as 10,000 American lives could be saved each year if everyone took a single 325 milligram tablet of aspirin at the first signs of a severe heart attack. A study in Utah involving 3,000 people who showed early signs of Alzheimer’s or were likely candidates for dementia and who regularly took anti-inflammatory meds like aspirin, showed a 45% risk reduction for developing the disease.  This was only after taking it for more than two years. A large analysis from 2010 found that daily aspirin use could lower cancer risks by at least 20% over 20 years. The largest decrease in risk was for gastrointestinal cancers. While aspirin may be a great painkiller, the verdict is still out on some of its other benefits. The decades long push to use aspirin to prevent heart attacks came to an end  in May of this year, when the Food and Drug Administration  warned against anyone using aspirin as a preventative measure. Instead it said daily use should only be limited to those who already suffer from cardiovascular disease. And the verdict is still out on cancer, even though aspirin seems to have particular benefits for digestive cancers.  A new study in this week’s Annals of Internal Medicine backs that up – finding that daily low-dosage usage for five or more years was associated with a 27% less likelihood of having colorectal cancer. Eric Jacobs, an epidemiologist with the American Cancer Society said the strongest benefit appears to be for digestive track cancers.  “The evidence is fairly strong for esophageal and stomach cancer. But for other cancers, like breast and lung, there are hints but the data is still inconsistent.” Elizabeth Landau", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "aspirin", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150824234500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "EGY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/health/health-effects-of-aspirin/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "737414957", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN and The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. If America’s allies in South Korea were already worried that President Donald Trump was about to unleash fire and fury like the world has never seen in their neighborhood, they will find the latest news of Trump’s head-snapping reversal on North Korea far from soothing. The President announced Thursday that he would accept North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s invitation to meet by May. It is conceivable that Trump could wring positive results from such a meeting. But it is just as possible that he will agree to a deal to reduce America’s presence in the region in exchange for North Korean concessions. That would be a disaster for America’s allies and highly gratifying for China and Russia, who would delight in seeing Washington’s global footprint shrink, particularly in that part of the world. Related video Tillerson: Trump decided on his own to meet Kim But it would also be terrible news for South Korea. It would not only please US rivals at the expense of its friends, but it would constitute a huge loss for America’s role as guarantor of global stability, while sparking a new nuclear arms race. When Trump was running for president, South Korea was already alarmed by what he was saying. After he won, then-acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn said, “We have been preparing for all possibilities,” adding that a worried Seoul contacted the Trump team more than 100 times during the campaign. They had reason for concern. In January 2015, before the official launch of his campaign, Trump told an Iowa audience about how disturbing he found it that every time he bought television sets they came from South Korea. In rambling remarks he juxtaposed trade and defense: “Whenever they [South Korea] have a problem we send the battleships…What are we doing; why aren’t they paying us?” Once the campaign started, Trump cast doubt on his commitment to South Korea’s defense, suggesting that South Korea and Japan should consider developing their own nuclear weapons, and stating that if they didn’t he would be willing to withdraw US forces defending them. The words propelled the debate in Japan about whether it makes sense, amid a growing threat from North Korea and an increasingly assertive China, to preserve the country’s pacifist constitution and rely on the US for defense. Related video South Korea: Trump will meet with Kim Jong Un In South Korea, the push to develop nuclear weapons also gathered steam. In a recent Gallup Korea poll, 60% of South Koreans said it’s time to build nuclear weapons. A similar percentage says it opposes a pre-emptive American strike on the North, even as Kim continues building up his nuclear arsenal. Once in office, Trump reassured South Korea of his commitment, as he launched his bizarre barrage of insults at Kim, warning that he has the bigger “nuclear button” and that negotiating with North Korea is a waste of time. For months the two have sniped, with Trump calling Kim “Little Rocket Man,” and Kim parrying with “Old lunatic, mean trickster and human reject” from the North. South Korean voters elected President Moon Jae-in in hopes that he will be able to help avert war, but that doesn’t mean they are reassured by Trump’s brash move. Trump has not projected the image of a cautious leader. On the contrary, this new move looks like a risky long-distance throw, flying over the heads of the experts. It could surprise everyone, or fail spectacularly. For some time now, his over-the-top rhetoric against Kim and his mockery of his own secretary of state’s efforts at diplomacy have given South Koreans sleepless nights. Now Trump’s unpredictable style, combined with the statements he has made in the past, raise the possibility that South Korea could end up as the biggest loser when the two leaders hold their unprecedented summit. Kim has already won one round by convincing the President of the United States to grant him the rare honor of a  face-to-face meeting. For decades he has sought exactly that, and he achieved it this time for almost nothing in return. Plan for the meeting immediately strengthens Kim’s position at home. With this victory he is even less likely to face a challenge, even though his regime is one of the world’s most brutally repressive. Human rights are about to take an even smaller role in North Korea negotiations, if that is even possible. Related video WH: No meeting until NK fulfills its promises What matters most, of course, is what kind of a deal Trump might make. One troubling sign is that Trump has lost some of the best minds who could advise him on what is an extraordinarily complex problem. Incredibly, the US doesn’t yet have an ambassador in South Korea. The highly respected Victor Cha, formerly of the Bush administration, was withdrawn from consideration. And the State Department’s top Korea expert, Joseph Yun – the man who brought Otto Warmbier home – recently retired, depriving Trump of one the country’s most knowledgeable authorities. Trump, of course, is supremely confident in his negotiating skills. We should all wish him success for the sake of the country and the world, because failure could prove disastrous. The matter of North Korea is deadly serious. The Korean Peninsula was divided at the end of World War II, with the North and South taking sharply different political paths on their respective sides of the 38th parallel. Since then, the North has repeatedly broken across that boundary. The North’s invasion of the South in 1950 triggered the all-out war Americans call the Korean War.  And after the war, the Kim dynasty maintained a belligerent stance, trying to assassinate the South Korean President, repeatedly  attacking South Korean targets, and emerging as a threat to the world, while brutalizing its own population. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook The North’s development of nuclear weapons is a grave threat, not only because it makes it possible for Pyongyang to hit other countries, but because it makes defending the South much more difficult. It also perpetuates Kim’s vile rule. Perhaps Trump will pull off some version of a deal of the century, but the odds don’t look good. He will be reluctant to walk away without something concrete that he can label a victory. But if a deal involves weakening America’s ties with South Korea, he will be ushering in a world order where the US is no longer trusted by its allies, where it is no longer the guarantor of security; one where Russia and China are more powerful, and where the people of South Korea have more reason to lie awake at night.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's North Korea policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180309221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/opinions/north-korea-trump-kim-jong-un-ghitis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "704680412", "sentence": "In the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting in late 2012, a new saying became popular among gun rights advocates: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” (The phrase is widely credited to National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre.) The logic behind the saying goes like this: In an era of mass shootings, the best (only?) defense is to be armed yourself. Shooting back at a shooter may be your only chance at living through such an incident. We need more good people with guns – not fewer. Which brings us to Tuesday afternoon in Seoul, South Korea where President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter whether he might support “extreme vetting for people trying to buy a gun” in the wake of the Texas church shooting on Sunday that left 26 people dead. Here’s how Trump responded: “You’re bringing up a situation that probably shouldn’t be discussed too much right now. We could let a little time go by. It’s OK if you feel that’s an appropriate question even though we’re in the heart of South Korea. I will certainly answer your question. If you did what you’re suggesting, there would have been no difference three days ago, and you might not have had that very brave person who happened to have a gun or a rifle in his truck go out and shoot him, and hit him and neutralize him. I can only say this: If he didn’t have a gun, instead of having 26 dead, you would have had hundreds more dead. So that’s the way I feel about it. Not going to help.” This is, quite literally, the “good guy with a gun” argument. And Trump is right that a man living near the church grabbed his gun and fired at the shooter, wounding him in the leg and torso and then chasing him in a car – with another bystander – until the shooter crashed in a ditch. The problem for Trump’s argument is that, outside of a handful of anecdotes here and there, there is very little empirical evidence that suggests the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. A study of data on gun violence that was released this summer by Stanford Law professor John Donahue makes this case in stark terms. “There is not even the slightest hint in the data that (right to carry) laws reduce overall violent crime,” wrote Donohue, concluding that violent crime was somewhere between 13-15% higher in states that have right to carry laws than if that same state had not passed that sort of legislation. Related video Family's message to Trump: No more guns According to the Harvard School of Public Health, “case-control studies, ecological time-series and cross-sectional studies indicate that in homes, cities, states and regions in the US, where there are more guns, both men and women are at a higher risk for homicide, particularly firearm homicide.” The United States is a clear leader in the number of guns owned by civilians – almost 90 guns per 100 people, according to a 2007 study. (At that time, 270 million of the world’s 875 million known firearms were owned by American civilians.) There is also lots and lots of evidence that for the large number of guns in the country, very few are actually used in self defense. A 2013 study by the Department of Justice showed that in less than 1% of all victimizations between 2007 and 2011 did the victim use a gun to defend him or herself. Those numbers run directly counter to the reasons gun owners give for owning a gun, however. Pew Research Center polling on guns and American gun culture conducted over the summer showed that more than two-thirds of gun owners say “protection” is a major reason why they own a weapon. As the Washington Post’s Chris Ingraham has documented, for every one “justifiable” gun homicide, there are 34 criminal gun homicides, 78 gun suicides and two accidental gun deaths. (Ingraham used data from this 2015 report from the Violence Policy Center.) That’s a lot of numbers. But the point here is simple. While anecdotes – like the Texas shooting Trump cited – seem to affirm the “good guy with a gun” theory, according to the large majority of the available data, more guns in the hands of civilians lead to more gun deaths, not fewer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "gun rights advocacy and the 'good guy with a gun' argument", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171107153000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/07/politics/trump-extreme-vetting-guns-korea/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "723818336", "sentence": "If the government shuts down the military would still report for duty Personnel will be paid for the first pay period after the shutdown ends Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned Friday that a government shutdown will have “a terrible” impact on the US military, just hours before a deadline for the Senate to pass a bill to keep the government open. However, he made clear that the military would continue to function and perform critical missions despite a shutdown. “It’s got a terrible impact,” Mattis told an audience at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies at an event to unveil the administration’s new National Defense Strategy. But Mattis gave no indication that the military’s capacity to protect the American people will be compromised: “We will continue what we are doing but the value of the military is grossly enhanced by the sense that the American model of government, of the people, by the people, for the people, can function and carry out its governmental responsibilities.” If the government shuts down, the military is considered essential and would still report for duty, US officials have said. Related article Trump's defense strategy sees China and Russia as biggest threats Military personnel must report to work and will be paid for the first pay period after the shutdown ends. In the 2013 shutdown, Congress passed a bill that paid military personnel through the shutdown. While making clear that US troops would continue to perform their duties at home and deployed overseas, Mattis said that over 50% of the civilian workforce would not come to work and that maintenance operations and the training of reservist troops would be affected. “I would just tell you our maintenance activities will probably pretty much shut down. We will not be able to induct any more of our gear that need maintenance,” Mattis said. Related article Trump: 'Worst thing' about shutdown would be effect on military Mission critical maintenance directly supporting operations overseas will likely continue despite a shutdown but US-based maintenance would likely be affected. “Over 50% altogether of my civilian workforce will be furloughed, and that’s going to impact our contracting. It’ll impact obviously our medical facilities. It’s got a huge morale impact, I’ll just tell you, and how long can you keep good people around when something like this happens,” Mattis added. The Department of Defense employs approximately 750,000 civilian personnel. Mattis also said that the majority of training for US military reservists would be canceled during a shutdown. “Training for almost our entire reserve force will stop, and you must understand the critical importance of our reserves. They’re the only shock absorber we have,” Mattis said. The secretary also said that “intelligence operations around the world” would stop due to their cost. However, it was not clear what operations he was referring to as mission critical operations are likely to continue. While he warned of the impacts of a shutdown, during his speech Mattis slammed the types of temporary funding measures, known as continuing resolutions, that have been used to avert shutdowns in the past. “As I stand here this morning, watching the news off the Hill, we’re on the verge of a government shutdown or, at best, yet another debilitating continuing resolution,” Mattis said, adding that such continuing resolutions wasted “copious amounts of precious taxpayer dollars.” “I am optimistic that Congress will do the right thing and carry out their responsibility,” Mattis added. But an internal Department of Defense memo sent Friday made it clear that while a continuing resolution was not ideal, it was preferred over a shutdown. “The Secretary and I hope that the Congress will pass a (Continuing Resolution) or an annual appropriations bill for defense activities,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan wrote in the contingency planning memo. “However, prudent management requires that the Department be prepared for a lapse in appropriations,” he added.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US government shutdown", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180119210000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/politics/mattis-shutdown-impact-military/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "514794828", "sentence": "U.S. officials say China has deployed fighter jets to island in disputed waters China says it is allowed to deploy defense systems on its territory China has deployed fighter jets to a disputed island in the South China Sea, a U.S. official told CNN on Tuesday. U.S. officials said it’s not the first time China has placed J-11 and J-7 fighter jets on Woody Island, part of the Paracel island chain in the hotly disputed region, after expanding the runway there in 2014. “The specifics of a recent deployment of fighter aircraft to Woody Island would be less an issue than the signal it sends of how far out of step China’s actions are with the aspirations of the region,” a Pentagon spokesman said in a statement. The placement of missiles on the island, which appear to be permanently placed in concrete, is of greater concern, according to the officials. China controls the Paracel chain, but Taiwan and Vietnam also claim it; Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines are also embroiled in disputes with China over regional islands and their surrounding waters. Lt Col Yang Zhiwei, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry spokesperson, also confirmed the deployment and called on all parties to the dispute to avoid escalating tensions. The move comes as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington on Tuesday. China deployed surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island, according to Taiwan and U.S. officials last week, in a move that has alarmed the country’s Asian neighbors. Chinese state media said defenses had been in place on the island for years, and denied it was militarizing the island. Satellite images taken on February 14 appeared to show several missile batteries and support vehicles, according to ImageSat International, which took the images. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it had confirmed that surface-to-air missiles had been deployed. U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CNN that commercial satellite imagery showed the deployment of missile batteries. The news ratcheted up tensions in the volatile region, already home to messy territorial disputes, with a senior Japanese Cabinet member labeling China’s actions unacceptable. Showdown in the South China Sea: How did we get here? China’s Defense Ministry has said defense facilities had existed on the islands for years, according to the government-run Global Times. It wasn’t clear whether the report was referring to the surface-to-air missiles identified by Taiwan officials, which satellite imagery suggested had been deployed this month. Related gallery China's island building in the South China Sea China has occupied Woody Island for 50 years. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hong Lei told reporters last week that the “deployment of defense facilities in our own territory is appropriate and reasonable.” “It’s aimed at improving our national defense capabilities and has nothing to do with so-called militarization,” he told a press briefing. Greg Poling, head of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Washington-based CSIS, told CNN that China was also developing radar capabilities on islands in the South China Sea, allowing more effective control of the sea and airspace. CNN’s Katie Hunt and Kevin Wang contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160224003000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "TWN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/asia/china-missiles-south-china-sea/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "482565424", "sentence": "NEW: \"We didn't know when we would be going,\" British vacationer Nicky Bull says The first flight of U.K. tourists returning from Sharm el-Sheikh touched down Friday A large backlog of tourists is still expected, with limited flights out of the resort The increased security at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport turned into a mixed blessing for British vacationer Nicky Bull, one of tens of thousands whose travel plans became uncertain after Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed. She felt safer but had to stand in line for hours before boarding a plane. “At the airport today it was absolutely dreadful,” Bull said Friday after returning to the United Kingdom. “I appreciate all the extra security but they just couldn’t cope with it. … When we tried to go home on Wednesday the security was non-existent. Now it is as it should be but I don’t think they’ve got enough people to deal with it.” Even worse was the uncertainty. Bull said she supported her government’s decision to temporarily suspend flights from Egypt but said officials didn’t supply much information about what to do. “We didn’t know when we would be going, if it would be one day, two days,” said Bull, a human resources manager from Bath. “We felt like we were on our own.” Jonathan Hughes, another British vacationer, is still in limbo. “I’m guessing we’ll be in the queue,” the 28-year-old management accountant told CNN, as he awaited further information on whether his flight home to Manchester, northern England, would operate as scheduled Saturday. “Not knowing if tomorrow is going to be another day on holiday, or if we’re coming home, is a bit frustrating,” he said. Later Friday he sent a Twitter message saying the situation at the airport was very confusing. “Very frustrating, reps have gone awol now, sign on the board still listing 9 Thomson flights as leaving today. Just need a bit of decisiveness,” he said. Flights from the resort to the United Kingdom resumed Friday after having been grounded over fears that a bomb planted by an airport worker may have brought down the Russian airliner Saturday. EasyJet Flight 9854 landed at London’s Gatwick airport with 180 passengers Friday afternoon, the first of the so-called rescue flights to touch down. The airline said it was able to return 359 passengers to the United Kingtom in the two flights it was allowed to operate from Sharm el-Sheikh. The low-cost carrier said it expects to repatriate an additional 445 passengers Saturday on two aircraft from the Egyptian resort to London Luton Airport. But with Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamel saying only eight flights to the United Kingdom were scheduled to leave Friday, instead of the usual 29, a heavy backlog was anticipated. Flights for carriers Thomas Cook and Monarch that were scheduled to land were diverted, with Thomas Cook saying three flights had been canceled because of a limited number of departure slots. Turkish Airlines announced it was suspending flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh until Sunday, after the arrival of its specialist team to assess security procedures at the resort’s airport. And, remarkably, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday agreed to suspend Russian air traffic with Egypt until the reasons for the Metrojet airliner crash were known, the Kremlin said. There are believed to be about 50,000 Russian tourists in Egypt, according to preliminary data, the Russian Association of Tour Operators said Friday. Earlier, Russian vacationers expressed on social media their relief to be aboard a homeward-bound flight. “We are (on) the plane and feel great,” posted Instagram user @senejskayafox. A post shared by Ксения (@solomatina_ksenia) The British government estimates that 20,000 Britons are in Sharm el-Sheikh, and that it could take 10 days to get all of them out. Those who leave will be allowed to travel with only carry-on luggage, leaving checked baggage behind to be returned separately on cargo flights arranged under special security measures ordered by the British government. In a statement, Kamel said that the luggage left behind was expected to affect the operation of the airport, but that the bags would be sent on cargo planes on the same day the passengers’ flights departed. Hughes, who was on vacation with girlfriend Rebecca Ward, a 27-year-old math teacher, said that despite the uncertainty, his vacation had not been too negatively affected. The mood among vacationers at his hotel was “mostly relaxed,” he said, in contrast to the scenes of long queues and weary travelers emerging from Sharm el-Sheikh airport. A post shared by Erin McLaughlin (@erinnbcnews) “There’s a few people talking about it, but not losing any sleep over it,” said Hughes. “A lady was getting very worked up about it this morning. (Her) main gripe seemed to be, bizarrely, that she couldn’t bring makeup home, so that’ll all need replacing.” He said he expected there to be a backlog and his travel operator had said their costs would be covered at the hotel as long as they were stranded, so “we certainly can’t complain.” Stranded, apparently. #sharmelsheikh #couldbeworse pic.twitter.com/A9ELcHxJSY His main complaint was the uncertainty. The planes in the sky, visible from his hotel, were a welcome sight, but he had been told that flights faced at least a three-hour delay. Bull said she was ebullient to land on home soil. “The pilot got a round of applause,” she said. “We all cheered and it was obviously great.” She said she may not go back to Egypt again. “Not because of the terrorism because that could happen anywhere,” she said. “It was how we were dealt with afterward. … I was very put out by the way it was handled by the Egyptians, I’m sorry to say.” CNN’s Olga Pavlova, Don Melvin, Alexander Felton, Vasco Covotio, Justin Lear, Sarah Sirgany, Phil Black, Lucy Pawle and Christina Zdanowicz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Egyptian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151106190000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/africa/sharm-el-sheikh-tourists-chaos/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "731179448", "sentence": "Russia said Thursday that it has “concrete proof” that Western nations have attempted to interfere in its presidential election next month. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova offered no proof but said that “destructive interference” had taken place “within the context of the presidential election campaign.” Zakharova said the government’s accusations were based on solid evidence, “unlike unsubstantiated allegations of all-powerful Russian hackers and some Russian influence on elections in other countries.” Related video Can House Intel fix its partisanship problem? She warned that Russia would take “tough countermeasures, including a public reaction” if the interference did not stop. Russia has been accused of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election as well as Britain’s referendum on the European Union. It has denied those allegations. Earlier this week, Dan Coats, US director of national intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee that “there should be no doubt” Russia also sees the 2018 midterm elections as a target. Related article Trump still unconvinced Russia meddled in 2016 election Coats, who was testifying along with other top national security officials, said he expects “Russia to continue using propaganda, social media, false-flag personas, sympathetic spokesmen and other means to influence, to try to build on its wide range of operations and exacerbate social and political fissures in the United States.” On Wednesday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration is “actively working” on imposing sanctions on Russia over its interference in the 2016 election. Russia has called the threat of US sanctions a “direct and obvious attempt” to interfere in its March 18 presidential election. “We do think that this is a direct and obvious attempt to time some sort of action to coincide with our elections in order to influence them,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a telephone conference call last month. “We disagree with this, and we are sure this will have no influence.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180215170000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/europe/moscow-western-interference-election/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "670053371", "sentence": "Kidnapping suspect Brendt Christensen makes his first court appearance The FBI says his phone was linked to a forum about \"Abduction 101\" The crowd of demonstrators who rallied behind Yingying Zhang’s family included hundreds of students, professors and concerned strangers. It also included the man suspected of kidnapping her, officials say. A photo taken by CNN’s Kaylee Hartung at Thursday’s rally shows Brendt Christensen, the man who would later be identified as the suspect, in the upper right corner, the University of Illinois and campus police said. University police confirmed the man standing by himself in a dark T-shirt with his left hand on a railing as Christensen, said Robin Kaler, associate chancellor for public affairs at the University of Illinois. The day after the rally, Christensen was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping. And while many were surprised Christensen would show up to the rally, the suspect had actually been under surveillance for weeks. A spate of bizarre circumstances led to Christensen’s arrest. Among those cited by FBI Special Agent Anthony Manganaro in a criminal complaint: – Christensen’s unusual car, a black Saturn Astra, had a sunroof and a cracked front passenger hubcap, just like the vehicle that picked up Zhang the day she disappeared. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. – The suspect changed his story about what he was doing the afternoon of June 9, the day of the disappearance, Manganaro wrote. Related article Kidnapping suspect linked to abduction fantasy web page, FBI says Christensen said he was probably sleeping or playing video games “at his residence all day,” the FBI agent wrote. A few days later, Christensen told investigators he was “driving around the UI campus when he observed an Asian female with a backpack standing at a corner appearing distressed,” Manganaro wrote. Christensen told authorities he dropped the woman off a few blocks away, the complaint said. – An investigation into Christensen’s phone revealed a visit to the fetish website FetLife, where the user visited a forum called “Abduction 101,” Manganaro wrote. Threads on that forum included “Perfect abduction fantasy” and “planning a kidnapping,” the complaint said. – Investigators sought search warrants and started “continuous surveillance” on Christensen around June 16. On June 29, the day before he was arrested, Christensen “was captured on audio recording … explaining how he kidnapped Y.Z.,” or Yingying Zhang, the FBI agent wrote. “Christensen stated that he brought Y.Z. back to his apartment, and otherwise held her in his apartment against her will,” Manganaro said. The agent said Zhang is still missing and presumed dead. Yuan Ziwen, a roommate and close friend of Zhang’s boyfriend, said he was frightened when he saw the video released by police. “My scalp was tingling. Yingying is a really cautious and reasonable person, I don’t believe she will enter some stranger’s car unless there is an emergency or she is in a rush,” Yuan told CNN. As Chinese news outlets continue to provide extensive coverage on the Zhang case, public interest in the story shows no sign of abating. While sympathy for the victim appears universal, heated debates have also broken out on social media platforms on topics ranging from personal safety in America to the efficiency of US law enforcement agencies. A commentary in the Global Times, a provocative but state-sanctioned tabloid that often takes hard-line positions, concluded the FBI mishandled the investigation because “police were overwhelmed” by the high crime rate in the United States. “In fact, the FBI’s inefficiency is not by accident, yet difficult to avoid; this is tied to the high crime rate and judicial system in the US, also, the problems of FBI itself,” the paper said. Many current and former US-based Chinese students and scholars have also brushed aside the notion that the Zhang case highlights the danger of living in America – in sharp contrast to major Chinese cities where violent crimes are still relatively uncommon. “I’m not afraid of going to the States at all,” said Zhong Siqi, a 22-year-old recent college graduate in southern China who will attend Northeastern University in Boston in the fall. Related article School rallies behind family of missing student Christensen appeared in a magistrate’s court for an arraignment hearing Monday, but said very little. He did not enter a plea for the kidnapping charge. Another hearing will take place Wednesday to determine whether the 28-year-old should remain in custody, said Sharon Paul, spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois. Christensen’s defense attorney, Evan Bruno, urged the public to avoid jumping to conclusions. “There’s a long road ahead,” Bruno said. “I encourage everyone to be patient, to keep an open mind and wait until the evidence comes in.” In an interview Tuesday with CNN, Guofang Miao, Zhang’s colleague, said she was “sad and angry” when she saw the man in court charged with kidnapping her friend. Miao, a post-doctoral student at the university, worked closely with Zhang for more than a month on a project with the university’s College of Agriculture. They called themselves field ecologists and were concerned about the environment, said Miao, who holds a Ph.D. in forestry and environmental resources from North Carolina State University. The pair used new technology to develop methods to predict crop yield and studied how new crops adapted to climate change, Miao said. “The work is really tough but we enjoyed (the work) a lot,” Miao said, standing in the university corn field where the two worked. Zhang was talented and passionate about her work, Miao said. But she also recalled the lighter side of her friend. They talked about the corn stalks that sprang up quickly and the beautiful fireflies at night that fascinated Zhang, said Miao, a native of China. Zhang didn’t see fireflies where she studied in China. “When she started to see those she was so excited,” Miao said. “I said ‘okay, if you really like, I can drop you here and you can stay until night. … Then I can come to pick you up later.’ “ “I still hope she can make it back to see those,” Miao added. “She will love that.” Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta, and Kevin Conlon and Kaylee Hartung reported from Urbana, Illinois. CNN’s Dakin Andone, Nanlin Fang, Steven Jiang and Serena Dong also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "FBI", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170703180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/us/u-illinois-kidnapping-suspect-attended-victim-rally/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "435898414", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Traders highlights the business of global trading by showcasing extraordinary individuals worldwide who are trading goods and services across borders. In China, the demand for luxury goods has never been bigger, but connecting Chinese shoppers with designer goods isn’t always easy, says Jacqueline Lam, cofounder of Mihaibao, a company that’s looking to bridge the gap between the top Western designer brands and hungry consumers in the East. “It’s very difficult for people to buy from Western websites in China,” explained Lam. “It’s not just the language barrier, the shopping experience is entirely different: the foreign servers slow things down, you can’t pay in Yuan and that’s before you face customs and import duty.” And demand for expensive goods in China is growing exponentially, with one report suggesting that China will account for 20% of the global luxury sales in 2015. You might think it’s already been done, with Chinese online retailer Xiu and the host of glitzy designer shops that have opened in China’s large cities. But last year, there were reports that those same shops were slashing their exorbitant prices as consumers favored making trips abroad to buy direct and avoid the high taxes at home. In addition, Mihaibao doesn’t have the expense of foreign buyers shopping for a set list of products, like Xiu does. Instead, Lam’s company has no inventory to speak of, just a group of software and data engineers. “We’re a tech company,” Lam clarified. “Our engineers manage data on currency so people can pay in Yuan, the latest trends so customers can keep up with the latest fashion and all the placement and orders are done automatically.” 馬上上覓海寶購買屬於您的 Alexander Wang 迷你包SHOP NOW for your Alexander Wang Mini Bags on Mihaibaohttp://t.co/eF1C6ngF18 pic.twitter.com/qC5YMU0dUU Chinese consumers can now pick the products they want directly from the website and the rest is done automatically by the systems Lam put in place – from calculating live prices and import costs to arranging the delivery. On top of that, Mihaibao believes its data knowledge has enabled it to exploit key trends not just for consumer demand but also to help the big-name brands market the right products to Chinese customers. “We have studied the online shopping experience in China – it’s nothing like the West,” Lam said. “We’ve changed it by making it transparent, easy to use and adapting our website to the way China shops.” She continued: “Not only can we tailor the Chinese shopper’s experience but we can also help brands target the people that have created demand for a particular product – we know how the Chinese shopper thinks.” Lam, 28, was born in China and later moved to Denmark as a teenager. She continued her university studies in the United Kingdom and went on to work for retail data giant Dunnhumby, before starting Mihaibao in 2014. Whether it can fill the gaps the luxury brands and e-commerce sites have missed remains to be seen but expansion is on the cards with a fresh round of investment and help from the UK government’s Trade and Investment department. “We started with luxury handbags but we’re going to meet the demand for other luxury goods in beauty, baby care, wine, art and furniture,” Lam said. “People in China want Western goods – they associate it with a better life and sophistication – and if you have the money you’ll buy from the West, not from China.” Lam also hopes to help eradicate the “gray market,” where Chinese people come into the country with products they’ve bought abroad – something the Chinese government is working hard to stop. She said: “This trend of people coming back with gifts from overseas trips has been going on for ages … we want to take out the hassle so people can buy cost-effectively without having to bother their family members in the West.” MORE: Beautiful retro cars sell vintage British cool to the world The juicy story of Florida’s orange trade", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mihaibao", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150525093000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/asia/mihaibao-china-luxury/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "604341873", "sentence": "Suspect also had a career as an actor in gay pornographic movies, a source says He had worked for the German domestic intelligence service since April, officials say A German domestic intelligence service employee arrested as a suspected Islamist plotting against the state also had a career as an actor in gay pornographic movies, a source with knowledge of the case said. The source confirmed reports in German media that the man had roles in those movies but added that the development did not appear to be related to the alleged terrorist plot. The prosecutors’ office in Duesseldorf said Wednesday it had opened a criminal investigation against the man, a 51-year-old German citizen, on suspicion of “preparing a serious violent act endangering the state.” He had worked for the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution since April, it said. He was arrested November 16 over allegations of sharing protected materials and making Islamist statements online. According to the statement from the prosecutors’ office, the intelligence service employee “was tasked with the observation of the potentially violent Salafist scene” – referring to an ultrafundmentalist branch of Islam. “The investigation is based on the following points: suspicion of preparing a serious violent act endangering the State, the attempted violation of intelligence secrets and the readiness to commit a crime,” it said. “The suspect is accused as identifying himself as an intelligence employee in an internet chat and to have revealed accurate information of operations including content and locations.” The man is also accused of offering his chat partner access to the domestic intelligence agency “to commit violent acts against ‘non-believers’ which ‘were surely the wish of Allah’ and that ‘he was prepared to do anything to help his brothers,’ ” the prosecutors’ office statement said. However, the suspect’s chat partner was an employee of the same intelligence agency and was able to uncover the man’s identity, it said. “The suspect – who describes himself as a ‘convert’ – has confessed his goal as infiltrating the domestic intelligence service and warning his ‘brothers’ of current investigations.” Further allegations may be made against the man once confiscated data storage has been examined, the statement said. This would determine whether the case is handed to the federal prosecutor. “As of now, there is no evidence that the suspect managed to reveal any security-related secrets to people in the violent Salafist scene, or has committed any other crime,” the statement said. The case has raised questions over how the man, who has been in custody since November 17, came to be recruited to the intelligence agency in the first place. “The security vetting of applicants needs to be examined,” Social Democrat lawmaker Burkhard Lischka said. Related video German police arrest 3 ISIS militant suspects Last month, German authorities banned an Islamist organization they said was responsible for inspiring more than 140 young people to join the conflict in Syria. Federal police in September said 800 German nationals had traveled to Syria to join the conflict. German Chancellor Angela Merkel in July vowed to boost security and improve counterterrorism measures following three attacks allegedly carried out by refugees. Merkel has come under criticism for her open-door refugee policy, which saw more than 1 million asylum seekers enter the country in 2015. Germany has banned several Islamist associations in recent years, including ISIS in 2014 and the jihadist group Tauhid Germany in 2015. CNN’s Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "German domestic intelligence service", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161201154500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/europe/germany-intelligence-islamist-arrest/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "702958652", "sentence": "Trump called the attacker an \"animal\" The diversity visa has been a point of contention for years President Donald Trump, during a White House Cabinet meeting Wednesday, said he wants to terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery, a program that distributes around 50,000 visas to countries where there is a low rate of immigration to the US. “I am, today, starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program,” Trump said, seated next to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. “I am going to ask Congress to immediately initiate work to get rid of this program, diversity lottery, diversity lottery. Sounds nice, it is not nice, it is not good. It hasn’t been good and we have been against it.” He added: “We’re going to quickly as possible get rid of chain migration and move to a merit-based system.” Trump added that based on preliminary information, the attacker in New York “was the point of contact, the primary point of contact for, and this is preliminarily, 23 people, that came in or potentially came in with him and that is not acceptable.” Related gallery Manhattan truck attack The comments follow Trump’s tweets on Wednesday morning that blamed Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, for the program. “The terrorist came into our country through what is called the ‘Diversity Visa Lottery Program,’ a Chuck Schumer beauty,” Trump tweeted. “I want merit based.” Schumer was a key shaper of the 1990 legislation that created the program, but also played a lead part in the 2013 Gang of Eight bill that that passed the Senate on a bipartisan basis and included removing the diversity lottery program. The bill would have moved those visas elsewhere in the system and introduced a merit system that took into account multiple factors like family and work skills. The diversity visa has been a point of contention for years. The 50,000 visas, distributed by random selection among countries where there is a low rate of immigration to the US, were originally designed to diversify the pool of immigrants to the US. The visas offer immigrants green cards, permanent legal residence and a path to citizenship. Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue have introduced a bill, endorsed by Trump, that would eliminate the diversity lottery and certain categories of family-based green cards, and then would transform the remaining employment-based visas into a point system that favors heavily highly skilled, highly educated, English-speaking immigrants. But while there is consensus around needing to reform the process, limited support exists even within the GOP for Cotton and Perdue’s bill. Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who has been an ardent critic of Trump, noted in a tweet Wednesday that the Gang of Eight bill, had it been signed into law, would have done away with the diversity visa program. The Cotton-Perdue bill would roughly halve the number of green cards overall per year, a point of contention for many Democrats and Republicans alike, and wouldn’t easily allow for low skilled immigrants to come to the US permanently, another sticking point for many. Related article New York terror suspect was radicalized domestically, governor says Trump also labeled the alleged attacker an “animal” to reporters Wednesday, and said the United States must “get much tougher” with terror suspects. Trump called for “quick justice” and “strong justice” for terror suspects. “What we have right now is a joke and it is a laughing stock and no wonder so much of this stuff takes place,” Trump said. The President’s initial Twitter response to the attack labeled the attacker a “very sick and deranged person” and offered his “thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack.” Trump later tweeted that he was ordering his Department of Homeland Security to “step up our already Extreme Vetting Program.” It was not clear what program the President was referring to. Reached Tuesday night, DHS referred all questions on the “vetting” order to the White House, which did not respond to questions. Soon after Trump tweeted Wednesday morning, Schumer responded with a tweet of his own: “I guess it’s not too soon to politicize a tragedy.” Schumer also accused the President of “politicizing and dividing America” and urged him to focus “on the real solution – anti-terrorism funding – which he proposed cutting in his most recent budget.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said at a Wednesday morning news conference that the President’s tweets were “not helpful.” “I don’t think they were factual. I think they tend to point fingers and politicize the situation,” he said. “You play into the hands of the terrorist to the extent that you disrupt, divide and frighten people in the society. The tone now should be the opposite – on all levels.” Trump’s decision to address immigration policy hours after the terrorist attack is markedly different than the tack the White House took after a shooter in Las Vegas opened fire on a concert last month, killing 58. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, asked about gun control policy the day after the shooting in Las Vegas, dismissed the idea of talking about policy so soon after a shooting. “We haven’t had the moment to have a deep dive on the policy part of that,” Sanders said. “We’ve been focused on the fact that we had a severe tragedy in our country. And this is a day of mourning, a time of bringing our country together, and that’s been the focus of the administration this morning.” Pressed on why Trump brought up the travel ban hours after shootings in Orlando and San Bernardino, Sanders added at the time, “I think there’s a difference between being a candidate and being the President.” Tuesday’s terror attack in New York was the city’s deadliest since 9/11. Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov drove a rented van down a bike path, law enforcement sources have said. The attack killed six victims instantly, while two others died later. New York politicians and officials quickly labeled the incident a terror attack. Right-wing blogs and publications began blaming Schumer’s immigration policies on Tuesday night and Trump’s comments track with much of what was written. “Blame Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer,” read a post from the Gateway Pundit. Breitbart, the right-wing publication run by Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist, was leading with a story about the Diversity Visa Lottery Program, citing an ABC New York story that reported Saipov came to the United States through the program. Turning to immigration politics shortly after a terrorist attack has become a pattern for Trump. After a deadly mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, in 2015, then candidate-Trump called for the “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” Trump ran on hard-line immigration policies in 2016, pledging to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, cut down the number of refugees coming into the United States and deporting undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. After stepping into the Oval Office in January, Trump proposed a sweeping travel ban that banned immigration from a series of countries. The ban, which has been repeatedly altered and fought in court, currently puts increased screening on nationals from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Venezuela and Yemen. Immigration from North Korea and Syria is suspended entirely. Democrats slammed Trump on Wednesday for quickly turning to immigration after the terror attack. “This has become the pattern for President Trump, dating back to the campaign,” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, told MSNBC. “No matter where an attack happens around the world, whether it’s in the United States, Europe, he immediately goes to questions about immigration.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Diversity Visa Lottery Program", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171101133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UZB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/01/politics/donald-trump-chuck-schumer-nyc-attack/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "669121847", "sentence": "Haley: \"we've cut over half a billion $$$ from the UN peacekeeping budget \" In March the White House instructed the State Department to cut their budgets for UN programs nearly in half US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley cheered cuts to the UN’s peacekeeping budget Wednesday, adding that “we’re only getting started.” “Just 5 months into our time here, we’ve cut over half a billion $$$ from the UN peacekeeping budget & we’re only getting started,” Haley tweeted. The UN struck a deal on Wednesday that cuts $600 million from the annual peacekeeping budget of more than $7.5 billion–slicing 7.5 percent off America’s bill, Reuters reported. Initially the US had proposed more budget slashing, which would have dropped its contributions by more than 10 percent. In March, the White House instructed the State Department and the US mission to the United Nations to cut their budgets for UN programs nearly in half, including US peacekeeping and development assistance, two senior US officials told CNN at the time. The proposed cuts reflected a desire by the Trump administration to reduce US commitments to international organizations. Since the former South Carolina governor was appointed to the Cabinet-level diplomatic post by President Donald Trump, Haley has, in conjunction with other countries, overseen major cuts from the UN peacekeeping efforts. In just her first week as US ambassador, Haley made reform of the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations a top priority. The program, which last fiscal year cost almost $8 billion, was something Haley said needed to be looked at and reconsidered during her Senate confirmation hearing. Under former President Barack Obama, the US paid for about 30% of the UN’s peacekeeping budget. China was the second highest contributor paying just over 10%. At her confirmation hearing, Haley stressed that the UN needed to look at whether countries were simply sending their forces to missions “just to make money” because the United Nations pays for peacekeepers. “The last thing we want is for UN peacekeepers to go into a country and for people to be scared and for people to be vulnerable,” Haley told a Senate committee. The peacekeeping department – which has been rocked by sex abuse cases and often unending missions – was a clear target for slashing. But the UN said in May that the US’s cuts would make continuing its work “impossible.” “The figures presented would simply make it impossible for the UN to continue all of its essential work advancing peace, development, human rights and humanitarian assistance,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said in a statement. CNN’s Richard Roth and Elise Labott contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170629184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/politics/haley-on-un-cuts/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "680431847", "sentence": "Been busy? Just now realize a big solar eclipse is coming? Don’t worry; here’s our guide for slackers. And here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) Surprising no one, President Trump doubled down on his tough talk with North Korea, saying that his earlier threat to hit the North with “fire and fury” probably didn’t go far enough. Trump responded to the regime’s threat to attack Guam with a threat of his own, vowing “an event the likes of which nobody has seen before.” Our experts considered how that might unfold. But Trump’s bombastic barbs weren’t just for the North Koreans. He saved some for his predecessors, too, saying past US presidents didn’t do enough to stand up to the North. We know the President has no qualms about going after his own people (Hello, James Comey and Jeff Sessions). So, it wasn’t a shock to find Mitch McConnell in Trump’s crosshairs. Still, McConnell is the Senate majority leader, the husband of one of Trump’s Cabinet members and the man who can make it easier – or really hard – for Trump to get his agenda through Congress. But Trump, clearly miffed that the Obamacare repeal effort died in the Senate, went after McConnell on Twitter and in comments to reporters, ordering him to get back to work on health care and demurring when asked if he should resign. McConnell this week said Trump has “excessive expectations” about the “democratic process.” The opioid crisis is officially a national emergency. President Trump finally made that declaration, which his own bipartisan commission recommended. Trump called the opioid crisis a serious problem “the likes of which we have never had” (yes, you’ve heard that phrase before). Trump compared the current crisis to the days of his youth, saying, “When I was growing up, they had the LSD and they had certain generations of drugs.” The national emergency designation means more resources will be made available to state and federal agencies to fight the opioid epidemic. Just two days ago, the administration said declaring a national emergency was not necessary. Rain’s in the forecast today for the Crescent City, and that’s very bad news. Regular, run-of-the-mill rainstorms have flooded parts of New Orleans recently, because a handful of key pumps that drain the city – some of which sits below sea level – aren’t working. A turbine that helps power some of those pumps also was damaged in a fire. In anticipation of today’s rain and possible flooding, some schools are closed, and residents are being warned to stay indoors and off the roads. Rainwater flooding did not wreck the city in Hurricane Katrina, when breaches in federal levees let a nearby lake spill into the streets. Pop superstar Taylor Swift took the stand in her civil suit against a former DJ she said groped her during a meet-and-greet. Swift said David Mueller, a radio host in Denver, grabbed her backside when they took a picture together four years ago. Mueller denies this and says it’s all a misunderstanding. Swift was having none of that: “What Mr. Mueller did was very intentional,” she testified. She later told Mueller’s lawyer, “I’m not going to allow you or your client to make me feel in any way that this is my fault, because it isn’t.” Writer Peggy Drexler said Swift spoke for all women and highlighted the sexual harassment they endure daily. And CNN legal analyst Paul Callan said Swift sent a strong message to men, too: Get your groping hands off us. 1 in 8 The number of Americans struggling with alcohol abuse, according to a new study People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Look at this As if you don’t spend enough time on social media, Facebook now wants you to watch videos on its new service called … Watch. Croc rock A prehistoric crocodile – known for crushing prey with its massive jaw and teeth – has been named for heavy metal legend Lemmy. They’re so fly We don’t know much about China’s Hainan Airlines, other than it’s got the coolest cabin crew uniforms on the planet. Only in California A marijuana company bought a small California town and plans to turn it into, what else, a pot paradise. Panda power You’ll probably find it hard to wind down from this stressful week. But 70 seconds of cute pandas falling down should do the trick. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170811111500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/11/us/five-things-august-11-trnd/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "472205902", "sentence": "It was vintage Benjamin Netanyahu, but with a surprising twist. The Israeli Prime Minister castigated United Nations delegates for hounding the Jewish state on Thursday in a speech bursting with rhetorical pyrotechnics, apocalyptic warnings and a haunting pause of silence. But easy to miss in his tirades against Iran and boilerplate lines on the Palestinian conflict was something unexpected – an apparent peace offering to the Israeli leader’s White House nemesis, President Barack Obama. It’s not that Netanyahu has experienced a sudden conversion on the Iranian nuclear deal, which he desperately tried – and failed – to thwart. In fact, he warned Iran was more dangerous than ever Thursday, comparing the country to an “unmuzzled” tiger. But there were also the first signs of a new strategy from Netanyahu to begin to repair relations with the White House ruptured by the long tug of war over the Iran nuclear deal that Obama’s foes in Congress, enthusiastically backed by the Israeli leader, have failed to derail. The strategy seemed to include holding out an olive branch to Obama and Capitol Hill Democrats by expressing a pragmatic willingness to live with the accord – for now – and identifying places of agreement on enforcement, which will be in both nations’ interests over the deal’s duration. If Netanyahu’s speech does end up easing some of the hard feelings between the U.S. and Israeli governments, however, there is no sign that any breakthroughs are likely soon on another issue that has divided Obama and Netanyahu – the elusive search for an Israeli-Palestinian peace. In fact, the situation appears to be deteriorating, amid tensions on the sacred Temple Mount in Jerusalem, simmering violence in the West Bank and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ declaration at the United Nations on Wednesday that he would no longer honor the Oslo Accords, the 1993 deal with Israel that was supposed to lead to a permanent peace and a Palestinian state. Abbas’ dramatic statement, however, didn’t get the attention he might have hoped for on the international stage amidst the intense focus on Iran, not to mention the chaos in Syria and the Russian attempt to shore up ally President Bashar al-Assad. It was another sign that while the Palestinian issue was once a cause celebre and at the center of U.S. foreign policy and U.N. gatherings, it has now slipped well down a crowded list of American and international priorities. Indeed, Netanyahu felt no compulsion to pay any more than scant attention to the issue, while Obama skipped it entirely. The topic, on which the two leaders have starkly divergent approaches, has been a source of friction longer than the Iran deal has been, and the Israeli leader and his White House outreach only benefits from it being consigned to the back burner. In his comments on Iran on Thursday, for the first time that close Middle East watchers could remember, Netanyahu uttered a sentence that was not uniformly critical of the Iran nuclear pact. Related video Netanyahu: Iran deal makes war more likely “This deal does place several constraints on Iran’s nuclear program, and rightly so,” Netanyahu admitted, focusing his dire warnings that the “militant Islamic terror regime” would be “weeks away” from amassing an entire arsenal of nuclear bombs only on the period after the deal’s restrictions sunset in 10 or 15 years – rather than repeating his claim that the deal itself would facilitate Iran getting a bomb in the near future. Netanyahu also called on the United Nations to keep Iran’s feet to the fire and fully implement the deal he decried, offering at least the prospect of some common ground that Israel could share with the administration, as the latter also wants to see the world body remain resolute on the issue. “Make sure that the inspectors actually inspect. Make sure that the snapback sanctions actually snap back. And make sure that Iran’s violations aren’t swept under the Persian rug,” Netanyahu said. “Of one thing, I can assure you: Israel will be watching closely.” He also had plenty of harsh words for the agreement: “This deal doesn’t make peace more likely. By fueling Iran’s aggression with billions of dollars in sanctions relief, it makes war more likely,” Netanyahu said, before angrily accusing the United Nations of greeting Tehran’s threats to destroy Israel with silence and pausing for a chilling 45 seconds in his own speech – glaring out at the chamber at the General Assembly. But he also hinted at conciliation with the United States, and Netanyahu went out of his way to detail all the places where he and Obama agree. He said they both wanted to keep arms away from “Iran’s terror proxies” and to stop Tehran from destabilizing the Middle East, and he thanked Obama for helping to bolster Israeli security and its military edge. He even reached out to Democrats, who blocked Republican attempts to kill the Iran deal and who remain furious that Netanyahu used an address to Congress earlier this year to openly criticize the President during the premier’s re-election bid. “Israel is grateful that this sentiment is widely shared by the American people and its representatives in Congress, by both those who supported the deal and by those who opposed it,” Netanyahu said. While the headlines will be grabbed by Netanyahu’s invective against Iran, it could turn out that the more subtle parts of his speech could be the most significant ahead of planned talks at the White House between Obama and Netanyahu in November. Former U.S. Middle East peace negotiator Aaron David Miller told CNN that the passage of the speech about the constraints on Iran was “curious” and a new development. “I think that reflects a measure of acquiescence – not to Iran, he made it very clear that was not going to be the case – but in essence to the agreement itself,” he said. “In many respects, this was an effort I think to move on, and to move on in partnership with President Obama,” Miller continued. “We will see if that is going to be possible.” Another former U.S. official, David Makovsky, who worked on the administration’s unsuccessful effort to broker a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in Obama’s second term, also agreed that Netanyahu was reaching out to the President. “I think that he extended an olive branch to President Obama and, for the first time, I heard him talk about both sides of the aisle,” he said. “I think it was a way of Netanyahu pivoting to say … ‘I am not an ostrich putting my head in the sand, but we want to work with the U.S. on implementation.’ “ Netanyahu’s speech came four days after Obama spoke in the U.N. chamber and defended the Iran deal as vindication for his strategy of pursuing hard-nosed diplomacy even with America’s enemies. But there was one big omission from Obama’s remarks, and that was any mention of his frustrated efforts to forge a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Given that it was at the United Nations in 2010 that Obama predicted an agreement could be reached on a Palestinian state within a year, his swerve was especially striking – appearing to reflect frustration with Abbas and Netanyahu and signal that a new U.S. Middle East peace bid is unlikely during his final year in office. Abbas’ vow, meanwhile, to ignore the Oslo Accords threatens to further deepen antagonism between the Palestinians and Israel. But it remains unclear whether Abbas’ move was a symbolic measure born of desperation – and a desire to placate domestic critics of his leadership – or will be acted upon by cutting coordination with Israel over security and other key arenas. “It was really, at the end of the day, a very convoluted statement that does not amount to going all the way to abrogating Oslo,” said Ghaith al-Omari, a former Palestinian Authority official now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The worsening security situation in Jerusalem and on the West Bank has led to some warnings of a new Intifada, or uprising, similar those that raged in the Palestinian territories between 1987 to 1993 and 2000 to 2005. While some analysts believe tensions could ease in the coming weeks, al-Omari said it was impossible to say whether a crisis would be sparked that could spin out of control. “Things are very, very volatile and anything could trigger it – but by the same token, things could continue to be stable for a time,” he said. “We will not know what the trigger is until it happens.” If that trigger is pulled, Obama’s efforts to remain aloof will likely prove futile. The administration may have to resume its frustrating role as middleman between Israel and the Palestinians, in a new test for the bruised relations with Israel that Netanyahu tried to at least start repairing on Thursday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Benjamin Netanyahu", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151002000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/politics/benjamin-netanyahu-obama-iran-u-n-/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "639506493", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Bruce Schneier is a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and a fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society. He blogs at www.schneier.com. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. This week, the TSA announced a large electronics ban on travel from eight Muslim countries Bruce Schneier: When faith in government is at an all-time low, many Americans are skeptical this is a justified security measure On Monday, the TSA announced a peculiar new security measure to take effect within 96 hours. Passengers flying into the US on foreign airlines from eight Muslim countries would be prohibited from carrying aboard any electronics larger than a smartphone. They would have to be checked and put into the cargo hold. And now the UK is following suit. It’s difficult to make sense of this as a security measure, particularly at a time when many people question the veracity of government orders, but other explanations are either unsatisfying or damning. So let’s look at the security aspects of this first. Laptop computers aren’t inherently dangerous, but they’re convenient carrying boxes. This is why, in the past, TSA officials have demanded passengers turn their laptops on: to confirm that they’re actually laptops and not laptop cases emptied of their electronics and then filled with explosives. Forcing a would-be bomber to put larger laptops in the plane’s hold is a reasonable defense against this threat, because it increases the complexity of the plot. Both the shoe-bomber Richard Reid and the underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab carried crude bombs aboard their planes with the plan to set them off manually once aloft. Setting off a bomb in checked baggage is more work, which is why we don’t see more midair explosions like Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. Security measures that restrict what passengers can carry onto planes are not unprecedented either. Airport security regularly responds to both actual attacks and intelligence regarding future attacks. After the liquid bombers were captured in 2006, the British banned all carry-on luggage except passports and wallets. I remember talking with a friend who traveled home from London with his daughters in those early weeks of the ban. They reported that airport security officials confiscated every tube of lip balm they tried to hide. Related video How airline electronic ban affects travelers Similarly, the US started checking shoes after Reid, installed full-body scanners after Abdulmutallab and restricted liquids in 2006. But all of those measure were global, and most lessened in severity as the threat diminished. This current restriction implies some specific intelligence of a laptop-based plot and a temporary ban to address it. However, if that’s the case, why only certain non-US carriers? And why only certain airports? Terrorists are smart enough to put a laptop bomb in checked baggage from the Middle East to Europe and then carry it on from Europe to the US. Why not require passengers to turn their laptops on as they go through security? That would be a more effective security measure than forcing them to check them in their luggage. And lastly, why is there a delay between the ban being announced and it taking effect? Even more confusing, The New York Times reported that “officials called the directive an attempt to address gaps in foreign airport security, and said it was not based on any specific or credible threat of an imminent attack.” The Department of Homeland Security FAQ page makes this general statement, “Yes, intelligence is one aspect of every security-related decision,” but doesn’t provide a specific security threat. And yet a report from the UK states the ban “follows the receipt of specific intelligence reports.” Of course, the details are all classified, which leaves all of us security experts scratching our heads. On the face of it, the ban makes little sense. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook One analysis painted this as a protectionist measure targeted at the heavily subsidized Middle Eastern airlines by hitting them where it hurts the most: high-paying business class travelers who need their laptops with them on planes to get work done. That reasoning makes more sense than any security-related explanation, but doesn’t explain why the British extended the ban to UK carriers as well. Or why this measure won’t backfire when those Middle Eastern countries turn around and ban laptops on American carriers in retaliation. And one aviation official told CNN that an intelligence official informed him it was not a “political move.” In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. That trust is at historic low levels right now, so people both in the US and other countries are rightly skeptical of the official unsatisfying explanations. The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "TSA laptop electronics ban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170322204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "EGY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/opinions/puzzling-out-tsa-laptop-ban/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "452065855", "sentence": "U.S. drone strikes are part of a larger strategy to provide direct military support to African peacekeepers Until now, most U.S. military actions in Somalia have focused on airstrikes or raids by special operations forces The Pentagon has quietly expanded its military operations in Somalia against Al-Shabaab militants in recent weeks. U.S. drone strikes are now part of a larger U.S. military strategy to provide direct military support to African peacekeepers – mainly Kenyans – under attack from Al-Shabaab, two U.S. defense officials told CNN. Drones, armed with Hellfire missiles, have been flying from a U.S. military site in Djibouti on the strike missions. Other drones conducting intelligence-gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance have been operating out of Ethiopia, according to one of the officials. The missions are specifically targeting militants in the field who are directly attacking or threatening African Union Mission in Somalia peacekeepers. AMISOM is staffed by troops from nearly a dozen countries, but the bulk come from Kenya and Ethiopia on a regular basis. Until now, most U.S. military actions in Somalia have focused on airstrikes or raids by special operations forces aimed at capturing or killing specific individuals linked to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in the region. But in June, Al-Shabaab militants attacked and overran a peacekeeper base in southern Somalia. A spokesperson for the terror group claimed at the time that the group killed 50 soldiers. It was after that incident that the U.S. military mission to provide overhead protection began to take shape, the officials said. The U.S. assessment is that Al-Shabaab sees a potentially successful strategy in being able to attack and overrun specific targets. The U.S. strikes are aimed at preventing those types of attacks. In the last 10 days, the U.S. has conducted at least seven drone strikes, and more are expected. On July 14, the U.S. conducted a strike against Al-Shabaab militants to prevent what officials said was an imminent attack on Kenyan peacekeepers. Immediately after that drone strike, African forces on the ground conducted a barrage of artillery strikes leading to more than 50 militants being killed. U.S. intelligence analysts are also trying to confirm that one of the recent strikes killed two terrorists, Mohamed Kuno and Ismail Jabhad, said to be planners behind the April 2 attack on Kenya’s Garissa University that left nearly 150 dead, mostly students. Small numbers of U.S. special forces continue to operate inside Somalia, based mainly at the airport in Mogadishu to help with intelligence-sharing and the training of AMISOM forces. What is Al-Shabaab?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. drone strikes in Somalia", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150724221500", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "ETH", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/24/politics/al-shabaab-u-s-strikes/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "747356963", "sentence": "On the campaign trail in 2015 and 2016, Donald Trump railed against the Iraq War (never mind his support for the 2003 invasion), beat up on the Bush family political dynasty and, with three words that pulled together all that and more, promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington. A couple years on, the bog remains thick with the creatures Trump promised to drive out. He’s even introduced some new breeds. But there is nothing that Trump or his lieutenants have done that comes close, in sheer fetid swampiness, to pardoning the criminal former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a move the White House made official on Friday. Americans have tragically short memories. For certain sorts of politicians, that can be a great gift. For Trump, it probably means the pardon will go down without much of a sustained uproar from even the liberal provinces. That’s thanks in part to the sizable number of Democrats who have come to regard Bush-era malfeasance and scandal as petty or low-stakes when held up against Trump’s behavior. Inside the Beltway, the real prospect of a Libby pardon – from when it was first reported on Thursday – immediately became a Rob Mueller-related parlor game. The big question: Was Trump considering the move as a way of signaling to Paul Manafort and others caught up in the special counsel investigation that he will reward them for keeping mum? “So what’s the message here?” former Bush White House ethics chief and ubiquitous Trump critic Richard Painter asked in a tweet. “Lie to a grand jury to protect political superiors and you will get a full pardon?” Maybe so. That Trump would send up a flare to his old allies, some of them already cooperating with Mueller, makes some tactical sense. He’s also expressed sympathy in the past for Libby, telling CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in 2007 that Cheney’s man “probably took a bullet for the administration.” But again, that’s all speculation – and, for now at least – beside the point. What we know for sure – because his conviction capped off a years-long scandal – is that Libby was found guilty in 2007 of obstruction of justice, twice perjuring himself before a grand jury, and lying to FBI agents during their probe into who leaked the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame in 2003, shortly after the Iraq War began. That summer, Plame’s husband, the former diplomat Joe Wilson, accused the administration in a New York Times op-ed that summer of twisting “intelligence related to Iraq’s nuclear weapons program … to exaggerate the Iraqi threat.” Concluding that Cheney’s office had dismissed evidence, turned up by Wilson, that dented the case for invading Iraq, Wilson concluded his piece by writing: “The act of war is the last option of a democracy, taken when there is a grave threat to our national security. More than 200 American soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq already. We have a duty to ensure that their sacrifice came for the right reasons.” Fifteen years on, nearly 5,000 US service members are among the Iraq War dead. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed. The violence continues to this day, most notably as part of the fight to permanently uproot ISIS. Libby was one of the leading proponents of the war. President George W. Bush spared him from serving prison time, commuting a 30-month sentence, deeming it “excessive.” From there, a long campaign – spearheaded by Libby’s powerful friends in Washington’s permanent ruling class – began its work. Among the more vocal Libby defenders, according to The New York Times, is new Trump national security adviser John Bolton. Hours after word came down on Friday, a spokesman for Bush said of the pardon, “President Bush is very pleased for Scooter and his family.” In its own statement, the Trump White House set out its reasoning, then offered this instructive coda – emphasis mine. “Before his conviction, Mr. Libby had rendered more than a decade of honorable service to the Nation as a public servant at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the White House. His record since his conviction is similarly unblemished, and he continues to be held in high regard by his colleagues and peers.” On this latter point, there should be no doubt. They’ll be partying in the swamp tonight.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180413211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/scooter-libby-pardon-swamp-wins/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "574100112", "sentence": "Zika is infecting much of world, with the exception of its birthplace, Africa South and Central America and the Caribbean are hardest-hit Treatments and a vaccine are still on the horizon Zika continues its march around the world. Moving from Africa to French Polynesia to Central and South America, the disease is now active in the United States and Asia, and is likely to continue to spread. Singapore Zika cases increase Zika arrives in a country via the bloodstreams of globe-trotting vacationers and businesspeople, all returning home from areas where Zika is actively circulating. It’s not like you can stop it: Four out of five people with Zika have no symptoms, so most of those passengers are unaware they carry the virus in their blood. No country is immune from a potential outbreak, as long as the mosquitoes capable of spreading the virus –  Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus – live there. To make matters worse, Zika can also be transmitted by blood transfusions and through sexual contact, particularly oral, anal and vaginal sex, and even by secretions left on sex toys. Some have called Zika the world’s newest STD. Related article Uganda's Zika Forest, birthplace of the Zika virus Scientists have learned a lot about Zika in the past year. For one, the virus appears to have mutated as it has spread around the world. When it first emerged, inconspicuously, from Uganda’s Zika forest in 1947, the effects of infection were mild, nothing worse than a mild cold or flu. Though that’s still true for many today, for others, the consequences of Zika are devastating. Babies are being born with life-altering brain damage to women infected with Zika during their pregnancies, immune-compromised adults are dying of complications, and a Zika-triggered auto-immune disorder called Guillain-Barré attacks the nervous system, causing temporary paralysis and even death. Several countries in Central and South America are asking female residents to delay pregnancy if they can, and the Centers for Disease Control in the United States has told American women to stay away from areas where Zika is active. CDC sexual guidance is strict as well: no intercourse during the entire pregnancy unless the couple can carefully and correctly practice safe sex. Similar recommendations apply to couples who are trying to conceive. Related article What couples need to know about Zika “If you’re pregnant, you’re in a very delicate situation,” said medical epidemiologist Dr. John Brooks, a senior medical adviser at the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention. “You want to do everything you can to protect that baby. So our recommendation is to defer unprotected sexual contact for the entire pregnancy to protect against an outcome that could last a lifetime.” No vaccine currently exists. Even though several private and governmental agencies have versions in the works, the likelihood of having a vaccine ready for public consumption is a year or two away – possibly even more. “How soon, you know, depends on a couple of factors,” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a briefing about his organization’s current vaccine, now starting phase one trials. “How effective is it? If it’s a home run, we’ll know pretty quickly. For longer-term issues, such as subtle safety issues that are really rare, we will need a larger trial.” Related video Everything you need to know about Zika How long those trials may take, says Fauci, is determined by the number of Zika infections in a community when the vaccine is ready. “If it’s explosive in an area, then you can get an answer within 1½ years,” Fauci adds, “but if the cases slow down, it might take us additional three to four years to determine if it works.” With a vaccine only a promise on the horizon, researchers are also looking at ways to treat the virus while it’s circulating in the blood. A number of groups are screening thousands of drugs that were already approved for human use by the Food and Drug Administration to see whether any might be effective against the Zika virus. Related article Human trials begin for Zika vaccines Researchers at Florida State University, for example, just announced that a drug approved to treat tapeworms also appears to block the Zika virus from replicating in Petri dishes in the lab. It’s especially exciting, says study author Hengli Tang, because the drug is FDA-approved as a pregnancy category B drug, which means animal reproduction studies have yet to find a risk to a developing fetus. “Because [it] is blocking the multiplication of the viral genetic material, the compound is equally effective even when added several hours after the cells are exposed to the virus,” Tang added. Related article Stopping Zika: Here come the mutant mosquitoes! While scientists scramble to vaccinate and treat, mosquito control officials are doing their utmost to tackle the virus at its source: the mosquitoes themselves. Traditional control techniques emphasize removing standing water, spraying pesticides and larvicides, and encouraging homeowners to keep screens on their doors and windows. That, along with the widespread use of air-conditioning, makes it much easier for developed countries like the United States to keep outbreaks contained. It’s much harder in more economically disadvantaged countries. Another factor straining traditional control efforts is the female Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is primarily responsible for this global spread. A crafty creature, she is an aggressive daytime biter who prefers to live close to her favorite blood meal, humans. Over the centuries, she has adapted to urban environments, preferring stagnant water and small containers such as plastic cups, potted plants and discarded tires to lay her eggs. Related article First known case of female-to-male Zika transmission announced A “sip feeder,” this bloodsucker likes to bite multiple people, taking just a sip of blood each time, increasing the number of people she can infect in just one feeding. The tiny creature’s bite is almost painless. Once you add that to her tendency to sneak up on victims, often biting on ankles and the back of elbows, you can see how easy it might be for her to feed without a life-threatening slap. The Zika-infected female can lay an average of 150 eggs at once, scattering them among several sites to improve survival. If dry, the eggs can survive up to a year, says the World Health Organization, but once the wet season arrives, they immediately hatch. Studies show that some of those emerging babies carry the Zika virus, passed on from their mother, making them an immediate threat to any humans in their vicinity. That’s the worry for Brazil and other South and Central American countries, currently experiencing a drop in Zika cases during the drier winter months. When the rains begin again this fall, those eggs will hatch, and cases could begin to rise, along with the associated risk to pregnant women and their undeveloped fetuses. In the meantime, Zika continues its travels, hitch hiking in travelers’ blood and via the occasional mosquito hidden in an industrial shipment of goods. Whether the virus will take hold in a country depends on the local environment and a country’s ability to combat the threat. United States and Caribbean The first case of locally transmitted Zika in the US was a surprise. Instead of occurring from a mosquito bite, the virus was sexually transmitted by a man recently returned from a country with an active outbreak. Related article What are mosquito-control workers spraying in Miami? Lots of travel-related cases followed; in fact, nearly every state in the union has reported a case of travel-associated Zika in their backyard. That has resulted in a total of 21 cases of microcephaly in the United States, a devastating birth defect in which a baby is born with a small head and brain, often leading to life-long neurological issues, even death. In mid-July, a Miami mosquito bit a returning traveler, processed the virus and began spreading it in Wynwood, a 1-square-mile Miami neighborhood. Despite massive control efforts, one or two cases also popped up in Miami Beach and in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. To date, there are 43 cases of locally transmitted Zika in Florida. Related article Zika in Puerto Rico now a public health emergency That number pales in comparison with hard-hit Puerto Rico, which has over 13,000 cases of the virus, with more than a thousand of those pregnant women. An economic downturn, a failing health care system and inadequate financial support from the mainland makes it difficult for Puerto Rico to fight its epidemic. Other Caribbean countries also continue to battle Zika as their outbreaks continue. The World Health Organization says Martinique has 10 cases of microcephaly, while just this week, the first babies with microcephaly were reported in Haiti, which has one, and the Dominican Republic with three cases. Central and South America Brazil continues to be the country hardest-hit by Zika, with thousands infected and over 1,800 babies diagnosed with microcephaly. That number doesn’t count the babies with normal-size heads but who might develop vision, hearing and developmental issues from their Zika exposure. Related article Fighting Zika's microcephaly in Brazil, one brain at a time Other Central and South American countries are also struggling with the fallout from the virus. Columbia reports 29 cases of microcephaly in newborns, Panama has five cases, El Salvador four, French Guiana three and Paraguay two, while Honduras and Costa Rica report one case each. The good news for South America is that colder winter weather and dry skies have reduced the number of new Zika cases. In fact, the WHO announced no laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika related to the Olympics, which ended August 21 in Brazil, and Chile hasn’t reported a new case of Zika this year. Europe Europe has been spared much of Zika’s devastation. Despite a number of imported cases from returning travelers, only Slovenia and Spain report cases of microcephaly – one each – the WHO says. Asia Southeast Asia has been hard-hit by Zika, and officials worry that numbers are vastly under-reported. Singapore just announced 82 cases of locally acquired Zika infection, with the number rising, but the WHO also lists Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam as “countries with possible endemic transmission or evidence of local mosquito-borne Zika infections in 2016.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Cambodia has reported cases in the past, but the WHO has it on a list of countries where the outbreak has either been “terminated” or is “without documentation” in 2016. Other countries that fit that positive category include French Polynesia, the site of a large outbreak in 2013; Laos; Malaysia; the Cook Islands; the Maldives; New Caledonia; Papua New Guinea; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Africa Cape Verde, a small island 350 miles off the western coast of Africa, is reporting nine cases of microcephaly. Other than that, Africa, the birthplace of Zika, is not reporting any outbreaks at this time. Worldwide CNN has compiled the full list of countries and territories with current outbreaks of Zika, according to the CDC and the WHO. Those affected are: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, the Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kosrae (an Island of the Federated States of Micronesia), the Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, United States of America*, the US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Vietnam, American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga and Cape Verde.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Zika virus", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160830114500", "country1": "BRA", "country2": "SVN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/health/zika-around-the-world/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "712797606", "sentence": "Trump is set to make the announcement Wednesday It will likely cause political upheaval in the Middle East President Donald Trump’s fragile political standing among American voters may be about to cause dangerous reverberations in the Middle East, even provoking the Pope to express concern. His announcement Wednesday that he will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and begin to relocate the US embassy there from Tel Aviv is sparking debate over what the President personally, and the United States, will gain given that the decision marks a sharp foreign policy turn and comes with such high risks. Critics doubt that the President is acting on the basis of long-held principles or a coherent national security strategy and charge he is instead determined to further personal goals at a time when he needs to show his political base that he is rapidly ticking off his campaign promises. Related article White House: Jerusalem embassy move a 'recognition of reality' The question is especially acute because there are so many potential downsides. There are fears Trump’s action will trigger violence against Americans and US interests and a wider Middle East conflagration, especially in countries where leaders support the US government. The US Consulate in Jerusalem warned Americans to be wary of demonstrations after Palestinian factions called for “three days of rage” across the West Bank. Pope Francis voiced “profound concern” over the move, making a “heartfelt appeal to make everyone’s commitment to respect the status quo of the city, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.” Trump’s decision also will defy explicit appeals from allied leaders in the Middle East and Europe and could therefore damage American foreign policy goals and relationships. The move is likely to squander any remaining idea that the United States can be an honest broker in the stalled final status talks between Israel and the Palestinians. It is also likely to squelch son-in-law Jared Kushner’s attempt to revive the Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Given unequivocal criticism by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, it could also slow another Kushner project – rapidly warming US ties with the kingdom – and make it harder for the Saudis to line up publicly alongside Israel in the nascent US policy effort to form a new anti-Iran coalition. As Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East peace negotiator for Republican and Democratic presidents, warned on CNN: “Jerusalem is a tinderbox, waiting for a match.” So why would Trump risk providing that spark with a move that seems to come with such potentially unpredictable and dire consequences, especially as he will be blamed if he sends Middle Eastern tensions soaring? Given Trump’s approval rating – which a poll put at 35% on Tuesday – and intense focus on honoring campaign promises during a fraught year, many observers sense a political motivation. CNN’s Kevin Liptak reported on Tuesday that the President was concerned about losing his base and has taken steps to galvanize conservative support – for instance, in his endorsement of Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama, who has been accused of initiating sexual contact with a 14-year-old, sexually assaulting a 16-year-old and pursuing relationships with teenage girls while he was in his 30s. He has denied those claims. The Jerusalem decision also comes with Trump under heavy political pressure as the Russia probe reaches directly into his inner circle. Related article Why declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is so controversial The vow to move the US embassy to Jerusalem was a staple of Trump’s campaign speeches, and it appealed to evangelical voters, rich Republican donors and GOP foreign policy hawks. “When I become President, the days of treating Israel like a second class citizen will end, on Day 1,” Trump told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference last year. “We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem.” While the risk of moving the embassy appalls his critics, it would not be out of character if the sense of uncertainty appeals to Trump. The President’s self image and his appeal to many supporters rests on the idea that he has the courage to take steps other Presidents wouldn’t and that he will be unpredictable, disdain political correctness and shatter taboos that defied his predecessors. “The President has delivered on another major campaign promise,” Norm Coleman, the national chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition, said in a statement on Tuesday. “President Trump is doing what he does so well: recognizing the reality on the ground. No more false news – Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.” Siding with one of his closest friends among foreign leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who backed him in the US election, may also appeal to Trump. His decision will also allow him to defy establishment foreign policy figures and project a tough guy image in the Middle East, one of the world’s roughest regions. Of course, Trump might simply believe that he is doing the right thing. After all, US law recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital already and there is bipartisan support for the embassy move – though mostly as part of a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, not as a unilateral act. Senior administration officials said Tuesday that the President was simply making a “recognition of reality” with his action on Wednesday and rejected the idea that he was putting peace moves at risk. “It seems clear now that the physical location of the American embassy is not material to a peace deal. It’s not an impediment to peace and it’s not a facilitator to peace,” one senior administration official said. American presidents have for more than two decades used a waiver every six months to forestall the embassy move, partly out of fears that it could set off widespread violence and instability throughout the region. Trump will also sign a waiver on Wednesday – but on the rationale that it will take years to build and appoint a new US embassy. Related article Jordan's King joins criticism over Trump's Jerusalem decision Arguments that Trump’s move does not have a political dimension, however, are undercut by the evidence of his personality and record so far in office. Trump has rushed to implement campaign pledges – for instance, with his Muslim travel ban and his moves against undocumented migrants, which electrified his base and powered his populist campaign crusade in 2016 – often without much concern for the human consequences for those involved. And several crucial foreign policy decisions seem as much motivated by personal animosity or preference as detailed foreign policy arguments. For instance, his refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal this year flew in the face of facts that said Tehran was complying, but followed multiple reports detailing his personal antipathy to the agreement. Trump also defied a storm of appeals from foreign leaders not to isolate the United States from the Paris climate accord – he did so anyway, after frequently blasting global warming as a hoax on the campaign trail. “As in the case of the Iran nuclear agreement, ideology and political concerns are triumphing over the commonsense recommendations of US and Israeli security experts and the opinion of the majority of Jewish Americans,” the liberal, pro-Israel advocacy group J Street said in a statement Tuesday. CNN’s Nicole Gaouette and Jeremy Diamond contributed to this story", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171206100000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/politics/donald-trump-israel-palestinians-jerusalem-politics/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "522323014", "sentence": "NEW:  Official: 2 detained in Brussels, authorities trying to determine if one is Salah Abdeslam Terrorist who helped direct Paris attacks dead, prosecutor's office say [Breaking news update at 12:59 p.m. ET] Paris terror attack suspect Salah Abdeslam was captured alive Friday, a Belgian counter-terrorism source said. Belgium’s state broadcaster reported that the 26-year-old Abdeslam was injured in a shootout that ended with his capture. GO HERE NOW FOR LATEST ON THIS STORY [Original story published at 12:46 p.m. ET] Belgian police conducted a raid Friday in Brussels that ended with two suspects in custody – one of whom may be wanted Paris terror attack suspect Salah Abdeslam, a senior counter-terrorism official said. Earlier in the day, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office revealed the 26-year-old’s fingerprints and DNA were found in a Brussels apartment raided two days earlier. One person was killed and two people escaped that operation, according to authorities. The man killed by a special forces sniper was Mohamed Belkaid, an Algerian who used the name Samir Bouzid, is believed to have directed the November 13 Paris attackers via calls from Belgium, according to the prosecutor’s office. Belkaid is believed to have helped Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam travel prior to the attacks and transferred money to a female cousin of Paris ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud following the attack, the Belgian senior counter-terrorism official told CNN in January. Authorities believe the 26-year-old Abdeslam was using the apartment as a hideout following the November 13 Paris attacks that left at least 130 people dead, according to the Belgian counter-terrorism official. Up until Friday evening, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office has only said that “the investigation continues day and night. “It is currently not possible to give any additional information to avoid causing any damage to the investigation,” the agency said. Belgian authorities are “not happy” that French media leaked evidence showing Abdeslam was in the Brussels apartment raided this week, Belgium Federal Prosecutor Eric Van Der Sijpt said Friday. Investigators think Abdeslam may have been the driver of a black Renault Clio that dropped off three suicide bombers near the Stade de France, one of the attack sites. They also believe he had worn a suicide belt found on a Paris street after the attacks. He is believed to have called friends to take him to Belgium after the attacks. They passed through police checkpoints, but Abdeslam had not yet been identified as a suspect and they were allowed to continue on their way. Surveillance video emerged of him and another man at a gas station near the Belgian border the day after the attacks. He has eluded authorities ever since. In January, authorities found traces of explosives and Abdeslam’s fingerprints in another Brussels apartment. Some theories have suggested he had returned to Syria following the attacks. Abdeslam, a Belgian-born French citizen, is the brother of another attacker, Ibrahim Abdeslam. He was a French citizen believed to have been the suicide bomber who detonated explosives outside a cafe on Boulevard Voltaire.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Salah Abdeslam", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160318151500", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/world/paris-attack-salah-abdeslam-fingerprints/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "669810100", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. Follow her on Twitter @ruthbenghiat. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Ruth Ben-Ghiat: For decades, the GOP wrapped itself in the mantle of patriotism Democrats are experiencing a surge of patriotism, which could revive the party We will remember 2017 as the year patriotism started to acquire a new vitality and force among Democrats – and the year that the GOP lost control of its narrative. We have President Donald Trump to thank for both of these things. Over the past decade, patriotism has been out of vogue among many liberals. Rituals like saluting the flag were largely left to those serving our country at home and abroad through military or government service. Meanwhile, pledges of allegiance conjured memories of school assemblies. Republicans, in contrast, wrapped themselves in the mantle of patriotism. Open love of country justified the party’s claim to moral authority and united its members. Drive through America and you know when you’ve entered Republican strongholds by the number of flags displayed. Despite its embrace of anti-big government ideologies, the GOP managed to preserve its reputation in the eyes of its base as the party of national fidelity. Trump stands to change all that. Our 45th President has spoken and acted in ways that for millions test the basic definition of what it means to be a patriot: someone who loves one’s country and acts with its best interests in mind. Like the many authoritarian rulers he so admires, Trump seems intent on making public office serve his personal desires and goals. He has done very little to resolve the conflicts of interest with his business concerns, leaving the impression that private profit comes first and national well-being second. It’s typical of this spirit that the holiday Trump invented to “strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country” (the “National Day of Patriotic Devotion”) coincides with his own inauguration. Related article The secret to Democrats winning again The ongoing Trump campaign-Russia investigation, which has placed his stewardship of the nation under a cloud of suspicion, is merely the most obvious sign of his dereliction of patriotic duty. He’s cultivated a fawning relationship with a man who openly aims to unseat our country from global leadership – Russian President Vladimir Putin – even leaking intelligence about terrorist operations to senior Russian officials while granting Putin’s request to receive them in our most holy civic temple. When it became known that he had excluded our national press corps from the Oval Office meeting while allowing a Russian photographer access, it seemed to many Americans another sign of loyalties that did not seemingly lie with the country he took an oath to serve – and certainly a gamble with our national security and intelligence allies. The GOP’s partnering with and pandering to Trump in these circumstances will likely cost it patriotic credibility. Republican leaders have given the President carte blanche to attack the democratic institutions that have long defined the country. We’re the land of the free, but they stay silent as Trump maligns the judiciary, national security and intelligence communities, and the press. We’re the home of the brave, but they stay loyal as Trump calls one of our top leaders – John McCain, a former POW, a loser. Related video Fareed: Democrats must bridge cultural gulf Millions of Americans who feel the void in political leadership are looking for patriots to admire and emulate. Fearing that their civil liberties and rights are threatened, they are scanning the horizon for individuals who have stood out and stood up to power, putting the national interest before their own careers. Sally Yates has been anointed and, for many, James Comey too. Others will likely emerge before we are through with Trump. Trump’s presidency has already caused some Americans to discover the full depth of their own patriotic feelings. Yaël Eisenstat, a former CIA analyst and national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, has seen a “patriotic fervor” rising among Americans, who have realized how much they have to lose under Trump. Such sentiments have led many to engage for the first time in familiar forms of political action such as turning out for protests, calling elected officials or signing petitions. Yet patriotic reactions of a less traditional or more intimate sort, while not yet tracked by polling, also deserve our attention. Some individuals are deciding not to pursue professional opportunities abroad to be here in our country’s time of need; others burst into tears when they hear a street musician play the Star Spangled Banner, or simply upon hearing a pilot announce “welcome to the United States of America” when returning from abroad. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook This quiet building of patriotic sentiment presents an opportunity for the Democrats, who have been struggling to craft an identity in the wake of the lost presidential election. The use of powerful patriotic rhetoric and symbols can underpin the party’s assertive positioning of itself as the guardian of American freedoms and values now imperiled by Trump and his GOP allies. The GOP squandered patriotism’s precious currency by backing Trump. Their loss can be the Democrats’ gain in 2018 and 2020.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170702181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/02/opinions/liberal-patriotism-rise-opinion-ben-ghiat/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "692570304", "sentence": "At least three congressional panels are investigating Russian interference into last year's election The White House and Justice Department have missed committee deadlines for documents Tension is rising between congressional investigators probing Russia meddling and the Trump administration, as the White House and Justice Department withhold a number of records sought by Capitol Hill at a critical time in the investigations. Operating on parallel tracks from special counsel Robert Mueller, the three congressional committees probing Russia’s election meddling have asked for scores of documents related to everything from Jared Kushner’s security clearance to records surrounding President Donald Trump’s discussions with James Comey before he was fired as FBI director. At the same time, the GOP leader of the House intelligence committee is threatening to hold a public hearing this week over documents the Justice Department has so far failed to turn over to Capitol Hill regarding the FBI’s ties to a British operative who compiled a dossier of allegations on Trump’s connections with Russia. And the GOP-led Senate judiciary committee is in a growing standoff with the Justice Department’s deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, over several issues, including the department’s decision to prevent two senior FBI officials from sitting down for transcribed interviews on Capitol Hill to provide eyewitness accounts of the Comey firing. While the Trump campaign has provided lawmakers with thousands of pages of documents thus far, there are numerous requests where the White House, FBI and Justice Department have missed the committees’ deadlines, prompting some committee members to threaten to issue subpoenas to the West Wing and Justice Department. Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, told CNN on Saturday that the White House has “refused” since June to comply with the panel’s bipartisan request for documents over Trump’s conversations with Comey – “despite repeated attempts” to obtain the information. “The White House’s refusal to answer Congress in full and truthfully raises serious questions about the White House’s intent, including the potential that it is misleading Congress,” Schiff said in an email. “The White House must fully comply immediately; if it does not, the Committee should, on a bipartisan basis, subpoena the records.” A spokeswoman for Republican Rep. Mike Conaway, who is leading the House intelligence committee Russia investigation, did not respond to a request for comment. The White House did not comment when asked about its standoff with Congress over the Russia documents. Trump and White House officials have denied there was any collusion with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign, with the President calling the inquiries a “witch hunt.” It’s not unusual for the executive branch to ignore requests from Capitol Hill over records requests – something that far predates the Trump administration. But the resistance now to providing key documents could limit the key congressional committees’ abilities to learn the extent of contacts between Russia and the Trump campaign – as well as whether Trump acted improperly by seeking to fire Comey to quash an FBI probe into Russian election meddling. Complicating matters further is Mueller’s probe, which has ramped up in aggressiveness and has broadened to examine Trump’s White House. Mueller has asked for an array of documents from the White House, including documents and emails relating to the dismissals of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Comey, as well as Trump’s Oval Office meeting with senior Russian officials in which he said Comey’s firing eased pressure on the White House, sources have told CNN. Of particular concern to Capitol Hill are comments made by White House special counsel Ty Cobb, who was overheard in a lunch conversation by a New York Times reporter suggesting he wouldn’t cooperate with Capitol Hill. “If we give it to Mueller, there is no reason for it to ever get to the Hill,” Cobb was reported as saying. A White House official said Cobb has no involvement with congressional inquiries, and that the decision on whether to comply with Hill requests is one left to the White House counsel’s office, run by Don McGahn. Earlier this year, well before Mueller was tapped as special counsel, White House lawyers instructed aides to preserve documents and other materials that could be related to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. There are several unfilled requests for documents from the White House already, and the list is likely to grow as the congressional probes heat up this fall. The House intelligence committee request stems from Trump’s suggestion earlier this year there were tapes of his conversations with Comey. The panel asked McGahn for any “recordings or memoranda” related to their conversations, and the White House did respond with a letter stating there were no tapes that existed, citing a Trump tweet. But that didn’t satisfy the House Russia investigators. Conaway and Schiff issued a June 29 statement that their initial request had only been partially met, and they asked again for the White House “to appropriately and fully comply” with the request, which is still outstanding. Rep. Devin Nunes, who stepped aside from leading the committee’s Russia probe over concerns about his own handling of classified information, is running a parallel investigation into alleged “unmasking” of Trump officials by the Obama administration. Earlier this month, Nunes pushed back a deadline for the FBI and Justice Department to produce documents about the FBI’s relationship with the former British agent Christopher Steele, who produced a dossier of allegations – some details of which have been substantiated, but others have not – about Trump ties to Russia. He warned he would haul Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray before the committee if his requests were not met. But the second deadline set for this past Friday came and went. The panel has now scheduled a Thursday hearing for “document production” related to the subpoena, which could lead to a public showdown between the California Republican and the DOJ and FBI. A Nunes spokesman declined to comment. A Justice Department spokesperson said: “Discussions with the committee are ongoing, and we have asked that the subpoenas that had compliance dates for (Friday) continue to be on hold during that process.” The scrutiny on the Justice Department also extends to the Senate side. The Justice Department has not responded to some key requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee, including a June request by Sens. Chuck Grassley, the committee chairman, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, to detail whether the US government sought to spy on any Trump associates during the last election season. In particular, what has irked Grassley and the committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is the Justice Department’s decision not to allow two senior FBI officials, James Rybicki and Carl Ghattas, to interview with the panel about the Comey firing. The department has said it’s up to Mueller’s team to decide whether to allow them to come forward, something it has not done so far. Discussions with Rosenstein are supposed to continue this week, sources said. “We’ve got subpoenas at the Senate counsel office,” Grassley told CNN last week, referring to the Senate office that would draft the subpoenas. “When we get done there, I’m gonna have to consult with Sen. Feinstein.” Moreover, the White House has ignored a July deadline to respond to a series of questions related to Kushner, the President’s son-in-law, about his application forms to get his security clearance – something that had to be repeatedly amended because of his failure to list meetings with foreign officials, including Russians. Among the questions the judiciary committee leaders have asked: Whether any White House official intervened during the background check process on Kushner’s behalf and whether he has any “continuing contact” with a foreign national. Kushner’s attorneys have responded to the committee, citing in large measure his public statement insisting his mistakes were innocent and his meetings with Russians were innocuous. But the White House has not answered the questions raised by GOP and Democratic leaders of the committee, according to committee officials. The Kushner security clearance form also has come under sharp scrutiny from Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee. Along with the other Democrats on the panel, Cummings requested a response by July 5 about omissions on Kushner’s security clearance and whether he should continue to access classified information. They have yet to receive a response, according to Cummings’ office. Cummings has pushed for a range of documents, including on Flynn and Comey, but has not received responses from the White House on those matters either. Lacking support from the GOP chairman of the committee, Trey Gowdy, who wants to pursue the issues through the House intelligence committee, Cummings is unable to issue subpoenas for such records. Yet the previous chairman of the House Oversight committee, then Rep. Jason Chaffetz, did sign onto a March request asking for documents related to the Flynn vetting process. But the White House sent an April letter suggesting that such information would not be forthcoming, and Republicans on the panel did not pursue the matter after that. Senate Intelligence committee officials refused to say if they’ve made any requests for documents from the White House that are still outstanding. But committee Chairman Richard Burr and ranking Democrat Mark Warner said in May they would request a briefing from the White House on what was said in the meeting that month between Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak Warner also told CNN in July that the committee had requested more records from Kushner, as well as Donald Trump Jr., following the revelation of their June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. A spokeswoman for Burr did not respond to a request for comment, and a Warner spokeswoman declined to comment. CNN’s Evan Perez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White House", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170925111500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/politics/white-house-congress-russia-investigation/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "694750837", "sentence": "The reductions are just the latest step in the rapidly unraveling US-Cuban relations There was no immediate response from the Cuban government The US on Tuesday expelled 15 Cuban diplomats to match staff reductions at the US Embassy in Havana after the US ordered home non-essential diplomats and families following mysterious attacks on personnel there, two US officials told CNN. The 15 Cuban diplomats selected by the US will have a week to leave, a State Department official said. The move drew an angry rebuke from Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. “Cuba has never perpetrated, nor will it ever perpetrate attacks of any sort against diplomatic officials or their relatives,” Rodríguez Parrilla said at a news conference in Havana. The reductions are just the latest step in the rapidly unraveling US-Cuban relations that were restored in 2015 by former President Barack Obama. McClatchy first reported the decision. There was no immediate response from the Cuban government, which has denied any role in the incidents that have sickened at least 22 US diplomats and family members stationed in Cuba. On Tuesday, a State Department official said they had confirmed an additional American diplomat was affected by an attack back in January but had only been re-examined recently. For months, starting late last year, US diplomats in Havana complained of incidents, often late at night in their homes or hotel rooms, that left them feeling ill. Related article State Department orders nonessential diplomats and families out of Cuba following mysterious attacks Often the sudden wave of nausea, dizziness and headaches were accompanied by strange sounds the diplomats compared to loud insects or metal dragging across the floor. US officials said they are convinced someone has been targeting the diplomats and they are investigating whether some type of sonic weapon could have been used in the attacks. As many as 50 attacks are believed to have been carried out against the diplomats, a senior US official has told CNN. Diplomats have been treated for ear complaints, hearing loss, dizziness, tinnitus, balance problems, visual complaints, headaches, fatigue, cognitive issues and difficulty sleeping, a senior US official said. Canada is also looking into whether their officials were targeted after some of their diplomats and families in Havana experienced similar health problems. Top Cuban officials, including Cuban President Raul Castro, have denied any Cuban involvement in the incidents and allowed the FBI to travel to the island earlier in the summer to investigate. Cuban officials said US investigators had visited the island on three separate occasions. The FBI did not find any devices in the diplomats’ homes or hotels where they were staying and are still investigating who was behind the attacks and the type of weapon that was used, two senior US officials have said. At the news conference Tuesday, Rodríguez Parilla said Cuban investigators had no evidence that any attacks had taken place and that the US needed to allow the Cubans access to affected diplomats and the doctors in the US that have treated them. He also said Cuban investigators have not been allowed by the US to examine the residences in Havana where the American diplomats reported the alleged attacks. In March, the US asked two Cuban diplomats to leave the US as a reciprocal measure after two US diplomats injured in the attacks were unable to return to their posting. Last week, State Department officials said Cuba had failed to keep US diplomats safe and the US would reduce the embassy staff by 60%, suspending consular services for tens of thousands of Cubans seeking visas to visit or move to the US. While the US did not directly blame Cuba for the attacks, a State Department official said Cuban officials needed to provide greater assurances that diplomats will no longer be attacked before both countries could resume regular diplomatic operations. Diplomats in Havana that handle American citizen services, analyze Cuba’s political system and handle outreach to the island’s dissident community were also leaving. The US as well issued a travel warning for Americans thinking of visiting the communist-run island. The expected staff reductions at the Cuban embassy in Washington would also likely impact the thousands of Cubans in the US applying for Cuban passports to return to the island to visit family there. Only one Cuban diplomat would be left to handle consular affairs in Washington, Rodríguez Parilla said. The US diplomats leaving the island spent the weekend holding garage sales where they sold everything from American craft beer to plastic Christmas trees. Several complained that their families, who had evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irma, were not allowed by the State Department to return to the island to help them pack up. Most of the departing diplomats would leave Cuba by the end of the week, a US official said. CNN’s Michelle Kosinski contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-Cuban relations", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171003133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/politics/us-cuba-diplomatic-staff/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "747837438", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Fareed Zakaria is host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” This article is adapted from his Take on Sunday’s show. The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author. In April 2017, President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike against Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria for its use of chemical weapons. I supported the action then because I thought it was worth punishing a regime for using these dreadful weapons. I was heartened to see that President Trump, who had campaigned on the narrowest possible conception of America’s interests in the world, was acknowledging some broader global values. And finally, I was reassured that Trump was willing to act forcefully against Vladimir Putin, with whom he had until then conducted a strange and starstruck flirtation. For all these reasons, I support President Trump’s use of American military power this week, especially since this time it was done in collaboration with Britain and France. We are living at a time when many global institutions and values that were built up over decades are eroding or under threat. To have some action taken to even symbolically enforce the norm against using chemical weapons is worthwhile. But this does not change the reality, about which I spoke at the time, that the administration still does not have a Syria strategy. In fact, you can see the incoherence in its approach by the fact that days before deciding on a military intervention, Trump had announced that American troops were soon going to withdraw from Syria altogether. Trump’s vacillation is simply a heightened version of the dilemma that the United States has faced from the start of the Syrian civil war. It has wanted to cheer on the forces of democracy. It has been dismayed by Assad’s brutality. It has recognized the dangers of lawless areas in which Islamist radicals like ISIS can emerge. But it has never found a viable, moderate partner on the ground in Syria that was large or effective enough to have even a chance of becoming dominant militarily and politically. So, under President Obama, the policy became a wish more than a strategy. Announce that Assad must leave but refrain from trying to actually make that happen, with the massive and prolonged American commitments it would entail. Fight ISIS, but limit American involvement to that specific goal. And take actions to deter the use of chemical weapons. In Obama’s case, this involved working with the Russians to confiscate Assad’s stockpiles. In Trump’s case it has been two limited strikes. But the overall approach is remarkably similar. President Trump, like Obama, is wary of American involvement and yet can’t completely stay away, so he has come up with a few discrete ways to use American power without actually getting much involved in the Syrian conflict. It is a sign perhaps of America’s few options that on Syria, despite his protestations and his constant digs at his predecessor, Donald Trump has morphed into Barack Obama.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's Syria military intervention", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180415191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/opinions/trump-syria-policy-like-obama-zakaria/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "593391700", "sentence": "More than 20 children were among the dead in an attack on a school compound The US and France said either the Syrian regime or its Russian backers carried it out The US and Russia are exchanging ever harsher rhetorical barbs amid growing charges of war crimes in Syria following a brutal attack on a Syrian school. More than 20 children were among the dead in the attack on the school compound in the rebel-held village of Hass in Idlib province Wednesday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was “appalled” at repeated bombings of the school compound. “If deliberate, this attack may amount to a war crime,” he said in a statement. Idlib, a main opposition stronghold is regularly hit by both Syrian and Russian airstrikes, as well as the US-led collation hitting ISIS targets. The US, France and international monitors have said either the Syrian regime or its Russian backers carried out Wednesday’s attacks, but Moscow has denied flying in the area. RELATED: Defense Secretary: Forces ready in ‘weeks’ for battle to retake ISIS capital Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed President Barack Obama Thursday for failing to reach an agreement to end the bloodshed, saying the Americans are “shooting themselves in the foot.” “Our personal agreements with the US president have not worked,” Putin said, referring to aborted efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in Syria, which would have included some humanitarian relief. “There were forces in Washington that did everything possible to fail to implement these agreements,” Putin continued. “This shows an inexplicable – I would say an irrational – desire of Western countries to repeat their mistakes over and over again.” Russia and Syria claim to have implemented a “humanitarian pause” in rebel-held areas in Eastern Syria, including Aleppo, where UN officials are trying to evacuate hundreds of wounded and attempt to deliver medical and food aid into besieged areas. “What Russia really wants from the UN is credit,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said Wednesday in a blistering attack on Russia before the UN Security Council. But she told them, “You don’t get congratulations and get credit for not committing war crimes for a day, or a week.” UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake said Wednesday’s attack “may be the deadliest attack on a school since the war began more than five years ago.” Related video Bombs fall on Aleppo as ceasefire ends The Obama administration has not made a formal determination that any war crimes have been committed in Syria. But earlier this month Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia and the regime’s targeting of civilians and medical facilities “beg for an appropriate investigation of war crimes.” He did not say what type of investigation he wanted to see or who would lead it. “He recognizes that ‘war crimes’ has a very legalistic definition, and that, and that’s why he wants it to be investigated,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said Thursday. “He wants it to be looked at, he wants there to be a determination by the international community one way or another.” Kirby added that discussions are taking place among the international community about “next steps.” Last month, Ban called on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court, which many countries have endorsed. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have also said Russian and Syrian actions may constitute war crimes. International rights groups and others have documented Russian and Syrian crimes, including alleged attacks on civilians and medical facilities, starvation as a tool of war, torture and use of chemical weapons on the battlefield. But neither Syria nor Russia has ratified the ICC’s founding Rome Statue, limiting the court’s power without Security Council action. Russia would undoubtedly veto any action by that body. CNN’s Richard Roth contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian and Syrian actions in Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161027223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/politics/russian-us-syria-war-crimes-charges/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "638470077", "sentence": "Former ISIS sex slave Nadia Murad seeks an investigation into the terror group's crimes Murad was enslaved when ISIS fighters took over her village in Kurdistan in 2014 A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped and taken as a sex slave by ISIS told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday that the Iraqi government and the UN should establish an investigation in order to bring members of the brutal regime to justice. Nadia Murad, along with her counsel, international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, described her ordeal to Zakaria. It began in 2014 after ISIS militants arrived at her village in Sinjar, Kurdistan, she said. “Early morning on August 3, 2014, they attacked us,” she recalled. “Nearly 6,500 women and children from the Yazidi were abducted and about 5,000 people from the community were killed during that day. For eight months, they separated us from our mothers and our sisters and our brothers, and some of them were killed and others disappeared.” Related article 'Hundreds' of Yazidi women killing themselves in ISIS captivity Murad’s mother and six of her brothers and stepbrothers were executed. Murad, along with other unmarried women, was taken as a sex slave and passed around various ISIS militants. At one point, she told the UN Security Council in 2015, as punishment for a failed escape attempt, she was gang raped until she passed out. All of this, she said, was considered legal under ISIS rule – which dictates that Yazidis, because they do not practice Islam, can be taken as slaves on religious grounds. “They sold girls, girls that were underage, because ISIS considered that permissible under Islamic law,” Murad said. “They came not just to attack certain people, but they came for all Yazidis.” The violence against the Yazidi community continues to this day, said Clooney, who represents Murad. Around 3,000 Yazidis are believed to remain in captivity, some of them from Murad’s own family. It’s time, Clooney said, to bring ISIS to justice for committing some of “the worst crimes of our generation.” “We know that there’s a military campaign going on where ISIS is being taken on on the battlefield. What we want is to see ISIS members also in a courtroom,” Clooney said. There hasn’t been a “single prosecution against ISIS in a court anywhere in the world for the crimes committed against the Yazidis … for any international crimes,” she added. Related article Genocide Fast Facts Last week, Clooney addressed the UN in a bid to convince the Security Council to set up an investigation in Iraq to start collecting evidence. “ISIS is not a local threat, it’s a global threat,” Clooney said. “So, my message to the UN was, this is a global threat. It needs a global response. And part of that response must be a judicial one. It cannot be only on the battlefield. You can’t defeat ISIS on the battlefield alone, because you have to also deal with future recruiting. And I think trials and exposing the brutality of ISIS and trying to make a dent in some of their shiny propaganda by showing that it’s not a holy war and showing what they’re really doing to children, to women, is one way to help that,” she said. Clooney believes an investigation also is crucial to ensure that evidence is properly collected. “ISIS has set up a whole bureaucracy involving the slave trade where they’ve set up committees, they’ve set up courts, so there are documents, there’s DNA, there are mass graves, and nobody is actually collecting this evidence. And if it gets lost, it means we can never have trials and we can never have justice,” she said. Clooney said she is asking the Iraqi government and the UN to step in and set up  a thorough investigation. In order to make that happen, she said, Iraq needed only to send a letter to the Security Council saying, “Please establish an investigation.” “There’s already a resolution drafted and ready,” she said, “And if Iraq just sends the letter, then there will be a vote. And from all of my conversations, including with the Russian ambassador and the United States ambassador and others, it seems that there’s actually broad support in the Council. “So, this actually should move forward. It’s in line with the Iraqi government’s interests, because they’re going after ISIS.” Murad, who now lives in Germany, said she hoped ISIS would finally be brought to justice. Then, she said, switching from her native language to a halting English, she “wondered,” that “maybe if I can speak English, maybe the UN, they can understand … what we want. But I can’t.” “We can hear you no matter what language you speak,”  said Zakaria.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170319210000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/19/middleeast/nadia-murad-amal-clooney-cnntv/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "606619497", "sentence": "Takei's family was placed on a registry of Japanese-Americans and sent to a prison camp in 1942 Takei: \"It is an echo of what we heard from World War II coming from Trump himself\" “Star Trek” actor George Takei blasted Donald Trump Thursday, calling him “uninformed” and warning against the President-elect’s campaign promises to build a database of Muslims in America. Takei referenced his own family’s experience of being placed on a registry, and later held for four years in a Japanese prison camp during  World War II. Takei told CNN’s Carol Costello that he struggled after the election results. “For a good number of days, I could not see things with an even balance” he said. “And then it’s getting to be even more worrisome. The kind of people he’s appointing to major Cabinet positions, Jeff Sessions, to head the Department of Justice, when he has a history of racism and he was denied a judgeship because of that history?” he added. Takei said he was particularly disturbed by Trump’s campaign promise to build a database of Muslims living in the United States. He’s concerned it could lead to the same thing that happened to his family after they were placed on a registry of Japanese Americans and forced to live in a prison camp. “My mother was born in Sacramento. My father was from San Francisco. They met and married in Los Angeles. We were born there. Yes, my grandparents came from Japan but they were hard working immigrants who wanted to be American citizens” he explained. Yet, in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Takei and his family were sent to Rohwer prison camp in Arkansas. “We were characterized as the enemy simply because we happened to look like the people that bombed Pearl Harbor,” an emotional Takei said. “We are three generations here in this country, yet overnight, we became the enemy,” he added. Though Takei was only a small child when his family was placed on the registry, his recollection of what happened next is crystal clear. “After that registry, they came down with the curfew. We were confined to our homes from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the morning, imprisoned in our homes at night. Then they froze our bank accounts. We were economically paralyzed. Then the soldiers came,” he told Costello “I remember that morning,” said Takei, who was just 5-years-old at the time. “I remember the two soldiers walking up our driveway, marching up our driveway, shiny bayonets on the rifle, stopping at the front porch and with their fists started banging on the front door and that sound resonated throughout the house.” Now, 75 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Takei said the man who will become America’s 45th president should learn from the past. “It is an echo of what we heard from World War II coming from Trump himself. That sweeping statement characterizing all Muslims. There are more than a billion Muslims in this world. To infer they are all terrorists with that kind of sweeping statement is outrageous, in the same way that they characterized all Japanese Americans as enemy aliens,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161208190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/us/takei-on-trump-cnntv/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "627835087", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Alan Johnson is the editor of Fathom and senior research fellow at the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM). The opinions in this article are those of the author. Johnson: A pattern is being established: Netanyahu looks like a man who can be dragged against his better judgment Netanyahu is risking looking reactive: a PM being led rather than leading Israel is at a crossroads: two states or not two states. Of course, the world does not expect a deal to be made tomorrow – or even soon. These days, no one is that naive. But it does want to hear from Israel that there has been no paradigm shift, no retreat to the old dream of a Greater Israel by annexation, and no abandonment  – once recognition, security guarantees and the formal end-of-claims by the Palestinians have been secured – of the commitment to Palestinian statehood. Because this significant shift is what is at stake, it really matters that Israel’s Naftali Bennett has been making threats again. Related article Netanyahu, Trump rekindle US-Israel bond as Mideast tensions loom The fiery 44-year-old chairman of the pro-settler, hard-right, religious-Zionist party Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home), and the governing coalition’s controversial minister of education, thundered this warning in advance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington: “If [US President Donald] Trump and Netanyahu even mention a Palestinian state, the earth will shake.” Israelis have taken to wondering aloud if Bennett, with his eight seats in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, is the real prime minister and Netanyahu, with his 30 seats, is his ambassador to Washington. On issue after issue, Bennett is perceived to have dragged Netanyahu and Israel to the wilder shores of the right and away from the two-state paradigm. For example, when IDF soldier Sgt. Elor Azaria shot dead an already wounded Palestinian assailant in the West Bank city of Hebron, Netanyahu initially sided with the stance taken by then-Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon and the IDF commanders, saying: “What happened in Hebron does not represent the values of the Israel Defense Forces.” After pressure from Bennett and the hard-right, who whipped up a public campaign in defense of Azaria, Netanyahu backtracked, making a personal phone call to Azaria’s parents and saying, “We back our soldiers.” Yaalon was soon after removed as defense minister and replaced by Avigdor Lieberman, who had joined street demonstrations in support of Azaria. Yaalon has since complained bitterly that “the Prime Minister unfortunately switched sides, and decided to embrace the soldier’s family. That’s his business, not mine. I decided to support the commanders and I was left alone in that war.” The most significant example of the Bennett effect was the recent passage, to the world’s horror, of the Regulation Law, retrospectively legalizing Jewish settlements built on private Palestinian land. Initially Netanyahu opposed it. “Netanyahu warns ministers: Regulation Bill could bring us to the ICC,” ran the headlines. And then he voted for it. A pattern is being established. Bennett appears principled, while Netanyahu appears pliable, a man with a wafer-thin Knesset majority who can be dragged against his better judgment and his own long-held policy positions into Bennett-land. Related article What you need to know about the Israeli settlements Bennett appears pro-active. “My strategic objective is to get Netanyahu to backtrack on the Bar-Ilan speech” in which he committed himself and Israel to the two-state solution, Ynet reported Bennett as saying in private conversations. Netanyahu risks looking reactive: he appears to be for the two-state solution, against it, or unsure, depending on the audience and the short-term political need. Here are eight reasons why Netanyahu should now say that enough is enough: Bennettism (support for more and more settlements, dreams of annexation, opposition to a Palestinian state in any circumstances) is doing serious damage to Israel’s place in the family of nations. Germany – one of Israel’s closest allies – let it be known last week that it had been “profoundly shaken” by the passage of the Regulation Law. Bennett is undermining the possibility of a regional peace effort between Israel and the “Sunni pragmatic” states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, who understand Netanyahu’s caution perfectly well. None of these nations believe a final status deal and a two-state solution with the Palestinians is possible tomorrow, but they will never agree to live with Bennett’s plan to annex most of the West Bank to Israel. Bennett is eroding Israel’s place in global public opinion. In desperation, even Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, has warned in recent days that the Regulation Law “will make us look like an Apartheid state” because the government “cannot” apply Israeli law “to territories not under its sovereignty.” If Bennett manages to make the two-state solution impossible then a bi-national reality – one state between the river and the sea for two peoples – will be created, and in time that will result in Israel having to choose between being Jewish or democratic. On that, former US Secretary of State John Kerry was dead right. The “Boycott Israel!” crowd are licking their lips. Giving way to Bennett has only emboldened him, and he now thinks he can dictate the terms of the relationship between an Israeli prime minister and the new US president. For this, the word chutzpah was invented. While he hardly campaigned in poetry, it’s all prose now, when it comes to Israel. As campaign trail talk of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv – a longstanding Israeli dream and Palestinian nightmare – trails off into mumbling as the possible consequences become clear, Trump’s belief that he can make “the impossible deal” is being aired more confidently. There is simply no common ground between Bennett’s proposal that Israel annex Area C of the West Bank (which is 60% of the entire territory) and Trump’s statement that “they (settlements) don’t help the process. There is (only) so much land left. And every time you take land for settlements, there is less land left … I am not somebody that believes that going forward with these settlements is a good thing for peace.” Neither Trump nor regional actors respect weakness, and right now Bennett is making Netanyahu look weak: a man being led, not a leading prime minister, looking for shelter from the rain made by Bennett. Netanyahu has the opportunity to make the weather with Trump and those regional actors who seek new relations with Israel in the face of the shared threat from Iran and jihadists. Both men have hinted – I think wisely – that creating a new regional paradigm for Middle East peace is the way forward. They know that the “get in a room and sort it out in ten months” paradigm has been tested to destruction. It has failed four times in the last 20 years: Camp David in 2000, Taba in 2001, Annapolis in 2007-08, and the Kerry talks in 2014. To create that new regional approach to the two-state solution, and to secure the future of the Zionist dream of a Jewish and democratic state, Netanyahu must first decide to call Bennett’s bluff.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Naftali Bennett", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170215173000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/opinions/netanyahu-should-tell-right-to-quit-opinion-johnson/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "446171843", "sentence": "Owner of ferry is now in police custody 59 people were killed when ferry capsized The owner of a passenger ferry that capsized in the Philippines, killing 59 people, is in police custody and has been charged with multiple counts of homicide, according to national police inspector Mark Nalda. Further details were not immediately available Sunday. About 140 people survived Thursday’s incident, according to the country’s coast guard. The MB Nirvana tipped over roughly 200 meters (220 yards) from shore. The accident occurred just minutes after the ferry left Ormoc City, in Leyte province. It was bound for the town of Pilar on Camotes Island, in Cebu province. Three Americans were among the survivors. They are Rhome and Chip Nuttall, and Larry Drake, according to Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon. Rhome Nuttall, who helps run a medical mission in the Philippines, told CNN that the boat was “very crowded.” “There was a little wave, which is normal, but yesterday that caused the boat to flip to the right,” she said Friday. “I ran to the left hoping we could help to balance the boat. When we flipped, I said: ‘OK, this is it. OK, this is it.’” Nuttall she heard a loud noise just before the vessel capsized. “I think it was that big thud. I think that was cargo that shifted and that caused the boat to flip,” Nuttall said. Nuttal said water washed her out of the boat. Everyone around her was panicking.  She said it took about five minutes to find her husband. Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine Red Cross, described the vessel as a commercial “pump boat” or banka, which is essentially a canoe-style craft with outriggers powered by a small engine. They’re widely used across the Philippines for transporting people and goods as well as for fishing. Gordon said the boat operates three times a day on the route from Ormoc to Camotes Island. “The passengers would have been farmers or fishermen, or ordinary businessmen – common folks,” he said. Rhome Nuttall told CNN that one of the other boats that work the route was broken Thursday, so the MB Nirvana was extra crowded. “They are not very well off, otherwise they would be on better vessels or take the plane,” Gordon said. “But obviously, these are poor folks, simple folks who are trying to eke out an existence.” This style of outrigger boat has no cabins, he said, which should make it easier for divers to find anyone trapped under the canopy or keel of the vessel. CNN’s Dakota Flournoy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "owner of the passenger ferry", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150705014500", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/asia/philippines-ferry-accident/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "663529636", "sentence": "One man from India was killed, another was wounded in February shooting Adam Purinton also faces state murder, attempted murder charges A man who earlier this year allegedly shot three people at a Kansas bar – killing a man from India – was indicted Friday on federal hate crime and other charges. Authorities allege Adam W. Purinton, 52, of Olathe, shot Srinivas Kuchibhotla and two other men on February 22. The hate crime charges were filed in connection with the shootings of Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, who survived. Purinton is also accused of shooting Ian Grillot, who tried to stop the suspect. He was also charged with killing Kuchibhotla “through the use of a firearm in such a manner as to constitute murder,” according to the indictment. If convicted of that federal offense, Purinton could be sentenced to life in prison or death. Related video Shooting survivor: Man came back with gun Purinton already faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges in state court. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 18. Purinton was arrested hours after the shooting while he was at an Applebee’s restaurant in Clinton, Missouri, about 70 miles away from Olathe. Purinton reportedly told a bartender who made a 911 call that he had shot two Iranians. Kuchibhotla and Madasani, each 32, both worked at Garmin, a tech company that makes GPS devices. The incident raised worries among Indians and other communities about possible violence against foreign workers in the United States. CNN’s Tony Marco contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Adam W. Purinton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170609223000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/us/kansas-bar-shooting-hate-crime/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "487882344", "sentence": "NEW: One of two pilots is killed; also killed is a Russian marine during a rescue operation, Russian news agency says Russian plane was warned numerous times, Turkey's President says ISIS isn't present on border area, but \"our brothers and sisters -- Turkmen\" were there, he adds One of the world’s most volatile regions was roiled further Tuesday when Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey said it hit the plane after it violated Turkey’s airspace and ignored 10 warnings. One of the two pilots was killed in the air by fire from the ground, according to Russia’s state-run news agency RIA Novosti. The fate of the second pilot wasn’t disclosed. Meanwhile, a Russian marine was killed on Tuesday during an operation to rescue the two pilots, who were flying an Su-24 warplane in a combat sortie, according to RIA Novosti. Turkey and Russia exchanged bellicose language after the downing of the plane, raising fears in the international community that the Syrian conflict could spiral into something wider. The Russian plane was dealt with because it “did not answer our warning,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. ISIS isn’t present at that border area, but Turkmen were there, Erdogan said. Anyone who bombs that area attacks “our brothers and sisters – Turkmen,” Erdogan said in Ankara. Turkmen are a Turkic-speaking, traditionally nomadic people who live primarily in Central Asia, but a small minority of them can be found in the Middle East, primarily in northern Iraq, Iran and Turkey. Erdogan said the plane incident was not something Turkey wanted to see happen, and “this does not indicate any animosity” toward any country. He added the downed jet was “one of two” planes but didn’t elaborate beyond that. It’s been Turkey’s cool approach that has prevented similar incidents up to now, he added. Turkey’s ambassador to the United States, Serdar Kilic, tweeted: “Understand this: Turkey is a country whose warnings should be taken seriously and listened to. Don’t test Turkey’s patience. Try to win its friendship.” A U.S. official told CNN that a calculation shows the Russian jet was in Turkish airspace for 30 seconds or less. The Turkish government has said that it issued 10 warnings over five minutes but did not say all of those warnings occurred while the jet was in their airspace. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the downing of the plane would have “serious consequences for Russia’s relationship with Turkey.” Related video Russia: Pilot dead, marine killed in rescue attempt The shooting of the plane, Putin said, “represents a stab in the back by the terrorists’ accomplices. I can’t describe what has happened today in any other way. Our plane was downed over Syrian territory by an air-to-air missile from a Turkish F-16 jet. “The plane fell on Syrian territory 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) away from the Turkish border. It was flying 1 kilometer away from the Turkish border when it was attacked. In any case, neither our pilots nor our jet posed any threat to Turkey. That is obvious. They were carrying out an operation fighting against ISIL in Northern Latakia.” (ISIL is another acronym for ISIS.) The two Russian pilots managed to eject their Su-24 plane, the Russian military said. Two Russian Mi-8 helicopters performed a search-and-rescue operation, but one of them was damaged by small arms fire and made an emergency landing, Russian Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy said. One Russian marine was killed. “The helicopter was destroyed by mortar fire conducted from the territory controlled by illegal, armed groups,” Rudskoy said. Future Russia airstrikes “will be carried out only under cover of fighter aircraft,” Rudskoy said. Also, the Russian cruiser Moskva will go to the shore zone of Syrian port of Latakia, and the military “warns that all the potentially dangerous targets will be destroyed,” Rudskoy said. New video published on social media by a Syrian rebel group allegedly shows Turkmen rebels shooting at the two ejected pilots landing on the border between Turkey and Syria. CNN couldn’t immediately confirm the video’s claim. Speaking in Turkish language, a man shouts off-camera, “don’t shoot at them” and “capture them alive,” referring to the two Russian pilots. Heavy gunfire can be heard on the video. The rebels also shout, “God is great!” Erdogan on Tuesday pointed how Turkey has been hosting 2 million Syrian refugees while European countries have panicked over smaller numbers seeking refuge there. It’s not possible to resolve terrorism or refugee problems without finding a sustainable solution to Syria, but the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad and countries that support it have started a new assault that does not fit with finding a resolution for the area, Erdogan said. Turkey vehemently opposes the Assad regime. Russia is backing it. After holding an emergency meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, NATO’s governing body, the North Atlantic Council, said Turkey informed the body about the plane’s downing. Turkey is a member of NATO, which considers an attack on one of its members to be an attack on them all. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged “calm and de-escalation” to resolve the Turkey-Russia situation, but he noted how Russian forces approach allies’ borders. “I have previously expressed my concern about the implications of the military actions of the Russian Federation close to NATO’s borders,” the Stoltenberg said. “This highlights the importance of having and respecting arrangements to avoid such incidents in the future. “As we have repeatedly made clear, we stand in solidarity with Turkey and support the territorial integrity of our NATO ally, Turkey,” he added. NATO continues to follow the matter, Stoltenberg said. A NATO official told CNN that “when Russian jets violated Turkish airspace a few weeks ago, the Council did meet in an extraordinary session, which resulted in a condemnation of the incursion.” Not long after the plane was shot down Tuesday morning, spitting fire and diving nose-first toward the ground, Turkey took responsibility. Turkey’s semiofficial outlet, the Anadolu Agency, quoted Turkish presidential sources as saying the Russian Su-24 was “hit within the framework of engagement rules” in Syria’s Bayirbucak area, near the border with Turkey. Russian officials denied the plane had violated Turkish airspace. While ISIS does not operate in the area where the plane went down, other rebel groups do, including al Nusra Front – al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria – along with more moderate U.S.-backed groups. Abu Ibrahim al-Sheghri, the military leader in the 10th coastal brigade and part of the Turkmen Mountain Military Operation Room, told CNN that the body of one of the pilots had been found in the Nibh Almur area of Syria. The brigade is searching for the other pilot in the same area, he said. Early this year, Moath al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot whose plane crashed in Syria the previous December, was burned alive by ISIS while he was trapped in a cage. U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that “Turkey has the right to defend its country and its airspace,” but he acknowledged that U.S. officials “don’t have all the information yet.” Obama said it was important that Russia and Turkey are in contact with one another to “take measures to discourage any kind of escalation.” He said the plane incident “points to an ongoing problem with the Russian operations” in Syria, which are taking place very close to the Turkish border. Russia has been going after “moderate opposition” that has the support of Turkey, Obama said. If Russia instead focused on fighting only ISIS, “some of those conflicts or potential for escalation are less likely to occur,” Obama said. He said the encounter also “underscores the importance of our moving the political track along as quickly as possible” when it comes to resolving the Syrian civil war. Obama made his remarks at a news conference with French President Francois Hollande at the White House, held to discuss the recent terror attacks on Paris. Hollande called the plane incident “a serious one” and said Turkey is providing information to NATO “so that we can find what really happened.” “We must prevent any escalation,” Hollande said. Hollande will be traveling to Russia this week to meet with Putin and discuss taking action against ISIS. “We must find a solution to the Syrian crisis,” Hollande said. Turkey released a purported image of the flight path of the plane showing it had violated Turkish airspace. Two Turkish F-16s responded “within engagement rules,” the country’s officials said. But the Russian Defense Ministry said “objective monitoring confirmed” the plane was not in Turkish airspace. “The Su-24 bomber jet was in Syrian airspace at the altitude 6,000 meters, the Russian Defense Ministry said,” according to Sputnik. “The pilots were reportedly able to parachute out of the jet before it crashed.” Syria has been embroiled for more than four years in a civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, sent millions of families fleeing and laid waste to cities. Skirmishes between Turks and Syrians have taken place in the past, with Turkish officials accusing Syrian planes of violating Turkish air space. Sajjan Gohel, international security director for the Asia-Pacific Foundation, a think tank, described the downing of the plane as “a very significant escalation.” “It’s very much the last thing that’s needed right now, especially in the aftermath of the Paris attacks, when there was hope that Russia could form an alliance with France and with the United States against ISIS,” Gohel said. “This is going to complicate things. This is going to add unnecessary tensions that really weren’t required at this critical juncture.” 5 things to know about the downing of the Russian jet He said the downing of the Russian plane would hamper efforts to form a united front against ISIS. “This is a situation that unfortunately was almost inevitable at some point, because Turkey has long been accusing Russia of interfering in their airspace,” Gohel said. “They’ve threatened them in the past. And even though economic relations between the two countries are strong – politically, there have been tensions recently.” Opinion: The hardest questions about fighting ISIS Syria’s internal conflict has become a massive proxy war for numerous international powers, both in the region and outside it – a situation that has added to the perception that incidents such as Tuesday’s plane downing were inevitable. Currently, the United States, Russia, France, Australia, the Gulf states, Turkey,  Israel, Iran, Jordan and Hezbollah are involved, one way or another, in military activity in Syria. War on ISIS: Who’s doing what? In March 2014, Turkey shot down a Syrian fighter jet after the warplane strayed into its airspace, according to Erdogan, the current president, who was prime minister at the time. “Our F-16s went up in the air and shot that plane down. Why? Because if you violate my airspace, then from now on, our slap will be hard,” Erdogan told supporters at a campaign rally in 2014. But state-run media in Syria called it an act of “blatant aggression” and said the downed plane was over northern Syria at the time. Zeynep Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul with CNN’s Don Melvin writing and reporting from London; Michael Martinez from Los Angeles. CNN’s Barbara Starr, Ben Wedeman, Jim Sciutto, Lucy Pawle, Nick Paton Walsh and Jethro Mullen also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151124093000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/24/middleeast/warplane-crashes-near-syria-turkey-border/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "633089038", "sentence": "Human rights activist Berta Cáceres was killed for fighting for the rights of others Cáceres' legacy won't be forgotten, say family, as supporters continue to press government for investigation Honduras is the world's most deadly place to be an activist, report says In one of the most dangerous countries in the world, one woman paid the ultimate price for her cause. One day before her 45th birthday on March 3, 2016, Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her home after years of threats to her life for her work as a fearless human rights activist. The mother of four, herself a member of the indigenous Lenca group, was a hero to rural indigenous populations in Honduras, who have been under constant threat in recent years from groups wanting to build mega-projects such dams and mines and carry out logging on their land. She was tireless in their defense. Awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015, Cáceres was regarded as one of the world’s leading grassroots environmental activists. On the one-year anniversary of her death, we speak to her nephew and one of her close friends about her lifetime protecting human rights – and their fight for justice – in one of the world’s most corrupt nations, as ranked by Transparency International. Growing up in the 1980s, Cáceres was no stranger to the violence of Central America and civil wars in Honduras and neighboring El Salvador. Her mother, Austra Bertha Flores López, was throughout her life a midwife, two-term mayor of their hometown of La Esperanza, a congresswoman and a governor. She also helped many El Salvadoran refugees fleeing a bloody civil war which started in 1980. “She was raised by a powerful woman,” Karen Spring tells CNN. Spring befriended Cáceres in 2009 while working as the coordinator for the Honduras Solidarity Network, a Canadian-U.S. group which supports social causes in the country. “She (Cáceres’ mother) taught her about indigenous communities, the difficulties of indigenous women, and the racism they lived with. Berta was raised in that environment,” explains Spring. Before this time, there was generally little tension with the Lencas because their lands had not been targeted for development projects, explains Caceres’ nephew Silvio Carrillo. Carrillo says Cáceres’ mother (his grandmother), looked out for the underprivileged Lencas of the region, who often lacked access to education, and were subject to what he calls “pervasive racism.” This had a huge influence on Cáceres’ views. “Every day my grandmother tended to tens of dozens of indigenous people that would come down from the mountain to get healthcare,” says Carrillo, a California-based journalist who is working to forward the investigation into his aunt’s murder. “She helped give birth to over 5,000 children. Berta saw this every day of her life. “Imagine what that did to her?” To truly understand Cáceres, one must examine Honduras’ recent history, struggles and its increasingly dangerous atmosphere. In 1993, Cáceres co-founded the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) with her ex-husband Salvador Zúniga, who she met in her teens. She was superwoman. In a place that doesn’t have heroes, she’s a true hero to so many. Silvio Carrillo, nephew of Berta Caceres The organization helped fight for the Lenca people’s rights as they witnessed the destruction of their homeland and rivers. Because of her upbringing, Cáceres had realized that despite indigenous rights being recognized by law, many indigenous groups lacked clear titles to their land and suffered land grabs by powerful business interests, said Carrillo. This conflict over land is the main driver of violence against Honduran activists, says watchdog Global Witness. COPINH grew to defend about 240 Lenca communities, who live in western Honduras and El Salvador, and campaigned against the privatization of their land, says Spring. As the organization grew, so did Cáceres’ profile in Honduras. “(Cáceres) had such an amazing political clarity and understanding of global issues,” recalls Spring. She was invited all over the world to speak because of her ability to “connect the local to the global.” Cáceres spoke in Europe, Asia, Latin American and at the United Nations about her work and the plight of indigenous groups everywhere. Charisma, according to Spring, was her biggest weapon. “She had the ability to go and talk to poor families, but could also walk into the Honduran Congress and relate to them, and talk on their level. She was a force to be reckoned with,” says Spring. “It was really hard for any corporation to push forward any project without having to deal with her.” Carrillo agrees. “She was a threat. They (those in power) had a problem on their hands. She was clearly on the right side of the people and the law and there’s no impunity in Honduras,” he says.”There was no other way to stop her … she was an obvious problem.” In 2009, a coup by the Honduran military removed President José Manuel Zelaya from office. Since then Honduras has sunk to new levels of corruption and danger say both Carrillo and Spring, and reports from human rights groups support their claims. In its 2016 annual report, Amnesty International describes “a general climate of violence that has forced thousands of Hondurans to flee the country. Women, migrants, internally displaced people, human rights defenders – especially… environmental and land activists – (are being) targeted with violence.” It also asserts that “a weak criminal justice system (has) contributed to a climate of impunity.” Graphic created by Sofia Ordonez It’s in this environment that more than 120 environmental activists have been killed in Honduras since 2010, making it the most dangerous country in the world for environmental activists, according to Global Witness. The Honduras Secretary for Human Rights declined to reply to the accusations in Amnesty International’s report, when approached by CNN. Amnesty International says Honduras has to protect human rights activists. “Honduras has turned into a ‘no-go zone’ for anyone daring to campaign for the protection of the environment. How many more activists have to be brutally murdered before the authorities take effective action to protect them, or even be willing to talk about this crisis?” says Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International. The Honduran government has repeatedly said it works hard so those responsible for the crimes are brought to justice, and to ensure that the most vulnerable groups are not bothered or attacked. When CNN reached out to the Honduran government it provided a press release urging the Prosecutor’s Office to continue its investigation into Cáceres’ case, and expressing their satisfaction with the course of the investigation so far. As Honduras was spiraling into poverty, Cáceres’ fame grew – at a time when she became increasingly critical of the government in an increasingly dangerous environment. In 2010, she began working on what was to become her best-known – and most dangerous – project. The Agua Zarca dam was to be built on the Gualcarque River, the spiritual home of many Lenca and a vital source of water and food to the communities that live on its banks. Over a period of five years, Cáceres was instrumental in a campaign that eventually stopped the dam from being built. But regular threats, which began in 2013, started to grow. “She had at least 30 threats to her life via text, voicemail or in person,” said Carrillo. Three years later came that fateful shot in the night. “Berta’s assassination wasn’t about one project, it was a calculated assassination of a woman that had gained so much prominence, reputation and power, not through money or academic credentials, but of her lifelong work to defend human rights in the region,” says Spring. “After the coup, she led the social movement to stop and denounce it. Because of this, she lost her life. She was killed.” Today, COPINH continues the fight against similar projects. And Spring points out that when she visits the Lenca communities there is still a lot of hope and happiness. “Berta said, ‘Well, we always have happiness to help us keep moving forward. They can’t take that away’. That became her slogan,” says Spring. Cáceres’ nephew continues fighting to keep her case on the government’s radar, and he says that although they have made arrests linked to her death, they must do more to bring justice for her and her family. This week, the president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, said that the executive power is available to provide support to the prosecutor’s office and added that the government of Honduras will do everything they can to get justice. To date, eight people have been detained by the authorities in connection to Cáceres’ death, including the man who managed the Agua Zarca dam project for Desarrollos Energeticos. The authorities, however, have said they are yet to capture the “intellectual authors” of this murder. But the family says that is not enough. “We have to denounce who designed the crime, who planned it, who paid for it, and also the people inside the company who promoted the harassment, prosecution, criminalization that lead to her being murdered,” Cáceres’ daughter, Berta Zuniga Cáceres, told CNN en Español. The company denies involvement in the killing or any wrongdoing. “The family has been asking for an international independent investigation to find the masterminds because there is little confidence in a place as corrupt as Honduras that they will be found and tried,” says Carillo. In a statement to mark the anniversary of Cáceres’ killing, Susan Gelman, president of the Goldman Environmental Foundation, described her death as an immeasurable loss to “grassroots activists around the world who stand at the frontlines of climate change and destructive development projects.” She added: “We carry on with heavy hearts, filled not with sadness but with determination and what Berta called the best form of resistance: joy.” Carrillo notes that there is a Honduran saying that Cáceres’ family and friends keep repeating: “Berta no murió, se multiplico.” In English the meaning is just as poignant. “Berta didn’t die, she multiplied.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Honduran government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170303051500", "country1": "HND", "country2": "SLV", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/world/berta-caceres/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "674272788", "sentence": "There weren't widespread protest marches after Justine Ruszczyk's death No statements of support from pro-police groups for Officer Mohamed Noor There’s a predictable pattern to the aftermath of too many deadly police shootings: Neighbors and anti-police brutality groups take to the streets. Groups supporting the officers stand up for them. Social media lights up over whether the victim “did something” to provoke the officer. But none of that holds true in the case of Justine Ruszczyk, a white Australian bride-to-be who was killed by Mohamed Noor, a Somali-American black police officer in Minneapolis. And that, say experts, speaks volumes about the state of America today. Ruszczyk was shot to death on Saturday after she called 911 to report a possible sex assault in an alley near her home. A vigil was held for Ruszczyk, but there weren’t widespread protest marches, like the ones Black Lives Matter held last year after Philando Castile’s shooting death at the hands of an officer in nearby Falcon Heights. When one pro-police Blue Lives Matter website had a story about the shooting, it only offered a theory on why the officers’ body cams were off. David Love, a Philadelphia journalist who’s written about race issues for CNN and others, has a theory why. Because the race and nationality of the victim and police officer aren’t what has typically garnered headlines, people who normally speak up aren’t saying much. We haven’t reckoned with our history, so it shouldn’t surprise us to see a different reaction. Phillip Atiba Goff There is no centralized structure for the Black Lives Matter movement, which results in non-uniform response. New York Daily News writer Shaun King wrote a column in which he said “Police brutality jumped a racial fence.” Otherwise, Love says he hasn’t seen too many people from the movement express any anger or outrage about the shooting. That’s surprising, because in some past cases, Black Lives Matter has spoken up when the victim was white. As for those who “back the blue,” Love says he hasn’t seen a lot of pro-police groups rally to Noor’s side, either. “It seems very often that their response is in the lens of ‘black vs. blue,’ which is unfortunate because life is a little more complicated than that,” he told CNN. Love theorizes a different group of people may take the lead in rallying for the victim in this case: “people who may not have emphathized with the victims (in police shootings in the past) because the victims have been mostly black.” Love compares it to media coverage of murders during the civil rights era. Killings of black people in the South during that period often received scant national attention. But if the violence took the life of a white person –  such as the “Mississippi Burning” case – more people across America paid attention. Pro-police groups are often quick to speak out when an officer is accused in a fatal shooting. But Noor isn’t white and that has made a difference, says Marcia Chatelain, a fellow at the New America Foundation and co-host of a podcast on the death of Freddie Gray. Mayor: I wish officer would speakWho is police officer who fired shot?Australian PM demands answersWhat we know and don’t know Woman killed was to marry next month Mayor: I wish officer would speakWho is police officer who fired shot?Australian PM demands answersWhat we know and don’t know Woman killed was to marry next month “Because it’s an officer of color who, so far, is the only one accused of something here, it has shaped the response from pro-police groups like Blue Lives Matter, which usually has a very defensive response to officer-involved shootings,” she told CNN. Chatelain feels the media response has been different, too. “I’m pretty sure reporters haven’t been digging into (Ruszczyk’s) background, trying to find narratives to justify the shooting,” she said. Too often in cases involving unarmed black men, Chatelain says, information on the victim’s criminal history or prior arrests makes its way into stories – even when they are irrelevant to the case. So what does this say about America in 2017, where the race, gender or national identity of a victim or police officer can affect the public’s reaction to a shooting? “It says despite the rhetoric about the US being a melting pot or whatever, people have different experiences based on their racial background,” Love said. “Those experiences give us, sometimes, a different set of lenses and a different view of reality. And we have to find some way of bridging that divide … to help people understand the experiences of other people.” The different reaction to the shooting also proves that America is still learning how to deal with its tortured racial past, said Phillip Atiba Goff, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and president of the Center for Policing Equity. “We haven’t reckoned with our history,” Goff told CNN, “so it shouldn’t surprise us to see a different reaction.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "police shootings in the United States", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170719121500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/us/minneapolis-shooting-upended-outrage-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "677500613", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jonathan Cristol is a fellow at the World Policy Institute and a senior fellow at the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. You can follow him @jonathancristol. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Jonathan Cristol: North Korea may now be able to launch ICBMs capable of hitting US cities But the greater danger in this development is President Trump's reaction, writes Cristol Last Friday, North Korea conducted a successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears capable of reaching American cities, including Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago. This new development is a cause for concern, but not panic or rash aggressive action. The greater danger faced by both the US and the region is the reaction of President Donald Trump to this development. Related article 'Time for talk is over': US grapples for new approach on North Korea The existence of a nuclear power with the capability of striking the United States is an inherent threat, but it is one that the US has lived with for decades. In 1986, there were over 40,000 Soviet nuclear warheads pointed at the US. Today, there are over 1,700 Russian warheads capable of killing tens of millions of Americans in under 20 minutes. And yet, somehow, most Americans are able to sleep at night – and are more afraid of Iran than Russia. The US military has acted appropriately and prudently since this recent test. It has conducted another successful test of THAAD, and held bomber runs over the Korean Peninsula with the South Koreans. Trump’s personal response has been to tweet – angrily: “China could easily solve this problem.” This, despite the President previously tweeting that, “While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried.” Apparently, the buck stops in Beijing, which, incidentally has its own nuclear armed missiles that are capable of destroying American cities. Trump seems to think that China can stop North Korea and that it should do so simply because he wants it to. But China and the US have divergent regional interests. China needs to make sure that North Korea does not provoke a major increase in the US presence in the region. But it also fears a collapse of the Kim government, which would result in a regional refugee crisis and potentially bring US forces up to the Chinese border. China certainly could do more, but the US (and each of us) should know from experience that getting friends – let alone frenemies – to do what you want them to do is hard. Much of the hyperbolic reaction to the North Korean missile tests is rooted in lack of understanding of how missile tests progress. States do not continually test weapons systems and then, as soon as they are successful, use them against enemy targets. Pyongyang’s missile testing program will no more end with a nuclear strike on Washington than did its nuclear program end with a bomb dropped on Seoul. The only time in history that that has happened is the bombing of Hiroshima, which came in the context of an all-out war between the US and Japan. Kim Jong Un is a rational actor who wants to survive. The ability to strike the continental US ensures that survival; actually striking the United States ensures his destruction. Related article Trump rips China after North Korea missile test It is Trump’s response to these incremental developments that presents the real risk. He could determine that US involvement in the region is not worth the risk to the US mainland and withdraw the US from our regional defense treaties and US forces from the region. Indeed, this may be the real goal of Kim Jong Un and South Korea may already be nervous about this possibility. Seoul recently requested that the US allow it to double the explosive yield of its own missiles, and McClatchy reported that South Korea may seek to develop its own nuclear deterrent, though President Moon Jae-in currently opposes a nuclear program. Another possibility is that Trump decides to mount a preventive strike against North Korea. There was a time when a preventive strike on North Korea was an option worthy of serious debate, but that time passed years ago. An attack on North Korea now would both present an unacceptable risk to South Korea and Japan, and would involve the US in a war that would make Iraq and Afghanistan look like minor fender benders. The situation on the Korean Peninsula is complicated, and the stakes are high. It can’t be solved by the shared consumption of a piece of chocolate cake, no matter how beautiful it might be.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170731183000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/opinions/trump-reaction-north-korea-cristol-opinion/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "720151561", "sentence": "Héctor Pesquera, the island's public safety secretary, will lead the death toll review Mounting evidence suggests Puerto Rico has vastly undercounted storm-related deaths A newly-ordered government review of the deaths in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria is already coming under fire because the man leading it has staunchly defended an official tally widely believed to be low. An executive order signed by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Thursday directed the island’s public safety secretary, Héctor M. Pesquera, to head the 90-day review of the death toll since the September storm. The secretary, who has overseen the official count, has defended it based on the information received to date – despite mounting evidence that Puerto Rico has vastly undercounted storm-related deaths. The government maintains 64 people died as a result of the hurricane, which slammed into the Caribbean island, tearing roofs from homes and cutting power and water service for millions of people. “As part of the recovery process, it is important to guarantee transparency in the damages caused to the lives and safety of our citizens,” Rosselló said in a statement. The review comes after investigations by CNN and other news outlets as well as analysis by academics have called into question the official death toll. Alexis Santos, a Pennsylvania State University demographer who conducted a statistical assessment of reported deaths on the island, said Pesquera’s involvement “could put into question the transparency of the process.” “The executive order gives Pesquera the authority to establish the process and he has … been resistant to accepting counts and has been confrontational with the press and academics when discussing this topic,” Santos said via email Friday. Pesquera’s press officer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In October, the public safety secretary told CNN that the suggestion of political meddling in the death toll was “horses**t.” “You think I care what the government of the United States thinks about the body count? I don’t care,” Pesquera said. “I could care less what’s less embarrassing.” In addition, Santos said Rosselló’s executive order does not “give people a retroactive right for purposes of insurance or any rights they may have if the death is determined to be associated with Hurricane Maria.” This will prevent family members from applying for the federal government reimbursement for funeral expenses. The analysis by Santos and Jeffrey Howard, a demographer and epidemiologist at the US Department of Defense, found an estimated 518 more people died in Puerto Rico in September 2017, the month of Hurricane Maria, than died during previous Septembers on the island. The estimate was not an accounting of individual hurricane deaths, Howard said, but instead a statistical look at how many people died the month of the hurricane versus the number that normally would be expected to die in that month. It’s unclear when the extra deaths occurred that month. Hurricane Maria hit on September 20. Still, the demographers’ estimate seemed to be substantiated by the CNN survey of 112 funeral homes in Puerto Rico. As part of that investigation, funeral home directors said they saw 499 deaths in the month after the hurricane – September 20 to October 19 – that they claim are related to the storm and its aftermath. John Mutter, a professor at Columbia University who researched deaths following Hurricane Katrina, told CNN Friday that Pesquera’s involvement in the review posed a conflict. “At best, he should be an ex-officio member, there to provide information,” Mutter said. “Instead, he will defend what he did. No one will believe the outcome, no matter what it is.” Rosselló’s statement said Pesquera will work “in coordination with the Demographic Registry and the Bureau of Forensic Sciences” in reviewing the deaths. “Pesquera’s involvement certainly reduces the trust of the people in this revision,” Santos said. “In the event the revision provides contradictory evidence, he will be in the difficult position of accepting he has been wrong for the past three months.” CNN’s John D. Sutter contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Puerto Rico government death toll review led by Héctor Pesquera", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180106001500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/health/puerto-rico-death-count-review/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "680908910", "sentence": "An American man suffered minor injuries in Dresden after being punched for making a Nazi salute while drunk in a bar, German police said Sunday. The 41-year-old man “was very drunk” early Saturday morning when he made the “Hitler greeting” at a bar in the Neustadt district of Dresden, deputy police chief Lutz Milker said. “He didn’t say anything – just the salute. So far we have no explanation why.” The Nazi salute, Hitlergruß in German, is performed with the right arm straight and pointed forward slightly at an angle upward with palm down. It was commonly used during the Third Reich as a greeting and to show loyalty to the Nazi regime. After the tourist stepped outside the bar, “someone hit him, and he had minor injuries to the head,” Milker said. Paramedics bandaged him on the scene and he was not hospitalized. Police would not identify the man, in accordance with German law, but said he was cited for making the salute, which is illegal in Germany. The state prosecutor will examine the case and determine if he should be formally charged, Milker said. German law forbids the use of of this salute, along with uniforms and flags, unless it is being used for arts or science, research or teaching. Last week, two Chinese tourists were arrested in Berlin for performing the banned salute in front of the city’s parliament building. The two were charged and fined €500 each.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "German law forbidding Nazi salute", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170813190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/world/american-man-nazi-salute-germany-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "666149081", "sentence": "Kerobokan prison is where the \"Bali Nine\" served their sentences Indonesia had another mass breakout from a prison on Sumatra in May A manhunt is on for four foreign inmates who staged a brazen escape from an Indonesian prison early Monday morning. The men dug a 15-meter-long (50 foot) tunnel under the wall of Kerobokan prison on the Indonesian island of Bali, according to CNN Indonesia. One of the men, Australian Shaun Davidson, 33, had less than three months left on his sentence after he was jailed last year for violating immigration law. The three others – Dimitar Nikolov, 43, from Bulgaria; Sayed Mohammed Said, 31, from India; and Tee Kok King, 50, from Malaysia – were facing between five and 12 more years in prison. Police said immigration and airport authorities had been alerted and a manhunt was underway. A spokesman for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said officials were aware of the alleged escape but would not comment further. The notorious Kerobokan Prison has been home to many high-profile foreign criminals, including the so-called “Bali Nine” – eight men and a woman from Australia who were convicted in 2006 of smuggling heroin. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the alleged ringleaders, were executed by firing squad in April 2015 despite pleas for mercy from their families, who said the two men had been “fully rehabilitated” after almost a decade in prison. The incident sparked a diplomatic fallout between Jakarta and Canberra, with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott denouncing the executions as “cruel and unnecessary” and recalling the country’s ambassador. Kerobokan was also home to Australian Schapelle Corby, who returned home in May after almost nine years in the Bali prison on a controversial drug conviction. Corby was sentenced in 2005 for smuggling nine pounds of marijuana. She always maintained her innocence, insisting the drugs were planted in her bag, possibly by airport workers involved in trafficking. Monday’s prison break comes just over a month after more than 400 inmates escaped a crowded jail in Sumatra. Hundreds of prisoners broke through a gate, overwhelming guards as others tried to set fire to buildings inside the prison. Police were able to catch around 200 prisoners, but dozens more were able to evade capture. Indonesian authorities blamed the mass escape on overcrowding issues and corruption among prison guards. In 2013, more than 200 inmates broke free from a maximum-security facility in Medan, the capital of the province of North Sumatra. Five people were killed in a riot that began after the water supply was cut off because of a power outage, officials said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Indonesian prison system", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170619133000", "country1": "IDN", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/19/asia/indonesia-bali-prison-break/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "651914418", "sentence": "Mt. Paektu's 946 AD eruption was one of the most powerful on record One expert worries a North Korean nuclear test could spur volcanic activity When North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, the blast sends a jolt of energy through the Earth – one that could potentially trigger a volcanic eruption on its border with China. Experts say a sixth nuclear test from the reclusive state is on the horizon, something that’s kept the world on edge with tensions on the Korean Peninsula rising. If North Korea were to test something big enough, Bruce Bennett, a senior defense analyst at the Rand Corporation, worries the blast could set off an eruption at Mount Paektu, which the Chinese call Changbaishan, on the China-North Korea border. “That could be an absolutely huge eruption, kill thousands – if not tens of thousands – of Chinese and North Koreans. We don’t know if a bigger nuclear explosion will set it off, but it is certainly possible,” Bennett told CNN.  “The Chinese for years have been worried that he’s (Kim Jong Un) going to cause a volcano to erupt.” About 1.6 million people live within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the volcano, according to the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program, and it’s only about 115 to 130 kilometers (70 to 80 miles) away as the crow flies from Punggye-ri, North Korea’s nuclear test site. The mountain holds an important place in ancient Korean history, believed to be the birthplace of Dangun, the founder of the first Korean kingdom. But not much is known about the volcano from a scientific perspective. Access has been difficult due to North Korea’s isolation from the rest of the world, but seismic activity from 2002 to 2005 (most likely caused by magma rising in the system) prompted efforts to study the volcano. “We know relatively little about the magma plumbing system under Paektu,” said Dr. Amy Donovan, a lecturer in Geography and Environmental Hazards at King’s College London. “We also know very little about the size, condition or depth of the magma chambers at Mt. Paektu, which means that we can’t model it.” Donovan told CNN in an email that it’s unlikely a nuclear test at the same power as North Korea’s most recent one, believed to be 10 kilotons, would cause an eruption. Bennett says it would have to be more like 50 to 100 kilotons to potentially do serious damage. Donovan is part of a team of international scientists, including North Koreans, that have been studying Paektu since the seismic swarm in the 2000s. Another member of the team, Dr. Kayla Iacovino, a volcanologist at Arizona State University, says a nuclear bomb setting off a volcano is plausible in a general sense, but the science is still in its early stages. “Volcanology is a really young science. And this volcano is really special because it’s more difficult to access and study,” Iacovino said. “Honestly, we just don’t know much about why volcanoes erupt to say whether it’s plausible.” Paektu is active but not extremely so, according to Iacovino. The volcano last erupted in 1903, according to the Global Volcanism Program, but its 946 AD eruption – referred to as the “Millennium eruption” – is believed to be one of the largest ever on historical record. Mt. Paektu boasts rolling hills with short grass, a cerulean lake and an impressive crater. “It’s just a completely magnificent site,” Iacovino said. “You’re walking in this landscape that was created by this huge eruption.” The mountain’s mythology and beauty have been co-opted by the Kim family to promote their cults of personality. Kim Il Sung purportedly used the mountain as a hideout when fighting the Japanese occupation. State media often refers to the eldest Kim in reference to the mountain, using aggrandizing titles like the “legendary hero of Paektu” or “the great brilliant commander of Paektu.” North Korea claims Kim Jong Il, who oversaw the country’s first nuclear test, was born there, but many historians and scholars believe the story was fabricated for propaganda purposes. RELATED: North Korea timeline: From Trump’s inauguration to now The nuclear program’s progress has increased rapidly under current leader Kim Jong Un. To confront the threat, US President Donald Trump’s administration says it will abandon the Obama-era tactic of strategic patience and has declared “all options are on the table.” Trump has also deployed warships and top surrogates – including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis – to the region in a show of force aimed at deterring North Korea and reassuring allies of the US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. But some analysts worry the White House has been sending mixed messages on North Korea and has not communicated its strategy very well, fueling confusion and tension.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea nuclear tests", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170502061500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test-mt-paektu/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "554817785", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, and a former CNN producer and correspondent. Follow her @FridaGhitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Frida Ghitis: New GOP Benghazi report provides no significant new findings The 8th Benghazi congressional investigation has an anti-Hillary Clinton agenda, Ghitis writes In America, the word “Benghazi” long ago took on a symbolic meaning, but that meaning has changed over time, and today’s release of yet another “Benghazi report” will tint it even more. Benghazi, of course, is Libya’s second largest city. But by now its name is more familiar in the U.S. as the place where four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed by terrorists in an attack on the night of Sept. 11, 2012.  As we all know, Hillary Clinton was secretary of state at the time, which meant the embassies and diplomatic outposts came under her purview. Clinton was already a political lightning rod before becoming secretary of state, but the strong possibility that she would become a candidate for president supercharged the Benghazi killings as politically explosive. Almost immediately, the word “Benghazi” became shorthand for political scandal threatening Hillary Clinton. Now, with this report, the word also will seal its definition in America’s dictionary of politics as code for human tragedy, cynically – if unsuccessfully – exploited for political gain. Related video GOP discusses findings of new Benghazi report After looking at the more than 800-page document produced by the Select Committee on Benghazi – the product of two years of investigations, almost $7 million in taxpayer funds, and countless hours spent by government officials who should have been dedicating their efforts to solving the many challenges faced by the country – what one finds is essentially the same conclusion that eight other investigations reached: Something went terribly wrong that night, but there was no conspiracy, no criminal intent or shameful action on the part of Clinton or anyone else. Related article Benghazi panel caps 2-year probe: No bombshell, faults administration The report should not be making headlines for its content but for the brazenness it exemplifies.  Of course it contains some new revelations, but they are nothing earth-shattering, just more details on ground covered by every other congressional committee that probed the events. What happened at the American consulate in Benghazi – where Stevens was killed along with 34-year-old Sean Smith, an only child who worked as a communications specialist in the foreign service – and what followed at the nearby CIA annex, where CIA contractors Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed, deserved to be investigated, studied, reviewed, and learned from. The very fact that their attackers succeeded in overrunning U.S. diplomatic installations means the system failed. When the system fails the only responsible reaction is to study the failures and correct them to prevent future tragedies. But this committee’s work was not an honest investigation. It was not an effort to get at the truth. It was a campaign that aimed to achieve political objectives. The report found that before the assault there was already intelligence available that suggested an attack might occur; that Secretary Clinton and her top aides should have known the Benghazi diplomatic mission was vulnerable and at risk. It also found that the U.S. was confused about which players in Libya were friends and which were foes, concluding that the 35 Americans who were rescued were saved by a group called “Libyan Military Intelligence,” who turned out to be former military officers from the deposed Gadhafi regime, contrary to the findings of other investigations. This is new information, but only in the details. It doesn’t really tell us something we didn’t know about the larger picture. A statement released by the committee lists more than 20 new findings from the investigation. Most of them offer more specific information about the countless failures of security that allowed a preventable tragedy to occur. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged “intelligence failures,” as did the former deputy CIA chief, Michael Morrell.  In addition, there are detailed reports of efforts to coordinate the administration’s message and one larger accusation – that the administration’s policy of “no boots on the ground,” affected the level of security in Benghazi. All of these are interesting nuances, but hardly earth-shattering revelations. For a report that was aimed at the then-secretary of state, it hits a much larger target, the Obama administration and the American intelligence and defense structures. That the U.S. did not provide adequate security to its diplomats, that its understanding of the complex divisions in Libya was flawed is hardly news. Also not new is that Hillary Clinton, the State Department, the Pentagon, the CIA,  all could have done a better job protecting the Americans in Libya. Related video Exclusive early look at part of the Benghazi report The new report is the 8th Congressional investigation into Benghazi;  the ninth probe if you count the Accountability Review Board initiated by Clinton. All the investigations have reached approximately the same conclusion: that security was inadequate, that more should have been done; that there was no ill intent, no conspiracy. Last October, when Clinton testified before the committee during a grueling 11-hour session that went on long after night fell on Washington, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff summarized for Clinton the notion he saw as driving the Republicans. “I think the core theory is this,” he said, “that you deliberately interfered with security in Benghazi and that resulted in people dying.” The quest for a grand conspiracy is what has motivated this (and many other) investigations into Hillary Clinton. But every Benghazi investigation has ultimately rejected that theory. In November 2014, the House Intelligence Committee found no evidence of wrongdoing; none in the State Department and none in the Obama administration’s public response, which included inaccurate claims that the attacks had been part of a spontaneous burst of anger about a film. The committee said there were conflicting views within the intelligence community. Every other investigation found serious flaws in security, in intelligence, faulting intelligence officials, the State Department and other parts of the government. But they found no conspiracy, and no evidence for Republicans looking to destroy Hillary Clinton’s political future. Hopefully, the Benghazi tragedy will help the U.S. develop better security protocols for foreign service officers and embassies. And perhaps the disaster will raise Libya’s place in the next president’s agenda, helping to stabilize the country and one day build a secure American consulate there, in honor of the work Stephens and others did. Related article Conservatives blast Clinton, Obama for 'tragic failure of leadership' Will this 8th or 9th investigation mark the end of the Benghazi search for a malevolent, Hillary Clinton-led conspiracy? Don’t count on it. Donald Trump has already showed he relishes stirring up outlandish conspiracy notions. And a portion of the American electorate will never let go of its hatred for Clinton. They will continue gnawing on this bone forever, even after the November election. For others – perhaps even including the committee’s chairman, Congressman Trey Gowdy – the reality of the November election has changed the calculus. There was a time when going after Clinton meant a better chance for Republicans to win a hoped-for victory. But now attacking Hillary means helping Trump, and many Republicans are not sure they want him to win. A year ago, with the investigation in full force, Trump suggested that as president he would choose Gowdy for Attorney General. Gowdy has endorsed Trump, although I don’t detect a great deal of enthusiasm from the former Rubio supporter who now says he will sit out the GOP convention. It turns out that Benghazi, which now stands for the worst of America’s corrosive, divisive politics, is not going to help Republicans get the president they want. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine. Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, and a former CNN producer and correspondent. Follow her @FridaGhitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "GOP Benghazi investigation", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160628210000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/opinions/benghazi-meaning-opinion-ghitis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "730599420", "sentence": "Israeli police said Tuesday there is “sufficient evidence” to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on criminal charges in two corruption cases. According to a police statement published late Tuesday, authorities found evidence of “accepting bribes, fraud, and breach of trust.” In a televised statement, Netanyahu said that the allegations against him would be dismissed, repeating what has become his catchphrase, “There will be nothing because there is nothing.” In a statement given moments before police issued their official findings, he said: “I think about the good of the country not for personal reasons of the press, but only for the country, and nothing will stop me from doing this, not even the attacks against me, and believe me they’re never ending. “And, therefore, today isn’t different from any other days which I’ve been through in past 20 years.” When asked whether the US had any reaction to the police statement, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said, “The only thing I have to say about that is that the United States has a very strong relationship, not only with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but also the Israeli government. We’re certainly aware of it, but we consider it to be an internal Israeli matter.” Netanyahu is a suspect in two separate criminal investigations, known as Case 1000 and Case 2000. In Case 1000, Netanyahu is suspected of having received gifts from businessmen overseas totaling 1 million shekels (approximately $280,000), including cigars, champagne, jewelry and more, from 2007 through 2016. The case has focused primarily on Netanyahu’s relationship with Israeli billionaire and Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan. In exchange for the gifts, police say, Netanyahu tried to advance a tax break that would have benefited Milchan, though he was blocked by the Finance Ministry. “According to suspicions, the Prime Minister worked to advance the extension of the tax waiver for returning citizens over 10 years, a benefit that has a considerable economic value for Mr. Milchan,” the police statement said. MK Yair Lapid, one of Netanyahu’s chief rivals who served as finance minister during this period and was called to testify during the investigation, called on Netanyahu to step down. “Even if the law does not require the Prime Minister to resign, someone who has such serious accusations against them, many of which he does not deny, cannot continue to serve as Prime Minister with responsibility for the security and well-being of Israel’s citizens,” Lapid said. Police say they have enough evidence to indict Milchan on charges of bribery. Related article Israeli police find 'sufficient evidence' to indict Benjamin Netanyahu Milchan fired back at police, insisting he and Netanyahu have been friends since long before the period under investigation. “The recommendation disregards indisputable basic facts including – the ties between Mr. Milchan and Mr. Netanyahu started in the early years of 2000, when Netanyahu had no government role. This connection was characterized by friendship between the two and their families. In this framework, gifts were given from time to time by Mr. Milchan to the Netanyahu family with no business interest,” said Milchan’s lawyer. In Case 2000, police say Netanyahu discussed “bartering” with Arnon “Noni” Mozes, the owner of one of Israel’s leading newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth, which is regularly critical of the Prime Minister. In exchange for more favorable coverage, Netanyahu promised to hamper the circulation of a rival newspaper, in recordings obtained by police. “In his framework, what was discussed was the assistance of Mr. Mozes to Netanyahu in establishing his stature as Prime Minister through positive coverage in Yedioth Ahronoth that, in return for the Prime Minister assisting Mr. Mozes in advancing economic interests of Yedioth Ahronoth by an initiative to block the strengthening of Israel Hayom,” the police statement said. Both Netanyahu and Mozes have said these were not serious discussions; rather, they each claim they were trying to expose the other’s lack of trustworthiness. Police say there is enough evidence to indict Mozes on charges of offering bribes. In a statement to Israeli media, the lawyer for Mozes said, “The cases against him will be closed.” Netanyahu has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence, insisting that investigators will find he did nothing wrong. Police will now pass the evidence to the attorney general, who will make a decision on whether or not to indict the Prime Minister. That decision is not expected imminently. By Israeli law, he is only required to step down if he is convicted and that conviction is upheld through the appeals process to the High Court, a process that could take years. However, he could face public and political pressure to step down much earlier. His coalition partners, so far, have backed him, saying they will not take down the government over a police conclusion. Earlier this week, Education Minister and head of the right-wing Jewish Home party, Naftali Bennett, said, “I wish from the depths of my heart that the PM will come out clean and will continue leading the State of Israel. An indictment sheet seems far away, and certainly one does not go for elections over [police] recommendations.” Echoing his position, Finance Minister and head of the center-right Kulanu party Moshe Kahlon said, “Let the [police] recommendations be published. We will not avoid a decision, but I’m telling you right now, by law, the law says until the stage of the attorney general, there is no need to deal with it at all.” Both parties have enough seats in Netanyahu’s 66-seat coalition to take down the government and force new elections. In an effort to deflect blame, Netanyahu has lashed out, attacking the police, the media, the opposition and the left in rallies and on social media. He has often called the investigations against him “fake news,” echoing the language of President Donald Trump. Last week, Israeli Police Chief Roni Alsheich, in an interview with Israel’s Keshet news channel, said “powerful elements” were “sniffing” around investigators working on the Netanyahu cases. Firing back, Netanyahu said he was “shocked by the insinuations” that he had sent private detectives to tail police, arguing that it casts doubt over the impartiality of the investigations. In a strike against the police chief after the interview, Likud MK Yoav Kisch, a hardline supporter of Netanyahu from within the Prime Minister’s party, summoned Alsheich to a meeting of the Interior Committee at the Knesset for Wednesday morning. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reported from Jerusalem. James Masters wrote from London. Amir Tal in Jerusalem contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Benjamin Netanyahu", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180213204500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/middleeast/israel-police-netanyahu/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "598697504", "sentence": "Aleppo residents receive a text message warning them to evacuate The city has been one of Syria's hardest hit in the civil war Residents in war-ravaged eastern Aleppo received a dire warning early Sunday: Prepare for your city to be bombed and evacuate in the next 24 hours. The warning came via text message, urging the sick and wounded to flee before a “strategically planned assault using high precision weapons occurs within 24 hours.” Rebels were also given an ultimatum to lay down their arms and renounce their leadership, or be killed. The message was likely sent by the Syrian government as the regime is likely the only party capable of sending a mass text to the entire population. While there were no reports of a bombardment by Monday afternoon, witnesses told CNN that fighter jets had been spotted in the city, as deadly skirmishes were reported all over Aleppo. Who is left in Aleppo? Russian warplanes have since September last year backed the regime with airstrikes over rebel-held positions, pounding eastern Aleppo, where schools and hospitals have been crushed. The text message warning is seen as a response to Syrian rebels launching an offensive last month to break the regime’s siege on eastern Aleppo. Russia is the most powerful sponsor of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and its air power has been a key factor in helping the government solidify its control over the city. What would make you care about Aleppo? Assad has insisted that he has no option but to “to clean” Aleppo and press on with the offensive. “You have to keep cleaning this area and to push the terrorists to Turkey … to go back to where they come from, or to kill them,” he said. “It’s going to be the springboard, as a big city, to move to other areas, to liberate other areas from the terrorists. This is the importance of Aleppo now.” Fresh clashes broke out Sunday, with regime shelling killing at least 11 people in the al-Salehin neighborhood, according to the Aleppo Media Center activist group. Several other neighborhoods were shelled by ground artillery and heavy machine gunfire from helicopters, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said. Rebel factions targeted army positions on the northern front line, causing casualties among Syrian troops, the SOHR said. The Syrian Army accuses rebels in eastern Aleppo – who they call terrorists – of using civilians as human shields. The UN warned last week that eastern Aleppo was on the brink of starvation ahead of a “killer” winter. Residents there told CNN that their food stocks were running out, and that markets that once sold fruit and vegetables were now empty. A kilogram of meat, they said, costs around $40, a price that most in Aleppo simply cannot pay. The last significant aid delivery was in July, and the area is extremely low on medicine and much-needed fuel to run hospital generators and ambulances. The city has seen considerable death and destruction wrought by the civil war that has raged for more than five years. About 1.5 million people still live in the regime-held parts of Aleppo, while 250,000-275,000 residents are in the devastated rebel-held east, according to the UN. In July, about 200,000 people fled the city over a two days, according to a UN official, citing the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Turkey has been carrying out airstrikes in northern Syria to back the Free Syrian Army (FSA), which is currently moving in on the ISIS-held city of al-Bab. The city lies strategically between Aleppo and the ISIS heartland of Raqqa. The Turkish Army said it hit 15 targets on Sunday, including two ISIS “headquarter” buildings, an ammunition storage and 10 defense fronts. Ankara has said once the city is liberated, it plans to move on to Manbij, stirring sectarian tensions that complicates internationally backed operations to free Syrian cities from ISIS control. Manbij was in August freed from ISIS rule by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab groups. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month said Ankara would not allow the Kurds to hold any territory west of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Manbij is just 40 kilometers south of the Turkish border. How the ‘Kurdish question’ complicates the anti-ISIS alliance Turkey considers some of the Kurdish militia groups in the alliance as terrorists, including the YPG. But the SDF is supported and armed by the US, further complicating the conflict, which has already put Washington at loggerheads with Moscow. The former Cold War enemies, both of which are carrying out airstrikes in Syria, have long feuded over which groups should be targeted. The US supports and arms groups that it considers “moderate rebels,” while Russia calls any rebel group that is opposed to the regime “terrorists.” CNN’s Schams Elwazer, Marilia Brocchetto and Isil Sariyuce contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161114024500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/13/middleeast/aleppo-fighting/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "708345853", "sentence": "Earle Hyman had a long TV and stage acting career He died in New Jersey at age 91 Earle Hyman, a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill Cosby’s father on “The Cosby Show,” died Friday. Hyman was 91. He died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, according to Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund. Hyman enjoyed an international theater career that spanned decades. He also frequently appeared from 1984 to 1992 on the “The Cosby Show,” playing Russell Huxtable. Bill Cosby tweeted about the late actor on Sunday night: “Earle Hyman brought love, dignity and integrity to Grandpa Huxtable. Thank you, Earle, you will live forever.” Hyman was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series, for his work on the show in 1984. Related gallery People we've lost in 2017 Hyman was born in October 11, 1926, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. When he was a teenager, he fell in love with the theater especially after seeing a Henrik Ibsen play, according to IMDb. Hyman learned Norwegian and later in life, maintained a second home there, where he also enjoyed a stage career. Hyman performed in several Shakespeare plays in the titular roles of Othello and Hamlet. In 1980, he was nominated for a Tony for his performance in Edward Albee’s play “The Lady from Dubuque.” CNN’s Madison Park contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171120060000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/20/entertainment/earle-hyman-dies/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "477925885", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Sally Kohn: A twitter hashtag apparently started by handful of racist, white-supremacist trolls in reaction to Star Wars trailer release She says director J.J. Abrams may have intentionally chosen diverse cast to upend good (white)/bad (black) stereotypes in film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” doesn’t come out until December, but it’s already stirring controversy – among anti-diversity white supremacists.  No, I’m serious.  They appear to be angry that in the newest film in the “Star Wars” series, the lead heroic characters aren’t white men. On Twitter Sunday night, after the latest trailer for “The Force Awakens” was released, what appears to be a handful of explicitly racist tweeters started the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII. “#BoycottStarWarsVII because it is anti-white propaganda promoting #whitegenocide,” read one tweet promoting the hashtag.  Another tweet called the film “a social justice propaganda piece that alienates it’s [sic] core audience of young white males.” And one tweet,  according to the Hollywood Reporter, charged that “SJWs (Social Justice Warriors) complain about White artists ‘misappropriating’ culture created by blacks but then celebrate a non-White Star Wars.”  Tweets also went after director J.J. Abrams for being Jewish and anti-white. Related gallery Sequel mania: A guide to the next 5 years of film It seems that the force may not be all that this new “Star Wars” awakens. In fact, while there are plenty of excellent (and insanely thorough) analyses of the combined revelations of “The Force Awakens” trailers so far – for the record, my favorite is by the brilliant Alyssa Rosenberg – it seems obvious we can analyze the film as a metaphor for the real life fight that its trailer has, paradoxically or even deliberately, enlivened with a sci-fi twist. Internet trolls take on ‘Star Wars’ movie In the trailer, there appear to be two protagonists: Finn and Rey.  Finn is played by John Boyega, a black male British actor.  Rey is played by Daisy Ridley, a white female British actress.  (Note that the racist and sexist trolls don’t seem to have a problem with the apparent British colonization of the “Star Wars” franchise – they’re not particularly xenophobic in this sense, at least when it comes to Brits as opposed to, say, Mexicans.) Rosenberg points out that the new film positions Finn and Rey as “the inheritors of Luke’s role.”  As anyone born in the last 40 years or so should know, Luke Skywalker is the hero of the original “Star Wars” trilogy – the one we all root for unless we’re psychopaths or something. Fundamentally, Luke’s nemesis is Darth Vader.  And though we learn in “Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back” that Vader is Luke’s father, he wears a black outfit and a black hood and his voice is performed by black actor James Earl Jones. The Millennium Falcon and the rebel fighter planes are white.  The Death Star?  Black.  Yes the storm troopers were white and Jedi master Mace Windu was played by Samuel L. Jackson, but generally, especially in the first three original “Star Wars,”  good was white and bad was black.  A mirror image of society’s historical racial biases. Opinion: The ugly forces of Twitter No wonder white and black kids today still favor white dolls over black dolls, just as they did 50 years ago.  Our script hasn’t changed. Enter J.J. Abrams.  In a podcast in 2013, Abrams recounted how he wanted to make the cast of a pilot he was directing more diverse.  He talked about going to the Emmys: “You look around that room and you see the whitest (explicative) room in the history of time. It’s just unbelievably white. And I just thought, we’re casting this show and we have an opportunity to do anything we want, why not cast the show with actors of color? Like, not for sure – and if we can’t find the actors who are great, we shouldn’t – but why don’t we make that effort?” That show (it was unrelated to Star Wars) didn’t work – Abrams doesn’t blame the cast, but himself.  But clearly he was determined to try again and one can imagine the same sort of thinking in casting “The Force Awakens.”  The script is flipped.  Rey and Finn are the sympathetic heroes and now the villain (still wearing black just so we’re clear and because change is slow anyway) is played by a white male actor, Adam Driver. Related article Star Wars: Revenge of the Myth In the film-as-metaphor version, Abrams is aligned with the forces of good.  The sexist and racist trolls that sprang up this week?  They’re not aligned just with white men in defense of white male privilege or even just white maleness.  After all, the trailers show plenty of white dudes also fighting alongside Rey and Finn – including the return of Han Solo, who is as “white dude” as they come.  No, the sexist and racist trolls are fighting for the dark side. So then in this context, what’s “the force” – you know, the mythical energy that fuels Jedis and represents the essence of goodness in the “Star Wars” world?  The force is inclusion and equality and freedom for all – everything that humanity is when it’s at its best, in real life and in “Star Wars.”  In creating a “Star Wars” that reflects our best values, J.J. Abrams has used the force and stood on the side of good with Luke, Finn and Rey and invited us all to fight for a more inclusive future. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "J.J. Abrams", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151020230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/opinions/kohn-star-wars-race-tweets/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "716891792", "sentence": "Polls have closed in the Spanish region of Catalonia, in an election seen as a litmus test of the separatist movement’s legitimacy after it attempted to break away from Spain. Madrid called the snap regional election with the hope of having a new government to deal with after Catalonia’s Parliament in Barcelona declared unilateral independence in October. Spain was plunged into its worst political crisis in decades when the Catalan government held an illegal referendum on October 1 on independence, triggering a monthslong standoff with Madrid. Madrid responded to the Catalan administration provocations by firing the government, dissolving the region’s Parliament and imposing direct rule. Thursday’s vote is being treated as a legal version of the referendum, and polls before the vote suggested it’s on a knife-edge, with support for parties that are for and against independence split right down the middle. Polls closed at 8 p.m.  and the Catalan government reports an estimated turnout of above 80%, which would mark record participation if confirmed. Results are expected late Thursday night. Related article 'Like the Civil War without the bombs': Catalonia's messy vote The situation has made for an unusual campaign. Oriol Junqueras – the president and head candidate of the main pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia – has run his campaign from prison in Madrid. He has been charged with sedition and rebellion, and is facing a 30-year jail term over his role in the illegal referendum. Carles Puigdemont, who led Catalonia until Madrid fired him, faces the same charges but fled to Brussels to campaign from afar. He leads the Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) faction and claims he is still the region’s legitimate leader. The two leaders, who ran the previous government together, have traded barbs in recent days, accusing one another of hiding from the independence fight, in a sign that movement is truly fractured. The independence movement has sought to characterize the government in Madrid as a continuation of the dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco, which oppressed the Catalan people over four decades of rule. It points to force used by Spanish police during the October 1 referendum, in which officers sent by Madrid to shut down the vote were seen pulling elderly people from polling stations, and firing rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters. Madrid, on the other hand, has tried to portray independence leaders as rogue elements who have hijacked Catalan politics to promote a cause that does not have popular support. Adding fuel to the fire, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, given temporary command of Catalonia, declared at the weekend that the country’s ruling Popular Party had “decapitated” the independence movement, Spanish media reports, stoking outrage in the region. Related article The millennials voting for Catalan independence According to Antoni Puigverd, a Catalan analyst with La Vanguardia, 1.5 million eligible voters were still undecided days before the election. This volatility has to do largely with the fracture in the independence movement and the unusual circumstances of the vote, as Madrid retains control over the region and key independence figures are in prison or abroad, Puigverd said. The outcome is expected to be messy. Catalonia’s Parliament is typically split between seven parties and alliances, and no single one is expected to win a majority of the 135 seats. ‘Without papers, you are nothing’: Catalonia’s newcomers wooed by promises of citizenship This means the votes will almost certainly be followed by weeks of political wrangling, and the party that wins the most seats will not necessarily lead the government – it is the biggest coalition that will ascend. Some polls before the vote showed a meteoric rise in the center-right Ciutadans (Citizens) party, which is anti-independence, predicting it could win the highest number of seats, in a sign that there is appetite to end  what the Catalans simply call “the process.” The party is led by 36-year-old Inés Arrimadas, a relatively fresh face in Catalan politics. The two main pro-independence parties appear to be at loggerheads, but they have insisted to CNN that, should they together win a majority of seats, they will form a coalition and show a unified front. Some pre-vote polls show that they could achieve a narrow majority, while others show them falling just short. If they do fall short, the smaller Catalunya en Comú (Catalonia in Common) could become kingmaker in a coalition. The party has said it will not team up with Ciutadans, but is also tepid on independence. In the absence of a majority, who will become president will depend entirely on talks. Puigdemont was propelled into Catalonia’s presidency in a last-minute deal after the previous vote in 2015. It’s unlikely. The pro-independence parties together have a greater chance of forming a government, and if they do, the Madrid-Barcelona feud could be back to square one. If they lose, Madrid is unlikely to show any mercy to the independence leaders in prison, according to Puigverd, the Catalan analyst. “The situation will calm down and the independence movement will accept its defeat. They will expect clemency for their prisoners – clemency that they won’t get. The state will take its revenge, at least for a few years,” he told CNN. The push for independence is steeped in hundreds of years of history, but it was given new life in 2010, as the effects of the global financial crisis began to bite but also as Madrid began rolling back on the region’s powers. Spain’s Popular Party – which now governs the country – challenged Catalonia’s status as a country within Spain in the Constitutional Court in 2010 and won, forcing the region to accept a new status one notch down. The Spanish Parliament has overturned several laws passed by Catalan MPs – including one to protect poor people from soaring energy costs and another banning bullfighting. Each side accused the other of overstepping its authority.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Catalan independence movement", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171221070000", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "BEL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/21/europe/catalonia-election-day-spain-independence-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "477696801", "sentence": "A midair collision of U.S. planes in 1966 dropped nuclear bombs on rural Spain There was no nuclear detonation, but it contaminated areas around Palomares The U.S. and Spain have agreed to work on a new phase in the cleanup Nearly a half-century after a midair plane collision sent U.S. nuclear bombs tumbling down onto the Spanish countryside, the two governments are still trying to clean up the radioactive mess the accident left behind. Two American military aircraft, a B-52 bomber and a KC-135 refueling plane, crashed into each other above the rural village of Palomares in southeastern Spain on January 17, 1966. The explosion killed seven of the planes’ crew members and released the bomber’s payload of four nuclear weapons. Three of the bombs hit the ground, the other fell into the Mediterranean. None of them set off a nuclear detonation, but two of them spewed plutonium over the surrounding area. Nobody on the ground was killed as the bombs and plane wreckage rained down around Palomares, but parts of the village and the nearby countryside were contaminated by the radioactive materials. The disaster has been ranked as one of the worst nuclear disasters of the Cold War that highlighted the dangers of the arms race between Washington and Moscow. And it has proved to have a long legacy. During a visit to Madrid on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signed a new document pledging further assistance in the decades-long cleanup, including the likely disposal of contaminated soil in America. After the accident, U.S. and Spanish security forces swarmed Palomares to secure the affected zone and ship out contaminated soil. They worked to make the area safe again for residents and agreed to keep monitoring contamination levels. The disaster gradually slipped into the history books – though not for Palomares residents – until around the turn of the century, when the Spanish center for energy research, Ciemat, started raising concerns about radioactive elements in the soil in some areas that it feared may be affected by real estate development. The Spanish government took control of the contaminated areas to prevent them being disturbed. But concerns were heightened in 2006, when Ciemat reported it had found snails with elevated levels of radiation around Palomares. To tackle the ongoing problems at the site, Kerry announced Monday that he had signed a memorandum setting out “a new path to achieve additional remediation.” “We have to build on today’s signing to take further action to resolve, once and for all, this very important issue,” he said, speaking alongside Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo. The statement of intent signed by the two officials acknowledged Spain’s desire “to guarantee the wellbeing of its inhabitants and the economic development potential of the Palomares area.” The statement calls for the negotiation of a binding agreement under which contaminated soil from the site will be disposed of “at an appropriate site in the United States.” In a planning summary issued earlier this year under the National Environmental Policy Act, the U.S. Department of Energy said it was considering the possibility of transporting low-level radioactive waste to the National Security Site in Nevada for disposal.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S.-Spain nuclear cleanup agreement", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151020074500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ESP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/europe/spain-us-palomares-nuclear-accident-cleanup/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "761303730", "sentence": "Razan al-Najjar is known to the world as the 21-year-old Palestinian medical nurse shot dead by an Israeli sniper during protests on Friday. To her parents she was a beloved daughter who died just a few hundred meters from her home in Khan Younis, close to the fence that separates Gaza from Israel. On Saturday, thousands took to the streets of the Gazan city for the young medic’s funeral. The streets and lampposts surrounding Razan’s home are now adorned with her smiling image. Her father, Ashraf al-Najjar, takes CNN up three flights of stairs and into their apartment. The rest of the family, their small home now filled with mourners, sit in disbelief. Razan’s mother, Sabreen, dressed entirely in black, clutches her daughter’s blood-soaked medical vest. She tells us Razan had been volunteering since the beginning of the protests, working without pay. “I was afraid for her, but Razan told us she wasn’t afraid, she felt obliged to help and was clearly wearing a medical vest,” she says. Sabreen says her daughter “may have been small, but she was strong, and her only weapon was her medical vest.” Ashraf sits alongside his wife in a quiet state of denial, every so often nodding in agreement. It’s a vest Razan thought would protect her. “I’m protected by my vest,” she would tell her mother and father before heading out to help, “God is with me, I am not afraid.” Razan al-Najjar’s death comes after weeks of Palestinian protests, known as the Great March of Return, during which more than 100 Palestinian protesters have been killed by Israeli fire. She is the second medical worker to die. More than 200 others have been injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Israeli military says it is investigating her death, adding, “the IDF constantly works to draw operational lessons and reduce the number of casualties in the area of the Gaza Strip security fence.” “I want justice for Razan,” Sabreen says as she pulls a wad of medical gauze from the pocket of her daughter’s vest. “Here is her weapon! I want the world to know this is the weapon of Razan al-Najjar — and is this the ID of a terrorist?” she asks rhetorically, holding up her daughter’s medical ID that she was wearing at the time of her death. In Gaza City’s blazing midday sun a group of medical volunteers gathered outside a United Nations office Sunday in protest of what they say is the targeting of medics by the Israeli military. The IDF denies it targets medical workers. At the gathering CNN spoke to Rami Abu Jazzar, who was volunteering alongside Razan al-Najjar on Friday.  He says he too was shot that day, in the left knee, and is here on crutches. He says it’s important the world knows what happened. Jazzar says Friday was like any other day as he, Razan and the group of medical volunteers from the Palestinian Medical Relief Society gathered to tend to wounded protesters. He says Razan arrived early that day. “When she arrived on Friday she told her friends, ‘I love working here with everyone.’ She smiled all day, it was a beautiful day working with her.” Cellphone video filmed by the volunteers and shared with CNN shows the medics, including Razan, slowly moving forward, their medical ID badges displayed and their hands in the air. They tell us this video was filmed 10 minutes before Razan was shot. “People were suffering from the [tear] gas,” Jazzar explains. “A man was right near the fence and was calling out, ‘Come help me, help me’. He was close to the fence. Razan went to help him.” That’s when she was shot, he says. Another volunteer working that day tells us she saw the sniper and warned the others to be careful. “Some people on social media say Razan was shot by a woman sniper. She was not. I saw the sniper – it was a man,” Rasha Qudeih tells us. Razan’s friends and fellow medical volunteers say they’ll remember her for her bravery, and will more than ever continue their work. Correction: A previous version of this story misattributed a quote about details regarding Razan al-Najjar's death. It was Rami Abu Jazzar who described the circumstances under which she was killed.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israeli military", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180603181500", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/03/middleeast/razan-al-najjar-gaza-nurse-killed/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "700889449", "sentence": "At the Corner Project in New York, drug users are monitored for safety It's a controversial strategy to reduce drug overdose deaths Of all the provocative strategies to reduce harm from opioid addiction, the one that I am about to describe is near the top. Over the past several months, hardly anyone I spoke to about the abuse of opioids in the United States, including pain pills and heroin, had a neutral point of view about what is happening in a small but important corner of the larger epidemic. The place is where a former security guard named Hector Mata became an expert at reversing overdoses and probably saved 25 lives in the process. It is not a hospital or a clinic. Mata’s infirmary is the Corner Project, a syringe exchange program that began operating in the New York neighborhood of Washington Heights, which houses a bathroom where drug users can more safely inject heroin. On first glance, there is not much that is special about this bathroom except that there is someone checking in on an intercom every three minutes to make sure the user is still conscious. If a user doesn’t respond on the check-in, Mata, or someone similarly trained, will press a button to unlock the door and rush in, armed with a syringe full of naloxone, also known by the brand name  Narcan, and hopefully reverse the effects of the opioid drugs. After seven years and at least 25 overdoses, he says he has never failed. While to some people, this sounds like a “consumption room,” or a safe injection site, the staff here say it is simply a bathroom. After all, injection sites aren’t legal under US law. Related article Opioid overdoses shorten US life expectancy by 2½ months I sat down with the Corner Project’s director, Liz Evans, and asked her just how a place like this legally exists. She told me that public bathrooms are the frontline of the opioid epidemic. “People are dying in those bathrooms, and so there’s an acknowledgment that as a syringe exchange provider, we have a moral obligation to make sure that people don’t die in our building.” And so, the Corner Project has implemented a safety net to make sure that people don’t die from overdoses in the bathroom in their building.  Everything in this story is a murky gray. Perhaps the story of the Corner Project could have been predicted.  A heroin addict goes to a needle exchange, obtains clean needles and immediately heads to the bathroom to inject drugs. After all, according to recent studies in New York City, nearly two-thirds of drug users visit places like abandoned buildings, cars, and public bathrooms to inject drugs. The Corner Project started out as a street based community outreach group in 2005. In 2009, when the Corner Project moved to its current brick and mortar location, the bathroom was just a matter of convenience for clients. Within a short time, however, there was an overdose in the bathroom, followed by another and so on. Related article US heroin deaths jump 533% since 2002, report says Without a system in place, the workers at Corner Project would hear a characteristic thud from someone passing out in the bathroom, make a mad scramble for the keys and then work to revive the person. Though they were mostly successful, it was always frightening. The Corner Project could have simply closed the bathroom or searched people before they used the facility, but the workers chose to do neither. Instead, they kept it open and put in safety measures, like an intercom system, timers, and naloxone to help prevent overdoses. They stayed open knowing that if they closed their doors addicts would simply find another public restroom to use their drugs, far from the people who might be able to save them. And with that, the Corner Project pushed the limits of harm reduction in the United States. Since last year, the New York State Department of Health has followed the Corner Project’s lead and instituted regulations and recommended procedures on how to best prevent overdoses in the places where users are likely to use: syringe exchange bathrooms. In the great debate of criminalization versus rehabilitation, many commonly held assumptions have been torn to shreds. For example, some believed the legalization of drugs like marijuana would lead to increased use. Yet in Colorado, which legalized recreational pot, teen marijuana use has dropped. When it comes to opioids, the number of people who overdose and die from legal prescription painkillers is about equal to the number of people who die from illicit drugs like heroin. Related article This is fentanyl: A visual guide Another commonly held belief is that a safe injection site would implicitly condone the use of drugs and lead to increased use. And yet we now know that theory starts to fray when we look at what has happened at the Corner Project and at a place called InSite in Vancouver, Canada, which Liz Evans also  helped found. InSite started as a pilot project in 2003 and was the first legal supervised drug injection site in North America. To help manage the opioid crisis in Canada, Health Canada has approved more sites in recent months. Though the centers don’t provide any illicit drugs, the medical staff are there to provide first aid, including naloxone for overdoses, addiction counseling and mental health assistance. InSite has seen more than 3 million people since it opened, treated over 6,000 overdoses and not had a single person die. Furthermore, a 2011 Lancet study revealed that in the neighborhoods surrounding InSite, in the two years after it opened, there was a 35% reduction in overdose deaths from the two and a half years before it opened, compared with a 9% drop in the rest of Vancouver. Although it is unclear the impact of InSite on decreasing the total number of drugs users, it has led to increased admissions for addiction treatment and detoxification. And that also means cleaner communities. Streets and public restrooms aren’t littered with needles and other drug paraphernalia. In fact, a recent survey of drug users from an undisclosed safe injection site in the United States found that if they hadn’t used the site’s facilities, over 90% of the users would be using in public bathrooms or out on the street. Related article Canada's safe injection center brings drug addicts 'out of the alleys' These statistics are now the subject of dozens of studies in medical journals and were also recited to me as Mata showed me around the Corner Project’s bathroom. But he emphasized again, “It’s not a safe injection site,” he told me. He points out that unlike InSite, the Corner Project doesn’t have actual medical professionals monitoring the bathroom. In fact, if a doctor or nurse were to actually supervise its bathrooms, he or she could lose their license. He also doesn’t care for the term “consumption room,” which has been around in Western Europe since the 1990s. Instead, Mata insists I just call it a bathroom. Because unlike Canada or some countries in Europe, what I witnessed isn’t actually legal in the United States. At the front desk, a staff member monitored the clock and the intercom, checking to see whether any help was necessary. Considering the number of lives nearly lost in its bathroom, the mood in the Corner Project was calm and controlled. The soft music, brightly colored walls and chalkboards, and chestnut-colored tables with staff members casually engaged in small talk gave it the feel of a neighborhood coffee shop, more than a place where overdoses are prevented. Mata said my tour needed to be quick because the bathroom is in use almost all the time, and there is a waiting list that often lasts more than an hour. One of the men in line was Taylor Prince, 35. Mata gave him a hug and then told me, “Taylor is a frequent flier.” I found out later that Mata saved Prince’s life on three occasions. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. We find ourselves in the middle of an opioid epidemic that is the worst drug crisis in American history. It is a self-inflicted wound and one that is predominantly made in America, as we consume more than 80% of the world’s supply of opioid pain pills, even though we are less than 5% of the world’s population. Many of those prescriptions have led to heroin use; three out of four new heroin users started with prescription narcotics. And there is no single strategy, as provocative or revolutionary as it may be, that is going to be the answer to turning those numbers completely around. Not even a controversial bathroom in the Washington Heights Corner Project could possibly do that, but in the meantime, Mata and others will work on saving as many lives as possible. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that there are only two safe injection sites in North America.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Corner Project", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171025091500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/health/opioid-addiction-bathroom-safe-injection-site/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "442270486", "sentence": "In the eyes of the State Department, ISIS is beating al Qaeda at being the world’s leading terrorist group. The “unprecedented” spread and brutality of ISIS, its strength in recruiting foreign fighters, messaging and its ability inspire lone wolf attacks have helped the group supplant al Qaeda as the leading global terrorist group, said the State Department’s annual terrorism report. The report says both are adapting their tactics in ways which are more brutal and harder to trace. “The prominence of the threat one posed by core al Qaeda diminished in 2014,” the report found. In addition to significant losses of its core leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it noted that “AQ leadership also appeared to lose momentum as the self-styled leader of a global movement in the face of ISIL’s rapid expansion and proclamation of a Caliphate.” The number of terrorist attacks in 2014 increased 35% over the previous year, but were more heavily concentrated in a handful of countries. More than 60% of all attacks took place in five countries — Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria — according to the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland, which compiles statistics on worldwide terrorism. By a wide margin, the highest number of attacks, fatalities and injuries took place in Iraq, coinciding with the expansion of ISIS. RELATED: Why ISIS is winning, and how its foes can reverse that success An 81 percent increase in fatalities last year was, in part, a result of exceptionally lethal attacks. Twenty-four Americans died last year in terrorist attacks, mostly in Afghanistan, Somalia and Jerusalem. The report cited increasingly aggressive tactics and brutality by terrorist in their attacks, beheading, crucifixions and mass causalities. Kidnapping and hostage-taking has also increased over the past year. The report singled out the Nigeria-based Boko Haram as sharing ISIS’ “penchant for the use of brutal tactics,” such as stonings and enslaving children. Although ISIS was responsible for the greatest amount of attacks last year, it was a close second to Boko Haram in number of fatalities. READ: Second American arrested in ISIS-linked NYC bomb plot The U.S. also recognized ISIS’ prowess in using social media to spread its message and recruit followers, noting the group “has been adroit at using the most popular social and new media platforms (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) to disseminate its messages broadly.” ISIS’ initial publication of online propaganda is followed by near instantaneous reposting, follow-up links and translations into additional languages, the report found, adding that the groups’ members answered real-time questions from would be members about how to join the group. Related gallery Who are the women of ISIS? The report called the Syrian civil war a “significant factor” for many of last year’s terrorist attacks worldwide. Despite the standing up of a worldwide anti-ISIS coalition and a UN Security Council resolution making the travel of foreign fighters to and from conflict zones illegal, more than 16,000 foreign terrorist fighters traveled to Syria in 2014, according to the report — most of them to join ISIS. “The rate of foreign terrorist fighter travel to Syria … exceeded the rate of foreign fighters who traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen or Somalia at any point in the last 20 years,” the report said. Weak and failed governments were blamed for providing an “enabling environment” for the emergence of extremist radicalism and violence — not only in Syria and Iraq, but also in Yemen and Libya, where jihadi groups have flourished. The U.S. is “deeply concerned” about the growth of ISIS beyond Syria and Iraq and the birth of self-proclaimed affiliates, the report found, particularly in Libya, Egypt and Nigeria. It acknowledged questions remain about the meaning of such affiliates -  whether they represent a command relationship or the groups simply share “merely opportunistic relationships” with ISIS. Although al-Qaida’s leadership has been weakened, the report said the group “continued to serve as a focal point of inspiration” for its worldwide network of affiliates, such as AQAP in Yemen, al-Nusra Front in Syria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. Even as it negotiates with the U.S. and other world powers on a nuclear deal, the report found Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism worldwide last year remained “undiminished.” The report pointed to Tehran’s support for Palestinian terror groups, its proxy Hezbollah and several groups in Iraq and accused Tehran of “prolonging the civil war in Syria, and worsening the human rights and refugee crisis there,” suggesting neither improved relations with the west as a result of nuclear negotiations, nor Iran’s reformist President Hassan Rouhani has moderated Iran’s foreign policy agenda in the region. The report said Iran used its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force “to implement foreign policy goals, provide cover for intelligence operations, and create instability in the Middle East.” It called the Qods force Iran’s “primary mechanism “for cultivating and supporting terrorists abroad.” Tehran increased its assistance to Iraqi Shia militias, primarily to combat ISIS. But some of those groups “have exacerbated sectarian tensions in Iraq and have committed serious human rights abuses against primarily Sunni civilians,” the report said. It did note, however that despite Shia militias have declared opposition to the return of U.S. troops to Iraq to fight ISIS and have threatened attacks, “they refrained from launching strikes against U.S. personnel in 2014.” Although the report only covers 2014, US officials said there is nothing to indicate Iran’s policy has changed as the June 30 deadline for a nuclear deal approaches. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to fly next week to meet with Iranian officials and other world powers  to try and reach an agreement. The Obama administration has said a nuclear deal not alter US policy regarding Iran’s other behavior. But officials have expressed hope a nuclear pact could lead to cooperation in the Middle East, particularly against ISIS, and ultimately moderate the Iranian regime. RELATED: Al Qaeda’s second in command killed in Yemen strike; successor named The report also warned about the increase in so-called “lone wolf” attacks last year, citing attacks in Canada in October and Sydney, Australia, although it was difficult to assess whether attacks were directed or simply inspired by ISIS or al Qaeda and its affiliates. “These attacks may presage a new era in which centralized leadership of a terrorist organization matters less, group identity is more fluid and violent extremist narratives focus on a wider range of alleged grievances and enemies with which lone actors may identify and seek to carry out self-directed attacks,” the report found. The U.S. has working to “shift” it’s counterterrorism strategy to more effectively partner with countries where terrorist networks have a foothold, the report said. The US has assembled a  sixty-plus nation global coalition to stop ISIS advances on the ground, counter its messaging and stem the flow of foreign fighters and financing. The U.S. is also working with allies in North Africa and the Middle East to strengthen their counterterrorism capabilities and help them develop new laws to address  the foreign fighter issue. This year’s report marks the first that Cuba is not on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Cuba was originally placed on the terror list in 1982 when the U.S. government accused the Fidel Castro regime of sponsoring communist groups in Latin American and Africa. The White House took Cuba off the list last month, after President Obama’s historic opening to Cuba in December. RELATED: Obama acts to remove Cuba from terror list", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150619133000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/politics/isis-report-state-department-terror/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "624040776", "sentence": "The Afghanistan family fled to Pakistan when the Taliban came to their village About 400 people were on hand at the airport to greet them Utah Republican Gov. Gary Herbert posted a photo of a refugee family arriving at the Salt Lake City International Airport Thursday, the last to arrive in the state before President Donald Trump’s 120-day suspension of refugees entering the US went into effect. A post shared by Gary R. Herbert (@governorherbert) The Afghanistan family fled to Pakistan when the Taliban came to their village, Danielle Stamos, a spokeswoman for the Catholic Community Services of Utah, told CNN. Catholic Community Services of Utah staff planned to welcome the family, but after staff members began inviting others to join, “it exploded,” Stamos said, and about 400 people were on hand at the airport to greet them. Pamela Atkinson, an adviser to Herbert, was among those at the airport, and she snapped the photo and sent it to his office. The governor saw the photo and wanted to post it. His caption: “A great Utah moment as we welcome Utah’s newest pioneers.” “Gov. Herbert has been very consistent in noting how Utah is a welcoming place to people who are seeking refuge,” Paul Edwards, a spokesman for Herbert, told CNN, adding Herbert invited Yar Kuany Awan, a Sudanese refugee, to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at his Inauguration in January. Herbert was one of two Republican governors who did not oppose Syrian refugees entering his state in November following the Paris terrorist attack where at least one of the suspects in the attack was a Syrian refugee. Friday evening, a federal judge in Washington state temporarily halted Trump’s travel ban, but it is certain to face legal challenges.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Utah Governor Gary Herbert", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170204014500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/utah-governor-herbert-refugees/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "747290834", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Rob Crilly is a British journalist living in New York. He was The Telegraph’s Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent and was previously the East Africa correspondent for The Times of London. The opinions in this article are those of the author. Are these the end times for both America and the world? An out-of-control ego intent on promoting its own interests – with no regard for the usual norms and conventions – dishes the dirt with cheap shots at opponents and boorish jokes about their personal appearance. In so doing, it diminishes the standing and the status of one of America’s great institutions, risking deadly confrontation and a spiral into war. Yes, James Comey’s Ego has a lot to answer for. Its new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” to be published on Tuesday, has already attracted huge fanfare, shattering embargoes in a tidal wave of excitement. Related article The effort to discredit Comey's book is fascinating Not for the first time, James Comey’s Ego propels itself to the center of American politics and the world stage. The book’s pages detail how the Comey Ego first became a household name during the 2016 presidential election, taking on a pivotal role even as it sowed the seeds of its own downfall. It was not enough, you’ll remember, that the FBI had pored through Hillary Clinton’s emails as it investigated her use of a private email server and concluded that there were no charges to answer: James Comey’s Ego wanted to be the one to announce it. Instead of simply dropping the matter, the result was a news conference at which James Comey’s Ego spent 10 minutes denouncing Mrs. Clinton’s email practices before getting to the fact that no further action would be taken. The news media got their headlines, as did James Comey’s Ego. Worse followed when the FBI received a new batch of emails to probe. Just 11 days before election day, James Comey’s Ego wrote to Congress announcing that the investigation was being reopened. Not everyone in the office thought it a wise move, according to excerpts from the book. One colleague – perhaps not given to the same sort of confidence and psephological foresight as the then-FBI director – according to excerpts, asked: “Should you consider that what you are about to do may help elect Donald Trump president?” “No,” came the answer of a figure so certain of a Hillary win that no opportunity for self-promotion need be missed. At this point you might be forgiven for thinking we had rather heard enough from James Comey’s Ego. Having helped elect Mr. Trump, wouldn’t the graceful thing be to step back, damage done, from the public scene? James Comey’s Ego has other ideas, leaking details of presidential conversations to the media ahead of a blockbuster appearance before Congress last year. Its once-anonymous Twitter account gave nods and winks to friends and journalists in the know – with posts linking to FBI job ads and the sort of moody pastoral scenes designed to spark a guessing game about the author’s identity. Related article Comey: 'I don't know' if Trump was with prostitutes in Moscow And now we have the book, some of it based on notes kept during its time as FBI director, detailing the president’s hand size (“it was smaller than mine but did not seem unusually so”) and tie-length (“too long”). It picks over Trump’s perhaps not unreasonable fury at unsubstantiated reports he cavorted with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel. It all makes for unedifying stuff. Not so much the high-minded work of a whistleblower with a cause as a lurid rant of an ego untethered. Is this how former directors of the FBI are supposed to behave? And it comes with dangers. At a time when this White House is under intense scrutiny, as investigators close in on former officials and their lies, at a time when Trump is weighing what might be the most consequential decision of his presidency and mulling whether to launch punishing military strikes against Syria, along comes James Comey’s Ego, nursing a grievance. If we know anything at all about the ego in the White House it is that personal slights provoke immediate rage and unilateral distraction of the headline-generating kind. After first helping Mr. Trump win power, James Comey’s Ego has thrown itself back into the political maelstrom and into the Syria calculus. At least we perhaps now understand the origins of the book’s title, A Higher Purpose. For did you know that when James Comey’s Ego draws itself up to its full height, it stands a full six feet eight inches tall?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "James Comey", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180413163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/opinions/james-comeys-ego-crilly-opinion-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "637108129", "sentence": "Woman found dead in Indian state of Goa Police investigating whether she was sexually assaulted Indian police have opened a murder investigation after a British-Irish tourist was found dead in the southern coastal state of Goa. The 28-year-old woman’s naked body was found in fields near Deobagh Beach in Canacona, a district popular with tourists, according to police inspector Fiolmeno Costa. The body was discovered in a pool of blood with severe head injuries, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Sammy Tavares. The case is being investigated as a murder, Tavares added. One person has been arrested in connection with her death and police are investigating whether she was sexually assaulted, authorities said. The suspect had marks on his face “which could have been made by the victim while trying to fight back,” Police Superintendent Kartik Kasyap told CNN. The results of a post-mortem have yet to be released. Police said the woman was carrying a British passport. “We are supporting the family of a British-Irish woman following her death in Goa, India. Our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time. Indian police are conducting an investigation and we are in close contact with them,” a British Foreign Office spokesman told CNN. Known for its beaches and nightlife, Goa is a popular holiday destination for tourists from all over the world. In 2016, over 6.3 million local and foreign tourists visited the state, according to the Goa Department of Tourism. Last September, two men were acquitted of the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling. Keeling’s bruised, partially clothed body was found on Anjuna beach in Goa in 2008. Police initially said the 15-year-old drowned after taking drugs, but her mother rejected that account. She launched a campaign for a second autopsy, and investigators eventually confirmed Keeling was sexually assaulted before her death. Local media and a state minister said at the time that police covered up the killing to protect Goa’s tourism industry.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Indian police", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170315143000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/15/asia/goa-tourist-woman-dead/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "608103378", "sentence": "\"I believe that there's going to be significant regulatory change on day one,\" Pruitt said in a November interview. Pruitt has consistently denied the scientific consensus on global warming. One day after Donald Trump declared victory in the 2016 presidential election, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt took to the airwaves on a local radio show titled “Exploring Energy.” In the interview, Pruitt, whom Trump has since chosen to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said the new administration would undo environmental executive orders and regulations passed under President Obama. “I believe that there’s going to be significant regulatory change on day one,” Pruitt said. “I think there’ll be executive orders that will be issued that will undo many of the—President Obama’s executive action in the energy space and healthcare space and finance area, banking.” In choosing Pruitt to head the EPA, Trump has sent a clear message that he intends to follow through on his campaign promise to cut back on environmental regulations that he and many Republicans have long argued harm businesses. A CNN KFile review of Pruitt’s interviews and public statements reinforces an emerging image of him as a pick who will roll back Obama-era environmental regulations and oppose efforts to address climate change. In the same interview on Nov. 10, Pruitt claimed the Trump administration would roll back EPA rules like the Clean Power Plan and Waters of the United States, saying, “There’ll have to be rules proposed by the EPA to withdraw those, but that will happen, and there will be notice and comments that will be taken and then those rules with ultimately be withdrawn.” As Oklahoma attorney general, Pruitt has followed through on promises he made on the campaign trail when running for his office in 2010 to “make sure the EPA doesn’t regulate carbon emissions outside of Congressional authority.” He has led the fight against Obama administration EPA regulations including the Waters of the United States rule, Clean Power Plan, and methane regulations. Speaking at a town hall in 2014, Pruitt said the best thing the government could do to create jobs would be to “make sure the EPA is not being onerous upon the energy companies in this country.” Pruitt has also vigorously defended the fossil fuels industry. In interviews, he has said the Obama administration was waging a “war on fossil fuels,” said ” that a target has been put on the fossil fuel industry” and the Obama administration was “trying to put fossil fuels out business.” The New York Times reported in 2014 that a letter that was sent by Pruitt to the EPA was  nearly entirely written by Oklahoma-based  company Devon Energy. Pruitt’s office told the Times in response to the story that it was “the content of the request, not the source of the request that is relevant.” In an October interview with “Exploring Energy,” Pruitt criticized those protesting the Dakota Access pipeline as “hyper-environmentalists” who are for “simply stopping all forms of fossil fuel energy.” On climate change policy, which the Obama administration has made a top priority in recent years, Pruitt has consistently denied the scientific consensus on global warming. “There’s a tremendous dispute, as you know, that’s going on in the marketplace about how much this global warming trend that the administration talks about, if it’s true or not,” Pruitt said on a October 2016 episode of “Exploring Energy.” “Is it truly man-made and is this just simply another period of time where the Earth is cooling, increasing in heat? Is it just typical, natural type of occurrences as opposed what the administration says?” He continued, “What people don’t realize is that what the scientists have done is input data into a computer and produced modeling as far as the trajectory of what’s going to occur. It’s predictive in nature. It’s speculative in nature. It’s not objectively measured, as far as us knowing for sure what’s going to occur. Look, I mean, I think there should be a vigorous debate about that. I mean, I think that … We ought to have true science. We ought to let science be science and let it educate and inform the policy makers on what should and should not occur.” In an interview earlier in the year on the same show, Pruitt again framed climate change as a debate. “Fundamentally, from my perspective, it’s wrong at its core because the debate about climate change is truly that. It’s debate,” he said. “There are scientists that agree. There are scientists who don’t agree to the extent of man’s contribution, and what’s even harmful at this point. We’ve had ebb and flow. We’ve had obviously, climate conditions change throughout our history. That’s scientific fact. It gets cooler, it gets hotter. We don’t know the trajectory, if it is on an unsustainable course. Nor do we know the extent by which the burning of fossil fuels, man’s contribution to that, is making this far worse than it is. In fact, studies show in the last decade or so, that carbon emissions are actually down. The United States has done a tremendous amount of work to lower those carbon emissions.” In August 2015 appearance, discussing proposed climate change regulations, Pruitt expressed his belief that proposed regulations couldn’t do anything to stop warming, but would hurt the U.S. economy. Pruitt said China and India committed far more pollution than the U.S. “We care about economic growth. We balance it very, very well. China does not. India does not. This president is terribly naïve,” he said. “This president believes that if he stands up and says, ‘We want to punish ourselves,’ the country, and force ourselves to do things that are not actually dictated by the statutes, and shrink our economy, that somehow China or India are going to wake up and say, ‘Oh, look what the United States is doing. We’re going to change what we’re doing.’ Well, that’s never going to happen. In fact, they’re laughing at us as we go through this process. “I think it decreases the temperature by all of .0016 degree. It’s not going to change anything with respect to our future. What it’s going to do is kill our economy, and kill energy production in this country, and make us less than what we can and should be as a country. This president’s world view doesn’t fit the world,” Pruitt concluded.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Scott Pruitt", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161213214500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/politics/kfile-scott-pruitt-climate-change-epa/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "667611253", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Danny Cevallos is a CNN legal analyst who practices in the areas of personal injury, wrongful conviction and criminal defense in Pennsylvania, New York and the US Virgin Islands at the law firms of Cevallos & Wong in Philadelphia, and Edelman & Edelman in New York, where he is of counsel.  Follow him on Twitter @CevallosLaw. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Danny Cevallos: Remark about presidential assassination was outrageous but protected He says in context, it didn't pose a threat but was crude way of stating political opposition Johnny Depp loves trouble. Recently, at the Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom, he prefaced some remarks with “This is going to be in the press, and it will be horrible. …” Yes?  We’re listening … His next statement delivered: “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” His prediction was accurate: It was indeed a horrible statement, and it is now all over the press. The Secret Service is already on it:  It’s aware of the remarks but cannot officially comment on them, according to Secret Service staff. As outrageous as it was for the actor to say this (the President’s security is a serious matter of national security), the Secret Service can probably save some resources and let this one go. Johnny Depp is no threat. Related video Johnny Depp mocks his dog smuggling apology First, let’s consider: Federal law criminalizes “knowingly and willfully” threatening to kill or physically harm the president. But to bring it outside the protections of the First Amendment, the law requires a “true threat” – a serious expression of intent to do harm to the president. A “true threat” against the President does not require that Depp intended to carry it out, or even that he had the capacity to do so. This is because criminalizing threats serves two purposes: avoiding the risk that the threat may be carried out, and also protecting against the terror inflicted on others by threats. It’s an objective definition: If a reasonable person would foresee the statement would be interpreted by the audience hearing it as a serious expression of an intention to harm or kill the president, then it’s a true threat. Still, the law criminalizing presidential threats does not target offensive humor, bad taste or political hyperbole, as the Supreme Court made clear in Watts v. United States in 1969. In that case, the high court held that the speech of a man who had said during a public political debate that, if inducted into the Army and made to carry a rifle “the first man I want to get in my sights is LBJ” was “crude political hyperbole which, in light of its context and conditional nature, did not constitute a knowing and willful threat against the President.” Related video Ted Nugent's hate speech Said the court: “We agree with petitioner that his only offense here was ‘a kind of very crude offensive method of stating a political opposition to the President.’ Taken in context, and regarding the expressly conditional nature of the statement and the reaction of the listeners, we do not see how it could be interpreted otherwise.” Depp’s attempt at humor is not a crime; it’s just a galactically stupid statement by a celebrity trying to sound clever. The problem is, celebrities such as Depp spend their careers having everyone laugh at their jokes and nod approvingly at everything else they say. It’s natural they would begin to think every word they utter is some holy nugget of wisdom. Surely celebs have responsibility for what they say; maybe we all bear some responsibility for letting them think they are so cool. In fact, there’s a decent argument to be made that celebrities rarely pose a risk of harm to the president. Their lives are too fabulous to commit an act of terror, right? Should we have a different standard for evaluating potential threats by celebrities versus those of mere mortals? Maybe. Related video CNN fires Kathy Griffin over anti-Trump photo Take the recent controversy over comedian Kathy Griffin holding up a fake bloody Trump head during a photo shoot. No one should take that as a threat. It’s harsh political speech, and maybe a joke in poor taste. Part of that interpretation is based on her status – not as a celebrity but as a satirist. She has a proven record of poking fun at people – not assassinating them. It’s OK to take that into account. It’s not special treatment; it’s just realistic and efficient threat assessment. Famous people are not better than the rest of us, but  famous people are statistically not as likely to be terrorists in general. Johnny Depp doesn’t fit the profile of a shoe bomber or a clock tower sniper. This is not about fawning over or excusing Hollywood luminaries; it’s about conserving law enforcement resources, and smart policing. When taken in context, considering the speaker and the audience and the setting, Depp’s comment was little more than a very crude – but protected – method of stating a political opposition to President Donald Trump.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Johnny Depp's remark about presidential assassination", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170623201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/23/opinions/johnny-depp-crude-remark-cevallos/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724770283", "sentence": "Tiffany Johnson survived a shark attack in 2017, but lost part of her right arm With a \"smart arm,\" she's learning how to take on once-simple tasks Tiffany Johnson and her husband, JJ, are avid cruisers – self-described “vacation junkies.” In June 2017, the two left their home in Charlotte, North Carolina, and embarked on a relaxing cruise in the Caribbean. On their final day, the Johnsons chartered a snorkel expedition in the Bahamas. They took off in a small boat with another couple to a spot 10 minutes from Paradise Island. Thirty minutes into the snorkeling excursion, Johnson bumped into something. “I was just staring at the fish, and I felt a tug on my arm,” Johnson said. “I remember even just thinking ‘Oh, what did I bump into?’ And then when I turned, I was face-to-face with the shark.” All she could see was the shark’s black, beady eyes staring her down, then darting around. It was such a shock, it took a while for her to realize her entire arm was in the shark’s mouth. “It was just this weird, eerie presence,” she recalled. “Fear just took over.” Instinctively, Johnson tried to pull her arm out of its mouth, and that’s when it clenched down right below her elbow. Related article Prosthetic hand 'tells' the brain what it is touching “I remember hearing the sound of my screaming through the snorkel tube,” she said. “My body wanted to give up. I was seeing almost like a movie reel of my kids,” said Johnson, a mother of three. “And I remember thinking, ‘No, we are not going there.’ And that’s when the strength in the Lord just rose up from inside of me and gave me the strength to fight back.” Thrashing, pulling, praying, Johnson finally won the battle, but when she ultimately yanked her right arm free, half was gone, from the elbow down. “It was a mangled stump. And I remember even thinking right away, like, ‘Oh my gosh, my arm’s gone.’ But I didn’t feel any pain,” she said. The attack lasted no longer than a few minutes, she thought. The Johnsons later learned it was surprising that she survived at all. “Most people die from sharks pulling them down and drowning them,” she said, but Johnson was at surface level the entire time, breathing out of her snorkel tube. Johnson yelled out as she swam back with her left arm. Her husband, who had gotten out of the water earlier, dove in to help her back to the boat. Once on deck, Johnson was calm. She said she felt a peace beyond anything she could ever express. Related video Is it possible to map the entire nervous system? “My husband was frantic, you know, just in sheer terror, and the captain’s the same way, trying to grab the anchor,” she said. She had such a sound mind that she instructed her husband to grab their beach towel – the only available option – to stop the bleeding. “And then I laid my head down and I closed my eyes because in front of me I had literally sprayed blood everywhere. And I began to pray,” she said. They stopped at Paradise Island, the closest shoreline. But they couldn’t help with such a severe injury. They had to return to the main port in Nassau. “When the ambulance arrived (at the port in Nassau) and they started wrapping my arm, that’s the first time I felt pain. So, 45 minutes maybe without pain, which is just a miracle,” Johnson said. Related video The people who feel no pain She had her first surgery in Nassau, but the hospital there could only do so much. She needed to return to the United States for more intensive surgery. There was a problem: They didn’t have their passports, since they didn’t need them while cruising, and an emergency passport would take too long. “We had the minister of tourism in the Bahamas involved, the embassy involved, Customs involved. They were all trying to figure out a way to get us back to the US,” Johnson said. Johnson called her pastor back home in Charlotte. He had connections with a private jet company in the Bahamas. She was evacuated off the island the next day and taken home to Charlotte. Once Johnson arrived in Charlotte, she was placed under the care of orthopedic surgeons, Drs. Bryan Loeffler and Glenn Gaston. They’re two of the surgeons pioneering an innovative procedure called targeted muscle reinnervation, or TMR, developed by Dr. Todd Kuiken in 2002. The procedure has been the front line in the effort to improve the interface between humans and technology. The goal is simple: Give hope – and control – back to upper-limb amputees. TMR enables the user’s mind to communicate with artificial limbs via prosthetics that connect to the nervous system. When most people raise a thumb, the brain sends a signal down the spinal cord, through a network of nerves that go down the forearm and into the muscles of the thumb, telling it to lift. “When the hand (is) lost, you still have that same signal that can be sent down, but it doesn’t have a target anymore,” Loeffler said. With TMR, the surgeons take residual nerves that previously controlled the amputated limb and rewire them into the remaining part of the limb. It essentially gives that signal a target in a new muscle. “The signal that’s going from the brain, now it doesn’t have a dead end, it has a muscle, and it will cause it to contract. When the muscle contracts, it generates an electrical signal that is detected by a sensor that’s on the skin, and that signal is transduced into a prosthetic to allow the thumb function to occur,” Loeffler said. The intuitive, thought-controlled bionic arm has come a long way since its inception. Related article Thought-powered bionic arm 'like something from space' According to Gaston, within an hour of training, many patients are able to perform all the functions that the prosthetic allows. In the past, that would’ve taken months of training. “They literally just have to think ‘close my hand,’ and they close their (prosthetic) hand,” Gaston said. It also has another benefit for amputees – it greatly reduces or eliminates neuroma pain, also known as phantom pain, which is the experience of pain in the lost limb. Loeffler said the nerves that are severed from the amputation act like exposed live wires, but with TMR, they are now a closed circuit, since they’ve been assigned a purpose. Related article The new 'Fin' that propels amputees in the water According to multiple studies over the past decade, TMR offers a novel solution for post-amputation neuroma pain. For that benefit alone, both doctors say the procedure is worthwhile and can be performed at any time, even years after an amputation. For Johnson, it has been a tough journey since the attack. She has relearned how to perform once-simple tasks, such as eating, writing and cooking. She’s adapting to life with one arm, and so is her family. But there was another helping hand on the way. Johnson smiles and lights up the waiting room at OrthoCarolina Reconstructive Center for Lost Limbs, which is run by Loeffler and Gaston. Here, she’s a poster child for positivity. “She has been an incredible person through it all and I think her drive and her spirit to get through everything is really exemplary. And she’s rubbed off on a lot of our other patients,” Gaston said. Johnson is a fast learner. She signs her medical documents with her left hand fairly well for a new lefty and, as she quips, in handwriting better than her husband’s. Now it’s time for more learning. On this day, she is receiving her first mind-controlled “smart arm.” Electrodes are placed all around Johnson’s right elbow, and the mechanical prosthesis is placed on. Within minutes, she’s bending, grasping and pointing with the bionic arm. All of these actions originate from the simple intent to do so. It’s an incredible moment for both the patient and the doctors. “The real unique challenge with Tiffany was the very short residual limb that we had to work with. We had to be fairly creative with which nerves we re-routed to the few muscles remaining,” Gaston said. Johnson is excited to tie her hair up in a ponytail, and cook with both hands again. During the past 15 years, TMR has continued to bridge the gap between human and machine. “The pace of technology, particularly in this area, is mind boggling. It seems like every few months something else is coming along. I think, to some degree, the surgeries outpace the technology,” Gaston said. Right now the research lies in improving functioning of intuitive limbs, as well as implementing sensation into them. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. When pressure is detected by the prosthesis, Loeffler said that can send a signal to their brain telling them it is touching something. “The ability to touch and perceive things without looking at them is what makes a hand a hand. We’re going to see, in the future, that these prosthetics are going to become more and more life-like,” he said. Above all, Johnson credits her faith for keeping her steady. “A couple of days after the attack, I started reading Psalm 18 and I couldn’t keep it together … where it says ‘the grave wrapped its robe around me. Death itself stared me in the face.’ That’s exactly what happened; I was staring face to face with that shark,” she said. “And then later, ‘He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.’ I was just in awe of reading this. I was just thinking, oh my God, this is my story.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) procedure", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180123143000", "country1": "BHS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/health/shark-attack-tmr-smart-arm-vs/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "668063250", "sentence": "A new report predicts the world's population will hit a staggering 9.8 billion by 2050 Fertility rates are dropping globally but remain high in Africa Nine countries will contribute to more than half of the world's population growth, and five are on the African continent Nigeria will overtake the United States to become the third-most populous country in the world by 2050, according to a United Nations report. Currently the seventh-most populous country in the world, the West African nation is projected to surpass the 300 million people mark by 2050, according to The World Population Prospects 2017. The report predicted that the world population will hit a staggering 9.8 billion by 2050, and forecasted that over half of the expected growth between 2017 and 2050 is likely to occur in Africa. Here are five African countries that will contribute the most to the world’s population growth. With an estimated population of more than 180 million people, Nigeria experienced annual population growth of about 2.7% between 2010 and 2015, according to the UN. Current population: 187 million (2016) Population by 2050: over 300 millionLargest city: Lagos- between 17.5 and 21 million residents High fertility rates, high infant mortality rates and the cultural value of large families have all been cited as factors driving Nigeria’s population boom. Home to four of the world’s fastest-growing cities, it has been described as an economic powerhouse. However, there are fears that such an increase in population could cripple Nigeria’s already inadequate infrastructure. Current population:  79.8 millionPopulation by 2050: 214 million Largest city:  Kinshasha  7.8 million residents The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest country in Francophone Africa, with annual population growth of 3.2%. As in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Afghanistan, high fertility levels have contributed to the country’s population increase. The fertility rate in 2016 was 4.53 births per woman. The country’s capital, Kinshasa, has the third-largest urban agglomeration on the continent and is predicted to add more than six million people to its population by 2025, cementing its status as an African mega-city. Ethiopia is the second-most populous country in Africa and the 14th-most populous in the world. It experienced a rate of 2.5% annual population growth between 2010 and 2015. Current population: 101.7 million (2016) By 2050: 168.6 million Largest city: Addis Abbaba-3.6 million residents (city) 4.6 million residents (metro) As well as a population boom, the country has experienced an economic boost and is on target to become a middle-income country by 2025. Addis Ababa, the country’s capital and largest city, has an important role to play, but the city’s rapid development has led to tensions and accusations of marginalization. From 2010 to 2015, Tanzania experienced an annual population growth rate of 3.2%, and its population is predicted to exceed 130 million by 2050. Current population: 54.2 million (2016) By 2050: 134.8 million Largest city: Dar-es Salaam- 4.1 million residents Early motherhood, high fertility rates and falling mortality rates are some of the reasons given for Tanzania’s population explosion. According to the African Development Bank, Dar es Salaam, the country’s capital, is expected to grow by 85% from now until 2025. The city is expected to become a mega-city by the 2030s. Uganda has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. Between 2010 and 2015, it experienced an annual population growth rate of 3.3%. Current population: 36.6 million By 2050: 101.5 million Largest city: Kampala- 1.3 million residents As in many African countries, high fertility rates are a major contributing factor to Uganda’s population figures. It has the fifth-highest fertility rate in the world, with women having an average of 5.8 children in 2016. The World Bank estimates Kampala, the country’s capital, will experience rapid urbanization and the population will increase from six million in 2013 to more than 20 million by 2040. Torera Idowu contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Africa", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170626023000", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "COD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/25/africa/africa-population-growth-un/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "414706326", "sentence": "Buried in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a secret artist colony. Its whereabouts are, for now, unknown except to teaching volunteers and nine hand-picked artists who, when not toiling on a local plantation, sculpt and draw. Renzo Martens, a Dutch artist who has spearheaded the project, known as the Institute for Human Activities, has grand visions. “I hope it will become central Africa’s most brilliant, extravagant and beautiful place for contemporary art,” he says. The DRC is a country that continues to struggle both economically and politically. Given that it is also one of the poorest countries in the world (it ranks 168 out of 178 on the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom), Martens’ goal may seem not merely lofty, but misplaced. He begs to differ. “It’s quite important that these people get to contribute to global debates, on poverty, on development, but they’re so damn poor they won’t ever contribute. They don’t have enough money to buy a cell phone, let alone take a course in English so they can talk to you about it,” he says. I hope it will become central Africa’s most brilliant, extravagant and beautiful place for contemporary art. Renzo Martens “We’re trying to make sure their political vision, their mental state, their voices, aren’t only given a platform, but that they’re remunerated and paid for speaking, because these are two things they need most: they need to be heard and they need to make money.” Currently, the resident artists use clay found in the local riverbeds to make self-portraits that Martens describes as “quite deep and harrowing in many ways.” The sculptures are scanned and brought back to Amsterdam, where they’re reconstructed as chocolate busts using 3D printing. Martens hopes to sell the finished products at a handful of planned exhibits in Amsterdam and Berlin, as well as in Art Brussels and Art Cologne. The proceeds, he says, will go back to the artists. At $60 per bust, Martens estimates the price per gram of chocolate soars 7,000%. “People in Congo export a lot. They export cocoa, for instance, but cocoa doesn’t speak. If you add emotions, all of a sudden it does speak, and as soon as it starts speaking, it’s worth a lot more money. That’s the big joke. You add feelings and emotions to chocolate and you get a 7,000 percent surplus.” The art world has a long history of exploiting the Congo, says Martens, from Western journalists who capitalize on selling images of impoverished locals, to multinational corporations like Unilever, who pay plantation workers a mere $240 annually while simultaneously sponsoring one of the world’s most significant modern art series. “Look at where the surplus money that Unilever spends on subsidizing these art exhibits comes from. It comes from people working on the plantations,” he says. Perhaps as a criticism of the economics of modern art, the original location for the Institute for Human Activities was on a former Unilever plantation, since bought out by Canadian firm Feronia. The institute was evicted from the plantation last year. Martens says Feronia told him the project was distracting their workers. “We don’t want to be disturbed,” says Martens as to why the current location is secret. “Some of Feronia’s workers work with us, and we don’t want them to be fired. We think it’s just safer if nobody knows where it is.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Institute for Human Activities", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150306030000", "country1": "COD", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/africa/drc-artist-hipster-paradise-in-the-heart-of-africa/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "639377675", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Charles Arthur was technology editor of The Guardian from 2005-2014 and at The Independent from 1995-2004. He is currently writing a book on hacking incidents. He blogs at The Overspill. The opinions in this article belong to the author. The British comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb captured perfectly the moment when realization dawns. Their comic skit opens with Webb, as a German commander, striding around an artillery encampment: “Now we’ll see how these Russians deal with a crack SS division,” he says firmly. Mitchell comes over, looking concerned. “Hans,” he says. “I’ve just noticed something. Have you looked at our caps recently? The badges on our caps. They’ve got skulls on them. Actually got little pictures of skulls on them.” He pauses. “Hans,” he says, a growing horror in his voice. “Are we the baddies?” One can imagine a scene a little like this playing out in the officer of Uber, the taxi-but-don’t-call-it-a-taxi business. Uber likes to say it’s not just a cheap cab service – it’s “redefining the city”. Related article The real story behind Uber CEO But in the past two months, a growing number of executives have departed, most recently its president of ride-sharing, Jeff Jones, as allegations of an ingrained culture of sexism allied with an aggressive attitude that rides roughshod over regulators and safety has become too loud to ignore. Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick has taken the allegations seriously enough to order an internal investigation. Jones told Recode: “The beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber.” In other words: are we the baddies? Meanwhile Google is being hauled before the UK government’s Cabinet Office to explain how adverts for the latter ended up on extremist videos on YouTube – where the video makers get a cut of the advertising money. The revelation prompted the withdrawal of millions of pounds of advertising by other brands including The Guardian, Marks & Spencer and the media buying agency Havas, which controls £175m of spending for clients. Again, you can imagine the astonishment in the Google offices: we’re giving money to extremists? Are we the baddies? Google’s European chief Matt Brittin has said that the company is sorry and “looking again at how we improve what we’re doing on enforcement,” but didn’t outline any solid policy changes when he spoke at the Advertising Week Europe conference in London. Tech companies are often encouraged to have an exaggerated view of themselves and the world. Steve Jobs urged Apple to make a “dent in the universe.” Google has “moonshots.” Mark Zuckerberg exhorted Facebook’s programmers to “move fast and break things.” The Silicon Valley ideal is “disruption” – tearing everything apart, throwing all the cards in the air. Why, you’re not just collecting and delivering washing door-to-door – you’re disrupting laundromats. Never mind that lots of people need laundromats. They’re stick-in-the-muds who’ll soon discover how wonderful it is to spend a quarter of their weekly wage on cleaning. And tax? As the fictional Valley company executive in Armando Iannucci’s satirical TV series Veep told the vice-president, “we like to think we’re post-tax.” But surely if you’re changing the world, that can’t be bad – can it? Look at Facebook, connecting everyone and making the world a better place. Oh, no, don’t tell me it’s also host to fake news, illicit gun sales and child abuse imagery. How about Twitter, whose mission statement is “To give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers.” That wasn’t meant to include attacks coordinated by huffy video game players on women or sexist racists attack the actress Leslie Jones, even though it has been warned about an incipient abuse problem for years. Related article Trump's critics are pulling a Trump, using Twitter to troll back Facebook has since updated its policy concerning posts about firearm sales, and has reported people circulating child abuse images to the police, but in both instances, the company relies on active users reporting misuse of the platform. Twitter, similarly, updated its policies for reporting abuse in November, allowing bystanders watching abuse happen to report an abusive user. It’s not hard to see why critics don’t think that these measures go far enough. But nobody at Twitter or Facebook could quite believe they might be the baddies – all they want to do is good in the world. But you know what they say about the road to hell. Having a blinkered view of the world is necessary in the early stages of a technology company, when there’s a need to find revenue and profit. But there comes a time for responsibility – and a little self-examination. As the author Stephen King observed, “nobody thinks of themselves as the bad guy.” Yet sometimes that’s where you find yourself. Silicon Valley’s big companies are so powerful now that their bad traits routinely affect thousands; on a bad day, millions, or even entire countries. In which case yes, they are the baddies. We can’t fix that. They have to.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Silicon Valley tech companies", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170322131500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/opinions/uber-crisis-technology-companies-bad-guys-arthur-opinion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "688739382", "sentence": "The group claims it is secular and is not affiliated with terror groups like ISIS or al-Qaeda Myanmar's military says it has killed over 400 Rohingya insurgents in the recent fighting A violent crackdown by Myanmar’s military on insurgents from the Muslim Rohingya population has sparked a mass exodus of more than 300,000 people into neighboring Bangladesh. At least 1,000 people have died in what the UN human rights chief has called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Fighting erupted in Rakhine state on August 25, when Rohingya militants killed 12 security officers in coordinated attacks on border posts, according to Myanmar’s state media. The Rohingya militant group known as ARSA has since proposed a ceasefire to allow aid groups to respond to the humanitarian crisis, which the government has rejected, saying it doesn’t “negotiate with terrorists.” Who are the ARSA Rohingya militants and what do they want? ARSA stands for the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, and is also known by the name Harakat al-Yaqeen, or “Faith Movement.” A December 2016 report by the International Crisis Group said the group is led by a “committee of Rohingya émigrés in Saudi Arabia and is commanded on the ground by Rohingya with international training and experience in modern guerrilla war tactics.” In interviews with CNN the militants deny this. While they represent the Rohingya Muslims, the group has told CNN that it is secular and is not connected with Islamist groups like ISIS or al-Qaeda. The frontperson for the militant group is a man called Ata Ullah. The International Crisis Group report claims he was born in Karachi and moved to Saudi Arabia, details of his personal life that Ullah denies. In comments to CNN, he says not only is the group independent of influence from supporters in Saudi Arabia it also has no connection to groups in Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Afghanistan. He insists they are not terrorists and would never attack civilians. Their only targets, he says, are the repressive government forces. ARSA says it is fighting on behalf of the million Rohingya living in virtual detention in the western coastal state of Rakhine, who have few if any rights according to Myanmar’s government. They are fighting for freedom of movement, a right to basic education and healthcare, and citizenship, Ullah told CNN in an interview in February. In 1982 a citizenship law allowed Rohingya to apply for citizenship if they could speak an officially recognized language and had proof their family had lived in the country before independence. But most have never received the correct paperwork and are effectively stateless. Myanmar’s military says it has killed nearly 400 militants in the violence, but their current numbers are not known. The group is said to recruit from the ranks of fleeing villagers. Young men and boys are also being persuaded or coerced to stay behind and fight while women and children evacuate to escape the violence, according to the New York Times. The group has been fighting Myanmar government forces since last October, when it attacked a border post and killed a number of police. Even as more fighters rally to its ranks, ARSA is unlikely to ever match the power of the Myanmar military. Ata Ullah rejects claims that ARSA receives outside support or funding. One indication of whether they may have recently received assistance comes from the fighters themselves. When the group carried out last year’s October attack, Ullah said his fighters didn’t have “any sophisticated weapons.” “We attacked them using our machetes, swords, and knives, and we seized their weapons to use against them,” he said. In videos posted on social media recently, however, the knives are gone. Masked men tote assault rifles and address the camera, calling on supporters to join them in their fight.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ARSA", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170912044500", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/12/asia/arsa-rohingya-militants-who-are-they/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "688479805", "sentence": "In the next six months, the administration will weigh whether to extend status for more than 400,000 people Haitians have already been warned an end to their US stay could be coming As the nation’s immigrant community grapples with President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a similar move could be looming for hundreds of thousands of other immigrants who have been permitted to build lives in the United States, in some cases for decades. At issue is “temporary protected status,” a provision of immigration law that allows the government to grant temporary work authorizations and protection from deportation to immigrants, including otherwise undocumented ones, from certain countries where life remains dangerous. Conditions that could merit the status include armed conflict and civil war, natural disasters, epidemics and “other extraordinary and temporary conditions.” The status is intended to be temporary, but many of the designated countries have had their crises continue for years, resulting in certain groups’ protections lasting for decades. In the next six months, the Trump administration will weigh whether to extend the status for several countries whose immigrants have lived in the United States for as long as 20 years – with a decision to end that status potentially upending their lives. All told, more than 440,000 people in the United States are protected by the program. The Department of Homeland Security is overdue for a decision about Sudan and South Sudan; there are 1,039 temporarily protected immigrants from Sudan in the United States and 49 from South Sudan, according to data provided by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Their status is set to expire November 2, and federal law requires a decision 60 days before the deadline and timely publication of that decision. Reached for comment about the decision, US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a statement that said: “The Secretary has made a determination and USCIS will publish a (Federal) Register Notice shortly.” USCIS would not provide the decision that had been reached. Related article Admin memo: DACA recipients should prepare for 'departure from the United States' The expiration deadlines for decisions on Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua, which have much larger populations of temporarily protected immigrants in the United States, are in January, meaning a decision will be due in November. Haiti’s temporary protected status was set to expire in July, but former Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who has since become White House chief of staff, opted to extend it for six months. But when Kelly extended the status for Haiti, which was designated in 2011 after an earthquake devastated the island, he warned the nearly 58,700 recipients living in America to prepare their affairs for going back to Haiti or find another way to apply to stay in the United States. That sent a shock wave through the broader community of temporarily protected immigrants, which fears the warning was a sign of things to come. More than 86,000 Hondurans and more than 5,300 Nicaraguans are protected under the program. El Salvador’s temporary protected status is up for expiration in March. Salvadorans make up more than 263,000 of the immigrants who are temporarily protected, and they have been living in the United States since 2001. Trump has been especially harsh on immigrants from Central America in public remarks, blaming them for violence by the gang MS-13, which exists in its largest concentrations outside the United States in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. That further adds to the concern that acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke could decide to end the protections for Central Americans. “It’s going to be devastating to those families (if the program ends), and they typically are families, so you often have children that have grown up in the United States, people who are gainfully employed, settled in communities,” said Leon Rodriguez, a former director of USCIS now working as an immigration attorney. “So the impact from a family perspective, from a workplace perspective, from a community perspective, it’s quite, quite serious.” According to the rules, not everyone from the countries designated is automatically protected. Only people who can show they’ve continually lived in the United States since the triggering event – or subsequent designation times – are eligible. Related article DACA decision appears to shift to Congress, but action tough For example, Sudan was first designated in 1997 and was redesignated in 1999, 2004 and 2013. To qualify for protections from El Salvador, recipients must have lived in the United States since 2001, and for Honduras, it’s 1998, meaning any revocation of the program would upend lives built in the United States for nearly 20 years. Lawmakers have been pressing the Trump administration to preserve temporary protected status for the countries whose deadlines for redesignation are coming up soon, citing the communities that would be harmed. At a meeting in July with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, then-Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly indicated he could end Haiti’s status but hadn’t made a decision on Central America. In addition to the humanitarian concerns, supporters of the program point to analyses that show an economic impact from revoking it. “If El Salvador terminates, literally 260,000 eligible workers will fall out of the workforce at the stroke of midnight on whatever day that happens,” Rodriguez said. An analysis by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, which advocates for pro-immigration policies, found that deporting all the immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti who have temporary protected status would cost $3.1 billion and take away $6.9 billion in contributions to Social Security and Medicare and $45.2 billion to the gross domestic product over a decade. Turnover costs for their employers would total nearly $1 billion. “There’s different elements to the concern,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California. “First, in the case of people who’ve been here a considerable period of time, people become members of their community, and so … a couple decades later, you own businesses, you have families, you have grandchildren, you’re kind of part of our situation here.” Lofgren said the designated countries often remain in dire straits, and sending people back to them would be “unwise.” The program is one of the issues that Congress needs to tackle as part of immigration reform because insisting on keeping recipients’ status temporary becomes untenable, she said. “There should be some rational way to transition people who have been here for a long time, and in the case of these people, they’ve been here in legal status, who because of the length of their stay have basically become valued members of our community,” Lofgren said. “That’s a matter of a change of immigration law.” This story has been updated with a comment from USCIS and more details on the timeline for decision-making.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's decision on Temporary Protected Status", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170911104500", "country1": "HTI", "country2": "SSD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/politics/next-daca-tps-temporary-protected-status/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "668886419", "sentence": "A new exhibition aims to show the former splendor of Orient Express The iconic train's first voyage was in 1883, and it connected Paris to Istanbul with stops on the way The train's luxurious carriages welcomed royalty, business elites and celebrated artists It also inspired many novels such as Agatha Christie's \"Murder on the Orient Express\" In 1883, what was to become the iconic Orient Express train pulled out of Paris’ Gare de l’Est on its maiden voyage to Istanbul, or Constantinople as it was known at the time. It was the creation of an entrepreneurial Belgian, George Nagelmackers, who had already founded the Paris-based parent company, the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Now, the SNCF French national rail company is planning on bringing the Orient Express back to life and before doing so has teamed up with the Arab World Institute to bring to the public a long lost era when time had another meaning and traveling to Istanbul took four days and three nights. It’s important to make one thing clear right away: the superb new exhibit, Once Upon a Time the Orient Express, thoroughly indulges in Orientalism. The exhibit celebrates the romanticized images that Westerners had of the Middle East during the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th. Curator Claude Mollard and his advisers were perfectly aware that they might be accused of colonial nostalgia and have gone about the exhibit intelligently, putting it into the historic and political context of the time. Moreover, that this world was a Western fantasy no longer becomes important when visitors board the several perfectly restored carriages of the Orient Express parked in front of the Arab World Institute: we would all have liked to be passengers on the train. Europe’s most opulent sleeper train is getting even more jaw-dropping The idea, explained Mollard, is to climb on board and imagine that the train has stopped in a station and the passengers have gotten out to stretch their legs, leaving their possessions  – a fur, a silk scarf or a tweed jacket draped over the seats – in the carriages. The first carriage is the 1929 Flèche D’Or, luxuriously decorated by René Lalique with molten glass nymphets set in panels made from Cuban mahogany. Champagne flutes are set on a table; a coat and women’s scarf are thrown negligently over the back of a club chair. A copy of Le Figaro newspaper from 1883 refers to the Orient Express’s first trip; photographs were not yet in use, the article is accompanied by an engraving of the train. On another table there is a bottle of brandy and a package of Gitanes cigarettes. The décor makes reference to the personalities who traveled in the train and often wrote about it – French novelist Pierre Loti, Robert Baden-Powell when he worked as an intelligence officer using the cover of a butterfly collector or Mata Hari, the spy. Josephine Baker was involved in an Orient Express rail accident in 1931 when Hungarian fascists destroyed a section of a viaduct near Budapest; she gave an impromptu concert to calm the survivors. One table is set up with a Remington portable typewriter in honor of Graham Greene, whose 1932 novel “Stamboul Train,” later adapted to film, was set on the Orient Express. In another compartment identical to the one in scenes from the 1963 Bond film “From Russia with Love,” the movie is projected onto a screen. With wall panels in precious wood and door handles in gilded brass, each compartment had a matching washbasin and a built-in toiletries cabinet. The 1929 Train Bleu’s décor was more abstract with Lalique floral motifs in molten glass set into plane tree paneling. A salon-bar is equipped with bridge tables and armchairs; gambling was regular pastime during the journey. Cupboards are stocked with champagne and Bordeaux wine. The exhibit would not be complete without mention of Agatha Christie, whose celebrated 1934 novel “Murder on the Orient Express” took place almost entirely on the train. Christie’s place at a table is set up opposite her archeologist husband Max Mallowan with whom she frequently traveled. They take the extension of the Orient Express, the Taurus Express, which covered routes from Istanbul to Cairo, Teheran and Basra. Peru’s Andean Explorer: A luxury train journey The second part of the exhibit is inside the Arab World Institute and includes an exact model reproduction of the Orient Express chugging around on a long toy track. (The actual speed was 70 kilometers an hour). A section of the museum is devoted to the Arab world and the Taurus Express train extension. A large-scale interactive map helpfully points out the major historical and political changes in the region from the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the Sykes-Picot agreement, the First World War, the Second World War up to the creation of the Israeli state. A gorgeous collection of Art Deco vintage travel posters is displayed, depicting the Pyramids and other Levantine monuments in vibrant colors, but also luxury hotels. The Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits opened hotels (such as the Pera Palace in Istanbul) in many of the cities the Orient Express and Taurus Express stopped in, in order to provide passengers with the luxury to which they were accustomed. One of the highlights of the exhibit is a documentary made in Lebanon with two former employees of the Taurus Express. At 95 and 100 years respectively, one sold Taurus Express tickets for Thomas Cook in Aleppo, while the other was a mechanic. These men provide the link to today’s world and are living proof of another epoch. The end of the line for American long-distance trains? 11 of the world’s most luxurious train journeys Spectacular, rarely seen images of China’s railways This article was originally published in April 2014.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Orient Express", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170629000000", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/can-any-train-ride-match-the-orient-express/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "413783183", "sentence": "Canadian pastor is reported missing by his family after a trip to North Korea Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, speaks Korean fluently and has visited North Korea numerous times Tour groups: North Korea is easing its Ebola policy A Canadian pastor is missing after going on a trip to North Korea in late January, his family and church say. The Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, went to North Korea on a humanitarian trip as he had done over a hundred times before, said Lisa Pak, a spokeswoman for his church, based in Mississauga, Ontario. On January 30, Lim traveled to North Korea from China with a companion from the church who last spoke with him the following day. Lim was scheduled to return February 4 from what was described as a “routine” trip to Rajin, in northeastern North Korea, where his church supports a nursery, orphanage and nursing home, according to the Light Korean Presbyterian Church. So far he has failed to show. The church has formally requested help in finding Lim from Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, and has contacted the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, which provides consular help for citizens of the United States, Canada and Australia, which do not have diplomatic ties with North Korea. After not hearing from Lim, Pak said they thought he could have been caught up in North Korea’s recent Ebola policy. Lim’s church and family waited the 21-day incubation period that he would have been under quarantine. In October, North Korea announced it was taking “preventive measures” to “control the infection by Ebola.” Tour groups to North Korea announced that the country would restrict its borders to international tourists because of concerns about Ebola. This week, tour groups indicated that North Korea may be easing its Ebola policy. Tour operators, including Koryo Tours, Young Pioneers Tours and Uri Tours, announced on their websites that the country would ease its ban on foreign tourists. Nick Bonner, Koryo Tour’s co-founder and director, told CNN on Tuesday, “We’re pleased to announce that today marks the first time in more than four months that tourism in North Korea begins to resume as normal.” Related video Detained Americans released from N. Korea Lim’s family released a statement, thanking the Canadian government for its efforts to find the pastor and asking for privacy. In 1986, Lim immigrated to Canada from South Korea with his wife and son. He speaks fluent Korean and leads a 3,000-member church. Pak, the church’s spokeswoman, said she doesn’t believe Lim would have engaged in any type of proselytizing, which is prohibited in North Korea. “He knows the language, he knows the nature of the government, so we don’t see that as a legitimate reason that he would be detained,” she said. “We don’t believe that’s the way he would have behaved. He’s very wise about that.” Previously, North Korea has detained Westerners on religious grounds. Related video Former detainee's advice: Keep the faith Cases include American Kenneth Bae, who was detained for two years after North Korea accused him of trying to bring down the government through religious activities. Bae was released in November. Another American, Jeffrey Fowle, was arrested after leaving a Bible at a club in North Korea and released after five months in detention. Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a U.S. citizen sentenced to eight years of hard labor and believed to be a Christian activist, was released from North Korea in 2010 after a visit to Pyongyang by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. CNN’s KJ Kwon contributed to this report from Seoul, South Korea.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150303064500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/world/canada-north-korea-pastor/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "503332037", "sentence": "After terror attacks in Jakarta, authorities warn that ISIS represents new generation of terrorists Indonesia police chief says that unlike al Qaeda, ISIS legitimizes the murder of fellow Muslims Three days after ISIS militants carried out a deadly terror attack in broad daylight, Indonesians poured out by the thousands onto the streets of this tropical city for an exuberant day of recreation. A stream of families walked, jogged, cycled, munched street food and enjoyed live music performances on Sunday morning. The festive scene took place within yards of the Starbucks that ISIS members attacked with suicide bombs and grenades on January 14. Read: 12 arrested after deadly Jakarta attack The happy procession on Sunday was not specifically a response to the deadliest terror attack Jakarta has seen in six years, which killed at least 4 civilian bystanders and wounded at least 25 people. Related video Jakarta defiant to terror after attacks For years every weekend, this teeming, steamy city closes vehicular traffic on several main boulevards as part of an initiative called “Car Free Day.” But there was a spirit of defiance among many residents of the capital this weekend. “This Sunday I’m quite happy, because look, everybody’s here,” said Rainier Daulay, an Indonesian hotel owner who took a break from exercising on his bicycle to smoke a cigarette. “We don’t care about terrorism.” He stood near a police traffic control booth that had been attacked by ISIS militants on Thursday. The battle-scarred structure was now decorated with the colors of the Indonesian flag as well as slogans that translated as “Brave Indonesia, Peaceful Indonesia.” In front of the Starbucks, still gutted and burned on the inside from the attack, men dressed in traditional costumes and skull and feather head-dresses danced with spears to the beat of a drum in a show of Indonesian patriotism. Thursday’s attack did not approach the scale of carnage caused by the 2002 al Qaeda-linked bombing on the Indonesian island of Bali, which killed more than 200 people. In fact, counter terror experts here say ISIS only attracts a fringe minority of support in the world’s most populous Muslim country. Related gallery Deadly explosions, gunfight in Jakarta And yet, law enforcement authorities warn ISIS represents a new generation of terrorists that could be more lethal than their al Qaeda predecessors. “ISIS is more dangerous in the case of Indonesia…because they perceive Indonesia as not Dawla Islamiya, not an Islamic country,” said Jakarta police chief Tito Karnavian in an interview with CNN. Unlike al Qaeda, Karnavian says ISIS legitimizes the murder of fellow Muslims. “I know some ISIS supporters personally,” said Harits Abu Ulya, an expert on Islamist extremism and founder of the Community of Ideological Islamic Analysis. “They are quick to declare that other people are infidels,” he explained. “They accuse opponents of acting incorrectly to such an extreme level to justify killing them.” Abu Ulya said for years he has been a close personal friend of Bahrun Naim, the 32-year-old who Indonesian authorities accuse of plotting the January 14 Jakarta attack. “I consider him like a younger brother,” he said with a smile. Abu Ulya said he first met Bahrun Naim in their native city of Solo, where he led a local chapter of the Islamist movement Hizb-u-Tahrir. “He was adventurous when he was in Hizb-u-Tahrir,” Abu Ulya recalled. “Searching for answers including in matters of jihad.” A spokesperson for the group, Ismail Yunanto, confirmed to CNN that both men were members of the movement, which operates legally in Indonesia. Related video Indonesians mourn terror victims “Then in 2010 Bahrun Naim was expelled from Hizb-u-Tahrir,” Yunanto said. At that time, police arrested Bahrun Naim for possession of ammunition. He was sentenced to more than two years in prison. Abu Ulya said that in prison, “Bahrun Naim became more militant … he got closer to other jihadis.” Abu Ulya insisted that it wasn’t until January 2015 that he knew Bahrun Naim had suddenly moved his family thousands of miles away to Syria. The radical had joined ISIS in Raqqa, the Syrian city that became the capital of the group’s self-declared caliphate. According to Indonesian police, Bahrun Naim planned and ordered last week’s attacks in Jakarta from Raqqa. “His vision is to join, to unite all ISIS-supporting elements in southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines,” said Karnavian, the Jakarta police chief. Communication from ISIS stronghold Abu Ulya held up a Lenovo smartphone. There, in a text messaging application called Telegram that he said was favored by supporters of ISIS in Indonesia, was a long series of messages exchanged with someone identified as Syam BN. Syam is an Indonesian transliteration for the Arabic name for the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, which includes Syria. Abu Ulya said several months after Bahrun Naim reached Syria, he contacted him via Telegram. One of the final messages he received from the militant was dated December 3, 2015. Translated from the Bahasa Indonesian language it said “sorry sorry I was influenced by the boys.” The message ended with two smiley-faced emoticons. An undated photo of Bahrun Naim posted on his Telegram profile shows him dressed in a leather jacket, leaning against a wall decorated with Arabic flyers, holding a Kalashnikov assault rifle and wearing a Middle Eastern kaffiyeh scarf. The architecture of the buildings behind him is similar to structures one would see in many Syrian and Iraqi towns. Read: Is ISIS’ presence in South-East Asia overstated? Since ISIS announced the creation of a caliphate around Raqqa in 2014, the region has served as a magnet for jihadis from around the world. One ISIS-recruiting video shows a small group of men walking along a lake carrying weapons and an ISIS flag. “We are your brothers from Indonesia who have come to join the Islamic state,” says a man identified as Abu Muhammad al Indonesi. Speaking in Bahasa Indonesia, he urges fellow Muslims in Indonesia to drop familial and professional obligations to emigrate to Syria. In a separate video, Indonesians demonstrate how they celebrate Eid al Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Raqqa. And they repeat the appeal for Indonesians to make the pilgrimage to the ISIS stronghold. Communicating via Telegram, Abu Ulya said he learned that Bahrun Naim took two wives and two children with him to Syria. In fact, at Bahrun Naim’s request, Abu Ulya said he informed the parents of the second wife that their daughter had gone to Syria. “The parents are so sad losing her,” he said. In November, Abu Ulya learned that Bahrun Naim had been injured in Syria. “He told me he was experimenting with chemicals and there was an accident,” Abu Ulya said. “Because of the accident, in his own words he became an ‘office boy.’” Around 14 weeks ago, someone identified as Bahrun Naim began posting blogs on a Google-plus account. The articles include hand-drawn instructions on how to make an explosive belt, as well as lessons on making remote-controlled bombs and detonators. Abu Ulya described Bahrun Naim as an “urban guerilla.” He disputed the Indonesian government’s claims, however, that his “little brother” was the leader of the ISIS movement in Indonesia, arguing that the 32-year old was too young to hold such a position. However, several scholars of Indonesia’s radical Islamist movements agree that with his social media profile and his presence in Syria, Bahrun Naim has become an inspiring figure for other young would-be supporters of ISIS on the Indonesian archipelago. “Many people respect him even though he’s very young,” said Al Chaidar, a lecturer at Malikussaleh University in Indonesia’s Aceh region. “We can see the new role of a new generation of the jihadi movement,” Al Chaidar added. Last December, Indonesian police ramped up security before Christmas after intercepting communications that ISIS was planning “a concert.” They interpreted that to be a codeword for an attack. Abu Ulya told CNN that in November 2015 he received a similar message from his old friend in Syria. “He once told me that he wanted to make a concert,” Abu Ulya said. “The date of the concert is not fixed yet, but he told me just to wait.” Abu Ulya said it was far too early to conclude that Bahrun Naim planned the January 14 terror attack. The militant’s younger brother Dahlan told Indonesian media last weekend not to jump to conclusions about his sibling’s alleged role in the suicide bombing. “Regarding those allegations against Bahrun, I think we should just let the law take its course,” said Dahlan Naim. Journalist Mohammad Eyad Kourdi contributed to this report from the Syrian-Turkish border.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160118150000", "country1": "IDN", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/18/asia/indonesia-isis-analysis/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "669345462", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Spaces, a digital publication exploring new ways to live and work. French billionaire François Pinault has big ambitions for Paris’ former stock exchange – and he’s enlisted Tadao Ando to realize them. The luxury goods tycoon has tasked the Japanese architect with transforming the storied Bourse de Commerce building into a new 32,000-square-foot gallery and exhibition space for his collection of contemporary art. Inside London's stunning $70M museum revamp “In creating this new museum, I am writing the next chapter of my cultural project, whose goal is to share my passion for contemporary art with as broad an audience as possible,” said Pinault. He already owns Christie’s auction house and two museums in Venice featuring Ando interventions. The protected building is said to be inspired by Rome’s Pantheon, and features a soaring glass dome and elaborate frescoes. Ando will insert a cylindrical three-tiered structure inside the historic rotunda to create gallery space for artworks from Pinault’s 3,000-piece collection, as well as an underground auditorium. Slated to open in early 2019, the new museum is expected to cost around 108 million euros ($121 million). Why museums around the world are celebrating fashion's great rebels “I thought that it should be up to me and my family to make the necessary efforts, and not to ask the state for funding,” said Pinault, who has leased the building from Paris for 50 years. Pinault – whose holding company also controls fashion brands Gucci and Saint Laurent, among others – has been trying to open a Parisian museum for decades. Added Tadao Ando: “This is a project that calls on the people to recall France’s proud identity as a country of culture and art and to renew their hopes for the future.” Los Angeles approves long-awaited George Lucas art museum The museum will be steps away from the Louvre and the Palais Royal. It’s also close to controversial 1970s shopping center Les Halles, which was given a makeover last year with the addition of a sculptural leaf-shaped canopy. Discover more new museums opening on The Spaces", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "François Pinault", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170630134500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/30/architecture/tadao-ando-francois-pinault-museum-paris/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "660189974", "sentence": "System would also be deployed in East China Sea China says system for maritime environmental research China is planning to build a massive underwater observation system across the disputed East and South China seas, that experts say could be used to detect the movement of foreign ships and diminish the stealth capabilities of US submarines. According to state-run broadcaster CCTV, the monitoring networks will cost two billion yuan ($290 million) and “serve as a platform to provide long-term observation data and support experiments in the research of the maritime environments of the two seas.” China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in both seas. Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea – parts of which are also claimed by five other countries – and has built up and militarized many of the islands and reefs it controls in the region. In the East China Sea, disputed islands have soured relations between Beijing and Tokyo for decades, and led to tense stand-offs between Chinese and Japanese warplanes and ships. While there is no indication yet that the planned underwater monitoring system is anything but a scientific endeavor, Carl Thayer, a regional security analyst and emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales, said it was “a further unilateral assertion of China’s claim to indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea.” This could anger other claimants, especially if, as Thayer warned, “undersea cables are placed on the seabed in disputed areas or are linked to facilities on any of China’s artificial islands.” CCTV’s report also suggested that the plan was about more than just science. Speaking to the broadcaster, Jian Zhimin, a marine scientist at Shanghai’s Tongji University said the move cemented China’s status as an “ocean power.” “An ocean power must be able to go to the high seas and go global,” he said. His colleague Zhou Huaiyang added the system could provide benefits to “national defense.” Thayer said China “could use the cover story for this undersea network to lay sensors designed to detect the movement of surface warships and submarines in particular.” Such a system, said Thayer, “mitigates the stealth advantage that submarines have. This would be of direct concern to the United States and other regional states that operate submarines.” As China has become more aggressive in pushing its claims in the South China Sea in recent years, other territorial claimants have also pursued militarization. This month, the Philippines revealed plans were under way to reinforce and upgrade facilities on Pagasa Island, in the Spratly Islands chain. As well as activity above the water, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines have also reportedly been expanding their submarine capabilities. In the East China Sea, Japan also has a substantial underwater fleet. Thayer said China’s underwater monitoring system could serve the same purpose as the US sound surveillance system (SOSUS), the Cold War-era system used to detect and monitor submarine activity. In February this year, China State Council issued a draft law to revise its Maritime Traffic Safety Law, which if approved, would seek to prevent foreign ships from passing through Chinese territorial waters. According to the proposed draft, all foreign submersibles would be required to travel on the surface, display national flags and report to the relevant Chinese authorities when passing through the designated waters. The draft does not mention how China plans to enforce the law if approved. “From China’s point of view it needs accurate information not only on the deployment and patrols of regional submarines, but US nuclear submarines as well,” said Thayer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's underwater observation system in East and South China seas", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170530034500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/29/asia/south-china-sea-underwater-observation-system/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "495052666", "sentence": "Some of the countries with higher release rates than the United States had occasionally paid ransoms or conducted prisoner exchanges Journalists and NGO workers had the highest rates of abduction Americans kidnapped by jihadist groups are killed at nearly four times the rate of other Western hostages in captivity, while American hostages are the least likely to be released, according to a report released Thursday. The report, issued by West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center, found that six countries – the United States, Turkey, Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Germany – account for more than 60% of Westerners kidnapped by jihadist groups around the world since 2001. The report attributed the higher rate of abduction of individuals from these countries less to their nationalities and more to the “increased target availability or an expansion by jihadists of their zones of operation.” While being a “Westerner” may be central to the kidnapping of an individual, the study suggested that Americans were not a particular target at the abduction stage. However, the report noted that some of the countries with higher release rates than the United States – and the U.K. – had occasionally paid ransoms or conducted prisoner exchanges. “Nations who refuse to negotiate with jihadist organizations have a higher risk of their citizens being executed,” the report found. The 68-page report analyzed over 1,400 cases around the globe, with jihadist kidnappings in the Middle East and Africa the central focus. Of the approximately 36 global jihadist organizations, ISIS, the Taliban, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb – the al Qaeda franchise operating in northwestern Africa – account for 70% of the abductions of Westerners, according to the report. Related gallery ISIS' high profile victims However, the report noted that there were “multiple cases” where little-known militant or criminal groups did the initial abductions before giving or selling their captives to the jihadist group eventually deemed responsible for the kidnapping. ISIS was found to have the highest execution rate of its western hostages amongst jihadist groups, while there was no record of Jabhat al-Nusra, the al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, or Boko Haram, a terrorist group based in Nigeria, ever having executed a Western hostage. Altogether, jihadist groups released just over 60% of their hostages. And while jihadist groups tend to hold more hostages than other non-state entities, such as Somali pirate groups, they don’t keep them for as long. The report found that 18% of the latter abductions exceed six months, while more than 60% of abductions by jihadist groups are resolved between two weeks and six months. Journalists and NGO workers had the highest rates of abduction, according to the report. The report was compiled following the beheadings of Americans James Foley and Steven Sotloff, both journalists, and aid worker Peter Kassig at the hands of ISIS, and the death of American Kayla Mueller, also an aid worker, in ISIS captivity. But overall, Westerners who die in captivity are more likely to face death from causes other than execution, such as being killed during the course of a rescue attempt, the report said. Luke Somers, an American photojournalist, was killed in Yemen last year during an attempted rescue mission by U.S. Navy SEALs and American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto, both aid workers held captive by al Qaeda, were killed earlier this year when a U.S. drone strike struck an al Qaeda compound where the pair were unknowingly held. The report noted that there appeared to be a reduction in jihadist kidnappings in 2015, possibly because of the publicity surrounding the gruesome beheadings by ISIS and the impact that might have had on individuals’ willingness to travel to high-risk areas. Authors Seth Loertscher and Daniel Milton cautioned against reading too much into the trend, however, until more information becomes available in the months ahead. The report examined multiple sources of information, including the Global Terrorism Database at the University of Maryland and data from private sector companies, but the authors said there is likely underreporting of kidnapping incidents because of a reticence to publicly discuss the specifics of ransoms or other sensitive factors.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151217113000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/17/politics/report-american-hostages-killed-isis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "678072692", "sentence": "Imagine the airport with no security. No metal detectors. No TSA guards. No luggage searches. Boarding an airliner with a firearm could be as easy as putting a pistol in your pocket and taking your seat. That’s the way it was in the United States in the early 1970s when an epidemic of airline “skyjackings” dominated the news. Hijackers’ motives ranged from political to financial. Their destinations spanned North America, Europe and Asia and quite often included the island nation of Cuba. The hijackings took place against a backdrop of dramatic social change and the Vietnam War. Three decades before the 9/11 attacks, these airline bandits triggered a chain of events leading to the modern airline security we enjoy – and suffer – today. Author Brendan Koerner details the most fascinating of these dangerous high-altitude confrontations in his book, “The Skies Belong to Us.” CNN: How did the idea hit you? Brendan Koerner: In October 2009 I was reading the Metro Section of the New York Times and there was a little item about this man named Louis Armando Pena Soltren who’d been a Puerto Rican nationalist, and he lived in the Bronx in the ’60s. And he and two of his comrades in 1968 hijacked a plane from New York to Cuba. He actually spent the next 41 years living in Havana. And then suddenly in 2009 he decided to come back to the US voluntarily. And so this piece was about the fact that he had been arrested the second he stepped off the plane at JFK. I was always vaguely familiar with the fact that planes had once been hijacked to Cuba, but I really didn’t know much about that era in aviation. It was a little bit before my time. So I started looking into this time period. And I was just blown away by how common hijacking was in America at that time. Related video Clue may lead to new D.B. Cooper details I was particularly intrigued by this one story. I was looking at names of people who had done this and it was pretty much all males, people with pretty obvious political motives. And there was this one name that leapt out at me. It was a young woman named Catherine Marie Kerkow, from a small town in Oregon, who had done this. And I really become interested in her case. And that became something that took me down a four-year journey – a four-year research and writing path. CNN: How old are you? And do you remember hearing about any of these hijacking stories in the news when you were a child? Koerner: I’m 37. The only hijacking story I really remember vividly from being a child was in the 1980s, there was a pretty famous TWA hijacking in the Middle East, I believe in Beirut. I was born after this hijacking epidemic, which pretty much ended in early 1973. So it definitely predates me. CNN: If the Nixon administration hadn’t clamped down and if 9/11 hadn’t happened, do you think skyjackings would still be going on today? Koerner: Ultimately the solution to it was a pretty prosaic one, in that after putting up with all these hijackings for so many years, they made a decision to finally compel all travelers to pass through metal detectors and have their carry-on luggage searched. And pretty much immediately after instituting that regulation, skyjackings dwindled to almost zero. So it was a pretty simple fix, and one that had been resisted for a long time because they didn’t want to inconvenience travelers. The airlines in particular were really terrified that their customers wouldn’t fly anymore because they didn’t want to be treated like criminal suspects just because they were flying. So they resisted very public calls for them to do this for many, many years. Would this still be going on today? It’s hard for me to fathom that we wouldn’t have done something about this eventually.  I think that they eventually put in those regulations when it became obvious that planes could be used as weapons of mass destruction. Related video Hijacking victim: 'I realized it's not a drill' There’s an incident in November ’72 which I discuss in the book, when a Southern Airways flight was hijacked and the hijackers threatened to crash it into a nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, unless they were given $10 million. And that was really the straw that broke the camel’s back. It became obvious that if that had happened there would have been a tremendous loss of life and destruction. So it wasn’t just a matter of, “Well, let’s give in to people and everyone will be safe.” It became too risky at that point. CNN: Your book describes the tipping point in the history of aviation travel where travelers have gone from being treated as welcome guests to – for some – feeling like they’re being treated as potential criminals. Koerner: That’s exactly right. It’s interesting that the fear of the airlines was that people would not fly anymore or they would lose a large percentage of their customer base. People would choose to drive instead of fly because they didn’t want to put up with this intrusion. But interestingly, when the dawn of the screening was covered in early 1973, pretty much universally people were in favor of it, because they recognized how dangerous the skyjacking epidemic had become. Related video Shooting on a plane at 35,000 feet isn't good I talk in the book a little bit about these reporters swarming these airports on the day they launched universal screening and hoping they would catch some kind of conflict or disgruntled fliers. But pretty much to a man and to a woman, people welcomed the new security because they recognized – especially in light of what had happened in 1972 with all the craziness – that this was a necessary step. CNN: Can you share some personal details about your research process and maybe some unique experiences or surprises you ran into along the way? Koerner: One thing that’s interesting for me is, I travel a lot as a journalist, but I’ve never really paid much attention to airline personnel on the planes and the lives of pilots and flight attendants. And that really became something I became very deeply immersed in. With this project I was trying to track down flight attendants and pilots who had been on this hijacked flight which is the focus of the book – Western Airlines Flight 701. I traveled all over the country talking to people who’d been on the flight to get their recollections of it. Most interestingly, I actually tracked down one of the hijackers. He was living in San Diego. And I found him and it took me a while – he was difficult to find. I couldn’t get a phone number. I eventually just got an address for him through a series of happy accidents. I sent him a letter and a copy of my first book and he was kind enough to respond. And that was a tremendous experience and a tremendous boost for the book, to get his recollections and memories and details that only he had. CNN: Was that Roger Holder? Koerner: Yes, it is. CNN: Based on what you knew about the hijacking and based on the man you met – how do you think he has changed? Koerner: You have to keep in mind that he did this act when he was quite young. He was 22 years old when he hijacked this plane, and he’d served four tours in Vietnam. I think the combination of youth and the difficulties associated with his military service and maybe some other factors – maybe some psychological factors – made him an angry person. And he lashed out. He acted out in a pretty extreme, spectacular kind of way with this hijacking. I think age and experience changes everybody. And the man I met was a very thoughtful, very calm, incredibly charismatic person. It was really a joy to sit down with him.  At the same time I could see him struggling to come to terms with what he’d done and what his role in history was. For him, he had pretty fond memories of a lot of aspects of this. Not so much causing people terror or consternation – but the experience that came afterwards with his travels and being in the public spotlight was something that weighed heavily on him and he thought about quite a bit. Related video 'I will kill a passenger every 15 minutes' CNN: So why don’t we know what happened to his co-hijacker Cathy Kerkow? Koerner: That’s the million dollar question in the book. I don’t want to give too much away, but certainly the last time that she connected with Roger, she said she was going to Switzerland for a brief trip with friends. Based on information I have, I believe she tried to carve out a new identity – that she decided that this was her chance to gain a new life. They were waiting around to be put on trial in France for hijacking and she didn’t know how that was going to turn out. Her relationship with Roger had come to an end – at least romantically. And I felt that she sensed that this was her opportunity to move beyond all this – to move beyond the folly of her youth. CNN: When you were writing the book were you sensitive to glorifying the anti-hero aspect of Holder’s and Krekow’s story? I’ve seen them compared to the notorious 1930s bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Koerner: I think you need to approach these kinds of stories with empathy for everyone involved. At the same time you do have to be judgmental to some extent and recognize that their actions caused a lot of people a lot of pain. And I know for a fact that they’re aware of that. It’s a deeply human story, and all humans have their pluses and minuses, so I think that should come through in all the characters in this book. CNN: You write about Holder’s anger about prosecutors’ treatment of political activist Angela Davis. During your research did you reach out to Davis? Koerner: I didn’t, because from what I understand she doesn’t like talking about the past, and she never met any of these characters. I did reach out to some other people who wouldn’t go on the record with me, for example (Black Panther Party leader Eldridge Cleaver’s widow) Kathleen Cleaver, who I know was an eyewitness to these events. CNN: Could you describe Fidel Castro’s Hijacker House? And how and why did Cuba set itself apart during all of this? Koerner: A lot of people were hijacking planes to Cuba in the ’60s. A lot of hijackers, I think, thought they would be greeted as heroes when they arrived in Havana. But it was actually quite the opposite. Fidel Castro had no patience for these crazy Americans coming with planes with their various motives. So as an American you basically faced one of two fates when you went to Havana with a stolen plane. One, you would be put in a South Havana dormitory called Hijacker House, where you were given about 16 square feet of living space with a cot, and they give you 40 pesos a month, (and) you kind of have to fend for yourself. It was a really awful life. And if the government really didn’t like you – for example, if you were violent on board the plane or if you robbed any of the passengers – they would actually send you to these gulags in the south of the country where you would harvest sugar cane. And the conditions there were just absolutely nightmarish. There was a hijacker named Anthony Bryant who wrote a memoir after spending about 11 and a half years in prison in Cuba for taking a plane. The details he has in that book are just really shocking about the treatment of prisoners there. CNN: If I traveled to Cuba today, would I see any remnants of that time when Cuba was a hijacker destination? Koerner: Well, you certainly would, because there are still some hijackers living there. Most came back, but there actually are still a few who decided stay there. Some of them make their living as tour guides, or translators or fixers for journalists. There are still people there who went there in the ’60s or ‘70s and never came back. CNN: Who was Capt. Eugene Vaughn? Koerner: Eugene Vaughn was a Pan Am 747 captain, and he was running a route from San Francisco to Saigon with stops in Honolulu and Manila and Guam, I believe. On the way to Southeast Asia, one of Vaughn’s passengers was a South Vietnamese native who had just graduated from the University of Washington and was on the way home. He decided to hijack the plane and take it to Hanoi to protest the bombing of North Vietnam. They land in Saigon and the captain went back and basically tackled this hijacker. Another of the passengers was an ex-cop from San Francisco. Vaughn knew the ex-cop was armed and Vaughn had him shoot the hijacker to death. The captain then literally picked up this hijacker and took his body to the rear exit of the plane and threw the corpse onto the tarmac. He said he did it because he was so offended that this guy, who would challenge his command, would remain on his plane – even while dead. He just had to get him off the plane. When he returned back to the US, a lot of people hailed Vaughn as a hero, because this was a moment in America during the skyjacking epidemic when the public was really through with it. They were really finished. It was no longer quaint or funny when people were hijacked. There were actually deaths involved and there was a lot of terror going on. That was kind of a turning point in the epidemic when it became clear the public wouldn’t put up with this anymore. CNN: What takeaways can you offer modern-day travelers based on what you’ve learned while writing this book? Koerner: When you’re going through security – and we all have our complaints about what the TSA is doing, and certainly a lot of those complaints are valid – but I think we need perspective about what life was like when we had no security, or very poor security. There are reasons why things are the way they are. And we can certainly have debates about the efficacy of certain techniques and tactics. But I think we also have this other perspective. There was a time when there was no security and we had this awful, awful crisis. And I think it would be even worse today if we stripped away a lot of security.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "airline security measures in the United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170802154500", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/us/us-airline-hijackings-1970s-declassified/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "660748156", "sentence": "Trump has said he'll make a decision about the Paris climate agreement soon With President Donald Trump’s expected decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the US could be about to join a very rarified club. Nearly 200 countries agreed to the 2016 pact that would curb climate-changing climate emissions. The US would become only the third country to reject the accord – joining a club that includes just two other members: Syria and Nicaragua. Trump campaigned hard against the Paris agreement, and has called climate change a “hoax” perpetrated by the Chinese to gain economic advantage over the US. After winning the election, he appointed as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt, an Oklahoma lawyer who made a name for himself fighting the EPA’s efforts on climate change and clean air, often working closely with the fossil fuel industry to do so. Related video Trump has said often climate change isn't real Nicaraguan and Syrian representatives in the US didn’t respond to CNN’s requests for comment about their decisions not to become party to the Paris agreement. If the US joins them in opposing the deal, it would make for an odd alignment – and could be bad for US optics around the globe. Syria, of course, is waging a war against its own citizens that has raised concerns about possible crimes against humanity. While Nicaragua raises no such issues, the Latin American country and Syria do share a significant difference with the US when it comes to greenhouse gases: scale. A decision to pull out of the pact will make the US the world’s largest carbon emitter outside the Paris agreement. Trump, asked Wednesday afternoon if he had made a decision on whether to exit the Paris climate accord, responded, “Very soon.” “I’m hearing from a lot of people, both ways. Both ways,” he told reporters at the White House. The voluntary agreement has countries work to limit global temperature increases during this century to within two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and try to limit the rise even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Trump’s cabinet officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis, have said that they believe in climate change. Tillerson – a former ExxonMobil CEO – signed an international declaration in April acknowledging the threat climate change poses to the Arctic. And during his confirmation hearing, he told senators that “I think we’re better served by being at the table than leaving that table.” The Pentagon takes it into account in its military planning. Related video Graham to Trump: Stay in Paris climate deal Conservative critics have praised the President’s stance. Brett Schaefer, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said, “the Paris agreement is a costly and ineffective approach to global warming, and both the diplomatic costs of leaving and the benefits of staying have been exaggerated.” But others in the conservative camp think abandoning the pact is a mistake. “I would stay in the agreement and make it a better deal for worldwide business interests, to improve the climate, better deal for business,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, told CNN’s Dana Bash. “If he does withdraw, that would be a definitive statement by the President that he believes climate change is a hoax. Stay in the deal, make it a better deal, would be my advice.” Throughout, Trump has continued to telegraph his ambivalence, refusing to commit one way or another during his first overseas trip this month. Throughout, the issue of climate hovered. Pope Francis gave Trump a pointed gift – his encyclical “Laudato Si,” which calls for science and religion to partner in a drive to fight human causes of climate change. Climate came up later in the trip at the G-7 meeting where the leaders of Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada reaffirmed their commitment to the deal. Trump tweeted afterward that “I will make my final decision on the Paris Accord next week!” At the meeting, CNN reported that Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron he was under pressure to back out. “A lot of people in my country are against this agreement,” Trump said. In reality, 69% of Americans support the Paris agreement, seven in 10 Americans say global warming is happening and more than half think it’s being caused by humans, according to a January poll by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. European leaders telegraphed their expectation that Trump would not stick with the US commitment to the deal. “The entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference after the G-7. “There are no indications whether the United States will stay in the Paris agreement or not.” Derek Chollet, a former defense department official in the Obama administration, said Trump’s likely withdrawal from the Paris agreement marks a dark irony. “The irony is that in the first few years of the Obama administration, we had to spend a lot of time with the Chinese convincing them our climate change agenda wasn’t a Trojan Horse to limit their economic growth,” Chollet said. “We successfully worked them to the point – and reality set in – that they found religion and now positions have reversed. Now they’re leading the charge on climate change.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Paris climate agreement", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170531203000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "NIC", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/paris-us-nicaragua-syria/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "418504557", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden – From 9/11 to Abbottabad.” David Sterman is a research associate at New America. Tunisia weathered the Arab Spring and has been buoyed by its tourism industry Authors: The fedayeen-style attacks are an effort to spread fear and weaken the nation Wednesday’s terrorist attack, which killed 23 people, hit Tunisia where it hurt by targeting its flourishing tourism industry. The deadly attack on the prominent Bardo Museum near Tunisia’s parliament in the country’s capital, Tunis, is the latest instance of an armed assault carried out by gunmen willing to fight to the death, a tactic that has been widely adopted by jihadist terrorists in recent years, including in North Africa. Such attacks mimic the 2008 Mumbai assaults in which 10 gunmen from Pakistan went on a rampage in the massive Indian port city. They took hostages and killed more than 160 people over a three-day period, in an attack that drew  sustained global TV coverage. The gunmen attacked iconic Mumbai targets such as the Taj hotel, which is frequented by Westerners. The Mumbai gunmen embarked on their attack knowing that it was a “fedayeen” mission – meaning “those who sacrifice themselves” – and that they would probably fight to the death. Only one gunman survived. In this week’s Tunisia attack, the gunmen took hostages, two gunmen died in the assault, and three survived and are being hunted by the Tunisian government. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said the attackers at the Bardo Museum had specifically targeted tourists to hurt the country’s economy. This seems a likely outcome of the attack, as tourism is vital to Tunisia’s economy, providing 15% of GDP. Tunisia is also the only country where the Arab Spring produced a successful, lasting democratic transition, making it attractive to tourists who are avoiding going to countries like Egypt, which did not weather the Arab Spring as well as Tunisia. Already, some tour companies are canceling excursions to Tunis. In January, in Tunisia’s neighbor Libya, the local branch of ISIS mounted a similar attack on the upscale Corinthia Hotel in the capital, Tripoli. Two gunmen, one of them a Tunisian, killed 10 people, including an American. Both gunmen died in the attack. This attack served ISIS’ purposes of sowing greater instability in Libya and expunging Western influence from the country, as the hotel was where many foreign businessmen stayed. A senior US official told one of us that the U.S. intelligence community estimates that jihadist terrorist groups such as ISIS now control a twelfth of the landmass of Libya, which is one of the largest countries on the African continent. This is a sobering finding for Tunisia, which had been largely immune from the kinds of terrorist attacks that have recently plagued Libya and other North African countries. While the museum attack in Tunisia and the hotel attack in Libya may help terrorist groups to achieve their strategic goals, more often than not, armed assaults by terrorists against so-called soft targets such as hotels, supermarkets and malls do not achieve much beyond the tactical successes of global news coverage and causing mayhem. In September 2013, Al-Shabaab, the Somali al Qaeda affiliate, killed 67 people in a fedayeen-style armed assault on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Four gunmen carried out the attack, which unspooled over a four-day period. The Westgate attack received much global news coverage and was designed to put pressure on the Kenyan government, which had sent troops to Somalia to fight Al-Shabaab. However, a year and a half after the attack on the mall, Al-Shabaab continues to lose territory in Somalia, and the Kenyan military has continued to battle the terrorist group. The plague of Mumbai-style armed assaults by jihadist terrorists is not confined to Africa. In January, Mumbai-style tactics were used in Paris when Cherif and Said Kouachi and Amedy Coulibaly conducted armed assaults on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket over a three-day period. All three gunmen were killed. In a videotape, Coulibaly said ISIS inspired him. The Paris attacks received considerable coverage around the world but had no impact on France’s willingness to continue its involvement in coalition airstrikes against ISIS. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook/CNNOpinion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "jihadist terrorist groups", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150319181500", "country1": "TUN", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/opinions/bergen-tunisia-terror-tourists/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "575986947", "sentence": "Jeep carrying suspected militants blows up on highway near Damascus Mostly government-held cities were targeted in ISIS attacks Deadly explosions rocked Syria Monday, hours after the United States and Russia discussed an end to the violence during G20 talks. At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a series of coordinated explosions across the country, Syrian state media reported. The blasts happened in government-held areas of Damascus, Homs and Tartous, as well as at a Kurdish checkpoint in Hassakah. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, according to a statement by the ISIS-affiliated Amaq agency. Of those killed, 30 died in two explosions on a main highway bridge near Tartous, on the Mediterranean  coast. Another four people died when a car bomb exploded at an army checkpoint in the government-held al-Zahraa neighborhood in Homs, according to Gov. Talal Barazi. A jeep carrying six suspected militants blew up after a soldier stopped the vehicle on a highway near Damascus. The soldier was killed. Police Gen. Jamal A-Bitar told Syrian TV he believes the car was on its way to carry out an attack in the capital. And in the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Hassakah, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed five Kurdish security forces at a checkpoint. The blasts come as high-level talks between the United States and Russia aimed at ending violence in Syria ended without an agreement, a US official said Monday. The meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, failed to resolve differences and left the Syrian question unanswered, the official said. Later in the day, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin also met for an additional discussion on Syria. The leaders directed Kerry and Lavrov to reach an agreement in the coming days, according to a senior White House official. Why Obama shouldn’t expect much from the G20 Meanwhile, Turkey is claiming success in its campaign to eradicate ISIS from its border regions. The terror group has reportedly lost control of the last strip of its territory along the Syrian-Turkish border, according to sources and the Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu. The border town of Jarablus, which Syrian rebels and Turkish forces recently recaptured from the terror group, is a critical location for supplies, money and fighters coming in and out of ISIS-held areas. Azaz is another key border city that was formerly held by ISIS. Inside Jarablus: What happens when ISIS loses control of a city The developments would be a major setback for ISIS, choking off supply lines for the terror group. CNN’s Schams Elwazer, Kareem Khadder, Kevin Liptak, Tim Hume, Hamdi Alkhshali and Chandrika Narayan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160905114500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/05/middleeast/explosions-syria-cities-dozens-killed/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "757830570", "sentence": "President Donald Trump isn’t over the 2016 election, and Hillary Clinton isn’t either. That’s what she said in a commencement address at Yale. “No, I’m not over it,” she said. “I still think about the 2016 election. I still regret the mistakes I made.” But while Trump continues to goad his Department of Justice into investigating her campaign, she made jokes about the investigation into Russian election meddling that has already ensnared former staffers of his. Tapping into a Yale tradition involving crazy hats, she produced a Russian military ushanka. “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” she shrugged. While most of the speech centered on her own time at Yale, Clinton also offered stark warning about the state of the American government under Trump. “Right now we’re living through a full-fledged crisis in our democracy,” she said. “No, there are not tanks in the streets, but what’s happening right now goes to the heart of who we are as a nation, and I say this not as a Democrat who lost an election but as an American afraid of losing a country.” A few hours earlier, Trump, in a series of tweets, had been complaining about the Russia investigation and that Clinton wasn’t being investigated more. Clinton made multiple jokes about her email issues as secretary of state, about the release of her campaign staffers’ emails by WikiLeaks and more. She also did an extended riff on the opening of Tale of Two Cities, written in the lead-up to the French Revolution, but said it could be applicable today and encouraged graduates to “rise to the occasion” in this “tumultuous moment.” She encouraged people to embrace “radical empathy” and make connections across the political divide.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180521160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/hillary-clinton-democracy-crisis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "602225665", "sentence": "NEW: Some slam revisions to the agreement as cosmetic The revised peace deal now goes to Congress for approval The rebel leader waved his arms in the air as the crowd cheered. The President smiled at the audience, holding a pen made from bullets. Both men signed a historic peace agreement, then shook hands. It was a moment of diplomatic deja-vu. Thursday marked the second time this year that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño have signed a peace deal aimed at ending Latin America’s longest war. In October, Colombian voters rejected the first version of the agreement in a national referendum, sending negotiators back to the table. This time, the revised peace agreement will go to Congress for approval. And it’s likely to pass, since Santos’ coalition holds the balance of power in the legislative body. “This new accord is better than the one we signed in Cartagena,” Santos said after signing the deal Thursday. “It is better because we picked the hopes and observations of the majority of the people.” In Thursday’s ceremony, the leaders used the same pen they had used to sign the deal the last time around – made from recycled bullets once used in the conflict. But the ceremony was more somber than the celebration in September, when a choir sang “Ode to Joy” as officials from around the world watched, dressed in white, to symbolize peace. On Thursday, the crowd chanted, “Yes, it was possible!” after the deal was signed. Londoño, better known by his alias, Timochenko, began his remarks Thursday with a declaration of peace: “Let words be the only weapons of Colombians.” “The people of this country are tired of violence, intolerance and stigmas,” he said. “They want and demand profound change from the political customs that are corruption, lies, and deceit.” He thanked the Roman Catholic Church and the countries that were involved in years of peace talks in his wide-ranging speech, which even included a message of congratulations for US President-elect Donald Trump. The conflict between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the government has gone on for more than half a century and claimed more than 220,000 lives. Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year for “his resolute efforts” to end the civil war, which is the longest running conflict in the region. But critics are already slamming the new deal. Alejandro Ordóñez, Colombia’s former inspector general, called the revised peace deal a “Revlon accord.” He told the Blu radio station that officials only added makeup to the original agreement and are “ignoring the people’s will.” “It needs to be the people who have the last word,” he said, “not Congress.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Colombian peace agreement", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161124171500", "country1": "COL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/24/americas/colombia-farc-peace-deal-signed/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "735710364", "sentence": "When President Donald Trump announced he would attend the annual Gridiron Club Dinner last month, many wondered whether he would be able to joke about sensitive subjects like himself and his administration. The dinner, hosted in Washington and attended by hundreds of journalists, is similar to the White House Corespondents’ Dinner in that it is replete with roasts and laughter. But for a president who rarely provides the country with laughs – and who opted out of attending both dinners last year – the spotlight on his jokes at the dinner was all the brighter. Add to the mix his administration’s struggles in some key policy areas, Trump’s harshly critical tweets, and an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that has inched closer to Trump’s orbit, and one question jumps out: Does the President ever stop to joke about it all? Indeed he does, as only Trump can. “My staff was concerned that I couldn’t do self-deprecating humor,” Trump said. “And I told them not to worry, nobody does self-deprecating humor better than I do.” Before launching into a litany of humorous jokes at both his and his administration’s expense, Trump told the room of journalists that even Sen. Orrin Hatch – the Utah Republican whose over-the-top praise of Trump after the GOP passed its tax cut bill garnered him some notice – even agreed that he is the best at self-deprecating humor. “Orrin said that ‘Donald Trump is the best at self-deprecation in the history of America. Better than Washington and better than Lincoln,’” Trump said. Here are a dozen of the President’s top jokes from the dinner: On Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recusal from the Russia investigation: “I offered him a ride over, and he recused himself. What are you gonna do? But that’s OK.” On the “failing New York Times”: “You, The New York Times, are an icon. I’m a New York icon, you’re a New York icon. And the only difference is, I still own my buildings.” On Vice President Mike Pence’s “Graham rule:”: “The other day we were in line shaking hands with men and women, and a woman came over to shake his hand and he said, ‘I’m sorry I can’t do that, my wife is not here.’ He’s 25 years ahead of his time, folks.” On talk of impeachment: “Lately, [Pence has been] showing a particularly keen interest in the news these days. He starts out each morning asking everyone, ‘Has he been impeached yet?’ Mike, you can’t be impeached when there’s no crime, please remember that.” On Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton: “We’re also honored to be joined by Secretary Steve Mnuchin. You saw him and his beautiful wife on stage before. A lot of energy in that room. When she asked whether or not she could sign the money, I said, ‘Steve, you’ve got a lot to handle.’ I said, ‘You can’t do that, Steven.’” On White House departures: “So many people have been leaving the White House. It’s actually been really exciting and invigorating ‘cause you want new thought. So, I like turnover. I like chaos. It really is good. Now the question everyone keeps asking is, ‘Who is going to be the next to leave? Steve Miller or Melania?’ On draining the swamp: “And I know Mayor Mitch Landrieu feels right at home in Washington coming from Louisiana — I love Louisiana. Where’s Mitch, where the [expletive] are you? I love you in Louisiana. Not too bad, right? Not bad, Mitch. But, he’s used to being in that swamp. It’s a beautiful swamp. I like that swamp. This swamp I hate. Not so good.” On Dreamers and the 2020 presidential Election: “But we were talking about the Dreamers and quite honestly, Democrats can fantasize all they want about winning in 2020 … those are the dreamers.” On Kim Jong Un: “I won’t rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un. I just won’t. As far as the risk of dealing with a madman is concerned, that’s his problem, not mine. It’s his problem.” On Jared Kushner’s security clearance: “Before I get started, I wanted to apologize for arriving a little bit late. You know, we’re late tonight because Jared could not get through the security. I will tell you he is a good guy. And he has suffered. He is a great guy.” On Omarosa Manigault-Newman: “As I’m sure you’ve seen, we’re now riding very high in the polls, which is hard to believe considering I never get any good press. But, I just hit 50 in the Rasmussen poll. A lot of people said I wouldn’t be able to do so well after losing my so-called chief strategist. But somehow, we’re still doing great without Omarosa.” On the “opposition party”: “It might be hard for you to believe, but I do love gatherings like these. They give you a chance to socialize with members of the opposition party, it’s very important. And it’s also great to see some Democrats here also.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180304064500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/04/politics/trump-best-jokes-gridiron-dinner/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "540698535", "sentence": "It's the largest bust on Colombian territory in history, defense ministry says The gang targeted was the notorious Clan Úsuga The U.S. State Department has a $5 million reward regarding the capture of Clan Úsuga's leader Police in Colombia seized eight tonnes (more than 17,500 pounds) of cocaine from a gang in a series of operations across the country in recent days, authorities said. The drug bust was part of an offensive against a narcotrafficking criminal gang called Clan Úsuga, authorities said. De esta forma nuestra @PoliciaColombia @PoliciaAntiNar logró incautar 8 toneladas de cocaína del #ClanÚsuga pic.twitter.com/Sr9TCDyVbw Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos congratulated police on Twitter for carrying out the operation, which he said resulted in the largest drug seizure ever. The Colombian Defense Ministry called it the biggest cocaine seizure on Colombian territory in history. Pictures released by police showed hundreds of pre-packaged bricks of drugs laid out by police. .@PoliciaAntiNar y #BloquedeBúsqueda @PoliciaColombia incautaron 8 toneladas de cocaína del #ClanÚsuga en #Antioquia pic.twitter.com/kiS32BwdB1 Authorities also arrested four men and found a handful of weapons, according to a press release from Colombian National Police. One of the men, whose alias is “Micolta,” is charged with extortion and ordering homicides and is under investigation for a host of other crimes. Clan Úsuga is one of Colombia’s most powerful criminal gangs and has been designated as a narcotics trafficking group by the United States. The U.S. Justice Department calls Clan Úsuga Colombia’s “largest and most influential drug trafficking group” and has charged a handful of its alleged leaders with related crimes. The State Department has offered $5 million for help that leads the capture of the group’s leader, Dairo “Otoniel” Úsuga. It claims he leads Los Urabeños, “a heavily armed, extremely violent criminal organization comprised of former members of terrorist organizations that did not demobilize as part of the Colombian government’s justice and peace process. CNN’s Natalie Gallon and Elwyn Lopez contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Clan Úsuga", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160516074500", "country1": "COL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/16/americas/colombia-largest-cocain-seizure/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "605574766", "sentence": "The five world leaders stand close together, all firmly at the helm of their respective nations, which together could lay claim to leading the free world. Now, all but one are going or gone. All but one lost their jobs or have legacies in jeopardy amid the rising wave of populism in the West. And the last one faces a test of her own soon. The photo showed some of the state of the world in late April. Here’s what happened to the photo’s subjects since. From the left, (not politically): David Cameron resigned as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister hours after his countrymen voted to demand a “Brexit” and  leave the European Union. The shock was not that Obama would leave the presidency of the United States – two terms and you’re done is in the US Constitution, after all – but the transfer of power to a businessman-TV reality star-neophyte politician called Donald Trump stunned much of the world. Angela Merkel said she will run for a fourth term as German Chancellor in elections next year. She said she had thought about the decision long and hard. She has angered voters with her policy to keep Germany’s borders open to migrants and her party lost badly in recent local elections. But if the German electorate wants someone known and familiar in these turbulent times, Merkel could be their choice. Francois Hollande revealed last week that he would not run for re-election as French President.  It’s the first time since 1958, when France’s fifth republic was created, that an incumbent president has not sought a second term. But Hollande has low popularity ratings and France seems to be taking a turn to the right. Like Cameron, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has become a victim of a referendum he called. When nearly 60% of voters opposed his call for constitutional reform, Renzi handed his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella. He’s agreed to stay until the country gets its next budget agreed, but he is on his way out. The photo worth a thousand words was tweeted out by Will Jordan. This photo was taken May 1, 2016. pic.twitter.com/r8yqja9uWf", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "populism in the West", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161205230000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/politics/end-of-the-old-world-order-photo/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "652511111", "sentence": "Couple was last seen  at a popular oceanfront hangout in the town of Corozal Their bodies were found by searchers Monday in a sugar cane field The killing in Belize of a US Marine Corps veteran and his Canadian girlfriend has left their friends and families struggling with an awful question: How could this happen? So far, there has been no answer. American Drew DeVoursney, 36, and Canadian Francesca Matus, 52, had been dating for several months when they went missing on April 25. The couple was last seen at a popular oceanfront hangout – Scotty’s Bar and Grill in picturesque Corozal –  just a few miles south of the Mexican border. Matus, a realtor from Toronto who spent winters in tropical Belize, was scheduled to fly home the following day. DeVoursney was  to return to the US a few days later. But when a friend arrived the next morning to take Matus to the airport, he found her house locked – and neither she nor DeVoursney could be found. Volunteers and police combed the area after the friend reported the couple missing, but it wasn’t until  April 30 that Matus’ white SUV was found about five miles from the bar. A day later, on Monday, their bodies were discovered about seven miles from the vehicle, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation. The couple had been strangled, their bodies dumped in a sugar cane field. The news was devastating to family and friends who had been desperately hoping the pair would be found alive. “It’s heart-wrenching and it’s a roller coaster of emotions right now. I’ve never dealt with something like this in my life. It’s horrible,” said Nancy Rifenbark, a close friend of Matus. “He was the greatest guy you’ll ever meet,” said DeVoursney’s friend Brandon Barfield. The two men served together in Iraq. DeVoursney served two tours of Iraq as a Marine, and went to Afghanistan as a military contractor. “This is a true American,” said Barfield. The law enforcement source said there was duct tape found on the couple’s wrists but they were not bound together. After five days in the elements, the bodies were badly decomposed. Autopsies showed they died of manual strangulation – and had blunt force trauma and broken bones in their necks. The source said police are questioning two ex-pats who live near Matus because they were rumored to have had problems with the pair – but police have not named them as suspects. Robbery is considered the most likely motive. Neither Matus nor DeVoursney had wallets or ID with them when they were found – but Matus’ jewelry had not been taken. Rifenbark said the couple got along well with their neighbors and to her knowledge had no enemies. While local police continue to investigate, Barfield is also looking for answers. He set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to help pay for a private investigator. By Wednesday, Barfield had already raised more than $8,000, and is hoping to raise $20,000. While the US State Department reports crime in Belize is high, conviction rates are not. “The majority of crimes remain unresolved and unprosecuted. A lack of capacity, resources, and training impedes the ability of local police to effectively investigate crime and apprehend serious offenders,” according to the State Department’s website. “It’s definitely not like the system in the US,” said Rifenbark. “It would be more comforting if there were officials from Canada and the US working on (the case) but I understand it’s out of their jurisdiction,” she said. Rifenbark was one of the last people to see the pair alive. She was at Scotty’s bar the night they went missing. She said Matus was emotional that night – sad to leave Belize, but excited to see her family back home. Matus owned a bayfront home north of Corozal. She spent time in Belize every winter to relax and take care of her property. DeVoursney also owned property in Belize. His was an empty plot of land he bought with Barfield in 2010 with the money they had saved after getting out of the Marine Corps. Neither had any connection to the country, but were lured there by what it had to offer. “Great diving, great fishing … and by the way, it’s English-speaking,” said Barfield. Plans for the property were always changing. Barfield said he and DeVoursney considered building a small B&B, or a bar, or perhaps running a scuba diving or fishing outfit. The couple’s families are now working with the US and Canadian officials to bring their bodies back for burial.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Belize", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170503231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/americas/belize-couple-killed/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "570371647", "sentence": "Two explosions targeted police stations, a third struck a military vehicle Turkish officials have blamed the Kurdish militant group PKK for the attacks Three bomb attacks targeting Turkish security forces in the east of the country have killed 11 people and wounded nearly 300 others, authorities said Thursday. Turkish officials blame the banned militant group Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, for the attacks. The latest incident occurred Thursday in the eastern province of Bitlis, according to a senior Turkish official, who could not be named in line with government protocol. First, a village guard was killed and a soldier was wounded in clashes between security forces and PKK militants in the village of Nazar, state news agency Anadolu reported. When the military vehicle was returning from the engagement, it was struck by a roadside bomb in the nearby village of Gayda, killing five soldiers and wounding four. Earlier Thursday, a huge car bomb struck police headquarters in the city of Elazig at about 8 .a.m local time (1 a.m. ET), killing three officers, Anadolu reported. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in the wake of the blast that 217 people had been injured, with 145 of them still in the hospital. Eighty-five of those in the hospital were police officers and 60 were civilians. Yildirim blamed the PKK for the attack. “This is the separatist PKK terrorist organization and its extensions. There is no doubt about it,” he told reporters. Wednesday, a car bomb exploded outside a police station in the eastern city of Van shortly after 11 p.m. (4 p.m. ET), killing three people, including one officer, according to a senior Turkish official. At least 73 others were injured, including 20 officers, the official said. Van Governor Ibrahim Tasyapan said the PKK was behind the attack, and that police had apprehended a suspect, Anadolu reported. It was the fifth explosion in the past two weeks to target police facilities in southeastern and eastern Turkey. Clashes between the PKK and Turkish forces have been ongoing since a peace process crumbled in 2015, bringing an end to a two-year ceasefire. Related video Terror groups in Turkey Since then, Anadolu reports, hundreds of Turkish security forces and about 5,000 PKK members have been killed in the conflict. Understanding Turkey’s catalog of enemies Considered a terror group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, the PKK took up arms against Turkey in 1984 seeking an independent state for the country’s Kurdish minority. Tens of thousands have been killed in the conflict. Turkey has weathered a string of terror attacks over the past year as it faces the twin threats of ISIS and Kurdish militants. The United States condemned the attacks. “We are in close touch with Turkish authorities and will continue to work together with Turkey to confront the threats we face from terrorist groups,” National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said. “Vice President Biden will travel to Ankara (as planned) next week to reaffirm our commitment to Turkey’s security and democracy.” What’s behind Turkey’s harrowing cocktail of terror? Biden to visit Turkey amid coup attempt dispute The latest wave of attacks come as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown on those among the various branches of the military and civil service it says is responsible for a failed coup attempt last month. Related video The sights and sounds of attempted coup The government says US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, head of a large religious movement, was behind the attempted coup, a charge he denies. Yildirim said in his comments in Elazig that FETO – the government’s name for Gulen’s network – had “handed over its mission” to the PKK. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated the claim, saying FETO was behind the bombings in terms of “intelligence-sharing and encouragement,” Anadolu reported. “There is no difference between the PKK, Daesh (ISIS), and FETO. They all serve the same purpose,” Erdogan said, according to the agency. What Turkey’s crackdown looks like one month on Turkey has vowed to continue its campaign against the PKK in the eastern part of the country, despite its ongoing purge of the military. About 23,000 people are being held amid the crackdown, and more than 81,000 people have been dismissed or suspended from their jobs, including 1,700 soldiers and nearly 9,000 police. Turkey to release 38,000 prisoners jailed before coup attempt CNN’s Isil Sariyuce reported from Istanbul, Tim Hume reported and wrote from London, and Ben Westcott wrote from Hong Kong. CNN’s Allison Malloy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "PKK", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160818033000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/17/europe/turkey-car-bomb-van/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "740663910", "sentence": "There’s big breaking news overnight in the bombings in Austin, Texas. Let’s get straight to it – and to what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) The suspect in the Austin explosions blew himself up in his vehicle as police closed in, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said just moments ago. Police started getting intel on the 24-year-old man, who hasn’t been identified publicly, over the past 36 hours, and surveillance teams were on his trail, Manley said. His vehicle was found at a hotel in Round Rock, about 20 miles north of Austin. Police had it surrounded – and were waiting for tactical teams – when the suspect started to drive away, Manley said. His vehicle then suddenly stopped – and the suspect detonated an explosive device, Manley said. One officer was hurt in the blast. A serial bomber had terrorized Texas’ capital all month, dispatching explosive packages around the area and killing two people. The main focus in the hours before the bombmaker’s death had been an explosion early yesterday at a FedEx sorting center near San Antonio. Another unexploded bomb was found at another FedEx facility near Austin. Police said those two packages are connected to four previous bombings in the city. President Trump made a call to congratulate a counterpart on his reelection. That’s pretty ho-hum stuff, unless that counterpart is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who won what everyone considers to be a less-than-democratic race. Trump’s own advisers warned him not to do it – they reportedly wrote “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” in his briefing materials – but Trump did it anyway. Because that’s how this President rolls. The harshest critic of Trump’s move was Sen. John McCain, who said, “An American president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections.” These aren’t the best of times for the world’s fave social media site. Facebook suspended a scientist for collecting data on tens of millions of Americans. He passed the data on to Cambridge Analytica, a firm hired by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The scientist, Aleksandr Kogan, said Facebook was just scapegoating him to deflect from its woes. “Using users’ data for profit is their business model,” he said in an exclusive interview with CNN. People are ticked about all the data-sharing, and some investors are suing Facebook over the scandal. A co-founder of WhatsApp even said it’s time for everybody to delete Facebook (which owns WhatsApp, so that’s awkward). A school resource officer is hailed as a hero, after his quick actions brought a swift end to a shooting at a high school in Maryland. Deputy Blaine Gaskill shot at a 17-year-old gunman who opened fire at Great Mills High School. The shooter died, though it’s not clear if Gaskill killed him or he killed himself. Two other students were hurt in the shooting, one with life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile in Florida, authorities are trying to use the state’s new gun law – passed after the school massacre at Parkland – to block Zachary Cruz’s access to guns. Cruz, younger brother of the Parkland school shooter, was arrested Monday, accused of trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where his brother killed 17 people. But that’s not all that’s been going on at Stoneman Douglas. Florida Gov. Rick Scott offered to provide extra security at the school after a deputy was suspended for appearing to fall asleep on duty, two students were charged for allegedly bringing weapons to campus and another student was charged for allegedly making a threat of violence on social media. The world might be a lot closer to a birth control pill for men. A proposed hormone pill, called dimethandrolone undecanoate, effectively decreased testosterone levels and other hormones responsible for sperm production without serious side effects, a new study says. However, the study had a small sample size, so more research needs to be done on it. Kidnapped girls released Some of the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped last month in Nigeria by the terror group Boko Haram have been released and returned to their hometown of Dapchi, a Nigerian presidential aide told CNN. “There is no evidence that Officer Noor encountered a threat, appreciated a threat, investigated a threat or confirmed a threat that justified his decision to use deadly force.” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, announcing third-degree murder and other charges against Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor in the death last summer of Justine Ruszczyk All is lost Remember that giant disco ball they put into orbit to uplift humanity? Well, it’s going to burn up in the atmosphere tomorrow, so, … so, much for that. Fitting tribute The ashes of Stephen Hawking will rest near the graves of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. Mystery solved She was the lone woman at a long-ago science conference, her face partially obscured in a photo. Who was she? Of course, Twitter figured it out. Hallelujah Looks like the NFL’s about to change that insane catch rule, which pretty much makes a clear catch not a catch. Too popular The Smithsonian’s going to move Michelle Obama’s new portrait to a new spot in the National Portrait Gallery because of all the visitors. True dedication She finished a high-stakes exam. While nursing her baby. On the floor. And in the process, inspired social media and the whole world. 3,200 The estimated number of flights canceled today as the Northeast gets hit with another strong winter storm Down-under duo Think Australia and New Zealand are pretty much the same? Oh, no. The “How to Dad” is back with a tutorial on the differences between the countries. (Click to view.)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180321104500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/us/five-things-march-21-trnd/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "539704893", "sentence": "Paula Claussen visited Tijuana, Mexico, to donate clothing 25 years ago The poverty she saw inspired her to come back and build better homes for residents Project Mercy houses replace shacks that often have dirt floors and lack basic amenities Twenty-five years ago, Paula Claussen’s friend invited her to make the short trip from her home in San Diego, California, across the border to Tijuana, Mexico, to donate clothing to people in need. Claussen didn’t expect that day to change the course of her life. The drive took less than an hour, but when they arrived at their destination – a shantytown on the outskirts of Tijuana – Claussen couldn’t believe her eyes. “I was shocked by the conditions that I saw down there,” she said. I was shocked by the conditions that I saw. Paula Claussen Families with young children were living in ramshackle homes: The dirt floors turned to mud when it rained. The walls had gaps, allowing tarantulas, rattlesnakes and rats to invade. Many roofs were merely old tarps with holes in them. There was no running water, no electricity and no sewage system. “It was something that touched me very deeply,” Claussen said. So in 1991, she started Project Mercy. The nonprofit has constructed more than 1,250 free homes for people living in Tijuana’s most desperate communities. “It still horrifies me every time I see the way people are living and the obstacles they face on a daily basis. It’s nothing I can get over,” Claussen said. “All I can do is try to help them.” CNN’s Laura Klairmont spoke with Claussen about her work. Below is an edited version of their conversation. CNN: You really just stumbled upon this problem. How did you go from seeing the issue to dedicating your life to helping? Claussen: I was horrified to see the conditions people in these villages on the outskirts of Tijuana were living in. I saw the desperation in their eyes and yet they were so pleasant to us, and that really touched my heart. All of a sudden, a passion grew inside me to make a difference for these people in particular. So I started going down there a lot to donate clothing and other items. One day I was helping a woman move things into her shack and was completely shocked to see the young woman’s sick son sleeping on the dirt floor. I realized then that there was something these families needed more than anything else: stable homes. CNN: You and your team are able to build a home from start to finish in one day. What are the homes like? Claussen: The homes are approximately 16 by 20 feet in size. They are constructed out of wooden frames and have a concrete slab floor. Each house has four windows and a solid door. The back part of the homes are divided into two rooms. Each home has a flight of stairs leading up to a loft area, where children tend to sleep. They are constructed to be as secure as possible. We also build in a breaker box for people to access electricity safely inside their homes, if that’s an option for them. We paint the homes bright colors. Families are also given carpets, mattresses and other necessities. Volunteers arrive at 8 a.m., and usually by 4 p.m. they are complete. CNN: Your group engages people from both sides of the border to build the homes. Claussen: What we’re doing is bringing neighbors together that are living totally separate lives and giving them the opportunity to get to know each other better. Volunteers from California come down to help build the houses. They work alongside the local community. They all come together, work together, and by the end of the day, they’re all friends shaking hands, having bear hugs. It’s a great feeling. They come away with a totally different perspective and with a totally different attitude towards the plight of these people who are their neighbors next door. It creates a bond that people would not otherwise form. Many volunteers want to come back and visit the families they meet. That makes the work very special. CNN: What’s it like to give a family the keys to their new home? Claussen: They are in tears. The fear has gone out of their eyes and they are just in awe. To see the joy and relief on their faces when they walk into their new home, it makes me very proud. It’s a great feeling to witness how we are changing their lives in just one day. I think an adequate shelter is a basic human need. Anyone that has a solid shelter over their head has a better chance of achieving a better life. Want to get involved? Check out the Project Mercy website and see how to help. To donate to Project Mercy, click the CrowdRise widget below.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Project Mercy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160512174500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/12/us/cnn-heroes-paula-claussen/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "628839133", "sentence": "Russian foreign minister argues for a \"post-West\" world order Vice president: US \"will be unwavering in our commitment\" to NATO Aiming to calm European fears about US-Russia ties, Vice President Mike Pence told world leaders Saturday that the United States will stand firm against Moscow while also seeking avenues for cooperation. But Pence’s posture was met abruptly by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who said at the same conference that the West’s dominance of world affairs is ending. The dueling messages came during a security summit in Germany, where leaders are eagerly looking for clues about how the new US administration will broach Russia’s persistent challenges to international law. “Know this: the United States will continue to hold Russia accountable, even as we search for new common ground, which as you know, President Trump believes can be found,” Pence said during remarks at the Munich Security Conference, the first major foreign policy address of the Trump administration. Related article Donald Trump: How the US President sees the world Pence’s speech sought to ease concerns in Europe about President Donald Trump, who has offered brash dismissals of long-established transatlantic institutions but few specifics about his intentions. Trump has also expressed a desire to draw Russian President Vladimir Putin closer, hoping to develop a strategy on combating ISIS. Russia’s top diplomat praised that approach Saturday, at the same time arguing for a “post-West” world order. “The US cannot be the only power,” Lavrov said. “We need to set up constructive US-Russia relations, economic and political cooperation. We don’t want Russia to be seen as less important. We want mutual respect to recognize the global needs.” Pence arrived at a moment of uncertainty for the White House national security apparatus, which is without a clear leader since Trump fired Gen. Michael Flynn after he misled Pence about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. The incident dismayed the vice president while also raising questions about his stature within the administration. Pence did not offer any detailed policy proposals during his remarks, instead expressing in broad terms the US commitment to fighting radical Islamist terrorism and to the NATO alliance, which Trump lambasted as “obsolete” during last year’s presidential campaign. Related article US troops deploy to Bulgaria as part of NATO operation “Today, on behalf of President Trump, I bring you this assurance,” Pence said. “The United States of America strongly supports NATO and will be unwavering in our commitment to our transatlantic alliance.” Pence sought to underscore a history of common endeavors and said Trump would maintain deep ties to Europe while also significantly increasing military spending in the United States. Trump has committed to attend a NATO leaders meeting in May, as well as a Group of 7 summit that month. “As you keep faith with us, under President Trump we will always keep faith with you,” Pence said. “The fates of the United States and Europe are intertwined. Your struggles are our struggles. Your success is our success. And ultimately, we walk into the future together.” Pence’s goal in his remarks was to reassure US allies in Europe of the new administration’s continued commitment to regional security, his aides said before the speech. Many Western leaders have eyed Trump with deep skepticism, given his campaign trail dismissals of NATO and the European Union. Pence didn’t mention the EU during his remarks, and he cast deep skepticism on the Iran nuclear deal, which the European bloc helped broker along with President Barack Obama’s administration. Pence said that loosening sanctions on Iran as part of the agreement had helped Tehran finance terrorists, a line that was met with silence inside the ornate Hotel Bayerischer Hof, where the annual security conference is held. More enthusiastic was the response to Pence’s insistence that Russia adhere to a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, which was established in 2014 but routinely broken since. “We must hold Russia accountable and demand that they honor the Minsk Agreements, beginning by de-escalating the violence in eastern Ukraine,” Pence said. Related article White House turmoil on Russia likely to follow Pence abroad While he offered firm backing for NATO, Pence echoed previous calls for member nations to scale up their military spending, meeting the collective’s requirement to spend 2% of GDP on defense. “The President of the United States expects our allies to keep their word, fulfill this commitment, and for most that means the time has come to do more,” he said. Since taking office, European apprehension on Trump has not waned. US and European officials who have met with members of the administration describe receiving mixed signals about American intentions moving forward, particularly on the future of US sanctions on Moscow for its incursion into Ukraine and its cyber-meddling in last year’s presidential election. Lavrov on Saturday reiterated Moscow’s position on the election hacking, saying he has “not seen a single fact regarding that (Russia) tried to break into some sites of the Democratic Party.” Lavrov was responding to a question from the audience. Pence did not offer a specific vow on sanctions Saturday, suggesting only that the US would maintain pressure on Russia even as it seeks places to cooperate. The topic was expected to arise Saturday in Pence’s talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who spoke ahead of the US vice president during the security forum. Related article Merkel, Pence to meet in Germany With Pence seated in the front row, Merkel urged against protectionist politics, insisting countries look ahead instead of to the past. She also defended journalists, affirming that freedom of the press is a “pillar of democracy,” a tacit rejection of Trump’s frequent tirades against the media. In speaking at the Munich forum weeks after taking office, Pence mimicked his predecessor, Joe Biden, who addressed the conference in 2009. Then, like now, the vice president offered a sweeping first glimpse of the new administration’s foreign policy priorities. Biden called for a reset of ties with Russia and insisted that US partnerships around the globe be improved. Pence is on his first trip abroad since taking office. He’s also due in Brussels on Monday for talks with European leaders and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170218094500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/18/politics/pence-munich-russia-foreign-policy/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "436755431", "sentence": "George Pataki, the newest addition to the packed Republican White House race, said Thursday the bottom of the pack is the best place to start, as he kicked off his long-shot presidential bid in New Hampshire. The former three-term New York governor, who led the Empire State through the trauma of 9/11, promised to upset predictions he has little chance in one of the deepest GOP presidential fields in years, in a campaign in which he barely registers in polls of the nationwide race or in swing states. Pataki said the current state of the race reminded him of when he mounted a long odds run for governor in New York in 1994 and knocked off Democratic icon Mario Cuomo. “No one had heard of me … I was a Republican in deep blue New York,” Pataki told CNN in an interview after a small event in the same Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton, New Hampshire, where Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton held a much more high-profile gathering last week. Related video George Pataki officially announces bid for presidency RELATED: GOP grapples with ground troops in Iraq “It took me months to get a crowd like this, to go anywhere in New York, to think I had a chance. But you work hard, you have the right ideas and over time convince people that you are the person to lead the country,” he said. “I have always started at the bottom, I think it is the best way to do it. You appreciate something more when you earn it.” Earlier, Pataki had launched his campaign in the sweltering Old Town Hall in Exeter, New Hampshire, the town where the Republican Party was founded, after releasing a four-minute announcement video which made the case that if the nation is to flourish “we have to fall in love with America again.” At this point, Pataki’s campaign looks like a lonely quest: No prominent elected officials or donors have stepped forward to trumpet his bid in a field that many top Republicans tout as one of the most competitive they have ever seen. Given his lack of support, it is unlikely that Pataki will make the first Republican debate, which will be limited to the top 10 Republican hopefuls. That could stifle any efforts to increase his name identification among next year’s voters. But Pataki isn’t likely to run a national campaign, if the pre-announcement build-up is any indication. He has dedicated most of his travel to New Hampshire, the second nominating contest where a tradition of small events and face-to-face campaigning gives him an outside chance to build some momentum. Related video George Pataki: Send combat troops to fight ISIS RELATED: GOP grapples with ground troops in Iraq He can pin some hope on the fact that the Granite State does tend to support more moderate Republicans, cut from the same cloth as Pataki, who supports conservation, same-sex marriage and gun control. Even before he formally became a candidate, Pataki chose to air a television advertisement in New Hampshire panning his party for focusing on social issues, something he deemed a “distraction.” “Defeating Islamic terrorists, shrinking government, growing the economy – these are the issues that matter most,” Pataki says in the advertisement that began airing in mid-April. “Instead we’re debating social issues like abortion and gay rights.” Pataki has also shown himself in the early stages to be one of the more hawkish presidential aspirants. The former governor said on CNN’s “New Day” last week that the United States should deploy troops back to Iraq to fight growing Islamist threats, a position not expressed by his colleagues in the fray. Related gallery George Pataki's political career “I don’t want to see us putting in a million soldiers, spend 10 years, a trillion dollars, trying to create a democracy where one hasn’t existed,” Pataki said. “But send in troops, destroy their training centers, destroy their recruitment centers, destroy the area where they are looking to plan to attack us here and then get out.” Pataki seems to be embracing the distance between him and his Republican rivals, positioning himself as an anti-establishment candidate despite lacking the tea party panache of more popular presidential aspirants like Ted Cruz or Rand Paul. Pataki and his aides have telegraphed that he plans to run as an outsider, naming the super PAC supporting his bid as, “We the People Not Washington.” RELATED: Pataki criticizes GOP’s focus on social issues A lawyer by trade, Pataki rose from being the mayor of the Westchester County hamlet of Peekskill through the New York state legislature. In the fall of 1994, Pataki ousted liberal darling Mario Cuomo to become New York’s first Republican governor in two decades. Pataki shepherded laws through Albany that reduced some tax rates and increased sentences for criminals committing hate crimes. He also governed New York as the state recovered from the 9/11 attacks that occurred a year before voters elected him to a third term. He declined to run for a fourth term in 2006, and Democratic attorney general Eliot Spitzer succeeded him. Pataki stoked speculation that he would run in 2008 and in 2012, but this is the year he has chosen to follow through.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "George Pataki presidential campaign", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150528121500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/politics/george-pataki-presidential-announcement-2016/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "676233501", "sentence": "Angelina Jolie has a new house and new outlook on her family’s new normal following a difficult year. In a Vanity Fair cover story, the actress and director opens up about her world after splitting with husband Brad Pitt and her health, revealing she at one point suffered from Bell’s palsy, a condition that causes partial facial paralysis. “I was very worried about my mother, growing up – a lot. I do not want my children to be worried about me,” Jolie told the magazine. “I think it’s very important to cry in the shower and not in front of them. They need to know that everything’s going to be all right even when you’re not sure it is.” In the article, Jolie said her relationship with Pitt “became difficult” last summer, around the time she was in postproduction on her upcoming film, “First They Killed My Father,” which she directed. She did not elaborate when probed further, but seemingly rejected the notion that the family’s travel-heavy, hectic way of living was a point of contention between her and Pitt. “[Our lifestyle] was not in any way a negative,” she said in the interview. “That was not the problem. That is and will remain one of the wonderful opportunities we are able to give our children … They’re six very strong-minded, thoughtful, worldly individuals. I’m very proud of them.” A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair) She adds of her children: “They’ve been very brave. They were very brave.” Pitt and Jolie are parents to Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 11, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 9. “We’re all just healing from the events that led to the filing … They’re not healing from divorce,” Jolie added. “They’re healing from some … from life, from things in life.” Pitt and Jolie separated in September 2016 and filed for divorce shortly after. Jolie sought sole custody of the children. Jolie and Pitt’s divorce is still being negotiated, according to Vanity Fair. Jolie and the children recently moved into a new 11,000-square-foot house in the Loz Feliz area of Los Angeles, according to the magazine. “We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal,” Jolie said. The tumultuous year has seemingly taken its toll on Jolie, who in the piece opens up about developing hypertension and Bell’s palsy, which causes muscle weakness. “Sometimes women in families put themselves last,” she said, “until it manifests itself in their own health.” She received acupuncture treatment and made a full recovery from her Bell’s palsy. In the past, Jolie has been open about taking a proactive role in her health. She had a double mastectomy in 2013 after learning she carried a gene that made her more susceptible to developing breast cancer. Two years later, she had her ovaries removed as a preventative measure, a move that sent her into early menopause. At one point Jolie jokes with the reporter about developing more gray hair. “I can’t tell if it’s menopause or if it’s just been the year I’ve had.” Jolie’s film “First They Killed My Father,” about the Cambodian genocide, will be released on Netflix this year.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Angelina Jolie", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170726191500", "country1": "KHM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/entertainment/angelina-jolie-bells-palsy/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "760732705", "sentence": "Pope Francis is sending investigators back to Chile to look into historical child abuse and accusations a bishop covered up crimes against minors, the Vatican said Thursday. Francis said the church should be ashamed of its treatment of victims, and must move past the historical culture of abuse and secrecy. Archbishop Charles Scicluna, one of the Vatican’s top prosecutors for sex abuse, and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu will carry out investigations in Osorno over abuse by Chilean priest Father Fernando Karadima and his followers. Karadima was found guilty of child sex abuse by the Vatican in 2011. Victims said Osorno Bishop Juan Barros, who Francis appointed in 2015 over local residents’ objections, covered up Karadima’s crimes. Related article What does the Pope really think about homosexuality? Francis had initially discounted the survivors’ testimony against Barros, and defended him strenuously for three years, calling accusations against him “calumny.” Barros has denied knowing about what he called the “serious abuses” of Karadima and has said he never approved or participated in those actions. In the statement Thursday, the Vatican said the Pope will send a personally-written letter to the Chilean church, addressing the issue, and will also meet with Chilean abuse victims in Rome over the weekend. Francis said one of the church’s “main faults and omissions” was in “not knowing how to listen to victims,” according to the Catholic News Agency. Because of that, he said, “partial conclusions were drawn, which lacked crucial elements for a healthy and clear discernment,” adding he felt “shame” over his past actions. Francis has previously apologized for his own “grave errors” in handling the Chilean sex abuse scandal. Allegations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church stretch across multiple countries with large Catholic populations, including Austria, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and perhaps most famously, the United States, where children accused more than 4,000 priests of sexual abuse between 1950 and 2002, according to a report compiled by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Related article Australian archbishop to step down after child sex abuse cover-up In May, Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson was convicted of covering up sexual abuse and faces up to two years in prison. He is the highest ranking Catholic official to be convicted of concealing others’ crimes. He is due to be sentenced on June 19. As part of his defense, Wilson’s legal team argued that as child sexual abuse was not considered a serious crime in the 1970s, it was not worthy of being reported to authorities. Another Australian priest, Vatican Treasurer Cardinal George Pell, is currently on trial for multiple charges of historical abuse. CNN’s Delia Gallagher and Lindsay Isaac contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180601024500", "country1": "CHL", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/europe/pope-chile-child-abuse-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "739461633", "sentence": "The White House and the CIA are preparing to fight a fierce battle over the nomination of President Donald Trump’s pick to head the agency, Gina Haspel, who is already facing strong opposition over her participation in Bush-era interrogation programs. If confirmed, Haspel, a 33-year CIA veteran and current deputy director, would become the first woman to head the agency. She is respected as a “pro’s pro,” one former CIA official told CNN, and has had some face time with the President in the past. But more controversial aspects of her record are presenting potential obstacles. These include her time running the CIA’s secret “black site” prison in Thailand in 2002 called “Cat’s Eye,” the first secret detention facility created after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks designed to allow the CIA to interrogate suspects off the grid, and her later role in the CIA’s destruction of tapes from interrogation sessions of terrorism detainees. Related article She could be the first woman ever to run the CIA Haspel’s nomination, announced in a tweet from the President on Tuesday morning, came as a surprise to many in the intelligence community and Congress, who are now scrambling to try to get her through the confirmation process unscathed as key senators in both parties have already voiced criticism of Haspel. Outside Trump’s innermost circle, hardly anyone knew beforehand that Haspel would be nominated. The White House did not notify many of Trump’s national security advisers and officials, according to sources at various national security agencies. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr said he was not consulted or given a heads-up before Haspel was selected. “Senate leadership was notified on Monday morning,” White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters told CNN in an email. Haspel was at the White House during a visit from a South Korean delegation last week, but it’s unclear whether the President specifically discussed the new job with her then or if he made the decision over the weekend. Haspel has briefed Trump on previous occasions, according to two sources close to the White House. Related article Ex-CIA chief Panetta backs Haspel nomination Walters declined to say whether the President interviewed Haspel for the position before nominating her to the CIA post, but said Trump “got to know” Haspel during her time briefing Trump on intelligence matters. “We are not going to get into internal deliberations, but what I can tell you is that the President got to know Gina Haspel during her time at the White House delivering the President’s intel briefings along with Director Pompeo,” Walters said. Walters also touted Trump’s “great relationship” with Haspel and said Trump respects her “distinguished career.” “She has dedicated her life to public service, and the CIA,” Walters said. “Gina Haspel has wide bipartisan support by national security professionals.” Efforts to prepare Haspel for the confirmation process are already underway. Typically, a cadre of CIA experts come together to get the candidate ready, as well as former directors and the White House. The candidate will make courtesy calls to senators who will be voting on her nomination. George Jameson, a more than 30-year veteran of the CIA who worked on multiple different confirmation processes, told CNN the process to get a nominee cleared through Congress varies, especially depending on the candidate’s experience. Haspel, as a career CIA employee, will require less background on the agency. Prior to the hearing, Haspel will also be subject to written questions, both a general questionnaire and a separate document of specific questions from individual members. Jameson said it’s likely that legislative affairs, the general counsel’s office, congressional affairs, and different subject matter experts throughout the CIA will draw up briefings and papers and prepare questions for what is known as the “murder board.” Related article Tillerson exits a weakened and disillusioned State Department According to a former senior intelligence official familiar with the process, the White House will “feed in issues to the team at the agency that is assembling likely questions and contribute to the opening statement. The latter is hugely important in this case, as Gina will need to address clearly and properly the black site/records destruction issues” to “the satisfaction of key committee members.” Meanwhile, the President’s national security advisers and intelligence officials have kicked off a flurry of meetings to vet Haspel and prepare her for her confirmation hearing. At one meeting of professional staff of the National Security Council, who were not informed in advance about the nomination, concern was expressed that Haspel might not survive the confirmation process, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. One source noted that officials were already floating alternative names in case Haspel’s past in Thailand wrecked her chances of being confirmed. Caught off guard, they were preparing for the worst, the source said. However, it’s unclear how much of a role the NSC will play as the process continues. The plan to get Haspel through the nomination process – given the political headwinds – isn’t fully baked within the White House, as they’re “feeling it out,” another adviser with knowledge of the matter said. Related article New boss at State Department, but same Russia problem for Trump However, one US official familiar with the matter told CNN that “Haspel’s qualifications are overwhelming, and anyone who knows the confirmation process knows she is on track to get confirmed, DC men’s rooms gossip not withstanding.” Sarah Sanders, Trump’s press secretary, told reporters during the White House press briefing on Thursday that “we’re very proud of these nominees,” referring to current CIA Director Mike Pompeo,  who Trump announced would be replacing Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, and Haspel, “and fully expect them to both be confirmed.” It isn’t clear if those in Trump’s inner circle are concerned about Haspel’s record or gave it a second thought when Trump announced the news. The scrambling over Haspel’s nomination stands in stark contrast with that of Pompeo. Two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN that Pompeo had known for at least several weeks that he would be making the move and is already working on foreign policy projects behind the scenes. Advisers close to Pompeo are already taking meetings with foreign leaders to discuss upcoming projects and Pompeo’s vision of the department, one source taking such a meeting told CNN. Haspel has already attracted opposition from several senators, including Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. Lawmakers are anticipating a bruising confirmation fight, as several key Republicans say she must answer for her role in the interrogation program. But Haspel has also garnered praise from some Democrats, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who led the 2014 report that was harshly critical of the Bush-era programs. Feinstein says she is reserving judgment on Haspel’s nomination until after her confirmation hearing. Related article Trump fires Tillerson, taps Pompeo as next secretary of state On Thursday morning, Feinstein demanded that records relating to Haspel’s career be declassified “in order to fully and fairly review her record and qualifications” and give the American people the chance “to know the actual role the person nominated to be the director of the CIA played in what I consider to be one of the darkest chapters in American history,” she wrote in a letter to Pompeo and Haspel. Jameson told CNN that the White House and the CIA together are “really going to have to make some decision about what they declassify” about Haspel’s record. However, the senators who are voting for her confirmation can get that information in a classified setting. “They don’t actually need to declassify,” he said. It all depends on if senators will demand open access to information for political gain or transparency for the American public. That debate could prolong the process. Civil liberties organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have also raised concerns about Haspel’s nomination and are planning to fight her nomination aggressively. “We are deeply concerned that President Trump has nominated a willing participant in this dark and shameful chapter of CIA history to lead the institution at a time when the United States’ commitment against torture and to the humane treatment of detainees demands unwavering enforcement,” Homer Venters, the director of programs at Physicians for Human Rights, wrote in a press release referring to her role in Thailand. The CIA declined to comment, and the National Security Council’s spokesman, Michael Anton, did not respond to a request for comment. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, national security and intelligence officials caught off guard by the plot were scrambling to provide the White House with options and intelligence to track down and monitor any future danger. One way the CIA did that was by establishing secret prisons around the world to detain and interrogate terrorism suspects. The first suspect, Abu Zubaydah, was captured in Pakistan, and the CIA ultimately decided to create a facility to house him in Thailand called “Cat’s Eye.” After Haspel’s nomination, ProPublica a published correction to stories about Haspel’s role in Thailand overseeing the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, concluding that Haspel did not arrive at the base in Thailand until after that interrogation was complete. Zubaydah was not the only suspect subject to such methods at the black site in Thailand once Haspel arrived. There are still questions about her record overseeing other detainees who may have been subjected to enhanced interrogation that are likely to come up in her confirmation hearing. Related article Trump can't escape Washington's Russia fever Haspel, in addition to leading the first “black site” in Thailand, was also involved in the destruction of videotapes that demonstrated the CIA’s use of extreme interrogation methods, including waterboarding, though the former head of the CIA’s National Clandestine Service Jose Rodriguez has largely taken the blame for that incident in the public record. Her involvement in the Bush-era interrogation program is technically still classified, despite widespread public reporting. Senators Wyden, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, and now Feinstein, the champion behind the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the interrogation program, are demanding that those records be declassified and subject to review prior to accepting her nomination. Haspel has been undercover for most of her career, so there is not much information publicly available about her decades of service. David Priess, a former CIA briefer who wrote “The President’s Book of Secrets,” told CNN that Haspel’s involvement in the interrogation program was “a very small slice of her career,” and that she was following policy and adhering to the law throughout — a position many other former CIA leaders have taken publicly in recent days. “My sense is that most of the people that have interacted with her” both in Congress and in the rest of the government “have felt generally positive” about her and her record, Priess said. There’s also a sense she’s a popular pick within the agency. Former agency officials have swarmed to TV and radio stations in the two days since she was nominated to congratulate her and defend her record. One former CIA official who has spoken with current employees said Pompeo’s departure was expected after months of rumors, and that Haspel’s nomination was largely welcome, especially as opposed to alternatives like Tom Cotton, the Arkansas Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee who is close to Trump and was rumored to replace Pompeo months ago. CNN’s Jeremy Herb, Jeremy Diamond and Jim Sciutto contributed reporting", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Gina Haspel's nomination to head the CIA", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180316214500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/gina-haspel-cia-confirmation-fight/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "710879545", "sentence": "Egyptologists Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass have published a history of the pyramids and the Giza plateau The pair have excavated the site since the 1970s, and chart the many discoveries found along the way The pyramids of Giza are loathe to give up their secrets. Over 4,000 years since they were constructed in Egypt’s Old Kingdom, archaeologists are still uncovering fresh mysteries from this ancient and beguiling site. A lifetime of work can feel like scratching the surface of these monoliths – but that’s what Egyptologists Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass have dedicated their careers to. Lehner is president of Ancient Egypt Research Associates, while Hawass was previously secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities. Between them they have over 80-years experience poring over the Giza plateau. It only took a fraction of that to build the Great Pyramid itself. Together they have now released “Giza and the Pyramids” (Thames & Hudson), an impressive new book detailing what they, their contemporaries and their predecessors have learned about Giza. It’s a project that has been in the works since 1986, and written, reviewed and revised by the pair since 1993. CNN asked Lehner to reflect on his career and the long road to publication. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. Mark Lehner: Zahi is one of my oldest friends. I met him in 1974. We can work together because we don’t diverge that much, but on particular questions and particular issues Zahi has one favored opinion and I have another. But that’s par for the course for scholarship. It’s not like a Republican and a Democrat talking about what the US economy should be. My break-out project was to map the Great Sphinx, stone by stone. Nobody had done that before. The Sphinx was the key that led to a wider understanding of the whole Giza plateau, because it’s made right out of the bedrock. It’s like a testimony of the layering in the geological veneering of the plateau. Zahi and I both still wonder whether something might be under the Sphinx. My career started from the point of view of (New Ageist) Edgar Cayce. Zahi knew that, and my mental transformation was concomitant with my increasing friendship with him. The Edgar Cayce people had this idea that there would be a Hall of Records under the Sphinx: a vault containing the records of Atlantis and the unknown ancient history of the time when all the New Ageists say the pyramids were really made. I take the Hall of Records metaphorically now. We’re going back to the Sphinx in the coming months. It would be really nice to find what is there before our careers end. To understand the pyramids, you have to turn your back to them. These are very human monuments – I guess that’s what we’d like the readers to take away. You can see the human hand everywhere; in the chisel marks where the stone has not eroded; inside and outside on the stones of the Great Pyramid. Where are all the people? Where’s all the infrastructure? What does it tell us about how they organized themselves? So much has changed since we started. It’s almost to the benefit of posterity that it took so long to write the book. When we started we had not yet found what we can call the Lost City of the Pyramids. We had an idea that it was out there – to the south of the Sphinx, and south of this gigantic stone wall. that lay like a half-emerged whale – but we hadn’t found it. What we’re dealing with is really a massive port city of its time – the Lost City. It was importing cedar from Lebanon, and granite from Aswan, 600 kilometers from the south. The bit that’s missing is the true magnitude – I think it was kind of probably like Versailles and then some. But now the area is covered with modern metropolis and it’s probably un-gettable. Related video Mysterious void discovered in Great Pyramid What really blew our minds was the discovery of the Wadi al-Jarf Papyri. These papyri, discovered by our French colleague Pierre Tallet near the Red Sea (in 2011-2013, with a translation published in 2017), contain a virtual logbook of a man named Merer, who was delivering stones from the eastern quarries for the Pyramid of Khufu. They’re amazing documents that shed light on the waterways. Just as our book was being put to bed, I was reconstructing a model of the water transport infrastructure; how they use the seven meter rise of the Nile every summer to fall as a hydraulic lift for delivering stones to the pyramids. That’s an interesting story in its own right, which deserves its own book. I have boxes and boxes of file folders full of ‘alternative’ Egyptian theories. It’s amazing how many proposals Zahi and I get. Everything from the pyramid is a model of a molecule to it’s a model of the human ear. What is my favourite of all? I think probably that the Great Pyramid is a hydraulic pump of some kind. There’s a booklet published called Kunkel’s Pump, but there’s others who are not aware of it and think they’ve come up with it independently. I think it’s cool and it takes a popular mechanics view of the pyramid, but erasing it totally from the known cultural/religious/anthropological context. It’s a kind of amusing take. ‘We are not looking for things, we are looking for information.’ That’s the motto we try to teach young archaeologists at Ancient Egypt Research Associates field schools. It takes an international team. It’s multi-interdisciplinary. We use botanists, zoologists, ceramic specialists to look at the pottery, and get every scrap of information we can, rather than just looking for nice objects and architecture. I think proof is something for logic and mathematics. The best we can do is establish probabilities in our field, especially when trying to reconstruct what was going on 4,500 years ago.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Giza pyramids and archaeological research", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171129110000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/africa/giza-and-the-pyramids-mark-lehner-zahi-hawass/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "670126320", "sentence": "“If five people walk across here at once, the floor sways,” architect Nehmat Alameh tells CNN, as she moves across the upper level of the crumbling, three-story 1870s mansion, typical of Beirut’s Ottoman period. Beit Kassar was once the opulent, 750 square meter-home of the Tarazi family, who made their money in the antiquities trade and postcard industry. But in recent years, glass has been absent from its arch-topped windows and some of the exquisitely illustrated ceilings have crumbled. Luckily, a badly needed two-year restoration program, on which Alameh is lead architect, is underway. It will include repairing shrapnel holes left from Beirut’s civil war years between 1975 and 1990, installing electricity, and reinforcing that swaying floor. Beit Kassar is one of the lucky ones. Across the Lebanese capital beautiful heritage buildings are falling down, or – worse – being demolished as modern skyscrapers sweep the city. Beirut is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Although no proper census has been conducted in Lebanon since 1932, the United Nations puts Beirut’s population at 470,000, not including the suburbs. In a city that covers just 85 square kilometers (33 square miles), space is tight. The result is an incredibly intense architectural mix. Gleaming towers pop up in the backyards of treasures from the Ottoman Empire and the French Mandate for Lebanon, which lasted from 1923 until the mid-1940s. “There are decades of architectural history in Beirut,” Nehmat says. In the early 20th century, it was often referred to as the “Paris of the Middle East”. While there are no up-to-date statistics on the number of heritage properties left in Beirut, in 1997 a study commissioned by the Directorate-General of Urban Planning put the figure at 572 – although  the study was never finished. Mona Hallak, an architect and prominent Lebanese heritage activist, tells CNN that she believes at least 150 of those buildings have since been lost. In March, for example, demolition work began on the 1930s Grande Brasserie du Levant, one of the oldest breweries in the Middle East, to make way for Mar Mikhael Village, a luxury loft apartment complex. A month later, a large gap was left on Gemmayzeh’s Gouraud Street after an Art Deco building there was demolished. “Compared to even just after (the Lebanese Civil War), there has been a massacre of buildings in Beirut,” says Joana Hammour, from the non-governmental organization Save Beirut Heritage, which lobbies to prevent the destruction of the city’s old buildings. One of the most famous heritage buildings in Beirut is the Barakat Building. Also known as the “Yellow House”, it was designed by Lebanese architect Youssef Aftimus and built in 1924 in the Ottoman revivalist style. Located on what became the frontline of the civil war, however, it was badly hurt during the conflict and left scarred by bullet holes. In 2012, an $18 million renovation began – a joint venture between the Beirut authorities and the City of Paris. The building was renamed Beit Beirut and transformed into a museum and urban cultural center. Bullet holes were deliberately left in its facade, a nod to the building’s turbulent history. However, the project is not without controversy: because a management committee has not been appointed, it is still not freely open to the public, currently accessible only during private receptions and visits. Officials hope it will open to the public fully in September 2017. In its government-backed restoration, Beit Beirut is something of a rarity. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, has a population of 2.23 million.One of the world’s oldest settlements, Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years.Beirut’s population is divided pretty evenly between Muslims and Christians.Between 1952 and 1975, it was nicknamed “Paris of the Middle East” for its colonial French buildings and Ottoman-era architecture.Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank, and Encyclopaedia Britannica Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, has a population of 2.23 million.One of the world’s oldest settlements, Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years.Beirut’s population is divided pretty evenly between Muslims and Christians.Between 1952 and 1975, it was nicknamed “Paris of the Middle East” for its colonial French buildings and Ottoman-era architecture. Joseph Haddad, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of Lebanese Heritage, tells CNN that traditional buildings are most often preserved “when their owners simply decided to keep and restore them … not to demolish them and build a high-rise for quick short-term personal profit.” In March, the heritage restoration movement was dealt a severe blow from the authorities when Lebanon’s new Culture Minister, Ghattas Khoury, removed the renowned 18th-century “Red House” in the Hamra district from Beirut’s list of “untouchable” protected heritage structures, leaving it vulnerable to demolition. “This is the first time that a culture minister has removed a building from the heritage protection list,” Hallak tells CNN. “This is one of only two red-roofed buildings left in Hamram,” Hammour adds. “Louis Armstrong spent the night there, and it is socially and historically important.” Save Beirut Heritage is working with another local NGO to bring a legal challenge against Khoury’s decision. In this environment, private actors seeking homes with a history have become increasingly important. Luckily, they are in no short supply. Work on the Tarazi mansion, for example, is led by AKK architecture firm, whose founder Annabel Karim Kassar will live in the finished property. A team of experts from Germany has been enlisted to incorporate original architectural details into the restoration, partly due to a skills shortage in Beirut in heritage conservation. One curator-restorer has been employed specifically to work on the painted ceilings, easily the highlight of the house. Across town, Zeina and Sammy – who asked CNN not to print their full names – seven years ago bought a 1940s house in the discreet eastern Beirut district of Qobayat. The building  came complete with holes made by bombs that had fallen onto the roof. This March, Zeina opened three of its exquisitely-restored rooms as a guesthouse, called Zanzoun. Guest bedrooms are furnished with mother-of-pearl wardrobes from Syria and gold bedsteads from Egypt. Downstairs, a mustard yellow sofa from Beirut’s Basta district, famous for its antique merchants, sits next to an enormous Russian canvas. The couple have seen the precarious status of heritage buildings close-up: a similar house next door was torn down. Other private parties are restoring buildings to fulfill the desperate need for public space in Beirut – the result of years of privatization of land in a small territory with a swelling population. Since 2011, Beirut has become home to 280,000 Syrian refugees “Mansion” is a modern interpretation of a 1930s villa in the historic Zokak el-Blat district. Abandoned since 1987, it was brought back to life in 2012 by two artists who persuaded the owner to open it as a creative space for artists and the public. It now hosts a library and reading room, as well as debates, exhibitions and poetry readings. Rachel Dedman, a curator, is one of eight creatives who rent studios in the building. “Lebanon is a place without any public funding for the arts, which means all institutions and individuals are stuck in application cycles for external funding from national or regional bodies, or international funders,” she tells CNN. “What Mansion does is exist outside such a structure: the gift of the house frees up the possibility of finding new ways of working and being.” Recent years have seen momentum gather behind the heritage preservation movement in Beirut, but  activists feel more must be done. Hallak would like to see the government pass legislation to protect buildings in certain districts with a high density of heritage sites. “You could sacrifice a ‘high rise’ area where towers are already mushrooming to protect another heritage area,” she explains. She also advocates for tax incentives for property owners who restore and maintain their heritage buildings, and the creation of a council to distribute donations from Lebanese expats keen to save their country’s traditional architecture. Back at the Red House, Save Beirut Heritage hopes that the building reopens as a rare public space in Hamra’s crowded, highly privatized streets. “We want to find investors for the property – that could be the municipality,” Hamour tells CNN. “As there is no public space in Hamra, they could use the Red House as a library, for example. It would be perfect for that.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Beirut heritage buildings preservation", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170704011500", "country1": "LBN", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/architecture/saving-beiruts-crumbling-heritage-ime/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "470209026", "sentence": "Looking out across Durban port, the Indian Ocean stretches thousands of miles east, connecting two countries whose stories are deeply entwined. Home to the largest Indian population outside of India, Durban is a bastion of Asian culture from across the sea. The palm tree clad port at Durban has welcomed Indian traders, businessmen and their families since the 1860s. Longtime home to one Mahatma Gandhi, the city has played its part as a launchpad for the young Indian lawyer’s political activism and minority representation. Today, the place is a testament to multiculturalism, and a symbol of how the cultures of South Africa and India are indelibly linked. Over 150 years ago, scores of Indian people made their way across the ocean arriving into Durban in search of work in the city’s sugar cane industry. Still today descendants like local photographer Ranjith Kally have a strong connection to their families’ stories. “My grandfather came from India for better prospects” says Ranjith. “When my family were brought here, they were told there’s gold all over the city streets and there’s a good life. Then they were made to go and work in the sugar fields. That’s how they came here.” Today, over a million Indian people live in Durban province. Communities integrate into the social and economic fabric of the region through trading business and clothing markets to religious festivals and architecture. “They make the city in many ways,” says Ashwin Desai, professor at the University of Johannesburg. “You look at it in terms of its architecture, the Grey Street mosque, the old churches and the temples. Just the religious parts of that and what they give to this corner of Africa is incredible. They bring a sense of a deep history.” This sense of history runs deep among South Africa’s Indian communities. It’s a story that’s embodied by Mohandas Gandhi. In 1893, a 24-year-old Gandhi arrived in Durban to settle legal disputes between traders – he quickly became active in local politics representing minority Indian communities. “He was sensitive enough to realize what was happening around him,” says Mewa Ramgobin the chair of Phoenix Settlement Trust - a cultural project aimed at preserving Gandhi’s legacy in South Africa. “His own compatriots from India, my grandfather and others, were suffering at the hands of their employers and the entire government at that stage, which inspired him to resist evil wherever he saw it.” Gandhi would end up spending 21 years in South Africa, working to give South Africa’s Indian communities a political voice. In 1894 he helped establish the Natal Indian Congress, the region’s first political advocacy group to represent the views of Indian people to the government and the press. “For us in South Africa, we have a kind of responsibility not to extol the virtues of Gandhi, but to find out whether we can use those values to transform our country,” says Ramgobin. Today, Durban’s Indian communities aren’t defined by class the struggles and political activism of their forefathers. Durban is a veritable hub of Asian culture – their heritage survives in myriad forms from music and food to festivals and dance. “[Our ancestors] brought a rich heritage from India – a very colloquial basis of how they would survive in terms of their culture,” says Verushka Pather – a local dance teacher who’s ancestors came to Durban from India to work in the cane fields. Pather’s ancestors, and their generation, brought with them the art of Indian classical dance. An intricate display – including 13 head postures and 36 eye movements – contrasts radically with South Africa’s indigenous Zulu dance forms. The Indian dance holds within it a form of cultural nostalgia that carries on to this day. “Every weekend, people would do these activities in the evenings with their families and small communities – it was very basic dancing which was telling the stories of the scriptures to keep it alive now that they’ve moved from India.” The unmistakable gestations of Indian dance were self-evident on the streets of downtown Durban last month, as hundreds of South Africans of all origins and backgrounds gathered together to celebrate 68 years of Indian independence from British colonial rule. “We’re very proud that we have maintained it, we have allowed it to evolve as we have evolved within the country.” Dance teacher Verushka continues to teach and develop her dance in a contemporary context. “It’s not just for telling Indian folklore stories, now it’s become a medium to share contemporary stories. [We’re] telling South African stories through this Indian classical art.” This amalgamation of cultures – distilled into a street dance – is a symbol that Gandhi would be proud of. To find out more about the Indian community in Durban, watch the video below: More from inside Africa", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Indian community in Durban", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150925114500", "country1": "IND", "country2": "ZAF", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/25/travel/gandhi-descendants-durban-south-africa/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "656092511", "sentence": "North Korea’s latest missile test was considered by experts as the most significant advancement in the regime’s nuclear weapons program to date. Sunday’s launch offered a first glimpse of the weapon in action since its unveiling at the Day of the Sun military parade in Pyongyang last month, to mark the birthday of the country’s founding leader Kim Il Sung. We asked David Schmerler, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, to analyze state media images of the launch and previous photos of what we now know is the Hwasong-12. The Hwasong-12 was test-fired in the early hours of Sunday, May 14, from the town of Kusong near North Korea’s west coast. “This is the first successful test (of this type of missile) that we know of,” Schmerler said. “One of the big takeaways is the missile’s performance, which might give credit to their own design capability. It outperformed previous, copied missile designs, which means that their ballistic missile program is moving at an accelerating rate,” he said. State media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of missile. He was photographed reading what appears to be a map illustrating the flight plan and anticipated splashdown location of the rocket off the coast of Russia. The map appears to show the steep arc of the launch trajectory. North Korea claimed the missile reached an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometers (1,312 miles) and flew 787 kilometers (489 miles). Analysts estimated its range as 4,500 kilometers (2,796 miles), which would put the US territory of Guam in the western Pacific within its reach. Images released before the launch show the prepared rocket, painted yellow and black. Schmerler pointed out the telemetry antenna on the missile’s nose cone, which sends data on the test back to the ground. “We saw similar antennae on the Musudan during its first successful test,” Schmerler said. The Musudan is an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a range of 3,500 kilometers (2,174 miles). The images also show a retro rocket –  a small solid fuel motor that fires in the opposite direction to the missile’s direction of travel. Once it reaches a designated point, the nosecone is designed to separate from the main body of the missile, Schmerler said. The constituent parts of the Hwasong-12 “seem to be uniquely North Korean,” Schmerler said – possibly designed from scratch by North Korean engineers, rather than designs based on older Soviet missiles. Schmerler said the rocket appears to be a single stage design. Its performance may suggest otherwise, however. Although, no available data so far shows it was a multi-stage rocket. North Korea gave a clue of what was to come in the Day of the Sun military parade in April. At the time, the Hwasong-12 had not yet been seen by North Korea watchers. The new weapon appeared to be longer than the Musudan, and had a nosecone similar to that of North Korea’s KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was transported on the same type of transporter as the older missile. Sunday’s launch was possibly connected to an engine test that took place at Sohae, North Korea’s west coast satellite launch site, in March of this year, Schmerler said. Images released by state media show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, also at that test, which featured an engine “of a design that we hadn’t seen before,” Schmerler said. The engine design features a large central engine surrounded by four vernier thrusters, which swivel round a point to precisely correct the rocket’s attitude. “After the engine test the North Koreans said that the world would soon see its significance,” Schmerler said. “This test, with the new engine configuration, which seems to be more unique to North Korea, outperformed its previous missile tests.” The Hwasong-12 missile launched Sunday was notable in part for its performance – it was the highest missile test that North Korea has conducted for a weapons-oriented system – only its previous satellite launch went higher. “The North Koreans aren’t going to test these at full range, they’d have to (fly them) over Japan to do so. They’ve done it before, but they’re shying away from that now. (Instead they’re) lofting them as high as they can – they can calculate the full range from there.” Schmerler says that identifying the missiles from state media images has become more difficult. The missiles “used to have serial numbers that were uniform from previous parades, so we had a guide to identify missiles. In this most recent parade they’ve thrown away that pattern. We are still trying to figure out their new system.” He says that it is hard to tell how many of the Hwasong-12 missiles the regime has. One way to ascertain that number, however, would be to count the number of launch vehicles they have purchased. “They only have a finite number of these transporter erector launchers (TELs),” Schmerler says. “There is no evidence that they can manufacture them, and they don’t want to burn through their trucks (during missile tests).” He said images on state media showed the North Koreans parked the vehicle over a test platform, unloaded the missile and then drove the vehicle away. “We’ve seen them launch directly from the vehicles before. There isn’t necessarily a difference in (the missile’s flight) performance, but it makes the setup a little more complicated.”  On a practical level, he says, this method of launching restricts the mobility of the missile.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea's Hwasong-12 missile program", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170516121500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/asia/north-korea-new-missile-type-analysis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "760058350", "sentence": "New York state authorities sweetened a plea offer made to a taxi operator who partnered with President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen after federal authorities raided Cohen’s home, office and hotel room, according to court transcripts. Evgeny “Gene” Freidman, known as New York’s “Taxi King,” pleaded guilty last week to criminal tax fraud for failing to pay $5 million in taxes in a deal that would allow him to avoid prison time. The no-prison deal was a significant enhancement from an offer Freidman rejected on April 4 – just a few days before the FBI raid on Cohen – that would have included a minimum of two years and as much as six years in prison and a $1 million fine, according to transcripts of the March court proceeding. The offer included a sliding scale; if Freidman paid less than $1 million he would face more jail time.  Friedman had faced as much as 25 years in prison when he was charged last year. Related article Russian oligarch met with Michael Cohen at Trump Tower during transition The investigation by US prosecutors in Manhattan was initiated in part by a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller. FBI agents working with Mueller have interviewed several business partners of Cohen as part of Mueller’s broader inquiry into election meddling. Freidman’s cooperation in the deal suggests he has useful information for prosecutors and could place added pressure on Cohen, who has been Trump’s attorney for a decade, to cooperate with authorities. The initial offer and subsequent enhancement has not been previously reported. New York investigators made the initial offer in late March. When Freidman rejected the deal at the hearing two weeks later, John Healy, a lawyer with the state attorney general’s office, told Justice Peter Lynch, “The offer is withdrawn. We don’t intend to make any offers and we are ready for trial come June 18.” But days later, on April 9, FBI agents working with the US attorney’s office in Manhattan raided Cohen’s home, office, hotel room and safe deposit box, seizing several boxes of documents and over a dozen electronic devices. Prosecutors have not said anything publicly about the raid being the impetus for a better deal. The search warrant authorized the seizure of information relating to any payments Cohen made to suppress women from coming forward with damaging information about the President and details about Cohen’s taxi medallion business, sources have told CNN. Related article Michael Cohen owes more than $280K in state taxes, records show As part of Freidman’s plea deal he will cooperate with state and federal authorities, The New York Times first reported. A spokesman for the New York attorney general’s office declined to comment. Freidman’s attorney also declined to comment. Freidman owns and operates one of the largest taxi operations in the country. One of his clients is Cohen, who for more than two decades bought taxi medallions expanding a business started by his father-in-law. Cohen’s taxi medallion holding companies owe New York more than $280,000 in unpaid taxes, an analysis of state records shows, with nearly two-thirds of the back taxes owed from April. Bloomberg, which first reported the unpaid taxes, said Cohen claims that he does not owe the taxes. Instead, the report said, Cohen claims Freidman is responsible for the payments. Cohen hasn’t been charged with any wrongdoing, but his lawyers have been fighting in court to limit the government’s review of the seized material. Judge Kimba Wood appointed a special master to review the material for records that may be protected by attorney-client privilege. At a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, the judge is expected to receive an update on the progress of the review. She may also decide whether to allow porn star Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti to formally appear in the case. Daniels has sued Cohen to nullify a $130,000 “hush money” deal to keep details about the porn star’s alleged affair in 2006 with Trump quiet. Avenatti has said records that were seized may be relevant to his client. The White House has repeatedly said that the President denies the affair took place. Related article NYT: Michael Cohen's 'taxi king' business partner to cooperate with government Cohen’s attorneys have objected to Avenatti’s appearance, saying he made inaccurate public statements about Cohen and improperly leaked personal financial records of Cohen that revealed millions of dollars of consulting contracts he had with a US investment firm linked to a Russian oligarch, AT&T and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Avenatti has accused Cohen of leaking select audio recordings to the media that “may relate” to Daniels and wants the judge to question Cohen’s attorneys about any leaks. After Freidman’s guilty plea and cooperation agreement became public, Cohen tweeted to distance himself from the taxi operator. “I am one of thousands of medallion owners who entrust management companies to operate my medallions according to the rules of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission. Gene Freidman and I are not partners and have never been partners in this business or any other,” Cohen said. Freidman saw it differently. His attorney provided a statement to CNN last month on Freidman’s behalf saying, “With regard to Michael Cohen, Michael is a great friend and a wonderful client.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Cohen", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180529224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/taxi-king-gene-freidman-plea-deal-michael-cohen/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "503598861", "sentence": "A new United Nations report sheds light on the extent of civilian suffering in Iraq as the country battles ISIS Nearly 19,000 civilians have been killed in 21 months, while 3,500 are being held in slavery The report says ISIS is abducting hundreds of children for religious or military training Nearly 19,000 civilians were killed in Iraq between January 2014 and October 2015 – a toll the United Nations calls “staggering” in a new report. The report, released Tuesday, outlined the horrific impact that Iraq’s ongoing conflict is having on its civilian population. Much of the suffering was attributed to ISIS, the brutal Islamist terror group which has declared an Islamic caliphate across the vast stretches of territory it holds in Iraq and neighboring Syria. The report also estimated that  ISIS holds about 3,500 slaves and said it continues to subject women and children to sexual violence, particularly in the form of sexual slavery. Other numbers in the report are mind-boggling. In the 21-month period in Iraq: • At least 18,802 civilians were killed, about half of them in Baghdad. • Another 36,245 were injured. • About 3.2 million people were internally displaced, including a million school-aged children. The actual figures could be much higher, the report said. The report also documented alleged abuses by Iraqi security forces and allied groups fighting ISIS, but attributed much of the suffering to ISIS itself. Related video Children beaten, killed who refuse to join ISIS “The so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) continues to commit systematic and widespread violence and abuses of international human rights law and humanitarian law. These acts may, in some instances, amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and possibly genocide,” the report said, using another name for ISIS. The group, which has controlled Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, since June 2014, employed horrifying methods of killing, the report said, including beheading, bulldozing, burning alive and throwing people off the tops of buildings. However, improvised explosive devices – including explosives worn by suicide bombers and those carried in vehicles – were the deadliest tactic used against civilians, it said. The report was prepared by the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and was based largely on testimony obtained directly from survivors or witnesses of rights violations, including interviews with internally displaced people. The report noted that ISIS continued to target ethnic and religious minorities, such as the Yazidis, systematically persecuting them with the apparent goal of suppressing, permanently expelling or destroying the groups. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat The 3,500 slaves that ISIS is estimated to have, mainly women and children, came primarily from the persecuted Yazidi community, but a number hailed from other ethnic and religious minorities, it said. Yazidi activists have previously told CNN of similar numbers of the community being abducted by the group. The report detailed a number of specific incidents regarding the enslavement of women in Iraq. In May, it said, a 24-year-old Yazidi woman was killed while trying to escape from ISIS captivity in Nineveh province, her body left on the side of the road. Related video ISIS hates this religious group the most In June, 42 Yazidi women were abducted from the same region and taken to ISIS-held Deir Ezzor in Syria, it said. Some of the women were reportedly sold to ISIS fighters there for $500 to $2,000, it said. And in August, ISIS reportedly killed 19 women in Mosul for refusing to have sex with its fighters. The report also documented an ISIS-run Quran recitation contest in the city, which advertised sex slaves as prizes for the winners. The report’s authors also referred to verified reports that 800 to 900 children in Mosul had been abducted by the terror group for religious education and military training. There were also reports that child soldiers who had fled fighting on the front lines in Anbar had been killed, it said. The report said that ISIS targeted those perceived to be opposed to its ideology and rule; people affiliated with the government, including police officers and public officials; doctors; lawyers; journalists; and tribal and religious leaders. Related video The children who escaped the clutches of ISIS Many were then sentenced in ISIS-run courts, where they faced punishments including death, stoning or amputation. A number of mass graves had been uncovered in Iraq, the report said. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warned that the civilian death toll may be much higher and said action is urgently needed to deal with a situation where most perpetrators of violence face no consequences. “Even the obscene casualty figures fail to accurately reflect exactly how terribly civilians are suffering in Iraq. The figures capture those who were killed or maimed by overt violence, but countless others have died from the lack of access to basic food, water or medical care,” he said. Related video The civilian toll in the battle for Ramadi “This report lays bare the enduring suffering of civilians in Iraq and starkly illustrates what Iraqi refugees are attempting to escape when they flee to Europe and other regions. This is the horror they face in their homelands.” The report’s authors also noted “concerning” reports of unlawful killings and abductions by groups associated with Iraq’s government, which may have been reprisals against people perceived to be supporting the terror group, it said. “Despite their steady losses to pro government forces, the scourge of ISIL continues to kill, maim and displace Iraqi civilians in the thousands and to cause untold suffering,” said Jan Kubis, the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for Iraq. Related video ISIS tunnels under Ramadi to evade airstrikes He called on the international community to enhance its support to the Iraqi government’s stabilization and reconstruction efforts in areas liberated from ISIS, “so that all Iraqis displaced by violence can return to their homes in safety and in dignity and that affected communities can be reestablished in their places of origin.” After some humiliating losses to ISIS, Iraqi government forces have launched offensives to recapture territory. An assault last month on the key city of Ramadi, in Anbar province, saw government forces regain much of the city in a morale-boosting victory. READ MORE: Expelling ISIS from Ramadi – why it matters CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160119110000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/middleeast/iraq-civilian-death-toll/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "751405830", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – North and South Korea have confirmed their common goal to formally end the Korean War, 65 years after hostilities. – House Speaker Paul Ryan is getting grilled over firing the House chaplain. – Newly surfaced emails indicate the Russian lawyer at the 2016 Trump Tower meeting had closer ties to the Kremlin than she suggested, The New York Times reports. – Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw rails against sexual harassment allegations in a letter to his colleagues. – Mamma Mia! ABBA is back and already has recorded two new songs. – After Kanye West praised Trump, Chance the Rapper came to his defense. Now that the President thanked them both, Chance says no thanks. – The White House medical unit employees described a “grab and go” atmosphere where they were pressured to hand out medication without prescriptions. – The moment we’ve all been waiting for: Prince William and Duchess Catherine have named their third child. – Read this before you see “Avengers.” You’re welcome.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180427214500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-april-27-trnd/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "586248434", "sentence": "Tune into CNN International on Sunday at 11 a.m. E.T. for a full report on the Yemen war. Saudi-led coalition carried out 200 airstrikes in days since talks collapsed, security sources say Destroyed health system led to 10,000 preventable child deaths in 2015, UNICEF says Dozens of schools and hospitals have been bombed. Foreign powers have carried out deadly airstrikes. Political chaos has created a vacuum for militant groups like ISIS to flourish and sieges have cut off rebel-held areas from desperately needed aid. You might think this is a picture of war-torn Syria, but it is in fact Yemen, where a bloody civil war has created what the UN calls a “humanitarian catastrophe.” YEMEN: Relentless attacks on hospitals But unlike Syria, the world’s gaze has largely missed a conflict that has left millions in need of aid and pushed communities to the brink of famine. As such, many term it the “forgotten war.” “It’s probably one of the biggest crises in the world but it’s like a silent crisis, a silent situation and a forgotten war,” UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick told CNN. The health service has “completely collapsed” and “children are dying silent deaths,” McGoldrick said, as medical facilities continue to be bombed relentlessly. Since the conflict began in 2015, an estimated 10,000 people have been killed, according to the UN. Harrowing photos of children wasting away are undoubtedly the most telling images of Yemen’s war. UNICEF reports that 1.5 million children are currently malnourished in the country, 370,000 of them severely. On top of this, 178 schools have been attacked, according to data collected by the Yemen Post. “The scale of suffering as a result of the ongoing conflict in Yemen is shocking. An estimated 21.2 million people, which constitutes nearly 80% of the total population, need humanitarian assistance. Almost half of those in need are children,” said UNICEF Yemen Representative Meritxell Relano. The conflict began in early 2015, when Houthi rebels – a minority Shia group from the north of the country – drove out the US-backed government, led by President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, and took over the capital, Sanaa. Yemen: US military distances itself from Saudi-led campaign The crisis quickly escalated into a multi-sided war, which allowed al Qaeda and ISIS – other enemies of the Houthis – to grow stronger amid the chaos. The Houthis are backed by Iran and its members follow the Shia Islamic branch of Zaidism. Zaidis make up around a third of Yemen’s population and ruled the country’s north for almost 1,000 years until 1962. YEMEN: UAE says aid ship struck by rebels A coalition led by neighboring Saudi Arabia began its air raids on the country in support of Hadi’s government in March last year. Since peace talks in Kuwait failed in August, the Saudi-led coalition intensified airstrikes, despite vocal criticism from rights groups that the bombardments have been indiscriminate and constitute war crimes. The attacks have often hit civilian targets with devastating results. On the day before Eid al-Adha – considered by many to be the holiest Muslim holiday – the coalition pounded a group of farmers digging a well in rebel-held Beit Saadan, north of Sanaa, killing at least 48 people, including first responders and children, according to three security sources in Beit Sadaan, who did not want to be named. Abdul Malik Ali Wajeeh, a local resident and witness, lost his cousin, who was trying to rescue those buried in rubble from the initial strike. “It’s not the first time rescuers have been attacked by Saudi airstrikes, and people are aware that could happen. But you can’t watch loved ones die and do nothing to help,” he said. A spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, General Ahmed al-Asseri, told RT news that “all operations in the area were targeting Houthi positions and members.” The attack gained international media attention after the UN put out a statement saying it was “deeply disturbed by the unrelenting attacks on civilians and on civilian infrastructure,” calling it one of the worst attacks in the conflict yet. But the Yemen Post collated information from official sources that at least 69 other civilians were killed in strikes the following week, including several as they slept in their homes and others as they celebrated Eid. The media has been largely silent on these attacks. Yemen is in general very poorly covered. “It’s a complicated and messy conflict, it’s hard to report on well, and it’s hard to find a good guy and a bad guy,” said Peter Salisbury, an associate fellow from the Middle East and North Africa Program at London-based Chatham House. “There are a lot of issues with accessibility – it’s very hard to get into Yemen during the war, and if you do, it’s not the easiest environment to get around in. “It’s expensive and it’s not full of freelance journalists. It’s a hard to sell to editors,” he said. But the lack of coverage seems to be mirroring a general lack of interest in the international community. “The Yemen war remains regional because there is no major international backer on the other side of the conflict. And the Americans and the UK don’t have any real strategic interest in Yemen, which is why they have decided to back the Saudis. For them, the strategic imperative in Yemen is really to keep the Saudis happy and to maintain a degree of stability in the Gulf,” Salisbury said. The Syrian conflict is of interest in the West as it has bled beyond its borders, with ISIS carrying out or inspiring attacks across Europe and spreading its influence in other Middle Eastern countries. Lawmakers seek to stall $1B arms sale to Saudis The UK and US have shown no sign of stopping its sale of arms to the Saudis, despite mounting pressure to do so. “There have been one or two occasions where the British arms industry wouldn’t have been able to survive if it hadn’t been for massive orders from Saudi Arabia,” Salisbury said. “Basically, policymakers in the West see the world as a giant game of Risk, and they see more value to maintaining their relationship with Saudi Arabia than getting rid of bad PR over Yemen.” At the Human Rights Council, which is currently in session, there have been calls for an independent investigation into the actions of the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis, both of whom are accused of committing war crimes. These calls intensified after the Saudi-led coalition was removed from a UN blacklist in June that blamed the group for a six-fold jump in child deaths in the country. A UN official told CNN the Saudi government had applied huge pressure on Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to do so, though the Saudi government denied the accusations. Riyadh accuses the Houthi rebels of recruiting child soldiers, and after a deadly strike that killed at least 14 children, it told CNN it was targeting a Houthi militant camp. Saudi UN Ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that he is certain his country was off the list for good following the announcement. Mouallimi said some of the information in the UN report lacked accuracy and said the UN had been invited to send experts to Riyadh to discuss the report. “We will do everything possible from our side to minimize casualties on our part,” he said. Journalist Hakim Almasmari reported from Sanaa, while CNN’s Angela Dewan reported from London.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi-led coalition", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161006113000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/middleeast/yemen-conflict/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "425888597", "sentence": "A charity group is preparing aid packages for those who want to return home The attacks have left 5 dead -- two immigrants and three South Africans A 14-year-old boy is among those killed after a mob with machetes targeted foreigners Thousands sought refuge in temporary shelters in South Africa after mobs with machetes attacked immigrants in Durban, leaving at least five people dead, an aid group said Thursday. Heavily armed police have scrambled to stop clashes this week after local residents accused immigrants from other African nations of taking their jobs. The attacks in Durban killed two immigrants and three South Africans, including a 14-year-old boy, authorities said. “There has been an outpouring of support from ordinary South Africans who are disgusted with the attacks not only because they are foreign, or African, but because they are fellow human beings,” said Gift of the Givers charity, which is helping those seeking refuge. “We are preparing aid packages for those who may journey onwards to their home countries.” The charity said about 8,500 people fled to refugee centers or police stations this week because of the violence. That doesn’t count anyone who fled their homes to other, private accommodations, the group said. It said it hopes the violence is limited to Durban, but assured immigrants that it has a facility in Johannesburg to help those who might need shelter there. “We have tents and all essential supplies on standby but pray that sanity prevails and this does not become necessary,” it said. In the past, Johannesburg has been the epicenter of anti-immigrant tensions. In 2008, scores were killed in attacks in the poorest areas of Johannesburg. Most of the victims were Zimbabweans who had fled repression and dire economic circumstances. In that attack, police arrested more than 200 people for various crimes including rape, murder, robbery and theft.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "South African mobs attacking immigrants", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150416111500", "country1": "ZAF", "country2": "ZWE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/africa/south-africa-anti-foreigner-attacks/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "752090545", "sentence": "Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has asked a Virginia federal judge to throw out one of the 18 charges he faces there – arguing that it’s past the statute of limitations. The charge Manafort is taking issue with is an allegation that he failed to register a foreign bank account from 2011 with Treasury Department authorities. Manafort says prosecutors would have had to charge him by June 29, 2017, with the crime. Instead, they indicted him in February. Related article Manafort loses effort to challenge Mueller's authority in civil court Manafort is also charged with failing to file foreign bank accounts in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and with several other crimes related to his foreign lobbying work and banking, but he hasn’t yet contested those. He has pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges he faces in Virginia and DC federal courts. Manafort’s indictments came as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and any potential ties between the Kremlin and Trump campaign associates. President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion. Manafort has a deadline of midnight to file other requests with the Virginia court related to his criminal case. CNN’s Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Paul Manafort", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180430234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/politics/paul-manafort-lawsuit/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "420910472", "sentence": "NEW: Yemen's foreign minister said he expects Saudi-led ground troops in Yemen within days Yemen's President rallies support on Saturday in Egypt Arab League blessing of military action may set the stage for a ground invasion In just a few weeks’ time, good relations with neighbors have become a matter of survival for Yemen President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi. On Saturday, he rallied regional allies in Egypt, while they bombarded his enemies in his country. After Houthi rebels occupied the capital Sanaa weeks ago, Hadi’s government fled. When the President called for military intervention to beat back their attempt to overthrow him, adjacent countries answered this week with a grand airstrike operation. Related video Amid turmoil in Yemen, can an Iran deal be reached? In the darkness of early Saturday, their jets increased the hail of ordnance on Sanaa, as Saudi-led operation Determination Storm went into its fourth day. Hadi was in Sharm el-Sheikh to meet with the region’s leaders at the Arab League summit. Yemen has been plunged into chaos since the Houthi rebels – Shiite Muslims who have long felt marginalized in the majority Sunni country – began seizing control of the capital and other areas of the country in recent weeks. The rebellion upset other Sunni majority nations, prompting the airstrikes this week from Saudi Arabia and at least seven other countries that aim to help restore Hadi’s government. The unrest also led to the withdrawal of U.S. special forces from Yemen this month, seriously undermining counterterrorism efforts in a country that has been a stronghold for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Friday night, the Saudi-led airstrikes on Sanaa were continuous. Related gallery Unrest in Yemen Jets bombarded Hadi’s weapons caches and other military assets, Houthi and Yemeni government officials said. And Saudi Arabia claimed major successes. The Royal Saudi Air Force crushed all major air defense weapons of the Houthis and their allies, a Saudi adviser said Saturday. They wiped out main military infrastructure around Sanaa and destroyed most of the main roadways connecting the capital with major cities Taiz and Aden. The RSAF laid waste to all major air fields, the Saudi adviser said, and many Houthi and allied fighters fell to the bombs. Yemen Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen told CNN on Saturday that he believes Saudi Arabia-led coalition troops will be in Yemen within days. The Houthi rebels’ capture of Sanaa and other areas of the country in recent weeks has forced the legitimate Yemeni government to ask for Saudi intervention, Yaseen said. Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh still holds influence over large parts of the Yemeni army, which also made the Saudi-led intervention necessary, according to Yaseen. Just days before the Saudi-led intervention, Saleh’s son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, traveled to Riyadh to broker a deal with Saudi officials, Yaseen said. The deal he presented included turning his factions against Houthi rebels, but the Saudis refused, according to Yaseen. A senior diplomat in Yemen said rumors of a ground invasion are circulating. “The bottom line is – I do not see any political or military forces on the ground in the country now that could confront the dominant force – the Houthis,” the diplomat said. Saudi naval special forces invaded to rescue 68 diplomats out of Aden and take them to Saudi Arabia, and the kingdom has attempted to remove a U.N. delegation from the country, the Saudi adviser said. The diplomat said a majority of U.N. staff left the country on three planes Saturday. Leaders of key humanitarian agencies stayed behind to assess needs and coordinate a response. In the area of the southern port city of Aden, opposing Yemeni military forces – those allied with the Houthis, and those supporting Hadi – have fought for more than a week. Loyalists to Hadi gained control of the airport on Saturday, the diplomat said. Mayhem was reported in Aden. “We are hearing reports of summary executions, looting” in Aden, the diplomat said. Saudi Arabia has locked the Houthis down with a blockade, effectively cutting off their supply lines, and its air force controls Yemeni airspace. Saudi Arabia and Egypt have both spoken about the possibility of putting boots on the ground. Related video Egypt's foreign minister on stabilizing Yemen. The Arab League is expected to give its official blessing to Determination Storm on Saturday, which could clear the way for a ground invasion, CNN’s Becky Anderson reported. The Saudi adviser said to expect a major announcement from Saudi Arabia at the summit. But there may also be pushback from a few member nations, such as Shiite majority Iraq or possibly Algeria. Though the Saudi kingdom has taken the lead with some 100 warplanes, the coalition partners include the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Egypt. Arab Spring wasn’t supposed to turn out like this Together they comprise about a third of the Arab League’s membership. They are majority Sunni Muslim nations, and the Houthi rebels are Shiite Muslims allied with Iran. Having Yemen become an Iranian satellite country on its border would be perceived as a major threat by neighboring Saudi Arabia, which sees the Houthis as proxies of Iran, Saudi Arabia’s bitter rival on the Persian Gulf. Iran has sharply denounced the armed intervention. At Saturday’s Arab League summit in Egypt, Hadi denounced the Houthis as Iran’s “puppet.” “I say to the puppet of Iran, and those who are with him, you destroyed Yemen with your immature politics, and creating internal and regional crisis,” Hadi said. “You are wrong to think that you can build the homeland with shouting and speeches. “You violated the sovereignty (of Yemen), and you bear the responsibility for what happen and what is going to happen.” The United States has approved of the airstrikes and is supporting them logistically, and aiding coalition forces in locating targets, but it is not participating in active battle. A small contingency of U.S. forces had been stationed in Yemen to help in the fight against AQAP, but left this month after Houthi rebels advanced from Sanaa to Aden. For years, Yemen had allowed U.S. drones and special operations forces to stalk AQAP in the country. Now, that arrangement is in tatters. Houthis moved into Sanaa in September, sparking battles that killed a few hundred people before a ceasefire was called. In January, they surrounded the presidential palace and Hadi resigned and was put under house arrest. Hadi escaped in February, fleeing to Aden and declaring that he remained the country’s leader. The Houthis took control of military forces stationed near Sanaa, including the air force. After fighting moved toward Aden, Hadi left the country this week. Dozens of people have died in the strikes, and on Saturday, Human Rights Watch said many of the victims were civilians, perhaps as many as 34. “Reports of air strikes and anti-aircraft weapons in heavily populated areas raise serious concerns that not enough is being done to ensure their safety,” HRW regional spokesman Joe Stork said. A Saudi Arabia defense official blamed civilian deaths on the Houthis, saying they were using them as human shields. Brig. Gen. Ahmed bin Hasan Asiri said the kingdom’s military was using precision weapons to avoid collateral damage, state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. Media outlets have come under fire as well. An hour after President Hadi ordered the closure of all Houthi-controlled media – including Yemen TV and Saba TV – Houthis raided two TV channels and the prominent Al Masdar newspaper. Al Jazeera’s office in Sanaa was also targeted, the Qatar-based network said, with Houthis looting security cameras and damaging equipment. Opinion: Why Yemen has come undone Journalist Hakim Almasmari reported from Yemen; CNN’s Nic Robertson reported from France, and Ben Brumfield wrote this story from Atlanta. CNN’s Jason Hanna, Becky Anderson and Nick Paton Walsh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi-led coalition intervention in Yemen", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150328100000", "country1": "YEM", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/28/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "686009231", "sentence": "The special counsel investigating potential ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia has obtained a draft of a letter that explains reasons why Trump planned to fire former FBI Director James Comey, The New York Times reported Friday. The Justice Department turned over a copy of the letter, which was drafted by Trump and top aide Stephen Miller, to Mueller in recent weeks, the Times reported, citing interviews with a dozen administration officials and others briefed on the matter. The Times report doesn’t say what was in the letter, which was originally meant to be sent directly to Comey, according to the Times. Ty Cobb, a White House lawyers, declined to discuss the letter or its contents to the Times. But it was met with opposition from White House counsel Don McGahn, who saw its contents as “problematic,” the Times reported. Instead, a letter written by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that was focused on criticizing Comey’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server was cited behind Trump’s decision to fire the FBI chief. After Comey was fired in May, Trump has said he was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he decided to fire Comey, who had been leading the bureau’s investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Trump told NBC News in May that he was frustrated by the ongoing investigation and believes it was motivated by Democrats’ fury at losing the election. With those comments, Trump explicitly tied the Russia probe to his rationale for firing Comey. It was one of a series of explanations for dismissing the FBI director, some of which directly contradict those offered earlier by top White House officials. CNN’s James Griffiths and Marshall Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170901194500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/01/politics/mueller-comey-draft-letter/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "537818599", "sentence": "Programming note: Comedian W. Kamau Bell explores “Latino USA” on “United Shades of America” Sundays at 10 p.m., only on CNN. Hispanics are the youngest racial or ethnic group in the United States 71% of Hispanics say that it's not necessary to speak Spanish to be considered Hispanic The term \"Latino\" is gaining more traction Latino? Hispanic? Spanish speaker? Native born? When it comes to defining Latino identity in the United States today, the one common thread is its sheer complexity. In the latest episode of the CNN Original Series “United Shades of America,” W. Kamau Bell explores two Los Angeles communities where the majority of the residents are of Mexican descent – East L.A. and Boyle Heights. Bell asks people in East L.A. to describe the state of Latinos in America today. “We’re a growing force to be reckoned with,” says one man. “We’re taking over,” says another. Indeed, in 2014, the Hispanic population in the United States reached a high of 55.4 million, or 17.4% of the total U.S. population. READ MORE: The Great Latino Hope of America? But the growth rate of the Hispanic population overall has slowed, in large part because fewer Mexicans are coming into the United States than there were decades ago. Native-born Hispanics are now the driving force behind the current population growth. California is still the state with the largest Hispanic population in the country with 15 million followed by Texas (10.4 million) and Florida (4.8 million). Related video Latinos divided over Trump's immigration stance According to a new report by the Pew Research Center, Hispanics are also the youngest racial or ethnic group in the United States. About a third (17.9 million) of Hispanics in the United States are under 18 and almost 60% are millennials or younger. One of the issues Bell asks his interview subjects — who range from artists to undocumented immigrants to public officials — is about assimilation. For many immigrant groups, assimilation is seen in a variety of ways, with one of the most obvious being native language proficiency. “Within a short period of time, everybody will have trouble talking to their grandmother,” Gil Cedillo, a Los Angeles City Council member, told Bell. If current trends remain constant, Cedillo might be right. Young Hispanics today are more proficient in English than previous generations and the younger they are, the more proficient they are likely to be. According to Pew, 76% of Hispanic millennials speak only English at home or speak English “very well,” and 88% of Hispanics ages 5 to 17 are proficient English speakers. And while 95% of Hispanics think it’s important for future generations to preserve the cultural tradition of speaking Spanish, 71% of them say that it’s not necessary to speak the language in order to be considered Hispanic. Over an evening snack with two musicians at a sidewalk café, Bell dives into the fraught question of what his interview subjects call themselves: Chicano, Chicana, Hispanic, Latino or Latina. Related video Latino voter turnout lagging, despite growing population “Chicano and Chicana is the term that came from the people, the term that came from the streets, that came from the struggle of people saying ‘Brown is Beautiful,’” explains Hector Flores, a musician with the band Las Cafeteras. “Latino” is another complicated term, Flores tells Bell: “People use it as an umbrella term.” For Flores, “Hispanic” is “a Census word” used “to put everybody in categories.” A 2012 Pew study on Hispanic identity showed that half of those surveyed preferred to use their country of origin to describe their identity (Puerto Rican or Mexican for example) instead of Hispanic or Latino. Half of the respondents said they had no preference between Latino or Hispanic. And despite the increasing use of “Latino” as umbrella term, those surveyed considered their culture unique and not part of a pan-Latino or Hispanic-American identity. (Generally, “Hispanic” is used to define those who have roots in Spanish-speaking countries, excluding Brazil, while “Latino” includes those from Latin American countries, including Portuguese-speaking Brazil.) READ MORE: What white people have to say about being white Right now, the U.S. government and many media outlets use the term interchangeably. For example, Bell uses the term Latino in this episode while Pew tends to use the word Hispanic in its research reports. Complicating matters more, the Census Bureau asks two questions when collecting data on Hispanics. The first is an ethnicity question asking whether the respondent is “Hispanic, Latino or Spanish” and asking respondents to specify their national origin (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban etc.). They then ask respondents to specify their race (white, black etc.). The bureau is reviewing these questions in advance of the 2020 Census in an effort to more accurately reflect Latino identity. Related video Why the term 'Hispanic' may be wrong As the term “Latino” gains more traction in the United States, it carries with it an additional concern – gender. Instead of opting for Latino (masculine) and Latina (feminine), an emerging constituency of Latinos are pushing for a new gender-neutral term: “Latinx.” In a 2015 article for Latina magazine Raquel Reichard described the term, pronounced “La-teen-ex,” as including “the numerous people of Latin American descent whose gender identities fluctuate along different points of the spectrum.” In his opening monologue for the episode, Bell takes issue with the use of the word “minority” to describe “all the people that are darker than Vin Diesel and blend them together.” As Latinos continue to debate identification issues, they move closer toward creating identities that are more personal, and thus more reflective of their unique experiences. What could be more American than that? CNN Digital Correspondent Tanzina Vega covers race and inequality in America: read more of her stories on CNNMoney.com", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Latino identity in the United States", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160506180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/06/living/latino-identity-america/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "664824637", "sentence": "Dutch King says he's piloted commercial flights for over 20 years Royal says he takes the controls of KLM short-hop flights a couple of times a month They don’t call KLM “Royal Dutch Airlines” for nothing. King Willem-Alexander, reigning monarch of the Netherlands, revealed in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that he’d regularly flown flights for a subsidiary of the Dutch flag carrier for over two decades. Calling the part-time role a “hobby,” the King says that he’d taken to the cockpit as a co-pilot of KLM Cityhopper – the airline’s short-haul carrier – flights for over 21 years. Prior to that he piloted planes for Dutch carrier Martinair. The King told the newspaper that he used the twice-monthly flights with KLM to decompress from his royal duties, with his pastime allowing him to fully concentrate on the task at hand. “For me the most important thing is that I have a hobby for which I need to concentrate completely,” he said. “You have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them. You can’t take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely disengage and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying,” he said. King Willem-Alexander revealed he has been training to fly Boeing 737s which will soon replace KLM Cityhopper’s Fokker 70 fleet. According to information provided by the Royal Dutch household, King Willem-Alexander first took to the skies over 30 years ago while still a student. In the late 80’s his passion took him to Kenya, where he worked as a volunteer pilot, first for the medical aid organization, African Medical Research & Education Foundation (AMREF), and later for the Kenya Wildlife Service. 'This is your Royal Highness speaking' pic.twitter.com/koDBlHWqa8 But the Dutch King isn’t the only royal with history in the cockpit. Britain’s heir to the throne, Prince Charles, is a qualified pilot, and his two sons, William and Harry, flew helicopters in their previous military careers – William, a search-and-rescue chopper and Harry, Apache helicopters in Afghanistan. Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah also reportedly sometimes slips into the cockpit while flying on state visits. King Willem-Alexander said that the chances of him being recognized had fallen since 2001, when security measures introduced following the 9/11 attacks restricted passengers’ access to the cockpit. Being the co-pilot also allowed him to retain his anonymity, even while addressing the passengers, he said. “The advantage is that I can always say that I wish everyone a heartfelt welcome in the name of the captain and the crew,” he told De Telegraaf. “So I don’t have to say my own name. But most of the (passengers) don’t listen anyway.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "King Willem-Alexander", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170614154500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "KEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/netherlands-king-willem-alexander-klm-pilot/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "604272881", "sentence": "Trump is considering a number of military men to guide his government The President-elect has tapped Gen. Michael Flynn as national security advisor The parade of administration hopefuls passing through the Trump Tower lobby includes quite a few who have worn stars on their shoulders – the kind of military men President-elect Donald Trump derided during the campaign as “embarrassing.” Trump is interviewing current and former military brass for Cabinet positions, including erstwhile CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, retired Marine Corps Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis and the former head of Southern Command, Gen. John F. Kelly. He’s already appointed retired Gen. Michael Flynn as his national security adviser and met with Adm. Mike Rogers, head of the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command. The unusually public process – typically conducted behind closed doors – has raised concerns about a Cabinet more heavily weighted toward military rather than civilian leadership. At least one of Trump’s potential picks would require Congress to waive legal barriers to service members serving in civilian positions. And some of the military men in Trump’s orbit have faced questions about their performance or judgment. The names being floated may reflect the President-elect’s predilection for leaders with a “tough guy” profile, but they also mark a 180-degree turn from some of the insults he leveled at military figures during the campaign. Related video Billionaires, millionaires in Trump's cabinet Trump’s pivot to Pentagon expertise as an incoming commander in chief isn’t that unusual. US leaders have long turned to military experience to help them guide the civilian ship of state. “It’s not unprecedented,” said Richard Kohn, professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who pointed to three four-star generals President Barack Obama included early in his administration. “You put people of distinguished accomplishment in these positions,” Kohn said. Obama named retired four-star Gen. James L. Jones as his national security advisor, retired four-star Admiral Dennis Blair as his director of national intelligence, and retired four-star Gen. Eric Shinseki as his secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Both his predecessor, President George W. Bush, and President Ronald Reagan named four-star generals as their secretaries of state. “What might be unusual is the public way in which this is being displayed by Trump,” said Kohn, who focuses on issues of war and security, “so we hear about all these people being considered, as opposed to having the announcements after they’ve been decided.” Also unusual: Trump’s comments about military figures during the campaign, which were perhaps unprecedented for a presidential candidate, one who presumably learned respect for military leaders as a military academy student in his teens. RELATED: Trump offers Flynn job of national security adviser Trump repeatedly criticized a Gold Star family whose son died in the line of duty in Iraq. He said Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona was “not a war hero” because he’d been captured as a Navy pilot in Vietnam. He proposed committing war crimes, such as killing the families of terrorists, despite the Pentagon’s opposition to such policies and in November 2015, boasted that, “I know more about ISIS than the generals do.” At a September commander in chief forum on MSNBC, Trump said military generals were “embarrassing” to America and had been “reduced to rubble” under Obama. And he suggested that he’d clean house if he got to the White House, appointing “different generals, to be honest.” As Trump began considering generals for a slew of Cabinet positions, former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told CNN’s “New Day” last month why there are concerns about “a military attitude in the civilian position.” “When you get to that defense secretary role, it has to be a broader, strategic impact brought to any decision you make in any strategic event you make around the world – including, by the way, acquisitions of weapons,” Rogers said. This is one reason for a 1947 law that requires a seven-year window before military leaders take the helm at the Defense Department. The question of how to balance civilian and military power has been around for millennia. Plato wrestled with it around 380 BC in “The Republic,” a Socratic dialogue that examines the order of a just city-state. The question, as he put it, is ‘who will guard the guardians?’ More than 2,000 years later, France’s World War I Prime Minister, George Clemenceau, declared that “war is too important to be left to the generals.” His point was that broad strategic considerations are best guided by democratically-elected representatives of the people and not an elite group of tactical experts. Howard Gardner, a psychology professor at Harvard University, said Trump is drawn “toward leaders who have a ‘tough person’ profile” like Russian President Vladimir Putin, “what psychologists call ‘the authoritarian personality.’ ” Gardner added that, “We have yet to see what happens when those leaders don’t bend to Trump’s will.” Related video Putin details conversation with Donald Trump Trump seems to be choosing people who supported him throughout the election process or individuals who signal beliefs and loyalties that will appeal to his constituencies, Gardner said. “Since a big source of support for Trump were military leaders and veterans, it is natural for him to turn to that constituency.” Gardner added that, “Also, they tend to obey orders.” Kohn notes that many of Trump’s prospective hires parted ways with the Obama administration, and in cases such as Flynn’s – who was pushed out as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 after two years – have been quite vocal about their unhappiness taking direction from the current White House. “It’s interesting to me that President Obama chose three people who were known to be very independent-minded, known to have disagreements with the Bush administration before him, and Trump is doing the same thing, picking people who had disagreements with the Obama administration,” Kohn said. The “different generals” making the passage through the Trump Tower’s lobby include Mattis, who is reportedly being considered as a defense secretary, though he would need a congressional waiver from the 1947 National Security Act to take the job. The Washington-state native, who retired in 2013, hasn’t been a civilian for the requisite seven years. Some question whether he’d be right for the job. Erin Simpson, former CEO of Caerus Associates who served as an advisor in Afghanistan to the NATO-led security mission there, has written that Mattis is a legendary commander, but ill-suited to the bureaucratic job of running the Pentagon. “He is a warrior and a leader of men. He is not, however, a man for all seasons,” she wrote on the website War on the Rocks. “He is not a politician, or a wonk, or a bureaucrat. To ask him to be any of those things would be like trying to keep a wave upon the sand.” RELATED: David Petraeus shared classified info. Now can he be secretary of state? Kelly, Mattis’ friend and Marine Corps colleague, is reportedly being considered as a possible Homeland Security secretary. And Petraeus is on the list of candidates for secretary of state. Petraeus is widely respected for his experience on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and for developing counter-insurgency strategy – alongside Mattis – that is credited with reversing the violence in Iraq in 2007. But the former CIA director is burdened by his guilty plea to a misdemeanor for mishandling classified information. Petraeus gave classified materials to a woman he was having an affair with and then lied about it to the FBI. The other generals Trump is considering are also shadowed by controversy. Flynn, the future national security advisor, has potential conflicts of interests because of consulting work he has done for Turkish and Russian clients. And he has expressed views on Islam, terrorism and Asian countries that many see as extreme. Human Rights Watch has said Flynn has “contempt for the laws of war” and “a deeply disturbing disregard for human rights.” Rogers, the head of the NSA, most recently courted controversy by visiting Trump Tower without informing his superior officers.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's consideration of military leaders for Cabinet positions", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161201113000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/politics/donald-trump-generals-cabinet/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "760318830", "sentence": "The Senate Intelligence Committee remains deeply divided over whether there is evidence of collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia after a year-long investigation, the latest sign that Congress is unlikely to find consensus over a key question surrounding the 2016 elections. Related article Trump wishes he hadn't picked Jeff Sessions for attorney general The committee has tried for the past year to showcase bipartisanship in its investigation, taking pride that it has yet to devolve into public partisan mudslinging like its counterpart in the House. But by taking the high ground, the committee has so far punted on making any determination about collusion. Now, senators now find themselves facing the same partisan pitfalls as the House and the rest of Washington over whether there was any collusion and when it should release a report that would have broad ramifications for Trump and the November midterms. Republicans on the panel maintain they’ve seen no evidence of collusion, while Democrats say it’s clear that the Russians had found willing partners in the Trump campaign to sway the 2016 race. “There was clearly an intent to collude,” said Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden. Asked if he believes there’s evidence to support the notion of collusion, GOP Sen. Roy Blunt said: “Not that I’ve seen.” Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine agreed. “Our investigation is not complete, but to this date and time I have not,” Collins said when asked if she’d seen evidence of collusion. Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, said that the committee has “a handful” of witnesses remaining to interview. He was hopeful the interviews could be completed by June and the report itself could be done by Labor Day – but it’s unclear if the panel will be able to release an unclassified report before the midterms. Added to the complications: midterm politics and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Some on the panel, like Collins, resist the idea of issuing a report on collusion in the run-up to the midterm elections when control of Congress will be at stake, while others are skeptical about concluding their probe while Mueller appears to be charging ahead. “No, no,” said California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, said when asked if the panel’s report on collusion would be as definitive as Mueller’s probe. “Look what he’s done with the indictment,” she said, referring to the 13 Russians charged by the special counsel for allegedly seeking to meddle in the 2016 race. “So I think they have a level of professionalism and a level of law behind them that we don’t.” Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat facing a tough re-election battle in West Virginia, said the ultimate question about whether Trump associates colluded with the Russians will be decided by Mueller. “I really think that’s where Mueller will prove that case. … I think he’s done deeper dives than we did,” Manchin said, citing “tools” that the committee doesn’t have. How the committee ultimately deals with the matter will be a major test for the two leaders of the panel, Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, a Democrat. Burr, in particular, has managed to distance himself from the controversy engulfing House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, who has taken a series of steps that have given the White House ammunition to fight back against the investigations, from his “memo” alleging surveillance abuses to a GOP committee that stated the panel found no evidence of collusion. Related article Gowdy says FBI 'did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do' in Russia investigation Burr cannot hold out forever – he at some point will have to wade into the issue of collusion that could either help Trump’s case – or put him in the crosshairs of the President of his own party. In recent interviews, Burr has expressed skepticism that there was collusion, but he has been careful not to make a judgment yet. “I’m going to wait until we have all the facts before I make a determination,” Burr said. Yet Burr has resisted Democratic demands to bring Trump associates back for a second round of interviews to sit down for questioning by senators after their initial meetings with Senate staff. Senators have not participated in the vast majority of interviews with witnesses so far, leaving it to the staff of the panel, which Burr has argued is how the committee has traditionally conducted major investigations. Indeed, Burr has backtracked on a pledge he gave to bring back Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who met privately with committee staff last year. “Not that I know of right now,” Burr said when asked last month if he had more questions for Cohen. Moreover, Burr has been uneager to dig into other areas at the request of Democrats like Wyden, who say the panel needs to fully investigate Trump’s finances to learn about the extent of the Russia connections. “I am not at all satisfied on where the committee is on the follow-the-money issue, and if anything, the case for following the money is stronger today than it was 60 days ago,” Wyden said last week, citing reports about Cohen receiving payments for a firm with ties to a Russian oligarch. Warner, however, has suggested that the issue about potential money laundering was better suited for Mueller to investigate – not the Senate panel. And Warner has been cautious about asserting that the panel has evidence to make a definitive statement on collusion. Related article One year of Mueller's special counsel investigation, by the numbers “We’re going through this on a methodical basis and will follow the facts,” said Warner, who would not predict the probe would conclude before November. Others are more forceful in their beliefs on collusion. Sen. Jim Risch, an Idaho Republican, made clear he sees no evidence of collusion and doesn’t expect any will emerge, seizing on comments last year from Feinstein that she hadn’t seen any evidence that the campaign received “dirt” on Hillary Clinton from the Russians. “I’ve been ready a long time now. I’m so ready you can’t believe it,” Risch said of the end of the investigation. “I’ve looked at thousands and thousands of pages and reviewed the transcripts. I’m not at liberty to disclose what my conclusion is, but Dianne Feinstein said some time ago she saw no evidence of collusion, and Dianne is a really good friend of mind - and sometimes she gets things exactly right.” Feinstein pushed back. “Define collusion,” Feinstein said when asked if she believed there was evidence showing collusion. “Were there meetings to discuss things? We know there were. Is that collusion? So, I think the definitive (investigation) is the Mueller probe.” A committee source said senators may not agree about whether Trump is tied to any potential collusion. But the source said that a majority of senators on the panel are on the same page when it comes to the facts surrounding problematic contacts that members of Trump’s team had with Russians during the campaign. As the committee’s investigation crossed the one-year mark, Burr and Warner began releasing portions of their investigation that had been completed in March – on issues separate from collusion where the panel could achieve bipartisan consensus. The senators have put out an unclassified report and recommendations tied to election security and finished their examination of the US Intelligence Community’s January 2017 assessment, agreeing with the conclusion that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to help Trump in 2016 – a finding that was at odds with Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee. Burr and Warner are planning two more interim reports, one on the Obama administration’s response to the Russian meddling, and another on the use of social media in the election. Then once those are done, the committee will be left to try to tackle the collusion question. The committee has interviewed more than 100 witnesses and reviewed hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the probe that’s been underway since January 2017. And while the committee’s senators largely said they should operate separately from Mueller, the special counsel investigation has already proven the ability to uncover information that Congress does not have, which could potentially change the trajectory of the Senate probe should they wait for more of Mueller’s findings. Over the course of the various Russia investigations, numerous contacts between Trump’s team and Russians have been uncovered, including the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian operatives, as well as Trump foreign policy campaign adviser George Papadopoulos’ 2016 meeting with a London professor who also was offering damaging information on Clinton that came from the Russians. “I think what’s clear is there was a set of relationships and a friendliness inside this campaign with high-level Russian operatives that we’ve really never an analog for in our country’s history,” said Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat. “I’m not going to speak prematurely to the outcome of the investigation but I think that alone should be shocking to the American people.” Burr has suggested the report can be done by Labor Day. “This gives us the month of August in all likelihood to wrap up our investigation. And for staff to work intensely while we’re out of here not getting in their hair,” Burr said. “We could be in a situation where members could look at that and digest it over the beginning of September.” Burr, however, has previously predicted the investigation could have concluded by the end of 2017 and early into 2018, deadlines that have come and gone while the committee continues to quietly interview witnesses. And it’s not clear, even if the committee completed its investigation by September, whether it would be able to release an unclassified report before the midterms. But the schedule could create a dilemma for Burr. Some, liked Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, argue that the election should have no bearing on when the committee puts out its final document. “I think that it should run its natural course,” Harris said. “Certainly it shouldn’t be motivated by any election or politics at all.” Yet others are skeptical about taking such a step in the heat of the midterms, saying the conclusion will be viewed skeptically by the public. Manchin argued that anything issued right before the elections risks being viewed as “politically motivated” that is “not going to help us come to the conclusion we have confidence and faith in.” Collins praised Burr and Warner for their handling of the investigation so far, but she said she had concerns about the report coming out in the heat of the campaign season. “I think that it should not be right before the midterms,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into Trump-Russia collusion", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180530183000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/key-senate-panel-still-divided-on-trump-russia-collusion-along-partisan-lines/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "752252739", "sentence": "A one-letter mistake on an official White House statement led to consternation and questions about official US policy toward Iran on Monday, and a quiet correction did little to quell the matter. In the written statement sent to reporters around 7:30 p.m. ET, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders declared that newly unveiled Israeli intelligence proved “Iran has a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program.” The declaration flew in the face of American intelligence determinations, which found Tehran froze its program following the Obama-era agreement to lift sanctions in exchange for curtailing its nuclear ambitions. By 9:30 p.m. ET, the statement appeared differently online. Related article Netanyahu says he has proof of secret Iranian nuclear program “Iran had a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program,” the online version read, reiterating a long-established US position. The White House did not issue a formal correction, but did offer an explanation. “The original White House statement included a clerical error, which we quickly detected and fixed,” a National Security Council spokesman told CNN Tuesday. “To be clear, the United States has long known that Iran had a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program.” Speaking during a White House news briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Sanders said the mistake was “noticed and immediately corrected.” “We think the biggest mistake was the Obama administration ever entering the deal that you referenced in the first place,” she said. The snafu came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically presented on Monday a hoard of Iranian documents that he said proved the regime lied about its pursuit of nuclear weapons. But analysts shrugged, saying Netanyahu’s hour-long presentation in English offered little new information about Iran’s program. On Tuesday, the White House sought to bolster Netanyahu’s position, saying the information “adds new and compelling details about these efforts.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/politics/trump-iran-typo/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "595076473", "sentence": "It may surprise many to learn that Donald Trump, having campaigned so fiercely on the issue of curbing immigration, is himself the son of an economic migrant. Half of Donald Trump’s DNA is Scottish. His late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born and raised on the remote and beautiful Scottish Isle of Lewis, before leaving as a 17-year-old for the United States to work as a domestic servant in 1930. CNN traveled to the far-flung island to trace Trump’s roots, how his mother’s origins may have shaped the presidential candidate, and how he is viewed there today. The Isle of Lewis lies at Britain’s most northwesterly edge, as far from Scotland’s capital Edinburgh as Edinburgh is from London. The weather is often harsh and unrelenting; the wind whips your ears constantly. All that lies between the island and America are 3,000 miles of churning Atlantic waves. Amid a trove of birth, death and marriage certificates, local genealogist Bill Lawson talks us through Trump’s family tree, which yields surprisingly tangible links to the US businessman-turned-politician. “Donald” is a name that repeatedly appears in the family and one ancestor was known as “Red John” for the distinctive-colored locks that were passed down to Trump. But for all these superficial connections, there is no strong affinity between the island and its residents and the divisive candidate today. At his mother’s former home, now home to his relatives, there is no hint of support for his presidential bid, no signs celebrating a son of the isle made good. The relatives who still live here aren’t interested in speaking to CNN or other media outlets about their cousin, who once made a fleeting visit here, on his only trip as an adult to the island. “There is a strong perception in the islands that Donald has no interest whatsoever in his island roots,” says Malcolm Maclean, an arts and heritage consultant on Lewis. The property mogul has only ever come to the island twice – once as a 10-year-old, and again, on a brief side-visit during a business trip to Scotland in 2008. While he has played up his Scottish heritage, most locals feel he has little in common with them. For them, he is the antithesis of Lewis’s collective history. Related: In the shadow of Trump’s wall Trump’s ancestors suffered in “The Clearances” – a tragic, decades-long period of upheaval in Scotland, during which greedy landlords forced families from their homes. Two branches of Trump’s family were forced from their homes in this way, becoming refugees in their own country – the Macauleys forced from their homes in the west of the isle, the Smiths further south. You might expect some of that traumatic family history, a defining experience for Trump’s ancestors, to have embedded itself into his outlook. But with Trump, who has railed against the notion of the US accepting refugees, that does not appear to be the case. “Donald has shown no evidence whatsoever of any interest, or even awareness of that background,” says Maclean. The distrust of property barons and the fear of losing one’s home runs deep on the island, permeating the residents’ collective conscience. “I think people to this day in the Highlands and islands have a deeply skeptical attitude to landlordism,” says Maclean. “It has a very negative history in this part of the world.” Yet today, Trump lives by the very trade that saw his family and hundreds of thousands of other Scots uprooted, thrown from their humble homes often with just the clothes on their backs, forced to start over. Trump could not have turned his back on those roots more if he had tried. Related: Melania Trump’s American Dream Trump’s mother, Mary Anne Macleod, was the product of generations of fisherman and farmers. She was born on Lewis in 1912, the youngest of 10 children. They lived in a thatched-roof, one-room cottage known as a “black house” on a croft – a small agricultural landholding. Life in the tiny one-street village of Tong – a few miles from Stornoway Harbor, at the time the only link to the outside world – was precarious. In a good year they had just enough; in a bad year, life was even harder. “A small, narrow croft could feed one family of children, but if they wanted to get married and have children, where are they going to go?” explains Lawson. “They had to go somewhere.” So in 1930, aged 18, Mary Anne set out for the US to find a job in domestic service, as a number of her elder sisters had done. Due to the legacy of the clearances, says Maclean, “there was a whole generation looking for a new life.” “She was categorically an economic migrant, her whole generation were,” he says. While many who left typically planned to earn money for a few years before returning home, the realities of crofting made that difficult, explains Lawson. “It wasn’t that easy to come home. There was nowhere to come home to in most cases as somebody else was in the house with the croft,” he says. In Mary Anne’s case, she never moved home. Six years after leaving for America she married Fred Trump, a real estate developer whose livelihood didn’t go over well with some on the island. In his 2015 book “Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America,” Trump suggests his Lewis roots are strong. He says he “got religion” from his mother, whose faith was founded in her upbringing on the island. Mary Anne “would certainly have come from a strong religious background,” says Rev. James McIver of the Free Church of Scotland. “The church was very foundational and central to the community.” I would say his lifestyle nowadays would be regarded here today in those respects as an immoral one.” Rev. James McIver, Free Church of Scotland But, he says, the gambling businesses that form a significant part of Trump’s business empire would not gain the approval of many of the island’s faithful today. “I would say his lifestyle nowadays would be regarded here today in those respects as an immoral one.” But perhaps there are some traces of Trump’s Lewis roots to be found in the island’s most famous son. The Protestant work ethic, says Maclean, would have been a formative influence on Trump’s mother. “She would be very accustomed to hard work,” he says. “Crofting, at that time in particular, was subsistence farming.” Related: Confessions from the campaign trail A far cry from Trump’s business activities, certainly, but even his staunchest detractors could not deny the businessman’s work ethic. And perhaps there’s another legacy of his mother’s island upbringing. Local man Derick Mackenzie set up the Facebook support page “Isle of Lewis supports Trump for President.” (While Lewis has a population of 18,500, the site has mustered only 127 “likes.”) He sees something very relatable – and admirable – in the man running for president. “There is an expression you hear: ‘Lewis straight talking’,” says Mackenzie. “It’s a kind of honesty… This kind of not being concerned with what people think. They will give it to you between the eyes.” Perhaps Trump owes more to the island than just the hair. Video by Alex Platt, Lewis Whyld and Woj Treszczynski", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161102131500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/politics/donald-trump-ancestry-scotland/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "682872587", "sentence": "Donald Trump is expected to discuss Afghanistan strategy Monday night The President's first major security address is expected to be from Fort Myer His speech comes after a divisive news conference he gave last week Donald Trump will ask Americans Monday to trust him on his new Afghanistan strategy, exercising a president’s most somber duty, a decision on waging war, at a time when his own political standing is deeply compromised. Trump will make his first prime-time broadcast on a specific policy issue to the nation as president at 9 p.m. ET to unveil his new plan, and a potential escalation of the nation’s longest war, after a lengthy period of deliberations that carved deep splits within his administration. The speech will test the President’s capacity to convince Americans that he has settled on the right course of action on a major national security issue, and to unify the nation around it, despite his own depleted approval ratings and behavior that has alienated many voters in his first seven months in office. Trump’s first major national security address will also begin to show whether the credibility that the President has squandered, with his provocative rhetoric and frequent resort to falsehoods, will hamper his capacity to lead. Monday’s address, from Fort Myer, in Arlington, Virginia, represents a chance for Trump to leverage the symbolism of his office to stabilize a presidency that has threatened to spin out of control over the last two weeks. Related article Everything is going great! in 1 amazing Trump administration picture Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday that Trump’s policy review on the war and the entire US approach to South Asia – i.e. Washington’s tortured relationship with Pakistan and complaints that Islamabad is tacitly encouraging extremists – had been finalized. “He wants to be the one to announce it to the American people,” Mattis said. “He now needs the weekend to collect his thoughts on how he’s going to explain it to the American people.” While Trump will be unveiling a crucial national security decision, it will be impossible to divorce his speech from its political context. His inflammatory news conference last week in which he equated white supremacists and counterprotestors who clashed in Charlottesville, Virginia, triggered a stampede away from the President by senior Republican lawmakers, corporate CEOs and others that left him more isolated that ever before. His remarks also hit his own bottom line – a long list of charities has now canceled plans to host events at his Florida resort at Mar-a-Lago. RELATED: Here are the Republicans denouncing Trump by name Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who is now a CNN national security analyst, said that after off-the-cuff moments like the Trump Tower press conference, attention will be focused on how the President presents his case – as well as the content of his new strategy. “There is a lot of pressure on him and hopefully we will see the teleprompter President Trump tonight,” Clapper said on CNN’s “New Day,” arguing that the presidency had been “seriously, seriously, wounded” by the President’s remarks at Trump Tower last week. The decision on Afghanistan also sets up a test for Trump with his own political base in the wake of the departure of his senior strategist, Steve Bannon, who opposed sending more troops to the war and was the closest link to the isolationist, populist beliefs of the President’s core supporters. Trump repeatedly questioned the purpose of America’s continued involvement in Afghanistan during his campaign, but he also contradicted himself on whether the war should have been fought. Officials say that the President remains deeply skeptical about the notion of a continued presence in Afghanistan but is concerned that if the US comes home, it will leave a vacuum that could be exploited by terror groups. But his doubts about escalating the war come up against the determination of hawkish generals in his inner circle, including national security adviser H.R. McMaster, not to give up on a war that has demanded more than a decade-and-a-half of painful American sacrifice. Related article As Trump mulls Afghanistan, a former general and fallen Marine's father at his side Trump delegated authority to adjust troop levels to Mattis early in his administration, but he has been presented by the Pentagon with a range of options for the path forward, including a complete troop withdrawal and the deployment of up to 4,000 more soldiers to add to the more than 8,000 American forces that are already there. Hopes that the US could finally leave Afghanistan have been checked by the Kabul government’s struggle to preserve order under a resurgent challenge from the Taliban and inroads made by extremist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. In June, Mattis gave a blunt assessment on the state of the war in a hearing for the Senate Armed Services Committee. “We are not winning in Afghanistan right now. And we will correct this as soon as possible,” he said. Trump’s appearance Monday night follows the most polarizing chapter of a presidency that has continually exacerbated political divisions. His handling of the aftermath of violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville earlier this month has sparked outrage and accusations that Trump has irrevocably tarnished the moral authority of his presidency. RELATED: Republican senators are striking back in Trump’s public war of words A measure of the damage that his conduct has inflicted on his political fortunes is reflected in the continued ramifications of his news conference days afterward. A flood of CEOs distanced themselves from Trump, forcing the closure of several White House advisory councils. Some senior Republicans, including Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, publicly questioned his fitness for office. And few senior GOP figures have been willing to publicly defend Trump, raising new questions about his capacity to enact his agenda in Congress. Should Trump succeed in staking out a more conventional presidential posture Monday night, any political gain could be short-lived, as he is scheduled to hold a major political rally in Arizona on Tuesday night. A vintage, pyrotechnical performance by Trump could revive the issue of his temperament following the Charlottesville drama and further anger Americans who are already disgusted by the President’s antics. Related article Trump, national security team head for Camp David The rally offers Trump an early chance to show that despite the departure of Bannon, he remains committed to the issues and the political style that has won him steadfastly loyal support from his political base. The issues likely to please a fervently pro-Trump crowd in Arizona are those that proved most effective for Trump in his campaign – including on illegal immigration and the need for a border wall – but which also cause the most alarm outside his core supporters. In many ways, the Charlottesville episode has offered a reminder of why Trump was so controversial – by tearing at the societal and racial divisions in American life – but also why he was elected, since it shows how he connects with the often unspoken political instincts of a sizable slice of the country. But in two crucial days for his administration Monday and Tuesday, Trump has to navigate two sides of his position – the duty to rally a nation behind a foreign war and a political imperative to solidify support among his most enthusiastic voters. It is not clear that either aim is compatible with the other. CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170821054500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/21/politics/donald-trump-afghanistan-speech/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "419545975", "sentence": "Highlighting significant improvements in the U.S.-Afghan relationship since Afghanistan’s new unity government took office, the Obama administration announced several new initiatives to support their Afghan partners in the coming years. The announcements were made Monday by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at a press conference following a full day of meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah. “Today’s productive meetings underscore both the enduring nature of the U.S.-Afghan friendship and the extent to which we have grown even closer after 14 years of shared sacrifice,” said Kerry. READ: Obama, Ghani to discuss U.S.-Afghan relations The governments have also grown closer because of the departure from office of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a perennial thorn in the side of the Obama administration. Now, at the Ghani government’s request, the U.S. will be directing $800 million in development aid to an incentives program, called the New Development Partnership – whereby assistance to the Afghan government will be pegged to the achievement of specific milestones. “This initiative reflects the strategic importance of the U.S.-Afghan relationship and it recognizes a new era of cooperation between our governments,” Kerry said, announcing the program. “This is a framework that will incentivize the Afghan public and Afghan government to put our house in order, to be able to spend money,” said Ghani. “On budget and in terms of priorities we must commit to reforms that our people want and desire.” Related video On GPS: Ghani on U.S. troops in Afghanistan The U.S. will also be seeking money from Congress to sustain the Afghan National Security Force at its current, post-surge level with 352,000 troops. “This is a major statement of support,” Ghani said of the announcement. “Our armed forces and our security forces are going to greet this with enormous welcome because it gives them that assurance that the resolute support mission is continuing and that we are able to focus on our key priorities.” Furthermore, the two countries will be re-launching two ministerial-level consultative forums, the Bilateral Commission and the Security Consultative Forum. The Bilateral Commission was initially launched as part of the U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership and was supposed to meet twice a year, but it has not been held since May of 2013. The Security Consultative Forum was last held in 2012. Speaking about the latter forum at Monday’s press conference, Carter said it would “open the door to new opportunities – new opportunities to strengthen our enduring partnership.” Lastly, the officials announced the U.S. will be providing technical assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Finance. “I can assure you that we have a sense of urgency” on economic issues,” Ghani told reporters at the press conference. Despite these announcements, one major point of discussion remains unresolved: whether the U.S. will consider adjusting its troop withdrawal time line, as Ghani has requested. Currently, there are 9,800 U.S. troops providing training and support in Afghanistan, as well as 3,000 troops from other NATO countries. The Obama administration plans to reduce that number to about 5,500 by the end of this year before withdrawing completely by the end of 2016. But Ghani has made clear to Obama in recent conversations that such a time line could jeopardize the security situation on the ground as Afghan forces continue to fight back the Taliban and al Qaeda. “Those discussions remain ongoing,” said Kerry, “and those will really be the focus of the discussions tomorrow with President Obama in the White House.” Ghani was joined at Camp David and at the press conference by Afghanistan’s CEO Abdullah. Ghani and Abdullah formed a unity government following a contentious election last year, and while they have struggled to share authority under the new system, the two presented a united front on Monday, something Kerry was quick to note. “A lot of people felt that because of the hard fought election and the nature of the presidential contest that they would never come together and that Afghanistan would literally split wide open as a result,” said Kerry. “Close up that is not what I saw.” “I saw two men who understood very clearly what the stakes were for their country,” he added. “Both of whom were determined to validate what was in fact a remarkable democratic process. Both of who were determined to do what was right.” The four leaders at Monday’s press conference agreed on another point as well: That the bond between the U.S. and Afghanistan is strong, and the partnership will continue into the foreseeable future. “This is a foundational relationship,” said Ghani, “and we’re very proud that this relationship will be transformed into an enduring relationship.” Ghani and Abdullah will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, where the issue of U.S. troop withdrawal is expected to play out as a major point of discussion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S.-Afghan relationship", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150323234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/politics/john-kerry-ash-carter-afghanistan-president/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "592989332", "sentence": "\"(I felt Trump had) total ignorance of the culture,\" Khan says Khizr Khan's son was killed in the Iraq War Khizr Khan, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about his Muslim-American son who was killed in the Iraq War, said Donald Trump doesn’t understand the grief of his wife, a Gold Star mother. “(I felt Trump had) total ignorance of the culture, total ignorance of the grief of a Gold Star mother,” Khan told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” “Time after time, then, before then, and up until now, Donald Trump has proven that he doesn’t neither the capacity, nor the capability, nor the character or the temperament for the highest office of this country that he seeks. So we were disappointed.” After Khan spoke at the DNC, Trump criticized his wife, who stood next to Khan on the stage, for not speaking during the speech. “I’d like to hear his wife say something,” Trump said in July. Earnest defends Biden’s fighting words against Trump Khan said the reason his wife didn’t speak at the convention was because she was “under such grief.” “Mrs. Khan had spoken since then at many occasions. She’s very capable,” Khan said. “But that very moment she under such a grief because our son’s picture was in the background and she was totally unable to speak maintaining the dignity of the occasion, she insisted that she not speak otherwise she would fall apart at the stage. So we had agreed she would not speak.” Khan was recently featured in a campaign ad for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and is actively campaigning on her behalf. An emotional Khizr Khan asked Trump in the ad whether his son would “have a place in your America?” Early in his campaign, Trump proposed “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” That policy, aides say, has been refined to preventing immigration from countries that house terrorists, even though it’s still on his website. Tapper asked Khan about former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s statements, when Perry said Khan “struck the first blow.” “Jake, my stand was ethical model on behalf of those who were scared when Trump made that statement about banning Muslims, throwing out Hispanic Americans from this country,” Khan responded. “It was that concern. It was that care that took us to the stage.” He continued: “And we will do this a million times all over again. And I implore Republicans and the surrogates of Donald Trump. The caliber that your candidate has shown. The capacity that your candidate has shown. Rethink about this.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161026210000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/khizr-khan-donald-trump-2016-election/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "702094305", "sentence": "NEW: Demonstrators storm Kurdish parliament building Masoud Barzani will leave the Kurdish presidency November 1 Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani will step down as president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region as the political backlash to September’s Kurdish independence referendum continues. Barzani’s office released a statement Sunday announcing the Kurdish leader will not extend his current term, which ends Wednesday. He will also suspend the post of the presidency, dispersing executive powers over other branches of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). “I refuse to continue as president of Kurdistan region after November 1,” Barzani’s letter said. “I will remain as Peshmerga among my brave and patriotic people of Kurdistan, I will continue working toward our nation rights and protect our achievements.” The letter was read in front of the Kurdish Parliament in Irbil and posted on the official Kurdistan region presidency website. Dozens of angry demonstrators stormed the Kurdish Parliament building later, demanding an apology from a Kurdish lawmaker who made a comment against Barzani and Peshmerga forces in a press conference, according to Kurdish lawmaker Siror Abdullah and an official with the media office of the Kurdish parliament, Haval Mohammed. The protesters spent several minutes inside the building before security forces chased them out. Video showed demonstrators running down the street in the direction of the Parliament building, with one of the demonstrators hitting a television camera that was filming the scene. Less than a month after Kurds voted overwhelmingly in favor of secession, Iraqi government forces, backed by Shia militia, swept through swathes of Kurdish-controlled territories. The military campaign dealt a major blow to Barzani’s independence gambit, loosening the KRG’s grip over much of the territory it had controlled until the standoff this month. The 71-year-old leader called for a referendum on independence from Iraq despite heavy opposition from Baghdad, as well regional powerhouses Iran and Turkey. The United States, the United Kingdom and the UN Security Council also spoke out against the plebiscite. This month, Iraqi forces wrested power over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, controlled by Iraqi Kurds since 2014. Several other areas, considered disputed between the Iraqis and the Kurds, were reclaimed by Iraqi government forces in the military advances. Kurds vote overwhelmingly in favor of secession from Iraq Related video Iraq seizes disputed city from Kurdish control Kirkuk is critical to the government coffers of both the KRG and the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Kurdish forces gained control of the mutli-ethnic city after Iraqi government forces abandoned it during the ISIS offensive in 2014. Barzani was the first President of Iraqi Kurdistan after its autonomy was constitutionally upheld by Iraq’s government in 2005. He is credited with ushering in a period of economic prosperity and fostering rapid urban development in its major cities. That economic boom ground to a halt in 2014 when ISIS began its brutal conquest of Iraq and Syria. Shortly after the rise of the extremist group, Barzani gave his strongest-ever indication that his government would be pursuing independence. “Iraq is obviously falling apart,” Barzani said in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “We did not cause the collapse of Iraq. It is others who did. And we cannot remain hostages for the unknown,” he said through an interpreter. “The time is here for the Kurdistan people to determine their future and the decision of the people is what we are going to uphold.” Related video Iraqi Kurds protest the US amid Kirkuk dispute For Kurds, statehood has been more than a century in the making. Their calls for a Kurdish nation were ignored in a 1916 British-French secret agreement, known as Sykes-Picot, that drew the boundaries of the modern-day Middle East. In the final treaty marking the conclusion of World War I, the Allies dropped demands for an autonomous Turkish Kurdistan. Instead, the Kurdish region was divided up among several countries. The man who brought dreams of Kurdish statehood closer to reality than ever before was born in the self-governing Kurdish Republic of Mahabad. The Republic of Mahabad, in present-day Iran, lasted for only one year, and Barzani’s father was chief of its military. Barzani has served as president since 2005. This year, he told Foreign Policy magazine that he wished to bring his life full circle. “I want to die in the shadow of the flag of an Independent Kurdistan,” Barzani told Foreign Policy. Muhammad Jambaz in Erbil and Sherko Alan and Mohammed Tawfeeq in Atlanta contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Masoud Barzani", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171029164500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/29/middleeast/iraqi-kurdistan-barzani-steps-aside/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "759072247", "sentence": "Pakistan has abolished its troubled northwest tribal areas in a historic parliamentary bill granting rights to millions of conflict-weary people and scrapping a draconian colonial-era regime. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were merged into the country’s administrative mainstream, becoming part of the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by a parliamentary amendment approved by the senate on Friday. Since Pakistan’s creation in 1947, the tribal areas – a rugged, impoverished swath bordering Afghanistan – have been ruled directly by Islamabad under a harsh colonial-era system of law, with omnipotent political agents exercising the right to impose collective punishments on tribes and to jail suspects without trial. During the US-led “War on Terror” it became a sanctuary for al Qaeda terrorists and Taliban militants fighting an insurgency against an international coalition in neighboring Afghanistan. Former US President Barack Obama dubbed it the “most dangerous place in the world.” The Pakistani military has waged a series of major operations there in the past 10 years to tackle rising militancy. For decades, reformers have called for the area to be brought into the administrative fold as it became increasingly lawless and opaque, with the military banning outsiders. Speaking a day earlier to the National Assembly, where the bill was passed, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that “a much-needed national consensus (on FATA) has been achieved.” “The same schools, hospitals, roads that everyone else in Pakistan has access to” must now be given to the people of FATA, he added. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League Noon (PMLN) party announced that reforms would be accompanied by a $865 million package to rehabilitate the infrastructure of the region. In the tribal areas, people came out onto the streets and distributed sweets to celebrate the reform. Manzoor Ahmad, 31, from Mohmand tribal area, said that he was feeling free because “the black laws will be abolished.” “A day before we were living in the colonial age and now, today we are enjoying actual freedom. Now FATA will also participate in the development of Pakistan,” he added. Another resident said it will be like starting a new life. “We were never considered human under the centuries-old colonial law. But now we will stand in front of the world and will show them that we also deserve to start our new life!” said Dilawar Shah, 40. Opposition leader Imran Khan, whose political party runs KP’s provincial government, called the move “a huge step to address the grievances of the people of FATA.” Recently, discontent has spilled out of the tribal areas, where years of war and violence have left villages destroyed and lives ruined by militant violence and heavy-handed government interference, particularly indiscriminate killing and arrests. The area’s people, the majority of whom are ethnic Pashtuns, or Pakhtuns, have begun to speak out against injustices committed by the powerful military, a normally taboo subject. The establishment has been shocked by mass protests organized by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) – “tahafuz” means protection in the Urdu language. The movement – which is committed to nonviolence – is demanding authorities respond to accusations of involvement in the death and disappearance of hundreds of Pashtuns in FATA, and guarantee rights for the area’s tribes. Traditionally, the tribal areas were run by both political agents, using the harsh Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR), and tribal chiefs, or maliks, presiding over tribal councils, jirgas. The system was largely obliterated by militants who overran the areas during the allied invasion of Afghanistan, forcing out political agents and killing over 100 maliks. The tribal areas are strongly patriarchal. Women’s rights groups hope the new reforms will lead to a more equal society. “With the FCR and the tribal jirga in place, the entire system in FATA was not at all women-friendly, there was no representation or voice of women being heard. With the passing of this bill one hopes that the invisibility of women won’t be there anymore,” said Samar Mina Ullah, an Islamabad-based women’s rights activist who has worked extensively in FATA. The reforms were welcomed as a popular measure across Pakistan. Analysts said the move was clearly timed to boost the ruling PLMN’s chances at general elections scheduled to take place in July, but that they were long overdue. “It is a huge victory for reform-oriented Pakistanis,” said Mosharraf Zaidi, a prominent political analyst and columnist. “The normalization of FATA will immediately alter the legal status of FATA’s residents from compromised citizenship to normal, equal citizenship.” Zaidi added that credit was due to all those who cooperated to pass the landmark bill, including the military who have retaken militant-controlled territory in a series of operations since 2014. However, the shadow of militancy still hangs over the region. In February, US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats accused Pakistan of holding back on cooperation with the US while failing to take tougher action against militant groups. President Donald Trump very publicly emphasized US concerns about Pakistan’s reliability and integrity in his first tweet of 2018, putting Islamabad in the crosshairs for its “lies and deceit.” “They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help,” he tweeted. The online blast previewed a January 8 announcement that the US would freeze security assistance to Pakistan – close to $1 billion – over its failure to clamp down on terror groups within its borders. CNN’s Sophia Saifi reported from Islamabad.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan's abolition of FATA and integration reforms", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180525153000", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/asia/pakistan-tribal-areas-dismantled-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "748825688", "sentence": "As President Donald Trump and his national security team debate their futuret plans for Syria, one element of US policy is patently clear: The administration is not willing to accept large numbers of Syrian refugees fleeing the brutal civil war in the country. Since the start of the 2018 fiscal year last October, the US has resettled just 44 Syrian refugees, according to State Department data. That’s down from about 6,000 in the same time frame last year, most of whom were admitted before Trump’s inauguration. “The process is a little bit slower because additional vetting mechanisms have been put in place,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert explained to reporters in a briefing Tuesday. Related article Senators leave classified briefing on Trump's Syria policy 'very unnerved' But the stall in refugee resettlement worries refugee advocates, and strikes some lawmakers – particularly Democrats – as hypocritical given the recent US strikes against alleged chemical weapons facilities in Syria. At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, members questioned State Department officials about the policy, suggesting it was inconsistent for the administration to intervene militarily on behalf of Syrians affected by chemical weapons attacks while limiting the resettlement of other vulnerable Syrian civilians caught up in the conflict. “Doesn’t it present a challenge for the world to take us seriously?” asked Rep. David Cicilline, a Democrat from Rhode Island. Hans Van de Weerd, vice president of US programs at the International Rescue Committee, said in a statement, “The U.S. cannot bomb Syria in defense of Syrian civilians while doing nothing to help those desperately seeking safety with the chance to rebuild their lives elsewhere.” “More civilians were killed in the Douma chemical weapon attack than have been resettled in the U.S. as refugees this fiscal year,” he noted. “If the U.S. really wants to help Syrians, it shouldn’t be slamming the door shut.” Related article Bolton dealing to build an Arab military force in Syria While the drop in admissions has been dramatic and comes at a critical time in the protracted Syrian conflict, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump was highly critical of the Obama administration’s decision to increase its intake of Syrian refugees, saying terror groups like ISIS could exploit refugee flows to launch attacks on the US homeland. Then, in the early days of his administration, Trump implemented a travel ban, which included a pause in overall refugee admissions and a near-total moratorium on people coming to the United States from Syria. The ban was later revised in part and faces ongoing legal challenges in the US court system. Related article US struck Syria without certainty on sarin Last fall, the administration announced it would accept no more than 45,000 total refugees in FY2018, the lowest ceiling in decades for the US refugee admission program and fewer than half the number allowed by the Obama administration in its final year. Since then, the Trump administration has accepted just over 11,000 refugees from nearly 60 countries, including the 44 from Syria. The administration’s stated goal when it comes to Syrian refugees is to help stabilize areas of Syria liberated by ISIS and encourage a political solution to the civil war that will allow the displaced to return to their homes. It’s a principle that Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, alluded to Tuesday when she said that “many refugees would rather stay closer to home than get uprooted and go to Buffalo or Wisconsin.” But administration officials admit that such an outcome depends on world leaders securing a political solution to the civil war, one that would theoretically bring an end to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, and which has evaded the international community for over seven years. At a speech in California in January in which he called the Syrian refugee situation “a humanitarian crisis,” then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged, “there is no way to effectively facilitate a large-scale, safe and voluntary return of refugees without a political solution.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's Syrian refugee policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180418211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/politics/us-syria-refugees/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "536884744", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN and has been a White House adviser to four presidents. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Follow him on Twitter: @david_gergen. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Ted Cruz suspends his presidential campaign after Donald Trump wins in Indiana David Gergen: American voters need to sort out Trump's strengths and weaknesses Too often these days, we in the media like to proclaim that an event is “historic” when, in truth, it is a mere footnote. But after the Indiana primary, it really is true that historians will long be wondering whatever happened to American politics in the Republican presidential race of 2016. For the first time in 75 years, a businessman with no prior political experience has virtually captured the nomination of a major national party. The last time this happened was when Wendell Willkie, head of a utilities holding company, stormed the GOP convention in 1940, winning on the sixth ballot. Willkie went on to become a popular figure who ran a strong race against Franklin Roosevelt before eventually going down by 10 points. There is, however, a far greater significance to Trump’s rise to power than his business background; he is the most unconventional figure either party has put forward in modern times. And, while he will enter a general election as an underdog, chances are not insignificant that he could actually win the White House, entrusted with the most important and powerful office in a fractured world. In the coming months, American voters – not to mention those of us who toil in the media – need to do some serious sorting out of both his strengths and his weaknesses. Because the truth is that as much as Trump has dominated the airwaves, we still don’t know the man anywhere near as well as we should. What is obvious so far is that millions of voters see in Trump a man of strength who can reverse our national direction – in effect, a turnaround CEO. Frequently, voters turn to candidates whose strengths compensate for the weaknesses of the sitting president. Thus, we elected Jimmy Carter because he seemed honest, a sharp contrast to the Nixon years. Then we turned to Ronald Reagan because he was an antidote to Carter’s vacillation. After eight years of George W Bush’s plain talk, voters were inspired by Barack Obama’s soaring calls. Now, after the Obama years and a string of broken promises by their own leaders, many Republicans believe Trump gets it and will act decisively to address their frustrations.  That he is unconventional and outrageous says to them he is real, not a phony. Related article How Trump recaptured the momentum Let’s face it: Trump is also a maestro of marketing. He has understood the zeitgeist of the electorate better than anyone else (with the possible exception of Bernie Sanders) and has spoken to it with remarkable skill. No one understood as well as he did that the Republican field was relatively weak, not strong, and he has an instinct for the jugular that is unerring. Hillary Clinton’s camp must surely have noticed how he spotted a key weakness in each of his GOP rivals and put them to the sword without breaking a sweat. Machiavelli could take lessons from this guy. Yet there is much about Trump that scares. Roosevelt thought the two most dangerous men in the country were Huey Long and Douglas MacArthur.  Why? Because he saw in each of them a demagogue who would lead the nation in terrible directions. Similarly, a good number of my academic friends think Trump could be today’s Mussolini. I am not yet persuaded he is a new Mussolini, but he clearly bears resemblance to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a buccaneer who was a pretty awful leader for modern Italy. There are other aspects of Trump that trouble me just as much. In recent weeks, I have had the opportunity to talk to a good many business leaders in New York who know Trump well.  To a person, they tell the same story: They often enjoy social occasions with Trump and his wife, and they respect the way he has built his personal brand. But they say they would never, ever do business with him. Bankers and lawyers seem especially wary. In every business encounter, they say, the real negotiations don’t start until the initial deal is struck. Then, according to their accounts, he begins haggling over every detail and insists on paying less than he promised. If you don’t like it, he tells them, sue me. Then he can counter-sue. “It’s always a nightmare,” said one acquaintance. What Trump thinks are mere exaggerations in business, they frequently see as falsehoods. Perhaps their accounts are self-serving or wrong; in my limited dealings with him, he has never lied to my knowledge. Indeed, in a meeting with my students once in New York, he was gracious and charming. But the country needs a clearer picture of Trump as businessman. Another deep, personal reservation of mine is how casually he treats the arts of public policy making and diplomacy. A president of the United States is called upon to make extremely tough, complicated decisions that shape the lives of literally billions of people. Bringing good judgment to those decisions requires not only a sense of history, but also a mastery of detail and a steady, disciplined temperament. Trump has an excellent capacity to cut through a problem and see its essence. But he shows a disdain for the hard work then required to make wise decisions. He acts like he – and he alone - -is blessed by the Creator to be able to do it all on the fly.  You can’t call it in as president. As best I can tell, that same casual disregard for past traditions makes him oblivious to how he should talk about other political leaders and about other countries. Who else other than Trump would believe that his smear this week of Ted Cruz’s father was OK – never mind that he tied Cruz’s father to the assassin of John F. Kennedy.  That attack, based on no hard facts, was straight out of Joe McCarthy’s playbook. But that didn’t stop Trump, and many of his supporters on Twitter cheered him on.  Sorry, but in my book, a future President of the United States owes more to standards of decency and good judgment. In short, we have seen this week history truly in the making. But what we make of it from here will be a serious test of our democracy. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160504043000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/opinions/indiana-primary-result-gergen/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "411084233", "sentence": "Rudy Giuliani says of President Obama: \"I don't know if he loves America\" Giuliani says his office got death threats over remarks, but most calls were positive Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said his office has received death threats since his controversial comments accusing President Barack Obama of not loving America. “My secretary has received some death threats,” Giuliani said in a brief interview by phone. But the former mayor emphasized the majority of the voice mails left at his office were supportive of his remarks. Giuliani did not say whether he alerted police to the threatening calls. CNN cannot confirm whether the threats were made. As for his initial remarks that ignited the firestorm, spoken at a private dinner for Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 presidential contender, Giuliani offered no apologies. Related video Giuliani unapologetic for Obama remarks “I don’t regret making the statement. I believe it,” Giuliani said. “I don’t know if he loves America,” he added. “I don’t feel the same enthusiasm from him for America,” he continued during the interview. Giuliani said he didn’t mind that his comments became public.  At the dinner, he said, were well-known members of the news media, including CNBC anchor Larry Kudlow who, Giuliani said, was the event’s moderator. The former mayor said he’s received calls congratulating him for his remarks, including one from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. A spokesman for the Louisiana governor confirms Jindal did speak with Giuliani by phone.  While the spokesman said Jindal did not endorse everything the former mayor said about Obama, he added the governor also has deep concerns about the president’s leadership on Islamist radicalism. “The Governor did call him and they did speak,” spokesman Curt Anderson said. “(Jindal) wanted to buck him up because he knows everyone is in a rush to condemn him.  The Governor acknowledges that not everything that the Mayor said was good, but he believes that Guiliani is a great leader and that this rush by the left and the media to condemn and marginalize him is ridiculous,” Anderson said. “In short, the Governor is not going to throw Guiliani overboard for saying some inadvisable things,” Anderson continued. Jindal, according to this spokesman,”believes that the President loves this country and that the President has proven to be an inept and incapable commander in chief.” Anderson says Jindal agrees that “Guiliani asked a very important question which the press has glossed over – it was this – ‘What’s wrong with this man that he can’t stand up and say there’s a part of Islam that’s sick?’” “The Governor believes this is question that needs to be answered,” Anderson said. John Catsimatidis, a tycoon in the grocery store industry who sponsored the event, also called to say Giuliani was saying what was on other people’s minds, the former mayor added. Earlier this week, the former mayor laid into Obama’s foreign policy as coming from a leader who is somehow disenchanted with the country he leads. “I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the President loves America. He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country,” Giuliani said at the dinner. Giuliani’s Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind In his latest comments to CNN, Giuliani noted he is not running for president in 2016.  But he tried to explain why he made the comments. Giuliani said he was disgusted with Obama’s response to the executions of Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIS and the attack on a Jewish market in Paris by radicals inspired by the terrorist group. The President erred, Giuliani maintains, in not holding a press conference to immediately denounce those acts of terrorism. “Islamic extremism is not an abstraction,” he continued. By contrast, Giuliani pointed out, the President did make comments to the press after the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. “There’s something wrong with the rhetoric here,” Giuliani said. “I think the President is a very poor leader,” Giuliani added, saying Obama doesn’t measure up to past presidents Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. Opinion: Giuliani’s outburst is ugly, divisive Giuliani said some of his comments were based on Obama’s autobiography, “Dreams of My Father,” which he said he read during the 2008 campaign at the urging of his wife, who predicted the then-Illinois senator would be the Democratic nominee. Giuliani said the White House owes him an apology after stating that he had made similar remarks about Obama during the 2008 campaign. Giuliani said that claim from White House spokesman Eric Schultz was not true. “I think they should apologize to me,” Giuliani said. On Friday, the White House sharply criticized Giuliani’s comments. “I can tell you that it’s sad to see when somebody who has attained a certain level of public stature, and even admiration, tarnishes that legacy so thoroughly,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. “And the truth is, I don’t take any joy, or vindication, or satisfaction from that. I think, really, the only thing that I feel is I feel sorry for Rudy Giuliani today,” Earnest added. Giuliani’s fall from America’s Mayor", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rudy Giuliani", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150221023000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "EGY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/20/politics/giuliani-obama-love-america/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "591090858", "sentence": "Mexican federal judge rules Thursday in favor of extraditing drug lord The ruling does not mean Guzman will be extradited immediately Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is one step closer to facing drug and conspiracy charges in the United States. A Mexican federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of extraditing Guzman to the US, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office said. The decision does not mean Guzman will be extradited immediately. The judge rejected two of five injunctions presented by Guzman’s legal team against the extradition request. Three others were previously dismissed. Guzman has one more appeal process available before he can be formally extradited. Andres Granados, one of Guzman’s lawyers, told CNN he may file an appeal as soon as Tuesday. Related gallery Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's 2015 escape Guzman and other cartel leaders were indicted in 2009 in US District Court in Brooklyn, New York, on charges of conspiring to import more than 264,000 pounds of cocaine into the United States between 1990 and 2005. The alleged traffickers are accused of sharing drug transportation routes and obtaining their drugs from various Colombian drug organizations. Guzman also faces charges in Arizona, California, Texas, Illinois, New York, Florida and New Hampshire. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said it had received assurances that if convicted Guzman would not receive the death penalty. Mexico opposes death sentences. After years on the lam, Guzman was captured in January. He was transferred from the maximum-security Altiplano lockup in central Mexico, from which he escaped in 2015, to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, near the US border. In August, his son was kidnapped from a Puerto Vallarta restaurant, in what was perceived as an attempt to exploit the cartel’s vulnerability. He was later freed. CNN’s Fidel Gutierrez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mexican federal judge", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161020223000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/americas/el-chapo-extradition/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "732601669", "sentence": "Imagine jet-setting from Tokyo to Paris, enjoying first-class travel, a four-course dinner and a city tour – all without leaving the ground. This isn’t a sci-fi fantasy. This is the future of air travel according to Japanese company First Airlines, which has harnessed the power of virtual reality to create dream vacations. Passengers avoid the costly airport transfer, the baggage fees or busy airport terminal – and instead enjoy the perks of business or first-class travel and a luxurious tour of Paris – all while remaining stationary in Tokyo. As well as the City of Light, First Airlines also offers the virtual destinations of New York, Rome and Hawaii. At just 4,980 yen ($46) for business class and 5,980 yen ($56) for first class – these two-hour flights are far more affordable than their real-life counterparts. “For me, it’s difficult to have a trip because of the cost like time and money,” First Airlines manager Hirokai Abe tells CNN Travel. “If I can easily access the airport and take a flight even though it’s virtual, I thought it would be so cool.” 'Teleporting' to Hawaii: How virtual reality is changing travel After boarding, guests can settle down for the two-hour flight on their state-of-the-art Airbus seat – surrounded by decor that mimics the inside of an aircraft, for maximum realism. “There is flight service and VR, foods, music for every destination,” adds Abe. Passengers will be served a delicious meal by air stewards, alongside drinks and other snacks. The menu depends on the destination of choice – Manhattan clam chowder and cheesecake for New York and salmon tartar and onion soup for Paris. Upon “arrival,” guests can enjoy a 360-degree tour of the destination – all thanks to projection mapping and video. How VR theme parks are changing entertainment in Japan It makes for a supposedly stress-free vacation, perfect for those whose ability to travel abroad is limited by cost or health. Virtual reality is becoming increasingly omnipresent in the world of travel – allowing travelers to enjoy the wonders of the world, all without leaving their house. Tokyo-dwellers keen to experience First Airlines can book a trip on the website, with reservations currently being taken until April 2018.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Japanese company First Airlines", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180221023000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/virtual-reality-flight-tokyo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "629160572", "sentence": "Paul Ryan is taking a trip to the border -- but his staff isn't saying much about it The White House is trying to speed up plans to repeal and replace Obamacare Rep. Paul Ryan’s secretive trip to the border, President Donald Trump’s moves on Obamacare and Steve Bannon’s media victory – those stories and more fill out this week’s Inside Politics forecast. Rep. Paul Ryan is headed to the US-Mexico border this week. His staff is keeping quiet on the details. The other members of Congress who are joining Ryan on the trip aren’t being so tight-lipped. Related video Speaker Paul Ryan's secret border trip CNN’s Manu Raju shared some details from his sources on the Hill. “Congressman John Carter, of Texas, told reporters last week one of the reasons they are going down there is to look at what can and can’t be done in terms of building the wall along the border with Mexico – whether or not they can actually fulfill Donald Trump’s main campaign promise,” said Raju. “It comes, of course, as a number of Republicans and conservatives, in particular, are concerned about the price tag of this wall, upwards of $20 billion – and demanding spending cuts to pay for the wall.” At a rally Saturday, Trump said that a plan to deal with Obamacare was coming in the next few weeks. The President was scheduled to meet Sunday at  Mar-a-Lago with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. As Julie Pace, of the Associated Press tell us, this isn’t the first meeting on this subject. Related video WH is trying to speed up its Obamacare plans “This is the third such health care discussion in the last four days, This is good news for Republicans who are starting to feel like they are a little out there on their own on health care, going to all the town halls and getting a lot of pushback. The next benchmark is early March when the White House says they will be putting out this mystery plan on Obamacare repeal and replace.” The attacks on the press aren’t a new strategy for Trump or his White House, but not everyone in the administration is enthusiastic about going after the media. Related video White House divided on how to handle the media As The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza explains, the administration’s apparent determination to continue take on the media is a big win for a certain member of Trump’s staff. “There’s a debate between the usual factions, including Steve Bannon, who is very much in favor of going after the media and making this sort of a Trump talking point all week.,” Lizza reports. “Other people who actually talk to the media a lot more were not so excited about this. One senior white house official said that’s great for him. He (Bannon) never talks to the media.” The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is coming up this week. Trump has gone to CPAC before, but the landscape has definitely changed since then. This year, he’s in luck because the terrain is likely more friendly than in years past. The Daily Beast’s Jackie Kucinich explains the shift. “This has traditionally been an event much more favorable to the Ted Cruz wing, the more religious conservative wing of the Republican party, but now that Trump populism has taken over. It will be interesting to see how that changes this – this longtime event in Washington – in terms of the tone and in terms of the discussion.” The Democratic National Committee will choose its new leader on Saturday. Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Congressman Keith Ellison are the clear favorites. Sources tell CNN the two had dinner together recently, sparking some intrigue about whether they could strike some kind of deal. Both campaigns have said that’s not happening. As CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson tells us, the race is a real sign of a party struggling with its identity. “The chatter shows how desperate the party is to bridge the Bernie Sanders-Obama-Clinton divide,” Henderson said. She also said people should keep watching the other candidates, even if they don’t win. One to watch closely may be South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. “While he’s a long shot to win this race, several Democratic source told me he will emerge from this race as a rising star in a party that desperately needs to figure what’s next.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170219184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/19/politics/ip-forecast-paul-ryan-trip-to-the-border/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "537215823", "sentence": "When Zulmarys Molina was three months pregnant, she got the Zika virus from a mosquito Zika has been linked to microcephaly, a condition where babies have unusually small heads and underdeveloped brains Zulmarys Molina arrives at the high-risk pregnancy clinic in San Juan, Puerto Rico, shortly after dawn, excited to see her baby. Inside the examining room, she raises her shirt so Dr. Alberto de la Vega can put an ultrasound wand on her belly. He heads straight for the baby’s brain. Related article Zika virus 'scarier than initially thought' When Molina was three months pregnant, she got the Zika virus from a mosquito. It wasn’t a big deal for her – she just felt sick for a few days. But it could be devastating for her baby. Zika can have an affinity for a fetus’s brain tissue, eating away and destroying it. Now five months pregnant, Molina anxiously watches the ultrasound monitor as de la Vega performs his examination on her daughter, whom she’s named Micaela. “This is a very stressful situation,” Molina says. “You don’t want to think about it, but you’re always reminded of what Zika can do to your baby.” Related article Facing Zika fears: Raising kids with microcephaly As Zika continues to spread, this scene is being repeated over and over again at doctors’ offices throughout many parts of the Caribbean and Latin America. More than 950 cases of fetal malformations potentially associated with Zika have been reported worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. And experts say it’s only a matter of time before it happens in the continental United States, too. De la Vega moves the wand carefully, taking several measurements of Micaela’s brain. He carefully calibrates the thickness of her cortex, the brain’s outer layer of neurons, and the size of the corpus callosum, the band of nerves that connects the brain’s two hemispheres. “Her brain anatomy looks normal,” de la Vega says. Related gallery Zika virus outbreak You can feel the tension in the room subside as a huge smile spreads across Molina’s face. De la Vega takes a break from measuring the brain and shows Molina 3-D images of her daughter’s face and beating heart. They both look perfect. “She has my nose!” Molina notices, still smiling. Then he goes back to the brain to take one more measurement. And something in his face tells you it’s not quite right. He measures the circumference of Micaela’s head. “Your baby’s head growth is lagging behind,” he tells her. “Given the situation, there’s reason to be concerned.” The “situation” is that Zika has been linked to microcephaly, a condition where babies have unusually small heads and underdeveloped brains. When Molina was 18 weeks pregnant, Micaela’s head size was almost average – somewhere between the 40th and 50th percentile compared with other babies, de la Vega says. But today, at 22 weeks, it’s below the 20th percentile. This might just be a fluke, he explains to Molina. Babies’ heads grow at unsteady rates, and she might speed up soon. Plus, because of Micaela’s position, it was hard to measure her head. He repeats that it’s reassuring that the structures inside Micaela’s brain look normal. Related article Stopping Zika: Should we be handing out condoms at airports? He asks Molina to come back in two weeks for another ultrasound. That will help him know if today’s number was a one-off or a sign of brain damage. It doesn’t matter to Molina what they find in two weeks. She’s already decided she’ll keep her baby, no matter what. She knows that it will be more difficult to care for Micaela if she has severe brain defects, but Molina knows about hard work. Her income as a university admissions officer supports herself, her 2-year-old son and her mother, who live together in an apartment in public housing. Raised Catholic and now a practicing Pentecostalist, Molina says her religious beliefs will not allow her, under any circumstances, to terminate the pregnancy. Other women in her situation have made different choices. On March 30, the day before Molina had her most recent ultrasound, the New England Journal of Medicine published a report about a woman with Zika in Washington who chose to terminate her pregnancy because the fetus had severe brain defects. So far, there have been 32 pregnant women in the United States who’ve had Zika, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Related article Map: Tracking Zika virus These women were not bitten by mosquitoes at home. They contracted Zika by traveling to an area where the virus is spreading or by having sex with a man who had traveled, according to Tom Skinner, a CDC spokesman. Zika virus ‘scarier than initially thought’ But in the coming months, as the weather gets warmer, experts anticipate that mosquitoes will start biting pregnant women in the continental United States, too. “It’s not a matter of whether Zika will come here, but when,” said Dr. Jose Cordero, a professor of public health at the University of Georgia and the former director of the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. This means mothers here will have to make decisions like the one Molina has made. Related article Zika: Another puzzle piece leaves doctors with more questions Abortion decisions are never easy, but with Zika, there’s an added element of difficulty: The brain damage caused by the virus doesn’t seem to show up until relatively late in the pregnancy, when it’s more complicated, medically and emotionally, to end a pregnancy. With the patient in Washington, her baby’s brain defects didn’t appear until 19 weeks, nearly halfway through the pregnancy. The parents decided to terminate two weeks later. “This was a very difficult decision for them to make,” said the woman’s obstetrician, Dr. Rita Driggers, an associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Hopkins. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. With another patient, also reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, the defects didn’t show up until even later – 29 weeks. That mother also chose to terminate her pregnancy. Molina’s next ultrasound is April 13. She awaits it with some anxiety. “But I am feeling very positive,” she says. “I know everything will be OK.” CNN’s Debra Goldschmidt and John Bonifield contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Zika virus", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160505010000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/12/health/zika-virus-pregnant-ultrasound-microcephaly/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675586124", "sentence": "A 16-year-old German girl who ran away from home in 2016 and allegedly joined ISIS has been found alive in Iraq, the German government confirmed Monday. Linda Wenzel, a schoolgirl from the town of Pulsnitz near Dresden, was one of at least five foreign women captured by Iraqi forces sweeping the old city of Mosul after the defeat of ISIS, according to sources within the counter-terror operation in Mosul. The sources added that the women have now been moved to Baghdad and are under interrogation. Wenzel was named on Monday by the German Foreign Ministry, which said a second German national was among those detained. “From what we know, she is physically fine,” Dresden prosecutor Lorenz Haase told CNN when asked about Wenzel’s condition. “However we do not know how she is psychologically.” Haase does not yet know if Wenzel will return to Germany and said she could be put on trial in Iraq. “If she is proven to be a member of ISIS her case will go to the general federal prosecutor in Germany,” he said. Wenzel’s parents first alerted the police that Linda had gone missing in July last year, Haase confirmed. When police learned that the teenager might have converted to Islam and ran away to join ISIS, the case was handed over to the prosecutor in Dresden. However, the investigation was dropped after Wenzel’s whereabouts could not be determined. “Now that Linda is identified as the missing girl from Pulsnitz, we will reopen the investigation today or tomorrow on the suspicion that she may have been supporting a terrorist organization or was planning an attack against a foreign state,” said Haase. “However, we do not know what happened to Linda after she disappeared in Istanbul last year in the summer. We do not know who she was in contact with, what she was doing or whether she was involved in criminal acts or even fighting with [ISIS]. Iraqi journalist Amir Musawy visited Wenzel last week as part of an investigative team reporting for German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and public broadcasters NDR and WDR. According to Musawy, he was the first journalist to gain access to the teenager since she was discovered. Wenzel had a gunshot wound on her leg but was able to talk and answer questions, Musawy told CNN. He witnessed her being offered medical treatment. “It seemed to me as she didn’t fully understand what happened to her or what she did,” he said. “I just want to leave,” she said, according to the report published in the Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ). “I want to get away from the war, away from the many weapons, the noise.” She also said she was ready to testify. Related article ISIS brides flee caliphate as noose tightens on terror group According to the report, Wenzel was a good student who was radicalized quietly. She suddenly began listening to Arabic music instead of rap and eventually started wearing a headscarf, the report says. The report says that Wenzel met her future husband – an ISIS fighter – online. After traveling to Istanbul in early July 2016, she says she was taken against her will to Mosul. She married an ISIS soldier who was killed soon after, according to SZ. More than 930 people – including children – have left Germany to fight alongside ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to the German domestic intelligence service. Authorities estimate that 20% of them are young girls and women. Wenzel’s hometown of Pulsnitz is a quiet place with just 7,500 inhabitants, the town’s mayor Barbara Luke told CNN. And her family is a “quiet, totally normal German family,” she said, with no connection to radical Islam or even Islam at all. CNN’s calls to the Wenzel family have not been returned. They have made no public statements since she went missing. The Mayor believes the teenager must have been radicalized online as she does not know of anyone in Pulsnitz who could have been Wenzel’s contact. CNN’s Nadine Schmidt, Laura Goehler, Hamdi Alkhshali and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Linda Wenzel", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170724170000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/europe/german-schoolgirl-isis-iraq/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "721701874", "sentence": "Rep. Mia Love is the first Haitian-American elected to Congress \"The (President's) comments ... fly in the face of our nation's values,\" Love said Republican Rep. Mia Love of Utah called on President Donald Trump to apologize Thursday for his reported comments criticizing immigrants coming to the United States from what he called “shithole countries.” “The (President’s) comments are unkind, divisive, elitist, and fly in the face of our nation’s values,” Love said in a statement Thursday night. “The President must apologize to both the American people and the nations he so wantonly maligned.” Trump asked lawmakers during an Oval Office meeting on immigration reform, “why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here?” a source briefed on the meeting told CNN. The source said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin was explaining to him a proposal to end the visa lottery in exchange for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for countries such as El Salvador. Durbin was going through a list of TPS countries that would be covered. When he got to Haiti, Trump asked why the US wants more people from Haiti and African countries. The Washington Post first reported on Trump’s comments in the Oval Office meeting, which the Post said “shocked” lawmakers in attendance. Love, the first Haitian-American elected to Congress, whose parents immigrated to the US in the 1970s, went on to detail her family’s ties to one of the countries that was maligned by Trump. Related article Trump decries immigrants from 'shithole countries' coming to US “My parents came from one of those countries but proudly took an oath of allegiance to the United States and took on the responsibilities of everything that being a citizen comes with. They never took a thing from our federal government,” Love said in the statement. “They worked hard, paid taxes, and rose from nothing to take care of and provide opportunities for their children. They taught their children to do the same. That’s the American Dream.” Love isn’t the only Republican from Utah responding to Trump’s reported comments. Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, of Utah, said in response to the vulgar remark, “I look forward to getting a more detailed explanation regarding the President’s comments. Part of what makes America so special is that we welcome the best and brightest in the world, regardless of their country of origin.” HATCH: “I look forward to getting a more detailed explanation regarding the President’s comments. Part of what makes America so special is that we welcome the best and brightest in the world, regardless of their country of origin.” #utpol", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180112021500", "country1": "HTI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/mia-love-response-trump-shithole/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "581970911", "sentence": "Good morning. Doug is in Charlotte covering the protests, so I’m filling in. Here are the 5 things you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door: Violent protests have hit the Charlotte area hard, but last night was peaceful (check the moving photo above). Some protesters hugged National Guard members, shook hands and took pictures. When a midnight curfew began, they dispersed on their own. Also, Keith Lamont Scott’s family got a chance to look at the video from the shooting, and they say it’s impossible to tell if he had a gun. That’s a theme in this case: Police claim one thing, and Scott’s family and advocates claim another. Where does the truth lie? Betty Shelby has been charged with felony manslaughter in the first degree. The officer fatally shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man whose car had broken down in the middle of the road. The criminal complaint called her actions unlawful and unnecessary. This is a big deal, and if she is convicted, she could get four years to life. She was released on bond early this morning. Whoa. Yahoo says mysterious hackers nabbed data from 500 MILLION accounts in 2014. That would make it one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever. The compromised info included stuff like passwords, phone numbers and email addresses. Apparently, no financial data was involved, but you should still be alert: Even basic info could lead straight to your social media and other online accounts. Here’s what to do if you were hacked. The sext-happy ex-Congressman is under investigation for allegedly sending explicit messages to an underage girl. Weiner hasn’t confirmed or denied the claims, and said he thinks he was the victim of a “hoax.” For what it’s worth, it’s only been a month since his wife, Huma Abedin, announced they were separating after he allegedly sent lewd messages to another woman while in bed with their son. Sexting: Not even once. And definitely not multiple times. Just in case you were wondering, South Korea has a plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un if it feels NK’s nuclear weapons become a threat. Kim has been ramping up his nuclear rhetoric and he’s definitely put world powers on edge. But it’s still surprising that SK just came out and announced its “worst case scenario” plan. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. “If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault. You’ve had every opportunity. I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected.” – A Trump staffer in Ohio resigned after catching heat for this spicy quote. It’s Friday. It’s movies. Unfortunately, “The Magnificent Seven” misfires. Spider causes car crash Totally understandable. Don’t worry, the woman involved is okay (no word on the spider). Earth’s oldest civilizations are aboriginal Australians. Their presence dates back 75,000 years! People are losing it over the Harry Potter patronus charm quiz Just be prepared to get, like, a salmon or a mole. The quiz doesn’t lie. $200 million That’s how much money disgraced Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf may walk away with, even if he is ousted over his bank’s fake account scandal. Yikes. Yes, there are email jokes. If you’re into droll interviews and Zach Galifianakis, you will enjoy his bit with Hillary Clinton no matter which side of the ballot you prefer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "South Korea's assassination plan for Kim Jong Un", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160923103000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/us/five-things-friday/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "685661780", "sentence": "The dossier explicitly accuses Cohen of being a key link between the Russian government and the Trump campaign The detailed rebuttal comes as Cohen has emerged as a central figure in the Russia probes The lawyer for a close ally of President Donald Trump fought back against some of the most explosive allegations included in a Russia dossier and argued that congressional investigators should be searching for the donors who paid for it. In a detailed letter sent to members of the House intelligence committee earlier this month, Stephen Ryan, who represents Michael Cohen, a former Trump Organization executive who is now the President’s personal attorney, said the dossier’s allegations were unfounded. The 35-page dossier, compiled by a former British intelligence officer working with a former investigative reporter, explicitly accuses Cohen of being a key link between the Russian government and the Trump campaign – a charge he has repeatedly and flatly denied. “We have not uncovered a single document that would in any way corroborate the Dossier’s allegations regarding Mr. Cohen, nor do we believe that any such document exists,” Ryan wrote to Reps. Michael Conaway and Adam Schiff, the leaders of the House Russia probe, according to a copy of the letter obtained by CNN. Ryan goes on to say that House investigators should “discern and publicly disclose the entity or entities that paid for the 35-page dossier.” The New York Times first reported Cohen’s rebuttal. Many denials from Trump and others – including claims that they had absolutely no contact with Russian officials – have turned out not to be true. In particular, the dossier includes an allegation that Cohen traveled to Prague last August to meet with Russian officials as part of an alleged effort to maintain an operation between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. “Mr. Cohen has never traveled to Prague, Czech Republic, as evidenced by his US passport. He did not participate in meetings of any kind with Kremlin officials in Prague in August 2016,” Ryan wrote in his letter to the committee. Related article Trump attorney reached out to Kremlin to pursue Moscow Trump Tower project No evidence has emerged to support the claim Cohen traveled to Prague last August. However, the lack of a stamp on Cohen’s passport, does not preclude the possibility that he entered the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is part of the European Union, and EU laws allow residents and tourists to travel freely through more than two dozen EU countries without a passport. This arrangement, which establishes what’s known as the Schengen Area, means someone could fly to one EU country and then travel to Prague without ever getting their passport stamped by Czech authorities. Cohen has said previously that he traveled last summer to Italy, which is in the European Union. His passport indicates he arrived in Italy on July 9 and departed on July 17, according to a BuzzFeed review of his passport stamps. The dossier alleged that Cohen went to Prague in late August 2016 or possibly early September to meet Russian officials. Cohen has pushed back on these still-unsubstantiated claims, saying that he was in California at the time. Earlier this year, he told The Atlantic he was in California from August 23 to 29, visiting the University of Southern California with his son. Officials at USC confirmed to The Atlantic that Cohen was on campus during that timeframe. However, Cohen’s own geotagged tweets place him in New Jersey, on August 24 – even though Cohen said his trip started on August 23. (Cohen later suggested he was in New Jersey to catch his flight to Los Angeles, tweeting, “you are aware that there is an airport in Newark?”) Ryan’s insistence that investigators uncover the political donors who paid for the dossier dovetails with an investigation by the Senate judiciary committee. Its staff grilled Glenn Simpson, whose firm compiled the dossier, for close to 10 hours last week, though Simpson, according to his lawyer, refused to disclose the names of his clients. The revealing of the detailed rebuttal comes as Cohen has emerged as a central figure in the Russia probes. In a separate statement and documents provided to the House intelligence committee, Cohen said he reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman for help building a Trump Tower in Moscow and also alerted Trump three times of his efforts before abandoning the project in January 2016. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed receipt of Cohen’s emailed request this week but said he never replied. Cohen said in a statement that the project was not related to Trump’s campaign. “In late January 2016, I abandoned the Moscow proposal because I lost confidence that the prospective licensee would be able to obtain the real estate, financing and government approvals necessary to bring the proposal to fruition,” Cohen said in his statement. “It was a building proposal that did not succeed and nothing more.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Cohen", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170831151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CZE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/politics/michael-cohen-russia-letter-congress/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "721888166", "sentence": "Dick Durbin is a part of a bipartisan group of senators negotiating immigration President Donald Trump's comments Thursday have muddied negotiations Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, a key negotiator in immigration talks, rebuked President Donald Trump on Friday morning for referring to African nations as “shithole” countries. In a news conference, Durbin, who had been in the White House meeting where the comments were made, described Trump’s words as “hate filled, vile and racist” and told reporters. Durbin described his shock when hearing Trump’s words. “I cannot believe that in the history of the White House, in the Oval Office, any president has ever spoken words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday,” Durbin said. “He said these hate-filled things and he said them repeatedly,” said Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate. Amid the fallout from the comments, Trump tweeted Friday morning, “The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made - a big setback for DACA!” Related article Shutdown watch: What Trump's DACA moves mean Durbin’s comments came the day after his bipartisan group of immigration negotiators found an agreement to protect hundreds of thousands of recipients of the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In exchange for an increase in border security funding, the group had agreed to a plan that would give DACA participants a 10- to 12-year path to citizenship and even find protections for individuals with Temporary Protected Status from countries like El Salvador and Haiti. But, while Durbin has said his group will continue trying to sell its plan to fellow members, the future of the DACA negotiations are muddied now. Trump’s comments call into question whether moderate Republicans can really pull Trump to the center on immigration at all. According to one source familiar, Trump spent Thursday night calling supporters and doing a kind of victory lap over his comments. And Republicans conservative on immigration applauded Trump Friday morning. “Hang in there Mr. President @realDonaldTrump. If those countries aren’t as you described, Democrats should be happy to deport criminal aliens back to them. & End #AnchorBabies, too,” Rep. Steve King tweeted. Hang in there Mr. President @realDonaldTrump. If those countries aren’t as you described, Democrats should be happy to deport criminal aliens back to them. &End #AnchorBabies, too. Still, congressional negotiators who have worked for several months and even years trying to find a resolution to DACA say they can’t let Trump’s comments be a distraction for the work ahead. “For months, I have been involved in numerous high level bipartisan meetings negotiating DACA, including Thursday’s meeting at the White House,” said Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, a Republican from Florida, who was also in the White House meeting Thursday. “There are almost 800,000 young DACA beneficiaries who will face imminent deportation in March if we do not reach a deal. I will not be diverted from all possible efforts to continue negotiating to stop the deportations. Nothing will divert my focus to stop the deportation of these innocent people whose futures are at stake.” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Ryan Nobles contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180112173000", "country1": "SLV", "country2": "HTI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/dick-durbin-trump-shithole-reaction/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "684481218", "sentence": "US agents found a cross-border tunnel from Mexico to San Diego Saturday They arrested 30 illegal immigrants suspected of using the tunnel US agents have arrested 30 illegal immigrants thought to have crossed into San Diego through a cross-border smuggling tunnel from Mexico, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The agents discovered the tunnel after encountering several people who had apparently just been smuggled into the California city, near the Otay Mesa port of entry, early Saturday, CBP said. #USBP agents in #SanDiego arrest 30 people and uncover a smugglingtunnel.  Read: https://t.co/zxA8jfQMQ0 pic.twitter.com/chfI2DC9tT “US Agents searched the area and discovered a crude opening in the ground with a ladder inside and determined that is was a smuggling tunnel. The tunnel’s exit is located just north of the secondary fence in the vicinity of the Otay Mesa port of entry,” it said in a statement. “The 30 aliens are now in Border Patrol custody pending further questioning.” CPB said the group consisted of 23 Chinese and seven Mexican nationals. “While subterranean tunnels are not a new occurrence along the California-Mexico border, they are more commonly utilized by transnational criminal organizations to smuggle narcotics. However, as this case demonstrates, law enforcement has also identified instances where such tunnels were used to facilitate human smuggling,” it said. The San Diego Tunnel Task Force is investigating the tunnel in coordination with law enforcement in Mexico. “Preliminarily it appears this latest tunnel may be an extension of an incomplete tunnel previously discovered and seized by Mexican authorities,” CBP said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170827064500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/san-diego-immigrant-smuggling-tunnel/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "632495729", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Stephen Pollard is editor of The Jewish Chronicle, a London-based Jewish weekly newspaper. The opinions in this article belong to the author. Stephen Pollard: If you are an anti-Semite, you're pretty clear that now it is springtime Israeli leader hasn't addressed US Jews the same way he did European Jews, he says Perhaps the most shocking aspect to the wave of grave desecrations and bomb scares now rampant in the United States is the very fact that they are taking place in the United States. Whenever I speak about the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK, where I live (2016 saw both the largest rise and the largest number of incidents since records began), I am always careful to say that context is key, and that it has never been safer to be a Jew in Britain than right now. That obviously goes for the United States, too. Indeed, most of my fellow British Jews look to the US as a beacon of safety – traditionally, the one place on Earth where we know we will always be safe. That includes, Israel, of course, because of the existential threats that the Jewish state has always faced. Related article Jewish families withdraw kids from schools as bomb threats top 100 So it is profoundly shocking to see wave upon wave of Jew hatred across the United States. Since the start of the year there have been 100 bomb threats against Jewish centers and schools. These threats have led to the immediate evacuation of these schools and community centers. Note when these threats started: January. Do you need me to tell you what else happened in January? None of the threats has, of course, been accompanied by words such as “I’m doing this because I support President Trump.” Indeed, some law enforcement officials believe some of the threatening calls may have originated overseas. But let’s put it no stronger than this: It is difficult to think what else might have led to this sudden and unprecedented outbreak of Jew hate. The point is not that President Donald Trump is an anti-Semite. He has, after all, told us clearly that he is “the least anti-Semitic person you’ve ever seen,” and we should take him at his word. It would indeed be odd if he were an anti-Semite, given his daughter’s conversion to Judaism. But here’s the thing: I don’t care if Trump is an anti-Semite, and more importantly it really doesn’t matter whether or not he is. What matters is not what goes on in the President’s soul; what matters is the impact of his words and his actions. Related article Clearly, the Trump administration has a problem with Jews And right from the start of his campaign, when he spoke of global elites and conspiracies, he both traded in anti-Semitic themes and, more importantly, emboldened those who are avowedly anti-Semitic to feel they were on the winning side. Trump may not be an anti-Semite, but some anti-Semites certainly believe he is on their side in the culture wars. Take his speech Tuesday night to Congress as an example. He said the right thing: “Recent threats targeting Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries as well as last week’s shooting in Kansas City remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms.” And yet the very same day, when asked about the threats at a meeting of state attorneys general, he is reported by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro to have offered the cryptic response: “Sometimes, it’s the reverse.” As Shapiro commented: “He just said, ‘Sometimes it’s the reverse to make people – or to make others – look bad,’ and he used the word ‘reverse’ two or three times in his comments.” Let’s be charitable. At best, the picture is murky. It took ages for Trump to condemn the threats – pointedly refusing to do so when asked by an Orthodox Jew at his infamous news conference and instead turning the question to attack the questioner. Yes, he has now condemned these attacks. But his words have clearly had no impact on whoever feels that the best response to his election as President is to attack Jews. But here’s an added twist. Cast your mind back two years, to February 2015 and the aftermath of the Paris kosher supermarket attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in response that there should be a “mass immigration” of Jews from Europe. “Jews have been murdered again on European soil only because they were Jews,” he said. “Of course, Jews deserve protection in every country, but we say to Jews, to our brothers and sisters: Israel is your home.” In response to such an outrage, it is understandable that Netanyahu should have spoken so boldly. Related article President Trump, denounce hate But the real point is that however pointed and direct his remarks may have seemed in the context of the Paris killings, they were actually unexceptional. Every Israeli prime minister has always and will always encourage Jews to come and live in Israel; that’s what the country is there for. And yet we wait for Netanyahu to address US Jews in the same way as he did – does – address European Jews: Leave now, come to Israel, the United States is not for you. Quite the opposite. At a period when, for the first time in living memory, US Jews are indeed feeling under threat – although so far the only physical attack has been to gravestones – Netanyahu has confined himself to praising Trump’s “strong stand against anti-Semitism.” Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook And at their joint news conference in Washington last month, the Israeli leader went out of his way to laud the US President: “I’ve known the President and I’ve known his family and his team for a long time, and there is no greater supporter of the Jewish people and the Jewish state than President Donald Trump. I think we should put that to rest.” To call this a double standard insults double standards. Trump may be no anti-Semite. Some of his best friends – and family – may be Jews. But if you are an anti-Semite, you’re pretty clear that now it is springtime.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170301163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/opinions/netanyahu-silent-on-us-anti-semitism-pollard-opinion/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "705137643", "sentence": "Her father mentored Putin. She made it big as a socialite and reality TV star. Now Ksenia Sobchak, self-styled opposition stalwart, wants to replace President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. “I think I can really make people go and vote against the system – voting for Ksenia Sobchak,” she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour from Moscow. She’s described in the media as Russia’s Paris Hilton, and penned a book titled “How to Marry a Millionaire,” but rejects the comparison to Hilton out of hand: Paris Hilton, for one, has never had her house raided by the authorities, she said. Her opposition bona fides are not totally lacking. She told Amanpour that starting with participating in massive opposition protests in 2011 and 2012 – her “fight against the regime” – she gained legitimacy. Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, who himself has been barred from running, nonetheless has choice words for Sobchak. Her candidacy, Navalny said, according to Reuters, is a “fairly loathsome Kremlin game that goes by the title of: ‘Let’s put a liberal laughingstock up for the elections in order to distract attention.’” An embezzlement charge against Navalny has kept him from running for president; he says that charge is politically motivated, and intended to prevent him from running. Sobchak has pledged to step aside if Navalny is allowed to run. Sobchak told Amanpour that she wants to “make a huge democratic coalition,” and pointed out that Navalny made those comments before she declared her candidacy. “I spoke with Navalny and I hope he will agree with me,” she said. “What is our second option? Just stay at home and don’t go to the election? It’s not an option.” Related video Watch the full interview with Ksenia Sobchak Many of her ideas are indeed antithetical to President Putin’s. For example, she told Amanpour that Russia is at fault for bad relations with the United States. “Crimea is Ukrainian by international law,” she said. Putin, who annexed the peninsula, believes a 2014 vote orchestrated by Moscow legitimized his move. The doubt cast on her candidacy stems not only from the fact that her father, Anatoly Sobchak, as mayor of Saint Petersburg, mentored Vladimir Putin and brought him from the KGB into politics. Sobchak also told Putin, personally, of her decision to run before formally announcing, and has generally stopped short of attacking Putin personally. “I don’t need anyone’s approval for going to elections,” she insisted, explaining that she happened to be interviewing Putin for a documentary she is doing on her father, and decided to bring up her candidacy. “I found it’s appropriate to say face to face that I will challenge Putin on these elections. But I don’t need any admittance or I don’t need to ask about this.” In a 2012 interview, Sobchak told Amanpour she was “not against Putin.” “I’m against [the] system,” she said at the time. “And I don’t think that Putin and system are all the same.” Navalny is far from her only critic. Her participation in those protests of 2011-12 was at the urging of the writer Oleg Kashin, according to his version of events. He thought that, as a celebrity, she would “attract her fans to the protest.” Now, Kashin says, Sobchak has become a stooge used by the Kremlin to legitimize next March’s presidential election. Putin has not yet declared his candidacy, but opinion polls suggest he would win easily. Putin “sees no glory in defeating the usual run of puppet buffoons,” Kashin wrote recently in The New York Times. “That’s why the Kremlin seeks fresh faces each time. … The fresh face this time will be Ms. Sobchak.” “Thank you for the compliment about the fresh face,” Sobchak responded. “Because I really believe that Russia needs a fresh face, a new generation, to be seen on the political stage.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ksenia Sobchak", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171108224500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/world/russia-ksenia-sobchak-amanpour/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "519068409", "sentence": "Finger size, rather than hand size may give a clue about a man's genitals Hormone exposure in the womb may determine finger and penis size Republican candidate Marco Rubio wandered into a recent debate perhaps more fitting for the playground than a political battleground when he criticized the size of Donald Trump’s hands. The Republican front runner, now famously, struck back in the debate reassuring voters that there was “no problem” with the size of his hands, or anything else for that matter. The candidates were playing off an age-old assumption that if a man’s hands were small so must be the size of his penis. The source of Rubio’s comment refers back to a 1988 Spy magazine article that called Trump a “short-fingered vulgarian,” perhaps insulting both his tongue and his manhood. As a medical story, this is low-hanging fruit, so to speak, but given the pervasiveness of the myth (or reality), we decided to investigate what the science says on the matter. If this were a political reality check story our meter would be stuck on “half true.” Sifting through a handful of studies we can conclude that while you won’t see the size of a man’s hands listed on a Tinder profile any time soon, a description of a man’s fingers may actually give you a tiny, and we mean tiny, bit of insight. One finger, and no, not the middle one, holds the key. If a man’s ring finger is longer relative to his index finger, chances are his penis is slightly longer than average. By “slightly” we mean a difference of centimeters, in a game normally scored by inches. Here’s how scientists figure this out: Methodology varies slightly from study to study, but most researchers took a man’s total measurements assessing his height and weight and also taking a tape measure to his fingers and his stretched penis. One enterprising group of scientists also measured this phenomenon in rats. Imagine trying to make casual cocktail conversation if that is your job. Related article Is your penis size 'normal'? All of the studies found that the finger ratio did seem to correspond with penis length. A 2011 Korean study of 144 men undergoing urological surgery found this connection. (They found a similar correlation with height too, at least in the flaccid state, for what it’s worth). Another Korean study in 2015 saw this same connection in newborns. An Egyptian study in that same year examining 2,000 healthy men confirmed the same. It did not find a correlation between weight, height or waist circumference, just the finger ratio. A 2007 Iranian study of 1,500 healthy men provided more evidence to the common methodology. Now, if you done staring at your or others’ fingers and want to know why, here’s where scientists think you really can blame/thank your mother. As every boy’s body grows (barring a fundamental developmental issue), so does his penis. It will grow slowly until age 4, at which time the penis will grow steadily until he hits puberty, which is a time of rapid growth. But what may ultimately determine the total length depends on how much the boy was exposed to the hormone androgen when he was in his mother’s womb. This is during a crucial period in development called the “masculinization programming window” during a mother’s pregnancy. That’s about at eight to 12 weeks. Different finger bones also have a different sensitivity to exposure to androgen (and estrogen for that matter). To prove this, scientists tested this theory on rats. If you were ever to get close enough to see one, you’ll notice that a rat’s tiny hands look eerily like a human’s (with a funky manicure). Their finger length ratios are also similar to humans. When researchers blocked a mother’s androgen level during the masculinization programming window of her pup’s development, when the rat pup grew to be an adult, his penis size was reduced from the average penis size. Another rat study found those that were exposed to more androgen in this cycle had slightly longer ring fingers. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Are you wondering why in the world scientists would study this phenomenon? Scientists want to know more about reproductive development in general. And urologists also say it’s common for young male patients to come to them concerned about their penis size. Knowing the average length of a penis and about penis development in general can help reassure patients. “There’s no book boys get to explain this is how you are supposed to be,” said Emory University Medical School professor of urology Dr. Chad Ritenour. “It is one of those things I often tell people: Men are very attached to their penises in more ways than one.” Even in a presidential election.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican candidate Marco Rubio", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160308153000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/health/trump-small-hands-penis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "609107612", "sentence": "More than 20 photographers from around the world picked up prizes in international event Portugal's Joel Santos is the overall winner for his images of fishermen in Ghana Here’s proof that not every travel photo needs to contain the photographer’s own grinning face. These beautiful images were selected for some of the prizes in 2016’s Travel Photographer of the Year awards. Among them, a stunning wintry shot of New York’s famous Flatiron building during a fierce January storm, a volcanic display in Indonesia and other incredible images of people, places and creatures. Overall winner Joel Santos received £4,000 ($4,970) for his “delicate and intimate” portfolio depicting traditional fishing in Ghana and an aerial shot of Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, one of the world’s hottest places. The UK-based contest’s international panel of judges named 14-year-old Darpan Basak from India Young Photographer of the Year for his soulful images of his homeland, earning him £500. Photographers from 20 countries took awards. The winning images will go on show at exhibitions at the UK City of Culture celebrations in Hull from May 18 to June 30, 2017 and in London at the University of Greenwich from August 4 to September 2017. Click through the above gallery for a selection of some of the best images. MORE: Amazing aerial beach photos", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161216163000", "country1": "PRT", "country2": "ETH", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/16/travel/travel-photographer-of-the-year-2016/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "422735982", "sentence": "\"I just rubbed myself, soaked myself with that blood,\" student says Relatives still looking for the missing When the gunmen stormed in, barefoot and barking in Swahili, student Hellen Titus scampered into a closet and stayed quiet. Bullets whizzed past as her schoolmates fled in the dark. Gunshots pierced their heads, one after another. In the chaos, Titus decided she was safer in the closet.  But her refuge was short lived –  the gunmen who raided her college in the Kenyan town of Garissa on Thursday came for her an hour later. They led her and dozens of other students into a community room normally used for viewing television. Lie down, the attackers told them, lecturing them on how the Quran forbids the killing of women. They killed the men. Not much later, they turned the weapons on the women. “He was telling him, ‘shoot them, shoot them’,” she said of a terrorist. Titus survived by smearing a friend’s blood on her face and playing dead. “I just rubbed myself, soaked myself with that blood,” she said Friday at a makeshift center for evacuated students. “They skipped me.” More horrific details emerged  Saturday about the terrorist attack, the deadliest in Kenya since al Qaeda bombed the United States Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. This week’s attack by Somali militant group Al-Shabaab left 147 people dead. And two days later, some people still don’t know whether their loved ones are alive. Zeddy Godwano has not slept for hours; his brother is still missing. Godwano has looked for him at major hospitals in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where most of the wounded were airlifted. “Since we heard news in the radios and televisions, I was worried and it made me rush here in Nairobi to look for him,” he said. Most friends and relatives streamed in at dawn, patiently awaiting confirmation of the fate of their loved ones. Others lay on the ground, wailing, too broken to stand. “They are coming when they are very shocked … when they are very confused,” said Professor Catherine Oshotha, a psychologist. “They do not know whether their loved ones are here … whether they’ve died. They are coming here because they’ve tried to contact their children and they are not getting them or they are not hearing from them.” Kenyan police arrested five suspects Friday, Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said. The militants killed 142 students, three security officers and two university security personnel. The attack left 104 people injured, some of them in critical condition, Nkaissery said. As search and recovery efforts continued, police found a man who was not a student hiding under a bed, sources said.  He was taken into custody and was being treated as a suspect, sources close to the search said. After the man was discovered, authorities conducted an additional search of the building. Three people, all students, were found alive. One female student was under a pile of bodies; another was in a closet. A male student was hiding in a bathroom, the sources said. Most of the victims had been shot in the back of the head, a medic told CNN. “They’re facing down, always,” a worker with St. John’s ambulance service said Friday. The Education Ministry has closed the university indefinitely. The explosion and gunfire cut through Thursday morning’s quiet on the campus, 90 miles from Kenya’s border with Somalia, tearing students out of their sleep. The gunmen first stormed a Christian prayer service, where they killed some worshipers and took others hostage. Then they went across campus with them, shooting non-Muslims and sparing Muslims. They gave religious sermons as they killed, witnesses said. Al-Shabaab has intensified attacks in Kenya since the country sent troops to Somalia in 2011 to help battle the militants. The terrorist group released a statement Friday threatening more bloodshed. “Do not dream of security in your land until security becomes a reality in Muslim lands,” it said. The university will confirm Saturday whether everyone has been accounted for following this week’s attack. CNN’s David McKenzie reported from Garissa, and CNN’s Faith Karimi reported and wrote from Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al-Shabaab", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150404084500", "country1": "SOM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/04/africa/kenya-garissa-university-witnesses/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "701009022", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Paul Haenle is director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center based in Beijing. The opinions in this article belong to the author. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded its 19th National Congress this week, where it amended its constitution, set policy priorities, and selected new members to serve in its highest leadership bodies – handing Chinese President Xi Jinping political power not seen since Mao Zedong was in charge of the country. While the congress largely focused on domestic policy, the key announcements will be studied carefully in capitals around the world – especially in Washington. Though President Trump’s relationship with China has stabilized since his campaign claims that China was “raping” the US, the important question of where the relationship between the US and China is going remains unanswered. Related article All men and all over 60: Meet China's new ruling line-up Since Trump’s election last year, Xi Jinping has been treading on what would traditionally be considered US territory. In January, he flew to Davos to defend globalization and free trade. In May, while announcing China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road initiative, he put China forward as a nation that would take urgent action on climate change. So what will this week’s meeting – and a stronger than ever Xi – mean for Trump and the US? Though Xi’s appointment as General Secretary of the party for a second term was never in question, he managed to exceed expectations by securing the inclusion of his eponymous ideology in the party charter. In doing so, he has amassed power to a level unrivaled in China since Mao Zedong. Initiatives that have come to define Xi’s push for China to become a powerful global force – such as military overhaul and modernization, the ambitious One Belt, One Road Initiative and a comprehensive anti-corruption campaign – were indoctrinated into the party’s constitution. Potential challengers, like former Chongqing party secretary Sun Zhengcai, were sidelined as a majority of Xi’s allies were installed on the Politburo Standing Committee – which for the first time since Deng Xiaoping, includes no heir apparent. Taken together, this means that Xi will control the direction of China’s development for the next five years at least – and perhaps beyond. Xi’s three-and-a-half hour report to delegates last week mentioned several ways in which China intends to continue to shape global politics and institutions to better suit its interests. Xi suggested that China’s version of socialism provided an alternative model to Western democracy for countries who want to “accelerate their development while maintaining their independence” to emulate. The reference echoes Beijing’s longstanding foreign policy objective to increase the voices and influence of emerging nations in global governance. It also underscores the confidence of China in its ability to both provide stability and prosperity at home and be respected as a major, responsible power abroad. Xi noted that under Mao Zedong’s revolutionary leadership, the Chinese people stood up. Under Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese people became rich. And now, in China’s third historic era, the nation is becoming strong. To illustrate its new global stature, Xi mentioned China’s contributions of UN peacekeepers, a point of significant Chinese pride. He emphasized the country’s willingness to take a “driving seat in international cooperation” and be a “torchbearer in the global endeavor” to address climate change. He described China repeatedly as a “strong” and “great power,” which he said was returning to its rightful place at the center of the world after a century of humiliation at the hands of foreign imperial powers. Related article China's Xi reveals new leadership team but no obvious successor The 19th Party Congress holds particular consequence for US-China relations. President Trump will make his inaugural visit to the Asia-Pacific region and to China early next month, becoming among the first world leaders to meet with Xi under his new mandate. Since taking office, Trump has developed a stronger working relationship and personal rapport with Xi, and can use the results of the party congress to make progress on priorities like stepping up pressure on North Korea, which only Xi has the authority to allow, and establishing a stronger foundation for the bilateral relationship for the years to come. But many US allies and partners in Asia are also concerned about China’s growing clout and assertive behavior, especially in the absence of US leadership. With the backdrop of a much stronger Chinese leader, and a new directive to build a “strong” China, President Trump will need to forcefully push back against the narrative that US leadership in Asia and on the global stage is receding.  The region will be looking for reassurances that “America First” does not mean “America Alone.” These commitments must be matched by time and resources, if China is to take the US President seriously.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Xi Jinping", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171025170000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/opinions/china-relationship-with-us-opinion/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "678382504", "sentence": "Phone call with Peña Nieto came seven days after Trump entered office Call shows a President working through the complicated nature of bilateral US relationships President Donald Trump boasted about his election victory, pressured his Mexican counterpart to remain quiet about a border wall and called New Hampshire a “drug-infested den” in a phone call with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, according to a transcript of the conversation revealed on Thursday by The Washington Post. Related article Trump argues he won New Hampshire because it is a 'drug-infested den' The transcript of Trump’s conversation with Mexico’s leader was one of two phone calls revealed on Thursday, which provide a rare glimpse into the private conversations of a new US President testing his negotiating powers on foreign counterparts. The January 27 phone call with Peña Nieto came seven days after Trump entered office. In it, he focused mainly on issues of trade and immigration, with contentious moments coming in his insistence that Mexico will eventually pay for a wall along with US southern border. Peña Nieto has insisted publicly his country will not pay for the wall’s construction, but Trump demanded he cease making that claim. “You cannot say that to the press,” Trump said on the phone call. “The press is going to go with that and I cannot live with that. You cannot say that to the press because I cannot negotiate under those circumstances.” A day later, Trump carried out a phone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, which grew sour when Trump questioning an agreement to take in refugees. The transcript shows Trump growing progressively more agitated, eventually telling his Australian counterpart the call was the worst of the day. “I have been making these calls all day and this is the most unpleasant call all day,” Trump told Turnbull. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin was a pleasant call. This is ridiculous.” Trump later ended the phone call abruptly. The two conversations show a President still working through the complicated nature of bilateral US relationships, often suggesting to his counterparts that he had campaign promises to fulfill in his early days in the White House. Related article The Republican rebellion against Donald Trump Trump ran for office promising to build a Mexican-funded wall along the southern border. But since taking office, Trump has said that the US will pay for initial construction, with reimbursement from Mexico coming later. In his conversation with Peña Nieto, Trump said he was willing to say publicly that he and Mexican authorities would continue to negotiate over the wall’s payment, which he said “means it will come out in the wash and that is OK.” But he maintained his insistence that Peña Nieto remain quiet about the issue. “You cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall,” he said. “I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about.” Asked to comment on the transcripts, Michael Anton, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said only that he “can’t confirm or deny the authenticity of allegedly leaked classified documents.” Over the course of their conversation, Trump referred to his Mexican counterpart by his first name, and routinely praised his eloquence. He repeatedly raised his electoral victory, insisting he had a mandate to crack down on illegal immigration and take on drug trafficking, according to the published transcript. “I won with a large percentage of Hispanic voters. I understand the community and they understand me, and I have a great respect for the Mexican people.” He ascribed his win in New Hampshire’s presidential primary to a tough-on-crime stance, calling the state a “drug-infested den.” Sen. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat from New Hampshire, called Trump’s comments “disgusting” on Twitter. His call with Turnbull also centered on Trump’s campaign vows, this time his pledge to bar refugees from entering the United States. He said an Obama-era agreement to accept 1,250 refugees would open him up to political criticism. “Boy that will make us look awfully bad,” Trump said. “Here I am calling for a ban where I am not letting anybody in and we take 2,000 people.” Later, he went even further, telling the Australian prime minister that accepting the refugees would “kill me.” “I am the world’s greatest person that does not want to let people into the country,” he said. But despite Trump’s tough rhetoric on immigration, he appeared impressed by the extent of Australia’s border protection measures. “We said if you try to come to Australia by boat, even if we think you are the best person in the world, even if you are a Noble [sic] Prize winning genius, we will not let you in,” Turnbull told Trump according to the transcript. Related article Trump's call history called into question “That is a good idea. We should do that too. You are worse than I am,” Trump replied. The transcript confirms reports from earlier this year that Trump and Turnbull held a contentious phone call that Trump ended abruptly. Trump himself sought to downplay the reports after the call. “Thank you to Prime Minister of Australia for telling the truth about our very civil conversation that FAKE NEWS media lied about. Very nice!” he tweeted. Turnbull said he had a “warm relationship” with Trump on Friday after a leaking of the transcript, describing the call as a “courteous” and “frank” conversation. “As President Trump said we’re both adults and I stand up for Australia’s interests and he stands up for America’s interest,” Turnbull said, adding “it’s always better when these conversations remain confidential.” Correction: Trump's call to Peña Nieto was on January 27; his call with Turnbull was January 28.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170803144500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/politics/trump-pena-nieto-call-transcript/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "744697673", "sentence": "Supporters of President Donald Trump are already claiming he is all but in the clear following revelations that he is not a target of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The disclosure, which comes at a moment when Mueller’s probe appears to be gathering pace and breadth, may help the White House breathe easier, but it actually falls well short of the vindication the President seeks, at least for now. That’s partly because few observers expected Mueller to make Trump a target of his criminal investigation owing to the legal uncertainty over whether a sitting president can be indicted. Related article Trump lawyers told President is not a target at this point CNN’s Gloria Borger and Evan Perez reported Wednesday that even though the President is not the target of his inquiries, he is more than a witness in the investigation – he’s considered a “subject” of the probe. According to the Justice Department’s US Attorney manual, the “subject” of an investigation is someone whose conduct is within the scope of a grand jury investigation. A “target” is considered to be someone on whom the prospector or the grand jury has substantial evidence to suggest a criminal offense has been committed. In practice, Mueller could suspect Trump committed a crime or indulged in unethical behavior but needs to conduct further investigations. It is also possible that the special counsel never gets to the point that he makes such a determination. South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, said on CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday that the terms used to describe Trump’s current status in the case did not add up to much. “As a former federal prosecutor, they are meaningless to me because one witness can take you from being a subject to a target,” he said. Of course, the fact that the President is the “subject” of a criminal probe into whether his campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in an election can be considered good news, is a commentary on the times and the grave legal and political story which has become the new normal in Washington. Related article Judge casts doubt on Manafort effort to kill Mueller indictments The insight into where the President stands in the Mueller investigation comes as the special counsel appears to be moving ahead on multiple fronts, some of which appear to directly approach the Oval Office and the President’s family. Mueller also currently seems to be piling pressure on Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple financial charges, to agree to a plea deal. Should he do so, Manafort could potentially testify against other senior figures in Trump’s orbit, such as his son Donald Jr, his son-in-law Jared Kushner or even the President himself. In another potentially significant development last week, Mueller’s team stated in a court filing that Manafort’s former business partner and campaign deputy Rick Gates, who is already cooperating, was in contact with someone who worked for a Russian intelligence agency including in September and October 2016, weeks before the presidential election. While the latest reports may not clarify the legal situation facing Trump much, they do offer an opening for fresh political spin on the investigation and for the White House to renew its insistence that there was no collusion between Trump and Russia. “We have said many times before, there was no collusion between the President and Russia,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. Michael Ahrens, director of rapid response for the Republican National Committee, wrote in an email blast that the latest revelations show that “after all this time, Mueller and his entire team of lawyers have still not gathered enough evidence for Trump to become a target. That’s huge news.” But in one worrying sign for Trump, The Washington Post first reported on Tuesday that Mueller was preparing a report on potential obstruction by the President, which would relate to the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Citing sources familiar with the matter, CNN’s Borger and Perez established that Mueller had raised the prospect of an interim report and said the plan would be to eventually produce a narrow report focusing on obstruction. But the sources said there was no sign such a report was coming soon. Still, confirmation that Mueller plans to report on the obstruction piece of his investigation is hardly a development that could set the President’s mind at rest. Related article Trump lawyers told President is not a target at this point Some Trump supporters still see a silver lining and interpreted the latest developments as a sign that Mueller was getting towards the end of several branches of the investigation, that has been a constant cloud over the Trump presidency. “I am feeling pretty good about it if I am in the Trump White House right now,” said James Schultz, a former lawyer for the President, on CNN Tuesday. The Post reported that Trump expressed relief when he learned how he had been categorized by Mueller’s investigators. Despite such upbeat assessments however, the latest glimpse into the Mueller probe is likely to intensify debate over Trump’s repeatedly stated desire to testify, given his propensity for not always speaking the truth. Any testimony by the President could also point to new evidence that could eventually convince the special counsel to make Trump the target of the investigation. “The easiest way to become a target is to lie to the prosecutor under oath,” former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin, a CNN legal analyst.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180404231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller-russia-legal-implications/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "508799952", "sentence": "\"El Jefe\" is the only known wild jaguar living in the United States; he roams not far from Tucson, Arizona There are other wild cats in the same range, a biologist says The big cat lurking in the mountain ranges of Arizona just miles from downtown Tucson is actually not alone. “El Jefe,” the only known wild jaguar living in the United States, made news Wednesday when video of the elusive cat was made public. This footage, captured by remote sensor cameras, showed the wild creature lurking through the brush and up a creek. The nonprofits Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity released video of the creature during an ongoing project to monitor the endanger species in the mountain ranges of Arizona. “Studying these elusive cats anywhere is extremely difficult, but following the only known individual in the U.S. is especially challenging,” Chris Bugbee, a biologist with Canservation CATalyst, wrote in a news release. A wild jaguar in the United States? There’s video of one in Arizona The male jaguar is believed to have made his journey to Arizona from 130 miles south of the border. Jaguars tend to be solitary animals, so it is not rare to find one living alone. He is known to biologists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services as jaguar Santa Rita, since this is the location where the jaguar roams. “El Jefe,” which means “the boss” in Spanish, was the name chosen by local school kids through the Center for Biological Diversity in October. Story behind that lonely wild jaguar & a monitoring project that photographed him 100+ times: http://1.usa.gov/20IZBAg Flickr album with some images from the survey: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjDgCRnV The endangered cat first became known in 2011 when a hunter and his dogs had treed the animal. “The hunter snapped some photos to help officials identify the animal before calling off his dogs and leaving the area to observe it from a safe distance,” Marit Alanen, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Center, wrote in a news release in 2015. Since 2011, this jaguar has been captured in hundreds of photographs. These powerful beasts have  distinctive spots on them allowing for easy identification. Jaguars use to roam from California to Texas, and as far east as Louisiana, in the 1800s. Because of farming and ranching, their habitat dwindled down. This big cat was placed on the endangered species list on 1972, and since then, a conservation effort has been put in place. “El Jefe” has been the fifth jaguar to be identified and photographed in Arizona since 1996. Although he is the only known living wild jaguar in the United States, he isn’t the only big cat roaming the mountains in his neighborhood. “He is joined by three ocelots, which are endangered, several mountain lions and bobcats,” Alanen told CNN. In conservation efforts, the University of Arizona installed cameras in area mountain ranges to monitor the movement of wildlife. “One camera did photograph the jaguar, ocelots, mountain lions and bobcats at separate times,” Alanen said. “Southern Arizona is one of the few places in the U.S. to see four wild cats living in the same area.” This shows that there are enough resources to sustain the different species. Even though these wild cats might not be playing in the same sand box together, it does give hope in the conservation efforts. Visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Flickr website, where they document all the jaguar and ocelot sightings.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Conservation efforts for wild jaguars in the United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160205031500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/us/jaguar-arizona-wildlife-irpt/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "658619564", "sentence": "North Korea still faces hurdles, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said The testimony came days after a North Korean ballistic missile test North Korea will eventually obtain a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States if left unchecked, a top US intelligence official said. “If left on its current trajectory, the regime will ultimately succeed in fielding a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States homeland,” said Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. “While nearly impossible to predict when this capability will be operational, the North Korean regime is committed and is on a pathway where this capability is inevitable.” The only hurdle left, Stewart said in a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, is finding a way for its ballistic missile to re-enter the atmosphere. Perfecting re-entry is “really a matter of enough trial and error to make that work,” Stewart said. “They understand the physics, so it’s just a matter of design.” Ballistic missiles fly in a parabolic route, exiting and entering the Earth’s atmosphere, while cruise missiles fly in a straight line within the atmosphere. Stewart and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats spoke days after North Korea tested its second ballistic missile in the span of a week. That missile test was considered one of the country’s most successful ever, analysts said. A preliminary US intelligence analysis indicated there was successful re-entry into the atmosphere, a significant leap forward in Pyongyang’s missile program, two US officials told CNN. Though it appears North Korea hasn’t developed a working intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the contiguous 48 states of the United States, it has made significant progress on shorter-range ones. Both Coats and Stewart stressed that Pyongyang further perfects its missile technology with each test. “They’ve certainly demonstrated a range of missiles, a range of fuel types, a range of boosters,” Stewart said. Coats and Stewart were both asked if North Korea had the capability to use a nuclear weapon against US allies Japan or South Korea. Both declined to answer. Much of the hearing was focused on reports that US President Donald Trump asked Coats to publicly deny evidence of cooperation between his campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. Coats said he would not speak publicly about his private conversations with Trump. The missile tests are half the equation. North Korea must also create a viable nuclear warhead it can fit atop a long-range missile in order to reach its goal of developing a nuclear weapon that could hit the United States. Many experts believe North Korea already has developed a nuclear weapon, though it’s not clear what type of missiles it could be mounted on, says Tong Zhao, a Beijing-based fellow at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy’s Nuclear Policy Program. President Donald Trump appeared to bolster that claim in a leaked transcript of an April phone call between him and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte published by the Intercept and also obtained by the Washington Post and The New York Times. “(Kim) has got the powder, but he doesn’t have the delivery system – their rockets keep crashing,” Trump said. A senior US official briefed on the call independently verified the basics of the conversation to CNN. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment, but has not received a response. The quotes were reportedly part of a Philippine government transcript. The Philippines Foreign Ministry had no comment on the transcript, but noted there is “criminal and civil liability attached to the hacking, unauthorized disclosure and use of illegally or inadvertently-obtained confidential government documents.” Though there have been reports of the United States using cyber methods to interfere with North Korean missile launches, Trump’s response may show he does not appreciate how far along the North Koreans are in perfecting their missile technology, said John Delury, a professor of International Relations at the Yonsei University Graduate School of International Relations. “He’s underestimating their missile program,” Delury said. “He’s wrong about how they’re doing. They’re making progress on their rocketry and missile program.” During the phone call, Trump also revealed that two US submarines were in the region. “We have a lot of firepower over there,” Trump noted. “We have two submarines, the best in the world. We have two nuclear submarines, not that we want to use them at all.” It was previously reported that only one submarine – the USS Michigan, an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine – had docked in South Korea. US Naval Forces Korea publicly said the sub’s visit was routine, but quietly officials told CNN its presence was meant to send a strong message to Pyongyang. CNN’s Elise Labott, Barbara Starr, Zahra Ullah and journalist Buena Bernal contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170524150000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/politics/north-korea-missile-progress/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "741341363", "sentence": "Iraq War veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth slammed John Bolton’s selection as national security adviser over his role in that conflict. “John Bolton’s disastrous record during the Bush administration is all the proof anyone should need that he lacks the judgment necessary to serve as National Security Advisor,” the Illinois Democrat said in a statement released early Friday morning. Related article Trump replaces H.R. McMaster as national security adviser with John Bolton “He didn’t just aggressively push for war with Iraq, he was confident that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction,” she continued. “When confronted with the reality that Hussein had no such weapons, Bolton stubbornly insisted that the Iraq War was still a good idea.” Bolton, whom President Donald Trump picked on Thursday to succeed H.R. McMaster, served as the President George W. Bush’s undersecretary for arms control from 2001 to 2005 before becoming US ambassador to the United Nations. In his State Department role, Bolton drew accusations that he had manipulated intelligence on weapons of mass destruction before the Iraq War, kept information from Secretary of State Colin Powell and was abusive to subordinates with differing views at the agency. Bolton said in a 2015 interview that he believed the decision to leave Iraq was a worse decision that invading it. Duckworth lost both of her legs in 2004 when her Blackhawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. She was awarded the Purple Heart for her injuries. The senator also denounced Bolton’s more recent hawkish comments about Iran and North Korea – positions Bolton seemed to try to distance himself from following his selection. “The important thing is what the President says and the advice I give him,” Bolton said in a Fox News interview Thursday. Related article Bolton's move to White House signals a more hawkish turn However, Duckworth said his advice “could be catastrophic for both our national security and the troops who could be put in danger because of” it. “Presidents need intelligent people around them to debate tough issues and provide thoughtful, strategic advice on complex natural security challenges,” Duckworth concluded. “Heading into tense negotiations with north Korea, this appointment is yet another example of Donald Trump choosing chaos over the steady, pragmatic and consistent leadership our great nation deserves.” CNN’s Nicole Gaouette and Gregory Krieg contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "John Bolton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180323131500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/tammy-duckworth-john-bolton/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "568085554", "sentence": "Fleet of drones to deliver blood supplies across Rwanda Project a partnership of tech start-up Zipline and delivery giants UPS From Amazon’s flying delivery service to smuggling drugs over borders, the uses of civilian drones are multiplying fast. The most valuable application yet may be as a new emergency service in Rwanda for delivering vital medical supplies, starting with blood. A fleet of 15 drones will soon be buzzing around the vast country, bypassing the sub-standard road network, and making life-saving interventions. The fixed-wing crafts are the product of Californian start-up Zipline, in partnership with delivery giants UPS and vaccine specialists the Gavi Alliance. The technology is cutting edge, but simple to use, according to Keller Rinaudo, Co-Founder of Zipline. “(Users) send a text message and they’ll get a text message back saying the Zip has been discharged. They’ll be able to walk outside, see the delivery occur and have what they need to save the patient’s life,” he says. “The accuracy of each delivery is extremely high and we’re actually able to deliver into their mailbox which is approximately the size of three parking spaces.” The drones are controlled from an iPad that is programmed with coordinates and a flight plan, drawing on the delivery expertise of UPS. When the drone arrives it ejects the payload with rubber bands, to float to earth on a mini parachute. “We’ve put $800,000 into Zipline and this partnership to develop this service and we’ve invested a lot of our senior staff in terms of their logistics expertise,” says Laura Lane, President of Global Public Affairs at UPS. “We’ve got some of the most sophisticated mapping technologies and we’ve been testing these capabilities and so from our perspective it’s about mapping more of the Rwandan territory and making sure (the blood) gets delivered at that very point it should.” The demand for such a service in Rwanda is clear, where trauma injuries and avoidable deaths through haemorrhaging after childbirth are relatively common, and the infrastructure for delivering and storing blood supplies is poor. Each delivery is projected to cost between $15 and $30, roughly the same as by motorbike. The government has enthusiastically embraced drones, with plans for the world’s first droneport are well underway, and new legislation to encourage their use. The Ministry of Health is on board with Zipline’s scheme, and Rinaudo says it is far easier to operate here than at home. “The nice thing about operating in a small, fast moving country like Rwanda is that they have both a much simpler airspace and they have a small civil aviation authority that can move fast and actually adopt modern regulatory practices sooner than a country like the US,” he says. The company claims to have raised $18 million to date, with backers including Yahoo founder Jerry Yang and Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen. Should the scheme prove successful, it is likely to extend far beyond Rwanda’s borders. “If it works here in Rwanda, we could take it everywhere,” says Lane.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Zipline drone delivery service in Rwanda", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160810111500", "country1": "RWA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/africa/blood-drones-rwanda-mpa/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "703799710", "sentence": "Girl, 10, who underwent emergency gallbladder surgery was detained The girl, who has cerebral palsy, has been reunited with her family, attorney says An undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained last month after emergency gallbladder surgery in Texas has been released and reunited with her family, her attorney, Leticia Gonzalez, said Saturday. Rosa Maria Hernandez was taken into US Customs and Border Protection custody October 24 after her ambulance was stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint. Border Patrol agents determined that Rosa Maria was undocumented and followed her and a cousin accompanying her in the ambulance to the hospital, where the girl underwent surgery. The agents remained at the hospital until she was discharged into their custody, Gonzalez said at the time. It is unclear whether the child’s release means she will be able to avoid deportation, said US Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat. Finally, Rosa Maria is back with her family where she belongs. @DHSgov should take steps to ensure a case like hers never happens again. pic.twitter.com/VWqWvfg73G “While this is welcome news, Rosa Maria’s future remains uncertain,” the lawmaker said. “The Trump administration has not made clear whether (it) will proceed with deportation proceedings against her. I continue to call for Rosa Maria’s case to be administratively closed.” The American Civil Liberties Union had sued for the girl’s release. “Rosa Maria is finally free. We’re thrilled that she can go home to heal surrounded by her family’s love and support,” ACLU attorney Michael Tan said. “Despite our relief, Border Patrol’s decision to target a young girl at a children’s hospital remains unconscionable. No child should go through this trauma, and we are working to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” The family and its supporters characterized the girl’s apprehension as cruel and unnecessary, while immigration officials said the procedures were routine enforcement of immigration laws. Related article Opinion: Separating mothers and kids is wrong on every level Customs and Border Protection runs checkpoints along major thoroughfares leading away from the border in the Southwest, where travelers and vehicles are checked for legal authorization to enter the United States. The ambulance was traveling from Laredo, Texas, to Corpus Christi. In a statement after Rosa Maria was detained, Customs and Border Protection said it was committed to enforcing the law. “Due to the juvenile’s medical condition, Border Patrol agents escorted her and her cousin to a Corpus Christi hospital where she could receive appropriate medical care. Per the immigration laws of the United States, once medically cleared she will be processed accordingly. The Mexican Consulate has been advised of the situation by Laredo Sector Border Patrol,” the agency said. Related article Being an immigrant in the United States today means ... Immigration advocates said the case shows the harmful extent of President Donald Trump’s hard line on immigration policies. Rosa Maria came to the United States from Mexico when she was 3 months old. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has the mental capacity of a child half her age, according to her mother, Felipa de la Cruz. The child was taken to a shelter run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement as is customary with undocumented, unaccompanied minors. The office falls under the US Department of Health and Human Services. 10 year old Maria Rosa is at a hospital & @CustomsBorder is right outside her room waiting to deport her Sign&Share https://t.co/IYVjAkF37w pic.twitter.com/bIkRJzYwSa De la Cruz was able to video chat with her daughter in the children’s home and said in October that the child didn’t understand what was happening. “I told her she was only there because she was recovering, and when she was recovered that she could come with me,” she said two days after Rosa Maria was detained. “I start to think about her, and I want to start crying, and I become desperate.”  . See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. The Department of Health and Human Services said previously it “does not identify individual (unaccompanied alien children) and will not comment on specific cases.” CNN reached out for comment Saturday but did not receive an immediate response. CNN’s AnneClaire Stapleton, Tal Kopan, Sophie Tatum, Laura Diaz-Zuniga, Jeremy Grisham, David Shortell and Kate Conerly contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Customs and Border Protection", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171104024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/03/politics/undocumented-child-federal-custody/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "417375690", "sentence": "A millionaire is arrested, the same day a docu-series of his murder case airs. Eleven Americans are flown back to the U.S. after exposure to an Ebola patient. And could Russian President Vladimir Putin turn up today after a long, mysterious absence? It’s Monday and here are the 5 things to know for your New Day. Haunting silence: It maybe the worst natural disaster in the history of the Pacific. That’s what aid organizations are calling Cyclone Pam that grinded over the island nation of Vanuatu early in the weekend. But the confirmed deaths – so far – total up to a handful. Why? Communications and transportation – like most everything – are ripped and ruined, making an exact count difficult. It could take days to get a full picture of the devastation. Arrest made: Jeffrey Williams told police he wasn’t gunning for two officers, when he wounded them in Ferguson last week. He confessed to opening fire, prosecutors said after his arrest yesterday. But Williams told them he pulled his gun after a personal dispute, as a protest wound down. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault. He also faces a few weapons related charges. Abundance of caution: The phrase has become synonymous with preventing the spread of Ebola. So, when 11 Americans were exposed in Africa to another American who was diagnosed with the disease, the CDC decided to nip things in the bud. All 11 got – or are getting – flights back to the States, where they’ll be monitored. Where’s the president?: Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? In the case of Vladimir Putin, it’s making the hearts of Kremlin watchers grow nervous. It’s been 11 days since the Russian President was last seen in motion – on March 5. After that he canceled some public appearances. And Putin is known for his love of the lime light, posing with a tiger, on a chopper, with his shirt off. The Kremlin released still photos of him, saying they were taken Friday, but doubters cried fake. Putin is reportedly scheduled to appear today in St. Petersburg. Will he show? Did he or didn’t he? A string of deaths has stalked millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst like a dogged spell. He’s never been convicted of them. But the combined oddity of his wife’s vanishing 30 years ago, the killing of a befriended L.A. crime writer and the dismemberment of a neighbor prompted HBO to make a documentary about him, called “The Jinx.” Durst has always maintained his innocence. But the show may have stirred up new clues. The 71-year-old was arrested over the weekend in New Orleans in the crime writer’s shooting in 2000. Where the eagles fly: Nature’s feathered flying ace swirls around the world’s tallest building in Dubai with a camera on its back. No stunt plane can take your breath away like this. Boogie fingers: The music is better with the sound turned off, when this sign language interpreter wiggles out a hit pop song. Tickle me crunchy: Every time mom chomps into a corn chip, baby cracks up. Bathroom humor: Prankster Robert Atwood rolled comedian Howie Mandel’s yard with toilet paper. Mandel wasn’t laughing. Wowch wufftato: That’s poochese for couch potato. And, dog gone, is this Great Dane one! Wanna go outside? Noooh. Woh away!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Vladimir Putin", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150316061500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "VUT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/16/us/new-day-five-things/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "551388741", "sentence": "Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan appears to have threatened to resign if relations are not improved between the two neighbors. “I don’t see any reason for me to continue my current job” unless Pakistan suspended its construction of new installations at the busiest border crossing between the two countries, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal said. He made the comments in a Facebook post published on his verified account on Thursday. When asked to clarify the statement, the diplomat told CNN by telephone “I’m not going into the details of that any further than what I said there.” Related article Afghanistan making progress, but scars remain On Sunday, long-simmering tensions between the two neighbors exploded into deadly violence at the Torkham border gate. According to the Afghan and Pakistani governments, at least one Afghan border police officer and one Pakistani army major were killed in two days of clashes.  At least 23 people were also wounded in fighting that involved heavy machine guns. Since then, Torkham has remained closed, with lines of trucks now backed up and waiting on both sides of the Khyber Pass, a famous mountainous transit route linking the two countries. The apparent flashpoint for the latest round of tension has involved Pakistan’s construction of a new border terminal. “You cannot check documents of thousands of travelers without extensive infrastructure.  The gate in Torkham is being built well inside Pakistan territory,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry announced in a statement earlier this week. Related article Obama okays new authority for U.S. forces in Afghanistan Afghanistan’s ambassador in Islamabad insisted that construction on the border had to be agreed upon in advance by both governments. “What I would want is for the construction work to be paused, allowing negotiations to be conducted,” he said, speaking to CNN by telephone. The Afghan government has long accused Pakistan of providing safe haven to Taliban militants.  The Taliban has been fighting a 14-year insurgency against the Western-backed government in Pakistan. Pakistan argues that it too suffers from violent attacks by Taliban fighters.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160617173000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/17/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-tensions/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "520291927", "sentence": "A  family found the debris while vacationing in Mozambique Last week, a U.S. tourist found another suspected piece in the same country MH370 disappeared two years ago A South African teen may have discovered a piece of the missing MH370 plane while strolling at a beach in Mozambique. Liam Lotter said he found the piece during a family vacation in the east African nation in December. “We stumbled across what seemed like a curved sort of gray object,” the 18-year-old told CNN by phone.  “We didn’t know what it was at first.” Investigators will examine it to establish whether it’s from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, said Dan O’Malley of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The jetliner vanished on March 8, 2014, after it took off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, en route to Beijing, with 239 people aboard. It disappeared in airspace over the Gulf of Thailand, and it has not been seen since. Australia is leading the underwater search effort in the southern Indian Ocean for the Boeing 777 aircraft. Complete coverage of MH370 Lotter said South African aviation officials plan to pick up the piece next week from his house in Wartburg, a South African town about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Durban. It will be transported to the Australian agency’s laboratory in Canberra for analysis by investigators from Malaysia, Australia and South Africa, according to O’Malley. Boeing engineers will also join the investigators. Lebo Madiba, a South Africa Civil Aviation Authority consultant, said she’s not sure when the piece will be picked up from the teenager. But once authorities have it in their possession, she said, it will be sent to Australia for examination. MH370: Did the pilots do it? Related gallery The search for MH370 The teen said he stumbled across the piece while walking with his cousin on December 30. The family was on vacation in Mozambique’s Inhambane district, which is across a bay from Maxixe. His cousin said the piece looked like part of an airplane. It’s between 3 to 4 feet long and made from stainless steel, Lotter said. The debris also has holes from, he presumes, bolts that once attached it to the rest of the plane. “You can actually see the serial number and code,” he said. “It’s quite light.” After discovering it, Lotter and his cousin hauled the piece back to the family beach house.  His relatives were skeptical, and speculated it’s probably from a boat, not a plane. When their vacation ended on January 5, they tucked it away in their boat and sailed back to South Africa. “We stuck it in the back of the boat,” Lotter said. “So we take this thing, and when we got back we stored it in a storage room where we put all our outdoor stuff.” Then school started, and he completely forgot about it. Last week, his uncle showed him a story about an American man who found another suspected plane piece in Mozambique. “That’s what made me think about it again,” Lotter said. His mother contacted Australian and South African officials to pick it up.  A radio station also interviewed the mother and son, thrusting them into the spotlight. Tourist who found debris was searching for MH370 Related video MH370 second anniversary brings few answers Meanwhile, aviation experts will examine the other plane debris found by a U.S. tourist last week, also along the Mozambique coast. That piece is from the horizontal part of an airliner’s tail. Officials have not said yet whether that plane part matches up with MH370. But the debris could be from a Boeing 777, according to a U.S. official. And its location off Mozambique is consistent with some of the drift modeling, Australian authorities said. MH370 two years on: “Where are our family members?” Investigators have said another piece of debris found last year on Reunion Island, which sits in the Indian Ocean, could also belong to the Malaysian jet. CNN’s Ingrid Formanek and Deborah Bloom contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Malaysia Airlines Flight 370", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160312024500", "country1": "MYS", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/africa/mh370-mozambique-possible-debris/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "650333570", "sentence": "Witness in upcoming US trial on Russian money laundering recently fell from his Moscow apartment Prosecutors feared for his safety back in 2015 A Russian lawyer investigating an alleged $230 million money-laundering scheme nearly died in March after he fell from his fourth floor apartment in Moscow. It’s unclear what caused the fall, but more than a year earlier, American prosecutors had feared that someone would try to “threaten or harm” that man, Nikolai Gorokhov, according to a recently unsealed federal court document. American investigators are preparing for a trial in May that will examine how stolen Russian cash allegedly made its way into New York City real estate, and Gorokhov, 53, was to be a witness. The court document shows that US investigators had “strong concerns that… individuals in Russia could attempt to threaten or harm Mr. Gorokhov and his family in an effort to prevent Mr. Gorokhov from testifying at trial.” The letter, dated Oct. 9, 2015, was written by former US Attorney Preet Bharara’s team of prosecutors and addressed to a New York federal judge. It was unsealed April 14. Attorneys for the accused Russian money launderers questioned Gorokhov for seven hours over two days in 2015. During that deposition, they served him with a subpoena that would force him to return and testify at trial. American prosecutors asked the judge to not force Gorokhov to return, and to issue an order making clear that Gorokhov’s already recorded deposition would fulfill all his testimony at trial. It was a move intended to “dramatically reduce the incentive for anyone in Russia hoping to influence this proceeding to threaten or injure him or his family,” prosecutors wrote. In her order, the federal judge granted prosecutors their wish. The Department of Justice’s Southern District of New York, which handled this case, declined to say why the document was unsealed – a month after Gorokhov’s near-fatal drop. At the time of the fall, Russian media reported that Gorokhov was trying to winch a large bathtub up to his fourth floor apartment. CNN visited the scene 24 hours later and a neighbor shared video shot with his cellphone shortly after the incident, showing an ambulance on scene and what looked like a pool of blood next to the upended bathtub. Sergei Magnitsky, the independent Russian lawyer who initially exposed this massive alleged money laundering operation, died in a Russian prison in November 2009. Gorokhov, who has continued that private investigation on behalf of Magnitsky’s family, is recovering from his fall, and has yet to speak publicly about what happened. Bharara, who initiated the American investigation into this scheme, was recently pushed out of office by US President Donald Trump. This case goes back a decade. According to US investigators, corrupt Russian government officials allegedly teamed up with a powerful Russian organized crime organization to pull off that country’s largest ever tax fraud. According to American investigators, in 2007, Russian police raided the offices of Hermitage Capital Management, at that time the largest portfolio investor in Russia. Members of the Russian organized crime ring stole Hermitage’s corporate identity, according to the U.S. federal complaint. The mobsters then created fake subsidiaries and had other corporate entities under their control launch multi-million dollar sham lawsuits against those subsidiaries, US prosecutors allege. The “owners” of the fake subsidiaries then filed for tax refunds, citing their massive losses from the lawsuits. Russian tax officials were allegedly in on it, and, in December 2007, approved the $230 million refund, the single largest in Russian history. It was processed in a mere 24 hours, the U.S. government charges. The conspirators allegedly laundered the illicit cash through shell companies, luxury cars, real estate around the world, and international bank accounts. Magnitsky was jailed on dubious charges of unrelated tax fraud when he exposed the $230 million scheme and its alleged perpetrators. According to US Senator John McCain, Magnitsky uncovered documents that “seem to suggest that Russian participants in the criminal activities… may include tax, police, and intelligence officials.” The Russian Presidential Human Rights Commission has found that Magnitsky was violently assaulted in pretrial detention before his demise at age 37. The Russian government nevertheless insists that he died of a heart failure with no signs of violence. In 2011, Russian prosecutors put Magnitsky on trial posthumously for tax evasion. He was found guilty in the first criminal case ever brought against a corpse in that country’s history. In 2012, US Congress passed a landmark human rights law bearing his name, the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, and sanctioned members of the Russian government who were allegedly involved in the massive mafia state conspiracy he uncovered. In 2013, the US government filed criminal charges to seize New York City properties that were allegedly bought with some of these stolen funds. US prosecutors are chasing after three Manhattan apartments and more than a dozen bank accounts belonging to Prevezon Holdings and other shell companies that belong to Russians. Prevezon denies the charges. While investigating the fraud back in Russia, Gorokhov “photographed a Russian court file containing documents” that the US government plans to use at trial, according to the letter from the US Attorney’s Office. A day after Gorokhov’s fall, he had been due to appear in the Moscow City Appeals Court to present new evidence that he claims support Magnitsky’s findings of a far-reaching conspiracy to defraud the Russian taxpayer. Watch the full discussion of this story on Erin Burnett OutFront, tonight at 7pm ET.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170426190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/26/world/prevezon-witness-lawyer-gorokhov/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "746698919", "sentence": "As Reince Priebus was approaching his final days in the West Wing, staffers had a running joke: if you got between the frenzied chief of staff and the Oval Office, you risked being run over as he darted from meeting to meeting, hoping to force himself into President Donald Trump’s good graces. John Kelly, who now finds his standing in the White House similarly fractured, has adopted a different approach. Sources inside the West Wing say Kelly has attempted no such effort to insert himself into the President’s daily interactions. Now less engaged in West Wing decisions and less visible in Trump’s day-to-day, Kelly has found himself on a downward slide, sources familiar with the situation said. Though Kelly used to hold senior staff meetings in his office three times a week, the chief of staff has reduced those to one per week, preferring instead to hold smaller meetings with fewer staffers throughout the day, a source with knowledge of the meetings tells CNN. Related article Trump's perceived persecution fuels unrest Kelly was initially expected to quiet a chaotic West Wing by instilling order and restraining an impulsive President. But his limited influence has been on full display in recent weeks as Trump has shown himself more unleashed than ever. Just this week, he lashed out at the special counsel, his attorney general and his deputy attorney general as part of a larger outburst during a meeting with senior military officials that was supposed to focus on his administration’s response to Syria. Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, was horrified at the highly charged display, according to one person familiar with his reaction. Trump’s erratic behavior hasn’t waned. He promised a missile strike on Syria Tuesday morning before a final decision had even been made. Ironically, the chaos he was brought in to quell may serve to bolster Kelly’s standing. Even as Trump has considered overhauling his staff, including weighing whether Kelly should go, various crises have served to put off the decision. On Wednesday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said it was “just not accurate” that Kelly had been sidelined. “I have seen him in nearly every meeting and several one on ones with (Trump),” Sanders said. Related article New Trump adviser is 'not much of a carrot man' But Trump has nonetheless ensured that other staffers are empowered as Kelly’s influence wanes. National Economic Council chairman Larry Kudlow and national security adviser John Bolton entered their posts as favorites of Trump’s from afar: he watched their appearances, respectively, on CNBC and Fox News, and consulted with them over the telephone, even before they were brought onto his staff. Now that their advice and counsel is at his constant disposal, Trump has sought them out more than Kelly, who has been left out of key decisions and is no longer regularly consulted about policy decisions. Trump singled out his new hires on Twitter Wednesday morning. The Washington Post is far more fiction than fact. Story after story is made up garbage - more like a poorly written novel than good reporting. Always quoting sources (not names), many of which don’t exist. Story on John Kelly isn’t true, just another hit job! “So much Fake News about what is going on in the White House,” he wrote. “Very calm and calculated with a big focus on open and fair trade with China, the coming North Korea meeting and, of course, the vicious gas attack in Syria. Feels great to have Bolton & Larry K on board.” After The Washington Post reported last week that Kelly’s role as the White House disciplinarian had faded, Trump lambasted the story, calling it a hit job. But he didn’t go any further than that to express confidence in his once-favored chief of staff. Kelly himself has appeared to second guess his own standing in the West Wing, and was frustrated after CNN reported in March that Trump had emboldened his former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who was fired by Kelly after just 10 days, to continue attacking him during cable news appearances. Related article John Bolton pushes out Tom Bossert as homeland security adviser Trump views his new staffers as mini-executives, with wide unilateral prerogative for their own areas of focus, according to two senior administration officials. He has given them wide leeway to hire who they like and dismiss those they don’t, the official said. The changes were already evident three days into Bolton’s tenure. He has overseen the dismissals of spokesman Michael Anton, homeland security adviser Tom Bossert, and Nadia Schadlow, the deputy national security adviser for strategy. Other top NSC aides who worked in the office of former national security adviser H.R. McMaster departed before Bolton arrived on Friday. White House officials said that kind of turnover was only natural for the incoming Bolton, who will want his own team around him as he prepares Trump for an intensive month of diplomacy, including potential talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But inside the NSC, the churn has led to a sense of anxiety. Top officials are uncertain of their standing and are scrambling to maintain a sense of continuity in the policies and initiatives that were already underway, according to people familiar with the matter. Kudlow, meanwhile, has largely maintained the staff recruited by his predecessor Gary Cohn. He has indicated to NEC aides that he’s not eyeing a complete overhaul of the office. But he’s held out the possibility of replacing certain key staffers with his own selections. Trump’s willingness to allow his new team wide latitude to make staffing decisions reflects his style as chief executive of the Trump Organization, where different divisions were headed and run by trusted confidants, including his children, who all reported to him. In the past months, Trump has been counseled by some friends that structuring the White House in a similar fashion might suit his style better than tasking all oversight to a single chief of staff. Trump has not ruled that out should Kelly leave the White House, though there are no indications his departure is imminent. And there are signs that however Trump may favor his new team, his penchant for surprising aides with impromptu announcements won’t end. Last week, Kudlow admitted that he didn’t have a long heads-up that Trump would threaten new tariffs on China, escalating a tit-for-tat battle that could turn into a trade war. Asked in front of a crowd of reporters the morning after when he first learned of the tariff threat, Kudlow took a long pause before conceding: “Last evening.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "John Kelly", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180411234500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/john-kelly-donald-trump-white-house-chaos/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "564308179", "sentence": "The affair is a lesson for Trump in how every word a potential commander in chief utters is parsed Democrats widely panned his remarks as disloyal to his country Donald Trump said Thursday that he was being sarcastic when he appeared to suggest that Russia should use espionage to find Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails. But he’s finding out that presidents – and by extension, presidential nominees – don’t get that luxury when the topic is national security. The GOP nominee tried to dampen controversy over his apparent call Wednesday for Russia to either stage an espionage cyber hack to find Clinton’s deleted emails or to publish information it had already stolen. “Of course I’m being sarcastic,” Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired the day after his comments at a news conference in Florida sparked a national furor and offered ammunition for Democrats who claim he’s not fit to be president. The affair is a lesson for Trump in how every word a potential commander in chief utters is parsed and amplified, and can have significant political and diplomatic consequences. US presidents in the modern era have seen singular sentences and offhand comments define global perceptions on US policies and leadership. It’s nothing new for the outspoken Republican nominee to cause a firestorm with comments that he made in a press conference; he’s been doing it for his entire presidential campaign, with any resulting political damage seeming to be offset by the media attention and appeal they have to his voters. But when they step up to accept their party’s nomination, candidates move into an arena where the stakes are higher and the bar for mistakes is much more unforgiving than the rough-and-tumble of a primary campaign. RELATED: Democrats accuse Trump of disloyalty over Clinton emails Nominees are viewed by voters, reporters, their peers and future international counterparts as commanders in chief-in-waiting on whose choice of words lives and crucial national security interests could ultimately depend. As a result, the room for error is far narrower than before. That they are preparing to assume that role is underscored by the classified intelligence briefings they receive as official major-party nominees. A US intelligence official told CNN on Thursday that the process will begin within days. On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called for Trump to get “fake briefings.” “I think that the man is a loose cannon,” he told CNN. “He’s done so much to hurt our country with our international relations.” And it isn’t only the Republican nominee who has been burnt by the sharper glare of the spotlight on their national security credentials as they assume their party’s mantle. Amidst the denunciation of Trump’s statements Wednesday, his campaign pointed to Clinton’s use of personal server for official business as secretary of state despite handling sensitive classified information in that role and the thousands of emails she didn’t hand over to the State Department while destroying the server itself – the very emails Trump was referring to. Senior policy adviser Stephen Miller blasting “Hillary Clinton’s enablement of foreign espionage with her illegal email scheme.” FBI chief James Comey criticized Clinton’s use of a private email server, though he recommended that no criminal charges be brought against her. Trump’s remarks about Russia and Clinton’s emails came at a news conference in which he was discussing the hack of the Democratic National Committee that led to the publication of thousands of emails on WikiLeaks. The emails showed officials strategizing against Clinton primary rival Bernie Sanders in his campaign for the Democratic nomination at a time when the DNC claimed it was neutral in the race. US officials believe that the hacking likely originated in Russia, opening the possibility that it was the result of an espionage operation. The Clinton campaign alleges that the leak was a deliberate attempt to damage her campaign and help Trump, who some experts believe the Kremlin prefers to be the next US president. But James Clapper, the director of the Office of National Intelligence, urged caution Thursday, telling an audience at the Aspen Security Forum, “I don’t think we are quite ready yet to make a call on attribution.” He indicated that the response to the incident had been somewhat overblown, describing it as “hyperventilation.” Trump’s campaign has dismissed the idea that the Kremlin is trying to help the real estate mogul win and was quick to say Wednesday that the GOP nominee wasn’t “inviting” an attack by Russia’s highly capable intelligence agencies on the US government or private networks in the United States. Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence came to Trump’s defense Thursday, accusing reporters and pundits in Philadelphia of taking his remarks out of context. “They’ve taken a sarcastic comment, suggested that he was encouraging that activity all the while ignoring the extraordinary revelations in these emails of collusion of horrible statements regarding race, ethnicity and religion,” Pence said on Laura Ingraham’s radio show. Trump’s campaign may be discounting the furor, but it is undeniable that his comments on Wednesday – in which he also appeared to open the way to recognizing Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea in contravention of current US policy – offered an opening for the Clinton campaign. “His fascination and admiration for Vladimir Putin is quite peculiar. He has taken policy positions that are clearly seeing to advance Russia’s interests against the interests of our European allies,” Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon told CNN. “On issue after issue, he has shown a strange affinity for Vladimir Putin and Putin’s Russia.” The lack of open public support from senior Republican officials during the controversy only widened the Clinton campaign’s opportunity. Speaker after speaker at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday lambasted Trump over his suitability to be president. “Donald Trump says he gets his foreign policy experience from watching TV and running the Miss Universe pageant. If only it were funny. It is deadly serious,” said former CIA Director Leon Panetta. “Donald Trump is asking one of our adversaries to engage in hacking or intelligence efforts against the United States to affect our election.” Retired Navy Adm. John Hutson also piled on. “This morning, this very morning, (Trump) invited Russia to hack us. That’s not law and order, that’s criminal intent,” he said, playing off a slogan that Trump emphasized at the Republican convention last week. And in his marquee speech concluding the evening, Obama slammed Trump for cozying up to Putin. The billionaire businessman has offered a string of favorable remarks about the Russian strongman’s leadership style by the billionaire – part of a remarkable scenario in which Democrats, often blasted as weak during the Cold War by the GOP are now emerging as Kremlin-baiters in trying to argue that the Republican nominee is unfit to be president. Were he not so vehemently opposed to Trump, Obama could give the billionaire a lesson in how a single remark or offhand equip on issues of national security can haunt a president for years. RELATED: Wikileaks posts hacked DNC voicemails Commanders in chief and other senior members of the national security establishment speak so carefully, they often resort to the cliches of diplomatic speak in the knowledge that what they say immediately rockets round the world. Obama is still suffering the consequences of saying in a White House news conference in 2012 that Syria’s use of chemical weapons would be a “red line” for him. Obama’s decision not to attack the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for its use of such arms was seen by critics as a disastrous blow to not just his own credibility but that of the United States itself. The fallout from the episode raised questions about whether the US word on its security guarantees elsewhere – for example with treaty allies in Europe and Asia – was as absolute as many nations had assumed. Trump’s comments during the campaign about NATO and musings on whether US allies Japan and South Korea should consider nuclear weapons have similarly concerned those countries. Though just a candidate, the policies would have major implications for their security should he be the next occupant, causing consternation in foreign ministries around the world. Another brief comment on national security that lingered for years occurred when an unnamed senior official described the US support role in Libya in the New Yorker as “leading from behind.” Ever since, the phrase has incessantly been used by Republicans to argue that Obama is a weak leader. In another New Yorker piece, Obama famously referred to ISIS as the “JV” team – a comment that has plagued him since the group seized territory to create a self-declared caliphate in the Middle East and started staging and inspiring terror attacks in Europe and the US. And Obama is far from the first American president to discover how unwise remarks on national security can hurt. His predecessor, George W. Bush, for instance, found that early in his presidency that imprecise language could trip him up, as he stumbled into controversies on Taiwan policy and the terminology used to refer to terrorism after 9/11. And sometimes, presidential sarcasm can simply lead to commanders in chief being accused of acting in bad taste. In 1984, while the standoff with the Soviets still raged, President Ronald Reagan quipped during an off-air sound check that he had “signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” The comment prompted then-Democratic nominee Walter Mondale to remark: “A president has to be very, very careful with his words.” CNN’s Eugene Scott, Theodore Schleifer, Matthew Chance, Ryan Browne, Manu Raju, Barbara Starr and Jeremy Diamond contributed to this story.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160728130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/donald-trump-russia-hacking-sarcastic/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "631879616", "sentence": "Singapore’s Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle  – the humble hawker stall now home to the world’s cheapest Michelin-star meal – was the only place you could try Chan Hon Meng’s iconic S$2 ($1.42) chicken rice dish. Now, there are two. Late last year the chef-owner partnered with Hersing Culinary to open Liao Fan Hawker Chan, a casual dine-in offshoot located meters away from his Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre-based stall in Singapore. Meng created this quick-service restaurant to harness the sudden worldwide fame and, consequently, customer demand following his stall’s groundbreaking induction into Singapore’s inaugural Michelin Guide in July 2016. “I didn’t know anything about the Michelin Guide, but I knew it was for a very ‘high’ type of food,” admits the Malaysian-born chef, who initially dismissed news of Michelin’s interest in his stall as a joke. He has since undergone quite the learning curve of the guide’s impact on any given restaurant. The new expansion seats 80 diners and still includes take-out service, which is a necessity: on Hawker Chan’s second soft-opening day, an ever-growing line of tourists and locals spilling out of the restaurant and onto the sidewalk almost mirrored that of the stall, where people wait for several hours to experience his famous fare. “The customers here [at Hawker Chan] are a bit more demanding,” Meng tells CNN while seated in his new restaurant. “Upstairs [at the stall], they will just stand there and wait. They are more patient.” Hawker Chan’s menu is a duplicate of the stall, including the char siew noodles, pork rib hor fun and Meng’s legendary Cantonese-style soya sauce chicken rice. Asia’s 50 best restaurants 2017 So what’s different about Hawker Chan? For one, it’s an air-conditioned, up-to-date space unlike the stall’s spartan, often muggy food court location, and it has new dishes such as Thai-style tofu and wonton soup in addition to combo platter options. The number of staff quadruples that of the hawker stall, which should surely help curb wait times. 10 Singapore street foods guaranteed to make you hungry You’ll also now find the 52-year old Michelin man himself cooking and overseeing the new restaurant, while occasionally checking in on the original stall, which his wife, Irene, helps manage. There is a price to pay for the more comfortable dining experience, however: the SGD $2 chicken rice dish at the stall, for instance, is marked-up at SGD $3.80, which Meng explains is only to cover overhead expenses. Still, each single-meal served at Hawker Chan will set you back less than US$4, a true value compared to other restaurants helmed by a chef with Michelin honors. Will Hawker Chan bring Chan Hong Meng his second “star?” It didn’t happen in Singapore’s 2017 Michelin Guide, but there’s always the next year. Just in case, Meng should keep his eyes peeled for a third venue. Why Gordon Ramsay fell in love with Singapore Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle: Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre, 335 Smith St, SingaporeHawker Chan: 78 Smith St, Singapore Travis Levius is a globetrotting writer, editor and photographer for the likes of BBC Travel, Business Insider and Forbes Travel Guide. You can follow his adventures on Instagram and his travel/inspiration blog MisterLevius.com.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hawker Chan (Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170228004500", "country1": "SGP", "country2": "MYS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/foodanddrink/singapore-cheapest-michelin-star-restaurant/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "582000322", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, is a United States senator for New Hampshire and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Europe. The opinions expressed in this article belong to the author. NATO faces both an old danger to the east and a new danger to the west Shaheen: The cornerstone institutions of our alliance have, nonetheless, shown that they can take a punch Europe has been battered by Brexit, terrorist attacks, Russian aggression, the migrant crisis, and uneven economic performance. The two most important institutions undergirding European stability – NATO and the European Union – confront grave threats. The case for Euro-pessimism seems compelling. So why am I guardedly optimistic about the future of our transatlantic alliance? First, let’s consider the case for gloom.  NATO faces both an old danger to the east and a new danger to the west. To the east, Russia has invaded Ukraine, annexed Crimea, and tripled defense spending since 2000. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of three new combat divisions – comprised of tens of thousands of troops – and plans to station them near the Baltics and Poland by the end of the year. His absurd pretext for invading Ukraine – supposedly to protect Russian-speaking minorities – is deeply troubling to the Baltic states, especially Latvia and Estonia, where ethnic Russians constitute nearly a quarter of the population. Related video Fears of a new Cold War as Russia beefs up military Looking west, NATO faces a potential danger from within. Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for president of the United States, has said he would consider disbanding the alliance because it “may be obsolete.” He also suggested that the US might not honor Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty – the promise of collective self-defense – if NATO members have “not fulfilled their obligation to us.”  If a future US president were to refuse to defend an ally under attack, NATO would lose all credibility.  Even threatening such inaction weakens the alliance and emboldens adversaries. Meanwhile, the EU faces profound stresses from the ongoing migration crisis and Great Britain’s decision to exit the union. There have been very real fears that the British vote and the discontents that propelled the “leave” campaign could strengthen anti-EU parties across Europe and cause the EU to unravel. No question, these are all disturbing developments. My case for guarded optimism rests on one quality the transatlantic alliance has always displayed in abundance: resilience.  However, it is contingent on the assumption that Alliance members, most critically the US, continue to provide strong, effective leadership. Thanks to current US leadership, NATO is responding to its challenges in a very robust way. Within the alliance, the idea that NATO “may be obsolete” is rejected as dangerously out of touch with the threats confronting the US and our European friends, in particular the threat from Russia. At the NATO summit this summer in Warsaw, the alliance ratified decisions to deploy multinational battalions  – including U.S. troops and armor – to the Baltic States and Eastern Europe, and to maintain troops in Afghanistan. Member nations reaffirmed their commitment to increase defense spending to at least two percent of GDP.  This comes on the heels of President Obama’s $3.4 billion European Reassurance Initiative, which is bolstering readiness across the alliance, most importantly in Eastern Europe. Related video Corker to Trump: 'Don't let Putin flattery affect judgment' Much work remains to be done, but the Warsaw summit sent a clear message: NATO is back, and any lingering post-Cold War complacency is gone.  NATO is resolved to deter a revanchist, anti-democratic Russia.  The US is bolstering Europe by contributing to NATO’s new mission in the Aegean, providing generous assistance to refugees, and tenaciously pursuing an end to the Syrian crisis. Meanwhile, nearly three months after the Brexit vote, UK Prime Minister Teresa May has called for a responsible, orderly departure from the EU.  Even some of the most outspoken “leave” campaigners – including Boris Johnson, the new Foreign Secretary – have gone out of their way to insist that “Britain needs Europe and Europe needs Britain,” and that the UK wants a close relationship with the EU going forward. In the immediate aftermath of the vote, support for the EU surged in country after country across Europe. In France, support was up 10 points to 67 percent.  In Germany and Spain, support rose to 81 percent.  So while the British vote has been a blow to the EU, it has also been a wake-up call across Europe. The general view on the Continent is: Britain has made its choice, but we are rededicating ourselves to EU solidarity and to jointly addressing the migration crisis. It has never been a good idea to bet against our transatlantic alliance.  Across nearly seven decades, NATO and the EU have faced down the Soviet Union during the Cold War; integrated former Soviet-bloc countries into a Europe whole and free; restored peace in the Balkans after Yugoslavia’s break-up; and, most recently, fought alongside the United States in Afghanistan. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, NATO for the first time in its history invoked Article V, coming to the defense of the United States. Today, 15 years later, nearly 4,000 troops from our NATO allies continue to serve alongside US forces in Afghanistan. Nicholas Burns, one of America’s most experienced and respected diplomats, testified recently before our Senate Armed Services Committee.  He said: “The number one strategic advantage we have over Russia and China is that we have alliances in Europe and Asia, and the Russians and Chinese do not. So we should build on those alliances.” I agree.  NATO is indispensable to America’s national security.  The US-EU partnership is indispensable to ensuring a Europe whole, free, and at peace. I am confident that most Americans understand the value of the Transatlantic Alliance and will elect a new president who will strengthen this alliance, not discard it. Today, as in the past, the cornerstone institutions of our alliance have shown that they can take a punch – indeed, multiple punches – and still stand strong.  So while I hear the pessimists, I also listen closely to the generals and diplomats. I’m placing my bet on NATO, the EU, and continued strong US leadership across the globe.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NATO", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160923121500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/opinions/nato-and-eu-still-have-faith-shaheen-opinion/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "419425802", "sentence": "NEW: \"Saudis are beginning to feel a little threatened here,\" CNN military analyst says Country is in a \"rapid downward spiral,\" U.N. officials warn With U.S. and UK forces gone, fears rise that terror could blossom in Yemen The United States and Great Britain have pulled their last forces out of strife-torn Yemen, raising fears that the failed state will become even more of a breeding ground for terror groups plaguing the Middle East and the West. Over the weekend, the United States evacuated the last of its special operations forces – including Navy SEALs and Army Delta Force troops – amid the deteriorating security situation in the country, the U.S. State Department said. On Monday, a security source in the region familiar with the situation in Yemen told CNN’s Nic Robertson that British special forces had also left Yemen in the last few days. The British Ministry of Defence declined to comment. Related gallery Yemen mosque attacks The U.S. move came a day after terrorists bombed two mosques in the capital, Sanaa, on Friday, killing at least 137 and wounding 357 others, according to Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency. The terror group ISIS, based in Syria, claimed responsibility for the attack. Related video U.N. warns Yemen is at  'edge of civil war' It also followed months of fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels, who on Sunday seized the international airport in Taiz. The rebels now control both the airport and Sanaa. Yemen has been a key U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, allowing U.S. drones and special operations forces to stalk terrorists in the country. Now, that arrangement is in tatters, along with any semblance of peace in the Middle Eastern nation. While State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said Saturday that the United States would continue to “take action to disrupt continuing, imminent threats to the United States and our citizens,” the move left some wondering what role the U.S. could play with no forces on the ground. The country closed its embassy in Sanaa last month. “I don’t think there is an active role for the U.S. other than intelligence and trying to see where the dust is going to settle,” said U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine Independent who serves on the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees. That raises the possibility of the already unstable country becoming an even more fertile environment for terror groups to collaborate, grow and export violence, according to Robin Wright, a security and defense analyst with the Woodrow Wilson Center. “It’s becoming much like Syria, much like Afghanistan was at the peak of its instability,” she said. Related video U.S. pulls military forces from Yemen On Sunday, U.N. officials said the country appeared to be on a “rapid downward spiral.” The Security Council again deplored the violence and called for an end to the fighting and for Houthi rebels to return government facilities to the elected government of President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi. But officials said recent events “seemed to be leading the country further away from a peaceful settlement and towards the edge of civil war.” In addition to counterterrorism issues, all sorts of geopolitical influences are at work in Yemen – chief among them the regional power play between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Houthi rebels are Shiites with ties to Iran, who have long felt marginalized in majority Sunni Yemen. Sunni Arab countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council want to limit the influence of Iran, particularly Saudi Arabia, said CNN military analyst Lt. Col. Rick Francona. “They believe now that Iran is in control in Beirut, in Damascus, in Baghdad and now on their southern border in Yemen,” Francona said. “So the Saudis are beginning to feel a little threatened here and are hoping the Yemen situation doesn’t spiral out of control.” The Saudis and other Gulf Arab nations have called for every effort to be made to roll back the Houthi gains and hand full control back to Hadi’s government. On Monday, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi criticized regional governments over their stance on the fighting. Al-Houthi said his group was striking back at al Qaeda and ISIS in self defense, and said he found it “very strange” that nearby governments would condemn the group for such acts while welcoming the United States, which he called “the umbrella of tyranny in the world.” Yemen: What you need to know about how we got here Related video Yemen on the brink There’s little reason to believe the Security Council’s calls for peace will have much impact. Last month the council slammed the rebels for taking over democratic institutions and holding officials under house arrest, with little effect on the fighting. Last week, a Yemeni jet commanded by the Houthi fired missiles at a palace housing Hadi in the port city of Aden. No one was injured, but the direct strike marked an escalation in the deadly fighting between the two sides. That same day, Yemeni military forces – some under the Houthis, others led by officers loyal to Hadi – battled in Aden, leaving at least 13 people dead in the clashes, Aden Gov. Abdul Aziz Hobtour said. The fighting is taking a huge toll on Yemen’s people and economy, said Rafat al Akhali, the country’s former youth minister. Aside from the direct impact of fighting, people are losing jobs and businesses are closing, he said. There’s still time, he said, to implement a political solution to the crisis. “I don’t think we’re past the point of no return yet,” he said. Francona was less sanguine. “I don’t see anything stopping a major war going on,” he said. CNN’s Hakim Almasmari, Catherine E. Shoichet, Richard Roth and Stephanie Halasz  contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Houthi rebels", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150323144500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/middleeast/yemen-unrest/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "673611939", "sentence": "Authorities crack down on European horsemeat ring; arrest 65 Meat labeled unfit for human consumption was processed using forged documents and transported across the continent Spanish police have arrested and charged 65 individuals over a continent-wide ring that traded in horsemeat from animals “in bad shape, too old or simply labelled as ‘not suitable for consumption,‘“according to a statement released by Europol. Spain’s Guardia Civil, in coordination with Europol, the European police agency, charged the individuals with crimes including animal abuse, document forgery, perverting the course of justice, crimes against public health, money laundering and being part of a criminal organization, the press release says. The investigation is related to 2013’s horsemeat scandal, which came to light after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found that 10 out of 27 hamburger products it analyzed in a study contained horse DNA. In one sample from Tesco – Britain’s largest grocery chain – the horsemeat accounted for about 29% of the burger. A French supplier, Comigel, which supplies products to customers in 16 countries, was at the time implicated in the scandal. Some frozen products labeled as beef contained as much as 60% horsemeat. The investigation in the wake of the scandal let to “the identification of a Dutch citizen known in the horsemeat world,” Europol says. The suspect was later identified as the ringleader of an operation investigated in 2016 in which horses unfit for human consumption were being killed in two abattoirs in northern Spain and then sent to Belgium after their paperwork and microchips were altered. After analyzing samples of the meat found in the Spanish slaughterhouses, investigators concluded that the meat was mostly sold abroad. The Dutch suspect oversaw operations from Alicante, Spain, and had a network of “his most trusted men in charge in every country affected by the scam.” The leader of the criminal group was arrested in Belgium, and police actions were carried out across the continent, including in France, Portugal, Italy, Romania, Switzerland and the UK.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European horsemeat ring", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170717051500", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/17/europe/european-horsemeat-ring-busted/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "699395744", "sentence": "92% of pollution-related deaths occur in low and middle income countries Pollution, including heavy metals are damaging to kids' brains The fatal effects of pollution are seen across our planet. In 2015, nearly one in six deaths, an estimated nine million worldwide, was related to pollution in some form – air, water, soil, chemical or occupational pollution, according to a new report published Thursday in The Lancet. Air pollution is by far the largest contributor to early death, according to the new research produced by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. This form of pollution is linked to 6.5 million fatalities in 2015. Water pollution, responsible for 1.8 million deaths, and workplace-related pollution, which led to 0.8 million deaths, pose the next largest risks, the report noted. r The overwhelming majority of pollution-related casualties – 92% – occur among people living in low- and middle-income countries. And, one in every four early deaths in nations trying to industrialize rapidly – such as India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Kenya – could be connected to filthy air, water, soil or other contamination. “Pollution disproportionately impacts the poor and the vulnerable,” said Dr. Olusoji Adeyi, a commissioner and director of the health, nutrition and population global practice at the World Bank Group. In countries at every income level, disease caused by pollution is most prevalent among minorities and the marginalized. “Children face the highest risks,” said Adeyi. “It is important to translate awareness into action at the local, national, and global levels.” Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, co-leader of the commission, said the problem is chemicals. “There are thousands of chemicals out there and we know that people are exposed to them,” said Landrigan. “We just didn’t know enough about what chemicals are doing to people.” In the months leading up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China’s air quality became a matter of international concern. Smog obscured the blue sky and distant buildings even on days the nation’s Ministry of Environmental Protection reported excellent air quality. Quietly, the United States Embassy in Beijing acquired a stationary monitor to track particulates and later, three additional hand-held air monitors. Embassy officials “worked closely with the US EPA “to set up the rooftop air monitoring equipment, explained Noel Clay, a spokesperson for the State Department. To “put it gently,” said Landrigan, people saw the US Embassy data as “unbiased” compared to the air quality data being released by Chinese officials. Embassy officials wanted the more reliable data to “make better daily decisions regarding the safety of outdoor activities,” said Clay. Related article Can China fix its mammoth water crisis before it's too late? Soon, though, the data gained a wider audience than intended. “There’s a lot of kids in China who are very internet savvy,” said Landrigan. These kids figured out how to access the data, which was published online by the US Embassy, and once that hurdle was cleared, the Chinese citizens themselves “started buying monitors and doing their own testing and sharing their results over the internet.” Accelerated by the US Embassy in Beijing, air quality data went viral across China. “It became a very powerful bottom-up influence that I think factored into the Chinese government’s decision to do something – they’re actually taking major strides in China to control air pollution now,” said Landrigan. Now he’s seeing the same thing happen again in other regions of the globe. With the cost of a reliable air monitor priced around $100, said Landrigan, “more and more people around the world are starting on their own – citizen scientists if you will – to collect air pollution data.” The data for this new report comes from “two very credible sources,” noted Landrigan: The World Health Organization and The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which is based at Seattle’s University of Washington and is funded by the Gates Foundation. Data is collected by satellites and other monitoring technologies, which, due to increasing sophistication, provide more information today than in the past. “For the first time, we pulled out and collected in one place all of the information on deaths caused by all forms of pollution combined – in other words, air pollution, water pollution, chemical pollution, soil pollution, occupational pollution in the workplace – and put it all together,” said Landrigan who is also a professor of preventive medicine and pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The very poorest countries have many fewer deaths from pollution than the people on the next rung up – the lower-middle income countries, noted Landrigan. “This is not traditional pollution that is killing people in these rapidly industrializing lower middle-income countries, it’s urban industrial air pollution – chemical pollution,” he said. Traditional pollution arises at the household level and is associated with profound poverty, said Landrigan. Household air pollution resulting from poorly ventilated indoor cook stoves and fecal contamination of drinking water are the major forms of traditional pollution. Modern forms of pollution are outdoor air pollution, chemical pollution, soil pollution and occupational pollution, all associated with modern industry, modern cities, modern lifestyle. “All of those are going up,” said Landrigan, adding that the number of deaths associated with modern pollutions have increased year to year. The other thing that’s new about this report is that economists on the commission’s team developed a separate analysis to calculate the costs that result from diseases caused by pollution, added Landrigan. “Just look at the experience within our country,” said Landrigan pointing out a graph in the report that shows how pollution decreased by 70% from 1970 to 2015 following passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970.  “In that same 45-year period, the GDP has increased by 250%,” said Landrigan, who noted this does not support arguments suggesting pollution regulation stifles the economy. Nicholas Burger, senior economist and director of the Center for Research and Policy in International Development at the RAND Corporation, said the numbers look right but this type of economic analysis is “incredibly difficult.” Burger was not involved in the Commission or its report. “Simply saying we’ve observed this level of growth and we’ve observed this level of pollution reduction is not enough to make a strong statement that absent the pollution reduction we would have seen the same level of growth — or lower growth or higher growth,” said Burger. It is necessary to understand what would have happened absent those regulations, noted Burger. And that’s not easy to answer on the macro level. Related article A spate of deadly disasters for the elderly “There’s pretty strong evidence that pollution control policy – pollution regulation – does not adversely affect growth by as much as people often argue that it does or that we might tend to think that it does,” said Burger.  He added there are even some instances where researchers believe pollution policy has not harmed economic growth or perhaps even “enhanced growth.” “You put a scrubber on a power plant to remove the harmful pollutants coming out of the stack of that power plant that is going to make that power plant less efficient – that’s basic physics,” he noted. But the question is how much less efficient? Industry often comes up with ways to exceed the efficiency requirements of regulators. One theme that comes out of the regulation research is to never underestimate the efficiency and innovation abilities of Western industries, said Burger. Related article Michigan officials charged in Flint Legionnaires' outbreak Even when regulations slow growth of one industry, then, other businesses providing goods and services to accommodate the new regulations may grow. Consider, though, that health care costs are also part of the GDP. It’s extremely complicated trying to calculate “how the economy would reorient itself and reoptimize itself” with or without pollution regulations, said Burger. Still, Commission Co-leader Richard Fuller of Pure Earth, USA, an international non-profit, maintains that countries can have “consistent economic growth with low pollution” and he bases this opinion on the experiences of Western nations. “If you just think about it, anecdotally in the West, we really did knock pollution on the head,” Fuller said. The rules and regulations of the 1960s and 1970s made our water safe to drink and the air reasonably clean. “It’s certainly enormously better than it used to be,” said Fuller. When you see pictures of Beijing filled with “nasty, gunky air, that’s how it was in New York City and in Pittsburgh and in Los Angeles back in the ’60s and even in the ‘70s,” he said. Meanwhile, in lower income countries, ministers of finance believe that you need to “allow pollution to happen in order to become industrialized,” said Fuller. “If you adopt green growth strategies it’s more likely – according to the literature – you will actually grow stronger because you won’t have people sick or dying before their time.” Poor health and early death requires people to look after others and this “costs” societies wanting to grow. “It’s a key message in the report,” said Fuller, who hopes the new report gets the development community to consider pollution “as an issue they should worry about it, an issue that should be on the global agenda.” The pollution piece of the agenda has largely been forgotten because the planet is cleaner due to efforts made in the US and Europe, “but it hasn’t had the same effort in the rest of the world,” said Fuller. So what can people do? “People should go to www.pollution.org,” said Fuller. While the data is not comprehensive, it’s the best available for people to see what is happening in their own neighborhoods. “If you’re not seeing what you’re feeling, you can add your story,” said Fuller. These civic contributions will be brought into policy discussions happening in the concerned country, said Fuller. The website, then, is “a place for people to have their voice get heard in a non-confrontational way.” Related article Exposure to air pollution before birth may shorten our lives Individual voices need to be heard, Fuller noted, because worldwide, children are vulnerable. “The thing that worries me most in all this is the neurological damage that many of these toxins have,” said Fuller. Heavy metals, including lead, damage kids’ brains. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “My concern is if you release a toxin in China, it can end up in LA just as easily,” said Fuller. Particulate matter travels, he said, with research demonstrating that carbon from burning coal in China is in air pollution in LA. “We need to look after it because they’re going to poison us as well.” CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to say one in six deaths was related to pollution and to identify RAND as a corporation.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "pollution", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171019230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/pollution-1-in-6-deaths-study/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "701500929", "sentence": "The CIA mulled mafia hits on Cuban President Fidel Castro. Someone called the FBI threatening to kill Lee Harvey Oswald a day before Oswald’s murder. And the US examined sabotaging airplane parts heading to Cuba. These assertions are some of many unearthed in newly revealed government documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Following a deadline 25 years in the making, the National Archives on Thursday evening released a horde of JFK files. President Donald Trump blocked the release of some documents at least temporarily, citing national security concerns, leaving researchers, conspiracy theorists and interested onlookers 52 previously unreleased full documents and thousands in part to sift through. Here are some of the highlights from the trove so far. A 1975 document from the Rockefeller Commission detailing the CIA’s role in foreign assassinations said plans to assassinate Castro were undertaken in the early days of the Kennedy administration. The report said Attorney General Robert Kennedy, the President’s brother, told the FBI he learned the CIA hired an intermediary “to approach Sam Giancana with a proposition of paying $150,000 to hire some gunman to go into Cuba and kill Castro.” The attorney general said that made it hard to prosecute Giancana, a Sicilian American mobster. “Attorney General Kennedy stated that the CIA should never undertake the use of mafia people again without first checking with the Department of Justice because it would be difficult to prosecute such people in the future,” the report reads. The report also said the CIA was later interested in using mobsters to deliver a poison pill to Castro in order to kill him. A document dated November 24, 1963, showed FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover addressing the death of Oswald at the hands of Jack Ruby. “There is nothing further on the Oswald case except that he is dead,” Hoover begins. Hoover said the FBI’s Dallas office received a call “from a man talking in a calm voice,” saying he was a member of a committee to kill Oswald. Related article Trump 'unhappy' with government redactions to JFK files He said they pressed the Dallas chief of police to protect Oswald, but Ruby was nevertheless able to kill the gunman. “Ruby says no one was associated with him and denies having made the telephone call to our Dallas office last night,” Hoover said. Hoover went on to say the FBI had evidence of Oswald’s guilt and intercepts of Oswald’s communications with Cuba and the Soviet Union. He said he was concerned there would be doubt in the public about Oswald’s guilt and that President Lyndon Johnson would appoint a commission to investigate the assassination. A national security council document from 1962 – before Kennedy’s murder – referenced “Operation Mongoose,” a covert attempt to topple communism in Cuba. In the minutes of a secret meeting on Operation Mongoose from September 14,1962, “General (Marshall) Carter said that the CIA would examine the possibilities of sabotaging airplane parts which are scheduled to be shipped from Canada to Cuba.” A top secret document from 1975 for the Rockefeller Commission outlines the testimony of former CIA Director Richard Helms. In the transcript, Helms said he thought former President Richard Nixon believed the CIA was responsible for the death of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, who died following a coup linked to the CIA. “There is absolutely no evidence of this in the agency records and the whole thing has been, I mean rather – what is the word I want – heated by the fact that President Johnson used to go around saying that the reason President Kennedy was assassinated was that he had assassinated President Diem and this was just … justice,” Helms said. Helms added: “where he got this from, I don’t know.” The deposition continues, with him being asked if there was any way Oswald was in some way a CIA agent or an agent,” before the document cuts off. A cable from the FBI in 1967 quoted one man quipping Oswald must have been a good shot. The alleged Cuban officer returned, “oh, he was quite good.” Asked why he said that, the officer said, “I knew him.” FBI Director Hoover forwarded a memo to the White House in 1963, shortly after Kennedy’s death. The memo, obtained by the Church Committee and classified top secret, detailed US sources’ sense of the reaction in the USSR to Kennedy’s death. “According to our source, officials of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union believed there was some well-organized conspiracy on the part of the ‘ultraright’ in the United States to effect a ‘coup,’” the memo said. “They seem convinced that the assassination was not the deed of one man, but that it arose out of a carefully planned campaign in which several people played a part.” The source said the Soviet officials claimed no connection between Oswald and the USSR, and described him as “a neurotic gunman.” A CIA memo from the day of Kennedy’s assassination outlined a CIA intercept of a call from Oswald, then in Mexico City, to the Russian embassy in Mexico. Oswald spoke to the consul, Valeriy Vladimirovich Kostikov, an “identified KGB officer” “in broken Russian.” The memo’s author said he was told by the FBI’s liaison officer that the bureau believed Oswald’s visit was to get help with a passport or visa.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "CIA", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171027034500", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/jfk-file-release-highlights/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "593729861", "sentence": "Russia lost to Croatia 114 to 112 The United States and United Kingdom also won seats For years, UN countries seeking to stop Russia from assisting the Assad regime militarily in Syria have been blocked by Moscow’s veto power as a permanent UN Security Council member. But on Friday at the UN, opponents of Russia’s punishing assaults in Syria achieved a small symbolic victory. Russia was defeated in its bid to be re-elected as a member of the UN’s Human Rights Council, the most prestigious panel in the UN system designed to examine global human rights. But it was close. Russia lost to Croatia by just two votes, 114 to 112, with Hungary claiming the Eastern Europe region’s other remaining seat. UN General Assembly voted in a secret balloting process that has no vetoes. The United States and United Kingdom also won seats on the rights panel. UN Watch, a UN watchdog group, said after the vote that “the non-election of Russia shows that the nations of the world can reject gross abusers if they so choose.” RELATED: Russian, US military planes in near miss over Syria Dozens of human rights groups had campaigned against Moscow’s bid, citing the massive bombing assault on parts of Syria opposed to the government of its close ally, President Bashar al-Assad. An estimated 400,000 people have died in the Syrian conflict. Moscow’s refusal to accept Security Council resolutions framed to seek the end of the war seemed to be a factor in Russia’s failure to gain support for the council seat from others in the UN. State Department spokesman Mark Toner, noting that he wasn’t referring to Russia specifically said that “we continue to believe that UN member states should seek countries that have a strong human rights record to be a part of the council.” Human Rights Watch’s UN director, Louis Charbonneau said, after Hungary and Croatia beat out Russia in their regional contest, that the vote “also shows how important it is to have competitive slates in UN elections. Countries should have a chance to reject those whose candidacies are so severely compromised, as they did today.” RELATED: US, Russia spar amid charges of war crimes in Syria It’s rare for one of the five powerful permanent UN Security Council member nations to lose any UN election. However, the United States, too, experienced such defeat in 2001, when the US failed to win a seat on the UN Human Rights Commission, which the council later replaced. Human rights advocates, however, did lose their campaign to stop Saudi Arabia from being re-elected. The Mideast power has recently been accused of major human rights violations in its onslaught in neighboring Yemen. But it was nearly impossible for Saudi Arabia to lose, having already been selected as one of the four Asia-Pacific region countries to run for that region’s four allocated slots. China and Cuba also won seats. UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer said the re-election of Saudi Arabia, China and Cuba “casts a shadow upon the reputation of the United Nations.” CNN’s Elise Labott and Casey Riddle contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161028203000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "HRV", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/politics/russia-loses-seat-un-human-rights-council/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "610018024", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, editor emeritus of World Policy Journal and member of the board of contributors of USA Today, is the author of “A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today.” Follow him on Twitter @DavidAndelman. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Tractor trailer barrels into a crowded Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 David A. Andelman: The act could mean that Angela Merkel will be the next moderate European leader to face an uphill battle in her bid for re-election But the fallout will spread far beyond Germany, threatening to undermine the very fabric of the European Union, writes Andelman The apparent violent truck assault on Berlin’s crowded Breitscheidplatz Christmas market had all the hallmarks of Islamic State terrorism – the same type of semitruck, the same high speed of 40 miles an hour, the same mass of holiday revelers – as the horrific attack on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice last summer. In both cases, there were multiple deaths and scores of maimed and injured left in their wake. But beyond the immediate panic and horror, there also appears to be a potentially more pernicious reward to the forces of the political far right best positioned to capitalize on such a tragedy. Indeed, the domestic political fallout of both incidents promises to carry far beyond the borders of Germany or France, spreading a radical shift to the right that holds the potential of upsetting not only the ruling elite, but the very glue that holds Europe together. Even while Sven Gerling, a spokesman for the Berlin fire service, was saying, “We are at the scene with a large number of vehicles. The police are too. We are trying to save a number of lives,” a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel was assuring the nation that she was being briefed by her interior minister and by the mayor of Berlin. As police began to dig into the background of the truck’s driver, however, it was clear that Merkel would have to do some neat pivoting if she was to win a fourth term as chancellor. Ironically, it was just one month ago that she announced she would stand for re-election. Even then, she was facing some tough challenges – particularly from the Alternative for German (AfD) Party and its fiery leader, Frauke Petry, who have already launched a vicious, and in scattered local contests, successful campaign. They claim that Merkel has been far too generous and accommodating in welcoming refugees from the Middle East, at least some of whom intend to harm the nation that has been so generous in opening its doors to them. Related video Berlin witness: Big hole in truck's windshield As long ago as January, Petry was urging German border police to shoot on the spot any refugees found entering Germany illegally. The fear is that to match such rhetoric in the face of the post-Christmas market massacre, Merkel will have to edge farther toward the right. Already, she did a bit of a pivot two weeks ago when she called for a ban on wearing a veil in public. “The full veil is not appropriate here. It should be forbidden wherever that is legally possible. It does not belong to us,” she told a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) gathering. The fact is, across Western Europe there is a full-scale assault on traditional democratic values that many are increasingly coming to fear are only giving aid and comfort to the kinds of jihadists prepared to seize on any leniency to drive their trucks into crowds of innocents enjoying themselves. Related article Why can't France stop this wave of terror? In France, the fears that sprung from a succession of terrorist attacks over the past year played a central role in hammering the popularity rating of Francois Hollande into the single digits and driving him from a re-election bid, while strengthening the hand of anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, far-right leader Marine Le Pen of the National Front party. In Italy, similar concerns led to the ouster of Italy’s center-left politician, while in Austria the far-right candidate managed to get into a two-way run-off for his nation’s presidency. The new, populist government in Poland has already shifted far to the right, and other nations including the Netherlands, Norway, Hungary and even Liechtenstein are set to hold their own elections in 2017 alongside France and Germany. Across Europe, right-wing candidates are positioning themselves against immigration and Islam, defending an ever-tougher stance with every new terrorist assault. A broader fear, though, is that terror incidents that pose electoral challenges for some of Europe’s leading pillars of unity like Merkel could provide ammunition for right-wing leaders who want to go beyond simple bans on immigration from the Middle East. The AfD, the National Front and their supporters want nothing less than a dissolution of the European Union and a return to pull-up-the-drawbridge nationalism for their individual nations. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Brexit was only the first example of this kind of political mentality. The thousands of immigrants from the Middle East clamoring for entry to Britain only stoked the fires of exiting the European Union. Each successive, successful and bloody terrorist attack will further whet the appetite of right-wing politicians and their supporters, feverish to return full control over their nation’s security to their own security forces. This is the ultimate danger of terror attacks. Reasonable men and women must recognize them for what they are – an effort to drain what is left of democracy from our nations. As President-elect Donald Trump begins to focus on how to respond, he should understand that support for moderation and unity will defeat those who prefer to divide each of us. A populist agenda, in contrast, will only strengthen and embolden our enemies.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Angela Merkel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161220013000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/opinions/berlin-truck-attack-opinion-andelman/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "603030676", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peniel Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Political Values and Ethics and the Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. He is the author of several books, most recently “Stokely: A Life.” The views expressed here are his. Peniel Joseph: Fidel Castro re-shaped global politics before reaching the age of 40 Joseph writes that as a revolutionary, Castro was both an icon and an oppressor The firestorm over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s praise for Fidel Castro is proof that, despite the US government’s official denunciation of the Cuban leader, Castro’s legacy around the world ultimately remains far more complicated. Trudeau’s characterization of Castro as a “legendary revolutionary and orator” drew swift and withering rebukes from American elected officials, most notably from Sen. Marco Rubio, who tweeted that Trudeau’s remarks are “shameful & embarrassing,” and Sen. Ted Cruz, who called them “disgraceful.” Both senators are descendants of Cubans who fled pre- and post-revolutionary Cuba and both remain determined to close off US-Cuban ties until the island’s communist regime is replaced with free elections. Castro’s death, taking place against the backdrop of President Obama’s efforts at the end of his tenure to normalize relations with Cuba, has touched off a fierce international debate over the meaning of human rights, social justice and political revolution. Trudeau’s praise illuminates the fact that the meaning of Castro’s legacy largely depends on historical context. He stands alongside Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X as a political icon who indelibly shaped world history and re-shaped global politics before reaching the age of 40. Castro’s successful 1959 revolution overthrew the US-backed Batista regime in favor of a socialist political experiment that was soon backed by the Soviet Union. Castro’s acumen as a revolutionary reached far beyond his country’s borders. He excoriated American imperialism in jaw-dropping three-hour speeches before the United Nations, met with Malcolm X and stayed in Harlem during a September 1960 visit to the States. He offered military, financial and medical assistance to unfolding liberation movements in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Related article Fidel, the promise and the betrayal Trudeau calls Castro a “remarkable leader.” As the leader of a tiny island 90 miles off the coast of Florida determined to reject the dictates of US foreign policy, Castro was nothing if not a survivor: He weathered assassination attempts, fallout from the Cuban missile crisis and the economic punishment of the US embargo to emerge as the symbolic leader of revolutionary movements raging across the Third World during the 1960s and 1970s. For liberation movements—including Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress in South Africa—Cuba proved itself to be, under Castro’s leadership, a friend of last resort, willing to stand by jailed and demonized guerrilla fighters who, over time, emerged as global statesmen. Cuba provided safe space for Black Panthers, political exiles and revolutionaries around the world challenging what Castro blasted as American imperialism. Related article The man Americans loved to hate Castro’s swashbuckling forays into international affairs also overshadowed a visible dark side: the ruthless suppression of anti-Castro opposition forces, the curtailment of freedom of speech and expression, the imprisonment and killing of political enemies and a failure to confront racial hierarchies in revolutionary Cuba. For all the genuine strides his regime made in offering free education, medical care, housing and resources for the Cuban people, Castro’s authoritarian rule atrophied a once-promising revolution into a virtual dictatorship. Castro’s most enduring legacy is a contradictory one. For millions around the world, he remains a defiant figure: the handsome, cigar-chomping leader who attended UN meetings in olive fatigues, comfortably gossiped with Cuban peasants without security guards and challenged the hypocrisies of American politicians who balked at his close ties to the Soviet Union and nationalization of Western industries on the island but were willing to support pro-capitalist dictators. For his critics, especially the large Cuban-American exile community in Florida, Castro remains in death an egomaniacal dictator who murdered friends, families and innocents and forced them into over a half-century-long exile they pray will end soon. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Trudeau’s expression of “deep sorrow” for Castro’s death takes us back to an almost-vanished historical era, one in which public admission of complexity was not forbidden, statesmen did not use Twitter to make rash declarations and where even political enemies were offered a measure of dignity and respect in death.  Trudeau’s words acknowledge the achievements of a towering, but flawed, political figure.  A warts-and-all portrait of Castro will satisfy neither unblinking supporters nor inveterate critics. Neither the saint nor the monster he’s been often characterized as being, Castro was something far more and far less: a lawyer turned guerrilla leader who, in an extraordinary historical moment, threatened the legitimacy of the world’s greatest superpower. He did it with a charismatic panache that dazzled millions and inaugurated political regimes that, like his own in Cuba, simultaneously furthered human rights and denied these same rights to internal critics. Trudeau’s remembrance of Castro reminds us that the Cuban leader’s final legacy has yet to be written, but will be as interesting, complex and messy in death as it was in the course of his lifetime.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Fidel Castro", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161127221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/opinions/trudeau-castro-complicated-legacy-joseph-opinion/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "666839627", "sentence": "TEDGlobal has announced a short-list of speakers for its four day conference in August The conference is back in Africa after a 10 year absence Curator Emeka Okafor says  the chosen speakers have \"fresh, unique perspectives in their initiatives, pronouncements and work.\" TEDGlobal has released a preview list of speakers for its four day conference in Arusha, Tanzania this August, the first TED conference on the continent for a decade. Details of more speakers will be released next month. According to curator Emeka Okafor the Africans on this list have “fresh, unique perspectives in their initiatives, pronouncements and work.” Okafor says the aim of the conference is to unite a large group with genuine interest in improving the continent. He added that he hopes the speakers will spark global discussions around the need to find solutions from within Africa and the diaspora. Here are some of the African speakers on the preview list: Kamau Gachigi is the executive director of Gearbox, Kenya’s first open maker space for rapid prototyping. With Gearbox, Gachigi empowers Kenya’s next generation of creators to build sustainable solutions to the challenges in Africa. He was also responsible for manufacturing and prototyping tools in 2009 whilst heading the University of Nairobi’s Science and Technology Park. When Oshiorenoya Agabi started Koniku his plan was to build a device capable of thinking like a human in two to five years.He is working to integrate biological neurons and silicon computer chips to build computers that can think like humans. “Faster, cleverer computer chips are key to solving the next big batch of computing problems, like particle detection or sophisticated climate modeling — and to get there, we need to move beyond the limitations of silicon” Agabi said. Natsai Audrey Chieza is the founder and creative director of Faber Futures, a creative R&D studio that redefines technology and biodesign. Chieza’s work as a design researcher crosses boundaries between technology, biology, design and cultural studies. Whilst at University College London, she created a design led microbiology protocol that replaces synthetic pigments with natural dyes excreted by bacteria to produce silk scarves dyed in different hues. Her creation is helping to reprogram the system of fashion and textile production especially in cases of resource scarcity, source and cultural particularity Executive Director of  Eritrean Initiative on Refugee Rights (EIRR), Meron Estefanos is a voice in advocating for the rights of Eritrean refugees, victims of trafficking, and victims of torture. She has been instrumental to resolving cases of victims of blackmail throughout the world.  She is also a human rights activist, host and presenter of  ‘Voices of Eritrean Refugees’, Radio Erena’s weekly program aired from Paris. Cultural historian and curator, Gus Casely-Hayford, writes, lectures and broadcasts on African culture. He has presented two series of The Lost Kingdoms of Africa for the BBC and has lectured on African art and culture, advising national and international bodies on heritage and culture. He is currently bringing important paintings of black figures together in Britain through a National Portrait Gallery exhibition that tells the story of slavery abolition through 18th and 19th century portraits. Tanzanian entrepreneur, philanthropist and former politician, Mohammed Dewji currently serves as President/CEO of MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate. Operational in 11 African countries they control a variety of industries such as trading, agriculture, manufacturing, energy and petroleum, financial services, real estate and so much more. Dewji previously served as Parliament member for Singida-Urban in 2005 till he retired in 2015. He is heavily invested in health, education and community development through his Foundation Mo Dewji. Touria El Glaoui who initially started out in the banking industry is the founding director of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair. The fair, which takes place in London and New York every year, showcases work of artists and galleries across Africa and the diaspora. While in banking, El Glaoui organised and co-curated exhibitions of her father’s work, Moroccan artist Hassan El Glaoui in London and Morocco.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "TEDGlobal conference in Africa", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170621131500", "country1": "TZA", "country2": "KEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/africa/african-speakers-at-ted-global-2017/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "462677707", "sentence": "Amnesty International said the journalists shouldn't have been tried in the first place The Thai navy has 30 days to appeal An Australian and a Thai journalist, who were charged with defamation for reporting on the alleged involvement of Thai naval forces in human trafficking, have been acquitted. Alan Morison, the 67-year-old Australian editor of independent Thai news website Phuketwan, and reporter Chutima Sidasathian, a Thai citizen, were facing seven years in jail – two years on criminal defamation charges and five years for breaching the Computer Crimes Act. On Tuesday, the judge delivered his verdict in a Phuket court: Not guilty. Amnesty International welcomed the news but said the pair shouldn’t have been put on trial to begin with. “This is just the latest in a long line of attacks on freedom of expression and media outlets since the military seized power in 2014,” said Josef Benedict of  Amnesty International’s South East Asia campaigns director. Chutima said the journalists are waiting to see whether the Royal Thai Navy will appeal. It has to do so within 30 days. “Today’s verdict turned out to be very satisfactory,” she told CNN. The charges were filed after the Thai navy complained about an article Phuketwan published in July 2013. The story included a 41-word paragraph from a Reuters investigative article alleging that “Thai naval forces” had profited from involvement in the smuggling of ethnic Rohingya from neighboring Myanmar. No one from Reuters, which won a Pulitzer Prize for the series of reports on Rohingya that the article featured in, was charged over the original story. The case was slammed by press freedom organizations and human rights groups, including the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Eight international rights groups signed an open letter to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha calling on him to drop the charges, claiming the case constituted a threat to the “bedrock of Thailand’s democratic society.” Chutima told CNN that she and Morison testified in court, defending the use of the paragraph that had prompted the charges. “We explained to them that the term ‘Thai naval forces’ doesn’t mean the Royal Thai Navy, but it means any forces with capability or resources to work in water or at sea,” she said. A witness, with expertise on the Computer Crimes Act, also testified in their defense, arguing the law was intended to prevent crimes such as hacking or credit card skimming, but had been abused. Chutima told the court that, in writing the article, she and Morison had been simply doing their jobs and acting in the public interest. “Regarding the first charge about defamation, the court has acquitted this because the statement didn’t affect Thai Navy’s reputation and images,” Chutima told CNN on Tuesday. “Also, the published story was useful for the public, which was about  human trafficking in Rohingyas.” Related video The apartheid you've never heard of The persecution of the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar has fueled a migrant crisis in Southeast Asia, as tens of thousands have been driven into the hands of traffickers in their attempts to flee. Related video Migrants remain stranded at sea In May, dozens of graves and a number of secret detention camps were found in trafficking hotspots around the Thai-Malaysian border. The ensuring Thai crackdown saw trafficking networks abandon their human cargo at sea, leaving thousands of vulnerable migrants on rickety wooden boats ping-ponging between different countries as they attempted to make landfall. The crackdown led to dozens of arrests, including of a senior army officer in the region, Lieutenant General Manas Kongpan, on human trafficking charges. Thailand’s military junta, which toppled the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in a coup last year, has introduced strict controls on media, amid a clampdown on civil liberties. Related video Thai PM: I have never been against democracy Prayuth has repeatedly griped publicly about journalists, and was slammed for an offhand comment at a press conference in March that he would “probably just execute” any reporters who stepped out of line. Benjamin Ismail, head of the Asia-Pacific desk for Reporters Without Borders, called on the Thai government “to end their policy of harassing the media.” “The trial of these two journalists, who just did their job as news providers with a great deal of professionalism, poses a great danger to all those independent voices in Thailand who want to use their freedom of expression and information,” he said in a statement last month. CNN’s Tim Hume contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Thai military junta", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150901054500", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "MYS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/01/asia/thailand-phuketwan-defamation-trial/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "704529947", "sentence": "More than 80 people were killed in Vietnam in flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Damrey, authorities said, just days before US President Donald Trump is set to visit the country. Some 26 people are also missing, the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said. The agency said nearly 120,000 homes have been ruined and early 10,000 hectares of rice and more than 15,000 hectares of vegetables were flooded. Many of the damaged homes were in the provinces of Khan Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen, the European Union’s humanitarian aid agency reported earlier this week, citing local media. President Trump is scheduled to visit the coastal city of Da Nang for a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum as part of a two-week trip across the Asia-Pacific region. He’ll also travel to the capital, Hanoi, for an official state visit with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. Trump arrived in Beijing Wednesday and will head to Vietnam later this week. CNN’s Stella Ko contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US President Donald Trump's visit to Vietnam", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171107044500", "country1": "VNM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/06/asia/vietnam-floods-damrey/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "626230008", "sentence": "ISIS is fending off enemies from all sides in Raqqa But there's been little coordination between various groups on the ground The “caliphate” declared by the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) will lose its last two cities of any consequence – Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria – within months, according to the senior U.S. general in the region. Speaking on a tour north of Baghdad this week, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force, said the next phase of the Iraqi military operation to take Mosul will get underway imminently. The city of some 300,000 inhabitants is ISIS’ administrative headquarters, and its hub for planning overseas terror attacks.  Not so long ago, ISIS controlled a wide swathe of land between Raqqa and the Turkish border, allowing as many as 2,000 foreign fighters a month to reach the “promised land.” Now most of that land is held by the group’s enemies. Its leadership, weapons caches and oil revenues in Syria have been pummeled for months. Related article As Donald Trump takes over, a diminished ISIS awaits ISIS lost 23% of its territory in Iraq and Syria last year, according to analysis by security consultants IHS Janes . Since November it has lost some 3,400 square kilometers around Raqqa, in a wide arc north of the city. The group’s last significant holdout north of Raqqa – the town of al Bab – is remorselessly bombed by US, Russian and Turkish aircraft. ISIS finds itself fending off enemies in all directions, over an area of several hundred square kilometers, much of it open land where the movement of any sizable reinforcements would be vulnerable to air attack. Its advantage is that – so far – there’s been little coordination among its adversaries on the ground, and none of them seems strong enough to take Raqqa alone. ISIS has built multi-layered defenses around the city and would be fighting among a civilian population under siege. The long Syrian war has spawned a bewildering array of factions, but there are essentially three competitors in the “race” for Raqqa: Sometimes they compete, sometimes they quietly cooperate, and just as often they ignore each other. The SDF are currently the closest to Raqqa – less than 20 kilometers in some places, according to US military officials – after advancing fairly quickly across barren, sparsely-populated plains. But they are yet to clear ISIS from the town of al-Tabqa, the site of an important dam on the Euphrates. The SDF has received substantial support from US-led coalition aircraft – with as many as 20 airstrikes a day around Raqqa recently, according to figures released by the coalition. Among the targets bombed were two bridges across the Euphrates River that were essential to ISIS’ mobility. Now it’s much more difficult for them to move in and out of their stronghold. In the words of US Central Command, “disabling the bridges will further isolate ISIL [another acronym for ISIS] fighters and they will have to take their chances with fighting and dying or surrendering to the SDF.” The SDF’s next goal is to cut ISIS’ communications between Raqqa and the town of Deir Ezzor to the east, which would make it much harder for the group to use the Syria-Iraq border. Related video US official: ISIS ranks reduced by 75% Coalition officials estimate the SDF can muster as many as 50,000 fighters in various states of readiness and ability. The Kurdish YPG are the most effective and numerous part of the SDF but in recent months the Arab contingent has grown to more than 20,000, of whom 13,000 have been vetted by the US military, which means they can receive training and weapons. US support for the SDF has grown to include additional Special Forces on the ground and the supply of a handful of armored vehicles. US military officials have insisted weapons are going to Arab factions and not the YPG, in an effort to assuage Turkey – which sees the YPG as linked to Kurdish militants inside Turkey. By contrast, Turkish-backed factions have struggled to eradicate stubborn ISIS resistance in and around al Bab further north and remain a long way from Raqqa. Syrian regime forces have tried to make progress towards the city, but twice have been beaten back. For a second time, ISIS captured the town of Palmyra, with its precious architectural heritage, in December. The Syrian army and supporting militia have been focused on taking and holding Aleppo and securing the main routes linking government-held territory. Raqqa is a mission too far at present, some 150 kilometers from the closest regime front line. Related video Turkey to US: 'Let's take Raqqa back together' Barring the complete (and unlikely) collapse of ISIS resistance, the final assault on Raqqa will be a street-by-street slog. It would be well beyond the capability of the Arab component of the SDF alone. It’s taken the Iraqi Army, with massive coalition air support, three months to take half of Mosul, whose civilians have been able to escape to established camps outside the city thanks to the deep presence of UN agencies. There is no such option around Raqqa, which could quickly become a humanitarian disaster. “It would probably take a major ground intervention by one of the main external players – the US, Turkey, or Russian and Iranian-backed Syrian government forces – to expel the Islamic State from Raqqa,” says IHS Janes analyst Columb Strack. The big question is which of these external players will step up and whether they will work together. US President Donald Trump has spoken several times of cooperating with Russia against ISIS in Syria, and in his phone call with President Vladimir Putin on January 28, the Kremlin said the two leaders agreed to “establish real coordination” against “terrorist groups” operating in Syria. The Trump administration is also moving to improve relations with Turkey, which were severely strained in the last few months of the Obama administration over its support for the Syrian Kurds, among other issues. Related video Plan to seize ISIS 'capital' Raqqa announced Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have spoken recently, and the semi-official Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that cooperation in evicting ISIS from al Bab and Raqqa was discussed. The White House readout was less specific. US defense officials have prepared a variety of options, including adding hundreds or even thousands of US ground forces to support (though not take part in) an attack on Raqqa. Another option would be to arm Kurdish fighters, though that would obviously anger Turkey. Erdogan reminded Trump of Turkey’s view of the YPG in their call, Anadolu reported. Some within the US military believe the injection of US ground forces is a risk too far. In his last interview as defense secretary, Ashton Carter told the Associated Press that more US troops would mean “fighting on the enemy’s terms, which is infantry fighting in towns in a foreign country.” As the battle space becomes more crowded and fluid, there is also the risk of mistakes. Russian planes killed three Turkish soldiers near al Bab this week. And Colonel John Dorrian, the coalition spokesman, noted the area was “becoming more complicated as the forces converge around al Bab, so we’ll maintain our de-confliction channel with the Russians.” The campaign for Raqqa will help shape the new US administration’s attitude towards military interventions overseas, its appetite for collaboration with Russia and its perspective on the future of Syria. There’s a lot at stake.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170210153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/middleeast/syria-race-for-raqqa-isis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "749392897", "sentence": "A flood of developments related to the Russia investigation on Thursday marked the latest news-packed day in Donald Trump’s presidency. Here’s a look at the biggest headlines from a whirlwind day. The Justice Department turned over to congressional committees redacted versions of the memos that James Comey wrote recounting his conversations with Trump when he was still FBI director. Comey revealed their existence during a Senate hearing last year but now lawmakers are finally able to view the closely guarded memos since the DOJ determined it won’t impact any ongoing investigation. The Comey memos, obtained by CNN, recount Trump’s “serious reservations” about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn, Trump’s concerns about media leaks, and Trump’s recollection of Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him that Russia had the “most beautiful hookers in the world.” The former New York City mayor, who is a former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, joined Trump’s personal legal team on a “limited” basis after the team struggled to find lawyers who are willing to defend the President in the Russia probe. Giuliani told CNN his intent is to help bring Mueller’s investigation to a conclusion, saying it “needs a little push.” He plans on getting a list from Mueller of what is needed to “comply” with the probe, and depending what’s on the list, quickly provide compliance, even as soon as “a couple of weeks.” The Justice Department’s inspector general referred his findings on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe – who, a recent report found, “lacked candor” with internal investigators – to the US attorney’s office in Washington to determine whether McCabe should be charged with a crime. McCabe’s attorney, Michael Bromwich, said he believes there will be no charges filed and that the referral was “unjustified.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions had cited the IG’s findings when he fired McCabe, the former No. 2 at the FBI, last month. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Comey said he could “potentially” wind up being a witness against McCabe. “Given that the IG’s report reflects interactions that Andy McCabe had with me and other senior executives, I could well be a witness,” Comey told Tapper Thursday. The IG report found that MCcabe misled investigators who were looking into a leak to the press. McCabe has said he was in position to authorize FBI officials to provide information to The Wall Street Journal and that Comey was aware McCabe had done it. Comey, however, told internal investigators that he did not recall McCabe telling him about having authorized FBI officials to speak to the media. It was revealed Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had told Trump in a recent meeting that he’s not a target in the investigation into his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The source noted that Rosenstein – who is in danger of being fired by the President – was not referring to Mueller’s investigation, though his team had also informed Trump’s legal team that the President is not considered a target in that probe. Trump’s personal lawyer Cohen dropped defamation lawsuits late Wednesday against Fusion GPS and BuzzFeed regarding the production and publication of the infamous Russia dossier. Cohen had sued Fusion GPS, the political research firm that contracted the dossier, and BuzzFeed, the media company that published it, separately in January. He had alleged that the dossier included false information about his family ties with Russians and a trip he took overseas, as well as damaged his professional reputation. By dropping the lawsuits, Cohen avoids turning over information about himself to the companies. During a court hearing Thursday in the case against Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the special counsel’s team indirectly pushed back against assertions that its investigation has gone rogue or corrupt. Manafort, who was indicted on money laundering and other charges, filed a lawsuit against Rosenstein and Mueller in January, alleging that the two have unlawfully exceeded the authorities allowed under the law governing special counsel appointments. The suit also challenges Mueller’s decision to charge Manafort with alleged crimes that they say have nothing to do with the 2016 campaign. Manafort has plead not guilty to the charges. Justice Department attorney Michael Dreeben argued Thursday that Rosenstein had discussed with Mueller what prosecutors should pursue in the Russia probe as early as last May, months before he wrote a classified memo in August that outlined Mueller’s directive. Rosenstein’s August 2 memo gives Mueller the green light to investigate Manafort for his lobbying work in Ukraine years before the campaign, allegations that Manafort colluded with Russians during the campaign, and several other still-undisclosed allegations that Mueller could investigate. CNN’s Pamela Brown, Laura Jarrett, Dana Bash, Sophie Tatum, Jim Acosta, Katelyn Polantz, Liz Stark and Eli Watkins contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mueller investigation", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180420141500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/politics/trump-russia-developments/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "734822899", "sentence": "Here’s how Hope Hicks explained her decision to resign as White House communications director, according to The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, who broke the story: “She told colleagues that she had accomplished what she felt she could with a job that made her one of the most powerful people in Washington, and that there would never be a perfect moment to leave.” Ahem. Cough. Throat clear. Nervous looking around. Collar tug. Cough. So, no. Whatever the opposite of the perfect time to leave the White House is – the “imperfect time”? – this is it. Hicks is not only the third Trump White House communications director to resign in just over a year, but she also leaves: * One day after she spent hours testifying in front of the House Intelligence Committee regarding its investigation into Russia’s attempted meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In that testimony, Hicks acknowledged that she sometimes told white lies for Trump but insisted that she had never done so in regard to the Russia investigation. * Amid a security clearance crisis that caused White House staff secretary Rob Porter’s resignation. Porter, who was romantically involved with Hicks, stands accused of domestic abuse by both of his ex-wives. Those allegations, which Porter denied, had kept him from gaining a permanent security clearance. Which meant that Porter was operating with an interim clearance, despite handling oodles of top secret and classified information in his role as staff secretary. But, wait, there’s more! Hicks was deeply involved in the crafting of chief of staff John Kelly’s initial defense of Porter, despite her romantic ties to the now-former aide. * As tensions between Trump’s immediate family – Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, in particular – and Kelly boil over. The downgrading of Kushner’s security clearance by Kelly hamstrings the first son-in-law, whose portfolio includes negotiating Middle East peace and managing the US’s relationship with China (among many, many other things). * On the same day the President resumed his ad hominem smear campaign against his own attorney general and one day after CNN reported that special counsel Robert Mueller is taking a look at Trump’s finances in the run-up to his decision to run for president. Related article 16 insane things that happened in Trumpworld in just the last 48 hours Hicks’ departure is another major negative story amid that laundry list. Whatever you thought of her credentials to be the head of the White House’s communications operation – Hicks had little practical experience in dealing with the media – there is no debate that she was one of the few aides who Trump trusted totally. Hicks had been part of the original Trump campaign staff alongside the likes of Corey Lewandowski and Dan Scavino. She was with Trump before anyone even thought he had a chance. She believed in him when everyone else was laughing at him. And that sort of loyalty goes a very, very long way with Trump. “I don’t think it’s possible to overstate the significance and just the importance of her role within the White House,” one Trump ally told CNN’s Jeremy Diamond. “She’s an invaluable team member and one of the originals.” Remember that Trump tends to view the world in very stark terms: those who are loyal to him (very few people) and those who are out to get him (everyone else). Hicks was very much in the former category. “She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person,” Trump said of Hicks in a statement released by the White House. Simply put: This is a White House in crisis. Hicks’ departure adds to that sense that the sky is falling around and on Trump. There’s no spin to put out that. You can’t polish a turd. And when you try to, it tends to get all over the place.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump White House", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180228234500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/hope-hicks-analysis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "474167833", "sentence": "NEW: \"A political solution to the crisis in Syria is more needed than ever,\" and commitment to Turkey is \"rock solid,\" NATO chief says Syrian official: Russian strikes have \"diminished the fighting capacity of ISIS and other terrorist groups\" Russia says it fired 26 missiles from the Caspian Sea into Syria The Syrian regime, which had appeared earlier this year to be on the ropes, has “launched a wide-scale offensive,” a senior military official said Thursday. The aim is “eliminating the terrorist groups and liberating the areas and towns that have suffered from terrorism and its crime,” Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, the Syrian army chief of staff, said on state media, Ayyoub provided no details of the area in which the offensive is being launched or its size and scope. But he acknowledged the key role being played by Russia, which appears bent on supporting a Syrian regime that had been badly in need of help. “Following the Russian military airstrikes that diminished the fighting capacity of ISIS and other terrorist groups, the Syrian armed forces maintained their military initiative,” Ayyoub said. Russia has dramatically altered the balance of power in the Middle East with its robust intervention in the Syrian civil war. On Wednesday, it launched a naval bombardment  of ISIS targets in Syria, a senior Russian official said, ramping up its newly muscular presence in the Middle East. Four Russian ships fired 26 missiles into Syria, hitting 11 targets, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting. Shoigu said the strikes were launched from the Caspian Sea using precise long-range missiles that flew 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) to their targets. Wednesday also appeared to mark new and closer military cooperation between Russia and the embattled Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Russia and Syria launched coordinated attacks on Islamist factions in towns in Hama and Idlib provinces in western Syria, with the Syrian shelling apparently conducted in concert with Russian airstrikes, according to an opposition group. Why are Russian airstrikes in Syria a big deal? The report appeared to offer fresh evidence that Russia’s primary goal is propping up al-Assad rather than fighting terrorism. Even as its ships and warplanes conducted fresh strikes, Russia said it was willing to cooperate with the United States in carrying out attacks in Syria. However, speaking to reporters in Rome, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter called the Russian campaign of airstrikes in Syria a “fundamental mistake.” He said the United States was not ready to cooperate with Russia on operations in Syria. The U.S. military recently had to divert an aircraft over Syria to ensure it could maintain a safe flying distance from a Russian fighter, a Pentagon representative said. Until the two countries agree on mutual flight safety rules in Syrian airspace, U.S. pilots are under orders to change their flight path if a Russian plane is within 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers), a senior defense official told CNN. Russian warplanes conducted heavy airstrikes Wednesday on Islamist factions, accompanied by shelling from government forces, according to the UK-based, anti-Assad Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Related article War in Syria: Six graphics that explain the latest on the ground The head of the observatory said that there were no ISIS positions in the areas targeted and that fierce clashes were taking place on the ground between regime forces and their allies and armed Islamist rebel factions, including the Ahrar al-Sham and al Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front. Wednesday’s clashes are the fiercest in the last month, the observatory said. Russia has said it is targeting ISIS, al-Nusra Front and “other terrorist groups” as recognized by the United Nations Security Council or Russian law. Syria’s ambassador to Russia, Riad Haddad, said Wednesday that around 40% of ISIS infrastructure had been destroyed since Moscow’s military operation began, Russia’s state-run Sputnik International reported. But Turkey, Syria’s neighbor to the north, cast fresh doubt Wednesday on whether Russia’s goal was to go after ISIS. A fraction – 3.5% – of Russia’s airstrikes in Syria so far have targeted the terror group, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called recent violations of Turkish airspace unacceptable and said the alliance stood ready to help Turkey protect itself. Speaking after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium, Stoltenberg said the alliance was in constant dialogue with Turkey, and its determination to help Turkey defend itself was “rock solid.” “A political solution to the crisis in Syria is more needed than ever,” he said. The U.S. Embassy in Syria also questioned Russia’s targets. “So what we’ve seen in initial airstrikes that Russia carried out beginning last week were primarily targeting places where ISIL wasn’t ensconced, didn’t exist, didn’t have a presence, and frankly it was where moderate Syrian opposition forces are generally located,” deputy spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Wednesday, referring to ISIS with another acronym. Related article How to defeat ISIS: 10 ideas 6 graphics that explain the latest on the war in Syria The developments came a day after Stoltenberg expressed alarm over how the Russian military had grown on several fronts in Syria, including boots on the ground. Russian planes have also incurred into Turkish airspace twice, he said. “It’s unacceptable, it’s dangerous, and it’s reckless behavior and it adds to the tensions,” he told CNN. Stoltenberg said he doubted that Russia was interested primarily in fighting ISIS. “I’m also concerned that Russia is not targeting ISIL but instead attacking the Syrian opposition and civilians,” he said. Related article Russia 'sent ground troops' The Pentagon shares those worries. The latest U.S. assessment indicates that Russia has moved ground combat weapons and troops to western Syria where anti-regime forces are, according to two American defense officials. The United States sees the move as Russia “stepping up its ground activity” in Syria to attack those forces, rather than ISIS elements, according to one of the officials. But Russian officials deny ramping up military activity. Officials quoted by state media said there would be no ground operation in Syria and – in contrast to what officials had said earlier – Russia would try to prevent any “volunteers” from going to Syria. Opinion: Putin’s Syria moves leave U.S. looking weak CNN’s Hala Gorani, Hamdi Alkhshali and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia's military intervention in Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151008110000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/middleeast/russia-syria-isis/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "658326390", "sentence": "\"Anybody who gets close to this investigation loses their job or ends up in a difficult position,\" Warner said Sen. John McCain called reports that President Donald Trump asked top intelligence officials to publicly deny evidence of cooperation between his campaign and Russia “troubling” Tuesday, comparing the allegations to the plot of a “lousy movie.” Related article Senate intel: 2 new subpoenas related to Flynn In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash at the Peterson Fiscal Summit, the Arizona senator stressed he doesn’t want to leap to conclusions. But he did note that he considers Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, one of the officials to whom Trump reportedly made the request, to be “a very straightforward individual.” McCain was speaking just before Coats appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he chairs. He noted that the new report is only the latest revelation in what has now been more than a week of bombshell news related to the investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia. Related article Calculating or naive? Trump caught in cloud of Russia probe revelations McCain compared the compounding new reports to a “centipede” – as in, many shoes continue to fall amid the steady drumbeat of developments – and said the constant influx of news has “absorbed the attention” and distracted from the very important national security issues facing the United States. The 2008 GOP presidential nominee said he respected Flynn’s right to plead the Fifth Amendment in response to the Senate investigation. He also offered some advice to Trump, outlining two “templates” that the investigation could follow: Watergate or the probe into Iran-Contra, a scandal for which President Ronald Reagan expressed contrition. “Get it all out and, if necessary, apologize. Americans are very forgiving,” McCain said. “We don’t expect perfect people and we’re a very forgiving nation.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170523173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/politics/john-mccain-mark-warner-dana-bash/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "697546748", "sentence": "Voters in Austria are casting their ballots in a snap election that could put young conservative Sebastian Kurz at the helm of the nation in a coalition with the country’s far right. The Sunday vote is being widely watched across Europe, where populist far-right parties are on the rise and are shifting political landscapes. Here’s what you need to know. Kurz, 31, is Austria’s foreign minister and has led the conservative People’s Party (OVP) since May. He is expected to become the new Chancellor – and the country’s youngest-ever leader. But that isn’t an absolute given. Should his party win the most seats, Kurz is likely to depend on forming an alliance, and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) is most likely to find itself in the position of kingmaker. Unlike Germany’s far-right AfD party – which won its first seats in the Bundestag in the federal elections there last month – the FPO has a long history in Austria’s Parliament and was part of a coalition government between 2000 and 2005. Kurz’s People’s Party had been in a ruling coalition with Chancellor Christian Kern’s Social Democrats (SPO), but that partnership collapsed in May. Kurz called the snap election after the OVP’s former leader and Austria’s vice-chancellor, Reinhold Mitterlehner, resigned from both posts, saying the government was riven by infighting. Polls predict heavy losses for Kern’s party and gains for Kurz. The FPO is headed up by Heinz Christian-Strache, who has called for “minus migration” and a ban on “fascistic Islam.” Yes – Austrians went to the polls three times in 2016 to elect a new president. The first round of voting in April narrowed the field to two candidates, but the first attempt at the second round was annulled after the losing candidate – the Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer – challenged the close result. A rerun in December ended with the same result – and a larger majority for Hofer’s left-wing rival, Alexander Van der Bellen, who described his win as a victory for “freedom, equality and solidarity.” But with almost half of the electorate casting their vote for a far-right, anti-immigration candidate less than a year ago, all eyes will be on the Freedom Party’s performance in a parliamentary election in which 16 parties are fighting for seats. Around 6.4 million Austrians are eligible to vote. Their ballots will decide the 183 members of the Austrian National Council (or “Nationalrat”), the largest and most important of the country’s two assembly chambers. The SPO is currently the largest party with 52 seats, while the OVP has 47 and the FPO 40. Immigration has dominated the campaign. Kurz has taken a hard line, calling for limits on the number of refugees entering Europe and benefits cuts for EU migrants living in Austria. His stint as Foreign Minister suggests his tough stance is not just rhetoric designed to entice voters away from the anti-immigrant Freedom Party. In 2016, Kurz spearheaded a border crackdown across the Balkans designed to stem the flow of migrants, and this year he proposed plans to seal off the Mediterranean route to Europe. With migration dominating the campaign, the social issues at the heart of the SPO platform – including wealth redistribution and fighting unemployment – have been largely ignored. Unlike elsewhere in Europe, though, the presence of a strong far-right party has not propelled the European Union up the agenda. Most Austrians support the country’s continued membership of the bloc, and even the Freedom Party is calling for EU reforms rather than withdrawal. The biggest impact of an OVP/FPO coalition would probably be felt by those people seeking new lives in Europe. Related article Europe's migrant crisis isn't going away, but it is changing A right-wing government led by Kurz would likely curtail the rights of migrants and refugees already in Austria and make it more difficult for others to enter. And although Austria is unlikely to leave the EU, the nationalist tendencies of Kurz and Christian-Strache could pose challenges to the notion of a liberal, centralized European Union defined by solidarity and cooperation, as championed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. An OVP/FPO coalition would instead provide a boost for right-wing populists across the bloc, particularly in Hungary and Poland, who are part of the Visegrad Group, an alliance of nations that oppose immigration and want a more decentralized EU. Christian-Strache recently said he would like Austria to join the group, according to Reuters reports. That outcome would be more bad news for European social democracy in a year that has already seen support for center-left parties plummet in national elections in France and Germany.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sebastian Kurz", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171013100000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/europe/austria-election-explainer/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "623178256", "sentence": "Pete Souza was Obama's official chief White House photographer He's posted images subtly knocking Trump on Instagram this week UPDATE: Since we first posted this story, former President Barack Obama’s chief photographer, Pete Souza, the man who documented almost every impactful moment of the Obama presidency, continues to post images to his Instagram account, and its 738,000 followers, in response to President Donald Trump’s actions and policies. A silent, social media, shade-throwing protest told in visuals from the millions of images in Souza’s archive, the photos appear to be Souza’s expression of opposition to the recent moves of the Trump administration. In the past few days, as the world processed Trump’s temporary ban on new refugees to the US, Souza has posted on his Instagram account pictures of refugees, from a project he shot in Kosovo: Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. On Thursday, headlines about Trump’s confrontational phone call with Australian leader Malcolm Turnbull continued to swirl on Thursday, Souza chose to put up a photo of a laughing Obama, being chummy with New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key, and Turnbull at last September’s ASEAN Summit. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. And today, while the cover of German weekly magazine, Der Spiegel, showcased an illustration of Trump holding the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty, Souza went with a shot of Obama and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, having a private conversation at the 2015 G7 Summit. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Original post: President Barack Obama’s former White House photographer is taking to Instagram to show frustration with the new administration. Pete Souza was responsible for documenting the Obama administration, capturing images of the official duties of the West Wing and more personal, intimate peeks into White House life, snaps he often shared on Flickr and Instagram. Related video Behind the scenes with Obama After eight years capturing Obama’s every move, Souza is taking some time off – his new Instagram account biography reading: “TBD.” But he’s taken to the visual platform in the last few days, posting a series of photos subtly knocking President Donald Trump. As the chaotic roll out of the President’s executive order on immigration captured headlines and spurred protests over the weekend, Souza posted a photo of Obama and a young refugee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2015: Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. On Monday, he posted an image of Obama in the Oval Office with Alex, the 6-year-old boy who wrote to the former president about the Syrian boy photographed in the ambulance. “Remember Alex,” he wrote. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. He shared an image of the former president in the East Room during a military naturalization ceremony for active-duty service members: Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. As Trump prepared to unveil his Supreme Court nominee Tuesday, Souza posted a photo of Obama with his own Supreme Court nominee who never received a vote. “Merrick Garland. Just saying,” he simply wrote. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. He also posted a photo of the former president drinking tequila with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who cancelled his meeting with Trump last week. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Souza got his start in West Wing photography as official White House photographer for President Ronald Reagan, spent part of his career teaching photojournalism and shooting for the Chicago Tribune and National Geographic. “I have always looked at this job as documenting for history. It was never about politics. Although my political leanings are Democratic, I still felt it was important to photograph President Reagan with dignity and respect,” he recently posted, alongside an image of Obama and Nancy Reagan. While it’s unusual for former presidents to weigh in on current events so soon after leaving office, Souza’s former subject has also spoken up. Obama, who was spotted by TMZ sporting a backwards cap in the British Virgin Islands on Tuesday, weighed in on Trump’s executive action through spokesman Kevin Lewis over the weekend, saying he was “heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country.” Souza most recently posted a photo of Obama alongside a young boy at an elementary school with a stethoscope. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. “Take a deep breath,” he wrote.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170201210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/pete-souza-obama-photographer-donald-trump/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "632060110", "sentence": "Celebrated New York hotel closes February 28 A huge renovation project will see some rooms turned into luxury condos New York’s legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel has hosted kings, queens, presidents and movie stars – but for the next three years, not even royalty will be able to reserve a room here. The 86-year-old hotel, bought by China’s Ambang Insurance Group in 2014 for $1.95 billion, closed its doors on February 28, 2017 for a major renovation project that will reportedly see many of its 1,400 rooms turned into apartments. While the art deco landmark’s rooms might be off limits for now, the expertise of its longest-serving bellman, Jalali “Jim E.” Elidrissi, isn’t. Elidrissi, whose destiny has been linked to the Waldorf Astoria since 1966, retired in January after 51 years of greeting guests. To mark the end of an era, he shared with CNN some of the things he’s learned since arriving in New York from Morocco, barely out of his teens. “If you came into the lobby I would greet you, I would check you in, take your luggage to the room, make sure you’re all right, tell you what restaurants we have in the hotel, about New York City,” the 71-year-old says over the phone from his home – aptly enough – in Astoria, Queens. He says that when he joined Hilton’s training program, he was one of only 12 Moroccans in New York City. At a time before concierge services were introduced, his knowledge of French and Arabic proved useful and it was the start of a long and colorful career. MORE: Top tips from the Waldorf Astoria’s concierge His favorite part of the job? “I get to meet so many dignitaries,” he recalls. “The Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson, they lived on the 42nd floor, the Royal Suite 42R.” And when Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stayed at Waldorf Towers, in 1976, the young queen passed through crowds of well-wishers on Park Avenue before popping in to do some shopping in Bloomingdale’s. “Frank Sinatra lived on the 25th floor,” Elidrissi adds. “He was married to Mia Farrow. Later he moved up to the 33rd floor to Cole Porter’s suite.” When John Lennon turned up, with his “beautiful big blond bushy hair,” Elidrissi escorted him to his table in the Grand Ballroom, and found himself in the newspapers the next day, pictured alongside the Liverpudlian rock star. He also assisted entertainers appearing at the Waldorf Astoria’s Empire Club, which attracted A-listers including Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Shirley Bassey. His favorite celebrity encounter, however, is with Ronald Reagan, who he met twice – before and after winning the 1980 US presidential election. The president sent Elidrissi a signed photograph after his inauguration and when he next turned up at the hotel, “he looked at me and said, “Jim, you still here?” His favorite room is “the Presidential Suite. Every president stayed there.” Although with the hotel closing for three years so soon after President Donald Trump comes into office, the hotel magnate might prefer to stay at nearby Trump Towers. Eldrissi’s other favorite is “historic” 35H. This is where Pope Paul VI met with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, during the first visit by a pope to the United States. So with more than five decades of experience at the front line of world-class customer service, what are Elidrissi’s tips for success? “I have a very good memory,” he says. Greeting returning guests and remembering their preferences is key. Now “there’s computers and all that stuff,” but “the personal touch” still matters. He recalls one couple who didn’t like heights, so he always found them rooms on the lower floors. “Stuff like that, that’s how I lasted all those years.” MORE: Inside Shanghai’s first ‘seven-star’ hotel And to make sure that his neighborhood knowledge didn’t get stale through spending all his time inside the hotel itself, “I walk, I walk a lot.” His preferred walk is from Columbus Circle down to Greenwich Village. “It’s a long walk. Why’d I do that? To see what’s new.” Adjusting to retired life was a shock after 51 years in the same job. “I cried like crazy,” he admits, but he’s keeping himself just as busy post-retirement. Aside from vacation plans to Morocco, Miami, the UK and Ireland, he’s advising the hotel’s designers on the restoration plans, due to his unique knowledge of how the Waldorf Astoria looked in its prime. “I walked around with them. They’re going to try to bring back the hotel the way it was and the lobby and the ballrooms and so on.” MORE: 20 of America’s most beautiful hotels Elidrissi is also working on a book, which will be a memoir of 51 years on the front line of world-class customer service. Digging out those memories makes him feel like “I’m still there,” he laughs, “but I’m not there.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Waldorf Astoria hotel", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170228131500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/hotels/waldorf-astoria-new-york-bellman/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "427571726", "sentence": "Iran's elite Quds Force is training, advising and supporting Iraqi Shia militias in their fight against ISIS. Iranian officials say they would like better cooperation with the U.S., but say trust between the nations is lacking The Basij is a militia made up of fighters loyal to Iran’s religious leaders; their mission is to protect the country’s Islamic order. To do that, they will go to any lengths necessary, including – they say – taking on ISIS. “We all are prepared to go and destroy ISIS totally,” one Basij commander told CNN. “If our Imam, our Supreme Leader orders us, we will destroy ISIS.” The commander says that, so far, the Basij has not been caught up in the fight against the feared Islamic extremists currently waging war in parts of Iraq and Syria. But Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, led by General Qassem Suleimani, is already training, advising and supporting Iraqi Shia militias in their fight against ISIS. Suleimani was accused of involvement in the Shia insurgency against U.S. forces during the Iraq war. Today he is a celebrity to many Iraqis and Iranians. Related video Confidence and optimism brimming in Iran That is symbolic of the gulf that still exists between Iran and the U.S., regardless of any thaw in relations in the wake of the recent agreement on a framework nuclear deal and ongoing talks. Iran, militias’ involvement in ISIS fight a mixed blessing Iranian officials, who believe their strategy is making a difference in the fight against ISIS, say they would like better cooperation with the U.S., but point out that the level of trust simply isn’t there. “At the moment, we consider the United States to be a threat to us because its policies and actions are threatening to us,” said General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, commander of Iran’s ground forces. “We would like the US to change its rhetoric and tone of voice so that our nation could have more trust in U.S. military leadership.” And the feeling is mutual: the U.S., which is leading the air campaign against ISIS in Iraq, has denied any direct coordination with Iran. Iran will do what it takes to fight ISIS Iranians believe air strikes against ISIS are not effective, and feel that the U.S. and its allies are not trying seriously enough to defeat the group. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour last September that “the aerial bombardment campaign is mostly … a form of theater, rather than a serious battle against terrorism.” “The battle in Iraq is very important to Iran,” explained Mohammed Marandi, a professor at Tehran University. “The Iranians believe that the Americans, if they wanted to, could do a lot more to put pressure on their allies. And also, if they were serious about air strikes, they could do a lot more.” Related video Iran professor: Saudis fighting on same side as al Qaeda It’s a point the U.S., of course, disagrees with – U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed to “degrade and ultimately defeat” the terror group. But Iran remains unconvinced. “If they want to destroy ISIS, it is possible for them to achieve that,” said Major-General Hassan Firouzabadi, Iran’s chief of general staff. “The U.S. military and intelligence organizations have many ways to strike at ISIS, but we have not seen anything so far except intelligence gathering from the U.S. and Britain,” he said. “We hope that one day, because of their national interests and the will of their nations, the U.S. and the UK will decide to really fight ISIS.” In ISIS, Iran and the U.S. share a common enemy, but – for now at least – no apparent common strategy.Will Iran-Saudi proxy war erupt?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150422171500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/middleeast/iran-fighting-isis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "629428153", "sentence": "Sweden has accepted around 200,000 recent migrants, she said \"We've got to keep our country safe,\" Trump said A former US ambassador to Sweden said Monday that the country was perfectly safe even though it had accepted a large number of refugees from Syria, refuting concerns raised by President Donald Trump during a rally Saturday. “The crime rate has not skyrocketed,” Azita Raji told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day,” citing data showing a weak correlation between terrorism and the migrations. Trump’s reference to the Scandinavian nation, known for liberally accepting Syrian refugees, originally occurred during a campaign-style rally in Florida Saturday. “We’ve got to keep our country safe,” he said. “You look at what’s happening in Germany. You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this? Sweden. They took in large numbers. They’re having problems like they never thought possible. You look at what’s happening in Brussels. You look at what’s happening all over the world. Take a look at Nice. Take a look at Paris.” Related article Trump's Sweden comment raises questions The comments appeared to refer to recent terror attacks in Germany and elsewhere, but no such attack has occurred in Sweden. The President clarified his remarks Sunday, posting on Twitter that his statement “was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden.” My statement as to what's happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters just prior to Trump’s tweet that he was “talking about rising crime and recent incidents in general and not referring to a specific incident.” “I think that when we talk about these immigration patterns we need to use the facts that are available. There’s absolutely no data to support that,” Raji said of the Trump administration claims. Sweden has a population of about 10 million people and has accepted around 200,000 recent migrants, she said. “Based on that we should be reporting terrorist attacks in Sweden every week. You (saw) no such thing last year,” Raji said. Give the public a break - The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT! Trump tweeted Monday: “Give the public a break - The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!” CNN’s Eric Bradner contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sweden's immigration policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Contrasted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170220154500", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/20/politics/us-swedish-ambassador-donald-trump-refugees/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "570693759", "sentence": "National Aviation Day is August 19 Hawaiian Airlines names A330s after star constellations Virgin America launched the first plane named after a hashtag That plane you’re sitting on isn’t an anonymous hunk of metal. It has a name, thank you very much. It’s named after a saint, or a star, or perhaps its city of birth. It might be named after a hashtag or a funny pun. Not all airlines name their aircraft, but those that do take the business (mostly) very seriously. “In Hawaiian culture, the naming of a person, place or thing plays a significant role in defining its ‘being’ and giving it a spirit,” explains Debbie Nakanelua-Richards, director of community relations at Hawaiian Airlines, which over the years has named its planes after constellations, native flowers and birds and, on one occasion, a Hawaiian sumo wrestler. Most recently, the airline’s A330s were named after star constellations used by Polynesian sailors (its first widebody A330 is called Makali’I, the Hawaiian name for the Pleiades cluster of stars). “I was so taken by the idea of growth for our airline, and the idea that we were at the forefront of our next generation, I couldn’t help but think about the universe,” recalls Nakanelua-Richards, who had a hand in the A330 naming process. The protocol for naming planes varies. Sometimes it’s done by an individual, other times by a group. “We had an employee with an extensive background in birdwatching that was very helpful when we were naming our first B717 aircraft,” she says. Daniel Saadon, vice president and general manager at El Al – Israel’s national carrier – says names act as a vital link between the company and the country it represents. “El Al is very much connected to the land of Israel, so we found it nice to name our planes after the cities in Israel, just to show a connection to the people,” he explains. Popular names for planes have included: Jerusalem, Sderot (a city close to the border of Gaza), and Rehovot (the birthplace of Chaim Weizmann, the first president of Israel). Whenever the airline chooses a new place to honor on a plane, there’s an unveiling ceremony in the corresponding city. The naming procedure is done by committee at El Al, which will probably meet up again soon, as the airline recently purchased 15 new planes. The question is, are there enough Israeli cities to meet the needs? “We are a small country, and we don’t have hundreds of cities, so maybe we’ll go into villages next, or we’ll name them after people that had a lot of influence on Israel life, who knows?” MORE: Meet Israel’s El Al Airlines’ biggest fan Virgin America has a less lofty approach when naming its planes, though the monikers are no less an expression of the company’s brand. Some playful Virgin plane names include: An Airplane Named Desire, My Other Ride is a Spaceship, Scarlett O’Air, and Spruce Moose – to name but a few. Virgin also has a varied approach to how it solicits names. Sometimes it invites prominent figures to get in on the process, as it did in 2007 when Boing Boing co-editors and designer Jonathan Adler helped name 10 new planes added to the fleet (they came up with Unicorn Chaser). Other times, Virgin seeks the help of Facebook fans. Portlanders voted for Mount Hoodie – a reference to Oregon’s Mount Hood – although I Liked This Plane Before It Went Mainstream was a close contender (a nod to Portland’s hipster status). Back in 2011, Virgin America also unveiled the world’s first plane named after a hashtag. #Nerdbird’s moniker paid tribute to the tech-savvy customers the A320 served on routes to the United States’ “Silicon Cities.” Irish airline Ryanair also used social media in 2015, when it celebrated the launch of its Facebook account – yes, it really didn’t have one before last year – by running a competition for 30 lucky Facebook fans to get a plane named after them and their likeness painted on the side. MORE: Ryanair promises to put Facebook fans’ faces on the side of its planes So how can you find out the name of the plane you’re on? Simple. It’s often right on the nose. And if you can’t get enough of eccentric planes, take a look at this gallery of colorful airplane liveries from around the world.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "airline plane naming practices", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160819021500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/18/aviation/plane-names/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "699046107", "sentence": "\"Those interactions in some ways I think reveal you for who you are,\" Holder said President Donald Trump went too far when he falsely claimed that former President Barack Obama had not called the families of slain soldiers, former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday. “Mr. President, you crossed the line there,” Holder said on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” The former Democratic prosecutor continued: “And you know, I understand you’ve got a tough job. I generally hold my powder, but that was a line that you crossed.” Holder, a top ally of Obama’s who was attorney general for the first six years of his presidency, said Trump’s comments made him feel he needed to speak out. “To imply that President Obama was not appropriately sensitive, was not appropriately involved, was something that I was simply not going to allow to go unaddressed,” Holder said. “That made me mad in a way that few other things have.” At a news conference Monday, Trump said Obama and other presidents didn’t make calls to families of fallen soldiers, and when pressed on the point said, “I was told that he didn’t often.” Holder reacted strongly on Twitter, saying the President should “stop the damn lying.” Stop the damn lying - you’re the President. I went to Dover AFB with 44 and saw him comfort the families of both the fallen military & DEA. pic.twitter.com/HhE4KbTBkJ The next day, Trump invoked his chief of staff, John Kelly, whose son died in Afghanistan. “You could ask Gen. Kelly, did he get a call from Obama?” Trump said. Trump has since challenged the account of a Democratic congresswoman who said the President was disrespectful in a phone call to the widow of a dead soldier. A family member told CNN the congresswoman’s account was accurate. In Wednesday’s interview, Holder said that as attorney general he had to make condolence calls to families of agents who lost their lives in the line of duty. “Those interactions in some ways I think reveal you for who you are,” Holder said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171018213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/eric-holder-donald-trump/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "753880520", "sentence": "President Donald Trump is growing frustrated that his administration is facing the prospect of another contentious confirmation battle as the President and his aides scramble to shore up support for Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick to run the CIA, several sources tell CNN. Trump stepped up his involvement in the rescue effort Saturday when he spoke with Haspel by phone, according to a source with knowledge of the conversation. The call came a day after Haspel offered to withdraw her nomination – an offer she walked back after conversations with White House legislative affairs director Marc Short and Sarah Sanders, the press secretary. During the phone call, Trump dismissed concerns about Haspel’s role in past interrogations of suspected terrorists and voiced support for her nomination, a separate source said. Trump reiterated his support of Haspel in a Monday morning tweet. Related article National security officials preparing contingency plans if Haspel's nomination fails Meanwhile, Haspel was on Capitol Hill Monday making the case for herself. She was scheduled to conduct multiple meetings with lawmakers who could decide her fate, a White House aide said. Those meetings included time with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a red-state Democrat whose vote is seen as crucial to her confirmation. After meeting with Haspel for about 45 minutes, Manchin said he’s “very open-minded” about her nomination and has a “curiosity” to hear what his other colleagues have to say and how she responds to questions during a confirmation hearing slated for Wednesday. But foreshadowing the potential trouble ahead, Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Monday it was “unacceptable” how little material about Haspel has been made public — and he urged her to intervene herself. Warner on Monday wrote a letter to Haspel, obtained by CNN, saying that the CIA has failed to make public the leadership and supervisory positions Haspel held at CIA headquarters. Warner also wrote that the information the CIA has released thus far about Haspel, who is currently acting CIA director, opens the agency up “to the criticism that it is only releasing favorable materials while suppressing related items that could reflect negatively.” Related article Warner asks Haspel to fix 'unacceptable' public disclosure of her record “Given that we are only two days from the date of your confirmation hearing on May 9, 2018, this lack of transparency for the American people about someone nominated for a cabinet-level position is unacceptable,” Warner wrote. The CIA dropped off a new batch of classified documents related to Haspel to the Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source did not say what the documents contain because they’re classified. If Haspel wins Senate confirmation, her margin of victory will likely be razor thin. The uncertainty surrounding her fate is an unwelcome development for an administration recovering from the botched nomination of Ronny Jackson to become the secretary of Veterans Affairs, a failure that highlighted the White House’s struggle to coordinate with Capitol Hill and professionalize its nominations process. Sanders told reporters Monday Haspel is “100%” committed to seeing her confirmation process through. She said Haspel’s goal is to ensure the “integrity of the CIA remains intact” and “isn’t unnecessarily attacked.” Trump has vented that his team isn’t doing enough to prevent the kind of headwinds that Haspel and other Cabinet picks have faced in the Senate, according to one White House official. Related article Boris Johnson takes to Fox News in last-ditch effort to save Iran deal After the Jackson debacle, White House officials have taken a different approach with Haspel, touting her decades of service in the intelligence community and highlighting the bipartisan support she enjoys among former national security and intelligence officials. Though Trump has expressed some private skepticism about Haspel, newly installed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior administration officials have convinced the President she still has a chance of surviving the confirmation process. Trump continues to support Haspel in part because he likes the optics of installing the first female director at the agency, two White House officials said. Pompeo, the CIA’s most recent director, played a major role in Trump’s decision to nominate Haspel as his replacement. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have cited Haspel’s ties to CIA torture tactics as a major red flag heading into her confirmation hearing slated for Wednesday. Haspel oversaw a CIA black site in Thailand in 2002 where harsh interrogations were conducted, although she was not at the site when al Qaeda suspect Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded at least 83 times. She was also chief of staff to the director of the National Clandestine Service, Jose Rodriguez, in 2005 when the CIA tapes of interrogations were destroyed. Rodriguez wrote in his memoir that he asked Haspel to prepare a cable granting permission to destroy the tapes, though he made the decision. A 2011 internal review cleared Haspel of wrongdoing in the matter. Related article How Trump gets his daily dose of secrets, minus Pompeo Trump has been receptive to the argument from some GOP allies that Haspel is part of what he has described as the “deep state,” two sources told CNN. One Republican lawmaker warned Trump in a recent conversation that the White House’s citation last week of supportive statements from James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, and John Brennan, former CIA director, did more to generate opposition to Haspel among some conservatives than support for her, one source familiar with the talk said. Trump has labeled both Clapper and Brennan, former Obama administration officials, as liars and leakers. CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Manu Raju contributed reporting", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Gina Haspel's nomination to run the CIA", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180507214500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/white-house-haspel-cia-scramble/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "491028738", "sentence": "Tactical medicine trains doctors for urban combat Assault weapons create terrible injuries that need immediate triage on the scene Before his local SWAT team arrived on the scene of the San Bernardino shooting massacre, Dr. Michael Neeki was already there, arriving just minutes after the shooting began, to join the other agencies on the scene. Related gallery San Bernardino shooting “The call came in on the radio: There’s an active shooter scenario in San Bernardino,” said Neeki, an emergency room doctor at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s trauma center in Rialto, California. “I just hop in the car with my tactical equipment and go to the scene. Often I don’t have time to notify anybody, I just go.” Pulling up in front of the Inland Regional Center, Neeki immediately began suiting up in his military boots, helmet and Kevlar vest, and checked his assault rifle, eerily similar to the one being used by the shooters.  Without waiting for the rest of his SWAT team, he grabbed his medical pack and headed into the unknown. Related video San Bernardino shooting: Inside the ER “At the time that you go in it is still an active situation, so you don’t know what you will encounter,” Neeki said.  “It was one of the most organized scenes I had ever seen but you could feel that energy of worry.  They [police on the scene] were worried if the shooters were [still] in the building and are they going to hurt more victims.” Unfortunately, on this day 21 people were wounded, and 14 people died.  “There were a lot of head injuries, chest injuries, and they didn’t have a good chance of surviving,” Neeki said.  “We are very sad. There is no good news when you find out that your fellow citizens have died for no good reason.” As shots rang out, former office mate shielded his friend Neeki is a new kind of doctor, a hybrid of healer and solider, an increasingly necessary type of medic trained to be able to defend as well as save lives.  As assault rifles have replaced handguns as the weapon of choice in gang, street and mass shootings, the injuries and treatment needs have changed. “So, we are now going to this assault rifle injury-type pattern which rips and shreds apart organs in your body, tissues in the body, vessels as they’re going through,” Neeki explained.  “So you have to be ready to put in a tourniquet to avoid the bleeding, or quickly staple a wound in the field. Or use an Israeli bandage, which is a compression dressing. I also have a clotting factor you could put in a lesion.” If this sounds like battlefield medicine, that’s because it is. Neeki said much of what doctors know today about treating assault rifle wounds has come from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And because wounds like these shorten survival time for victims, it also means physicians need to be on the scene immediately, just like medics in foreign combat zones. Putting medics into U.S. urban combat zones is a relatively recent phenomenon. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives started putting paramedics in the field after the deadly shooting at the Branch Davidian compound in February 1993.  Now in the second decade of the program, the bureau has about 70 special agents embedded with their special response teams. Another recent shift in law enforcement tactics has been to put officers in emergency medical training. But critics worry they may not develop enough skills to function as well as a fully trained medical practitioner.  Thus the notion of training medical professionals to become soldiers. “Shooters ready?” yells the sergeant. “Yes sir!” comes the chorus of voices from the men in the training room. “Then move!” he barks. “Threat!”  The assault rifles blaze. “Threat!” All 14 victims identifiedWho were the shooters?What we know, don’t knowDoctor was first responderFear at the scene: ‘A shooter @ work’In mass killings, multiple shooters rareWhen is a mass shooting terrorism?Complete coverage All 14 victims identified Who were the shooters? What we know, don’t know Doctor was first responder Fear at the scene: ‘A shooter @ work’ In mass killings, multiple shooters rare When is a mass shooting terrorism? Complete coverage With each sound-off, the men advance, aiming another blast of ammo at the targets on the wall.  Neeki is one of them, training the day after the massacre next to his SWAT team brothers. “I don’t want to get hurt,” said Neeki.  “If someone has the intention like yesterday of coming in and just indiscriminately shooting and I’m the first there, I want to be able to defend myself and those civilians. A good guy should be able to defend himself and also help everybody else.” Neeki, 51, is familiar with self-defense, having been born in Iran and drafted into the Iraqi war at age 18.  But after 27 years in his adopted country, he didn’t expect his combat experience would be needed here. “Never in a million years, but now that I’m here this is one of my duties,” said Neeki. “It’s a privilege to work here and it’s a privilege to be a part of this team, to serve the community out there. It’s the least I could do.” First responder feared shooters were still active CNN’s Ben Tinker and Sandee LaMotte contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "tactical medicine in urban combat", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151204031500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/03/health/san-bernardino-swat-doctor-profile/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "522205616", "sentence": "Chile's navy receives a request to rescue 14 crew off the country's coast The crew of the Kon-Tiki2 will be transferred to the naval vessel Saturday Fourteen adventurers have been rescued off the coast of Chile after “atypical” weather forced them to abandon the recreation of a historic maritime journey. The Kon-Tiki2 expedition had been sailing two balsa rafts from Peru to Easter Island and back, documenting climate change, marine life and the impact of pollution. The crew had spent 114 days on the Pacific Ocean, reaching Easter Island and covering 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 km) before they requested a rescue Wednesday around 950 nautical miles from Chile “due to atypical winds.” “This is an El Nino year and the weather patterns we have encountered have been atypical. We realize that reaching South America will take too long and we prefer to evacuate to ensure safety for all,” expedition leader Torgeir Higraff said in a statement. The Chilean navy said it received the rescue request Wednesday after one of the rafts “lost navigational capability.” It instructed a merchant vessel in the rafts’ area – the Hokuetsu Ushaka – to come to the expedition’s aid. A navy boat and plane were also dispatched, the latter establishing the exact location of the vessels Thursday. It is expected the crew of the Kon-Tiki2 will be transferred to the naval vessel Saturday local time and returned to land Monday, according to the Chilean navy. “We maintained permanent contact with them, since they departed from Easter Island, foreseeing that they could be experiencing some issues,” said Mario Montejo, director of security and maritime operations. “They are in good health, a little tired. The rafts were beginning to deteriorate and that made the stay of the people on board risky,” he said. Social media photos show the expedition crew dismantling what had been their home for more than four months and retrieving monitoring equipment prior to abandoning the rafts. #kontiki2 Tupac crew in partially dismantled cabin:home since November 7 2015, prior to evacuation @HeyerdahlInstit pic.twitter.com/X2cBEmVE6a Echo sounder retrieved prior to evacuation of  #kontiki2 raft, Tupac Yapanqui @KOGMaritime @NTNU @NIVA pic.twitter.com/BtCp1MO2xP In a blog post Monday, crew member Lisa te Heuheu described the adverse conditions that had hit the rafts, saying they had seen the wildest weather of their journey over the two days prior. “The waves were throwing us around like a spin cycle on a washing machine and the 5-6 meter holes we were falling into felt as though you were being swallowed whole by the ocean itself,” she wrote. “With the wind in an unfavorable direction, our sail has been down now for almost 36 hours, the easterly position we had made before the storm is slowly coming upon us as we are pushed West by winds and currents.” The weather, she said, was erasing their gains. “It is hard to swallow this backwards and forwards of sailing out here. Every day that you gain seems to be taken away in a single stormy event,” she said. The Chilean navy said the Kon-Tiki2 left Peru in November , arriving in Easter Island on December 15. Weather conditions diverted the rafts as they traveled toward Valparaiso, Chile, on January 1, sending them farther south. The Kon-Tiki2 expedition was inspired by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 trip from Peru to Tahiti on a balsa wood log raft, named Kon-Tiki. Heyerdahl was trying to prove that people from South America could have colonized Polynesia. “Kon-Tiki2 got its name because we seek to double-down on Thor Heyerdahl’s famous voyage by sailing two rafts from South America to Polynesia and then back,” the expedition’s website says. #kontiki2 leader says, \"It is one of the saddest days in my career, but I am at the same time happy no one is hurt.\" pic.twitter.com/sEwgdxHmgF", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chilean navy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160318070000", "country1": "CHL", "country2": "PER", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/americas/kon-tiki-expedition-ends/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "637098323", "sentence": "Raja Ampat is one of the world's most beautiful diving spots \"It is simply impossible to restore that part of Raja Ampat,\" government says The captain of a cruise ship could be charged after his boat rammed into a pristine coral reef, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday. The 297-foot (90.6 meter) MS Caledonian Sky crashed into the reefs at Raja Ampat on March 4. Raja Ampat is frequently included on lists of the the world’s most beautiful coral reefs and is often described as an “untouched” beach paradise. “The destruction of Raja Ampat coral reefs, which were developed by nature for hundreds of years, was done in less than one day by Caledonian Sky and its captain,” Djoko Hartoyo, of the Information and Law Bureau of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs, said in a statement. “It is simply impossible to restore that part of Raja Ampat. Fish that were normally seen in that particular area were all gone.” Nearly 140,000 square feet (more than 13,000 square meters) of reef were destroyed, Ketut Putra, the vice president of Conservation International Indonesia, told CNN. The ship crashed into one of the best diving areas, he said. Noble Caledonia, the cruise company that operates the vessel, apologized for the incident. It said in a statement that the ship went aground, but did not give a reason why. “We are working with local experts to understand how we can assist with the regeneration of the reef. We value our relationships around the world with local people and we are sorry to have impacted the local community,” the statement said. The company said it will establish a fund to help the local economy and help pay for repairs. But residents are outraged. “The damage done to the reef is not only a disaster from an environmental point of view, but also due to the fact that the livelihoods of local communities depend upon healthy reefs,” Doug Meikle, who runs a website supporting the work of the local Papuan community’s tourist accommodation association, told CNN in an email. “It’s quite remarkable that the ship was so close.” Related gallery 2016: The incredible coral reefs of Indonesia's Raja Ampat Ruben Sauyai, who owns the nearby Koranu Fyak Bungalows and is the president of the professional divers association in Raja Ampat told CNN he was about 200 feet away with some divers when the incident happened. “You could hear it crush the reef,” he said. Meikle believes there’s a strong case to ban ships like this from the area. “Quite apart from the risk of accidents, just anchoring such ships does incredible damage to reefs.” Though insurance could pay for some of the environmental damage, Indonesian authorities said they believe the captain committed a crime and could face prison time if convicted. “Insurance company may be willing to pay the environmental damage, but it does not absolve criminal side of the case,” authorities said. The company described the master on duty at the time of the crash as “one of the world’s leading expedition captains” and said he had many years of experience. The crash could affect the local tourism industry and the economy. Putra told CNN the damaged reef won’t attract as many tourists, and the number of fish in the area will be reduced because of their damaged habitat. “I’m actually worried,” he said. Related article Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers worst ever coral bleaching Cruise ships themselves are a source of dangerous pollutants that threat coral reefs – especially in Southeast Asia, according to the industry website Marine Insight. The ships “are often found flushing their enormous amount of sewage and food waste and oily bilge water as a suspension of insoluble particles, into the ocean.” A 2016 study in the journal Nature found that the shipping industry also produced a significant amount of carbon dioxide in Asia. But coral reefs from around the globe remain under threat from environmental problems as well. The Great Barrier Reef suffered its most devastating die-off on record last year, according to a report from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. The report linked the rise in destructive bleaching events to warmer water temperatures. CNN’s Steve George contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Noble Caledonia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170315140000", "country1": "IDN", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/15/asia/raja-ampat-ship-coral-reef/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "557383319", "sentence": "Getu River National Park in Guizhou, China is a playground for the fearless Its karst limestone spires, caves and arches attract climbers from all around the world With bare hands, no safety ropes and loosely laced canvas sneakers on his feet, Huang Xiaobao clambers up the sheer rock face with surprising ease. Below him churn the silted waters of China’s Getu River, swollen with the previous day’s heavy rain. Above him in the gloom of the cave is a scarlet Chinese flag, which he unfurls and waves to a small crowd standing on a floating walkway almost 300-feet (100 meters) beneath. It’s a show for tourists, whose gasps suggest they are suitably awed, but Huang’s climbing skills were honed long ago for a completely different purpose. He knows the giant cavern intimately. As a 12-year-old living in this remote and beautiful part of China he began climbing in search of swallow droppings to fertilize the terraced fields. Guizhou photos: 14 beautiful images from China’s most underrated region Huang climbs for money – he gets a tiny share of the park’s $28 (190 yuan) entrance ticket plus a basic salary of $135 (900 yuan) per month. But Getu’s karst limestone spires, caves and arches are fast becoming a playground for the fearless – attracting thrillseekers from around the world. Esteban Degregori and two friends have traveled from Argentina to tackle Getu’s Great Arch – a natural tunnel 165-feet-high (50 meters), 230-feet-wide (70 meters) and 450-feet (137 meters) long. “The climbing is explosive,” he says. The place was put on the map by Olivier Balma, a French alpinist, who visited in 2007 and was astonished by its potential. At his urging, Petzl, a maker of outdoor gear, brought hundreds of climbers here in 2011. They set up more than 300 routes – placing bolts in the rock where climbers clip their ropes to catch any falls. “I was blown away. I knew it could be a world-class climbing spot,” said Balma. China’s spicy Guizhou province: How to eat like a local The less intrepid can still appreciate what Getu, a national park in Guizhou, southwest China, has to offer. The scale of the karst landscape left me with an otherworldly sense of awe – a topological oddity that was hard to get my head around. A path from the park entrance takes you to Swallow Cave – where Huang performs – and a floating walkway takes you inside close to where the river plunges into an underground cave network hidden from view. Not far beyond us lies the world’s largest cave chamber, said to be big enough for a 747 jumbo jet. Accessible only via an underground stream, it’s not possible to visit it yet. From there, it’s a nerve-wracking climb up to a new glass elevator, which ascends through a second, vertical entrance to the cavity 370 meters above – what Chinese describe as a “tiankeng” – a heavenly pit or sinkhole. Above ground, a grove packed with rare square bamboo and wild banana plants reveals a blind valley encircled by  cliffs – a hidden world blanketed by primeval vegetation. And just when you think it can’t get anymore mind boggling, Getu’s Great Arch emerges –  framing a stunning rural vista. At certain times of the year – I was told July and August – sunlight threads through the arch making for a magical if rarely snapped photograph. The hike takes about two to three hours – a boat takes you back to the park entrance or up stream to a small village in the park, where I stayed overnight. Getu River, sometimes called Gebihe, was only connected to China’s road network in 2003 and it’s still not an easy place to get to. Local authorities have high hopes for tourism in the region, which is a national park. A huge car park has been built at the entrance in anticipation of scores of tour buses and the rough road from the nearest town Ziyun, which is connected by highway to the provincial capital Guiyang,  is being upgraded. For now, the number of visitors is more a trickle than a flood – I visited during a national holiday in June and didn’t see any crowds. Most climbers who visit stay in the village just outside the entrance – cheap accommodation and food allow them to explore the many peaks and crags for weeks. Even though the routes are bolted for sport climbing, it’s not really a place for beginners, says Mike Dobie, a U.S. climber who’s been at the forefront of climbing development in China. Those who want to learn to climb in China would be better served by Yangshuo, he says – a more developed and equally stunning rock climbing destination some 370 miles (600 kilometers) away. For adventurers who prefer riskier, bolt-free climbs using the natural cracks in the rock, the sandstone canyons in Liming in Yunnan province are an emerging place for traditional, or trad, climbing. Spectacular, rarely seen images of China’s railways Ironically, the influx of foreign climbers to Getu comes just as locals are seeing their skills die out. Huang is one of just six “spidermen” (their ranks actually include one woman) from the local area who perform their jaw-dropping stunts for tourists up to three times a day. They’re finding it hard to recruit fresh blood. He says his three children can’t and don’t want to climb. He wants to teach some of the younger villagers to climb but hasn’t been able to find anyone to follow in his footsteps just yet. Like many areas of rural China, it’s common for young people to leave the village to find work in richer cities. Some return, others do not. Huang says he’s never fallen – but the near daily show climbs take their toll. His muscled hands that seem too big for his slight frame are gnarled and calloused. He uses the same route each time but takes it slower when it rains. At 56, he has no plans to retire. “It’s better than farming,” he says. “Dangerous, but not as tiring.” Hong Kong: Insider Travel Guide Macau: Insider Travel Guide", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Getu River National Park", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160707014500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/06/travel/china-guizhou-getu-river/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "471397793", "sentence": "Kelly Gissendaner was convicted of murder for recruiting her lover to kill her husband A representative of Pope Francis asked the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to spare her life Another convicted murderer who didn't actually kill is scheduled to be executed Wednesday in Oklahoma After a five-hour delay, Georgia death row inmate Kelly Gissendaner was executed early Wednesday morning for her role in the killing of her husband. Gissendaner was scheduled to die at 7 p.m. Tuesday, but her lawyers filed appeals to state and federal courts in her final hours to try to spare her life. Her children had to make a heart-wrenching choice Tuesday: go see their mother one last time, or make a final appeal in front of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. “We chose to try and save her life, and they still denied us,” daughter Kayla Gissendaner said outside the state’s execution facility in Jackson. Even a recent letter on behalf of the Pope wasn’t enough to sway the parole board. So Gissendaner’s legal team filed three appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court – all of which were denied. When Gissendaner finally walked to the execution chamber after midnight, she saw the witnesses through a window and began sobbing, witness Jeff Hullinger of WXIA-TV said. She then made a final statement “apologizing to an amazing man that lost his life because of her,” Hullinger said. Gissendaner was convicted of murder for persuading her lover to kill her husband in 1997. She became Georgia’s first female prisoner to be executed in 70 years. As Gissendaner was being executed, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported, she sang “Amazing Grace.” While waiting for an answer from the board, a representative for Pope Francis sent a letter saying that the Pope wanted the board to spare Gissendaner’s life. Related video Lethal injection at the Supreme Court in two minutes “While not wishing to minimize the gravity of the crime for which Ms. Gissendaner has been convicted, and while sympathizing with the victims, I nonetheless implore you, in consideration of the reasons that have been presented to your Board, to commute the sentence to one that would better express both justice and mercy,” the letter read. It wasn’t clear whether the board saw the Vatican representative’s letter. A spokesman for the board declined to comment, saying what happens inside the hearings is private. This isn’t the only U.S. case to draw the attention of  Francis, who called for an end to the death penalty when he spoke to Congress last week. His representative has also sent a letter to Oklahoma’s governor, asking her to commute the death sentence for Richard Glossip, who’s scheduled to be executed there Wednesday. The Pope and the future of the death penalty The death row cases of Gissendaner and Glossip have something in common: Neither of the convicted murderers actually killed the victim. In Glossip’s case, the man who bludgeoned the victim to death testified that Glossip had hired him for the murder. That killer is serving a life sentence. The family of Gissendaner’s slain husband, Douglas, said they had faith in the legal system. Related video Detective recalls how he put Georgia woman on death row “Kelly planned and executed Doug’s murder. She targeted him and his death was intentional. Kelly chose to have her day in court and after hearing the facts of this case, a jury of her peers sentenced her to death,” the statement read in part. “As the murderer, she’s been given more rights and opportunity over the last 18 years than she ever afforded to Doug, who, again, is the victim here,” it said. “She had no mercy, gave him no rights, no choices, nor the opportunity to live his life. His life was not hers to take.” An unlikely friendship blossoms between a killer and a scholar But Kelly and Doug Gissendaner’s children pleaded with authorities to show mercy. “My dad would not want my mom to be executed, even knowing her role in his murder,” Kayla Gissendaner said in an earlier statement. “He would not want us to endure another devastating loss.” The daughter has said her mother changed over the past 18 years. “I had to face what my mom had done and find a way to forgive her,” she said. “In the process, I saw that my mom had struggled through the years to come to grips with what she had done and face her own horror about her actions.” More than 90,000 people signed a petition urging Gov. Nathan Deal to halt the execution, claiming the mother of three has turned her life around and calling her a “powerful voice for good.” “While incarcerated, she has been a pastoral presence to many, teaching, preaching and living a life of purpose,” the petition states. “Kelly is a living testament to the possibility of change and the power of hope. She is an extraordinary example of the rehabilitation that the corrections system aims to produce.” Her lawyers have argued that Gissendaner’s sentence was “disproportionate” compared to that of her co-defendant. Gissendaner arranged to have her husband killed by Greg Owen, who stabbed Doug Gissendaner in the neck and back. Owen testified against Kelly Gissendaner as part of a plea bargain that got him a life sentence instead of death. Only 15 female inmates have been put to death in the United States since 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The last woman executed in Georgia died in the electric chair in 1945. Officials had previously set a date for Gissendaner’s execution, but called it off in February due to inclement weather. Related video Georgia woman's execution delayed for 'cloudy' drugs A few days later, the Department of Corrections indefinitely postponed Gissendaner’s execution after finding “cloudy” lethal injection drugs. The constitutionality of lethal injection drugs has made headlines in recent years and European manufacturers – such as Denmark-based Lundbeck, which manufactures pentobarbital – banned U.S. prisons from using their drugs in executions in 2013. That meant 32 states had to find new drug protocols. Last year, Oklahoma issued a moratorium on executions after murderer and rapist Clayton Lockett convulsed, writhed and lay alive on a gurney for 43 minutes before dying. It was the state’s first time using a new three-drug cocktail for an execution. Marcus Easley, a retired Chattanooga, Tennessee, police officer who was a friend and supporter of Kelly Gissendaner, told CNN affiliate WSB he met with her on Tuesday. Related video Ashleigh Banfield discusses Kelly Gissendaner's fate Gissendaner’s children, he said, were not able to visit her in prison because they were making a case for her life. “They gave the children the choice between coming and seeing their mother one last time, or going before the parole board and fighting for her,” he said. Easley said he met Gissendaner years ago while bringing students to her prison for prevention programs. “We just became very close and very good friends, and I support her, totally,” he said. Easley said he asked Gissendaner whether she had a message for her children. “I love you, I love you, I love you. I am so proud of you,” she said, according to Easley. Those were the last words he heard her say before he left. CNN’s Tina Burnside, Ashley Fantz, Ariane De Vogue, Tristan Smith, Greg Botelho, Marylynn Ryan, Gigi Mann, Rosa Flores, Kevin Conlon and Diane Ruggiero contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150929183000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/29/us/georgia-execution-kelly-gissendaner/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "679295343", "sentence": "Don’t want to deal with people today? Too bad you don’t live in Nipton, California – population: 16. Here’s what else you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) The UN Security Council slammed North Korea with intense sanctions over the weekend because the rogue country can’t seem to stop firing off intercontinental ballistic missiles. The sanctions will slash North Korea’s annual export revenue of $3 billion by more than a third and will affect primary exports like coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley the new sanctions ”a gut punch” and said the US will do “whatever it takes” to keep the world safe from North Korea’s increasingly reckless overtures. Meanwhile, a spot of good news: The foreign ministers of North Korea and South Korea reportedly spoke face-to-face at a gala in Manila last night in the first known high-level encounter between the two Koreas since May. It was a minor diplomatic victory with probably no material benefit, but when it comes to North Korea any diplomatic victory is worth noting. Unrest, protests and suffering are still plaguing Venezuela a week after an election stacked the government with allies of President Nicolás Maduro. Yesterday, authorities said they quelled an anti-government paramilitary attack at a military base that led to the deaths of two people. The act of rebellion came at the same time ousted Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz said she’ll defy the newly-elected National Constituent Assembly that fired her and froze her assets. The result of the election has left the already-unstable country in a state of panic, since the new assembly has wide-ranging powers and is expected to rewrite the Venezuelan Constitution at Maduro’s behest. Here’s a primer from Doug Criss why the crisis in Venezuela should matter to all of us. “Excessive corrosion:” That’s what a ride maker says is to blame for an accident at the Ohio State Fair in July that killed a teenager and left several others riders injured. Even though the “Fire Ball” ride was inspected several times in the days before the accident, reports after the incident claimed interior corrosion had reduced the strength of a beam. That defect led to the horrific scene in which a swinging car on the ride broke loose and became airborne, flying over the heads of horrified onlookers. Vice President Mike Pence hit back at a New York Times report that he was considering running for president in 2020 if Trump didn’t seek reelection. In an unusual official written statement over the weekend, Pence called the report “disgraceful and offensive to me, my family, and our entire team.” It also called the claims “laughable and absurd.” The Times’ report noted Pence’s aggressive political schedule and fund-raising operation and said multiple advisers told donors that Pence would run for president if Trump did not. Of course, Trump certainly seems to have no plans of missing the 2020 race – he has already held several campaign events while in office. Google is having to quell fury, both inside the company and out, after a 3,300-word manifesto written by one of its male engineers became public. The screed argues that women aren’t suited for tech jobs for “biological” reasons and rails against diversity in the workplace. All in all, it was a bad look for one of the world’s most powerful companies. Over the weekend, Google diversity vice president Danielle Brown and engineering VP Ari Balogh addressed the controversial document in separate messages to employees. Balogh called the rant “deeply troubling.” Brown said ”[I]t’s not a viewpoint that I or this company endorses, promotes or encourages.” People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Here’s what ‘Game of Thrones’ can tell us about trauma Be warned: This read is dark and full of Season 7 spoilers. This explains how some people always get what they want And no, it’s not all good looks and charm (though that couldn’t hurt). Dunkin’ Donuts may rebrand as Dunkin’ for… reasons? And yes, it means there may be less ‘Donuts.’ This is upsetting. Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris split This is also upsetting! Sean Spicer will not be on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! “This is a mass fatality crisis” Dr. Kent Harshbarger, an overworked coroner in Montgomery County, Ohio, on the devastating opioid crisis in the state. Hey, waiter! Monday seems like a good time for a solid cat video. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170807124500", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "VEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/us/five-things-august-7-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "684183474", "sentence": "McMaster stressed that the administration is presenting Trump with \"integrated options\" to approaching the Venezuelan regime Trump first mentioned the possibility of using military force in Venezuela earlier this month The US doesn’t anticipate intervening militarily in the Venezuela crisis “in the near future,” national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said he hadn’t ruled out such an option. McMaster stressed that the administration is presenting Trump with “integrated options” to approaching the Venezuelan regime led by leftist President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro has consolidated power by holding a vote to replace the opposition-controlled National Assembly with a new legislature fulled with his supporters, drawing sanctions and rebukes by nations including the United States. Social unrest and violent protests have left more than 120 dead since April. The economy also is spiraling out of control, with food shortages that have led to widespread malnutrition, and analysts expecting the country will soon default on loans. According to McMaster, Trump has asked top national security officials not only for plans for economic sanctions, but also options in case of “further deterioration” in the country. He was careful not to rule out the use of military force while speaking to reporters on Friday. “No military actions are anticipated in the near future,” McMaster said. Related article What can Trump do about Venezuela? Trump first mentioned the possibility of using military force in Venezuela earlier this month, telling reporters: “We have many options for Venezuela, and by the way, I’m not going to rule out a military option for Venezuela,” Trump said. He went on to say that, “Venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and they’re dying.” But Vice President Mike Pence, during a visit to Colombia last week, tried to walk back the idea without flatly contradicting the President. According to Pence, Trump’s comments about military action were meant to convey “resolve and determination … to not let this moment slip, to not stand idly by while a neighbor collapses into dictatorship.” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called military action “unacceptable” as he stood next to Pence. Asked about the Vice President’s recent trip to South America, McMaster said that he doesn’t think “there’s ever been a time where we’ve been better aligned with our partners in the region.” CNN’s Nicole Gaouette and CNNMoney’s Julia Horowitz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US administration's approach to Venezuela", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170825201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/hr-mcmaster-venezuela-white-house-briefing/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "696837744", "sentence": "The two officers in charge of the destroyer USS John S. McCain have been relieved of duty after a deadly accident earlier this year, the US Navy said in a statement Tuesday. The guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant ship off Singapore on August 21, leaving 10 US sailors dead and five more injured. The accident left a large highly visible hole in the US ship. The McCain’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, and executive officer, Cmdr. Jessie L. Sanchez, were “relieved due to a loss of confidence,” according to statement from the US 7th Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan, the ship’s home port. “While the investigation is ongoing, it is evident the collision was preventable, the commanding officer exercised poor judgment, and the executive officer exercised poor leadership of the ship’s training program,” the statement said. Both officers were assigned to other duties in Japan. The McCain accident was the fourth involving a US warship in the Pacific this year. In June, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship off Japan, killing seven US sailors. In May, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain was struck by a South Korean fishing boat off the Korean Peninsula. And in late January, the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam ran aground in Tokyo Bay, damaging its propellers. The accidents prompted the dismissal of the Navy’s 7th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, as well as multiple reviews of the way the Navy trains, maintains and deploys its fleet. US Government Accountability Office data obtained by CNN in September found that both the McCain and Fitzgerald had lengthy records of failing to fulfill key training requirements. Senior Navy officials told Congress that the service is committed to getting to the root of the issues that have contributed to the spate of collisions. “We ask the sailors to do an awful lot … and perhaps we’ve asked them to do too much,” Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Moran told the House Armed Services Committee at a hearing on the collisions in September. “That’s what the comprehensive review will look at.” Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer told lawmakers a failure of leadership as well as a lack of resources contributed to the collisions. “We have a problem in the Navy and we are going to fix it,” Spencer said. The McCain was loaded onto a heavy lift transport ship off Singapore last weekend and is being taken to Yokosuka for repairs, the Navy said. The Fitzgerald, meanwhile, will be taken in a similar manner to the US for repairs. CNN’s Jeremy Herb and Ryan Browne contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Navy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171011043000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "SGP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/us-navy-mccain-officers-relieved-of-command/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "732551788", "sentence": "White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, seeking to blunt criticism that the Trump administration has not punished Russia over its 2016 election meddling, cryptically hinted Tuesday that an unpublicized action had already been taken. President Donald Trump “has done a number of things to put pressure on Russia and be tough on Russia,” Sanders said at the Tuesday briefing. “Last week there was an incident that will be reported in the coming days.” She added: “He has been tougher on Russia in the first year than Obama was in eight years combined.” Related article Mueller indicts 13 Russian nationals over 2016 election interference Her defense comes days after special counsel Robert Mueller released a detailed indictment against 13 Russian nationals for allegedly interfering in the 2016 US election. Sanders later echoed some recent Trump tweets, claiming Trump has been tougher on Russia than former President Barack Obama ever was. That statement doesn’t seem to reflect reality, however. While Trump and even some Democrats have criticized the Obama administration as not speaking up enough on Russia’s actions before the election, Obama did take some steps to reprimand the country. Obama confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in China in 2016, something Trump has yet to forcefully do in meetings with the Russian leader. Trump and Putin discussed election interference in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017. Trump later said he thought the Russian leader was earnest when he denied any election meddling. “He said he didn’t meddle. He said he didn’t meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump said in November from Da Nang, Vietnam. During his last two years in office, Obama imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and entities for election meddling, kicked out 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Kremlin compounds in the United States. Trump has yet to impose sanctions overwhelmingly passed by Congress last year and missed deadlines to identify which Russian individuals and entities would be on the sanctions list. Last month, the Trump administration decided against implementing the sanctions against Russia and instead published a list of already prominent Russian oligarchs. Trump’s Cabinet, however, has forcefully spoken out against Russia. “It’s important we just continue to say to Russia, ‘Look, you think we don’t see what you’re doing. We do see it, and you need to stop. If you don’t, you’re going to just continue to invite consequences for yourself,’ ” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview with Fox News earlier this month. National security adviser H.R. McMaster also said this month – in response to the Mueller indictment – that Russia’s election meddling is “‘now really incontrovertible.” Even Sanders on Tuesday said: “It’s very clear that Russia meddled in the election. It’s also very clear that it didn’t have an impact on the election, and it’s also very clear that the Trump campaign didn’t collude with the Russians in any way for this process to take place.” At the same time, though, Sanders defended Trump’s decision not to impose sanctions earlier this year. “There’s a process that has to take place, and we’re going through that process,” Sanders said. “That law also says that the countries have to violate something in order for those sanctions to go in place, and that hasn’t necessarily happened.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180220233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/politics/russia-trump-sarah-sanders/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "732840193", "sentence": "President Donald Trump declared Tuesday on Twitter that “the facts” prove he’s been tougher on Russia than his predecessor, President Barack Obama. They don’t – especially when it comes to punishing Russia for interfering in US elections. That hasn’t stopped the President from pushing that line or from seeming to suggest in a Wednesday tweet that Obama be investigated for unspecified “Dem crimes” and not doing anything about Russian meddling in the 2016 election. “Question: If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren’t they the subject of the investigation?” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. “Why didn’t Obama do something about the meddling? Why aren’t Dem crimes under investigation? Ask Jeff Sessions!” Question: If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren’t they the subject of the investigation? Why didn’t Obama do something about the meddling? Why aren’t Dem crimes under investigation? Ask Jeff Sessions! After the Friday indictment by special counsel Robert Mueller of 13 Russians and three Russian entities for an extensive effort to interfere with US elections, Trump went on the attack against Democrats, tweeting in a spectacular fashion. Among his Twitter tirades, the President railed that, “I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!” The facts tell a different story. Trump, who has been consistently and openly admiring of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has yet to levy a single sanction to punish Russia for election interference, despite the fact that Congress almost unanimously passed legislation that took effect on January 29 requiring him to do so, and despite senior intelligence officials testifying that Russia is trying to disrupt the 2018 midterms. Administration officials say the Jan. 29 date was not a deadline but a starting date for levying sanctions and that the process will take time. But as time goes by, Trump’s failure to act raises questions among his critics. Despite the consensus view of all US intelligence agencies that Russia did indeed interfere, and public affirmation of this from members of Trump’s own Cabinet, the President persists in doubting Russia played a role at all, according to CNN reporting. US officials on Wednesday tried to assuage concerns about the White House stance on Russia, telling reporters that the administration has taken “direct action” to address Moscow’s election meddling under the Trump administration, including delivering a direct warning to Putin. “He has been warned,” one senior administration official said. The official declined to detail any specifics about the actions the administration is taking, citing concerns including the classified nature of some information. “There are different kinds of direct action,” the official said. This official and others stressed that the process is slow but underway. “These things take a lot of time,” one official said. “We don’t want to be sued. Once we are sued, the entire sanctions process unravels.” “We take this very seriously. This is a national security issue,” the official added, asking for time and space to work. “I would hope that you would just give us a little bit of an indulgence to do some of these things behind the scenes.” The official said US warnings to Russia about the 2018 midterm elections have been stark. “We’re sending very clear messages to the Russian government, at the highest levels, that if they continue to take the kinds of actions that we’ve seen, that the intelligence chiefs have been laying out, this will have an extraordinarily negative effect on our relationship and there will be consequences,” the official said in a briefing with reporters. None of those messages have been delivered publicly, but the senior official said Wednesday that in Moscow, “we are getting their attention. … There is a great deal of anxiety in Moscow.” But last week, the administration had yet another chance to levy sanctions for Russian cyber activity and, so far, has chosen not to. Related article Sarah Sanders cryptically hints at action against Russia And although a series of officials told CNN there has been an ongoing “punitive review” to address past election meddling, it has yet to yield sanctions, though the officials said they are possible. That review, the officials added, began before Mueller’s indictments. The Wednesday briefing by the official reflected a key dynamic in the Trump administration’s approach to Russia: The warnings to Moscow, the official said, have not necessarily come from Trump. The official said the tougher messages have been delivered in direct comments between US and Russian officials. “They get the message when other professionals talk to them,” the official said, adding that they have used “different channels” that are “actually much more effective.” Indeed, while the President himself seems unable to criticize Russia for meddling and unwilling to lead a fight to protect future elections, officials around him, more hawkish about Moscow than the President is, frequently call out Russia, with military officials in particular taking steps that are likely to make Moscow feel pressured. The administration used its national security strategy to explicitly label Russia a “revisionist” foe that’s seeking to change the status quo, and it recommended developing several new nuclear weapons to counter Russian activity. The US recently began ramping up its presence in the Black Sea, which sits on Russia’s doorstep, between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia. The increased American presence makes Russia feel threatened, US officials said, and may be why Moscow seems to do more dangerous intercepts of US surveillance aircraft in the area than in other places. The Trump administration has asked to increase funding for the European Deterrence Initiative, an Obama program aimed at bolstering NATO’s defenses against Russia, by almost $2 billion. The White House has also built on the Obama administration’s support for the Ukrainian military by providing it with arms. The administration has done “a whole lot of other things that people tend to forget about” to pressure Russia and hold it accountable, said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. But compared with the Obama administration, Trump is so far pulling punches when it comes to sanctions for election interference. In the lead-up to the 2016 election, when officials became aware of Russian meddling, Obama personally warned Putin in September against doing so. That October, the US publicly accused Russia of stealing emails from the Democratic National Committee, among others. Administration officials briefed lawmakers, and sought help from Republican leadership in issuing statements challenging Russia. After the election, in December 2016, Obama targeted Russia for its election interference, sanctioning three companies, four top intelligence officials and two Russian intelligence agencies, the military spy service called the GRU, and the FSB, the civilian spy agency formerly known as the KGB. Trump hasn’t taken a single independent step to punish Russia for its election meddling that’s been publicly visible, not even with the powers granted by a new law, the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. That law allows the administration to target Moscow’s powerful elites and companies and countries that do business with blacklisted Russian military and intelligence entities. “We don’t have sanctionable activity just yet, but we are working every day to determine if there is something taking place,”  Nauert said Tuesday. But CIA Director Mike Pompeo told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the CIA has already “seen Russian activity and intentions to have an impact on the next election cycle here.” There has been no public action from the administration on the issue to date. Democratic lawmakers point out that the White House itself highlighted another example of Russia’s sanctionable activity under the new law just last week, when it issued a statement blaming the Russian military for the June 2017 cyberattack called NotPetya. Related article Russia sanctions may force US to punish key allies Calling it “the most destructive and costly cyber attack in history,” the White House said last Thursday that the virus “quickly spread worldwide, causing billions of dollars in damage across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.” It’s a case where sanctions under the new law’s cyber provisions would certainly apply, according to Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “I expect the imminent imposition of sanctions by the administration,” Menendez said. He added that if they’re not imposed, the White House statement rings “hollow.” Menendez pointed out in a February 13 interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that, “it has been more than six months since CAATSA was signed into law, and not one mandatory sanction has been imposed. It’s inexcusable.” Trump “continues to ignore congressional will with respect to the mandatory sanctions passed last year,” Menendez said. Nauert, along with White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, defended the administration’s record. “The sum of our actions as it pertains to Russia … is not CAATSA. We have done a lot more than just CAATSA,” Nauert said. Related video Trump targets Obama in Twitter tirade Sanders pointed to the fact that the Trump administration has continued measures begun under Obama, who on top of the December 2016 sanctions expelled 35 Russian diplomats and seized two Russian diplomatic compounds in the US. At the time, the Kremlin said it wouldn’t retaliate but would wait until the Trump administration took power. Trump, then president-elect, said it was time for the country to “move on” from the issue. Since Trump took office, his administration has used existing sanctions to target Russians for human rights abuses in December 2017 under the Global Magnitsky Sanctions and for Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in January 2018, when it sanctioned 21 individuals, nine entities and the senior leaders of two Ukrainian separatist groups. After Russia retaliated against Obama’s December 2016 expulsion of its diplomats by demanding the US reduce its embassy and consular staff by more than 700 people, Trump initially thanked Putin for helping him pare down staff levels, in what he later described as a joke. The Trump administration eventually seized Russian diplomatic facilities in San Francisco, New York and Washington. “That is partly because of what they did in our 2016 elections,” Nauert said. Related video WH: Trump has done more than Obama on Russia Sanders also highlighted Trump’s request for funding to increase the size of the military, the fact that he has upheld Obama administration sanctions and his decision to provide arms to Ukraine as examples of the President being tougher on Russia than Obama. And she hinted that some action might be coming. “He has done a number of things to put pressure on Russia and be tough on Russia,” Sanders said. “Last week there was an incident that will be reported in the coming days.” CNN’s Ryan Browne, John Kirby, Pamela Brown and Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's approach to Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180221210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/obama-trump-russia-sanctions-fact-check/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "647275976", "sentence": "Many feared dead as rough weather makes rescue efforts more difficult More than 550 people have died crossing the Mediterranean into Europe in 2017 Rescue workers have been battling for more than 24 hours in a bid to save as many as 1,800 migrants stranded on boats off the coast of Libya, according to charities leading the operation. The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) said in a statement they “believe there have been deaths,” but it is not clear how many people have drowned. So far rescuers have pulled 453 people to safety, but were forced to suspend the operation overnight with their rescue vessel the Phoenix running at full capacity. #BREAKING: #Phoenix crew reporting multiple casualties from this morning's rescues. @SeaEye_It @jugendrettet taking remaining survivors #Med pic.twitter.com/GJxbuDFrrZ The charity’s founder, Christopher Catrambone, said yesterday: “Nobody has ever seen anything like what we are witnessing this weekend.” He later described in a tweet carrying a dead child on board the ship at Easter. Imagine to carry a 8 year old boy's lifeless body into your house on Easter Sunday. I will never forget this day. “There were 8-10 people dead on board but the situation is not finished yet,” said Michael Buschheuer, founder of Sea-Eye, another rescue charity based off the coast of north Africa. “At the moment, many boats will not get found, they will get lost. Definitely, on our boat there were about 10 (drowned), but maybe there are 300, I have no idea. It is still ongoing.” “Around us are another 400 people – many of them woman and children – in small rubber boats and small wooden boats,” Pauline Schmidt, a press officer with another charity Jugend Rettet who is on board the Iuventa rescue ship, said in an email to CNN. “Not all of them wear life jackets. No vessel nearby that can provide help to us. Also around 5 more rubber boats coming northwards in our direction. We are not able to navigate anymore due to the high amount of persons on board.” Earlier this week the International Organization for Migration said nearly 32,000 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 9 April, with over 80% arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece. The organization said 554 drowned making the crossing. As the rescue effort continued, bad weather was complicating matters further, MOAS said in a tweet. All three charities said that calls for help to the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Center in Rome had not yet been answered. Separately, Medicins Sans Frontieres and Italian authorities said they had successfully brought to shore 649 migrants in the southern Italian port of Reggio di Calabria. Another boat carrying 72 migrants landed this morning at the nearby seaside resort of Melito Porto Salvo. “There were Somalis, Afghans, Syrians and Bangladeshis on board. We will taken them first to be registered with the police and then they will be taken on buses to reception centers” said Francesco Campolo, senior officer with the Italian state police in Reggio di Calabria told CNN. How many lives could have been saved in the last two years if the #EU had conducted a proactive search and rescue operation? #WhereIsFRONTEX pic.twitter.com/wtiWKbYHtZ Some 6,000 migrants were rescued by the Italian coast guard on Friday and Saturday alone according to Italian newspapers – as people smugglers in Libya took advantage of calm seas to launch boats.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Union search and rescue operations", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170416180000", "country1": "LBY", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/16/europe/mediterranean-migrants-drown/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "643629154", "sentence": "Trump faces his first major opportunity to make headway on his trade pledge He wants to level the US-China trade relationship President Donald Trump and his years-long rhetorical crusade against Chinese foreign trade abuses is finally colliding with the reality of face-to-face negotiation. The real estate businessman is staring down his first major opportunity to make headway on his campaign pledge to level the terms of the US-China trade relationship as he meets for the first time with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. While Trump’s longstanding rhetoric on the trading relationship will hang over the meeting, the encounter also comes as Trump nears three months in office having done little to make good on his bold promise to fundamentally alter the trading relationship. Related article Americans warming to China ahead of Xi-Trump summit, poll finds Trump, it seems, has held his fire in favor of making a play to improve the trading relationship through direct talks. But how much will Trump be able to draw out of his counterpart? While Trump has focused the brunt of his rhetoric on simply reversing the United States’ $347 billion trade deficit with China, experts say an improved trading relationship will rest not on China simply changing that top-line number, but fundamentally altering the role it plays in its economy. The Chinese government plays a heavy hand in structuring its economy, moves that Trump and others have argued put US companies and manufacturers at a disadvantage against their Chinese counterparts. Trump’s attempts to change that reality come on top of years of attempts by previous administrations. The White House already sought Tuesday to lower expectations for Trumps and Xi’s first encounter. Senior White House officials called the series of meetings at Trump’s opulent south Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, an opportunity to “set a framework for discussion” of the trading relationship and begin the process of urging China to change policies that have led to “an uneven playing field for US companies.” One official stressed that they did not view the meeting as an opportunity to “resolve any particular issue.” “We don’t want to be unrealistic about that,” the official said. Related article Trump: 'We can't continue to allow China to rape our country' Former US officials and experts on China and international trade said they were heartened to see that Trump had not made good on some of his boldest campaign pledges – like imposing double-digit tariffs on Chinese imports or labeling China a currency manipulator. The latter is now a moot point as China is no longer acting to devalue its currency to make its exports cheaper, but is instead trying to prop up its value. “China is such a big deal that you really want to make sure that you think through your long-term strategy before you do anything. The fact that they haven’t done anything yet on China, I think, is a good sign,” said Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former World Bank economist. But experts also warned that Trump may be enticed by a Chinese public relations coup with little long-term value aimed at Trump’s eagerness for clear-cut “wins,” like a series of quick, pre-packaged Chinese announcements of investments in the US, or headline-worthy purchases of high-profile US products. Rather than a willingness to make fundamental changes to their economies, experts said the Chinese were more likely to come bearing political enticements, like promises of investments in manufacturing plants. “The risk is that the Chinese see President Trump as very transactional by nature and they would be all too happy to say, ‘OK tell us what you want us to buy of yours,’ rather than focus on the fundamental changes they need to make to their economy,” said Michael Froman, the former US Trade Representative under President Barack Obama. Trump and his advisers have thus far signaled they will aim for more than just window dressing changes. A senior White House official said Tuesday the US will look to “reduce the systemic trade and investment barriers that they’ve created.” Beyond Trump’s own longstanding views of China’s damaging impact on the US, he is surrounded by a coterie of aides who view China’s economic rise in similar terms. Trump’s National Trade Council director Peter Navarro has argued Chinese trade abuses amount to economic war and produced a 2012 documentary film, “Death by China,” while Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon is a leading economic populist and has warned about the prospects of a military war between the US and China. Last week, Trump signed two executive orders that many interpreted as an attempt to set the tone ahead of his meeting with the Chinese president. One order launched a report on the impact of trade abuses on the US’s trade deficit – of which China is the largest contributor – while the other called for stricter enforcement of the US’s anti-dumping laws, which Chinese companies have run afoul of relatively often. But the orders don’t stack up when compared to Trump’s bold campaign talk of stopping China’s “rape” of the US. Trump will now need to push Xi to reduce the Chinese government’s heavy-handed regulation of its economy to lower the barriers of access to its economy for US companies, said David Dollar, a China expert at the Brookings Institution. Dollar and other experts said top targets for the United States’ efforts to level the playing field will also include addressing China’s abuse of US intellectual property, high tariffs on certain goods and stricter labor standards that make Chinese manufacturer’s more competitive. But Dollar and other experts said they feared the US had already weakened its negotiating position before even arriving at the negotiating table. Most economists and China experts have argued that Trump’s move to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will only serve to embolden China. The deal, spearheaded by the Obama administration, would have represented a clear statement of US influence in a region China has sought to dominate and would have raised labor and environmental standards in the region – putting Chinese manufacturers on a more level playing field should China choose to join the agreement, as it was likely to do. “It was written very much as a way to signal to China explicitly these are the 21st-century trade rules that we want you ultimately to adhere to,” said Bown, the economist at the Peterson Institute. Froman, the former US trade representative who led TPP negotiations, said shelving TPP “has certainly been a huge gift to China.” But any headway Trump hopes to make on advancing his trade agenda could also be overshadowed by the increasing urgency of North Korea’s nuclear program, which Trump views as the greatest threat to US national security. Trump and his top advisers have ratcheted up their pronouncements on the issue, warning that the window to stop North Korea is quickly vanishing. North Korea fires ballistic missile, US State Department says Two days after Trump warned the US was prepared to act alone to stop North Korea if China refused to exert its influence on Pyongyang, a senior White House official warned that “the clock has now run out, and all options are on the table for us.” Related article White House: 'The clock has now run out' on North Korean nuclear program The White House was torn on which issue would carry more importance. One senior administration official told CNN talk of the trading relationship would be the “No. 1” priority, but acknowledged that the President’s top advisers were split on whether trade or the North Korean threat should be at the top of the agenda. Related article Rex Tillerson's incredibly odd and confusing statement on North Korea And while Froman said the Obama administration “purposefully made it clear that we were not willing to trade off one issue for another,” Trump signaled a willingness to wrap trade talks into his efforts to enlist China’s help in halting North Korea’s nuclear program. “I think trade is the incentive. It is all about trade,” Trump said when asked how he solicit Chinese cooperation on the issue. But amid Trump’s tough talk on curbing Chinese trade abuses and reversing the US’ trade deficit with China in favor of boosting US manufacturing, Trump has yet to telegraph what he is prepared to offer China in return.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170405053000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/trump-china-xi-jinping-trade/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "755616491", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript May 14, 2018 A dangerous situation on Hawaii’s Big Island leads off a new week on CNN 10, as experts warn of more explosions from the Kilauea volcano. We’re explaining the science of what’s happening beneath the surface. Also featured: a rise in gas prices in the U.S. and the work of a CNN Hero to help young people in Vietnam. TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the printable version of today’s CNN 10 transcript. CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society. Thank you for using CNN 10", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180513221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/13/cnn10/ten-content-mon/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "735609373", "sentence": "A cold snap gripping Europe continued to take a toll into the weekend, with three more deaths reported in Poland. The number of weather-related deaths in the country has risen to 18 since Monday, Anna Adamkiewicz of the Government Center for Security said Saturday. Authorities in Mantua, Italy, said Saturday that a homeless person, described as a foreign citizen, 52, was found dead the previous evening. Six people have also died in Spain, the Spanish Interior Ministry said Friday. The frigid temperatures of the past few days are starting to ease in parts of the continent, however. Warnings for wintry conditions remain in countries such as Ireland, Germany, Italy and Norway, according to Meteoalarm. But warnings for extreme low temperatures or snow and ice have been lifted in Hungary and Serbia. With the weather improving, some airports reopened Saturday after treacherous conditions had halted services the previous two days. These include Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland as well as Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands and Switzerland’s Geneva Airport. Passengers were warned their flights could be affected by the earlier disruption and cancellations. In the United Kingdom – where freezing winds from Siberia, dubbed the “Beast from the East,” combined Friday with Storm Emma to bring additional snow and ice – temperatures started to rise gradually Saturday. For many of us it will gradually turn less #cold over the coming days, but only a little pic.twitter.com/xm8gTetaG4 The UK Met Office forecast more rain, sleet and snow but said conditions would ease in southern England. Warnings are still in place in parts of northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland for ice and in Scotland for snow. London’s Heathrow Airport said it is working to “deliver a near full schedule” Saturday, while London’s Gatwick Airport said it is operating “a largely normal service with a small number of delays and cancellations.” Cardiff Airport in Wales and Edinburgh Airport in Scotland were also operating Saturday with some flight delays. Many road and rail passengers continued to suffer disruption across the United Kingdom on Saturday. Much of Europe has been blanketed in snow this week, with rare falls of the icy stuff in the south of France, Spain and Italy. Related video Snowball fights break out in Rome The current cold snap was triggered by a disruption to the stratospheric polar vortex – a doughnut of air 6,000 kilometers (3,800 miles) across that forms high up in the atmosphere above the Arctic Circle every winter, according to Simon Clark, a researcher of stratosphere-troposphere interactions in Bristol, England. Now and again – perhaps six times every decade – the vortex gets split in two, a phenomenon known as sudden stratospheric warming. The disruption allows icy Arctic air to spread farther south, often lowering temperatures across much of the Northern Hemisphere. “That big mass of Arctic air – which is normally trapped over the poles, so it’s really freezing cold – is then able to spill further south,” Clark told CNN. CNN’s James Masters and Judith Vonberg contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Europe cold snap", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180303163000", "country1": "POL", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/europe/europe-snow-ice-deaths-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "732264266", "sentence": "The US Navy is ramping up its presence in the Black Sea as part of a bid to counter Russia’s increased presence there, a US military official tells CNN. It’s a region that has become increasingly fraught with tensions as Russia has reinforced its military forces in the area following its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move rejected by the vast majority of the international community. On Saturday the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney joined the USS Ross in the Black Sea to “conduct maritime security operations,” according to a statement from the US Navy’s 6th Fleet, which oversees US naval operations in the region. It’s the first time two US Navy warships have been in the Black Sea since July 2017. “Our decision to have two ships simultaneously operate in the Black Sea is proactive, not reactive,” US Navy Vice Adm. Christopher Grady, the commander of 6th Fleet, said in a release announcing the Carney’s arrival. “We operate at the tempo and timing of our choosing in this strategically important region,” Grady said, adding that “the continued presence of the U.S. Navy in the Black Sea demonstrates our enduring commitment to regional stability, maritime security of our Black Sea partners, and the collective defense of our NATO allies” On Sunday Russia announced its own naval deployments to the area, with the Russian Ministry of Defense issuing a statement saying that a Russian frigate, the Admiral Essen, and two patrol ships had entered the Black Sea for a series of exercises. #USSCarney🇺🇸 transited #Bosphorus🇹🇷 to join #USSRoss for routine maritime security operations IAW int'l law. C6F Commander VADM Grady assured: \"Decision to have 2 ships in #BlackSea is proactive not reactive & demonstrates our commitment to regional stability\" #SteadyPresence pic.twitter.com/f1q1KfObk0 A US military official told CNN that the decision to deploy both the Carney and the Ross to the Black Sea was part of an effort to “desensitize Russia” to the presence of US military forces in the Black Sea, which sits between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia. Two US defense officials based in Europe told CNN that Russia is particularly sensitive to US military operations in the Black Sea given recent Russian moves to militarize Crimea. US and NATO officials have accused Moscow of deploying large numbers of troops and military hardware to Crimea in recent years. Related article Kremlin dismisses Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians A NATO official told CNN that Russia had deployed submarines to Crimea, saying that while the Western alliance was not looking for a tit-for-tat deployment of military assets to the region, NATO was strengthening its position in southeastern Europe. “Basically anything new that they have they are putting in Crimea,” a US defense official based in Europe said of Russia’s military activity. The official told CNN that Russia was “putting in the full panoply of their weapons systems” in Crimea, saying Moscow had stood up a new Army Corps there and was deploying “a lot of their new anti-access missile systems, coastal defense, air defense” systems, in addition to the ground troops. Given Russia’s increased military presence, US officials say Moscow has become increasingly sensitive to US forces in the region, fearing that US military capabilities could undermine Russia’s advantages. Another US defense official based in Europe told CNN that the Russians “are very sensitive to our precision strike capability” as well as US ballistic missile defense assets such as the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, which is deployed on both the Ross and Carney. Related article Tillerson works to repair ties with Turkey “You get ships up in the Black Sea, that makes them feel more threatened,” the official added. Officials say that same Russian sensitivity explains why Russian aircraft have appeared to perform more unsafe intercepts of US surveillance aircraft in the area than they do in other areas. US officials say the surveillance flights are necessary to better understand Russian military activity. “Russia is also not particularly transparent in what they do, which obviously requires us to then be able to monitor them by other means, and reconnaissance is one of those means,” one defense official said. An armed Russian Su-27 jet performed an unsafe intercept of a US Navy EP-3 surveillance plane while it was in international airspace over the Black Sea last month, flying within 5 feet of the US military aircraft, according to the US Navy. A similar incident took place in the skies over the Black Sea in November. Related article The oil field carnage that Moscow doesn't want to talk about Following the January incident, the US State Department issued a statement saying that such unsafe actions “increase the risk of miscalculation, danger to aircrew on both sides, and midair collisions.” The Russian Ministry of Defense said the intercept was “in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace” and that the Russian jet had prevented the US plane from entering claimed Russian airspace near Crimea. A Europe-based US defense official criticized Russia’s attitude of ownership over the Black Sea, noting that “NATO nations have more coastline by far on the Black Sea than Russia does, so it’s certainly not a Russian lake.” In addition to Russia, the Black Sea is bordered by NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania as well as NATO partners Ukraine and Georgia. NATO has boosted its activity in the area as part of its “tailored forward presence,” which is headquartered in Romania, one of only six NATO nations to spend 2 percent of its gross domestic product on defense. Related article Russia sanctions may force US to punish key allies Officials say that given the heightened tensions and increased military activity in the region it is important to increase the frequency of US activity in the area and desensitize Russia to the presence of US military forces there, helping to establish rules for how the two countries should safely operate in proximity to each other, as they did in the Cold War. “In the Cold War we had a dance we did and everybody knew their roles in the dance: You fly your bomber here, I’ll fly my bomber there. You put a ship here, I’ll put a ship there,” another US defense official in Europe told CNN. “I don’t think we’ve got to that level yet, and so we’re still trying to figure out what that dance looks like in the year 2018 versus what it was back in the Cold War, and I think there are some growing pains, obviously,” the official added.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Navy presence in the Black Sea", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180220020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/politics/us-russia-black-sea-show-of-force/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "699547331", "sentence": "Various defense witnesses have directly contradicted testimony prosecution's witnesses Menendez and his co-defendant deny all charges The defense team said it hopes to finish by Halloween Lawyers are often taught the defense has two options in a criminal trial – poke holes in the prosecution’s case to create reasonable doubt or provide a counter-narrative. A team of defense attorneys trying to keep Sen. Bob Menendez out of prison have opted to do both. Related article Sen. Bob Menendez's trial by the numbers Family members, former congressional staffers and a 40 year veteran of the Commerce Department took the witness stand in the New Jersey Democrat’s defense this week as his lawyers seek to chip away at the Justice Department’s bribery case. “It’s time for us to tell our side of the story, which I believe is the true side, and I have faith in the jury that they’ll hang in there,” Menendez told reporters walking into court Wednesday. Prosecutors accuse Menendez of corruptly using the power of his office to help a wealthy ophthalmologist from Florida – Dr. Salomon Melgen – resolve business disputes in exchange for political donations and a life of luxury the senator couldn’t afford. More specifically, prosecutors say Menendez pressured high-level officials within the Obama administration to change drug reimbursement policies in order to help Melgen resolve a $8.9 million billing dispute with Medicare, encouraged State Department officials to help Melgen settle a contractual dispute with the Dominican Republic government, and contacted an ambassador to secure travel visas for Melgen’s foreign girlfriends. Throughout the trial the men have maintained their innocence, but as the seventh week came to a close Thursday, the contours of the defense team’s three-pronged attack strategy came into sharper focus: show the two men are best friends without any possible corrupt intent; make the jurors believe that Menendez was motivated to act out of broader (and legitimate) policy concerns, not because he was being paid off by his friend; and then undermine the prosecution’s strongest witnesses with directly contradictory testimony. “It was commonly known in the office that Sal Melgen was his closest personal friend,” Jodi Herman, Menendez’s long-time foreign policy adviser, told jurors Thursday, echoing testimony from the senator’s son and Melgen’s wife earlier in the week. Herman deftly executed the defense team’s triple threat strategy, as she also directly contradicted one of the central disputed points prosecutors have hammered: the extent of Menendez’s efforts to push State Department officials to help resolve Melgen’s contractual dispute with the Dominican Republic. Herman said Menendez never threatened to hold a congressional hearing if the issue wasn’t resolved in the doctor’s favor – despite a prosecution witness telling jurors the exact opposite last month – and that the senator had been generally interested in port security issues throughout the Caribbean as a part of his role on the Senate foreign relations committee. Earlier in the week defense lawyers also played a short television commercial from Menendez’s senatorial bid – “Protecting New Jersey’s Ports” – to further illustrate for jurors that port security, not his friend’s contract, had been a priority for Menendez for years. Another defense witness tried to undermine the idea that Menendez’s “tone” had been “aggressive” when it came to lobbying an official from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on drug reimbursement policies in 2009. Witness describes ‘hostile’ conversations with Menendez, Reid, Sebelius “The senator is a strong advocate,” said Karissa Willhite, Menendez’s former deputy chief of staff, “but, it was not angry. There was no yelling. That is just not in his character at all.” Willhite also resisted efforts from the prosecution to paint the senator’s efforts as motivated solely by Melgen’s individual dispute – despite confronting her with multiple email exchanges to make her story implausible – instead emphasizing that Menendez was genuinely concerned about the fairness of the Medicare reimbursement policy, because he was not the only doctor affected. “(W)e did not work on the billing dispute itself,” Willhite told jurors repeatedly. “We worked on questions surrounding the policy that the case brought to our attention.” While the defense team has indicated it hopes to wrap up its case by Halloween, it remains to be seen whether Menendez takes the stand in his own defense. “(T)he wild card is do the defendants choose to testify. And if they do, that will take some time,” defense attorney Kirk Ogrosky told the judge in a sidebar earlier this week. Yet Judge William Walls has appeared frequently exasperated with the defense strategy at times, prompting lawyers to “move on,” and sharply limiting lines questioning, especially when he senses defense attorneys are unduly focused on trying to show Melgen’s billing practices were not actually improper. What the jury isn’t hearing in the Menendez bribery trial “They know what your defense is,” Walls said Tuesday, suggesting to defense lawyers that the jury is “probably is more perceptive of that than you give it credit.” But what remains unclear is whether the jury will, in fact, be able to piece together a coherent narrative in either direction until closing arguments given the sprawling and conflicting testimony from both sides at this point. “In longer trials, closing is even more important because you have to either remind the jury of what was said, or be able to provide them with an explanation,” says Michael Weinstein, a former trial attorney at DOJ and now at Cole Schotz law firm in New Jersey. “Memories fade, jurors are human and they need to be refreshed.” Notwithstanding the length of the trial, testy exchanges among the lawyers, and a cantankerous judge, the jurors seem to have gotten chummy over their many weeks together – often laughing as they shuffle into court from their back room. One was even spotted one chilly fall morning this week with a box of fresh Dunkin’ Donuts in hand to share with his new friends.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Senator Bob Menendez", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171020103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/politics/robert-menendez-defense-injects-doubt/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "607385234", "sentence": "President-elect Donald Trump blasted the American intelligence community Sunday, calling its assessment that Russia interfered in the election “ridiculous.” “I think it’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” Trump’s direct criticisms of the intelligence community are unprecedented for an incoming commander in chief. His comments come as some leading Republicans call for an investigation into the CIA’s assessment that Russia directed the hacking of Democratic operatives and other moves intended to help Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Arizona, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, joined incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, in issuing a statement warning that “recent reports of Russian interference in our election should alarm every American.” Trump, though, said Democrats were “embarrassed” by the election’s results. He asserted the CIA has no idea who was involved in the hacking, and claimed it could have been other countries or individuals. “Once they hack if you don’t catch them in the act you’re not going to catch them,” Trump said. “They have no idea if it’s Russia or China or somebody. It could be somebody sitting in a bed some place.” He acknowledged that “it could be Russia” that hacked Democrats. “I don’t really think it is, but who knows? I don’t know either. They don’t know and I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t want anyone hacking us, and I’m not only talking about countries,” Trump said. “I’m talking about anyone, period. But if you’re going to do that, I think you should not just say ‘Russia.’ You should say other countries also, and maybe other individuals.” Trump also defended his decision to only occasionally receive the Presidential Daily Briefing – an intelligence assessment offered every morning to the President-elect, matching information delivered to President Barack Obama. Trump said he’s told intelligence officials to tell him when something changes, and that he receives the briefing “when I need it.” That remark drew derision from Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee. “If Trump was as smart as he keeps telling us, he would appreciate all he has to learn. #TakeTheBriefings,” Schiff tweeted.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161211151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/11/politics/trump-russia-hacking-election/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "754464853", "sentence": "A week before the formal opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the decision to move the office as a “huge mistake.” Speaking exclusively to CNN in Ankara on Tuesday, Erdogan said that there was “nothing to gain” by the move and urged the US to reverse the decision while there was still time to do so, repeating his claim that “East Jerusalem is the capital city of Palestine” and will one day be home to an embassy serving Turkey’s interests in a Palestinian state. He also said that the decision had contributed to isolating the US diplomatically. Pointing to the United Nations vote in December, when 128 countries condemned the decision and just nine supported it, Erdogan said: “The United States is losing true friends right now.” During the interview, which took place shortly before Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, Erdogan also leveled strong criticism at the US on its approach to the Iran treaty, on allegations of “hostage diplomacy” and on interventions in Syria. Related article The earthquake unleashed by Trump's departure from Iran nuclear deal Echoing the position of many world leaders outside the Middle East, Erdogan criticized the US for abandoning the Iran deal, insisting that “you should respect an agreement that you have signed,” and said he feared “new crises” would break out as a result. He also said the move would jeopardize the global economy. “The United States might gain some certain positivity out of the withdrawal…or the rising oil prices, but many of the countries in poverty will be hit even harder and deeper.” By reimposing sanctions on Iran, Trump is declaring “an economic war” that the world can ill afford, the Turkish leader said. When asked if he has concerns of a geopolitical war breaking out as a result, he said: “That’s not what we would wish to see, of course … this is not what we’d like to expect. However, in my view, the US would be the ones to lose. Iran will never compromise on this agreement, and will abide by this agreement to the end … that’s what I think. However, the US will lose in the end.” Asked directly what he thinks about the US President, Erdogan said only that “as politicians, we need to abide by the boundaries of mutual respect.” Erdogan’s negative remarks about US policy speak to the growing tensions between the two nations. While they retain an important military alliance, their relations have become increasingly frayed as Erdogan has consolidated political power and aligned himself more closely with US foes such as Russia and Iran. The NATO allies have sparred over a slew of issues in recent years, with added friction coming from the continuing conflict in Syria. In January, Turkey launched an assault on Afrin, a town in northern Syria controlled by a US-allied group of Syrian Kurds called the YPG, which Turkey says is an arm of a designated terrorist organization that threatens Turkish sovereignty. US officials say Turkey’s military offensive there undermines the fight against ISIS. Speaking on Tuesday, Erdogan accused the US of giving weapons “free of charge” to members of the YPG and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), whom Erdogan described as “terrorists.” He also criticized Trump directly for rejecting Turkey as a “strategic partner” in Syria. “Let’s fight together in Raqqa, was what I said to President Trump personally,” Erdogan said. “And stop supporting PYD and YPG. Don’t walk hand in hand with these terrorists or that’ll be a mistake. But unfortunately, the US preferred moving with them and set aside Turkey.” He also defended a series of trilateral meetings involving Turkey, Russia and Iran on Syria that have been widely criticized and boycotted by a number of Western countries and Syrian groups. “We’re taking strong steps forward,” Erdogan said. The Turkish-US relationship has been further strained by Turkey’s detention of North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson, who was arrested in 2016. Trump has repeatedly called for the missionary’s release. Erdogan said Brunson is undergoing a fair judicial process in Turkey and “is not a hostage.” He accused the US of politicizing a judicial matter and questioned instead why the US was refusing to extradite Fethullah Gulen, an exiled cleric living in Pennsylvania whom the Turkish government accuses of being behind a failed coup attempt in July 2016. “He’s being harbored there. And he’s not a convict. He’s not even being detained,” Erdogan said of Gulen. “And we demand his extradition, and he’s not being extradited to us. But there is a Pastor Brunson here, who is being currently prosecuted – and he’s allegedly associated with terrorist organizations. And you’re asking for him?” “These two incidents are completely independent from one another,” he said, despite suggesting last year that the two men could be swapped. “This is not a hostage diplomacy … It’s not about that at all.” Becky Anderson reported from Ankara and Judith Vonberg wrote from London. CNN’s Kara Fox, Lindsay Isaac, Alireza Hajihosseini and Mohammed Al-Saiegh also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180509154500", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/europe/erdogan-interview-becky-anderson-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "433077425", "sentence": "Senior officials from the United States and Cuba will resume meetings next week with the goal of finalizing the diplomatic thaw that both sides hope will lead to the re-opening of embassies in each country. The talks, set to take place in Washington, come after President Barack Obama recommended Cuba be removed from the United States’ list of states that sponsor terrorism, a designation that had stalled the formal renewal of diplomatic ties that began late last year. Related video Raul Castro says he may join Catholic Church RELATED: Raul Castro may join Catholic Church A senior administration official said the talks – led by top Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson and her Cuban counterpart Josefina Vidal – are meant to set the stage for the re-opening of embassies. If those talks are successful – as officials believe they will be – the Obama administration is leaning toward naming the current head of the U.S. Interests Section, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, as ambassador to Cuba. The official said the administration specifically tapped DeLaurentis for his position in Havana in 2014 because it was believed he had the skills to oversee the transition of the Interests Section into an embassy, understanding that the confirmation of a new ambassador to Cuba might be difficult in a Republican-led Senate. RELATED: Ferries set to run between U.S. and Cuba Obama made the recommendation to remove Cuba from the terror list in mid-April, and Congress has a 45 review period to potentially block the move. While some lawmakers – including Cuban-American Republican Sen. Marco Rubio – have fiercely resisted Obama’s moves to restore ties with Havana, formal movement on blocking the terror list removal hasn’t yet been filed. Once the 45-day period has passed, administration officials say the reopening of embassies could begin. In Havana, the American embassy will likely occupy the same building where the Interests Section currently operates, White House aides have said. That’s the same structure, situated on the Havana waterfront, which housed the American embassy prior to the severing of diplomatic ties after the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States-Cuba diplomatic relations", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150514000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/13/politics/us-cuba-embassies-open/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "487554780", "sentence": "Forces are massing for an offensive to retake Raqqa, ISIS's headquarters in Syria Kurdish forces tell CNN there's been a big rise in the number of airstrikes nearby One commander says thousands of local tribesmen are prepared to join in the fight When Bahoz heard the blasts, he guessed they must have come from French jets. There were 14 of them, all around the time that President Francois Hollande said France had started bombing Raqqa. The capital of ISIS’s self-declared caliphate is eerily close to Bahoz’s position. A fighter with the Kurdish YPG units, he sits on a series of outposts along a lengthy earth trench that is essentially the front line with Raqqa – about 20 miles away, across flat, hostile ground. “Three days ago we saw 14 airstrikes suddenly hit just nearby, and then the French said they’d started bombing,” he told CNN, when we were given rare access to his position near the town of Ayn al Issa. “We will do our best to avenge Paris,” he vowed. Raqqa is now firmly in the sights not only of the U.S.-led coalition, but also the French and Russian militaries. And in a few hours along the front line, you can periodically hear distant thuds. On the day CNN was at the front, they could have come from some of the four Russian missiles activists’ group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported hit the town, or the four homemade Katyusha rockets they also reported were fired by ISIS. Related video Will ISIS abandon Raqqa? The Kurdish fighters here are the defensive line put in place in case a ground invasion begins; there are anti-ISIS militia massing, CNN has repeatedly been told by Kurdish officials with the YPG fighting units, but the operation has yet to begin earnest. So for now these young men, who say they consider fighting ISIS a duty for humanity rather than a task of vengeance for the friends they have lost, are on the front line in a global battle. And they have very little in the way of weaponry. Mostly old AK-47s; one fighter told us his used to belong to a friend who died eight months ago. READ MORE: Who’s doing what in fight against ISIS? ISIS are just in the next village, visible under a mile away, and regularly fire mortars at one position we visited. Yet the Kurdish morale is high, lifted by a sense that their fight – which for months has been about protecting the territory they want to see become a Kurdish homeland called Rojava – has now taken on an international tone. “If French, Russian or American fighters come here to fight we will cooperate with them, as we are all fighting to clean the area of ISIS for humanity,” one commander there, Sarhad, told us. Related video First civilians killed by French airstrikes Graffiti on the base walls mocks ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a crude caricature, and a plastic skeleton sits at the base entrance, a cigarette in its mouth. The move towards Raqqa will be difficult, given the open terrain between them and ISIS, but airstrikes will likely assist, if the Kurds ever decide to begin their advance. Fighting with the YPG is a new alliance called the Syrian Democratic Forces, a collection of Kurdish fighters and other Sunni Arab Syrian armed units. Many see the alliance as an American idea to try and secure Sunni Arabs as allies for the Kurdish units, so their advance into the predominantly Sunni areas ISIS currently holds is not seen as a land grab by Kurdish forces seeking to create their own homeland. These forces are the recipients of Pentagon training and equipment and are said to be where the 50 American special forces are applying their training efforts. A YPG commander in the Syrian Democratic Forces said coordination with the American special forces had begun, but would not confirm their presence in the area. READ MORE: Why there’s no easy answer in war on ISIS Another commander, one with the Sunni Arab group the Revolutionary Army of Raqqa, said that the preparation for the attack on Raqqa had secured a major victory because many of the local Sunni tribesmen had agreed to rise up against ISIS when the assault began. The commander, who did not want to be named, said: “We were not expecting this large number to join, but the numbers are now up to 4,000 tribesmen. When we want to move, all of them are ready and we’ve already managed to sneak weapons to them. We’re moving forwards.” CNN could not independently corroborate his claim, but if true it would answer one key question about the assault on Raqqa: where will they get the manpower? The Kurdish forces are strong and motivated, but lack the numbers and weaponry to take and hold an entire city, and the force that enters that Sunni Arab city will need local Syrian Arab support in order not to be seen as outsiders or risk being rejected by the population. READ MORE: Bergen: Syrian refugees are not a threat to U.S.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kurdish forces", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151123113000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/23/middleeast/syria-isis-raqqa-front-line-walsh/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "729646892", "sentence": "Watch CNN Special Report “The Trump-Russia Investigation” at 11 p.m. ET tonight. The White House says President Donald Trump met with Justice officials and White House lawyers Friday on the Democrats’ memo, is “weighing his options and will respond soon.” Trump said earlier Friday he plans to release the Democratic rebuttal to the Republican intelligence memo alleging FBI abuses of its surveillance authority. “It’s gonna be released soon,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding, “We’re going to release a letter.” Related article White House says Trump will rely on FBI, intel advice on releasing Democratic memo The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Monday to release the 10-page Democratic memo, and the committee rules give him five days – or until the end of the day Saturday – to decide whether to block or allow its release. The White House has suggested this week that the Democratic memo would be released, but with some redactions. “This afternoon, the President met with the director of the FBI, the principal associate deputy attorney general, and the White House Counsel’s Office to discuss the memorandum from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and receive their input,” principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah said. “The President is weighing his options and will respond soon.” The memo from Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the committee, was written to rebut the Republican memo released one week prior, which accuses the FBI of suppressing Democratic ties to an opposition research dossier on Trump and Russia used in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant for former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. Schiff and other Democrats charge that the Republican memo led by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes of California is misleading and omits key facts, including that the FISA application did state that ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier, was paid by a political entity. Related article Trump met with Rosenstein to discuss Democratic intelligence memo On Friday, the committee released a transcript of its Monday meeting when the vote was held. The hourlong meeting was a contentious affair where Democratic and Republican committee members fought over both the Democratic memo and the memo authored by Republicans. “This memo contains a large volume of classified information, including some touching on sources and methods heightening the potential damage to national security,” Nunes said. “In order to rebut the errors, omissions and distortions in the Republican-drafted memo, we have included certain details beyond the revelations made public by the release of the majority’s document,” Schiff said. CNN’s Steve Brusk, Veronica Stracqualursi and Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Democratic memo", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180210000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/politics/democratic-memo/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "452471970", "sentence": "Injuries are reported after a clash between Palestinians and Israeli police The area is a holy site for both Islam and Judaism The site of the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, also known as the Temple Mount to Jews, became the focal point for a clash between Palestinian youths and Israeli police on Sunday. Israeli police and the general director of the mosque had differing accounts of events, but both confirmed an incident occurred. Israeli police released a video showing rocks and other objects being thrown and officers responding. Eyewitnesses told CNN that Palestinians threw rocks while the police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The compound is considered a holy site in both Islam and Judaism, and its administration reflects the difficult balance between the constituents in the region.  While Jordan is the custodian, Israel is in control of security.  Non-Muslims are allowed to visit the site in guided tours, but not to pray. In commemoration of the Jewish holiday Tisha B’Av on Sunday, members of the Jewish far right, who have called for Jews to be allowed to pray at the site, visited the al-Aqsa complex.  Palestinians often consider these police-escorted tours a provocation. According to Israeli police, Palestinian youths barricaded themselves overnight in the mosque. Police said the youths began throwing stones and shooting fireworks toward officers, injuring four. “In view of the harsh confrontation and escalation of the actions of the rioters and in order to prevent further injury to policemen … the force entered a few meters inside, managed to close the doors of the mosque with the rioters inside, [and] restored peace,” Israeli police said in a statement. However, the general director of the mosque, Sheikh Omar Kisswani, maintained that Israeli police “raided” the al-Aqsa complex, firing stun grenades, rubber bullets, and tear gas.  The director told CNN that officers injured over a dozen Palestinian worshipers, one of whom was severely beaten. CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Erin McLaughlin, Amir Tal, and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israeli police", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150726220000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "JOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/26/middleeast/al-aqsa-mosque-clash/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "412067197", "sentence": "Secretary of State John Kerry went to Capitol Hill Tuesday to testify on the State Department’s proposed budget, but that topic was quickly swept aside as senators pressed the nation’s top diplomat on a myriad of crises facing every corner of the world. Jumping alternatively between issues of war and terrorism, human rights and disease, Kerry managed to stave off whiplash, but was frequently reminded of the complexity of modern diplomacy. Lawmakers were particularly keen to question Kerry on the state of nuclear negotiations with Iran, which continued over the weekend in Geneva. Kerry, who flew back to Washington just last night, warned critics to withhold judgment until the negotiations have run their course. “Anybody running around right now, jumping in to say, ‘Well, we don’t like the deal,’ or this or that, doesn’t know what the deal is,” said Kerry. “There is no deal yet.” READ: Report says Iran to resume nuclear talks with U.S. on Friday His testimony comes just one week before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the U.S. Congress about the dangers of loosening sanctions on Iran – a step the U.S. and its partners are considering in exchange for certain assurances from Iran that it won’t develop a nuclear weapon. Talks yielded an interim agreement in late 2013, but a longer-term deal remains elusive. Negotiations have already been extended twice, and the delegations are now coming up against a March 31st deadline. Still, in his testimony, Kerry focused on the progress made so far. “I don’t know anybody who looks at the interim agreement and doesn’t say, ‘Wow this has really worked,’ including [Netanyahu], who would like to see it extended, having opposed it vehemently in the beginning, calling it ‘the deal of a century for Iran,’” said Kerry. Nonetheless, lawmakers expressed concerns about the Iranian regime’s behavior on several fronts, from their support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to their influence over the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, who chairs the appropriations subcommittee Kerry addressed, accused Iran of “wrecking havoc” in the Middle East; a notion Kerry wouldn’t echo, even as he agreed with Graham on specific points. “Do you agree with me that Assad is a puppet of Iranian regime?” Graham asked at one point. “Pretty much,” Kerry answered. “Do you agree with me that Hezbollah is a subcontractor of the Iranian regime?” Graham followed up. “Totally,” said Kerry. In one of the tenser exchanges of the day, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, suggested the Obama administration has been cooperating with Iran to counter the terrorist group ISIS. “I would just point out that the notion of getting Iran to help fight ISIS is like hiring the local town psychopathic pyromaniac to join the volunteer fire department,” Kirk quipped. “Well, senator, we’re not hiring them,” Kerry said. Kerry said the topic of Iraq came up in recent talks with his Iranian counterpart, but that exchange was brief and revolved around their shared assessment that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was committed to promoting inclusivity in his government. The two governments are not engaged in broader cooperation on ISIS, he insisted. Related video Kerry: We will succeed against ISIS The Obama administration has launched a global effort to counter ISIS in Iraq and Syria. That effort includes airstrikes, as well as actions to disrupt terror financing and dissuade young people who might be tempted to join extremist groups. But the multi-faceted approach has been mocked by some, including lawmakers, who say the administration is focusing too much attention on counter-messaging and downplaying the importance of the military dimension. Kerry took aim at that criticism Tuesday. “The President’s goal is to degrade and destroy ISIS,” said Kerry, “That’s the goal.” “But the fact is, if all you do is do that, you’re not going to solve this problem,” he said. “Some secretary of state is going to be here in the future. Some president will be there. And there’ll be a different acronym, and you’re going to be talking about how you get rid of them. Because there’s a big pool of people out there waiting to be seduced into this.” Related video Kerry: Russia actions are 'simply unacceptable' Kerry also fielded questions on Russia, which the U.S. maintains is supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine with training, weapons and equipment. Those accusations have continued this month, in spite of a ceasefire agreement that yielded mixed results. The Russian government denies it’s providing this assistance, but on Tuesday, Kerry said Russia’s claims are lies. “Russia has engaged in a rather remarkable period of the most overt and extensive propaganda exercise that I’ve seen since the very height of cold war,” he said. “And they have been persisting in their misrepresentations, lies – whatever you want to call them – about their activities there to my face, to the face of others, on many different occasions.” He also emphasized that the U.S. and European Union are prepared to place additional sanctions on Russia if its interference in Ukraine continues, and suggested the U.S. would consider sending defensive weapons to the Ukrainian government. The array of threats facing the U.S. was further highlighted Tuesday by a series of State Department travel warnings sent out even as Kerry was testifying. The department updated its guidance for Americans traveling to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Algeria - three extremist hotspots where Americans could become targets. Perhaps more concerning still was an emergency message sent to Americans in Afghanistan, which said “militants planned to conduct multiple imminent attacks against an unspecified target or targets in Kabul City.” The State Department would not provide additional information on that threat, but said it was unrelated to the three travel warnings that went out shortly after. Meanwhile, back on Capitol Hill, Kerry addressed the overall state of the world. “People need to be vigilant, but not scared,” he said. “Travel today is safer than it’s ever been.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear negotiations", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150225004500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/24/politics/john-kerry-ukraine-isis-iran/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "672483665", "sentence": "In the world of whale watching, being “mugged” is considered cute, while seagulls are murderous villains that need to be shot, and not just with a camera. For most though, there’s nothing quite like getting up close to a giant of the ocean, seeing a humpback breach or a minke eye you up. Here are some of the best places to grab your camera, point, click and “ooh”: Approximately 2,000 beluga whales visit Cunningham Inlet for about four weeks each year. Whales can be observed thrashing about, playing and making lots of noise just a couple of meters from the shore. If boats make you seasick, this is the whale watching spot for you. Richard Weber, who owns Arctic Watch Lodge with his wife, recommends the last week of July for visitors who want to see the highest concentration of belugas. Tours run from early July to early August. Box 1252, Yellowknife, NWT, X1A 2N9, Canada; +1 (819) 923-0932 Every schoolchild knows that blue whales are the biggest animals in the world – they can reach 30 meters in length and weigh up to 200 tons. From March to May, the Azores are one of the best places to catch a glimpse of these giants, whose tongues can weigh as much as an elephant. “When you see them through the water, they look like blue submarines,” says Lisa Steiner, a marine biologist with Whale Watch Azores. ” The size of the really large ones is indescribable.” Whale Watch Azores tours include six days’ whale watching, accommodation and most meals. Half-day tours are available during the summer, although the chances of seeing a blue whale then are much diminished. Rua do Paiol 12, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal; +351 292 293 891 These beautiful gray and white whales like to winter in Mexico. We can’t blame them. The calm lagoons of Baja California host these gray leviathans (up to 15.3 meters long) from mid-January to mid-April before they embark on an incredible 20,000-kilometer annual migration to Alaska and back. José de Jesús Varela Galván, oceanologist and director of Ecoturismo Kuyimá, particularly recommends visiting the San Ignacio lagoon for whale watching, where gray whales mate and give birth. Ecoturismo Kuyimá, SPR de RL, Morelos #23, esq. Miguel Hidalgo, Zona Centro, San Ignacio, BCS 23930, Mexico; + 52 615 154 00 70 Grown humpback whales can weigh 36,000 kilos and have distinctive knobbly heads. Hervey Bay is known as the home of the humpbacks, according to Jill Perry who owns Hervey Bay Whale Watch with her husband Brian. Humpbacks feed only in the summer, then migrate to new climates for the winter months where they mate and give birth while living off their fat reserves. As Hervey Bay is a top destination for summer feeding, whale sightings are guaranteed from mid-July to the end of October. Hervey Bay Whale Watch offer passes for one, two or three days, and runs daily whale watching trips in season. P.O. Box 7334, Urangan, Hervey Bay 4655, Queensland, Australia; + 61 7 4128 9611 The sleek black/gray minke whales are most common in the Antarctic Peninsula and can be seen from November to March. Bill Davis, the vice president of expeditions operations at Quark Expeditions, recommends whale watching during February and March, when the whales are the most interactive and friendly towards human spectators, sometimes approaching the boats of their own accord. Quark Expeditions offer tours from early November until early March. 3131 Elliott Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98121, USA; +1 802 490 1731 The male narwhal’s ivory tusk grows in a spiral directly through the whale’s upper lip. We can only imagine the freaking out that must have ensued when sailors first viewed them centuries ago. June, with round-the-clock daylight, is the best month to observe narwhals in Nunavut. “The ice floe edge is a barrier that prevents the whales from migration further into the inlets,” says Thomas Lennartz, expedition director of Arctic Kingdom Polar Expeditions.“They congregate in ever greater numbers at this edge where we can see them from only meters away.” Arctic Kingdom runs eight-day/seven-night whale watching trips. PO Box 6117,  Iqaluit NU X0A 1H0, Canada; +1 888 737 6818 The waters surrounding San Juan Island are the No. 1 place in North America for seeing wild orca. Orcas – known as killer whales – are technically dolphins. They are drawn to the western coast of the United States thanks to a large supply of Chinook salmon and return to the San Juan Islands to feed around the middle of April, remaining until the end of September. Brian Goodremont, owner of San Juan Safaris Whale Watch & Wildlife Tours, suggests sunset tours for the most memorable whale watching photos. Or choose a high-speed zodiac tour for a higher-than-average chance of orca sightings. San Juan Safaris runs daily tours from February through November. 10 Front St., Friday Harbor, WA 98250, United States; +1 360 378 1323 Pilot whales are some of the most social whales around – they will sometimes strand themselves on beaches en masse rather than abandon fellow members of the pod. An abundant supply of food means that the Strait of Gibraltar is a year-round home for them. Katharina Heyer, president of FIRMM, an organization dedicated to research and protection of dolphins and whales, recommends that whale watchers allow several days in their itinerary to see the pilot whales, as strong winds can sometimes prevent boats from going out. Firmm (Foundation for Information and Research on Marine Mammals) runs two-hour boat trips. Pedro Cortés 4, E-11380 Tarifa, Spain; +34 956 62 70 08 Best places to swim with sharks Hermanus is one of the best whale watching spots in the world – there are plenty of whales that can be seen playing mere meters from the shore. Temperate waters and lots of sheltered bays make it an ideal mating and birthing site for the southern right whales. “The southern right whales start appearing one by one as early as May and normally leave towards the end of November, while a cow with calf that was born a bit later could still be seen in January,” says Robin Alcock of Southern Right Charters Whale Watching. The right whales perform a playful “sailing” exercise with their fluke (tail fins) – raising them to catch the wind. Southern Right Charters Whale Watching offers daily departures in season lasting between 1.5 and three hours. The Whale Shack, New Harbour, Hermanus, South Africa; +27 82 353 0550 Sperm whales can grow up to 20 meters and live for 70 years. Kaikoura, New Zealand, is one of the few places in the world where they can be seen year-round. “They congregate here because the two-kilometer-deep Kaikoura canyon runs right up against the coast, creating a rare system of sea currents that sustain an incredibly rich marine food chain,” says Lisa Bond, marketing and communications officer for Whale Watch Kaikoura. “The rich abundance of fish ensures they make the waters of Kaikoura their home.” Whale Watch Kaikoura offers tours all year round. The Whaleway Station, Whaleway Road, Kaikoura, New Zealand; +64 3 319 6767 The giant jaws of the whale shark (up to 1.5 meters wide) might look like they could swallow a human whole, but these creatures feed mostly on plankton and are undisturbed by nearby swimmers. Whale sharks aren’t strictly whales, but they’re some of the most astonishing marine creatures in existence – and swimming with them is a spectacular experience. Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines “The best place to see whale sharks is the home of the largest aggregation of whale sharks in the world, Isla Mujeres, Mexico, just off the coast of Cancun”, says John Vater, co-founder of Ceviche Tours. As many as 420 whale sharks have been sighted here in a single day. The best time to catch them is from the middle of May to the middle of September. Ceviche Tours offers open boat tours (up to 10 people per boat) and private tours. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México; whatsapp +011 52 998 241 3345 Nell McShane Wulfhart lives in Uruguay and writes about travel. Editor’s note: This article was previously published in 2012. It was reformatted and republished in 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170712143000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "PRT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/whale-watching-sites-world/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "658554122", "sentence": "Manchester mayor says US leaks are \"not acceptable\" British authorities say unauthorized disclosures threaten terror operations Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham says he has contacted the US Ambassador to the UK over the leaks to the media from the investigation into Monday’s terrorist attack. “It’s not acceptable to me that here there is a live investigation taking place and we cannot have information being put in the public domain that’s not in the direct control of British police and security service,” Burnham told the BBC Wednesday. “To have information put in the public domain before it was put there by people here is just wrong.” Twenty-two people were killed in Monday’s attack at the Manchester Arena, when a 22-year-old man detonated an explosive device shortly after an Ariana Grande concert. British Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to meet with US President Donald Trump during Thursday’s NATO summit amid the stern reaction from UK authorities to the regular leaks. When asked about the leaks, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that sharing intelligence was “of great importance. Sharing intelligence is based on trust.” Earlier Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council warned that leaks of potential evidence “undermines our investigations.” Home Secretary Amber Rudd said they were “irritating,” adding she had made it clear that it “should not happen again.” Within hours of Rudd’s statement, The New York Times published photographs purportedly showing remnants of the bomb detonated at the concert. They purported to show a detonator, battery, nuts and screws for shrapnel, and fragments of a backpack used in the attack. Related article Concert bombing victims: Eight-year-old girl among dead A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman issued a very firm “no comment” to CNN on the photo publication. The Times, without specifying the source, said British authorities provided access to photos of materials found at the scene. Authorities value the trusted relationships they have with partners around the world, a spokesperson for the National Counter Terrorism Security Office said. “When that trust is breached it undermines these relationships, and undermines our investigations and the confidence of victims, witnesses and their families,” the spokesperson said. “This damage is even greater when it involves unauthorized disclosure of potential evidence in the middle of a major counter terrorism investigation.” A string of details about the deadly attack  have emerged from US law enforcement sources before being released by British police or officials. “The British police have been very clear that they want to control the flow of information in order to protect operational integrity, the element of surprise,” Rudd told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program. “So it is irritating if it gets released from other sources, and I have been very clear with our friends that that should not happen again.” Asked whether the leaks from US officials had compromised the ongoing investigation, Rudd said she “wouldn’t go that far.” But, she added, “I can say that they are perfectly clear about the situation and that it shouldn’t happen again.” The UK terror threat level has been raised to critical for the first time in over a decade in the wake of the bombing – meaning more attacks may be imminent – as investigators seek to track down any associates of the suspect, named as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. Rudd earlier told Sky News that she expects the critical threat level to be temporary. She also said the bomber was known “up to a point” by the intelligence services. Related article Manchester attack: Who is Salman Abedi? Abedi is believed to have died in the powerful blast, though he has not yet been formally identified by the coroner, Manchester police said. The United States is one of Britain’s key intelligence partners. Both countries share sensitive information as part of the “Five Eyes” alliance, which also includes Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Details were quick to emerge from the US in the immediate aftermath of the bombing. For example, US officials told CNN that the attack appeared to be a suicide bombing and that a male at the scene had been identified as the probable suicide bomber. The US government has come under scrutiny over its handling of foreign intelligence in recent days following reports that US President Donald Trump shared top secret information originating from Israel during a White House meeting with senior Russian officials. Shashank Joshi, a senior research fellow at the London-based Royal United Services Institute think tank, told CNN the leaks of information from the US side seemed to be more frustrating than catastrophic to the Manchester investigation. “A lot of the information that leaked overnight Monday was fairly mundane, about casualty figures and the method of attack, but the leaking of the suspect’s name was more disruptive because it might have tipped off other suspects,” he said. Related video Manchester unites: We're stronger together Keeping the suspect’s name quiet for longer might have given the police more time to chase up other leads that would otherwise have shut down, he said. “It’s partly a function of modern counter-terrorism that places a premium on rapid sharing of information across borders in fast-moving investigations,” Joshi said. “That has its advantages, such as being able to piece together bits of information from different countries in a way you wouldn’t have been able to do 25 years ago. And it has disadvantages, like exposing your own information to more places where it can leak.” Joshi noted that the Manchester information seemed to have come from US law enforcement, rather than security agencies. It’s not the first time the US has faced criticism for leaking information on a UK terror investigation, Joshi said, citing the naming of the Kuwaiti-born Londoner Mohammed Emwazi, a ISIS fighter also known as “Jihadi John.” Part of the issue is the sheer size of the US national security bureaucracy, which means there are more points from which information can leak, he said. “That is the price, in a way, of dealing with world’s most capable national security operation,” he said, adding that the US is “by far and away” the most significant intelligence partner for Britain. Stern words will likely be directed to the US side, he said, but “on balance, it’s probably not going to change intelligence-sharing arrangements all that much.” CNN’s Laura Smith Spark reported and wrote from London, and Steve Almasy wrote from Atlanta.  CNN’s Richard Greene contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170524110000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/europe/manchester-us-leaks-investigation/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "738004474", "sentence": "The Syrian regime and its allies have splintered the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta into three parts after the army intensified its onslaught in the region over the weekend, an activist on the ground and state media said. Syrian regime forces advanced Sunday to cut off Douma, the largest city in Eastern Ghouta and the main rebel supply route, media activist Bilal Abu Salah told CNN. The town of Harasta was also isolated from the rest of the enclave by regime forces, which additionally broke off several central and southern towns and villages in Eastern Ghouta, he added. Syrian state media reported on Sunday that “army units have completely cut off supply routes and movement lines of terrorist organizations between the northern and southern parts of Ghouta, which should accelerate the defeat of terrorists in the area.” Related article Mattis warns Syria on chemical weapons, doubts Russian missile claims Since launching its offensive against the enclave in mid-February, the Syrian regime has steadily been gaining territory, starting with villages and towns in the east. Analysts believe it is now a matter of time before the regime takes control of the entire enclave, one of the last major rebel-held areas in the country, which is situated on the outskirts of Damascus. Related: Syrian regime continues to gain ground Over 1,000 people were killed – an average of 71 per day – and 4,800 wounded in the first two weeks of the offensive, humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said last week. The numbers, which do not take into account people not treated at MSF medical facilities, are believed to be a fraction of the total death toll. The regime maintains that its offensive is against fighters affiliated with Jabhat al-Nusra – a former Qaeda affiliate that has rebranded itself several times and goes by several names – whom it accuses of holding civilians against their will to use as human shields. Armed rebel groups in the besieged enclave deny both accusations, saying al-Nusra’s presence is limited and that civilians fear regime retaliation if they leave. Jaish al-Islam, one of the armed rebel groups in the area, claimed on Monday that an agreement to evacuate the wounded from Eastern Ghouta had been reached. In a statement the group said the deal was reached with Russia – a key ally of the Syrian regime – through the mediation of the United Nations. It was unclear which parts of Eastern Ghouta the deal would cover. But Abo Ammar Alwan, head of the political bureau of Jaish al-Islam in Eastern Ghouta, told CNN that so far on Monday, no evacuations had taken place yet. Earlier on Monday, activists in the region told CNN that the humanitarian situation has gone from bad to worse. The ground offensive has triggered a “massive” influx of displaced people into the cities, may of whom have sought refuge underground. “Yesterday, after three days of being unable to bury our dead, we’ve had to put them in mass graves. The situation is very bad,” said Bayan Rehan, head of the women’s office at Douma’s Local Coordination Committee. Some residents have resorted to burying the dead in public parks, Firas Abdullah, a White Helmets spokesperson in Eastern Ghouta, told CNN. “People are burying the dead in public parks inside the city due to the regime imminently completely encircling the city of Douma, and its cutting off from the rest of Eastern Ghouta,” Abdullah said. “So the cemeteries are very close to the front lines and they are also full. So people have resorted to burying their dead in public parks.” Another activist in Eastern Ghouta told CNN that relief supplies have all but stopped because the main warehouse housing the supplies had been taken over by the regime and destroyed. Additionally, farmland that once provided food to residents had also been taken over by the regime. Thirteen aid trucks carrying much-needed food parcels and wheat flour finally reached Douma on Friday. The trucks were delivering materials that aid workers said couldn’t be offloaded from a first convoy earlier in the week, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross Syria. But the aid was just a tiny portion of what Eastern Ghouta needed, activists said. The convoys were intended for 70,000 people in Douma, far less than the broader suburb’s besieged population of 393,000. One activist told CNN that basements there were overcrowded as residents sought protection from the unrelenting airstrikes. One makeshift shelter has housed some 200 families. As food supplies have dwindled, many have taken to slaughtering their animals – mostly cows – to stave off hunger. Videos have emerged on social media showing Eastern Ghouta residents demonstrating in support of the regime. The activist told CNN that people support an end to the fighting more than anything else. “You might see civilians going out with regime flags, but it’s not because they want the regime – they just want an end to bloodshed,” the activist said. “They don’t want to see their children burning or dying in front of them.” CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Sarah El Sirgany and Hamdi Alkhshali contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180312134500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/middleeast/syria-eastern-ghouta-divided-intl/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "625607679", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Santiago Tobar Potes was brought to the United States by his parents from Colombia undocumented at age 4 and is now a student at Columbia University in New York. Follow him on Twitter: @stobarpotes. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Santiago Tobar Potes: President Trump recently said he would announce a policy about DACA recipients Please, Mr. President, give us the opportunity that your family had to make this country our home as well, he writes I am one of an estimated 750,000 Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, now facing possible deportation by President Donald Trump. I worry that the President – whose grandfather, mother and wife all immigrated to America – will turn my dream into a nightmare and throw me out of the land where I grew up. A few weeks ago I felt like I was dreaming when I was at a White House event  and met first lady Michelle Obama. I had just been appointed to the student advisory board for her Better Make Room initiative, which encourages young people to go to college. I am inspired by Better Make Room and want to help more young people improve their lives through higher education. But as I watched President Trump being inaugurated, I found it hard to believe he might make it impossible for me to go to college in this country. For the time being, I am here legally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program created by President Obama through an executive order in 2012. But how long that will last is anyone’s guess. I came to America in 2002 as a 4-year-old, brought to Miami from my native Colombia by my parents. It should be obvious that at such a young age I did not ask to come here. Nor did I assist my parents in crossing the border without documentation. Nor did I assist my parents in overstaying our visas. It should also be obvious that while President Trump described undocumented Mexican immigrants as rapists, drug dealers and other criminals when he announced his candidacy in 2015, I was none of these things when I was a 4-year-old. And I have not become one in the years since. My family fled Cali in Colombia – home of the infamous drug cartel – after rebel forces of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) killed my grandparents. My parents felt that our lives would be in danger if we stayed. Today I live in New York as a freshman at Columbia University. My education is funded by scholarships from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, the Alexander Hamilton Scholars, Questbridge  and Golden Doors Scholars. These organizations have judged me by my ability rather than my birthplace. Related video Trump set to sign sweeping immigration orders I hope to go on to law school, study constitutional law and become a US citizen. It’s impossible to know if any of these things will happen, because it is impossible to know if President Trump will end DACA. He and his top aides have made numerous contradictory statements. During his presidential campaign, Trump said he would support a deportation force but at other times he has been far more conciliatory. In an interview with ABC News on January 25, President Trump said we Dreamers “are here illegally” but then said we “shouldn’t be very worried.” He refused to say if he will let us stay in the United States under DACA and said he’ll announce a policy in the next four weeks. With such uncertainty, how can we Dreamers not worry? Our future is in President Trump’s hands. For as long as I can remember, I have loved America. But I have felt overwhelming pain because America refused to accept me until President Obama signed the DACA executive order that President Trump may now revoke. Related article Why Trump on immigration is nothing like Obama Growing up undocumented meant living with a fear of going to school and being discovered. Telling teachers that I couldn’t sleep because I feared that my family and I would be deported was out of the question. Talking to friends about my undocumented status was too dangerous. I felt like a fugitive in hiding, branded a criminal who would never be accepted. But despite the fear that haunted me every day, I always viewed school as a place of endless inspiration and marvel. I poured all my energies into my studies, becoming a straight-A student and scoring at the highest levels on standardized tests. I can speak six languages. I held internships with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, who has been a supporter of immigration reform, and I am a member of McKinsey & Co.’s Leadership Development Program. I became an accomplished violinist, playing an instrument given to me, and volunteered to give free violin lessons to impoverished Miami youth. I studied classical Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu and received a full scholarship from the Chinese government to travel to China to study Chinese. I read about President Barack Obama’s life right after the 2008 election, when I was in the fifth grade. Ever since, he has been an inspiration to me. I thought that if a person of color could be elected president of the United States, a boy born in Colombia could do anything in America. Related video Paul Ryan tells undocumented mom not to worry Yet I feared that going to college in the United States would be impossible, because many colleges don’t provide financial aid to undocumented students or refuse to even admit us. My family was too poor to pay my way. Fortunately, the scholarships I earned through hard work and good grades enabled me to come to Columbia University. With the threat of deportation hanging over me now, I wish I could have the opportunity to meet President Trump, as I met Mrs. Obama. I would ask him to look at me and other Dreamers protected under DACA as individuals, not as some menacing horde. I would tell President Trump that a small percentage of people from every nationality and ethnic group commit crimes, but the vast majority of Dreamers are law-abiding and we are strengthening America, not weakening it. We would have a conversation about how Dreamers have lived in the United States for the majority of our lives. Many have attended elementary, middle and high school here and speak English fluently. While I speak fluent Spanish, many Dreamers have little or no ability to converse in the language of the countries of their birth. Deporting us to homelands we barely remember or don’t remember at all would be an enormous hardship. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook I would go on to tell the President that while we don’t have the papers stating we are American citizens, we live the same lives as our neighbors who were born here or immigrated legally. Growing up, we were taught to celebrate the same holidays, mourn the same national tragedies and celebrate the same national triumphs. Members of our families hold jobs and pay taxes to support government at all levels. And I would say that we Dreamers are just as American as anyone else, even though we lack a piece of paper to validate our American identity. Finally, I would tell President Trump that I’ve read that his grandfather came to America from Germany. And I would ask him how he would have felt as a young man to be sent to Germany with no money and told to learn a new language and start a new way of life because America had no room for him. President Trump has accomplished great things in America. We Dreamers can as well. Please, Mr. President, give us the opportunity that your grandfather, your mother and your wife had to make this country our home as well.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170209001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "COL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/opinions/trump-dont-deport-daca-recipients-potes-opinion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "734514329", "sentence": "The strange collective reality show the country continues to live in during the Trump administration took an unexpected and odd turn Tuesday. The Indiana-born federal judge who President Donald Trump once said could not be impartial because he was “Mexican” cleared a major obstacle standing in the way of Trump’s long-promised border wall with Mexico. Read more about his 100-page order Tuesday that the current administration, like administrations before it, can waive environmental laws. The judge, Gonzalo Curiel, first entered the Trump political story long before the President came to the White House, back when Curiel got a class-action lawsuit concerning students who said they had been defrauded by Trump University. The case was ultimately settled after Trump won the White House. Trump said Curiel was not going to be impartial because he was “Mexican.” Curiel works in the Southern District of California but was born in Indiana. Trump’s attacks on Curiel weren’t a one-off thing, either. They were repeated and sustained and mean. “I have a judge who is a hater of Donald Trump, a hater. He’s a hater,” Trump said in San Diego in May of 2016, kicking off the controversy. Trump’s comments led to accusations of racism, including from Republicans. It was a very big deal. And he wouldn’t back down. Back then, Trump said Curiel wouldn’t give him a fair shake on anything specifically because of a perceived animus based on the wall. But despite Curiel’s ruling Tuesday, don’t look for Trump to apologize for his previous attacks and strike a note of respect for federal courts anytime soon. He’s long seen the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which sits above Curiel, as a bogeyman out to get him. And Trump was newly frustrated Monday that the Supreme Court had not stepped in to overrule a 9th Circuit hold on his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program. “I mean, it’s really sad when every single case filed against us is in the 9th Circuit,” Trump told a gathering of governors Monday at the White House. “We lose, we lose, we lose, and then we do fine in the Supreme Court.  But what does that tell you about our court system? It’s a very, very sad thing.” Related article Judge denigrated by Trump as 'Mexican' will hear key deportation case It is totally worth going back to examine Jake Tapper’s interview in June of 2016 with then-candidate Trump, which got in-depth with Trump’s comments about Curiel. Trump was convinced beyond doubt that Curiel was biased against him, and he would not let it go. This transcript is incredible to read now in the context of Curiel ruling that Trump can set aside environmental restrictions to move forward with the wall: TAPPER: What does this have to do with his heritage? TRUMP: I’ll tell you what it has to do. I’ve had ruling after ruling after ruling that’s been bad rulings, OK? I’ve been treated very unfairly. Before him, we had another judge. If that judge was still there, this case would have been over two years ago. Let me just tell you, I’ve had horrible rulings, I’ve been treated very unfairly by this judge. Now, this judge is of Mexican heritage. I’m building a wall, OK? I’m building a wall. I am going to do very well with the Hispanics, the Mexicans – TAPPER: So, no Mexican judge could ever be involved in a case that involves you? TRUMP: Well, he’s a member of a society, where – you know, very pro-Mexico, and that’s fine. It’s all fine, but – TAPPER: Except that you’re calling into question his heritage. TRUMP: I think he should recuse himself. TAPPER: Because he’s Latino? TRUMP: Then, you also say, does he know the lawyer on the other side? I mean, does he know the lawyer? You know, a lot of people say – TAPPER: But I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about – TRUMP: That’s another problem. TAPPER: You’re invoking his race, talking about whether or not he can do his job. TRUMP: Jake, I’m building a wall. OK? I’m building a wall. I’m trying to keep business out of Mexico. Mexico’s fine. TAPPER: But he’s an American. TRUMP: He’s of Mexican heritage and he’s very proud of it, as I am where I come from, my parents. TAPPER: But he’s an American. You keep talking about it’s a conflict of interest because of Mexico. TRUMP: Jake, are you ready? I have a case that should have already been dismissed. I have thousands of people saying Trump University is fantastic, OK? I have a case that should have been dismissed. A judge that never, ever gives – now, we lose the plaintiff. He lets the plaintiff of the case out. So, why isn’t he calling the case? So, we thought we won the case. TAPPER: So, you disagree with his rulings. I totally understand that. TRUMP: I’ve had lawyers come up to me and say, you are being treated so unfairly. It’s unbelievable. You know the plaintiffs in the case have all said wonderful things about the school and they’re suing. You know why they’re suing? Because they want to get their money back. TAPPER: I don’t want to really litigate the case of Trump University. TRUMP: You have to, because if he was giving me fair rulings, I wouldn’t say that. TAPPER: My question is – TRUMP: Jake, if you were giving me fair rulings, I wouldn’t be talking to you this way. He’s given me horrible rulings. TAPPER: I don’t care if you criticize him, that’s fine. You can criticize every decision. What I’m saying, if you invoke his race as a reason why he can’t do his job. TRUMP: I think that’s why he’s doing it. I think that’s why he’s doing it. TAPPER: When Hillary Clinton says it’s a racist attack – TRUMP: Hillary Clinton is a stiff. If Hillary Clinton becomes president – TAPPER: Paul Ryan today – Paul Ryan today said he didn’t care for the way that you are attacking this judge. TRUMP: Look, I’m just telling you, Paul Ryan doesn’t know the case. Here’s the story – TAPPER: Isn’t it the – TRUMP: I should have won this case on summary judgment. This is not a – this is a case I should have won on summary judgment. You know, the law firm paid Hillary Clinton hundreds of thousands of dollars to make speeches. You know the law firm – TAPPER: I do. And we reported – we reported it on my show. TRUMP: OK. I’m glad. You’re the only one. (CROSSTALK) TRUMP: Wait a minute. A law firm paid hundreds and thousands of dollars to Hillary Clinton for speeches. TAPPER: Before either of you – TRUMP: She wasn’t working. Everyone fell asleep during a speech, OK? TAPPER: Before either of you were running for president, they did. But here’s the final fundamental question – TRUMP: Do you know they’ve contributed tremendous amounts of money to her campaign? TAPPER: Yes. TRUMP: Do you know they contributed a lot of money to Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general? TAPPER: Here’s my question – TRUMP: No, no, do you know that? TAPPER: I did not know that. TRUMP: Did you know they went to every attorney general practically in the country that they could and did you know this case was turned down by almost every attorney general from Texas to Florida and to many other states? TAPPER: Is it not – when Hillary Clinton says this is a racist attack, and you reject that – if you’re saying he can’t do his job because of his race, is that not the definition of racism? TRUMP: No. I don’t think so at all. TAPPER: No? TRUMP: No. He’s proud of his heritage. I respect him for that. TAPPER: But you’re saying you can’t do his job because of that. TRUMP: Look, he’s proud of his heritage, OK? I’m building a wall. Now, I think I’m going to do very well with Hispanics because they are going to get jobs right now. They are going to get jobs. I think I’m going to do very well with Hispanics. We are building a wall. He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico. The answer is, he is giving us very unfair rulings, rulings that people can’t even believe. This case should have ended years ago in summary judgment. The best lawyers, I have spoken to so many lawyers, they said, this is not a case. This is a case that should have ended. TAPPER: I – TRUMP: This judge is giving us unfair rulings. Now, I say why? Well, I’m building a wall, OK? And it’s a wall between Mexico. Not another country. TAPPER: But he’s not from Mexico. He’s from Indiana. TRUMP: He’s of Mexican heritage and he’s very proud of it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180228013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/judge-curiel-trump-border-wall/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "622674014", "sentence": "Bannon's role has long eclipsed that of traditional political strategist He is one of the chief architects of the Trump movement's ideology To outsiders looking in, President Donald Trump’s decision to give his chief strategist Steve Bannon a permanent seat with the National Security Council’s most senior officials marked the startling elevation of a political adviser to a policy-making role. But for Trump administration insiders, Bannon’s appointment was little more than a natural evolution of his status as one of the President’s most trusted and influential advisers. That’s because Bannon’s role has long eclipsed that of traditional political strategist, with the former head of the right-wing Breitbart News site quickly taking custody of Trump’s political and policy agendas not just as tactician, but as one of its chief architects. That role will now officially extend to crafting the Trump foreign policy, placing a firebrand who has repeatedly targeted the Republican establishment and called for a radical reshaping of the US’ role in the world  in a prime position to reshape the current world order – not just for the term of Trump’s presidency, but for decades to come. Businesses, think tanks look to influence Trump Already in just the first week of Trump’s presidency, Bannon has steered Trump toward implementing many of the course-altering foreign policy actions Trump touted during the campaign, with Trump signing a series of executive actions to torpedo the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, order the construction of a massive border wall and temporarily ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries while also suspending admissions of refugees into the US. Bannon was a particularly formidable force on the latter, overruling – with White House policy director Stephen Miller – the Department of Homeland Security’s more narrow reading of Trump’s executive order by directing federal officials to also bar green card holders from one of those seven countries from entering the US. Those legal US permanent residents will now need to apply for a waiver to leave and return to the US, for at least the next 90 days. The flood of first-week actions are typical of Bannon’s style, whose modus operandi is to always be on the offense, people familiar with his thinking said. “He wants to flood the zone,” a person who has worked with Bannon said. “If you can move fast to overwhelm the opposition, you’ll get a lot more gains than if you do it incrementally … That’s pure Bannon. It’s taking on real and imagined enemies and overwhelming them with stuff.” Bannon declined to be interviewed for this story. Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do The executive actions, though, are just an opening volley in a string of actions Bannon is revving up to implement as he looks to tailor US foreign policy to his ideology – and his seating on the National Security Council now gives him the direct access he needs to shape the most sensitive national security discussions. Already Bannon, a largely obscure figure during much of the campaign, has been an increasingly visible figure at Trump’s side, whether it’s sitting in the Oval Office while Trump speaks by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin or across the table in the State Dining Room with congressional leaders. Amid a fury of criticism even from some members of the President’s party, White House press secretary Sean Spicer sought to downplay Bannon’s role on the NSC on Monday, insisting Bannon is “not going to be in every meeting.” But his appointment is a sign of Trump’s trust in the top adviser and a sign that he wants Bannon to be his eyes-and-ears in the top level meetings, said Jason Miller, a former top communications adviser to the Trump campaign and transition. “He has the President’s ear. It only makes sense to have him in this role listening to what’s going on so he, too, can report back to the President,” Miller said. “He also has such a keen understanding of the President’s voice.” Trump move leads to confusion and chaos Bannon’s ideology is one that frequently jibes with Trump’s thinking on everything from combatting jihadist terrorism to better protecting the US from the economic whiplash of globalism and free trade deals – at the risk of isolating the US. But despite the overlap in the two men’s worldview, Trump is no ideologue. Bannon, by contrast, is arguably the most ideological member of Trump’s inner circle of top advisers and now finds himself in the position of filling that vacuum – and fleshing out Trump-ism with his own philosophy. While Trump arrived at his populist viewpoint seemingly by instinct, Bannon became the “economic nationalist” he now calls himself through a decades-long intellectual pursuit – one that took him through the pages of history and philosophy books that have profoundly impacted his worldview. Bannon has often leaned on history to argue for more extreme measures to counter “radical Islamic terrorism,” arguing the “Judeo-Christian West” is once again facing a “crisis” akin to the battles Europeans waged to fend off assaults by Muslim armies. It’s an ideology he’s since worked to spread in the US and abroad, through the Breitbart News platform, which has run Islamophobic stories and race-baiting headlines. Beyond US counterterrorism policy, Bannon is poised to be a driving force behind the radical reshaping of the US’s trade policy and its attitude toward China. The death knell to TPP last week was little more than a warning shot signaling to the world that Trump was serious about following through on the protectionist rhetoric that helped him win the presidency and Bannon, who has often cited his blue-collar roots, is gearing up to help craft those policies in line with his goals of shaping a movement that continues to draw the union workers who flocked to Trump’s candidacy in 2016 and can outlast Trump’s presidency. And he is taking his most outsized role in the administration’s foreign policy by helping to drive discussions on US-China policy. Privately, he has pushed to implement the border tariff Trump threatened during the campaign and invited comparisons between Trump’s populist inaugural address with its “America First” proclamation and the Chinese President’s defense of globalization just days earlier. While Bannon has no significant foreign policy experience that would earn him a seat on the National Security Council, he is a former US naval officer who worked on the Naval Operations staff at the Pentagon and the former Goldman Sachs banker and hedge fund manager  is well-versed in economic issues and global trendlines. Miller, the former Trump spokesman, argued Bannon is “one of the leading national experts on this global trend of economic populism and economic nationalism we’re seeing all across the entire world.” “Issues of economic geopolitical stability are national security issues also,” Miller said. CNN’s Sara Murray and Jeff Zeleny contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Steve Bannon", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131151500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/steve-bannon-national-security-council-trump/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "468806274", "sentence": "NEW: Netanyahu notes \"substantive\" talks, agreement to prevent \"misunderstandings\" with Russia NEW: Putin: Syria's government \"is incapable of opening a new front\" against Israel Israel is worried that Russian weapons in Syria could wind up in the hands of its enemies With Russia apparently beefing up its military presence in Syria, some countries are getting nervous about what could happen – including Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss “the Middle East peace process and the fight against the global terrorist threat,” the Kremlin said. But in a rare move, Netanyahu brought several top Israeli military and security officials with him to Moscow. Related video New Images purport to show building of Russian air base Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, IDF Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Hertzi HaLevi and National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen accompanied the Prime Minster, Netanyahu’s office said. The meeting, which was closed to the media, came after satellite pictures showed a rapid buildup of an air force base in Syria, with loads of Russian military equipment moving in. Among the Russian  equipment are advanced Russian Sukhoi Flanker fighter jets. Afterward, Netanyahu called the talks “substantive” – noting that both countries had agreed to “a joint mechanism for preventing misunderstandings between our forces” in and around Syria. He said there was a “very big” need to prevent such “misunderstandings.” “Israel is constantly working to prevent the transfer of advanced and deadly weaponry from Syrian territory to Hezbollah,” said Netanyahu, who also alluded to a threat from the Golan Heights. “Israel is taking action and, when it does so, it is important for everyone – including Russia – to know that we are taking action.” The cause for Israel’s concern “relates to the provision by Russia of weapons systems to some of Israel’s most determined enemies,” said Middle East analyst Jonathan Spyer at the Global Research in International Affairs Center. Related video Syrian refugees running out of food Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu has said the recent Russian military buildup in Syria is “defensive in nature” and aimed at supporting Russian obligations to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Russia has been a staunch ally of Syria, even as much of the world decries al-Assad’s role in the country’s gruesome civil war. Israel’s policy has been to stay out of the Syrian civil war, which is raging nearby, right across the Golan frontier. But Israel says it has established red lines, such as making sure advanced military equipment such as Russian anti-aircraft missiles don’t fall into the hands of Hezbollah in Lebanon or other militant groups. It’s also about issues that go beyond the civil war and to groups and efforts that threaten more directly. According to Netanyahu, the Syrian government – the same one that’s getting Russian weaponry – has been involved by arming Hezbollah and working with Iran to try to “build a second terrorist front against us from the Golan Heights.” “Israel has been, in the course of the last four years, determined to prevent the provision of certain weapon systems from Syria to Hezbollah,” Spyer said. “And to achieve that, Israel has required complete air control – master of Syria’s skies to operate when and where it wants – anywhere over the skies of Syria.” Related video U.S. general reveals failure in Syria plan And while Israeli and Russian forces aren’t necessarily on a collision course, they want to make sure no inadvertent collisions occur. To this point, Putin insisted Monday that “all of Russia’s actions in the region will always be very responsible.” “We are aware of the shelling against Israel and we condemn all such shelling,” the Russian leader said. “In regard to Syria, we know that the Syrian army is in a situation such that it is incapable of opening a new front. Our main goal is to defend the Syrian state.” Israel’s not alone in its concerns about increased Russian military force in Syria. The United States has been at odds with Russia over Syria since the civil war started. U.S. leaders have said al-Assad must leave office after frequent attacks against civilians and the use of chemical weapons. But Russia, a close ally of al-Assad’s, continues supporting the Syrian regime. The U.S. has also been launching airstrikes to fight ISIS in Syria, and it now wants to avoid accidental military encounters with Russian forces in the country. At a news conference Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told CNN’s Elise Labott that his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, has assured him that Russian activities in Syria are aimed at fighting ISIS. But Kerry said he isn’t taking those assurances “at face value,” given the Russian military assets being moved into Syria. CNN’s Jamie Crawford, Barbara Starr and Radina Gigova contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia's military presence in Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150921104500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/21/world/russia-israel-netanyahu-putin-meeting/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "539729171", "sentence": "It was meant to be a celebration. But after days of political protests, violence and arrests of key opposition leaders, the streets of Uganda’s capital were empty and the majority of businesses closed as President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a fifth term – extending his 30-year iron grip on power. Heavy security met party loyalists and visiting heads of state, including Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir, wanted on war crime charges by the International Criminal Court, received loud applause from those attending after Museveni introduced him. “Forget about this ICC useless thing,” Museveni said. “Earlier we thought the ICC was useful, but to us, now African leaders, we see it is useless. It’s a bunch of useless people.” It's done #M7SwearsIn gets all instruments of power @newvisionwire @UgandaMediaCent pic.twitter.com/FcNCNjGSSW Museveni has been in control of the country since 1986. In 2005, he changed the constitution to allow himself to remain in office. The lead-up to Thursday’s event in Kampala was met with strong government restrictions, including the detention of the opposition candidate, a heavy police presence and a clampdown on social media such as Facebook. A ban was also issued April 29 on all opposition activity around the inauguration by Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma. Longtime opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has been under house arrest or government supervision since before February’s presidential election, was arrested Wednesday after hosting his own swearing-in ceremony in Kampala. Besigye encouraged others to “boycott the sham coronation.” In recent days, police presence has been heavy in the capital. Locals noted patrols about every 20 feet close to the event site, and a video showing police beating civilians also emerged, which was shared widely on Twitter. Facebook was suspended, as occurred during the February election. Ugandans report that they were unable to access the site the day before the inaugural event and that it remained inaccessible midmorning Thursday. Uganda’s tense election: 5 things to know Opposition candidates and electoral observers have questioned Uganda’s February election, and rights groups have criticized what they call a violation of rights since Museveni’s victory. “The arbitrary detention of political opposition leaders and their supporters, the recent ban on live media coverage of opposition activities and the violent disruption of peaceful opposition gatherings in the lead-up to and since Election Day not only violate Uganda’s own Constitution but also fly in the face of its regional and international human rights obligations,” said Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty International’s director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes. Related gallery Africa's aging leaders The audience for Thursday’s ceremony was a who’s who of the continent’s longtime leaders, including the world’s longest-president; Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea; President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi; and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Also attending was President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who will make his own controversial bid for a third term. Africa is young. Why are its leaders so old? Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair defended the Rwandan President’s decision to run again in an interview with CNN at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali. “I personally think he is the right person for Rwanda at this moment in time,” Blair said. “The questions I always put back to people when they say to me in principle, third term or not, is it depends on the situation in the country and the job that’s being done by their leader.” Term limits continue to be a focus in a region where several leaders have extended their election mandates. In Burundi, Nkurunziza’s hold on power after a controversial third-term bid has pushed one of the world’s poorest countries into an economic and political tailspin, with thousands killed and hundreds of thousands more fleeing to surrounding countries. Museveni had a leading role in stalled mediations aimed at ending the conflict in Burundi. In his speech Thursday, he reiterated his stance that the region should solve its own problems before looking for outside assistance. “Let us African leaders sit down and resolve these issues. It is not right that Africans should suffer when we have the means to stop this hemorrhage in human life.” Inside Africa", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Yoweri Museveni", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160512191500", "country1": "BDI", "country2": "RWA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/12/africa/uganda-museveni-inauguration/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "723147447", "sentence": "Glenn Simpson and Fusion GPS have been at the center of the political firestorm Sen. Dianne Feinstein released a separate transcript from a different Simpson interview The House Intelligence Committee will vote Thursday on whether to release the transcript of the panel’s interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The committee has a business meeting scheduled for Thursday posted on its website, in which it plans to vote on whether to release the transcript of Simpson’s interview, which was conducted behind closed doors. Simpson has called for his interview transcripts to be released, as has the top Democrat on the intelligence panel, Rep. Adam Schiff of California. Rep. Mike Conaway, the Texas Republican leading the committee’s Russia investigation, said the panel would make a decision on that soon. “Mr. Simpson has requested that, I know the minority folks have requested it as well, and we’ll take it under serious advisement and have a decision soon,” Conaway told CNN Wednesday. Related article Read the Fusion GPS co-founder's testimony Feinstein released Simpson and Fusion GPS have been at the center of the political firestorm over the opposition research dossier on Trump and Russia, which Fusion GPS hired ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele to compile. Republicans have said that the dossier research, which was paid for by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was a politically motivated document that got into the hands of the FBI. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, released the transcript of her committee’s interview with Simpson, without the consent of Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley. Simpson testified last year behind closed doors with the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and the Senate Judiciary Committee. In his Judiciary Committee testimony, Simpson argued that Steele gave the dossier to the FBI on his own volition out of concern that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was being blackmailed, though no evidence has emerged to suggest Trump was actually blackmailed. “Chris said he was very concerned about whether this represented a national security threat and said he wanted to – he said he thought we were obligated to tell someone in government, in our government about this information,” Simpson said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Fusion GPS", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180117181500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/house-intelligence-fusion-transcript/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "694601733", "sentence": "Abu Khatallah faces 18 charges related to the deadly violence that began on September 11, 2012 The attack killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans Donning gray pants, an untucked white button-down shirt and long gray beard, Ahmed Abu Khatallah silently took notes and sipped water inside a packed Washington courtroom on Monday as prosecutors outlined a case that will attempt to paint him as the ringleader of the 2012 terrorist attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Abu Khatallah “didn’t light the fires or fire the mortars, but is just as guilty” for planning the attack, setting it in motion and getting others “to do his dirty work,” federal prosecutor John Crabb told jurors in his opening statement. Related article Benghazi suspect set for trial, details of secret raid revealed But the defense ardently refuted Crabb’s claims that Abu Khatallah “hates Americans with a vengeance” and facilitated the attack that killed four Americans during its opening remarks on the first day of trial. The evidence will show Abu Khatallah – the only Benghazi suspect currently in US custody – is not guilty and that he “was just someone who could be blamed,” said defense attorney Jeffrey Robinson. Abu Khatallah faces 18 charges related to the deadly violence that began on September 11, 2012, including the murder of an internationally protected person, providing material support to terrorists and destroying US property while causing death. During the attack, assailants armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades first blasted through the main diplomatic mission before setting it ablaze, according to 2014 court papers. Related article Benghazi Mission Attack Fast Facts Stevens and State Department information officer Sean Smith died there. A coordinated mortar assault on a nearby annex killed security officers Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, both CIA contractors and former US Navy SEALs. “Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens choked to death by thick black smoke. Sean Smith choked to death by thick black smoke. Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were ‘blown apart by mortar fire,’ ” Crabb said while vividly describing the attack that took place more than five years ago. Special agent Scott Wickland, a regional officer with diplomatic security who was living at the mission, recalled the events of September 11, 2012 as the first witness to testify in the trial. Wickland was visibly emotional as he described Stevens as “very personable” with a warm manner was “not normal” for an ambassador. Around 9:45 p.m. on September 11, Wickland said he heard chanting down the street from the mission and then calls of “Allah Akbar.” As guards scrambled to put on their protective gear and get their guns, Wickland said went to notify Stevens – who had already gone to bed – of a possibly escalating security situation. Wickland then said he directed Stevens and IT official Sean Smith to a safe room in one of the compound’s villas. There was gunfire, explosions and “bloodcurdling screams” on the radio, according to Wickland, who told the jury, “I knew we were under attack.” The doors of the villa were then blown open and attackers entered the compound armed with AK-47s and other assault rifles, he said. Related article Benghazi suspect Abu Khatallah pleads not guilty When the attackers could not blast open the gates of the safe room, they set the villa on fire, Wickland said. With smoke filling the safe room, Wickland told the jury that he tried to lead Stevens and Smith to the bathroom so they could get some air but quickly realized they were not behind him. He tried to feel around and yell for them but he couldn’t find them – searching until he was out of air and almost collapsed. As Wickland went outside to escape the smoke he said he was fired upon by grenades. He repeatedly entered the compound to search for Stevens and Smith until he was out of breath only to be met with a barrage of grenade fire each time he exited the compound. Unable to locate Stevens and Smith, Wickland told the jury that he said to himself “I’m going to search for them until I’m going to die.” Wickland then said he waited for a lull in the gunfire and climbed a ladder to the roof where he stayed alone for a very long time and continued to take fire – unable to make contact with anyone on the radio. Just when he thought everyone was dead, one of the special afents, David Ubben, called Wickland on the radio and said “are you alive? “I don’t know how many times I thought I was going to die, but this was a piece of hope that I was going to survive,” Wickland told the jury. Court adjourned for the day as Wickland was still on the stand and the prosecution is expected to resume his testimony on Tuesday. Abu Khatallah emerged from years in prison under the regime of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to form an Islamist militia and later became associated with Ansar al-Sharia, a group US officials blamed for the 2012 attack. Believed to be in his 40s, Abu Khatallah became the face of the militant attack and a top target for the US after he cultivated a celebrity profile in its wake, meeting with journalists and granting interviews. On Monday, prosecutors highlighted evidence they said will show Abu Khatallah not only orchestrated efforts to gather weapons ahead of the attack but will also show he rushed the gates of the mission armed with an AK-47 rifle and fuel canisters which were used to set the building on fire. The prosecution ended its opening statements by reiterating that Abu Khatallah was motivated by his hate for Americans and concerns that the US mission in Libya served as a “spy nest” – a point that echoed claims made in pre-trial documents. “The defendant’s participation in the attack was motivated by his extremist ideology,” prosecutors said in the documents, which also alleged that Abu Khatallah “voiced concern and opposition to the presence of an American facility in Benghazi” days prior to the attack. However, the defense argued that Abu Khatallah was not a radical terrorist but rather a “Libyan patriot” who fought to free the country from Gadhafi. According to Robinson, Khatallah was at a friend’s house when he heard about the attack and “went to see what was going on.” He did not attempt to block people from going to the attack site but was only acting to try and protect those present from gunfire, Robinson said, adding that Abu Khatallah never went to the CIA annex and was at home when the mortars hit. The defense also discussed Abu Khatallah’s 12 days in isolation after he was captured during a secret raid in June 2014. While he was interrogated aboard a Navy ship during transport from Libya to the US, the defense said Abu Khatallah made certain statements and blamed bad translation for his answers. They also emphasized that he cooperated with interrogators without an attorney present.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ahmed Abu Khatallah", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171003011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/politics/benghazi-suspect-abu-khatallah-trial-first-witness/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "623281897", "sentence": "A statement from the congresswoman's office released Tuesday night said she would \"personally reimburse the cost\" News of Gabbard's secret trip broke in January Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she will pay out of her own pocket for the cost of her recent heavily criticized trip to Syria. A statement from the congresswoman’s office released Tuesday night said she would “personally reimburse the cost” despite the fact that the trip met the requirements of the House Ethics Committee. The trip’s funding was initially not disclosed, but a statement said the Arab American Community Center for Economic and Social Services in Ohio sponsored it. Since then, the backing from this organization has been put into question and The Atlantic reported the group’s former executive director and board member Bassam Khawam personally paid for it. “The congresswoman has decided to reimburse … for the trip because it has become a distraction from the important issue at hand – do the American people want their taxpayer dollars to continue to be used in support of militant groups working hand-in-hand with al Qaeda and ISIS in the effort to overthrow the Syrian government?” the statement read. News of Gabbard’s unannounced trip broke in January. Once she was back in the US, Gabbard confirmed she had met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In addition to the source of the trip’s funding, Gabbard has faced criticism for her meeting with Assad. Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger blasted Gabbard on Facebook. “To say I’m disgusted would be an understatement,” Kinzinger wrote. “By meeting with the mass murderer of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Tulsi Gabbard has legitimized his dictatorship and in turn, legitimized his genocide against the Syrian people - the murdering of 50,000+ innocent children among the nearly half million total slaughtered by his regime.” To say I’m disgusted would be an understatement.  By meeting with the mass murderer of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Tulsi... “When the opportunity arose to meet with him, I did so because I felt that it’s important that if we profess to truly care about the Syrian people, about their suffering, then we’ve got to be able to meet with anyone that we need to if there is a possibility that we can achieve peace,” the Hawaiian congresswoman told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Gabbard has been an advocate for keeping Assad in power. Last year, Gabbard told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that she didn’t “think Assad should be removed.” “If Assad is removed and overthrown, ISIS, al Qaeda, Al Nusra, these Islamic extremist groups will walk straight in and take over all of Syria … they will be even stronger,” Gabbard said. The congresswoman served two tours in the Middle East as a member of the Army National Guard, according to her website.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Tulsi Gabbard", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170202024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/tulsi-gabbard-syria/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "752766025", "sentence": "The institution that awards the Nobel Prize for Literature is mired in a sexual and financial scandal so deep that this year’s prize may be postponed for the first time in more than seven decades. In recent weeks, six members of the Swedish Academy – one of Sweden’s most highly respected cultural bodies – have stepped down, including the head of the institution, Sara Danius. The flurry of withdrawals is potentially catastrophic for the 230-year-old academy, whose members, elected by secret ballot, must be approved by the King and traditionally hold their positions for life. With just 10 remaining active members, the group is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss the fate of this year’s literature prize, even though historically, 12 members have been required for a quorum. In 1943 – the last time the literature prize was postponed – it was the height of World War II and the Nazis ruled much of the European continent. This time, the crisis centers on Jean-Claude Arnault, a French photographer and husband of poet Katarina Frostenson, one of the six academy members to step down. Arnault, a leading cultural figure in Sweden, is facing multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, first reported in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter late last year. In an emailed statement to CNN, Arnault’s lawyer, Bjorn Hurtig, said his client denies all the allegations. The academy is also under fire for contravening its own conflict of interest regulations by providing funding to the Kulturplats Forum, a cultural center run by Arnault and Frostenson. The scandal, reaching to the heart of a globally respected institution and rooted in a country hailed as a model for gender equality, has sent shockwaves around the world. Last November, as the #MeToo movement gained momentum, 18 women came forward to accuse a man, later identified as Arnault, of a range of sexual misconduct between 1996 and 2017. Two of the 18, Gabriella Hakansson and Elise Karlsson, spoke on the record. CNN has not independently verified the women’s claims. The following day, the academy’s permanent secretary Sara Danius said that the institution had cut all ties with Arnault in light of the reported allegations and additional claims that some academy staff and members’ relatives had experienced “unwanted intimacy” at the hands of Arnault. An independent investigation carried out by a Swedish law firm in the following months found that financial rules had been breached in the funding of Arnault’s cultural forum and revealed that “unacceptable behaviour by (Arnault) in the form of unwanted intimacy had indeed taken place, but the knowledge was not widely spread in the Academy.” Related article Harvey Weinstein's toughest fight is looming But the team of lawyers also discovered that the academy had received a letter in 1996 outlining alleged sexual assault at Arnault’s cultural forum, indicating that November was not the first time that at least some members of the Academy were aware that the photographer’s name had been connected with misconduct. In its statement, the organization said it “deeply regrets that the letter was shelved and no measures taken to investigate the charges.” Ebba Witt-Brattstroem, the former wife of Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary of the academy from 1999 to 2009 and currently a member of the Nobel Committee for Literature, has also cast doubt on the claim that its members were largely unaware of Arnault’s alleged misconduct. “Everyone knew and you were supposed to think nothing of it,” she told CNN. She was “not at all surprised” when she read about the allegations in November. “It was very well known all over in the cultural field. People knew that young women weren’t supposed to go close to him.” Witt-Brattstroem is also one of several people who allege that Arnault touched Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria inappropriately at a Swedish Academy event over a decade ago, an allegation that Arnault denies. Witt-Brattstroem told CNN that the alleged incident took place in December 2004. Members of the academy and royal family had dined together following the academy’s annual public meeting and were conversing over drinks when Witt-Brattstroem claims she saw Arnault “caressing the back of the Crown Princess,” who she said was standing next to her at the time. The princess’ minder “was there in a second and grabbed him away,” said Witt-Brattstroem. She also claims that her then husband and leader of the Swedish Academy, Horace Engdahl, was standing nearby and witnessed the incident, which Engdahl denies. In an email responding to a request for comment, Engdahl told CNN that he had “heard the anecdote, told by a member of the academy at a later date, but I was not myself witness to the situation. I’m not sure that it ever occurred or if it did, that it happened the way it has been told.” Witt-Brattstroem also claims Engdahl was later asked by the royal household to ensure the Crown Princess was “never in the same room as Arnault” at the same Academy event in December 2006. Asked if that was true, Engdahl did not comment. Margareta Thorgren, spokeswoman for the Swedish Royal Court, refused to comment on any of the claims regarding the Crown Princess. The Swedish Academy did not respond to multiple requests for comment from CNN regarding the allegations against Arnault and the subsequent investigations. The allegations are having a crippling effect on the reputation of the academy, one of Sweden’s most prestigious institutions. “I don’t believe that it is possible to award the Nobel Prize this year,” said Witt-Brattstroem. “I don’t know if an author would even consider accepting a prize from this organization.” Related article The sexual harassment blind spot you don't know about On April 11, King Gustaf, whose namesake founded the Academy in 1786, intervened. “The controversy that has emerged within the Swedish Academy is very unfortunate and risks seriously damaging the important work carried out by the academy,” he said in a statement. Seven days later, amidst a spiraling crisis, he announced his intention to change the academy’s regulations – in place since 1786 – to allow members to resign. It is unclear when that could take effect. “The Swedish Academy really is in a crisis and His Majesty is the highest protector of the Academy,” Thorgren, the royal spokeswoman, told CNN. He took that step “so it was possible for the Academy to go on with the important work it does,” she said. But those who have stepped down have done so for drastically different reasons, revealing deep rifts within the group. In early April, three members reportedly withdrew in protest that Frostenson, Arnault’s wife, had not been removed from the institution. A week later, Frostenson stepped aside, as did Danius, the group’s leader, reportedly at the request of the remaining members. A sixth member announced her withdrawal in late April, but the academy did not announce the reason. Two further members of the institution are currently inactive. Ida Ostensson, founder and president of the Swedish equality foundation Make Equal, believes the academy needs fundamental, structural change if it is to continue its work successfully. She sees “an old patriarchal institution” that needs to be brought up to date (it has had just nine female members since its inception in 1786 – and three of those have recently stepped down, leaving just two). “To cancel the Nobel Prize or delay it – it’s not enough,” she said. Alongside hundreds of others, she demonstrated outside the Swedish Academy on April 19 in support of Danius, who had stepped down as permanent secretary the previous week. Ostensson believes Danius was pushed to take the blame for the Arnault scandal. “It’s just one more time a woman has to leave because of a man,” she said. But she’s glad that the scandal has re-energized the #MeToo campaign in Sweden, a campaign whose aims Ostensson has been advocating for years, but, until last October, without the benefit of a viral hashtag. #MeToo is a powerful movement in Sweden, Ostensson explains. She recalled the first weeks after the movement’s inception when thousands of women were using industry-specific hashtags to tell their stories: “Every day there was a new hashtag; everything from prostitutes to journalists, lawyers, builders, teachers.” “It’s not a bigger problem in Sweden (than elsewhere),” she said. “It’s because we are a feminist country – that’s why we can organize and speak out… Where there are women and where there are men, there are going to be problems.” Witt-Brattstroem agrees. “For all women, from whores to princesses, it’s the same. It really has to do with you having a female body.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Swedish Academy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180503080000", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/europe/nobel-prize-for-literature-swedish-academy-scandal-intl/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "568530932", "sentence": "NATO says it is deeply concerned about the recent upsurge in violence in Ukraine Reports speak of a military build-up of armor in separatist areas, fomented by a recent spike in border clashes Tension is once again growing over Crimea, with Ukraine ordering its troops to be on the “highest level of combat readiness.” The order came after Russia accused Ukraine on August 10 of launching a militant attack at “critically important infrastructure.” It marks another fraught moment in relations between the two nations which have been greatly strained since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. A NATO official told CNN that it is deeply concerned about the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia to reverse its “illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea.” So what has caused the latest spat and what will happen next? CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh answers the key questions. Are things coming to a boiling point? It’s always very hard to tell. The Kremlin likes to keep its intentions that way. But certainly we’ve seen months of reports of a military build-up of armor in separatist areas, fomented by a recent spike in clashes along the border between separatist areas and Ukraine’s front line with them. Related article Ukraine: Everything you need to know about how we got here These spikes happen periodically but this week the Russian security services – the FSB – claimed to have disrupted a plot by Ukrainian military intelligence to attack inside the Crimean peninsula that Russia controls, and that two of their servicemen were attacked in a failed Ukrainian incursion. Ukraine says the plot claim is nonsense. But Putin has used it to declare further peace talks as “pointless,” and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has put his military in the east on high alert. It’s not been this bad since open warfare in 2015. Why now? Outside of the Crimea incident, critics of Russia say it has long wanted a land bridge between the areas of Donetsk they control and Crimea. Sustaining Crimea has proven difficult as they can only supply it from the Russian mainland using ferries. Related video Displaced Ukrainians need aid If you buy into the idea, that this land bridge has always been Russia’s plan, why now? Well, Russia has involved itself in another conflict the West needs an end to – that in Syria. It is perhaps a higher priority to the White House than Ukraine, given the links to ISIS. The Kremlin may think it has helpful leverage there to increase its chances in lessening Western sanctions if it moves against Ukraine. Coupled with that, Ukraine’s not been handling itself that well. Nationalists form an increased part of the frontline ranks, and sentiment has gotten uglier against the media too, leading one Ukrainian official to quit after details of journalists who worked in separatist areas were leaked and published online. Its European allies have grown impatient with the pace of reform. It all leads to more rather than fewer questions about how much automatic support Kiev can expect if its front lines blow up again. Has the power shifted? Not really. Russia always had a vastly superior army backing up and often fighting for the separatists. Ukraine has improved its military but remains underfunded and without the Western support it wants. There have been some assassinations of leading separatist figures and failed attempts in separatist ranks lately, which observers have interpreted as actions to consolidate Moscow’s control. The separatists have had over a year to boost ranks and equipment since their last clashes in Debaltseve – a frontline city of eastern Ukraine – and Russia is a master of the long game. Ukraine has been too swamped in chaos to have kept up as an adversary. Who are the main players? Putin calls the shots and separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko carries them out. Poroshenko on his side will face increased pressure not to yield, with a strong nationalist sentiment you may hear voiced through former POW Nadia Savchenko. Is anyone doing anything about it? Western sanctions against Russia over Crimea stay in place. So will those over Donetsk. But Russia seems to be weathering the impact domestically, blaming the economic damage on a Western conspiracy. Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have had their powers limited and much of the fighting happens at night when they aren’t around. So, in short: no,nobody’s doing much about it, hence why it’s slipping so fast. This is a land war on the European continent involving a nuclear power, with a serious grievance against NATO. The stakes are very high, even though the West’s desire to get involved is low.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160811171500", "country1": "UKR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/europe/ukraine-tension-qa/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "747476114", "sentence": "The United States combined with the armed forces of the United Kingdom and France early Saturday to carry out airstrikes against the chemical weapons facilities maintained by the regime of Syria. Here are some of the weapons they used: Britain contributed four Tornado fighter jets armed with Storm Shadow cruise missiles to the operation, the UK’s Ministry of Defense said. Officials later said Typhoon fighter jets also participated in the mission. The jets took off from RAF Akrotiri, the Royal Air Force base on Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, and targeted a Syrian chemical weapons site in Homs, the British Ministry of Defense said. The twin-engine Tornado GR4 is the United Kingdom’s main ground-attack aircraft, and they were armed with Storm Shadow missiles, an air-launched weapon that carries a 400-kilogram (900-pound) warhead as far as 400 kilometers (250 miles). That means the Tornadoes will not have been required to fly far, and would not have needed to cross into Syrian airspace to launch their strikes. The British jets fired a total of eight Storm Shadow missiles, Pentagon officials said. The office of French President Emmanuel Macron posted video on Twitter of its Rafale fighter jets taking off for the Syria mission. Décollage, cette nuit, des forces armées françaises qui interviennent contre l’arsenal chimique clandestin du régime syrien. Déclaration du Président de la République @EmmanuelMacron : https://t.co/HNSK0FmZIO pic.twitter.com/DEAW7R50aC The French defense minister, Florence Parly, said the jets flew from bases in France. Like the British Tornado, the twin-engine Rafale could be armed with Storm Shadow missiles that can fly for more than 250 miles. This means jets could strike without having to fly over Syria and avoid anti-aircraft defenses. US officials said French Mirage jets were also used in the attack and that the French aircraft fired a total of nine missiles. Pentagon officials said the US Air Force used two B-1B bombers in the Syria strike. Live blog: Latest developmentsUS and allies launch Syria strikesWhat we know and don’t know After Syria strikes, now what?Weapons used in strikes on SyriaTrump’s rationale highlights contradictions Live blog: Latest developmentsUS and allies launch Syria strikesWhat we know and don’t know After Syria strikes, now what?Weapons used in strikes on SyriaTrump’s rationale highlights contradictions The four-engine B-1s fired 19 air-launched JASSM cruise missiles, which carry 450-kilogram (1,000-pound) warheads and have a range of more than 370 kilometers (230 miles). That means the B-1s would not have needed to expose themselves to Syrian air defenses to make their strikes. The defense sources did not say from where the B-1s flew, but Air Force media earlier this month showed the bombers arriving at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, on the Arabian peninsula. The Pentagon said three US warships and one submarine using Tomahawk cruise missiles participated in the Syria strikes. From the Red Sea, the cruiser USS Monterey fired 30 Tomahawks and the destroyer USS Laboon launched seven more. Meanwhile, the destroyer USS Higgins fired 23 Tomahawks from the North Arabian Gulf. Watch as @USNavy #sailors aboard #USSJohnWarner (SSN 765) launch a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 14, the from the​ ​#MediterraneanSea as part of a multi-national strike operation against the Syrian government. @subgru2 pic.twitter.com/0ynZsRjjPc The attack submarine USS John Warner fired six Tomahawks from the Mediterranean Sea. The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Virginia-class submarines carry dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles). The Tomahawk cruise missile has been the military’s go-to weapon in operations such as the one conducted Saturday. It was also used a year ago when the United States fired nearly 60 Tomahawks at a Syrian airbase following a previous use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. The Tomahawk is carried by the dozens by US and British warships, including cruisers, destroyers and submarines, and is capable of delivering a 1,000-pound warhead. It is designed to fly extremely low and can navigate around defenses using its on-board guidance systems. Its target can also be changed mid-flight through communication with controllers. France fired three cruises missiles from one its multimission frigates in the Syria strikes, the Pentagon said. Tir d’un missile de croisière naval depuis une de nos frégates multimissions cette nuit en Méditerranée. Objectif : un site de production d’armes chimiques du régime syrien. pic.twitter.com/A4hO0EtkvQ The multimission frigates are some of the newest in the French naval fleet and are armed with the MdCN (Missile de Croisière Naval) cruise missile, with 16 launch tubes for them on each ship. The range of the missiles is secret. The missile’s manufacturer describes them as having “very long range” while various industry websites put the range at 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Ryan Browne, Saskya Vandoorne and Barbara Starr contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180414070000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/14/politics/syria-airstrikes-weapons-used-intl/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "536048941", "sentence": "Sailors had been taken from vessels in the southern Philippines on March 26 Militant group Abu Sayyaf had demanded a ransom for their release President Joko Widodo says the sailors are expected back in Indonesia Sunday night Ten Indonesian sailors who had been held hostage by Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines were released Sunday, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo announced in a televised statement. The hostages, who had been held since March 26, were in “good condition,”  and were expected to arrive in Jakarta on Sunday night, he said. Who are Abu Sayyaf? Widodo thanked the Philippines government and the various parties who helped secure the release of the hostages. Four Indonesians were still being held, and the Indonesian government would continue to work to secure their release, he said. Officials in Sulu province in the southern Philippines released photographs of the men having a meal after being released. The sailors were abducted from the Brahma 12 tugboat and the Anand 12 barge in the waters off the southern Philippines in March. The barge was carrying 7,000 tons of coal. A person claiming to be a member of the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group contacted the ship owners demanding a ransom, Indonesian officials said. Abu Sayyaf also made headlines for the killing of Canadian John Ridsdel last week. Related video Canadian hostage killed by militants in the Philippines Ridsdel had been held hostage along with three others since they were abducted from a resort in the southern Philippines in September last year. Militants kill Canadian hostage in the Philippines The others, Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad, Canadian national Robert Hall and Filipina Marites Flor remain in Abu Sayyaf’s custody, according to officials. The violent extremist group seeks to establish an independent Islamic state on Mindanao, the southernmost major island of the predominantly Catholic Philippines. The Philippines military has made inroads in recent years in thwarting the group’s terrorist bombing campaigns, prompting a shift in focus by the group to kidnappings for ransom. Greg Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Washington-based Center for Strategic International Studies, said last week that “after about 15 years of a pretty harsh crackdown by the U.S. and the Philippines, what they’ve basically become is a criminal group made up of a few hundred who engage in extortion and kidnapping.” Journalist Georgia McCafferty contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Abu Sayyaf", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160501144500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "NOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/01/asia/indonesia-philippines-abu-sayyaf-hostages/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "650337963", "sentence": "The missile traveled roughly 4,200 miles after launch from  Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The test launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from a Navy E-6 Mercury jet. The US Air Force test-fired an unarmed long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, Wednesday, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command. Deployed from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the missile traveled roughly 4,200 miles to a test range near the Marshall Islands. An Air Force statement called the test “an important demonstration of our nation’s nuclear deterrent capability.” The test launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the Airborne Launch Control System on a Navy E-6 Mercury jet, according to the Air Force. The US regularly tests its intercontinental weapon system to verify its accuracy and reliability – with launches scheduled long in advance, according to defense officials. But while the Air Force has conducted a similar missile test as recently as February 7, Wednesday’s launch is notable in that it occurred amid rising tensions and military flexing over North Korea’s own nuclear program. The Minuteman III is traditionally known as the only land-based leg to the US nuclear triad. But Wednesday’s test highlighted the Air Force’s ability to also launch the intercontinental ballistic missile from controls in an aircraft – a measure primarily used in a back-up role in case another deployment system fails. “Today’s test launch used an intercontinental ballistic missile pulled randomly from a silo on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, which was then transported and reassembled at Vandenberg, and launched by crew members,” the Air Force statement said. The other two parts of the triad are the Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile and nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers. First deployed in the 1960s as part of the U.S. nuclear deterrent program, the Minuteman system is supposed to ensure that missiles can be launched quickly and at any time. Missiles are dispersed in silos and connected to an underground launch control where crews are on standby around the clock. The United States currently has 450 Minutemen III missiles in silos at Warren AFB, Malmstrom AFB in Montana and Minot AFB in North Dakota, according to the Air Force. CNN’s Barbara Starr contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Air Force nuclear deterrent program", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170426191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/26/politics/us-air-force-test-launches-unarmed-icbm-missile/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "642383329", "sentence": "Congressional and federal investigators are probing Russia's meddling into the US elections Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is seeking immunity for his testimony Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s offer to testify in return for immunity from prosecution hovered over the investigations Friday into Russia’s communications with top aides to President Donald Trump. Flynn’s lawyer, Robert Kelner, said late Thursday that Flynn would testify in exchange for immunity. And Trump himself supported Flynn’s request for immunity Friday morning in a tweet, saying, “Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!” Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion! But as of Friday afternoon, it did not appear that investigators had accepted his offer. A Democratic source said that Democrats on the intelligence committee are resistant to the offer. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the intelligence committee, said Friday it was too early to say whether they would agree to Flynn’s request, but put Flynn’s offer in greater context. “We should first acknowledge what a grave and momentous step it is for a former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States to ask for immunity from prosecution,” Schiff, who later went to the White House as part of the House’s investigation, said in a statement. A spokesman for House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said that House investigators have spoken with Flynn’s lawyer about bringing him in for questioning, but that immunity was never discussed. RELATED: Who is Devin Nunes? The House intelligence committee “had a preliminary conversation with Michael Flynn’s lawyer about arranging for Flynn to speak to the committee,” Nunes spokesman Jack Langer said. “The discussions did not include immunity or other possible conditions for his appearance.” Spokespersons for the Senate intelligence committee declined to say Friday if the panel would accept Flynn’s offer, but a Senate intelligence committee source said it seemed unlikely, although it was too early to say with certainty. Law enforcement officials told CNN Friday there is no indication the FBI is interested in talking to Flynn again or giving him any kind of immunity. The FBI has already talked to him and nothing at this point to indicate anything has changed or that they reached out to talk to him again. Any decision to offer Flynn immunity would come from US Attorneys and Department of Justice, not the FBI, officials explained. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Friday that Trump believes Flynn should testify before lawmakers and “get the story out” about his ties to Russia. “He believes that Mike Flynn should go testify,” Spicer said during the briefing. “He should go up there and do what he has to do to get the story out.” Spicer said he wasn’t going to offer Flynn advice on asking for immunity from the podium, but said Flynn should take every “precaution” in order to get his story out. In a letter sent Thursday, Trump’s top White House lawyer invited the highest-ranking lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees to view classified materials, which it said had been uncovered in the “ordinary course of business.” After reviewing the documents at the White House on Friday, Schiff said in a statement that they were the same documents shown to Nunes by a pair of White House staffers last week. “While I cannot discuss the content of the documents, if the White House had any concern over these materials, they should have been shared with the full committees in the first place as a part of our ordinary oversight responsibilities,” Schiff said. “Nothing I could see today warranted a departure from the normal review procedures, and these materials should now be provided to the full membership of both committees.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak and Ted Barrett contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Michael Flynn", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170331180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/politics/mike-flynn-investigation-russia-immunity/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "585959350", "sentence": "Guterres was previously PM of Portugal and head of the UN's refugee agency Eastern European nations had felt that it was time a candidate from their region won Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is set to become the next United Nations secretary-general, after the 15 Security Council members agreed to put his name forward to a formal vote. Guterres, who was head of the UN’s refugee agency for 10 years until 2015, emerged as the Security Council’s runaway favorite after the latest in a series of straw polls on Wednesday. Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the UN and current Security Council president, told reporters that Guterres would face a vote in the Security Council on Thursday. “Today, after our sixth straw poll we have a clear favorite, and his name is Antonio Guterres,” he said. The secretary-general of the UN is appointed in a two-stage process. A candidate is first recommended by the Security Council, and must then be approved by the 193-member General Assembly. Thirteen candidates entered the race, necessitating a series of straw polls held by the Security Council to encourage a thinning of the field and to help to settle on a single candidate. In every ballot, the 15 Security Council members assessed each candidate by voting either “encourage,” “discourage” or “no opinion.” In the latest vote, Guterres received 13 “encourage” votes, no “discourage” votes and two votes of “no opinion.” \"A historic scene\" - Security Council says Antonio Guterres is clear favourite for next Secretary-General https://t.co/icPlWF1MOZ #RusPres pic.twitter.com/HjMMXykGe5 The next closest candidates, Vuk Jeremic of Serbia and Miroslav Lajcak of the Slovak Republic, each received seven “encourage” votes and six “discourage” votes, while Bulgaria’s Irina Bokova received seven “encourage” votes and seven “discourage” votes. Guterres, 67, will replace the incumbent secretary-general, South Korea’s Ban Ki-moon, whose second five-year term ends on December 31. While there is technically no limit to the number of terms a secretary-general may serve, none has held office for more than two terms. Guterres, a trained engineer who worked as an assistant professor before entering politics in 1974, led his country from 1995 to 2002 as head of the Socialist Party. From 2005 to 2015, he served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He is credited with cutting costs at the agency during his tenure, as well as lifting its performance as it grappled with the migrant crisis. A practicing Catholic, Guterres remarried after his first wife died of cancer, and has two children. In Guterres’ vision statement in applying for the position, he wrote of the challenges facing the world in terms of rising inequality, terrorism and organized crime, climate change and the proliferation of armed actors internationally. He wrote that the UN was “uniquely placed to connect the dots to overcome these challenges,” but that change and reform was needed. “People in need of protection are not getting enough. The most vulnerable, such as women and children, are an absolute priority. We must make sure that when someone sees the Blue Flag, she or he can say: ‘I am protected’.” Speaking to reporters in Lisbon, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said he had congratulated Guterres. “It is great for the United Nations because the best one was elected, and we many times have the feeling internationally that because of imbalances, weights and counterweights, not always the best is chosen. Here the best one was chosen,” he said. “This is very good for the world, very good for the United Nations, and it is very good for Portugal.” The ambassadors to the UN for the US and the UK – both veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council, along with Russia, China and France – welcomed the result. Samantha Power, US ambassador to the UN, said that “in the end there was just a candidate whose experience, vision and versatility across a range of areas proved compelling. People united around a person who has impressed throughout the process and has impressed across multiple axes in his service in Portuguese politics and at the helm of UNHCR.” Matthew Rycroft, the UK’s ambassador to the UN, paid tribute to the seven women who had run for the role. While it was “high time” for a woman secretary-general, he said, “it’s fair to say that Antonio Guterres has come through this new and improved and more transparent process at the top of the league of the thirteen who competed.” He said the world needed a strong secretary-general who would “provide a convening power and a moral authority at a time when the world is divided on issues, above all like Syria.” “And I think that Antonio Guterres has demonstrated at the hearings and throughout this process that he is the person to do that.” Just spoke to @AntGuterres to congratulate him personally & on behalf of UK. Delighted he will be #NextSG. Lots to be done, together Human Rights Watch welcomed the selection of Guterres, with the group’s UN director, Louis Charbonneau, describing him as “an outspoken and effective advocate for refugees with the potential to strike a radically new tone on human rights at a time of great challenges.” Guterres has long been the front-runner for the role. Prior to Wednesday’s vote, the candidate considered his closest potential rival was Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, who only entered the race last month after that government said its other candidate, Bokova, had failed to win enough support in earlier straw polls. Despite Guterres’ clear lead, it was thought he could potentially face a veto from Russia, which had said it wanted a woman candidate, and would back an Eastern European nominee. But Georgieva, currently serving as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, ended up back in the field, with five “encourage” votes, eight “discourage” votes and two votes of “no opinion.” There was a strong sentiment among Eastern European nations that it was their region’s turn to produce the next secretary-general, based on an informal notion of a rotation system – although this is not provided for in the UN charter. Many of the 13 candidates for the role hailed from Eastern Europe. CNN’s Richard Roth, Alessandra Castelli, Hilary Clarke and Kristina Sgueglia contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Antonio Guterres", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161005164500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/world/un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "539952612", "sentence": "Last month, CNN’s Richard Quest spent eight days almost completely airborne. The task at hand? Fly around the world in eight days, exclusively on budget airlines. The globe-trotting adventure is showcased in two special editions of Business Traveller. The first saw Quest travel east from London to Singapore. The second installment, first airing on CNN International on May 12 at 0930 BST/1030 CET and now available to watch online, sees Quest and his team make it to Australia, cross the dateline, and return to their starting point in London. During his journey, Quest accepted viewer challenges on social media. Using the hashtag #flywithquest, you sent him to the base of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, across Wakiki’s golden sands and tasked him with eating some of the world’s more unusual local delicacies. There were more than 3,000 #flywithquest posts, with the U.S., Australia and the UK being the most involved. Here are some of our favorite challenges. MORE: Why did the historic Boeing 747 cross the road? Mission accomplished @christineadair! Quest snapped pics with cabin crew around the world, from the pilots that steer the ship, er plane… To the cabin crew that keep the peace: From Australia… To Malaysia: MORE: Low-cost airlines: They changed the world – but what next? Business Traveller fans had no shortage of food advice for Quest during his journey. The infamously pungent fruit is a local delicacy in parts of Asia, and while at Singapore’s Changi Airport, he found some (though judging by his face we’re guessing it wasn’t to his taste): This Dubai camel burger seemed much more to his liking. And of course, what would an Australian meal be without some Vegemite? MORE: Travel fails: Tourists who went to the wrong airport What’s a round-the-world trip without some sightseeing? Quest got his adventurer hat on while hitting Prague’s historic stone bridge… Posed in front of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building… And felt the sand beneath his feet in Hawaii. His final landmark challenge was at New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, shortly before his return trip to London. MORE: How much would you pay for a flight upgrade?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160513110000", "country1": "SGP", "country2": "ARE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/13/aviation/richard-quest-flywithquest-challenge/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "702595710", "sentence": "Immigration detention center was due to close Tuesday, October 31 Alternative sites have been offered but the men say it's not safe to leave Hundreds of refugees holed up in an Australian-run immigration detention center on Manus Island, in Papua New Guinea (PNG), are refusing to leave despite being denied access to food and water. Around 700 refugees and asylum seekers, detained in the center for years, say if they leave they risk being attacked by locals who don’t want them living in their town. In April 2016, the PNG Supreme Court ruled the refugees, who were not allowed to leave the center, were being deprived of their personal liberty. Soon after, the gates were opened but many chose to remain inside. The Australian and PNG governments then announced the center would be closed on October 31. A final notice distributed Tuesday said that accommodation and services had been transferred to other locations, and the refugees, all of whom are men, had until 5 p.m. local time to move or “be liable for removal.” The guys have jerry-rigged water catchers and have enough water for a few days at least. Their big concern is safety. pic.twitter.com/V5qGsqaS6q The refugees spent Monday ahead of the closure filling up empty bottles and bins with rainwater. Food hasn’t been distributed since Sunday, and many say they’re hungry and scared. Electricity to the center was switched off on Wednesday, the refugees said. “They are terrified, it’s not about the facilities, it’s about their safety. These men are terrified of violence if they stay in the detention center and they are terrified of violence if they leave,” said Daniel Webb, from the Human Rights Law Center in Australia. From behind the prison fence A. shares his fears of another attack against refugees in #Manus with @schuetze_k @amnestypress pic.twitter.com/ClO4grHzPV The center, which re-opened in 2012 as an offshore processing site for asylum seekers found in Australian waters, is being returned to the PNG Defence Force, which owns the land. The notice distributed ahead of the closure said: “All power and water will cease. There will be no food supplied – and no dinner service this evening.” Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday that PNG had provided alternative accommodation for the men, with “food, water, electricity and medical services.” She said the Australian government was in “constant communication” with its PNG counterparts and expressed support for the PNG plan. “We are there to support PNG,” she said. Extra PNG police officers had been deployed to Manus Island, according to Chief Superintendent Dominic Kakas. However, he told CNN that force wouldn’t be used to move the refugees. “There will be no use of force or harm done to the refugees. We will not be forcing them to go. They will do so freely and willingly,” he said. An injunction has been filed in PNG Supreme Court to stop the closure, according to Melbourne-based barrister Greg Barns. An emergency hearing is expected Wednesday morning. More than 300 Manus Island residents have signed a petition calling for the refugees and asylum seekers to be relocated in Australia, according to the Refugee Action Coalition. They say they don’t want the men, from places like Iran, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Myanmar, to be living so close to the town. Lorengau has a population of just 6,000 people, and the arrival of hundreds of outsiders has caused suspicion and fear. The Australian government, however, remains adamant that the men will never be settled in Australia. Refugees remaining in the center have been asked to move to two other locations – the East Lorengau Refugee Transit Center or West Lorengau House – both provided by the Australian government at a cost of up to $190 million (A$250 million dollars) a year.  Asylum seekers who haven’t been found to be refugees are being asked to move to a third location, Hillside House. The men say their safety is at risk at all three centers, which they claim don’t offer the same level of security as the fenced detention center. A recent report from Human Rights Watch said the men had been “frequently assaulted” by “groups of local young men, often intoxicated and sometimes armed with sticks, rocks, knives, or screwdrivers.” In a strongly worded statement issued Tuesday, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said “the constant claims of the IMAs and advocates about their situation in Manus are nothing more than subterfuge.” “They have long claimed the Manus RPC was a ‘hellhole’ – but the moment it was to be closed they demanded it to be kept open,” Dutton said. IMAs refers to “Illegal Maritime Arrivals,” the name Australia gives to asylum seekers who arrive in the country’s territorial waters by boat. Lawyers say the use of the term “illegal” in relation to asylum seekers who arrive by boat is an invention of the government, as it’s not an offense to seek asylum. Dutton also directed his anger towards Australian Greens Senator Nick McKim, who on Tuesday visited the detention center to reassure the refugees that their message was being heard. “Senator McKim’s duplicity is breathtaking,” Dutton said in the statement. “Senator McKim claims to care for these men, but continues to provide them with false information and uses them for cheap political stunts to build his public profile.” McKim rejected suggestions he was using the situation for his own political purposes. Nick mckim is in the Camp now pic.twitter.com/iW5WqBAtJM The center was originally opened in 2001 as part of then Prime Minister John Howard’s “Pacific Solution,” to process asylum seekers in offshore facilities. It was closed in 2008 by the Labor government, but reopened in 2012 after a rise in the number of boat arrivals to a peak of 300 in 2013, carrying more than 20,500 people. Two years later, the government announced that boat arrivals had stopped. The government has suggested that relaxing the policy would encourage other asylum seekers to attempt the treacherous journey, leading to more deaths at sea. Conditions at the center have been the subject of a number of damning reports from human rights advocates, including the United Nations. CNN’s Zahra Ullah and Sandi Sidhu contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171031113000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "PNG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/asia/manus-island-refugees-closed/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "630223496", "sentence": "Al-Harith reportedly carried out a car bombing in Iraq Monday Blair said he was paid compensation by a subsequent UK government Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his attempts to secure the release of a UK citizen from Guantanamo Bay after reports that the former detainee carried out an ISIS suicide attack in Iraq this week. ISIS on its media affiliates claimed that Abu-Zakariya al-Britani – a British citizen who initially went by Ronald Fiddler and later took the name Jamal Udeen al-Harith – detonated a car bomb at an Iraqi army base southwest of Mosul this week. While a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said there had been no independent verification that the attacker was the former Guantanamo detainee, an official told CNN that UK intelligence services believe with “high confidence” that the bomber killed near Mosul was the former British inmate. CNN affiliate Channel 4 has verified the identity of the man through a family member as al-Harith, a 50-year-old from Manchester. Blair confirmed Wednesday that al-Harith was paid compensation by a subsequent UK government in 2010 for his time in the US detention facility, but did not confirm how much he was given. “The fact is that this was always a very difficult situation where any government would have to balance proper concern for civil liberties with desire to protect our security, and we were likely to be attacked whatever course we took,” Blair said in the statement. Al-Harith spent more than two years imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay before being released in 2004 after pressure from the UK government led by Blair. “The reason it did take a long time for their release was precisely the anxiety over their true affiliations.” Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw also defended the government decision, telling Sky News that the government at the time was being attacked from both the right and left “suggesting we were being harsh and reasonable” for not pressing the US on UK citizens in Guantanamo. Al-Harith gave a harrowing account of life at the prison to a European Coucil parliamentary hearing in 2004, saying he had been regularly tortured, being forced to sit in stress positions, deprived of food and water, and given injections of unknown substances. In the same hearing, he said he had never “never engaged in any kind of fighting or planning or participating in any kind of violence or terrorist behavior.” Related article First on CNN: GOP senators push Trump on 'expansion' of Guantanamo Bay According to US government figures, 122 of the 693 people released from Guantanamo Bay by mid-July 2016 went on to commit terrorist or insurgent activities. A further 86 are suspected of such activity, according to the figures, compiled by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence,. President Obama campaigned fervently to close down Guantanamo Bay before his election in 2009 but, faced by opposition in Congress,  failed to do so over his eight-year leadership, though he reduced the number of detainees to 55 by the end of his second term in office. President Trump has vowed to keep it open, and is being pressured by Republican Party senators to expand it. CNN’s Ryan Browne, Lindsay Isaac, Stephanie Halasz and Eliza Mackintosh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Guantanamo Bay detention facility", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170222174500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/europe/blair-guantanamo-bay-iraq-bombing/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "661106804", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook or subscribe to his email newsletter. Donald Trump’s decision on Thursday to abandon the Paris Agreement is apocalyptic. That’s not overstatement when the very health and survival of the planet is at stake. This could be the US President’s most lasting and damaging policy decision – a moment that reverberates from the present through future generations, who will be left with the unjust burden of cleaning up the mess we are making of the Earth. The best hope, as I heard again and again at recent climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, is for the rest of the world to rally toward a 100% clean energy future in spite of the United States and the current administration. China and the EU appear poised to take the lead there. And if that fails, there are always the 21 young people who are suing Trump and his administration in federal court over the climate crisis. But right now – in the immediate wake of the news that the United States plans to join Nicaragua and Syria as the only countries who aren’t parties to the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius and avoid climate catastrophe – I don’t want to emphasize the thinnest of silver linings. I want to help you understand what’s at stake here and just how nonsensical this move is for Trump. To that end, I’ve compiled a rapid (and by no means exhaustive) list of 31 of the MANY facts Donald Trump is ignoring in deciding to walk away. The Earth has warmed about 1 degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution. Burning fossil fuels, raising cattle and chopping down rainforests all create heat-trapping gases. More than 97% of climate scientists agree. It’s peer-reviewed science. Rising seas, mass extinction, super droughts … it’s not good. Already, Miami Beach, Florida, is raising street levels and installing pumps. The Marshallese word for hello also means “I love you” and “You are a rainbow.” A home fell off the thawing coastline in Shishmaref, Alaska. Rising seas, drought, conflict – all are expected to displace people. On average, they’re two months longer than in the 1970s, according to the Union for Concerned Scientists. In India, 2,330 people died in a 2015 heatwave. Scientists say we probably contributed. A crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf grew 11 miles – just this week. “We’re as good as dead,” a young mother in Madagascar told me. Warming is a driver, and 75% of species could disappear in coming centuries. Much of that is attributable to coal-fired power plants and cars. It’s the biggest historical climate polluter. And currently the second-biggest per year. That’s nearly 40 billion metric tons per year, says the Global Carbon Project. Even if it probably doesn’t seem that way right now. Stanford’s Mark Jacobson says the US can do it with existing technology. Eating beef is bad for the climate, as is clearing the rainforest. The country is also the world’s biggest solar market, and renewable energy investor. The third biggest annual polluter is considering all new electric cars by the 2030s. One analysis says solar could be cheaper than coal in a decade. There are now many more US jobs in solar than coal, for instance. Iowa produced almost 37% of its electricity from wind in 2016. More than 750,000 of them, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. It’s been called the “north star” for climate action, a global peer pressure effort. Trump could have pursued his own energy agenda while staying in the accord. India and China are doing better than expected, possibly offsetting an increase in US pollution. It’s not just Apple – ExxonMobil, too. That’s according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria: “The United States resigned as the leader of the free world.” Want to add to this list? Tweet links/maps/data to me. I’m @jdsutter. (Also: A big thank you to Ed Maibach at George Mason University for help with the framing of several of these.)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris Agreement", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170601230000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/sutter-paris-trump-ignore-facts/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "556174065", "sentence": "A multi-national crowd was dining when terrorists invaded the trendy restaurant in a diplomatic enclave of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The attackers took hostages and exchanged gunfire with police until soldiers moved in and killed the militants. Killer’s father: ‘That’s not my son’‘God wants you to die’Attackers ‘normal, regular guys’‘Bangladesh was never like this’New video purports to show siegeAttackers were all BangladeshiU.S. students among those killedWitnesses describe scene in cafeThe terror groups vying for influence Killer’s father: ‘That’s not my son’‘God wants you to die’Attackers ‘normal, regular guys’‘Bangladesh was never like this’New video purports to show siegeAttackers were all BangladeshiU.S. students among those killedWitnesses describe scene in cafeThe terror groups vying for influence Twenty-one people inside the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe were killed, along with two police officers and four terrorists. The slain victims included nine Italians, seven Japanese, one Indian, three Bangladeshis and one U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin. Here’s what we know about the victims: Indian national Tarishi Jain, 19, was a sophomore at University of California at Berkeley. She had started an internship at a bank in Dhaka just weeks ago. She’d lived in Dhaka before, attending the American International School in Bangladesh’s capital while her father worked in the city as a textile merchant, UC Berkeley said Saturday. “She was a smart and ambitious young woman with a big heart,” said Sanchita Saxena, director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Bangladesh Studies. “Our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and the entire Berkeley community.” Fellow student Hannah Nguyen worked with Jain in the sales department of EthiCAL, a student-run apparel company. “All of the times we had meetings, she had a way to make people feel happy, and she had a great spirit about her,” Nguyen said. “Her smile was contagious.” Related gallery Hostage situation in Dhaka Nguyen said her friend’s death makes terrorism more than a headline. “We hear about these attacks and now it’s brought home. It’s extremely personal,” she said. “This reminds us that it’s always a good time to tell someone how important they are.” Jain intended to major in economics and had begun an internship at Dhaka’s Eastern Bank Limited, working on e-commerce growth, in early June, UC Berkeley said. India’s minister of external affairs, Sushma Swaraj, offered her condolences to Jain’s family, adding that “the country is with them in this hour of grief.” Berkeley hosted a vigil on campus Tuesday to honor Jain and other victims of the attack. Mourners share thoughts of slain UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain at conclusion of vigil in Sproul Plaza pic.twitter.com/t8kSHOiZTU .@kron4news friends sharing stories of #TarishiJain killed #DhakaAttack #vigil @UCBerkeley pic.twitter.com/pv8CMxIcIC Abinta Kabir, one of two Emory University students killed in the attack, was a “treasure to this world,” her childhood friend Emma Louisa Jacoby told CNN. Kabir, of Miami, Florida, was a sophomore at the Atlanta-based university’s campus in Oxford, Georgia. She had been visiting family and friends in Dhaka, the university said. Like Jain, Kabir had attended the American International School in Dhaka before college, Jacoby said. “Her work ethic was always inspiring to me. She was incredibly goal-oriented and committed to her work and extra curricular activities, and an amazing athlete on top of that,” Jacoby told CNN. “Everything she achieved, I can say she earned.” Devika Harlaka, a college friend, said Kabir was extremely generous. “I remember going for dance practice one day and I desperately needed black leggings, and mine were in the wash so I just knocked on her door and she just gave me her leggings, even when we weren’t that close,” Harlaka wrote on Facebook. “When I graduated Oxford, she … made me a little candy bag with sweets and wrote me a card about how much she would miss me and how in such a short span of time we had become so close and had so many inside jokes.” Florida Gov. Rick Scott directed U.S. and Florida state flags across the state to be flown at half-staff Sunday to mourn Kabir. Faraaz Hossain, who was from Dhaka, was a 2016 graduate of Oxford College near Atlanta and a student at Emory’s Goizueta Business School. A friend from high school said he was voted prom king and class president. His friend told CNN he was very humble and one of the most responsible people she’d ever met. Another friend, Rifat Mursalin, said he got to know Hossain, a fellow Bangladeshi, through a school project. “My first interaction with Faraaz was when he reached out to me and offered to help me on a project I was working on,” Mursalin said. “And that serves as a testament to the kind of person he was. You know, always very loving, caring, helpful and extremely outgoing.” He added, “We are still in disbelief and shock that the two places I consider home – Dhaka and Emory University – are both shaken by this tragic atrocity.” “The Emory community mourns this tragic and senseless loss of two members of our university family,” the university said in a prepared statement Saturday. “Our thoughts and prayers go out on behalf of Faraaz and Abinta and their families and friends for strength and peace at this unspeakably sad time.” Makoto Okamura, 32, was one of seven Japanese nationals confirmed dead.  They were all having dinner at the cafe when the terrorists struck. “Everybody loved him. He is a good man,” his father, Komakichi Okamoto, 71, told Japan’s TV Asahi. Okamura was engaged to be married, Asahi reported. One of their dinner companions, management consultant Tamaoki Watanabe, survived. Ishrat Akhond, known by her family as Leila, was full of warmth and always joyful, her uncle told CNN. According to her LinkedIn profile, Akhond worked as a human resources director. She was also a painter and curator who had helped design art galleries, according to Mak Khan, her uncle. She loved music and attending concerts. Family members are devastated, shocked and in denial over her death, Khan said. “She was like a bird in an open sky,” he said. Claudia Maria D’Antona, 56, was one of nine Italian citizens confirmed dead. Originally from Turin, she had spent most of her adult life in the Far East, first in India and then in Dhaka, sister Patrizia D’Antona told told CNN affiliate Sky TG24 news channel. She lived in Dhaka with her husband and business partner, Gian Galeazzo Boschetti, who missed the attack because he was on a phone call, according to the Italian channel. “Claudia was someone who loved life. So strong, but capable and so open. She was so giving to others. When she was at a table, she was the life of the party, she could connect to others so quickly and (was) such a good listener,” said her sister, Patrizia D’Antona. Simona Monti, 33, was pregnant and planned to return to Italy this week and move to Magliano Sabina, where her family lives. Monti was at the cafe to say farewell to her friends. “She was just such a free spirit, wasn’t scared of anything. And even a little stubborn,” her brother, Don Luca Monti, told Sky TG24. “She was a citizen of the world, her desire to travel, her curiosity. And even in this experience of death there’s a spiritual testament not only to our family but the whole nation and all of humanity, it’s that of being open without limits to everything that in the world is good, beautiful, just and true.” Marco Tondat, 39, left Cordovado, Italy, one year ago in search of work, his brother Fabio Tondat told CNN affiliate Rai24 news channel. He found a job in Dhaka as a supervisor at a textile company. He was set to return on July 4 to Italy, where his 5-year-old daughter was waiting for him. “He was my only brother. We lost our father and now I lost my brother. They took him from me,” Fabio Tondat told the Italian channel. “He was a great guy. Loved life. He left a year ago to embark on this adventure … and unfortunately the epilogue was such.” Nadia Benedetti, 52, was originally from Viterbo, according to Sky TG24. A managing director of StudioTex Limited, she had been living in Bangladesh for 20 years and was dedicated to her job. Before Dhaka she lived in Nepal. “She was wonderful, she was courageous and fearless. She didn’t care that there were attacks,” granddaughter Giulia Benedetti told Rai24. “On the contrary she’d keep moving forward – even in the toughest moments, she would keep going. “It’s thanks to this strength of hers (that) others benefited, too. She had found work for so many others there in Bangladesh.” Adele Puglisi, 54, was a quality control manager for Artsana, which makes infant care and beauty products, according to Sky TG24. She lived in in Catania, Italy. She was in Bangladesh for work. Cristian Rossi was originally from Italy’s Udine province, according to Sky TG24. The father of 3-year-old twin daughters, he worked as a buyer for an Italian company with an office in Bangladesh before starting his own business. Claudio Cappelli, 45, was a resident of Lombardy, Italy, with his wife and 6-year-old daughter, according to Sky TG24. He worked for a textile company and was in Dhaka on business. The mayor of Cappelli’s hometown said the news of his death “hits hard.” “I didn’t know him personally, but it’s a citizen of our city and we are sending a big hug to the family.” Vincenzo D’Allestro, 46, was born in Switzerland and lived with his wife in Naples, Italy. He traveled often for his job in the textile sector, which had brought him to Dhaka. Maria Riboli 34, lived in Solza, according Sky TG24. She leaves behind a three-year-old daughter. She was in Dhaka on a business trip for a textile printing business. Neighbors in Solza told the television network they were too upset to talk. The Japanese government released the names of its seven citizens killed in Dhaka. No ages were given. Koyo Ogasawara Makoto Okamura Yuko Sakai Rui Shimodaira Hiroshi Tanaka Nobuhiro Kurosaki Hideki Hashimoto CNN’s Alexandra Field, Jareen Imam, Adrienne Shih, Tony Marco, Peter Dailey, Sabrina Khan, Yoko Wakatsuki, Alba Prifti and Livia Borghese contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "terrorist attack in Dhaka", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160702220000", "country1": "BGD", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/02/asia/bangladesh-dhaka-attack-victims/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "601443059", "sentence": "Women were being driven from Paris-Le Bourget Airport north of the city Robbery is just the latest in a spate of high-profile crimes in the French capital Two Qatari sisters were robbed north of Paris by masked men who took jewelry and other personal effects worth an estimated 5 million euros ($5.3 million), officials say. The women were being driven from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport when two masked men intercepted their car Monday, said the general secretary of the Bobigny prosecutor, who according to protocol did not wish to be named. Forcing the vehicle to stop, the robbers sprayed tear gas at the driver and manhandled the women before taking their suitcases containing the valuables, the official said. The Banditry Repression Brigade, a special police unit within the Interior Ministry, was set to interview the women. Related article Kim Kardashian's hours before robbery detailed on social media The case is the latest in a spate of recent high-profile robberies, or attempted robberies, in the Paris region. On October 3, American reality TV star Kim Kardashian West was tied up and robbed at gunpoint of an estimated $10 million worth of jewelry in a luxury private apartment in Paris’ 8th Arrondissement by men dressed as police officers. And this month, masked attackers accosted Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and her French boyfriend in the hallway of his apartment building in Paris’ 16th Arrondissement. Related article Bollywood star tells how she fought off Paris attackers The three attackers sprayed tear gas at the couple, pushed the actress to the ground and tried to grab her bag, but fled empty-handed after the two fought back. Two years ago, gunmen brandishing automatic weapons robbed a Saudi Embassy convoy carrying a Saudi prince to Paris-Le Bourget Airport, taking 250,000 euros and diplomatic documents, French police said at the time. Journalist Oceane Cornevin reported from Paris, and CNN’s Tim Hume reported and wrote from London.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "French capital", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161122130000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "QAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/europe/france-qatari-women-robbed/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "757465776", "sentence": "The United States is withdrawing assistance from northwest Syria as the Trump administration reviews hundreds of millions of dollars in stabilization aid to Syria, a State Department official has told CNN. The withdrawal of assistance comes as the US-led military coalition battles the remaining elements of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley along the Syrian border of Iraq. “Two-hundred million dollars of stabilization assistance for Syria is currently under review at the request of the President,” the official said in a statement to CNN. “Distinct from that amount, U.S. assistance for programs in northwest Syria are being freed up to provide potential increased support for priorities in northeast Syria, as will be determined by the outcome of the ongoing assistance review, including the D-ISIS campaign and stabilization efforts.” While the US-led coalition has cleared the country’s northwestern region of ISIS, al Qaeda-linked groups such as the Nusra Front still maintain a foothold there, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government has been consolidating gains in territory there that it had lost to rebel forces, raising questions about what the US withdrawal of aid will mean for Syria’s future. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said it is time for Arab allies in the region to take responsibility for Syria in order to allow the United States to focus on priorities on the home front. But there is concern that a withdrawal of US development and reconstruction aid could curtail American influence to reach an outcome in line with longer-term US interests. The development ultimately could benefit “the Russians and other actors in that region, like the Iranians,” by allowing them more influence in the long-term, said retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton, a CNN military analyst. The lack of US involvement in northwest Syria could also give terrorist groups like the Nusra Front a base from which to mount terror operations and exploit the volatile political situation to their benefit, Leighton said. CBS News first reported the withdrawal of the aid. The move to review stabilization efforts across Syria could also complicate the effort to assist in the country’s reconstruction and any related leverage over a political solution to the civil war. “It is clear that Russia’s interests in Syria are Russia’s interest and not those of the wider international community,” Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversees US military operations across the Middle East as head of US Central Command, told a congressional committee earlier this year. Trump said last month he was eyeing a conclusion of the US military campaign in Syria, where about 2,000 troops are working to finish off the remaining elements of ISIS. Defense Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford have both warned against a hasty withdrawal from Syria like the 2011 pull-out from Iraq that helped create the conditions that allowed ISIS to take over a sizable portion of the country in 2014. There is also concern about how US military allies on the ground in Syria, who were instrumental in reclaiming ISIS-held territory, would view a precipitous withdrawal of US investment in Syria. Such a move would “reverberate for decades to come that the United States is not a trusted partner,” Leighton said, adding that US commitments in the region could be seen as temporary, thereby “limiting the ability of the United States to project power” in the region going forward. CNN’s Laura Koran contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180519213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/19/politics/donald-trump-syria-aid/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "622409333", "sentence": "The Senate voted 56-43 on Monday to end a Democratic filibuster of President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, allowing a final confirmation vote for the former ExxonMobil CEO to take place this week. Lawmakers pushed Tillerson one step closer to confirmation, possibly Wednesday, despite calls by Senate Democrats to delay the procedural cloture vote until they had a chance to question Tillerson about Trump’s controversial immigration executive order. Senate Democrats also used Monday’s vote as an opportunity to pound away at Trump’s anti-immigration executive order and demand its repeal. “President Trump’s Muslim ban is unconstitutional and un-American,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California. “Poor execution of this executive order has resulted in chaos and confusion.” Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas rejected Feinstein’s call to repeal the order and insisted that it is not a “Muslim ban” but a temporary pause on immigration from seven nations. “Here is the minority shedding crocodile tears over Trump’s immigration policy,” said Cotton, adding he believes his Democratic colleagues could to improve safety in the US by voting to confirm Tillerson and Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions. Democrats said they intend to question all pending Trump nominees on whether they support the executive order in the wake of criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle since its implementation. Last week, Tillerson won the backing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be secretary of state when it voted 11-10 along party lines to send his nomination to the full Senate. In the committee vote, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio had been a long hold-out and potential “no” vote after he raised concerns about Tillerson’s views toward Russia and human rights. But the Florida Republican announced the day of the committee vote that he would support the nomination. If Rubio had voted no, it could have stalled Tillerson, although GOP leaders planned to move his nomination to the floor regardless. Democrats have catalogued a series of concerns about Tillerson, including his stance on Russia and relationship with President Vladimir Putin, human rights, how long he would recuse himself from decisions that could affect ExxonMobil, and the oil company’s track record of doing business with despots.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rex Tillerson", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/tillerson-nomination-advances/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "657799668", "sentence": "Israel is the second leg of his first foriegn trip as president He landed in Tel Aviv President Donald Trump landed in Israel on Monday for the second leg of his first foreign trip as president where he will tackle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, address regional security issues and reaffirm the US’ commitment to its alliance with Israel. The visit is the second of three stops on the President’s schedule aimed at highlighting the importance of the world’s three largest monotheistic religions. He arrived in Israel after visiting Saudi Arabia, home to the two holiest sites in Islam, and will next head to the Vatican, home of the Catholic Church. “Young Israeli and Palestinian children deserve to grow up in safety, and to follow their dreams free from the violence that has destroyed so many lives,” said Trump, in remarks alongside Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on Monday. “Thank both you and Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu for your commitment to achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians,” Trump told Rivlin. “I also look forward to discussing the peace process with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.” After landing in Tel Aviv, Trump will head to Jerusalem for a series of meetings, speeches and symbolic visits. Day 1: Day 2: Netanyahu has demanded his government ministers attend Trump’s arrival ceremony Monday morning after several of them said they were going to give it a pass, one of the ministers’ offices said. The office source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the visit, told CNN that a number of ministers intended to skip the ceremony at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport because it is expected to be brief, and Trump is only expected to shake the hands of Netanyahu and Rivlin. Neither Israelis nor Palestinians expect much from Trump visit When Netanyahu realized the number of expected ministerial no-shows, however, he made attendance mandatory, the minister’s office told CNN. US-Israeli tensions over Trump’s revelation to Russians? This is the unexpected cloud that may hang over Trump’s visit. It comes a week after the US alliance with Israel was put to the test amid reports that Trump divulged highly classified intelligence obtained by the Israelis during his meeting with the Russian foreign minister. Abroad, President Trump’s reality collides with candidate Trump’s words The US-Israeli intelligence cooperation agreement is one of the most significant relationships in the world and Trump’s decision to reveal information the Israelis did not want shared could make for tension during Trump’s visit. Neither the US nor Israel have confirmed the source of the intelligence was indeed Israel, as widely reported, but the Israelis have publicly refuted any talk of friction in the relationship. Israeli Ambassador to Washington Ron Dermer reaffirmed Israel’s “full confidence in our intelligence sharing relationship” after the bombshell revelation. Asked if Trump planned to apologize for sharing the Israeli intelligence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday aboard Air Force One en route to Tel Aviv: “I don’t know that there’s anything to apologize for.” “To the extent the Israelis have any questions, or clarification, I’m sure we’re happy to provide that,” Tillerson said. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be at the top of the President’s agenda as he meets with leaders from both sides. Trump, for his part, has ramped up expectations, expressing his optimism that a peace deal can finally be brokered to end the nearly 70-year-old conflict and even suggesting a resolution may not be so difficult to obtain after all. “It is something that I think is, frankly, maybe, not as difficult as people have thought over the years,” Trump said last month during a meeting with Abbas. Trump and his advisers have made reviving peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians a top foreign policy priority and the US president will be looking to demonstrate some progress toward that goal on the other end of the trip. Trump has pitched himself as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help both sides to reach a lasting peace settlement and has resisted laying out specific conditions for a peace deal. Trump shocked longtime observers of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process earlier this year when he declined to endorse a two-state solution to the conflict, breaking with stated US policy under his past two predecessors Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. “I’m looking at two-state and one-state, and I like the one that both parties like,” Trump said during a joint news conference with Netanyahu at the White House in February. “I’m very happy with the one that both parties like. I can live with either one.” Tillerson said the administration believes that the increasing threat of Islamist extremism is proving to be a unifying force. “That is unifying,” Tillerson said. “That there’s something larger going on that’s affecting all of us. We need to try and come together to address that. I think that creates a different dynamic.” Related video White House statement on Israel is significant “I’d like to see you hold back on settlements for a little bit,” Trump told Netanyahu at the White House in February. Trump’s remark during that news conference is the clearest statement of policy on the issue from the administration to date. And it leaves open a slew of questions that Trump may be pressed to address while he is in Israel and in the West Bank. Israelis on edge before Trump visit Trump did not specify whether the US is urging Israel to halt only new settlement activity, or even construction to expand existing settlements. And he also hasn’t said whether his request to halt settlement activity – already more modestly stated than past presidents – applies to East Jerusalem. Tillerson on Monday declined to say whether Trump would pressure the Israelis on settlements, simply promising that “settlements are part of the overall peace discussion.” “There are a number of elements that have presented challenges to the peace process in the past, settlements is clearly one of those,” he said. Trump was considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announcing plans to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv during his trip. But he faced a mountain of pressure not to do that in recent weeks from foreign policy officials at the State Department, Pentagon and in the intelligence community, as well as from Arab diplomats. They all warned that the move would inflame tensions in the region and add an obstacle to peace talks before they even got off the starting block. Trump’s 1989 trip to Israel that never was Administration officials told CNN last week that Trump would not announce the embassy move during the trip, but did not rule out making the declaration in the future. Trump will be the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism. But Trump is currently scheduled to visit the site without Israeli officials by his side – with US officials keenly aware of the sensitivities surrounding the holy site, which both Israelis and Palestinians claim as part of their territory. The US has left the status of Jerusalem as a whole to a final status peace settlement. But Trump’s visit to the wall comes after US officials who met with Israeli officials to arrange Trump’s visit sparked off a controversy by contending that the Western Wall was part of the West Bank – which is not the US’ policy. White House press secretary Sean Spicer would only say the West Wall is in Jerusalem, without clarifying whether the administration believes the Western Wall is in Israel. Tillerson on Monday also would only say: “The wall is part of Jerusalem.” Still, Trump’s visit to the wall will be a symbolic statement about the Jewish people’s connection to Israel, and Jerusalem in particular. Trump has talked a lot about the importance of walls and as he makes his way to the West Bank city of Bethlehem to meet with Abbas, Trump will confront one perhaps even more controversial than the one he has vowed to build on the US-Mexico border. The barrier separating Israel from the West Bank has been a years-long source of tension between Israel and the Palestinians. While Israeli officials contend the barrier, built during the suicide bombings of the Second Intifada, is a crucial security measure to prevent terrorist attacks, Palestinians have protested it for its impact on economic activity and because its route has, at times, cut into land the Palestinians claim as their own. The portion of the barrier that sits on the edge of Bethlehem is particularly visible – a 30-foot-high wall with political graffiti art adorning its concrete slabs. Palestinians call this “the apartheid wall.” CNN’s Amir Tal and Oren Liebermann contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170522053000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/politics/trump-israel-what-to-watch/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "676819364", "sentence": "Rep. Mike McCaul's border bill requires 'physical barriers' and technology The plan would add 5,000 border agents and 5,000 customs officers The top homeland security Republican in the House unveiled a border security bill Friday that would codify President Donald Trump’s border wall, boost resources for Border Patrol and authorize the National Guard and Defense Department to provide support to those efforts. The Border Security for America Act by Texas Rep. Mike McCaul is a scaled back version of a bill that McCaul had been working on with fellow Texan Republican Sen. John Cornyn, as CNN first reported. Drafts of that bill that circulated earlier this year were more than three times as long as this border security bill and included more aspects of immigration enforcement. The border-focused bill from McCaul would require “physical barriers” and technology to be deployed on the Southern border, would increase air and marine patrols, would add 5,000 border agents and 5,000 customs officers, would waive polygraph requirements for a narrow set of Customs and Border Patrol applicants and would mandate an entry-exit system for entering and leaving the United States that collects biometric information. Other provisions in the bill include authorizations for the National Guard and Defense Department to loan troops and supplies to the border security effort with reimbursement from the federal government – though they would not be authorized to do immigration enforcement tasks. Related article First on CNN: Border lawmaker teams up with Silicon Valley on 'smart wall' The measure may be controversial, though there is precedent. In 2010, President Barack Obama deployed 1,200 National Guard troops to the Southern border to fight drug crime and provide intelligence, and in 2014 then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent troops his state’s border with Mexico amid a surge of undocumented immigrants. The bill would allow for the National Guard and military to engage in activities like building, intelligence gathering and surveillance. There are no provisions allowing for the troops to be involved in law enforcement activities. The legislation would also require the department to conduct a security assessment of the Southern border and submit strategic plans for securing it going forward. What the bill’s path forward is unclear. McCaul, as chairman of the House homeland security committee, has plenty of political capital within the House and has shown an ability to get bills passed in the Republican-dominated chamber. The bill has more than 40 Republican co-sponsors. But in the Senate, where legislation typically requires 60 votes to advance, Republicans have to convince eight Democrats. They have signaled they won’t support any border security efforts without compromises on protecting at least some undocumented immigrants who are already here, and are hesitant to give the President a win on his border wall. Related article First on CNN: Texas lawmakers working with Trump admin on immigration bill Cornyn’s office did not comment on its plan for the counterpart the Republican was working on with McCaul earlier this year, but pointed CNN to comments the senator made this week to a reporter in Texas about wanting a “comprehensive” piece of legislation. “I’ve been working for months with my colleagues in the Senate and on the House side to come up with a proposal that we now have proposed to the Department of Homeland Security, and we’ve been getting technical corrections and suggestions from them,” Cornyn said. “But my hope is that we’ll be able to roll out this comprehensive border security bill that includes infrastructure like the President wants but is part of an overall solution that actually will get the job done.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rep. Mike McCaul's border bill", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170728184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/mike-mccaul-border-bill-immigration/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "636150978", "sentence": "Rochester JCC one of at least five to report threats on Jewish holiday One person has been arrested in connection with a small portion of this year's calls At least five North American Jewish centers reported bomb threats Sunday as Jews observed the religious holiday of Purim. None of the threats proved real in the latest wave of intimidating acts targeting the Jewish community. For some centers, though, it was not their first ordeal. The Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center in Rochester, New York, was evacuated Sunday morning for the second time in less than a week. The center was hosting a “warming center” for people whose homes had lost power when the bomb threat came, Executive Director Arnie Sohinki said. It reopened without incident a few hours later after receiving an all-clear from law enforcement, Sohinki said. he would not provide further details, citing the police investigation. “We are open. We will remain open. Whoever is doing this doesn’t realize this only makes us #stronger, ” the center said in a Facebook post. “All are welcome to join us at the JCC.” The Rochester JCC was one of several Jewish institutions to receive a bomb threat on Sunday. The threats coincided with the Jewish holiday of Purim, a festive commemoration of the defeat of a plot to exterminate Jews in ancient Persia. Other locations reporting similar threats included Indianapolis Jewish Community Center in Indiana; the Jewish Community Center of Greater Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada; and The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All reopened a few hours later without incident. The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston also received a bomb threat – its second in three weeks, Executive Vice President Joel Dinkin said. The center, which received the threat via email, was not evacuated. Related article Jewish center bomb threats: What the callers said The threats were the latest acts in a recent wave of anti-Semitic incidents across the United States. Museums, houses of worship, advocacy groups and cemeteries have been targets of bomb threats and vandalism as federal officials work with state and local authorities to find those responsible. One person has been arrested in connection with a small portion of the calls. The head of police intelligence for New York City said he believes one person is responsible for most of the nationwide calls and the rest are the work of copycats. CNN was unable to confirm or corroborate his theory. Meanwhile, law enforcement officials have said they believe many of the threatening calls originated overseas. Sunday’s incidents bring the number of threats since January in the United States and Canada to 154, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. The Louis S. Wolk JCC also received a bomb threat on Tuesday, March 7, the same day another center in Syracuse and the Anti-Defamation League’s New York City headquarters received threats. No devices were found at the locations and the centers reopened soon after. After the first bomb threat, the Rochester center had opened its doors to those who lost power in a winter storm blanketing the Northeast. Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called the bomb threat “despicable” given the center’s service to the community. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the incident “cowardly,” especially on a holiday weekend celebrating “the resiliency of the Jewish people.” “Like all New Yorkers, I am profoundly disturbed and disgusted by the continued threats against the Jewish community in New York. As New Yorkers, we will not be intimidated and we will not stand by silently as some seek to sow hate and division. New York is one family, and an attack on one is an attack on all,” he said in a statement. Cuomo said he would direct state police to investigate the bomb threats in conjunction with federal officials. Last week, Cuomo and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio increased a reward for information on hate crimes – not just bomb threats – to $20,000. The FBI and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division vowed to investigate possible civil rights violations in connection with the threats. “The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence, and will ensure this matter is investigated in a fair, thorough, and impartial manner. As this matter is ongoing, we are not able to comment further at this time,” the federal agency said. CNN’s Kwegyirba Croffie, Sara Ganim and Laurie Ure contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jewish community centers", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170312213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/12/us/jcc-rochester-ny-bomb-threat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "511903414", "sentence": "South Korea said this month it would shut down the joint industrial park Pyongyang said it drove tensions to the \"furthest  extreme of confrontation and war\" South Korea accused North Korea of funding weapons programs with wages intended for workers at an industrial complex. In a statement Sunday, South Korea’s Unification ministry said North Korea was spending 70% of wages destined for workers at Kaesong Industrial Complex . “North Korea’s party, government and military is earning foreign currency [cash, USD] … [it is] being spent for nuclear and missile development, idolization and luxury goods,” the statement said. The Kaesong complex lies north of the Demilitarized Zone, which divides the two Koreas. Related video CNN visits last symbol of inter-Korean cooperation Around 125 South Korean businesses employing some 52,000 North Korean workers have operated there in a rare example of cooperation between the two neighbors. The workers’ wages – said to total around $90 million a year – have been paid directly to Pyongyang. Read more about Kaesong Seoul announced this month it was closing the complex following North Korea’s “extremely provocative act” of launching a long-range missile after a nuclear test. Related video Fallout from North Korea's rocket launch Pyongyang responded by saying it would expel all South Koreans from Kaesong and freeze assets there. A government committee said Seoul’s “dangerous declaration” drove the situation on the Korean peninsula “to the furthest extreme of confrontation and war,” according to North Korean state media. South Korea subsequently accused the North of giving South Koreans a “very short deadline to leave.” It also said the North is illegally freezing South Korean companies’ assets. Last week, the director of the Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California said money from the complex could have been used by North Korea for its nuclear program. Related video Ranking North Korean official executed by regime? David Kang said North Korea’s nuclear program could be funded indirectly by Kaesong. “I think the larger point is that North Korea has not responded to any sanctions,” he said. ” The one jewel that nobody has really wanted to touch is this joint economic zone.” Seoul’s decision to shut the Koreas “biggest symbol of engagement” showed how fed up the country was with its northern neighbor, he said. The two Koreas have technically been at war since hostilities began in 1950. An armistice was signed three years later. But in 2013, the North declared the ceasefire agreement invalid. CNN’s Euan McKirdy and Elizabeth Joseph contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "South Korea's decision to shut down the Kaesong Industrial Complex", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160215100000", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/15/asia/north-korea-south-korea-kaesong-wages/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "702448876", "sentence": "Trump was \"seething,\" according to a Republican close to the White House The charges only served to fuel questions about Trump's ties to Russia The dramatic intensification of the Russia investigation on Monday reignited President Donald Trump’s fury at the controversy clouding his presidency, prompting his aides to urgently advise him against lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller as they work to revive a halting policy agenda. Watching the developments unfold on the large television screens installed in his private residence, Trump was “seething,” according to a Republican close to the White House. The indictments on Monday of campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates weren’t a surprise to Trump, according to people who have spoken with the President. Trump has long assumed that members of his presidential campaign would be swept up in Mueller’s probe. The revelation that another campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI was far less expected, the sources said. And the assumption that Papadopoulos is cooperating with the FBI’s Russia probe stirred even more unease among Trump’s allies. Related article Ex-Trump campaign adviser pleads guilty to making false statement Even as the White House sought to downplay the developments, the charges only served to fuel questions about Trump’s ties to Russia, which he has angrily denied and worked to discredit. A question Trump asked on Twitter – punctuated by five question marks – offered the clearest window into his mindset: “But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????” Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus????? The President’s attempt to change the subject was complicated by the highly detailed indictments of his two former aides, which painted Manafort as a well-compensated broker of pro-Russian interests. It was complicated even more by the unveiling of a guilty plea from a third adviser who had repeated contacts with officials close to the Kremlin – the clearest connection so far between the Trump campaign and Russia. As revelations from the Russia investigation rocked Washington on Monday, Trump spent much of the day hunkered down, surrounded by only a handful of aides in the third-story living quarters of the White House. Ex-Trump campaign adviser pleads guilty to false statementTrump ‘seething’ as Mueller probe reaches former aidesAnalysis: Why guilty plea is a big deal for TrumpWho could be next in Mueller investigation?Analysis: Mueller is Washington’s most powerful man Ex-Trump campaign adviser pleads guilty to false statementTrump ‘seething’ as Mueller probe reaches former aidesAnalysis: Why guilty plea is a big deal for TrumpWho could be next in Mueller investigation?Analysis: Mueller is Washington’s most powerful man Huddled with members of his legal team – including Ty Cobb, his in-house lawyer focused on the Mueller probe; John Dowd, an outside legal adviser; and Jay Sekulow, who called into the White House from his base in Nashville – Trump was bolstered by the sense among his team that the charges against Manafort bore only the loosest connections to the presidential campaign. He griped that Manafort’s role on his campaign had taken outsized importance in the media, and insisted his former chairman played only a minor role. Senior aides, according to a senior White House official, expected Mueller to target top members of Trump’s campaign team like Manafort, but the addition of Papadopoulos surprised the President. “The President is going, ‘Really, this is the guy?’ ” a senior White House official said in describing Trump’s reaction to Papadopoulos’ guilty plea. As the morning carried on, however, Trump grew increasingly frustrated as he viewed cable news coverage of his onetime campaign chairman arriving at the FBI field office in downtown Washington, believing his former aides’ roles were being inflated. The West Wing suddenly was back in full combat mode, with an internal tug-of-war emerging over how aggressively Trump should seek to discredit Mueller and his investigation. Even as White House lawyers urged the President to avoid directly criticizing Mueller, other advisers – including his former chief strategist Steve Bannon – suggested he aggressively push back. “Calling for Mueller’s firing would undercut the White House argument,” one senior administration official told CNN. Cobb, a White House lawyer, has been a leading voice inside the West Wing to urge cooperation with Mueller’s investigation. White House chief of staff John Kelly has reinforced that argument inside the administration. Both have told Trump that providing Mueller with information – including, potentially, an interview with the President himself – would allow the investigation to reach a conclusion quicker. Their recommendations have gone beyond simply cooperation, however; Cobb and Kelly have both warned Trump that spouting off on Mueller on Twitter or during friendly interviews on Fox News would backfire badly. For the past several months, Trump has largely followed that advice. But as word of indictments emerged late last week, other members of his team – both West Wing aides and informal advisers – have said that Trump’s kid-gloves approach to Mueller has yielded no results. Bannon, who was dismissed in August, has told associates that Trump’s legal team is steering the President in the wrong direction, and has suggested a more combative approach to Mueller, according to administration officials. A source familiar with Bannon’s thinking tells CNN that he is urging the President to start to fight back aggressively against Mueller. He wants the White House to get Republicans to cut funding, publicly debate Mueller’s mandate and slow down document production in court. But so far there is no evidence that Trump is willing to change course and several Republican lawmakers have warned against going after Mueller. “The President frequently changes his mind,” said one person familiar with the President’s legal strategy, “and we are always revisiting every plan.” Another person familiar with the President’s thinking said it wouldn’t be surprising for more lawyers to join Trump’s legal team. Many of the President’s allies have privately speculated that Monday’s indictments only made it more likely he would ultimately find some way of hampering the probe, including potentially dismissing Mueller. Cobb took care to note in a statement the President was “continuing to cooperate” with the special counsel’s office and investigation, and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders would only say Monday the President has “no intention or plan” to fire Mueller. During his morning session with his lawyers, Trump asked for an explanation of the federal grand jury indictment process, and why a sealed indictment was used, according to a senior White House official. He was also interested to know whether the indictments signaled that the investigation is speeding up toward its conclusion, the official said. Officially, the White House insists the probe is nearing its end. “We still expect this to conclude soon,” Sanders said. But privately, there are few legal experts or even close allies of Trump who believe Mueller is close to finished. A sense of tension and uncertainty was palpable in the West Wing on Monday, officials said, as they sought to keep the President focused on the week’s busy calendar. The dramatic scaling up of Mueller’s investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia comes ahead of what the White House hoped would be a policy-centric several weeks, with the opportunity to reset an off-course agenda. Republicans on Wednesday are set to visit the White House after unveiling their tax plan on Capitol Hill. Trump is expected to introduce Jerome Powell as his Federal Reserve chairman on Thursday. And on Friday he departs for a 12-day trip to Asia, where North Korea’s nuclear threat will demand full attention. Trump’s Asia swing amounts to the longest presidential trip to that continent in decades, a fact that has some of his advisers anxious about the results that jet lag and a foreign environment could have on the President’s mindset. It won’t be the first time Trump has departed overseas just as a swirl of Russia-related scandal mounts back home. A day before he departed for his first presidential foreign trip in May, the Justice Department appointed Mueller as special counsel, ensuring the story would follow Trump on his stops in the Middle East and Europe. Trump avoided tweeting almost entirely on that first swing, his cantankerous mood tempered by the presence of his wife, Melania, and a rapid-pace schedule that included stops in five countries. Some of Trump’s advisers have already expressed the hope his trip to Asia proceeds in similar fashion – though they acknowledge that attempts to rein in Trump’s behavior often result in the President entrenching himself in the very actions his advisers recommended against. Trump, meanwhile, has expressed concern the special counsel’s ongoing investigation could hurt his ability to negotiate with foreign leaders as he prepares to head to Asia. “He worries about his ability to negotiate with various entities and how much he’s hamstrung by this,” the official said, adding the President feels hobbled by the investigation and he and the White House believe he will be in a stronger position politically and internationally once the investigation concludes. At the heart of the President’s fury is the very existence of the special counsel, for which he still blames Attorney General Jeff Session and his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. At a previously scheduled lunch on Monday with Sessions in the private dining room just off the Oval Office, an official said the President did not raise the Russia investigation. Rather, a spokesman said, they talked about immigration, the opioid epidemic and upcoming judicial appointments. And Trump revealed few outward worries when he emerged in public late in the day Monday to greet trick-or-treaters from a spider-webbed White House South Portico. With Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” blaring from the speakers, Trump handed out plastic-wrapped cookies and high-fived costumed kids – including a skeleton in a “Make America Great Again” hat. But when a reporter shouted a question about the day’s indictments, all Trump did was wave. CNN’s Dana Bash, Jeremy Diamond, Dan Merica and Gloria Borger contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171031000000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/politics/donald-trump-mueller-reaction/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "731723415", "sentence": "UK Prime Minister Theresa May warned Saturday that “ideology” should not get in the way as she called for a new security treaty to be agreed between Britain and the European Union after Brexit. In a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, May said Britain wanted to continue vital cooperation on security with its European partners after it leaves the EU in March 2019 through a “deep and special partnership.” But she warned that “rigid institutional restrictions or deep-seated ideology” should not put the security of UK citizens at risk. “We must do whatever is most practical and pragmatic in ensuring our collective security,” she said. Related article Britain's Brexit crisis is now critical for Theresa May May recalled the terror attacks that killed dozens in London, Manchester, England, and other European cities last year as she urged EU leaders to continue working together with Britain to meet the evolving threats posed by extremist groups. “Those who threaten our security would like nothing more than to see us fractured. They would like nothing more than to see us put debates about mechanisms and means ahead of doing what’s most practical and effective in keeping our people safe,” she said. “So let the message ring out loud and clear today: We will not let that happen. We will together protect and project our values in the world. And we will keep our people safe now and in the years to come.” Britain currently cooperates with its European partners on security through intelligence sharing and its membership in the European police agency, Europol, and the European Arrest Warrant system. In an important concession, May said Britain would continue to respect the remit of the European Court of Justice when participating in EU agencies. She previously insisted that Britain would pull out of the ECJ, a position Brexit supporters in her own party insist she maintains. Addressing the conference after May, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the “security bridge” between Britain and the EU would be maintained and was still needed. “However, you cannot mix up this question with other questions that are important in the context with Brexit,” Juncker said. “You have to look at them individually. And you have to answer question by question, matter by matter. But I do not want to mix up security policy considerations with other considerations.” Related article Brexit is far from Europe's biggest problem In her speech, May said a new treaty must preserve current operational capabilities but also be respectful of the UK’s and the EU’s separate and sovereign legal systems. It should also include a form of independent dispute resolution across all areas of future partnership, May said. On the matter of data protection, the UK will “align” with the EU framework, but the UK will still have its own, separate, customized data protection plan, she said. “I recognize there is no existing security agreement between the EU and a third country that captures the full depth and breadth of our existing relationship,” May said. “But there is precedent for comprehensive, strategic relationships between the EU and third countries in other fields, such as trade. And there is no legal or operational reason why such an agreement could not be reached in the area of internal security.” The EU and UK are set to embark on negotiations on the terms of a transition period after Britain’s departure before moving onto future trade and security relations. CNN’s Nic Robertson and Simon Cullen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UK-EU security cooperation post-Brexit", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180217163000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/europe/uk-eu-security-may-brexit-intl/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "563901891", "sentence": "Founded by Portuguese colonialists, the island nation of Cape Verde draws its influences from both Africa and Europe. Small, diverse and laid back, the archipelago nonetheless has a dark past. New finds from archaeologists have brought to light fresh evidence of Cape Verde’s role at the center of the transatlantic slave trade. Cape Verde’s oldest city, Cidade Velho (formerly Ribeira Grande) was settled by the Portuguese in 1462. Exploration had found the island – like the rest of the archipelago – was completely uninhabited; a blank canvas to build  a strategically important gateway between Europe, West Africa and the soon to be ‘discovered’ Americas. Tchinda Andrade: Cape Verde's transgender hero As a huge wealth creator for the Portuguese, the city naturally came under attack from its rivals, the English and French. Charles Akibode, director of Cape Verde’s Institute of Cultural Heritage claims nations often sent pirates to do their dirty work. “We know that pirates were like the army of the enemy in order to destroy the economy of the other,” he explains. “To attack Cidade Velha [was to intend] to destroy the economy of Portugal.” The city was destroyed on seven occasions, says Akibode, but such was the wealth of the place that it was rebuilt, time and again. Some clear vestiges of the city’s slave past still remain: balconies from which owners would negotiate prices for human property, or the city’s imposing fort. Others are more subtle, lying underground. Using 18th century maps, archaeologists are busy unearthing these chapters of Cape Verde’s past. So far they’ve discovering marble from Italy, limestone from neighboring Maio Island and tiles in Islamic styles. “The remnants of the Grao Parara and the Maranhao company are still here – it handled slave trade and business with the African coast,” says Jailson Monterio, an archaeologist from the Instituto do Patrimonio Cultural. “To the east we have the home on an army colonel. There is a Jesuit school to the west. There are many structures to be found.” A team from the University of Cambridge in the UK have recently uncovered the first church to be built by Europeans in Sub-Saharan Africa. After 20,000 years, the world's oldest people face a crisis of culture “It may be hard to understand why the church was built here,” says Monterio. “It’s built right on the shore. The water flows right through here.” Like many other structures in the city, the church was rebuilt multiple times – in this case mainly because of rainwater damage. Meanwhile, off the coast lie multiple untouched shipwrecks, evidence of a transitional moment in Cape Verde’s history, when the slave trade declined and the archipelago was forced to repurpose itself, becoming a port of call for whalers and ships on transatlantic journeys. There’s a wealthy of artifacts to explore, but Cape Verde is not a rich nation. Compounding the issue is the problem that many sites on land are privately owned, and permissions are not always straightforward. “Excavation requires a lot of funding,” admits Montiero, who hopes money can be found for further discoveries. “We already have some idea of what is here. What we don’t know is the scale and magnitude of it.” Cape Verde – tiny Atlantic islands where ‘people breathe music’ Madeira, island of eternal spring: 19 reasons to visit", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cape Verde", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160727101500", "country1": "CPV", "country2": "PRT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/travel/cape-verde-slave-archeology/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "661513744", "sentence": "Haley: \"Security council is sending a clear message to North Korea today\" Tensions with Russia ran high during Friday's meeting The UN security council unanimously passed a resolution with new sanctions against North Korea Friday after the regime launched its ninth ballistic missile test of the year. The resolution slapped even more UN sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) and condemns the regime’s continued proliferation of its nuclear and ballistic program. The new sanctions extend a travel ban and asset freeze on high-level North Korean officials and state entities that deal with the program, according to the resolution. The new asset and travel freeze by this resolution target senior officials and its core military apparatus that are directly responsible for the regime’s illicit nuclear and ballistic missile programs, South Korea ambassador to the UN, Cho Tae-Yul, told the council on Friday. The list of expanded sanctions also included state officials and banks. “Some DPRK businessmen and commercial entities are also newly designated, which I believe will help further restrict the DPRK’s ability to finance its illicit activities,” he said. Though US military exercises in the Korean peninsula have been controversial in the international community, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley urged security council members to enforce the new sanctions. Related article As US military flexes, North Korea marches toward nuclear capability “The security council is sending a clear message to North Korea today – stop firing ballistic missiles or face the consequences,” Haley said after the vote. “Countries must also do more to break up North Korean smuggling rings, and cut off the sources of funding North Korea uses to pay for the development of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them,” she said in a statement. Ambassadors of countries such as France and Italy supported the resolution but stressed that sanctions are only a means to an end, not a goal realized. “Sanctions are not a goal in itself but as long as DPRK doesn’t stop its behavior, we’ll have no other choice than reinforcing the pressure on the regime,” Permanent Representative of France to the UN Francois Delattre told reporters Friday. Tensions with Russia ran high in the security council meeting Friday. New US sanctions were announced Thursday in anticipation of the UN resolution restricting alleged suppliers to the North Korea’s weapons programs, according to the US Treasury. Deputy UN ambassador Vladimir Safronkov criticized the US unilateral action, citing three Russian entities and a Russian national newly blacklisted. “We are compelled to point out that after change of administration in the United States, and the sanctions as though by inertia remain a constant of American policy and this includes attempts to use them against Russian entities and citizens,” Safronkov said during the security council meeting. Russia, who historically is often a deciding factor in security council votes, condemned DPRK behavior, but not without voicing continued disapproval of US military muscle flexing against North Korea. “The reason for the tension on the peninsula is not just the nuclear missiles of Pyongyang but also the heightened military activity of some regional and especially out of the region states in Northeast Asia,” Safronkov said. US ambassador Haley, however, reaffirmed recent US policy in the region is precautionary. “The United States is fully committed to defending ourselves and our allies against North Korean aggression,” Haley said. Safronkov named the controversial American anti-missile THAAD system as destabilizing factor” in the region and called on the US and South Korea to reconsider recent military exercises. The missile defense system is built to take down North Korean missile, according to te US military. The US military arrived in South Korea after North Korea test-fired four ballistic missiles back in March. Experts seem to think the recent ramp-up in US military presence in the region seems only to be escalating the situation. “There is no amount of military pressure alone that will compel Kim Jong Un to volunteer to eliminate his nuclear and missile programs,” Adam Mount, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress,  told CNN. Statements from Pyongyang say their missile program is a defense against threatening American forces. Related article Missile defense system that China opposes arrives in South Korea “On May 29, the US imperialists committed a grave military provocation by letting a formation of infamous B-1B nuclear strategic bombers fly over south Korea once again to stage a nuclear bomb dropping drill,” said a statement from North Korea’s state-run media outlet KCNA. “The gangster-like US imperialists are making all the more desperate in their moves to ignite a nuclear war despite the repeated warnings of the DPRK,” it said. Mount, the Center for American Progress analyst, says the fact that the US hasn’t given North Korea any “red lines” it cannot cross means the Kim regime has no reason to stop moving ahead with its nuclear missile program. “Deterrence requires clear communication to work effectively,” Mount said. The Trump administration “seems to stake its credibility on North Korea refraining from developing an ICBM, without sending a strong signal to deter it from doing so. It’s the worst of both worlds,” he said. CNN’s Zachary Cohen and Brad Lendon contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170603070000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/03/asia/north-korea-new-un-sanctions/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "571666726", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: S.E. Cupp is the author of “Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity,” co-author of “Why You’re Wrong About the Right” and a columnist at the New York Daily News. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. S.E. Cupp: There's nothing conventional about the way Donald Trump has run his campaign Trump has done little to indicate he is capable of, let alone interested in, changing his penchant for \"telling it like it is,\" she says Google “Trump pivot” and you get about 707,000 search results. That’s because reporters, political strategists, pundits, many voters – and presumably members of his own staff – have for this entire election cycle been collectively wondering if Donald Trump is ever going to become a smart, serious and disciplined candidate. The speculation over whether the campaign is leaving its old ways behind has bubbled up again with Paul Manafort’s replacement as campaign manager with a seasoned pollster, Trump’s vague but still surprising expression of regret last week for his hurtful words and the seeming effort to walk back a promise to employ a “deportation force” to physically remove 11 million illegal immigrants. Predictably, the mainstream media narrative has started to fall into line, with headlines like: “Regretful Trump Pivots 107 Days Late,” “Trump Goes Mainstream – But Will it Last?” and “Donald Trump (Maybe) Finally Pivots! It (Probably) Won’t Work.” But while the focus now seems to be the durability or otherwise of this latest “pivot,” few are asking the much more important question: When did we construct this new version of the political pivot, whereby a year’s worth of garbage is erased or forgiven, and why do we apply it only to Donald Trump? Related article For Trump, turning this around won't be easy From the moment Trump descended on the Trump Tower escalator last year, and proceeded to call Mexican immigrants “rapists,” to just this Monday, when he tweeted out tabloid gossip about a pair of MSNBC hosts, there’s nothing conventional about the way Trump has run his campaign. Some have found that exciting – indeed, enough to elect him the Republican nominee. But many others, including most other Republicans, have found it disturbing or even disqualifying. Trump himself has offered conflicting takes on a so-called pivot. Back in April he promised that the hiring of the likes of political “expert” Manafort was proof that “the campaign is evolving and transitioning, and so am I. I’ll be more effective and more disciplined.” Of course, under Manafort’s tenure, Trump tweeted out a pandering Taco Bowl message, attacked a Gold Star family and called on Russia to hack us. And after his New York primary win he said that he would be “so presidential, you will be so bored.” We’ve yet to feel bored, and as recently as last week, he told a Wisconsin television station, “I am who I am. It’s me. I don’t want to change. …I don’t want to pivot. …If you start pivoting, you’re not being honest with people.” Related video Mark Cuban on Trump's attempt to pivot Clearly, Trump has done little, save for occasionally reading from a teleprompter, to indicate he is capable of, let alone interested in, changing his penchant for “telling it like it is” – or, what psychologists call blurting. But as GOP strategist Rick Wilson noted, with exasperation, the media falls for the pivot talk every time. “It’s the 87th pivot this year. And every time this happens you know that there’s a clock running. And that clock is, when does Donald Trump get his phone back and start tweeting again? When does Donald Trump start letting his verbal dysentery spray out all over the world again?” Of course, most presidential candidates have to shift somewhat after courting their base voters to courting undecideds, independents and moderates. But those shifts typically look more like a slight broadening and softening of message. What those shifts do not entail is an expectation of some kind of mass amnesia, whereby general election voters forget about the inexcusable, offensive, alarming things the candidate has said or done for the past year. Those that have mulled a more dramatic repositioning have learned that you cannot, as Mitt Romney aide Eric Fehrnstrom suggested in 2012, treat the general election pivot as an “Etch A Sketch” where you can “kind of shake it up and we start all over again.” Why? Because we don’t live in the era of the Pony Express, when news took forever to reach us. There’s no un-seeing or un-hearing what someone – especially someone as loud-mouthed as Trump – has been saying for a year. Even a voter who isn’t tuning in during the primary will have heard about his antics. Related article Donald Trump: America's one-night stand Yet this reality doesn’t seem to stop the media offering the Trump campaign the privilege of the pivot treatment. No one suggested, for example, that after Hillary Clinton admitted keeping a private server at her house was a bad idea that she was somehow pivoting toward becoming a more truthful person or accountable person. Yet, we are discussing on an almost daily basis whether Trump can pivot toward becoming a less extreme person. What is particularly disturbing about all this is that we in the media are feeding into this idea that what a candidate says over the course of an election is somehow meaningless, malleable, temporary and transposable. In doing so, we are telegraphing to voters the exact opposite of how to hold a person seeking public office accountable. If we’re not, why should they? Ultimately, if Trump really were pivoting, it would either mean he said the things he did – from banning Muslims to use of nuclear weapons – because he believed them, or because he was only using them to win. Neither should be an acceptable excuse. Words matter, and they should stick. Let’s ban the word pivot, until it can be used appropriately and responsibly again. Because in the era of Trump, there’s no such thing.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160822203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/22/opinions/media-and-trump-pivot-cupp/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "676217962", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is university professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. America is engulfed in a tsunami of unethical activity, Jeffrey D. Sachs says Trump continues to mingle public interest and his personal business interests, he says In a recent speech in Poland, President Donald Trump asked whether the West “has the will to survive.” It’s a good question, but aimed in the wrong direction. While Trump spoke about foreign aggression, the real threat to the West is the collapse of ethical norms, led by Trump and others like him. America is engulfed in a tsunami of unethical activity, and there is no assurance it has the will to save itself. The most recent sign of this rot from within is the decision of a federal appeals court to reverse the conviction of former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Silver got rich on bribes and kickbacks from individuals and companies doing business with New York state. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, extortion and money laundering. Yet the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reversed the jury decision this month on the grounds that Silver’s bribes and kickbacks didn’t necessarily constitute crimes under federal precedents. They sent the case back to the lower court for retrial.  (Silver’s attorneys have denied he committed any wrongdoing.) The court’s “precedents” explanation reaches back to another case involving former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, asked for and received around $175,000 in payments from a Virginia businessman seeking regulatory favors from the state. The governor set up meetings, briefings and events so that the businessman could make his case to state officials.  A jury in 2014 reached the obvious conclusion that Bob McDonnell was guilty of bribery. Two years later, the US Supreme Court said no, he did not necessarily commit bribery, and vacated his conviction. There was nothing wrong, according to the twisted wisdom of the Supreme Court, with the good governor accepting enormous gifts from a constituent seeking favors from the state in return for the governor clearing a path for the businessman to make his pitch. These activities, said Chief Justice John Roberts, did not fit the definition of an “official action” under federal corruption law. However “distasteful” they were, they were part of the normal relations between a politician and a constituent, according to his absurd reasoning. One might be shocked that the Supreme Court, the epicenter of America’s rule of law, would allow a crooked politician to walk, scot-free.  Yet remember, this is the same Supreme Court that decided in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to eliminate nearly all restrictions on independent campaign spending by corporations, on the grounds that such restrictions violate the “free speech” guarantee of the First Amendment. Related article Trump's authoritarian playbook -- what's next? The court astoundingly argued that such contributions “do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption,” and that “the appearance of influence or access will not cause the electorate to lose faith in this democracy.”  That claim is absurd. Overwhelming majorities of Americans hold that money has a greater influence on politics than in the past and that there should be limits on campaign spending. So here we are. Bribes are no longer bribes, campaign funds from corporations are free speech, and the politicians are just being good public servants when they accept money from those who seek their favor. Crooked politicians are thrilled; the rest of us look on shocked at the pageantry of cynicism and immorality.  Senior officials in law-abiding countries have told me they can hardly believe their eyes as to what is underway in the United States. Which brings us to Donald Trump. Trump seems to know no limits whatsoever in his commingling of the public interest and his personal business interests. He failed to give up his ownership interest in his businesses upon taking office. (Trump resigned from positions in his companies and said his two sons are in charge.) Government and Republican Party activities have been booked into Trump properties. Trump campaign funds are used to hire lawyers to defend Donald Trump Jr. in the Russia probe. Campaign associates such as Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn have been under scrutiny for their business dealings with clients tied to foreign governments. In response to the stench, the former head of the government ethics office recently resigned, declaring that the United States is “pretty close to a laughingstock at this point.” The resignation was not remarkable under the circumstances.  What was remarkable is that most Republicans politicians remain mum to these abuses. Of course too many politicians of both parties are deeply compromised by financial dependence on corporate campaign donors. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Some countries collapse in an orgy of corruption before they heal themselves. Brazil is a vivid case of a country that turned a blind eye toward corruption until much of the political class was implicated. Now Brazil has sunk into a deep political, moral and economic crisis, its former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, heading for jail. Donald Trump, you are right. We are indeed fighting for the survival of democracy. And you, and the ethical collapse you represent, are our greatest threat.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170726181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "BRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/opinions/trump-wrong-direction-opinion-sachs/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "581195003", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on September 22, 2016. It has been updated to reflect recent developments. Indian army says it conducted \"surgical attacks\" along the disputed border Pakistan denies that the site of the attack was a terrorist base Could India and Pakistan really go to war? This is a question that has long been purely rhetorical - and almost absurd. After all, both countries have long been nuclear powers, a deterrent that encompasses the lives of a combined 1.4 billion people. Both nations have also seen some years of relative peace along their border, a break from the wars that pockmarked the 20th century. And yet. Today the question seems less absurd, and more urgent. India is claiming to have launched what it calls a “surgical strike” across what is known as the Line of Control with Pakistan. India’s version of events is that its strike attacked a terrorist launching pad. Pakistan denies that the site of the attack was a terrorist base, pointing out that two of its soldiers have been killed. India and Pakistan’s bitter dispute in Kashmir explained The latest flashpoint - a major escalation - comes after 18 were killed in an attack on an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir on September 18. At the time, the director-general of military operations for the Indian Army announced that the terrorists responsible for this attack carried gear which had “Pakistani markings.” The allegation unleashed a torrent of fury on social media. “Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such,” tweeted Rajnath Singh, India’s home minister. Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s Secretary General Ram Madhav took to Facebook. “For one tooth, the complete jaw,” he posted, seeming to imply a disproportionate retaliation. On India’s many TV news channels, a steady drum beat calling for war gained momentum, reaching a crescendo of sorts in primetime. Arnab Goswami, the host of the country’s most-watched English news hour, expressed rage at Pakistan: “We need to cripple them, we need to bring them down on their knees.” One of his guests, a retired army general, went a step further: “We must be seen as inflicting punishment on Pakistan by non-terrorist means … the nation needs a catharsis!” But what about the ready nuclear arsenals both countries possessed? Surely that would be a deterrent? Related video Fareed's Take: Nuclear deterrence The retired army man, Major General G. D. Bakshi, had a clear answer: “Pakistan is one-fifth the size of India. If we fire even a part of our arsenal, most of it will be on the Pakistani Punjab, from where the Pakistani army comes: Not a crop will grow there for 800 years!” “Let’s stop self-deterring ourselves,” he cried. Pakistan put together a terse response. Sartaj Aziz, the foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, issued a statement saying the country “categorically rejects the baseless and irresponsible accusations being leveled by senior officials in Prime Minister Modi’s government.” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman told CNN that India was “desperately looking for ways to deflect the world’s attention from the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir,” referring to the protests and unrest there. And emotions have boiled over on the Pakistani side, too. On September 20, an Indian journalist was reportedly asked to leave a press briefing by the Pakistani foreign secretary. “Remove this Indian,” were the words an official used in Hindi, according to NDTV, the Indian news channel whose reporter was purportedly forced to walk away. “It’s easy to get carried away by the public rhetoric we’re seeing,” says Ajai Shukla, a former Indian army colonel who is now the strategic affairs editor of Business Standard. The September 18 attack is not the first deadly attack on Indian soil that New Delhi has accused Pakistan of having a hand in. Related video The hero nanny of Mumbai In January, another Indian military base was attacked in northwestern Punjab, not far from the border with Pakistan. And then there were the Mumbai attacks in 2008 in which 164 people were killed. While Indian officials continue to link those attacks to the Pakistan government, Islamabad has consistently denied any involvement. In each of these terror attacks, and others like them, there have been calls for a strong Indian response. “When it makes decisions, the (Indian) government is guided by realities, not by a public outcry,” says Shukla. “They realize that if they do attack Pakistan it does not play out in India’s favor.” Related video India displays military might Shukla points out that India is not strategically prepared to launch an attack – which he says is a “failure of the planning process.” One also cannot ignore the fact that Pakistan has the 11th biggest army in the world, says Shukla. “We’re in a symmetrical relationship,” he says. “The consequences of any form of attack are far worse than people realize.” Perhaps one difference with the September 18 attack, as compared with previous ones, is that some of the calls for an Indian retaliation are coming from within the government itself, which may necessitate action if only to save face. Pakistan is watching the rhetoric in India very closely, says Mosharraf Zaidi, an Islamabad-based commentator who has previously served as the principal adviser to the country’s foreign minister. “The sentiment of hurt and anger in India is understandable,” says Zaidi. “But the Indian assertion that the attackers were from Jaish-e-Mohammad, within a mere three to four hours of the attack, and the notion that the group is an extension of Pakistani policy, is completely counterintuitive to even the worst, most cynical notions of Pakistan.” Zaidi says that while Islamabad may once have been supportive of groups that operated in Kashmir in the 1990s, Pakistan had long eschewed that path, with consistent and public statements from the Prime Minister and the army chief. “In 2016, that would be a suicidal policy. Pakistan is a country that is trying to stitch together an economy. It is trying to market itself as a hub of trade for countries like China,” Zaidi said. India’s tough rhetoric and calls for isolating Pakistan are a bonanza for hawks on both sides, says Zaidi: “It undermines the voices of reason.” For decades, New Delhi has been resolutely aloof on foreign policy: It was one of the founders of the “Non-Aligned Movement,” which kept the country neutral to superpower influence. But at this month’s NAM meeting in Caracas, India was not represented by its Prime Minister for the first time since 1961. Instead, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a point of cozying up to the United States. He has met with US President Barack Obama eight times since 2014, and three times so far in 2016. Modi’s foreign policy is decidedly more aligned and decisive – perhaps one reason why his supporters expect a muscular move against Pakistan. (After the September 18 attacks, for example, #MakePakPay was trending on Twitter in India.) But the overwhelming prerogative for both India and Pakistan remains growth, not war. And in the past few years, India has not heeded public calls for attacking Pakistan and that strategy has served it well. According to a survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center, 81% of Indians hold a favorable view of Modi and 61% approve of his handling of terrorism. While 73% of Indians hold an unfavorable view of Pakistan, 56% favor talks between the two countries to reduce tensions, according to the survey. Much of the world will be hoping Modi listens to the polling numbers, and not the fevered rhetoric on social media.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "India", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160921103000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/21/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-conflict/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "751401478", "sentence": "The National Rifle Association is setting aside years of documents related to its interactions with a Kremlin-linked banker, as the gun-rights group appears to be bracing for a possible investigation, according to sources familiar with the situation. The NRA has faced fresh scrutiny from congressional investigators about its finances and ties to Alexander Torshin, one of the 17 prominent Russian government officials the US Treasury Department recently slapped with sanctions. The gun-rights group has said it is reexamining its relationship with Torshin, who is a lifetime NRA member, in the wake of the sanctions. The renewed attention has highlighted the close-knit if sometimes uneasy alliance between top NRA officials and Torshin – a relationship that ensnared members of Trump’s team during the presidential campaign, inviting further congressional scrutiny. Related article The Russia sanctions list: Who's on the new US blacklist Those inquiries could shed light on the tightly held fundraising practices and political activities of the NRA. The political powerhouse shelled out more than $30 million in 2016 to back Donald Trump’s candidacy – more than it spent on 2008 and 2012 political races combined, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to speak at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Dallas next Friday, an official told CNN. The NRA recently found itself facing allegations that the FBI was investigating whether Torshin illegally funneled money through the group to bolster Trump, according to a McClatchy report. The NRA has publicly denied any contact from the FBI and insisted it hasn’t accepted illegal donations. Despite the public denials, officials at the gun-rights group have been anxiously preparing as if they were already under investigation, sources said. Some employees have been tasked with preserving years of documents mentioning Torshin or his associate, Maria Butina, who runs a pro-guns group in Russia, a source familiar with the situation said. Privately, some officials have expressed anxiety about a potential investigation and the group’s Russian ties. Related article McClatchy: FBI investigating potential Russian donations to NRA to boost Trump The NRA’s precautions could be little more than due diligence as the group faces inquiries from congressional investigators and the media about its relationship with Torshin. But the feeling among some officials internally is that the group appears to be readying for an investigation. “True believers to the cause are getting very antsy,” said a person privy to the NRA’s internal deliberations. “They were definitely preparing, they were bracing themselves.” The NRA declined to comment. Torshin, the deputy head of Russia’s central bank who served for years as a senator in the Russian parliament, began making inroads into the NRA with the help of Tennessee lawyer G. Kline Preston. Preston, who said he has known Torshin for about a decade, said the Russian wanted to meet the leadership of the NRA, so Preston cold-called then-NRA President David Keene. In other media interviews, Preston said that call took place around 2011. “I can certainly say without any reservation that Torshin’s intent was purely about helping with the expansion of gun rights,” Preston said. “Infiltrating to influence the NRA politically is a red herring.” But even some within the NRA viewed the partnership warily. When Donald Trump Jr. arrived for a dinner on the sidelines of the NRA’s 2016 annual meeting in Louisville, some attendees – including NRA officials – were startled to discover Torshin and Butina already present at the restaurant where the reception was being held, according to sources familiar with the event. Torshin and Butina weren’t invited to the dinner, but they were asked to stay and speak anyway. “Donald J. Trump Jr. was attending an NRA convention and having dinner when an acquaintance asked him to say hello to Torshin and made an introduction,” said Alan Futerfas, an attorney for Trump Jr. “They made small talk for a few minutes and went back to their separate meals. That is the extent of their communication or contact.” The seemingly impromptu encounter left some officials at the gun-rights group wondering whether it was a setup by the Russians, sources said. Throughout the campaign, a number of people made overtures to Trump campaign aides on Torshin’s behalf. Those emissaries sometimes touted their NRA connections as they aimed to helped Torshin quietly facilitate a relationship between then-presidential candidate Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In one such email, a conservative activist reached out on Torshin’s behalf to say his goal was “cultivating a back-channel to President Putin’s Kremlin.” The activist added, “Putin is deadly serious about building a good relationship with Mr. Trump,” according to the House Intelligence Committee reports. The outreach efforts reached Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, campaign manager Paul Manafort, his deputy Rick Gates, then-campaign adviser Rick Dearborn and Jeff Sessions, then a foreign policy adviser and now the attorney general, according to emails reviewed by the House Intelligence Committee. In at least some of the cases their overtures were rebuffed. Torshin was unable to schedule a meeting with candidate Trump at the 2016 NRA meeting, but ultimately managed to meet Trump Jr. Trump Jr. told congressional investigators he didn’t speak to Torshin about the upcoming presidential election, according to the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia report. In an interview with Bloomberg News nearly a year after the event, Torshin touted his dinner with Trump Jr. at the NRA meeting and claimed he had known Trump for nearly five years. It’s unclear whether the outreach to Trump aides attracted the attention of special counsel Robert Mueller. But he and his team have been delving into the possibility that Russians may have injected foreign money into the 2016 race to influence the election. The White House did not respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Trump campaign declined to comment. The skepticism among some NRA officials about the pair of gun-loving Russians may have been well-founded. Torshin’s years-long involvement with the NRA had all the hallmarks of a Russian influence operation, Russia experts said. Russian operatives often look to build relationships with polarizing groups – on either end of the political spectrum – to breed division and advance the Russian agenda. “We could give them the benefit of the doubt and say this is just a natural interest and affinity; this guy Torshin and this woman Butina are just gun aficionados,” said Alina Polyakova, a Russia expert and foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution. But given Torshin’s stature – a former Russian senator and now a deputy head at the Russian central bank – that is exceedingly unlikely, experts said. “To me this seems like part and parcel of an influence operation,” Polyakova said. Torshin did not respond to requests for comment. Prolific on Twitter, he has tweeted that the report of an FBI investigation was little more than a rumor. Preston, the Tennessee lawyer, said Torshin was similarly dismissive of those reports when the two men saw one another on Preston’s recent trip to Moscow. “A lot of it, I think, he sees as comical,” Preston said of Torshin’s reaction. “It’s absurd.” If some NRA officials were surprised to encounter Butina and Torshin awaiting Trump Jr. at that private event in 2016, one prominent NRA official was not: David Keene. Keene, now an NRA board member, said there was a small birthday dinner for him that evening, which Torshin and Butina attended. It happened to take place at the same restaurant as the NRA gathering, he said, and someone brought Trump Jr. by to say hello. Keene played a central role in fostering the relationship between Torshin and the NRA. In 2015, Keene brought a delegation of NRA backers to Moscow for a flurry of events with Torshin and Butina, who had founded her own version of the NRA – Right to Bear Arms – in Moscow. Related article Big Russian delegation anticipated for prayer breakfast in Washington The group went sightseeing, toured a Russian gun manufacturer and met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin – one of the first Russians the Obama administration slapped with sanctions after Russia annexed Crimea. One of the members of the tour group, former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke, rose to become a prominent Trump surrogate during the campaign. In an ethics filing, he disclosed that the Russian Right to Bear Arms group shelled out $6,000 for his meals, lodging and excursions on the trip. Butina shared a photo of the group of Facebook, which described the excursion as an official visit from an NRA delegation. That’s exactly what the NRA’s leadership was hoping to avoid. Ahead of the trip, top NRA officials had expressed concern that the Moscow visit could invite political backlash, according to sources familiar with their thinking. They pulled the NRA president at the time from the trip, which he was slated to attend, and encouraged Keene to treat it as an independent excursion. Keene declined to comment on the Moscow trip. In a recent letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is examining the NRA’s finances, the NRA once again downplayed its association with the 2015 Moscow junket. It insisted one of the attendees – a top NRA donor – traveled to Russia “in his personal capacity,” rather than as a representative of the organization. The GOP-controlled committees have shown little interest in investigating the NRA, but some Democrats are clamoring for additional information. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee “refused to investigate whether Russian-linked intermediaries used the NRA to illegally funnel money to the Trump Campaign, to open lines of communication with or approaches to Trump or his associates, and how those approaches may have informed,” Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democrats on the committee wrote in their rebuttal to their GOP colleagues’ assessment that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Meanwhile, Russia experts said the Russian gun-rights group appears to mainly be a facade to build ties with the NRA. It has little influence in Russia, which has strict gun laws and little public support for loosening them. “It doesn’t exist really in Russia,” Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an expert on economic policy in countries including Russia, said of the group. “This is the old Soviet fashion of operating through front organizations. The purpose is to infiltrate the NRA and, probably, also transfer money.” By 2016, both Torshin and Butina had become fixtures at the NRA’s high-dollar donor events, according to attendees. The pair has popped up at the Golden Ring of Freedom Dinner, an exclusive event for donors who have given $1 million or more, and hospitality suites for lifetime members. Butina has also attended the women’s luncheon hosted by the wife of Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s executive vice president. Tickets start at $250 a head, according to sources familiar with the event. Related article NRA claims it didn't use foreign funds for election spending Sometimes the Russians attended as guests of other members or alongside corporate sponsors. As for Keene, he said he was not aware of any donations to the NRA from either Torshin or Butina. He said he has not been contacted by the FBI. The NRA has said that Torshin paid membership dues but said he has not made any additional contributions. The NRA has also acknowledged that it accepts donations from foreign donors and entities, which it is legally allowed to do. The group would only run afoul of US law if it used foreign donations for certain election-related purposes. In the letter to Wyden, the NRA said it found “no foreign donations in connection with a United States election, either directly or through a conduit.” The NRA’s general counsel also said no Russian nationals have ever been members of the Golden Ring of Freedom program for million-dollar donors, according to the letter to Wyden. Wyden appeared unconvinced, peppering the group with an additional round of questions. In its latest response, the NRA said it no longer plans to cooperate with Wyden’s inquiries. Mary Ilyushina, Gloria Borger, Kara Scannell and Kaitlan Collins contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "National Rifle Association", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180427213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/politics/nra-documents-russian-banker/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "746326892", "sentence": "On one of the Syrian capital’s main highways, a plume of smoke is visible in the distance. A taxi driver leans out his car window and calls out to a cabbie next to him: “The fighting’s started in Douma again today?” Eastern Ghouta’s largest city, and last rebel holdout, is less than 10 miles from the center of Damascus. But when reports surfaced about a suspected chemical attack claiming scores of lives in the enclave on Saturday, it felt like a world away. As US President Donald Trump promised to respond “forcefully” within “24 or 48 hours,” people on the streets of Damascus went about daily life. And Syrian state TV, which normally broadcasts round-the-clock news, aired a program about mouth cancer. With the specter of an imminent US strike looming, Damascenes CNN spoke with said an attack couldn’t be worse than the last seven years of war. CNN is in the country with the permission of the Syrian government. After a two-month government assault earlier this year left more than 1,000 people dead in Eastern Ghouta, most of the suburb’s rebels were expelled, thousands of civilians fled and the area was left in tatters. Related video Video shows Syrians affected by chemical attack And on Saturday, an alleged chemical attack targeted those still remaining in Douma, killing at least 48, many of them sheltering in basements, the White Helmets rescue group and the Syrian American Medical Society charity group said. Videos circulating on social media showed dead children, pale and frothing at the mouth, sending shock waves around the world, and leading the UN Security Council to conduct a tense meeting over the attacks. Syrian state TV dismissed the reports as “theater,” and Damascus locals that spoke to CNN said the reports “made no sense.” “There definitely wasn’t a chemical attack in Ghouta, for the simple reason that the regime doesn’t need to chemically attack Ghouta in order to recapture it,” said one man in his mid-20s who didn’t give his name for security reasons. The alleged attack took place just hours before a deal ending the standoff in Douma was set to take effect – the remaining rebel group, Jaish al-Islam, began evacuations to opposition-held Jarablus in Syria’s north. The rebels’ pro-government captives, many women and children held in Douma for as long as three years, were also released as part of the deal. Some locals say the timing was suspect. Government forces, they say, were on the brink of victory against the rebels and a chemical attack would not have helped them achieve their aims. Related video Pleitgen: Russians believe attack is a hoax “Misinformation campaigns always happen when the Syrian army is on the verge of victory,” Syrian Minister for Public Administration Hussein Makhlouf told CNN. Asked whether the Syrian government feared the US strikes, Makhlouf said: “Of course not. Ask any child in Syria, any young man, any woman, they won’t be afraid.” Over the course of the Syrian war, which entered its eighth year this March, the capital was nearly surrounded by rebel holdouts. Government forces laid waste to the areas in their attempts to recapture the territory. A drive through the suburbs is testimony to the army’s use of force. Damascenes say the rebels placed daily life in a chokehold. According to Syria’s health ministry, at least 8,000 people in Damascus were killed in rebel mortar fire from the suburbs since 2012. The government’s recapture of rebel-held areas heralds the resumption of normal life. People in the capital say this is more important than Trump’s threats. Asked how people feel about the fate of those in Eastern Ghouta, tens of thousands of whom have been displaced, the same man in his mid-20s appeared defensive. “I wish the media would stop making it seem like we don’t care about the people of Ghouta. It’s not us vs them. They are part of us,” he said. “We’re all Syria. When I read ‘Bashar al Assad’s Syria’ in the media, I consider this the biggest insult.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180410211500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/middleeast/damascus-trump-threats-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "670290050", "sentence": "Jean-Claude Juncker chastises members on low turnout for Maltese leader's speech Parliamentary officials: Few attended because no vote was scheduled on any issue Bickering within the European Union is as much part of life in the bloc as the rows between the 28 countries that belong to it. But relations between the European Commission, the EU’s executive, and the European Parliament took a turn for the worse Tuesday. Jean-Claude Juncker,  the European Commission president, called the assembly  “ridiculous”  after less than 5% of its 751 members turned up to hear Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. “The European Parliament is ridiculous, very ridiculous. I salute those who made the effort to be in the room. But the fact that there’s about 30 members of Parliament present in this debate has sufficiently shown that Parliament is not serious,” Juncker said. “If Mr. Muscat was Mrs. Merkel, hard as that is to imagine, or Mr. Macron, a bit easier to imagine, we would have a full house,” Juncker said, referring to the leaders of Germany and France, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. Visibly annoyed, Italy’s Antonio Tajani, the president of the Parliament, asked Juncker to show some respect. “It’s not the commission that controls the Parliament, but the Parliament that controls the commission,” he said. Muscat, whose country is the smallest in the 28-nation bloc, was invited to speak to the EU’s only directly elected body following the completion of the Mediterranean island’s six-month EU presidency. The European Parliament is usually based in Brussels, Belgium, but once a month its members travel more than 200 miles with their staff and documents in tow to Strasbourg, France, where the Parliament also has a chamber. Although parliamentarians are required to attend the sessions in Strasbourg, they often turn up to sign for their daily allowance of 306 euros ($347) and then leave. Parliamentary officials told CNN there were so few attendees because there was no vote scheduled on any issue. Estonia is the next country to take the six-month EU rotating presidency.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Parliament", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170704151500", "country1": "MLT", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/europe/juncker-calls-european-parliament-ridiculous/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "745489470", "sentence": "Once again, a driver has plowed into a crowd, turning a vehicle into a lethal weapon. This time, it was in Muenster, Germany, where police said several people were killed and at least a dozen seriously injured Saturday after a delivery truck slammed into people. Authorities are treating the incident as a deliberate attack, according to a police spokeswoman. Muenster joins a list of other cities that have fallen victim to a growing trend. Here’s a look at some similar incidents in the past few years and the possible motives behind them: Date of attack: October 31, 2017 Number of casualties: At least eight people were killed and about a dozen were injured, authorities said. What happened: The driver of a rental truck hopped a curb and drove down the bicycle path on the west side of West Side Highway in Lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center. After crashing the truck into a school bus, the suspect exited the vehicle while displaying imitation firearms and was shot in the abdomen by a police officer, according to the New York Police Department. Why it happened: Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, a 29-year-old originally from the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan, was arrested and charged with 22 federal counts, including eight counts of murder. He told investigators he was inspired by ISIS videos to use a truck in the attack “to inflict maximum damage against civilians,” according to a complaint. Investigators searched two of his cell phones and found about 90 videos and 3,800 pictures, many of which were ISIS-related propaganda. In particular, Saipov said he was motivated to proceed with his plan after watching a video of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi questioning “what Muslims in the United States and elsewhere were doing to respond to the killing of Muslims in Iraq.” Date of attack: August 17, 2017 Number of casualties: At least 14 people were killed and more than 100 were injured, authorities said. What happened: A van plowed into crowds on the Barcelona thoroughfare of Las Ramblas, a popular stretch filled with cafes, bars and street performers. Why it happened: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy labeled the Barcelona attack “jihadi terrorism.” The ISIS media wing, Amaq, has said the Barcelona attackers were “soldiers of the Islamic State” but stopped short of explicitly claiming responsibility for the attacks or providing evidence for their claims. Date of attack: August 12, 2017 Number of casualties: A 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 people were injured. What happened: A gray Dodge Challenger rammed into the back of a silver convertible on a narrow side street crowded with anti-racism counterprotesters in downtown Charlottesville. The Dodge driver slammed the car in reverse, going back up the street at a high rate of speed, dragging its front bumper. The attack took place as rallies drew white nationalists and right-wing activists from across the country to the progressive college town. Why it happened: Authorities have not announced a motive, but the suspect, James Alex Fields Jr., faces charges including second-degree murder. Investigators have not said whether they believe it was an act of terrorism. Fields’ mother told The Toledo Blade that she knew her son was going to an “alt-right” rally, but said she was stunned to learn he is suspected in a deadly attack. Date of attack: June 3, 2017 Number of casualties: Eight people were killed and more than 40 were wounded. What happened: Three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before going on a stabbing rampage at bars at nearby Borough Market. They were shot dead by police. Inside the van, police found two blowtorches as well as what appeared to be 13 Molotov cocktails. The van also had office chairs and a suitcase. Police believe the attackers told relatives they were using it to move. Why it happened:  Police named the attackers as Khuram Shazad Butt, 27; Rachid Redouane, 30; and Youssef Zaghba, 22. Butt is believed to have associated with the outlawed radical Islamist group al-Muhajiroun, co-founded by notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary. Counterterrorism sources told CNN that Butt was considered a potential threat to British security and was still under active investigation at the time he carried out the deadly assault. In a raid of an east London apartment rented by Redouane, police found an English-language copy of the Koran opened at a page describing martyrdom and materials that may have been used to make the Molotov cocktails. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, although the group provided no evidence for its involvement or details of the attack. Date of attack: April 7, 2017 Number of casualties: Five people were killed and about a dozen injured, the Stockholm County Council said. What happened: A stolen beer truck barreled into pedestrians on a busy shopping street in the center of the Swedish capital before it plowed into a department store.  Sweden stepped up its security. National counterterrorism, bomb and air assets also provided support. Why it happened: The attacker, Rakhmat Akilov, had shown sympathies to extremist groups, including ISIS, Swedish police said. Akilov, 39, was from the central Asian republic of Uzbekistan. He admitted to carrying out a “terrorist crime,” his lawyer said. Date of attack: March 22, 2017 Number of casualties: Five people died in the attack, including an American man and an unarmed police officer, and scores of others were injured. What happened: Police say an assailant rammed his rental car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, not far from the UK Parliament. The suspect then entered Parliament grounds and fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot dead by other officers. Why it happened: The attacker, identified as 52-year-old British man Khalid Masood, acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism, officials said. He had been convicted on a string of violent crimes and weapons charges, but officials said they weren’t sure how he became radicalized. “Clearly that’s the main line of our investigation – is what led him to be radicalized,” said Mark Rowley, Britain’s top counterterrorism officer. “Was it through influences in a community, influences from overseas or through online propaganda?” Date of attack: July 14, 2016 Number of casualties: Eighty-four people were killed and more than 200 wounded. Related video Who was Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel? What happened: Authorities said Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel used a 20-ton truck to strike hundreds of people in Nice, where large crowds gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks. After the truck barreled through the crowd for almost a mile, police shot and killed Bouhlel. Why it happened: ISIS said the attack was retaliation for France’s role in the fight against ISIS. “The person who carried out the run-over in Nice, France, is one of the Islamic State soldiers and carried out the operation in response to calls to target nationals of the coalition which is fighting the Islamic State,” the terror group said in a statement. But French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Bouhlel had no record of making militant statements and was not believed to be a member of ISIS. “It seems he became radicalized very quickly,” Cazeneuve said. Date of attack: December 19, 2016 Number of casualties: Twelve people killed, at least 48 wounded Related video Berlin suspect pledged allegiance to ISIS What happened: A tractor-trailer rammed into a crowd at a bustling Christmas market, which was filled with holiday shoppers. The suspect, Anis Amri, was killed later in a shootout with police in Italy. Why it happened: A video showed Amri pledging allegiance to ISIS, and the ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency said the attack was carried out by “a soldier of the Islamic State” to target citizens of countries fighting ISIS. But CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said ISIS often uses that kind of terminology to refer to attacks by alleged sympathizers in the West. “This should not be taken to mean the group is claiming it directed this attack,” Cruickshank said. Date of attack: November 28, 2016 Number of casualties: Eleven people wounded What happened: Abdul Razak Ali Artan, an Ohio State University student, rammed his car into a group of pedestrians on the campus. He got out and lunged at passers-by with a knife. Moments later, an Ohio State University police officer fatally shot Artan after he refused to stop. Related gallery Ohio State students photograph lockdown Why it happened: Authorities said they believe Artan was inspired by terrorist propaganda from ISIS and the late Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, two law enforcement sources said. In a Facebook post shortly before the rampage, the Somali immigrant said he was “sick and tired” of seeing fellow Muslims “killed and tortured,” federal law enforcement officials said. He urged America “to stop interfering with other countries, especially the Muslim Ummah,” a term for Muslim people at large. “By Allah, we will not let you sleep unless you give peace to the Muslims,” he wrote. Date of attack: January 8, 2017 Number of casualties: Four soldiers killed, at least 10 people wounded Related video Video shows truck ram into soldiers What happened: Authorities said 28-year-old Fadi Qunbar plowed into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Why it happened: The driver may have been an ISIS sympathizer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “All signs show he is a supporter of the Islamic State,” Netanyahu said. “We know there is a sequence of terror attacks, and it’s quite possible that there is a connection between them, from France, Berlin and now Jerusalem.” Date of attack: October 20, 2014 Number of casualties: One soldier killed, one soldier wounded What happened: Police said Martin Rouleau Couture used his car to strike two Canadian soldiers walking in a strip mall parking lot in St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. After leading police on a chase, Couture got out of his car and was fatally shot. Related video Man who had been 'radicalized' kills soldier Why it happened: Authorities said they believe Couture had been “radicalized.” He was arrested in July 2013, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. “When he was arrested, he was about to go to Turkey,” police spokeswoman Martine Fontaine said. “We stopped him as he was about to leave Canada for terrorist actions. He was questioned when he was arrested.” But authorities lacked enough evidence to keep Couture in custody. While not all vehicle attacks are linked to terrorism, groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda have called on followers to use trucks as weapons. In fact, an al Qaeda magazine published an article in 2010 titled “The Ultimate Mowing Machine.” Related video Terror expert: Radical cleric continues to inspire The article calls for using a pickup as a “mowing machine, not to mow grass but mow down the enemies of Allah.” It said a four-wheel-drive pickup is needed – “the stronger the better.” “To achieve maximum carnage, you need to pick up as much speed as you can while still retaining good control of your vehicle in order to maximize your inertia and be able to strike as many people as possible in your first run,” the article says. John Miller, deputy commissioner of intelligence for New York police, has said ISIS calls on supporters to use cars as weapons if they have no other means of attack. “The ISIS call, as well as that of other terrorist groups, has been to use what you have on hand,” Miller said in 2015. “And that means if you can make a bomb, you’re a bomber. But if you can’t, use a gun. And if you can’t find a gun, use a knife. And if you can’t find a knife, use a car. So when we look at that, that is a broad spectrum of threats, and it’s something to prepare for.” CNN’s James Griffiths, Eric Levenson, Matt Wotus, Brynn Gingras, Ray Sanchez and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180407164500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/world/vehicles-as-weapons/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "638584064", "sentence": "North Korea has greatly increased the frequency of nuclear and missile tests in recent years Kim Jong Un said in January that the country has intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities North Korea’s test of a rocket engine Sunday showed “meaningful” signs of progress, according to South Korean officials. “Through this test, it is assessed that (North Korea) has made meaningful progress in engine performance, but further analysis is needed for exact thrust and its possible uses in future,” said South Korean Defense Ministry deputy spokesman Lee Jin-woo. He said the equipment tested “appears to have one main engine with four auxiliary engines connected to it. We believe this was an attempt to develop a new engine.” Two US defense officials told CNN the engine could possibly be used in an eventual intercontinental ballistic missile, but it was unclear if that was its eventual purpose. Pyongyang, for its part, touted the test as a “great leap forward” in its rocket program. Many analysts linked the timing of the test to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first visit to north Asia, which ended in Beijing Sunday. According to the official North Korean news agency KCNA, the test measured the thrust power in the combustion chamber, the structural safety and reliability of the engine, and the movement of the turbine pipe. The KCNA statement mentioned only civil, rather than military, purposes for the new engines, saying it would “help consolidate the scientific and technological foundation to match the world-level satellite delivery capability in the field of outer space development.” The engine was tested at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a major space facility on the country’s northwest coast, from which North Korea successfully launched its first satellite into orbit in December 2012. North Korea insists its space program is peaceful and focused on putting scientific satellites into orbit. However, analysts have long accused Pyongyang of using the program as a covert weapons testing scheme. As aerospace engineer John Schilling wrote in January, North Korea’s primary space launch vehicle, the Unha-3, “could be pressed into service as a crude ICBM.” “An ICBM variant of the Unha could be sufficiently similar to the space launch vehicle in that it would be very likely to succeed, making it a good candidate for a political demonstration even though the Unha would make for a poor missile.” China followed a similar path with its space and ballistic missile program beginning in the 1960s. Engines used in the Long March 2 satellite launcher were later repurposed for the “development of the DF-5 ballistic missile – China’s first true intercontinental range missile,” according to David Wright, co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. However, in a recent paper published in the journal Korea Observer, weapons experts Markus Schiller and Theodore Postol wrote that the potential for North Korea to repurpose a space rocket to deliver an ICBM “does not mean that North Korea has the ability, or is likely to have the ability, to use this postulated ICBM to materially threaten the United States with a nuclear attack.” “It is unlikely that North Korea now has a nuclear weapon that weighs as little as 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). It is also unlikely that such a first-generation nuclear weapon would be capable of surviving the unavoidable 50 G deceleration during warhead reentry from a range of nearly 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles),” they wrote. “This engine produces enough thrust for the first stage, possibly even the second stage, of a large ICBM,” Michael Elleman of the US-based International Institute for Strategic Studies told CNN. Elleman said that the engine appeared “too large” for the ICBM prototypes that North Korea has demonstrated during military parades, but added “we think they could shrink it down and fit it onto either of the prototypes that they have paraded to date.” While in the past North Korea has been largely dependent on existing – mostly Soviet and Chinese technology – Schilling pointed out last year that “we have now seen that North Korea can build large rockets using both solid and high-energy liquid propellants, to their own requirements.” Space and security analyst Markus Schiller suggested on Twitter that the effusive press release put out by KCNA could indicate that “they are finally running their first indigenous engine.” Euan Graham, director of international security at Australia’s Lowy Institute, said the North Korea’s twin civilian and military rocket programs may have “become so sophisticated they’re moving on separate tracks.” He cautioned against underestimating the country’s capabilities, pointing to recent submarine launches. “I think a lot of people would have scoffed at the idea that a country of threadbare means like North Korea would be able to test (submarine-launched ballistic missiles),” he said. The rocket engine test came hours before Tillerson met Chinese President Xi Jinping, and a day after America’s top diplomat warned that all options – including military action – remained on the table when it came to dealing with North Korea. Sunday’s test was a “precisely-timed spectacular,” said Peter Hayes, director of the US-based Nautilus Institute, “the kind we’ve come to expect from Kim Jong Un.” “(The test) was clearly aimed to put pressure on China and to expose the fecklessness of Tillerson’s threat to somehow stop the regime,” he said. Graham added that the value of such testing for internal propaganda purposes should also not be ignored. North Korea operates on a military-first principle, which Kim has increasingly shifted towards nuclear and weapons technology, and away from the traditional standing army. “Let’s not forget the ideological aspect of this,” Graham said. “It’s important to them to have this ability to demonstrate technological prowess.” CNN’s Taehoon Lee contributed reporting from Seoul and Barbara Starr contributed reporting from Washington.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170320081500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/asia/north-korea-rocket-engine/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "697731572", "sentence": "Former Obama administration officials are decrying President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will potentially halt the US’ participation in the Iran nuclear deal, and are warning that the move could jeopardize the United States’ position at the negotiating table for future agreements. “After today, what incentive would the leadership in North Korea have to sit down with the United States, China and other partners to negotiate a diplomatic resolution to the escalating nuclear crisis?” Vice President Joe Biden wrote on Facebook. “After today, why would the rest of the world join us in pushing for a diplomatic solution we might not uphold? After today, what is America’s word worth in the world?” Two years ago, the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China reached an historic agreement... Two years ago, the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China reached an historic agreement... Trump formally announced on Friday he would pull out of the agreement completely if Congress and US allies do not work to address “the deal’s many serious flaws.” Citing “multiple violations of the agreement,” Trump said Iran had failed to meet its end of the 2015 deal. However, the International Atomic Energy Agency, American allies and the US government all have said Tehran is complying with the official pact. Biden is one of several former officials from the Obama era – the administration under which the deal was constructed – who responded to Trump and shared their own set of concerns regarding the US’ new approach. In a statement issued on Friday, former Secretary of State John Kerry said Trump’s decision is “creating an international crisis.” “I can’t tell you why the President can’t acknowledge what the IAEA, our allies, and the adults in his own cabinet all know to be true: Iran has lived up to its end of the nuclear agreement, and as long as they continue to do so, we and our allies are infinitely more secure than we would be without it. But whatever his reasons, the reality is that by destabilizing the agreement, the President weakens our hand, alienates us from our allies, empowers Iranian hardliners, makes it harder to resolve North Korea, and risks moving us closer to military conflict,” Kerry wrote. Ben Rhodes, Obama’s former deputy national security adviser who served as an adviser to the President on the Iran deal, also warned that the risk of passing legislation on the deal “could lead us into a war.” “Essentially, Trump is urging Congress to do something that could precipitate a nuclear crisis with Iran at the same time that he is faced with a significant crisis on the Korean peninsula,” Rhodes said. “What Trump is doing with Iran is going to make it that much harder for him to achieve any diplomatic resolution with North Korea.” Wendy Sherman, a negotiator for the Iran deal, said the United States has “weakened our position and isolated ourselves.” “When the President goes to China next month, wanting China to be tougher with North Korea, get North Korea into some serious dialogue, China will be in a very difficult position to say to North Korea, ‘well you should in fact sit down with the Americans,’ when in fact the Americans have just put a deal at risk to make sure that Iran doesn’t obtain nuclear weapons,” Sherman said. When criticizing the deal, Trump said he took issue with the “sunset” provision. But former Obama officials pushed back. “The fear of a future sunset should not lead us out of some kind of illogical approach to fast-forward sunset and bring it to our doorstep,” said Robert Malley, a negotiator for the Iran deal. “I think that this is entirely about Trump’s annoyance with the certification process, which forces him to certify that Iran is complying with the deal, that the deal is working, and that all of his bombastic rhetoric about the deal has been based in dishonesty,” Rhodes said. Biden wrote that the President’s decision “goes (against) reason and evidence.” “So President Trump’s decision today to decertify the nuclear deal goes (against) reason and evidence,” Biden wrote on Facebook. “It constitutes an unfounded and unnecessary threat to America’s national security – one that inflicts lasting damage to American global leadership. Unilaterally putting the deal at risk does not isolate Iran. It isolates us.” Kerry called on Congress to take up the issue. “Congress now gets an opportunity to be the adult in the room and act in America’s genuine national security interest. The country and the world really are watching,” he said. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responded to Trump shortly after his announcement, and said it was not only up to Trump. “This is an international, multilateral deal that has been ratified by the UN Security Council,” Rouhani said. “It is a UN document. Is it possible for a President to unilaterally decertify this deal? Apparently, he’s not in the know.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's announcement to potentially halt US participation in the Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171013223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/politics/obama-administration-officials-trump-iran-deal/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "424396052", "sentence": "From office sweepstakes to gambling grannies, Grand National fever is sweeping the UK ahead of the nation’s world-famous horse race at Aintree on Saturday. A record-breaking $219m is expected to be laid in bets across the globe on which colorfully named horse will master the fearsome fences over the four-mile course. “It is the biggest betting event of the year by a long way,” Mark Pearson, of British bookmaker Betfred, told CNN. “With a worldwide television audience of 600m in 2014, it is simply the world’s biggest race.” Irish jockey Tony McCoy will be the star attraction at Aintree as the multiple champion jockey races in his final Grand National on mount Shutthefrontdoor. Aintree braced for @AP_McCoy fever http://t.co/l1dA9SPfrj pic.twitter.com/Z7xMhzffkc But for those looking for an outside bet, then the rival Grand National Sheepstakes in Devon could be just the ticket. Grand National fever is so entrenched in the UK that some ideas are a little barmier (or should that be baa-mier?) than others. Visitors to the Big Sheep family attraction in Devon on Saturday can place their bets on six of the best jumping sheep, including Woolly Jumper, Red Ram and Sheargar. The racy sheep, which jump over show jumping poles, must be careful not to unseat their knitted jockeys. Ascot, home to the prestigious royal flat racing meeting in June, also got in on the woolly races, by staging the Lamb National last month. It's not just horse racing today. The @campaignforwool Lamb National is another big draw #PCFRaceday https://t.co/MYyI0T2AFV There was even a royal presence for the novice hurdlers as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall watched from the sidelines. “They did appear to be having a great time,” Nick Smith, Ascot Head of Communications and International Racing, told CNN. Sheep racing events are an unlikely success despite the dangers that the sheep will just follow each other aimlessly around the course. “There’s a sheep dog. They wouldn’t do it on their own,” laughed Smith. “If anyone can get a sheep to jump a fence without a sheep dog I’m be very, very surprised. The sheep dog is the key talent in this operation. “Having said that one or two of the lambs got a bit lost and the sheep dog had to round them up.” Could sheep racing ever usurp horse racing in the hearts and minds of the betting public? Smith, for one, was quick to scotch the idea that sheep racing could be a regular fixture of the Ascot race calendar. “It was a novelty event,” he explained. “The chances of anyone watching a sheep dog race as a fan and transferring that into an interest in horse racing is nil.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Grand National horse race", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150410164500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/10/sport/grand-national-sheep-racing/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "735480247", "sentence": "Wisconsin’s Republican governor says President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs could be detrimental to American jobs. On Thursday, Trump announced that his administration would implement new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The controversial move is likely to invite retaliatory measures from foreign countries, raising the specter of a trade war between the US and several other steel-producing countries. Following the announcement, Gov. Scott Walker has asked Trump to reconsider his position on tariffs if he wants to protect US jobs. “If the President wants to protect good-paying, family-supporting jobs in America, especially here in Wisconsin, then he should reconsider the administration’s position on these tariffs, particularly on ultra-thin aluminum,” Walker said in a statement. “As I described to US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross last year, there is not a market in America that can support the demand for ultra-thin aluminum for employers here in Wisconsin and across the country.” On Friday morning, Trump tweeted about the possibility of a trade war, posting that they are “easy to win.” “When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!” his tweet said. When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy! However, some American companies are already facing potential backlash from the announcement – including Milwaukee-based company Harley-Davidson. “We will not sit idly while our industry is hit with unfair measures that put thousands of European jobs at risk,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a statement. Canada’s foreign minister also voiced opposition. “Should restrictions be imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum products, Canada will take responsive measures to defend its trade interests and workers,” Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement. Walker said the move could incentivize American companies to take their business beyond US borders. “Ironically, American companies who will feel the negative impact of the tariffs can actually move their operations to another country, such as Canada, and not face new tariffs on the sale of their products. This scenario would lead to the exact opposite outcome of the administration’s stated objective, which is to protect American jobs,” Walker’s statement said. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond, Ivana Kottasová, Julia Horowitz and Patrick Gillespie contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180303010000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/politics/scott-walker-donald-trump-tariffs/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "658378825", "sentence": "Sen. Mark Warner attending a Senate banking hearing on treasury nominations He used that hearing to highlight financial documents he wants from Treasury Department Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, said Tuesday that the Treasury Department has not fully complied with his committee’s requests for documents relevant to its probe into Russian meddling in the US election. Likewise, Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter on Tuesday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting records of Trump businesses and any connections to Russia by June 2. Warner and Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, sent a request for documents last month to the department’s division on terrorism and financial intelligence. Warner was addressing the nomination of Sigal Mandelker, the Trump administration’s nominee to run that division at the Treasury Department. He said his support had an “important condition.” “While the committee has received some documents from Treasury, the information received thus far is insufficient and we’ve expressed this concern to Treasury,” the Virginia Democrat said during a Senate banking committee hearing considering nominations. “I find myself in an undesirable position today, one that could have been avoided by an administration that has blamed Democrats for obstructing their nominees.” CNN reached out to the Treasury Department for comment and has not yet received a response. “The truth is, while Chairman Burr and I asked this administration for documentation that we believe necessary to support the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian interference, unfortunately, the administration so far has failed to make an appropriate appreciation for our sense of urgency by not fully responding to our requests,” the Virginia Democrat said. “My hope is before Ms. Mandelker comes to the Senate floor, they will respond,” Warner said about a full Senate vote on the nominee and the related material that’s been requested. CNN’s Tom LoBianco contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Treasury Department", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170523220000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/politics/mark-warner-treasury-senate-request/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "761216643", "sentence": "North Korea will not get any sanctions relief until it has demonstrated “verifiable and irreversible” steps to denuclearization, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday. The comments come less than 10 days before a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a high-stakes meeting that the US hopes will lead to North Korean nuclear disarmament. “We can anticipate, at best, a bumpy road to the negotiation,” said Mattis, who was speaking alongside South Korean and Japanese defense ministers at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security summit in Singapore that draws government officials and academics from around the world. “We must maintain a strong collaborative defensive stance so we enable our diplomats to negotiate from a strong position of strength in this critical time,” said Mattis. “We must remain vigilant, and we will continue to implement all UN security council resolutions on North Korea. North Korea will receive relief only when it demonstrates verifiable and irreversible steps to denuclearization,” added Mattis. On Friday, Trump confirmed that his on-again off-again summit with Kim would go ahead on June 12, in a remarkable about-turn following a previous decision by the US President to cancel the meeting. Trump’s announcement follows negotiations between diplomats on both sides of the Pacific, intended to iron out the summit’s final agenda. The issue of denuclearization, long a sticking point between the two countries, remains the most contentious and challenging aspect of any potential deal. The North Korean regime has historically shown an unwillingness to relinquish its nuclear capabilities, which it views as a guarantee of survival in the face of US intimidation. Previously, the US has floated the idea of providing the North with economic assistance and sanctions relief should it agree to a timetable for abandoning its nuclear weapons program. Speaking at a separate session in Singapore on Saturday, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera noted that while recent developments with North Korea have been positive, expectations needed to be grounded in reality and long term peace can only be secured through concrete action. “We have seen history repeat where North Korea would declare to denuclearize, by portraying itself as a consolatory and forthcoming, only to turn around and avoid all international efforts towards peace,” said Onodera. Related article World shouldn't question Kim Jong Un's motives, says South Korean defense minister Concerns have risen among the US’ regional allies in recent days that Trump might consider cutting a deal with Kim that would see Pyongyang agreeing to give up its long-range missiles in return for sanctions relief, while being allowed to hold on to its short-range arsenal, leaving Japan and South Korea in the cross hairs. “In light of how North Korea has behaved in the past, I believe it is important not to reward North Korea solely for agreeing to have a dialogue,” said Onodera, who called for the continuing of the US-led pressure campaign on North Korea during the ongoing dialogue with Pyongyang. “I know that President Trump said that he would not lift sanctions until North Korea agrees to denuclearization and I understand that pressure will remain in place” Onodera said. Mattis, who lauded military cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States for putting “significant pressure” on Pyongyang, had previously appeared reticent to publicly address the upcoming summit during his time in Singapore, sticking instead to fairly common talking points from Washington. Addressing Onodera and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo directly, Mattis said security cooperation between the three partners was vital. “When we consider the unity of purpose among our three democracies, when we consider the combined economic and defense power represented here, we see that our security cooperation is needed more than ever, providing a stabilizing effect in support of our interests for peace, deterrence, and stability,” said Mattis. “I affirm America’s ironclad, unwavering security commitment to your people and our mutual security interests,” Mattis added, echoing comments he made Saturday, in which he ruled out the prospect of reducing US troops in the region as part of any potential deal with North Korea on June 12. “If the diplomats can do their job and reduce the threat then of course they (troop reductions) can come up subsequently,” said Mattis Saturday. “(But the issue is) not on the table, June 12 … nor should it be.” CNN’s Joshua Berlinger contributed to this report from Singapore.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea denuclearization", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180603063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/03/asia/north-korea-mattis-sanctions-relief-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "754175592", "sentence": "Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Iran deal, a pillar of Obama’s legacy on foreign policy. “Indeed, at a time when we are all rooting for diplomacy with North Korea to succeed, walking away from the JCPOA risks losing a deal that accomplishes – with Iran – the very outcome that we are pursuing with the North Koreans,” Obama said in a statement. “That is why today’s announcement is so misguided.” Trump announced on Tuesday afternoon that he was withdrawing the US from the nuclear agreement with Iran and said he would impose new sanctions. In his statement defending the multiparty agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Obama cited many who support the deal, including the US’ European allies, and he invoked the support of US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who has said it is in the interest of the US to stay in the agreement. “In a democracy, there will always be changes in policies and priorities from one Administration to the next,” Obama’s statement continued. “But the consistent flouting of agreements that our country is a party to risks eroding America’s credibility, and puts us at odds with the world’s major powers.” The former President was joined in his disapproval of Trump’s decision on Tuesday by former Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State John Kerry. Biden said in a statement following Trump’s announcement that the decision is “a profound mistake” and that it would put Iran on the path to developing nuclear weapons without diplomatic recourse. “This wholly unnecessary crisis could ultimately put the safety of our country and our fellow citizens, including thousands of men and women in uniform serving across the Middle East, at risk by setting us back on a path to war with Iran,” Biden said. Kerry condemned the move by Trump to abandon the agreement he had helped forge. “Today’s announcement weakens our security, breaks America’s word, isolates us from our European allies, puts Israel at greater risk, empowers Iran’s hardliners, and reduces our global leverage to address Tehran’s misbehavior, while damaging the ability of future Administrations to make international agreements,” Kerry’s statement said. In the leadup to Trump’s announcement, Kerry called for Trump to keep the agreement intact, and on Monday, Trump criticized Kerry on Twitter for what he called “shadow diplomacy.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's decision to exit the Iran deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180508210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/08/politics/barack-obama-iran-deal-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "474286051", "sentence": "The travel industry is letting customers \"sample\" potential trips through virtual reality Guests wear headsets such as the Oculus Rift and are immersed in a virtual world Marriott spokeswoman: \"We really want to appeal to the next generation of travelers\" Glynis Freeman stands on a tower balcony in nighttime London, peering down at the dizzying lights hundreds of feet below. The distant rumble of city traffic rises up from the streets. A gust of wind brushes her hair. Freeman smiles while swiveling her head in all directions to take in the view. “That was cool,” she said a few minutes later. “I want to go back to London.” That’s because Freeman was never physically in London. The Marietta, Georgia, woman was 4,000 miles away in an Atlanta hotel lobby, wearing a headset and trying out a demonstration of new technology that can place people in exotic virtual settings almost anywhere on the planet. It’s all part of a new experiment by Marriott, the global hotel chain, to let guests sample virtual destinations with the Oculus Rift, a headset whose high-definition, 3-D display immerses wearers in a lifelike interactive world. “We really want to appeal to the next generation of travelers,” said Karen Olivares, director of global brand marketing for Marriott. We really want to appeal to the next generation of travelers. Karen Olivares, director of global brand marketing, Marriott. Virtual travel is in its infancy and a long way from being mainstream. But the travel industry is intrigued by its potential, which goes far beyond Google Street View or online “virtual tours” of hotels and resorts. The idea is not that virtual travel will replace real-world travel, because nobody in the industry would go for that. Instead, the travel industry hopes that people who sample virtual snippets of alluring vacations – say, rafting the Grand Canyon or hiking the Great Wall of China – will be persuaded to splurge on the real thing. Behind the Oculus Rift Driving this trend are next-generation systems such as the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus, which promise a leap forward in virtual-reality technology. The much-hyped Oculus Rift headset looks like something a skier or scuba diver might wear and fits snugly over the wearer’s face, paired with headphones. Its crisp 3D display immerses you in an interactive world – a medieval village or a tropical jungle – which you sometimes can navigate with the help of a game controller. The goggles come packed with a 100-degree field of view, extending beyond viewers’ peripheral vision. They have an accelerometer, gyroscope and compass to track the position of your head and sync the visuals to the direction where you are looking – allowing Oculus to improve on the sometimes jerky visuals of other virtual-reality systems. The Oculus Rift was designed to enhance video gaming. But Facebook paid $2 billion for its maker, Oculus VR, in March, seeing the device as a potential future communication platform. One developer for the Oculus Rift is excited about the technology’s long-term potential to tranform travel. “I could go for a run in the morning in some exotic beach and in the evening stroll the streets of some city … I could be a virtual storm chaser close to a tornado and even travel deep in the ocean,” the developer wrote in an online forum. “In fact these experiences will be so real, without risk, and of course cheap that I might actually have second thoughts about traveling … Antarctica without the cold … Jungles without the heat and bugs … And people who will provide (this) content will make millions.” Oculus Rift hitting market early next year Virtual journeying Consumer versions of the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus – which works in much the same way – aren’t expected on the market until 2015 at the earliest. But that hasn’t stopped the travel industry from tinkering with prototypes. Thomas Cook, the international travel agency, announced a trial program in August that will allow customers at one of its stores in England to don Oculus Rifts and experience a flight on one of its airplanes or tour a Sentido resort. And Marriott has been touring U.S. cities this fall with its “Teleporter,” a booth that invites visitors to climb inside, strap on an Oculus Rift and take a virtual tour of Wai’anapanapa Black Sand Beach in Maui and Tower 42 in London. Viewers watch a 90-second video produced by Framestore, the British creative studio that has done visual effects for “Gravity” and other movies. To make the experiences feel more lifelike, fans in the booths blow soft breezes while misters recreate the feel of ocean spray. Whether such virtual-reality glimpses inspire someone to take a real trip remains to be seen. But visitors to the booths on a recent weekday in Atlanta came away impressed. “That was truly amazing. It reminded me of something from ‘Star Trek,’ ” said Lisa Lewis of Monroe, Louisiana. “London has always been a dream destination of mine. And just to get a feel for a place – it was much more than I imagined.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Marriott", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151008181500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/travel/virtual-reality-travel/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "542578845", "sentence": "French confirm plane sent automatic messages about smoke before crash Families of passengers told of arduous process in identifying bodies Egypt’s military on Saturday displayed wreckage and personal belongings as searchers scoured the Mediterranean Sea for EgyptAir Flight 804’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders. The chunks of debris included an uninflated life vest, a seat, a purse, shoes, carpet, a scarf, parts of chairs and cushions and a sling bag. The EgyptAir label appeared on one piece of wreckage. “The search is ongoing. It has uncovered initial pieces of the aircraft, body parts, belongings of the deceased, and it will continue hopefully until we can ascertain exactly where the plane has gone down,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told CNN’s Becky Anderson. Shoukry said the searchers are pressing on, but it isn’t clear how long it will take to recover the cockpit voice and flight data recorders – the so-called black boxes – to find out what happened. The United States, France, Britain, Russia and others are eager to cooperate in the search, Shoukry said, adding he anticipates assistance in finding the recorders. “We do not, I think, have the technical abilities to operate in such deep waters, whereas many of our partners might have this facility,” he said. On Friday, EgyptAir and Greek officials said that searchers found seats, personal belongings, and a body part. The Egyptian military said it discovered debris about 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Alexandria, Egypt. No survivors have been found. Egyptian officials have said they suspect the crash was caused by an act of terror, but no group has come forward to claim credit. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told passengers’ families Saturday that “no theory” has been ruled out. The Airbus A320 carried 56 passengers and 10 crew members and security when it left Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris late Wednesday headed for Cairo. Most of the passengers were Egyptian – 30 in all. Also aboard were 15 French citizens, including an infant, and passengers from Iraq, Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Canada and Algeria, according to Sharif Fathi, Egypt’s civil aviation minister. More about the passengers, crew In France, aviation officials revealed that the plane sent automatic messages about smoke in the front of the aircraft just before it crashed early Thursday. France’s revelation confirmed flight data that CNN obtained from an Egyptian source a day earlier. That flight data indicated smoke alerts occurred near the cockpit minutes before the crash. The data came through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS, which sends messages between planes and ground facilities. A screen grab of data has time stamps that match the approximate time the aircraft went missing. BEA, France’s accident investigation agency, “can confirm that the aircraft sent automatic ACARS messages about smoke in the front of the aircraft,” spokesman Sebastian Barthe said. Barthe said he cannot confirm the cause of the smoke or its origins. The alerts don’t necessarily mean a fire occurred on the plane or that the crew even knew about the alerts, which are automatically transmitted, aviation experts cautioned. Images of debris releasedTimeline: Mystery over final momentsIs flying more dangerous than ever?What happened? Four theoriesWho were the passengers and crew?Video: Who was the captain?5 questions, 5 answersAnother blow to Egypt tourismOpinion: Why we worry about flying Images of debris releasedTimeline: Mystery over final momentsIs flying more dangerous than ever?What happened? Four theoriesWho were the passengers and crew?Video: Who was the captain?5 questions, 5 answersAnother blow to Egypt tourismOpinion: Why we worry about flying 5 questions you asked and we answered “(The data) doesn’t tell us anything, whether it’s an explosion because of a bomb or because of a mechanical fault, but immediately it narrows down the area that we’re looking at,” CNN aviation analyst Richard Quest said. “We’re now no longer worried about wings or what else might have happened, or other flight control surfaces.” EgyptAir issued a statement on the ACARS information. It said: “We are looking at all the information that is collected but it is far too early to make judgment or decision on single source of information such as the ACARS messages, which are signals or indicators that may have different causes thus require further analysis, as part of the overall investigation.” Aviation experts held different views of what the data may signify. There were indications of problems with a heated window in the cockpit, a sliding window in the cockpit, smoke in the lavatory, smoke in the avionics compartment below the cockpit, a fixed window, the autopilot and the flight control system. “It could have been either something mechanical that had failed, a short circuit, or it could have been an incendiary device of some kind as well,” CNN aviation analyst David Soucie said. He said it was significant that the data was sent over a period of one to two minutes. “Now if it was a bomb, the characteristic bomb … (it) would have ruptured the skin of the aircraft,” Soucie said. “This is not the indication you would have had, because a bomb that would do that would be instantaneous, and these reports would not have gone over two minutes like they do.” The ACARS data, however, could be consistent with a catastrophic failure – be it from an intentional act or mechanical breakdown, according to an aviation official and a former Federal Aviation Administration official. The aviation official said if there were a fire on the plane, it would tend to burn slow enough for pilots to send an emergency message. These messages could have been a result of wires shorting out and malfunctioning as the plane broke apart. The aviation official said the messages, while random, would be consistent with what a system would send on a plane falling apart. There have been electrical problems with window anti-ice heaters in A320s. In 2003, the FAA required windshields replaced in all A320s in the United States. It’s not known whether Egypt followed the FAA directive. More about EgyptAir The plane disappeared from radar early Thursday as it flew to Cairo in what should have been about a 3½-hour flight. At some point before dropping off radar, the plane swerved 90 degrees to the left and then made a 360-degree turn to the right before plunging first to 15,000 feet, then 10,000 feet, and disappearing from radar, Greek officials said. That sudden change in what had been an uneventful flight is why Egyptian officials are focusing on terror as the likely cause, a senior Egyptian official told CNN on Friday. What happened? Four scenarios What Greek officials described as swerving movements were likely pieces of the aircraft being picked up on radar as they fell from the sky, U.S. officials told CNN. As of now, investigators have found nothing implicating the flight crew or security officials aboard the plane, the Egyptian official said. Checks of the passenger manifest have so far resulted in no hits on terror watch lists, officials with knowledge of the investigation said. The jet had routine maintenance checks in Cairo before it left for Paris, the airline said. Earlier Wednesday, the jet was also in Eritrea and Tunisia, data from flight-tracking websites show. Timeline: The final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804 Greece, France, the United States and other nations were searching about 130 nautical miles southeast of the Greek island of Karpathos, Greek aviation officials said. The European Space Agency said that its Sentinel-1A satellite had spotted an oil slick near where the plane is believed to have crashed. The agency said it’s possible the slick could be from another source. Related gallery Distraught relatives of Flight MS804 passengers await news As crews searched, somber relatives gathered in Cairo and Paris airports, seeking word on their loved ones. EgyptAir officials met with  families Saturday to explain the lengthy process of identifying the bodies. The airline said it will take time to retrieve body parts and conduct DNA tests. Families were asked to provide as much information as possible to identify the body parts. Mediterranean tourism: Plane’s disappearance adds another worry The Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry has formed an investigative committee for the crash led by Ayman al-Moqadem, the investigator also in charge of the inquiry into the October crash of a Russian Metrojet airliner over the Sinai. That disaster, which killed all 224 aboard, is widely believed to be the work of terrorists. A timeline of major plane crashes CNN’s Joe Sterling and Ralph Ellis reported and wrote from Atlanta, and CNN’s Ben Wedeman reported from Rome. CNN’s Hamdi Alkhshali, Madison Park, Laura Goehler and journalist Sarah Sirgany contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "EgyptAir Flight 804 crash investigation", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160521110000", "country1": "EGY", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/21/middleeast/egyptair-flight-804-main/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "747356352", "sentence": "When Andy Fierlit’s wife suffered a brain aneurysm 27 years ago, doctors urged him to admit her to a nursing home. But Fierlit wanted to make their life ordinary again – or even extraordinary – so he embarked on a mission to show her the world. Since then,  Andy and Donna Fierlit have visited all seven continents – more than 20 countries, so far – with Andy doing the pushing while Donna, who is partially paralyzed, rides in a wheelchair. “I made a promise to her that we would go on to work out as best a life as possible,” Andy tells CNN. Today, Donna struggles with short-term memory loss. She relies on her husband to complete daily tasks and remains in her wheelchair. Still, the couple rolls on, committed to each other and to their vow to stay together “in sickness and in health.” The high school sweethearts met 58 years ago at a church dance. Andy asked Donna for a stick of gum. “Get lost,” she said. “I told her I wanted to marry her, and she said, ‘No, you’re not,’” Andy recalls. He persevered, treating her “like a princess,” and after only a couple dates, she came around. Five years later, they got married. Early on, Andy’s employer went bankrupt, and to provide for his wife and their four children, Andy took odd jobs, such as peddling fruit. Now, as then, the Fierlits rely on one another and their shared sense of humor to thrive in the face of hard times. Donna even named her purple wheelchair after the Tina Turner song, “Proud Mary,” because it keeps on rolling. But rolling around the world hasn’t always been so simple. “The challenges are there,” Andy admits. “But if you think ahead and preplan, you can overcome them.” Handicap accessibility varies around the world, and the Fierlits have encountered a host of obstacles during their travels. Trains in Europe couldn’t always accommodate Donna’s wheelchair, so she once rode in the cargo area. In rural Australia, the airport did not have ramps, and Donna had to disembark the plane on a forklift. Their hotel room in Ireland was handicap-accessible, but the entry door was too small for Donna’s wheelchair. “You know, it takes a lot of things to make love,” Andy said. “It takes patience, it takes understanding, it takes kindness.” As for the future, the Fierlits have paid for their trips through private savings, though their stash is dwindling. They remain hopeful that with a bit of generosity, they will one day reach Scandinavia. “One step at a time,” Andy says. “That was the goal: to live on, enjoy life.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180413211500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/health/iyw-andy-and-donna-fierlit-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "590890296", "sentence": "NEW: White House spokesman: No request has been made to change alliance \"I've realigned myself in your ideological flow,\" Duterte says in Beijing Rodrigo Duterte left no room for doubt about where his allegiance lies. In a state visit aimed at cozying up to Beijing as he pushes away from Washington, the Philippine President announced his military and economic “separation” from the United States. “America has lost now. I’ve realigned myself in your ideological flow,” he told business leaders in Beijing on Thursday. “And maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world: China, Philippines and Russia. It’s the only way.” Duterte didn’t provide details about how he’d break away from the United States, or what the separation could entail. US officials stressed the long history of diplomatic, military and financial ties between the two countries. “We have not received any requests from officials to change our alliance,” Deputy White House Press Secretary Eric Schultz told reports aboard Air Force One Thursday. In China, leaders said they were ready to start a new chapter. US seeks clarity on ‘separation’ Relations between China and the Philippines had soured over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea. But now Duterte is taking a different tack, pushing that issue to the background as he tries to forge closer ties with China. Will the gamble pay off? So far, it seems to be, said Richard Javad Heydarian, a political science professor at De La Salle University, Manila. The usually brash and outspoken Duterte appeared much more statesmanlike in China than he has on previous trips overseas, said Heydarian. “Duterte has been careful not to slight his hosts, he’s been very deferential to the Chinese. It’s raised eyebrows in the Philippines but pleased people in China,” he said. Chinese President Xi Jingping welcomed Duterte with full military honors at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday. He called the two countries “neighbors across the sea” and said they’d agreed to achieve “full improvement” in bilateral ties, state media reported. The two leaders signed some 13 bilateral deals including pacts on trade, investment, tourism, crime and drug prohibition, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua. However, there was no specific agreement about the South China Sea, where the two have overlapping maritime claims. They agreed to address the matter through talks, according to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin. Duterte’s pivot toward China comes as relations with long-time ally the United States are at an all-time low. At a news conference in Laos in September, he called US President Barack Obama a son of a bitch, when asked what he would say if Obama was critical about his anti-drug efforts, which critics say violate human rights. Since Duterte took office, hundreds of drug dealers and users have been killed in police operations. The two leaders both attended the ASEAN summit a few days later. They didn’t speak and only briefly shook hands. Earlier in October, President Duterte confirmed that his country would not participate in joint military drills with the US that are set for next year. He did say, however, that the treaty alliance with the US would remain intact. By contrast, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised Duterte’s war on drugs this week, according to state broadcaster CCTV, saying he takes the fundamental interests and welfare of the Philippines’ people into consideration. It’s unclear how Duterte’s latest statement could alter ties with the United States. Asked to respond to the announcement Thursday, US National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said the United States and the Philippines share a long list of security interests and a 70-year history of “rich people-to-people ties.” And the United States is one of the Philippines’ strongest economic partners, she said. US companies have invested more than $4.7 billion in the Philippines. Duterte has huge popularity ratings in the Philippines but his tilt away from Washington may not be supported by most Filipinos. A recent opinion poll of 1,200 adults found that the trust rating of the United States stood at +66 compared with -33 for China. “Duterte has made extra effort to sell China as a benevolent partner but it’s a tough sell,” said Heydarian. Ties with China hit a low in July, when the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled that China’s historical claim to the disputed waters was invalid. China refused to participate in the tribunal’s proceedings and, in the wake of the ruling, Chinese boycotted Philippines-grown dried mango. It was a huge victory that Duterte has chosen not to capitalize on despite once pledging to ride into the South China Sea on a jet ski while carrying the Philippines flag. Instead, said Heydarian, Duterte has chosen to focus on China’s deeper pockets in the hope of lucrative trade deals. CNN’s Yuli Yang, Bex Wright, Kevin Liptak and Greg Clary contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rodrigo Duterte", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161020104500", "country1": "PHL", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/asia/china-philippines-duterte-visit/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "412502721", "sentence": "They say the black hole is the largest yet discovered of its era The black hole has by a bright quasar, which are thought to limit their speed of growth Researchers in China have spotted a supermassive black hole, 12 billion times the size of the sun and around 900 million years old. The black hole is larger than any of its age previously seen, the journal “Nature” reports. A black hole is a dense region of space that has collapsed in on itself in a way that means nothing can escape it, not even light. Related video The mystery of black holes Releasing their findings in “Nature,” researchers led by teams from China’s Peking University and the University of Arizona said the black hole – named SDSS J010013.02 – was six times larger than its biggest known contemporaries. “The existence of such black holes when the Universe was less than one billion years old presents substantial challenges to theories of the formation and growth of black holes and the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies,” they said. “Nature” reported that lead researcher Xue-Bing Wu of Peking University and his colleagues first sighted the black hole using a  telescope in Yunnan, China, and used additional telescopes around the world to examine it. In a media release, the University of Arizona said that the black hole powered “the brightest quasar of the early universe.” NASA describes quasars as “the brilliant beacons of light that are powered by black holes feasting on captured material, and in the process, heating some of the matter to millions of degrees.” Team member Fuyun Bian, from the Australian National University, said that the light from a quasar was thought to push back material behind it and limit the growth of black holes. “However this black hole at the center of the quasar gained enormous mass in a short period of time,” Bian said. Related gallery Photos: Mars rover Curiosity Another researcher, Chris Willott, told “Nature” that a possible explanation could be that some black holes were formed by the collapse of a very large gas cloud – rather than that of a single star. “We are still very uncertain as to the modes of black-hole formation and growth in the early Universe,” he told the journal. Writing in “Nature,” astronomer Bram Venemans explains: “Theoretically, it is not implausible to find a black hole of more than 10 billion solar masses within 1 billion years after the Big Bang. But it is still surprising to uncover such a massive black hole in the early Universe.” “This quasar is very unique,” the University of Arizona quoted lead researcher Wu as saying. “Just like the brightest lighthouse in the distant universe, its glowing light will help us to probe more about the early Universe.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "supermassive black hole SDSS J010013.02", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150226093000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/intl_world/space-black-hole/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "646564866", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Gerry Simpson is Human Rights Watch’s senior refugee researcher and advocate and author of the report “Pakistan Coercion, UN Complicity: The Mass Forced Return of Afghan Refugees.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Gerry Simpson: Pakistan, with UN support, is coercing Afghan refugees to return home If they don't reverse course, they could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan If you were one of the world’s 21.3 million refugees and woke up one day to find the country that had sheltered your family for many years now considered you to be traitors and terrorists, what would you do? What if the government had given its police a green light to make your life miserable and were threatening to deport you in the middle of winter back to nothing — no home, no job, no school? Would you wait and see whether things calmed down or pack your bags and leave? That’s the terrible choice Pakistan gave its 2.5 million-strong Afghan community – refugees and undocumented individuals – last year, and it worked. A brutal police crackdown and deportation threats coerced over 600,000 Afghans in the last six months of 2016, including 365,000 registered refugees, to face danger and destitution back in Afghanistan. Having hosted millions of Afghan refugees over several decades, Pakistan was well aware that it would have faced international condemnation had it forced the refugees into trucks and dumped them across the border. In response to deteriorating political relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the authorities instead carried out a concerted campaign to make Afghans lives’ so miserable they would leave. This included making their legal status insecure, threatening to deport them in the middle of winter and giving the police free reign to commit a range of abuses. But coercing registered refugees into returning home against their will violates the international legal prohibition against refoulement – not to forcibly return or pressure anyone into returning to a place where they would face a real risk of persecution, torture or other ill-treatment, or a threat to life. Even worse, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees let itself be bullied into helping it all happen. By increasing cash payments to returning refugees and failing to publicly call for an end to coercive practices, the UN agency became complicit in Pakistan’s mass refugee abuse. The Afghan exodus from Pakistan in the second half of 2016 amounts to the world’s largest unlawful forced return in recent years, making the UN’s complicity all the more shocking. All eyes are now on Pakistan and the UN to see whether those wielding power over the remaining Afghans will reverse course. Related article Why Trump's travel ban is still a Muslim ban And a recent Human Rights Watch report detailing the horrors experienced by Afghan refugees emphasizes why swift action on this issue is so crucial. As a 25-year-old Afghan told me after his overnight return journey from Pakistan’s border areas, “No matter who you are, your heart will turn black with so much abuse.” After an initial round of police abuses against the Afghan community in 2015, which triggered a first wave of Afghan refugee departures, the Pakistani authorities ditched their previous policy of renewing Afghan refugees’ permits every few years. Instead, last year they gave the refugees six months to leave, at the very last minute gave them another six, and then said they had three more months to pack their bags. Afghan refugees returning to Kabul told me the ever-present threat of imminent deportation, particularly in the middle of Afghanistan’s bitterly cold winter, left them lying awake at night fearing for their families’ lives. Yet stripping Afghan refugees of a secure legal status wasn’t the only ploy to coerce them out. The authorities also mounted an aggressive media campaign in newspapers and on television and radio, telling Afghans it was time to leave and that they risked summary deportation if they stayed. This gave the Pakistani police a green light for a second round of anti-Afghan abuses in early July 2016. Returning refugees told Human Rights Watch that police raided their homes at night, accused them of being or harboring terrorists, threatened to split up families and deport them, arbitrarily detained them for hours or days at a time and regularly subjected them to crippling levels of extortion. A day after the Human Rights Watch report was released, Pakistan issued a statement, saying that “notwithstanding any isolated or individual incidents, there is no policy of coercion” against Afghans. However, the government did not address any direct claims of police raids or forcible deportations. Related article As ISIS suffers in its heartland, South Asia is ripe for its rise And what did the UN refugee agency do to stop this mass exodus? It remained publicly silent about coerced returns and doubled its cash grant to $400 for every returning Afghan refugee. For an average poor Afghan family of seven, $2,800 was an astronomical amount of money, about the same as a senior teacher’s annual income in Afghanistan. For many who were on the fence about whether to wait, it proved to be the tipping point. Refugees told me they were afraid that if they didn’t take the money, they would end up being deported penniless anyway. UNHCR has told Human Rights Watch that, in its opinion, some Afghans returned from Pakistan “under difficult conditions” and that UNHCR’s policies did not encourage anyone to leave against their will. According to the United Nations, the vast majority of those returning are now homeless and without jobs. Many will join the estimated 1.5 million Afghans already displaced from their own homes by the country’s spiraling conflict, which killed and maimed more Afghans in 2016 than any other year since records began in 2009. The Afghan government and aid agencies are overwhelmed and have been pleading with donors to fund emergency winter assistance. But there may well be worse to come. Pakistan has made clear it wants to see the exodus continue this year, and in February, the authorities extended Afghan refugees’ permits from March 31, 2017, only until the end of December. This means that the estimated 1.9 million Afghans remaining in Pakistan again face the prospect of deportation in sub-zero temperatures. To add insult to injury, the UN refugee agency resumed its cash support, at a reduced rate of $200, on April 3. But absent a commitment by the Pakistani authorities to end all police abuses and stop its deportation threats, Afghan refugees will continue to leave Pakistan under pressure and involuntarily. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook There is a real risk, then, of repeated mass unlawful forced refugee returns and a repeat of last year’s failure by the UN refugee agency to do its fundamental duty to defend refugees against it. To avoid triggering a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan by forcing back hundreds of thousands more refugees, Pakistan should reverse course and protect Afghans until it is safe for them to go home. Afghanistan’s donors should generously support Pakistan and aid agencies assisting Afghans in Pakistan and should press the government to end its abuses and threats. The government should extend refugees’ registration cards until at least March 2019. And the UN refugee agency should stop supporting involuntary refugee return and unequivocally publicly challenge any further efforts by Pakistan to force out Afghan refugees.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170413180000", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/opinions/pakistan-afghan-refugees-opinion-simpson/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "650470901", "sentence": "Customs and Border Protection officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted to smuggle drugs by strapping packages of cocaine to their legs. The most recent seizure came when two men tried to bring more than 10 kilos of cocaine into the United States on April 19, officers said. Both men allegedly had the drugs taped to their legs under their clothing, and one man taped the drugs to his back. The two men traveled on the same flight from the Dominican Republic to New York last week, but it’s unclear if they knew each other. Not one, but two 'busted' out of their pants...on the same flight by #JFK @CustomsBorder read the story herehttps://t.co/lFtSy9pMFO pic.twitter.com/ss6NUqZdVk “This latest seizure demonstrates our CBP officers being ever vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution of these illicit drugs,” Leon Hayward, acting director of CBP’s New York field operations, stated in a news release. In the statement, it was not mentioned what tipped off the officers to conduct additional inspections on the men. But they were taken to a private search room where officers seized 23 pounds (10.4 kilos) of cocaine estimated at a nearly $400,000 street value. The two men were arrested and are facing federal narcotics smuggling charges, according to the CBP. Last month at the same airport, officers said they discovered two other passengers on separate days with drugs taped under their pants. This passenger was 'busted' out of his pants by @CustomsBorder #JFK with an estimated $164,000 of Cocaine pic.twitter.com/EdBZniTkfp It's like 'Deja Vu all over again' for @CustomsBorder #JFK cocaine under pants; estimated street value of $83,000https://t.co/uuQ44u6L3A pic.twitter.com/jWF6U4zw6e Those seizures equaled to 6.8 kilos (15 pounds) of cocaine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Customs and Border Protection (CBP)", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170427043000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/us/cocaine-found-under-pants-trnd/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "620652812", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Sean Kennedy is a writer based in Washington. Previously, he was a US Senate aide, television producer and a fellow at public policy think tanks. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Kevin O'Leary of \"Shark Tank\" fame is vying to become Conservative Party leader Sean Kennedy says it's possible Canada's Donald Trump can become prime minister After months of media hype, a political neophyte with strong opinions, a brash style and extreme wealth gets into the race. Almost immediately, the reality TV celebrity is propelled to the top of the pack – leading all contenders and in spitting distance of his political adversary across the aisle. No, this is not the story of President Donald Trump’s rise, but the story of technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary of ABC’s “Shark Tank” fame. O’Leary is running for the highest office in the land – in Canada. The multimillionaire from Montreal’s English-speaking minority grew up middle class, unlike the newly inaugurated US President, but embraces the path that brought the Queens-born real estate tycoon to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Related article Canada's Donald Trump? 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary runs for Tory leadership O’Leary’s supporters are even selling Trump-like red hats with a slogan embroidered in white thread. Instead of “Make America Great Again,” O’Leary’s caps encourage the voters to return Canada’s Prime Minister to his previous occupation, saying: “Make Trudeau a Drama Teacher Again.” And “Shark Tank’s” Mr. Wonderful is crushing his conservative Tory rivals out of the gate, too, with more than 50% of the party’s voters in one poll backing him within days of his announced candidacy to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. O’Leary does distance himself from Trump, who is deeply unpopular north of the US border, on policy such as a border wall. O’Leary told the New York Post: “We’re both businessmen. That is the common thread. …  But I am nowhere near the same (as) Donald Trump on policy. I am half Lebanese, half Irish – there’s no walls. … If there was a wall around Canada, I wouldn’t exist.” O’Leary even apes the nationalist rhetoric Trump displays, tweeting: “The Conservative Party of Canada needs a candidate who can beat Justin Trudeau and bring back jobs to this country!” It's official, I'm in. The Conservative Party of Canada needs a candidate who can beat Justin Trudeau and bring back jobs to this country! O’Leary, who is threading a needle playing the role of both Trump in Canada and his foil on issues where Canadian and US interests diverge, was bullish last year on Trump’s effect on the stock market, too. O’Leary said that the markets would “go straight up” if Trump took the White House. On that count, O’Leary (if he put his money where his mouth was) made the right bet as stocks have soared since the election of the American tycoon. But can O’Leary withstand the crowded field and slings and arrows like Trump did during the GOP primaries? Only time will tell. One thing that is different that may affect Canada’s choice is how the Conservative Party leader is selected – by members who have paid to join the party and who then have to show up to cast ballots and then wait hours for the final results A system similar to the Iowa and Nevada caucuses did not help Trump since only the most conservative, dedicated and organized candidates manage to make it past the caucusgoers. Trump lost most of the caucuses he competed in to other candidates despite his advantage in the polls. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Another thing that will weigh heavily against O’Leary is his opponent, the attractive and affable scion of the Trudeau dynasty. Additionally, the Conservatives’ last successful leader to assume the prime ministry was Stephen Harper, a traditional and reserved Canadian. He is a mild-mannered politician and man, a stereotype of Canadians. Then there’s O’Leary’s residency. In 2013, O’Leary called Boston “home” – and it just might be his political death knell. Canadians are sensitive, to say the least, about their southern neighbor and the “brain drain” of their successful brethren. Palm Springs and Florida are fine to visit, but going full American is a no-no. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Former Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff was raked over the coals by his political opponents for assuming academic posts in the United States and Britain, even bragging about voting in the latter. It went down like a lead balloon in Canada, and Ignatieff skulked off into the Canadian political wilderness. Then again, Trump, who made “Buy American, Hire American” a rallying cry during his campaign, managed to get through – despite making his clothing lines in much-maligned China and hiring foreign workers at his projects and resorts. Maybe O’Leary’s fame and wealth might make Mr. Wonderful, Mr. Prime Minister after all.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kevin O'Leary", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170125173000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/opinions/meet-canadas-trump-kennedy-opinion/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "510027827", "sentence": "The design and manufacture of large commercial aircraft is one of the world’s most challenging industries. Two aviation giants dominate the field: U.S.-based Boeing and European consortium Airbus. So can a Russian upstart succeed in its goal of redefining the market with a new aircraft concept whose unique characteristics place it in a category of its own? The new manufacturer is Moscow-based private company is Rosavia. Its concept is the inelegantly named Frigate Ecojet. Airliners can be roughly divided into two groups. There are wide-body aircraft, like the Boeing 777 and 787 or Airbus A330 and A350 families, designed to carry 250 or more passengers on long-haul flights. Then there are narrow-body aircraft: smaller single-aisle craft usually seating fewer than 200 passengers and serving short- and medium-haul routes. The Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 families are the most common in this category. Boeing 737 MAX maiden flight roars off the runway But what if an airline needs to transport a large number of passengers over relatively short distances? One option is to use a wide-body airline – much heavier than required for short distances. The other is to use narrow-body aircrafts, flying at greater frequency, and to give up some of the economies of scale that high-density routes can afford. Neither is an ideal solution. The Frigate Ecojet aims to bridge this market gap by combining the capacity of a wide-body aircraft with the economics and range of a narrow-bodied one. It’s been designed to fly between 276 and 358 passengers over distances of 3,000 to 4,000 nautical miles, depending on the model. Although currently a private company, Rosavia follows the tradition of Russia’s aircraft design bureaus. Some of its senior technical personnel were involved in the roll-out of airliners such as the medium-range Tupolev Tu-204 and the Tu-214. Why the sun is setting on the Boeing 747 If its positioning as a medium-haul wide-body airliner sets the Frigate Ecojet apart in the market, its most eye-catching feature is without doubt its curved fuselage. Rosavia’s engineers say its elliptic shape is a particularly efficient solution for seating more than 350 passengers in a three-aisle configuration, while keeping weight and dimensions below those of wide-body aircraft of similar capacity. The main challenge the Frigate Ecojet faces isn’t technical, though, but commercial. Is there enough demand for an aircraft with these characteristics? Yes, but a limited one, says Daniel Tsang, aviation expert and founder of consultancy firm Aspire Aviation. He says it’s the same terrain that Boeing is purportedly examining as part of a long-term plan to develop a new mid-size airplane. “While such a market has a demand for up to 2,000 airplanes over the next 20 years, it will remain niche,” says Tsang. Nevertheless, managers at Frigate Ecojet hope to capture a piece of this action. EasyJet unveils plan for 'hybrid' planes using hydrogen fuel cells They see most of the demand coming from Asia, where the Frigate Ecojet could serve the growth in high-density routes between the region’s major cities. Tsang remains skeptical that the cost savings brought about by the Ecojet could be large enough to prevent Boeing and Airbus from covering the market gap with re-engined versions of their existing jets. He says that the question is “whether developing a clean-sheet small-twin is the best solution to addressing the niche market needs.” In his view, the re-engined Airbus A321neo and Boeing 737-900ER will be able to cover most of the demand. Throw in the Airbus A330neo, whose development cost is fully paid for, and the business case looks even shakier. In any case, Rosavia is plowing ahead with its plans to serially produce the Frigate Ecojet, and hopes to be operational by 2018. The company has already successfully completed the first round of aerodynamic and structural tests in Germany, with the cooperation of several engineering partners, and it’s now looking for a suitable location for its assembly line. With a catalog price of $120 million, on a par with the smaller Airbus A321neo, Frigate Ecojet’s program leader Alexander Klimov expects the project to break even at 115 aircraft. He says the company will need $3 billion investment over the next 10 years. It’s open, he adds, to discussing financial or industrial partnerships. That could lead to the company relocating to another European country or to Asia to take advantage of favorable local conditions. There’s no doubt that the Frigate Ecojet is a bold and ambitious undertaking, even more so when considering it’s being led by an independent private company. However, it’s precisely this slice of the market that saw the beginning of one of the most successful growth stories in the history of commercial aviation. Although the market and political environment is vastly different, it’s easy to forget – four decades after the first Airbus A300 took to the skies – that once upon a time the mighty and diversified Airbus Group also started with a medium-haul wide-body airliner designed for the same tasks that the Frigate Ecojet now hopes to fulfill. Miquel Ros is an aviation blogger. An economist by background, he’s worked for Flightglobal and Bloomberg. He currently covers the airline industry through Allplane.tv and collaborates with luxury travel website Trovel and other online media.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rosavia", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160209130000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/aviation/frigate-ecojet-russia-aviation/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "736723594", "sentence": "Newborn brain cells have different properties than mature ones Study: Fetal brain tissue samples are rich in new neurons; adult samples show none Your brain has peaked by age 13. The creation of new brain cells in the hippocampus ends before we even reach adulthood, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Previously, scientists generally believed that the human hippocampus generates new brain cells or neurons throughout adulthood. There’s no consensus about the number of neurons made in adulthood; some researchers believe that hundreds of neurons are added each day, while others contend that very few are created after childhood. This birth of new brain cells – or neurogenesis – is “a fascinating process,” said Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, senior author of the new study and a professor of neurological surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. “It requires the birth of the cell, the migration or the movement of the cell to the right place – which is not an easy task in the very dense structure of the brain – and then that cell has to make space to grow and connect to other cells and then contribute in a functional way to that circuit,” he said. Neurons are created by progenitor cells, also called precursor or stem cells. Newborn neurons are important because they have different properties than mature neurons. In particular, they excel at forming new connections. Related article Sacrificing sleep? Here's what it will do to your health For the study, the researchers searched for progenitor cells and young neurons in 59 postmortem and postoperative human tissue samples taken from the hippocampus. The hippocampus, a tiny seahorse-shaped structure deep inside the brain, plays a major role in learning and remembering. Alvarez-Buylla’s research focuses on one brain region at a time. The ages of the brain tissue samples ranged from early fetus through adulthood. In fetal samples that had gestated 14 weeks, the researchers saw rich streams of precursor cells and immature neurons migrating to a still-developing region within the hippocampus known as the dentate gyrus, known to be crucial to memory formation. Searching additional fetal samples, the researchers discovered that by 22 weeks, the migration of cells had decreased. By age 1, there were far fewer immature neurons than during the fetal stage. Older samples showed even fewer young neurons. Age 13 was the oldest brain tissue sample containing any immature neurons, the researchers found. The adult tissue samples had none. What does it mean that our brains do not make new brain cells beyond age 13? Alvarez-Buylla asks instead, “What would it mean if we did make neurons in this part of the brain?” Some people believe the process of neurogenesis adds to the rejuvenation of the brain, yet no one knows whether this is the case, he explained. “If the adult brain contains some stem cells that might be reactivated or rekindled,” he wondered, “would it really contribute in an important way to any plasticity or even some recovery from the loss of neurons as happens in some diseases?” It might be good, he said, but it also might not. Related article You're an adult, but your brain might not be, experts say René Hen, a professor in Columbia University’s departments of psychiatry, neuroscience and pharmacology at the Kavli Institute for Brain Science, said the new study is “provocative.” “It is provocative because it claims that in the average human brain there are very few neurons left – in other words, it’s probably not functional,” said Hen, who was not involved in the research. “It is important because there are few studies that have documented how many of these young neurons are present in the hippocampus in humans.” He said there’s been “a lot of interest in trying to harness these young neurons to improve cognition.” “We don’t know how many of these young neurons are important for function,” he said. There’s evidence that interneurons – a different type of brain cell – mediate the function of young neurons and even amplify their effects. “So even a small number of young neurons could actually have quite potent effects,” Hen said. “How many is enough to produce a function is really the question.” Related article New brain map identifies 97 previously unknown regions Why were no young neurons found in adult brain tissue in this study, when previous research found many or at least some neurons? Hen suggested that the use of tissue samples might explain the discrepancy. “When you work with postmortem human tissue, the tissue is often of poor quality,” he said, and so it is “very difficult” to assess the number of neurons contained there. Hen added that biology also affects neurons, so the postoperative samples might also be problematic. “In cases of psychiatric disorders, in cases of stress, in cases of inflammation, the number of neurons decreases,” Hen said. Future research is needed to reconcile the differences between past studies and this new work, he said. “The jury is still out.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Jason Snyder, an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the University of British Columbia, described the new research as “important.” Snyder’s commentary was published Wednesday in Nature beside the new study, in which he was not involved. Related article Pregnancy changes a mother's brain for years, study shows “It provides strong evidence that the human brain’s ability to produce newborn neurons in the hippocampus (a brain region involved in memory formation) is limited as we get older,” Snyder wrote in an email. The new study also needs to be taken seriously because it guides us to explore new directions. “If we can understand how neural precursor cells work, we may be able to use them to replace neurons that have died,” he said. Alvarez-Buylla said the most “striking” observation of the paper was something else that was missing, besides the new neurons. “In the rat brain, there is a very dense layer of cells, some of which are actively proliferating, and this is where the progenitors of the new neurons meet. This region is called the granular zone,” he said. “That structure was simply not there in humans.” Clarification: A previous version of this story did not state Arturo Alvarez-Buylla’s affiliation with University of California, San Francisco.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "study on neurogenesis in the human hippocampus", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180307183000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/health/new-brain-cells-adulthood-study/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "638875551", "sentence": "On a day that saw FBI Director James Comey testify before the House Intelligence Committee, Erin Burnett made the issue the focus of her evening news program by welcoming a man who was in the room as the testimony was given. Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio is a Republican member of the Intelligence Committee, and cautioned anyone from forming opinions based solely on what Comey shared Monday morning. Related article 9 things we learned from the Comey hearing “I think it certainly is highly speculative and people shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions,” said Turner, referencing in particular Comey’s revelation the FBI is investigating potential Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  “This is an important issue and it does need to be addressed, but it certainly shouldn’t be played out in the media.” GOP @RepMikeTurner tells @ErinBurnett discussions of possible Trump-Russia collusion are \"highly speculative\" https://t.co/6Bn4kYfeVs Monday’s hearing also touched on President Trump’s claim that his Trump Tower phone lines had been tapped by former President Barack Obama, which Comey said didn’t happen. In light of that, the “OutFront” host asked Turner about Trump’s next move. “Do you think that President Trump should apologize, that he should retract the accusations that he made, which frankly were personal, they were alleging that President Obama had done something criminal?” Burnett asked her guest.  “Should he apologize?” “At this point … the ball’s in his court,” he replied. “We’ve had the FBI director say that there’s been no evidence … the ball’s in the President’s court to explain what did he mean … by this tweet, and why is he saying that.” Related video Electronics banned from cabins on some flights Meanwhile, it’s also worth noting that Turner’s live CNN interview came after breaking news on the global terror front, as it was revealed that electronics larger than mobile phones may be banned from certain incoming US flights originating in the Middle East. Intel from Yemen raid may be tied to a ban of electronic devices on some US-bound flights, @Rene_MarshCNN reports https://t.co/svtTVyQb04 Noting that he hadn’t yet been briefed, Turner said the new ruling seemed sensible. “There has been some concern for some time about electronic items being used to hide explosive devices and their threats to airline traffic,” Turner told Burnett. “This is all about getting the intelligence we need, applying it to the type of protections and interventions that we can do, and then trying to lessen that threat and this certainly sounds like it could be part of that.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rep. Mike Turner", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170321024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "YEM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/politics/mike-turner-erin-burnett-out-front-james-comey-hearings-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "610448830", "sentence": "Anis Amri is being sought in deadly truck attack on Berlin Christmas market Suspect was held in August and let go, German security official tells CNN A manhunt is underway for a 24-year-old Tunisia native in connection with this week’s Christmas market attack in Berlin – a man German authorities say may be “violent and armed” and had been in contact with radical Islamist groups. Anis Amri is being sought in Monday’s truck attack, which left 12 people dead and 48 injured at Breitsheidplatz, a wanted notice issued Wednesday by the German federal prosecutor’s office said. Police have offered a reward of up to 100,000 euros (about $104,000) for information about his whereabouts, and said Amri is “under urgent suspicion.” “If you see this person that we are seeking, inform the police. Please do not put yourself in danger because this person could be violent and armed!” the notice said. • Amri is 1.78 meters (5 feet 10 inches) tall and weighs about 75 kilograms (165 pounds). • The suspect was arrested in August with forged documents en route to Italy, but a judge released him, an official says. •  Police at one point noticed the suspect because he was looking for a gun. •  The suspect arrived in Germany in 2015 and was known to be in touch with radical Islamist groups, a state minister says. •  The suspect’s asylum request was refused this year and deportation was attempted, state minister says. •  German police conduct raids in North Rhine-Westphalia region, a security official says. Amri’s identity papers were found inside the cabin of the truck used in Monday’s attack, German security officials said. Before Amri was publicly named, Ralf Jaeger, interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, told reporters the suspect was known to German security services as someone in contact with radical Islamist groups, and had been assessed as posing a risk. One German security official told CNN the suspect had been arrested in August with forged documents in the southern German town of Friedrichshafen, on his way to Italy, but a judge released him. The suspect also came onto the radar of German police because he was looking for a gun, the official said. Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière told reporters a manhunt had been underway across Europe since midnight. German police carried out raids Wednesday in connection with the investigation in North Rhine-Westphalia, where Amri had stayed, another security official told CNN. ISIS claimed it had inspired Monday’s attack. The terror group’s affiliated Amaq News Agency described the perpetrator as a “soldier of the Islamic State” who had acted in response to calls for attacks in the West. Amri was named as a suspect a day after police released a different man. The first man, an asylum seeker believed to be from Pakistan, had been detained in the immediate aftermath of the attack, with German media reporting that witnesses had said he’d driven the truck. But Peter Frank, general prosecutor at Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, said that forensic tests offered no link between the man and the truck’s cabin. Jaeger said Amri was believed to have entered Germany in July 2015 and had traveled between Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia and other cities. He was “very mobile,” but was mostly in Berlin since February, he said. Amri requested asylum in Germany, but this was refused in June, Jaeger said – two months before his reported arrest in southern Germany. A deportation process was started in North Rhine-Westphalia, Jaeger said. The suspect had been registered by German authorities as someone who posed a risk, said Stephan Mayer, a spokesman for the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union parliamentary group. Mayer said the suspect was believed to have links to a Salafist group, referring to an ultra-conservative branch of Islam. But authorities’ attempts to deport him were thwarted because they were unable to establish his identity beyond doubt, Mayer said. Related video Germany in shock after deadly terror attack German security officials told CNN that investigators believe the Tunisian suspect is linked to a recruitment network for ISIS operating in Germany. The main figure in the network, Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah – a 32-year-old Iraqi national also known as Abu Walaa – and four others were arrested and charged with terrorism offenses in November. German federal prosecutors said then that Abdullah was the ringleader of a multiregional recruitment network. The group allegedly targeted and radicalized young Muslims in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. Jaeger said he could not confirm a link to Abu Walaa. Tunisian radio network Mosaique FM interviewed a man who identified himself as Amri’s father. The man said Anis is one of four children, and that he and Amri’s mother are divorced. Amri left Tunisia for Italy about seven years ago, after he dropped out of school, the man said. The man said he hasn’t heard from Amri but that Amri maintained contact with his siblings through phone calls that sometimes came months apart. A Polish man found shot dead inside the truck has been identified as its original driver, according to German media. He was not driving during the incident, police said. The gun used to kill him has not been recovered. Related article 'Black day for history:' Berliners mourn victims of market attack The slain driver may have been involved in a struggle with the suspect inside the truck’s cabin before he was shot, CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said. This could be when the suspect’s identity papers were dropped, he suggested. The truck, which was owned by a Polish company, was hauling 25 tons of steel before it was steered into the crowd, according to its owner, Ariel Zurawski. He identified the slain driver as his cousin. Police have appealed to the public for any digital videos and photos they have of the attack or possible suspects. German authorities have not publicly named any of the victims, and police have asked people not to post videos or photos of them as a sign of respect. But Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that a 60-year-old Israeli woman – Dalia Elaykim – had died in the attack. Her husband was seriously injured. The embassy is working with the family to bring her body back to Israel for burial, the Ministry said. Italy’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Italian national Fabrizia Di Lorenzo was missing following the attack and that her family was now in Berlin. The ministry said it was waiting for German investigators to complete their work before issuing a statement. Italy’s ANSA news agency reported the missing woman, 31, worked in Berlin and that her cell phone was found at the attack scene. Michael Schuetz, the doctor who oversaw the emergency response at Berlin’s Charité hospital, told CNN that survivors described a scene “like a little war zone.” Physical injuries ranged from major trauma for those hit by the truck to lesser injuries suffered when poles from the market huts fell on people, he said. Berliners who came to leave flowers and candles at makeshift shrines near the Christmas market told CNN Wednesday they would not allow the attack to change the way they led their lives. One handwritten note left with a bunch of roses read, “You will not have our hate,” echoing the words of writer Antoine Leiris after he lost his wife in the Paris attacks. Wednesday night, the issue of migrants drew dueling protests outside the Berlin Zoo rail station. On one side a few dozen people joined a demonstration by the far-right, ultranationalist National Democratic Party, waving German flags and railing against the acceptance of migrants and refugees. They were countered by a group of several hundred people, many of whom shouted: “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here!” Some in the counterdemonstration carried white signs with red hearts printed on them. Signs carried messages such as “Solidarity instead of hate,” and “Together against Nazis.” As the NPD side delivered speeches on a loudspeaker, the counterdemonstrators drowned them out with music, chants and whistles. Among the pro-refugee crowd was 70-year-old Irmela Schramm, who for years has sought out neo-Nazi graffiti across Germany and painted over it with heart shapes. “When I saw what happened on Monday, I knew I would have a lot more to do,” she said Wednesday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under political pressure over her government’s generous acceptance of refugees. Germany has taken in more than 890,000 asylum-seekers in the past year, a much higher number than other European nations. How populism could shake up Europe: A visual guide The issue contributed to defeats for Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in Berlin and her home state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern during regional elections this year. CNN’s Hala Gorani reported from Berlin, James Griffiths wrote from Hong Kong and Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN’s Bryony Jones, Jason Hanna, Schams Elwazer, Tim Lister, Carol Jordan, Max Foster, Julia Jones and Hada Messia contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "German government refugee policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161221060000", "country1": "TUN", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "453323070", "sentence": "Haseeb Sediqi, spokesman for Afghanistan's intelligence service, confirms Omar's death He says Omar died in a mysterious way in a hospital in Pakistan in 2013 Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar died in April 2013 in Pakistan, a spokesperson for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday in a news release, citing “credible information.” Under Omar’s leadership, the Taliban offered safe haven to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, precipitating the U.S. military action in Afghanistan after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz could not confirm the death but said the administration believes the reports are credible. Schultz says the intelligence community is looking into the reports. Haseeb Sediqi, spokesman for Afghanistan’s intelligence service, said Omar died in a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, in April 2013. Sediqi said that intelligence service – the National Directorate of Security – was aware of Omar’s death long ago and had conveyed that to Afghanistan’s Parliament. He also said he mentioned it at least three times in his past press conferences. Omar Samad, senior adviser to Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, said, “All odds and indications point to the fact that he has been dead for at least two years,” A source with a strong decades long track record of contact with the Taliban told CNN that senior Afghan Taliban leadership have acknowledged Omar is dead. They met in Quetta, Pakistan, this past weekend and may take days or longer to acknowledge his passing publicly, the source said. The source said there are at least two versions of the death: That Omar died at a Karachi hospital or in the Afghan village of his birth. Omar’s apparent death is seen as enhancing the possibility of a positive outcome of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the source said. A former senior United States government official who worked on Afghanistan issues for many years weighed in on the significance of Omar’s death. Related video Afghan officials: Mullah Omar is dead “I’ve tended to believe the rumors that he was dead since the serious splits started in the Taliban,” the official said. “If he were alive, he wouldn’t allow these rumors to continue to threaten the movement’s unity to this degree. He would risk some small exposure to invalidate the rumors, and he has not done that despite incredible internal demands that he do so.” Samad said the reports of Omar’s death will complicate the Afghan government’s negotiations with the Taliban. “There is a serious ongoing power struggle that will now become more apparent between his hard-line followers and those who are more amenable to current reconciliation initiatives facilitated by Pakistan,” he said, referring to peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban that were hosted in Pakistan this month. In announcing Omar’s death, the spokesman for Ghani said the government is optimistic about the talks, “and thus calls on all armed opposition groups to seize the opportunity and join the peace process.” What’s next for the Taliban? Omar’s death will likely work to the advantage of ISIS, which is seeking to make inroads among the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban. Related gallery The Taliban's rise and fall “Some dissatisfied elements (of the Taliban) have already pledged allegiance to (ISIS),” said Samad. “With Omar out of the equation, more are likely to join (ISIS).” “The bad news is that the hardline faction would then become relatively independent, perhaps even aligning with ISIS, which is a nightmare scenario for us,” the senior U.S. official said. The BBC and the Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that unnamed sources in Afghanistan were saying Omar was dead. His death had long been rumored, yet always dismissed by the Taliban. Twice in 2011, the Taliban denied speculation that he had been killed. Earlier this year, the Taliban published a “biography” of the reclusive Afghan leader, saying he was still in charge. The piece appeared on a Taliban website. The goal of the biography, experts said, was to dispel rumors that he died, possibly years ago. Mullah Omar still leads Taliban, biography published in April 2015 says And just two weeks ago, the Taliban released a statement attributed to Omar, saying he backed peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. However the Taliban released a statement Thursday that seemed to contradict this. It read: “Media outlets are circulating reports that peace talks will take place very soon between the Islamic Emirate (as the Taliban refers to itself) and the Kabul regime either in the country of China or Pakistan. “The Islamic Emirate has handed all agency powers in this regard to its Political Office and they are not aware of any such process. “The Islamic Emirate, in accordance with its policy, has established a specific organ responsible for handling all its political affairs. We have repeatedly clarified this matter before and made clear the stance of Islamic Emirate.” Omar, once a rural Islamic cleric, created the Taliban – the plural of the Pashto word for “student” – in the 1990s in the wake of the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from the country, aiming to impose Islamic law on Afghanistan and remove foreign influence from the country. The Taliban eventually swept across the nation. With most of the country under Taliban control, he set himself the goal of transforming Afghanistan into the purest Islamic state in the world, declaring himself Amir-ul-Momineen, or head of the Muslims. Bergen: The man who wouldn’t have over bin Laden He was Afghanistan’s de facto leader from 1996 until late 2001, when a U.S.-led coalition invaded and booted the Taliban from power for refusing to hand over Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 terror attacks. That led to a Taliban insurgency that continues to this day, even as U.S. and other NATO troops are drawing down their numbers in Afghanistan. The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ended last year, leaving the Afghan military to lead the fight against the Taliban. The thousands of NATO troops that remain in Afghanistan are there in a training and support role. The U.S. government offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Omar’s capture. CNN’s Ed Payne, Nic Robertson and journalist Masoud Popalzai contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150729144500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/asia/afghanistan-mullah-omar/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "474430497", "sentence": "Robbers attacked the girl and hacked off her bones The United Nations says attacks against albinos are on the rise Body parts of albinos are mistakenly believed to bring wealth in some African countries Bibiana Mashamba loves to dance, run and jump – all the attributes of a thriving teenager. But at age 16, all that has taken a back seat as she struggles to walk following a merciless attack that nearly killed her. “At 11 at night, some robbers came into our room,” Mashamba says, recalling the terrifying day six years ago near the city of Mwanza in her home country of Tanzania. The robbers wanted something much more precious than jewels or electronics. They wanted the bones of the teen born with albinism. Body parts of albinos are highly sought in some African countries, where some mistakenly believe they bring wealth and good luck. Attackers chop off limbs, pluck out organs and sell them to witchdoctors. In  Mashamba’s case, they got what they came for. They hacked off her right leg, two fingers and tried to chop off her left leg but ran off before they could get through the bone. Mashamba says she did not know what was happening at first. Whoever attacked her drugged her beforehand, while she slept. She was sleeping in the same room as her sister and cousin, and the latter woke up to see the blood and the robbers. She screamed, and the adults dashed in. “I was in the hospital for 10 months,” Mashamba says, her wide grin gone for the first time during the interview. “It was so painful.” The teen may not know who attacked her, but she knows why. She was hunted down and chopped up because of her skin color. Her stark white skin and blond hair attract the worst kind of attention in her home country. The belief propagated by witchdoctors that the bones of people with albinism are magic and will make you rich has spread across parts of East Africa. “Those witchdoctors who are telling them to come and chop our limbs, they are liars,” she says. “How can someone get rich off my bones? I am not rich and they are my bones. This is the work of the devil.” In the United States, about one in 20,000 people have some type of albinism. But in some East African countries such as Tanzania, the number can be as high as one in 1,500. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says this year, people with albinism have experienced a surge in violent attacks in East Africa. “These attacks are often stunningly vicious, with children in particular being targeted,” Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein says in a statement. “As a result, many people with albinism are living in abject fear. Some no longer dare to go outside, and children with albinism have stopped attending school because of the recent spate of assaults, murders and kidnappings.” Mashamba and her sister, Tindi, know that by experience. They have endured taunting all their lives for being albinos. The two lived with their aunt and uncle, who took them in after their sick parents died. But after they were discharged from hospital following the attacks, they decided it was not safe to live with them anymore. “If I go back again to our village again, they could maybe kill me,” Mashamba says. Tanzanian politician Al-Shymaa Kway-Geer heard their story and took them in. Kway-Geer, the first albino to hold office in the country, became their new caretaker. While Mashamba had a safe place to live in Dar es Salaam, her life was far from what she had envisioned. The prosthesis she was given was archaic. Dancing, running and jumping were impossible. Even walking to school became painful. At times, she would slip and fall while going up a hill. Beyond anything, she wanted to be able to learn. “I enjoy math, I enjoy science, I enjoy English. I enjoy history. I enjoy everything,” she says. At 16, she got yet another surprise that would change her life. The African Millennium Foundation run by Malena Ruth offered to pay for the two sisters to come to the United States so Mashamba would get the best care and technology available to amputees. “She taught me so much. She taught me what courage is, what dignity is,” Ruth says with tears in her eyes. Ruth has become the girls’ guardian as Mashamba goes through physical therapy with the new prosthesis she received at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children in Los Angeles. “It was a horrible tragedy no child should have to know – their house raided and your body parts removed,” she says. “And unfortunately, this tragedy kind of extended beyond that horrible night in that she had some individuals that were really interested in helping her but there wasn’t the ability to kind of do the coordinated care that she really needed,” says Dr. Anthony Scaduto with the institute. With her upgraded  prosthesis and physical therapy, Mashamba can enjoy some of the physical freedoms she longed for. The sisters are determined to use their past trauma to shape their future. “I want to be a doctor so I can heal other children’s bones,” a smiling Mashamba says. Tindi, who can’t bear to see the suffering her sister endured, has a different plan. “I want to be a judge in my country so that I can punish people who hurt others,” she says. CNN’s Traci Tamura contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "attacks against albinos in East Africa", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151009044500", "country1": "TZA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/us/tanzania-albino-teen-los-angeles/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "445338948", "sentence": "Suspect arrested in slaying of Chinese student in Iowa Iowa prosecutor says case will be tried in China Chinese prosecutors have charged Li Xiangnan, the victim's boyfriend, with intentional homicide Victim's father Shao Chunsheng tells CNN he is relieved The man charged with killing a student at Iowa State University will face trial in China and not be extradited to the United States, an Iowa prosecutor says. The Chinese government announced this week that Xiangnan Li, 23, had been arrested in connection with the killing of Tong Shao, a 20-year-old student from China who had gone to Iowa State to study engineering. Li was her boyfriend and attended business school at the University of Iowa. Authorities said Li was the last one to see Shao alive and had hopped a plane to China shortly after she was killed last September. The investigation stalled because there is no extradition treaty between China and the United States. Investigators in Iowa said they felt hamstrung because there was little precedent for such a case – when a Chinese national flees the United States and is wanted in connection with the killing of another Chinese national. “It’s certainly been an interesting process,” said Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness, the lead prosecutor in Iowa. “China would not send him back for us to prosecute him domestically. “The only other option the Department of Justice had for us was to ask the Chinese government to prosecute him.” Lyness credited a CNN story in early April with jump-starting the case. In that piece, Shao’s father accused authorities of doing little to seek justice for his daughter. “What has she done to deserve such a crime? Why?” said Chunsheng Shao. “We’ve given all our love to our daughter. I feel my life is meaningless after losing her.” Iowa prosecutors, working through the U.S. Department of Justice, made a formal request in late April for Chinese investigators to come to Iowa, Lyness said. According to the Chinese government, Li turned himself in on May 13 in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou and “was put into criminal detention on that day.” In early June, Chinese investigators visited Iowa, and U.S. authorities “handed over relevant evidence items, documents and video materials,” China’s Ministry of Public Security said in a statement. On June 19, Wenzhou prosecutors formally charged Li with the intentional homicide. “We felt fairly confident that the investigators we met with were very interested in pursuing the case,” Lyness said. “But obviously we had no guarantee what would happen once they got back to China. “It’s a relief that they’ve actually arrested him and will proceed with prosecution,” she said. Shao’s father had a similar reaction. “They finally caught him,” he said. “I feel relieved.” There is no death penalty in Iowa. Lyness said she expressed to the Chinese investigators that the case not be pursued as a capital one. “They couldn’t give me assurances,” she said. “(But) I think life imprisonment is the most likely option” if Li is found guilty. Lyness said she hopes to attend the trial in China in the coming months. “It would be a very good educational opportunity to go over there and see how the Chinese justice system works.” Shao was first reported missing on September 17, 2014. It wasn’t until September 26 that police in Iowa found her body, stuffed in the trunk of her own car. By then Li, a “person of interest” sought for questioning by Iowa authorities, had already bought a one-way ticket and returned to China. “I’m truly grateful that Chinese and U.S. authorities came together and solved the case eventually,” Shao’s father told CNN. CNN’s Ivan Watson in Beijing and Kevin Wang in Atlanta contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chinese government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150701173000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/01/us/chinese-student-murder-suspect-trial/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "522471562", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Buck Sexton is a political commentator for CNN and host of “The Buck Sexton Show” on TheBlaze. He was previously a CIA counterterrorism analyst. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam and two other people were captured Friday Buck Sexton: A measure of justice is possible with the arrests Authorities will likely learn more about the Islamic State in Europe, says Sexton The capture of five people in Belgium, including Salah Abdeslam, a suspected architect of the November 13 attacks in Paris, is an important step in Europe’s fight against terrorism. But many questions still need to be answered, and the terror threat level remains high while authorities follow additional leads. Here’s what we know so far: During a raid Tuesday at an apartment in the Forest district of Brussels, one suspected jihadist – Mohamed Belkaid, an Algerian national – shot it out with Belgian authorities, holding police officers at bay with an AK-47. A police sniper killed Belkaid, but not before two people escaped out the back and across nearby rooftops. The deceased Belkaid reportedly appeared on a list of would-be suicide bombers. The list was acquired by NBC News from a Syrian who claimed to have stolen it from the Islamic State. Belgian authorities believe it was Abdeslam and an accomplice who were flushed out of the apartment during that Tuesday gunbattle. In the raid’s aftermath, counterterrorism police were able to track Abdeslam to the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels, where he and four others were taken into custody in a tactical operation Friday involving exchanges of gunfire and explosions. Related video Timeline of the Paris terror suspect capture On the one hand, Abdeslam’s capture marks a critical milestone, as it closes a chapter of the horrific Paris terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015, that killed 130 people. French authorities briefly, but unknowingly, had  Abdeslam in their grasp hours after the attacks, at the Belgian border, and they let him go. This police blunder was followed by dozens of raids over the course of four months to finally find Abdeslam and any suspected co-conspirators. Now there is a chance for some measure of justice for the victims of the November attacks in Paris. From a counterterrorism perspective, the capture of Abdeslam could provide enormously useful information. As a suspected jihadist who allegedly executed a mass casualty attack in France’s capital with ties to individuals who trained with ISIS in Syria, he may know a great deal about senior ISIS leadership. Related video Source: Paris terror suspect captured, injured but alive Abdeslam could also provide tremendous insight into current and future jihadist threats against the entire European Union. He could walk French and Belgian authorities through every stage of his alleged plotting, including any direct communications with ISIS leadership or facilitators in Syria. On the European side of the equation, Abdeslam could lay out the logistics and travel networks, operational security measures, and target surveillance he and any other suspected jihadists allegedly utilized to conduct the November attacks. All of this would be essential information that could save lives in the future. Whether Abdeslam – or any of the other four suspects taken into custody – have knowledge of active terrorist cells or operational plots remains to be seen. Belgian and French authorities, however, will no doubt have new phone numbers to trace, computer hard drives to analyze and names to track down. In the coming days, we will have a clearer picture of just how large the November 13 terror network really was, and whether it remains active. Related video Paris terror suspect captured, injured in raid But much of this is contingent upon Abdeslam talking to authorities, which is far from a given. The horrific nature of his alleged crimes certainly warrantsa life sentence in prison, so sentence mitigation isn’t much incentive. Belgian and French security officials will have to rely on savvy interrogation and whatever legal means of coercion and inducement are at their disposal to get answers from Abdeslam. Receiving cooperation from a reportedly hardened jihadist whose brother blew himself up on November 13 – and who was reportedly hours away from becoming a suicide bomber himself – will likely be a slow, difficult task. In addition, there will be scrutiny of the Muslim community of Molenbeek – an area already known to be a hotbed of Islamic radicalism – in the aftermath of these raids. That Abdeslam – referred to in the press as “Europe’s most wanted man” – could have successfully hidden not just in a suburb of Belgium’s capital city, but in the very neighborhood most likely to harbor jihadists – and done so for four months – is deeply troubling. Some suspects are already in Belgian custody for their alleged role in providing a safe haven to Abdeslam. The possibility remains that there were others who at least knew of Abdeslam’s whereabouts, and kept silent. Related video Paris suspect Abdeslam captured alive Nonetheless, today was a victory for France, Belgium and the civilized world against jihadist terrorism. But, as is the case with every individual raid or arrest, it is but one victory in a much larger and ongoing war. Perhaps the most important outcome of today’s arrests will be that Europe’s counterterrorism forces will achieve a better understanding of the full scope of the Islamic State’s plotting against the West – and how to stop it before there is another terrorist atrocity on Europe’s soil. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "capture of Salah Abdeslam and related counterterrorism efforts in Europe", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160319014500", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/opinions/belgian-terrorism-operation-abdeslam-sexton/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "724538794", "sentence": "NEW: Suspect's lawyer reportedly says her client denies trying to launch a terror attack Three Americans, a Briton and a French national are credited with helping avert the attack \"It is clear that their heroic actions may have prevented a far worse tragedy,\" President Obama says The three friends from the United States traveled in Europe as vacationers. Now the world knows them as heroes. Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos were aboard a high-speed train en route to Paris from Amsterdam on Friday when a gunman opened fire. Along with two others – a French national and a Briton – they charged, tackled and subdued him, officials said. Applause poured in from world leaders and citizens alike as more details emerged on the chaotic, bloody scene aboard the train. Here are the five heroes who may have averted a massacre: The 22-year-old Skarlatos, a National Guardsman based in Oregon, was on a monthlong vacation after his return from deployment in Afghanistan. But instead of taking in scenic European countrysides, he was taking on an attacker aboard a zipping train. Skarlatos heard gunfire and breaking glass, and sensed something was wrong. When the suspect appeared with a gun in their car, he mobilized others. He is the one who yelled “get him” after he heard a gunshot and noticed that the gunman’s weapon appeared to be jammed. “The guy had a lot of ammo,” Skarlatos said of the attacker. “His intentions were pretty clear.” Once they charged at him, he seized the gunman’s rifle and pounded him in the head with the muzzle repeatedly. “I’m so proud of (my son). I mean I’m in awe,” his father, Emanuel Skarlatos, told CNN affiliate KVAL in Roseburg, Oregon. “He inspires me.” Sadler, a senior at California State University in Sacramento, was on his first trip to Europe when terror struck. When his friends jumped  the gunman and took him down, he and another passenger helped restrain him and ensure he stayed down. “The three of us beat up the guy,” Sadler said. “In the process, Spencer gets slashed multiple times by the box cutter, and Alek takes the AK away.” Sadler helped tie up the suspect then went to other train cars to reassure passengers, said Jean-Hugues Anglade, a French actor who was traveling with his family. He “came running into our car, yelling that the shooter was overpowered by American soldiers on leave, that everything was fine,” Anglade told French magazine Paris Match. “He reassured us, he looked for survival blankets and a first aid kit for two seriously injured people.” It’ll be hard to top his first trip to Europe and his final year in college. “I’m just a college student, it’s my last year in college. I came to see my friends on my first trip in Europe and we stopped a terrorist, it’s kind of crazy,” Sadler told CNN. He urged people to be proactive during such situations. “The gunman would have been successful if my friends had not gotten up,” he said. Briton Chris Norman rushed to help the Americans overpower the suspected gunman. “All of us were in the same carriage, these two guys plus Spencer – the guy who got injured – were sitting on the same seats, the same row at the back of the train,” Norman said. Norman, who said he was sitting at the  front of the car, saw a train employee dash past. “I looked up, I saw a guy carrying an AK-47, or at least I assumed it was some kind of machine gun anyway,” he said. “I ducked down in my seat.” When Skarlatos and his friends tackled the gunman, Norman said rapid reasoning” prompted him to jump in and help subdue the gunman. “My thought was, ‘OK, I’m probably going to die anyway, so let’s go.’ I’d rather die being active, trying to get him down, than simply sit in the corner and be shot. Either you sit down and you die or you get up and you die. It was really nothing more than that.” He said his instincts kicked in. “We’ve seen enough of these kinds of attacks to understand that they will kill everybody once they get started, and my point of view was, two guys had already started tackling him,” Norman said. “Maybe they needed some help. … I said to myself, maybe I have a chance if I get up and I help as well.” Americans, French national tackle, overpower suspected Islamist gunman on train When the group decided to take down the gunman, Stone rushed him first, getting slashed several times with a box cutter in the process. “If anybody would have gotten shot, it would have been Spencer for sure, and we’re very lucky that nobody got killed, especially Spencer,” Skarlatos said. He tackled him and seized his weapons, including a box cutter, he said. “It feels pretty crazy. I never thought I’d be here,” Stone said. Stone suffered wounds in the head and neck, and almost had his thumb cut off. Despite his injuries, he helped a man who had his throat cut and applied pressure to the neck to prevent him from bleeding out, according to his friends. Stone, who serves in the U.S. Air Force, was hospitalized for a day. He was released  Saturday. In addition to the four men, a French national is credited with helping avert a massacre. Authorities did not identify him. A “French (male) passenger tried courageously to overpower him before the suspect fired several shots,” French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. “Then two American passengers intervened and managed to overpower the shooter, immobilized him on the ground and put aside his weaponry.” U.S. President Barack Obama described the three Americans as heroes, and commended and congratulated them in a phone call after the incident. “The President expressed his profound gratitude for the courage and quick thinking of several passengers, including U.S. service members, who selflessly subdued the attacker,” the White House said in a statement. “It is clear that their heroic actions may have prevented a far worse tragedy.” His French counterpart, Francois Hollande, spoke to them by phone and saluted their bravery. He will present them Monday with Legion of Honor medals, France’s highest recognition. “We often use the word hero, and in this case it has never been more appropriate,” U. S. ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, said Sunday. The suspected gunman,  Ayoub El Khazzani, is a Moroccan national, a senior European official said. He is in custody and undergoing interrogations. His lawyer told CNN affiliate BFMTV that her client denies he was trying to launch a terror attack. Instead, he boarded the train with the intention of robbing passengers, said Sophie David. CNN’s Pierre Meilhan, Jessica King and Radina Gigova contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Three Americans who subdued the gunman", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "MAR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/europe/france-train-shooting-heroes/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "602913955", "sentence": "Regime forces took parts of the city's east for first time in four years At least 46 people were killed and 325 were wounded Saturday Syrian regime forces have entered eastern Aleppo and retaken parts of its largest district, launching a long-threatened ground assault to wrest control of the area from rebels. The troops’ gains in the key neighborhood of Masaken Hanano were backed by regime airstrikes and marked the first time that government forces have taken a significant part of eastern Aleppo since rebels seized the area more than four years ago. Forces also entered the Jabal Badru neighborhood Sunday, effectively splitting eastern Aleppo into two. Government forces and armed groups loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began a bloody push toward eastern Aleppo on November 15 as warplanes decimated much of the zone with airstrikes following a three-week lull. But on Saturday, they broke through rebel defense lines and entered the zone by ground from the northeast, according to civilians and the state-controlled Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Other troops are still pushing in from the south. Related article J.K. Rowling sends 7-year-old Aleppo fan Harry Potter books SANA reported that forces were now in “full control” of the area, but the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and an activist group on the ground said only parts were in the hands of the regime and paramilitary gunmen. CNN correspondents in the region say it would likely be days before the whole neighborhood is recaptured, as forces will have to clear buildings of potential booby traps and mines. Aleppo is largely divided between government-controlled areas in the west and rebel positions in the east. Assad has vowed to retake the whole city, once Syria’s commercial heart and now one of the last urban strongholds still in rebel hands. Eastern Aleppo has become the wretched epicenter of Syria’s brutal five-year civil war. Much of it has been reduced to rubble as regime forces backed by Russian air power have pounded the area while humanitarian crisis there become catastrophic. Regime forces have besieged eastern Aleppo a number of times, most recently in July this year. The siege has cut off both the rebels and civilians from the outside world, leaving communities on the brink of starvation – without sufficient food, clean water, fuel and medical supplies. At least 46 people were killed and 325 wounded Saturday as regime forces entered the city ‘s east, according to the Syria Civil Defense volunteer rescue group – also known as the White Helmets – and the activist Aleppo Media Center. Related article Aleppo: Who still lives in this decimated city -- and why? The White Helmets also said at least 150 airstrikes and 2,500 artillery shells struck Aleppo and its surrounding countryside on Saturday. The Syrian army said Sunday that its units had secured departure routes for 1,500 people from eastern Aleppo to regime-held areas, according to the state-run SANA news agency. It said that families had been transported to makeshift housing. But some civilians told CNN that they would not leave Aleppo as they have nowhere else to go. Many say that so-called human corridors offered to them only funnel them to regime-held areas, where they fear reprisal or being separated from their families. Related article 'Will I die, miss?' Terrified Syrian boy suffers suspected gas attack The recent resumption of airstrikes has seen devastating destruction in eastern Aleppo, and several chemical attacks on civilians have been reported, with children among victims. Hospitals have been bombed beyond use. A UN investigation in late August found that chemical weapons had been used in Syria, both by the national air force and ISIS militants. The November 15 offensive push toward eastern Aleppo was launched a day after the government sent a text message en masse to residents there, essentially telling them they should flee the city or die. Seven-year-old Bana lives under the constant cloud of war with her mother and younger brothers in rebel-held eastern Aleppo. One of her siblings has never known peace. Bana, with the help of her mother Fatemeh, has been tweeting about the horrors of their daily life. Early Sunday, Fatemah posted a series of tweets detailing the intense aerial shelling. “Last message - under heavy bombardments now, can’t be alive anymore. When we die, keep talking for 200,000 still inside. BYE.- Fatemah,” one tweet read. The army got in, this could be our last days sincerely talking. No Internet. Please please please pray for us.- Fatemah #Aleppo Fatemah told CNN their house has taken a direct hit. They are now on the street waiting for the planes to go and the shelling to stop before they can move or do anything. Tonight we have no house, it's bombed & I got in rubble. I saw deaths and I almost died. - Bana #Aleppo pic.twitter.com/arGYZaZqjg “There is nothing left to be said, the whole world watched and was silent,” Fatemah told CNN. The UN agency for children, UNICEF, reported that nearly half a million children were living under siege across Syria, a figure that has doubled in less than a year. The children live across 16 areas, cut off from aid and basic services, UNICEF said. “For millions of human beings in Syria, life has become an endless nightmare – in particular for the hundreds of thousands of children living under siege. Children are being killed and injured, too afraid to go to school or even play, surviving with little food and hardly any medicine,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake in a statement. “This is no way to live — and too many are dying.” UNICEF estimated that 100,000 children are living under siege in eastern Aleppo alone. There are believed to be around 250,000 people trapped there. The agency said parents had set up a network of playgrounds in basements so that children had a place to play. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh, Azadeh Ansari, Merieme Arif, Kareem Khadder and Basma Atassi contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime forces", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161127094500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/middleeast/aleppo-syria-regime-forces/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "719850201", "sentence": "House and Senate Democrats on the intelligence committees have asked for Bannon to come before their panels Bannon declined to comment to CNN about whether he will meet with the panels Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said Thursday he doesn’t see a need for his committee to talk to President Donald Trump’s former senior adviser Steve Bannon, breaking with the top Democrat on the panel, Sen. Mark Warner. Bannon is quoted in Michael Wolff’s forthcoming book on the Trump White House as calling the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting “treasonous” when a Russian lawyer with alleged dirt on Hillary Clinton met with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. Related article Inside Trump's two days of fury Bannon is also quoted as saying that he believed the Russians met with Trump, contradicting Trump Jr. But Burr downplayed what Bannon might know about the meeting, which occurred before Bannon joined the Trump campaign. “I’m not sure what an individual who wants to talk (to Wolff) about a meeting that he didn’t attend would be able to share about that meeting,” Burr said when asked if he wants to interview Bannon. “And given we’ve been able to interview all but one who were in that meeting I think we’ve had substantial insight.” Asked if there were other matters the committee would be interested in speaking to Bannon about, Burr said: “I don’t make a habit of responding to anything Steve Bannon says.” Still, House and Senate Democrats on the intelligence committees have asked for Bannon to come before their panels, given his senior role in the Trump campaign and the White House and his newly revealed comments raising concerns about the Trump Tower meeting. Related article Scaramucci on Bannon: 'I said the truth six months ago of what he was like' “Plainly, he would have a lot to say to our committee,” Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Thursday. Bannon declined to comment to CNN about whether he will meet with the panels. Burr also told CNN that the opposition research group Fusion GPS is “within the scope” of his panel’s investigation but he would not say if he would take the group’s recommendation to investigate Trump Organization finances and potential ties to the Russians. CNN’s Dana Bash and Maegan Vazquez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Steve Bannon", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180104194500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/bannon-house-senate-intelligence/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "449551459", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for the Miami Herald and World Politics Review and a former CNN producer and correspondent. Follow her @FridaGhitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. President Barack Obama credited Russia with helping bring about Iran nuclear deal Frida Ghitis: Is Obama comfortable with letting Russia and Iran dominate their spheres of influence? One of the more intriguing comments we heard in the aftermath of the deal with Iran came when President Barack Obama offered praise and recognition for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the man who leads a country described only a few days ago by the next U.S. military chief as the “greatest global threat” to the United States. In an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday, Obama said, “Russia was a help with this. I’ll be honest with you.” He added a surprisingly optimistic comment, saying he was “encouraged” when Putin called him a few weeks ago to discuss the crisis in Syria, noting that the current situation with the Syrian regime experiencing losses “offers us an opportunity to have a serious conversation with them,” in Obama’s judgment. What should we make of this sudden glimmer of optimism about Russia and Syria? It’s no coincidence that the statement comes in the wake of the Iran deal. It is another sign that the administration views the agreement with Tehran as much more than a nuclear deal, but the touchstone for a major geopolitical transformation. In his news conference on Wednesday Obama reaffirmed that this deal does not turn Iran into a friend of America, highlighting Iran’s continuing support for terrorism and other behaviors as a source of concern. Even so,  it is quite clear this deal will change the world, no doubt about that. The question is how. Putin and Russia, like all the other players, made decisions based on their own interests. Russia wants to regain the lucrative arms contracts jeopardized by international sanctions and wants to redevelop diplomatic, economic and strategic ties with Iran. It’s worth noting that Iran and Russia support Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator who, with good reason, rejoiced at the news of the deal. He called it a “great victory” – and it will fill the coffers of his main benefactor, the Iranian regime. Beyond that, Putin may be expecting to see a new international order, hoping that Obama will agree to a throwback to the days of “spheres of influence,” in which the United States gives latitude so certain countries can exercise influence in certain regions. Under that geopolitical structure, Russia would be tacitly allowed by the United States to be the dominant power in its neighborhood including, say, Ukraine, and other former Soviet Republic states, while Iran would call the shots in its part of the world, much as it tries to do with some success now in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. Obama has rejected suggestions that he has such a plan in mind. And I doubt that it is the cynical objective behind the nuclear deal. But the ultimate effect could take us some steps in that direction. Incidentally, the Iran deal gives new influence to Russia in enforcing the nuclear agreement. One of the most flawed sections allows for as much for 24 days of meetings and discussions if U.N. inspectors want to examine a facility and Iran refuses. After a complicated set of procedures, the decision on how to move forward is made by the majority vote of an 8-member commission that includes Russia, Iran, the U.S, and the other countries that negotiated the agreement. If 5 members agree, presumably Iran could be forced to allow inspections. In his Wednesday news conference, Obama responded to that criticism, saying major facilities will be subjected to 24/7 monitoring, referring presumably to electronic monitoring. Obama has repeatedly said the agreement is strictly about Iran’s nuclear program. He has denied claims that he seeks a realignment in which the United States would drift away from its traditional partners and either move closer to Iran or at least allow for a more balanced relationship, a prospect that is of profound concern for America’s Arab allies. The president vehemently denies this, vowing to stand with U.S. allies if they are threatened by Iran. But there is little doubt that in negotiating the Iran deal, the President was looking at a much wider angle than just Iran’s nuclear program. Obama was looking at the entire chess board; not just nuclear weapons, not just Iran, but the Middle East and beyond. Clearly, he is hoping for the impact of the deal to go much further. In an interview with NPR in December, he talked about Iran’s opportunity to rejoin the community of nations and become a responsible player. “Because if they do,” he said, “there’s incredible talent and resources and sophistication inside of Iran, and it would be a very successful regional power.” The notion of Iran becoming a “very successful regional power” is precisely what keeps many of Iran’s neighbors awake at night. In this new and improved world envisioned by Obama, Iran, of course, would move away from its current role as the world’s foremost sponsor of terrorism and become a promoter of stability, a force for good in the Middle East. That would theoretically happen because the deal strengthens Iranian moderates, either softening the current regime’s positions or bringing an altogether different government. Obama perhaps believes the deal could create a new, more peaceful and stable balance and turn Iran into a constructive member of the community of nations; a community that – let’s be really optimistic while we’re at this – could include a cooperative and peace-minded Russia, also committed to playing by the rules and lowering tensions everywhere. No one can say with certainty that Iran will not moderate, but it seems highly unlikely. The regime will become stronger, not weaker, something that will serve to stoke sectarian tensions, already overflowing with catastrophic results across the Middle East. We have seen what Tehran wrought even while constrained by international sanctions.  Last month’s State Department report on terrorism names Iran more than 70 times, supporting hundreds – yes, hundreds – of terrorist organizations and carrying out violent terrorist operations across the globe. Iran helped arm and manage al-Assad’s war machine in a war that has killed hundreds of thousands, and Iranian operatives were caught in terrorist plots in dozens of countries, in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe in recent years, with support for terrorist groups continuing through 2014. Iran remains under the absolutely unbroken control of an ideologically driven revolutionary regime whose goal and fervent commitment is to spread Iran’s brand of Islamic revolution. That regime is now stronger, not weaker. Perhaps Putin thinks the time has now come to discuss a sphere of influence. Perhaps he thinks this is a good time to negotiate a deal on Syria, now that the Iran deal gives a new lifeline to al-Assad. Or, perhaps, the success of diplomacy has opened a new chapter of global harmony and cooperation. After all, Obama is the man who brought us “the audacity of hope.” We’re in for interesting times ahead. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150716034500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/opinions/ghitis-obama-putin/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "726898685", "sentence": "President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not to over-analyze what the speech means for Trump’s presidency – his first year in office suggests what he says one day means very little for what he will do the next – I did jot down a few takeaways from the address.  They’re below. Trump ran – and won – on the idea that he would always put our country first. And boy did he make good on that promise in his State of the Union address. For the first hour of the speech, Trump talked about nothing but domestic policy. Tax cuts. The economy. Trade. Regulatory reform. Immigration. Nary a mention of America’s place in the world until after 10 pm on the east coast. The signal was clear: Trump is not just using “America First” as a piece of rhetoric; he’s heavily focused on making it a policy reality as well. In the early moments of Trump’s speech, he made several calls for the country and the Congress to come together. “Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve,” Trump said at one point. “If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve anything,” he said at another. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s reaction to Trump’s mention of the need to come together for the good of the American people tells you everything you need to know about the chances of that actually happening. Most state of the union addresses are roughly evenly split between a touting of past accomplishments and the laying out of a vision for future governance. Trump’s speech was 80% celebration of what he has done and 20% talking about what he would like to do. (In truth, the percentage might have tilted even more in the direction of Trump’s recitation of his greatest hits.) It was almost an hour into his remarks that Trump first mentioned a proposal – a massive infrastructure bill – that he wanted Congress to take up. Trump did pick up some steam on the proposal front – pushing Congress to take up his immigration compromise, for one. But, proposals and wish lists weren’t top-of-mind for Trump in this speech. Making sure he mentioned all of the things he believes he has succeeded in (and the media has overlooked) was. Much of Trump’s pitch as a candidate was as the anti-Barack Obama. And, Republicans – who, in Obama, saw everything they disliked about big government liberals – ate it up. Trump pledges to ‘make America great again for all Americans’CNN’s Reality Check Team vets Trump’s claimsRep. Joe Kennedy delivers Democratic responseMelania Trump arrived separately from the President Trump pledges to ‘make America great again for all Americans’CNN’s Reality Check Team vets Trump’s claimsRep. Joe Kennedy delivers Democratic responseMelania Trump arrived separately from the President Trump has spent his first year governing as the anti-Obama as well. Or, more accurately, the Obama eraser. He jettisoned DACA. He pushed for the repeal of the individual mandate. He has stripped out regulation after regulation put into place by Obama. And on Tuesday night, Trump announced his plans to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba open – a direct rebuttal to Obama’s long-made and long-failed pledge to close the prison. Remember that prior to running for president and even during his bid, Trump lacked any clearly thought-out set of policy prescriptions. In lieu of that, he reacted – or, in Trump’s lingo – counter-punched against what Obama had done as president. He just kept doing it on Tuesday night. Nowhere in Trump’s speech did he address – even obliquely – the special counsel investigation into Russia’s attempted meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with members of his campaign. In fact Trump uttered the word “Russia” only once.  “Around the world, we face rogue regimes, terrorist groups, and rivals like China and Russia that challenge our interests, our economy, and our values,” he said. It’s not terribly surprising that Trump – in a speech ostensibly about unity and bipartisanship – wouldn’t mention an investigation that is tearing at the heart and soul of political Washington. Still, it was an absence worth noting – particularly given that Trump spoke for 80 minutes and tackled virtually every other subject under the sun. Perhaps not surprising for someone who has lived his life in the spotlight and who built a life on image and brand, the stagecraft of Trump’s first State of the Union was outstanding. From the families who lost loved ones to the MS-13 gang to Otto Warmbier’s parents to the North Korean defector and his crutches, the visuals – and the stories they told – were haunting and memorable.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180131064500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/politics/state-of-the-union-2018-address/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "656537828", "sentence": "Christie defended Trump's firing of Comey Christie denied speculation that he may be vying for the now-open FBI director role New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fiercely defended on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s right to fire FBI Director James Comey and argued that reports of a bombshell Comey memo on Trump were “speculation.” Christie, a longtime Trump ally, was speaking the day after reports broke that Trump had asked Comey to drop an FBI investigation looking into his former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s ties to Russia. The controversy has raised questions about whether Trump obstructed justice. Speaking at a NJ Transit facility, Christie at first told reporters he would not comment on events in Washington that he’s “not involved in.” Following some prodding, however, Christie defended Trump’s actions to fire Comey. Related video Trump and Comey's ups and downs “I think the President has been underserved by his staff. I think I’ve said that two or three times, but the fact is that what I do know as someone who has run two pretty large operations is that those decisions need to be made by the executive,” Christie said. “Only the person who is being served day-to-day knows for sure how well they are served and knows any perception of success or lack of success.” Christie, a former federal prosecutor, denied speculation that he may be vying for the now-open FBI director role with an emphatic “no,” adding that he’ll be finishing out his term, which ends next January. He seemed to offer some veiled advice to the administration in an apparent reference to the deluge of leaks plaguing the White House. “For most of the time, there are very, very few leaks out of this (Christie’s) administration. I think the reason for that is that we are all rowing in the same direction, and people know that we support each other,” Christie said. “When you have a system where people are supporting each other and people are working well with each other, you don’t have the need to put forward a specific agenda.” Related article The people Trump could pick to replace Comey Speaking specifically about the White House, Christie added, “Rather than worry about how to plug leaks, it’s about how to stop them from the beginning – setting a certain spirit.” The New Jersey governor also had some words for members of Congress who plan to bring impeachment charges against the President in the wake of the Comey memo revelation. “I’m the only person in this room who has prosecuted obstruction of justice cases and won. They are very difficult to prove,” Christie said. CNN’s Shachar Peled contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170517181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/chris-christie-donald-trump-james-comey/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "422477516", "sentence": "To understand Thursday's attack, one must understand that Kenya and Al-Shabaab are at war Al Qaeda's 1998 attack on the U.S. Embassy is the single largest, but Al-Shabaab have killed many more Kenyans When Al-Shabaab gunmen slaughtered 147 people at a college campus in Garissa, Kenya, on Thursday, it was the bloodiest blow Islamist extremists have dealt to the country since the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. But it was also yet another pave stone in the long path of violence between Kenya and the Somali militants. Related gallery Attack at Kenyan university To understand Thursday’s attack, one must understand this: Kenya and Al-Shabaab are at war. Although al Qaeda was behind the 1998 attack that killed more than 200 people, Al-Shabaab has killed many more Kenyans and is by far the country’s most persistent tormenter, according to a University of Maryland study. Their attacks have notched up since 2008. And in October 2011, Kenya Defense Forces invaded Somalia, where Al-Shabaab is based, with the crushing Operation Linda Nchi, Swahili for “Protect the Country.” Thus began a bloody vicious cycle, with Al-Shabaab retaliating on Kenyan soil with ever more spectacular mass killings. Here are some of the most heinous attacks on Kenya by the Somali terrorist group. Early Thursday, while many students still slept, at least four gunman burst into a Christian prayer service at Garissa University College, leading into Easter Weekend. They shot students and took hostages, whom they herded across campus. As they encountered students, they separated them into Muslims and Christians. They spared the former, eyewitness Joel Ayora said. They killed the latter. Kenyan special forces moved in at the campus located about 90 miles from Somalia’s southern border. They killed four gunman, but not before 147 victims were shot dead. In December, Al-Shabaab militants carried out the same macabre division of captives by religion at a rock quarry not far from the Somali border. They shot Christian workers dead, and spared their Muslim colleagues. Red Cross Workers counted at least 36 bodies dumped into the quarry. It was eye-for-an-eye retaliation, the militants said, for raids Kenyan security forces carried out on mosques intended to weed out extremists. Parallel to Operation Linda Nchi, Kenya has gone after ethnic Somalis within their own borders triggering protest by Human Rights Watch, which has accused the government of ethnic profiling and mistreatment. In a 2011 case, Kenyan authorities reportedly rounded up ethnic Somalis in Garissa and let them sit in the mud, while beating some of them, HRW alleged. Passengers on a bus in Kenya’s north were told to recite from the Quran or die in November 2014. Shortly after the bus carrying some 60 people departed Mandera, near Somalia’s border, Al-Shabaab gunmen stopped it in a hilly area and barged in. Those who failed to recite verses were gunned down, leaving 28 dead. In its claim of responsibility, Al-Shabaab said the dead were Christians, and their killing was retaliation mosque raids by Kenyans. A day after the attack, Kenyan security forces retaliated with an offensive across the border into Somalia. They claimed to kill 100 Al-Shabaab militants. In July, Al-Shabaab gunmen opened fire on the Lamu coast, a popular tourist region, and at a police station in a neighboring county.  They killed 22 people. Last May, tour companies evacuated vacationers from Kenya after the UK and United States issued alerts that there was a high threat of attacks. Before the Garissa massacre, the Westgate Mall attack was the deepest wound Al-Shabaab had inflicted on Kenya. For four days, four attackers turned the luxury shopping mall in the capital Nairobi into a cauldron of blood, smoke and rubble. Part of the mall collapsed as Kenyan security forces fought for control. At least 61 civilians were killed, as well as a handful of security officers. Al-Shabaab said the attack was retaliation for Kenya participation in Africa Union military operations in Somalia. Even with Al-Shabaab’s shooting in Garissa, al Qaeda’s bombing of the U.S. Embassy in 1998 remains the single bloodiest Islamist terror attack on Kenyan soil. In short succession, bombs detonated at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania back then. The Nairobi bombing was much deadlier that the explosion at Dar es Salaam. Al Qaeda founding member Mamdouh Mahmud Salim was arrested and accused in the bombing and is being held in a New York jail, where he still awaits trial. He is serving a 32 year sentence after being convicted of stabbing a prison guard there in the eye.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al-Shabaab", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150403060000", "country1": "SOM", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/03/africa/kenya-garissa-attack-history/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "740384638", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Ford Vox is a physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine and a journalist. He is a medical analyst for National Public Radio station WABE-FM 90.1 in Atlanta. He writes frequently for CNN Opinion. Follow him on Twitter @FordVox. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Vengeance is not a public health policy. But it’s implicit in a policy measure coming out of the White House, which would attempt to solve the opioid crisis with a plan that includes sentencing some high-intensity traffickers to death. It may feel good, and for some segment of the population, vengeance may even look good. The death of those deemed to be problematic is how some strongmen leaders that President Donald Trump has embraced keep their hold on power – such as Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte, who is following through on his pledge to kill every drug dealer he can find. But adding to the number of lives lost at the hands of the opioid crisis is not what the United States needs. The 1980s made Trump. During that era’s crack and cocaine epidemic, first lady Nancy Reagan led the “Just Say No” campaign in an effort to curb drug use. But that effort didn’t address the underlying economic, social and educational causes of the drug problem in communities, nor did it equip adolescents with skills to overcome the barriers they faced. Opioids may present a new problem, but our President is looking back to his ’80s heyday for an old solution. “Miami Vice,” meet the “Heroin Triangle.” First lady Melania Trump started off the presentation at Manchester Community College, telling the audience about her observations of the opioid crisis. She spoke about her time spent with doctors in Cincinnati learning about the growing scourge of newborn infants experiencing opioid withdrawal and the heartbreak she witnessed in a mother who had lost a child to an overdose. Related article Trump pushes death penalty for some drug dealers Like the nation saw in the ’80s, the new efforts will include an expensive ad campaign. Some ads, according to the President, will scare kids away “from ending up like the people in the commercials and we will make them very, very bad commercials.” Plenty of research suggests abstinence messaging such as “Just Say No,” along with the scare tactics of the police-led DARE campaign, have not amounted to much in the past. But maybe Trump’s commercials will be better. Hey, with psychographic Facebook marketing, anything’s possible (even Trump’s presidency). But it is the idea of a new drug war that occupied most of the President’s mind space in New Hampshire. A drug war is good business for some people: the military-industrial complex, the commercial prison industry, gun manufacturers and dealers. “If we don’t get tough on the drug dealers, we’re wasting our time,” the President said. “And that toughness includes the death penalty.” Related article A huge step backward on opioids I’ve treated numerous people who’ve overdosed and suffered grievous injury as a result. I’d like to see the traffickers and dealers who supplied them severely punished. So would their families. But injecting the death penalty into this problem is a level of pointless distraction we don’t need. I remain astonished how anti-government conservatives reserve such reverence for one particular government function: the ability to find perfect justice and seal the matter forever via execution. We entrust our government to convene an ideally representative sample of clear-eyed citizens who will make errorless assessments of guilt, on the basis of government-gathered evidence, in a process overseen by a government-employed judge. But what about anything else we may need government to do, along the lines of improving life for the living, rather than exacting revenge? Suddenly the government is inept, we are told. Related article Trump's opioid plan to take three-pronged approach, including death penalty for high-volume traffickers Not everything the President has proposed deserves disdain, however. Drug makers do deserve scrutiny (and sometimes state and federal lawsuits) over reckless marketing tactics. And, as Trump rightly pointed out, overprescribing is a factor worthy of more attention. The White House is even tackling the root causes of exorbitant drug prices so more people can actually access the few opioid alternatives that exist. But far more needs to be done if we want to make a dent in the troubling statistics of opioid abuse. Research on nonaddictive painkillers deserves far more federal funding and should be the centerpiece of any effort to end this problem for good. Instead, the President gave this critical scientific endeavor a mere footnote. The limited array of non-opioid painkillers that medical providers can prescribe help far too few people. It’s wonderful when we find a non-opioid drug to be the perfect solution for a patient. But that’s far too rare an occurrence. Policies that tinker with our health care system itself are all about the details. “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated,” Trump famously remarked last year. Even the deceptively simple matter of clamping down on opioid prescriptions has potentially deadly downstream harms, including people being driven to suicide after having their maintenance medications cut dramatically. Related article We should have made the opioid crisis OUR problem from the start The President is telling us he’s deadly serious on opioids. Meanwhile, he has only recently named a second candidate to replace the Drug Enforcement Administration director who left his administration reportedly because he didn’t think the President had enough respect for the law. Tom Marino, the man he first wanted for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, had to drop out after a “60 Minutes” and Washington Post expose showed him kowtowing to opioid industry interests in his prior job as a congressman. In his place, Trump appointed Jim Carroll, who was Washington counsel for Ford Motor Co. and has held other federal government posts. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook It’s true – one way to keep people off illicit drugs is making the nation as drug-free as possible. Let’s filter out the drugs at our borders, and track down and close down the domestic producers and dealers. It’s not just drug dealers who kill people; drugs kill people. (It’s curious that the Trump administration doesn’t use the same logic when it comes to America’s gun epidemic.) Still, a drug war is serious business – even if it comes on the order of an unserious president.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's opioid policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180320140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PHL", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/20/opinions/trump-opioid-plan-opinion-vox/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "751980878", "sentence": "President Donald Trump welcomed the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa to the White House on Monday nearly 15 months into his term. The discussions with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari centered around security challenges, including the nearly decade-long insurgency by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast. But the meeting’s tricky subtext was Trump’s broader view of Africa, including his description of some African nations as “shithole countries” during a private meeting earlier this year. At the time, Trump denied making the comment and insisted to reporters afterward that he wasn’t a racist. During a news conference on Monday, Trump made no such denial. “You do have some countries that are in very bad shape and very tough places to live in,” he said in the Rose Garden. “We didn’t discuss it, because the President knows me, and he knows where I’m coming from and I appreciate that.” For his part, Buhari insisted he didn’t know whether to believe press reports about Trump’s language. “The best thing for me is to keep quiet,” he said. The crude remark, along with another reported conversation in which Trump mused Nigerians wouldn’t want to return to their “huts” if they came to the US, remain the President’s most well-known views of Africa, a place he talks about rarely and hasn’t visited. The White House had hoped Monday’s meeting would help shift those perceptions, at least slightly. The two leaders held talks in the Oval Office before moving to a working lunch and the joint news conference. “We have many things that we do together, as you know, especially on terrorism, terrorism-related,” Trump said in the Oval Office before the meeting began. “It’s a hotbed, and we’re going to be stopping that.” Related article US warns of growing African terror threat Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and a leading crude oil exporter, so economic matters were on the agenda, particularly as China makes major investments across Africa. Trump said trade barriers must come down since the US sends substantial foreign aid to Nigeria. “We think that we are owed that,” Trump said. But it’s the fragile security situation and ongoing fight against the Boko Haram jihadists that dominated talks. The violent insurgency has killed thousands and group abductions of schoolgirls have caused international outrage. Neighboring countries have been drawn into the terror group’s attempt to carve out an Islamic state, including Niger, where four American servicemen were killed last year. Trump touted the recent sale of military aircraft to Nigeria meant to aid its bid to counter extremists, a move previous administrations refused citing human rights concerns. Buhari, who faces re-election next year, is planning to ask for additional assistance during the talks. “Part of the problem is you weren’t allowed to buy helicopters in our country and now you are. I worked that out,” Trump said. “They weren’t allowed to buy the helicopters in our country for various reasons. They weren’t good reasons. We make the best military equipment in the world. And our friends can now buy that equipment.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180430151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/politics/trump-nigeria-muhammadu-buhari/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "660840255", "sentence": "'Covfefe' is a word that took on its own life after Trump tweeted it shortly after midnight on Tuesday Earlier, Hillary Clinton joked at a conference that covfefe is \"a hidden message to the Russians\" Sen. Ben Sasse had a little fun with his Twitter followers on Wednesday by using the buzzword of the day – “covfefe” – while live-tweeting his daughter’s piano recital. “It’s #PianoRecital night. Livetweeting likely, despite the constant negative press covfefe,” the Nebraska Republican and frequent critic of President Donald Trump tweeted, poking fun at the President’s now-deleted tweet that caused a stir Wednesday after it was posted. It's #PianoRecital night.Livetweeting likely, despite the constant negative press covfefe The lawmaker is just the latest to joke about the word, which went viral after many speculated about its meaning. At the time he deleted the first tweet, Trump tweeted: “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy!” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that only Trump and a small number of people knew the meaning of the word. And former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joked at a conference Wednesday: “I thought it was a hidden message to the Russians.” Related article 'Covfefe' tells you all you need to know about Donald Trump Sasse spent the rest of the recital responding to his followers on social media and providing live updates, incorporating “covfefe” in most of his subsequent tweets. “Rare performance of Covfefe’s Etude in D major tonight,” he wrote. “So beautiful. Only I and small group of ppl know exactly what I mean. #PianoRecital.” Rare performance of Covfefe's Etude in D major tonight. So beautiful. Only I and small group of ppl know exactly what I mean.#PianoRecital He even joked about other performers at the recital. “Kid at #PianoRecital refuses to bow after his piece, yelling: “Covfefe me ousside, howbow dah!”,” he tweeted. “His parents covering their faces with shame.” Kid at #PianoRecital refuses to bow after his piece, yelling: \"Covfefe me ousside, howbow dah!\"His parents covering their faces with shame", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170601024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/ben-sasse-livetweeting-covfefe/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "564725895", "sentence": "Khan's family moved to America 36 years ago He was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart after his death Humayun Khan knew he was walking toward danger. He must have known. The 27-year-old Army captain had ordered those around him to take cover as soon as he saw a taxi barrel through the gates of his base in Baquba, Iraq. He took 10 steps toward it before it exploded. Khan isn’t the only Muslim-American to give his life in the service of his country. But in this rancorous political climate, where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling for a ban on Muslims, his story has taken on a different sort of significance. Khizr Khan calls on GOP to stop TrumpFather’s full interview with CNNTrump’s uneasy 36 hours Could Khan cost Trump the election?Veterans outraged, demand apologyWho was fallen Army captain? Trump: “I’ve made a lot of sacrifices”Silent wife comment creates uproarDid Trump go too far? Top aide leaves GOP Khizr Khan calls on GOP to stop TrumpFather’s full interview with CNNTrump’s uneasy 36 hours Could Khan cost Trump the election?Veterans outraged, demand apologyWho was fallen Army captain? Trump: “I’ve made a lot of sacrifices”Silent wife comment creates uproarDid Trump go too far? Top aide leaves GOP And when Khan’s parents strode on to the stage at the Democratic National Convention, their grief still writ large on their faces 12 years later, it was a meeting of identities as potent as the symbol on the Army captain’s military grave. It signaled that patriotism and Islam are not mutually exclusive, that sacrifice and grief have no religion, and that the similarities the Khans share with so many American families are far more meaningful than their differences. Humayun Khan was born in the United Arab Emirates to Pakistani parents. His family moved to America 36 years ago. “Like many immigrants, we came to this country empty-handed. We believed in American democracy; that with hard work and goodness of this country, we could share in and contribute to its blessings,” the father, Khizr Khan, said during his speech Thursday night at the Democratic convention. “We are blessed to raise our three sons in a nation where they were free to be themselves and follow their dreams.” The family settled in Maryland, where the boys seemed to have a knack for academics. Khan enrolled in the ROTC program at the University of Virginia after completing high school. He graduated with a degree in psychology. He aspired to be a military lawyer, and wanted a career advocating for veterans. He decided to join the Army first to pay for law school. Khizr Khan, and the moment American Muslims have been waiting for On the day he died, Khan was overseeing soldiers as they conducted routine vehicle inspections. It was June 8, 2004 – the height of the insurgency when attacks on American forces were constant. He’d last talked to his mother a month earlier, on Mother’s Day. “Whenever I talked to him, I started to cry,” his mother, Ghazala, told The Washington Post at the time. “He always said to me, ‘Don’t worry. I’m safe.’ “ Laci Walker, who was a sergeant under Khan, described him as a first-rate and admirable leader, and the man she most respected other than her father and husband. The country should honor Khan for character, not his ethnicity, she said. “He didn’t wear his heritage on his shoulder; he wore the American flag like we all did,” she said. “He was definitely the best leader, and I was devastated by his loss, and I have a tattoo in his honor. Khan was an ordnance officer with the 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. His unit made sure the camp stayed secure and things ran smoothly. While serving, he also participated in a U.S. Army program that helped Iraqi citizens earn money to support themselves. “He was always a peacemaker,” his father told the Post. “[He was] always seeing an opportunity to give. He was always to the Iraqis, ‘We’re here not to hurt you but to help you.’” When the taxi drove through the gates, Khan told the soldiers to take cover. He walked toward it, signaling for it to stop. The car, with 200 pounds of explosives, blew up, killing him. Khan’s actions saved the lives of several others. For that, he was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. “He died selflessly and courageously, tackling the enemy head on,” his commanding officer, Lt. Col. Dan Mitchell, wrote in a letter read at his funeral. “We will not forget him and the noble ideas he stood for.” He was given full military honors and buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where the marble headstone bears the star and crescent of his faith He was 27. Cards and  flowers have been laid on Khan’s grave in section 60 of the cemetery by visitors paying their respects. Quiet, steady stream of visitors at @ArlingtonCem today to honor #HumayunKhan. Took my turn, with other families. pic.twitter.com/hMBuZ4eQeg Brian Butler came by on Sunday, according to CNN Affiliate WJLA. “They had so many people come up and see his grave, different races, it was just a stream of people,” Butler said. “Just feeling for his parents and feeling a loss, no matter what party you’re affiliated with.” At least 6,024 Muslims have served in the U.S. armed forces since the September 11 terror attacks, and at least 14 have died. Those figures are from a Committee on Homeland Security report issued in 2011. But those numbers are only for service members who self-identified as Muslims. The Pentagon does not track recruits by faith. They only ask service members to declare their faith on their records so that in case of death, the department can provide the correct religious chaplain. The truth about Muslims in America The convention stage was an unexpected destination for Khan’s parents, one they could not have foreseen. Khizr Khan spoke briefly of his son, but focused most of his words on what it meant to be an American Muslim and the discontent he felt with Donald Trump’s plans for people like him. At one point, he reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a small copy of the U.S. Constitution. A Muslim immigrant, holding aloft one of the country’s most important documents and urging his fellow citizens, and his leaders, to consider its words. “In this document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law,’” he said. Specifically addressing Trump, he asked, “Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of America.” “You have sacrificed nothing and no one.” Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. His gesture set off a seismic reaction. Supporters typed out Khan’s words and superimposed them over images of him holding up that little blue book. Some shared pictures of their own copies of the Constitution. The elder Khan is a Harvard-educated lawyer who now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and works as a legal consultant. Journalist Wajat Ali reported the worn Constitution that Khizr Khan produced, a totem of true American-ness, was far from a prop. He’s carried it with him for years. CNN’s Susanna Capelouto and Steve Visser contributed to this story", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160729173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/29/politics/who-is-humayun-khan-son-of-khizr-khan-trnd/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "542666550", "sentence": "One day after Tropical Cyclone Roanu lashed the coast of Bangladesh with heavy winds and rain, killing at least 21 people and displacing half a million residents, some evacuees are cautiously returning home from shelters. Many areas remain inundated after 55 mph winds and downpours of more than a foot in some areas Saturday. The cyclone hit the south and southeast regions of Barisal and Chittagong especially hard – damaging hundreds of houses and causing landslides, according to disaster officials. Roanu made landfall Saturday and began to weaken as it roared over Bangladesh, according to CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar. In the days before it touched down, the cyclone dumped 9 to 13 inches of rain in parts of Bangladesh and more than 18 inches in Kakinada, India, more than 800 miles away. Related video Tropical Cylone Roanu Update Related video Tropical cyclone slams India, Bangladesh Parts of Bangladesh could see additional accumulations ranging from 2 to 6 inches, according to Chinchar. “We’ve confirmed 21 deaths in six districts so far,” Dalil Uddin of the disaster management ministry told CNN. Uddin said many fatalities involved people who were buried under uprooted trees, damaged houses and landslides. The death toll was expected to rise. Vast swaths of land in coastal cities were inundated and some 500,000 people were evacuated to shelters, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury, minister of disaster management and relief, told reporters. The storm disrupted power and road communications in many parts of the country, officials said. Dramatic shots from #Bangladesh RedCrescent as #Cycloneroanu slams into Chittagong. See more https://t.co/YZoUksSSCt pic.twitter.com/K7NC1fIbyQ Its sea level geography and location have conspired to make Bangladesh vulnerable to cyclones. In 1991, a cyclone killed at least 140,000 people, according to the United Nations. In 1970, Cyclone Bhola struck Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, killing 500,000 people. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called the storm the 20th century’s “greatest tropical system disaster.” Since then, improved warning systems and shelters have helped reduce the number of deaths during more recent storms. Journalist Farid Ahmed in Bangladesh contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Tropical Cyclone Roanu", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160521204500", "country1": "BGD", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/21/asia/bangladesh-cyclone-roanu/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "758217216", "sentence": "The 17-year-old who allegedly shot and killed 10 people and wounded 13 others at a Texas high school used his father’s legally owned shotgun and revolver during the rampage. The Santa Fe school shooting Friday has prompted a lot of debate among state politicians about the causes of the violence, which they attribute to everything from violent video games to the many ways people can get in and out of schools. “Be sure that your kids and grandkids or anyone who might have access to your home cannot get your guns,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CNN, citing yet another reason for the bloodshed. Texas already is one of 27 states – along with the District of Columbia – with child access prevention laws on the books. There are no such laws at the federal level. The age in which the laws apply varies from state to state, ranging from children under 14 to those under 18. Related article Santa Fe High School had armed cops and active shooter drills. Yet 10 people died. Under Texas law, prosecutors can file a misdemeanor charge against a gun owner who failed to secure a weapon and a child under 17 gains access to a “readily dischargeable” firearm from that person’s property. That law, however, may not apply in the case of the alleged Sante Fe shooter, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who is 17. In addition, 11 states have laws mandating firearm locking devices – with Massachusetts the only one requiring that all firearms be stored with a lock in place. During the interview with The Wall Street Journal, the suspect’s father, Antonios Pagourtzis, wouldn’t discuss how his son came to acquire the weapons used in Friday’s attack, the paper reported. Gov. Greg Abbott has told reporters the alleged shooter used his father’s legally owned shotgun and revolver. A law enforcement official told CNN that authorities are still trying to determine whether that’s the case. In a Saturday interview with Greece’s Antenna TV, Pagourtzis said he owned the guns used in the attack and Dimitrios took them from his closet. “I’m just saying that every parent out there needs to understand, every gun owner, if you are not a parent, you need to understand … you must control your guns at home and be sure they are locked up and kept away from others getting your guns,” Patrick told CNN on Sunday. Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA School of Law, said the country’s child access prevention laws are minimal, and only 11 states require that some firearms be stored securely. “Safe storage laws can, and do, make a difference,” said Winkler. “Studies show that requiring guns to be stored safely reduces suicide and accidental shootings. Nearly 15% of American children live in homes with unsecured firearms, but only a handful of states require guns to be locked up at home.” Related article 6 GOP talking points that show why the gun control debate isn't changing anytime soon Massachusetts has the strictest safe-storage laws in the country, according to experts. The state requires all firearms be stored with locking devices. “Gun owners have a responsibility to store their guns safely,” Winkler said. “Texas’s laws, which impose liability after a shooting, are not as effective as laws requiring guns to be stored safely in the first place.” More than half of gun owners do not safely store their firearms, according to a survey by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The survey of 1,444 US gun owners, published in February, found that 54% of gun owners reported not storing all their guns safely. A new systematic review of US gun policy found “credible evidence” that child-access prevention laws reduce unintended firearm injuries to children. The laws requiring guns to be stored safely also reduce self-injuries and suicides, according to researchers at RAND, a nonprofit research organization. Access prevention laws reduce unintended firearm injuries to children and also reduce self-injuries and suicides, the researchers at Rand found. “A lot of data shows that the vast majority of school shooters and others … gain access to their weapons either at their parent’s homes or that of another relative,” said Ari Freilich, staff attorney with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. “There are a lot of important policy solutions that work together and try to make mass shootings less frequent and less lethal. And one key component of that is ensuring that parents … store guns responsibly.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "child access prevention laws", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180522231500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GRC", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/us/texas-school-shooting-safe-storage-law/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "622631530", "sentence": "When outsiders think of rural Texas, their thoughts tend to run toward cactus, tumbleweeds, oil derricks, coyotes and armadillos, cowboys and pickup trucks. Say “rural Texas” to an old-school Houstonian, and you get a different picture. Often as not, their minds will run to the Brenham area about 75 miles northwest of downtown Houston. It’s a nostalgic vision that Brenham-based Blue Bell Creameries imprinted on the minds of Texans for decades through its beloved commercials, which featured the Texas version of the American dream. In the Blue Bell ice cream ads, longhorn steers graze in the shade of the abundant pecan trees that stud Brenham’s low hills, awash in the early spring with oceans of bluebonnets best viewed along 80 miles of Washington County back roads. It’s the Texas of quaint country stores and rope swings and swimming holes, where mama calls the kids home through the screen door of a tin-roofed country house to a rustic kitchen table, where bowls of Blue Bell and cool glasses of fresh-squeezed lemonade await. But there’s more to the Brenham area than a face-first dive into ice cream and nostalgia. Yes, within a half-hour drive of the Washington County seat you will find the antiquing capital of Texas in Round Top. But you’ll also find culture ranging from longneck-friendly, boot-scootin’ country to fine wine, art galleries, Shakespeare and Beethoven. You’ll find burgers, barbecue and the state’s only Forbes five-star restaurant and accommodations ranging from camping to the super-deluxe. It’s easy to see why some have called Washington and neighboring Austin and Fayette counties Texas’ largest, lowest-density big city. First, a little area history: As home to many of the “Old 300” (the first families of Anglo Texas), and the seat of revolt against Santa Anna’s Mexican government, these Brazos bottom cotton fields were the “birthplace of Texas.” While lacking the oomph and human tragedy of the Alamo, Goliad or San Jacinto, hallowed grounds such as San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site and Independence Hall in Washington on the Brazos are indisputably the locales where the events by which Texas became Texas were set into motion. With a population of about 20,000, Brenham should be the hub of any expedition into the area. Its revitalized, Frank Capra-esque downtown is a jewel box of small-town defiance against the trend toward Walmart-based, chain-dominated edge cities. It has boutique hotels, such as the ornate, antique B&B Ant Street Inn, with its fountained courtyard and Old South-themed rooms; Back Lot and other art galleries and professional plays at the Unity Theatre; and occasional concerts and vintage film screenings at The Barnhill Center, an arts complex that includes the town’s old one-screen Simon Theatre. Brenham punches well beyond its weight class in the dining department: 96 West offers Texas-style tapas (lamb tostadas, Texas beef sliders and bacon-wrapped quail, to name three), craft beer and one of the best wine lists between Houston and Austin, and chef Silvio DiGennaro offers sophisticated Southern Italian fare at Volare. Got kids with you? If they’re of a Harry Potter bent, Newman’s Castle, one of Texas’ most eccentric attractions, awaits in nearby Bellville. Working by hand, the town baker has recreated a fairy tale stronghold, complete with moat, dungeon, high crenellated towers and working drawbridge, as his personal residence. Tours are available with advance reservations. The legacy of German and Czech immigrant farmers who flocked to the Brenham area starting in the mid-19th century lives on. Their influence can be found at the Home Sweet Farm market and adjacent biergarten and in the kolaches and klobasniky (Czech-derived fruit- or cheese-filled and/or savory pastries, respectively) at Park Street Bakery. Seekers of Texas-style barbecue have two options in Brenham: the venerable and down-home Nathan’s and Truth BBQ, run by young disciples of Austin pitmasters Aaron Franklin and John Lewis. Truth has quickly become a destination for the Lone Star State’s army of fanatical smoked meat aficionados. (It’s open only for lunch from Thursday to Sunday, and they tend to sell out.) A one-stop shop of local fare, the Chappell Hill Bakery & Deli, less than 15 minutes from Brenham in neighboring Chapell Hill, offers barbecue, kolaches, breakfast tacos and Blue Bell ice cream. If the city lights of Brenham are a little too bright, the Inn at Dos Brisas is an unforgettable luxury ranch/resort experience on 300 acres 11 miles northeast of Brenham. Dos Brisas offers guests their choice of a tranquil escape from the chaos of city life or a challenge-packed, dude ranch-style horseback adventure. Either way, a stay in one of the nine private Spanish-style casitas and mini-haciendas at Dos Brisas involves pampering with made-to-order gourmet breakfasts. Executive chef Matt Padilla heads up the state’s only Forbes five-star kitchen, organic and farm-to-fork, accompanied by wine from the resort’s 7,000-bottle cellar. (Bed and breakfast packages start at $442 for casitas and $751 for haciendas). The back roads around Brenham abound in finds like few others in Texas. Southwest of Brenham, the tiny hamlet of Round Top (population: 90) in neighboring Fayette County is home to one of Texas’ largest and oldest antique fairs, dozens of quaint bed and breakfasts (and dozens more in neighboring towns), and classical music concerts at Festival Hill, a multibuilding complex of historic structures, many of them salvaged from the wrecking ball in nearby towns. Festival Hill hosts more than 50 events a year, ranging from poetry readings to classical guitar concerts to herbal forums. The All-American fare at Royers Round Top Cafe enjoys statewide renown, especially the scratch-baked pies. Four miles east of Round Top, the unincorporated village of Winedale is home to both a 225-acre historic park of centuries-old Texas folk art and homesteads and the University of Texas’ Shakespeare program, where drama students live and recreate the Bard’s works in a 19th-century barn. If twangy music be the food of thy love, you can hear it play on and on at the Kenney Store, a revamped country store 10 miles south of Brenham in northern Austin County, known far and wide for its tunes, its burgers and some of the coldest beer in Texas. To the east of Brenham, Chappell Hill holds its annual Bluebonnet Festival in April and a Scarecrow Festival in October. Brenham is worth a stop even for explorers heading out to see the dramatic scenery at Big Bend National Park or the Texas Hill Country. But for a deep-dive into the charms of old-town Texas with a cultural bent, Brenham and its surroundings offer a combo of honky-tonk and Beethoven, beef brisket for lunch and pan-roasted wild turbot for dinner, the Bard in a barn and random castles in the country. You’ll find it nowhere else but in and around Brenham, where every square inch of bluebonnet-graced earth exudes the essence of the modern Lone Star State. A rare fourth-generation Houstonian, John Nova Lomax is a senior editor with Texas Monthly magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Brenham and its surrounding area in Texas", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/travel/houston-day-trip-brenham-texas/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "625235551", "sentence": "The act would require the White House to submit a report detailing why it was seeking to lift sanctions The moves underscore concern over Trump's openness to Vladimir Putin A growing number of senators from both parties plan to ratchet up their push to stiffen sanctions on Russia and demand Congress have the final say if President Donald Trump decides to weaken penalties on the country unilaterally. The move by six senators is the latest warning from Capitol Hill to the new administration over US-Russian relations. On Wednesday, a group led by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, and Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, plan to introduce legislation that would impose strict new congressional oversight and veto power over the Trump administration if it decided to lift sanctions on Russia. The Russia Review Act would require the White House to submit a report detailing why it was seeking to lift sanctions, setting into motion a 120-day review period where Congress could vote to disapprove of easing the penalties on the country, according to a summary of the measure provided to CNN. Sen. Marco Rubio, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is cosponsoring the Graham-Cardin measure, along with Democratic Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Republican John McCain of Arizona. Rubio said support is broad within the Senate to push back against the White House if it eased sanctions before Russia pulls out of Ukraine, potentially enough to overcome any Trump veto. “I think if there was a real threat of lifting sanctions minus the respect for Ukrainian sovereignty and meeting those conditions, my sense is that we would have the votes to pass that in the Senate and we would be able to pass it with a veto-proof majority,” Rubio told CNN. The new measure comes as roughly a dozen senators from both parties are quietly lobbying their colleagues to endorse a separate bill that would impose a comprehensive set of sanctions against Russia, picking up new support for their effort, including a member of the GOP leadership team, Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado. The under-the-radar moves underscore the growing concern on the Hill that Trump’s openness to Vladimir Putin could prompt the United States to rebuild diplomatic ties with Russia, despite Washington’s furious opposition to a host of Russian actions, including its annexation of Crimea and alleged cyberattacks during the U.S. election. And it comes as lawmakers in both parties have pushed back at Trump’s comments over the weekend, when he seemed to equate US military actions with violence spawned by Putin’s government. It is uncertain when votes over the bills could take place and if Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker will schedule a vote in his committee. But the Tennessee Republican has been a sharp Putin critic and has urged the White House to keep the existing sanctions in place. “Sen. Corker strongly supports keeping sanctions in place against Russia for its continued destabilizing behavior in Ukraine,” said Corker spokeswoman Micah Johnson. Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told CNN he has had conversations with GOP leaders who “are very concerned about our relationship” with Russia. Asked if either the sanctions bill or the new review act would get a veto-proof majority of 67 senators, Cardin said: “I think if this matter comes up for a vote, it would be pretty close to those numbers.” This story has been updated.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration's policy on Russia sanctions", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170208010000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/russia-sanctions-gop-senators-donald-trump/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "432246728", "sentence": "6,400 employees at a Chinese company were sent to France for a company paid trip The staff also broke a Guinness World Record for building the largest human sentence in Nice More than 6,000 employees of Tiens Group – a Chinese conglomerate – were given the VIP treatment on an all expenses paid trip to France to celebrate the company’s 20th birthday. The tour group – the largest to visit the country – was given a private tour of the Louvre museum and a private shopping session  at luxury department store Galeries Lafayette during their four-day trip, reported French news agency Agence France-Presse. After two days in Paris, the group headed down to the southern resort town of Nice on Friday, where they also broke a Guinness World Record for forming the largest human sentence. All staff members lined up on the waterfront, Promenade des Anglais, to spell out the phrase “Tiens’ dream is nice in the Côte d’Azur” that was visible from above. According to local media, the company booked 4,760 rooms in 79 hotels between Cannes and Monaco, and 146 tour buses. “We have mobilized public services as well as tourism professionals, hotels, restaurants, shops and designer brands,” Christian Mantel, head of the French tourism development agency told AFP. It’s estimated that the group will spend $15 million during their visit added Mantel, and France is seen to reap up to $20 million in total economic benefits. Chinese tourists, who are known to be the world’s biggest holiday spenders, are said to spend an average of $7,200 when they go overseas. It’s not the first time a Chinese company has arranged for massive tours overseas. Last year, a group of 7,000 made a trip to the U.S. to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Sino-U.S. diplomatic ties. Tiens Group operates in a diverse range of business interests, including biotechnology, tourism and trade. CNN’s Jethro Mullen, Pamela Boykoff and Shen Lu contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Tiens Group", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150511071500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/asia/china-france-company-holiday/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "725293792", "sentence": "Paul Manafort’s attorneys appear to have mistakenly made public some of their notes about a strategy they may use to attack Robert Mueller’s special counsel office. The one page of bullet points and sentence fragments, titled “DOJ, OSC AND THE PRESS” sketches a connection between information obtained by both Mueller’s office and the Associated Press, alleging an exchange of information. The rogue note was attached to an apparently unrelated court filing Wednesday afternoon that asks the judge overseeing Manafort’s criminal case to consider a change to proposed deadlines. Related article Mueller set to question Bannon on Flynn and Comey Manafort is also suing Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the Justice Department for overreach in their investigation into possible Russian collusion related to the Trump campaign. Included in the defense attorneys’ formal motion was a third page, of notes – descriptions of a subpoena and seizure warrant, Associated Press stories about Manafort, his company and his work related to Ukraine, and a reporter’s contact with a Manafort spokesman, Jason Maloni. One part of the note describes how Maloni turned over two memos from Paul Manafort to the Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov as part of a subpoena. The note then says, “memos received by Maloni from the AP,” suggesting that documents obtained by the special counsel’s office ended up in the Associates Press’ hands. Related article Manafort, Gates trial could come days before midterm election Further down, the note describes how the Associated Press reporter saw electronic files from Manafort’s company on a hard drive. An employee of Manafort’s company allowed the reporter to see a copy of the hard drive, the note said. The government then seized that hard drive, the note said. The exchange of information, according to the note, culminated with an Associated Press story in April 2017 that asserted Manafort received two “off-the-books” payments from a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine for which he consulted. His nine criminal charges, to which he’s pleaded not guilty, relate to some of the work and payments Manafort received from the Ukrainians. The ledger described here led to Manafort’s departure from the Trump campaign in 2016. Maloni and Kevin Downing, Manafort’s lead attorney, declined to comment Wednesday. The lead reporter on the April Associated Press story, Jack Gillum, who now works for The Washington Post, declined to comment. An attorney for Akhmetov didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Lauren Easton, a spokesperson for the Associated Press, said Thursday, “The suggestion that AP would voluntarily serve as the source of information for a government agency is categorically untrue.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Paul Manafort’s attorneys", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180125063000", "country1": "UKR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/25/politics/manafort-filing/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "675842675", "sentence": "In a single day Londoner Jacqui Kenny continent-hops from Sun City, Arizona to Naryn, Kyrgyzstan – and back again. Kenny’s travel itinerary is unconstrained by the usual limits of money, transportation or logistics. That’s because she travels the world without leaving her house – via Google Street View. Kenny suffers from agoraphobia – an anxiety condition that makes real world traveling very difficult. But Kenny’s virtual travels have become a lifeline – and she captures snapshots of sights she sees on her way. Her keen creative eye has allowed her to curate a gallery of images on her Instagram @streetview.portraits – under the pseudonym “Agoraphobic Traveller.” The project came about by accident – but she now has over 35,200 followers. “I thought it was a little bit magic, Google Street View, it feels like a parallel universe, frozen in time,” Kenny tells CNN Travel. “There’s all these billions of images that are yet to be explored.” The project began early 2016. Kenny was in the process of closing down a company she had co-founded a decade previously. It was a difficult time and her explorations via Street View were comforting – and provided an outlet for her creativity. “I wasn’t really ready to go back into the world,” she recalls. “So I thought, I needed a creative project, so that I can still be doing something creative and keeping myself focused.” Initially the New Zealand native was exploring blindly – unsure what aesthetic she would be drawn to, but it didn’t take her long to realize she had a knack for spotting striking settings. Her images depict arid, desert landscapes. Sporadic pops of color bringing the photos to life. “I realized pretty quickly that I really liked those kind of extreme environments,” she says. “That might be connected to the fact that due to my agoraphobia, these are places that I would never go to in real life.” MORE: Man travels 12,000 km to capture beautiful Thailand scenes for Google Kenny’s Instagram feed is a visual smorgasbord of scenes from across the world – all presented in Kenny’s carefully framed aesthetic. Buildings are low-roofed, often half the image is taken up with blue sky. Colors burst through the otherwise minimalist scene. Only occasionally do people appear in her images. When they do, their blurred faces add to the photos’ otherworldly appeal. The overall look is more akin to a scene from a Wes Anderson movie than real life. But the images aren’t carefully directed scenes – but real life moments recorded by Google and captured by Kenny. Kenny makes no effort to hide the reality of her images. She embraces the Google Street View car’s intrusion into the scene. Her penchant for desert scenes is in part because of the effect the car has on the dust. “I love the dust,” she says, “Because the Google car kicks up the dust it adds another layer – something that feels a little bit surreal.” She avoids the oddities that can be spotted on the digital platform. “I try to be as respectful as I possibly can, I always think about that,” she says. MORE: See India through the eyes and lenses of Instagram As Kenny embraces her project’s unconventional digital roots, she’s also learning to embrace her agoraphobia. “I’ve always wanted to do something about mental health. But I was never sure what to do,” she says. “I’d never really told anybody about my agoraphobia, I mean I’ve had it for many, many years and the only people I’d ever told were my family and my close friends.” Kenny initially worried about telling her followers, but soon realized her fears were unfounded. “When I put it up on Instagram, it was amazing,” she says, “Obviously there’s still so much stigma attached and I thought people were going to judge me, but I’ve had nothing but support.” Kenny is constantly getting messages from other agoraphobics – and people who suffer from other mental health conditions, thanking her for getting the word out. “I get people contacting me pretty much every day, especially over the past six months, and I’ve built this really amazing community,” she says. “But it’s not just a community of people who are going through similar struggles, it’s also a creative community too.” MORE: Photos of Europe taken in same spots 30 years later Kenny’s work has even attracted the attention of Google. She says she’s been chatting to the company about upcoming projects. With all the buzz, she has even been considering tackling her issues head on and visiting some of her favorite locales in real life. “I feel quite a connection now to some of these places that I immerse myself in. When I get a town I really, really love, I’ll spend quite a lot of time there,” Kenny adds. There has been talk of exhibitions and events in some of these spots. “I think I would go to these places if there was a reason to go to them,” she says. “I would love to have an exhibition in the places that I travel to the most. And that would give me enough reason to go.” The photographer acknowledges it would be incredibly difficult – but rewarding: “It would be very, very hard for me, to do it […] but for something like, I would.” In the meantime Kenny is excited to see where the project goes – she is considering branching out into virtual reality and other new technologies. “It’s kind of amazing how spending a lot of time at home on this project has actually really opened my world,” she says.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jacqui Kenny", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170725131500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KGZ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/google-street-view-photographer-agoraphobia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "521774569", "sentence": "Francis Lorenzo accused of facilitating bribes to ex-U.N. general assembly chief Lorenzo pleads guilty to bribery, money laundering, other charges Former General Assembly President John Ashe has pleaded not guilty in case With one word, the life of the former deputy U.N. ambassador from the Dominican Republic, Francis Lorenzo, changed forever Wednesday. He replied in a measured voice – “guilty” – when asked by a federal court judge in Manhattan how he wanted to plead to six criminal counts. Lorenzo was arrested in early October, linked to a bribery scandal that also snared former General Assembly President John Ashe and rocked the United Nations. He faces a maximum of 63 years in prison though his sentence will likely not be that long. Lorenzo,a major name in U.N. political and social circles, pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, money laundering, tax fraud and illegal bank accounts. His attorney, Brian Bieber, said his client “has chosen to plead guilty and accept responsibility for his criminal conduct.” Bieber added that Lorenzo is “very remorseful for his conduct.” In court, Lorenzo agreed with government charges that he had helped channel bribes from Chinese businessmen to Ashe, who would then allegedly seek to use his offices to help set up a conference center in Macau. Ashe and Chinese businessman Ng Lap Seng, a Macau business developer, have pleaded not guilty. Three of the other original defendants have now changed their pleas to guilty. After Wednesday’s court session, attorneys for Ng said Lorenzo’s guilty plea in no way affects their clients case. Ng strongly maintains his innocence, according to his attorneys, Benjamin Brafman and Hugh Mo. Asked how Lorenzo’s guilty plea would affect the other defendants, Bieber said, “You heard in open court that Mr. Lorenzo has accepted full responsibility for his individual conduct as well as his conduct committed in agreement with his co-defendants.” Lorenzo declined to comment as he was pursued through the downtown streets by news cameras. In court, the government indicated Lorenzo also participated in assisting unnamed foreign officials. When Ashe was arrested, he was accused of using bribe money in Antigua with senior Antiguan government officials, including the country’s former prime minister. The United Nations is conducting its own audit after the high-profile arrests.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Francis Lorenzo", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160317004500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "MAC", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/us/un-bribery-scandal-plea/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "473789200", "sentence": "NEW: The Doctors Without Borders chief says Obama apologized, but it's not enough The charity group calls the bombing a war crime, wants an international investigation The airstrike killed 12 medical staff members and at least 10 patients President Barack Obama has personally apologized. But he didn’t go far enough, according to Doctors Without Borders, the aid group whose hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was hit by a deadly U.S. airstrike. The charity group – which is also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF, and provides medical care in some of the world’s most dangerous places – is calling the strike an “attack on the Geneva Conventions” and urging an independent investigation by a never-before-used international commission. The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission has been in existence since 1991. It requires a request by one of the 76 nations that have signed on to it for it to begin its work. Its job is to investigate whether international humanitarian law has been violated. “Governments up to now have been too polite or afraid to set a precedent,” Dr. Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders, said Wednesday. “The tool exists, and it is time it is activated.” On Wednesday morning, Obama called and apologized directly to Liu. In a White House statement on that conversation, he highlighted a U.S. military investigation into the strike and pledged full support to a joint NATO and Afghan government probe. But there was no mention of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission. “President Obama expressed regret over the tragic incident and offered his thoughts and prayers on behalf of the American people to the victims, their families, and loved ones,” the White House statement said. “Acknowledging the great respect he has for the important and lifesaving work that MSF does for vulnerable communities in Afghanistan and around the world, the President assured  Liu of his expectation that the Department of Defense investigation currently underway would provide a transparent, thorough and objective accounting of the facts and circumstances of the incident.” The Doctors Without Borders chief acknowledged Obama’s apology, but doesn’t want him to stop there. She pushed for the United States to allow an international investigation. “We reiterate our (request) that the U.S. government consent to an independent investigation led by the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission to establish what happened in Kunduz, how it happened, and why it happened,” Liu said. The attack in the embattled city Saturday killed 12 medical staff members and at least 10 patients, three of them children. It was “the biggest loss of life for our organization in an airstrike,” Liu said. 'If we let this go, we are basically giving blank check to any countries at war' says #MSF Int'l Prez @JoanneLiu_MSF pic.twitter.com/p3YDpUepbq Another 37 people were wounded, according to the global charity group, which works in conflict zones to help victims of war and other tragedies. Gen. John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has said the hospital was hit accidentally during an American airstrike. The Pentagon is carrying out an investigation, as are NATO and Afghanistan. “If errors were committed, we will acknowledge them,” Campbell said. “We will hold those responsible accountable, and we will take steps to ensure mistakes are not repeated.” Doctors Without Borders said it wants a full and transparent investigation by an independent agency. “Their description of the attack keeps changing – from collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government,” the group said. Saturday, 3 October – Col. Brian Tribus, spokesman for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan“U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Kunduz city at 2:15am (local), Oct 3, against individuals threatening the force. The strike may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility. This incident is under investigation.”Sunday, 4 October – Gen. John Campbell, U.S. military chief in Afghanistan“U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Kunduz city at 2:15am (local), Oct 3, against insurgents who were directly firing upon U.S. service members advising and assisting Afghan Security Forces in the city of Kunduz. The strike was conducted in the vicinity of a Doctors Without Borders medical facility.”Monday, 5 October – Gen. John Campbell, U.S. military chief in Afghanistan“We have now learned that on October 3, Afghan forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from U.S. forces. An airstrike was then called to eliminate the Taliban threat and several civilians were accidentally struck. This is different from the initial reports, which indicated that U.S. forces were threatened and that the airstrike was called on their behalf.”Tuesday, 6 October – Gen. John Campbell to the Senate committee“On Saturday morning our forces provided close air support to Afghan forces at their request. To be clear the decision to provide aerial fires was a U.S. decision, made within the U.S. chain of command. A hospital was mistakenly struck. We would never intentionally target a protected medical facility … I assure you that the investigation will be thorough, objective and transparent.” U.S. general.: We need new Afghanistan plan The United States has changed its account of what brought on the airstrike. First, U.S. officials said that initial reports indicated the airstrike was called to protect U.S. forces. Then it said Afghan forces called for the air support because the Afghans were taking fire. “Today, we say, ‘Enough,’ ” Liu said. “Today we are fighting back for the respect of the Geneva Conventions. As doctors, we are fighting back for the sake of our patients.” It’s an open question as to whether the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission could initiate an inquiry. The panel’s website says it requires the consent of the parties involved, and neither the United States nor Afghanistan recognizes the commission. Jason Cone, the U.S. executive director for Doctors Without Borders, called on one of the 76 nations that recognize the panel to press the issue on the charity’s behalf, though none of the 76 had stepped forward as of midday Wednesday. He said the changing U.S. accounts of the strikes underscore the need for an independent inquiry. Cone paid tribute to the doctors who he said carried on treating the wounded while watching their colleagues die and while the hospital burned. “In Kunduz, our patients burned in their beds, our doctors’ nurses and other staff were killed as they worked, our colleagues had to operate on each other. One of our doctors died on an improvised operating table, an office desk, while his colleagues tried to save his life,” Cone said. Is U.S. bombing of Afghan hospital a war crime? Related gallery Doctors Without Borders hospital attacked in Afghanistan In general terms, a war crime may be committed when there is an attack on a civilian population during an armed conflict, said Steven Kay, a lawyer who defended Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta against charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, There is an extensive body of law that regulates military action during conflict. The aim, said Anthony Dworkin, a human rights expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations, is to draw a balance between what armed forces are justified to do out of military necessity – which includes causing collateral damage to civilians – and the principles of humanity. “Hospitals enjoy a special protected status under international humanitarian law. So, to attack a hospital or medical facility, whether it is a civilian or military installation, is a crime,” Kay said. Saturday wasn’t the first time Doctors Without Borders has complained about military action on the Kunduz hospital. In July, the aid group condemned what it called a “violent incursion by armed members of Afghan Special Forces.” The troops allegedly entered the hospital – which, according to MSF, “has a strict no weapons policy” like its other facilities – and “physically assaulted three MSF staff members (and arrested) three patients.” Those patients were released after an hour. “Since it opened in 2011, Kunduz Trauma Center has been a place where all patients can receive free medical and surgical care safely,” MSF’s Director of Operations Dr. Bart Janssens said at the time. “This serious event puts at risk the lives of thousands of people who rely on the center for urgent care.” Collateral damage: A brief history of U.S. mistakes at war CNN’s Mairi Mackay, Don Melvin, Kristina Sgueglia and Jason Hanna contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151007100000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/asia/doctors-without-borders-afghanistan-airstrike/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "580410890", "sentence": "The Food and Drug Administration is considering new rules for stem cell clinics Doctors and patients weigh in on what such regulation should look like Stem cells have the potential to divide and develop into many different cell types in the body. They are so enchanting and so promising – they may help paralyzed patients regain use of their limbs or help the nearly blind to see – that they have Food and Drug Administration officials scratching their heads. Officials are mulling regulations to address how stem cells are used in various medical and cosmetic procedures, to avoid any exploitation of and harm to patients, and they have asked for input from the public. Related article Stem Cells Fast Facts The FDA hosted a public hearing at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland, last week to discuss draft documents relating to the regulation of human cells (PDF). Doctors, business owners, academics and patients spoke at the two-day event and weighed in on what they think needs to change. The public can submit comments to the FDA online or in the mail by September 27. Some are pleading for the FDA to establish merciful regulation so that sick patients can have better access to regenerative medicine. They believe stem cell therapies can help. Others are calling for the FDA to crack down on clinics, especially those that are marketing unproven stem cell treatments. They believe some stem cell therapies can harm. How are stem cell therapies currently regulated? The FDA has approved only one stem cell therapy product: a therapy called Hemacord that can restore low blood counts in patients with certain blood disorders. “Stem cells, like other medical products that are intended to treat, cure or prevent disease, generally require FDA approval before they can be marketed. FDA has not approved any stem cell-based products for use, other than cord blood-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells (blood forming stem cells) for certain indications,” according to the administration’s website. Related article Analysis finds hundreds of U.S. clinics selling unapproved stem cell treatments Nonetheless, 570 stem cell clinics have emerged across the country, offering stem cell interventions that are not approved in the United States or don’t fit within the FDA’s regulations, according to a paper published in the journal Cell Stem Cell in June. The researchers manually conducted an Internet search and analysis to count the number of American-based clinics. “I was surprised by the huge scope of this industry. I would have predicted half or fewer the number of clinics we found. I was also struck by the coast-to-coast extent of this industry,” said Paul Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and a co-author of the paper. “To date, regulators such as the FDA have not taken significant action on stem cell clinics in the United States, and it is not clear why. As a result, the clinics and those considering opening new clinics view the lack of action as a green light for them to proceed,” he said. Though the researchers discovered hundreds of clinics, Knoepfler said that the FDA seems to have issued only one warning letter to a clinic in recent years. That letter was sent to the Irvine Stem Cell Treatment Center in December. “Which seems wildly out of proportion with the scope of the stem cell clinic industry,” he said. “At the state level, we haven’t seen state medical boards take actions as well, which also contributes to the problem.” Related video Reversing heart failure with stem cells However, a wave of new studies in recent years has revealed the enticing potential of stem cell therapies, prompting some doctors and patients alike to cross their fingers that the FDA institutes more lenient and less sweeping rules. “There are a lot of people interested in using stem cells to try to repair orthopedic problems, shooting them in the joints in the knees to try and regrow bone and cartilage. That’s been around for a while. There are lots of folks trying to use stem cells in more research settings to regrow spinal cord; there are clinical trials going on of that,” said Dr. Arthur Caplan, a professor and founding head of the division of bioethics at New York University Langone Medical Center, who wasn’t involved in the FDA hearing. “Stem cells have been used to regrow gums in dentistry. Stem cells are used in cosmetic surgery. People use them to grow fat tissue when they’re trying to reconstruct, usually for breast augmentation,” he added. “You’ll see stem cell advertisements all around.” What really turns heads, however, is how some stem cell therapies have shown promise in repairing the damage caused by various diseases, such as eye diseases that cause blindness, neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and immune-mediated diseases such as multiple sclerosis. As such therapies are not available in the United States, some patients have accessed them elsewhere. It was an overseas experimental stem cell therapy that gave Sara Hughes, 24, new hope for her future – and the future of the nearly 300,000 other patients who have been diagnosed with the same rare type of juvenile arthritis as she. Last week, Hughes spoke at the FDA’s hearing along with her mother, Fiona Cunningham. The last time they were at the National Institutes of Health campus, a few years ago, Hughes’ body was an 83-pound skeletal frame crippled by constant pain. Related gallery Learning to live at 24 She was diagnosed with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis at 11 months old and became so sick in her adolescence that she was evaluated, treated and studied at the NIH in collaboration with her doctors from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Hughes could barely walk, was bed-bound and in agony, and spent most of her life hospitalized. She thought fleetingly about the future because she didn’t think she had one. “If not for the help of high-dose autologous mesenchymal stem cell therapy, I would not be here today,” Hughes said in her speech at the hearing, adding that she is now “in fairly good health” to share her testimony. In 2014, Hughes had her own healthy stem cells cultured at Celltex Therapeutics, a FDA-regulated biotechnology company in Houston. Once infused back into her, such cells could help strengthen her body and normalize her immune system, which was overactive due to her autoimmune disease. However, to have the healthy cells introduced back into her body to treat her arthritis symptoms, Hughes had to travel to Mexico. The procedure was not approved in the United States, where her “own stem cells are considered to be a drug,” she said. Related article After experimental treatment, 24-year-old is learning how to live Each of her infusions had approximately 200 million stem cells in them – and Hughes has received about 22 infusions over almost two years, said her mother. “I was running out of time, but I was willing to put my life at risk to get on an airplane. My quality of life had become so dismal, even one small improvement from my own stem cells would have been enough for me,” Hughes said in her speech. “What happened in the days, weeks and years following my first infusion has changed my outlook. It’s hard to believe, in my sick body, I had a wealth of healthy adult stem cells with the ability to so significantly improve my quality of life,” she said. “It’s sad knowing the people who could benefit most from adult stem cell therapy are probably too sick to get on an airplane. … We can do better than this.” As some people are hoping for tolerant regulation, others are calling for the FDA to take a stricter approach to stem cell therapies. The FDA is seeking comment from all of them before official rules are established. Related video Indian clinic's stem cell therapy real? “To be clear, what the hearing is about is feedback on guidelines that are being proposed by the FDA, and these are not binding regulations; they are just points to consider,” said Dr. Insoo Hyun, associate professor of bioethics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, who did not attend the hearing. “Officially, what the regulations say is that any time a doctor puts a patient’s own stem cells back into that patient for therapy, it has to essentially be a medical bedside service. It can’t be the transfer of a product that needs FDA regulation,” he said. “The cells must be put back into the patient’s body, where they will perform the same basic functions as before.” A stem cell transplant can pose many – and potentially fatal – risks of complication, from infections to organ damage. A patient who underwent a stem cell therapy in Florida several years ago died during the procedure, according to state authorities. Knoepfler said he hopes that the FDA will quickly move forward to “more appropriately” regulate the stem cell industry. “There are a number of relevant regulations that apply to stem cells. When stem cell products are significantly changed or used in a manner not consistent with their tissue of origin, the stem cells are defined as drugs and need to be approved by the FDA before they are put into patients, who are often paying tens of thousands of dollars a pop for these unproven offerings,” he said. At the hearing, there was community-wide frustration in the air from both sides, said Rosario Isasi, research assistant professor in the University of Miami School of Medicine’s department of human genetics, who attended the hearing and other FDA meetings this week. Most experts agree that the current regulatory system needs to change, but opinions on what that change should been polarizing, Isasi said of the hearing. “I think this polarization of views and interests is eroding the spirit of cooperation that has largely united the regenerative medicine community during the past two decades. This erosion of the community is an issue often missing in the debate.” Related video The kindness of strangers: Stem cell donor saves life The frustration was in response to three key issues, she said: the slowness of the FDA to translate how clinical therapies and regenerative medicine products may be regulated, the absence of clarity on how certain products and therapies are defined in such regulation, and the time and expense to obtain regulatory approval. Obtaining FDA approval is a long process, said Hyun, the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professor who did not participate in the hearing. “FDA approval comes after a series of clinical trials. So in the first phase, you want to look for safety, and then in the second phase, with a larger number of patients, you look for efficacy and whether the therapy works compared to other options, and in the third phase, it’s on a grander scale with more patients,” he said. “After phase three, if the data prove it’s safe and efficacious, the FDA approves it to enter the marketplace.” While it’s important for the FDA to focus on “rogue clinics” that are promoting unproven stem cell interventions, Isasi said, doing so shouldn’t overshadow the current FDA-approved stem cell clinical trials that are underway. Her colleague Dr. Joshua Hare, director of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at the University of Miami Health System, who attended the FDA hearing, agrees. Related article Stem cell study for ALS patients shows promise, yet causes pain “Many doctors are trying to pursue the rigorous pathway and conduct the serious clinical trials with actual stem cells ‘to move this field forward,’ ” Hare said. “This, however, is very expensive and takes a very long time. This is why Congress is looking at ways to accelerate this. We favor a quicker pathway. We do not support cutting any corners that would compromise safety. We think there is a reasonable middle ground.” The discussions the FDA and scientific community are having about stem cell therapies are somewhat similar to the discussions that have been had about the supplement industry, said Caplan, the stem cell expert at New York University Langone Medical Center. “You might say, in a weird way, all of the supplement industry is like this. That is to say, the FDA didn’t regulate it. It grew into a gigantic industry of tens of billions of dollars. No one’s really sure what the hell works. Nobody knows what’s actually in most of the products, but people take them and use them and have all sorts of testimonials that they’ll fix everything,” he said. “So we’ve seen a dangerous explosion in that area. I’d say that’s somewhat like stem cells now.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Now that the issues surrounding stem cell clinics are being discussed, Hyun said hopes that doctors and patients alike – on both sides of issues – can better understand each other. “I hope what emerges out of these discussions is much greater clarity about what the concerns are on either side and a more realistic view about where the state of stem cell research is,” Hyun said. “One thing that many people have also realized is that the idea of stem cell therapy is very exciting to many people, and it gives many people hope, but it also provides the opportunity to exploit patients.” Isasi said it’s crucial to recognize that reasonable differences of opinion exist in order to move forward with establishing new regulation, which is the FDA’s end goal. “I think that common goal remains: promoting medical innovation to serve the needs of patients and the public’s health in an ethically responsible manner,” she said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Food and Drug Administration", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160919101500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/health/fda-stem-cells-clinic-controversy/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "743432163", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peniel Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. He is the author of several books, most recently “Stokely: A Life.” The views expressed here are his. Fifty years ago, on the last day of March, President Lyndon Johnson stunned the nation with a surprise announcement that concluded a nationally televised speech on Vietnam. “I will not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party as your President,” Johnson intoned in his signature southern drawl. Johnson’s decision shocked Americans, ratcheted up political division within the Democratic Party and across partisan lines, and fundamentally altered America’s political landscapes in ways the nation could have scarcely imagined that Sunday evening. LBJ had become President after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 and was elected to a full term the following year. His March 1968 announcement that he was not seeking re-election opened the field for rivals like Sen. Eugene McCarthy, who had come close to defeating LBJ in the New Hampshire primary, and JFK’s brother, Robert Kennedy. Related article One of today's 'wokest' moments happened in 1968 Johnson couched his decision as a bid for unity, claiming that his single-minded pursuit of peace in Vietnam led him to put aside the personal political self-interest required in seeking another presidential term. At a time when demonstrators camped outside the White House protesting the escalating carnage in Vietnam and proliferating racial unrest at home, Johnson presented himself as a statesman eager to stand above the raucous din of political division. Johnson’s refusal to run for a second term weakened his ability to negotiate a peaceful settlement in Vietnam, one that would not occur for almost five years, with the final American soldier leaving in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. The “accidental President” who gained the office after an assassination, Lyndon Johnson altered the trajectory of postwar American history by advocating for a “Great Society” modeled after his political hero Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal.” Related article When the President stopped the presses A Southern Democrat who became Senate majority leader at the high tide of racial segregation, Johnson envisioned the ebb of American racial apartheid before many of his colleagues and close political friends. In the White House, Johnson became the nation’s greatest presidential champion of racial justice since Abraham Lincoln. He forged a close working relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and gave two indelible speeches on racial equality on March 15 and June 4, 1965 that stand out as towering rhetorical achievements on behalf of interracial democracy in American history. Johnson’s finest political moments came with his back against the wall. His March 15 address to the nation eight days after “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama showcased the brutality of Jim Crow for all the world to see. Johnson, inspired by King’s political example at the March On Washington and rhetorical elegance in the “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” embraced racial justice as a core principal of American democracy during a nationally televised joint congressional session that moved civil rights leaders, including King, to tears. He went further during a Howard University commencement speech less than three months later, when he defined racial justice as equality of outcomes and not merely equal opportunities. Related article Vietnam POW: This is the right way to honor veterans Vietnam crippled the scope, ambition, and effectiveness of the Great Society, a slate of programs now recognized as encompassing civil rights, voting, immigration, health care, education, environmental and criminal justice reform, to name a few. Almost two years and three weeks from the day he cried watching LBJ’s voting rights speech, King assailed the Vietnam War, ending his personal and political rapprochement with the President. More apostates soon followed, including Minnesota Senator McCarthy, whose peace campaign attracted youthful long-haired hippies who promised to “Get Clean for Gene” and oust Johnson as a liberal pretender more committed to waging war in Southeast Asia than bolstering peace around the world. Johnson privately railed against political betrayals from civil rights leaders, especially King, chafed at the release of the Kerner Commission report on civil disorders that seemed to ignore the herculean legislative achievements of the Great Society in favor of fantastical requests for billions of dollars in aid no Congress would ever approve. President Johnson’s retreat from political office robbed the nation of perhaps the one man who might have been able to stem the decline of full-throated liberalism exemplified by the New Deal and extended through the Great Society. But Johnson remained intractable on Vietnam, a hawk who retained his faith in the necessity of the war even in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary. And, of course, it’s not certain that Johnson would have defeated the Republican candidate in 1968, who turned out to be Richard Nixon, even if the President had gotten his own party’s nomination. The roots of the contemporary public skepticism over the integrity of elected leaders and political institutions can be traced back to the “credibility gap” between the White House’s optimistic narration of the Vietnam War and the unvarnished truths being uncovered and disseminated back home by returning soldiers, reporters, and other officials. Richard Nixon’s campaign and subsequent election opened a Pandora’s Box of racially motivated resentment against economic justice, civil rights, and deep democracy that still reverberates to this day. Johnson did not produce the Watergate scandal, but his exit from the national stage helped unearth political forces that the nation has yet to recover from. A second full LBJ administration might have been able to negotiate a withdrawal from war while simultaneously pivoting back to the domestic programs that remain Johnson’s enduring legacy. In resoundingly large ways that remain too often unappreciated, Johnson’s decision not to run set the stage for a half century of debate, division, and discussion of the role of government in our constitutional democracy. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Where Johnson’s domestic vision played out in bold strokes, subsequent Presidents (with perhaps Obamacare representing a distinguished caveat) hemmed and hawed over the role of the state as a transformative tool for good. To his lasting credit, Johnson endorsed a robust vision of American liberalism in service of social justice. He cared about racial justice, poverty, clean water, good schools, safe schools, and the health of children and the elderly. To our nation’s lasting regret, Johnson’s stubborn support of war hastened the decline of a potentially Great Society that we are still trying to create a half a century later. An earlier version incorrectly listed the state for Sen. Eugene McCarthy. He represented Minnesota.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Lyndon Johnson", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180330204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/opinions/the-stunning-decision-by-president-lyndon-johnson-joseph/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "648795569", "sentence": "On the 92nd day of his presidency, Donald Trump has decided the idea of his first 100 days in office as a critical yard marker is bunk. Just before 7 am eastern time, Trump tweeted this: No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot (including S.C.), media will kill! But! Wait! There’s a bunch of things wrong with this Trump tweet. The most obvious is that the media didn’t create the idea of the first 100 days as an important moment, Franklin Delano Roosevelt did. Roosevelt saw the first 100 days of his term in 1933 as an absolutely essential moment to re-build momentum and optimism in a country that was still reeling from the Great Depression. He helped pass 15 major pieces of legislation through a willing Congress. Related video What if FDR had lived through his fourth term? Now, onto the other problems with Trump’s tweet. If you recall the 2016 campaign, one of Trump’s central arguments during it was that the nation’s capitol was horribly run by incompetent people. That if you elected someone who knew their way around a boardroom, you’d see a rapid improvement in peoples’ quality of life. “You’re going to have such great healthcare at a tiny fraction of the cost, and it is going to be so easy,” Trump promised at a Florida rally in October 2016. “So simple. So simple,” Trump said of his plan to get Mexico to pay for the border wall in an interview with Bill O’Relly in August 2015.“You know the Great Wall of China, built a long time ago, is 13,000 miles. I mean, you’re talking about big stuff. We’re talking about peanuts, by comparison, to that. Mexico will pay for the wall. I will make sure it gets done properly.” “This money can all be saved through simple, common sense reforms,” Trump said by way of explanation of how he would cut $800 million from government spending in order to make his tax plan add up. Nothing in Washington is that easy. There’s a reason, for example, that six previous presidents failed to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system and it cost the seventh, Barack Obama, control of the House and Senate to get it done. Big, complex issues are, well, big and complex. You don’t just snap your fingers and get them done. Then there’s the specific construct of the 100 days as a critical way station by which to judge a president. Trump, today, says it is a pointless media construct that henever bought into. A speech he gave in October 2016 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania shows that’s simply not true.  And I quote: “On Nov. 8th, Americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore prosperity to our country, secure our communities and honesty to our government. This is my pledge to you. And if we follow these steps, we will once more have a government of, by and for the people. And importantly, we will make America great again. Believe me.” He expressly said that that the 2016 election was a referendum on his 100-day plan! That if he won it would be because of a promise to implement a series of changes that would give power back to the people, and, in Trump’s own famous words “Make America great again.” Hell he even had a 100-day action plan on his website! Related article A detailed analysis of the Trump-Palin-Nugent-Kid Rock photo And, for the previous 90 days or so, all of the reporting coming out of the White House made clear just how important Trump viewed the 100-day mark. This, from a Politico story published earlier this month, is telling: Related video Reagan's first 100 days “President Donald Trump has far more than three years left in his first term. But inside his pressure cooker of a White House, aides and advisers are sweating the next three weeks….The date, April 29, hangs over the West Wing like the sword of Damocles as the unofficial deadline to find its footing — or else.” So, President Trump was for the 100 days mark mattering before he was against it. It doesn’t matter now and it’s a media creation now because the report cards on Trump’s first 100 days aren’t so rosy.  You can bet that if Trump was getting good marks for his first 100 days in office, this marker would be a critical and essential judgment on his presidency.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170421134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/trump-100-days/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "692181459", "sentence": "Grab a cup of coffee and settle in. Here’s what you might have missed in a busy news week: At refugee camps in Bangladesh, the stories are similar: “You could hear the children crying,” recalled Omar Ali. “There were so many bodies in the water, they were floating down the river like pieces of wood.” Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in their villages in Myanmar in what the UN has deemed “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Here are stories from some of the people who survived. Nobel Peace Prize winner and de facto leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi was considered a democracy icon in the country. Now, she faces massive criticism and protests over her failure to act while Myanmar’s military carries out alleged atrocities on the minority Rohingya Muslims. Health care is in the spotlight – again. And one of the biggest points of contention remains how insurers treat people who have pre-existing conditions. Before Obamacare became law, insurers were allowed to charge people with pre-existing conditions more or not insure them at all. As Republican Senators grapple over a last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare, here is a look at 10 of the most common pre-existing conditions and the stories of people who live with them. David Axelrod, a senior adviser to former President Obama, recalls his daughter’s struggle with epilepsy and high cost of her medical care and his emotional reaction the night Obamacare passed the House. He fears the new GOP bill would plunge many Americans into the same situation he and his family dealt with. “No sighting.” It’s a phrase this trio who work for the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society are depressingly used to. Researchers are sent out into the city’s waters to search for an ever-shrinking population of dolphins. Saving the pink dolphin may mean reinventing Hong Kong itself. Young Mormons looking for love now have a way to find it in the digital era. Mutual, and app monitored by members who ensure only faithful Mormons participate, is supplementing the usual singles wards that help members socialize and ideally, get married. The drama was palpable. Somewhere, under a collapsed school building in Mexico City, a little girl named Frida Sofia was trapped. Rescuers scraped through the rubble, racing to set her free. We were riveted. The problem was, Frida Sofia didn’t exist.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Aung San Suu Kyi", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170923120000", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/23/app-news-section/weekend-reads-september-2017-trnd/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "424982310", "sentence": "The Soviets invaded Poland in World War II and deported hundreds of thousands of people Tomasz Lazar photographed some of these Poles and listened to their stories Their eyes reflect childhoods marked by tragedy. Their faces show wrinkles made deeper by pain and the passage of time. Tomasz Lazar spent hours photographing and interviewing adults who were ripped from their homes as children in the 1940s and forced to live thousands of miles away in Siberia. “For me those faces are like maps,” Lazar said. “The more you look at them, the more you are discovering.” Soviet authorities invaded Poland during World War II and deported hundreds of thousands of Poles. Some were sent to prison camps in the frozen wilderness of central Russia. Many were children. In effect, Moscow stole much of an entire generation of young Poles, a handful of whom Lazar has located seven decades later. During Lazar’s interviews, many of the survivors broke down in tears. “It was very traumatic for them,” he said. “Some lost mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters – killed by the Soviets.” Lazar remembers hearing 84-year-old Boguslaw Dokurno recall his grandfather’s dying wish. Dokurno’s grandfather asked his grandson to return home to Poland after his death to retrieve Polish soil and bring it back to his Siberian gravesite. Another exile, Sofia Bocian, told Lazar how her brother escaped their prison camp, leaving her with the horrifying experience of being interrogated by Soviet secret police. Lazar began his professional photography career in 2006 after fully realizing the medium’s storytelling power. “For me when you’re doing photography – whether it’s conventional journalism or other types – you want to share something with people,” he said. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Lazar said the interviews surprised him. Despite his subjects’ traumatic experiences, “they welcomed me with open arms,” he recalled. “They really wanted to share their stories.” Fearing for their safety, they couldn’t tell their stories publicly until the fall of the Soviet Union. Now that they’re in their 80s, time is running out for them to document their struggles. Look at Lazar’s images. The faces fill each frame. Each portrait is unique. Before taking each photo, he waited “for the moment when they really started going inside themselves,” he said. “Those people are really strong in their souls.” Their stories should be documented for history, he said, to remind future generations “not to make the same mistakes.” Tomasz Lazar is a Polish photographer. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Soviet authorities", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150413123000", "country1": "POL", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/13/world/cnnphotos-polish-children-of-siberia/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "603268355", "sentence": "Elian Gonzalez captured the world's attention in 2000 The US sent him back to Cuba to live with his father Elian Gonzalez, who was at the center of a controversial international custody dispute when he was a boy, saw the late Fidel Castro as a father figure. “He is a father who like my father, I wanted to show him everything I achieved, that he would be proud of me,” the 22-year-old Gonzalez said in a TV interview this weekend after Castro’s death late Friday. “That’s how it was with Fidel. If I learned something and wanted to show him. And there are still many things I want to show him.” Elian’s situation captured the world’s attention in 2000 and his story became a flashpoint between supporters and opponents of Castro. In November 1999, the boy was found clinging to an inner tube after the tiny boat he was traveling in from Cuba sank on the way to the United States. His mother and nine other people in the boat drowned. After his rescue, he was placed with relatives in Miami, who wanted to keep him in the United States. But Gonzalez’s father fought to bring him back to Cuba. Then-Cuban leader Fidel Castro led massive protests in Cuba demanding Gonzalez’s return. The US government removed him at gunpoint from his relatives’ home in Miami and after a legal battle, the government sent him back to Cuba in June 2000 to live with his father. Today, Elian Gonzalez is well-liked and prominent among pro-Castro Cubans. Opponents of the Cuban government see him as a prop for the regime and he’s not warmly viewed in the Cuban exile community.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Fidel Castro", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161128164500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/americas/cuba-castro-elian/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "646612534", "sentence": "A man on a United flight from Houston to Calgary was allegedly stung by a scorpion Flight attendants quickly corralled the venomous creature and flushed it down an airplane toilet It’s been a rough week for United Airlines. The same day a passenger was infamously dragged off a United plane in Chicago, a man on a United flight from Houston to Calgary was allegedly stung by a scorpion. The venomous creature fell from an overhead bin and landed on Richard Bell’s hair as he was eating lunch Sunday in his business class seat, according to his wife Linda. “My husband felt something in his hair. He grabbed it out of his hair and it fell onto his dinner table. As he was grabbing it by the tail it stung him,” she told CNN. She said her husband shooed the scorpion off his tray and it landed in the aisle, catching the attention of a nearby passenger who cried, “Oh my god, that’s a scorpion.” It’s not clear how the scorpion got on the plane. The airplane had flown to Houston earlier in the day from Costa Rica, according to FlightAware, a flight-tracking platform. The Bells were returning home from a vacation. Linda Bell said flight attendants quickly corralled the scorpion and flushed it down an airplane toilet. “Our flight attendants helped a customer who was stung by what appeared to be a scorpion on a flight last week,” United said in a statement. “Our crew immediately consulted with a MedLink physician on the ground who provided guidance throughout the incident and assured our crew that it was not a life-threatening matter.” United Airlines said medical personnel met the aircraft when it arrived in Calgary. According to Linda Bell, another passenger gave her husband a Benadryl pill in case he had an allergic reaction to the sting. Linda Bell said United reached out to her husband Wednesday to apologize and to offer compensation for the incident. She would not elaborate on the terms of that compensation. Such incidents are rare, but not unheard of. A scorpion reportedly stung a woman in 2015 on an Alaska Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Airlines", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170413213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/health/scorpion-united-airlines-flight-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "541303096", "sentence": "Bill Clinton is ignoring Donald Trump's attacks on his past personal conduct The former president says he plans to ignore the presumptive Republican nominee Bill Clinton signaled his strategy for dealing with Donald’s Trump’s attacks on his personal conduct Tuesday: ignore, and move on. On a campaign swing through Puerto Rico Tuesday, the former president was asked by a reporter whether he had any response to Trump’s latest attack on Twitter – alluding to his past infidelities and charging that he was the “worst abuser” of women in U.S. political history. “No. I think people are smart enough to figure this out without my help,” Bill Clinton replied. Trump on Tuesday used the new ads aired by the pro-Clinton super PAC, Priorities USA, as an opening to needle the former president about his personal conduct. “Amazing that Crooked Hillary can do a hit ad on me concerning women when her husband was the WORST abuser of (women) in U.S. political history,” Trump tweeted, referring to Bill Clinton’s past indiscretions. Amazing that Crooked Hillary can do a hit ad on me concerning women when her husband was the WORST abuser of woman in U.S. political history While many political strategists believed that the Clintons’ marital travails amounted to old news that would not be central to the 2016 campaign, Trump has tried to change that equation – continually attempting to engage the Clintons on the topic. After Trump tweeted about the Clinton scandals of the 1990s earlier this month, Hillary Clinton was asked during a campaign appearance in Virginia whether she would attempt to correct the record on his provocations. “I am going to let him run his campaign however he chooses,” she said. “I have nothing to say about him and how he is running his campaign.” Her campaign stuck to that approach Tuesday, issuing no formal response to Trump’s trolling on Twitter.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160517234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/bill-clinton-donald-trump-response/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "674562007", "sentence": "The Trump Tower gathering included eight people Each identification has led to many new questions The group of Soviet-born individuals that top Trump campaign officials met last summer include a cast of characters accused of tactics that read like a Cold War spy novel – including allegations of secret lobbying campaigns and links to money laundering investigations and counterintelligence. The meeting went undisclosed for over a year, until it became public this month. Donald Trump Jr. confirmed many details when faced with reporting about its occurrence. The Trump Tower gathering brought together eight individuals who have slowly been identified as more details have come to light. Each identification has led to many new questions. The assemblage of shadowy Russian figures with a history of allegations of underhanded work has vastly intensified scrutiny of the meeting and the decision by top Trump campaign officials to attend. From the Trump camp was Trump Jr., then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Also in the room were Rob Goldstone, the man who organized the meeting and a publicist for an Azerbaijani-Russian pop star who has done business with Trump; Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who has been alleged by one of her toughest critics of leading a shadow lobbying campaign in the US pushing the Kremlin’s interests; Rinat Akhmetshin, a Soviet-born US citizen who has been tied to the same lobbying scrutiny, acknowledges his past work for Soviet military counterintelligence and was accused by a corporate rival of orchestrating a hacking scheme, which he denied; Ike Kaveladze, who has been linked to thousands of bank accounts that were investigated by the Government Accountability Office for possible money laundering; and Anatoli Samochornov, a translator who reportedly served as the interpreter for the meeting. The purpose for the meeting, as Trump Jr. says he understood it, was to meet with a Russian-government attorney regarding information about the Hillary Clinton campaign that the Russian government wanted to provide the Trump campaign as part of its efforts to help him defeat Clinton, according to an email chain publicly released by Trump Jr. on Twitter. Those who have spoken publicly about the meeting, including Trump Jr., have said the conversation quickly turned away from Clinton information, to Russian adoptions and the Magnitsky Act, a 2012 US law that penalized Russian officials for human rights violations. The topic of Russian adoptions itself carries a loaded history that adds to the intrigue. Russia banned adoptions by Americans as a retaliatory response to the Magnitsky Act. As a result, the adoption issue has always been connected to the Magnitsky Act. Weakening or repealing the law is a considered a top priority of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump Jr.’s attorney has dismissed the meeting as “much ado about nothing” and said “nothing came of it.” The Russian individuals have all denied any wrongdoing, accusing their critics of spreading misinformation about them. Veselnitskaya sits at the center of the web. Her participation in the meeting was the first to be disclosed, and she appears to be the person Goldstone referred to as a “Russian government attorney” in setting up the sit-down, though she has denied any links to the Kremlin. The Russian national has been an active lobbyist internationally against the Magnitsky Act, and founded an organization called the Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative Foundation (HRAGIF), which works on the issue. She also represented a Cyprus-based holding company, Prevezon, which was targeted by US prosecutors in connection with alleged tax fraud worth $230 million that was uncovered by Sergey Magnitsky, the Russian attorney who was jailed and later died in a Moscow prison under suspicious circumstances. Veselnitskaya’s work for HRAGIF and Prevezon has come under scrutiny. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has been seeking more information about her work since this spring, before the Trump Tower meeting became public, following up on a Foreign Agents Registration Act complaint that mentioned Veselnitskaya, Akhmetshin and Samochornov. The complaint was filed last year by American-born financier Bill Browder, whose company worked closely with Magnitsky. US lawmakers passed the Magnitsky Act in 2012 to punish the Russians allegedly responsible for his death. The complaint alleges that HRAGIF and Prevezon, along with Akhmetshin, Veselnitskaya and others, engaged in an undisclosed lobbying campaign to weaken the Magnitsky Act to the benefit of Kremlin interests. While they were registered lobbyists, the allegations are that they failed to disclose certain activities on behalf of a foreign agent. In May 2017, Prevezon settled its case with New York prosecutors after agreeing to pay a $5.9 million. In the settlement, Prevezon and its business associates did not acknowledge any wrongdoing, and the government agreed to “release” them all from any future lawsuits in connection with this case. Akhmetshin is a Soviet-born US citizen, who moved to the states in 1994 and was naturalized in 2009, according to a statement he provided to Radio Free Europe. His military history has drawn scrutiny. He served in the Soviet Army from 1986 to 1988 as a draftee, saying his unit was serving in the Baltics and was “loosely part of counterintelligence,” according to The Associated Press. According to The New York Times, Akhmetshin has bragged about his counterintelligence work for a special division of the KGB. A civil lawsuit unrelated to the issues drawing attention currently described him as “a former Soviet military counterintelligence officer.” The Browder complaint called him “a former member of the Russian military intelligence services (GRU).” The registered lobbyist has denied that characterization, telling The Washington Post in an interview that he never worked for Russian military intelligence or for the Russian government. But he acknowledged that his military unit was involved in “law enforcement issues” and “some counterintelligence matters.” But it’s not just his military background has drawn attention. Some of his work has entangled him in international legal disputes. In 2015, a mining company registered in the Netherlands, International Mineral Resources, accused Akhmetshin in a lawsuit of “organizing the hacking” of its computer systems and “searching for specific information” on behalf of a Russian fertilizer-producer company. The allegations, which arose out of a business dispute, were withdrawn in early 2016, according to court documents filed in New York’s Supreme Court. In a related federal case, Akhmetshin denied the claims and stated in a 2014 affidavit, “I am not a computer specialist and I am not capable of ‘hacking.’” He added that his previous work has included running a pro-democracy organization in Washington, consulting a government of a former Soviet territory as well as the “surveillance of undercover agents and suspected undercover agents.” The allegations that Akhmetshin organized a hack-and-leak campaign against a corporate adversary – which he fully denied – have raised suspicion because one week after the Trump Tower meeting, Russian hackers started leaking material they stole from the Democratic National Committee. But no links have emerged to connect the Trump Tower meeting’s attendees and Guccifer 2.0, the hacker persona that US intelligence says was a front for the Russian military intelligence agency known as the GRU. Kaveladze was the last person identified in the meeting, confirmed by his attorney, as a representative of the Russian family, the Agalarovs, who had asked Goldstone to set up the meeting. He is a senior vice president at Crocus Group, the real estate development company run by Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov, according to Kaveladze’s LinkedIn profile. His personal website says he “holds responsibility for multiple elements of the company’s Russian development project.” Kaveladze was previously linked to US bank accounts that came under congressional investigation for possible money laundering in 2000. A Government Accountability Office report outlined how Kaveladze’s firm created US-based shell companies for Russian brokers, and then those companies opened 236 bank accounts through which more than $1.4 billion was deposited between 1991 and 2000. The GAO did not name Kaveladze in the report. According to a November 2000 report in The New York Times, Kaveladze opened the accounts legally. He told the Times at the time that the GAO investigation was a “witch hunt” and said he engaged in no wrongdoing. He was never charged with any crimes. He studied at the Moscow Academy of Finance and also got an MBA from the University of New Haven in Connecticut, according to his website. Kaveladze has worked for the Agalarovs’ business since 2004, which means he was with the company when it partnered with the Trump Organization to hold the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. Kaveladze was asked to go to the meeting with the understanding he would be Veselnitskaya’s translator because she didn’t speak English, his attorney told CNN. He then realized at the meeting that she already had a translator whom she had brought with her. CNN’s Curt Devine, Adam Chan, Ivan Watson and Pamela Brown contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump Tower meeting", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170720103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/politics/russians-at-trump-tower-meeting/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "653004087", "sentence": "The incident occurred 40 miles west of Mogadishu near the town of Barii The US troops were part of an ongoing US military program to advise and assist Somali ground forces A US military member was killed and two others wounded in Somalia when they were attacked while on a mission advising Somali National Army forces, US Africa Command confirmed Friday. The US service member killed in action was a Navy SEAL, a US defense official told CNN. A US military official confirmed that this is the first US service member killed in action in Somalia since 1993, when two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down and 18 American soldiers were killed in the Battle for Mogadishu. Related article Mike Durant: More than just the 'Black Hawk Down' guy The incident occurred Thursday during an operation against local al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab 40 miles west of Mogadishu in the Shebelle region. The wounded, including an interpreter who was also a US citizen, are receiving medical attention, another US defense official told CNN. The troops came under small arms fire. The US troops were part of an ongoing US military program to advise and assist Somali ground forces. The mission was not part of the stepped-up effort in Somalia to conduct airstrikes and ground missions against terror targets. “This was an operation targeting an al Shabaab group that had been associated with attacks on US, Somali and AMISOM forces,” US Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Friday, referring to the African Union mission there. The US Navy SEALs and their Somali National Army partners were flown in via helicopter and came under fire “in the early phase of the mission” after landing near their target, an al Shabaab compound, according to Davis, adding that “the attackers were quickly neutralized on the ground.” “This was done under the same authorities that we’ve had since we began our operations there in 2013, which is to advise and assist on these types of missions,” Davis said. Related article US sending dozens more troops to Somalia “US forces are assisting partner forces to counter al Shabaab in Somalia to degrade the al Qaeda affiliate’s ability to recruit, train and plot external terror attacks throughout the region and in America,” according to a news release from US Africa Command. US Africa Command announced last month that it was sending sending “dozens” of additional troops to Somalia to train and equip the Somali National Army and the forces participating in the African Union Mission there. A US military official has told CNN that the new contingent would consist of about 40 soldiers. The US troops will join the small number of US Special Operations Forces already there providing counterterrorism support to local forces battling al Shabaab. That advisory mission, consisting of about 50 Special Operations Forces, has been underway since 2013. The new training effort comes as US military leaders see opportunities to work with Somalia’s newly elected president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a dual US-Somali citizen who has embarked on a series of aggressive military reforms amid an ongoing al Shabaab bombing campaign that has repeatedly struck Mogadishu. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to reflect that the incident took place on Thursday. CNN’s Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military program to advise and assist Somali ground forces", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170505123000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/politics/us-military-member-killed-somalia/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "470958739", "sentence": "Afghan provincial capital of Kunduz \"largely in hand of enemies,\" interior ministry spokesman says. Taliban freed more than 500 prison inmates in Kunduz, police spokesman says Attack began in early morning and lasted into the evening, before waning, official says At least four civilians reported killed; 25 Taliban fighters dead, 2 Afghan policemen killed, official says The Afghan provincial capital of Kunduz has largely fallen into “the hand of enemies,” Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said late Monday. Sediqqi had said earlier that Afghan security forces, backed by air power from the Afghan army, were holding Taliban insurgents who were targeting a prison at bay, the provincial police chief’s compound and some other targets. Fighter planes still were flying over Kunduz, but the gunfights had ended, and authorities were preparing to recapture the city from the Taliban as soon as possible, Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, a spokesman for the Kunduz police chief, said. Earlier Monday, the insurgents seized the main roundabout in the city and made it to the prison, where they freed more than 500 inmates, who flooded the streets of Kunduz, Hussaini told CNN. One of the released inmates told CNN, “We were hearing gunshots throughout the day, but it was 4:00 p.m. when the Kunduz prison guards left the compound. Then, the inmates broke all the doors and fences and started running towards the main gate.” “As soon as we opened the main gate, we saw a group of armed Taliban outside the gate. They told us that we were free and could go home. … We all headed towards our homes,” he said. The Taliban also claimed to have seized a 200-bed hospital – posting photos to social media that they claimed proved their control of the facility. Sediqqi said at least four civilians had died and 50 others were wounded as Taliban forces were firing heavy weapons indiscriminately throughout the city. In addition, 25 Taliban fighters were killed, Sediqqi said, and two Afghan policemen died and four others were wounded. Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour issued a statement, congratulating fighters for successfully taking over Kunduz, and urging them to keep residents safe. “All mujahideen (Taliban fighters) after taking over military targets and finishing the military operation should put their attention on keeping the lives, wealth and dignity of common people safe. Most of the times some opportunists and burglars misuse such opportunities to harm civilians and their wealth. Mujahideen should be conscious and shouldn’t allow anyone to harm the lives and wealth of civilians and the public wealth,” the statement read. The aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said Monday that its trauma center in Kunduz had received 66 patients, including eight who were declared dead on arrival and 17 who were in critical condition. Monday’s assault is the latest in a series of clashes between Taliban and government fighters in the northeastern province. Taliban forces, boosted by an influx of fighters from Pakistan and elsewhere, have battled government forces throughout the province since spring. The assault comes a day after a suicide bombing killed at least nine in the eastern province of Paktika. The Taliban denied responsibility for that attack. CNN’s Masoud Popalzai reported from Kabul and and Brian Walker reported from Atlanta. Michael Pearson and Mark Morgenstein wrote from Atlanta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Taliban", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150928124500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/world/afghanistan-kunduz-taliban-attack/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "660827789", "sentence": "For over 120 years Hamzeh AlMaaytah's family have promoted reading in Amman and Jerusalem His store al-Maa, in Amman, has become an institution for book-lovers in the Jordanian capital This year it was saved from closure by an Indigogo crowd-sourcing campaign Nestled in between the crumbling buildings that line the ancient streets of Amman lies a haven for book lovers that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The al-Maa Bookstore (or Mahall al-Maa in Arabic) is owned by Hamzeh AlMaaytah, a fourth-generation book seller. Opened as Al-Jahith’s Treasury in the 1890s by AlMaaytah’s grandfather, in 1948 the family business moved from Jerusalem to Amman, where it became the Jordanian capital’s first lending library and was managed by AlMaaytah’s father, Mamduh AlMaaytah. “Every day I would return to find my father asleep with a book on his chest. It was as if he had an exam every day. He was a lover of books,” AlMaaytah, 36, tells CNN. Currently, al-Jahith’s Treasury has three branches in downtown Amman, owned by AlMaaytah and his brothers. AlMaaytah’s branch, nearby the Roman Nymphaeum, is in the original spot that his father relocated to. In 2016, AlMaaytah decided to split from the family brand and renamed his store al-Maa – meaning “water” – to better represent his philosophy: that books are as important to life as water, and should be just as accessible. As such, he refuses to price-tag any of his books, telling customers: “Take a book and read. Pay any price you please.” “I scrapped the idea of (dealing with) books as a commercial enterprise because the issue is bigger than that,” he tells CNN. “My idea is to make books available to everyone, even if I have to make them free.” To some, his store’s thousands of books and ancient manuscripts may look worn and old but AlMaaytah is unfazed by his tomes’ physical condition. “It’s a second-hand bookstore that takes the words ‘second hand’ very seriously,” Alan Elbaum, who discovered AlMaaytah’s store while studying Arabic in Jordan, tells CNN. “No matter how bad a (condition) a book is in, or even if it’s a fragment (of a book), he puts it in a special box because he knows someone might need that page 100 years from now.” Elbaum says he was initially astonished by AlMaaytah’s “cave of books.” “It just looked like it was from a different age but he welcomed me and spoke in the most eloquent Arabic.” “Somehow the human connection was there from the first moment. He welcomes you with such deep joy and really feels delighted that you are there, no matter who you are,” Elbaum says. “He’s one of the most original and creative thinkers I know and almost entirely self-taught.” AlMaaytah offers visitors tea, and sparks up debates on poetry and literary theory. “This is a home for people from different factions, with different opinions, and it is a wonderful intellectual meeting point. There is acceptance of other ideas,” AlMaaytah says. His passion isn’t limited to his own store. Over the past 17 years, AlMaaytah has experimented with new ways to promote reading. He’s held seven successful book fairs in different cities and universities across Jordan and hopes to expand this initiative into refugee camps. At AlMaaytah’s shop, the bulk of his stock is laid out on the sidewalk. Other tomes are sheltered by a Bedouin tent, while an extremely cosy indoor area houses the rest of the books. It is inside that AlMaaytah keeps his most prized possessions – family heirlooms and rare books or manuscripts. “The store takes many different forms,” Elbaum says. “In good weather, people will sit outside. Sometimes it’s a labyrinth, sometimes it’s a big open area with an armchair. There are musical gatherings, or poetry readings.” There are some books, however, that AlMaaytah refuses to stock, such as those that encourage hatred, including anti-Semitism, or promote “conspiracies”. He also runs a philanthropic exchange, where anyone can borrow or swap a book for 1 dinar ($1.41). “That’s part of Hamzeh’s soul. He’s not a merchant, or a bookseller in his heart. Which does make it difficult to run a bookstore,” Elbaum says. In 2016, due to a combination of economic conditions in Jordan, and a sudden illness that left AlMaaytah unable to work for several months, al-Maa came close to closure. “I felt pretty depressed for a few weeks after finding out,” Elbaum says. “It really is one of my favorite places in the world – a place that the Middle East can’t afford to lose.” It really is one of my favorite places in the world – a place that the Middle East can’t afford to lose. Alan Elbaum, customer Realizing that others might feel the same way, Elbaum started a campaign on crowd-sourcing website Indiegogo to raise $15,000. By April this year, he had received nearly $18,000 in donations from scholars, students and tourists – some who hadn’t even visited the store. AlMaaytah hopes to use that money to spread knowledge of books and promote literary culture in the Middle East, even taking book fairs into prisons and into remote communities via bicycle or donkey carts. Elbaum says the money will also be used to renovate and expand the store, so that AlMaaytah can host events there and perhaps open a museum for rare Arabic books. In the meantime, AlMaaytah says he’ll continue to fight for the written word in print. “When we read from the screen I believe that a person cannot remember the information – but when they read from a book, the reader doesn’t forget,” says AlMaaytah, adding that society needs to “rekindle its respect” for books. “Can you imagine all this knowledge just disappearing?” he says, referring to his dusty tomes. “It would be a big problem.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "al-Maa Bookstore", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170601020000", "country1": "JOR", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/middleeast/hamzeh-almaaytah-al-maa-bookstore-jordan/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "664349613", "sentence": "The bodies of the three US soldiers killed in an apparent insider attack in Afghanistan returned to American soil on Monday. Their flag-draped caskets were brought off the plane at Dover Air Force Base as Vice President Mike Pence attended, standing with his hand over his heart. The three men belonged to the 101st Airborne Division and were all in their 20’s. The Pentagon identified them as Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina. They were shot during an attack on Saturday when an Afghan army commando opened fire, in what’s known as a “green-on-blue” incident, according to US officials. This is when members of the Afghan security forces turn their weapons on US and other NATO soldiers who are training them and fighting along their side. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack saying that an “infiltrator” had joined the Afghan army and attacked the American soldiers, according to its spokesman. The incident is under investigation. “I feel betrayed,” Chris Baldridge, who was mourning the death of his son, Dillon Baldridge told WTVD. “(Dillon’s) over there training people to take care of themselves and then they turn on us.” The attack occurred during a joint US-Afghan military operation in the Nangarhar province, officials said. It was in the Achin District, where US and Afghan troops have been carrying out an offensive against a local affiliate of ISIS, officials said. Houck, of Baltimore, had left for his first overseas deployment and was due to come home next month, his father Mike told CNN affiliate WBAL. He joined the Army in 2013. Houck married his high school sweetheart and they had two children, ages 5 and 3. He enlisted as a way to support his family and to serve his country, Houck told the Baltimore Sun. “He grew up to be a tremendous human being, just a great father, loving son, husband,” Mike Houck said of his son. “He was very compassionate, caring, and was concerned about people. He fought for the underdog. He was just a tremendous young man.” Related video Taliban attack kills, injures more than 100 “He is a hero,” he told the TV station. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge and Army Commendation Medal with a second oak leaf cluster for his end of tour awards. “Our sincere prayers go to his wife, Samantha, their children, and all of their family and loved ones in this time of grief,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan posted on Facebook. The governor said US and Maryland flags would be at half staff when Houck is laid to rest. Bays hailed from Barstow, California, and joined the Army in 2009. He was an infantryman in the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was also a squad leader, according to the Army. Bays leaves behind a wife and three children, reported the Stars and Stripes. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge and Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster for his end of tour awards. Baldridge, of Youngsville, North Carolina, was due to return home this summer after deployment. Family members told CNN affiliate WRAL he went to Afghanistan in October and was set to be back in August. Baldridge had always dreamed of being a soldier, his father told CNN affiliate WTVD. “He’d be up at five in the morning watching the Military Channel on TV. What kind of kid does that?” said his father, Chris Baldridge said. “I was always impressed by Dillon. He was a motivated kid. Whatever he wanted to do, he was going to do it.” Baldridge graduated from Franklinton High School in 2012, said Russell Holloman, the principal. “He made an early commitment to the military during his high school career and maintained that focus and selfless dedication after graduation,” Holloman said in a statement. “Our community has truly lost a hero.” Baldrige joined the Army in 2013 and was assigned a squad leader. His father told WTVD that Baldridge was a top soldier in his class and turned down an offer to become a Ranger to join his team in its deployment to Afghanistan. “My chest was just out a little higher that day, beaming with pride,” Baldridge told WTVD. The Army posthumously promoted Baldrige to Sergeant and awarded him the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge and the Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster for his end of tour awards. CNN’s Chuck Johnston, Ryan Browne, Barbara Starr, Ray Sanchez, Athena Jones, Spencer Feingold, Melissa Gray, and journalist Sune Engel Rasmussen in Kabul, contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US soldiers killed in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170613071500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/afghanistan-us-soldiers-killed/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "727274123", "sentence": "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson celebrates one year in office on Thursday – a modest achievement by some standards, but one his critics had dismissed as unreachable just months ago. He has survived an epically rocky first year, during which he had to adjust to public sector life while serving under a mercurial boss who, at times, publicly undermined his diplomatic efforts on social media. Tensions between President Donald Trump and Tillerson seemed to reach a boiling point in October, after NBC reported that Tillerson called his boss “a moron,” leading some to speculate his tenure in Foggy Bottom would be short-lived. But Tillerson, who says he’s learning how to better communicate with the President, seems more determined than ever to keep his post, telling CNN in a recent interview he plans to be there at the end of the year. Tillerson was sworn in on February 1, 2017, after a relatively contentious confirmation process during which he clashed with fellow Republicans who expressed reservations about his commitment to promoting human rights and his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was seen as an outsider, even by Trump administration standards. He had never held public office and was not part of the Trump campaign. Related article Ambassador candidate dropped over stark warning on North Korea Moreover, he was offered the post during his first ever meeting with Trump, reportedly because his silver coif and well-cut suits made him look the part. Of course, it didn’t hurt that he came recommended by several Republican foreign policy heavyweights. Addressing a skeptical State Department staff on his first full day in office, Tillerson paid tribute to the work of career professionals, and called for unity of purpose. “Hi, I’m the new guy,” he said, eliciting laughter and applause from the crowd, who seemed to respond warmly to his humility and self-professed CEO-mentality. “As such, I will depend on the expertise of this institution.” Tillerson immediately made it clear he wouldn’t be following in the footsteps of his recent predecessors, or upholding the diplomatic status quo. One of his top priorities in taking the job was to overhaul the State Department’s structure from top to bottom – streamlining the organizational chart, updating the technological infrastructure, cutting the budget by as much as 30%, and questioning the value of various positions and offices. The “redesign,” as he called it, weighed down morale at the agency and drew criticism from members of congress. Related article State Dept watchdog may investigate political retaliation claims after CNN report Tillerson also began to be viewed within the State Department as a distant figure, insulated from career officials by a small cadre of trusted advisers. In November, after a string of senior diplomats stepped down, the head of an organization representing the foreign service excoriated the State Department’s leadership in a letter, saying the agency’s senior tiers were “being depleted at a dizzying speed,” resulting in “a decapitation of its leadership ranks.” Critics also began to worry about the dearth of senior professionals in key posts, due in large part to the slow pace of nominations at the White House. He also ruffled feathers with members of the media, refusing to take journalists from the State Department press corps along on early foreign trips and avoiding interviews and press gaggles – opportunities to clarify foreign policies to the American people. After NBC reported Tillerson’s alleged “moron” quip in October, the State Department went into damage control mode. Tillerson faced cameras for an impromptu statement, but repeatedly declined opportunities to deny the comment. “I’m not going to deal with petty stuff like that,” Tillerson said from the State Department Treaty Room. “I’m just not going to be part of this effort to divide this administration.” Related article Texas Rex stands his ground in the face of Trump administration chaos His spokeswoman later denied the report on his behalf. Tillerson insisted he shared a close relationship with the President, who he met with regularly at the White house. But publicly, the President seemed to regularly undercut Tillerson’s efforts. At one point – before the NBC story – Trump tweeted that Tillerson was “wasting his time” attempting new dialogue with North Korea. Trump also seemed to contradict Tillerson’s statements on the dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors, even as Tillerson was flying between Doha and Riyadh to try and broker a settlement. Tillerson has also acknowledged the lack of a decisive foreign policy “win” during his first year in office “Do we have any wins to put on the board? No,” Tillerson told a town hall meeting of State Department employees Tuesday after recounting work to date on North Korea, Russia, Syria, China and a slew of other issues. “That’s not the way this works. Diplomacy is not that simple.” In November, CNN and other outlets reported that the White House was considering replacing Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, citing multiple government sources who cautioned that a final decision had not been made. That shakeup, however, never came to fruition. Tillerson continued to conduct his signature “quiet diplomacy” from his seventh-floor office at the State Department, and on increasingly frequent foreign trips. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Elise Labott in January, Tillerson insisted 2017 was a successful year for the State Department, and he plans to stay in office for the foreseeable future. “I intend to be here for the whole year,” he said, when pressed about his plans. He said he was baffled by the persistent rumors of his impending exit, but insisted that Trump has never given him any indication his job is in jeopardy, emphasizing: “None whatsoever.” Tillerson acknowledged, however, that he and Trump have “different management styles,” and that he’s had to adjust the way he communicates with the President. Related article Tillerson's new line: Trump is right on everything “I’m here to serve his presidency, so I’ve had to spend a lot of time understanding how to best communicate with him so I can serve his needs with information,” said Tillerson, who was CEO of ExxonMobil before joining the administration. “I do think one of my roles is to always give him all sides of the issues even when I know it’s not the side that he really wants to consider,” he added. “I think it’s part of making good decisions that I know he at least has had visibility to all aspects of the decision he’s about to make.” While Tillerson’s second year in office was by no means inevitable, he can’t afford to take a victory lap just yet. His critics still openly worry about the effects his redesign will have on American leadership in the years to come, and his management decisions to date have generated controversy within the agency’s Foggy Bottom headquarters. Just last week, CNN reported that several career officials had retained attorneys over complaints they had been sidelined into menial jobs for political reasons. But despite the controversy, the Texas oil executive is learning to adapt to the inside-the-Beltway world he so often claims to loathe.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rex Tillerson", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180201113000", "country1": "QAT", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/tillerson-one-year-anniversary-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "623726143", "sentence": "THAAD missile defense part of US-South Korean attack plan, North says US defense chief promises \"effective and overwhelming\" response if North uses nuclear weapons The commitment of the US and South Korea to a new missile defense system is pushing the Korean peninsula to the “brink of a nuclear war,” North Korea warned Friday. Pyongyang said the missile system, also opposed by China, was part of a joint plot between Seoul and Washington to mount a “preemptive attack on the North”, according to a statement on the official KCNA news agency attributed to the National Peace Committee of Korea. The statement coincided with a a visit by new US Defense Secretary James Mattis to Seoul, where he pledged to deploy THAAD – the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system – to protect US and South Korean troops. Mattis promised an “overwhelming” response to any attack mounted by North Korea. “North Korea continues to launch missiles, develop its nuclear weapons program and engage in threatening rhetoric and behavior,” Mattis said at a press conference in Seoul on Friday. Speaking alongside South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo, he added: “Any attack on the United States or on our allies will be defeated and any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a response that will be effective and overwhelming.” The North Korean statement said THAAD was part of an offensive strategy between Seoul and Washington, alleging the two had “worked out a plan for a preemptive attack on the North and … desperately pushed forward it, pushing the situation on the peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war.” On Thursday Mattis said Pyongyang’s “provocative behavior” made THAAD necessary. China again called for the THAAD missile defense system to be halted. In his regular press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Beijing “firmly opposed” the new system. “This has not changed and will not change. Our position is very clear-cut and straight forward,” he said. “We believe that the action by the US and the Republic of Korea will undermine the strategic and security interests of regional countries including China.” Later on Friday, Mattis traveled to Japan, which also feels threatened by North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. Speaking in Tokyo at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Mattis reaffirmed Washington’s support. “I want there to be no misunderstanding during the transition in Washington that we stand firmly, 100 percent shoulder to shoulder with you and the Japanese people, Mr. Prime Minister.” Mattis’ visit to the region comes at a time of relative quiet from Kim Jong Un’s regime, which hasn’t tested a ballistic missile since October 20. Earlier in 2016, it fired projectiles at a record rate. Related video US defense secretary arrives in South Korea North Korea nevertheless continues to make bellicose statements, including one from leader Kim Jong Un on New Year’s Day in which he said his military is on the brink of testing its first intercontinental ballistic missile – a rocket that could be equipped with nuclear weapons and is powerful enough to reach any part of the United States. Analysts point out, however, that Kim’s bluster is often more for internal consumption than an actual threat to South Korea and the US, which has 28,000 troops in South Korea. “He demands from his people and subordinates complete obedience to his leadership, because the country is on the verge of imminent invasion from the US and South Korea,” said Seung-Kyun Ko, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University and a former research commissioner in South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He creates cohesion and unity among his people in facing the invasion.” CNN’s Sol Han contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "THAAD missile defense system", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170203054500", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/asia/mattis-us-north-korea-thaad-missile-defense/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "704517326", "sentence": "Saudi Arabia’s purge of senior officials and royal family members highlights aggressive changes taking place in the 85-year-old kingdom and, some analysts say, possibly risks in the newly close relationship the White House has forged with Riyadh. Government ministers, former officials and princes were swept up in an anti-corruption campaign that some analysts said could raise the risk of internal conflict, particularly as the arrests looked more like a consolidation of power by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the force behind the kingdom’s most assertive new policies. The 32-year-old, popularly known as MBS, has forged a close working relationship with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, while Trump himself has praised Saudi ruler King Salman, along with the relationship he’s developed with him, and made Riyadh the first pomp-filled stop of his first official trip overseas. Related video Trump on terrorism: We're going to end it The Trump administration has aligned the US more closely with Saudi Arabia, even as some of the kingdom’s policies – including a fight with Qatar, home to a major US military base, and a Saudi-led war in Yemen that is creating a catastrophic humanitarian crisis – have raised concerns among US national security officials and experts. “I would say there are other elements in US government that are concerned more significantly of the risks that some of MBS’ actions pose to regional security,” said Lori Plotkin Boghardt, a former CIA analyst who is now a fellow at the Washington Institute specializing in Arab Gulf politics. While those officials and experts may see dangers in aligning the US too closely with Saudi Arabia, Boghardt said, they “are not front and center and able to overcome the support of key elements of the White House” for the Saudi view of the way forward. Related video The 32-year-old trying to revamp Saudi Arabia Analysts point to risks of the war in Yemen, particularly if the US is identified as complicit, there is a strong possibility that the conflict will become a terrorist recruiting draw. Meanwhile, Saudis are pushing increasingly aggressive rhetoric toward Iran, coming close to accusing it of an act of war after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen reportedly fired a missile close to Riyadh airport on Saturday. The spat with Qatar could create openings for Iran to sow division and, separately, difficulties for the US military, which uses its base there to fly critical missions to Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. None of that seems to have dimmed the White House affinity for Saudi Arabia or, analysts say, lessened national security officials’ wariness. “I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing,” Trump, who spoke with King Salman on Saturday, tweeted Monday evening, adding, “Some of those they are harshly treating have been ‘milking’ their country for years!” “I think that President Trump is putting his chips on MBS,” said Simon Henderson, director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at the Washington Institute, but added, “I don’t think institutionally, the State Department or Pentagon are.” The wariness isn’t just in the US. In December 2015, a German intelligence report leaked to news agencies identified bin Salman, who is also defense minister and leading economic reforms, as a potentially destabilizing force in the Middle East, given his youth, inexperience and the possibility that he might overreach. Indeed, bin Salman has been involved in some of the more aggressive moves since King Salman, his father, assumed power in January 2015. He’s been a driver behind the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the campaign to isolate Qatar, an overhaul of the Saudi economy, a move to allow women to drive and the anti-corruption purge that led to the arrests of 17 people on Sunday. The prince and his father have also invested heavily in relationships with the new White House team, with King Salman making one of his younger sons the new ambassador to Washington, and bin Salman cultivating close ties with Kushner. Related video Trump official stumbles over Saudi democracy Kushner worked closely with the crown prince on Trump’s May visit to Saudi Arabia, helped broker an arms deal to Saudi Arabia worth nearly $100 million that was announced in May, and traveled to the kingdom in August and October. The point of cultivating such a close relationship, said Boghardt, was to “try to get Trump to see their regional view, who are the good guys, who are the bad guys, who the US should have a tight relationship with, who are the trouble makers.” “They were very successful,” she added. That has meant continued strong support for the Saudi-led conflict in Yemen, where more than 10,000 people have been killed and support systems so badly crushed that famine and disease are ravaging the country. “The longer the war continues without an endgame, the more strongly the US will be viewed as complicit in the humanitarian tragedy and as not doing enough to save civilian lives,” Boghardt said. “There are also major security implications for the US that accompany that view,” she added, including the possibility of radicalization. Perhaps the most public example of a difference in outlook on Saudi Arabia might have been early in the ongoing fight between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Saudi Arabia and others accused Qatar of supporting terrorists and cut diplomatic relations. During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look! State Department officials privately pointed to concerns that the dispute could be exploited by Iran to undermine Gulf cooperation and US security aims in the region. But even as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis pushed for reconciliation and talks when the Gulf spat erupted in June, Trump dispensed with nuance and took to Twitter: “During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar—look!” For Henderson, it was clear that, “the Trump White House has supported the position of MBS” and allied Gulf countries “to the evident frustration of Mattis and Tillerson.” CNN’s Mohammed Tawfeeq and Flora Charner in Atlanta, CNN’s Nic Robertson in Tokyo, CNN’s Sarah El Sirgany in Abu Dhabi contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Arabia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171107033000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/06/politics/saudi-us-trump-policy/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "752253321", "sentence": "Demonstrators across the globe took to the streets on Tuesday to demand better working conditions, as part of rallies marking International Workers’ Day. Held on May 1 each year – known as May Day – the rallies date back to the 1880s. At the time, labor movements around the world were campaigning for safeguards such as eight-hour workdays and trade unions. The date of May 1 was chosen as it coincided with the anniversary of the Haymarket affair in Chicago, where police killed four people at a peaceful protest after someone threw a bomb into the crowd. Today, trade unions and human rights campaigners continue to mark the day with rallies – here’s a look at this year’s protests. What is May Day, anyway? About 1,200 hooded protesters took part in May Day protests, during which a McDonalds restaurant was attacked with a Molotov cocktail, police said. Photographs show extensive damage to the building, with protesters kicking in smashed windows. Footage also showed damage to a Renault car dealership, as well as other businesses. Opinion: Protect the Bangladesh workers who make our clothes Written by Sheena McKenzie. Photo edit by Sarah Tilotta.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "International Workers’ Day protests", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/world/may-day-rallies-around-the-world-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "699573193", "sentence": "Rep. Frederica Wilson said Friday that White House chief of staff John Kelly lied when he criticized her for allegedly taking credit for securing funding for an FBI field office two years ago. Kelly, speaking at a briefing Thursday afternoon, denounced Wilson after the Democratic congresswoman publicly criticized President Donald Trump’s comments during a phone call with the widow of a fallen soldier. “I was not even in Congress in 2009 when the money for the building was secured,” the Florida Democrat said Friday on CNN’s “New Day.” “So that’s a lie. How dare he. However, I named the building at the behest of (then-FBI Director James Comey) with the help of (then-House Speaker John Boehner), working across party lines. So he didn’t tell the truth.” She earlier denied Kelly’s claim to the Miami Herald Thursday night. Kelly was referring Thursday to an FBI field office in Miramar, Florida, that was dedicated in 2015 to two FBI agents who were killed during a gunfight with drug traffickers. The chief of staff said he was “stunned” by Wilson’s public comments at the ceremony dedicating the building. Related article Kelly calls Rep. Wilson an empty barrel in recollection of 2015 FBI ceremony “And a congresswoman stood up, and in a long tradition of empty barrels making the most noise, stood up there in all of that and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President (Barack) Obama, and on that phone call, he gave the money, the $20 million, to build the building, and she sat down,” Kelly said. “And we were stunned, stunned that she’d done it. Even for someone that is that empty a barrel, we were stunned.” Related video Wilson: I wasn't 'listening in' on Trump call Wilson told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota that Kelly’s “empty barrel” remark was racist, but didn’t explain why. “We looked it up in the dictionary, because I had never heard of an empty barrel. And I don’t like to be dragged into something like that,” she said. Trump and Wilson have engaged in a public dispute over the past several days over a highly sensitive call placed to the late Sgt. La David Johnson’s family. The President, according to the congresswoman and a family member present during the condolence call, said Johnson “knew what he signed up for.” Wilson said Friday that is “not a good message to say to anyone who has lost a child at war.” “You don’t sign up because you think you’re going to die,” she told CNN. “You sign up to serve your country.” She was referring to how Kelly, a Gold Star father, said he was “brokenhearted” by the congresswoman’s criticism. He said he had advised Trump on what to say before he called the families of the four fallen soldiers who died during an ambush in Niger earlier this month, including the point that soldiers “knew what the possibilities were” of joining the military. Wilson said Friday that she didn’t misinterpret anything when she listened in on that call. Related article Kelly's defense of Trump calls into question 'fabricated' tweet “There’s nothing to misinterpret. He said what he said,” the Florida Democrat said. “I just don’t agree with it. I just don’t agree with that’s what you should say to grieving families.” On Thursday night, Trump again denied Wilson’s account of his call, deeming it a “total lie” hours after his own chief of staff said she mischaracterized the call. “The Fake News is going crazy with wacky Congresswoman Wilson(D), who was SECRETLY on a very personal call, and gave a total lie on content!” Trump tweeted Thursday evening. Wilson, who listened in on the call via speakerphone because she is close with the family, said that she wants to shift the focus on receiving more information from the Pentagon about the Niger attack. “My emphasis today is on my constituents and helping them lay our hero to rest,” she said. “That’s where my head is today. I’m also concerned about (Sgt. La David Johnson) and his last moments. I want to know why he was separated from the rest of the soldiers.” Related article Cillizza: John Kelly's stirring but incomplete attempt to clean up for Donald Trump She continued: “Why did it take 48 hours to find him? Was he still alive? Was he kidnapped? What’s going on? … I am distraught and so is the family. There are so many questions that should be answered.” Johnson was among the four US soldiers killed by 50 ISIS fighters in Niger in an ambush earlier this month. What we know and don’t know about the deadly Niger attack CNN’s Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rep. Frederica Wilson", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171020121500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NER", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/politics/frederica-wilson-donald-trump-gold-star-call-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "724415693", "sentence": "For the umpteenth time, the New England Patriots march into the Super Bowl. So that means the Philadelphia Eagles are the nation’s last hope.  Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) The premise of a game of chicken is that in the end, someone always flinches. But here we are on Day 3 of the shutdown and neither side is. Instead the divisions are deepening.  The Senate votes at noon on a bill that would reopen the government and fund it for three weeks, but Democrats aren’t jazzed about it. That’s because they still don’t have assurances that a fix for DACA, or at least a big vote on immigration, will come out of it. Vice President Mike Pence has said there will be no immigration talks until the government reopens. Today is really the first day the shutdown’s effects will be felt, as hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers stay home from their jobs. Over the weekend, President Trump took a hands-off approach to the crisis, preferring instead to speak through his favorite bullhorn: Twitter. He blamed the Democrats and said the Senate should just exercise the “nuclear option,” as in: no more 60 votes to end a filibuster. His reelection campaign released an ad accusing Democrats of being “complicit in all murders” committed by undocumented immigrants. So when this mess ends – and it will end, right? –  who gets the blame? Going in to the shutdown, the conventional wisdom was the GOP, since it controls the White House and Congress. But a new CNN poll offers several red flags for the Dems: More Americans think avoiding a shutdown is more important than continuing DACA, it found.  What’s more, the Dems’ advantage in the 2018 election is shrinking. This weekend, they marched. With one important goal: in November, they’ll vote. Tens of thousands of women rallied in marches worldwide over the weekend, highlighting the anniversaries of last year’s Women’s March in Washington and President Trump’s inauguration. The weekend demonstrations got new fuel thanks to the #MeToo movement. Power players like Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Natalie Portman and Viola Davis, shared their stories of sexual harassment. Meanwhile political organizations vowed to use the marches as a springboard to register one million voters this year. Gunmen hit the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend, in a horrific attack that killed at least 18 people. Attackers roamed the halls of the hotel for hours, firing on guests and setting of explosives. Desperate hotel guests threw themselves to their deaths off balconies to escape the carnage. During the 12-hour standoff, Afghan security forces rescued 153 people and killed the attackers, who were part of the Pakistan-based terror group known as the Haqqani network. In 2011, terrorists attacked the same hotel over several hours, killing 11. A dangerous new front in the Syrian conflict may be opening up thanks to a key US ally: Turkey. The Turks hit US-backed Kurdish militia with airstrikes in northern Syria that killed at least eight people. Then, Turkish troops entered the area. This is sure to inflame tensions between the US and Turkey. The US supports and arms the Kurdish militias, because they help fight ISIS. But Turkey has long fought the groups because it doesn’t want them to create a Kurdish state along its borders. Turkey also considers the militia as part of the PKK, an outlawed Kurdish group responsible for major terror attacks in Turkey as part of its bid for national ethnic autonomy. The European Union and United States have both named the PKK as a terrorist outfit. Women took center stage at last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, with calls for gender parity and honesty in the industry. The show featured its first-ever host, Kristen Bell, and a slate of all-female presenters. Rosanna Arquette, who accused Harvey Weinstein of sex harassment, called out the names of other women who have accused other powerful men. Nicole Kidman said women over 40 should still have a place in Hollywood. The casts of “This Is Us” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” celebrated the night’s big wins. Check out a two-minute recap of the show, the full list of winners and the colors that returned to the red carpet. “I found out for the first time last night that the person who technically shuts the government down is me, which is kind of cool.” White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, who’s been tasked with negotiating a deal with congressional leaders to fund the government and end the shutdown. Wedding songs Sorry, ladies. Ed Sheeran’s off the market. He’ll need a shirt for this one Remember that shirtless Tongan guy who lit up the Opening Ceremonies at the Summer Olympics? He’ll be in Seoul next month – as a cross-country skier. Gotta go No cash needed. And no checkout lines. It’s just grab and go at the Amazon Go store, which opens today in Seattle. Royal time capsule Vintage cigarette packets and 130-year-old newspapers. When you rewire a place as historic as Buckingham Palace, bits of history just tumble out of the walls. Racial killing? An Oklahoma family hopes it will get justice today as their neighbor, whom they call a racist, goes on trial on hate crime and murder charges in the death of their son. $8 of every $10 The amount of last year’s wealth that went to the 1%. Sugar kisses Here’s something to get your mind off that pesky government shutdown: Sweet goodnight kisses from a sweet little parakeet. (Click to view) Correction: This piece has been amended to correct Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's last name.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "government shutdown", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122123000", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/us/five-things-january-22-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "467414110", "sentence": "NEW: Ahmed Mohamed says he made the clock to impress one of his teachers NEW: The 14-year-old freshman says he is thinking about transferring to another high school Police handcuffed him after he told them it was only a clock; then said there was no evidence the clock was dangerous When Ahmed Mohamed went to his high school in Irving, Texas, Monday, he was so excited. A teenager with dreams of becoming an engineer, he wanted to show his teacher the digital clock he’d made from a pencil case. The 14-year-old’s day ended not with praise, but punishment, after the school called police and he was arrested. “I built a clock to impress my teacher but when I showed it to her, she thought it was a threat to her,” Ahmed told reporters Wednesday. “It was really sad that she took the wrong impression of it.” Ahmed talked to the media gathered on his front yard and appeared to wear the same NASA T-shirt he had on in a picture taken as he was being arrested. In the image, he looks confused and upset as he’s being led out of school in handcuffs. “They arrested me and they told me that I committed the crime of a hoax bomb, a fake bomb,” the freshman later explained to WFAA after authorities released him. Irving Police spokesman Officer James McLellan told the station, “We attempted to question the juvenile about what it was and he would simply only tell us that it was a clock.” The teenager did that because, well, it was a clock, he said. On Wednesday, police announced the teen will not be charged. Chief Larry Boyd said Ahmed should have been “forthcoming” by going beyond the description that what he made was a clock. But Boyd said authorities determined that the teenager did not intend to alarm anyone and the device, which the chief called “a homemade experiment,” was innocuous. Ahmed, who aspires to go to MIT, said he was pleased the charges were dropped and not bothered that police didn’t apologize for arresting him. After he said he was interrogated by police without an attorney present, his lawyer, Linda Moreno, told reporters they wouldn’t answer any more questions about the legal process. Ahmed is suspended until Thursday, he said, but is thinking about transferring to another high school. Outrage over the incident – with many saying the student was profiled because he’s Muslim – spread on social media as #IStandWithAhmed started trending worldwide on Twitter with more than 100,000 tweets Tuesday morning. The school’s Facebook page is roiling with sharp criticism of the way the teen was treated, and the hashtag #engineersforahmed is gaining popularity. Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great. President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and thousands of others are showing support for Ahmed. “Cool clock, Ahmed,” Obama tweeted. “Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what makes America great.” The President would like the teen to join him and other scientists next month for the White House’s annual Astronomy Night, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday. Ahmed said Wednesday he was going to the White House. Clinton tweeted that “assumptions don’t keep us safe” and urged the teenager to “keep building.” “I think this wouldn’t even be a question if his name wasn’t Ahmed Mohamed,” said Alia Salem of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “He is an excited kid who is very bright and wants to share it with his teachers.” If anybody has a spare STEM scholarship laying around, there's a very bright kid in Texas who could use your help. #IStandWithAhmed Many criticized the school on Facebook. Its creator, Mark Zuckerberg, posted his support. “Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belongs to people like Ahmed,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I’d love to meet you. Keep building.” Kevin McKinney posted, “How did a bunch of complete idiots end up accidentally running a school? Were you all yanked out of a zoo and given paychecks? Learning centers are for teaching … not for ruining innocent people’s lives with your racism and pathetic stupidity! … “This kid is destined to be something great if the dimwits of Irving don’t ruin him first.” Mocking Irving Schools’ motto, Bill Cain wrote: “‘Where children come first’ … to jail in handcuffs. Way to go, Irving.” Chance Williams posted, “Ahmed Mohamed deserves a public apology from you, the school administrators, police, and teachers involved in his arrest. I hope he sues, and the school district has to pay for his college education.” Texas law stipulates that a person who commits a hoax bomb offense is one who “knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports, or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use” it or intentionally causes alarm or reaction. Ahmed’s father, Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, who immigrated from Sudan and has twice run for that country’s presidency, told CNN Wednesday that he was upset the school did not contact him immediately to tell him about the situation. The first he heard of it was when he received a call from police, who said his son was being charged with having a hoax bomb, Mohamed said. He rushed to the police station, where he saw his son “surrounded by five police and he was handcuffed,” the father said.  Ahmed told his father he’d asked to phone him but the police told him he could not because he was under arrest, Mohamed said. “I asked if I could talk to or speak to my son and they told me, ‘No, not right now’ because they were taking his fingerprints and asking him questions,” Mohamed said. “I asked if I could see the thing they were calling a bomb. The police never let me even see it but I knew what my son brought to school. It was an alarm clock that he made. He wakes up with it most mornings. …” Police are holding the clock as evidence, Mohamed said. A reporter at a news conference Wednesday asked Chief Boyd about the allegations that Ahmed was told he could not call his father and was interrogated alone for some time at the station. “I’m not aware of that,” the chief said, adding that the incident isn’t being investigated. Boyd was also asked if the teen’s religious or ethnic identity played a role in how he was treated. The chief said it did not, and he praised the department’s relationship with Irving’s Muslim community. However, he said, “We live in an age where you can’t take things like that to school.” “My son is a very brilliant boy,” Mohamed said. “We need people like him in this country.” The teen has never been in trouble, the father said, saying he thinks this is a case of Islamophobia. “My son’s name is Mohamed – people just think Muslims are terrorists but we are peaceful, we are not that way.” “We live in the land of opportunity to grow and help and the people who did this to my son, they do not see him that way,” Mohamed continued. “My son said over and over that this was an alarm clock and my son only brought it to school to ask for help from his teachers, to show that he can do this amazing thing and maybe get appreciation and to show him (he can become) something bigger in the world – an inventor.” Mohamed said it wasn’t until after the fact that he received a call and an email from the school, telling him about Ahmed’s arrest and informing him that his son had been suspended for three days. Note to most people: Nearly everything is made of electrical circuits. Not just bombs. #EngineersForAhmed https://t.co/zdwxmtLIiS The father and others were meeting Wednesday with attorneys to decide what steps, if any, they might take next, Mohamed said. At the Wednesday news conference, a spokeswoman for the Irving Independent School District told reporters that the way the teen’s experience has been described in media reports is “unbalanced.” She declined to explain why, citing the need to protect a student’s privacy. The statement she made was posted on the district’s site Wednesday. When the family gives written permission to discuss the incident, the school will offer more information, she said. Earlier in the day, MacArthur High School provided a statement to CNN in which it said it was cooperating with authorities and said privacy laws prohibited it from sharing details about student discipline. “We can assure everyone that school administrators are handling the situation in accordance with the Irving ISD Student Code of Conduct and applicable laws.” Mohamed isn’t sure if his son will go back to school Thursday. He’s afraid the police will keep his invention and he’s worried about his son being called names. But he’s happy about the widespread outpouring of support. His family started the hashtag #Thankyouforstandingwithme. “It gives him hope,” the teen’s father said. “Right now he is trying to just stay positive and is listening to the news about him and reading about people’s comments him on social media. It’s really too much for him to take in right now, but long term it will be good for him. He doesn’t want to show he is a victim.” #IStandWithAhmed no child should be punished for trying to create. It was an English teacher who got spooked and reported Ahmed to the principal, the police said. “We always ask our students and staff to immediately report if they observe any suspicious items and/or suspicious behavior,” the school’s statement reads. “If something is out of the ordinary, the information should be reported immediately to a school administrator and/or the police so it can be addressed right away. We will always take necessary precautions to protect our students and keep our school community as safe as possible.” Please don't break this kid's faith in humanity and scientific temper. #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/kt1TA3y4Ny A reporter spoke with the boy in his bedroom, which is full of equipment that allows him to tinker and create. “Here in high school, none of the teachers know what I can do,” Ahmed told the paper while he soldered metal and played around with a cable. A middle school robotics club member, the teen has won awards for his inventions. He recalled showing one teacher the clock and her telling him that she thought it was “nice” but he shouldn’t show other instructors, according to the paper. The teen put the clock in his bookbag but an alarm beeped in the middle of sixth period and Ahmed showed the teacher what he had, the newspaper reported. “She was like, it looks like a bomb,” he said. “I told her, ‘It doesn’t look like a bomb to me.’” When Ahmed was called out of class, he said he was brought into a room with four police officers, one of whom said, “Yup. That’s who I thought it was.” Ahmed told the Dallas Morning News that he felt aware of what he looked like and his name as the officers fired questions at him. He recalled that one officer said to him, “So you tried to make a bomb?” He disputed that and kept telling them he’d created a clock. Meanwhile, the teen’s defenders continue to slam the school and police. “I really hope you guys are absolutely ashamed for possibly ruining the ingenuity of one bright kid who made a CLOCK for crying out loud. What kind of education does your professors have?” David Velez wrote on the school’s Facebook page. “It sounds like they are the ones that need to be going back to school!” “Shame on your school and its administration for arresting Ahmed Mohamed,” wrote Jillian York. “Way to stifle a kid’s creativity and energy. I hope you’re all replaced with compassionate, non-racist, administrators and teachers.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Irving Independent School District", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150916153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SDN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/us/texas-student-ahmed-muslim-clock-bomb/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "546673124", "sentence": "Hong Kong’s annual memorial to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is sparking a new kind of controversy, evident of a growing split within the city’s democracy movement that may upend Hong Kong politics. Attendance this year may be much lower than the tens of thousands of Hong Kongers that usually gather in the city’s Victoria Park to commemorate the massacre in a grand display of defiance to Beijing from inside China’s borders. Major pro-democracy organizations are abandoning the 26-year-old rally and rival events are being held around the city. Since 1990, the Victoria Park vigil – organized by the Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China – has called for the rehabilitation of the 1989 pro-democracy movement, the end of one-party dictatorship, and the building of a democratic China. That last point has become a point of contention with many young people in the city, who object to equating Hong Kong with China and have called for the rally to focus more on local democratic development. While there have been rumblings for a number of years, and two small alternative rallies last year, the controversy got a major boost last month when the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) – the city’s oldest and largest student organization – announced it was leaving the Alliance and not taking part in the rally. “(HKFS) have been on the forefront of the pro-democracy movement since 1989, and have always participated in the vigils for over 26 years” says Lee Cheuk-yan, Labour Party lawmaker and secretary of the Alliance. “We feel sad this year that they’re not going to take part.” HKFS chairwoman Hillary Tjhan told the South China Morning Post that the Federation felt it should focus on the political development of Hong Kong, rather than building a democratic China. The Federation did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Speaking to RTHK radio, Chinese University of Hong Kong student union president Chow Shue-fung said the Victoria Park rally had become “rigid” and many in Hong Kong did not agree with how the Alliance “connects Chinese identity with building democracy in China and June 4.” “Vindication of the 1989 movement and building democracy in China are not moral responsibilities of Hong Kongers,” he said. Students at Shue Yan University took this criticism even further, issuing a statement saying the alliance has become “pimps and bawds in a brothel after they themselves were raped.” How covering June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown kicked off ‘CNN Effect’ Mention of the Tiananmen Square massacre – in which the People’s Liberation Army bloodily cracked down on mostly student protesters, killing hundreds – is still strictly censored in China. Around the anniversary, online censors block mention of everything from 占占占占人 (symbolizing the famous “Tank Man” photo) to posts referencing “today” or “that day,” according to China Digital Times. Relatives of those that died are regularly harassed and even imprisoned. In a statement released this week, the Tiananmen Mothers, which lobbies for justice for the victims of June 4th, said members are “eavesdropped and surveilled upon by the police; we are followed or even detained, and our computers searched and confiscated.” This makes the Hong Kong commemoration – the biggest in the world and the only major one on Chinese soil (small rallies are also held in Macau every year) – all the more important. The controversy over the rally is related to the rise of so-called “localist” groups in Hong Kong, who advocate for greater autonomy for the city, with some pushing for full independence. Part of that push is disconnecting Hong Kong issues from wider Chinese political development, and moving away from the “one country, two systems” consensus under which most traditional pro-democracy parties in the city have always operated. That has put the rally in an awkward position, with some localists viewing attendance as implicitly accepting that Hong Kong is part of China and that the city’s residents are Chinese. Some have rejected this view, including Nathan Law, former HKFS secretary-general and current chairman of Demosisto, a localist party that argues for Hong Kong self-determination. Law says he had his “political enlightenment” attending previous rallies, and it has “huge meaning for me.” “Even though I don’t regard myself as ethnic Chinese, I still go to the memorial rally in Victoria Park,” he told CNN. “(The controversy) shows there’s some division between the younger generation and the 1989 democracy movement generation,” says Lee. “We believe the fight for Hong Kong democracy and the fight for democracy in China are the same fight.” He said he understands the “identity issue” many younger Hong Kongers felt, but said it “should not be a barrier to working together to fight authoritarian rule.” Related video 1989: Man vs. tank in Tiananmen square While the Victoria Park rally is ultimately just one event, there are concerns within the wider pro-democracy movement that the controversy is indicative of a bigger split that could effect the upcoming elections to the Legislative Council, Hong Kong’s parliament. “In a way this may be a prelude to the coming election, in terms of the differences between the two camps,” says Lee. While at least five new localist parties to emerge from the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement have announced plans to join forces in the upcoming elections, others, including Demosisto and pro-independence party Hong Kong Indigenous, have not. “There’s a danger that when the vote is split too much the (pro-Beijing) camp will win more seats with less votes,” Lee says. “I think everyone will suffer.” CNN’s Vivian Kam contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hong Kong pro-democracy movement", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160603003000", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/asia/hong-kong-china-tiananmen/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "654973613", "sentence": "Turnbull says Australia would have to consider before they committed more troops More than 26,000 Australians have served in Afghanistan since the US invaded in 2001 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he is considering sending troops back to Afghanistan. Turnbull’s comments come in the wake of a US request for more support, which was made during his April 25 visit to Afghanistan. “While I was in Afghanistan, I had discussions with the commander of the NATO mission there, General Nicholson, I had discussions with the US Secretary of Defense James Mattis,” Turnbull told reporters Friday. “We have been asked to consider additional resources, and we are actively considering that. We’re open to that.” However, Turnbull added Australia would have to consider the commitments of their defense forces in the Middle East and other parts of the world before agreeing. US President Donald Trump is expected to make a decision within the next week on whether or not to deploy more troops to Afghanistan, possibly as many as 5,000. The Taliban has made gains against Afghan security forces in the past year, and now control about 36% of the country’s districts, according to the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Australia was among the first countries to send troops to Afghanistan following the US invasion in October 2001. Related video What in the World: Afghanistan, US's longest war On November 1, 2001, Australia announced it would be sending forces to assist in the operation. More than 26,000 Australian soldiers served in Afghanistan between the first deployment and the country’s withdrawal in 2014. Of those, 41 were killed action and many others wounded. A small contingent of about 270 troops is, along with other NATO allies, still assisting Afghanistan’s army with training. Turnbull said he had visited the Australian troops working with the Afghan defense forces as part of his April visit. “It is very important that we continue … to work together to build up the capacity of Afghanistan’s own security forces so they can keep that country secure from the threat of terrorism, both ISIL and the Taliban,” Turnbull said Friday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australia's potential troop deployment to Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170512073000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/asia/australia-us-afghanistan-turnbull/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "684510722", "sentence": "Rohingya insurgents launched a series of attacks against Myanmar security forces Friday Since then, scores of people have been killed and thousands have fled Rakhine state Myanmar has increased security in western Rakhine state after violence erupted over the weekend, leaving nearly 80 insurgents, 12 security officers and six civilians dead, according to state media. Rohingya insurgents carried out a series of coordinated attacks against police outposts and an army base Friday. Since then security forces have boosted their operations in the state after “another wave of ambushes by extremist terrorists,” the government-owned New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported Sunday, citing the Information Committee of the State Counselor’s Office. The restive Rakhine state is the home of the Rohingya community, or ethnic Muslims who have long faced persecution in the Buddhist-majority country, especially from the country’s Buddhist extremists. Related article Police killed in new violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State The insurgents had used firearms and improvised explosive devices in attacks that left at least six civilians dead, the newspaper said, including a child shot in front of a hospital. Insurgents destroyed 88 village homes in one attack, while police and residents of another settlement managed to fight off about 500 terrorists, New Light said. One insurgent was killed during an ambush on a police convoy, it said. “Extremist terrorists are setting up mines to impede the movement of security forces and are attacking the vehicles of security forces with improvised explosive devices and are also killing village officials they suspect of being government informants,” the newspaper said, quoting the State Counselor’s Office. “More security forces have been supplied to assist in operations being conducted in the areas where extremist terrorists are known to hide.” On Saturday it reported that 77 insurgents had been killed in Friday’s violence. Friday, the State Counselor Office’s Information Committee said on Facebook that at least 20 outposts and an army base had been targeted. Authorities alleged that an estimated 150 insurgents attempted to storm the base but “soldiers fought back.” The unrest has caused thousands of civilians to flee destroyed villages. The Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh said Saturday that “thousands of unarmed civilians” from Rakhine state had gathered near its border and were “making attempts to enter Bangladesh.” After similar violence broke out in October 2016, approximately 85,000 civilians fled to Bangladesh, the ministry said. Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mahbub Uz Zaman expressed “serious concern at the possibility of recurrence of such a situation” and urged Myanmar to protect its civilian population, according to a Ministry statement. The violence erupted hours after the release a long-awaited report into the treatment of Rohingya by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, led by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The report warned unrest in the state could spiral out of control unless concrete action is taken soon. “Tensions remain high and they risk becoming worse,” Annan said. “The status quo cannot continue.” An insurgent group known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, formerly known as  Harakat al-Yaqeen – or “Faith Movement” – claimed responsibility on Twitter for the attack. “This is a legitimate step for us to defend the world’s persecuted people and liberate the oppressed people from the hands of the oppressors!” the group said. Related video Rohingya resistance: Inside \"Faith Movement\" (2016) The Rohingya are not formally recognized as citizens – the Myanmar government does not even use the term Rohingya, referring to the group as “illegal immigrants” from neighboring Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country. State media has published columns in which Rohingya “terrorists” are referred to as “detestable human fleas.” The majority of Rohingya have been in Myanmar for multiple generations. Violence in Rakhine state has occurred in fits and starts in recent years, with the latest outbreak beginning in the wake of numerous attacks by militants on several government border posts in October 2016. The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine state thought to number about 1 million people.Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens or one of the 135 recognized ethnic groups in the country.Myanmar regards them as illegal immigrants, a view rooted in their heritage in East Bengal, now called Bangladesh. Though many Rohingya have only known life in Myanmar, they are widely viewed as intruders from across the border.According to Human Rights Watch, laws discriminate against the Rohingya, infringing on their freedom of movement, education and employment.They are denied land and property rights and ownership, and the land on which they live can be taken away at any given time. The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine state thought to number about 1 million people.Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens or one of the 135 recognized ethnic groups in the country.Myanmar regards them as illegal immigrants, a view rooted in their heritage in East Bengal, now called Bangladesh. Though many Rohingya have only known life in Myanmar, they are widely viewed as intruders from across the border.According to Human Rights Watch, laws discriminate against the Rohingya, infringing on their freedom of movement, education and employment.They are denied land and property rights and ownership, and the land on which they live can be taken away at any given time. The Myanmar military responded with a series of security operations to find what it claimed were terrorists hiding among the Rohingya population. ‘The Rohingya Alan Kurdi’: Will the world take notice now? Thousands fled across the border to neighboring Bangladesh, where refugees told stories of their villages being burned, mothers and daughters being raped and friends being summarily executed. The government has denied many of the allegations leveled against the military – including those of human rights abuses – and says it’s investigating others. The charges are difficult to corroborate, as most international media and aid organizations have been heavily restricted from traveling to the region.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Myanmar government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170827103000", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/asia/myanmar-rakhine-rohingya-violence/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "447598146", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Muddassar Ahmed is writing in his capacity as a patron of the Faiths Forum for London, an NGO dedicated to helping religious communities live and work together. He is also a partner at Unitas Communications, a media consultancy company representing governments, corporations and NGOs, which has worked with the U.S. State Department, the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation), the UK and the EU. The views expressed in the commentary are solely the author’s. Over five days in 1995, Serb forces slaughtered 8,000 Muslims in the town of Srebrenica Muddassar Ahmed says as a UK Muslim he wondered then if he too could become \"other\" With anti-Muslim sentiment growing, Europe must tackle its history of religious hate, he says I’m not sure what worries me more: That Europe failed, or that Europe is forgetting the lessons of that failure. Twenty years ago, Serb forces seized control of Srebrenica, a Bosnian town overflowing with refugees who were promised the protection of the international community. Nevertheless, over the following five days, 8,000 Muslims were killed simply for having the wrong religion. The questions we were forced to confront in the aftermath of that massacre are as pertinent today as they were then. How could genocide take place in the heart of Europe, a mere four decades after the Holocaust? What made one group of people hate another enough to justify to themselves the slaughtering 8,000 in cold blood? And was there really a place for Islam and Muslims in Europe? As a young British Muslim searching for identity at the time, seeing the plight of Bosnian Muslims led to my own crisis of identity. Could we in Britain become the “other” that the Bosnian Muslims had become. Today those notions of the “other” are once more rearing their ugly head across Europe, becoming not just acceptable, but politically beneficial. From Germany’s Pegida to England’s EDL, and on to Greece and Denmark, Holland and France, anti-Muslim bigotry is on the march. While Bosnia now has peace, the world around it is increasingly more divisive than two decades ago. Bosnians were framed as the enemy, which made them easier to kill, and for years we stood by, despite our moral obligation to act. Muddassar Ahmed Here in Britain, prominent pundits argue Islamophobia is made-up, severely exaggerated, a justifiable response to a real threat, or a ruse by which to divert attention from the real problem of Islamic extremism. Yet many of their arguments are the disturbingly similar to those used to justify the ethnic cleansing of Bosnians. Bosnians were labeled “Turks,” foreigners who didn’t belong, secretly radicals and intent on establishing an Islamic state, or Shari’ah. Bosnians were framed as the enemy, which made them easier to kill, and for years we stood by, despite our moral obligation to act. So what lessons can Europe learn from this? First, Europeans should consider recognizing July 11, 1995, as a day of shared remembrance, in solidarity with Bosnians and in condemnation of anti-religious hatred. It should act as a reminder that if we do not remain vigilant against the same pervasive hate that two decades ago broke up a nation, it could one day creep up on us again. Related video Dutch liable for Srebrenica massacres Remembrance of Srebrenica would also be an emphatic message that Europe’s Muslims belong to Europe, and that though we allowed anti-Muslim hatred to spiral out of control in the past, we will not permit it do so again. Second, Europe must accept its unfortunate history of religious hatred. Europe’s worst humanitarian crimes have too often involved religious hatred, ranging from centuries of Protestant/Catholic violence, to the Spanish Inquisition, the Holocaust, and the more recent Srebrenica genocide. In each instance, hate speech was used to dehumanize a religious group to such an extent that attempts to exterminate them became acceptable. Huge increases in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Britain in recent years further underlines why more must be done to tackle religious intolerance and hate crimes. This is why the EU’s commitment to implementing U.N. Human Rights Resolution 16/18 on tackling religious intolerance and hate crimes, is so important. Supported by three of the world’s regional powerhouses, the European Union, OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) and the United States, the resolution offers a unique opportunity to establish a common international policy framework to combat religious intolerance. Persisting with the Istanbul Process, a series of meetings between EU, OIC and U.S. officials, to flesh out an implementation plan acceptable to all parties, whilst slow and challenging, is nonetheless worth such a result. Third, Bosnia could, and should, become a valuable symbol of the compatibility of Muslim and European identities. This, amongst other reasons, is why we must commit to EU membership for Bosnia. During my visit to Bosnia a year ago, I found that young Bosnians, Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox, secular and religious, atheist and agnostic, overwhelmingly desired a deepening of their democracy and membership in the European Union. Related video Srebrenica's first interfaith couple While we are losing faith in the European project, they are not. In their actions, words and hopes, Bosnians refuted Islamophobic arguments from top to bottom. In 1995, the Srebrenica genocide led me and other British Muslims around me to question whether you could really be both Muslim and European. Today it is the Bosnians who have themselves answered that question. Having gone through a conflict that denied Muslims a space in Europe, Bosnians never let go of their identity – that they are both European and Muslim, and they refuse to choose between the two. At an unpredictable juncture in Europe’s history, theirs is a lesson that young European Muslims struggling with their identity – like me two decades ago – can take inspiration from. Srebrenica: Worst European atrocity since WWII", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Europe", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150709143000", "country1": "BIH", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/opinions/srebrenica-genoicide-europe/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "607531807", "sentence": "ISIS in control of ancient city, state media reports Militant group in 2015 blew up ancient treasures there ISIS forces have retaken the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, according to Syrian government media, the ISIS media wing and a human rights monitor. Syrian news agency SANA reported that over 4,000 militants swarmed the city from “various directions,” despite having suffered heavy losses from bombardments by the Syrian air force. The Russian Defense Ministry had earlier reported that its aircraft had also taken part in the air campaign. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) confirmed that Palmyra had fallen to ISIS on Sunday after Syrian armed forces pulled out from the desert city, the organization said. Related video See Palmyra ruins from the ground “Despite the ongoing air raids, IS retook all of Palmyra after the Syrian army withdrew south of the city,” said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman, using another acronym for the group. ISIS’ own media wing, the Amaq news agency, also reported that the jihadist group’s forces had regained “full control” of the city. How to rebuild a war zone: The vision of a young architect in Syria ISIS first seized control of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in May 2015. Syrian government forces recaptured it in March this year. But on Saturday, ISIS had made new inroads in the city, taking neighborhoods and key sites as Syrian troops focused on a ground operation in the city of Aleppo, SOHR said. Sana added that the jihadist group had transported troops in from Raqqa, its de facto capital in northern Syria, and the city of Deir Ezzor in the country’s east. ISIS fighters had seized almost the entire city Saturday before Russian warplanes began an intense bombardment, forcing the militants to withdraw to orchards and towns on Palmyra’s outskirts. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its jets had delivered 64 airstrikes overnight and claimed to have killed 300 militants in the raid. “During the night, Syrian government forces, actively supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, repelled all attacks by terrorists on Palmyra. The attacking side actively used car bombs, armor and rocket artillery systems,” the ministry told the state-run Sputnik news agency. “Eleven battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, 31 cars with heavy machine guns, and over 300 militants were destroyed.” Related video U.N.: ISIS destroys 1st-century temple ISIS demolished many of the city’s ancient treasures, including the 1,800-year-old Arch of Triumph and the nearly 2,000-year-old Temple of Baalshamin, as well as the Temple of Bel. The group beheaded the antiquities expert who looked after the ruins. Syria said ISIS also destroyed two Muslim holy sites: a 500-year-old shrine and a tomb where a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed’s cousin was reportedly buried. Palmyra was a caravan oasis when the Romans overtook it in the middle of the first century. In the centuries that followed, the area “stood at the crossroads of several civilizations,” with its art and architecture mixing Greek, Roman and Persian influences, according to UNESCO, the UN agency that documents the world’s most important cultural and natural sites. The woman documenting the ‘Humans of Damascus’ CNN’s Marilia Brocchetto, Fred Pleitgen and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161212073000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/middleeast/palmyra-syria-isis-russia/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "655646684", "sentence": "Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to source. Personal:Birth date: February 16, 1942 (some sources say 1941) Death date: December 17, 2011 Birth place: Sources vary between Khabarovsk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Siberia and Mount Paektu, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Father: Kim Il Sung, former president of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Mother: Kim Jung Suk Marriages: Kim Ok (July 2006-December 17, 2011, his death); Ko Yong Hui (1977-2004, her death); Kim Yong Suk (1974-December 17, 2011, his death); according to some sources - Hong Il Chon (1966-1969, divorced) Children: with Ko Yong Hui: Kim Jong-chul, Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong Un; with Kim Yong Suk: Kim Sul-song, 1974; with Song Hye-rim: Kim Jong Nam (1971-February 13, 2017); according to some sources - with Hong Il Chon: Kim Hye-kyung Education: Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, degree in political economy, 1960s Other Facts:Was sometimes called the “Dear Leader.” Scholars and historians believe he was born in Russia, but that his birth place has been altered in many sources to Mount Paektu because legend has it that this is where Korea was founded. Timeline:1973 - Is elected to the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party and is appointed party secretary. 1980s-1990s - Holds important positions on the Central Committee, in the Politburo and in the Party Secretariat. 1991 - Is named commander in chief of North Korea’s military. July 8, 1994-December 17, 2011 - Becomes the leader of North Korea when his father dies. October 8, 1997 - Is named leader of the Worker’s Party of Korea. September 1998 - Is re-elected as chairman of the National Defense Commission, the nation’s highest position. (The term “president” is reserved for his late father.) May 2000 - Makes a secret visit to China. June 2000 - Meets with South Korean leader Kim Dae Jung, the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries. October 2000 - US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visits North Korea, the first US Secretary of State to do so. June 17, 2005 - Personally meets with Chung Dong Young, South Korean Unification Minister, to discuss the possibility of renewed six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. October 2, 2007 - Roh Moo Hyun, President of South Korea, meets with Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang. December 5, 2007 - Receives a personal letter from US President George W. Bush requesting compliance with North Korea’s pledge to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs. The letter, written and hand-signed by Bush, is delivered by US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, and it provides additional encouragement for North Korea to dismantle its nuclear program, a pledge North Korea made after the six-party talks held in Geneva earlier in the year. September 9, 2008 - According to US and South Korean intelligence, Kim Jong Il has been suffering from severe health problems and may have had a stroke. January 2009 - Reports from South Korea say Kim Jong Il plans on naming as successor Kim Jong Un, 25, his third and youngest son. April 9, 2009 - Is re-elected for third term as chairman of the National Defense Commission, the nation’s highest position. August 4, 2009 - Meets with former president Bill Clinton, pardons and releases captured American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling. September 29, 2010 - Is re-elected as general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. He promotes both his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, and his sister, Kim Kyong Hui, to the rank of general. Kim Jong Un is also named as vice chairman of the party’s central military commission. August 20, 2011 - Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 - Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack. December 28, 2011 - A three-hour state funeral takes place in Pyongyang for Kim, with a memorial service scheduled for the next day.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kim Jong Il", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170515031500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/world/asia/kim-jong-il-fast-facts/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "697035099", "sentence": "The fourth round of negotiations on NAFTA are getting underway Trump pledged to end or renegotiate NAFTA during the 2016 campaign Trump administration negotiators are bringing an aggressive position on trade to the North America Free Trade Agreement negotiating table, demanding several provisions that some worry will sink the deal and give President Donald Trump a reason to scrap the agreement entirely, business leaders and sources with knowledge of the proceedings tell CNN, With the fourth round of negotiations on NAFTA getting underway and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meeting Trump at the White House on Wednesday, sources say the Trump administration will propose tightening rules on the origins of car parts, push to implement a sunset provision on the deal and urge an end to the process used to resolve conflicts between nations and businesses. Related article Donald Trump's art of undoing the deal White House aides declined to confirm that these proposals were on the table, noting that negotiations are far from over, but representatives from the business community are worried that such demands will make it impossible for Mexico and Canada to agree to a revamped deal. If they walk away, sources say, the lack of an agreement could give Trump a reason to end the trade deal entirely. Tom Donohue, president of the US Chamber of Commerce, said on Tuesday in Mexico City that he worried about the “several poison pill proposals still on the table that could doom the entire deal.” Negotiators led by United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Donohue said, have pushed for a sunset clause that would allow any country to terminate the deal after five years and tighten rules on where parts that eventually go into finished products can be purchased. The Chamber of Commerce, a reliably Republican organization, has vehemently opposed significant changes to NAFTA, leading a public campaign against any changes. That position puts the group at odds with the Republican President, setting up a showdown between the heavyweight political group and the White House. “All of these proposals,” Donohue said in Mexico, “are unnecessary and unacceptable.” Trudeau and Trump did not have a traditional press conference when the Canadian Prime Minister visits the White House on Wednesday. But the two did speak briefly with reporters before their formal meeting in the Oval Office, which Trump said would include a discussion about the trade deal. “If we cannot make a deal, it will be terminated and that will be fine,” Trump said about NAFTA, nodding to his belief that the United States and Canada will look out for their best interests and help each other when they can. Trudeau also spoke about NAFTA during a meeting with members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday morning, telling reporters that while there may be small issues, the larger US-Canada relationship is what matters. “The relationship between Canada and the United State is unlike the relationship between any other countries anywhere in the world,” Trudeau said. “Overall with the little challenges that come up, we will be able to talk through and work through, but the overall picture is what we can’t lose sight of.” NAFTA, implemented by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, has drawn considerable political ire in recent years because of working class job losses, many of which have been blamed on free trade. Trump pledged to end or renegotiate NAFTA during the 2016 campaign, using the plan to invigorate working class voters in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. “Personally, I don’t think we can make a deal because we have been so badly taken advantage of,” Trump said in Arizona earlier this year. “I think we’ll end up probably terminating NAFTA at some point.” Trump, though, agreed not to immediately terminate the deal shortly after taking office and instead entered negotiations with Canada and Mexico. Related article Canada's wake-up call to the US on NAFTA Ending NAFTA would be a “pretty big shock to the system,” he said at the time, but warned that it still could happen. By demanding too much in negotiations, business leaders like Donohue think Trump will eventually get what he wants and be able to blame Mexico and Canada for walking away. Possible changes to NAFTA have worried even pro-Trump voters and groups. According to the American Farm Bureau, a group that is leading a campaign against NAFTA changes, agriculture exports have increased from $8.9 billion in 1993 to $38.1 billion in 2016 because of NAFTA. And some farmers who voted for Trump have publicly worried the man they voted for could hurt their business by toying with NAFTA. “Trade got a bad rap in the campaign,” Bob Hemseath, an Iowa corn farmer, told CNN earlier this year. “Mexico is extremely important to my farm and to corn farmers in general because they are one of our top consumers of corn. It is very important to have access to the market.” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders dodged questions about NAFTA on Tuesday. “The President wants to continue the conversation. But the President’s ultimate goal is to make sure that we get the best deal for Americans as possible, and certainly for American workers,” she said. “He’s been clear that he doesn’t think the current structure is a good one, and he wants a better deal.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NAFTA", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171011183000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/politics/trump-nafta-canada-mexico/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "715538862", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jane Merrick is a British political journalist and former political editor of the Independent on Sunday newspaper. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. After months of negotiations, fraught phone calls and middle of the night flights to Brussels, British Prime Minister Theresa May received the news she wanted in a simple tweet Friday. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, wrote: “EU leaders agree to move on to the second phase of #Brexit talks. Congratulations PM @theresa_may.” As May headed home from Belgium on Thursday night, she would have been confident that her terrible year was about to end on a positive note. Related article EU leaders agree to second stage of Brexit talks This would be some achievement after a 2017 in which she lost her government’s majority in an election she didn’t need to call and when Brexit talks seemed to be forever stuck at first base. May had just been applauded by fellow European leaders at a dinner designed to back the deal on the first stage of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. The dinner was a prelude to the formal approval of the deal Friday by the remaining 27 EU countries – agreeing on Britain’s proposed financial settlement with the bloc, a tentative arrangement on the future of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the rights of European citizens living in the UK. As May must know by now, however, a success one day can be overturned the next. Tusk’s tweet gives the green light to the next stage – but a lot could still happen in the final days of 2017. However genuine Thursday evening’s applause in Brussels might have been for the Prime Minister – and it was “not very enthusiastic,” according to Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern – she is increasingly weak at home. On Wednesday evening, lawmakers from her own side defeated May on a key vote on her government’s Brexit legislation. A second rebellion on a measure to enshrine in law the date of leaving the EU looms next week – and there have been reports in the British media that May is considering backing down on this, rather than suffering a second defeat. In the last six weeks, the Prime Minister has lost two Cabinet ministers, and an official investigation hangs over a third. These events are unrelated to Brexit but have nevertheless added to the sense of crisis in Downing Street. For May, the deal approved Friday was hard-fought and hard-won. It almost fell apart earlier this month when Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland on whom May’s Conservative government relies on for a working majority in the British Parliament, withdrew support for a draft that would have seen Northern Ireland be subject to different customs arrangements than the rest of the UK. Frantic phone calls between the two women averted a disaster, and a new deal was struck a week ago. After six months of wrangling over the first phase of negotiations, not helped by conflicting comments from May’s Brexit minister, David Davis, getting this deal is a real achievement. Yet this is only phase one: The more contentious issues will arise in the next one when Britain and the EU wrangle over post-Brexit trading arrangements. Talks on how long the transition period – designed to avoid a cliff edge for British businesses after Brexit happens – could begin as early as next week, and then discussions over trade will likely start in March. Related article Brexit is keeping the EU united -- for now Yet not even May’s Cabinet is in agreement on what a British-EU trade deal should look like, so the mood on both sides of the channel is far from jubilant. As Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, said Friday morning: “The second phase will be significantly harder than the first and the first was very difficult.” Whether Brexit will happen “depends on the British Parliament and British people.” In a sign that EU leaders have finally reached the business end of Brexit negotiations, May held informal talks over apéritifs with key European power brokers – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron – before the formal dinner began Thursday evening. Merkel sounded a note of caution Friday morning, saying there was “much more work to be done and time is of the essence.” The year may end on a high for the Prime Minister, but there are plenty more hurdles for her to jump over in 2018. She knows it, her colleagues – and opponents – in the UK know it and crucially, so do her European counterparts.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Theresa May", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171215173000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/opinions/may-gets-through-2017-but-a-fresh-hell-awaits-opinion-merrick/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "554138646", "sentence": "Pope Francis said Sunday that Christians owe apologies to gays and others who have been offended or exploited by the church, remarks that some Catholics hailed as a breakthrough in the church’s tone toward homosexuality. “I repeat what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: that they must not be discriminated against, that they must be respected and accompanied pastorally,” Francis said at a press conference aboard the papal plane returning from Armenia. “The Church must ask forgiveness for not behaving many times – when I say the Church, I mean Christians! The Church is holy, we are sinners!” As he often does during unscripted moments – particularly papal news conferences – the Pope spoke expansively, saying the church should seek forgiveness for a number of historical slights committed in its name. “I believe that the church not only should apologize to the person who is gay whom it has offended,” he added, “but has to apologize to the poor, to exploited women, to children exploited for labor; it has to ask forgiveness for having blessed many weapons.” The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and editor at large of America magazine, called the Pope’s apology to gays and lesbians “a groundbreaking moment.” “While St. John Paul II apologized to several groups in 2000 – the Jewish people, indigenous peoples, immigrants and women, among them – no pope has ever come close to apologizing to the LGBT community.  And the Pope is correct of course.  First, because forgiveness is an essential part of the Christian life.  And second, because no group feels more marginalized in the church today than LGBT people.” The Pope’s comments came in response to a question about a German Cardinal who said the Catholic Church should apologize for being “very negative” about gays. The Pope was also asked whether Christians bear some blame for hatred toward the LGBT community, as horrifically demonstrated in the Orlando massacre at a gay night club that killed 49 people on June 12. Sorrow. Dismay. Pain. #PopeFrancis, when I mentioned Orlando massacre. pic.twitter.com/1k6qL2En47 Repeating the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church about respecting and not discriminating against gays, Pope Francis said that one could condemn certain behavior. “One can condemn, but not for theological reasons, but for reasons of political behavior…Certain manifestations are a bit too offensive for others, no? “But these are things that have nothing to do with the problem. The problem is a person that has a condition, that has good will and who seeks God, who are we to judge? And we must accompany them well.” Francis first uttered that rhetorical question – Who am I to judge gay people? – in 2013, also during a news conference on the papal plane. His comments were hailed as a breakthrough for a church that has historically condemned homosexuality, often in harsh terms. Francis has not changed church doctrine that calls homosexual acts sinful, but he has shown a more merciful approach to people on the margins, including gays and lesbians. Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, a Catholic gay rights group, called the Pope’s remarks “an immense blessing of healing.” “No pope has said more welcoming words to LGBT people than when Pope Francis today offered his recommendation that the Church – indeed all Christians – should apologize for the harm religious traditions have caused to LGBT people. The pope’s statement was simple, yet powerful, and it fell from his lips so easily.” As is often the case, the Pope’s press conference encompassed a number of controversial questions. Here are the Pope’s answers about Brexit, former Pope Benedict XVI and why he used the word “genocide” to describe the murder of more than 1 million Armenians in the early 20th century. “For me, unity is always superior to conflict, but there are different forms of unity and also brotherhood. and here I come to the EU – brotherhood is better than enmity or distance and bridges are better than walls. “The step which the EU has to take to recover the strength of its roots is a step of creativity and healthy ‘separation;’ that is, to give more independence, more freedom to the countries of the EU, to think of another form of union, to be creative in jobs, in the economy…” “There is something that is not working in that unwieldy union, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater, let’s try to jump-start things, to recreate ..  today the two key words for the EU are creativity and fecundity.” Pope Francis said that while Turkey has, “a right to protest,” he has always used the word genocide, since his time in Argentina, and again last year quoting John Paul II so “it would have sounded very strange,” he said, not to use it again. “In Argentina, when you spoke about the extermination of Armenians, one always used the word genocide. I did not know another word … When I came to Rome, I heard the other words, ‘The Great Evil’ and the Armenian term which I do not know how to say, and they told me that … using ‘genocide’ is offensive, that you have to say something else. I have also spoken about three genocides of the last century, always three, first the Armenian, then Hitler, and the last one is Stalin.” “After I heard the tone of the President’s speech and also with my past with this word, which I uttered last year in St. Peter’s publicly, it would have sounded very strange not to say the same word.” In response to a question about whether there are two Popes in the Vatican, a story which had received headlines recently because of a comment by Pope Benedict’s personal secretary who said that the Pope Emeritus was part of an “expanded papacy,” Francis said, “There is only one Pope.” “[Benedict] is the Pope Emeritus, the wise grandpa. He is the man who guards my back with his prayers.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160626230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/world/pope-apologize-gays/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "732736084", "sentence": "The devastation wrought in Eastern Ghouta by a relentless bombardment by the Syrian regime has forced doctors to use expired drugs and scramble for water as the number of dead reached 300 in three days, medics and activists said. At least 260 people were killed and 500 injured in the rebel held-enclave between Monday and Tuesday evening, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), said. Activists with the Damascus Media Center activist group said another 45 deaths had been reported on Wednesday. The intensified bombardment of Eastern Ghouta, an area outside Damascus that has been besieged by the regime of Bashar al-Assad for years, drew international condemnation. Amnesty International said “flagrant war crimes” were being committed on an “epic scale” there, and the UN children’s agency UNICEF published a symbolic blank statement, saying in a footnote there were “no words” to describe the suffering of children. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described it as “hell on Earth.” The onslaught has prompted warnings that the Assad regime, which is backed by the Russian military, is preparing to crush the rebel-held enclave. In a statement condemning the attacks, the White House singled out Russia’s support for the Syrian regime. “Assad and his deplorable regime must stop committing additional atrocities and must not be further abetted by backers in Moscow and Tehran,” it said. The Russian military conceded that conditions on the ground were a “critical humanitarian” situation but claimed talks to resolve the conflict had been “derailed.” Syria says it is targeting terrorist groups in the area and Moscow said “illegal armed formations” had ignored calls “to stop fighting and lay down their arms.” It claimed they were preventing civilians from leaving the conflict zone. Nearly 400,000 people are trapped in Eastern Ghouta, many of them in desperate need of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations.  Once described as the “breadbasket” for Damascus, Eastern Ghouta is the same area that was the target of an alleged chemical attack in 2013, which activists say killed about 1,400 people. In recent days, families have retreated to makeshift underground shelters with limited food and water as they try to shelter from the intense bombardment. Deliberate attacks on healthcare continue in East Ghouta. Over the past three days, 20 healthcare facilities have been attacked in #EastGhouta, with two of these facilities attacked on two separate occasions. #SaveGhouta #NotATarget Options are increasingly limited for those injured as the bombs, rockets and shells rain down. Twenty medical facilities have been targeted since Monday, according to SAMS, some of them with crude barrel bombs. Of those facilities, four were completely destroyed and two have temporarily suspended their activities. SAMS lost three of its health workers in the strikes, it said. A volunteer medical worker in Eastern Ghouta, who gave an assumed name, Adam Aslan, fearing retribution by regime forces, told CNN he worked in Dar al-Shifa field hospital, one of the 13 facilities hit since Sunday. He described a desperate situation where doctors were using expired drugs, including anesthetics, because they had no other option. Equipment in operating theaters and intensive care units is out of date and there are only about 105 doctors to care for all those trapped in Eastern Ghouta, he said. Related article There are no longer any words to describe Syria's horror Aslan, who was in his last year of high school when the civil war began nearly seven years ago, has been volunteering as a medical worker for the past six years. Asked about basic services and goods, Aslan said: “Water and electricity that we used to get from the Syrian side have not seen it in seven years. If we are lucky, we get water from natural aquifers and other water wells. As for electricity, we depend on generators and fuel.” These are now almost impossible to find, he added. “These are the worst days of our lives in Ghouta,” Eastern Ghouta hospital director and pediatrician Amani Ballour told CNN on Tuesday. “We in Ghouta have been getting hit by airstrikes for more than five years and this is not new to us … but we have never seen anything like this escalation.” Rebels have responded by firing into Damascus. Syrian state news agency SANA said two people were injured on Wednesday when armed groups fired two mortar shells on Bab al-Salam neighborhood in Old Damascus. Related video Eastern Ghouta's 15-year old \"war reporter\" At least 13 people were killed and 77 others were wounded a day earlier when 114 rockets and mortar rounds landed on several neighborhoods in Damascus. The Syrian army responded to those attacks with “precise strikes,” SANA said, destroying rocket launchers and fortified positions used by the armed groups. Eastern Ghouta is meant to be one of the so-called “de-escalation zones” agreed to in a deal struck by Russia, Turkey and Iran last year. In theory, such zones, also referred to as nonconflict or safe zones, are meant to be areas where civilians can live without being targeted by any party in Syria’s war. Nonetheless, since November, hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured in airstrikes and shelling across the country, according to the United Nations. Related article Help Syrians survive the conflict The International committee of the Red Cross called for “restraint and access to the wounded” in Eastern Ghouta. “The fighting appears likely to cause much more suffering in the days and weeks ahead, and our teams need to be allowed to enter Eastern Ghouta to aid the wounded,” said Marianne Gasser, head of the ICRC delegation in Syria. There are not enough medical supplies to cope with the number of injured, the ICRC said, especially after reported hits on medical facilities. “Wounded victims are dying only because they cannot be treated in time. In some areas of Ghouta, entire families have no safe place to go,” Gasser said. “On the other side of the front line, people in Damascus are in constant fear that their children will be hit by falling mortars. This is madness and it has to stop. Civilians must not be targeted.” A UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy arrived in Eastern Ghouta last Wednesday. It was the first convoy to enter the area since November, Reuters reported. UN Secretary-General Guterres called for an immediate halt to hostilities in Eastern Ghouta. “My appeal to all those involved Is for an immediate suspension of all war activities in Eastern Ghouta, allowing for humanitarian aid to reach all those in need,” Guterres said, adding, “I believe Eastern Ghouta cannot wait. “ US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Tuesday that the United States was “deeply concerned” by worsening violence in Eastern Ghouta, which has targeted hospitals and civilian infrastructure. Related article Pro-Syrian regime forces enter Afrin to support Kurdish fighters Nauert criticized the Assad regime, as well as its backers in Moscow. Russia, she said, “must end its support for the Assad regime and its allies,” and shares responsibility for the ongoing violence. UK Prime Minster Theresa May said she was appalled by the escalation of airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta and concerned by reports of “ongoing deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructures.” Calling for the violence to cease, she said: “It’s not just about the Syrian government, it’s about the backers of the Syrian government as well, and we call on all their backers, including Russia, to ensure that this violence stops and that those people who are in need of help are given that help.” Asked by reporters about claims that Russia is partially to blame for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Eastern Ghouta, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred any questions to the Russian Defense Ministry. “These are unsubstantiated accusations. It is unclear what they are based on, no specific information was given, and this is how we assess such accusations [based on specific information],” Peskov said. “We do not agree with these accusations.” CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ghazi Balkiz, Mary Ilyushina, Nada Bashir, Milena Veselinovic and Amir Vera contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180221133000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/middleeast/syria-eastern-ghouta-bombardment-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "751667803", "sentence": "President Donald Trump suggested Saturday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin might have directed a Russian lawyer who met with Trump campaign associates in 2016 to disclose ties to Moscow recently in order to sow chaos for him in retaliation for aggressive actions he has taken against Russia. The Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, said in an NBC News interview that aired Friday that she is both a lawyer and “an informant” after newly surfaced emails indicated she once worked with Russia’s chief legal office in an attempt to thwart a request from the Justice Department. At a rally in Michigan on Saturday, Trump said, “I guarantee you, I’m tougher on Russia. Nobody ever thought. In fact, have you heard about the lawyer? For a year, a woman lawyer, she was like, ‘Oh, I know nothing.’ … Now all of a sudden she supposedly is involved with government. You know why? If she did that, because Putin and the groups said, ‘you know this Trump is killing us. Why don’t you say that you’re involved with government so that we could go and make their life in the United States even more chaotic.’ Look at what’s happened. Look at how these politicians have fallen for this junk. Russian collusion. Give me a break.” Veselnitskaya has previously denied having worked for the Russian government, and in a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee last year she said that she “operate(s) independently of any governmental bodies.” In June 2016, Veselnitskaya met at Trump Tower with Donald Trump Jr., then-campaign manager Paul Manafort, and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, among others. Emails released by Trump Jr. show that he agreed to a meeting with Veselnitskaya after being told  the “crown prosecutor of Russia” wanted to give the Trump campaign incriminating information about Hillary Clinton. Instead, Veselnitskaya focused on the repeal of the Magnitsky Act, the 2012 Russian sanctions the US enacted over human rights abuses. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Friday that Veselnitskaya reached out to the Trump family after the election with a request to follow up on efforts to repeal the Magnitsky Act. Trump’s team has denied there was any follow up after the Trump Tower meeting. It’s not clear that there was any response from the Trump team to the request from Veselnitskaya. The Trump administration has not moved to roll back the Russian sanctions, and, in fact, new sanctions against Russia have been enacted. Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the Trump Tower meeting as part of his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump Jr., Kushner and Manafort, who has since been indicted in the special counsel investigation on charges that include money laundering and filing false foreign lobbying reports, all denied participating in any collusion with Russia. Trump himself has repeatedly said there was no collusion between his campaign and the Russian government and has repeatedly called the special counsel investigation a “witch hunt.” Bill Browder, a main proponent of the Magnitsky Act and Putin critic, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Friday that Veselnitskaya is “an agent of the Russian government. She’s an agent of Vladimir Putin, and when she went to Trump Tower, she went there on behalf of Vladimir Putin.” The Kremlin has denied the allegations of ties between Veselnitskaya and the Russian government. CNN’s Sophie Tatum and Alessia Grunberger contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180429041500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/politics/trump-russian-lawyer-trump-tower-meeting/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "506566986", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Guy Ziv is an assistant professor of international relations at American University’s School of International Service. He is the author of “Why Hawks Become Doves: Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel.” You can follow him @ZivGuy. The views expressed are his own. Guy Ziv: Growing number of Israelis and Palestinians giving up on pursuing independent Palestinian state To hundreds of former senior Israeli security officials, a two-state solution is vital, he says Last week, Israel’s opposition leader, Zionist Union Chair Isaac Herzog, caused a stir in his party by arguing that right now, a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not realistic. In echoing the sentiments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – the man he seeks to replace – the center-left leader was adopting a more hawkish position at a time when an increasing number of Israelis and Palestinians are giving up altogether on the idea of pursuing an independent Palestinian state. At least one notable group of Israelis, however, does not count itself among the naysayers: veterans of the Israeli security establishment. To hundreds of former senior Israeli security officials, a two-state solution is not just possible, it’s vital. With tensions between Israelis and Palestinians at an all-time high, and a “knife intifada” underway, Israeli-Palestinian peace seems farther away today than at any time in the past decade. There is also a growing concern that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority is on the brink of collapse, an event that would likely plunge the West Bank into chaos. To the ex-generals, the unrest stems from the lack of a diplomatic horizon. As they see it, Palestinian despair serves as a breeding ground for radicalization. In contrast, the establishment of a Palestinian state would give Palestinians hope for a better future, marginalize the radicals, and preserve Israel as a Jewish state. The veterans are particularly concerned about studies by Israeli demographers, statisticians, and geographers that show Israel as on the cusp of losing its Jewish majority if it continues to hold onto the West Bank and East Jerusalem. They fear that the day is fast approaching when Israel will be forced to choose between its Jewish identity and its democracy. Israel’s growing international isolation, meanwhile, is an additional concern that that the Israeli security community sees as adding to the urgency of a two-state deal. Related article Oren: How President Obama can aid Israel's security Many of these security figures are members of the decades-old Peace and Security Association or the around a year-old Commanders for Israel’s Security, both non-partisan organizations composed of veterans of the IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet and the Israeli Police who advocate a two-state solution as a vital Israeli interest. Both groups have taken Netanyahu to task for his status quo orientation and lack of initiative with respect to peace diplomacy with the Palestinians. Critics of the two-state solution point to the sheer number of settlers in the West Bank as rendering an independent Palestinian state no longer viable. The veterans concur that time is running out for a two-state solution, but believe that it is not too late. Retired Brig.-Gen. Shlomo Brom, a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies, the prestigious Israeli think tank affiliated with Tel Aviv University, argues that the issue is not the number of settlers, but how they are dispersed in the West Bank. Brom told me that the vast majority of settlers live in urban settlements close to the Green Line, the demarcation lines established in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, rather than deep in the heart of the West Bank. He also noted that the majority of settlers are not ideological, but “settlers of convenience” – ultra-Orthodox, Russian Jews, and other financially-strapped families for whom government subsidies led them to live in the West Bank but who would “gladly leave” if compensated. The ex-generals and former intelligence chiefs believe that even the most intractable sticking points, such as the fate of Jerusalem, are resolvable. Indeed, a number of them, including Brom, have endorsed the Geneva Initiative, a blueprint for a permanent status agreement between Israel and a future Palestinian state that was negotiated by senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. Where there is less consensus in the security community concerns the question of whether Abbas is an appropriate partner for peace. In the past 15 years, the notion that there is “no peace partner” in the Palestinian camp has become an axiom for many Israelis, who recall that during the 2000 Camp David Summit, then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak was rebuffed by Yasser Arafat, Abbas’ predecessor, following the most generous offer ever made by an Israeli leader up until that point. Today, Netanyahu and his ministers routinely accuse Abbas of inciting violence, conveying the message that there is nobody on the Palestinian side with whom Israel can negotiate a deal. Yoram Cohen, the current Shin Bet chief, has publicly contradicted Netanyahu’s claims about Abbas, as has Israel’s current head of Military Intelligence, Maj. General Herzl Halevi, who has pointed to Palestinian frustration and despair, rather than incitement, as the reason for the current wave of terrorism. Nevertheless, Abbas is widely perceived as weak and perhaps incapable of delivering a deal. Consequently, some supporters of a two-state solution advocate constructive unilateral moves that will create the conditions necessary for such a solution. For example, former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon and retired Col. Gilead Sher of Blue White Future, another non-partisan organization that promotes a two-state solution, propose a series of unilateral steps like halting construction east of the barrier and relocating settlers from isolated settlements. Related article Barack and Bibi: Unhappy partners meet again Other veterans of the security establishment are wary of unilateralism given Israel’s problematic experience with unilateral withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza. Brom, for example, proposes limited steps, such as the transfer of additional territory in the West Bank to the Palestinians from Area C, which comprises roughly 60% of the West Bank territory that Israel controls. The idea underlying these competing plans is to keep the two-state solution alive. Of course, since the Israeli political establishment has shown no discernible interest in altering the status quo, this debate is a largely theoretical one for now. Yet the wave of violence, which has shown no sign of abating, demonstrates the failure of Netanyahu’s strategy of “managing the conflict.” With Israelis and Palestinians turning their backs on the two-state solution, Israel’s top warriors and spymasters are facing their greatest challenge to date in trying to rescue what they see as the key to their nation’s long-term security. They will almost certainly need the assistance of President Obama’s successor – whoever he or she will be – to bring the two sides back to the table, if that is even an option next year. The clock is ticking. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "two-state solution", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160128220000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/opinions/two-state-solution-ziv/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "632955190", "sentence": "European countries have carried out less than 10% of promised refugee relocations Malta and Finland are the only EU member states on track to meet their resettling targets The European Commission warned EU member states on Thursday that “there are no more excuses” for not delivering on promises to take on refugees. Overall, 13,546 people have been relocated so far – less than 10% of the 160,000 asylum seekers European countries committed to resettle from overcrowded camps in Italy and Greece in 2015, the commission said. To date, 3,936 people from Italy and 9,610 from Greece have been moved to safety – 8% of the total European Union target. And so far just two member states, Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations. Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said. Related article How some European countries are tightening their refugee policies Speaking at a press conference Thursday in Brussels, Belgium, Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU commissioner of migration, home affairs and citizenship, cautioned that countries failing to meet their commitments would face fines extending beyond the end of the resettlement plan in September, describing it as an “outstanding bill.” “There are no more excuses for the member states not to deliver. It is possible and feasible to relocate all those who are eligible from Italy and Greece by September,” Avramopoulos said. “It entirely depends on the political will and perseverance of member states to make it happen.” Despite February setting a new monthly record with around 1,940 relocations, the current pace remains well below the European Council targets of at least 3,000 a month from Greece and 1,500 from Italy. “Responsibility cannot be fairly shared without solidarity. All our measures are interlinked, and member states cannot cherry-pick what they deliver on,” Avramopoulos said, adding that the commission could launch proceedings leading to possible fines. Conversely, the commission welcomed progress on resettlement by European countries. According to a commission statement, member states have “provided safe and legal pathways to 14,422 persons so far, over half of the agreed 22,504 under the EU resettlement scheme.” That number includes 3,565 Syrians resettled through the EU-Turkey deal, a controversial agreement aimed at stemming the tide of migrants and refugees making their way from Turkey into Europe. Under the deal, the EU accepts one Syrian living in a Turkish camp for each migrant returned to Turkey in a “one-for-one” exchange. “To improve our management of migration we need to continue to implement our comprehensive approach – from relocation and resettlement, to the operationalization of the European Border and Coast Guard and through continued engagement with Turkey,” said Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s first vice president. Now, one year since the EU-Turkey deal was signed, average daily arrivals of refugees to the Greek islands are down to 43, from around 1,740 in 2016. At the height of the refugee crisis in October 2015, daily crossings from Turkey to the Greek islands reached a staggering 10,000 in a single day.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Commission", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170302204500", "country1": "MLT", "country2": "FIN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/europe/european-countries-not-meeting-refugee-resettling-obligations/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "676159564", "sentence": "The case was brought by Syrian and Afghan nationals who were part of a mass influx of migrants into Europe The ECJ ruling upholds a law requiring refugees to seek asylum in the first EU country they reach The European Union’s top court has ruled that refugees must continue to seek asylum in the first European country they reach, even in exceptional circumstances like the migrant crisis of 2015. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Austria and Slovenia were entitled to deport two Afghan families and a Syrian who applied for asylum to Croatia, the first EU nation they entered. The court’s decision opens up the possibility of a deportation of hundreds of asylum seekers who arrived in Europe in 2015 and early 2016. An EU law known as the Dublin regulation typically requires asylum seekers to apply in the first European country they enter. But in 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel suspended the regulation for Syrian refugees in the face of the migrant crisis. Related article Merkel rules out limiting number of refugees in Germany Hundreds of thousands of people followed the so-called western Balkan route – an overland path taking migrants from Turkey through Greece and other southern European nations toward more prosperous northern “destination countries” such as Germany – before it was closed off in 2016. In 2016, Afghan sisters Khadija and Zainab Jafari, with their respective families, and the Syrian national crossed the border between Croatia and Serbia even though they did not have appropriate visas. They were transported onward to the Croatia-Slovenia border by Croatian authorities with the aim of helping them to seek asylum in other EU states, the court said. The Syrian national subsequently made an asylum application in Slovenia, while the two Afghan families did so in Austria. Austria and Slovenia argued that it was up to Croatia to examine the applications of the Afghan families and the Syrian national since they had entered its territory unlawfully first. But the applicants challenged their decision before the courts, contending that their entry to Croatia should not be considered irregular and that the Austrian and Slovenian authorities should consider their requests for asylum. The ECJ on Wednesday supported the argument of Austria and Slovenia over that of the Syrian and Afghan nationals. It ruled that their crossing of the Croatian border had to be considered irregular under the Dublin rule. While one EU member state can permit the entry of an asylum seeker on humanitarian grounds, this is “not tantamount to the issuing of a visa even if the admission is explained by exceptional circumstances characterised by a mass influx of displaced people into the EU,” a court statement said. Related article Report: EU mission tackling migrant smuggling 'has failed' Under the Dublin III Regulation, the first country of entry retains responsibility for considering the non-EU citizen’s application for asylum even if it allows the person to transit to another member state under exceptional circumstances, it said. “A Member State which has decided on humanitarian grounds to authorise the entry on its territory of a non-EU national who does not have a visa and is not entitled to waiver of a visa cannot be absolved of that responsibility,” the statement said. The court added, however, that an asylum applicant must not be transferred to the member state responsible “if, following the arrival of an unusually large number of non-EU nationals seeking international protection, there is a genuine risk that the person concerned may suffer inhuman or degrading treatment if transferred.” Separately, the advocate general for the ECJ has recommended that a case brought by Hungary and Slovakia against the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers be dismissed, according to a press release Wednesday. The case was brought against the Council of the European Union’s decision to assist Italy and Greece in tackling the inflow of migrants in 2015. That decision meant EU member states had to take in 120,000 people in clear need of international protection over two years. “That mechanism is actually a proportionate means of enabling Greece and Italy to deal with the impact of the 2015 migration crisis,” Advocate General Yves Bot’s statement read. The advocate general’s opinion is not binding on the Court of Justice; a legal judgment will be given at a later date. CNN’s James Gray, Katie Polglase and Lindsay Isaac contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on asylum seekers", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170726133000", "country1": "HRV", "country2": "AUT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/europe/migrants-eu-court-ruling/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "475352021", "sentence": "London's Metropolitan Police says it is dropping its 24-hour guard of Julian Assange The WikLeaks founder has been holed up in Ecuador's Embassy in London since July 2012 Sweden wants to extradite Assange so he can be questioned over rape allegations Police are no longer guarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange around the clock, London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday, but are deploying “a number of overt and covert tactics to arrest him.” Assange has been holed up in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy for more than three years to avoid extradition to Sweden, where prosecutors want to question him over 2010 rape allegations. The Australian has not been charged and denies the allegations. Assange has said he fears Sweden would extradite him to the United States, where he could face the death penalty if he is charged and convicted of publishing government secrets through WikiLeaks. The Metropolitan Police Service said it remained “committed to executing the arrest warrant and presenting Julian Assange before the court,” but that it continually reviewed its policing operation. “As a result of this continual review the MPS has today Monday, 12 October withdrawn the physical presence of officers from outside the Embassy,” it said in a statement. “The operation to arrest Julian Assange does however continue and should he leave the Embassy the MPS will make every effort to arrest him. However it is no longer proportionate to commit officers to a permanent presence.” The force said it had discussed its decision with Britain’s Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. “Like all public services, MPS resources are finite. With so many different criminal, and other, threats to the city it protects, the current deployment of officers is no longer believed proportionate.” In August, prosecutors announced they were dropping allegations involving sexual molestation and coercion as statutes of limitations in the investigation were running out. Assange can still be investigated on suspicion of rape until 2020, they said. In May, the Swedish Supreme Court denied Assange’s latest appeal to dismiss an arrest warrant over the allegations. Prosecutors have agreed to look into conducting interviews in London to move the investigation forward, but the court sees “no reason” to lift the arrest warrant, the Supreme Court said then.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "London's Metropolitan Police", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151012160000", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/12/europe/julian-assange-ecuador-embassy-uk/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "595236833", "sentence": "In the clip, Louis-Dreyfus not only urges voters to support Clinton but all Democrats down the ballot The former \"Seinfeld\" star then takes a shot at Trump A fictional president of the United States is urging climate-conscious voters to make Hillary Clinton president. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays President Selina Meyer on the HBO show “Veep,” cut a short video for progressive group NextGen Climate urging voters to support “Hillary Clinton and climate champions.” In the clip, Louis-Dreyfus not only urges voters to support Clinton but all Democrats down the ballot in order to elect environmentally-friendly leaders. “I play a bombastic, woman-hating, narcissistic politician on my show and it’s really super fun to watch,” says Louis-Dreyfus, who then emphasizes, “but it’s not a reality what any of us really wants.” The former “Seinfeld” star then takes a shot at the GOP presidential nominee and his lewd comments about women. “Donald Trump talks a lot about building a wall, his pervy love for (Vladimir) Putin, and fake colleges that he can make for profit. But not a lot about climate change. That’s because he doesn’t believe in it and it doesn’t have a grabbable p—-.” Pivoting to the Democratic nominee, Louis-Dreyfus says Clinton not only believes that climate change is real but “understands its disastrous consequences.” But Louis-Dreyfus also says Clinton will need help on Capitol Hill. “Voting for Hillary isn’t enough” Louis-Dreyfus says, highlighting the importance of voting for Democrats in congressional races, saying, “Senate Republicans have already vowed to stop her at every turn. It’s a congressional co-blockade.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161102230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/politics/julia-louis-dreyfus-hillary-clinton-climate-change/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "639454614", "sentence": "The House Intelligence Committee is investigating whether President Donald Trump was wiretapped Its chairman said Wednesday Trump's communication might have been part of 'incidental collection' House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes set off a stunning new political controversy Wednesday by revealing that communications of President Donald Trump and associates may have been picked up after the election by intelligence agencies conducting surveillance of foreign targets. Nunes hurried to the White House to personally brief Trump on the revelations, after talking to the press but without sharing the information with Democrats. His Democratic counterpart on the committee – Rep. Adam Schiff of California – warned that his colleague had cast a “profound cloud” over their effort to investigate Russian attempts to interfere in the election. A Republican source with knowledge of the situation claimed the information that Nunes talked about was from the intelligence community and not the White House. The source said Nunes was “steaming” about what he read. That source said Nunes met with Republican members of the Intelligence Committee before his news conference, and several tried to convince him not to do it before he spoke with Schiff. But Nunes didn’t take the advice, with the news conference already called by the time he met with the GOP committee members. Nunes was too mad, the source said. The comments by Nunes do not appear to support Trump’s claims, debunked by FBI Director James Comey, that he was wiretapped by his predecessor President Barack Obama. Rather, they appear to relate to conversations between Trump or associates and people who were targeted by FISA warrants – that Nunes said did not appear to be illegal. But the President was asked by reporters if he feels vindicated by the visit from Nunes and answered: “I somewhat do. I must tell you I somewhat do, I very much appreciated the fact that they found what they found.” Another day of shocking drama intensified the intrigue and uncertainty sparked by Trump’s feud with intelligence agencies, his accusations of shady practices by his predecessor and the wider question of the Trump campaign’s links with Russia that are currently the focus of an investigation by the FBI. Nunes told reporters the conversations were “incidentally” collected as part of intelligence sweeps focusing on other people and implied that Trump was not the target of the surveillance operation. He said he discovered accounts of conversations related to Trump and his associates when he was reviewing intelligence reports brought to him by an unidentified person – and said the information was not related to Russia. “This is a normal, incidental collection, based on what I could collect,” Nunes said. “This appears to be all legally collected foreign intelligence under” the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Nevertheless, Nunes said he alerted House Speaker Paul Ryan about the collection before he headed to the White House, adding: “I’m actually alarmed by it.” Democrats on the committee said they were not informed of Nunes’ finding before he spoke with the media. Generally, American citizens who are caught up in surveillance of foreign targets are not identified by name in intelligence reports. But Nunes’ announcement raises the question of whether the President-elect or associates were identified in intelligence reports circulating in the covert community. A House member on the Intelligence Committee told CNN the communications in question were senior-level people talking about Trump, not Trump himself. Nunes later told CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” that “President-elect Trump and his team were put into intelligence reports.” “Clearly there is a lot of information in the reports that I’ve seen, which were dozens, that would lead me to believe that the last administration and numerous agencies had a pretty good idea of what President-elect Trump was up to and what his transition team was up to and who they were meeting with,” Nunes told Tapper. In a news conference, Schiff expressed deep concern that committee members were not told by Nunes about the revelations before he briefed the press or went to the White House. “If the chairman is going to continue to go to the White House instead of his own committee, there is no way we can continue to conduct this investigation,” he said. “It does underscore the importance of establishing an independent commission,” Schiff said. Schiff said that he and other members of the committee had still not seen the documents that Nunes was referring to. He also said from a conversation with Nunes that there did not appear to have been any “unmasking” of any of the US people mentioned in the intercepts. “All of us are in the dark.” Nunes defended rushing to brief the President because the reports he read have nothing to do with Russia, but he said the investigation he is conducting into Russian interference in the election would look at how Trump’s name got into the intelligence reports. “Because what I saw has nothing to do with Russia and has nothing to do with the Russian investigations, (and) has everything to do with possible surveillance activities … the President needs to know these intelligence reports are out there and I have a duty to tell him that,” Nunes said. But in an interview with CNN’s Kate Bolduan on “Erin Burnett OutFront,” Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier slammed Nunes as a “presidential whisperer” undermining the committee’s investigation and accused the White House of planning the day’s events. “This was pure theater,” Speier said. “I think in many respects it was probably orchestrated by the White House.” Two weeks ago, Trump asked Congress to investigate whether Trump Tower was wiretapped by his predecessor. On Monday, Nunes’ committee held a hearing featuring Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers. At that hearing, Comey confirmed for the first time that his agency is investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign and whether any crimes may have been committed during last year’s election campaign as part of a wider probe into the hacking of Democratic servers and the Clinton campaign. Also at that hearing, Comey said he had seen no evidence so far of the specific allegation of wiretapping Trump Tower. RELATED: Actually, Mr. President, wiretapping doesn’t cover a lot of things Nunes at his news conference said he did not know whether the “incidental collection” happened at Trump Tower, and could not say for certain whether Trump’s communications were directly collected. He said the collection included Trump transition officials and that it happened after the election. UPDATED CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated whom Nunes met with before his news conference. He met Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee. CNN’s Gloria Borger, Dana Bash and Eli Watkins contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170322174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/politics/devin-nunes-trump-communications/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "754355287", "sentence": "Waves of asylum seekers continue to cross into Canada from the United States, drawing concerns that the numbers will only rise as the weather gets warmer. Over the last year, Canada has seen what has been called an “unprecedented” surge of asylum seekers, with more than 25,000 people intercepted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as they crossed from the US since January 2017 to March 2018. And this year, the rate appears to be growing. The number of people intercepted in the first three months of 2018 more than doubled those in the same time period last year. And in 2017, the number of people intercepted at the border escalated in the summer. Many of the asylum seekers take buses or taxis to a US border town, and walk over to the other side of the border, where they are intercepted by Canadian officials. Asylum seekers have pointed to their growing unease about the Trump administration’s attitudes toward immigrants for leaving the US. Related article His greatest hope at freedom is escaping the US and being arrested But in recent months, the cohort of who has been crossing into Canada has changed. Many of those crossing now are Nigerian asylum seekers, who legally come to the US on a visa, stay briefly in the US and then cross the border into Canada, officials say. “There is a small number that is abusing the US visa system. They don’t have a desire to visit the United States. Their intention is to come to Canada and claim asylum,” Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said in an interview with CNN partner CBC. In an effort to stem those growing numbers, three Canadian officials have been stationed to work with US visa officials in Lagos, Nigeria, to prevent the abuse of US travel documents. And Hussen is scheduled to travel to Nigeria this month to meet with its officials there. “Coming across the border in a way that seeks to circumvent our procedures is no free ticket to Canada,” said Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in a statement. “We will continue to work with the United States to deter the misuse of travel documents that has helped drive the influx.” Related article Montreal stadium turns into shelter for asylum-seekers who've left US Last year, many of those coming into Canada were Haitians, who were concerned that they would lose their Temporary Protected Status or TPS, in the US, which allowed them to work and shielded them from deportation. In November, the Trump Administration announced that it would end TPS for Haitians by July 2019 In response to the arrival of Haitians, the Canadian government organized outreach in places like Miami and New York with large Haitian communities to counter social media rumors that asylum seekers would get a free pass in Canada. They translated government messages in Creole. Related article The other border “I believe because of our outreach efforts into the Haitian population in the United States, this year you don’t see that number,” said Hussen told the CBC. “We had one solution that worked for one population. Now we’re faced with a different group of nationals,” he said, regarding the Nigerians. In response, Canadian officials are working closely with their US counterparts to make sure they’re aware of the people who are abusing their visa systems, Hussen said. He said it has resulted in a 10% increase in visa refusals by the US, in recent weeks. Most of the illegal border crossings are occurring in Quebec. Half of Canada’s 49,775 asylum claims in 2017 were made in that province. The top five birth countries of asylum seekers in Quebec are Haiti, Nigeria, the United States, India and Saudi Arabia. Related article Fleeing America: Why refugees are risking life and limb to escape to Canada Hussen said the government is open to possible changes to its border pact with the US, but no “formal negotiations” are happening at this stage, reported the CBC. The pact known as the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States requires people to apply for refugee protection in the first safe country they arrive in – under which, the US is considered a safe country. Because of this, people who seek refugee status in Canada from the US will be turned away at official border crossings. As a result, people are skipping official ports of entry and crossing over unofficially – sometimes going through treacherous journeys to do so.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Canada", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180509091500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/americas/canada-asylum-seekers-nigerians/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "691501734", "sentence": "In targeting Obama's legacy on health care and Iran, Trump faces his own judgment with history Obama powerless to protect his most cherished achievements Republicans for years failed to gut the legacy of their nemesis Barack Obama: Now they can do so within a matter of days. President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers have the chance to shred the signature achievements of the 44th President’s two terms – Obamacare and the nuclear deal with Iran. Trump has often given the impression that overturning his predecessor’s imprint on America and the world from the environment to health care, from foreign policy to Wall Street is the most compelling rationale of his presidency. “Obamacare is a disaster, it is failing badly,” Trump said Wednesday. Hours earlier, he said he’d already decided whether to stick to a nuclear pact he blasted on Tuesday as an “embarrassment to the United States.” Related article This is global Trumpism The retired commander in chief meanwhile, is discovering the frustrations experienced by presidents when they transition from being the most powerful man in the world to having little say in the preservation of their legacies. He said Wednesday it was “aggravating” for Democrats to keep having to save a law designed that protects people with pre-existing conditions and cancer survivors and is intended to provide affordable coverage to anyone. But he also said that progress can come in fits and starts, perhaps steeling his supporters for tough days to come. “Many you are young and maybe have only seen forward momentum, and may not have seen backward momentum yet,” he said at a Gates Foundation event in New York. “Many of you may confront hurdles and roadblocks and disappointments in the future. And when that happens, that’s the test.” Related article Here's what would happen to Jimmy Kimmel's son if Graham-Cassidy passes But while they are in peril, Obama’s achievements are not dead yet. Obamacare after all, has been the law that refuses to die, surviving two Supreme Court challenges and thwarting previous attempts by the GOP monopoly on Washington power to kill it. And the ramifications of ending the nuclear deal may yet weigh on the President’s mind as he contemplates the prospect of traumatizing relations with key US allies and the prospect of another nuclear crisis to add to the showdown with North Korea if Iran then races for the bomb. Some of the consequences of repealing Obamacare and dumping the Iran deal are also impossible to calculate before Trump and Republicans take the leap. That means that even if Obama’s legacy takes a hit in the days to come – history may judge the current debates with a different eye. Still, it would sicken Obama’s supporters to see both legacy prizes swept away because both are central to the former president’s concept of politics. Obamacare was the centerpiece of his ambition to revive Democratic activist government and social reform to an extent not seen since the 1960s. The Iran deal was the ultimate validation of his conviction that the United States should talk to its enemies in pursuit of audacious foreign policy goals. But presidential legacies are seasoned over decades and centuries, not in the few months after a presidency ends. And Obama and Trump are fated to be judged against one for ever, and this is just an early historical skirmish. Read Obama’s Inauguration Day letter to Trump Should Republicans for instance trigger chaos in insurance markets and put the US on a path to war with Iran, Obama’s achievements may look more significant in retrospect. However, if Republican alternatives prosper over the long term and deliver results, Obama’s presidency could seem less successful in hindsight. Related article Trump's 'decided' on the Iran deal but won't reveal it The fresh attempt to repeal Obamacare is taking place in the Senate, and involves some of the former president’s consistent antagonists, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Majority leader Mitch McConnell. But the race to beat a deadline to pass a repeal bill before the end of the month that eliminates federal funding for Medicaid subsidies and elevates the role of the states in health care is not a guaranteed long term winner for Republicans. That’s one reason why the 11th-hour effort by Republicans is hanging by a thread, with holdouts including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Arizona’s John McCain under fearsome pressure to sign on. Trump, however, said Wednesday he thinks Republicans can finally get it done – though his optimism has often been misplaced before. “I think it has a very good chance,” Trump said. While he is rooting for health care action, Trump also appears to be moving closer to fulfilling a campaign promise to pull out of a deal that froze Iran’s nuclear program in return for a lifting of international sanctions. The fact he has the power to do so reflects the agreement’s political Achilles’ heel. Because of Republican opposition Obama could not get Congress to ratify it as a treaty, so billed it an executive agreement, meaning it could be overturned by a successor. But pulling out of the deal could be as perilous for Trump as disrupting the health care system. To begin with, Trump’s antipathy to the agreement seems as much motivated by personal inclination as by a provable rationale that Iran is breaching it. The administration’s case is also weakened by its failure so far to show how it would stop Tehran resuming uranium enrichment that could lead to a push to make a bomb – if Trump trashes the deal. Iran tugged at the vulnerability of the President’s position own Wednesday. “I declare to you the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be the first country to violate the agreement, but it will respond decisively and resolutely to its violation by any party,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations. America’s closest allies have also warned against pulling out of the deal – raising the prospect of a rupture that could have long term consequences for Trump’s presidency. “If we simply throw out this agreement, it can’t be replaced. There’s nothing to replace it,” said French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. His warning highlights a dilemma that Trump may or may not wish to consider: As he sets about diminishing Obama’s legacy – he is taking substantial risks with his own.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170921061500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/politics/donald-trump-barack-obama-legacy/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "449644730", "sentence": "The lower house of parliament passes new security legislation Thousands of people protest outside in pouring rain Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants Japan to take a greater role in overseas conflicts Japan on Thursday moved closer to enabling its military to take a more active role in conflicts overseas as lawmakers passed legislation that has stirred strong resistance after seven decades of pacifism. Thousands of people protesting the change gathered in pouring rain outside parliament, where members of the lower house voted to approve a set of bills backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Opposition parties boycotted the vote. The bills will now move to the upper house of parliament, where Abe’s coalition holds a majority. The Prime Minister has been trying to make Japan, a key U.S. ally, more assertive militarily. Last year, he sanctioned a reinterpretation of the country’s pacifist post-World War II constitution, drawing widespread protests. The bills going through parliament at the moment will allow the Japanese military, known as the Self-Defense Forces, to join its allies in a limited role in conflicts abroad. The United States has supported Abe’s push. “We certainly welcome, as we’ve said before, Japan’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the alliance and to play a more active role in regional and international security activities,” U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday. In April, the two countries announced significant changes to the guidelines that govern their defense relationship, saying Japan would be able to defend allies that come under attack. Japanese troops operating overseas had previously been limited to humanitarian roles. But many Japanese people are fearful of the consequences of taking a tougher military stance, worrying it could draw Japan into wars by allies and put soldiers and citizens at risk. The country was shaken this year by the beheadings of two of its citizens by ISIS, which linked the killings to the Japanese government’s pledge to provide funds to help people affected by the terrorist group. The security bills have drawn criticism from high-profile figures, including the renowned animator and director Hayao Miyazaki. Opposition lawmaker Yukihisa Fujita told CNN this week that the change will “damage the way Japanese people and country is viewed. It will damage the view of Japanese as a diplomatic nation.” China and South Korea have also expressed concern about Japan’s shifting military stance. CNN’s Yoko Wakatsuki reported from Tokyo, and CNN’s Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong. CNN’s Will Ripley and Euan McKirdy contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Japan's new security legislation", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150716110000", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/asia/japan-military-security-legislation/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "411150547", "sentence": "Ukrainian government and rebel forces swap prisoners U.S. Secretary of State says Russian actions are unacceptable, warns of new sanctions A senior Ukrainian official says at least 179 soldiers died in siege of Debaltseve U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had strong words Saturday for Russia over what he called its unacceptable actions in Ukraine – and threatened additional sanctions against Russian interests. Speaking in London alongside UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Kerry said Russia was “continuing to do land-grabbing in Ukraine” even as it professed to support peace efforts. Russia’s actions are “just simply unacceptable, so we are talking about additional sanctions, additional efforts,” Kerry said. Related gallery Crisis in Ukraine “We are confident that over the next few days we are going to make it clear that we are not going to play this game, not going to sit here and be part of this extraordinarily craven behavior at the expense of the sovereignty and integrity of a nation. “This is behavior that is completely counter to everything that the global community has worked to achieve and put in place ever since World War II, and I’m confident that the United Kingdom, the United States and others are prepared to stand up to it.” He blasted Moscow’s repeated denials that it is involved in arming the separatists and sending its own troops over the border. In this age of technology and satellites, Kerry said, “there is no secret” over what is taking place. “We know to a certainty what Russia has been providing to the separatists, how Russia is involved with the separatists,” he said. Kiev and a number of Western leaders have steadfastly accused Russia of failing to rein in separatists and of continuing to arm, supply and train them. European nations, the United States and others have imposed financial sanctions on Russian interests in hopes of pressuring President Vladimir Putin to help end the hostilities. Russia, which seized Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in March, denies any direct involvement in Ukraine and says any Russian soldiers in Ukraine are volunteers fighting during their vacation time Kerry’s remarks come as a ceasefire which came into effect last Sunday remains in serious doubt. A fierce separatist offensive to take the key strategic town of Debaltseve ended only Wednesday, when Ukrainian soldiers were forced to retreat. Yuriy Biryukov, a presidential adviser and assistant to Ukraine’s defense minister, said Saturday that 179 soldiers had died in the Debaltseve area between January 18 and February 18. An additional 110 soldiers were captured and 81 are missing, Biryukov posted on Facebook. Some of the missing are still on their way out of Debaltseve, he said, while others have died. Late Saturday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said 139 Ukrainian soldiers had been released from captivity. The release was part of a prisoner swap between Ukrainian and rebel forces in the eastern Donbass region; 52 pro-Russian separatists were also freed, according to Russian state news agency Itar Tass. The toll makes the siege of Debaltseve – a town now shattered by heavy shelling – the Ukrainian military’s deadliest single incident over the past 10 turbulent months. Shelling has also picked up this week in Donetsk city and clashes are reported around the southern port city of Mariupol. Ukraine’s National Defense and Security Council said Friday there had been 300 instances in which this latest truce has been violated. The ceasefire agreement – signed February 12 in Minsk, Belarus, among the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany – aimed to curb this violence. It is supposed to be followed by the withdrawal of heavy weaponry to create a buffer zone, the release of prisoners and steps toward new elections. Months of devastating fighting has left nearly 5,700 people dead as of February 18, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported Friday. More than 1 million people have been displaced. On Friday, Ukraine marked one year since the bloodiest day of protests in Kiev’s Maidan, or Independence Square, against the country’s then Russian-leaning leader and in favor of closer ties to Europe. Related video One year since violent day on Kiev's Maidan Square Some 49 people died on February 20, 2014, and close to 100 more suffered gunshot wounds when, according to protesters, government snipers opened fire on them. Two days later, President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country, prompting Ukrainian activists to declare “victory in the Maidan” and promise a new day for a country long torn between its neighbors, Europe to the west and Russia to the east. Related video Day of remembrance, reflection in Ukraine How things have changed. Today, the country is a powder keg driving spiraling tensions between the West and Moscow. In Moscow, thousands of Kremlin supporters gathered Saturday for a demonstration to counter the Ukrainian commemorations. Related video Thousands mark Maidan crackdown anniversary Many waved flags and banners as they marched near Moscow’s Red Square, while others chanted slogans including, “We won’t give our country to the enemy” and “No Maidan in Russia.” In remarks Friday, Poroshenko claimed Russia had been working toward the breakup of Ukraine since before Yanukovych was ousted. “Moscow was preparing to the liquidation and tearing Ukraine apart long before the victory of Maidan. They were expecting the fall of Yanukovych and accelerated the course of events,” Poroshenko said to the families of protesters who died a year ago. According to Ukrainian prosecutors, 77 people died in total during the 2014 protests, which were sparked by Yanukovych’s decision to scrap a trade deal with the European Union and instead turn toward Russia. The ensuing ouster of Yanukovych triggered more turbulence and violence. By March, Russia had annexed Crimea. Weeks later, in April, pro-Russian separatist forces launched their bid to carve off the more Russian-leaning eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions from the rest of Ukraine. In a speech to a London-based defense think-tank, the Royal United Services Institute, Britain’s senior officer in NATO warned that Russia’s expansionist ambitions could pose an “existential threat” to the world. Related video Gen. Clark: Advantages to leaking plan to attack ISIS Russia is currently employing a “hybrid combination” of “coercion through rapidly generated conventional forces and subversion, through a number of means, both military and non-military,” said Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. This hybrid strategy can be used to set the scene for a “subversive takeover of territory,” as seen in its takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula last year shortly after large-scale military exercises by Russia on its side of the border, he said. “We are today seeing conventional forces employed, albeit subject to continued brazen denials by the Kremlin, in eastern Ukraine,” he added. Russia’s new strategy holds particular dangers for NATO, he said. Firstly, the use of subversive tactics initially makes it difficult to identify clearly “the hand of a hostile state government” in destabilization of a country, making collective decisions harder. Secondly, its ability rapidly to generate large scale forces “could in future be used not only for intimidation and coercion but potentially to seize NATO territory, after which the threat of escalation might be used to prevent reestablishment of territorial integrity,” he said. And, Bradshaw pointed out,  Russia is not the only threat to NATO states, citing also the danger posed by terror groups such as ISIS, also known as ISIL. “Whilst the threat from Russia, together with the risk it brings of a miscalculation resulting in a slide into strategic conflict, however unlikely we see that as being right now, represents an obvious existential threat to our whole being, we of course face threats from ISIL and other instabilities to our way of life and the security of our loved ones.” CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh in Donetsk, Frederik Pleitgen in Kiev and Erin McLaughlin in Moscow contributed to this report. CNN’s Michael Pearson and Ben Brumfield, and journalist Victoria Butenko also contributed.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150221103000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/21/europe/ukraine-conflict/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "621796873", "sentence": "Trump's unilateral moves reflect the President's desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience The White House overruled DHS regarding allowing green card holders to enter the country When President Donald Trump declared at the Pentagon Friday he was enacting strict new measures to prevent domestic terror attacks, there were few within his government who knew exactly what he meant. Administration officials weren’t immediately sure which countries’ citizens would be barred from entering the United States. The Department of Homeland Security was left making a legal analysis on the order after Trump signed it. A Border Patrol agent, confronted with arriving refugees, referred questions only to the President himself, according to court filings. IranIraqSyriaSudanLibyaYemenSomalia IranIraqSyriaSudanLibyaYemenSomalia Saturday night, a federal judge granted an emergency stay for citizens of the affected countries who had already arrived in the US and those who are in transit and hold valid visas, ruling they can legally enter the US. Trump’s unilateral moves, which have drawn the ire of human rights groups and prompted protests at US airports, reflect the President’s desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises. But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience. Related article More protests against Trump's immigration policies planned It wasn’t until Friday – the day Trump signed the order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspending all refugee admission for 120 days – that career homeland security staff were allowed to see the final details of the order, a person familiar with the matter said. The result was widespread confusion across the country on Saturday as airports struggled to adjust to the new directives. In New York, two Iraqi nationals sued the federal government after they were detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and 10 others were detained as well. 134 million banned from USWhat the ban says: The full textWhat to know about the restrictionsLegal battle beginsThe ban’s Christian focusA family’s plight just got more complicatedBergen: Trump’s big mistake All of Trump’s executive orders, memos and proclamationsComparing Trump to previous presidents 134 million banned from USWhat the ban says: The full textWhat to know about the restrictionsLegal battle beginsThe ban’s Christian focusA family’s plight just got more complicatedBergen: Trump’s big mistake All of Trump’s executive orders, memos and proclamationsComparing Trump to previous presidents In Philadelphia, a Syrian family of six who had a visa through a family connection in the US was placed on a return flight to Doha, Qatar, and Department of Homeland Security officials said others who were in the air would be detained upon arrival and put back on a plane to their home country. Asked during a photo opportunity in the Oval Office Saturday afternoon about the rollout, Trump said his government was “totally prepared.” “It’s working out very nicely,” Trump told reporters. “You see it at the airports. You see it all over. It’s working out very nicely and we’re going to have a very, very strict ban, and we’re going to have extreme vetting, which we should have had in this country for many years.” Related article Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves The policy team at the White House developed the executive order on refugees and visas, and largely avoided the traditional interagency process that would have allowed the Justice Department and homeland security agencies to provide operational guidance, according to numerous officials who spoke to CNN on Saturday. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Department of Homeland Security leadership saw the final details shortly before the order was finalized, government officials said. Friday night, DHS arrived at the legal interpretation that the executive order restrictions applying to seven countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen – did not apply to people with lawful permanent residence, generally referred to as green card holders. Related video Travel ban affects citizens of 7 Muslim-majority nations The White House overruled that guidance overnight, according to officials familiar with the rollout. That order came from the President’s inner circle, led by Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon. Their decision held that, on a case by case basis, DHS could allow green card holders to enter the US. There had been some debate whether green card holders should be even allowed to board international flights. It was decided by the Department of Homeland Security they could fly to the US and would be considered on a case-by-case basis after passing a secondary screening. But the guidance sent to airlines on Friday night, obtained by CNN, said clearly, “lawful permanent residents are not included and may continue to travel to the USA.” Related video Iran says it will ban US citizens As of Saturday afternoon, Customs and Border Protection continued to issue the same guidance to airlines as it did Friday, telling airlines that fly to the US that green card holders can board planes to the US but they may get extra scrutiny on arrival, according to an airline official. Before the President issued the order, the White House did not seek the legal guidance of the Office of Legal Counsel, the Justice Department office that interprets the law for the executive branch, according to a source familiar with the process. White House officials disputed that Sunday morning, saying that OLC signed off and agency review was performed. A source said the creation of the executive order did not follow the standard agency review process that’s typically overseen by the National Security Council. Related video Trump: Travel ban working out very nicely Separately, a person familiar with the matter said career officials in charge of enforcing the executive order were not fully briefed on the specifics until Friday. The officials were caught off guard by some of the specifics and raised questions about how to handle the new banned passengers on US-bound planes. Regarding the green card holders and some of the confusion about whether they were impacted, the person familiar with the matter said if career officials had known more about the executive order earlier, some of the confusion could have been avoided and a better plan could be in place. Administration officials also defended the process Saturday. They said the people who needed to be briefed ahead of time on the plane were briefed and that people at the State Department and DHS who were involved in the process were able to make decisions about who to talk and inform about this. All of Trump’s executive orders, memos and proclamationsWill the orders and actions stick?How Trump’s actions stack up against previous presidentsWhat Trump can and cannot doWhat’s the difference between and order and action? All of Trump’s executive orders, memos and proclamationsWill the orders and actions stick?How Trump’s actions stack up against previous presidentsWhat Trump can and cannot doWhat’s the difference between and order and action? Bannon and Miller were running point on this order and giving directives regarding green cards, according to a Republican close to the White House. But even after the Friday afternoon announcement, administration officials at the White House took several hours to produce text of the action until several hours after it was signed. Adviser Kellyanne Conway even said at one point it was not going to be released before eventually it did get sent out. Administration officials also seemed unsure at first who was covered in the action, and a list of impacted countries was only produced later on Friday night, hours after the President signed the document at the Pentagon. This story has been updated to include the White House’s response on the issue of Justice Department review. CNN’s Rene Marsh and Athena Jones contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's travel ban executive order", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170129031500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-travel-ban/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "712044364", "sentence": "\"I'm not sure what decision he'll make. We've given him options,\" H.R. McMaster said. Trump could announce as early as Tuesday that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital White House national security adviser HR McMaster said Sunday morning that he doesn’t know whether President Donald Trump will decide to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “I’m not sure what decision he’ll make. We’ve given him options,” McMaster said. When asked by “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace about Trump’s decision-making process, McMaster said the President’s advisers have discussed a number of options, and that each of these options will allow the United States to take action concerning Jerusalem in a manner that would “gain momentum toward a peace agreement and solution that works both for Israelis and for Palestinians.” Related article White House is expected to announce US recognition of Jerusalem as soon as Tuesday Trump could announce as early as Tuesday that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, US officials with direct knowledge of the matter and foreign diplomats have told CNN. Upon making the decision public, Trump is expected to sign a waiver to keep the US embassy in Tel Aviv for another six months, but say his administration will move the diplomatic mission to Jerusalem at some point — a goal long sought by Israel. The State Department’s security arm has been told to plan for potentially violent protests at US embassies and consulates once the Trump administration announces it is moving the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. “We were told that this is definitely coming, and we need to be ready for it,” one official said. The Diplomatic Security Service, which is charged with protecting US posts and personnel overseas, was already bracing for possible protests after Trump retweeted anti-Muslim videos from the far-right group Britain First on Wednesday. The announcement by Trump would put the US in singular company among its allies. While Israel claims Jerusalem as its seat of government, no foreign embassies are located there, as the international community sees it as an issue to be settled as part of a broader peace agreement. Related article State Dept. told to plan for potential protests after Jerusalem embassy announcement Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said if the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel it will be “disqualifying itself to pay any role in any initiative towards achieving a just and lasting peace” between Israelis and Palestinians. Any such move, Erekat said in a statement, “would promote international anarchy and … contribute to the further destabilization of the region.” The statement added that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had been speaking with several world leaders to encourage them to appeal to Trump not to create “a new political reality.” Erekat also suggested there would be a clear response from the Palestinian leadership to any move by Trump on the status of Jerusalem, saying “the Palestinian leadership is going to meet soon in order to approve necessary steps in case such an announcement is made.” Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi strongly cautioned against recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocating the US Embassy to Jerusalem. “It is our hope that saner voices will prevail and that the US administration will refrain from plunging the whole region into a new cycle of chaos and violence,” Ashrawi said in a statement. “By violating the legal status of Jerusalem, including numerous UN resolutions and longstanding US policy, this administration is undermining the global rule of law, as well as American standing, credibility, security, and interests around the world,” the statement added. Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, tweeted that he spoke about the proposed recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. “Such a decision would trigger anger across #Arab #Muslim worlds, fuel tension & jeopardize peace efforts,” he tweeted. Moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was a staple of Trump’s campaign promises, with the then-candidate saying in a March 2016 address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, “We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171203193000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/03/politics/hr-mcmaster-donald-trump-israel/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "622697886", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: The following is an edited excerpt from “The secret costs of Islamophobia,” first published in September 2016. President Donald Trump said his new executive order on immigration and refugees is targeted squarely at “radical Islamic terrorists.” “We don’t want them here,” he said Friday. So why are jihadists celebrating? Trump says the executive order is not a “Muslim ban,” even though it bars citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States for three months and gives preference to non-Muslim refugees. “This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our country safe. There are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order.” But experts say almost every country with Muslims will be affected by the order, because it makes it easier for ISIS and Al Qaeda to recruit alienated young believers. That applies to the United States as well. RELATED: Trump ban is boon for ISIS recruitment, former jihadists and experts say Here’s how: ISIS’ goal is to divide the world into two camps: “the crusaders” and “the caliphate.” No Christians living in Muslim lands; no Muslims living in Christian countries. Its message to Western Muslims: You don’t belong there. Come to the caliphate where you can live as a true Muslim. “This revival of the Khilāfah gave each individual Muslim a concrete and tangible entity to satisfy his natural desire for belonging to something greater,” ISIS said in a recent edition of its online magazine Dabiq. In the same edition – alongside interviews with ISIS fighters, articles praising “martyrs” and gruesome photos of its beheaded and burned victims – ISIS argued that Muslims in the West are living in a “grayzone.” This series explores the lives of Muslims in the age of ISIS and Islamophobia. “Grayzones” are areas where Muslims practice their religion peacefully in non-Muslim countries. ISIS wants to eliminate these zones, in part by turning non-Muslims against their Muslim neighbors. Each terrorist attack chips away a little more grayzone, as Westerners marginalize Muslims, pushing them, ISIS hopes, into the caliphate’s open arms. “Muslims in the crusader countries will find themselves driven to abandon their homes for a place to live in the (caliphate), as the crusaders increase persecution against Muslims living in Western lands. …” In the United States, the vast majority of Muslims reject that message, but a few are inspired by it. According to a study of 101 Americans charged with ISIS-related crimes, half were born in the country and most were citizens. Most were men under 30, one-third had converted to Islam. The vast majority expressed dissatisfaction with living in the United States, and 90% reportedly said they wanted to join the caliphate, perhaps heeding the call to surrender their lives to a larger cause, no matter how violent or quixotic. “Overall, there is a sense of identity crises and alienation from society across a wide range of cases,” the report says. “Anxieties over not fitting in, examples of personal isolation and social anger are frequent.” Those anxieties are often exacerbated, if not incited, by Islamophobia, said Sarah Lyons-Padilla, a social psychologist at Stanford University who has studied radicalization among young American Muslims. American Muslims who felt hopeless, rejected and insignificant because of anti-Muslim discrimination were more willing to support extremist groups and causes, according to a study Lyons-Padilla led last year. “ISIS would love to make all Muslims believe that the West is anti-Islam,” the psychologist said. “When American politicians and citizens spread anti-Muslim rhetoric, be it through discriminatory policies or online trolling, they send the message that Muslims aren’t ‘real Americans’ and that being Muslim is something to be ashamed of. In other words, they’re basically helping ISIS recruit.” Counterterrorism officials agree. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, retired US Army Gen. and former CIA Director David Petraeus said he has grown increasingly concerned about anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. “As policy, these concepts are totally counterproductive,” Petraeus said. “Rather than making our country safer, they will compound the already grave terrorist danger to our citizens. As ideas, they are toxic and, indeed, non-biodegradable – a kind of poison that, once released into our body politic, is not easily expunged.” The number of American Muslims who radicalize is small, especially when compared with other Western countries, said William McCants, director of the Brookings Institution’s Project on US Relations with the Islamic World. Law enforcement experts estimate that about 250 Americans have tried to join ISIS, far fewer than the thousands who have flocked to Syria and Iraq from countries such as France and Belgium. “I would argue that American Islam is doing something right in contrast to these other countries,” McCants said. Most American Muslims are integrated and feel content with their lives, in sharp contrast with many Muslims in Western Europe, according to the 2011 Pew Center report. Nearly 90% speak English fluently, and more than 8 in 10 are citizens. Most say they see no conflict between being a devout Muslim and living in a modern society. Still, 81 Muslim-Americans were associated with violent plots in 2015, the highest annual total since 9/11, according to the Triangle Center. Omar Suleiman, a popular cleric who lives in Dallas, said he has sparred with young Muslims attracted to ISIS’ black-and-white theology. Often, they are first- and second-generation immigrants who have grown up with some discrimination and “a whole lot of other-ness and awkwardness,” he said. They are angry young men, frustrated with dead-end careers, irked by clerics who refuse to address controversial topics and incensed about the suffering of Muslims overseas in the Palestinian territories and Syria. “When they find that people aren’t addressing their concerns in an authentic way, they fall prey to Internet radicalism,” Suleiman said. “They become disconnected from the mosque and disconnected from the American Muslim community.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170131163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/us/islamerica-excerpt-grayzones/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "648297773", "sentence": "Amid rising tensions between the United States and Russia, the former CIA and National Security Agency director under President George W. Bush said Wednesday night that Moscow would be at a disadvantage if a war scenario were to develop. “No one wants to go to war with the Russians, but let me double down on another concept. The Russians really don’t want to go to war with us,” retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden said during an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” “They are by far the weaker power,” Hayden said. .@GenMhayden: \"No one wants to go to war with the Russians, but the Russians REALLY don't want to go to war with us\" https://t.co/Q4YqjNj9OQ He was critical of Russia after two of its bombers were spotted off the coast of Alaska twice in 24 hours. He called it “a little pathetic,” but said it provided a “great opportunity for training for our Alaskan air forces.” Hayden, a frequent critic of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, did praise the administration’s decisions to launch military strikes on Syria and dropping America’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan. He called the moves the right decisions and smart. But he was more concerned with how Trump and his team are responding to North Korea, cautioning, “I do think we might be stirring the pot a little bit too vigorously.” Hayden admitted that “we’re trying to create a disturbance in northeast Asia,” and that the recent tough rhetoric from the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to the region and the deployment of a carrier strike group to the Korean Peninsula are an attempt to send a message. And he concluded that “the messaging is most intended not for the North Koreans, it’s intended for the Chinese, and we want to influence them to up their pressure on the North.” He warned that the current path means that “the North Koreans are going to be able to strike Seattle here in four or five years with a nuclear weapon, if things don’t change.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170420023000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/19/politics/michael-hayden-russia-war-donald-trump-erin-burnett-out-front-cnntv/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "508090950", "sentence": "High Court has ruled that offshore detention does not breach Australian law Over 260 asylum seekers now face deportation from Australia to Nauru Australia’s High Court has rejected a challenge to the government’s right to hold asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. The court challenge – brought by the Human Rights Law Center (HRLC) – centred around the legality of the Australian government to detain people on foreign soil. Related video Child refugees detained on Nauru Island talk to CNN. On Wednesday, the court ruled that the Australian government’s role in funding and participating in offshore detention does not breach Australian law. It means that over 260 people who had been sent to Australia for medical care are likely to be sent back. “We’re disappointed with the ruling,” said the HRLC’s director of legal advocacy, Daniel Webb. “We now look to the Prime Minister to step in and let them stay.” More than 1,400 people are being held in immigration detention on the islands while they wait for their asylum claims to be processed. Some have been there for more than three years. The average length of detention, according to the latest government figures, is 445 days. READ: Children urge Australia to free them from Nauru island ‘prison’ The HRLC brought the case on behalf of 260 people – mainly women and children – who had been transported to Australia for medical care. The lead case is that of a Bangladeshi woman who was detained on Nauru, but brought to Australia during the latter stages of her pregnancy. Wednesday’s judgment legally entitles Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to move quickly in sending her, her child, and all other related cases back to Nauru. According to UNICEF, the group includes women who have been sexually assaulted, 54 children and 37 babies who were born in Australia. Webb said these people were now terrified they would face immediate deportation. He told CNN that phoning the Bangladeshi mother to advise her of the ruling was one of the hardest calls he’s ever had to make. He said she broke down in tears. “The mother just wants what all mothers want – her child to have a decent life somewhere safe,” he said. “The legality is one thing, the morality is another. Ripping kids out of primary schools and sending them to be indefinitely warehoused on a tiny remote island is wrong.” The HRLC told CNN it would be “premature” to discuss any legal avenues they might explore, but the Bangladeshi mother still wanted to do everything she could to ensure her child had “the opportunity to experience freedom somewhere safe.” Australian Prime Minister Turnbull has been under immense pressure to allow child asylum seekers to stay in Australia, regardless of Wednesday’s court ruling. so now we fall back on the conscience of @TurnbullMalcolm and @PeterDutton_MP not to send children and families back into hell. “It is unreasonable for the Australian Government to shift responsibility for this group of children and families with complex needs to a developing state,” said UNICEF Australia. “The Nauru Government… does not yet have the education, child protection, health or social welfare systems required to adequately support people with ongoing needs,” the organization said in a statement on Wednesday. Australia’s controversial immigration policy, “Operation Sovereign Borders,” was spearheaded by Turnbull’s predecessor, Tony Abbott. Related video Australia faces criticism for tough immigration policy. Boats of asylum seekers are intercepted at sea and sent for processing at either the Nauru camp, or one on Manus Island, in Papua New Guinea. If their claims are granted they are either settled in those countries or have the option of moving to Cambodia. Australia’s government says that in implementing this divisive policy, they wanted to send a clear message to any potential refugees and people smugglers – that asylum seekers will not be settled in Australia. But the policy has faced criticism from human rights groups and the wider international community. Critics have slammed conditions in the detention centers. Current and former child detainees at the Nauru camp described it to CNN as a prison. The government however argues that the deterrent has worked. “The Coalition Government has stopped the perilous flow of of people smuggling ventures. There has not been a successful people smuggling venture to Australia in the last year,” an Australian government spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “Stopping the boats has enabled this Government to return integrity to Australia’s humanitarian and refugee program.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian government offshore detention policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160203044500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "NRU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/02/asia/australia-high-court-nauru-detention/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "649815147", "sentence": "Congress knows budget battles to the brink all too well Republicans wary of blame for another shutdown Everyone knows that Washington was built on a swamp. But in recent years it’s felt more like the capital is teetering on the edge of a cliff. The political system seems constantly in danger of tipping over the edge and the next close encounter with disaster is fast approaching. After Friday, the government will close down unless Congress can agree to a deal on future funding – or at least push off the climax by a week or two. It’s the first such showdown of the new Trump administration, but just the latest in a long string of fiscal cliffs, speed bumps, sequesters, government shutdown threats and eleventh hour brinkmanship that has come to define the way the American government in the 21st Century struggles to do business. Whether it’s due to political polarization, dysfunction or administrative malpractice, it’s almost impossible to get anything done, without the prospect of something so awful – like the US government defaulting on its debts for the first time in history – to prod politicians into action. And it’s not normal. Related article White House considers 'art of compromise' to avoid shutdown Congress has often fumbled and ground to a halt. But there are few precedents for such a prolonged period of government by crisis. “Yes, Congress has become habitually dysfunctional. For it to be habitually dysfunctional is new,” said Daniel Feller, a University of Tennessee professor who specializes in Jacksonian politics and the 19th Century. “The one case that you can look back to where Congress had been equally and even more dysfunctional is the 1850s and of course that is not encouraging because of what happened at the end of that,” Feller said, referring to the Civil War period. Sometimes in modern Washington, even the threat of a terrible price to pay cannot shake the capital out of its inertia. Four years ago, a sinister-sounding process called sequestration came into effect, triggering automatic spending cuts that scythed social and defense spending beloved by Democrats and Republican lawmakers. The idea arose out of a previous showdown over lifting the federal debt ceiling. Its purpose was to store up such an appalling set of consequences that even feuding Washington politicians on a so-called supercommittee would agree to over $1 trillion in cuts to reduce the deficit. Some hope. The prospect of political pain also failed to defuse a bitter political standoff over a Republican attempt to defund Obamacare in 2013 when the government closed for 16 days in the first such shutdown for nearly 20 years. But then-President Barack Obama rejected the attempt to dent his proudest domestic achievement by linking it to government funding. “You don’t get to extract a ransom for doing your job,” he told GOP lawmakers during a White House press conference at the time. Budget dysfunction did not start in this decade, but the most celebrated example of congressional brinkmanship in recent years may have been the original fiscal cliff. Related article Democrats open to more border security money to avoid funding standoff The looming disaster was first identified by then-Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke in February 2012 when he warned that “there’s going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases” at the end of that year. The problem was the end of multiple tax cuts, pending spending cuts and an alternative minimum tax patch that threatened to hammer consumers and throw the markets and the economy into a tailspin. Bernanke expressed the somewhat naive hope that Congress could figure out ways to defuse the fiscal time bomb before the end of the year. Yet it took until the dying hours of 2012 – after Obama broke off his vacation in Hawaii to come back to Washington and divisions tore deep into the Republican ranks – for a deal to be reached that brought the economy back from the edge. Related article Border wall fight looms as White House, Capitol Hill scramble for deal to avert shutdown Trump’s first budget showdown is not as severe. But no one knows yet whether it will end with government workers being furloughed and museums shuttered and national parks putting up “closed” signs. It would be clumsy at best for the Trump administration to face a government shutdown – with all the accusations of incompetence that it could bring on the day before the President hits the symbolic milestone of 100 days in office. But over the weekend, the administration appeared to throw a wrench in negotiations on the Hill, calling on lawmakers to include money for the proposed wall on the Mexican border that Trump made a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign. That’s a non-starter for Democrats who find themselves in the unusual position of being able to thwart a Republican president on a major agenda item because Trump needs at least eight of them to vote with him in the Senate. For eight years, the boot was on the other foot, with Republican lawmakers seeking to wring concessions from a Democratic president, usually involving tax and spending cuts linked to government funding or deals to lift the debt ceiling. The thinking behind the White House gambit, delivered by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and others on the Sunday talk shows, seemed to reflect an administration keen to rack up progress towards a central campaign promise after a somewhat threadbare first 100 days in office. If that makes Democrats running for re-election in Trump country in 2018 vulnerable to accusations that they were soft on reinforcing the border, then all the better. Related article This poll number should scare Democrats Four days out, it seems that neither side in the current showdown is yet ready to go to the brink. Democrats have left open the possibility of more money for border security to avoid a standoff over the wall. The White House has not yet said the Trump would veto a bill that did not include border funding. One White House official signaled on Monday that the Trump won’t insist on funding for the wall in a spending bill to keep the government running past Friday. “Politics is the art of compromise,” the official said. But it’s also clear that both sides are taking part in the normal process of calculating the potential damage that a government shutdown would wreak and which side would pay the most heavy price. Democrats clearly believe that they have the advantage and can make Trump back down — putting off the wall fight for another day. “Instead of risking government shutdown by shoving this wall down Congress’ and American peoples’ throats, the president ought to just let us come to an agreement,” the Senate’s minority leader, Chuck Schumer of New York, said Monday. “We’re happy to debate this wall in regular order down the road once he has a plan,” Schumer said, referring to the President. Republican senators, mindful that the GOP has often been blamed for the government shutdown in 2013 – and absorbed a serious political blow after then-Speaker Newt Gingrich’s conservative call-to-arms shut down the government during the Clinton administration 20 years prior – seem ready to get Friday’s deadline behind them. “I’m not in the business of saying what’s a good idea or a bad idea. I just don’t want it to go down the road to yet another government shutdown. Those are always counterproductive,” Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas said. Related article Border wall fight looms as White House, Capitol Hill scramble for deal to avert shutdown If no deal can be done by Friday, there’s always an opening for another staple of the cliff-prone process: the stop-gap deal to put off a government funding showdown for another day. Congress could pass a short term funding deal, known as a continuing resolution (CR) in legislative speak, to keep the government open for a week or more and then carry on talking – possibly in pursuit of another longer term patch that does little to tackle underlying budgetary issues. “I think a CR is always possible,” Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said, warning that shutting down the government would be “totally irresponsible” and asserting, “We can kick the can a week.” That would be a familiar scenario. After all, there have been years of budget deals, debt ceiling showdowns and government shutdown dramas that all eventually got resolved – but in a manner that did little to tackle underlying budgetary problems – including long-term government debt, insufficient revenues and putting entitlement social programs on a more secure footing. There are many theories as to why Congress can’t get big things done. The loss of earmarks that enabled party leaders to funnel cash to lawmakers in return for votes has made legislating tougher. Partisan acrimony is also to blame and the fact that many lawmakers in safe districts now fear a primary challenger more than a general election opponent has also helped to squelch compromise. Related article Poll: Trump, Democrats and GOP all unpopular Even if the White House, Democrats and Republicans do manage to defuse this week’s standoff, it is simply an appetizer for much bigger fights to come. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has already warned that he is taking extraordinary budgetary measures after the government reached the limit of its borrowing authority. But the running room is expected to run out sometime this fall, requiring Congress to pass a bill raising the government’s federal borrowing limit – a process it did grudgingly several times during the Obama administration – and without incident for many decades before that. If Congress does not act, the US government could default on its debt, tipping the domestic and even global economy into an unprecedented crisis. That is unlikely to happen, but, given the tenuous control of GOP leaders over the party on Capitol Hill, there are no guarantees. That means government by crisis may be here to stay. CNN’s Lauren Fox and Jim Acosta contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Congress", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170425103000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/donald-trump-congress-budget-showdown/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "649498410", "sentence": "Jang Yeong-jin defected to South Korea in 1997 He was driven to leave the North by the difficulties of living there as a gay man Jang Yeong-jin never loved his wife. Throughout their marriage, he felt guilty and confused, ashamed that he was, in his words, “ruining one woman’s life.” Jang did not hear the word “homosexual” for the first 37 years of his life, saying he had no concept of what it meant, something not unusual in his native North Korea. “When I was in Pyongyang University, I went to see a neurologist, wondering why I was so different to others,” he told CNN. “But as soon as I started talking about my feelings, I had to run out of the office, because the doctor started yelling at me.” Jang says he could cope with limited food or clothing in North Korea but having nothing to dream for left him miserable. He says the closest he came to a dream was a childhood friend he later realized he had been in love with. Their innocent childhood closeness spread well into adulthood. Holding hands or sharing a bed was not unusual he says, as both of their wives knew they were close. “One day my friend came to see me,” he says. “That night I left my wife’s bed and got into his, my heart was beating so fast as he slept and I couldn’t figure out why I felt so hurt by him.” “I got up, went outside and saw a wild goose flying over my head. I knew then I had to leave.” Jang fled across the border into China in 1996, where he struggled for 13 months to find a way to South Korea. China regards North Koreans as economic migrants rather than refugees or defectors, if they are caught they are usually sent back to face punishment. He then made the unheard of, and incredibly dangerous decision to re-enter North Korea, travel south and cross the demilitarized zone, or DMZ, a four kilometer, mine-ridden border than only a handful of people have ever made it through. Jang knew the border well. He woke up next to it every day during his 10 years of compulsory military service, during which he was tasked with decoding South Korea’s military communications. “While I was serving on the border, I wondered what life would be like in South Korea and would I live like a real human being there?” he says. Jang says he knows of others who have had the same experience as him in North Korea and assumes many are still struggling to understand their feelings. “When I was in the military there was a senior officer who had the same problem as me after he got married,” he says. “There was also a man in my hometown who never got married and lived alone all his life.” “North Korea society treats these people as abnormal.” Reading a magazine in a doctor’s surgery in 1998, not long after he arrived in South Korea, Jang saw an article about homosexuality. It was like a light had been switched on, suddenly he had an identity. “That was the first time I knew what homosexuality was and I was really pleased,” he says. “I was 37-years-old by that time and thought I would be living alone for my entire life after leaving North Korea since I could not live with a woman.” Not that life has always been easy in Seoul. Duped by a swindler in 2004 who started a relationship with him and then stole his savings, his trust in people was greatly shaken. He has no family here, they’re all in the North. He has few friends and being the only out gay defector in the South has made settling in twice as hard. “Since I am a defector, I am a stranger in this society,” he says. “For all defectors it is hard to settle down, but for me the hardships double.” Jang however, refuses to give into disappointment, pointing out that at least in the South he is allowed to dream. His current dream is that life begins at 60. “I am very optimistic, I always have hope that I would be able to live like everybody else, loving each other, traveling around the world someday,” he says. A English translation of Jang’s autobiographical novel of his life in the North – “A Mark of Red Honor” – is due to be published in 2017. CNN’s K.J. Kwon contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170424121500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/24/asia/north-korea-gay-defector/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "516547539", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat, Facebook and e-mail. Rising sea level threatens Miami, but city says it's adapting City official: \"We're actively planning and we're actively doing\" Miami Beach is in trouble. The seas are rising, and people are starting to respond. I recently wrote about one resident of the South Florida city who is so concerned about climate change and rising seas that he’s packing up his home in the center of the island and planning to move to higher ground. Pull up a map of projected sea level rise, and it’s easy to see why. At even 2 to 4 feet of sea level rise, the island will be considerably flooded. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says 6 feet of sea level increase is possible by century’s end. These are long-term trends – measured in decades and generations – but they’re certainly frightening. Others in Miami Beach, however, are vowing to stay and fight. The city is regarded by many as a proactive leader in efforts to hold back the threats of rising tides. How are they doing it? And what are the limits of engineering fixes to climate change and rising seas? To learn about that, I called up Susanne Torriente, assistant city manager and “chief resiliency officer” for Miami Beach, a 90,000-person island municipality off the coast of Miami proper. The following is a transcript of our conversation, edited for length and clarity: CNN: Do you think Miami Beach can survive climate change in the long term? Torriente: I don’t know what the long term is, but I know Miami Beach is adapting to climate change. We’re starting already. … We’re starting to adapt today. And the approach is really incremental adaptation. What can we do in our one-year budget, in our five-year capital plan – and maybe in some of our 20-year master plans – to start to really start to deliver government services in a different way? We have more data nowadays. We have sea level rise projections. CNN: What are you doing today to try to fight sea-level rise? What they’ve done here in Miami Beach is an aggressive stormwater program that includes installing pumps. … We’re installing these pumps that actually take the water and push it out. We’re elevating roads. We’re working on our seawalls. We have 63 miles of seawalls. Only three (miles) are actually public. But we’re looking at elevating those and restoring those. Related article Packing up because of climate change CNN: I’m wondering how that has worked so far. From what I’ve read, Miami Beach has seen a lot of flooding in recent years associated with higher tides. Last fall, the pumps were working and those streets were dry. Versus two years ago, you see those pictures of some of our roads that were really flooded rather high. This year, where the pumps were installed, they worked. CNN: When I was driving around on Miami Beach, I came to these intersections where you feel like you’re almost going up a ramp into a parking garage or something. The road level just goes up dramatically. But seeing that I wondered: Does the floodwater just collect below that? If you’re just raising the road level, how is that helpful? Well, you’re elevating. So the water’s not getting up to you, essentially. That’s on the public side. And we’re also looking at our land use code. Local governments have that kind of building and zoning and planning authority. We are looking at private development – what should be those elevations as well. CNN: I’ve read that for other low-lying cities like New Orleans there’s more potential to put up levees and seawalls to hold the ocean back. But because Miami sits on limestone, which is porous, it’s hard to do that. The water would just go under them. I’m not an engineer, but I’ve heard the engineers talk about, well, are there ways to combat that? Are there ways to seal the limestone? I just heard my city engineer talking about that earlier this week. Yes, that is a challenge for us. The water does come up through this porous limestone that we do sit on. It’s not as easy as just building a wall. That’s why we have to work in other ways, like pumping the water out or elevating the roads. CNN: What would you want to say to someone in Miami Beach – or another coastal community – who’s worried about sea level rise? The important message is: Climate change is here and sea level is rising. But our eyes are wide open to the issue. We’re actively planning and we’re actively doing. We’re actively designing and constructing these kinds of incremental adaptation options that continue to reduce our risk. The work we’re doing today is safeguarding us for the future. As time passes and we have more information and more data we can continue to build upon what we’re doing today. CNN: I met a Miami Beach resident who told me he is packing up and planning to move out of Miami Beach because he’s worried about the long term viability of his home, and, more immediately, he’s worried about his investment given the risks of climate change. I’m wondering what you think of that decision. Do you think it’s alarmist? Is it prudent? I think it’s a personal decision. People have their own circumstances in life, and you make those personal decisions. But I do think it’s important for the residents here to know – and they do know – that this city commission and the residents today here in the city are willing to invest. They raised their stormwater rates so we could issue the bonds to pay for these investments. And the investments we’re making are in fact reducing those risks. If were a coastal community that was getting flooded and we had our eyes closed and were doing nothing, then there should be some worry. But we’re a coastal community heavily involved in designing and constructing – and working to reduce that risk. CNN: I got some comments with people saying this isn’t climate change, this isn’t happening. This is just the coast of Florida and of course it floods sometimes. How certain are you that what you see happening now is climate change? We’re a local government. We have to be responsible. These things are happening. And so that argument really doesn’t happen in South Florida anymore. It’s about actually doing something about. CNN: Marco Rubio is from South Florida and is a Republican presidential contender. And I would say he’s injecting a lot of false doubt into the climate conversation. I’m wondering what you think about that – or about the election as a whole? As a local government appointed official, I’m not going to get into too much of the politics of it. But the science is there. These things are happening. And whoever gets in office needs to understand that these are issues that are facing these communities. We need the help and the coordination from the state and the feds. Right now it’s really the local governments that are stepping up to this. … It’s not a partisan issue down here. CNN: Is this a pretty expensive problem to deal with? Yeah. CNN: I was told you all have pledged something like $400 million to fight this. The estimate is somewhere around $400 million, and the numbers change as you’re out in the field and constructing these things. And it’s essentially a three- to five-year program to install these pumps in these low-lying areas of the city. South Florida is coastal and low-lying. I kind of say we’re flat and flatter. You look at the areas that are most vulnerable and start there. CNN: I think some people could see that number – $400 million – and think, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s a lot of money that’s being used to fight something that’s unwinnable.’ But you spent time here, right? This is a vibrant, beautiful coastal community. People still want to come live, work and play here. So, I’m not ready to give up. (Laughs). There are a lot of people who are not ready to give up. These investments continue to reduce our risk and make us less vulnerable and buy time. Yeah, I think the key message is we’re not willing to give up. That would be disappointing for a lot of folks. Our eyes are wide open, and we’re actively involved in making this community beautiful and vibrant and resilient. You know, 100 years from now, 200 years from now, it’ll be different. I joke with my staff that we’re creating ‘Tomorrowland.’ It will look different. Maybe other generations will have to adapt more and learn to live with the water even more. The design of the city will be different. But we’re not giving up. CNN: What do you think that ‘Tomorrowland’ might look like? Maybe some roads are allowed to flood or some areas are allowed to flood, and we create investments that are built to hold water sometimes and be dry in others. There’s a whole kind of opportunity to create a different city. We’ve had conversation with folks from The Netherlands. That’s really their phrase: “Learning to live with the water.” Our behavior may be different, the way we conduct our lives, but we’ve been doing that for years. Generations adapt. Add John D. Sutter on Snapchat Follow his Facebook posts Subscribe to Sutter’s newsletter", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Miami Beach local government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160229161500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/29/opinions/sutter-miami-beach-survive-climate/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "672362840", "sentence": "Jay Sekulow, an attorney representing President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that Trump was not aware his son was offered information last year purportedly from Russia. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper late Tuesday night, Sekulow said that Trump had not been aware of a meeting his top campaign officials had with a Russian lawyer last year until “very recently,” as the story emerged from The New York Times over the weekend. “The President, by the way, never saw an email – did not see the email – until it was seen today,” Sekulow said, referring to Donald Trump Jr.’s disclosure of the email thread on Twitter shortly before a Times story containing the same information was published. “So I want to be clear on that,” he added. The email chain disclosed by Trump Jr. showed emails from Rob Goldstone, a music publicist, referring to potentially damaging information on Hillary Clinton as part of a Russian effort to bolster Trump’s campaign. Sekulow said it made no sense that Trump Jr. or anyone else at the meeting, which took place in June 2016, would have informed Trump about it. “Why would you do that?” Sekulow asked. At the meeting and copied on the email thread were Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, and Paul Manafort, then the chair of the Trump campaign. Sekulow added that in his view Trump Jr.’s actions were legal, though he seemed to allow that they might not have been advisable in retrospect. “We can look at it and say a year and a half ago, or a year ago, in the middle of a campaign, would you, should have, could you?” Sekulow said. “That’s really easy to say a year later.” Tapper noted Trump’s relative quiet about the story involving his son and Russia, including a lack of tweets about the issue as the story has unfolded. Asked if Trump was not tweeting at the advice of counsel, Sekulow denied offering Trump legal advice about Twitter but declined to get into specifics about his conversations with the President. “We’re not telling the President what to tweet or not tweet,” Sekulow said. “Nobody wants to see their child going through this.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170712050000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/12/politics/jay-sekulow-response-donald-trump-jr/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "660990844", "sentence": "Trump had promised to move the embassy during the campaign He has decided against it for now President Donald Trump has signed the waiver keeping the US embassy in Tel Aviv avoiding – for now – a controversial move to Jerusalem. The move, which the White House said was made in an effort to spur peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials, was expected but breaks with a promise Trump made during the 2016 campaign. Related article Trump expected to keep US embassy in Tel Aviv -- for now “President Trump made this decision to maximize the chances of successfully negotiating a deal between Israel and the Palestinians, fulfilling his solemn obligation to defend America’s national security interests,” the White House statement said. “But, as he has repeatedly stated his intention to move the embassy, the question is not if that move happens, but only when.” One senior administration official told CNN: “As you have seen the President say, in the region and here in Washington, he thinks this is a hopeful moment for peace and he has committed his administration to try to facilitate progress towards peace and for that reason, he signed the waiver.” Trump promised throughout the 2016 campaign that he would move the US embassy from to Jerusalem, an action the Israeli government has long advocated. “We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem,” he said in a March 2016 speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. But after Trump entered the White House, he and his aides began to realize the fragile situation that surrounds any possible peace talks in the Middle East. Trump, after visiting both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Middle East last month, signaled that he believes peace between the two could be at hand. A senior administration official told CNN Thursday that the embassy will move when conditions are right. Related article Trump: Israelis and Palestinians are ready 'to reach for peace' “It is not a permanent thing,” the official added. “For him, it is a matter of when not if the US embassy is moved to Jerusalem.” The official added that this decision was made to “keep the peace process going.” Signing the waiver this week forestalls any move for another six months. Every US president has signed such a waiver twice a year after a law was passed in 1995 mandating the relocation of the embassy to Jerusalem. One official said that “all parties” – meaning both Israeli and Palestinian leaders – have been notified that the embassy would be staying in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu, in a statement, said while Israel was “disappointed” in the decision, they “appreciate today’s expression of President Trump’s friendship to Israel and his commitment to moving the embassy in the future.” “Israel’s consistent position is that the American embassy, like the embassies of all countries with whom we have diplomatic relations, should be in Jerusalem, our eternal capital,” the Prime Minister said. Ambassador Dr. Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian representative to the United States, said the Trump policy “gives peace a chance.” “We are ready to to start the consultation process with the US administration,” Zomlot said. “We are serious and genuine about achieving a just and lasting peace.” The senior administration official also defended the fact that Trump not moving the embassy was breaking a key campaign promise. “The campaign promise is that the United States is going to take this action and that it is a question of when and not if,” the official said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US embassy move to Jerusalem", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170601144500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/trump-tel-aviv-jerusalem-embassy-israel/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "662059725", "sentence": "Trump's tweets are the most accurate representation of his administration's view The tweets overshadowed the Trump administration's attempt to push for infrastructure reform White House aides, facing a week focused on Thursday’s testimony of former FBI Director James Comey, told reporters over the weekend that President Donald Trump would spend his time focusing on a $1 trillion infrastructure plan. Or, at least, they hoped he would. Trump woke up on Monday morning and rattled of a series of tweets that lambasted his own Justice Department, undercut the credibility of his press secretary and attacked the mayor of London, who is currently trying to navigate his city though its latest act of terrorism. “Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his “no reason to be alarmed” statement. MSM is working hard to sell it,” Trump tweeted, taking a comment made by Khan out of context. At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is \"no reason to be alarmed!\" People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN! “People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN,” Trump said, undercutting White House press secretary Sean Spicer, who said earlier this year in that calling his plan a travel ban “misrepresents what it is.” Related article Trump lashes out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan, again Trump’s tweets are the most accurate representation of his administration’s view, given they usually come directly from the President himself. And all of these tweets, taken as the presidential pronouncements that they are, have entirely overshadowed the Trump administration’s attempt to push for infrastructure reform. “We are very confident that through a $200 billion federal government expenditure, and that is over and above all normal infrastructure spending, this is in addition to, that that can equal well over $1 trillion of infrastructure investment in this country,” Reed Cornish, a top White House aide, told reporters about the plan as most major outlets covered Trump’s tweets. This puts aides in a tough position. While they want to push policy reforms, like they did over the weekend, they almost always find themselves getting distracted by 140-character messages from the President himself. Former Trump campaign aides have said that during the campaign they would regularly wake up in the morning in fear of what their boss, then a candidate for president, would have tweeted in the wee hours of the morning. Some of that fear abated, these aides said, when Trump entered the White House. But Monday morning’s series of messages shows Trump will rarely, if ever, break his Twitter habit. Spicer has tried to dismiss conversation about Trump’s tweets in the past by simply saying, Trump’s tweet “speaks for itself.” But on Monday, top Trump aides took to criticizing the media for covering Trump’s tweets. Kellyanne Conway, speaking to NBC News, scolded the media for their “obsession” with Trump’s Twitter account. Conway decried “this obsession with covering everything he says on Twitter and very little of what he does as president.” And on Fox News, she said people don’t hear about infrastructure because “it’s not in a tweet” or it isn’t something “people on other networks can put against the President.” But her own husband, George Conway, tweeted Monday after her remarks, saying: “These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly won’t help OSG get 5 votes in SCOTUS, which is what actually matters. Sad.” These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly won't help OSG get 5 votes in SCOTUS, which is what actually matters. Sad. https://t.co/zVhcyfm8Hr Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant to Trump, used a tactic similar to Kellyanne Conway on CNN Monday morning. “I just find it really disappointing that not only did you have one of your staff on before me for several minutes on the President’s tweets, now we’re eight minutes into this interview and you’re doing it again,” he said. “Let’s talk about policy.” After pressed that Trump’s tweets are policy, Gorka said: “They are not policy. It’s not policy … It’s not policy, it’s not an executive order. It’s social media. Please understand the difference.” But Trump could, if he wanted to, tweet about infrastructure and follow the lead of his top aides. Instead, though, the President sent six tweets on Monday morning about the mayor of London, his travel ban and his Justice Department. Not one of Trump’s messages mentioned infrastructure.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170605173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/05/politics/trump-tweet-travel-ban-infrastructure-messaging/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "604158976", "sentence": "Petraeus is on probation for two years He needs to notify his probation officer of all his moves If President-elect Donald Trump taps former Gen. David Petraeus to be his secretary of state, Petraeus has three days to notify his probation officer about his new job. He also needs to tell the probation officer before he leaves North Carolina – and his work travel would have to be approved by his probation officer, too. Petraeus, once a widely celebrated military leader who oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, was sentenced on April 23, 2015, to serve two years of probation and pay a $100,000 fine for sharing classified information with his biographer and lover, Paula Broadwell. “The defendant shall notify the probation officer within 72 hours of any change in residence or employment,” read a court judgment, which was reported first by USA Today. David Petraeus shared classified info. Now can he be secretary of state? “The defendant shall not leave the Western District of North Carolina without the permission of the Court or probation officer. Travel allowed for work as approved by US probation office,” the document also said. Additionally, if Petraeus were to become secretary of state, he would be subject to warrantless searches by his probation officer – including the possibility of searching a work device such as a laptop or a phone. “The defendant shall submit his person, residence, office, vehicle and/or any computer system including computer data storage media, or any electronic device capable of storing, retrieving, and/or accessing data to which they have access or control, to a search, from time to time, conducted by any US Probation Officer and such other law enforcement personnel as the probation officer may deem advisable, without a warrant,” the document read. Trump met with Petraeus to talk about the position on Monday, tweeting about the meeting immediately afterward, saying he “was very impressed” with the retired general. Other names being floated for the position include 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to use the term “probation officer” in all instances.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "David Petraeus", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161201024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/30/politics/david-petraeus-donald-trump-secretary-of-state-probation-officer/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "605791967", "sentence": "US President-elect has been critical of agreement throughout his campaign Rouhani also warns US on extending sanctions Iran will not permit Donald Trump to tear up its nuclear deal with the United States, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday. “(Trump) wants to do many things, but none of his actions would affect us,” Rouhani said in an address at the University of Tehran, according to Reuters. “Do you think the United States can rip up the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal)? Do you think we and our nation will let him do that?” The JCPOA is a 2015 deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers, including the United States, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany. Under the deal, Iran must reduce its uranium stockpile by roughly 98%, phase out its centrifuges over the next 15 years, limit research activities, allow heightened inspections and ship spent fuel outside of the country. The Iranian President, who himself is expected to seek a second term next May, added that his country was not a threat to international peace and that the world was being misguided by Washington and Tel Aviv, according to Iranian state media IRNA. “By capitalizing on the dispute over Iran’s nuclear issue, they want to persuade others that the Islamic Republic establishes a threat against security and stability of its neighbors as well as Europe and the global peace,” Rouhani told students. But the agreement’s future has been left in doubt in the wake of Trump’s electoral victory. Throughout his race for the White House, the President-elect has been critical of the Iran deal, calling it one of the worst ever negotiated and pledging to renegotiate its terms. Related article Obama: Trump likely not to seek Iran deal changes “When I am elected president, I will renegotiate with Iran,” Trump said in a USA Today op-ed in September last year. While Trump made no mention of the deal in his video outlining his first 100 days in office, one of his foreign policy advisers confirmed the President-elect’s desire to amend the nuclear agreement a recent radio interview. “‘Ripping up’ is maybe a too strong of word, he’s going to take that agreement, it’s been done before in international context, and then review it,” Walid Phares said on BBC radio in November. Meanwhile, Iran has threatened the Obama administration against signing a 10-year extension of tough economic sanctions, which was approved by the US Senate last week. Related article Obama to sign Iran sanctions bill “The US, as a part of the five plus one, is one of our enemies and wants to pressure us. There is no doubt about that. We have to resist, be steadfast and find a way to counter it,” Rouhani said, according to IRNA. “They may break the nuclear agreement. They have already done so by extending the d’Amato Law (the Iran Sanctions Act). If this measure is actually implemented, then it would be a clear breach of the nuclear agreement and will cause us to react very harshly and severely.” Rouhani said a committee tasked with “monitoring the implementation of a nuclear agreement with six world powers” will “decide on how to respond to the US Congress’ recent extension of a piece of anti-Iran legislation” on Wednesday, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported. “Even if the US President declares invalid part of the bill ratified at the US Congress, we will react to the level of JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) violation that has already been committed,” Rouhani said. US senators voted overwhelmingly in favor of a continuance of the Iran Sanctions Act, which they believe is needed to ensure Iran doesn’t violate the terms of the recent international accord to curb its nuclear program. Related article Opinion: Trump should build on Iran deal -- not rip it up President Obama has already faced calls from the Republican leadership asking his administration to halt efforts to facilitate companies doing business with Iran throughout the transition months. “President-elect Trump deserves the opportunity to assess United States policy toward Iran without your administration imposing or implementing additional measures that could complicate the incoming administration’s ability to develop its policy,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce wrote in a letter to Obama. CNN’s Sheena McKenzie and Samantha Beech contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161206133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/06/politics/iran-warns-donald-trump-nuclear-deal/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "508696985", "sentence": "The U.S.'s top commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that \"Afghanistan is at an inflection point\" He added that 2016 could be \"no better and possibly worse than 2015\" if adjustments are not made The U.S.’s top commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that “Afghanistan is at an inflection point” and that 2016 could be “no better and possibly worse than 2015” if adjustments are not made. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Gen. John Campbell said, “Now, more than ever, the United States should not waver in Afghanistan.” President Barack Obama has previously announced that the U.S. will reduce its military footprint from 9,800 troops to 5,500 by the start of next year. But Campbell warned the committee that “Afghanistan has not achieved an enduring level of security and stability that justifies a reduction of our support in 2016.” Campbell said that building up the Afghan military was “akin to building an airplane while in flight” and said a reduction to 5,500 troops would only allow for a “very limited” training mission. Currently, the U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan are split between the NATO-led training and assist mission, Operation Resolute Support, which accounts for 6,800 American troops, and a separate mission tasked with performing counterterrorism operations. Responsibility for combat operations was transferred to the Afghan National Security Forces in 2014. It has been a difficult year for the Afghan army, which has suffered heavy casualties in its battle with the Taliban insurgency. The Taliban control or influence as much as 20% of Afghanistan, its highest levels of control since 2001. Experts, including the former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, retired Gen. David Petraeus, have called for increased U.S. airstrikes to bolster the Afghans in their fight against the Taliban. The U.S. has been prevented from providing close air support to the Afghan military due to rules of engagement that were enacted following the end of U.S. combat operations. The rules only permit coalition airstrikes in situations where coalition troops are directly threatened and as part of counterterrorism missions against transnational groups like al Qaeda. Last month, U.S. forces were granted the authority to strike ISIS in Afghanistan. Campbell said that this authority was granted one year after the coalition became aware of ISIS’s presence in Afghanistan. Related: U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS radio station in Afghanistan Campbell acknowledged a steep drop in close air support, noting that in prior years, the U.S. had provided 150 attack helicopters and two Air Force squadrons. Campbell described the indigenous Afghan air capability as being “extremely limited,” with its airstrike capability having dropped to three Indian-supplied attack helicopters. “Close air support has been the one resource and capability that the Afghans have asked me for every single day,” Campbell said. Campbell said he plans to emphasize the need to fill this air support gap in his final recommendations to the Obama administration, which could include a loosening of restrictions on U.S. airstrikes. “Those who serve in Afghanistan understand it’s worth the investment,” Campbell said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. military policy in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160204210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/politics/afghanistan-general-john-campbell/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "684115159", "sentence": "Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled Thailand for Dubai two days before a verdict was due to be delivered in a trial over rice subsidies, a highly-placed source in her Pheu Thai party said Friday. Yingluck left Thailand on Wednesday and is now “safe and sound” in Dubai, the source said. She was due to appear in court Friday but a warrant was issued for her arrest after she failed to show up. Yingluck’s brother Thaksin, who is also a former Thai Prime Minister, lives in Dubai and London in self-imposed exile to avoid corruption charges. Related video Former Thai PM: 'I've never thought of fleeing' Senior police official Gen. Sriwara Rangsibhramakul told CNN that there was no official record of Yingluck leaving the country, which would suggest she slipped into a neighboring country first by crossing over a land border. Asked if it was possible she fled via a natural land border, Rangsibhramakul would only say: “That is possible.” At the hearing on Friday, Yingluck’s lawyer said she was ill, but did not produce a medical certificate. The explanation was rejected and Thailand’s Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant. Yingluck – ousted by a military coup in 2014 – had been barred from leaving Thailand without court approval since 2015, when her trial started. Her bail of 30 million baht ($900,000), posted when the trial began more than two years ago, has been confiscated. Yingluck faced up to 10 years in prison for alleged negligence over the rice-buying scheme, which cost the country billions of dollars. The court has set a new date for the verdict of September 27. The rice subsidy program, introduced in 2011, pledged to pay farmers well above the market rate for their crop. But critics said it wasted large amounts of public funds trying to please rural voters, hurting exports and leaving the government with huge stockpiles of rice it couldn’t sell without losing money. Yingluck said the rice subsidy scheme was “beneficial for the farmers and the country” and that claims it lost money were wrong and motivated by political bias against her. In 2016, she pledged to see through her trial, and said that she had not considered leaving the country. Her no-show Friday was a “big surprise” to most people in Thailand, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University, told CNN, and will have “emboldened” the military government. There was only a “low risk” of unrest following her absence, he added. “The military government have been suppressing dissent and suppressing demonstrations. (Her supporters are) fanned out over the country so it is hard for them to mobilize.” Hundreds of Yingluck’s supporters who’d been waiting outside the court for the verdict quickly dispersed once word spread that she hadn’t appeared. Thai police had deployed 3,000 officers to guard against potential protests. When she was inaugurated in 2011, Yingluck became Thailand’s first female prime minister and its youngest in over 60 years. After the 2014 coup, she was impeached by Thailand’s military-appointed National Legislative Assembly. The ruling barred her from political office for five years. At the time, Yingluck said she had behaved with integrity and honesty during her time as prime minister. CNN’s Euan McKirdy and Elaine Ly contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Yingluck Shinawatra", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170825151500", "country1": "THA", "country2": "ARE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/asia/yingluck-shinawatra-flees-thailand/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "564766153", "sentence": "Over 35,000 people detained and 17,000 arrested since July 15 coup attempt State crackdown has also seen at least 81,000 fired or suspended As Turkey returns to some degree of normality following the July 15 coup attempt, which claimed the lives of at least 240 people and 40 coup plotters, the government has wasted little time in their response. The country’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim quickly made public addresses denouncing the failed military uprising. While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to seek revenge for “a clear crime of treason” in an exclusive interview with CNN. The reassertion of power has been swift with mass arrests, detentions and dismissals of suspected coup plotters. Here’s a look at the numbers so far: The purge of those alleged to have been involved in the coup has been far-wide and sweeping. Approximately 35,022 people have been detained in connection to the failed coup earlier this month, a senior official told to reporters. Of those, 11,597 detainees have since been released while 5,685 people remain in custody but have yet to go before a judge. Previously Turkey’s interior minister Efkan Ala said the majority of the detentions have been military – 10,012 people (including 178 generals),  state broadcaster TRT reported. Related: Fate of 1,600 conscripts hangs in the balance In addition to the large number of detentions, around 17,740 people have been arrested on specific charges, the official added. Turkish authorities have stripped the country’s security forces, arresting at least 5,226 military personnel, and seizing as many as 151 generals and admirals – a third of the general-rank command of the Turkish military. Additional arrests include 1,684 prosecutors and judges and 1,019 members of the police force. 1,200 troops have since been released, the government said. The country’s PM has also told state-run news agency Andalou of its intentions to disband Turkey’s elite presidential guard unit. Related video Turkish parliament approves state of emergency About 1.5% of the army were involved in the July 15 coup attempt according to a statement made by the Turkish Armed Forces, TRT reported Wednesday. The statement also broke down the use of military inventory used by coup plotters including: Opinion: Why West must embrace Turkey Turkish authorities have issued 47 new arrest warrants for journalists, managers and former staff of the Zaman newspaper, the government said Wednesday. An official from Erdogan’s office called the newspaper “the Gulen Movement’s flagship media organization.” Related video Turkey cracks down on satire magazine CNN has reached out to Zaman for comment but they had not responded by time of publishing. This is the latest crackdown on individuals suspected of having ties to alleged coup plotters including cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Erdogan has repeated cited as the mastermind behind the coup attempt on July 15. Gulen lives in self-imposed exile in the U.S. and has denied any involvement. “The prosecutors aren’t interested in what individual columnists wrote or said. At this point, the reasoning is that prominent employees of Zaman are likely to have intimate knowledge of the Gulen network and as such could benefit the investigation,” the official said. Previously, 42 warrants were issued on similar grounds Tuesday. A total of 89 warrants have been issued for journalists in the country to date. Meanwhile, Turkey’s broadcasting authority has revoked licenses for 24 radio and television companies believed to have links to Gulen, Anadolu has reported. Related: How people in Turkey feel about failed coup In addition to mass arrests, Turkish authorities have fired or suspended at least 81,494 people from various institutions, including some from state-run organizations, said Turkish PM Binali Yildirim according to Andalou. Among those affected: Related: Could NATO unravel next? Turkey has closed more than 2,000 institutions they say are linked to Gulen. Suspects can be detained for up to 30 days without charge under a new presidential decree issued in the wake of the foiled revolution. The directive also allows the government to listen in on all conversations suspects have with their legal representation. A state of emergency has also been sanctioned. Related article After failed Turkey coup, must U.S. extradite cleric? Allegations of torture and rape of coup plotters have also emerged, according to human rights groups. Amnesty International says detainees face grim conditions including beatings, lack of access to food, water and lawyers amid calls for independent monitors to assess conditions. While Erdogan’s forceful rhetoric post-coup has indicated that those who plotted against him could face the death penalty, presently that is not an option. Capital punishment for peacetime crimes was outlawed in Turkey in 2002. The death penalty was completely abolished two years later as part of wider human rights reform in the country. Turkey continues to push for entry into the European Union, but following the president’s comments, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini made it clear any move to reintroduce capital punishment would stall these discussions. CNN’s Gul Tuysuz as well as journalists Isil Sariyuce and Nimet Kirac contributed to this piece.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkish government", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160729203000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/29/europe/turkey-post-coup-arrest-numbers/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "640685057", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript March 27, 2017 A new leader is chosen in Hong Kong - but not without controversy. A Republican effort to replace Obamacare falls short in the House. Another moon race may be getting off the ground. And a CNN Hero gives children a refuge from violence in Chicago. It’s all covered today on CNN 10. TRANSCRIPT CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR:  Welcome to a new week and its first edition of CNN 10.  I’m Carl Azuz, explaining new subjects from around the world, and that includes what happened yesterday in Hong Kong. An election committee chose the region’s first female leader, a former chief secretary named Carrie Lam.  She received 777 of the 1,063 votes that were cast and she said the first thing she’d do is repair Hong Kong’s divided society so the people there can move forward together. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China.  It’s not independent.  So, elections like this can come with controversy. For one thing, even though the committee that chose Lam is described as broadly representative of the people, most of the committee members are believed to follow what China wants for the region, and critics say China favored Lam as Hong Kong’s leader, though, opinion polls showed another candidate named John Tsang was more popular with Hong Kong residents.  That’s according to a University of Hong Kong professor.  A protester described the vote as a selection, rather than an election. Lam says she’ll work with everyone to make a better Hong Kong. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SUBTITLE:  Hong Kong & China: One Country, Two Systems. IVA WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT:  Hong Kong and mainland China, one country but two very different systems. Hong Kong runs its own finances, education, immigration policy and judiciary, and people in the city enjoy basic rights like freedom of expression and freedom of the press – rights that people in communist mainland China do not have. Before the U.K. handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, it worked out a deal that allowed Hong Kongers many of the rights they enjoyed as British subjects for 50 years after the hand over. The term “one country, two systems” is the crux of Hong Kong’s de facto constitution, known as The Basic Law.  It’s supposed to guarantee the city a high degree of autonomy from China.  But there’s growing concern that China is not honoring the deal. In 2014, Hong Kong saw its largest demonstrations in decades.  Mass protests over how the city’s top leader is elected.  Activists say the Basic Law allows Hong Kongers the right to develop their own democracy and to hold free elections.  But Beijing insists it has complete jurisdiction over Hong Kong and must pre-approve all candidates who stand for the top posts. (END VIDEOTAPE) AZUZ:  In the U.S. Capitol on Friday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said, quote, “We are going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.”  A Republican plan to repeal and replace the law didn’t look like it was going to get enough votes in the House to pass and it was pulled from the House floor on Friday. Republicans controlled the House of Representatives with 241 seats to Democrats 194 seats.  But all Democrats opposed the Republican health care plan and some Republicans opposed it, too, saying it didn’t go far enough to eliminate Obamacare.  That contributed to Speaker Ryan’s decision not to hold the vote. President Donald Trump, who supported the bill, blamed the Democratic opposition and said that Obamacare would, quote, “explode on its own.”  Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said the president never tried to reach out to Democrats and that the blame falls with him and the Republicans.  The White House says the president would continue trying to get Obamacare repealed and that his next major legislative priority is tax reform. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over):  Ten-second trivia: The last manned mission to the moon was completed in what year? 1969, 1972, 1998, or 2001? In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission to the moon was completed.  It was the last time humans traveled beyond near-earth orbit. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ:  In all, six missions were successfully in landing humans on the moon and bringing them back home.  First person pictures, scientific measurements, samples gathered of lunar soil, all of these things were done for the last time in the early 1970s. Are people headed to the moon again? President Trump recently signed a bill worth $19.5 billion in funding for NASA.  It’s working on a jumbo rocket called the space launch system, while private company SpaceX is developing a rocket called the Falcon Heavy.  Another company named Blue Origin is looking skyward and China is eyeing a manned mission to the dark side of the moon.  Some have called this the dawn of a new moon race, while others say setting dates and goals is one thing, carrying them out is another entirely. Still, the moon, our closest natural satellite, seems to hold a pull for scientists that’s more than gravitational. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JENNIFER GRAY, CNN METEOROLOGIST:  Many of the moon’s nicknames date back to the early Native Americans.  They named each full moon in every month to help them keep track of their planting and harvesting schedule. SUBTITLE: What’s in a moon’s name? GRAY:  The full name in April is known as the Pink Moon, signaling the first appearance of the wild ground phlox, one of the earliest spring flowers. When you have two full moons in a calendar month, the second one is called the Blue Moon. One of the more notable moons, the Harvest Moon in October, also known as the Hunter’s Moon or the Blood Moon.  This is when the leaves are falling off the trees and he animals are fat.  So, this signaled to tribes it was time to hunt all they could to get them to that long winter. And another thing to note is that the moon does not appear pink during the Pink Moon, red during the Blood Moon, or blue during the Blue Moon.  The only thing that can really alter the way we see the moon is if there’s a lot of dust, haze, ash or smoke in the atmosphere, the moon can sometimes have an orange or red glow. (END VIDEOTAPE) AZUZ:  In some areas of Chicago, Illinois, gang violence, gang violence, shooting by the hundreds take place every month and children are often caught in the crossfire.  A member of the Chicago police department had had enough of it.  She took action to create Future Ties.  It’s a nonprofit afterschool and summer program that provides a safe space to children from kindergarten to the fifth grade, and it’s a reason why she’s a CNN hero. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JENNIFER MADDOX, CNN HERO:  We are in a state of emergency here in the city of Chicago. A lot of our young people are fearful to even come outside. The shooting, the killing.  Five, six, seven-year-olds.  They’re losing people that they love and care about. UNIDENTIFIED GIRL:  My godbrother. UNIDENTIFIED BOY:  My cousin. UNIDENTIFIED GIRL:  My uncle. UNIDENTIFIED BOY:  My brother. MADDOX:  It’s very unfair for kids not to be able to enjoy their childhood. I’m a law enforcement officer, but I’m also a mother and a member of this community.  We can’t arrest our way out of this.  Once I saw that there was another side to policing, I thought that I could do more. Even though we are right in the trenches, our center offers an escape for the young people.  They know once they walk through those doors that they’re safe. We make sure that the kids have healthy hot meals.  They get help with their homework. Eleven.  So, what do you do with the one? We mentor them. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE:  What do we have to do? KIDS:  Think before we act! UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE:  That’s right. MADDOX:  We want to make sure that they make better choices when it comes to violence. How are you doing today? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE:  She helped me redefine the world more than what I actually know it as. Probably one of the best things that this neighborhood really has is her. MADDOX:  Good job. I am very proud to be one of the bridges to connect police and community.  We have to learn to trust one another.  I want the children to make the best out of their lives.  I look at their faces every day and there’s hope. (END VIDEOTAPE) AZUZ:  In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the police force recently won a Guinness World Record related to its efforts to reach out to the community.  They’re doing that one Ferrari, one Lamborghini, one Bentley at a time.  Dubai has the world’s fastest police car in service, a Bugatti Veyron.  It’s one of a 14-car fleet of vehicles nobody can outrun or afford.  But they’re not so much used to chase down suspects as they are to encourage tourists to interact with police. Even with nothing to Ferrari from the cars, most communities wouldn’t be too police with the maintenance.  Bugatti have a lot of money to keep those Veyron-ning.  You’d need a slick $20,000 for an oil change, you’d burn $40,000 on tires.  For departments on a budget, you’re Aston too much.  There’s just no Bentley way to make ends fleet. I’m Car-l Azuz. Click here to access the printable version of today’s CNN 10 transcript. CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society. Thank you for using CNN 10", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170327011500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/26/cnn10/ten-content-mon/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "637007994", "sentence": "South Koreans set to go to the polls May 9 Special election convened after ex-leader's impeachment upheld less than a week ago The date for South Korea’s presidential election has been announced, with the country set to vote on its next leader nearly two months after a court upheld the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye. The country’s presidential elections will take place on May 9, Interior Minister Hong Yun-sik said Wednesday. Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn will not run in the election, he confirmed. Related video What's next for South Korea? “I have concluded that it is not appropriate for me to run in the election, to maintain stable national security and manage a fair election,” Hwang said. The special election was announced following the downfall of Park, the first female South Korean leader. Last week the country’s Constitutional Court upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach Park over allegations of corruption and cronyism. With the ruling, she became the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forcibly removed. South Korea: Cheers, tears as Seoul wakes up to life without Park Related video South Korea's impeached president says goodbye With Park’s ruling conservatives looking out of favor, it seems likely the country will turn to the left-wing opposition, which has signaled it would be likely to pursue a policy of engagement with the North. A left-wing government would also place into question the continued deployment in South Korea of a US missile defense system, which is bitterly opposed by China. Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in, of the opposition Democratic United Party, led opinion polls shortly after Park’s ouster was confirmed. Moon was defeated narrowly by Park in 2012. Park’s impeachment left the country divided, with a hard core of her supporters continuing to demonstrate long after the court’s decision was announced Friday. Demonstrations following her removal turned violent, with three people reported killed. Park’s exit seen as chance to reset China relations Park’s election in 2013 as South Korea’s first female president was widely celebrated as a milestone. But her response to a ferry disaster and accusations of being unduly influenced by a longtime friend and adviser tainted her rule. She was ultimately brought down by a corruption scandal that has dominated South Korean politics for months. Questions about her ties with Choi Soon-sil, who is on trial for abuse of power and fraud, emerged last year. The President was accused of being unduly influenced by Choi, who was arrested after  being accused of abusing her relationship with the President. Park denies claims that she forced companies to donate millions of dollars to foundations she had established. With her removal from office, Park also loses the immunity that the executive enjoys, and could also be indicted for corruption. Prosecutors have confirmed that they notified Park’s lawyer that she needs to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on March 21 to be interviewed as a suspect over allegations she colluded with Choi to extort money from Samsung. Park denies the allegations. Journalist Taehoon Lee reported from Seoul, South Korea. CNN’s Euan McKirdy wrote and reported from Hong Kong.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Park Geun-hye", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170315084500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/15/asia/south-korea-election-date-announced/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "534681731", "sentence": "Witness describes Iranian refugee on Nauru setting himself alight Papua New Guinea's top court: Australian detention center is illegal Around 900 asylum seekers are detained on Manus Island Papua New Guinea plans to shut down an offshore migrant detention center used by Australia after a top court ruled it  unconstitutional. Following Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruling Tuesday, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced that he will ask Australia to seek other options for detainees at the Manus regional processing center in the Pacific island nation. “We did not anticipate the asylum seekers to be kept as long as they have at the Manus center,” O’Neill said. Around 900 men are in the detention center on the Papua New Guinea island, according to Australian immigration authorities. O’Neill said Papua New Guinea would welcome “legitimate” refugees who want to settle in his country. While acknowledging the economy would suffer as a result of the closure, he pledged to work with Australia to ensure business owners would be taken care of. Negotiations with Australia will determine the time frame of the closure. He also said he was proud of the part Papua New Guinea played in stopping deaths caused by the people-smuggling trade. Meanwhile, an 23-year-old Iranian asylum seeker housed in another Australian offshore detention camp on the island nation of Nauru, several hundred miles from Papua New Guinea, is in critical condition after setting himself on fire in front of representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). “He’s in a very serious condition and the plan is to provide an airlift for him later tonight,” said Peter Dutton, the Australian minister for immigration and border protection, according to CNN affiliate Sky News Australia. “But he’s in a very, very serious condition and his outlook is not good at all.” A witness who was in the room when the incident occurred told CNN the man had become “very angry and everything happened (so) fast.” “He was burning. He was in a lot of pain running around (so) bad,” said the witness. “All his body got burned unfortunately.” “The last words that come out of his mouth was that I’m just sick of here and you still think we are (OK).” Nauru’s government said the detainee was protesting conditions on the island and timed his act to coincide with the UNHCR visit. “Unfortunately we have seen protests like this during high-profile visits, as some from within the refugee community try and influence the Australian government’s offshore processing policies,” the government statement read. It said that it “continues to urge our refugee community to refrain from such protests for the protection of themselves and others.” Catherine Stubberfield, spokeswoman for UNHCR in Australia’s capital, said that UNHCR staff and doctors accompanying the mission tried to help the man with blankets and water and remained on site until he was taken by car to a hospital. “UNHCR remains seriously concerned about the grave mental health status of large numbers of asylum seekers and refugees,” said Stubberfield, adding that UNHCR staff at the site had not spoken to the man prior to the accident. Related video Baby asylum seeker sparks controversy in Australia Some 1,200 people are currently detained in offshore “regional processing centers” on Manus and Nauru, thousands of miles from Australia, according to immigration authorities. The camps have been widely condemned and many have called for their closure. A 2015 Australian Senate inquiry reported that the camps had poor hygiene and provided little educational opportunities. It also documented instances of sexual assault. Some detainees have been in the camps for more than three years. Government figures show the average length of detention as 454 days, as of the end of March. Current and former child detainees at the Nauru camp told CNN it’s like a prison. “It’s not a crime to want to have a better life and future,” said one 18-year-old girl who asked CNN not to reveal her name because she fears for her safety. “We are treated as prisoners.” The Papua New Guinea court’s decision “does not alter Australia’s border protection policies,” Dutton said. “No one who attempts to travel to Australia illegally by boat will settle in Australia,” he said in a statement. “Those in the Manus Island Regional Processing Center found to be refugees are able to resettle in Papua New Guinea,” he added. “Those found not to be refugees should return to their country of origin. People who have attempted to come illegally by boat and are now in the Manus facility will not be settled in Australia.” Campaigners against the detention centers welcomed the court’s decision. The PNG Supreme Court has ruled that the Manus Island Detention Camp is ILLEGAL. Time to bring those left there to Australia to be cared for It is well time to close these awful detention camps on Manus &Nauru and start treating people like human beings. Anything less is senseless “It is well time to close these awful detention camps on Manus (and) Nauru and start treating people like human beings. Anything less is senseless,” Greens Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young tweeted. Daniel Webb, director of legal advocacy at the Human Rights Law Center, said the conditions on Manus were “incredibly harmful.” “We’ve known it’s cruel, we’ve known it’s inhumane, today’s judgment confirms it’s illegal.” He added that Tuesday’s ruling should be a “wake-up call” to the Australian government. “Legally, there may be a few ways to respond,” said Aurora Adams, a human rights campaigner at Get Up. “Morally there is only one option, the camps must be closed.” She described Dutton’s statement as “highly disappointing,” adding that there was a clear popular mandate within Australia for the government to change its policy. CNN’s Zahra Ullah and Tim Hume contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian offshore detention centers (Manus Island and Nauru)", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160427083000", "country1": "PNG", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/27/asia/australia-png-manus-detention-center-to-close/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "736357772", "sentence": "North Korea’s pledge to freeze missile launches during talks with South Korea is a marked departure from last year’s barrage of missile and nuclear weapons tests. In 2017, the country launched 23 missiles, including its first intercontinental missiles that it said had a long enough range to reach the United States mainland. At the same time, Pyongyang boasted that it was perfecting the technology to top a long-range missile with a nuclear warhead, increasing the threat to the US as a potential target. The first missile Kim fired in 2017 flew over Japan as the new US President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. It was the first North Korean missile of the Trump administration and set the scene for a series of launches that sent missiles higher, further, and with enough power to put most of the world in range. Barely a month went by without a missile launch. Trump teeters on the edge of a familiar North Korean trap In March, North Korea tested a new rocket engine which state media said represented a “great leap forward” for the country’s rocket industry. In April, as Trump prepared to meet his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, North Korea fired another ballistic missile off the coast of the Korean Peninsula. But it wasn’t until July, when North Korea fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), that North Korea sent clear evidence that its missile program was developing quickly. The Hwasong-14 launched on July 4 – Independence Day in the US – flew on a steep trajectory, 2,800 kilometers (1,741 miles) above the Earth, before splashing down in the sea off the Korean Peninsula. Analysts said if the missile were to be fired on a standard, flatter trajectory, it would be capable of reaching Alaska. North Korea followed that with a second ICBM test on July 28, which South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said was more advanced than the July 4 launch. For a start, it went even higher, some 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) above the Earth, which suggested it could reach major US cities such as Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago if fired on a flatter trajectory, experts said. North Korea followed up that launch with a sixth nuclear test, its first of 2017. The explosion created a magnitude-6.3 tremor, making it the most powerful weapon Pyongyang has ever tested. Hours before the test, North Korean state media released pictures of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un inspecting what it claimed was a nuclear warhead being placed inside a missile. On November 29, North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, topped with a “super-large heavy warhead,” capable of striking the US mainland. North Korea’s greatest nuclear advances have come under leader Kim Jong Un, who has tested more missiles than his father and grandfather combined. The tests are thought to have been timed for maximum political impact – a May launch coincided with the One Belt One Road summit in Beijing, an important project for Chinese President Xi Jinping, and a February launch happened as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting US President Donald Trump. And the ICBM test came on July 4, Independence Day in the US. In 2017, both US and South Korean authorities said they believed Pyongyang would be able to pair their nuclear and missile capabilities sometime in the new year. Most weapons experts believe the world will not know with certainty if North Korea can launch a nuclear-armed ballistic missile until they actually do so.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180306164500", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/asia/north-korea-missile-tests-2017-intl/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "744592564", "sentence": "US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley addressed the Security Council Wednesday on the consequences of failing to act in response to chemical weapons attacks in Syria, as President Donald Trump considers whether and when to pull US troops out of the war-torn country. “It is a sad fact that, just a few years ago, a single chemical weapons attack would have united us in shock and anger,” said Haley. “It would have been enough for us to take immediate action. Now, we have a regime that uses chemical weapons practically every other week.” Haley’s remarks come exactly one year after the sarin gas attack killed over 80 people in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, prompting Trump to strike a Syrian government air base with Tomahawk cruise missiles. Yet on Tuesday, Trump suggested at a news conference he wanted to remove US troops from Syria – a move he says reflects progress in the US mission to confront the terror group ISIS, but critics say would further embolden the Assad regime and its main allies, Russia and Iran. Related article Trump will keep troops in Syria for short-term, but wants exit soon And while Trump privately told his national security team he was willing to keep troops there in the short-term, he made it clear he doesn’t want them in Syria for the long-term and expects the costs of stabilizing Syria to be shouldered by regional players. A statement from White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday stated that “The military mission to eradicate ISIS in Syria is coming to a rapid end, with ISIS being almost completely destroyed.” “We will continue to consult with our allies and friends regarding future plans,” the statement added. “We expect countries in the region and beyond, plus the United Nations, to work toward peace and ensure that ISIS never re-emerges.” Chemical weapons attacks have become an all-to-frequent event in Syria since the country descended into civil war in 2011. In October, a report from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations’ Joint Investigative Mechanism confirmed international suspicions that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government was responsible for the sarin attack in Khan Sheikhoun. Related article For Trump, Syria policy is all about the economy -- and private jumbo jets But the Russian government cast doubt on the report, and vetoed a Security Council resolution to extend the Joint Investigative Mechanism’s mandate. “Our lack of action has consequences,” Haley said in her remarks Wednesday, linking the lack of concerted action in Syria to separate chemical weapons attacks in the United Kingdom and Malaysia, which targeted a former Russian double agent and the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un respectively. Both of those attacks have been tied by authorities to state actors – Russia and North Korea. “When we let one regime off the hook, others take notice,” said Haley. “The use of nerve agents in Salisbury and Kuala Lumpur proves this point, and reveals a dangerous trend: We are rapidly sliding backward, crossing back into a world we thought we left.” “No one wants to live in a world where chemical weapons are used. No one wants to live in fear that a colorless, shapeless gas will suddenly seep into our lungs and leave us gasping for air.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States policy on Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180404161500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/haley-blasts-syria-regime/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "712364215", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book, “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” (St. Martin’s Press). The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. With every revelation in the Trump-Russia controversy it’s becoming clear that the most important moment in Donald Trump’s transition involved the man he seems to detest the most. Two days after the election, Barack Obama delivered a face-to-face warning to Trump about the risk of keeping retired Gen. Michael Flynn around. Trump ignored the advice and instead invested maximum trust in Flynn as he made him national security adviser. Related article GOP's next goal: Shred the social safety net Obama’s effort to save Trump and the nation from Flynn is full of painful irony. Remember, Trump is the man who spent years promoting racist conspiracy theories suggesting Obama was foreign-born and thus not legally qualified to be president. Flynn, whom Obama dismissed because of concerns about his leadership, then mocked Obama’s ally, Hillary Clinton, with chants of “lock her up” during the campaign. Obama could have stayed mum. A lesser man would have savored the knowledge that Trump and Flynn were headed for crisis. Obama did his duty by trying to help his successor. The judgment Obama showed was typical for a president who, prior to politics, was an expert in constitutional law and understood his responsibilities to fulfill the oath he took to “preserve, protect and defend” it. In counseling Trump, Obama also acted in the best tradition of commanders in chief who must defend the nation against enemies foreign and domestic. Flynn was a potential threat to US security interests, and after eight years of defending the country Obama wasn’t going to leave this threat unnamed. Related article Can President Trump's dual-track presidency survive? Why didn’t Trump heed Obama? To understand, it helps to understand his vain and dark perspective on life. Long ago Trump copped to being somewhat paranoid, explaining that “being a little bit paranoid isn’t bad.” He advised applying this fearful and delusional thinking “to people who are even close to you” because in the end, everyone acts out of self-interest. This point of view explains why Trump values loyalty above other traits and, even then, tests those he supposedly trusts. It also explains why Trump couldn’t take Obama’s advice. He couldn’t imagine Obama would set aside party, and the chance to see an opponent suffer, for the good of the country. Trump’s vanity is also a part of the problem. Certain of his own superiority, Trump believes in natural ability and values it above experience and character. He considers himself a great judge of talent. According to this logic, if he drew Flynn close to himself during the campaign – and Flynn surely was one of his very top advisers/surrogates – then he must be good. Likewise, failing to reward him would suggest Trump had made a mistake. Trump hates to admit a mistake and he wasn’t going to do it on the basis of advice from Obama. Then there’s Donald Trump’s superficiality. The President considers himself to be a very good-looking man and he likes to surround himself with good-looking men and women. When he was putting together his government, aides spoke of how he wanted people who” looked the part” and thus, approached appointments like he was casting a movie. Rex Tillerson, silver-haired and mature, looks like a Hollywood secretary of state. James Mattis, secretary of defense, is a trim and muscular man who looks like a commander. Trump also crowed about how he liked his nickname, Mad Dog. In Flynn’s case, Trump, stuck with the craggy-faced Army officer whose appearance suggests steadfast strength. It must be noted that Trump has a strange attachment to military men – he calls them “my generals” – and Flynn was likely the one he favored most despite all of the signs that he was not fit for a crucial and sensitive assignment. Indeed, the mere fact that Flynn relished his role as a full-throated and caustic political campaigner showed he lacked the temperament to handle a top national security post. No serious spymaster would ever give the kind of soapbox performances Flynn gave in 2016. But Trump, whose formative years were spent at a military academy, was determined to keep him close. Since Flynn was likely under surveillance, there’s a good chance Trump was recorded in conversation with him during and after the campaign. Trump is a conspiratorial sort who loves to gossip and scheme. In the past, when his goals involved self-promotion and the accumulation of wealth, the risks in this behavior were limited and if he got into trouble his lawyers got him out of it. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Now, special counsel Robert Mueller, with the sort of firepower Trump has never faced before, is moving methodically in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign and related issues. He has charged four Trump associates with serious crimes. Two, including Flynn, have pleaded guilty. Trump is responding as he always has, attempting to bully and denigrate and deny the truth. Much of Trump’s troubles could have been avoided if he had been able to heed the advice of a predecessor, Obama, whose experience and training as a lawyer would have enabled him to predict the miserable future Trump now inhabits. Blinded by his vanities, Trump couldn’t see the gift Obama offered. Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly said Michael Flynn is an ex-Marine; he is a retired Army officer.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171205001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/opinions/obama-tried-to-save-trump-from-mistake-opinion-dantonio/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "591052823", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the new book, “The Truth About Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Michael D'Antonio: An election defeat should end Trump's assault on the GOP, but it will not mean the end of Trumpism From the start of his presidential campaign, Trump has been more demagogue than statesman When Donald Trump was a boy growing up in Cold War America, his mentor Roy Cohn played chief henchman in Senator Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt, ruining lives by accusing people of ties to the menacing autocrats in the Kremlin. The Cold War ended in 1991, but the paranoia persists. Trump evokes it every time he speaks of America in decline and voices admiration for the Moscow’s strongman Vladimir Putin. Trump did it again at the final presidential debate with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, declaring that Putin has “outsmarted her and Obama at every single step of the way.” He then hyped Russia’s power in the world, noting “they’ve taken over the Middle East,” and he doubled down on his pledge to reduce America’s role in the military alliances that block Russian aggression. The GOP presidential nominee’s argument – Putin is strong, Russia is taking over, and America must retreat – seems inconsistent if you believe he’s a regular American politician seeking to serve our democracy. However there has never been anything regular about Trump’s candidacy. He is not so much a Republican running for president as a demagogue seeking to build a movement based on fear, scapegoating (of immigrants, Muslims, women, etc.) and his own personality. The presidency may be out of reach, but Trump could create a reactionary splinter party organized by the expansion of Brietbart.com into a full-blown media empire delivering conspiracy theories and rage. From the start of his presidential campaign, Trump has been more demagogue than statesman, signaling in his admiration for Putin that he is the first modern major-party candidate to prefer a strongman approach to governing. His policy for America is not to confront Putin, but to cooperate with him in foreign affairs and emulate him at home. He wants not to be the president, but to be America’s czar. Understanding why Trump would admire a man whose critics wind up dead and whose neighbors wind up invaded requires focusing on Trump’s lifelong passions and constant campaign themes. From the time he was schooled in the politics of power at a military school until now, Trump’s purpose has been to dominate – this is what he means by “winning” – in every arena, from business to politics to even personal encounters.  (For examples of this, consult the infamous audio of Trump bragging about sexual assault and the multiple accusations that followed.) Related video Donald Trump: The master of 'disaster' At the first presidential debate, Trump bent toward his microphone and said, “It’s called business” to explain why he rooted for the 2007 collapse in the housing market, which drove millions of Americans into foreclosure and began the Great Recession. Only the so-called vultures of capitalism consider a housing crisis and a recession mere “business” and few of them would admit hoping for such an event so that they could take advantage. Trump obviously sees nothing wrong with taking any advantage, including the use of the tax code, to evade contributing something back to the country that has done so much for him. On the global stage, the only leader to match Trump’s predator profile is the Russian leader. Like Trump, who has always gamed whatever system he confronts, Putin seized Crimea, invaded Ukraine and used his air force to kill Syrian civilians at the behest of Bashar al-Assad simply because he could. Bullies always pick on the weak and fight dirty in order to delay a response by the strong. The world’s response to Putin has included crippling sanctions, which are slowly bankrupting the Kremlin. Unable to trade and deprived of oil revenues, Russians face a declining standard of living. The average Russian income is down to $450 per month and the government’s cash reserves, depleted by the high cost of war, are expected to be gone by the end of next year. Nevertheless, Putin has remained popular with people who recall the former Soviet Empire and believe he is avenging the humiliation experienced when it collapsed. Related video Clinton: I can't deal with all Trump's conspiracies This dynamic of humiliation-defeat-resurrection-revenge appeals to something primal in many people, especially when they feel aggrieved. In the United States, the most aggrieved may be white, working-class men who feel left behind. Rising racial and ethnic diversity, global economic competition and women’s equality have undermined the security once enjoyed by those who worked in manufacturing, mining, and other old-economy industries. The resentment some feel is not unlike the resentment experienced by Russians, who miss the days when Soviet leaders controlled all of eastern Europe, beat the Americans into space and all-but colonized the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from Key West. Russians are not unique in their authoritarian impulse. Something in the human soul is drawn to promises of safety and, ultimately glory, in moments of crisis. Of course America wasn’t in crisis, or any real sense of danger, when Trump began his campaign. Instead it was recovering from the Great Recession, it was popular abroad, and could boast low rates of crime and violence. Needing to create fear to justify the repressive leadership he proposed, Trump began his campaign with a book titled Crippled America and a speech that suggested murderous hordes were rampaging across the country’s southern border. Although more people were leaving the US than were coming in, he proposed an extreme anti-immigrant policy that included a huge, multibillion-dollar border wall and a massive deportation force to round up 11 million undocumented immigrants and deport them. From the false immigration scare, Trump moved on to a terrorism threat he deemed so severe that he suggested all Muslims be banned from entering the country. Insisting that only he, personally, could deal with these and other problems, Trump made his imitation of Putin complete by encouraging a cult of personality as the solution to all of America’s problems. Related video Trump Jr. says campaign is a 'step down' for father It must have been a pleasure for Trump to do all this with other people’s money, as political donors and the Republican Party funded his grand tour of rallies, his political advertising campaign and his development of a national network of operatives who will remain loyal to his causes well into the future. Always interested in personal power and essentially devoid of any commitment to democratic ideals, Trump is naturally inclined to be a strongman. But as a far more stable and far richer country, the United States is not as vulnerable to demagoguery style as Russia seems to be. Centuries-old democratic institutions and the politicians who value them do seem to be holding against Trump. And the polls indicate he will be defeated comfortably at the ballot box. An election defeat should end Trump’s assault on the GOP and return it to the control of Republican leaders, who value the system of democracy and the rules that constrain presidents who would be dictators. But it will not mean the end of Trumpism. When he made Breitbart executive Steve Bannon head of his presidential campaign, the campaign itself took a turn toward the extreme that reveals Trump’s true intentions. We should expect these two men to use their skills to amplify and exploit the paranoia and resentment of this campaign and create a permanent empire of rage. The only question that remains is whether its end goal will be profit or a new political party that might one day gain real power.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161020194500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/opinions/trump-american-czar-dantonio-opinion/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "694787953", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Jen Psaki, a CNN political commentator, was the White House communications director and State Department spokeswoman during the Obama administration. She is vice president of communications and strategy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Follow her at @jrpsaki. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Jen Psaki: Tom Price's resignation is not just about his use of taxpayer money to pay for chartered flights It is about the growth of the swamp at the expense of the American people, writes Psaki While the failure of the Obamacare repeal, the mishandling of the hurricane in Puerto Rico and the dangerous threats made toward North Korea are making national headlines, there is another story that could be more damaging to Trump in 2020. Behind the scenes, Donald Trump is not draining the swamp. He is the lead swamp monster. And he has created a cabinet that is ready and willing to take advantage of the taxpayer dollar. Take his former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price as an example. His resignation is cause for celebration for members of both political parties, opponents and advocates for Obamacare. When given the opportunity to work with Democrats on fixing Obamacare, even with some openness expressed by President Trump, he did not pursue it. And twice he went along with Senate leadership as they tried and failed to repeal Obamacare. For a former orthopedic surgeon and long serving members of Congress, his short record of service at the head of the health care agency will be marked by his complete inability to improve the quality or cost of healthcare for Americans. But his reason for departing is not about his failure as a leader or a policy maker. It is about his shocking use of private jets on the taxpayer dime. He reportedly took multiple chartered flights for official business with a combined cost of over $1 million. Price has said he will reimburse the government for the cost of his seat on those flights, but that only amounts to $51,887.31. Related article The wrong scandal cost Tom Price his job No, this is not normal. I can only speak for Obama Administration officials in the exact same position. But Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary Sylvia Burwell only took commercial flights. Why? We worked for the American people and did not want to waste their money on unnecessary extravagances. In response, Mike Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, issued new guidelines for cabinet travel. Moving forward, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly must pre-approve all “travel on government-owned, rented, leased, or chartered aircraft.” But Price’s flights are just the tip of the iceberg. Price is not the only member of Trump’s cabinet who has used private charter flights paid for by the American taxpayer. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reportedly asked the White House about using a government jet for his honeymoon, which he claims was just one of many options “to ensure he had access to secure communications … as he traveled.” Meanwhile, Mnuchin’s flight to Fort Knox, where he, his wife Louise Linton and Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell watched the solar eclipse, is currently under review by the Treasury Department’s Inspector General. Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has used private planes for trips to his hometown and the Caribbean. He told CNN he only used private planes when several Interior professionals advised him no other options were available. But the Department of the Interior’s inspector general’s office has now opened a full investigation. And Trump himself may have been padding his own pockets – or, to be more exact, the pockets of his family businesses – with American taxpayer money for months. Related article Trump's rich Cabinet needs private jets. Don't we all? He kicked off his 2020 campaign with a re-election fundraiser hosted at none other than the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. While there have not been specific numbers released on how much the property made off of the event, the publicity was no doubt a benefit and the Trump team was projected to pocket $10 million in the process for the campaign fund. Members of his White House staff have repeatedly used their platform to promote family businesses. The director of the Office of Government Ethics even called for White House Senior Advisor Kelllyanne Conway to be disciplined after encouraging viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff” during an interview with Fox News earlier this year. But the most egregious is Trump’s use of travel as a means of promoting his properties and providing a reason to make entry more exclusive and expensive. Mar-a-Lago, one of the most infamous of the Trump properties, has upped its member fee to $200,000 since the election. That is twice the previous fee. And the club’s profits in the first quarter have more than doubled from just over $15 million in 2014-2015 to more than $35 million from January 2016 to spring 2017. He has also not drawn a line when it comes to profiting from foreign governments enjoying the glitz and glamour of his hotels. Saudi government lobbyists spent more than $200,000 at the Washington, DC property this year alone. Related article My Instagram beef with Linton: #Deplorable Before resigning in protest, the head of the Government Ethics office, Walter Schaub, stated, “I can’t know what their intention is. I know that the effect is that there is an appearance that the businesses are profiting from his occupying the presidency. And appearance matters as much as reality.” This is all learning on the job, right? No. Instead of apologizing and paying back taxpayer money, Zinke has called the accusations “a little BS.”  Mnuchin, for his part, has refused to commit to taking only commercial flights during his time in office. Shorthand: Taxpayers, your money is my money, and I will use it as I see fit. I am old enough to remember when then-candidate John McCain couldn’t remember how many houses he owned and then-candidate Mitt Romney stated that “47% of the Americans pay no income tax.” These moments didn’t end their presidential campaigns, but they showed how these two nominees were completely disconnected from the struggles of working Americans. How could Mitt Romney or John McCain fight to make life better for Americans who needed help the most? They didn’t get it. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook But as with almost any recent debate between prominent members of both parties, today we are in an entirely unprecedented situation. The rampant abuse of taxpayer money, combined with the arrogant responses from Trump and his cabinet members, should send a chill down the spine of the Republican party. But it should especially unnerve those who elected him to drain the swamp. After all, this isn’t just about Tom Price. This is about the growth of the swamp at the expense of the American people.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171003154500", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/opinions/trump-swamp-monster-opinion-psaki/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "571611376", "sentence": "Russia's airstrikes from Iran raised US eyebrows, triggering spat over UN resolution Russia's defense ministry suggests its warplanes might return in the future For now, Russia is done using an Iranian air base to launch airstrikes against targets in Syria, Russia’s defense ministry and Iran’s official state news agency reported Monday. On Monday, Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi, who called Moscow’s use of the bases a “temporary mission, that ended.”“Russia has no base in Iran nor has it deployed (its fighter jets) in our country,” Qassemi said, according to IRNA. In Moscow, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov confirmed in an email statement that Russian military units that were using Iran’s Hamadan Air Base have “successfully completed all the tasks.” However, Konashevkov suggested Russian warplanes might return in the future “on the basis of mutual agreements on combating terrorism,” the statement said. Moscow’s announcement of the new arrangement last week is being described by Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan as showing off and a “betrayal of trust,” Reuters reported, citing Iran’s Fars news agency. The arrangement had raised eyebrows in Washington, triggering a spat with Moscow over a UN resolution, because it was the first such operation by a major power since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979. Though Russia insists its pilots have been targeting ISIS forces, Washington says the majority of its airstrikes have been against US-backed rebels battling forces loyal to Syrian President Bashir Assad. The airstrikes have helped Assad retake territory lost to ISIS and other rebel groups. Iran allowing Russia to house its bombers represents “a major strategic shift in the Middle East” that’s likely to frustrate US efforts to contain Iran’s influence in the region, said analyst Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Cordesman predicted that Washington would consider pushing back by taking the issue to the UN. In fact, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Tuesday that Russia’s use of the Iranian airfield “could very well be a violation of [UN] Resolution 2231,” which prohibits the transfer of combat aircraft to Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected that suggestion. “There are no reasons to suspect Russia of violating resolution 2231,” Lavrov said during a news conference Wednesday. “Neither supply nor transfer or sale of military aircraft to Iran took place.” As Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani put it Tuesday in an interview with IRNA: Tehran and Moscow “enjoy strategic cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Syria and share their facilities and capacities to this end.” The spat raised questions about the prospect of proposed US-Russia cooperation on fighting ISIS and Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, formerly known al Qaeda’s Syria affiliate, the Nusra front. The US expects the deal will include a grounding of Assad’s air force in exchange for providing more information to the Russians about US missions. Toner said Tuesday that Russia’s actions did “not preclude the fact that we will reach some kind of cooperative arrangement with Russia. We continue to pursue that.” Moscow had deployed Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 tactical bombers to Hamedan, which is located in western Iran. Airstrikes launched from there hit targets belonging to ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra militant group in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Deir Ezzor and Idlib, Russia’s defense ministry said. Related video Red Cross: Syria is \"urban warfare at its worst\" A “significant number of militants” were also thought to be killed, the ministry said. Russia’s military in Syria: Bigger than you think All Russian aircraft returned to their home airfields safely after a successful “combat mission,” the statement added. Russia flexes its military might in Syria Related video Syria, Russia announce humanitarian corridors US Secretary of State John Kerry recently threatened a “Plan B” to increase arms to Syrian rebels if Russia and Assad did not change tactics and stop targeting moderate opposition groups supported by the US and its European and Arab partners. And airstrikes have been taking the toll on war-torn cities like Aleppo – creating what CNN’s Clarissa Ward described as an “apocalyptic wasteland.” Hundreds of thousands of civilians were recently caught up in a siege of parts of Aleppo, preventing vital aid supplies from getting through. In response, Moscow announced the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” in the city for three hours a day. Meanwhile, the new commander of US forces in Iraq and Syria, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, warned Russia and Syria that he will defend US special operations forces in northern Syria if the Assad regime strikes areas where his troops are located. Related story: Top US commander warns Russia, Syria “We’ve informed the Russians where we’re at … (they) tell us they’ve informed the Syrians, and I’d just say that we will defend ourselves if we feel threatened,” Townsend told CNN’s Barbara Starr in a telephone interview Saturday from his Baghdad headquarters.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia's use of Iranian air base for airstrikes in Syria", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160822164500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/22/middleeast/russia-iran-syria-airbase-airstrikes/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "579506756", "sentence": "Canadian Kevin Garratt was charged with spying and stealing state secrets He was arrested in northeastern China in August 2014 A Canadian man charged with spying in China has been released after over two years in prison. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday, Ottawa confirmed in a statement. “We are delighted that Kevin Garratt has returned safely to Canada and is with his family once more,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement. “We remain deeply impressed by the grace and resilience of the Garratt family.” Trudeau said Canadian officials “at the highest levels” were involved in securing Garratt’s release. In a statement, the Garratt family thanked everyone “for their thoughts and prayers, and also thanks the many individuals who worked to secure Kevin’s release.” “Please respect the family’s privacy in this time of transition. We will be releasing more information in the coming weeks.” Garratt ran a cafe with his wife Julia in Dandong, a Chinese city near the border with North Korea, when he was arrested in August 2014 on suspicion of stealing information about “military and national defense research.” The couple had lived in China since 1984 and running the coffee shop for almost six years at the time of their arrest. Deeply religious, the pair were involved in sending food aid to North Korea. Their son Simeon dismissed claims that they conducted any sort of espionage as “wildly absurd.” We remain deeply impressed by the grace and resilience of the Garratt family, especially Kevin and Julia. Statement: https://t.co/OwQa4bZRUe Garratt was charged with spying and stealing state secrets in January, with state news agency Xinhua saying at the time that prosecutors had “found evidence which implicates Garratt in accepting tasks from Canadian espionage agencies to gather intelligence in China.” Julia Garratt was released on bail in February 2015. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was asked about the Garratt case during a press conference with Trudeau last month. Li said the Canadian would be treated humanely and his case would be handled in accordance with Chinese law. Garratt’s release comes amid an ongoing charm offensive by Ottawa since Trudeau’s election in late 2015. Trudeau, whose father Pierre reopened ties with China in 1970, has called for a “reset” in Canada-China relations. “Canada is working to renew ties with China to help grow the economy, strengthen the middle class, and develop long lasting ties between the peoples of both countries,” he said in a statement this month following a visit to Beijing and Shanghai. Related article China's Foreign Minister berates Canadian reporter over human rights During that visit, Trudeau signed $912 million in trade deals, opened new visa centers, and began steps to possibly join China’s AIIB investment bank. Not everything has been rosy however. In a press conference in Ottawa in June, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi angrily berated a journalist who asked about China’s record on human rights. “Other people don’t know better than the Chinese people about the human rights condition in China and it is the Chinese people who are in the best situation, in the best position to have a say about China’s human rights situation,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Canada-China relations", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160916024500", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/asia/china-canada-kevin-garratt-released/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "670535865", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John Everard is a former British ambassador to North Korea. The opinions in this article belong solely to the author. Despite Donald Trump’s tweet back in January, it has happened. The missile that North Korea test-launched on Independence Day was an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. It could very probably reach Alaska. North Korea has probably not yet mastered two key technologies – how to miniaturize a warhead (small bombs are more difficult than big ones) and how to get a missile back through the atmosphere without it spinning out of control or burning up. But with a missile of this range, North Korea is dangerously close to being able to credibly threaten a nuclear strike on an American city. How can this be stopped? Related article China won't bail out Trump on North Korea The North Korean leadership seems to believe that its nuclear and missile programs are vital to its survival. It is convinced (is it wrong?) that when it can credibly threaten to obliterate an American city, Washington will no longer dare to seek its overthrow, nor will the US attempt to reinforce its South Korean ally, should North Korea attempt to reunify the peninsula by force. It has stated clearly and repeatedly that its nuclear and missile programs are not bargaining chips to be negotiated away. And it has ridden out sanctions, even tough ones, rather than give up the programs The logic is clear but chilling. If the regime believes that nuclear weapons – and the missiles to carry them – are vital to its survival, only a threat to its survival greater than that posed by the absence of nuclear weapons would persuade leader Kim Jong Un to abandon his drive for a nuclear deterrent. Broadly, there are two such possible threats. Firstly, the international community could pile on sufficient economic pressure to convince the regime that unless it abandons these programs, its economy will collapse and it will face a dangerous domestic revolt. As more than 90% of North Korea’s trade is with China, this approach would only work with the active support of that country – and President Trump would doubtless try to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping of this when they meet Thursday in Hamburg. Related video New video shows N. Korea launch ICMB missile But China has many very good reasons for not wanting to push North Korea to the brink of collapse and is unlikely to turn the screws that hard. Secondly, the US could credibly threaten serious military action against North Korea unless it gives up its programs. But a war in North Korea would be unspeakably horrible. Although it might be possible quickly to seize North Korea’s major cities, the country’s military might well fight to the bitter end. North Korea would be likely to use its stocks of the nerve gas – with which it killed the unfortunate Kim Jong Nam – and, of course, it has nuclear weapons. So neither option is good and, although either might work, neither is sure to do so. North Korea survived the famine of the 1990s without collapsing, and the regime might calculate that it could survive the same again. Related article US must not overlook North Korea threat Since North Korea knows that the US knows just how unattractive the military option is, it would be very difficult for Washington to convince Pyongyang that it was serious about it. Pyongyang might simply ignore these threats and continue on its current path, regardless. This is looking bad. The world long ago ran out of good options for dealing with North Korea. We are now stuck with two that are both dangerous and uncertain to succeed. And with every launch and every nuclear test, the chances rise that North Korea will get its deliverable bomb.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170705140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/05/opinions/what-will-it-take-to-stop-north-korea/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "443479155", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden – From 9/11 to Abbottabad.” After criticism, Obama administration is implementing a new hostage policy Bergen: Key test will be whether it works in practice to free U.S. couple captured by Taliban The past year has been a dismal one for American hostages held overseas. Consider the Americans who have died in captivity. Journalists James Foley and Steve Sotloff were murdered by ISIS, as were the aid workers Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller (ISIS claimed she was killed in a Jordanian airstrike while she was imprisoned). Journalist Luke Somers, who was being held by al Qaeda in Yemen, died at the hands of his captors during an attempted rescue mission by U.S. Navy SEALs. Aid worker Warren Weinstein, who was being held by al Qaeda in Pakistan, was inadvertently killed by a CIA drone strike in January. The families whose loved ones had been taken by ISIS, al Qaeda and the Taliban have been vocal about their criticisms of Obama administration policies. And now the administration is taking action to try to improve the situation. Related video W.H.: Hostage policy change will benefit families The key problems these families have pointed to are a lack of communication by the U.S. government about the fate of their loved ones and a lack of coordination within the multiple agencies in the government about how best to free them. Responding to these criticisms and following a seven-month review of hostage policies, on Wednesday the Obama administration reconfigured in significant ways how it will respond to U.S. hostages and their families: –A Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell will coordinate all of the U.S. government’s response. Located at the FBI, it will be directed by a senior FBI official, but will have representatives from other key US agencies such as the State Department and the Pentagon. This will be a 24/7 operation and is modeled on Joint Terrorism Task Forces where officials from many agencies come together to work on a common set of problems. –A “family engagement coordinator” will be the single point of contact for the families of hostages. –A senior U.S. diplomat will be appointed to be the presidential envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department and will be responsible for the diplomatic component of any hostage negotiation. –An intelligence official will be appointed who will be able to declassify information about the hostages so that it can be given to the hostage’s family. A big problem in the past has been the fact that the families were not “cleared” to receive the intelligence, often classified, about what was happening to their family members who had been taken hostage. –Hostage families had in the past been threatened with prosecution if they paid ransom to terrorist organizations. They will no longer need to fear this outcome, as the U.S. government will not prosecute them if they communicate directly with the hostage takers and offer ransom payments. –As per longstanding policy, the U.S. government won’t pay any ransom itself, nor will it alter its “no concessions” policy. (This is predicated on the seemingly reasonable view that the U.S. government should not pay ransoms, as they will encourage hostages-taking. In fact, there is no empirical evidence for the claim that the United States’ policy of not paying for the release of its hostages–unlike certain Europe governments–makes Americans any safer in hostile areas overseas.) It’s one thing to develop new procedures and appoint officials to new positions. But it’s another to successfully lead parts of the federal bureaucracy to achieve desired goals, such as the release of hostages. It will, of course, be crucial for those heading the new structures to focus intently on finding ways to free those being held overseas. There is a good test for how well the new hostage policies and measures are performing. Caitlin Coleman of Pennsylvania and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle, were captured by the Taliban in 2012 when they were traveling on a trip through Afghanistan. Coleman was pregnant when she was kidnapped and is believed to have had a child in captivity. A senior American official told me the Haqqani Network is holding them. While ISIS is an apocalyptic death cult with no ties to any of the world’s governments, the Haqqanis are more of a criminal enterprise, which maintains links to elements of Pakistan’s military intelligence service, ISI. This is potentially good news for negotiators because a serious negotiation for Coleman and Boyle’s release is at least conceivably feasible through ISI and the Pakistani government has both the stick (the threat of intensified military action in Haqqani-held territory) and the carrot (the release of Haqqani prisoners) that it might be able to deploy to seek their release. If Coleman and Boyle remain in captivity a year or so from now, that would likely indicate that the new hostage policies are mostly old wine in a new bottle. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama administration hostage policy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150624133000", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/opinions/bergen-new-hostage-policy/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "625862969", "sentence": "General also concerned about external actors Russia, Pakistan and Iran Currently there are 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said Thursday that the coalition faced “a shortfall of a few thousand” troops to break the “stalemate” it faces there. He said troops were needed for the NATO-led train, advise and assist mission in Afghanistan. He said that the resources for the counterterrorism mission there, in contrast, are “adequate.” Nicholson, testifying before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan, said the shortfall could be made up by US or coalition troops. He added that Secretary of Defense James Mattis would address the issue during this month’s meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. Currently there are a total of 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan. There are also 6,000 troops from NATO and other allied countries. President Barack Obama oversaw the withdrawal of some 1,400 US troops during his last months in office. Nicholson said he hoped the additional reinforcements would allow the coalition to advise Afghan troops at the brigade level, bringing them closer to the intense fight between the government and Taliban insurgency. The general also said additional resources were needed to develop the Afghan air force and grow Afghan special forces. Nicholson said the US was seeking to establish an “enduring counterterrorism platform” in Afghanistan, noting that of the 98 US-designated terrorist groups globally, 20 operate in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. “This is the highest concentration of terrorist groups anywhere in the world,” he told the Senate. The general also said that he remains “concerned about the influence of certain external actors – particularly Pakistan, Russia, and Iran – who continue to legitimize and support the Taliban and undermine the Afghan governments’ efforts to create a stable Afghanistan.” “Iran is directly supporting the Taliban in Western Afghanistan,” Nicholson said, adding that Russia was offering political support to the Taliban in order “to undermine the United States and NATO.” A recent report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction found that the Afghan government controlled just under 60% of territory, with the remainder either being contested by the Taliban or under the control of the insurgency. Asked by Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, whether the US was winning or losing in Afghanistan, Nicholson said, “I believe we are in a stalemate.” President Donald Trump, who spoke to President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan Thursday, told reporters: “Afghanistan – I would say that that’s a tough situation, but we’ll do something about it.” “We’ll be giving you some pretty good information soon,” he told reporters during a brief spray at the White House.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States military presence in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170209163000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/politics/afghanistan-us-troops-shortfall-general-nicholson/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "656190547", "sentence": "McMaster is Trump's national security adviser He twice declined to say whether the Western Wall is in Israel H.R. McMaster, national security adviser to President Donald Trump, declined to say Tuesday whether the Western Wall is in Israel, furthering a controversy over the site ahead of Trump’s visit to the country next week. McMaster, speaking to reporters to preview Trump’s first foreign swing, said questions about the location of the Western Wall – one of the holiest sites in Judaism – “sounds like a policy decision.” His remarks came a day after a diplomatic spat opened between US and Israeli officials over Trump’s planned stop at the site next week. The White House was forced to disavow comments by a US official planning Trump’s stop who claimed the Western Wall was in the West Bank, and not a part of Israeli territory. Related article Who is H.R. McMaster, Trump's national security adviser? The White House said those comments weren’t reflective of Trump’s views. But speaking to reporters Tuesday, McMaster twice declined to say definitively whether the Western Wall is in Israel. The Western Wall sits in Old Jerusalem, which the Israelis captured in 1967. However, Palestinians are seeking East Jerusalem as the capital of an eventual state. Briefing reporters after McMaster Tuesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the Western Wall was “clearly in Jerusalem” but declined to say whether it was a part of Israel. He said the topic would be discussed between Trump and his counterparts during next week’s trip. Longstanding US policy has stated that the status of Jerusalem will be determined in peace talks between the two parties, and has taken steps to avoid declaring Jerusalem as belonging to either side. Trump, however, has vowed to break with that policy by moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump is due to arrive in Israel Monday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s also due to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem. McMaster said Tuesday that Trump would not be accompanied by any Israeli leaders when he visits the Western Wall next week. He’ll be the first sitting US president to make a stop at the site. “He’s going to the Western Wall mainly in connection with the theme to connect with three of the world’s great religions and to pay homage to each of these religious sites that he’s visiting,” McMaster said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States policy on Jerusalem and the Western Wall", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170516184500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/politics/hr-mcmaster-western-wall-israel/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "671293603", "sentence": "Christopher Wray is set for a grilling before the Senate judiciary committee next week The questionnaire is largely biographical and short on controversy, and was filed last month Answers to a questionnaire posted online by the Senate judiciary committee highlight the experience of the nominee to be the next FBI director, Christopher Wray, and the areas of his resume that he might emphasize at his confirmation hearing before the congressional panel next week. The comprehensive, 68-page document is one of the hurdles Wray faces as he seeks to fill the role at the top of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, after the abrupt firing of James Comey in May by President Donald Trump. Posted late last month, the questionnaire is largely biographical and short on controversy. Wray walks committee members through his years in the legal world, from white-collar criminal matters in the private sector, to issues of national security as a Justice Department leader. “As the head of the nation’s largest federal prosecutor’s office, I led and managed over 400 prosecutors and over 900 total employees in nearly all areas of federal criminal law,” Wray wrote, about his years as an assistant attorney general, heading the DOJ’s criminal division. “Our highest priority was protecting America from the threat of terrorism and strengthening our national security. Leadership of the counterterrorism and counterespionage sections consumed the greatest portion of my time and attention during that period.” If confirmed, Wray will take over an FBI under intense scrutiny for some of its high-profile past investigations, like the probe into Russian meddling in the election that Trump said factored into his decision to fire Comey. Asked to describe the “most significant legal activities you have pursued,” Wray highlights terror cases from his time at Justice, including the conviction of al Qaeda operative Zacarias Moussaoui, widely referenced as the 20th hijacker in the 9/11 terror attacks. He also lists among the “most significant litigated matters which you personally handled” several cases tried as an assistant US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, including a trial he led alongside embattled former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, then also an assistant US attorney. After leaving the DOJ in 2005, Wray returned to private practice at his old law firm, King & Spalding, in Atlanta, where he led “investigation matters on behalf of companies, boards and individuals,” he wrote in the questionnaire. It was there that he counseled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie throughout the Bridgegate scandal, and banking giant Credit Suisse to a half-billion-dollar settlement after charges that it was conducting business with clients from Iran and other US-sanctioned countries. Despite accusations from the White House of a bureau in disarray, the current head of the FBI said last month that its thousands of agents continue at full speed without disorder, and are preparing for the arrival of a new leader. “As you know, the FBI is in a time of transition and it has not been easy on any of us. … It is not my opinion that the FBI was in a state of disarray,” Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told a House committee. “It’s been my challenge to keep folks focused on the mission during this time of transition and to prepare the ground for the new director whenever he or she gets there.” In the lead-up to his nomination hearing Wednesday morning, Wray will have spoken with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to underscore his C.V. and temper any concerns. He does have reason to rest a little easy before the public grilling session: according to the questionnaire, Wray has once argued before the Supreme Court and testified in front of the same Senate judiciary committee four times previously. After a meeting with Wray late last month in his Senate office, committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he hoped to have the confirmation complete before an August recess.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Christopher Wray", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170708001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/07/politics/chris-wray-fbi-senate-questionnaire/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "630379500", "sentence": "Angola's ruling MPLA took 73% of the vote, the National Electoral Commission reported Jose Eduardo dos Santos will hold the presidency he's now held for three decades Friday's vote was only the third election since Angola's independence The opposition UNITA party voiced concerns about irregularities but accepted the result Angola’s ruling party was declared the winner of weekend elections Sunday after taking nearly three-quarters of the vote. With about 85% of the boxes counted, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) had 73% of the nearly 4.9 valid votes cast, according to figures from the country’s National Electoral Commission. The MPLA’s nearest rival, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), trailed far behind with 18%. Seven other parties split up the rest of the vote. The win means a new term for President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has held power since 1979, the state-run Angola News Agency reported. Under the terms of a constitution approved in 2010, the leader of the party that won Friday’s parliamentary vote automatically becomes Angola’s president. Friday’s election was only Angola’s third since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975. The country was wracked by civil war for the next 27 years, and the vote was widely viewed as an indicator of the country’s progress after a decade of peace. Elections in 1992 were abandoned midway and led to an outbreak of further violence. The MPLA won a 2008 parliamentary vote with a landslide 82%, with UNITA, its former civil war enemy, the leading opposition in the 220-seat National Assembly. UNITA saw its share of the vote nearly double from the 10% share it won in 2008. The movement has alleged fraud in previous elections and voiced concerns about apparent irregularities in election campaigning this time around. But on Saturday, UNITA spokesman Alcides Sakala said his party would recognize the election results, the ANA reported. They include the scheduling of the vote only three days after a public holiday for the president’s birthday, questions about voter rolls, and “what seems like a concerted effort by certain security forces to tell people in rural areas that if they do not vote for the ruling party, the country will be back to war,” said Domingos Jardo Muekalia, UNITA’s deputy secretary for external relations, speaking at the Chatham House think tank in London. In 1992 and 2008, there were “substantial irregularities – some intentional such as manipulation, fraud and intimidation and others resulting from inexperience,” he said. Human Rights Watch also accused the government of “numerous incidents of political violence, intimidation of protesters, and crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations,” in a report issued on August 1. “The human rights environment in Angola is not conducive for free, fair and peaceful elections,” said Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director for the rights monitoring group. “The Angolan government needs to stop trying to stifle peaceful protests, gag the independent press or use the state media for partisan purposes if these elections are to be meaningful,” Lefkow said. Angola, sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest oil producer, pumps out more than 1.9 million barrels per day and boasts an expanding investment portfolio in its former colonial power, Portugal, and in other parts of Africa. But despite big spending on infrastructure and social programs since the end of its brutal civil war in 2002, corruption, poor governance and economic inequality remain serious issues for much of the country’s population of about 18 million. Angola ranked 168th out of 183 countries on Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, and was 148th out of 187 countries in the U.N.’s Human Development Index. A number of small but consistent demonstrations have taken place in Angola since last year, revealing a growing frustration with the economic hardship that many still face in the country. Over the last few months, civil war veterans have taken to the streets to demand overdue subsidy payments, and disgruntled youths and civil rights activists have staged rallies to voice their concerns about the lack of jobs and opportunities. The protracted civil war killed up to 1.5 million people, according to the CIA World Factbook. About 4 million people were internally displaced, more than half of them children, the United Nations said. After peace was established, the country faced the challenge of reestablishing civil institutions, rebuilding damaged infrastructure, clearing land mines and demobilizing large numbers of former fighters. Opinion: Is oil-rich Angola a development success?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Angola's ruling MPLA", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170223031500", "country1": "AGO", "country2": "PRT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/02/world/africa/angola-elections/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "648873251", "sentence": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems to have learned a very important lesson of Trumpworld in his three months or so as the nation’s top cop: Never, ever apologize. Twenty four hours after referring dismissively to Hawaii as “an island in the Pacific” as part of a broader condemnation of the judicial blockade against the implementation of President Trump’s travel ban, Sessions was given a chance to revise and extend those comments. He didn’t. Here’s how Sessions responded to a question from CNN’s Kate Bolduan on Friday about whether his comments disrespected the judge (and the state): “No, I think the island is a fabulous place. I’ve got a granddaughter born there. But I’ve got to tell you, it is a point worth making that a single sitting district judge out of 600, 700 district judges, can issue an order stopping a presidential executive order that I believe is fully constitutional, designed to protect the United States of America from terrorist attack. And I was just raising the point of that issue of a single judge.” Bolduan tried another tack with Sessions. “Do you wish you had phrased it differently now?” she asked. “I don’t know that I said anything that I would want to phrase differently,” Sessions replied. “No.” And, scene. Remember that Sessions knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bolduan would ask about his Hawaii comments when he agreed to the interview.  Which means he had a clear strategy to not say “sorry” and to, in fact, double down on the idea that it was offensive to him that one judge could have so much power. What’s fascinating to me about how Sessions handled this latest flap is how obviously it was influenced by his decision to recuse himself from Justice Department investigations regarding the 2016 election after it was revealed he had forgotten to make clear he huddled with the Russian ambassador on two occasions. Trump insisted Sessions had done nothing wrong and had no reason to recuse himself shortly before the former Alabama Senator did just that. And, according to CNN reporting, it set Trump off. This comes from a March 6 CNN piece: President Donald Trump is extremely frustrated with his senior staff and communications team for allowing the firestorm surrounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions to steal his thunder in the wake of his address to Congress, sources tell CNN. “Nobody has seen him that upset,” one source said, adding the feeling was the communications team allowed the Sessions news, which the administration deemed a nonstory, to overtake the narrative. Trump is a firm believer in a “no apologies” strategy on, well, life, the universe and everything.  He believes apologies – or, in this case, recusals – make you look weak, embolden your enemies and fuel the story.  Declare victory and move on is the Trump way, Sessions clearly has internalized that Trump philosophy – likely as a survival tactic in dealing with his new boss. And, while his “no retreat, no surrender” approach with Bolduan on Friday won’t likely win him any new fans, it will endear himself to the only person whose opinion truly matters in the White House: Donald John Trump.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jeff Sessions", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170421181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/jeff-sessions-hawaii-island/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "551837941", "sentence": "Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said Sunday that Donald Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban could include people attempting to travel to the U.S. from countries such as Pakistan, Egypt, Syria and others, but would be limited in scope to “slow down” immigration while officials conduct anti-terror investigations. “The public data that we have indicate there are quite a number of countries in that region that have sent a large number of people that have become terrorists … Pakistan has a number, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen,” Sessions told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” But Sessions emphasized that any ban would likely exclude some people, such as businesspeople and diplomats. On Monday, in the wake of the Orlando shooting, Trump said if elected he would “suspend immigration from areas of the world when there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we understand how to end these threats.” Sessions, who was the first senator to endorse Trump and has been a staunch defender of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said Trump simply wants to “slow down” immigration from some countries. “He simply said, and the way I understand it is, that we should slow down. Let’s have a pause and begin to analyze where the threats are coming from,” Sessions said. “We have a toxic ideology, hopefully very small within Islam; certainly most people, most Muslims don’t agree with this violent, jihadist approach. And we need to figure out a better way to identify that.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump's proposed Muslim travel ban", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160619144500", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "EGY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/19/politics/jeff-sessions-donald-trump-muslim-ban/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "624551852", "sentence": "Thousands of children abused by Australian priests Average age of victims at the time of abuse was 11 After years of investigations and hearings, the sheer scale of child sexual abuse within the Australian Catholic Church has been revealed. Between 1950 and 2015, 7% of Australian priests were accused of abusing children, according to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Over 40% of brothers in some orders have been accused of abuse. In tears, church official Francis Sullivan told the hearing Monday, “these numbers are shocking. They are tragic and they are indefensible.” The commission’s findings provide yet more evidence of a global epidemic of sex abuse and cover-up within the church. Previous reports have documented widespread abuse in the United States, Ireland, Brazil, the Netherlands and Germany, among other countries. The Vatican established a commission to investigate claims of sex abuse in 2013, while in 2015 Pope Francis created a church tribunal to judge bishops who failed to protect children from predatory priests. As she delivered the findings Monday, Senior Counsel Gail Furness said victims’ accounts were “harrowing.” “The accounts were depressingly familiar,” she said. “Children (who came forward) were ignored or worse, punished. Allegations were not investigated.” Priests who had been accused of abuse were moved to other communities that “knew nothing of their past,” Furness said. “Documents were not kept or they were destroyed. Secrecy prevailed as did cover-ups.” The commission has conducted 50 hearings since it was founded in 2013, and the history of sex abuse within the Australian Catholic Church has been well documented. However, much of the evidence to date has been anecdotal and didn’t quantify the extent of the problem. The commission found, between January 1980 and February 2015, there were 4,444 victims of alleged sex abuse. From three separate data surveys and witness testimonies, the commission found 7% of priests belonging to 75 Catholic Church authorities were alleged perpetrators. The average age of victims at the time of abuse was 10.5 for girls and 11.6 for boys. At least 1,880 alleged perpetrators were identified, according to the commission. Of the alleged perpetrators, 32% were religious brothers, 30% were priests, 29% were lay people and 5% were religious sisters. Within religious orders, the frequency was higher. Over 40% of St John of God Brothers were accused of abuse. The Order set up schools for boys with learning difficulties in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, as well as New Zealand. In a CNN interview Sullivan – who heads the church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council – said abuse had taken place on such a scale because priests “who have always been held in such high regard were never questioned. They were never in any way accountable.” He added: “Not only that – people in positions of privilege covered it up. They were more interested in protecting the image of the Catholic Church than they were in protecting children and believing victims.” Sullivan told CNN that until those “at the very top” recognize that the problem “is how the church operates and its culture … then they’ll never get it.” Asked what will happen now in terms of securing justice for the victims, he replied: “The first thing in Australia is that the Catholic Church can no longer investigate itself. It can no longer attempt to resolve issues and complaints and claims. There needs to be an independent system away from the church. “The second thing, which we’ve already started, is there’s a new company that will audit the performance of bishops and religious leaders in how they do safeguard children. We’d have to put ourselves in the position, almost the church on its knees, so that it allows the victims to teach the church, not the other way round. A humble disposition for a change.” Over the next three weeks, the hearing will hear testimony from six archbishops. In a letter to parishioners around the country last week, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Denis Hart warned that the hearing “may be a difficult and even distressing time.” “Deeply mindful of the hurt and pain caused by abuse, I once again offer my apology on behalf of the Catholic Church,” he wrote, according to the ABC. CNN’s Bex Wright and Elizabeth Roberts contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian Catholic Church", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170206060000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/asia/australia-catholic-sex-abuse/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "538772728", "sentence": "A Twitter account has already been set up for the pet: @EmbassyCat Wikileaks founder has been hiding at London's Ecuadorian Embassy since 2012 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has a new furry companion to help him pass the time in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he’s been holed up for nearly four years. A Twitter account set up for Assange’s new pet @EmbassyCat shows photos of the 44-year-old posing with the tiny kitten. New home! I've arrived! pic.twitter.com/N7PeuSti4I It’s unclear what Assange has named the cat but its profile states “I live in the Ecuadorian Embassy with Julian Assange,” and also jokes that it is “interested in counter-purrveillance.” U.N. panel: Assange kept “arbitrarily detained” Assange is wanted in Sweden on rape allegations but was granted political asylum by Ecuador in 2012. He has said he’s afraid that if he leaves the embassy, he could end up being extradited and face the death penalty in the United States over allegations of revealing government secrets through his site, WikiLeaks. Judging by the tweets so far, which have been littered with feline puns, it seems that the cat will be providing amusement not just to Assange but the more than 3,000 followers the account has racked up in less than 24 hours. Everyone loves me! Looks who's shown up to greet me! 😻💢 #nodogsnomasters #counterpurrveillance pic.twitter.com/IZavaOY51m Exciting first day but finally settled down and feline fine 😺 pic.twitter.com/GeMtAy0a3v", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Julian Assange", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160510074500", "country1": "ECU", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/10/europe/julian-assange-embassy-cat/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "703034832", "sentence": "At least three congressional panels are investigating Russian meddling in US elections Justice Department indictments could prevent some witnesses from testifying in Congress The charges against three former Trump campaign aides this week provided a jolt to congressional Russia investigators who now know special counsel Robert Mueller is moving quickly — and his moves will shut down potential lanes of inquiry for them and likely eliminate the chances of lawmakers to question those aides. Mueller’s investigation, which has already led to some dust-ups with the Hill, threatens to limit the scope of the congressional Russia probes even further. And Democrats are increasingly coming around to the idea that Mueller may be their best shot at proving whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians — given the reticence of most Republicans to break ranks from the White House and embrace the notion of Trump-Russia ties. Take President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The Senate intelligence committee had interviewed him about the June 2016 meeting with Russians and Donald Trump Jr. but still hoped to speak to him again about a broader range of issues, while the House intelligence panel had still yet to schedule an interview. The Senate judiciary committee was also seriously weighing a subpoena for his testimony. Now that’s almost assuredly a non-starter. “He’s under federal indictment. He won’t come, his lawyer won’t let him come. And if he comes he’ll take the Fifth,” said California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee who has been pressing for Manafort’s appearance since the summer. “And you know what, what you do is you see the importance of a Mueller investigation, because if you think about it, we have the power of subpoena and not telling a lie to the Congress — that’s it.” But Manafort is not the only roadblock. The House intelligence committee had planned to speak this fall with Rick Gates, the Manafort business associate and former Trump aide who was also indicated Monday. Sources said familiar with the matter said that it was delayed as Gates continued to reschedule his appearance, and now it’s possible that it never occurs. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said that the Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos – who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his efforts to arrange high-level Russian meetings with Trump officials – had been in “constant contact” with the committee through his lawyer. Asked Tuesday if that discussion is over, the North Carolina Republican said: “I think it is.” Related article Papadopoulos' guilty plea visualized: From Russian contact to arrest The gap between Republicans and Democrats on whether there is evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia is only growing in the wake of Mueller’s charges. If Congress cannot interview key figures, it could make it harder to reach definitive conclusions on a bipartisan basis in reports designed to tell the public the extent of the Russian meddling in the last elections. The gap between Republicans and Democrats on whether there is evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia is only growing in the wake of Mueller’s charges. To Democrats, Monday’s indictment of Trump’s former campaign chairman and the guilty plea of a foreign policy adviser who was offered “dirt” from the Russians on then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shows evidence of at least an intent to collude, and the developments provide the congressional probes new avenues to explore. “There are clearly facts and evidence that show collusion by the Trump campaign with the Russians, at least individuals involved in the Trump campaign,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat. “We are nowhere near the end of this investigation. There is a lot more to be known.” The new revelations – particularly over Papadopoulos and the offer of Clinton dirt – added fuel to their push to prove that the Trump campaign had wittingly or unwittingly been used by Russian operatives to meddle in the elections. “This is a wake-up call,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat on the House intelligence committee. “We have more clear evidence than ever that people at all levels of the campaign sought to work with the Russians. Now we have someone who put his name on a piece of paper under penalty of perjury and said he did that.” But Republicans are not moved. Top Republicans on the committees probing Russian election meddling say this week’s developments do not change their investigation, nor do they add up to collusion. “I’m not sure that it changes anything for our investigation,” Burr said. “I don’t think the indictments were a surprise to any of us who had been involved in the investigation for nine months.” “It looks to me like it’s disconnected from what we’re looking at,” said Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, another senior Republican on the intelligence panel. In the aftermath of Mueller’s charges, some lawmakers remain hopeful that they will have access to some of the officials tied up in the special counsel investigation. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, expressed optimism that Papadopoulos would be willing to talk to the panel now that he’s cooperating with Mueller’s probe. “I would hope that as part of his plea agreement, his cooperation will extend to the congressional probes as well as to investigators,” Schiff said. “In the near term, I would imagine Manafort and Gates who were also on our witness list would be less likely to testify.” Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence panel, said “there are more questions that need to be answered” in the aftermath of the Mueller moves. “We continue to see evidence that Russians were reaching out to Trump officials in a variety of ways, offering discrediting information on Hillary Clinton that included their email,” Warner told CNN. Before Mueller’s charges were revealed this week, there have already been growing calls from Republicans to wrap up the Hill probes this year, with accusations that Democrats are trying to drag out the probes into the 2018 election cycle. While Burr said Tuesday the panel had not come to a conclusion on collusion, he downplayed the significance of the new revelations in the court documents. “If indictments were all about Russians reaching out to Americans, it would be a lot of people who would have been indicted yesterday,” Burr said. “So we know from this investigation that there’s been an active campaign by the Russians to be involved in the 2016 election on both sides and we’re going to try to answer some of the questions.” Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican who sits on the Senate intelligence committee, said she still has not seen “definitive evidence of collusion.” “I have read the (Papadopoulos) plea agreement and I think it raises questions but … based on the information that I’ve reviewed through the intelligence committee investigation that I have yet to see any definitive evidence of collusion,” Collins said. And she added that it could be Mueller who ultimately answers that question. “One reason we have a special counsel to pursue any evidence of criminal wrongdoing is to help us get to the answer of that question,” Collins said. “Obviously the intelligence committee is unable to bring criminal charges, which gives a certain leverage in dealing with individuals that you might not otherwise have.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mueller investigation", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171101181500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/01/politics/congress-russia-investigations/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "414512288", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This article originally published in 2015. It’s coverage for Future of Adventure, which explores designs and innovations that enable us to experience the world in thrilling new ways. To see everything, go to cnn.com/adventure World View offers near-space balloon flights at $75,000 compared to Virgin Galactic's price of $250,000 Balloons will lift pressurized capsules carrying six passengers to about 100,000 feet After passengers view the blackness of space and Earth's curvature, a parafoil floats the capsule to Earth Instead of rocket-powered sub-orbital flights like those of Virgin Galactic, could high-altitude ballooning become the most viable way of letting paying tourists experience space – or at least something thrillingly close to it? Ballooning is already tried and tested technology – “It’s the origin of space travel,” explains Annelie Schoenmaker, external relations and legal officer for Zero2infinity, a Spanish company that plans to launch passengers to near space using balloons known as “Bloons” for €110,000 ($124,000) a time. Zero2infinity is one of two organizations hoping to use pressurized capsules suspended beneath helium balloons as a way to take tourists into near space. For more innovations that let us experience the world in thrilling new ways, go to cnn.com/adventure Flights using helium-filled balloons began in the early 1930s. “For me this time was what I call the first space race, as it was the first time we went into the stratosphere,” explains Dr Jonathan Clark, an associate professor in neurology and space medicine, who has advised on both Red Bull Stratos and StratEx – the project that saw Google executive Alan Eustace make a record-breaking space dive, assisted by ballooning company World View Enterprises. “Even the first spacesuits were tested using balloons,” adds Schoenmaker. To this day ballooning is hugely important for space science; NASA and other commercial companies use balloons as an inexpensive means to test payloads in near-space environments. Because balloons can spend a relatively large amount of time in the stratosphere, this “gives increased observation and experiment runs,” explains Jane Poynter, CEO of World View, which will offer near-space ballooning trips for $75,000. High-altitude ballooning even has some high-profile fans within the space community, including veteran of four space shuttle missions, Mark Kelly, who works with World View as director of flight crew operations. Of course, it’s not actually space – balloons only travel to a height of between 30-40km, with 36km being seen as optimum; to reach what is defined as space, you need to travel to a height of 100km. “But it is pretty close and it gives you a totally different experience,” says Michael Lopez-Alegria, former NASA astronaut and president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. You are still high enough that you are above 99% of the Earth’s atmosphere and although you don’t experience weightlessness, you are able to see something that most humans haven’t – the “Thin Blue Line” of the Earth’s atmosphere. Passengers would also be able to see the Earth in the blackness of space, as well as the sun rise over the curvature of the planet. “Our goal is to provide as many people as possible with a perspective-changing view of our planet” adds Poynter. The science behind sending humans to the edge of space is much the same as sending any other payload. “It’s very easy,” says Schoenmaker, “put in helium, release the balloon and up it goes, very slowly.” The capsules are completely sealed, allowing for full pressurization at altitudes. “Our capsule is fitted with state-of-the-art space-rated life support systems, designed and manufactured by Paragon Space Development Corporation, who are global leaders in life support technology,” says Poynter, of the World View system. Balloons can in theory launch from anywhere in the world, as long as the weather is favorable. Unlike rockets, there is no big acceleration, with a balloon taking between 1.5-2 hours to reach maximum altitude. Once there, inside a capsule attached to the balloon, crew and passengers can bob along on the edge of our atmosphere for up to two hours. Once built, both the Bloon and World View cabins will have toilet facilities and you’ll even be able to dine on board. World View plans to take six passengers and two crew at a time, while Bloon hopes to take up to four passengers and two crew, though the role of the crew is described by Schoenmaker “as more for passenger support and a precaution if something goes wrong.” To return to Earth, helium is vented from the balloon, then a ParaWing, which is already deployed, takes over the remainder of the descent. Schoenmaker explains: “For safety, we also have a further two back-up chutes.” The descent back to Earth takes around an hour, meaning there is no big acceleration, with the capsule landing in a predetermined location, guided back to Earth by a pilot and the support of mission control. The ultimate aim for near-space ballooning is that the experience will be comparable to getting on a commercial airliner. Passengers would be inside a pressurized environment, just like on a plane. However, whether passengers would still need to wear spacesuits will depend on certification from authorities. As with other forms of commercial space travel, in the United States balloons to the stratosphere are regulated by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), under the Office of Commercial Space Transportation – although for flights in Europe, regulation is not yet defined. As with all forms of commercial space experiences, safety is a huge factor in determining when paying passenger flights will realistically take place.  “We will not launch until we are completely satisfied and confident with our testing,” explains Poynter. In late February, World View announced it had successfully flown a parafoil from a height of 102,000 feet (31 kilometers). With extensive unmanned testing already underway, the hope for World View is that it could launch as soon as the end of 2016, with Bloon expecting to begin flights in the next few years. But because the balloons don’t go to space, is there actually interest for this type of experience? “Space ballooning certainly has its market,” believes Brad Inggs, CEO of Orbital Horizon, a space support and intelligence solution agency, based in South Africa. “Once launches become regular, it will catch the interest of people seeking that kind of experience.” Schoenmaker claims that there is already a waiting list for trips on Bloon, but says they cannot disclose numbers. There is also scope for high-altitude balloons to further benefit life on Earth. “Earth observation and communication payloads on board balloons can also assist in disaster relief,” says Inggs. And balloons could also be used to launch nanosatellites from high altitude, reducing the cost of launch.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "near-space balloon flights", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150305124500", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/tech/balloons-fly-edge-of-space/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "758528381", "sentence": "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced backlash from civil rights groups after she told members of Congress on Tuesday that she believed schools can decide whether or not to report undocumented students to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials. The groups say DeVos’s comments would violate the Constitution, pointing to the 1982 Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe, which found that K-12 schools can’t deny students access to public education based on their immigration status. DeVos said on Tuesday that she believed the choice was up to schools and local communities whether principals and teachers had the responsibility to call ICE if they learned a student or a student’s family members were undocumented. “Sir, I think that’s a school decision, it’s a local community decision,” DeVos said during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearing, as Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a New York Democrat, pressed her for her views on the issue. “Again, I refer to the fact that we have laws and we are also compassionate. I urge this body to do its job and address and clarify where there is confusion around this.” But civil rights groups said that would be unconstitutional. “Let’s be clear: Any school that reports a child to ICE would violate the Constitution,” Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement. “The Supreme Court has made clear that every child in America has a right to a basic education, regardless of immigration status. Secretary DeVos is once again wrong.” Thomas A. Saenz, the president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund said that DeVos’s testimony “stems either from an astounding ignorance of the law or from an insupportable unwillingness to accurately advise local school districts.” “Either of these indicates a severe dereliction of duty,” he added. ICE has clearly stated that schools are considered “sensitive locations,” like churches and places of worship, where they do not conduct immigration enforcement. Asked for comment, Elizabeth Hill, the Education Department press secretary told CNN that “the Secretary has said repeatedly, we are a nation of laws and we are also a nation of compassion.” “The Secretary’s position remains that schools must comply with Plyler and all other applicable law and regulation,” she said. DeVos acknowledged during her testimony Tuesday that the Supreme Court had ruled that the government must provide money to educate undocumented students in K-12 schools throughout the country. “There are undocumented children in K-12 education today that we support and give education to on a daily basis,” she said. CNN’s Tal Kopan contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Betsy DeVos", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180523221500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/politics/education-secretary-betsy-devos-undocumented-students/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "685746056", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Anthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is a national security analyst on a number of global conflicts. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Anthony H. Cordesman: The US must accept that threatening \"fire and fury\" is not a practical military option in North Korea Instead, the US should devote resources to building up its own military deterrence and that of its allies, Japan and South Korea, he writes It is easy for the US and North Korea to posture and threaten – for North Korea to carry out nuclear and missile tests and for the US to conduct B-1B bomber and F-35 flights and military exercises. It is equally easy for the hopeful and the well-intentioned – and nations on the margin of events, such as China – to call for negotiations or believe that some form of dialogue will lead to conflict resolution and change North Korean behavior. There is always hope that someone else will solve the problem: China, the UN, South Korea or the somewhat mythical “international community.” US military experts can continue to search for preventive options – or any option that will avoid triggering a process of mutual escalation leading to a major military exchange or war. And the US should seek to negotiate and continue to demonstrate its commitment to its East Asian allies. But it is becoming all too clear that the US may well have to accept the reality that to threaten “fire and fury” is not a practical military option, and there probably won’t be any miraculous change in Kim Jong Un’s behavior. At a minimum, he will soon nuclearize the Korean Peninsula and be able to threaten all of Asia, or at least as far as Japan and Guam, with nuclear weapons. In one to two years, he will have a reasonably credible capability to fire a missile with enough accuracy and reliability to carry a nuclear warhead so far as to strike a major city in the West Coast of the continental US. At that point, North Korea will not only have fully joined the nuclear club, it will have become an active threat to America. The key question is: What will the US do about it? One step will be to leave no doubt about the US commitment to deterrence and US willingness to respond to any North Korean nuclear blackmail or use of such a weapon. The US must make it clear that it will deploy a decisively destructive nuclear option to strike North Korea – one capable of effectively destroying the country. Related article North Korea will be a nuclear power. We need to accept that now It must provide convincing “extended” nuclear deterrence to cover South Korea and Japan, and may well have to decide to either reintroduce modern US theater nuclear weapons, or smaller nuclear weapons designed to be effective at battlefield targets, to South Korea, or accept a South Korean nuclear force. There must be no possible seam in the structure of deterrence, and both North Korea and its biggest trading partner China must fully understand just how strong the US retaliatory commitment is. The US also needs to work with Japan and South Korea to give them the most advanced missile defenses possible – both ballistic and cruise missiles – and to create all of the elements to make US missile defenses as effective as possible. It must reassure Russia and China that they do not need to expand their forces to maintain a credible deterrent to the US. The US must also deal openly with Russia and China’s concerns about the US missile defense systems it can deploy in the region. It should also phase the deployment of such capabilities and commitments in ways that are responsive to each new step of the North Koran nuclear and missile buildup, while both working closely and openly with South Korea and Japan and repeatedly stating that it will not seek regime change in North Korea or to displace China’s interests. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Here, the irony is that US military strength and credible actions to build deterrence may be the best approach to real-world negotiation and arms control. If there is any chance at all in moderating North Korean behavior, it lies in Chinese and Russian pressure on Kim. Threatening trade wars is not going to help – tangibly confronting China and Russia with a whole new set of nuclear risks in their backyard just might, and showing that the US is acting out of grim necessity may ease the risk that some future nuclear crisis will escalate beyond North Korea to include China, and even Russia.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US policy on North Korea nuclear deterrence", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170831214500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/opinions/north-korea-deterrence-opinion-cordesman/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "754564977", "sentence": "Israel claims it struck almost all of Iran’s military capabilities in Syria after what it says was an Iranian missile attack on the Golan Heights. In the most direct confrontation between Israel and Iran to date, the regional enemies exchanged fire for hours late Wednesday. The extended barrage of fire comes amid soaring tensions between Israel and Iran, rivals battling for regional influence, and less than two days after the United States withdrew from the deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program. In a YouTube statement Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had “crossed a red line,” and that Israel’s action was appropriate. Netanyahu spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May on the phone on Thursday evening. According to a readout of the call from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, the two spoke about “Iranian aggression, developments in the region, and the situation in Syria.” Netanyahu thanked May for condemning Iran and affirming Israel’s right to defend itself. “Whoever hits us will get hit seven times over. Whoever prepares themselves to attack us will be attacked first. That is what we have done and that is what we will continue doing,” Netanyahu said. According to the UK government’s readout of the conversation, May called for “calm on all sides.” The sentiment was echoed by the European Union, which released a statement urging “all regional actors to show restraint and avoid any escalation, which could further undermine regional stability.” Israel said more than 20 rockets were launched by Iranian forces in Syria in the direction of Israel late Wednesday, often criss-crossing in the clear night skies. A number of those rockets were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome aerial defense system, resulting in bright and sudden explosions. Israel retaliated with what appeared to be surface-to-surface missiles, and Syrian anti-aircraft batteries hosed the sky with fire in an effort to intercept them. Thunderclaps of Israeli artillery fire reverberated across the frontier between Syria and Israel, with the faint sound of impact echoing back moments later. “Israel has hit almost all of Iran’s infrastructure in Syria,” Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said. “If it will rain in Israel, there will be a biblical flood on the other side.” He reiterated Israel’s stance that this latest offensive was not an ongoing operation, adding: “I hope this chapter is over, and everyone understands the situation, and we won’t have to spend nights in situation rooms.” Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said Israel had successfully hit dozens of Iranian targets in Syria in what he described as “the largest operation against Iranian targets” in years. Iran’s leaders have not yet issued a response to the Israeli accusations or the military strikes, but if confirmed it would be the first time Iranian forces have fired rockets directly at Israeli forces. All night, drones buzzed overhead, heard but not seen in the darkness. Three people were killed and two others were injured by the Israeli missiles, the Syrian military said in a statement. The strikes also destroyed a radar station, ammunition depot and caused material damage to Syria’s air defense, it said. The Syrian military claimed that its air defense managed to intercept and destroy a “big part of the wave of Israeli missiles that targeted a number of our military positions.” The Golan Heights is considered Israeli-occupied territory, taken from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. Israel officially annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 in a move never recognized by the international community. United Nations Security Council Resolutions have demanded the return of the Golan Heights to Syria, but Israeli leaders have made it clear they have no intention of conceding the strategic position to Syria. In a statement delivered early Thursday, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces pinned the blame for the rocket fire on the Quds Force, an elite division of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has forces in Syria and is often seen as the face of Iran’s regional ambitions. Conricus said the rockets, which were targeted at front-line Israeli military positions in the Golan Heights, were all either downed by aerial defense systems or fell short and landed in Syria. On Wednesday night, state-run Sana TV, in southern Syria, carried reports that Israel had fired several missiles at the city of Baath in Quneitra, none of which resulted in casualties. A short time later, Syrian state-run media reported that while dozens of “hostile” Israeli missiles had been intercepted in Syrian airspace, at least two others had hit an ammunition depot and destroyed a radar site. The targets included rocket launchers, intelligence posts, military command posts, and weapons depots. No Israeli fighter jets were hit in the strikes, but Conricus said they came under heavy anti-aircraft fire. He added that “ground assets were also used to strike into Syria.” The IDF released a map showing a list of targets it said it hit. The IDF has struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria in response to the Iranian rocket attack against Israel. Quds force is behind attack and has played the initial price. IDF remains ready for various scenarios but does not seek to escalate the situation. pic.twitter.com/4rC8gHK2LG Russia, which like Iran has intervened in Syria’s war on the side of the government, called for “restraint on all sides.” In a statement, the White House said: “The United States condemns the Iranian regime’s provocative rocket attacks from Syria against Israeli citizens, and we strongly support Israel’s right to act in self-defense.” “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bears full responsibility for the consequences of its reckless actions,” the statement added. Israel had been expecting an Iranian response for some time, following a series of military strikes in Syria that targeted Iranian positions. Syria and Iran blamed those strikes on Israel, and Iran’s leaders vowed revenge. One of the strikes occurred Tuesday night, only hours after President Donald Trump had withdrawn the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, sparking fears of further destabilization in the Middle East. Related article Trump warns Iran against restarting nuclear program A US defense official told CNN that it was an Israeli military strike that hit suspected Iranian weapons near Damascus. Israel has not commented on the strike. On Tuesday, the IDF went on high alert in anticipation of an Iranian response, in addition to calling up a limited number of reserve troops “on an as needed basis.” Israel opened bomb shelters in the Golan Heights, but did not instruct people to enter the shelters. On Wednesday morning, the IDF chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, visited the Golan Heights to meet with military and civilian leaders on the IDF’s assessment of the situation. Israel says it has a series of “red lines” in Syria; among them, preventing Iran’s military entrenchment in the country. Netanyahu reiterated that in his statement Thursday, calling on the international community to prevent Iran’s Quds Force from basing in Syria. “We need to unite to dismember the arm of the evil that is spreading itself in every place,” he said. Netanyahu also said Israel’s most recent strike was a message to the Assad regime. He said Israel’s “operations are against Iranian targets in Syria, but if the Syrian army will act against us, we will act against them.” “That is exactly what happened yesterday. [The] Syrian army fired ground-to-air missiles against, us so we hit them.” On Wednesday, Netanyahu met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Victory Day, which marks the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany. In a bilateral meeting after the celebrations, Netanyahu said that Israel has the “obligation and right to defend itself against Iranian aggression, from Syrian territory. They are trying to transfer forces and deadly weapons there with the explicit goal of attacking the State of Israel. Certainly, it is Israel’s right to take such steps as necessary to defend itself against this aggression.” Putin, as one of the few leaders who has good relations and significant influence with both Israel and Iran, urged restraint. “The situation, unfortunately, is very acute. I want to hope that we will be able not only to discuss with you, but also to look for solutions that would soften the situation,” said Putin. Russia and Israel coordinate their actions within Syria for the purpose of deconfliction. According to Conricus, Israel notified Russia before carrying out the overnight strikes. Russian and Iranian intervention in Syria’s long-running civil war helped tilt the balance of power back toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Assad said fears of a third world war erupting in Syria were misplaced, despite escalating tensions. Assad told the paper that “wise Russian leadership” would prevent such an event, describing the current conflict as “something more than a cold war, less than a full-blown war.” He also took aim at the US, saying the Russians “know that the agenda of the deep state in the United States is to create a conflict.” Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 after capturing it from Syria in the Six Day War in 1967. The international community has never recognized the annexation and regards the Golan Heights as Israeli-occupied territory. CNN’s Oren Liebermann and Salma Abdelaziz reported from Golan Heights. James Masters wrote from London. Sarah El Sirgany contributed to this report from Abu Dhabi. Hamdi Alkhshali contributed from Atlanta. Mike Schwartz, Ian Lee and Amir Tal contributed from Jerusalem.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180509233000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/middleeast/israel-rockets-syria/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "586689417", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat, Facebook and email. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Sutter: Decisions we make about energy use today will define how deadly hurricanes will be for many generations To stop storms like this from getting even more intense, we need to rid the economy of fossil fuels As Hurricane Matthew continues to churn through the Atlantic, leaving more than 260 dead in the Caribbean and threatening the Florida coast, the focus must be on public safety. People in the storm’s path must seek refuge, as Florida’s governor has implored. And those in the Caribbean likely will need assistance as they mourn their dead and clean up the wreckage. But as the impact of the storm becomes clear, there’s an uncomfortable truth the rest of us should wrestle with: Hurricane Matthew looks a lot like future climate change. And if we want to stop storms like this from getting even more intense, we need to do everything we can to rid the economy of fossil fuels. Related video Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida “We expect to see more high-intensity events, Category 4 and 5 events, that are around 13% of total hurricanes but do a disproportionate amount of damage,” Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at MIT, told The Guardian. “The theory is robust and there are hints that we are already beginning to see it in nature.” “Last year was the warmest our oceans have ever been on record. And that’s critical context,” Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University, told Democracy Now. “It’s that warmth that provides the energy that intensifies these storms. And it isn’t a coincidence that we’ve seen the strongest hurricane in both hemispheres within the last year.” Emanuel, the MIT professor, told me it’s not possible to say Hurricane Matthew was caused by climate change. We just don’t know that. But we do know that by burning coal, natural gas and oil we are heating up the atmosphere and oceans, and that’s expected to strengthen hurricanes like this over time. Related video Hurricane Matthew leaves devastation, destruction By 2100, tropical hurricanes are expected to be 2% to 11% more intense because of global warming, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, citing UN data. Global warming also is expected to make hurricanes produce about 20% more rain near the eye of the storm, according to a US government report. That’s critical because freshwater flooding is the second deadliest feature of hurricanes, Emanuel told me. The top killer is storm surge, he said, and that also will be shaped by our fossil fuel addiction. As the planet heats up, the ocean is expanding and ice sheets are melting from the land into the sea. That’s causing already noticeable increases in tide lines, leading to sunny-day flooding in Miami and Norfolk, Virginia, for example, as tides spill into streets and yards. Rising tides make hurricane storm surges even higher, causing greater risks for people living on the coast. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook “Within the next 15 years, higher sea levels combined with storm surge will likely increase the average annual cost of coastal storms along the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico by $2 billion to $3.5 billion,” a 2014 report from the Risky Business Project, chaired by  Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Tom Steyer, found. “Adding in potential changes in hurricane activity, the likely increase in average annual losses grows to up to $7.3 billion, bringing the total annual price tag for hurricanes and other coastal storms to $35 billion.” The decisions we make about our energy use today will define how deadly and costly hurricanes like Matthew will be for many generations to come. We ignore these warnings at our peril.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "fossil fuel economy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161007151500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "HTI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/opinions/sutter-hurricane-matthew-climate-change/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "546606709", "sentence": "Obama spoke at the Air Force Academy The President decried any turn toward isolationism President Barack Obama Thursday used his final commencement address at a U.S. military academy to talk about the security challenges facing America, to make the case for a steady commander-in-chief, and to urge that America not look away from the world in isolationism. While Obama did not mention presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in his remarks to graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he rebutted some of the foreign policy arguments Trump has put forward – proposals that lean toward reducing America’s role in global affairs. “As we navigate this complex world, America cannot shirk the mantle of leadership,” Obama said. “We can’t be isolationist. It’s not possible in this globalized, interconnected world. In these uncertain times, it’s tempting sometimes to pull back and try to wash our hands of conflicts that seem intractable, let other countries fend for themselves. But history teaches us, from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, that oceans alone cannot protect us. We cannot turn inward.” The President said being commander-in-chief was the “highest honor of my life.” Obama added that while the country faces big challenges, American values like freedom and equal opportunity inspire the world, including immigrants striving to reach U.S. shores. The speech to the Air Force Academy’s class of 2016, which was more a tribute to the school’s 812 graduates and to the U.S. military, highlighted the threats facing national and global security, from terrorism to Russian aggression to the conflict in the South China Sea. Obama’s remarks came just hours before former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was to deliver a foreign policy address in California in which aides said she would slam Trump’s foreign policy approach and lay out why she believes he is “unqualified” and “unfit” to serve as president. Obama also argued that treaties – some of which Trump has questioned – help keep America safe, citing as an example the treaty that established NATO. Obama opened his remarks hailing the airmen he has come to know as president and joking that some days he spends more time with those in the Air Force than with his own family. “I’m really gonna miss Air Force One,” the President said, after noting the crew’s punctuality, the fact that he does not have to take off his shoes before he flies, and that his luggage never gets lost. “We can never know what the future holds but in the not so distant future when I’m no longer president, I will sleep knowing men and women like you serve to keep us free.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160602194500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/politics/obama-air-force-academy/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "649834919", "sentence": "Another day, another military drill from North Korea. Here’s what else you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) President Trump may not go all in on funding for his border wall in the upcoming spending bill fight after all. Trump had said he wanted funds for the wall included in the budget bill that must be OK’d this week to avoid a government shutdown. That position’s a no-go for Democrats, who promised a fight, including possibly shutting down the government. Trump’s aides have now taken a softer tone, saying that just including some “border security” funds in the spending bill would be enough. That would push the war over funding the wall, one of Trump’s signature campaign promises, to another day. The President made good on his campaign promise to hit other nations with tariffs, but it wasn’t China or Mexico that got whacked first, it was our nice neighbors to the north in Canada. The Trump administration slapped tariffs of up to 24% on Canadian lumber shipped to the US, after trade talks on dairy products collapsed. Some fear this could start a trade war. Meanwhile, Trump’s new tax plan, which he’s due to reveal tomorrow, may propose slashing the top corporate rate to 15% from 35%. That could spook some deficit-minded Republicans, who are eager to offer businesses and corporations tax relief but don’t want to explode the country’s debt to do it. Hacking is now the latest in a series of frightening similarities between the French election and last year’s US election. A Japanese cybersecurity firm says Emmanuel Macron’s campaign was targeted by hackers employing methods similar to the ones used against the Democratic National Committee. Macron’s camp hasn’t said if it was indeed hacked. His opponent in the May 7 runoff, Marine Le Pen, is temporarily stepping down from leading the National Front party to fully focus on her campaign. Arkansas last night held the nation’s first back-to-back executions in 17 years. This days after holding the state’s first execution in more than a decade. The latest executed inmates, Jack Harold Jones and Marcel Wayne Williams, were among eight prisoners set to die this month before the state’s supply of lethal injection drugs expires. Four executions are now on hold pending appeals. At least 18 states are considering bills that would make it harder for demonstrators to protest. Lawmakers are considering everything from boosting penalties for protesters who block roads to making wearing a mask while protesting illegal. Civil liberties groups are most alarmed by bills in Tennessee and Florida that would let drivers off the hook for hitting demonstrators who are blocking roads. “What’s been going on while I’ve been gone?” Former President Barack Obama, in his first public appearance since leaving the White House People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. British version Another copy of the Declaration of Independence – on parchment, like the one in the National Archives – has been found in the UK. Last laugh Four years ago, his stepfather said there’s no way he’d ever graduate from college. Guess who’s laughing now? Message matters A Florida teen took social issues to her prom when she wore this. Hair hate Don’t feel so bad, Pepsi. Hair care products maker Shea Moisture is the latest company to put out an ad that straight up ticked off its customer base. Smooth move Kenny G serenaded his fellow passengers on a Delta flight from Tampa to LA. But chill out smooth jazz haters; this mini-concert was for a good cause. 86% That’s how much anti-Semitic incidents rose in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, the Anti-Defamation League says. Not budging This dog isn’t getting up until a street performer in Spain finishes his song. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170425113000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/us/five-things-april-25-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "666558818", "sentence": "Warmbier was released last week He died on Monday President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that Otto Warmbier, the American who died days after his release from North Korea, would still be alive if he had been released sooner. “He should have been brought home that same day. The results would have been a lot different,” Trump said. The Trump administration secured Warmbier’s release from North Korea last week on humanitarian grounds after nearly 18 months of imprisonment. He arrived in the US last Tuesday in a coma and died on Monday. Related article McCain: North Korea 'murdered' former detainee Otto Warmbier Trump called the situation a “disgrace” and is now facing calls for the US to respond to North Korea for its role in Warmbier’s death. But on Tuesday, answering a question during an Oval Office meeting with the Ukrainian president, Trump focused on lamenting the length of Warmbier’s imprisonment and the delay in securing his release. “He should have been brought home a long time ago,” Trump said. Warmbier was arrested and imprisoned in North Korea during President Barack Obama’s time in office, though North Korea only informed the US of Warmbier’s medical condition earlier this month. Trump’s comment could be interpreted as an implicit knock of the Obama administration. Ned Price, former National Security Council spokesman under Obama, responded to Trump saying the Obama administration “had no higher priority than securing the release of Americans detained overseas.” “North Korea’s isolation posed unique challenges, but we worked through every avenue available to us – including through the Swedish, our protecting power, as well as through our representatives in New York – to secure the release of Mr. Warmbier,” he said, adding that at least 10 Americans were freed from North Korea under Obama. Three Americans remain imprisoned in North Korea. Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song were arrested in recent months on charges of committing “hostile acts.” A third American, Kim Dong Chul was detained in 2015. “A lot of bad things happened, but at least we got him home to be with his parents, where they were so happy to see him even though he was in very tough condition,” Trump said Monday, reacting to Warmbier’s death. White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday offered few details about how the US plans to respond to the death of Warmbier, promising only that the US will “continue to apply economic and political pressure” to change North Korea’s behavior. “The President has spoken very clearly about how he and the first lady and our country feels about the loss of this American,” Spicer said. Spicer said the US is continuing to work with China to apply pressure on North Korea and said the US has seen “positive movement” with China. The US will “continue to work with them and others to put the appropriate pressure on North Korea to change the behavior of this regime,” Spicer said. Asked whether Trump would still consider meeting with Kim Jong Un – as he previously said he would be willing to do, given the right conditions – Spicer said: “Clearly, we’re moving further away, not closer, to those conditions being met.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170620171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/politics/trump-otto-warmbier-north-korea/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "566059647", "sentence": "ISIS used the former palace as a training center for foreign recruits, UK officials say Mosul is the largest city remaining under the terror group's control British fighter jets have struck an ISIS training complex in one of toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s former palaces in Mosul, the UK’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. Two Royal Air Force Typhoons carried out the strikes Monday on one of the terror group’s strongholds in Mosul as part of a targeted coalition attack, the ministry said in a statement. Extensive surveillance showed the palace, close to the Tigris River, contained a training center for foreign recruits and offices dedicated to internal security in the group’s so-called caliphate. The jets were armed with the RAF’s largest guided bombs, the Enhanced Paveway III, and first struck the headquarters, then the security center. Initial indications were that the mission was successful. “Daesh has been losing followers and territory for months, and emphatic strikes like this show that we and the coalition will not waver,” UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said, using an alternative name for ISIS. “Daesh fighters, both foreign and homegrown, can see that they are targets inside this cult.” During a visit to RAF Akrotiri, a British air base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus from which British jets fly daily missions against ISIS, Fallon announced that additional UK troops would deploy to Iraq for the fight against the terror group later this month. ISIS has steadily lost territory in Iraq and Syria in the past 18 months, including the Iraqi cities of Ramadi, Tikrit and Falluja, while it pursues mass casualty attacks beyond the borders of its so-called caliphate to project power. ISIS attacks spur dread and anger Iraq’s military is gearing up for an assault to retake Mosul, the largest city under ISIS control. Terror export fears as ISIS ‘caliphate’ shrinks CNN’s Simon Cullen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160803113000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/middleeast/iraq-british-saddam-palace-isis/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "697941308", "sentence": "Government lawyers have asked a judge to reject CNN’s requests to make public the memos of former FBI Director James Comey in which he details his meetings with President Donald Trump. In a late Friday evening filing, the lawyers also have asked for permission to argue in secret why they say the disclosure could compromise the investigation into Russian election-meddling and potential obstruction of justice into that probe. Several news outlets and government watchdogs, including CNN, have requested the documents be released under the Freedom of Information Act. Comey testified in Congress that the documents detail Trump’s request that he pledge personal loyalty and what he interpreted as a request to curtail an investigation into Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Despite Comey’s testimony that he wrote the memos specifically to avoid including classified information, the government argued it has now classified portions of the documents. Related article Comey was taken aback by Trump request for loyalty pledge Releasing the memos, the government said, could “reveal the scope and focus of the investigation and thereby harm the investigation” and any prosecutions. To prevent that harm, the government requested District Judge James E. Boasberg, who sits in Washington, DC, allow them to secretly make their case, citing an unnamed “FBI employee” who would testify only behind closed doors about why the Comey memos could not be disclosed. “Publicly explaining in any greater detail why the release of the Comey Memos would be detrimental to the pending investigation would itself disclose law enforcement sensitive information that could interfere with the pending investigation,” the government wrote. In a court filing earlier this year, CNN argued disclosure of the documents was in the public interest and required under the Freedom of Information Act. It requested the memos be released “unredacted, and without further delay.” Related video CNN, NYT, USA Today sue FBI over Comey memos The existence of the memos was first disclosed when Comey asked a friend to provide the contents of one memo to The New York Times. The friend told CNN that the document contained no classification markings. Comey had just been fired by Trump as FBI director, imperiling the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election that Comey had been leading. Comey told Congress he expected the disclosure would lead to a special counsel picking up the investigation. Trump told NBC News he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation, claiming it “is a made-up story.” Comey then publicly described the memos and meetings with Trump in testimony before Congress in June. In one meeting, according to the former FBI director, Trump asked others – including the attorney general – to leave so Trump and Comey could speak privately, and then asked Comey to “let this go,” referring to the Flynn investigation. Related article James Comey testimony: Trump asked me to let Flynn investigation go In another, the President invited Comey to dinner, which “turned out to be just the two of us, seated at a small oval table in the center of the Green Room,” according to Comey’s Senate testimony. Comey said he was concerned that “the dinner was, at least in part, an effort to have me ask for my job,” which “concerned me greatly, given the FBI’s traditionally independent status in the executive branch” and his inquiry involving current and former Trump aides. Comey said he turned over his copies of the memos to the special counsel. The request for the documents landed in court back in June after the FBI did not respond to CNN’s FOIA request. Other watchdog groups and news organizations, including USA Today, Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, joined the lawsuit, and the government has repeatedly asked to delay the proceedings.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Government lawyers", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171014223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/14/politics/comey-memos-foia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "665819894", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst John Kirby is a retired rear admiral in the US Navy who was a spokesman for both the State and Defense Departments in the Obama administration. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. The USS Fitzgerald collided with a freighter off Japan early Saturday Seven US sailors were killed There is – at this writing – a lot we do not know about how the destroyer USS Fitzgerald came to collide with a heavily-laden freighter in the waters off Japan in the middle of the night. We do not know whether the warship’s radars were operating sufficiently. We do not know what decisions the men and women who were standing watch aboard the destroyer made – or failed to make – that could have averted the danger. We do not know what actions, if any, were taken by the crew of the freighter to either cause or avoid this tragedy. But this much we do know: First, we know the crew fought heroically to save their ship and the lives of their shipmates. We know that from early reports by Navy officials but also from the images that flashed across our screens, our tablets and our phones after the incident happened early Saturday. One look at the crushed, twisted starboard side, the hoses flaked about, the water being discharged, the frantic work being done tells you all you need to know about the stuff you can’t see in those same images: a fiercely brave crew working together to staunch the flooding, to rescue their shipmates and to save their ship. You can be certain they ended up drenched, exhausted, scraped and bruised – but not broken. They kept that ship from foundering for 16 brutal hours.  And they brought her back into port. I don’t care who you are, but you have to respect that kind of teamwork. Any sailor will tell you how long and how hard they train to get good at damage control. It’s pounded into them from the time they set foot at boot camp or the Naval Academy or a hundred other schools they must attend throughout their career. Fire and flood are enemies at sea, same as an adversary’s fleet. Except that fire and flood can be the results of accidents, mishaps or even your own mistakes. And that’s the second thing we know for certain today: that the Navy is going to find out exactly what happened. The investigation has already begun. It will be thorough. It will be clear. It will be definitive. Investigators will document minute-by-minute how these two ships came to occupy the same piece of water – how they approached one another, at what speeds, courses and angles. They will interview every possible witness, examine every relevant piece of equipment, pore over every kilobyte of recorded data. In the end, they will be able to reconstruct the entire event in time and space and determine precisely what lapses in judgment, seamanship and leadership occurred. And then they will make that investigation public. They will lay it out there for all to see and for all to learn from. Reporters won’t have to submit Freedom of Information Act requests or rely on leakers to find out what investigators discover. The Navy will tell them. They’ll probably even hold a news conference. After that, Navy leaders will incorporate the lessons they learn from this tragedy into those navigation, damage control and leadership courses, in the hopes that something like this doesn’t happen again. The Navy will not be afraid to hold itself to account for this. That leads us to the third thing we can safely know: accountability. It won’t be just the Navy that gets the lash here. Careers will be dashed. People will be punished. Short of battle at sea, Navy warships are not supposed to hit anything – not the ground, not each other, and certainly not container ships in the middle of the night. The commanding officer, Cmdr. Bryce Benson, will almost certainly be the first to go. “Anyone who has ever commanded a ship knows that you are inescapably responsible for everything that happens on your watch,” wrote my friend and colleague, Bryan McGrath, himself a former destroyer captain. “There is no such thing as ‘I was asleep’ or ‘I was ashore.’” The Navy won’t need to complete its findings to hold Cmdr. Benson responsible. He will surely lose his command forthwith. But there will no doubt be others whose performance during the incident will be found wanting, maybe even negligent. They will also be held to account. There may even be courts-martial that result. That’s the way it’s always been. It’s the way it has to be. Because the American people must have trust and confidence in the men and women who command their sons and daughters, who lead them into harm’s way. If they don’t – or they can’t – have that trust and confidence, well, we can’t man the ships we put to sea. And the Navy can’t defend the nation. In the same blog post, Bryan cited an editorial from The Wall Street Journal that was written after a 1952 collision between two US Navy warships, which resulted in the loss of 176 lives. It sums this whole ugly business up beautifully and mercilessly: “On the sea there is a tradition older even than the traditions of the country itself and wiser in its age than this new custom. It is the tradition that with responsibility goes authority and with them both goes accountability.” It continues: “It is cruel, this accountability of good and well-intentioned men. But the choice is that or an end of responsibility and finally as the cruel scene has taught, an end to the confidence and trust in the men who lead, for men will not long trust leaders who feel themselves beyond accountability for what they do. “And when men lose confidence and trust in those who lead, order disintegrates into chaos and purposeful ships into uncontrollable derelicts.” I never commanded a ship, never fired a shot in anger or had one fired at me. I remain in awe of those who willingly assume the burden of command, the crushing weight of that responsibility. I am not their equal. Therefore, I am unqualified to hazard a guess at the personal distress Cmdr. Benson and the rest of his crew feel right now. Nor can I imagine the grief of the families now mourning the loss of the seven sailors. All I can do is offer my prayers and take some comfort in knowing that whatever more we learn about this tragedy, whatever wounds must yet heal, the Navy will not let this “cruel scene” diminish from our eyes without first holding itself and its people to account – that it will not permit disintegration into chaos and that it will not shirk from its duty to preserve the trust and confidence placed in it by our elected leaders and the American people. Navy leaders sometimes fail. The Navy as an institution sometimes suffers as a result. But neither those leaders nor that institution will prove afraid and unwilling to answer for that.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Navy", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170618021500", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/17/opinions/uss-fitzgerald-this-much-we-know-kirby/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "722956421", "sentence": "A former CIA officer believed to have helped China dismantle a US spy network in the country and identify informants who were later killed or imprisoned was arrested Monday at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to multiple reports. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a 13-year veteran of the spy agency, was charged with unlawful retention of national defense information and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Lee was not charged with espionage but the arrest, The New York Times reported, capped an investigation dating back to 2012, two years after the CIA began losing its informants in China. Over a dozen informants were killed or imprisoned in the period by the Chinese government, a devastating and confounding setback for the agency, the Times reported. Related article Read the affidavit against former CIA agent accused of stashing secret info Court documents describe two notebooks, a datebook and an address book, that investigators discovered in FBI searches of hotel rooms Lee stayed in in 2012, wrapped in a “small, clear plastic travel pack” inside his luggage. Handwritten in their pages were the names and phone numbers of CIA assets and undercover officers, as well as the addresses of covert facilities and operational notes – pieces of secret and top secret information “the disclosure of which could cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States,” the government wrote. The CIA declined to comment beyond the information publicly released on the arrest. Lee, 53, made an initial court appearance in Brooklyn on Tuesday and did not enter a plea, the Justice Department said. A public defender who represented him at the proceeding declined to comment Wednesday. A trained CIA case officer, Lee maintained a top secret security clearance from 1994 through 2007, when he left the agency, court documents say. Lee, a naturalized US citizen currently living in Hong Kong, was in the process of moving to northern Virginia from Hong Kong when the FBI conducted the hotel room searches in August 2012. Lee and his family lived in northern Virginia until June 2013, court documents say. Monday, when Lee was arrested in New York, was his first time back in the country since he moved in 2013, a person familiar with the case said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jerry Chun Shing Lee", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180117024500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/politics/former-cia-officer-arrested-top-secret/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "637080312", "sentence": "Khalid Adem was convicted in 2006 of aggravated battery and cruelty to children in the first degree FGM is a \"global concern,\" the World Health Organization says An Ethiopian man convicted in Georgia of mutilating his 2-year-old daughter’s genitals has been sent back to his home country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE removed Khalid Adem, 41, on Monday after he served 10 years in prison. ICE officials said the case is thought to be the first criminal conviction in the United States for female genital mutilation, a widely scorned but persistent procedure the World Health Organization calls a “global concern.” “The practice is most common in the western, eastern, and northeastern regions of Africa, in some countries (in) the Middle East and Asia, as well as among migrants from these areas,” WHO said. Related article Help stop female genital mutilation “A young girl’s life has been forever scarred by this horrible crime,” Sean W. Gallagher, field office director for ICE’s Atlanta Emergency and Removal Operations, said in a statement. “The elimination of female genital mutilation/cutting has broad implications for the health and human rights of women and girls, as well as societies at large.” Related video These Kenyan women explain their support for FGM Adem had been convicted in 2006 in Gwinnett County, outside Atlanta, of aggravated battery and cruelty to children in the first degree, ICE said in a statement. “Female genital mutilation/cutting is a federal crime. Any involvement in committing this crime is a serious human rights violation which may result in imprisonment and potential removal from the U.S. Individuals suspected of female genital mutilation/cutting, including sending girls overseas to be cut, may be investigated by ICE’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center,” ICE said. The World Health Organization says the practice has no medical benefits, and the reasons the procedure is done “vary from one region to another as well as over time, and include a mix of socio-cultural factors within families and communities.” “It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and interferes with the natural functions of girls’ and women’s bodies. Generally speaking, risks increase with increasing severity of the procedure,” WHO says on its website. Many girls and young women die every year from complications associated with genital mutilation, authorities say.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "female genital mutilation", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170315130000", "country1": "ETH", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/15/africa/us-ethiopia-deportation/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "559427492", "sentence": "Margaret Thatcher became the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister in 1979; Theresa May now becomes its second. Some things are still the same 37 years later. (Queen Elizabeth still rules the roost in Buckingham Palace, for example.) But here’s what has changed for women worldwide between 1979 and now: Thatcher was one of only two elected women running a country when she became prime minister in 1979. There had been others before her elsewhere in the world –  Indira Gandhi of India and Golda Meir in Israel, for example – and there have been dozens since. But even now, a very small number of countries have women in charge. There were so few women in parliaments in 1979 that the Inter-Parliamentary Union doesn’t even have statistics going back that far. But since they started tracking the information in 1997, the number of female lawmakers has risen from about one in 10 worldwide to just over one in five. This may sound crazy today, but in 1979 several countries didn’t allow women to vote. That includes Lichtenstein, the last country in Europe to grant women suffrage (they came around in 1984). Saudi Arabia was last country in the world to grant women the right to vote, in 2015. The average number of births per women worldwide has fallen steadily for decades. Experts use that statistic as a rough guide for how much control women have over their own lives. The fewer children a woman has, the greater control she is probably exercising.  The U.N. says lower birth rates help women get out of poverty. More good news here. In 1979, there were nearly 80 million school-age girls around the world who were not going to school. The number now is less than half that, even as the total global population has increased by 60%. Life expectancy for both men and women is rising, with women living about five years longer than men both then and now. Not by a long way. Globally, women are only paid 52% of what men are paid, according to the World Economic Forum. The organization has only been tracking the gender gap for 10 years, but the Economic Policy Institute compared pay in the United States in 1979 and now. Back then, American women earned about two-thirds of when men did. Now, it’s a little over 80%. The best-selling single by a  woman in the U.K. this year is Sia’s “Cheap Thrills.” Back in 1979, it was a prediction for women that Gloria Gaynor got right: “I Will Survive.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "women's rights and gender equality worldwide", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160713124500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/13/europe/thatcher-may-women-then-now-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "722122748", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Kerra L. Bolton is the founder of Unmuted Consulting, a strategic political communications consultancy and online academy that helps individuals, communities and organizations spark and drive change. She also is a freelance writer and former political reporter and analyst in North Carolina. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. President Donald Trump’s comments about Haitian and African immigrants seeking refuge or a better life in the United States and his stated preference for immigrants from wealthy, European (and largely white) countries were breathtaking in their unmasked and unequivocal racism. Those of us appalled by his comments may clutch our pearls on social media or in conversations with like-minded friends and family. But at the heart of it, the President’s statements are not that different than what many of us hear at kitchen tables, water coolers and bar stools across America. Our outrage is, at least in large part, a response to the fact that it’s the President saying it. Outrage is not enough. It’s one thing to point at the words of the President and call him racist. It’s quite another to look at our own actions and take responsibility for the areas where we fall short. As we honor the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., culminating on Monday’s federal holiday, and as we drift into year two of the Trump presidency, here are five things everyone can do to be better Americans than the President. Challenge your beliefs. Racism starts in the mind. It is one result of a cesspool of accumulated and socialized beliefs and judgments about who you are and who others are based on skin color and the associations that come with it. Everyone holds such beliefs along a continuum, regardless of whether you had a black best friend in the sixth grade or your sister is married to a black man. To challenge your beliefs, you must face them. As James Baldwin said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it’s faced.” Related article The immigrants who prove Trump wrong Be willing to be uncomfortable. Many people try to distance themselves from their racist beliefs because they believe they are a “good person.” However, racism has nothing to do with your goodness. You can still go to church on Sunday and be a racist at work on Monday, if you demean or dismiss the contributions of your black colleagues. You must be willing to be uncomfortable if you want to do the hard work of ending racism. You must endure the heat of our own discomfort, the iciness of the fear of saying or doing the “wrong thing” or the scratchiness of annoyance in confronting a racist family member, neighbor or co-worker. Close the minority achievement gap. The average reading score for white, fourth-grade students was 26 points higher than the average score for their black peers, according to the most recent data from the National Assessment for Educational Progress. The 26-point score gap remained unchanged from the score gap in 2013, the previous assessment year. And it was only six points narrower than the score gap in 1992. This means that after more than two decades of policies, lawsuits and funding battles, black children are still not reading at the same level as their white classmates. Related article Donald Trump's enmity for Haiti A plethora of factors both inside and outside of the classroom contribute to the minority achievement gap. However, black educators I’ve worked with say that they are seeing the need for more mental health services for students as many minority and low-income students are showing up at the schoolhouse doors in the morning after experiencing severe trauma – witnessing a painful or harmful incident such as abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and loss of, or separation from, a parent – the night before. We can work to improve the quality of life and educational attainment of students by supporting public funding for mental health professionals in schools. End militarized policing of black and brown neighborhoods. Racism is most damaging when it comes to the use of military tactics in communities of color in the “war on drugs.” While most Americans (67%, according to Pew Research Center in 2014) prefer drug treatment over policing and prosecution, more than 800 SWAT deployments were conducted by 20 law enforcement agencies during 2011 and 2012, according to the ACLU’s statistical analysis. Of those deployments, 62% were used solely to search for drugs. More than 42% of the people affected by SWAT deployment to execute search warrants were black, 12% were Latino. SWAT teams and tear gas have no place in our homes. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Vote. Mid-term elections will take place on November 6. In Congress, 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and 33 seats in the US Senate are up for grabs. Thirty-six states and three US territories will hold gubernatorial races. Many states will hold legislative races. We have seen the impact of the strength of black voter turnout in Alabama with the election of Democrat Doug Jones to the US Senate. We must work to beat back voter suppression laws. At least 99 bills in 31 states were introduced last year to restrict access to registration and voting Why is it important to think about how you might become more American than the President? Because: In the fetishizing of the office of the American president, we have forgotten that the three most important words in the founding of our country are “We the people.” Our greatness has nothing to do with the size of our possessions, it has everything to do with the size of our hearts.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180113181500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "HTI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/13/opinions/five-ways-to-be-better-than-trump-mlk-day-bolton-opinion/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "581312474", "sentence": "Kerry says this is a \"moment of truth\" on Syria Lavrov calls on parties to refrain from \"emotional comments\" Secretary of State John Kerry launched a blistering attack on Russia Wednesday for its actions in Syria, pointing to the bombing of a UN aid convoy that left more than 20 dead and its inability to stop continued Syrian air attacks. Kerry spoke immediately after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York about the five-year Syrian war. Related article Obama outlasts foes at the UN “I listened to my colleague from Russia and I sort of felt like we’re in a parallel universe here,” Kerry said of their differing accounts of the conflict. He called for all planes in key areas of Syria to be immediately grounded and for countries to stop supporting those who sabotage ceasefire efforts. Kerry also questioned how the US-supported opposition can engage in political talks to resolve the conflict when the Syrian regime, backed by Russia, doesn’t halt its attacks. Russia was tasked with restraining Syria during this latest attempt at a ceasefire, undertaken last week. RELATED: US blames Russia for Syria convoy attack; Moscow points to terrorists “How can people go sit at a table with a regime that bombs hospitals and drops chlorine gas again and again and again and again and again and acts with impunity,” Kerry asked. “You’re supposed to sit there and have happy talk in Geneva while the regime drops bombs?” The diplomatic clashing of swords highlights just how hard it has been to take even the first steps toward calming the Syrian conflict enough to begin political talks. The ongoing civil war has given terror groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda fertile recruiting ground, has sucked in regional powers seeking influence over the outcome and has sent ripples through Europe and its allies. Related video Aid convoy attacked in Syria As diplomats sparred at the Security Council, Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow was sending an aircraft cruiser to the Mediterranean to strengthen its capabilities there. The Russians have denied that they were behind the attack on the UN convoy and instead have offered a series of explanations that Kerry detailed at the Security Council meeting.. Russia initially said that the strike was a necessary response to an alleged offensive by an al-Qaeda-linked terror group, Kerry said. Then Russia claimed they were bombing elsewhere, then that the aid convoy had been followed by militants with mortars, and then that the trucks caught fire. “The trucks and the food and the medicine just spontaneously combusted,” Kerry said. “Anybody here believe that?” he asked. The bombing attacks on hospitals and children are “flagrant violations of international law,” he added. And attacks on civilians and humanitarian workers continue, Kerry noted. He cited separate air strikes on Monday that killed four aid workers near Aleppo. “There are only two countries that have planes that are flying during the night or flying in that particular area at all,” Kerry said. “They are Russia and Syria.” At the Security Council Wednesday, Lavrov said Russia always put as a top priority the resumption of the inter-Syrian political dialogue without any preconditions. And he called for a “thorough and impartial” investigation into Monday’s bombing, which left the convoy of trucks in a twisted wreck of smoking metal. And he urged his counterparts at the meeting to “refrain from emotional comments.” Related article US blames Russia for Syria convoy attack; Moscow points to terrorists US officials have fingered Russia as the perpetrator of the attack based on intelligence and reports from the ground. Kerry cited eyewitnesses who said that “all of a sudden, the place became hell and the fighter jets were in the sky.” The White House said publicly Tuesday night that it held Russians responsible, regardless of whether it or the Syrian government had launched the strikes, since they have responsibility for the airspace. “We have not seen good faith. This was an outrageous action,” said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashaar Jaafari hit back, saying it was “laughable” for Kerry to cite eyewitness accounts when, he claimed, “thousands of people” in the area hadn’t seen any jets. He also took the US to task for an airstrike on Satruday that killed 62 Syrian soldiers, calling it a “deliberate and unacceptable aggression.” The US has said it was an accident. Related video Syrian Observatory: Russian airstrikes kill 23 people Kerry’s scathing 28-minute speech to the Security Council also pressed the need to return to a 2012 plan to create a political transition in Syria. He pointed to repeated Syrian attacks on civilians, detailed shifting Russian explanations about the aid convoy attack and ridiculed Moscow’s argument that political talks shouldn’t be burdened with preconditions. The US has said that Russia bears responsibility for the attack on the convoy because they were the only two countries flying planes over the area at that time and Russia had pledged to restrain Syria. “The primary question is no longer what do we know,” Kerry said. “The primary question is, collectively, what are we going to do about it? In other words, this is a moment of truth.” Lavrov needled the US over opposition groups during his address. Washington and Moscow have clashed over Russian targeting of moderate Syrian opposition groups backed by the US. The Russians have claimed that some of these groups are not particularly moderate and have accused opposition groups of violating the ceasefire. Related article Is there any hope left for Syria? On Wednesday, Lavrov called for all members of the International Syrian Support Group to ensure that the opposition groups over which they have influence will comply with the cessation of hostilities. Otherwise, he added, “We can’t preserve Syria as a single, united state.” And he alluded to “geopolitical engineering,” a reference to Russian concerns about US attempts at “regime change.” Syria’s Jaafari echoed the argument, telling the meeting that the International Syrian Support Group was “formed outside international legitimacy” and was “reminiscent of other destructive coalitions that only brought disasters to countries like Iraq and Libya and Yemen.” The only success the US has managed to achieve, Jaafari said, is to level “false accusations” about the “suffering of Syrians to demonize the Syrian government and its allies.” Kerry had left the meeting before the Syrian ambassador spoke, but when Jaafari had finished speaking, Ambassador Michele Sison, the US deputy representative to the UN, asked to address the council. Related article Syrian 'cessation' hangs by thread amid violence, accusations “My colleagues are entitled to their own opinions but not to their own facts,” Sison said. “Let’s just keep in mind just who is prolonging the suffering of the people of Syria.” Jaafari’s remarks had been “so full of untruths that I feel no need to say anything further,” she said. For his part, earlier in the meeting, Kerry mocked Lavrov’s argument that there should be no preconditions before political negotiations start. Citing four international-level agreements calling for a cessation of hostilities that could then lead to peace talks, Kerry said, “that’s not a precondition. That’s an international agreement, four times arrived at.” RELATED: Obama at UN warns Americans against walls and nationalism “Four times, it’s been shredded by independent actors,” Kerry said, “by spoilers who don’t want a cease-fire.” Half of Syria’s population has been uprooted, many of them fleeing to Europe, and well over 300,000 men, women and children have been killed, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the meeting. “Those who believe the crisis in Syria cannot become even worse are dead wrong,” Kerry said, “as are those who believe there’s a military solution.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160921164500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/21/politics/russia-syria-kerry-un-security-council-meeting/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "741310931", "sentence": "Why build a bigger cruise ship when you can just cut one in half and add an extra 15 meters to the middle? That seems to be the thinking at cruise company Silversea, which has begun an eye-popping project to stretch its luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit. The elaborate engineering feat, underway at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Palermo, Italy, requires over 500 skilled workers and will take up approximately 450,000 man hours. A prebuilt 15-meter extension (almost 50 feet) has already been inserted with “military precision” to stretch Silver Spirit from 195.8 to 210.7 meters. The 36,009-ton ship is now being carefully reconnected to make it ready for sea travel. Described as a “rarely performed feat of maritime architecture,” the operation is the first of its kind involving a luxury cruise ship, according to Silversea. The renovation requires approximately 846 tons of steel, 110,000 meters of cabling and 8,000 meters of piping and is believed to come with a $100 million price tag. Once completed, the ship’s capacity will increase by around 12%, and Silversea (whose headquarters are based in Monaco) aims to “create more space in public areas” and “enhance Silver Spirit’s facilities.” “Witnessing these breathtaking phases of the Silver Spirit lengthening project has filled us with pride and excitement,” says Barbara Muckermann, chief marketing officer of Silversea. She says the work will upgrade Silver Spirit to more closely match the magic of its newer flagship vessel Silver Muse, which took the sea in 2017. “The lengthening and refurbishment of Silver Spirit will replicate the modern elegance of our latest vessel to make for a more luxurious traveling experience,” Muckermann adds. “We are eager to share the new and improved layout of our cherished ship with our valued guests.’” Related article Suites at sea: The ocean's most exclusive rooms The extra space will make room for a new eight-restaurant formation as well as increased outdoor seating, an expansion of the pool deck and 34 new suites. Silver Spirit’s sky deck will also increase in length and a new aerobics area is to be fitted outside. Other new additions include a spa, a free weights room and two new public spaces. The ship’s current suites are also to be refurbished. Silversea says it’s already donated 11 containers of furniture – including sofas, chairs, curtains and computers – to hospitals, nursing homes and schools in Chania, Crete. Silver Spirit first set sail in 2009 and served as Silversea’s largest luxury ship until Silver Muse was launched in April 2017. The privately owned luxury cruise line’s other vessels include Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper as well as expedition ships Silver Explorer, Silver Galapagos, Silver Discoverer and Silver Cloud. The Silver Spirit is due to recommence service on May 6, 2018, offering seven-day trips between Civitavecchia (Rome) and Barcelona, with fares starting at $5,600 per person.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Silversea", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180323110000", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "MCO", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/silver-spirit-cut-in-half/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "426273798", "sentence": "Pope Francis played key role in re-establishing diplomatic ties between Cuba and U.S. \"Contacts with the Cuban authorities are still in too early a phase,\" Vatican spokesman says Washington. New York. Philadelphia. Havana? The Vatican says Pope Francis may add another leg to his trip to the United States this September, visiting Cuba just months after he helped negotiate a diplomatic thaw between the two nations. The possibility, which would add a dimension of international intrigue to an already highly anticipated trip, was first reported Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. In response to reporters’ questions, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement, “The Holy Father has taken into consideration the idea of making a stop in Cuba” on his way to or from the United States this September. Related video 1998: The politics of survival in Cuba “However, contacts with the Cuban authorities are still in too early a phase for it to be possible to regard this as a firm decision or an operative plan,” Lombardi continued. Francis, the first pontiff to hail from Latin America, played a key role in the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, earning praise from both President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. The Pope made personal pleas to Obama and Cuban leaders in private letters, writing that the two nations should try to reset their relations after decades of friction. The Vatican also hosted talks between U.S. and Cuban delegations in October, where they hashed out aspects of a new trade policy and discussed the release of jailed American contractor Alan Gross, who was freed as part of the detente between the two countries. “I want to thank His Holiness, Pope Francis, whose moral example shows us the importance of pursuing the world as it should be, rather than simply settling for the world as it is,” Obama said in December as he announced the U.S. policy shift. Related video Pope joins chorus against Armenian 'genocide' Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has displayed a deep interest in international affairs. He repeatedly urged Western leaders not to bomb Syria, hosted a prayer service between Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the Vatican and waded into diplomatic controversy on Sunday by referring to the killing of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago as a “genocide,” a move that deeply upset Turkish leaders, who recalled their Vatican ambassador. The Pope is expected to continue his international activism this July with a trip to South America, where he will visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. Just a few months later, in late September, Francis will visit Washington, where he will address Congress; New York, where he will address the U.N. General Assembly; and Philadelphia, where he will celebrate a public Mass that’s expected to draw more than 1 million people. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday, Archbishop Charles Chaput, the Pope’s host in Philadelphia, said he’d hadn’t heard about the potential for a papal visit to Cuba until he turned on the morning news. Two previous Popes have visited the Caribbean nation: St. John Paul II in 1998 and former Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150417164500", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "VAT", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/17/world/pope-francis-cuba-visit-possible/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "514542599", "sentence": "NEW: John Kerry says U.S. has Plan B in case transitional government fails to materialize UK official concerned Syrian Kurds, Syrian regime, Russian air force working together Truce requires all warring parties other than terrorist groups to agree to its terms U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Russia’s help in creating a plan to cease hostilities in Syria has been critical – and an agreement might not have been reached without those efforts. “Without Russia’s cooperation I’m not sure we would have been able to have achieved the agreement we have now, or at least get the humanitarian assistance in,” Kerry said at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee. The United States and Russia will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, in the coming days, Kerry said, to make sure moderate opposition forces are not attacked during the truce and to discuss continued strikes against ISIS. Kerry said “a significant benefit” of this plan was that it might “speed up the destruction” of ISIS. The United States has alternative plans in place in case efforts to create a transitional government in Syria do not work, which Kerry said would become apparent in a month or two. “There are certainly Plan B options being considered,” he said. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “is going to have to make some real decisions about the formation of a transitional governance process that’s real.” The truce was announced Monday in a joint statement by Russia and the United States. The “cessation of hostilities” was the result of talks between the two countries as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group. Related video Diplomat: Syria ceasefire to begin at midnight Friday The countries proposed that the truce begin at midnight Friday in Damascus (5 p.m. ET Friday). The deadline for any group in Syria to indicate it is participating in the cessation of hostilities is noon Friday in Damascus. The agreement does not include ISIS, al-Nusra Front or other terrorist groups. The main opposition group in Syria, the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, issued a statement expressing “preliminary approval to reach a temporary truce.” The opposition group also called for guarantees that Russia, Iran and sectarian militias would stop the fighting. The United States and Russia said they plan to share information on the groups pledging to put down their arms. Doing so is meant to ensure that U.S., Russian and Syrian forces do not attack groups abiding by the truce. Related gallery Syrian girls: What we want to be “The Russian Federation and the United States will establish a communication hotline and, if necessary and appropriate, a working group to exchange relevant information after the cessation of hostilities has gone into effect,” their statement said. “Russia will conduct the necessary work with Damascus and the legitimate Syrian leadership. We expect that the United States will do the same with regard to their allies and the groups they support,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address published on the Kremlin website. Kerry called the draft document promising but said in a statement that its success requires compliance by all parties involved. “If implemented and adhered to, this cessation will not only lead to a decline in violence, but also continue to expand the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian supplies to besieged areas and support a political transition to a government that is responsive to the desires of the Syrian people,” he said. “This is a moment of promise, but the fulfillment of that promise depends on actions.” Despite the moment of promise, British officials said they were concerned that Syrian Kurds were now working with the Syrian regime and Russia. “What we have seen over the last weeks is very disturbing evidence of coordination between Syrian Kurdish forces, the Syrian regime and the Russian air force, which are making us distinctly uneasy about the Kurds’ role in all of this,” British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Tuesday in Parliament. The terms of the agreement do not call for a total surrender of arms. Warring parties are asked to commit “to proportionate use of force (i.e., no greater than required to address an immediate threat) if and when responding in self-defense.” Asked at a briefing Monday whether this part of the agreement could be misused to continue attacks, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner acknowledged that setting benchmarks and monitoring the cessation of hostilities would not be easy. “There’s not going to be any force on the ground or monitors on the ground to look at this, other than where we get information from in terms of intelligence, but also through (nongovernmental organizations) reporting on the ground and journalists, frankly, who give feedback as to who’s being hit by whom,” Toner said. “I think the work in front of the task force over the next several days is to work out kind of standard operating procedures and working methods for the task force to implement the ceasefire,” he said. Monday was not the first time a ceasefire date has been agreed upon in the Syrian crisis. On February 12, Kerry announced that world powers meeting in Munich, Germany, had agreed on a target date for a cessation of hostilities in Syria a week later. That date came and went, and the fighting and deaths continued. Syria health care has collapsed, group says The group Physicians for Human Rights expressed skepticism that the latest truce would stop the violence on the ground in Syria. Related video Syria: Dozens killed as bombers strike Homs, Damascus “What Syrians need is a cessation of attacks on civilians, and there is no evidence that this agreement effectively addresses the bombing of civilian facilities such as hospitals, which have been repeatedly targeted by Syrian and Russian forces under the pretext of attacking terrorist groups,” Widney Brown, director of programs for the doctors’ group, said in a statement. Almost 200 people were killed over the weekend in multiple attacks in Homs and on the outskirts of Damascus. ISIS claimed responsibility for those attacks. More than 250,000 people have been killed, more than 1 million injured and more than half of Syrians displaced since the country’s civil war began in 2011, according to the United Nations. CNN’s Yousuf Basil, Tim Hume, Hamdi Alkhshali, Vasco Cotovio and Don Melvin contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States-Russia Syria ceasefire agreement", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160223081500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/middleeast/syria-civil-war-truce-proposal/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "649807643", "sentence": "North Korea celebrated the 85th anniversary of the founding of its army Tuesday, a significant date in the country’s calendar. The day is marked with a public holiday, and despite the USS Michigan, one of the US’ most powerful submarines, arriving in South Korea Tuesday in an apparent show of force, there was no sign of tension in Pyongyang as North Koreans took to the streets to celebrate. CNN is in the country now and captured some of the holiday activity. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Mansugyo cafe is buzzing with people enjoying the seven different kinds of beer on offer and making the most of a rare day off. This popular “beer parlour” was famously visited by President Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il in 1974. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) The cafe has been around for decades and offers up local delicacies, like dried pollock, washed down with a beer made entirely of rice. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) In the supermarkets, there’s very little choice in what food people can purchase, with only a few local products available. Most shops carry the same cans, and shelves are largely stocked with goods imported from China. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) And despite North Korea being a socialist country, while some goods are distributed freely, many are still purchased with cash. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) If you’re in Pyongyang and have the cash, “Junko” bar is the place to go. The tropically themed bar and coffee shop is in a hotel that’s popular with Chinese tourists and affluent locals, and a cocktail there can set you back a cool $13.50 US. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Despite current tensions running high, tourists are still visiting the secretive nation. As is customary on national holidays, students perform an hour-long mass choreographed dance routine to celebrate army day while tourists look on. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) On a public holiday, or any other special occasion, Pyongyang’s citizens also celebrate by dancing in the streets wearing formal, colorful clothing. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Known as Hanbok in South Korea, this form of traditional dress is called Joson Ot in the North. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Adults, especially men, traditionally dress very uniformly in North Korea. Children, however, can often be seen in colorful clothing – mostly imported from China. There are signs that some younger people might be trying to modernize their dress, but as a rule, as an adult, there doesn’t seem to be much desire to stand out from the crowd. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) Like everywhere in the world, little boys can be seen sporting small guns as toys. But this is especially true in this militarized nation, where even nurseries are full of toy tanks, missiles and guns, as well as books and stuffed animals. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) There are a number of events and military ceremonies over the course of the day marking the 85th anniversary of the Korean People’s Army, and convoys of military personnel take to the streets, greeted by waving citizens. A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) A post shared by Will Ripley (@willripleycnn) There are also a number of propaganda posters hanging in Pyongyang that celebrate the regime. Some are specifically up for army day, others adorn the streets all year.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170425094500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/asia/north-korea-army-day-in-pictures/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "472750927", "sentence": "Coast Guard says a life ring from the ship has been found The ship with 33 on board left Jacksonville, Florida, for Puerto Rico Somewhere near the Bahamas, a container ship with 28 Americans and five Polish nationals was still missing Saturday, lost in ocean waters roiled by a Category 4 hurricane. More than 48 hours since the U.S.-flagged El Faro was last heard from, the Coast Guard pressed its air search in the ferocious conditions of Hurricane Joaquin, with winds blowing 130 mph, for the massive vessel and its cargo of tightly stacked containers and 33 souls. On Saturday night, the Coast Guard reported one piece of hopeful news. An airplane involved in the search located a life ring from the El Faro about 75 miles northeast of the ship’s last known position, the Coast Guard said in a press release. A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter recovered the life ring and confirmed it belonged to the missing ship. “It validates our search efforts and while we are disappointed we did not find the ship today we are hopeful,” Coast Guard spokeswoman Marilyn Fajardo said. “Tomorrow, we will have three C-130s flying and the Navy will be assisting again with a P-8 aircraft.” The 790-foot ship and its crew set out Tuesday on what ordinarily should have been a routine voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto  Rico. But the El Faro was caught in one of the fiercest storms that Mother Nature can conjure. Its last known location was off the Bahamas. Five aircraft on Saturday searched with radar over the tempestuous seas for the El Faro, which last reported its position and problems Thursday morning. Related gallery Preparing for Hurricane Joaquin “The Coast Guard has been doing search and rescue for more than 200 years, and this is right up their wheelhouse,” Chief Petty Officer Bobby Nash said. Three C-130 planes, an H-60 helicopter and a Navy’s P-8 plane were all airborne, Nash said. Since Thursday, search and rescue crews have covered 30,000 square miles, Fajardo said. On Friday, ship company officials met with families of the missing crew, CNN affiliate WFOX/WSVN reported. The meeting was emotional, said Anthony Chiarello, president and CEO of TOTE Inc., which owns the El Faro. “Met with as many families in person we could that have loved ones on board the vessel  El Faro,” Chiarello told the station. A majority of the crew has ties to Jacksonville, Florida, said TOTE Services President Phil Greene. Family members told the affiliate that they wondered why the ship sailed into what was then a tropical storm in the first place. The vessel departed Tuesday from Jacksonville for San Juan, Puerto Rico. When asked about relatives’ questions, Greene told the station: “The captain knew the conditions and communicated back to our headquarters. The conditions were, as he saw them then, favorable. He was very confident the ship was doing well, the crew was quite up to date. “I think the most critical importance for us is that we share as much information as we have, that we’re upfront about the situations as we possibly can be,” Greene told the station. The company is flying some family members to Jacksonville so the firm can meet with them. Meanwhile, family members are asking everyone to pray, the station reported. The search teams – and hopefully the lost ship crew – have weathered 150 mph gusts, 30-foot waves, and a torrent of rain. #BreakingNews @USCGSoutheast briefed on status of search for the container ship El Faro. 2 HC-130 on scene. #Joaquin pic.twitter.com/K0mkIyXXW7 On Friday, the Coast Guard dispatched a cutter ship, an MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter and a C-130 Hercules airplane, but while the C-130 flew as low as 2,000 feet – far below the normal 10,000 feet for such a storm – it was not able to get close to El Faro’s last known location off the Bahamas. “There’s so much wind, thunderstorms and sea spray that it is difficult to see,” Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor told CNN’s Eric Burnett on Friday. “But our hope is that they are either on the vessel or on life rafts, and we can identify them.” CNN meteorologist Jennifer Gray noted that the ship may have been able to ride out the storm as it passed, or it might have been dragged northward with it. The problem is that, at this point, nobody really knows. “We know they’re disabled,” Fedor said. “So really, they’re just moving along with the force of the storm.” When the cargo ship set sail Tuesday, its officers were monitoring what was then Tropical Storm Joaquin, according to Tim Nolan, president of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico. But all communications was shut off at 7:20 a.m. ET Thursday. “There are a number of possible reasons for the loss of communications among them the increasing severity of Hurricane Joaquin,” Nolan said in a statement. The Coast Guard received a report Thursday morning that the ship had lost propulsion and was taking on water, but that the flooding had been contained. The ship was reported to be in distress somewhere near Crooked Island in the Bahamas. Track Hurricane Joaquin here CNN’s Ed Payne, Tony Marco, Shawn Nottingham, Joshua Berlinger and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. Coast Guard", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151003203000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "BHS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/03/us/el-faro-missing-ship-hurricane-joaquin/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "638851301", "sentence": "The FBI Director said Monday no evidence was found that Barack Obama wiretapped Donald Trump James Comey addressed the House Intelligence Committee for a hearing James Comey is at it again. The FBI director, in his deadpan way, characteristically unleashed a new chain of political consequences Monday, in hours of steely testimony before a House hearing examining Russian meddling in the presidential election. Just five months ago, Democrats were left fulminating at Comey’s handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server. Now, as Comey wades back into the political swamp, it’s Republicans who are left to fret after the FBI chief sensationally dispensed with protocol to confirm his agents were probing alleged collusion between then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign aides and Moscow. By publicly confirming the probe, Comey sentenced the White House to months of uncertainty, potential leaks and distractions that already threaten to sap the President’s political capital at a crucial moment. It is quite possible that no charges will ever be leveled against Trump aides and that the FBI counter-intelligence operation will find that there was no wrongdoing or collusion by Trump aides. But the suspicion will hover for months over former Trump associates like former campaign chairman Paul Manafort — who denied any wrongdoing in a statement on Monday — and foreign policy expert Carter Page — and by extension over the President himself. FBI: Trump campaign, Russia ties investigated, no wiretap evidence found “The longer this hangs out here, the bigger the cloud is,” Republican House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes told Comey as the hearing broke up, urging him to expedite the investigation. “There is a big, gray cloud that you have now put over people who have very important work leading the country,” Nunes said. In a second blow to the President’s credibility, Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that he had “no information” to support claims by the President that Trump Tower was targeted in a surveillance operation ordered by his predecessor Barack Obama. Comey’s deskmate at the House Intelligence hearing, National Security Agency Chief Mike Rogers, torpedoed another Trump claim — that Obama had ordered British spies to eavesdrop on his presidential election campaign. Such has been the disruption and the uproar during Trump’s first two months in office, that the significance of individual events in the torrent of political news often gets overlooked. RELATED: The 4 bombshells of James Comey But the spectacle of two of the most senior intelligence chiefs publicly contradicting the President for whom they work marked another milestone in an administration that is shattering all kinds of conventions. The trio of bombshells put an increasingly beleaguered White House on the defensive. Trump’s recent poll numbers are among the lowest of Trump’s presidency. “Following this testimony it’s clear nothing has changed,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said during Monday’s briefing. “Senior Obama intelligence officials have gone on record to confirm there’s no evidence of a Trump/Russia collusion.” But the new headache for the White House was not the only takeaway of the day of testimony in the House hearing room at the Longworth Office Building, where theater style seating exacerbated the sense of political drama. It also became clear that Trump and the White House will not be chastened by the fact that the President’s claims about wiretapping have now been publicly rebuked by top US intelligence chiefs and bipartisan congressional leaders. His White House and Republicans in the committee introduced a new wrinkle in the Russia saga, raising legitimate questions about whether leaks that exposed former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s name following his conversations with the Russian ambassador breached the law. They also implied that fast practice by the former Obama administration may be to blame, supplying new grist for the conspiracy mill that operates around Trump and his supporters in the conservative media. RELATED: Rebuffed by Comey’s testimony, Trump tweet teases new theory “Director Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that certain political appointees in the Obama administration had access to the names of unmasked US citizens, such as senior White House officials, senior Department of Justice Officials, and senior intelligence officials,” Spicer said. Related video The wiretapping saga in 2 minutes “Before President Obama left office, Michael Flynn was unmasked and then illegally, his identity was leaked out to media outlets, despite the fact that as NSA Director Rogers said, that unmasking and revealing individuals endangers quote, national security.” Comey did confirm that some Obama officials might have had access to the intelligence, but declined to draw any conclusions about them. Spicer also said that Trump would not apologize to Obama for his now debunked claim that the 44th President ordered wiretapping against him — saying there was a lot about surveillance that remained unknown. It was a characteristic response from a White House that is allergic to apologizing even when facts contravene its presentation of events. The tactic worked well for Trump during his campaign. Whether he can adopt a similar stance as President, and retain credibility is more open to question. The White House counter-attack also implicitly called into question the legitimacy of the probe against Trump campaign aides itself. Before Comey testified, Trump branded claims his campaign colluded with Russia as “fake news” and the invention of Democrats still chafing at Clinton’s shock general election defeat. Republicans had hoped going into the hearing that Comey would say that there was no evidence of coordination between Russia and Trump aides. But he pointedly did not do so — citing the need to protect an ongoing investigation — though cautioned no one should read anything into his silence. That fact alone is sure to give Democrats months of ammunition as they try to use the unsolved cloud of rumor and innuendo about Moscow to weaken the presidency of Trump. Related article Trump restrains himself in Kentucky, doesn't respond to FBI testimony “I take congressman Nunes’ point that this has created a cloud over the Trump White House right now,” said Brian Fallon, former spokesman for Clinton’s campaign on CNN on Monday. “That will probably impair their ability to advance their legislative agenda,” he said, arguing that Comey’s confirmation of a probe but refusal to handicap it was the worst possible outcome for the administration. Reflecting Democratic frustration with Comey, Fallon also questioned why he had spoken publicly about the FBI investigation into Clinton’s email server in the final days of the election — but had not told Americans as he did Monday that the investigation into Trump aides and possible collusion with Russia — was opened in July. Questions like those helped to spice the partisan flavor of Monday’s hearing when it often seemed like Democrats and Republicans were attending a different event. GOP lawmakers showed a unity in raising questions about the unmasking of Flynn, suggesting Trump need not worry yet about ebbing support on Capitol Hill. Many Democrats, meanwhile, seemed determined to raise every allegation about Trump and Russia — most of which have little hard evidence in support. “I was a little concerned by both parties,” said Mike Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who is now a CNN analyst and is of no relation to the NSA chief. “Here we had this opportunity for both sides to come together and lay out what the Russians have been doing. … That was completely lost today, it was Republicans decided ‘hey its all about the leaks’ — which are bad — sure enough, and Democrats decided they were going to make the case because Comey couldn’t make the case publicly,” Rogers added. “I think we both swung and a miss here.” That fractured, partisan approach suggests that even when the House Intelligence Committee produces its own report on the Russian interventions in the election, it is unlikely to cool a furious political storm over the affair.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170321011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/politics/james-comey-hearing-white-house-cloud/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "623003287", "sentence": "When she was 12, Muneera Begum was sold into \"marriage\" with a 70-year-old man Police say there are hundreds of cases like hers in Hyderabad's Old City These crimes involve a network of human traffickers, including agents, brokers, and clerics “That night he took me with him. He forced himself on me. I was crying.  [He said] I’ve bought you, I can do whatever I want.  I’ve given your parents money, I can use you for as long as I like. Keep your mouth shut.” Muneera Begum, now aged 19, lives in Hyderabad, India. She says she was just 12 years old when her parents sold her into a forced marriage with a man from Oman. He was aged 70. She calls the so-called wedding night “torture.” “I wasn’t educated and I couldn’t understand anything that was going on,” she said. I had a childishness in me.” She says that for two months, he kept her locked in a room, using her repeatedly for sex. “If he had to go anywhere he would lock me from the inside, come back later and then again that torture would start,” she said. Police say there are hundreds of cases like Begum’s in Hyderabad’s Old City. Young girls from poor neighborhoods, sold by their parents without their consent, to elderly tourists who come here looking for sex. In our investigation, we visited a number of shelters, meeting victim after victim, all with horrific stories of physical and sexual abuse. These crimes involve a network of human traffickers, with agents, brokers, and clerics all part of the scheme. Agents are located in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. They know brokers in Hyderabad (the city with the largest Muslim population by percentage in India) who approach poor families and convince them to sell their underage daughters because they need the money. The agents have clients, usually elderly men, who then travel to Hyderabad. There, the broker shows them the girls and they choose the ones they want. Read: Girls smuggled into China and sold as brides A religious cleric who is also a part of the criminal network then signs a wedding certificate (which has no legal standing) and a post-dated divorce certificate at the same time. But according to one of the most senior religious authorities in Hyderabad, Islamic law requires a girl’s consent before she can be married. After a few weeks or months of using the girl for sex, the client leaves her, never to come back. Some of the girls are gang raped. Many are given drugs by their buyers, making them helpless, unable to stop what is happening. It’s hard to understand how a mother could sell her daughter, but Begum’s mother explains her decision. She says her family of five live crammed into one tiny room in one of the poorest parts of Hyderabad. She says her husband was an alcoholic and they had no money, and she believed that selling her daughter would improve Begum’s life, as well as the family’s. “We thought by doing it we could afford a small house and live there,” explained her mother. “Our life and our daughter’s life would have become good. That’s what we thought we should do.” Now Begum has a young daughter, fathered by the man she was forced to marry. When she became pregnant after just two months, he divorced her over the phone.  She says she was so distraught, she tried killing herself. “I used to cry a lot,” she said. “I was in so much pain I thought my life was useless. For the last time I tried to cut my wrist.” Then she was taken in by a local NGO called Shaheen, which helps prevent young girls from being sold into forced marriages. Shaheen also rescues girls and helps rehabilitate them, teaching them skills like tailoring, applying henna or how to use computers, all to help them become financially independent. Jameela Nishat began Shaheen more than 20 years ago and says she has helped more than 100 girls directly, and almost 1,000 indirectly. “My dream is that every girl should be happy and enjoy her life to the maximum, and feel free,” she said. After she went to Shaheen, Begum filed a police case and the authorities arrested the middleman involved in selling her. It’s taken years to recover, but now, she’s vowing to never let anything like that happen to anyone else. “The way I got caught up, I don’t want other girls to face the same [thing],” said Begum. “In my heart, I feel the pain I faced; the next person shouldn’t face that pain.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "human trafficking network in Hyderabad", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170201111500", "country1": "IND", "country2": "OMN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/asia/indian-girls-sold-sham-marriage/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "654487477", "sentence": "The US-led coalition has its sights set on Raqqa, ISIS' capital Washington plans to arm Syrian Kurdish rebels US-backed rebels said they “liberated” the strategic Syrian city of Tabqa and a nearby dam from ISIS. Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of mainly Kurdish and Arab fighters, took the city on Wednesday, SDF spokesman Talal Silo said. The push is part of Operation Euphrates Wrath, which is designed to seize control of key territory from ISIS. US Air Force Col. John Dorrian – the spokesman for the US-led coalition against ISIS called Operation Inherent Resolve – earlier tweeted that almost all of the city has been seized and that fighters were clearing two neighborhoods. After #Tabqah is completely liberated, the #SDF and coalition forces will continue operations to isolate and seize #Raqqah. Troops continued to close the net around Raqqa, ISIS’ self-declared capital. Raqqa is the latest major city targeted by coalition forces in their attempts to rid Iraq and Syria of the extremist group. The city, the militants’ operational command headquarters, is now largely surrounded – its main supply routes cut off by advancing forces. The seizure of Tabqa and the nearby dam is a key stride toward taking Raqqa and grabbing key infrastructure away from the terror group.. The dam supplies electric power to a wide area of Syria. Mass killings in the Syrian conflict by government forces and militants affiliated with ISIS and other groups have been long reported. During its control of Tabqa and a nearby airbase since 2014, ISIS released video footage of militants parading dozens of Syrian soldiers handcuffed through a desert in their underwear and then executing them. The presence of Syrian Kurdish fighters on the battlefield could complicate the mission. The People’s Protection Units, or the YPG, is part of the Syrian Democratic Forces. The presence of the group has caused tension between NATO members the United States and Turkey and stoked concerns that differences over the aims and activities of the Kurdish fighters could undermine the battle against the Islamic State. Related article Turkey slams Trump plan to arm Kurds The United States sees the 50,000-strong Syrian Democratic Forces as the most effective force fighting ISIS in Syria and has armed the non-Kurdish Arab elements of that group for some time. Syrian Kurds make up just over half of the SDF, according to the US military. On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that President Donald Trump had authorized arming the YPG. Ankara considers the YPG a terror threat to Turkey and an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK – a group that has waged an insurgency in southern Turkey. The United States views the PKK and YPG as two separate groups. The arming of the YPG that has long been under consideration at the Pentagon but has been delayed due to strong opposition from Turkey. Next week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Trump at the White House. Erdogan is expected to urge Washington to drop its support for those Kurdish forces.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-led coalition", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170510194500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/middleeast/syria-tabqa-isis/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "730551893", "sentence": "Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday “there should be no doubt” that Russia sees the 2018 US elections as a target. Coats and the other top national security officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee that they still view Moscow as a threat to the 2018 elections, a stance that appears at odds with President Donald Trump’s repeated dismissals of Russian election meddling. “We expect Russia to continue using propaganda, social media, false-flag personas, sympathetic spokesmen and other means to influence, to try to build on its wide range of operations and exacerbate social and political fissures in the United States,” Coats said at a hearing on worldwide threats. “There should be no doubt that Russia perceives its past efforts as successful and views the 2018 US midterm elections as a potential target for Russian influence operations.” Tuesday’s hearing touched on a wide array of threats, from North Korea to China to weapons of mass destruction. But Russia’s interference into US and other elections loomed large amid the committee’s investigation into Russian election meddling and the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russian officials. Related article US intel chief says risk of global conflict highest since Cold War Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the committee’s top Democrat, warned that the US was not prepared to handle the Russian threat to US elections heading into the midterms. “We’ve had more than a year to get our act together and address the threat posed by Russia and implement a strategy to deter future attacks.  But we still do not have a plan,” Warner said. Warner questioned Coats and the other officials testifying — CIA Director Mike Pompeo, FBI Director Chris Wray, NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo — about how the government was addressing the threat to both the US election systems and through social media. He asked all six of the US officials testifying to reaffirm the intelligence community’s findings last year that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, and that the Kremlin will continue to intervene in future elections. All said yes. Democrats pointed to that unanimous assessment to criticize Trump for maintaining a contrasting view to his own intelligence community. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, urged the intelligence chiefs to persuade the President to accept their findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. “My problem is, I talk to people in Maine who say the whole thing is a witch hunt and a hoax ‘because the President told me,’” King said. “There’s no doubt, as you all have testified today, we cannot confront this threat, which is a serious one, with a whole of government response when the leader of the government continues to that deny it exists.” Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, asked whether the efforts to counter Russia’s election activities in 2018 had been directed by Trump. “Not as specifically directed by the President,” Wray responded. Pompeo told the committee that the CIA had already “seen Russian activity and intentions to have an impact on the next election cycle here.” He also raised the prospect that the US could respond to election meddling with offensive cybercapabilities. “We do have some capability offensively to raise the cost for those who would dare challenge the United States’ elections,” Pompeo said. Related article Pakistan still not cracking down on militants, US intel chief says Warner also questioned the government’s response to the Russian social media influence efforts. Warner has been critical of the response of companies like Facebook and Twitter to the Russian activity on their social networks. Coats responded that multiple government agencies are working on the social media effort, and they are trying to work with companies to help them address the threat. “We cannot as a government direct them what to do, but we are certainly spending every effort we can to work with them to provide some answers to this question,” Coats said. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, however, took issue with Warner’s assertion that the US was not prepared for Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2018 elections on social media. Risch said that the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the intelligence community were not surprised at Russia’s efforts in 2016. And he argued that the public has become more educated too. “With all due respect to my friend from Virginia, I think the American people are ready for this,” Risch said. “The American people are smart people, they realize there are people attempting to manipulate them, both domestically and foreign. And I agree with everyone on the panel this is going to go on. This is the way the Russians have done business, this is no surprise to us.” Another issue related to Russia’s election interference is the US voting systems themselves. The Department of Homeland Security has said there were Russian efforts to try to hack into the voting systems in 21 states, and several lawmakers have raised concerns states and localities are unprepared for the 2018 election cycle. “Voting begins in March, that’s next month,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican. “If we’re going to have any impact on securing that voting system itself, it would seem to me, we need to be acting quickly.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180213173000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/politics/intelligence-chiefs-russia-2018-elections-target/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "725506998", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed Thursday on CNN. – The Senate Judiciary chairman said he wants the public to see Donald Trump Jr.’s testimony on the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer. – President Trump kicked off his meeting with global elites by praising allies and digging his heels in on “America First” at the World Economic Forum. – Disturbing video emerged showing kidnapped Sudanese migrants being tortured for ransom in Libya. – More harrowing stories came to light after the shooting at a Kentucky high school that left two dead. A student who was shot called her mom right before she died.– Missing text messages between FBI employees had some Republicans up in arms. They say the messages could show an anti-Trump bias at the FBI. Now the DOJ’s inspector general says the trove of messages have been found. – Atomic scientists set the Doomsday Clock ahead 30 seconds. The message they are sending humanity: Our time is nearly up. – A man wearing a t-shirt with a message asking for a kidney went to Disney World. And he found a match!– NASA’s Mars rover named Curiosity sent a new selfie.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony on the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180125214500", "country1": "SDN", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/25/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-january-25-trnd/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "641060077", "sentence": "Lawmakers want to question Kushner about meeting with Russian banker and ambassador Russian banker who met with Kushner has deep ties to the Russian government The Russian bank chairman who met with Jared Kushner in December isn’t your ordinary banker. His state-run bank has been under US sanctions for nearly three years. He was appointed to his job by Russian President Vladimir Putin after eight years at Russia’s biggest state-owned commercial bank. And he graduated from the Russian academy of Federal Security Service, which trains people to work in Russia’s intelligence and security forces. Sergey Gorkov’s meeting with Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and one of his closest advisers, will be scrutinized by congressional investigators probing links between Trump associates and the Russian government. Gorkov is chairman of VneshEconomBank, or VEB, a Russian development agency that has been under US sanctions since July 2014. The meeting is raising questions both because of the sanctions and because Kushner spent years as a real-estate developer and was trying to attract financing for a building project of his in Manhattan. The White House said Kushner was acting as a Trump adviser – not as a private developer – when he met with Gorkov. “He was a conduit and to – to leaders and that’s until we had a State Department, a functioning place for people to go,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday. VEB confirmed the meeting with Kushner in a statement to CNN, though described Kushner in his role as head of Kushner Companies, not as a representative of Trump. “During 2016 the bank’s management repeatedly met with representatives of the world’s leading financial institutions in Europe, Asia and America … including the head of Kushner Companies, Jared Kushner,” the VEB statement said. A spokesman for the Kremlin said Tuesday the Russian government was not aware of the meeting, calling it “absolutely the bank’s prerogative” and stressed that the discussion was one of dozens held to discuss the bank’s long-term strategy. Senate Intelligence Committee member Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, told CNN’s “New Day” Tuesday morning that it was “interesting” that VEB “seemed to contradict” Kushner’s statement that he was acting as a campaign official when he met with the bank president. “I’m sure that that will be an issue that we’ll try to clarify,” Collins said. The meeting between Kushner and Gorkov does not violate the US sanctions, and it is not unusual for businesses under sanctions to meet with US officials, experts said. “I don’t see any problem in having a meeting,” said Paul Saunders, executive director of the Center for the National Interest, a Washington, DC, think tank. “The prohibitions relate to doing business with the banks, not to talking to them.” Trump said during his presidential campaign that he was open to reconsidering the sanctions against Russia. The sanctions weakened much of the Russian finance sector by barring Americans and US companies from buying the debt of Russian financial institutions, which limits their ability to raise money. Related article Kushner, Senate investigators to meet in wake of Russian ambassador meetings “Right after the election, there was an expectation on the part of Russia that sanctions will be lifted,” said Alevtina Guseva, a Boston University expert on Russian finance. VEB is a state-owned Russian corporation formed in 2007 that is closely tied to the Russian government. Its chairman is appointed by the Russian president. The Russian prime minister is chairman of the bank supervisory board. The bank has helped rescue financially troubled oligarchs and has financed infrastructure projects such as the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi that are too risky for commercial banks. Last year, the bank restructured 200 billion roubles (roughly $3.5 billion) in debts that were affiliated with Sochi projects. It was disclosed on Monday that Kushner agreed to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee for its inquiry into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government in its effort to sway the 2016 election toward Trump. Lawmakers also want to question Kushner about his meeting in December with the Russian ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak. President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russian financial institutions in 2014 after Russian annexed part of neighboring Ukraine. CNN’s Simon Ostrovsky, Matthew Chance, Emma Burrows and Antonia Mortensen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jared Kushner", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170328043000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/kushner-meeting-russian-banker-tied-to-putin/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "687676395", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peggy Drexler is the author of “Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family” and “Raising Boys Without Men.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Peggy Drexler: How much pull could we expect Ivanka Trump to have with a man who refers to himself as her \"Daddy\"? Drexler: By parading her in this way, Trump not only risks people not taking her, or women in general, seriously -- he does the same to himself. “Daddy, can I go with you?” That’s the question President Trump says his 35-year-old daughter, Ivanka, posed to him before his trip this week to North Dakota, where he talked to a crowd about tax reform. “Yes,” he says he told her, “you can.” With that introduction, little Ivanka took the stage. Among the many confounding aspects of the Trump presidency has been the role of Ivanka, his elder, and clearly favored, daughter. (When’s the last time you heard him talk about Tiffany, his daughter with ex-wife Marla Maples, never mind trot her out before a crowd of voters?) Ivanka and her husband are official White House advisors – and two of the President’s closest. Ivanka Trump presents herself on social media and elsewhere as socially progressive. And she has been pegged by many as a (notably female) counter to Trump’s more openly conservative stances on everything from immigration and national security to, yes, women. Related video Jared & Ivanka silent after Charlottesville But whether she’s actually succeeded in pulling her father away from the strongest impulses of the right remains up for debate. This was perhaps never more clearly seen than in her father’s bumbling post-Charlottesville attack statements. After all, if ever there was a time for Trump’s Jewish daughter to sway her father to moderation, it was then. Instead, he chose to defend the “good” people among the white supremacist crowd. But then, how much pull could we actually expect her to have with a man who refers to himself as her “Daddy?” The moniker, used in relation to a person on one’s senior staff, is unprofessional at best, demeaning and infantilizing at worst. Trump is known for off-the-cuff, ill-worded remarks, even when it comes to his daughter. (“If Ivanka weren’t my daughter perhaps I’d be dating her,” he declared in 2016.) And if he does, in fact, view her as his eternal little girl in some way, it wouldn’t be all that uncommon among fathers, even the most evolved of whom can have a hard time seeing their girls as women. One could argue that sometimes, “Daddy” is just a name, a term of endearment – not an indication of some perceived immaturity. Related video Ivanka Trump sits in for dad at G20 meeting The difference, of course, is that Trump has made his little girl one of the more powerful women in Washington, at least by title. When you do that, you don’t get to bring your family nicknames, especially if they can be read as juvenile, onto the national stage. The Trumps don’t have the luxury of not being examined. Having a Commander in Chief refer to himself as the “Daddy” of a 35-year-old woman, having him assert that she – one of his most important advisors – pleadingly called him that as she asked be taken along on a trip, is off-putting to say the least. We don’t know how she felt about being a character in his “Daddy” story – many daughters would be mortified. But by parading her in this way, he not only risks people not taking her, or women in general, seriously – he does the same to himself. Behind every powerful woman is her … daddy? What a great message to be sending to our young girls. Daddy-in-Chief? Not comforting. Related video Ivanka Trump urges action on human trafficking To be fair, Ivanka has assumed a role that, while not uncommon between generations of powerful people, is far more common between men and their adult sons. Consequently, there is an element of progress, and progressiveness, in all of this, deep down. And, as she has shown in her ability to find herself in the presence of world leaders – “popping in” on meetings with congressional leaders to push her child tax credit, as she did Wednesday to GOP leaders’ reported annoyance – she is not without an agenda, and the will to see it fulfilled. The catch-22 for Ivanka, of course, is that her ability to make change is both enabled, and threatened, by her father. Or, that is, her daddy. Can she overcome? It’s a tough job for a little girl.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ivanka Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170908003000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/07/opinions/ivanka-key-player-or-daddys-little-girl-drexler/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "470158085", "sentence": "Kai-fu Lee, Google's former China boss, has a massive following in China He says Chinese companies are among the world's most innovative But China's education system doesn't foster free thinking, he says Kai-fu Lee, one of the most influential figures on China’s tech scene, is mobbed by fans when he arrives in Zhongguancun – Beijing’s answer to Silicon Valley. A selfie with the former Google China boss turned angel investor is an opportunity not to be missed for the young entrepreneurs at techie hangout and start-up incubator People Squared. “I thought they would want my money, but they just want photos,” Lee quips. Born in Taiwan, Lee trained a generation of Chinese engineers during his career working for Microsoft and Google. He quit Google in 2009 and founded Innovation Works, which invests in early stage start-ups. He’s also built up a 50-million strong fan base on Chinese social media platform Weibo – that’s more followers than Justin Timberlake has on Twitter. Lee has witnessed China’s tech scene evolve from a place where coders used paper to a breeding ground for some of the world’s most innovative companies. What follows is an edited Q&A with the tech pioneer: Related video On China: Is China now an innovator? A: People were able to use PCs, had heard a little bit about Bill Gates and there were one or two little startups like Lenovo. But I think the concept of founding a Chinese company was still very, very new. I remember seeing students marching out of their dorm at 11:00 p.m. with their books. I asked my colleague what was going on, and he said the dorm shut down the electricity every night, so people went out under the public lighting to read their textbooks. In 1998, I joined Microsoft. One of my first Chinese colleagues told me that where he studied there were no computers. He learned how to program on paper and his professor graded programs on how they ran in his head. That’s how amazing, hardworking and dedicated people were. A: The last six years have seen more measurable change than any other period for China’s entrepreneurial spirit. A few things have happened. Chinese engineers were once years, if not decades, behind their American counterparts. They caught up. There are now great entrepreneurial role models. I saw many of my top proteges leaving and starting companies. These were really smart people that saw China as the next emerging market for the Internet. They came to Google and learned what they needed to know. They came up with ideas and then they left, and I was struck by the rate at which they were successful. Alan Guo founded (e-commerce specialist) LightInTheBox. Si Shen launched PapayaMobile and Andy Tien’s (social gaming) company was acquired by Zynga. There’s many, many others. A: The Internet is an environment with great rewards for people with strong execution skills. It’s not just for Steve Jobs-like brilliance. Facebook was iterated (evolved gradually) and became great and many other companies were that way. And while China may need a little room before it can have its own Steve Jobs, I think a Chinese Mark Zuckerberg is very doable. And if we measure it on creating valuable, innovative products that generate economic value, I think China will soon equal Silicon Valley. I would go further to say that most Silicon Valley companies don’t have Steve Jobs’s either. They have great CEOs that love their jobs, who lead and are focused on executing. Related video On China: China's role in innovation A: Tencent’s culture of innovation is not as famous as that of Google or Apple, but the product WeChat has changed hundreds of millions of people’s lives in more profound ways than Facebook or Google. They were able to look at user needs and gradually push out new things one on top of the other. Chinese users can now connect with all their friends, interact simultaneously, have group discussions–  and use it to buy cabbage at the market. Even my wife, she’s not a big technology lover. I couldn’t get her to use Google, email. She has almost lived a technology-free life – I almost envy her. But the moment she discovered WeChat, she’s on the phone more than me. Related video Shenzhen: China's Silicon Valley? A: I think potential limitations are in two areas. One, a lot of the drive to make innovation possible is wealth. I think there should be people who do it for love. The other limitation is the education system. It’s about individuality. It’s about people needing to be taught with an emphasis on critical thinking and curiosity. And the Chinese education system, or I should say the Asian education system, is largely black and white. There’s always a right answer, and the teacher or the textbook will tell you what it is so don’t challenge it. A: There’s a big transition from Weibo to WeChat. At first social media was about the dissemination of information, it was more media than social. But nowadays, the hours people spend, including myself, is way higher on WeChat than Weibo. If you really want to follow someone you can follow their public account, but mostly things worth knowing are likely to get circulated by your friends or groups. It’s like Facebook’s dominance over Twitter. READ: China: Innovator or copycat? READ: Shenzhen: China’s start-up city defies skeptics", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's tech industry", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150925080000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/25/asia/china-innovation-kai-fu-lee/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "435952397", "sentence": "Man, 41, reunites with his biological mother in Chile after four decades His mother was told that her baby died shortly after birth, but he was instead adopted by U.S. couple Chile has thousands of cases of illegal adoptions from the 1970s and 1980s under dictatorship It was a hug kept on hold for more than 41 years. The hug of a mother and son whose lives were abruptly separated four decades ago. Nelly Reyes had been waiting for hours in the international arrivals lounge at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, holding a hand-made red poster board sign that said “Lovingly waiting for Travis, your mother Nelly and family.” A granddaughter in her early 20s and a 10-year-old grandson keep her company. On the other side of the terminal, going through immigration and customs, Travis Tolliver was anxious and nervous.  Up until the last minute, mainly because of a language barrier, he didn’t know if anybody would show up to greet him. When he finally came out of the terminal, no words were needed. They rushed to each other’s arms and held on for a long hug. Few relatives knew the real story. Tolliver had tears of joy. “I don’t know how I feel. It’s crazy! I never thought this could happen,” he said. Reyes, 61, could barely talk. “I’m going to hug him every day. I love him so much,” she said. The emotions released in that hug at the airport were the culmination of four decades of heartbreak, lies, deception, criminal acts and an injustice that separated mother and son at birth. The newborn baby ended up living thousands of miles away, being raised in Tacoma, Washington, by a couple who had no knowledge of what had happened, while his biological mother cried and desperately tried to find her son. Tolliver says he always knew he was adopted. What the 41-year-old supervisor at an imports distribution center didn’t know was that he was stolen as a baby in his native Chile, only hours after his birth. He hopes that knowing the truth about his past will now allow him to overcome a psychological trauma he has suffered for as long as he can remember. He says he has “abandonment issues.” “You know, I wasn’t given up willingly like I thought for all these years, so that makes my heart feel wonderful; but it’s just coming to terms with that. This whole thing still seems unreal to me,” Tolliver said. Reyes says she had a normal pregnancy with no medical issues. The mother of six children, including Tolliver, says she gave birth to a healthy baby boy at 4 p.m. on November 15, 1973. She was 19. But her joy quickly turned to sadness when a nurse told the baby was born with a heart condition and was unlikely to survive. “Hours later they told me he had died,” Reyes said. Despite her multiple pleas, Reyes says she was never shown a body and was never given a death certificate. Tolliver’s case is not unique in Chile, according to Marcela Labraña, the director of the country’s child protection agency (SENAME, by its Spanish acronym). “This is no longer a myth. We know nowadays that this happened and it was real. It’s not a tale that a couple of people were telling,” Labraña said. Her agency is currently investigating hundreds of cases, but Labraña says there could be thousands of cases of illegal adoptions from the 1970s and 1980s, when the country was ruled by a repressive dictatorship. Tolliver and Reyes believe he was stolen. He is now working with authorities to find out what exactly happened to him. In Chile they call them “Children of Silence.”  Some babies were stolen and sold. Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy. ‘Children of Silence’ seek truth Prosecutor Mario Carroza investigated Gerardo Joannon, a priest accused of acting as a secret liaison between well-to-do families in Chile and adoptive parents as a part of a scheme also involving doctors, nurses and nuns in the 1970s. Carroza says the priest, who belongs to the Sacred Hearts congregation, was investigated for the crimes of theft of minors, falsification of documents, and usurpation of identity. To the dismay of those seeking answers, Carroza determined that even though Joannon might have committed those crimes, it was so long ago that he couldn’t be prosecuted. “In this case we’re talking about a period between 15 and 20 years ago, which means the statute of limitations has run out,” Carroza said. The congregation to which Father Joannon belongs also conducted an internal investigation last year into the allegations and sent its findings to the Vatican. The Holy See later determined that even though the priest had made ethical and moral mistakes, none of his actions had risen to the level of a violation of canon law. In his only on-camera interview in April 2014 with Chile’s Channel 13, Joannon denied all the accusations, including telling women their children had died in order to give the babies to other couples. “I never told anybody the babies had died because I didn’t even know if they had been born, or if they were male or female,” he said on Channel 13. “I never knew anything.” In Tolliver’s case, it’s not clear who took him from his mother or whether there was any money involved. Tolliver says his U.S. adoptive parents never knew he had been stolen. They were told he was an abandoned baby. Tolliver also says he tried to find his biological parents when he was in his 20s but didn’t have the connections to make it happen. It was not until last year, he says, that he determined he needed to find the truth about his past not only for himself, but also for his two children. He says the decision was, in part, motivated by seeing several news stories about stolen children in Chile, including CNN’s “Children of Silence.” The news that he was matched to his biological mother through DNA testing has been difficult to digest, Tolliver says, especially for his adoptive mother. “But she’s always going to be my mom –  it’s just that I have two now – she raised me. I am who I am because of what she did for me. She’s always going to have a place in my heart and it’s not like I’m replacing her or anything like that,” Tolliver said. Since reuniting with his biological mother, Tolliver has been busy meeting four brothers and one sister and seeing the sights of the country. “Now I’m back here in my homeland I guess. I’m going to explore and see what the country is all about,” he said. One of his stops was the site where the hospital where he was born once stood. The Enrique Deformes Hospital in the coastal city of Valparaíso has since been demolished and Chile’s main congressional building now sits in its place. As to why he would travel such great distance from his home in Yelm, Washington, and spend so much money – some of it raised through a GoFundMe appeal – to find the truth about his past, Tolliver is unequivocal. “To become whole,” he says choking up and fighting back tears. “I’ve always felt incomplete, always kind of the outsider. My adoptive parents have blonde hair blue eyes. I just kind of stood out like a sore thumb.” Reyes, his biological mother, has been cooking for him daily and going out of her way to make him feel welcome.  He doesn’t speak Spanish and she doesn’t speak English. But more than anything, she’s been showing him her love, giving her son the hugs and kisses that she was unable to give him all of the years gone by.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chile", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150525141500", "country1": "CHL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/americas/chile-stolen-baby-reunion/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "670927443", "sentence": "When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House back in March, she and President Donald Trump didn’t shake hands.  And it was suuuuuuper awkward. Don’t believe me? Just watch. The lack of a handshake – particularly given Trump’s handshake history – was taken as a sign of the tensions between the two leaders. As CNN’s Julia Manchester wrote at the time: “The tense moment between the American and German leaders comes after Trump repeatedly bashed Merkel on the campaign trail and accused her of ‘ruining Germany,’ citing the nation’s policies allowing refugees into the nation.” All of which made Thursday’s meeting between Trump and Merkel ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany all the more anticipated. Would they shake hands? Would they not? If they did, would it be awkward? Let’s cut to the chase. It happened. And the picture it produced was epic. It’s amazing, right? Both Merkel and Trump look stunned that they are having their picture taken while shaking hands. They also both have an “am-I-doing-this-right” look mixed with a “when-is-the-soonest-possible-moment-in-time-this-can-be-over” look on their faces. Other pictures taken of the moment suggest it was a bit more mundane with both leaders just happy to have successfully executed the handshake and survived it. By all accounts, the handshake went smoothly. “There was no signs of that [March] awkwardness on Thursday, as Trump offered Merkel a firm handshake, warm body-language and a smile before the two disappeared into a meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany,” wrote the New York Post’s Ruth Brown of the grip and grin. MSNBC’s Jesse Rodriguez tweeted of the moment: “Merkel extended her hand first and then Trump shook it.” So, the first Merkel-Trump photo above is rightly understood as a snapshot in time – literally. But what a snapshot!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump and Angela Merkel handshake interaction", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170706190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/06/politics/merkel-trump-handshake/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "662681547", "sentence": "The world's only Flying Eye Hospital is a jet converted into a fully equipped eye hospital Eye specialists treat patients and train local doctors to ensure long-term benefit It has flown to 78 countries and trained thousands of doctors Flying hospital treats diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma From the outside, the DC-10 jet parked on the airport runway looks like any ordinary plane. But if you step inside, you’ll notice something is not quite right. Instead of rows of seats, you’ll find a fully equipped operating theater; rather than uniform-clad flight attendants, you’ll see a group of doctors in blue coats gathered around a microscope. This is the world’s only “Flying Eye Hospital” – a converted plane that has been landing at airports in the developing world for the last 30 years. Its mission is to treat people suffering from blinding diseases – many of whom are children. But it’s not just about treatment; the plane is also designed to train local ophthalmologists. Cameras inside the operating room broadcast eye surgeries to a 48-seat classroom at the front of the plane, where local doctors watch to learn new skills and techniques. A two-way audio system lets the observers ask the surgeons questions while they operate. Related video Doctor heals broken hearts Related video Health advice by text message Related video Doctor heals broken hearts Inspiring students In October 2013, the Flying Eye Hospital landed in Cameroon, and its doctors visited the Yaounde Central Hospital in the country’s capital. It was a revealing experience for everybody present, said Dr. Emilienne Epee, senior lecturer of ophthalmology at the University of Yaounde. “Officials, lecturers and senior staff were exposed to what is available and what can be done in a realistic way, easing the advocacy for ophthalmologists,” she said. Epee added that the visit got many medical students interested in ophthalmology, and she hopes that this will increase the number of ophthalmologists in Cameroon. However, the country still faces many problems when it comes to eye health. “Equipment is an issue and for the time being we do not have the latest or high-tech facilities in our services,” said Epee. “Nevertheless we can attend to the basic need and avoid blindness with what is available to us.” Read this: Birth advice by text message ORBIS, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that works in developing countries worldwide to prevent blindness and treat visually impaired people, is the organization behind the remarkable plane. “It’s truly remarkable to see people regaining their eyesight every day,” said Flavia Draganus, communications manager on board the Flying Eye Hospital. “When we take the patches off after the surgery we see them smile because they can see again, although they thought they’d never be able to.” When we take the patches off after the surgery, we see them smile because they can see again. Flavia Draganus An estimated 285 million people worldwide are blind or visually impaired according to the WHO – 90% of them live in low- and middle-income countries, yet 80% of them could be treated or cured with the right medical care. Flying Eye Hospital doctors treat blinding diseases like cataracts, glaucoma, trachoma and diabetic retinopathy; many of them are easily treatable with the right medical care, which developing countries often lack. During their stay, doctors also leave the plane to go to local hospitals to train doctors with the hospitals’ existing equipment. Read: The doctor healing children’s broken hearts Bruce Johnson, director of aircraft operations at ORBIS, said: “The main deficits in the eye care industry in the developing world are a lack of ophthalmologists and the right equipment as well as very few specialist hospitals. Also, often parents can’t afford the surgery for their children.” Johnson has been with ORBIS for nine years and has been on dozens of overseas programs. “We can take our hospital anywhere to reach people in remote regions that don’t have access to the right eye care treatment,” he said. The organization says the Flying Eye Hospital has so far carried out 925,000 surgeries and trained 92,000 doctors. Local knowledge It is the training that offers long-term hope for better eye care. “There is a huge appetite for training among doctors in the developing world, as we’ve recently seen on a trip to Cameroon,” Draganus said. “We leave knowledge behind and make sure that these doctors sustain the skills even after we left.” ORBIS has been asked to build a pediatric eye care unit as part of the planned Yaounde Vision Institute. The institute would mark a step forward for eye health care in Cameroon, but a lack of training nationwide remains a challenge. At present at most 25% of people needing cataract surgery in Cameroon do indeed get it. Dr Henry Nkumbe, secretary general  African Ophthalmology Forum Dr Henry Nkumbe is an ophthalmologist based in Yaounde, and secretary general of the African Ophthalmology Forum. He said: “No center in the country has the necessary skills set and equipment to regularly perform corneal grafts, advanced glaucoma surgeries. So Cameroon, through out-of-pocket payments by patients or covered by the Ministry of Health budget, spends a lot on medical evacuations abroad, for specialist eye care services currently not available in Cameroon.” Nkumbe added: “At present at most 25% of people needing cataract surgery in Cameroon do indeed get it.” More than 30 years ago, the American ophthalmologist Dr. David Paton created ORBIS based on the idea of using aviation to deliver medical education around the world. In 1980, United Airlines donated a plane to the project and after it was converted into a fully functional teaching eye hospital, it went on its first trip to Panama in 1982 and has so far visited 78 countries worldwide. A program in each country lasts around two to three weeks and there are up to 24 people on board including doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists and aircraft mechanics. In 2010, FedEx donated an MD-10 aircraft, which is currently being turned into the next flying hospital. Johnson said: “I never imagined that there are so many people out there that need treatment and whose blindness can easily be prevented, with just the right care.” Read this: The free water helping hydrate Africa Read this: Flying doctor takes to the skies after sister’s death Read this: How African doctors can cure medical ‘brain drain’", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ORBIS", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170607133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CMR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/world/africa/scalpel-scissors-flying-eye-hospital/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "449652931", "sentence": "Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Wednesday, congratulating each other on reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran. The Kremlin issued a statement following a telephone conversation between Putin and  Obama, a call the White House also confirmed. “Both sides stressed that the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program meets the interests of the entire international community, helping strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime and decreasing tensions in the Middle East. In this respect, the presidents emphasized the role of Russian-U.S. dialogue in ensuring security and stability in the world,” according to the statement. RELATED: Iran nuclear deal highlights Putin and Obama “expressed a mutual intention to continue joint work in the interest of sustainable implementation of the Vienna agreements, as well as certain other current international matters, including countering international terrorism,” according to the Kremlin statement. The two leaders also “congratulated one another on a special date in Russian-American relations: the 40th anniversary since the Soyuz-Apollo orbital flight.” READ: Why did Obama praise Putin? The White House announced the call on Wednesday. In a readout of the conversation, the White House said Obama thanked Putin for Russia’s role in the Iran nuclear negotiations. “The leaders committed to remain in close coordination as the (deal) is operationalized and also expressed a desire to work together on reducing regional tensions, particularly in Syria,” according to the White House.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear agreement", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150716113000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/politics/obama-putin-iran-nuclear-deal/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "707546509", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – House Republicans passed their version of the tax bill, pushing a key agenda item for President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers. – The Senate plan’s fate remains unclear, after GOP Sen. Ron Johnson came out against the bill, saying it wouldn’t give small businesses a “fair shake.” – Sen. Al Franken has apologized after a radio host alleged he groped and kissed her without her consent in 2006. – US Senate candidate Roy Moore published an open letter to Fox News host Sean Hannity in which he again denied sexual abuse allegations regarding a minor. – About $15 million has been spent settling sexual harassment lawsuits on Capitol Hill since 1997. Amid recent sexual abuse news, lawmakers want to know how much of those funds were used to settle sexual harassment allegations in Washington. – Catch up on all the details from DC here. Researchers published what they describe as the first case of CTE found in a living person. The Old Vic theater in London says it has uncovered 20 allegations of inappropriate behavior involving Kevin Spacey. In a medical first, doctors tried to gene-edit a living patient’s DNA to cure a disease. The Trump administration will end an Obama-era policy that banned the imports of elephant trophies. US officials say the shift will create revenue for conservation, but critics say the endangered animals still need protection. – Toys “R” Us, which filed for bankruptcy in September, wants to pay its top executives $16 million in bonuses this holiday season. – Walmart’s big bet on digital is paying off. The retail giant is killing Target and its same-day delivery services has Amazon sweating. – Watch as rapper Drake pauses a live performance in Sydney to confront a fan who was allegedly groping women in the audience. – Rapper and YouTube star Lil Peep has died at the age of 21.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "House Republicans tax bill", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171116214500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/16/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-november-16-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "752363635", "sentence": "Effects of psychotherapy and sessions of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy were studied One year later, 67% of all participants no longer qualified for a diagnosis of PTSD MDMA – the active ingredient in the banned street drug ecstasy –  is safe and enhances the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder when administered during psychotherapy, according to a new clinical trial. More research is needed to fully assess the drug, caution the authors of the US Food and Drug Administration-approved experiment. The study included just 26 patients, all of them veterans, firefighters and police officers who developed PTSD as a result of trauma in the line of duty. MDMA – or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine – has been illegal in the United States since 1985. “MDMA has some stimulant effects as well as psychoactive effects,” said Dr. Michael C. Mithoefer, lead author of the study and a psychiatrist in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. The drug is sometimes described as an “empathogen” or “entactogen,” he added, because it “rarely causes hallucinations or disorientation and tends to increase feelings of empathy and trust and increased awareness of inner experience.” Related article 5 things you may not know about post-traumatic stress “We obtained FDA approval for our first clinical trial in 2001,” Mithoefer said. “We began our first phase two clinical trial here in Charleston in 2004 treating mostly crime-related PTSD such as childhood abuse or rape in individuals who had failed to respond to psychotherapy and medications.” Promising results from previous trials led to the new study, published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry, he said. PTSD, a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking or dangerous event, affects about 8 million American in any given year. Continuing symptoms, including flashbacks and frightening thoughts, may lead to substance abuse, unemployment, family disruption and even suicide. Existing treatments for PTSD include various forms of psychotherapy, such as exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, and/or prescription drugs, such as antidepressants. Up to 72% of veterans who receive psychotherapy retain their PTSD diagnosis and frequently drop out of their treatment programs, according to a previous unrelated study. The need for improved PTSD therapies is clear, Mithoefer and his co-authors say, adding that the “development of new treatments should address the common reasons for treatment avoidance, failure, and dropout.” The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a nonprofit research organization, funded Mithoefer’s study of 22 veterans, three firefighters and one police officer, all with service-related PTSD lasting longer than six months. “We only included people who had received prior treatment but still had clinically significant PTSD,” Mithoefer said of the study, which followed the FDA’s strict guidelines for a phase two trial. Related article Veterans' grass-roots movement shares health benefits of marijuana All 26 participants received a course of treatment that consisted of about 13 hours of non-drug psychotherapy plus two eight-hour sessions of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. Participants were randomly assigned to receive MDMA (orally) in one dose of either 30, 75 or 125 milligrams for each of the two MDMA-assisted psychotherapy sessions. One month after the second MDMA session, 68% of patients in the two higher-dose groups no longer qualified for a diagnosis of PTSD, while the same was true of 29% of patients in the lowest-dose group. One year later, 67% of all participants no longer qualified for a diagnosis of PTSD, the study results indicate. Those participants who still met the criteria for PTSD experienced a reduction in symptoms, the researchers noted. The most frequently reported immediate side effects of MDMA were anxiety, headache, fatigue and muscle tension. One week after treatment, some participants experienced anxiety, fatigue and insomnia. Four serious side effects were reported during the course of the study, though three of these events – suicide ideation, major depression and appendicitis – were not attributed to MDMA. Related article Veterans aren't always getting mental care they urgently need, report finds One participant experienced premature ventricular contractions – extra beats in one chamber of the heart – at the outset of the study and during the study. After an overnight stay in a hospital, the patient recovered fully, the researchers reported. Dr. Neil Greenberg, a professor of defence mental health at King’s College London, said the study may be “interesting” but does not “fundamentally change” the services offered for PTSD treatment. Greenberg, who was not involved in the study, noted that 22 of the 26 participants had been recruited from the internet, “and one has to assume they were interested in taking a psychedelic drug.” He also said that some of the participants received prior treatments that were either not evidence-based or known to be effective with PTSD; a sample “bias” such as this weakens the quality of any analysis. Overall, he said, future research of the effects of MDMA on patients with PTSD might be watched with interest, but he does not recommend any stronger actions, “given the controversial nature of the medication, the risk of serious side effects and the small and biased sample” of participants. Related article Resilience, suffering and silver linings after a disaster But David Nutt, a professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, said the new study is “the biggest breakthrough in medicinal PTSD treatment for two decades” and “opens a potential new era in the treatment of PTSD.” According to Nutt, who was not involved in the study, the results suggest that “MDMA should be fast-tracked to clinical acceptance” since the evidence is now sufficient to warrant its wider use in treating PTSD. In his own research, Nutt explored the neurological effects of MDMA in healthy participants. His work showed that MDMA “reduces fear responses, which probably explains how it works to aid psychotherapy in PTSD,” he said. Nutt will be conducting a study of MDMA in alcoholics who drink in an attempt to deal with prior trauma. MDMA was first synthesized in 1912 by a German pharmaceutical company that intended to use it as a blood clotting agent. In the 1970s, a small number of psychotherapists made use of it in couples’ therapy, where it was shown to help traumatized clients address repressed emotional memories “without being overwhelmed by the negative affect that usually accompanies such memories,” Nutt wrote in a report. In the 1980s, MDMA lost its legal status around the world under a United Nations agreement, having fallen into disrepute as a street drug. Related article 9 things everyone should know about the drug Molly However, some scientists remained convinced of its potential and persisted in their research. In the early 1990s, the FDA approved experiments in which MDMA was used as an adjunct to psychotherapy. Ongoing research in a similar vein resulted in the new study, among others, in addition to the FDA agreeing in 2017 to expedite its review of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD. Phase three clinical trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD, involving 200 to 300 participants across 16 sites in the United States, Canada and Israel, will begin in the summer, according to Mithoefer. If these trials demonstrate sufficient efficacy and an acceptable safety profile, FDA approval of the treatment is expected by 2021. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “Unlike most other drug studies, MDMA is not being used as a daily drug,” Mithoefer said. Using the drug as a catalyst to psychotherapy means it is used only a few times, at monthly intervals, which is appealing to psychiatrists, he noted. “Taking it only a few times decreases side effects compared to daily dosing,” he said, and it “eliminates the possibility of abuse, since it is administered directly by the therapists.” “If it is approved by FDA for clinical use, it will likely be restricted to specialized clinics with properly trained therapists, not as a take-home medicine that people get from the pharmacy,” Mithoefer said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501230000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/health/mdma-psychotherapy-ptsd-study/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "619843411", "sentence": "The Senate vote on Tillerson is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. Cardin also noted a number of his Democratic colleagues have shared similar views on the nomination. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, said he does not support Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick, Rex Tillerson, hours before a Senate committee is set to vote on his confirmation, citing Tillerson’s potential conflicts of interest and his position regarding Russian aggression. “I will not be supporting his confirmation for secretary of state,” Cardin said on CNN’s “New Day.” “During the confirmation hearings he raised me many questions as to whether his business interests would compromise his ability to speak out for US leadership on human rights and good governance.” Cardin also noted a number of his Democratic colleagues have shared similar views on the nomination. “I think many members are troubled by the fact that Mr. Tillerson refused to comment as to whether Russia’s activities should be considered war crimes – what they’ve done in Aleppo. Or what happened with extra judicial killings in the Philippines is a violation of human rights,” Cardin said. .@SenatorCardin explains why he is not voting for Rex Tillerson & his concerns about Mike Pompeo. https://t.co/vcWt3mjhSe Tillerson was considered by some a controversial choice because of his ties to big business and Russia. The former ExxonMobil CEO was awarded Russia’s Order of Friendship in 2013. “I thought that his business background and the way that he responded to questions that he would allow the business interest have too much influence on whether we need to lead, America needs to lead on human rights, good governance, our basic core values,” Cardin said. Friday, Trump’s first two nominees were confirmed and sworn in. The Senate vote on Tillerson is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rex Tillerson's nomination as Secretary of State", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170123140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/rex-tillerson-nomination-senators-vote-ben-cardin-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "432608967", "sentence": "Fast cars thunder down tree-lined avenues. Luxury yachts sway in the sparkling marina, while diners in trendy beach-side restaurants clink Champagne glasses, enjoying the gentle ocean breeze. This isn’t Miami or the French Riviera, but Luanda, the capital of Angola. The city is a poster-child for the extraordinary economic boom experienced by many African nations since the early 2000s, its crane-filled skyline testament to the breakneck speed of construction seen in recent years. But it’s not just Luanda. From million-dollar mansions dotted along Mozambique’s coastline, to high-end shopping emporiums in Nigeria’s metropolises, oases of affluence have sprung across the continent which has been home to seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world. For a section of the population, these favorable statistics have translated into enormous gains. Numbers of multimillionaires in Africa are predicted to rise by 59% in the next 10 years – the highest growth of any region in the world. Nigeria is now one of the top markets for Champagne and, as growth stagnates in Europe and slows in China, purveyors of luxury goods increasingly look to Africa as their next frontier. Many have dubbed this reversal in fortunes “Africa Rising,” a term encapsulating the continent’s jubilant ascent to prosperity after decades of post-colonial strife marred by civil wars and sluggish growth. Predicted growth of ultra-high net worth individuals – worth more than $30 million – in different regions for the next 10 years. False calculation But parallel to this triumphant narrative, a startling number of people still live in abject poverty. Almost one out of every two Africans survives on $1.25 a day or less, and the continent hosts six out of 10 of the world’s most unequal countries. Africa’s population is projected to triple to 1.25 billion by 2050, but youth prospects remain dire across the board. In Ethiopia and Nigeria, the continent’s largest economy, the majority of young people get by on less than $2 a day. “On the one hand you hear glowing stories of growth and prosperity, shiny new buildings being built, big cars, nice homes, and lots of consumption. But Africa is producing bigger and bigger numbers of poor people, so poor so desperate” says Ali Mufuruki, CEO of Tanzania’s Infotech Investment Group and member of the International Monetary Fund’s Group on sub-Saharan Africa. He adds that the growth statistics measure only those who are active participants in the economy, leaving out the marginalized masses who often find themselves in sporadic, informal employment. Rich getting richer Reasons for these diametrically different realities are complex, but the main culprit seems to be the nature of the growth pattern which enabled the already wealthy to get richer, without a significant impact on the rest of the population. Rakesh Rajani, a Tanzanian civil society activist, says that a lot of the growth has been driven by industries like mining, oil and gas and, to some extent, tourism – all of which don’t employ a huge number of people. “You can grow by 7 or 8%, but it’s not a broad-based growth, so most people don’t benefit from it. So at the same time that you have growth, there is also a growing inequality between a small elite which is benefiting from this – sometimes literally only a few thousand people – and millions of the population who are stuck,” he adds. Colonial legacy has long cast a dark shadow over the continent, and in South Africa, the world’s most unequal country, it continues to cause lasting damage to its prospects. “Everything was skewed racially – education, access to finance, access to land,” says Haroon Bhorat, professor of economics at the University of Cape Town. “When we tried to encourage growth post 1994 (end of apartheid), it was only those who already had capital and good education that gained from it,” he adds. Knowledge is power Yet. it’s not all doom and gloom. Experts say that Africa can start closing the inequality gap with the right set of policies, out of which producing a skilled workforce comes as a top priority. “[The] education that Africa needs is one that is skills-based, technologically grounded and globally competitive,” says Said Adejumobi, head of the governance and public administration division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Extractive industries like mining are susceptible to tax avoidance which, even when legal, stops the host country from getting the best deal in exchange for its natural resources. A report by Tax Justice Network-Africa and ActionAid International estimates that Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda lose up to $2.8 billion a year from all tax incentives and exemptions. The charity Christian Aid highlights the example of Sierra Leone whose tax expenditure – the amount of revenues lost by granting of tax incentives and exemptions – amounted to more than eight times the health budget and seven times the education budget in 2012. “In a knowledge driven world, a colonially-molded education which litters the entire continent can hardly play that role. It’s a law and order educational system meant to serve a specific form of political regime and society.  Africa needs to reinvent its educational system towards a modern competitive age,” he adds. Enforcing transparency in government deals is also crucial says Rajani, calling on both governments and international companies to be more open about their dealings, and start publishing contracts online for the public and journalists to scrutinize. With Africa predicted to be home to nearly 40% of the global population by the end of the century, the pressure is mounting to find employment for the millions entering the labor market every year. “Africa’s population boom can be an asset or liability depending on the way it is managed,” says  Adejumobi. “If carefully planned, it would be Africa’s greatest resource of economic transformation,”  he explains. “However, if poorly managed, they can be foot soldiers for deviant groups like Boko Haram and other anti-social forces on the continent.” When it comes to the much trumpeted “Africa Rising” term, Rajani says the reality is much more complex: “It doesn’t make sense to speak in generalities, people who do that take Africa as one country. Africa has some amazing things happening and some awful things happening all at the same time.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Africa", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150512120000", "country1": "AGO", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/africa/africa-inequality/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "753309283", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and member of the USA Today board of contributors. Follow him on Twitter @RaulAReyes. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. The cruelty of the Trump administration continues. Friday, it announced that it was ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans. Honduran TPS holders will have until January 2020 before their protections expire, giving them 18 months to leave the country or be at risk for deportation.  According to a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “carefully considered conditions on the ground” before reaching the decision. While not unexpected, this decision reflects the Trump administration’s callous disregard for the lives of immigrants. It ignores the harsh realities that Honduran TPS holders could face if they return to their homeland.  Not only will it probably increase the size of our undocumented population, but the decision will upend the lives of tens of thousands of people who are legally living, working, and raising their families in this country. Related article Trump administration's new immigration decision is shortsighted and cruel Temporary Protected Status is a classification created by Congress under the Immigration Act of 1990. It allows the secretary of Homeland Security to designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions that temporarily prevent its nationals from returning home, such as a natural disaster, ongoing armed conflict or other extraordinary circumstances. Basically, it is an acknowledgment that a country cannot safely reabsorb its own citizens, so the US government allows them to remain here. A TPS designation can be made for six, 12 or 18 months, and is subject to periodic renewals by the Homeland Security secretary. Honduran nationals in the United States received TPS in 1998, after Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras and left it lacking basic infrastructure, sanitation services and safe water supplies. The country is still struggling with gang violence, poverty, and a breakdown of civil order; Honduras regularly makes lists of the world’s most dangerous nations. Now, thanks to the Trump administration, nearly 90,000 TPS holders will be expected to leave the United States and return to Honduras. But conditions there have not improved. If anything, the residual problems since Hurricane Mitch have been compounded by a recent three-year drought and continued political unrest. Sixty percent of the population in Honduras lives in poverty, and The Guardian reports that unemployment is 56%. Violent crime is rampant. Related video This pregnant mom is the first migrant in line for asylum It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would choose to send people back to such grim circumstances. The administration does not seem to care that Honduran TPS holders have lived here an average of 22 years, or that they have 53,000 US-born children, according to the Center for American Progress. Sadly, this decision follows others by the administration ending TPS for more than 250,000 people from Nepal, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan. Besides the humanitarian concerns, the Trump administration is overlooking other consequences of its decision to end TPS for Hondurans. Consider that many Hondurans with TPS will likely stay here and risk deportation, rather than return home and risk their lives in a devastated country. Injecting turmoil into the lives of Hondurans here will have effects on their homeland, too. In 2017, Honduras received about $4.3 billion from family members living abroad, amounting to 19% of its GDP. Related video Mother: 'I have nightmares about going back' Most of this money came from the United States, so cracking down on Hondurans here could potentially hurt the country’s economy. Indeed, the net result of ending TPS for Hondurans – when taking into account the drop-off in remittances and the increase in economic uncertainty – could well be an overall increase in illegal immigration to the United States. This means we could see more humanitarian crises like the recent migrant caravan at our southern border, which was predominantly made up of Hondurans. As immigration restrictionists like to point out, by definition TPS is not meant to last forever. Yet it should not be ended when the countries in question are not ready or capable of absorbing more people. TPS is not about allowing just anyone into the United States; it applies only to certain foreign nationals who are already here. Nor does it give just anyone a green card or put them on a path to citizenship. It is not amnesty, because it does not permanently change anyone’s immigration status. TPS simply allows people from dangerous or unstable countries to temporarily live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook It seems pretty clear that the decision to end TPS for Hondurans was made for political reasons. No one will be safer because we expelled thousands of productive workers. Like terminating DACA and proposing a “Muslim ban,” ending TPS is more about this administration’s xenophobia than national security. And what is the policy rationale for adding to the instability in Honduras? There isn’t one. Friday marked another step in the Trump administration’s ongoing war against immigrants. The decision to end TPS for Hondurans is mean-spirited, shortsighted and wholly unnecessary.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180505033000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "HND", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/opinions/honduras-tps-trump-reyes/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "683009661", "sentence": "Trump has repeatedly questioned the purpose of America's continued involvement in Afghanistan He also made contradictory statements about whether the war should have been fought President Donald Trump will outline the United States’ path forward in Afghanistan in a speech Monday night – but he’s been speaking out on the Afghanistan War for years. Trump’s address, scheduled for 9 p.m. ET Monday at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, comes after Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis said a decision has been made on a new US strategy in Afghanistan. Related article Afghanistan in grip of one of most violent periods of its recent history Trump has often commented about the situation in Afghanistan, where the US led an invasion of the country in 2001 to topple the Taliban from power and eliminate a “safe haven” for al Qaeda. The war eventually became the United States’ longest in history, and in 2014 President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations. But US support for the new Afghan government continued, and as of 2017 the Taliban remained a powerful force in the country. Gen. John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said in February that the US and Afghanistan were at a stalemate with the Taliban. Over the years, Trump repeatedly questioned the purpose of America’s continued involvement in Afghanistan, but he also made contradictory statements about whether the war should have been fought in the first place. Related article Afghanistan: 16 years, thousands dead and no clear end in sight Trump’s most recent tweet on the topic was a quick recap of his military team’s discussions on how to move forward in Afghanistan – and he said that a decision had been made. Here’s a look back at what Trump has said about Afghanistan in the past: “When will we stop wasting our money on rebuilding Afghanistan? We must rebuild our country first,” he tweeted in October 2011. When will we stop wasting our money on rebuilding Afghanistan? We must rebuild our country first. “It is time to get out of Afghanistan. We are building roads and schools for people that hate us. It is not in our national interests,” he tweeted in February 2012. It is time to get out of Afghanistan. We are building roads and schools for people that hate us. It is not in our national interests. “Afghanistan is a total disaster. We don’t know what we are doing. They are, in addition to everything else, robbing us blind,” he tweeted in March 2012. Afghanistan is a total disaster. We don't know what we are doing. They are, in addition to everything else, robbing us blind. “Why are we continuing to train these Afghanis who then shoot our soldiers in the back? Afghanistan is a complete waste. Time to come home!” he tweeted in August 2012. Why are we continuing to train these Afghanis who then shoot our soldiers in the back? Afghanistan is a complete waste. Time to come home! “I agree with Pres. Obama on Afghanistan. We should have a speedy withdrawal.  Why should we keep wasting our money – rebuild the U.S.!” He tweeted in January 2013. I agree with Pres. Obama on Afghanistan.  We should have a speedy withdrawal.  Why should we keep wasting our money -- rebuild the U.S.! “We should leave Afghanistan immediately. No more wasted lives. If we have to go back in, we go in hard & quick. Rebuild the US first,” Trump tweeted in March 2013. We should leave Afghanistan immediately. No more wasted lives. If we have to go back in, we go in hard & quick. Rebuild the US first. “We continue to lose our nation’s finest in Afghanistan almost daily. The Rules of Engagement are costing lives.” he tweeted in May 2013. We continue to lose our nation’s finest in Afghanistan almost daily. The Rules of Engagement are costing lives. “Afghanistan leaders want the U.S. to keep 20,000 troops there for many more years, fully paid for by the U.S., but first they want apology.” he tweeted in November 2013. Afghanistan leaders want the U.S. to keep 20, 000 troops there for many more years, fully paid for by the U.S., but first they want apology. “Now Obama is keeping our soldiers in Afghanistan for at least another year. He is losing two wars simultaneously,” Trump tweeted December 2014. Now Obama is keeping our soldiers in Afghanistan for at least another year. He is losing two wars simultaneously. Trump said he believed that invading Afghanistan in 2001 was a “terrible mistake,” but he added US troops need to stay in order to avoid a collapse of the government. “We made a terrible mistake getting involved there in the first place,” Trump said. “It’s a mess, it’s a mess and at this point we probably have to (leave US troops in Afghanistan) because that thing will collapse in about two seconds after they leave.” While Trump has long called the Iraq War a mistake, this interview on CNN’s “New Day” appears to be the first time Trump has described the US war in Afghanistan in the same terms. Trump said the US was right to invade Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – a reversal of his position earlier in October 2015 when he called the war a “mistake.” “We made a mistake going into Iraq. I’ve never said we made a mistake going into Afghanistan,” Trump told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day” when pressed about his comments. “A suicide bomber has just killed U.S. troops in Afghanistan. When will our leaders get tough and smart. We are being led to slaughter!” Trump tweeted in 2015. A suicide bomber has just killed U.S. troops in Afghanistan. When will our leaders get tough and smart. We are being led to slaughter! “Important day spent at Camp David with our very talented Generals and military leaders. Many decisions made, including on Afghanistan,” Trump tweeted last week. Important day spent at Camp David with our very talented Generals and military leaders. Many decisions made, including on Afghanistan.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States' involvement in Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170821164500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/21/politics/history-president-trump-remarks-afghanistan-tweets/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "586667736", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Keir Giles is an associate fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme. He is also a director of the Conflict Studies Research Centre, a group of subject matter experts in Eurasian security. The opinions in the article belong to the author. Keir Giles: Each week brings new evidence of Russia's lack of restraint in pursuing its own security agenda Russia sees that it is already in conflict with the West in every domain except direct and deliberate military clashes, he says Russia, of late, has been demonstrating not only increased confidence in its own abilities and capabilities, but also a sense of urgency in being as well prepared as possible for open conflict. Russia’s ramping up of hostile actions reflects not so much a disregard for its international reputation, as some commentators have suggested, as an urgent concern in Moscow at the prospect of impending conflict with the West. Each week brings startling new evidence of Russia’s lack of restraint in pursuing its own security agenda. Opinions differ on the underlying objectives, but it is almost always a mistake to look for a single reason for Russian actions. Russia does care what the world thinks of it, but not in the same way as Western nations. Instead, it wants the world to be alarmed at the consequences of antagonizing Russia. The increase in tempo and urgency of Russian preparations for conflict has meant leaving caution behind. The move to overt, even blatant, intelligence gathering and probing for vulnerabilities has led to the activities of Russian hackers, spies, submarines and satellites that previously were conducted in deep secrecy now being commonly reported in open media. Targeting and intimidation of individual servicemen from NATO nations that come within Russia’s reach can be expected to increase with the stationing of NATO’s new multinational battalions in the Baltic states and Poland. In fact, Russia sees that it is already in conflict with the West in every domain except direct and deliberate military clashes. With sanctions and “information war,” meddling in elections and referendums in the West, and disregarding or walking away from treaties and agreements,economic, intelligence, propaganda and cyber confrontation  by Russian definitions are already well established. Related video How did the Cold War affect relations with Russia? According to the general in charge of Russia’s NATO-facing Western Military District, Russia’s new definition of war “is never declared, and never ends”. What is more, it can achieve its aims without using armed force at all. But Russia is preparing for the worst. The ongoing process of rearming and transforming the military, and mobilizing government and society, reached a new peak this week with the announcement of a massive civil defense exercise accompanied by rhetoric on surviving nuclear attack. Meanwhile, Russia’s actions in Syria have provided an unwelcome reminder of the Russian way of war. For the West, the notions of disregard for collateral damage, of terrorizing an opponent into submission by targeting the civilian population and soft targets like hospitals, of bomb and missile strikes intended to cause mass casualties in reprisal for the deaths of Russian servicemen, all belong in previous centuries. For Russia, once open conflict begins, they remain the most effective means to an end. And despite Russian military brinksmanship displayed in the air and at sea along its Western periphery, Syria risks being the trigger for an even more dangerous confrontation. Lack of cooperation due to incompatible priorities and a failure to agree on the enemy increases the risk of Russia directly causing greater U.S. casualties in airstrikes - or vice versa. Related article Syria: France submits draft UN resolution over Aleppo crisis In both Ukraine and Syria, Russia’s active intervention successfully averted a situation that, viewed from Moscow, appeared potentially disastrous. But whether Russia sees its actions as self-defense is unfortunately irrelevant to those suffering the consequences in both conflicts. Russia will push as far as it can to achieve its objectives – without risking damaging counterattack. At present, Russia can set both the tempo of the confrontation and its limits. Moscow knows it will lose this control if it pushes the United States too far, in Syria or elsewhere. But as yet, Russia has not found the limits of what it can get away with. Several years of testing boundaries – and pushing further when meeting no resistance other than words – have taught Russia that it can be confident of little meaningful response from the current U.S. administration; and so, Russian behavior becomes more and more outrageous. A continuing lack of challenge can only mean that this process will continue, and Russia will become ever bolder and more ambitious in what it seeks to achieve. Russia’s latest demands for rolling back U.S. and NATO defensive preparations to how they were in 2010 would seem laughable, if it were not for Moscow’s recent solid track record in manipulating the West to its advantage. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook The refusal of the current U.S. administration to recognize the problem, extending to attempts to suppress congressional reporting on Russian hostile actions, is an abdication of responsibility for mitigating the long-term consequences of failing to deal with Russia. The next administration will be left to pick up the pieces and do whatever possible to bring the Russia relationship back under control. If it fails to do so swiftly, the consequences are likely to be severe.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161007140000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/opinions/russia-ramping-up-hostile-action-keir-giles/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "713687112", "sentence": "Correspondent Jim Sciutto explores “The Mystery of Michael Flynn” in Friday’s CNN Special Report at 10 p.m. ET. Here's a look back at a critical 48-hour period It offers a fresh window into some of the early thinking and actions of the new Trump team The answer to one of the most critical questions at the heart of the Russia investigation may well lie in the grand hallways of Mar-a-Lago. Did President Donald Trump know Michael Flynn talked about sanctions during his conversations a year ago with the former Russian ambassador? Or did the President’s small circle of advisers keep it from him? A look back at a pivotal 48-hour period – inside the President’s Palm Beach estate – offers a fresh window into some of the early thinking and actions of the new Trump team, the consequences of which are now front-and-center in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI, is cooperating with Mueller When Trump strode into Mar-a-Lago’s Grand Ballroom last December 29, neither he nor his aides could imagine that day would come to haunt his presidency. But the decisions made during that period, as the President basked in the comfort of his retreat, still resonate a year later. It’s now clear that Flynn’s lies to the FBI were rooted in his telephone call that day to the former Russian ambassador and his subsequent call to Trump advisers at Mar-a-Lago. The answers may ultimately come from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, but the questions begin during that critical period in Florida. Here’s a look back at what is known – and what’s still to be determined – about what transpired Mar-a-Lago on December 28 and 29 last year: Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks.Thought it was going to be a smooth transition - NOT!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171208230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-mar-a-lago/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "744268246", "sentence": "The war in Yemen is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 22 million people – three-quarters of the population – in desperate need of aid and protection,United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. As the conflict enters its fourth year, millions are without access to clean drinking water and the country is at high risk of a cholera epidemic, Guterre said at a donor conference in Geneva on Tuesday. Related article She's only 12, but her father is already planning her wedding He said over 8 million people in the country “did not know where they will obtain their next meal,” and that “every ten minutes, a child under five dies of preventable causes.” With many struggling to support their families, child marriage rates have also risen. “Nearly two-thirds of girls are married before the age of 18, and many before they are 15,” said Guterres. More than half of the required funds needed for the UN’s humanitarian response plan  – $2.96 billion – have not been met, Guterres told the conference. However he added that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have already provided $930 million for the UN’s plan, and had pledged to secure an additional $500 million for the region. Since March 2015, neighboring Saudi Arabia has been leading a coalition of Gulf states against Houthi rebels in Northern Yemen, after the rebels drove out the US-backed and pro-Saudi government. Often called the “forgotten war” amid Western media focus on Syria, Yemen’s situation is now catastrophic, with “nearly half of all children aged between six months and 5 years old  chronically malnourished,” according to Guterres. Both sides of the conflict have used food as a weapon of war, but the crisis is caused primarily by a brutal air, land and sea blockade imposed by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition. In principle, the coalition says the purpose of the blockade is to stop Iranian weapons from entering Yemen to supply the Houthi rebels who are in control of much of the north, including the capital Sanaa. But in practice, it has also cut the amount of desperately needed food, medicine and fuel getting into the country, according to aid groups. Read more: In Yemen, the markets have food, but children are starving to death The Yemen war began in early 2015, when Houthi rebels – a minority Shia group from the north of the country – drove out the US-backed government, led by President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, and took over the capital, Sanaa. The crisis quickly escalated into a multi-sided war, which allowed al-Qaeda and ISIS to grow stronger amid the chaos. The Houthis are backed by Iran and its members follow the Shia Islamic branch of Zaidism. Zaidis make up around a third of Yemen’s population and ruled the country’s north for almost 1,000 years until 1962. The Saudi-led coalition began its air raids in support of Hadi’s government in March 2015.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saudi Arabia-led coalition", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180403153000", "country1": "YEM", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/middleeast/yemen-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis-un-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "746134770", "sentence": "Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skirpal, has been discharged from the British hospital where the pair were being treated for a nerve-agent attack just over a month ago. The medical director of Salisbury District Hospital, Chrisine Blanshard, said Yulia Skripal would require further treatment but that the development was a “significant milestone.” Her father was making “good progress,” Blanshard said. The Skripals were found slumped on a bench on March 4 in the city of Salisbury after being exposed to a military-grade nerve agent, British authorities said. The UK government blames Russia for the attack, but Moscow has denied any involvement. Yulia Skripal, 33, regained consciousness in late March and released a statement last week thanking those who treated her and father and those who had sent “messages of goodwill.” “Yulia has asked for privacy from the media and I want to reiterate that request,”  Blanshard said in a statement delivered outside the hospital on Tuesday. Blanshard made no mention of Skripal’s present location, and London’s Metropolitan Police refused to comment on whether she was receiving police protection. “I also want to take this opportunity to wish Yulia well,” Blanshard said. “This is not the end of her treatment, but marks a significant milestone.” Blanshard added that the condition of Sergei Skripal, 66 was still improving, albeit at a slower pace than that of Yulia. “Her father has also made good progress,” she said. “On Friday, I announced that he was no longer in a critical condition. Although he is recovering more slowly than Yulia, we hope that he too will be able to leave hospital in due course.” Blanshard said victims of nerve-agent attacks typically suffered symptoms such as sickness and hallucinations. Medical staff at Salisbury were able to draw on support from “world-leading experts” in the field of nerve agents and the Skripals had responded “exceptionally well” to treatment. We congratulate Yulia Skripal on her recovery. Yet we need urgent proof that what is being done to her is done on her own free will. Russia says it has offered consular assistance to Yulia Skirpal, but Britain says she declined it. In a tweet, the Russian embassy in the UK said: “We congratulate Yulia Skripal on her recovery. Yet we need urgent proof that what is being done to her is done on her own free will.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Yulia Skripal", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180410091500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/europe/yulia-skripal-discharged-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "423452173", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Lina Khatib is director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. The views expressed in this commentary are solely hers. The past two weeks have witnessed two significant advances for rebel groups – and for ISIS – in Syria. ISIS recently took over most of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus. A week before that, a rebel coalition calling itself Jaysh al-Fateh – mainly composed of ISIS rivals Ahrar al-Sham and Jabhat al-Nusra – took over the northern city of Idlib, making it the second urban center lost by the Syrian regime after Raqqa, where ISIS is headquartered. But the two advances are wildly different: While the fall of Idlib is a clear loss for the regime of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the ISIS takeover of Yarmouk is a regime-blessed tactic, if not necessarily a successful one. And they are both signs that the position of the Syrian regime is not as solid as it used to be. The regime, following the loss of Idlib, is now concerned it could also lose the southern city of Daraa, where more moderate Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels have been making significant gains. The regime has started to move its administrative bureaus out of the area as it did just before Idlib’s fall. Yarmouk is only 100 kilometers away from Daraa. If ISIS, now in control of the camp, uses it as a base to attack the FSA in Daraa, it would save the Syrian regime from having to fight that battle itself. Related video UNRWA chief: What I saw shattered, devastated me This tactic is not new. ISIS has been attempting to gain a foothold in FSA-controlled southern Syria for several months, relying on local recruitment of Syrians and Palestinians to have a presence in an area. Throughout this time, the Syrian regime has also been indirectly enabling ISIS access to the south because this serves the regime’s aim of crushing the moderate opposition in the area. But the Yarmouk scenario is also about countering the gains of al-Nusra in Idlib. Unable to overwhelm al-Nusra militarily, the Syrian regime tried to indirectly use Yarmouk as a way to discredit al-Nusra through facilitating the access of ISIS to the camp. After ISIS was provoked by a Palestinian brigade in the Yarmouk camp, Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis – a group which had threated ISIS after accusing it of murdering one of its leaders – the regime did not stand in the way of ISIS fighters who raided the camp. The regime had already besieged Yarmouk for several months and starved its residents, so it was no regime stronghold. Allowing ISIS to take over the camp was only a small sacrifice for Assad. In return, the regime calculated that ISIS’ takeover of the camp would achieve a much bigger gain: sparking a rift within al-Nusra. Although the group is officially an enemy of ISIS – the latter has declared al-Nusra an apostate – some al-Nusra brigades in southern Syria have personal connections with ISIS leaders. The ISIS advance in Yarmouk pushed the al-Nusra brigades that are sympathetic to ISIS to help it on the ground. The attack also forced the al-Nusra brigades opposed to ISIS to stay out of the battle so as not to spark a hot war between the two groups that would detract them from achieving their objectives (establishing a caliphate in the case of ISIS, and fighting the regime in the case of al-Nusra). The regime’s calculation was that this contradiction between the actions of some al-Nusra brigades and the “neutrality” of others would embarrass the leaders of al-Nusra and hurt the group’s credibility. Indeed, public criticisms of al-Nusra’s apparent flip-flopping in Yarmouk have already begun to emerge – and rival groups see in the Yarmouk scenario an opportunity to reassert themselves in the face of al-Nusra. Damaging Jabhat al-Nusra’s credibility is crucial for Assad. Unlike ISIS, which has largely refrained from attacking the regime as it concentrates on building its state-within-a-state, al-Nusra in particular has always had fighting Assad its sole raison d’être. In Idlib, Jaysh al-Fateh – which again, is partly comprised of al-Nusra – is now working on creating a joint civilian-military administration similar to the model offered by the FSA in the south. This model is more acceptable to the local population than an Islamist mode of governance, and is a way for al-Nusra as well as the FSA to demonstrate that they can offer a better alternative to the regime. Any further growth of al-Nusra therefore means a growing concrete threat to the Syrian regime. The takeover of the Yarmouk camp has therefore been a wily and tactical maneuver by the Syrian regime. But its success remains to be seen. So far, al-Nusra has released a statement distancing itself from the events in Yarmouk, and has handed over control of the main crossing on the Syrian-Jordanian border near Daraa to the FSA. Whether this indicates that the Islamist Jaysh al-Fateh and the moderate FSA are exploring a pragmatic formula to increase their cooperation in the future is an open question. As the developments in Yarmouk, Idlib, and Daraa show, in the Syrian conflict, the line between friends and enemies is often blurry. But they also signal that the regime is facing graver challenges in the north and the south than ever – threats that it cannot counter on its own. READ: Desperation for Palestinians trapped in Syrian refugee camp", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150407154500", "country1": "JOR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/opinions/isis-yarmouk-assad/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "652832175", "sentence": "Initially after the strike, the Pentagon adamantly rejected the notion that a mosque was hit Typically any religious structure would be on a so-called no-strike list A US Central Command investigation found that a March US airstrike in northern Syria did in fact strike a building that was part of a “mosque complex,” two US defense officials told CNN Thursday. For days following the March 16 strike, the Pentagon adamantly rejected the notion that a mosque was hit and that there were civilian casualties – even as numerous social media reports showed images of bodies being taken out of the rubble. Instead, in the initial hours following the strike by US drones and aircraft, the Pentagon insisted that it hit only a building some 40 feet away from the mosque, where it said al Qaeda members were holding a meeting. It is that building that the US bombed at the time of the strike, according the defense officials. As a result of the investigation, officials found that the facility had been used for religious purposes in the past. Typically any religious structure would be on a so-called no-strike list, along with hospitals and schools. There are procedures to move structures off the no-strike list if it is clear they have lost their protected status because terrorists are using them and there are no civilians present. At the time of the strike, the US still believed the building was being used by al Qaeda, according to the officials. But neither would say if the building had ever been on a no-strike list, or had been removed from such a list. It is also not clear if the building was listed as a religious site on a database that the mission planners were unaware of. RELATED: US airstrikes hit Syrian mosque, Human Rights Watch says One official said the investigation found that “religious use” was a primary function of the building at times. The day after the strike, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters: “We do not currently assess there were any civilian casualties.” He continued, “As always, you know, we take extraordinary measures to mitigate the loss of civilian life in our operations.” Davis showed a photo of a still-standing mosque and a larger building a short distance away. Half of that building had been clearly destroyed in an airstrike. At that time, the Pentagon could not say if that larger building had any religious use and would only point out officials were certain a meeting of al Qaeda operatives was underway when it was struck. Defense officials said then that they were convinced the target was legitimate and no civilians were present based on lengthy overhead surveillance before and after the strike.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Pentagon", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170504224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/politics/syria-mosque-march-strike-us-investigation/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "743375736", "sentence": "At least 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 1,400 injured in confrontations with Israeli security forces during protests in Gaza on Friday, according to Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the United Nations. Israeli officials estimated tens of thousands of Palestinian protesters marched in Gaza toward the border fence between Israel and Gaza during protests called the March of Return. The march quickly turned bloody as Palestinian protesters and Israeli military clashed along the fence. In northern Gaza, CNN witnessed at least two dozen people being taken away by ambulances in the span of half an hour as protests started across Gaza. They witnessed a small number of protesters in the crowd throwing rocks. People were injured by live rounds, rubber bullets and tear gas. The majority were young men – one woman was among the injured. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that thousands of Palestinians were “rioting throughout the Gaza Strip, rolling burning tires and hurling stones at the security fence and at IDF troops, who are responding with riot dispersal means and firing towards main instigators.” An IDF official warned any breach of Israeli sovereignty will be treated severely, following a week of numerous attempted and successful breaches of the border fence from Gaza. Confrontations escalated into Saturday. Israeli fighter jets targeted three Hamas sites after an IDF position was shot at in northern Gaza, according to an IDF statement. Tank fire also targeted the three sites, following an exchange of fire. The largest protest seen in Gaza in years coincided with Palestinian Land Day, which commemorates the confiscation of Palestinian-owned land in Israel in 1976. Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said the large crowds at the protests reflected the determination and will of the Palestinian people for the right of return, and to “break the siege” of Gaza. Prior to Friday’s protest, organizers said the march would be nonviolent, but they warned of possible military fire from Israeli forces. Ahead of the protests, the IDF increased the troop presence and put snipers along the border fence. An Israeli official told CNN that among those killed Friday were “known terrorists” including two members of Hamas, the political and militant group that controls Gaza. In a statement released Friday evening, the IDF said it blamed Hamas for “all events and incidents taking place in today’s protests.” In a tweet earlier Friday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned Gaza residents that Hamas is “risking your lives.” He added that anyone who approached the border was “endangering his life.” The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said 1,416 people were wounded as protesters marched toward the fence that separates Gaza from Israel. By the end of the day, the ministry spokesman in Gaza said there were 758 injuries from live bullets and 148 from rubber bullets, and the rest suffered from gas inhalation and other injuries. Tent cities have been set up to host the marches, which are expected to continue through May 15 when Palestinians mark the anniversary of the “Nakba” (“Catastrophe”), the day after Israel declared independence in 1948. Roughly 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes during the subsequent Arab-Israeli war, which lasted for nearly a year. Today, approximately 1.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza are registered refugees, according to the United Nations. The United States plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem around May 14, the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence, followed by “Nakba Day,” increasing the potential for further protests and clashes. US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to relocate the embassy and recognize the contested city as Israel’s capital was slammed by most of the international community and has galvanized Palestinian protests against Israel. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, and to many Palestinians, the change was viewed as a further erosion of hope for a two-state solution. The Trump administration said the decision was a “recognition of simple reality” and claimed it was not meant to prejudge final-status negotiations about the city’s final borders, although Trump later said he had taken Jerusalem “off the table” when it came to any future peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he is holding Israeli authorities responsible for those killed Friday, and announced Saturday as a day of mourning. CNN’s Ian Lee reported from Gaza. CNN’s Abeer Salman, Amir Tal and Ingrid Formanek reported from Jerusalem. CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi wrote from Beirut, and Natalie Gallon and Jennifer Deaton contributed from Atlanta. Elizabeth Joseph also contributed.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180330154500", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/middleeast/gaza-protests-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "471582931", "sentence": "Afghan officials say security forces are clearing Taliban fighters from the city The Taliban overran the city on Monday in an embarrassing setback for the government Civilians have been caught up in the fighting; aid group reports hundreds wounded After days of bitter fighting, the Afghan government says its forces have retaken the major city of Kunduz from Taliban militants. There was no immediate comment from the Taliban, which only a day earlier had claimed their militants were advancing on the  airport on the outskirts of the city, where many Afghan troops were based. Afghan special forces seized control of the city in an operation that began late Wednesday and were still clearing out Taliban fighters from some areas early Thursday, said Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, a spokesman for the Kunduz police chief. The U.S. military helped the Afghan forces during the operation through advisers on the ground and by conducting airstrikes, Hussaini said. Sediq Sediqqi, an Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman, said on Twitter that Taliban insurgents suffered heavy casualties in the fighting. Other Afghan government officials issued statements congratulating the security forces. The government lost control of Kunduz on Monday, an embarrassing setback and the first time the Taliban have taken over a provincial capital since 2001. Related gallery Taliban takes over Afghan city Militants had been building up forces around the city for months, giving the government plenty of warning. Afghan security forces had initially faltered in their attempts to wrest it back, with Hussaini saying Wednesday that the Taliban had blocked reinforcements in the neighboring province of Baghlan. As the fighting raged, civilians were stuck in the middle. Doctors Without Borders said its trauma hospital in the city has been overwhelmed with patients. The aid organization reported that its doctors treated at least 252 wounded people, including 53 children, since Monday. “The majority of patients had sustained gunshot wounds, and surgeons have been treating severe abdominal, limb and head injuries,” Doctors Without Borders said in a statement.  Anticipating more casualties, the organization is rushing medical supplies by road and air to the embattled city. As many as 6,000 civilians are reported to have fled the city because of the violence, the United Nations said Wednesday. “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Kunduz following the Taliban’s attack on the city,” said Nicholas Haysom, the U.N. special representative for Afghanistan. “The reports of extrajudicial executions, including of health care workers, abductions, denial of medical care and restrictions on movement out of the city are particularly disturbing.” Civilians reported frightening scenes. “We don’t know what to do and where to go,” a male resident of Kunduz told CNN by phone before Afghan authorities announced the city was under their control. He spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing retribution. He said shrapnel had struck his hand after he was accidentally caught in a firefight between government and Taliban forces. “I was near the main roundabout of Kunduz when the fight between government forces and the Taliban became intense and the Taliban fighters were firing back meters away from me,” the man said. “I was running to get to a safe place when shrapnel hit my hand I was wounded.” The man said shops are closed, there is a citywide power blackout, and it is becoming difficult to find food. “Kunduz has turned into a ghost city,” he said. Why is the Taliban takeover of Kunduz a big deal? The U.S.-led coalition ended its combat mission in Afghanistan last year, handing over the lead to Afghan forces while remaining in a training and assistance role. Related gallery The Taliban's rise and fall “Obviously, this is a setback for the Afghan security forces,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said  Tuesday of the loss of Kunduz. “But we’ve seen them respond in recent weeks and months to the challenges they face, and they’re doing the same thing in Kunduz right now.” In addition to a series of U.S. airstrikes in the area, the NATO-led international mission in Afghanistan said there were “limited coalition forces around Kunduz advising and assisting” Afghan security forces. “We’ve seen U.S. aircraft supporting the Afghan government and the Afghan security forces because they can’t do it alone just yet,” said Mark Hertling, a retired U.S. Army general. “You’re also going to see U.S. special forces – special operating forces – supporting the commandos in Afghanistan as they attempt to reinforce Kunduz.” U.S. and German forces regularly operate in the area, advising Afghan forces. CNN’s Masoud Popalzai reported from Kabul, Greg Botelho reported and wrote from Atlanta and Jethro Mullen reported and wrote from Hong Kong. CNN’s Ivan Watson, Steve Almasy, Holly Yan, Kevin Wang,  Eliott C. McLaughlin, Barbara Starr, Elizabeth Joseph, Nic Robertson and Bex Wright contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Afghan government security forces", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150930074500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/asia/afghanistan-kunduz-taliban-attack/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "468840057", "sentence": "Pope Francis has been outspoken on sensitive issues He's talked about sex abuse by priests, climate change, abortion, homosexuality Here's a look at what he has said and done about key issues facing the church As Pope Francis prepares to visit the United States for the first time, the world is waiting to hear what he will say about key issues facing the church. The Pope is known for tackling sensitive topics head on. But for all his surprises and proclamations, what has Pope Francis done to address the issues facing the Roman Catholic Church? “I feel compelled to take personal responsibility for all the evil that some priests, many – many in number, (although) not in comparison with the totality – to assume personal responsibility and to ask forgiveness for the damage caused by the sexual abuse of the children. The church is aware of this damage. We don’t want to take a step back in dealing with this problem and the sanctions that must be imposed.” – Vatican Radio, April 11, 2014 Don’t miss live coverage of Pope Francis’ trips to Cuba and the U.S. on CNN and CNNgo, and see the people and places that shaped Pope Francis in a CNN special report, “The People’s Pope,” Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. In June 2015, Francis created a church tribunal to judge bishops who fail to protect children from sexually abusive priests. Since then, two U.S. bishops accused of covering up crimes of priests have stepped down. In March 2014, the Pope met with six victims of church sexual abuse – not the first such meeting between a pope and sex-abuse survivors, but it was the first of his papacy. On March 22, Francis appointed the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, headed by Boston’s archbishop, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley. Previously, Francis had called for “zero tolerance” of sexual abuse by clerics, but critics accused the Vatican of being more talk than action. 5 key questions about the Pope’s trip “The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish.” – June 18, 2015, Encyclical Laudato Si’: On the Care of our Common Home Pope Francis released a comprehensive statement about the environment, calling for “cultural revolution” to change our lifestyles – ranging from materialistic distraction to our addiction to technology to our treatment of the poor. Related gallery The quotable Pope: Some of his more surprising sayings And the Pope wasn’t only talking to his Catholic flock. Francis said his letter was addressed to “every person living on this planet.” 5 key questions about the Pope and climate change Citing scientific consensus on global warming, “doomsday predictions,” warned Francis, “can no longer be met with irony or disdain.” The Pope criticized big business, oil companies and politicians that he said seek profit over the betterment of life on the planet and called out the media for being shortsighted. He said humanity’s “reckless” behavior has pushed the planet to a perilous “breaking point.” “Yet all is not lost,” Francis said. “Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.” The encyclical was published in at least five languages and was more than a year in the making, church officials said, drawing on the work of dozens of scientists, theologians, scholars and previous popes. “It is not enough to have altar girls, women readers. … Women in the church are more important than bishops and priests,” just as “Mary is more important than the apostles.” – July 28, 2013, press conference In 2013, Pope Francis said, “On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no,” and critics say he has been vague about what his pledge of “greater roles” for women in Catholicism would look like. Pope Francis has come out in favor of increasing women’s roles in the church, appointing women to a few powerful Vatican positions, including the committee to combat sex abuse in the Catholic Church, with roughly half of that 17-member committee made up of women. There is also a female member of the supervisory board for the Vatican bank. Sister Donna Markham is the first female president of Catholic Charities – which supports more than 70,000 employees and serves 10 million across the United States – in its 105-year history. According to Vatican Radio, just 18% of the Vatican’s workforce is female, including employees at Vatican museums, post offices and the Holy See that governs the Roman Catholic Church. “The forgiveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented, especially when that person approaches the Sacrament of Confession with a sincere heart in order to obtain reconciliation with the Father.” – Pope’s letter on the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, September 1, 2015 Pope Francis shocked many this month when he announced that priests will be authorized to forgive the “sin of abortion” when the church begins a “Year of Mercy” on December 8. The catechism of the Catholic Church says that a person who procures an abortion incurs automatic excommunication, a penalty that often only a bishop can lift. But some experts in the Catholic canon law expressed confusion about the practical effects of the Pope’s announcement. “It’s another signal that the Pope wants a church of encounter that journeys with people,” said John Gehring, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life. “He recognizes the church is anchored in the Gospel when mercy trumps finger-wagging judgment.” “If they accept the Lord and have good will, who am I to judge them? They shouldn’t be marginalized. The tendency (to homosexuality) is not the problem. … They’re our brothers.” – July 28, 2013, press conference Similar to his comments on abortion, Pope Francis has yet to reverse church doctrine on the issues of homosexuality or same-sex marriage, but he has changed the way the church publicly talks about homosexuality. Francis floated the idea that the church could support civil unions in an interview with an Italian newspaper on March 5, 2014. He reiterated the church’s longstanding teaching that “marriage is between a man and a woman,” but said, “We have to look at different cases and evaluate them in their variety” – the first time a pope has spoken on acceptance of civil unions, according to Catholic News Service. CNN’s Daniel Burke contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pope Francis", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150921130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/21/us/pope-key-issues/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "757982760", "sentence": "Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort accused a prominent member of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of leaking details of the investigation into the political operative to a media organization. Manafort says in a new filing that lead special counsel prosecutor Andrew Weissmann communicated with four journalists from The Associated Press last year to share details of the investigation into Manafort, who at that time had not been indicted. Manafort rests his accusation in the court filing on the writings of freelance journalist Sara Carter. Manafort, who maintains his innocence, claimed the AP briefing – which he says happened around the time the international news agency published stories about payments to him in the so-called “black ledger” and his associations with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska – was an illegal leak of grand jury secrets and classified material. Manafort alleged the leaks deprived him of his right to a fair trial. “It is the long-standing policy of The Associated Press to refrain from discussing our sources,” a spokesperson for The Associated Press said Monday. Manafort also asked the court to look into leaks coming from the special counsel’s team. The White House has similarly called for an investigation of Mueller’s team due to what President Donald Trump calls conflicts of interest among investigators on the team. Manafort accused officials of leaking details about the Russia probe and the Steele dossier regarding Trump campaign workers’ contacts with Russians. “Not only is leaking classified information a felony, but it was also apparently intended to create the false public narrative that Mr. Manafort was colluding with Russian intelligence officials during the Trump presidential campaign,” Manafort wrote in the court filing Monday night. “In light of the mass media coverage of these leaks in print, on television, radio and the internet, it seems unlikely that there is a jury questionnaire, instruction or change of venue that could cure the irreparable harm to Mr. Manafort’s constitutional rights resulting from leaks by the highest-level government officials.” The judge is set to hold a hearing on Manafort’s case in June, but hasn’t yet indicated if he’ll address the leak accusations. The special counsel’s office has said in the past that Manafort’s accusations of leaks don’t actually involve any protected grand jury activity. The prosecutors add that any bias in a jury can be rooted out at trial during jury selection. The special counsel’s office, for which Weissmann now leads the prosecution against Manafort, did not respond to a request for comment Monday but has addressed Manafort’s request that the court look into leaks in a previous filing.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "special counsel Robert Mueller’s team", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180522041500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/manafort-leaks-andrew-weissman/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "604275140", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Now you can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. It’s December. Just 30 more days to bid this crazy year goodbye. Here’s what you need to know today to  Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. The death toll from the fires that ravaged the area around Gatlinburg is up to 7 now. That number will probably rise because several people are still missing. Some help is on the way though. Dolly Parton, who grew up in the area and has a theme park there, is giving $1,000 a month to each family left homeless. The cop who killed Keith Lamont Scott won’t be charged. A North Carolina DA said Scott was holding a gun when an officer shot him back in September. The DA’s decision sparked small protests in downtown Charlotte, but nothing like the violent ones that rocked the city for days after the shooting. Colombia’s Congress has OK’d a new peace deal with FARC rebels that it hopes will stick this time. A pact crafted earlier this year was sunk by voters, who felt it wasn’t hard enough on FARC fighters. Critics say changes in the new agreement are really just cosmetic. Get ready for pain at the pump. OPEC’s nailed down a deal to cut production, which means about 1.2 million fewer barrels a day starting in January. The price of crude oil has already jumped by 9% with news of the deal. ISIS is using a new weapon against the civilians trapped in Mosul as it wages its last stand: water. A city official says the group has intentionally cut off supplies in some areas, leaving half a million people with no running water. Why? To force people to retreat with it so it can use them as human shields. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Help wanted There’s probably going to be some openings at a Tennessee company. Twenty employees at North American Stamping won a $420 million Powerball jackpot. Good night Do you love your phone? Do you love it enough to buy it a bed … for $100? If you do Arianna Huffington is willing to sell you one. Never again If this police force in Canada catches you driving drunk, it’s going to force you to listen to Nickelback. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment. At least this one won’t sink China is building an exact replica of the Titanic, in a county hundreds of miles from the ocean, because of, you know, tourism. Oh no you didn’t There are traces of animal fat in new British five pound notes, and vegans and vegetarians aren’t having it. Here’s today’s must-read Paradise lost CNN heads to the Pacific’s Midway Atoll, which is literally being taken over by all the plastic that we toss away. Cry baby cry Watching babies crying in slow motion – with sound effects! – is so wrong, and yet so right. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "OPEC", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161201114500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "COL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/us/five-things-thursday/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "686838165", "sentence": "Putin: \"We are not going to do this now. We will see how the situation develops\" Remarks are the latest in a series of tense diplomatic exchanges between US, Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow may force the United States to cut an additional 155 of its diplomatic personnel in Russia if tensions persist between the two countries. “We reserve the right to further reduce the number of US diplomats in Moscow,” Putin told reporters at the summit of the BRICS nations in southern China. “But we are not going to do this now. We will see how the situation develops.” Putin’s remarks Tuesday are the latest in a series of tense diplomatic exchanges between the two nations following US allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Last week the Trump administration announced it was shuttering the Russian Consulate in San Francisco as well as annexes in Washington and New York in response to mandated staff cuts at the US mission in Russia. The American plan to close the three diplomatic facilities followed Moscow’s order for almost half of US personnel to leave their positions in Russia and the seizure of two US diplomatic properties in response to expanded sanctions passed by Congress. “The fact that Americans have reduced the number of diplomatic representations in the US, well it is their right, but it was done not in a polite manner and that does not give credit to our American partners,” Putin said Tuesday. Putin apparently came up with the 155 figure because he said that 155 of Russia’s staff in the United States were “not really diplomats” but part of its UN mission in New York. In July, Putin sought to reduce the number of US diplomats in Russia to 455, a figure equal to the number of Russian diplomats now in the United States, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The Russian leader also said Tuesday he could sue US authorities over violating Russian property rights. “This was unprecedented, and I was a graduate of St. Petersburg University school of law, I can tell you that (the) American side has taken away the right to use our property. And this is (a) violation of our rights,” Putin said. “I think to start with, we should go to court and we should go see how effectively (the) American court system works.” Related article Russia summons American diplomat as its US outposts are ordered to close In a statement last week announcing the US plan to close the Russian facilities, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said, “The United States has fully implemented the decision by the Government of the Russian Federation to reduce the size of our mission in Russia. We believe this action was unwarranted and detrimental to the overall relationship between our countries. “In the spirit of parity invoked by the Russians,” she continued, “we are requiring the Russian government to close its Consulate General in San Francisco, a chancery annex in Washington, D.C., and a consular annex in New York City.” Nauert also noted the United States was allowing Russia to maintain additional annexes “in an effort to arrest the downward spiral in our relationship” but was “prepared to take further action as necessary and as warranted.” In late 2016, President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and the seizure of two Russian government compounds in response to alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election. At the time, the Kremlin announced it would not retaliate immediately, but rather, consider further action “based on the policies of the Trump administration.” CNN’s Sarah Faidell and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170905130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/europe/us-diplomats-putin/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "659606910", "sentence": "Trump is on the final leg of his nine-day trip The trip ends in Italy at the G7 President Donald Trump’s top economic and national security advisers on Saturday declined to comment on the swirl of allegations that Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is facing regarding his contacts with Russian officials. Kushner discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia’s ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNN after The Washington Post reported Friday, citing US officials briefed on intelligence reports. Related article Washington Post: Kushner proposed secret communication channel with Kremlin Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the national security adviser, declined to say whether he would be concerned if a private citizen attempted to set up backchannel communications with a foreign government to influence US foreign policy and said he would not be concerned if a White House official attempted to do so. “We have backchannel communications with a number of countries,” McMaster said. McMaster and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, swatted away the questions after reports surfaced that Kushner considered setting up a secret line of communication with Russia to discuss military options in Syria and other matters. A source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNN that Kushner first discussed creating the backchannel in a meeting last December with the Russian ambassador. Kushner was a private citizen at the time, not a US government official although he was acting on behalf of the incoming US government and in an official capacity having an interim security clearance. The details were shared with CNN as an explanation to The Washington Post reporting, which it said was based on intercepts of conversations between Russia’s ambassador and Moscow. Kislyak, according to The Post, told higher-ups in Moscow that Kushner suggested the proposal in a December meeting at Trump Tower – which former national security adviser Michael Flynn also attended. Kushner “suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications,” the Post reported, in an apparent attempt to try to shield discussions during the transition from monitoring. The Post said Kislyak reportedly was taken aback by the idea of having an American use Russian communications equipment at one of its facilities because it could have involved security risks for both Americans and Russians. Such a line of communication would have allowed Kushner and Flynn to talk securely with Russian military officials, but it never was actually set up, the source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNN. Flynn apparently would have been the US point person, the source said. “That’s something I’m not prepared to talk about,” McMaster said when he was first asked about the allegations. Cohn said: “We’re not going to comment on Jared. We’re just not going to comment.” Pressed repeatedly on the matter during a news conference on Saturday that was kept off camera at the White House’s insistence, McMaster also said he was not “involved with or have any knowledge of” any attempt on Kushner’s part to set up backchannel communications with Moscow. The FBI, in the course of its investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election, is now also looking at Kushner’s multiple roles in Trump’s campaign operation and his contacts with Russian officials. Kushner has acknowledged meeting during the transition with the Russian ambassador to Washington, but Reuters, citing seven current and former US officials, reported Friday that Kushner had several previously undisclosed contacts with Russia’s ambassador – including two phone calls between April and November of 2016. Kushner’s lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, told CNN in response to the Reuters report: “Mr. Kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period. He has no recollection of the calls as described. We have asked (Reuters) for the dates of such alleged calls so we may look into it and respond, but we have not received such information.” A White House official close to Kushner pushed back on any notion that Kushner would take leave from his West Wing duties in light of recent reports. This official said Kushner will keep his head down and stay focused on his work. Kushner is eager to cooperate with any and all inquiries, this official said. McMaster was visibly frustrated as he faced a barrage of questions from reporters on Saturday about Kushner’s contacts with the Russians. He urged reporters to instead ask him about foreign policy and national security issues that would have come up during the President’s first foreign trip, which has been dogged by the incessant flow of new allegations surrounding the President’s campaign associates’ contacts with Russian officials. This story has been updated. CNN’s Evan Perez, Saba Hamedy and Jim Acosta contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jared Kushner", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170527153000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/27/politics/jared-kushner-russia-gary-cohn-hr-mcmaster/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "422505915", "sentence": "NEW: 5 suspects arrested in attack on Kenyan campus, official says Student tells CNN of smearing herself with blood to escape death Al-Shabaab gunmen opened fire, and 147 people died Kenyan police have arrested five suspects in connection with Thursday’s attack at Garissa University College, Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said Friday, according to CNN affiliate NTV. Nkaissery told reporters the university will be able to confirm Saturday if everyone has been accounted for. Thursday’s attack by al-Shabaab militants killed 147 people, including 142 students, three security officers and two university security personnel. The attack left 104 people injured, including 19 who are in critical condition, Nkaissery said. During search and recovery efforts on Friday, CNN witnessed one male who was not a student hiding under a bed. That male was taken into custody and was being treated as a suspect, sources close to the search told CNN. The find sparked an additional search of the building. Sources said three people, all students, were found alive. A female student was found under a pile of bodies, another female student was hiding in a wardrobe and a male student was hiding in the bathroom, the sources confirmed to CNN. Student Hellen Titus said she survived by fooling the attackers into thinking she was dead. After gunmen shot fellow students, she smeared their blood onto her body to make it seem she’d been shot, too, she told CNN on Friday at a makeshift center for evacuated students. “In the time of shooting,” she said, “they skipped me.” Most of the victims had been shot from behind, in the back of the head, a medic told CNN. “They’re facing down, always,” a worker with St. John’s ambulance service said Friday. “They’re always facing down, and they’re shot in the heads, around the back.” Al-Shabaab’s long, bloody legacy with Kenya Early Thursday, an explosion and gunfire cut through the morning quiet on the campus about 90 miles (145 kilometers) from Kenya’s border with Somalia, tearing many students in dormitories out of their sleep. “Never heard anything like this,” journalist  Dennis Okari from CNN affiliate NTV tweeted as he watched smoke rising over a student hostel. Al-Shabaab gunmen had first stormed a Christian prayer service, where they killed some and took others hostage. Then they went across campus with them, shooting non-Muslims and sparing Muslims, a witness said. Related gallery Attack at Kenyan university They headed for the hostels. Student Japhet Mwala lay in her bed. “We were sleeping when we heard a loud explosion that was followed by gunshots, and everyone started running for safety,” she told Agence France-Presse. Awaking to terror: ‘I am lucky to be alive’ “There are those who were not able to leave the hostels where the gunmen headed and started firing. I am lucky to be alive because I jumped through the fence with other students,” she said. Students ran – some crawled – away from the gunfire, Okari said. At one point, the gunmen pinned down a building where 360 students lived, Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said. Okari took cover outside the campus and listened to explosions and gunfire for four hours. Kenyan security forces moved in and killed four gunmen. Heavy gunfire & explosions inside the university. I met Anastacia at the airstrip with serious gunshot wounds. pic.twitter.com/ZcKQTOQnzh Somali terror group Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate, claimed responsibility for the attack. The Interior Ministry has posted a “most wanted” notice for a man in connection with it. It offered a reward of 20 million Kenyan shillings, about $215,000, for Mohamed Mohamud, who goes by the aliases Dulyadin and Gamadhere. The post does not say what role the man may have played. Kenyan police are circulating “Wanted Dead or Alive” posters featuring eight terror suspects who are wanted in separate attacks in Kenya, the Interior Ministry said. Police are offering a bounty of more than $210,000 for the suspects, the Ministry said via Twitter. We appeal to anyone with any info on #Gamadhere to share with relevant authorities and security agencies. pic.twitter.com/YQ3MCvER4D The dangerously porous border between Somalia and Kenya has made it easy for Al-Shabaab militants to cross over and carry out attacks. In a December attack at a quarry, Al-Shabaab militants separated Muslims from others and executed the non-Muslims, killing at least 36 people. In November, militants stopped a bus near the border and killed 28 people they believed to be non-Muslims. Last month, the U.S. Embassy warned of possible attacks “throughout Kenya in the near-term” after the reported death of a key Al-Shabaab leader, Adan Garaar, who was suspected in the September 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi. Opinion: A weakened Al-Shabaab lashes out Police have declared a curfew for the next several days in the region from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The Education Ministry has closed the university indefinitely. Surviving students have gathered in large groups at the town’s airport, waiting to be flown to their hometowns. The effects are also being felt 225 miles west in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, where the new bloodshed reinvigorated an old debate: Is the nation’s security strong enough? Many thought measures taken after the Westgate Mall massacre had filled the gaps. At least 67 people died then. But Thursday’s attack is the second-worst in the country’s history, and it has evaporated much of the confidence won after Westgate. Civil liberty concerns had held up the enrollment of 10,000 new police recruits, but on Thursday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta gave a directive to process them. “Kenya badly needs additional officers,” he said, “and I will not keep the nation waiting.” The problems plaguing Kenya’s security efforts CNN’s Christian Purefoy reported from Garissa, and CNN’s Ben Brumfield wrote from Atlanta. CNN’s Brian Walker, Vasco Cotovio and Lillian Leposo also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al-Shabaab", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150403090000", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/03/africa/kenya-garissa-university-attack/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "582483292", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the suspect’s status in police custody. He has not been formally charged. NEW: The suspect has not yet been formally charged NEW: No link has been found yet between the suspect and victims, police say The lone suspect held in the killing of five people at a Washington state mall will be arraigned Monday and authorities are working steadily to nail down a motive, a state patrol spokesman said Sunday. Arcan Cetin, 20, is facing five counts of first-degree murder, according to Skagit County jail records. He will appear Monday in the county’s district court. Cetin, held in Skagit County jail on Sunday, has not been formally charged, according to Sgt. Mark Francis, a state patrol spokesman. Four women and one man died in the shooting Friday night at a Macy’s store at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, north of Seattle. The victims’ identities have not been released. Cetin was taken into custody Saturday night after a nearly 24-hour manhunt, authorities said. “We feel confident we have the shooter,” Francis told reporters. “Whether or not anyone else was involved, that will be determined.” Authorities arrested Cetin as he walked down the street near his home in Oak Harbor, Washington. When officers confronted Cetin, he did not run, said Lt. Mike Hawley of the Island County Sheriff’s Office. Instead, Cetin froze and complied, Hawley said. “He said nothing,” Hawley said. Francis said the suspect was “calm and collected last night when he was arrested” and that he has been interviewed. Coroner: Need medical records for scientific verification of #cascademallshooting victims. Hope to get records Monday, release info Tuesday Related video Washington state shooting suspect in custody Cetin emigrated from Turkey and is a legal permanent resident of the United States, authorities said. It’s unclear when he moved to the United States. In its initial alert about the suspect Friday night, the state patrol described him as “Hispanic.” Asked whether that detail delayed the investigation, Francis said it was possible. State authorities said it’s too early to rule out terrorism or any other motive because their investigation is in its preliminary stages. Before the suspect’s arrest, an official with the FBI had told reporters there was “no evidence at this time” of a link to terrorism. Francis said Cetin has an ex-girlfriend who worked at a Macy’s but it is not known if it was the Macy’s at Cascade Mall. So far, authorities haven’t been able to find any link between the suspect and the victims. Authorities say Cetin walked into the mall, about 65 miles north of Seattle, and opened fire with a rifle Friday night. They say he walked in without the firearm and left the weapon at the scene before he fled, sending more than 24 law enforcement agencies on a manhunt across the state. Authorities say they are trying to figure out where he got the weapon. Authorities collected evidence from the mall overnight Friday and all day Saturday as the bodies were removed. Eventually, they identified his vehicle by matching information received from a tip with surveillance footage obtained from local business. The tips that led to the identification of the shooter came from multiple sources that were pooled together. Related article Washington mall shooting: Police arrest 20-year-old suspect Authorities declined to comment on the type of weapon used or Cetin’s mental health, citing the ongoing investigation. They did, however, say Cetin had been arrested once in the past year, for simple assault. Burlington Mayor Steve Sexton called the shooting a “devastating loss” of five treasured members of the small community. “That was us in that mall last night –any one of us at any time,” Sexton said. “It changed those families forever. … It changed our community forever.” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee praised the hundreds of law enforcement personnel involved with capturing Cetin in less than 24 hours. He noted that the entire state of Washington stood with Burlington. “Passivity in the face of this scourge of violence is unacceptable,” he said. In the coming days, authorities said they planned to flesh out the timeline of Cetin’s alleged actions. They will also carry out search warrants in an effort to compile further evidence. CNN’s Chandrika Narayan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Arcan Cetin", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160925070000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/25/us/washington-mall-shooting-arrest/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "712591599", "sentence": "The President is expected Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital The move is roiling US allies because it could destabilize the region President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and direct the State Department to begin the process to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, senior administration officials said. The decision, which is already being cheered by the President’s supporters and the Israeli government, is expected to roil the region, with US Arab allies warning Trump on Tuesday that it will undermine regional stability and stymie the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. Trump will sign a waiver delaying the embassy move for another six months to comply with the law, as senior administration officials said it will take years for the move to be completed. The Trump administration on Tuesday cast the move, which Trump will announce Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, as a “recognition of reality” that Jerusalem has long been the seat of the Israeli government. Officials stressed that the decision would have no impact on the boundaries of future Israeli and Palestinian states as negotiated under a final status agreement. Related article Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital is a dangerous gambit Senior administration officials briefing reporters Tuesday evening rejected suggestions that the decision would hurt the peace process, but offered no arguments to suggest the move would advance the peace process or US interests in the region. Instead, the officials said keeping the US embassy in Tel Aviv – despite legislation calling for a move to Jerusalem – had not advanced peace in more than two decades. “It seems clear now that the physical location of the American embassy is not material to a peace deal. It’s not an impediment to peace and it’s not a facilitator to peace,” one senior administration official said. “After having tried this for 22 years, an acknowledgment of reality seems like an important thing.” Another senior administration official said Trump “came to the judgment that this was both the right time and the right step to take specifically with respect to his hopes that a peace can be achieved,” but offered no further specifics. The officials said Trump would reaffirm that he is prepared to support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if both sides can agree to such a deal. Related article State Dept. told to plan for potential protests after Jerusalem embassy announcement Despite the announcement, a senior administration official said Tuesday Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would not change the US policy opposing Israeli construction of settlements in East Jerusalem. Ahead of his announcement, Trump spoke Tuesday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Jordan’s King Abdullah, prompting statements from each leader’s country opposing the plan, warning that it will undermine regional stability and scuttle any hopes of peace for the foreseeable future. Palestinian factions have already called for three “days of rage” in protest and the State Department issued a travel warning about the West Bank and Jerusalem’s Old City. Trump also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long lobbied for the embassy to move to Jerusalem. The President is expected to make a public announcement Wednesday declaring his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and his intent to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv, diplomatic officials and a person familiar with the plans tell CNN. Trump is also expected to sign a waiver delaying the embassy move for six months, citing the logistical challenges of moving US personnel. The move is roiling US allies because it bucks international norms and has the potential to destabilize the region. Recognizing Jerusalem as the Israeli capital could upend efforts led by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to revive Mideast peace talks; could spark regional protests that might put US military and diplomatic personnel at risk; and could hand a propaganda weapon to militant groups and Iran, analysts say. Reaction was swift, with Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar criticizing the anticipated decision and urging the administration to reconsider. The European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, used a press appearance with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to make EU displeasure clear. Any action that could undermine an eventual peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians “must absolutely be avoided,” Mogherini said. On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed in a phone call with Trump the long-held international position that the status of Jerusalem should be resolved through peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, “and particularly those relating to the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security with Jerusalem as their capital,” France’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The administration itself braced for blowback. State Department security services were told to prepare for unrest at missions overseas and the Pentagon repositioned troops who usually protect embassies to be closer to countries where protests may break out. Related article Kushner's foreign policy gamble fuels Tillerson feud White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the decision was the result of a “very thoughtful inter-agency process,” but people familiar with the White House deliberations portray it as being driven by Trump’s domestic political concerns. The President is increasingly worried about losing his political base and insists that he must be seen as fulfilling campaign promises on Israel, part of an effort he’s taken in the past few weeks to galvanize conservative support, according to a person familiar with the White House deliberations. The same source also stated that the President sees the Jerusalem issue as key to placating concerns among his core supporters that he’s going soft on his campaign positions. Previous US presidents promised to move the embassy and then set that pledge aside due to regional concerns and Jerusalem’s contested status between Israelis and Palestinians, both of whom claim the holy city as their capital. Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, the US embassy must be moved to Jerusalem or the State Department faces the penalty of losing half its appropriated funds for the acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad. Every six months, however, presidents can sign a waiver to avoid these penalties on national security grounds. The resistance from allies reportedly led to some debate within the White House over how to balance the move with the recognition of Palestinian claims to Jerusalem, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. In the meantime, the President’s personal political concerns aren’t likely to sway foreign allies that could be directly affected by any fallout from the decision. “I haven’t heard anyone articulate a single national security interest as to why now,” said Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute. “It hasn’t been done. Everybody knows why it hasn’t been done. It’s a bad idea and it remains a bad idea.” And while Jerusalem functions as the de facto Israeli capital, David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said an announcement will kill any chances of a peace deal. “There is a historic justice in it, in that every president, Democratic or Republican, speaks in the Knesset,” said Makovsky, referring to the Israeli parliament. “US businessmen routinely do business with Israelis in their capital. That’s been the reality since 1949, but if you say you recognize an undivided capital, you’ve pre-empted peace negotiations.” Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland, said an announcement would serve as propaganda fodder for extremists. “It plays into the hands of every conceivable Islamic militant group. It plays into the hands of Iran,” Telhami said, making it harder for Gulf countries that might share security goals with Israel to openly cooperate. “It makes the situation of each one of those governments tougher, let alone what it does to American troops stationed in the region.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Andrew Carey, Michelle Kosinski, Elise Labott and Barbara Starr contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171205173000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/politics/trump-abbas-us-embassy-jerusalem/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "681427595", "sentence": "China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said peacefully solving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is in the interest of all relevant parties Russia and China \"stressed that there is no alternative to a political and diplomatic settlement\" China urged the US and North Korea to urgently “put the brakes” on provocative actions and words on Tuesday after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to back away from a threat to fire missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam. Speaking with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday in a phone conversation, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said peacefully solving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is in the interest of all relevant parties, including China and Russia. Wang also agreed to coordinate closely on the nuclear issue, strengthening the countries’ strategic communication, working together to manage and control the situation in order to prevent an “August crisis,” according to statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. During the call between Lavrov and Wang “the ministers stressed that there is no alternative to a political and diplomatic settlement” the  Chinese statement said. A statement on the Russian foreign ministry’s website said Russian and China discussed “possible ways out of the confrontational spiral on the Korean Peninsula,” and that “military adventures and threats of force” against North Korea were “unacceptable.” Related article North Korea's Kim to Trump: It's your move The call for a de-escalation comes just hours after state media KCNA reported that Kim had reviewed a previously announced plan to fire four missiles on a trajectory over western Japan, but had decided not to go ahead with the proposal for now. The KCNA report Tuesday said Kim had “examined the (strike) plan for a long time and discussed it with the commanding officers in real earnest.” Top US military official arrives in SKGuam islanders caught in the middle Can US shoot down NK missiles?Before war with NK, we’d see thisTrump promises ‘fire and fury’ Top US military official arrives in SKGuam islanders caught in the middle Can US shoot down NK missiles?Before war with NK, we’d see thisTrump promises ‘fire and fury’ The statement then appears to put the onus to act on Trump, saying Kim would “watch a little more the foolish and stupid conduct of the Yankees.” The report is assumed to be referring to the US joint military drills with South Korea, known as the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian, which are scheduled to start August 21. The annual 10-day military drills antagonizes North Korea, as Pyongyang believes they are preparations for an invasion. Seoul and Washington say the exercises are defensive in nature. Related article Do US-South Korean war games risk escalating North Korea crisis? “If the planned fire of power demonstration is carried out as the US is going more reckless, it will be the most delightful historic moment when the Hwasong artillerymen will wring the windpipes of the Yankees and point daggers at their necks,” the report said. The US and South Korea have confirmed the drills will go ahead as planned. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert was asked Tuesday whether North Korea’s conditional proposal to pull back on its threat to launch ballistic missiles near Guam was enough for the US to engage in dialogue. “I feel like that’s sort of a question that my child might propose. You know?” Nauert told reporters. “If my child were to say, ‘Hey mom, if I don’t steal this cookie will you then give me television?’ No. The answer’s no on that one. I think we can all relate to that.” When asked if she was comparing Kim to a child asking for more television time, Nauert added: “I’m not suggesting that. I’m just suggesting it’s such an extreme hypothetical to reward someone for not doing something.” China’s Global Times newspaper, a state-run tabloid, was scathing of South Korea’s decision to proceed with the drills. “The drill will definitely provoke Pyongyang more, and Pyongyang is expected to make a more radical response,” it said in an editorial. “If South Korea really wants no war on the Korean Peninsula, it should try to stop this military exercise.” The Global Times, while state-run, often uses stronger language than the official line from Beijing. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNN its official line is that “the bottom line” to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue is “to uphold the general direction of dialogue, negotiation and political settlement.” “The current situation on the Korean Peninsula is highly complex and sensitive. We hope to see the relevant sides ‘extinguish fire’ through their words and actions instead of ‘adding fuel’ amid tensions. We hope to see them improve mutual trust, and move toward the goal of preserving peace and stability on the peninsula as well as realizing the denuclearization of the peninsula.” On Tuesday, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis was asked whether he believed Kim was holding off on a missile launch targeting Guam and what the US would do if such a launch took place. “Here at the Pentagon, we are a part of the sentinels for our nation. We stand ready to defend our nation,” Mattis said, echoing his warning from Monday that if North Korea fired on US territory it would be “game on.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was also asked about Kim’s announcement that he would put off a potential missile strike on or near Guam. “I have no response to his decision at this time,” Tillerson said, adding, “we continue to be interested in finding a way to get to a dialogue, but that’s up to him.” CNN’s Nicole Gaouette, Laura Koran and Natalie Gallon contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea nuclear issue", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170815164500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/china-north-korea-us-mattis-tillerson/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "642601986", "sentence": "Four people died and dozens were injured in the March 22 attack A 30-year-old man freed Saturday was among 12 people to be released All those arrested in connection with last month’s terror attack on Westminster Bridge and the UK Parliament have been released “with no further action,” London’s Metropolitan Police said Saturday. A 30-year-old man previously arrested in Birmingham “on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts” was freed Saturday, the police said in a statement. In addition, 11 others who were previously arrested in connection with the attack investigation have all been released with no further action, police said. Related article London attack victim Melissa Cochran shown recovering in hospital The attacker, Khalid Masood, 52, was shot dead by a police firearms officer at the scene of the March 22 incident. Four people died and dozens were injured in the attack as Masood plowed through pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before fatally stabbing a police officer who was guarding the Houses of Parliament. The entire episode lasted 82 seconds, police said. The police officer killed was Keith Palmer, 48, who was a 15-year veteran of the force. The other victims were US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, London college administrator Aysha Frade, 44, and Leslie Rhodes, 75, from south London. Metropolitan Police say they don’t believe Masood was directed by ISIS or al Qaeda. CNN’s Karen Smith contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "London’s Metropolitan Police", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170401141500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/01/europe/london-attack-police/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "710900541", "sentence": "A former Bosnian Croat general has died after apparently swallowing poison as a judge at the Hague upheld his 20-year sentence for war crimes. Footage from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) showed 72-year-old Slobodan Praljak tilt his head back and drink from a small glass bottle as the presiding judge read out the verdict. “Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. I am rejecting your verdict with contempt,” Praljak shouted before swallowing the liquid. The judge was then heard immediately suspending proceedings and asking for the curtains to be drawn. An ambulance was at the building shortly and paramedics raced up to the courtroom, Reuters reported. The courtroom was being treated as a crime scene, an ICTY spokesperson told CNN. Croatia’s Prime Minister,  Andrej Plenkovic, later confirmed the former general had died and offered his condolences. “On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and on my own behalf, I want to express my deepest condolences to the family of General Slobodan Praljak,” Plenkovic said, according to a tweet from an official government account. The nature of the substance ingested by Praljak was not immediately clear. Praljak, a former assistant defense minister of Croatia and commander of the Croatian Defense Council, was appealing a jail term of 20 years in prison. He was one of six former Bosnian Croat leaders found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including the rape and murder of Bosnian Muslims, in 2013. Praljak played an important role in securing weapons and ammunition for the Croatian Defense Council army, according to the original indictment. The offenses, which date to between 1992 and 1994, were part of a wider conflict that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. The appeal judges upheld the findings of an earlier trial that implicated the Croatian regime under then-President Franjo Tudjman in a criminal conspiracy with the goal of “ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population” of parts of Bosnia to ensure Croatian domination. The Bosnian Croat leadership, along with Croat leaders, wanted to make this territory part of a “Greater Croatia,” the ICTY said when the case first went through the court. The six received sentences that ranged  from 10 to 25 years. No further appeals are possible. CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171129121500", "country1": "BIH", "country2": "HRV", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/europe/slobodan-praljak-hague-sentencing/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "750034261", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and member of the USA Today board of contributors. Follow him on Twitter @RaulAReyes. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. It’s hard to imagine a policy crueler than one reported by the New York Times on Saturday. A review of government data found, and federal officials confirmed, that about 700 migrant children had been taken away from their parents at the southern border since October. More than 100 were younger than 4. Department of Homeland Security officials said the agency did not split families apart to deter illegal immigration, but rather to “protect the best interests of minor children crossing our borders.” This practice is inhumane. The migrant children have already experienced trauma, and being removed from their parents is the last thing they need. And there is no evidence that this policy will do anything to deter migrants fleeing to our southern border. Related video Why immigration is so hard to solve The women and children arriving there these days are not the typical undocumented immigrants of the past. Those migrants mostly came from Mexico to work. But those inflows have dropped sharply. Today’s migrants include women and children fleeing horrific violence, gang recruitment and sexual trafficking in their home countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. They are not trying to sneak into the country illegally. They are presenting themselves to border agents in hopes that they can make a claim for asylum – which they are legally entitled to do. Under the Trump administration, parents are being kept in detention centers while children are sent to shelters run by nongovernmental organizations. There, workers seek to find a relative or guardian in the US who can care for the children. But these children already have a parent in the US who can care for them – the parents who brought them here. Given the harrowing journeys northward that such migrants endure, wrenching kids from their mothers once they reach the US hardly seems in the “best interests” of the children. Separating parents and children who are seeking asylum makes it harder for both parties to win permission to stay in the US. To be granted asylum, a foreign national must first convince a government officer that he or she faces a “credible fear of persecution” back home. For parents, this will be harder to do without other family members to corroborate their stories. Now imagine how unaccompanied children, who may not speak English, will fare, navigating our immigration system on their own. Related video CNN fact-checks Trump immigration claims Erecting hurdles to people with valid asylum claims also raises constitutional concerns, as a potential violation of due process rights – rights that all people, not just citizens, are guaranteed in this country. In February, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the Trump administration for allegedly forcibly separating a mother and child seeking asylum for nearly four months. While that case has not yet been resolved, it noted that the American Academy of Pediatrics opposed the government’s practice of separating immigrant children from their parents. In fact, more than 200 child welfare and juvenile justice organizations signed a letter in January to the Department of Homeland Security urging it to halt plans to separate immigrant children from their parents. It read, in part:  “The psychological distress, anxiety, and depression associated with separation of a parent would follow the children well after the immediate period of separation – even after the eventual reunification with a parent or other family.” Jessica Vaughan, policy director of the Center for Immigration studies, a group that favors restrictions on legal as well as illegal immigration, told the Times that she was concerned about some migrants using children as “human shields” to get out of custody earlier. Yet despite her concerns about fraud, even she said that family separation should only be used as a “last resort.” Related video John Oliver mocks US immigration court system Consider that US taxpayers bear the added cost of keeping parents in detention while their children go through the foster care system. That represents an expenditure of public money that could be lower if families were allowed to stay together. Moreover, breaking up families runs counter to the family unity principle that guides our immigration laws, family laws, and the UN High Commission on Refugees. Separating vulnerable migrant children from their parents is harsh and unnecessary. There is nothing right about tearing families apart. An earlier version of this commentary, due to an editing error, gave the incorrect title for Jessica Vaughan. She is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies,", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump administration family separation policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180423123000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SLV", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/opinions/taken-from-their-parents-there-is-nothing-right-about-this-reyes/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "456649291", "sentence": "President Barack Obama has repeatedly charged that opponents of the deal are pushing for war with Iran as they did in Iraq. Jewish organizations say administration's rhetoric concerns their members, who are sensitive to suggestion of Jews' warmongering Some prominent members of the American Jewish community are increasingly worried that the rhetoric the Obama administration is using to defend the Iran deal could fuel a backlash against Jews. In recent days, President Barack Obama has repeatedly charged that opponents of the deal are pushing for war with Iran as they did in Iraq and has decried the well-funded lobbying campaign behind them. The White House says Obama is simply offering what he regards as a stark truth about the options facing lawmakers and what he’s up against. But American Jewish organizations – who maintain the President himself isn’t intentionally fueling stereotypes – say the themes concern their members, who are sensitive to any suggestion of Jews’ warmongering or placing ties to Israel over the interests of the United States. Abraham Foxman, until recently the head of the Anti-Defamation League, which combats racism and anti-Semitism, said the language Obama is using could end up “fueling and legitimizing anti-Semitic stereotypes out there that Jews are warmongers.” READ: Washington battle rages over Iran nuclear deal’s fate Meanwhile, Jewish supporters of the Iran deal wonder whether the increasingly harsh language coming from Republican presidential candidates and groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee could inflict damage on the American Jewish community as a whole. Pro-Israel and Jewish organizations are among those objecting most strongly to the deal and leading lobbying campaigns, many of which cite threats to Israel’s security as a reason for Congress to oppose the deal when it votes in mid-September. In particular, AIPAC has launched a $20 million-plus effort against the agreement, including TV ads, emails and visits to congressional offices. The White House, for its part, has launched a major press for congressional support, holding classified briefings with Cabinet members, providing one-on-one sessions with the President for certain wavering lawmakers and making full use of the bully pulpit, where some of the rhetoric discomfiting Jews has been uttered. In a major speech Wednesday defending the deal, Obama declared that “many of the same people who argued for the war in Iraq are now making the case against the Iran nuclear deal.” He also said that “because this is such a strong deal, every nation in the world that has commented publicly, with the exception of the Israeli government, has expressed support.” He delivered a similar message about the Iraq War in a conference call he held last week urging progressive groups to speak in support of the deal amid the intense efforts to defeat it. Related video Obama on Netanyahu's criticisms of the Iran deal “The lobbying that is taking place on the other side is fierce, it is well-financed, it is relentless,” he told them. “And in the absence of your voices, you are going to see the same array of forces that got us into the Iraq War, leading to a situation in which we forgo a historic opportunity and we are back on the path of potential military conflict.” Foxman stressed that Obama wasn’t deliberately touching on stereotypes. “I know the President, I’ve heard him, I’ve met him. I don’t think any of it is intentional,” he said. But he added, “Some of us in the community are troubled the messaging will be used and abused by bigots.” Foxman, who noted that he was speaking in a personal capacity as he is no longer with the Anti-Defamation League, also objected to administration statements that have singled out Israel. “To say Israelis are the only ones in the world opposed – it’s troubling messaging,” Foxman said. Asked to respond to Foxman’s comments, a senior administration official said, in part, “we have engaged in extensive outreach with members of the Jewish community over the past several months,” and that “we’ve been clear in the context of this deal that we remain stalwart in our commitment to Israel and its security.” Another Jewish organization, this one partisan, criticized Obama for going after the lobbyists and wealthy backers of anti-deal campaigns. Jewish groups fear that such descriptions dredge up stereotypes connecting Jews and money. “President Obama should stick to the facts and stop demonizing Americans who are rightly skeptical of his dubious deal with the Tehran regime,” Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks said in a statement following the call. It’s not just those on the right in the Jewish community who are concerned about the increasingly acrimonious spat between the administration and pro-Israel groups. “My biggest concern here is that the more we frame this debate with vitriol, the more likely we inflict severe damage for the Jewish community,” said Greg Rosenbaum, chairman of the National Jewish Democratic Council, which supports Obama’s Iran deal. READ: Obama tries to reassure American Jewish leaders on Iran He said the growing ugliness between Obama and Jewish groups – paired with remarks like that of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, who claimed with the Iran deal that Obama “will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven” – could be harmful. “I’ve used the word ‘fratricide’ to describe the terms of the debate,” he continued, arguing that Obama – faced with tens of millions of dollars in opposition ads – “can’t sit there with his hands tied and not use the arguments at his disposal because the people on the other side think that hurts them.” An official at a second progressive Jewish organization, who spoke anonymously to protect his group’s relationship with the White House, described Obama as having punched “below the belt” in his rhetoric opposing the deal. But he indicated that Jewish groups using hardball tactics to oppose the deal have to some extent invited the harsh criticism, because “when you play rough, that’s what happens.” He also predicted that Obama’s anti-war approach could be effective in garnering the support of “rank-and-file” American Jews, most of whom opposed the Iraq War and voted for him as president. Polls of Americans Jews have found that they tend to back the Iran deal in higher numbers than the general public. In July, a Jewish Journal survey found that 53% think Congress should approve the deal versus 35% who don’t. In contrast, a CNN poll that month found that 52% of Americans overall think Congress should reject the deal, while 44% say it should be approved. Moreover, many Jewish Democrats in Congress – including California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz – have said they support the plan. However, the highest-ranking Jewish senator‎, New York Democrat Chuck Schumer, said last week he opposes it. And certain organized Jewish groups, such as AIPAC, are among the most vocal, and active, in their opposition to the deal. There are also Jewish groups, such as the liberal J Street, that have been lobbying for it to pass, though the $5 million they’ve allocated is dwarfed by AIPAC’s budget. Both groups were among the 22 Jewish organizations whose leaders met with Obama at the White House on Tuesday night to discuss the Iran nuclear deal. Several of those in attendance lodged complaints that the President’s arguments for the deal – including predicting war if Congress voids it – were damaging to American Jews and made a direct appeal that the debate over the Iran nuclear accord not be framed that way. Related video Chuck Schumer to oppose Iran nuclear deal Obama responded that he was mindful and sensitive to those concerns but underscored that he truly believes that if the deal is struck down, war could be in short order. Several participants described the exchange as the most intense moment of the meeting. On Wednesday, the President continued with that line of argument. “Let’s not mince words: The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some sort of war – maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon,” he said. White House press secretary Josh Earnest pushed back against the criticism of Obama’s line of attack – also leveled by many Republicans – in a press briefing Thursday. Asked about the charge that Obama was painting opponents of the deal as warmongers, Earnest said the President was “pointing out a simple fact.” He also said the President “is disappointed that too often critically important policy issues like this get reduced to whoever can spend the most amount of money advocating for or against it.” Earnest emphasized that there were places of agreement between pro-Israel advocates and the White House. “The concerns that some of the strongest supporters of Israel have about Iran are entirely justified,” Earnest said. “The President has those concerns.” Obama himself also spoke in his address Wednesday about his attention to Israel’s perspective and his belief that this deal protects Israel as well as the United States. “I have also listened to the Israeli security establishment, which warned of the danger posed by a nuclear-armed Iran for decades. In fact, they helped develop many of the ideas that ultimately led to this deal,” he said. “So to friends of Israel, and to the Israeli people, I say this: A nuclear-armed Iran is far more dangerous to Israel, to America and to the world than an Iran that benefits from sanctions relief.” Foxman noted Obama’s deep conviction about the importance of getting the deal through Congress in discussing his strategy for achieving that result. “The President feels very strongly on this – this is his legacy. And he’s using every weapon in the arsenal he’s got,” Foxman said. “But some of the arrows in his quiver might land in the wrong place.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama administration's rhetoric defending the Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150810190000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/10/politics/jewish-concern-obama-rhetoric-iran-nuclear-deal/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "695485232", "sentence": "During the 1970s, a span of work from a group of revolutionary, sex-positive female artists was deemed too sexually explicit to be put on show. At the time, art dealer Leo Castelli famously said of video art pioneer Natalia LL’s pieces that played on physical sensuality: “America is not ready for this.” New York- and Warsaw-based curator Alison Gingeras challenged Frieze art fair in London to bring back these artworks in a special exhibition – aptly titled “Sex Work” – that asks the question again: are we ready for pieces a number of feminists also thought should be kept in the dark? Gingeras has no doubt: “In terms of context the world is ready because we are seeing … an egregious return of misogyny incoming directly from, for example, the president of the US. To go back in history and look at female artists who are using their sexual agency. It’s a retaliation against President Trump’s ‘grab them by the pussy,’ disgusting, degrading treatment of women.” The American curator, who has held positions at institutions like Paris’ Pompidou Center and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, is no stranger to sex-positive feminism: her first official show at Dallas Contemporary, “Black Sheep Feminism: The Art of Sexual Politics” looked into sexual mores. With “Sex Work,” she aims to celebrate nine woman artists who dared to put a transgressive spin on sexuality and who, for their forward-looking, feminist oeuvre, were suppressed from the commercial gallery narrative. On the walls at Frieze there will be works by California-based artist Penny Slinger, whose surrealist collages opened new doors into female sexuality and enlarged the erotic imagery bank, and from American artist Marilyn Minter, a nightlife staple of the 1970s, whose style borrowed as much from advertising as from pornography. Polish artist Natalia LL, also part of the exhibition, notoriously indulged in bananas and frankfurters on screen, which caused uproar and titillation in equal parts. The 1970s are known for the sexual revolution, but this period was also teeming with feminist sex wars on more divisive themes like pornography. “I was writing about the artist Jeff Koons, who infamously made this body of work in which he pictured himself with his wife, who is a famous Italian politician and porn star, Cicciolina, and I realized … that all of these women artists – decades before – were making work way more audacious than his,” said Gingeras about her initial interest in sex-positive feminism. “In fact, they formed a kind of matriarchy of art that paved the way for (Jeff Koons’) body of work that got a lot of attention and propelled him to worldwide fame. “I was looking at all the artists that seemed to have been left out of the first big exhibitions (about feminist art history) by major museums and the common denominator had to do with graphic sexuality.” All nine artists have been boycotted for their views on sexuality. Dorothy Iannone, nicknamed the original bad girl, had her works seized at a 1969 exhibition in Bern, Switzerland, and Penny Slinger saw thousands of copies of her book “Mountain Ecstasy” not only confiscated, but burned. “The sad truth is that a lot of these artists are still forgotten or they don’t have galleries – or if they have galleries, they can’t afford to do an art fair and come to London and engage the expense.” Is there an artist she wishes could have been included in the exhibition at Frieze? “Anita Steckel, who founded a group in the 1970s called Fight Censorship, which was a group of sex-positive feminist women who … were shunned. There are a few women in that group who are still alive and are amazing artists, but they haven’t found gallery representation.” The artists Gingeras gathered for “Sex Work” have found fame later in life (all of them are over 60 years old now) as their work is uncovered by new and engaged audiences from younger generations, showing the art world it is never too late to mend. “Someone like Betty Tompkins or Judith Bernstein are having their first reception while they’re in their 70s and they’ve become cult figures in the New York art world. If you didn’t know any better you’d think they were the young hot artist on the block even though they’re not – in terms of chronology – but in many ways, they are.” “Sex Work: Feminist Art & Radical Politics” is on display at Frieze London until Oct. 8, 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sex Work exhibition at Frieze London", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171005200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/style/article/sex-work-frieze/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "728406558", "sentence": "A White House deputy press secretary shared a recent conversation with his Uber driver during a CNN interview Monday as an example of why the Russia investigation has gone on too long. Hogan Gidley told CNN’s Anderson Cooper he was talking with his Uber driver “just yesterday” about politics and the Trump presidency when the driver brought up the investigation into Russian election meddling in 2016 and any possible collusion with the Trump campaign. Gidley said the driver was unaware he worked for the White House. “(The Uber driver) said, ‘A whole year and nothing in the investigation? It’s time for this to end,’” Gidley recalled. “And I think he shares the opinion of most Americans when if there is no collusion and there is no obstruction, it’s time to quit spending time and, quite frankly, the American people’s money on a witch hunt.” “I’m not sure if the Uber driver is a scientific survey,” Cooper responded. “I wasn’t saying that,” Gidley said. “I was saying it was an anecdote, Anderson.” Gidley’s Uber tale came just hours after President Donald Trump attacked Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff as “one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington” in a tweet. Schiff is the ranking Democrat on the House committee investigating Russian election meddling. Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped! “Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!” Trump said in the tweet. When asked about Trump’s accusations of the House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat, Gidley backed the President’s position, saying Washington “is full of leaks and nonsense.” “If you’re talking about specific meetings with Adam Schiff and then Republican congressmen, and then information comes out that’s damaging to Republicans, it’s not Republicans leaking it,” Gidley said. “It’s someone like Adam Schiff or his staff.” Earlier Monday, Schiff denied that he or his staff were behind leaks of sensitive information. Gidley also admitted he did not know if Trump had read the controversial Nunes memo before the President was overheard saying he would “100%” release the document in an off-mic remark following his State of the Union address last week. The memo was released last Friday, and now House Democrats are pushing to release their own countering memo soon, and Gidley hinted that Trump would be on board with releasing that one also. RELATED: GOP expected to agree to send Democratic memo to Trump’s desk “I don’t know if he read it at that point or not,” Gidley said. “But I can say that the President will make the same accommodations for the Democrats as he did for the Republicans. He wants sunlight here, he wants this stuff to be out in the open, and he’ll treat it as such.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia investigation", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180206000000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/hogan-gidley-russia-investigation-uber/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "674407289", "sentence": "The annual report says al Qaeda remains a threat It highlights the threat from violent extremist ideology encouraged by a fundamentalist strain of Sunni Islam Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, according to an annual State Department report that pointed to ISIS as the primary non-state threat to US interests and allies. Terrorism around the world declined globally last year, according to the Country Reports on Terrorism 2016. But Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East through proxies such as Hezbollah, exacerbating conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Despite the worldwide dip in terrorism related deaths and fatalities, the report said that militant groups continued to exploit ungoverned areas in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia to plan attacks. And it flagged militant inspired attacks by “home grown lone offenders” who struck in France, Germany and the United States. “ISIS remains the most capable terror organization in 2016,” even as it came under pressure from the US-led coalition fighting the group, Justin Siberell, the State Department’s acting coordinator for counterterrorism, said Wednesday. Siberell said as well that threats remain in the form of a “resilient al Qaeda” and “an Iranian regime that remained a leading state sponsor of terrorism.” Related article US forces helping Philippines battle ISIS-linked fighters President Donald Trump has had Iran in his sights, and has been highly critical of the international pact to restrain its nuclear program that the Obama administration championed. The White House certified that Iran is complying with the agreement Monday, but only after some concern that Trump might walk away from the deal. On Tuesday, the administration announced more sanctions on Tehran. Siberell said the 13% drop in terror attacks from 2015 is due to reduced violence in Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. He said attacks increased in Iraq, Turkey and Somalia and while terrorists struck in 104 countries in 2016, 55% of the attacks took place in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Nigeria and Pakistan. ISIS was responsible for more attacks and deaths than any other group, Siberell said, a grisly trophy claimed by the Taliban in 2015. Related article Is ISIS leader Baghdadi dead or alive? Nobody knows The country terror report, mandated by Congress, made no direct reference to Trump’s ban on travelers and refugees from six Muslim-majority countries, though the individual countries were mentioned. Asked about the restriction on people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, Siberell said that “we as a government want to make sure those governments have capabilities in place” to deal with terrorist groups. “There is in general a concern,” he said. The report notes that ISIS attacks outside its territory are becoming increasingly important as it comes under greater pressure from the US-led coalition and notes that social media remains vital to its recruitment. Al Qaeda also remains a significant worldwide threat, particularly in Yemen, despite sustained US pressure, the report says. The report treads lightly over the ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf, where Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have cut diplomatic relations with Qatar – home to a major US military base – accusing it of backing terrorists and of cozying up to Iran. Related article The next steps in the fight against ISIS With Secretary of State Rex Tillerson continuing his efforts to help find a solution, the agency’s report carefully notes that all countries involved are members of the anti ISIS coalition and are engaged in counter terrorism initiatives. The report notes that a common thread linking many terrorists was adherence to violent extremist ideology encouraged by a fundamentalist strain of Sunni Islam. The report notes that many critics see Saudi Arabia as an exporter of this kind of fundamentalism, then goes on to detail various Saudi government efforts to counter extremism. The report takes a similar approach with Qatar, avoiding mention of the current dispute and offering detailed listings of the ways Doha works to fight terror. The report is equally careful about the Palestinian Authority, saying that it is doing what it can, where it has the authority to do so, but more can be done. It says that during the tenure of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority “has taken significant steps” to ensure that “official institutions in the West Bank under its control do not create or disseminate content that incites violence.” The report also notes that Abbas has tried to address terror financing, but the decree he issued “does not fully meet international standards as it does not criminalize all forms of material support or the financing of an individual terrorist in the absence of a link to a specific terrorist act.” And it notes that while some Palestinian Authority leaders have made provocative and inflammatory comments, the PA itself “has made progress in reducing official rhetoric that could be considered incitement to violence.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170719220000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/politics/state-country-terror-report/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "465296280", "sentence": "The GOP fight could jeopardize Congress's ability to meet the Sept. 17 deadline to weigh in on the Iran deal House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Iran was the issue he heard the most about during the summer recess House Republican leaders are changing tactics on the Iran nuclear deal after blowback from conservatives. GOP leaders are grappling with opposition from conservatives who earlier Wednesday delayed the start of debate on a resolution that would block the nuclear accord. Conservatives are calling on the White House to hand over more details about the nuclear agreement. To get around the sudden obstacle, House leaders devised a plan intended to address conservative concerns by paving the way for a legal challenge over the implementation of the deal. The House will vote on a measure that says President Barack Obama violated the law by not turning over all the details of the historic agreement his administration reached with Iran. The House would also vote on a resolution of approval on the nuclear deal – to put the House on record as having a majority that opposes it – and another measure that would prevent Obama from unilaterally lifting any sanctions on Iran passed by Congress. But it’s the legal process that GOP leaders hope will bring conservatives on board and keep the House on track to finish voting on Iran by Friday. Leadership believes it now has enough buy-in from rank-and-file members to start debate on Thursday and aim to finish voting by Friday. Related video Hillary Clinton: I support Iran nuclear deal A GOP aide said that this approach “lays the groundwork for a potential legal challenge and takes away legitimacy of President being able to say he used legal process to secure this deal.” “I think that a lot of the dialogue we had today was talking up setting up a lawsuit,” Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon told reporters. Salmon told reporters that the move to set out this new process comes as House Republicans recognize that Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid likely has enough votes to prevent any debate on the GOP resolution to try to block the deal. After presenting this new plan, House Speaker John Boehner received a couple of standing ovations from members, according to a Republican who attended the meeting. “I don’t know anybody that said I won’t vote for this, ” Salmon said. House leaders think a vote of approval will get around the obstacle imposed by conservatives who earlier Wednesday delayed the start of debate by calling for the administration to hand over more information on the deal before holding a vote. They claimed that because the administration hadn’t turned over the arrangements for inspections of nuclear sites worked out between Iran and the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it hadn’t fulfilled the requirements of the Iran Review Act and the House shouldn’t move ahead with a vote. Under that act, Congress has 60 days from the day it received the completed agreement to hold a vote, which could derail the pact. If Congress misses that deadline, the nuclear agreement automatically begins to be implemented. That date has been seen as Sept. 17, but conservatives are arguing that that deadline doesn’t apply because the administration didn’t pass along all the details of the so-called side deals with the IAEA. The Iran Review Act also allows Obama to waive sanctions after that date, so long as Congress doesn’t vote to disapprove the deal, but since the House is now looking at operating outside that framework, GOP leaders want to make clear that they don’t think Obama would have the right to lift them. But if Congress doesn’t meet the Sept. 17 deadline for a vote, whatever the Republican arguments, it could throw into question the ability of Congress to weigh in on the deal at all. READ: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz join forces on Iran Both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker argued Wednesday that delaying the vote as some House Republicans want is currently not the best strategy. “As I understand the law … we have to act before Sept, 17, which is next week, or the deal does forward,” McConnell said. They said that if Congress doesn’t act by Sept. 17, the sanctions will be lifted and the deal will be approved. McConnell set things into motion Thursday on a Senate vote by filing a motion to end debate. The vote could take place Thursday afternoon, but there’s a possibility for it to slide to Friday. Republicans are better off acting within the allotted time frame to demonstrate that a bipartisan majority of the Congress oppose the deal, they argued. Corker said he has had  “conversations” with some of the House Republicans pushing this strategy. “There is a lot of dissension on how to proceed with the Iran resolution – a lot,” Kentucky GOP Rep. Tom Massie said after a closed door meeting with all House Republican members earlier Wednesday. After leadership unveiled its new three-vote plan, Massie told CNN that “it’s important to preserve the right to sue” but that he was still mulling over whether he would fully back all three components of the new plan. With a Jewish holiday falling early next week, there is limited time for the vote. On Tuesday, Illinois Republican Rep. Peter Roskam introduced a resolution that effectively postponed any vote until the administration turns over information on Iran’s agreement with the IAEA. “My expectation is that it will put the attention on the administration to comply with the law,” Roskam told CNN. The Illinois lawmaker, who was once part of House Speaker John Boehner’s leadership team, added, “it’s impossible to ask the House to vote on something where there are secret arrangements.” Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz joined the call for the delay, arguing that because Congress wasn’t given all the information, the mid-September deadline for a vote laid out in the Iran Review Act didn’t apply. “The administration has not submitted the deal,” Cruz said, adding, “Republicans in this body should not be facilitating this president yet again disregarding the law and doing so in contravention of the national security interests of this country.” Boehner acknowledged that the morning GOP meeting included a “healthy conversation” over the issue and mentioned Roskam’s proposal. Boehner told reporters Iran was the issue he heard the most about during his travels over the summer recess. “At this point I think the president has lost this debate with the American people,” Boehner said, adding, “we’re going to do all we can to continue to try and stop this bad deal.” Related video Chris Christie: Obama lied about Iran Deal However, even if the House vote against the deal goes through, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi continues to say there is enough support among House Democrats to sustain the President’s promised veto of the bill, should it get to that. In the Senate, Democratic aides said Wednesday that they were increasingly confident that the 42 Democratic supporters of the deal would also vote to block it from coming up for a final vote. Doing so would frustrate Republicans but be a boost to the White House, which would prefer not to have to veto the disapproval resolution and face an override vote from Republicans in Congress, even though it is assured to fail. “We have high hopes that because 42 senators have made it clear that they support the agreement, we hope that the Senate will move rapidly to do the business of our country – not of a party, but the business of our nation – and we hope that will happen very soon,” Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters after meeting privately with a group of about 20 Senate Democrats. During the meeting, he urged the senators to block the vote from taking place, according to two senators who attended the meeting. Senate Democratic leaders caution they won’t know for sure where the votes are until they are cast on a procedural motion, probably later this week, although it is not scheduled yet. Democrats will huddle in a caucus meeting Wednesday, at which point they might have a better idea of where the votes stand, aides said. With the Senate GOP leaders already saying they would go ahead and move forward on their own resolution of disapproval, the House votes are more intended to send a message than to effectively blocking the Iran deal. “This is a process to try to communicate some of our reservations to the American people,” Utah Republican Rep Chris Stewart told reporters.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150909180000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/politics/iran-deal-vote-delay-republican-feud/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "712423848", "sentence": "North Korea test-fied its Hwasong-15 missile Wednesday Pyongyang has been caught editing photographs in the past The photographs North Korean state media released of last week’s Hwasong-15 nighttime missile test appear to have been tampered with, an analyst told CNN. Marco Langbroek, a space expert who tracks North Korea’s missile program, told CNN he noticed something strange about the stars in images taken from opposite sides of the missile launch. “You should see constellations that are opposites in the sky. That is not the case,” he said. Langbroek determined the direction of the photos based on the shape of the plumes of smoke coming from the rocket engine. More evidence of tampered #Hwasong15 imagery: two images, mirrors of each other (look at exhaust plume, lack of number on missile body 2nd image) so opposite viewpoints. Yet starfield in background both south-southeast, Orion and Canis major (but with Sirius missing!)@planet4589 pic.twitter.com/ZqfygbOwFa In the early hours of Wednesday, North Korea test-fired what is believed to be its most technologically advanced long-range ballistic missile.  North Korea state media reported the Hwasong-15 reached an altitude of 4,475 kilometers (2,800 miles), putting the “whole” US mainland in range. Langbroek, who is based in the Dutch city of Leiden, said he’s been studying the photos since they were released by North Korean state media last week. Something was off; to shoot stars, photographers use a longer exposure to more let light in. However, the longer exposure means that movement is captured as a blur. When photographing a missile at night, photographers would use a wide-open aperture and fast shutter speed to capture the missile’s rapid ascent. Stars wouldn’t show up that clearly in an image, even in North Korea, where there’s very low light pollution. “They looked so crisp, that just didn’t seem right to me,” said Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who corresponds with Langbroek. So, I just discovered that the North Koreans DID tamper with their #Hwasong15 launch photo's! Two images from clearly same viewpoint, but dramatically different star backgrounds! Orion (Southeast) versus Andromeda (Northwest)! @planet4589 pic.twitter.com/ZzhFa3HwaM Not all the images appear to be tampered with, Langbroek said. One shot of the Hwasong-15 erected before launch shows the stars in the background, but also shows blurry individuals in the bottom-right corner, a sign that a long exposure was used to capture the night sky. North Korea has a reputation of altering images it releases to the world, tampering with everything from Kim Jong Un’s ears to hovercrafts conducting an amphibious landing. The concern with aesthetics could explain why North Korea may have tampered with its missile photos. The starry background helps highlight the missile and give it an ethereal quality, giving the photograph some texture that a near pitch-black background would not. But the enhancements could also throw off those who study North Korea’s missile program. North Korea has conducted most of this year’s missiles tests during daylight hours, and background landmarks help analysts locate exactly where a missile was launched. That’s an important data point that helps experts calculate everything from range to payload. Using stars to locate where a missile was launched is much more difficult. “Stars just don’t look that different a few miles apart, and we have no reason to disbelieve that this launch was from the Pyongsong region north of Pyongyang,” McDowell  said. By conducting the launch at night and altering backgrounds, it’s possible that Pyongyang was trying to throw everyone off. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear weapons expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, said on his latest podcast his team will use forensic software to lighten the nighttime images for clues. When asked about Langbroek’s findings, Lewis told CNN they are still running the images. But McDowell believes the images were only edited for aesthetics because the missile itself does not appear to have been altered. “I don’t think we’ve seen any evidence of that, so it looks like they just cut out a star background and put it on to make it look cool,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171205044500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/asia/north-korea-hwasong-15-images-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "457920395", "sentence": "The Secretary of State said the U.S. had \"no plans whatsoever to alter the current migration policy.\" Kerry said it was too early to judge how the rapprochement was proceeding and whether Cuba was reforming. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba will need time to work, and that the U.S. won’t give Cuba a pass on human rights violations in the meantime. Asked about a rise in detentions and recent apparent human rights violations by the authoritarian regime in an interview with CNN’s Elise Labott in Cuba, Kerry denied that the Cubans were testing America. “I don’t think so,” Kerry said. “I think what’s happened is there is a certain amount of habit, and it’s playing out, and that’s what has to change, and we will confront those situations.” “We’re very outspoken, and we will remain very clear and outspoken on these issues,” Kerry said. “We had a very direct conversation today about human rights. They’re ready to engage on these issues, and let’s see what progress can be made. … If they challenge their own citizens on the issue of human rights, you will hear us loudly and clearly taking them on with respect to that.” He noted that State Department spokesman John Kirby publicly criticized Cuba for detentions over the weekend. Kerry also said it was too early to judge how the rapprochement was proceeding and whether Cuba was reforming. “We only just finished the negotiation on diplomatic relations a month and a half ago, two months ago. We are just literally months into this after 54 years,” Kerry said. Related video U.S. Embassy reopens in Cuba READ: John Kerry reopens embassy in Cuba, but tensions remain In a joint press conference earlier Friday with Cuba’s foreign minister, Kerry said the U.S. was standing by its “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy with respect to migrants, saying there are “no plans whatsoever to alter the current migration policy.” The current policy allows those Cubans who reach American shores to seek asylum, while most who are found at sea are sent back. The Cuban government has been pushing for the repeal of that policy, which Congress would need to change. Kerry also spoke with CNN about the situation in Syria, saying there’s a chance there may be progress on a political solution for the civil war-torn country. “There’s a sense of an opening possibility only – and we’re exploring whether or not we can find a series of steps that we agree on,” Kerry said of international conversations that include the Russians and Saudis alongside the U.S. “Clearly everybody is seized on this issue right now, because of the threat of ISIS, Dayesh, that is growing, and the disorder and catastrophe that Syria has become.” But the U.S. still needs to find agreement with those parties about the key players. “Right now the Saudis, the Russians and we have sat together and tried to define whether we can find agreement on who the opposition is,” he noted. Kerry said that there has not yet been an attempt to bring Iran into the conversation after striking a recent deal with the nation over its nuclear program. “Obviously down the road at some point Iran could play a role, but we don’t know yet whether they’re ready to and willing to and capable of it,” Kerry said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. policy on Cuba rapprochement", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150814230000", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/14/politics/john-kerry-cuba/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "715476292", "sentence": "Bridge work may require temporarily \"dewatering\" Niagara's American Falls Falls have been shut down before, in 1969, for Corps of Engineers project Niagara Falls! Mighty cascade of water! Font of hydroelectricity, tourism, romance, wildlife! But waterfalls are no friend to bridges – and that may require one of Niagara’s fabled falls to be shut off for a time. A proposal to replace two 115-year-old bridges connecting the U.S. mainland with Goat Island – a green space located between American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls – may require shutting down the American Falls, according to an assessment from New York State’s park and transportation agencies (PDF). About 85% of the Niagara River flows over Horseshoe Falls – on the Canadian side of the border – while the rest goes over over American Falls. To “dewater” the American Falls, officials would build a temporary cofferdam that would redirect the entire river flow to Horseshoe Falls. “Dewatering is necessary for two reasons,” the report says. “The existing 115-year old bridges need to be demolished. The river channel must be dewatered in order to demolish and remove the bridges. “(And) the piers and abutments for the replacement bridges must be constructed ‘in the dry,’ to allow for safe construction procedures and to ensure that the new foundations are firmly anchored to bedrock.” Stone bridges to Goat Island will be replaced under state's plan to divert water from falls https://t.co/K4W8UbXDHS pic.twitter.com/6eNLFw3rmD CNN affiliate WKBW says it could take as long as nine months to build the new bridges. Locals have mixed feelings about the possibility. “It’s kind of sad that it will be because people won’t be able to come and see it and they won’t be able to see how pretty it is. Some people say it’s spiritual when they come and see it. But I guess they have to do what they have to do,” Kalie Pries told the station. “The American side really needs updating compared to the Canadian side,” said Valerie Beach. “I think the updated stone walkway and new stuff will ultimately boost the economy.” John Percy, CEO of the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corporation, told CNN that the dewatering is “an exciting – even an enormous – marketing opportunity for us.” Viewing the dry falls “could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people,” he said. Plus it’s not like the whole Niagara Falls will be shut down; while the American Falls may be dewatered, Canada’s Horseshoe Falls will be at full gush. For some, Percy added, it could be a twice-in-a-lifetime situation, as the falls was also dewatered in 1969. Back then, the Army Corps of Engineers “closed off flow through the channel in order to analyze the stability of the American Falls,” the report said. The novelty of the falls – the subject of Native American legends and an attraction for hundreds of years – being shut off was its own tourist attraction, though at least one observer said the waterless falls wasn’t an impressive sight. “I remember being a little disappointed because the scene was just a desolate landscape of rock, debris, tree limbs and construction equipment,” Robert Borgatti, then a resident of Niagara Falls, New York, told the Buffalo News. There’s concern that an empty falls could hurt tourism this time around. The Niagara Falls area attracts more than 20 million tourists a year. “Dewatering is expected initially be a tourism draw (a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the falls and river channel without water), but after some period of time could negatively impact park attendance, particularly during the summer tourist season,” said the state report. But Percy believes that with the right planning, the waterless falls could create an uptick in tourism. Either way, it’s early yet. A parks department spokesperson told WKBW that there’s no funding yet for the project and the report is simply part of the planning process. Completion of the project, if it goes forward, could be several years away. Residents and interested parties will get their say on Wednesday, when a public hearing is scheduled in the town of Niagara Falls, New York. In other words, when it comes to dewatering the falls, they’ll cross that bridge when they come to it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "New York State’s park and transportation agencies", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171215124500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CAN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/niagara-falls-dewatering-bridge-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "686949634", "sentence": "Colombia will welcome Pope Francis this week to celebrate the country's peace Its President, Juan Manuel Santos, touts diplomacy as an approach to crises such as North Korea The crisis in Venezuela is a threat to the region and beyond, but military intervention is not a good option, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday. Colombia, which borders Venezuela and has been flooded by people fleeing the economic and political strife there, has refused to recognize the new legislature of President Nicolas Maduro but still hopes there will be a peaceful resolution. “The Maduro regime has been shifting towards a dictatorship. I would consider that regime, today, a dictatorship,” Santos told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “A dictatorship in the middle of Latin America, in a country which is as important as Venezuela, is something very bad for everybody,” he said. But Santos rejected US President Donald Trump’s comments about not ruling out a military option. “A military intervention will not be accepted by Colombia or by any other country in Latin America. This is not the way to go about this crisis.” Santos, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pact with the FARC guerrillas in Colombia, said behind-the-scenes talks were the best route to success, even in a situation as difficult as dealing with North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un. “We think that Twitter is the worst way to manage a good diplomacy and I think that through diplomacy, through dialogue, almost any problem can be solved,” he said on “Amanpour.” “If you start escalating in words then the possibility of escalating in real terms, in military terms, will become a closer possibility and that would be a terrible thing for the world,” he said of the current US-North Korean tensions. “My advice, and I think the advice of most of the world, is please insist through diplomatic channels, through dialogue. Because insulting each other from one side to the other and escalating the aggressiveness will only have a bad result.” Santos will welcome Pope Francis to Colombia this week to celebrate the peace with FARC and a new truce with ELN guerrillas. “He comes in the perfect moment to push us, in his own words, for the Colombian society to reconcile, to leave aside 53 years of war, of death, of violence and start working together to construct that peace. He comes in the perfect moment,” Santos said of the pope’s visit. And he hoped war is truly over for his nation. “The guns are silent now. The guns of the FARC, by far the biggest group, are in the hands of the United Nations. They’re going to be converted into three monuments of peace.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170905203000", "country1": "COL", "country2": "VEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/americas/colombia-venezuela-santos-interview/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "693383576", "sentence": "White House waives Jones Act to loosen shipping rules for Puerto Rico But trucker shortage, blocked roads make delivery of supplies already there difficult A mountain of food, water and other vital supplies has arrived in Puerto Rico’s main Port of San Juan. But a shortage of truckers and the island’s devastated infrastructure are making it tough to move aid to where it’s needed most, officials say. At least 10,000 containers of supplies – including food, water and medicine – were sitting Thursday at the San Juan port, said Jose Ayala, the Crowley shipping company’s vice president in Puerto Rico. Related article FEMA on Puerto Rico: 'It's not nearly as fast as any of us want' Part of the reason for the distribution backlog is that only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since Hurricane Maria swept through, according to a representative for Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. On top of that, a diesel fuel shortage and a tangle of blocked roads mean the distribution of supplies is extremely challenging. Even contacting drivers is a problem because cell towers are still down. Puerto Ricans waiting for aid “When we say we that we don’t have truck drivers, we mean that we have not been able to contact them,” Rosselló said. Related article Trump authorizes waiver to loosen shipping regulations for Puerto Rico On Thursday the White House authorized a 10-day waiver of the Jones Act, a federal law that limits shipping to US ports by foreign vessels. Puerto Rico’s governor and other US officials had argued that a waiver would expedite supplies to the island. But as Ayala has indicated, shipping companies already have aid and supplies either waiting at the port to be delivered – or held up at ports on the US mainland. Of the 3,000 containers that Crowley alone had sent to San Juan’s port as of Wednesday, only 4% had been dispatched from there, Ayala said. Ayala said the company can’t get enough truck drivers or trucks filled up with diesel to pick up supplies for distribution across the island. Related gallery Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean “The problem has been with the logistics, the parts of the supply chain that move the cargo from our terminal to the shelves or to the tables of the people in Puerto Rico,” Ayala said Wednesday. “This hurricane was catastrophic.” How to help the victims of Hurricane Maria Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans are waiting hours in line to get gas, food and cash. Gas stations and supermarkets are rationing supplies, while banks are running low on cash. Natalia Manteiga waited outside a supermarket Wednesday in Old San Juan that was letting in a few people at a time. She wanted to get water, tuna, and Chef Boyardee for her two children and her husband – who had waited for hours Tuesday to get $20 worth of gas. No gas. No food. No power. With stifling humidity and temperatures in the high 90s, it started to rain on Mantiega and dozens of other hopeful shoppers trying to get food. Manteiga, who works for a tourism firm, said she’s running low on cash, too. “It’s difficult when you have kids. You want to make sure they have enough food,” said Manteiga. “They told me the banks are refilling, but we don’t know and the lines are very long.” CNN’s Jason Morris, Marilia Brocchetto, Patricia Pedraza and Bijan Hosseini contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White House waiver of the Jones Act", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170928003000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/27/us/puerto-rico-aid-problem/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "689266564", "sentence": "The Senate rejected an effort to repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations The vote on Sen. Rand Paul's amendment did not break down along party lines The Senate on Wednesday voted against an attempt from Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations the US military uses to fight terrorism across the globe. The Senate voted 61-36 in a procedural motion to kill Paul’s amendment, which would have repealed the two Authorizations for Use of Military Force after six months, giving Congress a window to draft a new, updated war authorization. Paul, a Kentucky Republican, has argued that the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations – which were passed to authorize military action against Al Qaeda and in Iraq – are hopelessly out of date as the military focuses on fighting ISIS across the Middle East, a group that didn’t exist at that time. While Paul’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was unsuccessful, he said it was a victory just to get the Senate to debate and take a vote on the war authorizations. “It’s the first time in 15 years to actually debate what our role is in declaring an initiation of war,” Paul told reporters just before the vote. “The problem with waiting for the AUMF first, for a new authorization, is we’ve been waiting 16 years, and it’s not coming without somebody giving somebody a kick in the seat in the pants.” The vote did not break down along party lines. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois were among the Democrats joining Paul in his effort to sunset the current war authorizations. All of the Democrats generating buzz about a potential 2020 presidential run, including Warren, Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, voted with Paul. Thirteen Democrats voted with most Republicans to defeat the measure Just two Republicans other than Paul, Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Dean Heller of Nevada, voted for the amendment. Related article Mattis, Tillerson talk authorizing ISIS war Paul was also opposed by both Republicans and Democrats, including the two leaders of the Senate armed services committee, Republican John McCain of Arizona and Democrat Jack Reed of Rhode Island. “To rescind the AUMF that authorizes action against these forces – and to leave nothing but uncertainty for our deployed forces and for our allies – is simply irresponsible, and it breaks faith with our volunteer force,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. The Trump administration – and the Obama administration before it – argued they have sufficient legal authority to carry out US military operations against ISIS and Al Qaeda, and that a new one is not needed, although the Trump administration has indicated it isn’t outright opposed to the effort to pass a new one. Wednesday’s vote was the second time this year that Congress has taken action targeting the 2001 war authorization, which was passed just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In June, the House appropriations committee approved an amendment from California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee to sunset the 2001 war authorization. Lee was the only member in the House to vote against the authorization when it passed in 2001. But congressional leaders have been weary of passing a new war authorization, and House Republicans stripped Lee’s amendment out of the defense appropriations bill when it was passed on the floor. In the Senate, Paul forced a vote on his amendment by threatening to object to all other amendments on the NDAA, the massive defense policy bill the Senate is considering this week. Had Paul done so, it would have effectively killed any other amendment votes. Related article House Republicans strip repeal of war authorization from defense bill Paul’s effort isn’t the only one ongoing in the Senate to pass a new war authorization. Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake have introduced a war authorization that the Senate foreign relations committee may consider, which would also sunset the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations with a new five-year authorization for US military operations against ISIS, al Qaeda, the Taliban and “associated” forces. But Kaine and Flake split on Paul’s amendment. Kaine said he supported Paul’s effort, arguing that it was “way past time for Congress to take this up and for everybody to be on the record.” Flake, however, argued that he supported Paul’s goal, but not his method of repealing the current war authorization without a new one in place. “I cannot support my colleague’s effort to repeal the 2001 AUMF in 6 months because of the very real risk associated with repealing such a vital law before we have something to replace it with,” Flake said. Senate foreign relations chairman Bob Corker said he agreed with Paul that Congress needs to take action on a new war authorization, but said he was opposed to the substance of Paul’s effort. “Doing away with the legal basis under which we’re going against ISIS today, before we’ve implemented and put in place another one, to me is not prudent,” Corker said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sen. Rand Paul's amendment to repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170913173000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/politics/senate-isis-war-vote/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "638847559", "sentence": "Rogers and Comey testified for hours before Congress Lawmakers on both sides used the time to hit their key points The FBI is investigating any possible coordination between members of the Trump presidential campaign and Russia, and there is no evidence of wiretaps on Trump Tower. Those were some of the takeaways from a lengthy hearing Monday where the directors of the FBI and National Security Agency testified before the House Intelligence Committee covering Russian interference in the 2016 election. FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers spent hours answering questions from members of Congress on both sides of the aisle. Here are some of the key things we learned. In his opening statement, Comey publicly confirmed for the first time that the FBI does have an open investigation into allegations that there was coordination between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign as part of a broader investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. “As with any counterintelligence investigation, this will also include an assessment of whether any crimes were committed,” Comey’s statement added. He told lawmakers that the investigation began in “late July,” but because it is ongoing there were many details he could not comment on. It did not take long for the hearing to pour cold water on Trump’s repeated claims, through tweets, that former President Barack Obama somehow ordered wiretapping and surveillance of Trump Tower. “I have no information that supports those tweets,” Comey said, adding that the Justice Department authorized him to speak for them as well as the FBI in the matter. Comey also said that it would be impossible for any president to order a wiretapping operation against anyone. The ranking member of the committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, sought to clarify with Comey that his corroboration of former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper’s statements about not finding evidence of Trump-Russia coordination referred to an intelligence community report that didn’t assess the topic. “Yes. I understood the question to be about the report itself,” Comey said. “The unclassified intelligence assessment doesn’t discuss the issue of US person coordination with the Russians,” Schiff said. “And I assume that’s because, at the time of the report in January of this year, that was under an investigation that you have now disclosed, is that right? “ “Correct,” Comey said. “The counterintelligence investigation is the FBI’s business.” While no evidence of coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russians was confirmed or proffered Monday, Democrats repeatedly returned to the topic, asking Comey and Rogers several series of questions they for the most part could not comment on. Many of the Democrats used the hearing as an opportunity to get concerns on the record or, they said, to make sure Comey was aware of them, including meetings or contacts between Trump-linked officials and Russian contacts. “Is it possible that all of these events and reports are completely unrelated and nothing more than an entirely unhappy coincidence? Yes, it is possible,” said Schiff in his opening remarks. “But it is also possible, maybe more than possible, that they are not coincidental, not disconnected and not unrelated, and that the Russians used the same techniques to corrupt US persons that they have employed in Europe and elsewhere. We simply don’t know, not yet, and we owe it to the country to find out.” No evidence was presented, but Comey said the investigation was only in its beginning stages. Comey said due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, there were many things he could not comment on – and he added his “no comment” responses shouldn’t be interpreted, either. “Because it is an open ongoing investigation and is classified, I cannot say more about what we are doing and whose conduct we are examining,” Comey said. “I know that is extremely frustrating to some folks. I hope you and the American people can understand.” The notion of “unmasking” Americans came up several times, prompted by Republican lawmakers’ anger over the leaks that former national security adviser Mike Flynn was caught up in the US surveillance net during his conversations with Russian officials. Normally, US persons caught up in surveillance of foreigners would be masked, or their names kept confidential, so lawmakers asked Rogers and Comey who would have authority to reveal a person’s identity. Rogers said there were 20 people at NSA, including himself, who could do so. “If it’s criminal activity (caught during surveillance), we’ll disseminate the information, and if the FBI or other criminal activities are on the reporting stream, in some cases I also will generate a signed letter under my signature in specific cases to Department of Justice highlighting that what we think we have is potential criminal activity,” Rogers said. “But because we are not a law enforcement or justice organization we’re not in a place to make that determination.” Rogers and Comey confirmed that other agency directors, such as those at Justice and the CIA, would also be able to request a person’s name be unmasked. But Comey said the White House could only make such a request to the agency that collected the information. Comey wasn’t asked about it directly, but in his opening statement he obliquely referenced a chief complaint of Democrats – that he spoke freely about an investigation into Hillary Clinton but not Trump’s campaign during the election. He said that talking about closed investigations was different. “Some folks may want to make comparisons to past instances where the Department of Justice and the FBI have spoken about the details of some investigations, but please keep in mind that those involved the details of completed investigations,” Comey said. “Our ability to share details with the Congress and the American people is limited when those investigations are still open, which I hope makes sense.” The FBI warned the Democratic National Committee long before they were publicly victims of a massive hack that divulged embarrassing emails on the eve of the party’s convention. Comey said his agency first notified the DNC in August 2015, nearly a full year before the party discovered the intrusion into its system and hired outside help to kick the Russian hackers out. The FBI director also confirmed reports that after the hack the DNC did not give the FBI access to its computer systems or networks for forensic investigation to support the FBI’s conclusion that Russian hackers were responsible. But Comey did say he wished the bureau could have been more aggressive in warning the DNC in hindsight. Rogers and Comey both testified that despite the intense Russian hacking and propaganda effort aimed at public opinion, no actual votes in the election were compromised. House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes listed several key swing states – Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina and Ohio – and asked Rogers if there was any evidence that vote tallies were changed. But the directors would not go so far as to say the election was not influenced by the overall Russian campaign. Responding to a tweet from the White House that included a video of the hearing and asserted that Comey and Rogers testified that Russia had not influenced the process, both said that was not their intention. “It was not our intention to say that today,” Comey said, adding it’s not “something that we looked at” as part of intelligence community review of the election. CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Adam Levine, Tom LoBianco, Mike Callahan, Manu Raju and Donald Judd contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "FBI investigation into Trump-Russia coordination", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170321010000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/politics/comey-russia-hearing-trump-obama-what-learned/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "592944015", "sentence": "Sharbat Gula was arrested for falsifying documents The photographer says he is committed to helping her The Afghan woman, whose striking green eyes in a National Geographic cover photo made her face known around the world, is under arrest in Pakistan. Sharbat Gula was 12 when photographer Steve McCurry captured his iconic image of her living in a refugee camp for Afghan nationals in Peshawar, Pakistan. Now in her 40s, Sharbat Gula – also known as Sharbat Bibi – was arrested in Peshawar on Tuesday for  falsifying documents and staying illegally in Pakistan, officials said. If convicted, Gula could be jailed for up to 14 years or be deported, said Zia Awan, a human rights lawyer based in Karachi. Last year, Gula was arrested on similar charges, but was later released. McCurry, the photographer, said he is committed to helping her legally and financially. “I object to this action by the authorities in the strongest possible terms,” he said in a statement. “She has suffered throughout her entire life. Her arrest is an egregious violation of her human rights.” The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Afghanistan told CNN it would only be able to assist in the case if Gula registers as a refugee. “Sharbat Gula falls under the ‘undocumented migrants’ umbrella,” said Duniya Khan with the agency’s Pakistan office. “The UNHCR cannot intervene since she is not a registered refugee.” Related article The story behind the famous photograph The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which assists undocumented migrants, says the arrest – although legal if the ID card is proven to be false –  is symptomatic of the mounting pressure on Afghan refugees in Pakistan to return home. “It is a sign of the times in Pakistan, that it has now reached someone who was something of a celebrity in the ’80s, someone more high profile than the average,” said Nicholas Bishop, project development officer for the IOM in Afghanistan. Human Rights Watch said since July 1, Pakistan has repatriated 370,000 Afghans, nearly 220,000 of them registered refugees. “They are joining more than one million internally displaced Afghans who are struggling to survive in a country still wracked by conflict and crushing poverty,” the group said in a statement. Millions of Afghans have sought shelter in Pakistan over the years as their country became ravaged by conflict, HRW added. CNN has reached out to the Pakistani Interior Ministry for comment, but hasn’t heard back. CNN’s Zahir Shah contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Pakistan", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161026180000", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/asia/afghan-girl-iconic-photo-arrest-trnd/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "622200116", "sentence": "President Donald Trump has announced a new executive order on immigration. It is a slightly more lenient version of the extremely controversial “travel ban” he issued in February – Iraq has been exempted, leaving six instead of seven Muslim-majority countries on the list. People from the six countries who hold visas or are lawful permanent residents of the United States are also exempt. Trumps first “travel ban” sparked international ire and was eventually blocked by a federal court. This new ban is different, but it’s sure to keep the spotlight on the future of immigration and Islam in America. It’s time to step back and look at some numbers that put this issue in context. Non-immigrants include people like tourists, business travelers, students and some relatives of US citizens. They also include workers with H-1B visas, given to people with specialty occupations. The top nationalities of these visitors are: Mexico, Canada, the UK, Japan and China. 2016 saw a record number of Muslim refugees being let into the US. However refugees in general come from several different backgrounds and parts of the world. Would you have guessed, for instance, that the top three countries from which refugees came last year were, in order, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, and Myanmar? Let’s take a look at immigrants who eventually become citizens. That’s what naturalization is – becoming a full US citizen through a rigorous naturalization process. Mexico was the top place of birth for citizens naturalized in 2015. The other top two countries where these new US citizens were born? India and the Philippines. According to the Pew Research Center, About a 10th of immigrants coming to the US are Muslim. They also estimate there are about 3.3 million people who practice Islam in the US.  Another interesting tidbit from their report: They estimate the number of Americans who convert to Islam is about equal to the number of Muslim-Americans who convert to another faith or no longer identify with Islam. The new executive order lists six countries, all of which are predominantly Muslim: Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. Trump’s initial executive order included an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees. This new order reduces the ban on Syrian refugees to 120 days. 2016 marked the highest number of Syrian refugees admitted into the US. The 12,587 refugees accounted for 14% of all refugees admitted. That number is dwarfed by the overall estimated number of Syrian refugees – about 11 million in the past six years – as well as the number of refugees who flee to Europe. According to Eurostat, 350,000 Syrians applied for asylum in EU countries in 2015. When we say barely, we mean BARELY. According to the CATO Institute, not one person from the seven countries included in the initial ban has killed anyone in a terror attack on US soil in the last 40 years. This includes refugees, as well. During this time, only 17 people from the seven original nations combined have been convicted of directly planning or implementing a terrorist attack. International terrorism is a serious global issue, one that most leaders and citizens agree needs to be taken seriously. However, when the risk is boiled down to a matter of immigrants, refugees, and American citizens, the threat becomes infinitesimally small. According to a review by the CATO Institute, the chances of an American dying in a terrorist attack committed by a foreigner in the US stands at about one in 3.6 million. The breakdown includes attacks over a 41-year period and includes the 9/11 attack, in which 3,000 people died. Once you narrow it to refugees and and illegal immigrants, the threat is even smaller. Again, the threat of terrorism needs to be –and is – taken seriously, but there are thousands of other phenomena that claim more American lives. Even so, the statistics above don’t tell the whole story. For instance, in 2016, the number of Americans killed in terrorists attacks in the US was unusually high because of the Orlando nightclub shooting, which claimed 49 lives and is considered an act of terrorism carried out by a Muslim extremist. However, it’s important to remember that attack was also the deadliest terrorist attack – and the deadliest mass shooting – in the US since 9/11. On the other hand, the gun violence statistics do not include suicides by firearm, which usually hover around or above 20,000 per year.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's new executive order on immigration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170130123000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/immigration-stats-by-the-numbers-trnd/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "474325884", "sentence": "This page includes the show Transcript Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News.  You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call. The Weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news October 9, 2015 Today, we’re bringing you a special edition of CNN Student News. Today’s show focuses on some of the economic issues facing the young members of the U.S. workforce. Who are the millennials? Why and how are many of them facing student loan debt? And how can they overcome some of the challenges of interviewing in a competitive job market? On this page you will find today’s show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the transcript of today’s CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ Click here for a printable version of the Weekly Newsquiz (PDF). 1. Name the U.S. state that, according to its governor, recently received levels of rain that had not been seen in a thousand years. 2. In what country would you find the city of Kunduz, where a Doctors without Borders charity hospital was bombed last weekend? 3. What type of animal, featured on Monday’s show, has been used in Mozambique and some other countries to “sniff out” landmines? 4. Name the international trade agreement between 12 countries that has both support and opposition across U.S. party lines. 5. What Communist nation started to see a significant economic transformation after its government announced major reforms in 1978? 6. A vaccine currently in development is showing promise against what deadly virus, which has killed more than 11,000 people since an outbreak in March of 2014? 7. Name the agreements, signed in the 1990s and named for the capital of Norway, that pledged cooperation and coordination between Israelis and Palestinians. 8. Name the series of international agreements that date back to the 1800s and set rules for how civilians and captured or injured troops should be treated during wartime. 9.  A farmer in what U.S. state found the remains of a woolly mammoth while planting crops? 10. What is the generational nickname for people born in the 1980s and 1990s? if you need one mammoth discovery from Monday CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show. ROLL CALL For a chance to be mentioned on the next CNN Student News, comment on the bottom of this page with your school name, mascot, city and state. We will be selecting schools from the comments of the previous show. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call! Thank you for using CNN Student News!", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151008211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/studentnews/sn-content-fri/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "708310185", "sentence": "Rogelio Martinez and his partner were responding to activity on patrol Martinez had been a border patrol agent since 2013 A Border Patrol agent died Sunday morning from injuries he suffered while on patrol in southwest Texas, US Customs and Border Protection said. Rogelio Martinez, 36, and his partner were responding to activity while on patrol in the Big Bend Sector, which runs along the US-Mexico border, and the partner reported they were both injured, the agency said. The agents were patrolling near Interstate 10, in the Van Horn station area of the sector. Customs officials would not say what type of activity the agents were responding to. Other agents responded, provided medical care and transported both to a local hospital. CBP was later told Martinez had died, and his partner remains hospitalized. It was not clear what injuries they suffered. A Customs and Border Protection spokesman said Martinez was not shot. “On behalf of the quarter of a million front line officers and agents of DHS, my thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Agent Martinez and to the agent who is in serious condition,” acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke said in the statement. On Sunday night, President Trump tweeted about the incident, writing, “We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible. We will, and must, build the Wall.” Border Patrol Officer killed at Southern Border, another badly hurt. We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible. We will, and must, build the Wall! A tweet from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressing his condolences described the incident as an “attack.” “Our prayers are with the families of this Border Patrol Agent who was killed & the other who was injured in this attack in Texas. Our resources must be increased to prevent these attacks in the future. #txlege #tcot” Our prayers are with the families of this Border Patrol Agent who was killed & the other who was injured in this attack in Texas. Our resources must be increased to prevent these attacks in the future. #txlege #tcot https://t.co/60tHfoWKRq Texas Sen. Ted Cruz also called the incident an “attack” in a statement. “This is a stark reminder of the ongoing threat that an unsecure border poses to the safety of our communities and those charged with defending them. We are grateful for the courage and sacrifice of our border agents who have dedicated their lives to keeping us safe. I remain fully committed to working with the Border Patrol to provide them with all the resources they need to safeguard our nation,” Cruz said. Carlos Diaz, a spokesman for the CBP, would not describe the incident in any further detail, saying the FBI is investigating. “The FBI is still actively investigating the incident and gathering the facts,” FBI spokeswoman Jeanette Harper said. The Border Patrol’s Special Operations Group and agents from CBP’s Air and Marine Operations were searching the area for potential suspects or witnesses, the agency said. Martinez had been a border patrol agent since 2013, officials said. CNN’s Darran Simon and AnneClaire Stapleton contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Customs and Border Protection", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171120020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/19/us/border-patrol-agent-killed/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "643576082", "sentence": "US will cut $32.5 million used mostly for humanitarian aid Critics say a US culture war will hurt women worldwide The US cut funding for a UN program for women and girls, a move that critics said was based on faulty information, could lead to greater instability in the Middle East and hurt women around the world. The United States, as promised, has drastically cut funding to the United Nations’ most significant population agency, which helps women in 155 countries around the world. The Trump administration announced the move late Monday, sending notice that it would pull $32.5 million from the United Nations Population Fund because it works with the Chinese government, which forces its citizens into coercive abortions and involuntary sterilization. Related article Trump, Egypt's leader bond over terror fight UN officials said that the UNFPA, as the group is known, has nothing to do with abortion. And they said that because the US funding goes largely to emergency aid at a time when the world is facing the worst cluster of humanitarian crises in decades, the impact on refugees and women in crisis will be disproportionate. The decision “could have devastating effects on the health of vulnerable women and girls and their families around the world,” said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres through a spokesman. Guterres “deeply regrets the decision by the United States to cut financial support for the UN Population Fund (and) believes that the decision is based on an inaccurate perception of the nature and importance of the work done by UNFPA,” said his spokesman Stephane Dujarric. In Syria, UNPFA said it has helped an estimated 48,000 women with safe childbirth, some 74,700 individuals with gender-based violence outreach, and offered health services and psychological support. It has created 64 women’s centers and safe spaces. In Iraq, it has created primary health centers, women’s centers that provide support for survivors of gender-based violence and a dedicated center where more than 700 Yazidi survivors of sexual violence receive mental health, psychosocial and medical support, among other projects. UK Ambassador to the UN Matthew Rycroft told reporters that “the UK continues to support that part of the United Nations.” Related article US signals openness to Assad staying put Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog said his country is “very concerned about the Americans cutting the funds to the UNFPA. We think UNFPA are doing a great job, we support them, we think they save lives.” A provision called the Kemp-Kasten Amendment, which has been included in every Foreign Operations budget act since 1985, already makes it illegal for US taxpayer dollars to fund groups that fund abortion. But President Donald Trump on January 23 signed an executive order that directed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to ensure that US tax dollars don’t fund groups or programs that “support or participate in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.” Tillerson, who is cutting the State Department budget by 28%, made a determination that the directive applied to UNFPA, which the US helped found in 1969. UNFPA partners on family planning with “the Chinese government agency responsible for implementing China’s coercive family planning policies,” said a State Department official. “UNFPA can therefore be found for purposes of the statute to support, or participate in the management of, that Chinese agency’s coercive program. We will continue to consult closely with UNFPA to assess carefully whether UNFPA’s programs should warrant the restriction in future years.” The UNFPA refuted the US claim that it supported abortion and said it regretted the US’ decision. The group also indicated that they hoped Washington would reverse course. “We have always valued the United States as a trusted partner and leader in helping to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled,” UNFPA said in a statement. “We, therefore, look forward to continuing our work with the United States to address these global concerns and to restore our strong partnership to save the lives of women and girls.” UN officials said the decision was incomprehensible. “UNFPA does not fund or perform abortions anywhere in the world. Period. Even where abortion is legal,” said Seema Jalan, executive director of the Universal Access Project at the UN Foundation. “Second, UNFPA has never and does not promote coercion or birth quotas anywhere in the world.” In fact, the work UNFPA has done in China has had the effect of reducing abortions, said Peter Yeo, vice president for public policy and advocacy at the United Nations Foundation. UNFPA’s “primary goal has been to move China away from the One Child policy – that’s what drives up China’s abortion rate and UNFPA has successfully moved them away from that policy.” The State Department official said the funds would be transferred to the Global Health Programs account, for use by the US Agency for International Development to support family planning, maternal and reproductive health activities. But UN officials said the money won’t help people who need it most, people in places the US often won’t go, but the UN will. “UNFPA is often the first – and in some cases the only – health provider in humanitarian crises,” said UN Foundation president Kathy Calvin, noting that the group is “often in places where the US can’t be.” Last year, she said UNFPA used funding from the US to reach 9 million people in crisis situations with HIV/AIDS prevention services, domestic violence counseling, pregnancy checkups, safe childbirth as well as midwife training, pre-natal care and safe delivery services. They are also working to end child marriage and female genital mutilation. Longer term, Yeo said the cuts, particularly in the Middle East, “will undoubtedly increase instability among refugee populations and encourage refugees to migrate to other countries,” to seek safety, food and shelter. “When families feel insecure, it leads to situations where they either migrate or you end up with kids who are separated from their families, young men leaving home at an early age,” he said.”It’s a toxic soup for luring young people into violent extremism and UNFPA’s work is a core element in reducing that toxic soup.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170405004500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/politics/us-un-women-funding-cuts/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "622952529", "sentence": "Israel hadn't announced a new settlement in the West Bank in about 20 years News comes as Israeli forces clear an illegal outpost built on private Palestinian land For the first time in about 20 years, Israel has announced it will build a new settlement in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Wednesday. In the first two weeks of US President Donald Trump’s term, Netanyahu has announced plans for 5,500 housing units in the West Bank, while the municipality of Jerusalem has advanced plans for about 550 new homes in East Jerusalem. Related article What you need to know about the Israeli settlements Trump’s marked departure from the Israel policy of predecessor Barack Obama has buoyed the Netanyahu administration’s desire to settle contentious areas of land. The announcement of a brand new settlement in the West Bank differs from other construction, in which units were added to existing settlements. Netanyahu said the team will start working immediately to find a location for the new settlement. The news came the same day Israeli forces cleared an illegal outpost built on private Palestinian-owned land near Ramallah in the West Bank. While some families left the Amona outpost peacefully, clashes broke out between protesters and police. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said about 3,000 members of Israeli security forces were deployed to Amona, with many blocking access to roads to prevent settlers’ supporters from joining efforts to resist the eviction. About 600 settlers protested and set fires and thrown rocks, nails and other debris on the road in an attempt to hinder the security forces’ passage. By Wednesday afternoon, at least four were arrested and 15 police officers suffered minor injuries after stones and liquids were thrown at them, Rosenfeld said. CNN saw some settlers leaving the site on their own volition. Police said one family surrendered a bag containing weapons that had been stashed in their home. The Israeli High Court had ordered residents to leave the area last year. But the attempts to dismantle the outpost have recently been held up for months, and it has been more than a decade since the legal process began. Amid the evacuation, Naftali Bennett – the right-wing Jewish Home party leader and education minister in Benjamin Netanyahu’s  government – told his supporters to move beyond the perceived setback of the outpost’s clearance. “From the ruins of Amona we will move to build a new settlement. From this mountain we will move towards applying Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria,” he said, using the biblical terms for the West Bank. Israel’s announcement that it plans to create 3,000 additional settlement homes in the West Bank is seen as an attempt by Netanyahu to appease his right-wing base, which is dissatisfied with the decommissioning of the Amona outpost. Related video Israeli settlement construction resumes The government has approved the construction of the new units, according to a statement late Tuesday from Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman. The announcement in Jerusalem came just a week after 2,500 new settlement homes were approved by the administration. At the time, Netanyahu told the Knesset, the parliament, that the expansion was just a “first taste.” The settlement program is illegal under international law, but Israel disputes that finding and insists the status of the West Bank is more ambiguous than international law allows. Many in the international community believe that such settlements are illegal and a barrier to any future “two-state” peace deal. Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. The UN Security Council resolution states that Israel’s settlement program has “no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law.” Secretary-General António Guterres is concerned about Israel’s plan to build thousands more settlement units, his spokesman said in a statement. “We once again warn against any unilateral actions that can be an obstacle to a negotiated two-state solution,” spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said. The government-approved expansion of the settlement program is distinct from illegal settler outposts such as Amona. The decision, along with other recent expansion announcements, has drawn criticism from the Palestinian Authority and the EU. A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned settlement plans in the occupied West Bank, which he said defied United Nations resolutions and international law. “We have started urgent consultations in order to take the necessary measures to confront the settlement activities,” spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a statement. “We call on the US administration to rein in this Israeli government’s policy, which is going to destroy the peace process.” Related video Baker on Israel, settlements, two-state solution Last week’s announcement of 2,500 new homes came just days after Trump’s inauguration and marks one of the largest settlement expansions since 2013, according to the settlement watchdog Peace Now. Trump spoke with Netanyahu two days before the announcement. Israel had also reacted angrily to the US abstention in a UN vote on Israeli settlement activities prior to Trump taking office. Trump later expressed his support for the settlement program. With Trump in office, Netanyahu has been under pressure from his right-wing coalition partners to accelerate settlement construction. Almost two weeks ago, he stalled a legislative push in an attempt by some politicians to annex parts of the West Bank, including Maale Adumim. Located just outside Jerusalem, Maale Adumin is one of the largest settlements. The new construction comes two weeks after a peace conference in Paris, which called for Israel and the Palestinians to embrace a two-state solution and find their way back to the negotiating table. The Israeli Prime Minister called the conference “useless.” Oren Liebermann reported from the West Bank. CNN’s Andrew Carey and Holly Yan contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel's settlement program in the West Bank", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170201080000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/middleeast/israel-settlements-approved/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "620765436", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem is the author of the best-selling “Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home.” She is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a former assistant secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration and founder of Kayyem Solutions, a security consulting firm.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Juliette Kayyem: Trump executive order on border wall is little more than tactical symbolism on a campaign promise Kayyem: More dire is his apparent intent to end Syrian refugee program, rendering America anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant Donald Trump built his campaign on the promise of building a great southern border wall and getting Mexico to pay for it. But the executive order he announced Wednesday, while it may nod in the direction of that pledge, is not a change in policy, nor is it even an instrument that could compel Mexico to foot the bill.  What it is, actually, is proof that the promise of a wall has always been a house of cards. The more noteworthy, and potentially more dangerous move from Trump, relates to the disconcerting, anti-Muslim inclinations evident in another executive order he is expected to issue. The Department of Homeland Security is vetting executive orders that would end America’s Syrian refugee program and suspend Muslim majority-country visas. Trump is reportedly considering whether ending the entire refugee program is doable and whether a subsequent revamp could favor religious minorities (mainly Christians in Muslim countries). Related video Trump: Mexico to reimburse US for wall For now, let’s talk about Wednesday’s executive order on the wall, and let’s begin with some reality. There already is a wall -- 700 miles of it – along the roughly 1,900-mile US-Mexico border. This fact gets lost in media coverage, and was ignored by Hillary Clinton and other Democrats during the campaign. But it’s there. And where the wall leaves off, drones, surveillance technology, or Border Control facilities and Border Control agents pick up. Any promise to build more wall will fail mostly because of geography. You cannot build a wall on the Rio Grande, for example. And in other border areas vast mountain ranges make an ocean-to-gulf wall simply impossible, if not ridiculous, to build. As former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told me in an interview for my podcast last spring, “It makes no sense to build a 10 foot wall on top of a 10,000 foot mountain.” There are also political challenges to building a wall that have nothing to do with Mexico or geography. In Texas, a red state, a lot of folks are not too keen on building a new wall, and the same is true in New Mexico.  In Arizona, most of the Mexico border already has a wall.  Many in these southern border states who oppose further extending the wall believe it would inhibit commercial and agricultural activity. In some areas, America’s longstanding deference to tribal lands would prohibit such a barrier. Related video Former Mexico FM: Pena Nieto must cancel US trip Even Trump’s own secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, John Kelly, knows that border security is more complicated than miles of bricks and fencing. At his confirmation hearing, Kelly acknowledged that even a complete wall from the Pacific to the Gulf would still need additional layered defenses to be effective, “I believe the defense of the southwest border really starts about 1,500 miles south, and partnering with [other countries].” Apparently recognizing this, Trump’s executive order does not specify how or where these new sections of the wall would be built. Trump’s wall order is merely a concession to his supporters and, of course, carries no force in compelling Mexico to pay for construction. As yet, Wednesday’s order has few facts, no dates and no details. Related video WH: Mexico to pay for wall one way or another In other words, a big nothing, little more than tactical symbolism on a cornerstone campaign promise. Operationally? Empty. Rather, what the occasion reveals is the inadequacy of such a barrier in securing our southern border — and the rest of our nation. What it also reveals is Trump’s consistent adherence to his unfortunate campaign platform: America as unwelcoming: anti-Muslim, anti-refugee, anti-immigrant. Smoke-and-mirror proposals will do little to stem a terror threat (terrorists with French passports, for example, will make it through easily) but do much to heighten antagonism toward our country. Trump should be called out for already violating his major campaign promise, that Mexico will pay for the wall. These feints at strengthening our borders in reality only weaken our unity.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump executive order on border wall", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170126003000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/opinions/trumps-bogus-border-wall-kayyem/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "603891284", "sentence": "Protesters yelled out \"you shame us,\" referring to the government's refugee policy Some politicians praised the protesters while others denounced them as undemocratic Pro-refugee protesters shut down a sitting of Australia’s Parliament on Wednesday, gluing themselves to leather upholstery to resist police. The group of about 30 men and women interrupted the parliament’s Question Time with cries of “you shame us” and “this is a humanitarian crisis.” Parliament was suspended for 30 minutes while officers forcibly removed the protesters, some of whom had superglued their hands to leather in the public gallery, CNN-affiliate Sky News said. It seems the remaining 6 protesters really have super glued their hands to the leather of the public gallery and aren't moving. One guard now applying some sort of soap or hand sanitizer to attempt un-gluing a protester. They were protesting against the Australian government’s policy of processing asylum seekers in offshore detention centers, which has been condemned by rights groups and the United Nations. The demonstration comes less than two weeks after the government announced a one-off transfer of refugees from remote camps on Nauru and Manus Island to the United States. Protesters: 'We are here today because the Aust govt is torturing refugees' #auspol MORE: https://t.co/FKav58J26u https://t.co/g1iFEsf2lH Speaking after Question Time resumed, senior government minister Christopher Pyne said the protests had been the most serious since 1996 and called for an investigation. “This is obviously a very serious matter,” he said, suggesting a member of Parliament may have helped them to gain access. Incredibly wild scary scenes in parliament as protesters dragged away pic.twitter.com/YYDeHwiBQA Opposition Labor Party Leader Bill Shorten said the protests were “the exact opposite of democracy.” “Do we reward those who would seek to stop this parliament operating by walking away from them and giving in to them?” he said. In the aftermath of the protest in the House of Representatives today, Senator Richard Di Natale and I met with the... But Australian Greens Party Leader Richard di Natale met with the protesters after the incident and thanked them. “We are at a point in this nation’s history where we have a government, supported by the Labor party, who have said that it’s acceptable for innocent people seeking our help and protection to be turned away,” he said in a statement. “But not only do we turn them away, we torture them.” Related video Australia to close controversial detention center The protesters claimed to be speaking on behalf of Australians who are unhappy with the bipartisan support for Australia’s strict refugee policy. A number of human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have criticized Australia over their use of offshore detention centers to house refugees who arrive by boat. Amnesty described the remote camp on the small island nation of Nauru was like an “open-air prison,” in a recent report, adding “vulnerable” children had been put there so they could “suffer.” A United Nations report released in October found multiple cases of “attempted suicide, self-immolation, acts of self-harm and depression” among children on Nauru. The Australian government has repeatedly denied claims that the living conditions on Nauru and Manus Islands are unacceptable. “(Our) commitment is compassionate and it’s strong,” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in October.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian government's refugee policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161130101500", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/30/asia/australia-protest-parliament-gallery/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "574579142", "sentence": "Congress left for summer recess without agreeing on legislation The Senate is set to vote on a $1.1 billion Zika bill Tuesday The fight over federal funding to combat the spread of the Zika virus is heating up on Capitol Hill as news cases of the infections are being confirmed in South Florida. After consulting with public health officials, the White House sent Congress a $1.9 billion funding request in February to help fund the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s efforts to combat the virus, which can cause serious birth defects. But Congress left for summer recess without agreeing on legislation, as Democrats objected to riders that blocked funding for Planned Parenthood. “We’re hopeful that when they do return, that Republicans in Congress will have had an opportunity to rethink their priorities and will once again put the health and safety and well-being of the American people back at the top of the list where it belongs,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday. The Senate is set to vote on a $1.1 billion Zika bill Tuesday, when Congress returns, but that bill includes the same Planned Parenthood rider that has angered Democrats. Don Stewart, deputy chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said that while Puerto Rico will get new funding for contraception and health care under the bill, that money would go to hospitals and community health centers, but not necessarily to Planned Parenthood. “They would rather have no funding than have funding that goes to hospitals and community health centers but not guaranteed to Planned Parenthood‎,” Stewart said. An aide to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats would continue to block the bill. “Democrats have been calling for bipartisan negotiations for months, but instead of coming to the table, Republicans are holding a vote on a bill they know will fail,” Adam Jentleson said. “Once this partisan exercise is over, we hope Republicans will finally engage in real negotiations to address this critical issue.” The additional funds are taking on new urgency as two areas in Miami deal with nearly 50 cases of locally-transmitted infections. Heavy rains and flooding in other parts of the south such as Louisiana and Texas could also help the virus spread as mosquitoes take advantage of standing water. There are more than 2,500 travel-related cases of Zika in the United States, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “That’s how you get local transmission, because when mosquitoes bite those people and then bite people who never left the United States, that’s how you get local transmission of Zika,” Fauci said during a Twitter town hall. Fauci echoed the administration’s call for the $1.9 billion already requested to fund efforts to fight the virus. The Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in early August in Puerto Rico, where officials reported 10,690 laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika as of August 12, including 1,035 pregnant women. The actual number of people infected with Zika likely is higher because most people with Zika infections have no symptoms and might not seek testing, the agency said. Earlier this month, HHS also redirected $81 million from elsewhere in the department to continue efforts to fight the Zika virus. HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said in a letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi that she was exercising her authority to transfer $34 million from within the National Institutes of Health and $47 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to keep “Zika-related activities” going. Without that, she said, the unused Ebola money they have been using since April will run out by the end of August and prohibit phase II of a Zika vaccine trial. CDC Director Thomas Frieden is warning of dire consequences if there is not enough money to battle the virus, which causes only mild symptoms in most people but can be particularly harmful for pregnant women who risk giving birth to babies with microcephaly, a condition that causes a small head, brain damage and hearing loss. It has also been associated with other adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, stillbirth and serious neurological problems, according to HHS. “We don’t have the resources we need to mount the kind of robust fight against the disease,” Frieden said in the Twitter town hall Tuesday. “Without additional funding, we will not be able to fully understand the impact of Zika on pregnancy and newborns. We won’t be able to develop better diagnostic tests as rapidly as we could and we won’t be able to improve mosquito control to protect ourselves from Zika and other mosquito born illnesses.” The CDC awarded $6.8 million to national public health organizations to help battle the virus through mosquito surveillance and epidemiology, vector control and communication and outreach programs and has provided states, cities and territories more than $100 million to date to fight Zika. Frieden said a vaccine is still at least two years away. “We hope Congress will fully fund the request,” Frieden said. “That way, we can robustly and rapidly protect American women and their babies against Zika. It’s important that his funding includes reimbursement authority and the authority that allows us to spend money efficiently and rapidly.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Congress", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160831180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/politics/congress-zika-funding/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "652999649", "sentence": "The train speeds out of the darkness of the channel tunnel, emerging into a landscape of high security fences and barbed wire. Welcome to France. “The migrants have come back, you know,” the conductor says as we pull into Calais station. “Trying to get to England. It’s going to be a big problem again.” For years, Calais – just 20 miles from the English coast – was the last stopping-off point on the migrant route that led from warzones and trouble spots the world over. Thousands gathered, setting up camp as they waited to cross to the UK, through the tunnel, or hidden in trucks and cars. Their camp, “the Jungle,” was demolished in October 2016, and the migrants and refugees it housed dispersed. Aid agencies have since been banned from handing out food in the area. The camp may be gone, but some migrants are still here, clustered around an ornamental pond in the park, or sitting together on a roadside verge. That they have ended up in Calais may be down to a quirk of geography, but their presence in a region already struggling with high unemployment has provoked resentment among the community, helping to fuel a rise in support for the far right. At one of the town’s many “friteries” (fast food stands), Jessy Boin says he plans to vote for Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front, because she has vowed to cut the number of migrants allowed into the country, “it’s a big problem here.” Meanwhile, customer Loic Focquer, who is unemployed at the moment, believes a vote for Le Pen “will make the job situation better.” In the first round of the presidential election, Le Pen scored a convincing win here. She ran on a euroskeptic and anti-globalization platform, promised to improve the lot of workers, and – perhaps most importantly – offered something many here in Calais and elsewhere in France crave: Change. After decades of economic stagnation and high unemployment, regardless of which of the two traditional main parties – Republican or Socialist – were in power, voters in France are looking for something different. And this Sunday, one way or the other, they’ll get it. They are faced with a choice between Le Pen, who has spent years trying to make the xenophobic, anti-immigrant party her father founded “respectable” to mainstream voters, and Emmanuel Macron, a relative newcomer to politics, who has never held elected office and whose En Marche! movement didn’t exist 18 months ago. READ: Will Europe ride the populist wave? Macron was a distant third in Calais, but came first across the country overall. He performed strongly in larger towns and cities, including the capital, Paris, where he handily beat more seasoned politicians, including the conservative Francois Fillon and left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon. The Place de la Republique is at the heart of the people’s Paris. It is where Parisians come together to mourn in times of sadness – mass protests were held here after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack – and celebrate in times of joy. With the final round of the presidential election just days away, it is also where people come to debate and demonstrate. The statue at the center of the square, surrounded by flowers and candles after the Paris attacks, is now covered in political graffiti. As May Day marchers prepared to set out from the square on Monday, Assan Kericha cooked kebabs and sausages on a food stall. He said he voted for Melenchon in the first round: “I don’t like the others, but this time I’ll vote for Macron – of course – to stop racism and to stop Le Pen.” Natassja Naguszewski set up an anti-Le Pen protest in the square on May Day, at which scores of campaigners wore masks combining Marine Le Pen’s hair with the face of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, calling into question Le Pen’s attempts to sanitize his anti-Semitic legacy. Naguszewski said she fears that, if Le Pen wins, France will become an insular police state, in which those considered “foreigners” are demonized. As well as trade union demonstrations, May 1 in Paris is also traditionally the day when people sell sprigs of lily of the valley in the street. One such “muguet” vendor, who had set out her stall on the Champs-Elysees – near where policeman Xavier Jugele was gunned down days before the first round vote – said she was still deciding who to support, but wanted to back a candidate who would solve France’s unemployment and security issues. The differences between Le Pen and Macron’s support bases demonstrate the deep divisions in society that France’s new president – whoever he or she is – will have to repair: urban versus rural, rich versus poor, elite versus working class. A quick glance at a map of the first round results shows another divide too: east vs. west. READ: The beginner’s guide to the French elections The next stop is Bordeaux, a prosperous university city near France’s midwestern coast. The train hurries out from the station into the spring green of the French countryside, through bright yellow rapeseed fields and past the occasional fairytale chateau, until vineyards spring up on both sides of the track. Bordeaux’s mayor, Alain Juppe, was briefly in the running for the 2017 presidency himself, but lost out to Francois Fillon in the Republican primaries. In the first round of the election, Macron came out on top here, followed by Melenchon and Fillon; Le Pen came in fifth. Jean-Michel Dewelle, who runs a plant and flower stall at the city’s Capuchins’ Market, says he voted for Macron in the first round, and will do so again: “I’m convinced he’ll bring progress … it’ll be a lot better for France if Macron wins.” As for Le Pen, “she’s a fascist,” he says, bluntly. “I absolutely wouldn’t vote for her. I voted against her father in 2002 – I supported [former President Jacques] Chirac; I didn’t much care for him, but I didn’t hesitate for one minute.” Students Camille Baudoux and Sarah Sanchez say they will follow the 2002 pattern – voting for Macron, who they would not normally back, in order to stop Le Pen. “We’re picking the least worst option,” says Baudoux, adding she isn’t sure who’ll come out on top. “I think there are going to be a lot of people who just don’t vote.” READ: The french election spells trouble for the EU Fellow student Celestin Hernandez cautions that, should Macron win, he will face a tough time in the months ahead. “He won’t have a majority in the legislature, and that means it will be difficult for him.” In his men’s clothing store in one of Bordeaux’s main shopping streets, Karim Laiche says he isn’t convinced Macron has it in the bag just yet: “We don’t know how it will go – we could have a surprise,” he said. “The polls are saying it’s 60-40 to Macron, but polls can be wrong – Trump happened in the US, and we could end up with Le Pen here,” he says. “So, we pray, and above all, we vote!” Heading southeast from Bordeaux, the landscape changes slowly, becoming hillier, drier, rockier. The view from the train window looks, at times, like a Cezanne landscape. READ: Defiant rebel valley opens doors to refugees The final destination is Beziers, near the Cote d’Azur. Many here are hoping Le Pen will find some way of swinging those unfavorable polls her way in the final days of the campaign. Beziers voted overwhelmingly in support of the far-right leader in the first round. Its mayor, Robert Menard, was elected with the support of the National Front, and has turned his town into a “laboratory of the far right,” where the limits of France’s famously secular society are being tested. Menard was recently convicted of provoking hatred and discrimination (and fined 2,000 euros) for suggesting that there were too many Muslim children in Beziers’ schools. “Everyone’s voting Le Pen, even if they won’t admit it,” says one Beziers café owner, who asks not to be identified for fear his political views could damage his business. “Le Pen has solutions that everyone wants, but nobody wants to talk about. “I like Macron a lot, but we’ve had enough,” he adds. “Economically, Macron would be a lot better for France, but Le Pen will actually do the things she says. I’m voting for her, to change the system.” OPINION: France’s election ending in a verbal cage fight Change is coming to France regardless of the outcome, and the winning candidate will face an uphill climb to repair the damage done by a bitterly divisive campaign. Many in Beziers are hoping Le Pen can overcome long odds to secure the win. But others in town, including restaurateur Maxime Roque, are preparing to hold their noses and vote for Macron in order to keep Le Pen out. “Voting in the second round isn’t necessarily a pleasure,” Roque says. “You do what’s best.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Marine Le Pen", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170505121500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/europe/divided-france-braces-for-vote/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "475666011", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: John McCain, R-Arizona, is a U.S. senator and chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. The views expressed are his own. John McCain:  White House floundering in response to Russia's Syria moves This is America's last opportunity to make a difference in Syria, he says Russia’s military intervention in Syria on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad is the latest disastrous turn in the Middle East under the Obama administration – and another humiliating setback for the United States. But as in past crises, the White House is once again floundering. Just consider: A few weeks ago, the administration warned Russia not to send its forces to Syria. Russia did it anyway. The administration then tried to block Russia’s access to airspace en route to Syria. It failed. The consequence? President Barack Obama acquiesced to his first formal meeting in two years with Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. defense officials rushed into talks with Russia’s military to “de-conflict” in Syria. And Secretary of State John Kerry called Russia’s actions an “opportunity” to cooperate because we agree on “fundamental principles.” How did Putin respond? By bombing U.S.-backed opposition groups in Syria. President Obama is fond of saying there is no military solution to this or any other crisis. This ignores the reality that there is a major military dimension to the problem, and it is getting worse each day. It also ignores history: Most civil wars actually do end when one side wins and the other loses. That is Putin’s military solution, and he is now imposing it with Russian airpower and an anti-American coalition of Syrian, Iranian and Hezbollah ground forces. Russian troops will likely take the field with them. And Putin may then expand these operations into Iraq. Related video Can Russia afford its military campaign in Syria? However this conflict ends, it must not involve Putin shoring up his partners, crushing ours, destroying our remaining credibility in the Middle East, and restoring Russia as a major power in this vital region. Vladimir Putin must be stopped, not least because he will inflame every aspect of this conflict in the process: the refugee crisis, the mass atrocities and the growth of ISIS. There is an opportunity here, but the opposite of what Kerry suggested. It is an opportunity to impose significant costs on an adversary that wants to undercut the United States everywhere. It is an opportunity to weaken an anti-American ruler who will always view us as an enemy. And it is an opportunity to rebuild U.S. credibility and influence in the Middle East by taking actions, as only we can, to arrest the spread of a regional conflict that is an incubator of global terrorism. We cannot shy away from confronting Russia in Syria, as Putin expects the administration will do. His intervention has raised the costs and risks of greater U.S. involvement in Syria, but it has not negated the steps we need to take. Indeed, it has made them more imperative. Related video Striving for normalcy in Aleppo, Syria We must act now to defend civilian populations and our opposition partners in Syria. As Gen. David Petraeus and others have advocated, we must establish enclaves in Syria where civilians and the moderate opposition to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and ISIS can find greater security. These enclaves must be protected with greater American and coalition airpower and likely foreign troops on the ground. We should not rule out that U.S. forces could play a limited role in this ground contingent. If al-Assad continues to barrel bomb civilians in Syria, we should destroy his air force’s ability to operate. Related article Alison Sweeney: Why Nujeen Mustafa inspires us all We must back up our policy in ways that check Putin’s ambitions and shape his behavior. If Russia attacks our opposition partners, we must impose greater costs on Russia’s interests – for example, by striking significant Syrian leadership or military targets. But we should not confine our response to Syria. We must increase pressure on Russia elsewhere. We should provide defensive weapons and related assistance to Ukrainian forces so they can take a greater toll on Russian forces. To weaken Putin at home and abroad, we should make more information public about the corruption of the Russian leadership, including the president himself, and how Russia uses graft as a tool of state policy. And if Putin continues to strike Syrian civilians and our opposition partners, we should ramp up targeted sanctions on Russia. Low energy prices are battering Russia’s economy and currency. We should increase that pain. The United States must lead these efforts with the broadest possible coalition. We will find many willing partners in Europe, which is reeling from the refugee crisis, as well as the Sunni Arab states, which will view a Russian victory in Syria as an Iranian victory. Rather than play into Putin’s hands by undermining our own international efforts to isolate him, we should enhance those efforts to deepen that isolation and balance against Russia. President Obama thinks Syria will be a “quagmire” for Russia. Perhaps. But the last time Russia faced a quagmire, America had something to do with it. That response was begun by a Democratic president who finally realized late in his administration that his policy was failing and he needed to change course. President Obama could learn a lot from President Jimmy Carter, and he should. This is America’s last opportunity to make a difference in Syria and avert a strategic disaster that now threatens the global balance of power. We cannot afford to squander it. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia's military intervention in Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151013144500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/13/opinions/mccain-putin-must-be-stopped/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "443981237", "sentence": "Omar Khader left Jordan to join a militant group in Syria in 2013 Six months later, a disillusioned Khader came home and was arrested Jordan jailed him for five years; his father says Khader the sentence is too harsh Two days after his 18th birthday, Omar Khader disappeared. He left home on a December morning in 2013 with 500 Jordanian Dinars (around $700) from his father to pay his university tuition. But instead he used the money to fly to Turkey – and called his family from Ankara to tell them he was on his way to Syria. “It was a surprise to all of us, especially his mother,” his father, Zaid Khader, says. “She was devastated, we were really impacted, but we helped each other get through it.” The family lived in a constant state of fear. Every time they heard news of an attack in Syria, they feared the worst. Omar, a computer programming student, joined Sham al-Islam – a group in Latakia with links to al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra. His father describes Omar as kind and innocent, not an extremist. Like many other young fighters, it was the images coming out of Syria’s civil war – and atrocities committed by the Bashar al-Assad regime –that lured him into war, his father says. It was through a Syrian who goes by the alias of “Abu Abdullah al-Suri,” a man Omar met online, that his trip to Turkey and onwards into Syria was arranged. Omar spent the first few weeks there learning how to use a pistol and attending religious studies. Soon, he was driving fighters from the militant group around. Six months later came a call his family did not expect: a disillusioned Omar wanted to come back home. “This is not jihad,” he told his father in a call from Syria. “The different factions are killing each other and fighting each other … I do not want to die for nothing.” Smuggled out of Syria and back into Turkey, Omar was on a flight back to Amman on June 5th of last year. His anxious family waited at the airport, but Omar was detained by the Jordanian authorities on arrival. Jordan’s State Security Court, which rules on terrorism-related cases, sentenced Omar to five years in jail for joining a terrorist organization. We met Zaid, Omar’s father, at the family’s home in Al-Zarqa, a conservative city about a half hour’s drive northeast of the capital. A soft-spoken religious man who works for an Islamic charity in the city, Zaid is one of few family members of Jordanian fighters willing to speak about his son’s case. Once a week, Omar’s immediate family is allowed to visit him at Jordan’s al-Muwaqqar prison. After a few months in solitary confinement, he is now with others in a bigger cell. His father says Omar is being treated well, and that he spends his time praying and memorizing the Quran. “He has changed, I feel he is more religious now. He grew a beard, his religiousness is more apparent, he reads the Quran with his friends,” Zaid says. “His spirits are high and he is optimistic now, he does not care anymore.” “‘They can sentence me to 20 years, I do not care,’” Zaid recalls his son saying in a recent conversation. “’Don’t bother yourself father, this is their policy.’” Jordan has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to its broad and wide-reaching anti-terrorism laws – including on social media, in some cases. “We apply the law, the Jordanian laws are saying that you cannot empathize, you cannot sympathize, you cannot do anything that will be perceived as supportive of terrorist or extremist organizations,” Mohammad al-Momani, Jordan’s Minister for Media Affairs, told CNN. “Any Jordanian who would do that would be subject to the Jordanian laws and the Jordanian justice.” But not everyone agrees with the government’s policies or approach. “I do believe they have to go to other solution, which is ideological and thought, to talk to people to solve problems to go toward political reform to go toward real democracy,” said Marwan Shehadeh, a researcher and an expert on jihadi groups. Officials say Jordan has an ongoing political reform process, something that takes time. Shehadeh says young Jordanians are drawn to jihadi groups for different reasons, although ideology and beliefs are the main drivers. Al-Zarqa, Omar Khader’s hometown, has a long history of being a breeding ground for extremist militants. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq – ISIS’s predecessor – came from Al-Zarqa. And in recent years, many of the estimated two thousand Jordanians who left to fight in Syria – the majority joining ISIS or Jabhat al-Nusra – also came from here. Like many parts of Jordan, people in Al-Zarqa complain about the economic situation and the high cost of living. The city’s mayor, Emad Momani, says nearly 20% of his city’s youth are jobless, and tells us about men like Al-Zarqawi who over the years joined al Qaeda in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. “They managed to attract many of the frustrated and desperate young men impacted by unemployment, who lost hope in finding work,” Momani says. “They went to Afghanistan (and) when they came back, they were back with that mentality.” “Many of Al-Zarqa’s youth were killed in Syria, Iraq, other conflict areas (including) Chechnya because of the economic situation, because poverty and neglect create fertile ground for these young men to join terrorist organizations, because they no longer have hope.” The country’s already struggling economy has suffered further in recent times with the rise of ISIS in neighboring Syria and Iraq. Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally, has been at the forefront of the war on terrorism. It is the only Arab country carrying out coalition airstrikes against ISIS targets in both Syria and Iraq. “We want to make sure that Daesh (ISIS) is defeated because this is important not only for the security and stability of the region, but also to affect the economic indicators which have all been hit strongly by terrorism and extremism,” says government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani, “be it transportation, be it foreign direct investment, be it tourism. All of it has been impacted negatively because of the spread of terrorism”. Jordan this year announced a new economic vision and plans that aim to revive the economy. A third of working-age young Jordanians are unemployed, and one of the government’s main priorities is creating tens of thousands of new jobs in the next five years. In the meantime, Omar’s father Zaid says he is advising jobless, disillusioned young men against joining the fight in Syria, regardless of what motivates them. Officials say former fighters like Omar go through a rehabilitation program in prison; Jordan considers them a threat that it has to contain. But Zaid has a message for the government. “Look at these youth with sympathy – my son is a young boy who was deceived into going at the age of 18” he says. “Whether it’s him or others, with what right do you jail these young men for three or five years?” “It is a very harsh sentence, (and) it is in these cases that you are creating real terrorists out of them,” he continues. “How will these young men view the government? They will feel you took away five years or three out of their lives. They made a mistake and went, but (they) did not harm Jordan.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jordanian government's anti-terrorism policies", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150626070000", "country1": "JOR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/middleeast/jordan-jihad-omar-khader/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "743608672", "sentence": "In a late-night TV appearance Friday, former President Jimmy Carter appeared to ding President Donald Trump, suggesting the current commander-in-chief is “a jerk.” “Does America want kind of a jerk as president?,” Stephen Colbert asked the 39th president on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” after inquiring whether Carter had been “too nice” to be commander-in-chief. “Apparently, from this recent election, yes. I never knew it before,” Carter answered. Asked by Colbert about what it takes to be president, Carter said he “used to think it was to tell the truth.” “But I’ve changed my mind lately,” he continued. Although the remarks seemed in jest, they marked a shift from some of the former president’s earlier statements about his successor. In an interview last October, Carter appeared to come to Trump’s defense, saying the “media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about.” The 93-year-old former president told Colbert that he prays for Trump, but he wasn’t sure if his prayers would be answered. “I pray that he’ll be a good president, and that he’ll keep our country at peace, and that he’ll refrain from using nuclear weapons, and that he will promote human rights. So, yeah, I pray for him,” Carter said. Carter also offered his thoughts on North Korea, reiterating his opposition to sanctions. He told CBS News last week that he had received a briefing from the Trump administration on North Korea and that he’d be willing to travel to that nation on the current administration’s behalf. CNN’s Nicole Chavez and Betsy Klein contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180331180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/jimmy-carter-trump-late-show/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "623158932", "sentence": "\"As of today we are officially putting Iran on notice,\" Flynn said Spicer added the US won't \"sit by and not act\" President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Flynn condemned Wednesday Iran’s recent ballistic missile test launch, calling it a “provocative” breach of a UN Security Council resolution. Flynn called the launch the latest in a series of provocative moves by Iran that have included backing Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have attacked US allies. “As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice,” Flynn said from the White House briefing room. Flynn did not say whether the US would take action beyond a verbal warning, and three senior administration officials, speaking on background, said Wednesday that they are still in the early stages of determining what action the US should take in response. “We are considering a whole range of options. We’re in a deliberative process,” one of the officials said. Those options include financial measures and economic sanctions, and the officials said the administration would not take any options off the table, including a military response. They also stressed that a violation of the UN Security Council Resolution on Iranian ballistic missile activity would not impact the Iran nuclear deal. One of the officials said Flynn’s warning on Wednesday delivered from the White House – one that might typically be issued by diplomats – was intended to reflect “the level of importance that this administration believes this issue warrants.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry insisted Tuesday that Sunday’s missile test was “solely for defensive purposes,” and not a violation of the UN Security Council resolution which bars Iran from testing “ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons.” President Barack Obama’s administration one year ago enacted financial sanctions on 11 people and companies involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program after the country conducted two test launches of ballistic missiles. That came after the UN determined in late 2015 that those launches were in violation of the Security Council resolution. The UN Security Council Resolution is not part of the Iran nuclear deal, but a separate security council measure. Flynn did not signal whether the US would take any concrete actions – military or diplomatic – to counter what he described as “provocative” Iranian actions, but he did criticize the Obama administration for having “failed to respond adequately to Iran’s maligned actions.” Flynn added that Iran’s actions threaten stability in the region and place American lives at risk, and said Iran was “on notice.” “The Trump administration condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East and place American lives at risk,” he said. White House press secretary Sean Spicer added Wednesday that the US won’t “sit by and not act on those actions.” Related video Tense encounter between US, Iran Flynn’s warning comes as forces from the US, British, French and Australian navies engage in exercises in the Persian Gulf. A total of 17 warships from the four nations are participating in the exercises, named Unified Trident, led by the UK’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, according to a US Navy press release. The drills are designed to “ensure the free flow of commerce” through waterways of strategic interest to the entire world, the US Navy release said. The commander of Iran’s navy, Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari, warned the four navies not enter Iran’s territorial waters, according to a report from state-owned Press TV. Iran’s Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan referenced the new US administration in telling Iran’s independent Mehr News Agency the allied exercise would not be successful. Related video Donald Trump and Iran: the one thing to know “Under the situation created in the wake of the presidency of Donald Trump, Persian Gulf littoral states are somehow concerned about the future and the European countries are interested in cementing their presence in the region and giving some form of reassurance to their allies,” Dehghan is quoted as saying. “These drills will have no outcome for them,” Dehghan said. Tensions have been on edge around the Persian Gulf this year. In early January, the US guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan fired warning shots at Iranian boats near the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Persian Gulf. The five Iranian boats came “within 900 yards or so” of the Mahan, which was sailing with two other US ships, a Pentagon spokesman said at the time. A US warship also fired warning shots at Iranian vessels in an incident last August.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170201194500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/michael-flynn-condemns-iran-actions/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "644372921", "sentence": "Trump previously criticized Obama for discussing a \"red line\" on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad The decision to use military force against Syria marks a remarkable reversal for Trump President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize a missile strike against a Syrian air base Thursday night signals a major break not only with the Obama administration but also with past statements made by the President himself. Fifty Tomahawk missiles were fired at the air base from which the chemical attacks against Syrian civilians were launched earlier this week and left more than 70 people dead. “It is in the vital national security interests of America to prevent and deter the the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons,” Trump said in a statement from his Mar-a-Lago estate. LIVE UPDATESTrump orders barrage of missilesTrump explains why he attackedAnalysis: Change of heart on SyriaThe Tomahawk missiles usedOil prices leapImages that moved Trump to act LIVE UPDATESTrump orders barrage of missilesTrump explains why he attackedAnalysis: Change of heart on SyriaThe Tomahawk missiles usedOil prices leapImages that moved Trump to act The decision to use military force against Syria marks a remarkable reversal for Trump. In 2013, he was a vocal critic of President Barack Obama’s contemplation of strikes in Syria following President Bashar al-Assad’s initial use of chemical weapons against his own people. (Obama had previously said that the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian citizenry would be crossing a “red line” for him). Related article Donald Trump is trolling Donald Trump on Twitter “What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict?” Trump asked in one tweet. “Obama needs Congressional approval.” In another tweet, he wrote: “The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!” Trump, however, did not seek such authority from Congress before ordering Thursday’s attack. The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not! During the course of his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump insisted that the Obama administration was letting its commitment to political correctness outweigh the fight against terrorism. He specifically targeted Obama’s willingness to accept Syrian refugees as a prime example of misguided policies that he would change. He signed an executive order – blocked by a federal court – that sought to ban all refugees from Syria. What changed for Trump? Judging from his public comments, the images he saw coming out of northwest Syria earlier this week. At a joint news conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Wednesday, Trump explained his change of heart this way: “Yesterday’s chemical attack, a chemical attack so horrific in Syria against innocent people including women, small children, and even beautiful little babies, their deaths was an affront to humanity. These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated. My attitude toward Syria and Assad has changed very much.” Related article Trump repeatedly to Obama in 2013: Don't attack Syria There’s no question that some of Trump’s shift is also explained by the massive difference between being a private citizen offering a critique via Twitter and being the president of the United States. The weight of the office changes people. It’s also important to remember how much the shadow of Obama hangs over Trump’s actions. Obama was regarded by most establishment Republicans as feckless after failing to act once his self-described “red line” of chemical attacks had been crossed. It became, in the minds of many, a symbol of everything they disliked about Obama’s foreign policy: He was too timid to act when action was necessary. Trump is ever aware of showing people that he is both a) the anti-Obama and b) a man of action. Whereas Obama let al-Assad cross a red line with no penalty, Trump made clear on Wednesday that the chemical attack “crosses many, many lines – beyond a red line, many, many lines.” And on Thursday night, he turned that rhetoric into action. Trump has often touted his willingness to be flexible in his policy debates. The decision to strike Syria seems to be Exhibit A of that trait.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170407034500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/trump-syria-foreign-policy/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "559640711", "sentence": "The new British foreign secretary compared Clinton to 'a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital' He said of Trump: 'I am genuinely worried that he could become president' Boris Johnson is a Conservative British politician famous for some decidedly undiplomatic utterances. But on Wednesday he became the UK’s new foreign secretary, a role in which he oversees the country’s diplomats and discusses sensitive matters with his global counterparts. The New York-born Brit is known for his colorful rhetoric over the years and distaste for political correctness. While the former London mayor has expressed considerable admiration for the U.S. over the years, he has also lit into American political leaders President Barack Obama and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. The State Department, however, is welcoming his appointment. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Johnson Thursday, and the two pledged to work closely together as NATO allies, according to the State Department. Kerry also stressed U.S. support for a “sensible and measured approach” to the Brexit process” of the the UK’s departure from the EU. “We look forward to engaging with Boris Johnson as the new foreign secretary,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Wednesday after his selection. “This is something, frankly, that goes beyond a relationship, that goes beyond personalities.” Here’s a list of statements made by Johnson about his native land and some of its most prominent citizens and practices. The then-London mayor lambasted the U.S. President’s Kenyan heritage in an attack on Obama’s opposition to a British exit from the European Union, a cause Johnson strongly championed. The President had voiced his opposition to the pro-Brexit movement in an op-ed in the Telegraph before holding a press conference in London where he criticized the effort. In an April op-ed in the British tabloid The Sun, Johnson recounted a story of a bust of legendary British Prime Minister Winston Churchill being removed from the White House and sent to the British Embassy when Obama became president. “No one was sure whether the President had himself been involved in the decision. Some said it was a snub to Britain. Some said it was a symbol of the part-Kenyan President’s ancestral dislike of the British Empire – of which Churchill had been such a fervent defender.” In the same op-ed, Johnson justified his case for a British exit from the European Union. “The Americans would never contemplate anything like the EU, for themselves or for their neighbors in their own hemisphere. Why should they think it right for us?” Johnson went on to say a British EU exit would be beneficial to Americans, and make Britain, “even better and more valuable allies of the United States.” While Johnson may find common ground with the presumptive GOP nominee in disparaging Obama’s Kenyan roots, he hit Trump himself in December after the billionaire businessman implied that areas of London were dangerous due to radicalization. ‘The only reason I wouldn’t visit some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.” Trump on Brexit: America is next Much to Johnson’s chagrin, he was later mistaken for Trump on the streets of New York City. “I am genuinely worried that he could become president. I was in New York and some photographers were trying to take a picture of me and a girl walked down the pavement towards me and she stopped and she said, ‘Gee is that Trump?’ It was one of the worst moments.” Before becoming Britain’s top diplomat, Johnson had an awkward relationship with America’s erstwhile top diplomat and now presumptive Democratic nominee. It started in 2007 when he ridiculed Clinton’s physical appearance in his Telegraph column: “She’s got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital.” Johnson attempted in the same op-ed to justify a second Clinton presidency with another dig: “For all who love America, it is time to think of supporting Hillary, not because we necessarily want her for herself but because we want Bill in the role of First Husband. And if Bill can deal with Hillary, he can surely deal with any global crisis.” However, more recently Johnson has backed off from his comments, calling the former first lady “particularly gracious and charming” in 2015. “She was so nice and so kind that even in that article she found something to agree with.” The former London mayor did not let Mitt Romney get off easy in 2012 when the GOP presidential nominee questioned London’s preparedness for the summer Olympic games. “I hear there is a guy called Mitt Romney who wants to know whether we’re ready. He wants to know whether we’re ready. Are we ready? Are we ready? Yes we are.” When he was visiting Iraq in 2015, Johnson couldn’t help making fun of former “NBC Nightly News” host Brian Williams when the anchor was under fire for lying about his reporting experiences. “You get in trouble over here. I was nearish to the front line. I wouldn’t say bullets were wanging over my head.” In 2015, Johnson, who was thought to be on track to becoming Britain’s next conservative prime minister, said he would renounce his U.S. citizenship. Part of Johnson’s reasoning was to avoid paying U.S. taxes. “I think, it’s absolutely outrageous. Why should I? I think, you know, I’m not a – I, you know, I haven’t lived in the United States for, you know, well, since I was five years old.” It wasn’t the first time the former London mayor said he would give up his U.S. passport. Johnson threatened to renounce his citizenship in 2006 when he was stopped from entering the U.S. with a British passport. “As far as I can interpret the psychology of the rule, which has only been applied since 9/11, it is part of America’s new them-and-us mentality, the Manichaean division of the world into Americans and non-Americans, obliterating any category in between. ‘Listen, buddy,’ the Americans seem to be saying, ‘you got a right to be American? Then you do us the courtesy of travelling on the world’s number one passport when you come here. What you got to be ashamed of, boy?’” CNN’s Ryan Browne contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Boris Johnson", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160714014500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/13/politics/boris-johnson-us-politicians/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "517490405", "sentence": "Canadian website started as a joke about a possible Donald Trump presidency Site creator: \"People are showing a serious interest in moving\" to Cape Breton Island Cape Breton If Trump Wins is a website with two top frequently asked questions: “Is this for real?” Yes. “Is this a joke?” No. Rob Calabrese, a local radio DJ who created the site, admits it started as a joke, but two weeks and 800,000 clicks later, he says thousands of his U.S. neighbors are seriously looking to move to Canada if Donald Trump becomes president. “As people have told me, I’m just some bozo up in Canada on an island no one’s ever heard of. What I think of him is irrelevant, but the fact is he makes a lot of people very nervous about the future of the country,” Calabrese says. With its stunning natural beauty, Cape Breton Island – on Canada’s east coast – is a magnet for tourists, but long-term residents have been hard to keep. The island, in the province of Nova Scotia, has coped with economic decline for decades after seeing its steel and coal-mining industries shrink. “As soon as I started getting serious inquiries, then all of a sudden the joke is over and this is serious, and we have a serious problem. People are showing a serious interest in moving here,” Calabrese says. Calabrese gets some backing with cold, hard data from Google. It revealed searches for “How can I move to Canada?” spiked nearly 400% in the United States as Super Tuesday primary results showed Trump cementing his front-runner status in the Republican presidential race. “Now’s the time to plant the seed. Get your affairs in order. That way, the day after the election you’ve got everything all settled, and you can just come on up then,” the DJ says. Mary Tulle, CEO of Destination Cape Breton, says inquiries to her nonprofit tourism association have been unprecedented, whether by email, Internet or phone. “We have a fantastic receptionist who would normally handle maybe two inquiries a day,” Tulle says. “We had five people dedicated full time to manage the inquiries.” She adds her office is fielding serious questions from hopeful American immigrants looking for information about jobs, housing and immigration procedures. The island’s laid-back and peaceful lifestyle is an obvious draw, but Americans are also asking about Canadian programs, such as government-funded health care, education and investment incentive schemes. Cape Breton has an abundance of affordable housing, some even on the water or with stunning island views. Related video Donald Trump: We have expanded the GOP Party “Anybody would come to me and say I don’t see anything I like on the market – I could go knock on a door and find a piece of waterfront for anybody. Give me six hours,” says Valarie Sampson, a real estate agent who says she too has been fielding inquiries from Americans. Immigration lawyer Damien Barry, an Irish immigrant, says it can be tough getting approval to live and work in Nova Scotia, and there is a lot of red tape from both the Canadian and provincial governments. Still, he says some professions, such as in the medical field or technology, are in high demand, as are investment opportunities. “There’s a new entrepreneurial stream here where they’re actively encouraging people to invest in businesses in Nova Scotia or to start up their own businesses in Nova Scotia,” Barry says. The reaction from island residents has been mostly positive and a bit bemused.  Many say that even if the website doesn’t end up attracting more Americans willing to move, Cape Breton will hopefully get a “Trump bump” in summer and welcome more tourists. “Rob’s our hero!! He really is, yeah. I know it started out in fun, but I think he said what we were all thinking,” resident Tracey Boutilier says. “We’re a little bit terrified of what’s going on with your political situation in the States, and Cape Breton is such a haven.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump presidency", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160303083000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/world/trump-cape-breton-amanpour/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "559899276", "sentence": "A study used three ways to test people's level of boredom and their politics Situational boredom, people who felt bored easily and people who wanted more meaning in life tended to have extreme political views Donald Trump, a reality show billionaire, will be the Republican candidate for president. Bernie Sanders, a little known socialist Senator, nearly toppled an American political dynasty. Both expressed views that some have found extreme. Sanders’ desire to break up the banks, or Trump’s suggestion to ban Muslim immigration, for instance. The European Journal of Social Psychology has offered a new intriguing idea that may explain some of the allure of extreme political thinking. Boredom. Related video The Brexit saga in 2 minutes Boredom may sound like a pejorative term, but in social psychology it’s an actual phenomenon that should be taken seriously. It can be debilitating and has been linked to serious problems such as depression, aggression, anxiety, loneliness and hostility, research shows. It also can also motivate people to change their circumstances and end their ennui. The recent study suggests people vote for extreme candidates or take extreme political positions, because they are totally bored. The authors figured this out using three different experiments. The first study took 97 students who were asked their political orientation and given a boring task of transcribing sentences about concrete. Related article Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton The first “high boredom” group transcribed 10 references. The second “low boredom” group copied two. The students were then asked to rate their level of boredom. They were also asked to rate their political orientation (left-winged, right-winged etc.). People who had the “high boredom” task expressed stronger, polarized political orientations – particularly those students who leaned left – after the task, as compared to those doing the “low boredom” work. Conservatives did not show a significant difference in opinion pre- or post-test, but the authors suggest that may be because their sample of right-wing students was too small. The authors argue that results demonstrated that experimentally induced boredom may trigger people to gravitate toward more extreme political beliefs. The second study involved 859 people who lived in Ireland. Researchers sent them questionnaires that tested them on a boredom-proneness scale. It asked them to rate on a scale how bored they’d be looking at someone’s home movies, for instance. It also tested if they were bored, because they were unable to come up with something interesting to do. They also asked questions about the person’s political orientation. Related article An incomplete list of all the things Donald Trump has taken credit for The results showed that people who are easily bored tended to be on the more extreme end of the political spectrum, for both people on the right and the left, compared to those who are more content and entertained by the world around them. The final study tested 300 people in Ireland who also completed a boredom proneness scale and a questionnaire about how much meaning they found in life. They also assessed the person’s political orientation. Results showed that people who held extreme political views were bored and seeking more meaning from life. Over the years the psychological research on boredom has been limited. Boredom was typically studied by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard who describes boredom as a negative experience and evidence that life has no real meaning. Related video Why are young people bored with Facebook? “Boredom is unpleasant, there is no denying it,” said Wijnand A.P. van Tilburg, a lecturer at King’s College London and one of the study’s authors. “But it can also be functional, like anger can be helpful or fear which can motivate people to change their circumstances. It can be good and bad. We wanted to better understand what function does boredom serve in this circumstance.” Related video Emerging depression treatments This latest research builds on earlier studies (PDF) that show people who feel threatened by their environment also tend to turn to more extreme ideologies. The ideologies give them more of a sense of control and it masks their vulnerabilities. Other studies have shown (PDF) that conservatives and liberals rigidly adhere to extreme ideologies when they want meaning in life. Being bored may be that big of a threat to one’s own sense of relevancy. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Ian McGregor, a professor at the University of Waterloo whose research is referenced in the latest study, found the research intriguing. “It fits with the big web of research out there now on how various threats make people more extreme,” McGregor said. “Boredom may not sound like a threat, but if you unpack it, it has a lot of the same features as other threats.” Boredom, McGregor said, works on the same part of the brain that relates to anxiety. Not the anxiety that causes people to “bite their nails and wring their hands,” he said, but the kind of anxiety that someone feels when they are vaguely aware that something bad might happen. “With your anxiety system, it  will make you look around vigilantly to find something that will mute that feeling,” McGregor said. “Boredom can be a deeply profound motivational crisis in a person.” Gravitating toward an extreme philosophy or person can “mute that anxiety” and help that person feel “that then there is no conflict here.” Does that mean we have boredom to blame for our polarized politics? Author van Tilburg said he cannot go there. “These cases are so complex and there is so much more involved when one supports a particular candidate or cause,” van Tilburg said. It’s unclear from the tests how big or how small a role boredom plays in political decisions. “We are by no means wanting to suggest that boredom is the main cause for the rise of a particular candidate or cause, but we do show that it can be an influence.” So, it might be worth asking for opinions on the study’s conclusions over drinks with that Bernie bro, Trump or Brexit supporter. You can bet that conversation won’t be boring.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "boredom as a factor in extreme political views", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Hedged", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160714184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/health/boredom-extreme-politics/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "713752622", "sentence": "Amid what it sees as an increase in unsafe behavior by the Russian military, the US military is concerned it might have to shoot down a Russian aircraft over Syria if the Russian plane is seen as a threat to US or coalition forces fighting ISIS. “The greatest concern is that we could shoot down a Russian aircraft because its actions are seen as a threat to our air or ground forces,” said Lt. Col. Damien Pickart, the spokesman for US Air Forces Central Command. “As coalition leaders have repeatedly said, we’re here to fight ISIS – not the Russians or anyone else,” he added. The concern comes as the US military has accused Russia and Syrian regime aircraft of violating policies that were agreed to by the United States and Russia to prevent such accidents. “We saw anywhere from six to eight incidents daily in late November, where Russian or Syrian aircraft crossed into our airspace on the east side of the Euphrates River,” Pickart said. “Over the past week or so it has decreased slightly, but the frequency of encounters remains a concern that we address in the daily de-confliction calls,” Pickart added, referring to the pre-established hotline that allows military officers from Russia and the US-led coalition to talk to each other. A senior US defense official told CNN last month that US military aircraft flying over Syria in the last few weeks had been subjected to unsafe flying practices by Russian aircraft on several occasions. The New York Times published additional details of those unsafe encounters on Friday. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to continue to uphold those de-confliction measures in their recent joint statement issued on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Da Nang, Vietnam. The statement said Trump and Putin “agreed to maintain open military channels of communication between military professionals to help ensure the safety of both US and Russian forces and de-confliction of partnered forces engaged in the fight against ISIS.” Officials have said that part of that arrangement involves defining where Russia and US aircraft operate, with those operations historically being separated by the Euphrates River, which runs through Syria, with US-backed forces operating to the east of the river and Russian/regime forces to the west. But in recent days the Russian Ministry of Defense has publicly said its bombers and other aircraft have increasingly operated to the east of the river, bringing them closer to US operations. Pickart said the area where most of the concerning encounters have occurred is in the airspace over the Middle Euphrates River Valley between the Syrian town of Mayadin and the Iraqi border, where the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Iraqi government troops are fighting the remnants of ISIS. He added that this area is “where we aim to annihilate as many of them as possible,” referring to the ISIS fighters. Pickart said that while “the conversations on the de-confliction line continue and have remained professional for the most part,” he added that “what our air crew encounter in the air has not always reflected what was agreed to in those discussions.” “It’s been a challenge for our pilots to discern whether this is deliberate on the part of the Russian pilots, or if these are just honest mistakes,” he added. America’s top military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, spoke on the phone Wednesday with his Russian counterpart, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, according to a spokesman for the Joint Staff. However, the spokesman would not offer details as to what was discussed. “Both have agreed to keep the details of their conversations private,” US Navy Cdr. John Fage said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian military", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171209041500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/politics/us-russian-aircraft-syria/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "595040034", "sentence": "ISIS militants, under fire from Iraqi-led forces, are taking human shields as protection Asa'ad and his family were forced out of their homes and made to walk towards Mosul They managed to escape and returned to their village, which is now eerily empty “They told us, ‘You are going to have to walk to Hammam al Alil,’” says Asa’ad. “We knew that it would be long and we took blankets and bread.” This was the moment, late one afternoon last week, that ISIS militants came to Asa’ad’s village, rounding up families and forcing them onto the road north towards Mosul. Some of the ISIS fighters were foreigners, some Iraqi. The man who came to their door, he says, was Syrian. It has become an all-too-familiar story: As ISIS retreats from the villages it has occupied for the last two years, it forces civilians – including toddlers and the elderly – to leave their homes. They become human shields, frog-marched toward Mosul and used by the militants as cover from air strikes. Related article Human shields in Iraq: The new ISIS strategy in fight for Mosul Asa’ad is thin and prematurely grey; his rheumy eyes tell of a life of hard graft. He and his wife Sardiye and their three young daughters live in Tulul al Nasir, a modest farming community on the left bank of the Tigris River, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Mosul. Some 600 families in Tulul al Nasir were marched out of the village, he says. Some were put in trucks and cars; many were on foot. ISIS fighters snapped at their heels, driving them onwards. Mosul: Iraqi forces on city’s doorstep Asa’ad climbs into our car – his youngest daughter Rahma on his lap – to retrace their horrific journey. He points to an area at the side of the road, where the ISIS fighters suddenly opened fire. “They killed three brothers and they took the fourth,” he says. “When we saw them being killed, we stopped and then they shot around us.” Related article Battle for Mosul: The Iraqi fighters closing in on ISIS As’aad didn’t know why the brothers had been shot; it may have been simply to terrorize the others. At other times, he says, the militants fired over the villagers’ heads. Later that night, Asa’ad and Sadiye decided to take an enormous risk: Out of sight of the ISIS fighters they slipped away from the road, taking cover in a broad ditch nearby. A few other families followed them. ISIS fighters came back on motorbikes to search for the missing group – firing into the air the whole time. Asa’ad says they were saved by the oil fires and another huge blaze from a nearby sulphur factory. The intense smoke obscured the moon and made for a pitch-black night. “It was a gift from God,” he says. Iraqi soldier reunited with family after 2 years For two nights they slept in the ditch, terrified that ISIS would come back to find them and surviving on bread. They had no idea how close Iraqi forces might be. Then the family took another risk – coming home. They sneaked into the village, locked all the doors in their house, and kept the children hidden under the staircase. They dared not venture out or make a noise in case ISIS had left fighters behind. Iraqi troops arrived in Tulul al Nasir early one morning, but the family wasn’t even aware that they had, at last, been liberated from their torturers until that evening. They had not dared move. “The neighbors came and said, ‘The army is in the streets.’ We went out to celebrate, we couldn’t believe it, we still can’t believe it. At night we are still scared they might come back.” Listening to her parents, eight-year old Mariam says she was frightened and began to cry when the shooting started. Now she has recovered her playful ways. Her eyes shine again and she tells her foreign visitors she wants to become a doctor. Her mother smiles and says, “She’s a dreamer.” Life after ISIS: Haircuts and cigarettes The family have few neighbors now – more than three quarters of the villagers are still missing. Many may have already arrived in the town of Hammam al Alil, the last ISIS stronghold south of Mosul. The UN’s Human Rights Commissioner estimates that ISIS has taken “tens of thousands of men, women and children” from outlying villages and forcing them toward Mosul “as human shields.” Asa’ad and Sadiye’s eldest daughter and her 4-month old baby may be among them; the family lost contact with her as the villagers were dragooned onto the road north. Sadiye doesn’t know what happened to her brothers either. Could Mosul sandstorm hand advantage to ISIS? The family has been freed from the nightmare of the last two years, but is left feeling alone in the eerily deserted village. Asa’ad sighs and says the only thing he cares about right now is for the rest of his family and the other villagers to return safely to Tulul al Nasir.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161102111500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/middleeast/isis-human-shields-escape-forced-march/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "445018817", "sentence": "Donald Trump isn’t backing down. Univision dumped him. Then NBCUniversal did too. And now Macy’s has as well after more than 700,000 people called on the department store giant to do the same. Amid the backlash over his comments about Mexican immigrants who he said are “bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists,” the billionaire and TV reality star is doubling down. “Mexico is killing U.S. on trade,” Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning. “They’re killing us at the border and they’re killing us on jobs and trade. FIGHT!” The Republican presidential candidate added that he loves “the Mexican people, but Mexico is not our friend” and that the U.S. must beef up its border security and stop illegal immigration. On Tuesday, he announced he was suing Univision, which dropped the Miss Universe beauty pageant that Trump runs, for $500 million. He hasn’t yet announced a suit against NBC – but said it could come too. I love the Mexican people, but Mexico is not our friend. They're killing us at the border and they're killing us on jobs and trade. FIGHT! Mexico isn’t taking the comments lightly either, with the country’s pageant director Lupita Jones announcing later on Tuesday that Mexico will pull out of the Miss Universe pageant because of what she called Trump’s “racist comments.” Related video Fmr. Miss USA: Trump wasn't talking about Mexicans The comments were no different from those Trump has made in the nearly two weeks since he launched his presidential campaign and first made the controversial remarks. He’s stuck to his rhetoric – with the addition that he loves Mexicans and Latinos – and continued to insist that undocumented immigrants pouring into the U.S. from Mexico are neither that country’s “best” nor their “brightest” – and that many are criminals, though not citing any specific statistics to back up that assertion. The revealing numbers though come in the form of recent polls in New Hampshire and nationwide that show Trump’s business acumen and no-B.S. appeal resonating with voters. Trump ranked second with 11% in a CNN/WMUR poll conducted of New Hampshire voters conducted after he launched his bid – just 5 points behind the frontrunner, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Trump’s comments drew a swell of outrage in the Latino community, which has called on Trump to apologize and on others to condemn the polarizing mogul and now presidential contender. His opponents, though, have done their best to steer clear of the Trump controversy, preferring to dismiss his seriousness than address his claims. Bush, whose wife is Mexican, came the closest to condemning Trump’s claims, telling reporters this weekend in Nevada that Trump is “wrong” and he doesn’t agree with him. Another Republican presidential contender with Latino connections, Sen. Ted Cruz, whose father is Cuban, instead chose to defend Trump. “I like Donald Trump. I think he’s terrific, I think he’s brash, I think he speaks the truth,” Cruz said Tuesday on Fox News, adding that he credits Trump “for focusing on an issue (illegal immigration) that needs to be focused on.” But nearly a quarter-million people rallied in the other direction, signing on to a petition that calls on Macy’s to drop Trump-branded merchandise from its stores. More than 728,000 people signed a petition on the progressive website MoveOn.org calling on Macy’s to “dump Trump” as of Wednesday morning. The petition, led by activist Angelo Carusone, drew more signatures than the identical effort to one led in 2012 after Trump pushed the false narrative that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya, and not the United States. Trump had threatened to sue Carusone for $25 million as a result of his previous campaign. There’s no lawsuit in sight for Carusone, so far, but Trump has already sued Univision and threatened NBC after they cut off ties to Trump and canceled their upcoming broadcasts of the Miss USA pageant – which Trump partially owns. Trump, though, is relishing the fight, which is bolstering the personal brand he says he would take to the Oval Office, and onto the world stage. “Nobody would be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump. Nobody,” he has said of the terrorist organization– just one of many groups Trump insists would feel the power of his iron fist, and will, if he were to become president.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150630153000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/politics/donald-trump-2016-mexico-not-backing-down/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "633321061", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Danny Cevallos (@CevallosLaw) is a CNN legal analyst and a personal injury and criminal defense attorney practicing in Pennsylvania and the US Virgin Islands. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Danny Cevallos: Perjury charges against Attorney General Jeff Sessions are unlikely It would be difficult to prove willful intent to give misleading testimony, he says Did Attorney General Jeff Sessions perjure himself in testimony at his Senate confirmation hearing? On Thursday, Sessions recused himself from any investigation of the campaign and has indicated he will send a clarification note to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sessions met with a Russian diplomat twice last year in Washington – the same one that cost Michael Flynn his national security adviser job when Flynn failed to disclose the contact to Vice President Mike Pence. Here’s the reason this is suddenly controversial: Sessions did not mention his meetings with the Russian representative during his confirmation hearing, and testified that he knew of no contacts between Russians and Trump surrogates. Related video Sessions once criticized Clinton for perjury Even before the hearing, a questionnaire from Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democratic member of the Judiciary Committee, asked Sessions if he had “been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day.” The answer was “no.” At the Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Sen. Al Franken pointedly asked Sessions a hypothetical: What would he do if he learned that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government during the campaign? “Sen. Franken,” Sessions replied, “I’m not aware of any of those activities. … I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.” On Thursday, the attorney general recused himself from Trump campaign investigations. Related article Don't expect  'smoking gun' in investigation of Russia role in 2016 election Some are already intimating that Sessions might have perjured himself before Congress. Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois has called for the attorney general’s immediate resignation and suggested that Sessions should go to jail. Others are pointing to his accusations of perjury against President Bill Clinton from decades ago as a form of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy it may be.  Hypocrisy, however, is not illegal. In Washington, it’s practically a local dialect – a patois, if you will. Perjury, on the other hand, is a crime, and a serious allegation. So did Sessions perjure himself before Congress? Related article Trump's war on reality is truly baffling The reality is that false, inaccurate or incomplete testimony, whether in court or before Congress, is a common occurrence. More is required to support a perjury charge, and even when the additional elements are present, perjury is rarely prosecuted. Just as in court, it’s also illegal to lie under oath to Congress. The “general perjury” statute, or Section 1621, criminalizes testifying 1) under oath, 2) giving false testimony, 3) concerning a material matter, with the 4) willful intent to provide false testimony. Another criminal statute, known as Section 1001, does not even require an oath. It criminalizes false statements or concealment within the jurisdiction of any branch of the federal government. Criminal defense attorneys are very familiar with Section 1001. One of the FBI’s favorite tactics is to show up at a potential witness’s job, ask him a few questions it already knows the answers to, then, when the poor sap tries to massage the truth a little to protect himself – whammo. He’s just committed a federal crime. He may have done nothing else wrong, but the feds now have leverage to make him testify against his client, partner, Mafioso, etc. Related article It's time for a Watergate-style select committee on Russiagate As broad as the scope of these laws sound, there’s a lot of wiggle room, especially when you try to parse actual words, and try to guess at the intent behind them. For example, when a line of questioning is so vague it’s “fundamentally ambiguous,” the answers may be insufficient to support the perjury conviction. The same is true of fundamentally ambiguous statements in response to questions. Fundamental ambiguity means that reasonable people cannot arrive at a mutual understanding of the question or answer. In Sessions’ situation, some will think he meant that he had zero contact with the Russian diplomat whatsoever. Others will understand him to mean that he had no contact in his capacity as a Trump surrogate but possibly as a member of Congress.  If Franken’s question was equally ambiguous, then Sessions’ answers are even more insulated. But even if that statement about contact with Russians is considered “false,” he must have made it with the willful intent to provide false testimony, rather than as a result of confusion, mistake or faulty memory. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Frankly, Franken’s exchange is less damaging to Sessions than the Leahy questionnaire. Leahy is a former prosecutor, and it shows. His interrogatory is clever: It uses no more words than necessary, yet it’s broad in scope and leaves few escape hatches. Had Sessions “been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?” Yes.  Yes, he had, right? Well, maybe not. He might have been “in contact,” but was it about the election? Would only a passing mention about this ubiquitous topic of conversation be considered contact “about” the election?   Moreover, what if Sessions’ “no” answer was just the result of confusion, mistake or ambiguity? The truth is, “truth” can be an elusive concept, just like “lies” or “fake.” The law recognizes that people will not always give complete statements, or that they will give incorrect or inaccurate answers under oath. The law also recognizes that self-preservation is such a powerful instinct that people unconsciously stretch the truth or tell the version they want to tell. Even under oath, in the most solemn of occasions, people will later argue their words meant something different – sometimes even the meaning and intent behind a word like “is” is debatable. It’s why perjury must remain a crime that is often threatened but rarely prosecuted.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170303200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/opinions/sessions-perjury-case-cevallos/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "755067275", "sentence": "You know you’re on vacation when you fall asleep to the sound of the waves lapping against the shore and wake up to the sun rising over a watery horizon. Just ask Sebastiaan Bedaux, a keen traveler who has compiled stunning ocean-based vacation rentals into a new book: “Ocean View: The Perfect Holiday Homes,” published by Lannoo, which showcases some stunning sea properties from across the globe. “I could get very philosophical or romantic and talk about the endlessness of the ocean, but the ocean – and especially these oceans – is pretty, isn’t it?” Bedaux tells CNN Travel. “All those different kinds of blue, the sound of the rolling waves, often a beautiful beach, or gorgeous cliffs, right in front of it…” Bedaux’s book is a follow-up to his treasury of elevated properties: “Mountain View: The Perfect Holiday Homes.” He drew upon years of exploring to compile a list of properties with envy-inducing panoramas, assessing both the seascapes on offer and how “visually striking, architecturally interesting” the properties were. “Most properties, and most architects in the book, have made an effort to effortlessly merge nature and architecture,” notes Bedaux. Spectacular vacation rentals with unforgettable mountain views There are glass walls offering floor-to-ceiling vistas and infinity pools that jut out over the rolling ocean – adding to the feeling of symbiosis between ocean and land. “I’m not an architect, so I’m not really familiar with their trade secrets, but as an admirer I do recognize and appreciate the strive for synergy,” says the author. Bedaux clarifies he hasn’t stayed at all the properties in his book, but he has got several favorites. “Personally I’m a big fan of Seascape, a romantic shelter in New Zealand and of Ocean Eye in Costa Rica,” says Bedaux. 21 of the world's most beautiful beachfront hotels Ocean Eye is a property blessed with views of the ocean and the jungle, so the architect built multiple terraces to ensure guests can enjoy all the panoramas on offer. A stay at Seascape, meanwhile, offers a bay all to yourself, with an outdoor hot tub to boot. It’s not the biggest property on offer, but it revels in its intimacy. Other striking properties include Villa Amanzi Kamala in Phuket, Thailand, which is midway between Kamala and Patong beaches and has an infinity pool. Bedaux says Italy is home to some of the best ocean properties. “You can probably write an entire ocean view book with properties in Italy, but that was not my intention,” he says. He has a particular affection for Casa del Forte in Syracuse, Sicily. Even in the cooler climates ocean-side views can be admired – take Manshausen in Steigen, Norway, where guests can watch the Northern Lights dance across the water. 100 best beaches around the world On Scotland’s Isle of Skye, you can watch the waves crash beneath you from the corrugated metal Tinhouse, which harks back to traditional Scottish architecture and offers incredible sunset vistas. A great ocean view is unforgettable – and Bedaux has his own favorite seaside memories. “I will never forget the ‘piscine naturelle’ – natural swimming pool–  on Île des Pins, a tiny island in the archipelago of New Caledonia,” he recalls. “Namibia and Taiwan have amazing coastlines as well. In Namibia the sand dunes just roll directly into the ocean, very impressive and picturesque.” Bedaux also namechecks Mexico’s beaches and the rugged Oregon coast. “In Europe I could recommend Montenegro and the British Isles of Scilly,” he adds. “As you can tell, it’s very difficult to choose.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ocean-based vacation rentals", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180511104500", "country1": "CRI", "country2": "THA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ocean-view-perfect-holiday-homes/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "621060918", "sentence": "Trump pledged during his presidential campaign to move the US Embassy White House says no decisions yet The Palestine Liberation Organization will revoke its recognition of Israel if President Donald Trump moves the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the PLO’s chief negotiator tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “Under no circumstances shall we recognize Israel (with the) United States saying east Jerusalem is annexed,” Saeb Erakat  said Thursday. Related video Israel: We would 'welcome' US embassy move Trump pledged repeatedly during his presidential campaign to move the embassy to Jerusalem, which would make the US the only country in the world to have its embassy there. On Monday, the White House spokesman Sean Spicer said there were “no decisions” on the move yet. Watch the full interview with Erekat Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, and Erakat said that by moving its embassy, the US would be insinuating that the two-state solution was dead. Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said he was not buying into the PLO threat. “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel – period,” Danny Danon told Amanpour Thursday, adding that his country “will welcome” a move of the embassy. Related article Why moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is so controversial The PLO would consider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to then “be responsible for paying the salaries of teachers, doctors, garbage collection in the West Bank,” the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian east Jerusalem, he told Amanpour. Opinion: Could the US have two embassies in Jerusalem? The PLO would then also plan to ask the UN General Assembly to suspend Israel’s membership in the UN. The PLO first recognized Israel, and renounced terrorism, in 1988. “With no two-state solution, no possibility for a Palestinian state, (Palestinians) will demand equal rights” with Israel, Erakat said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States embassy move to Jerusalem", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170126191500", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/politics/plo-israel-trump-embassy-recognition-amanpour/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "743097409", "sentence": "Forty-five years ago today, the last American ground troops left Vietnam after almost a decade-long military intervention. Even though the soldiers had gone, more than 7,000 civilian employees of the US Department of Defense stayed behind. “Our mission has been accomplished. I depart with a strong feeling of pride in what we have achieved, and in what our achievement represents,” American commander General Frederick Weyand said at the time. His threshold for accomplishment must have been lower than much of the American public’s. By January of 1973, shortly before a peace agreement was hammered out in Paris, Gallup polling found that 60% of respondents believed that the US had “made a mistake sending troops to fight in Vietnam.” In 1965, at the beginning of American involvement in the conflict, only 24% of respondents thought it was a mistake. “Now it becomes a matter of will and determination on the part of the South Vietnamese,” a soldier told the New York Times. This was before the 1975 fall of Saigon, which ended the conflict with the surrender of South Vietnamese forces. As a refresher, those were the guys the US went over there to aid. Vietnam is now a communist state, but the US normalized relations with the country under President Bill Clinton and entered into a trade agreement under President George W. Bush. President Barack Obama visited the country in 2016. By the end of the conflict, North Vietnam had withstood more bomb tonnage than Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II. According to the US Department of Defense, more than 2 million US troops served in South Vietnam. 58,220 Americans died, along with 1 million civilians. 1,601 American soldiers are still unaccounted for.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military intervention in Vietnam", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180329163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "VNM", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/politics/tbt-american-ground-troops-leave-vietnam/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "610585169", "sentence": "Turkish President says shooter is member of cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement Russia cautions against rush to conclusions about who supported ambassador's assassin The Kremlin has pushed back against Turkey’s allegations that a movement led by exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Ankara. “We need to wait for results of a joint investigative group. You shouldn’t be in a rush to make conclusions until the investigation identifies who was behind the murder of our ambassador,” Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said Wednesday. Russian and Turkish investigators are trying to learn more about the assassination of Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov, who was gunned down Monday evening while speaking at the opening of an art exhibit in Turkey’s capital. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that there are “leads regarding the foreign connections” of the shooter, who has been identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas. “The FETO connection of Russian Ambassador Karlov’s assassin is obvious. He is a member of FETO; there is no need to hide this,” Erdogan said on Turkish television, using the shorthand name for Fethullah Terrorist Organization, which is what the Turkish government calls Gulen’s movement. Gulen, a former ally and current rival of Erdogan, has been in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999. He leads a popular movement called Hizmet, which includes hundreds of schools, hospitals and relief agencies. But Turkey’s government accuses the movement of being behind a failed coup in July – an allegation Gulen denies. Ankara has demanded that the United States extradite the cleric. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin will delay his annual news conference in order to pay his respects to the slain ambassador, whose funeral will be held Thursday, Russian state-run news agency Sputnik reported. Police say Altintas was the 22-year-old Turkish police officer standing behind Karlov while the ambassador was speaking at the Cagdas Sanat Merkezi modern arts center in Ankara. Altintas, dressed in a dark suit and tie, fired several shots at Karlov, shouting, “God is greatest! Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria! Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!” What do we know about the assassin? Turkish security forces eventually killed Altintas, Turkey’s Interior Ministry said. Related video What do we know about the Turkish assassin? Altintas was not on police duty at the time, having taken sick leave Monday, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported. Investigators are checking whether he’d had any connection with Russian Embassy staff, according to Anadolu. Officials with Ankara’s Cankaya district, which operates the art center, said Wednesday that Altintas bypassed an X-ray machine at the center by showing his police identification. As a police officer, Altintas would have been permitted to carry a firearm at all times. “It was found out that the attacker was warned by the security staff when he didn’t go through the X-ray, and upon this (the attacker) entered by showing his official police ID,” the district’s council said. Turkish authorities have detained 12 people in the investigation of Monday’s shooting, Anadolu reported Wednesday. Anadolu also reported that books about al Qaeda and Gulen’s movement were found after a search of Altintas’ home. The 12 detainees include a man who police say led a network affiliated with Gulen at the Izmir-based Rustu Unsal Police Academy, from which Altintas graduated, Anadolu reported. The detainees also include Altintas’ parents, his sister, two other relatives, his roommate, an unidentified suspect and four police officers who were hired during the same term as Altintas, according to Anadolu. Opinion: An acrid whiff of 1914? A 13th person, Altintas’ uncle, was released under “judicial control,” or bail-like conditions, Anadolu quoted security sources as saying. According to Anadolu, the uncle was a former senior executive at a private school connected with Gulen. The school was shut down after the July coup attempt. Understanding Turkey’s deadly catalog of enemies The failed coup triggered a wave of arrests and detentions of those suspected of any involvement. Turkey also suspended or dismissed tens of thousands of people in various institutions who were perceived as being opposed to the government. That included the suspensions of more than 12,000 police officers who were accused of having links to Gulen. Putin said Karlov’s killing was a clear provocation aimed at undermining not just the normalization of Russian-Turkish relations but also a “peace process in Syria” promoted by Russia, Turkey, Iran and other countries. “The only response we should offer to this murder is stepping up our fight against terror, and the criminals will feel the heat,” Putin said in televised remarks. An 18-strong investigative team of Russia’s special agencies arrived in Turkey to help authorities with their inquiries. The Ankara Police Department has devoted 120 people, including anti-terror personnel and interpreters, to work with the Russian team, Anadolu reported. Erdogan echoed Putin’s sentiments, saying, “The Russian government and the Turkish republic have the will to not fall into that provocation.” Karlov’s assassination came at a time of improving relations between the two countries, which hit an all-time low after Turkish forces shot a Russian warplane out of the sky near the Syrian border in November 2015. Russia slapped a raft of sanctions on Turkey after the deadly incident, hurting Turkish exports and damaging its tourism industry. The relationship began to thaw in June when Erdogan wrote a letter expressing “regret” to the dead pilot’s family. After Erdogan faced down the attempted military coup in July, Putin was among the first world leaders to call and offer his support. Karlov’s body arrived in Moscow late Tuesday. The ambassador was honored at a ceremony attended by Russia’s foreign minister, the Turkish foreign minister and Karlov’s widow, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. Aleppo is the northern Syrian city that has been contested between rebels and Syrian government forces in the country’s years-long civil war. Russia, the most powerful ally of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, began airstrikes in Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria last year to prop up the embattled leader. The Syrian regime is on the verge of retaking all of Aleppo from rebel groups who have controlled parts of the city since 2012. Moscow has carried out airstrikes since September 2015 to prop up Assad. Human rights groups and other countries have denounced Russia over its backing of the Syrian leader. Related article What you need to know about Aleppo As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia has used its veto powers to block certain proposed political solutions to end the war. The bombardment in Syria has drawn criticism from Western powers, with President Barack Obama last week accusing Russia of slaughtering civilians in Aleppo in concert with the Assad regime. Moscow has recently tried to distance itself from the assault in eastern Aleppo. Turkey’s involvement in Syria is complicated. On one hand, the Turks are eager to help eradicate ISIS. On the other, Ankara is opposed to a group of Kurdish fighters battling ISIS inside Syria, saying those Kurds are linked to Turkey’s own Kurdish insurgents – the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which Turkey has been fighting for years. Turkey fears that an entrenched Kurdish area in Syria would fuel momentum for an independent Kurdish state that could claim Turkish territory. Meanwhile, the United States supports Kurdish groups in both Syria and Iraq as critical partners in the battle against ISIS. CNN’s Sarah Sirgany, Onur Cakir, Alla Eshchenko, Nick Thompson, Sheena McKenzie, Sebastian Shukla, Gonul Ekmekci, Gul Tuyuz, Catherine E. Shoichet and Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161221150000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/europe/turkey-russia-ambassador-killed/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "724538693", "sentence": "Sit-down talks follow calls on Pyongyang-Seoul hotline last week Talks held at Peace House on the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea Negotiators from South and North Korea arrived at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) early Tuesday to sit down for the first time since December 2015, after a hotline between the two technically-still-at-war nations reconnected last week. The meeting is taking place at Peace House in the Joint Security Area, also known as Panmunjom or “truce village,” the only part of the 250 kilometer (160 mile), heavily fortified demilitarized zone where North and South Korean soldiers stand face-to-face. Talks began at 10 a.m. Seoul time (8 p.m. ET Monday). South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be able to monitor the talks in real time, and intervene if necessary. Both leaders will have a hotline at their disposal, direct to the Peace House. However, the South Korea’s Unification Ministry says only Moon will be able to watch as events unfold. “While President Moon can monitor CCTVs and discussions in real time, the North Korean side can only listen as the live CCTV feed is not provided to the North Korean side,” a spokeswoman said. The talks began in good spirits, with representatives laughing while entering the conference room where the day’s talks were to be held. The principal players, South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, and his North Korean counterpart, Ri Son Gwon, entered side by side. Discussing the cold weather, Ri said that “it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the inter Korean relationship is frozen more than the nature’s weather,” according to pool notes translated by CNN. He said it has been 18 years since a 2000 declaration of detente, adding that “we officials from both nations should approach these talks with sincerity and diligence, so we can give a valuable result, the first gift of this new year, to the entire Korean people who are watching us with a great anticipation.” Cho said the talks represented a good start for the re-engagement of inter-Korean relations, referencing a Korean expression, “A start is already half.” “I think it would be great if we can lead this talk with such mindset of ‘start is already half’, along with patience and strong will,” he said. He added that he hoped the talks would proceed “without haste, with patience,” and that the talks would be held “undisclosed” with a briefing for the media during a mid-talk break. Negotiators will be discussing North Korean participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics, to begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea early next month, as well as “inter-Korean relationships,” according to Seoul. Related article Ministry with 'intractable' task of reuniting North and South Korea North and South Korean negotiators have met multiple times in the past, without any permanent decrease in tensions or hostilities, and analysts advised caution on Tuesday’s talks. “I think prudence dictates that we be very cautious about these talks,” said Evans Revere, a former US diplomat in South Korea. “We’ve been down this road before … in almost every instance, ultimately we’ve been disappointed.” Last year was dominated by growing concern over North Korean missile and nuclear testing, and the angry, saber-rattling rhetoric both were inspiring in Washington. However, 2018 started off with a rare glimmer of optimism on the Korean Peninsula. Two employees of South Korea’s Unification Ministry – the sprawling government office which oversees all things North Korea – had been calling an inter-governmental hotline at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day since February 2016, when the North Koreans cut off communications. After almost two years, someone finally picked up, and within days, the two sides had agreed to meet in person. US President Donald Trump has attempted to claim credit for the breakthrough, saying it would not have happened “if I wasn’t firm, strong and willing to commit out total ‘might’ against the North.” But Trump added “talks are a good thing,” and said “America supports (South Korean) President Moon 100%.” As a gesture of goodwill, South Korea and the US have agreed not to hold joint military drills during the Olympics, which are scheduled for February 9 to 25. The drills have long infuriated North Korea and been a sticking point with Pyongyang. “It is very much in the US interest that the talks be expanded to include tensions reductions mechanisms and nuclear and missile test freezes, but the Trump team seems hesitant to seize the opportunity,” said Adam Mount, senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists for nuclear and defense policy, adding that “these talks have begun more despite Trump than because of him.” Evans Revere, a former US diplomat in South Korea, predicted Pyongyang may try to extract concessions from Seoul in exchange for North Korea’s participation in – and non-disruption of – the Winter Olympics. “Some sort of assistance package, some sort of sanctions relief,” he said. “Another thing that the North Koreans may be looking at is something more permanent in the area of a reduction of military exercises that South Korea engages in with the US.” Revere said from experience the first round of negotiations “is very tough.” “They lay out a position and they make it very clear they’re not going to back away from it, even if perhaps later they do,” he added. Sue Terry, former CIA analyst and senior fellow for Korea at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, said President Moon “will have to give some kind of concession to North Korea, for North Korea to send a delegation to the Olympics.” This, she added, may involve the reopening of the Kaesong industrial complex, a joint economic venture between the two Koreas that was closed by Moon’s conservative predecessor Park Geun-hye in 2016. “President Moon might have to cancel, or indefinitely postpone, US-South Korean joint military exercises,” she said. Chad O’Carroll, managing director of a research and consultancy firm called the Korea Risk Group, said the talks were starting off on a positive note, with little of the usual disagreement about whether to hold them on the North or South side of the Joint Security Area. “It definitely seems like something is in the air and we’ll see what that leads to,” he said. “For the North Koreans, the motivation to take part in these talks is undoubtedly due to the pressure that is building up on the country.” Sanctions on Pyongyang are at their highest level in history, with both US and United Nations restrictions taking their toll on the country’s economy, raising major concerns for a population that has suffered through multiple famines in the recent past. “Policy planners in North Korea are going to really start to struggle in the medium to long term in terms of being able to plan effectively and grow the economy with the amount of economic and diplomatic isolation there is right now,” O’Carroll said. “There is one small potential relief valve for Pyongyang, which is South Korea.” Under previous South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, Seoul advanced the “Sunshine Policy” of greater economic and diplomatic engagement with North Korea, including aid and other relief. President Moon was a key adviser to Roh, and during the election campaign last year, consistently supported improving ties with Pyongyang, though he has taken a harder line since coming to power. While some analysts predicted North Korea may attempt to gain tough concessions from South Korea for a peaceful Olympics, O’Carroll said it may be an ideal time for a reinvigorated Sunshine Policy to bear fruit. “It’s a gamble. It may not work. But it’s better than nothing. And North Korea doesn’t really have any other options right now in terms of reducing (sanctions) pressure,” he said. Correction: An earlier version of this story included a map with a graphical error concerning the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). CNN’s Jake Kwon, Will Ripley, Dugald McConnell, Stella Ko and Jamie Crawford contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Inter-Korean talks", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180122211500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/asia/north-korea-dmz-negotiations-intl/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "476204792", "sentence": "Iran's rare moment of openness reveals missile units stored deep under a mountain Iran recently conducted a new long-range \"smart\" missile At first glance it looks like the set of a James Bond movie – a seemingly impregnable mountain base packed full of uniformed men and sinister-looking missiles on their launch vehicles parked along a long tunnel buried deep underground. But this is in fact a real-life missile facility in Iran, according to the country’s semi-official FARS news agency. In a rare moment of openness, Iran on Wednesday broadcast pictures from The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force of a tunnel reportedly dug some 1,640 feet (500 meters) under a mountain. The release of this footage comes just a few days after state media reported that Iran had test-fired new generation long-range ballistic missiles. The weekend test likely violated a U.N. resolution, a U.S. administration official told CNN. Based on information the administration has so far, the test appears to be in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929, which stipulates that Iran cannot engage in any activities related to ballistic missiles. The U.S. official emphasized, however, that the test is not in violation of the nuclear agreement reached in July between Iran, the United States and five other world powers because that accord is focused on restricting Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon. A newer U.N. Security Council resolution, number 2231, implementing the deal and banning Iran from engaging in activities related to ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads is not yet in effect. Iran is completely overhauling its missile technology, replacing the current stockpile with newer weapons, a senior general told state media. “As of next year, a new and advanced generation of long-range liquid and solid fuel missiles will replace the current products,” said Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh. “The missiles in various ranges are mounted on the launchers in all bases and (are) ready to be launched.” The underground facility shown on television was only one of “numerous missile bases” scattered across the country, according to Hajizadeh. Earlier this month in a speech at a university in Tehran, Hajizadeh said that all U.S. military bases in the Middle East were within range of Iranian missiles. The revealing of the underground bases comes in the wake of a major deal reached by Iran and the so-called P5+1 group of nations – the U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France and Germany – over its nuclear program. Under the deal, international sanctions on Iran will be lifted in return for restrictions on its nuclear program aimed at preventing it from being able to develop an atomic bomb. Iran is a major regional military power and Revolutionary Guards forces have been active in Syria, working to prop up the regime of close Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad with military aid and advisers. CNN’s Jim Sciutto, Tim Hume, Hamdi Alkhshali and James Griffiths contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151015034500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/14/middleeast/iran-missile-facilities/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "552567540", "sentence": "Sen. Chris Murphy told The Washington Post Monday night that Republicans chose to \"sell weapons to ISIS\" \"It's true,\" said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, when asked if he agreed with the characterization Top Democrats on Tuesday stood by Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s accusations that Republicans chose to “sell weapons to ISIS” because they opposed a pair of gun control measures Monday. “It’s true,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, when asked if he agreed with the characterization. A visibly angry Murphy told The Washington Post Monday night that Republicans chose to “sell weapons to ISIS” as the gun control measure for which he had filibustered 15 hours was defeated on a party-line vote. The comment caught fire Monday night after Warren tweeted, “.@ChrisMurphyCT said it right: The @SenateGOP have decided to sell weapons to ISIS.” .@ChrisMurphyCT said it right: The @SenateGOP have decided to sell weapons to ISIS. And Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican who has emerged as one of the sharpest critics of Donald Trump, threw some heat back at the Democrats Monday night. “This isn’t true. You know it isn’t true. But that probably doesn’t matter for your political purposes,” Sasse tweeted. This isn't true.You know it isn't true.But that probably doesn't matter for your political purposes. https://t.co/uYum6Qrocp Sen. John McCain walked back a comment he made last week when he said President Barack Obama was “directly responsible” for the Orlando attack. But Murphy and Warren found support from the White House on Tuesday for their heated comments. Asked by CNN about Warren’s tweet, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said he had not read the tweet but then knocked Republicans. “Republicans are protecting that loophole at the simple request of the (National Rifle Association). Those are facts of the situation. And again I’ll leave it to Republicans to try to defend that position. I don’t think it’s a position that many Americans are going to have sympathy for,” Earnest said. “I’ll let Senator Murphy and Senator Warren describe the situation as they see it. As we see it, it is without question possible for suspected terrorists to buy guns because Republicans are protecting their ability to do so.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Republican Party", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160621204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/21/politics/democrats-gop-guns-isis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "711391492", "sentence": "New York prosecutors looking into Paz de la Huerta’s rape allegation against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein appear to have hit a wall despite receiving ample evidence to bring before a grand jury, the actress’s attorney said Thursday. Carrie Goldberg, who has represented the actress for the past month, told CNN in an interview that the case has failed to move forward even though police investigators believe there is sufficient evidence to present to a grand jury and prosecutors have met with her client twice and  subpoenaed hundreds of financial, phone and therapy records. New York police investigators and prosecutors last met with de la Huerta in Paris earlier this month. “It takes a huge emotional toll on a rape victim to have to rehash this,” Goldberg said. “My client has put so much into this and if the case just gets dropped … that’s a real problem.” An NYPD source familiar with the investigation told CNN there is enough evidence in the case for the Manhattan District Attorney to present to a grand jury. “Detectives are completely satisfied that they have enough for probable cause and yet (Manhattan District Attorney) Cy Vance’s office won’t do it and, for as long as they don’t do it, then the answer is, ‘No, we’re not going to do it,” Goldberg said of proceeding with the case before a grand jury. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said the investigation is still active but declined further comment. Weinstein’s lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, also declined comment on Thursday. Through a spokesman, Weinstein has repeatedly denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. “There’s a paralysis in this case,” Goldberg said. NYPD special victims detectives and district attorney investigators have held multiple meetings on the status of the case, including one this week, according to the police source, who did not provide further details. “There’s not really more evidence the detectives can provide,” Goldberg said. “The prosecutors have enough. It’s sort of now or never. What are you waiting for?” Goldberg said her client has been “holding it together” under the circumstances. “It’s been a brutal month for Paz,” she said. “She’s complied fully with the investigation but at times it actually seems she’s the one under investigation.” “If this (case) doesn’t move forward and they put her through this much – I’m going to call it torture – that’s a horrible thing for her to have to experience but it also sends a message to all rape victims,” the attorney added. De la Huerta’s claim that Weinstein raped her twice in 2010 represented “the strongest case we’ve had that fits within the statute of limitations,” an NYPD source familiar with the investigation told CNN earlier this month. NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told reporters earlier this month that de la Huerta’s case was credible because of her “ability to articulate each movement of the crime, where she was, where this happened.” It is unclear what may be causing the delay in keeping the criminal case from moving forward. De la Huerta, who has appeared in “A Walk to Remember” and the HBO drama “Boardwalk Empire,” alleges Weinstein raped her in her apartment on two separate occasions in 2010. De la Huerta, 33, had told CNN that she called the NYPD rape hotline in late October to report the alleged assaults. De la Huerta and her attorney have worked with detectives from the NYPD’s special victim’s unit and the district attorney’s office, she said. In October 2010, twelve years after first meeting Weinstein on the set of the film “Cider House Rules,” de la Huerta said she ran into the producer at a club in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, where both she and Weinstein lived. She accepted a ride home from Weinstein and when they arrived at her apartment, de la Huerta said he insisted on joining her for a drink. That’s when the first alleged assault occurred. “He pulled my dress up and unzipped his pants and raped me,” de la Huerta said. In an interview with CNN, de la Huerta recalled being in a state of shock, traumatized and in disbelief following the alleged rape. “He finished what he did, and he told me he’d be calling me,” she said. Nearly two months later, de la Huerta said Weinstein showed up in the lobby of her apartment one night. She said she reluctantly let him upstairs and he raped her again. “The first time I was in complete shock and it happened so quickly. The second time, I was terrified of him,” she said. “In a million ways I knew how to say no, I said ‘no.’” More than 60 women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment or assault against Weinstein. New York police have told CNN they’ve fielded dozens of calls about Weinstein. Police in London and Los Angeles have also opened investigations By the end of 2010, de la Huerta said she started drinking heavily and fell into depression. She said she shared what happened with her best friend and her therapist. De la Huerta said she was hesitant to go public with her story, but hopes her word, along with the evidence she said she’s helped investigators collect, is enough to put Weinstein in jail. “I think he’s done it to too many women, and he’s gotten away with it for too many years,” she said. “It would be nice to know justice exists.” CNN’s Elizabeth Joseph contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Manhattan District Attorney's office", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171130230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/entertainment/paz-de-la-huerta-weinstein-investigation/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "596467401", "sentence": "Ruling comes after protests on Sunday Beijing uses rarely invoked power China has barred two recently elected lawmakers from taking office in Hong Kong’s legislature in an explosive ruling likely to fan fears about Beijing’s growing influence over the city. Critics – including protesters who poured onto the city’s streets Sunday  –  say the decision undermines Hong Kong’s own legal system and further erodes promises of autonomy made before the former British colony was returned to China in 1997. The two lawmakers, Sixtus “Baggio” Leung and Yau Wai-ching, had their oaths of allegiance rejected after inserting curse words and waving a flag bearing the words “Hong Kong is not China.” .@Youngspiration Yau Wai-ching refers to \"People's Re-fu*king of Chee-na\" at oath taking https://t.co/b6dmrmfxFP China’s top ruling body, invoking a rarely used power, said Monday that anyone who refuses to read the oath should be disqualified from holding office. “Reading the vows in any dishonest, ungraceful manner is also a refusal to the oath, and it shall be void,” the ruling said, according to state news agency Xinhua. Leung and Yau were among several young politicians elected in a September vote that attracted record turnout, who favor greater autonomy or even independence for Hong Kong. Their right to retake their oaths is also being challenged by the Hong Kong government in local courts. Hong Kong’s leader, CY Leung, said Monday that he would implement Beijing’s decision. Three other young pro-democracy lawmakers, elected at the same time as Yau and Leung, accused Beijing of “exploiting the controversy surrounding (the oaths) to trample on the Hong Kong legal system and the political rights of the people of Hong Kong.” Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, “no longer protects the democratic rights of Hong Kongers,” Nathan Law, Lau Siu Lai and Eddie Chu said in a joint statement. Hong Kong’s freedom fears Police used pepper spray to disperse thousands of protesters that had gathered outside China’s representative office in Hong Kong – a symbol of Beijing’s rule – on Sunday night ahead of the ruling. Clad in black and wielding umbrellas to protect themselves, they brought to mind the pro-democracy street protests that convulsed the city for two months in 2014. China has reacted angrily to calls for Hong Kong independence, with some senior officials calling for “separatists” to be prosecuted. On Monday, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress – China’s top ruling body – said it had “unanimously” passed its interpretation of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, the document hashed out by China and the UK ahead of the handover, which is the city’s de facto constitution. The ruling focuses on Article 104, which says that members of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council “must swear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China.” The Standing Committee has only invoked its power to interpret the Basic Law on four previous occasions, which have often drawn controversy. Rimsky Yuen, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice, dismissed concerns Monday that Hong Kong’s judiciary had been compromised. “Both judicial independence and interpretation can coexist, and they do under our constitutional framework,” he said. A top Hong Kong government lawyer, Benjamin Yu, said last week that it wouldn’t be necessary for Beijing to intervene, and the issue could be handled in the city’s courts. CNN’s Serenitie Wang in Beijing contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Beijing", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161107041500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "HKG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/06/asia/china-hong-kong-lawmaker-oath/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "693511954", "sentence": "Growing evidence shows foreign governments used Twitter to try to influence public opinion during the 2016 US election There is a difference in how Facebook and Twitter are reacting to the reports of Russian election meddling Officials from Twitter will trek to Capitol Hill on Thursday to talk to congressional Russia investigators about how Russian-linked accounts may have used the social media platform to try to sway the 2016 election. Twitter officials are meeting behind closed doors with House and Senate intelligence committee staff to discuss Russian efforts to use Twitter during the 2016 election, as well as potential changes ahead of the next US election cycle, according to intelligence committee sources. Twitter is the second social media company to meet with the congressional panels investigating Russia’s election meddling, as Facebook also briefed the Senate and House intelligence committees. Facebook later disclosed it had discovered it sold $100,000 worth of election ads to Russian-linked accounts, which it has pledged to share with the congressional committees soon. Facebook, Twitter and Google parent company Alphabet have been invited to testify at a November 1 public hearing before the Senate intelligence committee, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The House intelligence committee also said it would hold an open forum with tech companies next month. Twitter’s meeting with the committees Thursday comes amid mounting pressure on regulators and Silicon Valley companies to open up the opaque world of online political ads. Twitter declined to comment about what it planned to tell the committees. The committees are eager to hear more from the social media company about how much Twitter knows about Russian activity on its platform. As with Facebook, there is growing evidence that foreign governments, including Russia, used Twitter to try and influence public opinion during the 2016 US election. Part of the Russian propaganda campaign during the election involved the creation of an entire army of trolls and automated “bots” on Twitter, which together overwhelmingly supported one candidate, according to two reports by US intelligence agencies. There is a difference in how Facebook and Twitter are reacting to the reports of Russian election meddling. While Facebook says it is working to prevent future misuse of its platform, Twitter says its plan is to let its open forum service fix itself. Twitter says it will not screen accounts based on political content – though it does shut down accounts tied to terrorism, hate-related violence, and child pornography. “Twitter’s open and real-time nature is a powerful antidote to the spreading of all types of false information,” Twitter’s vice president of public policy, Colin Crowell, wrote in a June blog post. “This is important because we cannot distinguish whether every single Tweet from every person is truthful or not. We, as a company, should not be the arbiter of truth.” Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the panel, said that the distinctions between Twitter and Facebook – namely anonymity on the site – mean the committee will have a different set of questions. “They have never tried to prevent fake accounts, use of bots. They don’t deny – they have allowed and expect more anonymity,” Warner said. “Since they’ve got a different business model, we’ve got different questions for them, but it’s still ultimately about people manipulating these platforms in a way that sways elections where Americans don’t know the source or funding of these campaigns.” Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats, said Twitter needs to disclose how much they know about the accounts linked to Russian troll farms. “I think we need to understand how they keep their records, whether they know who’s been utilizing their platforms,” King told CNN. “We’re not invading anybody’s privacy, but if like Facebook they can somehow determine there were thousands of accounts from Russia, I think we should know that.” Facebook officials have already briefed the Senate and House intelligence panels, and lawmakers complained they were less than forthcoming in that session after Facebook later disclosed it had discovered it had sold 3,000 election ads to Russian-linked inauthentic accounts. Warner said he hoped Twitter would be more cooperative. “My hope is that they will be very forthcoming, because I think they can see that it took Facebook a while,” the Virginia Democrat said. “I hope they’ll be more forthcoming in their first visit.” Senate intelligence chairman Richard Burr said he hopes to have a public hearing with Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies in the next month to month and a half. “I think we’re looking at the space in trying to determine how many would be a good sampling that we need to talk to,” Burr said. “Clearly, it’s the bigger companies we think might have been used, and we’re working with them to acquire the type of data that we need to look at a public hearing that we can cover for the American people to disseminate for the purposes of the next election cycle what if any changes need to be made.” CNN’s Dylan Byers contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Twitter", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170928110000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/28/politics/twitter-congress-russia-investigators/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "472110300", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Russia was landlocked except in the north (it also has an eastern seaboard). We also reported that Russia has two warm water naval bases; there are at least five. The top of the line Russian aircraft seen in Syria are Flanker jets, not Fencers, as we initially reported. Changes have been made in the text to correct these inaccuracies. The war in Syria just got a little bit more complicated. As if the airspace over the war-torn country wasn’t already crowded enough, fighter jets announced Russia’s arrival on the ever-growing list of nations who have bombed Syria when it launched airstrikes on rebel targets in late September. A coalition of countries led by the U.S. has been bombing ISIS targets on a near-daily basis since last September, in the hopes of rooting out the terror group from its strongholds in Syria. But Russia’s arrival on the scene marks a new and uncertain chapter in a war that has now killed more than 250,000 people since 2011. Here’s everything you need to know about Russia’s military intervention in six graphics. For weeks Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared for airstrikes by flying equipment and personnel to locations around Syria – particularly on the Mediterranean coast – including the airport in Latakia, Russia’s naval base at Tartus, and the capital Damascus. Russia now has seven positions set up in Syria, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank. The Russians say they will take the fight to ISIS and “other extremist groups” in Syria – but many of the targets they have hit appear to be hours away from the nearest ISIS strongholds. In early October a coalition made up of the United States, Britain, Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar and Saudi Arabia accused Russia of attacking the Syrian opposition and civilians, instead of fighting ISIS. Putin’s intervention isn’t just about bombing extremist groups. Russia has commercial and military interests in Syria it could lose if there’s a regime change, so it is trying to preserve the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a key ally in the region. Experts say Russia is also fortifying its long-established naval base at Tartus, which provides strategic access to the Mediterranean. And Putin’s deployment of fighter jets around Syria could also allow Russia to extend its military influence across the region – from Turkey (which Russian jets could reach within minutes) and Iraq to Jordan and Israel. Satellite photos taken over the past few weeks show top-of-the range Su-30 “Flanker” fighter jets and T-90 tanks, transport and attack helicopters, and armored vehicles appearing at Syrian bases. According to IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review, the photos show nearly 30 combat aircraft. The influx of advanced aircraft has raised eyebrows and prompted some observers to question exactly who Russia’s planning to fight in Syria. “Many of [the weapons] don’t seem to be well-suited to fighting ISIS. They’re built to battle adversaries like the United States,” the Daily Beast reported. Secretary of State John Kerry was similarly alarmed two weeks ago. He told CNN: “Clearly, the presence of aircraft with air-to-air combat capacity as well as … surface-to-air missiles raises serious questions.” The U.S. has announced it is suspending its program to train moderate Syrian rebels. The Pentagon plan called for between 3,000 and 5,000 fighters to be trained a year, but so far the U.S. has trained an estimated 75 rebels – some of whom were kidnapped as soon as they crossed into Syria. This follows on the news that 28,000 foreigners from 100 countries are now fighting with ISIS in Syria and Iraq, according to the U.S.  That’s nearly double the figure from 2014. More than 250 Americans are now fighting with ISIS – more than half of whom left the U.S. in the past year. Despite the year-old U.S.-backed aerial campaign, ISIS hasn’t been beaten back from its key strongholds of Raqqa in Syria, or Mosul in Iraq – and since then the group has also seized Palmyra and Ramadi. But it appears progress is being made. According to IHS Jane’s Intelligence Group, the territory controlled by the terror group has shrunk by 9.4% in the first six months of 2015. CNN’s Tim Lister, Beth Brettingham, and Aaron Darveniza contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151001171500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/middleeast/syria-russia-war-in-graphics/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "752196120", "sentence": "Slowly but steadily, caravan migrants who trekked across Mexico are pleading their cases to US authorities on why they should be granted asylum. More than half of them have now been accepted to begin processing by US authorities at the border with Mexico, Alex Mensing – whose group, Pueblo Sin Fronteras, organized the caravan – said Wednesday. Caravan organizers said 63 Central American migrants began asylum processing on Wednesday, bringing the total of those accepted for processing to 88. On Tuesday, 17 Central American migrants were taken in by US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) for asylum processing, said Viridiana Vidal with Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Related article Applying for asylum in the US takes at least 3 months The group was predominately made up of mothers and their children. However, CPB says it processed 28 between Monday and Tuesday. They are now in a detention center known as the “hielera,” or “cooler. They could be held for days, or even a week, as asylum officers question them and assess them for “credible fear.” The first eight migrants were selected by their peers to apply for asylum first. They included Gabriela Hernandez, a pregnant mother of two who fled Honduras. She and her two sons, ages 6 and 2, have battled hunger, exhaustion and chronic illness throughout the journey. But dozens of the migrants who traveled with the caravan keep waiting. It’s not clear when or on what day officials will see them. Some sit by the turnstiles of the processing center between Tijuana and San Diego, just feet away from US soil. Most are huddled together in tents on the Mexican side of the border, waiting their turn to apply for asylum. Migrant caravan, day 3 at the US-Mexico border. 8 people, 3 women/4 children/1 teen admitted for asylum processing. 100 wait in the cold, many women and children from Central America, fleeing unspeakable violence. pic.twitter.com/bwoA4FRQzF One organizer said the caravan would remain at the immigration processing center until “every last one is admitted into the United States.” Hernandez left her husband after suffering domestic abuse, but then gang members found her one day, demanding to know where her ex was. They gave her 12 hours to give him up or said they would kill her 6-year-old. Related article Pregnant mom gets her boys through sickness and 3,000 miles She left that night, with her sons. Her plan was to present herself to US officials to claim asylum given the danger to her life and her children in Honduras. She just doesn’t have the energy to think what would be next if she is not granted asylum. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” she said. “I cannot go back to my country.” Tesla Rich, 19, and her 9-month-old daughter, Valentina, are also in the first group of eight selected to start their asylum claims. She’s leaving the rampant violence in Honduras – her uncle and sister were killed in recent years. Rich is looking for work, something she said is nearly impossible to find in her country. Her dream, if she gets to stay in the United States, is to bring her other daughter, whom she had to leave behind. Catherine Enamorado fled Honduras with her 12-month-old daughter, Ashly, after MS-13 gang members tried to recruit Catherine’s boyfriend, who is Ashly’s father. He said no, and gang members showed up later at her house, saying they would rape her and the baby if she didn’t convince him to join, Catherine said. Catherine said she left behind her 4- and 5-year-old sons with her father. Sarae Carrillo, 24, feared gang violence in El Salvador, so she left with her daughter, Daryelen, 2. They have extended family in the United States they hope to see soon. “We walked a lot,” Sarae said. “We got on the train called ‘La Bestia.’ We’re tired of waiting, but we have nowhere else to go.” Related article The 5 biggest myths about the migrant caravan President Donald Trump has tweeted that these migrants shouldn’t be allowed into the country. Vice President Mike Pence called the caravan “a deliberate attempt to undermine the laws of this country and the sovereignty of the United States.” But migrants from this caravan are at a port of entry and asking for asylum. And under international law, the United States and other countries must consider asylum claims. Trump has decried the practice of letting immigrants with pending cases leave detention in some cases – and vowed his administration will put an end to the policy, which he calls “catch and release.” But if history is an indicator, the odds of these migrants getting asylum are slim. Related article How bad is it in these migrants' countries? More than 75% of applicants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador between 2011 and 2016 were rejected, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. But parents in this caravan said they’re willing to take their chances. “I don’t have an option,” one 38-year-old woman told CNN. “If I stay in El Salvador, I’m going to be killed.” Khushbu Shah reported from Tijuana; Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta; and Madison Park reported and wrote from San Francisco. CNN’s Kyung Lah, Eric Levenson and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "caravan migrants", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501093000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "HND", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/americas/caravan-migrants-us-border/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "593321512", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Michael Bochenek is senior children’s rights counsel at Human Rights Watch. The views expressed are solely those of the author. Michael Bochenek: Children slipped through cracks as Calais migrant camp dismantled Arbitrary age assessments led some kids to being ejected based on their appearance Having spent most of the last two weeks in Calais, I can say that while the operation to clear the French migrant camp known as “The Jungle” may ultimately benefit adults, it has failed unaccompanied children. On Wednesday, police evacuated all remaining residents to the edge of the camp. Several hours later, the local prefecture announced it would be accepting no further registration for relocation of adults or unaccompanied children. The decision left hundreds of children and adults in limbo. Between 1,300 and 1,600 unaccompanied children – most from Afghanistan, Sudan and Eritrea – had been taking shelter in the camp, including hundreds who were eligible for transfer to the UK based on family ties. Many had been in the camp for months. Unaccompanied children were supposed to have a designated line to allow them to register and receive temporary accommodation in part of the camp while the French government sought longer-term solutions. But each of the three days of registration ended with large numbers of children still waiting to be seen. Related article Related story: Calais 'Jungle': Aid groups warn of children with nowhere to go On Wednesday, the authorities stopped registering children at about noon, telling at least 150 unregistered ones to return to the camp. Most had started lining up before dawn after being turned away at the end of the day Tuesday. Every day, their sense of safety diminished. More than 4,000 adults accepted relocation in the first two days, disrupting already fragile social support structures in the camp. As one volunteer told me: “Many of these adults were, in effect, raising other people’s children, and now they’re gone – leaving kids without the little protection they had.” That’s why nearly 100 children stayed in front of the warehouse serving as a reception point for registration until 9 p.m. Tuesday, pleading to register or, at least, to spend the night outside the gates to be first in line in the morning. Authorities rejected another obvious solution – the warehouse had 300 beds, and aid workers asked for permission to shelter the children there overnight. “‘They replied, ‘You know, it’s quite difficult looking after kids,’ ” one volunteer told me. Eventually, about 30 children slept in an informal school on the camp’s edge. Fifty or 60 more stayed at a mosque in the camp until fires forced them to move. They spent the remainder of the night underneath a bridge as volunteers watched over them in shifts. The registration of unaccompanied children was plagued by three other significant problems: First, accurate information didn’t reach all children. After two full days of registration, I was still speaking to children who didn’t know where to go so they would be sure they were recorded and assigned a safe place to spend the night. Second, kids faced practical barriers in registering. The designated line for children disappeared shortly after registration began Monday. Children told me they had no idea what to do when they saw hundreds of adults in line ahead of them. When aid workers asked authorities to allow children to wait in a specially designated area, police responded by “kettling” them – an imposing barrier of riot police in body armor pushed children tightly together and ordered them to sit down. As I watched, some children stood back up when police pressed up against them. Others followed suit, unsure if they were being asked to enter the warehouse. “Wait!” one officer bellowed in French. A few English-speaking officers eventually managed to clarify that the group wasn’t being asked to move. Third, arbitrary age assessments meant that police ejected some children based on their appearance – and in some cases for failure to follow barked commands in French, which most didn’t understand. “I’ve been working with migrants for 10 years, and I know what I’m doing,” one staff member told an aid worker who objected that children were being turned away. Age assessment is tricky, with a wide margin of error. Malnutrition, stress and exposure to the elements take their toll. The UN refugee agency and other authorities call for the benefit of the doubt in close cases. Age assessment is tricky, with a wide margin of error Michael Bochenek When we met with French Interior Ministry officials midway through the week, they assured us they would apply the benefit of the doubt principle. They also recognized that children were still slipping through the cracks and said they planned intensive outreach efforts the rest of the week to identify and register all remaining unaccompanied children. In the end, other considerations took priority over the children. Those included concerns that taking more time would have pulled more migrants to Calais and in all likelihood the desire to press the British government to take children as quickly as possible. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook There’s something to that. The British government has known for months that hundreds of children in the camps were probably eligible for transfer but had made little effort to admit them until last week. Another legal route for transfer to Britain, an amendment to the immigration law adopted this year to accept unaccompanied children on a humanitarian basis, wasn’t used until this month. In the last two weeks, the UK has accepted some 200 unaccompanied children from Calais. But on Wednesday night, many unaccompanied children were still unregistered in Calais, some of them sleeping outdoors. They arguably were even more vulnerable than before the operation began. The logjam in Calais may have been broken – but at a tremendously high price.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "French government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161027174500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/opinions/the-jungle-calais-bochenek-oped/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "757710853", "sentence": "The royal family and President Donald Trump could not be less alike when it comes to custom, etiquette and breeding. Yet they share a profound political sixth sense: a recognition of how a partly mythic and glorious national past can serve as an antidote to the grim political crises clawing at the two flagship nations of the English-speaking world. Britain spent the weekend wallowing in the paraphernalia of a lost Empire, exporting its real-life fairy tale of princes and duchesses, castles and a class hierarchy presided over by a monarch, who in the words of the national anthem is “victorious, happy and glorious.” The royal wedding, a poignantly joyful ceremony with a jolt of diversity, given the new Duchess of Sussex’s mixed race American background, was beamed to a world that craved a good news story. “Two young people fell in love and we all showed up,” said African-American bishop Michael Curry in a stemwinding sermon that shattered the English emotional reticence typified by the royal family that its younger generation is trying to dilute. There’s not been much victory or glory for Britain lately. It’s trudging through an existential crisis over its exit from the European Union – a prospect that splits the nation and was ignited by the 21st century political time bomb issue in Western society – immigration. It’s a process that could tear the United Kingdom apart given pro-Europe sentiment in Scotland, and represents its gravest national challenge since Adolf Hitler’s armies massed on the other side of the English Channel in 1940. Much was made of how Meghan Markle’s arrival and her ethnic background means the royal family will never be the same again and how she boosts the “modernization” project of the future king, William, and her husband, Harry. “The royal family will always be different – the accent is still out of time – but with this marriage it begins to look a little more like that country it represents,” wrote the Sunday Times of London in an editorial. “It may help, at the margin to make the country more at ease with itself.” Related article Royal family website notes Meghan's 'proud feminist' credentials Polls show that a majority of Britons favor retaining the monarchy, and Queen Elizabeth, after 66 years on the throne, remains respected even by those who are not ardent royalists. Still, for all the euphoria of a good royal wedding, it’s difficult to see how the new duchess can alter the fundamentals of an institution that dates back more than 1,000 years. Though it has lost much of its political power over the centuries, at its core, it rests on the concept, that by virtue of birth, one person is more “noble” than the next. There’s not that much “modern” about that. The royal wedding also came at a moment when Britain is facing a political crisis on top of Brexit, as a crackdown on illegal immigration has ensnared members of the post-war “Windrush” generation of Caribbean migrants. Some immigrants, who have lived in Britain almost all their lives, have been struggling to show documentation of their legal status amid fears of mass deportations, in a scandal that claimed the job of a senior minister and hammered the government of Prime Minister Theresa May. Gigapixel: The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle This was one reason that the racial undertones of Curry’s sermon, and his quoting of Martin Luther King Jr. was so politically resonant, in a nation with significant black and South Asian populations which also wrestles with the societal questions raised by minority religions. Daljit Sidhu, who is of South Asian heritage and lives near Windsor, told CNN’s Aimee Lewis that the royal family’s new dash of diversity was important. “I was born and bred here, but you were always different. Ten years ago you wouldn’t have thought this would happen.” Still, that it took two Americans – Markle and Curry – to bring change to the royal family is rich in historical irony. If there’s anyone that loves a good show, it’s Trump, who is looking forward to his very own parade in Washington later this year – which might make up in military hardware what it lacks in British imperial pageantry. Perhaps the most incredible aspect of the royal wedding was that it was one global news story that did not revolve around America’s tweeting, disruptive President. Like Britain, America was a nation that needed cheering up, as the tragedy of yet another school massacre darkened the weekend but was for a while displaced by blanket television coverage of the royal wedding. Related video Watch Princes Harry and William greet fans on eve of wedding There was however significant breaking news out of the White House Saturday, as details emerged of a deal for China to buy significantly more US goods and services to cut the size of the trade imbalance between the two countries. It was not immediately clear what the agreement would mean — but it could turn out to be a victory for Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign. The most significant word of that slogan is “Again.” If the royals offer a reminder of a time when Britain was “great” and ruled half the world, Trump is dedicated to restoring the power of the moment when America succeeded its former colonial master as the world’s preeminent, unchallenged power. His political project – and his populist economic policy – has all along rested on the idea of recreating a hallowed era, especially in the industrial Midwest, before US manufacturing was hollowed out by developing powers like China. If immigration was the driving force between Britain’s shocking vote for Brexit in 2016 – it was also the animating dynamic behind Trump’s convention busting election win a few months later. At the root of Trump’s appeal to his voters is a promise to check the disruptive forces of globalized economics and ethnic diversity that have been remaking the United States in recent decades. Almost every week brings a new controversy over Trump’s approach, from the failure to deal with undocumented migrants brought to the US as kids and his administration’s plans for a more selective legal immigration system. That’s where he and the royals differ. While Harry’s bride sees a chance to use ethnicity to reboot the magic of the monarchy, Trump has more often used diversity to divide. His rhetoric on Islam and race, his reported – and denied – complaints about “shithole” African countries and demands for more Norwegian immigrants, leave an impression he’s using fears about the changing face of America as a political tool. In his speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016, Trump painted a dark picture of a nation beset by a modern plague of crime and terrorism in the cities, and economic blight in its industrial powerhouse. But like the royals, he evoked a glorious past. “We will lead our country back to safety, prosperity and peace,” Trump said. “We will make America strong again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again, and we will make America great again.” To Trump’s critics, he has seemed to be evoking a more traditional, and whiter America equating to the Eisenhower post-war boom years of the 1950s when he was a boy. But while this vision is a popular one among Trump’s supporters and helped him win the election in 2016, it’s not yet clear whether it will be an enduring political message in a nation undergoing demographic changes that will make whites a minority within a quarter of a century and with no sign that mass re-industrialization is about to take hold. Americans will get to choose whether to keep their current head of state and the path on which he has set the nation in 27 months. The Queen’s health is robust, but since she’s 92, a changing of the guard is also approaching for the monarchy. The years to come may test, on both sides of the Atlantic, whether paying homage to a glorious past offers a template for taking on the struggles of the future or is just a pleasing distraction on a Saturday afternoon.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "British monarchy", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180521063000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/trump-royal-family-great-countries/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "613130205", "sentence": "NEW: United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a draft resolution backing a ceasefire Both sides in the ceasefire agreement have reported violations of the truce Rebels in the Free Syrian Army have warned they will no longer adhere to Syria’s fledgling ceasefire if the regime continues to violate it, according to a statement seen by CNN. For now, the ceasefire remains in effect despite skirmishes and violations reported by both sides, according to the FSA statement and Syrian state-run SANA news agency. Airstrikes hit three villages Saturday in the Damascus suburb of Wadi Barada, an activist there told CNN. Two women were injured by Hezbollah sniper fire in another village, Abu Mohammad al-Bardawi, the activist, said. A day earlier, al-Bardawi said more than 20 airstrikes were reported in the area, which is home to a major water spring that supplies Damascus. CNN could not independently verify the reports. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, has not reported on military activity Saturday in Wadi Barada. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday that regime forces faced strong resistance from Islamist militants near Wadi Barada. On Friday, two opposition groups, the Syrian National Coalition and Syria’s High Negotiations Committee, claimed the truce was violated more than 30 times in the first 24 hours of its coming into force. SANA in turn cited the Russian Coordination Center, based at the Russian Hmeymim air base in Latakia, Syria, as saying Friday that “terrorist groups” had violated the ceasefire a dozen times. Related video Ceasefire in Syria appears to hold “Over the past 24 hours, terrorist groups breached the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria 12 times in Damascus, Aleppo and Hama,” the SANA report said, with half of the instances occurring in Damascus. The report didn’t specify which rebel groups were allegedly involved but added that “terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra targeted a number of towns and neighborhoods in Aleppo and its countryside with rocket and mortar shells.” Jabhat al-Nusra is another name for Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the former al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, which was excluded from the ceasefire agreement as an extremist group, according to Turkey and Russia. The FSA encompasses a number of predominantly moderate rebel groups across Syria. The fragile nationwide ceasefire, brokered by Turkey and Russia, began early Friday. It is the basis for planned peace talks between the opposition and the regime to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the New Year. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a draft resolution on Saturday proposed by delegations from Turkey and Russia that backs the ceasefire arrangement in Syria. The resolution supports a peace process with Turkey and Russia serving as guarantors. Related article How Russia and Turkey brokered peace in Syria -- and sidelined the US Russia’s Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said Saturday the resolution “speaks to the need for compliance with a cessation of hostilities … in Syria and of a very important meeting in the capital of Astana… where delegations of the opposition and the government will for the first time meet face to face.” The meeting backed by the UN in Geneva and outlined in the newly approved resolution is scheduled for February 8, 2017. US Ambassador to the UN, Michelle Sison, lauded the agreement but asked for more transparency, saying, “We are still learning more about this initiative, including details regarding its implementation.” “In this regard, we regret that the annexes to the agreements, which outline the ceasefire arrangement brokered by Russia and Turkey in detail, have not yet been made available,” said Sison. The latest effort comes after previous ceasefire attempts by the international community crumbled. A successful nationwide ceasefire hinges on many fighting factions laying down arms. Groups from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon also are fighting alongside the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey and Russia previously said the ceasefire deal excludes groups considered “terrorist organizations” by the UN Security Council, ruling out ISIS and Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham. But alliances between different rebel groups make matters complicated. The Russian Defense Ministry said influential Islamist groups such as Ahrar al-Sham and Jaysh al-Islam had signed up to the process. But the Syrian army asserted that groups linked to Fateh al-Sham, of which Ahrar al-Sham has been the most prominent, would be excluded from the deal. The latest truce also follows several ceasefire agreements brokered by Turkey and Russia in the city of Aleppo this month. Most were broken, but one held long enough to allow the evacuations of tens of thousands of rebels and civilians from eastern Aleppo. Related article After Aleppo's fall, Syria's bloodshed may continue Eastern Aleppo had been under rebel control for four years and had been choked off by the Syrian regime, leading to shortages of food and supplies for civilians. The Syrian regime then gained full control of Aleppo, a major turning point that has limited the opposition’s military and political options. The brutal civil war has raged on for nearly six years and killed an estimated 400,000 people. CNN’s Ian Lee, Roba Alhenawi and Daniel Nikbakht contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United Nations Security Council", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161231083000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/31/middleeast/syria-ceasefire/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "669336395", "sentence": "Brian May, astrophysicist and Queen guitarist, helped start Asteroid Day in 2015 Global event raises awareness about the risk of asteroids and their impact on Earth Friday is International Asteroid Day. A 24-hour live broadcast will include everything you’ve ever wanted to know about these rocky bits of space debris, the threats they may pose to Earth and what we can gain from studying them. You can tune in live or find events near you. The date commemorates the Earth’s largest recorded asteroid impact in 1908 when a powerful asteroid struck the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Siberian forest of Russia. The event leveled trees and destroyed forests across 770 square miles, or three quarters of the state of Rhode Island. The impact threw people to the ground in a town 40 miles away. Four years ago, an asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia. It exploded in the air, generating brightness greater than the sun, exuding heat, damaging more than 7,000 buildings and injuring more than 1,000 people. The shock wave broke windows 58 miles away. It was undetected because it was coming from the same direction and path as the sun. And it explains why astronomers and the Asteroid Day group want people to be aware. Asteroid Day was created by Brian May, an astrophysicist better known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the rock band Queen, to bring awareness and educate the world about asteroids in 2015. Co-founders include film director Grigorij Richters, astronaut Rusty Schweickart and Danica Remy, chief operations officer of the B612 Foundation, a nonprofit to protect Earth from asteroids through early detection. The United Nations sanctioned it in 2016 as a global day of education to raise awareness. Last year, the organization launched the 100X Declaration, calling to increase the asteroid discovery rate 100 times – to 100,000 – within the next decade. To date, 22,000 people have signed it. Asteroid Day has grown in other ways. In 2015, there were 50 public events. More than 700 are planned this year in 190 countries. “It’s about global awareness of something that is globally important,” said astronaut Nicole Stott, who will speak at the main event in Luxembourg. “Everything about today is intended to facilitate international cooperation and unity in response to something that could impact us all.” So what are the odds of an asteroid striking the Earth? “One hundred percent – asteroids hit the Earth every day,” said Dante Lauretta, principal investigator on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. “Most of them are small particles that burn up in the atmosphere. On average, multiple car-sized asteroids hit the Earth every year. However, most of the small asteroids that hit the Earth are undetected before collision. A Tunguska-scale event occurs every few hundred years on average.” The three asteroids with the highest probability of affecting the Earth are: 29075 (1950 DA), 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) and 410777 (2009 FD). NASA keeps a list of all potentially hazardous asteroids. “It’s a matter of size,” said Alan Fitzsimmons, astronomer at the Queen’s University Belfast Research Centre. “Very dangerous large asteroids of diameter 1 kilometers or larger only hit us every half a million years or so. But as there are many smaller asteroids, they hit us more often. An asteroid 18 meters across similar to the one that hit Chelyabinsk four years ago may come in every 20 or 30 years.” NASA operates a series of asteroid survey programs that scan the skies whenever possible to identify potentially hazardous asteroids, Lauretta said. The Catalina Sky Survey at the University of Arizona has found two asteroids in advance of them colliding with the Earth. This year, Asteroid Day also coincides with the 100-day marker leading up to when OSIRIS-REx will receive a gravity assist from Earth’s orbital energy to send it out into space. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx space probe will spend two years flying through space to catch up to an asteroid named Bennu, a big, roundish space rock that has made it onto NASA’s list of potentially hazardous asteroids. That means Bennu is one of the most dangerous space rocks we know of because it could one day collide with Earth. It launched in September. Related article Why is NASA chasing this asteroid? Missions such as this one, along with other programs at NASA, are informing researchers about asteroids in new ways. “NASA runs the Near-Earth Object Observation program, which … is dedicated to finding hazardous asteroids and identifying ways to mitigate potential impacts,” Lauretta said. “The OSIRIS-REx mission is developing critical technologies for rendezvous and study of near-Earth asteroids. These capabilities are essential for any future asteroid mitigation mission.” Other planned NASA missions to asteroids include Psyche, launching in 2022 to reach a unique metal asteroid, and Lucy, launching in 2021 to visit asteroids around Jupiter. Related video Asteroid to orbit Earth's moon? Researchers at NASA’s Advanced Supercomputing Division are also at work on the Asteroid Threat Assessment Project, using simulations and probable risk models to estimate damage caused by a potential asteroid strike. They share their findings with other agencies and teams to come up with a plan for the worst-case scenarios. But ultimately, there is no plan to stop an asteroid if it’s coming toward Earth. “Both NASA, (the European Space Agency) and individual teams like the European NEOShield-2 project have worked on proposals to test our ability to move an asteroid and prevent an impact,” said Fitzsimmons of the Queen’s University Belfast Research Centre. “Yet although the USA and Europe have recently come close to approving such a mission, funding and possibly politics have prevented this test to date. It is frustrating, knowing that we might have the ability to prevent a natural disaster, but not being able to work on it further.” CNN’s Amanda Barnett contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Asteroid Day and related asteroid awareness and mitigation efforts", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170630124500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "LUX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/30/us/asteroid-day-2017/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "729346579", "sentence": "Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday he was effectively blocking a vote on a spending bill ahead of a government shutdown deadline at midnight to put lawmakers on the spot over the national debt. “I can’t in all good honesty, in all good faith, just look the other way because my party is now complicit in the deficits,” Paul said on the Senate floor. The Senate was set to consider the spending agreement announced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, but an attempt by Paul to include his own amendment appeared to hold up a vote as of Thursday evening. Paul said he objected to the deal to lift budget caps over the next two years, which, alongside the GOP’s tax cuts passed late last year, will add further to the deficit, and blasted the process around the debate itself. “This is the most important debate we will have in the year over spending, and no amendments are allowed,” Paul said. Paul railed against members of both parties, including Republicans for what he termed hypocrisy over concern about deficit spending. “The reason I’m here tonight is to put people on the spot,” Paul said. “I want people to feel uncomfortable. I want them to have to answer people at home who said, ‘How come you were against President Obama’s deficits, and then how come you’re for Republican deficits?’” In an interview with Fox News before taking the floor, Paul seemed to indicate a willingness to let the government shut down over the issue. “I’m not advocating for shutting down the government,” Paul said. “I’m also not advocating for keeping the damn thing open and borrowing a million dollars a minute.” He said without McConnell granting him a vote on the bill, his options were limited. “I will make them listen to me,” Paul said. Paul said he told President Donald Trump as much and let the President know if he could get McConnell to allow a vote, then they would move forward. “I told him to call up the majority leader, Senator McConnell, and tell him I wanted 15 minutes to have a vote to make a point that conservatives are unhappy with this deal,” Paul said, adding later, “Give me 15 minutes to debate, 15 minutes to vote, and we could have been done by noon.” Trump has backed the deal, tweeting that the increased military spending “is so important.” The Budget Agreement today is so important for our great Military. It ends the dangerous sequester and gives Secretary Mattis what he needs to keep America Great. Republicans and Democrats must support our troops and support this Bill! Paul said bringing the nearly two-decade-long military presence in Afghanistan to an end would better serve the military than continuing to fund multiple, ongoing combat operations around the globe. “I could give a raise to every soldier out there if we just come home from Afghanistan,” Paul said. “It’s time to come home. There is no military victory there.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, among the most prominent hawks in Congress, mocked Paul on Twitter for the call to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying that would not be a good idea. It appears ‘General’ @RandPaul is at it again.  He just called for the immediate withdrawal of all forces from Afghanistan as a way to give the US military a pay raise.Fortunately, only ‘General’ Paul – and the Taliban - think that’s a good idea. Republican leaders said earlier Thursday that Paul wants a vote on an amendment critical of the overall agreement, but they cannot give him the vote even if they wanted to do so because it requires consent from all senators. CNN’s Ted Barrett, Daniella Diaz and Phil Mattingly contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Rand Paul", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180208233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/08/politics/rand-paul-spending-agreement/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "536987545", "sentence": "Police think the suspects were planning an anthrax attack They also say the extremists were recruiting university students to join ISIS Kenya’s police chief says the country’s security services have foiled a potentially major terror plot by an unnamed East African terror network with links to ISIS. The terror plot was aimed at “various targets in Kenya,” Inspector General Joseph Boinnet said Tuesday. Police in Kenya and Uganda have so far arrested three individuals: one, a medical student named Mohammed Abdi Ali who was interning at a Kenyan hospital, and the others – Ali’s wife and her friend – who are now in custody in Uganda. Ali was arrested on Friday. CNN has not yet been able to independently verify these claims. The Kenyan police are currently searching for two other medical interns in Kenya who police say are Ali’s accomplices. Police say the interns’ terror network contacts spread from Kenya to Somalia, Libya and Syria. “The suspects were planning large-scale terror attacks akin to the Westgate Mall attack, with the intention of killing innocent Kenyans,” Boinnet said in a statement. The 2013 attack at the Nairobi mall killed 67 people. How Westgate changed the lives of Kenyans “His network included medical experts with whom they planned to unleash a biological attack in Kenya using anthrax,” Boinnet said. A Kenyan court has allowed the Anti-Terror Police Unit to keep Ali for up to 30 days to complete their investigations, according to Boinnet. Kenya has long been a target and even at times a base for the al Qaeda-linked terror group Al-Shabaab, but ISIS has recently been attempting to gain traction in the region. Authorities fear that ISIS is trying to establish a presence in Kenya. Western governments also fear that if the terror group gains decent support and members, ISIS might use Kenya as a base from which to launch attacks on Westerners similar to the Westgate Mall attack or the al Qaeda-linked AQAP attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali in 2015. Police say at least 20 young Kenyans have traveled to Syria and Libya to join the ranks of ISIS. Kenyan authorities have long worried about radicalization and recruitment of young people in Kenya’s schools and universities. CNN’s Radina Gigova contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160504113000", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "UGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/04/africa/kenya-foiled-terror-attack/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "706585346", "sentence": "Lebanese official: Prime Minister Saad Hariri should resign \"on Lebanese territory\" Lebanese are confused over resignation incident, foreign minister says Lebanon’s foreign minister on Monday expressed doubt about the circumstances behind Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation as Prime Minister during a trip to Saudi Arabia, saying he is waiting for the leader’s return to learn “the truth.” “We heard our Prime Minister saying yesterday that he will be back to Lebanon in two, three days,” Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview from Beirut. “So, we are waiting for him … to hear from him the truth.” Hariri unexpectedly resigned last week, saying his life was in danger. Speaking for the first time since he quit his post, Hariri told a Lebanese TV station he owns on Sunday that he will return to Lebanon “very soon and will take all the necessary constitutional steps to resign.” Bassil said Hariri “is free to do whatever he wants,” but called for him to resign “on Lebanese territory.” “That will be the only proof for the Lebanese, who are confused – who are truly confused – and are not convinced with what happened,” Bassil said. “We want our Prime Minister to be back, freely, in his country, where he can declare whatever he wants.” Hariri’s emotional interview on Sunday was an attempt to end rumors he was being held against his will in the Saudi capital. But analysts said viewers appeared to pay less attention to what Hariri said and more to his mannerisms during the interview from his home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Related article Tense and tearful: Lebanese PM's 80-minute interview backfires Hariri’s departure plunged Lebanon into a political crisis and stoked fears of a conflict, either with Saudi Arabia, which is increasingly agitated by Iran’s ascendancy in the region, or Israel, which shares Saudi Arabia’s fears about Iran even if it does not support Riyadh in public. Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia has an ongoing rivalry with Shia-led Iran, and Lebanon is fast becoming the new setting for a proxy conflict between the two Middle Eastern powers. Bassil said Lebanon considers Saudi Arabia to be a “brotherly” country, as he appeared to try to ease any possible friction between the two countries from the incident. “We are aiming as a people to have the best relations with our neighbors, with Arab countries including Saudi Arabia,” Bassil said. “As much as we don’t want intervention in Saudi Arabia coming from Lebanese, we don’t want interventions in Lebanon coming from any foreign country or any aggression against Lebanon,” Bassil said. CNN’s Darran Simon, Philip J. Victor, Amy La Porte and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Saad Hariri", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171114003000", "country1": "LBN", "country2": "SAU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/13/middleeast/lebanese-foreign-minister-hariri-resignation/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "612630149", "sentence": "Terrorism not ruled out as possible cause of crash 19 bodies have been recovered so far Russian investigators have found no evidence of an explosion or fire on a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday with 92 people on board, an air force official said Thursday. Terrorism has not been ruled out as the cause of the crash, but it is not a primary line of investigation, the air force’s deputy head of flight safety, Sergey Bainetov, told the state-run TASS news agency. The Defense Ministry has said there are probably no survivors. Bainetov said the full investigation would take a month. “The search operation continues as we need to recover more fragments to conclude the investigations,” he said. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said it has been established that “the plane almost completely fell apart after it hit the water surface and the sea shore, which has naturally complicated the search operation,” Russia’s Sputnik news reported. More than 130 square kilometers of the sea have been examined. Teams have found 2,000 fragments of the plane, 19 bodies and 230 body parts, Sputnik reported. The Tupolev Tu-154 was carrying 84 passengers and eight crew members when it crashed. Both black boxes – the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder – have been recovered and are being studied. Those on board included 64 musicians from the army’s official choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble; nine reporters; the head of the Spravedlivaya Pomoshch charity, Elizaveta Glinka; two federal civil servants; and eight crew members. Read: The ‘Red Army’ choir loved by Russia The choir was flying to Syria to perform for Russian air force pilots during the holiday season, the Defense Ministry has said. Glinka was taking medicine and other supplies to a local hospital in Syria, her colleague and friend Dr. Sergey Kurkov told CNN affiliate RBC. The plane had taken off from Moscow and was headed to the Russian Hmeymim air base in Latakia, Syria, where Russia has a large military presence. En route to Syria, the plane landed in Sochi to refuel.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian military plane crash investigation", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161229121500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/29/europe/russia-plane-crash/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "684684562", "sentence": "A glossy women’s magazine has hit virtual newsstands, its front cover splashed with the image of a woman, veiled from head to toe, walking off into a yellow-hued desert. But, unlike other fashion or beauty publications, this one has a niche audience in mind: would-be female jihadists. The English-language magazine – which debuted online but in a print-style format – was published by the Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), earlier this month without much fanfare. The first edition of Sunnat E Khaula, which harks back to a seventh-century female Muslim warrior named Khaula, calls on “like-minded jihadi sisters” to organize “secret gatherings at home,” arrange “physical training classes” and “prepare for martyrdom operations.” “We want to provoke women of Islam to come forward and join the ranks of mujahideen [holy warriors] of Islam,” an opening editorial reads. They [the TTP] are trying to replicate efforts by Islamic State, particularly now that the caliphate is in decline. Nikita Malik The TTP’s women’s magazine – the first of its kind – takes a page out of the ISIS propaganda playbook to target women. And the timing of its release isn’t accidental. As ISIS’ self-proclaimed caliphate crumbles in Syria and Iraq, the Taliban has seized on an opportunity – offering an alternative for radicalized women willing to shift their loyalties. “The first thing I would think of with a piece of propaganda like this coming out is that they [the TTP] are trying to replicate efforts by Islamic State, particularly now that the caliphate is in decline,” Nikita Malik, a senior research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, told CNN. Malik, who has studied women and radicalization extensively, says that while the Taliban has used women before, the magazine signals a change in strategy. Despite the group’s historically violent subjugation of women – whom they have killed, barred from attending schools and forced into marriages – it seems they’re trying to attract a new audience. “It is definitely an attempt, especially as it’s the first one, to reach out to a different audience, to reach out to different recruits,” Malik said, adding that it’s unusual for the TTP to actively seek out women to take up arms. The 45-page magazine features a lengthy article, entitled “Time of martyrdom has come,” that looks at ways women can assist the TTP in waging jihad. Among various action points outlined, the piece calls on women to “train yourself in weapon handling, self-defense.” The text is overlaid on photos of women dressed in niqabs, carrying assault rifles. “I ask you sisters to prepare yourself for martyrdom operations. There are lots of mujahideen working in Pakistan, please help them in achieving their aim,” the article reads. Last week, in a speech announcing plans to expand US military intervention in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump blasted Pakistan for being a terrorist hotbed. Georgia State professor Mia Bloom, whose 2011 study, Bombshell: Women and Terrorism, explores women’s roles in terrorist movements, said she’s seen a progression over time in how groups like the TTP reach out to women – whether it’s with al Qaeda’s Al-Shamikha magazine (dubbed ‘Jihad Cosmo’) or its Al-Khansaa women’s webzine. “It’s really a strategic logic that these terrorists are using,” Bloom told CNN. “For them, women are a tool or an instrument, to be exploited for whatever purposes necessary, and their objectives are ultimately longevity, survival and to flourish.” Bloom explained that both the Taliban and ISIS have increasingly used women as a tool to recruit other women, reward militants, retain their base and produce the next generation of fighters. “When you start to look at the progression over time, all of these publications attracting women are trying to cast a wide net and create the broadest possible appeal,” Bloom said. They’re treating this as a window of opportunity…this is the perfect moment for another organization to enter the playing field and try to attract that group of women. Louisa Tarras-Wahlberg ISIS has been particularly adept at attracting women to suit these needs, according to Bloom, who tracks the group’s propaganda output. As women begin to flee what ISIS claims as the caliphate, Bloom said she sees small signs that the militant group’s message to female recruits is changing. A video released by ISIS earlier this month showed young girls for the first time, reciting passages from the Quran in a classroom. “Here you have ISIS saying, ‘We’re educating our girls; we’re not like Boko Haram; we’re not like the Taliban.’” The Taliban banned girls from schools in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in 2009. Three years later, militants shot Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl turned women’s rights advocate, for defying them. But with its new publication, the group appears to be specifically targeting educated, upper-middle class, English-speaking women. In an article titled, “My journey from ignorance to guidance,” a Pakistani woman, who the magazine says studied overseas and received her PhD, tells how she contemplated traveling to Saudi Arabia and Syria before joining the TTP. Louisa Tarras-Wahlberg, who has researched ISIS’ propaganda targeting women, explained that this personal story – among others in the magazine – is aimed at engaging women who are already actively seeking to “wage jihad.” “They’re treating this as a window of opportunity. They’re seeing that ISIS is struggling and people are fleeing from Syria and Iraq,” Tarras-Wahlberg told CNN. “This is the perfect moment for another organization to enter the playing field and try to attract that group of women … women who are already highly engaged.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP)", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170828074500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/middleeast/taliban-womens-magazine/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "662997492", "sentence": "Let’s start off with some good news: The Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico is over. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. Pop the popcorn, put those drinks on ice, and get ready to settle down in front of the flat screen, computer screen or whatever screen you choose for a few hours of must-see TV. James Comey’s testimony today before the Senate intelligence committee – likened to the political equivalent of a Super Bowl – is one of the most anticipated congressional hearings in decades. And it has big-time implications for Donald Trump’s presidency. At this pivotal moment in the probe into Russian meddling in last year’s election, the fired FBI director is expected to publicly contradict Trump’s recollections of their private conversations. Comey dropped his seven-page opening statement a day before his testimony, and in it he says the President demanded a loyalty pledge from him and wanted Comey to find a way to let the investigation into Michael Flynn “go.” Comey said Trump also wanted him to lift the Russia “cloud” from his presidency. Comey’s statement also verifies Trump’s claim that Comey told him he wasn’t under investigation, something Trump wanted Comey to say publicly. So does all this amount to obstruction of justice? Senators are sure to grill Comey for an answer. (And unlike Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers, he may actually answer.) Almost lost in all this hoopla: Trump made his choice for a new FBI director. It’s Christopher Wray, a top official in George W. Bush’s Justice Department. Finally, will the President be live-tweeting along with the rest of us during Comey’s testimony? Republicans hope he doesn’t. Officially, the RNC will take the lead on rapid response to Comey. The deadly twin attacks in Tehran have jacked up the already high tensions between Iran and its longtime foe, Saudi Arabia. Iran blames ISIS and the Saudis for the simultaneous assaults on the country’s Parliament building and the tomb of its revolutionary founder. At least 12 people were killed. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vowed revenge for the attack, which it tied to President Trump’s visit last month to Saudi Arabia. The President expressed sympathy for Iranian civilians but said Iran’s government, long considered one of the world’s leading supporters of state-sponsored terrorism, has only itself to blame. A military flight with 122 people on board that disappeared in Myanmar has been found. Wreckage and bodies were discovered in the Andaman Sea, just off the country’s west coast. The regularly scheduled military flight was headed to Myanmar’s capital of Yangon when contact with it was lost. Many of the passengers were military personnel, though there were also 58 civilian adults and 15 children on board. Why the plane went down is still being investigated. North Korea’s keeping up its busy missile-testing schedule. The North test-fired four anti-ship missiles into the sea. That’s 16 missiles launched in 10 tests so far this year, and the fourth one in a month. South Korea’s military said the test aimed to demonstrate the North’s precision in targeting missiles. Meanwhile, South Korea has suspended the deployment of THAAD, the missile defense system it got from the US. Two THAAD launchers are already up and running; the South’s not withdrawing those, but it will hold off on deploying four more launchers. South Korea says it’s doing this so an environmental assessment can be done, but let’s not forget that China was ticked off at both the US and South Korea over this defense system. The world’s leading tech companies may join up to wage war against fake news on the internet. Google’s parent company, along with Facebook, Twitter and others, are thinking about putting their brainy heads together to find ways to stop all the disinformation. It’s all part of an effort to make a safer internet for everybody. Jigsaw, a Google offshoot, already has developed tools to tackle related issues like comment trolls and ISIS online recruitment. 34% President Donald Trump’s approval rating – a new low – in the latest Quinnipiac poll It’s a snap UK voters head to the polls today for a “snap” general election that’ll go a long way to determining how the Brits leave the European Union. If you haven’t been paying close attention, let us help you catch up. People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Fossil findsWe’re older than we thought. Scientists have found remains of Homo sapiens in Morocco that are 100,000 years older than those previously found. A little help When a pregnant gorilla at the Philly zoo struggled during labor, the vets knew just who to call – an OB-GYN. The bros are back Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau rekindled the world’s favorite bromance – and the internet rejoiced. Nutty problem Nuts and glass don’t mix. That’s why Southern Grove Cashews Halves and Pieces with Sea Salt are being recalled by the FDA. Historic screwup A San Diego middle school’s yearbook gets yanked after the N-word was inadvertently printed on the cover. Watered down The Slow Mo Guys are back, and their idea of fun is getting flattened – slowly – by a six-foot water balloon. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170608103000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/08/us/five-things-june-8-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "590843456", "sentence": "Turkey wants to keep Kurdish fighters from establishing control of Syria's side of border Airstrikes come as Syrian forces, Russia begin \"humanitarian pause\" in Aleppo Turkey says its warplanes have bombed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, marking what may be the biggest single attack by Turkish forces against US-allied Kurds in that war-torn country since the Turkish military launched an incursion into Syria two months ago. The bombings happened Wednesday night against Kurdish fighters advancing against ISIS militants near Afrin, a city about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Aleppo, Kurdish militia representatives said. There was conflicting Information on the number of dead. Turkey said its attacks killed 160 to 200 Kurdish fighters. However, a predominantly Kurdish political party in Turkey, the HDP, said 14 people, including four civilians, were killed. The Turkish military also reported a cross-border exchange of fire early Thursday, saying five mortars from Afrin landed in the Turkish province of Hatay. Turkey said it responded with howitzer rounds, and no casualties were reported. The airstrikes are a new chapter in Turkey’s complicated involvement in neighboring Syria, where the Islamist terror group ISIS, Syrian rebels and other factions have fought in a civil war of more than five years. And it comes as Syrian regime forces and their Russian allies begin a “humanitarian pause” in Aleppo after weeks of bombardments against rebels there. Turkish tanks entered northern Syria in August in part to help Syrian rebels fight ISIS. At the time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the incursion was part of an effort not only to battle ISIS but also the YPG, the military wing of the Syrian Kurdish opposition Party for Democratic Unity, or PYD. Turkey and the YPG share a common enemy in ISIS. Kurds are a large ethnic minority in Syria, and they have been a US ally against ISIS there. But Turkey is determined to keep Kurdish fighters from establishing control of Syria’s side of the Turkey-Syria border should ISIS be pushed out. Assad’s wife: I turned down chance to ‘run from Syria’ Turkey says the YPG and PYD are linked to Turkey’s own Kurdish insurgents, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which Turkey has designated a terror group and has been fighting for years. The YPG said that Turkey’s airstrikes Wednesday night targeted fighters from the YPG-affiliated Jaish al-Thuwar, or Revolutionary Front, which it says was advancing against ISIS in the eastern part of Afrin. Turkey’s military said it hit targets that PYD and PKK control with 26 bombs, destroying headquarters, ammunition storage and shelter. Elsewhere in northern Syria on Wednesday, the PYD and PKK took control of five residential areas near al Bab, more than 40 kilometers northeast of Aleppo, extending the area those groups controlled to the east, according to the Turkish military. In response, Turkey said it hit 13 PYD/PKK targets and 24 additional ones belonging to ISIS; further details were not released. In recent months, much of Turkey’s firepower has been directed at the Kurdish separatist PKK in southeastern Turkey and across the border in northern Iraq. It has also occasionally attacked ISIS positions in northern Syria. The Turkish leadership has strongly expressed a desire to be part of the Iraqi-led coalition to oust ISIS from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, just across the Syrian border, but Iraq’s government has so far rejected the overtures. Suicide bomber killed by anti-terror forces in Turkish capital In east Aleppo, a Russian-declared “humanitarian pause” began Thursday, which Russia says will allow rebels and civilians to leave rebel-held sections of the city during daytime for three days. The Russian Defense Ministry unexpectedly announced the pause Tuesday after a weeks-long bombardment of the Syrian city. The airstrikes and the rising death toll received fierce criticism from Western powers. Related video Ghostly new video shows Aleppo in ruins There have been no airstrikes in the city since dawn Tuesday, Aleppo residents told CNN. The “humanitarian pause” will run until Saturday for 11 hours daily, starting 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET), Syria’s army said. Russia has urged rebels to withdraw from the area using two corridors that lead west to the rebel-held Idlib province. However, rebel groups have told CNN they have no intention of accepting the offer. Six other corridors will reportedly be available to civilians who want to leave the besieged area, home to more than 250,000 people. UN’s special envoy warns ‘Aleppo will not be there anymore’ Video recorded Thursday by a photographer in the city showed no one using one such corridor. A resident of a rebel-held area of east Aleppo said two factors appeared to be keeping people from taking advantage of the corridors. “Many residents … actually want to go out of the city, yet we don’t trust the regime,” he said on condition of anonymity. But he said that mortars launched Thursday in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood, apparently by rebels, also appeared to be intimidating civilians. “It is like as if it was intentional to prevent civilians from thinking about trying to go out,” he said. Another resident who lives in a regime-held area said Thursday that Syrian forces were blasting an audio message telling people they will be safe if they leave rebel-held neighborhoods. But no one appeared to be leaving, she said, also on condition of anonymity. The Syrian military urged armed rebels in east Aleppo to “to leave their weapons, with assurances that they will benefit from the amnesty decree,” according to a statement Wednesday from the General Command of the Armed Forces. The statement referred to an earlier government decree that said rebels who lay down their arms would receive “amnesty” along with an opportunity to be transferred with their families to other parts of the country under rebel control. The Syrian military also reiterated past warnings that “the army and armed forces have accurate information on the locations of the gunmen.” “Anyone who does not make use of the available opportunity will face their inevitable fate,” the Syrian military statement said. CNN’s Isil Sariyuce reported from Istanbul, with CNN’s Jason Hanna and Max Blau reporting and writing from Atlanta. CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Euan McKirdy, Tim Lister and Sara Mazloumsaki also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkey", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161020080000", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/middleeast/turkey-syria-air-raid/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "423175456", "sentence": "President Barack Obama will have an “interaction” with Cuban President Raul Castro at this week’s Summit of the Americas in Panama, a senior U.S. official tells CNN. “Since they’re at the summit they’ll certainly interact but currently no formal bilateral meeting (is) scheduled,” the official said Monday. The confirmation follows comments Roberta Jacobson, the State Department official leading efforts to normalize relations with Cuba, made last Friday indicating the two would likely run into each other at the summit. “I think on the question of the interactions, clearly, clearly President Obama knew when he made the decision to go to the summit and he knew that Cuba had been invited to the summit…that there would be an interaction at the summit,” she said during a Brookings Institute event. “The leaders are together a lot of the time. And so there will be an interaction with Raul Castro.” Such a meeting would be the first between the two since Obama announced in December plans to thaw diplomatic relations with Cuba and move towards opening an embassy in Havana. The announcement was lauded by many in the U.S. as long overdue, but many Republicans have expressed fierce opposition to a move they say is premature and will only further entrench, rather than help overcome, Cuba’s long history of human rights abuses. Obama and Castro shook hands at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in December 2013, the last known public meeting of the two world leaders. In an interview with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman published this weekend, Obama defended the thaw as a “test” of a theory that thawing relations could produce better results than the prevailing policy toward Cuba, one made possible by the U.S.’ strength in the world. “We are powerful enough to be able to test these propositions without putting ourselves at risk. And that’s the thing … people don’t seem to understand,” he said. “You take a country like Cuba. For us to test the possibility that engagement leads to a better outcome for the Cuban people, there aren’t that many risks for us. It’s a tiny little country. It’s not one that threatens our core security interests, and so (there’s no reason not) to test the proposition. And if it turns out that it doesn’t lead to better outcomes, we can adjust our policies.” Jackson said she didn’t know “exactly what kind” of an interaction Obama would have with Castro, but that it would be “useful” for the two to connect as the nations work to normalize relations. “It’s useful obviously to be able to have that contact and move things along so that we can get things done and open embassies and move ahead with his relationship,” she said. Obama administration and Cuban officials have met three times since that January announcement to work on restoring embassies. The two-day summit, scheduled for April 10-11, is an opportunity for leaders from North, Central and South American nations to connect and discuss economic and humanitarian partnerships across the continent. Obama is scheduled to travel to Jamaica later this week to meet with leaders of Caribbean nations, before heading to Panama for the summit.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. policy of thawing relations with Cuba", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150406160000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/06/politics/obama-castro-meeting-cuba-panama/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "682099465", "sentence": "Basque separatist attacks have stopped after a five-decade insurgency Madrid was hit by its deadliest attack in 2004, in which 191 people died Spanish police say they are treating a deadly van ramming in Barcelona as a terror attack – a revelation that is likely to come as a shock to a country that has largely been spared the assaults that have hit its neighbors in recent years. The Spanish capital, Madrid, was hit by its deadliest terror attack in history in March 2004, when coordinated bombings on commuter trains killed 191 people and injured 1,800 more. The bombings were blamed on Islamist militants, who were based in Spain but inspired by al Qaeda. Related article Barcelona: '1 dead, 32 injured' in terror attack near Las Ramblas When that attack happened, Spanish media and officials thought initially that the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), a Basque separatist group, might have been responsible. The Spanish government says that ETA has carried out more than 1,600 attacks and killed more than 800 people in its decades-long fight for an independent Basque state that it wants carved out of sections of northern Spain and southwestern France. The ETA attacks have largely stopped, though the group carried out bombings as recently as 2010, mostly small-impact explosions that caused few injuries. In October 2011, the group declared an end to its armed activity, and this year it said it had completely disarmed. After several attacks in Europe, as well as Tunisia, Spain raised its terror threat level in 2014, and again in 2015. It now sits at four, or “high,” out of a maximum level of five. Spanish officials said they had “worrying indications” about the growing risk of a terrorist attack in Spain months before they raised the level in 2014, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais. Deadly vehicle rammings have struck other key cities in Western Europe recently. In the French city of Nice, 86 people were killed last year when a truck plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille day. ISIS claimed responsibility for that attack. In Berlin, a similar attack on a Christmas market in 2016 killed 12 and injured 48. And last April, an Uzbeki man killed five people when he drove a beer truck into a crowd in Stockholm’s city center.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Spanish government", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170817200000", "country1": "ESP", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/17/europe/spain-terror-attacks/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "507554883", "sentence": "Douglass worked with both Republicans and Democrats on behalf of black voting rights He saw a kinship in Haiti's history as a former slave colony and that of blacks in America He was an outspoken supporter of the women's suffrage movement His statue is the first to represent Washingon D.C. When a 7-foot bronze statue of 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the event will honor a figure whose political legacy looms large but whose personal life is lesser known. Many Americans know that Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in the early 1800s and later wrote an autobiography “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American.” His tale of escape from bondage to statesman, abolitionist and activist in the women’s suffrage movement is also fairly well known. But sculptor Steven Weitzman says he found that while working on the piece, Douglass was a man whose life goes far beyond the legend. Here are five things you might not know about him: 1. He worked across the aisle Republican House Speaker John Boehner recently called the statue of Douglass “a fitting tribute to one of the greatest Americans and voices for freedom who ever lived.” The GOP connection to Douglass goes back centuries. Douglass had the ear of President Abraham Lincoln on matters concerning slavery and the treatment of black soldiers who fought in the Civil War. However, the two had a complicated relationship. Douglass was frustrated by what he saw as Lincoln’s delayed support of emancipation. Douglass would later go on to call Lincoln the nation’s “greatest president.” During the 1888 Republican National Convention, Douglass was both a speaker and became the first African-American in a major party roll call vote to have his name put forth for president. Douglass also conferred with Lincoln’s successor, Andrew Johnson, on supporting the right of blacks to vote. What ‘Lincoln’ misses and another Civil War film gets right 2. He held several government positions At a time when many African-Americans were trying to establish lives after slavery, Douglass was appointed to several high-level U.S. government positions. He served as minister and general counsel to the Republic of Haiti. He spoke at the 1892 Chicago World’s fair where he detailed Haiti’s journey as a colony founded on slave labor to one governed by former slaves, and drew a connection to the African-American struggle for freedom. Douglass was also the first black U.S. marshal and served in Washington. Abolition through education 3. He was a twice-married supporter of women’s rights Douglass was first married to Anna Murray, a free black woman who shared his passion and commitment to the abolitionist cause. She helped him escape slavery and the couple eventually adopted the last name Douglass. The couple and their five children were heavily involved in printing an abolitionist newspaper and helping support Murray’s underground railroad efforts as she aided runaway slaves on their journey north. Douglass’ second wife was Helen Pitts, the white daughter of an abolitionist who was very active in the women’s rights movement. Douglass spoke passionately at the Seneca Falls Convention on women’s rights and urged the gathering to support the right to vote for both genders regardless of race. 4. He often found himself in difficult political positions As an outspoken advocate for the right to vote for African-Americans and women, Douglass often found his relationship with those who supported similar causes strained. Abolitionist John Brown tried to convince Douglass to join the raid on Harper’s Ferry, a violent and ultimately failed attempt to start an armed slave revolt. “I…told him that Virginia would blow him and his hostages sky-high, rather than that he should hold Harper’s Ferry an hour. Our talk was long and earnest; We spent the most of Saturday and a part of Sunday in this debate: Brown for Harper’s Ferry, and I against it; He for striking a blow which should instantly rouse the country, and I for the policy of gradually and unaccountably drawing off the slaves to the mountains, as at first suggested and proposed by him,” Douglass wrote in “The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.” Douglass also found himself at odds with longtime friend and women’s suffrage advocate Elizabeth Cady Stanton, over the 15th Amendment, which prevents the government from denying citizens the right to vote based on race. Stanton had hopes to link women’s voting rights to the bill; Douglass worried this would sink the measure. Douglass publicly expressed frustration with Lincoln’s latent support of emancipation and once wrote of Johnson, who had blanched at meeting the black abolitionist: “‘Whatever Andrew Johnson may be, he certainly is no friend of our race.’” Commentary: Lincoln’s remarkable tie to former slave 5. The abolitionist’s statue will stand in a place built by slave labor It is no small symbol that Douglass’ statue will stand in the U.S. Capitol, a landmark built partly slave labor. They quarried the stones used in the columns, walls and floors. Douglass’ statue will be featured prominently in Emancipation Hall and will be one of the first big visuals millions of Americans see when they arrive. Douglass’ statue is the first to represent the District of Columbia and the third of an African-American at the Capitol. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks from the civil rights era also have statues as does abolitionist Sojourner Truth. The unveiling comes on a day when many states celebrate “Juneteenth,” a day in 1865 when African-American slaves in Texas were finally told they were free. Historic milestone for African-American voters in 2012", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Frederick Douglass", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160201161500", "country1": "HTI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/politics/douglass-5-things/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "758179954", "sentence": "Fresh off his star-making sermon at the British royal wedding on Saturday, Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry plans to take part in a candlelight vigil and protest in front of the White House on Thursday. Curry will be joined by leaders from Christian churches who say they are concerned about a “dangerous crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of our government and in our churches.” Those crises, Curry and the other Christian leaders say, put “the soul of the nation and the integrity of faith” at stake. Organizers say they expect 1,000 people to turn out for a church service before the protest and for the protest itself, to be held on Thursday evening in Lafayette Square, a park across the street from the White House. “This weekend I spoke about the way of love. As elders, we view bringing the Reclaiming Jesus declaration to the public square as a tangible example of how to live out that way of love,” Curry said, referring to a statement, called “Reclaiming Jesus,” endorsed by progressive Christian leaders who lament the rise of political partisanship and the marginalization of vulnerable communities. The sharply worded statement also calls “America first,” a foreign-policy slogan endorsed by President Donald Trump, “theological heresy” and condemns  the “normalization of lying” and “the resurgence of white nationalism, racism, and xenophobia; misogyny; attacks on immigrants, refugees, and the poor.” “We are Christian leaders bearing moral witness to the teachings of our faith in the public square,” Curry continued. “As citizens we want our government to reflect our values. As a Bishop I believe we should follow the teachings of Jesus – who taught us to love God and love our neighbor.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Curry, the first African-American head of the Episcopal Church, lit up St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday, delivering an impassioned sermon on the redemptive power of love at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle. Curry, who has been a pastor for nearly three decades, is known for seamlessly blending spiritual and political themes in his preaching and activism. As a bishop in North Carolina, he supported the Moral Mondays campaign, which included statehouse protests against perceived inequality.  At a rally in 2014, for example, he called for teachers to receive higher salaries and called education a “divine right.” At the White House protest, organizers say Curry will be joined by a number of other prominent progressive Christian leaders, including the Rev. Sharon Watkins, former General Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Rev. James Forbes, former pastor of New York’s Riverside Church, and the Rev. Jim Wallis, President and Founder, Sojourners.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180522193000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/bishop-curry-white-house/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "558005764", "sentence": "\"That's not the person I knew,\" friend says of Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson served a tour in Afghanistan Micah Xavier Johnson was infuriated, he told police negotiators, by the deaths of black men at the hands of police. Authorities believe that rage led the reclusive former Army reservist to kill five Dallas police officers and wound seven others, as well as two civilians, and plunge a country reeling from this week’s police shootings of two black men deeper into shock and grief. Johnson, who was killed by a bomb-carrying police robot after failed negotiations, allegedly fired the shots that tore through a peaceful protest against police violence and reignited the simmering national debate about police-community relations and  fairness in the criminal justice system, as well as the larger questions on race and gun control. Related gallery Officers shot during Dallas protest Federal law enforcement officials believe Johnson was the only shooter in the ambush, according to law enforcement officials briefed by the Dallas police. He had no criminal record and no known terror ties, a law enforcement official said. In an interview with The Blaze, Johnson’s parents and stepmother said Johnson changed after his military service, which included deployment to Afghanistan from late 2013 to mid-2014. Before joining the Army, he’d wanted to become a police officer and was idealistic about the military, said his mother, Delphine Johnson. “The military was not what Micah thought it would be,” she said. “He was very disappointed, very disappointed. But it may be that the ideal that he thought of our government, what he thought the military represented, it just didn’t live up to his expectations.” He never mentioned any traumatic incidents in the military, they said, and never showed any outward signs of hating white people. Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters that in an exchange with police before his death, Johnson said he was acting alone and had no ties to terror groups. The gunman also said “he wanted to kill officers, and he expressed killing white people, he expressed killing white officers” and  “expressed anger for Black Lives Matter,” the chief said. Live updates ‘End is coming’ shooter tells policeDeadliest day for police since 9/11‘It looked like an execution’ Dallas shooting in 60 seconds‘People trampled’, witness saysAftermath of shooting streamed liveAlton Sterling: Homeless man called 911Who are the slain officers? Live updates ‘End is coming’ shooter tells policeDeadliest day for police since 9/11‘It looked like an execution’ Dallas shooting in 60 seconds‘People trampled’, witness saysAftermath of shooting streamed liveAlton Sterling: Homeless man called 911Who are the slain officers? “None of that makes sense, none of that is a legitimate reason to do harm to anyone, so the rest of it would just be speculating on what his motivations were. We just know what he said to our negotiators.” Dallas police said Friday that a search of Johnson’s residence turned up bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, rifles, ammunition, and a personal journal of combat tactics.” Investigators were analyzing the journal’s contents, a police statement said. Johnson took up arms days after videos surfaced of fatal police encounters with black men in Louisiana and Minnesota – events that ricocheted through social media and prompted reaction from the highest levels of government. Alton Sterling, 37, was killed July 5 when police responded to reports of a man with a gun in front of a convenience store in Baton Rouge. Cell phone video shows two officers pin Sterling to the ground amid a scuffle, and he’s eventually shot by one of them. Related video Castile's fiancée: Dallas shooting is bigger than us A day later, Philando Castile – a 32-year-old school cafeteria supervisor – was shot multiple times by an officer who had pulled him over for a traffic stop. Castile’s fiancée used her phone to live-stream the aftermath of the shooting from the passenger seat while her daughter sat in the back. Poll: 1 in 5 African-Americans report ‘unfair’ dealings with police in last month A friend of Johnson’s said the former Army reservist “was just as upset as any other black man in America, but nothing pointed to this extreme when we spoke.” This friend, a classmate of Johnson’s from John Horn High School in Mesquite, Texas, who asked to speak anonymously, said he last saw Johnson about a year ago and that the reservist “loved his country.” While “he chose the wrong actions,” Johnson “wanted justice and equality for blacks,” said the friend. Friends from Johnson’s past spoke of their shock at the news and a sense of disconnect as they tried to align the horrific news reports with their memories of a man they described as a sunny, joking presence. “The person that I knew was a sweet-hearted person, he always had a smile on his face and his smile would light up a room,” said TJ Holley, a childhood friend from Mesquite. Like other friends, Holley said he was sure the root of Johnson’s problems lay in his military experience, which included a deployment to Afghanistan. “I don’t know what he saw or what happened over there,” Holley said, “but I think the military is one of the reasons why he did what he did and why he acted out the way he did.” Another friend described Johnson as a “normal, goofy, fun-loving guy” and said “I have a hard time believing this is the same person I knew.” This friend, who asked to remain anonymous, also raised the possibility that Johnson’s time in the Army changed him. “I don’t know if something happened after that that may have changed him,” this friend said. “I don’t know who this latest Micah was, but that’s not the person I knew.” An ROTC classmate of Johnson’s called him a “jokester,” adding that “he likes guns and things, but he wasn’t a violent person. He was more of a person who was there for anybody.” Another friend said that Johnson had been posting a lot on Facebook about African-American deaths at the hands of police officers, “but nothing that would indicate any strange behavior.” Footage of the large gray brick house where Johnson lived with his mother in Mesquite suggested a middle-class life. Wayne Bynoe, a neighbor of Johnson’s, told CNN that police cars were parked outside Johnson’s home Friday. Johnson “keeps to himself,” Bynoe said, adding that he’d become more withdrawn after a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Johnson’s classmate at John Horn High School countered that description, saying that he had been a “fun-loving guy who liked to have a good time.” The friend said Johnson never threatened to kill anyone, and “would tell stories about being in the military, but didn’t seem depressed or anything.” Johnson served in the U.S. Army Reserve from March 2009 to April 2015, training as a carpentry and masonry specialist, according to Pentagon records. As a private first class, Johnson would have received basic weapons training, but it’s unclear whether he would have received instruction in advanced shooting skills beyond the basics that every soldier gets. During his roughly seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, which began in late 2013, Johnson was accused by a female soldier of sexual harassment, according to attorney Bradford Glendening, who represented Johnson in the case. The attorney described the administrative complaint as “sort of a hostile work environment” case, and told CNN Saturday the accuser asked that she be granted a protective order against Johnson that would include herself, her family, her residence and her place of work, and asked that Johnson get some mental help. The Army instituted an administrative proceeding in which Johnson would be dismissed with an “other than honorable discharge,” Glendening said, but in September 2014 Johnson waived his right to a hearing and asked for the discharge to be upgraded. In April 2015, the Army said, Johnson received an honorable discharge. An Army spokeswoman did not have any immediate comment about the sexual harassment allegation against Johnson, which was first reported by The New York Times. “It tells me he might have had an increasing grievance against authority,” former Assistant FBI Director Tom Fuentes told CNN of the harassment investigation. “Some people don’t feel they should be investigated.” Johnson returned to his engineering brigade in Seagoville, Texas, in August 2014 to April 2015, according to his military records. During his service, he was honored with awards considered standard issue for military personnel serving in a war zone, including an Afghanistan Campaign Medal with a campaign star, an Army Achievement Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, an Army Service Ribbon, an Armed Forces Reserve Medal and a NATO Medal, CNN’s Barbara Starr reported. Related video Recent police killings reflect a disturbing trend Johnson’s Facebook page contains multiple references to black empowerment. His cover photo is the Pan-African or Black Liberation flag, and his profile picture shows him dressed in a West African shirt called a dashiki, with an upraised fist. Another photo shows a man dressed in military fatigues and a helmet, seeming to point a gun at the camera. A third photo shows Johnson in dress uniform. Other photos on his page include the iconic image of a clenched fist with the caption “Black Power,” another is a photo with Professor Griff of the band Public Enemy. Johnson also “liked” many groups related to African-American issues and black empowerment, such as the New Black Panthers, I Love Black Archaeologist, which posted on its Facebook page, “It seems that the police have been trying to motivate black people to do what happened in Dallas yesterday for years now.” Another group is the African American Defense League, which has a posting that calls for violence, saying, “WE ARE CALLING ON THE GANGS ACROSS THE NATION! ATTACK EVERYTHING IN BLUE EXCEPT THE MAIL MAN, UNLESS HE IS CARRYING MORE THAN MAIL!” In addition, Johnson “liked” multiple celebrity pages and the pages of several law enforcement agencies, including the Dallas Police Department, Arlington Police Department and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona. Activists stressed that Johnson didn’t represent them. “His conduct is not indicative of the conduct of the majority of activists” around the country who are looking for equal treatment from the police, Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis NAACP, told CNN. On Capitol Hill, members of the Black Congressional Caucus echoed that point. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, called Johnson a “terrorist and not part of Black Lives Matter.” CNN’s Evan Perez, Jennifer Hauser, Shimon Prokupecz, Richard Griffiths, Steve Visser, Kevin Bohn and Jason Hanna contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Micah Xavier Johnson", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160708210000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/micah-xavier-johnson-dallas-shooter/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "687339458", "sentence": "Sweet Zurich tour focuses on local chocolate confectionery gems like Honold and Conditorei Schober-Peclard Rousset advises chocolate tasters to let the chocolate melt -- not chew As with wines, it's important to know where cocoa beans originate, because their \"terroir\"  determines flavor “I just love it when I get milk-to-dark converts,” says Kerrin Rousset, as she prepares to lead a small cocoa-hungry crowd through the narrow streets of Zurich’s Old Town. Rousset, who makes a living leading people to the city’s finest chocolates, needn’t worry too much – we’re already lost to the dark side. We’ve joined her on a sunny afternoon in Paradeplatz, outside the flagship shop of Sprungli, a high-quality chocolate maker known for its delicate Luxemburgerli bite-sized almond meringues. We’re here because, although in Zurich you’re never more than a praline’s throw from an artisanal chocolatier (not that any sane person would throw away a perfectly good praline), it’s surprisingly tricky to locate truly excellent chocolate. It’s a task for a local connoisseur who’s already cracked the cocoa code. Rousset is a New Yorker with bright eyes, an unbelievably slim figure and a constant smile fueled by chocolate. She’s also the founder of the Sweet Zurich tour. A resident of Zurich for the past six years, Rousset shares her knowledge and passion about the small shops during tours she’s been running since 2011. Outside Sprungli, Rousset steers us away from what we thought would be our first chocolate hit. “You should definitely visit Sprungli while you are here,” she says. “The place is always lively, but it’s not included in our tour as we will focus on the more hidden, artisanal shops that would be harder to discover on your own.” We follow obediently. A few minutes later, we’re on a lively pedestrian street in the Old Town, sampling the wares in Honold, a family-owned confectionery and chocolate shop founded in 1905. Insiders give you tips for getting around Zurich I’m instantly hooked on Lotti’s Best – one of Rousset’s suggestions – a crumbly nougat feuilletine with tonka bean and a pinch of fleur de sel, covered with Criollo de Venezuela 65% and milk chocolate. Naturally, it’s easier, and much more fun, to taste than to describe. During our next stops, we taste a variety of chocolate creations, often mixed with unexpected ingredients, such as lemongrass or galangal, that test our taste buds and preconceptions. “The secret lies in the balance: if you find the correct one, then the combination simply works,” Rousset says. Cupcakes are included in today’s menu and we happily try the moist, light cakes with cream cheese toppings (a refreshing alternative to usual butter cream) and playful names such as Marilyn Monroe and Kokos Chanel. Between choc stops, we pause at some of the city’s numerous fountains to cleanse our palates. With church bells in the background, we discuss all things chocolate, such as cocoa bean origins and cocoa percentages. We learn that, as with wines, it’s important to know where the beans originate from, because their “terroir” significantly determines chocolate flavor. It transpires the cocoa percentage figure given on many chocolate bars merely indicates darkness and sugar content and is no reflection of quality. As well as feeding our chocolate-buzzed minds with facts about the world of cocoa, Rousset also tells us how she began leading tours of Zurich’s sweet spots. Europe’s oldest pastry shops “When friends and family would come to visit, I would take them to my favorite sweet shops,” she says. “Of course we would go to Sprungli, a Zurich institution, but it was fun to go to the small local shops where the owners had become friends, where we would chat and taste lots, too.” While answering questions about Swiss confectionery on her blog, she realized that many of her friends who were either from Zurich or living there for years, didn’t know about her favorite chocolate shops. That’s when she decided to do something about it. Our sugary tour concludes in Conditorei Schober-Peclard, a legendary coffee house that’s been successfully transformed into a pastry heaven. Owned by gastronome Michel Peclard, it’s housed in an impressive 14th-century building with a lavish interior and photogenic ornamental cash register. The star here is the hot chocolate, which we taste in its cold edition, but there’s an abundance of homemade pastries, cakes, ice creams and savory items. While we’re recounting our favorite tastings from the evening, the manager invites us to taste his latest discovery, a surprisingly refreshing cold brew of coffee mixed with tonic water. Another great taste from the dark side. Carac and 5 other iconic European cakes We ask Rousset to share her expertise on the art of proper chocolate tasting. “Use all your senses to recognize and appreciate a good quality chocolate bar; look for a nice sheen, not too glossy nor dull,” she says. “Sound: Break off a piece and you should hear a distinct snap, letting you know it was well-tempered. “Smell: There are countless aromas in cocoa beans, so you’ll smell a variety of natural aromas from fruits to spices to nuts, depending on the origin of the bean. “Taste: Let it melt in your mouth – don’t chew – and you should taste several flavors and no bitterness. “A sign of a good quality chocolate is when there are several stages of flavor – they develop in your mouth as it melts.  More importantly, the flavor doesn’t just disappear after you swallow, but lingers.” Sweet Zurich Tour; tours run Tuesday to Friday at 2 p.m. and last about two and a half hours (tour groups are typically two to eight people); CHF85 ($93) Swiss gourmet stars take fine dining way beyond fondu Zurich layover guide: Make the most of your Swiss stopover Rania Margari is a freelance journalist with an interest in travel, food and lifestyle stories. She’s based in Lausanne, Switzerland.CNN Travel’s series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. However, CNN retains full editorial control over all of its reports. Read the policy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sweet Zurich tour", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170907001500", "country1": "CHE", "country2": "VEN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/zurich-chocolate-tour/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "582671254", "sentence": "China's northwestern Xinjiang province was once a vital Silk Road connection Mountainous and remote, it borders eight other countries “Bosh bosh!” vendors yell as they yank sheep along by their tails, shoving them from trucks into the pens where they’ll be sold to their death. We’re in the riotous Sunday livestock market on the outskirts of Kashgar, in the remote Xinjiang province in northwest China. Yaks, camels and Xinjiang’s famously fat-bottomed lambs have all been delivered to the market – the biggest of its kind in Central Asia – by bearded men from miles around, to be sold by the day’s end. The air is thick with cries of “bosh bosh!” – meaning “coming through,” in the local Uyghur language. At a nearby food shack, we order a couple of samsa – a crispy, stone oven-baked bread parcel filled with seasoned diced lamb, purchased and slaughtered in halal fashion that morning. Here, the phrase “farm to table” is literal. Blood from the remaining flesh of the animal drips from its bones by the shack’s entrance. Xinjiang might be one of China’s best-kept secrets. Once a vital stretch of the ancient Silk Road network of trade routes, today the province is notorious for violent ethnic tensions between the indigenous Turkic Uyghurs and swelling Han population, which have choked tourism in recent years. Many of its people’s faces bear the hallmark of Central Asia, its food has clear Turkish influences and the landscape is arid, fiery, and punctuated by Islamic, Turkic and Kyrgyz architecture. Anyone who saw the 2007 film “The Kite Runner” might recognize Kashgar’s Old Town. It doubled onscreen as Kabul, in Afghanistan – the only time Kashgar has appeared in a Western film. Perhaps the last time such a global spotlight fell on the oasis city was when Marco Polo passed through in 1273, and called it “the largest and most important” city in Xinjiang, before allegedly taking the local laghman noodles back to Italy, and rebranding them spaghetti. We try a plate of these noodles served with cooked tomatoes, onions and shredded beef, and can’t deny it’s not unlike a certain Italian dish. Those ancient streets captured on film are today mostly vanished. The city’s Old Town, deemed unsafe to live in, has been demolished. All that remains is a small neighborhood located a 15-minute walk from the Kashgar Bazaar. Nearby lies the new Old Town: an ambitious re-imagining of its predecessor which recaptures its elegant Islamic architecture but without the disorganized charm. Leaving Kashgar, we head out further west on a trip along the Karakoram Highway (KKH), the road that connects China with Pakistan via winding mountain passes. Overnight rain has left the road more treacherous than usual. Rocks have fallen which soldiers have been tasked with clearing. The 9,000-mile (14,484 km) highway from Kashgar to Abbottabad, in Pakistan, is currently being resurfaced on both sides of the border by Beijing, in a bid to improve the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The China stretch is mostly finished, but the fresh tarmac needs to set, so we make a bumpy journey on rubble tracks beside the empty, pristine road. Every 10 minutes the landscape reinvents itself. Flaming red mountains are replaced by huge gorges. Ethnic Kyrgyz children living in stone houses with solar panels atop appear on the left, Tajik yurts to the right. They’re followed by grasslands populated by grazing yak and roaming herds of camels that peer into the car windows. Karakul Lake is the jewel in this bonanza of Instagram-worthy scenes. Stepping out of the car here, it’s hard to breathe. At its peak, the KKH is 15,397 feet above sea level, making it the highest paved international highway in the world. My lungs briefly brace at the altitude. Karakul means “black lake,” but the name is misleading. Its waters are a majestic jade green. They’re backdropped by eery, soft grey sand dunes. As we drive higher, towards the snowcapped Tian Shan mountains, it gets colder. By the time we arrive in Tashkurgan, a town almost upon the border with Pakistan, it’s raining. Police with sniffer dogs patrol the streets – China’s northwest frontier is a hotbed for heroin smuggling. This is where we must stop. The Khunjerab Pass that leads to Pakistan has been closed to foreigners, according to our driver, although no one will say why. He delivers us to a Byzantine-looking BBQ restaurant decorated with disco balls and and soundtracked by techno music. Customers wearing elaborate, bejeweled doppas (square skull caps) are served juicy lamb skewers and a Uyghur dish called manper soman – it resembles farfelle with vegetables and shredded meat – by Tajik owners. Spectacular, rarely seen images of China’s railways We only have nine days in Xinjiang. It’s a huge province, bordering eight countries – Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India – and is impossible to fully explore in such a short time. Our next stop, via the provincial capital Urumqi, is Turpan – one of the world’s lowest depressions. The fast train from Uruqmi takes 1.5 hours to reach Turpan. It whizzes past vast wind turbine farms in the red desert, but also oil and gas fields, a reminder of why Xinjiang is so vital to China. In Turpan, we check into a boutique hotel, The Vines, which is part of a working vineyard. Here, an amazing karez irrigation system of vertical wells and underground canals has channeled water from the mountains for hundreds of years, keeping this desert oasis  almost impossibly fertile. Tourism hasn’t exactly caught on yet. When I ask to buy a bottle of the red wine produced here, our host directs us to the local supermarket. The scorching Taklamakan desert outside of Turpan is home to the remains of ancient towns long ago swallowed and preserved by the sand, unearthed in the past century. As the temperature climbs to an arid 38 degrees Celsius, we find Tuyoq, one of the few inhabited ancient Uyghur villages, where mud-built homes appear camouflaged against the sandy landscape. Only the green dome of the Mazar, an Islamic shrine, stands out. Outside one of the mud homes stands a sign: “Former residence of Albert Von Le Coq.” Beneath, a scathing description outlines how in the early 20th century the German explorer, along with a band of rival Europeans, raided Taklamakan sites of historical treasures belonging to China, and deposited them to museums in their home nations. The Bezeklik caves, from the walls of which Von le Coq ripped scores of ancient paintings after he discovered the site in 1905, lie just outside the village. Back in Urumqi, we find a rarity in largely alcohol-free Xinjiang: a strip of bars. Gong Yuan Bei Lu is lined with overpriced cocktail joints and coffee shops serving beer. It’s a contrast to the rest of the province, where refreshment comes in the form of circular flat breads stamped with swirling patterns, shredded pumpkin and lamb steamed dumplings, salty Uyghur ice cream and lamb kebabs gently spitting on street grills. Around midnight we roll into Fusion Bar. Styled like a British pub, albeit one with two Christmas trees and a giant Super Mario model, it presents local jazz and rock acts. We’re the only Westerners in sight and, as complimentary Jack Daniels keep arriving at our table, we’re told the night rounds off with a jam session. And so, our time in Xinjiang is brought to a close with my traveling companion, a part-time musician, joining the electronic jazz band on stage to sing “Autumn Leaves.” Xinjiang knows how to make an impression.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Xinjiang province", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160926020000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/25/asia/xinjiang-china-travel/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "501018569", "sentence": "Ashley Olsen's death is being treated as a homicide, a spokeswoman says Olsen's boyfriend reportedly was concerned because he had not heard from her Italian news agency ANSA reports that Olsen, 35, was found strangled An American woman, Ashley Olsen, has been found dead at her apartment in Florence, Italy. Her death is being treated as a homicide, police spokeswoman Maddalena Carosi said on Italian TV. Italian news agency ANSA reported that Olsen, 35, was found strangled, but authorities declined to comment on the cause of death until an autopsy is complete. Olsen’s boyfriend, a fellow artist, reportedly found her body on Saturday. He was concerned because he had not heard from her, so he asked Olsen’s landlord to go with him to Olsen’s apartment to check on her, ANSA said. “The police haven’t really said anything yet. My son is waiting for the police to share more,” Olsen’s grandmother, Ann Olsen, told CNN by phone from Florida. Olsen’s father, an architect, works for the Florence Art School Bianca Cappello. Ann Olsen described her granddaughter as a beautiful girl. She owned a beagle named Scout. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the consulate in Florence was providing assistance. “We can confirm the dea‎th of U.S. citizen Ashley Olsen in Florence,” the spokesperson said. “We extend our deepest condolences to her loved ones.” CNN’s Vasco Cotovio, Dave Alsup, Allie Malloy and Hande Atay also contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160110224500", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/10/europe/italy-american-woman-dead/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "425294434", "sentence": "The Chairless Chair is an exoskeleton that locks into place when you sit down It allows the user to rest their leg muscles and can improve posture, according to the Zurich startup behind the device BMW and Audi are set to conduct production line trials this year It’s like a chair that isn’t there, but magically appears whenever you need it. It’s called the Chairless Chair and you wear it on your legs like an exoskeleton: when it’s not activated, you can walk normally or even run. And then, at the touch of a button, it locks into place and you can sit down on it. Like a chair that is now there. “The idea came from wanting to sit anywhere and everywhere, and from working in a UK packaging factory when I was 17,” says Keith Gunura, the 29-year old CEO and co-founder of noonee, the Zurich-based startup behind the device, “standing for hours on end causes a lot of distress to lower limbs, but most workers get very few breaks and chairs are rarely provided, because they take up too much space. So I thought that the best idea was to strap an unobtrusive chair directly to myself.” The device never touches the ground, which makes it easier to wear: a belt secures it to the hips and it has straps that wrap around the thighs. A variable damper engages and supports the bodyweight, which is directed towards the heels of the shoes. These are specially designed and part of the mechanism, but an alternate version works with any footwear and touches the ground only when in a stationary position. The user just moves into the desired pose and then powers the device, which currently runs for about 24 hours on a single 6V battery. The idea came from wanting to sit anywhere and everywhere, and from working in a UK packaging factory when I was 17. Keith Gunura, co-inventor of the Chairless Chair “In addition to resting your leg muscles, it also provides optimal posture,” adds noonee CTO and co-founder Bryan Anastisiades “it keeps your back straight and can reduce the occurrence of bad postures for both healthy workers and those recovering from muscle related injuries.” Read: Spaceship reinvented for new frontiers Sammy Margo, a chartered physiotherapist, told CNN: “As physiotherapists we actively encourage people to move throughout the day. This device looks like a great compromise in that it allows the wearer to move as well as sit intermittently. I wouldn’t encourage its use for long term sitting, however it is suitable for people who need to vary their tasks.” The Chairless Chair is attracting interest and production line trials are set to start in Germany with BMW in September and with Audi later this year. While sitting down all day is so detrimental to health that it will shorten life expectancy, standing up in order to work is also a source of problems. Physical strain, repetitive movements and poor posture can lead to conditions called Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which are now one of the leading causes of lost workday injury and illness. In 2011, MSDs accounted for 33 percent of all worker injuries and illnesses in the U.S. with over 378,000 cases, according to data from the United States Department of Labor. In Europe, over 40 million workers are affected by MSDs attributable to their job, according to a study entitled Fit For Work Europe and conducted across 23 European countries. Read: Incredible new tech inspired by nature The Chairless Chair represents an innovative approach to this problem, which is currently addressed mostly through ergonomics of the workplace. Although unique, it shares some similarities with the Swiss Milking Stool, a monopod used by farmers to milk cows, which dates back to the early 19th Century. It had straps that secured it to the wearer and required some practice to be used due to the single source of support. It was phased out by the rise of the milking parlor. An aluminium and carbon fibre frame keeps the overall weight of the Chairless Chair at just two kilograms, so it doesn’t burden the wearer with too much excess weight and only marginally impairs movement. And in the future, it could be fitted with smart motors able to infer the user’s intentions and offer the ideal posture without even the need to press a button. In addition to resting your leg muscles, it also provides optimal posture. Bryan Anastisiades, co-founder of noonee This could open up additional daily life applications, says Gunura: “Imagine if you had one of these while you were riding on a crowded train: it would make for a much more comfortable commute. But we’re also thinking about people behind the counter in retail, farmers picking fruit and even surgeons in the operating room. A chair would be impractical, but the Chairless Chair would fit in nicely.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Chairless Chair", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150414131500", "country1": "CHE", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/tech/innovation/the-chairless-chair/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "724903086", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: David R. Wheeler is a freelance writer and a journalism professor at the University of Tampa. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Spain will soon unseat the US from our No. 2 spot on the list of the world’s top tourist destinations. Didn’t it feel good to be No. 2 for a while? Well, enjoy the last few months of that ranking, because we’re about to become No. 3. Although definitive numbers will not be published until the spring, France is expected to remain the most popular tourist destination in the world in 2018, with second place going to Spain, instead of the US, according to the UN World Tourism Organization. I’ve got nothing against Spain. Its natural and architectural beauty, along with the warmth of its people, make it my favorite travel destination by far. But there’s a reason more world travelers are choosing Spain over the US these days, and it’s not because the Grand Canyon became less grand in the past year. It’s not too much of a leap to surmise that Donald Trump’s rhetoric is scaring people away. Related video Official: Trump's rhetoric creating problems The number of international tourists visiting the US dropped by about 4% in the first six months of 2017, according to data released in December by the US National Travel and Tourism Office and the Department of Commerce. “It’s known as the ‘Trump Slump,’” writes Arthur Frommer, founder of the popular Frommer’s Travel Guides. “And I know of no reputable travel publication to deny it.” The tragedy of lost tourism dollars extends far beyond the condos and restaurants of resort towns and into the realm of irony. Why? Because tourism dollars are pure “profit” for the US. Have you noticed how, despite all the lost manufacturing jobs, companies still haven’t figured out how to outsource our majestic mountains? Or our beautiful beaches? These are treasures that can’t be manufactured elsewhere. If Trump is going to obsess over dollars flowing into and out of the US, wouldn’t he want to keep the tourism dollars flowing? But it’s not just tourism. His harsh rhetoric against other countries is also hurting the United States’ higher-education sector, another economic area where we’ve been “winning,” to use one of his favorite words. When it comes to higher education, America still has the best brand in the world. In fact, people are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars – per person – to acquire a degree from an American college or university. Education export dollars topped $35 billion in 2015, and the trade gap is lopsidedly in our favor – and growing. Will it stay that way? If Trump doesn’t stop his reckless rhetoric, international students may start choosing a British or Australian university instead. Earlier this month, The New York Times reported that the number of new international students declined an average of 7% this past fall. The preliminary figures come from a survey of 500 colleges by the Institute of International Education. “Nearly half of the campuses surveyed reported declines,” the Times article notes. Why else is this important? It’s not just that we’re making money off our educational export of the American college degree. International students are far more likely to pay full sticker price at an American college or university, thus driving down the cost for Americans. As Business Insider recently noted, “International students are now ‘subsidizing’ public American universities to the tune of $9 billion a year.” Related video Where does Trump stand on immigration? By the way, the Muslim-majority countries Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, Kuwait and Pakistan send roughly 45,000 students to the US, and Saudi Arabia alone sends another 60,000 students, according to an analysis by Dick Startz, an economist at UC Santa Barbara. But wait – there’s more. Although factories have been leaving the country for decades – creating the notorious Rust Belt, the tragedy of failed cities, and probably the opioid epidemic – college towns have been beacons of hope. As Bob Davis notes in an article for The Wall Street Journal, many small-town and Rust Belt cities have bounced back after losing jobs to China. What do they have in common? You guessed it: a college or university. “Counties that are home to a land-grant university have lower unemployment rates than the US overall and bounced back faster from the most recent recession,” according to the Journal article. One more thing. The desperation that led to the rise of Trump has one common theme: decent jobs. Middle Americans lost their good jobs, and they want them back. According to The Wall Street Journal, one out of every 40 Americans gets his or her paycheck from a college or university. Back in 2015, Trump tweeted, “Mexican leaders and negotiators are much tougher and smarter than those of the U.S. Mexico is killing us on jobs and trade. WAKE UP!” Well, here’s a wake-up call on trade, especially for you, Mr. Trump. Want to win big on trade and save a huge number of well-paying American jobs? Get back to a welcoming attitude. When it comes to tourism and education, the money will follow.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180124001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/opinions/how-trump-can-make-america-no-2-again-wheeler/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "470035382", "sentence": "Fall beers are the most popular seasonal style, thanks to Oktoberfest, wet hops and pumpkin flavors Many are showcased at this weekend's Great American Beer Festival in Denver The leaves are changing, football season is underway, and some pretty amazing beers are hitting shelves. For craft brewers, cooler weather brings a shift in seasonal styles. Gone are the crisp, light, refreshing beers of summer, making way for more malty and spiced brews. Fall beers are the most popular seasonal style, thanks to the popularity of Oktoberfest brews, wet hops and pumpkin flavors. Look no farther than the annual Great American Beer Festival, underway through Saturday in Denver, where thousands of U.S. craft brewers offer samplings of numerous fall brews. Some the best and most creative beers are released this time of year. So throw on that hoodie and try a new fall brew to celebrate the season. Here are 12 standouts: For better or worse, pumpkin beers have become the top-selling seasonal style among craft-beer drinkers. During the fall months, they’re even close to bumping India pale ales (IPAs) out of the top spot of most popular beer style. Spices like clove, nutmeg and allspice are commonly used in these brews, along with the orange gourds. Heavy Seas Brewing Great’er Pumpkin Baltimore’s Heavy Seas has one of the most flavorful and most powerful pumpkin beers out there. Adding to the pumpkin-spice flavors are oak, vanilla and bourbon, thanks to the aging of the beer in bourbon barrels. Dogfish Head Brewing Punkin Ale Dogfish Head, a leader in creative beer flavors, was doing pumpkin beer way before pumpkin beer was cool. Its Punkin is a spiced-up brown ale brewed with pumpkin, brown sugar and spices. This is the gold standard of the style and a true fall classic. NoDa Brewing Gordgeous Gordgeous’ unique spice character makes this a special offering from NoDa, a Charlotte, North Carolina, brewery. It adds fresh spices just prior to brewing, so this beer not only looks good, it tastes great, too. Previously available only on draft, Gordgeous now comes in cans for easier home consumption. Schlafly Brewing Pumpkin Ale This is a sweetly balanced beer that tastes like pumpkin pie. It’s probably one of the most sought-after pumpkin beers, and for good reason. If pumpkin is not your thing, and believe me, there are tons of you out there, fall still has some pretty good things for you. For one, it’s also Oktoberfest season. The famed German festival features malty dark lagers called Märzens, but if you can’t make it to Munich for the big party, don’t worry – plenty of craft brewers are serving up their own interpretations of the style. Sierra Nevada Brewing Oktoberfest Sierra Nevada joined the Oktoberfest party this year with a unique collaboration with the German brewer Brauhaus Riegele, one of the six brewers that serve beers at the official Oktoberfest in Germany. Each year going forward, Sierra Nevada will partner with another German brewery for its fest beer offering. Upland Brewing Oktoberfest This Indiana brewery is making really good beer these days, and its Oktoberfest is one of the best. While it’s on the lighter side for an Oktoberfest beer, it’s prominent hops make it nicely balanced. Other tasty offerings from Upland include Wheat Ale and Teddy Bear Kisses, a Russian imperial porter aged on cocoa nibs. Stoudts Brewing OktoberFest Stoudts Brewing has been quietly brewing great beer since 1987. The Pennsylvania brewery was co-founded by Carol Stoudt, a legend in the brewing community and the first woman to open a brewery since Prohibition. Its Oktoberfest celebration is one of the best in the country, and its Oktoberfest beer is an excellent, easy-drinking companion to the event. Revolution Brewing Oktoberfest Chicago has a rich German heritage, and Revolution Brewing honors that with its Oktoberfest offering. It uses all German malts in this one, along with German Hallertau Gold hops.  After a few sips, you may be “twisting and shouting” like Ferris Bueller. At the end of August, the hop fields of the Pacific Northwest are full of ripe hop cones ready for harvesting. The majority of those hops – used for bitterness, flavor and aroma – are harvested and preserved. But some hops are set aside within 24 hours of harvest to be used in “wet hop” ales. Compared with preserved hops, fresh-cut hops add a more vibrant, earthy flavor and aroma. Deschutes Brewing Hop Trip The folks at Deschutes bag and brew their hops within four hours for this bright, citrusy pale ale. Luckily for them, their brewery is in the middle of Oregon’s hop-growing country. For you hopheads, Hop Trip features Nugget, Centennial and Fresh Crystal hops along with some spices (hey, it’s fall). Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop IPA Fresh, wet Centennial and Cascade hops give this balanced beer some citrus and herbal notes, but they’re not overpowering. Pine and grassy notes also crop up at the end, but the sweetness from the malts calm things down a bit. Sierra Nevada has been at the forefront of using wet hops and releases several fresh hop beers a year. Founders Brewing Harvest Ale This is a brilliantly juiced-up IPA with intense pine and tropical fruit flavor. The fresh hops, some of them harvested from Founders’ native Michigan, shine all the way through to the finish. Rogue Wet Hop Ale This year’s wet hop ale from Oregon’s Rogue brewery is something special. It’s brewmaster John Maier’s 19,000th beer for Rogue (one of which was a beer made with yeast from his beard). Don’t worry, there’s no beard yeast in this one – just Yaquina hops from Rogue’s farms, which are tossed in the brew kettle within five hours of picking.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "fall beers", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150924224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/living/craft-beers-fall-drinking-feat/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "753100216", "sentence": "Friday, May 4, is what is unofficially known as Star Wars Day. For those of you who (or whose parents) didn’t have a hard time finding a date in high school, it’s Star Wars Day because in the Star Wars series, “May the Force be with you” is a classic line. Get it? May the Force Fourth. Good news is that it’s also Star Wars Day on our very special #FlashbackFriday post. Gather ‘round, fellow nerds. You might think that Jar Jar Binks ruined the franchise, but rest assured, politics beat him to it. The culprit: President Ronald Reagan’s March 1983 speech on defense spending, since dubbed his “Star Wars” speech. “The budget request that is now before the Congress has been trimmed to the limits of safety. Further deep cuts cannot be made without seriously endangering the security of the Nation. The choice is up to the men and women you’ve elected to the Congress, and that means the choice is up to you,” Reagan said in the televised address. Reagan was trying to justify a hefty boost to the Defense Department’s budget in order to protect against the threat of Soviet attack. Critics were having none of this partially space-focused program. The New York Times said the technology Reagan wanted was “decades away from reality.” He basically wanted everything short of X-Wing fighters and lightsabers. He also wanted $30 billion more for defense in the 1984 budget. Likewise, President Donald Trump is currently looking to the stars. Almost seeming to pull from the title of one of the most recent Star Wars iterations (or a 1984 video game), Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of a “Space Force.” Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani also referred to FBI agents who raided Michael Cohen’s office as “stormtroopers.” Although, it’s entirely possible Giuliani had the even more evil historical version of stormtroopers in mind. Like Reagan, Trump has asked for a healthy bump in defense spending, although it’s not specifically for “Space Force.” Surely we are close to exhausting the list of 1980s reboots, right? Reagan’s Star Wars speech wasn’t his first foray into a galaxy far, far away. A few weeks prior, he had delivered his “evil empire” speech, in which he described the Soviets in Vader-esque terms. At the time Reagan was delivering these speeches, America was awaiting the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy.  “Return of the Jedi” was released in May that year. In between developments on current US-Russia relations, Star Wars fans today await the finale of the current trilogy. Time is a flat circle. Things ended up going well for both America and the Rebel Alliance back in the 1980s. May the Force be with us this time around.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States defense spending policies under Presidents Reagan and Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180504104500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/flashback-friday-reagan-star-wars-speech/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "728630862", "sentence": "The Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives is engulfed in a political crisis, after the President defied a Supreme Court ruling to reinstall opposition MPs and release political prisoners. President Abdulla Yameen instead declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest the chief justice a former President. In a TV address, Yameen insisted that it was business as usual and urged Maldivians to remain calm. He claimed the Supreme Court had acted “hastily” and argued that his actions were designed to prevent a coup. On Tuesday, President Yameen said in a statement the Supreme Court had decided to reverse he ruling that precipitated the crisis and nine political prisoners would not be released. Yameen came to power in 2013 in a disputed election that opponents say was rigged. Since then, he has been accused of eroding democracy, cracking down on dissent and jailing opposition leaders. In 2016, the Maldives withdrew from the UK Commonwealth after the association of former British colonies threatened to suspend it for chipping away at democratic institutions. To the alarm of some opposition figures, Yameen courted investment from China and Saudi Arabia – his last visit to Beijing was in December. Mohamed Nasheed, who became the country’s first democratically elected President in 2009 and achieved worldwide renown for highlighting the effect of global warming on the archipelago, was imprisoned in 2015 on terrorism charges that his supporters say were spurious. Nasheed was allowed to leave prison a year later to seek medical treatment abroad, and was granted asylum in Britain. He hoped to challenge Yameen in presidential elections later this year, and was in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, when the Supreme Court delivered the ruling that touched off the latest crisis. The simmering political crisis came to a head last week when the Supreme Court, in an unexpected ruling, ordered the release of nine dissidents and the reinstatement of 12 legislators who were fired for abandoning Yameen’s party. The ruling would have given the opposition a majority in the country’s legislative assembly. Yameen refused to comply, and instead dispatched the military to the Supreme Court in the capital, Male, on Monday. Security forces “blockaded and locked the Supreme Court building from outside and hence the justices are without any food,” Maldives’ former Attorney General Husnu Al Suood tweeted. Police also detained Yameen’s estranged half-brother and former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the country for 30 years until the transition to democracy. The pair fell out in 2016, journalist Mohamed Junayd said, and last year he joined forces with Nasheed to form a new opposition coalition. Gayoom was arrested along with his son-in-law, Mohamed Nadheem, early on Tuesday morning in what the Maldivian opposition have called “blatantly trumped up charges of bribery.” Yameen also imposed a state of emergency, giving him sweeping powers which he used to order the detention of Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another judge, Ali Hameed. The remaining three justices overturned the earlier ruling, a statement on the court’s website read. In a televised address to the nation, Yameen claimed he had acted to prevent a coup, Reuters reported. The President’s office insisted that while the state of emergency imposed certain restrictions, no curfew would be put in place. “During this time, though certain rights will be restricted, general movements, services and businesses will not be affected,” it said in a statement. The two former Presidents have urged India to intervene to force Yameen to release the judges and other political prisoners. Nasheed urged India to deploy a “physical presence” in the archipelago. India – which rarely intervenes in foreign countries – helped put down an attempted coup in the Maldives in the 1980s. On behalf of Maldivian people we humbly request:1. India to send envoy, backed by its military, to release judges & pol. detainees inc. Prez. Gayoom. We request a physical presence. 2. The US to stop all financial transactions of Maldives regime leaders going through US banks. In a statement, India encouraged its neighbor to abide by the rule of law. “In the spirit of democracy and rule of law, it is imperative for all organs of the Government of Maldives to respect and abide by the order of the (Supreme) court,” the statement said. The US issued a stern criticism of the President’s actions. “President Yameen has systematically alienated his coalition, jailed or exiled every major opposition political figure, deprived elected members of parliament of their right to represent their voters in the legislature, revised laws to erode human rights… and weakened the institutions of government,” the State Department said in a statement. China, which has been vying with India for influence in the region, said the crisis should be resolved internally, Reuters reported. Yameen appears to be enjoy the support of the army, at least for now. State television showed several police officers and soldiers promising to sacrifice their lives “in the defense of the lawful government” on Sunday, Reuters said. Situated to the southwest of India and Sri Lanka, the Maldives are hugely popular as a tourist destination, especially for Chinese visitors. Almost 1.4 million tourists from across the world visited the Maldives in 2017, according to government statistics, including hundreds of thousands from China and the United Kingdom. The Maldives government released a statement Tuesday through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reassuring tourists that the situation remained calm and would not affect tourism. “All tourism related businesses will be operating as usual and the situation of the Maldives remains stable,” the release said. “The state of Emergency does not force any restrictions on traveling to the Maldives or within the Maldives.” China issued a travel warning for the island chain ahead of the Lunar New Year, which begins February 16 and is China’s peak travel season. “We suggest the Chinese tourists who plan to travel to Maldives should not go there before the situation calms down,” a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said Monday. India and the United Kingdom also issued travel warnings for archipelago.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Abdulla Yameen", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180206171500", "country1": "MDV", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/asia/maldives-political-unrest-explainer-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "580151553", "sentence": "Australia says its warplanes were among a number of international aircraft in Saturday's operation ISIS shot down a regime warplane in Deir Ezzor, killing a pilot, Syrian state media says One day after coalition airstrikes bombed Syrian government troops, warplanes made multiple attacks against rebel strongholds in eastern Aleppo on Sunday. Sunday’s strikes turned up the pressure on a fragile ceasefire brokered between Washington and Moscow, now in its sixth day, and make the cloudy situation in war-torn Syria even grayer. It was not known who conducted Sunday’s strikes, which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said were the first in Aleppo since the US-Russia-backed ceasefire took effect last Monday.  At least one woman has died and many people have been wounded, some critically. Russia has said the US-led coalition airstrikes that mistakenly killed dozens of Syrian troops on Saturday – prompting a diplomatic firestorm – put the ceasefire in jeopardy. The strikes near Deir Ezzor Airport – which the US says were intended to target ISIS but instead killed 62 Syrian soldiers, according to the Russian military – sparked a furious row between the US and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations outside an emergency Security Council meeting. Related video Obama administration regrets Syrian military deaths The US has expressed regret for the strikes, while Australia, which says its planes were among a number of international aircraft involved in the operation, expressed condolences to the victims’ families. “We consider what happened as a natural result of the persistent refusal of the United States from the establishment of close cooperation with Russia in the fight against ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other affiliated terrorist groups,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Bouthaina Shaaban, a political and media adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, told CNN’s Becky Anderson that Syria is adhering to the truce and the US should start cooperating. “I ask the United States if they truly mean to target terrorists, where is the problem in coordinating their efforts with Russia, with the Syrian-Arab army, with anyone who is targeting terrorists?” asked Shaaban. “After all, this is the target for all of us, so why are they prolonging the agony of the Syrian people and allowing the terrorists, all this time, and all this space, to slaughter our people?” she said. The strikes occurred Saturday in a part of eastern Syria that is not covered by the ceasefire. The US military acknowledged having carried out the strikes, but said they was targeting ISIS militants and that if strikes hit Syrian troops, it was by accident. Related article Residents of Aleppo neighborhood still feel the pain of war The US “relayed our regret through the Russian Federation for the unintentional loss of life of Syrian forces fighting ISIL,” a senior US official told CNN late Saturday, adding that the US would continue to pursue compliance with the ceasefire agreement while targeting terror groups like ISIS, which are not covered by the truce. Australia’s Department of Defense said in a statement that Australian aircraft were involved in the attacks in Deir Ezzor, targeting “what was believed to be a Daesh fighting position that the Coalition had been tracking for some time.” It said bombing “ceased immediately” once Russian officials notified the coalition’s Combined Air Operations Center that the targets may have been regime forces. Russia and Syria said the strikes prove Washington and its allies are sympathetic to ISIS, which they say was able to briefly capture a Syrian position in the wake of the coalition attack. The Russian military says 62 Syrian soldiers were killed in the strikes, according to state media, while the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 83, with at least 120 soldiers wounded. Related video What the ceasefire looks like in Aleppo On the sidelines of an emergency UN Security Council meeting called on the matter, tempers were high. Russia’s permanent UN representative, Vitaly Churkin, questioned the timing of the strikes, two days before Russian-American coordination in the fight against terror groups in Syria was to begin. “I have never seen such an extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness,” he said, after abruptly leaving the meeting. Churkin was upset with US ambassador Samantha Power, who lambasted Russia’s support of the Syrian regime to the media outside the meeting while he was speaking. Related article In Aleppo, relieved residents emerge from rubble during ceasefire Power angrily denounced the Russian call for the UN meeting, saying “even by Russia’s standards, tonight’s stunt – a stunt replete with moralism and grandstanding – is uniquely cynical and hypocritical.” If US-led coalition airstrikes did hit Syrian forces Saturday, it was unintentional and Washington regrets any loss of life, she said, before proceeding to list atrocities she said the Syrian regime has perpetuated during the five-year civil war. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to her remarks on Facebook, saying Power would understand “the meaning of the word ‘shame’” if she visited Syria and met the people living there in “a bloody experiment, with the active involvement of Washington.” A statement from US Central Command said the coalition conferred with the Russian military before the strike. “The coalition airstrike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military,” US Central Command said. A US official told CNN they broadly described the geographic area to the Russians – as is customary – before the strike but did not give a precise location. The coalition thought it was going after an ISIS tank position. “Syria is a complex situation with various military forces and militias in close proximity, but coalition forces would not intentionally strike a known Syrian military unit,” CENTCOM said. Syrian troops have been battling ISIS for years in Deir Ezzor, where the Islamist militants control most of the city. On Sunday, the Sunni terror group shot down a regime warplane involved in an anti-ISIS operation in Deir Ezzor province, killing the pilot, state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. The terror group claimed responsibility for the shootdown in a statement circulated online by the ISIS-affiliated Amaq agency. Related article Syria ceasefire deal: What happens next? Russia blamed the United States for failing to coordinate with them on Saturday’s airstrikes, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman told Sputnik. ISIS militants launched an attack on the Syrian position after the airstrikes, Sputnik reported, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense. The SANA news agency said the military was able to quickly regain control of the area. The Syrian military said it viewed the strike as evidence the United States and the coalition support ISIS. It called the incident a serious and blatant aggression, SANA reported. Russia’s Foreign Ministry had similar words, according to spokeswoman Zakharova. Related article 'There are no winners in Aleppo' The latest ceasefire has offered some respite from violence in the civil war, which has killed an estimated 430,000 people since 2011 and touched off an international refugee crisis. But there have been numerous reports of violations, and both the Russians and Americans have said the other party is not fulfilling its obligations. The main focus of the ceasefire was to allow humanitarian aid to reach the Syrian people. But nearly a week after the ceasefire began, desperate populations in besieged areas are yet to receive aid, which has been held up on the Turkish border as humanitarian agencies await guarantees of safety from the warring parties. Once the humanitarian relief was in, the Russians and Americans were meant to agree on targeting jihadist factions: Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, the former al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, and ISIS. To do that, they are supposed to set up a Joint Implementation Center. CNN military analyst Lt. Col. Rick Francona said it is not clear now what will happen. “This might put in danger this Joint Implementation Center that the US and the Russians are supposed to set up in the next few days to coordinate just these kinds of strikes against ISIS and to prevent just what happened,” he said Saturday. CNN’s Samantha Beech, Joel Williams, Frederik Pleitgen, Matthew Chance, Daniel Nikbakht, Merieme Arif, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sebastian Shukla contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-led coalition airstrikes", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160918103000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/18/middleeast/syria-claims-coalition-airstrike-hit-regime-forces/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "752072378", "sentence": "Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Birth date: May 15, 1937 Death date: March 23, 2022 Birth place: Prague, Czechoslovakia Birth name: Marie Jana Korbelova Father: Josef Korbel, diplomat Mother: Mandula Korbel Marriage: Joseph Albright (1959-1983, divorced) Children: Katharine, 1967; Anne and Alice (twins), 1961 Education: Wellesley College, B.A., 1959; Columbia University, M.A., 1968;  Columbia University, Ph.D., 1976 Religion: Raised Roman Catholic, converted to Episcopalian The first female secretary of state of the United States. Known for wearing brooches or decorative pins to convey her foreign policy messages. Her family escaped Czechoslovakia 10 days after the Nazi invasion. Albright learned later in life about her family’s Jewish heritage. 1976-1978 - Maine Senator Edmund Muskie’s chief legislative assistant. 1978-1981 - Serves as a White House staff member and congressional liaison for the National Security Council under Zbigniew Brzezinski in the Carter administration. 1981 - Senior fellow in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 1982-1993 - Serves a dual appointment at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service: research professor of International Affairs and director of the Women in Foreign Service Program. 1984 - Works as foreign policy coordinator for the unsuccessful presidential campaign of Walter Mondale. 1984-1993 - Vice-chairman of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. 1988 - Senior foreign policy adviser for the unsuccessful presidential campaign of Michael Dukakis. 1989-1993 - President of the Center for National Policy. 1990 - Works as an interpreter and adviser to Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Havel during his first state visit. 1992 - Foreign policy adviser to presidential candidate Bill Clinton. January 27, 1993 - Is confirmed as the US ambassador to the United Nations. January 23, 1997 - Albright is sworn in as the 64th secretary of state. April 23, 1997 - Testifies on NATO expansion in hearings before the US Senate Armed Services Committee. October 23-24, 2000 - Visits Pyongyang, North Korea, becoming the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the country or meet its leader, Kim Jong II. January 20, 2001 - Albright leaves office when Clinton’s second term ends and President George W. Bush is inaugurated. 2001 - Founds global strategy firm The Albright Group LLC. Winter 2001-present - Serves as chairwoman of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. 2003 - Her book “Madam Secretary: A Memoir” is published. March 23, 2004 - Testifies during the 9-11 Commission hearings on what she and the Clinton administration did to combat al Qaeda and terrorism during Clinton’s eight years in office. 2005-present - Faculty member at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. 2006 - Her book “The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs” is published. January 2007 - Forms a hedge fund specializing in emerging markets, Albright Capital Management. 2008 - Her book “Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership” is published. 2009 - Her book “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box” is published. 2009 - The Albright Group LLC merges with Stonebridge International, creating global strategic advisory firm Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG). Albright serves as co-chair. May 2010 - Albright chairs a NATO panel on the future of the coalition. The panel releases a report titled “NATO 2020: Assured Security, Dynamic Engagement.” June 18, 2010 - “Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection” an exhibition of over 200 of Albright’s famous brooches, opens at the Smithsonian. 2012 - Her book “Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948” is published. May 29, 2012 - Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. January 31, 2017 - Albright tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo she thinks President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban is “just flat anti-American,” and goes against America’s fundamental values. April 10, 2018 - Her book “Fascism: A Warning” is published. February 26, 2019 - During a House of Representatives committee hearing, states that she owes an apology to US Senator Mitt Romney for having mocked him when he said that Russia was America’s “geopolitical foe” during his 2012 presidential campaign. She says, “I think that we underestimated what was going on in Russia.” April 14, 2020 - Albright’s book “Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st Century Memoir” is published. February 23, 2022 - In a New York Times op-ed, Albright argues that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be making “a historic error” in invading Ukraine and warns of devastating costs to his country. March 23, 2022 - After battling cancer, Albright dies at age 84.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Madeleine Albright", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180430220000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "UKR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/us/madeleine-albright-fast-facts/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "464509273", "sentence": "NEW: Dahlia Yehia, 25, remembered for her artistic nature A man confessed to killing her, police in Nepal say Family posts, \"We are devastated by this senseless loss of a beautiful life\" Dahlia Yehia was an artist, a teacher and a searcher, describing herself like this on her blog, The Tea Devourer: “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, and that’s how I want it to be for a while.” A few months ago she traveled to Nepal to backpack and help in the aftermath of April’s devastating earthquake. Yehia, 25, arrived July 20 and kept in touch with home through social media. When she didn’t contact anybody after a WhatsApp message on August 6, her family and friends became worried, according to the “Finding Dahlia” Facebook page her family and friends started to help find her. Last week, the family received the news they feared from the U.S. Embassy. Yehia was dead. Kaski District Police Superintendent Hari Bahadur Pal said a man hosting Yehia in his home confessed to beating her to death and dumping her body in a river. The man met Yehia through couchsurfing.com, a website that connects local hosts with travelers, Voice of America News reported. After being arrested on September 4, the suspect, Narayan Paudel, tried to kill himself by jumping out a police station window, police said. Authorities are still searching for Yehia’s body. They haven’t offered a motive yet. Yehia was remembered for her questioning spirit and artistic nature. “Dahlia was an artist, art was pretty much an extension of her being,” her friend Meghan Moharter said. “She was incredibly talented.” Yehia attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan and received a bachelor of fine arts in painting, her LinkedIn page says. She studied abroad in Ecuador, the college said in a press release. After graduation, she set out from Michigan for Phoenix, recounting the trip in her blog, where she also posted her artwork. “It was a 36-hour drive through snowstorms, mountains and beautiful landscapes.  The trip was pretty terrifying – the longest I’d ever driven at one time was six hours, I didn’t know anybody where I was going, and to say that I’m awkward and shy is the understatement of the year but this trip was just what I needed to feel like the last four years of college was good for something – cause God knows the job market wasn’t helping with that.” She found a house to share with two women in Phoenix through a Craigslist ad, the blog said. LinkedIn says she was employed in Phoenix as a woodworker, youth care worker and K-8 art teacher for about two years. She next took a job as a youth worker in Boston for a year and taught art at Sci-Tech Preparatory in Austin, Texas, LinkedIn says. The Facebook page for the school says, “The kids loved having her for their art teacher last year, especially the high school kids who went to the graffiti park downtown on city buses with their backpacks loaded with cans of spray paint!! We are all saddened by the loss of such a special spirit!” Questions remain about what happened in Nepal, the Himalayan nation devastated by an earthquake that killed at least 8,000 people. The  nation is heavily reliant on tourist dollars and is known to be open and friendly to travelers. Yehia was heading to Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city. “She had just left a group of traveling companions to travel on her own to Pokhara,” the Finding Dahlia Facebook page said. “Dahlia kept in regular contact with friends and family for the entirety of her trip up until this point. She had also received treatment for a rash while in Thailand and mentioned that the rash had reappeared on August 6.” Austin art teacher murdered in Nepal - KVUE: Austin art teacher murdered in Nepal KVUE AUSTIN -- An Austin woman… http://t.co/S8UDEX13dy A police report was filed and police checked every hospital in the area. The State Department, U.S. Embassy and aid organizations were contacted. “We are devastated by this senseless loss of a beautiful life,” the Facebook page says. “For those who haven’t had the joy of spending time with Dahlia, know that she is a giver, lover, and humanitarian, who devoted her life to others less fortunate both domestic and abroad. “Even though Dahlia was taken from us much too soon, she surely made her mark on the world, and will be remembered lovingly by all of us.” The post ends with a quote from the Quran: “Indeed we belong to God, and indeed to Him we will return.” CNN’s Justin Lear, Mayra Cuevas and Sugam Pokharel in New Delhi, India, contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nepal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150907113000", "country1": "NPL", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/07/world/nepal-earthquake-american-death/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "761606555", "sentence": "First lady Melania Trump, who had not been seen publicly for the past 24 days, attended an official White House event with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon. The event, a private East Room reception for more than 40 Gold Star military families, was not in and of itself an unusual activity for the first lady of the United States. However, the first lady’s absence made her appearance all the more newsworthy. In a statement Monday night, Trump said it was a privilege to welcome the military families to the White House, and she thanked them and military members more broadly for their service. “To all those who have lost loved ones in service to our country, our nation grieves with you,” her statement read. “It is a solemn reminder that we, the American people, are able to live as freely as we do because of the selfless sacrifices of our men and women in uniform.  We remain indebted to each of them and we honor them today, together, with their families.” Tonight @POTUS & I were honored to pay tribute to our fallen heroes.  Thank you to the Gold Star families that joined us in celebration & remembrance. pic.twitter.com/6oSh1t88G7 The Gold Star event on Monday was closed to the press, with no opportunity for media photos or video, a decision made out of respect for the military family members, Trump’s communications director Stephanie Grisham told CNN. It’s the same treatment a similar event the Trumps hosted last year got. A person inside the room told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny that the President made a lighthearted joke about the first lady’s extended absence from public view, saying the media was asking: “Where’s Melania?” Related article Melania Trump expected to attend Gold Star event at White House He went on for a minute or so, saying the media was speculating where she has been. “Did she leave him?” the President asked at one point, before pointing out that Melania Trump was, in fact, sitting in the front row. The riff was playful, but a bit awkward considering the event was to honor Gold Star families, who have lost loved ones at war. The President also talked about the strong economy during the event, the person inside the room said. The first lady’s lack of recent viewings, prior to Monday’s event, has created a storm of “where is she?” memes on the internet, and speculation on her whereabouts ran the gamut, from New York City to Palm Beach. She was, according a tweet Trump sent last week, at the White House, “feeling great.” Amid the scrutiny, and ahead of the Gold Star reception, Grisham told CNN there was nothing to the rumors, blaming the media for piquing public interest. “Mrs. Trump has always been a strong and independent woman who puts her family, and certainly her health above all else, and that won’t change over a rabid press corps,” said Grisham. “She’s confident in what she is doing and in her role, and knows the rest is just speculation and nonsense.” However, the volume of concern, and the cacophony of the conspiracy chorus, wasn’t solely from the media. Twitter was abuzz with theories from political observers, both on the left and the right, with a public anxious to see their first lady. Related article Melania Trump will not travel to G7, North Korea summits On May 10, the first couple welcomed home American hostages from North Korea. Smiling for cameras from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Melania Trump wore a checkered suit and her ubiquitous high heels, appearing happy and well for the 3 a.m. celebration of citizens returning to American soil. Yet four days later, on May 14, the first lady’s office released the news that Trump had been admitted to Walter Reed Military Medical Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, for what her spokeswoman described as a medical procedure for a benign kidney condition. The first lady remained hospitalized for five nights following the procedure, which was successful and without complication, according to a statement issued by Grisham. However, Trump’s absence from public view would extend for several more days. Prior to her medical incident, the first lady’s popularity was on the rise, according to a recent CNN poll, and she was seemingly growing more comfortable in the spotlight, hosting her first official state dinner and announcing her formal platform initiatives.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Melania Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180604233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/04/politics/melania-trump-gold-star/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "690286821", "sentence": "North Korea has been a foreign policy headache for the Trump administration President Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, spoke Sunday President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, have agreed to intensify economic and diplomatic pressure against North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un – or “Rocket Man,” as Trump nicknamed him – over his nation’s repeated nuclear and missile tests. The two leaders shared a phone call Sunday and their offices released a transcript of their conversation. “President Trump and President Moon committed to continuing to take steps to strengthen deterrence and defense capabilities, and to maximize economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea,” the White House said in a statement. Trump also tweeted about the phone call. “Asked him how Rocket Man is doing,” Trump said on Twitter on Sunday in an apparent reference to Kim. “Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!” I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad! With its constant nuclear and missile tests, North Korea has been a foreign policy headache for the Trump administration, prompting the United States to have a plan should tensions escalate. Just two days ago, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the latest in a series of missile tests defying the international community. Trump has said the US and its allies will not be intimidated by the reclusive nation. During the 25-minute call, Trump and Moon condemned the latest missile launch by North Korea, pledging to work with the international community to implement the latest UN Security Council resolution. Related video How the Kim dynasty has shaped North Korea “The two leaders agreed to work closely and to put stronger and more effective sanctions and pressure on North Korea in cooperation with the international community,” South Korea’s presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun said. Park added: “Additional provocations will only further isolate the country (North Korea) diplomatically and economically, and will eventually lead down the path of its own collapse.” North Korea’s latest missile launch renewed discussion in the Trump administration about how military force could be used to stop Kim’s development of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles. Kim had told his top officials that the goal of Pyongyang’s efforts “is to establish the equilibrium of real force with the US and make the US rulers dare not talk about military option,” according to the nation’s state media. Related video Trump's weeks of bluster on North Korea Last week, Trump and his top national security advisers said that there are military options available despite doubts from some experts. Former top White House aide Steve Bannon told a reporter in August that there are no military solutions for North Korea. “Forget it. Until somebody solves the part of the equation that shows me that 10 million people in Seoul don’t die in the first 30 minutes from conventional weapons, I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews, the Air Force installation outside Washington on Friday, Trump declared that American military options were robust should they be required to respond to threats from Pyongyang. Trump has also threatened “fire and fury” in response to North Korea’s threats. CNN’s  Seo Yoonjung contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170917081500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/politics/trump-moon-north-korea-south-korea-phone-call/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "751878192", "sentence": "Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone for more than an hour Sunday, agreeing to work closely to preserve the Iran nuclear deal, according to a statement from Elysee Palace. Macron said he wanted to see the original deal preserved but also called for further talks on areas the Trump administration has singled out for criticism, including “the control of nuclear activity beyond 2025,” according to the statement. A readout of the call provided by the Iranian government included an accusation from Rouhani that the US had breached the agreement by criticizing it ahead of President Donald Trump’s decision about whether to abandon the deal. Related article Macron thinks Trump will scrap Iran deal, calls US policy U-turns 'insane' The “current conduct of the United States would be in breach of the JCPOA,” Rouhani said, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He said that the Trump administration’s negative comments about the deal had created “fear and ambiguity for different countries and businesses for their relations with Iran,” possibly damaging the country’s economy. Rouhani’s comments are likely to further complicate efforts by European countries to keep the US engaged in the deal. Trump has set a May 12 deadline for the US and Europe to address the issues he has with the nuclear deal – under US law, the President has to recertify the deal every few months. The Iran deal, orchestrated by the Obama administration and signed in 2015, lifted sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation in exchange for the dismantlement of most of its nuclear program. But conservative leaders in the United States, especially Trump, have been harshly critical of the deal, calling it “insane.” Rouhani said that even if the deal remained in place despite Trump’s objections, it would no longer be acceptable to Tehran if matters continue “the way it has been going in the past two years.” However, he had also told Macron the deal is “not negotiable,” according to the Iranian statement. “The EU, including France, supports the nuclear agreement and we will stay in the nuclear agreement 100%,” Rouhani said. Macron’s conversation with Rouhani followed a flurry of diplomatic activity over the weekend, as the leaders of the United Kingdom and Germany joined their French counterpart in attempting to bolster the original 2015 accord. Following calls with Macron, both Germany’s Angela Merkel and the UK’s Theresa May agreed an emphasis had to be placed on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “They [the three leaders] agreed that there were important elements that the deal does not cover, but which we need to address – including ballistic missiles, what happens when the deal expires, and Iran’s destabilizing regional activity,” a statement from the UK government said. On Sunday, newly appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, again reasserted opposition to the deal in it current form, calling Iran “the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world.” Related article Pompeo uses meeting with Saudis as an opportunity to slam the Iran nuclear deal “We are determined to make sure it never possesses a nuclear weapon. The Iran deal in its current form does not provide that assurance,” said Pompeo, during a visit to Saudi Arabia. “We will continue to work with our European allies to fix that deal. But if a deal cannot be reached, the [US] President has said that he will leave that deal,” he added. Pompeo had previously said it was “unlikely” Trump would agree to keep the deal. Macron’s series of high-level calls follow his trip to Washington last week, where he attempted to personally convince Trump to stay in the Iran deal. Despite the warm displays of affection between the two leaders, the French leader finished his three-day trip to the United States uncertain he had changed Trump’s mind. Macron raised the possibility of negotiating an additional deal between the US and Iran, which would address Trump’s concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile program. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on April 23 it was “either all or nothing.” “European leaders should encourage President Trump not just to stay in the nuclear deal, but more importantly to begin implementing his part of the bargain in good faith,” he said on his official Twitter account.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180430071500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/asia/rouhani-macron-iran-deal-intl/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "635320330", "sentence": "Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN. Questions about the possible connection were widely dismissed four months ago. But the FBI’s investigation remains open, the sources said, and is in the hands of the FBI’s counterintelligence team – the same one looking into Russia’s suspected interference in the 2016 election. One U.S. official said investigators find the server relationship “odd” and are not ignoring it. But the official said there is still more work for the FBI to do.  Investigators have not yet determined whether a connection would be significant. The server issue surfaced again this weekend, mentioned in a Breitbart article that, according to a White House official, sparked President Trump’s series of tweets accusing investigators of tapping his phone. CNN is told there was no Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  warrant on the server. The FBI declined to comment. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. In addition, companies involved have provided CNN with new explanations that at times conflict with each other and still don’t fully explain what happened. The story – of a possible connection between computer servers – is a strange tale because there are no specific allegations of wrongdoing and only vague technical evidence. Internet data shows that last summer, a computer server owned by Russia-based Alfa Bank repeatedly looked up the contact information for a computer server being used by the Trump Organization – far more than other companies did, representing 80% of all lookups to the Trump server. It’s unclear if the Trump Organization server itself did anything in return. No one has produced evidence that the servers actually communicated. Slate and The New York Times were first to report the unusual server activity. The Times said the FBI had concluded there could be an “innocuous explanation.” And cybersecurity experts told CNN this isn’t how two entities would communicate if they wanted to keep things secret. But for those who have studied the data, the activity could suggest an intent to communicate by email during a period of time when ties between the Trump Organization and Russia are being closely scrutinized because of Russia’s alleged involvement in hacking the emails of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chief John Podesta. This issue intrigued a dozen computer researchers at a recent business conference in Washington, D.C. that pulled together the world’s top network operators, the ones who help run the internet. To them, it’s a strange coincidence that merits further scrutiny. Another computer researcher, Richard Clayton of Cambridge University, said it’s just plain weird. “It’s not so much a smoking gun as a faint whiff of smoke a long way away. Maybe there’s something else going on. It’s hard to tell,” said Clayton, who has independently examined the scant evidence available. Last year, a small group of computer scientists obtained internet traffic records from the complex system that serves as the internet’s phone book. Access to these records is reserved for highly trusted cybersecurity firms and companies that provide this lookup service. These signals were captured as they traveled along the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). These leaked records show that Alfa Bank servers repeatedly looked up the unique internet address of a particular Trump Organization computer server in the United States. In the computer world, it’s the equivalent of looking up someone’s phone number – over and over again. While there isn’t necessarily a phone call, it usually indicates an intention to communicate, according to several computer scientists. What puzzled them was why a Russian bank was repeatedly looking up the contact information for mail1.trump-email.com. Publicly available internet records show that address, which was registered to the Trump Organization, points to an IP address that lives on an otherwise dull machine operated by a company in the tiny rural town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. From May 4 until September 23, the Russian bank looked up the address to this Trump corporate server 2,820 times – more lookups than the Trump server received from any other source. As noted, Alfa Bank alone represents 80% of the lookups, according to these leaked internet records. Far back in second place, with 714 such lookups, was a company called Spectrum Health. Spectrum is a medical facility chain led by Dick DeVos, the husband of Betsy DeVos, who was appointed by Trump as U.S. education secretary. Together, Alfa and Spectrum accounted for 99% of the lookups. This server behavior alarmed one computer expert who had privileged access to this technical information last year. That person, who remains anonymous and goes by the moniker “Tea Leaves,” obtained this information from internet traffic meant to remain private. It is unclear where Tea Leaves worked or how Tea Leaves obtained access to the information. Tea Leaves gave that data to a small band of computer scientists who joined forces to examine it, several members of that group told CNN, which has also reviewed the data. The corporations involved have different theories to explain the server activity. But they haven’t provided proof – and they don’t agree. Alfa Bank has maintained that the most likely explanation is that the server communication was the result of spam marketing. Bank executives have stayed at Trump hotels, so it’s possible they got subsequent spam marketing emails from the Trump Organization. Those emails might have set off defensive cybersecurity measures at the bank, whose servers would respond with a cautious DNS lookup. Alfa Bank said it used antispam software from Trend Micro, whose tools would do a DNS lookup to know the source of the spam. Alfa Bank said it brought U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant to Moscow to investigate. Mandiant had a “working hypothesis” that the activity was “caused by email marketing/spam” on the Trump server’s end, according to representatives for Alfa Bank and Mandiant. The private investigation is now over, Alfa Bank said. Computer scientists agree that such an explanation is possible in theory. But they want to see evidence. Alfa Bank and Mandiant could not point to marketing emails from the time period in question. “Mandiant has found evidence of an old marketing campaign, which… is too old to be relevant,” Alfa Bank said in a statement. CNN reached out to the Trump Organization with detailed technical questions but has not received answers. Cendyn is the contractor that once operated marketing software on that Trump email domain. In February, it provided CNN a Trump Organization statement that called the internet records “incomplete” and stressed that they do not show any signs of “two-way email communication.” That statement lends credibility to the spam marketing theory, because it says the Trump server was set up in 2010 to deliver promotional marketing emails for Trump Hotels. But Cendyn acknowledged that the last marketing email it delivered for Trump’s corporation was sent in March 2016, “well before the date range in question.” Spectrum Health told CNN it “did find a small number of incoming spam marketing emails” from “Cendyn, advertising Trump Hotels.” But it pointed to emails sent in 2015, long before the May-through-September 2016 time period examined by scientists. Spectrum Health said that it “has not been contacted by the FBI or any government agency on this matter.” Having the Trump Organization server set up for marketing also doesn’t explain why Alfa Bank and Spectrum would stand out so much. “If it were spam, then a lot of other organizations would be doing DNS lookups. There would be evidence of widespread connectivity with devices,” said L. Jean Camp, a computer scientist at Indiana University who has studied the data. Cendyn has also provided another possible explanation, suggesting a highly technical case of mistaken identity. Cendyn routinely repurposes computer servers – like the one used by the Trump Organization. Cendyn’s software, like its event planning tool Metron, sends email and thus relies on the 20 different email servers rented by the company. After “a thorough network analysis,” Cendyn has said that it found a bank client had used Metron to communicate with AlfaBank.com. But Alfa Bank starkly denies “any dealings with Cendyn.” And, it says, it’s unlikely that it received any emails from that server. “Mandiant investigated 12 months of email archives and it found no emails to or from any of the IP addresses given to us by the media.” On Wednesday, Cendyn provided another explanation to CNN. Cendyn claims the Trump Hotel Collection ditched Cendyn and went with another email marketing company, the German firm Serenata, in March 2016. Cendyn said it “transferred back to” Trump’s company the mail1.trump-email.com domain. Serenata this week told CNN it was indeed hired by Trump Hotels, but it “never has operated or made use of” the domain in question: mail1.trump-email.com. Upon hearing that Cendyn gave up control of the Trump email domain, Camp, said: “That does not make any sense to me at all. The more confusing this is, the more I think we need an investigation.” Other computer experts said there could be additional lookups that weren’t captured by the original leak. That could mean that Alfa’s presence isn’t as dominant as it seems. But Dyn, which has a major presence on the internet’s domain name system, spotted only two such lookups —  from the Netherlands on August 15. Alfa Bank insists that it has no connections to Trump. In a statement to CNN, Alfa Bank said neither it, bank cofounder Mikhail Fridman and bank president Petr Aven “have had any contact with Mr. Trump or his organizations. Fridman and Aven have never met Mr. Trump nor have they or Alfa Bank had any business dealings with him. Neither Alfa Bank nor its officers have sent Mr. Trump or his organization any emails, information or money. Alfa Bank does not have and has never had any special or exclusive internet connection with Mr. Trump or his entities.” The bank told CNN it is now trying to identify the person or entity who disseminated this internet traffic. “We believe that DNS traffic in mainland Europe was deliberately captured - in a manner that is unethical and possibly illegal – in order to manufacture the deceit,” it said. Fear has now silenced several of the computer scientists who first analyzed the data. Tea Leaves refused to be interviewed by CNN and is now “hiding under a rock,” according to an intermediary contact. Paul Vixie, who helped design the very DNS system the internet uses today, was quoted in the Slate story saying that Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization “were communicating in a secretive fashion.” Vixie declined to go on the record with CNN. Even the skeptics have unanswered questions. Robert Graham is a cybersecurity expert who wrote a widely circulated blog post in November that criticized computer scientists for premature conclusions connecting the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank. But he’s still wondering why Alfa Bank and Spectrum Health alone dominated links to this Trump server. “It’s indicative of communication between Trump, the health organization and the bank outside these servers,” he told CNN. “There is some sort of connection I can’t explain, and only they are doing it. It could be completely innocent.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "FBI investigation into Trump Organization and Alfa Bank server connection", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170309223000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/politics/fbi-investigation-continues-into-odd-computer-link-between-russian-bank-and-trump-organization/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "644983777", "sentence": "The move is in response to recent North Korean provocations, a US official says Earlier this week, North Korea launched a Scud extended-range missile A US aircraft carrier-led strike group is headed toward the Western Pacific Ocean near the Korean Peninsula, a US defense official confirmed to CNN. The move of the Vinson strike group is in response to recent North Korean provocations, the official said. Adm. Harry Harris, the commander of US Pacific Command, directed the USS Carl Vinson strike group to sail north to the Western Pacific after departing Singapore on Saturday, Pacific Command announced. It is not uncommon for aircraft carriers to operate in that area, and the United States regularly deploys military assets, such as aircraft, to the region as a show of force. In fact, the Vinson was in South Korea last month for military exercises. Just days ago, North Korea launched a Scud extended-range missile, which US officials said exploded in flight. The regime also has recently conducted several missile engine tests as it works to improve its ballistic missile technology. In September of last year, North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a nuclear warhead. Pyongyang says it is pursuing nuclear weapons to defend itself from what it calls US aggression. News of the carrier move comes just after a summit meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where North Korea was one of the top items on the agenda. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Trump and Xi agreed on the “urgency of the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program” and agreed to work together to resolve the issue “peacefully.” Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, told Fox News on Sunday that it was “prudent” to move the strike group near the Korean Peninsula because “North Korea has been engaged in a pattern of provocative behavior.” McMaster said on “Fox News Sunday” that Xi and Trump agreed in their meetings that “it is unacceptable” for North Korea to be nuclear-capable and the Korean Peninsula must be denuclearized. Earlier this year, China called on both North Korea and the US to tone down tension on the Korean Peninsula – North Korea by suspending its nuclear weapons program and the US by stopping military exercises with South Korea that inflame the Pyongyang regime. Days before the summit, Trump warned that the US was prepared to act unilaterally to stop North Korea’s nuclear program from advancing further should China be unwilling to use its leverage over Pyongyang. But analysts say any unilateral military options for the US concerning North Korea posed significant problems. While the US possesses overwhelming firepower compared to North Korea, an American strike on North Korea could expose South Korea to devastating casualties in retaliation, experts say. The Vinson strike group will operate in the Western Pacific rather than executing previously planned port visits to Australia, Pacific Command said. Reuters first reported the move of the Vinson group. The nuclear-powered, 97,000-ton Vinson, one of 10 active US aircraft carriers, has more than 60 aircraft and about 5,000 personnel. It is based in San Diego. Sailing with the Vinson are the guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Michael Murphy and the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, according to a statement from US Pacific Command. The destroyers and the cruiser are equipped with the Aegis missile defense system. The US Navy has tracked previous North Korean missile launches with Aegis, which can shoot down ballistic missiles like those North Korea has been testing. Another Aegis-equipped US warship drilled with similar vessels from the South Korean and Japanese navies off the Korean Peninsula last month in what the US Navy called “a trilateral missile warning informational link exercise.” CNN’s Brad Lendon contributed to this report.Correction: This story was updated to reflect the month North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a nuclear weapon.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170409013000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/politics/navy-korean-peninsula/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "617728260", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize laureate in economics, is an economist and professor at Columbia University. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Joseph Stiglitz: Oxfam report reveals that eight men have as much wealth as half the world; this is a moral issue He says corporations must fix this: pay taxes; lift workers with better wages; invest in companies, not just shareholder gains In recent years, business leaders at Davos, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, have ranked inequality as one of the greatest risks to the global economy. They have recognized that it is not just a moral issue but also an economic issue. Of course, if ordinary citizens don’t have incomes with which to buy the products made by the world’s corporations, how can those corporations prosper? That’s consistent with the findings of the International Monetary Fund: that countries with less inequality perform better. If a majority of citizens feel that they are not getting what they view as a fair share of the economic gains, they may turn against our economic and political system, or at least those parts of it that they blame.  If a majority believes that globalization is hurting them, they may turn against globalization. The outcomes of the election in the US and the result of the referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union suggest that a rebellion may already be brewing.  And this is understandable: in the US, the average income of the bottom 90% has stagnated for nearly a quarter of a century. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, average life expectancy declined last year for the first time in more than two decades. In recent years, Oxfam has been keeping tabs on the growth in global inequality. In 2014, the anti-poverty organization painted a vivid image of a bus with the world’s 85 richest people – many of whom are in attendance at Davos, as it happens – who had as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population.  Each year since, that bus has been shrinking. This year, Oxfam revealed that such a large form of transport was no longer needed: a minivan with just eight men (and they are all men) would do. They have as much wealth as the bottom 3.6 billion people. Related video I'm black and I'm a member of the 1% Not surprisingly, the message has not been lost on these top executives meeting in Davos. For some, it is a moral issue; for all, it is an economic and political one. At stake is the future of the market economy as we know it. At session after session at Davos, executives have been grappling with the question: Is there anything that the world’s corporations can do about this scourge that threatens the political, social, and economic sustainability of our democratic market economies? The answer is yes. It begins with a simple idea: pay your taxes. This is the first element of corporate responsibility. Don’t resort to shifting taxes to lower tax jurisdictions. Apple may feel that it has been unfairly singled out on this score; it only did a slightly better job at tax avoidance than others. Related article Is income inequality 'morally wrong'? Don’t make use of the secrecy and tax havens, onshore or offshore, whether it’s Panama or the Cayman Islands in the Western hemisphere or Ireland or Luxembourg in Europe. Don’t encourage the countries in which you operate to engage in tax competition, a vicious race to the bottom where the real losers are the poor people and ordinary citizens around the world. It’s shameful when the president-elect of a country appears to boast that he hasn’t paid certain taxes for nearly two decades – suggesting that smart people don’t – or when a company pays .005% of its profits in taxes, as Apple did.  It’s not smart: it’s immoral. Africa alone loses $14 billion in tax revenues due to the super-rich using tax havens, Oxfam has calculated, noting this would be enough to pay for health care that could save the lives of 4 million children and to employ enough teachers to get every African child into school. Related video Report: Wealth gap is widening A second idea is equally simple: Treat your workers decently. A full-time worker shouldn’t be living in poverty. In Scotland, 31% of households where one adult works full time are still in poverty. Top executives in large US corporations now take home around 300 times what the same corporation’s median worker receives. That’s far more than in other countries or at other times – and the disparity can’t be explained simply by productivity differentials.  In many cases, corporate CEOs take home so much simply because they can – doing so at the expense not only of their workers but of the long-term growth of the company. Henry Ford understood the idea about good pay, but his wisdom seems to have been lost on some of today’s corporate executives. A third idea is equally simple but seems increasingly radical: Invest in the future of the company, in your employees, in your technology and in capital. Without such investment, there won’t be jobs in the future and inequality will only grow. Yet today, rather than investing profits back into the company, an ever-greater proportion is siphoned off to shareholders. In the UK, for example, 10% of profits were returned to shareholders in 1970; this figure is now 70%. Related video What will it take to boost middle class? Historically, banks (and the financial sector) performed the important function of raising money from the household sector, to be used by the corporate sector to build factories and create jobs. In the US, corporate borrowing now primarily funds dividend payouts. Last year, the British retail magnate Philip Green was grilled before a committee of parliamentarians for under-investing in his company. He extracted great wealth for himself but led the company into bankruptcy and left a pension deficit of hundreds of millions of pounds, for which he apologized. Though knighted, praised and paraded by successive governments as a beacon of British business, the description a committee of parliamentarians chose for him may be more apt:  the “unacceptable face of capitalism.” Corporations realize that how well they are doing is not just a product of the laws of economics. It is the result of the laws written in the capital of each country. That’s why corporations spend so much money lobbying. In the US, the banking sector lobbied for deregulation: they got what they wanted, and taxpayers had to pick up the tab for the consequences. Related video Celebrities tackle inequality in 'America Divided' Over the past quarter of a century, in many countries, the rules of the market economy have been rewritten in ways that have enhanced market power and increased inequality. Many corporations have done far better in “rent seeking”— getting a larger share of the national wealth through the exertion of monopoly power or extracting favors from government — than in anything else. But when profits come from such rent seeking, the wealth of the nation is diminished. Around the world, there are many corporations, led by enlightened leaders, who have long understood these maxims. They have understood that it is in their enlightened self-interest for there to be shared prosperity. Rather than lobbying for policies that increase rent seeking – with their corporate gains coming at the expense of others – they have realized that the only sustainable prosperity is shared prosperity, and that in those countries afflicted with ever growing inequality, the rules will have to be rewritten to encourage long-term investment, faster growth and shared prosperity.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "corporations", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170116234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/16/opinions/eight-men-with-as-much-wealth-as-half-the-world-stiglitz/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "571683939", "sentence": "Turkish forces on Monday shelled Islamic State and Kurdish forces in northern Syria, state-run news agency Anadolu reported. Soldiers struck ISIS position in Jerablus and struck the Democratic Union Party (PYD) positions in Manbij. Both cities are in Aleppo province and near the Turkish border. Turkish army targets Daesh, PYD positions in Syria https://t.co/w3Z0kovt4m Anadolu cited military sources who spoke on condition on anonymity because of restrictions on speaking to the media. The PYD is a Kurdish opposition party with links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK – an entity Turkey has been fighting for years. Related article Turkey backtracks on age of wedding bomber Turkey has experienced a string of deadly bomb blasts, blamed variously on ISIS and the PKK. Understanding Turkey’s catalog of enemies It called the targets it struck on Monday “terrorist Daesh and PYD positions.” Daesh is another term for ISIS. Kurdish fighters have become U.S. allies in the battle against ISIS in Syria and Iraq and played a major role in driving the group out of Manbij this month. The YPG, the military arm of PYD, is one of the groups in the alliance that ousted ISIS from Manbij.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Turkish forces", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160822214500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/22/world/syria-conflict/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "552883274", "sentence": "Ceasefire would end five decades of civil war before final peace deal reached FARC has battled Colombian government in insurgency modeled after Cuban revolution Colombia’s government and FARC rebels announced a ceasefire agreement Wednesday that would end five decades of bloody conflict while negotiators reach a final peace deal. Colombian officials made the announcement in Havana, where the two sides have been negotiating since November 2012 to end the civil war that has killed or displaced hundreds of thousands of people. The ceasefire agreement will be signed Thursday in the Cuban capital by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez, top commander for the FARC, the Spanish acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, according to a statement from the Colombian government. Presidents Raul Castro of Cuba, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Michelle Bachelet of Chile and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the ceremony, the statement said. The longest-running insurgency in the Western Hemisphere, the FARC sought to emulate the Cuban revolution and install a Marxist-style government in Colombia. Critics accuse the rebels of engaging in drug trafficking and kidnapping to finance their guerrilla war. 3 missing journalists in Colombia freed, officials say Billions of dollars in U.S. counterinsurgency aid has helped the Colombian government turn the tide against the FARC, which suffered as top commanders were killed and thousands of foot soldiers abandoned the insurgency. At the beginning of peace talks, FARC rebels proposed a bilateral ceasefire, but Colombian government officials resisted the overture, saying the guerrillas had used previous ceasefires as an opportunity to take over large swaths of the countryside. Santos said Monday that he expected the final peace deal to be reached by July 20. A referendum then would be called for Colombians to vote on whether to accept or reject the agreement.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Colombian government and FARC ceasefire agreement", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160622171500", "country1": "CUB", "country2": "CHL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/22/americas/colombia-farc-ceasefire/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "623699577", "sentence": "Anjali Lama is a transgender model from Nepal Lama walked on the runway at Lakmé Fashion Week, India's premiere fashion showcase She is the first transgender model to do so With strong stage presence and striking features, 32-year-old Anjali Lama looks at home among the sea of models at Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai. But with every step on the runway, she is making history. Born Nabin Waiba, as a boy growing up in the rural district of Nuwakot in Nepal, Lama was often severely bullied for having feminine tendencies. This week – as Anjali Lama – she became the first transgender model to grace the catwalk at India’s premiere fashion event. Lama has spent the majority of her life tackling discrimination and prejudice. As a child she was bullied at school, while at home she was pressured to conform to gender stereotypes by her father and brothers. “I enjoyed wearing women’s clothing, and at school I mostly had female friends. The kids at school used to mock me and say ‘he’s a girl.’ Then at home, my father would scold me, asking ‘what will you do with your life?’” At the age of 18, Lama moved to Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu, where her struggle with gender identity continued. She describes this period now as “mental torture.” “I was there for college but worked at a hotel and was fired because of my feminine behavior. They said I made the customers uncomfortable,” she tells CNN. A chance encounter, however, changed everything. “While I was living in Kathmandu, I was watching television and stumbled upon a show about transgender people. I thought to myself, ‘I’m like this too.’” Inspired by her discovery, Lama reached out to a group of transgender people, eventually stumbling upon Blue Diamond Society – a group in Nepal which advocates for sexual minorities. “I realized I’m not the only one, this is my society,” she says. Lama’s first foray into fashion was inspired by the very community of friends she established once she embraced her transgender identity. They encouraged her to consider a career in modeling and overcome her identity issues. “Coming out was a major step for me, so considering a career in modeling seemed like a long shot. But my friends insisted I try it out, and their encouragement made me feel good.” Lama got her first major break when she was featured on the cover of a Nepali magazine called Voice of Women. Yet she still faced resistance when she tried to develop her career further. From 'cow' to cover girl, model Winnie Harlow is changing beauty standards “I asked my agency why I wasn’t getting jobs. He said it is because I am transgender,” she says. “But I remembered what my mother told me about not giving up, and moving forward. I knew someone, somewhere will give me an opportunity.” In 2010 she was cast to walk for Nepalese designer Subexya Bhadel and made her catwalk debut. But her sights were set on going global, and walking India’s premiere fashion week became the next big step. While she was rejected the first year she auditioned, this year, she made the cut. The fashion industry often receives criticism for its lack of diversity. According to the Spring 2017 diversity report by The Fashion Spot, more than 70% of the models cast for New York, London, Paris and Milan fashion weeks were white. But, in recent years, traditional perceptions of beauty have been challenged – not only with regards to race but also body shape, age and sexuality. In January, Hanne Gaby Odiele – a Belgian model who has worked with high-profile clients such as Mulberry and Balenciaga – made headlines after revealing that she identifies as intersex. And it seems that organizations have started responding. Lakmé Fashion Week made diversity a key priority this year, specifically looking to cast unique faces and features. This season, alongside Lama, another gender neutral model will walk the runway in Mumbai. The organization has also put together what they call a “tag-free” show, which rejects labels and rigid categories. “Fashion is looked at as a closed society. People feel it is out of reach and untouchable. We want to change that” said Jaspreet Chandok, ‎Vice President and Head (Fashion), at IMG Reliance, the event owners of Lakmé Fashion Week. This move, so far, has been a success. Chandok says that more plus size and transgender models have started to reach out to them for future castings. But for Lama, seeing a more diverse lineup on the catwalk is only half the battle. Once the curtains close, she hopes to encourage confidence in sexual minorities off the runway as well. “I just want to live life the way I want, and I’m not scared to do it.” This interview has been translated from Hindi. It has been edited for length and clarity.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Lakmé Fashion Week", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170203034500", "country1": "NPL", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/fashion/anjali-lama-transgender-model-india-lakme-fashion-week/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "464903300", "sentence": "A high court in Italy cited \"glaring errors,\" \"investigative amnesia\" in investigation, prosecution of case Amanda Knox was jailed for four years as the trial dragged on Meredith Kercher was found dead in the apartment she shared with Knox in November of 2007 It’s been almost eight years since the lifeless body of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found half-dressed on the tile floor of her student apartment in Perugia, Italy. During that time, Kercher’s American roommate Amanda Knox and Knox’s boyfriend at the time, Italian citizen Raffaele Sollecito, were twice convicted and twice acquitted of murder for their alleged role in ending Kercher’s life. Italian court: ‘Stunning flaws’ in Amanda Knox case On Monday, Italy’s highest court issued the last word on the case in the form of a 52-page reasoning to justify why it decided to definitively throw out the convictions last March. Citing “glaring errors,” “investigative amnesia,” and “guilty omissions,” the five-judge panel said that the prosecutors who won the original murder conviction failed to prove a “whole truth” to back up the scenario that Knox, Sollecito and Ivory Coast native Rudy Guede killed Kercher. That original murder conviction in 2009 was overturned on appeal in 2011, but the high court threw out the acquittal two years later and ordered a new appellate trial, which found the pair guilty once again in 2014. Related video Fmr. Lawyer: Amanda Knox feels 'transcendent joy' That second guilty verdict was thrown out in March by Italy’s high court, finally ending the legal back-and-forth. In explaining the somewhat unconventional choice to throw out the case without ordering a new trial – which is how high courts in Italy generally rule when not confirming guilt – the judges said that due to the reasonable doubt and shoddy police work when initial evidence was collected, there was simply no way to go back and find any real truth. The judges found there was too much potential for contamination of the key forensic evidence. Amanda Knox: The fine line between guilt and innocence That included a knife with DNA on it originally attributed to both Knox and Kercher, and Kercher’s metal bra clasp, which some experts said had traces of Sollecito’s DNA on it. The knife, the judges said, was kept in a simple cardboard box by forensic police and the bra clasp sat for nearly six weeks on the floor in the room where Kercher was found before it was collected. The judges also agreed that while Knox testified that she was in the house at the time of the murder, the prosecution never effectively proved she was in the room where Kercher was killed, citing an “absolute lack of evidence related to their biological traces in the room or on the body of the murder victim.” Related video Amanda Knox: I am so grateful to have my life back In the end, the high court determined that reasonable doubt prevailed. The various murder trials and appeals came to different conclusions as the result of “stunning weakness or investigative amnesia and of guilty omissions of investigative activity,” the court found. Had it not been for these mistakes, the court determined, “in all probability, the defendants’ guilt, if it was to be, could have been determined from the earliest stages.” Instead, the court blamed the media and high profile attention on the case for putting pressure on local authorities in Perugia, effectively causing what the judges called a “sudden acceleration” during the initial stages of the investigation. CNN exclusive: Amanda Knox says, ‘I did not kill my friend’ “Certainly the unusual hype of the story, due not only to the dramatic mode of death of a 22-year-old, so absurd and incomprehensible in its genesis, but also to the nationality of the people involved meant international repercussions,” the judges wrote. “That has meant that the investigations suffered a sudden acceleration, which, in the frantic search for one or more culprits to be delivered to international public opinion, certainly did not (facilitate) seeking the truth.” Meanwhile, Guede, who was convicted in a fast-track trial in 2008, is nearly halfway through his 16-year sentence. He remains the lone person convicted of a murder that his own panel of high court judges ruled was committed by three people. As a matter of law, that means there are two killers still at large, which is a point Guede’s lawyers have been arguing since the case was closed in March. Related gallery The Knox-Sollecito retrial The high court did end its lengthy ruling by upholding a slander conviction against Knox, stemming from her initial accusation that Patrick Lumumba, her Congolese pub boss, was involved in Kercher’s murder. The slander charge carries a three-year sentence, which Knox served during her four-year incarceration. That greatly limits potential damages she can claim against the Italian state for wrongful incarceration. Sollecito, however, is already preparing a libel suit for his four years in precautionary custody, which his lawyers argue was unjust and for which the state should compensate him. On Monday, Knox issued a statement on her website saying that she is “deeply grateful that the Italian Supreme Court has filed its opinion and forcefully declared” her innocence. “This has been a long struggle for me, my family, my friends, and my supporters. While I am glad it is now over, I will remain forever grateful to the many individuals who gave their time and talents to help me,” her statement said. Kercher’s family, which has long held that Knox and Sollecito were involved in Meredith’s murder, said through their lawyer that they, too, can now hope to move on.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Italian high court", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150908163000", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/08/europe/italy-court-amanda-knox/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "694165945", "sentence": "Daddy Yankee donated $100,000 to Puerto Rico's food bank He also was able to get 200 gallons of diesel fuel to the food bank Eyleen Gonzalez lost everything in her home after Hurricane Maria. She has no running water. No electricity. Barely any cell service to communicate with family. Her house is “destroyed.” Her only valuable possession left is her puppy, Lena. But for just a moment on Saturday, Gonzalez forgot about life, its worries and Puerto Rico’s long road ahead. “Daddy Yankee! Oh my God!” she said, beaming with a smile. “It’s exciting to see and believe that he’s helping the people in Puerto Rico because not everyone has a heart like him.” Daddy Yankee, the Puerto Rican pop star who co-sang the wildly famous song “Despacito,” flexed his celebrity power in more ways than one Saturday. The musician, whose real name is Ramon Luis Ayala, donated $100,000 to the Food Bank of Puerto Rico, with that amount confirmed by the food bank and Daddy Yankee’s representatives. The money provided food to roughly 9,000 families in Toa Baja, an impoverished town of 80,000 people near Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan. Related article 'Despacito' singer: Puerto Rico needs your help Hurricane Maria pummeled Toa Baja. Leafless trees surround the low-lying town. Not a single household has electricity. Only 25% has running water and 50% of gas stations are back up and running. Most of the supermarkets have reopened but are rationing food, according to Toa Baja Mayor Betito Marquez. Each family on Saturday received 59 pounds of food, not including rations of water too. The box of food included rice, pasta, tuna, beans, beef and milk. Food Bank officials say it’s enough to feed a family of four for a week. Many in Toa Baja had been living day to day, waiting in long lines for food and water. The box of food meant the world to Casandra Rodriguez, a housewife and mother of two whose husband is an electrician. Like many in Toa Baja, she’s living without basic necessities and says her home was “completely destroyed” by Hurricane Maria. “Thanks to God, we’ve received enough support,” says Casandra, tearing up with the box in her hands. “I lost everything.” Daddy Yankee pulled off another feat earlier Saturday morning. Food Bank Director Ivonne Bernard was worried around 10 a.m. before the pop star arrived. She only had two hours of diesel gas left to power the generator that was refrigerating 25,000 pounds of food. The Food Bank’s frozen food section was choked full of mangoes, pork, lettuce, pineapple and a variety of other items. Bernard insisted: The Food Bank had the money to pay for diesel. She had also reached out to Puerto Rican government officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. They couldn’t tell her when, or if, diesel was coming. Related article Puerto Ricans fire back at Trump for critical tweets “We have the money, but they’re not supplying, they’re not bringing it,” Bernard lamented around Saturday morning. If the food bank ran out of fuel, “I would feel very sad, because we’re not going to be able to continue to provide relief to the Puerto Rican people,” she said. Then, Daddy Yankee arrived. As he toured the food bank, Bernard mentioned the issue. The musician immediately alerted his entourage. They got on the phone right away. Within minutes, they told her 200 gallons of diesel fuel was on its way to the food bank. Bernard said that would be enough for four days. “We got the diesel! We got the diesel!” the pop star proclaimed at the Food Bank. “We can’t wait for the government.” FEMA did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Daddy Yankee", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171001013000", "country1": "PRI", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/30/us/daddy-yankee-delivers-to-puerto-rico/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "706287784", "sentence": "More than half a million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State since August, pouring into Bangladesh with horrific stories of atrocities. Separated from the rest of Myanmar by a rugged mountain chain, the region, once known as Arakan, has for most of its history been a distinct political entity. The Rohingya trace their history here as far back as the eighth century and it’s also home to the Rakhine, a predominantly Buddhist ethnic group. Here’s a short history of the mostly Muslim Rohingya and some of the key events that have led to what the United Nations says is the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Sources: CNN, Rakhine Commission, UN, International Crisis Group", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Myanmar", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171113020000", "country1": "MMR", "country2": "BGD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/12/asia/rohingya-crisis-timeline/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "688341247", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Supriya Venkatesan served six years active duty in the US Army, including a 15-month deployment to Iraq. She is a freelance writer based in Seattle, and is working on a book based on her experiences in the military. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. Supriya Venkatesan: Having served in the US military in Iraq, I have shown my devotion to this country Despite this sacrifice and the warmth I found in the military, the current political climate makes me fearful, she writes Two days after 9/11, I watched as the news continued to replay images of steel towers crumbling in flames. I looked at the screen from my perch at the hostess stand of a swanky Italian restaurant in downtown Chicago, where I worked. I had just begun my shift, and my manager pulled me aside. “We are overstaffed, and we have to lay you off,” he said.  Even as a 16-year-old, I understood that hostesses don’t usually get laid off. I was being treated like hundreds of others who were suddenly out of work – their only fault: sharing the same South Asian features as me. In those days, stories circulated of Indians, and those who looked Muslim, as victims of not only employment bias, but also hate crimes and revenge killings. After holding odd jobs in food service, I joined the US Army as a teenager because I couldn’t afford college on my own. But joining the military provided me with much more than tuition assistance. I got a family and a new community that was entirely devoid of racism. In basic training, a white boy from rural Alabama shared that he had never seen a black person before, and now he not only knew black people, but had made friends with them. As I continued my career living in barracks in South Korea, Iraq, Kuwait and all over the United States, I always thought how remarkable it was that in the hallways you would hear hip-hop, country music and reggaetón – and occasionally Bollywood from my stereo. There was a Chinese-American in my unit who grew up without the concept of God, and we talked theology. I cooked chicken tikka masala for my battle buddies, and they devoured it. A Peruvian-American soldier taught me salsa and bachata, and soon I was an expert. Friends who I would have never made outside the military taught me new ideas, shared their food and music, opened up their hearts and had my back when we deployed to Iraq. Related article I learned the hard way how to stop hate We not only learned about each other’s backgrounds, but embraced the differences, and for that we were stronger. There was safety within the gates of a military installation. The military has a saying: We are not black or white or brown or yellow. We are green. That is the color that bound us. But outside this safety net a different world awaited me. In 2004, I was traveling through Atlanta’s international airport while in uniform and was held for a special screening and pat down. My white peers, also in uniform, were upgraded to first class for being in uniform. That stung. My uniform, the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice, was not seen by the civilian sector. I was viewed as a threat then, and these days I am seen as an even bigger threat. A few weeks ago, white nationalists held a massive rally a few steps away from my apartment building near Westlake Park in Seattle. I had planned to go play in the park with my 2-year-old as we usually do, but suddenly I was too scared to leave my home. The other day, my stepfather told me that one of his Chinese-American colleagues was assaulted by a white person while hiking in the nearby mountains. The perpetrator has not been caught. Related article 5 years after Sikh attack, extremism still isn't taken seriously enough These incidents aren’t just local. They’re everywhere. And while the number of hate crimes appears to be tapering off in 2017, we don’t yet have all the data. What we do have are moments like those in Charlottesville, Virginia, which remind us bigotry is alive and well in this country. Whereas in the military I found acceptance of diversity, in civilian life I am constantly reminded of the differences that divide us. And I am scared every single day I leave my home. I fear for my other friends of color. But I am not only afraid of the repercussions of racial judgment, I’m also concerned about the threat of violence. As a veteran, I cannot tell you the depth of disgust I feel when I realize there are people in this country I defended – by going to war – who believe they are racially superior. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook In the military, we saw beyond skin tone, our faiths and country of origin. We were patriots, and that was enough. I wish civilians could see beyond the hate in their hearts and know people like me are not the enemy. Instead of being divided, we could come together and simply be Americans.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170910204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/10/opinions/9-11-veteran-fears-opinion-venkatesan/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "478402724", "sentence": "After the first airstrike hit near a hospital in eastern Idlib, Syria, no one was injured, according to one local man. But then the warplane returned. “Run, the plane is coming back,” aid workers can be heard saying on video, right before the next explosion hits. Activists say the incident was a “double-tap.” That’s when attackers strike, wait for first responders to arrive and then hit the same spot. A dozen people were killed in the incident, which was caught on video by the Syrian Civil Defense, a humanitarian aid group. The Syrian-American Medical Society, which runs the hospital, says the strikes were launched by Russian warplanes. Russia strongly denies the claim, saying it is not targeting civilians during its military operations inside Syria. Russia began airstrikes in Syria in September to help the government of Bashar al-Assad Assad fight terrorists, Russia says. Some Russian airstrikes have appeared to hit areas controlled by various rebel groups, including some that are supported by the United States. Why Russia is pressing the ‘accelerate’ pedal in Syria This is the third report in a week of hospitals being targeted in and around Aleppo, Syria. Video from a rescue group shows what it says is an unexploded cluster bomb. Russia denied on Thursday that it used cluster munitions. Assad’s regime has been accused of using cluster bombs in the past, accusations the government has denied. Russian ambassador: Assad regime may  have fallen to ISIS without us", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151023231500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/middleeast/syria-hospital-attack-russia/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "560183235", "sentence": "Chronic fear can cripple rational thought and cause long-term health issues Terrorists need to create fear to prove their relevance and recruit members, experts say People can counter their fears by putting terror into perspective, they say Your brain on constant fear is not a pretty sight. What is supposed to be a lifesaving instinct becomes anchored in your body, flooding your system with corrosive hormones that can damage your health, affect the way you think and change the decisions you make. Terrorists are counting on that effect. They want you to be full of fear. Of them. All the time. They think it proves they’re relevant. And they’ll do just about anything to try and make that happen. “Fear is the primary psychological weapon underlying acts of terrorism,” said Daniel Antonius, director of forensic psychiatry at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, New York. “It is this fear, or the anticipation of future acts of terror, that can have serious effects on our behavior and minds.” The ISIS terror playbook is filled with ever-escalating acts, each more horrifying than the last. “Jihadi John,” a man with a familiar English accent, cutting off the head of American James Foley, was so barbaric we can barely comprehend it. Yet it was soon followed by double beheadings, then more than 20 at a time, escalating into mass drownings and even the burning of victims while still alive. Just in case we become desensitized or write terror off as the demonic acts of a few psychopathic men, ISIS is training young children to commit atrocities. All these tactics are deliberate, according to experts. “Women and children aren’t supposed to be killers,” said Dr. Eric Hollander, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. “The more there are deviations from expectations, from civilized behavior, the more impact terrorism has. It rewards them with more recruits. And it feeds their ultimate goal: to try to get people to give up.” Terrorism expert John Horgan agrees. “It’s psychological warfare,” he said. “Pure psychological warfare.  They don’t just want to frighten us or get us to overreact, they want to be always in our consciousness so that we believe there’s nothing they won’t do.” It’s also no accident, experts said, that terrorists in Paris stuck several locations, one after another, or that more than one bomb detonated at the Brussels Airport. “Multiple attacks heighten the psychological terror that occurs,” Hollander said. “If you look at the videos from Brussels, after the first bomb, there was screaming and yelling, people were in terror. When the second bomb went off, there was complete silence. People shut down. They were psychologically crippled.” People are hard-wired to respond to danger. It’s actually an ancient system, often called the reptilian brain, honed over centuries to keep us safe. We hear a scream and instantly, without conscious thought, our autonomic nervous system sends a signal from our senses to the fear center of the brain, the amygdala. Hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline jump-start our body – the heart starts to race, breathing comes more quickly and sweat breaks out. We’re ready to flee or fight. A split second later, through an entirely different channel, more information arrives in the brain, and we must decide: Is the threat real? We decide, we act, and after the threat is over, our system calms down. Problem solved. We’re back to normal. But if we’re on constant guard, stress begins to take its toll. First, we don’t think as clearly, with fear overcoming our ability to reason. “We seem to get stuck,” Hollander said. “President Obama can say our chances of getting killed in an act of terrorism is smaller than in an auto accident. But somehow that doesn’t quite work in calming our fears.” Other parts of the brain can activate, such as the fronto-striatal-thalamic brain circuit, which triggers obsessive thinking, or the anterior cingulate cortex, which can put us in a constant state of alertness. “We’re told to ‘see something, say something,’ so now people scan the environment and look for things that don’t seem right,” Hollander said. “Or we obsess and then develop habits and rituals to ward off bad things. That can be watching TV over and over again to get more information, reading all we can in the media, and all of this is focused on warding off harm.” Antonius of the Jacobs School of Medicine agrees. “Fear is a complex psychophysiological emotional experience that results in alterations in mood, temperament, motivation and personality,” he said. “Over time, the chronic experience of fear can morph into serious psychological distress that eventually may develop into a mental disorder.” Or even a physical one. A 2014 study looked at 1,700 “apparently healthy active Israeli adults” to see how they cope with the threat of terrorism. Those who showed the most fear had resting heart rates 10 to 20 beats faster than the norm due to changes in a brain chemical that also acts as a brake to the inflammatory system, the study found. Fortunately, studies show that after an initial period of shock, grief and even depression, the vast majority of us appear to be resilient to terrorism’s tactics. “From a psychological or a brain perspective, something very interesting happens,” said Horgan, the author of “The Psychology of Terrorism.” “We actually return to normal pretty quickly. It’s very difficult for a terrorist movement, even one as powerful as the Islamic State, to maintain a constant level of fear and anxiety in the audience.” Experts said we can speed up our healing by seeking support and connections within our community. For example, the mass outpouring of solidarity in the streets of Paris and on social media across the globe the morning after those attacks in November was a critical step. “That’s important,” Horgan said. “It’s equally important, however, for you do the old cliché – to get back to work and make sure the trains run on time. To get back to normal right away.” Antonius added, “Compelling research has also shown that whether an individual’s response is primarily fear versus anger may have a significant impact on their behavior. “In the context of anger, people tend to exhibit greater levels of optimism and a preference for confrontation, whereas with fear comes greater pessimism and preference for using conciliatory measures to de-escalate conflict.” Oddly enough, experts said attacks such as those in Paris, Nice and Brussels are also borne out of fear. A terrorist’s fear. “Terrorist groups live in constant fear of being seen as irrelevant or outdated,” Horgan said. “So the Islamic State works very, very hard at just, to put it crudely, staying in the news.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. That’s necessary, Horgan said, because potential recruits go online to do their homework, “and make an informed choice about who the cool gang is right now. So the Islamic State is ensuring they are still the only game in town as far as recruitment is concerned.” Horgan pointed to al Qaeda as an example. “Over the past two years, al Qaeda has gone from being the biggest bully on the block to yesterday’s movement,” he said. “The group that was responsible for 9/11. Who could have thought that they’re just seen as old hat in the eyes of 20-something, angry young Muslims for whom the Islamic State is the only game in town.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160715143000", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/health/brain-and-terrorist-attack/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "641539536", "sentence": "Britain’s membership in the European Union has died, age 44. The relationship is no more after years of the UK secretly pining for its sovereignty. Beloved by some, tolerated by most and long detested by others, the ever-intricate marriage was wrenched apart by referendum last year. The formal process will take two years and the costs could run into the tens of billions for Britain, but there is no going back. Starved of compromise when it needed it most, Britain spent the last years with the EU in and out of relationship therapy, surviving on an insufficient drip of concessions from the bloc. The last gasp came in the early hours of June 24 when 51.9% voted for termination. It held on through life support until the triggering of Article 50. But now the EU 28 is no more. Related article EU leaders mark 60th anniversary with new declaration of unity It wasn’t always this way. European suitors, known then as the Common Market, wooed a war-weary Britain, enjoying an on-again, off-again courtship that was almost derailed by a disapproving patriarch: French President Charles de Gaulle. His death paved the way for romance to blossom. Britain’s defenses were finally broken down, and in 1973, a full marriage took place. Britain finally partnered with a like-minded equal – at least that was the understanding. First came the honeymoon: Prosperity grew, the growth gap between Britain and founding members – Germany, France and Italy – began slowly to close. Incrementally, the UK became less the “sick man of Europe.” Indeed, this side of the relationship blossomed until the financial crisis. But over time, the nuptials didn’t deliver the expected parity. Fisherman, farmers and car manufacturers were among the many to complain. From the get-go, the Common Fisheries Policy allocated dwindling sea stocks away from Britain’s fishermen into the arms of the continental beau. Over time, this became an open sore – a touchstone of the relationship going wrong. British fleets were badly hurt, ports put idle and Europeans hove closer to British shores than they’d ever been allowed to before. What started as a tiny national bleed was never cauterized in time, becoming in some fishing communities an ugly hemorrhage – a place where the ills of the relationship could fester and find voice. So too for farmers in 1984, who railed at the Common Agriculture Policy. European subsidies and pricing were perceived to be undermining livelihoods and changing the British landscape. On the industrial landscape there was upheaval as factories closed. Car manufacturer British Leyland, once a giant that strode the land, became a casualty of continental competition. It’s hard to say when the rot in the relationship really set in, but by degrees, dissatisfaction and disaffection grew. For some, the relationship became uncomfortable when the European Community began evolving toward the EU. In 1990, after years of political resistance, Britain signed up to the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. It was supposed to prevent big swings in value between currencies across the EU to make it easier for members to trade with each other and ultimately introduce a single currency. Two years later, Britain was forced to withdraw when it was unable to prevent the pound from crashing. Related article Article 50: UK's path to Brexit, explained The union’s open borders and single market – demanding the free flow of goods, services, money and people – came in to force in 1993, unlocking a dormant disease. It was not just a stealth agenda to stitch one another in to the same suit, but it also paved the way for economic migrants to leave behind their poorer, less well-serviced lives and cross Europe in search of their dreams. Whether it was true or not, many in Britain felt their country was the one in the relationship doing all the giving. What was once a waltz of joy between embracing lovers was becoming increasingly a stagger between estranging partners as wounds, sores, disease and imbalance were taking their toll. Then, after unexpectedly winning the 2015 general election, David Cameron had to fulfill an agenda promise and set an ultimatum for Brussels, hoping that things were not beyond repair. Instead, he severed his own Achilles, limped off and left the now hopeless partnership battered, dead and buried. Britain’s departure from the EU’s arms leaves the other lovers in this struggling union to keep the dance going. The EU, clinging ever tighter, searching for a stronger embrace, is unwilling to let any others go.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Britain's membership in the European Union", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170329120000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/europe/article-50-robertson-analysis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "733671943", "sentence": "Not long after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, regime military aircraft hit targets in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, activists said Saturday night. “Warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting areas in the town of Shifouniya in Eastern Ghouta,” the UK- based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said without giving details on casualties or damage. There was no immediate mention of airstrikes on the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency. CNN has not verified  the occurrence and timing of the airstrikes. Earlier, after the ceasefire vote, Syrian UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari said the regime would continue to go after what it deemed terrorist groups. “We practice a sovereign right of self-defense, and we will continue to fight terrorism wherever it is found on Syrian soil,” he said, according to SANA. A truce would allow for the delivery of emergency aid and the evacuation of the wounded in some of Syria’s hardest-hit areas, including Eastern Ghouta. Diplomats said Saturday’s vote ended up being a bit of a showdown between Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, and her Russian counterpart, Vassily Nebenzia, over the timing of a ceasefire. Related video Voices from Syria's Eastern Ghouta Moscow remains a staunch advocate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The diplomats said the United States fought to keep language in the resolution that called for an immediate start to the ceasefire and unfettered humanitarian access without delay. The Russians kept trying to water it down to delay implementation, the diplomats said. In the end the Russians relented and the language on an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access were retained, the diplomats said. They said they are skeptical the Syrian regime will comply but are hopeful the resolution could be a turning point. Speaking right after the vote, Haley took a jab at Russia, saying the Security Council was late to respond to the crisis. “On Thursday, in an effort to stall, Russia called for an open meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria.  At that meeting, 14 members of this council were ready to impose a ceasefire. But Russia obstructed the vote again,” she said. “And then yesterday (Friday), this council sat around for hours, ready to vote, only to have Russia delay yet again. Every minute this council waited on Russia, the human suffering grew.” Haley said the bombing continued as the negotiations dragged on. “In the three days it took us to adopt this resolution, how many mothers lost their kids to the bombing and shelling? How many more images did we need to see of fathers holding their dead children? All for nothing, because here we are voting for a ceasefire that could have saved lives days ago.” Nebenzia said the timing in the original proposals was not feasible. “It was not possible to achieve these directives or instructions without any concrete agreement for the warring parties in Syria and not arrive at a ceasefire,” he said. “This kind of an unrealistic approach will in no way help to address the pressing humanitarian situation in Syria. What is necessary is for the demands of the Security Council to be underpinned by concrete, on-the-ground agreements.” He indicated he didn’t think the cessation of hostilities would be immediate, saying people need to be “realistic.” “We would like to encourage the parties to work for it, to engage in the implementation,” Nebenzia said. He also pointed out the resolution does not dissuade military operations against designated terror groups. Ja’afari reiterated that the regime has called on rebel fighters in Ghouta to put away their weapons and let civilians escape to safety, SANA reported. The death toll soared while diplomatic maneuvering was underway. More than 520 people have been killed and 2,500 wounded since Sunday in the relentless bombardment of Eastern Ghouta, according to a statement from Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières. “Our hospital is full, and we already got hit twice,” a doctor with the humanitarian organization said Saturday on Twitter. #URGENT “Our hospital is full, and we already got hit twice. When the patients started overflowing, we reassigned another location. We are 250 people and we have nothing to eat”Desperate #doctor's testimony from #EastGhouta #Syriahttps://t.co/kilAdzWJe5 Syrian activists said the regime fired thousands of artillery shells and rocket fire Friday night and Saturday, including incendiary bombs. “They were bursting in the sky, and the colors were white and dark orange,” said Siraj Mahmoud, a spokesman for the White Helmets rescue group. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said shelling by “incendiary substances” caused fires in Eastern Ghouta. Around 400,000 people are in hiding as the Damascus suburbs have been pounded with shells, mortars and bombs since Sunday night. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the warring sides to honor the temporary truce. “I welcome the Security Council’s resolution on a ceasefire in Syria and call for all sides to allow the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid,” Guterres tweeted. Related video Activist describes crisis in Eastern Ghouta Most of the dead are women, children and the elderly, Dr. Fayez Orabi, head of the enclave’s health department, told CNN in a series of WhatsApp messages. “It’s difficult to have a precise count because of the internet and communications are weak and the shelling and bombing are 24 hours,” Orabi said. “During writing this message to you more than 20 rockets have fell around us,” he added. Dr. Ayman Issa, a surgeon at Kafr Batna central hospital in Eastern Ghouta, said a ceasefire, if it does happen, would allow staff at the medical facility to get something substantial to eat, to get a chance to clean up, and to, most importantly, treat patients and get them home. Meanwhile, armed rebels in Eastern Ghouta used “dozens of mortar and rocket shells and sniper fire” to target residential neighborhoods in Damascus, SANA reported Saturday. The attacks injured a number of civilians and caused material damage, according to SANA. Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights Watch, said he hopes the ceasefire will provide a much-needed respite for Ghouta. “It is important that all sides comply with the terms of the resolution and allow humanitarian aid and medical evacuations. But it is only a small step in the right direction,” he said. CNN’s Richard Roth, Elise Labott, Khareem Khadder, Elizabeth Joseph, Steve Almasy, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Taylor Barnes, Olivia Kiely, Kwegyirba Croffie and Bijan Hosseini contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UN Security Council resolution on Syria ceasefire", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180224170000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/24/middleeast/syria-un-resolution-intl/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "675479254", "sentence": "The 9-year-old has been in HIV remission for most of his life Understanding his biology may one day help other children come off HIV treatment A 9-year-old South African child diagnosed with HIV when he was 1 month old has been in HIV remission for 8½ years – without regular treatment. This is the first reported case of a child controlling their HIV infection without drugs in Africa and the third known case globally. Soon after diagnosis, the child was placed on antiretroviral treatment, or ART, for 40 weeks, at which point treatment was stopped and the child’s health was monitored. Blood tests in late 2015 revealed the child is in HIV remission, meaning levels of the virus in the blood are undetectable using standard tests. Subsequent testing of samples dating back to the child’s infancy confirm remission was achieved soon after treatment was stopped. Related video The turbulent history of HIV/AIDS Treatment was paused as part of a larger research trial investigating the potential for early ART to decrease infant mortality and reduce the need for lifelong treatment among newborns infected with HIV. “This is really very rare,” said Dr. Avy Violari, head of pediatric clinical trials at the Perinatal HIV Research Unit at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Violari is the child’s doctor and presented the findings at the 9th International AIDS conference on HIV Science in Paris on Monday. “By studying these cases, we hope we will understand how one can stop (treatment),” Violari told CNN. There is no cure or vaccine against HIV, and lifelong treatment for children comes with the risk of potential toxicity, side effects and the need for daily adherence, which becomes harder during the teen years. The child, who was not identified, was part of a study known as the Children with HIV Early Antiretroviral Therapy, or CHER, trial, which ran from 2005 to 2011. More than 370 infants infected with HIV were randomly assigned to immediately receive ART for either 40 weeks or 96 weeks. A third group were not placed on immediate treatment, but instead received treatment according to standard guidelines at the time. When the trial began, standard treatment was based on the level of immune cells damaged by the virus, known as CD4 cells, within the body. Current guidelines recommend immediate treatment, irrespective of CD4 cell count. Related article Teenager controls HIV infection without drugs for more than 12 years In infants infected with HIV close to birth, progression of the disease occurs very rapidly within the first few months of life and can often lead to death, according to the World Health Organization. An estimated 110,000 children died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2015, according to UNAIDS. Pediatricians also worry about the side-effects and health impacts of lifelong treatment with antiretroviral drugs for those who survive. More than 1.8 million children were living with HIV in 2015, according to UNAIDS, and 150,000 children became newly infected, the majority of which were in Africa. The CHER trial set out to investigate whether mortality rates could be reduced, but also whether earlier treatment could keep children healthy enough to enable them to come off treatment for certain periods. “We were hoping to make it a slower-progressing disease,” said Violari. Related gallery Patients zero: Disease victims who were blamed for outbreaks The study found mortality decreased by 76% and HIV disease progression reduced by 75% among the infants who received treatment immediately, for 40 or 96 weeks. The group receiving standard treatment saw an increase in mortality based on interim results, so that arm of the trial was stopped early. Children receiving early treatment in the trial needed to go back onto it, on average, after two years, Violari said, with cases ranging from needing it immediately to needing it after four years. An estimated 10 children have not had to go back on treatment, she said, as their viral loads are fairly low – between 1,000 to 3,000 per milliliter of blood – meaning they are healthy, in clinical terms. But virus levels in the 9-year-old case are undetectable. “The child is the only child showing remission,” said Violari. “We cannot see virus in the blood using standard techniques … we can see fragments of the virus in the cells,” she said, adding that these fragments appear not to be able to replicate, for now, giving hope the child may stay this way. “This child is unique.” The South African child is the third reported case of long-term HIV remission in a child after early, limited treatment with antiretroviral drugs. The first case was a Mississippi baby, a girl born in 2010, who received ART just 30 hours after birth until she was 18 months old, at which point HIV remission was achieved. The baby sustained remission for 27 months, until 2015, when she rebounded and the virus was found in her blood, crushing hopes that this approach could be the route to a “functional cure” for HIV. Related article Virus detected in baby 'cured' of HIV Next came the 2015 case of a French teenager, now 20, whose mother was HIV positive. The French child was given antiretroviral treatment soon after birth, stopped treatment at age 6 and has maintained undetectable levels of the virus in her blood since. Asier Saez Cirion from the Institut Pasteur in France, who presented the findings on the teenager in 2015, confirmed to CNN this week that the teen is still in remission and maintaining good health, meaning she has been controlling her virus for more than 13 years. Now comes the case of the 9-year-old in South Africa, in remission for more than eight years, but after just 40 weeks of treatment. Violari stressed, however, these cases are extremely rare and that people infected with HIV should by no means come off their treatment. “Not everyone can achieve remission,” she said. Three adults have also been reported to achieve remission to date, known as the Boston patients and Berlin patient, but all received bone marrow transplants for this result, not early treatment with antiretroviral drugs. The two Boston patients rebounded, leaving Timothy Ray Brown, the Berlin patient, as the only person to be clinically cured of HIV. “This (case in South Africa) tells you this is possible in some babies, to see long-term remission,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, which funded the CHER trial and ongoing followup on these infants. Related article HIV cure study provides insight into 2008 case “The real question will be what percentage of babies treated early will achieve this result? We don’t know,” he said. Fauci believes this kind of outcome only becomes important if you have a considerable proportion of babies protected, making it applicable as a potential therapy approach. “You always get an outlier,” he said. In this case, the outlier being the 9-year old. “Further study is needed to learn how to induce long-term HIV remission in infected babies,” Fauci said. Violari agrees that this new remission case is not applicable to all infants with HIV, but instead that something unique about his biology and immune system helped him protect himself from the virus, aided by starting treatment early. Related article These children have a built-in defense against AIDS He developed an effective immune response to the virus early on, she said, and treatment then protected the child. “I think the early treatment aided it,” she said. Her team now hopes to investigate the child, and others from the original CHER trial along with HIV-negative children to try to elucidate just what is unique about the biology enabling a child who has been treated to then suppress the virus indefinitely – and independently – known as a post-treatment controller. “We need to see where the differences lie,” she said, adding that this insight could be used to inform vaccine design or new treatment approaches, such as the use of neutralizing antibodies to help people suppress the virus. We could develop a product given to people in combination with ART so people can eventually stop ART, said Violari. This would not be because they are cured, but because virus levels are low enough, or undetectable, to help them stay healthy without the need for drugs. “It’s a long shot,” Violari said. “But we can look at what’s different.” Fauci agreed that extensive evaluation of immune regions of these cases could help scientists find something special to guide inducing this in others. “That’s being intensively studied now,” said Fauci. “We have the outcome, we just need to get there.” “We are delighted and excited by what happened with this child … we need to extrapolate (from this) to the benefit of other children on antiretroviral drugs,” said Dr. Mark Cotton, professor of pediatrics at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, who co-led the study. “Africa is still the epicenter of the epidemic and more babies are acquiring HIV than anywhere else.” Cotton hopes his team presenting these results will boost morale, both among cure researchers and those managing treatment programs for children across the continent. Dr. Deborah Persaud, professor pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States, agreed this discovery will become useful in terms of treating HIV-infected infants. “This offers hope for the field,” she said. “Every case like this keeps optimism around perinatal infection.” Related article Life as a teen who was born with HIV Persaud is part of team that reported the case of the Mississippi baby in 2013 and continues to care for the child and track progress. She agreed with Violari’s team that there is something unique about the South African child’s biology, because their viral levels began coming down even before the child received treatment. “This suggests there was an immune mechanism at play here,” she said. “Somehow, there was early control of the virus.” The three cases to date all form part of this era in which rare examples of remission are coming to light and providing valuable insight for HIV cure researchers. They serve as proof of concept that this can occur, she said, stressing that this is far from the norm. “Many kids around the world have been treated early and are not off treatment,” she said. A current trial, known as IMPAACT P1115 and funded by the US NIH, is providing treatment to HIV-infected infants within 48 hours of birth, further exploring options to eventually enable children to come off ART, even if just for a few months at a time, and investigate the potential for remission. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Almost 400 infants have been enrolled across nine countries. The first cases might be eligible to stop ART later this year, according to the NIH. While Persaud said remission cases are likely to be the exception to the rule, she added that the long-term hope is to go from the need for daily ART, which involves potential toxicity and the need for adherence, to children being able to come off treatment for extended periods. Even not taking drugs for three months of life, some adults say is a big step for them, she said. “This can make living with HIV less burdensome … and just make life a lot more livable.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "early antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV-infected infants", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170724091500", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/health/hiv-remission-south-african-boy/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "761186778", "sentence": "In a confidential letter to special counsel Robert Mueller in January, President Donald Trump’s legal team acknowledged for the first time that Trump “dictated” the first misleading statement put out about his son’s controversial 2016 meeting with Russians at Trump Tower. “You have received all of the notes, communications and testimony indicating that the President dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article on behalf of his son, Donald Trump, Jr.,” the letter said, according to The New York Times, which published a copy of it. “His son then followed up by making a full public disclosure regarding the meeting, including his public testimony that there was nothing to the meeting and certainly no evidence of collusion.” The acknowledgment was tucked away in the letter, which largely focused on defending Trump from a potential subpoena for testimony and asserted broad executive powers to avoid a high-stakes interview with Mueller. The letter, which CNN previously reported on, was signed by Trump’s attorneys at the time, John Dowd and Jay Sekulow. Dowd left the legal team in March, while Sekulow continues representing the President. The misleading statement, issued in July 2017 to The New York Times, obfuscated the true nature of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, which was attended by Donald Trump Jr., then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is now a senior White House adviser, and a group of Kremlin-tied Russians. One of those Russians, lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, brought up the Magnitsky Act at the meeting, a 2012 American law punishing Russian human rights violators that she has lobbied extensively to overturn. She reached out to Trump’s team after he was elected to try to lobby on the Russian sanctions, CNN has reported. While the premise of the Trump Tower meeting was for the Russians to deliver damaging information about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the statement initially put out in Trump Jr.’s name said the participants “primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children” and omitted mention of Clinton. After the initial statement came out, news outlets reported Trump was involved in preparing the statement. Some reports said he helped draft it, others said he personally “dictated” the words. Trump Jr., meanwhile, told the Senate Judiciary Committee in private testimony in September, released last month, that he didn’t speak to his father about the statement, but that the President “may have commented through Hope Hicks,” the then-White House aide, and that some of those comments might have made it into the statement. In their public responses to the news reports, however, Sekulow and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders denied Trump’s role. The letter revealed on Saturday puts to bed the question of Trump’s involvement, but it doesn’t erase the previous denials from the record. Here are those examples. Trump lawyer Sekulow, CNN interview, 7/12/17: “That was written, no that was written by Donald Trump Jr. and I’m sure with consultation with his lawyer. That wasn’t written by the president.” Sekulow, ABC interview, 7/12/17: “The president didn’t sign off on anything. He was coming back from the G20. The statement that was released Saturday was released by Donald Trump Jr., I’m sure in consultation with his lawyers. The President wasn’t involved in that.” Sekulow, NBC interview, 7/16/17: “The President was not — did not — draft the response. The response came from Donald Trump Jr. and — I’m sure — in consultation with his lawyer. … Let me say this — but I do want to be clear — that the President was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. It came from Donald Trump Jr. Sekulow, statement to the Washington Post, 7/31/17: “Apart from being of no consequence, the characterizations are misinformed, inaccurate, and not pertinent.” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, daily press briefing, 8/1/17: “He certainly didn’t dictate, but he – like I said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180603014500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/02/politics/trump-lawyers-statement-trump-tower-russians/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "621168366", "sentence": "Majority Leader (Mitch) McConnell, Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of the Senate and representatives of the House. I would like to thank Congress and the Congressional Institute for the invitation to be here today. The opportunity to visit the United States is always special. And to be invited to be the first serving head of government to address this important conference is an honor indeed. I defy any person to travel to this great country at any time and not to be inspired by its promise and its example. For more than two centuries, the very idea of America – drawn from history and given written form in a small hall not far from here – has lit up the world. That idea – that all are created equal and that all are born free – has never been surpassed in the long history of political thought. And it is here – on the streets and in the halls of this great city of Philadelphia – that the founding fathers first set it down, that the textbook of freedom was written, and that this great nation that grew “from sea to shining sea” was born. Related article British PM May: Praise for Trump -- but strong words, too Since that day, it has been America’s destiny to bear the leadership of the free world and to carry that heavy responsibility on its shoulders. But my country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has been proud to share that burden and to walk alongside you at every stage. For the past century, Britain and America – and the unique and special relationship that exists between us – have taken the idea conceived by those “56 rank-and-file, ordinary citizens,” as President Reagan called them, forward. And because we have done so, time and again it is the relationship between us that has defined the modern world. One hundred years ago this April, it was your intervention in the First World War that helped Britain, France, our friends in the Commonwealth and other allies to maintain freedom in Europe. A little more than 75 years ago, you responded to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor by joining Britain in the Second World War and defeating fascism not just in the Pacific but in Africa and Europe, too. And later, in the aftermath of these wars, our two countries led the West through the Cold War, confronting communism and ultimately defeating it not just through military might, but by winning the war of ideas. And by proving that open, liberal, democratic societies will always defeat those that are closed, coercive and cruel. But the leadership provided by our two countries through the special relationship has done more than win wars and overcome adversity. It made the modern world. The institutions upon which that world relies were so often conceived or inspired by our two nations working together. Related video May: International institutions need reforming The United Nations – in need of reform, but vital still – has its foundations in the special relationship, from the original Declaration of St James’ Palace to the Declaration by United Nations, signed in Washington, and drafted themselves by Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund, born in the postwar world at Bretton Woods, were conceived by our two nations working together. And NATO – the cornerstone of the West’s defense – was established on the bonds of trust and mutual interests that exist between us. Some of these organizations are in need of reform and renewal to make them relevant to our needs today. But we should be proud of the role our two nations – working in partnership – played in bringing them into being, and in bringing peace and prosperity to billions of people as a result. Because it is through our actions over many years, working together to defeat evil or to open up the world, that we have been able to fulfill the promise of those who first spoke of the special nature of the relationship between us. The promise of freedom, liberty and the rights of man. “We must never cease,” Churchill said, “to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the English-speaking world and which through Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, and the English common law, find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence.” So it is my honor and privilege to stand before you today in this great city of Philadelphia to proclaim them again, to join hands as we pick up that mantle of leadership once more, to renew our special relationship and to recommit ourselves to the responsibility of leadership in the modern world. And it is my honor and privilege to do so at this time, as dawn breaks on a new era of American renewal. For I speak you not just as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but as a fellow conservative who believes in the same principles that underpin the agenda of your party. The value of liberty, the dignity of work, the principles of nationhood, family, economic prudence, patriotism, and putting power in the hands of the people.  Principles instilled in me from a young age.  Principles my parents taught me in the vicarage in southern England in which I was raised. And I know it is these principles that you have put at the heart of your plan for government.  And your victory in these elections gives you the opportunity to put them at the heart of this new era of American renewal, too. Related article Friendliness with Trump will give Theresa May a European headache President Trump’s victory, achieved in defiance of all of the pundits and the polls, and rooted not in the corridors of Washington, but in the hopes and aspirations of working men and women across this land, you’re part of his victory, in both the Congress and the Senate, where you swept all before you, secured with great effort, and achieved with an important message of national renewal. And because of this, because of what you have done together, because of that great victory you have won, America can be stronger, greater, and more confident in the years ahead.  And a newly emboldened, confident America is good for the world. An America that is strong and prosperous at home is a nation that can lead abroad. But you cannot – and should not – do so alone. You have said that it is time for others to step up. And I agree. Sovereign countries cannot outsource their security and prosperity to America. And they should not undermine the alliances that keep us strong by failing to step up and play their part. This is something Britain has always understood. It is why Britain is the only country in the G-20 – other than yours – to meet its commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense, and to invest 20% of that in upgrading equipment. It is why Britain is the only country in the G-20 to spend 0.7% of gross national income on overseas development. It is why my first act as Prime Minister last year was to lead the debate in Parliament that ensured the renewal of Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent. And it is why the government I lead will increase spending on defense in every year of this Parliament. It is why Britain is a leading member – alongside the United States – of the coalition working successfully to defeat Daesh; why we have agreed to send 800 troops to Estonia and Poland as part of NATO’s forward presence in Eastern Europe; why we are increasing our troop contribution to NATO’s Resolute Support mission that defends the Afghan government from terrorism; and it is why we are reinforcing our commitment to peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, South Sudan and Somalia. And it is why Britain is leading the way in pioneering international efforts to crack down on modern slavery - one of the great scourges of our world - wherever it is found. I hope you will join us in that cause – and I commend Sen. (Bob) Corker in particular for his work in this field. It is good to have met him here today. As Americans know, the United Kingdom is by instinct and history a great, global nation that recognizes its responsibilities to the world. Related video May: We aren't turning our back on EU And as we end our membership of the European Union – as the British people voted with determination and quiet resolve to do last year – we have the opportunity to reassert our belief in a confident, sovereign and global Britain, ready to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike. We will build a new partnership with our friends in Europe. We are not turning our back on them, or on the interests and the values that we share. It remains overwhelmingly in our interests – and in those of the wider world – that the EU should succeed. And for as long as we remain members we will continue to play our full part, just as we will continue to cooperate on security, foreign policy and trade once we have left. But we have chosen a different future for our country. A future that sees us restore our parliamentary sovereignty and national self-determination, and to become even more global and internationalist in action and in spirit. A future that sees us take back control of the things that matter to us – things like our national borders and immigration policy, and the way we decide and interpret our own laws – so that we are able to shape a better, more prosperous future for the working men and women of Britain. A future that sees us step up with confidence to a new, even more internationalist role, where we meet our responsibilities to our friends and allies, champion the international cooperation and partnerships that project our values around the world, and continue to act as one of the strongest and most forceful advocates for business, free markets and free trade anywhere around the globe. This is a vision of a future that my country can unite around – and that I hope your country, as our closest friend and ally, can welcome and support. So as we rediscover our confidence together – as you renew your nation just as we renew ours – we have the opportunity – indeed the responsibility – to renew the special relationship for this new age. We have the opportunity to lead, together, again. Because the world is passing through a period of change – and in response to that change we can either be passive bystanders, or we can take the opportunity once more to lead. And to lead together. I believe it is in our national interest to do so. Because the world is increasingly marked by instability and threats that risk undermining our way of life and the very things that we hold dear. The end of the Cold War did not give rise to a new world order. It did not herald the end of history. It did not lead to a new age of peace, prosperity and predictability in world affairs. Related article Bill to begin Brexit process introduced to UK parliament For some – the citizens of Central and Eastern Europe in particular – it brought new freedom. But across the world, ancient ethnic, religious and national rivalries – rivalries that had been frozen through the decades of the Cold War – returned. New enemies of the West and our values – in particular in the form of radical Islamists – have emerged. And countries with little tradition of democracy, liberty and human rights – notably China and Russia – have grown more assertive in world affairs. The rise of the Asian economies – China yes, but democratic allies like India, too – is hugely welcome. Billions are being lifted out of poverty and new markets for our industries are opening up. But these events – coming as they have at the same time as the financial crisis and its fallout, as well as a loss of confidence in the West following 9/11, and difficult military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan - have led many to fear that, in this century, we will experience the eclipse of the West. But there is nothing inevitable about that. Other countries may grow stronger. Big, populous countries may grow richer. And as they do so, they may start to embrace more fully our values of democracy and liberty. But even if they do not, our interests will remain. Our values will endure. And the need to defend them and project them will be as important as ever. So we – our two countries together – have a responsibility to lead. Because when others step up as we step back, it is bad for America, for Britain and the world. Related article Article 50: UK's path to Brexit, explained It is in our interests – those of Britain and America together – to stand strong together to defend our values, our interests and the very ideas in which we believe. This cannot mean a return to the failed policies of the past. The days of Britain and America intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over. But nor can we afford to stand idly by when the threat is real and when it is in our own interests to intervene. We must be strong, smart and hard-headed. And we must demonstrate the resolve necessary to stand up for our interests. And whether it is the security of Israel in the Middle East or the Baltic states in Eastern Europe, we must always stand up for our friends and allies in democratic countries that find themselves in tough neighborhoods, too. We each have different political traditions. We will sometimes pursue different domestic policies. And there may be occasions on which we disagree. But the common values and interests that bring us together are hugely powerful. And – as your foremost friend and ally – we support many of the priorities your government has laid out for America’s engagement with the world. It is why I join you in your determination to take on and defeat Daesh and the ideology of Islamist extremism that inspires them and many others terrorist groups in the world today. It is in both our national interests to do so. This will require us to use the intelligence provided by the finest security agencies in the world. And it will require the use of military might. But it also demands a wider effort. Because one of the lessons of fighting terrorism in the last 15 years or so is yes, killing terrorists can save innocent lives. But until we kill the idea that drives them, the ideology, we will always have to live with this threat. And as they are defeated on the ground, the terrorists are exploiting the internet and social media to spread this ideology that is preying on vulnerable citizens in our own countries, inspiring them to commit acts of terror in our own cities. That is why the UK has led the world in developing a strategy for preventing violent extremism, and why the British and American governments are working together to take on and defeat the ideology of Islamist Extremism. I look forward to working with the President and his Administration to step up our efforts still further in order to defeat this evil ideology. But of course, we should always be careful to distinguish between this extreme and hateful ideology, and the peaceful religion of Islam and the hundreds of millions of its adherents - including millions of our own citizens and those further afield who are so often the first victims of this ideology’s terror. And nor is it enough merely to focus on violent extremism. We need to address the whole spectrum of extremism, starting with the bigotry and hatred that can so often turn to violence. Yet ultimately to defeat Daesh, we must employ all of the diplomatic means at our disposal. That means working internationally to secure a political solution in Syria and challenging the alliance between the Syrian regime and its backers in Tehran. Related video Trump and May: The new Thatcher and Reagan? When it comes to Russia, as so often it is wise to turn to the example of President Reagan who – during his negotiations with his opposite number Mikhail Gorbachev – used to abide by the adage “trust but verify”. With President Putin, my advice is to “engage but beware.” There is nothing inevitable about conflict between Russia and the West. And nothing unavoidable about retreating to the days of the Cold War. But we should engage with Russia from a position of strength. And we should build the relationships, systems and processes that make cooperation more likely than conflict – and that, particularly after the illegal annexation of Crimea, give assurance to Russia’s neighboring states that their security is not in question. We should not jeopardize the freedoms that President Reagan and Mrs. Thatcher brought to Eastern Europe by accepting President Putin’s claim that it is now in his sphere of influence. And progress on this issue would also help to secure another of this nation’s priorities – to reduce Iran’s malign influence in the Middle East. This is a priority for the UK too as we support our allies in the Gulf States to push back against Iran’s aggressive efforts to build an arc of influence from Tehran through to the Mediterranean. The nuclear deal with Iran was controversial. But it has neutralized the possibility of the Iranians acquiring nuclear weapons for more than a decade. It has seen Iran remove 13,000 centrifuges together with associated infrastructure and eliminate its stock of 20% enriched uranium. That was vitally important for regional security. But the agreement must now be very carefully and rigorously policed – and any breaches should be dealt with firmly and immediately. To deal with the threats of the modern world, we need to rebuild confidence in the institutions upon which we all rely. In part that means multinational institutions. Because we know that so many of the threats we face today – global terrorism, climate change, organized crime, unprecedented mass movements of people – do not respect national borders. So we must turn towards those multinational institutions like the UN and NATO that encourage international cooperation and partnership. But those multinational institutions need to work for the countries that formed them, and to serve the needs and interests of the people of those nations. They have no democratic mandate of their own. So I share your reform agenda and believe that, by working together, we can make those institutions more relevant and purposeful than they are today. I call on others, therefore, to join us in that effort and to ensure they step up and contribute as they should. That is why I have encouraged Antonio Guterres, the new UN Secretary General, to pursue an ambitious reform program, focusing the United Nations on its core functions of peacekeeping, conflict prevention and resolution. And it is why I have already raised with my fellow European leaders the need to deliver on their commitments to spend 2% of their GDP on defense – and 20% of their defense budgets on equipment. Related article UK ambassador: Why Winston Churchill belongs in the Oval Office It is also why I have already raised with Jens Stoltenberg – the Secretary General of NATO – the need to make sure the Alliance is as equipped to fight terrorism and cyber warfare, as it is to fight more conventional forms of war. America’s leadership role in NATO – supported by Britain – must be the central element around which the Alliance is built. But alongside this continued commitment, I am also clear that EU nations must similarly step up to ensure this institution that provides the cornerstone of the West’s defense continues to be as effective as it can be. Yet the most important institution is – and should always be – the nation state. Strong nations form strong institutions. And they form the basis of the international partnerships and cooperation that bring stability to our world. Nations, accountable to their populations – “deriving” as the Declaration of Independence puts it “their just powers from the consent of the governed” – can choose to join international organizations, or not. They can choose to cooperate with others, or not. Choose to trade with others, or not. Which is why if the countries of the European Union wish to integrate further, my view is that they should be free to do so. Because that is what they choose. But Britain – as a sovereign nation with the same values but a different political and cultural history – has chosen to take a different path. Because our history and culture is profoundly internationalist. We are a European country – and proud of our shared European heritage – but we are also a country that has always looked beyond Europe to the wider world. We have ties of family, kinship and history to countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and countries across Africa, the Pacific and Caribbean. And of course, we have ties of kinship, language and culture to these United States too. As Churchill put it, we “speak the same language, kneel at the same altars and, to a very large extent, pursue the same ideals”. And, today, increasingly we have strong economic, commercial, defense and political relationships as well. So I am delighted that the new Administration has made a trade agreement between our countries one of its earliest priorities. A new trade deal between Britain and America must work for both sides and serve both of our national interests. It must help to grow our respective economies and to provide the high-skilled, high-paid jobs of the future for working people across America and across the UK. And it must work for those who have too often felt left behind by the forces of globalization. People, often those on modest incomes living in relatively rich countries like our own, who feel that the global system of free markets and free trade is simply not working for them in its current form. Such a deal – allied to the reforms we are making to our own economy to ensure wealth and opportunity is spread across our land – can demonstrate to those who feel locked out and left behind that free markets, free economies and free trade can deliver the brighter future they need. And it can maintain – indeed it can build – support for the rules-based international system on which the stability of our world continues to rely. The UK is already America’s fifth largest export destination, while your markets account for almost a fifth of global exports from our shores. Exports to the UK from this State of Pennsylvania alone account for more than $2 billion a year. The UK is the largest market in the EU – and the third largest market in the world – for exporters here. America is the largest single destination for UK outward investment and the single largest investor in the UK. And your companies are investing or expanding in the UK at the rate of more than ten projects a week. British companies employ people in every US state from Texas to Vermont. And the UK-US Defense relationship is the broadest, deepest and most advanced of any two countries, sharing military hardware and expertise. And of course, we have recently invested in the new F-35 strike aircraft for our new aircraft carriers that will secure our naval presence – and increase our ability to project our power around the world – for years to come. Because of these strong economic and commercial links – and our shared history and the strength of our relationship – I look forward to pursuing talks with President Trump and his new Administration about a new UK/US Free Trade Agreement in the coming months. It will take detailed work, but we welcome your openness to those discussions and hope we can make progress so that the new, Global Britain that emerges after Brexit is even better equipped to take its place confidently in the world. Such an agreement would see us taking that next step in the special relationship that exists between us. Cementing and affirming one of the greatest forces for progress this world has ever known. Seventy years ago in 1946, Churchill proposed a new phase in this relationship – to win a Cold War that many had not even realized had started. He described how an iron curtain had fallen from the Baltic to the Adriatic, covering all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe: Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia and Bucharest. Today those great cities – homes of great culture and heritage – live in freedom and peace. And they do so because of the leadership of Britain and America, and of Mrs. Thatcher and President Reagan. Related video UK PM: Not afraid to speak frankly to Trump They do so – ultimately – because our ideas will always prevail. And they do so because, when the world demands leadership, it is this alliance of values and interests – this Special Relationship between two countries – that, to borrow the words of another great American statesman, enters the arena, with our faces marred by dust and sweat and blood, to strive valiantly and know the triumph of high achievement. As we renew the promise of our nations to make them stronger at home – in the words of President Reagan as the “sleeping giant stirs” – so let us renew the relationship that can lead the world towards the promise of freedom and prosperity marked out in parchment by those ordinary citizens 240 years ago. So that we may not be counted with the “cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat”, but with those who “strive to do the deeds” that will lead us to a better world. That better future is within reach. Together, we can build it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170127014500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/politics/theresa-may-us-speech-transcript/", "score": "0.1"}}}
{"article_id": "532016578", "sentence": "Third defendant faces possible life sentence in Mohammed Abu Khdeir's murder Palestinian teenager's killing escalated tensions before the 2014 Gaza war The third defendant in the 2014 murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir has been convicted after an Israeli court rejected a last-minute insanity defense Tuesday. The convicted man, Yosef Haim Ben-David, now faces the probability of being sentenced to life in prison. Two minors were convicted of murder earlier in the case. A judge sentenced one to life and the other to 21 years in prison. Abu Khdeir, 16, was kidnapped, beaten and burned alive in Jerusalem in July 2014. His charred body was later found in a forest. The Palestinian teen was murdered following the killing in the West Bank of three Israeli teens who were abducted on their way home from school. The teens’ bodies were found more than two weeks later. The separate killings contributed to soaring of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians before the 2014 Gaza war. The judge had ruled in December that Ben-David was responsible for the killing. Tuesday’s ruling rejected a defense of insanity, finding instead that the defendant was responsible for his actions. Speaking to CNN after the hearing, Hussein Abu Khdeir, the father of Mohammed, said he was frustrated with the drawn-out legal process. “This is what we know from the beginning. The court brought nothing new, but it was and still is, wasting time,” he said. “Now, after 36 court sessions, after a year and nine months, they discovered that this was a murder? They burned my son and are still burning the whole family slowly.” The father said he submitted two papers to the court. The first requests the demolition of the killers’ homes, a measure the Israeli government has used only against the families of Palestinian attackers. The second paper requests Israel to revoke the killers’ citizenship. “I am very emotional and angry after today’s session,” Abu Khdeir said. CNN’s Amir Tal, and Abeer Salman in Jerusalem contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israeli court", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160419143000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/middleeast/israel-murder-conviction/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "699069482", "sentence": "Rep. Frederica Wilson is Trump's latest foe on Twitter The President didn't know the name of the service member and his widow \"broke down\" after her call with Trump, Wilson said President Donald Trump’s latest adversary on Twitter is Rep. Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman from Florida. On Wednesday, the President accused Wilson of fabricating what she said he told a widow of one of four United States soldiers killed in Niger earlier this month, and said he could prove that she was wrong. “Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad!” Trump tweeted. Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad! On Tuesday evening, Wilson claimed that the President told Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, that “he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt.” Wilson said she was present for the conversation, which she heard on speaker phone. Wilson represents Florida’s 24th District, which includes parts of northwest Miami-Dade and southern Broward counties and is where the Johnson family is from. She was first elected as a Florida state representative in 1998 and became a state senator in 2002 before being elected to the House of Representatives in 2011. Related article Trump, Dem congresswoman feud over his remarks to widow of fallen soldier This isn’t Wilson’s first time disagreeing with Trump. She was one of nearly 70 members of Congress who said they would not attend Trump’s inauguration. It also isn’t the first time she has said something is wrong with Trump. “I believe that the President is desperate for attention and needs psychological help,” Wilson said in a statement in May after The Washington Post reported that the President had shared classified information with Russians in the White House. The Florida congresswoman is known for her work following the death of Trayvon Martin, who was killed in her district. She used her platform to organize rallies in Miami and call for an end to the killing of young black men. She also fought for funding to combat the Zika virus, which swept through the area she represents in southern Florida. Wilson is a widow herself and the mother to three children. She is recognized around the Capitol for her colorful cowboy hats, which she wears in honor of her grandfather. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that there was no recording of the phone call between the President and Johnson, but “there were several people in the room from the administration that were on the call, including the chief of staff, John Kelly.” On Wednesday morning on CNN’s “New Day,” Wilson said that Trump didn’t know the name of the service member and that his widow “broke down” after her call with the President. Family member Cowanda Jones-Johnson told CNN Wednesday that Wilson’s account of the call between Trump and Johnson’s widow was “very accurate.” She said she was in the car when the call happened. Trump denied Wilson’s account in both a tweet and a statement made at the White House. “I didn’t say what that congresswoman said. Didn’t say it at all,” Trump told reporters during a meeting on tax reform in the Cabinet Room. “She knows it. And she now is not saying it. I did not say what she said.” Minutes later, Wilson responded on Twitter to Trump’s remarks, saying she still stood by her account. She then told CNN affiliate WPLG that “Mr. Trump is crazy,” hours after she told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota that the President has a “brain disorder.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171018233000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NER", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/who-is-frederica-wilson/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "721739817", "sentence": "Moderate lawmakers were feeling already feeling the squeeze in immigration talks Conservatives balked at the proposal from the \"Group of Six\" President Donald Trump’s demands on immigration legislation Friday morning threatened to upend delicate negotiations on Capitol Hill, which were already jeopardized in the wake of his “shithole” remark. Republicans have been engaged in a showdown for days over which corner of their party has Trump’s ear in negotiations over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program expiring in March. But if Trump’s vulgar comments weren’t already making moderates increasingly nervous that they’re losing in the fight to pull Trump to the center, his tweets Friday, in which he listed demands for a DACA deal, were likely to make their efforts more difficult. The President on Twitter demanded increased funding for a border wall and said the proposed bargain put forth by a bipartisan group of lawmakers would result in the US being “forced to take large numbers of people from high-crime countries.” He also said the proposed deal would make chain and lottery migration “worse.” Related article Trump denies making 'shithole countries' comment Democrats, however, have already made clear they would not consider some of the suggestions, and the comments are a major setback for an immigration compromise that seemed possible less than a day earlier. On Thursday afternoon, the bipartisan group of six lawmakers, led by Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Dick Durbin of Illinois, agreed on a plan to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants protected under DACA from being deported. But their victory – first announced by Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona – was short-lived. The details hadn’t even yet been shopped around to their colleagues when conservatives started balking at the agreement and the only man that mattered in the debate – Trump – sent his party back to the drafting table. Ready to brief Trump on their negotiations, Durbin and Graham traveled to the White House Thursday thinking they would be meeting privately with the President, a source familiar told CNN. When they arrived, they discovered that several other more hardline immigration hawks, including Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, would also be in the room. The surprise was first reported by The Washington Post. Related article Lawmakers condemn Trump's 'shithole' remark A source described at one point Durbin explained to Trump a proposal to end the visa lottery in exchange for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for countries such as Haiti. CNN reported that Trump responded, according to a source familiar with the meeting: “Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out.” Cotton told reporters when he returned to Capitol Hill after the White House meeting, “There is no deal.” The bipartisan group had spent months meeting and crafting their bill and while it was long-expected to find resistance among restrictionist immigration types, more moderate Republicans on immigration had tried to make the case to the President that it was – Flake put it – the only game in town. Unlike health care or tax reform, the immigration bill would only pass with 60 votes, Flake and Graham repeated. That meant that negotiating with Democrats and finding a bill that could win their support wasn’t an option. “I don’t think we’ll get all Republicans,” Flake said Thursday. “I never thought we would.” But the bipartisan “Group of Six,” which included many of the same players that negotiated the hard right’s much maligned 2013 immigration bill – was being squeezed even before Thursday. “Just because the Gang of Six or gang of whatever agrees to something, it’s going to have to be vetted by the other members,” Louisiana’s Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, warned earlier this week. “There’s a lot of folks who haven’t spoken up yet.” In the days leading up to their announced bipartisan agreement, some conservatives were more public and pointed about their doubts about the Group of Six’s effort. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told CNN flatly he couldn’t imagine supporting anything the group came up with. “Passing an amnesty bill that continues chain migration and has only fig-leaf token efforts and border security would be a serious mistake,” Cruz said. And, the Senate’s Republican Whip John Cornyn announced the No. 2s in the House and the Senate, including Durbin, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and the Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer would take the lead in negotiations rather than the bipartisan group. “We are not going to default to existing groups, they were too many groups to count and they were basically getting nowhere so that’s why, I think, the need to move to this level,” Cornyn told reporters earlier in the week about the new power structure. The Republicans, however, are finding themselves in a precarious position. The President gave them a deadline of March 5 and they can’t just pass an immigration bill without Democrats. They don’t have a filibuster-proof majority. Not to mention, many of the most conservative members may never get comfortable with any bill that gives hundreds of thousands of immigrants – even if they entered the country as children – a path to legalization or citizenship, something some members perceive as amnesty. And, even if a bill was voted on and passed the Senate, legislation still faces long odds in the Republican-controlled House where there the differences between Democrats and Republicans are even greater. House Speaker Paul Ryan has far more hardline immigration hawks in his conference. Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, has far more members who are opposed to any kind of deal that set back the parents of DACA recipients either by limiting chain migration or other mechanisms. Still, it’s unclear how Trump’s comments will affect the negotiations for now. A person familiar told CNN that the language was salty on both sides Thursday, but added it shouldn’t be interpreted as poisoning the changes for a deal. “It’s a negotiation process,” this person said. CNN’s Abby Phillip, Ted Barrett, Pamela Brown and Jim Acosta contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180112063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "HTI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/white-house-immigration-meeting-conservatives/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "664742790", "sentence": "There’s tough news coming out of London this morning, so let’s get straight to what you need to know to  Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. We know people have died in a fire at a residential building in London, but officials don’t yet know exactly how many. The fire in the 24-story building broke out in the early morning hours and soon the entire tower was engulfed in flames. Witnesses described a hellish scene: people jumping from the top floors, the bodies of children covered in sheets on the ground, the sound of screams. One woman said she saw a man burn to death in his apartment. They also said there were no alarms or warnings. About 200 firefighters are still fighting to put out the blaze. Keep up with the latest on this developing story with our live blog. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was back in his old stomping grounds when he strolled into the Senate intelligence committee hearing to testify. He served in the Senate for two decades, after all, so that’s probably why he felt comfortable pushing back – hard – on allegations he colluded with the Russians during the 2016 election. He called the allegations “an appalling and detestable lie.” Sessions was also ticked off when Democrats said he was stonewalling by refusing to talk about his private conversations with President Trump. And when Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon didn’t like Sessions’ answers (or non-answers) about the real reasons he recused himself from the Russia investigation, the attorney general went off. “This is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and I don’t appreciate it!” he yelled, adding a little fire to what had been, up to that point, a tense but civil hearing. He said he failed to disclose at his confirmation hearing his two meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak because Sen. Al Franken had asked him “a rambling question” about it. (Is Kislyak the most uninteresting man in the world or what? No one ever seems to remember meeting him.) Sessions also said there was no third undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador. So to recap, Sessions testified; Trump and the Republicans were happy with his answers. The Democrats? Not so much. As always, CNN’s Chris Cillizza has the hearing’s winners and losers. And, oh yeah, they tried to cut off Kamala Harris again. The good news is Otto Warmbier is back home on American soil.  The bad news – he’s in a coma. Warmbier, a US college student, was held for more than 17 months in North Korea. He’s been in a coma for over a year, but it’s not clear what happened to him. Someone close to his family tells CNN that Warmbier contracted botulism last year and is in “bad shape.” The North Koreans said he fell into the coma after taking a sleeping pill. His failing health factored into his release. Once back in the States he was rushed to a hospital in Cincinnati. Warmbier was detained back in January 2016 while trying to get home after touring the country. North Korean officials said Warmbier tried to steal a political banner from his hotel. And let’s not forget: there are still three other Americans being held in North Korea. An intense search is on for a pair of inmates who police say killed two prison guards before escaping. The manhunt is expanding beyond central Georgia for Donnie Russell Rowe and Ricky Dubose. And what they’re accused of doing sounds like a plot straight out of a movie. Police say the men, while being transported to another prison, got out of a locked section of a bus and overpowered the guards before killing them. Then they carjacked another vehicle and broke into a house, where they took food and clothing. A $60,000 reward is offered for their capture. It’s probably the most heartbreaking certainty of summer: young children being left in a hot car and dying an unfathomable death. It happens on average about 37 times a year. There were three hot car deaths – two in Texas, the other in Arkansas – just last week. What’s most shocking is that a lot of states don’t have laws in place making it illegal to leave a child alone in a car. Meanwhile, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has come out with its annual report on the best and worst states to raise kids. The best? New Hampshire. The worst? Mississippi. “Actually what it shows is it’s much more likely to be more talking” Uber board member David Bonderman, joking about adding more women to the beleaguered ride share company’s board. He apologized and resigned. Not lovin’ it A woman called 911 after her McDonald’s drive-thru order took too long. Hey, we’re not going to judge because who hasn’t thought about doing that? Not so golden The Golden State Warriors are NBA champs, but don’t hold your breath on that traditional visit to the White House to meet the President. Double take He spent 17 years in prison for robbery, then was released when his lookalike – who has the same first name – is accused of the crime. She’s a hugger Meet the 7-year-old girl on a mission to hug police officers in all 50 states. So far, she’s made it to 16. Flower power London’s still reeling from the terror attack on London Bridge. So Muslim volunteers handed out 3,000 roses near the bridge to help ease the pain. 600 pounds That was the weight of the many meth-laced lollipops – with a street value of $1 million – the cops found in a Houston home $1.65 million That’s how much Rolling Stone is paying a University of Virginia frat after it sued over the magazine’s now-debunked campus rape story House of ‘mmmm’ Ever wanted to make some of that tasty barbecue from Freddy’s Ribs on “House of Cards?” Come learn the secrets. (Click to view)", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170614103000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/us/five-things-june-14-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "553301287", "sentence": "Highway landings, once a fixture of the Cold War, have not been made in over 30 years The A-10s are participating in a NATO exercise amid heightened tensions with Russia Four U.S. Air Force A-10 “Warthogs” jets landed Monday on the remote Jägala highway in Estonia near the Russian border, the first such practice road landing in over 30 years. The maneuver in Estonia, a NATO member that shares a 183-mile long border with Russia and sits about 100 miles from St. Petersburg, comes amid heightened tensions with Russia. These so-called “austere” highway landings were relatively common during the Cold War as military planners sought contingencies in case air bases were destroyed in a large-scale conflict. But the Air Force has not seen the need to practice this type of landing in the last three decades. Retired Air Force Col. John “JV” Venable told CNN that these landings would be critical if Russia were to ever mount an attack on NATO’s Baltic members. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are definitely “targets of interest for (Russian President Vladimir Putin) and Russia,” he said. Related gallery In the U.S. Air Force fleet He added that in the event of an attack, one of the first things the Russian military would do would be to strike the region’s limited number of airfields, thereby making alternative landing areas critical to defending the alliance’s eastern flank. “This was the first time in a long time that we had the opportunity to conduct a highway landing,” said Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Griffin, a U.S. Air Force-Europe public affairs officer. “It was important because it’s necessary our aircrew are familiar with this skill.” The landing was part of a U.S. Army-Europe-led military training exercise, Saber Strike 16, which involves 13 countries training throughout Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. According to U.S. Air Force Europe, the goal of the exercise is to ensure that NATO and its partners “are ready for and capable of dealing with any contingency.” Last week, NATO announced that the alliance would deploy four multinational battalions, consisting of about 1,000 troops each, to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. NATO jets also help secure Estonian airspace through the Baltic Air Policing operation. NATO’s easternmost members, including Poland and the Baltic states, have long sought an increased presence of NATO troops in their respective countries, a request driven in part by Russia’s 2014 military intervention and annexation of Crimea and continued backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. Related video Remembering the father of the A-10 Russia is also planning on deploying advanced nuclear-capable missiles in its European enclave of Kaliningrad by 2019, according to Reuters. And the commander of U.S. Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, was quoted teling the German news weekly Die Zeit Wednesday that “Russia could take over the Baltic states faster than we would be able to defend them.” In February, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it was spending $3.4 billion for thed European Reassurance Initiative in an effort to deter Russian aggression against NATO allies. The A-10s’ role in reinforcing NATO’s eastern flank comes as questions linger over the future of the close air support attack jet. The ones that arrived in Estonia on Monday came from the Michigan Air National Guard. The Air Force had originally planned for its version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace the A-10. But Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in February that the A-10 had “been devastating” ISIS and that the next budget would extend its operational life by deferring the plane’s retirement until 2022, at which point it would be replaced by the F-35. Related video Is the A-10 headed for the graveyard? RELATED: Will the Pentagon kill off the Warthog? But in recent months, Air Force leaders have openly discussed replacing the A-10 with a new jet dedicated to the close air support mission. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Thursday that he did not care which plane was chosen as long as it did the job adequately. “As a soldier and a guy who’s been in my share of firefights, the only thing I care about is the effect on the target. I don’t give a rat’s ass what platform brings it in. I could care less if it’s a B-52, if it’s a B-1 bomber, if it’s an F-16, an F-15, an A-10. I don’t care if the thing is delivered by carrier pigeon. I want the enemy taken care of,” Milley told an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Unlike the multi-role F-35, the A-10 is the only airplane in the Air Force specifically designed for close air support. The A-10 has seen combat in Iraq, Afghanistan and most recently in Syria, where it was able to target enemy forces up close without risking friendly fire casualties because the pilots are flying slow enough to visually distinguish between enemy and friendly forces. The A-10 can carry up to 16,000 pounds of bombs and missiles and is armed with a powerful 30 mm, seven-barrel Gatling gun, which can fire depleted uranium bullets at 3,900 rounds per minute.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NATO", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160623201500", "country1": "EST", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/politics/a10-warthog-highway-landing-russia-border-estonia/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "632897890", "sentence": "Sergey Kislyak is \"a well-known, world-class diplomat\" -- Russian Foreign Ministry Kremlin says Russia would not interfere in another country's affairs Russia’s Foreign Ministry has angrily rejected allegations that its top diplomat in Washington is a spy amid controversy over meetings he held with US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. CNN reported Wednesday that Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak is considered by US intelligence to be one of Russia’s top spies and spy-recruiters in Washington, citing current and former senior US government officials. But asked by CNN’s team in Moscow about the report, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova insisted Kislyak was “a well-known, world-class diplomat.” She added, “He was deputy minister of foreign affairs in Russia, who has communicated with American colleagues for decades in different fields, and CNN accused him of being a Russian spy … of recruiting? Oh my God!” Related video What to know about Sergey Kislyak Sessions is facing calls from senior Democrats to resign for failing to disclose in his confirmation hearings two meetings he held with Kislyak last year. He has denied misleading Congress. Speaking at a press briefing Thursday, Zakharova dismissed media reports about the encounters between Sessions and Kislyak as “shameful,” an “attempt at total misinformation” and a kind of “vandalism.” Zakharova also defended the role of Russian diplomats, saying: “Everyone knows how diplomats work and their work consists of making contacts.” House intelligence committee panel sets Russia inquiry Asked to respond to the characterization of Kislyak as a spy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “Nobody has heard a single statement from US intelligence agencies’ representatives regarding our ambassador. Again, these are some depersonalized assumptions of the media that are constantly trying to blow this situation out of proportion.” Related article Russia: The problem Trump can't escape Peskov also insisted that Russia has never interfered in the domestic affairs of another country and has no plans ever to do so. He said the current “overly emotional environment” was affecting the prospects of a future meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This emotional atmosphere builds up a certain resistance to the idea of developing a relationship with Russia. That’s true. The negative effect is obvious here,” Peskov told journalists on a conference call. Kislyak’s interactions with Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn led to Flynn’s firing last month. Sessions met with Kislyak twice last year, in July on the sidelines of the Republican convention, and in September in his office when Sessions was a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, according to the Justice Department. Sessions, then a Republican senator for Alabama, campaigned on behalf of Trump throughout 2016. Related video Sessions: Russia allegations 'unbelievable' Sessions did not mention either meeting during his confirmation hearings when he said he knew of no contacts between Trump surrogates and Russians. In response to reports of his meetings with Kislyak, Sessions’ spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said there was nothing “misleading about his answer” to Congress because he “was asked during the hearing about communications between Russia and the Trump campaign – not about meetings he took as a senator and a member of the Armed Services Committee.” Sessions also strongly denied ever discussing campaign-related issues with anyone from Russia. “I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign,” he said in a statement. “I have no idea what this allegation is about. It is false.” The House Intelligence Committee signed off this week on a plan to investigate Russia’s alleged interference in the US elections, which includes examining contacts between Trump’s campaign and Russia, and looking into who leaked the details. Democrats have called for an independent investigation. Russia has consistently denied allegations that it meddled in the US election campaign. CNN’s Matthew Chance reported from Moscow and Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN’s Maria Ilyushina, Carol Jordan and Emma Burrows contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170302173000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/russia-kislyak-spy-claim-sessions/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "568225995", "sentence": "For fugitives on the run, time is running out. “The Hunt with John Walsh” returns Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. #JoinTheHunt Ponce is accused of driving drunk in the wrong direction on I-275, slamming head-on into another car The crash killed 20-year-old William Angel and seriously injured two of his friends It’s been more than three years since Christopher Ponce allegedly slipped off an ankle monitor and skipped bail. The 26-year-old fugitive’s time on the lam came to an end when police arrested him in Spain this week, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Steve Gaskins said. Ponce, who was featured on CNN’s “The Hunt with John Walsh” in 2014, was charged with DUI manslaughter after a fatal 2012 car crash in Tampa, Florida. “Extradition is in motion,” Gaskins wrote on Twitter. CAPTURED: Spanish Police locate & arrest Chris Ponce after 4 years on the run; extradition is in motion. pic.twitter.com/ovlGW7wRcH Ponce is accused of driving drunk in the wrong direction on I-275, slamming head-on into another car. The crash killed 20-year-old William Angel and seriously injured two of his friends. For nine months, Ponce was under house arrest, but was allowed to remove the GPS monitor during MRIs for a broken ankle he suffered in the crash. In May 2013, officials say he removed the ankle monitor and disappeared. Jay Davis remembers seeing headlights coming toward him as he headed home after a night out on July 19, 2012. Angel, his best friend since middle school, was at the wheel, merging onto an exit ramp. Davis was sitting in the back seat. And a car was barreling toward them. “When I opened my eyes, I was laying through the windshield, face-down on the engine,” Davis told CNN in 2014. “The first thing that really crossed my mind was, ‘How am I outside? What the hell happened?’ “ Davis and another friend survived. Angel died at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle, Ponce, was treated for his injuries before he was arrested and charged with reckless driving, DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Ponce had a previous DUI arrest, and his license had been suspended after a variety of infractions across the state of Florida. “There are people that really shouldn’t be on the road, behind the wheel of a car, that really should be in jail, and Christopher Ponce is one of those people,” Gaskins told “The Hunt” in 2014. During a bond hearing after Ponce’s arrest, the presiding judge criticized Ponce for his actions, saying, “I think you were drunk. I think you were lucky you didn’t have a girlfriend in the car that didn’t die.” Nonetheless, he released Ponce on bail and required that he wear a GPS ankle monitor while awaiting the results of a toxicology test. The judge issued a stern warning to Ponce: If the test results showed that Ponce had been under the influence, he would be sent to jail. But when the toxicology report came back, showing that Ponce’s blood-alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit, the presiding judge recused himself because of his comments to Ponce during the bond hearing. The new judge allowed Ponce to remain out on bond. The Angel family was shocked and angered by the decision. “You kill somebody with a gun, you’re not allowed out on bail. You kill somebody with a car – I mean, he still killed him,” said William’s mother, Lynn Angel. “So why is he given the privilege of being home?” After Ponce’s disappearance, police said they believed friends or family could be helping him evade authorities. It’s not clear where he’s been since he left his home in 2013. Police in Spain arrested Ponce at a bus stop, Gaskins said. Christopher Ponce, Season1 fugitive, captured in Spain. Been on the run for over 3 years. #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/VMuayHir4d Spanish police could not be immediately reached for comment. The arrest marked a major breakthrough in the case, but it could take time before Ponce is back in the United States. The extradition process could take up to seven months, Gaskins said. But even though more steps must be taken in the case, he said, news of Ponce’s arrest already is helping Angel’s family heal. The Florida Highway Patrol sergeant has a personal connection to the 2012 crash. He was the first person from his agency to arrive at the scene. “I can attest to the absolute violence of the car crash which took a young life and maimed two others forever,” he said Wednesday. “Along with numerous other members of the FHP who all worked as a team to build a strong case, I can tell you we are happy to report that Chris Ponce has been located and will finally be called to answer for his crimes.” CNN’s Tricia Escobedo contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Christopher Ponce", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160810200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "ESP", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/europe/the-hunt-suspect-captured-christopher-ponce/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "603943971", "sentence": "Donald Trump's relationship to Vladimir Putin has been scrutinized throughout the US election The Russian President said Wednesday, \"Russian-US relations have substantially degraded\" Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he had recently spoken to President-elect Donald Trump and that their “opinions coincided” that the relationship between the two nations had to be “straightened out.” In a speech at a foreign policy conference in Moscow, Putin said “during my recent telephone conversation with Mr. Donald Trump, our opinions coincided that the current, unsatisfactory state of Russia-US relations, undoubtedly must be straightened out. As I already have said, our country is prepared to go down our part of that road.” “In the past few years, unfortunately, we know this, Russian-US relations have substantially degraded. But this is not our fault,” Putin said. Putin’s remarks are similar to what he said recently after he and Trump had spoken on the phone following Trump’s victory. CNN has reached out to Trump’s transition team for comment and has not yet received a response. “Now, after the uproar of the US election campaign is over, and soon a new president will arrive at the White House, we would like to believe that a chance will appear to smooth relations, which is important not only for the people of both countries but for ensuring international stability and security,” Putin added. Trump’s relationship with Putin has been scrutinized throughout the presidential election, and the US President-elect has praised Putin a firm leader. Over the summer, US intelligence officials accused Russia of meddling in the presidential election by hacking the Democratic National Committee and releasing emails of Clinton campaign officials. CNN’s Deena Zaru contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia-US relations", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161130133000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/30/politics/vladimir-putin-donald-trump-us-russia-relations/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "659082609", "sentence": "Former President Obama offered his condolences to those affected by the attack in Manchester Obama said the world is standing in solidarity with Manchester Former President Barack Obama delivered a poignant message to the people of Manchester today following Monday night’s deadly terrorist bombing. “As the father of two daughters, I am heartbroken by the extraordinary tragedy that has occurred in Manchester,” Obama said in a video posted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesperson. Kanzlerin #Merkel, @BarackObama + der Erzbischof v Canterbury @JustinWelby wenden sich vom Kirchentag an die Menschen in #Manchester #dekt17 pic.twitter.com/AUNSwUPyGk Standing alongside Merkel and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in Berlin, Obama offered his condolences to those affected by the suicide bombing, which targeted a pop concert attended mostly by teenage girls. “To all the families who have been affected, to all those who are still recovering, to those who have lost loved ones, it’s unimaginable to think about the cruelty and the violence that the city of Manchester has suffered,” Obama said. Related article Trump calls Manchester attack perpetrators 'evil losers' “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. There are families all around the world who are grieving with you,” he added, appearing visibly moved. Obama said that the city had shown its character in the “kindness and ways in which you are assisting each other” in the wake of the attack, which left at least 22 dead. “Just know that the entire world is in solidarity with you right now,” he said. Obama’s comments followed a tweeted response Tuesday, in which he said “Americans will always stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of the UK.” Our hearts go out to those killed and wounded in Manchester. Americans will always stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of the UK. President Donald Trump condemned the perpetrators of the attack, calling them “evil losers.” “So many young beautiful innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. I won’t call them monsters because they would like that term. They would think that’s a great name. I will call them from now on losers because that’s what they are,” Trump said Tuesday.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Manchester attack victims and affected community", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170525214500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/25/politics/obama-manchester-speech/", "score": "0.0"}}}
{"article_id": "503704111", "sentence": "Photographer Leila Alaoui among four French Amnesty International workers to die terror attack Alaoui's passing raises death toll in Burkina Faso attack to 30 Photographer and visual artist Leila Alaoui had traveled to Burkina Faso to work on the kind of project she loved. Alaoui and her driver, Mahamadi Ouedraogo, were there to cover women’s rights for Amnesty International. They were sitting in a car parked outside the Cappuccino Cafe in Ouagadougou on Friday evening when terrorists struck. Al Qaeda-linked militants stormed the cafe, firing on patrons before moving across the street to the Splendid Hotel, where they shot some and took others hostage in an overnight siege that left dozens dead. Security forces stormed in to the luxury hotel hours later. At least some attackers hid among tourists and businesspeople during the day. In the attack, they let off several explosions and then began shooting. Alaoui was shot twice, in the leg and thorax, and was rushed to the hospital for surgery, according to Amnesty. But she suffered a fatal heart attack Monday before she could be evacuated by air from Burkina Faso. American killed in Burkina Faso attack moved there to work at orphanage “Leila was an extraordinary young woman. We wanted to work with her because of her talent, and her passion for helping women, girls and (marginalized) people tell their own stories and claim their rights,” Amnesty said. “As a strong woman herself, she wanted to show women as authors of their own destiny, not as victims. We are all devastated by her loss.” Ouedraogo died instantly in the car. Amnesty International called the father of four who was Burkinabe “a great friend.” “Mahamadi was a dedicated, helpful and caring colleague. His warm smile and discretion were a feature of the many Amnesty missions that he accompanied us on over the past seven years,” the human rights group said. “He did more than drive us safely everywhere; he also joined in to help out during mission activities. His death is a huge loss to us all.” Alaoui was one of four French nationals who died in the attacks. On Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande paid tribute to the artist as well as Arnaud Cazier, Eddie Touati and Antonio De Oliveira Basto, expressing solidarity with their families. Leila Aloui was born in Paris in 1982 and studied at the City University in New York before living in Morocco and Lebanon. Related gallery Leila Alaoui: Portraits of Morocco She used her international experience as a starting point in her art and photography. Her striking and often provocative work was exhibited globally. In July, Alaoui spoke to CNN about the challenges of photographing in Morocco at a screening of her “Crossings” video installation, a searing and beautiful portrayal of the migrant experience of Moroccans making the perilous journey to Europe. Related video Expert: Attacks becoming the new normal Aloui’s passing raised the death toll in Friday’s Burkina Faso attack to 30, according to a Burkinabe prosecutor speaking to state media. Canadians, Swiss, Ukranians, Dutch, Libyans and an American missionary all lost their lives. Seven Burkinabe were killed, more than any other country. The attack came as a shock to its capital unaccustomed to the ravages of terror. “This is a very hard time for us,” said Yalda Alaoui, a cousin of Leila’s based in London. The cousin said she hopes the attack will prompt social media and content companies to fight against jihadi propaganda on the Web. “When will governments and companies declare an Internet war on them?” she asked angrily.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "terror attack in Burkina Faso", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160119180000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MAR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/africa/burkina-faso-leila-alaoui/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "420655996", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Aamer Anwar is a defence lawyer, anti-war activist and prominent opponent of the UK’s anti-terror laws, based in Glasgow, Scotland. He represents the family of Aqsa Mahmood, who joined ISIS in 2014, and is pursuing an appeal against the Lockerbie bombing verdict on behalf of Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi and the families of several British victims. You can follow him on Twitter @AamerAnwar. The views in this commentary are solely his. Lawyer Aamer Anwar says ISIS's recruitment tactics differ widely from those of al Qaeda ISIS engages in one-to-one dialogue with potential jihadis while sat 2,000 miles away: Anwar Group runs a slick, modern social media machine distributing messages on different platforms A decade ago al Qaeda would meet potential recruits face to face; now ISIS engages in one-to-one dialogue while sat 2,000 miles away. With what it says is a $2 billion budget, the group produces slick videos in which sexy bearded jihadists are paraded as potential husbands and burka-clad jihadi brides carry Kalashnikovs while extolling the virtues of the utopian Caliphate and a “guaranteed ticket to paradise.” Aqsa Mahmood, 19, left home for university one morning in November 2013 never to return. Instead of going to classes, she travelled to Syria; last February she married a jihadi fighter, and since then she has become a notorious poster girl for ISIS. What is so unusual about Aqsa is that she was given every chance in life: privately educated and offered freedoms that many other Muslim girls would envy. And while most were quick to condemn the Mahmood family for missing the signs of radicalization, 18 months on they remain none the wiser as to what prompted her to run away – Aqsa’s parents had actually warned their children of the need to avoid extremist websites. Following the terror attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted those responsible were motivated by an “evil ideology,” a “perversion of Islam that promoted absurd grievances,” and that they had nothing to do with the war in Iraq, but he was wrong: the Iraq “adventure” opened the gates of hell, and today young Muslims are being seduced by an updated narrative. Related video Children in war: victims and recruits For over a decade mosque leaders have been asked to eradicate extremism but they are no more than glorified gatekeepers whose lives bear little relevance to those of most modern day Muslims. The need to tackle radical preachers has crushed political debate and created a dangerous vacuum which is now being filled outside of mosques. READ: What is ISIS’ appeal for young people? Every new atrocity is invariably followed by useless public statements of sorrow from so-called “Muslim leaders,” further increasing the anger felt by the younger community – successfully drawing young Muslims away from the path of violence takes more than routine declarations that “Islam is a religion of peace.” It is easy enough to dismiss the words of wannabe radical jihadists as little more than the posturing of nihilistic adolescents, but the steady stream of recruits to ISIS cannot be ignored. Several years ago al Qaeda recruitment propaganda included videos of men with long beards ranting in Arabic in front of a black flag, followed by grainy footage of a truck blowing up as it drove towards Americans. It wasn’t particularly effective as a recruitment tool, but then they only needed a handful of recruits to change our society for ever. Today ISIS runs a powerful, slick, modern social media machine distributing messages daily across many different platforms. Their propaganda contains the same violent, distorted interpretation of Islam but it is more advanced than anything al Qaeda ever produced, and the authorities cannot police it or compete with it. Related video UK police launch campaign to fight ISIS recruitment For many, the greatest shock has been young girls like Aqsa wanting to leave behind their Western comforts and freedoms to join ISIS, but why should it be a surprise that young Muslim women are as angry as their male counterparts? There is no single road map to recruitment, but for a teenager becoming a Jihadi bride or fighter is much more appealing than becoming a suicide bomber, however distorted that logic may seem to us. READ: Why is ISIS so successful at luring Westerners? Full of adolescent frustration, young Muslims are being lured into a romanticized and glamorous world which bears no relation to the misery actually inflicted by ISIS. It doesn’t matter if the narrative is false, because ISIS is winning the propaganda war: the inability of the mainstream to deal with the anger felt by the Muslim community provides cannon fodder for the hatemongers. ISIS is left unchallenged on double standards of foreign policy, Israel, rendition, torture, or Assad’s reign, which has left 200,000 dead, because there is nothing that Western governments can say without being accused of duplicity and double standards. Aqsa’s family describe her as a “bedroom radical” of the type the British Government has been desperate to combat by trying to shut down websites and social media. Related video Inside an ISIS recruit's path to extremism Yet last year the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence found “little evidence to support the contention that the internet plays a dominant role in the process of radicalization.” A concentration on social media avoids the real world social relationships which help create terrorists. Many young Muslim people asserting their identity in an Islamophobic society detest the hypocrisy of their elders, whose cultural and sectarian traditions they consider irrelevant to modern day Islam. While mosques pay lip service to the “brotherhood of man” they exclude 50% of the community by discouraging women from attending, and anyone below the age of fifty is told to shut up and show respect. As for racial unity, it is at best tokenistic and at worst institutionally racist. READ: The names: Who has been recruited to ISIS? Young British Muslims live a schizophrenic existence, stuck between their immigrant parents’ cultural identity and that of the West which doesn’t want them. Extremists exploit this identity crisis by offering them a new life. Most parents wouldn’t know if their teenagers were drinking or having sex, let alone being groomed by ISIS; many young Muslims – already adept at living a double life – will hide their digital footprint in exactly the same way. Related video What makes ISIS so attractive to some youth? In many cases, there is tremendous relief for parents when a teenager comes home one day and announces she is becoming religious, rather than saying she is pregnant or on drugs, but it also gives rise to a false sense of security. The failure to deal with the grooming of underage girls by ISIS is a child protection issue: when a paedophile makes contact with a child, he builds up trust over several months, convincing the child not discuss anything with her parents. When the time is right he convinces the child to leave her family and join him. The process is identical in radicalization by ISIS. Thousands of young people across Europe are at risk of being trafficked to Syria for marriage and holy war. In any other situation, they would be regarded as children – yet pin the ISIS label on them and the knee jerk reaction is one of condemnation. The exploitation of the politics of fear combined with tougher terror laws has created a climate of fear for Muslims who are portrayed as threatening a “civilized” way of life. We are quick to forget recent history: the disastrous treatment of the Catholic community in Northern Ireland produced a sense of burning injustice which acted as a recruiting sergeant for the IRA for more than four decades. Today, Muslims are being dealt with in the same way.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150327114500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/27/opinions/aamer-isis-recruiting-western-teenagers/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "675756467", "sentence": "Tensions have continued to rise on the Korean Peninsula following missile tests This has strained relations between historic allies China and North Korea China is further fortifying its northern border region, which includes North Korea, amid continued tensions on the Korean Peninsula and concerns over potential US military action against Pyongyang. The North Korean-Chinese border stretches 880 miles (1,415 kilometers) across China’s Liaoning province, an industrial and mining heartland prone to heavy smog and painfully cold winters. In more hospitable months, the border city of Dandong plays host to hundreds of tourists coming to gawp at North Korea – from boats on the Yalu River which separates the two countries, or through binoculars on a section of the Great Wall overlooking the international boundary. Related video Can China help the US deal with North Korea? Below the tourists, trucks carrying Chinese goods rumble into North Korea as a small number of shoppers and traders head in the opposite direction. Cross-border interaction has remained largely consistent even as relations between North Korea and its one major ally have fluctuated amid increasing nuclear and missile testing by Pyongyang and angry denunciations from Beijing. But recent reports published on Chinese military and government websites, first highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, show Beijing is moving to reinforce the border as tensions on the Korean Peninsula rise and some in the US call for regime change in Pyongyang. Why neither North Korea nor the United States want all-out war Despite the strong ties between China and North Korea on paper – the two countries’ alliance is said to have been “forged in blood” during the Korean War – the border region is among China’s most militarized, and Beijing has held live-fire and helicopter attack drills in the area in recent months. According to a report published last month on the official website of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a “newly formed border defense brigade” is conducting patrols to gather intelligence, assess the situation and more accurately map out the border region – which includes North Korea, Russia and Mongolia. Another report said the “whole area” has newly been placed under “24-hour video surveillance” including drones, patrol cars and high-tech cameras. The North Korea border region is a highly strategic one for China, and has seen conflict during World War II and the Korean War, but one of Beijing’s chief concerns is not military forces pouring across the border, but refugees. “A mass movement of North Korean civilians across the border into China is a major concern, particularly given the dense population centers not far from the border, and the economic importance of Northeast China,” according to a recent report by the US-based Jamestown Foundation. While North Korea has proved remarkably capable of shrugging off economic sanctions, the country has suffered major famines and widespread food insecurity in the past, analysts say a conflict on the peninsula would likely result in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of civilians heading north into China, the specter of which is a “huge worry for Beijing” according to the Council on Foreign Relations. Just as the Syrian refugee crisis has strained the resources of neighboring countries and caused widespread political strife in Europe, many in China are concerned by the hit the country’s economy and security could take from even a small conflict on the Korean Peninsula. “The stakes are huge,” retired US Adm. Mike Mullen said last year. “Instability generated on the peninsula could cascade into China, making China’s challenge of providing for its own people that much more difficult.” In March, retired PLA Major General Wang Haiyun said it was “necessary to prepare military action as soon as possible for a potential war” on the peninsula. “Once war breaks out, we should also consider setting up an international refugee camp in North Korean territory to prevent the influx of North Korean refugees,” said Wang in an op-ed in the state-owned Global Times. Tensions between Pyongyang and Washington have continued to rise amid recent claims by North Korea that it had tested a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). A US defense official told CNN this week North Korea appeared to be preparing for another test. The Donald Trump administration has sought to bring pressure on China to take action to contain its ally, but despite repeated condemnations by Beijing of North Korea’s weapons testing, little progress appears to have been made. Beijing has also criticized the US and South Korea for their rhetoric on the issue and encouraged all parties to return to the negotiating table. However, such an invitation from Seoul to Pyongyang to resume talks went unanswered this month. Related video Pompeo signals support for N. Korea regime change The situation has led to frustration on all sides, with Trump’s CIA director Mike Pompeo last week appearing to indicate support for regime change in Pyongyang. Tong Zhao, an analyst at the Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, said that “given the growing tensions and risks of military conflicts over the peninsula, I am sure China has been enhancing its military contingency plans.” On Monday, a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesman said “military means should not be an option to solve the Korean Peninsula issue.” A Defense Ministry spokesman declined to comment Monday on China’s war contingency plans. Speaking Tuesday, MOFA spokesman Lu Kang said the country’s military “has maintained normal combat readiness and training status along the Chinese-North Korean border.” Earlier this year, the Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times warned “if the North Korean nuclear issue boils over, a war on the peninsula is unavoidable.” “The war will bring more risks than the tough sanctions on Pyongyang could to China,” the paper said in an editorial. “If China does not tackle the conundrum now, it will face more difficult choices in the future.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170725061500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/25/asia/china-north-korea-border/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "472751428", "sentence": "Donald Trump said bringing Syrian refugees to the U.S. could result in \"one of the great military coups of all time\" \"This could be like a Trojan horse,\" he said Donald Trump said Saturday that bringing Syrian refugees to the U.S. could result in “one of the great military coups of all time.” “This could be one of the great military coups of all time if they send them to our country – young, strong people and they turn out to be ISIS,” he told Fox News’ Eric Bolling. “Now, probably that won’t happen, but some of them definitely in my opinion will be ISIS.” Trump said later Saturday that bringing in more refugees could have long-term effects. “This could be the ultimate Trojan horse. This one could be written about for a long time,” he said at a campaign event in Franklin, Tennessee. “They probably think, ‘This is going to be easy. We will send all these ISIS people.’ So a big percentage could be them.” The Republican front-runner said President Barack Obama wants to take up to 200,000 Syrian refugees. “Obama wants to – listen to this – he wants to take in 200,000,” he added. “You know, 200,000. That’s like an army. Now I’m looking the other day. It’s all men. Like, where are the women? They’re very strong men. Why aren’t they back there fighting for their country?” It was unclear where Trump got the 200,000 figure, and a message left with the Trump campaign Saturday afternoon was not immediately returned. Trump also said the U.S. is “totally unprepared” to handle the possible challenges. He also reiterated his pledge to send the refugees back to Syria if elected president. “If they come in, and if I win, they’re going back. They’re going back,” Trump said to applause. He called for the creation of a “safe zone” in Syria where the refugees could settle. “We have to help them in that sense, but we don’t have to help them by taking them into our country,” Trump said. Last month, Obama ordered his administration to “scale up” the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the United States, directing his team to prepare for at least 10,000 for this fiscal year, which began on Thursday. The 10,000 Syrian refugees would be allocated out of a U.S. quota of 75,000 refugee admissions from around the world. A Senate aide last month said Secretary of State John Kerry told senators that the administration would “seek an additional increase beyond” the worldwide total, potentially as high as 100,000. In all, about 1,500 Syrian refugees have been admitted to the United States since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, the vast majority of them in the fiscal year that just ended. Also in Saturday’s Fox News interview, Trump cited areas where he could cut spending, citing the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency in particular. He said Hillary Clinton, who he’s criticized recently on the campaign trail over the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server while leading the State Department, has “become very mean, very nasty.” “She’s become a very different type of person,” Trump said. But despite the attacks from Clinton and other candidates, Trump told Bolling that he’s having fun on the campaign trail. “I’m having a good time, but I think a lot of other people aren’t,” he said. CNN’s Eric Bradner, Ashley Killough, Laura Koran, Elise Labott, Jim Acosta, Deirdre Walsh, Michael Martinez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151003203000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/03/politics/donald-trump-syria-refugees-military/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "656992399", "sentence": "A Republican congressman said Thursday night that Congress and the nation may be just days away from James Comey breaking his silence after being fired as FBI director by President Donald Trump. Rep. Will Hurd of Texas sits on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which invited Comey to testify next week.  Asked on CNN’s “Outfront” if he believed Comey is still going to testify, Hurd told Erin Burnett, “I’m pretty confident he is.  And that hearing may be as soon as the 24th of May.” .@HurdOnTheHill is \"pretty confident\" Comey is going to testify, the hearing \"may be as soon as...the 24th of May\" https://t.co/TwuxZ5hyk9 A senior GOP source previously told CNN it was unlikely Comey would testify publicly now that former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been named special counsel for the investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Hurd also disagreed with the President’s comments on Thursday that the appointment of a special counsel “hurts our country.” “The special counsel is a move that’s going to make sure that the American people can be satisfied with however this ends,” he said. “We’ve got to make sure that this is done the right way, that we don’t react, that we show restraint, that we get to all the facts so that we can be proud of what happens in this investigation.” Hurd added that Mueller is someone who is respected by both sides of the aisle in Congress and, “He has the right law enforcement and legal background to understand the gravity of this situation and to do it in a thorough way.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "special counsel appointment of Robert Mueller", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170519013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/politics/bill-hurd-erin-burnett-out-front-james-comey-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "746667189", "sentence": "House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes’ dispute with Depuity Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared to de-escalate Wednesday after Nunes was given access to the document that kicked off the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia. Nunes had been threatening to hold Rosenstein and Wray in contempt – and to potentially impeach them – if the Justice Department didn’t cooperate with his committee amid stepped-up congressional Republican criticism of Rosenstein as President Donald Trump considers whether to fire him. A Justice official told CNN that Nunes and Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina went to the Justice Department on Wednesday to view the document, known as an electronic communication, which details the origination of the counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s team and Russia that began in July 2016. The official said the document was no longer redacted, except for “narrowly tailored” redactions to protect the name of a foreign country and foreign agent that, if revealed, could undermine “the trust we have with this foreign nation.” The Justice Department also made 1,000 pages of classified materials available to the full House Intelligence Committee, the official said, which the department believes “substantially satisfied” Nunes’ August 2017 subpoena. Nunes disagreed with that characterization, saying the committee’s subpoenas “remain in effect,” but he also had kind words for Rosenstein. “Although the subpoenas issued by this Committee in August 2017 remain in effect, I’d like to thank Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein for his cooperation today,” the California Republican said in a statement. Nunes’ comments were a stark change from his position 24 hours ago. “Well, I can just tell you we’re not just going to hold in contempt – we will have a plan to hold in contempt and to impeach,” Nunes said in a Fox News interview Monday. But Rosenstein isn’t out of hot water on Capitol Hill yet, as Republicans on the Judiciary and Oversight committees have also slammed him over failing to provide documents related to the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Senior Republicans on the key committees in the House bluntly warned that it was time to hold the senior officials in contempt. Related article Senators introduce bipartisan legislation protecting Mueller “I would certainly support that,” Rep. Peter King, an ally of Trump’s who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN earlier Wednesday when asked about holding Wray and Rosenstein in contempt. “We need these documents and they won’t give them to us. They’ve been stonewalling us for a year on one document after another.” Congressional action against Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller and has the authority to fire him, could add to Trump’s ire toward the deputy attorney general. And if the House were to take aggressive action against Rosenstein, it could give Trump cover to fire the deputy attorney general, who is ultimately in charge of the Mueller investigation. In addition to Nunes’ demand, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, has subpoenaed the Justice Department demanding a wide range of documents about the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email investigation in 2016. In response, the department delegated dozens of more staff to comply with the request and named a US attorney from Utah, John Lausch, to oversee the document production. Still, Republicans say the response has been paltry, giving ammunition for Trump to go after Rosenstein. “Absolutely,” Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican and close Trump ally who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said when asked if Rosenstein and Wray should be held in contempt. “At this particular point, they have not complied with a subpoena. They should be held in contempt.” Meadows, who met with Lausch on Monday, said: “They can’t tell us how many documents they’re going to deliver, when they’re going to deliver it, how they’ll redact it. Those are three questions that they’ve had five months to answer and they can’t answer it. It’s appalling.” While Republicans have been threatening to hold Rosenstein and Wray in contempt of Congress if they don’t cooperate with both the House Intelligence and House Judiciary committee subpoenas for documents, Nunes’ comments appeared to be the first to suggest impeachment. Meadows said the first step would be for Congress to hold Rosenstein and Wray in contempt, and impeachment could follow if the documents still aren’t produced. “It would be the first step you hold them in contempt, then you have other tools in the toolbox if you do not get the documents,” he said. “But it is certainly on that path to impeachment.” CNN reported Tuesday that Trump is considering firing Rosenstein in the aftermath of the FBI raid of the office of his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, said Wednesday that the threat from the GOP serves “insidious purposes: to intimidate DOJ and FBI, to provide the President with a pretext to fire Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and FBI Director Wray, and to undermine special counsel Mueller’s investigation.” A GOP leadership aide said Nunes has not spoken to House Speaker Paul Ryan yet about the possibility of moving to hold Wray or Rosenstein in contempt. Nunes had given the Justice Department a Wednesday deadline to provide an unredacted copy of the document, saying what they had previously provided in redacted form was not sufficient. Still, firing Mueller or Rosenstein would prompt a backlash from many Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have publicly cautioned Trump against taking steps against the special counsel’s investigation. King, a New York Republican, said while he supports holding Wray and Rosenstein in contempt if they don’t turn over the documents, he was opposed to any effort that would oust them because of the Pandora’s box it would open with the Mueller investigation. “There’s the consequences of Rosenstein that would open up. It would just create a firestorm,” King told CNN. “Whether it’s right or wrong to do it, the fact is it would create a firestorm that doesn’t make it worthwhile.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180411211500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/rod-rosenstein-house-republicans-nunes/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "742741116", "sentence": "The risk of debris hitting anyone is minimal, experts say If wreckage falls on land, it could provide insight into China's space program China’s Tiangong-1 space lab was billed as a potent symbol of the country’s rise when it launched in 2011. Now, the lab is out of control and expected to crash-land on Earth by the end of March – posing a minuscule risk to humans but inflicting a blot on the nation’s bold push to become a space superpower. “They have a PR embarrassment on their hands,” said Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. “The actual danger is small, but it is accepted international best practice nowadays that objects that big shouldn’t be able to fall out of the sky in this manner.” Space experts stress the potential danger to humans is minimal – the odds of debris from the vessel hitting a human are astronomically tiny, estimated to be less than one in 1 trillion. That compares with a one-in-1.4 million chance of a person in the US being struck by lightning. In the best-case and most likely scenario, the space lab will largely burn up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere over the ocean and a few parts will sink to the sea floor. “The worst realistic case is that the Tiangong-1 reenters over a highly populated area, and a few largest chunks hit the ground, with perhaps some minor property damage,” McDowell said. “But this has never happened in the 60-year history of reentering space debris. The chances are small.” The 8.5-ton, 40-foot Tiangong-1, or “Heavenly Palace,” was launched in September 2011. Along with its successor – the Tiangong-2, which launched in 2016 – it was a prototype for China’s ultimate space goal: a permanent, 20-ton space station that is expected to launch around 2022. It’s part of ambitious space plans that also include putting a man on the moon and sending a rover to Mars. The Tiangong-1 was last used by astronauts in 2013. “The original plan was for it to be retired soon after and sent under control into the ocean, but they were worried that its successor, Tiangong-2, might not get into orbit successfully, so they decided to keep the Tiangong-1 around as a backup,” McDowell said. But Tiangong-1 “ceased functioning” on March 16, 2016, China told the United Nations in May, without specifying why. China may have lost control of the lab because it ran out of fuel, said Roger Handberg, a professor at the University of Central Florida. Six months after Tiangong-1 went offline, Tiangong-2 went into orbit successfully. “While the Chinese would have, of course, preferred this event not to happen, this does not present a threat to their long-term human spaceflight plans,” said Joan Johnson-Freese, a professor and former chair of national security affairs at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island. As of December 24, Tiangong-1 was 286.5 kilometers (178 miles) up, compared with 348.3 kilometers (216 miles) in March, according to a weekly update on the space lab’s location published at the website of China’s manned space program. In its UN submission anticipating the craft’s fall to Earth, China said “most parts of Tiangong will be burned and destroyed in the process of reentering the atmosphere.” “It’s of little probability that it will cause harm to aviation or ground activities,” China stated. One risk is that humans could come into contact with remnants of the toxic hydrazine rocket fuel that might remain in the space vessel, Johnson-Freese said. “Worst case, it hits a populated area and curious individuals decide to investigate, thereby coming into contact with the hydrazine,” she said. Breathing hydrazine for short periods may cause coughing and irritation of the throat and lungs, convulsions, tremors or seizures, according to the US Agency for Toxic Substances. Though China has said it expects Tiangong-1 to crash-land by late March, unpredictable space weather in the outer atmosphere in the form of solar flares makes it hard to predict exactly when and where that will happen, McDowell said. He estimates the earliest reentry would be at the end of February. Experts say they know roughly the latitude at which the craft will land, putting places like Canada and the United Kingdom in the clear. But despite the international attention, it’s very likely the reentry will go unnoticed by most people. “Secret missile warning satellites will see a big flare in infrared when it burns up, but that information doesn’t usually come out to the public for a few hours,” McDowell said. “Unless it’s over a place where people actually see it happening, we won’t know until it’s all over.” China’s path to the stars has so far avoided fatal incidents like the Challenger and Columbia disasters that killed 14 US astronauts, but it’s not always been smooth. In 2007, it shot down one of its weather satellites 853 kilometers (530 miles) above Earth. The strike, which resulted in tens of thousands of pieces of debris, has forced the International Space Station to maneuver several times to avoid collisions – a scenario that played out to dramatic effect in the Oscar-winning movie, “Gravity.” If wreckage from the Tiangong-1 falls on land, it could potentially provide some insight into China’s space program. “It would be an opportunity for Western analysts to look at remnants of China space hardware. That’s a risk for the Chinese,” said Michael Listner, a lawyer and space law expert. US Congress in 2011 barred bilateral contact with individuals of the Chinese space program because of national security fears, although bilateral trade in the aviation industry has made China’s rocket program more open than it used to be. Meantime, China has ratified two international treaties that would require it recover any wreckage and assume liability for damage, Listner said. It’s common for space debris, such as spent satellites and rocket stages, to fall to Earth. In 2017, five objects heavier than 3 tons made uncontrolled reentries, McDowell said. All five melted as they entered the Earth’s atmosphere, he said. The last human space outpost to fall to Earth was the 135-ton Russian space station Mir in 2001. That was a controlled landing, with most parts burning up upon return and the rest landing in the ocean. The first US space station, the 74-ton Skylab, fell to Earth in an uncontrolled reentry in 1979. Some debris fell in sparsely populated Western Australia, incurring no damage save for a $400 fine for littering. More than 5,400 metric tons of space materials is estimated to have survived reentry in the past 50 years, with no reported casualties. Most space debris ends up in the remote southern Pacific Ocean, an area some call a space graveyard. CNN’s Serenitie Wang in Beijing contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China's Tiangong-1 space lab", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180328154500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/asia/china-tiangong-1-return-to-earth-intl/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "427108276", "sentence": "Pilot stopped during security checks as the flight prepared to depart on Saturday night Cathay Pacific runs regular flights between its Hong Kong hub and London The male pilot has been bailed pending an investigation Cathay Pacific was forced to cancel a scheduled flight from London to Hong Kong after one of the pilots was arrested after trying to board the airliner with knives in his luggage. The pilot, who has not been identified, was stopped during security checks as the flight prepared to depart on Saturday night, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement Monday. “At around 21:10 hours police at Heathrow Airport were called to a staff search area. “Officers attended and subsequently the member of flight crew, a man, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place.” He was then taken into custody at a local police station where he was later bailed and ordered to return in May pending an investigation, the police statement added. Cathay Pacific, which is headquartered in Hong Kong, told CNN in an email that it would cooperate with authorities, but that it was unable to provide further details as the incident is being investigated by police. It apologized to the 262 people on board Flight CX254, which eventually departed on Sunday, adding that it assisted passengers with overnight accommodation in London and alternative flight arrangements. Passengers were forced to wait in the seats on board the Boeing 777 for more than two hours before the service was canceled. “They just told us there were crew issues. The captain said ‘apologies for everything that has happened’. He said they tried to get another pilot but they couldn’t get there on time,” one passenger on the flight told the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cathay Pacific", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150421071500", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/21/travel/cathay-pacific-pilot-knives-heathrow/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "522368540", "sentence": "Salah Abdeslam, a chief suspect in last November’s deadly terror attacks in Paris, was captured alive Friday during a raid in Belgium, a Belgian counterterrorism source told CNN. Abdeslam, 26, was injured in a shootout that ended with his capture in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek, a Belgian state broadcaster reported. Two people in total were injured in the raid, the Belgium counterterrorism source said. Even after Abdeslam’s capture, a police operation at the raided home continued, and two suspects still could be inside, Belgian broadcaster and CNN affiliate VTM reported. About 7 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET), shots could be heard there, journalist Laila Benallal reported. Here are the latest developments as of 2:30 p.m. ET: Abdelsam was shot in the leg and has been taken to a hospital, Belgian broadcaster and CNN affiliate VTM reported, citing a police source CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank told Wolf Blitzer what happened: “The trail had gone completely cold until Tuesday when police went to an address in Brussels that they believe was linked to the Paris attacks, but they had no idea that Salah Abdeslam or any other terrorists were inside. “There was a big firefight and two of the terrorists managed to escape. They believe that one of those was probably Salah Abdeslam and then they’ve been working 24/7 since then to try to get him and they have just got him into custody and they have got him alive. “He will now be put on trial for those Paris attacks. “A big moment for the families who lost loved ones that day and a big moment for European security services. He represented still a significant threat for some kind of follow-on attack somewhere in Europe. “He was inside that safe house with a senior Algerian ISIS operative who was one of the ringmasters of the Paris attacks. That Algerian operative, Mohamed Belkaid, was killed by a Belgian police sniper in that operation on Tuesday afternoon. “He had been giving orders to the Paris attackers during the Paris attacks, including to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, coordinating that whole operation, so very significant moments indeed.” “We have him,” tweeted Theo Francken, Belgium’s state secretary for asylum policy and migration. Francken tweeted that message shortly after Paris terror attack suspect Salah Abdeslam was captured in a police raid. French President Francois Hollande said he and the Belgian Prime Minister were “aware of the ongoing operation in Molenbeek.” “I hope you will understand we will not disclose too much details for obvious security reasons. The Belgian and French intelligence services are cooperating on the investigation. “Right now, we are living an important moment, but we ought to let the Belgium police do its work without disturbance,” Hollande said. Earlier Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office revealed that Abdeslam’s fingerprints and DNA were found in a Brussels apartment that was raided on Wednesday. One person was killed and two people escaped in that operation, according to authorities. CNN’s Paul Cruickshank, Rachel Clarke, Michael Pearson, Greg Botelho, Mick Krever and Lindsay Isaac contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Salah Abdeslam", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160318180000", "country1": "BEL", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/europe/abdeslam-capture-latest-developments/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "531013044", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Eric D. Weitz is distinguished professor of history at the City College of New York and author of “A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation.” The views expressed are his own. Eric Weitz: The United States has adopted what amounts to a military only approach to ISIS A more successful approach would also entail an American commitment to international justice, he says I sat 10 feet away from a genocide perpetrator. We were separated by a thick wall of bulletproof glass, but I could still feel his presence. Radovan Karadzic was cross-examining a Dutch battalion officer at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. The officer was calm and cool, but I felt immensely sad for him. The Dutchbat soldiers the officer had commanded, part of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Bosnia during the Yugoslav wars, had been excoriated by their fellow citizens upon their return home to the Netherlands. Why had they not protected Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica? Where were these Dutch peacekeepers when Serb paramilitaries slaughtered more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys and rounded up women and girls for deportation? With that kind of reception, many of the Dutchbat soldiers had succumbed to alcoholism, a few to suicide. Divorce rates among them were sky high. This despite the real culprit for the inadequate response at Srebrenica in 1994 being the United Nations, which had left its own peacekeepers terribly undermanned and underarmed, and subject to confusing orders that left them little choice but to remain passive. But I was not only sad at hearing what the Dutch officer had to say. I was enraged. Here was Karadzic, the political leader of those same Serb paramilitaries who had committed genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, a decade and a half later, smug and smart, badgering the Dutchbat officer. As I left the headquarters of the Hague Tribunal on that blustery fall afternoon, all I could think was: Where is the justice in all this? Related video What does State Dept. declaration of ISIS actions as genocide mean? Five years later, justice has triumphed. Last month, the Hague Tribunal convicted Karadzic of genocide and a host of other crimes. In fact, March has not been a good month for genocide perpetrators. Aside from the Karadzic case, the Democratic Republic of Congo turned over Ladislas Ntaganzwa, indicted as a major perpetrator of the Rwandan Genocide, to Rwanda. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry formally accused ISIS of committing genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shi’ite Muslims. And a U.S. drone attack killed Haji Imam, ISIS’ second-in-command. Of course, the Hague Tribunal and its sister, the Arusha Tribunal – convened for the Rwandan genocide – have also been subject to withering criticism over the length and expense of the trials. Yet they have proved their mettle, winning convictions against some of the worst violators of human rights since the Nazi era. In the process, they have accumulated vast stores of documentary evidence on two of the most tragic events of the waning 20th century. Their archives will prove as vital as the Nuremberg Tribunal documents as scholars, politicians, servicemen and women, and regular citizens try to make sense of these horrific events. Related video Do ISIS' actions meet the standard for genocide? But have the Hague and Arusha tribunals, and the International Criminal Court that has now superseded them, served an even more important purpose? Have the trial and convictions of Karadovic and fellow perpetrators, along with the outstanding indictments and manhunts that have yet to be completed, deterred others from committing similar acts? Clearly, we cannot know for sure yet. But so far, the situation does not look promising. ISIS continues to engage in brutalities with impunity, and relishes the spectacles of killings and tortures that it then puts out on social media. The Great Lakes region of Africa remains one of the worst humanitarian disaster areas on the planet, a place criss-crossed by warlords and regular armies seeking mineral wealth, political power, and revenge for past atrocities. The Sudanese air force drops bombs at will that devastate the Nuba people, another population that today is subject to genocide. But this doesn’t change the reality that international justice has to be part of any effort to defeat the perpetrators of such crimes. And this is an area where the United States appears to be falling short. Related article ISIS committed genocide: Are the gloves off? Of course, military force is required against states and movements that regularly defy international law and any decent code of morality. However, the United States has adopted what amounts to a military only approach to ISIS. Meanwhile, the Republican Party presidential candidates try to outdo one another in tough-guy rhetoric: Donald Trump says he’ll just send in the troops, and Ted Cruz calls for carpet bombing to defeat ISIS. Both are displaying a boundless ignorance. Invade what? Bomb what? The cities held by ISIS, like Mosul and Raqqua? And kill tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in the process? Both Cruz and Trump should read the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, completed at the end of World War II. To the dismay of U.S. officers and statesmen, the survey showed that American bombing had been far less successful in disrupting the German war machine than many had believed. And as a form of psychological warfare, carpet bombing produces the opposite of the desired effect – however much a population may dislike the dictatorship under which it lives, when the bombs rain down, it usually blames the country that unleashes the bombs, not its own government. Ask the Vietnamese. Ask the Syrians. So yes, the United States is fully capable of killing ISIS leaders and other terrorists, as we have seen. But a more successful approach would also entail an American commitment to international justice. We should strive not just to kill, but also to capture ISIS leaders and other terrorists, including suicide bombers, and have them hauled before the ICC. We should make them understand that they won’t be spending the future in heaven, but in a dreary prison cell for the rest of their lives. We can’t know for certain that this will deter future terrorists and genocide perpetrators. But we do know for certain that bombs alone won’t solve the problem. Related article Karadzic conviction a reminder of genocide's horror In the waning hours of the Clinton administration, the President committed the United States to the Rome Treaty that established the ICC. Within weeks, the Bush administration rescinded the decision. Hillary Clinton, if she becomes President, has the opportunity to rekindle the commitment to international justice that Bill Clinton belatedly affirmed as one of his last acts as President. She could make the United States a signatory of the Rome Treaty. In so doing, Clinton would not merely revive one of her husband’s most important legacies, but would place America firmly on the side of international justice. After 15 years of failed American military interventions in the Middle East, imagine the impact that would have around the world: an America renowned not just for sending ground troops, F-22s, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and drones, but a United States committed to international justice and bringing to trial all those who perpetrate the worst crimes imaginable. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine. Eric D. Weitz is Distinguished Professor of History at the City College of New York and author of A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation. The views expressed are his own.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160415224500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "BIH", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/opinions/international-justice-genocide-cases-weitz/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "673171436", "sentence": "Kate Steinle's family has balked at her name getting pulled into politics The undocumented immigrant who allegedly murdered her has yet to go on trial One minute, Kate Steinle was walking with her dad on a San Francisco pier. The next, she fell to the ground, crying out for help after a bullet hit her in the back and pierced her aorta. In a matter of hours, Steinle was dead, and police had arrested an undocumented immigrant who they accused of pulling the trigger. On that summer day in 2015, Donald Trump had barely kicked off his campaign. But the case quickly became a rallying cry for Trump as he called for a crackdown on illegal immigration and railed against sanctuary cities. In the two years since, candidate Trump has become President Trump, and Steinle’s name echoed in the halls of Congress this month as the House of Representatives passed Kate’s Law, a measure named for her. But Steinle’s family has balked at her case becoming the symbol of Republicans’ immigration agenda. The attorney defending the suspect in the case says there’s more to the story than meets the eye. And Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, the undocumented Mexican immigrant who’s accused of killing Steinle and of repeatedly entering the United States illegally, has yet to go on trial. Lopez-Sanchez appeared in court on Friday, wearing an orange jumpsuit and a blank expression through most of the proceedings. Here’s the latest on the case: His trial has been delayed a number of times since his arrest. And it’s unclear when it will begin. Prosecutors filed a motion to postpone the trial on Friday. Attorneys on both sides are juggling other cases, and Judge Philip Moscone asked them to return to court next week to give an update on when they will be free to proceed. Lopez-Sanchez is charged with second-degree murder and pleaded not guilty during his 2015 arraignment. The case stirred swift controversy after two details came to light: • Lopez-Sanchez was a convicted felon who’d been deported from the United States five times. • Before the shooting, officials in San Francisco, a so-called sanctuary city, had released Lopez-Sanchez rather than turning him over to federal authorities. Related video Did sanctuary city policy lead to San Francisco murder? His public defender has said there’s more to the story. “There’s substantial evidence that it’s a complete accident,” attorney Matt Gonzalez told CNN. “From our point of view, the bullet ricocheted off the ground.” Prosecutors have painted Lopez-Sanchez as a danger to the public, arguing that Lopez-Sanchez pointed the gun at Steinle and deliberately pulled the trigger. “This was an act of random violence,” Assistant District Attorney Diana Garcia said in 2015. “And the defendant claimed to have found this gun shortly before just firing it at somebody at close range, shooting an innocent victim in the back.” Gonzalez told CNN it’s not uncommon for a murder trial to take a few years to make it to court. But both sides, he said, are prepared to proceed. “We’re trying to avoid postponement,” he said. “I do think all the parties are ready to litigate the case now.” Across the country, Steinle’s name was back in the spotlight in Washington this month after House lawmakers passed “Kate’s Law,” a measure that would raise the maximum prison penalties for immigrants caught repeatedly entering the United States illegally. Her father told San Francisco Chronicle columnist John Diaz last week that the family supports the measure. But he wishes his daughter’s name wasn’t part of it. The family, he said, wants space to grieve and doesn’t want his daughter’s name to be part of a political controversy. “I don’t know who coined ‘Kate’s Law,’” Jim Steinle told the Chronicle. “It certainly wasn’t us.” Related article House passes 'Kate's Law' and bill declaring war on sanctuary cities A Steinle family spokesman declined to comment for this story. The family filed a lawsuit in 2016 alleging that San Francisco and its former sheriff were partly to blame for Steinle’s death, because officials never notified Immigration and Customs Enforcement when Lopez-Sanchez was released from a local jail in April 2015. City officials have said they’re not liable for a former inmate’s actions. A federal judge dismissed the family’s claims against San Francisco and former Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi earlier this year. The family has stressed that their views on immigration policies are nuanced. In a 2015 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, the Steinles said they don’t oppose sanctuary cities outright. “We realize that when (then-Mayor) Dianne Feinstein first drafted the policy, the original purpose was to protect law-abiding immigrants to allow them to call and report crimes and go to the hospital,” said Steinle’s brother, Brad. Related video Kate Steinle's family speaks Her father, Jim, added: “It was done for all the right reasons. We’re a country of kind people and people were being persecuted in Central America. I get what she did and I agree with it.” As for Kate’s Law, according to the Chronicle’s Diaz, Jim Steinle said he supports the measure on the chance that it could save one life. “He has no interest in doing further interviews,” Diaz wrote, “or otherwise seeing his daughter’s name raised by either side in such a charged and often vitriolic debate.” The Trump administration and supportive Republicans have made Steinle’s death, along with other crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants, a central focus of their immigration strategy. Related video 2015: Trump waited to call Steinle family so they could grieve In addition to the namesake legislation, Steinle’s death is mentioned in virtually every conversation lawmakers have about sanctuary cities, a catch-all term for jurisdictions that do not cooperate in some capacity with federal immigration enforcement. Attorney General Jeff Sessions mentioned her killing anew on Wednesday during a speech on sanctuary cities in Las Vegas, calling it a prime example of why hardline immigration policies are needed. “Her death was preventable — and it should have been prevented,” Sessions said. “She would still be alive today if her killer had been imprisoned or deported, as he should have been.” Critics of the bill say Kate’s Law would aggressively criminalize undocumented immigrants whose illegal presence in the country carries only civil, not criminal, penalties. They also accuse the administration of unfairly and inaccurately portraying immigrants as criminals. Defenders of the bill say any crime committed by an undocumented immigrant is a crime that could have been prevented. Related article What are sanctuary cities, and can they be defunded? On Friday, Lopez-Sanchez’s attorney said “fanning the flames of public outcry” and tying the case to a larger immigration debate doesn’t make sense. In a recent column for the San Francisco Chronicle, he argued that the attention surrounding the measure could make it harder for his client to get a fair trial. “Passing Kate’s Law as a response to this tragedy is the legal equivalent of invading Iraq in response to 9/11 — a preying upon emotions to further a pre-existing agenda,” Gonzalez wrote. Though the House has passed Kate’s Law and a corresponding bill that would defund sanctuary cities and expand requirements for local law enforcement when it comes to immigration, the bills have an unclear future in the Senate, where eight Democrats would have to join the entire Republican majority for the bills to advance. The administration also has limited ability to go after sanctuary cities on its own, with a federal judge in San Francisco blocking parts of Trump’s executive order targeting the cities from going into effect. Dan Simon reported from San Francisco, Catherine Shoichet reported from Atlanta and Tal Kopan reported from Washington.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Kate's Law", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170714194500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/14/politics/kate-steinle-trial/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "589556385", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Cheryl Lankford is an Army widow who advocates for families of the military’s fallen. Her husband served in the Army for 23 years until his death in Iraq in 2007. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Cheryl Lankford says she was vulnerable after her husband died in Iraq She says her experience with Trump University offers a cautionary tale I know some voters are trying to figure out which candidate is like themselves. “Who has my values? Who watches out for my interests?” My true story might help make that decision. It’s about how, while trying to start over after my husband died in Iraq, Trump University took my $35,000 and gave me nothing in return. It took money I received from the United States following my husband’s death in Baghdad. In the Army for 23 years, Jonathan was one of the extraordinary few who volunteered for Explosive Ordnance Disposal – a unit that defuses bombs and improvised explosives. For his bravery, he earned the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal, and he was inducted into the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame. While Jonathan was deployed, I maintained the home front, taking care of our young son while volunteering with the Army. Before Jonathan died, I never thought of myself or my family as vulnerable. We were “Army Strong,” through and through. My vulnerability only came when I lost Jonathan, and having a child scared about what might happen to him, if anything happens to me. Vulnerability comes living each day with a broken heart. Vulnerability comes from being forced to rebuild my life in ways I never expected and never wanted. When Jonathan died, the US military gave me a crisply folded flag and a check. Nothing compensates for his loss. I didn’t want that money. I would give it back, if you could give me my husband. But once I received it, it was a sacred trust from American taxpayers so I could care for our son. I carefully invested the money. But, in 2008, the stock market crashed, and – like others – I lost a lot of it overnight. Related video Trump University pushed out of Texas to avoid lawsuit? Then I started getting mail and calls from Trump-affiliated companies offering to “build my brand,” do my taxes” and more. Then Trump University contacted me. Frankly, I was inspired by Trump and his success. I was excited that I could learn Trump’s business techniques. So I went to an all-day Trump University workshop. I told them I was a Gold Star wife, starting over. Trump staff promised to teach me everything about real estate. One expert would be my mentor. They said it was a real university, and I’d get a certification like at any school. If I paid for Trump’s program, I might make a better living: exactly what I needed. It’s exactly what we all want, isn’t it? I decided I’d already dealt with enough loss, and I would put my money in education. Related article Trump's insults embolden America's secret sexists But soon after I’d signed up, I knew something was wrong. The written curricula turned out to be a near empty three-ring binder and some DVDs. Then, within days, my “mentor” handed me off to his brother who passed me on to another guy. His only advice was to invest in a trailer park. Then he stopped taking my calls. I was shocked, frightened and ashamed. For a long time, I couldn’t tell anyone. I avoided calls from reporters asking about Trump University. One day, Trump was on TV, running for president, bragging about how rich he was. I was furious. Sure, Trump is rich. He has my start-over money – and money from countless others. But as I learned how Trump gets his money, I also learned about Hillary Clinton, how she’s dedicated 35 years to improving our lives. Every time he took, she gave. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook I learned if Jonathan had died during his first Iraq deployment, the check would have been for just $12,000. That’s all it was, until Clinton, then on the Senate Armed Services Committee, worked with Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to raise survivor benefits to $100,000. I promise you: No amount matches a family’s pain. But that check becomes a lifeline. It’s enough for a family to start over. Related article Trump tape reveals religious right hypocrisy And it came from the compassion Clinton always brings to public life. Clinton worked for us; Trump worked for himself. There’s the pattern – how Trump got and stayed rich. He starts with promises about how he’ll take us to places we all want to go. But in reality, the only person who gets there is Trump. That’s why I write now a first-hand cautionary tale. I see the false hope he’s giving millions who need and deserve better. This time, the entire country is on the line. Now I know to look closer and see who is better. That’s what I learned at Trump University. I respectfully ask everyone reading this to understand the difference this election will mean to all our lives.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161016200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/opinions/trump-would-run-america-like-trump-university-lankford/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "746274515", "sentence": "President Donald Trump’s latest tirade against Robert Mueller’s investigation does not appear to have prompted many Capitol Hill Republicans to reconsider the need for legislation to protect the special counsel. Instead, GOP lawmakers maintained Tuesday that additional protections aren’t necessary all but offered a sobering warning: any move by Trump to oust Mueller would be cataclysmic for his presidency. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley told CNN, “I think it would be suicide for the President to fire him. I think the less the President says about this whole thing, the better off he will be. And I think Mueller is a person of stature and respected and I respect him.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN, “I think he’ll be allowed to finish his job.” “I haven’t seen clear indication yet that we needed to pass something to keep him from being removed because I don’t think that’s going to happen,” the Kentucky Republican added. Related article McConnell strongly defends Mueller, criticizes Trump for calling Putin The comments from Republicans fell into a familiar pattern on Capitol Hill after Trump suggests he is contemplating taking steps to fire the special counsel. Trump’s statements on several occasions have sparked a wave of Democratic calls to protect Mueller, followed by Republican warnings that Trump should absolutely not do so — but also a belief that the special counsel is already sufficiently protected and needs no further action from Congress. While Senate Democrats huddled with party leaders on Tuesday to discuss potential responses to Trump, Senate Republicans avoided the topic altogether during their weekly party lunch. “It didn’t even come up,” said Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. Following Monday’s FBI raid related to his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, Trump showed signs of increasing anger and his response has been to unleash – once again – on the Russian investigation. On Monday afternoon, Trump refused to say he wouldn’t fire Mueller and Tuesday morning he tweeted that the investigation was a “witch hunt” and that “Attorney-client privilege is dead!” “It’s a disgrace, it’s, frankly, a real disgrace, it’s an attack on our country in a true sense. It’s an attack on all we stand for,” Trump told reporters at the White House Monday afternoon just as news broke of the FBI raid. Related article What happens if Mueller is fired? “Why don’t I just fire Mueller? Well, I think it’s a disgrace what’s going on. We’ll see what happens,” Trump added. “And many people have said, you should fire him.” But members in his own party – just as they did weeks ago – are reluctant to intervene, saying Trump’s comments don’t change the fact that they don’t see a need to take further action to protect Mueller. “I believe that Director Mueller has an important job to do, and I believe he can discharge that job in a professional and impartial sort of way. So my advice to anybody would let Director Mueller do his job,” said the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, John Cornyn of Texas. Pressed what he’d do if Trump acted to fire Mueller, Cornyn said, “I’m not going to speculate as to what we would do because I think there would be serious repercussions.” “It’s hard to predict what that would look like. So, I think Director Mueller ought to be free to do his job and let the courts and let the lawyers work it out,” Cornyn said. Other Republicans downplayed Trump’s most recent comments, arguing they didn’t reveal anything new about the President’s posturing against the Russia investigation. “I think thematically he’s said similar things before so I don’t think that that’s anything new in my opinion,” Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, said. Related article Trump keeps up attacks on Mueller, McCabe, Comey Over and over again, Republicans insisted Trump wasn’t about to fire Mueller. “I don’t think he would do that,” Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said. “There’s always a possibility. He has that prerogative, but so far he’s declined to do so and I think it’s in his best interest if he does not.” But sources familiar tell CNN that the latest raid on Trump’s personal lawyer and longtime confidant has shaken the President in new ways. Cohen had become a surrogate family member to the President, and has been spotted semi-regularly at the White House, at times meeting with Trump or dining with the first lady. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut predicted that the news could lead to the President being even more “impulsive and wrathful.” Last year, there were two bipartisan bills introduced in the Senate that would protect the special counsel from being fired. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the measures in the fall, but there’s been little action on the legislation since. Related article Jeff Flake warns of impeachment if Trump fires Mueller Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, said he would back such legislation but that it’s not yet necessary. “I would sign onto legislation that protected him, but I just don’t see a lot of momentum around it,” Corker said. “I think we’d be better off with (the President) knowing that it’d be a huge problem if he did something then unsuccessfully passing legislation.” Across the aisle, a Senate Democratic source told CNN that Democrats in the chamber just huddled with party leaders to talk about “what if” Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein or Attorney General Jeff Sessions. They discussed immediately calling for document preservation and for Republicans who have been warning about this to join with them if it happens. Sen. Chris Coons, the Delaware Democrat who co-sponsored one of the special counsel protection bills with Tillis, said legislation is “more urgent than ever” in light of Trump’s comments Monday. “I appreciate that all of my Republican colleagues appreciate the risk to the rule of law that an inappropriate, abrupt firing of the special counsel by the President would create,” Coons said. “I am deeply puzzled by the lack of urgency or motivation to take some simple measured steps to address it.” Coons said he planned to speak with Tillis and Grassley soon for an update on the measure. Related article Republicans say Mueller doesn't need more protections, but warn against firing him Tillis said the special counsel protection bills have merit, and he would still like to see them reconciled. But he noted that there were scores of predictions that Mueller’s firing was imminent back in August 2017, when the bills were first introduced. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who co-sponsored the other special counsel bill with New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker, says he’d be happy to move a bill if Grassley wants to do so. But he doesn’t see an imminent need because he doesn’t believe Trump will fire Mueller. “I’ve talked to Trump. I think he understands the consequences,” Graham said. “I think it’d be the end of his presidency, for the political chaos.” This story has been updated with additional comments from lawmakers. CNN’s Ted Barrett, Dana Bash, Phil Mattingly, Suzanne Malveaux, Kaitlan Collins and Pamela Brown contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180410174500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/politics/republican-reactions-trump-mueller-cohen-raid/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "744270670", "sentence": "The State Department confirmed the United States and Russia can replace diplomats in each other’s countries who were expelled last week, describing the process as standard practice for cases in which targeted personnel are ejected as “persona non-grata,” and cautioning that any new diplomats would be subject to approval on a “case-by-case basis.” “As always/As with similar incidents in the past, the Russian government remains free to request accreditation for vacant positions in its bilateral mission,” a State Department spokesman told CNN in a statement Tuesday. “Any requests for new diplomatic accreditation will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.” “The Russian Federation has not informed us that it intends to reduce the total number of personnel allowed in our bilateral Mission,” the spokesperson added. “We therefore understand that the United States may request new diplomatic personnel to fill the positions of diplomats who have been expelled.” Related article US says Russia 'should not be acting like a victim' following expulsions The White House announced last week it was expelling 60 Russian staffers and their families in response to the recent poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter in the United Kingdom, allegedly at the hands of the Kremlin. Russia was also ordered to close its consulate in Seattle. The Trump administration claimed the expelled diplomats are Russian intelligence agents, and insisted their departure would make the US more secure. More than 20 countries joined the US in expelling Russian diplomats last week out of solidarity with the UK. Russia denies it was behind the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, calling the accusation “delirium and nonsense.” On Thursday, the Kremlin announced it was retaliating by expelling an equal number of US diplomats and closing the US consulate in St. Petersburg. US personnel have a week to leave Russia, but can also be replaced subject to Russian government issuing new diplomatic visas.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States and Russia diplomatic expulsions", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.3, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180403154500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/politics/russia-us-replace-expelled-diplomats/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "477672805", "sentence": "Ahn Yoon-joon fled his country as a teen fearing he'd be sent to the military He hasn't seen his brothers and sisters in nearly 70 years The family reunions are used for political reasons by Pyongyang, analysts say When he was 18 years old, Ahn Yoon-joon left his family in North Korea without even saying goodbye. He was working as a teacher and had heard that young men like him were being drafted into the military. He made a quick decision to get out there and then. For nearly seven decades since that fateful day, Ahn has only been able to imagine what life has been like for his family on the other side of the heavily militarized border that separates North from South Korea. “Just by looking in that direction, I can remember their faces,” he tells CNN. Ahn has been applying for a family reunion since the program started in the 1980s. Finally, at the age of 85, he’s getting a chance to be reunited with his sisters – and he knows exactly what he wants to say to them. “I would ask my younger sisters to forgive me. I left them with all the responsibilities. My heart is breaking. I abandoned them.” The reunions are a rare opportunity; this is only the twentieth that has ever been held. Less than 200 families are taking part – 96 families from the North and 90 from the South. Related video North and South Korea agree to family reunions According to the South Korean Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, more than 130,000 South Koreans have applied since 1988. The majority, like Ahn, are in their 80s and 90s and are running out of time. About 64,000 of those applicants have already died. However, the reunions have been used as a political tool – canceled at times of heightened tensions between the two neighbors. The last time they were held was in February last year. This round was agreed to as part of the deal reached during high-level talks between officials from North and South in August, after an exchange of artillery fire across the border provoked an escalation in tensions as both sides ramped up their war preparedness. READ: North Korea ‘sorry not guilty’ for DMZ tensions Some had speculated that North Korea might renege on its promise to go through with the reunions, as it has done in the past. But there have been relatively encouraging signs recently. For example, earlier this month, Pyongyang released New York University student, Won-moon Joo, who had been detained for illegally entering the country in April. State news agency, KCNA, said the release was “in line with a humanitarian measure.” North Korea has also refrained from provocative actions likely to test the patience of Seoul and its chief ally, the United States, such as a satellite launch or a nuclear test to mark the recent 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean Workers’ Party. Related video North Korea stages 'biggest ever' military parade READ: Pyongyang flexes military might Robert Kelly, Associate Professor of Political Science and Diplomacy at Pusan National University, sees all of this as concessions of sorts from Pyongyang. “North Korea is not doing this to be nice,” he says. “North Korea does not give up anything meaningful without getting something in return.” One thing Kim Jong Un’s regime gets out of this, he says, is good press, and it doesn’t cost North Korea anything to follow through. “It makes North Korea look less like this goose-stepping frightening place,” he explains. “It is good PR for a regime that rarely gets good PR.” But the interaction is also heavily monitored. “There is a debate about whether North Korea sees this as a threat,” says Kelly. “It’s new information, it’s unregulated information.” Related video Who is Kim Jong Un? Meanwhile, Ahn knows that many topics that could be seen as controversial will be off-limits when he meets his sisters. But he feels extremely lucky to be selected anyway. “Words cannot express how happy I am,” he says. “I feel like I am meeting people who came back from the grave.” But the letter he received confirming that his application was successful also contained some bad news – it revealed his youngest sister died in 1983. He does not know how she died, but he’s convinced it would not have happened if she had lived in South Korea. “In this part of the world, we could have cured her illness. There are no medicines or medical facilities there. My heart really ached.” He also had two brothers – twins. But they were never found. The reunion with his two remaining sisters will be bittersweet. They will only have a matter of hours to spend together, to catch up on the lifetime they missed. This time Ahn will say goodbye, but he will do so knowing it will almost definitely be for the last time.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151020060000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/asia/korea-family-reunions-novak/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "576554654", "sentence": "Trump said he will ask Congress to reverse cuts to defense spending enacted in 2013 Trump did not outline how large the increase in military spending would be Donald Trump on Wednesday called for eliminating the sequester on defense spending and increasing military spending to boost troop levels and the number of ships and aircraft. Trump said in a speech to the Union League of Philadelphia that he will ask Congress to reverse cuts to defense spending enacted under the 2013 budget sequester once he takes office and submit a new budget to rebuild the US military, which Trump described as unprepared to confront the threats the US faces. Trump did not say whether the increase in military spending would match or exceed pre-sequester funding levels, but a senior campaign aide said Trump would most likely seek to boost defense spending to higher levels than when the sequester went into effect in 2013 after Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement, slashing both defense and domestic spending. Trump did not outline how large the increase would be, but the senior campaign aide said eliminating the sequester would amount to a roughly $500 billion reinvestment over 10 years, which Trump said he would seek to “fully offset” through “common sense reforms that eliminate government waste and budget gimmicks.” “History shows that when America is not prepared is when the danger is greatest. We want to deter, avoid and prevent conflict through our unquestioned military dominance,” Trump said as he lamented the cuts to defense spending, which he said is “on track to fall to its lowest level as a share of the economy.” The US spent more than $600 billion in defense spending in 2015. Trump also vowed to help offset the cost by seeking additional payments from countries where the U.S. has military bases, including Germany, Saudi Arabia and Japan. Trump’s call for eliminating the sequester cuts to defense spending sits in stark contrast to his initial reaction to the sequester’s across-the-board cuts, which Trump downplayed weeks before they went into effect. “It’s a very small percentage of the cuts that should be made. And I think, really, it’s being over-exaggerated,” Trump told Fox News in February 2013. “Frankly, this is a very minor amount of the cuts that have to be made, ultimately, and a lot of people are saying that.” And while Trump has consistently called for building out the US military, the real estate mogul said last fall that he would look to bolster the military while still spending “a lot less” than current defense spending levels. “I’m gonna build a military that’s gonna be much stronger than it is right now. It’s gonna be so strong, nobody’s gonna mess with us. But you know what? We can do it for a lot less,” Trump said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last October. But Trump on Wednesday outlined multi-billion dollar investments to bolster the US military, mostly calling for increasing in spending to boost the elements of the military most useful in traditional warfare, not in confronting terrorism. The Republican nominee also called for increasing the number of ships and submarines and increasing the Air Force’s fighter aircraft to 1,200 from 1,113. Trump also stressed the need to bolster the US’s missile defense systems, including modernizing Navy cruiser ships. “The Obama-Clinton administration tried repeatedly to remove our cruisers from service, then refused to modernize these very old, aging, aging ships. They’re old, they’re tired,” Trump said. Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic rival, also supports ending the sequester on military spending in addition to the sequester’s cuts to domestic spending. “Here’s what we have to do – we can’t lose our military edge. That means giving the Pentagon the stable, predictable funding it needs to make smart investments,” she said last week at the American Legion in Cincinnati. “We cannot impose arbitrary limits on something as important as our military. That makes no sense at all. The sequester makes our country less secure. Let’s end it and get a budget deal that supports America’s military, our families and our country. And let’s make reform a priority, so that the Defense Department spends its budget on the right things.” Trump also contrasted his vision of US foreign policy with Clinton’s record, accusing her of being “trigger happy and very unstable” and describing a Middle East that was more stable before her tenure as secretary of state. Clinton’s campaign dismissed Trump’s criticisms, likening him to a “schoolyard bully.” “When she lays out a thoughtful speech outlining why he is unfit to be commander in chief, he calls her unhinged. She gives a speech on his disturbing history of racial discrimination and ties to white supremacists and the alt-right movement, he calls her a bigot,” Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “You could dismiss these actions as insecure schoolyard behavior but this man is running to be president of the United States.” While Trump and his advisers have argued that Clinton did not learn from the mistakes of the Iraq War – for which she voted as a senator – and drove the US into another blunder by arguing in favor of military intervention in Libya, Trump supported both of those military interventions. Despite his words to the contrary on the campaign trail, Trump said he favored invading Iraq one month before Congress voted to authorize the use of military force and continued to praise the invasion in its first months. He also called on the US to intervene militarily in Libya to stem the worsening humanitarian situation in the country. The Trump campaign, in a statement Wednesday night, denied any flip flops in the Republican nominee’s position. “Mr. Trump has been consistent with the need to adequately fund our defense and military spending to ensure that America’s national security is never compromised,” Trump Rapid Response Director Steven Cheung said. “Mr. Trump will ask Congress to fully eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military. As part of removing the defense sequester, Congress must fully offset the costs of increased military spending, thus, making government leaner and more responsive to the public.” CNN’s Dan Merica contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's proposed increase in US defense spending", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160907020000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "DEU", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/politics/donald-trump-defense-spending-sequester/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "474885154", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Sally Kohn: Hillary's time on the public radar may be hurting her chances in presidential race. Kohn: Vast majority of Americans favor Sanders' idea of \"democratic socialism\" Recently, I was in Des Moines, Iowa, for a meeting of the populist farmers organization Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. I was there to help the group celebrate its 40th anniversary and to talk about the issues it works on, including environmental regulation, farm policy and immigration reform. But all the members wanted to talk about was Bernie Sanders. They don’t seem all that unique among Democratic voters or voters in general in Iowa.  One poll in mid-September found Sanders with a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton among likely Democratic primary voters.  And a newer poll finds that Sanders fares better than Clinton even in general election matchups against possible GOP contenders. Clinton’s ace-in-the-hole in the face of Sanders’ populist challenge was always supposed to be her better shot at electability.  But even that seems to be eroding.  As the saying goes, voters of all stripes increasingly “Feel the Bern.” A disconcerting but undeniable part of Sanders appeal is that he is the anti-Clinton both in style and substance.  Polls consistently show that Clinton and Sanders enjoy similar favorability ratings, but Clinton’s liability is her unfavorables.  For instance, in Iowa, 35% of voters hold favorable views of Clinton but 59% view her unfavorably — a 24-point gap.  In New Hampshire, that gap is 23 points. One likely factor: Hillary Clinton has just been on the public radar longer, often in scandal-ridden scenarios. They may be manufactured by the right wing, in the case of Benghazi, or the result of her own lack of transparency in the case of her State Department emails, but the fact is Clinton just comes with more baggage.  It’s hard enough to seem like a fresh candidate when you’re anything but.  It’s even harder at a time when voters are plainly clamoring for outsiders. Bernie Sanders’ case: I was right first But to define who Sanders is purely by who Clinton is not misses the mark.  The progressive populist wing of the Democratic Party that tried its damndest to draft Elizabeth Warren for 2016 has been more than willing to settle for Sanders as its standard-bearer.  Though Warren is more articulate in explaining the country’s economic inequities and what to do about them, Sanders’ heart is clearly in the same place. That’s enough for most populist Democrats — and populist voters in general — who are fed up with an economic game rigged against ordinary Americans. Related video What is Bernie Sanders' debate style? But Bernie Sanders is a socialist!  No one would elect a socialist president, right?  Not necessarily.  This past June, Gallop found that almost half of Americans say they would vote for a socialist to be president.  Plus once Americans learn more about what Sanders brand of socialism looks like, they may like him even more. Sanders isn’t for state-owned industry or anything in that extreme.  Rather, he says, “What am I trying to do in this campaign is to tell Americans what many of them don’t know: that the benefits for working people are a lot, lot stronger in many other countries around the world.” Sanders embraces the “democratic socialism” practiced in Scandinavia, for instance, where the government guarantees paid sick leave, universal health care and free higher education.  Think Americans won’t go for that?  Well actually, when social scientists polled Americans across political perspectives about whether they preferred the unequal income distribution at play in the United States (where the top 20% control 84% of the wealth) of a supposedly-hypothetical, infinitely more equal distribution that actually mirrored Sweden’s, guess what –  92% of Americans preferred the wealth distribution of Sweden. Recall that the tea party began as a protest against TARP, the government bailout of the financial industry.  Dig beneath the partisan rhetoric and over-simplifications and it turns out there’s much broader support for the ideas and ideology Sanders represents.  And if you need more evidence, look at how candidates from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump are suddenly embracing some of the same ideas as Sanders. Sanders says some Republicans are feeling the Bern Sanders is showing he can really connect with voters across the board and articulate a populist vision that is sorely needed in America today. He isn’t a perfect candidate by any stretch.  Sanders’ persona can be a bit clunky and fuddy-duddy and more importantly, his positions and rhetoric on tackling structural racism and doing something about rampant gun violence are deeply problematic, especially to progressive Democrats.  Personally, that’s the main reason I’m not completely in Sanders’ camp. Still, he’s done more than simply move Hillary Clinton to the left, which was the original conventional wisdom about his candidacy.  It now looks like Bernie Sanders could also actually win. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Bernie Sanders", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151010184500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SWE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/10/opinions/kohn-bernie-sanders-popularity/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "665329716", "sentence": "More than 100 Iraqis in Michigan are awaiting deportation ICE says many have criminal records ACLU: They have complied with their conditions of supervision Iraqi native Atheer Ali fled to Michigan as a child nearly three decades ago. The 40-year-old man has a tattoo of a cross on his shoulder, a nod to his faith. Now he fears his visible symbol of Christianity will make him a target for violence and persecution if he’s deported back to the Muslim-majority nation following his detention by immigration officials in Detroit this week. Ali is one of more than 100 Iraqis in Michigan and northern Ohio under the jurisdiction of Detroit’s Immigration Customs Enforcement office who have been targeted for deportation. ICE says most have criminal records. The father of one has lived in the United States since 1992. His criminal history includes a felony conviction for breaking and entering in 1996, and misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana more than a decade later, according to the ACLU, which  filed a class action lawsuit Thursday to stop the deportations. Brianna Al-Dilaimi’s husband is one of the seven people named in the suit. The two met the day Ali Al-Dilaimi came to America in 1998, and have been together ever since. But her husband was arrested by US immigration officers last weekend, and she has been searching for answers about his fate, fearing he’ll be sent back to Iraq. The class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Michigan comprises five Christian petitioners and two Muslims, including Al-Dilaimi. In the complaint, the ACLU argues it is illegal to deport the detainees without giving them an opportunity to prove they could face torture or death if returned to Iraq. The ACLU complaint was filed against Rebecca Adducci, the director of the ICE Detroit district office. It requested a Friday hearing for the detainees. Many of the petitioners are Chaldeans, an Iraqi Christian group that has historically faced problems in Iraq. The Detroit metropolitan area is home to the largest US group of Chaldeans. “Not only is it immoral to send people to a country where they are likely to be violently persecuted, it expressly violates United States and international law and treaties,” Kary Moss, executive director for the ACLU of Michigan, said in a statement. “We are hoping that the courts will recognize the extreme danger that deportation to Iraq would pose for these individuals. Our immigration policy shouldn’t amount to a death sentence for anyone.” ICE has arrested 199 Iraqi nationals since May, 114 of them from Detroit , according to its press secretary Gillian Christensen. Iraq recently agreed to accept deportees in exchange for being removed from the countries listed in President Donald Trump’s travel ban. That agreement triggered a shift in the focus of ICE raids, Christensen said in a statement. “The vast majority of those arrested [in] the Detroit metropolitan area have very serious felony convictions, multiple felony convictions in many cases. I applaud the efforts of the law enforcement personnel who, day in and day out, put their lives on the line to protect this community,” Christensen said. ACLU lawyers acknowledge the criminal history of those arrested, but say most of the detainees have complied with their conditions of supervision and have had no further run-ins with the law, according to the news release. Ali Al-Dilaimi served five months of a one-year sentence for an assault that happened 17 years ago and his record was later expunged, according to the complaint filing. He has a history of mild heart attacks, according to his family, and had a seizure when officials arrested him. He was initially hospitalized, but now awaits his fate in a detention center in Youngstown, Ohio. His wife, an American citizen born and raised in Ohio, has prepared travel documents for herself and the couple’s two sons in case her husband is sent back to Iraq. “If he leaves on a Tuesday, I’m leaving on a Thursday. I cannot let this government tear our family apart. The only option we have is to pack up and go, and hope to come back to America one day and see my family,” Brianna Al-Dilaimi said. Family members are anxiously searching for answers from the government, worried they’ll run out of time to keep their loved ones in the United States. The sprawling home of Shoki Konja, 57, with its perfectly manicured lawn and ornate furnishings, is his symbol of the American dream. He and his brother, Najah, immigrated to the United States from Tel Kaif, Iraq, nearly 40 years ago with their family. Slowly, decade by decade, hundreds of his family, who are Chaldeans, found their way to the United States, where they felt safer. But now Najah Konja, 55, does not feel safe. He calls his brother from the ICE detention center in Youngstown. “Everyone here like me is scared to death,” Najah Konja said. “Please don’t send us to Iraq, because you are sending us to our death.” Najah Konja has a criminal record. After coming to the country as a 15-year-old, his brother said he fell in with the wrong crowd. He was convicted of drug conspiracy charges as a 21-year-old and spent about 20 years behind bars. Since getting out, his brother said, he has turned his life around. He owns a tobacco shop in the Detroit area. He’s engaged and has been staying out of trouble. He lost the ability to have a Green Card because of his conviction, but he has been checking in annually with ICE, most recently in November. Then, on Sunday, he was awakened at home and taken into custody and told he would be deported back to Iraq, where he has no family, does not know the language and has not lived for 40 years. “Is this United States?” Shoki Konja asked. “Is this what this country is about?” Shoki Konja thought the country was in good hands. He voted for Donald Trump in the November election, and said he agreed with Trump’s promises to deport troublesome undocumented immigrants. “The honest truth, we thought they (were) picking up hard-core criminals,” Shoki Konja said. “We thought they (were) not going to touch innocent people, or people who turned their life around.” Two days before Najah Konja was picked up, the US Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals agreed to reopen his Green Card case. Now that case is in limbo. Chaldean leaders are pursuing any possible special consideration for the members of their community at risk of being sent back to Iraq, according to Chaldean Community Foundation President Martin Manna. The community has reached out to the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security, but have yet to make headway, Manna said. “We are pleading with the government to reconsider,” Manna said. Community members were wary of President Trump’s campaign rhetoric, Manna said, but were completely caught off guard by the sudden ICE raids. The Detroit metropolitan area is home to over 150,000 Chaldeans, according to Manna.  Since 2007, over 30,000 Chaldean refugees have come into the area, fleeing violent conditions in Iraq. The biggest wave of Chaldeans first settled in Detroit in the late 1960s, escaping the regime of Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr, and later Saddam Hussein, according to Manna. Detroit was a good fit for the community because of the job opportunities in the city and its proximity to Canada, where other Chaldean communities grew over the years, he said. “People who came as children, this is the only country that they know. They’re culturally illiterate and fearing being killed. Now we’re hoping and praying there will be some relief. They are not a threat to national security,” Manna said. CNN’s Sonia Moghe reported from Detroit, Lauren del Valle wrote and reported from New York. CNN’s Faith Karimi contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ICE Detroit district office", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170616044500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/aclu-files-against-ice-for-iraqi-nationals/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "690962908", "sentence": "Three men were arrested on suspicion of terror offenses in a series of counterterrorism operations in Germany, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Abbas R., an Iraqi national who is at least 19 years old, and Raad Riyadh A.A., who is 31, were accused of war crimes and membership of Islamic State. They were alleged to have been involved the murder of two Shiite women in Mosul, Iraq, in June 2014. They were also accused of the execution of an Iraqi officer in October that year. Prosecutors did not give their full names, in line with German privacy laws. Related article German police raid homes of suspects plotting to kill left-wing politicians After coming to Germany in July 2015, Raad Riyadh A.A. is suspected of attempting to recruit two other Iraqis on behalf of ISIS and trying to convince another Iraqi national to carry out a suicide attack, according to the prosecutor’s office. The two men were arrested in Berlin on Monday. Separately, a 24-year-old Syria national identified as Majed A., was taken into custody in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein. He is alleged to have been a member of several terrorist organizations in Syria. He was arrested on September 13.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "German federal prosecutors", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170919170000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/europe/germany-terror-arrests/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "652601893", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN Travel’s series often carries sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. However, CNN retains full editorial control over all of its reports. Read the policy. The headlines promise an impossible fantasy: finding a lost continent that eons ago split off from Africa and India and went missing. The idea conjures the sunken city of Atlantis, Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island, or King Kong’s Skull Island. Of course, none of that is even close to right, but it’s hard not to indulge in the whimsy. Scientists are calling the “new” continent Mauritia, because fragments of it were discovered on the tropical paradise island of Mauritius. It’s a science story with an unusually visceral impact, like when Pluto was demoted from its status as a planet, and the solar system was suddenly left with eight instead of nine. How can there be more than seven continents? And if there are more, then where are they? The answer is that geologists understand continents differently than most people, explains Lewis Ashwal, the scientist who made the discovery. Broadly speaking, geologists divide the Earth into two areas, continents and oceans. The continents are of course the land. They’re also the old stuff, where geologists go looking for rocks measured in billions, rather than millions of years in age. Under the oceans, the rocks are relatively new, mere millions of years old. The new discovery isn’t a massive piece of land that visitors can sail to. It’s pieces of continent that got stranded when the ancient continent of Gondwana broke apart and India, Africa and Madagascar drifted apart. Like most islands, Mauritius formed from volcanic eruptions spewing from the floor of the Indian Ocean until the lava cooled to stone, eventually allowing plants and animals to grow. “Mauritius is a volcano, a young volcano,” Ashwal says. “There is nothing on Mauritius older than nine million years old.” READ: ‘Lost continent’ found under Mauritius in the Indian Ocean And yet, locked inside the island’s rocks, crushed to sand on its beaches, hidden in the most innocuous places just off the roadside, is evidence of the Earth’s earliest beginnings from billions of years ago. Pieces of continent that no one knew about. The ancient minerals are called zircons, which are radioactive and therefore able to be dated. “The zircons in there, most of them are about five or six million years, but a small number are almost 3,000 million,” Ashwal says. The Earth is only about 4.5 billion years old, so zircons from 3 billion years ago point to the planet’s earliest days. “Where do you go on Earth to find rocks, those zircons that old? You go to continents. There is nowhere in the ocean that you’d go to find continental material that old,” he adds. “Because Mauritius is sitting in the ocean, and this rock contains ancient zircons, it must be that there is a piece of continent under there.” What this shows is that the break-up of Gondwana wasn’t as clean as previously supposed. As the continents drifted apart, bits crumbled off and got lost along the way. Chunks of continent, the continent of Mauritia, could stretch up towards India, waiting to be discovered. Unfortunately, even the zircons are only visible through a microscope. But some of the sites where zircons were found are easily accessible, near popular tourist sites. And its worth stopping for a look, if only to marvel at the mysteries hidden in unlikely places. MORE: How Mauritius rum is taking on the world These coordinates lead to an area of cane fields and mangroves, in a place that’s hard to reach but easily viewable from the monument known as Dutch First Landing, where Dutch sailors first set foot in Mauritius on September 20, 1598. Though the Arabs and later the Portuguese had known about the island, no one had settled it. The Dutch eventually formed and then abandoned a colony. The monument itself isn’t much to see, but the drive along the B28 highway is gorgeous, and dotted with old fortifications. Across on the west side of Mauritius, through Black River Gorges National Park, the road cuts through mountains around Chamarel, making hairpin turns and dropping in one place to single lane traffic with rock face on one side and a cliff on the other. Just past the traffic light controlling the single lane section, the exposed mountainside contained zircons that helped make the most compelling case for the lost chunks of continent, because they were embedded in the solid rock. That eliminated any possibility that the zircons had blown onto the island somehow. This area is home to the ultra-luxurious Lakaz Chamarel restaurant and boutique hotel, but visitors can’t just pop in. Reservations must be made well in advance. Up north past Port Louis, this beachfront offers golden sunsets over white sand beaches, where more zircons were found among the sand and the black basalt rocks. This is a beach popular with locals for picnics and evening strolls. It’s a good stopping point on the way to Grand Baie, and a place to ponder what other mysteries lie under the island. MORE: Mauritius: The best Africa destination you know nothing about Griffin Shea is a writer based in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he also runs Bridge Books – an independent bookstore in an old, columnated bank building", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mauritius", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170504053000", "country1": "PRT", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/travel/searching-for-lost-continent-mauritia/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "753438282", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer is a history and public affairs professor at Princeton University, editor of “The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment” and co-host of the “Politics & Polls” podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @julianzelizer. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. California Democrat Adam Schiff, the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, had strong words for his own party. On Friday, in an op-ed in The New York Times, he warned fellow Democrats against a rush to talk about impeachment before all the evidence was in front of them. “Let President Trump arouse his voters as he will,” Schiff wrote, “while Democrats continue to focus on the economy, family and a return to basic decency. And in the meantime, all Americans should reserve judgment until the investigations have run their course.” Related article Trump could turn a subpoena to his advantage These are strong words for the Democrat who has been one of the most vocal critics of Republican efforts to stifle special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. This is a message that Democrats should read carefully as they head into the midterm season. After another week of Trump administration chaos, in which Rudy Giuliani has become the new star of Donald Trump’s political reality show, Democrats have a great deal to be excited about. Though their lead in the generic ballot has declined, there are many signs that the midterms will be a good day for Democrats. The high number of retirements by Republican incumbents, the outcome of special elections where Democrats took red seats or Republicans barely held on to theirs in deeply conservative territory, and many of the polls continue to point to a possible wave election. And it is important to remember that, historically, midterms almost always go poorly for the party in power. Yet Democrats, who certainly can’t forget the dangers of believing in inevitable outcomes, need to be cautious. Nothing is a slam-dunk in American politics. Related video Are billionaire's impeachment ads backfiring? The biggest challenge for Democrats is to avoid letting anti-Trump fervor drown out their own message. To be sure, attacking the President is often an important part of wave elections. Though they already had control of the House in 1982, Democrats expanded their majority by urging voters to take a stand against the Reagan Revolution. In 1994, Newt Gingrich used President Bill Clinton – and his failed health care plan – as a foil to excite voters to turn out in the election. Nancy Pelosi returned the favor in 2006 as Democrats were determined to send a message to President George W. Bush, just as Tea Party Republicans did in 2010 when they took back the House. But in each of those cases the anger toward the incumbent president was combined with a program or agenda. In 1982, Speaker Tip O’Neill rallied Democrats around a theme of “Fairness,” assuring voters the party would protect the social safety net and reverse the regressive economic policies of an administration that had left working Americans struggling in the middle of the recession. Gingrich had his 10-point Contract with America, a laundry list of promises that Republicans vowed to fulfill if they took power. They would impose term limits, reform congressional spending and boost defense spending. Related article The children are Democrats' future Democrats in 2006 vowed to bring the war in Iraq to an end and restore the social safety net policies that the administration had stripped away. Tea Party Republicans continually blasted President Barack Obama, but they also spoke to their supporters about the urgency of cutting government spending and cleaning up the way that Washington worked. Trump poses a particular challenge since the turmoil and scandal coming from the Oval Office often overwhelm the amount of public space available for discussion about other issues. Democrats are making a big political bet if they think that the news over Russia, payments to porn stars and ongoing lies will be enough to bring voters out to the polls. This is especially risky given that unemployment is now at historically low 3.9% and Trump might be on the cusp of helping to orchestrate a major peace deal between North and South Korea. Democrats are also confronting some extremely bitter internecine primary competitions that could dampen voter turnout in the general elections if they are not handled with care. The national party has been coming down hard in certain primary competitions, placing immense pressure on upstart challengers to get out of the race so that the favored candidate can run a clean race. In The New York Times, Alexander Burns has recounted the forceful intervention of the Democratic National Committee in areas in California, Arkansas and New York. The intervention has sometimes produced a backlash among voters who resent national officials making the decision for voters. The 2016 primaries revealed that there are some pretty deep and unresolved tensions within the party. As they attempt to protect “safer candidates” who stick to the economy and look like Conor Lamb – winner of Pennsylvania’s special House election – national Democrats have the potential to try to stifle candidates who are talking about crucial issues such as gun control and sexual harassment. The Intercept recently published a recording of Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the House, pressuring a candidate in Colorado, Levi Tillemann, to get out of a primary and make way for the party’s preferred candidate. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Given that midterm elections are primarily about turnout, primary battles that leave too many voters upset and unmotivated, rather than inspired, could have a detrimental effect when it comes time for competitive general elections. The best news for Democrats is that at the grass-roots level, hundreds of thousands of hard-working citizens have been organizing and mobilizing since the start of this presidency to take back control of Congress. As Lara Putnam and Theda Skocpol argued in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, thousands of women in suburbs, cities and small towns in key electoral counties have been doing the grunt work that is needed to create a true political counter-mobilization for 2018 and 2020. But taking advantage of the political window that Trump has created for Democrats won’t be an easy victory. Democrats must avoid two big pitfalls – failing to deliver a compelling agenda and dampening their own turnout though excessively hard-line tactics in the primaries. And that could leave Republicans in much better shape than they otherwise would be in the age of Trump.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Democratic Party", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180505204500", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/05/opinions/democrats-midterms-trump-impeachment-opinion-zelizer/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "604434046", "sentence": "A Syrian couple in Georgia are urging President-elect Donald Trump to take a “more humane approach” to the Syrian refugee crisis. Throughout his campaign, Trump spoke against admitting refugees to the United States, likening Syrian refugees to a “Trojan horse,” and declaring that “we cannot let them into this country, period.” In an interview with CNN’s Carol Costello, Samer, a Syrian refugee, urged Trump to soften his stance. “The President should bring in and rescue more people for humanitarian reasons” Samer said. Samer stressed that Syrians like him are fleeing their countries out of fear and in search of safety, not by choice. “Your heart bleeds from the inside when you have to leave your country,” he said. But despite missing their home, Samer and his wife, Dania, are happy living in the United States. Along with their three children, they are doing their best to create their own version of the American dream. “We love the American people … we want them to love us back,” Dania said. To live in America, the family underwent vetting by a number of agencies, including the FBI and the National Counterterrorism Center, after paying a smuggler $100 to escape their war-torn country. Now, Samer works at a restaurant in Georgia to support the family. He said he is grateful that he and his family are safe. “Certainly I am lucky. I’m safe now. Safety is everyone’s wish,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President-elect Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161201213000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/us/syrian-refugee-couple-cnntv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "568461887", "sentence": "'They Still Live' project encourages people to question and discover who they are. The project combines photography, DNA testing, maps and African art. Based around Paul Hamilton's extensive African art collection. What makes you who you are? It’s a question many of us spend a lifetime contemplating. Artist Thomas Evans sought to find the answer through a combination of photography, DNA testing and African art. Inspired by a 2014 trip to Tanzania, Evans decided to get his DNA tested to trace his heritage. “It was the first time in my life being in a place where everybody looked exactly like me,” he told CNN. “I was inspired to do a DNA test on myself to figure out lineage.” “When I returned to the US, I motivated others to have their DNA tested,” he explains. “This was right at the time when I met Paul Hamilton.” Worked on adding a simple mural piece to The Thursday (June 30th) show. Definitely come out to see everything up close.  #art #acrylic #artist #artwork #artworks #artstudio #painting #artoftheday #portrait #paint #wip #workinprogress #instaart #instacool #instadope #instagood #instafresh #urbanart #blackart #inspiration #motivation #Love #abstractart #abstractpainting #abstractartist #art_help #gallery #installationart  #mural A video posted by Thomas Evans (@detour303) on Jun 28, 2016 at 7:13pm PDT Hamilton has been collecting African art for decades and Evans decided to create a project based around his extensive collection. “The art he has inspired us to create the project,” Evans continues. “I had an idea of taking photographs of local African Americans with the artifacts, as well as conducting DNA testing on the models so that we would be able to link the item back to the models heritage.” The result is ‘They Still Live,’ a striking photography exhibition and project created by Evans and Tya Anthony to encourage people, particularly African Americans to discover and question who they are. Related video 'I wanted to create something that's hard to look at' “The project tackles what it means to be black, white, mixed, European, Native American, or other,” explains Evans. “We wanted people be comfortable asking how unique they are compared to their neighbors.” For Anthony the project strikes a particularly timely chord given the current racial tension in the US. “Defining identity for African Americans is crucial in the current climate of our country and abroad,” she says. “When one can comprehend where they started from, inevitably one will be equipped with the tools and knowledge to succeed further in life.” Related video What black men in Dallas need you to know Response to the exhibition has been overwhelmingly positive, Evans and Anthony hope to keep the project alive by recreating it in other cities. “The best part about the exhibit is that it sparks a conversation about families, race, and culture,” says Evans. “Everybody that talked about the project had a story about their own heritage. This project allows people to open up to others and share personal information you wouldn’t normally hear in a conversation.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "They Still Live project", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160811131500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TZA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/africa/ancient-african-art-thomas-evans/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "412769863", "sentence": "Hong Kong woman abused domestic helper over seven months in 2013 Law Wan-tung hit Erwiana Sulistyaningsih with mop handles, coat hangers and a vacuum cleaner rod A Hong Kong housewife has been sentenced to six years in prison for abusing a young Indonesian worker she kept prisoner in her home. In delivering her sentence, the judge said 44-year-old Law Wan-tung was a bully who showed contempt for those beneath her. Earlier this month, the mother-of-two was found guilty of 18 of 20 charges of abuse involving 23-year-old Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, and one other domestic worker. The court heard Law regularly beat Erwiana with mop handles, coat hangers and, on at least one occasion, shoved a rod from a vacuum cleaner into her mouth. The abuse only ended when Law drove her employee to Hong Kong International Airport with a one-way ticket home. Related video Guilty verdict in Hong Kong maid abuse case She instructed Erwiana to wear six layers of clothing and a diaper so the abuse wouldn’t be detected. However, other Indonesian women noticed her injuries at the airport and urged her to call police. Surrounded by supporters yelling “No reform, no justice” and “We are workers, we are not slaves,” Erwiana attended court to see her abuser sentenced.  She said she was disappointed with the duration of the sentence but happy that the ruling had shown that “slavery in Hong Kong really exists.” During the sentencing hearing, Law’s lawyer conceded it was a bad case of abuse “but not the worst of its kind.” Graham Harris said Law had very high standards of cleanliness due to her son’s skin allergy and that Erwiana had failed to meet her expectations. Describing his client as a “doting mother,” Harris said Law had been “vilified, demonized and ostracized,” and was not the “callous monster” as portrayed by some during the case. When the trial ended, Judge Amanda Woodcock described Erwiana as “a simple young lady who tried to financially better her life and that of her family.” Erwiana thought she was under surveillance at all times, and believed Law’s threats that her family would be killed if she told anyone about the abuse. “They made her compliant and more subservient,” Woodcock said. Related gallery Maid abused in Hong Kong During the trial it emerged Erwiana slept on the floor, moving the vacuum cleaner and bags of books to clear enough space to stretch out. She was only permitted to sleep between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., when she was woken to resume work cleaning Law’s home. She was only given meager rations and one day, knocked on a neighbor’s door to ask for food. The neighbor shut the door. Erwiana said Law’s children overheard and told their mother who then threatened her again. Law’s  children – her 18-year-old son Edmund Tsui Wing-kit and 16-year-old daughter – referred to only as “Kelly” to protect her identity – testified that they didn’t see or notice the abuse that went on in their home during the seven months Erwiana worked there. Erwiana’s case was held up by campaigners for Hong Kong domestic workers as an example of how the law fails the city’s 320,000 foreign domestic workers. The majority are women, from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and other Asian nations. Last April, Erwiana was named by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people, which commended her bravery for drawing attention to “the plight of a vulnerable, often invisible population.” Campaigners say rules dictating that domestic workers reside at their employers’ homes expose foreign domestic workers to potential abuse. They say they’re often trapped in abusive situations because they’re only given two weeks after leaving one contract to find a job or face deportation. The Hong Kong government started allowing foreign domestic helpers to work in the Chinese territory in the 1970s to fill a shortage of local staff.  Many come via agencies direct from their home countries and don’t meet their employer before signing a two-year contract. They’re paid a minimum wage of HK$4,110 ($530) a month and by law are only entitled to one day off a week. Amnesty International says Erwiana’s case should serve as a “wake-up call” for the government to stop the “widespread exploitation” of domestic workers. “The Hong Kong authorities can no longer bury their heads in the sand and dismiss horrific abuses as isolated incidents,” said Norma Kang Muico, Amnesty’s Asia-Pacific migrant rights researcher. After the verdict, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung said the government welcomed the judgment, which he said underlined “the importance that the Government and the court attach to protecting the labor rights as well as the well-being of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong. “We attach great importance to protecting their well-being, and ensure that their labor rights are fully respected,” Cheung said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hong Kong government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150227044500", "country1": "HKG", "country2": "IDN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/asia/hong-kong-maid-abuse-sentencing/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "423772463", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Ranj Alaaldin is a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University and a Doctoral Candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he specializes in Iraqi history and politics. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Shia militias are only fighting force in Iraq that can inflict heavy blows on ISIS: Ranj Alaaldin U.S. must work with militias even though they have American blood on their hands, he adds U.S. can challenge Iranian influence in Iraq if it is proactive and realistic, Alaaldin writes The U.S. has no choice. Iraq’s armed forces collapsed last year when ISIS took control of Mosul and the Sunni Arab north; it remains, by and large, demoralized, incompetent and corrupt. Since last year, the only effective fighting force, bar the Kurdish Peshmerga, has been Iraq’s Shia militias. If it wants to defeat ISIS, the U.S. must work with these militias, include them in its strategy to defeat the jihadists and help integrate them into a reconstituted Iraqi army. The notion of working with the militias is something of a double-edged sword. Iraq’s Shia militias were responsible for many atrocities against U.S. forces during their occupation of Iraq. They have American blood on their hands, as well as Iraqi blood. Related video Bloody assault drives ISIS out of Tikrit In tandem with fighting the U.S., they fought a bloody civil war with Iraq’s Sunni insurgency, most notably when sectarian warfare reached its apex in 2006. However, for the time being, it is only Iraq’s Shia militias that can inflict heavy blows on ISIS. Speaking to officials in Iraq last month, it was clear the country’s armed forces are yet to recover from their capitulation last year and are still unable to match ISIS’ battlefield prowess. Iraq’s Shia militias, on the other hand, honed their skills against U.S. forces and Iraq’s Sunni militants. They forced Sunni militants into retreat after the 2006 civil war, preserving the post-2003 political order and preventing Baathists from returning to power. Related video ISIS retreats from liberated city These militias are battle-hardened, experienced and have fought jihadists in Syria. Just as they have helped turn the tide against Syria’s Islamist rebels, they have proven invaluable in guaranteeing the survival of the Iraqi state. When Mosul collapsed last year and Baghdad was threatened, few argued against deploying these militias. What compounds the dilemma facing U.S. policymakers is that some of Iraq’s Shia militias have links to Iran and have carried out attacks on U.S. forces, on the orders of Tehran. Iran gave Iraq’s Shia militias substantial support when Mosul fell last year, in the effort to secure Baghdad and the Shia south. It sent arms, as well as technical and intelligence support. Related video U.S. Envoy for Iraq: Tikrit victory 'very encouraging' The notion of working with Shia militias who have American blood on their hands and militias that, in some instances, receive orders from Tehran might seem absurd. But the U.S. has done so before. After 2003, faced with a resilient Sunni insurgency, U.S. forces fought the insurgents together with Shia militias. Iraq was secured through a messy effort involving U.S. forces, Shia militias and the Iraqi armed forces. Whilst the U.S. sometimes worked with the militias indirectly, the picture becomes complicated because members of the army and police, with which the U.S. worked directly, doubled as militias that engaged in targeted sectarian attacks. The argument that the U.S. cannot work with Iraq’s Shia militias becomes further implausible in light of the fact the U.S. has worked with the Sunni insurgency, its most lethal opponent in Iraq that has also received support from the Arab world. Related video Tikrit: Families wait on news of  their missing sons Iraq’s Sunni insurgents were welcomed with open arms by the U.S. after 2006, as part of the surge and the Awakening movement, which involved a coalition of Sunni tribes backed by the U.S. to maintain security in their local areas and combat Al Qaeda in Iraq. Things can be different this time round. Iraq’s Shia militias cannot be eliminated. They are a product of, and operate with the support, of their communities. They are legitimate and indigenous actors that Iraq’s Shia community recognize as being a vital part of the war on ISIS and central to the survival of the Iraqi state. The most convincing argument against working with the militias is their human rights abuses. The U.S. can make its involvement in the war on ISIS conditional on a serious integration of the militias into the armed forces. It can help Iraq achieve this by increasing its support to the Baghdad government and strengthen, in the process, its capacity to reign in the militias. This is possible to implement. Iraq is not Libya. It does not have disparate militias groups that have irreconcilable conflicting political or ideological visions. The militias are rife with rivalry but they overlap considerably with the Shia political elite and the clerical establishment. Related gallery Fight against ISIS: Destruction of Tikrit They are entrenched within the social, political and religious fabric of the Shia community. They function, to a great extent, as part of, rather than independently of, the political process and the state. Whilst Iran has influence over Iraq’s Shia militias, it does not control all militia groups currently fighting ISIS. A large number of the Popular Mobilisation Unit militias (Iraqi volunteers that were mobilized by the Iraqi state and the religious establishment after the fall of Mosul) report to local Iraqi actors, as opposed to Iran. The U.S.’ influence on the ground is also stronger than it was before Mosul fell. Baghdad’s Shia-ruling elite is vulnerable; it has been hit hard by the low price of oil and recognizes that something must give way. All of this can be capitalized on by the U.S. in its war on ISIS, whilst also challenging Iranian influence in the country but only if the U.S. starts pursuing proactive, realistic and creative policies that acknowledge realities on the ground.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iraq’s Shia militias", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150408163000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/08/opinions/shia-militias-us-iraq/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "484519774", "sentence": "'Jihadi John' is Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Londoner Friends remember him as the typical boy next door He's thought to be seen in a video demanding $200 million to spare two Japanese journalists For more than a year, “Jihadi John” has been something of a nightmare for the West. But now the masked public face of ISIS may be gone, possibly the victim of a U.S. drone strike, the Pentagon announced. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the strike was successful. But a senior U.S. official said authorities are confident the strike killed him. This is what we know about the man behind the mask. Mohammed Emwazi is a Kuwaiti-born Londoner. He is believed to have traveled to Syria in 2012 and later joined ISIS there. Emwazi was born in Kuwait in 1988 and he moved to the UK with his parents, Jasem and Ghaneya, and sister when he was 6, according to CAGE, an advocacy group for those affected by terrorism investigations. The family settled in west London. Emwazi’s father is reported to have worked as a taxi driver while his mother stayed at home to look after Emwazi and his siblings. Many of those who grew up with him have told British news organizations they remember Emwazi much differently: as the typical “boy next door,” a popular kid who loved football, pop music and The Simpsons. Related video U.S. officials: 'Jihadi John' a college-educated Brit He is reported to have attended St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School, in the Maida Vale distict in west London.  After leaving St. Mary Magdalene, he is believed to have moved on to the Quintin Kynaston Academy, in neighboring St. John’s Wood. A former teacher told Britain’s Channel 4 News that Emwazi was “a diligent, hardworking, lovely young man. Responsible, polite, quiet. He was everything that you’d want a student to be.” He studied at the University of Westminster in London, graduating in 2009 with a degree in computer programming, according to CAGE. Emwazi in London terror network before becoming ‘Jihadi John’ With so much going for him, what inspired Emwazi to join ISIS? Guesses depend on whom you ask. Some terrorism experts said Emwazi’s history shows someone who’d been on a path toward extremism for years. But CAGE said that, if he is the man who has appeared in ISIS videos, it shows that the tactics of British authorities radicalized him. Friends of Emwazi said they believed he started down the road to radicalization when he traveled to the east African nation of Tanzania in 2009, the Washington Post reported this year. He was supposed to be going on safari but he was reportedly detained on arrival, held overnight and then deported. He was also detained by counterterrorism officials in Britain in 2010, the Post said. Authorities have not disclosed the reasons for those reported detentions. There are “striking similarities” between Emwazi and the man known as “Jihadi John,” according to Asim Qureshi, CAGE’s research director. If Emwazi is indeed Jihadi John, Qureshi said, that makes him sad. But in some ways, he said, it’s not surprising. Many Muslims feel alienated in their society, as did Emwazi, Qureshi said. “When are we going to finally learn if we treat people as if they’re outsiders … they will look for belonging elsewhere?” Qureshi asked. “Our entire national security strategy for the last 13 years has only increased alienation.” Related gallery The ISIS terror threat The Washington Post’s report includes emails Emwazi purportedly wrote after British counterterrorism officials detained him and stopped him from flying to Kuwait. “I had a job waiting for me and marriage to get started,” he wrote in a June 2010 email to Qureshi, the Post reported. But now “I feel like a prisoner, only not in a cage, in London. A person imprisoned & controlled by security service men, stopping me from living my new life in my birthplace & country, Kuwait,” the email said. CAGE points the finger at British security services, which it says have “systematically engaged in the harassment of young Muslims, rendering their lives impossible and leaving them with no legal avenue to redress their situation.” Haras Rafiq, managing director of the Quilliam Foundation, a UK-based counter-extremism think tank, said CAGE was pointing in the wrong direction. It’s clear Emwazi had been radicalized before 2010, Rafiq said. And he said the intelligence agencies that stopped Emwazi from traveling to Tanzania believed there was evidence he intended to join the extremist group Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Haras said it was “very upsetting that an organization like CAGE would spin this in the way that they’ve done,” by blaming intelligence agencies. Former CIA counterterrorism analyst Philip Mudd told CNN that blaming radicalization on alienation was oversimplifying Emwazi’s case. “We’re only seeing half of this story,” he said. “The government doesn’t spend the resources and take the risk, the legal risk of pulling somebody aside, preventing them from traveling, searching through their luggage, just because somebody looks funny. There is something else going on here, in terms of whatever triggered the government to undertake this investigation, that we’re missing here.” The masked, black-clad figure believed to be Jihadi John appeared to be the ISIS militant shown in a January video, demanding a $200 million ransom to spare the lives of two Japanese journalists. A similar figure appeared in at least five previous hostage videos. Related video Why 'Jihadi John' is critical to ISIS propaganda The man’s reported background offers some clues as to why he might have been recruited, said Sajjan Gohel, director of international security at the Asia Pacific Foundation. “We know that ISIS recruits a lot of Westerners who are skilled in new media, understanding of the Internet, because they use that as their platform as an oxygen of publicity,” Gohel said. But by not revealing his name for operational reasons, one expert said, officials may have created another problem. “It created more speculation in the media,” he said. “In some ways, the nom de guerre of Jihadi John gave this individual a form of notorious celebrity.” Emwazi, who speaks English, was frequently seen in hooded hostage videos carrying out violent beheadings. For periods at a time this year, Emwazi was not seen in hostage videos, though U.S. officials told CNN in July that they had learned that he was alive and hiding near Raqqa. Analysts describe him as grotesque and fond of sadistic torture techniques, with one former hostage recounting last month how his captor made him dance the tango with him. Opinion: Why ‘Jihadi John’ is so worrying CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark, Ashley Fantz and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Mohammed Emwazi", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151113091500", "country1": "KWT", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/13/middleeast/isis-jihadi-john/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "562374298", "sentence": "In officially accepting the Republican nomination for President, Donald Trump vowed to put “America first” and put forward a credo of “Americanism, not globalism.” While the speech was mainly focused on domestic issues, Trump singled out China as a beneficiary of what he described as the decline of the U.S. Related article Most memorable lines from the RNC's final night “(Hillary Clinton) supported China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization – another one of her husband’s colossal mistakes,” Trump told the Cleveland crowd. He vowed to stop “China’s outrageous theft of intellectual property, along with their illegal product dumping, and their devastating currency manipulation,” and vowed to renegotiate trade deals with Beijing. Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican convention, as prepared for delivery China has long been a favorite target for Trump, he has blamed Beijing repeatedly for America’s woes. However, a CNN Reality Check found that many of his arguments were out of date or wrong, particularly regarding alleged currency manipulation. Republicans like, say, Mike Pence https://t.co/O686YnQxPc On Twitter, many international observers reacted with shock to Trump’s speech, with some drawing parallels between it and foreign strongmen. Gary Kasparov, former World Chess Champion turned dissident Russian politician, said “I’ve heard this sort of speech a lot in the last 15 years and trust me, it doesn’t sound any better in Russian.” I’ve heard this sort of speech a lot in the last 15 years and trust me, it doesn’t sound any better in Russian. Trump’s speech, he said, was “demagoguery 101.” It’s Demagoguery 101: When you don’t have actual answers, exaggerate the problems with fear & hatred in order to blind people with emotion. Jorge Guajardo, former Mexican ambassador to China, said “sorry U.S. The world is looking tonight and you, you ain’t looking good.” Mexico has long been a target of Trump’s ire, and he used his speech to repeat calls to “build a wall” on the southern border of the U.S. I'm sorry, US. The world is looking tonight and you, you ain't looking good. British historian Simon Schama said Trump’s speech was “protectionism added to isolationism – recipe for catastrophe. Plus big dose of Sinophobia.” Now we have protectionism added to isolationism - recipe for catastrophe . plus big dose if Sinophobia Bret Stephens, foreign affairs columnist for the conservative Wall Street Journal, said Trump’s speech was “a relentless, unyielding, humorless, hectoring appeal to fear and loathing.” Other foreign policy experts were unimpressed by Trump’s blaming of the Obama administration, and Hillary Clinton specifically, for the rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, pointing out that the group predates 2009, when Obama assumed office. Trump wrong again, ISIS did not begin after 2009. They just rebranded from AQI, which started under Bush. Not everyone was critical, anti-immigrant Dutch politician Geert Wilders said Trump had a “great speech.” Wilders, who has said the U.S. “can’t afford” a Clinton presidency, previously praised Trump’s immigration policy, telling the Wall Street Journal politicians who ignore calls for restrictions on people entering the country are “very stupid.” Great speech @realDonaldTrump !#RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/BTuYEg7EaR The international press reaction to Trump’s rise has been largely negative, with Russian outlets being among the few to actively praise the Republican nominee. China’s nationalistic state-run tabloid Global Times quoted scholars who were “stumped” by Trump’s success. “At the very beginning, we didn’t expect American disgust with Washington and Wall Street to have such a powerful impact on the U.S. general election,” Jin Canrong, deputy director of the Center of American Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the paper. El Pais, Spain’s highest circulation newspaper, said Trump’s speech offered a “grim vision of America.”  While the UK’s Daily Telegraph described the speech as “deeply pessimistic” and said fact-checkers were “highly critical,” it highlighted a CNN instant poll that found that 56% of Americans who watched the speech responded positively. British opinion writers from both sides of the political spectrum took a negative view of the speech, with Max Hastings writing in the right-wing tabloid The Daily Mail that the prospect of Trump winning the Presidency “will give sleepless nights to many world leaders, both America’s friends and foes.” In the Guardian, David Smith argues that “the ability of this demagogue to play the crowd, switching its anger on and off like a tap, carries too many echoes of the past century to ignore.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160722060000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/politics/donald-trump-rnc-speech-world-reacts/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "621784864", "sentence": "The family recently secured visas after a years-long process They are Orthodox Christians, a persecuted group in Syria Two brothers, their wives and children left war-torn Syria with 16 suitcases and crossed the border into Lebanon. They were finally on their way to the United States after working for almost 15 years to join their family members stateside. But after a flight from Beirut to Doha, Qatar, and then to Philadelphia on Saturday, the two families were told to get on a flight back to Doha. It was because President Donald Trump had just signed an executive order denying citizens from seven countries, including Syria, entry into the United States. Related article Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves Sarmad Assali and her daughter, Sarah, are among the relatives who were waiting to welcome the families to the United States. Sarmad Assali said they received a call from authorities Saturday morning telling them their relatives would not be allowed to enter the country. The Assalis, US citizens who live in Allentown, Pennsylvania, weren’t able to make contact with their family members until they were already headed back overseas. One of the brothers told Sarmad Assali they were not allowed to make calls or use the Internet while they were held. According to the Assalis, their family members do not speak English very well and were told by authorities they could either be detained and have their visas taken away, or they could take the first flight back to Doha. Frightened and facing a language barrier, the six family members chose the second option. Sarmad Assali told CNN she wished she had been able to speak with them, since she would have told them to stay until she could arrive with her attorney. The Assalis are Orthodox Christians, a group that has faced extreme persecution in Syria. Their relatives, whom Sarmad and Sarah Assali did not want to identify for their protection, began their immigration process in 2003. In late 2015 they were finally approved to enter the United States on an F-4 visa for brothers and sisters of US citizens. Related article What immigrants need to know about Trump's order The relatives finalized their paperwork, immigration interviews and medical examinations during a 10-day trip to Jordan in late December last year. The Assalis have helped bring family members to the United States before. In 2013, they were able to bring in one relative, and last month they were able to bring the brothers’ sister and her daughter. The brothers waited to join them until after they could pack up their homes in Syria, Sarmad Assali said. “We bought them a house, we furnished it for them, to help them start a new life,” she told CNN. But that plan is now on hold until the family can figure out a legal route forward. They have been in touch with their congressman, Republican Charlie Dent, as well as attorneys to figure out a plan. Dent took a very vocal stance Sunday on behalf of the Assali family. “I certainly agree that we can always improve our visa vetting and refugee vetting program, and I don’t have any question about that,” Dent said on CNN’s “New Day Weekend.” “But I think it’s wrong in the case that I was dealing with, with the family already in flight when the order was issued, and having no idea at the time of arrival they would be turned around.” Their attorney, Jonathan Grode, has an emergency conference Sunday with other attorneys about the new regulations, Sarmad Assali said. Related article They were hoping to get to the US -- and then Trump banned them “It makes me so sad that this great country is doing this to our Christians and to these people and to my family,” Sarmad said. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney released a statement about the two families’ plight. “I am sickened by reports that federal officials, without knowledge or cooperation of PHL Airport staff, detained and then turned away two Syrian families,” Kenney said in the statement. “By several accounts, these families waited months to obtain the proper documentation so they could come to our country legally. And still, they were sent back to a war-torn nation that has used chemical warfare against its own people. The Trump administration very well may have just given these families a death sentence.” Said Sarah Assali, “We’re all feeling a lot of anger, a lot of disappointment in our government. … It’s against our ethics as Americans.” At a protest in front of Philadelphia International Airport’s international arrivals terminal Sunday surrounded by a massive crowd of chanting supporters waving pro-immigrant signs, Tawfik Assali, the son of two of the people turned away and nephew of Sarmad and cousin to Sarah, told CNN he had been very excited to see his parents. “I was, like, one hour-and-a-half away from them,” he said. “I haven’t seen them for three years, so, it was really hard for me to not hug them, to not be with them.” While attorneys are still working on the case, he and Sarah both said they were encouraged and felt support from the large crowd that turned out Sunday and the other people who had reached out to help the family. Sarah also said that her family will begin a GoFundMe page to support her family members’ travel expenses and legal fees. “Thank you to everyone,” Sarah told CNN. “We didn’t expect this, we never thought we’d be in the position we’re in now. So I’m very thankful. This is the America that we do know, and that we do love. And I’m just grateful.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170129021500", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/us/syrian-family-trump-travel-ban/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "728037913", "sentence": "The convoy’s progress is painstaking, the tracks it follows barely defined, at times though open terrain, at times through the thick wooded areas that worry the soldiers most. It makes ideal cover for an ambush, so they dismount and advance on foot before calling their vehicles forward. We bump our way past villagers on donkeys, herds of camels and goats, and long stretches where there is no one in sight. There is a harsh and rugged beauty to the landscape in this volatile region of the Sahel, where outside of the major cities, people survive largely on what nature provides. Bonds here are strongest along tribal and familial lines, and the reach of the capital governments in Niamey and Bamako can’t possibly extend far enough to control all of this vast territory. Related article Outnumbered and outgunned, US troops got separated in Niger ambush The October 4th attack that killed four American soldiers, their translator and four Nigeriens has thrown this remote porous border region between Mali and Niger into the global spotlight, but for the Nigerien soldiers, the fight out here has been ongoing for years. They come under attack on a regular basis, and tell us that over the last two years the main threat has morphed from banditry to terrorism. We headed out looking for answers to the many questions that continue to churn around the attack near the village of Tongo Tongo. It’s here that the US military said the convoy stopped to replenish supplies and was then held up by elders. US officials told CNN last week that it was “quite probable” that someone in the village tipped off the ISIS-affiliated militants that US forces were in the village, setting up the ambush 10 kilometers (6 miles) down the road. At one point our vehicle gets stuck in the sand, while another refuses to start in the extreme heat and a third gets a flat tire. It is all time ill-spent in the broader ambush zone that puts us and the soldiers on edge. Some four hours after we veer off the main road – a wide dirt lane – we reach the outskirts of Tongo Tongo. The soldiers again dismount, fanning out into the dense vegetation that encircles about half the village. The ground is littered with heavy caliber machine gun casings; no one can definitively tell us if they were fired by American, Nigerien or even enemy forces. But something definitely happened here – it could be where the first shots were fired, or perhaps the main ambush zone where besieged soldiers made their last stand. Our escorts tell us we have ten minutes on scene. The village is small, maybe 30 or 40 single-room mud homes in all. Two men weaving in the shade balk at our arrival and insist that they were not here the day of the attack. A woman we approach shakes her head nervously and quickly walks away. One man gestures as if he was shooting a gun and points towards the outskirts. We manage to track down the detained village chief’s older brother and uncle. It was the village chief who led the soldiers to Sgt. La David Johnson’s body, a day and a half after the attack and roughly one kilometer away from the main site. Related article US sought to arm drones in Niger prior to attack Both men swear on the Quran that they did not know the attackers. They say that the US-Nigerien convoy never actually stopped in their village, but was merely driving past when shots were fired from the school building – a single mud room on the outskirts, opposite the side that we approached from. They tell us they had never seen Americans come through here before, never heard gunshots and explosions. They are afraid and confused. They say that the villagers, terrified, hid inside their homes for hours until Nigerien soldiers came through and told them to come out. Our escorts tell us it is time to leave, and we hurry past the burnt remains of the classroom. If the attack started here, the bullet casings we saw earlier could have been from the convoy when it raced off, or from the guns of soldiers who tried to flank their assailants. As we speed away in a different direction, we drive over more bullet casings along the tracks, raising yet more questions about how large the battle zone was, and where, if at all, soldiers were able to take cover. There are traces of burnt vegetation, consistent with witnesses’ reports that the militants started fires that acted as a smokescreen for French fighter jets who arrived on the scene two hours after the ambush began. But our time in Tongo Tongo is too short-lived to yield many answers, and it’s clear just how complicated and murky the narrative and the war on terror in Niger has become.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military presence in Niger", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180204131500", "country1": "NER", "country2": "MLI", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/africa/niger-ambush-site/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "673601832", "sentence": "Minnesota mayor says she is asking investigators \"to release as much information, as quickly as they are able to\" The shooting occurred as two officers responded to a 911 call Minnesota authorities are investigating the shooting death of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer Saturday night. Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is providing consular assistance to her family. The agency declined to identify the woman citing privacy concerns. The shooting occurred as two Minneapolis police officers were responding to a 911 call of a possible assault shortly before 11 p.m., Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said. At some point one of the officers fired a weapon, killing the woman. The officers were wearing body cameras but they were not turned on during the incident, the mayor said. Press release from the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension regarding the officer-involved shooting on the 5100 block of Washburn Ave. South. pic.twitter.com/wRR9sA3gbt The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation, Hodges said. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy on the woman and release her identity after the family has been notified, Hodges said. “As mayor of our City, a wife, and a grandmother, I am heartsick and deeply disturbed by what occurred last night,” Hodges said Sunday. “There are still many questions about what took place, and while the investigation is still in its early stages, I am asking the BCA to release as much information, as quickly as they are able to.” The incident sent shock waves through Minneapolis and Australia. On Sunday, members of Women’s March Minnesota honored the victim in a vigil. “This woman was a beautiful light. She was a healer, she was loved. She should still be here,” one woman said to applause. “This should not have happened… that could’ve been me, that could’ve been you, that could’ve been you, that could’ve been any of us. And we’re gonna talk and we’re gonna work as a community to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” she added. Chalk drawings on the driveway where they gathered said the victim would be remembered as “a loving woman, a light to everyone.” CNN’s Stella Ko contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Minneapolis police", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170717041500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/16/us/australian-woman-shot-minneapolis/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "759510843", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This page has been retired and is no longer being updated. West Nile virus (WNV) is primarily transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. More than 2,600 people have died of West Nile virus in the United States since it was first detected in New York City in 1999. Related video West Nile virus symptoms explained West Nile virus is usually spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes. It is not spread person-to-person through casual contact. In rare cases, WNV can be spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, exposure in a lab setting or from mother to infant. Symptoms of West Nile infection include: fatigue, fever, headache, body aches, rash and swollen lymph nodes. 80% of infected people do not display any symptoms. According to the CDC, less than 1% of infected people develop a serious neuroinvasive illness, such as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord). There is no vaccine or specific treatment for WNV. The most effective method of prevention is to avoid mosquito bites, by using insect repellent and by wearing protective clothing when outdoors. 1937 - The first case of West Nile virus is reported in Uganda. It is common throughout Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East. August 1999 - The first cases of West Nile encephalitis in the Western Hemisphere are reported in the Bronx and Queens boroughs of New York. It is not known how the virus arrived in the United States. (source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 2021 (preliminary, as of 1/11/22) 2,695 cases reported with 191 deaths. 2020 - 731 cases reported with 66 deaths. 2019 - 971 cases reported with 60 deaths. 2018 - 2,647 cases reported with 167 deaths. 2017 - 2,097 cases reported with 146 deaths. 2016 - 2,149 cases reported with 106 deaths. 2015 - 2,175 cases reported with 146 deaths. 2014 - 2,205 cases reported with 97 deaths. 2013 - 2,469 cases reported with 119 deaths. 2012 - 5,674 cases reported with 286 deaths. 2011 - 712 cases reported with 43 deaths. 2010 - 1,021 cases reported with 57 deaths. 2009 - 720 cases reported with 32 deaths. 2008 - 1,356 cases reported with 44 deaths. 2007 - 3,630 cases reported with 124 deaths. 2006 - 4,269 cases reported with 177 deaths. 2005 - 3,000 cases reported with 119 deaths. 2004 - 2,539 cases reported with 100 deaths. 2003 - 9,862 cases reported with 264  deaths. 2002 - 4,156 cases reported with 284 deaths. 2001 - 66 cases reported with 10 deaths. 2000 - 21 cases reported with two deaths. 1999 - 62 cases reported with seven deaths.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "West Nile virus", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180527191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "UGA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/health/west-nile-virus-fast-facts/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "472865025", "sentence": "Russia says it is intensifying its airstrikes in Syria, which began Wednesday It says intelligence suggests militants are panicking and fleeing the war-torn country The U.S.-backed coalition accuses Moscow of targeting opponents of Syria's President, which it denies Russia is intensifying its airstrikes in Syria, which it says have “considerably reduced” the combat potential of militants. The Russian air force began strikes in Syria on Wednesday. In the past 24 hours, it has carried out 20 flights targeting 10 ISIS positions in Idlib province, the Russian Defense Ministry announced in a statement Sunday. Since 2011, Syria has been torn apart by a brutal civil war that has seen the rise of extremist groups including ISIS. Moscow supports the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and says it is targeting ISIS, al Nusra and “other terrorist groups.” But the U.S-backed coalition against ISIS – comprising the United States, Britain, Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar and Saudi Arabia – accuses Russia of attacking civilians and Syrian groups opposing al-Assad. Related video Criticism mounts over Russia's air campaign in Syria British Prime Minister David Cameron, in an interview with the BBC on Sunday, said most of the strikes appeared to have targeted areas not under ISIS control. “What is happening is that they are backing the butcher Assad, which is a terrible mistake for them and for the world. It’s going to make the region more unstable, it will lead to further radicalization and increase terrorism,” he said. Al-Assad told Iranian television station Khabar TV he was optimistic that a coalition of Iran, Russia, Iraq and Syria would be successful, according to a transcript carried by Syrian state news agency SANA. “It must succeed; otherwise the whole region, not only one or two countries, will be destroyed,” he said. “When these countries unite against terrorism and fight it militarily and in the areas of security and information, in addition to other aspects, this coalition will, no doubt, achieve real results on the ground, particularly that it enjoys international support from countries which do not have a direct role in these crises and in this region,” al-Assad said. In a speech Saturday, Russian Col. Gen.  Andrei Kartapolov announced that Russia was intensifying its strikes. He said that before Russia began air operations, “American experts informed us that there was nobody but terrorists in the district.” Related video Report: Russia to intensify airstrikes in Syria Russian intelligence suggested militants had begun fleeing the strikes, which had targeted ISIS command centers, ammunition depots and training camps, Kartapolov said, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. “Panic and desertion has started among them. About 600 mercenaries have left their positions and are trying to flee to Europe. Thus, the Russian airstrikes will not only be continued; their intensiveness will be increased,” he said. War in Syria: Six graphics that explain the latest On Saturday, Russia said its soldiers had bombed nine ISIS positions in Raqqa, the group’s de facto capital. Tactical bombers destroyed various militant targets, including ammunition and oil depots, and all-terrain vehicles, it said in a statement. Opposition groups alleged at least 11 people had been killed in a double strike by Russia on the village of Ehsim in Idlib province. CNN could not independently verify it was a Russian strike. Syria and the U.S.-backed coalition against ISIS also have continued strikes. CNN’s Margot Haddad and Radina Gigova contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151004101500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/04/middleeast/syria-russia-airstrikes/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "669893319", "sentence": "President Trump plans to focus heavily on disputes in Syria and Ukraine, two urgent challenges for the White House, during his meeting this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to administration officials. Related article Trump, Putin and the meeting that could shape the world A formal outline for the meeting hasn’t yet emerged, and Trump’s advisers are looking for him to drive the topics of the sit-down, a top administration official said last week. There is little expectation among Trump’s national security team that the President will bring up Russia’s meddling in last year’s presidential election during the meeting, according to administration officials and another person close to the White House. Instead, he’s likely to engage Putin in a conversation about Russia’s support for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and the increasingly tense military situation in the civil-war-torn nation. Trump is also likely to raise Russia’s actions in Ukraine, though Syria is at the top of his agenda, according to administration officials. Related article US official: No more chemical weapons activity observed at Syrian airbase The meeting also will provide the two men an opportunity to size each other up in person for the first time, an interpersonal dynamic that officials said was likely to determine the direction of the session. Asked if the President is going to bring up Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters last week “There’s no specific agenda. It’s really going to be whatever the President wants to talk about.” The unstructured agenda means Trump could ultimately decide to bring up the election hacking issue, officials said, though they conceded it was unlikely. The open-endedness has prompted some concerns among members of Trump’s national security team, who fear his penchant for distraction and distaste for extensive preparation could allow the calculating Russian leader to drive the agenda instead. Related article Russia sanctions bill still stuck in Congress before Trump-Putin meeting Aides recall Trump’s oval office meeting with the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and the Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, where Trump disclosed classified information that caused an intelligence-sharing row with Israel. White House officials were also caught off-guard by the release of photos from that session by official Russian state media. Afterward, US officials told CNN they felt the Russians “tricked” them and lied about the parameters of the meeting. This time around, officials hope to exert greater control of the session. But they say that largely depends on Trump himself. Trump has maintained since he was a candidate that he’s looking to find areas of cooperation with Russia, and hopes to emerge from his meeting having identified where Washington and Moscow can work together, according to people involved in the meeting’s planning. Trump has asked members of his team to continue preparing options for partnering with Russia, including some types of possible sanctions relief. That includes the potential return of two properties in the United States to Russian control, according to two administration officials, though any such return would come as part of a larger set of agreements and contain certain conditions. The administration officials said that no decision has yet been made to return the compounds or ease sanctions, and that any such steps were unlikely to accompany Trump’s meeting with Putin in Hamburg.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.1, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170703051500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/politics/trump-putin-meeting-syria-ukraine/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "661427628", "sentence": "Anger was reignited when Nunes signed off on four subpoenas A Republican points out that Nunes never promised to \"recuse\" himself But Democrats are mad at his reemergence as a player in the probe The House intelligence committee’s Russia investigation appeared Friday to be veering back off the rails after a rocky week, punctuated by the re-emergence of House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes as a force in the probe. A visibly angry House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has met with House Speaker Paul Ryan multiple times to complain about Nunes never fully stepping away from the Russia probe – despite the California Republican’s promise two months ago that he would step aside. “The behavior of Nunes – whatever we’re calling him, ‘Chairman Recused, ‘Un-recused,  ‘I didn’t mean recuse, when I said and gave you the impression of recused’ – whatever that loosey-goosey (definition) is – is beneath the dignity of being a chairman of the intelligence committee,” Pelosi said. Related article Nunes remains powerful force in House Russia probe, despite promise to step back The anger behind the scenes was reignited when Nunes signed off on four subpoenas sent by House Russia investigators to former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Trump lawyer Michael Cohen – and also issued three subpoenas on his own, seeking information from former Obama administration officials. The old arguments that threatened to consume the House probe almost two months ago re-emerged immediately. But now, Democrats were openly blaming House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, for Nunes’ continued role. Related article Flynn providing documents to Senate, first batch by June 6 “My dismay, my objection has been conveyed to the speaker on more than one occasion,” Pelosi, a California Democrat, said. “It all comes back to the speaker, it’s his appointment.” A senior House Republican aide noted Friday that Nunes never promised to “recuse” himself – citing the legal definition of the word – and added that Nunes, who is still the chairman of the House intelligence committee, has a duty to investigate whether US residents had their names revealed in classified intelligence reports, an issue pushed hard by Trump in response to the Russia investigations. Related article Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he'll 'gladly' testify -- if Congress subpoenas him “While (Texas Rep. Mike) Conaway leads the Russia investigation, Mr. Nunes remains the chairman of the intel committee and has the right and responsibility to conduct oversight of the intelligence community, especially as it relates to the potential misuse of intelligence agencies against Americans,” said AshLee Strong, a Ryan spokeswoman. And Nunes, in a rare public comment about his role overseeing the House panel, blasted the media and critics Thursday. “Seeing a lot of fake news from media elites and others who have no interest in violations of Americans’ civil liberties via unmaskings,” Nunes tweeted. One Democrat on the committee said there is still confidence that Conaway can lead the Russia probe, but Democrats are on guard for possible “sabotage” from Nunes. “I think the Republicans don’t want to slap their chairman in the face. The effort to try to work around him appears to be moving the committee forward,” said the Democrat, who asked not to be named. “If, in fact, it appears he’s trying to truly sabotage the investigation, then I think gloves will start coming off.” It’s a surprising backslide for House investigators after they spent two months righting their ship – including agreeing to a “reset” immediately after Nunes first said he would step aside from leading the probe. Democrats on the panel – who had been calling for Nunes’ recusal – have broadly praised Conaway’s leadership of the probe. And the panel held a pair of hearings – one with former FBI Director James Comey and another with former CIA Director John Brennan – that had been waylaid by fighting between the Democrats and Nunes. But even as House investigators pushed forward, Democrats on the investigation grumbled in private that Nunes had never really stepped away from the probe. Nunes’ trip two weeks ago to review Russian intelligence at the CIA raised the ire of Democrats at the time. And private worries that he refused to step away from signing off on subpoenas boiled over in public Wednesday. Nunes’ decision to send out subpoenas re-opened old wounds and allegations that he was coordinating with the White House to undercut the House Russia investigation. “We have very little insight into what the chairman is doing here. I think the only guidance we can get is that we hear coming out of the White House,” Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Thursday. Meanwhile, the Senate probe has continued chugging on – Flynn agreed to provide documents to the Senate Intelligence Committee, under the force of multiple subpoenas, and the panel is scheduled to interview Comey about his firing at a Thursday hearing.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Devin Nunes", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170602230000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/02/politics/russia-investigation-house-intelligence-committee/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "478378379", "sentence": "Joe Biden may be out of the Presidential race, but his statements this week on the events that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden could change the narrative of that week. As part of a partnership with FactCheck.org, here’s a look at his claim and how well it holds up with previous statements from Mr. Biden himself as well as from President Obama. FROM FACTCHECK.ORG: Is Joe Biden revising history or correcting it? We don’t know for sure, but the vice president now says that he privately advised President Obama to approve the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — which is diametrically opposed to what Biden and Obama said in 2012. Biden gave his revised version of history on Oct. 20 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he was speaking about the legacy of former Vice President Walter Mondale. Biden recounted a meeting of the National Security Council on April 28, 2011. At that meeting, Obama asked each person for their opinion on whether the U.S. should raid the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan, where Bin Laden was believed to have been hiding.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Joe Biden", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151023204500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PAK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/politics/joe-biden-osama-bin-laden-fact-check-jake-tapper/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "599578323", "sentence": "NEW: President Barack Obama talks about democracy in a speech near the Acropolis Police: Anarchists became violent after they tried to break through a police cordon Six people have been arrested in the Greek capital after a group of anarchists started throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails following an anti-capitalism protest, Athens police told CNN. The trouble came as Barack Obama visits Athens on his final state tour as President of the United States. He gave a speech Wednesday after touring the Acropolis, the complex of monuments known as the “cradle of democracy,” in which he said democracy was “complicated” and “messy” but designed to correct mistakes. The arrests occurred Tuesday after a peaceful demonstration, organized by the Communist Party and permitted by police, in Omonia Square near central Athens. About 5,000 people attended the anti-establishment protest, police said. After it was over, a group of some 100 to 150 anarchists became violent, police said. Unrest broke out as the group tried to break through a police cordon to march to the US Embassy and Presidential Mansion, where Obama was attending an official state dinner. Protesters threw Molotov cocktails, and police responded with stun grenades and tear gas, dispersing the crowds who eventually retreated into the side streets. Three officers suffered minor injuries, police said. On Tuesday, Obama gave a news conference alongside Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in which he warned against “crude nationalism” in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election last week. Related video Obama, Trump: The view from Greece Obama said countries across Europe as well as the United States were confronting populist movements based on a fear of intruding global forces, arguing people “are less certain of their national identities or their place in the world.” He said leaders should heed lessons from election results in the United States and in Britain, which voted in June to exit the European Union. Obama is on a weeklong, three-stop foreign trip that will also take him to Germany and Peru. Journalist Barbara Arvanitidis reported from Athens for CNN, and CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark wrote in London. CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161116124500", "country1": "GRC", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/europe/greece-athens-obama-protests/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "586416956", "sentence": "45 Afghan students training in the US have gone missing since 2015 Thirteen of them have yet to be found More than 40 Afghan security force members training in the US have gone AWOL since last year, including eight last month, according to the US military. One of those eight who vanished in September was detained by Canadian police while attempting to cross the US-Canada border, Cmdr. Patrick Evans told CNN Thursday. A total of 45 members of Afghanistan’s security forces have been reported absent without leave (AWOL) while in the US since the start of 2015. Of those, the whereabouts of 13 remain unknown, Evans said. The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for tracking them down once they are reported missing, according to the military. The 32 that have been located, Evans said, have either been deported, arrested and jailed, crossed an international border, or applied for immigration benefits. The number of missing students was first reported by Reuters. The training is part of an international effort to boost Afghanistan’s ability to defeat the Taliban and the AWOL students were undergoing instruction in a variety of topics, including leadership, language, infantry, aircrew, intelligence, engineering, military police, ordnance, transportation and Army Ranger training, US officials said. A large number of Afghan soldiers and police have undergone training in the US since the international effort to build-up Afghanistan’s security forces began. Since 2007, US facilities have hosted 2,207 Afghan trainees, the Department of Defense said in a statement. “It is important to note that the majority – well over 90% – of Afghans who train in the US successfully complete their training and return to their country,” Evans told CNN. But Pentagon officials also said that the US is looking at ways to curtail these type of incidents. “DoD is assessing ways to strengthen eligibility criteria for training in ways that will reduce the likelihood of an individual Afghan willingly absconding from training in the US and going AWOL,” Evans added. US officials also stressed that there is currently a vetting process in place as part of the requirements of the “Leahy Law,” which governs rules for the training of foreign military and security personnel. The vetting is to insure the students have no links to terrorist or insurgent groups and have not committed any human rights violations. The trainees are also required to go through the regular US visa application process. “If at any time they fail one of these steps, they are ineligible to go to this training or any future US-funded training,” Defense Department spokesman Adam Stump told CNN. Afghan security personnel are also screened for such ties by the Afghanistan government upon enlistment. The eight trainees that went missing in September were not acting as a group when they vanished, Stump said. The September uptick in disappearances could be related to the summer season in Afghanistan which tends to witness an increase in fighting as the Taliban typically launch their offensives during that time. One such attack brought Taliban fighters close to the center of the provincial capital city of Kunduz, a push that was recently beaten back by Afghan troops backed by airstrikes and US special operations forces. But most experts believe the disappearances are likely more tied to economic concerns as many of the Afghan trainees have received extensive English language training and therefore think they would be better able to find work in the US or Canada. Back in 2014 three trainees went AWOL from a facility in Massachusetts. The eight that absconded in September did so from military facilities in Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Fort Lee, Virginia, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Monterey, California.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US military training program for Afghan security forces", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161006211500", "country1": "AFG", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/politics/afghan-trainees-awol-us/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "449726267", "sentence": "Russian President Vladimir Putin tells the Dutch Prime Minister that talk of an international criminal tribunal is premature His call comes a day before the first anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 As the world prepares to mark one year since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, Russia is rejecting talk of creating an international criminal tribunal for the case. Russian President Vladimir Putin told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte by phone Thursday that Dutch efforts to create a tribunal to try the case were premature and counterproductive, since an investigation hasn’t ended, the Kremlin said. It’s the latest example of Russian officials – wary of accusations that pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine might be responsible for the disaster – making points of emphasis that diverge from those of other countries investigating the crash. MH17, heading from Amsterdam to Malaysia, was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 298 people on board. Putin’s call came a day after a source told CNN that the Dutch transportation safety board, in a draft report yet to be released, says evidence indicates that pro-Russian rebels shot down MH17 with a Russian-made surface-to-air missile. Disputes over who is responsible for the disaster have helped to taint relations between Moscow and the West. On Tuesday, the Netherlands and four other nations leading the MH17 investigation called on the U.N. Security Council to create a tribunal that would try whomever is charged, saying in a joint statement that it would be “the best means of ensuring justice for the victims and their loved ones.” “Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine call upon members of the Security Council to support this proposal to ensure that those responsible are held to account and to deter those who would threaten civil aviation,” the statement read. Putin, besides explaining to Rutte why Russia believes calling for a tribunal is premature, stressed “the inadmissibility of media reports on various versions” of what happened to the airliner, the Kremlin said. Also Thursday, the prosecutor leading the Netherlands’ criminal MH17 investigation told CNN that evidence gathered so far indicates the plane was hit by a Buk, a surface-to-air missile manufactured in Russia. Even before the MH17 disaster, Western nations accused Russia of supplying the rebels in Ukraine. The United States and the European Union imposed sanctions against Russia last year to punish it for this and its annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. The prosecutor, Fred Westerbeke, did not comment on who might have fired the missile. “Most of the information we have points to the use of a Buk rocket being fired from the eastern part of Ukraine,” he said. Westerbeke’s criminal investigation is separate from that of the Dutch safety board. The criminal probe is expected to produce a report by the end of the year, while the safety board’s report is due in October. He said investigators are “not yet in the stage where we have suspects, just persons of interest who could have taken part in one of the scenarios.” He said he believes a prosecution will happen. “Will the suspect be arrested and handed over for prosecution? That is more difficult to answer,” he said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150716161500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/world/mh17-russia-ukraine/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "454973563", "sentence": "Swiss officials discover sawed-up elephant tusks in eight suitcases destined for China They also find a kilogram of lion fangs and claws in the luggage, carried by three Chinese nationals Swiss customs officials have seized around 262 kilograms (578 pounds) of elephant ivory destined for China in a random check on three Chinese passengers at Zurich Airport. The elephant tusks were discovered in eight suitcases carried by three Chinese nationals who were traveling from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to the Chinese city of Beijing, via Zurich. The tusks had been sawed into chunks to fit into the luggage, according to a news release from Swiss customs officials. The discovery was made on July 6 but was only highlighted Tuesday. Are China’s ivory trade efforts too late? Officials also uncovered a kilogram of lion fangs and claws in the luggage. The ivory has an estimated black market value of up to 400,000 Swiss francs (about $412,000), they said. Poaching, shrinking habitats and a seemingly insatiable appetite for ivory in Asia – particularly in China – have contributed to disappearing populations of elephants. About 35,000 elephants are poached annually as the demand for ivory grows. U.S. crushes ton of ivory in Times Square CNN’s Rebecca Coleman and Margot Haddad contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150804143000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "TZA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/europe/switzerland-ivory-seized/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "673661267", "sentence": "Who loves Guinness more than the Irish? Well, there’s the UK: That’s the world’s biggest market for Guinness. And then there’s Nigeria, which overtook Ireland as the world’s second-biggest Guinness market 10 years ago. Cameroon is the fourth-biggest market for Guinness and the beer is also brewed in Kenya, Uganda and Namibia. Africa, with its $13 billion beer market, is the biggest source of beer sales for the owners of Guinness, the British multinational Diageo. So how did the dark, tangy porter beer first brewed by Arthur Guinness in Dublin in 1759 come to win the hearts and minds of beer lovers on another continent? The answer is in a secret recipe sheet kept under lock and key in the Guinness archives at St James’ Gate brewery – and CNN Travel got a look when we visited Dublin for the July episode of “In 24 Hours.” Dated December 14, 1801, it details the unique mix of roasted, malted barley, hops, yeast and water that made up the original Guinness West Indies Porter: a beer born to travel. “It really is one of the most precious documents that we hold,” says Archive Manager Eibhlin Colgan. READ: The Irish inspiration behind the world’s best bar If there’s one thing about Guinness you’ll hear bandied about more than any other, it’s that the world’s most famous porter does not travel well. It’s said the black stuff tastes better in Ireland than anywhere else and, local lore has it, the best pint in Dublin’s Fair City is poured at Mulligan’s on Poolbeg Street. But Guinness didn’t get to be the global powerhouse it is today by only catering to taste buds lucky enough to be on Eire’s soil. When Arthur’s son, Arthur Guinness II, took the reins in 1803, the beer empire began to grow – and it followed the routes already created by the British Empire. Especially brewed to survive long sea journeys, Guinness West Indies Porter was hoppier than regular Draught Guinness – and stronger too. In 1817, eight barrels of porter journeyed across the Atlantic to South Carolina. By 1827, Guinness was being drunk in Africa, and by 1858 it had made it all the way to New Zealand. At this time, Ireland was still governed by Britain and Arthur Guinness – despite the patriotic associations his beer has today – was a committed unionist and opponent of Irish nationalism. Porter itself – so called because of the dark beer’s popularity with London’s street and river porters – is actually an English invention. But it was Ireland which made porter known around the world. WATCH: In 24 Hours – Swimming at sunrise in Dublin WATCH: In 24 Hours – Inside the world of Ireland’s rugby union WATCH: In 24 Hours – Charting Ireland’s history through its words The British Empire may be gone, but the Guinness empire remains. In 1962 – two years after Nigeria gained independence from the UK – Lagos became home to the first Guinness brewery outside of the United Kingdom. More breweries soon followed. Today, Guinness is available in more than 100 countries worldwide and is brewed in almost 50. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout is the 21st-century descendant of the original West India Porter. It’s stronger, heavier and punchier than regular Guinness, with a powerful 7.5% ABV. This is the Guinness variant you’ll most often find in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean – brewed on home turf. In 2014, Guinness also introduced a new 6% ABV version of Guinness West Indies Porter modeled on the original 1801 recipe. It’s part of a number of innovations which have helped Irish sales go up 4% in 2016, after several years of decline. But will they now reveal the magic mix? Not a chance. Says Colgan, “As we’ve kept this recipe secret for over 200 years, we’re going to keep it that way.” Africa’s 10 best safari parks 25 of Africa’s best beaches 10 budget airlines changing Africa’s skies", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Guinness", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170717103000", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "CMR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/africa-guinness-love/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "608167811", "sentence": "Obama administration officials have debated how to respond to Russian hacks But they kept arriving at reasons not to respond publicly For months, Obama administration officials have debated how to respond to Russian hacks they believed were intended to undermine the US elections. But they kept arriving at reasons not to respond publicly. In addition to a fear of sparking a wider cyber-conflict and an attempt to save talks with Russia over Syria, the administration did not want to give Donald Trump reason to cry foul following what they were certain would be a Hillary Clinton victory. Now it’s Democrats who are suggesting that the elections were stolen, in part at least, by Russian hacking efforts aimed to hurt Clinton and boost Trump. Democrats think it’s too little too late. Related article Why is Rex Tillerson as secretary of state so controversial? Obama administration officials dispute that the internal debate was slowed by anything other than the deliberate work of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. They say that the administration had to let the investigation take its course before making a policy response. CNN discussions with multiple administration, law enforcement and intelligence officials tell a different story. By July, law enforcement and intelligence agencies were sure that Russian intelligence hackers had breached the Democratic National Committee. A debate began inside the administration about what to do next. A month earlier, the hackers had released an opposition file on Trump that had been stolen from the Democrats. The US and many other nations use cyberhacking to spy on each other. The Russian actions, administration officials determined, had crossed the line because they were releasing documents the administration believed were intended to undermine the US elections. The good, bad and ugly of warmer US-Russia relations Over the next three months, during a series of meetings at the White House and on conference calls, national security officials at the White House and other government agencies debated over how to calibrate an appropriate response. Some officials in the US intelligence agencies warned that the US risked starting a wider cyber-conflict with Russia in which the US had a lot more to lose because more of the US infrastructure and economy is dependent on the Internet, and much of it is vulnerable to attack. Related video Is Russia trying to sway election for Donald Trump? Some State Department officials also worried about the risk to ongoing efforts to make a deal with Russia over Syria. The on-again, off-again talks continued during the summer as the US wrestled with what to do about the hacks. By the fall, as WikiLeaks kept releasing documents only on Democrats, Obama administration officials also grew confident that the Russians were trying to hurt Clinton’s campaign – and therefore trying to help Trump get elected. Other websites connected to Russian intelligence published documents stolen from Republicans including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, but they, too, were mostly damaging to Hillary Clinton. White House officials worried that publicly outing Russia would appear to be an effort to help Clinton, and the deliberations coincided with Trump’s complaints about a rigged election. Administration officials were sure Trump would lose in November and they were worried about giving him any reason to question the election results. Trump rewrites US foreign policy on the fly In October, a month before the presidential election, the Director of National Intelligence and the Homeland Security Department for the first time publicly attributed the hacks to Russia. Some Democrats had been pushing for the move for months. On Tuesday, the White House defended that public statement from the intelligence community as appropriate. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that a “proportional response” was appropriate but at the time the concern was on protecting the integrity of the election. “The President made clear, we made clear, that a proportional response to that was appropriate. But the President’s first concern, and the first steps that were undertaken by the US government were to ensure that the equipment and systems that were used to register voters, allow voters to cast ballots and to ensure that those ballots were counted, were protected,” Earnest said. Gap on Russia hacking conclusions between intelligence, FBI Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the Obama administration didn’t act soon enough. “I do think it was a mistake,” he said. “I think it was a mistake earlier frankly not to react more forcefully when North Korea hacked us. I think those kind of – that lack of deterrence invited the Russians to meddle and consider they could do this with impunity.” Now, with Trump about a month from taking office, Obama administration officials are working to prepare a range of possible responses that President Barack Obama could use before he leaves the White House to retaliate against Russia – responses President-elect Trump will likely be left to answer for.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Obama administration", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161214013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/politics/obama-administration-russia-hacks-response/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "739581332", "sentence": "Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered the expulsion of 23 British diplomats from Russia on Saturday in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to expel Russian envoys in connection with the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter on British soil. The ministry also declared it was closing the British Consulate General in St. Petersburg and the British Council in Russia, in a step beyond the measures taken by Britain. The British Council is a cultural institute with artistic, language and educational programs. Related article Nerve gas attack unsettles residents in English cathedral city The UK diplomats have a week to leave, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, adding that its actions came “in response to the provocative actions of the British side and groundless accusations” against Russia over the Salisbury attack. “The British side is warned that in case of further unfriendly actions against Russia, the Russian side reserves the right to take further retaliatory measures,” the ministry said. Russian Senator Igor Morozov, a veteran of the Russian Service of External Intelligence, claimed that the British Council was shut down because UK intelligence operated under the cover of the organization, state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported. The British Council said it was “profoundly disappointed” by Moscow’s decision to order its closure. “It is our view that when political or diplomatic relations become difficult, cultural relations and educational opportunities are vital to maintain on-going dialogue between people and institutions,” it said in a statement. “We remain committed to the development of long-term people-to-people links with Russia as we do in over 100 other countries.” Relations between the two nations have deteriorated rapidly since the March 4 nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, in the English city of Salisbury. The pair remain critically ill in the hospital. UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday gave the 23 Russian diplomats – whom she described as undeclared intelligence officers – a week to leave, as she accused the Russian state of being “culpable” for the attack in Salisbury. Russia, which denies any involvement in the incident, condemned May’s decision as unacceptable and vowed a swift response. Its retaliatory move came a day before Russians go to the polls for a presidential election in which President Vladimir Putin is expected to win a second consecutive term. Related article Why Russia's presidential election is like no other The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Moscow, Laurie Bristow, was summoned to the Russian ministry on Saturday to be told of Moscow’s decision. The British Embassy in Moscow told CNN it had been given a list of 23 specific individuals that were to be expelled from Russia. In comments to reporters after he left the Foreign Ministry, Bristow said the crisis had arisen because of “the attempted murder of two people using a chemical weapon developed in Russia and not declared by Russia.” He said Britain must defend itself. “We have no dispute with the Russian people,” he said. “But we will always do what is necessary to defend ourselves, our allies, and our values against an attack of this sort, which is an attack not only on the United Kingdom, but upon the international rules-based system, on which all countries, all countries including Russia, depend for their safety and security.” The UK Foreign Office said its priority was looking after its staff in Russia and helping those who will return to Britain. Addressing members of her Conservative Party on Saturday, May said the Russian move had been “anticipated” and that Britain would consider its next steps in the coming days, when the National Security Council is due to meet. Russia’s response does not change the fact that Moscow was in “flagrant breach of international law” and the Chemical Weapons Convention, she said. Related article Former Soviet chemist shares details of the nerve agent Novichok The UK government was backed this week by allies France, Germany and the United States in its assessment that there was “no plausible alternative explanation” than that Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack. UK officials believe the Skripals were exposed to a nerve agent known as Novichok that was developed in Russia. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson upped the stakes Friday when he said it was “overwhelmingly likely” that Putin personally gave the order to use the nerve agent against the Skripals. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking to CNN, slammed that remark. “We have said on different levels and occasions that Russia has nothing to do with this story,” he said. “Any reference or mentioning of our President is nothing else but shocking and unpardonable diplomatic misconduct.” Russia has insisted it is ready to cooperate in investigating the attack in Salisbury if Britain reciprocates by sharing the evidence it holds. UK police renewed their appeal Saturday for people who may have seen Sergei Skripal’s burgundy BMW car on the morning of Sunday, March 4, to share what they know. About 400 witnesses have already come forward in what is “extremely challenging and complex investigation,” Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu of London’s Metropolitan Police said. Officers also are trawling through some 4,000 hours of CCTV footage, he said. In a dramatic twist Friday, the Metropolitan Police said that the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who was found dead Monday in his London home, was now being treated as murder. Related article The UK's weak actions are unlikely to hurt Putin -- or his cronies A post-mortem exam on the Russian exile, who had links to compatriots who died in mysterious circumstances in the UK, “gave the cause of death as compression to the neck,” a police statement said. There’s no evidence at this stage that his death and the attack on the Skripals are linked, it said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had launched its own criminal proceedings in connection with the “attempted murder of a Russian citizen, Yulia Skripal” in Salisbury and the “murder” of Glushkov in London. UK-Russia relations have been fractious ever since the assassination of another former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, in 2006. A UK inquiry found that two Russian agents poisoned Litvinenko at a London hotel bar in 2006 by spiking his tea with highly radioactive polonium-210, and that Putin “probably approved” Litvinenko’s killing. The Kremlin has always denied the accusation. Sergei Skripal was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2006 for spying for Britain, according to Russian state media accounts of the closed hearing. Russian court officials at the time said he’d received at least $100,000 for his work for MI6, the British intelligence service. He was granted refuge in the UK after a high-profile spy exchange between the United States and Russia in 2010. CNN’s Matthew Chance reported from Moscow and Laura Smith-Spark wrote and reported from London. CNN’s Radina Gigova and Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180317090000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/17/europe/russia-uk-spy-attack-diplomats-intl/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "607763975", "sentence": "Syrian leader may be near capturing Aleppo, but the war is far from over, analysts say ISIS' attack on Palmyra is a reminder of just how fluid the battlefield remains in parts of Syria The Syrian regime’s near capture of eastern Aleppo changes the face of the country’s horrendous civil war; the fortunes of the many rebel groups arrayed against it have rarely seemed so bleak. But few observers expect them to sue for peace or lay down their arms. A new phase of the conflict beckons, one in which the government led by Bashar al-Assad tries to consolidate its gains, as ruthlessly as it wishes, while its ever-more radicalized opponents revert to insurgent tactics. All the while, any prospect of repairing the country or allowing its millions of displaced and expelled to return home remains distant. Assad will reign over a wasteland. To the head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service, Alex Younger, “In Aleppo, Russia and the Syrian regime seek to make a desert and call it peace.” Rebels surged into much of Aleppo in 2012. As recently as the summer of 2015 they still imagined they could defeat Assad. No longer: So long as he has Russian and Iranian backing, victory for any rebel alliance is impossible. Militarily, Assad has the wind in his sails and has repeatedly said his ultimate goal is to free every inch of Syria from “terrorists.” Related article After Aleppo falls, Syria's bloodshed may continue Assad knows that’s a long way off. He told the state newspaper al Watan this month that victory in Aleppo would transform the course of the conflict: “But let’s be realistic,” he said, “it won’t mean the end of the war in Syria.” A reminder of that came as the last bastions of resistance in Aleppo  began to crumble. Some 280 kilometers to the south, ISIS launched an attack on the town of Palmyra surprising in its scale and intensity. Over the weekend, Syrian troops fell back from the town, despite intense Russian airstrikes in their support. Their humiliation came just nine months after the regime celebrated retaking Palmyra and its fabled Roman theater. Intelligence analysts Flashpoint Partners say ISIS’ attack on Palmyra is a reminder of just how fluid the battlefield remains in parts of Syria. “It affords ISIS further opportunities to advance in Homs province. The group has already seized several gas and oil fields in the city, further underscoring ISIS’ pursuit of energy resources.” Related article Syrian war: CNN goes inside Aleppo under airstrikes Assad may soon control Syria’s major urban centers – or their ruins – but vast areas of north and eastern Syria remain beyond his grasp. His armed forces have been degraded by incessant fighting, and debilitated by desertion. He must rely on irregular militia known as the National Defense Forces. More significantly, he continues to need Russian airpower and largely Shia paramilitary units from Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. Pacifying the Aleppo area will consume already-stretched resources. Jihadist rebel groups, principally the former al Qaeda affiliate now known as Fatah al Sham, still dominate the northwestern province of Idlib. ISIS still holds Raqqa and much of Deir Ezzour near the Iraqi border. The Kurdish YPG militia controls much of the border with Turkey and the sizable towns of Qamishli and Hasakah. And the hinterland around the capital Damascus is a checkerboard. The conditions for a political solution simply don’t apply. Even in its direst moments – in mid-2015 – the regime did not contemplate concessions. Now with the upper hand, it has no incentive to make a deal. And the international environment is arguably more favorable to the regime than it has been since 2011. A US administration that repeatedly said peace in Syria was impossible while Assad remained in power is about to give way to one that wants to cooperate with Russia against terrorism in Syria. US support for the Syrian Kurds as an effective ally against ISIS may diminish. Iran has more money to spend thanks to the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions. Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries have said that once they are finished with ISIS in their own country, they will help rid Syria of terrorists (for which read Sunni groups). Related video France: Trump must push for Syria ceasefire Moscow is already comparing the Obama administration to what it hopes for under a Trump administration. Speaking about the loss of Palmyra, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “Cooperation would have probably allowed us to more effectively avoid such attacks from terrorists.” The merciless battle for Aleppo has only concentrated the sectarian toxin that has steadily seeped into the Syrian civil war. It has deepened the despair of rebel groups – and tens of thousands of trapped civilians – of ever getting any support from the international community. But so deep is their hatred of the regime for its targeting of hospitals and indiscriminate use of barrel bombs that many have said they prefer death to surrender. Related article Aleppo: 'I don't know what I am going to do,' resident says The West’s response to the pulverizing of Aleppo has been confined to humanitarian appeals and strong words of condemnation at the United Nations, routinely vetoed by Moscow. The European Union said it had no plans to impose additional sanctions against Russia, with foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini saying Monday, “There was no member state asking for additional work on sanctions.” Assad and the Russians could carry on bombing with impunity. There was no threat or warning of retaliation. With nowhere to go, moderate rebel factions are likely to make deals with radical Islamist groups – especially in Idlib – just to survive. Some may be absorbed into more militant factions. MI6 chief Younger said that “in defining as a terrorist anyone who opposes a brutal government, [Syria and Russia] alienate precisely the group that has to be on side if the extremists are to be defeated.” The blitzkrieg against Aleppo may change the calculations of states with a dog in Syria’s fight. Russia has transformed the course of the war and forged an understanding with Iran, Assad’s other principal ally. If he is true to his campaign rhetoric, President-elect Donald Trump will be less inclined to support moderate rebel groups than was the Obama administration, and averse to any entanglements that go beyond striking ISIS. Of moderate rebels, he has said: “We have no idea who these people are.” Related article As US and Russia fall out, others eye their own Syria goals For the rebels, much will depend on the attitude of regional states that have supported the Sunni resistance – Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – as well as the wealthy Gulf donors that have kept Islamist groups afloat. The Qataris appear to have made their mind up. “It doesn’t mean that if Aleppo falls we will give up on the demands of the Syrian people,” Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told Reuters last month. Turkey has more complex considerations. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invested heavily in repairing relations with Vladimir Putin, but Turkish-backed moderate rebel groups are expanding the area under their control north of Raqqa, ISIS’ capital in northern Syria. Erdogan has said recently he remains committed to Assad’s ouster, but he is less vocal about it than he used to be. US Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, says the United States is at a crossroads. He told the Washington Post: “There will be significant reputational costs with our allies in the region if we abandon support of the moderate opposition.” Related article What you need to know about Aleppo The question now was “whether our Gulf allies can count on us or they can’t, whether the Iranians are going to be given free rein or they won’t,” Schiff said. One source with extensive contacts inside the country, and who has already lost two family members in the fighting, predicted in 2011 that a conflict in Syria would last a decade and cost a million lives. He was widely ridiculed at the time, but five years later at least 250,000 people have been killed and millions displaced. Lebanon’s civil war lasted 15 years before Saudi diplomacy, Syrian “peacekeepers” and discreet US mediation put an end to it. Those same parties are on opposite sides of this conflict, which dwarfs the scale of the Lebanese war. The deep hatreds unleashed in the Syrian conflict, the absence of any trust and the hollowing-out of any moderate presence, as well as the continued involvement of outside powers in arming different proxies, suggest the war has years to run.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian regime led by Bashar al-Assad", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161212233000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/middleeast/syria-analysis-tim-lister/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "595856194", "sentence": "Candida auris is a sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally Seven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The fungus, Candida auris, is known to occur in health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes. Seven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states: Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. As of August 31, four of these seven patients, all with bloodstream infections, died, though it is unclear whether their deaths were due to C. auris. The remaining six cases were identified after August and are still under investigation. Related article 5 things you need to know about antimicrobial resistance “It appears that C. auris arrived in the United States only in the past few years,” Dr. Tom Chiller, chief of the CDC’s Mycotic Diseases Branch, said in statement. He added that scientists are working to better understand the fungus so they can develop recommendations to protect those at risk. C. auris bloodstream infections have a 50% fatality rate in some countries, according to one study. Some strains of this yeast are multidrug-resistant and cannot be treated by the three major classes of antifungal medications. First reported in 2009 in Japan, cases have been recorded in South Korea, India, South Africa, Kuwait, Colombia, Venezuela, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. “Experience outside the United States suggests that C. auris has high potential to cause outbreaks in healthcare facilities,” the CDC notes on its website. Importantly, this deadly organism is difficult to identify using traditional laboratory biochemical methods. In response to international reports, the CDC issued an alert in June to see whether C. auris might be present in the United States. After hospital and other health care facilities across the nation performed investigations, the CDC discovered 13 cases had occurred in the US over the past few years. Related article Second U.S. patient had antibiotic-resistant superbug infection A CDC report published Friday describes in detail the first seven US cases reported to the CDC as of August 31, 2016, in four states: Illinois (2), Maryland (1), New Jersey (1) and New York (3). Laboratory evidence suggests that these seven US cases are related to those in South America and South Asia, with transmission occurring within the health care settings, according to the CDC. Nearly three-quarters of the C. auris strains in US patients showed some drug resistance, but none was resistant to all three antifungal drug classes. All patients had serious underlying medical conditions, including tumors, vascular disease and bone marrow transplants. The average time from hospital admission to isolation of C. auris was 18 days. Five patients with bloodstream infections had central venous catheters at the time C. auris was identified. Weeks to months after the initial infection, patients had C. auris on their skin and other areas of the body; according to the CDC, this could present opportunities for contamination of the health care environment. Additionally, samples taken from multiple surfaces in one patient’s hospital environment showed contamination of C. auris. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden called the fungus an emerging threat and said, “We need to act now to better understand, contain and stop the spread of this drug-resistant fungus.” In announcing these cases, the CDC reminded health care facilities of the need to follow cleaning and disinfection protocols to control and prevent the spread of all fungal infections. In 2011, there were 722,000 health care-acquired infections in US acute care hospitals, according to the CDC, and about 75,000 patients with these infections died during hospitalization.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161104161500", "country1": "JPN", "country2": "IND", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/health/drug-resistant-c-auris-found-in-us/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "477618895", "sentence": "Donald Trump is backing away from his claim that President Barack Obama is considering an executive order to take away Americans’ guns, saying he’s hearing about it from “good sources” in the media. Related gallery The 2016 candidates stances on gun control 2016 election candidates Trump served up a fresh platter of red meat to a crowd of 5,600 supporters Monday night in the deep red part of South Carolina by suggesting that the President is planning to sign an executive order to “take your guns away.” “You know, the President is thinking about signing an executive order where he wants to take your guns away. You hear about this? Not gonna happen. That won’t happen. But that’s a tough one, I think that’s a tough one for him to do,” Trump told the crowd. “There’s plenty of executive orders being signed, you know that. And we can’t let that go on.” But when pressed by that claim by CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day” Tuesday, Trump backed away from the comment. “No, no. I’ve heard that he wants to. And I heard it, I think, on your network. Somebody said that that’s what he’s thinking about. I didn’t say that he’s signing it. I said I think that would be a tough one to sign actually,” Trump said. “I would say it would be impossible. But nevertheless he was thinking about it. And I’ve heard it from numerous networks. And I’ve read it in the papers. You know. My source is the papers. So, you know, they’re pretty good sources.” Related gallery Donald Trump's empire Obama has not announced any plans to sign an executive order that would take Americans’ guns away or further restrict access to guns. He has, however, called for Congress to pass legislation that would establish universal background checks and implement laws aimed at minimizing the number of mass shootings in the country. Obama’s change crusade hits reality on guns About 5,600 people filled the 6,000-person capacity civic center in Anderson, South Carolina, to see Trump, according to the local fire marshal. The Trump campaign said more than 7,900 people attended the event. Trump also appeared to reverse his stance on the war in Afghanistan on Monday night, telling the crowd that he was only opposed to the war in Iraq, not the war in Afghanistan – saying Afghanistan is where the U.S. should have focused its attention. “Afghanistan is where we should have gone,” Trump said. But just two weeks ago, Trump called the decision to send troops into Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks a “terrible mistake.” Trump, who typically takes questions from reporters after his events, declined to do so on Monday. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed from Anderson, South Carolina. CNN’s Tom Lobianco contributed from Washington.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151020013000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/politics/donald-trump-guns-obama-south-carolina/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "670395221", "sentence": "Kidnapping suspect Brendt Christensen attended a rally for alleged victim Christensen is scheduled to make his second court appearance Wednesday It’s the latest twist in a haunting kidnapping case that so far has left many painful questions unanswered for the family of a missing Illinois university student. The man who is accused of kidnapping Yingying Zhang attended a vigil for her the day before he was arrested in the case, authorities said. Suspect Brendt Christensen can be seen in a photograph taken by CNN’s Kaylee Hartung. He is leaning against a railing behind hundreds of students and community members who gathered to support her on Thursday on the campus where she was last seen. Christensen was arrested Friday and has been charged with kidnapping. Zhang is still missing. Christensen has been charged but not tried or convicted in the case. But if – as authorities claim – he is her kidnapper, why would Christensen attend a vigil for his victim? In fact, that would not be so unusual. There is no shortage of examples of people who were found guilty of heinous crimes behaving in very a similar manner. “In a sick, twisted way, some of these criminals will go to the scene of funerals, they’ll go to wakes, they’ll actually show up,” retired police officer Steve Rogers told Brooke Baldwin on “CNN Newsroom.” Rogers is a former Nutley, New Jersey, police detective and was a member of an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. “Sometimes, believe it or not, they are remorseful, they are looking for forgiveness in their own way, and that’s why they show up. They’re having a hard time coping with what they did. “Or, they’re just confirming that – ‘Hey look what I did, and I got all these people gathered in one area to mourn my victim,’” he said. Related article Kidnapping suspect linked to abduction fantasy web page, FBI says There have been well-documented cases of kidnappers and killers helping in the search for their own victims, attending rallies held for them, or making high-profile appeals for the missing person’s safe return. Investigators said a 17-year-old convicted in the killing of a 6-year-old girl in Washington state attended a community vigil for the little girl. The case of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping three young women he held prisoner for years, is another example. One of his victims, Gina DeJesus, was the best friend of his daughter. Castro seemed shaken by DeJesus’ 2004 disappearance, even handing out fliers with the girl’s photos. Castro later killed himself in prison. Related article School rallies behind family of missing student In 1994, South Carolina’s Susan Smith confessed that she had strapped her two small children into their car seats and pushed the car into a lake. For weeks before  that confession, Smith had said she had been carjacked by a black man while stopped at a red light in Union City. During the manhunt that followed, Smith made several TV appearances and tearfully pleaded for the return of her children. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Twenty-six-year-old Zhang had come to the United States from China to further her education. She had been in the United States for only about two months when she disappeared June 9 from the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, authorities said. Facebook post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Christensen appeared in a magistrate’s court for an arraignment hearing Monday, where he did not enter a plea. He has been charged with kidnapping, and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison, said Sharon Paul, spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office. Christensen’s attorney, Evan Bruno, urged the public to avoid jumping to conclusions. “There’s a long road ahead,” Bruno said. “I encourage everyone to be patient, to keep an open mind and wait until the evidence comes in,” Bruno said. Christensen will face another hearing Wednesday to determine whether he should remain in custody, according to the US attorney’s office.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Brendt Christensen", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170705011500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/us/illinois-kidnapping-suspect-rally/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "652118870", "sentence": "Dámaso López Nuñez arrested in Mexico City Reputed Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin \"El Chapo\" Guzman awaits trial in New York A high-ranking leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel was arrested Tuesday and could face charges in the United States, authorities said. Dámaso López Nuñez was picked up in Mexico City, according to the office of Mexico’s attorney general. His arrest follows January’s extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Houdini-like master of escape who is accused of running the Sinaloa cartel –  one of the world’s largest drug trafficking organizations. Related video 'El Chapo' Guzman back behind bars in New York Guzman awaits trial in New York on 17 counts accusing him of running a criminal enterprise responsible for importing and distributing massive amounts of narcotics and conspiring to murder rivals. The Sinaloa cartel controls an estimated 40% to 60% of the marijuana, cocaine and heroin peddled on the streets of the United States. López Nuñez, who is believed by many to have taken over the cartel from Guzman, could now follow “El Chapo” across the US-Mexico border. He is expected to face charges in Virginia for alleged distribution of cocaine and money laundering, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The United States provided information leading to his arrest, the source said. Related gallery 'El Chapo' in prison López Nuñez nicknamed “El Licensiado,” a title given to a college graduate, was indicted in November 2011 in Virginia. He faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, if convicted. The indictment was unsealed in 2013. In January 2013, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated López Nuñez under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act – which prohibits US persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with him and freezes any assets under US jurisdiction. OFAC at the time identified López Nuñez as a top lieutenant of Guzman. López Nuñez helped Guzman escape from Mexican federal prison in 2001, according to OFAC. Related gallery Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's 2015 escape In 2015, Guzman staged another daring prison escape through a mile-long tunnel that featured a motorcycle on tracks. The trafficking of heroin, marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico is an annual $19 billion to $20 billion industry, according to a Department of Homeland Security report. The cartel has reputedly held a dominant share of that market, thanks in part to Guzman’s sophisticated business strategies and Sinaloa’s control of trafficking routes. A US Customs and Border Protection report that analyzed seizure data along the border between 2009 and 2010 found that “the removal of key personnel does not have a discernible impact on drug flows” into the United States.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sinaloa drug cartel", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170502203000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/americas/mexico-sinaloa-cartel-arrest/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "550246006", "sentence": "A U.S. Army Apache helicopter gunship for the first time in more than a year fired on an ISIS target in Iraq, a defense official told CNN. The Apache fired rockets Monday against a vehicle-borne IED south of Mosul – signaling the first acceptance by the Iraqi government of the combat use of Apaches since the accelerated effort by the U.S. military against ISIS. The Apache mission took place near the town of Qayyarah. U.S. airstrikes in the area support Iraqi, Kurdish and other militia units in their attempt to surround and isolate Mosul. Related gallery The ISIS terror threat “I’m going to be careful about how far I go … but they were employed against [an] ISIL target, an ISIL target was struck and the operation,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters Monday. “This is the first time that it’s been called into action, and effectively,” he added. The official said they were last used in October 2014 to protect the Baghdad airport. The U.S. had been pressing the Iraqi government for months to accept the offer to call in Apaches to help across Iraq in the fight against ISIS. The offer was rejected by the Iraqis in their campaign to retake Ramadi, but the U.S. official said the Iraqi government recently accepted the support. Isolating Mosul and cutting off ISIS resupply lines in the immediate area is a top priority as the Iraqis try to make progress there, even as they are battling to defeat ISIS in Fallujah, which is located just west of Baghdad. It had been thought the Iraqis might not move against Mosul for a few months, but the use of Fallujah as a haven to launch suicide attacks inside Baghdad has forced the Iraqis to deal with both areas simultaneously. U.S. officials said there is no specific timetable to begin the assault on Mosul. “I think its (the Apache) use was timely this time, or said differently, why the Iraqi and U.S. commanders decided to use it was because it – it could be effective in helping those forces that are positioning themselves for the two-forked envelopment of Mosul,” Carter said. “That’s what it was used for, to help them along their way.” The Apaches are widely seen as very effective; they attack from a “standoff range” to minimize the threat of attacks against them from surface-to-air missiles. In an interview with ABC News at the time the Apaches were used at the Baghdad airport, General Martin Dempsey, the then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said ISIS fighters were within 20 to 25 kilometers of the airfield, which led to the helicopter gunships being called in. “Had they (ISIS fighters) overrun the Iraqi unit, it was a straight shot to the airport. So we’re not going to allow that to happen. We need that airport,” Dempsey told ABC.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. Army Apache helicopter use against ISIS in Iraq", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160614154500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRQ", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/14/politics/apache-helicopter-fires-on-isis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "496699474", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Carol Costello anchors the 9 to 11 a.m. ET edition of CNN’s “Newsroom” each weekday. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. For Christians living in parts of the Middle East, going to mass on Christmas Eve is an act of courage Carol Costello: Talking with an Iraqi Catholic nun made her feel gratitude I love Christmas Eve. Midnight Mass is the best. I desperately wanted to celebrate midnight Mass at the magnificent St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, until I found out that would be impossible. The mass is “sold out.” As the St. Patrick’s website explains: “We receive thousands of requests each year and send tickets, first-come-first-serve, by the date they are received.  We start accepting ticket requests at the end of the summer.” Who knew midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral was the hottest ticket in town? But, as I thought more deeply about my extreme disappointment, I felt ashamed. Yes, it would be amazing if I could worship at St. Patrick’s – where Pope Francis prayed just a few months ago – but the fact I am able to celebrate Christ’s birth in any church, anywhere – without fear –  ought to be enough. For Christians living in parts of the Middle East targeted by militants, going to Mass on Christmas Eve is an act of courage. A few weeks ago, I talked via the Internet with Sister Ban Saaed, an Iraqi Catholic nun living in a refugee camp under Kurdish control. The connection was tenuous, but our conversation taught me something I never needed to learn in Sunday school: Gratitude for the freedom to practice not just my Catholic faith, but any faith I wished. “Our identity is very difficult … in our country,” Sister Ban told me from a Kurdish controlled area in Iraq. “We would like to live our lives in peace, but we haven’t seen peace since we’ve been born.” Sister Ban lives with other Christians in a shipping container outfitted with intermittent electricity in a refugee camp near the city of Irbil. It’s a far cry from her life in the ancient biblical area of Nineveh, modern day Mosul, Iraq. There, the U.S.-educated Sister Ban lived in a convent with dozens of other Dominican Sisters. She had successfully established Montessori schools to educate hundreds of Iraqi children. Related article Clinton: What ISIS is doing is 'genocide' But all that disappeared on August 6, 2014. That’s the day ISIS came and told the sisters they had three choices: Pay a tax to practice their Christian faith, convert, or die. “They left with the Christian community because the sisters would never convert and they didn’t have money to be paying taxes,” Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, told me. Sister Ban has not only stuck by her fellow Christians, but also has set up makeshift schools for hundreds of displaced Iraqi children. She worries, though. The children have witnessed horrific violence perpetrated by ISIS terrorists, and in spite of her master’s degree in special education, she fears she does not have the skills to help them. “Sometimes they fight with each other and become aggressive,” she told me. “So we have a special table with two chairs. We call it a peace table. We let them [the children] talk about why they hurt each other.” Sister Ban tells them there is no need to fight; they are safe now. But the children, even the youngest, want to go home to Iraq. She told me the children see fighting ISIS as their only way to return home. “I’m talking about the 4- and 5-year-old children; the children that we are working with,” Sister Ban said. “We ask them: ‘What would you like to be in the future?’ One of our children said that ‘I would like to become a soldier so I can go fight ISIS and then we can go [back] to our country.’ “ I wish I had asked Sister Ban how she was celebrating Christmas this year, but our tenuous Internet connection broke down. She later texted me saying that her father had died. I can’t imagine how painful life must be for her now. Still, I bet her faith is as strong as ever. Her last words to me were about how Americans can help. No, she and the other sisters do not want to escape to the United States. They want our prayers. Like the children they serve, the sisters just want to go home. “We are asking for your prayers, because your prayers support us,” she told me. “We would like to live in dignity because we’ve lost our dignity.” Sister Ban, I will pray for you, for the children, for refugees of all faiths on Christmas Eve. And thank you for reminding me that God is everywhere, not just in the majestic St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but also in a shipping container in the middle of a war zone. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151223141500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/23/opinions/costello-christians-in-iraq/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "521284657", "sentence": "Fifteen civilians are among the 18 people killed, Ivory Coast's President says A statement from the Elysee Palace says four French citizens are among the dead Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility The United States and France have pledged assistance to Ivory Coast as the West African nation investigates a terror attack that left at least 18 people dead. Gunmen stormed three hotels Sunday in the beach resort city of Grand-Bassam about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the country’s largest city, Abidjan, officials said. Foreign nationals, including four French citizens and a German woman, were among the dead. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility on a social media account tied to the group. Three soldiers and 15 civilians were among those killed, President Alassane Ouattara said as he visited the sites of the attack. Three terrorists also were killed in the attack, the Ivory Coast presidency said on its Facebook page Monday, citing Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko. On Sunday, Ouattara had given the number of terrorists killed in the attack as six. No information was immediately available Monday clarifying the discrepancy. Ouattara declared three days of national mourning. He urged Ivorians to come together and to not give in to fear. “I condemn in the strongest terms these heinous and cowardly attacks on innocent people,” he said. “Ivory Coast will not be intimidated by terrorists.” The attack began shortly after midday Sunday when the beach at Grand-Bassam reportedly was packed with people swimming, relaxing and eating at beachside cafes. The area is popular with wealthy Ivorians and Westerners, particularly on weekends. Security surveillance footage from one bar shows the confusion as shots rang out, causing people to flee. Moments later, a gunman in a waistcoat calmly walks by, firing his AK-47. Isaac Ouattara, a hotel manager who was there that day, said he saw three men wearing jeans and white shirts shooting as they walked down the beach. “I was standing on the balcony. I saw everything. They shot a man, then a woman. They were shouting “Allahu akbar!” he said. “One of the gunmen was injured in the leg, so the other two just shot him dead.” Photos posted by Twitter user @lopezdobe showed ammunition magazines and grenades on the ground near the scene. #Urgent : Attaques sur une plage a #Bassam à 40 km d'#Abidjan. équipements oublié sur place par les terroristes. pic.twitter.com/ymTUIzz5yA The United Nations joined the U.S., French, German and other governments in denouncing the attack. Among the victims was a German woman, Henrike Grohs, 51, who worked as a director of a local German cultural association. French President Francois Hollande had earlier said that at least one French citizen was killed in the “cowardly attack.” In a statement later Monday, the Elysee Palace said four French nationals were killed. It was not clear from the statement if the number of dead rose or if they are included in the 18 confirmed deaths. The White House also condemned the attack “in the strongest terms,” National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said. The United States and France have pledged their support to the Ivorian government to help find out who was responsible. The French interior and foreign ministers were scheduled to travel to Abidjan on Tuesday, according to the statement. Sunday’s violence was the third major attack on hotels in West Africa claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb since November. In January, gunmen attacked the Hotel Splendid and Cappuccino Cafe in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, while an attack took place in November on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Related video Who are Africa's most dangerous terror groups? Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al Qaeda’s North African offshoot known as AQIM, has its roots in Algeria. The group has been stepping up attacks after a downturn in activities. Ryan Cummings, director at Signal Risk, an Africa-focused risk management company, said the recent attacks were evidence of a resurgence. “They’ve executed attacks on hotels before, but none at the level of sophistication or as spectacular as have been in recent months,” he said. He said the chosen targets reflected the group’s pronounced “anti-French” focus. “They’re almost ticking off major hotels within Francophone West Africa, specifically hotels that are quite popular with French citizens,” he said. Targeting French interests had been a priority for the group since France launched, at Mali’s request, Operation Serval, a U.N.-sanctioned ground and air operation against jihadists in 2013. It was succeeded in August 2014 by Operation Barkhane, a broader French anti-terror mission targeting Islamists in the Sahel, with a 3,000-strong force headquartered in Chad. While Serval was successful against Islamist militants in Mali, subsequent operations have been less effective, allowing militants across the region to reconsolidate, he said. The SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks jihadist organizations, said in an analysis of Sunday’s attack that AQIM had “escalated its operations in West Africa, specifically targeting Europeans, as well as other foreigners, in hotels and resorts.” But targeting Westerners isn’t the only goal, according to SITE. “AQIM is also competing with ISIS for reassertion and dominance in West Africa, among other regions,” the group said. Opinion: ‘Sham democracy’ is fueling Africa’s terrorism CNN’s David McKenzie, Robyn Kriel, Archith Seshadri, Stephanie Halasz, Alex Felton, Jennifer Deaton and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160315164500", "country1": "CIV", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/africa/ivory-coast-attack/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "562218021", "sentence": "Prince Harry spoke alongside Sir Elton John at AIDS2016 The prince urged for people not to become complacent in ending AIDS In 1987, a photograph of Princess Diana shaking the hand of a man with AIDS helped to break down stigma around the illness. Nearly 30 years later, Prince Harry is highlighting the need to continue fighting the stigma persisting around today’s AIDS epidemic, particularly among teenagers. Prince Harry joined Sir Elton John on stage Thursday at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, and praised the work of leaders including Nelson Mandela and his own mother, for the fight against the disease. “When my mother held the hand of a man dying of AIDS in East London hospital, no one would have imagined that just over a quarter of a century later, treatment would exist that could see HIV-positive people live full, healthy loving lives,” he said. But he warned that many are winding down the battle too soon. “We now face a new risk, a risk of complacency,” he said. His words echo the same concern presented by other world leaders, activists and scientists throughout the conference as international funding for research and development has dropped along with funds for treatment and prevention programs. But the prince particularly fears for the future of the epidemic among adolescents – aged 10 to 19 – for whom AIDS is currently the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, and the second leading cause of death globally. Related article Prince Harry gets tested for HIV to raise awareness His own charity, Sentebale, founded in partnership with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, has been working to improve and support the lives of children affected by HIV in Lesotho since 2009 and recently began working in Botswana. “Children living with HIV grapple with severe medical, emotional and social challenges all at once,” the prince said, adding “It is all too common for a 12-year-old boy or girl to be forced out to work so they can provide for their brothers and sisters having lost one or two parent to AIDS.” He spoke of his own insights from working in Lesotho and the difference he has witnessed first-hand from helping children feel supported. The prince went on to declare it was now time for everyone to “step up” and address the problems that fuel and result from today’s epidemic. In 2014, an estimated 2 million adolescents between the age of 10 and 19 were living with HIV worldwide. Deaths relating to AIDS among adolescents have tripled since 2000, while going down in all other age groups. Related article HIV cases rise in 74 countries in last decade The prince voiced that young people worldwide need to be educated and empowered to take control of their health, and that society needs to change to get rid of the stigma circling the disease today. His passion to end the AIDS epidemic was praised by Sir Elton John who, in his own speech, said he could not relate to teenagers in the way Harry can and praised him for following his mother’s determination to “make the world a better place.” See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. UNAIDS have set the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, but many in the field feel this may not be achieved. The prince thinks young people can make it happen. “In helping young people to fight HIV, we will not just be ending his epidemic,” he said. “We’ll be changing the direction of history for an entire generation.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Prince Harry", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160721190000", "country1": "BWA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/health/prince-harry-diana-aids-conference/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "726592236", "sentence": "Defense Secretary James Mattis begins his second year in the Trump Administration with perhaps just one absolutely crucial task – stopping President Donald Trump from going to war against North Korea. Along with Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mattis will spend the next few weeks walking a fine line. The two must assure the President that there are credible US military options to stop North Korea if it comes to war and they launch a missile at the US or an ally, while at the same time continuing to make clear what a disaster a war would be. How both men navigate this political minefield in the second year of the Trump White House may move them far outside the cocoon-like zone they operated in during the first year of the administration when they kept largely out of the public eye. The urgency of the situation is growing in some quarters of the administration as concern about Kim Jong Un increases. Look no further than a recent statement by CIA Director Mike Pompeo who told a Washington audience last week that “North Korea is ever closer to being able to hold America at risk.” The CIA has concluded that North Korea could be just a “handful of months” away from being able to put a nuclear warhead atop a missile that could hit the US. Related article Top US general warns of 'tough' North Korean ground war That assessment may well be the reason that in December, national security adviser HR McMaster said the potential for war with North Korea is “increasing every day.” Nobody claims North Korea is likely to attack. But if Kim simply tells the world he’s got that capability, what does the US do? What if he test fires a missile with a warhead even into the ocean? What if he conducts some type of atmospheric test? Could any president of the United States allow that to happen? There is one major caveat. If sanctions pressure Kim so much that he cannot afford to continue his weapons development efforts, that could push off any US decision for months. Right now, the Pentagon is not betting on it. Mattis, in a joint appearance with the South Korean defense minister last week, said North Korea is “a threat to the entire world.” For the last year, it’s been no secret that Mattis and Dunford have taken pains to control their public appearances. Both men feel a relatively low profile with limited exposure to the media will not only keep them in Trump’s good graces, more importantly it will preserve their influence with him. Related article Asia under Trump: How the US is losing the region to China However, critics privately suggest working for “an audience of one” who always wants to be in the headlines means not interacting with the American people as much as some of their predecessors have. Both men are always careful to defer to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s efforts to press for diplomatic pressure on North Korea through sanctions. But there may now be cracks in that carefully constructed effort. The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller apparently feels no such political pressure to keep from speaking his mind. Last week he warned America, and its Marines, that war with an enemy like North Korea “will be a very, very kinetic, physical, violent fight over some really, really tough ground and everybody is going to have to be mentally prepared.” Neller did not directly address recent tweets by both Trump and Kim about their respective “buttons” that they could push to launch military attacks, but he did say that war with North Korea would be a “different sort of fight” that wouldn’t just involve “a bunch of things flying around.” Related article Doomsday Clock: Nearing the stroke of madness Neller’s remarks may in fact signal the beginning of a more public conversation that Mattis and Dunford may not be able to avoid, not just about North Korea but also a myriad of issues they have not been talking about much. Both men are scheduled for extensive congressional testimony on the upcoming defense budget. They will have to defend more than $500 billion in spending for new ships, aircraft, and weapons. A nuclear review scheduled to be published this week is expected to call for development of low yield nuclear bombs – a move likely to infuriate China, Russia and Kim. Trump’s new emphasis on being ready to counter Russia and China will also draw attention. One concern, is this may distract from the “war on terror.” In just the last week in Kabul, three devastating attacks against a local base, a hospital and a hotel have called into question the ability of the Afghan government to secure its people after 16 years of US support. Nearly $1 trillion in spending, nearly 2,000 Americans dead and over 20,000 wounded and the Taliban still has influence over 40% of the population – 13 million people. In addition, an obscure border war between Turkey and Syria is threatening to catch US troops in their crosshairs and open up a new safe haven for ISIS. The risk of Pentagon leaders not continuously talking to the American people becomes even more critical when there is a crisis. Related article CIA warns Kim Jong Un could use nukes as 'coercive' tool The October ambush of a Green Beret led team in Niger in October and killing of four US troops sparked intense debate about the role of US special operations forces in the war against ISIS and al Qaeda. They are risking their lives not just in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, but also in Yemen, Libya, Somalia and other remote areas. The Niger mission remains classified pending an investigation. But the questions arising from what went wrong on that mission and others are not going away in year two of the Trump administration. When the President stands before Congress and touts success in America’s war and that we have the strongest military ever, he may be right. But then again, without more discussion and transparency, how would we know?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180130064500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/politics/mattis-dunford-trump-north-korea/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "599561481", "sentence": "From all corners of a nation they come, often walking for hundreds of miles barefoot: Ethiopian Orthodox Christians on a once-in-a-lifetime journey. Their destination is Lalibela in the north of Ethiopia. A town of approximately 20,000 people, Lalibela’s population swells five-fold in the first days of January, pilgrims converging to celebrate Genna (or Ledet) – Christmas according to the Ethiopian calendar. What they’re here for is to take a path from darkness into the light; through 800 years of history and enter a “New Jerusalem” – tangible, permanent and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But most of all, they’re here for God. In the 12th century AD King Lalibela, Ethiopian leader and Christian, ordered the building of a second Jerusalem when the original was captured by Muslims in 1187 AD. The result was 11 interconnected churches, carved into the mountain by hand. But unusually, Lalibela’s churches were dug straight into the ground. Hewn out of solid rock, perhaps best known is the Church of St George, shaped in a Greek Orthodox cross. Nearly impossible to see at a distance, the impressive feat – completed in 23 years – provided a safe space for Christians to pray, hidden from Muslims invading from the North. Related article The Mundari: The tribe dying for their cows A concealed treasure in the Horn of Africa, photographer Tariq Zaidi deployed his camera as he followed the pilgrim route in and around Lalibela earlier this year. “I’m astonished that everybody doesn’t know about this place,” he says, remembering that among the throng there were perhaps 100 foreigners. “It’s a gem that is hidden at this point in time.” He recalls the majesty of the architecture and beauty of the region, but most of all its people. “They’re very poor, very humble,” he says. “They come for the pilgrimage hopefully once in their life if they can afford it. Many people have walked across the country, with almost nothing with them.” In the lead up to Genna, pilgrims, both men and women, sleep out on plastic sheets in a particular area of the town. Related article In the shadow of jihad, nomadic life across the Sahara hangs by a thread “Thousands of people are just lying there,” says Zaidi. “[But] it’s not like a refugee camp; there’s an amazing atmosphere. They are singing and dancing, reading their bibles and prayer books. They’re so happy – ecstatic – to be there and be part of this unique celebration.” Zaidi describes the local community coming out to help pilgrims, feeding them and even help wash weary feet. When the sun goes down, thousands of candles are lit and the praying continues. “It’s very beautiful, poetic – even romantic – in a way very few things in our world are,” says Zaidi. “They all support each other.” The activities of Genna eve begin at five in the morning. Pilgrims, dressed in white, make their way to the 13 churches, navigating between them using interconnected tunnels 40 feet beneath the ground. Related article Inside the dark world of trophy hunting There’s symbolism at play, explains the photographer: “There’s one particular passage in the network that is very long. I’ve got no idea how long it is – I’d guess 300 meters – and it’s pitch black. “There’s only one way in and one way out. There’s no turning back, and when you come out you come out literally at the door of the church. I was told that this corridor, like many others, was experiencing darkness going into the light – coming out into Heaven, effectively.” Mixing with the pilgrims and priests – who stay in each church and are the only people to wear color – Zaidi says the experience was “like going back in time;” a place and tradition untouched by modernity. “In some of the ceremonies you’re standing in a 12 inch by 12 inch space,” he recalls. “You can’t move in any direction. You’re there until it ends – even if you pass out you’re not going to fall.” When nightfall comes pilgrims pray en masse by the light of candles and the stars. Most continue to celebrate through until daybreak. Related article Making waves: Meet KK, the only female surfer in Sierra Leone “That night was one of the most magical things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Zaidi says. “I’m not a religious person at all… but I was moved to tears by watching these ceremonies.” The following day the pilgrims filter out of the town, and Lalibela contracts once more. Until next year, it will remain a relatively little-known heritage site. However the memory remains. “If you want to be moved by mankind, moved by religion, go there,” implores the photographer. “If you’re not moved to tears by the devotion, spirituality and kindness of these people, nothing will move you. It truly is a remarkable experience.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrimage to Lalibela", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161116114500", "country1": "ETH", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/travel/lalibela-ethiopia-genna-tariq-zaidi/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "636580020", "sentence": "North Korea and Malaysia have banned each other's nationals from leaving each country Two Malaysians left North Korea Thursday, but nine remain Four Malaysian diplomats and their family members are stuck in North Korea, and there’s not much their government can do to get them out. All nine of them are pawns in the diplomatic fight that’s followed the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, who was killed in a Malaysian airport in February. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak accused Pyongyang of holding Malaysia’s citizens “hostage” and retaliated by issuing a similar ban for North Koreans in Malaysia. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told reporters Tuesday discussions were underway with Pyongyang for the safe return of their citizens. But is there anything else that can be done? “Right now there are no good options,” said Ming Wan, a professor of government and politics at George Mason University in Virginia. “They (the Malaysians) are stuck.” Whatever path he chooses, Malaysia’s Prime Minister finds himself in a situation no other Malaysian leader has ever faced. “There has never been a case of Malaysian diplomats being trapped in a tit-for-tat with another country,” said Yang Razali, a Malaysian politics expert at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. Fortunately for Najib, the trapped Malaysians appear to be safe. They are free to carry on with their lives, Najib said Wednesday. But they’re not free to leave. Here are three options the Malaysians might consider, going from least plausible to most likely. With foreign diplomats trapped in a hostile country, the situation has some parallels to the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979. But an operation like the one depicted in the movie “Argo” likely wouldn’t work, says CNN national security analyst Steve Hall. The film tells the real-life story of a CIA agent who staged a fake movie to smuggle Americans out of Iran. The Malaysians would have to try to sneak inside what is essentially a police state that’s closed off to the rest of the world. “Now that it’s become so public and everybody knows what’s going on, I really think the clandestine, covert way to smuggle people out – and especially that many on both sides – I don’t know that it’s doable,” said Hall, a former CIA chief of Russia operations. “I don’t know that any intelligence professional could actually recommend it as a reasonable way to go forward.” The North Koreans probably have a better shot at getting their folks, Hall says – they’re much less predictable than the Malaysians. With Pyongyang, “you can’t really rule anything out,” said Hall. “It’s just so unpredictable, it’s hard to know what the North Koreans are going to do.” Malaysia could accede Pyongyang’s demand by publicly guaranteeing the safety of North Koreans in Malaysia and hope North Korea allows its citizens to leave. But that’s not likely. Who was Kim Jong Nam?The world’s most mysterious family treeWhy would North Korea want him dead?Security footage appears to show moment of attackSuspect in death of Kim Jong Nam seen wearing ‘LOL’ shirt North Korea’s history of secret killings and kidnappings Who was Kim Jong Nam?The world’s most mysterious family treeWhy would North Korea want him dead?Security footage appears to show moment of attackSuspect in death of Kim Jong Nam seen wearing ‘LOL’ shirt North Korea’s history of secret killings and kidnappings Pyongyang barred the Malaysians in North Korea from leaving unless Kuala Lumpur fully guaranteed through the fair settlement of the case involving Kim’s death. “We have not taken any negative action against North Korea. What we are facing now is the result of their action in assassinating their own citizen in Malaysia, on Malaysian soil, using a strictly banned chemical weapon,” Najib said Wednesday, the first time Malaysia had publicly blamed North Korea for killing Kim Jong Nam, an allegation Pyongyang denies. That doesn’t sound like a man willing to give up. But there may be domestic politics at play here. With a general election looming in Malaysia – the Prime Minister must call one before August 2018 – Najib can’t afford to look weak, Razali told CNN in an email. He already has two Malaysians on their way back. The pair, who worked for the United Nations’ World Food Programme, were able to leave Pyongyang Thursday, according to a WFP spokeswoman. It’s not known how many North Koreans are in Malaysia. The two countries could reach an agreement. Despite the depiction of North Korea as a “hermit Kingdom,” it does have relationships in Asia. “We like to imagine North Korea in the West as a hermetically sealed country, but throughout Asia they have far more flexibility and freedom of operation than you’d like to imagine,” says Alexander Neill, a senior fellow for Asia Pacific security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Najib says he’s willing to negotiate. Malaysia will not sever diplomatic ties with North Korea to keep a line of communication open, he said. But Malaysian officials are not sure what exactly North Korea is now demanding, according to Najib. Early in the investigation, Pyongyang demanded Kim’s body back. It’s still in Malaysian custody, and police said they won’t release it until someone provides a DNA sample. By keeping the Malaysians from leaving, North Korea has strengthened its hand. While there are also North Koreans being barred from leaving Malaysia, Neill says Pyongyang does not have the same approach to human rights as most of the rest of the world does. “They are known to have an entirely different approach to the sanctity of human life and human rights due to the nature of the regime. And it is a brutal regime,” Neill told CNN. North Korea is accused of carrying out hundreds of extrajudicial killings, operating gulags that house more than 100,000 people and abducting people across Asia. But there are a few people North Korea cares about. Three of its nationals are believed to be holed up in the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. They’re wanted for questioning in connection with Kim’s murder, and may have access to sensitive or compromising information that Pyongyang doesn’t want to get out. Releasing them might secure the release of Malaysia’s own citizens, but police have made it clear that they’re not going to let the North Koreans within the embassy leave easily. International pressure is an option, but a difficult one. The litany of sanctions levied against North Korea to curtail its nuclear program don’t appear to be working. “This is yet another indication that the North Korean government is acting in a way that should be a concern for the international community,” said Wan, the professor at George Mason University. China, Pyongyang’s most important partner, could help push the country to negotiate. But Beijing doesn’t wield as much influence over Kim Jong Un as it did over his father and grandfather, experts said. “I don’t see anybody being able to pressure them,” said Wan. “I think we’re going to have to watch this for a while.” CNN’s Marc Lourdes, Zahra Ullah and journalist Salhan Ahmad contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170314041500", "country1": "MYS", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/13/asia/malaysia-north-korea-diplomat-recovery-options/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "728105985", "sentence": "More than 100,000 people protested in Athens on Sunday, angry over a possible compromise to a long-running dispute with its Balkan neighbor over its use of the name Macedonia. Protesters traveled from across the country to the Greek capital, where they waved flags and chanted slogans, including “Macedonia is Greek” and “Hands off Macedonia.” Police said about 140,000 protesters were in attendance Sunday. The protests come after Greece and Macedonia restarted talks last month to resolve a dispute that began more than two decades ago. Earlier this month, UN negotiator Matthew Nimetz voiced optimism the two countries could end the dispute this year. Leaders of the two countries have also said progress has been made in settling the dispute, with indications that an agreement could include a composite name with a geographical or chronological qualifier, which would still include “Macedonia.” The dispute began after the small Balkan country, for decades a part of the former Yugoslavia, gained independence in 1991 and wanted to call itself Macedonia. However, Greece has objected to use of the name, arguing it could imply territorial claims over the northern Greece region of the same name, something Macedonia denies. Opponents believe their neighbors are Slavs, with no linguistic or cultural connection to the Greek region of Macedonia, which was the home of Alexander the Great. Macedonians argue they are living in part of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia and have cultural ties to it. Because of Greece’s objections, Macedonia joined the United Nations in 1993 as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM. Greece, a member of both NATO and the European Union, has also repeatedly blocked any NATO or EU ambition for its neighbor, both significant goals for consecutive Skopje governments.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Greece", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180204220000", "country1": "GRC", "country2": "MKD", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/04/world/macedonia-greece-protests/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "701184212", "sentence": "National Archives directed to release 2,800 records Law enforcement and foreign affairs agencies asked that some records be redacted Trump directed agencies that requested redactions to re-review their reasons for keeping the records secret within 180 days President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed not to release the full tranche of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, acquiescing to last-minute requests from national security agencies that some of those records remain secret. Related article The JFK assassination files: Live updates The US government released over 2,800 records Thursday night in an effort to comply with a 1992 law mandating the documents’ release, but kept roughly 300 files classified out of concern for US national security, law enforcement and foreign relations. In a memo, Trump directed agencies that requested redactions to re-review their reasons for keeping the records secret within 180 days. Still, Trump’s decision to keep some documents secret is likely to keep conspiracy theories alive, fueling those who have long questioned official conclusions about the assassination and argued that the government has helped cover up the truth. On Friday morning, Trump pledged the government would release more of the secret files, but did not commit to making them all public. “JFK Files are being carefully released. In the end there will be great transparency. It is my hope to get just about everything to public!” Trump tweeted. JFK Files are being carefully released. In the end there will be great transparency. It is my hope to get just about everything to public! An initial review of some of the previously classified documents shed some light on the circumstances surrounding the Kennedy assassination. One document revealed that the CIA intercepted a call Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald made to a KGB officer at the Russian Embassy in Mexico less than two months before killing Kennedy and that CIA agents speculated that he might be a KGB agent. Oswald spoke to an “identified KGB officer,” Russian Consul Valeriy Vladimirovich Kostikov “in broken Russian.” The report says “It is not usual for a KGB agent on a sensitive mission to have such overt contact with a Soviet Embassy,” but adds “such contact in official installations may be caused by the agent’s own carelessness.” The files also revealed new information about threats the FBI received against Oswald after he was arrested. Hoover said on November 24, 1963, he “received a call in our Dallas office from a man talking in a calm voice and saying he was a member of a committee organized to kill Oswald,” information the FBI shared with the Dallas chief of police. “He again assured us adequate protection would be given. However, this was not done,” Hoover said. Oswald’s killer Jack Ruby has maintained that he acted alone and it was not clear if Ruby had made the threat to the FBI’s Dallas office. Trump teased the release of the documents twice in the last week, but did not make clear whether he planned to allow the full release, though he noted in a Saturday tweet that he would allow the release of documents “subject to the release of further information.” The long anticipated release of the #JFKFiles will take place tomorrow. So interesting! In his letter, he says more information should eventually be released. “The American public expects and deserves its government to produce as much access as possible to the John F. Kennedy assassination records,” he wrote. RELATED: President Trump’s memo on the release of JFK documents “I am ordering today that the veil finally be lifted” on the records, the memo said. “At the same time, executive departments and agencies have proposed to me that certain information should continue to be redacted because of national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns. I have no choice – today – but to accept those redactions rather than allow potentially irreversible harm to our nation’s security.” Trump is permitted to block the release of certain documents if he finds “an identifiable harm to the military defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement or conduct of foreign relations” and if “the identifiable harm is of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in disclosure,” according to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. The deadline comes 25 years after the enactment of that law, which mandated the release of all government documents related to the Kennedy assassination in an attempt to quell conspiracy theories that have long swirled around the assassination. But as deadline day came on Thursday, US intelligence and law enforcement agencies continued to make last-minute requests, resulting in a “messy” process in the final hours of the deadline, a senior US official told CNN. The White House did not receive all of the requests until mid-day Thursday. That left Trump’s aides scrambling to funnel all of the information to the President, who had only a few hours to decide how to proceed. Administration officials said the sensitive information that will remain redacted for now relates to “intelligence, law enforcement and other details.” That includes the identity of individuals involved in the investigation into the assassination, their roles as informants to law enforcement  and information about foreign partner organizations that were involved in the investigation, a senior administration official said. Related article The conspiracy theorist in chief has the keys to the national archives “The President heard those justifications from the agencies that requested the continuing postponement and he acknowledged that information … requires protection,” the official said. Agencies requesting continued redaction of certain documents will need to submit a report to the US Archivist by March 26, 2018, explaining why those documents meet that standard, the White House said. Documents determined to not meet those standards will need to be released by April 26, 2018. By setting a new deadline in 180 days, Trump’s team is hoping to enforce greater accountability from the agencies to get them more thorough accounting for their reasoning on keeping some of the records redacted. Historians who have closely studied the Kennedy assassination have said they do not expect the documents to reveal any bombshells or to contradict the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was solely responsible for killing Kennedy. Still, the files will give Americans a fuller picture of how the 35th US president was killed and the ensuing investigation into his assassination. Related article More than 50 years of theories: JFK file release imminent “There’s going to be no smoking gun in there,” Gerald Posner, the author of “Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK,” told CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Saturday. “Anybody who thinks this is going to turn the case on its head and suddenly show that there were three or four shooters at Dealey Plaza – it’s not the case.” “Oswald did it alone,” Posner continued. “But what the files are doing and why they’re important to come out is they fill in the history of the case and show us how the FBI and CIA repeatedly hid the evidence.” The CIA and FBI documents could also shed new light on Oswald’s mysterious trip to Mexico City weeks before the assassination. The files could also reveal new details about US involvement in attempts to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro, notably the CIA’s alleged ties to the mob as part of that effort. Trump has been encouraged allow the full release of the files by several Republican figures in the lead-up to the document dump deadline. 25 yrs ago Cong said all gov records abt JFK assassination shld b released this month unless Pres blocks No reason 2 keep hidden anymore 1/3 “No reason 2 keep hidden anymore,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tweeted earlier this month. “Time 2 let American ppl + historians draw own conclusions.” The President’s longtime political adviser Roger Stone, an avid JFK assassination conspiracy theorist, also privately urged Trump to allow the full release of the documents. Stone Thursday night said Trump’s decision “has the inadvertent effect of fueling suspicion and skepticism.” “If the documents aren’t embarrassing, then why withhold them?” Stone told CNN. “The issue is it shows the treachery of the Central Intelligence Agency who recruited (Lee Harvey Oswald), who trained him and who placed him.” CNN’s Eli Watkins contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171026053000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/jfk-assassination-files-classified-document-release-donald-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "704501971", "sentence": "Page told the committee he was invited to speak in Russia after joining the campaign Page says that he sought permission for his trip ahead of time Carter Page’s six-plus hours of testimony before the House intelligence committee makes clear senior members of the Trump campaign were aware of the former Trump foreign policy adviser’s July 2016 trip to Russia – and Page may have had interactions with more Russian government officials beyond what he’s previously acknowledged, according to a transcript of the interview released Monday night. Page told the committee he was invited to speak in Russia after joining the campaign – a similar pattern to foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, who was approached by a professor connected to the Russian government after the professor learned he was advising the campaign. In the interview, Page says that he sought permission for his trip ahead of time and asked for advice about his remarks at a university, and afterward he offered to provide a readout to the campaign. Page also floated the idea that Trump travel to Russia in his place to give an Obama-like foreign speech. Related article Exclusive: Carter Page testifies he told Sessions about Russia trip The testimony reveals new details about how Page kept people in the campaign informed about interactions he had with Russians, as well as more details about his Russian contacts beyond his encounter with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich during his July 2016 trip. Page has always maintained he went to Russia as a private citizen and unrelated to the campaign to meet with academics and deliver a lecture, in which he stated that he was not there to represent Trump. But an email Page sent to Trump campaign officials suggests he might have gone beyond simply giving the campaign a heads up, according to an excerpt read by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California. “Please let me know if you have any reservations or thoughts on how you’d prefer me to focus these remarks,” Page wrote in an email to Trump campaign officials. Page claimed this was purely a courtesy and not to officially coordinate with the Trump team, and that he understood from the reply that the campaign wanted to remain uninvolved. Page also described his conversation with Dvorkovich as a “private conversation.” Page informed senior campaign officials Corey Lewandowski, Hope Hicks and JD Gordon about his trip ahead of time. Lewandowski, who was Trump’s campaign manager, told Page he should go if he wanted to, given it was not affiliated with the campaign. “If you’d like to go on your own, not affiliated with the campaign, you know, that’s fine,” Page recalled during the interview. Related article Schiller tops list of high-profile witnesses before House Russia investigators Page also told the committee that he had mentioned to then-Sen. Jeff Sessions – now Trump’s attorney general – about his coming July 2016 trip to Russia, CNN first reported last week. After the trip, Page offered the campaign a readout, according to the transcript, and he spoke then to national co-chairman Sam Clovis, whom Page said separately asked him to sign a non-disclosure agreement. “I’ll send you guys a readout soon regarding some incredible insights and outreach I received from a few Russian legislators and senior members of the presidential administration here,” he wrote, according to an email quoted by California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence panel. Page insists that the reference in his post-trip email regarding “insights” was describing things he learned from speeches given at the event. The new window into Page’s interactions with the Trump campaign came under an unusual arrangement that he requested. The interview was conducted in the committee’s secure spaces, but the transcript was made available publicly Monday night. In another atypical move, Page did not bring an attorney to his interview. Lawmakers have described his testimony as meandering, at times confusing and contradictory. In his testimony, Page also suggested he met briefly other government officials in addition to Dvorkovich, when he gave a speech in Moscow in July 2016. Page said at the event there were also “a couple of legislators” and “there may be some senior government officials.” Page described his encounters as “greetings and brief conversations.” Page returned to Russia in December 2016, and he told the committee that Dvorkovich stopped by a dinner he was attending, which was the second time they met. In a statement, Schiff said that Page “was forced to acknowledge that he communicated with high-level Russian officials while in Moscow.” Related article Senate intelligence chair on Papadopoulos: Had 'constant contact with his legal team' Page raised the idea of Trump traveling to Russia to make a foreign policy speech with Gordon, who was running the foreign policy adviser team, and another adviser, Walid Phares. “The idea there was bearing in mind Barack Obama’s speech as a candidate in Germany 2008. That was what I was envisioning,” Page told lawmakers. In his email to the two advisers, Page wrote about Trump: “If he’d like to take my place (on a trip to Russia) and raise the temperature a little bit, of course I’d be more than happy to yield this honor to him.” Gordon, a former Pentagon spokesman, told CNN Monday night that he didn’t recall all of Page’s emails because of the thousands of messages he received as a national security adviser. But he added: “I discouraged Carter from taking the trip to Moscow because it was a bad idea. Since I refused to forward his speech request form for approval, he eventually went around me directly to campaign leadership.” Page’s suggestion bears some similarity to a proposal from Papadopoulos, who cooperated with federal prosecutors and pleaded guilty to lying to investigators last week. Papadopoulos separately pursued arranging a trip for Trump during the campaign. Page testified that he wasn’t aware of Papadopoulos’ intended plans. After Page said that he was invited to Moscow for his July 2016 university lecture after he joined the campaign, Schiff asked him if he would be surprised to learn that the Russians only expressed interest in Papadopoulos after he was announced as a campaign foreign policy adviser. The court papers detailing the charges against Papadopoulos for making a false statement to the FBI stated that Papadopoulos was only contacted by a professor with ties to Russia after the professor learned he was affiliated with the campaign. In the testimony, Page acknowledged that he praised Gordon and others on the Trump policy team over language proposed in the Republican platform about Ukraine and lethal weapons. “As for the Ukraine amendment, excellent work,” Page said in an email to six Trump campaign advisers – including Gordon – after the platform committee made the changes ahead of the Republican National Convention. Page was not, himself, a member of the committee. He told the House intelligence committee he was just expressing his opinion, and that the advisers too were offering opinions as informal volunteers.  Page said he never spoke with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort about the Ukraine amendment. Trump campaign officials stepped in to block delegates from changing the platform to include a call for the US to provide the Ukrainians with arms to fight Russia-aligned militias. Related article Mueller's charges complicate the Hill's Russia inquiries During his sworn testimony, Page denied a key claim from the infamous dossier but acknowledged talking to a high-ranking official from the Russian energy giant Rosneft. The dossier, written by former British spy Christopher Steele, claimed that Page secretly met with a senior Russian energy executive during his trip to Russia in July 2016. The dossier says that the meeting with Igor Sechin, president of state-run Rosneft, was meant to broker a deal to lift US sanctions on the multi-billion dollar company in return for the Kremlin helping Trump win. No public evidence has emerged to corroborate this specific claim in the dossier. Page repeated the same denial, now under oath, that he has made many times on TV: “Not only have I never met him, he is the – he’s one of the top energy industry officials in Russia,” he said. But under further questioning, Page acknowledged having a conversation with a separate high-ranking official from Rosneft during his controversial trip to Russia in July 2016. Page said he spoke with Andrey Baranov, Rosneft’s head of investor relations. But he says that he doesn’t recall having any conversation with him about sanctions. He said he didn’t remember whether Baranov gave him any documents, though he said Baranov might have given him “an investor relations presentation” but “nothing more substantive than that.” They made plans to meet up, Page said, because they were friends when he lived in Russia in the mid-2000s. Page lived in Russia for a few years while working as an energy consultant. “Beyond a shadow of a doubt, there was never any negotiations, or any quid pro quo, or any offer, or any request even, in any way related to sanctions,” Page said of his meeting with Baranov. The Russian government owns a majority stake in Rosneft and Russian President Vladimir Putin has considerable influence within the bank. Sechin is a longtime friend and loyalist to Putin. The Treasury Department sanctioned Rosneft and Sechin after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. A month after the election last year, Page met with Baranov and another Russian man, an unnamed banker with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, for lunch at Goodman’s Steakhouse in Moscow. He said he showed them slides on his laptop from the speech he was about to give in Moscow, and they discussed the election’s results. Page also said he had “recently been in contact” with Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein and other senior Justice officials regarding the “multiple outstanding requests” he made to get more info about FISA warrants reportedly used against him by the Obama administration. In addition, Page said he was interviewed by the FBI four or five times in 2017. Previously, he had said those interviews happened in March. Page denied any collusion during the interview, saying he “played no role in any government active measures in the 2016 election other than being a target of the Obama administration’s efforts to support (Hillary) Clinton’s campaign.” The only discussion he could recall where WikiLeaks came up, he said, was during a TV interview with RT in London on October 24. The host and staffed mentioned “in passing” that it “might be potentially interesting.” Page was also interviewed last month by the Senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into Russian election meddling, but that transcript is not being made public. After Page’s July 2016 trip, the FBI grew concerned that he had been compromised by Russian operatives, US officials previously told CNN. Marshall Cohen, Brian Rokus and Liz Stark contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Carter Page", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171107023000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/06/politics/carter-page-testimony-released/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "590646990", "sentence": "Clinton enters the third and final debate in Las Vegas in a position of strength Polls increasingly point to a decisive win for the Democratic nominee on Election Day Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman believes Donald Trump’s current scorched-earth strategy is the cause of his plummeting poll numbers. After Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon promised that the Republican nominee’s slate of guests for Wednesday night’s debate – among them Barack Obama’s half-brother – were “just an appetizer,” Clinton’s own campaign chief, John Podesta, said “there’s no depth to which they can’t go.” “But his whole crew and cast of characters there – (Trump deputy campaign manager) David Bossie, Bannon, etc. – I’m sure they’re encouraging more antics like what you saw in the second debate from Donald Trump,” Podesta told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday. “But look, I think we’re ready for anything and, again, I think this is a strategy that that’s driving Trump down and has produced that lead.” Clinton enters the third and final debate in Las Vegas in a position of strength. Polls increasingly point to a decisive win for the Democratic nominee on Election Day, with traditional Republican strongholds such as Arizona, Georgia, Utah and Texas emerging as competitive battlegrounds. It’s been a remarkable fall for Trump since the second debate earlier this month in St. Louis, a nasty affair that came days after the publication of a videotape in which the real estate mogul can be heard making vulgar remarks about women. After the Trump campaign arranged a pre-debate press conference with women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct, neither candidate shook hands after taking the stage that night. (They did, however, shake hands at the conclusion of the debate.) On Wednesday, Podesta said he wasn’t sure if the two would exchange a handshake at the third debate. “We would like the appropriate courtesies of normal debates, but what you saw in the debate in St. Louis is they don’t recognize those normal courtesies,” Podesta said. “I think we’ll see what we get tonight. She didn’t shake his hand at the beginning but she did at the end. So we’ll see tonight.” Podesta declined to confirm the authenticity of the thousands of emails released by WikiLeaks that were stolen from his account. He avoided answering Blitzer’s direct questions about emails containing transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s speeches to Goldman Sachs. Instead, Podesta kept the focus on intelligence reports indicating that the Russian government was behind the hack. The Clinton campaign has asserted that the breach was an effort by the Russians to tilt the election in favor of Trump. “This is the Russians trying to interfere with our election,” Podesta said. CNN’s Adrienne Shih contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161019190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/19/politics/john-podesta-debate-wikileaks-2016-election/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "445006123", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former homicide prosecutor and media law professor. He is “of counsel” to two law firms:  Edelman & Edelman, PC and Callan, Koster, Brady & Nagler, LLP. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. As many as 18 million Americans may have had personal data hacked due to invasion of federal databases Callan: Massive breach of federal employees' personal data shows the need to make officials step up the level of security During the past few weeks, much of the nation was mesmerized by the daring escape of two convicted murderers from a maximum-security prison in upstate New York. The saga ended with one of the fugitives dead from gunshot wounds while the other convict is in custody recovering from wounds of his own. Two prison employees have been charged with aiding and abetting in the escape. The prison break is the kind of case that the law and law enforcement have dealt with for decades. It’s straightforward and the courts know how to assess blame and hold people responsible. Less clear is the 21st century kind of crime that has played out more quietly in Washington. In a United States Senate hearing room, the director of the federal Office of Personnel and Management, Katherine  Archuleta, and James Trainor, acting assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division, engaged in a heated dispute about whether hackers had successfully stolen sensitive personal information of only 4.2 million, or the FBI’s larger estimate of 18 million, federal employees and other assorted American citizens. Either way, it’s a staggering incursion into some extremely private information. U.S. officials have asserted that Chinese hackers are the culprits in the data theft. The stolen information included Social Security numbers, health and family data, and even detailed background information customarily listed on federal employment applications. Much of the data theoretically could be used by foreign government agents to humiliate or blackmail federal employees in a quest for intelligence secrets. Making the story worse was the information revealed in the congressional hearing that suggested gross negligence and a reckless disregard for the cyber safety of federal employees and the American public by the officials responsible for safeguarding the data. According to the Washington Post, congressional questioners asked why the data was not encrypted and why no changes were made after the agency’s inspector general recommended shutting down computer security systems considered vulnerable – a number of which had not been certified as meeting security standards. The New York Times reported that state-of-the-art security procedures were not used to limit access despite the sensitivity of the data. And agency officials said some of the systems were decades old. The hackers, if they are based in China, are unlikely to ever be brought to justice in the United States. A year ago, five members of China’s People’s Liberation Army were indicted in a Pennyslvania court on 31 counts of violating federal law by hacking U.S. businesses and other entities, but the defendants in that case were charged in absentia and are not subject to U.S. authorities. That could well be the case here too. What about the U.S. officials who didn’t correct vulnerabilities in the computer system? Attaching criminal or civil liability to the people or federal agency who failed to prevent this egregious breach of cyber security is theoretically possible under current American law, but would be difficult.  Yet in the end, the threat of a criminal investigation and a civil lawsuit might be the pressure needed to force reforms. To prove a crime, prosecutors would have to have an identifiable victim who has suffered identifiable injuries. Right now, the actual damage that the breach has caused federal employees is unclear. Other countries would undoubtedly handle such a big breach of cyber security in a very different manner than our kindly federal authorities. In North Korea or China itself, we can be reasonably certain that whoever was responsible for permitting such a breach of security would have already been placed in front of a firing squad. Can Washington keep your data secure? No one, of course, is suggesting such draconian measures in the United States, but at the very least the American public has the right to expect accountability and the construction of effective defenses immediately. It will probably surprise many that American law offers few ways to punish those responsible for failing to prevent such a spectacular breach of U.S. cyber security. In some respects, the situation in Washington is similar that of a soldier on guard duty abandoning his or her post. Under Article 113 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the soldier would be subject to court-martial. The punishment in peacetime would be a dishonorable discharge and up to a year in prison, or even the death penalty in time of war. Here, the federal cyber sentinel seems to have fallen asleep at the digital gate. But in truth, criminal punishment for even gross negligence in the performance of employment duty rarely exists in civilian life. A civil lawsuit by victimized federal employees may bring some relief to them, but the breach here demands a firmer response. If officials are brought up on departmental charges for failing to prevent the hacking, their lawyers will undoubtedly claim, perhaps with justification, that they didn’t have the funding or the staff needed to fully protect the federal database. They would further assert that the rapid advance of technology has given an edge to a hacker army supported by China. Still, holding people responsible for their actions when the stakes are high – when American citizens suffer grievous injury as a result of corporate fraud and irresponsibility – is a policy now being implemented by the Justice Department. Recently, creative prosecutors have used fraud statutes to lodge criminal charges against food industry executives in food poisoning and adulteration cases involving peanut butter and eggs. The Department of Justice has also recently taken an aggressive stance by launching criminal probes against Toyota of Japan and the Takata Corporation in connection with product liability claims in the auto industry. GM is now under the DOJ microscope regarding the ignition system used in some GM vehicles. Manhattan’s media-friendly U.S. Attorney, Preet Bharara, recently fired a warning shot in the direction of Corporate America, telling the Wall Street Journal: “The first line of defense is self-policing within the company. The second is regulators… When all those things have failed, prosecutors come along with the blunt hammer. That does get some attention in the boardroom.” Perhaps it’s time that Mr. Bharara use his hammer to place Washington on notice that cyber security is an urgent priority. Just as the American public has the right to expect the auto industry to provide safe and effective air bag and ignition systems; it has the right to expect an effective cyber security program from its government. Funding, personnel and leadership are all required now. In this raging cyber war, perhaps governmental employees should be held accountable just like our young soldiers in the field. Otherwise, China’s future weapon of choice might be built with stolen American secrets and it won’t be a hammer. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S. federal officials responsible for cybersecurity", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150630143000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/opinions/callan-cyber-attack-vulnerability/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "470552997", "sentence": "The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats met for the first time since their countries reached a historic nuclear deal in Vienna The pair also discussed regional instability in Syria and Yemen, along with the status of detained and missing U.S. citizens in Iran. The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats met on Saturday for the first time since their countries reached a historic nuclear deal in Vienna. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif sat down in New York at the United Nations to discuss the path forward for the implementation of the agreement, which lifts sanctions against the Iranians in exchange for their pledge to not pursue nuclear weaponry. Congressional Republicans have tried to stop the deal, which they say would aid U.S. enemies. The pair also discussed regional instability in Syria and Yemen, State Department spokesman John Kirby said, along with the status of detained and missing U.S. citizens in Iran. “I view this week as a major opportunity for any number of countries to play an important role in trying to resolve some of the very difficult issues of the Middle East. We need to achieve peace and a way forward in Syria, in Yemen, in the region itself, and I think there are opportunities this week, through these discussions, to make some progress,” Kerry told reporters. RELATED: Who are the American detained, missing in Iran? Zarif, however, said he hoped to focus primarily on the nuclear agreement. “We hope that by its full implementation – its good faith implementation – we can dent some of the mistrust that has existed over the past many decades. So that is my priority,” he said. “But the situation in the region, the unfortunate developments in Saudi Arabia over the last week, have been disastrous and we need to address them. We will address them in the proper international forum.” CNN’s Laura Koran contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "historic nuclear deal in Vienna", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150926191500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/26/politics/john-kerry-zarif-meeting-united-nations-iran/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "414354160", "sentence": "Website boss tells CNN that teen didn't seem radical to him The teen, who lives in a Virginia suburb of Washington, is accused of helping a slightly older adult travel to Syria Teen, whose name was not disclosed, was taken into custody last week, officials say A 17-year-old Virginia student has been charged with helping recruit for ISIS, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The teen, whose name was not disclosed, was taken into custody last week, the officials said. Prosecutors are seeking to charge him as an adult but currently have charged him as a juvenile, one of the law enforcement officials said. The case remains under seal.  It was first reported by The Washington Post on Wednesday. The Post, citing officials and neighbors, reported that investigators spent more than a month watching the teen and his home before he was arrested. The teen, who lives in a Virginia suburb of Washington, is accused of helping a slightly older adult travel to Syria. The adult is believed to have joined ISIS there, a separate law enforcement official said. The teen is also accused of distributing ISIS messages to a network of contacts, one of the officials said. The teen is an “intelligent kid,” a man who hired him to write for a digital currency news website said Wednesday evening. Dustin O’Bryant, the editor of the website Coin Brief from Alabama, said: “He did not come across as radical in any way.” The teen wrote freelance articles for the website for seven months last year. He was told not to bring religion into his writing, O’Bryant said, adding he had noticed the young man had written online posts about his faith. The teen complied, he said. The website editor said he was “extremely, extremely surprised” to learn of the arrest from reporters calling him. He hadn’t spoken to the teen since February, when the young man said he was dealing with personal matters but wanted to start writing for the website again at some point this year. Give me two weeks to three months, the boy told him. O’Bryant said he is shocked by the charge. “I hope there’s some sort of misunderstanding here, and that he didn’t know what he was doing,” he said. He added that he didn’t realize the teen was in high school because he had college courses on his resume. More than 20,000 foreigners have gone to fight for ISIS, the radical Islamist group that controls portions of Iraq and Syria, experts have told Congress. National Intelligence Director James Clapper said 180 Americans have tried to go to fight in Syria. It’s unclear how many of those were attempting to join ISIS. It was also unknown if the man the teen allegedly helped is a U.S. citizen. The names: Who has been recruited to ISIS from the West Others have been prevented from going there or providing support. Also Wednesday, a 21-year-old California man arrested last summer was indicted, changed with attempting to support terror and other counts. Adam Dandach, of Orange, California, was accused by the FBI in the indictment of attempting to provide himself and material support to work under the direction and control of ISIS. He will be arraigned March 16. California man accused of trying to join ISIS In February, three men from New York – Abdurasul Juraboev, 24; Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19; and Abror Habibov, 30 – were arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. An unsealed criminal complaint accused one of the men of discussing a potential attempt to assassinate President Barack Obama. One had discussed hijacking a flight and handing it over to ISIS, the complaint said. Four women from Colorado have been accused of attempting to join ISIS. Three Denver teenagers, who investigators say were recruited via social media, were stopped in Germany in October and sent back to the United States. After being arrested in spring 2014, Shannon Maureen Conley was one of the first Americans sentenced for conspiracy to support ISIS. Two men who have appeared in horrific ISIS propaganda videos could be from the United States or Canada, according to analysts. The individuals, both of whom are shown wearing masks covering everything but their eyes, spoke in what sounded like North American accents. One was in a video entitled “Flames of War,” which shows the execution of a handful of men. The other militant is the speaker in ISIS’ first propaganda video out of Libya, which ends with the graphic beheading of more than a dozen Egyptian Christians. CNN’s Brian Todd and Pamela Brown reported from Washington. CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reported from New York.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150305001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/04/us/virginia-isis-arrest/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "602920448", "sentence": "Canadian PM commends Castro as \"legendary revolutionary and orator\" Critics say Trudeau glossed over Castro's human rights record Twitter mocks Trudeau with fake tributes to despots and fictional villains Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tribute complimenting Fidel Castro as “remarkable” and a “larger than life leader who served his people” drew criticism and derision. Commentators viewed Trudeau’s statement as gushing and tone-deaf – one that ignored the Cuban leader’s human rights abuses and record of political oppression. It inspired parody tributes with the hashtag #TrudeauEulogies. In his statement, Trudeau expressed “deep sorrow” after learning of “the death of Cuba’s longest serving president.” “Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century. A legendary revolutionary and orator, Mr. Castro made significant improvements to the education and healthcare of his island nation.” “While a controversial figure, both Mr. Castro’s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for ‘el Comandante’.” Can Cuba move on?Castro, Mao: Communists that never saw eye to eyeHe survived 600 assassination attemptsTrump marks passing of ‘brutal dictator’Opinion: Socialism should die with CastroMourning in Castro’s hometownCrowds flood Little Havana in MiamiHis life in photosCastro’s death brings joy and griefWhat now for US-Cuba relations?CNN Español’s full coverage Can Cuba move on?Castro, Mao: Communists that never saw eye to eyeHe survived 600 assassination attemptsTrump marks passing of ‘brutal dictator’Opinion: Socialism should die with CastroMourning in Castro’s hometownCrowds flood Little Havana in MiamiHis life in photosCastro’s death brings joy and griefWhat now for US-Cuba relations?CNN Español’s full coverage Cuba’s relationship with Canada is friendlier than the one it shares with the United States. As the Embassy of Canada to Cuba says on its website, “Canada-Cuba relations can be traced back to the 18th century, when vessels from the Atlantic provinces of Canada traded codfish and beer for rum and sugar.” Canada and Cuba have maintained uninterrupted diplomatic relations ties since 1945. Canada is Cuba’s largest source of tourists; Canadians visit Cuba like Americans visit Mexico. The two countries are trade partners and they engage in educational and cultural exchanges. Trudeau added that his late father, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau “was very proud to call him a friend.” Castro had been an honorary pallbearer at his father’s funeral. The statement concluded: “We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.” The prime minister’s statement had Sen. Marco Rubio asking: Is this real? “If this is a real statement from the PM of Canada it is shameful & embarrassing,” he tweeted. Is this a real statement or a parody? Because if this is a real statement from the PM of Canada it is shameful & embarrassing. https://t.co/lFXeqU7Ws0 US Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who fled Cuba with her family when she was 8 and became the first Cuban-American elected to Congress, was not impressed with Trudeau either. “I’ve been reading his sickening love letter to dead Fidel Castro and I’m thinking, ‘Sure, you did not lose a loved one to an execution squad. You did not lose a loved one to the gulags in Cuba,’ ” Ros-Lehtinen said. “The only thing that Fidel has been successful in, has not been health nor education, or human rights or democracy, it’s been holding onto power – which is easy to do when you don’t have elections,” she said. Sen. Ted Cruz, whose father was born and raised in Cuba, called Trudeau’s tribute “disgraceful.” Disgraceful. Why do young socialists idolize totalitarian tyrants?  Castro, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot -- all evil, torturing murderers.  #truth https://t.co/mYJonVK7JB People mocked Trudeau penning rosy prose in honor of despots like Benito Mussolini, Kim Jong Il and Joseph Stalin. “Today we say goodbye to Mr. Mussolini, the former Italian prime minister best known for his competent train-management,” tweeted a Canadian political commentator. Another person tweeted an image of a dark North Korea contrasted with a brightly lit South Korea and wrote: “Kim Jong il will always be remembered fondly for his leadership and contributions on climate change.” Kim Jong il will always be remembered fondly for his leadership and contributions on climate change. #trudeaueulogies pic.twitter.com/aMoAC2vssm And Joseph Stalin really helped with “eradication of obesity in Ukraine,” another chimed in. \"Mr. Stalin's greatest achievement was his eradication of obesity in the Ukraine through innovative agricultural reforms.\" #TrudeauEulogies Spoof Trudeau eulogies also poured in for Montgomery Burns, Darth Vader and the Joker. \"While controversial, Mr. Burns will be remembered for his fight against childhood obesity.\" #trudeaueulogies #trudeaueulogy pic.twitter.com/qXrgPAuW3u \"While controversial, Darth Vader achieved great heights in space construction & played a formative role in his son's life\" #trudeaueulogies I extend my heartfelt sympathies to the family of The Joker, a revolutionary who always had a smile on his face. #trudeaueulogies CNN’s Emanuella Grinberg contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161127103000", "country1": "CAN", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/world/justin-trudeau-castro-eulogy-parody/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "752145484", "sentence": "On a January weekend in 2015, an Israeli missile streaked across the country’s northern border into Syria. Among seven people killed were Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of one of Hezbollah’s founders, and a senior commander from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Hezbollah’s response was fierce. Rockets rained down for days on the northern Israeli countryside, with the Iranian proxy exchanging fire with Israeli forces near the border. Hezbollah fired five anti-tank missiles at an Israeli convoy on the border, killing two soldiers. As tensions soared along the border, a Spanish soldier serving as a UN peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire. The Middle East appeared to be sliding toward another regional war, but it did not happen. Both sides pulled back, choosing not to escalate the situation further. Instead, Israel and Hezbollah returned to the same routine, if tense, state under which the border has existed for years. Related article Netanyahu says he has proof of secret Iranian nuclear program Three years later, and tensions are back. In fact, the situation has already deteriorated much further than it had in 2015. It’s no longer Israel confronting Hezbollah in a form of proxy war with Iran. Now, Israel and Iran face each other with Syria as the setting for their rivalry. What was for so long a war of words and covert actions between Israel and Iran risks moving closer to open confrontation. When an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace in February, it marked the beginning of a new phase between Israel and Iran – two adversaries vying for regional positioning. It has become one of the biggest subplots in Syria’s seven-year civil war, with the potential to draw in even more actors, including, if the situation escalates enough, Russia and the United States. Israel shot down the drone and struck the base in Syria, known as T-4, from which it was controlled, losing an F-16 fighter jet to Syrian air defenses in the process. The exchange made one thing clear: Israel and Iran appear to be on a collision course. A battle that used to be carried out through proxies – Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon – has been replaced by near-direct confrontation. Another, more recent airstrike on the T-4 military base – a strike pinned on Israel – killed at least seven Iranian nationals. Related article US and Israeli officials intensify the drumbeat against Iran A strike this past weekend that targeted Syrian military positions has all the hallmarks of an Israeli attack, though no one has yet blamed Israel. Airstrikes hit bases near Hama and Aleppo, with the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights saying 26 people were killed in the strike, most of them Iranian militiamen. Iran denied an attack killed its fighters, according to the state-run Tasnim News Agency. Nevertheless, Iran sees Israel’s strikes in Syria as a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty. Iran is Syria’s biggest ally, supportive of President Bashar al-Assad. Iran has offered military assistance, technology and equipment to Assad as he tries to maintain his own position while fighting Syrian rebels and ISIS. With the strikes attributed to Israel growing more frequent and more brazen, Iran has vowed to respond. Hossein Salami, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander, issued a harsh warning during Friday prayers, seen as a key signaling tool for the Iranian regime. “I say this to the Zionists, we know you very well. You are very vulnerable. You have neither depth nor backing. Your mischief has increased. Listen and be aware any war that might happen, rest assured will bring about your disappearance.” Israel has taken Iran’s threat seriously, holding multiple security cabinet meetings in recent weeks to discuss tensions in the north. A CNN reporter in the Golan Heights also witnessed what appeared to be a buildup of tanks, armored personnel carriers, and more in the country’s north. “Iranian retaliation is on its way,” says retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, the executive director of Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies in Israel. He notes two conflicting positions over Syria, in “the strategic position and determination of Iran to build advanced military forces in Syria, and the Israeli determination not to let that happen.” Neither side has shown a willingness to compromise. Related article Trump vents at Merkel and asks for advice on Putin Israel views with growing alarm Iran’s presence in Syria, with the country’s leaders reiterating Israel’s position: It will not allow Iran to establish a military presence in Syria. While Syria might be suffering the fog of war, elsewhere Israel sees a surprising array of clearsighted neighbors and allies, creating favorable conditions to act. Israel feels it can rely on unwavering support from the administration of US President Donald Trump, as the American President sees eye-to-eye with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Iran deal. In the past two weeks, the head of US Central Command, Gen. Joseph Votel visited Israel, newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman met the US secretary of defense and national security adviser in Washington, and Netanyahu spoke with Trump on the phone. All of that took place before Netanyahu launched his strongest attack yet on the Iran nuclear deal, in a theatrical prime-time presentation. Standing in front of a screen that was taller than him, Netanyahu accused Iran of decades of lies and deception about the country’s nuclear ambitions. Citing a trove of files apparently taken from Tehran that he says prove Iran tried to mislead the world about its program, Netanyahu asked: “Why would a terrorist regime hide and meticulously catalog its secret nuclear files, if not to use them at a later date? Iran lied about having a nuclear weapons program. Iran continued to preserve and expands its nuclear weapons know-how for future use.” Additionally, the Saudis view Iran just as the Israelis do: a major threat to the region that is the Middle East’s primary concern. Meanwhile, Egypt is focused on its own domestic issues and the security of the Sinai Peninsula. In other words, two key regional players who formerly had a tendency, in Israel’s eyes, to place too much focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are looking elsewhere now. “I know one thing for certain. We will not allow the Iranians to base themselves in Syria and there will be a price for that. We have no other choice,” Liberman said recently. “To agree to an Iranian presence in Syria, it’s agreeing to the fact that the Iranians will put a noose around your neck.” At a conference in New York this past weekend, Liberman insisted Israel still had liberty to act over Syria, even after it lost a fighter jet earlier this year. Syria is a fractured country, but even in its shifting sands, Iran and Israel have drawn their red lines.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180501033000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/middleeast/iran-israel-analysis/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "638993452", "sentence": "Program note: Explore the music tied to iconic moments in history: CNN Original Series “Soundtracks” premieres Thursday, April 20, at 10 p.m. ET. At 19, British photographer David Magnus was invited to shoot a still relatively unknown pop group called The Beatles during a concert at a Buckinghamshire private school. Needless to say, they didn’t stay unknown for much longer. The Fab Four would go on to be one of history’s most influential and critically acclaimed musical acts – and Magnus, who became a friend of the band, would be there to capture their career milestones. “Nobody expected that these four talented lads from Liverpool would go on for what is now 54 years,” Magnus, now 72, told CNN in an email. “Looking back at that weekend and the time I spent through the years with The Beatles, I now realize how incredibly fortunate I was  to spend so much time with them.” Revealed: Unseen photos from Mick Jagger's racy film debut In June 1967, the band invited him to Abbey Road Studios (then known as EMI Studios) the weekend they recorded “All You Need is Love” for the BBC’s “Our World,” the world’s first live, international satellite production, and the first time they’d performed the song in public. Fifty years later, the public can see Magnus’ behind-the-scenes photos from that weekend at his new exhibition, “The Beatles Unseen: Photographs by David Magnus,” at London’s Proud Chelsea gallery. While rehearsals were professional and productive, Magnus describes the recording itself as a party, with the band having decorated the space with balloons and streamers, and invited celebrities like Mick Jagger, The Who’s Keith Moon and Marianne Faithfull to attend. New intimate photos reveal Freddie Mercury's private world Magnus was given free rein to shoot what he saw fit, from tea breaks at the canteen to Paul McCartney painting a sign for his Aunt Milly, who was visiting family in Australia, to see during the broadcast. (It read “COME BACK MILLY!”) “It was reportage with The Beatles, and I was able to achieve this style of photography with them, having built up over the years a bond of trust between us,” he said. Two weeks ago, Magnus brought a group of American friends to the famed zebra crossing outside of Abbey Road Studios, made famous by the cover of the band’s 1969 album of the same name. Unforgettable photos of psychedelia and debauchery from the golden age of LSD He was struck to see a large crowd already gathered, “the majority of whom were not even born when The Beatles were making their music.” “Their music is just as popular today as it was,” he said. “It has transcended the generations.” “The Beatles Unseen: Photographs by David Magnus” is on at Proud Chelsea in London until May 14, 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The Beatles", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170321114500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/arts/the-beatles-unseen-photographs-david-magnus/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "691156235", "sentence": "US President Donald Trump has voiced his displeasure with the deal The refugees are held in Papua New Guinea and Nauru The Australian refugee deal that US President Donald Trump once derided as “stupid” and “horrible” is happening. The first group of refugees being held at Australian offshore detention centers on Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island will leave for the US in the “coming weeks,” the Australian government has confirmed in a statement. “There will be about 25 (refugees) from both Manus and Nauru, will be going to the United States and I just want to thank again President Trump for continuing with that arrangement,” Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in an interview with CNN’s Australia affiliate Seven News. Under the terms of the arrangement, refugees selected by the Australian authorities for resettlement in the US are not guaranteed entry into the country. They must first pass a strict vetting process – which can take months. An official at the US State Department told CNN on Wednesday that to date, they have determined one individual meets resettlement requirements and will be moved in “the coming weeks.” The official said he expects the first batch of approved refugees to be notified within days. “We expect refugees to travel to the United States in the coming weeks,” the official said. Related article Australia agrees to pay $70 million to Manus Island detainees Trump made it clear to Turnbull he was not a fan of the deal during their first phone call following Trump’s inauguration in January, details of which were later revealed in a leaked transcript published by the Washington Post in August. “I am the world’s greatest person that does not want to let people into the country. And now I am agreeing to take 2,000 people and I agree I can vet them, but that puts me in a bad position. It makes me look so bad and I have only been here a week,” Trump said. “This is a big deal,” Turnbull responded. “It is really, really important to us that we maintain it. It does not oblige you to take one person that you do not want.” “This is a stupid deal. This deal will make me look terrible,” Trump said, adding later “I think it is a horrible deal, a disgusting deal that I would have never made.” The deal was negotiated by former US President Barack Obama and involved the transfer of 1,250 refugees from Australia in exchange for a group of Central American refugees from camps in Costa Rica. Towards the end of their phone call, Trump appeared to concede that he would stick with the deal, but he said he would tell the American people that “I hate it.” Abdul Aziz Adam, a 24-year-old Sudanese refugee on Manus Island, told CNN that the 25 men selected for resettlement were from several countries, including  Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. They were told they’d be leaving on Monday, Adam said. “Today we can see people smiling, something that has never happened in the last four years,” he told CNN over the phone. “A bunch of people were laughing and hugging each other … we never expected this kind of news.” Adam said though news had brought much-needed hope to the island, there were still hundreds who feared what the future could hold. “At this stage right now, we only have 25 out of 800 men that are going to have their freedom,” he said.”The rest are going to be locked up on this island, and it is very stressful. “We want to ask the authorities if they could at least delay the time of closing the center until everyone’s future is determined.” The center is due to close by the end of October, after it was ruled unconstitutional by Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court last year. Adam told CNN he’s worried that those still on the island may be forgotten. As of July, 791 men were detained on Manus island, according to the Australian government. CNN has reached out to US Citizenship and Immigration Services for comment. Australia has a very strict immigration policy for asylum seekers who try to reach the country by boat. They’re told they will never be able to settle on Australian soil and are sent to island camps for processing. Amnesty International has likened the camps to an “open-air prison,” a characterization that the Australian government denies. Last year, a UN report found multiple cases of “attempted suicide, self-immolation, acts of self-harm and depression” among children who had lived in prolonged “detention-like conditions” on Nauru. The government has emphasized the US refugee swap is a one-off deal that would not be repeated. “My message to people thinking about coming to Australia illegally by boat is that this is a one-off arrangement that will not be available to any future illegal maritime arrival,” said Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. People now caught smuggling boats that attempt to reach Australia will be “intercepted and sent back,” he said. CNN’s Ben Westcott, Elise Labott, Sol Han and Hilary Whiteman contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US refugee resettlement deal with Australia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170920063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/20/asia/australia-us-refugee-deal/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "492724189", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog The Dean’s Report. Follow him on Twitter: @TheDeansreport. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Dean Obeidallah: Trump, as media manipulator, draws outrage, buzz over Muslim remarks Who's scarier? His followers, Obeidallah says He says polls show Trump supporters are far to right of the GOP and offer dark view of America Donald Trump, as we all know, is a master media manipulator. He knows how to get headlines better than any modern-day presidential candidate. (Or for that matter better than almost anyone not named Kardashian.) The latest? He called Monday for all Muslims to be blocked from entering the United States.  (How will Trump determine if a person is a Muslim? Will he make everyone trying to get into the United States eat a bacon cheeseburger?) Some have speculated that Trump’s extreme rhetoric during this campaign may just be simply to get headlines. That may or may not be true. But I’ll tell you one group that doesn’t care either way. This group clings ferociously to Trump’s most extreme positions, and its member are far to the right of the rest of the Republican Party. The group: Trump’s supporters and they are scarier than he is. One recent clue? After Trump’s speech Monday night detailing his plan for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” his supporters gave him a standing ovation. Trump’s GOP rivals have publicly criticized the proposal, by contrast. Even Dick Cheney, yes Cheney, said the proposal “goes against everything we stand for and believe in.” But there’s so much more. A recent poll found that three quarters of Trump’s supporters are in favor of deporting all of the 11 million-plus undocumented immigrants and banning any Syrian refugees from seeking shelter in America. In contrast, Marco Rubio only has 5% and Jeb Bush 6% of those far-right voters. And a recent Iowa poll found that 73% of Trump supporters in that state favor his idea to create a “deportation force” and deport all undocumented immigrants in our country. In comparison, only 40% of Republicans supporting any of the other GOP presidential candidates agree. Trump also polls well among people who are apprehensive about Muslims. Republican voters who believe that Muslims support ISIS are 35% more likely to support Trump than those Republicans who think “very few” Muslims support that the terrorist group, a survey found. Worse, Republicans who think Muslims in general (which would include American Muslims) are “an immediate threat to the United States” support the Donald by more than 30 percentage points. Speaking of Muslims, while 43% of Republicans in a September poll believe Obama is a Muslim, that number goes up to 54% among Trump supporters. OK, I’m pretty sure you get it: Trump’s supporters are really right wing, even when compared with other Republicans. In fact, a poll released this week finds that 68% of Trump supporters would vote for him if he leaves the GOP and runs as an independent candidate. But what’s more alarming is some of the hateful rhetoric I have witnessed firsthand by some Trump supporters on Twitter. It’s been a parade of hateful comments about Latinos, Muslims and Black Lives Matter. Trump has even received the support of white supremacists for his endorsement of President Dwight Eisenhower’s “Operation Wetback” plan to deport undocumented immigrants in the ’50s. Trump has become one-stop shopping for the far-right. He may lose this election, but he has shown the country something important about itself: that the greatest threat to America, as we know it, may not be foreign threats but un-American ideologies right here at home. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151209200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/opinions/obeidallah-trump-muslims/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "513356171", "sentence": "Mahad Mohammed Karatey was killed along with 52 others, the Kenyan military says An Al-Shabaab spokesman denied that an airstrike happened; a Somali government official said Karatey may still be alive Karatey is known as the head of the Amniyat, Al-Shabaab's intelligence wing A Kenyan airstrike in Somalia has killed at least 52 militants from the Islamist terror organization Al-Shabaab, including its intelligence chief, the Kenyan military said. But Al-Shabaab denied that there was any strike, and a Somali government official cast doubt on the intelligence chief’s death. The strike earlier this month targeted a camp where the Kenya Defence Forces said the Amniyat, Al-Shabaab’s intelligence wing, was training around 80 recruits. Mahad Mohammed Karatey, also known as Mahat Karatey, was killed along with 10 mid level Al-Shabaab commanders and 42 recruits, said the KDF, which is part of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. He was attending a graduation ceremony for the recruits, the KDF said. The U.S. Department of State has designated Karatey as a terrorist and is offering up to $5 million for information locating him. Related video Who are Africa's most dangerous terror groups? But Al-Shabaab contradicted the KDF on a radio station sympathetic to their cause – Radio Andulus – saying “Al-Shabaab denies that any airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab has taken place. The intention of Kenya is to divert attention from El Adde, [Somali,] where hundreds of Kenyan troops died.” A suicide bombing attack struck an African Union base there in January. Al-Shabaab hits African Union base in Somalia In addition, a Somali intelligence source told CNN that officials do not believe that Karatey is dead. They also believe an Amniyat training program would never involve so many people. Karatey is known as a high-level Al-Shabaab commander of the Amniyat. Kenyan and U.S. authorities believe Karatey was directly involved in the attack on Garissa University in Kenya last year, which killed 148 people. Most of them were students. Authorities also believe Karatey had a hand in the El Adde attack. Related video Village holds funeral for Kenya massacre victim Kenya attack victims: Vigil mourns 147 slain by terrorists in Garissa Al-Shabaab most recently claimed responsibility for the failed bombing of a Daallo Airlines flight departing Mogadishu in early February. The explosion killed only the bomber and injured two others. But the bomb, said to be sophisticated, was believed to be hidden in a laptop. Al-Shabaab is fighting a guerrilla war in Somalia with the intention of imposing Sharia law. It has also regularly carried out attacks with multiple casualties in Kenya and has sworn revenge for that country’s military participation against the terrorists in Somalia. The terror group is officially affiliated with al Qaeda, although last year a fraction pledged allegiance to ISIS. What is Al-Shabaab and what does it want? Journalist Omar Nor in Mogadishu contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Al-Shabaab", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160219074500", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "SOM", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/africa/al-shabaab-figure-killed/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "620758849", "sentence": "President Donald Trump has wasted no time getting down to business as US commander in chief, but few countries in the world will be watching his moves as closely as China. Since his election in November, President Trump has challenged Beijing over its military build-up in the South China Sea, slammed its currency and trade policies and, perhaps most controversially, upended decades of diplomatic protocol by questioning a longstanding US policy towards Taiwan. He’s also handed key jobs to people with controversial views on China, not least his choice for Secretary of State  Rex Tillerson, who has suggested that Beijing be blocked from accessing its artificial islands. The leaders in Zhongnanhai, the gated compound that is China’s equivalent to the White House, want to know how seriously they should take such statements. Will they translate into policy?  And within Trump’s inner circle, whose voice will prevail? “They (China’s leaders) might be willing to give up something but if Trump asks too much, China is willing to fight,” says Zhang Baohui, a professor of political science at Lingnan University, Here’s four ways China could try to handle the Oval Office’s unpredictable new occupant. Trump’s bluster could be just that. There’s a long history of US presidents taking a tough stance on China only to moderate it once in office. President George W. Bush came to power vowing to treat China as a “strategic competitor” only to default to engagement. President Ronald Reagan said he would cut off diplomatic links with Beijing. Two years after he was elected, he visited China. Jon Huntsman Jr., a former US ambassador to Beijing, says Trump’s fiery talk on China fits that pattern. “This is kind of a replay of what we’ve seen before. Trump at some point is going to have to say ‘I’ve gotta sit down and do business with the Chinese,” he told CNN. Trump has already moderated one of his key stances on China. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he walked back on an earlier pledge to name China a currency manipulator on day one of his administration. However, analysts say this strategy is risky for China. If President Xi Jinping stays too quiet in the face of Trump’s provocations, it makes Xi, who has built his credibility on being a strong leader, look weak. This could trigger protests — something Xi is unlikely to want in a year that will also see some leadership changes in Beijing when the Chinese Communist Party holds its once-every-five-years congress. “Xi definitely doesn’t want relations with the US to stir up trouble. He’s anxious not to allow nationalistic young men and women to demonstrate against the US,” says Willy Lam, an adjunct professor at the Centre for Chinese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Xi Jinping: The power and fragility of China’s leader Many Chinese observers stress Trump’s background as a business man and believe his posturing over Taiwan and the South China Sea is simply an opening gambit in advance of real business negotiations. “I don’t think Trump and his team will carry out the bulk of their threats,” says Lam. “We need to remember that Trump is a shrewd businessman. He’s raising an extreme position from which he might do a bit of climbing down if the Chinese were amenable to making other compromises.” China has been busy behind the scenes reaching out to people close to Trump, says Zhang Baohui, a professor of political science at Lingnan University, Many saw the meeting between Trump and Jack Ma, Alibaba founder and Asia’s richest man, as an example of this outreach. “They will first try and shape his China policy by trying to work with him,” says Zhang. “They’ve floated the idea of trying to invest in US infrastructure. The Chinese fundamentally think he is a businessman who wants to create jobs – even if he’s willing to play dirty tricks over things like Taiwan.” It’s a strategy that’s worked well elsewhere for Beijing, with China building and forging infrastructure deals in Africa, Eastern Europe and southeast Asia. Why 2017 is impossible to predict Personalities count, especially in China where connections or guanxi are viewed as key to getting anything done. Zhang says that many in China want a meeting between Trump and Xi as soon as possible, with some suggestion that Trump could be invited to a multilateral meeting on China’s “one belt, one road” initiative in May. Another opportunity would come in July when the G20 meeting is held in Germany or November when Vietnam hosts APEC –  the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. “When they meet directly and have glass of Maotai together over dinner, Xi could disarm Trump. He’s a good diplomat,” says Zhang, referring to a popular Chinese liquor. China may also use Trump’s pick for US ambassador to Beijing, Iowa governor Terry Branstad, to cement ties between Xi and Trump. Branstad and Xi have known each other since 1985, when Xi visited Iowa as a provincial official on a state exchange program during Branstad’s first term as governor, and have maintained a friendship of sorts. Donald Trump rooster statue takes China by storm Of course, China could make life difficult for Trump if it wants to. Lam at the Chinese University of Hong Kong says China is already quietly preparing for a trade war. “The Chinese commerce department has drawn up a meticulous list of possible retaliatory measures – which US companies would be hit with what kind of tariffs should the US (fire) a salvo in a trade war,” he says. It’s not something to take lightly, especially for a US president who’s staked his legitimacy on delivering jobs and an economic revival, says Jing Ulrich, Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Chase. “Remember Boeing has projected selling in the next 20 years $1 trillion worth of aircraft into China. If tariffs were put on that would be very damning to an iconic US company. And that’s just one example,” she says. China could hit back in other ways.  It could choose to squeeze Taiwan economically, become more aggressive in the South China Sea or shore up its ties with North Korea. Can Taiwan trust Trump? Shen Dingli, a professor of International Relations at Fudan University in Shanghai, says he believes that China is willing to negotiate with the US and the two should be able to resolve their differences on trade  – but Taiwan is a red line for China’s leaders. “We cannot do Taiwan as a bargaining chip,” he says. “If Trump still plays the Taiwan card then China and the US would have a very serious confrontation. This is hopefully not what Trump wants to have.” CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "China", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170126001500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/asia/china-sizes-up-donald-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "557681941", "sentence": "Cunha, a chief critic of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, had already been suspended \"Only my resignation will put an end to the instability,\" he says Eduardo Cunha, the man who led the charge to impeach Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff, resigned as speaker of the lower house of congress on Thursday. Cunha had already been suspended as speaker in May by the Supreme Court, at the request of the attorney general, who accused him of obstructing justice and hiding millions of dollars in bribes in Swiss bank accounts. Then last month, the congressional ethics committee voted to strip him of his congressional seat. Although resigning as speaker, he still hangs on to the seat, but could be voted out by the plenary in coming weeks. Cunha, who has been widely compared to the character Frank Underwood in the TV series “House of Cards,” teared up Thursday as he announced his resignation. “Only my resignation will put an end to the instability,” he told journalists during brief comments carried live around the country. With Cunha spearheading efforts, congress voted overwhelmingly in April in favor of launching an impeachment trial against Rousseff. With the Senate also voting in favor of a trial a month later, Rousseff was suspended for up to 180 days to defend herself against allegations she broke budgetary laws when she tried to hide a budget shortfall ahead of re-election in 2014. “I am paying a high price for having started the impeachment process. I have no doubt that the main reason for my removal lies in the conduction of this impeachment of the removed president,” Cunha said Thursday. He has been accused of benefiting from a massive bribery scheme involving the state-run oil company Petrobras. The corruption investigation has already brought down some of the country’s top political and business leaders. If congress votes him out, Cunha loses partial immunity from prosecution offered to members of congress and high-ranking politicians. “I will continue to defend my innocence and that I told the truth,” he said. The final decision in Rousseff’s impeachment trial will come after the 2016 Olympic Games end on August 21. Related video Brazil bolsters security after ISIS threat Vice President Michel Temer, who belongs to the same party as Cunha, stepped in as acting president and will take over permanently if Rousseff is impeached. On Thursday, Cunha wished him luck.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Eduardo Cunha", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160707224500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/world/brazil-eduardo-cunha-resigns-dilma-rousseff/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "457903184", "sentence": "Republicans are likely to pick up another Democratic vote against the President’s Iran nuclear deal next week when Sen. Robert Menendez makes his position on the deal official. The New Jersey Democrat’s office said Friday that he will deliver a “major address” on the Iran deal Tuesday in New Jersey, where he will announce his decision on whether to vote for a congressional measure of disapproval on the deal. Menendez is expected to announce he is against the deal. The former Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member has been strongly critical of the deal and the administration’s negotiations with Iran, at one point accusing President Barack Obama of using talking points “straight out of Tehran.” If he announces he is a “no” as predicted, he will join New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as the only Democrats officially against the deal. RELATED: Iran deal Democrat whip list Assuming all Republicans vote against the deal, they will need 13 Democrats to join them in the Senate to override an assured presidential veto on the measure of disapproval. So far, 19 Democrats and independents who caucus with them have said they are in favor of the deal. The House would also need to muster a two-thirds majority to override a veto. Obama picked up two more House Democrats on Friday when Texas Rep. Rubén Hinojosa and California Rep. Jackie Speier announced they will support the deal.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran nuclear deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150814211500", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/14/politics/robert-menendez-iran-announcement/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "744454585", "sentence": "Illegal immigration, the border wall, Democrats, “fake news” and even “Cheatin’ Obama.” These are the base-rallying call signs President Donald Trump has deployed on Twitter in the last week, just as he is facing a rare onslaught of criticism from pockets of his right-wing base over a $1.3 trillion spending measure he signed that didn’t include new border wall funding. The law included about $1.6 billion for border security. The lengthiest of his recent Twitter rants came in the last three mornings, after he spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago venting with allies and fielding the concerns of conservatives who worry he hasn’t done enough to mollify his political base’s demands for action on illegal immigration. Privately, sources close to the President and the White House say Trump is also increasingly turning to the 2018 midterm elections and has focused on how he can help deliver high turnout numbers among his supporters. Motivation his base is something the President and some of his allies believe will be key to keeping Congress in Republican hands and thus help avoid potential impeachment proceedings from a Democratic House. Related article At Mar-a-Lago, Trump hears from immigration hardliners Five sources close to the White House offered varying interpretations of whether there is a strategy behind the uptick in Trump’s tweets. But all agreed the activity has served to energize – or reassure – his political base and provides a preview of how Trump plans to approach the upcoming elections. “He’s only going to rev this up. He’s looking at targets that the base hates,” one source close to the White House said. “The enthusiasm gap between ‘the resistance’ and ‘the base’ is now palpable.” Trump’s weekend at Mar-a-Lago only served to solidify his ruefulness at the massive spending measure he signed a week earlier. There, Fox News personalities such as Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro amplified the criticism of the bill found in some conservative circles where frustration at the lack of funding for a border wall reached a fever pitch. The loudest of those criticisms reached the President through TV screens, where the conservative firebrand Ann Coulter excoriated the President for failing to get border wall funding. One source said Trump was “rattled” by Coulter’s criticism, while another said he was “aggravated.” In its wake, Trump has issued a series of social media invectives to signal his commitment to stemming illegal immigration and building the wall that became as prominent a staple of his campaign as the red “Make America Great Again” hats donned by his supporters. Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. “Caravans” coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL! ...Congress must immediately pass Border Legislation, use Nuclear Option if necessary, to stop the massive inflow of Drugs and People. Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don’t allow them to do their job. Act now Congress, our country is being stolen! Honduras, Mexico and many other countries that the U.S. is very generous to, sends many of their people to our country through our WEAK IMMIGRATION POLICIES. Caravans are heading here. Must pass tough laws and build the WALL. Democrats allow open borders, drugs and crime! “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their jobs at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release,” Trump tweeted on Sunday. On Monday, he lamented the lack of “effective border laws” in the US, warned “our country is being stolen!” and accused Democrats of wanting “No Borders, hence drugs and crime!” On Tuesday – between tweets about “fake news” – he offered still more on the topic: “The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our ‘Weak Laws’ Border, had better be stopped before it gets here.” But if Trump’s aim is to mollify the criticism he is facing from the right, one top Trump ally in Congress predicted that won’t be enough. “Most Republican members are just getting beat up because of the omnibus vote,” said the GOP lawmaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak more candidly. “The danger is there was a day in time when a few tweets would reassure conservatives in Trump districts. The vote on the omnibus doesn’t allow for a tweet to reassure them anymore.” Reached by email, Coulter offered a similar analysis: “As I have said, they don’t call it ‘The Great Tweet of China.’ “ In the 11 days since he signed the spending bill that left Coulter and conservatives in Congress upset, Trump has continued to grumble about the lack of funding for the wall and privately blamed both members of his administration and Republican leaders in Congress for negotiating an unsatisfactory bill, three sources close to the President said. “He understands that the building of the wall was a central component of the campaign and it’s very difficult going into the ’18 cycle not having built it,” one source close to Trump said. But a separate source familiar with the conversations said Trump has coupled his frustration with the lack of funding with private insistence that the wall is being built – pointing to the replacement of existing fencing on the southern border – and that it must simply be marketed better to the public. Trump appeared to make an attempt at that last week when he tweeted photos of new fencing being installed on the border and wrote: “Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL!” Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL! pic.twitter.com/pmCNoxxlkH That messaging – from a President who is now without a communications director other than himself – is likely to increase as the midterms near. If not disappointed in the level of action on border security, Trump has worried that some of his supporters may be complacent. “History says that when you win the presidency, that party doesn’t do so well in the midterms because people get complacent. They get complacent,” Trump told a crowd in Ohio last week. “We cannot be complacent.” The President’s advisers inside and outside the White House have convinced him he can be the motivating factor, pointing him to figures that suggest he helped narrow the Republican deficit in a Pennsylvania congressional race by hitting the campaign trail days before the election last month. The Republican candidate still lost the race narrowly, despite the fact that Trump won the district by 20 points. Base-pleasing tweets like he has issued in the last week are likely to play into that effort, sources close to Trump said, noting that the tweets are a tried-and-true playbook of his 2016 campaign. But some allies still hope Trump will also use his Twitter account not just to pump up his base, but also to tout a growing economy and the tax cut bill that Republicans plan to run on as their 2018 platform. “He’s proven that he can drive the news cycle, but drive it for good,” said Barry Bennett, a former Trump campaign adviser. “Because if we talk about the economy and where it’s going, we’re not going to lose the House.” Of course, tweets aimed at the base will help too, Bennett said. “What you gotta do is remind them why we’re fighting together,” he said. “It always works.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180404054500", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "HND", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/donald-trump-border-tweet-2018/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "644817480", "sentence": "Police chief: \"We confirm that we have found a device in the truck that doesn't belong there\" The suspect is 39 years old and from Uzbekistan, prosecutor says A man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses after the Stockholm truck attack is from the central Asian republic of Uzbekistan and was known to intelligence services, Swedish authorities said. Suspicions about the arrested man have strengthened during the course of the investigation, Dan Eliasson, chief of the Swedish Police told a press briefing Saturday. Police are investigating a “technical device” found in the vehicle used in the attack, he said. “We confirm that we have found a device in the truck that doesn’t belong there. We are now investigating its content,” Eliasson said. “Whether this was a classic bomb or some sort of flammable device is now a matter for our analysis.” Related video Sweden truck attack: What happened Prosecutor Hans Ihrman said the arrested man was a 39-year-old from Uzbekistan. The attack Friday in the heart of Sweden’s capital killed four people and injured about 15 more. Eight of the injured are still being treated in hospital, Eliasson said. Four of the injured, all adults, have serious injuries, Stockholm County Council said earlier. One child suffered minor injuries. Earlier, Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT reported that a bag of undetonated explosives had been found inside the truck, which was stolen minutes before the attack as it made a delivery at a restaurant. The attacker apparently suffered burns caused by the explosives, which did not detonate properly, SVT said. A manhunt was launched immediately after the attack. The suspect was detained in the early hours of Saturday (Friday evening ET) in Marsta, a town about 30 minutes’ drive north of Stockholm near the city’s main international airport. The man has featured in previous intelligence reports from last year, Anders Thornberg, chief of the Security Service told the briefing. However, the security services were not able to confirm that intelligence, so he was not on their radar, he said. Their focus is now to prevent further attacks and investigate if there were other accomplices, Thornberg said. Security has been stepped up and border controls are in place. Eliasson said investigators were examining the suspect’s social media accounts and contacts, but declined to be drawn on whether he had connections to ISIS or other terror groups. “We do not know whether there are further persons involved in this act or not,” he said. “But we are not excluding that. We are still working on a very comprehensive approach to see whether there is any possibility that further individuals are involved.” Eliasson said he saw clear similarities to the attack in London last month, in which a man plowed through pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before fatally stabbing a policeman outside the UK Parliament. The prosecutor has until noon Tuesday to ask the courts to detain the suspect, said Karin Rosander, spokeswoman for Sweden’s prosecutor’s office. King Carl XVI Gustaf on Saturday expressed his condolences to the friends and families of the victims. Speaking outside the royal palace in Stockholm, Gustaf said the nation was “shaken up” but urged people to seek peace. “We have experienced other violence acts before and we have survived then, he said. “We will also survive now… Sweden is – has been for a long time – and shall continue to be a safe and peaceful country.” Drottninggatan (Queen Street) remained cordoned off Saturday morning, but the truck had been removed overnight from the building where it had been wedged. Heavily armed officers guarded the area and several police vans were present. Scores of people came to lay flowers Saturday morning at a spot on Klarabergsgaten, near the crash site. The mood was subdued, with people seeming to be in quiet reflection. A post shared by Max Foster (@maxfostercnn) Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel visited the scene mid-morning. Princess Victoria, who was dressed in black and visibly moved to tears, was barely able to speak as she surveyed the area. “I feel an enormous sorrow and emptiness,” she told reporters. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who visited a short time later, said: “The goal is that we are supposed to be afraid, but Sweden has shown itself from its best side. That is a strength that no one can take away from us.” Police consoled one crying man nearby as he walked up with a bouquet.  Several fathers brought their children down to the barrier and explained gently what happened. Habib Jlassi, a 29-year-old night bus driver who was there with his three-year-old daughter, told CNN it was important to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. “I’ve come here to show that we are not afraid,” said Jlassi, who lives in Stockholm and whose eyes appeared red from crying. “We are stronger than them.” Around the corner, in a square outside Stockholm Concert Hall, a flower, fruit and vegetable market was being set up. Some people bought flowers there before walking over to leave them by the cordon. Debris still littered the ground around the crash scene and workers in neon suits carried items to a waiting skip. Some shops opened Saturday morning on streets around Drottninggatan as the city center began to return to normal. CNN’s Lauren Said-Moorhouse and journalist Per Nyberg reported from Stockholm, while CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN’s Max Foster and Mariano Castillo contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Swedish authorities", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170408081500", "country1": "SWE", "country2": "UZB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/europe/sweden-stockholm-truck-attack/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "431459516", "sentence": "Prosecutor announces judicial investigation of child sex abuse claims against French soldiers Soldiers accused of raping, abusing children while deployed in Central African Republic A week after allegations of child sex abuse by French peacekeepers deployed to the Central African Republic rocked France, a Paris prosecutor announced that judges would investigate a number of people in the alleged rape and sexual abuse of minors. The abuses were allegedly committed against a dozen hungry, vulnerable children at a displaced persons camp at M’Poko International Airport in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, between December 2013 and June. In its statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced “a judicial investigation against unnamed persons accused of charges of rapes on minors” aged under 15 years, or complicity in this, “by people abusing the authority conferred by their functions.” Investigating magistrates will now continue the investigation, it said. It did not state how many soldiers were under suspicion. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, it was sent a confidential U.N. document by the French Ministry of Defense in July reporting the testimonies of six children ages 9, 11 and 13 about abuses at the M’Poko camp. Four of the children said they were victims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers with France’s Operation Sangaris, and two said they had witnessed abuse. On receiving the document, the military affairs section of the Paris prosecutor’s office immediately launched a preliminary investigation, its statement said, and sent investigators to the Central African Republic for a week in August. They carried out a number of interviews but have not yet interviewed any children in connection with the allegations. The Paris prosecutor wanted to speak beforehand with the U.N. official who wrote the report, the statement said, and she agreed to come to Paris. “The U.N. hierarchy, however, refused this hearing, indicating that the official benefited from an immunity that had to be lifted before any hearing,” the statement said. Eventually it was agreed that the official could complete a written questionnaire, which was returned to the Paris prosecutor’s office last week, it said. The director of an advocacy group that was sent a copy of the leaked U.N. report told CNN last week that French soldiers forced hungry, homeless young boys to perform sex acts on them in return for small amounts of food, water and sometimes some cash. “The children were severely traumatized by the events,” said Paula Donovan, co-director of AIDS-Free World. A French Defense Ministry spokesman told a news conference in Paris last week that the army had not gone public about the case previously because a judicial inquiry was ongoing. In response to the furor, French President Francois Hollande promised heavy sanctions against any soldier found guilty of the allegations. The United Nations confirmed it had suspended a staffer over the leak of the document last summer to the French government. The unnamed staffer is accused of providing an unedited version of the internal U.N. report to French authorities before it even reached senior management in the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mia Farrow: Why children in CAR should matter to us all CNN’s Sarah Oulahna and Ariana Williams contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "French soldiers deployed in the Central African Republic", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150507160000", "country1": "FRA", "country2": "CAF", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/07/world/france-un-car-sex-abuse-claims/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "664206295", "sentence": "NEW: ACLU: The decision has \"huge implications\" for Dreamers NEW: \"It will set a precedent for other cases like mine,\" Jessica Colotl says Jessica Colotl says her life flew into turmoil after US officials revoked her protection from deportation last month. She couldn’t work. She was scared to drive. And at any moment she feared she could be deported to Mexico. On Monday, the 28-year-old won a temporary reprieve after a federal judge ordered officials to reinstate her protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program while they reconsider her renewal application. In his order, US District Judge Mark H. Cohen said US Citizenship and Immigration Services officials had not followed proper procedures when they revoked Colotl’s protections under the program last month. Immigrant rights advocates hailed the ruling as a victory that shows officials can’t arbitrarily revoke the protections they granted to so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. “The court’s decision today has huge implications for all Dreamers,” said Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties Union. “The government can’t just break its promises for no reason.” Colotl was born in Mexico and was brought to the United States by her parents 17 years ago, when she was 11 years old. Her case first drew attention in 2010, when a traffic violation on her college campus landed her behind bars and sparked a national debate about how officials should approach Dreamers’ cases. “Jessica is very excited to see justice prevail in this case, and remains confident that USCIS, when it actually adjudicates the DACA renewal, will, this time, follow the correct procedures in making its decision,” attorney Charles Kuck said in a written statement after the judge’s ruling on Monday. A spokeswoman for the US Department of Justice declined to comment, describing the case as a pending matter. Colotl filed a federal lawsuit last month after officials denied her renewal application and revoked her protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Obama administration created in 2012. The DACA program provides so-called Dreamers with temporary work authorization and protection from deportation for renewable two-year periods. More than three-quarters of a million people have been granted DACA status since the program began. Related article DACA: 10 questions on program that protects 'Dreamers' President Trump has sent mixed messages about the program’s future. He decried it on the campaign trail, but struck a softer tone once he took office. To date, the program remains in place. In the first three months of 2017, officials approved more than 100,000 DACA applications, 17,275 initial applications and 107,524 renewals, according to statistics  released last week. And officials have repeatedly stressed that they’re not targeting Dreamers for deportation. Colotl told reporters last week that she was shocked to learn she’d been kicked out of the DACA program. “I was devastated by it, because I knew that it would destroy my life, and it did that,” she said. “I went in a matter of seconds from having a normal life to basically being paralyzed.” Immigration officials initially said Colotl’s protections had been revoked because she admitted guilt to a 2011 charge of making a false statement to law enforcement. Colotl’s attorneys denied that accusation, arguing that the Trump administration had tried to make an example of Colotl, who has become an outspoken advocate for immigrant rights. Government attorneys conceded in court last week that Colotl hadn’t pleaded guilty. But they also argued that doesn’t matter, saying that officials have the discretion to decide who to accept into the program. Related article Sec. Kelly: DHS not targeting 'Dreamers' In his order on Monday, Cohen said officials do have discretion, but also said they must follow their own established procedures as they weigh applications. Colotl described the judge’s ruling as amazing. “It will set a precedent for other cases like mine,” she said. CNN’s Tristan Smith contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170612200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/us/jessica-colotl-daca-ruling/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "658341654", "sentence": "Former CIA Director John Brennan testified before the House intelligence committee Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified at the Senate armed services panel Another set of Capitol Hill hearings brought more pain for President Donald Trump Tuesday, as former CIA Director John Brennan told lawmakers there was clear contact between Trump campaign aides and Russian operatives. At almost the same time, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said he would be willing to discuss later whether Trump leaned on him to push back against Russia reports. RELATED: Calculating or naive? Trump caught in cloud of Russia probe revelations Here are the top five things we learned. Brennan, testifying for the first time as a private citizen, offered up a stream of news and developments Tuesday morning, but the biggest was clearly that he saw evidence that Trump aides were being courted by Russian operatives. He refused to name names, but that statement alone was enough. “I encountered and am aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between Russian officials and US persons involved in the Trump campaign that I was concerned about because of known Russian efforts to suborn such individuals and it raised questions in my mind, again, whether or not the Russians were able to gain the cooperation of those individuals,” Brennan told the House intelligence committee. He later added that, “these are contacts that might’ve been totally, totally innocent and benign as well as those that might have succumbed somehow to those Russian efforts.” Coats would not answer questions about reports that Trump asked him to publicly deny evidence of cooperation between his campaign and Russia. And he would not say whether he’s spoken about the issue with National Security Agency Chief Adm. Mike Rogers, who Trump also reportedly asked to deny the Russia collusion. RELATED: Trump asked DNI, NSA to deny evidence of Russia collusion “I don’t feel it’s appropriate for me to characterize discussions and conversations with the President,” Coats told the Senate armed services committee at a hearing Tuesday. But importantly, Coats said he would be willing to talk about his conversations if asked by both Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators. Coats did open up in one exchange, too, when he was asked to talk about the situation hypothetically. Trump’s intel chief said he’s made clear to the administration he will not politicize intelligence. “I made it clear in my confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that my role and the role of the Director of National Intelligence is to provide information, intelligence information relevant to policy makers so that they can base their judgments on that,” Coats said. “That any political shaping of that presentation or intelligence would not be appropriate. I have made my position clear on that to the administration and I intend to maintain that position.” Chalk up a small win for the White House, during an otherwise grueling morning: Brennan could not definitively say that he saw any evidence of collusion. “If someone left this hearing today and said that you had indicated that those contacts were evidence of collusion or collaboration, they would be misrepresenting your statements, correct?” asked Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican. Brennan responded: “I would say it was not an accurate portrayal of my statement.” But before the White House celebrates, Brennan was also clear that he is not in a position to definitively rule out collusion. “I don’t want to take this out of context. We see contacts, interactions, between Russian officials and US persons all the time. It is when it’s in the context that there’s something else going on. So we knew at the time that the Russians were involved in this effort to try to interfere in our election, so with that backdrop, and increasing indications that they were involved with that, seeing these types of contacts and interactions during the same period of time raised my concern,” he said. Brennan – a former analyst, versed in the recruitment of spies – cautioned that Russian attempts to recruits spies inside the CIA itself has shown what should be obvious: Nobody ever directly announces themselves as a Russian spy when they are trying to recruit someone. “Frequently, people who go along a treasonous path do not know they are on a treasonous path until it is too late,” Brennan said. Brennan did not single out anyone, but his comments were an apparent reference to the Trump campaign. Intelligence sources have previously confirmed to CNN that former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page was being cultivated as a source for a Russian spy – whether he knew it or not. Page has repeatedly denied that charge. Sources: Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign Trump’s apparent sharing of sensitive intelligence during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak has not set off any alarm bells for the director of national intelligence. RELATED - Sources: Trump shared classified info with Russians New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich said Trump’s sharing would be considered the “mother of all leaks” if he held any position in government besides president, which gives him the authority to declassify whatever he wants. Asked if it was dangerous for Trump to share the info, reportedly from the Israelis, with Russia, Coats responded: “Well I wasn’t in the room and I don’t know what the President shared, though I have read his public comments.” Coats went on to say that he had “no awareness” of whether there was any process that occurred within the intelligence community to clear the sharing with Russia, and he said the intelligence community has not assessed the impact of the release. “We have not initiated an assessment of that,” Coats said. “There are procedures that we go through to determine what assessments have been made or need to be made. There is a process that we go through to my understanding we have not initiated that.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump campaign", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170523190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/politics/brennan-coats-rogers-hearings/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "742729805", "sentence": "US easing of sanctions welcomed by businesses Increase in smartphone users Sudan is opening up to the internet economy, thanks to the easing of US sanctions. The country has experienced a growth in e-commerce businesses, such as online shopping platforms and an Uber-style taxi app Mishwar. According to the most recent data from Internet World Stats, internet users made up 29% of the population in 2016 – a notable rise from the 9.3% in 2009. This number is expected to boom even further as Sudan’s young e-commerce entrepreneurs drive customers out of the shops and into the online marketplace. “The reason why e-trade at large is a new phenomenon is that we’ve been allowed to get in touch with the world once again,” said Yousif Ahmed El Tinay, CEO of Sudan’s United Capital Bank. The country, which sits on the crossroads between Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, has gone through decades of isolation. In 1997, the US imposed economic, trade and financial sanctions on Sudan. This made Sudan increasingly reliant on its oil revenue – which accounted for over half of Sudan’s government revenue and 95% of its exports. Related article 44 African countries agree free trade agreement, Nigeria yet to sign But when the south seceded in 2011, Sudan lost three-quarters of its oil reserves, according to an IMF report, which – combined with the sanctions – sent the economy into dire straits and record low GDP Annual Growth Rate of 1.4% in 2012. Related article Africa's top airports revealed “Sanctions have kept us cut (off), not in touch with the world, (which) has meant we have not been able to have access or direct access to the advanced technologies offered,” said El Tinay. But the US government’s decision to lift the trade embargo in October 2017 – giving the country access to previously frozen assets and allowing US goods to be purchased – has brought hope to the nation, despite some restrictive measures remaining. Sudan is still listed on the US state sponsors of terrorism, alongside Iran and Syria. “We have welcomed very positively the lifting of US sanctions and we think this is a great opportunity for such businesses to grow,” said Mazen Magzoub, who co-founded the Sudanese shopping platform, Dukkan, along with Ubabadah Atta in 2016. Related article Music giant Spotify launches streaming services in South Africa It had dawned on Atta that he couldn’t purchase anything from international brands and websites because they don’t deliver to Sudan. “That’s when the lightbulb moment happened,” he said. He and Magzoub made it their mission to provide items – such as clothes, books and electronics – using online payment and delivery services. “We knew there’s a market for this,” Atta added. However, the country’s e-commerce entrepreneurs still face some major hurdles – for instance, how to steer Sudanese people from using cash to paying online? “Consumers are not really used to purchasing online,” says Magzoub. The Sudanese are used to the conventional over-the-counter purchases, and to sway them, e-commerce businesses must earn their trust. Related article Free gift? China extends influence in Africa with $32M grant for regional HQ Take Mishwar, Sudan’s equivalent to Uber, which launched in 2015. Founder Tarig Seifeldin Hamad described the struggle in making it catch on. “At this time, people barely had smartphones,” he said, “so when you want to explain to someone you need a smartphone and you need an app and the app can do this, it’s difficult.” It was only when people saw it in action that the taxi app took off. “We had five trips one month,” said Hamad, “the next we had 100, and then 1,000.” The use of smartphones in Sudan is on the rise, reflecting the wider use across the continent. According to a 2016 report by GSMA, the number of smartphone connections in Africa almost doubled since 2014 to reach 226 million. It predicts a further half a billion smartphone connections by 2020. These connection rates will no doubt boost e-commerce. McKinsey predicts that online shopping could account for up to 10% of retails sales (with a value of around US $75 billion) by 2025, as more Africans gain access to the internet.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US easing of sanctions on Sudan", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180328150000", "country1": "SDN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/africa/sudan-ecommerce-africa-business/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "467325031", "sentence": "\"Europe is responsible because it supported terrorism,\" al-Assad tells Russian media He accuses the U.S. of \"willful blindness\" over his government's role in the fight against ISIS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is blaming Western nations for fueling the refugee crisis by supporting opposition groups in his country’s bloody civil war. “If you are worried about them, stop supporting terrorists,” he said in an interview with Russian news organizations. “That’s what we think regarding the crisis. This is the core of the whole issue of refugees.” Europe is struggling to deal with unusually large numbers of migrants arriving at its borders, many of them refugees fleeing the years-long conflict in Syria that has killed more than 220,000 people. Western leaders have criticized al-Assad for presiding over the violent fragmentation of his country, a war that helped spawn the rise of the militant group ISIS and has driven more than four million Syrians to flee abroad. But the Syrian President told Russian media Tuesday that European countries should take the blame. “Europe is responsible because it supported terrorism,” he said in the interview at his home in Damascus, the capital. Related gallery Syria's civil war in pictures It wasn’t clear exactly what actions al-Assad was referring to. The European Union in May 2013 ended an arms embargo on rebel groups fighting the Syrian government. The United States, meanwhile, has been offering limited support to moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against ISIS. “Can you feel sad for a child’s death in the sea and not for thousands of children who have been killed by the terrorists in Syria?” al-Assad said, referring to images of a dead Syrian boy that shocked the world. “And also for men, women, and the elderly? These European double standards are no longer acceptable.” Despite his bitter accusations, al-Assad said he was willing to shake hands with any leader who would join the fight against ISIS and hoped to cooperate with the West and Saudi Arabia in building a “real antiterrorist coalition,” the Russian news agency Interfax reported. Opinion: West reaps what it has sown He said his forces weren’t communicating or cooperating tactically with the U.S.-led coalition that’s carrying out airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria and Iraq. “They cannot accept the reality that we are the only power fighting ISIS on the ground,” he said in reference to the United States. “For them, maybe if they cooperate with the Syrian Army, this is like a recognition or our effectiveness in fighting ISIS.” He accused the U.S. government of “willful blindness” on the matter. Al-Assad said he would resign if the people of Syria demanded it in a democratic process, but that he would not step down solely under pressure from the United States, the United Nations or any other outside power, according to Interfax. A democratic solution to Syria’s crisis appears impossible at the moment, with control the country divided among different armed groups and more than half of all Syrians driven from their homes by the fighting. Elections held in the past under al-Assad, which he won by huge margins, have been criticized by opposition groups and Western governments. Are countries obligated to take in refugees?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Europe", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150916100000", "country1": "SYR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/middleeast/syria-al-assad-interview/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "737140340", "sentence": "Anthony Acevedo was the first Mexican-American to register as a Holocaust survivor \"Never repay evil with evil. Remember what my buddies and I went through.\" Two dozen veterans held US flags and stood at attention as they and dozens of family and friends bid farewell to one of the nation’s great war heroes. Anthony C. Acevedo’s four children and two grandchildren escorted his flag-draped coffin as he came to rest at Riverside National Cemetery before the Prisoner of War Missing in Action Memorial. Acevedo was a World War II medic and one of 350 US soldiers held in a Nazi slave labor camp. His journal proved critical in documenting the deaths and atrocities inside the camp. He would become the first Mexican-American ever recognized as a Holocaust survivor. He kept one brutality secret, though, until the final months of his life. At 93, his final words were: “How life tells a story.” “Not only is he a great American, but he’s also an icon,” Col. Dan Forden, a chaplain at the VA Hospital in Loma Linda, told the crowd. “He’s the real measure of a man – this is the man we want to be.” Three rifle volleys echoed across the hushed crowd. A bugler played “Taps” as veterans gave Acevedo one final salute. Each of Acevedo’s children were presented with folded flags, including the one from his coffin, before a bagpiper played “Amazing Grace.” “If I can describe my father with one word, it would be heart,” Acevedo’s daughter, Rebeca Acevedo-Carlin, said at an earlier memorial service. “What an incredible, genuine man he was,” said his son, Fernando Acevedo. “He would always say have faith, care for others and, more importantly, love one another. I saw my father act with love toward everyone.” His story is one of bravery, honor and heroism – one forever etched in American history. Anthony Claude Acevedo was born July 31, 1924, in San Bernardino, California, to parents who had entered the country illegally from Mexico. The young family moved to nearby Pasadena, where Acevedo attended segregated schools with blacks, Asians and other Latinos. When his parents were deported back to Mexico in 1937, he went with them. But his love for America never wavered. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Acevedo was determined to defend his homeland. At age 17, he crossed back into the United States and enlisted in the Army. He received medical training in Illinois and eventually landed in the European theater in October 1944, where he served as a medic. “Was captured the 6th of January 1945,” he wrote in his first journal entry after being taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge. The next month, 350 US soldiers – Jews and “undesirables,” including Acevedo – were separated from other prisoners of war. They were told they were going to a beautiful camp with live shows and a theater. Instead, they were put on cattle cars and transported to Berga, a slave labor subcamp of the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany where tens of thousands of Jews died. The US soldiers worked 12-hour days in the final weeks of the war, digging tunnels for a sophisticated V-2 rocket factory. Soldiers were starved and brutalized with rubber hoses and bayonets. Some were fatally shot in the head with wooden bullets. The Nazis forced Acevedo to fill the holes in the heads of his fellow soldiers with wax to cover up the killings. Acevedo used a fountain pen to record the atrocities in a diary, noting every US soldier’s death that he saw. About half of the soldiers sent to Berga survived, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. During the next six decades, the US government never acknowledged its soldiers were held in a slave labor camp. But after Acevedo shared his account with CNN in 2008, the story went viral and the public demanded answers. Then-US Reps. Joe Baca of California and Spencer Bachus of Alabama pressed then-Army Secretary Pete Geren to recognize the soldiers. Within months, Army Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles met with six Berga survivors at a POW event in Orlando, presenting them with flags flown over the Pentagon and honoring them for their sacrifice. One soldier received the Bronze Star, one of the nation’s highest medals. “It wasn’t a prison camp. It was a slave labor camp,” Boles told them. “You were good soldiers and you were there for your nation.” Acevedo boycotted the ceremony, saying he felt it should have been held in Washington. In 2010, Acevedo became the first Mexican-American to register as a Holocaust survivor at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, out of 225,000 registered there. Acevedo donated his diary, Red Cross medic’s band, cross and prayer book to the museum. The museum recorded his oral history in English and Spanish. After Acevedo came forward, other Berga survivors did the same, recording their testimonies and donating historical artifacts. Previously, the museum only had a handful of testimonies from Berga; now it could add their stories to its permanent collection. “We were able to finally tell their story in our exhibition for the first time because we now had physical evidence that we could show our visitors,” said Kyra Schuster, a museum curator. View Acevedo’s diary catalogued by the museum Acevedo’s story also allowed Mexican-Americans to connect to the Holocaust in a way they never had before. Schuster still travels the country telling the story of Berga, and she says it’s always incredible when Latinos learn of Acevedo’s survival and courage. When asked why he put his own life at risk by keeping a diary of every US soldier’s death he witnessed, Acevedo told the museum, “It was my moral obligation to do so.” “That’s always stuck with me,” Schuster says, “because I think that defines who he is. “He was this man who, despite the odds against him, despite what he was going through and experiencing, it was still important for him to take care of others, to document what was happening, to make sure the world knew what had happened to them. “That’s why he spoke out later in life. He was always putting other people ahead of himself. That’s how I see him, and that is so admirable.” Proud of his heritage, Acevedo listened with dismay over the last year as the nation’s leaders took a hardened stance toward immigrants. “They don’t know shit from Shinola,” Fernando Acevedo recalled his father saying. His son said Acevedo, a lifelong conservative, would shake his head and change the TV channel from politics to Westerns. He’d then tell Fernando: “Always remember: Never repay evil with evil. Remember what my buddies and I went through. Never treat anybody like they’re below you. We can’t turn a blind eye.” After the war, Acevedo, then 20, returned home and worked as a surgical technician in an ear, nose and throat clinic in Pasadena. Around that time, he took a trip to Durango, Mexico to visit his father – who didn’t believe his account of being held in a slave labor camp. “You’re a coward for allowing yourself to be captured,” his father told him. “You should’ve killed yourself.” Acevedo left his father’s home the next day with only a duffel bag and set off on his own. The two didn’t speak for years. On the train ride back to California he met the woman of his dreams. Eight months later, he and Amparo Martinez were married. Together, they had four children: Tony, Rebeca, Fernando and Ernesto. Acevedo settled into a successful aerospace engineering career, working for North American Aviation, McDonnell Douglas and Hughes Space and Communications, where he retired in 1987 after 35 years as a design engineer. In retirement, the demons of war resurfaced. He would break into a sweat four to five times a day, shaking and trembling as he relived his captivity. At night, he was haunted by nightmares so intense his muscles would constrict and he’d wake up screaming. He’d relive seeing a fellow medic killed by machine gun fire. Germans would shove him with bayonets. A dead comrade would suddenly flash into his mind. To help cope, he volunteered at the VA hospital in Loma Linda. He said he liked spending time with the veterans there because so many died alone. He would share his story with local high school students and was buoyed by his work with the Holocaust museum. “He was the epitome of kindness,” Fernando said. “We should all be that way for fellow man – this power of strength yet gentleness to give to others. That was my dad’s mission.” A corporal, Acevedo served as a medic for the 275th Infantry Regiment of the 70th Infantry Division. Surrounded by Nazis at the Battle of the Bulge, he was captured after days of brutal firefights. He saw one of his fellow medics, Murray Pruzan, gunned down. “When I saw him stretched out there in the snow, frozen, God, that’s the only time I cried,” Acevedo once told CNN. “He was stretched out, just massacred by a machine gun with his Red Cross band. “You see all of them dying out there in the fields. You have to build a thick wall.” Acevedo was first taken to a prison camp known as Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany, where thousands of American, French, Italian and Russian soldiers were held as prisoners of war. He would be known by the Germans as Prisoner No. 27016. One day, he said, a German commander gathered the US prisoners and asked all Jews “to take one step forward.” Few willingly did so. Jewish soldiers wearing Star of David necklaces began yanking them off. About 90 Jewish soldiers and another 260 US soldiers deemed “undesirables” – those who “looked like Jews” – were selected. Acevedo, who was Catholic, was among them. “They put us on a train, and we traveled six days and six nights. It was a boxcar that would fit heads of cattle,” he said. “They had us 80 to a boxcar.” It was February 8, 1945, when they arrived. The camp was known as Berga an der Elster. The soldiers, Acevedo said, were given 100 grams of bread per week made of redwood sawdust, ground glass and barley. Soup was made from cats and rats. If soldiers tried to escape, they would be shot and killed. Any who were captured alive would be executed with gunshots to their foreheads, Acevedo said. “Many of our men died, and I tried keeping track of who they were and how they died,” he said. “I’m glad I did it.” The names and dates of death were logged in his diary as the days wore on. 32. Hamilton 4-5-4533. Young 4-5-4534. Smith 4-9-4535. Vogel 4-9-4536. Wagner 4-9-45 The main Buchenwald camp was officially liberated on April 11, 1945. But as US troops neared, Nazis emptied the camp and its subcamps of tens of thousands of prisoners and forced them to march. The soldiers held at Berga were no exception. “Very definite that we are moving away from here and on foot,” Acevedo wrote in his diary on April 4, 1945. “This isn’t very good for our sick men. No drinking water and no latrines.” The soldiers’ death march would last three weeks and stretch 217 miles. Acevedo pushed a wooden cart with the bodies of the dead and sick stacked on top of each other. Toward the end of the march, there were as many as 20 bodies on the cart. “We saw massacres of people being slaughtered off the highway. Women, children,” he said. “You could see people of all ages hanging on barbed wire.” On April 13, 1945, Acevedo wrote of the soldiers’ patriotism, even as they were being marched to their graves. “Bad news for us. President Roosevelt’s death. We all felt bad about it. We held a prayer service for the repose of his soul.” His entry that day ended with: “Burdeski died today.” Acevedo kept his diary hidden in his pants. He mixed snow or urine with the ink in his fountain pen to make it last. US troops liberated Acevedo and the remaining prisoners from the Nazis on April 23, 1945. Before returning home, Acevedo signed a US government document that haunted him for decades: “You must give no account of your experience in books, newspapers, periodicals, or in broadcasts or in lectures,” it said. “I understand that disclosure to anyone else will make me liable to disciplinary action.” He had shared his story with students locally for years and had spoken to a couple of authors who wrote books on the Berga soldiers. He decided to speak with CNN in 2008 to make sure the story was preserved in the internet age. “Let it be known,” he said. “People have to know what happened.” The government said the document wasn’t meant to keep the men silent – that it was meant to protect sources in Germany who helped aid liberating troops. Acevedo had a one-word response to that explanation: “Hullabaloo.” The Nazi camp commanders at Berga – Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz – were tried for war crimes in Germany in 1946. They gave a much different account of treatment at Berga. They said US prisoners ate better than the guards, had comfortable accommodations and that the Nazis tried to help the Americans as best they could. Surviving US soldiers were not called to testify. Merz described inspecting the soldiers on April 19, 1945, two weeks into the death march. “Roughly 200 prisoners were there, all of whom gave the appearance of being well-rested,” Merz told the court. “I noticed one sick, who was sitting on the ground, because he could not stand up the entire time it took me to make my inspection.” Pressed further, he said, “Among those that I saw, there were no sick except the one I mentioned.” Acevedo’s diary entry from that same day painted a different picture: “More of our men died today, so fast that you couldn’t keep track of their numbers.” Merz and Metz were found guilty and sentenced to die by hanging. But in 1948, the US government commuted their death sentences, and in the 1950s, the men were set free. In explaining its decision, the War Department said, “Metz, though guilty of a generally cruel course of conduct toward prisoners, was not directly responsible for the death of any prisoners except one who was killed during the course of an attempt to escape.” I once asked Acevedo about his feelings toward Metz. He wept for 10 minutes as his muscles tightened and his breathing grew strained, the throes of post-traumatic stress overtaking him. I held him in my arms and told him how much his country loved him. “I’m sorry,” he said, gasping. “I’m sorry. I want to say more, but I can’t.” This past December, Acevedo was hospitalized with heart problems. His son, Fernando, was searching through his father’s military records when he found a psychiatric evaluation from 1996. Fernando’s heart sank as he read through the file. Suddenly, everything made sense – his father’s tremors, his waking in the middle of the night, his screams. The evaluation detailed a war crime his father could not speak about with his son: “He was raped while the Germans laughed and became sexually aroused,” the file said. “He was humiliated and felt violated and infinitesimal, like a toy, not a human being. Veteran had extremely traumatic experiences in combat and in the hands of the Gestapo who were ruthless in their methods.” When his father returned from the hospital, Fernando sat him down and showed him the file. “Oh,” his father said. “I’m glad you found it.” Fernando said his father paused before continuing: “I want you to tell everyone what I went through and how I struggled with the nightmares. I want you to tell everybody.” Acevedo told his son to include the rape in his obituary so the world can understand: “This is how low man can get.” Acevedo took his final breath at 6:28 p.m. on February 11, in the same VA hospital where he’d spent the last two decades volunteering. His body was draped in a US flag and prepared for a traditional honor walk, a way to treat a veteran’s death with dignity. Word spread throughout the hospital that the beloved Acevedo – whose warmth and love cheered up veterans, doctors and nurses alike – was gone. Hallways overflowed with people standing at attention as Acevedo was accompanied by his four children. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “They saluted my dad all the way up and down the hallway as we were walking. Four floors like that,” Fernando said. “Nurses, doctors, patients who were able to stand – everyone was standing at attention saluting my dad.” “I tell you, that was really heavy.” Acevedo died with a clear conscience, having told the world about the treatment he and his fellow soldiers at Berga faced. His message was one of love and peace. As he was put to rest Thursday, I couldn’t help but think of his giant smile and gentle voice. “You only live once. Let’s keep trucking. If we don’t do that, who’s going to do it for us? We have to be happy. Why hate?” he once told me. A true national treasure.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180309013000", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/health/world-war-ii-medic-anthony-acevedo-obit/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "741332734", "sentence": "John Bolton said on Thursday that his past policy statements are “behind me” and that, after taking over next month as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, “The important thing is what the President says and the advice I give him.” But Bolton’s history of provocative, often bellicose pronouncements, typically in the form of calls to bomb countries like Iran and North Korea – along with his unwavering support, before and after, for the 2003 invasion of Iraq – are impossible to pass off, especially as Trump considers tearing up the Iran nuclear deal and prepares for talks with Pyongyang. What follows is a small sampling of Bolton’s rhetoric, dating back to the post-9/11 period. Back then, while working in the Bush administration, Bolton made the case at home and abroad that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and that the US role in the aftermath of regime change in Iraq would be “fairly minimal.” Trump, by the way, has pointed to his own opposition to the Iraq war as evidence of his smarts. Bolton also publicly accused Cuba of providing “dual-use biotechnology to other rogue states.” Years later, after leaving his post as ambassador to the UN, he pushed to expand the Iraq War into Iran. More recently, he’s pushed for unilateral strikes in Iran and North Korea, while casting doubt on Russia’s role in 2016 election-related hacking. Citing preemptive strikes by Israel on Syrian (2007) and Iraqi (1981) reactor sites, Bolton in February of this year – less than four weeks ago – made a case in the Wall Street Journal for a potential US attack on North Korea: “Pre-emption opponents argue that action is not justified because Pyongyang does not constitute an ‘imminent threat.’ They are wrong. The threat is imminent, and the case against pre-emption rests on the misinterpretation of a standard that derives from prenuclear, pre-ballistic-missile times. Given the gaps in U.S. intelligence about North Korea, we should not wait until the very last minute. That would risk striking after the North has deliverable nuclear weapons, a much more dangerous situation.” In December 2016, Bolton said he wasn’t convinced the Russian had a role in pre-election hacking. “It’s not at all clear to me just viewing this from the outside that this hacking into the DNC and the RNC computers was not a false flag operation. The question that has to be asked is, why did the Russians run their smart intelligence service against Hillary’s server but their dumb intelligence services against the election?” In an opinion piece filed after special counsel Robert Mueller returned indictments alleging conspiracy to defraud the US against a group of Russian nationals, Bolton wrote: “One way to (deter Russia) is to engage in a retaliatory cyber campaign against Russia. This effort should not be proportional to what we have just experienced. It should be decidedly disproportionate. The lesson we want Russia (or anyone else) to learn is that the costs to them from future cyberattacks against the United States will be so high that they will simply consign all their cyberwarfare plans to their computer memories to gather electronic dust.” Asked by a Fox News host if there were any “diplomatic options” remaining in the nuclear standoff with North Korea, Bolton suggested this: Bolton: “I think the only diplomatic option left is to end the regime in North Korea by effectively having the South take it over. You’ve got to argue with China–” Fox News host Trish Regan: “That’s not really diplomatic! (Laughing) As far as they’re concerned.” Bolton: “Well, that’s their problem, not ours. Anybody who thinks that more diplomacy with North Korea, more sanctions, whether against North Korea, or an effort to apply sanctions against China, is just giving North Korea more time to increase its nuclear arsenal…” In a speech to the American Freedom Alliance conference in August 2016, Bolton drew applause when he said this of Obama at the beginning of a speech on Muslim countries and their politics: “King Abdullah of Jordan, who is not simply the Muslim king of a Muslim country, unlike our president… (laughter and cheers) … King Abdullah and other political leaders in the Middle East have said this is a civil war within Islam.” In Janaury of this year, again in the Wall Street Journal, he argued that the administration take more forceful steps to break the terms of the pact: “Spending the next 120 days negotiating with ourselves will leave the West mired in stasis. Mr. Trump correctly sees Mr. Obama’s deal as a massive strategic blunder, but his advisers have inexplicably persuaded him not to withdraw. Last fall, deciding whether to reimpose sanctions and decertify the deal under the Corker-Cardin legislation, the administration also opted to keep the door open to ‘fixes’ – a punt on third down. Let’s hope Friday’s decision is not another punt.” He also touched on a common theme in his writing, going back at least to former President George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil” speech, that connects Iran and North Korea: “Little is known, at least publicly, about longstanding Iranian-North Korean cooperation on nuclear and ballistic-missile technology. It is foolish to play down Tehran’s threat because of Pyongyang’s provocations. They are two sides of the same coin.” Rewind to August 2002 and remarks made during talks between the North and South Koreans, when Bolton defended the expression and insisted “it was factually correct.” This is from the New York Times report: “In a strongly worded speech, the official, John R. Bolton, the under secretary of state for arms control, cited what he said was ‘a hard connection between these regimes – an “axis” along which flow dangerous weapons and dangerous technology.’” Ahead of the Brexit vote in 2016, Bolton wrote in the New York Daily News that the UK would enter potential EU exit negotiations with the upper hand. (Things have been somewhat more difficult than he figured.): “EU stalwarts like German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble have tried to scare Britain by proposing obnoxious exit terms. The rhetoric is hollow bluster. The advantages of free trade and easy movement of goods and financial resources between Europe and Britain, whether or not the latter remains part of the former, will dictate that Britain and the EU negotiate Brexit terms that are mutually advantageous. … There is an inherent economic risk in abandoning arrangements and institutions built up over time. But in the sweep of European history, the EU is a newcomer. It makes sense for Britain exit now rather than wait until disaster strikes.” Shortly before the framework of the Iran nuclear deal was set in place, Bolton wrote a piece headlined, “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.” He even considered outsourcing the job to Israel: “Time is terribly short, but a strike can still succeed. … An attack need not destroy all of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, but by breaking key links in the nuclear-fuel cycle, it could set back its program by three to five years. The United States could do a thorough job of destruction, but Israel alone can do what’s necessary. Such action should be combined with vigorous American support for Iran’s opposition, aimed at regime change in Tehran.” Bolton became Bush’s under secretary of state for arms control and international security in May of 2001 and remained in the job for about four years, during which time the US invaded Iraq under false pretenses, before taking over as ambassador the United Nations via recess appointment. Asked in 2015 about the decision to go to war, here’s what he told the Washington Examiner: “I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct. I think decisions made after that decision were wrong, although I think the worst decision made after that was the 2011 decision to withdraw U.S. and coalition forces. The people who say, oh things would have been much better if you didn’t overthrow Saddam miss the point that today’s Middle East does not flow totally and unchangeably from the decision to overthrow Saddam alone.” In 2008, Bolton called for strikes inside Iran as part of a bid to cut off Tehran’s aid to insurgents in Iraq. Asked by a Fox News host what he thought would “happen next” if the US attacked, he downplayed the potential for widening the war: “I think the Iranians need to look very carefully at what risk they would run if they were to escalate. The idea here is not to have much larger hostilities, but to stop the Iranians from engaging in the hostilities that they’re already doing against us inside Iraq. And they’re doing much the same by aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan. So this is not provocative or preemptive, this is entirely responsive on our part.” In the run-up to the Iraq invasion he made the case for regime change to the BBC. Here’s one of his arguments in favor: “I think the Iraqi people would be unique in history if they didn’t welcome the overthrow of this dictatorial regime. And Iraqi opposition leaders of a variety of positions and views are discussing now what will happen after Saddam Hussein. I expect that the American role actually will be fairly minimal. I think we’ll have an important security role. I think concluding the destruction of the weapons of mass destruction themselves will be important. But I think fundamentally the recreation of a hopefully democratic Iraqi government – that must rest with the Iraqis.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "John Bolton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180323123000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/what-john-bolton-said-iraq-iran-north-korea/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "664540667", "sentence": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions prepared these remarks to deliver at the Senate intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday: Thank you Chairman Burr and Ranking Member Warner for allowing me to publicly appear before the committee today. I appreciate the Committee’s critically important efforts to investigate Russian interference with our democratic process.  Such interference can never be tolerated and I encourage every effort to get to the bottom of any such allegations. As you know, the Deputy Attorney General has appointed a special counsel to investigate matters related to Russian interference in the 2016 election.  I am here today to address several issues that have been specifically raised before this committee, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond to questions as fully as I am able to do so.  But as I advised you, Mr. Chairman, and consistent with long-standing Department of Justice practice, I cannot and will not violate my duty to protect confidential communications with the President. Now, let me address some issues directly: I did not have any private meetings nor do I recall any conversations with any Russian officials at the Mayflower Hotel.  I did not attend any meetings at that event.  Prior to the speech, I attended a reception with my staff that included at least two dozen people and President Trump.  Though I do recall several conversations I had during that pre-speech reception, I do not have any recollection of meeting or talking to the Russian Ambassador or any other Russian officials.  If any brief interaction occurred in passing with the Russian Ambassador during that reception, I do not remember it.  After the speech, I was interviewed by the news media, which had gathered as I remember in a different room, and then I left the hotel. Related article Jeff Sessions: Russia collusion claim 'detestable lie' But whether I ever attended a reception where the Russian Ambassador was also present is entirely beside the point of this investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 campaigns.  Let me state this clearly: I have never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election.  Further, I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the Trump campaign.  I was your colleague in this body for 20 years, and the suggestion that I participated in any collusion or that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian government to hurt this country, which I have served with honor for over 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process, is an appalling and detestable lie. Relatedly, there is the assertion that I did not answer Senator Franken’s question honestly at my confirmation hearing.  That is false.  This is how it happened.  He asked me a rambling question that included dramatic, new allegations that the United States intelligence community had advised President-elect Trump that “there was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.”  I was taken aback by these explosive allegations, which he said were being reported in breaking news that day.  I wanted to refute immediately any suggestion that I was a part of such an activity.  I replied, “Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities.  I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have – did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.” That was the context in which I was asked the question, and in that context, my answer was a fair and correct response to the charge as I understood it.  It simply did not occur to me to go further than the context of the question and list any conversations I may have had with Russians in routine situations, as I had with numerous other foreign officials. Please hear me now.  It was only in March of this year that a reporter asked my spokesperson whether I had ever met with any Russian officials.  This was the first time that question had been posed.  On the same day, we provided that reporter with the information related to the meeting I and my staff had held in my Senate office with Ambassador Kislyak, as well as the brief encounter in July after a speech that I had given during the convention in Cleveland, Ohio.  I also provided the reporter a list of all 25 foreign ambassador meetings I had held during 2016.  In addition, I provided supplemental testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee to explain this. I readily acknowledged these two meetings.  Certainly nothing improper occurred. Related article Jeff Sessions testifies: Live updates Let me also explain clearly the circumstances of my recusal from the investigation into the Russian interference with the 2016 election.  I was sworn in as Attorney General on Thursday, February 9th.  The very next day, I met with career Department officials, including a senior ethics official, to discuss some things publicly reported in the press and that might have some bearing on the issue of recusal.  From that point, February 10th, until I announced my formal recusal on March 2nd, I was never briefed on any investigative details and did not access information about the investigation; I received only the limited information that the Department’s career officials determined was necessary to inform my recusal decision.  As such, I have no knowledge about this investigation beyond what has been publicly reported, and I have taken no action with regard to any such investigation.  On the date of my formal recusal, my Chief of Staff sent an email to the heads of the relevant departments, including by name to Director Comey of the FBI, to instruct them to inform their staffs of this recusal and to advise them not to brief me or involve me in any such matters. And in fact, they have not.  Importantly, I recused myself not because of any asserted wrongdoing on my part during the campaign, but because a Department of Justice regulation, 28 CFR 45.2, required it.  That regulation states, in effect, that Department employees should not participate in investigations of a campaign if they have served as a campaign advisor. The scope of my recusal, however, does not and cannot interfere with my ability to oversee the Department of Justice, including the FBI, which has an $8 billion budget and 35,000 employees. I presented to the President my concerns, and those of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, about the ongoing leadership issues at the FBI as stated in my letter recommending the removal of Mr. Comey along with the Deputy Attorney General’s memorandum, which have been released publicly by the White House.  It is a clear statement of my views.  It is absurd, frankly, to suggest that a recusal from a single specific investigation would render an Attorney General unable to manage the leadership of the various Department of Justice law enforcement components that conduct thousands of investigations. Finally, during his testimony, Mr. Comey discussed a conversation he and I had about a meeting Mr. Comey had with the President.  I am happy to share with the committee my recollection of the conversation I had with Mr. Comey.  Following a routine morning threat briefing, Mr. Comey spoke to me and my Chief of Staff.  While he did not provide me with any of the substance of his conversation with the President, Mr. Comey expressed concern about the proper communications protocol with the White House and with the President.  I responded to his comment by agreeing that the FBI and Department of Justice needed to be careful to follow Department policies regarding appropriate contacts with the White House.  Mr. Comey had served in the Department of Justice for the better part of two decades, and I was confident that Mr. Comey understood and would abide by the Department’s well-established rules governing any communications with the White House about ongoing investigations.  My comments encouraged him to do just that and indeed, as I understand, he did.  Our Department of Justice rules on proper communication between the Department and the White House have been in place for years.  Mr. Comey well knew them, I thought, and assumed correctly that he complied with them. Related article Judge orders DOJ to produce Sessions' clearance form I will finish with this.  I recused myself from any investigation into the campaigns for President, but I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations.  At all times throughout the course of the campaign, the confirmation process, and since becoming Attorney General, I have dedicated myself to the highest standards. The people of this country expect an honest and transparent government and that is what we are giving them.  This President wants to focus on the people of this country to ensure they are treated fairly and kept safe.  The Trump agenda is to improve the lives of the American people.  I know some have other agendas, but that is his agenda and it is one I share. Importantly, as Attorney General I have a responsibility to enforce the laws of this Nation, to protect this country from its enemies, and to ensure the fair administration of justice.  I intend to work every day with our fine team and the superb professionals in the Department of Justice to advance the important work we have to do.  These false attacks, the innuendo, and the leaks, you can be sure, will not intimidate me.  In fact, these events have only strengthened my resolve to fulfill my duty to reduce crime, and to support our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who work our streets every day.  Just last week, it was reported that overdose deaths in this country are rising faster than ever recorded.  The murder rate is up over 10 percent—the largest increase since 1968.  Together, we are telling the gangs, the cartels, the fraudsters, and the terrorists—we are coming after you.  Every one of our citizens, no matter who they are or where they live, has the right to be safe in their homes and communities.  And I will not be deterred, and I will not allow this great Department to be deterred from its vital mission.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Jeff Sessions", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170613201500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/opening-statement-jeff-sessions/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "735057558", "sentence": "Her high school is more than 1,600 miles from the US-Mexico border – and the immigration debate was far from most of her classmates’ minds. So Brandi Marsch decided to bring the border to them. The 17-year-old senior at Baldwin High School in Pittsburgh created an art installation in a stairwell at school, an interpretation of the struggle of people who try to cross the border. She used barbed wire to symbolize security, hung flowers from the ceiling to recognize the immigrants who die on the difficult journey, and she placed copies of green cards around a fence to highlight the people who make it. Marsch was born in the United States and says she doesn’t have a personal connection to the immigration issue. But what she learned through this project surprised her. “I didn’t understand the amount of effort it took to come into the country itself,” she said. “I didn’t understand the sacrifices people have to make.” It started out as a class assignment. Cheryl Foote, Marsch’s art teacher, asked her students to think about a local or global social issue and create a project to display at school. Marsch is a member of Global Minds, an organization that meets after school to discuss world issues. They’d been discussing immigration, and it sparked the idea. The project took her months to complete. She watched documentaries, read articles about immigration and talked to some of the students at school. “More people should be educated about it,” she said. Foote told CNN she tried to be as hands-off as possible, but she did help Marsch out when she got stuck. “I love how current her piece is and I think it’s so great that the high school students have this artwork that serves as an intro to a conversation,” the art teacher said. Baldwin High School has a large number of students who have moved to the US from another country or who speak English as their second language. Minorities make up 16% of the student population. “It’s relevant to them,” Foote said. When Marsch finally got the principal’s permission to install her project, she set it up in a stairwell at the school in mid-February. Students at Baldwin call it “the cage.” Boxes, suitcases and clothing thrown around within the cage are meant to represent items belonging to people who may have perished crossing the border. Marsch also included stats and facts about immigration to make sure the project was serving its intended purpose: to raise awareness about the issue. She says she’s gotten praise and some criticism of her work – including some people who complained about getting their clothing snagged on the barbed wire. But she’s proud of her project. “Some people didn’t agree with my viewpoint on it, which is totally fine,” Marsch said. CNN’s Catherine Shoichet contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "immigration issue", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180301163000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/us/high-school-staircase-immigration-display-trnd/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "464137577", "sentence": "U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called the Russian foreign minister on Saturday, the State Department reported Kerry said a Russian military buildup in Syria \"could further escalate the conflict,\" the State Department said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday to discuss reports of an imminent Russian military buildup in Syria, according to the State Department. If such a buildup occurred, it “could further escalate the conflict, lead to greater loss of innocent life, increase refugee flows and risk confrontation with the anti-ISIS Coalition operating in Syria,” the State Department said in a written statement. Kerry and Lavrov agreed to continue their discussion of Syria in New York later this month, the statement said. The Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed United States officials, reported that U.S. intelligence has captured evidence Russia is increasing its military presence in Syria’s civil war. The evidence reportedly includes satellite images of what looks like a base under construction that could be used for staging troops and heavy equipment, the officials told the newspaper. Elise Labott, CNN’s global affairs correspondent, said Russia and the United States had been talking about finding a political solution in Syria, which is gripped by a deadly civil war and threatened by ISIS. “If the Russians are indeed increasing their military presence in Syria, that would certainly complicate that,” Labott said. She said Russia might be escalating air strikes against ISIS but that the real concern is that the Russians are increasing their activity on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against the opposition. Or, said Labott, the Russians  “could be taking steps to secure their own position if the Assad government falls.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russian military buildup in Syria", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150905210000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/05/middleeast/syria-kerry-calls-russia/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "617021129", "sentence": "\"Why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's doing some really great things?\" Trump said \"I understand that they would like to meet, and that's absolutely fine with me,\" he added President-elect Donald Trump suggested Friday he is open to lifting sanctions on Russia, though he plans to keep them for “at least a period of time.” He told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday evening that he might do away with them if Russia helps the US battle terrorists or with other goals important to the US. The sanctions were implemented by the Obama administration last month in response to alleged Russian hacking during the election. “If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody’s doing some really great things?” he said in the interview. Trump’s remarks to the Wall Street Journal come after CNN reported classified documents presented to President Barack Obama and Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Trump. He has vehemently denied the allegations. Speaking to the Journal, Trump said he’s prepared to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin after he takes office. Biden confirms Obama, VP were briefed on unsubstantiated claims against Trump “I understand that they would like to meet, and that’s absolutely fine with me,” he said. When asked about China – specifically if he supported the US “One China” policy on Taiwan, which says the province is part of China – Trump responded, “Everything is under negotiation, including One China.” In early December, Trump took a call from Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, the first publicly reported call between a US President or President-elect and the leader of Taiwan since Washington established diplomatic relations with Beijing in 1979. Trump said during the election that when he took office, he would label China as a currency manipulator. However, he didn’t go that far in his interview with the Journal. “I would talk to them first,” he said, later adding: “Certainly, they are manipulators. But I’m not looking to do that.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170114043000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/politics/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-taiwan/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "717991027", "sentence": "Tunisia, Emirates airline in dispute over air service Flights temporarily suspended Tunisian authorities say their decision to suspend all Emirates airline flights into the country “cannot be described as a diplomatic crisis” between the North African country and the United Arab Emirates. A tit-for-tat dispute began on Friday when Emirates prohibited female Tunisian passengers from being able to board flights to the UAE – without giving a reason. Speaking Tuesday, Tunisian presidential spokeswoman Saida Garrach said the UAE had “voiced fear that an attack will probably be committed by Tunisian women or women with Tunisian passports.” The travel ban triggered confusion and anger at the Tunis airport and on media. In response, the Tunisian transport ministry on Monday suspended all Emirates flights into Tunis. Emirates employees were first informed of the news the night before in an internal company email that read: “Any passengers holding TUN as final destination are not to be accepted for travel at point of origin.” Emirates announced on Twitter that the Dubai-Tunis service had been stopped “based on instructions by the Tunisian authorities.” Emirates will stop services between Tunis and Dubai, as instructed by the Tunisian authorities, with effect from 25 December 2017بناء على تعليمات السلطات التونسية، وابتداء من اليوم الاثنين، تعلق طيران الامارات رحلاتها من تونس واليها، وحتى اشعار آخر The Tunisian transport ministry has said the suspension would remain in effect until the airline “finds a suitable solution to operate its flights in accordance with laws and international agreements.” Tunisian state media reported that a task force had been set up in Tunisia’s consulate in Dubai and the UAE’s Northern Emirates to monitor the situation of Tunisian expatriates seeking to depart from Dubai airport. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, had first suggested on Sunday that the airline’s initial decision to temporarily ban female passengers from boarding Emirates flights was a security measure. He wrote on Twitter that “security information” had led to “limited and circumstantial measures” that were communicated to the Tunisian government. “We respect Tunisian women, value their pioneering experience and consider them a safety valve,” Gargash wrote. “Together, let’s avoid attempts of misinterpretation.” CNN’s Mohammed Tawfeeq and Karen Smith contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Emirates airline", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171226173000", "country1": "TUN", "country2": "ARE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/26/middleeast/emirates-airline-dubai-tunis-flights-suspended/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "741603500", "sentence": "Enforcement officers from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office early Saturday finished searching the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy company accused of manipulating Facebook data during the 2016 US election, an ICO spokesman told CNN. The raid comes four days after Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham announced plans to search the offices. A judge approved the ICO’s request for a search warrant Friday evening. “The warrant to inspect the premises of Cambridge Analytica was executed at 20.00 on 23 March 2018. Our investigators left the premises at about 03.00,” the ICO spokesman said. Last weekend The New York Times and UK’s The Observer newspaper (the Sunday edition of The Guardian) reported that Cambridge Analytica harvested information of more than 50 million Facebook users. The data “allowed the company to exploit the private social media activity of a huge swath of the American electorate, developing techniques that underpinned its work on President (Donald) Trump’s campaign in 2016,” the Times reported. Inside the Trump campaign’s ties with Cambridge Analytica Facebook said the data in question was properly gathered a few years ago by psychology professor Aleksandr Kogan, who said he was using it for academic purposes. But in 2014, it wound up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica, which was working to develop techniques that could be used to influence voters and was later hired by Trump’s campaign. “We will now need to assess and consider the evidence before deciding the next steps and coming to any conclusions. This is one part of a larger investigation by the ICO into the use of personal data and analytics by political campaigns, parties, social media companies and other commercial actors,” the ICO spokesman told CNN. In a statement Friday, Cambridge Analytica reiterated its previous claims that it did not use any of the data during its work for Trump. The firm also said it is “now undertaking an independent third-party audit” to verify to the public it complied with a Facebook request in 2015 to delete the data.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cambridge Analytica", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180324141500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/24/europe/raid-cambridge-analytica---intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "546730150", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of the new book “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.” Clinton delivers blistering foreign policy speech in San Diego After that, it's fair to ask what kind of a commander in chief she would be, writes Peter Bergen In what may have been the most forceful speech of her career, Hillary Clinton said in San Diego on Thursday that electing Donald Trump as commander in chief would be “an historic mistake” because of his “dangerously incoherent” foreign policy ideas and his “temperament.” This raises the question: If Clinton were to become president, what kind of commander in chief would she be, and how might her approach differ from Trump’s? Clinton, unlike Trump, has an extensive foreign policy record to examine based on her four-year tenure as secretary of state, which can help us understand how she might operate as commander in chief. As secretary of state, for example, she presided over the effort in 2010 to significantly tighten sanctions on Iran, which helped to bring the Iranians, eventually, to the negotiating table on their nuclear program. This diplomatic effort resulted in a 12 to 2 vote in the U.N. Security Council to enhance sanctions against Iran, “one of her major achievements as secretary of state” according to New York Times’ reporter Mark Landler in his excellent new book “Alter Egos.” Related article Hillary Clinton's evisceration of Donald Trump This move highlights what could perhaps be most distinctive about Hillary Clinton as president: her refusal to be typecast as either hawk or dove. Instead, she has long been resolutely both, advocating for military interventions in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and Syria while also being unafraid to express her support – as in one noteworthy 2011 episode in which she and then-CIA director Leon Panetta got into a shouting match over CIA drone strikes in Pakistani territory – for critiques of the use of force. It is this record as both hawk and dove that suggests some of the contours of what a Clinton foreign policy would look like. What is also very clear from her record is that Hillary Clinton is now and presumably would continue to be as president a hawk who is also willing to negotiate. When it comes to foreign policy, these are the qualities we should most associate with effective commanders in chief. As president, either Clinton or Trump will have to navigate the two big ideas in American foreign policy: isolationism and interventionism. As was memorably defined by U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1821, isolationism means: “America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.” In other words, the United States will not become embroiled in foreign conflicts over ideals like “freedom” and “democracy” and will instead concentrate on strengthening itself at home. Related article Big security decision facing the next president By contrast, interventionism stipulates that the United States needs to uphold – and even enforce – global order and liberty not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s very much in America’s own interests, a view best expressed by John F. Kennedy in his 1961 inaugural address at the height of the Cold War when he said, “We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” Over the past century the United States has swung back and forth between periods of isolationism and interventionism. Isolationism kept America out of World War I until the end of the conflict and it was relatively late to send troops to join the alliance fighting the Axis powers during World War II.  After that war, America emerged as the dominant world force of interventionism, spearheading the global architecture of NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that has helped to sustain America’s position as the world’s only superpower. Then the George W. Bush administration came into office promising a period of relative isolationism and opposition to “nation building.” Condoleezza Rice, Bush’s national security advisor, had famously opined, “We really don’t need the 82nd Airborne escorting kids to kindergarten.” Related article Could we trust Trump with U.S. foreign policy? 9/11, of course, changed all that. The Bush administration engaged in long and protracted multi-trillion-dollar nation-building efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. So how do Clinton and Trump fit into this long history of American isolationism and interventionism? Related article The pitfalls of a narcissistic foreign policy To the extent that Trump has laid out his vision of foreign policy, he is a neo-isolationist. He has famously called for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration, proposed building a wall along the Mexican border, and suggested a rethinking of the NATO alliance, which he described as “obsolete” to The New York Times in April. He also explained to the Times, “We cannot be the policeman of the world.” Trump is also an “America first” populist who has said he would torture terrorism suspects, kill their families and “bomb the s..t out of ISIS,” in so doing indiscriminately bombing the cities in Iraq and Syria into which ISIS fighters have burrowed themselves.  These kinds of actions are deemed to be war crimes by, among many others, the U.S. military. Clinton, on the other hand, is very much part of the American foreign policy establishment, which for the past several decades has viewed the United States as an “exceptional country,” a phrase that Clinton used in her San Diego speech on Thursday. This view of the United States’ proper role in the world also comes freighted with responsibilities to act around the globe to promote both American values and interests. In Clinton’s 2014 book “Hard Choices,” about her time as secretary of state, she recounted the attacks two years earlier on the U.S. diplomatic outpost and CIA facility in Benghazi, Libya, in which four Americans were killed. Clinton concluded that despite the tragic losses of life, “Retreat is not the answer; it won’t make the world a safer place, and it’s just not in our country’s DNA.” Clinton’s record at the State Department demonstrates that she is an interventionist who is quite comfortable with the use of American military power, but at the same time she is willing to pursue negotiations with traditional American rivals such as Iran and the Taliban whenever the right kind of openings seem to present themselves. Clinton’s vote for the Iraq War in 2003 when she was a senator is, of course, Exhibit A in any discussion of her record on national security. In “Hard Choices” she stated clearly,  “I wasn’t alone in getting it wrong. But I still got it wrong. Plain and simple.” Her vote on the Iraq War, however, did not make Clinton skeptical of the efficacy of American military power when the occasion seemed to merit it. The first big national security decision the Obama administration faced in early 2009 was what to do about the worsening situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban were gaining ground. The U.S. military advocated a substantial surge of troops to blunt the Taliban’s momentum. Clinton sided with the generals arguing for a well-resourced counterinsurgency campaign (over the objections of Vice President Joe Biden) and endorsed a surge of 40,000 troops. Related article Surprising truth about Clinton, Trump foreign policy In the end, Obama authorized 30,000 troops, but also ordered their withdrawal after 18 months, disclosing a timetable that Clinton says she was uncomfortable with. As she put it in “Hard Choices,” “I thought there was a benefit in playing our cards closer to our chests.” Clinton’s embrace of the generals’ plans for Afghanistan underlines her warm – and, to some, surprising – relations with some of the more hawkish officers in the U.S military, chief among them retired Gen. Jack Keane, a Fox News analyst, who played an important role in helping lay the groundwork for George W. Bush’s surge of troops into Iraq in 2007 and who, according to Times reporter Landler, is “perhaps the greatest single influence on the way Hillary Clinton thinks about military issues.” Clinton also took a hawkish position when Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi threatened to exterminate swaths of his population in 2011, playing the lead role in cobbling together an unusual coalition of NATO and Arab states that ended up removing Gadhafi from power. This would turn out to be the Obama administration’s largest unforced error overseas,  because – just as was the case in Iraq in 2003 during the overthrow of Saddam Hussein – there was not enough consideration given to what “the day after” would look like. Libya today is mired in a nasty civil war in which ISIS has gained a significant foothold. Related article What the MRI of Donald Trump's soul reveals Clinton was unafraid to promote hawkish positions even to a reluctant President Obama. Early on in their fight against the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, in 2012 Clinton urged the arming of “moderate” Syrian rebels.  At the time, Obama nixed this idea but later he would come to embrace it. Another substantive difference with Obama is Clinton’s advocacy of a “no-fly” zone in northern Syria to protect Syrian citizens from Assad’s air force, which enjoys total air superiority and has killed untold thousands in indiscriminate airstrikes on civilian areas. Most memorably, Clinton was the most senior official in Obama’s Cabinet urging that U.S. Navy SEALS be deployed to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. On April 28, 2011, Obama’s war Cabinet gathered in the Situation Room for the final meeting to consider the potential bin Laden raid. Obama asked his senior advisers for their views. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urged caution and advised against the SEAL raid. So, too, did Vice President Biden. Clinton said the raid was the best option on the table. Yet Clinton is far from merely a hawk. Clinton’s director of policy planning at the State Department, Jake Sullivan, played a key role in secret back-channel negotiations with the Iranians beginning in 2011 that were facilitated by the Sultan of Oman. These negotiations eventually bore fruit four years later with Iran’s agreement to suspend its nuclear weapons program. Less successful were similar back-channel peace negotiations with the Taliban overseen by veteran U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, whose office at the State Department opened up secret talks with representatives of Taliban’s leader Mullah Omar that largely fizzled. And it was Clinton who oversaw the rapprochement with the pro-Chinese military junta ruling what they termed Myanmar and the rest of the world knows better as Burma. That rapprochement, beginning in 2011, set the condition for elections four years later that brought to power in a landslide the Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who had spent a decade and a half under house arrest and with whom Clinton enjoys a particularly warm relationship. With these experiences to draw upon, what would a President Clinton’s foreign policy look like? To a degree, she would probably be somewhat more interventionist than the Obama administration has been. On Afghanistan, where the Taliban is again taking territory, she would likely not follow what has (until recently) been the Obama administration’s policy, which is a withdrawal of U.S. forces. On ISIS and Syria, she would not send in a large American Army. “I do not believe that we should again have a hundred-thousand American troops in combat in the Middle East,” she said in November. She would, as she explained in her San Diego speech, “step up the air campaign” against ISIS, while also continuing the Obama administration’s policy of strangling the sources of ISIS finances, its propaganda arm in cyberspace, and its flow of foreign recruits. Related article Opinion: Separate ways? Donald Trump's approach to China 'stuck in the 1990s' On China, Clinton has very nuanced views. In “Hard Choices” she wrote, “This isn’t a relationship that fits neatly into categories like friend or rival, and it may never.” She therefore would likely continue to shore up American alliances with China’s neighbors such as Burma, but she would also not needlessly antagonize the Chinese. They are, after all, effectively America’s bankers since the United States owes Chinese banks more than a trillion dollars. Would a President Clinton invoke some kind of “red line” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, such as incursions by Russian proxy forces into any of the Baltic states? It’s not clear from her public pronouncements, but her San Diego speech left no doubt of her lack of patience for Trump’s tendency to “praise dictators like Vladimir Putin and pick fights with our friends – including the British prime minister, the mayor of London, the German chancellor, the President of Mexico and the Pope.” Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine. Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of the new book “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hillary Clinton", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160603043000", "country1": "IRN", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/opinions/hillary-clinton-commander-in-chief-opinion-bergen/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "739468094", "sentence": "Thousands of people gathered in Slovakia’s capital city Friday night to protest against the government and pay tribute to murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak. Prime Minister Robert Fico resigned Thursday after weeks of public protests over the slaying of the investigative journalist and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, who reported on fraud among the country’s elite – but many Slovaks are not convinced the desired political change will follow from Fico’s departure. Protesters took to the streets of capital Bratislava from late afternoon Friday, rallying under the slogan “For a Decent Slovakia.” Demonstrations were also planned in more than 30 other towns across the country – and in cities around the world, including London, New York and Sydney. Protesters held banners calling for early elections and waved signs reading “Government Doesn’t Work” and “Enough of Fico,” according to Reuters. Related article Seven people detained in killing of Slovak Journalist Speaking to CNN earlier on Friday, journalist Peter Nagy, who helped coordinate the protests, said Fico’s resignation was not the answer to his country’s problems. “Fico’s resignation is just a change of figures – Fico was very clear that he is not going anywhere and that we will continue to see him as an active political figure within the government. “Fico’s resignation … does not bring change, but further undermines the trust of the people in the state,” Nagy said. “The new government will still have the same people within it, and many of these people have connections to corruption and organized crime. “We believe that the only way for the public to regain trust in the state is to have new elections – people really feel that something needs to be changed.” Kuciak, 27, and Kušnírová were found dead in Kuciak’s apartment in western Slovakia on February 26 with bullet wounds to the chest and head, respectively, according to the International Press Institute. Kuciak reported on tax evasion and fraud among Slovak businesses, including people connected to the country’s governing party, Smer. Censorship watchdog Index on Censorship called for a thorough and independent investigation and said the killings raised “troubling questions about the safety of media professionals in the European Union.” Related article The atrophy of media freedom is a contagious disease On March 1, Slovak police said they had detained seven people in connection with the killings of Kuciak and Kušnírová. The people detained, who are between 26 and 62 years old, are believed to have ties to Italian organized crime, Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar said at a news conference that day, according to TASR. On February 28, Aktuality.sk published the last unfinished report Kuciak was working on before he was killed. The report identified people settled in Slovakia who allegedly have connections to the Italian organized-crime group the ‘Ndrangheta. It also linked these people to high-profile Slovaks, including some connected to Smer. The government of Slovakia said it was offering a reward of €1 million ($1.2 million US) for information about the killing. CNN’s Lauren Moorhouse, Jason Hanna, Spencer Feingold, Sheena McKenzie and Ivana Kottasova contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Slovak government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180316221500", "country1": "SVK", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/europe/slovakia-protests-journalist-murder-intl/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "710908093", "sentence": "More than 200 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya have been returned to their home country, Nigerian officials said. The 242 migrants landed at Lagos airport on a Libyan Airlines flight at around 9:00 pm local time (3:00pm ET) on Tuesday.  Among them were women carrying children and at least one man in a wheelchair. Nigerian authorities say they worked on returning the migrants from Libya in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Some of the 242 men and women who returned had been in Libyan detention camps while others willingly approached the Nigerian embassy in Libya to return home because of hardship there, authorities said. Abike Dabiri, senior special adviser on foreign and diaspora affairs to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, said the government there had been working with the IOM, the Nigerian National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) and other local agencies to bring Nigerians back home. Dabiri told CNN that around 5,000 Nigerians have come back from Libya in the past year. “The President has said any Nigerian who wants to come back should be brought back, so IOM has been helping out,” Dabiri said. The NCFRMI said it has been processing on average between eight and 10 flights a month of Nigerians returning from Libya. The migrant crisis in Libya is once again receiving international attention following recent reporting by CNN that revealed African migrants being sold as slaves in the capital, Tripoli, and elsewhere. Hundreds of Nigerians stranded in Libya were returned to the country on Tuesday night. Among them were women and children and one man in a wheelchair.Video courtesy @Nikkilaoye /NCFRMI https://t.co/uJlh5QA2kr pic.twitter.com/CUYAjvlQ1u “For people to cross the Sahara desert and Mediterranean through shanty boats … we will try and keep them at home. But anybody who died in the desert and Mediterranean without documents; to prove that he is a Nigerian, there is absolutely nothing we can do,” President Buhari said at an African Union-European Union summit on Wednesday. Reacting to recent CNN footage on the sale of Africans in Libya, the Nigerian leader said it was appalling that “some Nigerians (in the footage) were being sold like goats for a few dollars in Libya.” Related: Slavery on agenda as Merkel, Macron meet African leaders There were poignant scenes in the former Nigerian capital on Tuesday as the men and women touched down at Lagos Murtala Muhammad airport. One man, visibly moved, knelt down on the tarmac and made the sign of the cross as he got off the plane. Nikki Laoye, an ambassador for NCFRMI, who filmed the arrivals and posted them on her Instagram page, told CNN: “It was quite emotional seeing this. We heard about their ordeal in the desert, some of them were praying to die. No water to drink, thrown into jail and finally given the option to go back to their country.” Related article The abuse of migrants in Libya is a blot on the world's conscience “Many of them had traveled illegally through the desert trying to reach Italy via Libya before finding themselves in tight situations, thrown into jail for illegal entry or falling into the hands of wrong people and being sold into slavery and prostitution.” Related: Rwanda offers refuge to enslaved migrants Laoye said the new arrivals would be profiled and registered by the Nigerian authorities. Some of them were taken to a shelter run by the NCFRMI in Lagos, where they can remain for up to 90 days. She added that officials from Edo State, where a large number of the migrants came from, were also at the airport to take them back to the state.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Nigerian government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171129124500", "country1": "NGA", "country2": "LBY", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/africa/nigeria-migrants-returned-libya/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "726970735", "sentence": "So-called “tourist trap” restaurants in Venice have long been a bone of contention for visitors to the Italian city. But in recent months there’s been a sea change in attitudes towards these establishments with locals and officials looking at ways to help travelers avoid rip-offs. Previously, despite some protestations, the city seemed largely indifferent to their plight. When a British tourist publicly complained about being charged €526 ($653) for a light lunch for three people in November 2017, the city’s mayor immediately went on the offensive. Famed for his Trump-style outspokenness, former businessman Luigi Brugnaro took to Twitter to announce that the complainant, a university lecturer, was a “cheapskate” for objecting to the charge of 297 euros ($369) for a one-person platter of grilled fish. Brugnaro also mocked tourists who arrive in the city with so little knowledge of Italian that they cannot understand they are being conned until the check is presented. Widespread condemnation of the mayor – and of the restaurant, Trattoria Casanova – followed on social media, so much so that Brungnaro tried a different tack when a similar incident happened in January. On this occasion, four Japanese students filed a complaint after being billed €1,100 ($1,366) for four steaks, a plate of mixed grilled fish, and bottled water at Osteria da Luca, another “tourist trap” restaurant, near Piazza San Marco. “If this shameful episode is confirmed, we’ll do all we can to punish those responsible,” the mayor tweeted. Although no action was taken on the actual issue of overcharging, City Police Chief Marco Agostini quickly uncovered breaches of health and safety, and food hygiene regulations at the restaurants. Commercial code infringements – such as the inaccurate description of dishes – were also leveled. Faced with fines believed to total at least €14,000 ($17,303) Osteria da Luca is expected to close temporarily. 12 destinations travelers might want to avoid in 2018 The mayor’s shift in attitude brings him in line with many Venetians and top restaurateurs who hope to re-establish their city’s reputation for fine dining and reasonable prices. Marco Gasparinetti, spokesperson for the Venetian civil rights association Gruppo 25 Aprile (April 25 Group), has announced the publication of “a user’s guide for visitors on how to survive in Venice, with details on what kind situations to avoid.” According to Gasparinetti, only 1% restaurants in the San Marco area are owned and operated by locals, which has led to a rise in tourist trap restaurants. Among those Venetians running well respected restaurants in the city center are Benedetta Fullin and her brother Luca, who recently opened Local, a trendy and stylish new restaurant in the Castello area. “I have been getting very upset about all this negative press on Venice,” she says. “There are many tourist traps and they are not run by Venetians. Most of the time they are run by foreigners who don’t know what being a restaurateur means. “They don’t have a kitchen, they don’t have chefs, or use local suppliers. All they have are tables, cutlery, a microwave to heat up a frozen lasagne at ridiculous prices – and boards outside with pictures of the food. “These are the places to avoid! They have never been reviewed by any guide and never been visited by any journalist, because they are not restaurants. You can recognize them because there is always someone outside trying to get people in”. Venice: Insider Travel Guide Benedetta advises visitors to use guide books rather than sources like TripAdvisor when looking for a restaurant in Venice. This point is echoed by Raffaele Alajmo who is the co-owner of Ristorante Quadri, a famous Michelin-starred eatery on Piazza San Marco itself. “Personally, I suggest using established guide books rather than the web,” he says. “These guides are produced by professionals and not your average Joe with a computer and internet connection. “If you use a reputable guide, you have almost no risk of ending up in a tourist trap. And I am not just talking about the guides to fine dining restaurants, but those for osterias or “lower cost” establishments as well.” And according to Benedetta, the best restaurants are always very happy to recommend other good places to eat. “Once you find a place you like, run by a Venetian, don’t be afraid to ask for advice on where to go next time!” he adds. “We are always full of suggestions as we want our guests to leave with a beautiful memory of their trip, and come back many times because Venice is a city to love!” But in the short term, the best advice seems to be – if there is a man outside urging you to come in, walk on by. Especially if there are photographs of food. While Venice’s restaurant scene may have attracted a wave of bad press, there are many eateries in the city that offer good food at affordable prices. There are also plenty of fine dining establishments worth the hefty price tag. Here’s our pick of six of the best: Expensive but worth it Antinoo’s Lounge and Restaurant at Centurion Hotel, Dorsoduro, 173, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy;  +39 041 34281 Club del Doge at Hotel Gritti Palace, Campo Santa Maria del Giglio, 2467, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy;  +39 041 794611 Cheaper but not cheap Al Giardinetto da Severino, Salizada Zorzi, 4928, 30122 Castello, Venezia VE, Italy;  +39 041 528 5332 Local, Salizzada dei Greci, 3303, 30122 Castello, Venezia VE, Italy; +39 041 241 1128 CoVino, Calle Pestrin Castello, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy; +39 041 241 2705 Antica Locanda Montin, Fondamenta de Borgo, 1147, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy ; +39 041 522 7151 Adrian Mourby is an Oxford-based novelist and broadcaster who has traveled the world writing about his experiences for the last 25 years.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Venice city officials and local restaurateurs", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180131123000", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-tourist-trap-restaurants/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "654916605", "sentence": "Rep. Adam Schiff said he believes that Comey's firing was \"all about the Russia investigation\" Schiff: \"Shifting\" stories by Trump administration on reasons for firing enhance the need for thorough investigation Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said President Donald Trump hasn’t made any effort to impede the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and Russia – but a top House Democrat disagrees. “I don’t think you can say so categorically he’s made no effort to interfere,” Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in an interview with CNN’s “Erin Burnett Outfront” Thursday night. “I think that the firing was all about the Russia investigation,” he continued. “So I’m certain that what Mr. McCabe said may be true in the sense that the President isn’t calling line agents who are working on the investigation or, in other very ham-handed ways, trying to interfere with the day-to-day operation of the investigation.” “But nonetheless, he fired the top cop on that investigation, and I think no one believes this was about Hillary Clinton’s emails, I think it was all about the Russia case,” Schiff said. Related article Timeline: Trump's words contradict White House answers on Comey firing Trump told NBC on Thursday that he wanted the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s election meddling to be “absolutely done properly,” and said Comey’s firing might “lengthen out the investigation.” White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested earlier that it could hasten the agency’s investigation. “We want this to come to its conclusion, we want it to come to its conclusion with integrity,” she said, referring to the FBI’s probe into Moscow’s interference in last year’s election. “And we think that we’ve actually, by removing Director Comey, taken steps to make that happen.” Schiff was also skeptical Thursday about Trump’s statement that he fired Comey  because the FBI was in turmoil and that Comey was a “showboat” and “grandstander.” “I don’t think anyone finds that credible, and certainly not after getting a completely different explanation yesterday or the day before,” Schiff said, adding that the “shifting” stories by the Trump administration enhance the need for Congress to do a thorough investigation and ensure the FBI has the independence and resources it needs for its investigations. “I do think we need to learn more about the circumstances that led to the director’s firing,” Schiff said, adding that many of Trump’s actions as President “have been really quite inexplicable.” CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170512024500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/adam-schiff-erin-burnett-out-front-cnn-tv/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "655963106", "sentence": "President Donald Trump shared highly classified information with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during a meeting in the Oval Office last week, according to reporting by the Washington Post. This latest blunder comes within a calendar week that’s seen the stunning dismissal of FBI Director James Comey, a series of inaccurate explanations for why it was done and Trump threatening the former director while floating the possibility that he is taping phone conversations in the White House. That series of self-inflicted wounds has congressional Republicans mystified and scared, desperately trying to figure out what Trump will do next and, as importantly, what it all means for their own political prospects. To date, Republicans have stood by Trump or at least stayed silent in the face of his many foibles. But, in a number of conversations Monday evening with Republican House members and GOP strategists, there was a widespread feeling that this time Trump might have gone too far. Congress vexed as White House in ‘downward spiral’WaPo reporter: White House ‘playing word games’If the president says it, is it no longer classified?What Trump has said about sharing classified info Congress vexed as White House in ‘downward spiral’WaPo reporter: White House ‘playing word games’If the president says it, is it no longer classified?What Trump has said about sharing classified info “On strategy and tactics, most Republican members of Congress will likely give the President a wide berth, but on mistakes or issues that don’t appear to be based on some bigger strategy, I think those same members of Congress will begin to speak out,” said one senior Republican House member granted anonymity to speak candidly. “The sharing of classified information to the Russians clearly falls into the second bucket. There is a honeymoon period, but on issues like this, if the honeymoon isn’t over yet, it will be soon.” That sentiment was echoed by a prominent GOP consultant I spoke to who asked not to be named to offer a candid assessment of Trump and congressional Republicans. “The question for Republicans is whether this is the straw that breaks the camel’s back,” said the source. “Forty percent approval is not the issue; an erratic, rudderless, leaderless White House is.” Related video Sources: Trump shared classified information Already there were some signs of defection. Republican Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker, who Trump had considered for Secretary of State, was clear in his criticism of this White House. “They are in a downward spiral right now and have got to figure out a way to come to grips with all that’s happening,” Corker said to reporters on Capitol Hill, adding: “The chaos that is being created by the lack of discipline is creating an environment that I think – it creates a worrisome environment.” What congressional Republicans are clearly battling is their own built-in gauge of political risk and the fact that Trump survived crises during the 2016 campaign that would have ended almost any other political campaign. Time and time again during the campaign, from his derogatory comments about John McCain’s military service to his fight with Khizr Khan to the “Access Hollywood” tape, congressional Republicans – with Speaker Paul Ryan in the lead – would disavow Trump. And, every time, Trump managed to not only survive but thrive – and the party leaders came crawling back. That history of doing the undoable gives Republicans pause about simply walking away from Trump. “Congressional Republicans want to believe that President Trump can work his way out of this. After all, he has survived crises time and again that would have buried lesser figures,” explained one senior party strategist. Related video Washington Post reporter stands by story And then there is the fact that almost no matter what Trump says or does, a significant chunk of the Republican base believes he is right and support him. Crossing that group, at least right now, is, still, a potentially perilous political endeavor. “You will give your guy the longest rope possible to hang himself,” a GOP consultant I spoke with on the condition of anonymity said. “Only once he puts the noose around his own neck will they kick the stool out from under him. Right now, siding with the Democrats gets you nothing but a primary challenge.” Everyone has their own breaking point. And it’s possible that even this latest revelation regarding Trump passing along classified information to the Russians won’t be the thing that puts Republicans over the edge. But, consider the following five things Trump has done since coming into office: 1) Twice failed to enact a travel ban 2) Engaged in an extended argument over crowd size at his inauguration 3) Falsely accused then-President Barack Obama of wire-tapping Trump Tower during the election 4) Took 18 days to get rid of national security adviser MIchael Flynn after being informed Flynn was compromised by the Russians 5) Fired Comey, even as he was overseeing the Russia investigation. Any ONE of those are the sort of thing that would be a major slip-up in any other administration – and might lead to defections from within the president’s own party.  All five of them – plus the new revelations regarding classified information being shared with two top Russian officials – is something close to an avalanche of political malpractice. How much more can – or will – congressional Republicans take?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170516023000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/trump-russia-lavrov/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "701549628", "sentence": "No one will remember in years to come where they were when they heard about the JFK assassination classified document dump of 2017. In the end, what was supposed to be the final release of government secrets about the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy wasn’t quite the blockbuster splash that President Donald Trump had been promising. Related article JFK file release: Mob hits on Castro, a threat on Oswald In fact, a day of intrigue and behind-the-scenes maneuvering by US intelligence agencies is likely only to feed the notorious conspiracy theories that the release of the historical trove was designed to quell once and for all. It’s 54 years since Kennedy died and a quarter century since Congress decreed Thursday as the day when all classified records related to the assassination should be thrown open to the public. Trump, with an impresario’s flair, had been building it up for days, as though he was promoting one of his Miss Universe pageants rather than a fresh perspective on one of the most traumatic moments in US history. At the center of his own self-directed drama, Trump, a noted peddler of conspiracy theories and who is prone to secrecy himself, especially over his refusal to release his tax returns, was going to strike a famous blow for transparency and blow the lid off everything the government was still hiding over what happened in Dallas on November 22,1963. “The long anticipated release of the #JFKFiles will take place tomorrow. So interesting!” Trump had tweeted on Wednesday. Related article Trump 'unhappy' with government redactions to JFK files Once the 2,800 documents finally hit the website of the National Archives at just after 7.30 p.m., there were some fascinating historical nuggets surrounding Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, his murderer Jack Ruby and even a tantalizing walk-on part by Marilyn Monroe. But the bigger story lay in what is still missing, unknown and secret. The big reveal didn’t live up to its billing because spy agency officials successfully pleaded with Trump to hold back 300 or so files, forcing him to set up yet another classified review process – this one lasting six months. The drama around the release of the documents was like so much of Trump’s nine months in power, involving a big promise that he struggled to fulfill and a rush of last-minute chaos inside the White House. There was also a glimpse of the tenacious bureaucratic blocking maneuvers favored by big centers of power in Washington – in this case the CIA and the FBI – that have made it so difficult for Trump to drain the swamp. Friday, Trump couldn’t commit to full disclosure of every file. “JFK Files are being carefully released. In the end there will be great transparency. It is my hope to get just about everything to public!” he tweeted. JFK Files are being carefully released. In the end there will be great transparency. It is my hope to get just about everything to public! Cynics have suggested all along that the spy agencies would intervene to leave at least some of the historical record surrounding the assassination obscured. They were right. With the clock ticking down to the deadline on Thursday, the spooks jammed the White House with hundreds of last-minute requests for redactions, leaving the President with an impossible choice to either release everything and further alienate the espionage community, or allow himself to be strong-armed by his own spies. Related article Trump releases some, but not all, JFK assassination records Given that the FBI and the CIA have been able to see this moment coming for 25 years, it’s difficult to see the last-minute requests for secrecy as anything but an attempt to perform an end run around the President. “I think it’s shameful,” CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said. “This is something that the intelligence agencies have had not years, but decades to deal with.” He added, “This instinctive desire to keep things secret is so engrained, that even relating to events in the early 1960s, the idea that they can’t be released at this point is absurd.” Defenders of the intelligence community argued that some of the information at issue could center on US informers and intelligence assets in places like Cuba and Mexico who could still be alive and at risk of reprisals. It’s also possible it could embarrass intelligence services which still have a relationship with the US clandestine community. Related article The conspiracy theorist in chief has the keys to the national archives But such is the never-ending swirl of intrigue and and grassy knoll conspiracy theories around the Kennedy assassination that any equivocation by the government was certain to set off the rumor machines again. “Withholding this stuff is just going to add to the crazy conspiracy theories and they are everywhere,” Robert Baer, a former CIA operations officer who is now a CNN intelligence and security analyst, told CNN’s Erin Burnett. Roger Stone, the political provocateur and Trump ally, quickly blamed the “deep state” for covering up damaging information. “The issue is it shows the treachery of the Central Intelligence Agency who recruited (Lee Harvey Oswald), who trained him and who placed him,” Stone told CNN’s Jeremy Diamond. Earlier, Stone had tweeted: “The truth is out there. #JFKFiles #LBJKilledJFK http://bit.ly/LBJKilledJFK.” The White House made clear that Trump was not happy that his plans for a comprehensive document release failed to pan out, with a senior White House official admitting that the process had been “messy.” “He was unhappy with the level of redactions,” another White House official said, adding that Trump believed the agencies were “not meeting the spirit of the law.” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders added in a statement that Trump “has demanded unprecedented transparency from the agencies and directed them to minimize redactions without delay.” Given the 11th-hour intervention by the spy agencies, no one would bet that the White House can avoid a similar mess next April when Trump’s review process is due to conclude. Still, among the 2,800 documents released Thursday, there was some intriguing bounty to feed the Kennedy assassination industry. A 1975 report indicated that the CIA attempted to hire mobsters to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro. In an memo, then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy was warned that a forthcoming book would allege he had an affair with Monroe. One of the documents included a transcript of a conversation involving J. Edgar Hoover in which the then FBI director revealed that the bureau had received a call the night before nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot Oswald, warning that the Kennedy assassination suspect was a target. It also contains details of Oswald’s contacts with the Soviet embassy in Washington and conversations in Mexico City, that offered information about his state of mind. “Hoover is explaining why he does not want an independent investigation of Ruby’s killing of Oswald, and of Oswald’s killing of the President,” said CNN Presidential historian Timothy Naftali. “It just shows you the level of federal bungling and the extent to which the FBI, within two days of Kennedy’s assassination, was already thinking of a cover-up, not because it had killed Kennedy but because it hadn’t done what it should have done to protect the President.” There is also testimony from former CIA director Richard Helms, saying that President Lyndon Johnson used to say that the reason Kennedy was shot was that he had ordered the assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem, the president of South Vietnam. Raising some eyebrows as well: records from a 1975 deposition to the Rockefeller Commission with a lawyer probing Helms on potential CIA involvement in a variety of global assassination attempts who asked whether Oswald might be connected to the CIA. “Is there any information involved with the assassination of President Kennedy which in any way shows that Lee Harvey Oswald was in some way a CIA agent or an agent…” before the document suddenly ends, without his answer. The sense that secretive institutions deep in the US government still, all these decades later, have something to hide, will only be exacerbated by the 300 documents that Trump held back on Thursday. The JFK conspiracy theorists just got a new lease on life – for six months at least. CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Jim Acosta contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171027074500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "CUB", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/politics/trump-jfk-documents-analysis/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "732503314", "sentence": "UNICEF: Pakistan has highest, Japan has lowest newborn death rate in the world Treatable infections, birth complications and preterm births are common causes of death Every year around the world, about 2.6 million babies die within their first month of life – and some countries see more of those tragic deaths than others. A UNICEF report released Tuesday ranks countries by their newborn mortality rates in 2016. The report found that the country with the highest newborn mortality rate was Pakistan, which saw about one in every 22 infants die before turning 1 month old. The country with the lowest newborn mortality rate was Japan: only one death in every 1,111 births. A baby born in Pakistan was almost 50 times more likely to die during his or her first month than a baby born in Japan – or Iceland, which ranked second lowest, or Singapore, which ranked third lowest, according to the report. The report also showed that the United States and the United Kingdom had higher mortality rates among  newborns than several other countries, including Cuba, Germany, Israel, South Korea and Singapore. The UNICEF report was based on data from the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. The data was from 1990 (or earlier, depending on the country) to 2016. Based on those data, the 10 countries with the highest newborn mortality rates in 2016 were: Many of those countries are war-torn, have limited access to clean water at health facilities or have been affected by natural disasters, said Dr. Stefan Peterson, chief of health at UNICEF, who helped conduct the technical analysis and review for the report. “That is a tremendous challenge for these countries to begin with. Then they also face challenges of not investing sufficiently in health services,” he said. “Some of them only spend 1% of gross domestic product on health, while the national recommendation is to spend at least 5% of public resources on health.” The 10 countries with the lowest newborn mortality rates in 2016, according to the report, were: “These are countries that have for a long time had political will to tackle the quality of maternal and newborn care,” Peterson said. “They’ve educated women,” he said. “They’ve tackled adolescent pregnancy, and they have quality health services centered around midwives who actually are able to wash their hands in health facilities and have access to the basic treatments and drugs.” Related article These are the states where infant mortality is highest The UNICEF report notes that newborn survival appears to be closely linked to a country’s income level. On average, high-income countries have a newborn mortality rate of about one in 333, compared with low-income countries’ newborn mortality rate of about one in 37, according to the report. Babies born to the poorest families are more than 1.4 times more likely to die during this newborn period than those born to the richest families, according to the report. Yet income is only one of the factors influencing newborn mortality. In Kuwait, the newborn mortality rate is about one in 227, and in the US, it’s about one in 270. Though those are both high-income countries, their newborn mortality rates are only slightly lower than those of lower- to middle-income countries such as Sri Lanka, which has a rate of 1 in 189, and Ukraine, which has a rate of 1 in 185. Related article Among 20 wealthy nations, US child mortality ranks worst, study finds “For all countries, it’s about giving people access to good quality health services,” Peterson said. “Obviously, money helps in that regard, but in respective of income level, it’s also a question of how you organize that access and the quality of health services,” he said. “For any country that has discrepancies between poor people and well-to-do people, that will of course pull the average down” when it comes to the newborn mortality rate. Last month, a separate study published in the journal Health Affairs ranked the overall child mortality rate among the United States and comparable nations in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of 35 countries founded to improve economic development and social well-being around the world. In that study, the US ranked worst, falling behind Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Related article Serena Williams: What my life-threatening experience taught me about giving birth UNICEF’s new report is “credible,” said Lindsay Stark, an associate professor of population and family health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. As she has noted in response to previous reports, such as the Health Affairs study, the United States appears to lag behind other nations in terms of child and newborn mortality because of perinatal mortality, or mortality specifically around the time of a baby’s birth, including maternal conditions affecting a fetus or newborn. So by focusing on improving maternal health, the US and other countries could improve infant health, she said. The UNICEF report notes that the primary causes of newborn deaths in the first month include being born prematurely, complications around the time of birth and infections such as sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia. Many of those causes are preventable or treatable. Reducing such deaths would involve guaranteeing access to clean water and functional health facilities for families, making the top 10 life-saving drugs and medical equipment available for every mother and baby, and empowering women to demand and receive quality health care, according to the report. Those factors are described as the “four Ps,” involving improvements in places such as health facilities, access to people or health care providers, access to products, and power – as in empowering adolescent girls and mothers. Related video The tech curbing child mortality in Malawi “That starts with the midwife being able to wash her hands and light herself with electricity during delivery and having basic drugs,” Peterson said. “And you do the right things, which include breastfeeding within the first hour of life,” he said. “That singularly is the most important thing you can do actually for child survival is to start breastfeeding early. So there are a number of issues that we can call on governments around the world to do, both within health services and beyond health services.” For instance, according to the report, in Malawi, slightly more than half of women who gave birth in 2000 did so with the support of a doctor, nurse or midwife. By 2016, that percentage rose to about 90%. In correlation with that increase, Malawi’s newborn mortality rate fell from about one in 25 in 2000 to one in 43 in 2016, a 44% decline, according to the report. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. “When we talk in the cold language of statistics – of rates, averages, percentages, indicators – it is easy to forget that we are talking about the lives and deaths of real babies – babies who deserve to survive, to grow up healthy and contribute to their societies,” the authors of the report wrote. “Action in the four areas outlined in this report – Place, People, Products, Power – must be an urgent priority for every government, driving forward progress towards a world with universal health coverage, where no newborn dies of a preventable cause,” they wrote.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "UNICEF report on newborn mortality rates", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180220200000", "country1": "PAK", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/health/unicef-newborn-deaths-by-country-study/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "567863475", "sentence": "An Indian external affairs minister helped secure a new passport A Pakistani woman took to social media with pics from her husband-less honeymoon An Indian photographer is enjoying a fabulous Italian honeymoon – without his honey.  That’s because just two days before Faizan Patel and his wife Sana were supposed to leave for their two-week trip, she realized she had lost her passport. Patel went on the trip anyway, and kept his wife with him, kind of. On Monday Patel tweeted out a photo of himself, traveling with Sana’s picture placed over an empty seat. “This is how I am travelling with my wife as of now The tweet was seen by Sushma Swaraj, India’s minister of external affairs. If she sounds like someone who can get something done, you’re right. Swaraj tweeted back to Patel to have his wife contact her; a little later Swaraj said a duplicate passport would be issued. Patel’s wife just might make it to Italy after all. Or so Patel thought. Even though she’ll have her hands on a passport soon, he said she won’t be able get a visa until after the honeymoon is over. Bummer. The two got married back in December and took a “mini-honeymoon” to an Indian national park, but Italy was supposed to be the real honeymoon. “This trip was entirely planned by her,” Patel told CNN, adding that he really missed her. “I wish to see her next to me soon.” So even if his wife doesn’t make the trip, Patel could still have a ball. He should just follow the example of Huma Mobin, a woman from Pakistan who posted photos of her husband-less honeymoon to Greece earlier this summer. I went to Greece without my husband and I missed him very muches 😭 Mobin’s photos show her exploring the wonders of Greece, with her right arm wrapped around a husband who wasn’t there, because he couldn’t get a visa from the Greek embassy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sushma Swaraj, India’s minister of external affairs", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160809181500", "country1": "IND", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/travel/solo-honeymoon-trnd/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "675360763", "sentence": "US President Donald Trump expected to unveil his new strategy for Afghanistan in speech Monday Some US Marines on the ground there say they are discouraged after 15 years of war The Taliban still control much of the land and the West's ideas for stabilizing the country are running out The plume of smoke and dust rose over the runway, high above the now-deserted but once costly and vital control towers. Then a second rocket slammed into the tarmac just feet away from where a C130 cargo plane would imminently land to ferry us out. The Marines with us at first appeared unfazed. Some were perhaps young and new to it all, while the older ones stood tall, not flinching. I crouched behind a wheel until those tires were used to race us back toward a shelter. Seven years ago, it would have been mere minutes before that Taliban rocket team was bombed in retaliation by US forces protecting a thousands-strong base. But in 2017, the US Marines here – all 300 of them – seem oddly vulnerable. They don’t leave the wire much, mostly just to train and advise, leaving the fighting to the Afghans. Yet all the same, three separate rocket attacks hit their bases in three days – two near us – one injuring 10 Afghan soldiers, and another an 8-year-old boy. This is the painful reality of Afghanistan 2017. The country is in one of the most violent periods of its recent history, and its challenges are deepening. But the sense of exhaustion, of solutions long having lost their sparkle, pervades. President Trump is hours away from unveiling a long-deliberated new plan for Afghanistan that will likely see him add a few thousand troops to the war effort. He will also look to re-cast – in a prime-time address – a strategy for America’s longest war, making it his own. But this conflict has been going on for 15 years, and for many of the Marines currently at its sharp end, it is nothing new. Here’s how one hardened, normally optimistic Marine commander, Col. Matthew Reid, talked about lost friends. “I don’t think I’ve ever bothered to count. Too many, between here and Iraq,” he said. “A lot of blood in the ground.” Born on September 11, Reid is back in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province for the second time. He quips that the 300 Marines he works with now are the number that “ran the chow hall” when he was last there in 2010. I asked: How does it feel to have to go at it all over again? “Discouraging,” he said. “There is a definite feeling of a sense of obligation to get this right because of those who have gone before us.” How do you get it right? From the limited perspective of our three-day tour – mostly inside bases – it seems the Marines have made a difference here. Most importantly, they are now camped just outside the regional capital of Lashkar Gah, which a year ago was on the brink of falling to the Taliban, whose flag you could see just across its central river. The Helmand district of Nawa was retaken last week by Afghan National Security Forces, yet at about the same time nearby Gereshk district was attacked by the Taliban, with multiple checkpoints hit, and at one point six overrun. Things are better, but not good. Helmand will probably never be good any time soon, but the Marines’ presence and massive aerial firepower have arguably stopped the entire opium-rich region from being swallowed by the Taliban. But the Marines are only one part of the picture in a country where, according to the US government’s own auditors, the Taliban influence or control about half the land. ISIS too, intermittently rises, and then, after coalition airstrikes, falls – competing to be the most extreme actor in a crowded marketplace. The government in Kabul is weak, ridden by conflict and rivalry between senior players. And the West’s ideas for stabilizing the country are running out. So what are President Trump’s options? But really it is the mood in the capital which tells you things are still slipping, yet again. Long-term Afghan friends discussing for the first time how they might leave. A top executive saying his employees are leaving their large, high-profile Afghan company to protect themselves from possible attack at their central offices. This is not a time for optimism. There is no sign the Taliban are weakened, even though one Afghan official told me hundreds of mid-level leaders have been taken out in raids over the past year. Their leadership is more radical than ever, and they are likely to see handsome funds from a productive opium harvest, possibly boosted by a new poppy seed that blooms more quickly, massively increasing production. Afghanistan’s bleed is slow, and perhaps hidden or ignored by much of the world, but happening all the same. Take this final anecdote from our visit to Helmand, when the Marines took us to a remote outpost where they were advising the Afghan army. We were there to see them pull out, removing themselves from a flat stretch of what Colonel Matthew Grosz called “Taliban country” – a main thoroughfare between insurgent strongholds. But their advisory mission seemed to have run into one issue: There weren’t many Afghans to advise. On paper there were 500 Afghan troops, and 45 US marines. But as Grosz told me: “There’s 200 assigned right now.” By “assigned,” he meant that there were 200 who had existed, physically at the base. But even that was optimistic, as another hundred had never shown up while the Marines were there. In fact, of the hundred they had seen, some were on operations or on patrol. So really there were fifty to a hundred Afghan soldiers at the base, almost enabling one-to-one Marine mentoring sessions. As we sat in the Helmand runway bomb shelter, waiting for the “all clear” after the rocket attack, I overheard two young Marines chatter about 9/11 as though it was a moment of historical import rather than something they had seen live on TV. That’s because for them, it is something their parents mourned when they were probably five or six. Fifteen years of war sounds exhausting until you remember that for Afghans, it is about 38 years of war – since the Soviets invaded in 1979. So, you may ask yourself: When does it end? Forget emotion, or nationalism, or solutions. Just consider the war, and everyone caught up in it, through the prism of one number: 1,600. It’s become a war whose end will be defined by fatigue, acceptance of lesser evils and which of these above numbers is the hardest to tolerate. Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 23, 2017.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US strategy for Afghanistan", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170723194500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/23/asia/afghanistan-camp-shorab-marines/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "523601533", "sentence": "HIgh-end Peking duck restaurant Dadong has opened a burger joint in Beijing Restaurant also serves Chinese-Western dishes Love roasted Peking duck? We’ve got the burger for you. While McDonald’s and KFC continue to introduce Chinese-style burgers to appeal to local tastes, high-end Peking duck restaurant DaDong has opened is own fast food joint in Beijing, China. DaDong Duck Burger’s star attraction is, of course, the duck burger. It features a slice of crispy Peking duck skin and juicy lean meat nestled in a bun and topped with slices of onion, tomato, cucumber, lettuce and  the all-important plum sauce. It might seem like a strange combination but is surprisingly tasty – and popular. Staff say they dish out about 300 duck burgers each day. Together with a glass of soda – or hot honey pomelo tea – and fries, the duck burger combo costs 31 yuan ($4.70). DaDong, one of Beijing’s top Peking duck restaurants, opened the fast food joint last October, hoping to appeal to the mass market. Han Yang, the restaurant’s manager, told CNN that all the chefs working at the venue are from its upscale sister restaurant. The ducks, roasting techniques and recipes are also the same, according to Han. Located in the city’s CBD area, the fast food restaurant, which features minimalist decor, has attracted steady streams of consumers working in office buildings nearby. This success has led to expansion plans in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Local Beijing resident Cindy Zhan, who went to the restaurant for lunch to try the burger, says it surprised her. Duck de Chine: Beijing's best Peking duck? “It was much tastier than I had thought,” Zhan says. “I was afraid that a duck burger would be too greasy. But it was not with the special sauce. Definitely different than conventional burgers.” Zhan says she was particularly happy the restaurant also offers a quality salad. Besides its signature duck burgers, DaDong Burger’s menu includes a variety of fusion dishes. For instance the reformed Zhajiangmian, topped with minced port, uses spaghetti instead of the traditionally made Beijing-style handmade noodles. Chinese may argue that burgers aren’t just a Western thing given they’ve been around the country for hundreds of years. The best-known Chinese-style burger perhaps is Roujiamo – shredded braised meat stuffed in baked leavened bread. Originally a specialty from Shaanxi province, it’s popular nationwide. If you’re feeling adventurous, there’s the donkey meat burger. A hot, crispy pastry encloses cold marinated donkey meat – considered divine for many in northern China. DaDong plays it safe, serving a spicy braised sub quite similar to the donkey meat burger except it’s stuffed with pork. DaDong Duck Burger: 1 Floor, Club 19, Building 19, Huamao Apartment, 89 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing, +86 10 6530 7200", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "DaDong Duck Burger", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160323031500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/22/foodanddrink/china-beijing-duck-burger/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "716310286", "sentence": "Trump and Putin have spoken twice recently Putin praised Trump's handling of the US economy After President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Sunday from a cabin at Camp David to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the press release describing their call featured something unusual: an exclamation point. Related article Trump unveils national security plan, blasts previous presidents The theatric punctuation seemed designed to underscore the cheery tenor of the conversation, during which Putin thanked Trump for the CIA’s help in thwarting a terror plot on St. Petersburg, Russia. Trump, the White House said, congratulated “the entire intelligence community on a job well done!” The upbeat description of US-Russia intelligence sharing – ordinarily a subject kept quiet by government officials – underscored the enthusiasm with which Trump is approaching his relationship with Putin, prompting unease among some national security experts. Amid swirling investigations into possible collusion between his campaign and Russia, Trump remains untroubled about fostering the appearance of close ties between himself and Putin. And unlike past US leaders, whose conversations with the Russians were planned and strategized to avoid falling into traps, Trump engages Putin on matters large and small, sometimes without the participation of his top national security aides. Related article Trump predicts exoneration in Russia investigation as allies fear a 'meltdown' The bond between the two men is among the most heavily examined diplomatic relationships in the world, the scrutiny fueled by probes being conducted by the special counsel Robert Mueller and members of Congress. Adding to the mix is the upcoming deadline for imposing new congressionally-required sanctions on Russia for its behavior in last year’s election. RELATED: Trump predict exoneration in Russia investigation as allies fear a ‘meltdown’ For Trump, his recent exchanges with Putin reflect progress in his longstanding goal to improve ties with Russia. But some national security experts worry the apparent closeness between Trump and Putin could amount to an attempt to manipulate a President intent on making progress on that ambition. “I think this past weekend is illustrative of what a great case officer Vladimir Putin is. He knows how to handle an asset, and that’s what he’s doing with the President,” said James Clapper, the director of national intelligence under President Barack Obama, on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” “You have to remember Putin’s background. He’s a KGB officer. That’s what they do. They recruit assets,” Clapper added. “And I think some of that experience and instincts of Putin has come into play here in his managing of a pretty important account for him.” Clapper made clear he was only speaking figuratively when referring to Trump as a Russian asset. Sunday’s call between Trump and Putin was the second between the two men in the span of four days. On Thursday, after Trump caught wind of Putin’s praise for the US economy during a four-hour press conference, the US leader dialed his counterpart to offer his thanks. “It was great,” Trump said in recounting the phone call to reporters. “He said very nice things about what I’ve done for this country in terms of the economy, and then he said also some negative things in terms of what’s going on elsewhere.” Related article 5 things to know about Trump's national security strategy Indeed, Putin in his press conference lambasted claims that he directed an influence campaign during last year’s presidential election. He said those claims were “invented, made up by people who are in opposition to President Trump with a view to shedding a negative light on what President Trump is doing.” Trump has also downplayed concerns about Russia’s election meddling, and privately bemoans to friends that the investigations are intended to discredit the legitimacy of his election. Inside the White House, Trump’s aversion to discussing the election meddling issue is well known among his national security staff. So it was something of a surprise on Monday when the administration’s formal National Security Strategy detailed Moscow’s attempts to destabilize and undermine democracies. “Through modernized forms of subversive tactics, Russia interferes in the domestic political affairs of countries around the world,” read the congressionally-mandated document. As Trump unveiled the strategy doctrine during remarks in Washington on Monday, however, he avoided any reference to Russia’s attempts to interfere in elections. Instead he praised the intelligence cooperation, referring to his call on Sunday. “That’s a great thing, and the way it’s supposed to work. That is the way it’s supposed to work,” he said. On CNN later, a spokesman for the National Security Council, Michael Anton, could not say whether Trump had read “every line and every word” of the National Security Strategy. Related video WH adviser: Can't say Trump read every word The disconnect between the policy document and Trump’s own words reflects larger concerns about Trump’s willingness to confront the problem of Russian cyber interference, which US intelligence agencies have concluded was approved by Putin himself and designed to favor Trump. And it raised questions about how Trump is speaking in private to Putin, who has worked ardently – and some say cunningly – to develop warm ties to past American leaders. Related article Putin thanks Trump for CIA's help in stopping terror attacks “The fact that those calls occurred or those issues were discussed is not inherently a problem,” said Andrew Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment and a former NSC official under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. “The thing that’s problematic is the way Putin seems to play off Trump’s desire for affirmation and praise and Trump rushes to shout it out to the world.” “It looks needy,” Weiss added. White House officials insist that Trump regularly raises concerns at about Russia’s various destabilizing activities in his conversations with Putin. “It’s a matter of being bold and standing up for his own country,” Anton, the NSC spokesman, said Monday. The White House declined to say who, if anyone, prepared Trump for his recent calls with Putin. At Camp David, nestled in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains 70 miles from Washington, Trump was hosting members of his cabinet this weekend including Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Related article Trump lets off steam on a cloudy Friday in DC Yet by the time of Sunday’s call, Pence had departed the presidential retreat, according to his spokeswoman. Mnuchin was back in Washington appearing on morning television shows. And other cabinet members who traveled there included Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who would hardly be involved in preparing for a call with Moscow. RELATED: Mnuchin says he has no reason to think Trump will fire Mueller It wouldn’t be uncommon for top-level aides like National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster or Chief of Staff John Kelly to help Trump prepare for his call. But Trump has shown a willingness in the past to circumvent his aides in his dealings with Putin. Related article With their tax bill, Republicans prepare for a long-awaited win During a dinner for leaders attending July’s Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Trump spoke with Putin for as much as an hour with only a Kremlin-provided translator, to the surprise of the dinner’s other attendees. Because no other American official was present, no official US record exists of what transpired other than Trump’s own memory. “Generally with a person like Putin you don’t want to be alone with him,” said Anders Aslund, a Russia scholar at the let’s describe Atlantic Council, who said Putin’s strengths lie in his ability to flatter foreign counterparts in a bid to extract concessions. “Putin is really good at improvisation…and developing really good relations,” Aslund said, citing then-President George W. Bush’s off-the-cuff statement that he was able to look into Putin’s eyes and “get a sense of his soul” at a meeting in Slovenia during Bush’s first year in office. Related video Putin thanks Trump for tip on terror attack Trump’s flurry of contact with Putin over the past week comes as his administration faces a deadline on imposing new sanctions on Russia for its election interference. The punishment was included in a piece of legislation that Trump begrudgingly signed over the summer, and a first deadline for identifying possible targets was missed. Members of Trump’s administration say they are working to prepare the sanctions that lawmakers required, which the law states must be in place by the end of January. But last month, Trump said Russia was already sanctioned “at a high level” and that he was intent on returning the relationship to friendlier terms. “People don’t realize Russia has been very, very heavily sanctioned. They were sanctioned at a very high level, and that took place very recently,” Trump said. “It’s now time to get back to healing a world that is shattered and broken. Those are very important things.” Related article Can Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller? And how would it work? Trump added, “And I feel that having Russia in a friendly posture, as opposed to always fighting with them, is an asset to the world and an asset to our country, not a liability.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171219063000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/19/politics/trump-putin-relationship/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "454251651", "sentence": "Forget pre-season friendlies, the buildup to new English Premier League season has been all about the battle of the kits and the lucrative sponsorship deals linked to them. If the EPL title was decided on this basis then Manchester United would undoubtedly top the table and the Red Devils chose the weekend before the start of the 2015/16 campaign to unveil its new strip, sponsored by German sportswear manufacturer Adidas. The deal, worth a reported £75 million ($117m) per year, was first announced in July 2014, but could not come into force until a 13-season contract with Nike had expired. The value of the Nike deal per year was roughly a third than the new arrangement, such has been the explosion in commercial revenues for the top European club sides. Read: Shirt sponsorship gold rush For the 2015/16 season, the likes of Wayne Rooney and new signings Bastian Schweinsteiger and Memphis Depay will don a new strip which the club said was a “classic design”. The birthday boy reporting for duty and ready to break expectations. Happy birthday @BSchweinsteiger #BeTheDifference pic.twitter.com/OIvSDtxvLG United group managing director Richard Arnold said “Everyone at Manchester United is very proud of the shirt, which draws upon the club’s iconic kits of yesteryear.” It is the first time Adidas has made United’s strip for 24 years and will be seen in competitive action for the first time when Louis van Gaal’s team hosts Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday August 8. Meanwhile champion Chelsea remains with Adidas, but has a new shirt sponsor in Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama, reportedly paying £40 million ($62.5m) annually for the privilege. Read: Chelsea tie up with Japanese tire manufacturer It was unveiled ahead of Chelsea’s tour of the United States and will be in full show to home fans Sunday at the traditional curtain raiser to the English season, the Community Shield. Chelsea’s opponents at Wembley, FA Cup winner Arsenal, has also updated its strip and having rung the sponsorship changes last summer by switching from Nike to Puma, an arch-rival of Adidas. Liverpool has also changed manufacturer to wear New Balance kits for the 2015/16 season, but Manchester City has stayed loyal to U.S. corporation Nike for its shirts. Aside from the top revenue earning clubs, Everton chose an unusual theme to launch its third strip, presenting its star players as comic book super heroes, the work of fan and Marvel Comics illustrator Will Sliney. ICYMI...Third kit: http://t.co/qZYtpkDTdPFixture changes: http://t.co/Zle4yq7Vl4Jones deal: http://t.co/TuuTjttaUM pic.twitter.com/t2PmdMhJ0K Outside of the EPL, Spanish and European champion Barcelona is breaking with tradition by donning hooped rather than striped home kit for the new season, but only the superstitious will believe this will prevent the likes of Lionel Messi from repeating its successes.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Manchester United", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150801161500", "country1": "DEU", "country2": "JPN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/football/football-man-utd-kit-adidas/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "639397178", "sentence": "The US is backing Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Arab Forces Retaking the dam is considered a vital step Fighters in Syria have begun a major ground offensive, backed up by US forces, to retake a vital dam near Raqqa, Syria, from ISIS, a US official told CNN Wednesday. The attack also included an unprecedented air assault involving US helicopters landing behind enemy lines – flying about 500 local US allies and coalition military advisers across the Euphrates River and Lake Assad so they could attack the ISIS-controlled dam and neighboring town and airfield from the south. “This is the first time we have conducted an air movement, air assault, with the Syrian Arab Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces,” Col. Joseph Scrocca, a coalition public affairs officer, said. On a call with reporters from Baghdad Wednesday, Scrocca called the air operation a “daring assault behind enemy lines.” Scrocca would not say how many troops were involved, but a military source said about 500 troops were airlifted behind enemy lines. The attack was backed by US Marines firing M777 howitzers and close air support, including airstrikes carried out by Apache helicopters. But ISIS remains in control of the area after the attack, and weeks of tough fighting could remain, Scrocca said. “We believe there are foreign fighters there, probably in the hundreds,” he said. “The (Syrian Democratic Forces) and our partners there are facing a pretty heavy fight – that’s what makes this type of operation so daring. I think we were lucky we caught ISIS by surprise. They are still reacting to this maneuver.” Tabqa Dam is located 25 miles west of Raqqa, ISIS’ self-declared capital, and supplies electric power to a wide area of Syria, according to the US. The area has been under ISIS control since 2013. Retaking the dam is considered a vital step toward further isolating the area around Raqqa and eventually recapturing the city. The dam and surrounding terrain is a key military asset because it’s “critical for the isolation of Raqqa and the next step toward an annihilation of ISIS in Syria,” but the dam’s destruction “could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis,” Scrocca warned. US Marines equipped with artillery arrived in northern Syria earlier this month with the goal of accelerating the capabilities of the US-backed Arab and Kurdish forces there. The Pentagon and Marine Corps declined to confirm the deployment because of security concerns in the region. They also declined to specify the exact location of the forces or how many are there. A similar deployment last year near Mosul, Iraq, involved several hundred Marines equipped with artillery guns to provide covering fire for advancing forces. The US believes the pressure on ISIS in Raqqa is working. A US official told reporters on March 8 that intelligence indicates some ISIS leaders and operatives continue to try to leave the city. There is also US intelligence that indicates the city is laced with trenches, tunnels, roadside bombs and houses and buildings wired to explode, the official said. If correct, it indicates that the US has likely been able to gather intelligence from both overhead surveillance aircraft and people on the ground. However, the official also noted that “Raqqa will probably not be the final battle against ISIS,” and added that the group still has some personnel dispersed in areas south and east of the city. ISIS could have as many as 4,000 fighters in Raqqa, according to very rough US estimates, the official said. Since November, the terror group has lost some 3,400 square kilometers around Raqqa, in a wide arc north of the city.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Arab Forces", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170322141500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/politics/syria-tabqa-dam/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "687105714", "sentence": "The Cambodian government is coming under widespread criticism after the leader of the political opposition was arrested and accused of treason. “Kem Sokha, president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), has been accused of involving foreigners in secret plans against the Kingdom of Cambodia” the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said in a statement. “This is considered treason.” Sokha’s lawyer Chann Chen confirmed to CNN Wednesday that his client had been officially charged with treason. He said he hadn’t been able to meet him since the charge was laid. “(We) are currently trying to meet with him. We expect legal proceedings to continue in the typical way,” he said. If found guilty, Sokha could face 15 to 30 years in prison. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government has accused the opposition leader of plotting with the United States to topple the government. Sokha was arrested at his home in the capital of Phnom Penh in the early hours of Sunday morning and taken to Correctional Center 3 over 100 miles away, according to Mu Sochua, CNRP deputy president. “It’s not necessary to take him to such a remote prison,” said Sochua. “It’s difficult for his lawyers, for his colleagues and his family to visit him.” Sochua also denied there was any plot. “Kem Sokha has committed no crime. His only crime is to promote democracy and wish for the rule of law within democratic principles.” #KemSokha lawyers are now allowed to see him in CC3 prison. #Cambodia pic.twitter.com/e5ynf34rkw Analysts note that his arrest comes soon after his party made significant gains in the local elections in June. “The local election results are a strong indicator of a swing towards the CNRP which worried the ruling party,” said Virak Ou, a human rights activist and economy analyst. With general elections scheduled for June 2018, there are concerns about what lies ahead. Indeed, news of Sokha’s arrest was met with dismay by the US and the European Union. In a statement, the US State Department said the arrest seems “politically motivated” and casts doubt on Cambodia’s ability to “organize credible national elections in 2018 which produce an outcome that enjoys democratic legitimacy.” The statement did not address accusations of trying to topple the Cambodian government. However, US embassy deputy spokesman David Josar directed CNN to a statement he gave The Phnom Penh Post – an English-language daily – on August 30 that said, “any suggestion that the United States is supporting or has supported revolution is categorically false.” In a September 3 statement, the European Union termed the arrest “a dangerous political escalation.” It also said, “This arrest suggests a further effort to restrict the democratic space in Cambodia and the space for independent reporting, comment and criticism.” Sokha’s predecessor, former CNRP leader Sam Rainsy, also issued a statement from his current home in France, where he is in exile. He called the Cambodian government’s allegations of treason “senseless.” “Is it ‘treachery’ to want a democratic change for one’s country and to work peacefully to achieve it?” Rainsy said. When asked about the opposition in an interview earlier this year, spokesman for the Cambodian government’s Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan, was defiant. “I don’t care about critics because they are not Cambodian and they are biased already,” he said. “Who does Cambodia belong to? Kem Sokha or the rule of law?” “Sam Rainsy ran away from his obligations and Kem Sokha has [conspired against us]; this is a problem with the opposition party, not Cambodia,” he said. He dismissed comments from CNRP leaders as “purely propaganda and not factual.” In a September 3 speech to a gathering of garment workers, Prime Minister Hun Sen – who has led Cambodia for 32 years – said he had to arrest Sokha due to the seriousness of the situation. International condemnation of the move was not unanimous. At a press conference on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, when asked about Sokha’s arrest, said, “As a good neighbor, friend, partner and brother of Cambodia … [We support] the Cambodian government’s effort to uphold national security and stability.” The US State Department, in its statement, added that Sokha’s arrest “follows a number of troubling recent steps, including the imposition of unprecedented restrictions on independent media and civil society.” Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that several Cambodian radio stations airing programming from RFA and Voice of America – both funded by the US – were closed in recent weeks. RFA reported the Ministry of Information had cited violations, including airing “outside programs without requesting authorization.” Meantime, the pro-democracy National Democratic Institute (NDI) was also closed on August 23 after the government issued a statement saying it had failed to comply with its legal duties – not least, registering as a non-governmental organization. However, the NDI said in a statement they had “fulfilled all legal obligations for registration.” None of this will be reported any more in The Cambodia Daily – an independent newspaper founded by American reporter Bernard Krisher in 1993. Its last edition came out Monday after it was slapped with a $6.3 million tax bill. “The Daily has been targeted for an astronomical tax assessment, leaks and false statements by the tax department and public vilification by the head of government,” said Editor-in-Chief Jodie DeJonge via email. Both tax department head Kong Vibol and Minister of Information Khieu Kannarith could not be reached for comment.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Cambodian government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170906084500", "country1": "KHM", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/06/asia/cambodia-kem-sokha-arrested/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "535633548", "sentence": "Protesters blocked off the road in front of the Hyatt Regency here At one point, about two dozen protesters tried to rush barriers near the hotel Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the California Republican Convention Friday to protest Donald Trump ahead of his speech. Protesters – some of whom wore bandanas over their faces and carried Mexican flags – blocked off the road in front of the Hyatt Regency here, forcing the GOP front-runner’s motorcade to pull over along a concrete median outside the hotel’s back entrance. Trump and his entourage got out and walked into the building. “That was not the easiest entrance I’ve ever made,” Trump said once he began speaking at the convention, adding, “it felt like I was crossing the border.” He slammed the protestors on Twitter Saturday, calling them “thugs and criminals.” “Many are professionals,” he said. “They should be dealt with strongly by law enforcement!” The \"protesters\" in California were thugs and criminals. Many are professionals. They should be dealt with strongly by law enforcement! At one point before Trump arrived, about two dozen protesters tried to rush barriers near the hotel. Police officers then rushed to the building’s doors, successfully blocking the protesters from getting in. Some of the doors’ handles were handcuffed from the inside so they couldn’t be forced open. Several physical altercations, including shoving, could be seen between protesters and police officers, who were using batons to push them back. After Trump arrived, protesters took down a barrier and flooded the entrance outside the hotel, where police again blocked them from entering. They chanted, “Get him out.” Protesters tearing down barricade pic.twitter.com/Pqu92LsgKP Earlier in the day, Chris Conway, a 51-year-old Trump supporter who was wearing the GOP front-runner’s famous “Make America Great Again” cap, claimed he was kicked, punched and spit on by Trump protesters, though he wasn’t seeking medical attention. Police, apparently concerned for his safety, eventually pulled him over hedges outside the hotel and away from the crowd. Speaking to CNN Friday afternoon, Conway said he was “not surprised” by his treatment. “To be honest with you, I’m glad it was me and not like an 8-year-old girl being pepper-sprayed or something like that,” he said. Burlingame Police Lt. Jay Kiely said later Friday that five people were arrested, including one who was with the crowd when it tried to rush the Hyatt’s entrance. One injury was reported, but Kiely did not know whether it was a police officer, protester or supporter who was hurt or the extent of the injury. Kiely estimated the crowd was in the hundreds, though he did not have a precise figure and did not know how many police officers were dispatched to the scene. He also praised the “incredible restraint” shown by authorities. Protesters have disrupted Trump’s rallies across the country for months, but have rarely escalated into mass street demonstrations. Many protests have focused on Trump’s rhetoric on illegal immigration. “I came out here to support my people and my father,” Adrian Olivares, a 23-year-old college student who was draped in a Mexican flag, told CNN. He said his goal in protesting Trump’s appearance was to display his country’s flag “as loud as I can.” Olivares said his father came to the United States legally in the 1980s, became a citizen and created a home cleaning business in Sonoma County. Trump pinata pic.twitter.com/mEONRExrfv “He’s very successful,” Olivares said. “And for Trump to come out and say we’re just a bunch of rapists, f— him.” Frank Lara, 30, a fourth-grade teacher in San Francisco, brought a Trump pinata with him. He said he was most concerned about Trump’s comments on immigration. “We’re upset at the hate speech and division that this man, Donald Trump, is saying in a time of crisis,” Lara said. “We’re out here to make sure that he does not feel comfortable just saying what he is saying.” Meanwhile, inside the hotel, a few dozen convention-goers and journalists watched the chaotic scene through the front windows, but otherwise most people hardly noticed. Instead, they perused convention exhibits or waited in line for the luncheon. Even as a group of police in riot gear suddenly sprinted through a long hallway, people continued to go about their business. Richard Marshall, GOP chairman for Siskiyou County, was calmly strolling around in the hotel atrium and talking to friends, unfazed by the protesters who were trying to storm the entrance just feet away. “It’s part of the business, isn’t it?” Marshall said. “I mean, I think it’s unfortunate they don’t want to have freedom of speech for everybody and want to have it all for themselves.” Earlier Friday, bare-breasted protesters, men and women, some of whom were associated with the progressive group Code Pink, chanted “stop hate” as they marched. Multiple lines of protesters and police outside. Layered and blocking road ahead of Trump arrival pic.twitter.com/rTA2w5kEBL Nancy Mancias, a Code Pink protester, was kicked out of the convention after yelling into a bullhorn that the Republicans should “dump Trump,” causing a stir inside the already energized state convention. Mancias told CNN afterward, “My message here today is ‘Stop hate and dump Trump.’” Protesters flood front of Hyatt https://t.co/UWrQOt3hCp Protesters blocking off road in front of California GOP convention before Trump speech https://t.co/l78YlfHm2k The protests follow a rowdy scene Thursday night outside Trump’s rally in Costa Mesa, California, where several scuffles broke out between protesters and Trump supporters. At least one police car was damaged and one Trump supporter was visibly bloodied after being punched in the face. About 20 people were arrested Thursday night, police said. In his speech at the convention, Trump predicted the primary season would soon come to a close and called for Republicans to come together, stressing, “there has to be unity in our party.” But, he made sure to note, he could still win in November even if he fails to unite the party. “Could I win without it? I think so, to be honest, I think so,” he said. High-profile Republicans such as Jeb Bush, he continued, may not support him in the general, but he brushed that off as a minor issue. “Big deal, like I care. OK?” “Again, ideally, we’re going to be together,” Trump said. “I think I will win even if we’re not together. I mean there are some people, I honestly don’t want their endorsement. I just don’t want it … It’s not going to have any impact on whether or not we beat Hillary Clinton. It’s not going to have any impact. But most of the party has to come together.” As he wrapped up his speech, Trump again mentioned the protests outside and the lengths to which he had to go to be there Friday afternoon. “You have no idea the route they have planned for me to get out of here,” Trump said. CNN’s Eugene Scott contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160429201500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/politics/donald-trump-protests-republican-convention-california/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "585708084", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Dr. Otis W. Brawley is chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society and professor at Emory University. He is the author, with Paul Goldberg, of “How We Do Harm” (St. Martin’s Press). Otis Brawley: New report says prostate cancer screenings do more harm than good He says medical community has long pushed screenings, though benefits unproven He says an industry grew around screening, ignoring considerable associated risk Brawley: Report should end mass screenings, but it will be tough to slow industry Should men be routinely screened for prostate cancer? This question has been asked ever since the prostate specific antigen test, or PSA,  became widely available more than two decades ago. Central to this question is another question: Does prostate cancer screening save lives? Both questions are hard to answer. Screening clearly helps find cancer. But many of the cancers that are diagnosed and treated do not need to be. Left alone, they will not harm the patient. And some cancers go on to cause death despite treatment. The right question really is: Does screening find some cancers that need to be cured and can be cured? After an exhaustive process, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has announced its final recommendation on PSA-based prostate cancer screening. It finds that the known harms of screening outweigh the potential benefits for men who have no cancer symptoms. It notes that all screening studies have demonstrated considerable harms associated with screening, but only one major study found evidence that screening saves  lives – and that study has some internal inconsistencies. It showed screening saves lives in the Netherlands and Sweden, but not in five other European countries. Even the positive parts of that study did not show a considerable increase in lives saved. The task force’s methods are notable for their scientific rigor. A group of experts in prostate cancer and in evidence appraisal systematically reviewed and reported on all the scientific evidence to date on prostate-cancer screening and treatment. The task force, a second group with expertise in preventive medicine and screening, then considered the review and made a preliminary recommendation. That recommendation was made available for public comment last fall. Those comments were then considered before a final recommendation was made. Although the task force recommends against routine screening, it does recognize that some men will still want to be screened because of family history or other concerns. The task force vehemently stresses the necessity of informed consent in such cases: Men must be told of the known harms of screening. Hopefully its strong statement will cause physicians and screening advocates to be more cautious about encouraging screening. Follow @CNNOpinion on Twitter and Facebook.com/cnnopinion. For years, professional organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the European Association of Urology, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and even the American Urologic Association, have urged caution and informed decision-making regarding screening. These recommendations have largely been ignored. Over the past 20 years, many well-meaning people have supported mass screening. Celebrities, athletes, politicians and cancer survivors have endorsed screening. Mass screening is commonly conducted in shopping malls, churches and community centers, at conventions and state fairs and in vans parked in supermarket parking lots. News: Task force says PSA  tests do more harm than good Hospitals, medical practices, fraternities, politicians, radio and TV stations and even an adult diaper manufacturer have sponsored mass screenings. Men who attend them are rarely informed of the risks of screening and are often promised unproven benefits. These two decades of mass screening are estimated to have caused more than 1 million American men to receive unnecessary treatment causing numerous common side effects, including radiation-induced bowel injury, urinary incontinence and impotence, and a significant proportion have serious, life-threatening complications. Mass screening is a lucrative business. I am haunted by a conversation I had in the late 1990s with a marketing executive at a major American hospital who bragged about his “prostate cancer business plan.” His hospital conducted free screening at a local mall every September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. He explained that this was not just cheap and effective advertising for his hospital system. It was also a moneymaker. As he explained it, for every 1,000 men over age 50  who were screened at the mall, 145 would have an abnormal screen, and 135 would go to his hospital for evaluation.  Fees collected from them would easily cover the cost of the free screening event. About 45 in that group would have cancer; the rest would be false positives. The marketer had figured out how many men would be treated with surgery, radiation, and hormones. He had estimates of all the money the center would make from treating all 45 cancer cases. He knew how many men would be treated for urinary incontinence, and what his net profit for treating that would be. Amazingly, he even knew how many of the men would want penile prostheses surgically implanted to treat their impotence. I asked him one question: “How many lives will you save if you screen a thousand men?” He looked at me as if I were a fool, and said, “Don’t you know? No one knows if this stuff saves lives. I can’t give you a number on that.” He was right. It would not be until 13 years later, in 2010, that a clinical trial would finally be published suggesting that screening saves lives – and that trial has internal inconsistencies making that suggestion suspect. Indeed, for two decades, mass PSA-based prostate cancer screening was done in this country without direct clinical evidence showing that it was beneficial to patients. It was, of course, very beneficial to those who offered it. While I hope that this new recommendation will put an end to mass screening, I am not optimistic. As Upton Sinclair once said, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Otis W. Brawley.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "mass PSA-based prostate cancer screening", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161005011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "NLD", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/brawley-prostate-screening/", "score": "0.5"}}}
{"article_id": "558294981", "sentence": "Democrats rejected an effort to recognize \"occupations and illegal settlements\" of Palestine in their platform Hillary Clinton's supporters opposed the proposal, while Bernie Sanders' backers supported it Hillary Clinton supporters rejected an effort Saturday to add a call for “an end to occupations and illegal settlements” in Palestinian territories into the Democratic platform. Clinton’s backers argued that the current language in the party’s platform, calling for negotiations for a two-state solution in Israel to give Palestinians a homeland, are enough and that going further would inflame tensions and undercut U.S. diplomats’ ability to lead future negotiations. But Bernie Sanders’ supporters – as well as dozens of young people in the crowd in an Orlando hotel ballroom for the Democratic National Committee’s platform drafting committee’s two-day meeting – said the language they’d proposed simply repeated a position Clinton herself has taken in the past. “This is a moral issue. This is an issue of our time. It has spiritual and moral implications,” said Cornel West, the pro-Sanders civil rights activist and philosopher. “Democratic Party, you’ve been in denial for too long. Palestinians ought to be free.” RELATED: In platform fight, Sanders loses on trade but wins on minimum wage The amendment was voted down, 73-95. Its rejection led to the loudest boos of the day, with one man being escorted out after he stood up and declared that Democrats had “sold out to (American Israel Public Affairs Committee).” A furious group of more than a dozen young people who’d been in the audience stormed out of the room, some shouting at the delegates. Morgan Flake, a Florida State University student, said Democrats are refusing to acknowledge what the United Nations has – that “people are dying and human rights are being violated.” “That’s what we wanted: acknowledgment that this is actually happening, acknowledgment that the occupation is a real thing, and acknowledgment that they’re putting financial matters of the nation above human beings’ lives,” she said. As for who bears the blame for the proposal’s defeat, Flake said: “Most of it was Hillary Clinton supporters.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Democratic Party", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160710003000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/09/politics/democratic-platform-israel-palestine-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "616431366", "sentence": "Trump has nominated Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo, a staunch conservative, to be his CIA director Secretary of Defense-designate James Mattis will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees have been facing Senate scrutiny for two days now. Congress has more hearings scheduled for Thursday. Here are the nominees set to testify before Senate committees Thursday: Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, retired Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis, served in the first Gulf War and in Afghanistan. He has led the all-important US Central Command, which is in charge for the US military in the Middle East. He was also Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Trump picking Mattis was a break with protocol; part of the National Defense Authorization act mandates a seven-year wait period between active duty and becoming secretary of defense, which requires a waiver. Mattis is scheduled to go before the Senate Armed Services Committee at 9:30 a.m. ET. Related video Who is James Mattis? The President-elect’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is his former Republican presidential primary rival. Ben Carson is known for his career in neurosurgery, and became the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins at age 33. Carson does not have any experience in government or running a large bureaucracy. Carson is scheduled to go before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee at 10 a.m. ET. Related video Ben Carson in 60 seconds Trump has nominated Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo, a staunch conservative, to be his CIA director. The congressman was tapped to serve on the House Intelligence committee and the Select Committee on Benghazi, and took a tougher stance on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton than some other Republicans. Pompeo was also a strong critic of the Iran nuclear deal and introduced several bills focused on security concerns about the Iranian government. Pompeo is scheduled to go before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence at 10 a.m. ET. Related video Who is Trump's pick for CIA director?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Trump's Cabinet nominees", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170112121500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/donald-trump-thursday-cabinet-hearings/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "504668501", "sentence": "Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says ISIS is losing momentum Mosul has been under ISIS control since June 2014 Claiming a victory in Ramadi over ISIS, Iraqi security forces now plan to retake Mosul. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that Iraqi military and local police forces will work together to make it happen.  That cooperation will make it “much, much easier,” he said. He repeated his pledge to give ISIS the boot from Iraq in 2016 “like we surprised the world by liberating al Ramadi – nobody thought we would, or we can, but we did.” Whether Ramadi has been fully liberated is up for some debate.  ISIS fighters may still control up to a quarter of the city. “I think Daesh is losing the momentum,” Abadi said, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS. The prime minister blamed foreign fighters for the worst of Iraq’s problems. “Most of, or [the] majority of hardcore fighters in Iraq are non-Iraqis,” Abadi said.  “They are from all over the world.” Tens of thousands of ISIS fighters are believed to be in Iraq and neighboring Syria. “How Daesh was allowed to be built in that strength in Syria?” Abadi asked.  “And was enabled to cross the Iraqi border and occupy Iraqi cities and push its civilians out as refugees and killing many others?” But it will be a long, hard process, he admits.  Mosul has been under ISIS control for a year and a half. “That is a challenge for us. We have to regain these cities. But of course Daesh is an ideology, as you said – is an ideology which is very dangerous. That ideology, I think, has been supported by some countries in the region.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160122121500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/22/middleeast/iraq-mosul-isis/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "633324939", "sentence": "Other Cabinet members have also made incorrect statements Here's a look at what they said Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn’t been the only member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to make an incorrect statement to Congress during the process of being confirmed. As ProPublica points out, four other Cabinet members –  Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price – also made statements to Congress that were later disproven. Here’s a look at the Cabinet members whose testimony didn’t completely sync with the facts: What he said: Sessions was asked by Democratic Sen. Al Franken during his confirmation hearing what he would do if “anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign.” Sessions responded he was not aware of that happening, adding, “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.” What really happened: CNN reported that Sessions was a senator and a top Trump surrogate when he met the ambassador twice – in July on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention and in September when he was a member of the Senate armed services committee. Sessions has drawn a distinction between his role as a Trump surrogate and his duties as a senator and strongly denied ever discussing campaign-related issues with anyone from Russia. The attorney general said he plans to submit a “supplement” to the record of his congressional testimony, detailing the meetings he didn’t mention. What she said: DeVos said during her confirmation hearing that that she had not been involved in her family’s foundation, which has given millions of dollars to Focus on the Family, a conservative non-profit that, among other things, has pushed the benefits of conversion therapy for LGBT men and women. Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan pointed out that she sits on the board, to which DeVos responded, “I do not.” What really happened: DeVos later said at her confirmation hearing that a “clerical error” is what led to her being listed as an officer of her mother’s multi-million-dollar foundation, which made the donations. She was listed as a vice president of the charity for 17 consecutive years, including most recently in the organization’s 2014 tax filing. What he said: In his written testimony to Congress, Pruitt said he never used a private email address for business while he was Oklahoma’s attorney general. What really happened: A spokesman for the Oklahoma attorney general’s office told Oklahoma City’s Fox 25 that Pruitt used his personal email during his tenure in the office. The email was discovered during a public information request. What he said: In written testimony, Mnuchin denied that his former bank used “robo-signing” to foreclose on homeowners. He wrote, “OneWest Bank did not ‘robo-sign’ documents.” What really happened: OneWest’s foreclosure practices included so-called robo-signings that pushed homeowners into foreclosure without proper review or due process. OneWest was one of many banks that agreed to pay millions to compensate customers. What he said: During his confirmation hearings, Price told senators that the discount he received on a stock he bought was “available to every single individual that was an investor at the time.” What really happened: The Wall Street Journal reported that only 20 people were offered the discount at the time. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to accurately reflect Franken’s question to sessions about Russia.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump’s Cabinet", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170303201500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/politics/cabinet-members-jeff-sessions-russia-betsy-devos/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "430535043", "sentence": "Supporter says business exec has gained valuable experience on global issues Ex-adviser says Hillary Clinton has the upper hand on credibility In 2007, then-CIA Director Michael Hayden was wrestling with a pressing question, one that would rattle the secretive organization long after his tenure: How, he wondered, could the U.S. spy agency continue to fulfill its mission in a society that increasingly demanded more transparency and public accountability? To help find an answer, Hayden turned to Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, whom he had selected to chair the CIA’s External Advisory Board. She responded with a warning that the agency would have to adapt to confront rapidly-changing public expectations. “She contributed a great deal,” Hayden recalled, noting that the meetings were classified. “It confirmed for me what I thought was a coming crisis. It helped me with my judgment.” Fiorina, who on Monday announced a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, has never held elected office or served in a Cabinet position. She is known mostly for her work in the tech industry – serving as Hewlett-Packard’s CEO from 1999 until her unceremonious ousting in 2005 – and for an unsuccessful bid for Senate in California in 2010. Carly Fiorina’s HP legacy looms over her 2016 ambitions But in the months leading up to her White House announcement, Fiorina has advertised herself as a Republican alternative to Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton whose business experience – and gender – would give her an edge in the race. She thinks she can take on Clinton in the realms of foreign policy and national security, given her globetrotting and dealmaking as a chief executive of an international corporation and hands-on experience in advisory roles, such as her work with Hayden. And she undoubtedly will make the case that her international ventures are an asset in taking on her Republican opponents. Many are governors or freshmen senators who will have a challenge claiming long experience on the issues one handles as commander in chief. In advisory work with the CIA, Pentagon and the National Security Agency, Fiorina provided guidance on computer data-sharing related to national security issues. And by the time she relinquished her role at Hewlett-Packard, the company was operating in 170 countries, 50 more than when she took the job. During that time, she visited many of those places and met with leaders of some of America’s most prominent allies and rivals. “Like Hillary Clinton, I, too, have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles around the globe. But unlike her, I have actually accomplished something,” Fiorina told a group of Iowans in Des Moines last January, a version of a line she repeats regularly on the stump. In almost every public appearance she references Clinton, and in many instances has specifically challenged the former secretary of state’s foreign policy credentials. Clinton supporters, of course, take a dimmer view of Fiorina’s achievements. Ann Lewis, a senior adviser to Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, told CNN that Fiorina’s private-sector work pales beside Clinton’s roles as first lady, New York senator and secretary of state. “I don’t think that compares to the experience you get as a United States senator for six years or certainly of being secretary of state,” Lewis said. “It’s not really comparable.” Related video Carly Fiorina: The Anti-Hillary Clinton At this stage in the race, Fiorina faces long odds of even making it to a debate stage with Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee. Although it’s still early, Fiorina’s name barely registers on national polls. A CNN/ORC survey conducted in mid-April showed her garnering just 2% of the vote. Still, Fiorina has a full campaign team in place. And her travels are a part of her resume that she will mention in stump speeches in early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire. “I sat across the table from Vladimir Putin,” she said earlier this month during a gathering of conservative activists in Iowa. “I remember sitting in Bibi Netanyahu’s office … I know King Abdullah of Jordan as well.” “During the GOP primary debates, she’s going to be able to name drop like that in a way Scott Walker can’t,” said Daniel Drezner, a professor of international politics at Tufts University, referring to the Republican Wisconsin governor, who is widely expected to announce his own candidacy. “Fiorina can at least claim to have, in some ways, more foreign policy experience than the rest of the field.” “People underestimate it,” Fiorina told CNN, speaking of her foreign policy knowledge. “The truth is, I have a great deal of experience and know a lot of these people who have been in and out of a lot of these countries.” Hayden agrees. “I’m not shilling for her – I’m lined up with Jeb Bush as an adviser – but I would offer you the view that the chief executive officer from Hewlett-Packard has plenty of opportunity to immerse herself in the broader questions of diplomacy, global commerce and global issues,” Hayden told CNN. “In fact, one might make the argument that that’s as good a preparation as any.” In many ways, the Bush administration provided much of Fiorina’s foreign policy education. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell called on her to offer guidance on how the U.S. government could better share data and information between agencies, and she then went on to offer similar service to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency. “She was very helpful to the NSA when she was head of Hewlitt,” said Robert L. Deitz, a former NSA general counsel and former senior councillor to the director of the CIA. Deitz supports Fiorina’s presidential bid. During the Bush administration, Fiorina sat on the Defense Business Board and the Advisory Group on Transformational Diplomacy for the State Department, which drafted reports for the government agencies from a private-sector perspective. On the CIA board, Hayden said Fiorina was joined by former members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, State Department officials, military commanders and a university president. Foreign policy experts differ on the efficacy and value of such boards, but those experiences undoubtedly provided Fiorina insight into the world of government policymaking, diplomacy and national security that civilians are rarely granted. Carly Fiorina: Clinton can’t play ‘gender card’ against female opponent “These boards are not significant in that they have an effect on policy, but they are significant in that the members learn a few things while they’re on it,” Drezner said. Similar to many advisers in the Bush White House, Fiorina is a vocal proponent of a robust American presence around the globe, a hawkish worldview that lines up closely with Rubio, Graham and Arizona Sen. John McCain. Like them, she has been blisteringly critical of President Barack Obama’s handling of nuclear negotiations with Iran and of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine. “We need to have the strongest military on the face of the planet and everyone needs to know it,” Fiorina told CNN. “America needs to face outward into the world, and I don’t think it is helpful to our interests or to the stability of the world when people focus on turning inward.” Last week, Fiorina said that the second phone call she would make as president would be to the Supreme Leader of Iran – after calling Netanyahu and before phoning Democratic leaders – to inform him that “there’s a new situation in town.” Then she would impose “as punishing a set of financial sanctions as we are capable of imposing unilaterally.” When it comes to cybersecurity and information technology, the topics on which she advised the NSA, state and the CIA, Fiorina has little sympathy for fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked classified NSA plans to the media in 2013. “I think Edward Snowden has been terribly destructive,” she told CNN, but added that agencies could be more transparent. “He has been less than forthcoming. It was a very slanted portrayal about what the NSA does, and he knows it.” Fiorina’s positions have caught the attention of several conservative hawks. (Fiorina’s aides declined to provide a list of her foreign policy advisers.) “She can go into detail on Russia, China and the Middle East. She has a breadth of knowledge you wouldn’t expect from a former CEO,” said Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard. “Having spoken to a lot of people who run for high office over the years, I think she’s way above average and up to a pretty high standard on this.” Fiorina’s international experience will give her an important contrast with her opponents who have served as governors. Though they sometimes participate in trade missions and host foreign leaders, they by and large don’t rack up as many international frequent flier miles. But she will also be running against senators who have served on top foreign affairs committees and can claim more expertise in policy-making. Still, allies said that Fiorina’s GOP opponents should not underestimate her on these issues when they face off over the next several months. “In any kind of debate,” said Deitz, “I’ll put my money on Carly.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Carly Fiorina", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150504120000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/politics/carly-fiorina-foreign-policy/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "441796416", "sentence": "The death toll is at least five, according to one Yemeni ministry but rebel officials say it is much higher ISIS also claimed it attacked two mosques in March, killing more than 130 people Peace talks are between government representatives and Houthi officials are set for Geneva ISIS has claimed responsibility for several bombings that occurred in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday. A statement posted to social media and then re-tweeted by ISIS supporters asserted that four car bombs in Sanaa targeted pro-Houthi locations, including the home of a Houthi cleric Taha al-Mutawakel. The death toll from the attacks is unclear. Two sources from the office of Brig. Gen. Sharaf Luqman, the spokesman for the Houthi-allied army, said at least 24 people were killed. The Yemeni Ministry of Health said the number of dead was at least five. The targets also included two mosques and a political office, ISIS claimed. Houthi officials said three mosques were among the sites attacked. ISIS also has claimed responsibility for mosque attacks before. In March, more than 130 people were killed by suicide bombing at two mosques frequented by Houthis. While it was not reported if any young people were killed Wednesday, UNICEF announced a day earlier that almost four times as many children have died in the past 10 weeks as a result of the conflict in Yemen as were killed in 2014. At least 279 children have died since the latest violence escalated in March, compared to a total of 74 last year, the United Nations Children’s Fund said in a statement. Related video Al Qaeda in Yemen appoints new head after U.S. strike UNICEF is backing a call by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a pause in the fighting during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins Thursday. Peace talks, sponsored by the U.N. and including Saudi Arabia, are being held in Geneva. “It is the important start towards the return to a political process,” Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said Tuesday. “Let us be realistic; it will be a difficult path, but the important issue is that we start addressing the crisis in all its dimensions, determination and willingness and that we start doing this now.” Yemen has been torn by fighting between the Houthi Shiite militiamen and government forces loyal to President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi. Hadi fled the capital, Sanaa, in March. Iran has been accused of backing the Houthi rebels – something it denies. A coalition led by Saudi Arabia has launched airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in a bid to counteract what it sees as Iranian influence in the region. CNN’s Mohammed Tawfeeq, Eve Parish and journalist Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150617220000", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/17/asia/yemen-crisis/", "score": "0.75"}}}
{"article_id": "642085208", "sentence": "Program note: Go inside Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community on “Believer with Reza Aslan” Sundays on CNN at 10 p.m. ET/PT. New settlement is intended for Israelis removed from an unsanctioned outpost Israel also advances plans to construct 2,000 homes in existing settlements Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday unanimously approved the construction of a new settlement in the West Bank, according to a message from the Prime Minister’s office, marking the state’s first new settlement in Palestinian territory in more than 20 years. The new settlement, which will be constructed north of the Palestinian city of Ramallah, is intended for Israeli settlers evacuated from Amona, an outpost destroyed by Israeli authorities in February because it was not sanctioned. The Security Cabinet on Thursday also advanced plans to construct 2,000 homes inside existing settlements. These homes are part of a plan approved two months ago to grow settlements by more than 5,500 homes. The plan was approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government shortly after US President Donald Trump took office. PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi immediately blasted the announcements. “Israel’s policies remain unchanged as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist, racist coalition government continue to persist with their systematic policies of settler colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, showing a total and blatant disregard for Palestinian human rights, independence and dignity,” Ashrawi said in a statement. “Today’s announcement once again proves that Israel is more committed to appeasing its illegal settler population than to abiding by the requirements for stability and a just peace,” she added. Ashrawi called on the international community to hold Israel responsible for the expansion of West Bank settlements. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution in December condemning Israeli settlements constructed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal. These territories, occupied by the Israeli military since 1967, are where Palestinians plan to create their future state. UNSC Resolution 2334 passed after the US abstained from voting. Former President Barack Obama was a critic of the settlements, viewing them as an obstacle to reaching a viable peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. Thursday’s announcement comes despite no agreement between the Trump and Netanyahu governments on how to address settlements. The President requested in February that Israel “hold back” on settlement expansion. A White House official on Thursday said Israel’s decision to approve a new West Bank settlement did not amount to defiance of the President’s request for a pause in settlement activity, rather it was “already in the queue.” The new settlement was already on track to be approved “before the President had a chance to lay out his expectations,” said the official, who declined to be named due to the sensitive nature of peace talks. The two sides have previously met in Washington and Jerusalem, as the Trump administration pushes forward with an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. “As we move into more detailed discussions regarding the possibilities for advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Israeli government has made clear that Israel’s intent is to adopt a policy regarding settlement activity that takes the President’s concerns into consideration,” the official said. The official said the President’s previous concerns about settlement activity being unhelpful to the peace process “remain the same.” United Nations chief  António Guterres criticized the decision to build a new settlement. “The Secretary-General has consistently stressed that there is no Plan B for Israelis and Palestinians to live together in peace and security. He condemns  all unilateral actions that, like the present one, threaten peace and undermine the two-state solution,” a statement from Guterres’ office said. There are 126 Israeli settlements in the West Bank (excluding East Jerusalem), according to the September 2016 report from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. CNN’s Amir Tal and Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Israel's settlement expansion in the West Bank", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170330220000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/middleeast/israel-approves-new-settlement/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "739007960", "sentence": "Tensions between London and Moscow over the attempted murder of a former Russian spy ratcheted up another level Thursday after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that a move to expel British diplomats from Russia would “absolutely” be going ahead. Speaking at a question-and-answer forum in Moscow, Lavrov did not provide a time frame but said the expulsions would take place “soon,” state media reported. The move follows Britain’s decision Wednesday to kick 23 Russian diplomats out of the country after concluding that Russia was responsible for a nerve agent attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England earlier this month. It will be the single biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats from Britain in more than 30 years, Prime Minister Theresa May announced Wednesday, as she set out a raft of measures intended to target Russian assets and strengthen UK defenses. On Thursday, Lavrov accused May of grandstanding in her response to the incident, and said the Kremlin response would “come very soon.” “You understand that as polite people, we will first inform our British colleagues of the response. Unlike them, grabbing the microphone in order to accuse Russia of everything,” Lavrov said. A spokesman for Vladimir Putin described the UK’s accusations as “unfounded” and said “it won’t be long until” the Russian President makes a decision on retaliatory measures. “The offers will be considered by the Foreign Ministry, other institutions, but the main decision will be made by the President,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday. “There is no doubt he will choose the option that corresponds the most with the Russian national interests.” On Thursday, British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said Moscow had made a “deliberate political decision” to poison Skripal. He accused Russia of “ripping up the international rulebook” and “attempting to “subvert, undermine and influence” countries around the world. “Russia should shut up and go away,” Williamson said. “It’s often described as a cool war that we are entering – I would say it is feeling exceptionally chilly at the moment.” The two governments have been locked in a war of words since Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were found slumped on a park bench in the English city of Salisbury on March 4. The pair are critically ill in the hospital after being exposed to a nerve agent known as Novichok that was developed in Russia, UK officials believe. May had given Moscow until midnight Tuesday to explain whether the attack was directed by Russian authorities or whether the government had lost control of the nerve agent. But the Kremlin, which has steadfastly denied the accusations, ignored the deadline and said Britain had not given it enough time to respond to May’s request. On Thursday, the UK, US, Germany and France issued a joint statement insisting Russia was responsible for the attack and that “there is no plausible alternative explanation.” Related article Haley slams Russia over spy poisoning in Britain The four urged Russia to “live up to its responsibilities as a member of the UN Security Council to uphold international peace and security.” “We call on Russia to address all questions related to the attack in Salisbury. Russia should in particular provide full and complete disclosure of the Novichok program to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),” the statement read. US President Donald Trump also weighed in Thursday, telling reporters: “It certainly looks like the Russians were behind it. Something that should never, ever happen, and we are taking it very seriously, as I think are many others.” “I spoke with the Prime Minister and we are in deep discussions,” he added. “A very sad situation.” Trump’s comments followed those made by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday, who blasted Russia and said the Trump administration stood in “absolute solidarity with Great Britain,” in the strongest US statement yet on the incident. “If we don’t take immediate concrete measures to address this now, Salisbury will not be the last place we see chemical weapons used,” she said. On Thursday, May paid a visit to Salisbury to “speak to people who responded to this terrible incident that took place,” she said, and thank those who were “continuing to work hard to investigate, to get to the bottom of those who are responsible, but also to ensure that the public are reassured.” Skripal was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2006 for spying for Britain, according to Russian state media accounts of the closed hearing. Russian court officials at the time said he’d received at least $100,000 for his work for MI6, the British intelligence service. He was granted refuge in the UK after a high-profile spy exchange between the United States and Russia in 2010. His daughter Yulia is thought to be one of the few members of his immediate family still alive after his wife and son died in recent years. She was visiting him from Russia at the time of the incident. The poisoning of the pair has put further strain on UK-Russia relations that have been fractious ever since the assassination of another former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, in 2006. A UK inquiry found that two Russian agents poisoned Litvinenko at a London hotel bar in 2006 by spiking his tea with highly radioactive polonium-210, and that Putin “probably approved” Litvinenko’s killing. The Kremlin has always denied the accusation. Both countries have acknowledged the deterioration in sentiment, with Lavrov admitting in December it was “not a secret” that the Russia-UK relationship was at a “very low point.” Earlier Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson accused Russia of having a “smug, sarcastic response” to the UK’s calls for an explanation. Johnson also confirmed that the UK would submit a sample of the nerve agent to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for it to carry out its own tests. CNN’s James Masters wrote from London. Mary Ilyushina reported from Moscow. Radina Gigova in Atlanta contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180315141500", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/europe/russia-uk-diplomats-spy-attack-intl/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "734330631", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This story is part of “Masters of Experience,” a series exploring the world’s most original  experiences, as told by the visionaries who crafted them. Italian fashion photographer Paolo Roversi has been taking portraits in the same Paris studio for more 30 years. And, speaking with him about his craft, it seems no coincidence that the space was once a painter’s atelier. “For me, photography is all five senses,” Roversi said in a phone interview. “It’s not just the visual. It’s also the smell, touch, taste and sound. You might hear music when you look at a photo, or feel the wind. It’s a window to the imagination.” David LaChapelle reveals visions of heaven and hell Roversi has brought together more than 100 of his portraits in “Dior Images: Paolo Roversi.” Created in collaboration with Christian Dior, the coffee table book features the likes of Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell wearing dresses from the fashion house’s archive – all captured with the signature photographic blur Roversi pioneered in the 1990s. “I feel more when the photos are not sharp, that’s why,” he said. “In my work, there is nothing rational or logical … It’s about instinct and feelings.” This philosophy seems a far cry from Roversi’s photojournalist beginnings. In 1970, he got his start shooting for the Associated Press, for whom he photographed Ezra Pound’s burial in Venice. Two years later, he moved to Paris and started working for Elle magazine. It was there that he was introduced to the work of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn. Peter Lindbergh's fight to free women from 'the terror of youth and perfection' “I loved the fantastic quality of fashion photos and the beautiful design of the clothes,” he said. “It brought a sense of elegance to aesthetic beauty.” Shooting models in his Parisian studio is more than just showing off beauty, youth and couture, however: “It’s a reciprocal exchange between the model and I of spirit, personality and style,” he said. “It’s always very special for me to take a portrait of someone. It’s not just a little picture.” With some models, that exchange can be electrifying to witness. Speaking to a memorable photo from the book is a shot of Campbell from 1996, wearing a Dior dress designed by the late Gianfranco Ferré, Roversi said: “Naomi moves in a beautiful way and can put anything on and it becomes magic,” he said. For someone so wrapped up in beauty, one has to wonder if he approaches photography like a form of poetry. “No,” he said, laughing. “It’s just photography.” “Dior Images: Paolo Roversi,” published by Rizzoli, is out now.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Paolo Roversi", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180227103000", "country1": "ITA", "country2": "FRA", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/style/article/paolo-roversi-fashion-photography/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "691268499", "sentence": "She says Trump hasn't made his decision on the Iran deal yet Trump called it one of the worst deals he's ever seen US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Iran deal doesn’t mean he plans to exit the agreement “It’s not a clear signal he plans to withdraw. What it is is a clear signal that he’s not happy with the deal and that the United States is not safer because of it,” she said on “CBS This Morning.” Haley was referring to Trump calling the Iran deal “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions” during his UN address on Tuesday.RELATED: Trump told Nikki Haley to speak her mind. She’s doing just that. “That deal is an embarrassment to the US and I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it, believe me,” he said. Trump faces a mid-October deadline for re-certifying Iran’s compliance with the agreement. US officials said Trump is still weighing his next moves and plans to announce his intentions next month. Related article This is global Trumpism When asked about Trump’s plan on the deal, Haley said he has to make the decision. “That’s his decision alone. What I can tell you is if he does not certify, he’s certainly on grounds to not do that,” she said about it. And when asked about Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s criticism of US reneging on the deal, Haley said he needs to “start following the rules.” “I think what he needs to do is instead of leaving the agreement, he’s needs to start following the rules,” she said. “He’s not keeping up with his end of the deal. So what he’s trying to do is put it on us, but we have to keep it on him.” CNN’s David Wright contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Iran deal", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170920140000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/20/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-iran-nuclear-deal/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "653083534", "sentence": "Investigation revealed \"substantial inconsistencies\" in the case Defendant's immigration status became a White House talking point Prosecutors have dropped rape charges against two immigrant high school students in Maryland whose case had been used by the White House as evidence of the need to crack down on undocumented immigrants. Henry Sanchez-Milian, 18, and Jose Montano, 17, both students at Rockville High School, were accused in March of raping a 14-year-old schoolmate in a bathroom stall at school. They were arrested and charged as adults with first-degree rape and two counts each of first-degree sexual offense. The case drew national attention due to the nature of the crime and because Sanchez-Milian, a citizen of Guatemala, was in the US illegally. Montano, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, was living under “special immigrant juveniles status,” according to his attorney. But on Friday, prosecutors dropped the rape and sexual offense charges against both students, citing the “lack of corroboration and substantial inconsistencies from the facts.” “After a painstaking investigation and review of these matters, we have concluded that the facts of this case do not support the charges originally filed,” Montgomery County state attorney John McCarthy said in a statement. Instead, Sanchez-Milian has been charged with possession of child pornography, prosecutors said. Montano will be charged in juvenile court with two counts each of possession and distribution of child pornography for allegedly forwarding videos and images of the 14-year-old girl, his defense attorney Maria Mena said. After Sanchez-Milian was arrested in March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an immigration detainer on him. His father, Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, was arrested days later “after a review of his immigration history revealed he was unlawfully present,” according to an ICE spokesman. When charges were initially filed, White House press secretary Sean Spicer called the alleged crime “horrendous and horrible and disgusting” and used it to bolster the administration’s plans to crack down on undocumented immigrants. Related article Undocumented immigrant accused of raping classmate “I think part of the reason the President has made illegal immigration and crackdown such a big deal is because of tragedies like this,” he said. Spicer said the case also raised questions about the policy of providing public education to undocumented immigrants. “The President recognizes that education is a state-run and a local-run issue but I think it is – it is cause for concern, what happened there,” Spicer said. “And I think that the city should look at its policies and I think that this is something that authorities are going to have to look at.” On Friday, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that she had not spoken to Spicer about the dropped charges and would need to know more before commenting. “Sean was speaking about what he knew at the time,” she said. “I’m not going to retract anything without further information.” Defense attorneys had said that the sexual encounter between the defendants and the 14-year-old girl was consensual. “There were no scratches, no bruises. There was no hitting, there was no screaming, there was no running immediately to some sort of security officer,” Sanchez-Milian’s attorney Andrew Jezic said at the time. Sanchez-Milian allegedly received sexually explicit images from the 17-year-old student also charged in the case. Possession of child pornography is a deportable offense, Jezic said, and ICE would likely move forward to deport his client if he is found guilty. Jezic said the charge was a “criminalization of adolescence,” and added that sexting was “an incredibly common phenomenon in high schools in America.” Mena, Montano’s attorney, commended prosecutors for dropping the rape charges, she told CNN affiliate WBAL. However, she said it was “egregious” that Montano would face two counts each of possession and distribution of child pornography for forwarding videos and pictures of the girl. “We as citizens must keep in mind that the purpose of the pornography statute in the state is to basically deter adults from committing acts, not juveniles,” Mena said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "White House immigration crackdown policy", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170505180000", "country1": "SLV", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/us/undocumented-immigrant-rape-charge/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "728149704", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Spaces, a digital publication exploring new ways to live and work.Darmon Richter is a travel writer and researcher. He writes The Bohemian Blog, and leads tours to communist-era memorial sites in six countries. Throughout Georgia, the past overshadows the present. Cropping up everywhere from back-road village squares to mountain peaks, steel and concrete monuments survive as the legacy of a past many would rather forget. Two abandoned Soviet space shuttles left in the Kazakh steppe The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic existed as part of the USSR from 1936 until 1991, and during those years it built a phenomenal number of ideological monuments. In the years after WWII these largely took the form of Socialist-realist statues speaking to themes of Soviet historicism – stars, fists and Red Army soldiers – though by the 1970s and into the 1980s, this formalism would give way to new and often abstract works of modernism. Contemporary Georgia’s attitude towards this Soviet architectural heritage is characterized by contradiction. In the capital, Tbilisi, tourists can visit the Museum of the Soviet Occupation, dedicated to the victims of 70 years of Soviet political repression. Just 50 miles down the highway though, the Joseph Stalin Museum at Gori has changed surprisingly little since it opened in the 1950s, and feels more like a shrine than it probably ought to. The treatment of Georgia’s leftover Soviet monuments varies from city to city. The Monument to the Treaty of Georgievsk at Gudauri (informally known as the “Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument”), is in the process of being repaired. In the mining town of Chiatura, a hyper-proportioned Soviet memorial still looms over a complex of housing blocks. Many other rural and post-industrial towns seem similarly indifferent to their own local mementos. But not in Tbilisi. Tbilisi is a city in the process of reinventing itself. Tourism is at a record high, while rapid new development is appearing, in part, by way of large-scale Chinese investment. Much of Tbilisi’s early 20th-century art nouveau architecture (previously condemned as bourgeois by the Soviet regime) has enjoyed recent reassessment and repair, and in 2002 the World Monuments Fund added Georgian art nouveau to its list of endangered works. Georgia’s Soviet-era monuments, conversely, were effectively outlawed in 2011. A significant number have already been removed, including the monumental arches on what was once Republic Square, nicknamed “Andropov’s Ears,” whose 2005 demolition was presided over by Georgia’s president. Not every monument built in Soviet Georgia was overtly political, and some succeed in outrunning those former associations: the Monument to Saint Nino (the “Enlightener of Georgia”), for example, or the “Chronicles of Georgia” memorial complex, both designed by Zurab Tsereteli. Then there’s Kartlis Deda, the statue of Mother Georgia, an enduring symbol of nationhood with or without the context of her socialist sisters overseas. In 21st century Tbilisi though – if not quite yet in all of Georgia – any Soviet-era monuments that can’t be rehabilitated as national symbols now increasingly face demolition, or obscurity and decay. More from The Spaces: Soviet architecture – How do we wrestle buildings from their political pasts?", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Soviet-era monuments in Georgia", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180205033000", "country1": "GEO", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/style/article/georgia-soviet-monuments/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "738210138", "sentence": "The United States has declared a United Nations effort to implement a ceasefire in Syria a failure and blamed Russia for stalling it, as the Syrian army continued to pound the devastated rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, decried the pummeling of Ghouta and said Washington was “prepared to act” if the Security Council failed to demand an immediate, 30-day ceasefire. Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council meeting on Monday, Haley questioned whether Moscow had the ability to influence the regime led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after supporting his forces for years with an arsenal of weapons and fighter jets. “Today we must ask whether Russia can no longer influence the Assad regime to stop the horrific destruction of hospitals, medical clinics, and ambulances. To stop dropping chemical weapons on villages,” she said. “Today, we know that the Russians did not keep their commitment. Today, we see their actions don’t match those commitments, as bombs continue dropping on the children of eastern Ghouta,” she said. She said the US had drafted a new ceasefire proposal for Damascus and eastern Ghouta that had “no room for evasion.” But there was no detail on when the Security Council might vote for the US proposal, or what the details of the draft were. Haley also warned that the US would “act” against any nation that “is determined to impose its will through chemical attacks and inhuman suffering, most especially the outlaw Syrian regime,” but did not elaborate. Last year, the US struck a Syrian air base after a chemical weapons attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun. On Monday activists on the ground in Eastern Ghouta, as well as state media, said that the Syrian regime and its allies have splintered the rebel-held enclave into three parts after the army intensified its onslaught in the region over the weekend. Syrian regime forces advanced Sunday to cut off Douma, the largest city in Eastern Ghouta and the main rebel supply route, media activist Bilal Abu Salah told CNN. The town of Harasta was also isolated from the rest of the enclave by regime forces, which additionally broke off several central and southern towns and villages in Eastern Ghota, he added. Syrian state media reported on Sunday that “army units have completely cut off supply routes and movement lines of terrorist organizations between the northern and southern parts of Ghouta, which should accelerate the defeat of terrorists in the area.” An agreement to evacuate the wounded in Eastern Ghouta was reached on Monday, according to a statement from rebel group Jaish al-Islam. The statement said that the agreement was reached with Russia through the mediation of the United Nations. Abo Ammar Alwan, head of the political bureau of Jaish al-Islam in Eastern Ghouta, told CNN that on Monday no evacuations of wounded had taken place. In the first two months of 2018, 1,000 children were reportedly killed or injured because of the conflict in Syria, UNICEF said  Monday. “The use of explosive weapons and indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas have killed a growing number of children who now account for one quarter of civilian deaths. Over 360 children were injured in 2017, leaving many with disabilities,” the statement read. “These are only the numbers that the United Nations was able to verify, and actual numbers are likely to be much higher.” Haley singled out the deaths of children in her criticism of the UN Security Council. “If we can’t act when children are dying, we have no business being here. If we can’t save families that haven’t seen the sun for weeks because they have been hiding underground to escape barrel bombs, then the Security Council is as impotent as its worst critics say it is,” said Haley. “The ceasefire has failed,” she said. “We have drafted a new ceasefire resolution that provides no room for evasion. It is simple, straightforward, and binding.” Hadi al-Bahra, a negotiator for the Syrian opposition during the Geneva peace talks, told the Security Council that the Assad regime, not Russia, was in charge, and not ready to adhere to any international resolution. “If you want negotiations to work, you must prevent the regime from relying on its military strategy. As long as bombing is an option, it will not negotiate,” he said. The international community should be prepared to revisit sanctions against Damascus and its backers to help enforce UN resolutions. He also said member states should use the threat of military action for any further violations of a ceasefire. “It is feasible, it is necessary and it is overdue,” he said. Since launching its offensive against the enclave in mid-February, the Syrian regime has steadily been gaining territory, starting with villages and towns in the east. Analysts believe it is now a matter of time before the regime takes control of the entire enclave, one of the last major rebel-held areas in the country, which is situated on the outskirts of Damascus. The regime maintains that its offensive is against fighters affiliated with Jabhat al-Nusra, a former al-Qaeda affiliate that has rebranded itself several times and goes by several names – whom it accuses of holding civilians against their will to use as human shields. Armed rebel groups in the besieged enclave deny both accusations, saying al-Nusra’s presence is limited and that civilians fear regime retaliation if they leave. CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Sarah El Sirgany, Hamdi Alkhshali, Jomana Karadsheh, Tamara Qiblawi and Lauren Said-Moorhouse contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180313043000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/middleeast/syria-ceasefire-failure-nikki-haley-intl/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "745955289", "sentence": "A top intelligence official warned Monday that the US doesn’t “yet have the political fortitude to say how we’ll strike back” against Russian misbehavior in cyberspace. Natalie Laing, the deputy director of operations at the National Security Agency, added that the Trump administration should “absolutely” be considering a range of options, while working with the intelligence community, to respond to Russia’s election meddling attempts. The US has not yet hit back against Russia “where it hurts,” Laing said at Cipher Brief’s Annual Threat Conference in Sea Island, Georgia. The US is considering a range of “next-level offensive capabilities,” but policymakers need to figure out what they are willing to do next, she told CNN after the panel. A senior administration official told CNN that the White House is currently working on a whole of government response to follow up on recent sanctions and other punitive measures levied against Russia, consulting different agencies tracking Russian aggression in the run up to the November midterm elections, including the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and the rest of the intelligence community. The official also said the administration has levied severe consequences on Russia since January 2017. However, it’s not the first time a senior NSA official has noted that more needs to happen to deter Moscow. Laing echoed the message of NSA Director and US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers, who told lawmakers in February that he has not been granted the authority by President Donald Trump to disrupt Russian election hacking operations where they originate. Asked by Democratic Sen. Jack Reed if he has been directed by the President, through the defense secretary, to confront Russian cyber operators at the source, Rogers said, “no I have not,” but noted that he has tried to work within the authority he maintains as a commander. Related article The Russia sanctions list: Who's on the new US blacklist Rogers, like Laing, said that Russia has not “paid a price that is sufficient to change their behavior.” Unlike Russia and China, who more frequently launch offensive information warfare attacks, “we are not set up that way,” Laing explained. “I think we need to tear down some of our internal walls.” Former NSA Deputy Director Rick Ledgett, who worked on the intelligence community’s 2017 assessment of Russian meddling in the election, told the audience “we suffer from inherent disadvantages in this space. … We tell the truth,” suggesting the US doesn’t publish the same kind of disinformation its adversaries do. As the midterm elections approach, the President and policy makers will need to confront decisions about how to respond to Russia’s behavior, Laing warned. Related article Trump: US \"cannot allow\" Syrian chemical weapons attacks “We don’t know, there may be a ticking clock,” she told CNN. “We’re in a big bureaucracy” where “nothing happens quickly,” she continued. Laing’s comments, adding to Rogers’, stand in contrast to remarks made by the President’s homeland security adviser Tom Bossert on Sunday night in Sea Island. Bossert insisted that “we are deterring through increased defenses, punitive measures that impose costs, including military, economic.” He said the US is holding the Russians accountable in “known and unknown ways,” citing recent sanctions imposed on a list of Russian oligarchs. He argued there are many who feel that the response to actors like Russia is “never good enough.” Bossert also said he believes “no voter in this country was influenced by those ads,” referring to advertisements and events posted on social media by Russian bots and accounts during the 2016 US elections, a conclusion that differs from the verdict of senior intelligence leaders.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US response to Russian cyber aggression", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180409193000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/09/politics/nsa-laing-russia-cyberspace/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "736766847", "sentence": "Here’s what you might have missed on CNN today: – The top US diplomat dealing with North Korea is departing and America still lacks a permanent ambassador to Seoul. Now President Trump’s administration is considering appointing an outside expert as special envoy to North Korea, an official says. – More than 50 million people from Philadelphia to Boston are under winter storm warnings and watches as they receive another deluge of snow. Get live updates here, and if you have questions for CNN’s meteorologists, go here. – A 20-year-old man is suing Dick’s because the store wouldn’t sell him a rifle. – UK police say a former Russian intelligence official was poisoned by a nerve agent. Sergei Skripal was convicted in Russia for allegedly spying for the UK. Police are treating the incident as “attempted murder” after the former spy and his daughter were found critically ill on a shopping center bench in England. – Parkland students are in their first full day of classes three weeks after gunman Nikolas Cruz stormed through their hallways. Cruz was indicted on 34 counts, including premeditated murder. CNN obtained documents about what life in jail is like for him. – The President’s tariff rollout looks increasingly probable, and Wall Street doesn’t like it. Stock indexes fell sharply after Trump’s top economic  adviser, who fiercely opposed the President’s protectionist trade agenda, resigned. – Republican Ted Cruz’s re-election campaign was “just having a sense of humor” when releasing an ad teasing Democratic candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke for going by Beto rather than his given name, Robert. Meanwhile, Cruz goes by Ted instead of his given name, Rafael Edward Cruz. Here’s how O’Rourke responded – Porn star Stormy Daniels sued President Trump, accusing him of never signing a “hush agreement” over an alleged sexual encounter. Here are eight jaw-dropping allegations in the lawsuit against the President. Press secretary Sarah Sanders says, as far as she knows, Trump isn’t aware of a payment his lawyer made to Daniels. – There have been 16 police officers shot to death in the first nine weeks of this year. – The homeless in San Diego are getting jobs, thanks to a 16-year-old boy.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": null, "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180307213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/app-news-section/quickly-catch-up-march-7-trnd/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "568614353", "sentence": "A Colorado man fighting alongside Kurdish militia forces against ISIS was killed last week, his family confirmed to CNN. Jordan MacTaggart, 22, was killed in the early morning hours of August 3 during a battle inside the Syrian city of Manbij, which had been the focus of intense fighting. He was in battle alongside a militia called the YPG, also known as the People’s Protection Unit, and this was his second trip to Syria with the group. “Our son made a clear-minded, well-researched decision to travel to Syria and join forces with the YPG – a Kurdish militia made up of male and female civilians. All volunteers organized and determined to fight the evil that is ISIS,” his parents and sister said in a statement to CNN. The parents said they hope people will understand about “the women and children he helped abroad… and we are so proud. We supported his joining of the YPG and fighting against ISIS.” “Jordan admired the Kurds from afar and grew to love them as a people and eventually his comrades in arms. Their cause became his. Without regret or remorse he was in Syria to do his best to help them,” the family said in its statement. “We love him unconditionally. We support him completely and our sincerest wish is that no one turns a blind eye to this ongoing Kurdish revolution.” The militia group informed the family about the death. It said in a statement he was helping to free many civilians from areas occupied by ISIS. A group of YPG fighters came under attack by ISIS. MacTaggart was among a group trying to free them when he was hit by enemy fire. Between his two trips, MacTaggart had been in Syria for over a year fighting ISIS, his father, Robert, told CNN. He returned home last year after he was wounded and then he left the US again in January to head back to Syria. That was the last time his family saw him, and his father said “this time I had the feeling Jordan wasn’t coming back until they obliterated ISIS” “We have been honored by Jordan’s participation in our cause that is built on our fundamental desire for freedom. Injustice to human beings in any corner of the world may very well turn into a threat against all of us. For that, a great responsibility lies ahead of us against threats to the future of our children,” the group said in a statement. MacTaggart told the Boulder Weekly last December on a trip home that he had researched the group and that it had many of the same values as he did. “I’ve always wanted to do something, and this felt like something I could do for once. When I found out they were taking foreign volunteers … I looked into it and saved up the money and went on my way about it.” MacTaggart is the second Colorado man who has died fighting alongside the YPG. Levi Jack Shirley was killed last month. For its part the State Department said it has no information to offer on MacTaggart’s death. The State Department has previously urged American citizens not to travel to Syria to volunteer with such militias with spokesman John Kirby last month saying he would “strongly discourage … private US citizens from traveling to Syria to take part in the conflict.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "YPG", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160811234500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/politics/colorado-soldier-kurdish-forces/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "704552650", "sentence": "Trump and Moon took questions at a joint news conference Trade and North Korea were the top issues President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believes US-led international efforts to crank up the pressure on North Korea and his at-times menacing rhetoric are beginning to work. But he has declined to reprise his inflammatory words of the past – invoking neither “fire and fury” or “rocket man” – so far during his time in the South Korean capital. The US President did not offer any specific signs of progress, noting that his administration likes “to play our cards a little bit close to the vest.” But alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a joint news conference, Trump said he believes the US-led coalition is “making a lot of progress.” Related article Trump's Asia challenge: Be tough on trade and unified on North Korea “Yes, I think we’re making a lot of progress. Yes, we’re showing great strength. I think they understand we have unparalleled strength. There has never been strength like it,” Trump said. “I do see certain movement, yes.” The comments marked the first time Trump has signaled US efforts to counter the North Korean threat are yielding positive results. And while he did not signal the military option had left the table, Trump on Tuesday leaned more heavily into his hopes for a diplomatic solution rather than the issuance of threats of military action. Trump credited his previous bellicose rhetoric and US military strength in the region for the “movement” he says he is seeing, but went a step further Tuesday to distance himself from any desire to resolve the North Korean threat through military means. “We have many things happening that we hope, we hope – in fact, I’ll go a step further – we hope to God we never have to use,” Trump said. Trump added that he hopes North Korea will “come to the table,” though he declined to say whether he would be open to direct talks. Trump, Moon set to take questions in SeoulAs Trump lands in Seoul, 3 US carriers prepare for drill‘Wild card’ Trump heads into North Korea’s line of sightTrump’s Asia challenge: Be tough on trade and unified on North KoreaTrump in Japan: His first stop in Asia Trump, Moon set to take questions in SeoulAs Trump lands in Seoul, 3 US carriers prepare for drill‘Wild card’ Trump heads into North Korea’s line of sightTrump’s Asia challenge: Be tough on trade and unified on North KoreaTrump in Japan: His first stop in Asia The comments came on the third day of his swing through Asia that took him to Seoul on Tuesday after first stopping in Japan, both visits aimed in part at shoring up key US allies in the face of North Korea’s ongoing development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Trump again stressed the urgency of curbing North Korea’s advances on Tuesday, saying “it’s time to act with urgency and with great determination.” And speaking on the eve of his first visit to China, Trump called specifically on the North Korean neighbor as well as Russia to “demand an end to North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. “North Korea is a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action,” he said. Trump left no doubt that the United States would use military force if necessary to protect itself and allies in Asia from North Korean threats. “The United States stands prepared to defend itself and its allies using the full range of our unmatched military capabilities if need be,” Trump said. Moon said earlier that he and Trump carried out “candid” talks about the North Korean issue, and agreed to scale up regional deployments of allies military forces. Moon said the US and South Korea must “maintain strong stance toward North Korea’s threats.” Related article As Trump lands in Seoul, 3 US carriers prepare for drill The joint news conference came as tensions flare over the quickening pace of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Trump’s visit here marks a critical moment in the US-South Korea alliance – and a test. Trump has sought to push a more aggressive approach to the North Korean threat, whereas Moon rose to power on a platform of increased dialogue with Pyongyang. Trump has also been fiercely critical of KORUS, the free-trade agreement between the US and South Korea, suggesting earlier this year he might terminate it, and Trump said Tuesday the two had discussed making changes to the agreement – though he tempered his rhetoric on the issue during the joint appearance. Trump kicked off his visit here with a stop at Camp Humphreys, a joint US-South Korean base, where he sat down for lunch with troops from both countries creating a photo opportunity drawing attention to the critical military alliance. Nearly 30,000 US troops are stationed in South Korea. A small number of anti-Trump protests gathered at different locations around the city Tuesday to mark his visit. Some opposed the deployment of the US missile defense system, THAAD, in the country to guard against missiles from North Korea. Others held placards saying “no Trump, no war.”  A candlelight vigil was scheduled for Tuesday evening in Gwanghwamun Square, followed by a march to the Blue House. Trump is not expected to visit the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas during his two-day visit here, making him only the second US president since Ronald Reagan not to visit the DMZ. A senior White House official said the administration opted for the visit to Camp Humphreys to highlight the military burden-sharing between the two countries and because visits to the DMZ have become a bit “cliché.” Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis have all visit the DMZ this year in separate visits.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "United States efforts on North Korea", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171107064500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/07/politics/trump-moon-jae-in-south-korea/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "441387476", "sentence": "NEW: Husbands of missing women make tearful pleas for them to return A lawmaker says the women may be trying to join a brother who is in Syria The missing children are between 3 and 15 years old, police say The husbands of British sisters who have gone missing with their children pleaded tearfully Tuesday for their families to come home amid fears they have headed to Syria, which is ravaged by terrorism and war. “You know, Mariya, I love you. I don’t know what to say,” said Akhtar Iqbal, the husband of Sugra Dawood, addressing his young daughter at a televised press conference in Britain. “I’m shaking and I miss you.  It’s been too many days. I don’t (know) where you are.  Please come back home.” Then he teared up as he addressed his whole family, “I miss you, I love you, all of you.  I love you a lot.  I can’t live without you.  Please, please call me. “ Three sisters and their nine children from northern England disappeared while on a trip to the Middle East. The husbands of two of the sisters appealed for help in tracking the family down amid concerns the sisters could be trying to join a brother in Syria. “Please contact me,” Mohammad Shoaib begged his wife, Khadija Dawood, at the press conference. “I am not angry. … They are young kids, 7 and 5. And you know I love you so much.” The husband of the third sister did not appear, as he is not in the UK. Balaal Khan, a lawyer acting for the Dawood family, said the three missing women and their children, ages 3 to 15, had traveled to Saudi Arabia on an Islamic pilgrimage on May 28. But instead of returning home to the city of Bradford, in northern England, as expected Thursday, they disappeared. They have not been in touch since June 9, and their cell phones have not been active, either. Nor have their social media profiles been updated in the past week, the statement said. Related video How ISIS recruits girls and women to jihad The sisters have been named as Khadija Dawood, Sugra Dawood and Zohra Dawood, all in their 30s. Khadija Dawood’s two children are Maryam Siddiqui, 7, and Muhammad Haseeb, 5; Sugra Dawood’s five children are Junaid Ahmed Iqbal, Ibrahim Iqbal, Zaynab Iqbal, Mariya Iqbal and Ismaeel Iqbal, ages 15 to 3; and Zohra Dawood’s two children are Haafiyah Binte Zubair, 8, and Nurah Binte Zubair, 5. Khan, the lawyer, said all 12 boarded a flight from Medina, Saudi Arabia, to Istanbul on June 9. Early reports that two of the children failed to board the plane were wrong, he said. The lawyer told journalists that there were no family problems and the husbands had no clue their wives were about to disappear. The families practice a moderate version of Islam, and there had been no indications of radicalization, he said. He said that a trip to Syria was only one possible theory for the family’s disappearance. But he mentioned, as well, that there were concerns about how the women had been able to buy tickets from Saudi Arabia to Turkey. The brother of the three missing women is already in Syria, Naz Shah, a member of Parliament from the Bradford area, told CNN. And that is why the family is so concerned about the whereabouts of the missing women and their children, she said. Shah added that she has “never heard of anything remotely like this in Bradford before.” Turkey has become a popular transit route for people seeking to reach Syria, where ISIS and other opposition groups have been battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Another local Bradford member of Parliament, Imran Hussain, has asked Britain’s Foreign Office to help find the family. The Foreign Office said: “We are in contact with West Yorkshire police and Turkish authorities and are ready to provide consular assistance.” The Dawood family reported the women and children’s disappearance to police after they failed to return as expected. Officers are investigating their whereabouts and are “working extensively with authorities overseas to try and locate them,” a statement from West Yorkshire police said. Assistant Chief Constable Russ Foster said: “We are extremely concerned for the safety of the family and would urge anyone with information to come forward and speak to us. “Our priority is for their safe return; their families are gravely worried about them and want them home. One of our primary concerns is the safety and welfare of the young children.” News of the Dawoods’ disappearance came shortly after family members of a teenage boy from West Yorkshire said they were “devastated and heartbroken” after ISIS released a photo showing the 17-year-old in front of an ISIS black flag. There are fears the boy, Talha Asmal from Dewsbury, may have been involved in ISIS suicide attacks near the Iraqi city of Baiji. Other teens have also been swept up in the allure of ISIS. Earlier this year, three teenage British girls were seen on airport surveillance footage heading to Syria.  A Scottish teenager wrote extensively on her Tumblr account about her love of ISIS. She stunned her family, left the country and became an ISIS bride and recruiter. An American teenager from suburban Chicago, Mohammed Hamzah Khan, allegedly was on his way to join ISIS in October when he was stopped at an airport. CNN’s Nic Robertson and Bharati Naik reported from Bradford, while Laura Smith-Spark and CNN’s Don Melvin wrote from London. CNN’s Lindsay Isaac contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "The missing British sisters and their children", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150616124500", "country1": "SAU", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/europe/uk-syria-bradford-family/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "619045755", "sentence": "Donald Trump is set to become one of the most powerful people in the world Friday, but his administration’s view of the US role in global affairs is far from unified. As Trump’s prospective secretary of state, defense secretary and US ambassador to the United Nations were quizzed at Senate confirmation hearings over the past two weeks, significant differences emerged between the views of the incoming president and his nominees. But Trump is looking past those differences. He recently tweeted: “All of my cabinet nominees are looking good and doing a great job. I want them to be themselves and express their own thoughts, not mine!” Here’s a look at where Trump and his cabinet stand on a range of foreign policy issues. Where Trump stands: Trump recently admitted he believed Russia was behind election-related hacking, after months of refusing to acknowledge it was possible. He’s expressed a willingness to work with Russia in Syria and suggested he might recognize Russia’s claim to Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014. He’s promised to improve relations between the two countries and suggested he’d be open to lifting sanctions on the Kremlin, if Russia helps the US battle terrorists and if they can strike a nuclear weapons deal.  But he said he plans to keep sanctions for “at least a period of time.” Where his pick for Secretary of State stands: At his hearing, former ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson said he’d support providing arms to Ukraine and called Russia’s invasion an “illegal action.” He suggested there were benefits to keeping sanctions in place. Tillerson described hacking allegations as “troubling” and agreed it was a “fair assumption” that Russian President Vladmir Putin authorized the attacks. Where his pick for Secretary of Defense stands: Retired Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis said there were “a decreasing number of areas where we can engage cooperatively, and an increasing number of areas where we’re going to have to confront Russia.” In reference to the merits of sanctions on Russia, Mattis said it was important to recognize the “reality of what we deal with (in) Mr. Putin.” Where his pick for UN Ambassador stands: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley also acknowledged election-related Russian hacking and emphasized her support for maintaining sanctions: “I certainly think they should be preserved and I don’t think they should be lifted until we see a … change.” Where Trump stands: Trump has sent mixed signals. He’s called NATO “obsolete” because it was designed many years ago. He criticized member states for not paying their fair share to the military alliance, which many see as a vital bulwark against potential Russian aggression. But he also said “NATO is very important to me” and said that Europe can depend on an American security guarantee. Where Tillerson stands: Tillerson said NATO’s collective defense “commitment is inviolable and the US is going to stand behind that commitment.” Where Mattis stands: Mattis, a former Supreme Allied Commander for NATO’s transformation command, has provided unequivocal support for the alliance. “If we did not have NATO today, we would need to create it,” Mattis said, describing it as “vital to our national interests, and it’s vital to the security of the United States.” Where Haley stands: Haley reaffirmed the value of NATO and said she believed Trump’s views would inevitably shift as his national security team advised him. “NATO has obviously been an alliance that we value and an alliance that we need to keep,” Haley said. Where Trump stands: Trump has pledged to renegotiate the deal with the U.S. and five other countries to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for an easing of sanctions, describing it as a “terrible” agreement. Where Tillerson stands: Tillerson said he supports a “full review” of the nuclear deal: “We need to examine our ability to clarify whether Iran is complying.” Where Mattis stands: “It’s not a deal I would have signed,” Mattis said. He told lawmakers he would ask Congress to form a joint committee to oversee the implementation of the accord, boost intelligence community monitoring, and have “a combined missile defense, air and missile defense capability, for our Gulf allies.” Where Haley stands: Haley said it would be better for the US to carefully review the Iran nuclear deal rather than unilaterally withdraw from it: “I think what would be more beneficial at this point is that we look at all the details of the Iran deal, we see if they (the Iranians) are actually in compliance. If we find that there are violations then we act on those violations.” Where Trump stands: Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Chinese goods and has called out Beijing for what he described as its “brazen” island-building activities in the South China Sea. He’s also questioned whether the US should maintain its longstanding position that Taiwan is part of “One China,” and broke diplomatic protocol by speaking to the president of Taiwan. Where Tillerson stands: Tillerson called China’s actions in the South China Sea “extremely worrisome” and compared them to Russia’s Ukraine adventure: “Building islands and then putting military assets on those islands is akin to Russia’s taking of Crimea.” Where Mattis stands: Mattis identified Chinese island-building in the South China Sea as one of the biggest security issues since WWII – along with Russian aggression and terrorism. Where Haley stands: Haley didn’t mention the South China Sea during her hearing, but she stressed the importance of working closely with China to deal with North Korea. Haley said she would try to convince Beijing that it is in China’s national interests to work with Washington to curb North Korea’s nuclear program. Where Trump stands: Trump has pledged to relocate the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and slammed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to Israel’s development of settlements in the West Bank. Where Tillerson stands: Tillerson described Israel as America’s most important ally, and called the UN resolution on settlements “not helpful.” He added that the resolution “undermines” the conditions for peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Where Mattis stands: “Right now I go with US policy,” Mattis said when asked whether he would support moving the embassy to Jerusalem, adding that he would defer to the nominee for secretary of state. Mattis also said he supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if it promotes peace, but he has not weighed in on the UN resolution condemning settlements in the West Bank. Where Haley stands: In her opening statement, Haley spoke at length on one international issue: Israel. Haley condemned what she described as a long history of “anti-Israel bias” at the UN and called the resolution on settlements “very harmful to achieving the two-state solution.” Where Trump stands: Trump has said he would “bomb the s***” out of ISIS and that he would declare war on the terror group while putting “very few” US boots on the ground. He’s also spoken of joining forces with Russia to eliminate ISIS in Syria. Where Tillerson stands: Tillerson has called defeating ISIS the most urgent step in thwarting “radical Islam.” “Defeating ISIS must be our foremost priority in the Middle East,” he said, adding that competing priorities in the region “must not distract from the mission of defeating ISIS.” Where Mattis stands: The retired four-star general has called for an “integrated strategy” to deliver a “very hard blow” against ISIS – and emphasized that for any strategy to succeed, it must target recruiting and fundraising by the terrorist group. Where Haley stands: Haley criticized Barack Obama for being “unwilling or unable” to deal with the threat of ISIS in January 2016. But when asked this week whether she would support a congressional authorization for the use of military force against ISIS, Haley was less definitive: “I do think that [ISIS] has to be dealt with. I just think it needs to be done responsibly, knowing that we have a measurables on what we’re looking for, where the end goal is, and knowing where exactly the start and stop is.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170120130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-nominees-global-issues/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "727045324", "sentence": "Mark Corallo, a former spokesman for President Donald Trump’s legal team, is scheduled to provide an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team in the next two weeks, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Corallo is expected to be asked about the Air Force One episode when the President and his aides crafted a statement in the name of Donald Trump Jr. about his June 2016 Trump Tower campaign meeting with Russians. Additionally, CNN has learned that the Justice Department turned over documents pertaining to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ offer of resignation at the request of the President, according to a source familiar with the matter. The President, as has been reported previously, refused to accept the offer. ABC News, which first reported that the documents were turned over before Sessions’ interview, also reported other documents were turned over including emails with the White House about the firing of national security adviser Michael Flynn last February. CNN reported Tuesday that Trump’s attorneys are arguing that Mueller’s team has not met the high threshold they believe is needed to interview the President himself in person, according to sources familiar with the ongoing deliberations. Mueller has made clear he is seeking a sit-down interview with the President, CNN reported last week. Mueller has even provided Trump’s attorneys with a range of topics he wants to ask about as part of ongoing negotiations regarding an interview with the President, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "special counsel Robert Mueller’s team", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180131170000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/russia-investigation-mueller-sessions-resign-trump/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "722436750", "sentence": "Hawaii started testing its siren system in case of nuclear missile strike in December A false alarm on Saturday left residents terrified Hawaii takes emergency preparedness very seriously. So seriously that in December, the state started testing its nuclear warning siren system that would alert residents to an impending nuclear missile strike. This was the first of such tests in Hawaii since the end of the Cold War, and came after several threats from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that his country’s missiles are extending their range. Officials said the purpose of the nuclear warning siren tests is not to scare the public, but to keep people aware. But on Saturday, an emergency missile alert accidentally went out to everyone in the state, causing mass panic as people thought they were about to die. The false alarm has come under criticism from officials, the FCC, residents and others in Hawaii. Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency and Gov. David Ige apologized for the error, which was blamed on an emergency worker hitting the wrong template during a routine drill. On Monday, the leaders of the Emergency Management Agency announced they’re suspending those siren tests while they investigate. Related article From paradise to panic: Hawaii residents and vacationers run for cover, fearing missile attack But the mistake, along with the monthly sirens, have raised questions about whether the preparations in case of a North Korean missile attack are having unintended effects. “The State of Hawaii is war mongering and scaring its citizens with its monthly nuclear attack warning siren which began in December 2017,” read an online petition to stop the sirens, signed by nearly 450 people. “The sirens heighten the anxiety and stress of impending conflict and devastation, [and] make citizens afraid,” it stated. A small group protested Saturday in front of a federal building in Honolulu, reported the Star Advertiser. Another concern after the false alarm is how people could react to the next emergency alert. “How seriously are people going to take this system?” Hawaii State Rep. Matt LoPresti said on CNN. “I’m going to suggest that if there is ever … another alert that goes out, we’ll have to send a confirmation notice – that second notice this really is happening. Because people will be waiting for a second notice to see that it’s another false alarm.” LoPresti said he and his family took the alert seriously. They gathered in the bathroom and began praying. “We all just got down, got in the tub, waiting for a flash and I was going to cover the kids with my body,” LoPresti said. “My 8-year-old is praying, she stopped and looked at me and said, ‘Daddy, are we at war?’ And I had to say yes, and she just looked at me and said ‘Why?’ And all I could do was hug her.” The sense of terror extended across the ocean to people like Lori Citro of Newark, Delaware, who heard about the alert through a group text. Citro’s daughter, Kelsey, lives in Hawaii. “I just melted down and cried and sobbed,” Citro told CNN. “Couldn’t even think straight. Seemed like an eternity but it was only about 10 minutes before realizing it may be a hoax, since Kelsey was sleeping when the message came through.” Citro said she feared her daughter would die. “Even after learning it was a mistake I felt maybe they were just saying that so we all wouldn’t panic,” she said. “I feel like if they are practicing this drill it’s because it’s a possibility. Maybe they were really expecting an attack and it was thwarted at the last minute. … I am still afraid. I’m crying right now thinking about it.” Fred Bothe of San Francisco was visiting Hawaii to take care of his father’s estate and had a dramatic phone conversation with his husband, Donovan Jones, who was in California. “I was stuck in traffic heading to the airport when I got the alert,” Bothe said. ” It said get to shelter, but I was in the middle of nowhere.  So I called Donovan, told him what was going on, and quickly started telling him things he needed to know about my father’s trust. … I told him to tell friends and family that I loved them and that I had a wonderful life.  He was crying on the other end of the line.” Bothe said he felt strangely calm. “It was much harder on Donovan than me,” he said. “I would have just been gone, but Donovan would have lost me.  He’s really shook up about it.” Hawaii’s emergency management agency keeps its eyes on the many potential disasters other than North Korea – such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquake activity in the region, volcanic activity or flooding. Vern Miyagi, the agency’s administrator, acknowledged on Sunday that damage had been done to the agency. “I have to re-establish credibility because we lost quite a bit yesterday,” he told CNN affiliate KHON. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell expressed confidence that state authorities could regain credibility. “That issue of how do you build trust back?” he said. “The way you do it at the end of the day is performing correctly. I think it’s incumbent that the next test go smoothly. I believe it will and build trust that way.” Hawaii has been testing its sirens since December. The nuclear warning siren system blares at 11:45 a.m. on the first business day of every month, sounding for 50 seconds, followed by a 10-second pause and then a wailing “attack warning” signal for another 50 seconds. The emergency sirens didn’t go off on Saturday, officials said. Had it been a real threat, they would have sounded. “Hawaii has just started a few months ago, these monthly nuclear attack sirens as a test,” said Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii on CNN. “So when the people of Hawaii got this message yesterday, they’re literally going through this feeling of ‘I’ve got minutes to find my loved ones to say my last goodbyes.’” Hawaii became the first state in the United States to prepare for a North Korean attack. Ige had announced the tests about two months ago and said the “possibility of an attack is very remote.” In the summer, Hawaii published its guidance on ways to survive a nuclear detonation, including directives that residents seek shelter, stay away from windows and don’t look at the flash of light. Related article What went wrong with Hawaii's false emergency alert Hawaii sits less than 5,000 miles from North Korea. The state would only have about a 20-minute heads up if a missile is launched from there. “It’s something we can’t take lightly, both what occurred [Saturday], but also that threat from North Korea,” Caldwell said. “Hopefully that will go away at some point, but we need to protect our citizens from the worst, if the worst were to occur.” Miyagi apologized Saturday for the false alarm, saying, “This is my responsibility and my team.” But he reiterated the need to be prepared. “Please keep in mind again, the threat is there. If this comes out, you’re only going to have 12-13 minutes for actual event.” It’s unclear how the false alarm will affect Hawaii’s major industry, tourism. The state’s tourism authority issued a statement calling the false alarm “regrettable and completely avoidable.” “There is no cause for travelers with trips already booked to Hawaii or considering a vacation in the islands to change their plans,” the statement said. “Hawaii continues to be the safest, cleanest and most welcoming travel destination in the world and the alarm created today by the false alert does not change that at all.” Visitor arrivals to Hawaii totaled 8.5 million and visitor spending was $15.15 billion for the first 11 months of 2017, which show increases over the same period in the previous year, according to a statement from the tourism authority. CNN’s Doug Criss, Sara Sidner, Paul Murphy, Ralph Ellis and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Hawaii's nuclear missile alert system", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180115110000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/15/us/hawaii-false-alarm-sirens/", "score": "0.65"}}}
{"article_id": "715531554", "sentence": "North Korea's ambassador described his country's nuclear program as an \"inevitable self-defense measure\" Tillerson said there's no 'daylight between the President's policy and the pursuit of that policy' on North Korea Secretary of State Rex Tillerson directly rebutted North Korea’s representative to the United Nations on Friday, rejecting his claim that the US is to blame for tensions on the Korean peninsula and declaring that he and the White House are in lockstep on policy. He stated that there is “no daylight between the President’s policy and the pursuit of that policy” on North Korea, addressing questions about a possible rift between the White House and State Department on starting talks with Pyongyang. Tuesday, Tillerson had said he was willing to start talks with North Korea without preconditions. The comment during a Q&A took White House staffers off-guard, they said. During Friday’s specially convened UN Security Council meeting to discuss North Korea’s nuclear program, Tillerson clarified that “a sustained cessation of North Korea’s threatening behavior must occur before talks can begin. North Korea must earn its way back to the table.” Related article US scrambles to find unified message on North Korea In the meantime, the US will continue a campaign to pressure North Korea diplomatically and financially, he said, as North Korea’s ambassador to the UN looked on. TIllerson added, “militarily we are going to be prepared should something go wrong.” After North Korea’s ambassador Ja Song Nam addressed the council and described his country’s nuclear program as an “inevitable self-defense measure” against the US, which was “terrified by the incredible might of our republic” and its “nuclear force,” Tillerson asked for another chance to speak and hit back. “There is but one party that has carried out illegal detonation of illegal devices, there is but one party that launches intercontinental ballistic missiles … that is the Kim regime in North Korea,” Tillerson said. North Koreans “alone are responsible for these tensions, they alone must take responsibility for these tensions, and they alone can solve these tensions,” Tillerson said. Related article Sen. Graham: There's a 30% chance Trump will attack North Korea Tillerson said the acts of North Korea are a “clear violation” of international law that “cannot be ignored,” and added that the regime “must be held accountable.” Later, in remarks to the press, Tillerson was asked directly to explain where the US stood on preconditions. He flipped the question, rejecting proposals from Russia and China for a “freeze for a freeze,” in which the US would halt military exercises and North Korea would stop nuclear development. “We are not going to accept preconditions,” Tillerson said. “Our communication channels remain open,” he added. “North Korea knows they’re open, they know where the door is, they know where to walk through the door when they want to.” He did not say a line that had appeared in his prepared comments, distributed by the State Department on embargo earlier in the day. Tillerson had been set to say that, “apart from that step, there are no preconditions for talks, nor will we accept pre-conditions from North Korea or others.” Related article A dangerous choice looms for Trump on North Korea Asked about the omission, the State Department’s undersecretary of public affairs, Steve Goldstein, said that “nobody took that out for him. The Secretary doesn’t speak word for word from prepared remarks and works to deliver the words that will be the most impactful to the audience he is addressing.” Tillerson did double down on the administration’s tough talk, even as other countries warned that US rhetoric and actions are part of the problem. “We have been clear that all options remain on the table in the defense of our nation, but we do not seek, nor do we want, war with North Korea,” Tillerson said. “The United States will use all necessary measures to defend itself against North Korean aggression, but our hope remains that diplomacy will produce a resolution.” But Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said, “it should be clear to everybody that the DPRK is hardly going to refrain from its nuclear missile program while it feels a direct threat to its security.” Related article Rex Tillerson's end of year verdict: diplomacy's a 'hard job' Referring to joint military drills the US conducts with South Korea, Nebenzya said, “indeed this is how Pyongyang evaluates the regular wide-scale maneuvers and exercises by the United States and its allies in the region.” “In the conditions of such tension, one ill thought out or misinterpreted step could lead to lamentable consequences,” the Russian said, warning of a “policy of mutual pressure and intimidation.” He challenged Tillerson, questioning the US commitment to finding a peaceful resolution. He noted that after about two months of quiet on North Korea’s part, the US held massive military drills with South Korea and then announced it was placing Pyongyang on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. “All of these steps force us to wonder about the sincerity of statements that suggest that there is a preference for a peaceful approach to resolving the crisis in DPRK,” Nebenzya said. Related article Haley: Missile debris 'proof' of Iran's UN violations China’s ambassador echoed Russia’s rebukes. “The current situation on the peninsula is not caused by any one party alone and it’s unfair to impose on any one partner the responsibility” for resolving it, said China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amb. Wu Haitao. He called for dialogue, an end to US military exercises, and an end to “mutual blaming.” Tillerson rejected the argument that the US bore any blame and made clear that there would be no let-up in his campaign to squeeze North Korea and steadily choke off its diplomatic channels and means of financial support. That campaign, he said, must be given time to succeed. “North Korea’s growing capabilities reflect a direct threat to our security and the security of the entire world,” Tillerson said. “We do not regard this claim as an empty threat. In the face of such a threat, inaction is unacceptable for any nation.” The US is even more determined to continue its peaceful pressure campaign, Tillerson said, with the goal of “setting the conditions for North Korea to engage in serious negotiations toward the complete, verifiable, and irreversible abandonment of its nuclear weapons programs.” Related article Presumed North Korean ghost ship washes ashore in northern Japan The top US diplomat, who met Thursday with Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis, urged countries in the room to do more than just meet the letter of UN Security Council resolutions sanctioning North Korea – and called out Moscow and Beijing in particular. “Continuing to allow North Korean laborers to toil in slave-like conditions inside Russia in exchange for wages used to fund nuclear weapons programs calls into question Russia’s dedication as a partner for peace,” Tillerson said. “Similarly, as Chinese crude oil flows to North Korean refineries, the United States questions China’s commitment to solving an issue that has serious implications for the security of its own citizens,” he added. Tillerson extended that challenge to other countries that have been slow to fully implement existing resolutions on North Korea, saying that it calls “into question whether your vote is a commitment to words only, but not actions.” Rising tensions between the US and North Korea, which conducted its largest nuclear test in September and fired off a powerful ICBM in late November, have raised deep concern worldwide. It is “the most tense and dangerous security situation in the world today,” UN Security General Antonio Guterres told the UN as the meeting opened. Guterres said he was concerned about “unintended escalation or miscalculation,” which he said was being increased by “misplaced confidence, dangerous narratives and the lack of communications channels.” CNN’s Elise Labott and Kevin Liptak contributed reporting.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea's nuclear program", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171215170000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/politics/tillerson-un-north-korea/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "643556019", "sentence": "The missile landed in the sea off the Korean Peninsula Trump and Xi are due to meet at Mar-a-Lago in Florida this Thursday and Friday Ahead of the first meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea fired a ballistic missile off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, US and South Korean officials said. The missile – which fell into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, on Wednesday morning – is one of several the country has test-fired in recent months. Even before the missile test, North Korea’s nuclear program was expected to be an important talking point between Xi and Trump. The United States has been pushing China to put pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear program and missile testing, but Trump said on Sunday the United States would be prepared to act alone to stop North Korea. In his first five years as North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un has overseen more than double the number of missile tests than his father did during his 17-year rule, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A senior White House official on Tuesday said: “The clock has now run out, and all options are on the table,” pointing to the failure of successive administrations’ efforts to negotiate an end to the country’s nuclear program. The test elicited a terse response from the US State Department, unlike the standard diplomatic condemnations that usually follow Pyongyang’s missile tests. “North Korea launched yet another intermediate range ballistic missile. The United States has spoken enough about North Korea. We have no further comment,” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in the statement. Secretary Tillerson: The United States has spoken enough about North Korea. We have no further comment. https://t.co/ccVPjWTWdX Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said her country opposed any violations to UN Security Council resolutions, and urged the relevant parties to exercise restraint. The test comes as South Korea, Japan and the US wrap up trilateral naval military drills off the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman, Lee Duk-Haeng, said the launch was a “threat against peace and stability.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the launch and convened a  meeting of the National Security Council. The primary concern surrounding North Korea’s weapons program is that Pyongyang could eventually equip long-range missiles with a nuclear warhead. North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests – including two last year – but experts said the country still hasn’t developed nuclear warheads that can be mounted onto missiles. “Before the end of President Trump’s current term, the North Koreans will probably be able to reach Seattle with an indigenously produced nuclear weapon aboard an indigenously produced intercontinental ballistic missile,” Michael Hayden, who served as the director of the CIA between 2006 to 2009, said Tuesday while speaking at Johns Hopkins University. Hayden went on to call North Korea the intelligence community’s toughest target on the planet. Both the US military command in Asia Pacific and South Korean officials said the projectile was a KN-15 medium-range ballistic missile. However, a senior US defense official later told CNN that the missile was actually an extended-range Scud missile. The Scud ER is a short-range ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Missile Defense Project. The missile was launched Wednesday at 6:42 a.m. Seoul time from a site in the vicinity of Sinpo, South Hamgyong province, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said. The North Koreans use Sinpo shipyard for their submarine activity, and US satellites have observed increased activity there in recent days, another US official said. It was believed to have flown a distance of around 60 kilometers (37 miles) and flew as high as 189 kilometers (117 miles), South Korean officials said. Cmdr. Dave Benham, spokesman for US Pacific Command, said it was tracked for nine minutes and did not pose a danger to North America. Multiple defense officials told CNN that the nine-minute flight time for the missile was accurate, but, separately, an official with the Trump administration said the missile exploded approximately 55 seconds after launch. It’s unclear why the discrepancy exists. US Pacific Command said it doesn’t revise initial assessments if it’s determined the missile doesn’t pose a threat. The initial launch details also raised questions with some experts. If the tracking time and distance are accurate, North Korea would have fired “the world’s slowest missile,” according to Melissa Hanham of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program. “This test compared to the last one (in February) did not go as far or as high,” she said. “They may have been trying to test one stage.” It’s also unclear what type of fuel the missile used – that’s important because it determines how quickly North Korea can prepare it for launch. The KN-15, which the North Koreans call the Pukguksong-2, is a medium-range ballistic missile and a land variant of the KN-11, a submarine-launched ballistic missile. US officials said it was launched from a mobile launcher, powered by solid fuel. Solid fuel is like an explosive jelly, less corrosive than liquid fuel, and it can be more easily stored in the rocket’s fuel tank than the liquid alternative, which requires specially lined tanks. That makes them difficult for those monitoring North Korea’s military movements to spot, as there are fewer indicators, such as movement of trucks, for South Korean or US satellites and other surveillance to detect. “If this is the KN-15, North Korea is refining their solid fuel capabilities,” says David Schmerler, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. “It should be concerning everyone because it will be improving the chance to use their offensive capabilities better.” The US defense official who identified the missile as a Scud said the projectile used liquid fuel. North Korea’s liquid fuel-powered ballistic missiles typically require a garrison, fuel storage tanks and support vehicles to launch, which can be identified with imagery, experts say. The use of a mobile launcher is concerning because it’s harder to detect and preemptively strike, according to Carl Schuster, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center. “It can roll out of a tunnel and launch on short notice,” Schuster told CNN. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reported from Seoul, Barbara Starr reported from Washington and Joshua Berlinger reported and wrote from Hong Kong. CNN’s Ryan Browne, Ivan Watson Junko Ogura, Steven Jiang, Taehoon Lee, and Brad Lendon contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170404234500", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/asia/north-korea-projectile/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "484312176", "sentence": "EU sets up fund of nearly $2 billion aid to Africa to stem the migrant crisis Sweden to implement temporary border controls At least 18 died Wednesday in two boat accidents off Turkey As Europe faces its worst refugee crisis since World War II, the European Union has launched an emergency fund for Africa to tackle the spiraling number of migrants flooding its shores. The nearly $2 billion fund was unveiled at the end of a two-day summit of EU and African leaders in Malta. The fund will support projects to combat poverty, slow down migration and speed up repatriation programs. This new money is in addition to the 20 billion euros annually donated to Africa by the EU and its 28 states. This is the sixth time that presidents and prime ministers of the European Union have tried to tackle the issue. “We are under no illusions that we can improve the situation overnight, but we are committed to giving people alternatives to risking their lives,” said European Council President Donald Tusk. Tusk listed five major goals to stem the tide of migrants: “The elements of action plan are designed to, one, address the root causes of migration; two, enhance cooperation on legal migration and mobility; three, reinforce protection of displaced persons; four, prevent and fight against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; and five, advance on returning persons that are not entitled to stay in Europe.” Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that while some may argue that the fund was not enough, he stressed it was an important first step. The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is the smallest member of the European Union. About 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Sicily, it has become one of the destinations for those fleeing Syria’s bloody civil war. “I for one am a very vocal critic of the fact that we maybe started acting a little bit too late when too many lives were lost at sea,” Muscat said, adding that he hoped the summit “sowed the seeds of something that can be much more long term.” European Council President Tusk also confirmed plans for a summit with Turkey by the end of this year, seen as the key to resolving the crisis. After an informal meeting of EU heads after the summit, Tusk said “the clock is ticking. We are under pressure. We need to act fast. As a union. And in cooperation with our partners, including Turkey, that also will have to move fast. “But Turkey cannot be our only partner. We must not lose sight of Jordan and Lebanon, nor of the countries of the Western Balkans. They are also our allies.” Even as Europe tries to forge a unified response to the crisis, tens of thousands continue to embark on perilous journeys, desperate to escape the repression, violence, poverty and insecurity in North Africa, West Africa and the Middle East. They come from more than 20 nations and with different motivations. Some are Syrians fleeing war. Others are Eritreans escaping repression or Somalis fleeing Al-Shabaab. Many die in their attempt to find a safe haven. On Wednesday, hours before the EU meeting was scheduled to convene, at least 18 people died off the western coast of Turkey in two boat incidents. Mountains of life jackets piled up on the beaches of the Greek island of Lesbos offer a startling testimony to the scale of the problem. The EU border agency Frontex, which tracks the movement of people, says 540,000 migrants arrived on Greek islands in the first 10 months of 2015. This figure is 13 times higher than in the same period of 2014. Syrians account for the largest number of arrivals, according to the Frontex website. In recent weeks, the share of Afghan nationals has risen significantly. Frontex has called for more than 250 officers to help screen, fingerprint and register migrants. Meanwhile, Sweden has joined the list of countries that have tightened border controls. The Ministry of Home Affairs said it will implement temporary border controls for 10 days, and they could be extended to 20 days at some point, according to Fredrik Persson, a spokesman for the ministry. Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven defended the move, telling CNN: “This is not closing the border, the decision we have taken is to reintroduce internal border controls … if a person comes to our country seeking asylum he or she will be given that opportunity.” CNN’s Ed Payne and Damien Ward contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "European Union", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151112181500", "country1": "TUR", "country2": "ITA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/europe/europe-migrant-crisis/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "736427457", "sentence": "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed concerns from President Barack Obama’s former chief of staff that he didn’t respond properly to suspected Russian interference in the 2016 election, saying, “I’m perfectly comfortable with the steps that were taken back then.” The Kentucky Republican was responding to Denis McDonough, who on Sunday defended the Obama administration’s response to suspected Russian interference in the 2016 election – and called McConnell’s response a “dramatically watered down” joint statement on election security in September 2016. “This is the same old thing they’ve been saying for weeks,” McConnell said during his weekly news conference with reporters Tuesday. “I issued a statement on that a couple weeks ago and I’d be happy to send it to you again.” McDonough recently told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that McConnell downgraded the language of the letter “asking the states to work with us” on election security, adding that members of Congress had a “stunning lack of urgency” over the matter. “The lack of urgency that we saw from the Republican leadership in 2016 we continue to see to this day today. It’s beyond time for Congress to work with the administration, to work with the states, to ensure that our electoral systems are ready to go,” McDonough said. “This is not a game.” McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said in response that he would “let McDonough respond to McDonough” and pointed to an op-ed McDonough wrote last year that referenced the statement. McDonough wrote: “This joint, bipartisan statement was thought by the White House to be particularly important since state and local authorities had been reluctant to accept the assistance being offered by the Department of Homeland Security, and we believed a bipartisan statement would help persu ade them to put aside their concerns and work with the federal government to protect our election infrastructure.” “This bipartisan outreach was harder and more time-consuming than it needed to be, but it was ultimately successful, with a statement released by the four congressional leaders on September 29,” he continued. “By Election Day, 33 states and 36 counties and cities had used Homeland Security tools to scan or strengthen their systems.” McDonough isn’t the only Obama administration official to blame McConnell for inaction on the issue. Former Vice President Joe Biden said in January that McConnell was skeptical, saying that the Senate Republican “wanted no part of having a bipartisan commitment that we would say, essentially, ‘Russia’s doing this, stop.’” CNN’s Eli Watkins and Maegan Vazquez contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Attributed", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180306213000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/mcconnell-obama-denis-mcdonough-2016-election/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "748185054", "sentence": "By the start of John Bolton’s second week as national security adviser, five top officials at the National Security Council had already resigned under pressure, been fired or decided to leave. But even as the White House cites Bolton’s desire – and right – to build his own team, he has yet to announce a single senior hire to replace the departing officials. Instead, he has kept his new staff guessing – feeding a sense of uncertainty and anxiety that has filled NSC offices since his arrival. Following a series of departures, senior and midlevel officials were left wondering who would be next after they were told their résumés were under review by the new boss. The latest departure came Monday with the White House’s acting deputy homeland security adviser Rob Joyce giving notice of his departure, Marc Raimondi, an NSC spokesman, told CNN. “Nobody told him that he has to leave,” Raimondi said. “He just realizes that it’s time for him to go back to NSA. It’s not imminent and it’s not forced.” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Joyce “conveyed his intent to return to his home agency” and would help with the transition. Joyce called his work as the White House’s cybersecurity coordinator “a tremendous opportunity” and said in a statement he looks forward “to continuing to serving our nation at the agency I’ve called home for the last 27 years.” Just last week, Joyce’s boss, White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert, was pushed out. And just like Bossert’s, Joyce’s exit was unexpected. The former head of the NSA hacking team Tailored Access Operations Unit was recently considered a possible choice to lead the National Security Agency as its first civilian director, one source said.  And he gave notice of his plans to leave the NSC shortly before jumping on an official briefing call with reporters to discuss US monitoring of Russian hacking. Related article Deputy national security adviser Nadia Schadlow resigns There was a sense earlier Monday morning that morale was picking back up after a series of resignations and firings shook the NSC last week – but the Joyce news reignited the anxiety, multiple sources close to the NSC told CNN. And that uncertain state of play comes as the administration is dealing with a host of urgent foreign policy issues, from the fallout of the US response to Syria’s suspected chemical weapons attack to the prospect of direct talks with North Korea. “No one knows what’s going on,” one source close to the NSC told CNN. “It’s a bit chaotic.” The White House declined to comment on the chaotic nature of Bolton’s transition and the anxiety his tenure has provoked among some in the NSC. Two days after the NSC’s chief spokesman, Michael Anton, resigned after learning Bolton planned to fire him, Bossert was ousted hours after leaving a national security conference on the administration’s behalf. The next day, the deputy national security adviser for strategy, Nadia Schadlow, told her staff she had resigned. The following day, it was deputy national security adviser Ricky Waddell’s turn to submit a letter of resignation. The latter two won’t leave their posts immediately, to ensure a smooth transition, but despite the slew of departures Bolton has yet to announce a single new hire, and his advisers outside the White House have kept quiet about who will fill out senior roles at the NSC. “It makes sense for Bolton to think about bringing in his own NSC staff leaders, like the people in senior director roles, which are often political. That’s typical,” Loren Schulman, the director for defense policy at the NSC from 2011 to 2012, told CNN. “But a ‘purge’ as people are talking about of the director level staff – usually detailees from other agencies – makes no sense.” While the NSC’s human resources staff has begun to compile résumés for Bolton’s review, the national security adviser spent much of his first week in meetings with President Donald Trump or his coterie of top foreign policy advisers deliberating the US response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. But even before his official start, an orderly transition didn’t appear to be top of mind for Bolton, who didn’t meet with the NSC official who former national security adviser H.R. McMaster had designated to help with the transition until last Thursday – the day before McMaster left the White House for good. Bolton additionally did not meet with the rest of the professional staff prior to starting. While it’s normal for Bolton to hire some of his own trusted advisers, the high turnover at the National Security Council is unusual. During President Barack Obama’s tenure, about 90% of the employees at the NSC were career professionals on rotation, collating advice for the President from their different agencies and experts for one or two years before returning. When McMaster took over from Lt. Gen Michael Flynn as Trump’s second national security adviser, he took his time but also fired some controversial NSC officials including Rich Higgins, the alleged author of a memo about the “deep state.” Other NSC members resigned. “We did our best to try to have a responsible transition and handoff. But his team just really didn’t seem interested in that,” a former NSC official said. “Does he have a team that he can replace the current people with? And will they be ready to be in place by the time the current team is gone?” While those officials are certain to have home agencies to return to, they are uncertain what their day-to-day lives will be like under Bolton. A second former NSC official expressed concern that the politicization had gone too far – and that people McMaster fired might resurface in new roles now he’s gone. The uncertainty has sent morale plummeting to “Flynn level lows,” one source close to the NSC said, referencing the chaotic firing of Trump’s first national security adviser. “It’s a counter purge to the McMaster purge … it’s just a sad state of affairs,” a second source close to the NSC said. The pace of firings and resignations, compounded by a lack of new hires, has also flummoxed and frustrated the West Wing. One senior White House official lamented the staff shake-up’s haphazard nature, though White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino Jr. gleefully tweeted his support of Bolton’s purge: “Look out leakers, here comes Bolton!” Great news. Get ‘em ALL @AmbJohnBolton! Look👀out leakers!! Here comes Bolton... https://t.co/RiPFDvSxnB Instead of firm signals from Bolton, rumors of a “list” of officials he intends to fire have abounded. Brian McKeon, the NSC’s chief of staff from 2012 to 2014, conceded that Bolton has the discretion to fill appointments but worried the the tumultuous transition would be disruptive. “I don’t think it makes sense to have so much tumult immediately,” McKeon said. “To have all these deputies leaving nearly simultaneously is a big disruption, given the amount of work that goes on at the deputy level.” The state of play has also contributed to confusion about at least one major decision, with the top staffers handling Latin America issues finding out that Trump was canceling his trip there via White House press release, two sources said. In this administration, it isn’t uncommon for the NSC to be left out of the loop, but the timing compounded the current sense of frustration. The NSC can’t force the policy makers it serves to keep it in the loop, Schulman told CNN. “We’ve seen before that in moments of distraction or leadership vacuums the Trump administration is pretty bad at announcing and implementing complex decisions,” Schulman said. NSC officials have also complained about struggling to coordinate policymaking with the national security adviser’s front office, which saw several key aides depart at the same time as McMaster. Ylli Bajraktari, the former special assistant to Pentagon Deputy Secretary Bob Work hired to the NSC by McMaster, Megan Badasch, the NSC’s deputy executive secretary, and Fernando Cutz, the former director for South America who moved to McMaster’s front office last summer, all departed on McMaster’s last day. “There is a lot of anxiety in the NSC about Bolton and a wait and see attitude about whether he actually understands the role of the national security adviser – to honestly collect and represent diverse agency views and present them to POTUS,” one of the sources said. “Folks aren’t hopeful so far.” Now, officials are bracing themselves for more departures. Schadlow’s staff has “no idea what’s going on” and is unsure of their future at the NSC, the source said. And “almost every senior director is pretty nervous,” another source said. One current NSC official worried a “purge” was coming to bear. “A big mistake the administration has made is to see career foreign service officers and civil servants as the enemy, part of some fictitious deep state opposed to Mr. Trump,” Tony Blinken, former national security adviser to Obama, told CNN. “To the contrary, they are patriots who want the success of whichever administration they are working for.” CNN’s Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "John Bolton", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180417004500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "PRK", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/politics/john-bolton-national-security-council/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "601800510", "sentence": "General David Petraeus says he would serve in President-elect Trump's team, if requested Petraeus, who oversaw military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, quit as CIA Director after affair Trump would be the third President the four-star general has served under Former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus says he would serve in US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, if requested. The four-star general, who oversaw military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, told BBC Radio 4’s flagship “Today” program that if Trump asked for his help, “the only response can be: ‘Yes, Mr President.’” Related video Events leading to Petraeus resignation Petraeus, 64, stepped down as CIA director in 2012 following an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. He had been in the post for just over a year. The Justice Department later recommended felony charges against him for sharing classified information with her. He pleaded guilty to one charge as part of a plea deal, and was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $100,000. At the time, politicians from both sides of the aisle backed Petraeus, and spoke out against the Justice Department for pursuing the case. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, there has been widespread speculation that he could be put forward as Secretary of State in the new administration. Related video Petraeus rebuilds his reputation Petraeus served under both President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush. “I’ve been in a position before where a president has turned to me in the Oval Office in a difficult moment, without any pleasantries, and said ‘I’m asking you as your president and Commander in Chief to take command of the international security force in Afghanistan,” Petraeus told the BBC. “The only response can be: ‘Yes, Mr President.’” Republicans argue that compared to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, Petraeus did little wrong – a point repeatedly endorsed by Trump. But during the election campaign, FBI Director James Comey said Petraeus’s actions, in sharing classified information, hiding documents, and lying to investigators, were far worse than Clinton’s email scandal.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "General David Petraeus", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161123123000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "AFG", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/23/politics/petraeus-interview-trump-administration/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "521946651", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: CNN Frontiers profiles the scientists making extraordinary breakthroughs that will impact the world as we know it. Instagram is a useful source for ground-breaking facts and discoveries There are hundreds of  Universities and Institutes to follow for a window into their world Here are a pick of the best out there to keep your mind in awe Instagram can provide a window into a whole new world of discovery. For many, it’s a showcase of beauty and inspiration, or a chance to view the world – or universe – through other people’s eyes. This can include the eyes of a scientist. By picking the right accounts, you could tailor what you see to enter a pocket of scientific discovery you may never have known about. With the likes of NASA, Harvard Medical School and the Mars Curiosity Rover all on Instagram, there are lots of different research teams, organizations and agencies to choose from. We have put together a pick of our favorite accounts that will keep you posted on the latest updates, as well as make you stop in awe at their captivating images. 10.1 million followers A post shared by NASA (@nasa) NASA doesn’t need much introduction. With a whopping 10.1 million followers, NASA’s Instagram is packed with fascinating facts and imagery detailing mankind’s newest space discoveries. Their goal? To reveal the unknown for the benefits of all mankind. NASA is currently working on multiple space missions, including: the International Space Station, New Horizons: Pluto & Beyond, Curiosity Mars Rover, Hubble Telescope, and Kepler & K2. No matter what your level of interest in science is, you’ll be captivated. 1.4 million followers A post shared by NASA Goddard (@nasagoddard) As one of three NASA accounts mentioned here, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is situated in Greenbelt, Maryland and studies just about everything to do with space, from our Earth, Sun and solar system to the entire known – and unknown – universe. NASA Goddard is responsible for the innovative Hubble operations and upcoming James Webb Space Telescope, and by following their account you can see their progress as it happens. 62.8k followers A post shared by Curiosity Rover (@marscuriosity) Who doesn’t want to know about life on Mars? The Mars Curiosity Rover  landed on Mars in 2012 as part of NASA’s current Mars Exploration Programme. In an effort to explore the Red Planet using robots, Curiosity was designed to assess whether the environment on Mars was ever capable of supporting small life forms known as microbes – and gauge whether the planet is habitable. Unlike its more official counterpart, this Instagram gives you the raw and unofficial images from the Mars Science Laboratory as taken by the Curiosity Rover itself. 217k followers A post shared by General Electric (@generalelectric) If you’re intrigued by technology, software and machines, then you’ll enjoy following this Instagram account. The jet engine, pictured above, says enough about the cool machinery you could see. Founded in 1892, General Electric spans the field of aviation, healthcare, power and energy, and their Instagram bears images, montages and videos to help you delve straight into the inner workings of all of those industries. 48.3k followers A post shared by Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) The Science Museum in London, England is a space where everyone can enjoy science. Their Instagram helps you see the highlights of their collection from wherever you’re based in the world. Follow them to get a window into their historic collections, galleries and exhibitions ranging from talks with physicist Brian Cox in their IMAX Theatre to artifacts currently found on display. 47.3k followers A post shared by CERN (@cern) CERN is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, the facility uses some of the world’s most complex and sophisticated scientific machinery, which can be seen through their Instagram account. The physicists and engineers at CERN are trying to decipher exactly how particles interact with one another, as pictured, all in their effort to find out what the universe is made of, and how it began. Their Instagram gives you first-hand  views of their journey to get there to reveal just how they’re doing it. 14.1k followers A post shared by MIT (@mit) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has more than 13,000 followers based on its position as a world leader in science and technology. Their Instagram combines both science and beauty, providing unique views of the amazing architecture found on their campus and, of course, the quirks and ingenuity of being a student there, pictured. 4.2k followers A post shared by Caltech (@caltechedu) Over on the west coast of the United States lies MIT’s rival: The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California. Their Instagram account documents daily life of the genius minds working there alongside scientific discoveries as they take place. Pictured above is the evidence – an artists impression of giant planet tracing a highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system as discovered by Caltech researchers. 33.8k followers A post shared by Harvard Medical School (@harvardmed) With over 33,000 followers, Harvard Medical School’s Instagram account showcases all the School has to offer; from their scientific explorations and beautiful campus to the people behind the medical discoveries. The school, which was established in 1782, is the medical arm of the prestigious Harvard university and has trained thousands of leaders and caregivers, including 15 Nobel laureates. Their images highlight the brains and creativity behind making life-changing discoveries, such as using robots to speed up drug discovery (pictured).", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "NASA", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160317130000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/tech/science-on-instagram/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "509905016", "sentence": "Umm Sayyaf, wife of ISIS leader, charged with role in Kayla Mueller's death Sayaff admitted to forcibly holding female captives with husband in Syria Captured in 2013, American Kayla Mueller was reported killed last year The widow of a key ISIS leader has been charged as part of a conspiracy that resulted in the death of American hostage Kayla Mueller in February 2015, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Umm Sayyaf, also known as Nasrin As’ad Ibrahim, was captured by U.S. forces in a raid in Deir Ezzor, Syria, in May. She was married to Abu Sayyaf, a senior ISIS operative, who was killed in the same raid in eastern Syria in 2015. Sayyaf, 25, was charged in federal court on Monday with “conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death,” the Justice Department announced. Related video Officials: U.S. hostage sexually abused by ISIS leader Umm and Abu Sayyaf forcibly held Mueller and other female captives in several of their residences after the American was captured in northern Syria in 2013, according to the indictment.  While held in the Sayyaf’s home, Mueller and other female captives were at “various times handcuffed, held in locked rooms, and given orders on a daily basis with respect to their activities, movements, and liberty,” the criminal complaint said. Sayyaf was aware of how Mueller was sexually abused by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi while she was in captivity inside the Sayyafs’ home, the Justice Department documents say. U.S. government officials and Mueller’s family had been previously aware of Baghdadi’s treatment of Mueller while in captivity. According to the documents released Monday, Sayaff admitted Baghdadi  “owned” Mueller during her captivity at the Sayyaf residence. Mueller was killed in February 2015.  At the time, ISIS said she was killed by a coalition strike.  The United States confirmed her death but denied it was by a coalition strike. Related video Did the U.S. put policy before American lives? “We will continue to work alongside the FBI to investigate this case and remain steadfast in our pursuit of justice for the Mueller family,” Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said. Sayyaf is being held in Iraq. She was transferred in August 2015 by the United States to Kurdish authorities to stand trial. “We fully support the Iraqi prosecution of Sayyaf and will continue to work with the authorities there to pursue our shared goal of holding Sayyaf accountable for her crimes.  At the same time, these charges reflect that the U.S. justice system remains a powerful tool to bring to bear against those who harm our citizens abroad,” said Assistant Attorney General John Carlin in a statement Monday. Sayyaf faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Umm Sayyaf", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.9, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160209034500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/08/us/isis-leader-wife-u-s-hostage-death/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "636983649", "sentence": "Australian aid worker kidnapped late last year freed, Australian authorities say The woman was seized in November as she traveled by car with her driver An Australian aid worker kidnapped in the Afghan capital of Kabul last November has been released, the Australian government has confirmed to CNN. “An Australian woman kidnapped in Afghanistan has been released. We thank the authorities in Afghanistan for their support and assistance,” a spokesman for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement. “The Australian Government has provided ongoing consular support. Her family welcomes her safe return and asks that the media respect their privacy at this time.” Related video US forces involved in failed hostage rescue The woman was seized in Kabul’s Qala-e-Fatullah area by unknown gunmen in November as she was traveling by car with her driver, Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul’s police chief said at the time. The woman, who is an Australian citizen of Pakistani descent, worked for the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR,) which describes itself as an Afghan independent body bringing together more than 150 national and international NGOs operating in the country. The agency declined to comment on her release. Both Afghans and foreigners face the risk of abduction in Afghanistan, with two previous cases in 2016 also involving Australians. An Australian aid worker was abducted from her home in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, in April, but was freed in August. Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security said Kerry Jane Wilson was released after it conducted a special operation. An American and an Australian were also kidnapped from American University in Kabul in August. A rescue attempt by US Special Operations Forces from SEAL Team 6 failed when they were not found at the location targeted. In June, nearly 200 people were kidnapped by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunduz, police said. The majority were released but the fighters killed several people and kept around 20 hostage. CNN’s Ehsan Popalzai, Zahra Ullah and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Australian government", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.5, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170315070000", "country1": "AUS", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/15/asia/afghanistan-kidnapped-australian-freed/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "540165580", "sentence": "Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know if Mexican drug lord El Chapo entered the United States. The Mexican cartel chief reportedly crossed the border into California to see his daughter after he escaped from prison Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know if Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” Guzman entered the United States. The Mexican cartel chief reportedly crossed the border into California to see his daughter after he escaped from prison in late 2015. And when a Senate committee on Thursday asked Gil Kerlikowske, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, if he knew anything about it, Grassley was left unsatisfied. So Grassley on Friday wrote to the Department of Homeland Security and FBI to ask whether El Chapo did indeed flee across the U.S. border. “Apparently, Guzman was able to evade the elaborate manhunt by both the Mexican and U.S. authorities and enter the United States on two separate occasions,” Grassley wrote. The Iowa senator wants to know if authorities ever interviewed El Chapo’s daughter, Rosa Isela Guzman Ortiz, and for the agencies to thoroughly investigate and determine whether the reports about the drug lord are true. A Mexican judge ruled Monday that Guzman can be extradited to the United States, a request made by the U.S. Department of Justice. Guzman was transferred last week from the maximum-security Altiplano lockup in central Mexico to a prison in Ciudad Juarez.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Sen. Chuck Grassley", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.0, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160514003000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/13/politics/el-chapo-chuck-grassley-enter-undetercte/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "414534645", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Scott Snyder is a senior fellow for Korean studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and editor of “The U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Meeting New Security Challenges.” The views expressed are his own. Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, was attacked in Seoul Scott Snyder: Attacks on public figures in South Korea not unprecedented The attack on Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, allegedly by a knife-wielding Korean progressive activist at a breakfast meeting in Seoul, was a rare and shocking reminder of the ongoing conflict that continues to divide the Korean Peninsula. Despite the ever-present backdrop of inter-Korean tensions, security in downtown Seoul is typically quite relaxed. But on Thursday morning local time, the alleged assailant, who has been tied to Korean nationalist and anti-U.S. protests, reportedly shouted his opposition to annual U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises and called for Korean reunification as he cut the ambassador on the face and hand with a 10-inch knife. This breakfast meeting with Lippert was taking place at a building directly across the street from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.  And the scene was probably not too different from a similar breakfast meeting I attended with the ambassador at a downtown hotel only a week before the attack. Lippert moved freely without a security detail or security screenings at the entrance to the venue, and was accompanied by only one or two embassy staff.  Indeed, even since 9/11, it is relatively easy to enter most large buildings in downtown Seoul, and security procedures have been generally perfunctory. In part this is because direct confrontations between South Korean citizens and U.S. government representatives in South Korea have been rare, and violent political attacks are unusual. True, there have been periodic group protests against the U.S. military presence in South Korea or against U.S. policy. But these protests have generally been conducted peacefully, a far cry from the environment of the 1980s, when pro-democracy protesters against a then-authoritarian South Korean government attacked and burned U.S. government facilities. Yet although downtown Seoul has been relatively safe and public security has often been lax, violent attacks on public figures in South Korea are in fact not unprecedented. The attack on Lippert brings to mind a May 2006 attack by a knife-wielding assailant on Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s current President, while she was campaigning in local elections in Daejeon. (Her calm demeanor despite receiving a facial laceration contributed to her reputation as a politician and future President who is cool in the midst of a crisis.) The attack on Park wasn’t the only time the dangers inherent in South Korea’s lax security environment  have been exposed: Back in 2008, a lone arsonist burned to the ground Seoul’s unguarded Namdaemun, or South Gate, a South Korean cultural treasure. And of course, there is the backdrop of the ongoing inter-Korean confrontation, which plays out within Korean democracy in the form of a bitter confrontation between progressive and conservative factions.  There is speculation that some members of South Korea’s progressive movement have ties with North Korea, and some of them have allegedly been somewhat willing to foment violence to stir up conflict within South Korean society. Most recently, some members of South Korea’s left-leaning United Progressive Party, which had won seats in South Korea’s National Assembly, were disbarred and convicted of plotting a violent insurrection, leading to the dissolution of the party itself. And while this hard-core group represents a fringe element within South Korean society, it still remains active in part due to North Korean ideological and financial support. All this said, the overwhelming initial Korean public response to the attack on Lippert has been one of outrage, condemnation and sympathy. Indeed, far from revealing gaps in the U.S.-South Korea alliance or fomenting discord over whether joint military exercises should move forward, the incident is likely to strengthen South Korean feelings of support for the alliance with the United States. Still, the incident also serves as a reminder that even in the most seemingly safe and pro-American environments around the world, there is a risk that some zealous critics of U.S. policy may resort to violence against official U.S. representatives overseas. And that’s especially so in regions such as the Korean Peninsula, where longstanding tensions still cast a shadow over security considerations. Read CNNOpinion’s new Flipboard magazine. Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "U.S.-South Korea alliance", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150305141500", "country1": "KOR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/opinions/snyder-korea-ambassador-attack/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "732827847", "sentence": "The House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat says he hopes to release this week the Democratic memo that pushes back against Republican allegations of FBI and Justice Department surveillance abuses of a former Trump campaign adviser. The Democratic memo — a 10-page document written to rebut the now-public Republican memo alleging abuses over a surveillance warrant for former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page — was blocked from public release earlier this month by the White House, which said the document needed to have sensitive information redacted first. California Rep. Adam Schiff said Tuesday that his negotiations with the FBI over redacting portions of the Democratic memo were almost concluded. “I actually hope that we’ll do that in the next few days. It’s my goal to have this out this week,” Schiff said at an event hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday evening. If Schiff’s memo is released this week, it would mark the final act in a month-long drama from the House Intelligence Committee over dueling memos, allegations and counter-allegations and constant partisan quarrels. Three weeks ago, the release of the Republican memo from House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes consumed the conversation in Washington. The release followed rare public statements from the FBI and Justice Department expressing opposition to the memo’s release, and on the other side a conservative campaign to get the document out — complete with a hashtag #releasethememo. The Nunes memo: 5 takeaways Schiff and the committee’s Democrats slammed the Republican memo as misleading and omitting key information about the Page FISA warrant, and they sought to put out their own memo at the same time the Republican document was released. But the committee’s Republicans waited a week before voting to make the Democratic memo public, too, and then the White House demanded redactions, elongating the process further. Now the Russia conversation has moved from the memos to the latest indictments from special counsel Robert Mueller, who charged 13 Russians on Friday over allegedly meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Nunes, meanwhile, has taken to conservative media outlets and Twitter to tout the memo and his plans for subsequent investigations into the FISA process and the opposition research dossier on Donald Trump and Russia. And he’s needled Schiff and Democrats over their allegations of Russian collusion and accusations that Russian bots pushed the #releasethememo hashtag on Twitter. On Wednesday, Nunes tweeted a link to a conservative website, The Federalist, titled, “How The Media Enable Rep. Adam Schiff’s Russian Bot Conspiracy Theories.” “PS-If you are a Russian Bot please make this go viral,” Nunes tweeted. “PSS-If you’re not a Russian Bot you will become one if you retweet.” Catch up on mainstream media Russian conspiracy theories in this piece by @FDRLST   PS-If you are a Russian Bot please make this go viral  PSS-If you’re not a Russian Bot you will become one if you retweet https://t.co/05Gw8cinNX Schiff says he is trying to get his counter-memo released to the public as quickly as he can, saying the FBI was negotiating in “good faith” with congressional Democrats. The California Democrat told Esquire on Tuesday that a deal on the memo could be announced in the next 24-to-48 hours. “What we want to do is identify any small subset of the memo that could reveal sources and methods,” Schiff said at the Commonwealth Club. “It hopefully won’t be necessary to go back to the White House, but I do want to make sure we have visibility of any concern the FBI has, as opposed to a political redaction the White House wants to make.” Related article Trump's Russia tweets, translated If the memo is released this week, it would happen while Congress is out of Washington on a weeklong recess. The House Intelligence Committee’s memo saga began when the committee voted just over a month ago to allow the full House to read the four-page memo, which accused the FBI and Justice Department of improperly concealing information from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court to obtain a warrant for Page. The committee’s Democrats, taken by surprise by the Nunes memo, then drafted their own response when the committee voted over a week later to make the Republican document public. The White House released the Republican memo without redactions — beyond a change quietly made at the request of the FBI before the committee voted to send it to the White House — and it says that once proper redactions are made, it’s inclined to release the Democratic memo, too. “Although the President is inclined to declassify the February 5th Memorandum, because the Memorandum contains numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages, he is unable to do so at this time,” White House counsel Don McGahn wrote in a letter to the committee.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Democratic memo", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180221200000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/adam-schiff-memo-release/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "738678536", "sentence": "Welcome to the city of Salisbury, where local market traders sell fresh organic vegetables, amid nervous talk of chemical weapons, and men in protective suits and gas masks walk in and out of the local pub. It wasn’t always like this, of course. But in the wake of the attempted murder last week of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, life in this city of 45,000 has taken on a surreal, and some say uncomfortable edge. For Danny Styles, a fruit and vegetable seller, whose stall is located just steps from where the Skripals were found poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent, the prospect of unknowingly coming into contact with the substance has left him with a feeling of powerlessness. “I think the fact a nerve agent was used is scaring people,” Styles says, between bagging up groceries. “No one can really do much about it. If you do end up consuming it [the nerve agent], people are concerned they could be at risk of dying.” That risk was made all the more apparent with the declaration late last week, that hundreds of local people could be affected, after traces of the nerve agent – since identified as the highly lethal Novichok – were detected in the Salisbury branch of Italian restaurant Zizzi and the popular Mill pub. So far, any serious ill-effects appear limited to those who directly encountered the substance, including first responder Detective Sgt. Nick Bailey, who remains hospitalized in serious condition. Skripal, and his daughter Yulia, also remain hospitalized in critical condition. However, on Friday, an additional 180 specialist military personnel were deployed to the city to help police investigate and prevent further potential contamination. This was followed by the removal of the restaurant table where the pair ate on the day of attack for examination. Restaurant employees and diners were also advised to wash their clothes. For local resident Geoffrey Bennetts the government’s latest advice is a case of too little, too late. “We’re not getting much information,” says Bennetts. “How can you ask people to wash their clothes a week after. They probably don’t remember what they even wore. Its extraordinary.” But despite the obvious changes to their city, residents continue to go about their daily lives as best they can. Matthew Dean, leader of the city’s local council, said people viewed the arrival of additional military personnel with a mix of nonchalance and trepidation. “There has been a nervousness about the large police and armed force presence, but Salisbury is very resilient,” said Dean. “We’re fortunate that we are home to British Army so we are used to seeing armed forces going about their business.” Even before the attack, the UK’s Ministry of Defense was an ever present part of life in the city, with tanks and troop carriers thundering back and forth across nearby Salisbury Plain, one of the country’s largest and oldest military training sites. Salisbury is also close to the world renowned Porton Down chemical weapons laboratory, a military research facility that specializes in testing chemicals used in war. There, experts are currently looking at samples of the substance that poisoned Skripal and his daughter. At a women’s 70-plus fitness class, local resident Judy Stefford says she has lived through harder times, but chemical weapons and secret agents are far from what she expects in her hometown. “Nobody thinks anything happens in Salisbury. It’s just a little urban place isn’t it really.” That may change after UK Prime Minister Theresa May linked the attack to Russia Monday. On Tuesday, she announced the UK would expel 23 Russian diplomats and suspend high-level contacts between the two countries in the wake of the incident. According to May, the attack put the city’s residents in harms way and may amount to an “unlawful use of force” on the city. Back at the market, Styles says the incident is beginning to impact the market “massively” due to a drop in footfall. The city, says Styles, has gone eerily quiet. “We are struggling badly, we’ve hardly got any customers or people walking through here let alone buying stuff.” Opposite the restaurant where the Skripals are believed to have eaten on the day of the attack, coffee shop owner Lydia Williams confirms that local residents are choosing to stay away from the city center. “I think locals don’t want to walk around, as it is so busy with so much activity from authorities,” says Williams, who admits her own business has yet to be affected thanks in part to the sudden arrival of the international press. For Salisbury native and tour guide Lorna Matthews-Keel recent developments are just another part of the medieval city’s long and colorful history. “I think we’re aware that a profound thing has happened. But I also think we’re aware that history is in the making all the time,” she says, pointing to the fact that Salisbury is home to one of four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta. “We will now always in our history be connected to a Russian spy,” said Matthews-Keel. CNN’s Steve George in Hong Kong contributed to this report", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Russia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180314141500", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "GBR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/europe/salisbury-skripal-life-intl/", "score": "1.0"}}}
{"article_id": "679987293", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Aaron David Miller: Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a slew of investigations Don't bet against the Prime Minister -- he's a true survivor in Israeli politics In Israeli politics, the old saying goes, you can be dead or dead and buried. There are rarely second acts. But then there is Benjamin Netanyahu – a man who has survived defeat, scandal and now, in his fourth term, stands to become the longest-serving Israeli Prime Minister in Israel’s short history. In doing so he would surpass the towering figure of David Ben-Gurion. That is if he survives in the post into 2018. And the chances are that he will. But in a rather remarkable career of ups and downs, Netanyahu is facing the biggest crisis of his political life. A close aide, Ari Harow, has cut a deal with the Israeli attorney general to turn state’s witness and threatens to shed light on a slew of open investigations that may well bring charges of bribery and graft. Netanyahu denies the allegations. Plenty of analysts and pundits have lost money betting against Netanyahu and he is no speed bump in Israeli politics – he is a survivor. Much could change before year’s end, but here are some observations about the swirling storm that might soon engulf Israeli politics. Any of those Netanyahu critics and haters expecting the prime minister to be gone yesterday ought to lie down and wait quietly until the feeling passes. It took two years for the indictment of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, just released from a shortened prison sentence. Indeed, Olmert was forced from power in 2008 under the pressure of police investigations, but remained as head of a caretaker government until early elections in 2009. Related video Ya'alon: I think Netanyahu will be indicted In Netanyahu’s case, you would first need a police recommendation to indict, a decision that would likely not arrive until this fall after the Knesset is in session and the Jewish holidays have concluded. And then, because the state witness’s testimony would have to be fully investigated, the matter could easily stretch into 2018. Israel’s attorney general and state prosecutor would then have to weigh the issue of an indictment, with a formal hearing on the matter. And, as in most prosecutions, the decision to indict is going to be shaped by the evidence and the whether it’s good enough to produce a conviction. By law the answer is no. But an indictment and a public bill of particulars with serious changes – e.g. bribery – would force the issue into the court of public and political opinion. Various parties in the coalition might have no choice but to bolt, even though new elections might not be in their interest. Netanyahu has crossed many of his former partners, some of whom, like rival Naftali Bennett, have political aspirations, so there’s a good chance that the government would fall. It’s always possible that the coalition might rally around him, but it’s hard to imagine a situation where Netanyahu could remain prime minister if he goes on trial for corruption. Indeed there’s no precedent for a sitting prime minister being charged. The end of Netanyahu does not mean the beginning of a serious peace process. Benjamin Netanyahu likely never saw himself as the Israeli prime minister who was going to be the father of Palestinian statehood, based on a political division of Jerusalem, dismantling of settlements, and borders of a Palestinian state kept close to June 1967 lines. Related article Israel's police reveal Netanyahu probes involve bribery, breach of trust He has proven himself highly risk-averse on matters of war and peacemaking. And his self-image and ideology make it difficult to imagine that he’d ever agree to anything close to the current Palestinian narrative. Still he’s not the most right-wing leader in his coalition; and is indeed flanked by others, particularly Naftali Bennet, much tougher than he. Indeed it’s hard to see anyone in the Likud or right-wing universe that has the willingness and ability to lead boldly on the peace process. The new head of the Labor Party, Avi Gabbay, is a compelling and attractive figure who threatens to steal away votes from Likud because of his modest background. But running on the peace process in the current climate – framed by violence, a dysfunctional Palestinian national movement, and a weak Mahmoud Abbas –hardly seems like a winning hand And remember: the issue in Israeli politics is who can put a viable coalition together. As the old saw goes, a leader without followers is just a guy out for a walk. To identify the peace process as a key issue in an election, should Netanyahu meet his political demise, you’d need some real drama; a clear choice before the Israeli public of a popular candidate Israelis trust on security and a Palestinian or Arab partners offer of real peace and security. And that’s a stretch. In fact, Palestinians now worry that under pressure of investigations, Netanyahu may want to solidify his ties to the right and take actions on the ground that might foreclose once and for all the possibility of a two-state solution. Netanyahu has dominated Israeli politics for most of the past decade. It’s illogical to assume that his departure would not create a new and dynamic political reality. But what kind of reality is another matter. With the deaths of Peres and Sharon – the last of Israel’s founding generation – Israel faces its own kind of leadership transition and challenges. And a younger generation of Prime Ministers – Olmert (recently out of prison); Ehud Barak (deeply mistrusted); and Netanyahu (maybe soon-to-be indicted) haven’t really risen to replace them. Former speaker of the Knesset, Avraham Burg, used to compare Shimon Peres to an evergreen tree – stately and impressive, but underneath nothing grows. Netanyahu has clearly and willfully groomed no successors, and has in fact alienated most of his former Likud colleagues. Still a recent poll even predicted that Likud might fare better in the next election without Netanyahu. Who on the right would replace him, however – and who has the political smarts, the stamina, and the security credentials to motivate the Likud base and broaden it to take votes away from the center right? Several members of Likud would like the job. but who among them would be electable is very much an open question. As for the Labor Party and Mr. Gabbay, a self-made millionaire who seems able to relate to working-class Israelis, and who the Guardian described as the Israeli (Emmanuel) Macron – who really knows? Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Labor hasn’t won an election in 18 years and right now is polling third after Likud and the center-right party Yesh Atid, headed by another possible prime ministerial candidate, Yair Lapid. It’s even possible that there is some set of circumstances in which Mr. Netanyahu somehow survives. If he doesn’t, perhaps the change and transition will produce new leaders and real choices – or a new boss locked into more or less the same patterns of behavior and confronted with the same options as the old one. Either way, buckle your seat belts and get ready for a turbulent period in Israeli politics.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Benjamin Netanyahu", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170809193000", "country1": "ISR", "country2": "PSE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/opinions/netanyahu-israeli-politics-opinion-miller/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "713300537", "sentence": "Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Trumps retweet \"foolish\" He also condemned nationalism and populism more broadly The United Nations’ top human rights official was “aghast” over President Donald Trump’s decision to re-tweet anti-Muslim videos from the far-right ultra nationalist group Britain First last week, offering a robust rebuke of nationalist and populist leaders. “It seemed to be so foolish,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein told CNN’s Elise Labott during a Capitol Hill roundtable discussion for the UN Foundation. “Or it seemed to be driven by a sense of purpose.” “And why take us to a place where what can accrue from this is immense violence?” he asked. “We’ve been there before.” Al Hussein also condemned nationalism and populism more broadly, saying the international human rights framework, put in place after World War II and the Holocaust, “is under immense stress at the moment” from authoritarian leaders and terrorist groups, but also populist politicians in the west. He derided an increasingly popular school of thought in the western world that suggests human rights efforts have been ineffective and should therefore be tossed aside. Related article White House officials: Jerusalem decision could hurt peace process The commissioner – a former Jordanian ambassador to the United States and United Nations, who has been vocal in calling out abuses in the Middle East as well as other regions of the world – pointed out tens of millions of people died in two world wars and the Holocaust before the international community came together to develop the Human Rights Declaration, and suggested the world is at risk of returning to the nation-centric dynamic of the early 20th century that allowed that violence to happen. “This is now a bare-knuckled fight for rights,” he said. “This is not an exchange of pleasantries.” “If people don’t know what their rights are and are not defending the rights of others, it can all slip away all too quickly,” he added, “and we see that in many parts of the world.” Al Hussein also said he sees a “mean-spiritedness” in some of the restrictive border control and refugee admissions policies in western countries like the United States. “Do we want a world where there’s a meanness?” he asked. “A mean-spiritedness? Related article Trump calls on Saudi Arabia to end Yemen blockade In his remarks, Al Hussein also criticized a host of world leaders for failing to do more to address the crisis in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, where more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have been chased from their homes. In September, Al Hussein said the conflict was a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” It’s a characterization that was ultimately endorsed by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who said last month that the violence in Rakhine, “meets all the criteria of ethnic cleansing” and “has a number of characteristics of crimes against humanity.” On Thursday, he reiterated his disappointment in civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s tepid and untimely response to the violence, but also singled out world leaders, including Pope Francis, for their failure to identify Rohingya Muslims as the specific targets of the violence. “I believe his holiness the Pope is a courageous man, he’s a courageous leader, and he’s proven himself to be that,” he said. “But I was disappointed that he didn’t use the word Rohingya (in his remarks in Myanmar).’” He said he worried the crisis could spiral further out of control and could draw extremists if not addressed sharply and quickly by the international community, and said ultimately a court will need to decide whether the violence was pre-planned, which could qualify the attacks as genocide. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein was speaking at a roundtable for the UN Foundation. CNN’s Elise Labott contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171207190000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "MMR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/politics/un-human-rights-chief-al-hussein-trump/", "score": "0.8"}}}
{"article_id": "692282327", "sentence": "Ouruba Barakat was a longtime activist with the Syrian opposition Daughter Halla was an American journalist working for Orient TV Mourners gathered at a mosque in Istanbul on Saturday to pay their respects to a Syrian activist mother and her American journalist daughter who were found slain in their home on Thursday. Their coffins were laid out on marble slabs in front of the mosque and draped in the three-star Syrian revolution flag – a tribute to Ouruba Barakat and her daughter Halla’s commitment to the uprising in Syria. Their prayer services were held at Fatih Mosque as crying friends and family looked on. Some funeral attendees flew flags with “Free Syria” written on them. Related article Syrian activist Naji Jerf slain in Turkey The Istanbul killing was uncovered when friends began to worry that 22-year-old Halla was not responding to phone calls and text messages. They notified authorities, who discovered the stabbed bodies in their home located on the Asian side of the Bosphorus River. They had been wrapped in a blanket with detergent poured over it, state news agency Anadolu reported. Authorities suspect the detergent was used to cover up the smell, according to Anadolu. There was no sign of forced entry in the preliminary investigation, the news agency said. The investigation is ongoing. “The crime happened sometime between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon,” said Moatez Shaklab, secretary general of the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union, which the Barakat family authorized to speak on its behalf. Shaklab told CNN that the elder Barakat had recently received threatening telephone calls for her work with the Syrian opposition. “Someone told her over the phone that now is the time to silence you,” he said. “She didn’t take the threats seriously because her activism work had granted her many similar threats in the past.” The family last lived in Syria for more than a decade before the civil war began. Ouruba Barakat, 60, an activist who also was a journalist, was a critical voice against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. She was a former member of a Syrian opposition group and active in helping Syrian refugees in Turkey. Family friends who knew Ouruba describe her as having a strong character. “She challenged her society from the day she began her work in the media,” said Rand Skhita, a 32-year-old human rights activist who had once lived in the same neighborhood as the Barakat family in Idlib City, Syria. Skhita said they used to vacation together when Halla was just a “sweet little girl who spoke broken Arabic.” Halla, a natural born American citizen, worked as a journalist for TRT World before joining pro-Syrian opposition Orient Net English. The United States condemned the slayings and promised to follow the investigation closely. Related article Journey to safety was more terrifying than Aleppo, activists say “The United States is deeply saddened by the deaths of Arouba and Hala Barakat. Hala served as a journalist for Orient News and we remember the courageous work of her mother, Arouba, a Syrian activist who reported on the Syrian regime’s atrocities,” Heather Nauert, spokeswoman for the US State Department, said in a statement. Funeral attendees spoke of the pair as having a bond that transcended the traditional mother-daughter relationship. “They were everything to each other; they were one soul,” said Sarah Leila, a friend of Halla’s from Orient. Halla was a committed journalist who would rarely stop working but for the shortest lunch break, said Leila. Halla would attend every Syrian opposition event she could. But it was her easy laugh that most drew people to her. “She would always laugh. Even at the really really bad jokes,” Leila said. Like her mother, Halla also worked with community groups. During Ramadan, she organized fast-breaking dinners for disadvantaged people in a rundown part of Istanbul. She believed that young people could make a change, according to friend Sarah Khalbuss, who was at the funeral. “Halla was like a light in the room. She had a beautiful laugh and a powerful presence. The two came together so beautifully,” said Khalbuss, who volunteered at the same community group as Halla. When she heard about the killings, Khalbuss was with a group of Halla’s close friends: “It was a very very dark feeling… we felt like the (Syrian) war was following us.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Syrian opposition", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170924011500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "TUR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/23/europe/istanbul-barakat-funeral/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "687488940", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Nic Robertson is CNN’s international diplomatic editor. The opinions in this article are those of the author. Kim Jong Un’s stealth has stolen a march on the world. His goal of being a global nuclear threat appears all but realized. Certainly, that is the view of the man whose mission would have been corralling Kim’s nihilistic capabilities to conventional weapons, had he been given the chance. Sadly for Yukiya Amano – the director general of the IAEA, whom I interviewed this week – the diplomacy required to get his inspectors access to North Korea’s nefarious nuclear sites has been in short supply. Sadly perhaps for the rest of us, that shortage of diplomacy when it comes to dealing with North Korea isn’t about to change. Worse, it might be driven into the dirt. Related article North Korea a 'global threat,' says IAEA chief after latest test IAEA inspectors have had their best – albeit at times troubled – access to North Korea when the world’s global powers have been somewhat aligned. The six parties that were once involved in talks – comprising the US, China, Russia, South Korea, Japan and of course North Korea – had a brief coming together of interests from early 2007 to late 2008, until Kim Jong Il, father of the current North Korea leader, balked and kicked the IAEA monitors out of the country. Today, Russia and China are teaming up against the US over North Korea, joining diplomatic forces and demanding a “freeze for freeze” on the Korean peninsula. This plan would have the US and South Korea halt their military exercises in exchange for Kim cutting his nuclear tests. President Trump’s ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has declared this plan a non-starter, saying while Kim threatens the US, now is not the time to skimp on training with allies. But the gulf between the US and both Russia and China has not been as vast as it is today in recent years. Since coming to power, President Trump has vacillated between open arms and outright hostility to both nations. Now, neither country – both of which wield power to veto UN Security Council resolutions, don’t forget – knows what to expect from Washington, so it makes sense that they would plan for the worst. Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, is being particularly bellicose, characterizing the North Korea situation as another Iraq scenario, and implying that the US is a bully on the verge of a vain and disastrous invasion. China fears Trump’s warnings of a trade war. These fears could be amped up by his recent threats to cut trade with any country doing business with North Korea. Nothing coming out of DC at the moment gives either China or Russia any confidence of diplomacy that could survive the first engagement inside the Oval Office. And just as China has its own agenda, so does Putin. He wants center stage on all global issues these days: Russia is still smarting from the western sanctions imposed in response to its invasion of Ukraine, annexation of Crimea and its actions in Syria. His eastern economic gathering in Vladivostock, with its sudden focus on the regional players in the North Korea crisis, automatically makes Putin a key power broker. He openly called Haley’s demand for a last gasp of diplomacy and more UN sanctions on North Korea “useless.” Of course, for this situation, Trump has only himself to blame. Even his allies are becoming wary of him. This past weekend, tweeting that South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in had been “appeasing” Kim. A few weeks ago he threatened “fire and fury” on North Korea, then a few days later said even that wasn’t enough. While Haley told the UN Security Council that Kim was “begging for a war,” Britain’s ambassador, an ally of Haley, struck a more subdued tone, reminding the gathered diplomats that “sanctions are working.” Other US allies have been keeping a little distance too. Related article Trump's empty threats on North Korea have gagged the US Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron together issued joint statements about North Korea’s massive nuclear bomb test, emphasizing not just UN sanctions, but separate European sanctions also. While Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin play the long game, Trump’s Twitter followers feed his impulsive nature. They are doing little to further his or America’s interests. He is paying the bill for irascibility and both Russia and China will milk it for all its worth to them and their national interests. Both countries fear an outcome that increases US influence in the region. Now is the ideal time to grind every grand and petty grievance they have against Trump. Such animus makes the US President’s hand at UN diplomacy weaker than any of his predecessors had over North Korea. Not just because Kim is so much closer to having the nuclear weapons he threatens, but because Trump’s inclination to play every issue for the moment with little eye for the future is backfiring. Since coming to power seven months ago he has antagonized his adversaries and distanced his friends. Even so, Amano at the IAEA lives in hope of diplomacy. While Kim sprints to ready his deadly nuclear weapons arsenal, Amano is ratcheting up the IAEA’s readiness, should sanctions bring Kim to talks and let him get his inspectors back inside the hermit kingdom. Amano can’t say if North Korea’s hydrogen bomb threat is already a reality, or what his inspectors can do if it is. But his rare conversation with this journalist and full-throated warning that Kim is now a global threat speak volumes to the dangers of Trump’s diplomatic failings.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170907110000", "country1": "PRK", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/07/opinions/diplomacy-on-north-korea-not-there/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "705383337", "sentence": "British Prime Minister Theresa May moved to shore up her embattled administration on Wednesday, appointing a Royal Navy reservist to replace a minister forced to resign for breaching rules. May announced Penny Mordaunt as the new International Development Secretary less than 24 hours after Priti Patel resigned from the role amid the political furore over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials. Mordaunt, the Conservative MP for Portsmouth North, was first elected to Parliament in 2010 and  was appointed as minister for the disabled in 2016. She had previously worked as minister for the UK armed forces, the first female lawmaker to hold the position. The 44-year-old was one of the leading figures in the Vote Leave campaign during the Brexit referendum and keeps the equilibrium within May’s cabinet between “leavers” and “remainers”. .@pennymordaunt has been appointed International Development Secretary pic.twitter.com/UuxLa3IfbM Patel was forced to quit after being summoned back frrom an African trip by May on Wednesday following revelations she had met senior Israeli officials during a family holiday in the summer, a significant breach of diplomatic protocol. Mourdant joins the Cabinet at a troubled time for the beleaguered May, who has endured a number of setbacks over the past week. She was rocked by the resignation of Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, who stood down after becoming embroiled in the Westminster sexual harassment scandal. There was further controversy last week when her de facto deputy, Damian Green, was forced to deny allegations that “extreme” pornographic material was found on his work computer in 2008. Related article There is nobody in charge of the United Kingdom May is under increasing pressure with her cabinet reeling from two resignations in the past week and her party’s failure to win an overall majority in June’s general election. She is also facing criticism over the UK’s handling of the Brexit negotiations with the government being called upon to release secret documents detailing the economic impact of withdrawing from the European Union.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Theresa May", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.2, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171109160000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "ISR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/europe/penny-mordaunt-international-development-secretary/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "603003549", "sentence": "National Security Advisor Susan Rice: Advances are being made in fight against ISIS Key cities of Raqqa and Mosul will fall to US-backed Syrian forces, Rice says Coalition forces are making progress in the battle against ISIS, National Security Advisor Susan Rice said Sunday. In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Rice said she believes the key cities Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria would fall to US-backed Syrian forces. “The Iraqi Security Forces inside of Iraq have taken back about 55 percent of the populated territory that ISIL originally seized back in 2014,” Rice said, using another name for the Islamic State. “They have now, with our support and that of our 68-country coalition, encircled Mosul and they’re beginning to move into parts of Mosul,” she added. Related video Iraqi troops enter Mosul As for the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, the process of isolating and ultimately seizing the city has already begun, she said. However, Rice acknowledged that despite the progress made, wiping ISIS from the region is still “going to be a very difficult fight.” “ISIL has been entrenched there for several years now. It built up very significant defenses. And so we can’t expect that to be quick and easy. But I believe that in due time that (effort) will succeed, and we are working very assiduously to support the Iraqi Security Forces as they do that,” she said. ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa poses a particular long-term challenge, Rice said, given the city’s predominantly Sunni Arab population. “This is a complicated endeavor because the force that is best capable of conducting the isolation consists not only of Syrian Arabs, but also of Syrian Kurds. And Raqqa will need to be ultimately taken by Syrian Arabs, who would be more accepted by the population,” Rice said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US-backed Syrian forces", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161127191500", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SYR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/us/susan-rice-isis-fareed-zakaria-cnntv/", "score": "0.3"}}}
{"article_id": "552283063", "sentence": "Go here to follow CNN’s coverage of the UK referendum live. Editor’s note: Timothy Stanley, a conservative, is a historian and columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. He is the author of “Citizen Hollywood: How the Collaboration Between L.A. and D.C. Revolutionized American Politics.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Timothy Stanley: Donald Trump, take note: Outcome of Brexit vote could reveal the potential and limits of angry conservatism He says fervor of some of \"Leave\" rhetoric may -- right or wrong -- become linked in British voters' minds to MP Cox's killing Stanley: Trump's rhetoric, and the violence at some rallies may also give general election voters' pause Donald Trump ought to keep a close eye on Britain’s vote Thursday on whether to leave the European Union. The so-called Brexit has turned into a referendum on British identity, a debate about sovereignty and immigration that taps into all of Trump’s major themes. As such, the outcome will likely reveal the potential and the limits of angry conservatism – the kind of conservatism that repulses at least as much as it excites. The EU is not a left/right issue in Britain. Support and opposition cuts across traditional partisanships. The basic arguments are these: the “Remain” camp believes a little democracy is worth sacrificing to be part of the European single market, while “Leave” believes Britain doesn’t get enough out of the bargain to justify being governed by foreign bureaucrats. When the campaign officially began in April, Remain organizers had a clear advantage. They rolled out one expert after another to argue that leaving the EU would trigger a recession and give courage to the West’s enemies. Even Barack Obama said that Britain would go to “the back of the queue” when it came to seeking trade deals. But even as Remain added big name endorsements to its ranks, it created an impression that the pro-EU position wasn’t a campaign so much as a conspiracy – and a pretty desperate one at that. Prime Minister David Cameron even implied that leaving the EU might lead to war. Remain started to look not authoritative but desperate. UK referendum: Full coverageWeek that brought UK to its kneesWhat does Brexit mean for you?Boris Johnson won’t stand as PMFarage deserted by Brexit bandmates?Can UK get out of Brexit? Brexit = higher taxes, less spendingUK loses perfect AAA credit ratingHow Britons really feel about BrexitVoters: ‘We had nothing to lose’Racist attacks rise after EU voteDid Brexit hurt Trump?Results map tells a big story Week that brought UK to its kneesWhat does Brexit mean for you?Boris Johnson won’t stand as PMFarage deserted by Brexit bandmates?Can UK get out of Brexit? Brexit = higher taxes, less spendingUK loses perfect AAA credit ratingHow Britons really feel about BrexitVoters: ‘We had nothing to lose’Racist attacks rise after EU voteDid Brexit hurt Trump?Results map tells a big story “Leave” cleverly let Remain exhaust itself. Then it hit back. It argued that Britain couldn’t control its borders so long as it is a member of the EU, and that Brexit would allow the government to shut the door to cheap European workers. This was the equivalent of Trump’s promise to build a wall along the Mexican border – and it worked. Leave surged in the polls. Studies showed that those who thought the referendum was about the economy still backed Remain. Those who thought it was about immigration were coalescing around Leave. There are enormous differences between Leave and Trump. Leave does contain long-time politicians who absurdly pretend to be, in one ex-government minister’s words, part of a “peasants revolt.” But Leave doesn’t do Republican-style religious conservatism and is divided over the role that immigration should play in its strategy; some would prefer not to talk about it at all. Leave is articulate where Trump is simply verbose: the movement’s effective leader, former London mayor Boris Johnson, is a scholar of the classics. There are, however, similarities. Leave gives the impression of promising less immigration. Leave wants to put the interests of the British people first, which has led others to accuse it of nativism. And, most important, its coalition is Trump-ish in character. It combines ordinarily Left-wing working-class Britons who feel oppressed by globalization, middle-class Right-wing patriots, and a sprinkling of mega-wealthy businessmen – all united by a profound belief that whatever they might be, they are definitely not the establishment. This is a populist conservative revolt among people who feel they have been misled and misruled for too long. They are skeptical of experts, because they’ve so often been wrong, and immune to warnings of economic risk because they have lived with risk their entire lives. The depressing nature of their circumstances calls to mind the lyrics of “Me and Bobby McGee”: “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose. Nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ but it’s free.” If you’ve got very little money, all you do have is your country – and you sure as hell aren’t going to let the EU take it away from you. “We want our country back” cry some of the Leave posters. For a few weeks, it seemed as if there were enough of these angry people around to win the referendum. But then, last Thursday, a gunman murdered a member of Parliament. And the whole nature of the campaign changed. No one is suggesting a direct line of causality between the Leave campaign’s rhetoric and the death of Jo Cox. But many voters will infer one. Cox was a liberally minded, pro-EU MP; her attacker is alleged to have associations with the far-Right. The very morning of the assassination, one unofficial leader of the Leave camp had unveiled an anti-migrant poster that many found to be distasteful. At worst, some have suggested that Leave has contributed to a tense and ugly debate about Britishness that fosters extremism. And voters may well subconsciously associate the heady success of Leave with a brutal killing – suggesting that a Leave vote is a vote for chaos. This is probably why Trump’s polls have not been so good this summer either. His fight with a judge of Mexican heritage and his blustering response to the Orlando tragedy have shown that he’s not prepared to temper his furious style. Populist conservatism is fine for a primary season, when it’s about registering discontent. To send a message to the powerful, sometimes you have to shout. But as we’ve moved towards the general election phase, the idea of Trump the candidate becoming Trump the President causes one to stop shouting and think: We know what he is against but what is he for? And while he might not be responsible for the violence at his rallies, do we want that violence in the White House? Related video Competing UK referendum rallies held in London This is the problem now bedeviling Leave. It has to win undecideds who, by their very nature, lack the passion to be willing to join a holy crusade. The EU referendum has proven that a constituency for anti-establishment anger exists in Britain. On Thursday we shall discover if it has a majority. I shall be voting for Leave: I believe the EU is incompetent and that Britain should decide its own laws. But I’ll cast my ballot suspecting that what made the Leave movement possible is what might also, at the last minute, defeat it. Too much fire, too much heat. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion’s Flipboard magazine. Timothy Stanley, a conservative, is a historian and columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. He is the author of “Citizen Hollywood: How the Collaboration Between L.A. and D.C. Revolutionized American Politics.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Brexit", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160621020000", "country1": "GBR", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/20/opinions/brexit-vote-stanley/", "score": "0.4"}}}
{"article_id": "576354770", "sentence": "President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye met Tuesday The world leaders promised to close loopholes in order to make sanctions more effective President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye jointly condemned Tuesday the recent firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea, promising “more effective” sanctions against the country. Obama – who noted that the recent launch took place while China was hosting the G20 Summit – said the two leaders had “extensive” discussions over the incident and added the two nations are “united in condemning North Korea’s continued missile launches.” “We are going to work together to ensure that we are closing loopholes and making them more effective,” Obama said speaking of sanctions against North Korea after meeting with Park in Laos. RELATED: North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles; Japan calls it ‘serious threat’ “And President Park and I agree that the entire international community needs to implement these sanctions fully and hold North Korea accountable. North Korea needs to know that provocations will only invite more pressure and further deepen its isolation.” Park also condemned the launches calling them “fundamentally threatening” and said the two had agreed to “respond resolutely” to any provocation. “I send a stern warning that the continuation of such reckless provocations will lead North Korea down the path of self-destruction,” Park said. Park described the relationship between her country and the US as “rock solid.” Park also said that she and Obama have agreed to enhance combined defense capabilities to include the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. South Korea in July announced the deployment of the advanced anti-missile system in the southern part of the country. RELATED: South Korea’s first female president intimidated? Yeah, right", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "North Korea", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160906134500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/politics/obama-north-korea-missile-launch-south-korea/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "438152689", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Mohammad Amir Anwar is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg focusing on the broader field of human geography. The opinions expressed are solely those of  Mohammad Amir Anwar. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. India is the biggest investor in land in Ethiopia Indian firms have acquired roughly 600 000 hectares of land in Ethiopia India's ability to feed its 1.22 billion people is under increasing strain The global food price crises between 2008 and 2009 led countries that bore the brunt of the catastrophe to look elsewhere for agricultural land to mitigate the effects. In 2008 prices of some foods, including wheat, soared by 130% in a single year and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s food price index shot up 40%. The result was a frenzied scramble that saw countries acquire an estimated 40 million hectares of land in foreign countries, most of it in Africa. There is a strong sense that land deals in Ethiopia have benefited both the foreign investors and domestic private capitalists with close ties to the ruling party Mohammad Amir Anwar, University of Johannesburg A great deal of attention has been paid to the role of the US, the largest investor in land in the world, China and Middle Eastern countries. Much less attention has been given to the role of India. A global land monitoring initiative, Land Matrix, ranks India as one of the top 10 investors in land abroad. It is the biggest investor in land in Ethiopia, with Indian companies accounting for almost 70% the land acquired by foreigners after 2008. Indian land deals in Ethiopia are the result of the strong convergence in the two countries’ domestic political-economic policies. Both advocate the privatisation of public assets and increasing reliance on free trade and open markets. India’s investment in land has been driven by the need to obviate the effects of spiralling food prices by outsourcing food supply. Ethiopia’s decisions are driven by its development policy based on commercialisation of agriculture and reliance on foreign investments. Rough estimates suggest Indian firms have acquired roughly 600 000 hectares of land in Ethiopia. This is more than ten times the size of land acquired by firms in India under the country’s special economic zones policy. India is followed closely by Saudi Arabian firms, with 500 000 hectares of land, in Ethiopia. Related video Ethiopia's sweet success Related video Ethiopia's love for coffee Related video A taste of Ethiopia Related video Shopping for herbs and spices in Ethiopia India’s ability to feed its 1.22 billion people is under increasing strain. This is due to a rapidly growing population, low agricultural productivity, reductions in farm sizes, declining water tables, increasing control of the seed sector by multi-nationals and a gradual withdrawal since the 1990s of the farm support system. India introduced special economic zones in 2005 hoping it would lead to agricultural development through the consolidation of land holdings. The intention was that this would lead to industrialisation. But the policy exposed the oldest contradiction of capitalism – primitive accumulation which includes privatisation of land, the forced expulsion of peasant populations and the conversion of common, collective and state property rights to exclusive property rights. Widespread resistance movements began in many states, stalling some of the biggest zones, most notably in Nandigram. The protests led to the fall of the Left Front state government of West Bengal in 2011 after 34 years in power. To meet consumption needs the Indian government started encouraging firms to seek land abroad for growing crops. This was driven by two factors: it was struggling to make more land available for investors and the spike in global food price crisis in 2008. The Ethiopian agricultural sector lies at the heart of the government’s development strategy. It has set out to attract more foreign investment in large-scale commercial agriculture as outlined in its 1993 policy which was later reformulated in 2005. The policy marked a move towards a more trade-orientated approach, and a desire to attract foreign investors. Over 3.5 million hectares of land has been earmarked for investment by foreign firms. Foreign investors need to tread carefully when acquiring land in Africa. This is best illustrated in the Gambela region of Ethiopia which I visited earlier this year. The area has been the centre of large-scale land acquisitions by Indian as well as other foreign investors. According to the Ethiopian constitution, land is administered by the regional government. However, the federal government’s move to govern land investments through a centralized agency called the Agricultural Investment Land Administration Agency has led to discontent among Gambela regional government officials. The concern is that the behaviour of foreign companies is not being managed adequately. There is a strong sense that land deals in Ethiopia have benefited both the foreign investors and domestic private capitalists with close ties to the ruling party. A recent study found that foreign investors are farming less than 8% of the land they have acquired. During my visit I learnt that Karuturi Global Ltd, an Indian firm which has 100 000 hectares of land in Gambela, had only 1 000 hectares under production. A lack of consultation with people living in the area is also a problem. Gambela is an ecological hotspot with Gambela National Park at its centre. It is home to Nuer and Anuak people whose livelihoods are threatened by investors illegally clearing trees in the park. These clearances happen mostly without consultation. This has led to conflict in the region. Given the political nature of international land deals and the role states play in shaping policy and practice, there must be scrutiny on the role governments play in such deals because of their close alliance with private capital. This is especially so for India. It can ill-afford to be tainted by accusations of complicity in land deals that disadvantage the people of Africa given the role it sees for itself in promoting co-operation among countries in the south to mitigate the effects of skewed power relations with the north. More from Marketplace Africa", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "India's land investments in Ethiopia", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150603113000", "country1": "IND", "country2": "ETH", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/opinions/india-landgrabs-ethiopia/", "score": "0.7"}}}
{"article_id": "577131813", "sentence": "Sombath Somphone vanished in Laos in 2012 His wife has asked President Barack Obama for help In 1975, 14-year-old Barack Obama and 23-year-old Sombath Somphone were both living in Oahu, the future US president starting high school and the Lao exchange student on his way toward a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii. Forty-one years later, their paths converged again, in a way. Obama this week became the first sitting US president to visit Laos. Sombath, meanwhile, has vanished – stopped on a street in this sleepy Mekong outpost in 2012, stuffed into a pick-up truck, and never heard from again. Lao authorities have remained silent on the teacher and activist’s disappearance, drawing the concern of human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Those organizations pressed Obama ahead of his trip here to raise Sombath’s case with Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith. Before he was taken, Sombath was a prominent activist in Laos, though not a strident opponent of the government. Focused mostly on advancing development in the country’s rural provinces, he was critical of development plans that forced villagers from their homes. On Thursday morning, Sombath’s wife, Shui Meng Ng, met with Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, for 20 minutes in the Vientiane hotel where the President is staying. In an interview afterward at her home here, she said Rhodes assured her the President raised the issue of human rights broadly in his meeting, but didn’t press her husband’s case directly. “(Obama) is in a position to say a lot of things that not very many Lao people may have the courage nor necessarily the avenue to say,” she said. “He has the ears of the highest leaders in Lao party and government.” “He could have said more,” she continued. “That’s from my own personal perspective. He could have stressed more about human rights, particularly about some of the rights violations, including disappearances.” In his dealings with the Lao government this week, Obama is facing the same delicate challenge he faces with authoritarian governments around the globe: How to raise human rights in a meaningful way while avoiding a confrontation that could sour important diplomatic partnerships. In China, the first stop of Obama’s final Asia swing, the topic barely arose, at least in public. During meetings with Prime Minister Xi Jinping, Obama said he would be “candid” in his approach to human rights, but he avoided mentioning any specific cases during his public remarks. In Laos, the balance is complicated by a haunted period that saw the US bombard this landlocked Southeast Asian nation with millions of bombs during the Vietnam War. Obama worked to reconcile that past this week by announcing $90 million in new aide for clearing unexploded bombs. But the horrors of millions of American explosives still embedded in fields here muddied his standing in pressing leaders on their own human rights transgressions. Those transgressions are grave, say rights groups. Eight cases of disappearances in Laos have been referred to a United Nations working group since 1994, but the actual number of incidents could be higher. “We believe that there are dozens more cases, especially from rural areas, or ethnic minority enclaves, where people have disappeared,” said Phil Robertson, the deputy director for Asia at Human Rights Watch. “Laos is very opaque in the way its government and its prison system work, and people can literally be held and the key thrown away.” During remarks in Vientiane on Tuesday, Obama insisted the US would “continue to speak up on behalf of what we consider universal human rights, including the rights of the people of Laos to express yourselves freely and decide your own future.” But as he’s argued in places like Saudi Arabia, China and Vietnam, Obama insisted a cooperative relationship was the best path toward progress on human rights. “Even as our governments deal candidly with our differences, I believe, as we have shown from Cuba to Burma to Vietnam, the best way to deliver progress for all of our peoples is by closer cooperation between our countries,” Obama said. Speaking ahead of his meeting with Sombath’s wife, Rhodes said it’s standard for the President to raise human rights concerns broadly in his meetings with leaders, but for specific cases to be raised separately, and at a lower level. “The President addresses these issues around civil society and human rights in his meetings, and then we tend to raise individual cases with the government around those meetings,” he said. Sombath’s case, he said, has long been on the US radar. “We stay in regular contact with her and we care very deeply about her case and her husband.  We believe that she deserves to know what happened to her husband and what the status of his case is,” he said. “The response that we get from the Lao government is what she referenced, which is that they’re continuing to investigate this. And oftentimes, they indicate that they do not know and that there is an ongoing investigation.” For Shui Meng Ng, a blackout on her husband’s case persists. “I have no information,” she said. “That’s the hardest part.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Barack Obama", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.6, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160908144500", "country1": "LAO", "country2": "USA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/politics/laos-obama-human-rights-disappearance/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "671242867", "sentence": "Yates specifically attacked Trump for his \"inexplicable refusal\" to confirm Russian involvement Later Friday, however, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Trump raised the issue with Putin Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Friday slammed President Donald Trump’s “inexplicable refusal” to confirm Russian interference in the 2016 election, saying it hinders the US Intelligence Community. As the highly anticipated, first ever Trump-Putin meeting was getting underway, Yates, a career Department of Justice official who was fired by Trump in January, tweeted: “POTUS’ inexplicable refusal to confirm Russian election interference insults career intel pros & hinders our ability to prevent in future.” POTUS' inexplicable refusal to confirm Russian election interference insults career intel pros & hinders our ability to prevent in future. Later Friday, however, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters that Trump opened his meeting with Putin by “raising the concerns of the American people regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.” “They had a very robust and lengthy exchange on the subject,” Tillerson added. But when he spoke at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Trump only offered a tepid endorsement of findings by intelligence officials that Russia was behind the election meddling. “I think it very well could be Russia but I think it could very well have been other countries,” Trump said. After noting “wrong” intelligence that led to the “one big mess” in Iraq, he concluded, “Nobody really knows. Nobody really knows for sure” who did the hacking. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, appearing on CNN’s “The Situation Room” Thursday, attacked the claim that others may have interfered. “As far as others doing this, boy, that’s news to me,” Clapper said. “We saw no evidence whatsoever that it was anyone involved in this other than the Russians.” Related video Yates: Flynn vulnerable to blackmail Yates has voiced concerns about the Trump administration and Russia before. In a May congressional hearing about the firing of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Yates testified: “To state the obvious: You don’t want your national security adviser compromised with the Russians.” Trump fired Yates in January, citing her decision to not defend Trump’s travel ban. At the time, the White House criticized Yates for “betray(ing) the Department of Justice.” The tweet was Yates’ second as a private citizen since she launched her account last month.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170707200000", "country1": "RUS", "country2": "POL", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/07/politics/sally-yates-slams-trumps-russian-hacking-comments/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "597943475", "sentence": "Magnus Wennman photographed villages where ISIS militants once lived in Iraq An offensive is underway to drive ISIS out of the city of Mosul Where there is danger, where there is death, there is also responsibility. For Magnus Wennman, it is that responsibility and drive to tell a story that has catapulted him from war zone to war zone and conflict to conflict. In the past 20 years, the Swedish photographer has seen his share of blood and violence. But the plight of the Iraqi people – and those ensconced in the middle of the battle for Mosul – has taken the meaning of warfare to a new level. “I would say this is probably the worst situation I’ve seen,” Wennman said. “There is no filter, no one can feel safe, and there are no safe areas. This conflict is so brutal. (ISIS militants) are not concerned if it’s civilians, journalists or anyone – they are all the enemy. It’s a very, very scary situation.” Wennman, working for Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, was embedded with Kurdish Peshmerga troops on the opening day of the assault on Mosul. He was allowed to enter a number of villages that had been inhabited by ISIS troops before they were driven out by coalition forces. He was guided past hundreds of booby traps and improvised explosive devices to homes that had housed ISIS fighters and a huge collection of bomb-making equipment. “Everything was pretty much destroyed because of the battle the day before,” he said. Related article Child refugees scarred by war “In my opinion, the people who were living there didn’t really prepare for a life there. There was bomb-making equipment everywhere. It seemed that the people who had lived there were just preparing for war.” Wennman had visited Iraq a month earlier to chart the journey of refugees who were fleeing the violence. He returned to tell a story, which he says has become “the most important of the year.” His “Where the Children Sleep” series, in which he documented the struggles of Syrian refugees, touched hearts across the world and was universally lauded. He has witnessed a number of harrowing sights and at times wrestled with the emotional side of his work, as he did during his most recent trip to Iraq. “I think in one way you have to protect yourself from feelings,” he said, “and you do that with the help of your camera and profession. But sometimes it’s really hard. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. “If you don’t protect yourself, you’re not able to work. It’s something you just have to deal with.” Now back in Sweden, Wennman hopes that his photos will prick the public consciousness. “I want those looking to remember that it’s not a big group of people who are being targeted,” he said. “It’s millions of different people. They could all be you and me.” Magnus Wennman is a photographer based in Stockholm, Sweden. You can follow him on Instagram.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "ISIS militants", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 0}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161111040000", "country1": "IRQ", "country2": "SWE", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/middleeast/cnnphotos-isis-homes-mosul/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "564082082", "sentence": "Barak says Benjamin Netanyahu's government is not interested in a two-state solution The government responds that the Palestinians do not want to negotiate A former Israeli prime minister has accused Benjamin Netanayhu’s government of consciously dragging the country toward a one-state solution that threatens the very essence of Zionism. They “are interested basically in continuation, extrapolation of the present situation,” Ehud Barak told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview, “which is a one-state, or headed toward a one-state solution, against all the declarations for the opposite.” It is “a hidden agenda” he said, masked by lip service paid to the two-state solution that has long been accepted by the United States and the rest of the international community as the basis for any eventual resolution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Related video The Israeli government responds Barak, a former general and chief of the armed services, served as defense minister for nearly six years - first under Ehud Olmert and then four years under Netanyahu. He was prime minister from 1999 to 2001. “I don’t underestimate Netanyahu. He’s a serious person; he was elected more than once. He tries to do what he believes is good for Israel.” But, Barak said, he has allowed his party, Likud, to be taken over by “extremists.” As a result, he said, the government has “drifted into a mindset of pessimism, passivity, fear, and victimhood.” Offering a response on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spokesman David Keyes placed blame for lack of peace progress on the Palestianians. “You can’t negotiate with yourself,” Keyes said. Netanyahu, he said, has “the greatest of intentions, the most sincerest of desires to engage in peace negotiations,” but “the problem is not the Israeli Prime Minister, who is desirous of peace, who constantly calls to the Palestinian leadership to meet and to sit down. The problem is that the other side says no.” The future suggested by that “hidden” agenda, Barak said, is a bleak one. “It will end up with one state from the Mediterranean to the River Jordan, with millions of Palestinians within it, which will make it inevitably either non-Jewish or non-democratic.” If “those Palestinians can vote to the Knesset, it will become binational state overnight and within a generation or so, [a] binational state with Muslim majority and probably a civil war between its two different peoples.” Barak did not limit his harsh words to policy toward the Palestinians. Israeli leaders, he said, have painted a false picture of Israel constantly at the brink of destruction, facing down existential threats on par with the Holocaust. Last year, speaking to the U.S. Congress, Netanyahu said “Iran’s regime is not merely a Jewish problem, any more than the Nazi regime was merely a Jewish problem.” “The 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis,” Netanyahu said, “were but a fraction of the 60 million people killed in World War II. So, too, Iran’s regime poses a grave threat, not only to Israel, but also the peace of the entire world.” Barak was sanguine. “With all respect, due respect to the Iranians - and I was probably more hawkish than Netanyahu about this issue - none of the threats that are described as the Hitler du Jour is an existential threat to Israel anymore.” It is, he said, a “cheapening of the Holocaust.” “Take, for example, ISIS.” “ISIS is very effective in throwing fear, or terror, in Brussels or Paris or Nice or even on American soil. But, basically they are helpless vis-a-vis the IDF. They can do nothing. They’re 50,000 people riding on Toyota pickups with World War II machine guns. It’s not a threat to Israel.” The most pressing threat, he told Amanpour, was the slip toward a one-state reality. “One-state nation cuts under the very foundations of the Zionist dream and project.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Benjamin Netanyahu's government", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20160727213000", "country1": "PSE", "country2": "IRN", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/world/israel-ehud-barak-amanpour/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "607794756", "sentence": "Editor’s Note: Timothy Stanley is a historian and columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. He is the author of “Citizen Hollywood: How the Collaboration Between L.A. and D.C. Revolutionized American Politics.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Timothy Stanley: The 2016 election was not rigged by Moscow Stanley: Trump is trying to reset US policy toward Russia to begin a constructive dialogue, and for this, he ought to be applauded The 2016 election was not rigged by Moscow. Rex Tillerson, tipped to be the next secretary of state, is not a KGB agent. Donald Trump is, however, trying to reset US policy toward Russia to begin a constructive dialogue. For this, he ought to be applauded. Instead, he is almost accused of treachery. The situation is surreal. Let’s analyze those two allegations separately. First, the CIA reportedly believes that Russia likes Trump, hacked the Democrats during the election, and leaked information via WikiLeaks to assist their preferred candidate. If the CIA’s claims are true, and doubts exist, then this is very bad news and must be investigated. Related article Trump vs. Trump's Cabinet Trump is wrong to criticize the CIA without having all the facts at his disposal. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is right to lend his support to a congressional hearing into Russian activities. Conservative David Frum, a senior editor at The Atlantic and the chairman of Policy Exchange, lays out five critical questions that the public needs answers to: who did they hack, when did it happen, was it coordinated, are there financial ties involved and are the Russians doing this elsewhere, too? But let’s keep the Trump hack story in perspective. Messing about in other people’s elections is – however awful – not unheard of. Trump supporters are sharing a Los Angeles Times article from 1996 in which American political strategists boast about their role in helping re-elect President Yeltsin in the recent Russian presidential election, and foreign governments have had a hand in various aspects of the US electoral process for decades. The question that Frum omits from his list is “did the Russians change the outcome of the 2016 election?” The answer is almost certainty “nyet.” After all, WikiLeaks had a very small role in the campaign; the Trump people complained that its revelations were overshadowed by the infamous “grabbing women” tape. The FBI’s investigation of Clinton’s emails certainly had a much, much bigger impact than anything done by the KGB. Who were they working for? The North Koreans? Related article McConnell, senators unite behind investigation into Russian hacking If I sound cynical then it’s because I am. The core of senators demanding an investigation of Russian involvement – Chuck Schumer, Jack Reed, John McCain and Lindsey Graham – are two Democrats who have votes to win on this issue and two Republicans who are prominent neoconservatives. McCain and Graham opposed Trump throughout the primaries in part because he threatens the hawkish consensus that has dominated Washington for a very long time. A consensus that sees Russia as a perpetual and imminent threat to Western security. Trump’s people see things differently. Peter Beinart of The Atlantic suggests they are informed by a view of history at odds with the Russophobic neocons. For Trumpites, the Cold War was a struggle with an atheist, socialist superpower that had to be won. Once it was over and Russia reverted to its Christian roots, Moscow evolved from an enemy to a cultural ally in the far more relevant conflict with radical Islam. Many Trumpites, it is true, see Vladimir Putin as a champion for traditionalist values. They ask why America pretends to loathe him when he’s fighting on the same side in Syria. The answer, of course, is that he’s not. Putin is fighting with President Bashar al-Assad – not for democracy but to sustain a bloodthirsty dictator who serves Moscow’s strategic interests. Russophiles are just as myopically enthusiastic about Putin as the neoconservatives sometimes seem suicidally hell-bent on war. Between these two positions is a rational third way. There’s evidence that Trump inhabits it. Related article Trump could face Capitol Hill showdown with Tillerson pick Take Rex Tillerson, the subject of the second allegation I noted at the beginning of this article – that Trump is thinking about appointing a Moscow patsy as secretary of state. This is nonsense. Yes, Tillerson knows Putin and has done business with him. Are these not strong qualifications for dealing with Russia? He has received Russia’s Order of Friendship, true. But so have a former archbishop of Canterbury and the former Prime Minister of Canada. If those two are KGB assets then the world really is in trouble. Finally, Tillerson has opposed sanctions on Russia. But that makes sense given that he is the CEO of ExxonMobil, which was hurt by sanctions imposed after the partitioning of Ukraine. He is a statesman of business – that’s what stands out about his appointment. Trump is compiling a Cabinet of mini-Trumps, of largely aging, white, male business leaders who see the world in terms of the bottom line rather than grand theories of international relations. They are not, I suspect, motivated by Slavophilia or a passion for Russian orthodoxy. Rather, they see Putin for what he really is: a strong man in a weak position. Russia’s economy and army are antiquated and not particularly strong – and the country is surrounded by a ring of NATO countries committed to mutual defense. All Putin really has to his advantage is a lot of hackers and an arsenal of nuclear weapons. The latter is why we still have to be very, very careful when dealing with him. Sign up for CNN Opinion’s new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook Why not talk to Putin? Why not acknowledge that America cannot run the world and that other nations have legitimate strategic interests? What’s fascinating about Trump is that while he might regard America as an exceptional country, he’s honest about its failings and refuses to pretend it has a right to global domination. He is assembling a team that does contain some hawks, such as, potentially, John Bolton, and that has tough talk for countries like Iran. But it’s also a team of realists. Somewhere between Obama’s retreat from the Middle East and George W. Bush’s invasion of it is an approach based on cautious national self-interest. I sincerely hope Trump adopts it.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20161213010000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/opinions/trump-view-putin-stanley/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "761443191", "sentence": "President Donald Trump’s recent moves on trade have turned an issue long considered part of the Republican orthodoxy into a political landmine for his own party. Last week, Trump’s administration announced steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from close allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union. In return, all three have promised retaliatory actions of their own. And on Friday, Trump that he “wouldn’t mind” scrapping the North American Free Trade Agreement. In Washington, the moves frustrated some GOP lawmakers. Perhaps none slammed Trump’s decision more pointedly than retiring Sen. Bob Corker from Tennessee, who compared the President’s moves to something that would happen in Venezuela. Related article Bob Corker says GOP senators are working on plan to 'push back' on Trump policy “I am working with like-minded Republican senators on ways to push back on the president using authorities in ways never intended and that are damaging to our country and our allies. Will Democrats join us?” Corker tweeted. And in several key races across the country, Republicans find themselves on the defensive over Trump’s trade agenda. Trade politics differ by state. In Ohio, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has long backed protectionist policies and has sided with Trump on tariffs – while his Republican foe, Rep. Jim Renacci, has had to explain his past votes for international trade agreements. In border states that are heavily dependent on international trade and rural states with agriculture exports, however, Democrats are arguing that the tariffs – which put Republicans with a long history of advocating for free trade in an awkward position – will damage the local economy. Related article Republicans in key midterm races caution against Trump's new tariffs In Texas, Rep. Beto O’Rourke – the Democratic congressman challenging Sen. Ted Cruz in this year’s midterms – spent two days blasting Trump and Cruz over new tariffs that O’Rourke says risk devastating the state’s economy. “Texas could be hit harder than any other state by these kinds of tariffs. Trump’s trade policies will devastate our state, businesses, & economy,” he tweeted. “Senator Cruz should have explained that to the president while they were riding together last month.” In North Dakota, where incumbent Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp faces a tough re-election fight this fall, the GOP’s Senate candidate, Rep. Kevin Cramer, finds himself under attack from Heitkamp and local Democrats for dismissing concerns over Trump’s tariffs. In an April radio interview, Cramer accused Democrats of wanting to “pour fuel on the fire of hysteria” over Trump’s Chinese tariffs. In mid-May, Cramer called concerns that the tariffs could kill North Dakota’s soybean industry “a little bit exaggerated hyperbole.” In a statement Thursday after Trump announced new tariffs on Canada, Heitkamp’s campaign again went after Cramer. “North Dakota farmers and ranchers know this new round of tariff threats would deal a devastating blow to our state’s ag economy and to their livelihood. But the louder their warnings have become, the more Congressman Kevin Cramer has belittled their concerns as nothing more than political ‘hysteria,’ championing the growing threat of a global trade war, instead,” said Heitkamp communications director Julia Krieger. She said Cramer is “choosing partisan politics over North Dakota farmers and ranchers – they can count on him for one thing: To turn his back every time.” In Missouri, another Democratic incumbent seeking re-election in a red state, Sen. Claire McCaskill, and her allies have attempted to goad Republican attorney general Josh Hawley into breaking with Trump on tariffs. “If Hawley won’t stand up to President Trump for Missouri farmers now, how can they expect him to stand up to President Trump if elected?” Missouri Democratic Party communications director Brooke Goren said in a Thursday statement. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who faces a challenge from GOP Gov. Rick Scott, blasted Trump over the tariffs Friday in Jacksonville and warned that the tariffs could harm a local Budweiser plant, FloridaPolitics.com reported. “Starting a trade war with our closest allies is the last thing we should be doing. No one wins in a trade war, especially hardworking families who may have to pay more for the goods they buy every day,” Nelson said. “If this starts an international trade war,” he said, “Florida’s going to get hurt.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "President Donald Trump’s trade policies", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180604110000", "country1": "MEX", "country2": "CHN", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/04/politics/trump-trade-democrats-midterms/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "426230452", "sentence": "Five recent deaths heighten suspicions on both side of Ukraine's ethnic divide Ukraine's President orders an investigation of the recent killings The opposition calls the killings \"oppression,\" but the government says Moscow may be to blame The question haunting Kiev is this: Who might be murdering allies of Ukraine’s ousted President Viktor Yanukovych? The idea that this might be happening is not entirely new. But it muscled its way to the fore again this week with two high-profile shooting deaths in the Ukrainian capital – one of a former member of parliament with ties to Yanukovych, the other of a Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views. Oleg Kalashnikov, the former member of parliament, was shot and killed shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday at the entrance to his apartment block. Kalashnikov, 52, was a member of the Party of Regions, the former ruling party in Ukraine, and was close to Yanukovych. Police are investigating the death as a murder. A day later, on Thursday, journalist Oles Buzyna, 45, was killed near his home by shots fired from a dark blue Ford Focus, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said. The car’s license plates were reported to have been from either Latvia or Belorussia. The killings renewed speculation, sparked by earlier unusual deaths, about a conspiracy to kill people close to Yanukovych. At least three former members of parliament with the Party of Regions have reportedly committed suicide in the last seven weeks: • On February 28, Mikhail Chechetov reportedly jumped from the window of his 17th-floor apartment in Kiev, having left a suicide note. He was suspected of having falsified the results of a parliamentary vote in early 2014 that essentially prohibited protest just as thousands of people were protesting against the Yanukovych government. • On March 9, Stanislav Melnik, a former member of parliament with the Party of Regions and the manager of several businesses in the separatist-minded eastern city of Donetsk, was found dead in his apartment near Kiev. He, too, reportedly left a suicide note. • And three days later, on March 12, Oleksandr Peklushenko, another former member of parliament, was found in his house in Zaporizhzhya, in southeastern Ukraine, dead of a gunshot wound. Police are investigating various scenarios, including suicide. Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko said Peklushenko “might have wanted to avoid punishment for using violence against protesters, which he was suspected of.” Union federations appalled by gunning down of journalist Oles Buzyna in Kiev - https://t.co/Ibk3nogTsC @EFJEurope @IFJGlobal #media #Ukraine Ukraine is deeply divided, and it has been for years. About a third of the population speaks Russian as opposed to Ukrainian. Whether the country should be drawn into the orbit of Russia or the West is a visceral issue, a question for many Ukrainians not of politics but of identity. Recent events have deepened the divide. In 2014, after Yanukovych turned his back on the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia, he was driven from office by mass demonstrations. And with Russia’s subsequent annexation of Crimea and its support for Russian-speaking separatists in eastern Ukraine, the internecine animosity made the ugly transformation into war. With a government toppled and armed conflict in the east, Ukrainians have reason to want each other dead. But the view of who might be responsible for the series of deaths differs starkly, according to which side of the country’s divide one is on. The Opposition Bloc, the country’s major opposition party, has no doubt the deaths have been politically motivated – “bloody terror against opposition politicians and journalists,” the bloc’s media office called them. “It is clear oppression of those who are not afraid to criticize the government,” it said. The government, unsurprisingly, sees things differently. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who came to office after Yanukovych was ousted, has demanded an investigation of the killings of Kalashnikov and Buzyna, his media office said. “It is evident that these crimes have the same origin,” the media office quoted Poroshenko as saying. “Their nature and political sense are clear. It is a deliberate provocation that plays in favor of our enemies. It is aimed at destabilizing the internal political situation in Ukraine and discrediting the political choice of the Ukrainian people.” And Anton Geraschenko, an adviser to the country’s interior minister, took the theory one step further. “It should not be excluded that the killings of Oleg Kalashnikov and Olez Buzyna were planned and organized from Moscow and are a part of a plan to destabilize Ukraine and further support anti-Ukrainian mood in Russian society,” Geraschenko said.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Ukrainian government under President Petro Poroshenko", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.8, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20150417134500", "country1": "UKR", "country2": "RUS", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/17/europe/ukraine-political-killings/", "score": "0.9"}}}
{"article_id": "617543771", "sentence": "Trump is facing pile of controversies days ahead of his presidency Historian: 'He is reinventing the modern presidency' Donald Trump is four days away from assuming the presidency after one of the most tumultuous transitions in modern history, setting the stage for a rocky period of dramatic change, partisan acrimony and unpredictable results. Trump will take office with far lower poll ratings than his recent predecessors, with majorities of Americans doubtful of his capacity to handle the job. He’s at war with the nation’s intelligence agencies, has a dysfunctional relationship with the press, is fighting claims that he’s too cozy with Russia and is brushing off conventional ethical standards for an incoming president. China has warned him about changing policy related to Taiwan and Mexico has threatened retaliation if Trump imposes a border tax. John Lewis became one of the most prominent Democrats to call the legitimacy of Trump’s presidency into question, prompting a weekend retort from the President-elect, who tweeted that the civil rights icon is “all talk” and “no action.” For any other incoming president, such a pile of controversies and crises would suggest an early political disaster is imminent for the new White House. But Trump broke the mold in his outsider campaign and has repeatedly shrugged off scandals and controversies that would have downed normal politicians. He appears determined to shake up conventions that have built up around the presidency for two centuries and has little time for those who say he lacks presidential demeanor. In fact, many of the political storms raging as he takes office have been instigated by Trump himself. Inciting chaos and disruption has been the key to his political career, helping him rupture the Republican establishment and win the White House. He seemingly has no plans to change tactics in the White House. “He is reinventing the modern presidency,” said Timothy Naftali, a CNN presidential historian. But as Trump takes office, his signature style, designed to keep everyone off balance, is facing its most significant test. Will his confrontational, brazen approach, the prosecution of personal grudges on social media and tendency to stir disorientation prove to be a workable template for a presidency? And will his method of deliberately picking at societal fault lines work when Trump is president of all Americans? “Only time will tell whether he succeeds as a leader,” said Naftali, who also teaches at New York University and warns that while Trump often plays by different rules, history will not. “We know the metrics for success haven’t changed – public opinion, bills passed, confidence around the world, confidence at home, a strong economy. All these things are the same metrics.” Trump, he continued, “is reinventing the style of the presidency and every president has the right to do that. But he’s going to be tested the same way.” Trump will begin his administration in a deepening hole with public opinion. His approval rating stood at 44% a week before the inauguration, according to Gallup. President Barack Obama was at 83% at the equivalent moment, George W. Bush was at 61% and Bill Clinton at 68%. A Pew Research poll found that 39% of Americans approve of the way Trump has outlined his policies while a Quinnipiac poll put his approval rating at 37% last week. Related gallery In transition: President-elect Trump Gallup also found Trump under 50% on questions about whether he will handle military force wisely, how he would steer an international crisis and on his capacity to avoid major scandals in his administration. He does better over his ability to handle the economy and defend US interests abroad, but he still lags other previous incoming presidents at the equivalent time. Vice President-elect Mike Pence, however, said Trump has a mandate even as Democrats point out he lost the popular vote and question the legitimacy of his victory. “Donald Trump won a landslide election,” Pence said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “The American people spoke decisively, they wanted change and I promise … come noon this coming Friday, change really begins and we are going to make America great again.” Starting from such a low base of approval gives Trump little leeway should things begin to go wrong in his administration. Presidents who get into trouble in the polls generally become less effective in molding public opinion in times of crisis and in exerting leverage on Capitol Hill. It’s also notable that while Trump took care to keep his supporters on his side during his post-election “thank you” tour, he’s done almost nothing to reach out to the millions of Americans who view his inauguration with anxiety. He has instead spent his transition waging personal vendettas on Twitter, castigating CNN and other media organizations while putting more credibility in the statements of Russia and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange than those of US intelligence agencies. Senate probe into election hacking to review possible links between Russia, campaigns But if Trump proves skillful at handling the presidency, it’s possible his approval rating could quickly rise. And for Trump’s supporters, who sent him to Washington to fundamentally dismantle the political class, blasting Meryl Streep on Twitter, slamming journalists, defying the intelligence establishment and ignoring conventions on avoiding conflicts of interests is not troubling at all. Still, the President-elect could be storing up future problems that could return and haunt him later in his administration. Ethics lawyers have condemned his decision to flout the normal practice of presidents by not putting his assets in a blind trust as far short of what is necessary. Trump will hand over the running of his businesses to his sons, Eric and Donald Jr., and has pledged not to discuss them. But he will retain his financial stake, which means he can still boost his own wealth indirectly by decisions he will make as President. The President-elect will also take office beset by looming political challenges in Congress. Trump said at last week’s news conference that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced nearly simultaneously, a sentiment that House Speaker Paul Ryan seemed to endorse at a CNN town hall. But no workable plan has emerged that could pass Congress and insure millions of people who will lose coverage if Obamacare is dismantled. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling for a “stable transition period” between the two moving parts of building a new GOP health care plan and several Republican senators are anxious about moving too quickly. Disagreements are also brewing at the heart of Trump’s own cabinet. While most of his nominees appear to be heading for confirmation, clear differences emerged between the President-elect and his national security team at their hearings on Russia, torture, the Iran nuclear deal and the need to preserve US alliances. Their positions raised questions about how their conventional views would fit with a president who seems intent on disrupting foreign policy traditions. Trump tweeted on Friday that there was no reason to worry. “All of my Cabinet nominee are looking good and doing a great job. I want them to be themselves and express their own thoughts, not mine!” Traditionally, new presidents begin their administrations by using their inaugural address to call on the nation to unite after fractious political campaigns. Trump may do the same, though his scorched earth style leaves him with perhaps a bigger challenge in this area than any recent president. His handling of lingering questions about the extent of Russian interference in the election and the treatment of Hillary Clinton by the FBI could also be crucial to establishing credibility with those who oppose him. For now, however, he remains hyper sensitive to the merest suggestion that his election victory was marred by outside influences, suggesting that corrosive questions about 2016 will linger long into his presidency “What are Hillary Clinton’s people complaining about with respect to the F.B.I. Based on the information they had she should never….. have been allowed to run — guilty as hell,”  Trump said in consecutive tweets on Friday. FBI Director Comey’s political firestorm, explained Former Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said on CNN last week that such comments bode ill for Trump’s presidency. “I think those tweets are just the latest indication that Donald Trump is someone very insecure in his victory,” he said last week. “Every day, there are new developments and new shoes dropping, so to speak, that call into question the legitimacy of his win.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20170116113000", "country1": "CHN", "country2": "MEX", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/16/politics/donald-trump-presidency/", "score": "0.6"}}}
{"article_id": "750899031", "sentence": "James Comey thinks Donald Trump is empty, desperate for affirmation and lacks the confidence to be humble – but he still wants him to succeed. In a CNN town hall event Wednesday, Comey built on the devastating character sketch he has created over 10 days promoting his new book, which is evolving into one of the most damning portrayals of a sitting president in living memory. The fired former FBI director has had 11 months to get his story straight – and it shows. He’s unflappable, never contradicts himself and has a clear narrative about his role in the 2016 election and dismissal by the President last May. His account of his interactions with Trump adds up to a case that the former real estate magnate is morally unfit to be President – but is also an unusually needy person – a depiction that is staggering in its frankness. Comey argues that Trump does not make decisions on the basis of philosophical, religious or logical considerations, but simply to assuage the deficiencies of his own character and emotional makeup. Related article James Comey on Trump's assertion that releasing memos was illegal: 'I think he's just making stuff up' “His only reference point is internal – ‘what will bring me what I need, what will fill this hole in me – get me the affirmation I crave’ – that is deeply concerning,” Comey told CNN’s Anderson Cooper at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. The former FBI director’s damning assessments will have no material impact on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation or Trump’s political fortunes. But they might help him move more copies of the book “A Higher Loyalty.” And for Trump’s supporters, the assessments are sure to be viewed as inappropriate and inaccurate and proof that the fired former FBI director is – as the White House says – simply whipping up controversy for profit. Comey’s depiction of the President is likely to further anger his critics who see a holier-than-thou streak in his character and believe that he is nursing his own substantial ego, even as he goes after Trump. But his account does pry open the closed doors of the most unconventional White House in decades, and along with other insider accounts is certain to play a role in how this unusual President is remembered by posterity. And to hear someone talking about a sitting President is such personal, derogatory terms is still remarkable. Comey portrays Trump as someone who can never think about anything but himself, how he feels. “His style of conversation was a series of assertions about great things he had done,” Comey said, describing one of his private meetings with Trump, in which he said the President made inappropriate demands for loyalty. “The challenge I found was that they wash over you like a wave and even if you disagree, the waves keep coming.” “But that is the style, it’s ‘I’m great, I’m great, I’m great,’” Comey said. The fired former FBI director says that great leaders have enough confidence to be humble and are confident in their own skin – qualities are needed to be a great leader and which he says the President does not possess. Instead, he said that Trump is insecure and cannot laugh. Related article Comey on his nickname for Trump: 'I call him the President of the United States' “I saw Presidents (George W.) Bush and (Barack) Obama both use humor effectively to relax, to put at ease, to try and get to the truth. I never saw President Trump laugh even in an almost hour-and-a-half hour long private dinner,” he said. The former FBI director said that he did not have a nickname for Trump despite the derogatory monikers thrown his way by the President, like “slime ball” “Slippery Comey” and “liar” and “leaker.” “Honestly, I call him the President of the United States, because I respect the office,” Comey said. Related article Concealing the Clinton email probe status would have been 'catastrophic,' Comey says “No matter my concerns about him, I want him to be successful. I would be so happy if there is a way to peace on the Korean peninsula. We should root for our President – that also doesn’t mean we should fail to hold him accountable – especially when he threatens our core values.” Trump’s defenders, as well as arguing that Comey is grinding a personal ax because he lost his job, often also make the point that the President’s critics just don’t understand what makes him different and attractive to voters. But Comey argued that the “concern is not unconventional leadership,” but maintains that the way the President threatens US values. And he justifies his focus on the President’s character is because it contains the roots of what he refers to a “forest fire” presidency that endangers American institutions. Related article Comey 'ashamed' of his role in bullying a classmate in college “To me, what matters most, and what the American people did not vote for and would not vote for is the derogation of the norms, the touchstone of truth, which is the heart of this country,” he said. Throughout his book, Comey keeps returning to his distaste for bullies of various kinds – in a clear hint that he also views Trump’s behavior as bullying. On Wednesday night, he gave a glimpse into an episode in his own past while he was a college student that he finds troubling. “There was a boy that the group found irritating, and I participated in picking on him,” Comey said. “Some things I did. Some things I watched. Some things I just laughed at. And I’m, 40 years later, ashamed of myself, and it taught me a lot about myself and about people in groups.”", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "Donald Trump", "stance_label": "Against", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 1, "judgment": 1, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.85, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20180426054500", "country1": "USA", "country2": "KOR", "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/james-comey-donald-trump-town-hall-character/", "score": ""}}}
{"article_id": "477804930", "sentence": "Financial technology - FinTech - holds great potential for the future of African economies. Mobile payments have revolutionized the financial industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than two thirds of people have a cellphone, but only around one-third have bank accounts. Cash is still king in the region, and the financial architecture of bank branches, payment cards and transfer services that are ubiquitous in the West are lacking. Yet, people still need to buy, sell and get paid, while the large remittance market means moving money internationally is a huge business. Related video Vodacom: Investing in Africa's mobile communications Stand-out success stories, such as M-Pesa – the Kenyan money transfer system now used across Africa – have changed the way that consumers, banks and investors see the growth of banking and finance on the continent. Now an increasing number of homegrown companies are trying to build on the opportunities that this mobile revolution has created. FinTech Africa, which connects start-ups with investors, is holding a conference this week in Cape Town, for which it has longlisted a number of companies which it believes are particularly innovative. Here are, among them, 5 that might contribute to changing the financial landscape in Africa. 1) 22Seven Cape Town-based 22Seven aims to help people get smarter about their money. The mobile app links to users’ bank accounts and allows them to track their spending, create a personal budget – and even make investments. “People are blind to what they are doing with their money,” says CEO Christo Davel. “We’re trying to solve the blindness and trying to curb the impulse people have when they make decisions.  If you can solve that I think you’ve cracked a huge problem.” While many impulsive spenders believe it is in their nature to splurge, Davel thinks otherwise: “An awareness can change habits, but it’s not easy.  It’s not a question of trying to change the DNA, but an awareness has been proven that people can change their behavior.” 2) Nomanini On the surface, Nomanini’s main product looks like a child’s toy. However, the small, colorful box is a wireless device that links to a cloud software service, allowing informal vendors to perform and process small transactions. The device has been rigorously tested to ensure it can stand up to the rough conditions of informal markets. “It’s rugged as a brick, but has stable connections to the mobile network,” says Kudah Mushambi, chief commercial officer. Informal markets are a major part of African economies, but they are poorly served by mainstream banks, and still mainly operate on cash. Creating solutions for them – and better understanding how they work – could be a lucrative business. “We are a platform for making affordable payments within an informal market,” says Mushambi. “We were founded as a technology company but very core to our existence is the idea of providing access to under-served communities.” 3) Zoona Zoona, meaning ‘It’s real’ in Nyanja, one of Zambia’s main languages, operates a cellphone-based money transfer service, similar to M-Pesa. Many areas of Zambia and Malawi, where Zoona operates, lack traditional money transfer infrastructure.  Furthermore, the majority of people are unbanked. “It was not uncommon for people to send money to their relatives with a bus driver or trucker going in the same direction,” says Karim Amade, Zoona’s communications manager. “This has obvious implications for reliability and security. “ The company has built a network of 1,350 independent agents, who process the transactions in cash at either end of the transfer. Zoona and the agent each take a cut of the fees. Suited to remote places, “Zoona can work on the oldest, most old school phone imaginable,” Amade says. 4) GetBucks South African start-up GetBuck also sees the value in pushing financial inclusion. “We see ourselves becoming the private bank of the underbanked,” says CEO Dave van Niekerk. GetBucks’ online system gives customers access to short term loans and other financial products, without having to travel to a bank branch. “We provide our customers a convenient, safe and reliable way to gain access to these products without having to travel, or visit a physical location,” van Niekerk says. “This in Africa is particularly important as travel is time consuming and difficult” The company manages the credit risk of low income consumers using a combination of traditional credit scoring and artificial intelligence. “We ensure that we do not allow our customers to over commit themselves, and we actively interact with them on the importance of lending responsibly, and managing their financial affairs,” van Niekerk says. 5) Cellulant Kenya-based Cellulant is already well-established in Africa, with operations in 10 countries. They employ over 300 people, and claim to have connected 40 million customers Africa-wide. The company offers mobile payments and banking services, including bill payment, allowing businesses to interact with their customers via cellphones. The company has worked with the Nigerian government on an agricultural development initiative, the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme, under which it distributed fertiliser subsidies to farmers. “Our business is based on direct connection to local needs and service solutions in each market. We allow all consumers across Africa to get the best possible value from their money,” says CEO Ken Njoroge.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "FinTech in Africa", "stance_label": "Favor", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.7, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20151020144500", "country1": "KEN", "country2": "NGA", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/africa/fintech-africa-innovation/", "score": "0.2"}}}
{"article_id": "702822197", "sentence": "Water drawn from wells at a hazardous waste site in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico meets federal drinking water standards and is fit for consumption, the US Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release on Tuesday. The water being pulled from wells at the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site, which is part of the Superfund program for hazardous waste cleanup, meets federal drinking water standards for certain industrial chemicals, as well as for bacteria, Elias Rodriguez, an EPA spokesman, told CNN. The water is “OK to consume based on the analysis that we’ve done,” Rodriguez said. CNN previously reported that desperate locals had been breaking into wells on the Dorado hazardous waste site in search of water. Following Hurricane Maria, which ravaged the island about six weeks ago, 18% of households in Puerto Rico remain without working taps. Bottled water has been scarce on parts of the Caribbean island, which is a US territory. The EPA listed the area as a hazardous waste site in 2016. “Sampling at the site has found chemical contamination that is impacting wells used to supply drinking water to the local communities,” the agency said at the time. “Drinking water with the solvents, which include tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene, can have serious health impacts including damage to the liver and increasing the risk of cancer.” Those chemicals were not present at unsafe levels in the water sampled, Rodriguez said. Bacteria, which are also a concern in drinking water supplies after storms like Hurricane Maria, were also found to be at safe levels, he said. The Puerto Rican government has confirmed multiple deaths linked to waterborne illness since the hurricane. To the surprise of some people at the EPA, Rodriguez said, some of the wells located on the Superfund site actually were collecting water from an aqueduct system that is not sourced from groundwater at the contaminated site. At two other wells – Santa Rosa and Nevarez – the water was a mix of aqueduct water and groundwater pulled from the Superfund site, he said. The Puerto Rican water authority has been distributing water from the Santa Rosa well. The EPA did find between about 1 and 1.5 micrograms per liter of tetrachloroethylene, a chemical linked to risk of cancer, in water sampled from the Santa Rosa well. That falls within the federal drinking water standard of 5 micrograms per liter. That chemical “is considered a likely carcinogen and there’s no fully safe level,” said Erik Olson, director of the health program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC, an environmental group. That level of contamination “poses some long-term cancer and health risk,” he said, “but as a short-term exposure issue the risk is fairly limited.” Overall, Olson said he considers the EPA results “somewhat reassuring.” More tests are forthcoming, Rodriguez said, but the test results released on Tuesday covered the chemicals of concern at the Superfund site, as well as bacteria that tend to cause illness following hurricanes and floods, he said. The EPA results are consistent with earlier results from a Virginia Tech lab. On October 19, CNN published the results of those university water tests, which also found the water to meet safe drinking water standards for certain industrial chemicals. The Virginia Tech lab conducted those tests on samples collected by CNN using somewhat crude field methods. “I would drink” the water based on those test results, Professor Marc Edwards said at the time. The EPA will decide as it moves forward with its Superfund assessment process whether to keep the water wells open indefinitely or whether some eventually would be closed because of potential risks, Rodriguez said. The wells that do contain a mix of water from wells on the hazardous waste site are located away from an area that is thought to have more-problematic levels of chemical contamination, he said. That distance is not especially comforting given the karst geology of the area, which allows contaminants to move more rapidly than through some other soil types, said Olson, from NRDC. “If you pump heavily you can see contaminants move over very long distance pretty quickly,” he said. “If this is truly next to a large plume of contaminants, that’s something I would be worried about – that the contaminants could move into that area.” Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor, said it is “very unfortunate” that anyone would have to drink from a well located on a Superfund site, “but in the scheme of bad water available in Puerto Rico now, this at least is microbiologically pure” and shows low levels of chemicals with possible long-term health consequences. CNN’s Ed Lavandera contributed to this report.", "context_before": null, "context_after": null, "dataset_source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "target": "US Environmental Protection Agency", "stance_label": "Neutral", "appraisal_labels": {"affect": 0, "judgment": 0, "appreciation": 1}, "intensity_label": 0.4, "certainty_label": "Asserted", "metadata": {"dataset_type": "news_full_article", "source": "worldrep_dataset_v2.csv", "provenance": "llm_labeled", "label_model": "gpt-4.1-mini", "worldrep": {"date": "20171101023000", "country1": "USA", "country2": "PRI", "source_url": "http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/health/puerto-rico-water-epa-superfund-test-results/", "score": "0.2"}}}